# 2019 Felda United F.C. season

The 2019 season was Felda United's 13th competitive season and 1st season in the Malaysia Super League since the club's promotion to the Malaysia Super League after only a one-year absence, winning the Malaysia Premier League. The club's license from the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) has been obtained to continue their tracks in the Malaysian Football League.

## Background

In 2018, Felda United won the Premier League on their first season in the league. They played in the second-tier division due to complications in obtaining the club's license to play in the Super League in 2019. The team huddled through the season until they became champion in the guidance of then head coach, B. Sathianathan and then captain, Shukor Adan.
In the Malaysia FA Cup, Felda United was up against PKNP in the quarter-finals. The team managed to score 1–0 in their first leg during the away match. Sadly, PKNP bust the team with a score of 1–2 in the second leg, leaving PKNP with the upper hand to continue in the semi-finals.
Meanwhile, in the Malaysia Cup, Felda United was grouped with 3 other competitive clubs which were the PDRM, Melaka United and PKNP in Group B. Felda United managed to place second in the group with 10 points, after PKNS being placed first with 13 points. The team however failed to qualify into semifinals as they got dunked by Terengganu, with defeats in both first leg and second leg with a score of 1–2 and 3–4. The aggregate sides Terengganu with a 4–6 victory.
However, throughout the end of 2018, Felda United was bummed with financial issues, the players and the coaches weren't paid for 3 months since the 2018 Malaysian Election. The situation was a blur and Felda United had to drop their key players and change all four of their previous import players including Thiago Fernandes due to budget cut in order to face the Super League in 2019. This season, the club will be represented by young, fresh and talented players but lacking of experience to play in the top flight, as mentioned by Christie Jayaseelan.
Despite the disappointing ending for the 2018 season, the club signed three new import players and retained one of Felda United's Brazilian import player, Thiago Junio. Thiago Junio played very well in the previous season and he is back to be Felda United's shield. Besides Thiago, the club introduced three import players which are Jaycee John from Bahrain, Kei Ikeda from Japan and another Brazil-born player, Jocinei.

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

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 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 |
| 12 | Kuala Lumpur (R) | 22 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 24 | 49 | −25 | 14 | 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.

#### Fixtures and results

Win  Draw  Loss

### Malaysia Cup
#### Group stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Selangor | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 10 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Melaka United | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 8 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | FELDA United | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 12 | −2 | 7 | |
| 4 | PDRM | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 12 | −2 | 6 | |

