2020 Melaka United F.C. season
3rd season in the Malaysia Super League
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The 2020 season was Melaka United Soccer Association's 96th season in club history and 4th season in the Malaysia Super League.
PresidentDatuk Sulaiman Md Ali
ManagerYusoff Mahadi
Head coachZainal Abidin Hassan[1]
StadiumHang Jebat Stadium
(capacity:40,000)
(capacity:40,000)
| 2020 season | ||||
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| President | Datuk Sulaiman Md Ali | |||
| Manager | Yusoff Mahadi | |||
| Head coach | Zainal Abidin Hassan[1] | |||
| Stadium | Hang Jebat Stadium (capacity:40,000) | |||
| Malaysia Super League | 9th | |||
| Malaysia FA Cup | Cancelled | |||
| Malaysia Cup | Cancelled | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Uche Agba (5) All: Uche Agba (6) | |||
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Kits
- Supplier: al-Ikhsan
- Main sponsors: RedOne
- Other sponsors: Restoran Melayu, Hatten Groups
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Management team
| Position | Name |
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| Head coach |  Zainal Abidin Hassan |
| Assistant coaches | Asri Ninggal |
| Goalkeeper coach | Mazlan Wahid |
| Fitness coach | Norhuda Hiroshi Razak |
| Physio |  Vladmir Gramblicka |
Players
- As of 24 January 2019
| No. | Name | Natiosenality | Date of birth (age) | Previous club | Contract since | Contract end | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | |||||||
| 1 | Solehin Mamat | |
24 March 1996 | Kuala Lumpur FA |
2019 | ||
| 19 | Khairul Fahmi | |
7 January 1989 | Kelantan |
2018 | 2020 | |
| 22 | Norazlan Razali | |
19 December 1985 | FELDA United F.C. |
2019 | ||
| Izarul Adli | |
17 September 1997 | Youth team | 2019 | |||
| Defenders | |||||||
| 3 | Nurridzuan Abu Hassan | |
20 April 1992 | Selangor |
2020 | ||
| 5 | Annas Rahmat | |
7 November 1994 | Petaling Jaya City FC |
2020 | ||
| 6 | Jang Suk-won |  |
11 August 1989 | Seongnam |
2019 | 2020 | |
| 13 | Razman Roslan | |
14 August 1984 | Selangor |
2019 | 2020 | |
| 14 | Mohd Aizulridzwan Razali | |
9 November 1986 | Petaling Jaya City FC |
2020 | ||
| 18 | Wan Amirul Afiq | |
18 July 1992 | Felda United |
2019 | 2020 | |
| 24 | Curran Singh Ferns |  |
6 July 1993 | Port Melbourne SC |
2020 | ||
| 25 | Faris Shah | |
17 April 1995 | Kelantan |
2018 | 2020 | |
| 26 | Khair Jones |  |
29 September 1989 | Kuala Lumpur |
2020 | ||
| 33 | Naruphon Putsorn |   |
21 July 1988 | Nakhon Ratchasima F.C. |
2020 | ||
| 61 | Akmal Zahir | |
16 February 1994 | UKM F.C. |
2020 | ||
| Lee Yong Cheng | |
SAMB F.C. |
2020 | ||||
| Midfielders | |||||||
| 8 | Safiq Rahim | |
5 July 1987 | Johor Darul Ta'zim |
2019 | 2020 | |
| 10 | Romel Morales |  |
23 August 1997 | PKNS FC |
2020 | 2022 | |
| 11 | Syamim Yahya | |
17 May 1990 | Terengganu F.C. I |
2020 | ||
| 15 | Khairul Anwar | |
9 October 1990 | Terengganu F.C. I |
2020 | ||
| 16 | Saiful Ridzuwan | |
16 March 1992 | Selangor |
2019 | 2020 | |
| 21 | Fakhrullah Rosli | |
SAMB F.C. |
2020 | |||
| 27 | Jasmir Mehat | |
6 February 1994 | SAMB F.C. |
2020 | ||
| 29 | Deevan Raj | |
29 October 1994 | PKNP |
2019 | 2020 | |
| 30 | Shyamierul Razmee Jasmi | |
20 March 1998 | SAMB F.C. |
2020 | ||
| 31 | Sony Norde |  |
27 July 1989 |  Zira FK |
2020 | ||
| Forwards | |||||||
| 7 | Uche Agba |  |
24 June 1986 | PDRM FA |
2020 | ||
| 20 | Faizal Talib | |
28 July 1997 | Youth team | 2019 | ||
| 23 | Ferris Danial | |
21 August 1992 | Negeri Sembilan |
2020 | ||
| Ramzi Haziq | |
23 December 1994 | Johor Darul Ta'zim II |
