2016 in Malaysian football

Football in Malaysia
Season	2016
Men's football
Super League	Johor Darul Ta'zim
Premier League	Melaka United
FAM League	MISC-MIFA
FA Cup	Johor Darul Ta'zim
Malaysia Cup	Kedah
Community Shield	Johor Darul Ta'zim

The 2016 season will be the 36th season of competitive association football in Malaysia.

Promotion and relegation

Pre-season

League	Promoted to league	Relegated from league
Super League	Kedah Penang T–Team	ATM Sime Darby
Premier League	Melaka United Perlis	Putrajaya SPA

New and withdrawn teams

New teams

DYS F.C. (FAM Cup)
KDMM F.C. (FAM Cup)
PKNP F.C. (FAM Cup)
SAMB FC (FAM Cup)
MPKB-BRI U-Bes F.C. (FAM Cup)
PB Melayu Malaysia F.C. (FAM Cup)

Withdrawn team

LionsXII (Super League)
Harimau Muda C (FAM Cup)
Young Fighters F.C. (FAM Cup)
Putrajaya SPA F.C. (FAM Cup)
Shahzan Muda FC (FAM Cup)
Kedah United F.C. (FAM Cup)
Real Mulia F.C. (FAM Cup)
Johor DT III (FAM Cup)
PBAPP FC (FAM Cup)
TNB Kilat F.C. (FAM Cup)

National team

Win Draw Lose

Malaysia national football team

2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Saudi Arabia	8	6	2	0	28	4	+24	20	World Cup qualifying third round and Asian Cup	—	2–1	3–2	2–0	7–0^[a]
2	United Arab Emirates^[b]	8	5	2	1	25	4	+21	17	World Cup qualifying third round	1–1	—	2–0	10–0	8–0
3	Palestine	8	3	3	2	22	6	+16	12	Asian Cup qualifying third round	0–0	0–0	—	6–0	7–0
4	Malaysia	8	1	1	6	4	29	−25	4	Asian Cup qualifying play-off round	0–3^[c]	1–2	0–6	—	1–1^[a]
5	East Timor^[a]	8	0	2	6	2	36	−34	2	Asian Cup qualifying play-off round	0–10	0–1^[a]	1–1^[a]	0–1^[a]	—

Source: ^[2]
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Notes:

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f On 12 December 2017, AFC decided to forfeit the first five matches involving Timor-Leste – both v Malaysia, home v United Arab Emirates, away v Saudi Arbia, and home v Palestine due to the use of falsified documents for their players of Timor-Leste.^[1]
^ United Arab Emirates already qualified for the Asian Cup as the host nation.
^ Match abandoned after 87 minutes due to a group of supporters throwing flares at the pitch. A month later, FIFA awarded Saudi Arabia 3–0 win.

24 March 2016 2018 World Cup QC – 2nd round	Saudi Arabia	2–0	Malaysia	King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah
20:30 UTC+3	Al-Sahlawi 50' Al-Jassim 74'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)		Attendance: 34,839 Referee: Kim Dong-jin (South Korea)

2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification

2 June 2016 2019 Asian Cup – play-off	Malaysia	3–0	East Timor	Tan Sri Dato Haji Hassan Yunos Stadium, Johor Bahru
21:00UTC+8	Hazwan 16', 21' Amri 85'	Report		Attendance: 3,600 Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura (Japan)

7 June 2016 2019 Asian Cup – play-off	East Timor	0–3	Malaysia	Tan Sri Dato Haji Hassan Yunos Stadium, Johor Bahru (Malaysia)^{[note 1]}
21:00 UTC+8		Report	Khair 16' Hazwan 58' S. Chanturu 68'	Attendance: 1,145 Referee: Ho Wai Sing (Hong Kong)

2016 AFF Championship

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Vietnam	3	3	0	5	2	+3	9	Knockout phase
2	Myanmar (H)	3	2	1	5	3	+2	6	Knockout phase
3	Malaysia	3	1	2	3	4	−1	3
4	Cambodia	3	0	3	4	8	−4	0

Source: AFF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

20 November 2016 Group stage	Malaysia	3–2	Cambodia	Yangon, Myanmar
15:00 UTC+06	Syazwan 37' Amri 69', 80'	Report	Vathanaka 8', 59'	Stadium: Thuwunna YTC Stadium Referee: Yaqoob Abdul Baki (Oman)

23 November 2016 Group stage	Malaysia	0–1	Vietnam	Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon
15:00 UTC+06		Report	Hoàng 80'	Attendance: 2,542 Referee: Charymurat Kurbanov (Turkmenistan)

