2022 Melaka United F.C. season

Melaka United
2022 season
President	Justin Lim
Head coach	Risto Vidaković ; (until 13 April); Asri Ninggal; (since 15 April)
Stadium	Hang Jebat Stadium ; (capacity:40,000)
Malaysia Super League	10th
FA Cup	Quarter-finals
Top goalscorer	League: ; Ifedayo Olusegun (7); All: ; Ifedayo Olusegun (7)
	← 2020

Last updated June 09, 2024

The 2022 season was Melaka United Football Club's 98th season in club history and 6th season in the Malaysia Super League.^[1]

Players

First-team squad

As of 28 December 2022^[2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	MAS	Bryan See
2	DF	MAS	Haziq Puad
5	DF	MAS	Fauzan Fauzi
6	DF	PHI	Justin Baas
8	MF	MAS	Wan Zaharulnizam
9	FW	MAS	Norshahrul Idlan
10	MF	HAI	Sony Nordé
11	FW	GHA	Emmanuel Oti
12	FW	NGA	Ifedayo Olusegun
13	MF	MAS	Hamran Peter (on loan from Penang)
14	MF	MAS	Fakhrullah Rosli
15	MF	MAS	Khairul Anwar
16	MF	MAS	Fadhil Idris
18	DF	MAS	Wan Amirul Afiq
19	MF	MAS	Syahrul Azwari


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
21	FW	MAS	Harith Naem
22	GK	MAS	Norazlan Razali
23	MF	MAS	Syazwan Andik (on loan from Johor Darul Ta'zim II)
24	MF	MAS	Syukri Baharun
25	MF	MAS	Faris Shah
27	FW	BRA	Adriano
30	GK	MAS	Asyraaf Omar
31	DF	MAS	Iman Hakimi
32	FW	MAS	Syahmi Shamsudin
33	MF	MAS	Norazizi Khalid
34	DF	MAS	Zarif Syamil
35	DF	MAS	Hasbullah Abu Bakar (on loan from Johor Darul Ta'zim)
36	FW	MAS	Zaim Hakim
51	GK	MAS	Asyraf Danial
72	DF	MAS	Fadhli Shas (on loan from Johor Darul Ta'zim II)

Squad statistics

Appearances

As of 1 February 2023

No.	Pos	Player	League		FA Cup		Total
No.	Pos	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	Bryan See	11	0	1	0	12	0
2	DF	Haziq Puad	15+1	0	1	0	17	0
3	DF	Akmal Zahir	4	0	1	0	5	0
5	MF	Fauzan Fauzi	6+6	0	0+1	0	13	0
6	DF	Justin Baas	14	2	1	0	15	2
8	MF	Wan Zaharulnizam	11+6	2	0+2	0	19	2
9	FW	Norshahrul Idlan	5+7	0	0+2	0	14	0
10	FW	Sony Nordé	14	2	2	2	16	4
12	FW	Ifedayo Olusegun	15	7	2	0	17	7
14	MF	Fakhrullah Rosli	5+3	0	0	0	8	0
15	DF	Khairul Anwar Shahrudin	5+2	0	1	0	8	0
16	DF	Fadhil Idris	17+1	0	2	0	20	0
17	FW	Hazim Abu Zaid	1+1	0	0	0	2	0
18	DF	Wan Amirul Afiq	18+1	0	2	0	21	0
19	MF	Syahrul Azwari	5+9	0	0	0	14	0
20	MF	Faizal Talib	3+1	0	0	0	4	0
21	MF	Harith Naem	1+7	0	0	0	8	0
22	GK	Norazlan Razali	7+1	0	1	0	9	0
23	DF	Syazwan Andik	14+3	1	1	0	18	1
24	MF	Syukri Baharun	7+8	0	1	0	16	0
25	DF	Faris Shah Rosli	8+12	1	0+2	0	22	1
27	FW	Adriano	10	2	2	1	12	3
29	FW	Emmanuel Oti	9	4	2	0	11	4
30	GK	Asyraaf Omar	4	0	0	0	4	0
31	DF	Iman Hakimi	2+2	0	0	0	4	0
32	FW	Syahmi Samsudin	2+5	1	0	0	7	1
33	MF	Norazizi Khalid	0+2	0	0	0	2	0
35	MF	Hasbullah Abu Bakar	14+6	1	1+1	0	22	1
36	FW	Zaim Hakim	0+2	0	0	0	2	0
72	DF	Fadhli Shas	15+1	0	1	0	17	0
Players who left the club during the season

Competitions

Malaysia Super League

5 March 20221	Petaling Jaya City	1-0	Melaka United	Petaling Jaya
21:00 MYT (UTC+08:00)	Kumaahran Sathasivam 43' Darren Lok 83' Kalamullah Al-Hafiz 88' Kogileswaran Raj 90+5'	Report	Fadhli Shas 47'	Stadium: MBPJ Stadium Attendance: 352 Referee: Zuhaidi Dzulkilfi

