2023 Terengganu FC season

Terengganu
2023 season
President	Hishamuddin Abdul Karim
CEO	Mohd Sabri Abas
Head coach	Tomislav Steinbrückner
Stadium	Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin Stadium
Malaysia Super League	6th
Malaysia FA Cup	Semi-finals
Malaysia Cup	Runners-up
Piala Sumbangsih	Runners-up
AFC Cup	Group Stage
Top goalscorer	League: ; Ivan Mamut (11); All: ; Ivan Mamut (22)
	← 2022 2024–25 →

Last updated June 08, 2024

The 2023 season is Terengganu's Sixth season in the Malaysia Super League having been promoted from the Malaysia Premier League at the end of the 2016 season. The club will also participate in the Malaysia FA Cup, Malaysia Cup, Piala Sumbangsih and AFC Cup.

Management and staff

Club Management
President	Hishamuddin Abdul Karim
Chief Executive Officer	Mohd Sabri Abas
Team Manager	Fazil Wahab
Asst. Team Manager	Kamrol Isam Mohd
Head Coach	Tomislav Steinbrückner
Asst. Head Coach	Ivica Vranjes
Assistant Coach	Badrul Afzan Razali
Goalkeeper Coach	Damagoj Malovan
Fitness Coach	Hrvoje Bradasic
Assistant Fitness Coach	Efindy Salleh
Team Doctor	Lee Leong Tiong
Physiotherapist	Zulkifli Mohd Zin
Team Analyst	Amirul Mustaqim
Masseurs	Muhammad Lee Soong Keen
Masseurs	Faiz Manja
Kitman	Fakhruddin Mohamad
Kitman	Md Fuzi Ismail

Players

First-team squad

As of 7 December 2023

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	Rahadiazli Rahalim ^U23
2	DF	MAS	Arif Fadzilah Abu Bakar
3	DF	UZB	Sardor Kulmatov ^A
4	DF	MAS	Adib Zainudin
5	DF	MAS	Shahrul Nizam Ros Hasni (captain)
6	DF	MAS	Azam Azmi Murad ^U23
7	FW	CRO	Ivan Mamut ^I
8	MF	MAS	Liridon Krasniqi
10	MF	BHR	Habib Haroon ^A
11	FW	HAI	Sony Nordé ^I
13	MF	MAS	Zuasyraf Zulkiefle
14	MF	MAS	Amirul Syazwan
16	MF	MAS	Hakimi Abdullah
17	DF	MAS	Syafiq Danial
18	MF	MAS	Syaiful Haqim


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
19	MF	MAS	Syafik Ismail ^U23
20	DF	MAS	Hairiey Hakim Mamat
21	GK	MAS	Shafawi Mohamad
22	FW	MAS	Nur Shakir Yacob
23	DF	MAS	Aqil Irfanuddin Sabri
24	DF	MAS	Safwan Mazlan ^U23
25	DF	MAS	Alif Zakaria
26	DF	MAS	Firdaus Rusdi
29	GK	MAS	Syed Muhammad Nasrulhaq
32	MF	MAS	Ubaidullah Shamsul
33	FW	MAS	Fazli Ghazali
36	DF	MNE	Argzim Redžović ^I
38	GK	MAS	Suhaimi Husin
46	MF	MAS	Syahmi Zamri
69	FW	MAS	Nor Hakim Hassan
88	MF	MAS	Sharif Haseefy Lazim
97	MF	UZB	Nurillo Tukhtasinov

Remarks:
^I These players are registered as International player.
^A These players are registered as Asian player.
^S These players are registered as ASEAN player.
^U23 These players are registered as Under-23 player.
^U19 These players are registered as Under-19 player.

Out on loan

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
20	FW	MAS	Rahmat Makasuf (on loan at Penang)
27	DF	MAS	Azarul Nazarith (on loan at Kelantan United)
15	MF	MAS	Faiz Nasir (on loan at Kelantan United)

Friendly

Pre-season and friendlies

2023 Thailand Tour (7 – 14 February)

8 February 2023Friendly	Rajpracha	1–1	Terengganu	Bangkok
				Stadium: RBAC University Stadium

9 February 2023Friendly	Bangkok	0–2	Terengganu	Bangkok
				Stadium: RBAC University Stadium

12 February 2023Friendly	OB	2–0	Terengganu	Pathum
	Emmanuel Sabbi Agon Muçolli			Stadium: BG Pathum Stadium

13 February 2023Friendly	Chonburi	0–1	Terengganu	Chonburi
				Stadium: Chonburi Stadium

Competitions

Win Draw Loss Postponed

Malaysia Super League

24 February 20231	Johor Darul Ta'zim	2–0	Terengganu	Iskandar Puteri
21:00 UTC+8	Muñiz 5' Bérgson 57' Arribas 68'	Report	Mamut 62'	Stadium: Sultan Ibrahim Stadium Attendance: 31,889 Referee: Suhaizi Shukri

