2012 in Malaysian football

Football in Malaysia
Season2012
Men's football
Super LeagueKelantan
Premier LeagueATM
FAM LeagueKL SPA
FA CupKelantan
Malaysia CupKelantan
Community ShieldNegeri Sembilan
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The 2012 season was the 33rd season of competitive football in Malaysia.

The season began in January 2012 for the FAM League, Premier League and Super League.

Promotion and relegation (pre-season)

Teams relegated from Super League

Teams promoted to Super League

Teams relegated from Premier League

Teams promoted to Premier League

Honours

Trophy and league champions

Competition Winner Details At Match Report
FA Cup Kelantan FA Kelantan FA
beat Sime Darby FC 1–0
National Stadium, Bukit Jalil Report
Super League Kelantan FA
Premier League Angkatan Tentera Malaysia
FAM League Suruhanjaya Perkhidmatan Awam FC
Charity Cup Negeri Sembilan FA Negeri Sembilan FA
beat Kelantan FA 2–1
National Stadium, Bukit Jalil Report

National teams competitions

Men's senior team

Sabah FA Sabah v  Malaysia
24 February Friendly1 Sabah FA Sabah 0–1  Malaysia Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia
Report Amar 79' Stadium: Likas Stadium
Attendance: 35,000
Philippines  v  Malaysia
29 February Friendly Philippines  1–1  Malaysia Manila, Philippines
Wolf 34' Report Shakir 90+1' Stadium: Rizal Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 11,000
Sarawak FA Sarawak v  Malaysia
24 March Friendly1 Sarawak FA Sarawak 1–1  Malaysia Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia
Joël 68' Report Venice 65' Stadium: Sarawak State Stadium
Malaysia  v  Sri Lanka
28 April Friendly Malaysia  6–0  Sri Lanka Selangor, Malaysia[1]
Wan Zack Haikal 25', 26'
Hazwan 73', 83', 90'
Azamuddin 86'
Report Stadium: Shah Alam Stadium
Attendance: 10,000
Malaysia  v Kuala Lumpur Felda United FC
28 May Friendly1 Malaysia  2–1 Kuala Lumpur Felda United FC Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Shahurain 14'
Amar 70'
Report Abdul Ghani 88' Stadium: Wisma FAM
Attendance: 30
Malaysia  v  Philippines
1 June Friendly Malaysia  0–0  Philippines Selangor, Malaysia[2]
Report Stadium: Shah Alam Stadium
Attendance: 10,000
Singapore  v  Malaysia
8 June Friendly Singapore  2–2  Malaysia Kallang, Singapore[3]
Shahdan 87'
Qiu Li 90+3'
Report Azamuddin 43'
Safiq 60'
Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium
Referee: Ng Kai Lam (Hong Kong)
Malaysia  v  Singapore
12 June Friendly Malaysia  2–0  Singapore Selangor, Malaysia[3]
Shakir 19'
Safiq 61'
Report Stadium: Shah Alam Stadium
Referee: Teetichai Nualjan (Thailand)
Malaysia  v  Vietnam
11 September Friendly Malaysia  0–2  Vietnam Shah Alam, Malaysia
Report Lê Công Vinh 32'
Phan Thanh Hưng 48'
Stadium: Shah Alam Stadium
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Mohd Yussof Mat Karim (Malaysia)
Malaysia  v  Cambodia
20 September Friendly1 Malaysia  3–0  Cambodia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Safee Sali 51'
Zaquan Adha 62' 76'
Report Stadium: Wisma FAM
Malaysia  v Kuala Lumpur PDRM FA
12 October Friendly1 Malaysia  6–0 Kuala Lumpur PDRM FA Selangor, Malaysia
Safee 7', 56'
Wan Zack Haikal 28', 41'
Kunalan 72'
Azamuddin 88'
Report Stadium: Wisma FAM
Attendance: 30
Hong Kong  v  Malaysia
16 October Friendly Hong Kong  0–3  Malaysia Mong Kok, Hong Kong
Report Safee 59'
Safiq 82'
Fakri 90+2'
Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium
Malaysia  v Kuala Lumpur PDRM FA
30 October Friendly1 Malaysia  4–0 Kuala Lumpur PDRM FA Selangor, Malaysia
Safee 30'
Safiq 45 pen', 86'
Wan Zack Haikal 63'
Report Stadium: Wisma FAM
Thailand  v  Malaysia
7 November Friendly Thailand  2–0  Malaysia Nonthaburi, Thailand
Prayad Boonya 26'
Arthit Sunthornpit 81'
Stadium: SCG Stadium
Referee: Chaiya Mahapab (Thailand)
Malaysia  v  Bangladesh
20 November Friendly Malaysia  1–1  Bangladesh Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
20:45 Khyril 22' Report Ameli 83' (pen.) Stadium: National Stadium, Bukit Jalil
Laos  v  Malaysia
28 November 2012 AFF Suzuki Cup Laos  1–4  Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia[4]
20:00 UTC+8 Sihavong 38' Report Safiq 15'
Safee 67'
Wan 76'
Khyril 80'
Stadium: National Stadium, Bukit Jalil
Referee: Fan Qi (China PR)
Thailand  v  Malaysia
13 December 2012 AFF Suzuki Cup Thailand  2–0  Malaysia Bangkok, Thailand[4]
19:00 UTC+7 Teerasil 60'
Theeraton 65'
Report Stadium: Supachalasai Stadium
Referee: Lee Min-Hu (South Korea)
  • 1 Non FIFA 'A' international match

