2020 Melaka United F.C. season
# 2020 Melaka United F.C. season

The 2020 season was Melaka United Soccer Association's 96th season in club history and 4th season in the Malaysia Super League.

## Kits

* Supplier: al-Ikhsan
* Main sponsors: RedOne
* Other sponsors: Restoran Melayu, Hatten Groups

| Home | Away | Alternate | Goalkeeper | Goalkeeper |
| - | - | - | - | - |

## Management team

| Position | Name |
| - | - |
| Head coach | Zainal Abidin Hassan |
| Assistant coaches | Asri Ninggal |
| Goalkeeper coach | Mazlan Wahid |
| Fitness coach | Norhuda Hiroshi Razak |
| Physio | Vladmir Gramblicka |

## Players

    As of 24 January 2019

| No. | Name | Date of Birth (Age) | Previous Club | Contract Since | Contract End |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Goalkeepers |||||||
| 1 | Solehin Mamat | (1996-03-24) 24 March 1996 (age 27) | Kuala Lumpur FA | 2019 | |
| 19 | Khairul Fahmi | (1989-01-07) 7 January 1989 (age 34) | Kelantan | 2018 | 2020 |
| 22 | Norazlan Razali | (1985-12-19) 19 December 1985 (age 37) | FELDA United F.C. | 2019 | |
| | Izarul Adli | (1997-09-17) 17 September 1997 (age 25) | Youth team | 2019 | |
| Defenders |||||||
| 3 | Nurridzuan Abu Hassan | (1992-04-20) 20 April 1992 (age 31) | Selangor | 2020 | |
| 5 | Annas Rahmat | (1994-11-07) 7 November 1994 (age 28) | Petaling Jaya City FC | 2020 | |
| 6 | Jang Suk-won | (1989-08-11) 11 August 1989 (age 33) | Seongnam | 2019 | 2020 |
| 13 | Razman Roslan | (1984-08-14) 14 August 1984 (age 38) | Selangor | 2019 | 2020 |
| 14 | Mohd Aizulridzwan Razali | (1986-11-09) 9 November 1986 (age 36) | Petaling Jaya City FC | 2020 | |
| 18 | Wan Amirul Afiq | (1992-07-18) 18 July 1992 (age 31) | Felda United | 2019 | 2020 |
| 24 | Curran Singh Ferns | (1993-07-06) 6 July 1993 (age 30) | Port Melbourne SC | 2020 | |
| 25 | Faris Shah | (1995-04-17) 17 April 1995 (age 28) | Kelantan | 2018 | 2020 |
| 26 | Khair Jones | (1989-09-29) 29 September 1989 (age 33) | Kuala Lumpur | 2020 | |
| 33 | Naruphon Putsorn | (1988-07-21) 21 July 1988 (age 35) | Nakhon Ratchasima F.C. | 2020 | |
| 61 | Akmal Zahir | (1994-02-16) 16 February 1994 (age 29) | UKM F.C. | 2020 | |
| | Lee Yong Cheng | | SAMB F.C. | 2020 | |
| Midfielders |||||||
| 8 | Safiq Rahim | (1987-07-05) 5 July 1987 (age 36) | Johor Darul Ta'zim | 2019 | 2020 |
| 10 | Romel Morales | (1997-08-23) 23 August 1997 (age 25) | PKNS FC | 2020 | 2022 |
| 11 | Syamim Yahya | (1990-05-17) 17 May 1990 (age 33) | Terengganu F.C. I | 2020 | |
| 15 | Khairul Anwar | (1990-10-09) 9 October 1990 (age 32) | Terengganu F.C. I | 2020 | |
| 16 | Saiful Ridzuwan | (1992-03-16) 16 March 1992 (age 31) | Selangor | 2019 | 2020 |
| 21 | Fakhrullah Rosli | | SAMB F.C. | 2020 | |
| 27 | Jasmir Mehat | (1994-02-06) 6 February 1994 (age 29) | SAMB F.C. | 2020 | |
| 29 | Deevan Raj | (1994-10-29) 29 October 1994 (age 28) | PKNP | 2019 | 2020 |
| 30 | Shyamierul Razmee Jasmi | (1998-03-20) 20 March 1998 (age 25) | SAMB F.C. | 2020 | |
| 31 | Sony Norde | (1989-07-27) 27 July 1989 (age 34) | Zira FK | 2020 | |
| Forwards |||||||
| 7 | Uche Agba | (1986-06-24) 24 June 1986 (age 37) | PDRM FA | 2020 | |
| 20 | Faizal Talib | (1997-07-28) 28 July 1997 (age 25) | Youth team | 2019 | |
| 23 | Ferris Danial | (1992-08-21) 21 August 1992 (age 30) | Negeri Sembilan | 2020 | |
| | Ramzi Haziq | (1994-12-23) 23 December 1994 (age 28) | Johor Darul Ta'zim II | 2019 | |

