Penang 2023 football season
Penang 2023 seasonChairman Soon Lip Chee (until 16 August)Daniel Gooi (from 16 August)Head coach Chong Yee Fatt (from 28 February to 30 March)Manzoor Azwira (from 30 March to 3 August)Chong Yee Fatt (from 3 August to 7 November)Akmal Rizal (caretaker, from 7 November)Stadium City Stadium Super League 10th Malaysia FA Cup Quarter-finals Malaysia Cup Round of 16 MFL Challenge Cup Semi-finals Top goalscorer League: Soony Saad (6) All: Soony Saad (10) Highest home attendance 6,051 vs Johor Darul Ta'zim , Super League, 4 June 2023 Lowest home attendance 212 vs PDRM , MFL Challenge Cup, 21 October 2023 Average home league attendance 2,568 Biggest win 4–0 vs Kuching City , FA Cup, 15 April 2023 Biggest defeat 0–8 vs Johor Darul Ta'zim , Super League, 16 December 2023
The 2023 season is Penang ' s 97th competitive season, 3rd season in the first tier of Malaysian football since promoted in 2020 , 102nd year in existence as a football club, and the 3rd year since rebranded as Penang Football Club.[ 1] The season covers the period from 1 December 2022 to 30 November 2023.
Coaching Staffs
Position
Name[ 2]
Head Coach
Chong Yee Fatt
Assistant Head Coach 1
Manzoor Azwira
Assistant Head Coach 2
Md Noor Md Derus
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-23 Head Coach
Akmal Rizal Ahmad Rakhli
U-23 Assistant Head Coach
Kamal Daut
U-23 Assistant Coach
Farkhis Fisol
U-23 Goalkeeping Coach
Azmirulkifli Haji Mohd Isa
U-23 Fitness Coach
Mohd Rozy Abdul Majid
U-23 Physiotherapist
Amirul Ehsan Mahrim
U-23 Kit Man
Mohd Hafiz
U-21 Team Head Coach
Wan Rohaimi
U-19 Team Head Coach
K. Mahendran
Players
First-team squad
As of 4 August 2023
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Under-23s
As of 2 March 2023 [ 3]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Development squads
For further information: Penang F.C. Reserves
Transfers and contracts
In
1st Transfer Window
2nd Transfer Window
Released
[ 14]
Friendlies
Penang v Bukit Tambun
Competitions
Malaysia Super League
League table
Source:
MFL Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
Result summary
Overall
Home
Away
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
26
6
6
14
29
50
−21
24
6
3
4
23
19
+4
0
3
10
6
31
−25
Last updated: 18 December 2023.
Source: MFL
Results by matchday
Matchday 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Ground A H A H A H A H H H A A H H A H A H A H A A A H H A Result D D L L L W L W W W L L L D D W L L L L L L D W D L Position 7 7 9 11 13 9 10 10 8 7 9 9 10 10 10 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 11 10 10 10
Updated to match(es) played on 18 December 2023. Source:
MFL A = Away;
H = Home;
W = Win;
D = Draw;
L = Loss
Matches
Win
Draw
Loss
Malaysia FA Cup
Malaysia Cup
MFL Challenge Cup
Statistics
Appearances and goals
No.
Pos.
Name
League
FA Cup
Malaysia Cup
Challenge Cup
Total
Discipline
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
1
GK
Azfar Arif
15(1)
0
2
0
1
0
3
0
21(1)
0
0
0
2
DF
Haziq Puad
4(1)
0
0
0
2
0
0(1)
0
6(2)
0
4
0
3
DF
Zaw Min Tun
14(4)
0
1(1)
0
1(1)
0
3
0
19(6)
0
3
0
6
DF
Khairul Akmal
9(3)
1
2(1)
0
0
0
3
0
14(4)
1
6
0
7
FW
Soony Saad
18(1)
6
3
2
1
0
3
2
25(1)
10
1
1
8
MF
Asnan Ahmad
12(7)
0
1(2)
0
1
0
2
0
16(9)
0
3
0
9
FW
Kogileswaran Raj
2(4)
0
0
0
1(1)
0
3(1)
0
5(6)
0
2
0
10
FW
Adriano
17(6)
1
3
0
1(1)
0
3
1
24(7)
1
1
0
11
MF
Amer Azahar
3(6)
0
0
0
0
0
0(2)
0
3(8)
0
0
0
12
DF
Danish Haziq
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
15
DF
Fairuz Zakaria
3
0
0(1)
0
0
0
1(1)
0
4(2)
0
0
0
17
DF
Rafael Vitor
25
4
3
1
1(1)
0
4
1
33(1)
6
6
0
18
FW
Marcus Mah