League XI

Arsenal England v  Malaysia
24 July FriendlyXI Arsenal England 2–1  Malaysia Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia[5]
21:45 UTC+08:00 Eisfield 87'
Aneke 90'
Report Azmi 45+2' Stadium: National Stadium, Bukit Jalil
Indonesia  v Malaysia Malaysia XI
27 July FriendlyXI Indonesia  0–6 Malaysia Malaysia XI Indonesia Jakarta, Indonesia
21:00 UTC+07:00 Hazwan 11'
Kubala 13' (pen.)
Azrif 31'
Amri 34' 45'
Shukor 62'
Stadium: Gelora Bung Karno Stadium
Attendance: 0
Manchester City England v  Malaysia
30 July FriendlyXI Manchester City England 3–1  Malaysia Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia[6]
21:45 UTC+08:00 Agüero 17'
Tevez 48'
Johnson 52'
Report Azamuddin 87' Stadium: National Stadium, Bukit Jalil

Men's under-23 team

Cambodia  v  Malaysia
14 January Friendly Cambodia  0–1  Malaysia Cambodia Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Report Izuan 43'
Bahrain  v  Malaysia
5 February 2012 Summer Olympics qualification Third Round Bahrain  2–1  Malaysia Bahrain Al Ahli Stadium, Manama
18:30 UTC+3 Al Alawi 25'
Farhan 88'
Report Hazwan 76' Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Abdulrahman Hussain (Qatar)
Malaysia  v  Japan
22 February 2012 Summer Olympics qualification Third Round Malaysia  0–4  Japan Malaysia National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
20:00 UTC+8 Report Sakai 35'
Osako 44'
Haraguchi 55'
Saito 60'
Attendance: 14,205
Referee: Mohamed Abdelkarim Al-Zarooni (United Arab Emirates)
Syria  v  Malaysia
14 March 2012 Summer Olympics qualification Third Round Syria  3–0  Malaysia Jordan King Abdullah Stadium, Amman
13:00 UTC+2 Mardigian 48', 68'
Al Soma 80'
Report Attendance: 600
Referee: Mohsen Torky (Iran)
Ferencvárosi TC Hungary v  Malaysia
23 May Friendly Ferencvárosi TC Hungary 5–0  Malaysia Hungary Stadion Albert Flórián, Budapest, Hungary
Syazwan 23' (o.g.)
Jovanović 39'
Oláh 47', 68'
Nyilasi 86' (pen.)
Report
Brazil XI Brazil v  Malaysia
27 May FriendlyBrazil XI Brazil2–2  Malaysia Hungary Béke téri Stadion, Hungary
16:00 UTC+02:00 ?
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Report Azrif ?'
Hazwan 53'
Malaysia  v  Qatar
17 June Friendly Malaysia  2–0  Qatar Malaysia Shah Alam Stadium, Selangor, Malaysia
20:45 UTC+08:00
Malaysia  v  South Korea
23 June 2013 AFC U-22 Championship Qualification Malaysia  2–3  South Korea Myanmar Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon, Burma
15:15 UTC+6:30 Arasu 8', 62' Report Kim Hyun-Hun 13'
Pak Kwang-Il 32'
Jeong Jong-Hee 34'
