2016 in Malaysian football

Football in Malaysia
Season	2016
Men's football
Super League	Johor Darul Ta'zim
Premier League	Melaka United
FAM League	MISC-MIFA
FA Cup	Johor Darul Ta'zim
Malaysia Cup	Kedah
Community Shield	Johor Darul Ta'zim
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Season2016

Super LeagueJohor Darul Ta'zim

Premier LeagueMelaka United

FAM LeagueMISC-MIFA

The 2016 season will be the 36th season of competitive association football in Malaysia.

League	Promoted to league	Relegated from league
Super League	Kedah Penang T–Team	ATM Sime Darby
Premier League	Melaka United Perlis	Putrajaya SPA

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Saudi Arabia	8	6	2	0	28	4	+24	20	World Cup qualifying third round and Asian Cup	—	2–1	3–2	2–0	7–0^[a]
2	United Arab Emirates^[b]	8	5	2	1	25	4	+21	17	World Cup qualifying third round	1–1	—	2–0	10–0	8–0
3	Palestine	8	3	3	2	22	6	+16	12	Asian Cup qualifying third round	0–0	0–0	—	6–0	7–0
4	Malaysia	8	1	1	6	4	29	−25	4	Asian Cup qualifying play-off round	0–3^[c]	1–2	0–6	—	1–1^[a]
5	Timor-Leste^[a]	8	0	2	6	2	36	−34	2	Asian Cup qualifying play-off round	0–10	0–1^[a]	1–1^[a]	0–1^[a]	—

24 March 2016 2018 World Cup QC – 2nd round	Saudi Arabia	2–0	Malaysia	King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah
20:30 UTC+3	Al-Sahlawi 50' Al-Jassim 74'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)		Attendance: 34,839 Referee: Kim Dong-jin (South Korea)

2 June 2016 2019 Asian Cup – play-off	Malaysia	3–0	Timor-Leste	Tan Sri Dato Haji Hassan Yunos Stadium, Johor Bahru
21:00UTC+8	Hazwan 16', 21' Amri 85'	Report		Attendance: 3,600 Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura (Japan)

7 June 2016 2019 Asian Cup – play-off	Timor-Leste	0–3	Malaysia	Tan Sri Dato Haji Hassan Yunos Stadium, Johor Bahru (Malaysia)^{[note 1]}
21:00 UTC+8		Report	Khair 16' Hazwan 58' S. Chanturu 68'	Attendance: 1,145 Referee: Ho Wai Sing (Hong Kong)

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Vietnam	3	3	0	5	2	+3	9	Knockout phase
2	Myanmar (H)	3	2	1	5	3	+2	6	Knockout phase
3	Malaysia	3	1	2	3	4	−1	3
4	Cambodia	3	0	3	4	8	−4	0

20 November 2016 Group stage	Malaysia	3–2	Cambodia	Yangon, Myanmar
15:00 UTC+06	Syazwan 37' Amri 69', 80'	Report	Vathanaka 8', 59'	Stadium: Thuwunna YTC Stadium Referee: Yaqoob Abdul Baki (Oman)

23 November 2016 Group stage	Malaysia	0–1	Vietnam	Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon
15:00 UTC+06		Report	Hoàng 80'	Attendance: 2,542 Referee: Charymurat Kurbanov (Turkmenistan)

26 November 2016 Group stage	Myanmar	1–0	Malaysia	Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon
18:00 UTC+06	David Htan 89'	Report		Attendance: 32,758 Referee: Yaqoob Abdul Baki (Oman)

29 March 2016 Friendly	Malaysia	0–0	Macau	Malacca City, Malaysia
20:45 UTC+8				Stadium: Hang Jebat Stadium^[5]

17 June 2016 Friendly	Papua New Guinea	2–0	Malaysia	Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea^[6]
19:00 UTC+10	Semmy 35', 42'	Report (FAM) Report (goal.com)		Stadium: Sir John Guise Stadium Referee: George Time (Solomon Islands)

22 June 2016 Friendly	New Caledonia	1–2^[7]^[8]	Malaysia	Nouméa, New Caledonia^[6]
19:15 UTC+11	Saïko 20'	Report (FAM) Report (goal.com)	Amirul 48' Baddrol 54'	Stadium: Stade Numa-Daly Magenta Referee: Mederic Lacour (New Caledonia)

