2018 Melaka United season

Melaka United
2018 season
President Adly Zahari
Manager Yusoff Mahadi
Head Coach Eduardo Almeida (until 3 May)
E. Elavarasan (from 7 May)
Stadium Hang Jebat Stadium
(capacity:40,000)
Super League 7th
FA Cup Third round
Malaysia Cup Group stage
Top goalscorer League: Yahor Zubovich (12)
All: Yahor Zubovich (19)
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours

The 2018 season is Melaka United Soccer Association's 95th season in club history and 2nd season in the Malaysia Super League.[1]

Kit

  • Supplier: Warrix
  • Main sponsors: Edra & CGN
  • Other sponsors: Restoran Melayu, Hatten Groups
Home
Away
Alternate
Goalkeeper
Goalkeeper

Players

First-team squad

No. Name Nat. Position(s) Since Date of Birth (Age) Signed from Notes
Goalkeeper
1 Fazli Paat Malaysia GK 2017 27 November 1989 (aged 27) Malaysia Johor Darul Ta'zim II
11 Zamir Selamat Malaysia GK 2018 9 June 1989 (aged 28) Malaysia PKNS
20 Khairul Fahmi Malaysia GK 2018 7 January 1989 (aged 28) Malaysia Kelantan Captain
Defenders
3 Faizal Muhammad Malaysia CB 2017 3 March 1989 (aged 28) Malaysia PDRM
4 Shazlan Alias Malaysia RB 2018 27 December 1989 (aged 27) Malaysia Negeri Sembilan
5 Nicholas Swirad Malaysia England CB 2017 28 May 1991 (aged 26) Malaysia Johor Darul Ta'zim II
8 Faris Shah Rosli Malaysia CB 2018 17 April 1995 (aged 22) Malaysia Kelantan
15 Steven Thicot France CB 2018 14 February 1987 (aged 30) Greece AEL 3rd-captain
18 Syawal Norsam Malaysia CB 2016 29 May 1989 (aged 27) Malaysia Pahang
21 Azmi Muslim Malaysia LB 2018 17 October 1986 (aged 31) Malaysia PKNS
26 Khair Jones Malaysia New Zealand LB 2016 29 September 1989 (aged 28) New Zealand Hawke's Bay United Vice-captain
27 Puaneswaran Gunasekaran Malaysia RB 2016 27 May 1983 (aged 34) Malaysia Negeri Sembilan
Midfielders
6 Sivanesan Shanmugam Malaysia CM 2017 28 December 1990 (aged 26) Malaysia PKNS
7 Surendran Ravindran Malaysia RM 2016 17 May 1987 (aged 30) Malaysia Pahang
16 Shahdan Sulaiman Singapore CM 2018 9 May 1988 (aged 29) Singapore Tampines Rovers Loan
23 Chanturu Suppiah Malaysia RW 2018 14 December 1987 (aged 29) Malaysia Johor Darul Ta'zim
24 Gopinathan Ramachandra Malaysia LW 2018 15 December 1989 (aged 27) Malaysia Johor Darul Ta'zim
30 Veenod Subramaniam Malaysia DM 2018 31 March 1988 (aged 30) Malaysia Kelantan
35 Nizarruddin Jazi Malaysia CM 2018 12 February 2000 (aged 17) Youth
Forwards
2 Akmal Ishak Malaysia CF 2017 19 July 1994 (aged 23) Malaysia Johor Darul Ta'zim II
9 Nurshamil Abd Ghani Malaysia CF / RW 2015 25 September 1994 (aged 23) Malaysia Harimau Muda B
10 Ifedayo Olusegun Nigeria CF 2018 14 January 1991 (aged 26) Bahrain Al-Hidd
13 Fakri Saarani Malaysia CF 2018 8 July 1989 (aged 28) Malaysia Kedah
17 Yahor Zubovich Belarus CF 2018 1 June 1989 (aged 28) Belarus Torpedo-BelAZ
19 Fauzi Roslan Malaysia CF 2017 27 August 1988 (aged 29) Malaysia Pahang
25 Farderin Kadir Malaysia CF 2018 30 January 1987 (aged 30) Malaysia PKNS
29 Lee Chang-hoon South Korea CF 2018 17 December 1986 (aged 31) South Korea Seongnam