26 November 2016 Group stage	Myanmar	1–0	Malaysia	Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon
18:00 UTC+06	David Htan 89'	Report		Attendance: 32,758 Referee: Yaqoob Abdul Baki (Oman)

International Friendlies

29 March 2016 Friendly	Malaysia	0–0	Macau	Malacca City, Malaysia
20:45 UTC+8				Stadium: Hang Jebat Stadium^[3]

17 June 2016 Friendly	Papua New Guinea	2–0	Malaysia	Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea^[4]
19:00 UTC+10	Semmy 35', 42'	Report (FAM) Report (goal.com)		Stadium: Sir John Guise Stadium Referee: George Time (Solomon Islands)

22 June 2016 Friendly	New Caledonia	1–2^[5]^[6]	Malaysia	Nouméa, New Caledonia^[4]
19:15 UTC+11	Saïko 20'	Report (FAM) Report (goal.com)	Amirul 48' Baddrol 54'	Stadium: Stade Numa-Daly Magenta Referee: Mederic Lacour (New Caledonia)

26 June 2016 Friendly	Fiji	1–1	Malaysia	Nadi, Fiji
14:00 UTC+12	Krishna 72'	Report (FAM) Report (goal.com)	Amri 41'	Stadium: Prince Charles Park Referee: George Time (Solomon Islands)

6 September 2016 Friendly	Indonesia	3–0	Malaysia	Surabaya, Indonesia
UTC+7				Stadium: Gelora Bung Tomo Stadium

7 October 2016 Friendly	Singapore	0–0	Malaysia	Singapore
UTC+7

11 October 2016 Friendly	Malaysia	1–1	Afghanistan	Shah Alam, Malaysia
UTC+8

14 November 2016 Friendly	Malaysia	2–1	Papua New Guinea	Shah Alam, Malaysia
15:00 UTC+08	Hazwan 20' Amri 46'	Report	Nigel 6'	Stadium: Shah Alam Stadium Referee: Alongkron Feemuechang (Thailand)

Malaysia national under-23 football team

International Friendlies

23 March 2016 Friendly	Malaysia	4–1	Philippines	Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium, Paroi, Malaysia
20:45 (UTC+8)	Ariff 18' Kumaahran 29' Thanabalan 65' Farhan 75' (pen.)	Report	Kanayama 73' (pen.)

27 March 2016 Friendly	Malaysia	1–1	Nepal	Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium, Paroi, Malaysia
20:45 (UTC+8)

Malaysia national under-22 football team

2016 Nations Cup

3 June 2016 Semi-final	Malaysia	3–0	Singapore	Hang Jebat Stadium, Krubong
20:45 (UTC+8)	Safawi 4' Syafiq 52' Shamie 83'	Report		Attendance: 2,000

3 June 2016 Final	Thailand	2–1	Malaysia	Hang Jebat Stadium, Krubong
20:45 (UTC+8)	Worawut 3' Chenrop 79'	Report	Syamie 35'

International Friendlies

13 June 2016 Training Match

Yokohama F.C.

Cancelled

Malaysia

20 June 2016 (2016-06-20) Training Match	FC Machida Zelvia	3 – 3	Malaysia	Machida, Japan
	Otake 4' Shigematsu 55' Nakamura 81'	Report	Arif 7' Faris 35' (pen.) Jafri 79'	Stadium: Machida Athletic Stadium

22 June 2016 (2016-06-22) Training Match	Shonan Bellmare	1 – 0	Malaysia	Kanagawa, Japan
	Tamura 15' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Shonan Bellmare Training Ground

30 August 2016 (2016-08-30) Friendly	Malaysia	0 – 0	Bahrain	Shah Alam, Malaysia
21:00 (UTC+8)		Report		Stadium: Shah Alam Stadium

2 September 2016 (2016-09-02) Friendly	Malaysia	1 – 2	Bahrain	Shah Alam, Malaysia
16:45 (UTC+8)	Kumaahran 54'	Report	Hazza 53', 90' (pen.)	Stadium: UiTM Stadium Referee: Muhammad Nazmi Nasarruddin (Malaysia)

6 October 2016 (2016-10-06) Friendly	Malaysia	2–0	Brunei	Paroi, Malaysia
20:45 (UTC+8)				Stadium: Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium

8 October 2016 (2016-10-08) Friendly	Malaysia	1–0	Brunei	Paroi, Malaysia
17:15 (UTC+8)				Stadium: Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium

Malaysia national under-19 football team

2016 AFF U-19 Youth Championship

All times are local, ICT (UTC+7).

