2020 Sabah FA season

Sabah
2020 season
President	Peter Anthony
Manager	Henry Saimpon
Head coach	Kurniawan Dwi Yulianto
Stadium	Likas Stadium
Malaysia Super League	10th
Malaysia FA Cup	Cancelled
Malaysia Cup	Cancelled
Top goalscorer	League: ; Rodoljub Paunović; Dennis Buschening; (4); All: ; Rodoljub Paunović; Dennis Buschening; (4)

The 2020 season was Sabah's fifth competitive season in the highest tier of Malaysian football since the foundation of Malaysia Super League in 2004. It is also the 1st season for Sabah to play in Malaysia Super League after winning the 2019 Malaysia Premier League which got promoted. Along with the Malaysia Super League, the club participated in the Malaysia FA Cup and the Malaysia Cup.

Players

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	MAS	Wan Azraie
2	DF	MAS	Mafry Balang
3	DF	MAS	Rawilson Batuil (captain)
4	DF	MAS	Dendy Lowa
6	DF	KOR	Park Tae-soo
7	MF	MAS	Ricco Nigel Milus
8	MF	MAS	Azzizan Nordin (vice-captain)
9	FW	FRA	Guy Gnabouyou
10	MF	NAM	Petrus Shitembi
11	MF	MAS	Alto Linus
13	MF	MAS	Hamran Peter
14	DF	MAS	Jenius Karib
15	DF	MAS	Randy Baruh
16	DF	MAS	Zubir Azmi


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
17	FW	MAS	Ariusdius Jais
18	MF	MAS	Azwan Fattah
19	MF	MAS	Ummareng Bacok
20	FW	SRB	Rodoljub Paunović
21	FW	MAS	Maxsius Musa
22	GK	MAS	Rendy Rining
23	MF	MAS	Sabri Sahar
24	MF	MAS	Syukri Baharun
25	DF	MAS	Evan Wensley
27	FW	MAS	Stanley Sulong
28	MF	MAS	Mazlan Yahya
29	FW	MAS	Shahrizam Sahar
30	GK	MAS	Rozaimie Rohim
93	MF	THA	Dennis Buschening

Competitions

Overview

Competition	Record
Competition	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Super League	4	1	2	1	5	5	+0	025.00
FA Cup	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
Total	4	1	2	1	5	5	+0	025.00

Source: Competitions

Malaysia Super League

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
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
12	PDRM (R)	11	0	2	9	5	29	−24	−1^[b]	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:

^ Melaka have been docked three points following the decision from FAM.^[2]
^ PDRM have been docked three points following the decision from FAM.^[3]

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
4	1	2	1	5	5	0	5	1	1	0	5	3	+2	0	1	1	0	2	−2

Source: Fixtures and Results

Results by matchday

Match	1	2	3	4	5
Ground	A	H	A	H	A
Result	D	W	L	D
Position	7	4	5	4

Updated to match(es) played on 20 March 2020. Source: Fixtures and Results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Fixtures and results

1 March 2020 1	PDRM	0–0	Sabah	Kuala Lumpur
21:00 MYT (UTC+8)	Syahmi Shukri 16' Christopher Keli 60' Alif Naqiuddin 60' 75' Eskandar Ismail 88' Dick Cheney Waili 88' Nizam Rodzi 90+4' Khairul Izuan 90+4'	Report	Dennis Buschening 46' Azwan Fattah 46' Randy Baruh 65' Rodoljub Paunović 85' Ummareng Bacok 85'	Stadium: Kuala Lumpur Stadium Referee: Tuan Mohd Yaasin

7 March 2020 2	Sabah	3–1	Felda United	Kota Kinabalu
20:15 MYT (UTC+8)	Rodoljub Paunović 12' Rawilson Batuil 24' Park Tae-soo 39' Azzizan Nordin 44' Guy Gnabouyou 75' Alto Linus 75' Ummareng Bacok 76' Maxius Musa 76' 78' Azwan Fattah 85' Hamran Peter 85' 88'	Report	Frédéric Bulot 45+3' Haiqal Azhar 45+3' Ezanie Salleh 60' Nikola Raspopović 60' Khairul Amri 74' Faiz Mazlan 85' Fadhil Idris 85' Jasazrin Jamaluddin 90+4' Haziq Puad 90+6'	Stadium: Likas Stadium Referee: Wan Tarmizi Wan Ibrahim

