2018 PKNS F.C. season

The 2018 season is PKNS's 5th season in the top flight of Malaysian football, the Malaysia Super League after being promoted from 2016 Malaysia Premier League.

PKNS

2018 season
President	Siti Zubaidah Abdul Jabar
Manager	Mahfizul Rusydin Abdul Rashid
Head Coach	K. Rajagobal
Stadium	Shah Alam Stadium (Capacity: 80,372)
Super League	3rd
FA Cup	Semi-finals
Malaysia Cup	Quarter-finals
Top goalscorer	League: Rafael Ramazotti Bruno Matos (7) All: Rafael Ramazotti (13)
Home colours Away colours

Club officials

Position	Staff
Head coach	K. Rajagobal
Assistant head coach	Adam Abdullah
Goalkeeping coach	Faozi
Fitness coach	Matus Bozik
Assistant coach	Khairul Abu Zahar
Team doctor	Dr.Vijayan Munusamy

Transfers

First transfer

In: 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	Zarif Irfan (from Selangor)
2	DF	MAS	K. Reuben (from Penang)
3	DF	MAS	Rodney Celvin (from Sarawak)
4	DF	MAS	Daniel Ting (from Johor Darul Ta'zim II)
6	MF	MAS	M. Tinnadkaran (from MIFA)
8	DF	AUS	Zac Anderson (from Kedah)
9	FW	MAS	Jafri Firdaus Chew (from Penang)
12	DF	MAS	Qayyum Marjoni (from Kelantan)
16	MF	MAS	Nurridzuan Abu Hassan (from Pahang)
19	MF	ARG	Jonathan Acosta (from Jaguares)
20	FW	MAS	Faizat Ghazli (from Penang)
21	MF	COL	Romel Morales (from Banfield)
24	DF	MAS	Annas Rahmat (from Negeri Sembilan)
25	GK	MAS	Shahril Saa'ri (from Sarawak)
28	DF	MAS	Mahali (on loan from Johor Darul Ta'zim)
29	FW	BRA	Rafael Ramazotti (from DPMM)
30	MF	SGP	Faris Ramli (from Home United)

Out: 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	G. Jeevananthan (unattached)
2	MF	KOR	Park Kwang-il (to Jeonnam Dragons)
3	DF	MAS	Azmi Muslim (to Melaka United)
4	FW	LBR	Patrick Wleh (to Ismaily)
6	MF	MAS	Munir Amran (unattached)
7	MF	MAS	P. Rajesh (to MISC-MIFA)
8	MF	MAS	Khairu Azrin (to Felda United)
9	FW	MAS	Bobby Gonzales (to Sarawak)
12	DF	GAM	Abdou Jammeh (unattached)
13	MF	MAS	Fauzan Dzulkifli (to Negeri Sembilan)
16	DF	MAS	Azreen Zulkafali (to Felda United)
17	DF	MAS	Abdul Ghani Rahman (to Kuantan)
19	MF	MAS	Khairul Ramadhan (to Hanelang)
20	FW	MAS	Affize Faisal (unattached)
21	MF	POR	Fábio Ferreira (to Sydney FC)
22	GK	MAS	Zamir Selamat (to Melaka United)
24	DF	MAS	Nizam Abu Bakar (to Felcra)
25	GK	MAS	Nor Haziq Aris (to Kuantan)
26	DF	MAS	Amirizdwan Taj (to Kelantan)
—	DF	MAS	Sabre Abu (to Sarawak, previously on loan at Negeri Sembilan)
—	MF	MAS	R. Thivagar (unattached, previously on loan at PBMS)
—	MF	MAS	Adam Shafiq Fua'ad (unattached, previously on loan at PBMS)
—	FW	MAS	Shakir Ali (unattached, previously on loan at PDRM)
—	MF	MAS	Shahurain Abu Samah (PDRM, previously on loan at PDRM)
—	FW	MAS	Farderin Kadir (Melaka United, previously on loan at PKNS)

Mid season transfer

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

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
6	DF	MAS	Nik Shahrul Azim (from Kelantan)
19	MF	BRA	Bruno Matos (from Juazeirense)

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

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
19	MF	ARG	Jonathan Acosta (unattached)

