2021 Sarawak United FC season

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]

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
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Events

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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

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First-team squad

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

Competitions

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Malaysia Premier 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 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

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Round1234567891011121314151617181920
GroundHAHHAHHAHAAAHHHAAAHA
ResultWWWDWWLDWWDLWDWWWLLD
Position31222231222133311122
Updated to match(es) played on 21 September 2021. Source: Malaysia Premier League
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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

Malaysia Cup

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Group stage

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

Pos Team 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
26 September 2021 1 Penang 1–3 Sarawak United
MYT (UTC+8) Al-Hafiz Harun   56' Uche Agba   47', 58'
Khair Jones   54'
29 September 2021 2 Sarawak United 1–0 Sri Pahang
MYT (UTC+8) Tommy Mawat Bada   61'
30 October 2021 3 Kuala Lumpur City 4–0 Sarawak United
MYT (UTC+8)
3 November 2021 4 Sarawak United 2–2 Kuala Lumpur City
MYT (UTC+8)
7 November 2021 5 Sri Pahang 1–2 Sarawak United
MYT (UTC+8)
10 November 2021 6 Sarawak United 1–2 Penang
MYT (UTC+8)

Knockout stage

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

Statistics

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Appearances and goals

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

Clean sheets

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

References

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  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.