2023 PDRM FC season

The 2023 season was Polis Di-Raja Malaysia Football Club's's 33rd season in the football club's history and 1st season in the top flight of Malaysian football, Malaysia Super League since promoted last season. The club also will participate in this season's edition of the Malaysia FA Cup, the Malaysia Cup and the MFL Challenge Cup.^[1]

Polis Di-Raja Malaysia

2023 season
President	Acryl Sani
CEO	Hafiz Zainal Abidin
Head coach	Azzmi Aziz
Stadium	Petaling Jaya Stadium
Malaysia Super League	8th
Malaysia FA Cup	Second round
Malaysia Cup	Round of 16
MFL Challenge Cup	Winners
Top goalscorer	League: Bruno Suzuki (10) All: Bruno Suzuki (11)
Home colours Away colours Third colours
← 2022 2024–25 →

Coaching staff

• Head coach: Azzmi Aziz
• Assistant head coach: Eddy Gapil@Edwin
• Assistant coach:Al Madi Jumari
• Goalkeeper coach: Atfan Had
• Fitness coach: Nizan Ariffin

Players

First-team squad

As of 12 January 2023

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 Aqil Razak 3 DF  MAS Azmi Muslim (captain) 4 MF  MAS Aliff Najmi Shaaini 5 DF  MAS Norfiqrie Talib 6 MF  MYA Kyaw Min Oo 7 MF  MAS Alifh Aiman 8 MF  MAS Shyamierul Razmee 9 FW  JPN Bruno Suzuki 10 MF  LBR Marcus Macauley 11 FW  MAS Dzulfahmi Abdul Hadi 12 DF  MAS Izaffiq Ruzi 13 MF  MAS Fauzi Majid 14 FW  GHA Jacque Faye 15 FW  MAS Afiq Saluddin 16 FW  MAS Shazrin Abu Samah 17 FW  MAS Amirul Wa'ie 19 DF  MAS Amir Saiful 20 FW  MAS Arif Anwar

No. Pos. Nation Player 21 FW  NGA Uche Agba 22 DF  NGA James Okwuosa 23 MF  MAS Zazrir Naim 24 MF  MAS Alif Najmi Ahmad 26 DF  MAS Alif Naquiddin 27 MF  MAS Eskandar Ismail 29 DF  MAS Izaaq Izhan 30 FW  MAS Nabil Latpi 31 MF  MAS Zulkhairi Mohd 32 MF  MAS Safiee Ahmad 33 DF  MAS Iqmal Harun 53 GK  MAS Willfred Jabun 77 MF  JOR Fadi Awad 80 GK  MAS Ramadhan Hamid 88 FW  MAS Arif Anwar 89 MF  MAS Fakhrul Azim — FW  MAS Ismail Ibrahim

Transfers 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 1 GK  MAS Aqil Razak 3 DF  MAS Azmi Muslim (from Penang, previously on loan) 6 MF  MYA Kyaw Min Oo (from Yangon United) 7 MF  MAS Alifh Aiman (from Kelantan) 8 MF  MAS Shyamierul Razmee (from Kelantan) 9 FW  JPN Bruno Suzuki (from Bangkok) 10 MF  LBR Marcus Macauley (from Moghayer Al-Sarhan) 11 FW  MAS Dzulfahmi Abdul Hadi (from Kelantan) 12 DF  MAS Izaffiq Ruzi (from Negeri Sembilan) 13 MF  MAS Fauzi Majid 15 DF  MAS Aliff Najmi (from Kelantan United) 16 FW  MAS Shazrin Abu Samah 21 FW  NGA Uche Agba (from Sarawak United) 22 DF  NGA James Okwuosa (from Al Shabab) 24 MF  MAS Alif Najmi 29 DF  MAS Izaaq Izhan (from UiTM FC) 33 DF  MAS Iqmal Harun 53 GK  MAS Willfred Jabun 80 GK  MAS Ramadhan Hamid (from UiTM FC) 88 FW  MAS Arif Anwar (from Terengganu)