10 March 2020 3	Pahang	2–0	Sabah	Kuantan
21:00 MYT (UTC+8)	Ivan Carlos 20' 60' 79' Herold Goulon 50' (pen.) Faisal Halim 70' Nik Sharif Haseefy 70' Dinesh Rajasingam 79'	Report	Zubir Azmi 30' Azwan Fattah 46' Alto Linus 46' 83' Ummareng Bacok 73' Maxius Musa 73' 89' Hamran Peter 83'	Stadium: Darul Makmur Stadium Referee: Tuan Mohd Yaasin

14 March 2020 4	Sabah	2–2	Perak	Kota Kinabalu
20:15 MYT (UTC+8)	Azzizan Nordin 5' 70' Guy Gnabouyou 27' Randy Baruh 41' Rodoljub Paunović 45+1' 76' Maxius Musa 45+2' 60' Ummareng Bacok 60' Hamran Peter 70' Dennis Buschening 76' Rawilson Batuil 90+3'	Report	Shahrel Fikri 17', 80' Shahrul Saad 35' Kenny Pallraj 56' 68' Firdaus Saiyadi 66' Farid Khazali 68' Thierry Chantha Bin 74' Hafiz Ramdan 74' Rafiuddin Roddin 81' Nazirul Naim 81'	Stadium: Likas Stadium Referee: Zulkarnain Zakaria

~~3 April 2020~~ (Postponed) 5	Terengganu	v	Sabah	Kuala Nerus
21:00 MYT (UTC+8)		Report		Stadium: Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin Stadium

Malaysia FA Cup

Fixture

~~17 March 2020~~ (Postponed) R2	Sabah	v	Kuala Lumpur	Kota Kinabalu
20:15 MYT (UTC+8)				Stadium: Likas Stadium

Statistics

Squad statistics

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		League		FA Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
13	GK		Wan Azraie	3	0	3	0	0	0
22	GK		Robson Rendy Rining	0	0	0	0	0	0
30	GK		Rozaimie Rohim	1	0	1	0	0	0
Defenders
2	DF		Mafry Balang	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	DF		Rawilson Batuil	4	0	4	0	0	0
4	DF		Dendy Lowa	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	DF		Park Tae-soo	4	1	4	1	0	0
14	DF		Jenius Karib	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	DF		Randy Baruh	4	0	4	0	0	0
16	DF		Zubir Azmi	4	0	4	0	0	0
25	DF		Evan Wensley	0	0	0	0	0	0
Midfielders
7	MF		Ricco Nigel Milus	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	MF		Azzizan Nordin	4	1	4	1	0	0
10	MF		Petrus Shitembi	4	0	4	0	0	0
11	MF		Alto Linus	4	0	4	0	0	0
13	MF		Hamran Peter	3	0	3	0	0	0
18	MF		Mohd Azwan Abdul Fattah	3	0	3	0	0	0
19	MF		Ummareng Bacok	4	0	4	0	0	0
23	MF		Sabri Sahar	0	0	0	0	0	0
24	MF		Mohd Syukri Baharun	0	0	0	0	0	0
28	MF		Mazlan Yahya	0	0	0	0	0	0
Forwards
17	FW		Arius Dius Jais	0	0	0	0	0	0
20	FW		Rodoljub Paunović	4	1	4	1	0	0
21	FW		Maxius Musa	3	1	3	1	0	0
27	FW		Stanley Sulong	0	0	0	0	0	0
29	FW		Shahrizam Sahar	0	0	0	0	0	0
93	MF		Dennis Buschening	2	0	2	0	0	0
9	FW		Guy Gnabouyou	3	1	3	1	0	0
	FW		Héctor Ramos‡	1	0	1	0	0	0

Last updated: 14 March 2020
Source: Stadium Astro

^‡ Player left the club mid-season

Clean sheets

As of 15 March 2020

Rank	Name	Super League	FA Cup	Total
1	Wan Azraie	1	0	1
Total		1	0	1

References

^ "Football Association of Sabah". Football Association of Malaysia.
^ "Siaran Media: Melaka dipotong tiga mata Liga Super 2020". FAM.
^ "Siaran Media: Melaka & Kelantan berjaya selesai, PDRM dipotong tiga mata Liga Super 2020". FAM.

[table_hth_MEL0.83884874025306-3] Melaka have been docked three points following the decision from FAM.^[2]

[table_hth_PDRM0.83884874025306-5] PDRM have been docked three points following the decision from FAM.^[3]

[1] "Football Association of Sabah". Football Association of Malaysia.

[2] "Siaran Media: Melaka dipotong tiga mata Liga Super 2020". FAM.

[4] "Siaran Media: Melaka & Kelantan berjaya selesai, PDRM dipotong tiga mata Liga Super 2020". FAM.

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