2024–25 Sabah F.C. season

Sabah
2024–25 season
Owner	Sabah Football Club Sdn Bhd
Manager	Ong Kim Swee
Stadium	Likas Stadium
Malaysia Super League	3rd
Malaysia FA Cup	Quarter-Finals
Malaysia Cup	Round of 16
Top goalscorer	League: ; 6 goals; João Pedro; All: ; 6 goals; João Pedro
Highest home attendance	11,569 vs Johor Darul Ta'zim (League); 3,900 vs Kuala Lumpur Rovers (FA Cup)
Lowest home attendance	3,154 vs Negeri Sembilan (League) ; 3,834 vs Terengganu (FA Cup);
Average home league attendance	5,469 (League) ; 3,867 (FA Cup)
Biggest win	Penang 0-4 Sabah (League) ; Sabah 7-0 Kuala Lumpur Rovers (FA Cup)
Biggest defeat	Kuala Lumpur City 3-0 Sabah (League); Terengganu 4-0 Sabah (FA Cup);
	Home colours
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	← 2023 2025–26 →

The 2024–25 season is Sabah's ninth competitive season in the highest tier of Malaysian football since the foundation of Malaysia Super League in 2004, and the club's fifth consecutive in the Malaysia Super League.

Squad

As of 22 September 2024

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	Ramzi Mustakim
2	DF	MAS	Hanafie Tokyo
3	DF	MAS	Rawilson Batuil
4	DF	BRA	Gabriel Peres
5	DF	MAS	Daniel Ting
6	DF	KOR	Park Tae-soo (captain)
7	MF	ESP	Cifu
8	MF	MAS	Farhan Roslan
9	FW	BRA	João Pedro
10	MF	POR	Telmo Castanheira
11	FW	MAS	Jafri Firdaus Chew
12	FW	MAS	Kumaahran Sathasivam
13	DF	MAS	Dinesh Rajasingam
17	MF	MAS	Hamran Peter
18	DF	GRE	Haris Stamboulidis
19	GK	MAS	Khairul Fahmi Che Mat
20	MF	MAS	Gary Steven Robbat


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
21	MF	MAS	Danial Haqim
22	MF	MAS	Stuart Wilkin
24	MF	MAS	Nureizkhan Isa
27	DF	KOR	Ko Kwang-min
28	FW	MAS	Darren Lok
29	DF	MAS	Ummareng Bacok
30	MF	MAS	Shahrol Nizam Abd Rahman
31	GK	MAS	Damien Lim
33	DF	MAS	Dominic Tan
40	MF	MAS	Sahrizan Saidin
48	MF	MAS	Syukri Baharun
50	FW	MAS	Azhad Harraz
66	MF	MAS	Rozaimi Abdul Rahman
67	FW	IDN	Saddil Ramdani
72	FW	MAS	Harith Naem
77	MF	MAS	Irfan Fazail
88	MF	MAS	Rusdi Roslan

Transfers

Players in

Pre-season

Position	Player	From
FW	Harith Naem	Perak^[8]
DF	Haris Stamboulidis	Mar Menor^[9]

MId-season

Position	Player	From
FW	João Pedro	The Cong-Viettel^[10]

Players out

Pre-season

Position	Player	To
FW	Amri Yahyah	PT Athletic
DF	Rizal Ghazali	Kedah Darul Aman^[11]
DF	Irfan Zakaria	Kedah Darul Aman^[12]

Mid-season

Position	Player	To
FW	Ramon	Araz-Naxçıvan^[13]

Friendly matches

Win Draw Loss

SMJ Cup 2024

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Kuala Lumpur City	3	2	1	0	4	1	+3	7	Advance to Final
2	Sabah	3	1	2	0	2	1	+1	5	Advance to Final
3	Kuching City	3	1	1	1	2	3	−1	4	Advance to 3rd Place Play-off
4	Hougang United	3	0	0	3	1	4	−3	0	Advance to 3rd Place Play-off

Updated to match(es) played on 3 May 2024. Source: Sabah FC Facebook Page
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.

