2022 Sabah F.C. season

Football club season
Sabah 2022 football 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]
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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 Malaysia 1999
19 GK Khairul Fahmi Che Mat Malaysia (1989-01-07) 7 January 1989 (age 35)
31 GK Damien Lim Malaysia (1997-02-15) 15 February 1997 (age 27)
2 DF Abdul Hanafie Tokyo Malaysia (1999-03-25) 25 March 1999 (age 25)
3 DF Rawilson Batuil Malaysia (1994-04-29) 29 April 1994 (age 29)
4 DF Jackson de Souza Brazil (1990-05-01) 1 May 1990 (age 33)
5 DF Gerald Gadit Malaysia (1999-05-16) 16 May 1999 (age 24)
13 DF Badrul Afendy Fadzli Malaysia (1993-09-01) 1 September 1993 (age 30)
15 DF Rizal Ghazali Malaysia (1992-10-01) 1 October 1992 (age 31)
21 DF Nazirul Naim Malaysia (1996-04-06) 6 April 1996 (age 28)
33 DF Dominic Tan MalaysiaSingapore (1997-03-12) 12 March 1997 (age 27)
6 MF Park Tae-Soo South Korea (1989-12-01) 1 December 1989 (age 34)
7 MF Baddrol Bakhtiar (captain) Malaysia (1988-02-01) 1 February 1988 (age 36)
8 MF Tommy Mawat Bada Malaysia (1996-06-26) 26 June 1996 (age 27)
11 MF Alto Linus Malaysia (1986-09-25) 25 September 1986 (age 37)
20 MF Gary Steven Robbat Malaysia (1993-09-03) 3 September 1993 (age 30)
22 MF Stuart Wilkin MalaysiaEngland (1998-03-12) 12 March 1998 (age 26)
29 MF Ummareng Bacok Malaysia (1994-06-07) 7 June 1994 (age 29)
77 MF Irfan Fazail Malaysia (1991-04-12) 12 April 1991 (age 33)
88 MF Maxsius Musa Malaysia (1993-05-21) 21 May 1993 (age 30)
10 FW Taiki Kagayama Japan (1996-05-14) 14 May 1996 (age 27)
12 FW Thanabalan Nadarajah Malaysia (1993-05-03) 3 May 1993 (age 30)
17 FW Amri Yahyah Malaysia (1981-01-21) 21 January 1981 (age 43)
27 FW Dirga Surdi Malaysia (1999-07-11) 11 July 1999 (age 24)
67 FW Saddil Ramdani Indonesia (1999-01-02) 2 January 1999 (age 25)
69 FW Sahrizan Saidin Malaysia 1999
80 FW Azhad Harraz Malaysia (2003-03-09) 9 March 2003 (age 21)
Transfer In
9 FW Farhan Roslan Malaysia (1996-12-03) 3 December 1996 (age 27)
70 FW Jose Embalo Guinea-Bissau (1993-05-16) 16 May 1993 (age 30)
Transfer Out
9 FW Neto Pessoa Brazil (1994-05-16) 16 May 1994 (age 29)

Friendly matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

Pre-Season Friendlies

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

SMJ Cup

Sabah v Kelantan
12 February 2022 Matchday 1 Sabah 1–2 Kelantan Kota Kinabalu
21:00 MYT
Report
  • Alifh Aiman 71'
  • Belfort 86' (pen.)
Stadium: Likas Stadium
Sabah v Sarawak United
15 February 2022 Matchday 2 Sabah 2–1 Sarawak United Kota Kinabalu
21:00 MYT Report
Stadium: Likas Stadium
Sabah v Kedah Darul Aman
18 February 2022 Matchday 3 Sabah 1–0 Kedah Darul Aman Kota Kinabalu
21:00 MYT Report Stadium: Likas Stadium

Indonesia Tour

Persija Jakarta Indonesia v Malaysia Sabah
5 June 2022 Persija Jakarta Indonesia 1–2 Malaysia Sabah Bekasi, Indonesia
16:00 WIB
17:00 MYT
  • Taufik Hidayat 58'
Stadium: Patriot Candrabhaga
Bhayangkara Indonesia v Malaysia Sabah
7 June 2022 Bhayangkara Indonesia 2–1 Malaysia Sabah Indonesia
16:00 WIB
17:00 MYT
Persiba Indonesia v Malaysia Sabah
10 June 2022 Persiba Indonesia 0–0 Malaysia 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
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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

Source: FAM
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Fixtures and Results

  Win   Draw   Loss

Sabah v Negeri Sembilan
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)
Sabah v Petaling Jaya City
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)
Melaka United v 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)
Sarawak United v 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)
Kuala Lumpur City v 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)
Sabah v Kedah Darul Aman
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)
Selangor v 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)
Sabah v Terengganu
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)
Penang v 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)
Sabah v Sri Pahang
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)
Sabah v Johor Darul Ta'zim
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)
Negeri Sembilan v Sabah
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)
Petaling Jaya City v 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)
Sabah v Melaka United
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)
Sabah v Sarawak United
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)
Sabah v Kuala Lumpur City
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)
Kedah Darul Aman v 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)
Sabah v Selangor
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)
Terengganu v Sabah
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)
Sabah v Penang
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)
Sri Pahang v 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)
Johor Darul Ta'zim v 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

