The 2020 season was Selangor's 15th season in the Super League and their 35th consecutive season in the top flight of Malaysia football. The club also participated in the Malaysia Cup and the FA Cup. During this season, Selangor played all their home fixtures on different venues, following the original ground Shah Alam Stadium was unavailable used due to safety concerns and undergoing renovations.
Review
This is Selangor second season under head coach B. Sathianathan, who took permanent charge in March 2019. It is also the first season since 2018 without club captain Amri Yahyah, who left the club at the end of the 2019 season. B. Sathianathan named Taylor Regan as Amri's successor as club captain. Selangor will begin the season on 29 February 2020.
On 13 March, it was announced that the league would be suspended indefinitely, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. On 1 May, it was announced that the league would resume in September dependent on the situation at the time. If the M-League is not allowed to resume in September, the season will be called off. Due to time constraints, the home-and-away format for the Super League and the Premier League has been scrapped. Teams will now play each other only once, meaning the champions of the Super League and Premier League will be decided after 11 rounds of matches.
Following Shah Alam Stadium's closing due to safety issues and undergoing renovations, Selangor played the entire season in three different venues, Bukit Jalil National Stadium, UiTM Stadium and Hang Jebat Stadium as their temporary home ground.
On 21 September 2020, Coach B. Sathianathan have been sacked by the club, just days after their 6–1 Malaysia Super League humiliation at the hands of Johor Darul Ta'zim (JDT). Following that, the role will be filled in by the Technical Director, Michael Feichtenbeiner as interim head coach until the new head coach is announced.
On 2 October 2020, the club have made application to privatize its football team under a new entity as Selangor Football Club (Selangor FC), and was officially approved by the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) on 29 September 2020.
Recently, the Malaysian Football League (MFL) format for the 2020 Malaysia Cup has been changed following the COVID-19 pandemic that hit the country. Group stage competitions were cancelled and replaced with 16 teams by knockout, including matches in the quarter-finals and semi-finals. On 12 November 2020, MFL confirmed that the tournament would not resume and be cancelled immediately. That mean's closes the season for Malaysian football in 2020 following government's rejection of MFL's appeal, including with large parts of the country in Conditional Movement Control Order (CMCO) due to COVID-19 pandemic.
Squad information
First-team squad
Squad No. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of birth (age) Goalkeepers 1 Khairulazhan Khalid GK 25 Tauffiq Ar Rasyid GK 30 Farizal Harun GK Defenders 3 Rodney Celvin CB 4 Ashmawi Yakin RB / RWB / CB 5 Taylor Regan CB 19 K. Prabakaran CB / LB / DM 20 Syahmi Safari RB / RWB / RM / LM 23 Nicholas Swirad CB 26 A. Namathevan RB / RWB 27 M. Tamil Maran CB / DM Midfielders 6 K. Sarkunan DM / CM 7 Sean Selvaraj RW / LW / RM / LM 8 Khyril Muhymeen RM / RW / LM / CAM 17 Hakim Hassan CM / AM / LW / LM 18 Halim Saari DM / CM 21 Safuwan Baharudin DM / CB / CM / CF 22 Syazwan Zainon LW / LM / RW / RM 88 Brendan Gan CM / DM / AM Forwards 10 Rufino Segovia ST / LW / CAM 11 Wan Zack Haikal LW / RW / CF / CAM 12 Ifedayo Olusegun ST / LW / RW 50 Sandro ST / CF / CAM Out on loan — Amirul Ashraf CB
Reserve team squad Squad No. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of birth (age) Selangor II, III & IV — Haziq Ridwan GK — Amirul Haziq CB — Badrul Amin ST / CF — Quentin Cheng RB / RWB 29 Azizul Baharuddin ST / CF 32 Mukhairi Ajmal CM / LW / LM / AM 33 Azrin Afiq CB / LB 35 Zahril Azri DM / CM 36 Anwar Ibrahim RB / LB 42 Aliff Haiqal CM / AM 43 Zikri Khalili LB / RB 46 Danial Asri CF / LW
Other players under contract Squad No. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of birth (age) — Faizzudin Abidin RW / LW / AM
Transfers
Transfers in Date Name Age Moving from Type Transfer fee Team Ref.15 November 2019 — DF K. Kannan PKNS Loan return N/A First team N/A — DF Amirul Ashraf UiTM Loan return N/A Reserve team N/A — MF Faizzudin Abidin Penang Loan return N/A First team N/A — MF Asraff Hayqal UiTM Loan return N/A N/A 29 November 2019 3 DF Rodney Celvin PKNS Contract expired Free transfer 1 December 2019 88 MF Brendan Gan Perak Contract expired Free transfer 4 December 2019 17 MF Hakim Hassan Perak Contract expired Free transfer 8 December 2019 25 GK Tauffiq Ar Rasyid PKNS Contract expired Free transfer 10 December 2019 23 DF Nicholas Swirad PKNS Contract expired Free transfer 11 December 2019 21 DF Safuwan Baharudin Pahang Contract expired Free transfer 25 December 2019 32 MF Mukhairi Ajmal PKNP Contract expired Free transfer Reserve team 1 January 2020 36 DF Anwar Ibrahim FELDA United Contract expired Free transfer 11 February 2020 — DF Quentin Cheng Sutherland Sharks Contract expired Free transfer
Transfers out Date Name Age Moving to Type Transfer fee Team Ref.16 November 2019 3 DF Fandi Othman Selangor II End of loan N/A First team 13 DF Latiff Suhaimi Penang Contract expired Free transfer 14 MF Endrick Penang Contract expired Free transfer 15 MF Faiz Nasir Terengganu Contract expired Free transfer 16 MF Nurridzuan Abu Hassan Melaka United Contract expired Free transfer 21 MF Norhakim Isa Free Agent Contract expired Free transfer 25 DF Azreen Zulkafali Free Agent Contract expired Free transfer 26 DF Michal Nguyễn Hải Phòng Contract expired Free transfer 21 November 2019 17 FW Amri Yahyah Sarawak United Contract expired Free transfer 23 January 2020 24 DF Syukri Azman Sarawak United Contract expired Free transfer 18 February 2020 30 DF D. Kugan Petaling Jaya City Contract expired Free transfer Reserve team – DF K. Kannan Petaling Jaya City Contract expired Free transfer First team – DF Asraff Hayqal UiTM Contract expired Free transfer
Loans out Date Name Age Loaned to Type On loan until Transfer fee Team Ref. 18 February 2020 — DF Amirul Ashraf UiTM Loan End of season N/A Reserve team
Pre-season and friendlies
Selangor played a number of pre-season matches in 2020, including participating in the 2020 Asia Cup and Meizhou Hakka Cup.
