2016 in Malaysian football

The 2016 season will be the 36th season of competitive association football in Malaysia.

Football in Malaysia
Season2016
Men's football
Super LeagueJohor Darul Ta'zim
Premier LeagueMelaka United
FAM LeagueMISC-MIFA
FA CupJohor Darul Ta'zim
Malaysia CupKedah
Community ShieldJohor Darul Ta'zim
← 2015 Malaysia 2017 →

Promotion and relegation edit

Pre-season edit

League Promoted to league Relegated from league
Super League
Premier League

New and withdrawn teams edit

New teams edit

Withdrawn team edit

National team edit

  Win   Draw   Lose

Malaysia national football team edit

2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification          
1   Saudi Arabia 8 6 2 0 28 4 +24 20 World Cup qualifying third round and Asian Cup 2–1 3–2 2–0 7–0[a]
2   United Arab Emirates[b] 8 5 2 1 27 4 +23 17 1–1 2–0 10–0 8–0
3   Palestine 8 4 2 2 24 5 +19 14 Asian Cup qualifying third round 0–0 0–0 6–0 7–0
4   Malaysia 8 2 0 6 7 29 −22 6 Asian Cup qualifying play-off round 0–3[c] 1–2 0–6 3–0[a]
5   East Timor[a] 8 0 0 8 0 44 −44 0 0–10 0–3[a] 0–3[a] 0–3[a]
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c d e f Timor-Leste forfeited five group matches due to fielding numerous ineligible players.[1] The original results were: Malaysia 1–1 Timor-Leste; Timor-Leste 0–1 United Arab Emirates; Saudi Arabia 7–0 Timor-Leste; Timor-Leste 1–1 Palestine; Timor-Leste 0–1 Malaysia.
  2. ^ United Arab Emirates already qualified for the Asian Cup as the host nation.
  3. ^ The Malaysia v Saudi Arabia match was awarded as 0–3, after being abandoned at 1–2 after a group of supporters threw objects onto the pitch.[2][3]
24 March 2016 2018 World Cup QC – 2nd round Saudi Arabia   2–0   Malaysia King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah
20:30 UTC+3 Al-Sahlawi   50'
Al-Jassim   74'
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 34,839
Referee: Kim Dong-jin (South Korea)

2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification edit

2016 AFF Championship edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Vietnam 3 3 0 0 5 2 +3 9 Knockout phase
2   Myanmar (H) 3 2 0 1 5 3 +2 6
3   Malaysia 3 1 0 2 3 4 −1 3
4   Cambodia 3 0 0 3 4 8 −4 0
Source: AFF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
20 November 2016 Group stage Malaysia   3–2   Cambodia Yangon, Myanmar
15:00 UTC+06 Syazwan   37'
Amri   69', 80'
Report Vathanaka   8', 59' Stadium: Thuwunna YTC Stadium
Referee: Yaqoob Abdul Baki (Oman)
23 November 2016 Group stage Malaysia   0–1   Vietnam Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon
15:00 UTC+06 Report Hoàng   80' Attendance: 2,542
Referee: Charymurat Kurbanov (Turkmenistan)
26 November 2016 Group stage Myanmar   1–0   Malaysia Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon
18:00 UTC+06 David Htan   89' Report Attendance: 32,758
Referee: Yaqoob Abdul Baki (Oman)

International Friendlies edit

29 March 2016 Friendly Malaysia   0–0   Macau Malacca City, Malaysia
20:45 UTC+8 Stadium: Hang Jebat Stadium[4]
17 June 2016 Friendly Papua New Guinea   2–0   Malaysia Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea[5]
19:00 UTC+10 Semmy   35', 42' Report (FAM)
Report (goal.com)
Stadium: Sir John Guise Stadium
Referee: George Time (Solomon Islands)
22 June 2016 Friendly New Caledonia   1–2[6][7]   Malaysia Nouméa, New Caledonia[5]
19:15 UTC+11 Saïko   20' Report (FAM)
Report (goal.com)
Amirul   48'
Baddrol   54'
Stadium: Stade Numa-Daly Magenta
Referee: Mederic Lacour (New Caledonia)
26 June 2016 Friendly Fiji   1–1   Malaysia Nadi, Fiji
14:00 UTC+12 Krishna   72' Report (FAM)
Report (goal.com)
Amri   41' Stadium: Prince Charles Park
Referee: George Time (Solomon Islands)
6 September 2016 Friendly Indonesia   3–0   Malaysia Surabaya, Indonesia
UTC+7 Stadium: Gelora Bung Tomo Stadium
7 October 2016 Friendly Singapore   0–0   Malaysia Singapore
UTC+7
11 October 2016 Friendly Malaysia   1–1   Afghanistan Shah Alam, Malaysia
UTC+8
14 November 2016 Friendly Malaysia   2–1   Papua New Guinea Shah Alam, Malaysia
15:00 UTC+08 Hazwan   20'
Amri   46'
Report Nigel   6' Stadium: Shah Alam Stadium
Referee: Alongkron Feemuechang (Thailand)