2019 | |||
Transfers
Pre-season
In
| Pos. | Player | From | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Solehin Mamat |
Kuala Lumpur FA |
Free | [2] |
| GK | Norazlan Razali |
FELDA United F.C. |
Free | [3] |
| DF | Annas Rahmat |
Petaling Jaya City FC |
Free | [4] |
| DF | Mohd Aizulridzwan Razali |
Petaling Jaya City FC |
Free | [5] |
| DF | Curran Singh Ferns |
Port Melbourne SC |
Free | [6] |
| DF | Khair Jones |
Kuala Lumpur FA |
Free | [7] |
| DF | Akmal Zahir |
UKM F.C. |
Free | [8] |
| DF | Lee Yong Cheng |
SAMB |
Free | [9] |
| DF | Naruphon Putsorn |
Nakhon Ratchasima F.C. |
Free | [10] |
| MF | Romel Morales |
PKNS F.C. |
Free | [11] |
| MF | Jasmir Mehat |
SAMB |
Free | [12] |
| MF | Shyamierul Razmee Jasmi |
SAMB |
Free | [13] |
| MF | Fakhrullah Rosli |
SAMB |
Free | [14] |
| MF | Nurridzuan Abu Hassan |
Selangor FA |
Free | [15] |
| MF | Khairul Anwar |
Terengganu F.C. I |
Free | [16] |
| MF | Syamim Yahya |
Terengganu F.C. I |
Free | [17] |
| MF | Sony Norde |
Zira FK |
Free | [18] |
| FW | Faizal Talib |
Promoted | Free | [19] |
| FW | Uche Agba |
PDRM FA |
Free | [20] |
| FW | Ferris Danial |
Negeri Sembilan FA |
Free | [21] |
Out
| Pos. | Player | To | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Syafizullah Wahab |
Free | ||
| GK |  Oscar Wong Tse-Yeung |
Free | ||
| DF | Zharif Desa |
Penang FA |
Free | [22] |
| DF | Raimi Nor |
Kuala Lumpur FA |
Free | |
| DF | Ubaidullah Rahman |
Free | ||
| DF | Faizal Muhamad |
Free | ||
| DF | Khuzaimi Piee |
UiTM F.C. |
Free | |
| MF | Kavishkumar Manimaharan |
Free | ||
| MF | Shukor Adan |
Kuala Lumpur FA |
Free | |
| MF | Nazrin Nawi |
Kelantan FA |
Free | |
| MF | Gopinathan Ramachandran |
Pahang FA |
Free | |
| MF |  Dominik Balić |
NK Dugopolje |
Free | |
| MF |  Luka Milunović |
 Debreceni VSC |
Free | |
| MF | Darko Marković |
 Erbil SC |
Free | |
| FW |  Patrick Reichelt |
Suphanburi F.C. |
Free | [23] |
| FW |  Davy Claude Angan |
Kuala Lumpur Rovers |
Free | |
| FW | Wan Mohd Syukri |
Free | ||
| FW | Nurshamil Ghani |
Penang FA |
Free | |
| FW |  Casagrande |
Penang FA |
Season loan | [24] |
Return From Loan
| Pos. | Player | From | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Syafizullah Wahab |
SAMB |
Loan Return | |
| MF | Gopinathan Ramachandra |
PDRM |
Loan Return | |
| MF |  Darko Marković |
Kuala Lumpur |
Loan Return | |
| FW | Wan Mohd Syukri |
Penang |
Loan Return | |
| FW | Nurshamil Ghani |
Selangor United |
Loan Return | |
| FW | Casagrande |
Penang |
Loan Return | |
Extension of contract
| Pos. | Player | Source |
|---|---|---|
| GK | Khairul Fahmi Che Mat |
[25] |
| DF | Faris Shah Rosli |
[26] |
| DF | Jang Suk-won |
[27] |
| DF | Wan Amirul Afiq Wan Rahman |
[28] |
| DF | Razman Roslan |
[29] |
| MF | Deevan Raj |
[30] |
| MF | Saiful Ridzuwan Selamat |
[31] |
| MF | Safiq Rahim |
[32] |
Mid-season
Out
| Pos. | Player | To | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DF | Naruphon Putsorn |
Free | ||
Friendlies
Pre-season
| 18 January 2020 1 | Melaka United | 2-0 | UKM F.C. | Krubong, Melaka |
Romel Morales 16' Jang Suk-won 74' |
Stadium: Hang Jebat Stadium Attendance: 500 |
| 23 January 2020 2 | Melaka United | 5-0 | Negeri Sembilan FA | Paroi, Negeri Sembilan |
| Sony Norde 5' 55' 66' Uche Agba 11' (pen.) 23' |
Stadium: Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium Attendance: 800 |
| 9 February 2020 3 | Melaka United | 1-0 | Terengganu FC II | Krubong, Melaka |
| Sony Norde 76' |
Stadium: Hang Jebat Stadium Attendance: 300 |
| 16 February 2020 4 | Sarawak United | 1-4 | Melaka United | Kuching, Sarawak |