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Vietnam (H)	4	3	1	0	11	5	+6	10	Knockout stage
2	East Timor	4	3	0	1	8	7	+1	9	Knockout stage
3	Malaysia	4	2	0	2	10	7	+3	6
4	Singapore	4	1	1	2	3	5	−2	4
5	Philippines	4	0	0	4	5	13	−8	0

Source: AFF
(H) Hosts

13 September 2016 (2016-09-13) Group stage	Philippines	0–5	Malaysia	Hàng Đẫy Stadium, Hanoi
16:00		Report	M. Kamarudin 38' M. Jafri 41' M. Amirul 70' (pen.) Kutty Abba 79' Rusalan 90'	Referee: Xaypaseuth Phongsanit (Laos)

15 September 2016 (2016-09-15) Group stage	Malaysia	2–1	Singapore	Hàng Đẫy Stadium, Hanoi
16:00	Zarulizwan Mazlan 16' M. Jafri 45+1'	Report	Syahrul Sazali 82'

17 September 2016 (2016-09-17) Group stage	East Timor	3–2	Malaysia	Vietnam Youth Training Centre, Hanoi
16:00	F. Alves 32', 36' G. Alberto 71'	Report	M. Jafri 45' M. Ashraf 57'	Attendance: 200 Referee: Thoriq Al Katiri (Indonesia)

19 September 2016 (2016-09-19) Group stage	Malaysia	1–3	Vietnam	Hàng Đẫy Stadium, Hanoi
19:00	M. Jafri 90'	Report	Khánh 13' Hậu 81' Linh 90'	Attendance: 550 Referee: Khin Maung Win (Myanmar)

Malaysia national under-16 football team

2016 AIFF Youth Cup

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	United States	4	2	2	0	7	2	+5	8	Final
2	South Korea	4	1	3	0	5	2	+3	6	Final
3	Tanzania	4	1	3	0	8	6	+2	6	Third place play-off
4	Malaysia	4	0	2	2	5	9	−4	2	Third place play-off
5	India	4	0	2	2	3	9	−6	2

Updated to match(es) played on 15 May 2016. Source: AIFF

15 May 2016 (2016-05-15) 2016 AIFF Youth Cup (group stage)	India	2 – 2	Malaysia	Goa, India
22:30 (UTC+8)	Komal Thatal 82' Boris Singh 90+4'	Report	Alif Safwan 44' Arif Syaqirin 79' (pen.)	Stadium: Tilak Maidan Stadium Referee: R. Venkatesh (India)

17 May 2016 (2016-05-17) 2016 AIFF Youth Cup (group stage)	Malaysia	0 – 3	South Korea	Goa, India
22:30 (UTC+8)		Report	Kim Chae-Woon 24' Park Jung-In 34' Joung Sung-June 90+4'	Stadium: Tilak Maidan Stadium Referee: Marx Johndonbok Nongsiej (India)

21 May 2016 (2016-05-21) 2016 AIFF Youth Cup (group stage)	Tanzania	2 – 2	Malaysia	Goa, India
22:30 (UTC+8)	Asad Juma 31' Yohana Mkomola 59'	Report	Arif Syaqirin 62' Najmi Idham 68'	Stadium: Tilak Maidan Stadium Referee: R. Venkatesh (India)

23 May 2016 (2016-05-23) 2016 AIFF Youth Cup (group stage)	Malaysia	1 – 2	United States	Goa, India
18:30 (UTC+8)	Zainul Ariffin 85'	Report	Joshua Thomas 17' (pen.), 45+2'	Stadium: Tilak Maidan Stadium Referee: Tejas Visvasrao Nagvenkar (India)

25 May 2016 (2016-05-25) 2016 AIFF Youth Cup (third-place play-off)	Tanzania	3 – 0	Malaysia	Goa, India
18:30 (UTC+8)	Rashid Abdallah 13' Shabani Zuberi 42' Muhsini Makame 45+5'	Report		Stadium: Tilak Maidan Stadium Referee: R. Venkatesh (India)

2016 AFF U-16 Youth Championship

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Vietnam	5	4	1	0	17	4	+13	13	Knockout stage
2	Australia	5	3	1	1	21	7	+14	10	Knockout stage
3	Myanmar	5	2	1	2	9	8	+1	7
4	Malaysia	5	2	1	2	6	12	−6	7
5	Singapore	5	1	0	4	6	16	−10	3
6	Philippines	5	0	2	3	6	18	−12	2

Source: aseanfootball.org

10 July 2016 (2016-07-10) 2016 AFF U-16 Youth Championship (group stage)	Malaysia	0 – 3	Vietnam	Phnom Penh, Cambodia
19:30 (UTC+8)		Report	Khắc Khiêm 6' Trờng Lờng 68' Hữu Thắng 90+4'	Stadium: Olympic Stadium Referee: Vichhika Tuy (Cambodia)

