2016 in Malaysian football

Football in Malaysia
Season	2016
Community Shield	Johor Darul Ta'zim

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

1 Promotion and relegation
- 1.1 Pre-season
2 New and withdrawn teams
- 2.1 New teams
- 2.2 Withdrawn team
3 National team
- 3.1 Malaysia national football team
- 3.2 Malaysia national under-23 football team
  - 3.2.1 International Friendlies
4 League season
5 Domestic Cups
6 Malaysian clubs in Asia
- 6.1 Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C.
  - 6.1.1 AFC Champions League
    - 6.1.1.1 Qualifying play-off
  - 6.1.2 AFC Cup
    - 6.1.2.1 Group stage
    - 6.1.2.2 Knock-out stage
- 6.2 Selangor FA
  - 6.2.1 AFC Cup
    - 6.2.1.1 Group stage
7 Coaching changes
8 References

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New and withdrawn teams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Withdrawn team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

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	Third round and Asian Cup	—	2–1	3–2	2–0	7–0
2	United Arab Emirates	8	5	2	1	25	4	+21	17	Third round and Asian Cup	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	3	30	−27	4	Asian Cup qualifying play-off round	0–3^{[lower-alpha 1]}	1–2	0–6	—	1–1
5	Timor-Leste	8	0	2	6	2	36	−34	2	Asian Cup qualifying play-off round	0–10	0–1	1–1	0–1	—

Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Notes:

↑ The Malaysia v Saudi Arabia match, on 8 September 2015, was abandoned during the 87th minute after a group of supporters threw objects onto the pitch. At the time of the abandonment the score was 2–1 to Saudi Arabia. On 5 October 2015, FIFA decided that this match was forfeited and the result to be declared as a 0–3 loss for Malaysia.^[1]^[2]

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	v	Timor-Leste	TBC
21:00UTC+8

7 June 2016 2019 Asian Cup – Play-off	Timor-Leste	v	Malaysia	TBC
20:30 UTC+9

International Friendlies

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

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)

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	12	9	3	0	29	8	+21	30	Qualification to AFC Champions League qualifying preliminary round 2
2	FELDA United	12	9	1	2	28	11	+17	28	Qualification to AFC Cup group stage^{[lower-alpha 1]}
3	Selangor	12	6	4	2	21	15	+6	22
4	T–Team	12	4	4	4	18	16	+2	16
5	Kedah	12	3	7	2	14	15	−1	16
6	Terengganu	12	5	1	6	15	21	−6	16
7	PDRM	12	3	5	4	12	16	−4	14
8	Kelantan	12	3	4	5	19	22	−3	13
9	Sarawak	12	3	3	6	19	24	−5	12
10	Perak	12	2	5	5	15	20	−5	11
11	Pahang	12	2	3	7	15	32	−17	9	Relegation to Premier League
12	Penang	12	1	4	7	16	21	−5	7	Relegation to Premier League

Updated to match(es) played on 07 May 2016. Source: SPMB Football Association of Malaysia, Football Malaysia LLP
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
Notes:

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

Premier League

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Malacca United	12	8	3	1	27	13	+14	27	Promotion to Super League
2	Negeri Sembilan	12	7	4	1	30	14	+16	25	Promotion to Super League
3	Johor Darul Ta'zim II	12	8	1	3	27	15	+12	25
4	Kuala Lumpur	12	7	4	1	22	13	+9	25
5	PKNS	12	7	2	3	31	19	+12	23
6	DRB-HICOM	12	5	1	6	19	18	+1	16
7	Perlis	12	4	3	5	19	17	+2	15
8	Kuantan	12	4	3	5	21	23	−2	15
9	Sabah	12	3	2	7	14	23	−9	11
10	UiTM	12	2	4	6	12	20	−8	10
11	Sime Darby	12	1	4	7	12	21	−9	7	Relegation to FAM Cup
12	ATM	12	0	1	11	8	46	−38	1	Relegation to FAM Cup

Updated to match(es) played on 21 May 2016. Source: FAM Official Site, Football Malaysia LLP
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

FAM Cup

Group A

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	FELCRA	11	8	2	1	16	7	+9	26	Advance to knock-out stage
2	MISC-MIFA	10	7	2	1	21	8	+13	23
3	Sungai Ara	10	6	1	3	13	10	+3	19
4	AirAsia Allstar	11	4	5	2	12	6	+6	17
5	Shahzan Muda	11	4	3	4	12	11	+1	15
6	Penjara	12	2	6	4	10	15	−5	12
7	Megah Murni	12	3	3	6	10	16	−6	12
8	Ipoh	12	3	1	8	13	23	−10	10
9	DYS	12	2	1	9	10	21	−11	7

Updated to match(es) played on 21 May 2016. Source: FAM Official Site
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

Group B

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	PKNP	9	6	3	0	17	4	+13	21	Advance to knock-out stage
2	MOF	9	5	2	2	17	11	+6	17
3	SAMB	9	4	3	2	11	8	+3	15
4	UKM	9	3	2	4	7	9	−2	11
5	KDMM	9	2	4	3	5	9	−4	10
6	PB Melayu Malaysia	9	3	1	5	8	16	−8	10
7	Hanelang	9	2	3	4	9	11	−2	9
8	MPKB-BRI U-Bes	9	0	4	5	6	12	−6	4
9	TNB Kilat	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Withdraw

Updated to match(es) played on 21 May 2016. Source: FAM Official Site
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

Final

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

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Malaysia Cup

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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 Diaz 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	Knock-out stage	—	3–0	8–1	3–0
2	Bengaluru FC	6	3	3	9	10	−1	9	Knock-out 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

11 May 2016 Group stage	Johor Darul Ta'zim	v	Bengaluru FC	Larkin Stadium, Johor Bahru
21:00 UTC+8

Knock-out stage

25 May 2016 Round of 16	Johor Darul Ta'zim / TBD	v	Johor Darul Ta'zim / TBD	TBC
21:00 UTC+8

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	Knock-out stage	—	2–1	2–2	5–0
2	Tampines Rovers	6	3	1	2	10	6	+4	10	Knock-out 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	v	Ceres	Selayang Stadium, Selangor

10 May 2016 Group stage	Tampines Rovers	v	Selangor	Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore

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 ^[4]

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^[5]
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^[6]	Gary Phillips	24 November 2015^[7]
Perlis	Yusri Che Lah	Resigned	15 October 2015^[8]	Dollah Salleh	21 November 2015^[9]
UiTM	Azuan Zain	End of contract	25 October 2015	Raja Isa Raja Akram Shah	28 October 2015^[10]
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^[11]	Vjeran Simunić	7 December 2015^[12]
Johor DT II	Nenad Bacina	Resigned	14 December 2015	Benjamin Mora	14 December 2015 ^[13]

References

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2016 in Malaysian football

Contents

Promotion and relegation

Pre-season

New and withdrawn teams

New teams

Withdrawn team

National team

Malaysia national football team

2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Second Round

2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification

International Friendlies

Malaysia national under-23 football team

International Friendlies

League season

Super League

Premier League

FAM Cup

Group A

Group B

Final

Domestic Cups

Charity Shield

FA Cup

Malaysia Cup

Malaysian clubs in Asia

Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C.

AFC Champions League

Qualifying play-off

AFC Cup

Group stage

Knock-out stage

Selangor FA

AFC Cup

Group stage

Coaching changes

Malaysia national football team

Malaysia Super League

Malaysia Premier League

References

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