| 2019 season | |||
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| President | Peter Anthony | ||
| Manager | Henry Saimpon | ||
| Head coach | Jelius Ating | ||
| Stadium | Likas Stadium | ||
| Malaysia Premier League | 1st (promoted) | ||
| Malaysia FA Cup | Second round | ||
| Malaysia Cup | Group stage | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Rodoljub Paunović (11) All: Rodoljub Paunović (11) | ||
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| ← 20182020 → | |||
The 2019 season was Sabah's 7th competitive season in the second tier of Malaysian football, the Malaysia Premier League after relegated in 2012. Along with the Malaysia Premier League, the club competes in the Malaysia FA Cup and the Malaysia Cup.
Players
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
1st leg
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2nd leg
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Competitions
Overview
| Competition | Record | |||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |
| Premier League | 20 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 33 | 17 | +16 | 065.00 |
| FA Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 000.00 |
| Malaysia Cup | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | !— |
| Total | 21 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 33 | 18 | +15 | 061.90 |
Source: Competitions
Malaysia Premier League
Main article: 2019 Malaysia Premier LeagueTable
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 1 | Sabah (C, P) | 20 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 33 | 17 | +16 | 43 | Promotion to Super League and Qualification for the Malaysia Cup group stage |
| 2 | Johor Darul Ta'zim II | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 31 | 19 | +12 | 33 | |
| 3 | PDRM (P) | 20 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 30 | 27 | +3 | 30 | Promotion to Super League and Qualification for the Malaysia Cup group stage |
| 4 | Terengganu II | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 24 | −3 | 30 | |
| 5 | UiTM (P) | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 33 | 25 | +8 | 29 | Promotion to Super League and Qualification for the Malaysia Cup group stage |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Notes:
- ^ Johor Darul Ta'zim II and Terengganu II cannot be promoted from Premier League and play for Malaysia Cup as Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C. and Terengganu F.C. (their parent clubs) remain in Super League and play for Malaysia Cup. Should Johor Darul Ta'zim and Terengganu be relegated to Premier League or will not play for Malaysia Cup, Johor Darul Ta'zim II and Terengganu II will have to drop to M3 League or will play for Malaysia Cup.
- UiTM F.C. is promoted to replaced PKNS F.C. relegated after withdrawing license to complete for the 2020 Malaysia Premier League season as they become feeder club to Selangor FA.
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 20 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 33 | 17 | +16 | 43 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 7 | +13 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 10 | +3 |
Source: Fixtures and Results
Results by matchday
| Match | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
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| Ground | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A |
| Result | L | D | W | W | W | D | W | L | D | W | W | W | D | W | W | W | W | W | W | L | ||
| Position | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Fixtures and Results
The Malaysian Football League (MFL) announced the fixtures for the 2019 season on 22 December 2018.
