2022 Sabah F.C. season

Sabah
2022 season
CEOKhairul Firdaus Akbar Khan[1]
ManagerAhmad Marzuki Nasir[2]
Head coachOng Kim Swee[2]
StadiumLikas Stadium
Malaysia Super League3rd
Malaysia FA CupQuarter Final
Malaysia CupSemi Final
Top goalscorerLeague: Park Tae-Soo (8)
All: Baddrol Bakhtiar
Park Tae-Soo (8)
Highest home attendance23,523 vs Johor Darul Ta'zim[3]
Lowest home attendance1,096 vs Respect F.C.[4]
Average home league attendance8,996 (League)
7,645 (FA Cup)
8,446 (Malaysia Cup)
Biggest winSabah 4–0 Kedah Darul Aman [5]
Biggest defeatJohor Darul Ta'zim 3–0 Sabah[6]

The 2022 season was Sabah's seventh competitive season in the highest tier of Malaysian football since the foundation of Malaysia Super League in 2004. It is also the third season for Sabah to play in Malaysia Super League after winning the 2019 Malaysia Premier League which got promoted.

Players

First-team squad

As of 1 July 2022
Jersey No. Position Name Nationality Date of Birth (Age)
1 GK Ramzi Mustakim 1999
19 GK Khairul Fahmi Che Mat (1989-01-07) 7 January 1989
31 GK Damien Lim (1997-02-15) 15 February 1997
2 DF Abdul Hanafie Tokyo (1999-03-25) 25 March 1999
3 DF Rawilson Batuil (1994-04-29) 29 April 1994
4 DF Jackson de Souza (1990-05-01) 1 May 1990
5 DF Gerald Gadit (1999-05-16) 16 May 1999
13 DF Badrul Afendy Fadzli (1993-09-01) 1 September 1993
15 DF Rizal Ghazali (1992-10-01) 1 October 1992
21 DF Nazirul Naim (1996-04-06) 6 April 1996
33 DF Dominic Tan (1997-03-12) 12 March 1997
6 MF Park Tae-Soo (1989-12-01) 1 December 1989
7 MF Baddrol Bakhtiar (captain) (1988-02-01) 1 February 1988
8 MF Tommy Mawat Bada (1996-06-26) 26 June 1996
11 MF Alto Linus (1986-09-25) 25 September 1986
20 MF Gary Steven Robbat (1993-09-03) 3 September 1993
22 MF Stuart Wilkin (1998-03-12) 12 March 1998
29 MF Ummareng Bacok (1994-06-07) 7 June 1994
77 MF Irfan Fazail (1991-04-12) 12 April 1991
88 MF Maxsius Musa (1993-05-21) 21 May 1993
10 FW Taiki Kagayama (1996-05-14) 14 May 1996
12 FW Thanabalan Nadarajah (1993-05-03) 3 May 1993
17 FW Amri Yahyah (1981-01-21) 21 January 1981
27 FW Dirga Surdi (1999-07-11) 11 July 1999
67 FW Saddil Ramdani (1999-01-02) 2 January 1999
69 FW Sahrizan Saidin 1999
80 FW Azhad Harraz (2003-03-09) 9 March 2003
Transfer In
9 FW Farhan Roslan (1996-12-03) 3 December 1996
70 FW Jose Embalo (1993-05-16) 16 May 1993
Transfer Out
9 FW Neto Pessoa (1994-05-16) 16 May 1994

Friendly matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

Pre-Season Friendlies

15 January 2022 Sabah 1-1 Kinabalu Jaguar F.C. Kota Kinabalu
20:15 MYT Report Stadium: Likas Stadium
27 January 2022 Sabah 0-1 Kuching City Kota Kinabalu
20:15 MYT Report Stadium: Likas Stadium
5 February 2022 Sabah 1-1 Malaysia U-23 Kota Kinabalu
20:15 MYT Report Stadium: Likas Stadium