Transfers 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 1 GK  MAS Julian Bechler 5 DF  MAS Che Mohamad Safwan 6 MF  MAS Saiful Hasnol 8 MF  GHA Alexander Amponsah 11 MF  SVK Martin Adamec 13 MF  MAS Durrkeswan Ganasan 16 FW  MAS Syafiq Azmi 18 MF  MAS Mu'az Zainal Abidin 24 MF  MAS Sachin Samuel 25 DF  MAS Amier Ali 28 MF  MAS Azrie Reza 33 GK  MAS Asri Muhamad 35 GK  MAS Firdaus Irman 88 MF  MAS Ammar Akhmal 91 FW  SVK Miloš Lačný

Competitions

Malaysia Super League

Main article: 2023 Malaysia Super League

Sabah v PDRM

25 February 2023 1	Sabah	4–0	PDRM	Kota Kinabalu
19:30 UTC+8	Saddil 13', 71' Park 37' Wilkin 90+3'	Report		Stadium: Likas Stadium Attendance: 12,602 Referee: Muhammad Usaid bin Jamal Man of the Match: Park Tae-Soo (Sabah)

PDRM v Perak

28 February 2023 2	PDRM	0–0	Perak	Petaling Jaya
21:00 UTC+8	Norfiqrie  27' Amir  32' Dzulfahmi  38' Suzuki  86'	Report	Shafizi  86'	Stadium: Petaling Jaya Stadium Attendance: 2,250 Referee: Firdaus Dahlan

Kedah Darul Aman v PDRM

4 March 2023 3	Kedah Darul Aman	0–1	PDRM	Alor Setar
21:00 UTC+8	Ott  58' Ariff  79' Fayadh  83' Fadzrul  90+2'	Report	Safiee  58' Fadi  72' Suzuki 75' Arif  83' Norfiqrie  90+3'	Stadium: Darul Aman Stadium Attendance: 12,792 Referee: Mohd Azizan Saat Ariffin

Terengganu v PDRM

11 March 2023 4	Terengganu	1–0	PDRM	Kuala Terengganu
21:00 UTC+8	Kulmatov  41', 76' Alif  45+1' Haroon  56'	Report	Dzulfahmi  16' Ramadhan  45+2' Amir  57' Izaaq  80'	Stadium: Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin Stadium Attendance: 9,020 Referee: Jeevanathan M. Ponniamoorthy

PDRM v Kelantan United

18 March 2023 5	PDRM	2–0	Kelantan United	Petaling Jaya
17:30 UTC+8	Dzulfahmi 10' Okwuosa  27' Agba 38' (pen.)	Report	Asyraaf  37' Fandi  58' Aqil  90'	Stadium: Petaling Jaya Stadium Attendance: 202 Referee: Suhaizi Shukri

Kuching City v PDRM

1 April 2023 6	Kuching City	0–1	PDRM	Kuching
21:15 UTC+8	Dzulazlan  35' Amirul  83'	Report	Safiee  29' Norfiqrie  55' Suzuki 73' Aliff  81' Willfred  83'	Stadium: Sarawak State Stadium Attendance: 292 Referee: Mohd Syukri Azeman

PDRM v Sri Pahang

5 April 2023 7	PDRM	1–2	Sri Pahang	Petaling Jaya
22:00 UTC+08:00	Amir  5' Okwuosa 76'	Report	Baqiuddin 18' Sherman 22',  47' Azam  36'	Stadium: Petaling Jaya Stadium Attendance: 471 Referee: Tuan Mohd Yaasin Tuan Mohd Hanafiah

Penang v PDRM

9 April 2023 8	Penang	4–2	PDRM	Penang
22:00 UTC+08:00	Okwuosa 11' (o.g.) Saad 17', 69' Hadin  45+1' Nik Akif  53' Rahmat 90+3'	Report	Macauley 3',  20' Awad  23'  40' Azmi 28' Norfiqrie  83'	Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 1,224 Referee: Mohd Nafeez Abd Wahab

