2017 in Malaysian football

Football in Malaysia
Season	2017
Men's football
Super League	Johor Darul Ta'zim
Premier League	Kuala Lumpur
FAM League	Sime Darby
FA Cup	Kedah
Malaysia Cup	Johor Darul Ta'zim
Community Shield	Kedah

The 2017 season of competitive association football in Malaysia.^[1]

Promotion and relegation edit

Pre-season edit

League	Promoted to league	Relegated from league
Liga Super	Melaka United PKNS	PDRM Terengganu
Liga Premier	MISC-MIFA PKNP	Sime Darby

New and withdrawn teams edit

New teams edit

DBKL (FAM League)
Kuching (FAM League)
Terengganu City F.C. (FAM League)

Withdrawn teams edit

DRB-HICOM (Premier League)
DYS (FAM League)
Megah Murni (FAM League)
Ipoh (FAM League)
Sungai Ara (FAM League)

National team edit

Win Draw Lose

Malaysia national football team edit

2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification – third round edit

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Lebanon	6	5	1	0	14	4	+10	16	2019 AFC Asian Cup	—	5–0	2–0	2–1
2	North Korea	6	3	2	1	13	10	+3	11	2019 AFC Asian Cup	2–2	—	2–0	4–1
3	Hong Kong	6	1	2	3	4	7	−3	5		0–1	1–1	—	2–0
4	Malaysia	6	0	1	5	5	15	−10	1		1–2	1–4	1–1	—

Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

13 June 2017 (2017-06-13)	Malaysia	1–2	Lebanon	Tan Sri Dato' Haji Hassan Yunos Stadium, Johor Bahru
21:45 UTC+8	Mahali 43'	Report	Ataya 79', 90+4'	Attendance: 6,850 Referee: Jameel Abdulhusin (Bahrain)

5 September 2017 (2017-09-05)	Malaysia	1–1	Hong Kong	Hang Jebat Stadium, Malacca City
20:45 UTC+8	Zainon 56'	Report	Sandro 53'	Attendance: 3,646 Referee: Chris Beath (Australia)

10 October 2017 (2017-10-10)	Hong Kong	2–0	Malaysia	Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
20:00 UTC+8	Jordi 44' McKee 49'	Report		Attendance: 7,920 Referee: Nivon Robesh Gamini (Sri Lanka)

10 November 2017 (2017-11-10)^{[note 1]}	North Korea	4–1	Malaysia	Buriram Stadium, Buriram (Thailand)^{[note 2]}
20:00 UTC+7	Pak Kwang-ryong 12' (pen.) Kim Yu-song 42' Kim Yong-il 48' Jong Il-gwan 59'	Report	Safawi 67'	Attendance: 287 Referee: Fahad Al-Mirdasi (Saudi Arabia)

13 November 2017 (2017-11-13)^{[note 1]}	Malaysia	1–4	North Korea	Buriram Stadium, Buriram (Thailand)^{[note 2]}
19:00 UTC+7	Safawi 85'	Report	Kim Yu-song 15', 20', 44' Pak Kwang-ryong 79'	Attendance: 504 Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)

International Friendlies edit

22 March 2017 Friendly	Philippines	0–0	Malaysia	Manila, Philippines
19:30 UTC+8				Stadium: Rizal Memorial Stadium

22 August 2017 Friendly	Malaysia	1–2	Syria	Malacca, Malaysia
20:45 UTC+8	Darren 90+4' (pen.)		Marmour 83' Muhtadi 85'	Stadium: Hang Jebat Stadium

29 August 2017 Friendly	Myanmar	1–0	Malaysia	Yangon, Myanmar
17:30 UTC+06:30	Kyaw Ko Ko 89'			Stadium: Thuwunna Stadium

Malaysia national under-22 football team edit

2018 AFC U-23 Championship qualification edit

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Malaysia	3	2	0	1	5	3	+2	6	Final tournament
2	Thailand (H)	3	1	2	0	4	1	+3	5	Final tournament
3	Indonesia	3	1	1	1	7	3	+4	4
4	Mongolia	3	0	1	2	1	10	−9	1

Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

19 July	Indonesia	0–3	Malaysia	Bangkok, Thailand
16:00 UTC+7		Report	Syafiq 4' Jafri 20' Thanabalan 30'	Stadium: National Stadium, Bangkok Attendance: 360 Referee: Jarred Gillett (Australia)

21 July	Malaysia	0–3	Thailand	Bangkok, Thailand
19:00 UTC+7		Report	Chenrop 25', 45+3' Picha 87'	Stadium: National Stadium, Bangkok Attendance: 3,019 Referee: Hasan Akrami (Iran)

