# 2020 Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C. season

The 2020 season was Johor Darul Ta'zim Football Club's 47th season in club history and 8th season in the Malaysia Super League after rebranding their name from Johor FC.

## Background

Johor Darul Ta'zim FC won their 2019 Malaysia Super League to become the first Malaysian club to win the league titles for six consecutive seasons (2014–2019). JDT returns to win the 2019 Malaysia Cup after defeating Kedah 3-0 at Bukit Jalil National Stadium on 2 November 2019.
JDT failed to qualify for quarter final in Malaysia FA Cup after lost with 0-1 to PKNS at third round on 17 April 2019.
Johor Darul Ta’zim (JDT) FC suffered a shocking 1-0 defeat to PJ City FC in the Malaysia Super League 2019 at the Larkin Stadium on 16 July 2019 ending their hopes of going a fulls season undefeated!
Having won a record sixth Malaysia Super League title couple of weeks back, JDT were just two matches away from repeating their 2016 feat of coasting through a full league season undefeated.
JDT have lost for the first time at the Tan Sri Dato’ Haji Hassan Yunos Stadium in Larkin since April 14, 2012 — a run that lasted for 75 matches (82, if you include their seven wins as Johor FC). JDT had also won 28 consecutive home league matches before lost to Petaling Jaya City FC.
In Asia, JDT in the first time and to become the first Malaysian club to qualify for AFC Champions League Group Stage. JDT create the first victory after defeating defending champions Kashima Antlers 1-0 at Tan Sri Dato' Haji Hassan Yunos Stadium on 8 May 2019.

## Squad

    As of 21 Dec 2019.
| Squad No. | Name | Date of Birth (Age) | Previous Club | Contract Since | Contract End |
| Goalkeepers |||||||
| 1 | Farizal Marlias | (1986-06-29) 29 June 1986 (age 38) | Selangor FA | 2014 | |
| 24 | Izham Tarmizi | (1991-04-24) 24 April 1991 (age 33) | Harimau Muda A | 2014 | 2021 |
| 26 | Haziq Nadzli | (1998-01-06) 6 January 1998 (age 26) | PDRM FA | 2017 | 2022 |
| Defenders |||||||
| 2 | Matthew Davies | (1995-02-07) 7 February 1995 (age 29) | Pahang FA | 2020 | |
| 3 | Adam Nor Azlin | (1996-01-05) 5 January 1996 (age 28) | Selangor FA | 2018 | 2019 |
| 6 | Syazwan Andik | (1996-08-04) 4 August 1996 (age 28) | Kuala Lumpur FA | 2019 | |
| 7 | Aidil Zafuan | (1987-08-03) 3 August 1987 (age 37) | ATM FA | 2013 | |
| 12 | S. Kunanlan | (1986-09-15) 15 September 1986 (age 38) | Selangor FA | 2015 | 2019 |
| 20 | Azrif Nasrulhaq | (1991-05-27) 27 May 1991 (age 33) | Selangor FA | 2016 | 2021 |
| 22 | La'Vere Corbin-Ong | (1991-04-21) 21 April 1991 (age 33) | Go Ahead Eagles | 2018 | 2019 |
| 27 | Fadhli Shas | (1991-01-21) 21 January 1991 (age 33) | FC ViOn Zlaté Moravce | 2014 | 2021 |
| 33 | Maurício | (1988-09-20) 20 September 1988 (age 36) | S.S. Lazio | 2019 | 2019 |
| 41 | Feroz Baharuddin | (2000-04-02) 2 April 2000 (age 24) | Youth Team | 2020 | 2020 |
| 44 | Mohammad Qairul | (2004-05-01) 1 May 2004 (age 20) | Kelantan F.C. | 2020 | 2020 |
| | Kiko Insa | (1988-01-25) 25 January 1988 (age 36) | Bangkok Glass FC | 2018 | |
| Midfielders |||||||
| 4 | Afiq Fazail | (1994-09-29) 29 September 1994 (age 30) | Harimau Muda B | 2015 | 2020 |
| 5 | Syamer Kutty Abba | (1997-10-01) 1 October 1997 (age 27) | Vilaverdense F.C. | 2018 | 2022 |
| 11 | Gonzalo Cabrera | (1989-01-15) 15 January 1989 (age 35) | Al-Faisaly FC | 2017 | |
| 14 | Hariss Harun | (1990-11-19) 19 November 1990 (age 33) | Home United | 2014 | 2021 |
| 17 | Ramadhan Saifullah Usman | (2000-12-09) 9 December 2000 (age 23) | Youth Team | 2020 | 2020 |
| 18 | Leandro Velázquez | (1989-05-10) 10 May 1989 (age 35) | Rionegro Águilas | 2019 | |
| 21 | Nazmi Faiz | (1994-08-16) 16 August 1994 (age 30) | Johor Darul Ta'zim II | 2017 | |
| 30 | Natxo Insa | (1986-06-09) 9 June 1986 (age 38) | Levante UD | 2017 | |
| 42 | Arif Aiman Hanapi | (2002-05-04) 4 May 2002 (age 22) | Youth Team | 2020 | 2020 |
| 43 | Amirul Husaini Zamri | (2000-10-04) 4 October 2000 (age 24) | Youth Team | 2020 | 2020 |
| 45 | Gary Steven Robbat | (1992-09-03) 3 September 1992 (age 32) | Johor Darul Ta'zim II | 2020 | |
| 88 | Liridon Krasniqi | (1992-01-01) 1 January 1992 (age 32) | Melaka United | 2020 | |
| Strikers |||||||
| 9 | Hazwan Bakri | (1991-06-19) 19 June 1991 (age 33) | Selangor FA | 2017 | 2020 |
| 19 | Akhyar Rashid | (1999-05-01) 1 May 1999 (age 25) | Kedah FA | 2019 | |
| 28 | Syafiq Ahmad | (1995-06-28) 28 June 1995 (age 29) | Pulau Pinang | 2018 | |
| 29 | Safawi Rasid | (1997-03-05) 5 March 1997 (age 27) | Terengganu F.C. II | 2017 | 2022 |

