2020 Sabah FA season

The 2020 season was Sabah's fifth competitive season in the highest tier of Malaysian football since the foundation of Malaysia Super League in 2004. It is also the 1st season for Sabah to play in Malaysia Super League after winning the 2019 Malaysia Premier League which got promoted. Along with the Malaysia Super League, the club participated in the Malaysia FA Cup and the Malaysia Cup.

Sabah
2020 season
PresidentPeter Anthony[1]
ManagerHenry Saimpon
Head coachKurniawan Dwi Yulianto
StadiumLikas Stadium
Malaysia Super League10th
Malaysia FA CupCancelled
Malaysia CupCancelled
Top goalscorerLeague:
Rodoljub Paunović
Dennis Buschening
(4)
All:
Rodoljub Paunović
Dennis Buschening
(4)

Players

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Malaysia MAS Wan Azraie
2 DF Malaysia MAS Mafry Balang
3 DF Malaysia MAS Rawilson Batuil (captain)
4 DF Malaysia MAS Dendy Lowa
6 DF South Korea KOR Park Tae-soo
7 MF Malaysia MAS Ricco Nigel Milus
8 MF Malaysia MAS Azzizan Nordin (vice-captain)
9 FW France FRA Guy Gnabouyou
10 MF Namibia NAM Petrus Shitembi
11 MF Malaysia MAS Alto Linus
13 MF Malaysia MAS Hamran Peter
14 DF Malaysia MAS Jenius Karib
15 DF Malaysia MAS Randy Baruh
16 DF Malaysia MAS Zubir Azmi
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 FW Malaysia MAS Ariusdius Jais
18 MF Malaysia MAS Azwan Fattah
19 MF Malaysia MAS Ummareng Bacok
20 FW Serbia SRB Rodoljub Paunović
21 FW Malaysia MAS Maxsius Musa
22 GK Malaysia MAS Rendy Rining
23 MF Malaysia MAS Sabri Sahar
24 MF Malaysia MAS Syukri Baharun
25 DF Malaysia MAS Evan Wensley
27 FW Malaysia MAS Stanley Sulong
28 MF Malaysia MAS Mazlan Yahya
29 FW Malaysia MAS Shahrizam Sahar
30 GK Malaysia MAS Rozaimie Rohim
93 MF Thailand THA Dennis Buschening

Competitions

Overview
Competition Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Super League 4 1 2 1 5 5 +0 025.00
FA Cup 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Total 4 1 2 1 5 5 +0 025.00

Source: Competitions

Malaysia Super League
Main article: 2020 Malaysia Super League

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
8 Pahang 11 4 2 5 18 18 0 14
9 Melaka United 11 4 2 5 13 16 −3 11[lower-alpha 1]
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
12 PDRM (R) 11 0 2 9 5 29 −24 −1[lower-alpha 2]
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.[2]
  2. PDRM have been docked three points following the decision from FAM.[3]

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
4 1 2 1 5 5  0 5 1 1 0 5 3  +2 0 1 1 0 2  −2

Results by matchday
Match12345
GroundAHAHA
ResultDWLD
Position7454
Updated to match(es) played on 20 March 2020. Source: Fixtures and Results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Fixtures and Results
1 March 2020 1 PDRM 0–0 Sabah Kuala Lumpur
21:00 MYT (UTC+8)
  • Syahmi Shukri Yellow card 16'
  • Christopher Keli downward-facing red arrow 60'
  • Alif Naqiuddin upward-facing green arrow 60' Yellow card 75'
  • Eskandar Ismail downward-facing red arrow 88'
  • Dick Cheney Waili upward-facing green arrow 88'
  • Nizam Rodzi downward-facing red arrow 90+4'
  • Khairul Izuan upward-facing green arrow 90+4'
 Report
Stadium: Kuala Lumpur Stadium
Referee: Tuan Mohd Yaasin
7 March 2020 2 Sabah 3–1 Felda United Kota Kinabalu
20:15 MYT (UTC+8)
Report
Stadium: Likas Stadium
Referee: Wan Tarmizi Wan Ibrahim
10 March 2020 3 Pahang 2–0 Sabah Kuantan
21:00 MYT (UTC+8)
Report
  • Zubir Azmi Yellow card 30'
  • Azwan Fattah downward-facing red arrow 46'
  • Alto Linus upward-facing green arrow 46' downward-facing red arrow 83'
  • Ummareng Bacok downward-facing red arrow 73'
  • Maxius Musa upward-facing green arrow 73' Yellow card 89'
  • Hamran Peter upward-facing green arrow 83'
 Stadium: Darul Makmur Stadium
Referee: Tuan Mohd Yaasin
14 March 2020 4 Sabah 2–2 Perak Kota Kinabalu
20:15 MYT (UTC+8)
Report
Stadium: Likas Stadium
Referee: Zulkarnain Zakaria
3 April 2020 (Postponed) 5 Terengganu v Sabah Kuala Nerus
21:00 MYT (UTC+8) Report Stadium: Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin Stadium

Malaysia FA Cup
Main article: 2020 Malaysia FA Cup

Fixture
17 March 2020 (Postponed) R2 Sabah v Kuala Lumpur Kota Kinabalu
20:15 MYT (UTC+8) Stadium: Likas Stadium

Statistics

Squad Statistics
No. Pos Nat Player TotalLeagueFA Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
13 GK Malaysia Wan Azraie 303000
22 GK Malaysia Robson Rendy Rining 000000
30 GK Malaysia Rozaimie Rohim 101000
Defenders
2 DF Malaysia Mafry Balang 000000
3 DF Malaysia Rawilson Batuil 404000
4 DF Malaysia Dendy Lowa 000000
6 DF South Korea Park Tae-soo 414100
14 DF Malaysia Jenius Karib 000000
15 DF Malaysia Randy Baruh 404000
16 DF Malaysia Zubir Azmi 404000
25 DF Malaysia Evan Wensley 000000
Midfielders
7 MF Malaysia Ricco Nigel Milus 000000
8 MF Malaysia Azzizan Nordin 414100
10 MF Namibia Petrus Shitembi 404000
11 MF Malaysia Alto Linus 404000
13 MF Malaysia Hamran Peter 303000
18 MF Malaysia Mohd Azwan Abdul Fattah 303000
19 MF Malaysia Ummareng Bacok 404000
23 MF Malaysia Sabri Sahar 000000
24 MF Malaysia Mohd Syukri Baharun 000000
28 MF Malaysia Mazlan Yahya 000000
Forwards
17 FW Malaysia Arius Dius Jais 000000
20 FW Serbia Rodoljub Paunović 414100
21 FW Malaysia Maxius Musa 313100
27 FW Malaysia Stanley Sulong 000000
29 FW Malaysia Shahrizam Sahar 000000
93 MF Thailand Dennis Buschening 202000
9 FW France Guy Gnabouyou 313100
FW Puerto Rico Héctor Ramos‡ 101000

Last updated: 14 March 2020
Source: Stadium Astro

  • ‡ Player left the club mid-season

Clean sheets
As of 15 March 2020
Rank Name Super League FA Cup Total
1 Malaysia Wan Azraie 1 0 1
Total101

References
  1. "Football Association of Sabah". Football Association of Malaysia.
  2. "Siaran Media: Melaka dipotong tiga mata Liga Super 2020". FAM.
  3. "Siaran Media: Melaka & Kelantan berjaya selesai, PDRM dipotong tiga mata Liga Super 2020". FAM.
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