# 2021 Sabah F.C. season

The 2021 season was Sabah's sixth competitive season in the highest tier of Malaysian football since the foundation of Malaysia Super League in 2004. It is also the second season for Sabah to play in Malaysia Super League after winning the 2019 Malaysia Premier League which got promoted.

## Players
### First-team squad

    As of 1 August 2021
2021
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 | Joslan Aping |
| 2 | DF | MAS | Mafry Balang |
| 3 | DF | MAS | Rawilson Batuil (vice-captain) |
| 4 | DF | MAS | Dendy Lowa |
| 5 | DF | MKD | Risto Mitrevski (captain) |
| 6 | DF | KOR | Park Tae-Soo |
| 8 | MF | MAS | Azzizan Nordin |
| 9 | FW | MAS | Bobby Gonzales |
| 10 | FW | CRO | Josip Ivančić |
| 11 | MF | MAS | Alto Linus |
| 13 | MF | MAS | Hamran Peter |
| 14 | DF | MAS | Jenius Karib |
| 15 | DF | MAS | Randy Baruh |
| 17 | FW | MAS | Amri Yahyah |
| 18 | MF | MAS | Azwan Fattah |
| 19 | MF | MAS | Ummareng Bacok |
| 20 | MF | MAS | Ricco Nigel Milus |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 21 | FW | MAS | Maxsius Musa |
| 22 | GK | MAS | Robson Rendy Rining |
| 24 | MF | MAS | Syukri Baharun |
| 26 | FW | MAS | Rahman Shah |
| 27 | FW | MAS | N.Thanabalan |
| 30 | GK | MAS | Rozaimie Rohim |
| 35 | GK | MAS | Azlizan Azlan |
| 36 | DF | MAS | Hanafie Tokyo |
| 37 | DF | MAS | Gerald Gadit |
| 38 | FW | MAS | Hizaz Lokman |
| 39 | MF | MAS | Nureizkhan Isa |
| 40 | MF | MAS | Sahrizan Saidin |
| 41 | GK | MAS | Azrin Paiting |
| 42 | FW | MAS | Harith Naem |
| 48 | MF | IDN | Saddil Ramdani |
| 77 | DF | MAS | Nazirul Naim (on loan from Perak) |

### 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 |
| 16 | MF | MAS | Ariusdius Jais (to Kelantan United until 30 November 2021) |
| 23 | DF | MAS | Sabri Sahar (to Sarawak United until 30 November 2021) |
| 25 | DF | MAS | Evan Wensley (to Kelantan United until 30 November 2021) |

## Squad statistics
### Appearances and goals

    As of 18 November 2021
| No. | Pos. | Player | League | League | Malaysia Cup | Malaysia Cup | Total | Total |
| No. | Pos. | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 2 | DF | Mafry Balang | 3(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Rawilson Batuil | 18(2) | 0 | 3(3) | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Dendy Lowa | 5(4) | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Risto Mitrevski | 19 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 27 | 4 |
| 6 | DF | Park Tae-soo | 18 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 25 | 3 |
| 7 | MF | Lévy Madinda | 14(2) | 4 | 1(2) | 0 | 19 | 4 |
| 8 | MF | Azzizan Nordin | 11(3) | 1 | 6(1) | 0 | 21 | 1 |
| 9 | FW | Bobby Gonzales | 5(8) | 2 | 0(5) | 0 | 18 | 2 |
| 10 | FW | Josip Ivančić | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
| 11 | MF | Alto Linus | 20 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| 13 | MF | Hamran Peter | 7(5) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 |
| 14 | DF | Jenius Karib | 0(1) | 0 | 0(2) | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | Randy Baruh | 14(4) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | Amri Yahyah | 17(5) | 4 | 8 | 1 | 30 | 5 |
| 19 | MF | Ummareng Bacok | 4(2) | 0 | 7(1) | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | Ricco Nigel Milus | 6(6) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 21 | FW | Maxsius Musa | 6(6) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 22 | GK | Rendy Rining | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | Syukri Baharun | 12(4) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| 26 | FW | Rahman Shah | 0(3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | Thanabalan Nadarajah | 1(1) | 0 | 6(2) | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 30 | GK | Rozaimie Rohim | 6(1) | 0 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 36 | MF | Hanafie Tokyo | 1(3) | 0 | 6(2) | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 37 | DF | Gerald Gadit | 0 | 0 | 5(1) | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 39 | MF | Nureizkhan Isa | 1(1) | 0 | 0(4) | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 40 | MF | Sahrizan Saidin | 1(3) | 0 | 1(5) | 1 | 10 | 1 |
| 42 | FW | Harith Naem | 0(2) | 0 | 5(2) | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 43 | MF | Naaim Firdaus | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 48 | MF | Saddil Ramdani | 17(1) | 3 | 0(1) | 0 | 19 | 3 |
| 77 | DF | Nazirul Naim | 4(2) | 0 | 4(2) | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| Players transferred/loaned out during the season |||||||||
| 10 | FW | Sam Johnson | 7(3) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 |
| 16 | MF | Ariusdius Jais | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | Sabri Sahar | 1(3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |

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

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 7 | Petaling Jaya City | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 28 | −12 | 24 | |
| 8 | Melaka United | 22 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 25 | 31 | −6 | 21 | |
| 9 | Sabah | 22 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 21 | 38 | −17 | 19 | |
| 10 | Sri Pahang | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 23 | 37 | −14 | 18 | |
| 11 | Perak (R) | 22 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 20 | 45 | −25 | 16 | Relegation to Malaysia Premier League |
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#### Fixtures and Results

Win  Draw  Loss

### Malaysia Cup
#### Group stage

The draw for the group stage was held on 15 September 2021.
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | JDT | SBH | PJC | KEL |
| 1 | Johor Darul Ta'zim | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | +13 | 18 | Quarter-finals | — | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 |
| 2 | Sabah | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 8 | Quarter-finals | 0–2 | — | 1–0 | 2–1 |
| 3 | Petaling Jaya City | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 5 | | 1–2 | 1–1 | — | 3–1 |
| 4 | Kelantan | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 13 | −9 | 2 | | 0–4 | 2–2 | 0–0 | — |