29 April 2024 Matchday 1	Sabah	2–1	Hougang United	Kota Kinabalu
20:00 MYT	Wilkin 54' Saddil 74'		Plazonja 70' (pen.)	Stadium: Likas Stadium

1 May 2024 Matchday 2	Sabah	0–0	Kuala Lumpur City	Kota Kinabalu
20:00 MYT				Stadium: Likas Stadium

3 May 2024 Matchday 3	Sabah	0–0	Kuching City	Kota Kinabalu
20:00 MYT				Stadium: Likas Stadium

5 May 2024 Final	Kuala Lumpur City	0–1	Sabah	Kota Kinabalu
20:00 MYT			Ramon 63' (pen.)	Stadium: Likas Stadium

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30 May 2024	Selangor	3–2	Sabah	Jakarta, Indonesia
17:00 WIB	Allif H. 45' Park 45+2' (o.g.) Orozco 69'		Jafri 61' Saddil 62'	Stadium: Jakarta International Stadium

2 June 2024 3rd Place	Sabah	2–1	PSIS Semarang	Jakarta, Indonesia
17:00 WIB	Jafri 39' Irfan 80'		Habil 61'	Stadium: Jakarta International Stadium

Competitions

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Super League	12 May 2024		LS1		14	8	2	4	30	20	+10	057.14
FA Cup	15 June 2024	6 July 2024	Round of 16	Quarter-final	3	1	0	2	7	7	+0	033.33
Malaysia Cup	23 November 2024		Round of 16						!—
Total					17	9	2	6	37	27	+10	052.94

Last updated: 11 November 2024
Source: FAM-CMS

Malaysia Super League

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Johor Darul Ta'zim	14	13	1	0	53	6	+47	40	Qualification for the AFC Champions League Elite league stage
2	Selangor	14	9	2	3	23	12	+11	29	Qualification for the AFC Champions League Two group stage
3	Sabah	14	8	2	4	30	20	+10	26	Qualification for the ASEAN Club Championship
4	Terengganu	14	5	6	3	18	15	+3	21	Qualification for the ASEAN Club Championship
5	Kuching City	13	4	6	3	18	18	0	18

Updated to match(es) played on 10 November 2024. Source: MFL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
14	8	2	4	30	20	+10	26	4	2	2	16	10	+6	4	0	2	14	10	+4

Source: FAM-CMS

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17
Ground	H	A	H	-	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	-
Result	D	W	W	-	L	W	L	W	L	D	L	W	W	W	W
Position	6	3	3	4	5	3	5	4	5	4	5	4	3	3	3

Source: FAM Notes:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; - = No Match

Fixtures and Results

The league fixtures were announced on 9 April 2024.^[14]^[15]

Win Draw Loss

12 May 2024 LS1	Sabah	0–0	Penang	Kota Kinabalu
17:45 MYT	Jafri 88'	Report	Rahmat 90'	Stadium: Likas Stadium Attendance: 3,708 Referee: Mohammad Zamzaidi bin Katimin Man of the Match: Rafael Vitor (Penang)

17 May 2024 LS2	Kelantan Darul Naim	2–3	Sabah	Kota Bharu
21:00 MYT	Kim 55' Jeřábek 75' Bae 90+1'	Report	Peres 25' Wilkin 63' Ramon 69' Ting 73'	Stadium: Sultan Muhammad IV Stadium Attendance: 7,778 Referee: Muhammad Khairulsyahmi bin Ahmad Khalidi Man of the Match: Khairul Fahmi Che Mat (Sabah)

25 May 2024 LS3	Sabah	2–1	Kuching City	Kota Kinabalu
20:15 MYT	Park 45+3' Lok 75' (pen.) Jafri 85' Ko 98'	Report	Wan Azraie 49' Pedro 64' Pedro 64' Mintah 74' Okwuosa 74'	Stadium: Likas Stadium Attendance: 5,141 Referee: Ahmad Zuhadi Dzulkifli Man of the Match: Darren Lok (Sabah)

13 July 2024 LS5	Sabah	1-3	Johor Darul Ta'zim	Kota Kinabalu
20:15 MYT	Peres 52' Rawilson 90+5'	Report	Morales 21', 44' Davies 49' Bergson 77' Bergson 90+5' (pen.)	Stadium: Likas Stadium Attendance: 11,569 Referee: Razlan bin Joffri Ali Man of the Match: Romel Morales (Johor Darul Ta'zim)

25 July 2024 LS6	Sabah	2-0	Negeri Sembilan	Kota Kinabalu
20:15 MYT	Ting 14' Jafri 81' (pen.) Kumaahran 26' Park 77' Stamboulidis 90+3' Harith 90+5'	Report	Norfiqrie 64' Izzuddin 90+3'	Stadium: Likas Stadium Attendance: 3,154 Referee: Mohamad Kamil Zakaria bin Ismail Man of the Match: Cifu (Sabah)

31 July 2024 LS7	Kuala Lumpur City	3-0	Sabah	Cheras
20:15 MYT	Gan 35' Gallifuoco 45+1' Ko 45+5' (o.g.) Josué 61' Zhafri 87' Amirul 90+2'	Report	Rawilson 44'	Stadium: Kuala Lumpur Stadium Attendance: 1,029 Referee: Suhaizi Shukri Man of the Match: Paulo Josué (Kuala Lumpur City)

