2012 in Malaysian football

Football in Malaysia
Season	2012
Men's football
Super League	Kelantan
Premier League	ATM
FAM League	KL SPA
FA Cup	Kelantan
Malaysia Cup	Kelantan
Community Shield	Negeri Sembilan

The 2012 season was the 33rd season of competitive football in Malaysia.

The season began in January 2012 for the FAM League, Premier League and Super League.

Promotion and relegation (pre-season)[edit]

Teams relegated from Super League

Teams promoted to Super League

Teams relegated from Premier League

Teams promoted to Premier League

Suruhanjaya Perkhidmatan Awam FC

Honours[edit]

Trophy and league champions[edit]

Competition	Winner	Details	At	Match Report
FA Cup	Kelantan FA	Kelantan FA beat Sime Darby FC 1–0	National Stadium, Bukit Jalil	Report
Super League	Kelantan FA
Premier League	Angkatan Tentera Malaysia
FAM League	Suruhanjaya Perkhidmatan Awam FC
Charity Cup	Negeri Sembilan FA	Negeri Sembilan FA beat Kelantan FA 2–1	National Stadium, Bukit Jalil	Report

National teams competitions[edit]

Men's senior team[edit]

1 February Friendly¹	Malaysia	5–0	Kelantan FA	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
	Asraruddin 36' Shahurain 42' S. Kunanlan 65' Abdul Hadi 78' Izuan 90'	Report		Stadium: National Stadium, Bukit Jalil Attendance: 30,000

24 February Friendly¹	Sabah FA	0–1	Malaysia	Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia
		Report	Amar 79'	Stadium: Likas Stadium Attendance: 35,000

29 February Friendly	Philippines	1–1	Malaysia	Manila, Philippines
	Wolf 34'	Report	Shakir 90+1'	Stadium: Rizal Memorial Stadium Attendance: 11,000

24 March Friendly¹	Sarawak FA	1–1	Malaysia	Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia
	Joël 68'	Report	Venice 65'	Stadium: Sarawak State Stadium

28 April Friendly	Malaysia	6–0	Sri Lanka	Selangor, Malaysia^[1]
	Wan Zack Haikal 25', 26' Hazwan 73', 83', 90' Azamuddin 86'	Report		Stadium: Shah Alam Stadium Attendance: 10,000

28 May Friendly¹	Malaysia	2–1	Felda United FC	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
	Shahurain 14' Amar 70'	Report	Abdul Ghani 88'	Stadium: Wisma FAM Attendance: 30

1 June Friendly	Malaysia	0–0	Philippines	Selangor, Malaysia^[2]
		Report		Stadium: Shah Alam Stadium Attendance: 10,000

8 June Friendly	Singapore	2–2	Malaysia	Kallang, Singapore^[3]
	Shahdan 87' Qiu Li 90+3'	Report	Azamuddin 43' Safiq 60'	Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium Referee: Ng Kai Lam (Hong Kong)

12 June Friendly	Malaysia	2–0	Singapore	Selangor, Malaysia^[3]
	Shakir 19' Safiq 61'	Report		Stadium: Shah Alam Stadium Referee: Teetichai Nualjan (Thailand)

11 September Friendly	Malaysia	0–2	Vietnam	Shah Alam, Malaysia
		Report	Lê Công Vinh 32' Phan Thanh Hưng 48'	Stadium: Shah Alam Stadium Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Mohd Yussof Mat Karim (Malaysia)

20 September Friendly¹	Malaysia	3–0	Cambodia	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
	Safee Sali 51' Zaquan Adha 62' 76'	Report		Stadium: Wisma FAM

12 October Friendly¹	Malaysia	6–0	PDRM FA	Selangor, Malaysia
	Safee 7', 56' Wan Zack Haikal 28', 41' Kunalan 72' Azamuddin 88'	Report		Stadium: Wisma FAM Attendance: 30

16 October Friendly	Hong Kong	0–3	Malaysia	Mong Kok, Hong Kong
		Report	Safee 59' Safiq 82' Fakri 90+2'	Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium

30 October Friendly¹	Malaysia	4–0	PDRM FA	Selangor, Malaysia
	Safee 30' Safiq 45 pen', 86' Wan Zack Haikal 63'	Report		Stadium: Wisma FAM

3 November Friendly	Vietnam	1–0	Malaysia	Hanoi, Vietnam
	Nguyen Trong Hoang 74'	Report		Stadium: Mỹ Đình National Stadium