## Squad information

    As of 11 January 2019
| No. | Name | Date of birth (Age) | Since | Previous club |
| Goalkeepers ||||||
| 1 | Azri Ghani | (1999-04-30) 30 April 1999 (age 25) | 2018 | Youth system |
| 20 | Norazlan Razali | (1985-12-19) 19 December 1985 (age 38) | 2019 | Selangor |
| 24 | Syah Fadil Jokori | (1995-01-01) 1 January 1995 (age 29) | 2019 | Young Fighters |
| Defenders ||||||
| 2 | Arif Fadzilah | (1997-04-20) 20 April 1997 (age 27) | 2019 | Terengganu II |
| 3 | Tasnim Fitri | (1999-01-19) 19 January 1999 (age 25) | 2018 | Youth system |
| 4 | Raffi Nagoorgani | (1994-06-17) 17 June 1994 (age 30) | 2019 | PKNP |
| 5 | Ali Imran Alimi | (1998-02-02) 2 February 1998 (age 26) | 2017 | Youth system |
| 6 | Faiz Mazlan | (1997-01-20) 20 January 1997 (age 27) | 2019 | Youth system |
| 13 | Masaki Watanabe | (1986-12-02) 2 December 1986 (age 37) | 2019 | Perlis |
| 15 | Azarul Nazarith | (1998-07-02) 2 July 1998 (age 26) | 2019 | Youth system |
| 17 | Zulhelmi Asyraf | | 2019 | Young Fighters |
| 18 | Jadid Ilias | (1996-12-21) 21 December 1996 (age 27) | 2019 | Sultan Idris Education University |
| 25 | Anwar Ibrahim | (1999-06-10) 10 June 1999 (age 25) | 2018 | Youth system |
| 26 | Thiago Junio | (1984-04-03) 3 April 1984 (age 40) | 2018 | Perak |
| 30 | Haziq Puad | (1993-05-26) 26 May 1993 (age 31) | 2019 | Kelantan |
| Midfielders ||||||
| 7 | Aizat Mukhlis Yazir | (1997-08-15) 15 August 1997 (age 27) | 2019 | Youth system |
| 8 | Jocinei | (1990-02-04) 4 February 1990 (age 34) | 2019 | Criciúma |
| 10 | Kei Ikeda | (1986-10-20) 20 October 1986 (age 37) | 2019 | Sagan Tosu |
| 11 | Zahril Azri | (1999-02-04) 4 February 1999 (age 25) | 2018 | Youth system |
| 16 | Danial Amier | (1997-03-27) 27 March 1997 (age 27) | 2017 | Youth system |
| 19 | Christie Jayaseelan | (1986-08-18) 18 August 1986 (age 38) | 2018 | Pahang |
| 21 | Jasazrin Jamaluddin | (1986-04-03) 3 April 1986 (age 38) | 2019 | Penang |
| 23 | Chanturu Suppiah | (1987-12-14) 14 December 1987 (age 36) | 2019 | Melaka United |
| 27 | Hadin Azman (C) | (1994-07-02) 2 July 1994 (age 30) | 2015 | Johor Darul Ta'zim |
| 29 | Nasril Izzat | (1990-04-15) 15 April 1990 (age 34) | 2019 | PDRM |
| Forwards ||||||
| 9 | Khairul Amri | (1985-03-14) 14 March 1985 (age 39) | 2019 | Tampines Rovers |
| 12 | Azim Rahim | (1997-01-01) 1 January 1997 (age 27) | 2019 | Felcra |
| 14 | Sadam Hashim | (1992-08-11) 11 August 1992 (age 32) | 2019 | UiTM |

## Club Statistics
### Appearances and goals

    As of 7 August 2019
| No. | Pos. | Name | League | League | FA Cup | FA Cup | Malaysia Cup | Malaysia Cup | Total | Total | Discipline | Discipline |
| No. | Pos. | Name | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | | |
| 1 | GK | Azri Ghani | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| 2 | DF | Arif Fadzilah | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | | |
| 3 | DF | Tasnim Fitri | 4(1) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9(1) | 0 | | |
| 4 | DF | Raffi Nagoorgani | 15 | 0 | 2(2) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19(1) | 0 | 2 | |
| 5 | DF | Ali Imran | 0(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(2) | 0 | | |
| 6 | DF | Faiz Mazlan | 7(8) | 2 | 3(1) | 0 | 0(2) | 0 | 10(10) | 2 | | |
| 7 | MF | Aizat Mukhlis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| 8 | MF | Jocinei | 17(4) | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 23(4) | 4 | 1 | |
| 10 | MF | Kei Ikeda | 12(9) | 6 | 5(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17(10) | 6 | 3 | |
| 11 | MF | Zahril Azri | 12(3) | 1 | 2(2) | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 13(6) | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 12 | FW | Azim Rahim | 9(4) | 1 | 2(2) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11(6) | 3 | 2 | |
| 13 | DF | Masaki Watanabe | 12 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 8 | |
| 14 | MF | Sadam Hashim | 4(8) | 0 | 1(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5(10) | 0 | 1 | |
| 15 | DF | Azarul Nazarith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| 16 | MF | Danial Amier | 2(2) | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4(3) | 0 | | |
| 17 | DF | Zulhelmi Asyraf | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| 18 | DF | Jadid Ilias | 6(1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9(1) | 0 | 2 | |
| 19 | MF | Christie Jayaseelan | 11(5) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 16(5) | 1 | 2 | |
| 20 | GK | Norazlan Razali | 22 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 2 | |
| 21 | MF | Jasazrin Jamaluddin | 19(1) | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 25(1) | 1 | 6 | |
| 22 | FW | Khairul Amri | 6(1) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9(1) | 7 | 2 | |
| 23 | FW | Chanturu Suppiah | 17(2) | 2 | 5(1) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 25(3) | 4 | 3 | |
| 24 | GK | Syah Fadil Jokori | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| 25 | DF | Anwar Ibrahim | 9(3) | 0 | 4(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13(4) | 0 | | |
| 26 | DF | Thiago Junio | 17 | 2 | 4(1) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 22(1) | 4 | 8 | 1 |
| 27 | MF | Hadin Azman | 12(1) | 5 | 3(1) | 2 | 0(2) | 0 | 15(4) | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 29 | MF | Nasril Izzat | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| 30 | DF | Haziq Puad | 11(4) | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15(4) | 0 | 7 | |
| 33 | FW | Syahmi Zamri | 0(2) | 0 | 0(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(4) | 0 | 0 | |
| Players who left the club during season |||||||||||||
| 9 | FW | Thiago Quirino | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | | |
| 22 | FW | Jaycee John | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | | |

## Transfers and contracts
### In

First leg
| No. | Pos. | Name | Age | Transferred from |
| 2 | DF | Arif Fadzilah | 27 | Terengganu II |
| 4 | DF | Raffi Nagoorgani | 30 | PKNP |
| 6 | MF | Faiz Mazlan | 27 | Youth system |
| 7 | MF | Aizat Mukhlis | 27 | Youth system |
| 8 | MF | Jocinei | 34 | Criciúma |
| 9 | FW | Thiago Quirino | 39 | Kagoshima United |
| 10 | MF | Kei Ikeda | 37 | Sagan Tosu |
| 12 | FW | Azim Rahim | 27 | Felcra |
| 13 | DF | Masaki Watanabe | 37 | Perlis |
| 14 | MF | Sadam Hashim | 32 | UITM |
| 15 | DF | Azarul Nazarith | 26 | Youth system |
| 17 | DF | Zulhelmi Asyraf | | Young Fighters |
| 18 | DF | Jadid Ilias | 27 | Sultan Idris Education University |
| 20 | GK | Norazlan Razali | 38 | Selangor |
| 21 | MF | Jasazrin Jamaluddin | 38 | Penang |
| 22 | FW | Jaycee John | 38 | Bangkok United |
| 23 | FW | Chanturu Suppiah | 36 | Melaka United |
| 24 | GK | Syah Fadil | 29 | Young Fighters |
| 29 | MF | Nasril Izzat | 34 | PDRM |
| 30 | DF | Haziq Puad | 31 | Kelantan |
Second leg
| No. | Pos. | Name | Age | Transferred from |
| 9 | FW | Khairul Amri | 39 | Tampines Rovers |

### Out

First leg
| No. | Pos. | Name | Age | Transferred to |
| 1 | GK | Kalamullah Al-Hafiz | 29 | Petaling Jaya City |
| 3 | DF | Fazly Alias | 43 | |
| 8 | MF | Khairu Azrin | 33 | Terengganu |
| 9 | FW | Thiago Fernandes | 34 | Manama |
| 10 | FW | Gilberto Fortunato | 36 | Sport Boys Warnes |
| 11 | MF | Wan Zack Haikal | 33 | Selangor |
| 12 | DF | Shukor Adan | 45 | Melaka United |
| 13 | MF | Syamim Yahya | 34 | Terengganu |
| 14 | DF | Azreen Zulkafali | 33 | Selangor |
| 16 | MF | Stuart Wark | 35 | Penang |
| 17 | MF | Iain Ramsay | 36 | Sukhothai |
| 18 | DF | Irwan Fadzli Idrus | 43 | |
| 20 | DF | Wan Amirul Afiq | 32 | Melaka United |
| 21 | DF | Prabakaran Kanadasan | 33 | Selangor |
| 23 | DF | Safwan Hashim | 30 | |
| 28 | DF | Alif Yusof | 33 | Kedah |
| 30 | GK | Farizal Harun | 38 | Selangor |
Second leg
| No. | Pos. | Name | Age | Transferred to |
| 9 | FW | Thiago Quirino | 39 | Unattached |
| 22 | FW | Jaycee John | 38 | Bangkok United |