# 2019 Petaling Jaya City FC season

The 2019 season was Petaling Jaya City's 1st season of competitive football, the top division of Malaysian football and in the Malaysia Super League since rebranded in 2019. The season covers the period from 1 February 2019 to 21 July 2019.

## Players

| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Signed from | Since |
| 1 | GK | Muhaimin Mohamad | (1991-11-14) 14 November 1991 (age 33) | MOF | 2018 |
| 2 | DF | Annas Rahmat | (1994-11-07) 7 November 1994 (age 30) | PKNS | 2019 |
| 3 | DF | Subramaniam Sooryapparad | (1985-08-31) 31 August 1985 (age 39) | Kelantan | 2018 |
| 5 | MF | Elizeu | (1989-05-28) 28 May 1989 (age 35) | Suphanburi | 2018 |
| 6 | DF | Ganiesh Gunasegaran | (1995-06-26) 26 June 1995 (age 29) | PKNP | 2018 |
| 7 | MF | Yoges Muniandy | (1988-11-13) 13 November 1988 (age 36) | | 2016 |
| 8 | MF | Bae Beom-geun | (1993-03-04) 4 March 1993 (age 31) | ATM | 2018 |
| 9 | FW | Washington Brandão | (1990-08-18) 18 August 1990 (age 34) | Persela Lamongan | 2019 |
| 10 | FW | Safee Sali | (1984-01-29) 29 January 1984 (age 40) | Perlis | 2019 |
| 11 | DF | Aizulridzwan Razali | (1986-11-19) 19 November 1986 (age 38) | Negeri Sembilan | 2019 |
| 12 | MF | Barathkumar Ramaloo | (1992-04-23) 23 April 1992 (age 32) | Petaling Jaya Rangers | 2018 |
| 13 | MF | Thivandran Karnan | (1999-03-08) 8 March 1999 (age 25) | Penang | 2019 |
| 14 | FW | Yugan Poobathy | (1997-11-30) 30 November 1997 (age 27) | Youth team | 2019 |
| 15 | MF | Youwarasan Maniom | (1993-02-15) 15 February 1993 (age 31) | | 2015 |
| 16 | DF | Zamri Pin Ramli | (1991-04-24) 24 April 1991 (age 33) | Young Fighters | 2016 |
| 17 | DF | Rajes Perumal | (1985-06-21) 21 June 1985 (age 39) | PKNS | 2018 |
| 18 | MF | Sivakumar Munusamy | (1984-03-06) 6 March 1984 (age 40) | PKNS | 2019 |
| 19 | FW | Marcus Mah Yung Jian | | DBKL | 2019 |
| 21 | GK | Hairol Fazreen | (1988-02-29) 29 February 1988 (age 36) | PKNP | 2018 |
| 22 | GK | Kalamullah Al-Hafiz | (1995-07-30) 30 July 1995 (age 29) | Felda United | 2019 |
| 23 | MF | Veenod Subramaniam | (1988-03-31) 31 March 1988 (age 36) | Melaka United | 2019 |
| 24 | DF | Tinagaran Baskeran | (1991-04-02) 2 April 1991 (age 33) | Penang | 2015 |
| 27 | FW | A. Thamil Arasu | (1991-07-04) 4 July 1991 (age 33) | Petaling Jaya Rangers | 2019 |
| 28 | DF | Nasriq Baharom | (1987-02-08) 8 February 1987 (age 37) | Unattached | 2019 |
| 29 | FW | Pedro Henrique | (1992-01-17) 17 January 1992 (age 32) | Samut Sakhon | 2019 |
| 30 | MF | Serginho | (1988-04-27) 27 April 1988 (age 36) | Bangu | 2019 |
| – | FW | Giancarlo | (1990-01-14) 14 January 1990 (age 34) | Concórdia | 2019 |

