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2024–25 Sabah F.C. season

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Sabah
2024–25 season
OwnerSabah Football Club Sdn Bhd
ManagerOng Kim Swee
(until 30 November)[1]
Alto Linus
(interim; 30 November – 10 December)[2]
Martin Stano
(from 10 December)[3]
StadiumLikas Stadium
Malaysia Super League3rd
Malaysia FA CupQuarter-Finals
Malaysia CupSemi-Finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
6 goals
João Pedro

All:
7 goals
João Pedro
Highest home attendance11,569 vs Johor Darul Ta'zim (League)[4]
3,900 vs Kuala Lumpur Rovers (FA Cup)[5]
Lowest home attendance3,154 vs Negeri Sembilan (League)[6]
3,834 vs Terengganu (FA Cup)[7]
Average home league attendance5,469 (League)
3,867 (FA Cup)
Biggest winPenang 0-4 Sabah (League)[8]
Sabah 7-0 Kuala Lumpur Rovers (FA Cup)[5]
PT Athletic 0-4 Sabah (Malaysia Cup)[9]
Biggest defeatKuala Lumpur City 3-0 Sabah (League)[10]
Terengganu 4-0 Sabah (FA Cup)[11]
← 2023

The 2024–25 season is Sabah's ninth competitive season in the highest tier of Malaysian football since the foundation of Malaysia Super League in 2004, and the club's fifth consecutive in the Malaysia Super League.

Squad

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As of 22 September 2024

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Malaysia MAS Ramzi Mustakim
2 DF Malaysia MAS Hanafie Tokyo
3 DF Malaysia MAS Rawilson Batuil
4 DF Brazil BRA Gabriel Peres
5 DF Malaysia MAS Daniel Ting
6 DF South Korea KOR Park Tae-soo (captain)
7 MF Spain ESP Cifu
8 MF Malaysia MAS Farhan Roslan
9 FW Brazil BRA João Pedro
10 MF Portugal POR Telmo Castanheira
11 FW Malaysia MAS Jafri Firdaus Chew
12 FW Malaysia MAS Kumaahran Sathasivam
13 DF Malaysia MAS Dinesh Rajasingam
17 MF Malaysia MAS Hamran Peter
18 DF Greece GRE Haris Stamboulidis
19 GK Malaysia MAS Khairul Fahmi Che Mat
20 MF Malaysia MAS Gary Steven Robbat
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 MF Malaysia MAS Danial Haqim
22 MF Malaysia MAS Stuart Wilkin
24 MF Malaysia MAS Nureizkhan Isa
27 DF South Korea KOR Ko Kwang-min
28 FW Malaysia MAS Darren Lok
29 DF Malaysia MAS Ummareng Bacok
30 MF Malaysia MAS Shahrol Nizam Abd Rahman
31 GK Malaysia MAS Damien Lim
33 DF Malaysia MAS Dominic Tan
40 MF Malaysia MAS Sahrizan Saidin
48 MF Malaysia MAS Syukri Baharun
50 FW Malaysia MAS Azhad Harraz
66 MF Malaysia MAS Rozaimi Abdul Rahman
67 FW Indonesia IDN Saddil Ramdani
72 FW Malaysia MAS Harith Naem
77 MF Malaysia MAS Irfan Fazail
88 MF Malaysia MAS Rusdi Roslan

Transfers

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Friendly matches

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  Win   Draw   Loss


SMJ Cup 2024

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Malaysia Kuala Lumpur City 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3 7 Advance to Final
2 Malaysia Sabah 3 1 2 0 2 1 +1 5
3 Malaysia Kuching City 3 1 1 1 2 3 −1 4 Advance to 3rd Place Play-off
4 Singapore Hougang United 3 0 0 3 1 4 −3 0
Updated to match(es) played on 3 May 2024. Source: Sabah FC Facebook Page
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
29 April 2024 Matchday 1 Sabah Malaysia 2–1Singapore Hougang UnitedKota Kinabalu
20:00 MYT
Stadium: Likas Stadium
1 May 2024 Matchday 2 Sabah Malaysia 0–0 Malaysia Kuala Lumpur City Kota Kinabalu
20:00 MYT Stadium: Likas Stadium
3 May 2024 Matchday 3 Sabah Malaysia 0–0 Malaysia Kuching City Kota Kinabalu
20:00 MYT Stadium: Likas Stadium
5 May 2024 FinalKuala Lumpur City Malaysia0–1 Malaysia Sabah Kota Kinabalu
20:00 MYT
Stadium: Likas Stadium