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
6	Terengganu	26	11	7	8	45	34	+11	40	Qualification for the AFF Shopee Cup group stage[a]
7	Kuala Lumpur City	26	10	8	8	44	39	+5	38
8	PDRM	26	11	4	11	35	37	−2	37
9	Negeri Sembilan	26	6	9	11	33	49	−16	27
10	Penang	26	6	6	14	29	50	−21	24

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

1. Qualified as the 2023 Malaysia Cup & 2023 Malaysia FA Cup runner-up.

Malaysia FA Cup

Main article: 2023 Malaysia FA Cup

Johor Darul Ta'zim v PDRM

14 April 2023 Second round	Johor Darul Ta'zim	3–0	PDRM	Iskandar Puteri
22:00 UTC+08:00		Report		Stadium: Sultan Ibrahim Stadium

Malaysia Cup

Main article: 2023 Malaysia Cup

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		League		FA Cup		Malaysia Cup		MFL Challenge Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK	MAS	Aqil Razak	5	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
35	GK	MAS	Nor Hakeem Hamidun	5	0	4+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
53	GK	MAS	Willfred Jabun	6	0	4+2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
80	GK	MAS	Ramadhan Hamid	22	0	15	0	0	0	2	0	5	0
Defenders
3	DF	MAS	Azmi Muslim	10	1	7+2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
5	DF	MAS	Norfiqrie Talib	17	0	13+2	0	1	0	1	0	0	0
12	DF	MAS	Izaffiq Ruzi	4	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	1+2	0
19	DF	MAS	Amir Saiful	30	2	22	0	1	0	2	0	5	2
22	DF	NGA	James Okwuosa	33	4	24	3	1	0	2	0	6	1
26	DF	MAS	Alif Naquiddin	24	0	11+6	0	0	0	1+1	0	5	0
29	DF	MAS	Izaaq Izhan	15	1	4+7	1	1	0	0	0	1+2	0
Midfielders
4	MF	MAS	Aliff Najmi Shaaini	19	0	13	0	0	0	2	0	3+1	0
6	MF	MYA	Kyaw Min Oo	25	1	18+1	1	0	0	2	0	3+1	0
7	MF	MAS	Alifh Aiman	10	0	2+8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	MF	ESP	Mario Arqués	5	0	1+1	0	0	0	1	0	1+1	0
10	MF	LBR	Marcus Macauley	30	3	22	3	1	0	1+1	0	5	0
11	MF	MAS	Dzulfahmi Abdul Hadi	26	2	18+3	2	0	0	0+1	0	0+4	0
13	MF	MAS	Fauzi Abd Majid	4	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0+3	0
16	MF	MAS	Shazrin Abu Samah	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
23	MF	MAS	Zazrir Naim	4	0	0+3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
32	MF	MAS	Safiee Ahmad	31	0	19+3	0	1	0	1+1	0	5+1	0
33	MF	MAS	Nur Iqmal Harun	4	1	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
67	MF	MAS	Amirul Hakim	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
77	MF	JOR	Fadi Awad	30	2	21	2	1	0	2	0	6	0
89	MF	MAS	Fakhrul Azim	30	2	10+11	0	1	0	1+1	0	4+2	2
Forwards
9	FW	JPN	Bruno Suzuki	34	11	15+11	10	1	0	1+1	0	1+4	1
14	FW	GHA	Jacque Faye	10	0	5+5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	FW	MAS	Amirul Wa'ie	15	1	0+12	1	0+1	0	0	0	0+2	0
18	FW	MAS	Hadi Fayyadh	17	1	3+6	0	0	0	1+1	1	0+6	0
20	FW	MAS	Arif Anwar	9	0	2+5	0	0	0	0+2	0	0	0
21	FW	NGA	Uche Agba	26	10	12+7	5	0+1	0	1	0	5	5
28	FW	NGA	Chukwu Chijioke	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
30	FW	MAS	Nabil Latpi	27	7	11+8	4	0	0	1+1	1	6	2
Players transferred out during the season

Last updated: 3 December 2023
Source: Competitions