2013 LionsXII season
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| 2013 season | |||
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| Chairman | Zainudin Nordin | ||
| Manager | V. Sundramoorthy | ||
| Stadium | Jalan Besar Stadium | ||
| Malaysia Super League | 1st | ||
| Malaysia FA Cup | 1st round | ||
| Malaysia Cup | Quarter-finals | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Shahril Ishak (8) All: Shahril Ishak (9) | ||
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The 2013 season was LionsXII's 2nd season in the Malaysia Super League, when they won their first MSL title.
LionsXII were set a target of finishing in the top five for the 2013 Malaysia Super League.[1] Five senior players, namely Shahril Ishak, Isa Halim, Fazrul Nawaz, Irwan Shah and Baihakki Khaizan were included in the 29-man squad,[2][3] while other key players such as Shahdan Sulaiman and Shaiful Esah were left out. The main aim was to develop the U-23 players and prepare them for the upcoming 2013 Southeast Asian Games held in Myanmar at the end of the year.
Malaysia FA Cup
Following inclement weather and a water-logged pitch, the match against PKNS was abandoned in the 38th minute with PKNS leading 1–0.[9] The scoreline was reset for the rescheduled match but the teams had to submit the same starting line-ups. LionsXII were forced to bring on two substitutes in Faris Azienuddin and Izzdin Shafiq in the first minute as initial players Faritz Hameed and Shahril Ishak were unavailable. Raihan Rahman was dismissed for a second yellow card in the 24th minute with his first caution from the abandoned match carrying over. Fauzan Dzulkifli scored the only goal in the match to knock the Lions out of the competition.[10]
| Date | Round | Opponents | H/A | Score | Goalscorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Jan | Round 1 | PKNS | A | 1–0 | |