8 March 20222	Penang	1-1	Melaka United	Georgetown
21:00 MYT (UTC+08:00)	Danial Ashraf 27' Khairul Akmal 39' Rafiuddin Roddin 63'	Report	Wan Amirul Afiq 34' Latiff Suhaimi 41' (o.g.)	Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 1, 409 Referee: Hasrol Amir

5 April 20223	Melaka United	0-1	Sabah	Malacca
22:00 MYT (UTC+08:00)	Fakhrullah Rosli 57'	Report	Park Tae-soo 25' Tommy Mawat 62' Ummareng Bacok 90+2'	Stadium: Hang Jebat Stadium Attendance: 1, 279 Referee: S. Logeswaran

9 April 20224	Kuala Lumpur City	2-0	Melaka United	Cheras
22:00 MYT (UTC+08:00)	Paulo Josué 3' (29)	Report	Justin Baas 60' Akmal Zahir 80'	Stadium: Kuala Lumpur Stadium Attendance: 464 Referee: Khirulazuan Kidam

16 April 20225	Sri Pahang	1-2	Melaka United	Kuantan
22:00 MYT (UTC+08:00)	Mahmoud Za’tara 4' Azwan Aripin 22' 63' Azam Azih 35'	Report	Fadhil Idris 13' Emmanuel Oti 51' Fadhli Shas 69' Hasbullah Abu Bakar 70'	Stadium: Darul Makmur Stadium Attendance: 1, 727 Referee: Razlan Joffri Ali

6 May 20227	Kedah Darul Aman	2-3	Melaka United	Alor Setar
21:00 MYT (UTC+08:00)	Ronald Ngah 20' Syafiq Ahmad 37' Jang Suk-won 41' Azamuddin Akil 43' Amirul Azhan 77'	Report	Wan Zaharulnizam 2' Akmal Zahir 13' Ifedayo Olusegun 23', 90+2' Emmanuel Oti 78' Fadhli Shas 86'	Stadium: Darul Aman Stadium Attendance: 6, 418 Referee: S. Logeswaran

18 June 202210	Melaka United	0-0	Negeri Sembilan	Malacca
20:15 MYT (UTC+08:00)	Justin Baas 45+2'	Report	Saiful Ridzuwan 72' Yashir Islame 75'	Stadium: Hang Jebat Stadium Attendance: 4, 105 Referee: Tuan Mohd Yaasin bin Tuan Mohd Hanafiah

25 June 202211	Melaka United	2-3	Sarawak United	Malacca
21:00 MYT (UTC+08:00)	Sony Nordé 18' Syazwan Andik 34' Adriano Narcizo 53'	Report	Gonzalo Soto 23' Lee Chang-hoon 61' Raja Imran Shah 67' Francis Koné 90+3'	Stadium: Hang Jebat Stadium Attendance: 1, 673 Referee: Khairulsyahmi Khalidi

2 July 20226	Melaka United	1-1	Johor Darul Ta’zim	Malacca
21:00 MYT (UTC+08:00)	Justin Baas 39' Sony Nordé 45' Bryan See 54' Wan Amirul Afiq 86'	Report	Leandro Velázquez 14'27' Jordi Amat 90+3'	Stadium: Hang Jebat Stadium Attendance: 14, 562 Referee: S. Logeswaran

5 July 20228	Melaka United	2-0	Selangor	Malacca
20:15 MYT (UTC+08:00)	Fadhil Idris 22' Ifedayo Olusegun 39', 57' Wan Amirul Afiq 41'	Report	Fazly Mazlan 1' Richmond Ankrah 56'	Stadium: Hang Jebat Stadium Attendance: 2, 742 Referee: Nazmi Nasaruddin

20 July 202212	Melaka United	2-2	Petaling Jaya City	Malacca
21:00 MYT (UTC+08:00)	Emmanuel Oti 36' Fadhli Shas 47' Sony Nordé 70'76'	Report	Darren Lok 43' Gurusamy Kandasamy 64' Kogileswaran Raj 70'	Stadium: Hang Jebat Stadium Attendance: 987 Referee: Tuan Mohd Yaasin bin Tuan Mohd Hanafiah

26 July 202213	Melaka United	4-1	Penang	Malacca
21:00 MYT (UTC+08:00)	Emmanuel Oti 4' Adriano Narcizo 36' Fadhil Idris 52' Ifedayo Olusegun 58' Justin Baas 60'	Report	Khairul Akmal 17' Rafael Vitor 74' Adib Raop 83' Lucas Silva 86'	Stadium: Hang Jebat Stadium Attendance: 1, 573 Referee: Nafeez Wahab

