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 League3rd
Malaysia FA CupQuarter Finals
Malaysia CupQuarter Finals
AFC CupZonal Semi Finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
8 goals
Ramon

All:
13 goals
Darren Lok
Ramon
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 Hougang 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]

7,441 vs Haiphong (AFC Cup)[8]
Average home league attendance9,896 (League)
5,649 (FA Cup)
6,215 (Malaysia Cup)
7,524 (AFC Cup)
Biggest winKelantan 0–7 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  MAS Ramzi Mustakim
3 DF  MAS Rawilson Batuil
4 DF  BRA Gabriel Peres
5 DF  MAS Daniel Ting
6 DF  KOR Park Tae-Soo (Vice-captain)
8 FW  MAS Farhan Roslan
9 DF  ESP Cifu
10 MF  POR Telmo Castanheira
11 FW  MAS Jafri Firdaus Chew
12 FW  MAS Kumaahran Sathasivam
13 DF  MAS Dinesh Rajasingam
14 DF  MAS Hanafie Tokyo
15 DF  MAS Rizal Ghazali (Captain)
16 FW  BRA Ramon
17 FW  MAS Amri Yahyah
19 GK  MAS Khairul Fahmi Che Mat
20 MF  MAS Gary Steven Robbat
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 MF  MAS Danial Haqim
22 MF  MAS Stuart Wilkin
23 FW  MAS Rahman Shah
24 GK  MAS Mohd Sakri
27 MF  KOR Ko Kwang-min
28 FW  MAS Darren Lok
29 MF  MAS Ummareng Bacok
31 GK  MAS Damien Lim
33 DF  MAS Dominic Tan
50 FW  MAS Azhad Harraz
67 FW  IDN Saddil Ramdani
71 DF  MAS Irfan Zakaria
77 FW  BRA Jailton Paraiba
78 FW  MAS Dirga Surdi
88 FW  MAS Maxsius Musa
91 MF  MAS Irfan Fazail
99 FW  MAS Shahrol Nizam Abd Rahman

Transfers

Friendly matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

Pre-Season Friendlies

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

International Friendlies

6 September 2023 International Match Tier 2 Brunei  1–3 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 17 December 2023 Matchweek 1 3rd 26 17 3 6 64 33 +31 065.38
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 5 4 0 1 18 6 +12 080.00
Total 37 23 5 9 91 45 +46 062.16

Last updated: 30 November 2023
Source: FAM-CMS

Malaysia Super League

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Johor Darul Ta'zim (C) 26 25 1 0 100 7 +93 76 Qualification for the AFC Champions League Elite league stage
2 Selangor 26 20 1 5 72 22 +50 61 Qualification for the AFC Champions League Two group stage[lower-alpha 1]
3 Sabah 26 17 3 6 64 33 +31 54
4 Kedah Darul Aman 26 17 2 7 52 29 +23 53
5 Sri Pahang 26 13 6 7 44 33 +11 45
Updated to match(es) played on 3 December 2023. Source: MFL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. Since the winners of the 2023 Malaysia FA Cup (Johor Darul Ta'zim) qualified for Asian competition based on their league positions, the berths awarded to the 2nd-placed team in the league.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
24 15 3 6 61 33  +28 48 10 1 1 40 19  +21 5 2 5 21 14  +7

Source: FAM-CMS

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
GroundHHAAHAAAHHHHAAAHHA1AHHHAAAH
ResultWWWDWLLDWWDWLLWWWLWLWWWWWW
Position11222355445455555555444443
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 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 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  7'
  • Nabil 26'
  • Aliff Najmi  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 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 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 3–1Negeri SembilanKota Kinabalu
20:15 MYT
Report Stadium: Likas Stadium
Attendance: 7,094
Referee: Mohd Nafeez Abd Wahab
Man of the Match: Ramon (Sabah)
20 November 22Kelantan0–7 Sabah Shah Alam
20:15 MYT Report
Stadium: UiTM Stadium
Attendance: 235
Referee: Mohd Fusser bin Mad Sallih
Man of the Match: Rizal Ghazali (Sabah)
24 November 2023 24Terengganu0–4 Sabah Kuala Terengganu
21:00 MYT
Report
Stadium: Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin Stadium
Attendance: 2,651
Referee: Mohd Nafeez Abd Wahab
Man of the Match: Rizal Ghazali (Sabah)
3 December 2023 25Perak0–1 Sabah Ipoh
21:00 MYT Report
Stadium: Perak Stadium
Attendance: 2,781
Referee: Mohd Hasrol bin Mohd Amir
Man of the Match: Park Tae-soo (Sabah)
17 December 2023 26 Sabah 2–0Kedah Darul AmanKota Kinabalu
21:00 MYT
Report
Stadium: Likas Stadium
Attendance: 12,317
Referee: Razlan bin Joffri Ali
Man of the Match: Ramon (Sabah)

