2023 Terengganu FC season

Terengganu

2023 season
President	Hishamuddin Abdul Karim
CEO	Mohd Sabri Abas
Head coach	Tomislav Steinbrückner
Stadium	Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin Stadium
Malaysia Super League	6th
Malaysia FA Cup	Semi-finals
Malaysia Cup	Runners-up
Piala Sumbangsih	Runners-up
AFC Cup	Group Stage
Top goalscorer	League: Ivan Mamut (11) All: Ivan Mamut (22)
Average home league attendance	7,000
Home colours Away colours Third colours

The 2023 season is Terengganu's Sixth season in the Malaysia Super League having been promoted from the Malaysia Premier League at the end of the 2016 season. The club will also participate in the Malaysia FA Cup, Malaysia Cup, Piala Sumbangsih and AFC Cup.

Management and staff

Club Management
President	Hishamuddin Abdul Karim
Chief Executive Officer	Mohd Sabri Abas
Team Manager	Fazil Wahab
Asst. Team Manager	Kamrol Isam Mohd
Head Coach	Tomislav Steinbrückner
Asst. Head Coach	Ivica Vranjes
Assistant Coach	Badrul Afzan Razali
Goalkeeper Coach	Damagoj Malovan
Fitness Coach	Hrvoje Bradasic
Assistant Fitness Coach	Efindy Salleh
Team Doctor	Lee Leong Tiong
Physiotherapist	Zulkifli Mohd Zin
Team Analyst	Amirul Mustaqim
Masseurs	Muhammad Lee Soong Keen
	Faiz Manja
Kitman	Fakhruddin Mohamad
	Md Fuzi Ismail

Players

First-team squad

As of 7 December 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.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  MAS Rahadiazli Rahalim ^U23 2 DF  MAS Arif Fadzilah Abu Bakar 3 DF  UZB Sardor Kulmatov ^A 4 DF  MAS Adib Zainudin 5 DF  MAS Shahrul Nizam Ros Hasni (captain) 6 DF  MAS Azam Azmi Murad ^U23 7 FW  CRO Ivan Mamut ^I 8 MF  MAS Liridon Krasniqi 10 MF  BHR Habib Haroon ^A 11 FW  HAI Sony Nordé ^I 13 MF  MAS Zuasyraf Zulkiefle 14 MF  MAS Amirul Syazwan 16 MF  MAS Hakimi Abdullah 17 DF  MAS Syafiq Danial 18 MF  MAS Syaiful Haqim

No. Pos. Nation Player 19 MF  MAS Syafik Ismail ^U23 20 DF  MAS Hairiey Hakim Mamat 21 GK  MAS Shafawi Mohamad 22 FW  MAS Nur Shakir Yacob 23 DF  MAS Aqil Irfanuddin Sabri 24 DF  MAS Safwan Mazlan ^U23 25 DF  MAS Alif Zakaria 26 DF  MAS Firdaus Rusdi 29 GK  MAS Syed Muhammad Nasrulhaq 32 MF  MAS Ubaidullah Shamsul 33 FW  MAS Fazli Ghazali 36 DF  MNE Argzim Redžović ^I 38 GK  MAS Suhaimi Husin 46 MF  MAS Syahmi Zamri 69 FW  MAS Nor Hakim Hassan 88 MF  MAS Sharif Haseefy Lazim 97 MF  UZB Nurillo Tukhtasinov

Remarks:
^I These players are registered as International player.
^A These players are registered as Asian player.
^S These players are registered as ASEAN player.
^U23 These players are registered as Under-23 player.
^U19 These players are registered as Under-19 player.

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.

