2023 Sabah F.C. season

The 2023 season is Sabah's eighth competitive season in the highest tier of Malaysian football since the foundation of Malaysia Super League in 2004, and the club's fourth consecutive in the Malaysia Super League.

Sabah
2023 season
OwnerSabah Football Club Sdn Bhd
CEOAhmad Marzuki Nasir
ManagerOng Kim Swee
StadiumLikas Stadium
Malaysia Super League5th
Malaysia FA CupQuarter Finals
Malaysia CupQuarter Finals
AFC CupGroup Stage
Top goalscorerLeague:
7 goals
Park Tae-Soo

All:
9 goals
Ramon
Darren Lok
Highest home attendance15,203 vs Johor Darul Ta'zim (League)[1]

6,797 vs Kuala Lumpur City (FA Cup)[2]
6,216 vs Perak (Malaysia Cup)[3]

7,607 vs SingaporeHougang United (AFC Cup)[4]
Lowest home attendance4,885 vs Kuching City (League)[5]

4,500 vs Kelantan United (FA Cup)[6]
6,214 vs Kuching City (Malaysia Cup)[7]

7,607 vs SingaporeHougang United (AFC Cup)[4]
Average home league attendance9,896 (League)
5,649 (FA Cup)
6,215 (Malaysia Cup)
7,607 (AFC Cup)
Biggest winSabah 6–1 Kelantan[8] Indonesia PSM Makassar 0–5 Sabah[9]
Biggest defeatJohor Darul Ta'zim 4–0 Sabah[10]
Sabah 1–5 Johor Darul Ta'zim[1]

Squad

As of 16 July 2023

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 Ramzi Mustakim
3 DF Malaysia MAS Rawilson Batuil
4 DF Brazil BRA Gabriel Peres
5 DF Malaysia MAS Daniel Ting
6 DF South Korea KOR Park Tae-Soo (Vice-captain)
8 FW Malaysia MAS Farhan Roslan
9 DF Spain ESP Cifu
10 MF Portugal POR Telmo Castanheira
11 FW Malaysia MAS Jafri Firdaus Chew
12 FW Malaysia MAS Kumaahran Sathasivam
13 DF Malaysia MAS Dinesh Rajasingam
14 DF Malaysia MAS Hanafie Tokyo
15 DF Malaysia MAS Rizal Ghazali (Captain)
16 FW Brazil BRA Ramon
17 FW Malaysia MAS Amri Yahyah
19 GK Malaysia MAS Khairul Fahmi Che Mat
20 MF Malaysia MAS Gary Steven Robbat
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 MF Malaysia MAS Danial Haqim
22 MF Malaysia MAS Stuart Wilkin
23 FW Malaysia MAS Rahman Shah
24 GK Malaysia MAS Mohd Sakri
27 MF South Korea KOR Ko Kwang-min
28 FW Malaysia MAS Darren Lok
29 MF Malaysia MAS Ummareng Bacok
31 GK Malaysia MAS Damien Lim
33 DF Malaysia MAS Dominic Tan
50 FW Malaysia MAS Azhad Harraz
67 FW Indonesia IDN Saddil Ramdani
71 DF Malaysia MAS Irfan Zakaria
77 FW Brazil BRA Jailton Paraiba
78 FW Malaysia MAS Dirga Surdi
88 FW Malaysia MAS Maxsius Musa
91 MF Malaysia MAS Irfan Fazail
99 FW Malaysia MAS Shahrol Nizam Abd Rahman

Transfers

Friendly matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

Pre-Season Friendlies

11 February 2023 Sabah Malaysia 6–0 Singapore Geylang International Kota Kinabalu
19:30 MYT
Stadium: Likas Stadium
Attendance: 5,438
15 February 2023 Sabah Malaysia 4–0 Malaysia Melaka Kota Kinabalu
19:45 MYT
Stadium: Likas Stadium
18 February 2023 Sabah Malaysia 3–0 Singapore Tampines Rovers Kota Kinabalu
19:45 MYT
Stadium: Likas Stadium

International Friendlies

6 September 2023 International Match Tier 2 Brunei  1–3 Malaysia Sabah Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
20:15 MYT
Stadium: Track & Field Sports Complex
Referee: Mou'azhzham Zamakhsyarie Marsidi