Pre-season and friendlies

Date	Opponents	H / A	Result F–A	Scorers
15 December 2017	Negeri Sembilan	H	1–1
23 December 2017	PKNP	H	2–0	Khyril, Morales
30 December 2017	Kuala Lumpur	A	0–1
6 January 2018	PKNP	A	3–1	Safee, Morales, Nurridzuan
20 January 2018	Pattaya United	A	1–1	Safee
23 January 2018	Police Tero	A	0–2
26 January 2018	Gyeongnam	A	1–1

Malaysia Super League

Main article: 2018 Malaysia Super League

Date	Opponents	H / A	Result F–A	Scorers, Bookings	League position
3 February 2018	Terengganu	A	2–2	Qayyum 39', Ramazotti 69'	5th
7 February 2018	Pahang	H	1–0	Safee 90+2'	4th
10 February 2018	Perak	A	2–0	Ramazotti (2) 2', 63'	1st
25 February 2018	Kedah	H	3–4	Faris 32', Mahali (2) 47', 90+5'	4th
9 March 2018	Kelantan	H	1–0	Faris 40'	3rd
14 April 2018	Johor Darul Ta'zim	A	0–3		5th
27 April 2018	PKNP	H	1–1	Nurridzuan 90+4'	5th
2 May 2018	Kuala Lumpur	A	1–2	Faris 45'	6th
5 May 2018	Melaka United	H	2–0	Ramazotti 69', Safee 80'	4th
13 May 2018	Kuala Lumpur	H	3–2	Safee 10', Faris 38', Acosta 51'	6th
23 May 2018	Melaka United	A	1–1	Jafri 43'	6th
27 May 2018	Johor Darul Ta'zim	H	0–0		6th
3 June 2018	Negeri Sembilan	A	1–3	Morales 73'	6th
6 June 2018	Selangor	A	1–2	Safee 43'	6th
10 June 2018	Selangor	H	2–2	Ramazotti (2) 18', 90+2'	6th
19 June 2018	Kelantan	A	2–0	Matos (2) 4', 87'	6th
26 June 2018	Kedah	A	0–2		6th
11 July 2018	Negeri Sembilan	H	5–3	Faris 11', Safee 25', Matos 31', Morales 47', Khyril 90+2'	6th
14 July 2018	Terengganu	H	4–0	Matos (2) 16' (pen.), 31', Anderson 38', Jafri 66'	6th
18 July 2018	PKNP	A	1–0	Faris 5'	3rd
21 July 2018	Pahang	A	0–1		5th
28 July 2018	Perak	H	4–1	Matos (2) 3', 79', Ramazotti 40', Morales 90+4'	3rd

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Johor Darul Ta'zim (C)	22	19	2	1	47	9	+38	59	Qualification for the AFC Champions League group stage
2	Perak	22	10	6	6	35	27	+8	36	Qualification for the AFC Champions League second preliminary round
3	PKNS	22	10	5	7	37	29	+8	35
4	Pahang	22	9	7	6	35	21	+14	34
5	Terengganu	22	10	4	8	32	31	+1	34

Source: FAM, FMLLP
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

Malaysia FA Cup

Main article: 2018 Malaysia FA Cup

Date	Round	Opponents	H / A	Result F–A	Scorers	Attendance
2 March 2018	Second round	Hanelang	H	4–1	Jafri 10', Morales 38', Ramazotti 57', Nurridzuan 70'
17 March 2018	Third round	Kelantan	H	4–1	Morales 15', Mahali 42', Safee 60', Ramazotti 65'
7 April 2018	Quarter-final First leg	Perak	H	2–1	Faris 25', Safee 89'
21 April 2018	Quarter-final Second leg	Perak	A	2–2	Rodney 55', Gurusamy 64' (pen.)
23 June 2018	Semi-final First leg	Selangor	A	0–4
30 June 2018	Semi-final Second leg	Selangor	H	1–1	Alif Haikal 90'

Malaysia Cup

Main article: 2018 Malaysia Cup

Group stage

Main article: 2018 Malaysia Cup group stage

Date	Opponents	H / A	Result F–A	Scorers	Attendance	Group position
5 August 2018	PDRM	A	5–2	Morales 26' (pen.), Daniel 47', Faris 63', Ramazotti 73', Safee 90+1'		1st
11 August 2018	Melaka United	A	3–3	Morales 87', Matos 90+1', Ramazotti 90+3'		1st
19 August 2018	Felda United	H	2–3	Faris 16', Ramazotti 90+3'		2nd
28 August 2018	Felda United	A	0–1	Mahali 11'		2nd
1 September 2018	Melaka United	H	2–1	Morales 24', Ramazotti 66'		2nd
15 September 2018	PDRM	H	5–0	Jafri 4', Matos 13', 21', 77', Faizat 54',		1st

