2021 Penang F.C. season explained

Club:Penang
Season:2021
Mgrtitle:Head coach
Chrtitle:Chairman
Stadium:City Stadium
League:Super League
Cup1:Malaysia Cup
League Topscorer:Casagrande (12)
Season Topscorer:Casagrande (12)
Highest Attendance:2,000
(vs. Sabah, 11 April 2021, Super League) & (vs. Johor Darul Ta'zim, 8 May 2021, Super League)
Lowest Attendance:1,917
(vs. Sri Pahang, 24 April 2021, Super League)
Average Attendance:1,972
Largest Win:3–0
(vs. Sri Pahang, 24 April 2021, Super League),
4–1
(vs. Terengganu, 1 May 2021, Super League),
3–0
(vs. Sabah, 22 August 2021, Super League)
Largest Loss:0–5
(vs. Sri Pahang, 3 November 2021, Malaysia Cup)
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Prevseason:2020
Nextseason:2022

The 2021 season was Penangs 95th competitive season, 1st season in the first tier of Malaysian football since promoted in 2020, 100th year in existence as a football club, and the 1st year since rebranded as Penang Football Club.[1] The season covers the period from 1 December 2020 to 30 November 2021.

Coaching Staffs

[2]

Position Name
Head Coach Tomáš Trucha[3]
Assistant Head Coach Manzoor Azwira
Akmal Rizal Ahmad Rakhli
Assistant Coach Mat Saiful Mohamad
Goalkeeping Coach Mohd Hisham Jainudin
Fitness Coach Zahidibudiman Ibrahim
Assistant Fitness Coach Rozy Abdul Majid
Team Doctor Hardeep Singh Jaginder Singh
Parmjit Singh Kuldip Singh
Physiotherapist Izzul Naim Jamil
Kit Man Sufie Noorazizan
U-21 Team Head Coach
U-19 Team Head Coach K. Mahendran

Squad

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Squad No.NameNationalityPosition(s)Date of Birth (Age)
Goalkeepers
1Samuel SomervilleGK1994 3, df=yes
22Asyraaf OmarGK1994 9, df=yes
25Shafiq Afifi U22GK1999 8, df=yes
88See Tian KeatGK1993 6, df=yes
Defenders
2Quentin Cheng U22RB / RW1999 11, df=yes
3Syazwan ZaipolCB1995 2, df=yes
4Ryuji Utomo FPCB / DM1995 7, df=yes
51995 1, df=yes
6RB / CB / DM1998 5, df=yes
13Latiff SuhaimiCB / DM / CF1989 5, df=yes
151994 12, df=yes
17Rafael Vitor FPCB / DM1993 1, df=yes
23Azwan Aripin1996 4, df=yes
33Azmi MuslimLB / LW1986 10, df=yes
37Azmeer Aris U22LB / LW1999 8, df=yes
77Suwarnaraj Chinniah1998 2, df=yes
Midfielders
8Khairu AzrinDM / CM1991 7, df=yes
11Amer AzaharRW / LW1995 6, df=yes
12Al-Hafiz HarunRW / LW1994 4, df=yes
14Endrick FPAM / CM / CF1995 3, df=yes
16AM1997 1, df=yes
28Wan Faiz1992 7, df=yes
31Afif Azman AM / RW1998 8, df=yes
36Fadhil IdrisDM / CM1996 7, df=yes
55David Rowley DM / AM / RW / LW1990 2, df=yes
701992 10, df=yes
Strikers
7CF1997 6, df=yes
9Casagrande FPCF1986 7, df=yes
10Sheriddin Boboev FP U22CF / AM / RW1999 4, df=yes
18Marcus MahCF / RW / LW1994 4, df=yes
21CF1997 1, df=yes

Transfers and contracts

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In

1st Transfer Window

NameAgeMoving fromTypeTransfer DateTransfer fee
4DFLoan1 December 2020Free
7FWFree AgentTransfer7 December 2020Free
77DF C. Suwarnaraj Perak IITransfer7 December 2020Free
10FW IstiklolTransfer12 December 2020Free
2DF Quentin Cheng Selangor IILoan16 December 2020Free
16MF Danial Ashraf KelantanTransfer16 December 2020Free
23DF Azwan Aripin KelantanTransfer16 December 2020Free
15DF Khairul Asyraf KelantanTransfer16 December 2020Free
36MF Fadhil Idris FELDA UnitedTransfer17 December 2020Free
88GK See Tian Keat The CopsTransfer18 December 2020Free
25GK Perak IITransfer19 December 2020Free
70MF TerengganuTransfer9 January 2021Free
99FWFree AgentTransfer10 January 2021Free
55MF Kedah Darul AmanTransfer11 January 2021Free
3DF Petaling Jaya CityTransfer21 February 2021Free
22GK Kuala Lumpur RoversTransfer5 March 2021Free

2nd Transfer Window

NameAgeMoving fromTypeTransfer DateTransfer fee
21FWLoan25 May 2021Free
5DF Kuala Lumpur CityLoan25 May 2021Free