12 July 2016 (2016-07-12) 2016 AFF U-16 Youth Championship (group stage)	Philippines	2 – 2	Malaysia	Phnom Penh, Cambodia
16:30 (UTC+8)	Fidel 34' Wilson 44'	Report	Alif 30', 46'	Stadium: Olympic Stadium Referee: Amdillah Zainuddin (Brunei)

14 July 2016 (2016-07-14) 2016 AFF U-16 Youth Championship (group stage)	Singapore	0 – 2	Malaysia	Phnom Penh, Cambodia
16:30 (UTC+8)		Report	Aiman 15' Izreen 70'	Stadium: Army Stadium Referee: Tuy Vichhika (Cambodia)

16 July 2016 (2016-07-16) 2016 AFF U-16 Youth Championship (group stage)	Malaysia	1 – 0	Myanmar	Phnom Penh, Cambodia
19:30 (UTC+8)	Nizarruddin 85'	Report		Stadium: Olympic Stadium Referee: Chanketya Thong (Cambodia)

18 July 2016 (2016-07-18) 2016 AFF U-16 Youth Championship (group stage)	Australia	7 – 1	Malaysia	Phnom Penh, Cambodia
16:30 (UTC+8)	Italiano 4', 83' Roberts 48', 59', 66', 73' Brook 64'	Report	Nizarruddin 29'	Stadium: Olympic Stadium Referee: Warintorn Sassadee (Thailand)

2016 AFC U-16 Championship

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Oman	3	1	2	0	4	1	+3	5	Knockout stage
2	Iraq	3	1	2	0	4	3	+1	5	Knockout stage
3	South Korea	3	1	1	1	4	2	+2	4
4	Malaysia	3	0	1	2	1	7	−6	1

Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

16 September 2016 (2016-09-16) 2016 AFC U-16 Championship (group stage)	Malaysia	0 – 3	Oman	Margao, India
21:30 (UTC+8)		Report	Arshad Said 20' (pen.), 78' Yousuf Al Maliki 63' (pen.)	Stadium: Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Attendance: 341 Referee: Mooud Bonyadifar (Iran)

19 September 2016 (2016-09-19) 2016 AFC U-16 Championship (group stage)	Iraq	1 – 1	Malaysia	Margao, India
18:30 (UTC+8)	Ridha Jalil 43'	Report	Alif Haikal 84'	Stadium: Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Attendance: 46 Referee: Kimura Hiroyuki (Japan)

22 September 2016 (2016-09-22) 2016 AFC U-16 Championship (group stage)	South Korea	3 – 0	Malaysia	Margao, India
22:30 (UTC+8)	Park Jeong-in 4' Cheon Seong-hoon 14' (pen.) Ko Jun-Hee 84'	Report		Stadium: Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Attendance: 231 Referee: Aziz Asimov (Uzbekistan)

International Friendlies

9 August 2016 (2016-08-09) Friendly	Malaysia	0 – 1	Saudi Arabia	Kelana Jaya, Malaysia
17:00 (UTC+8)			Mansur 87'	Stadium: MBPJ Stadium

27 August 2016 (2016-08-27) Friendly	Malaysia	0 – 1	Saudi Arabia	Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia
17:00 (UTC+8)			Feras 43'	Stadium: USIM Mini Stadium

30 August 2016 (2016-08-30) Friendly	Malaysia	2 – 3	United Arab Emirates	Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia
17:00 (UTC+8)				Stadium: USIM Mini Stadium

10 September 2016 (2016-09-10) Friendly	Malaysia	1 – 2	Yemen	Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia
17:00 (UTC+8)				Stadium: USIM Mini Stadium

League season

Super League

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Johor Darul Ta'zim (C)	22	18	4	0	56	14	+42	58	Qualification to AFC Champions League preliminary round 2^[a]
2	Felda United	22	13	4	5	47	27	+20	43	Qualification to AFC Cup group stage^[b]
3	Kedah	22	11	7	4	30	26	+4	37^[c]
4	Kelantan	22	7	8	7	37	33	+4	29
5	Selangor	22	7	7	8	28	27	+1	28
6	Perak	22	7	7	8	29	30	−1	28
7	T–Team	22	7	6	9	30	34	−4	27
8	Sarawak	22	6	6	10	32	40	−8	24
9	Pahang	22	5	6	11	22	41	−19	24^[d]
10	Penang	22	5	7	10	32	37	−5	22
11	PDRM (R)	22	5	6	11	21	32	−11	21	Relegation to Liga Premier
12	Terengganu (R)	22	5	4	13	21	44	−23	19	Relegation to Liga Premier

Source: SPMB Football Association of Malaysia, Football Malaysia LLP
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 3) Number of goals against.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:

^ Also qualification to AFC Cup group stage if failed to qualify for the AFC Champions League group stage.
^ Since the winners of 2016 Piala FA, Johor Darul Ta'zim, currently qualify for AFC Champions League based on their league position, the spot awarded to the Piala FA winner (AFC Cup group stage) would be passed to the next best team in the table (in this case, the second-placed team).
^ Kedah Football Association (Kedah FA) has been found guilty of putting the suspended player during the match against Pahang on August 3, 2016. Therefore, the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) has been awarded 3 points for Pahang and Kedah sentenced deducted 3 points for the incident.
^ Pahang has been awarded 3 points free from the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) after offenses committed by the Football Association of Kedah (Kedah FA) putting the suspended player during the match against Pahang on August 3, 2016.

Premier League

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Melaka United (C, P)	22	15	5	2	48	25	+23	50	Promotion to Super League
2	PKNS (P)	22	15	3	4	49	25	+24	48	Promotion to Super League
3	Johor Darul Ta'zim II	22	13	4	5	44	26	+18	43
4	Negeri Sembilan	22	9	8	5	40	26	+14	35
5	Kuala Lumpur	22	9	8	5	38	32	+6	35
6	Perlis	22	10	4	8	38	32	+6	34
7	DRB-HICOM	22	8	5	9	30	29	+1	29
8	Kuantan	22	7	7	8	39	43	−4	28
9	Sabah	22	5	5	12	26	41	−15	20
10	UiTM	22	4	4	14	24	44	−20	16
11	ATM	22	4	3	15	24	62	−38	15
12	Sime Darby (R)	22	2	6	14	26	41	−15	12	Relegation to FAM League

Source: FAM Official Site, Football Malaysia LLP
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of goals against
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

FAM Cup

Group A

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or qualification
1	MISC-MIFA (C, P)	16	11	3	2	31	12	+19	36	Advance to knock-out stage
2	FELCRA	16	10	3	3	19	7	+12	33
3	AirAsia Allstar	16	8	6	2	19	7	+12	30
4	Sungai Ara	16	9	2	5	20	14	+6	29
5	Shahzan Muda	16	7	4	5	23	16	+7	25
6	Penjara	16	2	7	7	13	23	−10	13
7	Megah Murni	16	3	4	9	13	26	−13	13
8	Ipoh	16	3	2	11	16	32	−16	11
9	DYS	16	2	3	11	12	28	−16	9

Source: FAM Official Site
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

Group B

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or qualification
1	PKNP (P)	14	9	3	2	26	9	+17	30	Advance to knock-out stage
2	MOF	14	8	3	3	25	12	+13	27
3	SAMB	14	8	3	3	21	14	+7	27
4	KDMM	14	5	4	5	11	14	−3	19
5	UKM	14	4	4	6	13	16	−3	16
6	Hanelang	14	3	4	7	12	19	−7	13
7	PB Melayu Malaysia	14	3	3	8	12	25	−13	12
8	MPKB-BRI U-Bes	14	2	4	8	12	23	−11	10
9	TNB Kilat	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Withdraw

Source: FAM Official Site
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(P) Promoted

Final

First leg

20 October 2016

20:45 (UTC+8)

MISC-MIFA	1–0	PKNP
G. Thipen Raj 89' (p)	Report

Shah Alam Stadium

Attendance: 6700

Referee: Mohd Ezanee Mohd Said

Second leg

27 October 2016

20:45 (UTC+8)

PKNP	1–2	MISC-MIFA
Mazni Hasnan 73'	Report	Yoges Muniandy 5' Munawwar Ali 67'

Perak Stadium, Ipoh

Attendance: 7000

Referee: Fitri Maskon

Domestic Cups

Charity Shield

13 February 2016 Charity Shield	Johor Darul Ta'zim	1–1 (7–6 p)	Selangor	Johor Bahru, Johor
	Hariss 45'	Report	Hafiz 60'	Stadium: Larkin Stadium Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Syed Azhar Syed Kamar
	Penalties
	Safiq Díaz Nazrin Amirul Hariss Azamuddin António Aidil Kunanlan		Olivi Wleh Veenod Hafiz Razman Gopi Shahrom Raimi Azrif

FA Cup

Final

14 May 2016

21:00 (UTC+8)

Johor Darul Ta'zim	2–1	PKNS
Safiq 16' (pen.) Díaz 36'	Report	Guerra 6' (pen.)

