Selangor FA
Selangor Football Club (Malay: ''Kelab Bola Sepak Selangor''), commonly referred to as Selangor F.C. is a Malaysian professional football club based in the city of Shah Alam, Selangor, that currently competes in the Malaysia Super League, the ...
's 14th season playing
soccer
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is ...
in the
Malaysia Super League
The Malaysia Super League ( ms, Liga Super Malaysia) is the men's top professional football division of the Malaysian football league system. Administered by the Football Malaysia Limited Liability Partnership (FMLLP), now known as the Malays ...
since its inception in 2004.
The season began on 3 February 2019. The team participated in two domestic cups, the
Malaysia FA Cup
The Malaysia FA Cup ( ms, Piala FA) is an annual national knock-out football tournament in Malaysia. The cup was first held in 1990. The competition was previously managed by Football Association of Malaysia (FAM), before being transferred to Fo ...
and the
Malaysia Cup
The Malaysia Cup ( ms, Piala Malaysia), formerly known as ''Malaya Cup'', is an annual association football, football tournament in Malaysia, held at the end of the calendar year. The cup was first held in 1921. Despite its prestige and popular ...
.
Season Overview
Pre-season
(Squad build and first transfers)
On 1 November 2018, Azamuddin Akil announced that he would be leaving after
Selangor
Selangor (; ), also known by its Arabic language, Arabic honorific Darul Ehsan, or "Abode of Sincerity", is one of the 13 Malaysian states. It is on the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia and is bordered by Perak to the north, Pahang to the east ...
had not renewed his contract.
On 7 November 2018, Selangor announced the transfers of Syazwan Zainon from
Kedah
Kedah (), also known by its honorific Darul Aman (Islam), Aman and historically as Queda, is a States and federal territories of Malaysia, state of Malaysia, located in the northwestern part of Peninsular Malaysia. The state covers a total area ...
.
On 23 November 2018,
B. Sathianathan
B. Satiananthan is a Malaysians, Malaysian Association football, football coach and former player. He is currently the head coach of Malaysia Super League club Sarawak United F.C., Sarawak United. He formerly coached the Malaysia national footba ...
was officially announced as Selangor's new coach for the upcoming season. He appeared for his first press conference in front of the media on that day.
On 28 November, Selangor announced that six players,
Joseph Kalang Tie
Joseph Kalang Tie (born 9 March 1987) is a Malaysian footballer who plays and serves as captain for Kuching City in the Malaysia Premier League. He formerly played for the Malaysia national team.
Mainly as an attacking midfielder and a win ...
,
Norazlan Razali
Norazlan bin Razali (born 19 December 1985) is a Malaysian football player who plays for Malaysia Super League side Melaka United as a goalkeeper.
Club career Johor, Kuala Lumpur
Norazlan began his career with home town team Johor before mov ...
Mohd Razman Roslan
Mohd. Razman bin Roslan (born 14 August 1984) is a Malaysian professional footballer who currently plays for Melaka United. He mainly plays as a centre-back but can also play as a right-back.
Razman began his career with Selangor FA youth tea ...
, Mohd Fairuz Abdul Aziz and Abdul Halim Zainal will be leaving the club after their contract would not be renewed for the upcoming season.
On 30 November, Selangor agreed a contract extension of eight players, Tamil Maran,
Haziq Ridwan
Muhammad Haziq bin Ridwan (born 11 January 1996) is a Malaysian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper.
Club career
Early year
Born in Selangor, he played junior football in Selangor under-19 from 2013 to 2015, before joining under-21 squad ...
Melaka United
Melaka United Football Club () was a defunct Malaysian professional football club based in Malacca that competes in the Malaysia Super League. They were owned by Kenteam Sdn Bhd which is one of nitrile glove producer in Malaysia. Previously, th ...
on a free transfer after his contract with the club has become expired.
After that, Khairul Azhan,
Sean Selvaraj, Amri Yahyah and Syahmi Safari still remains and also extended their contract until 2019.
Selangor had reached an agreement with
Kedah
Kedah (), also known by its honorific Darul Aman (Islam), Aman and historically as Queda, is a States and federal territories of Malaysia, state of Malaysia, located in the northwestern part of Peninsular Malaysia. The state covers a total area ...
for the transfer of
Abdul Halim Saari
Abdul Halim bin Saari (born 14 November 1994) is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays as central midfielder. Abdul Halim had to be captained and played for Kedah U21 team before been promoted to the senior team in 2016
File:2016 Even ...
