2021 Selangor F.C. season explained

Club:	Selangor
Season:	2021
Owner:	Tengku Amir Shah
Ownertitle:	Chairman
Chairman:	Mahfizul Rusydin
Chrtitle:	Manager
Mgrtitle:	Head coach
League:	Super League
League Result:	5th
Cup1:	FA Cup
Cup1 Result:	Cancelled
Cup2:	Malaysia Cup
Cup2 Result:	Quarter-finals
Highest Attendance:	3,146 Malaysia Cup Selangor vs Kuala Lumpur City (14 November 2021)
Lowest Attendance:	1,300 Super League Selangor vs Kedah Darul Aman (6 April 2021)
Average Attendance:	396
Largest Win:	6–0 v Sabah (A)
Largest Loss:	1–3 v Terengganu (A) 1–3 v Johor Darul Ta'zim (H) 1–3 v Terengganu (H)
Prevseason:	2020
Nextseason:	2022

The 2021 season is Selangor's 16th season in the Super League and their 36th consecutive season in the top flight of Malaysia football. The club also participates in the Malaysia Cup and will also participate in the FA Cup. Selangor played the entire season at the MBPJ Stadium, while the Shah Alam Stadium was undergoing a major renovation and rebuilding work.

Review

Selangor make a start of the season with recruit a new coach from Germany, Karsten Neitzel, after Technical Director Michael Feichtenbeiner only remains with the team as coach-interim in the end of last season after departure B. Sathianathan from the club.^{[1] [2] [3]} Selangor will begin the season on 6 March 2021.^[4]

This season, Selangor chose the MBPJ Stadium or Petaling Jaya Stadium as the home ground for this season's Malaysian league competition after the club's original home ground, Shah Alam Stadium was closed to undergo major renovation and rebuilding work which was prolonged for an extended period of time.^{[5] [6]}

For the pre-season and friendlies, the club can proceed, if COVID-19 pandemic decreases in their country or also to waits for the government's decision on whether the friendly match is allowed or not.

On 26 January 2021, the Malaysia Football League (MFL) has cancelled the 2021 FA Cup and deferred the start of the Malaysian League (M-League) to 5 March 2021 due to the enforcement of the Movement Control Order (MCO), including cause of increasing case due to COVID-19 Pandemic hit the country.^{[7] [8]}

Squad information

First-team squad

Squad No.	Name	Nationality	Position(s)	Date of birth (Age)	Noted
Goalkeepers
1	Khairulazhan Khalid		GK	November 18, 2021
22	Tauffiq Ar Rasyid		GK	November 18, 2021
25			GK	November 18, 2021
Defenders
4				November 18, 2021
13	R. Dinesh		LB / LWB	November 18, 2021
14	Zikri Khalili		LB / LWB	November 18, 2021
20	Syahmi Safari			November 18, 2021
21	Safuwan Baharudin		CB / DM / CM / CF	November 18, 2021
26	A. Namathevan		RB / RWB	November 18, 2021
31	Tim Heubach		CB	November 18, 2021
44	Sharul Nazeem		CB	November 18, 2021
Midfielders
5	Manuel Konrad		DM / CM	November 18, 2021
6	K. Sarkunan		DM / CM	November 18, 2021
8	Nik Sharif			November 18, 2021
11	Wan Zack Haikal		LM / RM / CAM	November 18, 2021
18	Halim Saari		DM / CM	November 18, 2021
19	Hakim Hassan		CM / AM / LW / LM	November 18, 2021
23	Oliver Buff			November 18, 2021
29	Mukhairi Ajmal		CM / DM	November 18, 2021
77	Aliff Haiqal			November 18, 2021
88	Brendan Gan		CM / DM / AM	November 18, 2021
Forwards
7	Sean Selvaraj		RW / LW / RM / LM	November 18, 2021
10	Shahrel Fikri		ST / CF / LW	November 18, 2021
12	Ifedayo Olusegun	^[9]		November 18, 2021
27	Danial Asri		LW / LM / CF	November 18, 2021
Out on loan
3	Rodney Celvin			November 18, 2021

Reserve Team Squad

Squad No.	Name	Nationality	Position(s)	Date of birth (Age)	Noted
Selangor II, III & IV
—	Azrin Afiq		RB	November 18, 2021
—	Azizul Baharuddin		ST / CF	November 18, 2021
30	Hein Htet Aung		RW / LW	November 18, 2021
32	Saiful Iskandar		DM / CM	November 18, 2021
33	Jordan Ayimbila		LB / CB	November 18, 2021
34	Alex Agyarkwa		CM	November 18, 2021
35	Shivan Pillay		CB / DM / CM	November 18, 2021
37	George Attram		ST / CF	November 18, 2021
38	Aidil Azuan		LB	November 18, 2021
55	Harith Haiqal			November 18, 2021

Transfers

21 November 2020 – 5 March 2021^{[4] [10]}

Transfers in

Date			Name	Age	Moving from	Type	Transfer fee	Team	Source
30 November 2020	—	DF	Amirul Ashraf		UiTM	Loan Return	N/A	Reserve Team	N/A
7 December 2020	10	FW	Shahrel Fikri		Perak	Contract expired	Free Transfer	First Team	^[11] ^[12]
12 December 2020	31	DF	Tim Heubach		Maccabi Netanya	Contract expired	Free Transfer		^[13] ^[14]
15 December 2020	13	DF	R. Dinesh		Pahang	Contract expired	Free Transfer		^[15] ^[16]
19 December 2020	8	MF	Nik Sharif		Pahang	Contract expired	Free Transfer		^[17] ^[18]
26 January 2021	23	MF	Oliver Buff		Free Agent	N/A	Free Transfer		^[19] ^[20]
10 February 2021	30	MF	Hein Htet Aung		Hantharwady United	Contract expired	Free Transfer	Reserve Team	^[21] ^[22]
22 February 2021	5	MF	Manuel Konrad		Unattached	N/A	Free Transfer	First Team	^[23] ^[24]

Loan in

Date			Name	Age	Moving from	Type	Transfer fee	Team	Source
20 January 2021	33	DF	Jordan Ayimbila		Accra Lions	Loan	N/A	Reserve Team	^[25] ^[26]
	37	FW	George Attram		Accra Lions	Loan	N/A
11 June 2021	34	MF	Alex Agyarkwa		Accra Lions	Loan	N/A		^[27] ^[28]

Transfer out

Date			Name	Age	Moving to	Type	Transfer fee	Team	Source
30 November 2020	—	DF	Amirul Ashraf		Perak II	Contract expired	Free Transfer	Reserve Team
	—	GK	Haziq Ridwan		Free agent	Contract expired	Free Transfer
	—	FW	Badrul Amin		Free agent	Contract expired	Free Transfer
	—	DF	Amirul Haziq		Free agent	Contract expired	Free Transfer
	—	MF	Faizzudin Abidin		Free agent	Contract expired	Free Transfer
	5	DF			Sarawak United	Contract expired	Free transfer	First Team	^[29] ^[30] ^[31]
	8	MF			Petaling Jaya City	Released	Free transfer		^[32]
	10	FW			Free agent	Contract expired	Free transfer		^[33]
	19	DF			Petaling Jaya City	Contract expired	Free transfer
	22	MF			Kedah	Contract expired	Free transfer
	23	DF			Nongbua Pitchaya	Released	Free transfer		^[34]
	27	DF			Petaling Jaya City	Released	Free transfer		^[35]
	30	GK			Kelantan	Released	Free transfer		^[36]
	35	MF			Sarawak United	Released	Free transfer	Reserve Team	^[37]
	36	DF			Kuala Lumpur United	Released	Free transfer		^[38]
	50	FW			Sarawak United	Contract Expired	Free transfer	First Team	^[39]

Loan out

Date			Name	Age	Moving to	Type	Transfer fee	Team	Source
16 December 2020	—	DF	Quentin Cheng		Penang	Loan	N/A	Reserve Team	^[40]
20 December 2020	3	DF	Rodney Celvin		Kedah Darul Aman	Loan	N/A	First Team	^[41]

Competitions

Super League

See main article: 2021 Malaysia Super League.

