2021 Sarawak United FC season

Sarawak United 2021 football season
Sarawak United
2021 season
OwnerFootball Association of Sarawak
ChairmanPosa Majais
Head coachE. Elavarasan
StadiumSarawak Stadium
Malaysia Premier League2nd (promoted) Increase
Malaysia CupQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Uche Agba (14)
All: Uche Agba (19)
Highest home attendance0
Lowest home attendance0
Average home league attendance0
Home colours
Away colours
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The 2021 season was Sarawak United's second year in their history and second season in the Malaysia Premier League since last year following rebranding from Selangor United FC. Along with the league, the club will also compete in the Malaysia Cup.[1][2][3]

Events

On 17 December 2020, B. Sathianathan signed a two-year contract starting January 2021 as club's technical director.[4]

On 25 December 2020, several players has signed a contract with the club.[5]

Players

First-team squad

As of 12 August 2021[6]

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 Malaysia MAS Sharbinee Allawee
2 DF Malaysia MAS K. Reuben
4 DF Australia AUS Taylor Regan (captain)
5 DF Malaysia MAS Rahman Ismawi
6 MF Malaysia MAS Zahril Azri
7 MF Malaysia MAS Shamie Iszuan
8 DF Malaysia MAS Tommy Mawat Bada
9 FW Malaysia MAS Norshahrul Idlan
10 FW Brazil BRA Sandro
11 FW Malaysia MAS Ashri Chuchu
12 DF Malaysia MAS Khair Jones
13 DF Malaysia MAS Badrul Affendy
15 MF South Korea KOR Lee Chang-hoon
16 MF Malaysia MAS Stuart Wark
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF Malaysia MAS Nor Azizi Ramlee
18 MF Malaysia MAS Mathias Mansor
19 MF Malaysia MAS Christie Jayaseelan
20 GK Malaysia MAS Shaiful Wazizi
21 FW Nigeria NGA Uche Agba
22 FW Malaysia MAS Zahrul Nizwan
23 MF Malaysia MAS Veenod Subramaniam
24 MF Malaysia MAS Gopi Rizqi
25 GK Malaysia MAS Haziq Aris
26 DF Malaysia MAS Amer Saidin
27 FW Malaysia MAS Chanthuru Suppiah
77 FW Malaysia MAS Rahim Razak
92 MF Malaysia MAS Sabri Sahar (on loan from Sabah)
97 MF Malaysia MAS Azman Chuchu

Competitions

Malaysia Premier League

League table

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Negeri Sembilan (C, P) 20 12 5 3 33 16 +17 41 Promotion to Super League and Qualification for the Malaysia Cup group stage
2 Sarawak United (P) 20 11 5 4 37 14 +23 38
3 Terengganu II[a] 20 9 8 3 37 18 +19 35
4 Johor Darul Ta'zim II[a] 20 9 7 4 38 20 +18 34
5 Kuching City 20 7 6 7 22 22 0 27 Qualification for the Malaysia Cup group stage
Source: MFL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Johor Darul Ta'zim II, Perak II, Selangor II and Terengganu II cannot be promoted from Malaysia Premier League and play in Malaysia Cup as Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C. , Perak FA, Selangor F.C. and Terengganu FC (their parent clubs) remain in Malaysia Super League and play in Malaysia Cup. Should the team be relegated to Malaysia Premier League or will not play in Malaysia Cup, Johor Darul Ta'zim II, Perak II, Selangor II and Terengganu II will have to drop to Malaysia M3 League or will play in Malaysia Cup.

Results by round

Updated to match(es) played on 21 September 2021. Source: Malaysia Premier League
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Sarawak United v Kelantan United
7 March 2021 1 Sarawak United 2–0 Kelantan United
MYT (UTC+8)
Perak II v Sarawak United
10 March 2021 2 Perak II 0–3 Sarawak United
MYT (UTC+8)
Sarawak United v Kuching City
16 March 2021 3 Sarawak United 2–0 Kuching City
MYT (UTC+8)
Sarawak United v Terengganu II
21 March 2021 4 Sarawak United 0–0 Terengganu II
MYT (UTC+8)
Kelantan v Sarawak United
3 April 2021 5 Kelantan 0–1 Sarawak United
MYT (UTC+8)
Sarawak United v FAM-MSN Project
10 April 2021 6 Sarawak United 7–1 FAM-MSN Project
MYT (UTC+8)
Sarawak United v PDRM
16 April 2021 7 Sarawak United 0–2 PDRM
MYT (UTC+8)
Negeri Sembilan v Sarawak United
24 April 2021 8 Negeri Sembilan 1–1 Sarawak United
MYT (UTC+8)
Sarawak United v Johor Darul Ta'zim II
1 May 2021 9 Sarawak United 1–0 Johor Darul Ta'zim II
MYT (UTC+8)
Kelantan United v Sarawak United
7 May 2021 10 Kelantan United 2–3 Sarawak United
MYT (UTC+8)
Selangor II v Sarawak United
17 July 2021 11 Selangor II 1–1 Sarawak United
MYT (UTC+8)
Terengganu II v Sarawak United
3 August 2021 12 Terengganu II 1–0 Sarawak United
MYT (UTC+8)
Sarawak United v Kelantan United
7 August 2021 13 Sarawak United 3–1 Kelantan United
MYT (UTC+8)
Selangor II v Sarawak United
10 August 2021 14 Selangor II 1–1 Sarawak United
MYT (UTC+8)
Sarawak United v Perak II
15 August 2021 15 Sarawak United 4–1 Perak II
MYT (UTC+8)
FAM-MSN Project v Sarawak United
22 August 2021 16 FAM-MSN Project 0–4 Sarawak United
MYT (UTC+8)
PDRM v Sarawak United
27 August 2021 17 PDRM 0–3 Sarawak United
MYT (UTC+8)
Kuching City v Sarawak United
7 September 2021 18 Kuching City 1–0 Sarawak United
MYT (UTC+8)
Sarawak United v Negeri Sembilan
10 September 2021 19 Sarawak United 0–1 Negeri Sembilan
MYT (UTC+8)
Johor Darul Ta'zim II v Sarawak United
21 September 2021 20 Johor Darul Ta'zim II 1–1 Sarawak United
MYT (UTC+8)