23 July	Malaysia	2–0	Mongolia	Bangkok, Thailand
16:00 UTC+7	Thanabalan 51' Andik 86'	Report		Stadium: National Stadium, Bangkok Attendance: 669 Referee: Jarred Gillett (Australia)

2017 Southeast Asian Games edit

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Malaysia (H)	4	4	0	10	4	+6	12	Semi-finals
2	Myanmar	4	3	1	12	4	+8	9	Semi-finals
3	Singapore	4	2	2	4	4	0	6
4	Laos	4	1	3	5	8	−3	3
5	Brunei	4	0	4	1	12	−11	0

Updated to match(es) played on 23 August 2017. Source: KL2017 Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(H) Hosts

14 August Group stage	Malaysia	2–1	Brunei	Shah Alam, Malaysia
20:45 UTC+8	Safawi 4' Adam 60'	Report	Zulkhairy 12'	Stadium: Shah Alam Stadium, Shah Alam Referee: Tejas Nagvenkar (India)

16 August Group stage	Singapore	1–2	Malaysia	Shah Alam, Malaysia
20:45 UTC+8	Amiruldin 38'	Report	Azam 68' Thanabalan 74'	Stadium: Shah Alam Stadium, Shah Alam Referee: Võ Minh Trí (Vietnam)

21 August Group stage	Malaysia	3–1	Myanmar	Shah Alam, Malaysia
20:45 UTC+8	Thanabalan 33', 82' Safawi 35'	Report	Than Paing 85'	Stadium: Shah Alam Stadium, Shah Alam Referee: Tejas Nagvenkar (India)

23 August Group stage	Laos	1–3	Malaysia	Shah Alam, Malaysia
20:45 UTC+8	Phanthavong 32'	Report	Jafri 26', 90+2' Adib 39'	Stadium: Shah Alam Stadium, Shah Alam Referee: Chen Hsin-chuan (Chinese Taipei)

26 August Semi-finals	Indonesia	0–1	Malaysia	Shah Alam, Malaysia
20:45 UTC+8		Report	Thanabalan 86'	Stadium: Shah Alam Stadium, Shah Alam Referee: Lakmal Weerakkody (Sri Lanka)

29 August Final	Malaysia	0–1	Thailand	Shah Alam, Malaysia
20:45 UTC+8			Haziq 39' (o.g.)	Stadium: Shah Alam Stadium Referee: Chen Hsin-chuan (Chinese Taipei)

Dubai Cup edit

20 March	Malaysia	1–1	China	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
20:00 UTC+8	Thanabalan 90'	Report	Yao Jun Sheng 69' (pen.)	Stadium: Police Officers Club Stadium Referee: Yehya Al Mula (UAE)

23 March	Thailand	4–0	Malaysia	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
20:00 UTC+8	Sittichok 31' (pen.) Sasalak 59' Phitiwat 65' Thanasit Siriphala 90'			Stadium: Theab Awana Referee: Saker Al Zaabi (UAE)

26 March	Malaysia	3–1	Singapore	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
20:00 UTC+8	Adam 13' Kumaahran 15' Thanabalan 65'		Adam 39'	Stadium: Theab Awana Referee: Abdullah Naji (UAE)

28 March	Jordan	4–0	Malaysia	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
23:30 UTC+8	Khalid Waleed 2' Ahmed Al-Reyahi 35' Bilal Ali 75' Wesam Abu Daabes 81'			Stadium: Police Officers Club Stadium Referee: Hamad Ali Yousef (UAE)

International Friendlies edit

10 June	China	1–0	Malaysia	Xiangtan, China
19:00 UTC+8	Xiang Bai Xu 1'			Stadium: Xiangtan Sports Centre

13 June	Malaysia	2–2	Guangzhou R&F	Guangzhou, China
17:00 UTC+8	Safawi 47', 53'		Deng Zhiyao 21' Zhu Di 38'	Stadium: Baining Football Training

15 June	Malaysia	3–0	Guangzhou Evergrande (RT)	Guangzhou, China
17:00 UTC+8	Jafri 33' Syafiq 77' Thanabalan 89'			Stadium: Baining Football Training

22 June	Malaysia	1–5	Melaka United	Melaka, Malaysia
22:00 UTC+8	Safawi 3'		R. Surendran 40' Marko 46', 49', 64', 66'	Stadium: Hang Jebat Stadium

13 July	Malaysia	2–0	Myanmar	Shah Alam, Malaysia
16:00 UTC+8	Thanabalan 26' Danial 87'			Stadium: Shah Alam Stadium

Malaysia national under-19 football team edit

2018 AFC U-19 Championship qualification edit

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	South Korea (H)	4	4	0	0	22	0	+22	12	Final tournament
2	Malaysia	4	3	0	1	8	5	+3	9
3	Indonesia^[a]	4	2	0	2	11	8	+3	6
4	East Timor	4	0	1	3	3	14	−11	1
5	Brunei	4	0	1	3	2	19	−17	1

Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:

^ Indonesia, as final tournament hosts, automatically qualified regardless of qualification results.