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Ali Sabbagh (Lebanon)
Malaysia  v  Philippines
25 June 2013 AFC U-22 Championship Qualification Malaysia  7–0  Philippines Myanmar Bogyoke Aung San Stadium, Yangon, Burma
15:15 UTC+6:30 Rozaimi 2', 35', 69' (pen.), 74'
Fandi 32'
Zaharulnizam 40'
Saarvindran 90+1'
Report Attendance: 100
Referee: Timur Faizullin (Kyrgyzstan)
Chinese Taipei  v  Malaysia
28 June 2013 AFC U-22 Championship Qualification Chinese Taipei  2–4  Malaysia Myanmar Bogyoke Aung San Stadium, Yangon, Burma
15:15 UTC+6:30 Lin Chang-lun 50'
Wen Chih-hao 90+3'
Report Rozaimi 8', 41'
Chen Yen-jui 33' (o.g.)
Saarvindran 78'
Attendance: 150
Referee: Fahad Al-Mirdasi (Saudi Arabia)
Vietnam  v  Malaysia
30 June 2013 AFC U-22 Championship Qualification Vietnam  0–3  Malaysia Myanmar Bogyoke Aung San Stadium, Yangon, Burma
15:15 UTC+6:30 Report Rozaimi 53', 90+2', 90+4' Attendance: 100
Referee: Wang Di (China)
Malaysia  v  Myanmar
3 July 2013 AFC U-22 Championship Qualification Malaysia  1–2  Myanmar Myanmar Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon, Burma
18:15 UTC+6:30 Rozaimi 90+1' (pen.) Report Kaung Si Thu 34', 53' Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Ali Sabbagh (Lebanon)
Malaysia  v  Brunei
5 September Friendly Malaysia  4–1  Brunei Malaysia UiTM Stadium, Selangor, Malaysia
Thamil Arasu 8'
Wan Zaharulnizam 25'
Saarvindran 65'
Ferris Danial 78'
Report Julremi Zaini 43'
Indonesia  v  Malaysia
9 September 2012 SCTV Cup Indonesia  0–1  Malaysia Indonesia Gelora Bung Karno, Indonesia
19:00 UTC+07:00 Report K. Reuben 42' Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Faulur Rosy (Indonesia)

League tables

Super League

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Kelantan (C, Q) 26 18 6 2 53 18 +35 60 2013 AFC Cup group stage
2 LionsXII[a] 26 15 5 6 48 23 +25 50
3 Selangor (Q) 26 12 7 7 40 26 +14 43 2013 AFC Cup group stage[b]
4 Perak 26 13 3 10 40 43 −3 42
5 Terengganu 26 11 8 7 41 33 +8 41
6 Negeri Sembilan 26 10 7 9 41 38 +3 37
7 PKNS 26 8 11 7 35 35 0 35
8 T-Team 26 10 5 11 35 36 −1 35
9 Johor FC 26 10 5 11 29 31 −2 35
10 Felda United 26 11 2 13 25 31 −6 35
11 Sarawak (R) 26 8 6 12 28 32 −4 30 Relegation play-offs
12 Kedah (R) 26 7 7 12 27 38 −11 28
13 Sabah (R) 26 7 7 12 33 52 −19 28
14 Kuala Lumpur (R) 26 0 5 21 14 53 −39 5 Relegation to 2013 Liga Premier
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ LionsXII are not eligible for any AFC competition spots
  2. ^ Qualified as the next highest-placed local team behind Liga Super and 2012 Piala FA winners Kelantan.

