2020 Melaka United F.C. season

The 2020 season was Melaka United Soccer Association's 96th season in club history and 4th season in the Malaysia Super League.

Melaka United

2020 season
President	Datuk Sulaiman Md Ali
Manager	Yusoff Mahadi
Head coach	Zainal Abidin Hassan[1]
Stadium	Hang Jebat Stadium (capacity:40,000)
Malaysia Super League	9th
Malaysia FA Cup	Cancelled
Malaysia Cup	Cancelled
Top goalscorer	League: Uche Agba (5) All: Uche Agba (6)
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Management team

Position	Name
Head coach	Zainal Abidin Hassan
Assistant coaches	Asri Ninggal
Goalkeeper coach	Mazlan Wahid
Fitness coach	Norhuda Hiroshi Razak
Physio	Vladmir Gramblicka

Players

As of 24 January 2019

No.	Name	Natiosenality	Date of Birth (Age)	Previous Club	Contract Since	Contract End
Goalkeepers
1	Solehin Mamat		(1996-03-24) 24 March 1996 (age 29)	Kuala Lumpur FA	2019
19	Khairul Fahmi		(1989-01-07) 7 January 1989 (age 36)	Kelantan	2018	2020
22	Norazlan Razali		(1985-12-19) 19 December 1985 (age 39)	FELDA United F.C.	2019
	Izarul Adli		(1997-09-17) 17 September 1997 (age 27)	Youth team	2019
Defenders
3	Nurridzuan Abu Hassan		(1992-04-20) 20 April 1992 (age 33)	Selangor	2020
5	Annas Rahmat		(1994-11-07) 7 November 1994 (age 30)	Petaling Jaya City FC	2020
6	Jang Suk-won		(1989-08-11) 11 August 1989 (age 36)	Seongnam	2019	2020
13	Razman Roslan		(1984-08-14) 14 August 1984 (age 41)	Selangor	2019	2020
14	Mohd Aizulridzwan Razali		(1986-11-09) 9 November 1986 (age 38)	Petaling Jaya City FC	2020
18	Wan Amirul Afiq		(1992-07-18) 18 July 1992 (age 33)	Felda United	2019	2020
24	Curran Singh Ferns		(1993-07-06) 6 July 1993 (age 32)	Port Melbourne SC	2020
25	Faris Shah		(1995-04-17) 17 April 1995 (age 30)	Kelantan	2018	2020
26	Khair Jones		(1989-09-29) 29 September 1989 (age 35)	Kuala Lumpur	2020
33	Naruphon Putsorn		(1988-07-21) 21 July 1988 (age 37)	Nakhon Ratchasima F.C.	2020
61	Akmal Zahir		(1994-02-16) 16 February 1994 (age 31)	UKM F.C.	2020
	Lee Yong Cheng			SAMB F.C.	2020
Midfielders
8	Safiq Rahim		(1987-07-05) 5 July 1987 (age 38)	Johor Darul Ta'zim	2019	2020
10	Romel Morales		(1997-08-23) 23 August 1997 (age 27)	PKNS FC	2020	2022
11	Syamim Yahya		(1990-05-17) 17 May 1990 (age 35)	Terengganu F.C. I	2020
15	Khairul Anwar		(1990-10-09) 9 October 1990 (age 34)	Terengganu F.C. I	2020
16	Saiful Ridzuwan		(1992-03-16) 16 March 1992 (age 33)	Selangor	2019	2020
21	Fakhrullah Rosli			SAMB F.C.	2020
27	Jasmir Mehat		(1994-02-06) 6 February 1994 (age 31)	SAMB F.C.	2020
29	Deevan Raj		(1994-10-29) 29 October 1994 (age 30)	PKNP	2019	2020
30	Shyamierul Razmee Jasmi		(1998-03-20) 20 March 1998 (age 27)	SAMB F.C.	2020
31	Sony Norde		(1989-07-27) 27 July 1989 (age 36)	Zira FK	2020
Forwards
7	Uche Agba		(1986-06-24) 24 June 1986 (age 39)	PDRM FA	2020
20	Faizal Talib		(1997-07-28) 28 July 1997 (age 28)	Youth team	2019
23	Ferris Danial		(1992-08-21) 21 August 1992 (age 32)	Negeri Sembilan	2020
	Ramzi Haziq		(1994-12-23) 23 December 1994 (age 30)	Johor Darul Ta'zim II	2019

