# 2019 Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C. season

The 2019 season is Johor Darul Ta'zim Football Club's 46th season in club history and 7th season in the Malaysia Super League after rebranding their name from Johor FC.

## Background

Johor Darul Ta'zim FC won their 2018 Malaysia Super League to become the first Malaysian club to win the league titles for five consecutive seasons (2014–2018).
JDT still holds an unbeaten home ground in Super League after extending the record up to 81 matches from 3 July 2012 (won against Sabah FA by 2–1) until 28 July 2018 which last action they won against Kuala Lumpur FA by 2–0).
JDT failed to qualify for next round in Malaysia FA Cup after lost to Pahang FA with aggregate 0–3 on 20 April 2018.
JDT failed to defense their Malaysia Cup as reigning champion after defeated by Terengganu FC I with aggregate 2-3 which played on 20 October 2018 at Larkin.
In Asia, JDT failed to qualify for Semi-Final ASEAN zonal after being eliminated in the group stage even though they winning against Vietnamese club - Sông Lam Nghệ An on 24 April 2018.

## Squad

    As of 21 November 2018.
| 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 | Dominic Tan | (1997-03-12) 12 March 1997 (age 27) | Vilaverdense F.C. | 2016 | 2019 |
| 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 | 2019 |
| 7 | Aidil Zafuan | (1987-08-03) 3 August 1987 (age 37) | ATM FA | 2013 | 2019 |
| 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 |
| 30 | Kiko Insa | (1988-01-25) 25 January 1988 (age 36) | Bangkok Glass FC | 2018 | |
| 33 | Maurício | (1988-09-20) 20 September 1988 (age 36) | S.S. Lazio | 2019 | 2019 |
| Midfielders |||||||
| 4 | Afiq Fazail | (1994-09-29) 29 September 1994 (age 30) | Harimau Muda B | 2015 | 2020 |
| 5 | Natxo Insa | (1986-06-09) 9 June 1986 (age 38) | Levante UD | 2017 | |
| 11 | Gonzalo Cabrera | (1989-11-15) 15 November 1989 (age 34) | Al-Faisaly FC | 2017 | |
| 13 | Gary Steven Robbat | (1992-09-03) 3 September 1992 (age 32) | Harimau Muda A | 2015 | 2020 |
| 14 | Hariss Harun | (1990-11-19) 19 November 1990 (age 33) | Home United | 2014 | 2021 |
| 16 | Syamer Kutty Abba | (1997-10-01) 1 October 1997 (age 27) | Vilaverdense F.C. | 2018 | 2022 |
| 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 | |
| Strikers |||||||
| 8 | Diogo | (1987-05-26) 26 May 1987 (age 37) | Buriram United F.C. | 2019 | |
| 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 | Ibni Adham | (1987-11-13) 13 November 1987 (age 36) | Johor Darul Ta'zim II F.C. | 2018 | |
| 29 | Safawi Rasid | (1997-03-05) 5 March 1997 (age 27) | Terengganu F.C. II | 2017 | 2022 |

## Friendly matches

Win  Draw  Loss

### Thailand Pre-season Tour 2019

Win  Draw  Loss

## Competitions
### Overview

| Competition | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| Super League | 22 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 49 | 19 | +30 | 072.73 |
| FA Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 000.00 |
| Champions League | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 016.67 |
| Malaysia Cup | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 8 | +11 | 083.33 |
| Total | 35 | 22 | 7 | 6 | 72 | 36 | +36 | 062.86 |
Source: Competitions

### Malaysia Super League
#### Table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Johor Darul Ta'zim (C) | 22 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 49 | 19 | +30 | 53 | Qualification for AFC Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Pahang | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 37 | 21 | +16 | 43 | |
| 3 | Selangor | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 41 | 35 | +6 | 37 | |
| 4 | Kedah | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 37 | 29 | +8 | 34 | Qualification for AFC Champions League preliminary round 2 |
| 5 | Perak | 22 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 36 | 31 | +5 | 33 | |
* ↑ Kedah FA qualified for the AFC Champions League preliminary round 2 as Malaysia FA Cup winners.

