2021 Polis Diraja Malaysia FC season

Polis Di-Raja Malaysia
2021 season
PresidentAcryl Sani
CEOHafiz Zainal Abidin
Head coachWan Rohaimi Wan Ismail[1]
StadiumKLFA Stadium
Malaysia Premier League8th
Top goalscorerLeague: Bruno Suzuki (7)
All: Bruno Suzuki (7)
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The 2021 season was Polis Di-Raja Malaysia's 31st season in existence and the first season in the Malaysia Premier League since relegation from Malaysia Super League last year.[2][3][4][5][6][7] Along with the league, the club will also participate in the Malaysia Cup.

Overview

On 24 December 2020, Mat Zan Mat Aris has been appointed as club's new head coach on two-year contract.[8]

On 28 February 2021, Lazarus Kaimbi and Bruno Suzuki joined the club.[9]

On 31 March 2021, Wan Rohaimi Wan Ismail joined as club's new head coach after Mat Zan Mat Aris contract has been terminated.[10]

Players

First-team squad

As of 22 February 2021[11]

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 Malaysia MAS Hamka Daud
4 MF Malaysia MAS Nizam Rodzi
5 DF Malaysia MAS Kalaiharasan Letchumanan
6 DF Malaysia MAS Afiq Azuan
7 MF Malaysia MAS Saiful Hasnol
8 MF Ghana GHA Alexander Amponsah
9 FW Malaysia MAS Khairul Izuan
10 FW Japan JPN Bruno Suzuki
11 FW Namibia NAM Lazarus Kaimbi (captain)
12 DF Malaysia MAS Izzat Zuhairie
13 MF Malaysia MAS Durrkeswaran Ganasan
16 MF Malaysia MAS Syafiq Azmi
17 MF Malaysia MAS Amirul Wa'ie
18 MF Malaysia MAS Shahrul Igwan
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 DF Malaysia MAS Amir Saiful
20 FW Argentina ARG Alvaro Cuello
22 MF Malaysia MAS Nurfais Johari
23 MF Malaysia MAS Safiee Ahmad
24 DF Malaysia MAS Syuhiran Zainal
25 DF Malaysia MAS Hafif Jazimin
26 DF Malaysia MAS Aliff Naquiddin
27 DF Malaysia MAS Eskandar Ismail
29 MF Malaysia MAS Azrie Reza (on loan from Penang)
30 MF Malaysia MAS Nabil Latpi
33 GK Malaysia MAS Asri Muhamad
37 MF Malaysia MAS Hidhir Idris (on loan from Kedah Darul Aman)
55 GK Malaysia MAS Willfred Jabun

Competitions

Malaysia Premier League

Main article: 2021 Malaysia Premier League

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
6 Kelantan 20 8 3 9 23 28 −5 27 Qualification for the Malaysia Cup group stage
7 Kelantan United 20 8 2 10 25 28 −3 26
8 PDRM 20 7 5 8 22 25 −3 26
9 Selangor II[a] 20 5 9 6 27 26 +1 24
10 Perak II[a] (R) 20 4 5 11 14 37 −23 17
Source: MFL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Johor Darul Ta'zim II, Perak II, Selangor II and Terengganu II cannot be promoted from Malaysia Premier League and play in Malaysia Cup as Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C., Perak FA, Selangor F.C. and Terengganu FC (their parent clubs) remain in Malaysia Super League and play in Malaysia Cup. Should the team be relegated to Malaysia Premier League or will not play in Malaysia Cup, Johor Darul Ta'zim II, Perak II, Selangor II and Terengganu II will have to drop to Malaysia M3 League or will play in Malaysia Cup.

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

6 March 2021 1 PDRM 0–3 Selangor II
MYT (UTC+8)
10 March 2021 2 Kelantan United 2–0 PDRM
MYT (UTC+8)
13 March 2021 3 PDRM 1–2 Kelantan
MYT (UTC+8)
16 March 2021 4 FAM-MSN Project 1–3 PDRM
MYT (UTC+8)
20 March 2021 5 PDRM 1–2 Kuching City
MYT (UTC+8)
3 April 2021 6 Terengganu II 1–1 PDRM
MYT (UTC+8)
7 April 2021 7 Johor Darul Ta'zim II 1–0 PDRM
MYT (UTC+8)
11 April 2021 8 PDRM 1–1 Perak II
MYT (UTC+8)
16 April 2021 9 Sarawak United 0–2 PDRM
MYT (UTC+8)
2 May 2021 10 PDRM 0–1 Negeri Sembilan
MYT (UTC+8)
8 May 2021 11 Selangor II 0–1 PDRM
MYT (UTC+8)
25 July 2021 12 PDRM 1–0 Kelantan United
MYT (UTC+8)
28 July 2021 13 Kelantan 1–2 PDRM
MYT (UTC+8)
1 August 2021 14 PDRM 0–0 FAM-MSN Project
MYT (UTC+8)
8 August 2021 15 PDRM 2–1 Terengganu II
MYT (UTC+8)
11 August 2021 16 PDRM 2–2 Johor Darul Ta'zim II
MYT (UTC+8)
22 August 2021 17 Perak II 0–3 PDRM
MYT (UTC+8)
27 August 2021 18 PDRM 0–3 Sarawak United
MYT (UTC+8)
4 September 2021 19 Kuching City 0–0 PDRM
MYT (UTC+8)
21 September 2021 20 Negeri Sembilan 4–2 PDRM
MYT (UTC+8)

