2019 Sabah FA season

The 2019 season was Sabah's 7th competitive season in the second tier of Malaysian football, the Malaysia Premier League after relegated in 2012. Along with the Malaysia Premier League, the club competes in the Malaysia FA Cup and the Malaysia Cup.^[2][3][4][5]

Sabah

2019 season
President	Peter Anthony[1]
Manager	Henry Saimpon
Head coach	Jelius Ating
Stadium	Likas Stadium
Malaysia Premier League	1st (promoted)
Malaysia FA Cup	Second round
Malaysia Cup	Group stage
Top goalscorer	League: Rodoljub Paunović (11) All: Rodoljub Paunović (11)
Home colours Away colours
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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 Sakri Masri 2 DF  MAS Mafry Balang 3 DF  MAS Rawilson Batuil (Captain) 4 DF  MAS Dendy Lowa 5 MF  MAS Muhammad Safar 6 DF  KOR Park Tae-soo 7 MF  TKM Ahmet Ataýew 8 MF  MAS Azzizan Nordin (Vice-captain) 9 FW  SRB Rodoljub Paunović 10 FW  ANG Aguinaldo 11 FW  MAS Alto Linus 12 MF  MAS Melky Balang 13 GK  MAS Robson Rendy 14 DF  MAS Jenius Karib 15 DF  MAS Randy Baruh

No. Pos. Nation Player 16 MF  MAS Justin Samaan 17 FW  MAS Ariusdius Jais 18 FW  MAS Azwan Fattah 19 MF  MAS Ummareng Bacok 20 MF  MAS Ricco Nigel 21 FW  MAS Maxius Musa 22 MF  MAS Elias Sulaiman 23 MF  MAS Sabri Sahar 24 MF  MAS Syukri Baharun 25 DF  MAS Evan Wensley 26 FW  MAS Rahman Shah 27 FW  MAS Stanley Sulong 28 MF  MAS Mazlan Yahya 29 DF  MAS Ranilson Batuil 30 GK  MAS Rozaimie Rohim

Transfers

1st leg

In: 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 6 DF  KOR Park Tae-soo (from Hwaseong) 9 FW  BRA Luiz Júnior (from Mokawloon) 10 MF  SRB Luka Milunović (from Voždovac)

Out: 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  ZAM Francis Kasonde 6 DF  MAS Darwira Sazan 9 FW  PUR Héctor Ramos 17 FW  MAS Leopold Alphonso 51 MF  JPN Keisuke Ogawa

2nd leg

In: 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 7 MF  TKM Ahmet Ataýew (from Persela) 10 FW  ANG Aguinaldo (from Politehnica Iași)

Out: 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 7 FW  BRA Luiz Júnior 10 MF  SRB Luka Milunović

Competitions

Overview

Competition	Record
	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Premier League	20	13	4	3	33	17	+16	065.00
FA Cup	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	000.00
Malaysia Cup	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
Total	21	13	4	4	33	18	+15	061.90

Source: Competitions

Malaysia Premier League

Main article: 2019 Malaysia Premier League

Table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Sabah (C, P)	20	13	4	3	33	17	+16	43	Promotion to Super League and Qualification for the Malaysia Cup group stage
2	Johor Darul Ta'zim II[a]	20	9	6	5	31	19	+12	33
3	PDRM (P)	20	9	3	8	30	27	+3	30	Promotion to Super League and Qualification for the Malaysia Cup group stage
4	Terengganu II[a]	20	8	6	6	21	24	−3	30
5	UiTM[b] (P)	20	8	5	7	33	25	+8	29	Promotion to Super League and Qualification for the Malaysia Cup group stage

Source: MFL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Notes:

1. Johor Darul Ta'zim II and Terengganu II cannot be promoted from Premier League and play for Malaysia Cup as Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C. and Terengganu F.C. (their parent clubs) remain in Super League and play for Malaysia Cup. Should Johor Darul Ta'zim and Terengganu be relegated to Premier League or will not play for Malaysia Cup, Johor Darul Ta'zim II and Terengganu II will have to drop to M3 League or will play for Malaysia Cup.
2. UiTM F.C. is promoted to replaced PKNS F.C. relegated after withdrawing license to complete for the 2020 Malaysia Premier League season as they become feeder club to Selangor FA.