Competitions

Overview

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Super League 25 February 2023 Matchweek 1 22 13 3 6 50 33 +17 059.09
FA Cup 15 April 2023 28 May 2023 Round of 16 Quarter Final 2 1 0 1 3 2 +1 050.00
Malaysia Cup 5 August 2023 25 September 2023 Round of 16 Quarter Final 4 1 2 1 6 4 +2 025.00
AFC Cup 20 September 2023 Group Stage 2 2 0 0 8 1 +7 100.00
Total 30 17 5 8 67 40 +27 056.67

Last updated: 5 October 2023
Source: FAM-CMS

Malaysia Super League

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
3 Kedah Darul Aman 22 15 2 5 43 25 +18 47
4 Sri Pahang 21 13 4 4 38 23 +15 43
5 Sabah 22 13 3 6 50 33 +17 42
6 Terengganu 22 10 5 7 39 27 +12 35
7 Kuala Lumpur City 23 8 7 8 38 37 +1 31
Updated to match(es) played on 27 August 2023. Source: MFL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
22 13 3 6 50 33  +17 42 10 1 1 40 19  +21 3 2 5 10 14  −4

Source: FAM-CMS

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
GroundHHAAHAAAHHHHAAAHHA1AHHHAAAH
ResultWWWDWLLDWWDWLLWWWLWLWW
Position1122235544545555555544
Source: FAM

Notes:

^1 Mutual agreement between SEL & SAB to move Match LS23 to Match 18[16]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Fixtures and Results