RCTI Premium Sports

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30 May 2024 Selangor Malaysia 3–2Malaysia SabahJakarta, Indonesia
17:00 WIB
Stadium: Jakarta International Stadium
2 June 2024 3rd Place Sabah Malaysia 2–1Indonesia PSIS SemarangJakarta, Indonesia
17:00 WIB
Stadium: Jakarta International Stadium

Competitions

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Overview

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Super League 12 May 2024 LS1 15 9 2 4 32 21 +11 060.00
FA Cup 15 June 2024 6 July 2024 Round of 16 Quarter-final 3 1 0 2 7 7 +0 033.33
Malaysia Cup 23 November 2024 Round of 16 4 3 1 0 8 0 +8 075.00
Total 22 13 3 6 47 28 +19 059.09

Last updated: 23 December 2024
Source: FAM-CMS

Malaysia Super League

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Johor Darul Ta'zim 16 15 1 0 59 7 +52 46 Qualification for the AFC Champions League Elite league stage
2 Selangor 16 11 2 3 29 13 +16 35 Qualification for the AFC Champions League Two group stage[a]
3 Sabah 15 9 2 4 32 21 +11 29 Qualification for the ASEAN Club Championship
4 Terengganu 15 6 6 3 20 16 +4 24
5 PDRM 16 5 6 5 19 20 −1 21
Updated to match(es) played on 18 December 2024. Source: MFL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ Since the winners of the 2024 Malaysia FA Cup (Johor Darul Ta'zim) qualified for AFC competition based on their league positions, the berths awarded to the 2nd-placed team in the league.

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
15 9 2 4 32 21  +11 29 4 2 2 16 10  +6 5 0 2 16 11  +5

Source: FAM-CMS

Results by round

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Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
GroundHAH-HHAAHHAHAAHA-AAHHAAHAH
ResultDWW-LWLWLDLWWWWW-
Position633453545454333333
Source: FAM Notes:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; - = No Match

Fixtures and Results

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The league fixtures were announced on 9 April 2024.[18][19]

As of 4 December 2024[20]