31 July 202214	Sabah	2-1	Melaka United	Kota Kinabalu
19:30 MYT (UTC+08:00)	Park Tae-soo 58' Amri Yahyah 65', 90+2' Rawilson Batuil 90+5'	Report	Syazwan Andik 6' Ifedayo Olusegun 24' Adriano Narcizo 37' Emmanuel Oti 45+3' Haziq Puad 90+4'	Stadium: Likas Stadium Attendance: 10, 192 Referee: Nazmi Nasaruddin

13 August 202216	Melaka United	2-2	Sri Pahang	Malacca
21:00 MYT (UTC+08:00)	Ifedayo Olusegun 38' Adriano Narcizo 51'	Report	David Rowley 87' Sharul Nizam 90'	Stadium: Hang Jebat Stadium Attendance: 3, 186 Referee: Nazmi Nasaruddin

29 August 202217	Johor Darul Ta’zim	4-0	Melaka United	Iskandar Puteri
20:15 MYT (UTC+08:00)	Fernando Forestieri 13' Bergson da Silva 33', 42', 85' Leandro Velázquez 38' Daniel Amier 45' Shane Lowry 81'	Report		Stadium: Sultan Ibrahim Stadium Attendance: 10, 962 Referee: Suhaizi Shukri

3 September 20229	Terengganu	5-0	Melaka United	Gong Badak
21:00 MYT (UTC+08:00)	Kpah Sherman 16' Manuel Ott 26' Nik Sharif Haseefy 62' Kipré Tchétché 67', 75', 81'	Report		Stadium: Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin Stadium Attendance: 6, 950 Referee: Nafeez Wahab

9 September 202218	Melaka United	0-3	Kedah Darul Aman	Malacca
20:15 MYT (UTC+08:00)		Report	Mahmoud Al-Mardi 13', 89' 41' Khairu Azrin 25' Fayadh Zulkifli 83'	Stadium: Hang Jebat Stadium Attendance: 1, 445 Referee: Mohd Fusser bin Mad Sallih

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Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
8	Kedah Darul Aman	22	8	3	11	32	41	−9	27
9	Petaling Jaya City (D, R)	22	6	8	8	22	30	−8	26	Withdrawn from Liga Super and dissolved.^{[lower-alpha 1]}
10	Melaka United (D, R)	22	4	6	12	22	43	−21	18^{[lower-alpha 2]}	Ejected from Malaysian Super League and dissolved.
11	Sarawak United (D, R)	22	5	2	15	19	50	−31	17^{[lower-alpha 2]}	Ejected from Malaysian Super League and relegated to 2023 Malaysia M3 League
12	Penang	22	2	5	15	22	45	−23	11

Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: MFL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
(D) Disqualified; (R) Relegated
Notes:

↑ Petaling Jaya City withdrew from Liga Super before the start of 2023 season.
1 2 MFL officially snubs Melaka United and Sarawak United club licensing approval, as both clubs have problem with overdue payments of staffs or players. This decision prevented both from playing in 2023 Malaysian Super League.^[3]^[4] As of November 2nd, there are still no appeal from both clubs to continue the league structure by playing in M5 League.^[5]

Malaysia FA Cup

References

↑ "Selamat tinggal Melaka United, Sarawak". Harian Metro. 1 November 2022.
↑ "First Team Profiles". FAM. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
↑ "Sarawak United, Melaka United confirmed out of 2023 Super League". Bernama. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
↑ AVINESHWARAN, T. "Melaka and Sarawak officially dropped from Super League". The Star Malaysia. The Star. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
↑ Rajan, K. "AFL offer 'booted' Melaka and Sarawak a lifeline". NewStraitsTimes. Retrieved 7 November 2022.

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[table_note_res_WD0.037766587938073-3] Petaling Jaya City withdrew from Liga Super before the start of 2023 season.

[table_hth_MEL0.037766587938073-7] 1 2 MFL officially snubs Melaka United and Sarawak United club licensing approval, as both clubs have problem with overdue payments of staffs or players. This decision prevented both from playing in 2023 Malaysian Super League.^[3]^[4] As of November 2nd, there are still no appeal from both clubs to continue the league structure by playing in M5 League.^[5]

[1] "Selamat tinggal Melaka United, Sarawak". Harian Metro. 1 November 2022.

[MUFCSquad-2] "First Team Profiles". FAM. Retrieved 16 January 2021.

[4] "Sarawak United, Melaka United confirmed out of 2023 Super League". Bernama. Retrieved 7 November 2022.

[5] AVINESHWARAN, T. "Melaka and Sarawak officially dropped from Super League". The Star Malaysia. The Star. Retrieved 7 November 2022.

[6] Rajan, K. "AFL offer 'booted' Melaka and Sarawak a lifeline". NewStraitsTimes. Retrieved 7 November 2022.

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