SMJ Cup

12 February 2022 Matchday 1 Sabah 1–2 Kelantan Kota Kinabalu
21:00 MYT
  • Ramdani 51'
Report
Stadium: Likas Stadium
15 February 2022 Matchday 2 Sabah 2–1 Sarawak United Kota Kinabalu
21:00 MYT Report
Stadium: Likas Stadium
18 February 2022 Matchday 3 Sabah 1–0 Kedah Darul Aman Kota Kinabalu
21:00 MYT Report Stadium: Likas Stadium

Indonesia Tour

5 June 2022 Persija Jakarta 1–2 Sabah Bekasi, Indonesia
16:00 WIB
17:00 MYT
Stadium: Patriot Candrabhaga
7 June 2022 Bhayangkara 2–1 Sabah Indonesia
16:00 WIB
17:00 MYT
10 June 2022 Persiba 0–0 Sabah Indonesia

Competitions

Overview

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Super League 4 March 2022 15 October 2022 Matchday 1 3rd 22 13 3 6 36 26 +10 059.09
FA Cup 12 March 2022 23 July 2022 First Round Quarter Final 3 2 0 1 4 3 +1 066.67
Malaysia Cup 26 October 2022 20 November 2022 Round of 16 Semi Final 6 2 2 2 6 7 −1 033.33
Total 31 17 5 9 46 36 +10 054.84

Last updated: 20 November 2022
Source: FAM-CMS

Malaysia Super League

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Johor Darul Ta'zim 22 17 5 0 61 12 +49 56 Qualification for AFC Champions League group stage
2 Terengganu 22 14 2 6 39 20 +19 44 Qualification for AFC Cup group stage
3 Sabah 22 13 3 6 36 26 +10 42
4 Negeri Sembilan 22 12 5 5 33 26 +7 41
5 Selangor 22 8 6 8 39 33 +6 30
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: MFL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.

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
22 13 3 6 36 26  +10 42 7 1 3 23 13  +10 6 2 3 13 13  0

Source: FAM-CMS

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122
GroundHHAAAHA(P)H(P)AHH(P)AAHHH(P)AHAHAA
ResultLWWWLWDWWWLWWWWDDLLWWL
Position11342323422322222222223
Source: FAM
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Fixtures and Results

