2020 Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C. season

The 2020 season was Johor Darul Ta'zim Football Club's 47th season in club history and 8th season in the Malaysia Super League after rebranding their name from Johor FC.

Johor Darul Ta'zim
2020 season
ChairmanTunku Tun Aminah Sultan Ibrahim
ManagerBenjamin Mora
StadiumSultan Ibrahim Stadium
Super League1st
FA CupCancelled
Malaysia CupCancelled
Piala SumbangsihWinners
Champions LeagueGroup stage (withdrew)[1][2]
Top goalscorerLeague:
Gonzalo Cabrera
Safawi Rasid
(7 each)

All:
Gonzalo Cabrera
Safawi Rasid
(7 each)
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Background edit

Johor Darul Ta'zim FC won their 2019 Malaysia Super League to become the first Malaysian club to win the league titles for six consecutive seasons (2014–2019). JDT returns to win the 2019 Malaysia Cup after defeating Kedah 3-0 at Bukit Jalil National Stadium on 2 November 2019.

JDT failed to qualify for quarter final in Malaysia FA Cup after lost with 0-1 to PKNS at third round on 17 April 2019.

Johor Darul Ta’zim (JDT) FC suffered a shocking 1-0 defeat to PJ City FC in the Malaysia Super League 2019 at the Larkin Stadium on 16 July 2019 ending their hopes of going a fulls season undefeated!

Having won a record sixth Malaysia Super League title couple of weeks back, JDT were just two matches away from repeating their 2016 feat of coasting through a full league season undefeated.

JDT have lost for the first time at the Tan Sri Dato’ Haji Hassan Yunos Stadium in Larkin since April 14, 2012 — a run that lasted for 75 matches (82, if you include their seven wins as Johor FC). JDT had also won 28 consecutive home league matches before lost to Petaling Jaya City FC.

In Asia, JDT in the first time and to become the first Malaysian club to qualify for AFC Champions League Group Stage. JDT create the first victory after defeating defending champions Kashima Antlers 1-0 at Tan Sri Dato' Haji Hassan Yunos Stadium on 8 May 2019.

Squad edit

As of 21 Dec 2019.
Squad No. Name Nationality Date of Birth (Age) Previous Club Contract Since Contract End
Goalkeepers
1 Farizal Marlias   (1986-06-29) 29 June 1986 (age 37)   Selangor FA 2014
24 Izham Tarmizi   (1991-04-24) 24 April 1991 (age 33)   Harimau Muda A 2014 2021
26 Haziq Nadzli   (1998-01-06) 6 January 1998 (age 26)   PDRM FA 2017 2022
Defenders
2 Matthew Davies    (1995-02-07) 7 February 1995 (age 29)   Pahang FA 2020
3 Adam Nor Azlin   (1996-01-05) 5 January 1996 (age 28)   Selangor FA 2018 2019
6 Syazwan Andik   (1996-08-04) 4 August 1996 (age 27)   Kuala Lumpur FA 2019
7 Aidil Zafuan   (1987-08-03) 3 August 1987 (age 36)   ATM FA 2013
12 S. Kunanlan   (1986-09-15) 15 September 1986 (age 37)   Selangor FA 2015 2019
20 Azrif Nasrulhaq   (1991-05-27) 27 May 1991 (age 32)   Selangor FA 2016 2021
22 La'Vere Corbin-Ong      (1991-04-21) 21 April 1991 (age 33)   Go Ahead Eagles 2018 2019
27 Fadhli Shas   (1991-01-21) 21 January 1991 (age 33)   FC ViOn Zlaté Moravce 2014 2021
33 Maurício   (1988-09-20) 20 September 1988 (age 35)   S.S. Lazio 2019 2019
41 Feroz Baharuddin   (2000-04-02) 2 April 2000 (age 24) Youth Team 2020 2020
44 Mohammad Qairul   (2004-05-01) 1 May 2004 (age 19)   Kelantan F.C. 2020 2020
Kiko Insa   (1988-01-25) 25 January 1988 (age 36)   Bangkok Glass FC 2018
Midfielders
4 Afiq Fazail   (1994-09-29) 29 September 1994 (age 29)   Harimau Muda B 2015 2020
5 Syamer Kutty Abba   (1997-10-01) 1 October 1997 (age 26)   Vilaverdense F.C. 2018 2022
11 Gonzalo Cabrera   (1989-01-15) 15 January 1989 (age 35)   Al-Faisaly FC 2017
14 Hariss Harun   (1990-11-19) 19 November 1990 (age 33)   Home United 2014 2021
17 Ramadhan Saifullah Usman   (2000-12-09) 9 December 2000 (age 23) Youth Team 2020 2020
18 Leandro Velázquez   (1989-05-10) 10 May 1989 (age 34)   Rionegro Águilas 2019
21 Nazmi Faiz   (1994-08-16) 16 August 1994 (age 29)   Johor Darul Ta'zim II 2017
30 Natxo Insa    (1986-06-09) 9 June 1986 (age 37)   Levante UD 2017
42 Arif Aiman Hanapi   (2002-05-04) 4 May 2002 (age 21) Youth Team 2020 2020
43 Amirul Husaini Zamri   (2000-10-04) 4 October 2000 (age 23) Youth Team 2020 2020
45 Gary Steven Robbat   (1992-09-03) 3 September 1992 (age 31)   Johor Darul Ta'zim II 2020
88 Liridon Krasniqi   (1992-01-01) 1 January 1992 (age 32)   Melaka United 2020
Strikers
9 Hazwan Bakri   (1991-06-19) 19 June 1991 (age 32)   Selangor FA 2017 2020
19 Akhyar Rashid   (1999-05-01) 1 May 1999 (age 24)   Kedah FA 2019
28 Syafiq Ahmad   (1995-06-28) 28 June 1995 (age 28)   Pulau Pinang 2018
29 Safawi Rasid   (1997-03-05) 5 March 1997 (age 27)   Terengganu F.C. II 2017 2022