. The transfer confirmed on 3 December 2018. The next day, Selangor signed K. Prabakaran from
FELDA United
Felda United Football Club is a Malaysian football club based in Jengka, Pahang which is owned by the Malaysian Federal Land Development Authority (Felda).Norhakim Isa from PKNP.
On 7 December, Selangor completed the transfer of 'Messi Terengganu' winger Faiz Nasir from
Terengganu
Terengganu (; Terengganu Malay: ''Tranung'', Jawi: ), formerly spelled Trengganu or Tringganu, is a sultanate and constitutive state of federal Malaysia. The state is also known by its Arabic honorific, ''Dāru l- Īmān'' ("Abode of Faith"). ...
on a free transfer. Two days later, the club confirmed an agreement with Terengganu too for the transfer of
midfielder
A midfielder is an outfield position in association football.
Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...
Abdul Latiff Suhaimi on a free deal.
Selangor also confirmed the signing of Azreen Zulkafali from
FELDA United
Felda United Football Club is a Malaysian football club based in Jengka, Pahang which is owned by the Malaysian Federal Land Development Authority (Felda).B. Sathianathan
B. Satiananthan is a Malaysians, Malaysian Association football, football coach and former player. He is currently the head coach of Malaysia Super League club Sarawak United F.C., Sarawak United. He formerly coached the Malaysia national footba ...
and K. Prabakaran, migrate to find a new challenge with the new club.
On 12 December, Selangor announced the signing of
goalkeeper
In many team sports which involve scoring goals, the goalkeeper (sometimes termed goaltender, netminder, GK, goalie or keeper) is a designated player charged with directly preventing the opposing team from scoring by blocking or intercepting o ...
,
Mohd Farizal Harun
Mohd Farizal bin Harun (born 2 February 1986) is a Malaysian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Harini.
Club career Negeri Sembilan
Farizal is a product of the Negeri Sembilan President Cup team.
He served mainly as a backup goalkeepe ...
from FELDA United too.
Selangor continued their transfer activity on 14 December, signing
midfielder
A midfielder is an outfield position in association football.
Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...
Wan Zack Haikal
Wan Zack Haikal bin Wan Noor (born 28 January 1991) is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays as a striker or midfielder, for Perak FC in the Malaysia Super League. He is also a member of the Malaysia national team.
Club career Kuala L ...
from FELDA United too and Nurridzuan Abu Hassan from PKNS on a free transfer.
Selangor have released their four foreign players last season,
Ilham Armaiyn
Ilham Udin Armaiyn (born 10 May 1996) is an Indonesian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Liga 2 club Maluku Utara United.
Club career Persebaya ISL (Bhayangkara)
On 21 October 2014, Ilham signed a four-year contract with P ...
,
Evan Dimas
Evan Dimas Darmono (born 13 March 1995) is an Indonesian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga 1 club Arema and the Indonesia national team. He plays mainly as a central midfielder, but can also play as an attacking midfie ...
, Willian Pacheco and Alfonso Cruz, after their contracts were not renewed by the club. On 16 December, Selangor confirmed that
Rufino Segovia
Rufino Segovia del Burgo (born 1 March 1985), known simply as Rufino, is a Spanish footballer who plays for Marbella FC as a forward.
Club career
Born in Madrid, Rufino made his professional debut with hometown's Rayo Vallecano, first appearing ...
still remains with the team, and it was announced that Spanish striker agreed to a contract extension with the club for a further a one-year until 2019, with an option of an additional year.
On 1 January 2019, Selangor confirmed the transfer of their new foreign players,
Antonio German
Antonio Timothy German (born 26 December 1991) is a footballer who plays as a winger or a forward for Leatherhead and the Grenada national football team.
Club career
Early career
Born in Park Royal, London, German progressed through the Quee ...
and Endrick dos Santos Parafita on a free transfer.
On 5 January, Selangor confirmed another transfer for foreign player, Michal Nguyễn from Thai club, Air Force Central on a free transfer.