7 November Friendly	Thailand	2–0	Malaysia	Nonthaburi, Thailand
	Prayad Boonya 26' Arthit Sunthornpit 81'			Stadium: SCG Stadium Referee: Chaiya Mahapab (Thailand)

14 November Friendly	Malaysia	1–1	Hong Kong	Shah Alam, Malaysia
20:45	Safee 58'		Lam Hok Hei 88'	Stadium: Shah Alam Stadium Referee: Suhaizi Shukri (Malaysia)

20 November Friendly	Malaysia	1–1	Bangladesh	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
20:45	Khyril 22'	Report	Ameli 83' (pen.)	Stadium: National Stadium, Bukit Jalil

25 November 2012 AFF Suzuki Cup	Malaysia	0–3	Singapore	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia^[4]
20:00 UTC+8		Report	Shahril 32', 38' Đurić 75'	Stadium: National Stadium, Bukit Jalil Referee: Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan)

28 November 2012 AFF Suzuki Cup	Laos	1–4	Malaysia	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia^[4]
20:00 UTC+8	Sihavong 38'	Report	Safiq 15' Safee 67' Wan 76' Khyril 80'	Stadium: National Stadium, Bukit Jalil Referee: Fan Qi (China PR)

1 December 2012 AFF Suzuki Cup	Malaysia	2–0	Indonesia	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia^[4]
20:00 UTC+8	Azamuddin 27' Mahali 30'	Report		Stadium: National Stadium, Bukit Jalil Referee: Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan)

9 December 2012 AFF Suzuki Cup	Malaysia	1–1	Thailand	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia^[4]
19:00 UTC+7	Norshahrul 48'	Report	Teerasil 78'	Stadium: National Stadium, Bukit Jalil Referee: Mohsen Torky (Iran)

13 December 2012 AFF Suzuki Cup	Thailand	2–0	Malaysia	Bangkok, Thailand^[4]
19:00 UTC+7	Teerasil 60' Theeraton 65'	Report		Stadium: Supachalasai Stadium Referee: Lee Min-Hu (South Korea)

¹ Non FIFA 'A' international match

League XI[edit]

24 July Friendly^XI	Arsenal	2–1	Malaysia	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia^[5]
21:45 UTC+08:00	Eisfield 87' Aneke 90'	Report	Azmi 45+2'	Stadium: National Stadium, Bukit Jalil

27 July Friendly^XI	Indonesia	0–6	Malaysia XI	Jakarta, Indonesia
21:00 UTC+07:00			Hazwan 11' Kubala 13' (pen.) Azrif 31' Amri 34' 45' Shukor 62'	Stadium: Gelora Bung Karno Stadium Attendance: 0

30 July Friendly^XI	Manchester City	3–1	Malaysia	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia^[6]
21:45 UTC+08:00	Agüero 17' Tevez 48' Johnson 52'	Report	Azamuddin 87'	Stadium: National Stadium, Bukit Jalil

Men's under-23 team[edit]

14 January Friendly	Cambodia	0–1	Malaysia	Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
		Report	Izuan 43'

31 January Friendly	Malaysia	0–0	Selangor FA	National Stadium, Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
20:30 UTC+08:00		Report

5 February 2012 Summer Olympics qualification Third Round	Bahrain	2–1	Malaysia	Al Ahli Stadium, Manama
18:30 UTC+3	Al Alawi 25' Farhan 88'	Report	Hazwan 76'	Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Abdulrahman Hussain (Qatar)

22 February 2012 Summer Olympics qualification Third Round	Malaysia	0–4	Japan	National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
20:00 UTC+8		Report	Sakai 35' Osako 44' Haraguchi 55' Saito 60'	Attendance: 14,205 Referee: Mohamed Abdelkarim Al-Zarooni (United Arab Emirates)

14 March 2012 Summer Olympics qualification Third Round	Syria	3–0	Malaysia	King Abdullah Stadium, Amman
13:00 UTC+2	Mardigian 48', 68' Al Soma 80'	Report		Attendance: 600 Referee: Mohsen Torky (Iran)

23 May Friendly	Ferencvárosi TC	5–0	Malaysia	Stadion Albert Flórián, Budapest, Hungary
	Syazwan 23' (o.g.) Jovanović 39' Oláh 47', 68' Nyilasi 86' (pen.)	Report

