2023 Sabah F.C. season
2023 season | ||||
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Owner | Sabah Football Club Sdn Bhd | |||
CEO | Ahmad Marzuki Nasir | |||
Manager | Ong Kim Swee | |||
Stadium | Likas Stadium | |||
Malaysia Super League | 5th | |||
Malaysia FA Cup | Quarter Finals | |||
Malaysia Cup | Round of 16 | |||
AFC Cup | To be determined | |||
Top goalscorer | League: 6 goals Darren Lok Park Tae-Soo Saddil Ramdani All: 6 goals Darren Lok Park Tae-Soo Saddil Ramdani Stuart Wilkin | |||
Highest home attendance | 14,444 vs Selangor[1] 6,797 vs Kuala Lumpur City (FA Cup)[2] | |||
Lowest home attendance | 4,885 vs Kuching City (League)[3] 4,500 vs Kelantan United (FA Cup)[4] | |||
Average home league attendance | 9,897 (League) 5,649 (FA Cup) | |||
Biggest win | Sabah 6–1 Kelantan[5] | |||
Biggest defeat | Johor Darul Ta'zim 4–0 Sabah[6] | |||
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The 2023 season is Sabah's eighth competitive season in the highest tier of Malaysian football since the foundation of Malaysia Super League in 2004, and the club's fourth consecutive in the Malaysia Super League.
Squad
- As of 16 July 2023
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
Players inPre-season
Mid-season
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Players outPre-season
Mid-season
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Loans inPre-season
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Loans outPre-season
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Friendly matches
Win Draw Loss
Pre-Season Friendlies
11 February 2023 | Sabah | 6–0 | Geylang International | Kota Kinabalu |
19:30 MYT | Stadium: Likas Stadium Attendance: 5,438 |
15 February 2023 | Sabah | 4–0 | Melaka | Kota Kinabalu |
19:45 MYT |
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Stadium: Likas Stadium |
18 February 2023 | Sabah | 3–0 | Tampines Rovers | Kota Kinabalu |
19:45 MYT | Stadium: Likas Stadium |
Competitions
Overview
Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
Super League | 25 February 2023 | Matchweek 1 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 41 | 23 | +18 | 58.82 | ||
FA Cup | 15 April 2023 | 28 May 2023 | Round of 16 | Quarter Final | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 50.00 |
Malaysia Cup | August 2023 | Round of 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — | ||
AFC Cup | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — | ||||
Total | 19 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 44 | 25 | +19 | 57.89 |
Last updated: 15 July 2023
Source: FAM-CMS
Malaysia Super League
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Johor Darul Ta'zim (C) | 26 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 100 | 7 | +93 | 76 | Qualification for the AFC Champions League Elite league stage |
2 | Selangor | 26 | 20 | 1 | 5 | 72 | 22 | +50 | 61 | Qualification for the AFC Champions League Two group stage[a] |
3 | Sabah | 26 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 64 | 33 | +31 | 54 | |
4 | Kedah Darul Aman | 26 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 52 | 29 | +23 | 53 | |
5 | Sri Pahang | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 44 | 33 | +11 | 45 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
- ^ Since the winners of the 2023 Malaysia FA Cup (Johor Darul Ta'zim) qualified for Asian competition based on their league positions, the berths awarded to the 2nd-placed team in the league.