Malaysia national under-23 football team edit

International Friendlies edit

23 March 2016 Friendly Malaysia   4–1   Philippines Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium, Paroi, Malaysia
20:45 (UTC+8) Ariff   18'
Kumaahran   29'
Thanabalan   65'
Farhan   75' (pen.)
Report Kanayama   73' (pen.)
27 March 2016 Friendly Malaysia   1–1     Nepal Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium, Paroi, Malaysia
20:45 (UTC+8)

Malaysia national under-22 football team edit

2016 Nations Cup edit

3 June 2016 Semi-final Malaysia   3–0   Singapore Hang Jebat Stadium, Krubong
20:45 (UTC+8) Safawi   4'
Syafiq   52'
Shamie   83'
Report Attendance: 2,000
3 June 2016 Final Thailand   2–1   Malaysia Hang Jebat Stadium, Krubong
20:45 (UTC+8) Worawut   3'
Chenrop   79'
Report Syamie   35'

International Friendlies edit

13 June 2016 (2016-06-13) Training Match Yokohama F.C.   Cancelled   Malaysia
20 June 2016 (2016-06-20) Training Match FC Machida Zelvia   3 – 3   Malaysia Machida, Japan
Otake   4'
Shigematsu   55'
Nakamura   81'
Report Arif   7'
Faris   35' (pen.)
Jafri   79'
Stadium: Machida Athletic Stadium
22 June 2016 (2016-06-22) Training Match Shonan Bellmare   1 – 0   Malaysia Kanagawa, Japan
Tamura   15' (pen.) Report Stadium: Shonan Bellmare Training Ground
30 August 2016 (2016-08-30) Friendly Malaysia   0 – 0   Bahrain Shah Alam, Malaysia
21:00 (UTC+8) Report Stadium: Shah Alam Stadium
2 September 2016 (2016-09-02) Friendly Malaysia   1 – 2   Bahrain Shah Alam, Malaysia
16:45 (UTC+8) Kumaahran   54' Report Hazza   53', 90' (pen.) Stadium: UiTM Stadium
Referee: Muhammad Nazmi Nasarruddin (Malaysia)
6 October 2016 (2016-10-06) Friendly Malaysia   2–0   Brunei Paroi, Malaysia
20:45 (UTC+8) Stadium: Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium
8 October 2016 (2016-10-08) Friendly Malaysia   1–0   Brunei Paroi, Malaysia
17:15 (UTC+8) Stadium: Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium

Malaysia national under-19 football team edit

2016 AFF U-19 Youth Championship edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Vietnam (H) 4 3 1 0 11 5 +6 10 Knockout stage
2   East Timor 4 3 0 1 8 7 +1 9
3   Malaysia 4 2 0 2 10 7 +3 6
4   Singapore 4 1 1 2 3 5 −2 4
5   Philippines 4 0 0 4 5 13 −8 0
Source: AFF
(H) Hosts
13 September 2016 (2016-09-13) Group stage Philippines   0–5   Malaysia Hàng Đẫy Stadium, Hanoi
16:00 Report
  • M. Kamarudin   38'
  • M. Jafri   41'
  • M. Amirul   70' (pen.)
  • Kutty Abba   79'
  • Rusalan   90'
Referee: Xaypaseuth Phongsanit (Laos)
15 September 2016 (2016-09-15) Group stage Malaysia   2–1   Singapore Hàng Đẫy Stadium, Hanoi
16:00
  • Zarulizwan Mazlan   16'
  • M. Jafri   45+1'
Report Syahrul Sazali   82'
17 September 2016 (2016-09-17) Group stage East Timor   3–2   Malaysia Vietnam Youth Training Centre, Hanoi
16:00
Report
Attendance: 200
Referee: Thoriq Al Katiri (Indonesia)
19 September 2016 (2016-09-19) Group stage Malaysia   1–3   Vietnam Hàng Đẫy Stadium, Hanoi
19:00
Report
Attendance: 550
Referee: Khin Maung Win (Myanmar)

