2020 Melaka United season
The 2020 season is Melaka United Soccer Association's 96th season in club history and 4th season in the Malaysia Super League.
| 2020 season | ||||
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| President | Datuk Sulaiman Md Ali | |||
| Manager | Yusoff Mahadi | |||
| Head coach | Zainal Abidin Hassan [1] | |||
| Stadium | Hang Jebat Stadium (capacity:40,000) | |||
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Kits
- Supplier: al-Ikhsan
- Main sponsors: RedOne
- Other sponsors: Restoran Melayu, Hatten Groups
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Management team
| Position | Name |
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| 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 | |
24 March 1996 | Kuala Lumpur FA |
2019 | ||
| 19 | Khairul Fahmi | |
7 January 1989 | Kelantan |
2018 | 2020 | |
| 22 | Norazlan Razali | |
19 December 1985 | FELDA United F.C. |
2019 | ||
| Izarul Adli | |
17 September 1997 | Youth team | 2019 | |||
| Defenders | |||||||
| 3 | Nurridzuan Abu Hassan | |
20 April 1992 | Selangor |
2020 | ||
| 5 | Annas Rahmat | |
7 November 1994 | Petaling Jaya City FC |
2020 | ||
| 6 | Jang Suk-won |  |
11 August 1989 | Seongnam |
2019 | 2020 | |
| 13 | Razman Roslan | |
14 August 1984 | Selangor |
2019 | 2020 | |
| 14 | Mohd Aizulridzwan Razali | |
9 November 1986 | Petaling Jaya City FC |
2020 | ||
| 18 | Wan Amirul Afiq | |
18 July 1992 | Felda United |
2019 | 2020 | |
| 24 | Curran Singh Ferns | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} |
6 July 1993 | Port Melbourne SC |
2020 | ||
| 25 | Faris Shah | |
17 April 1995 | Kelantan |
2018 | 2020 | |
| 26 | Khair Jones |  |
29 September 1989 | Kuala Lumpur |
2020 | ||
| 33 | Naruphon Putsorn |   |
21 July 1988 | Nakhon Ratchasima F.C. |
2020 | ||
| 61 | Akmal Zahir | |
16 February 1994 | UKM F.C. |
2020 | ||
| Lee Yong Cheng | |
SAMB F.C. |
2020 | ||||
| Midfielders | |||||||
| 8 | Safiq Rahim | |
5 July 1987 | Johor Darul Ta'zim |
2019 | 2020 | |
| 10 | Romel Morales |  |
23 August 1997 | PKNS FC |
2020 | 2022 | |
| 11 | Syamim Yahya | |
17 May 1990 | Terengganu F.C. I |
2020 | ||
| 15 | Khairul Anwar | |
9 October 1990 | Terengganu F.C. I |
2020 | ||
| 16 | Saiful Ridzuwan | |
16 March 1992 | Selangor |
2019 | 2020 | |
| 21 | Fakhrullah Rosli | |
SAMB F.C. |
2020 | |||
| 27 | Jasmir Mehat | |
6 February 1994 | SAMB F.C. |
2020 | ||
| 29 | Deevan Raj | |
29 October 1994 | PKNP |
2019 | 2020 | |
| 30 | Shyamierul Razmee Jasmi | |
20 March 1998 | SAMB F.C. |
2020 | ||
| 31 | Sony Norde |  |
27 July 1989 |  Zira FK |
2020 | ||
| Forwards | |||||||
| 7 | Uche Agba |  |
24 June 1986 | PDRM FA |
2020 | ||
| 20 | Faizal Talib | |
28 July 1997 | Youth team | 2019 | ||
| 23 | Ferris Danial | |
21 August 1992 | Negeri Sembilan |
2020 | ||
| Ramzi Haziq | |
23 December 1994 | Johor Darul Ta'zim II |
2019 | |||
Transfers
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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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] |
Out
| Pos. | Player | To | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DF | Naruphon Putsorn |
Free | ||
Friendlies
Pre-Season
| 18 January 2020 1 | Melaka United | 2-0 | UKM F.C. | Krubong, Melaka |
Romel Morales 16' Jang Suk-won 74' |
Stadium: Hang Jebat Stadium Attendance: 500 |
| 23 January 2020 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 |
| 9 February 2020 3 | Melaka United | 1-0 | Terengganu FC II | Krubong, Melaka |
| Sony Norde 76' |
Stadium: Hang Jebat Stadium Attendance: 300 |
| 16 February 2020 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
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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
| 8 August 2020 1 | Melaka United | 3-0 | PDRM FA | Krubong, Melaka |
| Uche Agba 26' 51' Romel Morales 48' |
Stadium: Hang Jebat Stadium |
| 14 August 2020 2 | Melaka United | 1-0 | UiTM F.C. | Krubong, Melaka |
| Uche Agba 57' |
Stadium: Hang Jebat Stadium |
| 19 August 2020 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
Malaysia Super League
Fixtures and results
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 | 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[lower-alpha 1] | |
| 10 | Sabah | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 24 | −12 | 9 | |
| 11 | Felda United (R) | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 26 | −15 | 7 | Relegation to Malaysia Premier League |
Updated to match(es) played on 5 October 2020. Source: Malaysian Football League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated.
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated.
Notes:
- Melaka have been docked three points following the decision from FAM.[33]
Malaysia FA Cup
cancelled
Malaysia Cup
| 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 | ||||||||||
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| 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 |
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
- The match is postponed following the coronavirus pandemic.
References
- "Zainal the new coach for 2019 after leaving Penang FA". Archived from the original on 2018-11-30. Retrieved 2019-11-23.
- "Kuala Lumpur FA's keeper, Solehin, moves to Melaka United".
- "Delda's keeper, Norazlan Razali, moves to Melaka United".
- "Annas Rahmat moves to Melaka United".
- "Mohd Aizulridzwan Razali moves to Melaka United".
- "Curran Ferns returns to Malaysia with Melaka United".
- "Curran Ferns returns to Malaysia with Melaka United".
- "Akmal Zahir signed from UKM F.C."
- "Lee Yong Cheng moves to Melaka United".
- "MUSA is pleased to announce Thai-born Narupon Wild Putsorn".
- "Romel Morales switches from PKNS after it become feeder club".
- "Jasmir Mehat moves to Melaka United".
- "Shyamierul Razmee Jasmi moves to Melaka United".
- "Fakhrullah Rosli moves to Melaka United".
- "Nurridzuan Abu Hassan joins Melaka for 2020".
- "Khairul Anwar switch from Terengganu FA to Melaka United".
- "Syamim Yahya move to Melaka".
- "Sony, the winger, joins Melaka".
- "Faizal Talib moves to Melaka United".
- "Uche Agba moves to Melaka United".
- "Ferris Danial joins Melaka for 2020".
- "Desa return to Penang after one season".
- "Patrick Reichelt Leave Melaka United for the Thai League".
- "Penang FA have retained Casagrande! Welcome back!".
- "Khairul Fahmi contract into his 2nd year".
- "Faris contract extended for 2020 season".
- "Jang Suk-won has his contract extended for 2020 season".
- "Wan Amirul Afiq Wan Rahman has his contract extended for 2020 season".
- "Razman Roslan has his contract extended for 2020 season".
- "Deevan Raj contract extended for 2020 season".
- "Saiful Ridzuwan Selamat contract extended for 2020 season".
- "Safiq Rahim contract extended for 2020 season".
- "Siaran Media: Melaka dipotong tiga mata Liga Super 2020". FAM.
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