  Win   Draw   Loss

12 May 2024 LS1 Sabah 0–0 Penang Kota Kinabalu
17:45 MYT
Report
Stadium: Likas Stadium
Attendance: 3,708
Referee: Mohammad Zamzaidi bin Katimin
Man of the Match: Rafael Vitor (Penang)
17 May 2024 LS2Kelantan Darul Naim2–3 Sabah Kota Bharu
21:00 MYT
Report
Stadium: Sultan Muhammad IV Stadium
Attendance: 7,778
Referee: Muhammad Khairulsyahmi bin Ahmad Khalidi
Man of the Match: Khairul Fahmi Che Mat (Sabah)
25 May 2024 LS3 Sabah 2–1Kuching CityKota Kinabalu
20:15 MYT
Report
Stadium: Likas Stadium
Attendance: 5,141
Referee: Ahmad Zuhadi Dzulkifli
Man of the Match: Darren Lok (Sabah)
13 July 2024 LS5Sabah1–3 Johor Darul Ta'zim Kota Kinabalu
20:15 MYT
Report
Stadium: Likas Stadium
Attendance: 11,569
Referee: Razlan bin Joffri Ali
Man of the Match: Romel Morales (Johor Darul Ta'zim)
25 July 2024 LS6 Sabah 2–0Negeri SembilanKota Kinabalu
20:15 MYT
Report
Stadium: Likas Stadium
Attendance: 3,154
Referee: Mohamad Kamil Zakaria bin Ismail
Man of the Match: Cifu (Sabah)
31 July 2024 LS7 Kuala Lumpur City 3–0SabahCheras
20:15 MYT
Report
Stadium: Kuala Lumpur Stadium
Attendance: 1,029
Referee: Suhaizi Shukri
Man of the Match: Paulo Josué (Kuala Lumpur City)
9 August 2024 LS8Sri Pahang2–3 Sabah Temerloh
21:00 MYT
Report
Stadium: Temerloh Mini Stadium
Attendance: 1,656
Referee: Mohamad Kamil Zakaria bin Ismail
Man of the Match: Khairul Fahmi Che Mat (Sabah)
13 August 2024 LS9Sabah1–2 Selangor Kota Kinabalu
20:15 MYT
Report Stadium: Likas Stadium
Attendance: 4,652
Referee: Mohammad Zamzaidi bin Katimin
Man of the Match: Rawilson Batuil (Sabah)
15 September 2024 LS10 Sabah 1–1 Terengganu Kota Kinabalu
20:15 MYT
  • João 11'
  • Lok Yellow card 85'
Report
Stadium: Likas Stadium
Attendance: 5,602
Referee: Ahmad Zuhadi Dzulkifli
Man of the Match: Suhaimi Husin (Terengganu)
21 September 2024 LS11 PDRM 1–0SabahSelayang
17:30 MYT
Report
Stadium: Selayang Stadium
Attendance: 416
Referee: Muhammad Usaid bin Jamal
Man of the Match: Bryan See (PDRM)
29 September 2024 LS12 Sabah 5–2Kedah Darul AmanKota Kinabalu
17:45 MYT
Report
Stadium: Likas Stadium
Attendance: 5,006
Referee: Ahmad Zuhadi Dzulkifli
Man of the Match: Cifu (Sabah)
19 October 2024 LS13Perak2–4 Sabah Ipoh
17:00 MYT
Report
Stadium: Perak Stadium
Attendance: 2,531
Referee: Mohd Hasrol bin Mohd Amir
Man of the Match: Stuart Wilkin (Sabah)
25 October 2024 LS14Penang0–4 Sabah George Town
20:15 MYT
Report
Stadium: City Stadium
Attendance: 1,187
Referee: Mohammad Zamzaidi bin Katim
Man of the Match: Dominic Tan (Sabah)
3 November 2024 LS15 Sabah 4–1Kelantan Darul NaimKota Kinabalu
18:45 MYT
Report
Stadium: Likas Stadium
Attendance: 4,922
Referee: Muhammad Khairulsyahmi bin Ahmad Khaidi
Man of the Match: João Pedro (Sabah)
4 December 2024 LS16Kuching City1–2 Sabah Kuching
19:30 MYT
Report
Stadium: Sarawak State Stadium
Attendance: 2,010
Referee: Muhammad Khairulsyahmi bin Ahmad Khalidi
Man of the Match: Dominic Tan (Sabah)
11 January 2025 LS18 Johor Darul Ta'zim v Sabah Iskandar Puteri
20:15 MYT Stadium: Sultan Ibrahim Stadium
25 January 2025 LS19 Negeri Sembilan v Sabah Seremban
17:30 MYT Stadium: Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium
9 February 2025 LS20 Sabah v Kuala Lumpur City Kota Kinabalu
19:15 MYT Stadium: Likas Stadium
16 February 2025 LS21 Sabah v Sri Pahang Kota Kinabalu
20:15 MYT Stadium: Likas Stadium
27 February 2025 LS22 Selangor v Sabah Petaling Jaya
21:00 MYT Stadium: Petaling Jaya Stadium
7 March 2025 LS23 Terengganu v Sabah Kuala Nerus
22:00 MYT Stadium: Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin Stadium
5 April 2025 LS24 Sabah v PDRM Kota Kinabalu
19:15 MYT Stadium: Likas Stadium
11 April 2025 LS25 Kedah Darul Aman v Sabah Alor Setar
21:00 MYT Stadium: Darul Aman Stadium
2025 LS26 Sabah v Perak Kota Kinabalu
TBC MYT Stadium: Likas Stadium

FA Cup

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Fixtures and Results

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The draw for the 2024 Malaysia FA Cup was held on 16 May 2024.
The schedule was later announced on 24 May 2024.[21]

  Win   Draw   Loss

15 June 2024 R16 Sabah 7-0Kuala Lumpur RoversKota Kinabalu
20:15 MYT
Report
Stadium: Likas Stadium
Attendance: 3,900
Referee: Muhammad Shukor bin Zulkiflee
Man of the Match: Ramon (Sabah)

Sabah won 7–0.

