2022 Sabah F.C. season

Sabah
2022 season
CEO	Khairul Firdaus Akbar Khan
Manager	Ahmad Marzuki Nasir
Head coach	Ong Kim Swee
Stadium	Likas Stadium
Malaysia Super League	4th
Malaysia FA Cup	Quarter Final
Top goalscorer	League: ; Amri Yahyah (3); All: ; Amri Yahyah (3)
Highest home attendance	3,177 vs Kedah Darul Aman
Lowest home attendance	1,096 vs Respect F.C.
Average home league attendance	2,340
Biggest win	Sabah 4–0 Kedah Darul Aman
Biggest defeat	Kuala Lumpur City 2–0 Sabah
	← 2021 2023 →

The 2022 season was Sabah's seventh competitive season in the highest tier of Malaysian football since the foundation of Malaysia Super League in 2004. It is also the third season for Sabah to play in Malaysia Super League after winning the 2019 Malaysia Premier League which got promoted.

Players

First-team squad

As of 31 March 2022 ^[6]

Jersey No.	Name	Date of Birth (Age)	Contract Since	Contract End
Goalkeepers
1	Ramzi Mustakim	1999	1/1/2022	30/11/2022
19	Khairul Fahmi Che Mat	(1989-01-07) 7 January 1989 (age 35)	01/01/2022	30/11/2022
31	Damien Lim	(1997-02-15) 15 February 1997 (age 27)	01/12/2021	30/11/2022
Defenders
4	Jackson de Souza	(1990-05-01) 1 May 1990 (age 34)	19/01/2022	30/11/2022
6	Park Tae-Soo	(1989-12-01) 1 December 1989 (age 34)	29/01/2019	30/11/2022
13	Badrul Afendy Fadzli	(1993-09-01) 1 September 1993 (age 31)	01/12/2021	30/11/2022
3	Rawilson Batuil	(1994-04-29) 29 April 1994 (age 30)	N/A	30/11/2022
33	Dominic Tan	(1997-03-12) 12 March 1997 (age 27)	01/12/2021	30/11/2022
5	Gerald Gadit	(1999-05-16) 16 May 1999 (age 25)	N/A	30/11/2022
2	Abdul Hanafie Tokyo	(1999-03-25) 25 March 1999 (age 25)	N/A	30/11/2022
21	Nazirul Naim	(1996-04-06) 6 April 1996 (age 28)	01/12/2021	30/11/2022
15	Rizal Ghazali	(1992-10-01) 1 October 1992 (age 31)	01/12/2021	30/11/2022
Midfielder
11	Alto Linus	(1986-09-25) 25 September 1986 (age 37)	01/01/2014	30/11/2022
29	Ummareng Bacok	(1994-06-07) 7 June 1994 (age 30)	N/A	30/11/2022
14	Nureikhan Isa	(2000-10-06) 6 October 2000 (age 23)	N/A	30/11/2022
28	Afiq Yunus	(1994-11-02) 2 November 1994 (age 29)	N/A	30/11/2022
20	Gary Steven Robbat	(1993-09-03) 3 September 1993 (age 31)	19/01/2022	30/11/2022
7	Baddrol Bakhtiar (captain)	(1988-02-01) 1 February 1988 (age 36)	01/12/2021	30/11/2022
77	Irfan Fazail	(1991-04-12) 12 April 1991 (age 33)	01/12/2021	30/11/2022
8	Tommy Mawat Bada	(1996-06-26) 26 June 1996 (age 28)	01/01/2022	30/11/2022
22	Stuart Wilkin	(1998-03-12) 12 March 1998 (age 26)	01/12/2021	30/11/2022
Forward
88	Maxsius Musa	(1993-05-21) 21 May 1993 (age 31)	01/01/2014	30/11/2022
67	Saddil Ramdani	(1999-01-02) 2 January 1999 (age 25)	18/02/2021	30/11/2022
27	Dirga Surdi	(1999-07-11) 11 July 1999 (age 25)	01/01/2022	30/11/2022
23	Naim Firdaus Stibin	(1999-06-24) 24 June 1999 (age 25)	N/A	30/11/2022
10	Taiki Kagayama	(1996-05-14) 14 May 1996 (age 28)	30/01/2022	30/11/2022
17	Amri Yahyah	(1981-01-21) 21 January 1981 (age 43)	01/01/2021	30/11/2022
9	Neto Pessoa	(1994-05-16) 16 May 1994 (age 30)	19/01/2022	30/11/2022
12	Thanabalan Nadarajah	(1995-02-25) 25 February 1995 (age 29)	01/01/2021	30/11/2022
69	Sahrizan Saidin	1999	N/A	30/11/2022
80	Azhad Harraz	(2003-03-09) 9 March 2003 (age 21)	01/01/2022	30/11/2022

