Five Malaysian football wishes for 2018
A challenger for JDT, a strong U23 performance and more professionalism off-the-field are needed for Malaysian football in 2018, writes Dez Corkhill.
2019 Season
All times ETA challenger for JDT, a strong U23 performance and more professionalism off-the-field are needed for Malaysian football in 2018, writes Dez Corkhill.
Head coach B. Satianathan has warned against complacency as demoted Felda United look to return to the Malaysia Super League at the first attempt.
Third-placed Felda United will play in Malaysia's Premier League in 2018 after being demoted for failure to properly renew their club licence.
Dutch striker Sylvano Comvalius has made the switch from Bali United to Thailand's Suphanburi FC after ending the 2017 campaign as Liga 1 top scorer.
Malaysia's Felda United are interested in Dutch striker Sylvano Comvalius, who has scored 35 goals in 30 games for Bali United in Indonesia this year.
Home United might need to be on the lookout for a new coach for the 2018 season, with boss Aidil Sharin on the radar of three Malaysian clubs.
Junior Eldstal is confident that JDT's all-local centre-back pairing is capable of stopping defending champs Kedah in Saturday's Malaysia Cup final.
Striker Ahmad Hazwan Bakri will be hoping to score again at Shah Alam Stadium when his JDT face Kedah in the Malaysia Cup final on Saturday.
Johor Darul Ta'zim will prepare for the Malaysia Cup final with a dress rehearsal against Kedah in the Malaysia Super League next Saturday.
JDT will face Kedah in the Malaysia Cup final after home SF wins on Saturday, with Gonzalo Cabrera scoring twice in JDT's 3-0 win vs. Perak at Larkin.
Security will be tight at Larkin Stadium when JDT host Perak in their Malaysia Cup semifinal, second leg, on Saturday, after clashes in the first leg.
Kedah's key men Liridon Krasniqi and Khairul Helmi Johari will be missing from their second-leg Malaysia Cup semifinal vs. Felda United on Saturday.
Midfielder Hadin Azman believes Felda United have enough firepower to win away at defending champions Kedah in the Malaysia Cup semis on Saturday.
League champions Johor Darul Ta'zim (JDT) scored a crucial away goal in the second half as they drew 1-1 with Perak in the Malaysia Cup semifinals.
League champions Johor Darul Ta'zim (JDT) scored a crucial away goal in the second half as they drew 1-1 with Perak in the Malaysia Cup semifinals.
Natxo Insa says winning back-to-back titles with two clubs in less than a year will help spur him on against Perak in the Malaysia Cup semifinals.
Mehmet Durakovic hopes that his Perak side can upset league champions JDT as the ex-Australia defender tries to win the Malaysia Cup for a fifth time.
Felda United will have the mental edge over champions Kedah in the semifinals of the Malaysia Cup, says Felda's Australian defender Dino Djulbic.
Adam Nor Azlin is ready to quickly adapt to a two-man central defence if he is picked for Malaysia's crunch AFC Asian Cup qualifier in Hong Kong.
Wan Zack Haikal is glad to be included in the Malaysia squad to face Hong Kong on Tuesday after overcoming a potentially career-ending injury.
Felda United's Thiago Augusto struck a brace to condemn MSL champions Johor Darul Ta'zim to a rare 3-2 defeat at Shah Alam Stadium on Thursday night.
Defender Dino Djulbic says Felda United always had the belief that they could overturn a two-goal deficit to make the semis of the 2017 Malaysia Cup.
Perak will face Johor Darul Ta'zim and Felda United will play Kedah in the Malaysia Cup semifinals after Sunday night's quarterfinal, second legs.
Ken Ilso scored a first-half double as Kedah grabbed a thrilling 3-2 victory at Selangor in the first leg of the Malaysia Cup quarterfinals on Friday.
Selangor coach P. Maniam says the pressure will be on defending champs Kedah when the two teams face off in the Malaysia Cup quarterfinals on Friday.
TEAM | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Johor Darul Ta'zim | 22 | 16 | 5 | 1 | +30 | 53 |
Pahang | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | +16 | 43 |
Selangor | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | +6 | 37 |
Kedah | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | +8 | 34 |
Perak | 22 | 8 | 9 | 5 | +5 | 33 |
Melaka | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | +4 | 33 |
Terengganu | 22 | 7 | 9 | 6 | -2 | 30 |
Petaling Jaya City FC | 22 | 8 | 2 | 12 | -7 | 26 |
PKNS | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | -1 | 21 |
KL Felda United | 22 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -16 | 19 |
PKNP | 22 | 3 | 7 | 12 | -18 | 16 |
Kuala Lumpur | 22 | 4 | 2 | 16 | -25 | 14 |