2017 Penang FA season

Penang
2017 season
President	Zairil Khir Johari; (until 9 October) ; Gary Nair ; (interim, from 9 October)
Head Coach	Ashley Westwood ; (until 19 March) ; Darren Read ; (interim, 20 March until 23 March) ; Zainal Abidin Hassan ; (from 24 March)
Stadium	Penang State Stadium
Malaysia Super League	12th (relegated)
Malaysia FA Cup	Third round
Malaysia Cup	DNQ
Top goalscorer	League: ; Nigel Dabingyaba ; and Sanna Nyassi (3); All: ; Nigel Dabingyaba (4)
Highest home attendance	18,545 vs Kedah; (22 July 2016)
Lowest home attendance	603 vs T-Team; (20 September 2017)
Average home league attendance	4,732
Home colours	Away colours

The 2017 season was Penang's 97th competitive season, 2nd consecutive season in the top flight of Malaysian football. The season covers the period from 1 January 2017 to 30 November 2017.

Month by month review

November 2016

On 28 November, Ashley Westwood was unveiled as the new head coach of Penang, signing a two-year contract. On 30 November, Penang received RM 4 millions allocation from the state government.

December 2016

On 1 December, Penang confirmed that Legea will be the official kit manufacturer for three years from 2017. On 5 December, Penang announced it had retained 16 players from last season.^[1] On 22 December, it was announced that on the FA Cup second round, Penang will play at away against MPKB-BRI U-BeS.^[2] On 30 December, it was announced that on the opening day, Penang will kick-off the season at away against Selangor.^[3]

January

Penang won its first pre-season match, against Felcra FC, which ended in a 2–0 victory. In the following match four days later, Penang won 2–1 against PDRM. On 9 January, Faiz Subri won the 2016 FIFA Puskás Award, becoming the first Asian to win the award. On 13 January, Penang confirmed the signings of Amirul Asyraf Suhaidi, K. Reuben, Yong Kuong Yong, Zulkhairi Zulkeply, Shazalee Ramlee, Nigel Dabinyaba, Diogo Ferreira and Andy Russell. Penang concluded its pre-season campaign with a 0–1 defeat to Nagaworld FC from Cambodia on the same day.^[4] On 18 January, Penang completed the signings of Syed Adney and G. Mahathevan, while Elias Sulaiman and Darwira Sazan were released. Penang lost 0–2 in their opening match against Selangor on 21 January at Selayang. On 27 January, Penang lost again in the league campaign against Perak.

February

Penang recorded their third and fourth consecutive loss as they lost 0–1 to T-Team at away on 4 February and Sarawak at home on 11 February. Three days later, Penang finally scored the first goal of the season in the FA Cup match against MPKB-BRI U-BeS which was also the first victory of the season. The Panthers failed to arrest their four-match defeat and goalless streaks in the league as they were demolished by Pahang at away with the score 1–6. FIFA Puskas Award winner Faiz Subri ended his year-long goal drought but could not prevent Penang from going down 3–1 to Super League leaders Kedah in Alor Star on 25 February.

March

Penang picked up their first point of the season after coming from behind to hold Melaka United to a 1–1 draw at the State Stadium on 1 March. 3 days later, Penang recorded another 1-1 draw in Shah Alam against PKNS FC. On 11 March, Penang was knocked out from the FA Cup campaign, losing 1–4 to Negeri Sembilan after extra time in Paroi. The management board mutually terminated the contract of their coach, Ashley Westwood, following a spate of poor results in the M-League. On 24 March, Zainal Abidin Hassan was unveiled as Penang's head coach to replace the former.

April

After nine attempts, Penang finally achieved their first league victory of the season after defeating Felda United 1–0 at Tun Abdul Razak Stadium on 9 April. However, the panthers failed to continue the momentum, losing 1–5 to Kelantan at home 6 days later. Penang confirmed their absence from the Malaysia Cup for the second consecutive seasons as they lost 1–2 to Johor Darul Ta'zim at home on 26 April.

May

Despite Nigel Dabingyaba's fourth goal of the season, Penang moved closer to the drop after a 2–1 home defeat to Felda United on 7 May. 8 days later, Penang re-signed Darwira Sazan and Elias Sulaiman, Andy Russell and Diogo Ferreira were released on the same day. On 18 May, Penang confirmed the signings of Azidan Sarudin and R. Surendran from Kuala Lumpur and free Agent respectively. On the next day, former Gambia international, Sanna Nyassi signed with the team. New signing, Nyassi scored a brace in his debut with Penang against Kelantan which ended 2–2 on 24 May.