Friendly matches

Win Draw Loss

Pre-Season Frendlies

15 January 2022	Sabah	1-1	Kinabalu Jaguar F.C.	Kota Kinabalu
20:15 MYT		Report		Stadium: Likas Stadium

27 January 2022	Sabah	0-1	Kuching City	Kota Kinabalu
20:15 MYT		Report		Stadium: Likas Stadium

5 February 2022	Sabah	1-1	Malaysia U-23	Kota Kinabalu
20:15 MYT		Report		Stadium: Likas Stadium

SMJ Cup

12 February 2022 Matchday 1	Sabah	1–2	Kelantan	Kota Kinabalu
21:00 MYT	Ramdani 51'	Report	Alifh Aiman 71' Belfort 86' (pen.)	Stadium: Likas Stadium

15 February 2022 Matchday 2	Sabah	2–1	Sarawak United	Kota Kinabalu
21:00 MYT	Baddrol 9' Thanabalan 90+3'	Report	Agba 89'	Stadium: Likas Stadium

18 February 2022 Matchday 3	Sabah	1–0	Kedah Darul Aman	Kota Kinabalu
21:00 MYT	Neto Pessoa 52'	Report		Stadium: Likas Stadium

Competitions

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Super League	4 March 2022	17 September 2022	Matchday 1	6	4	0	2	9	4	+5	066.67
FA Cup	12 March 2022		First Round	2	2	0	0	4	1	+3	100.00
Total				8	6	0	2	13	5	+8	075.00

Last updated: 13 May 2022
Source: FAM - Competition Management System (CMS)

Malaysia Super League

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Johor Darul Ta'zim	22	17	5	0	61	12	+49	56	Qualification for AFC Champions League group stage
2	Terengganu	22	14	2	6	39	20	+19	44	Qualification for AFC Cup group stage
3	Sabah	22	13	3	6	36	26	+10	42	Qualification for AFC Cup group stage
4	Negeri Sembilan	22	12	5	5	33	26	+7	41
5	Selangor	22	8	6	8	39	33	+6	30

Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: MFL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
6	4	0	2	9	4	+5	12	2	0	1	7	2	+5	2	0	1	2	2	0

Last updated: 24 April 2022.
Source: FAM

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22
Ground	H	H	A	A	A	H	A(P)	H(P)	A	H(P)	H	A	A	H	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A
Result	L	W	W	W	L	W
Position	=8	3	4	2	3	2	3

Updated to match(es) played on 24 April 2022. Source: FAM
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Fixtures and Results

Win Draw Loss

4 March 2022 1	Sabah	0–1	Negeri Sembilan	Kota Kinabalu
19:30 MYT	Tommy Mawat 38' Irfan Fazail 76'	Report	Che Rashid 34' Jones 52'	Stadium: Likas Stadium Attendance: 2,343 Referee: Zulkarnain bin Zakaria Man of the Match: Khair Jones (Negeri Sembilan)

9 March 2022 2	Sabah	3–1	Petaling Jaya City	Kota Kinabalu
19:30 MYT	Jackson 15' Neto Pessoa 35' Park 44' Ramdani 48'	Report	Kumaahran 45+1' R.Vengadesan 54'	Stadium: Likas Stadium Attendance: 2,655 Referee: Tuan Mohd Yaasin bin Tuan Mohd Hanafiah Man of the Match: Jackson de Souza (Sabah)