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Source: Super League fixtures and results

#### Malaysia Super League fixtures and results

Win  Draw  Loss

### Malaysia Cup
#### Group B

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | JDT | PKNP | PJC | UiTM |
| 1 | Johor Darul Ta'zim | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 8 | +11 | 16 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 5–0 | 4–2 | 3–1 |
| 2 | PKNP | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 10 | Advance to knockout stage | 2–2 | — | 3–0 | 4–0 |
| 3 | Petaling Jaya City | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 11 | −2 | 9 | | 2–3 | 2–1 | — | 1–0 |
| 4 | UiTM | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 14 | −12 | 0 | | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | — |

#### Bracket

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final |
| PKNP | PKNP | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Kedah | Kedah | 2 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Kedah | Kedah | 2 | 4 | 6 | Kedah | Kedah | 3 | 5 | 8 | | | |
| | | | | | Pahang | Pahang | 3 | 5 | 8 | | | |
| Melaka | Melaka | 0 | 1 | 1 | Pahang | Pahang | 3 | 5 | 8 | | | |
| Pahang | Pahang | 3 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Pahang | Pahang | 3 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | Kedah | Kedah | 0 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Johor Darul Ta'zim | Johor Darul Ta'zim | 3 |
| Terengganu | Terengganu | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | Johor Darul Ta'zim | Johor Darul Ta'zim | 3 |
| Johor Darul Ta'zim | Johor Darul Ta'zim | 1 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| Johor Darul Ta'zim | Johor Darul Ta'zim | 1 | 4 | 5 | Johor Darul Ta'zim | Johor Darul Ta'zim | 2 | 3 | 5 | | | |
| | | | | | Selangor | Selangor | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | |
| Perak | Perak | 1 | 1 | 2 | Selangor | Selangor | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | |
| Selangor | Selangor | 0 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | |

### AFC Champions League
#### Table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | SDL | KAS | GYE | JDT |
| 1 | Shandong Luneng | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 11 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 |
| 2 | Kashima Antlers | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 10 | Advance to knockout stage | 2–1 | — | 0–1 | 2–1 |
| 3 | Gyeongnam FC | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 8 | | 2–2 | 2–3 | — | 2–0 |
| 4 | Johor Darul Ta'zim | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 4 | | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | — |
Win  Draw  Loss

#### Group stage
## Club Statistics
### Appearances

    Correct as of match played on 13 July 2019
| No. | Pos. | Name | League | FA Cup | Malaysia Cup | Asia$^1$ | Total |
| 1 | GK | Farizal Marlias | 18 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 21 |
| 3 | DF | Adam Nor Azlin | 13+4 | 0 | 3+2 | 2+2 | 18+8 |
| 4 | DMF | Afiq Fazail | 14+5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 19+5 |
| 5 | MF | Natxo Insa | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 3+1 |
| 6 | LB | Syazwan Andik | 1+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 |
| 7 | DF | Aidil Zafuan | 11+2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 23+2 |
| 8 | FW | Diogo Luís Santo | 18+2 | 0+1 | 0 | 5 | 23+3 |
| 9 | FW | Hazwan Bakri | 0+1 | 1 | 0 | 0+3 | 1+4 |
| 10 | FW | Safawi Rasid | 18+1 | 0+1 | 0 | 4+1 | 22+3 |
| 11 | AMF | Gonzalo Cabrera | 19 | 0 | 0 | 5+1 | 24+1 |
| 12 | RB | S. Kunanlan | 12+1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 17+1 |
| 13 | DMF | Gary Steven Robbat | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | Hariss Harun | 18 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 25 |
| 16 | MF | Syamer Kutty Abba | 3+7 | 1 | 0 | 1+2 | 5+9 |
| 18 | AMF | Leandro Velazquez | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| 19 | RW | Akhyar Rashid | 1+15 | 1 | 0 | 2+2 | 4+17 |
| 20 | RB | Azrif Nasrulhaq | 9+2 | 1 | 0 | 1+1 | 11+3 |
| 21 | MF | Nazmi Faiz | 5+7 | 1 | 0 | 4+2 | 10+9 |
| 22 | LB | Corbin-Ong | 18 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 24 |
| 23 | DF | Kiko Insa | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 24 | GK | Izham Tarmizi | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 26 | GK | Haziq Nadzli | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | Fadhli Shas | 0+3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2+3 |
| 28 | FW | Syafiq Ahmad | 4+4 | 1 | 0 | 4+2 | 9+6 |
| 33 | CB | Maurício Nascimento | 17 | 0+1 | 0 | 5 | 22+1 |
| 35 | DF | Hasbullah Abu Bakar | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 |
| Left club during season ||||||||
| 2 | DMF | Junior Eldstål | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | LW | Aarón Ñíguez | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 |
| 2 | CB | Dominic Tan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Top scorers