Malaysia national under-16 football team edit

2016 AIFF Youth Cup edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   United States 4 2 2 0 7 2 +5 8 Final
2   South Korea 4 1 3 0 5 2 +3 6
3   Tanzania 4 1 3 0 8 6 +2 6 Third place play-off
4   Malaysia 4 0 2 2 5 9 −4 2
5   India 4 0 2 2 3 9 −6 2
Updated to match(es) played on 15 May 2016. Source: AIFF
15 May 2016 (2016-05-15) 2016 AIFF Youth Cup (group stage) India   2 – 2   Malaysia Goa, India
22:30 (UTC+8) Komal Thatal   82'
Boris Singh   90+4'
Report Alif Safwan   44'
Arif Syaqirin   79' (pen.)
Stadium: Tilak Maidan Stadium
Referee: R. Venkatesh (India)
17 May 2016 (2016-05-17) 2016 AIFF Youth Cup (group stage) Malaysia   0 – 3   South Korea Goa, India
22:30 (UTC+8) Report Kim Chae-Woon   24'
Park Jung-In   34'
Joung Sung-June   90+4'
Stadium: Tilak Maidan Stadium
Referee: Marx Johndonbok Nongsiej (India)
21 May 2016 (2016-05-21) 2016 AIFF Youth Cup (group stage) Tanzania   2 – 2   Malaysia Goa, India
22:30 (UTC+8) Asad Juma   31'
Yohana Mkomola   59'
Report Arif Syaqirin   62'
Najmi Idham   68'
Stadium: Tilak Maidan Stadium
Referee: R. Venkatesh (India)
23 May 2016 (2016-05-23) 2016 AIFF Youth Cup (group stage) Malaysia   1 – 2   United States Goa, India
18:30 (UTC+8) Zainul Ariffin   85' Report Joshua Thomas   17' (pen.), 45+2' Stadium: Tilak Maidan Stadium
Referee: Tejas Visvasrao Nagvenkar (India)
25 May 2016 (2016-05-25) 2016 AIFF Youth Cup (third-place play-off) Tanzania   3 – 0   Malaysia Goa, India
18:30 (UTC+8) Rashid Abdallah   13'
Shabani Zuberi   42'
Muhsini Makame   45+5'
Report Stadium: Tilak Maidan Stadium
Referee: R. Venkatesh (India)

2016 AFF U-16 Youth Championship edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Vietnam 5 4 1 0 17 4 +13 13 Knockout stage
2   Australia 5 3 1 1 21 7 +14 10
3   Myanmar 5 2 1 2 9 8 +1 7
4   Malaysia 5 2 1 2 6 12 −6 7
5   Singapore 5 1 0 4 6 16 −10 3
6   Philippines 5 0 2 3 6 18 −12 2
10 July 2016 (2016-07-10) 2016 AFF U-16 Youth Championship (group stage) Malaysia   0 – 3   Vietnam Phnom Penh, Cambodia
19:30 (UTC+8) Report Khắc Khiêm   6'
Trờng Lờng   68'
Hữu Thắng   90+4'
Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Referee: Vichhika Tuy (Cambodia)
12 July 2016 (2016-07-12) 2016 AFF U-16 Youth Championship (group stage) Philippines   2 – 2   Malaysia Phnom Penh, Cambodia
16:30 (UTC+8) Fidel   34'
Wilson   44'
Report Alif   30', 46' Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Referee: Amdillah Zainuddin (Brunei)
14 July 2016 (2016-07-14) 2016 AFF U-16 Youth Championship (group stage) Singapore   0 – 2   Malaysia Phnom Penh, Cambodia
16:30 (UTC+8) Report Aiman   15'
Izreen   70'
Stadium: Army Stadium
Referee: Tuy Vichhika (Cambodia)
16 July 2016 (2016-07-16) 2016 AFF U-16 Youth Championship (group stage) Malaysia   1 – 0   Myanmar Phnom Penh, Cambodia
19:30 (UTC+8) Nizarruddin   85' Report Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Referee: Chanketya Thong (Cambodia)
18 July 2016 (2016-07-18) 2016 AFF U-16 Youth Championship (group stage) Australia   7 – 1   Malaysia Phnom Penh, Cambodia
16:30 (UTC+8) Italiano   4', 83'
Roberts   48', 59', 66', 73'
Brook   64'
Report Nizarruddin   29' Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Referee: Warintorn Sassadee (Thailand)