31 October 2017 (2017-10-31)	East Timor	1–3	Malaysia	Paju, South Korea
11:00 (UTC+8)	Da Costa 90+2' (pen.)	Report	Hadi Fayyadh 53' Akif Syahiran 68' Zhafir Yusof 77'	Stadium: Paju Public Stadium Attendance: 44 Referee: Zhang Lei (China)

4 November 2017 (2017-11-04)	Malaysia	1–0	Brunei	Paju, South Korea
11:00 (UTC+8)	Zafuan Azeman 76'	Report		Stadium: Paju Public Stadium Attendance: 764 Referee: Nivon Robesh Gamini (Sri Lanka)

6 November 2017 (2017-11-06)	Malaysia	4–1	Indonesia	Paju, South Korea
11:00 (UTC+8)	Hadi Fayyadh 7' (pen.), 52' (pen.) Akhyar Rashid 34' Shivan Pillay 47'	Report	Hanis 42'	Stadium: Paju Public Stadium Attendance: 101 Referee: Mooud Bonyadifar (Iran)

8 November 2017 (2017-11-08)	South Korea	3–0	Malaysia	Paju, South Korea
14:00 (UTC+8)	Um Won-sang 11' Kim Jung-min 38' Cho Young-wook 45+2' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Paju Public Stadium Attendance: 674 Referee: Mooud Bonyadifar (Iran)

2017 AFF U-18 Youth Championship edit

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Malaysia	5	4	1	0	13	3	+10	13	Knockout stage
2	Thailand	5	4	1	0	9	2	+7	13	Knockout stage
3	East Timor	5	2	1	2	7	10	−3	7
4	Singapore	5	2	0	3	10	11	−1	6
5	Cambodia	5	1	1	3	8	10	−2	4
6	Laos	5	0	0	5	5	16	−11	0

Source: AFF

4 September 2017 (2017-09-04) Group stage	Malaysia	4–1	Laos	Yangon, Myanmar
16:30 (UTC+8)	Hadi Fayyadh 28', 90+1' Akhyar Rashid 45', 60'	Report	Bounphacham Bounkong 48'	Stadium: Aung San Stadium Attendance: 100 Referee: Hoang Ngoc Ha (Vietnam)

6 September 2017 (2017-09-06) Group stage	Malaysia	3–1	Singapore	Yangon, Myanmar
16:30 (UTC+8)	Zafuan Azeman 58' Ammar Alias 68' Hadi Fayyadh 90' (pen.)	Report	Katz Ellison 90+1'	Stadium: Aung San Stadium Attendance: 109 Referee: Clifford Daypuyat (Philippines)

8 September 2017 (2017-09-08) Group stage	East Timor	0–3	Malaysia	Yangon, Myanmar
19:30 (UTC+8)		Report	Akhyar Rashid 8' Nurfais Johari 56' Saiful Iskandar 90'	Stadium: Aung San Stadium Attendance: 90 Referee: Khaing Zaw (Myanmar)

10 September 2017 (2017-09-10) Group stage	Cambodia	0–2	Malaysia	Yangon, Myanmar
16:30 (UTC+8)		Report	Shafizi Iqmal 22' Syafiq Danial 54'	Stadium: Thuwunna Stadium Attendance: 100 Referee: Soe Lin Aung (Myanmar)

12 September 2017 (2017-09-12) Group stage	Thailand	1–1	Malaysia	Yangon, Myanmar
16:30 (UTC+8)	Kritsada Kaman 63'	Report	Akif Syahiran 50'	Stadium: Thuwunna Stadium Attendance: 70 Referee: Thant Zin Oo (Myanmar)

15 September 2017 (2017-09-15) Semi-finals	Malaysia	0–0 (5–4 p)	Myanmar	Yangon, Myanmar
19:30 (UTC+8)				Stadium: Thuwunna Stadium Referee: Hoàng Ngọc Hà (Vietnam)
	Penalties
	Hadi Fayyadh Zafuan Azeman Izzuddin Roslan Nurfais Johari Ammar Akhmal Syaiful Alias		Pyae Sone Naing Than Htike Zin Myat Kaung Khant Naing Ko Ko Soe Moe Kyaw Aung Wunna Soe

17 September 2017 (2017-09-17) Final	Thailand	2–0	Malaysia	Yangon, Myanmar
19:30 (UTC+8)	Eakkanit Punya 48' Kritsada Kaman 51'			Stadium: Thuwunna Stadium Referee: Clifford Daypuyat (Philippines)

Malaysia national under-16 football team edit

2018 AFC U-16 Championship qualification edit

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Japan	3	3	0	35	0	+35	9	Final tournament
2	Malaysia^[a]	3	2	1	20	6	+14	6	Final tournament
3	Singapore	3	1	2	10	18	−8	3
4	Guam	3	0	3	2	43	−41	0

Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Notes:

^ Malaysia, as final tournament hosts, automatically qualified regardless of qualification results.