Shah Alam Stadium, Shah Alam

Attendance: 75,000

Referee: Syed Azhar Syed Kamar

Malaysia Cup

30 October 2016

21:00 UTC+8

Kedah	1–1	Selangor
Rizal 52'	Report	Hazwan 60'
Penalties
Smeltz Seung-Hwan Farhan Krasniqi Baddrol Amirul Halim Rizal Ghazali	6–5	Ukah Wleh Azmi Olivi Veenod Hafiz Andik Rizal Fahmi

Shah Alam Stadium, Shah Alam, Selangor

Attendance: 79,782

Referee: Mohd Amirul Izwan Yaacob

Malaysian clubs in Asia

Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C.

AFC Champions League

Qualifying play-off

2 February 2016 Preliminary round 2	Muangthong United	0 – 0 (a.e.t.) (3 – 0 p)	Johor Darul Ta'zim	SCG Stadium, Nonthaburi
19:30 UTC+7				Attendance: 11,446 Referee: Kim Sang-woo
	Penalties
	Cleiton Silva Peerapat Notchaiya Sarach Yooyen		Jorge Pereyra Díaz Marcos Antonio Hariss Harun

AFC Cup

Group stage

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	JDT	BFC	AYE	LAO
1	Johor Darul Ta'zim	6	6	0	21	3	+18	18	Knockout stage	—	3–0	8–1	3–0
2	Bengaluru FC	6	3	3	9	10	−1	9	Knockout stage	0–1	—	5–3	2–1
3	Ayeyawady United	6	2	4	12	20	−8	6		1–2	0–1	—	4–2
4	Lao Toyota FC	6	1	5	8	17	−9	3		1–4	2–1	2–3	—

Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

24 February 2016 Group stage	Johor Darul Ta'zim	8–1	Ayeyawady United	Larkin Stadium, Johor Bahru
21:00 UTC+8	Safiq 5', 49', 63' Díaz 14' António 31' Lucero 82', 87' Aidil 89'	Report	Zaw 7'	Attendance: 11,560 Referee: Ng Chiu Kok (Hong Kong)

9 March 2016 Group stage	Bengaluru FC	0–1	Johor Darul Ta'zim	Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bengaluru
18:00 UTC+7		Report	Safiq 55'	Attendance: 2,792 Referee: Hussein Abo Yehia (Lebanon)

16 March 2016 Group stage	Johor Darul Ta'zim	3–0	Lao Toyota	Larkin Stadium, Johor Bahru
21:00 UTC+8	Safiq 62' (pen.), 74' (pen.) Amri 90+2'			Attendance: 16,860 Referee: Hanna Hattab (Syria)

13 April 2016 Group stage	Lao Toyota	1–4	Johor Darul Ta'zim	New Laos National Stadium, Vientiane
18:00 UTC+7	Syvilay 42'	Report	Safee 47' Fadhli 65' Amri 78' Díaz 82'	Attendance: 200 Referee: Çarymyrat Gurbanow (Turkmenistan)

27 April 2016 Group stage	Ayeyawady United	1–2	Johor Darul Ta'zim	Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon
	Thiha Zaw 27'	Report	Amirul Hadi 31' Safee 87'	Attendance: 207 Referee: Khurram Shahzad (Pakistan)

11 May 2016 Group stage	Johor Darul Ta'zim	3–0	Bengaluru FC	Larkin Stadium, Johor Bahru
21:00 UTC+8	Safiq 70' Safee 78' Shakir 90+1' (pen.)	Report		Attendance: 6,545 Referee: Turki Al-Khudhayr (Saudi Arabia)

Knock-out stage

25 May 2016 Round of 16	Johor Darul Ta'zim	7–2	Kaya	Larkin Stadium, Johor Bahru
20:45 UTC+8	Lucero 14', 54', 70' Díaz 23' (pen.) Azamuddin 33', 40' Mahali 69'	Report	Porteria 53' Ugarte 88'	Attendance: 17,322 Referee: Fahad Al-Marri (Qatar)

13 September 2016 Quarter-finals (1st leg)	South China	1–1	Johor Darul Ta'zim	Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong
20:00 UTC+8		Report

20 September 2016 Quarter-finals (2nd leg)	Johor Darul Ta'zim	2–1	South China	Larkin Stadium, Johor Bahru
20:45 UTC+8

28 September 2016 Semi-finals (1st leg)	Johor Darul Ta'zim	1–1	Bengaluru FC	Larkin Stadium, Johor Bahru
20:45 UTC+8	Díaz 52'	Report	Lyngdoh 56'	Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan)

19 October 2016 Semi-finals (2nd leg)	Bengaluru FC	3–1	Johor Darul Ta'zim	Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bengaluru
19:00 UTC+5:30	Chhetri 41', 67' Juanan 76'	Report	Safiq 11'	Attendance: 21,379 Referee: Ali Abdulnabi (Bahrain)