Transfers

In

1st leg

Date Pos No Player From Type Window Fee Ref
14 November 2017 GK Malaysia Zamir Selamat Malaysia PKNS Transfer Pre-season Free
14 November 2017 GK Malaysia Faridzuean Kamaruddin Malaysia Sime Darby Transfer Pre-season Free
16 November 2017 DF Malaysia Azmi Muslim Malaysia PKNS Transfer Pre-season Free [2]
21 November 2017 MF Malaysia Chanturu Suppiah Malaysia Johor Darul Ta'zim Loan Pre-season [3]
21 November 2017 MF Malaysia Gopinathan Ramachandra Malaysia Johor Darul Ta'zim Loan Pre-season [3]
24 November 2017 FW Malaysia Fakri Saarani Malaysia Kedah Transfer Pre-season Free [4]
1 December 2017 FW Malaysia Nurshamil Abd Ghani Malaysia Selangor Loan return Pre-season
1 December 2017 FW Malaysia Farderin Kadir Malaysia PKNS Transfer Pre-season
1 December 2017 FW Malaysia Akmal Ishak Malaysia PJ Rangers Loan return Pre-season
1 December 2017 DF Malaysia Nicholas Swirad Malaysia Johor Darul Ta'zim II Transfer Pre-season Free
1 December 2017 DF Malaysia Shazlan Alias Malaysia Negeri Sembilan Transfer Pre-season Free
8 December 2017 DF France Steven Thicot Greece AEL Transfer Pre-season Free
8 December 2017 MF Portugal Tiago Gomes Cyprus Doxa Transfer Pre-season Free
26 December 2017 MF Singapore Shahdan Sulaiman Singapore Tampines Rovers Loan Pre-season

2nd leg

Date Pos No Player From Type Window Fee Ref
7 May 2018 GK Malaysia Khairul Fahmi Malaysia Kelantan Transfer Mid-season Undisclosed
May 2018 MF Malaysia Syahrul Azwari Malaysia Johor Darul Ta'zim Transfer Mid-season On loan
May 2018 MF Malaysia Veenod Subramaniam Malaysia Kelantan Transfer Mid-season Undisclosed
May 2018 FW South Korea Lee Chang-hoon South Korea Sangju Sangmu Transfer Mid-season Undisclosed
May 2018 DF Malaysia Faris Shah Rosli Malaysia Kelantan Transfer Mid-season Undisclosed
May 2018 FW Nigeria Ifedayo Olusegun Bahrain Hidd SCC Transfer Mid-season Undisclosed

Out

1st leg

Date Pos No Player To Type Window Fee Ref
11 November 2017 FW 9 Croatia Marko Šimić Indonesia Persija Jakarta Transfer Pre-season Free [5]
11 November 2017 MF 10 Brazil Felipe Almeida De Souza Released [Note] Pre-season Free [5]
1 December 2017 DF 11 Malaysia Fandi Othman Malaysia Johor Darul Ta'zim II Loan return Pre-season
1 December 2017 MF 17 Malaysia Azinee Taib Malaysia Johor Darul Ta'zim II Loan return Pre-season
1 December 2017 DF Malaysia Nicholas Swirad Malaysia Johor Darul Ta'zim II Loan return Pre-season
December 2017 MF 23 Malaysia Jasmir Mehat Malaysia Terengganu City Transfer Pre-season Free
December 2017 FW 14 Malaysia Izzaq Faris Ramlan Malaysia Terengganu City Transfer Pre-season Free
December 2017 DF 15 Malaysia Akmal Zahir Released [Note] Pre-season Free
December 2017 DF 16 Malaysia Isma Alif Malaysia Marcerra United Released [Note] Pre-season Free
December 2017 MF 8 Malaysia Ezrie Shafizie Malaysia MOF Released [Note] Pre-season Free
December 2017 MF 13 Malaysia Norhakim Isa Malaysia PKNP Transfer Pre-season Free
December 2017 DF 28 Malaysia Nazri Ahmad Released [Note] Pre-season Free
December 2017 DF 12 Malaysia Khuzaimi Piee Malaysia PKNP Transfer Pre-season Free
5 January 2018 DF 25 Republic of Macedonia Jasmin Mecinović Lebanon Nejmeh Transfer Pre-season Free [5]

2nd leg

Date Pos No Player To Type Window Fee Ref
May 2018 MF Portugal Tiago Gomes Transfer Mid-season Undisclosed
May 2018 GK Malaysia Faridzuean Kamaruddin Malaysia Kelantan Transfer Mid-season Undisclosed

Friendlies

Pre-season

Vietnam Pre-season Tour 2018

MB Terengganu Cup

In-season

Competitions

Overall

Competition Started roundCurrent
position / round
Final
position / round
First match Last match
Super League Matchday 1 7th 7th 3 February 201828 July 2018
FA Cup Second round Third round 4 March 201817 March 2018
Malaysia Cup Group stage Group stage Group stage 5 August 201815 September 2018

