2013 Sarawak FA season

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Flag of Sarawak.svg Sarawak
2013 season
PresidentDatu Sudarsono Osman
Head Coach Robert Alberts
Stadium Sarawak State Stadium
Premier League 1st (promoted)
FA Cup Quarter-finals
Malaysia Cup Semi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Bobby Gonzalez (21)

All:
Bobby Gonzalez (28)
  2012
2014  

The 2013 season was Sarawak FA's 1st season in the Malaysia Premier League, after relegated in 2012 Malaysia Super League. Sarawak FA was relegated by Pahang in Playoff Qualifying after the MSL reducing the teams competing in 2013 to 12 teams from 14 teams. 2013 was the best ever Sarawak comeback after almost 13 years of Sarawak Black era. For the 2013 season Sarawak was promoted to 2014 Malaysia Super League after being 1st in the league and being invincible after securing 18 wins with 4 draws and being undefeated throughout the season.

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This is Robert Alberts' third season in charge after taking over from Haji Mohd Zaki Sheikh Ahmad in 2011.

Sarawak was successful in home soil with the records of 84% home wins throughout the 2013 season with 91% home league wins. Sarawak only lost to Kelantan in Malaysia FA Cup Quarter-finals by 0–2. Sarawak also drew with Sabah 0–0 in league games and 1–1 to Pahang in the most memorable night of Semi-finals Malaysia Cup which they lost by aggregate 4-2 that stops them to equal their record in 1999 Final Malaysia Cup.

2013 Malaysia Premier League

Sarawak were unbeaten in their league games thus winning it for the first time. They were promoted to Malaysia Super League after defeated Kuala Lumpur 4–0 in Stadium Negeri.

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
2218404912 +37581010283 +25830219 +12

Last updated: 18 September 2013.
Source: 2013 Malaysia Premier League

Fixtures and results

DateOpponentsH/AScoreGoalscorers
7 Jan Flag of Perlis.svg Perlis FA A 1-2 Ivan; Bobby
11 Jan Flag of Selangor.svg UiTM FC H 5-0 Bobby x2; Guy; Ivan; Joseph
14 Jan Flag of Putrajaya.svg KL SPA Putrajaya FC A 1-1Bobby Gonzales
18 Jan Flag of Kuala Lumpur Malaysia.svg Pos Malaysia FC H 2-0 Ivan; Azizan Saperi
21 Jan Flag of Kuala Lumpur Malaysia.svg Sime Darby A 0-0
15 Feb PDRM FA H 1-0Joseph Kallang Tie
18 Feb Flag of Negeri Sembilan.svg NS Betaria FC A 0-1Guy Bwele
22 Feb Flag of Johor.svg Johor FA H 3-2Hairol Mokhtar; Azizan Baba x2
1 Mar Flag of Kuala Lumpur Malaysia.svg Kuala Lumpur FA A 0-1Ivan Babic
8 Mar Flag of Sabah.svg Sabah FA H 0-0
30 Mar Flag of Kedah.svg Kedah FA H 1-0Bobby Gonzales
12 Apr Flag of Kedah.svg Kedah FA A 1-1Ivan Babic
19 Apr Flag of Perlis.svg Perlis FA H 2-0Joseph Kallang Tie; Bobby Gonzales
26 Apr Flag of Selangor.svg UiTM FC A 3-5Bobby Gozales x4; Zamri Morshidi
15 May Flag of Putrajaya.svg KL SPA Putrajaya FC H 2-1Guy Bwele; Bobby Gonzales
10 May Flag of Kuala Lumpur Malaysia.svg Sime Darby H 1-0Bobby Gonzales
13 May PDRM FA A 1-3Azizan Baba; Muamer Salibasic;Bobby Gonzales
17 May Flag of Negeri Sembilan.svg NS Betaria FC H 7-0Zamri Morshidi; Bobby Gonzales x4;Guy Bwele; Muamer Salibasic
21 May Flag of Kuala Lumpur Malaysia.svg Pos Malaysia FC A 0-3Muamer Salibasic; Bobby Gonzales x2
21 Jun Flag of Johor.svg Johor FA A 1-2Muamer Salibasic; Bobby Gonzales
24 Jun Flag of Kuala Lumpur Malaysia.svg Kuala Lumpur FA H 4-0Muamer Salibasic; Ronny Harun; Joseph Kallang Tie; Guy Bwele
5 Jul Flag of Sabah.svg Sabah FA A 1-2Muamer Salibasic; Bobby Gonzales

