2017 Felda United F.C. season

The 2017 season was Felda United's 11th competitive season and 7th consecutive season in the top flight of Malaysian football, Liga Super.

FELDA United

2017 season
President	Hanapi Suhada[1]
Manager	Jamaludin Ahmad
Head Coach	Azmi Mohamed (until 10 February 2017)[2] Mohd Nik (caretaker) (until 20 February 2017)[3] B. Sathianathan (from 21 February 2017)[4]
Stadium	Tun Abdul Razak Stadium (Capacity: 25,000)
Liga Super	3rd
Piala FA	Round of 32
Piala Malaysia	Semi-finals
AFC Cup	Group stage
Top goalscorer	League: Thiago Augusto (14) All: Thiago Augusto (18)
Highest home attendance	18,500 vs Pahang (1 July 2017)[5]
Lowest home attendance	200 vs Hà Nội (7 March 2017)[6]
Average home league attendance	2,854
Home colours Away colours Third colours
← 2016 2018 →

Foreign 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 5 DF  AUS Dino Djulbic 10 MF  LBR Zah Rahan Krangar (Vice-captain) 14 FW  NGA Ifedayo Olusegun 23 FW  BRA Thiago Augusto Fernandes

Competitions

Overview

Competition	Record								Started round	Current position / round	Final position / round	First match	Last match
	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Liga Super	22	11	6	5	40	26	+14	050.00	—	3rd	3rd	21 January	28 October
Piala FA	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2	000.00	Round of 32	Round of 32	Round of 32	14 February	14 February
Piala Malaysia	10	4	3	3	17	14	+3	040.00	Group stage	Semi-finals	Semi-finals	4 July	21 October
AFC Cup	6	1	2	3	7	10	−3	016.67	Group stage	Group stage	Group stage	21 February	3 May
Total	39	16	11	12	64	54	+10	041.03

Updated to match played 29 October 2017
Source: Competitions

Results and fixtures

Liga Super

Main article: 2017 Liga Super

  Win   Draw   Loss

FELDA United v PKNS

21 January 2017 1	FELDA United	1−0	PKNS	Jengka, Pahang
21:00 UTC+8	Norshahrul 67'	Report		Stadium: Tun Abdul Razak Stadium Attendance: 2,277 Referee: Zamzaidi Katimin

Johor Darul Ta'zim v FELDA United

27 January 2017 2	Johor Darul Ta'zim	3−1	FELDA United	Johor Bahru, Johor
21:00 UTC+8	Fadhli Shas 27' Cabrera 62' Ferreira 65'	Report	Norshahrul 23'	Stadium: Tan Sri Dato Haji Hassan Yunos Stadium Attendance: 18,320 Referee: Suhaizi Shukri

FELDA United v Kedah

4 February 2017 3	FELDA United	1−1	Kedah	Jengka, Pahang
21:00 UTC+8	Hadin 58'	Report	Ilsø 24'	Stadium: Tun Abdul Razak Stadium Attendance: 6,211 Referee: Fitri Maskon

FELDA United v Kelantan

11 February 2017 4	FELDA United	1−2	Kelantan	Jengka, Pahang
21:00 UTC+8	Zah Rahan 45+2'	Report	Indra Putra 34' Ghaddar 90'	Stadium: Tun Abdul Razak Stadium Attendance: 10,393 Referee: Zamzaidi Katimin

Selangor v FELDA United

17 February 2017 5	Selangor	3−1	FELDA United	Selayang, Selangor
21:00 UTC+8	Astafei 29' Raimi 43' Mineiro 45+1'	Report	Cano 84'	Stadium: MP Selayang Stadium Attendance: 1,819 Referee: Muhd Nazmi Nasaruddin

FELDA United v Perak TBG

25 February 2017 6	FELDA United	2−2	Perak TBG	Jengka, Pahang
21:00 UTC+8	Norshahrul 67' Cano 68'	Report	Hafiz 13' Zaquan 51'	Stadium: Tun Abdul Razak Stadium Attendance: 2,992 Referee: Mohd Zohri Tajuddin

