2013 Sarawak FA season

The 2013 season was Sarawak FA's 1st season in the Malaysia Premier League, after relegated in 2012 Malaysia Super League. Sarawak FA was relegated by Pahang in Playoff Qualifying after the MSL reducing the teams competing in 2013 to 12 teams from 14 teams. 2013 was the best ever Sarawak comeback after almost 13 years of Sarawak Black era. For the 2013 season Sarawak was promoted to 2014 Malaysia Super League after being 1st in the league and being invincible after securing 18 wins with 4 draws and being undefeated throughout the season.

Sarawak
2013 season
PresidentDatu Sudarsono Osman
Head CoachRobert Alberts
StadiumSarawak State Stadium
Premier League1st (promoted)
FA CupQuarter-Finals
Malaysia CupSemi-Finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Bobby Gonzalez (21)
All:
Bobby Gonzalez (28)

This is Robert Alberts' third season in charge after taking over from Haji Mohd Zaki Sheikh Ahmad in 2011.

Sarawak was successful in home soil with the records of 84% home wins throughout the 2013 season with 91% home league wins. Sarawak only lost to Kelantan in Malaysia FA Cup Quarter-Finals by 0-2. Sarawak also drew with Sabah 0-0 in league games and 1-1 to Pahang in the most memorable night of Semi Finals Malaysia Cup which they lost by aggregate 4-2 that stops them to equal their record in 1999 Final Malaysia Cup.

2013 Malaysia Premier League

Sarawak were unbeaten in their league games thus winning it for the first time. They were promoted to Malaysia Super League after defeated Kuala Lumpur 4-0 in Stadium Negeri.

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
22 18 4 0 49 12  +37 58 10 1 0 28 3  +25 8 3 0 21 9  +12

Last updated: 18 September 2013.
Source: 2013 Malaysia Premier League

Fixtures and results
Date Opponents H/A Score Goalscorers
07 Jan Perlis FA A 1-2 Ivan; Bobby
11 Jan UiTM FC H 5-0 Bobby x2; Guy; Ivan; Joseph
14 Jan KL SPA Putrajaya FC A 1-1 Bobby Gonzales
18 Jan Pos Malaysia FC H 2-0 Ivan; Azizan Saperi
21 Jan Sime Darby A 0-0
15 Feb PDRM FA H 1-0 Joseph Kallang Tie
18 Feb NS Betaria FC A 0-1 Guy Bwele
22 Feb Johor FA H 3-2 Hairol Mokhtar; Azizan Baba x2
01 Mar Kuala Lumpur FA A 0-1 Ivan Babic
08 Mar Sabah FA H 0-0
30 Mar Kedah FA H 1-0 Bobby Gonzales
12 Apr Kedah FA A 1-1 Ivan Babic
19 Apr Perlis FA H 2-0 Joseph Kallang Tie ; Bobby Gonzales
26 Apr UiTM FC A 3-5 Bobby Gozales x4 ; Zamri Morshidi
15 May KL SPA Putrajaya FC H 2-1 Guy Bwele ; Bobby Gonzales
10 May Sime Darby H 1-0 Bobby Gonzales
13 May PDRM FA A 1-3 Azizan Baba; Muamer Salibasic;Bobby Gonzales
17 May NS Betaria FC H 7-0 Zamri Morshidi ; Bobby Gonzales x4 ;Guy Bwele ; Muamer Salibasic
21 May Pos Malaysia FC A 0-3 Muamer Salibasic ; Bobby Gonzales x2
21 Jun Johor FA A 1-2 Muamer Salibasic ; Bobby Gonzales
24 Jun Kuala Lumpur FA H 4-0 Muamer Salibasic ; Ronny Harun ; Joseph Kallang Tie ; Guy Bwele
5 Jul Sabah FA A 1-2 Muamer Salibasic ; Bobby Gonzales

2013 Malaysia FA Cup

Round of 32
Friday 25 January Sarawak 3 – 0 Malacca Sarawak Stadium, Kuching, Sarawak
20:15 UTC+08:00 Shahrol Saperi  66'
Bobby Gonzales  80', 88'

Round of 16
Tuesday 26 February Sarawak 2 – 0 PBAPP Sarawak Stadium, Kuching, Sarawak
20:45 UTC+08:00 Azizan Baba  32'
Bobby Gonzales  57'

Quarter-Finals
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Kelantan 4 – 1 Sarawak 2 – 1 2 – 0

First leg
Saturday 6 April Kelantan 2 – 1 Sarawak Sultan Muhammad IV Stadium, Kota Bharu, Kelantan
20:45 UTC+08:00 Faiz Subri  7'
Khairul Izuan Rosli  20'		 Report Joseph Kalang  48' Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Mohd Zamzaidi Katimin

Second leg
Tuesday 16 April Sarawak 0 – 2 Kelantan Sarawak Stadium, Kuching, Sarawak
20:15 UTC+08:00 Report Indra Putra  19'
Nor Farhan  31'		 Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Nagor Amir Noor Mohamed