No. Pos. Nation Player 20 FW  MAS Rahmat Makasuf (on loan at Penang) 27 DF  MAS Azarul Nazarith (on loan at Kelantan United) 15 MF  MAS Faiz Nasir (on loan at Kelantan United)

Friendly

Pre-season and friendlies

2023 Thailand Tour (7 – 14 February)

Rajpracha v Terengganu

8 February 2023 Friendly	Rajpracha	1–1	Terengganu	Bangkok
				Stadium: RBAC University Stadium

Bangkok v Terengganu

9 February 2023 Friendly	Bangkok	0–2	Terengganu	Bangkok
				Stadium: RBAC University Stadium

OB v Terengganu

12 February 2023 Friendly	OB	2–0	Terengganu	Pathum
	Emmanuel Sabbi Agon Muçolli			Stadium: BG Pathum Stadium

Chonburi v Terengganu

13 February 2023 Friendly	Chonburi	0–1	Terengganu	Chonburi
				Stadium: Chonburi Stadium

Competitions

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Malaysia Super League

Main article: 2023 Malaysia Super League

Johor Darul Ta'zim v Terengganu

24 February 2023 1	Johor Darul Ta'zim	2–0	Terengganu	Iskandar Puteri
21:00 UTC+8	Muñiz 5' Bérgson 57' Arribas  68'	Report	Mamut  62'	Stadium: Sultan Ibrahim Stadium Attendance: 31,889 Referee: Suhaizi Shukri

Kedah Darul Aman v Terengganu

1 March 2023 2	Kedah Darul Aman	1–0	Terengganu	Alor Setar
21:00 UTC+8	Fadzrul 90'	Report	Mamut  67'	Stadium: Darul Aman Stadium Attendance: 21,700 Referee: S. Logeswaran

Terengganu v Kuala Lumpur City

5 March 2023 3	Terengganu	0–0	Kuala Lumpur City	Kuala Terengganu
21:00 UTC+8	Kulmatov  75'	Report	Akram  90+3'	Stadium: Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin Stadium Attendance: 11,560 Referee: Mohammad Zamzaidi Katimin

Terengganu v PDRM

11 March 2023 4	Terengganu	1–0	PDRM	Kuala Terengganu
21:00 UTC+8	Kulmatov  41', 76' Alif  45+1' Haroon  56'	Report	Dzulfahmi  16' Ramadhan  45+2' Amir  57' Izaaq  80'	Stadium: Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin Stadium Attendance: 9,020 Referee: Jeevanathan M. Ponniamoorthy

Negeri Sembilan v Terengganu

16 March 2023 5	Negeri Sembilan	2–1	Terengganu	Paroi
20:15 UTC+8	Madinda 28' Casagrande 67' Aroon  79'	Report	Haroon  9' Adisak 45+2'	Stadium: Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium Attendance: 3,203 Referee: Ahmad Zuhaidi Dzulkifli

Terengganu v Kelantan United

31 March 2023 6	Terengganu	2–1	Kelantan United	Kuala Terengganu
22:00 UTC+8	Krasniqi 6' Mintah 28',  45+3' Kulmatov  62'	Report	Sharvin  35' Ariff  37' Khairu  42' Porteria 76'	Stadium: Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin Stadium Attendance: 4,250 Referee: Muhammad Usaid Jamal

Terengganu v Kelantan

4 April 2023 7	Terengganu	5–0	Kelantan	Kuala Terengganu
22:00 UTC+8	Mintah 16' Adisak 21' Mamut 67' (pen.), 90+1' Hakimi 90+3'	Report	Arip  47'	Stadium: Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin Stadium Attendance: 5,025 Referee: Abdul Rahman Wahab

Terengganu v Kuching City

9 April 2023 8	Terengganu	2–0	Kuching City	Kuala Terengganu
22:00 UTC+8	Mintah 22', 53' Shahrul  85'	Report	Kuziyev  29' Hidhir  89'	Stadium: Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin Stadium Attendance: 3,584 Referee: Muhammad Khairulsyahmi Ahmad Khalidi

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
4	Kedah Darul Aman	26	17	2	7	52	29	+23	53
5	Sri Pahang	26	13	6	7	44	33	+11	45
6	Terengganu	26	11	7	8	45	34	+11	40	Qualification for the AFF Shopee Cup group stage[a]
7	Kuala Lumpur City	26	10	8	8	44	39	+5	38
8	PDRM	26	11	4	11	35	37	−2	37

