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2020 Melaka United F.C. season

The 2020 season was Melaka United Soccer Association's 96th season in club history and 4th season in the Malaysia Super League.

Melaka United
2020 season
PresidentDatuk Sulaiman Md Ali
ManagerYusoff Mahadi
Head coachZainal Abidin Hassan[1]
StadiumHang Jebat Stadium
(capacity:40,000)
Malaysia Super League9th
Malaysia FA CupCancelled
Malaysia CupCancelled
Top goalscorerLeague: Uche Agba (5)
All: Uche Agba (6)
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Management team edit

Position Name
Head coach   Zainal Abidin Hassan
Assistant coaches   Asri Ninggal
Goalkeeper coach   Mazlan Wahid
Fitness coach   Norhuda Hiroshi Razak
Physio   Vladmir Gramblicka

Players edit

As of 24 January 2019
No. Name Natiosenality Date of Birth (Age) Previous Club Contract Since Contract End
Goalkeepers
1 Solehin Mamat   (1996-03-24) 24 March 1996 (age 28)   Kuala Lumpur FA 2019
19 Khairul Fahmi   (1989-01-07) 7 January 1989 (age 35)   Kelantan 2018 2020
22 Norazlan Razali   (1985-12-19) 19 December 1985 (age 38)   FELDA United F.C. 2019
Izarul Adli   (1997-09-17) 17 September 1997 (age 26) Youth team 2019
Defenders
3 Nurridzuan Abu Hassan   (1992-04-20) 20 April 1992 (age 32)   Selangor 2020
5 Annas Rahmat   (1994-11-07) 7 November 1994 (age 29)   Petaling Jaya City FC 2020
6 Jang Suk-won   (1989-08-11) 11 August 1989 (age 34)   Seongnam 2019 2020
13 Razman Roslan   (1984-08-14) 14 August 1984 (age 39)   Selangor 2019 2020
14 Mohd Aizulridzwan Razali   (1986-11-09) 9 November 1986 (age 37)   Petaling Jaya City FC 2020
18 Wan Amirul Afiq   (1992-07-18) 18 July 1992 (age 31)   Felda United 2019 2020
24 Curran Singh Ferns    (1993-07-06) 6 July 1993 (age 30)   Port Melbourne SC 2020
25 Faris Shah   (1995-04-17) 17 April 1995 (age 29)   Kelantan 2018 2020
26 Khair Jones    (1989-09-29) 29 September 1989 (age 34)   Kuala Lumpur 2020
33 Naruphon Putsorn    (1988-07-21) 21 July 1988 (age 35)   Nakhon Ratchasima F.C. 2020
61 Akmal Zahir   (1994-02-16) 16 February 1994 (age 30)   UKM F.C. 2020
Lee Yong Cheng     SAMB F.C. 2020
Midfielders
8 Safiq Rahim   (1987-07-05) 5 July 1987 (age 36)   Johor Darul Ta'zim 2019 2020
10 Romel Morales   (1997-08-23) 23 August 1997 (age 26)   PKNS FC 2020 2022
11 Syamim Yahya   (1990-05-17) 17 May 1990 (age 34)   Terengganu F.C. I 2020
15 Khairul Anwar   (1990-10-09) 9 October 1990 (age 33)   Terengganu F.C. I 2020
16 Saiful Ridzuwan   (1992-03-16) 16 March 1992 (age 32)   Selangor 2019 2020
21 Fakhrullah Rosli     SAMB F.C. 2020
27 Jasmir Mehat   (1994-02-06) 6 February 1994 (age 30)   SAMB F.C. 2020
29 Deevan Raj   (1994-10-29) 29 October 1994 (age 29)   PKNP 2019 2020
30 Shyamierul Razmee Jasmi   (1998-03-20) 20 March 1998 (age 26)   SAMB F.C. 2020
31 Sony Norde   (1989-07-27) 27 July 1989 (age 34)   Zira FK 2020
Forwards
7 Uche Agba   (1986-06-24) 24 June 1986 (age 37)   PDRM FA 2020
20 Faizal Talib   (1997-07-28) 28 July 1997 (age 26) Youth team 2019
23 Ferris Danial   (1992-08-21) 21 August 1992 (age 31)   Negeri Sembilan 2020
Ramzi Haziq   (1994-12-23) 23 December 1994 (age 29)   Johor Darul Ta'zim II 2019

Transfers edit

Pre-season edit

In edit

Pos. Player From Fee Ref.
GK   Solehin Mamat   Kuala Lumpur FA Free [2]
GK   Norazlan Razali   FELDA United F.C. Free [3]
DF   Annas Rahmat   Petaling Jaya City FC Free [4]
DF   Mohd Aizulridzwan Razali   Petaling Jaya City FC Free [5]
DF    Curran Singh Ferns   Port Melbourne SC Free [6]
DF    Khair Jones   Kuala Lumpur FA Free [7]
DF   Akmal Zahir   UKM F.C. Free [8]
DF   Lee Yong Cheng   SAMB Free [9]
DF   Naruphon Putsorn   Nakhon Ratchasima F.C. Free [10]
MF   Romel Morales   PKNS F.C. Free [11]
MF   Jasmir Mehat   SAMB Free [12]
MF   Shyamierul Razmee Jasmi   SAMB Free [13]
MF   Fakhrullah Rosli   SAMB Free [14]
MF   Nurridzuan Abu Hassan   Selangor FA Free [15]
MF   Khairul Anwar   Terengganu F.C. I Free [16]
MF   Syamim Yahya   Terengganu F.C. I Free [17]
MF   Sony Norde   Zira FK Free [18]
FW   Faizal Talib Promoted Free [19]
FW   Uche Agba   PDRM FA Free [20]
FW   Ferris Danial   Negeri Sembilan FA Free [21]

Out edit

Pos. Player To Fee Ref.
GK   Syafizullah Wahab Free
GK    Oscar Wong Tse-Yeung Free
DF   Zharif Desa   Penang FA Free [22]
DF   Raimi Nor   Kuala Lumpur FA Free
DF   Ubaidullah Rahman Free
DF   Faizal Muhamad Free
DF   Khuzaimi Piee   UiTM F.C. Free
MF   Kavishkumar Manimaharan Free
MF   Shukor Adan   Kuala Lumpur FA Free
MF   Nazrin Nawi   Kelantan FA Free
MF   Gopinathan Ramachandran   Pahang FA Free
MF   Dominik Balić   NK Dugopolje Free
MF   Luka Milunović   Debreceni VSC Free
MF   Darko Marković   Erbil SC Free
FW   Patrick Reichelt   Suphanburi F.C. Free [23]
FW   Davy Claude Angan   Kuala Lumpur Rovers Free
FW   Wan Mohd Syukri Free
FW   Nurshamil Ghani   Penang FA Free
FW   Casagrande   Penang FA Season loan [24]

Return From Loan edit

Pos. Player From Fee Ref.
GK   Syafizullah Wahab   SAMB Loan Return
MF   Gopinathan Ramachandra   PDRM Loan Return
MF   Darko Marković   Kuala Lumpur Loan Return
FW   Wan Mohd Syukri   Penang Loan Return
FW   Nurshamil Ghani   Selangor United Loan Return
FW   Casagrande   Penang Loan Return

Extension of contract edit

Pos. Player Source
GK   Khairul Fahmi Che Mat [25]
DF   Faris Shah Rosli [26]
DF   Jang Suk-won [27]
DF   Wan Amirul Afiq Wan Rahman [28]
DF   Razman Roslan [29]
MF   Deevan Raj [30]
MF   Saiful Ridzuwan Selamat [31]
MF   Safiq Rahim [32]

Mid-Season edit

Out edit

Pos. Player To Fee Ref.
DF   Naruphon Putsorn Free

Friendlies edit

Pre-season edit

18 January 2020 (2020-01-18) 1 Melaka United   2-0   UKM F.C. Krubong, Melaka
Romel Morales  16'
Jang Suk-won  74'		 Stadium: Hang Jebat Stadium
Attendance: 500
23 January 2020 (2020-01-23) 2 Melaka United   5-0   Negeri Sembilan FA Paroi, Negeri Sembilan
Sony Norde  5'  55'  66'
Uche Agba  11' (pen)  23'		 Stadium: Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium
Attendance: 800
9 February 2020 (2020-02-09) 3 Melaka United   1-0   Terengganu FC II Krubong, Melaka
Sony Norde  76' Stadium: Hang Jebat Stadium
Attendance: 300
16 February 2020 (2020-02-16) 4 Sarawak United   1-4   Melaka United Kuching, Sarawak
Patrick Wleh  45' Uche Agba  10', 25'
Sony Norde  64'
Razman Roslan  90' (pen)		 Stadium: Sarawak State Stadium

Tour of Indonesia edit

30 January 2020 Friendly Bandung United F.C.   2-3   Melaka United Bandung City, West Java, Indonesia
  17' (pen)
  58' (pen)		 Faris Shah  20'
Fakhrullah Rosli  22'
Akmal Zahir  39'		 Stadium: Siliwangi Stadium
1 February 2020 Friendly Persib Bandung   3-1   Melaka United Bandung Regency, West Java, Indonesia
Castillion  32, 53'
Ghozali Siregar  90+2'		 Jang Suk-Won  63' Stadium: Jalak Harupat Stadium
3 February 2020 Friendly PSKC Cimahi   2-2   Melaka United Bandung Regency, West Java, Indonesia
Safiq Rahim  70'  77' Stadium: Jalak Harupat Stadium

Mid-Season edit

8 August 2020 (2020-08-08) 1 Melaka United   3-0   PDRM FA Krubong, Melaka
Uche Agba  26'  51'
Romel Morales  48'		 Stadium: Hang Jebat Stadium
14 August 2020 (2020-08-14) 2 Melaka United   1-0   UiTM F.C. Krubong, Melaka
Uche Agba  57' Stadium: Hang Jebat Stadium
19 August 2020 (2020-08-19) 3 Melaka United   4-0   FELDA United Krubong, Melaka
Sony Norde  8'  17'
Uche Agba  11'
Romel Morales  13' (pen)		 Stadium: Hang Jebat Stadium

