# 2023 Sabah F.C. season

The 2023 season is Sabah's eighth competitive season in the highest tier of Malaysian football since the foundation of Malaysia Super League in 2004, and the club's fourth consecutive in the Malaysia Super League.

## Squad

    As of 16 July 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 | Ramzi Mustakim |
| 3 | DF | MAS | Rawilson Batuil |
| 4 | DF | BRA | Gabriel Peres |
| 5 | DF | MAS | Daniel Ting |
| 6 | DF | KOR | Park Tae-Soo (Vice-captain) |
| 8 | FW | MAS | Farhan Roslan |
| 9 | DF | ESP | Cifu |
| 10 | MF | POR | Telmo Castanheira |
| 11 | FW | MAS | Jafri Firdaus Chew |
| 12 | FW | MAS | Kumaahran Sathasivam |
| 13 | DF | MAS | Dinesh Rajasingam |
| 14 | DF | MAS | Hanafie Tokyo |
| 15 | DF | MAS | Rizal Ghazali (Captain) |
| 16 | FW | BRA | Ramon |
| 17 | FW | MAS | Amri Yahyah |
| 19 | GK | MAS | Khairul Fahmi Che Mat |
| 20 | MF | MAS | Gary Steven Robbat |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 21 | MF | MAS | Danial Haqim |
| 22 | MF | MAS | Stuart Wilkin |
| 23 | FW | MAS | Rahman Shah |
| 24 | GK | MAS | Mohd Sakri |
| 27 | MF | KOR | Ko Kwang-min |
| 28 | FW | MAS | Darren Lok |
| 29 | MF | MAS | Ummareng Bacok |
| 31 | GK | MAS | Damien Lim |
| 33 | DF | MAS | Dominic Tan |
| 50 | FW | MAS | Azhad Harraz |
| 67 | FW | IDN | Saddil Ramdani |
| 71 | DF | MAS | Irfan Zakaria |
| 77 | FW | BRA | Jailton Paraiba |
| 78 | FW | MAS | Dirga Surdi |
| 88 | FW | MAS | Maxsius Musa |
| 91 | MF | MAS | Irfan Fazail |
| 99 | FW | MAS | Shahrol Nizam Abd Rahman |

## Friendly matches

Win  Draw  Loss

### International Friendlies
## Competitions
### Overview

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| Super League | 25 February 2023 | 17 December 2023 | Matchweek 1 | 3rd | 26 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 64 | 33 | +31 | 065.38 |
| FA Cup | 15 April 2023 | 28 May 2023 | Round of 16 | Quarter Final | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 050.00 |
| Malaysia Cup | 5 August 2023 | 25 September 2023 | Round of 16 | Quarter Final | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 025.00 |
| AFC Cup | 20 September 2023 | 13 February 2024 | Group Stage | Zonal Semi-Finals | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 12 | +7 | 057.14 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 39 | 23 | 5 | 11 | 92 | 51 | +41 | 058.97 |
Last updated: 13 February 2024 Source: FAM-CMS

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

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Johor Darul Ta'zim (C) | 26 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 100 | 7 | +93 | 76 | Qualification for the AFC Champions League Elite league stage |
| 2 | Selangor | 26 | 20 | 1 | 5 | 72 | 22 | +50 | 61 | Qualification for the AFC Champions League Two group stage |
| 3 | Sabah | 26 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 64 | 33 | +31 | 54 | |
| 4 | Kedah Darul Aman | 26 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 52 | 29 | +23 | 53 | |
| 5 | Sri Pahang | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 44 | 33 | +11 | 45 | |
* ↑ Since the winners of the 2023 Malaysia FA Cup (Johor Darul Ta'zim) qualified for Asian competition based on their league positions, the berths awarded to the 2nd-placed team in the league.

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Source: FAM-CMS

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
| Ground | H | H | A | A | H | A | A | A | H | H | H | H | A | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | H | A | A | A | H |
| Result | W | W | W | D | W | L | L | D | W | W | D | W | L | L | W | W | W | L | W | L | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| Position | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Notes:
    ^1 Mutual agreement between SEL & SAB to move Match LS23 to Match 18 A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

#### Fixtures and Results

Win  Draw  Loss

### AFC Cup

Win  Draw  Loss

#### Group stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | SAB | HFC | PSM | HOU |
| 1 | Sabah | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 9 | +10 | 12 | Zonal semi-finals | — | 4–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 |
| 2 | Haiphong | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 10 | | 3–2 | — | 3–0 | 4–0 |
| 3 | PSM Makassar | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 12 | −2 | 10 | | 0–5 | 1–1 | — | 3–1 |
| 4 | Hougang United | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 18 | −12 | 3 | | 1–4 | 2–1 | 1–3 | — |
* 1 2 Ranked on head-to-head points: Haiphong 4, PSM Makassar 1.