| Patrick Wleh 45' |
Uche Agba 10', 25' Sony Norde 64' Razman Roslan 90' (pen.) |
Stadium: Sarawak State Stadium |
Tour of Indonesia
| 30 January 2020 Friendly | Bandung United F.C.  | 2-3 | Melaka United | Bandung City, West Java, Indonesia |
| 17' (pen.) 58' (pen.) |
Faris Shah 20' Fakhrullah Rosli 22' Akmal Zahir 39' |
Stadium: Siliwangi Stadium |
| 1 February 2020 Friendly | Persib Bandung | 3-1 | Melaka United | Bandung Regency, West Java, Indonesia |
| Castillion 32', 53' Ghozali Siregar 90+2' |
Jang Suk-Won 63' |
Stadium: Jalak Harupat Stadium |
| 3 February 2020 Friendly | PSKC Cimahi | 2-2 | Melaka United | Bandung Regency, West Java, Indonesia |
| Safiq Rahim 70' 77' |
Stadium: Jalak Harupat Stadium |
Mid-season
| 8 August 2020 1 | Melaka United | 3-0 | PDRM FA | Krubong, Melaka |
| Uche Agba 26' 51' Romel Morales 48' |
Stadium: Hang Jebat Stadium |
| 14 August 2020 2 | Melaka United | 1-0 | UiTM F.C. | Krubong, Melaka |
| Uche Agba 57' |
Stadium: Hang Jebat Stadium |
| 19 August 2020 3 | Melaka United | 4-0 | FELDA United | Krubong, Melaka |
| Sony Norde 8' 17' Uche Agba 11' Romel Morales 13' (pen.) |
Stadium: Hang Jebat Stadium |
Competitions
Overview
Malaysia Super League
Fixtures and results
| 29 February 2020 1 | UiTM FC | 0-2 | Melaka United | Shah Alam |
| 21:00 UTC+8 | Rabih Ataya 33' Arif Anwar 68' |
Report | Sony Norde 29' Romel Morales 90+5' 45+1' Jang Suk-won 25' |
Stadium: UiTM Stadium Referee: Mohd Salleh Fusser Binmad |
| 6 March 2020 2 | Melaka United | 3-1 | PDRM FA | Malacca |
| 21:00 UTC+8 | Uche Agba 17' Safiq Rahim 70' Wan Amirul Afiq 90+2' Saiful Ridzuwan 64'} |
Report | Antonio German 81' Khairul Izuan 45+1'} |
Stadium: Hang Jebat Stadium Referee: Zulkarnain Zakaria |
| 11 March 2020 3 | Felda United | 3-2 | Melaka United | Jengka |
| 21:00 UTC+8 | Nicolas Velez 7' 63' Khairul Amri 15' Ezanie Mat Salleh 75' |
Report | Uche Agba 81' Romel Morales 88' Annas Rahmat 59' |
Stadium: Tun Abdul Razak Stadium Referee: Hamdan Awang |
| 14 March 2020 4 | Melaka United | 0-1 | Pahang | Malacca |
| 21:00 UTC+8 | Romel Morales 45' Saiful Ridzuwan 45+4' Faris Shah Rosli 50' |
Report | Dickson Nwakaeme 67' |
Stadium: Hang Jebat Stadium Referee: Razlan Joffri Ali |
| 28 August 2020 5 [note 1] | Perak FA | 0-1 | Melaka United | Ipoh |
| 21:00 UTC+8 | Report | Ferris Danial 51' |
Stadium: Perak Stadium Referee: Tarmizi Ibrahim |
| 4 September 2020 6 [note 1] | Melaka United | 1-0 | Terengganu F.C. I | Melaka |
| 21:00 UTC+08:00 | Uche Agba 60' Wan Amirul Afiq 82' Faris Shah Rosli 85' |
Report | Stadium: Hang Jebat Stadium Referee: Zulkifli Ahmad |
| 11 September 2020 7 [note 1] | Selangor | 1-1 | Melaka United | Shah Alam, Selangor |
| 21:00 UTC+08:00 | Sandro 40' K. Prabakaran 27' Syahmi Safari 42' Safuwan Baharudin 45+2' Brendan Gan 59' |
Report | Uche Agba 38' Wan Amirul Afiq 3' Saiful Ridzuwan 44' |
Stadium: Shah Alam Stadium Referee: Mohd Nafeez Abdul Wahab |
| 20 September 2020 8 [note 1] | Melaka United | 1-1 | Petaling Jaya City F.C. | Melaka |
| 21:00 UTC+8 | Romel Morales 72' Khairul Anwar 36' Jang Suk-won 68' |
Report | Kogileswaran Raj 90+3' Washington Brandão 56' R. Aroon Kumar 90+3' |
Stadium: Hang Jebat Stadium Referee: Nazmi Nasaruddin |
| 27 September 2020 9 [note 1] | Sabah | 3-2 | Melaka United | Kota Kinabalu, Sabah |
| 21:00 UTC+08:00 | Dennis Buchening 25' 65' Rodoljub Paunovic 72' (pen.) Park Tae Su 59' Maxsius Musa 64' Petrus Shitembi 90+5' |
Report | Uche Agba 16' Sony Norde 45+3' |
Stadium: Likas Stadium Referee: Fusser Bin Mad Slleh |