T-Team v FELDA United

1 March 2017 7	T-Team	0−0	FELDA United	Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu
21:00 UTC+8		Report		Stadium: Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah Stadium Attendance: 1,079+ Referee: Suresh Jayaraman

FELDA United v Sarawak

4 March 2017 8	FELDA United	2−0	Sarawak	Jengka, Pahang
21:00 UTC+8	Cano 53' Hadin 70'	Report		Stadium: Tun Abdul Razak Stadium Attendance: 1,552 Referee: Zamzaidi Katimin

FELDA United v Penang

8 April 2017 9	FELDA United	0−1	Penang	Jengka, Pahang
21:00 UTC+8		Report	S. Kumaahran 78'	Stadium: Tun Abdul Razak Stadium Attendance: 1,130 Referee: Nagor Amir Noor Mohamed

Melaka United v FELDA United

15 April 2017 10	Melaka United	1−1	FELDA United	Krubong, Malacca
21:00 UTC+8	Jones 82'	Report	Cano 90+2'	Stadium: Hang Jebat Stadium Attendance: 2,711 Referee: Mohd Amirul Izwan Yaacob

Pahang v FELDA United

26 April 2017 11	Pahang	1−1	FELDA United	Kuantan, Pahang
21:00 UTC+8	Alves 19'		Wark 24'	Stadium: Darul Makmur Stadium Referee: Muhd Nazmi Nasaruddin

Penang v FELDA United

7 May 2017 12	Penang	1−2	FELDA United	George Town, Penang
21:00 UTC+8	Dabinyaba 54'	Report	Cano 17' Norshahrul 89'	Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 1,393 Referee: Mohd Fairuzi Mat Desa

FELDA United v Melaka United

24 May 2017 13	FELDA United	3−0	Melaka United	Jengka, Pahang
21:00 UTC+8	Cano 29' Krangar 33' Cellerino 85' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Tun Abdul Razak Stadium Attendance: 1,367 Referee: Muhd Rahmat Jantan

FELDA United v Pahang

1 July 2017 14	FELDA United	2−1	Pahang	Jengka, Pahang
21:00 UTC+8	Olusegun 5' Thiago Augusto 88'	Report	Sumareh 1'	Stadium: Tun Abdul Razak Stadium Attendance: 1,367 Referee: Zamzaidi Katimin

Sarawak v FELDA United

11 July 2017 15	Sarawak	1−3	FELDA United	Kuching, Sarawak
20:15 UTC+8	Alif 70'	Report	Thiago Augusto 10', 35', 55'	Stadium: Sarawak State Stadium Attendance: 1,497 Referee: Muhd Rahmat Jantan

FELDA United v T-Team

15 July 2017 16	FELDA United	5−1	T-Team	Jengka, Pahang
21:00 UTC+8	Wan Zack 24' Thiago Augusto 47', 59', 79' Olusegun 89'	Report	N'Djeng 42'	Stadium: Tun Abdul Razak Stadium Attendance: 1,288 Referee: Suhaizi Shukri

Perak TBG v FELDA United

22 July 2017 17	Perak TBG	1−0	FELDA United	Shah Alam, Selangor
21:00 UTC+8	Pinto 12' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Shah Alam Stadium Attendance: 2,678 Referee: Mohd Zohri Tajuddin

FELDA United v Selangor

26 July 2017 18	FELDA United	3−1	Selangor	Jengka, Pahang
21:00 UTC+8	Thiago Augusto 40' Olusegun 44' Shukor 76'	Report	Doe 45+2'	Stadium: Tun Abdul Razak Stadium Attendance: 2,469 Referee: Zulkarnain Zakaria

Kelantan v FELDA United

5 August 2017 19	Kelantan	1−1	FELDA United	Kota Bharu, Kelantan
21:00 UTC+8	Celin 26'	Report	Olusegun 25'	Stadium: Sultan Muhammad IV Stadium Attendance: 1,061 Referee: Fitri Maskon

