2012 LionsXII season

The 2012 season was LionsXII's debut season in the Malaysia Super League. LionsXII returned to Malaysia competitions 18 years after their predecessor withdrew from the competitions. The Lions finished MSL runners-up at the end of the season.

LionsXII
2012 season
ChairmanZainudin Nordin
ManagerV. Sundramoorthy
StadiumJalan Besar Stadium
Malaysia Super League2nd
Malaysia FA CupQuarter-Finals
Malaysia CupSemi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Shahril Ishak (10)
All:
Shahril Ishak (14)

Malaysia Super League

LionsXII debuted in the 2012 Malaysia Super League on 10 January 2012 with a 1–2 home defeat to defending champions Kelantan FA.[1] The Lions's first win was a 2–1 victory over Kuala Lumpur FA on 17 January.[2] They achieved the biggest win in the season by defeating Sabah FA 9–0 on 16 June 2012. LionsXII eventually finished second in the league behind Kelantan FA.

On 29 December 2012, assistant coach Kadir Yahaya left his position at LionsXII and was replaced by Gombak United FC chief K. Balagumaran.[3]

Date Pos. Opponents H/A Score Goalscorers
10 Jan10th Kelantan H 1–2 Baihakki Khaizan 33'
14 Jan12th Kedah A 0–0
17 Jan8th Kuala Lumpur H 2–1 Aiman Syazwan 43' (og), Shahdan Sulaiman 56'
21 Jan6th Sabah A 0–1 Hariss Harun 19'
28 Jan7th Terengganu H 0–1
8 Feb6th Selangor A 1–1 Shahril Ishak 43'
11 Feb4th Negeri Sembilan H 3–1 Shahril Ishak 30' (pen), 60', Shahdan Sulaiman 49'
14 Feb4th Perak A 1–2 Shahril Ishak 35', 74'
6 Mar2nd FELDA United H 3–1 Hariss Harun 6', Sufian Anuar 51', Shahril Ishak 67' (pen)
17 Mar3rd Sarawak A 0–1 Shahril Ishak 10' (pen)
20 Mar2nd Selangor H 1–1 Sufian Anuar 62'
31 Mar2nd T-Team H 2–1 Shahril Ishak 51', Shahdan Sulaiman 85' (pen)
3 Apr1st Negeri Sembilan A 2–4 Safuwan Baharudin 14', Khairul Nizam 20', Shahril Ishak 41',
Shahdan Sulaiman 70'
7 Apr1st Johor FC A 0–1 Khairul Nizam 42'
10 Apr1st Perak H 2–1 Shahdan Sulaiman 43' (pen), Irwan Shah 87'
14 Apr1st PKNS A 1–0
17 Apr1st PKNS H 5–0 Safuwan Baharudin 17', Shaiful Esah 19', Sevki Sha'ban 26',
Agu Casmir 53', 84'
4 May1st Kelantan A 3–0
8 May1st FELDA United A 0–2 Shaiful Esah 31', Shahdan Sulaiman 76'
12 May1st Kedah H 3–3 Shahril Ishak 10', Sufian Anuar 29', Baihakki Khaizan 57'
15 May1st Kuala Lumpur A 0–0
22 May1st Sarawak H 3–0 Safuwan Baharudin 7', Agu Casmir 36', 63'
16 Jun1st Sabah H 9–0 Casmir 19', Hariss 22', 41', 73', Shahdan 62', 65', Irwan 68', Sufian 84', Shahrul 88' (og)
19 Jun2nd Terengganu A 0–1 Sufian Anuar 90'
10 Jul2nd T-Team A 2–1 Bojan Petrić 26' (og)
14 Jul2nd Johor FC H 0–1

Final standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Kelantan (C, Q) 26 18 6 2 53 18 +35 60 2013 AFC Cup group stage
2 LionsXII[lower-alpha 1] 26 15 5 6 48 23 +25 50
3 Selangor (Q) 26 12 7 7 40 26 +14 43 2013 AFC Cup group stage[lower-alpha 2]
4 Perak 26 13 3 10 40 43 −3 42
5 Terengganu 26 11 8 7 41 33 +8 41
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) Champion; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.
Notes:
  1. LionsXII are not eligible for any AFC competition spots
  2. Qualified as the next highest-placed local team behind Liga Super and 2012 Piala FA winners Kelantan.