5 April 2022 3	Melaka United	0–1	Sabah	Malacca
22:00 MYT	Fakhrullah 57'	Report	Park 25' Tommy Mawat 62' Ummareng Bacok 90+2'	Stadium: Hang Jebat Stadium Attendance: 1,279 Referee: S. Logeswaran Man of the Match: Park Tae-Soo (Sabah)

10 April 2022 4	Sarawak United	0–1	Sabah	Kuching
21:15 MYT	Khairil 45+3' Soto 90+4' Zharmien Ismail 90+6'	Report	Park 45+1' Baddrol 81' (pen.) Khairul Fahmi 90+2' Amri 90+4'	Stadium: Sarawak Stadium Attendance: 1,031 Referee: Mohd Nafeez Abd Wahab Man of the Match: Taiki Kagayama (Sabah)

16 April 2022 5	Kuala Lumpur City	2–0	Sabah	Kuala Lumpur
20:15 MYT	Morales 36', 88' Kamal 41' Hadin 84'	Report	Rizal 27'	Stadium: Kuala Lumpur Stadium Attendance: 1,601 Referee: Tuan Mohd Yaasin bin Tuan Mohd Hanafiah Man of the Match: Romel Morales (Kuala Lumpur City)

24 April 2022 6	Sabah	4–0	Kedah Darul Aman	Kota Kinabalu
21:15 MYT	Park 30' Amri 51', 61', 72' Park 56' Robbat 90+3'	Report	Syafiq 30' Jang 41' Rodney Celvin 53'	Stadium: Likas Stadium Attendance: 3,177 Referee: Fitri bin Maskon Man of the Match: Amri Yahyah (Sabah)

~~7 May 2022~~ 28 June 2022 ^[7] 7	Selangor	v	Sabah	Petaling Jaya
21:00 MYT				Stadium: Petaling Jaya Stadium

~~11 May 2022~~ 19 July 2022 ^[7] 8	Sabah	v	Terengganu	Kota Kinabalu
~~19:30 MYT~~ 20:15 MYT ^[7]				Stadium: Likas Stadium

17 May 2022 9	Penang	v	Sabah	George Town
21:00 MYT				Stadium: City Stadium

~~21 May 2022~~ 18 June 2022 ^[7] 10	Sabah	v	Sri Pahang	Kota Kinabalu
~~19:30 MYT~~ 20:15 MYT ^[7]				Stadium: Likas Stadium

15 July 2022 12 11 ^[7]	Sabah	v	Johor Darul Ta'zim	Kota Kinabalu
20:15 MYT				Stadium: Likas Stadium

3 July 2022 11 12 ^[7]	Negeri Sembilan	v	Sabah	Seremban
20:15 MYT				Stadium: Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium

26 July 2022 13	Petaling Jaya City	v	Sabah	Petaling Jaya
20:15 MYT				Stadium: Petaling Jaya Stadium

31 July 2022 14	Sabah	v	Melaka United	Kota Kinabalu
19:30 MYT				Stadium: Likas Stadium

8 August 2022 15	Sabah	v	Sarawak United	Kota Kinabalu
20:15 MYT				Stadium: Likas Stadium

13 August 2022 16	Sabah	v	Kuala Lumpur City	Kota Kinabalu
19:30 MYT				Stadium: Likas Stadium

18 August 2022 17	Kedah Darul Aman	v	Sabah	Alor Setar
21:00 MYT				Stadium: Darul Aman Stadium

1 September 2022 18	Sabah	v	Selangor	Kota Kinabalu
19:30 MYT				Stadium: Likas Stadium

7 September 2022 19	Terengganu	v	Sabah	Kuala Terengganu
20:15 MYT				Stadium: Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin Stadium

10 September 2022 20	Sabah	v	Penang	Kota Kinabalu
19:30 MYT				Stadium: Likas Stadium

14 September 2022 21	Sri Pahang	v	Sabah	Kuantan
20:15 MYT				Stadium: Darul Makmur Stadium

17 September 2022 22	Johor Darul Ta'zim	v	Sabah	Iskandar Puteri
21:00 MYT				Stadium: Sultan Ibrahim Stadium

FA Cup

Fixtures and Results

Win Draw Loss

12 March 2022 First Round	Sabah	2–0	Respect F.C.	Kota Kinabalu
19:30 MYT	Rawilson 33' Ummareng Bacok 50' Ummareng Bacok 78' Nazirul 87'	Report	Yusof Abdullah 62' Sanjef Dinesh 89'	Stadium: Likas Stadium Attendance: 1,096 Referee: Mohd Shahmi bin Ismail Man of the Match: Ummareng Bacok (Sabah)