Kedah v FELDA United

20 September 2017 20	Kedah	1−1	FELDA United	Alor Setar, Kedah
21:00 UTC+8	Ilsø 21'	Report	Wan Zack 2', 49' Thiago Augusto 19'	Stadium: Darul Aman Stadium Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Wan Mohamad Tarmizi

FELDA United v Johor Darul Ta'zim

28 September 2017 21	FELDA United	3−2	Johor Darul Ta'zim	Shah Alam, Selangor
21:00 UTC+8	Thiago Augusto 27', 64' Olusegun 45+1'	Report	Eldstål 39' Cabrera 57'	Stadium: Shah Alam Stadium Attendance: 1,724 Referee: Suhaimi Mat Hassan

PKNS v FELDA United

28 October 2017 22	PKNS	2−4	FELDA United	Shah Alam, Selangor
21:00 UTC+8	Shahrul 23' Jammeh 90'	Report	Thiago Augusto 50', 73', 90+3' Zah Rahan 90+1'	Stadium: Shah Alam Stadium Attendance: 75 Referee: Suhaimi Mat Hassan

Source: Fixtures / Result Archived 22 December 2015 at the Wayback Machine

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Johor Darul Ta'zim (C)	22	15	4	3	50	19	+31	49	Qualification to Champions League preliminary round 2 or AFC Cup group stage
2	Pahang[a]	22	12	4	6	44	26	+18	40
3	Felda United[b] (R)	22	11	6	5	40	26	+14	39	Relegation to Premier League
4	Kedah[c]	22	9	8	5	45	33	+12	35
5	Perak	22	9	7	6	30	31	−1	34

Source: FAM, FMLLP
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:

1. Pahang withdraw from AFC competition.
2. Felda United were relegated because they failed to renew their licence^[7]
3. Kedah as 2017 Malaysia FA Cup winners not eligible for AFC competition spots as they failed granted AFC club license.

Piala FA

Main article: 2017 Piala FA

  Win   Draw   Loss

FELDA United v Johor Darul Ta'zim

14 February 2017 Round of 32	FELDA United	0−2	Johor Darul Ta'zim	Jengka, Pahang
21:00 UTC+8		Report	Guerra 12' Cabrera 79'	Stadium: Tun Abdul Razak Stadium Attendance: 5,572 Referee: Zulkifli Ahmad

Piala Malaysia

Main article: 2017 Malaysia Cup

Group stage

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		PRK	FLDU	KUL	PKNS
1	Perak	6	5	1	0	13	3	+10	16	Advance to knockout phase		—	2–1	2–0	2–0
2	FELDA United	6	3	2	1	11	7	+4	11			1–1	—	0–0	3–2
3	Kuala Lumpur	6	1	2	3	3	9	−6	5			0–3	1–4	—	2–0
4	PKNS	6	0	1	5	4	12	−8	1			1–3	1–2	0–0	—

Updated to match(es) played on 9 September 2017. Source: FAM FMLLP

  Win   Draw   Loss

FELDA United v Kuala Lumpur

4 July 2017 1	FELDA United	0−0	Kuala Lumpur	Jengka, Pahang
21:00 UTC+8		Report		Stadium: Tun Abdul Razak Stadium Attendance: 990 Referee: Mohd Nafeez Abdul Wahab

PKNS v FELDA United

8 July 2017 2	PKNS	1−2	FELDA United	Shah Alam, Selangor
21:00 UTC+8	Wleh 60'	Report	Zah Rahan 5' Thiago Augusto 88'	Stadium: Shah Alam Stadium Attendance: 210 Referee: Suhaimi Mat Hassan

FELDA United v Perak

18 July 2017 3	FELDA United	1−1	Perak	Jengka, Pahang
21:00 UTC+8	Zah Rahan 67'	Report	Shahrul 66'	Stadium: Tun Abdul Razak Stadium Attendance: 1,320 Referee: Suhaimi Mat Hassan