Statistics

Appearances and goals

As of 21 September 2021[12]
No. Pos Nat Player Total League
Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Malaysia MAS Hamka Daud 4 0 3+1 0
4 MF Malaysia MAS Nizam Rodzi 8 0 1+7 0
5 DF Malaysia MAS Kalaiharasan Letchumanan 19 0 19 0
6 DF Malaysia MAS Afiq Azuan 17 0 14+3 0
7 MF Malaysia MAS Saiful Hasnol 8 0 6+2 0
8 MF Ghana GHA Alexander Amponsah 18 1 17+1 1
9 FW Malaysia MAS Khairul Izuan 2 0 0+2 0
10 FW Japan JPN Bruno Suzuki 17 7 14+3 7
11 FW Namibia NAM Lazarus Kaimbi 13 4 13 4
12 DF Malaysia MAS Izzat Zuhairie 6 0 3+3 0
13 MF Malaysia MAS Durrkeswaran Ganasan 15 1 14+1 1
16 MF Malaysia MAS Syafiq Azmi 3 0 1+2 0
17 MF Malaysia MAS Amirul Wa'ie 19 2 11+8 2
18 MF Malaysia MAS Shahrul Igwan 9 0 5+4 0
19 DF Malaysia MAS Amir Saiful 16 0 16 0
20 FW Argentina ARG Alvaro Cuello 8 0 5+3 0
22 MF Malaysia MAS Nurfais Johari 5 0 4+1 0
23 MF Malaysia MAS Safiee Ahmad 14 0 9+5 0
24 DF Malaysia MAS Syuhiran Zainal 2 0 1+1 0
26 DF Malaysia MAS Aliff Naquiddin 8 0 6+2 0
27 DF Malaysia MAS Eskandar Ismail 13 0 7+6 0
29 MF Malaysia MAS Azrie Reza 9 1 9 1
30 MF Malaysia MAS Nabil Latpi 14 4 7+7 4
33 GK Malaysia MAS Asri Muhamad 18 0 17+1 0
37 MF Malaysia MAS Hidhir Idris 18 1 14+4 1
42 DF Zimbabwe ZIM Victor Kahumka 6 0 6 0
22 FW Malaysia MAS Azizul Ikhwan 1 0 0+1 0
Players transferred out during the season
12 DF Malaysia MAS Iqbal Azmi 1 0 0+1 0

References

  1. ^ "Sentuhan Wan Rohaimi menjadi di PDRM FC". Berita Harian. 5 June 2021.
  2. ^ "PDRM kembali tagih sentuhan Andrezinho". Stadium Astro. 11 January 2019.
  3. ^ "PDRM ikat Ronaldinho". Berita Harian. 15 February 2019.
  4. ^ "Pemain berpangkat Inspektor dari Sabah wakili PDRM FA untuk Liga Perdana 2019". The Rhinos Troops. 28 December 2018. Archived from the original on 8 March 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  5. ^ "PDRM FA janji selesaikan tunggakan gaji dalam sebulan". Sinar Harian. 23 February 2019.
  6. ^ "3 Pasukan Liga Premier Lulus Lesen Kebangsaan Untuk 2019". Football Association of Malaysia.
  7. ^ "PDRM 'gari' Kelantan". Berita Harian. 28 July 2021.
  8. ^ "Mat Zan pengendali baharu PDRM". Harian Metro. 24 December 2020.
  9. ^ "Suzuki, Kaimbi taruhan utama PDRM FC". Kosmo!. 28 February 2021.
  10. ^ "Mat Zan bukan lagi jurulatih PDRM FC". Berita Harian. 31 March 2021.
  11. ^ "PDRM FC dijangka terlepas khidmat Kaimbi". Sinar Harian. 7 August 2021.
  12. ^ "Match reports PDRM FC 2021". Football Association of Malaysia. Retrieved 13 August 2021.