2016 Sarawak FA season explained

Club:Sarawak
Season:2016
Owner:Posa Majais
Ownertitle:President
Chairman:Abdullah Julaihi
Chrtitle:Manager
Manager:David Usop
Mgrtitle:Head Coach
Stadium:Sarawak State Stadium
(Capacity: 26,000)
League:Liga Super
League Result:8th
Cup1:Piala FA
Cup1 Result:Second round
Cup2:Piala Malaysia
Cup2 Result:Group stage
League Topscorer:
Ndumba Makeche (10)
Season Topscorer:
Ndumba Makeche (12)
Prevseason:2015
Nextseason:2017

The 2016 season was Sarawak's 4th season in Liga Super the top tier of Malaysian football since being promoted in 2014. Another gloomy season campaign for Bujang Senang after another trophy drought years. With improvement in league position by finishing 8th compared to previous season, but failed in both cup competitions, loss to Perak 3–1 in FA cup and finished bottom of the group in Malaysia Cup with later Champions, Kedah as group winner and behind feeder team, T team and JDT II.

With announcing former national head coach, Datuk K Rajagopal[1] as new coach it seems like new beginning for Sarawak with the arrival of exciting young talent from national junior team, Syahrul Azwari. Unfortunately, he 'rested' in May,[2] in Malaysian football culture if the coach verified as 'rested' surely soon later he will be sacked and his contract terminated by mutual consent.

Team Kit

After 5 years since 2011 played with red-black AC Milan strip for home games and blue-black Internazionale for away fixture. The management decided to re-introduce all red kit for home matches,[3] the same pattern when the team kit was sponsored by Rossi during 2000's. Whereas, yellow neon kit introduced as away kit, the all black with tribal design was chosen for alternate or third kit.[4]

Players

First-team squad

[5]

Transfers

1st leg

In:

Out:

2nd leg

In:

Out:

Statistics

Top scorers

The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.

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1MF9 Ndumba Makeche100212
2MF19 Juninho7007
FW30 Gilmar7007
4MF33 Shamie Iszuan2024
5MF7 J. Partiban1102
6MF15 K. Gurusamy1001
MF18 Syahrul Azwari1001
FW34 Tommy Mawat1001
Own goals2002
Total321437

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Football: Coach Rajagopal to make Sarawak feared again The Star.
  2. Web site: Football: Rajagopal not quitting coaching after Sarawak farce The Star.
  3. Web site: Sarawak 2016 Home Kit Released. 8 February 2016.
  4. Web site: Crocs launch bold new jerseys for 2016. 6 February 2016.
  5. Sarawak FA 2016 https://sarawakcrocs.com/sarawak-fa-2016