Knock-stage

Date	Opponents	H / A	Result F–A	Scorers	Attendance	Round position
25 September 2018	Perak TBG	A	0–0			Quarter-finals leg 1
30 September 2018	Perak TBG	H	0–2			Quarter-finals leg 2

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		PKNS	FEL	MEL	PDRM
1	PKNS	6	4	1	1	18	9	+9	13	Quarter-finals		—	2–3	2–1	5–0
2	Felda United	6	3	1	2	11	9	+2	10			0–1	—	0–0	2–0
3	Melaka United	6	2	3	1	18	9	+9	9			3–3	6–1	—	2–2
4	PDRM	6	0	1	5	5	25	−20	1			2–5	0–5	1–6	—

Updated to match(es) played on 15 September 2018. Source: FAM FMLLP

Statistics

Squad appearances

No.	Pos.	Name	League		FA Cup		Malaysia Cup		Total		Discipline
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	Zarif Irfan	4	+7	0	0	7	+3	11	+10	1	0
2	DF	K. Reuben	9	0	3	0	0(1)	0	12(1)	0	0	0
3	DF	Rodney Celvin	14(2)	0	6	1	5	0	25(2)	1	6	0
4	DF	Daniel Ting	13(4)	0	5(1)	0	4(2)	1	22(7)	1	5	1
5	MF	Shahrul Azhar	4(3)	0	1(2)	0	0	0	5(5)	0	1	0
6	MF	Nik Shahrul Azim	11	0	2	0	7(1)	0	20(1)	0	4	0
7	MF	K. Gurusamy	9(6)	0	2(1)	1	6	0	17(7)	1	4	0
8	DF	Zac Anderson	20	1	1	0	8	0	29	1	2	0
9	FW	Jafri Firdaus Chew	8(5)	2	3(2)	4(1)	1	0	14(8)	3	3	1
10	FW	Safee Sali	9(10)	5	2(2)	2	1(3)	1	12(15)	8	6	0
11	MF	Nazrin Syamsul	2(2)	0	0	0	0	0	2(2)	0	0	0
12	DF	Qayyum Marjoni	14(2)	1	0(1)	0	5(1)	0	19(4)	1	2	0
14	MF	Khyril Muhymeen	2(8)	1	0(2)	0	3(2)	0	5(12)	1	0	0
15	DF	P. Gunalan	3(1)	0	3	0	1(1)	0	7(2)	0	0	0
16	MF	Nurridzuan Abu Hassan	1(2)	1	0(2)	0	4	0	5(4)	2	0	0
17	DF	Azmizi Azmi	10	0	5	0	0	0	15	0	1	0
18	MF	M. Sivakumar	4(3)	0	1(2)	0	2	0	7(5)	0	2	0
19	MF	Bruno Matos	9	7	2	0	4	4	15	11	1	0
20	FW	Faizat Ghazli	0(2)	0	0	0	2(3)	1	2(5)	1	0	0
21	MF	Romel Morales	20(1)	3	6	2	8	3	34(1)	8	2	1
22	GK	Tauffiq Ar Rasyid	2	+2	2	–4	0	0	4	–2	0	0
23	MF	Alif Haikal	0(4)	0	0(1)	1	0(2)	0	0(7)	1	0	0
24	DF	Annas Rahmat	0(1)	0	0	0	2	0	2(1)	0	0	0
25	GK	Shahril Saa'ri	16	+1	4	+7	1	0	21	+8	0	0
28	DF	Mahali Jasuli	8(7)	2	4(1)	1	5(1)	1	17(9)	4	4	0
29	FW	Rafael Ramazotti	20(1)	7	5(1)	2	7	4	31(2)	13	2	0
30	MF	Faris Ramli	20(1)	6	5	1	3	2	28(1)	9	0	0
Left club during season
19	MF	Jonathan Acosta	10(1)	1	4	0	0	0	14(1)	1	0	0

Statistics accurate as of 30 September 2018.

Clean sheets

Rnk	No.	Player	League	FA Cup	League Cup	Total
1	25	Shahril Saa'ri	5	0	1	6
2	1	Zarif Irfan	2	0	1	3
3	22	Tauffiq Ar Rasyid	1	0	0	1

External links

• Official website