  Win   Draw   Loss

25 February 2023 1 Sabah 4–0PDRMKota Kinabalu
19:30 MYT
Report Stadium: Likas Stadium
Attendance: 12,602
Referee: Muhammad Usaid bin Jamal
Man of the Match: Park Tae-Soo (Sabah)
1 March 2023 2 Sabah 3–1Kelantan UnitedKota Kinabalu
20:15 MYT
Report
Stadium: Likas Stadium
Attendance: 12,558
Referee: Tuan Mohd Yaasin bin Tuan Mohd Hanafiah
Man of the Match: Telmo Castanheira (Sabah)
6 March 2023 3Kuching City1–2 Sabah Kuching
20:15 MYT
Stadium: Sarawak State Stadium
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Ahmad Zuhaidi Dzulkifli
Man of the Match: Telmo Castanheira (Sabah)
12 March 2023 4 Sri Pahang 1–1 Sabah Kuantan
20:15 MYT
Report
Stadium: Darul Makmur Stadium
Attendance: 10,027
Referee: Noor Azriel bin Baharudin
Man of the Match: Fadhli Shas (Sri Pahang)
17 March 2023 5 Sabah 5–2PenangKota Kinabalu
20:15 MYT
Report
Stadium: Likas Stadium
Attendance: 11,711
Referee: Zulkarnain bin Zakaria
Man of the Match: Park Tae-Soo (Sabah)
31 March 2023 6 Johor Darul Ta'zim 4–0SabahIskandar Puteri
22:00 MYT
Report
Stadium: Sultan Ibrahim Stadium
Attendance: 19,836
Referee: Muhammad Nazmi bin Nasaruddin
Man of the Match: Fernando Forestieri (Johor Darul Ta'zim)
5 April 2023 20 7 Kuala Lumpur City 2–0SabahCheras
22:00 MYT
Report
Stadium: Kuala Lumpur Stadium
Attendance: 1,194
Referee: Suhaizi Shukri
10 April 2023 8 Negeri Sembilan 1–1 Sabah Seremban
22:00 MYT
Report
Stadium: Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium
Attendance: 1,738
Referee: Tuan Mohd Yaasin bin Tuan Mohd Hanafiah
19 April 2023 9 Sabah 6–1KelantanKota Kinabalu
20:15 MYT
Report
Stadium: Likas Stadium
Attendance: 5,210
Referee: Mohammad Zamzaidi bin Katimin
Man of the Match: Daniel Ting (Sabah)
27 April 2023 23 10 Sabah 2–1SelangorKota Kinabalu
19:30 MYT
Report
Stadium: Likas Stadium
Attendance: 14,444
Referee: Mohd Hasrol bin Mohd Amir
Man of the Match: Baddrol Bakhtiar (Sabah)
19 May 2023 11 Sabah 2–2 Terengganu Kota Kinabalu
19:30 MYT
Report
Stadium: Likas Stadium
Attendance: 12,096
Referee: S. Logeswaran
Man of the Match: Sony Nordé (Terengganu)
23 May 2023 12 Sabah 3–1PerakKota Kinabalu
20:15 MYT
Report
Stadium: Likas Stadium
Attendance: 5,666
Referee: Tuan Mohd Yaasin bin Tuan Mohd Hanafiah
Man of the Match: Park Tae-Soo (Sabah)
2 June 2023 13 Kedah Darul Aman 2–1SabahAlor Setar
21:00 MYT
Report
Stadium: Darul Aman Stadium
Attendance: 9,741
Referee: S. Logeswaran
Man of the Match: Manny Ott(Kedah Darul Aman)
8 June 2023 14 PDRM 1–0SabahPetaling Jaya
21:00 MYT
  • Amir Saiful Yellow card 7'
  • Nabil] 26'
  • Aliff Najmi Yellow card 86'
Report
Stadium: Petaling Jaya Stadium
Attendance: 986
Referee: Razlan bin Joffri Ali
Man of the Match: Aliff Najmi Shaaini (PDRM)
26 June 2023 15Kelantan United0–3 Sabah Kota Bharu
21:00 MYT
Report
Stadium: Sultan Muhammad IV Stadium
Attendance: 297
Referee: Muhammad Nazmi bin Nasaeuddin
Man of the Match: Stuart Wilkin (Sabah)
8 July 2023 16 Sabah 4–3Kuching CityKota Kinabalu
17:45 MYT
Report
Stadium: Likas Stadium
Attendance: 4,885
Referee: Ahmad Zuhadi Dzulkifli
Man of the Match: Ramon (Sabah)
15 July 2023 17 Sabah 4–0Sri PahangKota Kinabalu
20:15 MYT
Report Stadium: Likas Stadium
Attendance: 8,022
Referee: Tuan Mohd Yaasin bin Tuan Mohd Hanafiah
Man of the Match: Darren Lok (Sabah)
29 October 23 July 2023 10 23 [16] Selangor 1–0SabahPetaling Jaya
21:00 MYT
Report
Stadium: Petaling Jaya Stadium
Attendance: 7,421
Referee: Suhaizi Shukri
Man of the Match: Ayron del Valle (Selangor)
30 July 2023 18Penang1–2 Sabah George Town
21:00 MYT
Report
Stadium: City Stadium
Attendance: 2,434
Referee: Mohamad Kamil Zakaria bin Ismail
Man of the Match: Daniel Ting (Sabah)
9 August 2023 19Sabah1–5 Johor Darul Ta'zim Kota Kinabalu
20:15 MYT
Report
Stadium: Likas Stadium
Attendance: 15,203
Referee: Razlan bin Joffri Ali
Man of the Match: Bergson (Johor Darul Ta'zim)
13 August 2023 7 20 Sabah 3–2Kuala Lumpur CityKota Kinabalu
19:30 MYT
Report
Stadium: Likas Stadium
Attendance: 6,462
Referee: Suhaizi Shukri
Man of the Match: Stuart Wilkin (Sabah)
26 August 2023 21 Sabah 3–1 Negeri Sembilan Kota Kinabalu
20:15 MYT
Report Stadium: Likas Stadium
Attendance: 7,094
Referee: Mohd Nafeez Abd Wahab
Man of the Match: Ramon (Sabah)
29 September Postponed 22 Kelantan v Sabah Kota Bharu
21:00 MYT Stadium: Sultan Muhammad IV Stadium
24 November 2023 24 Terengganu v Sabah Kuala Terengganu
21:00 MYT Stadium: Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin Stadium
3 December 2023 25 Perak v Sabah Ipoh
21:00 MYT Stadium: Perak Stadium
17 December 2023 26 Sabah v Kedah Darul Aman Kota Kinabalu
21:00 MYT Stadium: Likas Stadium