20 September 2017 (2017-09-20)	Malaysia	6–1	Singapore	Wibawa Mukti Stadium, Bekasi
19:00	Shamsudin 5', 17' Adam 11' Ruzki 29' Khalili 55' Kaironnisam 68'	Report	Tan 23'	Attendance: 280 Referee: Saoud Al-Athbah (Qatar)

22 September 2017 (2017-09-22)	Guam	1–14	Malaysia	Wibawa Mukti Stadium, Bekasi
16:00	Halehale 84'	Report	Hafizo 11' Azman 15' (pen.), 49', 87' Za’ba 23' Khairi 30' (pen.) Mutalib 45+1', 51' Jaineh 48' Ishak 59', 81' Amali 67', 77' Redzuan 72'	Attendance: 120 Referee: Chen Hsin-chuan (Chinese Taipei)

24 September 2017 (2017-09-24)	Japan	4–0	Malaysia	Wibawa Mukti Stadium, Bekasi
16:00	Yoshida 23' Ueda 27' K. Nakano 49' Aoki 73'	Report		Attendance: 150 Referee: Mahmood Salim Said Al-Majarafi (Oman)

2017 AFF U-15 Championship edit

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Vietnam	5	5	0	0	16	2	+14	15	Knockout stage
2	Malaysia	5	4	0	1	11	3	+8	12	Knockout stage
3	Cambodia	5	2	0	3	8	8	0	6
4	Brunei	5	1	2	2	3	5	−2	5
5	Philippines	5	1	1	3	2	13	−11	4
6	East Timor	5	0	1	4	0	9	−9	1

Source: aseanfootball.org
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

10 July 2017 (2017-07-10) Group stage	Malaysia	2–0	Philippines	Chonburi Campus Stadium 2, Chonburi
16:00	Khalili 31' Hafizo 58'	Report		Attendance: 100 Referee: Chan Nathan Rong De (Singapore)

12 July 2017 (2017-07-12) Group stage	East Timor	0–2	Malaysia	Chonburi Campus Stadium 1, Chonburi
16:00		Report	Danish 31' Harith 64'	Attendance: 50 Referee: Oki Dwi Putra Senjaya (Indonesia)

14 July 2017 (2017-07-14) Group stage	Brunei	0–3	Malaysia	Chonburi Campus Stadium 1, Chonburi
16:00		Report	Azrul 4' Azzim 37' Ashrafiq 48'	Attendance: 50 Referee: Warintorn Sassadee (Thailand)

16 July 2017 (2017-07-16) Group stage	Malaysia	0–1	Vietnam	Chonburi Campus Stadium 2, Chonburi
16:00	Jaineh 71' 80'	Report	Thuận 3'	Attendance: 50 Referee: Pummarin Khamruen (Thailand)

18 July 2017 (2017-07-18) Group stage	Cambodia	2–4	Malaysia	Chonburi Campus Stadium 1, Chonburi
18:30	Bunnarong 47', 70'	Report	Azzim 22' Danial 30' Ashrafiq 73', 82'	Attendance: 100 Referee: Hoang Ngoc Ha (Vietnam)

20 July 2017 (2017-07-20) Semi-finals	Thailand	1–0	Malaysia	Chonburi Stadium, Chonburi
16:00	Jakkrapong 17'	Report		Attendance: 250 Referee: Chan Nathan Rong De (Singapore)

22 July 2017 (2017-07-22) Third place	Malaysia	2–3	Australia	Chonburi Stadium, Chonburi
16:00	Azzim 7' Danial 80'	Report	Kucharski 16' Antonis 38' Kirdar 76'	Attendance: 250 Referee: Warintorn Sassadee (Thailand)