28 June 2024 Quarter-finals (Leg 1) Terengganu 4-0SabahKuala Nerus
21:00 MYT
Report
Stadium: Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin Stadium
Attendance: 15,677
Referee: Mohd Hasrol bin Mohd Amir
Man of the Match: Nurillo Tukhtasinov (Terengganu)
6 July 2024 Quarter-finals (Leg 2)Sabah0-3 Terengganu Kota Kinabalu
19:15 MYT
Report
Stadium: Likas Stadium
Attendance: 3,834
Referee: Tuan Mohd Yaasin bin Tuan Mohd Hanafiah
Man of the Match: Syed Muhammad Nasrulhaq (Terengganu)

Sabah lost 0–7 on aggregate.

Malaysia Cup

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Fixtures and Results

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The draw for the 2024 Malaysia Cup was held on 11 November 2024.[22]

  Win   Draw   Loss

23 November 2024 Round of 16 (Leg 1)PT Athletic0–4 Sabah Cheras
17:00 MYT
Report
Stadium: Kuala Lumpur Stadium[note 1]
Attendance: 512[23]
Referee: Abang Azharudin Abdullah
Man of the Match: Rawilson Batuil (Sabah)
27 November 2024 Round of 16 (Leg 2) Sabah 3–0PT AthleticCheras
20:30 MYT
Report
Stadium: Kuala Lumpur Stadium[note 2]
Attendance: 448
Referee: Ahmad Zuhadi Dzulkifli
Man of the Match: Syakir Danial (PT Athletic)

Sabah won 7–0 on aggregate.

15 December 2024 Quarter-Finals (Leg 1)Kuching City0–1 Sabah Kuching
20:15 MYT
Report
Stadium: Sarawak State Stadium
Attendance: 2,430
Referee: Mohammad Zamzaidi bin Katimin
Man of the Match: Wan Azraie (Kuching City)
23 December 2024 Quarter-Finals (Leg 2) Sabah 0–0 Kuching City Kota Kinabalu
20:15 MYT
Report Stadium: Likas Stadium
Attendance: 7,125
Referee: Suhaizi Shukri
Man of the Match: Damien Lim (Sabah)

Sabah won 1–0 on aggregate.

18 January 2025 Semi-Finals (Leg 1) Sabah v Sri Pahang Kota Kinabalu
20:15 MYT Stadium: Likas Stadium
2 February 2025 Semi-Finals (Leg 2) Sri Pahang v Sabah Temerloh
20:30 MYT Stadium: Temerloh Mini Stadium

Statistics

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Top Scorers

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As of 23 December 2024[24][25][26]
Rank Player Super League FA Cup Malaysia Cup Total
1 Brazil João Pedro 6 0 1 7
2 Brazil Gabriel Peres 5 0 0 5
Indonesia Saddil Ramdani 3 1 1
4 Malaysia Jafri Firdaus Chew 3 1 0 4
Malaysia Stuart Wilkin 3 0 1
Brazil Ramon 1 3 0
7 Malaysia Daniel Ting 2 0 1 3
Malaysia Farhan Roslan 2 0 1
9 Malaysia Darren Lok 1 0 1 2
10 Malaysia Dominic Tan 1 0 0 1
Malaysia Gary Steven Robbat 1 0 0
Malaysia Kumaahran Sathasivam 1 0 0
South Korea Ko Kwang-min 1 0 0
Spain Cifu 1 0 0
South Korea Park Tae-soo 0 1 0
Malaysia Danial Haqim 0 0 1
Total 31 6 7 44

Clean sheets

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As of 23 December 2024[24][25][26]
Rank Player Super League FA Cup Malaysia Cup Total
1 Malaysia Khairul Fahmi Che Mat 2 1 1 4
Malaysia Damien Lim 1 0 3
3 Malaysia Ramzi Mustakim 0 0 1 1
Total 3 1 5 9

Squad statistics

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As of 23 December 2024[27]

Appearances (Apps.) numbers are for appearances in competitive games only including sub appearances.
Red card numbers denote: Numbers in parentheses represent red cards overturned for wrongful dismissal.