AFC Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss

Group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification HFC SAB PSM HOU
1 Vietnam Haiphong 3 2 0 1 7 4 +3 6[lower-alpha 1] Zonal semi-finals 24 Oct 3–0 14 Dec
2 Malaysia Sabah 3 2 0 1 10 4 +6 6[lower-alpha 1] Possible Zonal semi-finals 9 Nov 14 Dec 3–1
3 Indonesia PSM Makassar 3 1 0 2 3 9 6 3[lower-alpha 2] 30 Nov 0–5 24 Oct
4 Singapore Hougang United 3 1 0 2 4 7 3 3[lower-alpha 2] 2–1 30 Nov 9 Nov
Updated to match(es) played on 25 October 2023. Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head points: Haiphong 3, Sabah 0.
  2. Head-to-head points: PSM 3, Hougang 0.
20 September 2023 1 Sabah FC Malaysia 3–1Singapore Hougang UnitedKota Kinabalu, Malaysia
20:00 UTC+8
Report Stadium: Likas Stadium
Attendance: 7,607
Referee: Jonathon Barreiro (Australia)
Man of the Match: Darren Lok (Sabah)
4 October 2023 2PSM Makassar Indonesia0–5 Malaysia Sabah FC Gianyar, Indonesia
20:00 UTC+8
Report
Stadium: Kapten I Wayan Dipta Stadium
Referee: Kim Dae-Yong (South Korea)
24 October 2023 3 Hai Phong FC Vietnam v Malaysia Sabah FC Haiphong, Vietnam
17:00 UTC+7 Stadium: Lạch Tray Stadium
8 November 2023 4 Sabah FC Malaysia v Vietnam Hai Phong FC Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia
20:00 UTC+8 Stadium: Likas Stadium
28 November 2023 5 Hougang United Singapore v Malaysia Sabah FC Jalan Besar, Singapore
20:00 UTC+8 Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium
12 December 2023 6 Sabah FC Malaysia v Indonesia PSM Makassar Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia
20:00 UTC+8 Stadium: Likas Stadium

FA Cup

Fixtures and Results

  Win   Draw   Loss

15 April 2023 Round of 16 Sabah 2–0Kelantan UnitedKota Kinabalu
21:15 MYT
Report Stadium: Likas Stadium
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: S. Logeswaran
Man of the Match: Rizal Ghazali (Sabah)
28 May 2023 Quarter FinalSabah1–2 Kuala Lumpur City Kota Kinabalu
17:45 MYT
Report Stadium: Likas Stadium
Attendance: 6,797
Referee: Mohammad Zamzaidi bin Katimin
Man of the Match: Azim Al-Amin (Kuala Lumpur City)

Malaysia Cup

Fixtures and Results

  Win   Draw   Loss

5 August 2023 Round of 16 (Leg 1)Kuching City0–3 Sabah Kuching
20:15 MYT
Report
Stadium: Sarawak State Stadium
Attendance: 763
Referee: Tuan Mohd Yaasin bin Tuan Mohd Hanafiah
Man of the Match: Ramon (Sabah)
19 August 2023 Round of 16 (Leg 2) Sabah 1–1 Kuching City Kota Kinabalu
20:15 MYT
Report
Stadium: Likas Stadium
Attendance: 6,214
Referee: Ahmad Zuhadi Dzulkifli
Man of the Match: Rizal Ghazali (Sabah)
15 September 2023 Quarter-final (Leg 1) Sabah 2–2 Perak Kota Kinabalu
20:15 MYT
Report
Stadium: Likas Stadium
Attendance: 6,216
Referee: Tuan Mohd Yaasin bin Tuan Mohd Hanafiah
Man of the Match: Ramon (Sabah)
25 September 2023 Quarter-final (Leg 2) Perak 1–0 Sabah Ipoh
21:00 MYT Stadium: Perak Stadium

Statistics

Squad statistics

No. Pos Nat Player TotalSuper LeagueFA CupMalaysia CupAFC Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Malaysia Ramzi Mustakim 2010001000
3 DF Malaysia Rawilson Batuil 140120101000
4 DF Brazil Gabriel Peres 265182214022
5 DF Malaysia Daniel Ting 255184203120
6 DF South Korea Park Tae-Soo 267217201020
8 FW Malaysia Farhan Roslan 12180003011
9 DF Spain Cifu 6121002020
10 MF Portugal Telmo Castanheira 204164202000
11 FW Malaysia Jafri Firdaus Chew 201131104020
12 FW Malaysia Kumaahran Sathasivam 9080100000
13 DF Malaysia Dinesh Rajasingam 3010001010
14 DF Malaysia Hanafie Tokyo 1010000000
15 DF Malaysia Rizal Ghazali 262191204110
16 FW Brazil Ramon 13976004320
17 FW Malaysia Amri Yahyah 190150202000
19 GK Malaysia Khairul Fahmi Che Mat 130100102000
20 MF Malaysia Gary Steven Robbat 150110102010
21 MF Malaysia Danial Haqim 0000000000
22 MF Malaysia Stuart Wilkin 308226214021
23 FW Malaysia Rahman Shah 0000000000
25 GK Malaysia Mohd Sakri 0000000000
27 MF South Korea Ko Kwang-min 270190204020
28 FW Malaysia Darren Lok 2411186103124
29 MF Malaysia Ummareng Bacok 0000000000
31 GK Malaysia Damien Lim 160120002020
33 DF Malaysia Dominic Tan 271201203020
50 FW Malaysia Azhad Harraz 1000001000
67 FW Indonesia Saddil Ramdani 216156103020
71 DF Malaysia Irfan Zakaria 160140002000
77 FW Brazil Jailton Paraiba 170150200000
78 FW Malaysia Dirga Surdi 0000000000
88 FW Malaysia Maxsius Musa 0000000000
91 MF Malaysia Irfan Fazail 151101003020
99 FW Malaysia Shahrol Nizam Abd Rahman 1010000000
FW Nigeria Jacob Njoku 2020000000
MF Malaysia Baddrol Bakhtiar 155134210000

