2025–26 Sabah F.C. season

Sabah
2025-26 season
Owner	Sabah Football Club Sdn Bhd
Manager	Jean-Paul de Marigny
Stadium	Likas Stadium
Malaysia Super League	8th
Malaysia FA Cup	Round of 16
Top goalscorer	League: ; 1 goal; Gabriel Peres; All: ; 3 goals; Darren Lok
Home colours	Away colours

The 2025–26 season is Sabah's tenth competitive season in the highest tier of Malaysian football since the foundation of Malaysia Super League in 2004, and the club's sixth consecutive in the Malaysia Super League.

Squad

As of 23 June 2025^[1]

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	Ramzi Mustakim
3	DF	MAS	Rawilson Batuil
4	DF	BRA	Gabriel Peres
5	DF	MAS	Daniel Ting
8	MF	MAS	Farhan Roslan
10	MF	ESP	Cifu
11	FW	MAS	Jafri Firdaus Chew
12	FW	MAS	Kumaahran Sathasivam
13	DF	MAS	Dinesh Rajasingam
14	MF	AUS	Dean Pelekanos
15	FW	MAS	Fergus Tierney
19	GK	MAS	Khairul Fahmi Che Mat
20	MF	MAS	Gary Steven Robbat
21	FW	BIH	Ajdin Mujagić
22	MF	MAS	Stuart Wilkin


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
23	DF	NZL	Dane Ingham
25	GK	MAS	Mohd Azlizan Mohd Azlan
27	FW	MAS	Maxsius Musa
28	FW	MAS	Darren Lok
30	FW	MAS	Shahrol Nizam Abd Rahman
31	GK	MAS	Damien Lim
33	DF	MAS	Dominic Tan
34	DF	MAS	Ritchie Svenson
35	MF	MAS	Muhammad Faheed Naqqeu Ishak
36	GK	MAS	Amir Jef Anjam
50	FW	MAS	Azhad Harraz
70	MF	MAS	Fakrul Iman
72	DF	MAS	Harith Naem
76	DF	MAS	Rozacklye Yanam
88	MF	MAS	Rusdi Roslan

Transfers

Players in

Pre-season

Position	Player	From
FW	Maxsius Musa	Free Agent^[2]
DF	Dane Ingham	Newcastle Jets^[2]
MF	Dean Pelekanos	Western Sydney Wanderers^[2]
FW	Ajdin Mujagić	BSK Bijelo Brdo^[2]
FW	Fergus Tierney	Johor Darul Ta'zim II

Players out

Pre-season

Position	Player	To
DF	Hanafie Tokyo	Immigration
DF	Park Tae-soo	PDRM
MF	Telmo Castanheira	Persik Kediri
MF	Hamran Peter
DF	Haris Stamboulidis
MF	Danial Haqim
MF	Nureizkhan Isa
DF	Ko Kwang-min
DF	Ummareng Bacok
MF	Sahrizan Saidin
FW	Saddil Ramdani	Persib Bandung
MF	Irfan Fazail	PDRM^[3]

Friendly matches

Win Draw Loss

26 July 2025	Sabah	3–1	DPMM	Kota Kinabalu
20:00 MYT	Ting 12' Cifu 31' Ting 72'		53'	Stadium: Likas Stadium Attendance: 1,583

Competitions

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Super League	13 August 2025		LS2	1	0	1	0	1	1	+0	000.00
FA Cup	17 August 2025		R16	1	1	0	0	6	0	+6	100.00
Malaysia Cup								!—
Total				2	1	1	0	7	1	+6	050.00

Last updated: 17 August 2025
Source: FAM-CMS

Malaysia Super League

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
6	PDRM	2	2	0	4	4	0	2
7	Melaka	1	1	0	1	1	0	1
8	Sabah	1	1	0	1	1	0	1
9	DPMM	2	1	1	2	5	−3	1	Ineligible for AFC competition spots
10	Immigration	2	1	1	1	4	−3	1

Updated to match(es) played on 14 August 2025. Source: MFL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	0	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	0

Source: FAM-CMS

Results by round

Round	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	H^LS1	-	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	-	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H
Result	D			-													-
Position	8

Source: FAM Notes:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; - = No Match

Fixtures and results

The league fixtures were announced on 9 July 2025.^[4]

