2024–25 Sabah F.C. season

Sabah
2024-25 season
Owner	Sabah Football Club Sdn Bhd
Manager	Ong Kim Swee
Stadium	Likas Stadium
Malaysia Super League	3rd
Malaysia FA Cup	Round of 16
Malaysia Cup	TBC
Top goalscorer	League: ; 1 goal; Gabriel Peres; Ramon; Stuart Wilkin; All: ; 1 goal; Gabriel Peres; Ramon; Stuart Wilkin
Highest home attendance	3,708 vs Penang (League)
Lowest home attendance	3,708 (League)
Average home league attendance	3,708 (League)
Biggest win	Kelantan Darul Naim 2-3 Sabah
	Home colours
	Home colours
	← 2023 2025–26 →

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[edit]

As of 18 April 2024

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	MAS	Ramzi Mustakim
2	DF	MAS	Hanafie Tokyo
3	DF	MAS	Rawilson Batuil
4	DF	BRA	Gabriel Peres
5	DF	MAS	Daniel Ting
6	DF	KOR	Park Tae-soo (captain)
7	MF	ESP	Cifu
8	MF	MAS	Farhan Roslan
10	MF	POR	Telmo Castanheira
11	FW	MAS	Jafri Firdaus Chew
12	FW	MAS	Kumaahran Sathasivam
13	DF	MAS	Dinesh Rajasingam
16	FW	BRA	Ramon
17	MF	MAS	Hamran Peter
18	DF	GRE	Haris Stamboulidis
19	GK	MAS	Khairul Fahmi Che Mat


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
20	MF	MAS	Gary Steven Robbat
21	MF	MAS	Danial Haqim
22	MF	MAS	Stuart Wilkin
24	MF	MAS	Nureizkhan Isa
27	DF	KOR	Ko Kwang-min
28	FW	MAS	Darren Lok
29	DF	MAS	Ummareng Bacok
30	MF	MAS	Shahrol Nizam Abd Rahman
31	GK	MAS	Damien Lim
33	DF	MAS	Dominic Tan
40	MF	MAS	Sahrizan Saidin
43	MF	MAS	Naaim Firdaus
66	MF	MAS	Rozaimi Abdul Rahman
67	FW	IDN	Saddil Ramdani
72	FW	MAS	Harith Naem
77	MF	MAS	Irfan Fazail

Transfers[edit]

Players in[edit]

Pre-season

Position	Player	From
FW	Harith Naem	Perak^[3]
DF	Haris Stamboulidis	Mar Menor^[4]

Players out[edit]

Pre-season

Position	Player	To
FW	Amri Yahyah	Retire^[5]
DF	Rizal Ghazali	Kedah Darul Aman^[6]
DF	Irfan Zakaria	Kedah Darul Aman^[7]

Friendly matches[edit]

Win Draw Loss

Pre-Season Friendlies[edit]

SMJ Cup 2024[edit]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Kuala Lumpur City	3	2	1	0	4	1	+3	7	Advance to Final
2	Sabah	3	1	2	0	2	1	+1	5	Advance to Final
3	Kuching City	3	1	1	1	2	3	−1	4	Advance to 3rd Place Play-off
4	Hougang United	3	0	0	3	1	4	−3	0	Advance to 3rd Place Play-off

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	2-1	Hougang United	Kota Kinabalu
20:00 MYT	Wilkin 54' Saddil 74'		Plazonja 70' (pen.)	Stadium: Likas Stadium

1 May 2024 Matchday 2	Sabah	0-0	Kuala Lumpur City	Kota Kinabalu
20:00 MYT				Stadium: Likas Stadium

3 May 2024 Matchday 3	Sabah	0-0	Kuching City	Kota Kinabalu
20:00 MYT				Stadium: Likas Stadium

5 May 2024 Final	Kuala Lumpur City	0-1	Sabah	Kota Kinabalu
20:00 MYT			Ramon 63' (pen.)	Stadium: Likas Stadium

Competitions[edit]

