2013 LionsXII season

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LionsXII
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 goalscorerLeague:
Shahril Ishak (8)
All:
Shahril Ishak (9)
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The 2013 season was LionsXII's 2nd season in the Malaysia Super League, when they won their first MSL title.

Contents

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.

Malaysia Super League

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.

DatePos.OpponentsH/AScoreGoalscorers
9 Jan5th ATM A 0–1 Shahril 66'
12 Jan2nd Selangor H 1–0 Fazrul 23'
15 Jan4th PKNS A 1–0
19 Jan3rd Terengganu H 2–1 Safuwan 64', Syafiq 74'
22 Jan4th T-Team A 1–0
16 Feb2nd Pahang H 3–0 Faris 12', Safuwan 64', Fazrul 76'
19 Feb2nd Johor Darul Takzim A 2–2 Hariss 4', Baihakki 38'
2 Mar3rd FELDA United A 0–0
9 Mar3rd Kelantan H 1–0 Shahfiq 87'
30 Mar1st Negeri Sembilan H 1–0 Shahril 79'
6 Apr1st Perak H 2–1 Shahril 7', 57'
13 Apr1st Negeri Sembilan A 1–1 Fazrul 19'
20 Apr1st ATM FA H 3–1 Shahfiq 27', 70', Shahril 45'+1 (pen.)
27 Apr1st Selangor A 0–0
7 May1st Terengganu A 1–2 Baihakki 78', Hasmizan 90'+1 (o.g.)
11 May1st T-Team H 3–0 Shahril 9', Shakir 28', Fazrul 35'
17 May1st Pahang A 1–1 Shahril 11'
27 May1st PKNS H 3–1 Hariss 54', Nazrul 58', Khairul Nizam 89'
22 Jun1st Johor Darul Takzim H 1–1 Safuwan 82'
25 Jun1st Perak A 1–1 Shahfiq 75'
2 Jul1st FELDA United H 4–0 Azrul 46' (o.g.), Shahril 57', Fazrul 61', Shahfiq 83'
6 Jul1st Kelantan A 2–0

Final standings

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 LionsXII [lower-alpha 1] 2212733215+1743
2 Selangor 22101023117+1440 2014 AFC Cup group stage
3 Johor Darul Takzim 2211743226+640
4 Kelantan 2210663220+1236 2014 AFC Cup group stage [lower-alpha 2]
5 Pahang 2210573632+435
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
Notes:
  1. ↑ LionsXII was not eligible for any AFC competition spots as they were a foreign side.
  2. ↑ Qualified as 2013 Piala FA winners

Malaysia FA Cup

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]

DateRoundOpponentsH/AScoreGoalscorers
26 JanRound 1 PKNS A 1–0

Malaysia Cup

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.

DateRoundOpponentsH/AScoreGoalscorers
20 AugGroup stage Kedah H 2–2 Shahril 10', Shahfiq 64'
24 AugGroup stage Sarawak A 2–1 Safuwan 76'
27 AugGroup stage Perak A 1–0
31 AugGroup stage Perak H 2–1 Hariss 61', Safuwan 84'
18 SepGroup stage Sarawak H 1–0 Fazrul 63'
21 SepGroup stage Kedah A 1–3 Hariss 23', Baihakki 37', Hafiz 65'
28 SepQuarter-finals ATM H 1–0 Madhu 39'
4 OctQuarter-finals ATM A 4–1 Hafiz 48'

Squad statistics

Squad
No.		Pos.Name Malaysia Super League Malaysia FA Cup Malaysia Cup TotalDiscipline
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals Yellow card.svg Red card.svg
1GK Izwan Mahbud 210108030010
2DF Shakir Hamzah 141008022130
3DF Faris Azienuddin 4010005000
4MF Isa Halim 210108030050
5DF Baihakki Khaizan 1521081243131
6DF Madhu Mohana 4000317131
7FW Gabriel Quak 110103015010
8MF Hafiz Abu Sujad 1801072262110
9DF Faritz Hameed 160107024030
10FW Fazrul Nawaz 185107126631
11MF Safirul Sulaiman 160000016020
13MF Izzdin Shafiq 90101011000
14MF Hariss Harun (vc)162008224430
15MF Zulfahmi Arifin 5000308020
16MF Fazli Ayob 1000102010
16*DF Raihan Rahman 4010005021
17FW Shahril Ishak (c)218106128920
18GK Khairulhin Khalid 2000002000
19DF Irwan Shah 150102018020
20FW Quentin Chen 3100104100
21DF Safuwan Baharudin 183107226590
22FW Randy Pay 0000000000
22*FW Iqbal Hussain 1000001000
23DF Nazrul Nazari 151006021140
24FW Faris Ramli 81006014100
25DF Ali Hudzaifi Yusof 2000002000
26MF Shahfiq Ghani 135006119631
27MF Aqhari Abdullah 4010308020
28GK Neezam Aziz 0000000000
29GK Syed Sufian 0000000000
30FW Syafiq Zainal 8100109100
31DF Fariss Hamran 0000000000

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Statistics accurate as of match played 4 October 2013 [13]

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