No. Nat. Player Pos. Super League FA Cup Malaysia Cup Total
Apps Yellow card Red card Apps Yellow card Red card Apps Yellow card Red card Apps Yellow card Red card
1 Malaysia Ramzi Mustakim GK 1 1
2 Malaysia Hanafie Tokyo DF
3 Malaysia Rawilson Batuil DF 11 2 1 2 3 16 2 1
4 Brazil Gabriel Peres DF 11 5 1 1 1 1 3 1 15 5 3 1
5 Malaysia Daniel Ting DF 15 2 3 3 1 4 1 1 22 3 5
6 South Korea Park Tae-soo DF 9 2 3 1 12 1 2
7 Spain Cifu DF 9 1 1 2 12 1
8 Malaysia Farhan Roslan MF 10 2 4 1 1 14 3 1
9 Brazil João Pedro FW 7 6 4 1 11 7
10 Portugal Telmo Castanheira MF 15 3 3 1 3 1 21 5
11 Malaysia Jafri Firdaus Chew FW 14 3 2 3 1 1 2 1 19 4 4
12 Malaysia Kumaahran Sathasivam FW 7 1 1 3 1 1 11 1 2
13 Malaysia Dinesh Rajasingam DF 1 1
16 Brazil Ramon FW 3 1 3 3 6 4
17 Malaysia Hamran Peter MF 1 1
18 Greece Haris Stamboulidis DF 5 2 1 2 8 2
19 Malaysia Khairul Fahmi Che Mat GK 8 3 1 12
20 Malaysia Gary Steven Robbat MF 9 1 1 3 2 12 1 3
21 Malaysia Danial Haqim MF 3 1 1 1 4 1 1
22 Malaysia Stuart Wilkin MF 11 3 3 3 1 17 4
24 Malaysia Nureizkhan Isa MF
27 South Korea Ko Kwang-min MF 13 1 1 3 4 1 20 1 2
28 Malaysia Darren Lok FW 9 1 1 1 3 1 13 2 1
29 Malaysia Ummareng Bacok MF 1 1
30 Malaysia Shahrol Nizam Abd Rahman MF
31 Malaysia Damien Lim GK 7 1 3 10 1
33 Malaysia Dominic Tan DF 15 1 3 1 3 1 21 1 2
40 Malaysia Sahrizan Saidin MF 3 3
48 Malaysia Syukri Baharun MF
50 Malaysia Azhad Harraz Arman FW 7 1 8
66 Malaysia Rozaimi Abdul Rahman MF
67 Indonesia Saddil Ramdani FW 9 3 2 2 1 2 1 2 13 5 4
72 Malaysia Harith Naem FW 4 2 1 2 7 2
77 Malaysia Irfan Fazail MF 7 2 3 12
88 Malaysia Rusdi Roslan MF 1 1
Own goals 1 1 1 3
Totals 32 25 2 7 6 0 8 11 0 47 42 2

† Player left the club during the season.

Notes

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  1. ^ PT Athletic played their home matches at Kuala Lumpur Stadium, Cheras, instead of their regular home stadium MMU Stadium, Cyberjaya respectively, which did not meet MFL requirements.
  2. ^ Sabah played their home matches at Kuala Lumpur Stadium, Cheras, instead of their regular home stadium Likas Stadium, Kota Kinabalu.

References

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  2. ^ "Alto, Martin ketuai barisan kejurulatihan sementara Sabah FC". 24 November 2024.
  3. ^ "Club Statement". 10 December 2024.
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