Results summary
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 41 | 23 | +18 | 33 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 11 | +22 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | −4 |
Source: FAM-CMS
Results by round
Notes:
Fixtures and Results
Win Draw Loss
25 February 2023 1 | Sabah | 4–0 | PDRM | Kota Kinabalu |
19:30 MYT | Report | Stadium: Likas Stadium Attendance: 12,602 Referee: Muhammad Usaid bin Jamal Man of the Match: Park Tae-Soo (Sabah) |
1 March 2023 2 | Sabah | 3–1 | Kelantan United | Kota Kinabalu |
20:15 MYT | Report |
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Stadium: Likas Stadium Attendance: 12,558 Referee: Tuan Mohd Yaasin bin Tuan Mohd Hanafiah Man of the Match: Telmo Castanheira (Sabah) |
6 March 2023 3 | Kuching City | 1–2 | Sabah | Kuching |
20:15 MYT |
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Stadium: Sarawak State Stadium Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Ahmad Zuhaidi Dzulkifli Man of the Match: Telmo Castanheira (Sabah) |
12 March 2023 4 | Sri Pahang | 1–1 | Sabah | Kuantan |
20:15 MYT | Report |
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Stadium: Darul Makmur Stadium Attendance: 10,027 Referee: Noor Azriel bin Baharudin Man of the Match: Fadhli Shas (Sri Pahang) |
17 March 2023 5 | Sabah | 5–2 | Penang | Kota Kinabalu |
20:15 MYT | Report | Stadium: Likas Stadium Attendance: 11,711 Referee: Zulkarnain bin Zakaria Man of the Match: Park Tae-Soo (Sabah) |
31 March 2023 6 | Johor Darul Ta'zim | 4–0 | Sabah | Iskandar Puteri |
22:00 MYT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Sultan Ibrahim Stadium Attendance: 19,836 Referee: Muhammad Nazmi bin Nasaruddin Man of the Match: Fernando Forestieri (Johor Darul Ta'zim) |
5 April 2023 | Kuala Lumpur City | 2–0 | Sabah | Cheras |
22:00 MYT |
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Report | Stadium: Kuala Lumpur Stadium Attendance: 1,194 Referee: Suhaizi Shukri |
10 April 2023 8 | Negeri Sembilan | 1–1 | Sabah | Seremban |
22:00 MYT |
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Report | Stadium: Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium Attendance: 1,738 Referee: Tuan Mohd Yaasin bin Tuan Mohd Hanafiah |
19 April 2023 9 | Sabah | 6–1 | Kelantan | Kota Kinabalu |
20:15 MYT |
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Report | Stadium: Likas Stadium Attendance: 5,210 Referee: Mohammad Zamzaidi bin Katimin Man of the Match: Daniel Ting (Sabah) |
27 April 2023 | Sabah | 2–1 | Selangor | Kota Kinabalu |
19:30 MYT | Report | Stadium: Likas Stadium Attendance: 14,444 Referee: Mohd Hasrol bin Mohd Amir Man of the Match: Baddrol Bakhtiar (Sabah) |
19 May 2023 11 | Sabah | 2–2 | Terengganu | Kota Kinabalu |
19:30 MYT |
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Report | Stadium: Likas Stadium Attendance: 12,096 Referee: S. Logeswaran Man of the Match: Sony Nordé (Terengganu) |
23 May 2023 12 | Sabah | 3–1 | Perak | Kota Kinabalu |
20:15 MYT | Report |
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Stadium: Likas Stadium Attendance: 5,666 Referee: Tuan Mohd Yaasin bin Tuan Mohd Hanafiah Man of the Match: Park Tae-Soo (Sabah) |
2 June 2023 13 | Kedah Darul Aman | 2–1 | Sabah | Alor Setar |
21:00 MYT | Report |
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Stadium: Darul Aman Stadium Attendance: 9,741 Referee: S. Logeswaran Man of the Match: Manny Ott(Kedah Darul Aman) |
8 June 2023 14 | PDRM | 1–0 | Sabah | Petaling Jaya |
21:00 MYT |
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Report | Stadium: Petaling Jaya Stadium Attendance: 986 Referee: Razlan bin Joffri Ali Man of the Match: Aliff Najmi Shaaini (PDRM) |
26 June 2023 15 | Kelantan United | 0–3 | Sabah | Kota Bharu |
21:00 MYT |
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Report | Stadium: Sultan Muhammad IV Stadium Attendance: 297 Referee: Muhammad Nazmi bin Nasaeuddin Man of the Match: Stuart Wilkin (Sabah) |
8 July 2023 16 | Sabah | 4–3 | Kuching City | Kota Kinabalu |
17:45 MYT | Report | Stadium: Likas Stadium Attendance: 4,885 Referee: Ahmad Zuhadi Dzulkifli Man of the Match: Ramon (Sabah) |
15 July 2023 17 | Sabah | 4–0 | Sri Pahang | Kota Kinabalu |
