2016 Sarawak FA season
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| 2016 season | |
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| President | Posa Majais |
| Manager | Abdullah Julaihi |
| Head Coach | David Usop |
| Stadium | Sarawak State Stadium (Capacity: 26,000) |
| Liga Super | 8th |
| Piala FA | Second round |
| Piala Malaysia | Group stage |
| Top goalscorer | League: Ndumba Makeche (10) All: Ndumba Makeche (12) |
The 2016 season was Sarawak's 4th season in Liga Super the top tier of Malaysian football since being promoted in 2014. Another gloomy season campaign for Bujang Senang after another trophy drought years. With improvement in league position by finishing 8th compared to previous season, but failed in both cup competitions, loss to Perak 3–1 in FA cup and finished bottom of the group in Malaysia Cup with later Champions, Kedah as group winner and behind feeder team, T team and JDT II.
With announcing former national head coach, Datuk K Rajagopal[1] as new coach it seems like new beginning for Sarawak with the arrival of exciting young talent from national junior team, Syahrul Azwari. Unfortunately, he 'rested' in May,[2] in Malaysian football culture if the coach verified as 'rested' surely soon later he will be sacked and his contract terminated by mutual consent.
Team Kit
After 5 years since 2011 played with red-black AC Milan strip for home games and blue-black Internazionale for away fixture. The management decided to re-introduce all red kit for home matches,[3] the same pattern when the team kit was sponsored by Rossi during 2000's. Whereas, yellow neon kit introduced as away kit, the all black with tribal design was chosen for alternate or third kit.[4]
Players
First-team squad
- As of 5 December 2015[5]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
1st leg
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2nd leg
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Statistics
Top scorers
The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.
| Rnk | Pos | No. | Player | Liga Super | Piala FA | Piala Malaysia | Total |
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| 1 | MF | 9 |  Ndumba Makeche
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10 | 0 | 2 | 12 |
| 2 | MF | 19 |  Juninho
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7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| FW | 30 |  Gilmar
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7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
| 4 | MF | 33 |  Shamie Iszuan
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2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | MF | 7 | J. Partiban
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1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | MF | 15 | K. Gurusamy
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| MF | 18 | Syahrul Azwari
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| FW | 34 | Tommy Mawat
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| # | Own goals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| Total | 32 | 1 | 4 | 37 | |||
References
- ^ https://www.thestar.com.my/sport/football/2016/01/17/coach-rajagopal-to-make-sarawak-feared-again/
- ^ https://www.thestar.com.my/sport/football/2016/05/11/rajagopal-not-quitting-coaching-after-sarawak/
- ^ https://shootsampeibisak.wordpress.com/2016/02/08/sarawak-2016-home-kit-released/
- ^ https://sarawakcrocs.com/crocs-launch-bold-new-jerseys-for-2016/
- ^ Sarawak FA 2016 https://sarawakcrocs.com/sarawak-fa-2016