# 2019 PKNS F.C. season

The 2019 season is PKNS's 6th season in the top flight of Malaysian football, the Malaysia Super League after being promoted from 2016 Malaysia Premier League.

## Club officials

| Position | Staff |
| Head Coach | K. Rajagobal |
| Assistant Head Coach | Adam Abdullah |
| Goalkeeping Coach | Faozi Mukhlas |
| Fitness Coach | Matus Bozik |
| Assistant Coach | Khairil Abu Zahar |
| Team Doctor | M.Viijayan |

## Players

| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Signed from | Since | Ends |
| 1 | GK | Zarif Irfan | (1995-02-21) 21 February 1995 (age 29) | Selangor | 2018 | |
| 3 | DF | Rodney Celvin | (1996-11-25) 25 November 1996 (age 27) | Sarawak | 2018 | |
| 4 | DF | Tamirlan Kozubaev | (1994-07-01) 1 July 1994 (age 30) | Dordoi Bishkek | 2019 | |
| 5 | DF | Nik Shahrul Azim | (1990-12-30) 30 December 1990 (age 33) | Kelantan | 2018 | |
| 6 | DF | Nicholas Swirad | (1991-05-28) 28 May 1991 (age 33) | Melaka United | 2019 | |
| 7 | MF | K. Gurusamy | (1989-11-11) 11 November 1989 (age 34) | Sarawak | 2017 | |
| 8 | MF | Tommy Mawat | (1996-06-26) 26 June 1996 (age 28) | Petaling Jaya Rangers | 2019 | |
| 9 | FW | Kpah Sherman | (1992-02-03) 3 February 1992 (age 32) | MISC-MIFA | 2019 | |
| 10 | MF | Romel Morales | (1997-08-23) 23 August 1997 (age 27) | Banfield | 2017 | |
| 11 | FW | Jafri Firdaus Chew | (1997-06-11) 11 June 1997 (age 27) | Penang | 2018 | |
| 12 | DF | Qayyum Marjoni | (1994-03-28) 28 March 1994 (age 30) | Kelantan | 2018 | |
| 13 | FW | R. Surendran | (1982-10-26) 26 October 1982 (age 41) | Unattached | 2019 | |
| 14 | MF | Akram Mahinan | (1993-01-19) 19 January 1993 (age 31) | Kedah | 2019 | |
| 15 | DF | Padathan Gunalan | (1981-11-09) 9 November 1981 (age 42) | Selangor | 2013 | |
| 16 | FW | Faizat Ghazli | (1994-11-28) 28 November 1994 (age 29) | Penang | 2017 | |
| 17 | DF | Kannan Kalaiselvan | (1996-10-04) 4 October 1996 (age 28) | Selangor | 2019 | 2019 |
| 18 | DF | Mahali Jasuli | (1989-04-02) 2 April 1989 (age 35) | Johor Darul Ta'zim | 2018 | |
| 20 | FW | Gabriel Guerra | (1993-04-17) 17 April 1993 (age 31) | Huracán | 2019 | |
| 21 | GK | Farhan Abu Bakar | (1993-12-14) 14 December 1993 (age 30) | Kedah | 2019 | |
| 22 | GK | Tauffiq Ar Rasyid | (1995-12-14) 14 December 1995 (age 28) | Youth team | 2018 | |
| 23 | MF | Alif Haikal | (1995-10-19) 19 October 1995 (age 28) | Harimau Muda C | 2015 | |
| 25 | DF | Shahrom Kalam | (1985-09-15) 15 September 1985 (age 39) | Felcra | 2019 | |
| 26 | FW | Shafiq Shaharudin | (1994-03-26) 26 March 1994 (age 30) | Kelantan | 2019 | |
| 27 | MF | Ariff Farhan | (1996-07-14) 14 July 1996 (age 28) | Kedah | 2019 | |
| 29 | FW | Kittiphong Pluemjai | (1993-03-29) 29 March 1993 (age 31) | Lysekloster IL | 2019 | |
| 30 | DF | Shivan Pillay $^{PS}$ | (2000-12-07) 7 December 2000 (age 23) | Youth team | 2019 | |
| – | MF | Ariff Ar-Rasyid Ariffin $^{PS}$ | (1998-12-28) 28 December 1998 (age 25) | Youth team | 2019 | |
* $^{PS}$ = President squad player

## Transfers and contracts
### In

1st leg
| Pos. | Player | From | Fee |
| GK | Farhan Abu Bakar | Kedah | Season loan |
| DF | Nicholas Swirad | Melaka United | Free |
| DF | Mahali Jasuli | Johor Darul Ta'zim | Season loan |
| DF | Fandi Othman | Felcra | Free |
| DF | Shahrom Kalam | Felcra | Free |
| DF | Tamirlan Kozubaev | Dordoi Bishkek | Free |
| MF | Akram Mahinan | Kedah | Free |
| MF | Ariff Farhan Isa | Kedah | Free |
| MF | Tommy Mawat Bada | Petaling Jaya Rangers | Free |
| FW | Shafiq Shaharudin | Kelantan | Free |
| FW | Kpah Sherman | MISC-MIFA | Free |
| FW | R. Surendran | Free Agent | Free |
| FW | Chan Vathanaka | Boeung Ket Angkor | Free |
| FW | Gabriel Guerra | Huracán | Free |
2nd leg
| Pos. | Player | From | Fee | Ref |
| FW | Kittiphong Pluemjai | Lysekloster IL | Free | |