2016 AFC U-16 Championship edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Oman 3 1 2 0 4 1 +3 5 Knockout stage
2   Iraq 3 1 2 0 4 3 +1 5
3   South Korea 3 1 1 1 4 2 +2 4
4   Malaysia 3 0 1 2 1 7 −6 1
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
16 September 2016 (2016-09-16) 2016 AFC U-16 Championship (group stage) Malaysia   0 – 3   Oman Margao, India
21:30 (UTC+8) Report Arshad Said   20' (pen.), 78'
Yousuf Al Maliki   63' (pen.)
Stadium: Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Attendance: 341
Referee: Mooud Bonyadifar (Iran)
19 September 2016 (2016-09-19) 2016 AFC U-16 Championship (group stage) Iraq   1 – 1   Malaysia Margao, India
18:30 (UTC+8) Ridha Jalil   43' Report Alif Haikal   84' Stadium: Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Attendance: 46
Referee: Kimura Hiroyuki (Japan)
22 September 2016 (2016-09-22) 2016 AFC U-16 Championship (group stage) South Korea   3 – 0   Malaysia Margao, India
22:30 (UTC+8) Park Jeong-in   4'
Cheon Seong-hoon   14' (pen.)
Ko Jun-Hee   84'
Report Stadium: Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Attendance: 231
Referee: Aziz Asimov (Uzbekistan)

International Friendlies edit

9 August 2016 (2016-08-09) Friendly Malaysia   0 – 1   Saudi Arabia Kelana Jaya, Malaysia
17:00 (UTC+8) Mansur   87' Stadium: MBPJ Stadium
27 August 2016 (2016-08-27) Friendly Malaysia   0 – 1   Saudi Arabia Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia
17:00 (UTC+8) Feras   43' Stadium: USIM Mini Stadium
30 August 2016 (2016-08-30) Friendly Malaysia   2 – 3   United Arab Emirates Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia
17:00 (UTC+8) Stadium: USIM Mini Stadium
10 September 2016 (2016-09-10) Friendly Malaysia   1 – 2   Yemen Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia
17:00 (UTC+8) Stadium: USIM Mini Stadium

League season edit

Super League edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Johor Darul Ta'zim (C) 22 18 4 0 56 14 +42 58 Qualification to AFC Champions League preliminary round 2[a]
2 Felda United 22 13 4 5 47 27 +20 43 Qualification to AFC Cup group stage[b]
3 Kedah 22 11 7 4 30 26 +4 37[c]
4 Kelantan 22 7 8 7 37 33 +4 29
5 Selangor 22 7 7 8 28 27 +1 28
6 Perak 22 7 7 8 29 30 −1 28
7 T–Team 22 7 6 9 30 34 −4 27
8 Sarawak 22 6 6 10 32 40 −8 24
9 Pahang 22 5 6 11 22 41 −19 24[d]
10 Penang 22 5 7 10 32 37 −5 22
11 PDRM (R) 22 5 6 11 21 32 −11 21 Relegation to Liga Premier
12 Terengganu (R) 22 5 4 13 21 44 −23 19
Source: SPMB Football Association of Malaysia, Football Malaysia LLP
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 3) Number of goals against.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Also qualification to AFC Cup group stage if failed to qualify for the AFC Champions League group stage.
  2. ^ Since the winners of 2016 Piala FA, Johor Darul Ta'zim, currently qualify for AFC Champions League based on their league position, the spot awarded to the Piala FA winner (AFC Cup group stage) would be passed to the next best team in the table (in this case, the second-placed team).
  3. ^ Kedah Football Association (Kedah FA) has been found guilty of putting the suspended player during the match against Pahang on August 3, 2016. Therefore, the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) has been awarded 3 points for Pahang and Kedah sentenced deducted 3 points for the incident.
  4. ^ Pahang has been awarded 3 points free from the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) after offenses committed by the Football Association of Kedah (Kedah FA) putting the suspended player during the match against Pahang on August 3, 2016.