League season edit

Super League edit

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Johor Darul Ta'zim (C)	22	15	4	3	50	19	+31	49	Qualification to Champions League preliminary round 2 or AFC Cup group stage
2	Pahang^[a]	22	12	4	6	44	26	+18	40
3	Felda United^[b] (R)	22	11	6	5	40	26	+14	39	Relegation to Premier League
4	Kedah^[c]	22	9	8	5	45	33	+12	35
5	Perak	22	9	7	6	30	31	−1	34
6	Selangor	22	9	6	7	32	28	+4	33
7	PKNS	22	6	7	9	33	38	−5	25
8	Melaka United	22	6	6	10	33	46	−13	24
9	T–Team (R)	22	7	5	10	30	45	−15	23^[d]	Relegation to Premier League
10	Kelantan	22	7	4	11	31	39	−8	22^[e]
11	Sarawak (R)	22	5	6	11	24	34	−10	21	Relegation to Premier League
12	Penang (R)	22	3	3	16	16	43	−27	12	Relegation to Premier League

Source: FAM, FMLLP
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:

^ Pahang withdraw from AFC competition.
^ Felda United were relegated because they failed to renew their licence^[9]
^ Kedah as 2017 Malaysia FA Cup winners not eligible for AFC competition spots as they failed granted AFC club license.
^ Kelantan and T–Team was sentenced to a six-point deduction immediately on offense failed to complete the registration process Malaysian League (M-League) 2017. Later, upon careful consideration of the aforementioned appeals, Football Malaysia have decided to lift the transfer ban and reduce the deduction of 6 points to 3 points for T-Team.
^ Kelantan and T–Team was sentenced to a six-point deduction immediately on offense failed to complete the registration process Malaysian League (M-League) 2017. Later, upon careful consideration of the aforementioned appeals, Football Malaysia have decided to only reduce the deduction of 6 points to 3 points for Kelantan.

Premier League edit

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Kuala Lumpur	22	15	2	5	47	24	+23	47	Promotion to Super League
2	Terengganu	22	15	2	5	42	27	+15	47
3	PKNP	22	14	4	4	41	23	+18	46
4	Johor Darul Ta'zim II	22	11	8	3	47	27	+20	41
5	Negeri Sembilan	22	11	8	3	37	24	+13	41	Promotion to Super League
6	UiTM	22	9	6	7	44	30	+14	33
7	Sabah	22	9	3	10	33	38	−5	30
8	PDRM	22	7	4	11	36	41	−5	25
9	Kuantan	22	5	1	16	41	64	−23	16
10	MISC-MIFA	22	4	2	16	36	51	−15	14
11	ATM	22	4	5	13	28	50	−22	14^[a]	Relegation to FAM League
12	Perlis	22	4	3	15	22	55	−33	12^[b]	Relegation to FAM League

Source: FAM, FMLLP
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
Notes:

^ ATM and Perlis was sentenced to a six-point deduction immediately on offense failed to complete the registration process Malaysian League (M-League) 2017. Later, upon careful consideration of the aforementioned appeals, Football Malaysia have decided to only reduce the deduction of 6 points to 3 points for ATM.
^ ATM and Perlis was sentenced to a six-point deduction immediately on offense failed to complete the registration process Malaysian League (M-League) 2017. Later, upon careful consideration of the aforementioned appeals, Football Malaysia have decided to lift the transfer ban and reduce the deduction of 6 points to 3 points for Perlis.

FAM League edit

Group A edit

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or qualification
1	UKM	14	8	4	2	24	11	+13	28	Advance to knock-out stage
2	FELCRA	14	7	4	3	26	12	+14	25
3	Shahzan Muda	14	7	4	3	17	11	+6	25
4	MOF	14	7	2	5	22	18	+4	23
5	MPKB-BRI U-Bes	14	5	6	3	21	16	+5	21
6	Hanelang	14	3	3	8	11	28	−17	12
7	DBKL	14	2	4	8	9	20	−11	10
8	KDMM	14	2	3	9	13	27	−14	9

Updated to match(es) played on 5 August 2017. Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

Group B edit

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or qualification
1	Sime Darby	12	7	2	3	21	6	+15	23	Advance to knock-out stage
2	PJ Rangers	12	6	5	1	14	8	+6	23
3	Terengganu City	12	6	3	3	13	12	+1	21
4	Kuching	12	5	3	4	15	14	+1	18
5	SAMB	12	4	5	3	13	13	0	17
6	PBMS	12	2	2	8	11	19	−8	8
7	Penjara	12	1	2	9	7	22	−15	5

Updated to match(es) played on 29 July 2017. Source: [2]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

Final edit

First leg edit

15 October 2017

20:45 UTC+8

UKM	0–1	Sime Darby
		Zul Fahmi Awang 53'

Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium, Paroi

Second leg edit

22 October 2017

20:45 UTC+8

Sime Darby	2–2	UKM
Nazrul Kamaruzaman 29' Tunku Noor Hidayat 55'		Hasrul Nurkholis 17' Faidzol Fazreen 89'

Petaling Jaya Stadium, Petaling Jaya

Sime Darby won 3–2 on aggregate.

