2012 LionsXII season

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LionsXII
2012 season
Chairman Zainudin Nordin
Manager V. Sundramoorthy
Stadium Jalan Besar Stadium
Malaysia Super League 2nd
Malaysia FA Cup Quarter-finals
Malaysia Cup Semi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Shahril Ishak (10)

All:
Shahril Ishak (14)
2013  

The 2012 season was LionsXII's debut season in the Malaysia Super League. LionsXII returned to Malaysia competitions 18 years after their predecessor withdrew from the competitions. The Lions finished MSL runners-up at the end of the season.

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Malaysia Super League

LionsXII debuted in the 2012 Malaysia Super League on 10 January 2012 with a 1–2 home defeat to defending champions Kelantan FA. [1] The Lions's first win was a 2–1 victory over Kuala Lumpur FA on 17 January. [2] They achieved the biggest win in the season by defeating Sabah FA 9–0 on 16 June 2012. LionsXII eventually finished second in the league behind Kelantan FA.

On 29 December 2012, assistant coach Kadir Yahaya left his position at LionsXII and was replaced by Gombak United FC chief K. Balagumaran. [3]

DatePos.OpponentsH/AScoreGoalscorers
10 Jan10th Kelantan H 1–2 Baihakki Khaizan 33'
14 Jan12th Kedah A 0–0
17 Jan8th Kuala Lumpur H 2–1 Aiman Syazwan 43' (og), Shahdan Sulaiman 56'
21 Jan6th Sabah A 0–1 Hariss Harun 19'
28 Jan7th Terengganu H 0–1
8 Feb6th Selangor A 1–1 Shahril Ishak 43'
11 Feb4th Negeri Sembilan H 3–1 Shahril Ishak 30' (pen), 60', Shahdan Sulaiman 49'
14 Feb4th Perak A 1–2 Shahril Ishak 35', 74'
6 Mar2nd FELDA United H 3–1 Hariss Harun 6', Sufian Anuar 51', Shahril Ishak 67' (pen)
17 Mar3rd Sarawak A 0–1 Shahril Ishak 10' (pen)
20 Mar2nd Selangor H 1–1 Sufian Anuar 62'
31 Mar2nd T-Team H 2–1 Shahril Ishak 51', Shahdan Sulaiman 85' (pen)
3 Apr1st Negeri Sembilan A 2–4 Safuwan Baharudin 14', Khairul Nizam 20', Shahril Ishak 41',
Shahdan Sulaiman 70'
7 Apr1st Johor FC A 0–1 Khairul Nizam 42'
10 Apr1st Perak H 2–1 Shahdan Sulaiman 43' (pen), Irwan Shah 87'
14 Apr1st PKNS A 1–0
17 Apr1st PKNS H 5–0 Safuwan Baharudin 17', Shaiful Esah 19', Sevki Sha'ban 26',
Agu Casmir 53', 84'
4 May1st Kelantan A 3–0
8 May1st FELDA United A 0–2 Shaiful Esah 31', Shahdan Sulaiman 76'
12 May1st Kedah H 3–3 Shahril Ishak 10', Sufian Anuar 29', Baihakki Khaizan 57'
15 May1st Kuala Lumpur A 0–0
22 May1st Sarawak H 3–0 Safuwan Baharudin 7', Agu Casmir 36', 63'
16 Jun1st Sabah H 9–0 Casmir 19', Hariss 22', 41', 73', Shahdan 62', 65', Irwan 68', Sufian 84', Shahrul 88' (og)
19 Jun2nd Terengganu A 0–1 Sufian Anuar 90'
10 Jul2nd T-Team A 2–1 Bojan Petrić 26' (og)
14 Jul2nd Johor FC H 0–1

Final standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Kelantan (C, Q)2618625318+3560 2013 AFC Cup group stage
2 LionsXII [a] 2615564823+2550
3 Selangor (Q)2612774026+1443 2013 AFC Cup group stage [b]
4 Perak 26133104043342
5 Terengganu 2611874133+841
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Notes:
  1. LionsXII are not eligible for any AFC competition spots
  2. Qualified as the next highest-placed local team behind Liga Super and 2012 Piala FA winners Kelantan.

