# 2019 Melaka United season

The 2019 season was Melaka United Soccer Association's 96th season in club history and 3rd season in the Malaysia Super League.

## Kits

* Supplier: Warrix Sports
* Main sponsors: Edra & CGN
* Other sponsors: Restoran Melayu, Hatten Groups
| Home | Away | Alternate | Goalkeeper | Goalkeeper |

## Management team

| Position | Name |
| Head coach | Zainal Abidin Hassan |
| Assistant coaches | Nidzam Adzha |
| Assistant coaches | Asri Ninggal |
| Goalkeeper coach | Mazlan Wahid |
| Fitness coach | Norhuda Hiroshi Razak |
| Physio | Vladmir Gramblicka |

## Players

    As of 24 January 2019
| No. | Name | Date of Birth (Age) | Previous Club | Contract Since |
| Goalkeepers |||||||
| 1 | Syafizullah Wahab | (1993-03-06) 6 March 1993 (age 31) | SAMB | 2019 |
| 19 | Khairul Fahmi | (1989-01-07) 7 January 1989 (age 35) | Kelantan | 2018 |
| 21 | Oscar Wong Tse-Yeung | (1995-05-13) 13 May 1995 (age 29) | Hong Kong Rangers | 2019 |
| 31 | Izarul Adli | (1997-09-17) 17 September 1997 (age 27) | Youth team | 2019 |
| Defenders |||||||
| 3 | Faizal Muhamad | (1989-03-03) 3 March 1989 (age 35) | PDRM | 2017 |
| 6 | Jang Suk-won | (1989-08-11) 11 August 1989 (age 35) | Seongnam | 2019 |
| 13 | Razman Roslan | (1984-08-14) 14 August 1984 (age 40) | Selangor | 2019 |
| 15 | Raimi Nor | (1986-04-04) 4 April 1986 (age 38) | Penang | 2019 |
| 18 | Wan Amirul Afiq | (1992-07-18) 18 July 1992 (age 32) | Felda United | 2019 |
| 23 | Zharif Desa | (1992-07-08) 8 July 1992 (age 32) | Penang | 2019 |
| 25 | Faris Shah | (1995-04-17) 17 April 1995 (age 29) | Kelantan | 2018 |
| 26 | Ubaidullah Rahman | (1993-11-01) 1 November 1993 (age 30) | Felcra | 2019 |
| 27 | Khuzaimi Piee | (1993-11-11) 11 November 1993 (age 30) | PKNP | 2019 |
| Midfielders |||||||
| 7 | Dominik Balić | (1996-05-04) 4 May 1996 (age 28) | Dugopolje | 2019 |
| 8 | Safiq Rahim | (1987-07-05) 5 July 1987 (age 37) | Johor Darul Ta'zim | 2019 |
| 10 | Luka Milunović | (1992-12-21) 21 December 1992 (age 31) | Voždovac | 2019 |
| 12 | Shukor Adan | (1979-09-24) 24 September 1979 (age 45) | Felda United | 2019 |
| 14 | Kavishkumar Manimaharan | (1997-08-29) 29 August 1997 (age 27) | Tokai FC | 2019 |
| 16 | Saiful Ridzuwan | (1992-03-16) 16 March 1992 (age 32) | Selangor | 2019 |
| 20 | Nazrin Nawi | (1988-02-07) 7 February 1988 (age 36) | Perak | 2019 |
| 24 | Gopinathan Ramachandran | (1989-12-15) 15 December 1989 (age 34) | Johor Darul Ta'zim | 2018 |
| 29 | Deevan Raj | (1994-10-29) 29 October 1994 (age 29) | PKNP | 2019 |
| Forwards |||||||
| 9 | Davy Claude Angan | (1987-09-20) 20 September 1987 (age 37) | Samsunspor | 2019 |
| 11 | Patrick Reichelt | (1998-06-15) 15 June 1998 (age 26) | Ceres–Negros | 2019 |
| 13 | Wan Mohd Syukri | (1991-11-10) 10 November 1991 (age 32) | MISC-MIFA | 2019 |
| 17 | Nurshamil Ghani | (1994-09-25) 25 September 1994 (age 30) | Selangor | 2015 |
| 22 | Ramzi Haziq | (1994-12-23) 23 December 1994 (age 29) | Johor Darul Ta'zim II | 2019 |
| 32 | Faizal Talib | (1997-07-28) 28 July 1997 (age 27) | Youth team | 2019 |

## Transfers
### In

1st leg
| Pos. | Player | From | Fee |
| GK | Oscar Wong Tse Yeung | Hong Kong Rangers | Free |
| DF | Khuzaimi Piee | PKNP | Free |
| DF | Wan Amirul Afiq | Felda United | Free |
| DF | Raimi Nor | Penang | Free |
| DF | Zharif Desa | Penang | Free |
| DF | Razman Roslan | Pahang | Free |
| DF | Shukor Adan | Felda United | Free |
| DF | Ubaidullah Rahman | Felcra | Free |
| MF | Nazrin Nawi | Perak | Free |
| MF | M. Kavishkumar | Tokai FC | Free |
| MF | Safiq Rahim | Johor Darul Ta'zim | Free |
| MF | Saiful Ridzuwan | Selangor | Free |
| MF | Gopinathan Ramachandra | Johor Darul Ta'zim | Free |
| MF | Deevan Raj | PKNP | Free |
| MF | Liridon Krasniqi | Kedah | Free |
| MF | Darko Marković | Željezničar Sarajevo | Free |
| FW | Wan Mohd Syukri | MISC-MIFA | Free |
| FW | Patrick Reichelt | Ceres–Negros | Free |
| FW | Casagrande | Felcra | Free |
2nd leg
| Pos. | Player | From | Fee |
| GK | Solehin Mamat | Kuala Lumpur | Free |
| MF | Dominik Balić | Dugopolje | Free |
| FW | Davy Angan | Mosta | Free |
| MF | Luka Milunović | Sabah | Loan Return |
| MF | Faizal Abu Bakar | Unattached | Unattached |