Premier League

Pos Team
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  • t
  • e
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 ATM (C, P) 22 17 3 2 73 20 +53 54 Promotion to 2013 Liga Super
2 Pahang (O, P) 22 14 4 4 60 29 +31 46 Promotion to 2013 Liga Super/Liga Premier Play-off round
3 Sime Darby 22 14 3 5 54 19 +35 45
4 Johor 22 12 5 5 47 23 +24 41
5 PDRM 22 11 5 6 50 38 +12 38
6 USM 22 11 3 8 41 35 +6 36
7 Pos Malaysia (O) 22 8 6 8 32 31 +1 30 2013 Liga Premier/Liga FAM Play-off round
8 Harimau Muda B[a] 22 7 3 12 33 37 −4 24
9 MP Muar 22 6 3 13 36 67 −31 21 2013 Liga Premier/Liga FAM Play-off round
10 Betaria (O) 22 6 2 14 23 59 −36 20
11 Perlis (R) 22 4 3 15 38 68 −30 15 Relegation to 2013 Liga FAM
12 MB Johor Bahru (R) 22 1 2 19 18 79 −61 5
Updated to match(es) played on 13 July 2012. Source: Liga Premier
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Harimau Muda B will not be relegated, thus if they finish anywhere within relegation zone, the 7th place team will be demoted to 2013 Liga Premier/Liga FAM Play-off round. They also cannot be promoted to 2013 Liga Super.

FAM League

Pos Team
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  • t
  • e
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 KL SPA FC (C, P) 16 12 2 2 28 9 +19 38 Promotion to 2013 Malaysia Premier League
2 Shahzan Muda FC 16 11 1 4 30 15 +15 34 Promotion to 2013 Malaysia FAM League Play-off round
3 UiTM FC 16 10 4 2 22 9 +13 34 Promotion to 2013 Malaysia Premier League
4 PBAPP FC 16 8 3 5 27 14 +13 27
5 Tentera Darat F.A. 16 6 4 6 27 17 +10 22
6 Penang FA 16 6 0 10 20 24 −4 18
7 Malacca FA 16 5 1 10 20 25 −5 16
8 Melodi Jaya S.C. 16 3 3 10 12 34 −22 12
9 SDM Navy Kepala Batas FC 16 1 2 13 11 50 −39 5
Updated to match(es) played on 1 July 2012. Source: Malaysia Football Dimos
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

President Cup

The final was played at Perak Stadium, Perak on Tuesday, 26 July 2011.

Perak FA Perak1–0Negeri Sembilan Betaria FC
Nurridzuan 45' Report
Attendance: 6,000

Domestic Cups

Charity Shield

The 2011 edition was played at National Stadium, Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur on Saturday, 7 January 2012.

Kelantan FA Kelantan1–2Negeri Sembilan Negeri Sembilan FA
Norshahrul 19' Report Effa Owona 30', 63'


  Malaysia Charity Shield 2012 winner 
Negeri Sembilan
1st Charity Shield title

FA Cup

The final was played at National Stadium, Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur, on Saturday, 19 May 2011.

Sime Darby FC Kuala Lumpur0–1Kelantan Kelantan FA
Report Ghaddar 59' (pen.)