1 March 20232	Kedah Darul Aman	1–0	Terengganu	Alor Setar
21:00 UTC+8	Fadzrul 90'	Report	Mamut 67'	Stadium: Darul Aman Stadium Attendance: 21,700 Referee: S. Logeswaran

5 March 20233	Terengganu	0–0	Kuala Lumpur City	Kuala Terengganu
21:00 UTC+8	Kulmatov 75'	Report	Akram 90+3'	Stadium: Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin Stadium Attendance: 11,560 Referee: Mohammad Zamzaidi Katimin

11 March 20234	Terengganu	1–0	PDRM	Kuala Terengganu
21:00 UTC+8	Kulmatov 41', 76' Alif 45+1' Haroon 56'	Report	Dzulfahmi 16' Ramadhan 45+2' Amir 57' Izaaq 80'	Stadium: Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin Stadium Attendance: 9,020 Referee: Jeevanathan M. Ponniamoorthy

16 March 20235	Negeri Sembilan	2–1	Terengganu	Paroi
20:15 UTC+8	Madinda 28' Casagrande 67' Aroon 79'	Report	Haroon 9' Adisak 45+2'	Stadium: Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium Attendance: 3,203 Referee: Ahmad Zuhaidi Dzulkifli

31 March 20236	Terengganu	2–1	Kelantan United	Kuala Terengganu
22:00 UTC+8	Krasniqi 6' Mintah 28', 45+3' Kulmatov 62'	Report	Sharvin 35' Ariff 37' Khairu 42' Porteria 76'	Stadium: Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin Stadium Attendance: 4,250 Referee: Muhammad Usaid Jamal

4 April 20237	Terengganu	5–0	Kelantan	Kuala Terengganu
22:00 UTC+8	Mintah 16' Adisak 21' Mamut 67' (pen.), 90+1' Hakimi 90+3'	Report	Arip 47'	Stadium: Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin Stadium Attendance: 5,025 Referee: Abdul Rahman Wahab

9 April 20238	Terengganu	2–0	Kuching City	Kuala Terengganu
22:00 UTC+8	Mintah 22', 53' Shahrul 85'	Report	Kuziyev 29' Hidhir 89'	Stadium: Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin Stadium Attendance: 3,584 Referee: Muhammad Khairulsyahmi Ahmad Khalidi

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
4	Kedah Darul Aman	26	17	2	7	52	29	+23	53
5	Sri Pahang	26	13	6	7	44	33	+11	45
6	Terengganu	26	11	7	8	45	34	+11	40	Qualification for the AFF Shopee Cup group stage ^{[lower-alpha 1]}
7	Kuala Lumpur City	26	10	8	8	44	39	+5	38
8	PDRM	26	11	4	11	35	37	−2	37

Updated to match(es) played on 3 December 2023. Source: MFL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
Notes:

↑ Qualified as the 2023 Malaysia Cup & 2023 Malaysia FA Cup runner-up.

Malaysia FA Cup

14 April 2023 (2023-04-14)Round of 16	Terengganu (1)	4–0	Melaka (3)	Kuala Nerus
22:00 MYT	Mamut 6' Hakimi 71' Mintah 82', 90+3'	Report		Stadium: Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin Stadium Attendance: 5,150 Referee: Hasrol Amir

27 May 2023 (2023-05-27)Quarter Final	Terengganu (1)	4–2	Kelantan (1)	Kuala Nerus
17:00 MYT	Azam 17' Mamut 41' Nordé 52' Syafik 82'	Report	Akinade 45', 63' (pen.)	Stadium: Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin Stadium Attendance: 5,263 Referee: S. Logeswaran

25 June 2023Semi-finals	Terengganu (1)	0–0 (a.e.t.) (2–4 p)	Kuala Lumpur City (1)	Kuala Nerus
21:00 MYT		Report		Stadium: Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin Stadium Attendance: 26,540 Referee: Suhaizi Shukri
	Penalties
	Arif Sharif Safwan Krasniqi		Josué Morales Akram Zirdum Gallifuoco

Piala Sumbangsih

24 February 2023Final	Johor Darul Ta'zim	2–0	Terengganu	Iskandar Puteri
21:00 UTC+8	Muñiz 5' Bérgson 57' Arribas 68'	Report	Mamut 62'	Stadium: Sultan Ibrahim Stadium Attendance: 31,889 Referee: Suhaizi Shukri

AFC Cup

Group Stage

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	CCM	TFC	BUF	STA
1	Central Coast Mariners	6	4	1	1	21	7	+14	13	Zonal semi-finals	—	1–1	6–3	9–1
2	Terengganu	6	3	3	0	10	6	+4	12		1–0	—	2–0	2–2
3	Bali United	6	2	1	3	15	15	0	7		1–2	1–1	—	5–2
4	Stallion Laguna	6	0	1	5	9	27	−18	1		0–3	2–3	2–5	—

Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

20 September 2023

20:00 UTC+8

Terengganu	1–0	Central Coast Mariners
Paull 45+1' (o.g.)	Report

Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin Stadium, Kuala Terengganu

Attendance: 5,996

Referee: Al Majarafi Mahmood Salim Said (Oman)

