The 2019 season was Sabah's 7th competitive season in the second tier of Malaysian football, the Malaysia Premier League after relegated in 2012. Along with the Malaysia Premier League, the club competes in the Malaysia FA Cup and the Malaysia Cup.[2][3][4][5]

Sabah
2019 season
PresidentPeter Anthony[1]
ManagerHenry Saimpon
Head coachJelius Ating
StadiumLikas Stadium
Malaysia Premier League1st (promoted)
Malaysia FA CupSecond round
Malaysia CupGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague:
Rodoljub Paunović (11)

All:
Rodoljub Paunović (11)
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Players edit

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   MAS Sakri Masri
2 DF   MAS Mafry Balang
3 DF   MAS Rawilson Batuil (Captain)
4 DF   MAS Dendy Lowa
5 MF   MAS Muhammad Safar
6 DF   KOR Park Tae-soo
7 MF   TKM Ahmet Ataýew
8 MF   MAS Azzizan Nordin (Vice-captain)
9 FW   SRB Rodoljub Paunović
10 FW   ANG Aguinaldo
11 FW   MAS Alto Linus
12 MF   MAS Melky Balang
13 GK   MAS Robson Rendy
14 DF   MAS Jenius Karib
15 DF   MAS Randy Baruh
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 MF   MAS Justin Samaan
17 FW   MAS Ariusdius Jais
18 FW   MAS Azwan Fattah
19 MF   MAS Ummareng Bacok
20 MF   MAS Ricco Nigel
21 FW   MAS Maxius Musa
22 MF   MAS Elias Sulaiman
23 MF   MAS Sabri Sahar
24 MF   MAS Syukri Baharun
25 DF   MAS Evan Wensley
26 FW   MAS Rahman Shah
27 FW   MAS Stanley Sulong
28 MF   MAS Mazlan Yahya
29 DF   MAS Ranilson Batuil
30 GK   MAS Rozaimie Rohim

Transfers edit

1st leg edit

2nd leg edit

Competitions edit

Overview edit

Competition Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Premier League 20 13 4 3 33 17 +16 065.00
FA Cup 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 000.00
Malaysia Cup 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !
Total 21 13 4 4 33 18 +15 061.90

Source: Competitions

Malaysia Premier League edit

Table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Sabah (C, P) 20 13 4 3 33 17 +16 43 Promotion to Super League and Qualification for the Malaysia Cup group stage
2 Johor Darul Ta'zim II[a] 20 9 6 5 31 19 +12 33
3 PDRM (P) 20 9 3 8 30 27 +3 30 Promotion to Super League and Qualification for the Malaysia Cup group stage
4 Terengganu II[a] 20 8 6 6 21 24 −3 30
5 UiTM[b] (P) 20 8 5 7 33 25 +8 29 Promotion to Super League and Qualification for the Malaysia Cup group stage
Source: MFL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Johor Darul Ta'zim II and Terengganu II cannot be promoted from Premier League and play for Malaysia Cup as Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C. and Terengganu F.C. (their parent clubs) remain in Super League and play for Malaysia Cup. Should Johor Darul Ta'zim and Terengganu be relegated to Premier League or will not play for Malaysia Cup, Johor Darul Ta'zim II and Terengganu II will have to drop to M3 League or will play for Malaysia Cup.
  2. ^ UiTM F.C. is promoted to replaced PKNS F.C. relegated after withdrawing license to complete for the 2020 Malaysia Premier League season as they become feeder club to Selangor FA.

Results summary edit

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
20 13 4 3 33 17  +16 43 8 1 1 20 7  +13 5 3 2 13 10  +3

Results by matchday edit

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ResultLDWWWDWLDWWWDWWWWWWL
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Updated to match(es) played on 20 July 2019. Source: Fixtures and Results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Fixtures and Results edit

The Malaysian Football League (MFL) announced the fixtures for the 2019 season on 22 December 2018.[6]