Domestic Cups edit

Charity Shield edit

20 January 2017

21:00 PDT

Johor Darul Ta'zim	1–1	Kedah
Safiq Rahim 41' (pen.)	Report	Badrol Bakhtiar 63'
Penalties
Jerónimo Barrales Marcos António Gonzalo Cabrera Brian Ferreira Safiq Rahim	4–5	Farhan Roslan Akram Mahinan Ken Ilsø Baddrol Bakhtiar Liridon Krasniqi

Larkin Stadium, Johor Bahru, Johor

Attendance: 24,157

Referee: Suhaimi Mat Hassan

FA Cup edit

Final edit

20 May 2017

21:00 UTC+8

Pahang	2–3	Kedah
Heo Jae-won 45+3' Sumareh 80'	Report	20' Ken Ilsø 45+1', 72' Baddrol

Shah Alam Stadium

Attendance: 78,898

Referee: Nagor Amir Noor Mohamed

Malaysia Cup edit

Final edit

4 November 2017

21:20 UTC+8

Kedah	0–2	Johor Darul Ta'zim
	Report	Aidil 3' Cabrera 63'

Shah Alam Stadium, Shah Alam

Referee: Razlan Jeffri Ali

Malaysian clubs in Asia edit

Johor Darul Ta'zim edit

AFC Champions League edit

Qualifying play-off edit

31 January 2017 (2017-01-31) Preliminary round 2	Bangkok United	1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p)	Johor Darul Ta'zim	Pathum Thani, Thailand
19:00 UTC+7	Ernesto Amantegui 74' Jaycee John Okwunwanne 74' 78' 120+1' Mika Chunuonsee 94' Pokklaw Anan 104' Sumanya Purisai 104' Putthinan Wannasri 110' Teeratep Winothai 110'	(HT 0–0)	Fadhli Shas 39' Brian Ferreira 61' Ahmad Hazwan Bakri 61' Safawi Rasid 78' Nazmi Faiz 78' Farizal Marlias 82' Gonzalo Cabrera 103' Jeronimo Barrales 103' 112' Safiq Rahim 108' S. Kunanlan 110'	Stadium: Thammasat Stadium Attendance: 4,502 Referee: Wang Di
	Penalties
	Winothai Bošković Gjurovski Macena Okwunwanne Ampaipitakwong		Safiq António Fadhli Amirul Hazwan Nazmi

7 February 2017 (2017-02-07) Play-off round	Gamba Osaka	3–0	Johor Darul Ta'zim	Suita, Japan
19:00 UTC+9	Ademilson Junior 26' 88' Shun Nagasawa 29' Genta Miura 70' Yasuhito Endō 75' 81' Jin Izumisawa 81' Ritsu Doan 88'	(HT 2–0)	Fazly Mazlan 21' Azamuddin Akil 55' Mahali Jasuli 55' Safawi Rasid 65' 66' Nazmi Faiz 66' Brian Ferreira 75'	Stadium: Suita City Football Stadium Attendance: 8,149 Referee: Turki Mohammed A Alkhudhayr

AFC Cup edit

Group stage edit

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	GLO	JDT	BKA	MAG
1	Global Cebu	6	5	0	1	13	9	+4	15	Zonal semi-finals	—	3–2	3–1	1−0
2	Johor Darul Ta'zim	6	4	1	1	16	5	+11	13	Zonal semi-finals	4–0	—	3–0	3–1
3	Boeung Ket Angkor	6	1	1	4	3	12	−9	4		0–2	0–3	—	1–0
4	Magwe	6	0	2	4	5	11	−6	2		2–4	1–1	1–1	—

Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Zonal Semi-finals edit

17 May 2017 (2017-05-17) ASEAN Semi Final 1st leg	Johor Darul Ta'zim	3–2	Ceres-Negros	Johor Bahru, Malaysia
20:45 UTC+8	Dominic Tan 8' 56' Gonzalo Cabrera 18' S. Kunanlan 35' 69' Safiq Rahim 44' Mohd Azrif Nasrulhaq 45+1' Mohd Amirul Hadi Zainal 56' Ahmad Hazwan Bakri 67' Safawi Rasid 69' Mohd Afiq Fazail 81' Mohd Shakir Shaari 81' Farizal Marlias 87'	(HT 2-2)	Fernando Rodríguez 21' Bienvenido Marañón 24' OJ Porteria 67' Jason De Jong 67' 73' Kota Kawase 80' Luke Woodland 80'	Stadium: Tan Sri Dato Haji Hassan Yunos Stadium Attendance: 14,220 Referee: Rowan Arumughan Man of the Match: Ahmad Hazwan Bakri