  Win   Draw   Loss

4 March 2022 1 Sabah 0–1 Negeri Sembilan Kota Kinabalu
19:30 MYT Report
Stadium: Likas Stadium
Attendance: 2,343
Referee: Zulkarnain bin Zakaria
Man of the Match: Khair Jones (Negeri Sembilan)
9 March 2022 2 Sabah 3–1 Petaling Jaya City Kota Kinabalu
19:30 MYT
Report
Stadium: Likas Stadium
Attendance: 2,655
Referee: Tuan Mohd Yaasin bin Tuan Mohd Hanafiah
Man of the Match: Jackson de Souza (Sabah)
5 April 2022 3 Melaka United 0–1 Sabah Malacca
22:00 MYT
Report
Stadium: Hang Jebat Stadium
Attendance: 1,279
Referee: S. Logeswaran
Man of the Match: Park Tae-Soo (Sabah)
10 April 2022 4 Sarawak United 0–1 Sabah Kuching
21:15 MYT
Report
Stadium: Sarawak Stadium
Attendance: 1,031
Referee: Mohd Nafeez Abd Wahab
Man of the Match: Taiki Kagayama (Sabah)
16 April 2022 5 Kuala Lumpur City 2–0 Sabah Kuala Lumpur
20:15 MYT
Report
Stadium: Kuala Lumpur Stadium
Attendance: 1,601
Referee: Tuan Mohd Yaasin bin Tuan Mohd Hanafiah
Man of the Match: Romel Morales (Kuala Lumpur City)
24 April 2022 6 Sabah 4–0 Kedah Darul Aman Kota Kinabalu
21:15 MYT
Report
Stadium: Likas Stadium
Attendance: 3,177
Referee: Fitri bin Maskon
Man of the Match: Amri Yahyah (Sabah)
28 June 2022 7 Selangor 1–1 Sabah Petaling Jaya
21:00 MYT
Report
Stadium: Petaling Jaya Stadium
Attendance: 3,249
Referee: Mohd Nafeez Abd Wahab
Man of the Match: Brendan Gan (Selangor)
19 July 2022 8 Sabah 2–1 Terengganu Kota Kinabalu
20:15 MYT
Report
Stadium: Likas Stadium
Attendance: 7,210
Referee: Mohammad Zamzaidi bin Katimin
Man of the Match: Park Tae-Soo (Sabah)
17 May 2022 9 Penang 2–4 Sabah George Town
21:00 MYT
Report
Stadium: City Stadium
Attendance: 1,065
Referee: Suhaizi Shukri
Man of the Match: Baddrol Bakhtiar (Sabah)
18 June 2022 10 Sabah 2–1 Sri Pahang Kota Kinabalu
20:15 MYT Report Stadium: Likas Stadium
Attendance: 6,372
Referee: Fitri bin Maskon
Man of the Match: Taiki Kagayama (Sabah)
15 July 2022 11 Sabah 1–2 Johor Darul Ta'zim Kota Kinabalu
20:15 MYT
Report
Stadium: Likas Stadium
Attendance: 23,523
Referee: Mohd Fusser bin Mad Sallih
Man of the Match: Fernando Forestieri (Johor Darul Ta'zim)
3 July 2022 12 Negeri Sembilan 0–1 Sabah Seremban
20:15 MYT
Report
Stadium: Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium
Attendance: 8,957
Referee: Mohd Amirul Izwan bin Yaacob
Man of the Match: Park Tae-Soo (Sabah)
26 July 2022 13 Petaling Jaya City 1–2 Sabah Petaling Jaya
20:15 MYT
Report Stadium: Petaling Jaya Stadium
Attendance: 1,083
Referee: Tuan Mohd Yaasin bin Tuan Mohd Hanafiah
Man of the Match: Khairul Fahmi Che Mat (Sabah)
31 July 2022 14 Sabah 2–1 Melaka United Kota Kinabalu
19:30 MYT
Report
Stadium: Likas Stadium
Attendance: 10,192
Referee: Muhammad Nazmi bin Nasaruddin
Man of the Match: Amri Yahyah (Sabah)
9 August 2022 15 Sabah 1-0 Sarawak United Kota Kinabalu
20:15 MYT
Report Stadium: Likas Stadium
Attendance: 10,073
Referee: S. Logeswaran
Man of the Match: Baddrol Bakhtiar (Sabah)
1 September 2022 16 Sabah 2–2 Kuala Lumpur City Kota Kinabalu
19:30 MYT
Report
Stadium: Likas Stadium
Attendance: 10,333
Referee: Mohammad Zamzaidi bin Katimin
Man of the Match: Saddil Ramdani (Sabah)
17 August 2022 17 Kedah Darul Aman 1–1 Sabah Alor Setar
21:00 MYT
Stadium: Darul Aman Stadium
Attendance: 5,621
Referee: Muhammad Nazmi bin Nazaruddin
Man of the Match: Al-Hafiz Harun (Kedah)
10 September 2022 18 Sabah 2–3 Selangor Kota Kinabalu
19:00 MYT
Report Stadium: Likas Stadium
Attendance: 13,388
Referee: Muhammad Usaid bin Jamal
Man of the Match: Hein Htet Aung (Selangor)
1 October 2022 19 Terengganu 2–0 Sabah Kuala Terengganu
21:00 MYT Report
Stadium: Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin Stadium
Attendance: 11,530
Referee: Fitri bin Maskon
Man of the Match: Papé Diakité (Terengganu)
7 October 2022 20 Sabah 4–1 Penang Kota Kinabalu
19:30 MYT
Report
Stadium: Likas Stadium
Attendance: 9,688
Referee: Zulkarnain bin Zakaria
Man of the Match: Stuart Wilkin (Sabah)
11 October 2022 21 Sri Pahang 1–2 Sabah Kuantan
20:15 MYT Report
Stadium: Darul Makmur Stadium
Attendance: 1,135
Referee: Hamdan bin Awang
Man of the Match: Khairul Fahmi Che Mat (Sabah)
15 October 2022 22 Johor Darul Ta'zim 3–0 Sabah Iskandar Puteri
21:00 MYT
Report
Stadium: Sultan Ibrahim Stadium
Attendance: 34,038
Referee: Razlan bin Joffri Ali
Man of the Match: Bergson da Silva (Johor Darul Ta'zim)