### FA Cup
#### Fixtures and Results

Win  Draw  Loss

### Malaysia Cup
#### Fixtures and Results

Win  Draw  Loss

## Statistics
### Squad statistics

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Super League | Super League | FA Cup | FA Cup | Malaysia Cup | Malaysia Cup | AFC Cup | AFC Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | | Ramzi Mustakim | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | | Rawilson Batuil | 17 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | | Gabriel Peres | 29 | 6 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 5 | DF | | Daniel Ting | 28 | 6 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 6 | DF | | Park Tae-Soo | 29 | 7 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 8 | FW | | Farhan Roslan | 14 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | DF | | Cifu | 9 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | | Telmo Castanheira | 22 | 5 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | | Jafri Firdaus Chew | 24 | 4 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 12 | FW | | Kumaahran Sathasivam | 9 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | | Dinesh Rajasingam | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | | Hanafie Tokyo | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | | Rizal Ghazali | 28 | 3 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | FW | | Ramon | 17 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| 17 | FW | | Amri Yahyah | 19 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | GK | | Khairul Fahmi Che Mat | 16 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | | Gary Steven Robbat | 18 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 21 | MF | | Danial Haqim | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | | Stuart Wilkin | 33 | 8 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 23 | FW | | Rahman Shah | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | GK | | Mohd Sakri | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | | Ko Kwang-min | 30 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 28 | FW | | Darren Lok | 27 | 12 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 29 | MF | | Ummareng Bacok | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | GK | | Damien Lim | 17 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | | Dominic Tan | 29 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 50 | FW | | Azhad Harraz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 67 | FW | | Saddil Ramdani | 24 | 7 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 71 | DF | | Irfan Zakaria | 19 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 77 | FW | | Jailton Paraiba | 17 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 78 | FW | | Dirga Surdi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 88 | FW | | Maxsius Musa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 91 | MF | | Irfan Fazail | 18 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 99 | FW | | Shahrol Nizam Abd Rahman | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | | Jacob Njoku | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | | Baddrol Bakhtiar | 15 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last updated: 24 November 2023 Source: FAM

### Disciplinary record

| N | P | Name | Super League | Malaysia Cup | AFC Cup | Total |
| 1 | GK | Ramzi Mustakim | | 1 | | 1 |
| 3 | DF | Rawilson Batuil | 2 | 1 | | 3 |
| 4 | DF | Gabriel Peres | 3 | | | 3 |
| 5 | DF | Daniel Ting | 5 | | 1 | 6 |
| 6 | DF | Park Tae-Soo | 5 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| 8 | FW | Farhan Roslan | 1 | | | 1 |
| 9 | DF | Cifu | | | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | MF | Telmo Castanheira | 2 | 1 | | 3 |
| 11 | FW | Jafri Firdaus Chew | 1 | | | 1 |
| 12 | FW | Kumaahran Sathasivam | | | | |
| 13 | DF | Dinesh Rajasingam | | | | |
| 14 | DF | Hanafie Tokyo | | | | |
| 15 | DF | Rizal Ghazali | 5 | 1 | | 6 |
| 16 | FW | Ramon | 1 | 1 | | 2 |
| 17 | FW | Amri Yahyah | 1 | | | 1 |
| 19 | GK | Khairul Fahmi Che Mat | 1 | | | 1 |
| 20 | MF | Gary Steven Robbat | 5 | | | 5 |
| 21 | MF | Danial Haqim | | | | |
| 22 | MF | Stuart Wilkin | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 23 | FW | Rahman Shah | | | | |
| 25 | GK | Mohd Sakri | | | | |
| 27 | MF | Ko Kwang-min | | | | |
| 28 | FW | Darren Lok | 1 | | 1 | 2 |
| 29 | MF | Ummareng Bacok | | | | |
| 31 | GK | Damien Lim | | | | |
| 33 | DF | Dominic Tan | 4 | 1 | | 5 |
| 50 | FW | Azhad Harraz | | | | |
| 67 | FW | Saddil Ramdani | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 71 | DF | Irfan Zakaria | 2 | | | 2 |
| 77 | FW | Jailton Paraiba | 2 | | | 2 |
| 78 | FW | Dirga Surdi | | | | |
| 88 | FW | Maxsius Musa | | | | |
| 91 | MF | Irfan Fazail | 1 | | | 1 |
| 99 | FW | Shahrol Nizam Abd Rahman | | | | |
| | FW | Jacob Njoku | | | | |
| | MF | Baddrol Bakhtiar | 3 | | | 3 |
Last updated: 24 November 2023 Source: FAM Ordered by , and = Number of bookings; = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.

### Goals

    As of 30 November 2023
| Rank | Player | Super League | FA Cup | Malaysia Cup | AFC Cup | Total |
| 1 | Darren Lok | 6 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 13 |
| 1 | Ramon | 8 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 13 |
| 3 | Stuart Wilkin | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 4 | Park Tae-Soo | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 4 | Saddil Ramdani | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 6 | Daniel Ting | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 6 | Gabriel Peres | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 8 | Baddrol Bakhtiar | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 8 | Telmo Castanheira | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 10 | Jafri Firdaus Chew | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 11 | Rizal Ghazali | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 12 | Cifu | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | Farhan Roslan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | Irfan Fazail | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 15 | Dominic Tan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Gary Steven Robbat | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | Kumaahran Sathasivam | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | 61 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 84 |

### Clean sheets

    As of 20 November 2023
| Rank | Player | Super League | FA Cup | Malaysia Cup | AFC Cup | Total |
| 1 | Khairul Fahmi Che Mat | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | Damien Lim | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Total | Total | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 |