Last updated: 15 September 2018
Source: Competitions

Overview

Competition Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Super League 22 9 4 9 33 38 −5 040.91
FA Cup 2 1 0 1 8 1 +7 050.00
Malaysia Cup 6 2 3 1 18 9 +9 033.33
Total 30 12 7 11 59 48 +11 040.00

Last updated: 15 September 2018
Source: Competitions

Malaysia Super League

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
5 Terengganu 22 10 4 8 32 31 +1 34
6 Kedah 22 9 5 8 37 36 +1 32
7 Melaka United 22 9 4 9 33 38 5 31
8 Selangor 22 7 6 9 35 39 4 27
9 PKNP 22 7 4 11 25 31 6 25
Source: FAM, FMLLP
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.

Results by matchday

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122
GroundHAHAHHAHAAHAAHHAHHAHHA
ResultWLWLWLLLLDDLWWLWLWDDWW
Position36474779101010101010107977777

Updated to match(es) played on 28 July 2018. Source: Matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

The fixtures for the 2018 Malaysia Super League season were announced on 11 January 2018.

Malaysia FA Cup

Malaysia Cup

Group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification PKNS FEL MEL PDRM
1 PKNS 6 4 1 1 18 9 +9 13 Quarter-finals 2–3 2–1 5–0
2 Felda United 6 3 1 2 11 9 +2 10 0–1 0–0 2–0
3 Melaka United 6 2 3 1 18 9 +9 9 3–3 6–1 2–2
4 PDRM 6 0 1 5 5 25 20 1 2–5 0–5 1–6
Updated to match(es) played on 15 September 2018. Source: FAM FMLLP

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player TotalSuper LeagueFA CupMalaysia Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Malaysia Fazli Paat 1-41-40000
11 GK Malaysia Zamir Selamat 11-89-8100+10
20 GK Malaysia Khairul Fahmi 171311+9006+4
Defenders
3 DF Malaysia Faizal Muhammad 20101000
4 DF Malaysia Shazlan Alias 30201000
5 DF Malaysia Nicholas Swirad 2611911060
8 DF Malaysia Faris Shah Rosli 150900060
15 DF France Steven Thicot 2701902060
18 DF Malaysia Syawal Norsam 201+100000
21 DF Malaysia Azmi Muslim 21013+10105+10
26 DF Malaysia Khair Jones 19116+111010
27 DF Malaysia Puaneswaran Gunasekaran 13010+10100+10
Midfielders
6 MF Malaysia Sivanesan Shanmugam 1304+602010
7 MF Malaysia Surendran Ravindran 1709+30100+40
12 MF Malaysia Syahrul Azwari 1347+110053
16 MF Singapore Shahdan Sulaiman 24119+100041
23 MF Malaysia Chanturu Suppiah 2326+900+301+42
24 MF Malaysia Gopinathan Ramachandra 25515+242160
30 MF Malaysia Veenod Subramaniam 1608+200060
35 MF Malaysia Nizarruddin Jazi 100+100000
Forwards
2 FW Malaysia Akmal Ishak 00000000
9 FW Malaysia Nurshamil Abd Ghani 610+500+1100
10 FW Nigeria Ifedayo Olusegun 1514980066
13 FW Malaysia Fakri Saarani 1207+400+1000
17 FW Belarus Yahor Zubovich 291919+312234+14
19 FW Malaysia Fauzi Roslan 1812+1101+110+30
25 FW Malaysia Farderin Kadir 620+401+1200
29 FW South Korea Lee Chang hoon 844+120032
Left club during season
10 MF Portugal Tiago Gomes 14110+212000
8 MF South Korea Jeon Woo-young 1421321000
22 GK Malaysia Faridzuean Kamaruddin 251-21+700

Last updated: 15 September 2018
Source: Competitions

Clean sheets

Rnk No. Player Super League FA Cup League Cup Total
1 20 Malaysia Khairul Fahmi 2 0 1 3
2 11 Malaysia Zamir Selamat 2 0 0 2
3 22 Malaysia Faridzuean Kamaruddin[lower-alpha 1] 0 1 0 1
  1. Faridzuean left the club during season.

Notes

  1. ^ End of contract.

References

  1. Melaka United Soccer Association
  2. "Melaka United added their defence department". Persatuan Bolasepak Melaka. 21 November 2017. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
  3. 1 2 "Ex-JDT aces join Melaka". 21 November 2017. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
  4. "Ahmad Fakri ubati kekecewaan MU".
  5. 1 2 3 "Almeida mahu julang Melaka". BH Online. 11 November 2017. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
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