FA Cup

Fixtures and Results

  Win   Draw   Loss

12 March 2022 First Round Sabah 2–0 Respect F.C. Kota Kinabalu
19:30 MYT Report
  • Yusof Abdullah  62'
  • Sanjef Dinesh  89'
Stadium: Likas Stadium
Attendance: 1,096
Referee: Mohd Shahmi bin Ismail
Man of the Match: Ummareng Bacok (Sabah)
13 May 2022 Second Round Sabah 2–1 (a.e.t.) Kelantan United Kota Kinabalu
19:30 MYT
Report
Stadium: Likas Stadium
Attendance: 2,427
Referee: Mohammad Zamzaidi bin Katimin
Man of the Match: Taiki Kagayama (Sabah)
23 July 2022 Quarter Finals Sabah 0–2 Selangor Kota Kinabalu
19:30 MYT
Report
Stadium: Likas Stadium
Attendance: 19,410
Referee: Suhaizi Shukri
Man of the Match: Sharul Nazeem (Selangor)

Malaysia Cup

Fixtures and Results

  Win   Draw   Loss

26 October 2022 Round of 16 (Leg 1) UiTM FC 1–2 Sabah Shah Alam
20:15 MYT
  • Afzal  52'
  • Farez Aiman  65'
  • Attram 90+1'
Report
Stadium: UiTM Stadium
Attendance: 1,429
Referee: Muhammad Khairulsyahmi bin Ahmad Khalidi
Man of the Match: Baddrol Bakhtiar (Sabah)
31 October 2022 Round of 16 (Leg 2) Sabah 1–1 UiTM FC Kota Kinabalu
20:15 MYT Report
  • Afzal  83'
  • Farez Aiman 90+2'}
Stadium: Likas Stadium
Attendance: 5,025
Referee: Abang Azharudin Abdullah
Man of the Match: Robson Rendy Rining (UiTM)
6 November 2022 Quarter Final (Leg 1) Kuching City 0–1 Sabah Kuching
21:00 MYT
Report
Stadium: Sarawak State Stadium
Attendance: 20,154
Referee: S. Logeswaran
Man of the Match: Damien Lim (Sabah)
11 November 2022 Quarter Final (Leg 2) Sabah 1–1 (a.e.t.) Kuching City Kota Kinabalu
21:00 MYT
Report
Stadium: Likas Stadium
Attendance: 6,313
Referee: Mohammad Zamzaidi bin Katimin
Man of the Match: Taiki Kagayama (Sabah)
15 November 2022 Semi Final (Leg 1) Sabah 0–1 Johor Darul Ta'zim Kota Kinabalu
20:15 MYT
Report
Stadium: Likas Stadium
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Razlan bin Joffri Ali
Man of the Match: Damien Lim (Sabah)
20 November 2022 Semi Final (Leg 2) Johor Darul Ta'zim 3–1 Sabah Iskandar Puteri
20:15 MYT
Report
Stadium: Sultan Ibrahim Stadium
Attendance: 33,445
Referee: Muhammad Nazmi bin Nasaruddin
Man of the Match: Afiq Fazail (Johor Darul Ta'zim)

