2015 in Malaysian football

Football in Malaysia

Season

2015

Men's football

Super League

Johor DT

Premier League

Kedah

FAM League

Malacca United

FA Cup

LionsXII

Malaysia Cup

Selangor

Community Shield

Johor DT

← 2014

2016 →

The 2015 season will be the 36th season of competitive association football in Malaysia.

Promotion and relegation

Pre-season

League	Promoted to league	Relegated from league
Super League	PDRM FELDA United	T-Team PKNS
Premier League	Kuantan Kuala Lumpur	Perlis PBAPP

New and withdrawn teams

New teams

Megah Murni F.C. (FAM League)
AirAsia F.C. (FAM League)
Johor Darul Ta'zim III F.C. (FAM League)
Penjara F.C. (FAM League)
UKM F.C. (FAM League)
Real Mulia F.C. (FAM League)
Felcra F.C. (FAM League)
Young Fighters F.C. (FAM League)

Withdrawn teams

Cebagoo F.C. (FAM League)
Perak YBU F.C. (FAM League)

National team

Malaysia national football team

2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Saudi Arabia	8	6	2	0	28	4	+24	20	World Cup qualifying third round and Asian Cup	—	2–1	3–2	2–0	7–0^[a]
2	United Arab Emirates^[b]	8	5	2	1	27	4	+23	17	World Cup qualifying third round and Asian Cup	1–1	—	2–0	10–0	8–0
3	Palestine	8	4	2	2	24	5	+19	14	Asian Cup qualifying third round	0–0	0–0	—	6–0	7–0
4	Malaysia	8	2	0	6	7	29	−22	6	Asian Cup qualifying play-off round	0–3^[c]	1–2	0–6	—	3–0^[a]
5	East Timor^[a]	8	0	0	8	0	44	−44	0	Asian Cup qualifying play-off round	0–10	0–3^[a]	0–3^[a]	0–3^[a]	—

Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Notes:

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Timor-Leste forfeited five group matches due to fielding numerous ineligible players.^[1] The original results were: Malaysia 1–1 Timor-Leste; Timor-Leste 0–1 United Arab Emirates; Saudi Arabia 7–0 Timor-Leste; Timor-Leste 1–1 Palestine; Timor-Leste 0–1 Malaysia.
^ United Arab Emirates already qualified for the Asian Cup as the host nation.
^ The Malaysia v Saudi Arabia match was awarded as 0–3, after being abandoned at 1–2 after a group of supporters threw objects onto the pitch.^[2]^[3]

Malaysia

East Timor

11 June 2018 World Cup QC – 2nd round	Malaysia	1–1	East Timor	Kuala Lumpur
20:45 UTC+8	Safee 34'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Saro 90+3'	Stadium: Bukit Jalil National Stadium Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Jarred Gillett (Australia)

Malaysia

Palestine

16 June 2018 World Cup QC – 2nd round	Malaysia	0–6	Palestine	Kuala Lumpur
20:45 UTC+8		Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Al-Batat 9' Maraaba 23', 75' Seyam 41', 85' Yousef 63'	Stadium: Bukit Jalil National Stadium Referee: Kim Sang-woo (South Korea)

United Arab Emirates

Malaysia

3 September 2015 2018 World Cup QC – 2nd round	United Arab Emirates	10–0	Malaysia	Abu Dhabi
19:15 UTC+4	Salem 16' Mabkhout 22', 33', 76' Khalil 24', 29', 70', 78' Fardan 25' Ahmed 37'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)		Stadium: Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium Attendance: 7,822 Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)

Malaysia

Saudi Arabia

8 September 2015 2018 World Cup QC – 2nd round	Malaysia	0–3 Awarded^{[note 1]}	Saudi Arabia	Shah Alam
20:45 UTC+8	Safiq 70'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Al-Jassim 73' Al-Sahlawi 76'	Stadium: Shah Alam Stadium Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Liu Kwok Man (Hong Kong)

East Timor

Malaysia

13 October 2015 2018 World Cup QC – 2nd round	East Timor	0–1	Malaysia	Dili
16:00 UTC+9		Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Amri 10'	Stadium: Dili Municipal Stadium Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Kim Hee-Gon (South Korea)

Palestine

Malaysia

12 November 2015 2018 World Cup QC – 2nd round	Palestine	6–0	Malaysia	Amman, Jordan^[6]
16:00 UTC+2	Zorrilla 37' Abu Nahyeh 38', 45', 58' Seyam 88' Ihbeisheh 90+1'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)		Stadium: Amman International Stadium Attendance: 9,772 Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)

Malaysia

United Arab Emirates

17 November 2018 World Cup QC – 2nd round	Malaysia	1–2	United Arab Emirates	Shah Alam, Malaysia
20:45 UTC+8	Baddrol 59'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	O. Abdulrahman 22' Khalil 52'	Stadium: Shah Alam Stadium Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referee: Masaaki Toma (Japan)

International Friendlies

Oman

Malaysia

26 March Friendly	Oman	6–0	Malaysia	Seeb, Oman
	Al-Qasmi 15', 67' Al-Muqbali 42' (pen.), 51' Qasim Said 47' Al-Khaldi 89' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Al-Seeb Stadium