31 May 2017 (2017-05-31) ASEAN Semi Final 2nd leg	Ceres-Negros	2–1	Johor Darul Ta'zim	Bacolod, Philippines
15:30 UTC+6:30	Kota Kawase 26' Bienvenido Maranon 75' Carlos Martinez 75' Fernando Rodríguez 94'	(HT 1-0)	Mahali Jasuli 45' Ahmad Hazwan Bakri 45' Mohd Afiq Fazail 62' Safawi Rasid 62' Gabriel Guerra 65' Gonzalo Cabrera 82' Mohd Shakir Shaari 82'	Stadium: Panaad Park and Stadium

FELDA United edit

AFC Cup edit

Group stage edit

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	CER	HAN	TAM	FEL
1	Ceres–Negros	6	3	2	1	16	8	+8	11^[a]	Zonal semi-finals	—	6–2	5–0	0–0
2	Hà Nội	6	3	2	1	14	10	+4	11^[a]		1–1	—	4–0	4–1
3	Tampines Rovers	6	2	0	4	8	17	−9	6		2–4	1–2	—	2–1
4	FELDA United	6	1	2	3	7	10	−3	5		3–0	1–1	1–3	—

Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Head-to-head results: Hà Nội 1–1 Ceres–Negros, Ceres–Negros 6–2 Hà Nội.

Footnotes edit

^ ^a ^b Due to the death of Kim Jong-nam that led to a diplomatic crisis between Malaysia and North Korea, the Malaysian government decided to disallow the Malaysian football team from playing in North Korea for safety reasons. On 10 March 2017, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) announced that North Korea's home match against Malaysia, originally scheduled for 28 March at the Kim Il-sung Stadium in Pyongyang, would be postponed,^[2] with the AFC announcing on 15 March 2017 that the match would be played on 8 June.^[3] On 17 May 2017, the AFC announced that the match was postponed for a second time, to 5 October, due to "geo-political tension on the Korean Peninsula".^[4] On 28 September 2017, the AFC announced that the match was again postponed after the Malaysian government announced a travel ban on Malaysian nationals visiting North Korea.^[5] On 20 October 2017, the AFC announced that both matches between North Korea and Malaysia would be played at a neutral venue in the interests of competition fairness, with North Korea's "home" match played on 10 November 2017 and Malaysia's "home" match played on 13 November 2017.^[6]
^ ^a ^b On 15 March 2017, the AFC announced that should diplomatic relations between the two countries not return to normal, the match between North Korea and Malaysia would be played at a neutral venue, and Malaysia's home match against North Korea would also be moved to a neutral venue to preserve sporting values and the spirit of fair play.^[3] After the AFC received confirmation that Malaysians were allowed to travel to North Korea, the AFC agreed that the match would be played in Pyongyang.^[7] However, at the announcement of the second postponement, the AFC said the venue would be decided after monitoring the safety and security of the AFC Cup and AFC U-23 Championship qualifying matches taking place in North Korea in the coming months.^[4] On 20 October 2017, the AFC announced that both matches between North Korea and Malaysia would be played at a neutral venue in the interests of competition fairness, with North Korea's "home" match played on 10 November 2017 and Malaysia's "home" match played on 13 November 2017,^[6] which were later confirmed to be played at Thailand.^[8]

References edit

^ "Malaysia 2017".
^ "AFC postpones DPR Korea and Malaysia match". AFC. 10 March 2017.
^ ^a ^b "DPR Korea – Malaysia AFC Asian Cup Qualifier to take place on June 8". AFC. 15 March 2017.
^ ^a ^b "AFC postpones DPR Korea v Malaysia Asian Cup Qualifier". AFC. 17 May 2017.
^ "DPR Korea–Malaysia AFC Asian Cup 2019 qualifying match postponed". AFC. 28 September 2017.
^ ^a ^b "DPR Korea and Malaysia matches to be played in neutral venue". AFC. 20 October 2017.
^ "Latest on DPR Korea versus Malaysia match". AFC. 8 May 2017.
^ "DPR Korea vs Malaysia matches to be played in Thailand". AFC. 24 October 2017.
^ "Felda United demoted for licence failure; Negeri Sembilan rise to MSL". Archived from the original on 2018-06-13. Retrieved 2019-09-26.

[table_note_IDN0.18675812854746-11] Indonesia, as final tournament hosts, automatically qualified regardless of qualification results.

[table_note_MAS0.3070405303999-12] Malaysia, as final tournament hosts, automatically qualified regardless of qualification results.

[table_note_PAH0.32457675054883-13] Pahang withdraw from AFC competition.