Overview[edit]

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Super League	12 May 2024		LS1	2	1	1	0	3	2	+1	050.00
FA Cup	June 2024		Round of 16					!—
Malaysia Cup	TBA							!—
Total				2	1	1	0	3	2	+1	050.00

Last updated: 17 May 2024
Source: FAM-CMS

Malaysia Super League[edit]

League table[edit]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Johor Darul Ta'zim	2	2	0	0	6	1	+5	6	Qualification for the AFC Champions League Elite
2	Terengganu	2	1	1	0	3	1	+2	4	Qualification for the AFC Champions League Two
3	Sabah	2	1	1	0	3	2	+1	4	Qualification for the ASEAN Club Championship
4	Sri Pahang	2	1	1	0	3	2	+1	4	Qualification for the ASEAN Club Championship
5	PDRM	2	1	0	1	3	3	0	3

Updated to match(es) played on 19 May 2024. Source: MFL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.

Results summary[edit]


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
2	1	1	0	3	2	+1	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	2	+1

Source: FAM-CMS

Results by round[edit]

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13
Ground	H	A	H	-	H	A	A	A	H	H	A	H	A
Result	D	W		-
Position	6	3

Source: FAM Notes:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; - = No Match

Fixtures and Results[edit]

The league fixtures were announced on 9 April 2024.^[8]^[9]

Win Draw Loss

12 May 2024 LS1	Sabah	0-0	Penang	Kota Kinabalu
17:45 MYT	Jafri 88'	Report	Rahmat 90'	Stadium: Likas Stadium Attendance: 3,708 Referee: Mohammad Zamzaidi bin Katimin Man of the Match: Rafael Vitor (Penang)

17 May 2024 LS2	Kelantan Darul Naim	2-3	Sabah	Kota Bharu
21:00 MYT	Kim 55' Jeřábek 75' Bae 90+1'	Report	Peres 25' Wilkin 63' Ramon 69' Ting 73'	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	v	Kuching City	Kota Kinabalu
20:15 MYT				Stadium: Likas Stadium

13 July 2024 LS5	Sabah	v	Johor Darul Ta'zim	Kota Kinabalu
20:15 MYT				Stadium: Likas Stadium

27 July 2024 LS6	Negeri Sembilan	v	Sabah	Seremban
17:30 MYT				Stadium: Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium

30 July 2024 LS7	Kuala Lumpur City	v	Sabah	Cheras
20:15 MYT				Stadium: Kuala Lumpur Stadium

9 August 2024 LS8	Sri Pahang	v	Sabah	Temerloh
21:00 MYT				Stadium: Temerloh Mini Stadium

13 August 2024 LS9	Sabah	v	Selangor	Kota Kinabalu
20:15 MYT				Stadium: Likas Stadium

15 September 2024 LS10	Sabah	v	Terengganu	Kota Kinabalu
20:15 MYT				Stadium: Likas Stadium

21 September 2024 LS11	PDRM	v	Sabah	Selayang
17:30 MYT				Stadium: Selayang Stadium

28 September 2024 LS12	Sabah	v	Kedah Darul Aman	Kota Kinabalu
17:45 MYT				Stadium: Likas Stadium

19 October 2024 LS13	Perak	v	Sabah	Ipoh
20:15 MYT				Stadium: Perak Stadium

FA Cup[edit]

Fixtures and Results[edit]

Win Draw Loss

June 2024 R16	Sabah	v	Kuala Lumpur Rovers	Kota Kinabalu
MYT				Stadium: Likas Stadium

Malaysia Cup[edit]

Fixtures and Results[edit]

Win Draw Loss

Statistics[edit]

Squad statistics[edit]

As of 17 May 2024^[10]