As of 13 August 2025

Win Draw Loss

29 August 2025 LS1	Sabah	v	Melaka	Kota Kinabalu
20:15 MYT				Stadium: Likas Stadium

13 August 2025 LS2	Kuala Lumpur City	1-1	Sabah	Cheras
21:00 MYT	Gallifuoco 46' Ingham 65' (o.g.) Kamal Azizi 73'	Report	Ting 18' Pelekanos 43' Peres 90+2'	Stadium: Kuala Lumpur Stadium Attendance: 1,838 Referee: Mohammad Zamzaidi bin Katimin Man of the Match: Gabriel Peres (Sabah)

23 August 2025 LS3	Sabah	v	Kelantan The Real Warriors	Kota Kinabalu
20:15 MYT				Stadium: Likas Stadium

21 September 2025 LS5	Johor Darul Ta'zim	v	Sabah	Iskandar Puteri
20:15 MYT				Stadium: Sultan Ibrahim Stadium

27 September 2025 LS6	Negeri Sembilan	v	Sabah	Seremban
21:00 MYT				Stadium: Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium

4 October 2025 LS7	Sabah	v	Kuching City	Kota Kinabalu
20:15 MYT				Stadium: Likas Stadium

26 October 2025 LS8	Immigration	v	Sabah	Batu Kawan
17:00 MYT				Stadium: Penang State Stadium

1 November 2025 LS9	Sabah	v	Selangor	Kota Kinabalu
19:30 MYT				Stadium: Likas Stadium

23 November 2025 LS10	Sabah	v	Penang	Kota Kinabalu
19:30 MYT				Stadium: Likas Stadium

6 December 2025 LS11	PDRM	v	Sabah	Selayang
17:00 MYT				Stadium: Selayang Stadium

20 December 2025 LS12	Sabah	v	DPMM	Kota Kinabalu
19:30 MYT				Stadium: Likas Stadium

23 December 2025 LS13	Terengganu	v	Sabah	Kuala Nerus
21:00 MYT				Stadium: Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin Stadium

3 January 2026 LS14	Melaka	v	Sabah	Krubong
17:15 MYT				Stadium: Hang Jebat Stadium

9 January 2026 LS15	Sabah	v	Kuala Lumpur City	Kota Kinabalu
20:15 MYT				Stadium: Likas Stadium

13 January 2026 LS16	Kelantan The Real Warriors	v	Sabah	Kota Bharu
21:00 MYT				Stadium: Sultan Muhammad IV Stadium

22 February 2026 LS18	Sabah	v	Johor Darul Ta'zim	Kota Kinabalu
21:15 MYT				Stadium: Likas Stadium

28 February 2026 LS19	Sabah	v	Negeri Sembilan	Kota Kinabalu
21:15 MYT				Stadium: Likas Stadium

7 March 2026 LS20	Kuching City	v	Sabah	Kuching
21:15 MYT				Stadium: Sarawak State Stadium

14 March 2026 LS21	Sabah	v	Immigration	Kota Kinabalu
21:15 MYT				Stadium: Likas Stadium

11 April 2026 LS22	Selangor	v	Sabah	Petaling Jaya
21:00 MYT				Stadium: MBPJ Stadium

26 April 2026 LS23	Penang	v	Sabah	George Town
20:15 MYT				Stadium: City Stadium

2 May 2026 LS24	Sabah	v	PDRM	Kota Kinabalu
19:30 MYT				Stadium: Likas Stadium

9 May 2026 LS25	DPMM	v	Sabah	Bandar Seri Begawan
20:15 MYT				Stadium: Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium

15-17 May 2026 LS26	Sabah	v	Terengganu	Kota Kinabalu
TBC MYT				Stadium: Likas Stadium

FA Cup

Fixtures and Results

The draw for the 2025 Malaysia FA Cup was held on 28 July 2025.
The schedule was later announced on 28 July 2025.^[5]

Win Draw Loss

17 August 2025 Round of 16 (Leg 1)	Bunga Raya	0–6	Sabah	Seremban
16:45 MYT	Ilham 45' Vimal 87' Fahmi 90'	Report	Lok 10', 48', 53' (pen.) Tierney 19' Jafri 45+1' (pen.) Mujagić 81' (pen.)	Stadium: Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium Attendance: 90 Referee: Ahmad Zuhadi Dzulkifli Man of the Match: Darren Lok (Sabah)

13 September 2025 Round of 16 (Leg 2)	Sabah	v	Bunga Raya	Kota Kinabalu
19:30 MYT				Stadium: Likas Stadium

Statistics

Top scorers

As of 17 August 2025^[6]^[7]^[8]