On 10 January, Selangor announced the signing of Australian defender
Taylor Regan
Taylor Francis George Regan (born 16 November 1988) is an Australian football (soccer) player who plays as a defender for Charlestown Azzurri.
Career
Newcastle Jets
Regan joined the Jets as part of the youth system in 2008 from state league ...
from
Adelaide United
Adelaide United Football Club is a professional Association Football, soccer club based in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. The club participates in the A-League Men under North American professional sports league organization#Systems ar ...
. It was the last signing of foreign player for the club.
A deadline transfer on 20 February 2019, Selangor make a decision to release one of foreign players,
Antonio German
Antonio Timothy German (born 26 December 1991) is a footballer who plays as a winger or a forward for Leatherhead and the Grenada national football team.
Club career
Early career
Born in Park Royal, London, German progressed through the Quee ...
, after his poor performance in the last three games in league matches, make the club take the action on him. Then, the club bring former
Kedah
Kedah (), also known by its honorific Darul Aman (Islam), Aman and historically as Queda, is a States and federal territories of Malaysia, state of Malaysia, located in the northwestern part of Peninsular Malaysia. The state covers a total area ...
foreign player, Sandro da Silva to replace him.
The club have bring a new local player,
Khyril Muhymeen Zambri
Mohd Khyril Muhymeen bin Zambri (born 9 May 1987) is a Malaysian footballer who plays for Petaling Jaya City in Malaysia Super League as a forward. He also played for the Malaysia national, the Malaysia U-23 and the Malaysia U-20 team.
Club ...
from
Perlis
Perlis, ( Northern Malay: ''Peghelih''), also known by its honorific title Perlis Indera Kayangan, is the smallest state in Malaysia by area and population. Located on the northwest coast of Peninsular Malaysia, it borders the Thai provinces o ...
. The club also bring Mohd Fandi Othman from PKNS on loan, which the club have made agreement with PKNS to swap loan deal with K. Kannan.
Pre-season and Friendlies Match
On 22 December 2018, Selangor began its pre-season campaign against
Penang
Penang ( ms, Pulau Pinang, is a Malaysian state located on the northwest coast of Peninsular Malaysia, by the Malacca Strait. It has two parts: Penang Island, where the capital city, George Town, is located, and Seberang Perai on the Malay ...
Cyberjaya
Cyberjaya (a portmanteau of ''cyber'' and ''Putrajaya'') is a city with a science park as the core that forms a key part of the Multimedia Super Corridor in Malaysia. It is located in Sepang District, Selangor. Cyberjaya is adjacent to, and deve ...
. The match finished with a draw by 1–1.
The next fixture, Selangor visited PKNP on 29 December 2018 at
Manjung Municipal Council Stadium
The Manjung Municipal Council Stadium ( ms, Stadium Majlis Perbandaran Manjung) or Manjung Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Seri Manjung, Manjung District, Perak, Malaysia.
The stadium is the home of Perak II and it previous incarnation, ...
,
Manjung
The Manjung District, formerly Dindings, is a district in the southwestern part of the state of Perak, Malaysia. The district is well known for Pangkor Island, an attraction in Perak and the home of the Royal Malaysian Navy (TLDM), Lumut Naval Ba ...
,
Perak
Perak () is a state of Malaysia on the west coast of the Malay Peninsula. Perak has land borders with the Malaysian states of Kedah to the north, Penang to the northwest, Kelantan and Pahang to the east, and Selangor to the south. Thailand's ...
. Selangor lose the match by 2–0, with a goals from visitor by Aleksandar Glišić and Hasnan Mat Isa.
Four days later, Selangor faced
UiTM
The MARA Technological University ( Malay: ''Universiti Teknologi MARA''; Jawi: اونيۏرسيتي تيكنولوڬي مارا; abbr. UiTM) is a public university based primarily in Shah Alam, Selangor. It was established to help rural Mala ...
Subang Jaya
Subang Jaya is a city in Petaling District, Selangor, Malaysia. It comprises the southern third district of Petaling. It consists of the neighbourhoods from SS12 to SS19, UEP Subang Jaya (USJ), Putra Heights, Batu Tiga as well as PJS7, PJS9 ...
. However, the club has yet to win any victories after losing 2–1 against from premier league (second division) club.