Source: MFL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
Notes:

1. Qualified as the 2023 Malaysia Cup & 2023 Malaysia FA Cup runner-up.

Malaysia FA Cup

Main article: 2023 Malaysia FA Cup

Terengganu (1) v Melaka (3)

14 April 2023 (2023-04-14) Round of 16	Terengganu (1)	4–0	Melaka (3)	Kuala Nerus
22:00 MYT	Mamut 6' Hakimi 71' Mintah 82', 90+3'	Report		Stadium: Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin Stadium Attendance: 5,150 Referee: Hasrol Amir

Terengganu (1) v Kelantan (1)

27 May 2023 (2023-05-27) Quarter Final	Terengganu (1)	4–2	Kelantan (1)	Kuala Nerus
17:00 MYT	Azam 17' Mamut 41' Nordé 52' Syafik 82'	Report	Akinade 45', 63' (pen.)	Stadium: Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin Stadium Attendance: 5,263 Referee: S. Logeswaran

Terengganu (1) v Kuala Lumpur City (1)

25 June 2023 Semi-finals	Terengganu (1)	0–0 (a.e.t.) (2–4 p)	Kuala Lumpur City (1)	Kuala Nerus
21:00 MYT		Report		Stadium: Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin Stadium Attendance: 26,540 Referee: Suhaizi Shukri
	Penalties
	Arif Sharif Safwan Krasniqi		Josué Morales Akram Zirdum Gallifuoco

Piala Sumbangsih

Main article: 2023 Piala Sumbangsih

Johor Darul Ta'zim v Terengganu

24 February 2023 Final	Johor Darul Ta'zim	2–0	Terengganu	Iskandar Puteri
21:00 UTC+8	Muñiz 5' Bérgson 57' Arribas  68'	Report	Mamut  62'	Stadium: Sultan Ibrahim Stadium Attendance: 31,889 Referee: Suhaizi Shukri

AFC Cup

Main article: 2023 AFC Cup

Group Stage

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		CCM	TFC	BUF	STA
1	Central Coast Mariners	6	4	1	1	21	7	+14	13	Zonal semi-finals		—	1–1	6–3	9–1
2	Terengganu	6	3	3	0	10	6	+4	12			1–0	—	2–0	2–2
3	Bali United	6	2	1	3	15	15	0	7			1–2	1–1	—	5–2
4	Stallion Laguna	6	0	1	5	9	27	−18	1			0–3	2–3	2–5	—

Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

20 September 2023 (2023-09-20)

20:00 UTC+8

Terengganu	1–0	Central Coast Mariners
Paull 45+1' (o.g.)	Report

Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin Stadium, Kuala Terengganu

Attendance: 5,996

Referee: Al Majarafi Mahmood Salim Said (Oman)

4 October 2023 (2023-10-04)

20:00 UTC+8

Bali United	1–1	Terengganu
Mbarga 54'	Report	Syahmi 84'

Kapten I Wayan Dipta Stadium, Gianyar

Attendance: 2,180

Referee: Bijan Heydari (Iran)

26 October 2023 (2023-10-26)

16:00 UTC+8

Terengganu	2–2	Stallion Laguna
Nordé 45+2' Adisak 90+1'	Report	McDaniel 6' Ngong Sam 41'

Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin Stadium, Kuala Terengganu

Attendance: 1,220

Referee: Ali Reda (Lebanon)

8 November 2023 (2023-11-08)

18:00 UTC+8

Stallion Laguna	2–3	Terengganu
Ngong Sam 3' McDaniel 14'	Report	Nierras 33' (o.g.) Mamut 67' Nordé 86'

Biñan Football Stadium, Biñan

Attendance: 200

Referee: Ahmad Yacoub Ibrahim (Jordan)

29 November 2023 (2023-11-29)

19:00 UTC+11

Central Coast Mariners	1–1	Terengganu
Di Pizio 87'	Report	Shakir 53'

