2013 season | |||
---|---|---|---|
Chairman | Zainudin Nordin | ||
Manager | V. Sundramoorthy | ||
Stadium | Jalan Besar Stadium | ||
Malaysia Super League | 1st | ||
Malaysia FA Cup | 1st round | ||
Malaysia Cup | Quarter-finals | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Shahril Ishak (8) All: Shahril Ishak (9) | ||
The 2013 season was LionsXII's 2nd season in the Malaysia Super League, when they won their first MSL title.
LionsXII were set a target of finishing in the top five for the 2013 Malaysia Super League. [1] Five senior players, namely Shahril Ishak, Isa Halim, Fazrul Nawaz, Irwan Shah and Baihakki Khaizan were included in the 29-man squad, [2] [3] while other key players such as Shahdan Sulaiman and Shaiful Esah were left out. The main aim was to develop the U-23 players and prepare them for the upcoming 2013 Southeast Asian Games held in Myanmar at the end of the year.
LionsXII began their campaign by defeating ATM FA 1–0 away. Subsequently, they vanquished the nation's traditional rivals Selangor FA. However, they stumbled to three losses against lowly T-Team FC and PKNS FC away. One sent them crashing out of the 2013 Malaysia FA Cup. In a turn of events, LionsXII went on a long unbeaten streak, securing important wins over Pahang FA (3–0), Kelantan FA (1–0), and ATM FA (3–1) at home. [4]
On 2 July 2013, a 4–0 win over relegation-threatened FELDA United FC in the penultimate league game made LionsXII league champions. [5] Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong was present for the match played in front of a sold-out crowd at the Jalan Besar Stadium. The MSL trophy was also brought to the stadium as the LionsXII received it on home soil after the final whistle. LionsXII became the first foreign team to win the MSL, adding to the four Malaysian league titles it had won in 1979, 1981, 1985, and 1994. The title run was defined by a combination of good defence (15 goals conceded, the best record in the MSL) and goals from set-pieces (17 out of 32). The club also went invincible at home (10 wins and 1 draw) in the league.
The news of V. Sundramoorthy leaving to helm Negeri Sembilan FA was confirmed on 7 October 2013. [6] On 13 October, the Football Association of Singapore posted an advertisement openly to recruit the succeeding LionsXII coach. Former Johor Darul Takzim coach and ex-Singapore international Fandi Ahmad is speculated to take over the position. [7] Other candidates include former Warriors FC coach Richard Bok [8] and Liverpool F.C. stalwart Steve McMahon.
Date | Pos. | Opponents | H/A | Score | Goalscorers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
9 Jan | 5th | ATM | A | 0–1 | Shahril 66' |
12 Jan | 2nd | Selangor | H | 1–0 | Fazrul 23' |
15 Jan | 4th | PKNS | A | 1–0 | |
19 Jan | 3rd | Terengganu | H | 2–1 | Safuwan 64', Syafiq 74' |
22 Jan | 4th | T-Team | A | 1–0 | |
16 Feb | 2nd | Pahang | H | 3–0 | Faris 12', Safuwan 64', Fazrul 76' |
19 Feb | 2nd | Johor Darul Takzim | A | 2–2 | Hariss 4', Baihakki 38' |
2 Mar | 3rd | FELDA United | A | 0–0 | |
9 Mar | 3rd | Kelantan | H | 1–0 | Shahfiq 87' |
30 Mar | 1st | Negeri Sembilan | H | 1–0 | Shahril 79' |
6 Apr | 1st | Perak | H | 2–1 | Shahril 7', 57' |
13 Apr | 1st | Negeri Sembilan | A | 1–1 | Fazrul 19' |
20 Apr | 1st | ATM FA | H | 3–1 | Shahfiq 27', 70', Shahril 45'+1 (pen.) |
27 Apr | 1st | Selangor | A | 0–0 | |
7 May | 1st | Terengganu | A | 1–2 | Baihakki 78', Hasmizan 90'+1 (o.g.) |
11 May | 1st | T-Team | H | 3–0 | Shahril 9', Shakir 28', Fazrul 35' |
17 May | 1st | Pahang | A | 1–1 | Shahril 11' |
27 May | 1st | PKNS | H | 3–1 | Hariss 54', Nazrul 58', Khairul Nizam 89' |
22 Jun | 1st | Johor Darul Takzim | H | 1–1 | Safuwan 82' |
25 Jun | 1st | Perak | A | 1–1 | Shahfiq 75' |
2 Jul | 1st | FELDA United | H | 4–0 | Azrul 46' (o.g.), Shahril 57', Fazrul 61', Shahfiq 83' |
6 Jul | 1st | Kelantan | A | 2–0 | |
Final standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | LionsXII [lower-alpha 1] | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 32 | 15 | +17 | 43 | |
2 | Selangor | 22 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 31 | 17 | +14 | 40 | 2014 AFC Cup group stage |
3 | Johor Darul Takzim | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 32 | 26 | +6 | 40 | |
4 | Kelantan | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 32 | 20 | +12 | 36 | 2014 AFC Cup group stage [lower-alpha 2] |
5 | Pahang | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 36 | 32 | +4 | 35 |
Following inclement weather and a water-logged pitch, the match against PKNS was abandoned in the 38th minute with PKNS leading 1–0. [9] The scoreline was reset for the rescheduled match but the teams had to submit the same starting line-ups. LionsXII were forced to bring on two substitutes in Faris Azienuddin and Izzdin Shafiq in the first minute as initial players Faritz Hameed and Shahril Ishak were unavailable. Raihan Rahman was dismissed for a second yellow card in the 24th minute with his first caution from the abandoned match carrying over. Fauzan Dzulkifli scored the only goal in the match to knock the Lions out of the competition. [10]