Three days later, Selangor continued their friendly matches against
Kuala Lumpur
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. Finally, Selangor get the first victory after won by 3–2, with a goal scored by Sean Selvaraj,
Wan Zack Haikal
Wan Zack Haikal bin Wan Noor (born 28 January 1991) is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays as a striker or midfielder, for Perak FC in the Malaysia Super League. He is also a member of the Malaysia national team.
Club career Kuala L ...
UKM
The National University of Malaysia ( ms, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, abbreviated as UKM) is a public university located in Bandar Baru Bangi, Hulu Langat District, Selangor, Malaysia. Its teaching hospital, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia ...
for the next game at INSPEN Stadium in Bangi, which UKM won by 5–2. It was the third defeat for the club in pre-season friendly after five matches.
Two days later, Selangor faced the champions of the Champions League Selangor, Puchong Fuerza at the 3K Sports Complex,
Subang Jaya
Subang Jaya is a city in Petaling District, Selangor, Malaysia. It comprises the southern third district of Petaling. It consists of the neighbourhoods from SS12 to SS19, UEP Subang Jaya (USJ), Putra Heights, Batu Tiga as well as PJS7, PJS9 ...
. The Red Giants thrashed with a big wins by 6–0. It was the team's second win in six friendly matches.
On 13 January 2019, Selangor announced that the team would be touring
Thailand
Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located at the centre of the Indochinese Peninsula, spanning , with a population of almost 70 million. The country is bo ...
Chonburi
Chonburi ( th, ชลบุรี, , IAST: , ) is the capital of Chonburi Province and Mueang Chonburi District in Thailand. It is about 100 km southeast of Bangkok, on the coast of the Gulf of Thailand. Its name means 'city of water'. Chonb ...
, and Thai Honda.
The first tour match was played on 14 January at the IPE Stadium in
Chonburi
Chonburi ( th, ชลบุรี, , IAST: , ) is the capital of Chonburi Province and Mueang Chonburi District in Thailand. It is about 100 km southeast of Bangkok, on the coast of the Gulf of Thailand. Its name means 'city of water'. Chonb ...
Rufino Segovia
Rufino Segovia del Burgo (born 1 March 1985), known simply as Rufino, is a Spanish footballer who plays for Marbella FC as a forward.
Club career
Born in Madrid, Rufino made his professional debut with hometown's Rayo Vallecano, first appearing ...
(two goals) and Endrick dos Santos.
The next day, the team played a second match tour against the
Chonburi
Chonburi ( th, ชลบุรี, , IAST: , ) is the capital of Chonburi Province and Mueang Chonburi District in Thailand. It is about 100 km southeast of Bangkok, on the coast of the Gulf of Thailand. Its name means 'city of water'. Chonb ...
at the same place, which they drew 1–1 with goals from Faiz Nasir (Selangor) and Lukian (Chonburi).
In the last tour match on 17 January, the Red Giants gained the second victory against the
Thai League 2
Thai League 2 ( th, ไทยลีก 2), commonly known as the T2, formally called Thai Division 1 League, is the second-tier professional league in the Thai football league system. The top 3 are promoted to Thai League 1 at the end of the s ...
club, Thai Honda by 2–1, which means the club successfully compete the tour match without defeat (two wins, one draw).
After returning to
Shah Alam
Shah Alam () is a city and the state capital of Selangor, Malaysia and situated within the Petaling District and a small portion of the neighbouring Klang District. Shah Alam replaced Kuala Lumpur as the capital city of the state of Selangor in ...
, Selangor played their another friendly of the summer at
UM Arena Stadium
The UM Arena Stadium ( ms, Stadium Sains Sukan UM Arena, literally ''UM Arena Sports Science Stadium'') is a stadium located inside the University of Malaya in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It holds 1,000 people. The stadium was used in the 2017 SEA G ...
against Singapore club,
Home United
Lion City Sailors Football Club, commonly referred to as The Sailors or LCS, is a Singaporean professional football club competing in the Singapore Premier League, the top tier of the Singapore football league system. Since the 2021 season, the ...
on 22 January 2019. Two goals from
Rufino Segovia
Rufino Segovia del Burgo (born 1 March 1985), known simply as Rufino, is a Spanish footballer who plays for Marbella FC as a forward.