  Malaysia FA Cup 2012 winner 
Kelantan
1st FA Cup title

Malaysia Cup

The final was played on 20 October 2012 at the Shah Alam Stadium, Shah Alam in Selangor, Malaysia.

ATM FA Malaysian Armed Forces2–3 (a.e.t.)Kelantan Kelantan FA
Rezal Zambery 49'
Marlon 62'
Norshahrul 44' 50'
Indra Putra 96'
Attendance: 80,925
Referee: Nafeez Abdul Wahab (Johor)


 2012 Malaysia Cup winner 
Kelantan
2nd title

Coaching changes

Super League

Club Outgoing Head Coach Date of vacancy Manner of departure Incoming Head Coach Date of appointment
Kelantan FA Malaysia Maruthaiah Karathu 16 October 2011 Resigned England Peter James Butler 20 October 2011
Johor FC Malaysia Azuan Zain 3 November 2011 Resigned Malaysia K. Devan 3 November 2011
Terengganu FA Malaysia Irfan Bakti Abu Salim 2 November 2011 End of Contract Malaysia Mat Zan Mat Aris 4 November 2011
Selangor FA Malaysia P. Maniam 4 November 2011 End of caretaker role Malaysia Irfan Bakti Abu Salim 4 November 2011
Kelantan FA England Peter James Butler 28 February 2012 Mutual Agreement Croatia Bojan Hodak 2 March 2012
Johor FC Malaysia K. Devan 15 April 2012 Resigned Malaysia Sazali Saidon 15 April 2012
Terengganu FA Malaysia Mat Zan Mat Aris 7 May 2012 Resigned Malaysia Khalid Mohd Dahan (caretaker) 7 May 2012
Terengganu FA Malaysia Khalid Mohd Dahan (caretaker) 14 May 2012 End of caretaker role England Peter James Butler 14 May 2012
Sabah FA Malaysia Justin Ganai 20 June 2012 Sacked[7] Malaysia Andrew Majanggim (caretaker) 20 June 2012
Sabah FA Malaysia Andrew Majanggim (caretaker) 5 July 2012 End of caretaker role[8] Northern Ireland David McCreery 5 July 2012
Perak FA Malaysia Norizan Bakar 10 July 2012 Leave of Absence[9] South Korea Jang Jung 23 July 2012
Kedah FA Malaysia Wan Jamak Wan Hassan 10 August 2012 Leave of Absence[10] Croatia Mario Tot 10 August 2012

Premier League

Club Outgoing Head Coach Date of vacancy Manner of departure Incoming Head Coach Date of appointment
Perlis FA Malaysia Abdullah Hassan 31 May 2012 Resigned Malaysia Robert Scully 5 June 2012

Transfers

References

  1. ^ In the meantime, Rajagobal will prepare the team for their clash against Sri Lanka on April 28. Archived 11 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved from Malaymail.com
  2. ^ PHILIPPINES-MALAYSIA REMATCH ON 1 JUNE Archived 18 July 2012 at archive.today Retrieved from ASEANfootball.com
  3. ^ a b Singapore and Malaysia set to meet for friendlies Archived 5 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved at 23 March 2012
  4. ^ a b c d e AFF Suzuki Cup 2012 Archived 30 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved at 23 March 2012
  5. ^ Arsenal to visit Malaysia on summer tour Archived 26 June 2012 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved at 10 April 2012 from Arsenal Football Club Official Website
  6. ^ Blues to play tour game in Malaysia Archived 25 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved at 26 April 2012 from Manchester City Official Website
  7. ^ "Justin is no longer Sabah coach – Soccer – New Straits Times". nst.com.my. Archived from the original on 1 July 2012. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  8. ^ "McCreery set to coach Sabahawks". Archived from the original on 10 January 2015. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
  9. ^ "Jang Jung appointed interim coach for Perak FA | Goal.com". Goal. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  10. ^ "Croatian Tot takes over as Kedah's new head coach | Goal.com". Goal. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
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