Date | Round | Opponents | H/A | Score | Goalscorers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
26 Jan | Round 1 | PKNS | A | 1–0 | |
On 27 July, LionsXII were drawn into Group D for the 2013 Malaysia Cup with Perak FA, Sarawak FA and Kedah FA. They drew Kedah (2–2) in Singapore and succumbed to two collapses against Perak (1–0) and Sarawak (2–1). With those results, they nearly bowed out of the tournament. At that time, coach V. Sundramoorthy was rumoured to leave LionsXII at the end of the season to take charge of Malaysian Premier League side Negeri Sembilan FA. [11] On the contrary, LionsXII eked out three victories (2–1 versus Perak, [12] 1–0 versus Sarawak and 3–1 versus Kedah which marked the biggest away accomplishment of the season) out of the three remaining games to progress to the next round.
On 28 September, LionsXII narrowed a 1–0 victory over ATM FA in the first leg of the quarter-finals of the 2013 Malaysia Cup but squandered their lead and lost 1–4 in the return fixture on 4 October.
Date | Round | Opponents | H/A | Score | Goalscorers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
20 Aug | Group stage | Kedah | H | 2–2 | Shahril 10', Shahfiq 64' |
24 Aug | Group stage | Sarawak | A | 2–1 | Safuwan 76' |
27 Aug | Group stage | Perak | A | 1–0 | |
31 Aug | Group stage | Perak | H | 2–1 | Hariss 61', Safuwan 84' |
18 Sep | Group stage | Sarawak | H | 1–0 | Fazrul 63' |
21 Sep | Group stage | Kedah | A | 1–3 | Hariss 23', Baihakki 37', Hafiz 65' |
28 Sep | Quarter-finals | ATM | H | 1–0 | Madhu 39' |
4 Oct | Quarter-finals | ATM | A | 4–1 | Hafiz 48' |
Squad No. | Pos. | Name | Malaysia Super League | Malaysia FA Cup | Malaysia Cup | Total | Discipline | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ![]() | ![]() | |||
1 | GK | Izwan Mahbud | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2 | DF | Shakir Hamzah | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
3 | DF | Faris Azienuddin | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
4 | MF | Isa Halim | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
5 | DF | Baihakki Khaizan | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 24 | 3 | 13 | 1 |
6 | DF | Madhu Mohana | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
7 | FW | Gabriel Quak | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
8 | MF | Hafiz Abu Sujad | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 26 | 2 | 11 | 0 |
9 | DF | Faritz Hameed | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
10 | FW | Fazrul Nawaz | 18 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 26 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
11 | MF | Safirul Sulaiman | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
13 | MF | Izzdin Shafiq | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
14 | MF | Hariss Harun (vc) | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 24 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
15 | MF | Zulfahmi Arifin | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
16 | MF | Fazli Ayob | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
16* | DF | Raihan Rahman | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
17 | FW | Shahril Ishak (c) | 21 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 28 | 9 | 2 | 0 |
18 | GK | Khairulhin Khalid | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
19 | DF | Irwan Shah | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
20 | FW | Quentin Chen | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
21 | DF | Safuwan Baharudin | 18 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 26 | 5 | 9 | 0 |
22 | FW | Randy Pay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
22* | FW | Iqbal Hussain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
23 | DF | Nazrul Nazari | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
24 | FW | Faris Ramli | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
25 | DF | Ali Hudzaifi Yusof | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
26 | MF | Shahfiq Ghani | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
27 | MF | Aqhari Abdullah | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
28 | GK | Neezam Aziz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
29 | GK | Syed Sufian | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
30 | FW | Syafiq Zainal | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
31 | DF | Fariss Hamran | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Registered mid-season window
De-registered mid-season window
Statistics accurate as of match played 4 October 2013 [13]
Varadaraju Sundramoorthy is a former Singaporean international footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s, is widely touted as one of the country's most skillful and talented footballers ever. He is the current technical director of the Laos national football team.