June

On 7 June, Penang completed the sixth transfer of the summer transfer window, signing former Sarawak's striker, Mark Hartmann. On the next day, Brandon McDonald signed with Penang, replacing Reinaldo Lobo who is injured.

July

Penang continued the losing streak, losing 0–2 to the Super League defending champion, Johor Darul Ta'zim at Johor Bahru on 1 July.

September

On 20 September 2017, Penang has been relegated to second-tier Malaysia Premier League next year. The club's fate has been sealed following the 2–0 home defeat to T-Team.^[5]

Coaching staff

Position	Name
Head Coach	Zainal Abidin Hassan
Assistant Coach	Darren Read
Goalkeeping Coach	Lim Chuan Chin
Fitness Coach	Noel Augustine
Medical Officer	K. Mathialagan
Physiotherapist	Samuel Coleman
Kit Man	Reza Irwan Khairuddin
Kit Man	Mohd Fadzly Ahmad
U-21 Team Head Coach	Manzoor Azwira Abdul Wahid
U-19 Team Head Coach	Noraffendi Taib

Squad

As of 7 June 2017^[6]

Squad No.	Name	Position(s)	Date of Birth (Age)
Goalkeepers
1	Syed Adney Syed Hussein	GK	(1986-11-29) 29 November 1986
22	Sani Anuar Kamsani	GK	(1983-04-05) 5 April 1983
25	Amirul Asyraf Suhaidi	GK	(1994-03-04) 4 March 1994
40	Adam Zairi Fitri Zaini U21	GK	(1998-01-30) 30 January 1998
Defenders
2	Mafry Balang	RB / CB / LB / DM	(1984-03-26) 26 March 1984
3	Darwira Sazan	CB	(1988-08-11) 11 August 1988
4	Brandon McDonald FP	RB / CB / DM	(1986-01-16) 16 January 1986
6	Yong Kuong Yong	RB / CB / LB / CM / RW / CF	(1988-09-18) 18 September 1988
18	Zulkhairi Zulkeply	RB / CB / LB	(1995-05-02) 2 May 1995
19	Mohd Redzuan Suhaidi	CB / LB / DM	(1995-10-06) 6 October 1995
26	Abdul Qayyum	CB	(1995-08-14) 14 August 1995
27	K. Reuben	RB / CB / DM	(1990-04-02) 2 April 1990
30	G. Mahathevan	CB / DM	(1988-05-31) 31 May 1988
—	Reinaldo Lobo NR	CB / DM	(1988-04-05) 5 April 1988
Midfielders
5	Azidan Sarudin	CM	(1986-05-31) 31 May 1986
8	Mohd Syukur Saidin	DM / CM	(1991-11-12) 12 November 1991
11	Mohd Azrul Ahmad	DM / CM / RB / RW / CF	(1985-03-25) 25 March 1985
15	Shazalee Ramlee	DM / CM	(1994-07-02) 2 July 1994
20	Rafiuddin Rodin (Captain)	CM / LB / LW	(1989-08-22) 22 August 1989
29	Elias Sulaiman	CM / AM / LW / CF	(1986-04-29) 29 April 1986
35	Thivandaran a/l Karnan U21	LW/LM	1999
36	Khairul Akmal Rokisham U21	DM/CM	(1998-05-28) 28 May 1998
37	Mohamad Norfais Johari U21	AM/ CM	(1999-03-27) 27 March 1999
Strikers
7	Jafri Firdaus Chew U21	RW / LW / AM / CF	(1997-06-11) 11 June 1997
9	Mark Hartmann FP	CF	(1992-01-20) 20 January 1992
10	Nigel Dabingyaba FP	RW / CF	(1992-10-26) 26 October 1992
12	S. Kumaahran U21	RW / LW / CF	(1996-07-03) 3 July 1996
13	Mohd Faiz Subri	LW / CF	(1987-11-08) 8 November 1987
14	Syamer Kutty Abba U21	RW / LW / CF	(1997-10-01) 1 October 1997
16	Sanna Nyassi	RW / LW / AM / CF	(1989-01-31) 31 January 1989
17	Faizat Ghazli	RW / LW / AM / CF	(1994-11-28) 28 November 1994
21	Failee Ghazli	RW / CF	(1987-09-05) 5 September 1987
23	R. Surendran	AM / CF	(1982-10-26) 26 October 1982

FP = Foreign player
U21 = Under-21 player
NR = Not registered

Transfers

In

Winter:

Date	Pos	Player	Transferred From
13 January 2017	FW	Nigel Dabingyaba	Canterbury United FC
13 January 2017	DF	K. Reuben	Kuala Lumpur FA
13 January 2017	DF	Yong Kuong Yong	Terengganu FA
13 January 2017	MF	Shazalee Ramlee	Kuantan FA
13 January 2017	DF	Zulkhairi Zulkeply	UiTM F.C.
13 January 2017	GK	Amirul Asyraf Suhaidi	UiTM F.C.
13 January 2017	MF	Diogo Ferreira	Persib Bandung
13 January 2017	DF	Andrew James Russell	South China AA
18 Jan 2017	DF	G. Mahathevan	Megah Murni F.C.
18 Jan 2017	GK	Syed Adney Syed Hussein	T-Team F.C.

Summer:

Date	Pos	Player	Transferred From
15 May 2017	DF	Darwira Sazan	Free agent
15 May 2017	MF	Elias Sulaiman	Free agent
18 May 2017	MF	Azidan Sarudin	Kuala Lumpur
18 May 2017	FW	R. Surendran	Free agent
19 May 2017	FW	Sanna Nyassi	Free agent
7 June 2017	FW	Mark Hartmann	Free agent
8 June 2017	DF	Brandon McDonald	Rovers FC

Out

Winter:

Date	Pos	Player	Transferred To	Source
1 December 2016	DF	Mohd Fitri Omar	Kedah
1 December 2016	DF	Mazlizam Mohamad	Perlis
1 December 2016	DF	Mohd Farisham Ismail	Kelantan	loan return
1 December 2016	DF	Mat Saiful Mohamad	Retired
1 December 2016	MF	Jeong Seok-min	Released
1 December 2016	MF	Mohd Redzuan Nawi	MISC-MIFA
1 December 2016	MF	Mohd Zharif bin Hasna	Released
1 December 2016	MF	Ikhmal Ibrahim	Sime Darby F.C.
1 December 2016	MF	Matias Córdoba	PS Barito Putera
1 December 2016	MF	Mohd Fauzan Dzulkifli	PKNS FC
1 December 2016	MF	Muhd Nursalam Zainal Abidin	UiTM FC
1 December 2016	FW	Ranti Martins	SGFC Eagles Maryland
1 December 2016	GK	Khairul Amri Salehuddin	Perak
1 December 2016	GK	Mohd Firdaus Muhamad	Melaka United
19 January 2017	MF	Elias Sulaiman	Released
19 January 2017	DF	Darwira Sazan	Released

Summer:

Date	Pos	Player	Transferred To	Source
15 May 2017	DF	Andrew James Russell	Tai Po FC
15 May 2017	MF	Diogo Ferreira	Mohun Bagan AC

Pre-season

6 January 2017 Friendly	Penang	2–1	Felcra F.C.	George Town, Penang
17:30 UTC+8	Dabingyaba 18' (pen.) Elias 72'		62'	Stadium: City Stadium

10 January 2017 Friendly	Penang	2–1	PDRM	George Town, Penang
17:30 UTC+8	Dabingyaba 5' Lobo 10' (pen.)		76'	Stadium: City Stadium

13 January 2017 Friendly	Penang	0–1	Nagaworld FC	George Town, Penang
21:00 UTC+8			Diego 15'	Stadium: City Stadium

Competitions

Overview

Competition	Record
Competition	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Super League	7001220000000000000♠22	7000300000000000000♠3	7000300000000000000♠3	7001160000000000000♠16	7001160000000000000♠16	7001430000000000000♠43	−27	07001136400000000000♠13.64
FA Cup	7000200000000000000♠2	7000100000000000000♠1	5000000000000000000♠0	7000100000000000000♠1	7000200000000000000♠2	7000400000000000000♠4	−2	07001500000000000000♠50.00
Total	7001240000000000000♠24	7000400000000000000♠4	7000300000000000000♠3	7001170000000000000♠17	7001180000000000000♠18	7001470000000000000♠47	−29	07001166700000000000♠16.67

