2022 UiTM FC season

UiTM FC
2022 season
President	Mohd. Sazili Shahibi
CEO	Mustaza Ahmad
Head coach	Ismail Ibrahim
Stadium	UiTM Stadium
Malaysia Super League	7th
Malaysia FA Cup	First round
Malaysia Cup	Round of 16
Top goalscorer	; Zafri Zakaria; Alif Safwan (3)
Average home league attendance	0
	← 2021 2023 →

The 2022 season was UiTM FC's 14th in existence and their 1st season in the second-tier of Malaysian football since relegation last season. The team competed in Malaysia Premier League, the Malaysia FA Cup and the Malaysia Cup.

Ismail Ibrahim has been appointed as the club's new head coach.^[2]^[3]^[4]

Coaching staff

Head coach: Ismail Ibrahim
Assistant head coach: Shahreen Nizam Sharudin
Goalkeeping coach: Abd Jalil Man
Fitness coach: Zaiham Abd Hamid
Team doctor: Wan Mohamad Izham
Physiotherapist: Ahmad Hanbal Raman

Players

First-team squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	MAS	Ameerul Eqhwan
2	DF	MAS	Azeddy Misra
4	DF	MAS	Zafri Zakaria
6	DF	MAS	Hakim Ismail
7	FW	MAS	Hizaz Lokman
8	MF	MAS	Nazirul Hasif
9	FW	GHA	George Attram (on loan from Selangor)
10	FW	MAS	Rafie Yaacob
11	FW	MAS	Afzal Akbar
14	MF	MAS	Izman Solehin
15	DF	MAS	Farhan Rahim
19	FW	MAS	Alif Safwan
20	MF	MAS	Amirul Aiman (vice-captain)
21	DF	MAS	Faris Zabri
22	GK	MAS	Ramdhan Hamid (vice-captain)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
23	DF	MAS	Izaaq Izhan (captain)
25	MF	MAS	Azriddin Rosli
27	MF	MAS	Zharif Nazhan
28	FW	MAS	Farez Aiman
29	MF	MAS	Arham Khussyairi (vice-captain)
30	MF	MAS	Fahmi Sabri
32	DF	MAS	Nashran Elias
33	GK	MAS	Amir Haikal
34	MF	MAS	Eizrul Ashraf
36	MF	MAS	Amir Adha
47	MF	MAS	Faris Hafiz
55	DF	MAS	Syed Muadz
56	FW	MAS	Danial Romizan
88	GK	MAS	Rendy Rining (vice-captain)

Transfers in

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
22	GK	MAS	Ramdhan Hamid (from Kelantan United)

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		League		FA Cup		Malaysia Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK	MAS	Ameerul Eqhwan	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
22	GK	MAS	Ramdhan Hamid	12	0	12	0	0	0	0	0
88	GK	MAS	Rendy Rining	8	0	5	0	1	0	2	0
Defenders
2	DF	MAS	Azeddy Misra	2	0	0+2	0	0	0	0	0
4	DF	MAS	Zafri Zakaria	10	3	7+1	3	0	0	2	0
6	DF	MAS	Hakim Ismail	12	0	10	0	1	0	1	0
15	DF	MAS	Farhan Rahim	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
21	DF	MAS	Faris Zabri	14	0	8+3	0	1	0	1+1	0
23	DF	MAS	Izaaq Izhan	18	0	10+5	0	1	0	2	0
32	DF	MAS	Nashran Elias	15	0	10+3	0	0+1	0	0+1	0
Midfielders
8	MF	MAS	Nazirul Hasif	15	2	4+10	2	0	0	0+1	0
14	MF	MAS	Izman Solehin	10	2	4+4	2	0	0	2	0
20	MF	MAS	Amirul Aiman	20	1	16+1	1	1	0	2	0
25	MF	MAS	Azriddin Rosli	17	0	9+5	0	1	0	0+2	0
27	MF	MAS	Zharif Nazhan	11	1	8+3	1	0	0	0	0
29	MF	MAS	Arham Khussyairi	16	0	11+3	0	0	0	2	0
30	MF	MAS	Fahmi Sabri	15	0	7+7	0	0+1	0	0	0
34	MF	MAS	Eizrul Ashraf	17	0	9+6	0	1	0	0+1	0
36	MF	MAS	Amir Adha	15	1	10+4	1	0+1	0	0	0
47	MF	MAS	Faris Hafiz	19	2	15+1	2	1	0	2	0
Forwards
7	FW	MAS	Hizaz Lokman	12	0	1+8	0	0+1	0	0+2	0
9	FW	GHA	George Attram	2	1	0	0	0	0	2	1
10	FW	MAS	Rafie Yaacob	18	1	12+3	1	1	0	2	0
11	FW	MAS	Afzal Akbar	21	1	18	1	1	0	2	0
19	FW	MAS	Alif Safwan	15	3	8+6	3	1	0	0	0
28	FW	MAS	Farez Aiman	18	2	3+12	1	0+1	0	0+2	1
Players transferred out during the season