Competitions edit

Overview edit

Malaysia Super League edit

Main article: 2020 Malaysia Super League

Fixtures and results edit

29 February 2020 1 UiTM FC   0-2   Melaka United Shah Alam
21:00 UTC+8 Rabih Ataya  33'
Arif Anwar  68'		 Report Sony Norde  29'
Romel Morales  90+5'  45+1'
Jang Suk-won  25'		 Stadium: UiTM Stadium
Referee: Mohd Salleh Fusser Binmad
6 March 2020 2 Melaka United   3-1   PDRM FA Malacca
21:00 UTC+8 Uche Agba  17'
Safiq Rahim  70'
Wan Amirul Afiq  90+2'
Saiful Ridzuwan  64'}		 Report Antonio German  81'
Khairul Izuan  45+1'}		 Stadium: Hang Jebat Stadium
Referee: Zulkarnain Zakaria
11 March 2020 3 Felda United   3-2   Melaka United Jengka
21:00 UTC+8 Nicolas Velez  7'  63'
Khairul Amri  15'
Ezanie Mat Salleh  75'		 Report Uche Agba  81'
Romel Morales  88'
Annas Rahmat  59'		 Stadium: Tun Abdul Razak Stadium
Referee: Hamdan Awang
14 March 2020 4 Melaka United   0-1   Pahang Malacca
21:00 UTC+8 Romel Morales  45'
Saiful Ridzuwan  45+4'
Faris Shah Rosli  50'		 Report Dickson Nwakaeme  67' Stadium: Hang Jebat Stadium
Referee: Razlan Joffri Ali
28 August 2020 5 [note 1] Perak FA   0-1   Melaka United Ipoh
21:00 UTC+8 Report Ferris Danial  51' Stadium: Perak Stadium
Referee: Tarmizi Ibrahim
4 September 2020 6 [note 1] Melaka United   1-0   Terengganu F.C. I Melaka
21:00 UTC+08:00 Uche Agba  60'
Wan Amirul Afiq  82'
Faris Shah Rosli  85'		 Report Stadium: Hang Jebat Stadium
Referee: Zulkifli Ahmad
11 September 2020 7 [note 1] Selangor   1-1   Melaka United Shah Alam, Selangor
21:00 UTC+08:00 Sandro  40'
K. Prabakaran  27'
Syahmi Safari  42'
Safuwan Baharudin  45+2'
Brendan Gan  59'		 Report Uche Agba  38'
Wan Amirul Afiq  3'
Saiful Ridzuwan  44'		 Stadium: Shah Alam Stadium
Referee: Mohd Nafeez Abdul Wahab
20 September 2020 8 [note 1] Melaka United   1-1   Petaling Jaya City F.C. Melaka
21:00 UTC+8 Romel Morales  72'
Khairul Anwar  36'
Jang Suk-won  68'		 Report Kogileswaran Raj  90+3'
Washington Brandão  56'
R. Aroon Kumar  90+3'		 Stadium: Hang Jebat Stadium
Referee: Nazmi Nasaruddin
27 September 2020 9 [note 1] Sabah   3-2   Melaka United Kota Kinabalu, Sabah
21:00 UTC+08:00 Dennis Buchening  25'  65'
Rodoljub Paunovic  72' (pen)
Park Tae Su  59'
Maxsius Musa  64'
Petrus Shitembi  90+5'		 Report Uche Agba  16'
Sony Norde  45+3'		 Stadium: Likas Stadium
Referee: Fusser Bin Mad Slleh
2 October 2020 10 [note 1] Kedah   1-0   Melaka United Alor Setar
21:00 UTC+8 Shakir Hamzah  19' Report Stadium: Darul Aman Stadium
Referee: Nazim Bin Haji Idris
10 October 2020 11 [note 1] Melaka United   0-5   Johor Darul Ta'zim Melaka
Wan Amirul Afiq  18' Report Leandro Velazquez  70' (pen)
Syafiq Ahmad  75'  63'

Aidil Zafuan  79'
Fernando Rodriguez  85'
Gonzalo Cabrera  90+3'
Fadhli Shas  65'		 Stadium: Hang Jebat Stadium
Referee: Noor Azriel bin Baharuddin

Table edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
7 Petaling Jaya City 11 3 5 3 17 16 +1 14
8 Pahang 11 4 2 5 18 18 0 14
9 Melaka United 11 4 2 5 13 16 −3 11[a]
10 Sabah 11 2 3 6 12 24 −12 9
11 Felda United (R) 11 1 4 6 12 27 −15 7 Relegation to Malaysia Premier League
Source: Malaysian Football League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Melaka have been docked three points following the decision from FAM.[33]


Malaysia FA Cup edit

Main article: 2020 Malaysia FA Cup

cancelled

Malaysia Cup edit

Main article: 2020 Malaysia Cup
8 November 2020 Round 1 Selangor 2-1 Melaka United Melaka
21:00 UTC+8 Ifedayo Olusegun  21'
Sandro  52'		 Report Uche Agba  57' Stadium: Hang Jebat Stadium
Referee: Hamdan Bin Awang