27 May Friendly	Brazil XI	2–2	Malaysia	Béke téri Stadion, Hungary
16:00 UTC+02:00	? ?	Report	Azrif ?' Hazwan 53'

30 May Friendly	Budapest Honvéd FC	0–0	Malaysia	Bozsik Stadion, Budapest, Hungary
16:00 UTC+02:00

5 June Friendly

Dukla Banská Bystrica

2–4

Malaysia

SNP Stadium, Banská Bystrica, Slovakia

10 June Friendly	China	1–0	Malaysia	Wuhan Stadium, China
	Yang Yihu 45'

17 June Friendly	Malaysia	2–0	Qatar	Shah Alam Stadium, Selangor, Malaysia
20:45 UTC+08:00

23 June 2013 AFC U-22 Championship Qualification	Malaysia	2–3	South Korea	Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon, Burma
15:15 UTC+6:30	Arasu 8', 62'	Report	Kim Hyun-Hun 13' Pak Kwang-Il 32' Jeong Jong-Hee 34'	Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Ali Sabbagh (Lebanon)

25 June 2013 AFC U-22 Championship Qualification	Malaysia	7–0	Philippines	Bogyoke Aung San Stadium, Yangon, Burma
15:15 UTC+6:30	Rozaimi 2', 35', 69' (pen.), 74' Fandi 32' Zaharulnizam 40' Saarvindran 90+1'	Report		Attendance: 100 Referee: Timur Faizullin (Kyrgyzstan)

28 June 2013 AFC U-22 Championship Qualification	Chinese Taipei	2–4	Malaysia	Bogyoke Aung San Stadium, Yangon, Burma
15:15 UTC+6:30	Lin Chang-lun 50' Wen Chih-hao 90+3'	Report	Rozaimi 8', 41' Chen Yen-jui 33' (o.g.) Saarvindran 78'	Attendance: 150 Referee: Fahad Al-Mirdasi (Saudi Arabia)

30 June 2013 AFC U-22 Championship Qualification	Vietnam	0–3	Malaysia	Bogyoke Aung San Stadium, Yangon, Burma
15:15 UTC+6:30		Report	Rozaimi 53', 90+2', 90+4'	Attendance: 100 Referee: Wang Di (China)

3 July 2013 AFC U-22 Championship Qualification	Malaysia	1–2	Myanmar	Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon, Burma
18:15 UTC+6:30	Rozaimi 90+1' (pen.)	Report	Kaung Si Thu 34', 53'	Attendance: 28,000 Referee: Ali Sabbagh (Lebanon)

5 September Friendly	Malaysia	4–1	Brunei	UiTM Stadium, Selangor, Malaysia
	Thamil Arasu 8' Wan Zaharulnizam 25' Saarvindran 65' Ferris Danial 78'	Report	Julremi Zaini 43'

9 September 2012 SCTV Cup	Indonesia	0–1	Malaysia	Gelora Bung Karno, Indonesia
19:00 UTC+07:00		Report	K. Reuben 42'	Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Faulur Rosy (Indonesia)

League tables[edit]

Super League[edit]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Kelantan (C, Q)	26	18	6	2	53	18	+35	60	2013 AFC Cup group stage
2	LionsXII^[a]	26	15	5	6	48	23	+25	50
3	Selangor (Q)	26	12	7	7	40	26	+14	43	2013 AFC Cup group stage^[b]
4	Perak	26	13	3	10	40	43	−3	42
5	Terengganu	26	11	8	7	41	33	+8	41
6	Negeri Sembilan	26	10	7	9	41	38	+3	37
7	PKNS	26	8	11	7	35	35	0	35
8	T-Team	26	10	5	11	35	36	−1	35
9	Johor FC	26	10	5	11	29	31	−2	35
10	Felda United	26	11	2	13	25	31	−6	35
11	Sarawak (R)	26	8	6	12	28	32	−4	30	Relegation play-offs
12	Kedah (R)	26	7	7	12	27	38	−11	28
13	Sabah (R)	26	7	7	12	33	52	−19	28
14	Kuala Lumpur (R)	26	0	5	21	14	53	−39	5	Relegation to 2013 Liga Premier

Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated
Notes:

^ LionsXII are not eligible for any AFC competition spots
^ Qualified as the next highest-placed local team behind Liga Super and 2012 Piala FA winners Kelantan.

