2013 Sarawak FA season

Sarawak Sarawak
2013 season
President Malaysia Datu Sudarsono Osman
Head Coach Netherlands Robert Alberts
Stadium Stadium Negeri
Premier League 1st (Promoted to MSL 2014)
FA Cup Quarter-Finals
Watsons Malaysia Cup Semi-Finals
Top goalscorer League:
Bobby Gonzalez (21)
All:
Bobby Gonzalez (28)
Home colours
Away colours
2014 →

The 2013 season is Sarawak FA's 1st season in the Malaysia Premier League, after relegated in 2012 Malaysia Super League. Sarawak FA was relegated by Pahang in Playoff Qualifying after the MSL reducing the teams competing in 2013 to 12 teams from 14 teams. 2013 was the best ever Sarawak comeback after almost 13 years of Sarawak Black era. For the 2013 season Sarawak was promoted to 2014 Malaysia Super League after being 1st in the league and being invincible after securing 18 wins with 4 draws and being undefeated throughout the season.

This is Robert Alberts' third season in charge after taking over from Haji Mohd Zaki Sheikh Ahmad in 2011.

Sarawak was successful in home soil with the records of 84% home wins throughout the 2013 season with 91% home league wins. Sarawak only lost to Kelantan in Malaysia FA Cup Quarter-Finals by 0-2. Sarawak also drew with Sabah 0-0 in league games and 1-1 to Pahang in the most memorable night of Semi Finals Malaysia Cup which they lost by aggregate 4-2 that stops them to equal their record in 1999 Final Malaysia Cup.

2013 Malaysia Premier League

Sarawak were unbeaten in their league games thus winning it for the first time. They were promoted to Malaysia Super League after defeated Kuala Lumpur 4-0 in Stadium Negeri.

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
22 18 4 0 49 12 +37 58 10 1 0 28 3 +25 8 3 0 21 9 +12

Last updated: 18 September 2013.
Source: 2013 Malaysia Premier League

Fixtures and results

Date Opponents H/A Score Goalscorers
07 Jan Perlis Perlis FA A 1-2 Ivan; Bobby
11 Jan Selangor UiTM FC H 5-0 Bobby x2; Guy; Ivan; Joseph
14 Jan Putrajaya KL SPA Putrajaya FC A 1-1 Bobby Gonzales
18 Jan Kuala Lumpur Pos Malaysia FC H 2-0 Ivan; Azizan Saperi
21 Jan Kuala Lumpur Sime Darby A 0-0
15 Feb PDRM FA H 1-0 Joseph Kallang Tie
18 Feb Negeri Sembilan NS Betaria FC A 0-1 Guy Bwele
22 Feb Johor Johor FA H 3-2 Hairol Mokhtar; Azizan Baba x2
01 Mar Kuala Lumpur Kuala Lumpur FA A 0-1 Ivan Babic
08 Mar Sabah Sabah FA H 0-0
30 Mar Kedah Kedah FA H 1-0 Bobby Gonzales
12 Apr Kedah Kedah FA A 1-1 Ivan Babic
19 Apr Perlis Perlis FA H 2-0 Joseph Kallang Tie ; Bobby Gonzales
26 Apr Selangor UiTM FC A 3-5 Bobby Gozales x4 ; Zamri Morshidi
15 May Putrajaya KL SPA Putrajaya FC H 2-1 Guy Bwele ; Bobby Gonzales
10 May Kuala Lumpur Sime Darby H 1-0 Bobby Gonzales
13 May PDRM FA A 1-3 Azizan Baba; Muamer Salibasic;Bobby Gonzales
17 May Negeri Sembilan NS Betaria FC H 7-0 Zamri Morshidi ; Bobby Gonzales x4 ;Guy Bwele ; Muamer Salibasic
21 May Kuala Lumpur Pos Malaysia FC A 0-3 Muamer Salibasic ; Bobby Gonzales x2
21 Jun Johor Johor FA A 1-2 Muamer Salibasic ; Bobby Gonzales
24 Jun Kuala Lumpur Kuala Lumpur FA H 4-0 Muamer Salibasic ; Ronny Harun ; Joseph Kallang Tie ; Guy Bwele
5 Jul Sabah Sabah FA A 1-2 Muamer Salibasic ; Bobby Gonzales

2013 Malaysia FA Cup

Round of 32

Round of 16

Quarter-Finals

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Kelantan Kelantan 4 – 1 Sarawak Sarawak 2 – 1 2 – 0

First leg

Second leg

2013 Malaysia Cup

Sarawak were drawn in Group D with Malaysia Super League Champions, Singapore Lions XII, Perak FA and Malaysia Premier League team, Kedah FA whom were the first team to win Double Treble in 2006-2007 and 2007-2008. Sarawak started with a loss to Perak FA in Ipoh Stadium 2-1 after leading 1-0 in the first half. Sarawak buck up in their second match against Lions XII in Stadium Negeri 2-1. Sarawak were drawn 0-0 in Darul Aman after both Kedah and Sarawak fails to score any goals in their third group matches. Sarawak then captivated to win 4-0 in Stadium Negeri defeating Kedah in their fourth matches. With a just a draw will do, Sarawak fails to secure their spot to Quarter-finals in the fifth match after lost 1-0 to the home side Lions XII. Sarawak need to win their last match in order to book their place in the Quarter-finals for the first time since 2006. Sarawak beaten Perak 6-1 with Muamer Salibasic scores hat-trick on that night. Sarawak were group champion of group D while Lions XII placed second.