9 August 2024 LS8	Sri Pahang	2-3	Sabah	Temerloh
21:00 MYT	Sherman 6', 48' Sherman 68' Hidalgo 71' Agüero 78' Azwan 90+3'	Report	Jafri 18' Farhan 26' Ting 35' Gary 38' Danial 90+5' Telmo 90+6'	Stadium: Temerloh Mini Stadium Attendance: 1,656 Referee: Mohamad Kamil Zakaria bin Ismail Man of the Match: Khairul Fahmi Che Mat (Sabah)

13 August 2024 LS9	Sabah	1-2	Selangor	Kota Kinabalu
20:15 MYT	Safuwan 27' (o.g.)	Report	Fernández 29' Fernández 31' Harith 87'	Stadium: Likas Stadium Attendance: 4,652 Referee: Mohammad Zamzaidi bin Katimin Man of the Match: Rawilson Batuil (Sabah)

15 September 2024 LS10	Sabah	1-1	Terengganu	Kota Kinabalu
20:15 MYT	João 11' Lok 85'	Report	Akinade 45+1' Tukhtasinov 61'	Stadium: Likas Stadium Attendance: 5,602 Referee: Ahmad Zuhadi Dzulkifli Man of the Match: Suhaimi Husin (Terengganu)

21 September 2024 LS11	PDRM	1-0	Sabah	Selayang
17:30 MYT	Badrul 37' Ifedayo 80'	Report	Ting 37' Telmo 45+1' Rawilson 57'	Stadium: Selayang Stadium Attendance: 416 Referee: Muhammad Usaid bin Jamal Man of the Match: Bryan See (PDRM)

29 September 2024 LS12	Sabah	5-2	Kedah Darul Aman	Kota Kinabalu
17:45 MYT	Saddil 3' (pen.) João 48', 68' Peres 74' Kumaahran 84' Gary 90+4'	Report	Cleylton 45+3' Gordic 65' Hasbullah 76'	Stadium: Likas Stadium Attendance: 5,006 Referee: Ahmad Zuhadi Dzulkifli Man of the Match: Cifu (Sabah)

19 October 2024 LS13	Perak	2-4	Sabah	Ipoh
17:00 MYT	Guaycochea 30' (pen.) Clayton 49' Tommy 61' Sunday 79'	Report	Ko 39' Wilkin 44' Saddil 58' João 83' Cifu 88'	Stadium: Perak Stadium Attendance: 2,531 Referee: Mohd Hasrol bin Mohd Amir Man of the Match: Stuart Wilkin (Sabah)

25 October 2024 LS14	Penang	0-4	Sabah	George Town
20:15 MYT	Fairuz 20' Ankrah 31' Adib 69'	Report	Saddil 2' Peres 6' Wilkin 35' Tan 50' Lim 77'	Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 1,187 Referee: Mohammad Zamzaidi bin Katim Man of the Match: Dominic Tan (Sabah)

3 November 2024 LS15	Sabah	4-1	Kelantan Darul Naim	Kota Kinabalu
18:45 MYT	João 17', 45' Farhan 28' Peres 60'	Report	Fazrul 27' Jeřábek 58'	Stadium: Likas Stadium Attendance: 4,922 Referee: Muhammad Khairulsyahmi bin Ahmad Khaidi Man of the Match: João Pedro (Sabah)

TBA 2024 LS16	Kuching City	v	Sabah	Kuching
19:30 MYT				Stadium: Sarawak State Stadium

FA Cup

Fixtures and Results

The draw for the 2024 Malaysia FA Cup was held on 16 May 2024.
The schedule was later announced on 24 May 2024.^[16]

Win Draw Loss

15 June 2024 R16	Sabah	7-0	Kuala Lumpur Rovers	Kota Kinabalu
20:15 MYT	Saddil 17' Ramon 28', 45', 59' Kumaahran 39' Park 51' Jafri 73' Raffi 90+3' (o.g.)	Report	Amirul 45+3' Zahril 90+4'	Stadium: Likas Stadium Attendance: 3,900 Referee: Muhammad Shukor bin Zulkiflee Man of the Match: Ramon (Sabah)

28 June 2024 Quarter-finals (Leg 1)	Terengganu	4-0	Sabah	Kuala Nerus
21:00 MYT	Ott 9' Akinade 37', 45+3' Pilj 42' Akhyar 28' Akinade 32' Alif 53' Safwan 76'	Report	Castanheira 26' Peres 87'	Stadium: Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin Stadium Attendance: 15,677 Referee: Mohd Hasrol bin Mohd Amir Man of the Match: Nurillo Tukhtasinov (Terengganu)