4 October 2023

20:00 UTC+8

Bali United	1–1	Terengganu
Mbarga 54'	Report	Syahmi 84'

Kapten I Wayan Dipta Stadium, Gianyar

Attendance: 2,180

Referee: Bijan Heydari (Iran)

26 October 2023

16:00 UTC+8

Terengganu	2–2	Stallion Laguna
Nordé 45+2' Adisak 90+1'	Report	McDaniel 6' Ngong Sam 41'

Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin Stadium, Kuala Terengganu

Attendance: 1,220

Referee: Ali Reda (Lebanon)

8 November 2023

18:00 UTC+8

Stallion Laguna	2–3	Terengganu
Ngong Sam 3' McDaniel 14'	Report	Nierras 33' (o.g.) Mamut 67' Nordé 86'

Biñan Football Stadium, Biñan

Attendance: 200

Referee: Ahmad Yacoub Ibrahim (Jordan)

29 November 2023

19:00 UTC+11

Central Coast Mariners	1–1	Terengganu
Di Pizio 87'	Report	Shakir 53'

Central Coast Stadium, Gosford

Attendance: 1,386

Referee: Ammar Mahfoodh (Bahrain)

13 December 2023

20:00 UTC+8

Terengganu	2–0	Bali United
Nordé 39' Kulmatov 89'	Report

Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin Stadium, Kuala Terengganu

Attendance: 1,450

Referee: Qasim Al-Hatmi (Oman)

Player statistics

Appearances and goals

As of 9 April 2023

No.	Pos	Player	League		FA Cup		Malaysia Cup		AFC Cup		Total
No.	Pos	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	Rahadiazli Rahalim	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
2	DF	Arif Fadzilah	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
3	DF	Sardor Kulmatov	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	1
5	DF	Shahrul Nizam	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0
6	DF	Azam Azmi	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0
7	FW	Ivan Mamut	5+1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	2
8	MF	Domagoj Pušić	4+3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
9	FW	Adisak Kraisorn	7+1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	2
10	MF	Habib Haroon	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
11	FW	Sony Nordé	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
13	MF	Zuasyraf Zulkiefle	1+3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
15	MF	Faiz Nasir	1+5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
16	MF	Hakimi Abdullah	0+3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1
19	FW	Syafik Ismail	3+5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0
20	DF	Hairiey Hakim	1+3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
22	FW	Engku Nur Shakir	1+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
24	DF	Safwan Mazlan	0+2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
25	DF	Alif Zakaria	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0
28	FW	Jordan Mintah	4+1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	4
36	DF	Argzim Redžović	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
38	GK	Suhaimi Husin	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
80	MF	Liridon Krasniqi	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	1
88	MF	Nik Sharif Haseefy	3+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
91	MF	Omid Nazari	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Players who left the club during the 2023 season

Transfers

Players in

Player	From	Fee
Adisak Kraisorn	Muangthong United	Free^[1]
Ivan Mamut	FCSB	Free^[2]
Domagoj Pušić	BSK Bijelo Brdo	Free^[3]
Sardor Kulmatov	Sogdiana Jizzakh	Free
Sony Nordé	Melaka United	Free
Nik Sharif Haseefy	Selangor	Free
Hakim Hassan	Selangor	Free
Nurillo Tukhtasinov	Neftchi Fergana	Free

Players out

Player	To	Fee
Manuel Ott	Kedah Darul Aman	Free^[4]
Shamirza Yusoff	Free Agent	Free
Sharin Sapien	Free Agent	Free
Azalinullah Alias	Free Agent	Free
Nik Akif	Penang	Free^[5]
Arif Anwar	PDRM	Free^[6]
Hafizal Mohamad	Perak	Free^[7]
Faisal Halim	Selangor	Free
Papé Diakité	Hoang Anh Gia Lai	Free
Petrus Shitembi	Free Agent	Free
Kipré Tchétché	Kuala Lumpur City	Free
Kpah Sherman	Sri Pahang	Free
Luke Woodland	Free Agent	Free

Loans in

Player	From	Fee
Liridon Krasniqi	Johor Darul Ta'zim	Loan

Loans out

Player	To	Fee
Rahmat Makasuf	Penang	Loan
Faiz Nasir	Kelantan United	Loan
Azarul Nazarith	Kelantan United	loan

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Founded in 1972 Based in Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu
Stadium	Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah Stadium (1967–2007, 2009–2017) Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin Stadium (2008–2009, 2018–)
Seasons	2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 (TFC II) 2017 (TFC II) 2018 (TFC II) 2019 (TFC II) 2020 (TFC II) 2021 2022 2023
Related articles	Terengganu Football Association East Coast Derby
Website: www.terengganufc.com

2023 Terengganu FC season

Contents

Management and staff

Players

Out on loan

Friendly

Pre-season and friendlies

Competitions

Malaysia Super League

League table

Malaysia FA Cup

AFC Cup

Group Stage

Player statistics

Appearances and goals

Transfers

Players in

Players out

Loans in

Loans out

Related Research Articles

References