## Transfers
### In

1st leg
| Date | Pos. | Name | From |
| 1 January 2019 | GK | Kalamullah Al-Hafiz | Felda United |
| 1 January 2019 | DF | Annas Rahmat | PKNS |
| 1 January 2019 | MF | Thivandran Karnan | Penang |
| 1 January 2019 | MF | Veenod Subramaniam | Melaka United |
| 1 January 2019 | MF | Sivakumar Munusamy | PKNS |
| 1 January 2019 | FW | Marcus Mah Yung Jian | DBKL |
| 1 January 2019 | FW | Yugan Poobathy | Youth team |
| 1 January 2019 | FW | A. Thamil Arasu | Petaling Jaya Rangers |
| 7 January 2019 | DF | Aizulridzwan Razali | Negeri Sembilan |
| 20 January 2019 | FW | Pedro Henrique | Daejeon Citizen |
| 23 January 2019 | DF | Joshua Grommen | Davao Aguilas |
| 30 January 2019 | FW | Giancarlo | Concórdia |
| 20 February 2019 | FW | Safee Sali | Perlis |
| 20 February 2019 | MF | Serginho | Bangu |
2nd leg
| Date | Pos. | Name | From |
| 8 May 2019 | FW | Washington Brandão | Persela Lamongan |
| 8 May 2019 | FW | Pedro Henrique | Samut Sakhon |
| 8 May 2019 | DF | Nasriq Baharom | Unattached |

### Out

1st leg
| Date | Pos. | Name | To |
| 30 November 2018 | FW | L´Imam Seydi | Kelantan |
| 30 November 2018 | FW | Danasehar Ramachandran | Released |
| 30 November 2018 | MF | Thinaadkaran Mutiah | Released |
| 30 November 2018 | MF | Tamilselvan Sankupillai | Released |
| 30 November 2018 | MF | Mahathevan Gengatharan | Released |
| 30 November 2018 | MF | S. Dhaya Naidu | Released |
| 30 November 2018 | FW | J. Satrunan Pillai | Released |
| 30 November 2018 | MF | Mugenthirran Ganesan | PKNP |
| 30 November 2018 | FW | Wan Mohd Syukri | Melaka United |
| 6 December 2018 | FW | Kpah Sherman | PKNS |
2nd leg
| Date | Pos. | Name | To | Ref. |
| 8 May 2019 | DF | Joshua Grommen | Released | |
| 8 May 2019 | FW | Pedro Henrique | Released | |

### Loans out

1st leg
| Date from | Date to | Pos. | Name | To | Ref. |
| 20 February 2019 | End of season | FW | Giancarlo | PKNP | |
2nd leg
| Date from | Date to | Pos. | Name | To | Ref. |
| 15 May 2019 | End of season | DF | Yoges Muniandy | Penang | |

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

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 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 | |
| 9 | PKNS (R) | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 37 | 38 | −1 | 21 | Relegation to Malaysia Premier League |
| 10 | Felda United | 22 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 27 | 43 | −16 | 19 | |
* ↑ PKNS F.C. relegated after withdrawing license to complete for the 2020 Malaysia Premier League season as they become feeder club to Selangor FA.

#### Results by matchday

| Matchday | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
| Ground | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H |
| Result | L | D | W | L | L | L | W | D | L | L | L | W | W | W | L | L | W | L | L | L | W | W |
| Position | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 |

#### Matches

The Malaysian Football League (MFL) announced the fixtures for the 2019 season on 22 December 2018.

### Malaysia Cup
#### Group stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | JDT | PKNP | PJC | UiTM |
| 1 | Johor Darul Ta'zim | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 8 | +11 | 16 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 5–0 | 4–2 | 3–1 |
| 2 | PKNP | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 10 | Advance to knockout stage | 2–2 | — | 3–0 | 4–0 |
| 3 | Petaling Jaya City | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 11 | −2 | 9 | | 2–3 | 2–1 | — | 1–0 |
| 4 | UiTM | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 14 | −12 | 0 | | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | — |

### Friendlies
## Squad statistics
### Appearances and goals

| 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 |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | MAS | Muhaimin Mohamad | 21 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | GK | MAS | Hairul Fazreen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | GK | MAS | Kalamullah Al-Hafiz | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||||
| 2 | DF | MAS | Annas Rahmat | 20 | 0 | 15+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | MAS | S. Subramaniam | 9 | 0 | 7+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | MAS | Ganiesh Gunasegaran | 9 | 1 | 3+6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | DF | MAS | Aizulridzwan Razali | 20 | 1 | 16+2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | MAS | Zamri Pin Ramli | 15 | 1 | 5+7 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | MAS | Rajesh Perumal | 24 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | MAS | Tinagaran Baskeran | 18 | 0 | 12+4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | DF | MAS | Nasriq Baharom | 5 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||||
| 5 | MF | BRA | Elizeu | 24 | 2 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | MF | MAS | Yoges Muniandy | 3 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | KOR | Bae Beom-geun | 23 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | MAS | Barathkumar Ramaloo | 19 | 2 | 16+1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | MF | MAS | Thivandran Karnan | 13 | 0 | 7+5 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | MAS | Youwarasan Maniom | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | MAS | Sivakumar Munusamy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | MAS | Veenod Subramaniam | 18 | 0 | 6+9 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | BRA | Serginho | 20 | 1 | 16+1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||||
| 9 | FW | BRA | Washington Brandão | 12 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | MAS | Safee Sali | 17 | 4 | 10+4 | 3 | 1+1 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | MAS | Yugan Poobathy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | MAS | Marcus Mah Yung Jian | 3 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | MAS | Satish Krishnan | 13 | 0 | 2+9 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | MAS | A. Thamil Arasu | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | TLS | Pedro Henrique | 11 | 5 | 9+1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Players away from the club on loan or left the club ||||||||||||
| 4 | DF | PHI | Joshua Grommen | 9 | 0 | 7+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | BRA | Pedro Henrique | 11 | 3 | 8+1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | BRA | Giancarlo | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last updated: 3 August 2019 Source: Competitions

### Disciplinary record

    As of 3 August 2019
| No. | Pos. | Name | League | League | League | FA Cup | FA Cup | FA Cup | Malaysia Cup | Malaysia Cup | Malaysia Cup | Total | Total | Total |
| 1 | GK | Muhaimin Mohamad | 2 | | | | | | | | | 2 | | |
| 2 | DF | Annas Rahmat | 1 | | | | | | | | | 1 | | |
| 3 | DF | S. Subramaniam | 1 | | | | | | | | | 1 | | |
| 5 | MF | Elizeu | 3 | | | | | | | | | 3 | | |
| 6 | DF | Ganiesh Gunasegaran | 1 | | | | | | | | | 1 | | |
| 8 | MF | Bae Beom-geun | 3 | | | | | | | | | 3 | | |
| 9 | FW | Washington Brandão | 1 | | | | | | 1 | | | 2 | | |
| 10 | FW | Safee Sali | 2 | | | | | | | | | 2 | | |
| 11 | DF | Aizulridzwan Razali | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | 1 | 1 | |
| 12 | MF | Barathkumar Ramaloo | 4 | | | | | | | | | 4 | | |
| 13 | MF | Thivandran Karnan | 3 | | | | | | | | | 3 | | |
| 17 | DF | Rajesh Perumal | 2 | | | | | | | | | 2 | | |
| 20 | FW | Satish Krishnan | 2 | | | | | | | | | 2 | | |
| 23 | MF | S. Veenod | 1 | | | | | | | | | 1 | | |
| 24 | DF | Tinagaran Baskeran | 3 | | | | | | | | | 3 | | |
| 29 | FW | Pedro Henrique | 1 | | | | | | | | | 1 | | |
| 30 | MF | Serginho | 4 | | | | | | | | | 4 | | |
| 4 | DF | Joshua Grommen | 1 | | | | | | | | | 1 | | |
| 9 | FW | Pedro Henrique | 2 | | | | | | | | | 2 | | |
| Total | Total | Total | 37 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 1 | 0 |