6 July 2024 Quarter-finals (Leg 2)	Sabah	0-3 [Agg. 0-7]	Terengganu	Kota Kinabalu
19:15 MYT	Jafri 25' Daniel 75' Dominic 77'	Report	Safawi 10' Akhyar 43' Pilj 88' Nasrulhaq 77'	Stadium: Likas Stadium Attendance: 3,834 Referee: Tuan Mohd Yaasin bin Tuan Mohd Hanafiah Man of the Match: Syed Muhammad Nasrulhaq (Terengganu)

Malaysia Cup

Fixtures and Results

The draw for the 2024 Malaysia Cup was held on 11 November 2024.^[17]

Win Draw Loss

23 November 2024 Round of 16 (Leg 1)	PT Athletic	v	Sabah
17:00 MYT

27 November 2024 Round of 16 (Leg 2)	Sabah	v	PT Athletic
20:30 MYT

Statistics

Top Scorers

As of 3 November 2024

Rank	Player	Super League	FA Cup	Total
1	João Pedro	6	0	6
2	Gabriel Peres	4	0	4
	Jafri Firdaus Chew	3	1
	Ramon	1	3
5	Stuart Wilkin	3	0	3
5	Saddil Ramdani	2	1	3
7	Daniel Ting	2	0	2
7	Farhan Roslan	2	0	2
9	Darren Lok	1	0	1
	Dominic Tan	1	0
	Gary Steven Robbat	1	0
	Kumaahran Sathasivam	1	0
	Ko Kwang-min	1	0
	Cifu	1	0
	Park Tae-soo	0	1
Total		29	6	35

Clean sheets

As of 3 November 2024

Rank	Player	Super League	FA Cup	Total
1	Khairul Fahmi Che Mat	2	1	3
2	Damien Lim	1	0	1
Total		3	1	4

Squad statistics

As of 3 November 2024^[18]

Appearances (Apps.) numbers are for appearances in competitive games only including sub appearances.
Red card numbers denote: Numbers in parentheses represent red cards overturned for wrongful dismissal.

No.	Nat.	Player	Pos.	Super League				FA Cup				Malaysia Cup				Total
No.	Nat.	Player	Pos.	Apps				Apps				Apps				Apps
1		Ramzi Mustakim	GK
2		Hanafie Tokyo	DF
3		Rawilson Batuil	DF	11		2	1	2								13		2	1
4		Gabriel Peres	DF	10	4	1		1		1						11	4	2
5		Daniel Ting	DF	14	2	2		3		1						17	2	3
6		Park Tae-soo	DF	9		2		3	1							12	1	2
7		Cifu	DF	9	1			1								10	1
8		Farhan Roslan	MF	9	2											9	2
9		João Pedro	FW	6	6											6	6
10		Telmo Castanheira	MF	14		2		3		1						17		3
11		Jafri Firdaus Chew	FW	13	3	1		3	1	1						16	4	2
12		Kumaahran Sathasivam	FW	6	1	1		3		1						9	1	2
13		Dinesh Rajasingam	DF	1												1
16		Ramon †	FW	3	1			3	3							6	4
17		Hamran Peter	MF	1												1
18		Haris Stamboulidis	DF	4		2		1								5		2
19		Khairul Fahmi Che Mat	GK	8				3								11
20		Gary Steven Robbat	MF	8	1	1										8	1	1
21		Danial Haqim	MF	3		1										3		1
22		Stuart Wilkin	MF	10	3			3								13	3
24		Nureizkhan Isa	MF
27		Ko Kwang-min	MF	12	1	1		3								15	1	1
28		Darren Lok	FW	8	1	1		1								9	1	1
29		Ummareng Bacok	MF
30		Shahrol Nizam Abd Rahman	MF
31		Damien Lim	GK	6		1										6		1
33		Dominic Tan	DF	14	1			3		1						17	1	1
40		Sahrizan Saidin	MF	3												3
48		Syukri Baharun	MF
50		Azhad Harraz Arman	FW	7				1								8
66		Rozaimi Abdul Rahman	MF
67		Saddil Ramdani	FW	8	2	1		2	1							10	3	1
72		Harith Naem	FW	4		2		1								5		2
77		Irfan Fazail	MF	6				2								8
88		Rusdi Roslan	MF					1								1
Own goals					1				0				0				1
Totals					30	19	1		6	6	0		0	0	0		36	25	1

† Player left the club during the season.

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