Friendly matches edit

  Win   Draw   Loss

11 January 2020 (2020-01-11) 1 Johor Darul Ta'zim   4–0   Kuching Johor, Malaysia
20:45 (UTC+8) Diogo Luís Santo   35'
Hazwan Bakri   65'
Leandro Velázquez   69'
Liridon Krasniqi   71'
Report Stadium: Sultan Ibrahim Stadium
15 January 2020 (2020-01-15) 2 Johor Darul Ta'zim   4–0   Home United Johor, Malaysia
20:45 (UTC+8) Gonzalo Cabrera   3'
Diogo Luís Santo   12'
Syafiq Ahmad   72'
Liridon Krasniqi   83'
Report Stadium: Sultan Ibrahim Stadium
20 February 2020 (2020-02-20) 3 Johor Darul Ta'zim   7–0   Balestier Khalsa Johor, Malaysia
20:45 (UTC+8) Diogo Luís Santo   20'  63'  65'
Aidil Zafuan   53'
Maurício   61'
Leandro Velázquez   72'
Hazwan Bakri   78'
Stadium: Sultan Ibrahim Stadium

Tour of UAE edit

20 January 2020 (2020-01-20) 1 Riga   2–0   Johor Darul Ta'zim Dubai, United Arab Emirates
18:00 (UTC+4) Roman Debelko   35'
Felipe Brisola   88'
Report Stadium: The Sevens Stadium
23 January 2020 (2020-01-23) 2 Dibba Al-Fujairah   0–1   Johor Darul Ta'zim Fujairah, United Arab Emirates
Diogo Luís Santo   4' Stadium: Fujairah Club Stadium
26 January 2020 (2020-01-26) 3 Turkmenistan   1–2   Johor Darul Ta'zim Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Metdayev Akmammet   53' Safawi Rasid   39' (pen)
Diogo Luís Santo   61' (pen)
Stadium: Jebel Ali COE Stadium
29 January 2020 (2020-01-29) 4 Žilina   1–2   Johor Darul Ta'zim Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Vahan Bichakhchyan  39' Gonzalo Cabrera  2'  19' Stadium: The Sevens Stadium
30 January 2020 (2020-01-30) 5 Emirates Club   3–2   Johor Darul Ta'zim Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Syazwan Andik  39' (o.g.)
Saeed Salem  44'
Tommy Tobar  58'
Syafiq Ahmad  66'
Amirul Husaini  76'
Stadium: Emirates Club Stadium

Mid-season Friendlies edit

18 August 2020 (2020-08-18) Friendly Johor Darul Ta'zim   8–0   UiTM F.C. Johor
Diogo Luís Santo  11'  23'  34'
Gonzalo Cabrera  29'
Leandro Velázquez  49'  51'
Nazmi Faiz  77'
Syamer Kutty Abba  82' (pen)
Stadium: Sultan Ibrahim Stadium

Competitions edit

Overview edit

Malaysia Super League edit

Table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Johor Darul Ta'zim (C, Q) 11 9 2 0 33 8 +25 29 Qualification for AFC Champions League group stage
2 Kedah (Q) 11 7 1 3 20 13 +7 22[a] Qualification for AFC Cup group stage
3 Terengganu (Q) 11 6 1 4 24 14 +10 19[b]
4 Perak 11 5 3 3 21 19 +2 18
5 Selangor 11 4 5 2 26 19 +7 17
Source: Malaysian Football League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Notes:


Malaysia Super League fixtures and results edit

  Win   Draw   Loss

28 February 2020 1 Johor Darul Ta'zim   1–0   Kedah Johor
21:00 UTC+8 Maurício  44'
Leandro Velazquez  25'
Aidil Zafuan  30'
Report Baddrol Bakhtiar  5'
Hadin Azman  44'
Shakir Hamzah  49'
Renan Alves  86'
Stadium: Sultan Ibrahim Stadium
Referee: Azlan Jofri Ali
7 March 2020 2 Johor Darul Ta'zim   2–1   UiTM FC Johor
21:00 UTC+8 Diogo Luís Santo  9'
Nazmi Faiz  69'
Fadhli Shas  24'
Kiko Insa  72'
Report Victor Nirrennold  20'
Arif Anwar  37'
Rabih Ataya  65'
Stadium: Sultan Ibrahim Stadium
Referee: Hamdan Awang
10 March 2020 3 PDRM FA   0–1   Johor Darul Ta'zim Cheras
21:00 UTC+8 Nizam Rodzi  39'
See Tian Keat  54'
Amir Saiful  61'
Report Diogo Luís Santo  85' (pen) 85  89'
Nazmi Faiz  81'
Stadium: Kuala Lumpur Stadium
Referee: Fairuzi Mat Desa
28 August 2020 5 Pahang   2–3   Johor Darul Ta'zim Kuantan
21:00 UTC+8 Faisal Halim  40'
Herold Goulon  45'
Muslim Ahmad  37'
Gopi Rizqi  37'
Dinesh Rajasingam  38'
Ashar Al Aafiz  90'
Report Leandro Velazquez  5'
Ramadhan Saifullah  14'
Gonzalo Cabrera  35' (pen)  22'
Nazmi Faiz  73'
Maurício  85'
Stadium: Darul Makmur Stadium
Referee: Zulkarnain Bin Zakaria
4 September 2020 6 Johor Darul Ta'zim   7–0   Perak Johor
21:00 UTC+8 Afiq Fazail  22'
Gonzalo Cabrera  36'  45' (pen)  61'
Ramadhan Saifullah  45+2'
Safawi Rasid  79'
Akhyar Rashid  83'
Nazmi Faiz  66'
Report Thierry Bin  52' Stadium: Sultan Ibrahim Stadium
Referee: Nazmi Nasaruddin
19 September 2020 8 Johor Darul Ta'zim   6–1   Selangor Johor
21:00 UTC+8 Safawi Rasid  45+2'  49' (pen)  57'
Diogo Luís Santo  63'
Gonzalo Cabrera  66'
Ramadhan Saifullah  71'  75'
Nazmi Faiz  45+5'
Syamer Kutty Abba  90+2'   90+4'
Report Rufino Segovia  81'
Ashmawi Yakin  37'
Nicholas Swirad  48'
Stadium: Sultan Ibrahim Stadium
Referee: Zulkarnain Zakaria

Malaysia Cup edit

AFC Champions League edit

Table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification VIS SUW GZE JDT
1   Vissel Kobe 4 2 0 2 4 5 −1 6 Advance to knockout stage 0–2 0–2 5–1
2   Suwon Samsung Bluewings 4 1 2 1 3 2 +1 5 0–1 0–0 25 Nov
3   Guangzhou Evergrande 4 1 2 1 4 4 0 5 1–3 1–1 4 Dec
4   Johor Darul Ta'zim 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew[a] 1 Dec 2–1 19 Nov
Source: AFC
Notes:
  1. ^ Johor Darul Ta'zim were unable to travel to Qatar to play the final four matches of the group stage due to the COVID-19 pandemic travel restrictions after they were denied permission to travel by the Malaysian government.[3] They were considered to have withdrawn from the competition, and all previous matches played by them shall be considered "null and void" and would not be considered in determining the final group rankings.[4]

  Win   Draw   Loss

Group stage edit

12 February 2020 (2020-02-12) Matchday 1 Vissel Kobe   5–1   Johor Darul Ta'zim Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture
19:00 UTC+9 Keijiro Ogawa   12', 58', 72'
Kyogo Furuhashi   28'   45'   76'
Douglas   65'   72'
Noriaki Fujimoto   72'
Junya Tanaka   76'
Andrés Iniesta   88'
Ryo Hatsuse   88'
Live Report
Stat Report
S. Kunanlan   15'   61'
Safawi   27' (pen)   45'
Afiq Fazail   31'
Adam Nor Azlin   61'
Nazmi Faiz   67'
Natxo Insa   67'
Cabrera   81'
Syafiq Ahmad   81'
Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe
Referee: Alireza Faghani  
1 December 2020 (2020-12-01) Matchday 5 Johor Darul Ta'zim   Cancelled   Vissel Kobe Doha, Qatar
Stadium: Khalifa International Stadium

Club Statistics edit

Correct as of match played on 14 Nov 2020

Appearances edit

No. Pos. Player Malaysia Super League FA Cup Malaysia Cup ACL / AFC Cup Total
Apps.  Goals Apps.  Goals Apps.  Goals Apps.  Goals Apps.  Goals
1 GK   Farizal Marlias 11 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 13 0
2 DF    Matthew Davies 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 7 0
3 DF   Adam Nor Azlin 0(4) 0 0 0 0 0 0(1) 0 5 0
4 MF   Afiq Fazail 9(2) 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 14 1
5 MF   Syamer Kutty Abba 0(6) 0 0 0 0 0 0(1) 0 7 0
6 DF   Syazwan Andik 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 DF   Aidil Zafuan 7(1) 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 9 1
8 FW   Diogo Luís Santo 10 4 0 0 1 0 2 0 13 4
9 FW   Hazwan Bakri 0 0 0 0 0(1) 0 0 0 1 0
11 FW    Gonzalo Cabrera 10(1) 8 0 0 1 0 2 1 14 9
12 DF   S. Kunanlan 4(1) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 7 0
14 MF   Hariss Harun 1 0 0 0 0(1) 0 1 0 3 0
17 MF   Ramadhan Saifullah 3(4) 3 0 0 0(1) 0 1 0 9 3
18 MF   Leandro Velazquez 9 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 10 2
19 FW   Akhyar Rashid 0(6) 1 0 0 0 0 0(1) 0 7 1
20 DF   Azrif Nasrulhaq 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 MF   Nazmi Faiz 5(3) 0 0 0 0(1) 0 2 0 10 0
22 DF      Corbin-Ong 11 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 14 0
24 GK   Izham Tarmizi 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
26 GK   Haziq Nadzli 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
27 DF   Fadhli Shas 6(2) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 0
28 FW   Syafiq Ahmad 2(4) 2 0 0 0(1) 0 0(2) 0 9 2
29 MF   Safawi Rasid 5(2) 7 0 0 0 0 2 1 9 8
30 MF    Natxo Insa 8(1) 1 0 0 1 0 1(1) 0 12 1
33 DF   Maurício Nascimento 10 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 12 2
35 DF   Hasbullah Abu Bakar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
41 MF   Feroz Baharudin 0(1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
42 MF   Arif Aiman Hanapi 0(2) 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 1
43 MF   Amirul Husaini Zamri 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
45 MF   Gary Steven Robbat 1(1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
46 FW   Fernando Rodriguez 0(1) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
88 MF     Liridon Krasniqi 1(2) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Players who have played this season but had left the club or on loan to other club

Top scorers edit

Rnk No. Pos. Name League FA Cup Malaysia Cup AFC Champions League Total
1 29 FW   Safawi Rasid 0 0 0 1 1
Own goals 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 1 1

Top assists edit

Rnk No. Pos. Name League FA Cup Malaysia Cup Asia Total
0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0

Discipline edit

Rnk No. Player Total League FA Cup Malaysia Cup AFC
                                       
1 4   Afiq Fazail 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
12   S. Kunanlan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
29   Safawi Rasid 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Totals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0

Transfers and contracts edit

In edit

No. Pos. Name Age Moving from Type Transfer Date Transfer fee
34 MF     Liridon Krasniqi 32   Melaka United Transfer 20 December 2019 Free [5]
2 DF    Matthew Davies 29   Pahang FA Transfer 17 February 2020 Free [6]

Out edit

No. Pos. Name Age Moving to Type
2 DF   Dominic Tan 27   Police Tero Free
18 FW   Fernando Andrés Márquez 36   Defensa y Justicia Loan [7]
DF   Mahali Jasuli 35   Petaling Jaya City FC Free
29 FW   Safawi Rasid 27   Portimonense SC Loan

Retained edit

Position Player Ref

References edit

  1. ^ "Al Wahda unable to travel to AFC Champions League (West)". Asian Football Confederation. 10 September 2020.
  2. ^ "AFC COVID-19 Sub Committee's decision on Al Wahda". Asian Football Confederation. 14 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Johor Darul Ta'zim forced out of Asian Champions League after Malaysia refuses to lift travel restrictions". ESPN. 11 November 2020.
  4. ^ "Latest update on AFC Champions League 2020". Asian Football Confederation. 13 November 2020.
  5. ^ "JDT strengthens squad with Liridon signing".
  6. ^ "Matthew Davies sign for JDT for 2020 season".
  7. ^ "Fernando Andrés Márquez will be released after 2018".