26 June 2016 Friendly	Fiji	1–1	Malaysia	Nadi, Fiji
14:00 UTC+12	Krishna 72'	Report (FAM) Report (goal.com)	Amri 41'	Stadium: Prince Charles Park Referee: George Time (Solomon Islands)

6 September 2016 Friendly	Indonesia	3–0	Malaysia	Surabaya, Indonesia
UTC+7				Stadium: Gelora Bung Tomo Stadium

7 October 2016 Friendly	Singapore	0–0	Malaysia	Singapore
UTC+7

23 March 2016 Friendly	Malaysia	4–1	Philippines	Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium, Paroi, Malaysia
20:45 (UTC+8)	Ariff 18' Kumaahran 29' Thanabalan 65' Farhan 75' (pen.)	Report	Kanayama 73' (pen.)

3 June 2016 Final	Thailand	2–1	Malaysia	Hang Jebat Stadium, Krubong
20:45 (UTC+8)	Worawut 3' Chenrop 79'	Report	Syamie 35'

20 June 2016 (2016-06-20) Training Match	FC Machida Zelvia	3 – 3	Malaysia	Machida, Japan
	Otake 4' Shigematsu 55' Nakamura 81'	Report	Arif 7' Faris 35' (pen.) Jafri 79'	Stadium: Machida Athletic Stadium

22 June 2016 (2016-06-22) Training Match	Shonan Bellmare	1 – 0	Malaysia	Kanagawa, Japan
	Tamura 15' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Shonan Bellmare Training Ground

11 October 2016 Friendly	Malaysia	1–1	Afghanistan	Shah Alam, Malaysia
UTC+8

14 November 2016 Friendly	Malaysia	2–1	Papua New Guinea	Shah Alam, Malaysia
15:00 UTC+08	Hazwan 20' Amri 46'	Report	Nigel 6'	Stadium: Shah Alam Stadium Referee: Alongkron Feemuechang (Thailand)

27 March 2016 Friendly	Malaysia	1–1	Nepal	Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium, Paroi, Malaysia
20:45 (UTC+8)

3 June 2016 Semi-final	Malaysia	3–0	Singapore	Hang Jebat Stadium, Krubong
20:45 (UTC+8)	Safawi 4' Syafiq 52' Shamie 83'	Report		Attendance: 2,000

30 August 2016 (2016-08-30) Friendly	Malaysia	0 – 0	Bahrain	Shah Alam, Malaysia
21:00 (UTC+8)		Report		Stadium: Shah Alam Stadium

2 September 2016 (2016-09-02) Friendly	Malaysia	1 – 2	Bahrain	Shah Alam, Malaysia
16:45 (UTC+8)	Kumaahran 54'	Report	Hazza 53', 90' (pen.)	Stadium: UiTM Stadium Referee: Muhammad Nazmi Nasarruddin (Malaysia)

6 October 2016 (2016-10-06) Friendly	Malaysia	2–0	Brunei	Paroi, Malaysia
20:45 (UTC+8)				Stadium: Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium

8 October 2016 (2016-10-08) Friendly	Malaysia	1–0	Brunei	Paroi, Malaysia
17:15 (UTC+8)				Stadium: Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Vietnam (H)	4	3	1	0	11	5	+6	10	Knockout stage
2	Timor-Leste	4	3	0	1	8	7	+1	9	Knockout stage
3	Malaysia	4	2	0	2	10	7	+3	6
4	Singapore	4	1	1	2	3	5	−2	4
5	Philippines	4	0	0	4	5	13	−8	0

13 September 2016 (2016-09-13) Group stage	Philippines	0–5	Malaysia	Hàng Đẫy Stadium, Hanoi
16:00		Report	M. Kamarudin 38' M. Jafri 41' M. Amirul 70' (pen.) Kutty Abba 79' Rusalan 90'	Referee: Xaypaseuth Phongsanit (Laos)

New teams

Withdrawn team

Malaysia national football team

2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round

2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification

2016 AFF Championship

International Friendlies

Malaysia national under-23 football team

International Friendlies

Malaysia national under-22 football team

2016 Nations Cup

International Friendlies

Malaysia national under-19 football team

2016 AFF U-19 Youth Championship

Malaysia national under-16 football team

2016 AIFF Youth Cup

2016 AFF U-16 Youth Championship

2016 AFC U-16 Championship

International Friendlies

Super League

Premier League

FAM Cup

Group A

Group B

Final

First leg

Second leg

Charity Shield

FA Cup

Final

Malaysia Cup

Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C.