Last updated: 5 October 2023
Source: FAM

Disciplinary record

N P Nat. Name Super League FA Cup Malaysia Cup AFC Cup Total Notes
Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Yellow card Second yellow card Red card
1 GK Malaysia Ramzi Mustakim 1 1
3 DF Malaysia Rawilson Batuil 2 1 3
4 DF Brazil Gabriel Peres 3 3
5 DF Malaysia Daniel Ting 4 1 5
6 DF South Korea Park Tae-Soo 5 2 7
8 FW Malaysia Farhan Roslan 1 1
9 DF Spain Cifu 1 1
10 MF Portugal Telmo Castanheira 2 1 3
11 FW Malaysia Jafri Firdaus Chew 1 1
12 FW Malaysia Kumaahran Sathasivam
13 DF Malaysia Dinesh Rajasingam
14 DF Malaysia Hanafie Tokyo
15 DF Malaysia Rizal Ghazali 5 1 6
16 FW Brazil Ramon 1 1
17 FW Malaysia Amri Yahyah 1 1
19 GK Malaysia Khairul Fahmi Che Mat 1 1
20 MF Malaysia Gary Steven Robbat 5 5
21 MF Malaysia Danial Haqim
22 MF Malaysia Stuart Wilkin 3 1 4
23 FW Malaysia Rahman Shah
25 GK Malaysia Mohd Sakri
27 MF South Korea Ko Kwang-min
28 FW Malaysia Darren Lok 1 1 2
29 MF Malaysia Ummareng Bacok
31 GK Malaysia Damien Lim
33 DF Malaysia Dominic Tan 4 1 5
50 FW Malaysia Azhad Harraz
67 FW Indonesia Saddil Ramdani 4 1 5
71 DF Malaysia Irfan Zakaria 2 2
77 FW Brazil Jailton Paraiba 2 2
78 FW Malaysia Dirga Surdi
88 FW Malaysia Maxsius Musa
91 MF Malaysia Irfan Fazail 1 1
99 FW Malaysia Shahrol Nizam Abd Rahman
FW Nigeria Jacob Njoku
MF Malaysia Baddrol Bakhtiar 3 3

Last updated: 5 October 2023
Source: FAM
Ordered by Red card, Second yellow card and Yellow card
Yellow card = Number of bookings; Second yellow card = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; Red card = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.

Goals

As of 5 October 2023
Rank Player Super League FA Cup Malaysia Cup AFC Cup Total[17]
1 Malaysia Darren Lok6014 11
2 Brazil Ramon6030 9
3 Malaysia Stuart Wilkin6101 8
4 South Korea Park Tae-Soo7000 7
5 Indonesia Saddil Ramdani6000 6
6 Malaysia Baddrol Bakhtiar4100 5
Malaysia Daniel Ting4010
Brazil Gabriel Peres2102
9 Portugal Telmo Castanheira4000 4
10 Malaysia Rizal Ghazali1010 2
11 Malaysia Cifu1000 1
Malaysia Dominic Tan1000
Malaysia Irfan Fazail1000
Malaysia Jafri Firdaus Chew1000
Malaysia Farhan Roslan0001
Total 5036867

Clean sheets

As of 5 October 2023
Rank Player Super League FA Cup Malaysia Cup AFC Cup Total
1 Malaysia Khairul Fahmi Che Mat3100 4
2 Malaysia Damien Lim1011 3
Total 41117

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