## Friendly matches

Win  Draw  Loss

### Mid-season Friendlies
## Competitions
### Malaysia Super League
#### Table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Johor Darul Ta'zim (C, Q) | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 8 | +25 | 29 | Qualification for AFC Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Kedah (Q) | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 13 | +7 | 22 | Qualification for AFC Cup group stage |
| 3 | Terengganu (Q) | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 14 | +10 | 19 | Qualification for AFC Cup group stage |
| 4 | Perak | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 19 | +2 | 18 | |
| 5 | Selangor | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 26 | 19 | +7 | 17 | |

#### Malaysia Super League fixtures and results

Win  Draw  Loss

### AFC Champions League
#### Table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | VIS | SUW | GZE | JDT |
| 1 | Vissel Kobe | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 0–2 | 0–2 | 5–1 |
| 2 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 5 | Advance to knockout stage | 0–1 | — | 0–0 | 25 Nov |
| 3 | Guangzhou Evergrande | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 | | 1–3 | 1–1 | — | 4 Dec |
| 4 | Johor Darul Ta'zim | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrew | 1 Dec | 2–1 | 19 Nov | — |
* ↑ Johor Darul Ta'zim were unable to travel to Qatar to play the final four matches of the group stage due to the COVID-19 pandemic travel restrictions after they were denied permission to travel by the Malaysian government. They were considered to have withdrawn from the competition, and all previous matches played by them shall be considered "null and void" and would not be considered in determining the final group rankings.
Win  Draw  Loss

#### Group stage
## Club Statistics

    Correct as of match played on 14 Nov 2020

### Appearances

| No. | Pos. | Player | Malaysia Super League | Malaysia Super League | FA Cup | FA Cup | Malaysia Cup | Malaysia Cup | ACL / AFC Cup | ACL / AFC Cup | Total | Total |
| No. | Pos. | Player | Apps. | Goals | Apps. | Goals | Apps. | Goals | Apps. | Goals | Apps. | Goals |
| 1 | GK | Farizal Marlias | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | Matthew Davies | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Adam Nor Azlin | 0(4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | Afiq Fazail | 9(2) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 1 |
| 5 | MF | Syamer Kutty Abba | 0(6) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | Syazwan Andik | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | DF | Aidil Zafuan | 7(1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| 8 | FW | Diogo Luís Santo | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 4 |
| 9 | FW | Hazwan Bakri | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | Gonzalo Cabrera | 10(1) | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 9 |
| 12 | DF | S. Kunanlan | 4(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | Hariss Harun | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | Ramadhan Saifullah | 3(4) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 |
| 18 | MF | Leandro Velazquez | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 |
| 19 | FW | Akhyar Rashid | 0(6) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| 20 | DF | Azrif Nasrulhaq | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | Nazmi Faiz | 5(3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | Corbin-Ong | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 24 | GK | Izham Tarmizi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | GK | Haziq Nadzli | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | Fadhli Shas | 6(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 28 | FW | Syafiq Ahmad | 2(4) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0(2) | 0 | 9 | 2 |
| 29 | MF | Safawi Rasid | 5(2) | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 8 |
| 30 | MF | Natxo Insa | 8(1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 12 | 1 |
| 33 | DF | Maurício Nascimento | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 2 |
| 35 | DF | Hasbullah Abu Bakar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | MF | Feroz Baharudin | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 42 | MF | Arif Aiman Hanapi | 0(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 43 | MF | Amirul Husaini Zamri | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | MF | Gary Steven Robbat | 1(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 46 | FW | Fernando Rodriguez | 0(1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 88 | MF | Liridon Krasniqi | 1(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Players who have played this season but had left the club or on loan to other club |||||||||||||

### Top scorers

| Rnk | No. | Pos. | Name | League | FA Cup | Malaysia Cup | AFC Champions League | Total |
| 1 | 29 | FW | Safawi Rasid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |

### Top assists

| Rnk | No. | Pos. | Name | League | FA Cup | Malaysia Cup | Asia | Total |
| | | | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Discipline

| Rnk | No. | Player | Total | Total | Total | League | League | League | FA Cup | FA Cup | FA Cup | Malaysia Cup | Malaysia Cup | Malaysia Cup | AFC | AFC | AFC |
| 1 | 4 | Afiq Fazail | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 12 | S. Kunanlan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 29 | Safawi Rasid | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |

## Transfers and contracts
### In

| No. | Pos. | Name | Age | Moving from | Type | Transfer Date | Transfer fee |
| 34 | MF | Liridon Krasniqi | 32 | Melaka United | Transfer | 20 December 2019 | Free |
| 2 | DF | Matthew Davies | 29 | Pahang FA | Transfer | 17 February 2020 | Free |

### Out

| No. | Pos. | Name | Age | Moving to | Type |
| 2 | DF | Dominic Tan | 27 | Police Tero | Free |
| 18 | FW | Fernando Andrés Márquez | 36 | Defensa y Justicia | Loan |
| | DF | Mahali Jasuli | 35 | Petaling Jaya City FC | Free |
| 29 | FW | Safawi Rasid | 27 | Portimonense SC | Loan |

### Retained

| Position | Player | Ref |