20:15 MYT | Report | Stadium: Likas Stadium Attendance: 8,022 Referee: Tuan Mohd Yaasin bin Tuan Mohd Hanafiah Man of the Match: Darren Lok (Sabah) |
Selangor | v | Sabah | Petaling Jaya | |
21:00 MYT | Stadium: Petaling Jaya Stadium |
30 July 2023 18 | Penang | v | Sabah | George Town |
21:00 MYT | Stadium: City Stadium |
9 August 2023 19 | Sabah | v | Johor Darul Ta'zim | Kota Kinabalu |
20:15 MYT | Stadium: Likas Stadium |
13 August 2023 | Sabah | v | Kuala Lumpur City | Kota Kinabalu |
20:15 MYT | Stadium: Likas Stadium |
26 August 2023 21 | Sabah | v | Negeri Sembilan | Kota Kinabalu |
Stadium: Likas Stadium |
29 September 2023 22 | Kelantan | v | Sabah | Kota Bharu |
Stadium: Sultan Muhammad IV Stadium |
24 November 2023 24 | Terengganu | v | Sabah |
3 December 2023 25 | Perak | v | Sabah | Ipoh |
Stadium: Perak Stadium |
17 December 2023 26 | Sabah | v | Kedah Darul Aman | Kota Kinabalu |
Stadium: Likas Stadium |
FA Cup
Fixtures and Results
Win Draw Loss
15 April 2023 Round of 16 | Sabah | 2–0 | Kelantan United | Kota Kinabalu |
21:15 MYT | Report | Stadium: Likas Stadium Attendance: 4,500 Referee: S. Logeswaran Man of the Match: Rizal Ghazali (Sabah) |
28 May 2023 Quarter Final | Sabah | 1–2 | Kuala Lumpur City | Kota Kinabalu |
17:45 MYT | Report |
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Stadium: Likas Stadium Attendance: 6,797 Referee: Mohammad Zamzaidi bin Katimin Man of the Match: Azim Al-Amin (Kuala Lumpur City) |
Malaysia Cup
Fixtures and Results
Win Draw Loss
August 2023 Round of 16 (Leg 1) | Kuching City | v | Sabah | Kuching |
Stadium: Sarawak State Stadium |
August 2023 Round of 16 (Leg 2) | Sabah | v | Kuching City | Kota Kinabalu |
Stadium: Likas Stadium |
Statistics
Squad statistics
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Super League | FA Cup | Malaysia Cup | AFC Cup | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
1 | GK | Ramzi Mustakim | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
3 | DF | Rawilson Batuil | 10 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
4 | DF | Gabriel Peres | 15 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
5 | DF | Daniel Ting | 16 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
6 | DF | Park Tae-Soo | 18 | 6 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
8 | FW | Farhan Roslan | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
9 | DF | Cifu (Mid-season In) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
10 | MF | Telmo Castanheira | 14 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
11 | FW | Jafri Firdaus Chew | 10 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
12 | FW | Kumaahran Sathasivam | 9 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
13 | DF | Dinesh Rajasingam | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
14 | DF | Hanafie Tokyo | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
15 | DF | Rizal Ghazali | 16 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
16 | FW | Ramon (Mid-season In) | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
17 | FW | Amri Yahyah | 16 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
19 | GK | Khairul Fahmi Che Mat | 10 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
20 | MF | Gary Steven Robbat | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
21 | MF | Danial Haqim | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
22 | MF | Stuart Wilkin | 19 | 6 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
23 | FW | Rahman Shah | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
25 | GK | Mohd Sakri | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
27 | MF | Ko Kwang-min | 17 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
28 | FW | Darren Lok | 14 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
29 | MF | Ummareng Bacok | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
31 | GK | Damien Lim | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
33 | DF | Dominic Tan | 18 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
67 | FW | Saddil Ramdani | 13 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
71 | DF | Irfan Zakaria | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
77 | FW | Jailton Paraiba | 17 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