Club career
Born in Madrid, Rufino made his professional debut with hometown's Rayo Vallecano, first appearing ...
and one goal from
Antonio German
Antonio Timothy German (born 26 December 1991) is a footballer who plays as a winger or a forward for Leatherhead and the Grenada national football team.
Club career
Early career
Born in Park Royal, London, German progressed through the Quee ...
secured a 3–1 win.
February
On 3 February 2019, Selangor kicked off the
2019 Malaysia Super League
The 2019 Malaysia Super League ( ms, Liga Super Malaysia 2019) is the 16th season of the Malaysia Super League, the top-tier professional football league in Malaysia.
Johor Darul Ta'zim are the current defending champions from the 2018 Malaysia ...
season against
FELDA United
Felda United Football Club is a Malaysian football club based in Jengka, Pahang which is owned by the Malaysian Federal Land Development Authority (Felda).Antonio German
Antonio Timothy German (born 26 December 1991) is a footballer who plays as a winger or a forward for Leatherhead and the Grenada national football team.
Club career
Early career
Born in Park Royal, London, German progressed through the Quee ...
(Selangor) and
Hadin Azman
Muhammad Hadin bin Azman (born 2 July 1994) is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Malaysia Super League club Penang and the Malaysia national team.
He began his youth career at CIMB-YFA Bintang Muda b ...
(FELDA United).
A late Rufino equalizer, got Selangor a 1–1 draw against
Petaling Jaya City
The Petaling District is a district located in the heart of Selangor in Malaysia. Petaling is not to be confused with the city of Petaling Jaya located in it, nor the '' mukim'' of Petaling under Petaling Jaya City. The district office is locate ...
on 9 February 2019.
Without any victories in two matches, Selangor suffered a 0–4 loss against brothers PKNS on 17 February 2019.
The away game at
Pahang
Pahang (;Jawi alphabet, Jawi: , Pahang Hulu Malay: ''Paha'', Pahang Hilir Malay: ''Pahaeng'', Ulu Tembeling Malay: ''Pahaq)'' officially Pahang Darul Makmur with the Arabic honorific ''Darul Makmur'' (Jawi: , "The Abode of Tranquility") is a ...
, on 24 February 2019, ended in a 1–1 draw with the lone goal coming from Rufino Segovia. After four league matches, Selangor still deadlocked to find their first win in the league.
March
On 1 March 2019, Selangor suffered their second consecutive loss without a win after five matches in the league, as they were out-played by
Johor Darul Ta'zim
Johor Darul Ta'zim Football Club or simply JDT is a professional football club based in Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia. The club was founded in 1972 as PKENJ FC and currently competes in the top division of Malaysian football, the Malaysia Super ...
in a 2–4 home defeat.
On 11 March 2019, Selangor finally gained the first victory in the league, after beat the rival
Kuala Lumpur
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by 3–2. They behind two goals in the first half, but they rise up in the second half, with a goals from
Sandro
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Sandro may refer to:
Given name or nickname
Sports
*Sandro (f ...
, Syazwan Zainon and Amri Yahyah.
After international break, Selangor continued their league match on 29 March 2019 with a narrow 1–0 victory against
Terengganu
Terengganu (; Terengganu Malay: ''Tranung'', Jawi: ), formerly spelled Trengganu or Tringganu, is a sultanate and constitutive state of federal Malaysia. The state is also known by its Arabic honorific, ''Dāru l- Īmān'' ("Abode of Faith"). ...
Transfers in
† Player left the club before transfer window closed
Loan in
Transfers out
Loan out
Second Transfers
''2–29 May 2019''
Transfers In
Pre-season and friendlies
Selangor FA friendlies
Tour of Thailand (13th to 18th Jan)
Competitions
Overall record
Super League
Table
Results summary
Results by matchday
Matches
The league fixtures were announced on 11 January 2019.
Results overview
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FA Cup
Malaysia Cup
Selangor joined the competition in the group stage.
Group stage
Knockout phase
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Statistics
Squad statistics
<''Appearances (Apps.) numbers are for appearances in competitive games only including sub appearances.'' \
''Red card numbers denote: Numbers in parentheses represent red cards overturned for wrongful dismissal.''
† Player left the club during the season.
Goalscorers
Includes all competitive matches.
† Player left the club during the season.