Premier League[edit]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	ATM (C, P)	22	17	3	2	73	20	+53	54	Promotion to 2013 Liga Super
2	Pahang (O, P)	22	14	4	4	60	29	+31	46	Promotion to 2013 Liga Super/Liga Premier Play-off round
3	Sime Darby	22	14	3	5	54	19	+35	45
4	Johor	22	12	5	5	47	23	+24	41
5	PDRM	22	11	5	6	50	38	+12	38
6	USM	22	11	3	8	41	35	+6	36
7	Pos Malaysia (O)	22	8	6	8	32	31	+1	30	2013 Liga Premier/Liga FAM Play-off round
8	Harimau Muda B^[a]	22	7	3	12	33	37	−4	24
9	MP Muar	22	6	3	13	36	67	−31	21	2013 Liga Premier/Liga FAM Play-off round
10	Betaria (O)	22	6	2	14	23	59	−36	20	2013 Liga Premier/Liga FAM Play-off round
11	Perlis (R)	22	4	3	15	38	68	−30	15	Relegation to 2013 Liga FAM
12	MB Johor Bahru (R)	22	1	2	19	18	79	−61	5	Relegation to 2013 Liga FAM

Updated to match(es) played on 13 July 2012. Source: Liga Premier
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:

^ Harimau Muda B will not be relegated, thus if they finish anywhere within relegation zone, the 7th place team will be demoted to 2013 Liga Premier/Liga FAM Play-off round. They also cannot be promoted to 2013 Liga Super.

FAM League[edit]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	KL SPA FC (C, P)	16	12	2	2	28	9	+19	38	Promotion to 2013 Malaysia Premier League
2	Shahzan Muda FC	16	11	1	4	30	15	+15	34	Promotion to 2013 Malaysia FAM League Play-off round
3	UiTM FC	16	10	4	2	22	9	+13	34	Promotion to 2013 Malaysia Premier League
4	PBAPP FC	16	8	3	5	27	14	+13	27
5	Tentera Darat F.A.	16	6	4	6	27	17	+10	22
6	Penang FA	16	6	0	10	20	24	−4	18
7	Malacca FA	16	5	1	10	20	25	−5	16
8	Melodi Jaya S.C.	16	3	3	10	12	34	−22	12
9	SDM Navy Kepala Batas FC	16	1	2	13	11	50	−39	5

Updated to match(es) played on 1 July 2012. Source: Malaysia Football Dimos
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

President Cup[edit]

The final was played at Perak Stadium, Perak on Tuesday, 26 July 2011.

21 June

20:45 UTC+08:00

Perak FA	1–0	Betaria FC
Nurridzuan 45'	Report

Perak Stadium, Perak

Attendance: 6,000

Domestic Cups[edit]

Charity Shield[edit]

The 2011 edition was played at National Stadium, Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur on Saturday, 7 January 2012.

7 January

20:45 UTC+08:00

Kelantan FA	1–2	Negeri Sembilan FA
Norshahrul 19'	Report	Effa Owona 30', 63'

National Stadium, Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur

Attendance: 40,000

Malaysia Charity Shield 2012 winner
Negeri Sembilan 1st Charity Shield title

FA Cup[edit]

The final was played at National Stadium, Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur, on Saturday, 19 May 2011.

19 May

20:45 UTC+08:00

Sime Darby FC	0–1	Kelantan FA
	Report	Ghaddar 59' (pen.)

National Stadium, Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur

Attendance: 85,000

Referee: Suhaizi Shukri

Malaysia FA Cup 2012 winner
Kelantan 1st FA Cup title

Malaysia Cup[edit]

The final was played on 20 October 2012 at the Shah Alam Stadium, Shah Alam in Selangor, Malaysia.

20 October

20:45 UTC+08:00

ATM FA	2–3 (a.e.t.)	Kelantan FA
Rezal Zambery 49' Marlon 62'		Norshahrul 44' 50' Indra Putra 96'

Shah Alam Stadium, Selangor, Malaysia

Attendance: 80,925

Referee: Nafeez Abdul Wahab (Johor)

2012 Malaysia Cup winner
Kelantan 2nd title

Coaching changes[edit]

Super League[edit]