Transfers

Pre-season

In

Pos.	Player	From	Fee	Ref.
GK	Solehin Mamat	Kuala Lumpur FA	Free	[2]
GK	Norazlan Razali	FELDA United F.C.	Free	[3]
DF	Annas Rahmat	Petaling Jaya City FC	Free	[4]
DF	Mohd Aizulridzwan Razali	Petaling Jaya City FC	Free	[5]
DF	Curran Singh Ferns	Port Melbourne SC	Free	[6]
DF	Khair Jones	Kuala Lumpur FA	Free	[7]
DF	Akmal Zahir	UKM F.C.	Free	[8]
DF	Lee Yong Cheng	SAMB	Free	[9]
DF	Naruphon Putsorn	Nakhon Ratchasima F.C.	Free	[10]
MF	Romel Morales	PKNS F.C.	Free	[11]
MF	Jasmir Mehat	SAMB	Free	[12]
MF	Shyamierul Razmee Jasmi	SAMB	Free	[13]
MF	Fakhrullah Rosli	SAMB	Free	[14]
MF	Nurridzuan Abu Hassan	Selangor FA	Free	[15]
MF	Khairul Anwar	Terengganu F.C. I	Free	[16]
MF	Syamim Yahya	Terengganu F.C. I	Free	[17]
MF	Sony Norde	Zira FK	Free	[18]
FW	Faizal Talib	Promoted	Free	[19]
FW	Uche Agba	PDRM FA	Free	[20]
FW	Ferris Danial	Negeri Sembilan FA	Free	[21]

Out

Pos.	Player	To	Fee	Ref.
GK	Syafizullah Wahab		Free
GK	Oscar Wong Tse-Yeung		Free
DF	Zharif Desa	Penang FA	Free	[22]
DF	Raimi Nor	Kuala Lumpur FA	Free
DF	Ubaidullah Rahman		Free
DF	Faizal Muhamad		Free
DF	Khuzaimi Piee	UiTM F.C.	Free
MF	Kavishkumar Manimaharan		Free
MF	Shukor Adan	Kuala Lumpur FA	Free
MF	Nazrin Nawi	Kelantan FA	Free
MF	Gopinathan Ramachandran	Pahang FA	Free
MF	Dominik Balić	NK Dugopolje	Free
MF	Luka Milunović	Debreceni VSC	Free
MF	Darko Marković	Erbil SC	Free
FW	Patrick Reichelt	Suphanburi F.C.	Free	[23]
FW	Davy Claude Angan	Kuala Lumpur Rovers	Free
FW	Wan Mohd Syukri		Free
FW	Nurshamil Ghani	Penang FA	Free
FW	Casagrande	Penang FA	Season loan	[24]

Return From Loan

Pos.	Player	From	Fee	Ref.
GK	Syafizullah Wahab	SAMB	Loan Return
MF	Gopinathan Ramachandra	PDRM	Loan Return
MF	Darko Marković	Kuala Lumpur	Loan Return
FW	Wan Mohd Syukri	Penang	Loan Return
FW	Nurshamil Ghani	Selangor United	Loan Return
FW	Casagrande	Penang	Loan Return

Extension of contract

Pos.	Player	Source
GK	Khairul Fahmi Che Mat	[25]
DF	Faris Shah Rosli	[26]
DF	Jang Suk-won	[27]
DF	Wan Amirul Afiq Wan Rahman	[28]
DF	Razman Roslan	[29]
MF	Deevan Raj	[30]
MF	Saiful Ridzuwan Selamat	[31]
MF	Safiq Rahim	[32]

Mid-Season

Out

Pos.	Player	To	Fee	Ref.
DF	Naruphon Putsorn		Free

Friendlies

Pre-season

Melaka United v UKM F.C.

18 January 2020 (2020-01-18) 1	Melaka United	2-0	UKM F.C.	Krubong, Melaka
	Romel Morales 16' Jang Suk-won 74'			Stadium: Hang Jebat Stadium Attendance: 500

Melaka United v Negeri Sembilan FA

23 January 2020 (2020-01-23) 2	Melaka United	5-0	Negeri Sembilan FA	Paroi, Negeri Sembilan
	Sony Norde 5' 55' 66' Uche Agba 11' (pen.) 23'			Stadium: Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium Attendance: 800

Melaka United v Terengganu FC II

9 February 2020 (2020-02-09) 3	Melaka United	1-0	Terengganu FC II	Krubong, Melaka
	Sony Norde 76'			Stadium: Hang Jebat Stadium Attendance: 300

Sarawak United v Melaka United

16 February 2020 (2020-02-16) 4	Sarawak United	1-4	Melaka United	Kuching, Sarawak
	Patrick Wleh 45'		Uche Agba 10', 25' Sony Norde 64' Razman Roslan 90' (pen.)	Stadium: Sarawak State Stadium