Last updated: 28 October 2017
Source: Competitions

Super League

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
8	Melaka United	22	6	6	10	33	46	−13	24
9	T–Team (R)	22	7	5	10	30	45	−15	23^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Relegation to Premier League
10	Kelantan	22	7	4	11	31	39	−8	22^{[lower-alpha 2]}
11	Sarawak (R)	22	5	6	11	24	34	−10	21	Relegation to Premier League
12	Penang (R)	22	3	3	16	16	43	−27	12	Relegation to Premier League

Source: FAM, FMLLP
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated.
Notes:

↑ Kelantan and T–Team was sentenced to a six-point deduction immediately on offense failed to complete the registration process Malaysian League (M-League) 2017. Later, upon careful consideration of the aforementioned appeals, Football Malaysia have decided to lift the transfer ban and reduce the deduction of 6 points to 3 points for T-Team.
↑ Kelantan and T–Team was sentenced to a six-point deduction immediately on offense failed to complete the registration process Malaysian League (M-League) 2017. Later, upon careful consideration of the aforementioned appeals, Football Malaysia have decided to only reduce the deduction of 6 points to 3 points for Kelantan.

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
22	3	3	16	16	43	−27	12	1	1	9	7	21	−14	2	2	7	9	22	−13

Last updated: 28 October 2017.
Source: Competitions

Matches

Win Draw Loss

21 January 2017 1	Selangor	2–0	Penang	Selayang, Selangor
21:00 UTC+8	Adam Nor 35' Francis Doe 45'	Report		Stadium: Selayang Stadium Attendance: 3,076 Referee: Fitri Maskon (Melaka)

27 January 2017 2	Penang	0–1	Perak	Batu Kawan, Penang
21:00 UTC+8		Report	Shahrul 78'	Stadium: Penang State Stadium Attendance: ≈9,000 Referee: Zamzaidi Katimin (Melaka)

4 February 2017 3	T-Team	1–0	Penang	Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu
21:00 UTC+8	Samassa 71'	Report		Stadium: Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah Stadium Attendance: 821 Referee: Suhaizi Shukri (Melaka)

11 February 2017 4	Penang	0–1	Sarawak	Batu Kawan, Penang
21:00 UTC+8		Report	Hartmann 72'	Stadium: Penang State Stadium Attendance: 4,946 Referee: Nagor Amir Noor Mohamed (Kuala Lumpur)

18 February 2017 5	Pahang	6–1	Penang	Kuantan, Pahang
21:00 UTC+8	Sumareh 16' Zaharulnizam 25' Joseph 66' Alves 73' Ashari 85', 86'	Report	Dabingyaba 31'	Stadium: Darul Makmur Stadium Attendance: 9,654 Referee: Zulkifli Ahmad (Kuala Lumpur)

25 February 2017 6	Kedah	3–1	Penang	Alor Setar, Kedah
21:00 UTC+8	Fitri 21' Syafiq 75' Liridon 86'	Report	Faiz 19'	Stadium: Darul Aman Stadium Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Nagor Amir Noor Mohamed (Kuala Lumpur)

1 March 2017 7	Penang	1–1	Melaka United	Batu Kawan, Penang
21:00 UTC+8	Reinaldo 88'	Report	A. Khuzaimi 6'	Stadium: Penang State Stadium Attendance: 1,288 Referee: Mohd Amirul Izwan Yaacob (Perak)

4 March 2017 8	PKNS	1–1	Penang	Shah Alam, Selangor
16:45 UTC+8	Ronaldinho 28'	Report	Dabingyaba 53'	Stadium: Shah Alam Stadium Attendance: 281 Referee: Zulkarnain Zakaria (Kuala Lumpur)

9 April 2017 9	Felda United	0–1	Penang	Jengka, Pahang
21:00 UTC+8		Report	Kumaahran 78'	Stadium: Tun Abdul Razak Stadium Attendance: 1,130 Referee: Nagor Amir Noor Mohamed (Kuala Lumpur)

15 April 2017 10	Penang	1−5	Kelantan	Penang
21:00 UTC+8	Syukur 35'	Report	Ghaddar 19' (pen.), 25', 57', 78' Danial Ashraf 90'	Stadium: Penang State Stadium Attendance: 8,130 Referee: Zulkarnain Zakaria (Kuala Lumpur)