2013 Malaysia Cup

Sarawak were drawn in Group D with Malaysia Super League Champions, Singapore Lions XII, Perak FA and Malaysia Premier League team, Kedah FA whom were the first team to win Double Treble in 2006-2007 and 2007-2008. Sarawak started with a loss to Perak FA in Ipoh Stadium 2-1 after leading 1-0 in the first half. Sarawak buck up in their second match against Lions XII in Stadium Negeri 2-1. Sarawak were drawn 0-0 in Darul Aman after both Kedah and Sarawak fails to score any goals in their third group matches. Sarawak then captivated to win 4-0 in Stadium Negeri defeating Kedah in their fourth matches. With a just a draw will do, Sarawak fails to secure their spot to Quarter-finals in the fifth match after lost 1-0 to the home side Lions XII. Sarawak need to win their last match in order to book their place in the Quarter-finals for the first time since 2006. Sarawak beaten Perak 6-1 with Muamer Salibasic scores hat-trick on that night. Sarawak were group champion of group D while Lions XII placed second.

Sarawak reached their first Malaysia Cup semi-finals in 13 years after defeating Sime Darby 3-1 at the State Stadium in the quarter-final second leg. Sarawak advanced to the semi-finals with a 3-1 aggregate win. However, they were stop by Pahang in Semi-finals after losing 4-2 on aggregate.

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OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
10 4 3 3 18 10  +8 15 4 1 0 16 4  +12 0 2 3 2 6  −4

Last updated: 18 September 2013.
Source: 2013 Malaysia Cup

  • Include Semi Final

Group D

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Sarawak FA (A) 6 3 1 2 13 5 +8 10
LionsXII (A) 6 3 1 2 9 7 +2 10
Perak FA 6 2 1 3 6 11 −5 7
Kedah FA 6 1 3 2 5 10 −5 6
Source:
(A) Advance to the 2013 Piala Malaysia quarter finals.
Perak FA 2–1 Sarawak FA
Paulo Rangel  65', 90' Joseph Kalang  31'
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Zamzaidi Katimin (Melaka)
Sarawak FA 2–1 LionsXII
Shakir Hamzah  11' (o.g.)
Joseph Kalang  71' (pen.)		 Safuwan Baharudin  78'
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Syed Azhar Syed Kamar (Kuala Lumpur)
Kedah FA 0–0 Sarawak FA
Attendance: 8,400
Referee: Nagor Amir Noor Mohamed (Kuala Lumpur)
Sarawak FA 4–0 Kedah FA
Zamri Morshidi  55'
Muamer Salibašić  63'
Bobby Gonzales  75', 78'
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Amirul Izwan Yaakub (Perak)
LionsXII 1–0 Sarawak FA
Fazrul Nawaz  63'
Attendance: 6,834
Referee: Nagor Amir Noor Mohamed (Kuala Lumpur)
Sarawak FA 6-1 Perak FA
Khairi Kiman  7' (o.g.)
Bobby Gonzales  8'
Muamer Salibašić  45', 60', 74'
Zamri Morshidi  58'		 Yong Kuong Yong  24'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Samsudin Ibrahim (Terengganu)

Knockout stage

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                                         
D2 LionsXII 1 1 2  
A1 ATM FA 0 4 4  
  A1 ATM FA 1 2 3  
  C1 Kelantan FA 2 2 4  
C1 Kelantan FA 2 6 8
B2 Johor Darul Takzim 4 1 5  
  C1 Kelantan FA 0
  C2 Pahang FA 1
C2 Pahang FA 3 2 5  
B1 PKNS FC 2 1 3  
  C2 Pahang FA 3 1 4
  D1 Sarawak FA 1 1 2  
A2 Sime Darby FC 0 1 1
D1 Sarawak FA 0 3 3  

Quarter Finals

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Sime Darby FC 1–3 Sarawak FA 0–0 1–3

First Leg

Sime Darby FC 0–0 Sarawak FA
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Wan Mohd Tarmizi Wan Ibrahim (Selangor)

Second leg

Sarawak FA 3–1 Sime Darby FC
Muamer Salibašić  27', 55', 85' Asrol Ibrahim  6'
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Mohd. Zamzaidi Katimin (Melaka)

Sarawak FA won 3-1 on aggregate.

Semi-finals

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Pahang FA 4–2 Sarawak FA 3–1 1–1

First Leg

Pahang FA 3–1 Sarawak FA
Azamuddin Akil  30', 33'
Matías Conti  38'		 Shahrol Saperi  40'
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Wan Mohd Tarmizi Wan Ibrahim (Selangor)

Second Leg

Sarawak FA 1–1 Pahang FA
Bobby Gonzales  32' Fauzi Roslan  74'
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Shamsudin Ibrahim (Terengganu)

Pahang FA won 4–2 on aggregate.

References
  1. Read more: Football: Kelantan, Sarawak into Malaysia Cup semi-final - Latest - New Straits Times http://www.nst.com.my/latest/football-kelantan-sarawak-into-malaysia-cup-semi-final-1.369979#ixzz2kUSGGidH
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