| 2 October 2020 10 [note 1] | Kedah | 1-0 | Melaka United | Alor Setar |
| 21:00 UTC+8 | Shakir Hamzah 19' |
Report | Stadium: Darul Aman Stadium Referee: Nazim Bin Haji Idris |
| 10 October 2020 11 [note 1] | Melaka United | 0-5 | Johor Darul Ta'zim | Melaka |
| Wan Amirul Afiq 18' |
Report | Leandro Velazquez 70' (pen.) Syafiq Ahmad 75' 63' Aidil Zafuan 79' Fernando Rodriguez 85' Gonzalo Cabrera 90+3' Fadhli Shas 65' |
Stadium: Hang Jebat Stadium Referee: Noor Azriel bin Baharuddin |
Table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Petaling Jaya City | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 16 | +1 | 14 | |
| 8 | Pahang | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 14 | |
| 9 | Melaka United | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 16 | −3 | 11[a] | |
| 10 | Sabah | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 24 | −12 | 9 | |
| 11 | Felda United (R) | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 27 | −15 | 7 | Relegation to Malaysia Premier League |
Source: Malaysian Football League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
Notes:
Malaysia FA Cup
cancelled
Malaysia Cup
| 8 November 2020 Round 1 | Selangor | 2-1 | Melaka United | Melaka |
| 21:00 UTC+8 | Ifedayo Olusegun 21' Sandro 52' |
Report | Uche Agba 57' |
Stadium: Hang Jebat Stadium Referee: Hamdan Bin Awang |
Statistics
Appearances and goals
As @ 20 Sept 2020
| No. | Pos. | Name | League | FA Cup | Malaysia Cup | Total | ||||||||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||||||||
| 3 | DF | Nurridzuan Abu Hassan |
0(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| 5 | DF | Annas Rahmat |
5(4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||||||
| 6 | DF | Jang Suk-won |
9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||||||
| 7 | FW | Uche Agba |
11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | ||||||
| 8 | MF | Safiq Rahim |
7(2) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 9 | 1 | ||||||
| 10 | MF | Romel Morales |
11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | ||||||
| 11 | MF | Syamim Yahya |
8(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||||||
| 13 | DF | Razman Roslan |
5(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||||||
| 15 | MF | Khairul Anwar Shahrudin |
6(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||||||
| 16 | MF | Saiful Ridzuwan |
8(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||||||
| 18 | DF | Wan Amirul Afiq |
11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | ||||||
| 19 | GK | Khairul Fahmi |
9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||||||
| 22 | GK | Norazlan Razali |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| 23 | FW | Ferris Danial |
5(4) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | ||||||
| 24 | DF | Curran Singh Ferns |
4(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||||||
| 25 | DF | Faris Shah Rosli |
1(7) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||||||
| 26 | DF | Khair Jefri Jones |
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||||
| 27 | FW | Jasmir Mehat |
0(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| 29 | MF | Deevan Raj |
1(5) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||||||
| 31 | FW | Sony Norde |
11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | ||||||
| Players who have played this season but had left the club or on loan to other club | ||||||||||||||||
| 33 | DF | Naruphon Putsorn |
3(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||||
Notes
- The match is postponed following the coronavirus pandemic.