Statistics edit

Appearances and goals edit

As @ 20 Sept 2020

No. Pos. Name League FA Cup Malaysia Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
3 DF   Nurridzuan Abu Hassan 0(2) 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
5 DF   Annas Rahmat 5(4) 0 0 0 1 0 9 0
6 DF   Jang Suk-won 9 0 0 0 1 0 9 0
7 FW   Uche Agba 11 5 0 0 1 1 11 6
8 MF   Safiq Rahim 7(2) 1 0 0 0(1) 0 9 1
10 MF   Romel Morales 11 3 0 0 1 0 11 3
11 MF   Syamim Yahya 8(1) 0 0 0 0(1) 0 9 0
13 DF   Razman Roslan 5(1) 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
15 MF   Khairul Anwar Shahrudin 6(2) 0 0 0 1 0 8 0
16 MF   Saiful Ridzuwan 8(2) 0 0 0 1 0 10 0
18 DF   Wan Amirul Afiq 11 1 0 0 1 0 11 1
19 GK   Khairul Fahmi 9 0 0 0 1 0 9 0
22 GK   Norazlan Razali 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
23 FW   Ferris Danial 5(4) 1 0 0 1 0 9 1
24 DF    Curran Singh Ferns 4(1) 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
25 DF   Faris Shah Rosli 1(7) 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
26 DF    Khair Jefri Jones 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
27 FW   Jasmir Mehat 0(2) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
29 MF   Deevan Raj 1(5) 0 0 0 0(1) 0 6 0
31 FW   Sony Norde 11 2 0 0 1 0 11 2
Players who have played this season but had left the club or on loan to other club
33 DF    Naruphon Putsorn 3(1) 0 0 0 0 0 4 0

Notes edit

  1. ^ a b c d e f g The match is postponed following the coronavirus pandemic.

References edit

  1. ^ "Zainal the new coach for 2019 after leaving Penang FA". Archived from the original on 2018-11-30. Retrieved 2019-11-23.
  2. ^ "Kuala Lumpur FA's keeper, Solehin, moves to Melaka United".
  3. ^ "Delda's keeper, Norazlan Razali, moves to Melaka United".
  4. ^ "Annas Rahmat moves to Melaka United".
  5. ^ "Mohd Aizulridzwan Razali moves to Melaka United".
  6. ^ "Curran Ferns returns to Malaysia with Melaka United".
  7. ^ "Curran Ferns returns to Malaysia with Melaka United".
  8. ^ "Akmal Zahir signed from UKM F.C."
  9. ^ "Lee Yong Cheng moves to Melaka United".
  10. ^ "MUSA is pleased to announce Thai-born Narupon Wild Putsorn".
  11. ^ "Romel Morales switches from PKNS after it become feeder club".
  12. ^ "Jasmir Mehat moves to Melaka United".
  13. ^ "Shyamierul Razmee Jasmi moves to Melaka United".
  14. ^ "Fakhrullah Rosli moves to Melaka United".
  15. ^ "Nurridzuan Abu Hassan joins Melaka for 2020".
  16. ^ "Khairul Anwar switch from Terengganu FA to Melaka United".
  17. ^ "Syamim Yahya move to Melaka".
  18. ^ "Sony, the winger, joins Melaka".
  19. ^ "Faizal Talib moves to Melaka United".
  20. ^ "Uche Agba moves to Melaka United".
  21. ^ "Ferris Danial joins Melaka for 2020".
  22. ^ "Desa return to Penang after one season".
  23. ^ "Patrick Reichelt Leave Melaka United for the Thai League".
  24. ^ "Penang FA have retained Casagrande! Welcome back!".
  25. ^ "Khairul Fahmi contract into his 2nd year".
  26. ^ "Faris contract extended for 2020 season".
  27. ^ "Jang Suk-won has his contract extended for 2020 season".
  28. ^ "Wan Amirul Afiq Wan Rahman has his contract extended for 2020 season".
  29. ^ "Razman Roslan has his contract extended for 2020 season".
  30. ^ "Deevan Raj contract extended for 2020 season".
  31. ^ "Saiful Ridzuwan Selamat contract extended for 2020 season".
  32. ^ "Safiq Rahim contract extended for 2020 season".
  33. ^ "Siaran Media: Melaka dipotong tiga mata Liga Super 2020". FAM.
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