Selangor FA

AFC Cup

Group stage

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	CER	TAM	SEL	SJD
1	Ceres	6	3	3	0	12	4	+8	12	Knockout stage	—	2–1	2–2	5–0
2	Tampines Rovers	6	3	1	2	10	6	+4	10	Knockout stage	1–1	—	1–0	4–0
3	Selangor	6	2	2	2	8	8	0	8		0–0	0–1	—	2–1
4	Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi	6	1	0	5	7	19	−12	3		0–2	3–2	3–4	—

Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

23 February 2016 Group stage	Ceres	2–2	Selangor	Panaad Park and Stadium, Bacolod
	Schröck 18' Gallardo 87'	Report	Olivi 34' Hafiz 60'	Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Wang Di (China)

8 March 2016 Group stage	Selangor	0–1	Tampines Rovers	Selayang Stadium, Selangor
		Report	Fazrul 26'	Attendance: 5,985 Referee: Khamis Al-Kuwari (Qatar)

15 March 2016 Group stage	Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi	3–4	Selangor	Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka
18:30 UTC+6	Darboe 29' Onuoha 65' Anselme 66'	Report	Wleh 39' Gopinathan 53' Olivi 70', 83'	Attendance: 550 Referee: Nivon Robesh Gamini (Sri Lanka)

12 April 2016 Group stage	Selangor	2–1	Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi	Selayang Stadium, Selangor
20:45 UTC+8	Hazwan 16' Wleh 89'	Report	Darboe 35'	Attendance: 2,487 Referee: Masaaki Toma (Japan)

26 April 2016 Group stage	Selangor	0–0	Ceres	Selayang Stadium, Selangor
20:45 UTC+8		Report		Attendance: 1,950 Referee: Omar Al-Yaqoubi (Oman)

10 May 2016 Group stage	Tampines Rovers	1–0	Selangor	National Stadium, Singapore
19:00 UTC+8	Yasir 31'	Report		Attendance: 11,875 Referee: Jameel Abdulhusin (Bahrain)

Coaching changes

Malaysia national football team

Outgoing Head Coach	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Incoming Head Coach	Date of appointment
Dollah Salleh	Resigned	9 September 2015	Ong Kim Swee	18 January 2016 ^[7]

Malaysia Super League

Team	Outgoing Head Coach	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Incoming Head Coach	Date of appointment
Kelantan	Zahasmi Ismail	End of contract	29 November 2015	K. Devan	5 December 2015
Selangor	Mehmet Durakovic		12 December 2015	Zainal Abidin Hassan	31 December 2015^[8]
Pahang	Zainal Abidin Hassan		15 December 2015	Ahmad Shaharuddin Rosdi	15 December 2015
T-Team	Tomislav Steinbruckner		30 November 2015	Rahmad Darmawan	8 December 2015
Terengganu	Ahmad Yusoff	Sacked	23 February 2016
Pahang	Ahmad Shaharuddin Rosdi	Resign	12 March 2016	Razip Ismail	17 March 2016

Malaysia Premier League

Team	Outgoing manager	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Incoming manager	Date of appointment
Negeri Sembilan	K. Devan	Sacked	26 August 2015^[9]	Gary Phillips	24 November 2015^[10]
Perlis	Yusri Che Lah	Resigned	15 October 2015^[11]	Dollah Salleh	21 November 2015^[12]
UiTM	Azuan Zain	End of contract	25 October 2015	Raja Isa Raja Akram Shah	28 October 2015^[13]
Sime Darby	Ismail Zakaria		31 October 2015	Abdul Ghani Malik	1 November 2015
Kuala Lumpur	Tam Siew Seng		31 October 2015	Ismail Zakaria	25 December 2015
Sabah	Azraai Khor Abdullah	Sacked	6 November 2015^[14]	Vjeran Simunić	7 December 2015^[15]
Johor DT II	Nenad Bacina	Resigned	14 December 2015	Benjamin Mora	14 December 2015 ^[16]

Notes

^ Timor-Leste played their home match in Malaysia.