### Out

1st leg
| Pos. | Player | To | Fee |
| GK | Fazli Paat | Released | Released |
| GK | Zamir Selamat | Released | Released |
| DF | Shazlan Alias | Released | Released |
| DF | Syawal Norsam | Released | Released |
| DF | G. Puaneswaran | Released | Released |
| DF | Steven Thicot | Released | Released |
| DF | Nicholas Swirad | PKNS | Free |
| DF | Azmi Muslim | Perlis | Free |
| DF | Khair Jones | Kuala Lumpur | Free |
| MF | Shahdan Sulaiman | Tampines Rovers | Loan Return |
| MF | Chanturu Suppiah | Johor Darul Ta'zim | Loan Return |
| MF | Surendran Ravindran | Released | Released |
| MF | S. Veenod | Petaling Jaya City | Free |
| MF | Gopinathan Ramachandra | Johor Darul Ta'zim | Loan Return |
| FW | Ifedayo Olusegun | Released | Released |
| FW | Akmal Ishak | Released | Released |
| FW | Yahor Zubovich | Dinamo Minsk | Free |
| FW | Lee Chang-hoon | PDRM | Free |
| FW | Fauzi Roslan | Kelantan | Free |
| FW | S. Sivanesan | Penang | Free |
| FW | Syahrul Azwari | Kedah | Free |
| FW | Fakri Saarani | Released | Released |
| FW | Farderin Kadir | Released | Released |
2nd leg
| Pos. | Player | To | Fee |
| MF | Darko Marković | Kuala Lumpur | On loan |
| FW | Casagrande | Penang | On loan |
| MF | Liridon Krasniqi | Released | Released |
| FW | Wan Mohd Syukri | Penang | On loan |
| GK | Syafizullah Wahab | SAMB | On loan |
| MF | Gopinathan Ramachandra | PDRM | On loan |
| FW | Nurshamil Ghani | Selangor United | On loan |

## Friendlies

Tour of Vietnam (12 to 15 Jan 2019)

## Competitions
### Overview

| Competition | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| Super League | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 34 | 30 | +4 | 040.91 |
| FA Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 000.00 |
| Malaysia Cup | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 100.00 |
| Total | 24 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 39 | 33 | +6 | 041.67 |
Last updated: 4 August 2019 Source: Competitions

### Malaysia Super League
#### Table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 4 | Kedah | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 37 | 29 | +8 | 34 | Qualification for AFC Champions League preliminary round 2 |
| 5 | Perak | 22 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 36 | 31 | +5 | 33 | |
| 6 | Melaka United | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 34 | 30 | +4 | 33 | |
| 7 | Terengganu | 22 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 35 | 37 | −2 | 30 | |
| 8 | Petaling Jaya City | 22 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 22 | 29 | −7 | 26 | |
* ↑ Kedah FA qualified for the AFC Champions League preliminary round 2 as Malaysia FA Cup winners.

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 20 July 2019. Source: MSL

#### Fixtures and results
### Malaysia Cup
#### Group stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | SEL | MEL | FEL | PDRM |
| 1 | Selangor | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 10 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 |
| 2 | Melaka United | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 8 | Advance to knockout stage | 0–1 | — | 1–3 | 3–1 |
| 3 | FELDA United | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 12 | −2 | 7 | | 0–2 | 1–3 | — | 1–0 |
| 4 | PDRM | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 12 | −2 | 6 | | 2–2 | 2–2 | 4–3 | — |

## Statistics
### Appearances and goals

    Correct as of match played on 4 August 2019
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | League | League | FA Cup | FA Cup | Malaysia Cup | Malaysia Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | MAS | Solehin Mamat | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | MAS | Faizal Muhamad | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | KOR | Jang Suk-won | 21 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | CRO | Dominik Balić | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | MAS | Safiq Rahim | 23 | 3 | 20+1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | CIV | Davy Angan | 9 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | SRB | Luka Milunović | 11 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | PHI | Patrick Reichelt | 24 | 11 | 22 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | MF | MAS | Shukor Adan | 21 | 3 | 16+3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | MAS | Razman Roslan | 16 | 0 | 9+5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | MAS | Kavishkumar Manimaharan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | MAS | Raimi Nor | 19 | 0 | 16+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | MAS | Saiful Ridzuwan | 21 | 0 | 12+7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | MAS | Wan Amirul Afiq | 21 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | GK | MAS | Khairul Fahmi | 21 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | MAS | Nazrin Nawi | 18 | 5 | 12+4 | 3 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 21 | GK | MAS | Oscar Wong Tse Yeung | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | FW | MAS | Ramzi Haziq | 10 | 0 | 1+8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | MAS | Zharif Desa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | MAS | Faris Shah | 19 | 0 | 8+10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | MAS | Ubaidullah Rahman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | MAS | Khuzaimi Piee | 11 | 0 | 5+5 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | MF | MAS | Deevan Raj | 10 | 0 | 3+6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | GK | MAS | Izarul Adli | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | FW | MAS | Faizal Talib | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players transferred out or on loan during the season ||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | MAS | Syafizullah Wahab | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | MNE | Darko Marković | 10 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | BRA | Casagrande | 14 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | KOS | Liridon Krasniqi | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | MAS | Nurshamil Ghani | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | FW | MAS | Gopinathan Ramachandra | 5 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | FW | MAS | Wan Shukri Wan Ahmad | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |