The 2016 Melaka United season was 93rd season in club history and 1st season in the Malaysia Premier League since relegated of the league in 2010 season.
Background
Background information Melaka United won their first consecutive Malaysia FAM League championship in the 2015 season and promote to Malaysia Premier League in the 2016 season. Melaka United were knocked out of the 2015 Malaysia FA Cup in the first round by Terengganu.
Melaka United is preparing big budget for this season in order to achieve better position.
Transfer Melaka United announced an addition of three import players to strengthen the squad. The players are Labinot Harbuzi from Sweden, Shin Jae Pil from South Korea and Ilija Spasojević from Montenegro. 14 local players transferred to Melaka United.
Management team
Club personnel PositionNamePresident Datuk Seri Ir. Idris HaronGeneral Manager Datuk Wira Mohd Yusoff Hj MahadiAssistant manager Mohd Nor DerusHead coach Mat Zan Mat ArisAssistant coach Norizam Ali HassanGoalkeeper coach Mazlan Abdul WahidPhysio Muhd Rozairen HairudinU21 Manager Khairi Anuar AhmadU21 Assistant Manager Tan Ching YangU21 Head Coach G. TorairajuU21 Assistant Coach Sapian Abdul WahidU21 Fitness Coach Syahrul Nizam ShamsudinU21 Goalkeeper Coach S. Rosli HashimU21 Physio Fakhrusy Syakirin YaacobU19 General Manager Shamsuddin HassanU19 Head Coach G. SelvamohanU19 Assistant Coach Rashid MahmudU19 Coach Azni AriffinU19 Goalkeeper Coach Zulkarnain OsmanU19 Fitness Coach Mohd Fauzzi KassimU19 Physio Zainal Jalil
Kit Supplier: Kronos Main sponsors: Edra & Mamee Other sponsors: Restoran Melayu, Hatten Groups
Squads
First-team squad
No. Name Nat. Position(s) Join Date of birth (age) Signed from Notes Goalkeeper 1 Ahmad Solehin Mamat GK 2015 Harimau Muda B 29 Muhammad Syazwan Yusoff GK 2016 Kelantan On Loan 52 Mohd Fadzley Rahim GK 2016 Sabah FA Defenders 4 Mohd Alif Shamsudin RB / RWB 2015 Sime Darby 5 Mohammad Abdul Aziz Ismail LB / LWB 2016 Pahang 11 Fiqri Azwan Ghazali LB / LWB 2015 Putrajaya SPA 18 Muhd Syawal Norsam CB 2016 Pahang 20 Wan Amirul Afiq Wan Abdul Rahman RB / RWB 2016 Young Fighters 55 Alexandru Tudose CB / RB 2016 Free agent 56 Ahmad Khuzaimie Piee CB / LB / DM 2016 PKNS On Loan Midfielders 7 Surendran Ravindran RM / LM 2016 Pahang 8 Mohd Hazri Rozali DM / CM 2016 Pahang 10 Labinot Harbuzi AM / CM 2016 Free agent 12 R. Barath Kumar LM 2016 Young Fighters 13 See Kok Luen CM 2016 Penang 16 Mohd Iskandar Hanapiah RM / LM 2015 Harimau Muda B 17 G. Puaneswaran RM / LM 2016 Negeri Sembilan 23 Jasmir Mehat LM / AM 2015 Youth system 26 Khair Jones LM / CB / LB / LWB / RB 2016 Hawke's Bay United FC 57 Mohd Saiful Mustafa CM / AM 2016 Free agent 58 Reeshafiq Alwi DM / CM 2016 AirAsia Allstar 59 Ahmad Ezrie Shafizie CM / DM 2016 FELDA United On Loan 60 Mohd Ferris Danial LM / ST / CF / AM 2016 FELDA United On Loan Forwards 9 Ilija Spasojević ST / CF 2016 Persib Bandung Captain 19 Nurshamil Abd Ghani ST / CF / AM 2015 Harimau Muda B 51 Yashir Pinto ST / CF 2016 Curicó Unido
Reserve squad No. Name Nat. Position(s) Join Date of birth (age) Signed from Notes 3 Mohamad Faiz Suhaimi CB 2015 Kelantan Injury 6 Rusmanizam Roseland CB 2016 Sabah Youth system Injury
Out on loan No. Name Nat. Position(s) Join Date of birth (age) Signed from Notes 15 Ahmad Shahir Ismail CB 2016 DRB-HICOM Loan to SAMB FC 30 Mohd Syazwan Nordin ST / CF 2016 UiTM Perlis Loan to SAMB FC
Friendly matches
Competitions
Overall
Overview
Malaysia Premier League
Table
Results summary
Results by round
Malaysia Premier League fixtures and results Source:
Results overview
Team Home score Away score Double ATM 3–1 0–6 DRB-HICOM 2–0 0–1 Johor Darul Ta'zim II 1–1 1–2 Kuala Lumpur 2–1 1–2 Kuantan 3–2 3–4 Negeri Sembilan 0–0 0–1 Perlis 3–1 2–1 PKNS 2–1 3–1 Sabah 3–0 2–2 Sime Darby 1–1 2–2 UiTM 3–1 2–3
Scoring
Top scorers in 2016 Malaysia Premier League
RankPlayerGoalsApps1Ilija Spasojević24222Nurshamil Abd Ghani3113Labinot Harbuzi28Surendran Ravindran135G. Puaneswaran110Jasmir Mehat10See Kok Luen12Wan Amirul Afiq13
Malaysia FA Cup
Malaysia Cup
Group stage
Scoring
Top scorers in 2016 Malaysia Cup
RankPlayerGoalsApps
Squad statistics
Appearances and goals
! colspan="12" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center"| Goalkeepers
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! colspan="12" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center"| Forwards
! colspan="12" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center"| Players transferred out during the season
Goalkeeper statistics NameLeagueFA CupMalaysia CupTotal21GKAhmad Solehin Mamat3025129GKMuhammad Syazwan Yusoff3003Totals6028
Last updated: 21 May 2016
Discipline
Cards Player League FA Cup Malaysia Cup Total 1 4 Mohd Alif Shamsudin 3 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 10 Labinot Harbuzi 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 3 9 Ilija Spasojević 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 4 29 Muhammad Syazwan Yusoff 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 18 Muhd Syawal Norsam 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 17 G. Puaneswaran 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 24 Balša Božović 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 8 14 Shin Jae-pil 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 Fiqri Azwan Ghazali 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 Surendran Ravindran 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1Ahmad Solehin Mamat 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Totals 21 1 0 0 1 0 22 1
Transfers
Early season
In Pos.NameFrom Ilija Spasojevic Persib Bandung Shin Jae-pil Ezra F.C. Balša Božović OFK Petrovac Labinot Harbuzi Free agent Stefan Petrovski Sydney Olympic FC Ahmad Shahir Ismail DRB-Hicom F.C. Muhammad Syazwan Yusoff Kelantan FA G. Puaneswaran Negeri Sembilan FA V. Kavi Chelvan Negeri Sembilan FA Mohammad Abdul Aziz Ismail Pahang F.C. Mohd Hazri Rozali Pahang F.C. Muhammad Syawal Norsam Pahang F.C. R. Surendran Pahang F.C. See Kok Luen Penang FA Hardy Charles Parsi Sabah FA R. Barath Kumar Young Fighters F.C. Wan Amirul Afiq Wan Abdul Rahman Young Fighters F.C. Mohd Mursyidin Maudoode Felda United F.C. U21 Mohd Alif Shamsudin Sime Darby F.C. Khair Jones Hawke's Bay United FC
Out Pos.NameTo GK Izzat Abdul Rahim AirAsia Allstar GK Muhd Hafizul Hakim Khairul Nizam Perak DF Billy Doliente DYS DF Rahmat Naemat SAMB DF Muhd Sabri Adam SAMB DF Mohd Afiq Azuan Melaka United President's Cup DF Syafiq Azri Ahmad Kamal MOF DF Mohd Ahzuan Khan DYS DF Alif Najmi Zaini Melaka United President's Cup DF Abdul Thaufiq Abdul Haq AirAsia Allstar MF Rexjeson Pitrus Sabah MF Mohd Azizan Baba SAMB MF Mohd Aliff Mazlan Melaka United President's Cup MF Muhd Hafizan Talib Hanelang MF Famirul Asyraf Sayuti Perlis MF Mohd Zahari Zubir MF Muhammad Zahiruddin Zulkifli PKNP MF Mohammad Asif Mohd Azman MOF MF Reeshafiq Alwi AirAsia Allstar FW Mohd Zaidi Zubir SAMB FW Mohd Muinuddin Mokhtar FW Muhd Shaizil Japarey GK Stefan Petrovski Deceased MF V. Kavi Chelvan Released
Mid-season
In DatePos.Num.NameFromNote 27 June 2016 MF 58 Reeshafiq Alwi AirAsia Allstar 27 June 2016 FW 60 Mohd Ferris Danial FELDA United Loan in 27 June 2016 MF 59 Ahmad Ezrie Shafizie FELDA United Loan in 27 June 2016 FW 51 Yashir Pinto Curicó Unido 27 June 2016 DF 55 Alexandru Tudose Free Agent 27 June 2016 GK Mohd Fadzley Rahim Sabah 27 June 2016 DF 56 Mohd Khuzaimie Piee PKNS 27 June 2016 MF 57 Mohd Saiful Mustafa Free Agent
Out DatePos.Num.NameToNote 20 June 2016 MF 24 Balša Božović Released 20 June 2016 DF 14 Shin Jae-pil Released 20 June 2016 DF 15 Ahmad Shahir Ismail SAMB Loan out 20 June 2016 FW 30 Mohd Syazwan Nordin SAMB Loan out
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