Central Coast Stadium, Gosford

Attendance: 1,386

Referee: Ammar Mahfoodh (Bahrain)

13 December 2023 (2023-12-13)

20:00 UTC+8

Terengganu	2–0	Bali United
Nordé 39' Kulmatov 89'	Report

Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin Stadium, Kuala Terengganu

Attendance: 1,450

Referee: Qasim Al-Hatmi (Oman)

Player statistics

Appearances and goals

As of 9 April 2023

No.	Pos	Player	League		FA Cup		Malaysia Cup		AFC Cup		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	Rahadiazli Rahalim	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
2	DF	Arif Fadzilah	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
3	DF	Sardor Kulmatov	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	1
5	DF	Shahrul Nizam	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0
6	DF	Azam Azmi	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0
7	FW	Ivan Mamut	5+1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	2
8	MF	Domagoj Pušić	4+3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
9	FW	Adisak Kraisorn	7+1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	2
10	MF	Habib Haroon	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
11	FW	Sony Nordé	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
13	MF	Zuasyraf Zulkiefle	1+3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
15	MF	Faiz Nasir	1+5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
16	MF	Hakimi Abdullah	0+3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1
19	FW	Syafik Ismail	3+5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0
20	DF	Hairiey Hakim	1+3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
22	FW	Engku Nur Shakir	1+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
24	DF	Safwan Mazlan	0+2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
25	DF	Alif Zakaria	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0
28	FW	Jordan Mintah	4+1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	4
36	DF	Argzim Redžović	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
38	GK	Suhaimi Husin	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
80	MF	Liridon Krasniqi	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	1
88	MF	Nik Sharif Haseefy	3+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
91	MF	Omid Nazari	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Players who left the club during the 2023 season

Transfers

Players in Player From Fee Adisak Kraisorn Muangthong United Free[1] Ivan Mamut FCSB Free[2] Domagoj Pušić BSK Bijelo Brdo Free[3] Sardor Kulmatov Sogdiana Jizzakh Free Sony Nordé Melaka United Free Nik Sharif Haseefy Selangor Free Hakim Hassan Selangor Free Nurillo Tukhtasinov Neftchi Fergana Free

Players out Player To Fee Manuel Ott Kedah Darul Aman Free[4] Shamirza Yusoff Free Agent Free Sharin Sapien Free Agent Free Azalinullah Alias Free Agent Free Nik Akif Penang Free[5] Arif Anwar PDRM Free[6] Hafizal Mohamad Perak Free[7] Faisal Halim Selangor Free Papé Diakité Hoang Anh Gia Lai Free Petrus Shitembi Free Agent Free Kipré Tchétché Kuala Lumpur City Free Kpah Sherman Sri Pahang Free Luke Woodland Free Agent Free

Loans in Player From Fee Liridon Krasniqi Johor Darul Ta'zim Loan

Loans out Player To Fee Rahmat Makasuf Penang Loan Faiz Nasir Kelantan United Loan Azarul Nazarith Kelantan United loan

References

1. "RASMI: Penyerang Prolifik Thailand, Adisak Kraisorn Sah Sertai Terengganu FC". vocketfc.com. Vocket FC. 22 December 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
2. "IVAN MAMUT PENYERANG UTAMA TERENGGANU FC 2023". terengganufc.com. Terengganu Football Club. 4 January 2023. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
3. "DOMAGOJ PUSIC PEMAIN PERANCANG TENGAH TERENGGANU FC 2023". terengganufc.com. Terengganu Football Club. 4 January 2023. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
4. "Ott sah perkasa Kedah". bharian.com.my. Berita Harian. 13 December 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
5. "Nik Akif Perkuat Penang Musim 2023". makanbola.com. MakanBola. 17 December 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
6. "Arif Anwar mahu buka 'buku baharu'". hmetro.com.my. Harian Metro. 24 December 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
7. "Hijrah kerana mahu berguru dengan Teong Kim". hmetro.com.my. Harian Metro. 4 December 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2022.