27 April 2017 11	Penang	1–2	Johor Darul Ta'zim	Batu Kawan, Penang
21:00 UTC+8	Rafiuddin 39' (pen)	Report	Cabrera 6' Azamuddin 24'	Stadium: Penang State Stadium Attendance: 3,091 Referee: Mohd Amirul Izwan Yaacob (Perak)

7 May 2017 12	Penang	1–2	Felda United	Batu Kawan, Penang
21:00 UTC+8	Dabingyaba 54'	Report	Cano 17' Norshahrul I. 89'	Stadium: Penang State Stadium Attendance: 1,393 Referee: Mohd Fairuzi Mat Desa (Perak)

24 May 2017 13	Kelantan	2–2	Penang	Kota Bharu, Kelantan
21:00 UTC+8	Thinagaran 27' Danial Ashraf 55'	Report	Nyassi 24', 89'	Stadium: Sultan Muhammad IV Stadium Attendance: 8,924 Referee: Mohd Amirul Izwan Yaacob (Perak)

1 July 2017 14	Johor Darul Ta'zim	2–0	Penang	Johor Bahru, Johor
21:00 UTC+8	Ghaddar 44' Cabrera 83'	Report		Stadium: Tan Sri Dato Haji Hassan Yunos Stadium Attendance: 16,850 Referee: Razlan Jeffri Ali (Selangor)

11 July 2017 15	Penang	0–2	PKNS	Batu Kawan, Penang
21:00 UTC+8		Report	Ronaldinho 53' Jammeh 80'	Stadium: Penang State Stadium Attendance: 2,173 Referee: Mohd Amirul Izwan Yaacob (Perak)

15 July 2017 16	Melaka United	2–3	Penang	Malacca City, Malacca
21:00 UTC+8	Šimić 36' (pen), 89' (pen)	Report	Mohd Faiz Subri 5' Hartmann 54' Kumaahran 61'	Stadium: Hang Jebat Stadium Attendance: 4,004 Referee: Nafeez Wahab (Johor)

22 July 2017 17	Penang	0–2	Kedah	Batu Kawan, Penang
21:00 UTC+8		Report	Ilsø 62' Baddrol 74'	Stadium: Penang State Stadium Attendance: 18,545 Referee: Mohd Amirul Izwan Yaacob (Perak)

26 July 2017 18	Penang	2–0	Pahang	Batu Kawan, Penang
21:00 UTC+8	Hartmann 8' Nyassi 65'	Report		Stadium: Penang State Stadium Attendance: 2,158 Referee: Suresh Jayaraman (Selangor)

5 August 2017 19	Sarawak	2–0	Penang	Kuching, Sarawak
20:15 UTC+8	Alif 51' Kamaruddin 72'	Report		Stadium: Sarawak State Stadium Attendance: 1,214 Referee: Wan Mohd Tarmizi Wan Ibrahim (Selangor)

20 September 2017 20	Penang	0–2	T-Team	Batu Kawan, Penang
21:00 UTC+8		Report	Fauzi 28' Asrol 58'	Stadium: Penang State Stadium Attendance: 603 Referee: Zulkarnain Zakaria (Kuala Lumpur)

27 September 2017 21	Perak	1–0	Penang	Ipoh, Perak
21:00 UTC+08:00	Nizad 25'	Report		Stadium: Perak Stadium Attendance: 1,412 Referee: Fitri Maskon (Johor)

28 October 2017 22	Penang	1–3	Selangor	Seberang Perai, Penang
21:00 UTC+08:00	Jafri 48'	Report	Andik 25' Rufino 50', 62' Tamil 74' Kannan 90+2'	Stadium: Penang State Stadium Attendance: 728^[7]^[8] Referee: Fitri Maskon (Johor)

FA Cup

Win Draw Loss

14 February 2017 Second round	MPKB-BRI U-Bes	0–1	Penang	Kota Bharu, Kelantan
21:00 UTC+8		Report	Dabingyaba 40'	Stadium: Sultan Mohammad IV Stadium Attendance: 3,267 Referee: Samsudin Ibrahim (Terengganu)