AFC Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss

Group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification SAB HFC PSM HOU
1 Sabah 6 4 0 2 19 9 +10 12 Zonal semi-finals 4–1 1–3 3–1
2 Haiphong 6 3 1 2 13 9 +4 10[lower-alpha 1] 3–2 3–0 4–0
3 PSM Makassar 6 3 1 2 10 12 2 10[lower-alpha 1] 0–5 1–1 3–1
4 Hougang United 6 1 0 5 6 18 12 3 1–4 2–1 1–3
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. Ranked on head-to-head points: Haiphong 4, PSM Makassar 1.
20 September 2023 1 Sabah 3–1 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 0–5 Sabah Gianyar, Indonesia
20:00 UTC+8
Report
Stadium: Kapten I Wayan Dipta Stadium
Attendance: 334
Referee: Kim Dae-Yong (South Korea)
24 October 2023 3 Haiphong 3–2 SabahHaiphong, Vietnam
17:00 UTC+7 Report
Stadium: Lạch Tray Stadium
Attendance: 7,235
Referee: Qasim Al-Hatmi (Oman)
8 November 2023 4 Sabah 4–1 HaiphongKota Kinabalu, Malaysia
20:00 UTC+8
Report
Stadium: Likas Stadium
Attendance: 7,441
Referee: Qasim Al-Hatmi (Oman)
28 November 2023 5Hougang United 1–4 Sabah Jalan Besar, Singapore
20:00 UTC+8
Report
Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium
Referee: Liu Kwok Man (Hong Kong)
12 December 2023 6 Sabah v 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 1–0SabahIpoh
21:00 MYT Stadium: Perak Stadium

Statistics

Squad statistics

No. Pos Nat Player TotalSuper LeagueFA CupMalaysia CupAFC Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Ramzi Mustakim 3020001000
3 DF Rawilson Batuil 170140101010
4 DF Gabriel Peres 296192214043
5 DF Daniel Ting 286194203141
6 DF Park Tae-Soo 297227201040
8 FW Farhan Roslan 142101003011
9 DF Cifu 9242002030
10 MF Telmo Castanheira 225175202010
11 FW Jafri Firdaus Chew 244153104041
12 FW Kumaahran Sathasivam 9181100000
13 DF Dinesh Rajasingam 5030001010
14 DF Hanafie Tokyo 2020000000
15 DF Rizal Ghazali 283212204110
16 FW Ramon 171298004341
17 FW Amri Yahyah 190150202000
19 GK Khairul Fahmi Che Mat 160120102010
20 MF Gary Steven Robbat 181120102031
21 MF Danial Haqim 0000000000
22 MF Stuart Wilkin 338236214041
23 FW Rahman Shah 0000000000
25 GK Mohd Sakri 0000000000
27 MF Ko Kwang-min 300200204040
28 FW Darren Lok 2712196103145
29 MF Ummareng Bacok 0000000000
31 GK Damien Lim 170120002030
33 DF Dominic Tan 291201203040
50 FW Azhad Harraz 1000001000
67 FW Saddil Ramdani 247167103040
71 DF Irfan Zakaria 190160002010
77 FW Jailton Paraiba 170150200000
78 FW Dirga Surdi 0000000000
88 FW Maxsius Musa 0000000000
91 MF Irfan Fazail 182122003030
99 FW Shahrol Nizam Abd Rahman 1010000000
FW Jacob Njoku 2020000000
MF Baddrol Bakhtiar 155134210000

Last updated: 24 November 2023
Source: FAM

Disciplinary record

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

Last updated: 24 November 2023
Source: FAM
Ordered by , and
= Number of bookings; = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.

Goals

As of 30 November 2023
Rank Player Super League FA Cup Malaysia Cup AFC Cup Total[17]
1 Darren Lok6016 13
Ramon8032
3 Stuart Wilkin6101 8
4 Park Tae-Soo7000 7
Saddil Ramdani7000
6 Daniel Ting4011 6
Gabriel Peres2103
8 Baddrol Bakhtiar4100 5
Telmo Castanheira5000
10 Jafri Firdaus Chew3001 4
11 Rizal Ghazali2010 3
12 Cifu2000 2
Farhan Roslan1001
Irfan Fazail2000
15 Dominic Tan1000 1
Gary Steven Robbat0001
Kumaahran Sathasivam1000
Total 61361484

Clean sheets

As of 20 November 2023
Rank Player Super League FA Cup Malaysia Cup AFC Cup Total
1 Khairul Fahmi Che Mat5100 6
2 Damien Lim1011 3
Total 61119

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