Rank	Player	Super League	FA Cup	Total
1	Darren Lok	0	3	3
2	Gabriel Peres	1	0	1
	Fergus Tierney	0	1
	Jafri Firdaus Chew	0	1
	Ajdin Mujagić	0	1
Total		1	6	7

Assists

As of 17 August 2025^[6]^[7]^[8]

Rank	Player	Super League	FA Cup	Total
1	Stuart Wilkin	1	1	2
2	Daniel Ting	0	1	1
2	Darren Lok	0	1	1
Total		1	3	4

Clean sheets

As of 17 August 2025^[6]^[7]^[8]

Rank	Player	FA Cup	Total
1	Damien Lim	1	1
	Khairul Fahmi Che Mat	0	0
	Mohd Azlizan Mohd Azlan	0
	Ramzi Mustakim	0
Total		1	1

Squad statistics

As of 17 August 2025^[6]^[7]^[8]

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
No.	Nat.	Player	Pos.	Apps				Apps				Apps				Apps
1		Ramzi Mustakim	GK
3		Rawilson Batuil	DF	1				1								2
4		Gabriel Peres	DF	1	1			1								2	1
5		Daniel Ting	DF	1		1		1								2		1
8		Farhan Roslan	MF	1				1								2
10		Cifu	MF	1				1								2
11		Jafri Firdaus Chew	FW	1				1	1							2	1
12		Kumaahran Sathasivam	FW
13		Dinesh Rajasingam	DF
14		Dean Pelekanos	MF	1			1	1								2			1
15		Fergus Tierney	FW	1				1	1							2	1
19		Khairul Fahmi Che Mat	GK
20		Gary Steven Robbat	MF	1				1								2
21		Ajdin Mujagić	FW					1	1							1	1
22		Stuart Wilkin	MF	1				1								2
23		Dane Ingham	DF	1				1								2
25		Mohd Azlizan Mohd Azlan	GK
27		Maxsius Musa	FW
28		Darren Lok	FW	1				1	3							2	3
30		Shahrol Nizam Abd Rahman	FW
31		Damien Lim	GK	1				1								2
33		Dominic Tan	DF	1				1								2
34		Ritchie Svenson	DF
35		Muhammad Faheed Naqqeu Ishak	MF
36		Amir Jef Anjam	GK
50		Azhad Harraz	FW	1				1								2
70		Fakrul Iman	MF
72		Harith Naem	DF
76		Rozacklye Yanam	DF
88		Rusdi Roslan	MF
Own goals					0				0				0				0
Totals					1	1	1		6	0	0		0	0	0		7	1	1

† Player left the club during the season.

References

^ "Season 2025/26 Squad List". 23 June 2025.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Sabah Umum Tiga Import Baharu, Dua Pemain Kembali Perkuat Pasukan". 16 June 2025.
^ "Irfan Perkuat Skuad PDRM FC". 9 July 2025.
^ "JADUAL PERTANDINGAN LIGA SUPER 2025-2026" (PDF). malaysianfootballleague.com. Malaysian Football League. 9 July 2025. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
^ "2025-2026 FA CUP COMPETITION SCHEDULE ANNOUNCEMENT". malaysianfootballleague.com. Malaysian Football League. 28 July 2025. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Super League - Statistic". MFL. MFL.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "FA Cup - Statistic". MFL. MFL.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Malaysia Cup - Statistic". MFL. MFL.

[1] "Season 2025/26 Squad List". 23 June 2025.

[auto-2] "Sabah Umum Tiga Import Baharu, Dua Pemain Kembali Perkuat Pasukan". 16 June 2025.

[3] "Irfan Perkuat Skuad PDRM FC". 9 July 2025.

[4] "JADUAL PERTANDINGAN LIGA SUPER 2025-2026" (PDF). malaysianfootballleague.com. Malaysian Football League. 9 July 2025. Retrieved 9 July 2025.

[5] "2025-2026 FA CUP COMPETITION SCHEDULE ANNOUNCEMENT". malaysianfootballleague.com. Malaysian Football League. 28 July 2025. Retrieved 28 July 2025.

[league_stat-6] "Super League - Statistic". MFL. MFL.

[fa_stat-7] "FA Cup - Statistic". MFL. MFL.

[mc_stat-8] "Malaysia Cup - Statistic". MFL. MFL.

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