[table_note_FEL0.32457675054883-15] Felda United were relegated because they failed to renew their licence^[9]

[table_note_KED0.32457675054883-16] Kedah as 2017 Malaysia FA Cup winners not eligible for AFC competition spots as they failed granted AFC club license.

[table_hth_TTE0.32457675054883-17] Kelantan and T–Team was sentenced to a six-point deduction immediately on offense failed to complete the registration process Malaysian League (M-League) 2017. Later, upon careful consideration of the aforementioned appeals, Football Malaysia have decided to lift the transfer ban and reduce the deduction of 6 points to 3 points for T-Team.

[table_hth_KEL0.32457675054883-18] Kelantan and T–Team was sentenced to a six-point deduction immediately on offense failed to complete the registration process Malaysian League (M-League) 2017. Later, upon careful consideration of the aforementioned appeals, Football Malaysia have decided to only reduce the deduction of 6 points to 3 points for Kelantan.

[table_hth_ATM0.86735514126129-19] ATM and Perlis was sentenced to a six-point deduction immediately on offense failed to complete the registration process Malaysian League (M-League) 2017. Later, upon careful consideration of the aforementioned appeals, Football Malaysia have decided to only reduce the deduction of 6 points to 3 points for ATM.

[table_hth_PER0.86735514126129-20] ATM and Perlis was sentenced to a six-point deduction immediately on offense failed to complete the registration process Malaysian League (M-League) 2017. Later, upon careful consideration of the aforementioned appeals, Football Malaysia have decided to lift the transfer ban and reduce the deduction of 6 points to 3 points for Perlis.

[table_hth_CER0.82653772590055-21] Head-to-head results: Hà Nội 1–1 Ceres–Negros, Ceres–Negros 6–2 Hà Nội.

[North_Korea_v_Malaysia-7] Due to the death of Kim Jong-nam that led to a diplomatic crisis between Malaysia and North Korea, the Malaysian government decided to disallow the Malaysian football team from playing in North Korea for safety reasons. On 10 March 2017, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) announced that North Korea's home match against Malaysia, originally scheduled for 28 March at the Kim Il-sung Stadium in Pyongyang, would be postponed,^[2] with the AFC announcing on 15 March 2017 that the match would be played on 8 June.^[3] On 17 May 2017, the AFC announced that the match was postponed for a second time, to 5 October, due to "geo-political tension on the Korean Peninsula".^[4] On 28 September 2017, the AFC announced that the match was again postponed after the Malaysian government announced a travel ban on Malaysian nationals visiting North Korea.^[5] On 20 October 2017, the AFC announced that both matches between North Korea and Malaysia would be played at a neutral venue in the interests of competition fairness, with North Korea's "home" match played on 10 November 2017 and Malaysia's "home" match played on 13 November 2017.^[6]

[North_Korea_v_Malaysia_venues-10] On 15 March 2017, the AFC announced that should diplomatic relations between the two countries not return to normal, the match between North Korea and Malaysia would be played at a neutral venue, and Malaysia's home match against North Korea would also be moved to a neutral venue to preserve sporting values and the spirit of fair play.^[3] After the AFC received confirmation that Malaysians were allowed to travel to North Korea, the AFC agreed that the match would be played in Pyongyang.^[7] However, at the announcement of the second postponement, the AFC said the venue would be decided after monitoring the safety and security of the AFC Cup and AFC U-23 Championship qualifying matches taking place in North Korea in the coming months.^[4] On 20 October 2017, the AFC announced that both matches between North Korea and Malaysia would be played at a neutral venue in the interests of competition fairness, with North Korea's "home" match played on 10 November 2017 and Malaysia's "home" match played on 13 November 2017,^[6] which were later confirmed to be played at Thailand.^[8]

[1] "Malaysia 2017".

[2] "AFC postpones DPR Korea and Malaysia match". AFC. 10 March 2017.

[North_Korea_Malaysia_ruling-3] "DPR Korea – Malaysia AFC Asian Cup Qualifier to take place on June 8". AFC. 15 March 2017.

[postponed_17_May-4] "AFC postpones DPR Korea v Malaysia Asian Cup Qualifier". AFC. 17 May 2017.

[5] "DPR Korea–Malaysia AFC Asian Cup 2019 qualifying match postponed". AFC. 28 September 2017.

[neutral_venue-6] "DPR Korea and Malaysia matches to be played in neutral venue". AFC. 20 October 2017.

[8] "Latest on DPR Korea versus Malaysia match". AFC. 8 May 2017.

[9] "DPR Korea vs Malaysia matches to be played in Thailand". AFC. 24 October 2017.

[14] "Felda United demoted for licence failure; Negeri Sembilan rise to MSL". Archived from the original on 2018-06-13. Retrieved 2019-09-26.

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