## Transfers

### Pre-season

**In**

| Pos. | Player | From | Fee |
| - | - | - | - |
| GK | Solehin Mamat | Kuala Lumpur FA | Free |
| GK | Norazlan Razali | FELDA United F.C. | Free |
| DF | Annas Rahmat | Petaling Jaya City FC | Free |
| DF | Mohd Aizulridzwan Razali | Petaling Jaya City FC | Free |
| DF | Curran Singh Ferns | Port Melbourne SC | Free |
| DF | Khair Jones | Kuala Lumpur FA | Free |
| DF | Akmal Zahir | UKM F.C. | Free |
| DF | Lee Yong Cheng | SAMB | Free |
| DF | Naruphon Putsorn | Nakhon Ratchasima F.C. | Free |
| MF | Romel Morales | PKNS F.C. | Free |
| MF | Jasmir Mehat | SAMB | Free |
| MF | Shyamierul Razmee Jasmi | SAMB | Free |
| MF | Fakhrullah Rosli | SAMB | Free |
| MF | Nurridzuan Abu Hassan | Selangor FA | Free |
| MF | Khairul Anwar | Terengganu F.C. I | Free |
| MF | Syamim Yahya | Terengganu F.C. I | Free |
| MF | Sony Norde | Zira FK | Free |
| FW | Faizal Talib | Promoted | Free |
| FW | Uche Agba | PDRM FA | Free |
| FW | Ferris Danial | Negeri Sembilan FA | Free |

**Out**

| Pos. | Player | To | Fee |
| - | - | - | - |
| GK | Syafizullah Wahab | | Free |
| GK | Oscar Wong Tse-Yeung | | Free |
| DF | Zharif Desa | Penang FA | Free |
| DF | Raimi Nor | Kuala Lumpur FA | Free |
| DF | Ubaidullah Rahman | | Free |
| DF | Faizal Muhamad | | Free |
| DF | Khuzaimi Piee | UiTM F.C. | Free |
| MF | Kavishkumar Manimaharan | | Free |
| MF | Shukor Adan | Kuala Lumpur FA | Free |
| MF | Nazrin Nawi | Kelantan FA | Free |
| MF | Gopinathan Ramachandran | Pahang FA | Free |
| MF | Dominik Balić | NK Dugopolje | Free |
| MF | Luka Milunović | Debreceni VSC | Free |
| MF | Darko Marković | Erbil SC | Free |
| FW | Patrick Reichelt | Suphanburi F.C. | Free |
| FW | Davy Claude Angan | Kuala Lumpur Rovers | Free |
| FW | Wan Mohd Syukri | | Free |
| FW | Nurshamil Ghani | Penang FA | Free |
| FW | Casagrande | Penang FA | Season loan |

**Return From Loan**

| Pos. | Player | From | Fee |
| - | - | - | - |
| GK | Syafizullah Wahab | SAMB | Loan Return |
| MF | Gopinathan Ramachandra | PDRM | Loan Return |
| MF | Darko Marković | Kuala Lumpur | Loan Return |
| FW | Wan Mohd Syukri | Penang | Loan Return |
| FW | Nurshamil Ghani | Selangor United | Loan Return |
| FW | Casagrande | Penang | Loan Return |

**Extension of contract**

| Pos. | Player |
| - | - |
| GK | Khairul Fahmi Che Mat |
| DF | Faris Shah Rosli |
| DF | Jang Suk-won |
| DF | Wan Amirul Afiq Wan Rahman |
| DF | Razman Roslan |
| MF | Deevan Raj |
| MF | Saiful Ridzuwan Selamat |
| MF | Safiq Rahim |

### Mid-Season

**Out**

| Pos. | Player | To | Fee | Ref. |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| DF | Naruphon Putsorn | | Free | |

## Competitions

### Malaysia Super League

**Table**

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 7 | Petaling Jaya City | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 16 | +1 | 14 | |
| 8 | Pahang | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 14 | |
| 9 | Melaka United | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 16 | −3 | 11 | |
| 10 | Sabah | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 24 | −12 | 9 | |
| 11 | Felda United (R) | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 27 | −15 | 7 | Relegation to Malaysia Premier League |

* ↑ Melaka have been docked three points following the decision from FAM.

### Malaysia FA Cup

cancelled

## Statistics

### Appearances and goals

As @ 20 Sept 2020

| No. | Pos. | Name | League | League | FA Cup | FA Cup | Malaysia Cup | Malaysia Cup | Total | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| No. | Pos. | Name | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 3 | DF | Nurridzuan Abu Hassan | 0(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Annas Rahmat | 5(4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | Jang Suk-won | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | Uche Agba | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 |
| 8 | MF | Safiq Rahim | 7(2) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| 10 | MF | Romel Morales | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 |
| 11 | MF | Syamim Yahya | 8(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | Razman Roslan | 5(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | Khairul Anwar Shahrudin | 6(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | Saiful Ridzuwan | 8(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | Wan Amirul Afiq | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
| 19 | GK | Khairul Fahmi | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 22 | GK | Norazlan Razali | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | Ferris Danial | 5(4) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| 24 | DF | Curran Singh Ferns | 4(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | Faris Shah Rosli | 1(7) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | Khair Jefri Jones | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | Jasmir Mehat | 0(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 29 | MF | Deevan Raj | 1(5) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 31 | FW | Sony Norde | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 |
| Players who have played this season but had left the club or on loan to other club |||||||||||
| 33 | DF | Naruphon Putsorn | 3(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