Tour of Indonesia

Bandung United F.C. v Melaka United

30 January 2020 Friendly	Bandung United F.C.	2-3	Melaka United	Bandung City, West Java, Indonesia
	17' (pen.) 58' (pen.)		Faris Shah 20' Fakhrullah Rosli 22' Akmal Zahir 39'	Stadium: Siliwangi Stadium

Persib Bandung v Melaka United

1 February 2020 Friendly	Persib Bandung	3-1	Melaka United	Bandung Regency, West Java, Indonesia
	Castillion 32, 53' Ghozali Siregar 90+2'		Jang Suk-Won 63'	Stadium: Jalak Harupat Stadium

PSKC Cimahi v Melaka United

3 February 2020 Friendly	PSKC Cimahi	2-2	Melaka United	Bandung Regency, West Java, Indonesia
			Safiq Rahim 70' 77'	Stadium: Jalak Harupat Stadium

Mid-Season

Melaka United v PDRM FA

8 August 2020 (2020-08-08) 1	Melaka United	3-0	PDRM FA	Krubong, Melaka
	Uche Agba 26' 51' Romel Morales 48'			Stadium: Hang Jebat Stadium

Melaka United v UiTM F.C.

14 August 2020 (2020-08-14) 2	Melaka United	1-0	UiTM F.C.	Krubong, Melaka
	Uche Agba 57'			Stadium: Hang Jebat Stadium

Melaka United v FELDA United

19 August 2020 (2020-08-19) 3	Melaka United	4-0	FELDA United	Krubong, Melaka
	Sony Norde 8' 17' Uche Agba 11' Romel Morales 13' (pen.)			Stadium: Hang Jebat Stadium

Competitions

Overview

Malaysia Super League

Main article: 2020 Malaysia Super League

Fixtures and results

UiTM FC v Melaka United

29 February 2020 1	UiTM FC	0-2	Melaka United	Shah Alam
21:00 UTC+8	Rabih Ataya 33' Arif Anwar 68'	Report	Sony Norde 29' Romel Morales 90+5' 45+1' Jang Suk-won 25'	Stadium: UiTM Stadium Referee: Mohd Salleh Fusser Binmad

Melaka United v PDRM FA

6 March 2020 2	Melaka United	3-1	PDRM FA	Malacca
21:00 UTC+8	Uche Agba 17' Safiq Rahim 70' Wan Amirul Afiq 90+2' Saiful Ridzuwan 64'}	Report	Antonio German 81' Khairul Izuan 45+1'}	Stadium: Hang Jebat Stadium Referee: Zulkarnain Zakaria

Felda United v Melaka United

11 March 2020 3	Felda United	3-2	Melaka United	Jengka
21:00 UTC+8	Nicolas Velez 7' 63' Khairul Amri 15' Ezanie Mat Salleh 75'	Report	Uche Agba 81' Romel Morales 88' Annas Rahmat 59'	Stadium: Tun Abdul Razak Stadium Referee: Hamdan Awang

Melaka United v Pahang

14 March 2020 4	Melaka United	0-1	Pahang	Malacca
21:00 UTC+8	Romel Morales 45' Saiful Ridzuwan 45+4' Faris Shah Rosli 50'	Report	Dickson Nwakaeme 67'	Stadium: Hang Jebat Stadium Referee: Razlan Joffri Ali

Perak FA v Melaka United

28 August 2020 5 [note 1]	Perak FA	0-1	Melaka United	Ipoh
21:00 UTC+8		Report	Ferris Danial 51'	Stadium: Perak Stadium Referee: Tarmizi Ibrahim

Melaka United v Terengganu F.C. I

4 September 2020 6 [note 1]	Melaka United	1-0	Terengganu F.C. I	Melaka
21:00 UTC+08:00	Uche Agba 60' Wan Amirul Afiq 82' Faris Shah Rosli 85'	Report		Stadium: Hang Jebat Stadium Referee: Zulkifli Ahmad

Selangor v Melaka United

11 September 2020 7 [note 1]	Selangor	1-1	Melaka United	Shah Alam, Selangor
21:00 UTC+08:00	Sandro 40' K. Prabakaran 27' Syahmi Safari 42' Safuwan Baharudin 45+2' Brendan Gan 59'	Report	Uche Agba 38' Wan Amirul Afiq 3' Saiful Ridzuwan 44'	Stadium: Shah Alam Stadium Referee: Mohd Nafeez Abdul Wahab

Melaka United v Petaling Jaya City F.C.