Kuala Lumpur v FELDA United

29 July 2017 4	Kuala Lumpur	1−4	FELDA United	Shah Alam, Selangor
21:00 UTC+8	Guilherme de Paula Lucrécio 90+1'	Report	Thiago Augusto 27', 49', 52' Olusegun 56'	Stadium: Selayang Stadium Attendance: 459 Referee: Khairul Azuan Kidam

FELDA United v PKNS

1 August 2017 5	FELDA United	3−2	PKNS	Jengka, Pahang
21:00 UTC+8	Olusegun 46', 75' Shukor 73'	Report	Bobby 31' Nazrin 61' (pen.)	Stadium: Tun Abdul Razak Stadium Attendance: 1,129 Referee: Mohd Nafeez Abdul Wahab

Perak v FELDA United

9 September 2017 6	Perak	2−1	FELDA United	Ipoh, Perak
21:00 UTC+8	Nizad 25' Shahrul 80'	Report	Amier 52'	Stadium: Perak Stadium Attendance: 3,720 Referee: Razlan Jeffri Ali

Quarter-finals

FELDA United v PKNP

15 September 2017 First Leg	FELDA United	1−3	PKNP	Jengka, Pahang
21:00 UTC+8	Hadin 77'	Report	Shahrel 11', 45', 68'	Stadium: Tun Abdul Razak Stadium Attendance: 1,549 Referee: Suhaimi Mat Hassan

PKNP v FELDA United

24 September 2017 Second Leg	PKNP	1−4 (4−5 agg.)	FELDA United	Tanjung Malim, Perak
21:00 UTC+8	Kim Hyun-woo 8'	Report	Wan Zack 35', 45' Olusegun 37' Zah Rahan 49'	Stadium: Proton City Stadium Attendance: 948 Referee: Zamzaidi Katimin

Semi-finals

FELDA United v Kedah

13 October 2017 First Leg	FELDA United	1−1	Kedah	Jengka, Pahang
21:00 UTC+8	Hadin 88'	Report	Sandro 62' (pen.)	Stadium: Tun Abdul Razak Stadium Attendance: 7,976 Referee: Muhd Rahmat Jantan

Kedah v FELDA United

20 October 2017 Second Leg	Kedah	2−0 (3−1 agg.)	FELDA United	Alor Setar, Kedah
21:00 UTC+8	Sandro 71', 85'			Stadium: Darul Aman Stadium

AFC Cup

Main article: 2017 AFC Cup

Group stage

Main article: 2017 AFC Cup group stage § Group G

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		CER	HAN	TAM	FEL
1	Ceres–Negros	6	3	2	1	16	8	+8	11[a]	Zonal semi-finals		—	6–2	5–0	0–0
2	Hà Nội	6	3	2	1	14	10	+4	11[a]			1–1	—	4–0	4–1
3	Tampines Rovers	6	2	0	4	8	17	−9	6			2–4	1–2	—	2–1
4	FELDA United	6	1	2	3	7	10	−3	5			3–0	1–1	1–3	—

Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:

1. Head-to-head results: Hà Nội 1–1 Ceres–Negros, Ceres–Negros 6–2 Hà Nội.

  Win   Draw   Loss

Tampines Rovers v FELDA United

21 February 2017 1	Tampines Rovers	2−1	FELDA United	Singapore
19:30 UTC+8	Son 64' Khairul 83'	Report	Fazrul 86'	Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium Attendance: 1,277 Referee: Takuto Okabe

FELDA United v Hà Nội

7 March 2017 2	FELDA United	1−1	Hà Nội	Shah Alam
16:45 UTC+8	Krangar 23'	Report	Đỗ Hùng Dũng 90+1'	Stadium: Shah Alam Stadium Attendance: 200 Referee: Ahmed Faisal Mohammad Alali

Ceres-Negros v FELDA United

15 March 2017 3	Ceres-Negros	0−0	FELDA United	Bacolod
19:30 UTC+8		Report		Stadium: Panaad Park and Stadium Attendance: 8,965 Referee: Wang Di

FELDA United v Ceres-Negros

4 April 2017 4	FELDA United	3−0	Ceres-Negros	Shah Alam
16:45 UTC+8	Syahid 5' Hadin 66' Fazrul 77'	Report		Stadium: Shah Alam Stadium Attendance: 250 Referee: Shukri Husain A Alhunfush

FELDA United v Tampines Rovers

19 April 2017 5	FELDA United	1−3	Tampines Rovers	Jengka
20:45 UTC+8	Norshahrul 51'	Report	Džoni 29' Amri 68', 72'	Stadium: Tun Abdul Razak Stadium Attendance: 2,252 Referee: Lau Fong Hei

Hà Nội v FELDA United

3 May 2017 6	Hà Nội	4−1	FELDA United	Hanoi
18:30 UTC+8	Phạm Đức Huy 52' Nguyễn Văn Quyết 76', 86' Đỗ Hùng Dũng 90'	Report	Cellerino 90+3' (pen.)	Stadium: Mỹ Đình National Stadium Attendance: 1,800 Referee: Yaqoob Abdul Baki

Squad statistics

Appearances

No.	Pos.	Name	League	Piala FA	Piala Malaysia	AFC Cup	Total
1	GK	Kalamullah Al-Hafiz	0	0	0	0	0
2	DF	Dino Djulbic	8	0	10	0	18
3	DF	Norfazly Alias	7+4	1	1+1	5	14+5
6	MF	Muhd Rizqi Azman	0	0	0	0	0
7	DF	Khairul Ismail	0+2	0	0	0	0+2
8	FW	Thiago Augusto Fernandes	9	0	9	0	18
9	FW	Norshahrul Idlan	15+4	1	6+2	5	27+6
10	MF	Zah Rahan Krangar (Vice-captain)	20	1	9+1	6	36+1
11	MF	Wan Zack Haikal	12+2	0	6+4	2	20+6
12	DF	Shukor Adan (Captain)	19+1	1	9	3+1	32+2
13	MF	Mohd Rafiq Shah Zaim	0	0	0	0	0
14	FW	Ifedayo Olusegun	8+1	0	8+1	0	16+1
15	DF	K. Prabakaran	4	0	3	0	7
16	MF	Stuart Wark	17+2	1	6	6	30+2
17	FW	Fakrul Aiman Sidid	1+7	0+1	1	1+2	3+10
18	DF	Mohd Aizulridzwan Razali	3+2	1	0+1	1+2	5+5
19	MF	Fazrul Hazli Kadri	4+7	0+1	0	0+3	4+11
20	DF	Wan Amirul Afiq Wan Abdul Rahman	13+3	0	5+2	5	22+5
21	MF	Mohd Syahid Zaidon	3+2	0	0	3+1	6+3
23	DF	Safwan Hashim	3+1	0	4+2	0	7+3
24	GK	Ilham Amirullah Razali	0	0	2	1	3
25	DF	Ahmad Azriddin Rosli	2+4	0	1+1	0+1	3+6
26	DF	Hasni Zaidi Jamian	7+2	1	1+1	1	10+3
27	MF	Hadin Azman	12+3	1	2+4	5+1	20+8
28	MF	Alif Yusof	16+2	0	9	5	30+2
29	MF	Curran Singh Ferns	8	0	6+3	0	14+3
30	GK	Mohd Farizal Harun	22	1	8	5	36
31	DF	Ali Imran Alimi	0	0	0+1	0	0+1
32	MF	Muhammad Danial Amier Norhisham	1+4	0	4+3	0	5+7
Left club during season
4	DF	Muhd Ilham Yusuf	0	0	0	0	0
5	DF	Mootaz Jounaidi	12	1	0	5	18
8	FW	Lucas Cano	9+2	0	0	5	14+2
29	MF	Mohd Ridzuan Abdunloh	0+2	0	0	1	1+2
23	FW	Gastón Cellerino	7+4	1	0	1+4	9+7
–	DF	Mohd Farid Ramli	0	0	0	0	0

Updated to match played 29 October 2017
Source: Competitions

Top scorers

The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.