2 February 2019 1 Sabah 1–2 Johor Darul Ta'zim II Kota Kinabalu
20:15 MYT (UTC+8)
Report
Stadium: Likas Sports Complex Football Stadium
Referee: Fusser Mad Salleh
8 February 2019 2 Kelantan 3–3 Sabah Kota Bharu
21:00 MYT (UTC+8)
Report
Stadium: Sultan Muhammad IV Stadium
Referee: Zulkifli Ahmad
16 February 2019 3 Sabah 3–1 Terengganu II Kota Kinabalu
20:15 MYT (UTC+8)
Report
Stadium: Likas Sports Complex Football Stadium
Referee: Ridzuan Rozali
23 February 2019 4 Sarawak 1–2 Sabah Kuching
16:15 MYT (UTC+8)
Report
  • Randy   25'
  • Ricco   26'
  • Dendy   31'
  • Paunović   36'
  • Sabri   39'
  • Rawilson   45+1'
Stadium: Sarawak State Stadium
Referee: Jeevanathan A/L Ponniamoorthy
2 March 2019 5 Sabah 3–1 PDRM Kota Kinabalu
20:15 MYT (UTC+8)
Report
Stadium: Likas Sports Complex Football Stadium
Referee: Faiz Jamaluddin
9 March 2019 6 Negeri Sembilan 0–0 Sabah Seremban
21:00 MYT (UTC+8)
  • Kumar   76'
  • Almir   89'
Report
Stadium: Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium
Referee: Shahrizan Solihin
30 March 2019 7 Sabah 2–0 Penang Kota Kinabalu
20:15 MYT (UTC+8)
Report
  • Qayyum   36'
Stadium: Likas Sports Complex Football Stadium
Referee: Muhammad Khairulsyahmi
6 April 2019 8 Selangor United 2–1 Sabah Selayang
16:45 MYT (UTC+8)
Report
Stadium: Selayang Municipal Council Stadium
Referee: Faizudin Ismail
13 April 2019 9 Sabah 1–1 UiTM Kota Kinabalu
20:15 MYT (UTC+8)
Report
  • Syed Ariff   21'
  • Mendy   84'
Stadium: Likas Sports Complex Football Stadium
Referee: Zulkifli Ahmad
20 April 2019 10 Sabah 3–1 UKM Kota Kinabalu
20:15 MYT (UTC+8)
Report
Stadium: Likas Sports Complex Football Stadium
Referee: Fusser Mad Salih
11 Perlis Cancelled Sabah Kangar
Stadium: Tuanku Syed Putra Stadium
4 May 2019 12 Sabah 1–0 Selangor United Kota Kinabalu
20:15 MYT (UTC+8)
Report
  • Pavlenko   40'
Stadium: Likas Sports Complex Football Stadium
Referee: Zulkifli Ahmad
17 May 2019 14 UKM 0–1 Sabah Kuala Lumpur
22:00 MYT (UTC+8)
Report
Stadium: Kuala Lumpur Stadium
Referee: J. Suresh
25 May 2019 15 Penang 0–0 Sabah Penang
22:00 MYT (UTC+8)
Report
Stadium: City Stadium
Referee: Jeffri Zolkefli
15 June 2019 16 Sabah 1–0 Negeri Sembilan Kota Kinabalu
20:15 MYT (UTC+8)
Report
Stadium: Likas Sports Complex Football Stadium
Referee: Zulkifli Ahmad
19 June 2019 17 PDRM 1–2 Sabah Malacca
21:00 MYT (UTC+8)
  • Lee   33'
  • Wark   10'
  • Agba   58'
Report
Stadium: Hang Jebat Stadium
Referee: Razlan Joffri Ali
26 June 2019 18 Sabah 4–1 Sarawak Kota Kinabalu
20:15 MYT (UTC+8)
Report
Stadium: Likas Sports Complex Football Stadium
Referee: S. Logeswaran
5 July 2019 19 Johor Darul Ta'zim II 0–1 Sabah Pasir Gudang
21:00 MYT (UTC+8)
Report
Stadium: Pasir Gudang Corporation Stadium
Attendance: 2700
Referee: Suhaizi Shukri
9 July 2019 20 UiTM 1–2 Sabah Shah Alam
21:00 MYT (UTC+8)
Report
Stadium: UiTM Stadium
Referee: Fairuzi Mat Desa
13 July 2019 21 Sabah 1–0 Kelantan Kota Kinabalu
21:00 MYT (UTC+8)
  • Evan   46'
  • Ataýew   58'
  • Rozaimie   90+3'
Report
  • Afiq   46'
Stadium: Likas Sports Complex Football Stadium
Attendance: 10200
Referee: Mohamad Zamzaidi Katimin
20 July 2019 22 Terengganu II 2–1 Sabah Kuala Terengganu
21:00 MYT (UTC+8)
Report
Stadium: Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah Stadium
Referee: Ku Alauddin Ku Muhammad