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
20	13	4	3	33	17	+16	43	8	1	1	20	7	+13	5	3	2	13	10	+3

Source: Fixtures and Results

Results by matchday

Match	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A
Result	L	D	W	W	W	D	W	L	D	W		W		W	D	W	W	W	W	W	W	L
Position	8	8	3	3	2	2	1	2	2	2	3	2	3	3	3	2	1	1	1	1	1	1

Updated to match(es) played on 20 July 2019. Source: Fixtures and Results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Fixtures and Results

The Malaysian Football League (MFL) announced the fixtures for the 2019 season on 22 December 2018.^[6]

Sabah v Johor Darul Ta'zim II

2 February 2019 1	Sabah	1–2	Johor Darul Ta'zim II	Kota Kinabalu
20:15 MYT (UTC+8)	Milunović 13' Rawilson  40' Ricco  77'	Report	Ghaddar 64' Rozaimi 83'	Stadium: Likas Sports Complex Football Stadium Referee: Fusser Mad Salleh

Kelantan v Sabah

8 February 2019 2	Kelantan	3–3	Sabah	Kota Bharu
21:00 MYT (UTC+8)	Flávio 6' (pen.) Khairul Asyraf  10' Rawilson 53' (o.g.) Haqim 89',  61'  89' Azwan  90+5'	Report	Milunović 12' Park  39' Maxius 78', 89' Ricco  90+1'	Stadium: Sultan Muhammad IV Stadium Referee: Zulkifli Ahmad

Sabah v Terengganu II

16 February 2019 3	Sabah	3–1	Terengganu II	Kota Kinabalu
20:15 MYT (UTC+8)	Park  22', 50' Milunović 65' Ricco 74'	Report	Shukur  16' Ramzi 40'	Stadium: Likas Sports Complex Football Stadium Referee: Ridzuan Rozali

Sarawak v Sabah

23 February 2019 4	Sarawak	1–2	Sabah	Kuching
16:15 MYT (UTC+8)	Shamie  30' Henrique 44'	Report	Randy  25' Ricco  26' Dendy  31' Paunović 36' Sabri 39' Rawilson  45+1'	Stadium: Sarawak State Stadium Referee: Jeevanathan A/L Ponniamoorthy

Sabah v PDRM

2 March 2019 5	Sabah	3–1	PDRM	Kota Kinabalu
20:15 MYT (UTC+8)	Azzizan  1' Júnior 4', 48' Dendy  34' Paunović 43'	Report	Redžović 53' Khairul Izuan  85'	Stadium: Likas Sports Complex Football Stadium Referee: Faiz Jamaluddin

Negeri Sembilan v Sabah

9 March 2019 6	Negeri Sembilan	0–0	Sabah	Seremban
21:00 MYT (UTC+8)	Kumar  76' Almir  89'	Report	Azzizan  71' Park  87'	Stadium: Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium Referee: Shahrizan Solihin

Sabah v Penang

30 March 2019 7	Sabah	2–0	Penang	Kota Kinabalu
20:15 MYT (UTC+8)	Júnior 3', 54' Maxsius  62'	Report	Qayyum  36'	Stadium: Likas Sports Complex Football Stadium Referee: Muhammad Khairulsyahmi

Selangor United v Sabah

6 April 2019 8	Selangor United	2–1	Sabah	Selayang
16:45 MYT (UTC+8)	Agüero 38' Fauzan 71' Agüero  77' Anzité  77'	Report	Azzizan  10' Rawilson  72' Alto 89'	Stadium: Selayang Municipal Council Stadium Referee: Faizudin Ismail

Sabah v UiTM

13 April 2019 9	Sabah	1–1	UiTM	Kota Kinabalu
20:15 MYT (UTC+8)	Milunović  7' Paunović 49'	Report	Syed Ariff  21' Mendy 84'	Stadium: Likas Sports Complex Football Stadium Referee: Zulkifli Ahmad

Sabah v UKM

20 April 2019 10	Sabah	3–1	UKM	Kota Kinabalu
20:15 MYT (UTC+8)	Rawilson  11' Paunović  15' Alto 21' Dendy 45' Paunović 60' Park  87' Randy  90+1'	Report	Reuben  18' Hafizi 43' Zeneyedpour  78' Wan Afiq  87'	Stadium: Likas Sports Complex Football Stadium Referee: Fusser Mad Salih

Perlis v Sabah

11	Perlis	Cancelled	Sabah	Kangar
				Stadium: Tuanku Syed Putra Stadium

Sabah v Selangor United

4 May 2019 12	Sabah	1–0	Selangor United	Kota Kinabalu
20:15 MYT (UTC+8)	Paunović 7' Randy  45+1' Mafry  89' Rawilson  90+8'	Report	Pavlenko  40'	Stadium: Likas Sports Complex Football Stadium Referee: Zulkifli Ahmad

Sabah v Perlis

13	Sabah	Cancelled	Perlis	Kota Kinabalu
				Stadium: Likas Sports Complex Football Stadium

UKM v Sabah

17 May 2019 14	UKM	0–1	Sabah	Kuala Lumpur
22:00 MYT (UTC+8)	Tudose  45+2' Roskam  62'	Report	Aguinaldo 49'	Stadium: Kuala Lumpur Stadium Referee: J. Suresh

Penang v Sabah

25 May 2019 15	Penang	0–0	Sabah	Penang
22:00 MYT (UTC+8)	Agüero  30' Azrul  31'	Report	Park  24' Randy  27' Azzizan  30' Ataýew  68' Mazlan  90+5'	Stadium: City Stadium Referee: Jeffri Zolkefli

Sabah v Negeri Sembilan

15 June 2019 16	Sabah	1–0	Negeri Sembilan	Kota Kinabalu
20:15 MYT (UTC+8)	Alto 66' Evan  73' Paunović  75' Rawilson  87'	Report	Ridzuan  27' Kumar  64'	Stadium: Likas Sports Complex Football Stadium Referee: Zulkifli Ahmad

PDRM v Sabah

19 June 2019 17	PDRM	1–2	Sabah	Malacca
21:00 MYT (UTC+8)	Lee 33' Wark  10' Agba  58'	Report	Mafry  31' Ataýew  40' Paunović 76' Alto 82'	Stadium: Hang Jebat Stadium Referee: Razlan Joffri Ali

Sabah v Sarawak

26 June 2019 18	Sabah	4–1	Sarawak	Kota Kinabalu
20:15 MYT (UTC+8)	Paunović 11', 63', 84' Aguinaldo 39'	Report	Martin  51' Bobby 60'	Stadium: Likas Sports Complex Football Stadium Referee: S. Logeswaran

Johor Darul Ta'zim II v Sabah

5 July 2019 19	Johor Darul Ta'zim II	0–1	Sabah	Pasir Gudang
21:00 MYT (UTC+8)	Insa  27' Fernández  40' Fazly  78'	Report	Ataýew  45+2' Paunović 59' Randy  80' Park  90+1' Azwan  90+3'	Stadium: Pasir Gudang Corporation Stadium Attendance: 2700 Referee: Suhaizi Shukri

UiTM v Sabah

9 July 2019 20	UiTM	1–2	Sabah	Shah Alam
21:00 MYT (UTC+8)	Nazrin  20' Korać 32'	Report	Evan  34' Paunović 58' (pen.) Aguinaldo 67' Aguinaldo  67' Rawilson  71'	Stadium: UiTM Stadium Referee: Fairuzi Mat Desa

Sabah v Kelantan

13 July 2019 21	Sabah	1–0	Kelantan	Kota Kinabalu
21:00 MYT (UTC+8)	Evan  46' Ataýew 58' Rozaimie  90+3'	Report	Afiq  46'	Stadium: Likas Sports Complex Football Stadium Attendance: 10200 Referee: Mohamad Zamzaidi Katimin