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
19
MF
Al-Hafiz Harun
5(2)
0
0
0
1(1)
0
4
0
10(3)
0
0
0
20
FW
Rahmat Makasuf
9(10)
1
1(2)
0
0(2)
0
0
0
10(14)
0
3
1
21
DF
Ryu Yamaguchi
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
22
GK
Khatul Anuar
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
2
0
1
0
25
GK
Shafiq Afifi
8
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
10
0
0
0
26
DF
Namathevan Arunasalam
13(7)
0
2(1)
0
1
0
0(2)
0
16(10)
0
5
1
27
MF
Hadin Azman
9(8)
3
2(1)
1
1
0
0(1)
1
12(10)
5
2
0
28
MF
Ousmane Fane
16(1)
0
1(1)
0
2
0
1(3)
0
20(5)
0
5
0
29
DF
Faris Shah Rosli
19(1)
0
2(1)
0
1
0
3(1)
0
25(3)
0
6
0
30
MF
Shafi Azswad[ a]
0(2)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0(2)
0
0
0
31
DF
Aikmal Roslan[ a]
1(1)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1(1)
0
1
0
32
MF
Nur Izzat Che Awang
1(1)
0
0(1)
0
0
0
0
0
1(2)
0
0
0
33
MF
Nik Akif
18(5)
2
2(1)
0
2
0
0(1)
0
22(7)
2
3
0
37
DF
Azmeer Aris
13(8)
0
2(1)
0
0(1)
0
0(3)
0
15(13)
0
3
0
46
DF
Adib Raop
15(6)
0
2
0
2
0
3(1)
0
21(7)
0
5
1
66
MF
Zahril Azri
4(8)
0
1(1)
0
0
0
0
0
5(9)
0
2
0
68
DF
Iman Rafaei[ a]
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
71
MF
Haziq Kutty Abba[ a]
2(1)
0
0
0
0
0
4
0
6(1)
0
0
0
72
FW
Abdul Abdeen Temitope
8
2
0
0
2
0
0(2)
0
10(2)
2
3
0
80
MF
Izzat Zikri[ a]
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
1
1
0
82
MF
Azrie Reza
3(1)
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
4(1)
0
1
0
88
GK
Haziq Mukriz[ a]
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
99
FW
Alif Ikmalrizal[ a]
2(11)
3
0
0
0(1)
0
4
1
6(12)
4
1
0
Left club during season
4
DF
An Sae-hee
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
9
FW
Giovane Gomes
8(5)
4
2(1)
2
0
0
0
0
10(6)
6
1
0
19
FW
Curt Dizon
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
23
MF
Faizat Ghazli
0(1)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0(1)
0
0
0
88
GK
Rendy Rining
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Last updated: 18 December 2023.
Source: Soccerway
Top scorers
The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.
Last updated: 5 December 2023.
Source: Soccerway
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.
Last updated: 1 December 2023.
Source: Soccerway
Clean sheets
The list is sorted by shirt number when total clean sheets are equal.
Summary
Games played
35 (26 Malaysia Super League ), (3 Malaysia FA Cup ), (2 Malaysia Cup ), (4 MFL Challenge Cup )
Games won
10 (6 Malaysia Super League ), (2 Malaysia FA Cup ), (0 Malaysia Cup ), (2 MFL Challenge Cup )
Games drawn
6 (6 Malaysia Super League ), (0 Malaysia FA Cup ), (0 Malaysia Cup ), (0 MFL Challenge Cup )
Games lost
19 (14 Malaysia Super League ), (1 Malaysia FA Cup ), (2 Malaysia Cup ), (2 MFL Challenge Cup )
Goals scored
41 (29 Malaysia Super League ), (6 Malaysia FA Cup ), (0 Malaysia Cup ), (6 MFL Challenge Cup )
Goals conceded
69 (50 Malaysia Super League ), (7 Malaysia FA Cup ), (5 Malaysia Cup ), (7 MFL Challenge Cup )
Goal difference
-28 (-21 Malaysia Super League ), (-1 Malaysia FA Cup ), (-5 Malaysia Cup ), (-1 MFL Challenge Cup )
Clean sheets
4 (3 Malaysia Super League ), (1 Malaysia FA Cup ), (0 Malaysia Cup ), (0 MFL Challenge Cup )
Yellow cards
71 (50 Malaysia Super League ) (5 Malaysia FA Cup ), (6 Malaysia Cup ), (10 MFL Challenge Cup )
Red cards
4 (4 Malaysia Super League )
Most appearances
Rafael Vitor (34 appearances)
Top scorer
Soony Saad (10 goals)
Winning Percentage
Overall: 10/35 (28.57%)
Last updated: 18 December 2023.
Source: Soccerway
References
League competitions
Cup competitions
AFC competitionsYouth competitions Other(s)