# 2023 Terengganu FC season

The 2023 season is Terengganu's Sixth season in the Malaysia Super League having been promoted from the Malaysia Premier League at the end of the 2016 season. The club will also participate in the Malaysia FA Cup, Malaysia Cup, Piala Sumbangsih and AFC Cup.

## Management and staff

Club Management :
| President | Hishamuddin Abdul Karim |
| Chief Executive Officer | Mohd Sabri Abas |
| Team Manager | Fazil Wahab |
| Asst. Team Manager | Kamrol Isam Mohd |
| Head Coach | Tomislav Steinbrückner |
| Asst. Head Coach | Ivica Vranjes |
| Assistant Coach | Badrul Afzan Razali |
| Goalkeeper Coach | Damagoj Malovan |
| Fitness Coach | Hrvoje Bradasic |
| Assistant Fitness Coach | Efindy Salleh |
| Team Doctor | Lee Leong Tiong |
| Physiotherapist | Zulkifli Mohd Zin |
| Team Analyst | Amirul Mustaqim |
| Masseurs | Muhammad Lee Soong Keen |
| Masseurs | Faiz Manja |
| Kitman | Fakhruddin Mohamad |
| Kitman | Md Fuzi Ismail |

## Players

First-team squad
    As of 7 December 2023
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 | MAS | Rahadiazli Rahalim $^{U23}$ |
| 2 | DF | MAS | Arif Fadzilah Abu Bakar |
| 3 | DF | UZB | Sardor Kulmatov $^A$ |
| 4 | DF | MAS | Adib Zainudin |
| 5 | DF | MAS | Shahrul Nizam Ros Hasni (captain) |
| 6 | DF | MAS | Azam Azmi Murad $^{U23}$ |
| 7 | FW | CRO | Ivan Mamut $^I$ |
| 8 | MF | MAS | Liridon Krasniqi |
| 10 | MF | BHR | Habib Haroon $^A$ |
| 11 | FW | HAI | Sony Nordé $^I$ |
| 13 | MF | MAS | Zuasyraf Zulkiefle |
| 14 | MF | MAS | Amirul Syazwan |
| 16 | MF | MAS | Hakimi Abdullah |
| 17 | DF | MAS | Syafiq Danial |
| 18 | MF | MAS | Syaiful Haqim |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 19 | MF | MAS | Syafik Ismail $^{U23}$ |
| 20 | DF | MAS | Hairiey Hakim Mamat |
| 21 | GK | MAS | Shafawi Mohamad |
| 22 | FW | MAS | Nur Shakir Yacob |
| 23 | DF | MAS | Aqil Irfanuddin Sabri |
| 24 | DF | MAS | Safwan Mazlan $^{U23}$ |
| 25 | DF | MAS | Alif Zakaria |
| 26 | DF | MAS | Firdaus Rusdi |
| 29 | GK | MAS | Syed Muhammad Nasrulhaq |
| 32 | MF | MAS | Ubaidullah Shamsul |
| 33 | FW | MAS | Fazli Ghazali |
| 36 | DF | MNE | Argzim Redžović $^I$ |
| 38 | GK | MAS | Suhaimi Husin |
| 46 | MF | MAS | Syahmi Zamri |
| 69 | FW | MAS | Nor Hakim Hassan |
| 88 | MF | MAS | Sharif Haseefy Lazim |
| 97 | MF | UZB | Nurillo Tukhtasinov |
Remarks: $^I$ These players are registered as International player. $^A$ These players are registered as Asian player. $^S$ These players are registered as ASEAN player. $^{U23}$ These players are registered as Under-23 player. $^{U19}$ These players are registered as Under-19 player.

## Out on loan

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 |
| 20 | FW | MAS | Rahmat Makasuf (on loan at Penang) |
| 27 | DF | MAS | Azarul Nazarith (on loan at Kelantan United) |
| 15 | MF | MAS | Faiz Nasir (on loan at Kelantan United) |

## Friendly
### Pre-season and friendlies

2023 Thailand Tour (7 – 14 February)

## Competitions

Win  Draw  Loss  Postponed

### Malaysia Super League
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 4 | Kedah Darul Aman | 26 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 52 | 29 | +23 | 53 | |
| 5 | Sri Pahang | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 44 | 33 | +11 | 45 | |
| 6 | Terengganu | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 45 | 34 | +11 | 40 | Qualification for the AFF Shopee Cup group stage |
| 7 | Kuala Lumpur City | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 44 | 39 | +5 | 38 | Qualification for the AFF Shopee Cup group stage |
| 8 | PDRM | 26 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 35 | 37 | −2 | 37 | |
* ↑ Qualified as the 2023 Malaysia Cup & 2023 Malaysia FA Cup runner-up.

### Malaysia FA Cup

Piala Sumbangsih

### Group Stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | CCM | TFC | BUF | STA |
| 1 | Central Coast Mariners | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 7 | +14 | 13 | Zonal semi-finals | — | 1–1 | 6–3 | 9–1 |
| 2 | Terengganu | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 12 | | 1–0 | — | 2–0 | 2–2 |
| 3 | Bali United | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 7 | | 1–2 | 1–1 | — | 5–2 |
| 4 | Stallion Laguna | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 27 | −18 | 1 | | 0–3 | 2–3 | 2–5 | — |

## Player statistics
### Appearances and goals

    As of 9 April 2023
| No. | Pos | Player | League | League | FA Cup | FA Cup | Malaysia Cup | Malaysia Cup | AFC Cup | AFC Cup | Total | Total |
| No. | Pos | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | Rahadiazli Rahalim | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | Arif Fadzilah | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Sardor Kulmatov | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 5 | DF | Shahrul Nizam | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | Azam Azmi | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | Ivan Mamut | 5+1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| 8 | MF | Domagoj Pušić | 4+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Adisak Kraisorn | 7+1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 |
| 10 | MF | Habib Haroon | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | Sony Nordé | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 13 | MF | Zuasyraf Zulkiefle | 1+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | Faiz Nasir | 1+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | Hakimi Abdullah | 0+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 19 | FW | Syafik Ismail | 3+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | Hairiey Hakim | 1+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 22 | FW | Engku Nur Shakir | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | Safwan Mazlan | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | Alif Zakaria | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 28 | FW | Jordan Mintah | 4+1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| 36 | DF | Argzim Redžović | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 38 | GK | Suhaimi Husin | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 80 | MF | Liridon Krasniqi | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| 88 | MF | Nik Sharif Haseefy | 3+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 91 | MF | Omid Nazari | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Players who left the club during the 2023 season |||||||||||||