Terengganu II v Sabah

20 July 2019 22	Terengganu II	2–1	Sabah	Kuala Terengganu
21:00 MYT (UTC+8)	Haidhir Suhaini 45+3' Ridzuan Razali 58'	Report	Aguinaldo 64'	Stadium: Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah Stadium Referee: Ku Alauddin Ku Muhammad

Malaysia FA Cup

Main article: 2019 Malaysia FA Cup

Fixture

Kelantan United v Sabah

3 April 2019 2nd Round	Kelantan United	1–0	Sabah	Kota Bharu
21:00 MYT (UTC+8)	Fakhrul 6' Fadhilah  32'	Report	Júnior  45+1'	Stadium: Sultan Muhammad IV Stadium Referee: Hamdan Awang

Malaysia Cup

Main article: 2019 Malaysia Cup

Group stage

Main article: 2019 Malaysia Cup group stage

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		PAH	PRK	PEN	SAB
1	Pahang	6	5	0	1	12	5	+7	15	Advance to knockout stage		—	3–0	3–1	1–0
2	Perak	6	2	3	1	9	7	+2	9			3–1	—	1–1	3–0
3	Penang	6	1	2	3	5	10	−5	5			0–2	1–1	—	2–1
4	Sabah	6	1	1	4	5	9	−4	4			1–2	1–1	2–0	—

Source: FAM MFL

Perak v Sabah

4 August 2019 1	Perak	3–0	Sabah	Ipoh
21:00 MYT (UTC+8)	Eldor  26' Leandro  37' Gan 45' Careca 51' Hafizul Hakim  86' Leandro 90+3'	Report	Randy  24' Paunović  40' Maxius  70'	Stadium: Perak Stadium Referee: Suhaimi Mat Hassan

Penang v Sabah

7 August 2019 2	Penang	v	Sabah	George Town
21:00 MYT (UTC+8)				Stadium: City Stadium

Sabah v Pahang

17 August 2019 3	Sabah	v	Pahang	Kota Kinabalu
20:15 MYT (UTC+8)				Stadium: Likas Stadium

Statistics

Appearances

Last updated: 4 August 2019.
Source: Sabah FA

No.	Pos.	Name	Malaysia Premier League		Malaysia FA Cup		Malaysia Cup		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
13	GK	Robson Rendy	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
30	GK	Rozaimie Rohim	19	0	1	0	1	0	21	0
Defenders
2	DF	Mafry Balang	13	0	1	0	0	0	14	0
3	DF	Rawilson Batuil	17	0	1	0	1	0	19	0
4	DF	Dendy Lowa	14	1	1	0	0	0	15	1
6	DF	Park Tae-soo	17	1	1	0	1	0	19	1
14	DF	Jenius Karib	12	0	0	0	1	0	13	0
15	DF	Randy Baruh	16	0	1	0	1	0	18	0
25	DF	Evan Wensley	10	0	0	0	1	0	11	0
Midfielders
5	MF	Muhammad Safar	4	0	1	0	0	0	5	0
8	MF	Azzizan Nordin	16	0	1	0	1	0	18	0
7	MF	Ahmet Ataýew	8	1	0	0	1	0	9	1
16	MF	Justin Samaan	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
18	MF	Azwan Fattah	10	0	0	0	0	0	10	0
19	MF	Ummareng Bacok	6	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
20	MF	Ricco Nigel	13	1	1	0	1	0	15	1
22	MF	Elias Sulaiman	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
23	MF	Sabri Sahar	7	1	0	0	0	0	7	1
Forwards
9	FW	Rodoljub Paunović	19	11	1	0	1	0	21	11
10	FW	Aguinaldo	9	3	0	0	1	0	10	3
11	FW	Alto Linus	12	4	0	0	1	0	13	4
21	FW	Maxius Musa	13	2	1	0	1	0	15	2
26	FW	Rahman Shah	7	0	0	0	1	0	8	0
28	FW	Mazlan Yahya	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
Players transferred out during the season
7	FW	Luiz Júnior	9	4	1	0	0	0	10	4
10	MF	Luka Milunović	9	3	1	0	0	0	10	3