13 May 2022 Second Round	Sabah	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Kelantan United	Kota Kinabalu
19:30 MYT	Kagayama 41' Tommy Mawat 79' Saddil 107' Saddil 111'	Report	Fakhrul Zaman 56' Jacob Njoku 67' Syamsul Saad (Coach) 118'	Stadium: Likas Stadium Attendance: 2,427 Referee: Mohammad Zamzaidi bin Katimin Man of the Match: Taiki Kagayama (Sabah)

July 2022 Quarter Finals (1st Leg)	Sabah / TBD	v	TBD / Sabah
TBD MYT

July 2022 Quarter Finals (2nd Leg)	TBD / Sabah	v	Sabah / TBD
TBD MYT

Statistics

Squad statistics

No.	Pos.	Player	Super League						FA Cup						Malaysia Cup						Total
No.	Pos.	Player	Apps.	Starts	Goals				Apps.	Starts	Goals				Apps.	Starts	Goals				Apps.	Starts	Goals
1	GK	Ramzi Mustakim	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	DF	Abdul Hanafie Tokyo	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	DF	Rawilson Batuil	5	3	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	5	0	1	0	0
4	DF	Jackson de Souza	6	6	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	7	1	0	0	0
5	DF	Gerald Gadit	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
6	DF	Park Tae-Soo	6	6	2	3	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	8	2	3	0	0
7	MF	Baddrol Bakhtiar	6	6	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	7	1	0	0	0
8	MF	Tommy Mawat Bada	5	5	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	5	0	3	0	0
9	FW	Neto Pessoa	4	4	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	4	1	0	0	0
10	FW	Taiki Kagayama	6	6	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	7	1	0	0	0
11	MF	Alto Linus	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0
12	FW	Thanabalan Nadarajah	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0
13	DF	Badrul Afendy Fadzli	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	'0
14	MF	Nureikhan Isa	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	DF	Rizal Ghazali	6	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	6	0	1	0	0
17	FW	Amri Yahyah	5	1	3	1	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	3	3	1	0	0
19	GK	Khairul Fahmi Che Mat	6	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	6	0	1	0	0
20	MF	Gary Steven Robbat	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0
21	DF	Nazirul Naim	6	2	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	3	1	0	0	0
22	MF	Stuart Wilkin	6	2	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	4	0	0	0	0
23	FW	Naim Firdaus Stibin	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
27	FW	Dirga Surdi	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
28	MF	Afiq Yunus	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
29	MF	Ummareng Bacok	5	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	2	1	2	0	0
31	GK	Damien Lim	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0
33	DF	Dominic Tan	6	6	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	7	0	0	0	0
67	FW	Saddil Ramdani	6	6	1	0	0	0	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	6	2	1	0	0
69	FW	Sahrizan Saidin	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0
77	MF	Irfan Fazail	2	0	0	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	1	0	0
80	FW	Azhad Harraz	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0
88	FW	Maxsius Musa	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0
TOTALS					9	11	0	0			4	4	0	0			0	0	0	0			13	15	0	0

Last updated: 13 May 2022
Source: FAM

Goals

As of 13 May 2022

Rank	Player	Super League	FA Cup	Total^[8]
1	Amri Yahyah	3	0	3
2	Park Tae-Soo	2	0	2
2	Saddil Ramdani	1	1	2
3	Baddrol Bakhtiar	1	0	1
	Jackson de Souza	1	0
	Neto Pessoa	1	0
	Nazirul Naim	0	1
	Taiki Kagayama	0	1
	Ummareng Bacok	0	1
Total		9	4	13

Clean sheets

As of 13 May 2022

Rank	Player	Super League	FA Cup	Total^[8]
1	Khairul Fahmi Che Mat	3	0	3
2	Damien Lim	0	1	1
Total		3	1	4

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