The 2015 Melaka United Season is Melaka United's 5th season playing football in the Malaysia FAM League since its inception after being relegated from Malaysia Premier League in 2010. They won the league this season and was promoted to Malaysia Premier League next season by topping the Group B table and won the cup by beating Perlis 3–2 in the final.[1][2][3]
| 2015 season | ||
|---|---|---|
| President | Datuk Seri Ir. Idris Haron | |
| Head Coach | Mat Zan Mat Aris | |
| Stadium | Hang Jebat Stadium (capacity:40,000) | |
| Malaysia FAM League | Champion | |
| Malaysia FA Cup | Round of 16 | |
| Malaysia Cup | Not Qualified | |
| Top goalscorer | League: Nurshamil Abdul Ghani All: Nurshamil Abdul Ghani | |
| Highest home attendance | 38,000 | |
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Malaysia FAM League edit
League table edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Melaka United (C, P) | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 30 | 13 | +17 | 36 | Promotion to Premier League and final round |
| 2 | MISC-MIFA | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 33 | 17 | +16 | 36 | |
| 3 | Young Fighters | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 28 | 17 | +11 | 31 | |
| 4 | MOF | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 29 | 27 | +2 | 21 | |
| 5 | Kedah United | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 29 | −13 | 20 |
Source: FAM Official Site
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Final edit
Melaka United  | 3 – 2 |  Perlis |
|---|---|---|
Nurshamil Abdul Ghani  38', 72', 90+2' |
Report | Mohd Syafiq Azmi 15' (p), 60' |
Malaysia FA Cup edit
Melaka United were eliminated in the first round (round of 32) of the 2015 Malaysia FA Cup. They lost 1–3 to Terengganu.[4]
Win Draw Loss
1st Round
| Melaka United | 1–3 |  Terengganu |
|---|---|---|
| Nurshamil 88' (pen.) |
Report | Manaf 47' Paulo Rangel 52', 72' (pen.) Azlan Zainal  74' |
Malaysia Cup edit
Melaka United does not participated in this year Malaysia Cup as they were not qualified for it.[5]
References edit
- ^ "Melaka United ke saingan Liga Perdana tahun depan". BH Online.
- ^ "Melaka United layak ke Liga Perdana". Archived from the original on 2015-12-25. Retrieved 2016-01-17.
- ^ "Petanda positif bola sepak Melaka". HM Online.
- ^ http://www.soccer24.com/malaysia/fa-cup/draw/ FA Cup 2015 Draw
- ^ http://www.fourfourtwo.com/my/news/2015-malaysia-cup-group-stage-draw-result Archived 2015-10-01 at the Wayback Machine 2015 Malaysia Cup group stage draw result