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 20 February 2021.^{[42] [43]}

Results overview

Team	Home score	Away score	Double
Johor Darul Ta'zim	1–3	1–1	2–4
Kedah Darul Aman	1–2	4–2	5–4
Kuala Lumpur City	1–1	1–1	2–2
Melaka United	1–1	3–2	4–3
Penang	0–2	4–1	4–3
Perak	3–1	3–0	6–1
Petaling Jaya City	1–2	2–1	3–3
Sabah	2–2	6–0	8–2
Sri Pahang	3–1	2–2	5–3
Terengganu	1–2	1–3	2–5
UiTM	2–0	2–0	4–0

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FA Cup

Due to COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia, the tournament was cancelled immediately by Malaysia Football League (MFL).

Malaysia Cup

See main article: 2021 Malaysia Cup.

Selangor joined the competition in the group stage.^[44]

Group stage

See main article: 2021 Malaysia Cup group stage.

Knock-out stage

See main article: 2021 Malaysia Cup knockout stage.

Quarter-finals

Statistics

Squad statistics

^[45]

Appearances (Apps.) numbers are for appearances in competitive games only including sub appearances.
\Red card numbers denote: Numbers in parentheses represent red cards overturned for wrongful dismissal.

No.	Nat.	Player	Pos.	Super League				FA Cup				Malaysia Cup				Total
				width=40	Apps	width=40		width=40		width=40		width=40	Apps	width=40		width=40		width=40		width=40	Apps	width=40		width=40		width=40		width=40	Apps	width=40		width=40		width=40
1		Khairulazhan	GK	21		1						7		1		28		2
4		Ashmawi Yakin	DF	12		1	1					6	1			18	1	1	1
5		Manuel Konrad	MF	13		1						1				14		1
6		K. Sarkunan	MF	7		2						3		1		10		3
7		Sean Selvaraj	MF	12	1	1						5	1			17	2	1
8		Nik Sharif	MF	4								4	1			8	1
10		Shahrel Fikri	FW	12	1							6	2			18	3
11		Wan Zack Haikal	FW	8		1						5	1			13	1	1
12		Ifedayo Olusegun	FW	22	26	2						3	1			25	27	2
13		R. Dinesh	DF	11		2						1		1		12		3
14		Zikri Khalili	DF	6		1										6		1
18		Halim Saari	MF	2												2
19		Hakim Hassan	MF	18	1							7				25	1
20		Syahmi Safari	DF	21	1	3	1					6		1		27	1	4	1
21		Safuwan Baharudin	MF	13		2						6	1	2		19	1	4
22		Tauffiq Ar Rasyid	GK									1				1
23		Oliver Buff	MF	19	6	4						2				21	6	4
25		Izhan Nazrel	GK	1												1
26		A. Namathevan	DF	16		1						7				23		1
27		Danial Asri	FW	21	3							7	3			28	6
29		Mukhairi Ajmal	MF	20	1	1						3				23	1	1
30		Hein Htet Aung	MF	12	2							7	1			19	3
31		Tim Heubach	DF	7		2						1				8		2
32		Saiful Iskandar	MF									1				1
33		Jordan Ayimbila	DF	17		3						7		1		24		4
34		Alex Agyarkwa	MF									5				5
35		Shivan Pillay	DF	1								7		1		8		1
37		George Attram	FW									3				3
38		Aidil Azuan	DF									1				1
44		Sharul Nazeem	DF	14	1	4	1					5				19	1	4	1
55		Harith Haiqal	DF	2								2		1		4		1
77		Aliff Haiqal	MF	18								6				24
88		Brendan Gan	MF	11		1										11		1
Own goals					2				0				0				2
Totals					45	33	3		0	0	0		12	9	0		57	42	3

† Player left the club during the season.