2013 Malaysia FA Cup

Round of 32

25 January Sarawak Flag of Sarawak.svg 3–0 Flag of Malacca.svg Malacca Sarawak Stadium, Kuching, Sarawak
20:15 UTC+08:00 Shahrol Saperi Soccerball shade.svg66'
Bobby Gonzales Soccerball shade.svg80', 88'

Round of 16

Quarter-finals

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Kelantan Flag of Kelantan.svg 4–1 Flag of Sarawak.svg Sarawak 2–12 – 0

First leg

6 April Kelantan Flag of Kelantan.svg 2–1 Flag of Sarawak.svg Sarawak Sultan Muhammad IV Stadium, Kota Bharu, Kelantan
20:45 UTC+08:00 Faiz Subri Soccerball shade.svg7'
Khairul Izuan Rosli Soccerball shade.svg20'
Report Joseph Kalang Soccerball shade.svg48'Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Mohd Zamzaidi Katimin

Second leg

16 April Sarawak Flag of Sarawak.svg 0–2 Flag of Kelantan.svg Kelantan Sarawak Stadium, Kuching, Sarawak
20:15 UTC+08:00 Report Indra Putra Soccerball shade.svg19'
Nor Farhan Soccerball shade.svg31'
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Nagor Amir Noor Mohamed

2013 Malaysia Cup

Sarawak were drawn in Group D with Malaysia Super League Champions, Singapore Lions XII, Perak FA and Malaysia Premier League team, Kedah FA whom were the first team to win Double Treble in 2006-2007 and 2007–2008. Sarawak started with a loss to Perak FA in Ipoh Stadium 2-1 after leading 1–0 in the first half. Sarawak buck up in their second match against Lions XII in Stadium Negeri 2–1. Sarawak were drawn 0–0 in Darul Aman after both Kedah and Sarawak fails to score any goals in their third group matches. Sarawak then captivated to win 4–0 in Stadium Negeri defeating Kedah in their fourth matches. With a just a draw will do, Sarawak fails to secure their spot to Quarter-finals in the fifth match after lost 1–0 to the home side Lions XII. Sarawak need to win their last match in order to book their place in the Quarter-finals for the first time since 2006. Sarawak beaten Perak 6–1 with Muamer Salibasic scores hat-trick on that night. Sarawak were group champion of group D while Lions XII placed second.

Sarawak reached their first Malaysia Cup semi-finals in 13 years after defeating Sime Darby 3–1 at the State Stadium in the quarter-final second leg. Sarawak advanced to the semi-finals with a 3-1 aggregate win. However, they were stop by Pahang in Semi-finals after losing 4–2 on aggregate.

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OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
104331810 +815410164 +1202326 −4

Last updated: 18 September 2013.
Source: 2013 Malaysia Cup

Group D

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Sarawak.svg Sarawak FA (A)6312135+810
Flag of Singapore.svg LionsXII (A)631297+210
Flag of Perak.svg Perak FA 621361157
Flag of Kedah.svg Kedah FA 613251056
Source: [ citation needed ]
(A) Advance to the 2013 Piala Malaysia quarter finals
Perak FA Flag of Perak.svg 2–1 Flag of Sarawak.svg Sarawak FA
Paulo Rangel Soccerball shade.svg65', 90' Joseph Kalang Soccerball shade.svg31'
Perak Stadium, Ipoh, Perak
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Zamzaidi Katimin (Melaka)

Sarawak FA Flag of Sarawak.svg 2–1 Flag of Singapore.svg LionsXII
Shakir Hamzah Soccerball shade.svg11' (o.g.)
Joseph Kalang Soccerball shade.svg71' (pen.)
Safuwan Baharudin Soccerball shade.svg78'
Sarawak State Stadium, Kuching, Sarawak
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Syed Azhar Syed Kamar (Kuala Lumpur)

Kedah FA Flag of Kedah.svg 0–0 Flag of Sarawak.svg Sarawak FA
Darul Aman Stadium, Alor Setar, Kedah
Attendance: 8,400
Referee: Nagor Amir Noor Mohamed (Kuala Lumpur)