Competitions Overall record
Super League
Table
Results summary
Results by matchday
Matches The league fixtures were announced on 3 January 2020.
Results overview
TeamHome scoreAway scoreDouble FELDA United6–1—6–1Johor Darul Ta'zim—1–61–6Kedah—0–20–2Melaka United1–1—1–1Pahang—2–12–1PDRM—0–70–7Perak1–1—1–1Petaling Jaya City0–0—0–0Sabah—2–12–1Terengganu—3–33–3UiTM3–3—3–3
FA Cup
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia, the tournament was cancelled.
Malaysia Cup
Statistics
Squad statistics
Appearances (Apps.) numbers are for appearances in competitive games only including sub appearances.\ Red card numbers denote: Numbers in parentheses represent red cards overturned for wrongful dismissal. No.Nat.PlayerPos.Super LeagueFA CupMalaysia CupTotalAppsAppsAppsApps1KhairulazhanGK 9 1 1 10 1 3Rodney CelvinDF 8 3 8 3 4Ashmawi YakinDF 5 2 5 2 5Taylor ReganDF 10 3 1 11 3 6K. SarkunanMF 5 1 1 6 1 7Sean SelvarajMF 6 2 1 7 2 8Khyril MuhymeenFW 5 1 5 1 10Rufino SegoviaFW 11 2 1 1 12 2 1 11Wan Zack HaikalFW 6 1 7 12Ifedayo OlusegunFW 11 12 1 1 12 13 17Hakim HassanMF 18Halim SaariMF 9 3 1 10 3 19K. PrabakaranDF 10 1 10 1 20Syahmi SafariDF 10 2 1 11 2 21Safuwan BaharudinMF 11 1 3 1 12 1 3 22Syazwan ZainonMF 7 2 1 8 2 23Nick SwiradDF 4 1 4 1 25Tauffiq Ar RasyidGK 1 1 26A. NamathevanDF 5 5 27M. Tamil MaranDF 1 1 1 1 30Farizal HarunGK 1 1 32Mukhairi AjmalMF 2 2 33Azrin AfiqDF 1 1 35Zahril AzriMF 1 1 36Anwar IbrahimDF 1 1 42Aliff HaiqalDF 3 1 1 4 1 43Zikri KhaliliDF 1 1 1 2 1 46Danial AsriFW 1 1 50SandroFW 11 4 1 1 1 12 5 1 88Brendan GanMF 10 4 1 1 11 4 1Own goals 0 0 0 0Totals2624100 023 02827 1
† Player left the club during the season.
Goalscorers Includes all competitive matches.
PlayerSuper LeagueFA CupMalaysia CupTotal 1 FW 12 Ifedayo Olusegun120113 2 FW 50 Sandro4015 3 MF 88 Brendan Gan40044 MF 7 Sean Selvaraj2002 FW 10 Rufino Segovia20026 MF 8 Khyril Muhymeen1001 MF 21 Safuwan Baharudin1001TOTALS260228Own Goals Conceded 1 TBD TBD TBD0000TOTALS0000
Top assists PlayerSuper League FA CupMalaysia CupTotal 1 FW 50 Sandro5005 2 FW 12 Ifedayo Olusegun30143MF 7 Sean Selvaraj3003 MF 22 Syazwan Zainon3003 5 FW 10 Rufino Segovia2012 6DF 4 Ashmawi Yakin1001 MF 11 Wan Zack Haikal0011 MF 21 Safuwan Baharudin1001DF 26 A. Namathevan1001MF 88 Brendan Gan1001TOTALS200222
Clean sheets PlayerSuper LeagueFA CupMalaysia CupTotal 1 1 Khairulazhan 2002TOTALS2002
Disciplinary record
Rank No. Pos. Name Super League FA Cup Malaysia Cup Total 1 3 DF Rodney Celvin 3--------3-- 5 DF Taylor Regan 3--------3-- 18 MF Halim Saari 3--------3-- 21 MF Safuwan Baharudin 3--------3--5 4 DF Ashmawi Yakin 2--------2-- 20 DF Syahmi Safari 2--------2-- 22 MF Syazwan Zainon 2--------2--8 1 GK Khairulazhan ------1--1-- 6 MF K. Sarkunan ------1--1-- 10 FW Rufino Segovia 1--------1-- 19 DF K. Prabakaran 1--------1-- 23 DF Nick Swirad 1--------1-- 27 DF M. Tamil Maran 1--------1-- 42 MF Aliff Haiqal 1--------1-- 43 DF Zikri Khalili ------1--1-- 50 FW Sandro 1--------1-- 88 MF Brendan Gan -1--------1-Total24100003002710
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