Goalscorers

Includes all competitive matches.

			Player	Super League	FA Cup	Malaysia Cup	Total
1	FW	12	Ifedayo Olusegun	26	0	1	27
2	MF	23	Oliver Buff	6	0	0	6
	FW	27	Danial Asri	3	0	3	6
4	FW	10	Shahrel Fikri	1	0	2	3
	MF	30	Hein Htet Aung	2	0	1	3
6	FW	7	Sean Selvaraj	1	0	1	2
7	DF	4	Ashmawi Yakin	0	0	1	1
	MF	8	Nik Sharif	0	0	1	1
	MF	11	Wan Zack Haikal	0	0	1	1
	MF	19	Hakim Hassan	1	0	0	1
	DF	20	Syahmi Safari	1	0	0	1
	MF	21	Safuwan Baharudin	0	0	1	1
	MF	29	Mukhairi Ajmal	1	0	0	1
	DF	44	Sharul Nazeem	1	0	0	1
Own Goals				2	0	0	2
TOTALS				45	0	12	57
Own Goals Conceded
1	TBD	TBD	TBD	0	0	0	0
TOTALS				0	0	0	0

Top assists

width=10		width=10		width=10		width=150	Player	width=50	Super League	width=50	FA Cup	width=50	Malaysia Cup	width=50	Total
1	MF	30	Hein Htet Aung	5	0	1	6
2	MF	23	Oliver Buff	5	0	0	5
3	FW	12	Ifedayo Olusegun	4	0	0	4
	MF	19	Hakim Hassan	3	0	1	4
5	MF	88	Brendan Gan	3	0	0	3
6	FW	10	Shahrel Fikri	2	0	0	2
	FW	27	Danial Asri	1	0	1	2
8	FW	7	Sean Selvaraj	1	0	0	1
	DF	26	A. Namathevan	1	0	0	1
	MF	29	Mukhairi Ajmal	1	0	0	1
	DF	31	Tim Heubach	1	0	0	1
	DF	33	Jordan Ayimbila	1	0	0	1
	MF	34	Alex Agyarkwa	0	0	1	1
	MF	77	Aliff Haiqal	1	0	0	1
TOTALS				29	0	4	33

Disciplinary record

Rank	Pos.	No.	Name	Super League			FA Cup			Malaysia Cup			Total
1	DF	20		3	-	1	-	-	-	1	-	-	4	-	1
	DF	21		2	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	4	-	-
	MF	23		4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	-
	DF	33		3	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	4	-	-
	DF	44		4	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	1	-
6	MF	6		2	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	3	-	-
	DF	13		2	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	3	-	-
8	GK	1		1	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	2	-	-
	FW	12		2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
	DF	31		2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
11	DF	4		1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1
	DF	5		1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
	MF	7		1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
	MF	11		1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
	DF	14		1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
	DF	26		1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
	MF	29		1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
	DF	35		-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	1	-	-
	DF	55		-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	1	-	-
	MF	88		1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Total				33	1	2	0	0	0	9	0	0	42	1	2

