2023 PDRM FC season

Polis Di-Raja Malaysia
2023 season
President	Acryl Sani
CEO	Hafiz Zainal Abidin
Head coach	Azzmi Aziz
Stadium	Petaling Jaya Stadium
Malaysia Super League	8th
Malaysia FA Cup	Second round
Malaysia Cup	Round of 16
MFL Challenge Cup	Winners
Top goalscorer	League: ; Bruno Suzuki (10); All: ; Bruno Suzuki (11)

The 2023 season was Polis Di-Raja Malaysia Football Club's's 33rd season in the football club's history and 1st season in the top flight of Malaysian football, Malaysia Super League since promoted last season. The club also will participate in this season's edition of the Malaysia FA Cup, the Malaysia Cup and the MFL Challenge Cup.^[1]

Coaching staff

Head coach: Azzmi Aziz
Assistant head coach: Eddy Gapil@Edwin
Assistant coach:Al Madi Jumari
Goalkeeper coach: Atfan Had
Fitness coach: Nizan Ariffin

Players

First-team squad

As of 12 January 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	Aqil Razak
3	DF	MAS	Azmi Muslim (captain)
4	MF	MAS	Aliff Najmi Shaaini
5	DF	MAS	Norfiqrie Talib
6	MF	MYA	Kyaw Min Oo
7	MF	MAS	Alifh Aiman
8	MF	MAS	Shyamierul Razmee
9	FW	JPN	Bruno Suzuki
10	MF	LBR	Marcus Macauley
11	FW	MAS	Dzulfahmi Abdul Hadi
12	DF	MAS	Izaffiq Ruzi
13	MF	MAS	Fauzi Majid
14	FW	GHA	Jacque Faye
15	FW	MAS	Afiq Saluddin
16	FW	MAS	Shazrin Abu Samah
17	FW	MAS	Amirul Wa'ie
19	DF	MAS	Amir Saiful
20	FW	MAS	Arif Anwar


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
21	FW	NGA	Uche Agba
22	DF	NGA	James Okwuosa
23	MF	MAS	Zazrir Naim
24	MF	MAS	Alif Najmi Ahmad
26	DF	MAS	Alif Naquiddin
27	MF	MAS	Eskandar Ismail
29	DF	MAS	Izaaq Izhan
30	FW	MAS	Nabil Latpi
31	MF	MAS	Zulkhairi Mohd
32	MF	MAS	Safiee Ahmad
33	DF	MAS	Iqmal Harun
53	GK	MAS	Willfred Jabun
77	MF	JOR	Fadi Awad
80	GK	MAS	Ramadhan Hamid
88	FW	MAS	Arif Anwar
89	MF	MAS	Fakhrul Azim
—	FW	MAS	Ismail Ibrahim

Transfers in

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	Aqil Razak
3	DF	MAS	Azmi Muslim (from Penang, previously on loan)
6	MF	MYA	Kyaw Min Oo (from Yangon United)
7	MF	MAS	Alifh Aiman (from Kelantan)
8	MF	MAS	Shyamierul Razmee (from Kelantan)
9	FW	JPN	Bruno Suzuki (from Bangkok)
10	MF	LBR	Marcus Macauley (from Moghayer Al-Sarhan)
11	FW	MAS	Dzulfahmi Abdul Hadi (from Kelantan)
12	DF	MAS	Izaffiq Ruzi (from Negeri Sembilan)
13	MF	MAS	Fauzi Majid
15	DF	MAS	Aliff Najmi (from Kelantan United)
16	FW	MAS	Shazrin Abu Samah
21	FW	NGA	Uche Agba (from Sarawak United)
22	DF	NGA	James Okwuosa (from Al Shabab)
24	MF	MAS	Alif Najmi
29	DF	MAS	Izaaq Izhan (from UiTM FC)
33	DF	MAS	Iqmal Harun
53	GK	MAS	Willfred Jabun
80	GK	MAS	Ramadhan Hamid (from UiTM FC)
88	FW	MAS	Arif Anwar (from Terengganu)