78 | FW | Dirga Surdi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
88 | FW | Maxsius Musa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
91 | MF | Irfan Fazail | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | Sahrizan Saidin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
FW | Azhad Harraz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
FW | Jacob Njoku (Mid-season Out) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
MF | Baddrol Bakhtiar (Mid-season Out) | 15 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last updated: 15 July 2023
Source: FAM
Disciplinary record
N | P | Nat. | Name | Super League | FA Cup | Malaysia Cup | AFC Cup | Total | Notes | ||||||||||
1 | GK | Ramzi Mustakim | |||||||||||||||||
3 | DF | Rawilson Batuil | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
4 | DF | Gabriel Peres | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
5 | DF | Daniel Ting | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||
6 | DF | Park Tae-Soo | 5 | 5 | |||||||||||||||
8 | FW | Farhan Roslan | |||||||||||||||||
9 | DF | Cifu (Mid-season In) | |||||||||||||||||
10 | MF | Telmo Castanheira | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
11 | FW | Jafri Firdaus Chew | |||||||||||||||||
12 | FW | Kumaahran Sathasivam | |||||||||||||||||
13 | DF | Dinesh Rajasingam | |||||||||||||||||
14 | DF | Hanafie Tokyo | |||||||||||||||||
15 | DF | Rizal Ghazali | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||
16 | FW | Ramon (Mid-season In) | |||||||||||||||||
17 | FW | Amri Yahyah | |||||||||||||||||
19 | GK | Khairul Fahmi Che Mat | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
20 | MF | Gary Steven Robbat | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
21 | MF | Danial Haqim | |||||||||||||||||
22 | MF | Stuart Wilkin | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
23 | FW | Rahman Shah | |||||||||||||||||
25 | GK | Mohd Sakri | |||||||||||||||||
27 | MF | Ko Kwang-min | |||||||||||||||||
28 | FW | Darren Lok | |||||||||||||||||
29 | MF | Ummareng Bacok | |||||||||||||||||
31 | GK | Damien Lim | |||||||||||||||||
33 | DF | Dominic Tan | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
67 | FW | Saddil Ramdani | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||
71 | DF | Irfan Zakaria | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
77 | FW | Jailton Paraiba | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
78 | FW | Dirga Surdi | |||||||||||||||||
88 | FW | Maxsius Musa | |||||||||||||||||
91 | MF | Irfan Fazail | |||||||||||||||||
FW | Sahrizan Saidin | ||||||||||||||||||
FW | Azhad Harraz | ||||||||||||||||||
FW | Jacob Njoku (Mid-season Out) | ||||||||||||||||||
MF | Baddrol Bakhtiar (Mid-season Out) | 3 | 3 |
Last updated: 15 July 2023
Source: FAM
Ordered by , and
= Number of bookings; = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.
Goals
- As of 15 July 2023
Rank | Player | Super League | FA Cup | Malaysia Cup | AFC Cup | Total[13] |
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1 | Darren Lok | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Park Tae-Soo | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Saddil Ramdani | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Stuart Wilkin | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
5 | Baddrol Bakhtiar | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
6 | Daniel Ting | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Telmo Castanheira | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
8 | Ramon | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
9 | Gabriel Peres | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
10 | Dominic Tan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Rizal Ghazali | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 41 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 44 |
Clean sheets
- As of 15 July 2023
Rank | Player | Super League | FA Cup | Malaysia Cup | AFC Cup | Total |
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1 | Khairul Fahmi Che Mat | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
2 | Damien Lim | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Total | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
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