Malaysia FA Cup

LionsXII began their 2012 Malaysia FA Cup quest on 18 February, with a 3–0 win over UiTM FC.[4] The LionsXII made their way to the quarter-final with a 2–0 win over Betaria FC[5] on 10 March 2012. However, they were beaten by Terengganu FA in the quarter-finals.

Date Round Opponents H/A Score Goalscorers
18 Feb Round of 32 UiTM A 0–3 Shaiful Esah 32', Madhu Mohana 15',
Ahmad Shahir Ismail 83' (og)
10 Mar Round of 16 Betaria H 2–0 Shahril Ishak 55', Sufian Anuar 84'
24 Mar Quarter-finals Terengganu A 1–0
27 Mar Quarter-finals Terengganu H 0–0

Malaysia Cup

The Lions marked their return to their most successful competition with a 0–0 draw away to Johor FC. They eventually bowed out in the semi-finals after losing a penalty shootout to ATM FA with the score tied at 2–2 after extra time.

Date Round Opponents H/A Score Goalscorers
22 Aug Group stage Johor FC A 0–0
25 Aug Group stage PKNS H 3–1 Khairul Amri 13', Shaiful Esah 18', Shahril Ishak 48'
28 Aug Group stage Johor FA A 0–0
1 Sep Group stage Johor FA H 1–0 Khairul Amri 2'
4 Sep Group stage PKNS A 1–0
14 Sep Group stage Johor FC H 0–0
25 Sep Quarter-finals Pahang A 2–1 Jalaluddin Jaafar 20' (og)
2 Oct Quarter-finals Pahang H 2–0 Shahril Ishak 35', 78'
5 Oct Semi-finals ATM H 1–1 Safuwan Baharudin 81'
11 Oct Semi-finals ATM A 1–1 (aet)
5–4 (pso)		 Agu Casmir 27'

Squad statistics
Squad
No.		 Pos. Name Malaysia Super League Malaysia FA Cup Malaysia Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1GKIzwan Mahbud 1101080200
2FWFazli Ayob 10000010
3DFShaiful Esah 16211101274
4MFIsa Halim 2303080340
5DFBaihakki Khaizan 16200100262
6DFMadhu Mohana 1104120171
8MFShahdan Sulaiman 25840100398
9MFTaufiq Rahmat 50100060
10FWKhairul Amri 600092152
11FWAgu Casmir 1450061206
14MFHariss Harun (vc) 22520100345
16DFRaihan Rahman 70001080
17MFShahril Ishak (c) 1910311033214
18GKHyrulnizam Juma'at 1603020210
19DFIrwan Shah 2323090352
20FWQuentin Cheng 1522000172
21DFSafuwan Baharudin 1332041194
22MFSevki Sha'ban 1813060271
23DFJuma'at Jantan 1700040210
24MFFirdaus Kasman 1503050230
25FWSufian Anuar 1752110206
26DFShakir Hamzah 1403000170
27MFYasir Hanapi 2001070280
28FWSafirul Sulaiman 702090180
29MFPravin Guanasagaran 10000010
30GKAl-Faiz Ishak 00000000
31GKKhairulhin Khalid 00000000
32DFAbdil Qaiyyim 20003050
-DFShakir Hamzah 00000000
-MFGabriel Quak 00000000
-MFIzzdin Shafiq 00000000

  Registered mid-season window
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  • LionsXII were restricted to Under-28 players in their first MSL season.
  • The number 12 is retired in honour of the fans, also known as the "twelfth man".

References
  1. Singh, Patwant. "Football: Kelantan beat LionsXII 2–1 in opening Malaysia Super League". Channel News Asia. Retrieved 31 January 2012.
  2. Singh, Patwant. "Football: LionsXII beat KL FA 2–1". Channel News Asia. Retrieved 31 January 2012.
  3. http://www.asiaone.com/News/Latest%2BNews/Sports/Story/A1Story20121022-379011.html
  4. Malaysia FA Cup 2012: Wonder-goal sets LionsXII to comfortable 3–0 victory – Straits Times, 18 February 2012
  5. LIONSXII through to the Quarter-Finals of the Malaysian FA Cup Archived 14 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine – LIONSXII, 10 March 2012
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