11 March 2017 Third round	Negeri Sembilan	4–1 (a.e.t.)	Penang	Seremban, Negeri Sembilan
21:00 UTC+8	Šimić 45' Lee Tuck 107', 112', 120'	Report	48' Reinaldo	Stadium: Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium Attendance: 16,502 Referee: Zulkifli Ahmad (Kuala Lumpur)

Statistics

Squad statistics

N	Pos	Nat.	Player	Super League		FA Cup		Malaysia Cup		Total
N	Pos	Nat.	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK		Syed Adney	7	–	1	–	–	–	8	–
2	DF		Mafry Balang	18	–	1	–	–	–	19	–
3	DF		Darwira Sazan	—	–	–	–	–	–	—	–
4	DF		Brandon McDonald	8	–	–	–	–	–	8	–
5	MF		Azidan Sarudin	5(4)	–	–	–	–	–	5(4)	–
6	DF		Yong Kuong Yong	7(2)	–	–	–	–	–	7(2)	–
7	FW		Jafri Chew	7(5)	1	–	–	–	–	7(5)	1
8	MF		Syukur Saidin	5(3)	1	2	–	–	–	7(3)	1
9	FW		Mark Hartmann	7(1)	2	–	–	–	–	7(1)	2
10	FW		Nigel Dabingyaba	16(1)	3	2	1	–	–	18(1)	4
11	MF		Mohd Azrul Ahmad	12(4)	–	–	–	–	–	12(4)	–
12	FW		S. Kumaahran	16(2)	2	2	–	–	–	18(2)	2
13	FW		Mohd Faiz Subri	10(10)	2	1(1)	–	–	–	11(11)	2
14	FW		Syamer Kutty Abba	20(1)	–	1(1)	–	–	–	21(2)	–
15	MF		Shazalee Ramlee	0(1)	–	–	–	–	–	0(1)	–
16	FW		Sanna Nyassi	8	3	–	–	–	–	8	3
17	FW		Faizat Ghazli	12(4)	–	2	–	–	–	14(4)	–
18	DF		Zulkhairi Zulkeply	9(3)	–	0(1)	–	–	–	9(4)	–
19	DF		Redzuan Suhaidi	4(5)	–	–	–	–	–	4(5)	–
20	MF		Rafiuddin Rodin	13(1)	1	1	–	–	–	14(1)	1
21	FW		Failee Ghazli	1(2)	–	–	–	–	–	1(2)	–
22	GK		Sani Anuar Kamsani	8(1)	–	1	–	–	–	9(1)	–
23	FW		R. Surendran	0(3)	–	–	–	–	–	0(3)	–
25	GK		Amirul Asyraf	7(1)	–	–	–	–	–	7(1)	–
26	DF		Abdul Qayyum	—	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
27	DF		K. Reuben	12(2)	–	2	–	–	–	14(2)	–
30	DF		G. Mahathevan	3	–	1	–	–	–	4	–
35	MF		S. Thivandaran	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
36	MF		Khairul Akmal Rokisham	3(3)	–	–	–	–	–	3(3)	–
37	MF		Nurfais Johari	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
40	GK		Adam Zairi Fitri	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
–	DF		Reinaldo Lobo	9	1	2	1	–	–	11	2
Players who left the club in May transfer window or on loan
5	MF		D. Ferreira	7	–	1	–	–	–	8	–
23	DF		Andy Russell	8	–	2	–	–	–	10	–

Last updated: 28 October 2017.
Source: Competitions

Goalscorers

The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.

Rnk	Pos	No.	Player	Super League	FA Cup	Malaysia Cup	Total
1	FW	10	Nigel Dabingyaba	3	1	–	4
2	FW	16	Sanna Nyassi	3	0	–	3
3	DF	4	Reinaldo Lobo	1	1	–	2
	FW	9	Mark Hartmann	2	0	–	2
	FW	12	S. Kumaahran	2	0	–	2
	FW	13	Mohd Faiz Subri	2	0	–	2
7	FW	7	Jafri Chew	1	0	–	1
	MF	8	Mohd Syukur Saidin	1	0	–	1
	DF	20	Rafiuddin Rodin	1	0	–	1
Own goal				0	0	–	1
Total				16	2	–	18

Last updated: 28 October 2017.
Source: Competitions

Clean sheets

The list is sorted by shirt number when total clean sheets are equal.