Rnk	Pos	No.	Player	Liga Super	Piala FA	Piala Malaysia	AFC Cup	Total
1	FW	9	Thiago Augusto	14	0	4	0	18
2	FW	14	Ifedayo Olusegun	5	0	4	0	9
3	MF	10	Zah Rahan Krangar	3	0	3	2	8
4	FW	8	Lucas Cano	6	0	0	0	6
5	FW	9	Norshahrul Idlan	4	0	0	1	5
	MF	11	Wan Zack Haikal	3	0	2	0	5
	MF	27	Hadin Azman	2	0	2	1	5
8	DF	12	Shukor Adan	1	0	1	0	2
	MF	19	Fazrul Hazli Kadri	0	0	0	2	2
	FW	23	Gastón Cellerino	1	0	0	1	2
11	MF	16	Stuart Wark	1	0	0	0	1
	MF	21	Syahid Zaidon	0	0	0	1	1
	MF	32	Danial Amier	0	0	1	0	1
Total				39	0	17	7	59

Updated to match played 29 October 2017
Source: Competitions
*Player names in bold denotes player that left mid-season

Clean sheets

The list is sorted by shirt number when total clean sheets are equal.

Rnk	No.	Player	Liga Super	Piala FA	Piala Malaysia	Total
1	30	Mohd Farizal Harun	4	0	1	5
Total			4	0	1	5

Updated to match played 29 October 2017
Source: Competitions

Transfers

First transfer window started in December 2017^{[clarification needed]} to 22 January 2017 and second transfer window started on 15 May 2017 to 11 June 2017.^[8]

In

First window

Second window

Date	Pos	Player	Transferred From
June 2017	DF	Kanadasan Prabakaran	Perlis
June 2017	DF	Dino Djulbic	Perth Glory
June 2017	MF	Curran Singh Ferns	Negeri Sembilan
June 2017	FW	Thiago Augusto Fernandes	Manama Club
June 2017	FW	Ifedayo Olusegun	Al-Hidd

Out

First window

Date	Pos	Player	Transferred To
December 2016	DF	B. Sanjef Dinesh	Johor Darul Ta'zim III
December 2016	GK	Fairul Azwan Shahrullai	PJ Rangers
December 2016	FWD	Mohd Ferris Danial	Terengganu
December 2016	DF	Adib Aizuddin Abdul Latif	Terengganu
December 2016	DF	Mohd Firdaus Faudzi	Terengganu
December 2016	MF	Abdul Shukur Jusoh	Terengganu
December 2016	GK	Mohd Suffian Abdul Rahman	Terengganu
December 2016	DF	Mohd Idris Ahmad	Perak
December 2016	DF	Gilberto Alemao	Sài Gòn
December 2016	MF	Ahmad Syamim Yahya	Pahang
December 2016	MF	D. Christie Jayaseelan	Pahang
December 2016	MF	S. Sivanesan	PKNS
December 2016	MF	Ahmad Ezrie Shafizie	Terengganu
December 2016	FW	Bobby Gonzales	PKNS
December 2016	FW	Francis Doe	Selangor
December 2016	FW	Thiago Augusto Fernandes	Manama Club
8 January 2017	MF	Lutfulla Turaev	Terengganu

Second window

Date	Pos	Player	Transferred To
June 2017	DF	Mootaz Jounaidi	Unattached
June 2017	DF	Mohd Ridzuan Abdunloh	Terengganu
June 2017	FW	Lucas Cano	Argentinos Juniors
June 2017	FW	Gastón Cellerino	Unattached
10 June 2017	DF	Muhd Ilham Yusof[9]	UiTM

Loan in

First window

Date	Pos	Player	Loaned From
5 January 2017	FW	Lucas Cano	Argentinos Juniors

Loan out

Second window

Date	Pos	Player	Loaned To
June 2017	DF	Mohd Farid Ramli	Kuala Lumpur