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
No.	Nat.	Player	Pos.	Apps				Apps				Apps				Apps
1		Ramzi Mustakim	GK
2		Hanafie Tokyo	DF
3		Rawilson Batuil	DF	1												1
4		Gabriel Peres	DF	2	1											2	1
5		Daniel Ting	DF	2		1										2		1
6		Park Tae-soo	DF	2												2
7		Cifu	DF
8		Farhan Roslan	MF
10		Telmo Castanheira	MF	2												2
11		Jafri Firdaus Chew	FW	1		1										1		1
12		Kumaahran Sathasivam	FW
13		Dinesh Rajasingam	DF
16		Ramon	FW	2	1											2	1
17		Hamran Peter	MF
18		Haris Stamboulidis	DF
19		Khairul Fahmi Che Mat	GK	2												2
20		Gary Steven Robbat	MF	1												1
21		Danial Haqim	MF
22		Stuart Wilkin	MF	1	1											1	1
24		Nureizkhan Isa	MF
27		Ko Kwang-min	MF	2												2
28		Darren Lok	FW	2												2
29		Ummareng Bacok	MF
30		Shahrol Nizam Abd Rahman	MF
31		Damien Lim	GK
33		Dominic Tan	DF	2												2
40		Sahrizan Saidin	MF
43		Naaim Firdaus	MF
66		Rozaimi Abdul Rahman	MF
67		Saddil Ramdani	FW	2												2
77		Irfan Fazail	MF	1												1
-		Harith Naem	FW
Own goals					0				0				0				0
Totals					3	2	0		0	0	0		0	0	0		3	2	0

† Player left the club during the season.

Clean sheets[edit]

As of 17 May 2024

Rank	Player	Super League	FA Cup	Malaysia Cup	Total
1	Khairul Fahmi Che Mat	1	0	0	1
Total		1	0	0	1

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c "Sabah vs Penang". FAM-CMS. Football Association of Malaysia.
^ "Kelantan Darul Naim vs Sabah". FAM-CMS. Football Association of Malaysia.
^ "Harith Naem kembali ke pangkuan Sabah". 16 January 2024.
^ "Stamboulidis sah beraksi bersama Sabah". 18 April 2024.
^ "Legend Amri hangs up his boots". 18 December 2023.
^ "Liga Malaysia: Syafiq Ahmad, Rizal Ghazali kembali wakili Kedah". 5 March 2024.
^ "Rizal Ghazali, Irfan Zakaria Kembali Bersama Kedah". 5 March 2024.
^ "MFL Umum Kalendar Liga Malaysia 2024-2025". malaysianfootballleague.com. Malaysian Football League. 9 April 2024. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
^ "Kemaskini Perlawanan Liga Super 2024-2025" (PDF). malaysianfootballleague.com. Malaysian Football League. 25 April 2024. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
^ "Top Scorer". FAM-CMS. 10 May 2024.

[sabpen-ls-1] "Sabah vs Penang". FAM-CMS. Football Association of Malaysia.

[kdnsab-ls-2] "Kelantan Darul Naim vs Sabah". FAM-CMS. Football Association of Malaysia.

[3] "Harith Naem kembali ke pangkuan Sabah". 16 January 2024.

[4] "Stamboulidis sah beraksi bersama Sabah". 18 April 2024.

[5] "Legend Amri hangs up his boots". 18 December 2023.

[6] "Liga Malaysia: Syafiq Ahmad, Rizal Ghazali kembali wakili Kedah". 5 March 2024.

[7] "Rizal Ghazali, Irfan Zakaria Kembali Bersama Kedah". 5 March 2024.

[8] "MFL Umum Kalendar Liga Malaysia 2024-2025". malaysianfootballleague.com. Malaysian Football League. 9 April 2024. Retrieved 9 April 2024.

[9] "Kemaskini Perlawanan Liga Super 2024-2025" (PDF). malaysianfootballleague.com. Malaysian Football League. 25 April 2024. Retrieved 25 April 2024.

[10] "Top Scorer". FAM-CMS. 10 May 2024.

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