The 2011 Malaysia FA Cup, also known as the Astro Piala FA due to the competition's sponsorship by Astro Arena, was the 22nd season of the Malaysia FA Cup, a knockout competition for Malaysia's state football association and clubs.
The 2012 Liga Super also known as the Astro Liga Super for sponsorship reasons is the ninth season of the Liga Super, the top-tier professional football league in Malaysia.
LionsXII, also known as Singapore LionsXII, was a Singaporean football club founded in 2011 that played in the Malaysia Super League, the top tier of Malaysian football, from their inaugural season until their dissolution following the 2015 season. Their home ground was the 10,000-capacity Jalan Besar Stadium, where they had played all their home matches since their establishment.
The 2012 season was the 34th season in Kuala Lumpur's existence, and their third consecutive year in the top flight of Malaysian football. Kuala Lumpur were subsequently relegated to the 2013 Malaysia Premier League.
The 2012 season was Negeri Sembilan's 7th season in Malaysia Super League since it was first introduced in 2004, the top flight of Malaysian football.
This is the list of 2012 Malaysia Super League goalscorers.
The 2013 Liga Super also known as the Astro Liga Super for sponsorship reasons, is the 10th season of the Liga Super, the top-tier professional football league in Malaysia.
The 2013 season was Negeri Sembilan's 8th season in Malaysia Super League since it was first introduced in 2004, the top flight of Malaysian football. The club finished 12th in the table and were relegated to the Malaysia Premier League.
The 2013 Malaysia FA Cup, also known as the Astro Piala FA due to the competition's sponsorship by Astro Arena, was the 24th season of the Malaysia FA Cup, a knockout competition for Malaysia's state football association and clubs.
The Football Association of Terengganu (Bahasa Melayu: Persatuan Bola Sepak Negeri Terengganu enters a team in Malaysian football competitions to represent the state of Terengganu. The team is based in Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu, Malaysia. They play in the top division in Malaysian football, the Malaysian Super League. Their home stadium is the Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah Stadium, Kuala Terengganu.
This is the list of 2013 Malaysia Super League goalscorers.
The 2014 Liga Super also known as the Astro Liga Super for sponsorship reasons is the 11th season of the Liga Super, the top-tier professional football league in Malaysia.
The 2012 season was Terengganu's 2nd season in the Malaysia Super League, and their 18th consecutive season in the top-flight of Malaysian football. In addition, they were competing in the domestic tournaments, the 2012 Malaysia FA Cup and the 2012 Malaysia Cup
The 2013 Piala Malaysia group stage featured 16 teams. The teams were drawn into fourth groups of four, and played each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The top two teams in each group advanced to the 2013 Piala Malaysia quarter finals.
The 2014 season was Terengganu's 4th season in the Malaysia Super League, and their 19th consecutive season in the top-flight of Malaysian football. In addition, they were competing in the domestic tournaments, the 2013 Malaysia FA Cup and the 2013 Malaysia Cup
The 2014 Malaysia FA Cup, also known as the Astro Piala FA due to the competition's sponsorship by Astro Arena, was the 25th season of the Malaysia FA Cup, a knockout competition for Malaysia's state football association and clubs.
The 2014 season is LionsXII's third in the Malaysia Super League.
The 2012 Selangor FA Season was Selangor FA's 7th season playing soccer in the Malaysia Super League Since its inception in 2004.
The 2016 Malaysia FA Cup was the 27th season of the Malaysia FA Cup, a knockout competition for Malaysia's state football association and clubs. It was sponsored by Kopi Superbest Power, and was known as the Superbest Power Piala FA due to sponsorship purposes. LionsXII were the defending champions after beating Kelantan 3–1 in the previous season, but did not compete in this edition.
{{cite web}}
: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)