Out

1st Transfer Window

NameAgeMoving toTypeTransfer Date Transfer fee
3DF Raffi Nagoorgani Petaling Jaya CityReleased15 December 2020Free
7MF Syukur SaidinFree AgentEnd of Contract1 December 2020Free
10MF Lee Chang-hoon Sarawak UnitedReleased23 December 2020Free
15DF Fairuz Zakaria Kedah Darul AmanReleased20 December 2020Free
16DF Zamri Pin Ramli Negeri SembilanReleased8 January 2021Free
19FW Nurshamil Ghani KelantanReleased21 February 2021Free
21GK Wong Tse Yang ImmigrationEnd of Contract1 December 2020Free
22GK Ramadhan Hamid Kelantan UnitedReleased27 December 2020Free
23DF Zharif DesaFree AgentEnd of Contract1 December 2020Free
25GK Hazrull HafizFree AgentEnd of Contract1 December 2020Free
88DF Yoges MuniandyFree AgentEnd of Contract1 December 2020Free
99FW Bobby Gonzales SabahReleased15 January 2021Free

2nd Transfer Window

NameAgeMoving fromTypeTransfer DateTransfer fee
99FW24 May 2021
19MF PDRM24 May 2021
20MF Azrie Reza PDRMLoan25 May 2021Free

Competitions

Malaysia Super League

See main article: 2021 Malaysia Super League.

Matches

Malaysia Cup

See main article: 2021 Malaysia Cup.

Group stage

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No.Pos.NameLeagueMalaysia CupTotalDiscipline
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1GK Samuel Somerville1602018010
2DF Quentin Cheng2201023010
3DF Syazwan Zaipol10001000
4DF Ryuji Utomo13(2)04017(2)040
5DF Fauzan Fauzi0(2)00(2)00(4)000
6DF Khairul Akmal1(3)0506(3)030
7FW Jafri Chew0(4)11(5)11(9)220
8MF Khairu Azrin16(1)00016(1)061
9FW Casagrande191220211261
10FW Sheriddin Boboev18(4)65123(4)720
11MF Amer Azahar11(6)05(1)116(7)100
12MF Al-Hafiz Harun15(3)15120(3)200
13DF Latiff Suhaimi10(9)05015(9)021
14MF Endrick17(1)46023(1)430
15DF Khairul Asyraf1(5)03(1)04(6)010
16MF Danial Ashraf9(10)44(2)013(12)410
17DF Rafael Vitor2152(1)023(1)520
18FW Marcus Mah1(3)00(1)01(4)000
21FW Azim Rahim0(6)10(4)00(10)110
22GK Asyraaf Omar00000000
23DF Azwan Aripin14(3)03017(3)080
25GK Shafiq Afifi00000000
28MF Wan Faiz0(5)00(3)00(8)010
31MF Afif Azman00000000
33DF Azmi Muslim4(5)02(2)06(7)010
36MF Fadhil Idris3(4)02(3)05(7)010
37DF Azmeer Aris5(9)0106(9)010
55MF David Rowley18(3)34022(3)330
70MF D. Saarvindran1(9)00(3)01(12)020
77DF C. Suwarnaraj0(1)0000(1)000
88GK Bryan See6(1)04010(1)010
Left club during season
19MF Nurfais Johari00000000
20MF Azrie Reza00000000
99FW Zafuan Azeman0(3)0000(3)000

Top scorers

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

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1 FW9 Casagrande1201212
2FW106167
3DF175055
4MF14 Endrick4044
MF16 Danial Ashraf4044
6MF55 David Rowley3023
7MF12 Al-Hafiz Harun1112
8FW71011
FW211011

Top assists

An assist is credited to a player for passing or crossing the ball to the scorer, a player whose shot rebounds (off a defender, goalkeeper or goalpost) to a teammate who scores, and a player who wins a penalty kick or a free kick for another player to convert.

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

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1MF14 Endrick1011111
2FW9 Casagrande6177
3DF2 Quentin Cheng5055
4FW10 Sheriddin Boboev4044
5DF17 Rafael Vitor3033
6MF8 Khairu Azrin2022
MF11 Amer Azahar2022
MF16 Danial Ashraf2022
9MF12 Al-Hafiz Harun1011
DF23 Azwan Aripin1011
MF28 Wan Faiz1011

Clean sheets

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

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11 Samuel Somerville505
288 Bryan See101

Summary

Games played 27 (22 Malaysia Super League), (5 Malaysia Cup)
Games won 12 (12 Malaysia Super League)
Games drawn 6 (5 Malaysia Super League), (1 Malaysia Cup)
Games lost 9 (5 Malaysia Super League),(4 Malaysia Cup)
Goals scored 39 (37 Malaysia Super League), (2 Malaysia Cup)
Goals conceded 44 (30 Malaysia Super League), (14 Malaysia Cup)
Goal difference -5 (+7 Malaysia Super League), (-12 Malaysia Cup)
Clean sheets 6 (6 Malaysia Super League)
Yellow cards 52 (44 Malaysia Super League) (8 Malaysia Cup)
Red cards 3 (3 Malaysia Super League)
Most appearances Sheriddin Boboev (27 appearances)
Top scorer Casagrande (12 goals)
Winning Percentage Overall: 12/27 (50.00%)

Notes and References

  1. Web site: New name for Penang football team. Buletin Mutiara. 1 December 2020.
  2. Web site: Penang FC Team Officials. FAM - CMS. 6 March 2021.
  3. Web site: Trucha: Ex-AFC Leopards coach appointed to lead Penang FC in Malaysia. Goal. 4 December 2020.
  4. Web site: Players. Penang BTK. 1 December 2020.
  5. Web site: 2021 Malaysia Super League transfer list. Goal. 16 December 2020. 16 December 2020.
  6. Web site: SENARAI PERPINDAHAN PEMAIN TEMPOH PENDAFTARAN PERTAMA LIGA MALAYSIA 2021. MFL. 15 February 2021. 15 February 2021.