Malaysia FA Cup edit

Fixture edit

3 April 2019 2nd Round Kelantan United 1–0 Sabah Kota Bharu
21:00 MYT (UTC+8)
Report
Stadium: Sultan Muhammad IV Stadium
Referee: Hamdan Awang

Malaysia Cup edit

Group stage edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification PAH PRK PEN SAB
1 Pahang 6 5 0 1 12 5 +7 15 Quarter-finals 3–0 3–1 1–0
2 Perak 6 2 3 1 9 7 +2 9 3–1 1–1 3–0
3 Pulau Pinang 6 1 2 3 5 10 −5 5 0–2 1–1 2–1
4 Sabah 6 1 1 4 5 9 −4 4 1–2 1–1 2–0
Source: FAM MFL
4 August 2019 1 Perak 3–0 Sabah Ipoh
21:00 MYT (UTC+8)
Report
  • Randy   24'
  • Paunović   40'
  • Maxius   70'
Stadium: Perak Stadium
Referee: Suhaimi Mat Hassan
7 August 2019 2 Penang v Sabah George Town
21:00 MYT (UTC+8) Stadium: City Stadium
17 August 2019 3 Sabah v Pahang Kota Kinabalu
20:15 MYT (UTC+8) Stadium: Likas Stadium

Statistics edit

Appearances edit

Last updated: 4 August 2019.
Source: Sabah FA

No. Pos. Name Malaysia Premier League Malaysia FA Cup Malaysia Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
13 GK   Robson Rendy 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
30 GK   Rozaimie Rohim 19 0 1 0 1 0 21 0
Defenders
2 DF   Mafry Balang 13 0 1 0 0 0 14 0
3 DF   Rawilson Batuil 17 0 1 0 1 0 19 0
4 DF   Dendy Lowa 14 1 1 0 0 0 15 1
6 DF   Park Tae-soo 17 1 1 0 1 0 19 1
14 DF   Jenius Karib 12 0 0 0 1 0 13 0
15 DF   Randy Baruh 16 0 1 0 1 0 18 0
25 DF   Evan Wensley 10 0 0 0 1 0 11 0
Midfielders
5 MF   Muhammad Safar 4 0 1 0 0 0 5 0
8 MF   Azzizan Nordin 16 0 1 0 1 0 18 0
7 MF   Ahmet Ataýew 8 1 0 0 1 0 9 1
16 MF   Justin Samaan 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
18 MF   Azwan Fattah 10 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
19 MF   Ummareng Bacok 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
20 MF   Ricco Nigel 13 1 1 0 1 0 15 1
22 MF   Elias Sulaiman 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
23 MF   Sabri Sahar 7 1 0 0 0 0 7 1
Forwards
9 FW   Rodoljub Paunović 19 11 1 0 1 0 21 11
10 FW   Aguinaldo 9 3 0 0 1 0 10 3
11 FW   Alto Linus 12 4 0 0 1 0 13 4
21 FW   Maxius Musa 13 2 1 0 1 0 15 2
26 FW   Rahman Shah 7 0 0 0 1 0 8 0
28 FW   Mazlan Yahya 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Players transferred out during the season
7 FW   Luiz Júnior 9 4 1 0 0 0 10 4
10 MF   Luka Milunović 9 3 1 0 0 0 10 3

References edit

  1. ^ "Football Association of Sabah". Football Association of Malaysia.
  2. ^ "Sabah sasar dua tangga teratas Liga Perdana". Berita Harian. 27 January 2019.
  3. ^ "Sabah teruskan pemburuan import sesuai". Stadium Astro. 10 January 2019.
  4. ^ "SAFA Pilih Tambadau Ganti Sang Badak". Sabah News Today. 27 January 2019. Archived from the original on 7 March 2019. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
  5. ^ "Sabah ikat pemain Serbia, Korea". Berita Harian. 29 January 2019.
  6. ^ "PMFL keluarkan kalendar Liga Malaysia musim 2019 & 2020". Fox Sports. 22 December 2018. Retrieved 6 March 2019.