Premier League edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Melaka United (C, P) 22 15 5 2 48 25 +23 50 Promotion to Super League
2 PKNS (P) 22 15 3 4 49 25 +24 48
3 Johor Darul Ta'zim II 22 13 4 5 44 26 +18 43
4 Negeri Sembilan 22 9 8 5 40 26 +14 35
5 Kuala Lumpur 22 9 8 5 38 32 +6 35
6 Perlis 22 10 4 8 38 32 +6 34
7 DRB-HICOM 22 8 5 9 30 29 +1 29
8 Kuantan 22 7 7 8 39 43 −4 28
9 Sabah 22 5 5 12 26 41 −15 20
10 UiTM 22 4 4 14 24 44 −20 16
11 ATM 22 4 3 15 24 62 −38 15
12 Sime Darby (R) 22 2 6 14 26 41 −15 12 Relegation to FAM League
Source: FAM Official Site, Football Malaysia LLP
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of goals against
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

FAM Cup edit

Group A edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or qualification
1 MISC-MIFA (C, P) 16 11 3 2 31 12 +19 36 Advance to knock-out stage
2 FELCRA 16 10 3 3 19 7 +12 33
3 AirAsia Allstar 16 8 6 2 19 7 +12 30
4 Sungai Ara 16 9 2 5 20 14 +6 29
5 Shahzan Muda 16 7 4 5 23 16 +7 25
6 Penjara 16 2 7 7 13 23 −10 13
7 Megah Murni 16 3 4 9 13 26 −13 13
8 Ipoh 16 3 2 11 16 32 −16 11
9 DYS 16 2 3 11 12 28 −16 9
Source: FAM Official Site
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

Group B edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or qualification
1 PKNP (P) 14 9 3 2 26 9 +17 30 Advance to knock-out stage
2 MOF 14 8 3 3 25 12 +13 27
3 SAMB 14 8 3 3 21 14 +7 27
4 KDMM 14 5 4 5 11 14 −3 19
5 UKM 14 4 4 6 13 16 −3 16
6 Hanelang 14 3 4 7 12 19 −7 13
7 PB Melayu Malaysia 14 3 3 8 12 25 −13 12
8 MPKB-BRI U-Bes 14 2 4 8 12 23 −11 10
9 TNB Kilat 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdraw
Source: FAM Official Site
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(P) Promoted

Final edit

First leg edit

  MISC-MIFA1–0  PKNP
G. Thipen Raj   89' (p) Report
Attendance: 6700
Referee: Mohd Ezanee Mohd Said
Second leg edit
  PKNP1–2  MISC-MIFA
Mazni Hasnan   73' Report Yoges Muniandy   5'
Munawwar Ali   67'
Attendance: 7000
Referee: Fitri Maskon

Domestic Cups edit

Charity Shield edit

13 February 2016 Charity Shield Johor Darul Ta'zim   1–1
(7–6 p)
  Selangor Johor Bahru, Johor
Hariss   45' Report Hafiz   60' Stadium: Larkin Stadium
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Syed Azhar Syed Kamar
Penalties
  Safiq
  Díaz
  Nazrin
  Amirul
  Hariss
  Azamuddin
  António
  Aidil
  Kunanlan
  Olivi
  Wleh
  Veenod
  Hafiz
  Razman
  Gopi
  Shahrom
  Raimi
  Azrif

FA Cup edit

Final edit

Johor Darul Ta'zim  2–1  PKNS
Safiq   16' (pen.)
Díaz   36'
Report Guerra   6' (pen.)
Attendance: 75,000
Referee: Syed Azhar Syed Kamar