Transfers out

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	Julian Bechler
5	DF	MAS	Che Mohamad Safwan
6	MF	MAS	Saiful Hasnol
8	MF	GHA	Alexander Amponsah
11	MF	SVK	Martin Adamec
13	MF	MAS	Durrkeswan Ganasan
16	FW	MAS	Syafiq Azmi
18	MF	MAS	Mu'az Zainal Abidin
24	MF	MAS	Sachin Samuel
25	DF	MAS	Amier Ali
28	MF	MAS	Azrie Reza
33	GK	MAS	Asri Muhamad
35	GK	MAS	Firdaus Irman
88	MF	MAS	Ammar Akhmal
91	FW	SVK	Miloš Lačný

Competitions

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Malaysia Super League	25 February 2023	17 December 2023	Matchday 1	8th	26	11	4	11	35	37	−2	042.31
Malaysia FA Cup	14 April 2023	14 April 2023	Round of 16	Round of 16	1	0	0	1	0	3	−3	000.00
Malaysia Cup	3 August 2023	19 August 2023	Round of 16	Round of 16	2	1	0	1	3	5	−2	050.00
MFL Challenge Cup	18 September 2023	3 December 2023	Quarter-finals	Winner	6	5	1	0	13	4	+9	083.33
Total					35	17	5	13	51	49	+2	048.57

Last updated: 17 December 2023
Source: Competitions

Malaysia Super League

25 February 2023 1	Sabah	4–0	PDRM	Kota Kinabalu
19:30 UTC+8	Saddil 13', 71' Park 37' Wilkin 90+3'	Report		Stadium: Likas Stadium Attendance: 12,602 Referee: Muhammad Usaid bin Jamal Man of the Match: Park Tae-Soo (Sabah)

28 February 2023 2	PDRM	0–0	Perak	Petaling Jaya
21:00 UTC+8	Norfiqrie 27' Amir 32' Dzulfahmi 38' Suzuki 86'	Report	Shafizi 86'	Stadium: Petaling Jaya Stadium Attendance: 2,250 Referee: Firdaus Dahlan

4 March 2023 3	Kedah Darul Aman	0–1	PDRM	Alor Setar
21:00 UTC+8	Ott 58' Ariff 79' Fayadh 83' Fadzrul 90+2'	Report	Safiee 58' Fadi 72' Suzuki 75' Arif 83' Norfiqrie 90+3'	Stadium: Darul Aman Stadium Attendance: 12,792 Referee: Mohd Azizan Saat Ariffin

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

18 March 2023 5	PDRM	2–0	Kelantan United	Petaling Jaya
17:30 UTC+8	Dzulfahmi 10' Okwuosa 27' Agba 38' (pen.)	Report	Asyraaf 37' Fandi 58' Aqil 90'	Stadium: Petaling Jaya Stadium Attendance: 202 Referee: Suhaizi Shukri

1 April 2023 6	Kuching City	0–1	PDRM	Kuching
21:15 UTC+8	Dzulazlan 35' Amirul 83'	Report	Safiee 29' Norfiqrie 55' Suzuki 73' Aliff 81' Willfred 83'	Stadium: Sarawak State Stadium Attendance: 292 Referee: Mohd Syukri Azeman

5 April 2023 7	PDRM	1–2	Sri Pahang	Petaling Jaya
22:00 UTC+08:00	Amir 5' Okwuosa 76'	Report	Baqiuddin 18' Sherman 22', 47' Azam 36'	Stadium: Petaling Jaya Stadium Attendance: 471 Referee: Tuan Mohd Yaasin Tuan Mohd Hanafiah

9 April 2023 8	Penang	4–2	PDRM	Penang
22:00 UTC+08:00	Okwuosa 11' (o.g.) Saad 17', 69' Hadin 45+1' Nik Akif 53' Rahmat 90+3'	Report	Macauley 3', 20' Awad 23' 40' Azmi 28' Norfiqrie 83'	Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 1,224 Referee: Mohd Nafeez Abd Wahab