Malaysia FA Cup

LionsXII began their 2012 Malaysia FA Cup quest on 18 February, with a 3–0 win over UiTM FC. [4] The LionsXII made their way to the quarter-final with a 2–0 win over Betaria FC [5] on 10 March 2012. However, they were beaten by Terengganu FA in the quarter-finals.

DateRoundOpponentsH/AScoreGoalscorers
18 FebRound of 32 UiTM A 0–3 Shaiful Esah 32', Madhu Mohana 15',
Shahir Ismail 83' (og)
10 MarRound of 16 Betaria H 2–0 Shahril Ishak 55', Sufian Anuar 84'
24 MarQuarter-finals Terengganu A 1–0
27 MarQuarter-finals Terengganu H 0–0

Malaysia Cup

The Lions marked their return to their most successful competition with a 0–0 draw away to Johor FC. They eventually bowed out in the semi-finals after losing a penalty shootout to ATM FA with the score tied at 2–2 after extra time.

DateRoundOpponentsH/AScoreGoalscorers
22 AugGroup stage Johor FC A 0–0
25 AugGroup stage PKNS H 3–1 Khairul Amri 13', Shaiful Esah 18', Shahril Ishak 48'
28 AugGroup stage Johor FA A 0–0
1 SepGroup stage Johor FA H 1–0 Khairul Amri 2'
4 SepGroup stage PKNS A 1–0
14 SepGroup stage Johor FC H 0–0
25 SepQuarter-finals Pahang A 2–1 Jalaluddin Jaafar 20' (og)
2 OctQuarter-finals Pahang H 2–0 Shahril Ishak 35', 78'
5 OctSemi-finals ATM H 1–1 Safuwan Baharudin 81'
11 OctSemi-finals ATM A 1–1 (aet)
5–4 (pso)
Agu Casmir 27'

Squad statistics

Squad
No.
Pos.Name Malaysia Super League Malaysia FA Cup Malaysia Cup Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1GK Izwan Mahbud 1101080200
2MF Fazli Ayob 10000010
3DF Shaiful Esah 16211101274
4MF Isa Halim 2303080340
5DF Baihakki Khaizan 16200100262
6DF Madhu Mohana 1104120171
8MF Shahdan Sulaiman 25840100398
9MF Taufiq Rahmat 50100060
10FW Khairul Amri 600092152
11FW Agu Casmir 1450061206
14MF Hariss Harun (vc)22520100345
16DF Raihan Rahman 70001080
17FW Shahril Ishak (c)1910311033214
18GK Hyrulnizam Juma'at 1603020210
19DF Irwan Shah 2323090352
20FW Quentin Chen 1522000172
21DF Safuwan Baharudin 1332041194
22MF Sevki Sha'ban 1813060271
23DF Juma'at Jantan 1700040210
24MF Firdaus Kasman 1503050230
25FW Sufian Anuar 1752110206
26DF Shakir Hamzah 1403000170
27MF Yasir Hanapi 2001070280
28FW Safirul Sulaiman 702090180
29MF Pravin Guanasagaran 10000010
30GK Al-Faiz Ishak 00000000
31GK Khairulhin Khalid 00000000
32DF Abdil Qaiyyim 20003050
-DF Shakir Hamzah 00000000
-MF Gabriel Quak 00000000
-MF Izzdin Shafiq 00000000

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References

  1. Singh, Patwant. "Football: Kelantan beat LionsXII 2–1 in opening Malaysia Super League". Channel News Asia. Archived from the original on 13 February 2012. Retrieved 31 January 2012.
  2. Singh, Patwant. "Football: LionsXII beat KL FA 2–1". Channel News Asia. Archived from the original on 19 January 2012. Retrieved 31 January 2012.
  3. "Kadir to leave LionsXII". www.asiaone.com.
  4. Malaysia FA Cup 2012: Wonder-goal sets LionsXII to comfortable 3–0 victory – Straits Times, 18 February 2012
  5. LIONSXII through to the Quarter-Finals of the Malaysian FA Cup Archived 14 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine – LIONSXII, 10 March 2012