Sarawak reached their first Malaysia Cup semi-finals in 13 years after defeating Sime Darby 3-1 at the State Stadium in the quarter-final second leg. Sarawak advanced to the semi-finals with a 3-1 aggregate win. However, they were stop by Pahang in Semi-finals after losing 4-2 on aggregate.

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OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
10 4 3 3 18 10 +8 15 4 1 0 16 4 +12 0 2 3 2 6 −4

Last updated: 18 September 2013.
Source: 2013 Malaysia Cup

Group D

Team Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Sarawak Sarawak FA 6 3 1 2 13 5 +8 10
Singapore LionsXII 6 3 1 2 9 7 +2 10
Perak Perak FA 6 2 1 3 6 11 −5 7
Kedah Kedah FA 6 1 3 2 5 10 −5 6

20 August 2013
20:45
Perak FA Perak 2–1 Sarawak Sarawak FA
Paulo Rangel  65', 90' Joseph Kalang  31'
Perak Stadium, Ipoh, Perak
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Zamzaidi Katimin (Melaka)

24 August 2013
20:45
Sarawak FA Sarawak 2–1 Singapore LionsXII
Shakir Hamzah  11' (o.g.)
Joseph Kalang  71' (pen.) 		Safuwan Baharudin  78'
Sarawak State Stadium, Kuching, Sarawak
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Syed Azhar Syed Kamar (Kuala Lumpur)

27 August 2013
20:45
Kedah FA Kedah 0–0 Sarawak Sarawak FA
Darul Aman Stadium, Alor Setar, Kedah
Attendance: 8,400
Referee: Nagor Amir Noor Mohamed (Kuala Lumpur)

31 August 2013
20:45
Sarawak FA Sarawak 4–0 Kedah Kedah FA
Zamri Morshidi  55'
Muamer Salibašić  63'
Bobby Gonzales  75', 78'
Sarawak State Stadium, Kuching, Sarawak
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Amirul Izwan Yaakub (Perak)

18 September 2013
19:45
LionsXII Singapore 1–0 Sarawak Sarawak FA
Fazrul Nawaz  63'
Jalan Besar Stadium, Kallang, Singapore
Attendance: 6,834
Referee: Nagor Amir Noor Mohamed (Kuala Lumpur)

21 September 2013
20:45
Sarawak FA Sarawak 6-1 Perak Perak FA
Khairi Kiman  7' (o.g.)
Bobby Gonzales  8'
Muamer Salibašić  45', 60', 74'
Zamri Morshidi  58' 		Yong Kuong Yong  24'
Sarawak State Stadium, Kuching, Sarawak
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Samsudin Ibrahim (Terengganu)

Knockout stage

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                                         
D2  Singapore LionsXII 1 1 2  
A1   ATM FA 0 4 4  
  A1   ATM FA 1 2 3  
  C1  Kelantan Kelantan FA 2 2 4  
C1  Kelantan Kelantan FA 2 6 8
B2  Johor Johor Darul Takzim 4 1 5  
  C1  Kelantan Kelantan FA 0
  C2  Pahang Pahang FA 1
C2  Pahang Pahang FA 3 2 5  
B1  Selangor PKNS FC 2 1 3  
  C2  Pahang Pahang FA 3 1 4
  D1  Sarawak Sarawak FA 1 1 2  
A2  Kuala Lumpur Sime Darby FC 0 1 1
D1  Sarawak Sarawak FA 0 3 3  

Quarter Finals


Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Sime Darby FC 1–3 Sarawak FA 0–0 1–3

First Leg

28 September 2013
20:45 UTC+8
Sime Darby FC Kuala Lumpur 0–0 Sarawak Sarawak FA
Majlis Perbandaran Selayang Stadium, Selayang, Selangor
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Wan Mohd Tarmizi Wan Ibrahim (Selangor)

Second leg

5 October 2013
20:45 UTC+8
Sarawak FA Sarawak 3–1 Kuala Lumpur Sime Darby FC
Muamer Salibašić  27', 55', 85' Asrol Ibrahim  6'
Sarawak Stadium, Kuching, Sarawak
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Mohd. Zamzaidi Katimin (Melaka)

Sarawak FA won 3-1 on aggregate.


Semi-finals

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Pahang FA 4–2 Sarawak FA 3–1 1–1

First Leg

19 October 2013
20:45 UTC+8
Pahang FA Pahang 3–1 Sarawak Sarawak FA
Azamuddin Akil  30', 33'
Matías Conti  38' 		Shahrol Saperi  40'
Darul Makmur Stadium, Kuantan, Pahang
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Wan Mohd Tarmizi Wan Ibrahim (Selangor)

Second Leg

26 October 2013
20:45 UTC+8
Sarawak FA Sarawak 1–1 Pahang Pahang FA
Bobby Gonzales  32' Fauzi Roslan  74'
Sarawak Stadium, Kuching, Sarawak
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Shamsudin Ibrahim (Terengganu)

Pahang FA won 4–2 on aggregate.

References

  1. ↑ Read more: Football: Kelantan, Sarawak into Malaysia Cup semi-final - Latest - New Straits Times http://www.nst.com.my/latest/football-kelantan-sarawak-into-malaysia-cup-semi-final-1.369979#ixzz2kUSGGidH
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