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
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	Qualification for the AFF Shopee Cup group stage^[a]
8	PDRM	26	11	4	11	35	37	−2	37
9	Negeri Sembilan	26	6	9	11	33	49	−16	27
10	Penang	26	6	6	14	29	50	−21	24

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

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

Malaysia FA Cup

14 April 2023 Second round	Johor Darul Ta'zim	3–0	PDRM	Iskandar Puteri
22:00 UTC+08:00		Report		Stadium: Sultan Ibrahim Stadium

Malaysia Cup

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		League		FA Cup		Malaysia Cup		MFL Challenge Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK	MAS	Aqil Razak	5	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
35	GK	MAS	Nor Hakeem Hamidun	5	0	4+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
53	GK	MAS	Willfred Jabun	6	0	4+2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
80	GK	MAS	Ramadhan Hamid	22	0	15	0	0	0	2	0	5	0
Defenders
3	DF	MAS	Azmi Muslim	10	1	7+2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
5	DF	MAS	Norfiqrie Talib	17	0	13+2	0	1	0	1	0	0	0
12	DF	MAS	Izaffiq Ruzi	4	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	1+2	0
19	DF	MAS	Amir Saiful	30	2	22	0	1	0	2	0	5	2
22	DF	NGA	James Okwuosa	33	4	24	3	1	0	2	0	6	1
26	DF	MAS	Alif Naquiddin	24	0	11+6	0	0	0	1+1	0	5	0
29	DF	MAS	Izaaq Izhan	15	1	4+7	1	1	0	0	0	1+2	0
Midfielders
4	MF	MAS	Aliff Najmi Shaaini	19	0	13	0	0	0	2	0	3+1	0
6	MF	MYA	Kyaw Min Oo	25	1	18+1	1	0	0	2	0	3+1	0
7	MF	MAS	Alifh Aiman	10	0	2+8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	MF	ESP	Mario Arqués	5	0	1+1	0	0	0	1	0	1+1	0
10	MF	LBR	Marcus Macauley	30	3	22	3	1	0	1+1	0	5	0
11	MF	MAS	Dzulfahmi Abdul Hadi	26	2	18+3	2	0	0	0+1	0	0+4	0
13	MF	MAS	Fauzi Abd Majid	4	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0+3	0
16	MF	MAS	Shazrin Abu Samah	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
23	MF	MAS	Zazrir Naim	4	0	0+3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
32	MF	MAS	Safiee Ahmad	31	0	19+3	0	1	0	1+1	0	5+1	0
33	MF	MAS	Nur Iqmal Harun	4	1	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
67	MF	MAS	Amirul Hakim	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
77	MF	JOR	Fadi Awad	30	2	21	2	1	0	2	0	6	0
89	MF	MAS	Fakhrul Azim	30	2	10+11	0	1	0	1+1	0	4+2	2
Forwards
9	FW	JPN	Bruno Suzuki	34	11	15+11	10	1	0	1+1	0	1+4	1
14	FW	GHA	Jacque Faye	10	0	5+5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	FW	MAS	Amirul Wa'ie	15	1	0+12	1	0+1	0	0	0	0+2	0
18	FW	MAS	Hadi Fayyadh	17	1	3+6	0	0	0	1+1	1	0+6	0
20	FW	MAS	Arif Anwar	9	0	2+5	0	0	0	0+2	0	0	0
21	FW	NGA	Uche Agba	26	10	12+7	5	0+1	0	1	0	5	5
28	FW	NGA	Chukwu Chijioke	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
30	FW	MAS	Nabil Latpi	27	7	11+8	4	0	0	1+1	1	6	2
Players transferred out during the season

Last updated: 3 December 2023
Source: Competitions

References

↑ "PDRM Dapatkan Khidmat Penyerang Lincah Dari Nigeria Untuk Musim 2023". Semuanya BOLA. 3 February 2024.

[table_note_res_ACC0.93500684897183-2] Qualified as the 2023 Malaysia Cup & 2023 Malaysia FA Cup runner-up.

[1] "PDRM Dapatkan Khidmat Penyerang Lincah Dari Nigeria Untuk Musim 2023". Semuanya BOLA. 3 February 2024.

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