Notes and References

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6. Web site: Selangor FC pilih Stadium MBPJ . hmetro.com.my . Harian Metro . 8 February 2021 . 9 February 2021 . Syazwan . Msar.
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8. Web site: No surprise as M-League postponed, FA Cup scrapped. the Star. 26 January 2021 . 27 January 2021.
9. Web site: Ifedayo Isi Kuota Asia, Selangor Dapatkan Satu Lagi Pemain Import. Vocket FC. 8 February 2021 . 9 February 2021. Dito.
10. Web site: FIFA lanjutkan jendela perpindahan hingga 5 Mac. Stadium Astro. 19 February 2021 . 19 February 2021. Ammar . Hakim.
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12. News: Shahrel Fikri sah sarung jersi Selangor FC. stadiumastro. 7 December 2020. 7 December 2020. Muzaffar . Musa.
13. News: RASMI: Tim Heubach Is RED!. selangorfc.com. Selangor FC. 12 December 2020. 12 December 2020.
14. News: Heubach perkuat Gergasi Merah. My Metro. 12 December 2020. 12 December 2020. Firdaus . Hashim.
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17. News: OFFICIAL: Nik Sharif Is RED!. selangorfc.com. Selangor FC. 19 December 2020. 19 December 2020.
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19. Web site: OFFICIAL: Oliver Buff Is RED!. selangorfc.com. Selangor FC. 26 January 2021. 26 January 2021.
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22. Web site: Hein Htet Aung lengkapi senarai pemain import Selangor 2. selangorkini.my. Selangorkini. 11 February 2021. 11 February 2021.
23. Web site: OFFICIAL: Manuel Konrad Is RED!. selangorfc.com. Selangor FC. 22 February 2021. 22 February 2021.
24. Web site: Selangor FC lengkapkan kuota import dengan ketibaan Konrad. Stadium Astro. 22 February 2021. 22 February 2021. Muzaffar. Musa.
25. Web site: Selangor 2 Welcomes Ghanian Duo As Preparation Continues. selangorfc.com. Selangor FC. 20 January 2021. 20 January 2021.
26. Web site: Selangor sign Ghanaian players to reserve team on loan . goal.com . Goal. 19 January 2021. 19 January 2021. Zulhilmi. Zainal.
27. Web site: OFFICIAL: Alex Agyarkwa Is RED!. selangorfc.com. Selangor FC. 11 June 2021. 11 June 2021.
28. Web site: Breaking News: Accra Lions mercurial midfielder Agyarkwa joins Malaysia giants Selangor . ghanasoccernet.com . Ghana Soccernet. 17 June 2021. 17 June 2021.
29. News: Selangor wave farewell to star men amid mass clearance ahead of 2021 campaign. Goal. 13 November 2020. 14 November 2020 . Zulhilmi . Zainal.
30. News: Sayonara, 2020. Welcome, 2021 . selangorfc.com . Selangor FC . 28 November 2020. 28 November 2020.
31. News: RASMI: Sarawak United ikat Lee Chang Hoon, Sandro Mendoca dan Taylor Regan. Sarawak Crocs. 23 December 2020. 23 December 2020.
32. News: Khyril Muhymeen Sah Sertai Petaling Jaya City FC. Vocketfc. 22 December 2020. 22 December 2020.
33. News: Gracias, Rufino Segovia!. selangorfc.com . Selangor FC . 26 November 2020. 26 November 2020.
34. News: Nick Swirad Bakal Beraksi Di Saingan Thai League 2 Musim Hadapan. Vocket FC. 31 December 2020. 31 December 2020 . Mr. . Dito.
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36. News: Dead to Red: Players dropped from FAS must train elsewhere. NST. 24 October 2020. 24 October 2020 . Farah . Azharie.
37. News: Pemain kelahiran Pulau Pinang ke Sarawak United?. Sarawak Crocs. 1 January 2021. 1 January 2021.
38. News: Anwar Ibrahim Antara 5 Pemain Yang Digugurkan Daripada Skuad Selangor Musim Depan. Vocket FC. 24 October 2020. 24 October 2020 . Mr. . Sulaiman.
39. News: Sandro tolak Selangor FC untuk Sarawak United. Sarawak Crocs. 25 January 2021. 25 January 2021.
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41. News: RODNEY CELVIN KINI HIJAUKUNING!. facebook.com. Facebook page: Kedah Darul Aman FC. 20 December 2020. 21 December 2020.
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44. Web site: JADUAL TM PIALA MALAYSIA 2021. malaysianfootballleague.com. Malaysian Football League . 20 September 2021 . 20 September 2021.
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