Sabah v Respect F.C.
12 March 2022 First Round Sabah 2–0 Respect F.C. Kota Kinabalu
19:30 MYT Report
  • Yusof Abdullah Yellow card 62'
  • Sanjef Dinesh Yellow card 89'
Stadium: Likas Stadium
Attendance: 1,096
Referee: Mohd Shahmi bin Ismail
Man of the Match: Ummareng Bacok (Sabah)
Sabah v Kelantan United
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)
Sabah v Selangor
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

UiTM FC v Sabah
26 October 2022 Round of 16 (Leg 1) UiTM FC 1–2 Sabah Shah Alam
20:15 MYT
  • Afzal Yellow card 52'
  • Farez Aiman Yellow card 65'
  • Attram 90+1'
Report
Stadium: UiTM Stadium
Attendance: 1,429
Referee: Muhammad Khairulsyahmi bin Ahmad Khalidi
Man of the Match: Baddrol Bakhtiar (Sabah)
Sabah v UiTM FC
31 October 2022 Round of 16 (Leg 2) Sabah 1–1 UiTM FC Kota Kinabalu
20:15 MYT
Report
  • Afzal Yellow card 83'
  • Farez Aiman 90+2'}
Stadium: Likas Stadium
Attendance: 5,025
Referee: Abang Azharudin Abdullah
Man of the Match: Robson Rendy Rining (UiTM)
Kuching City v Sabah
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)
Sabah v Kuching City
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)
Sabah v Johor Darul Ta'zim
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)
Johor Darul Ta'zim v 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 Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Apps. Starts Goals Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Apps. Starts Goals Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Apps. Starts Goals Yellow card Second yellow card Red card
1 GK Malaysia Ramzi Mustakim
2 DF Malaysia Abdul Hanafie Tokyo 6 3 1 4 2 11 3 2
3 DF Malaysia Rawilson Batuil 19 13 2 1 3 3 2 5 5 2 27 21 6 1
4 DF Brazil Jackson de Souza 16 16 2 2 1 1 17 17 2 2
5 DF Malaysia Gerald Gadit 5 1 1 2 2 2 1 8 3 2 1
6 DF South Korea Park Tae-Soo 19 19 8 6 3 3 1 3 3 25 25 8 7
7 MF Malaysia Baddrol Bakhtiar 20 19 6 1 2 2 5 5 2 27 26 8 1
8 MF Malaysia Tommy Mawat Bada 10 8 2 1 1 11 8 3
9 FW Malaysia Farhan Roslan 11 3 1 1 1 6 6 1 1 18 9 2 2
10 FW Japan Taiki Kagayama 22 21 2 2 2 1 6 6 2 30 29 5
11 MF Malaysia Alto Linus 8 8 1 1 1 1 1 1 10 10 2
12 FW Malaysia Thanabalan Nadarajah 3 2 1 1 1 2 6 3 1
13 DF Malaysia Badrul Afendy Fadzli 2 1 1 4 2 1 7 3 1
15 DF Malaysia Rizal Ghazali 18 17 5 1 1 1 5 5 1 24 23 6 1
17 FW Malaysia Amri Yahyah 18 6 5 3 3 3 6 1 1 27 10 5 4
19 GK Malaysia Khairul Fahmi Che Mat 22 22 1 22 22 1
20 MF Malaysia Gary Steven Robbat 15 11 4 2 1 17 12 4
21 DF Malaysia Nazirul Naim 15 8 3 1 1 3 3 21 12 1
22 MF Malaysia Stuart Wilkin 18 14 2 1 3 3 4 4 25 21 2 1
27 FW Malaysia Dirga Surdi 1 1
29 MF Malaysia Ummareng Bacok 8 2 1 1 1 1 1 3 12 3 1 2
31 GK Malaysia Damien Lim 2 3 3 6 6 11 9
33 DF Malaysia Dominic Tan 21 19 2 1 2 2 6 6 1 29 27 2 2
67 FW Indonesia Saddil Ramdani 17 17 4 2 3 1 1 1 3 2 23 20 5 3
69 FW Malaysia Sahrizan Saidin 2 1 1 1 1 4 2
70 FW Guinea-Bissau José Embaló 7 6 1 1 1 8 6 1 1
77 MF Malaysia Irfan Fazail 14 2 1 1 2 1 4 4 2 20 7 1 3
80 FW Malaysia Azhad Harraz 11 1 1 5 3 17 3 1
88 FW Malaysia Maxsius Musa 3 1 1 5 1 1 9 2 1
9 FW Brazil 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 Malaysia Baddrol Bakhtiar 6 0 2 8
South Korea Park Tae-Soo 8 0 0
3 Malaysia Amri Yahyah 5 0 0 5
Indonesia Saddil Ramdani 4 1 0
Japan Taiki Kagayama 2 1 2
6 Malaysia Farhan Roslan 1 0 1 2
Brazil Jackson de Souza 2 0 0
Brazil Neto Pessoa 2 0 0
Malaysia Stuart Wilkin 2 0 0
Malaysia Dominic Tan 2 0 0
11 Malaysia Irfan Fazail 1 0 0 1
Guinea-Bissau José Embaló 1 0 0
Malaysia Maxsius Musa 0 0 1
Malaysia Nazirul Naim 0 1 0
Malaysia 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 Malaysia Khairul Fahmi Che Mat 5 0 0 5
2 Malaysia 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.
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