Malaysia Cup edit

Malaysian clubs in Asia edit

Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C. edit

AFC Champions League edit

Qualifying play-off edit

AFC Cup edit

Group stage edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification JDT BFC AYE LAO
1   Johor Darul Ta'zim 6 6 0 0 21 3 +18 18 Knockout stage 3–0 8–1 3–0
2   Bengaluru FC 6 3 0 3 9 10 −1 9 0–1 5–3 2–1
3   Ayeyawady United 6 2 0 4 12 20 −8 6 1–2 0–1 4–2
4   Lao Toyota FC 6 1 0 5 8 17 −9 3 1–4 2–1 2–3
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
24 February 2016 Group stage Johor Darul Ta'zim   8–1   Ayeyawady United Larkin Stadium, Johor Bahru
21:00 UTC+8 Safiq   5', 49', 63'
Díaz   14'
António   31'
Lucero   82', 87'
Aidil   89'
Report Zaw   7' Attendance: 11,560
Referee: Ng Chiu Kok (Hong Kong)
16 March 2016 Group stage Johor Darul Ta'zim   3–0   Lao Toyota Larkin Stadium, Johor Bahru
21:00 UTC+8 Safiq   62' (pen.), 74' (pen.)
Amri   90+2'
Attendance: 16,860
Referee: Hanna Hattab (Syria)
Knock-out stage edit
25 May 2016 Round of 16 Johor Darul Ta'zim   7–2   Kaya Larkin Stadium, Johor Bahru
20:45 UTC+8 Lucero   14', 54', 70'
Díaz   23' (pen.)
Azamuddin   33', 40'
Mahali   69'
Report Porteria   53'
Ugarte   88'
Attendance: 17,322
Referee: Fahad Al-Marri (Qatar)

Selangor FA edit

AFC Cup edit

Group stage edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification CER TAM SEL SJD
1   Ceres 6 3 3 0 12 4 +8 12 Knockout stage 2–1 2–2 5–0
2   Tampines Rovers 6 3 1 2 10 6 +4 10 1–1 1–0 4–0
3   Selangor 6 2 2 2 8 8 0 8 0–0 0–1 2–1
4   Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi 6 1 0 5 7 19 −12 3 0–2 3–2 3–4
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
23 February 2016 Group stage Ceres   2–2   Selangor Panaad Park and Stadium, Bacolod
Schröck   18'
Gallardo   87'
Report Olivi   34'
Hafiz   60'
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Wang Di (China)
15 March 2016 Group stage Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi   3–4   Selangor Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka
18:30 UTC+6 Darboe   29'
Onuoha   65'
Anselme   66'
Report Wleh   39'
Gopinathan   53'
Olivi   70', 83'
Attendance: 550
Referee: Nivon Robesh Gamini (Sri Lanka)
12 April 2016 Group stage Selangor   2–1   Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Selayang Stadium, Selangor
20:45 UTC+8 Hazwan   16'
Wleh   89'
Report Darboe   35' Attendance: 2,487
Referee: Masaaki Toma (Japan)
26 April 2016 Group stage Selangor   0–0   Ceres Selayang Stadium, Selangor
20:45 UTC+8 Report Attendance: 1,950
Referee: Omar Al-Yaqoubi (Oman)

Coaching changes edit

Malaysia national football team edit

Outgoing Head Coach Manner of departure Date of vacancy Incoming Head Coach Date of appointment
  Dollah Salleh Resigned 9 September 2015   Ong Kim Swee 18 January 2016 [8]

Malaysia Super League edit

Team Outgoing Head Coach Manner of departure Date of vacancy Incoming Head Coach Date of appointment
Kelantan   Zahasmi Ismail End of contract 29 November 2015   K. Devan 5 December 2015
Selangor   Mehmet Durakovic 12 December 2015   Zainal Abidin Hassan 31 December 2015[9]
Pahang   Zainal Abidin Hassan 15 December 2015   Ahmad Shaharuddin Rosdi 15 December 2015
T-Team   Tomislav Steinbruckner 30 November 2015   Rahmad Darmawan 8 December 2015
Terengganu   Ahmad Yusoff Sacked 23 February 2016
Pahang   Ahmad Shaharuddin Rosdi Resign 12 March 2016   Razip Ismail 17 March 2016

Malaysia Premier League edit

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Incoming manager Date of appointment
Negeri Sembilan   K. Devan Sacked 26 August 2015[10]   Gary Phillips 24 November 2015[11]
Perlis   Yusri Che Lah Resigned 15 October 2015[12]   Dollah Salleh 21 November 2015[13]
UiTM   Azuan Zain End of contract 25 October 2015   Raja Isa Raja Akram Shah 28 October 2015[14]
Sime Darby   Ismail Zakaria 31 October 2015   Abdul Ghani Malik 1 November 2015
Kuala Lumpur   Tam Siew Seng 31 October 2015   Ismail Zakaria 25 December 2015
Sabah   Azraai Khor Abdullah Sacked 6 November 2015[15]   Vjeran Simunić 7 December 2015[16]
Johor DT II   Nenad Bacina Resigned 14 December 2015   Benjamin Mora 14 December 2015 [17]

Notes edit

  1. ^ Timor-Leste played their home match in Malaysia.

References edit

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