Statistics

Squad statistics

No. Pos. Player Super League FA Cup Malaysia Cup Total
Apps. Starts Goals Apps. Starts Goals Apps. Starts Goals Apps. Starts Goals
1 GK Ramzi Mustakim
2 DF Abdul Hanafie Tokyo 6 3 1 4 2 11 3 2
3 DF Rawilson Batuil 19 13 2 1 3 3 2 5 5 2 27 21 6 1
4 DF Jackson de Souza 16 16 2 2 1 1 17 17 2 2
5 DF Gerald Gadit 5 1 1 2 2 2 1 8 3 2 1
6 DF Park Tae-Soo 19 19 8 6 3 3 1 3 3 25 25 8 7
7 MF Baddrol Bakhtiar 20 19 6 1 2 2 5 5 2 27 26 8 1
8 MF Tommy Mawat Bada 10 8 2 1 1 11 8 3
9 FW Farhan Roslan 11 3 1 1 1 6 6 1 1 18 9 2 2
10 FW Taiki Kagayama 22 21 2 2 2 1 6 6 2 30 29 5
11 MF Alto Linus 8 8 1 1 1 1 1 1 10 10 2
12 FW Thanabalan Nadarajah 3 2 1 1 1 2 6 3 1
13 DF Badrul Afendy Fadzli 2 1 1 4 2 1 7 3 1
15 DF Rizal Ghazali 18 17 5 1 1 1 5 5 1 24 23 6 1
17 FW Amri Yahyah 18 6 5 3 3 3 6 1 1 27 10 5 4
19 GK Khairul Fahmi Che Mat 22 22 1 22 22 1
20 MF Gary Steven Robbat 15 11 4 2 1 17 12 4
21 DF Nazirul Naim 15 8 3 1 1 3 3 21 12 1
22 MF Stuart Wilkin 18 14 2 1 3 3 4 4 25 21 2 1
27 FW Dirga Surdi 1 1
29 MF Ummareng Bacok 8 2 1 1 1 1 1 3 12 3 1 2
31 GK Damien Lim 2 3 3 6 6 11 9
33 DF Dominic Tan 21 19 2 1 2 2 6 6 1 29 27 2 2
67 FW Saddil Ramdani 17 17 4 2 3 1 1 1 3 2 23 20 5 3
69 FW Sahrizan Saidin 2 1 1 1 1 4 2
70 FW José Embaló 7 6 1 1 1 8 6 1 1
77 MF Irfan Fazail 14 2 1 1 2 1 4 4 2 20 7 1 3
80 FW Azhad Harraz 11 1 1 5 3 17 3 1
88 FW Maxsius Musa 3 1 1 5 1 1 9 2 1
9 FW Neto Pessoa 6 5 2 1 7 5 2
TOTALS 3 3 1 1 4 6 0 0 6 14 1 0 46 57 2 1

Last updated: 20 November 2022
Source: FAM

Goals

As of 20 November 2022
Rank Player Super League FA Cup Malaysia Cup Total[7]
1 Baddrol Bakhtiar 6 0 2 8
Park Tae-Soo 8 0 0
3 Amri Yahyah 5 0 0 5
Saddil Ramdani 4 1 0
Taiki Kagayama 2 1 2
6 Farhan Roslan 1 0 1 2
Jackson de Souza 2 0 0
Neto Pessoa 2 0 0
Stuart Wilkin 2 0 0
Dominic Tan 2 0 0
11 Irfan Fazail 1 0 0 1
José Embaló 1 0 0
Maxsius Musa 0 0 1
Nazirul Naim 0 1 0
Ummareng Bacok 0 1 0
Total 36 4 6 46

Clean sheets

As of 20 November 2022
Rank Player Super League FA Cup Malaysia Cup Total[7]
1 Khairul Fahmi Che Mat 5 0 0 5
2 Damien Lim 0 1 1 2
Total 5 1 0 6

References

  1. ^ "Football Association of Sabah". Football Association of Malaysia.
  2. ^ a b "Sabah FC Team Detail". FAM-CMS. Football Association of Malaysia.
  3. ^ "Sabah FC vs Johor Darul Ta'zim FC". FAM-CMS. Football Association of Malaysia.
  4. ^ "Sabah FC vs Respect FC". FAM-CMS. Football Association of Malaysia.
  5. ^ "Sabah FC vs Kedah Darul Aman FC". FAM-CMS. Football Association of Malaysia.
  6. ^ "Johor Darul Ta'zim FC vs Sabah FC FC". FAM-CMS. Football Association of Malaysia.
  7. ^ a b "Super League Statistic". FAM-CMS. Football Association of Malaysia.