2023 Terengganu FC season

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.

Terengganu
2023 season
PresidentHishamuddin Abdul Karim
CEOMohd Sabri Abas
Head coachTomislav Steinbrückner
StadiumSultan Mizan Zainal Abidin Stadium
Malaysia Super League6th
Malaysia FA CupSemi-finals
Malaysia CupRunners-up
Piala SumbangsihRunners-up
AFC CupGroup Stage
Top goalscorerLeague:
Ivan Mamut (11)

All:
Ivan Mamut (22)
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Management and staff

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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
  Faiz Manja
Kitman   Fakhruddin Mohamad
  Md Fuzi Ismail

Players

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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

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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

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Pre-season and friendlies

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2023 Thailand Tour (7 – 14 February)

8 February 2023 Friendly Rajpracha   1–1   Terengganu Bangkok
Stadium: RBAC University Stadium
9 February 2023 Friendly Bangkok   0–2   Terengganu Bangkok
Stadium: RBAC University Stadium
12 February 2023 Friendly OB   2–0   Terengganu Pathum
Emmanuel Sabbi  
Agon Muçolli  
Stadium: BG Pathum Stadium
13 February 2023 Friendly Chonburi   0–1   Terengganu Chonburi
Stadium: Chonburi Stadium

Competitions

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Malaysia Super League

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24 February 2023 1 Johor Darul Ta'zim 2–0 Terengganu Iskandar Puteri
21:00 UTC+8
Report
Stadium: Sultan Ibrahim Stadium
Attendance: 31,889
Referee: Suhaizi Shukri
1 March 2023 2 Kedah Darul Aman 1–0 Terengganu Alor Setar
21:00 UTC+8
Report
Stadium: Darul Aman Stadium
Attendance: 21,700
Referee: S. Logeswaran
5 March 2023 3 Terengganu 0–0 Kuala Lumpur City Kuala Terengganu
21:00 UTC+8
Report
Stadium: Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin Stadium
Attendance: 11,560
Referee: Mohammad Zamzaidi Katimin
11 March 2023 4 Terengganu 1–0 PDRM Kuala Terengganu
21:00 UTC+8
Report
Stadium: Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin Stadium
Attendance: 9,020
Referee: Jeevanathan M. Ponniamoorthy
16 March 2023 5 Negeri Sembilan 2–1 Terengganu Paroi
20:15 UTC+8
Report
Stadium: Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium
Attendance: 3,203
Referee: Ahmad Zuhaidi Dzulkifli
31 March 2023 6 Terengganu 2–1 Kelantan United Kuala Terengganu
22:00 UTC+8
Report
Stadium: Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin Stadium
Attendance: 4,250
Referee: Muhammad Usaid Jamal
4 April 2023 7 Terengganu 5–0 Kelantan Kuala Terengganu
22:00 UTC+8
Report
Stadium: Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin Stadium
Attendance: 5,025
Referee: Abdul Rahman Wahab
9 April 2023 8 Terengganu 2–0 Kuching City Kuala Terengganu
22:00 UTC+8
Report
Stadium: Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin Stadium
Attendance: 3,584
Referee: Muhammad Khairulsyahmi Ahmad Khalidi

League table

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Pos Team 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[a]
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:
  1. ^ Qualified as the 2023 Malaysia Cup & 2023 Malaysia FA Cup runner-up.

Malaysia FA Cup

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14 April 2023 (2023-04-14) Round of 16 Terengganu (1) 4–0Melaka (3)Kuala Nerus
22:00 MYT
Report Stadium: Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin Stadium
Attendance: 5,150
Referee: Hasrol Amir
27 May 2023 (2023-05-27) Quarter Final Terengganu (1) 4–2Kelantan (1)Kuala Nerus
17:00 MYT
Report
Stadium: Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin Stadium
Attendance: 5,263
Referee: S. Logeswaran
25 June 2023 Semi-finalsTerengganu (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

Piala Sumbangsih

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

AFC Cup

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Group Stage

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Pos Team 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
Terengganu  1–0  Central Coast Mariners
Report
Attendance: 5,996
Referee: Al Majarafi Mahmood Salim Said (Oman)
Bali United  1–1  Terengganu
Mbarga   54' Report Syahmi   84'
Attendance: 2,180
Referee: Bijan Heydari (Iran)
Terengganu  2–2  Stallion Laguna
Report
Attendance: 1,220
Referee: Ali Reda (Lebanon)
Stallion Laguna  2–3  Terengganu
Report
Attendance: 200
Referee: Ahmad Yacoub Ibrahim (Jordan)
Central Coast Mariners  1–1  Terengganu
Report
Attendance: 1,386
Referee: Ammar Mahfoodh (Bahrain)
Terengganu  2–0  Bali United
Report
Attendance: 1,450
Referee: Qasim Al-Hatmi (Oman)

Player statistics

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Appearances and goals

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As of 9 April 2023
No. Pos Player League FA Cup Malaysia Cup AFC Cup Total
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

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References

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