Malaysia Cup

Group stage

The draw for the group stage was held on 15 September 2021.[7]

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification KUL SUD PAH PEN
1 Kuala Lumpur City 6 4 2 0 12 4 +8 14 Quarter-finals — 4–0 3–1 1–0
2 Sarawak United 6 3 1 2 9 10 −1 10 2–2 — 1–0 1–2
3 Sri Pahang 6 2 0 4 11 7 +4 6 0–1 1–2 — 4–0
4 Penang 6 1 1 4 4 15 −11 4 1–1 1–3 0–5 —
Source: MFL, FAM
Penang v Sarawak United
26 September 2021 1 Penang 1–3 Sarawak United
MYT (UTC+8) Al-Hafiz Harun 56' Uche Agba 47', 58'
Khair Jones 54'
Sarawak United v Sri Pahang
29 September 2021 2 Sarawak United 1–0 Sri Pahang
MYT (UTC+8) Tommy Mawat Bada 61'
Kuala Lumpur City v Sarawak United
30 October 2021 3 Kuala Lumpur City 4–0 Sarawak United
MYT (UTC+8)
Sarawak United v Kuala Lumpur City
3 November 2021 4 Sarawak United 2–2 Kuala Lumpur City
MYT (UTC+8)
Sri Pahang v Sarawak United
7 November 2021 5 Sri Pahang 1–2 Sarawak United
MYT (UTC+8)
Sarawak United v Penang
10 November 2021 6 Sarawak United 1–2 Penang
MYT (UTC+8)

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals
Terengganu v Sarawak United
14 November 2021 First leg Terengganu 2–1 Sarawak United
MYT (UTC+8)
Sarawak United v Terengganu
18 November 2021 Second leg Sarawak United 2–4
(3–6 agg.)		 Terengganu
MYT (UTC+8)

Statistics

Appearances and goals

As of 18 November 2021[8]
No. Pos Nat Player Total League Malaysia Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Malaysia MAS Sharbinee Allawee 23 0 19 0 4 0
2 DF Malaysia MAS K. Reuben 3 0 3 0 0 0
4 DF Australia AUS Taylor Regan 21 3 19 3 2 0
6 MF Malaysia MAS Zahril Azri 24 0 16+1 0 7 0
7 MF Malaysia MAS Shamie Iszuan 27 1 8+11 1 5+3 0
8 MF Malaysia MAS Tommy Mawat 22 2 13+2 1 7 1
9 FW Malaysia MAS Norshahrul Idlan 16 4 13+2 4 1 0
10 MF Brazil BRA Sandro 24 5 11+5 3 7+1 2
11 MF Malaysia MAS Ashri Chuchu 11 0 2+2 0 4+3 0
12 DF Malaysia MAS Khair Jones 15 1 7 0 8 1
13 DF Malaysia MAS Badrul Affendy 14 0 11 0 1+2 0
15 DF South Korea KOR Lee Chang-hoon 19 1 16+1 1 0+2 0
16 MF Malaysia MAS Stuart Wark 19 1 10+1 1 8 0
17 MF Malaysia MAS Azizi Ramlee 12 0 1+6 0 2+3 0
19 MF Malaysia MAS Christie Jayaseelan 22 3 13+3 2 2+4 1
20 GK Malaysia MAS Shaiful Wazizi 6 0 1+1 0 4 0
21 FW Nigeria NGA Uche Agba 26 19 18 14 8 5
22 FW Malaysia MAS Zahrul Nizwan 1 0 0+1 0 0 0
23 MF Malaysia MAS Veenod Subramaniam 21 0 7+6 0 4+4 0
24 MF Malaysia MAS Gopi Rizqi 23 2 6+13 2 1+3 0
26 DF Malaysia MAS Amer Saidin 16 0 9+2 0 5 0
27 MF Malaysia MAS Chanturu Suppiah 23 1 13+2 1 7+1 0
77 MF Malaysia MAS Rahim Razak 25 5 4+15 4 0+6 1
92 MF Malaysia MAS Sabri Sahar 4 0 0+3 0 1 0
97 MF Malaysia MAS Azman Chuchu 1 0 0+1 0 0 0

Clean sheets

As of match played 29 September 2021
Rank No. Pos. Player League Malaysia Cup Total
1 1 GK Malaysia Sharbinee Allawee 8 0 8
2 20 GK Malaysia Shaiful Wazizi 0 1 1
Totals 8 1 9

References

  1. ^ "Siapa pemilik Kuching City dan Sarawak United". Sarawakcrocs.com. 11 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Black cat returns to haunt teams facing Sarawak". The Borneo Post. 30 June 2021.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "Fifa take action against Sarawak". New Straits Times. 25 June 2021.
  4. ^ "Sathianathan milik Sarawak United". Suara Sarawak. 17 December 2020.
  5. ^ "Bintang berpengalaman sandaran Sarawak United". Kosmo!. 25 December 2020.
  6. ^ "Sarawak United 2020". Football Association of Malaysia. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  7. ^ "Undian Piala Malaysia: Tugas mudah JDT, Kedah". Berita Harian. 15 September 2021.
  8. ^ "Team detail Sarawak United FC". Football Association of Malaysia. Retrieved 13 August 2021.