| Rnk | No. | Pos. | Name | League | FA Cup | Malaysia Cup | Asia | Total |
| 1 | 8 | FW | Diogo Luís Santo | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 |
| 2 | 11 | FW | Gonzalo Cabrera | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 3 | 29 | FW | Safawi Rasid | 8 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 20 |
| 4 | 18 | AMF | Leandro Velazquez | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 5 | 19 | FW | Akhyar Rashid | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | 28 | FW | Syafiq Ahmad | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | 21 | MF | Nazmi Faiz | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | 20 | RB | Mohd Azrif Nasrulhaq | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | 14 | MF | Hariss Harun | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | 4 | MF | Mohd Afiq Fazail | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 49 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 53 |

### Top assists

| Rnk | No. | Pos. | Name | League | FA Cup | Malaysia Cup | Asia | Total |
| 1 | 8 | FW | Diogo Luís Santo | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | 17 | LW | Aarón Ñíguez | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | 10 | FW | Safawi Rasid | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | 22 | LB | Corbin Ong | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | 11 | FW | Gonzalo Cabrera | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | 19 | AMF | Leandro Velazquez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | 14 | MF | Hariss Harun | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | 4 | MF | Mohd Afiq Fazail | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 |

### Discipline

| Rnk | No. | Player | Total | Total | Total | League | League | League | FA Cup | FA Cup | FA Cup | Malaysia Cup | Malaysia Cup | Malaysia Cup | Asia | Asia | Asia |
| 1 | 14 | Hariss Harun | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 3 | Adam Nor Azlin | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 33 | Maurício dos Santos | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 16 | Syamer Kutty Abba | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 4 | Mohd Afiq Fazail | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 8 | Diogo Luís Santo | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 23 | Kiko Insa | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 20 | Azrif Nasrulhaq | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 11 | Gonzalo Cabrera | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 18 | Leandro Velazquez | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 1 | Mohd Farizal Marlias | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 22 | La'Vere Corbin-Ong | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 10 | Safawi Rasid | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 7 | Aidil Zafuan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 12 | S. Kunanlan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | 24 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |

## Transfers and contracts
### In

| No. | Pos. | Name | Age | Moving from | Type | Transfer Date | Transfer fee |
| 33 | DF | Maurício | 36 | S.S. Lazio | Transfer | 22 October 2018 | Free |
| 18 | DF | Mahali Jasuli | 33 | PKNS F.C. | Loan Return | 31 October 2018 | NA |
| 15 | DF | Fazly Mazlan | 30 | Johor Darul Ta'zim II F.C. | Loan Return | 31 October 2018 | NA |
| 21 | MF | Nazmi Faiz | 30 | Johor Darul Ta'zim II F.C. | Loan Return | 31 October 2018 | NA |
| 28 | FW | Syafiq Ahmad | 29 | Johor Darul Ta'zim II F.C. | Loan Return | 31 October 2018 | NA |
| 37 | FW | Darren Lok | 33 | Johor Darul Ta'zim II F.C. | Loan Return | 31 October 2018 | NA |
| 25 | DF | Junior Eldstål | 33 | Johor Darul Ta'zim II F.C. | Loan Return | 31 October 2018 | NA |
| | FW | Harry Novillo | 34 | Johor Darul Ta'zim II F.C. | Loan Return | 31 October 2018 | NA |
| | DF | Chanturu Suppiah | 36 | Melaka United | Loan Return | 31 October 2018 | NA |
| | MF | Gopinathan Ramachandra | 34 | Melaka United | Loan Return | 31 October 2018 | NA |
| 17 | MF | Aarón Ñíguez | 35 | Real Oviedo | Transfer | 20 November 2018 | Free |
| | FW | Akhyar Rashid | 25 | Kedah FA | Transfer | 29 December 2018 | Tribunal Fee (MYS 275,000) |
| | FW | Diogo | 37 | Buriram United F.C. | Transfer | 31 December 2018 | THB 5,000,000 (MYS 6,460,000) |
| | DF | Syazwan Andik | 28 | Kuala Lumpur FA | Transfer | 12 January 2019 | Free |
| | MF | Leandro Velázquez | 35 | Rionegro Águilas | Transfer | 21 February 2019 | Undisclosed |
Note 1: Harry Novillo returned to the team after the loan and subsequently leave the club after his contract ended.
Note 2: R.Gopinathan returned to Melaka United after the loan and on free transfer.
Note 3: S. Chanturu joined Felda United after returning from loan.
Note 4: Mahali Jasuli rejoins PKNS FC for another loan arrangement.
Note 5: Junior Eldstål retires from football in 2019.
Note 6: Aarón Ñíguez was released before the 1st transfer window closed.

### Out

| No. | Pos. | Name | Age | Moving to | Type |
| 5 | FW | Fernando Elizari | 33 | O'Higgins | Released |
| 6 | DF | Marcos António Elias Santos | 41 | Retired | Released |
| 8 | MF | Safiq Rahim | 37 | Melaka United | Free |
| | MF | Gopinathan Ramachandra | 34 | Melaka United | Free |
| 18 | FW | Fernando Andrés Márquez | 36 | Defensa y Justicia | Loan |
| | MF | Amirul Hadi | 38 | Johor Darul Ta'zim II | Transfer |
| | FW | Harry Novillo | 32 | Montreal Impact | Free |
| | MF | Chanturu Suppiah | 36 | Felda United | Free |
| 18 | DF | Mahali Jasuli | 33 | PKNS F.C. | Season Loan |
| 25 | MF | Junior Eldstål | 33 | Retired | Free |
| | DF | Fazly Mazlan | 30 | Johor Darul Ta'zim II | Transfer |
| 17 | MF | Aarón Ñíguez | 35 | Johor Darul Ta'zim II | Transfer |
| 2 | DF | Dominic Tan | 27 | Police Tero | Season loan |

### Retained

| Position | Player | Ref |
| GK | Haziq Nadzli | 4 years contract signed in 2018 |
| MF | Syamer Kutty Abba | 4 years contract signed in 2018 |
| FW | Safawi Rasid | 4 years contract signed in 2018 |
| GK | Izham Tarmizi | 3 years contract signed in 2018 |
| DF | Fazly Mazlan | 3 years contract signed in 2018 |
| DF | Azrif Nasrulhaq | 3 years contract signed in 2018 |
| DF | Fadhli Shas | 3 years contract signed in 2018 |
| MF | Afiq Fazail | 2 years contract signed in 2018 |
| FW | Hazwan Bakri | 2 years contract signed in 2018 |
| MF | Gary Steven Robbat | 2 years contract signed in 2018 |
| DF | Aidil Zafuan | 1 year contract signed in 2018 |
| DF | S. Kunanlan | 1 year contract signed in 2018 |
| MF | Hariss Harun | 3 year contract signed in 2018 |
| DF | Adam Nor Azlin | |
| DF | Dominic Tan | |
| DF | La'Vere Corbin-Ong | |
| MF | Nazmi Faiz | |