Sarawak FA Flag of Sarawak.svg 4–0 Flag of Kedah.svg Kedah FA
Zamri Morshidi Soccerball shade.svg55'
Muamer Salibašić Soccerball shade.svg63'
Bobby Gonzales Soccerball shade.svg75', 78'
Sarawak State Stadium, Kuching, Sarawak
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Amirul Izwan Yaakub (Perak)

LionsXII Flag of Singapore.svg 1–0 Flag of Sarawak.svg Sarawak FA
Fazrul Nawaz Soccerball shade.svg63'
Jalan Besar Stadium, Kallang, Singapore
Attendance: 6,834
Referee: Nagor Amir Noor Mohamed (Kuala Lumpur)

Sarawak FA Flag of Sarawak.svg 6-1 Flag of Perak.svg Perak FA
Khairi Kiman Soccerball shade.svg7' (o.g.)
Bobby Gonzales Soccerball shade.svg8'
Muamer Salibašić Soccerball shade.svg45', 60', 74'
Zamri Morshidi Soccerball shade.svg58'
Yong Kuong Yong Soccerball shade.svg24'
Sarawak State Stadium, Kuching, Sarawak
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Samsudin Ibrahim (Terengganu)

Knockout stage

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
D2 Flag of Singapore.svg LionsXII 1 1 2
A1 Flag of the Malaysian Armed Forces.svg ATM FA 0 4 4
A1 Flag of the Malaysian Armed Forces.svg ATM FA 1 2 3
C1 Flag of Kelantan.svg Kelantan FA 2 2 4
C1 Flag of Kelantan.svg Kelantan FA 2 6 8
B2 Flag of Johor.svg Johor Darul Takzim 4 1 5
C1 Flag of Kelantan.svg Kelantan FA 0
C2 Flag of Pahang.svg Pahang FA 1
C2 Flag of Pahang.svg Pahang FA 3 2 5
B1 Flag of Selangor.svg PKNS FC 2 1 3
C2 Flag of Pahang.svg Pahang FA 3 1 4
D1 Flag of Sarawak.svg Sarawak FA 1 1 2
A2 Flag of Kuala Lumpur Malaysia.svg Sime Darby FC 0 1 1
D1 Flag of Sarawak.svg Sarawak FA 0 3 3

Quarter-finals

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Sime Darby FC 1–3 Sarawak FA 0–01–3

First Leg

Sime Darby FC Flag of Kuala Lumpur Malaysia.svg 0–0 Flag of Sarawak.svg Sarawak FA
Majlis Perbandaran Selayang Stadium, Selayang, Selangor
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Wan Mohd Tarmizi Wan Ibrahim (Selangor)

Second leg

Sarawak FA Flag of Sarawak.svg 3–1 Flag of Kuala Lumpur Malaysia.svg Sime Darby FC
Muamer Salibašić Soccerball shade.svg27', 55', 85' Asrol Ibrahim Soccerball shade.svg6'
Sarawak Stadium, Kuching, Sarawak
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Mohd. Zamzaidi Katimin (Melaka)

Sarawak FA won 3–1 on aggregate.

Semi-finals

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Pahang FA 4–2 Sarawak FA 3–11–1

First Leg

Pahang FA Flag of Pahang.svg 3–1 Flag of Sarawak.svg Sarawak FA
Azamuddin Akil Soccerball shade.svg30', 33'
Matías Conti Soccerball shade.svg38'
Shahrol Saperi Soccerball shade.svg40'
Darul Makmur Stadium, Kuantan, Pahang
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Wan Mohd Tarmizi Wan Ibrahim (Selangor)

Second Leg

Sarawak FA Flag of Sarawak.svg 1–1 Flag of Pahang.svg Pahang FA
Bobby Gonzales Soccerball shade.svg32' Fauzi Roslan Soccerball shade.svg74'
Sarawak Stadium, Kuching, Sarawak
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Shamsudin Ibrahim (Terengganu)

Pahang FA won 4–2 on aggregate.

References

  1. Read more: Football: Kelantan, Sarawak into Malaysia Cup semi-final - Latest - New Straits Times http://www.nst.com.my/latest/football-kelantan-sarawak-into-malaysia-cup-semi-final-1.369979#ixzz2kUSGGidH