AFC Champions League

Qualifying play-off

AFC Cup

Group stage

Knock-out stage

Selangor FA

AFC Cup

Group stage

Malaysia national football team

Malaysia Super League

Malaysia Premier League

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15 September 2016 (2016-09-15) Group stage	Malaysia	2–1	Singapore	Hàng Đẫy Stadium, Hanoi
16:00	Zarulizwan Mazlan 16' M. Jafri 45+1'	Report	Syahrul Sazali 82'

17 September 2016 (2016-09-17) Group stage	Timor-Leste	3–2	Malaysia	Vietnam Youth Training Centre, Hanoi
16:00	F. Alves 32', 36' G. Alberto 71'	Report	M. Jafri 45' M. Ashraf 57'	Attendance: 200 Referee: Thoriq Al Katiri (Indonesia)

19 September 2016 (2016-09-19) Group stage	Malaysia	1–3	Vietnam	Hàng Đẫy Stadium, Hanoi
19:00	M. Jafri 90'	Report	Khánh 13' Hậu 81' Linh 90'	Attendance: 550 Referee: Khin Maung Win (Myanmar)

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	United States	4	2	2	0	7	2	+5	8	Final
2	South Korea	4	1	3	0	5	2	+3	6	Final
3	Tanzania	4	1	3	0	8	6	+2	6	Third place play-off
4	Malaysia	4	0	2	2	5	9	−4	2	Third place play-off
5	India	4	0	2	2	3	9	−6	2

15 May 2016 (2016-05-15) 2016 AIFF Youth Cup (group stage)	India	2 – 2	Malaysia	Goa, India
22:30 (UTC+8)	Komal Thatal 82' Boris Singh 90+4'	Report	Alif Safwan 44' Arif Syaqirin 79' (pen.)	Stadium: Tilak Maidan Stadium Referee: R. Venkatesh (India)

17 May 2016 (2016-05-17) 2016 AIFF Youth Cup (group stage)	Malaysia	0 – 3	South Korea	Goa, India
22:30 (UTC+8)		Report	Kim Chae-Woon 24' Park Jung-In 34' Joung Sung-June 90+4'	Stadium: Tilak Maidan Stadium Referee: Marx Johndonbok Nongsiej (India)

21 May 2016 (2016-05-21) 2016 AIFF Youth Cup (group stage)	Tanzania	2 – 2	Malaysia	Goa, India
22:30 (UTC+8)	Asad Juma 31' Yohana Mkomola 59'	Report	Arif Syaqirin 62' Najmi Idham 68'	Stadium: Tilak Maidan Stadium Referee: R. Venkatesh (India)

23 May 2016 (2016-05-23) 2016 AIFF Youth Cup (group stage)	Malaysia	1 – 2	United States	Goa, India
18:30 (UTC+8)	Zainul Ariffin 85'	Report	Joshua Thomas 17' (pen.), 45+2'	Stadium: Tilak Maidan Stadium Referee: Tejas Visvasrao Nagvenkar (India)

25 May 2016 (2016-05-25) 2016 AIFF Youth Cup (third-place play-off)	Tanzania	3 – 0	Malaysia	Goa, India
18:30 (UTC+8)	Rashid Abdallah 13' Shabani Zuberi 42' Muhsini Makame 45+5'	Report		Stadium: Tilak Maidan Stadium Referee: R. Venkatesh (India)

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Vietnam	5	4	1	0	17	4	+13	13	Knockout stage
2	Australia	5	3	1	1	21	7	+14	10	Knockout stage
3	Myanmar	5	2	1	2	9	8	+1	7
4	Malaysia	5	2	1	2	6	12	−6	7
5	Singapore	5	1	0	4	6	16	−10	3
6	Philippines	5	0	2	3	6	18	−12	2