Last updated: 17 September 2022
Source: Competitions

Competitions

Malaysia Premier League

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
5	Kelantan United	18	6	7	5	23	19	+4	25	Promotion to 2023 Super League and Qualification to 2022 Malaysia Cup
6	PDRM	18	6	3	9	20	28	−8	21
7	UiTM (D)	18	6	2	10	18	25	−7	20	Withdrawn from Liga Super and relegated to 2023 Malaysia M4 League^[a]
8	Selangor II^[b]	18	4	4	10	14	25	−11	16	Relocated to 2023 MFL Cup
9	Perak	18	5	2	11	16	30	−14	8^[c]	Promotion to 2023 Super League

Updated to match(es) played on 4 September 2022. Source: MFL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
(D) Disqualified
Notes:

^ UiTM FC withdrew from Liga Super before the start of 2023 season.
^ Johor Darul Ta'zim II, Selangor II, and Terengganu II aren't eligible to promote as their parent clubs (Johor Darul Ta'zim, Selangor, and Terengganu) play in the Super League. These feeder teams can only play in leagues below their parents'. They also can't play in the Malaysian Cup as they're only eligible to play in the Malaysian Cup if their parents fail to do so (which is not possible currently).
^ Perak have been deducted three points on 1st April for breaching the finances regulation. Later, six points more were deducted on 15th April following the failure to pay the players and officials salary one day before.^[5]

Win Draw Loss

15 August 2022 1

Kelantan United

3–1

UiTM

19 March 2022 2

UiTM

0–1

Selangor

25 March 2022 3

UiTM

0–3

Kelantan

9 April 2022 4

UiTM

1–2

Johor Darul Ta'zim II

23 April 2022 5

UiTM

1–2

Kelantan United

27 April 2022 6

Terengganu II

2–0

UiTM

7 May 2022 7

UiTM

0–2

Kuching City

17 May 2022 8

FAM-MSN Project

0–1

UiTM

21 May 2022 9

Perak

0–2

UiTM

28 May 2022 10

UiTM

1–1

PDRM

25 June 2022 11

UiTM

3–0

Terengganu II

18 July 2022 12

Kelantan

1–0

UiTM

26 July 2022 13

Johor Darul Ta'zim II

4–0

UiTM

5 August 2022 14

Selangor 2

0–0

UiTM

10 August 2022 15

UiTM

4–1

FAM-MSN Project

20 August 2022 16

Kuching City

2–1

UiTM

3 September 2022 17

UiTM

2–1

Perak

17 September 2022 18

PDRM

0–1

UiTM

Malaysia FA Cup

31 March 2022 First round

Kuching City

2–0

UiTM

Malaysia Cup

Round of 16

26 October 2022 First leg

UiTM

1–2

Sabah

31 October 2022 Second leg

Sabah

1–1
(3–2 agg.)

UiTM

References

^ "LIST TOP SCORERS LIGA PREMIER MALAYSIA 2022". cms.fam.org.my. FAM-CMS. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
^ "UiTM kembali dalam kancah Liga Malaysia". stadiumastro.com. Stadium Astro. 3 March 2022.
^ "Pemain tempatan miliki potensi besar - Presiden UiTM FC". berita.rtm.gov.my. Radio Televisyen Malaysia. 5 October 2022.
^ "UiTM temui formula kemenangan". sinarharian.com.my. Sinar Harian. 27 May 2022.
^ "Perak FC deducted six points in 2022 Premier League". theSun. 15 April 2022. Retrieved 15 April 2022.

[table_note_res_WD0.30211394853057-5] UiTM FC withdrew from Liga Super before the start of 2023 season.

[table_note_JDT0.30211394853057-6] Johor Darul Ta'zim II, Selangor II, and Terengganu II aren't eligible to promote as their parent clubs (Johor Darul Ta'zim, Selangor, and Terengganu) play in the Super League. These feeder teams can only play in leagues below their parents'. They also can't play in the Malaysian Cup as they're only eligible to play in the Malaysian Cup if their parents fail to do so (which is not possible currently).

[table_hth_PRK0.30211394853057-8] Perak have been deducted three points on 1st April for breaching the finances regulation. Later, six points more were deducted on 15th April following the failure to pay the players and officials salary one day before.^[5]

[1] "LIST TOP SCORERS LIGA PREMIER MALAYSIA 2022". cms.fam.org.my. FAM-CMS. Retrieved 16 February 2023.

[2] "UiTM kembali dalam kancah Liga Malaysia". stadiumastro.com. Stadium Astro. 3 March 2022.

[3] "Pemain tempatan miliki potensi besar - Presiden UiTM FC". berita.rtm.gov.my. Radio Televisyen Malaysia. 5 October 2022.

[4] "UiTM temui formula kemenangan". sinarharian.com.my. Sinar Harian. 27 May 2022.

[7] "Perak FC deducted six points in 2022 Premier League". theSun. 15 April 2022. Retrieved 15 April 2022.

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