| 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 goalscorer | League: Shahril Ishak (10) All: Shahril Ishak (14) | ||
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.
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]
Final standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kelantan (C, Q) | 26 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 53 | 18 | +35 | 60 | 2013 AFC Cup group stage |
| 2 | LionsXII [lower-alpha 1] | 26 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 48 | 23 | +25 | 50 | |
| 3 | Selangor (Q) | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 40 | 26 | +14 | 43 | 2013 AFC Cup group stage [lower-alpha 2] |
| 4 | Perak | 26 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 40 | 43 | −3 | 42 | |
| 5 | Terengganu | 26 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 41 | 33 | +8 | 41 |
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.
| Date | Round | Opponents | H/A | Score | Goalscorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Feb | Round of 32 | UiTM | A | 0–3 | Shaiful Esah 32', Madhu Mohana 15', Ahmad Shahir Ismail 83' (og) |
| 10 Mar | Round of 16 | Betaria | H | 2–0 | Shahril Ishak 55', Sufian Anuar 84' |
| 24 Mar | Quarter-finals | Terengganu | A | 1–0 | |
| 27 Mar | Quarter-finals | Terengganu | H | 0–0 | |
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.
| Date | Round | Opponents | H/A | Score | Goalscorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Aug | Group stage | Johor FC | A | 0–0 | |
| 25 Aug | Group stage | PKNS | H | 3–1 | Khairul Amri 13', Shaiful Esah 18', Shahril Ishak 48' |
| 28 Aug | Group stage | Johor FA | A | 0–0 | |
| 1 Sep | Group stage | Johor FA | H | 1–0 | Khairul Amri 2' |
| 4 Sep | Group stage | PKNS | A | 1–0 | |
| 14 Sep | Group stage | Johor FC | H | 0–0 | |
| 25 Sep | Quarter-finals | Pahang | A | 2–1 | Jalaluddin Jaafar 20' (og) |
| 2 Oct | Quarter-finals | Pahang | H | 2–0 | Shahril Ishak 35', 78' |
| 5 Oct | Semi-finals | ATM | H | 1–1 | Safuwan Baharudin 81' |
| 11 Oct | Semi-finals | ATM | A | 1–1 (aet) 5–4 (pso) | Agu Casmir 27' |
| Squad No. | Pos. | Name | Malaysia Super League | Malaysia FA Cup | Malaysia Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| 1 | GK | Izwan Mahbud | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| 2 | MF | Fazli Ayob | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Shaiful Esah | 16 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 27 | 4 |
| 4 | MF | Isa Halim | 23 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 34 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Baihakki Khaizan | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 26 | 2 |
| 6 | DF | Madhu Mohana | 11 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | Shahdan Sulaiman | 25 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 39 | 8 |
| 9 | MF | Taufiq Rahmat | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | Khairul Amri | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 15 | 2 |
| 11 | FW | Agu Casmir | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 20 | 6 |
| 14 | DF | Hariss Harun (vc) | 22 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 34 | 5 |
| 16 | DF | Raihan Rahman | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | Shahril Ishak (c) | 19 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 32 | 14 |
| 18 | GK | Hyrulnizam Juma'at | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | Irwan Shah | 23 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 35 | 2 |
| 20 | FW | Quentin Chen | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2 |
| 21 | DF | Safuwan Baharudin | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 4 |
| 22 | MF | Sevki Sha'ban | 18 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 27 | 1 |
| 23 | DF | Juma'at Jantan | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | Firdaus Kasman | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| 25 | FW | Sufian Anuar | 17 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 6 |
| 26 | DF | Shakir Hamzah | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | Yasir Hanapi | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| 28 | FW | Safirul Sulaiman | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| 29 | MF | Pravin Guanasagaran | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | GK | Al-Faiz Ishak | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | GK | Khairulhin Khalid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | DF | Abdil Qaiyyim | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| - | DF | Shakir Hamzah | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| - | MF | Gabriel Quak | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| - | MF | Izzdin Shafiq | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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