Club	Outgoing Head Coach	Date of vacancy	Manner of departure	Incoming Head Coach	Date of appointment
Kelantan FA	Maruthaiah Karathu	16 October 2011	Resigned	Peter James Butler	20 October 2011
Johor FC	Azuan Zain	3 November 2011	Resigned	K. Devan	3 November 2011
Terengganu FA	Irfan Bakti Abu Salim	2 November 2011	End of Contract	Mat Zan Mat Aris	4 November 2011
Selangor FA	P. Maniam	4 November 2011	End of caretaker role	Irfan Bakti Abu Salim	4 November 2011
Kelantan FA	Peter James Butler	28 February 2012	Mutual Agreement	Bojan Hodak	2 March 2012
Johor FC	K. Devan	15 April 2012	Resigned	Sazali Saidon	15 April 2012
Terengganu FA	Mat Zan Mat Aris	7 May 2012	Resigned	Khalid Mohd Dahan (caretaker)	7 May 2012
Terengganu FA	Khalid Mohd Dahan (caretaker)	14 May 2012	End of caretaker role	Peter James Butler	14 May 2012
Sabah FA	Justin Ganai	20 June 2012	Sacked^[7]	Andrew Majanggim (caretaker)	20 June 2012
Sabah FA	Andrew Majanggim (caretaker)	5 July 2012	End of caretaker role^[8]	David McCreery	5 July 2012
Perak FA	Norizan Bakar	10 July 2012	Leave of Absence^[9]	Jang Jung	23 July 2012
Kedah FA	Wan Jamak Wan Hassan	10 August 2012	Leave of Absence^[10]	Mario Tot	10 August 2012

Premier League[edit]

Club	Outgoing Head Coach	Date of vacancy	Manner of departure	Incoming Head Coach	Date of appointment
Perlis FA	Abdullah Hassan	31 May 2012	Resigned	Robert Scully	5 June 2012

Transfers[edit]

References[edit]

^ In the meantime, Rajagobal will prepare the team for their clash against Sri Lanka on April 28. Archived 11 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved from Malaymail.com
^ PHILIPPINES-MALAYSIA REMATCH ON 1 JUNE Archived 18 July 2012 at archive.today Retrieved from ASEANfootball.com
^ ^a ^b Singapore and Malaysia set to meet for friendlies Archived 5 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved at 23 March 2012
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e AFF Suzuki Cup 2012 Archived 30 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved at 23 March 2012
^ Arsenal to visit Malaysia on summer tour Archived 26 June 2012 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved at 10 April 2012 from Arsenal Football Club Official Website
^ Blues to play tour game in Malaysia Archived 25 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved at 26 April 2012 from Manchester City Official Website
^ "Justin is no longer Sabah coach – Soccer – New Straits Times". nst.com.my. Archived from the original on 1 July 2012. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
^ "McCreery set to coach Sabahawks". Archived from the original on 10 January 2015. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
^ "Jang Jung appointed interim coach for Perak FA | Goal.com". Goal. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
^ "Croatian Tot takes over as Kedah's new head coach | Goal.com". Goal. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 18 December 2021.

[table_note_LIO0.68825285494712-7] LionsXII are not eligible for any AFC competition spots

[table_note_res_AFC20.68825285494712-8] Qualified as the next highest-placed local team behind Liga Super and 2012 Piala FA winners Kelantan.

[table_note_HMB0.96763936847804-9] Harimau Muda B will not be relegated, thus if they finish anywhere within relegation zone, the 7th place team will be demoted to 2013 Liga Premier/Liga FAM Play-off round. They also cannot be promoted to 2013 Liga Super.

[1] In the meantime, Rajagobal will prepare the team for their clash against Sri Lanka on April 28. Archived 11 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved from Malaymail.com

[2] PHILIPPINES-MALAYSIA REMATCH ON 1 JUNE Archived 18 July 2012 at archive.today Retrieved from ASEANfootball.com

[autogenerated1-3] Singapore and Malaysia set to meet for friendlies Archived 5 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved at 23 March 2012

[affsuzukicup1-4] AFF Suzuki Cup 2012 Archived 30 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved at 23 March 2012

[5] Arsenal to visit Malaysia on summer tour Archived 26 June 2012 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved at 10 April 2012 from Arsenal Football Club Official Website

[6] Blues to play tour game in Malaysia Archived 25 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved at 26 April 2012 from Manchester City Official Website

[10] "Justin is no longer Sabah coach – Soccer – New Straits Times". nst.com.my. Archived from the original on 1 July 2012. Retrieved 18 December 2021.

[11] "McCreery set to coach Sabahawks". Archived from the original on 10 January 2015. Retrieved 5 July 2012.

[12] "Jang Jung appointed interim coach for Perak FA | Goal.com". Goal. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 18 December 2021.

[13] "Croatian Tot takes over as Kedah's new head coach | Goal.com". Goal. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 18 December 2021.

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