Sabah v Johor Darul Ta'zim II| 2 February 2019 1 | Sabah | 1–2 | Johor Darul Ta'zim II | Kota Kinabalu |
| 20:15 MYT (UTC+8) | Report | Stadium: Likas Sports Complex Football Stadium Referee: Fusser Mad Salleh |
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40'| 8 February 2019 2 | Kelantan | 3–3 | Sabah | Kota Bharu |
| 21:00 MYT (UTC+8) | Report | Stadium: Sultan Muhammad IV Stadium Referee: Zulkifli Ahmad |
89'| 16 February 2019 3 | Sabah | 3–1 | Terengganu II | Kota Kinabalu |
| 20:15 MYT (UTC+8) | Report | Stadium: Likas Sports Complex Football Stadium Referee: Ridzuan Rozali |
| 23 February 2019 4 | Sarawak | 1–2 | Sabah | Kuching |
| 16:15 MYT (UTC+8) | Report | Stadium: Sarawak State Stadium Referee: Jeevanathan A/L Ponniamoorthy |
| 2 March 2019 5 | Sabah | 3–1 | PDRM | Kota Kinabalu |
| 20:15 MYT (UTC+8) | Report |
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Stadium: Likas Sports Complex Football Stadium Referee: Faiz Jamaluddin |
| 9 March 2019 6 | Negeri Sembilan | 0–0 | Sabah | Seremban |
| 21:00 MYT (UTC+8) |
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Report | Stadium: Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium Referee: Shahrizan Solihin |
| 30 March 2019 7 | Sabah | 2–0 | Penang | Kota Kinabalu |
| 20:15 MYT (UTC+8) |
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Stadium: Likas Sports Complex Football Stadium Referee: Muhammad Khairulsyahmi |
| 6 April 2019 8 | Selangor United | 2–1 | Sabah | Selayang |
| 16:45 MYT (UTC+8) | Report | Stadium: Selayang Municipal Council Stadium Referee: Faizudin Ismail |
| 13 April 2019 9 | Sabah | 1–1 | UiTM | Kota Kinabalu |
| 20:15 MYT (UTC+8) | Report |
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Stadium: Likas Sports Complex Football Stadium Referee: Zulkifli Ahmad |
| 20 April 2019 10 | Sabah | 3–1 | UKM | Kota Kinabalu |
| 20:15 MYT (UTC+8) | Report |
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Stadium: Likas Sports Complex Football Stadium Referee: Fusser Mad Salih |
| 11 | Perlis | Cancelled | Sabah | Kangar |
| Stadium: Tuanku Syed Putra Stadium |
| 4 May 2019 12 | Sabah | 1–0 | Selangor United | Kota Kinabalu |
| 20:15 MYT (UTC+8) | Report |
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Stadium: Likas Sports Complex Football Stadium Referee: Zulkifli Ahmad |
| 13 | Sabah | Cancelled | Perlis | Kota Kinabalu |
| Stadium: Likas Sports Complex Football Stadium |
| 17 May 2019 14 | UKM | 0–1 | Sabah | Kuala Lumpur |
| 22:00 MYT (UTC+8) | Report |
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Stadium: Kuala Lumpur Stadium Referee: J. Suresh |
| 25 May 2019 15 | Penang | 0–0 | Sabah | Penang |
| 22:00 MYT (UTC+8) | Report | Stadium: City Stadium Referee: Jeffri Zolkefli |
| 15 June 2019 16 | Sabah | 1–0 | Negeri Sembilan | Kota Kinabalu |
| 20:15 MYT (UTC+8) | Report |
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Stadium: Likas Sports Complex Football Stadium Referee: Zulkifli Ahmad |
| 19 June 2019 17 | PDRM | 1–2 | Sabah | Malacca |
| 21:00 MYT (UTC+8) | Report | Stadium: Hang Jebat Stadium Referee: Razlan Joffri Ali |
| 26 June 2019 18 | Sabah | 4–1 | Sarawak | Kota Kinabalu |
| 20:15 MYT (UTC+8) | Report | Stadium: Likas Sports Complex Football Stadium Referee: S. Logeswaran |
| 5 July 2019 19 | Johor Darul Ta'zim II | 0–1 | Sabah | Pasir Gudang |
| 21:00 MYT (UTC+8) | Report | Stadium: Pasir Gudang Corporation Stadium Attendance: 2700 Referee: Suhaizi Shukri |
| 9 July 2019 20 | UiTM | 1–2 | Sabah | Shah Alam |
| 21:00 MYT (UTC+8) | Report | Stadium: UiTM Stadium Referee: Fairuzi Mat Desa |
| 13 July 2019 21 | Sabah | 1–0 | Kelantan | Kota Kinabalu |
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Stadium: Likas Sports Complex Football Stadium Attendance: 10200 Referee: Mohamad Zamzaidi Katimin |
| 20 July 2019 22 | Terengganu II | 2–1 | Sabah | Kuala Terengganu |
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Stadium: Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah Stadium Referee: Ku Alauddin Ku Muhammad |
Malaysia FA Cup
Main article: 2019 Malaysia FA CupFixture
Kelantan United v Sabah| 3 April 2019 2nd Round | Kelantan United | 1–0 | Sabah | Kota Bharu |
| 21:00 MYT (UTC+8) |
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Stadium: Sultan Muhammad IV Stadium Referee: Hamdan Awang |
Malaysia Cup
Main article: 2019 Malaysia CupGroup stage
Main article: 2019 Malaysia Cup group stage
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | PAH | PRK | PEN | SAB | |
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| 1 | Pahang | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 15 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | |
| 2 | Perak | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 9 | 3–1 | — | 1–1 | 3–0 | ||
| 3 | Penang | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 5 | 0–2 | 1–1 | — | 2–1 | ||
| 4 | Sabah | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 4 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | — |
| 4 August 2019 1 | Perak | 3–0 | Sabah | Ipoh |