### Out

1st leg
| Pos. | Player | To | Fee |
| GK | Shahril Saa'ri | Perlis | Free |
| DF | K. Reuben | UKM | Free |
| DF | Daniel Ting | Retired | Retired |
| DF | Zac Anderson | Perak | Free |
| DF | Azmizi Azmi | Perlis | Free |
| DF | Annas Rahmat | Released | Released |
| DF | Mahali Jasuli | Johor Darul Ta'zim | End of loan |
| MF | Shahrul Azhar Ture | Released | Released |
| MF | Nazrin Bahri | Perlis | Free |
| MF | Khyril Muhymeen | Perlis | Free |
| MF | Nurridzuan Abu Hassan | Selangor | Free |
| MF | M. Sivakumar | Petaling Jaya City | Free |
| MF | Faris Ramli | Perlis | Free |
| MF | Bruno Oliveira de Matos | Persija Jakarta | Free |
| FW | Safee Sali | Perlis | Free |
| FW | Rafael Ramazotti | Hougang United | Free |
2nd leg
| Pos. | Player | To | Fee | Ref |
| FW | Chan Vathanaka | Boeung Ket Angkor | Free | |

### Loans out

1st leg
| Pos. | Player | To | Date from | Date to | Ref |
| DF | Fandi Othman | Selangor | 20 February 2019 | End of season | |
2nd leg
| Pos. | Player | To | Date from | Date to | Ref |
| FW | Shafiq Shaharudin | Kuala Lumpur | 1 June 2019 | End of season | |

### Loans in

| Pos. | Player | From | Date from | Date to | Ref |
| DF | Kannan Kalaiselvan | Selangor | 20 February 2019 | End of season | |

## Friendlies

Tour of Singapore (12 to 16 Jan 2019)

## Competitions
### Malaysia Super League
#### Tables

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 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 | |
| 11 | PKNP (R) | 22 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 22 | 40 | −18 | 16 | Relegation to Malaysia Premier League |
* ↑ PKNS F.C. relegated after withdrawing license to complete for the 2020 Malaysia Premier League season as they become feeder club to Selangor FA.

#### Matches
### Malaysia Cup
#### Group stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | KED | TER | NSE | PKNS |
| 1 | Kedah | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 10 | +4 | 13 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 0–2 | 4–2 | 3–2 |
| 2 | Terengganu | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 12 | Advance to knockout stage | 2–3 | — | 3–1 | 3–1 |
| 3 | Negeri Sembilan | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 15 | −4 | 6 | | 1–3 | 3–2 | — | 1–2 |
| 4 | PKNS | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 13 | −6 | 4 | | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | — |

## Statistics
### Appearances and goals

    Correct as of match played on 17 September 2019
| No. | Pos. | Player | League | League | FA Cup | FA Cup | Malaysia Cup | Malaysia Cup | Total | Total |
| No. | Pos. | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | Zarif Irfan | 18 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Rodney Celvin | 18 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4(1) | 0 | 26(1) | 1 |
| 4 | DF | Tamirlan Kozubaev | 18(3) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 26(3) | 3 |
| 5 | DF | Nik Shahrul Azim | 5(3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 11(3) | 0 |
| 6 | DF | Nicholas Swirad | 14(1) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3(1) | 1 | 20(2) | 4 |
| 7 | MF | K. Gurusamy | 11(5) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2(2) | 0 | 15(7) | 1 |
| 8 | MF | Tommy Mawat | 4(7) | 0 | 2(1) | 0 | 1(4) | 0 | 7(12) | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Kpah Sherman | 19 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 5(1) | 2 | 28(1) | 18 |
| 10 | MF | Romel Morales | 22 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 31 | 9 |
| 11 | FW | Jafri Firdaus Chew | 5(6) | 1 | 0(2) | 0 | 5(1) | 1 | 10(9) | 2 |
| 12 | DF | Qayyum Marjoni | 15(2) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 23(2) | 0 |
| 13 | MF | R. Surendran | 6(4) | 1 | 1(1) | 0 | 1(2) | 0 | 8(7) | 1 |
| 14 | MF | Akram Mahinan | 19(1) | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4(1) | 0 | 27(2) | 0 |
| 15 | DF | Padathan Gunalan | 3(4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4(4) | 0 |
| 16 | FW | Faizat Ghazli | 7(3) | 0 | 3(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10(4) | 0 |
| 17 | DF | Kannan Kalaiselvan | 4(2) | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4(3) | 0 |
| 18 | MF | Mahali Jasuli | 7(4) | 0 | 1(2) | 0 | 4(2) | 0 | 12(8) | 0 |
| 20 | FW | Gabriel Guerra | 20(2) | 4 | 2(2) | 1 | 4(1) | 2 | 26(5) | 7 |
| 21 | GK | Farhan Abu Bakar | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 22 | GK | Tauffiq Ar Rasyid | 1(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6(1) | 0 |
| 23 | MF | Alif Haikal | 2(3) | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 3(5) | 0 |
| 25 | DF | Shahrom Kalam | 2(4) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4(4) | 0 |
| 27 | MF | Ariff Farhan | 4(1) | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6(2) | 0 |
| 29 | FW | Kittiphong Pluemjai | 0(3) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1(3) | 1 |
| 32 | FW | Asraff Aliffuddin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0(1) | 0 |
| 34 | DF | Shivan Pillay | 0(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(2) | 0 |
| 36 | FW | Aliff Haiqal | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Players away from the club on loan or left the club |||||||||||
| 17 | DF | Fandi Othman | 1(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(1) | 0 |
| 26 | FW | Shafiq Shaharudin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | Chan Vathanaka | 12(3) | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15(3) | 3 |