References

^ "Federacao Futebol Timor-Leste expelled from AFC Asian Cup 2023". The-AFC.com. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
^ "FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) 2018, football - table and standings". soccer365.me. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
^ Zulhilmi Zainal (1 March 2016). "Hang Jebat Stadium to host Malaysia-Macau friendly". Goal.com. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
^ ^a ^b Zulhilmi Zainal (15 April 2016). "OKS has no specific ranking target this year, only wants to win matches". Goal.com. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
^ "FIFA revokes official match status of New Caledonia-Malaysia friendly – Goal.com". 1 July 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
^ "BERNAMA – FIFA's Non-Recognition Of New Caledonia-Malaysia Match Due To Technical Error". www.bernama.com. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
^ "Datuk Ong Kim Swee diumum ketua jurulatih kebangsaan yang baharu". Football Association of Malaysia (in Malay). 18 January 2016. Archived from the original on 26 January 2016. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
^ "Zainal Abidin Hassan dilantik jurulatih Selangor". Selangor FA (in Malay). 31 December 2015. Archived from the original on 15 February 2016. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
^ "PBNS gugur pemain, K Devan". Berita Harian (in Malay). 26 August 2015.
^ "Gary Phillips' Australian quartet ready to bring glory back to Negeri Sembilan". ESPN. 1 December 2015.
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^ "Dollah Salleh kini ketua jurulatih skuad Perlis". Sinar Harian (in Malay). 21 November 2015.
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[table_note_TLS0.8198903104383-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f On 12 December 2017, AFC decided to forfeit the first five matches involving Timor-Leste – both v Malaysia, home v United Arab Emirates, away v Saudi Arbia, and home v Palestine due to the use of falsified documents for their players of Timor-Leste.^[1]

[table_note_UAE0.8198903104383-3] United Arab Emirates already qualified for the Asian Cup as the host nation.

[table_note_MAS_KSA0.8198903104383-4] Match abandoned after 87 minutes due to a group of supporters throwing flares at the pitch. A month later, FIFA awarded Saudi Arabia 3–0 win.

[table_note_res_CL0.28474193498713-11] Also qualification to AFC Cup group stage if failed to qualify for the AFC Champions League group stage.

[table_note_res_ACP0.28474193498713-12] Since the winners of 2016 Piala FA, Johor Darul Ta'zim, currently qualify for AFC Champions League based on their league position, the spot awarded to the Piala FA winner (AFC Cup group stage) would be passed to the next best team in the table (in this case, the second-placed team).

[table_hth_KED0.28474193498713-13] Kedah Football Association (Kedah FA) has been found guilty of putting the suspended player during the match against Pahang on August 3, 2016. Therefore, the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) has been awarded 3 points for Pahang and Kedah sentenced deducted 3 points for the incident.

[table_hth_PAH0.28474193498713-14] Pahang has been awarded 3 points free from the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) after offenses committed by the Football Association of Kedah (Kedah FA) putting the suspended player during the match against Pahang on August 3, 2016.

[TLS-6] Timor-Leste played their home match in Malaysia.

[2023_expelled-19-1] "Federacao Futebol Timor-Leste expelled from AFC Asian Cup 2023". The-AFC.com. Retrieved 20 January 2017.

[soccer365_AFC_2018-5] "FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) 2018, football - table and standings". soccer365.me. Retrieved 12 June 2024.

[7] Zulhilmi Zainal (1 March 2016). "Hang Jebat Stadium to host Malaysia-Macau friendly". Goal.com. Retrieved 1 March 2016.

[friendly_matches-8] Zulhilmi Zainal (15 April 2016). "OKS has no specific ranking target this year, only wants to win matches". Goal.com. Retrieved 15 April 2016.

[9] "FIFA revokes official match status of New Caledonia-Malaysia friendly – Goal.com". 1 July 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2016.

[10] "BERNAMA – FIFA's Non-Recognition Of New Caledonia-Malaysia Match Due To Technical Error". www.bernama.com. Retrieved 5 July 2016.

[15] "Datuk Ong Kim Swee diumum ketua jurulatih kebangsaan yang baharu". Football Association of Malaysia (in Malay). 18 January 2016. Archived from the original on 26 January 2016. Retrieved 21 January 2016.

[16] "Zainal Abidin Hassan dilantik jurulatih Selangor". Selangor FA (in Malay). 31 December 2015. Archived from the original on 15 February 2016. Retrieved 21 January 2016.

[17] "PBNS gugur pemain, K Devan". Berita Harian (in Malay). 26 August 2015.

[18] "Gary Phillips' Australian quartet ready to bring glory back to Negeri Sembilan". ESPN. 1 December 2015.

[19] "Yusri Che Lah letak jawatan". Sinar Harian (in Malay). 15 October 2015.

[20] "Dollah Salleh kini ketua jurulatih skuad Perlis". Sinar Harian (in Malay). 21 November 2015.

[21] "Raja Isa kemudi Uitm FC musim depan". stadiumastro.com (in Malay). 28 October 2015. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 21 January 2016.

[22] "Sabah, Azraai Khor 'bercerai'". Berita Harian (in Malay). 6 November 2015.

[23] "Vjeran Simunic ketua jurulatih baharu Sabah". Berita Harian (in Malay). 4 December 2015.

[24] "BENJAMIN MORA APPOINTED NEW JOHOR DARUL TA'ZIM II HEAD COACH". Johor Southern Tigers. 14 December 2015. Archived from the original on 23 December 2015. Retrieved 21 January 2016.

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