| 21:00 MYT (UTC+8) | Report |
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Stadium: Perak Stadium Referee: Suhaimi Mat Hassan |
| 7 August 2019 2 | Penang | v | Sabah | George Town |
| 21:00 MYT (UTC+8) | Stadium: City Stadium |
| 17 August 2019 3 | Sabah | v | Pahang | Kota Kinabalu |
| 20:15 MYT (UTC+8) | Stadium: Likas Stadium |
Statistics
Appearances
Last updated: 4 August 2019.
Source: Sabah FA
| No. | Pos. | Name | Malaysia Premier League | Malaysia FA Cup | Malaysia Cup | Total | |||||||
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| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||
| 13 | GK |  Robson Rendy
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1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 30 | GK | Rozaimie Rohim
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19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 0 | |||
| Defenders | |||||||||||||
| 2 | DF | Mafry Balang
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13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |||
| 3 | DF | Rawilson Batuil
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17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 0 | |||
| 4 | DF | Dendy Lowa
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14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | |||
| 6 | DF |  Park Tae-soo
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17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 1 | |||
| 14 | DF | Jenius Karib
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12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |||
| 15 | DF | Randy Baruh
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16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 0 | |||
| 25 | DF | Evan Wensley
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10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |||
| Midfielders | |||||||||||||
| 5 | MF | Muhammad Safar
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4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||
| 8 | MF | Azzizan Nordin
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16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 0 | |||
| 7 | MF |  Ahmet Ataýew
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8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | |||
| 16 | MF | Justin Samaan
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2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 18 | MF | Azwan Fattah
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10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |||
| 19 | MF | Ummareng Bacok
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6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |||
| 20 | MF | Ricco Nigel
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13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 1 | |||
| 22 | MF | Elias Sulaiman
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1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 23 | MF | Sabri Sahar
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7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | |||
| Forwards | |||||||||||||
| 9 | FW |  Rodoljub Paunović
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19 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 11 | |||
| 10 | FW |  Aguinaldo
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9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | |||
| 11 | FW | Alto Linus
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12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 4 | |||
| 21 | FW | Maxius Musa
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13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 2 | |||
| 26 | FW | Rahman Shah
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7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |||
| 28 | FW | Mazlan Yahya
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3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
| Players transferred out during the season | |||||||||||||
| 7 | FW |  Luiz Júnior
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9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | |||
| 10 | MF | Luka Milunović
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9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | |||
References
- "Football Association of Sabah". Football Association of Malaysia.
- "Sabah sasar dua tangga teratas Liga Perdana". Berita Harian. 27 January 2019.
- "Sabah teruskan pemburuan import sesuai". Stadium Astro. 10 January 2019.
- "SAFA Pilih Tambadau Ganti Sang Badak". Sabah News Today. 27 January 2019. Archived from the original on 7 March 2019. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
- "Sabah ikat pemain Serbia, Korea". Berita Harian. 29 January 2019.
- "PMFL keluarkan kalendar Liga Malaysia musim 2019 & 2020". Fox Sports. 22 December 2018. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
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