20 September 2020 8 [note 1]	Melaka United	1-1	Petaling Jaya City F.C.	Melaka
21:00 UTC+8	Romel Morales 72' Khairul Anwar 36' Jang Suk-won 68'	Report	Kogileswaran Raj 90+3' Washington Brandão 56' R. Aroon Kumar 90+3'	Stadium: Hang Jebat Stadium Referee: Nazmi Nasaruddin

Sabah v Melaka United

27 September 2020 9 [note 1]	Sabah	3-2	Melaka United	Kota Kinabalu, Sabah
21:00 UTC+08:00	Dennis Buchening 25' 65' Rodoljub Paunovic 72' (pen.) Park Tae Su 59' Maxsius Musa 64' Petrus Shitembi 90+5'	Report	Uche Agba 16' Sony Norde 45+3'	Stadium: Likas Stadium Referee: Fusser Bin Mad Slleh

Kedah v Melaka United

2 October 2020 10 [note 1]	Kedah	1-0	Melaka United	Alor Setar
21:00 UTC+8	Shakir Hamzah 19'	Report		Stadium: Darul Aman Stadium Referee: Nazim Bin Haji Idris

Melaka United v Johor Darul Ta'zim

10 October 2020 11 [note 1]	Melaka United	0-5	Johor Darul Ta'zim	Melaka
	Wan Amirul Afiq 18'	Report	Leandro Velazquez 70' (pen.) Syafiq Ahmad 75' 63' Aidil Zafuan 79' Fernando Rodriguez 85' Gonzalo Cabrera 90+3' Fadhli Shas 65'	Stadium: Hang Jebat Stadium Referee: Noor Azriel bin Baharuddin

Table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
7	Petaling Jaya City	11	3	5	3	17	16	+1	14
8	Pahang	11	4	2	5	18	18	0	14
9	Melaka United	11	4	2	5	13	16	−3	11[a]
10	Sabah	11	2	3	6	12	24	−12	9
11	Felda United (R)	11	1	4	6	12	27	−15	7	Relegation to Malaysia Premier League

Source: Malaysian Football League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
Notes:

1. Melaka have been docked three points following the decision from FAM.^[33]

Malaysia FA Cup

Main article: 2020 Malaysia FA Cup

cancelled

Malaysia Cup

Main article: 2020 Malaysia Cup

Selangor v Melaka United

8 November 2020 Round 1	Selangor	2-1	Melaka United	Melaka
21:00 UTC+8	Ifedayo Olusegun 21' Sandro 52'	Report	Uche Agba 57'	Stadium: Hang Jebat Stadium Referee: Hamdan Bin Awang

Statistics

Appearances and goals

As @ 20 Sept 2020

No.	Pos.	Name	League		FA Cup		Malaysia Cup		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
3	DF	Nurridzuan Abu Hassan	0(2)	0	0	0	1	0	2	0
5	DF	Annas Rahmat	5(4)	0	0	0	1	0	9	0
6	DF	Jang Suk-won	9	0	0	0	1	0	9	0
7	FW	Uche Agba	11	5	0	0	1	1	11	6
8	MF	Safiq Rahim	7(2)	1	0	0	0(1)	0	9	1
10	MF	Romel Morales	11	3	0	0	1	0	11	3
11	MF	Syamim Yahya	8(1)	0	0	0	0(1)	0	9	0
13	DF	Razman Roslan	5(1)	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
15	MF	Khairul Anwar Shahrudin	6(2)	0	0	0	1	0	8	0
16	MF	Saiful Ridzuwan	8(2)	0	0	0	1	0	10	0
18	DF	Wan Amirul Afiq	11	1	0	0	1	0	11	1
19	GK	Khairul Fahmi	9	0	0	0	1	0	9	0
22	GK	Norazlan Razali	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
23	FW	Ferris Danial	5(4)	1	0	0	1	0	9	1
24	DF	Curran Singh Ferns	4(1)	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
25	DF	Faris Shah Rosli	1(7)	0	0	0	0	0	8	0
26	DF	Khair Jefri Jones	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
27	FW	Jasmir Mehat	0(2)	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
29	MF	Deevan Raj	1(5)	0	0	0	0(1)	0	6	0
31	FW	Sony Norde	11	2	0	0	1	0	11	2
Players who have played this season but had left the club or on loan to other club
33	DF	Naruphon Putsorn	3(1)	0	0	0	0	0	4	0

Notes

1. The match is postponed following the coronavirus pandemic.