Rnk	No.	Player	Super League	FA Cup	Malaysia Cup	Total
1	22	Sani Anuar	1	1	–	2
2	25	Amirul Asyraf	1	0	–	1
3	1	Syed Adney	0	0	–	0
Total			2	1	–	3

Last updated: 28 October 2017.
Source: Competitions

Disciplinary record

N	P	Nat.	Name							Notes
N	P	Nat.	Name	Super League		FA Cup	Malaysia Cup	Total		Notes
11	MF		Mohd Azrul Ahmad	3	1			3	1
2	MF		Mafry Balang	1	1			1	1
20	DF		Rafiuddin Rodin	3		1		4
14	FW		Syamer Kutty Abba	3				3
17	FW		Faizat Ghazli	2		1		3
18	DF		Zulkhairi Zulkeply	3				3
5	MF		D. Ferreira	2				2
7	FW		Jafri Chew	2				2
27	MF		K. Reuben	2				2
5	MF		Azidan Sarudin	1				1
8	MF		Syukur Saidin	1				1
10	FW		Nigel Dabingyaba	1				1
12	FW		S. Kumaahran	1				1
16	FW		Sanna Nyassi	1				1

Source: Matches
Only competitive matches
= Number of bookings; = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.

1 point and 3 points are allocated to each yellow card and red card respectively for ranking purposes.

Summary

Games played	24 (22 Super League, 2 FA Cup)
Games won	4 (3 Super League, 1 FA Cup)
Games drawn	3 (3 Super League)
Games lost	17 (16 Super League, 1 FA Cup)
Goals scored	18 (16 Super League, 2 FA Cup)
Goals conceded	47 (43 Super League, 4 FA Cup)
Goal difference	—29 (—27 Super League, —2 FA Cup)
Clean sheets	3 (2 Super League, 1 FA Cup)
Yellow cards	28 (26 Super League, 2 FA Cup)
Red cards	2 (2 Super League)
Most appearances	Syamer Kutty Abba (23 Appearances)
Top scorer	Nigel Dabingyaba (4 goals)
Winning Percentage	Overall: 4/24 (16.66%)

Last updated: 28 October 2017.
Source: Competitions

References

↑ "16 Pemain Yang Dikekalkan Untuk Saingan Liga Super 2017". FA Penang. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
↑ "Piala FA 2017". FA Penang. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
↑ "Super League 2017". FA Penang. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
↑ "Penang shaping up well but lack the sharpness in attack, says new coach". The Star. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
↑ Penang relegated to second-tier Malaysia League; Football Tribe Asia, 21 September 2017
↑ "Players". Penang FA (Twitter). Retrieved 9 December 2016.
↑ "Penang vs. Selangor Report". Soccerway. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
↑ "Full Time Summary – Matchday 22 – Saturday 28 October 2017". FAM. Retrieved 29 September 2017.

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[table_hth_TTE0.58904957752165-7] Kelantan and T–Team was sentenced to a six-point deduction immediately on offense failed to complete the registration process Malaysian League (M-League) 2017. Later, upon careful consideration of the aforementioned appeals, Football Malaysia have decided to lift the transfer ban and reduce the deduction of 6 points to 3 points for T-Team.

[table_hth_KEL0.58904957752165-8] Kelantan and T–Team was sentenced to a six-point deduction immediately on offense failed to complete the registration process Malaysian League (M-League) 2017. Later, upon careful consideration of the aforementioned appeals, Football Malaysia have decided to only reduce the deduction of 6 points to 3 points for Kelantan.

[1] "16 Pemain Yang Dikekalkan Untuk Saingan Liga Super 2017". FA Penang. Retrieved 5 December 2016.

[2] "Piala FA 2017". FA Penang. Retrieved 22 December 2016.

[3] "Super League 2017". FA Penang. Retrieved 30 December 2016.

[4] "Penang shaping up well but lack the sharpness in attack, says new coach". The Star. Retrieved 17 January 2017.

[5] Penang relegated to second-tier Malaysia League; Football Tribe Asia, 21 September 2017

[6] "Players". Penang FA (Twitter). Retrieved 9 December 2016.

[md-01_43-9] "Penang vs. Selangor Report". Soccerway. Retrieved 28 October 2017.

[md-01_44-10] "Full Time Summary – Matchday 22 – Saturday 28 October 2017". FAM. Retrieved 29 September 2017.