Hong Kong

Malaysia

6 June Friendly	Hong Kong	0–0	Malaysia	Shah Alam, Malaysia
20:45 UTC+8				Stadium: Shah Alam Stadium

Malaysia

Bangladesh

29 August Friendly	Malaysia	0–0	Bangladesh	Shah Alam, Malaysia
				Stadium: Shah Alam Stadium

Laos

Malaysia

08 October Friendly	Laos	1–3	Malaysia	Bangkok, Thailand
	Khanthavong 82'		Christie 50', 90' Azamuddin 53'	Stadium: Thai Army Sports Stadium

League XI

Malaysia XI

Tottenham Hotspur

27 May Friendly^XI	Malaysia XI	1–2	Tottenham Hotspur	Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia
20:45 UTC+8				Stadium: Shah Alam Stadium

Malaysia XI

Liverpool

24 July Friendly^XI	Malaysia XI	1-1	Liverpool	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
20:45 UTC+8				Stadium: Bukit Jalil National Stadium

Malaysia national under-23 football team

2015 Bangabandhu Cup

Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Malaysia U-22	2	2	0	3	0	+3	6
Bangladesh	2	1	1	1	1	0	3
Sri Lanka	2	0	2	0	3	-3	0

Malaysia

Bangladesh

29 January Group stage	Malaysia	1 – 0	Bangladesh	Sylhet District Stadium, Sylhet, Bangladesh
17:00 UTC+6	Syazwan 51'			Attendance: 20,000

Malaysia

Sri Lanka

29 January Group stage	Malaysia	2 – 0	Sri Lanka	Sylhet District Stadium, Sylhet, Bangladesh
17:00 UTC+6	Syahrul 45+4' Ridzuan 60'			Attendance: 7,000

Malaysia

Singapore

5 February Semi Final	Malaysia	1 – 0	Singapore	Sylhet District Stadium, Sylhet, Bangladesh
17:00 UTC+6	Kumaahran 50'

Malaysia

Bangladesh

8 February Final	Malaysia	3 – 2	Bangladesh	Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh
17:00 UTC+6	Naim 31' Kumaahran 40' Faizat Ghazli 90+1'		Ameli 49' Yeasin Khan 55'

2016 AFC U-23 Championship qualification

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Japan	3	3	0	10	0	+10	9	Final tournament
2	Vietnam	3	2	1	9	3	+6	6	Final tournament
3	Malaysia (H)	3	1	2	3	3	0	3
4	Macau	3	0	3	0	16	−16	0

Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

Malaysia

Vietnam

27 March Group stage	Malaysia	1 – 2	Vietnam	Shah Alam Stadium, Shah Alam, Malaysia
20:45 (UTC+8)	Naim 34'	Report	V. H. Tuan 38' N .C. Phuong 44'	Attendance: 2,145 Referee: Chris Beath (Australia)

Macau

Malaysia

29 March Group stage	Macau	0 – 2	Malaysia	Shah Alam Stadium, Shah Alam, Malaysia
16:30 (UTC+8)		Report	Syahrul 12' Amirzafran 67'	Attendance: 780 Referee: Rowan Arumughan (India)

Japan

Malaysia

31 March Group stage	Japan	1 – 0	Malaysia	Shah Alam Stadium, Shah Alam, Malaysia
20:45 (UTC+8)	Kubo 41'	Report		Attendance: 1,766 Referee: Chris Beath (Australia)

2015 Southeast Asian Games

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Thailand	5	5	0	16	1	+15	15	Semi-finals
2	Vietnam	5	4	1	17	4	+13	12	Semi-finals
3	Malaysia	5	3	2	7	7	0	9
4	Laos	5	2	3	6	13	−7	6
5	East Timor	5	1	4	4	10	−6	3
6	Brunei	5	0	5	2	17	−15	0

Source: Seagames 2015
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored

Malaysia

East Timor

30 May Group stage	Malaysia	1–0	East Timor	Bishan Stadium, Bishan, Singapore
20:30 (UTC+8)	Saarvindran 12'	Report

Vietnam

Malaysia

2 June Group stage	Vietnam	5 – 1	Malaysia	Bishan Stadium, Bishan, Singapore
20:30 (UTC+8)

Malaysia

Thailand

4 June Group stage	Malaysia	0 – 1	Thailand	Bishan Stadium, Bishan, Singapore
16:00 (UTC+8)

Brunei

Malaysia

8 June Group stage	Brunei	0 – 2	Malaysia	Bishan Stadium, Bishan, Singapore
20:30 (UTC+8)

Laos

Malaysia

11 June Group stage	Laos	1 – 3	Malaysia	Bishan Stadium, Bishan, Singapore
20:30 (UTC+8)

Friendly

Indonesia

Malaysia

17 February Friendly	Indonesia	1 – 0	Malaysia	Gelora Delta Stadium, Sidoarjo, Indonesia
16:00 (UTC+7)	Sitanggang 36'	Report

Malaysia

Fiji

23 February Friendly	Malaysia	0 – 1	Fiji	UiTM Stadium, Shah Alam, Malaysia
20:30 (UTC+8)			Antonio Tuivuna 47'

Malaysia

Pakistan

26 February Friendly	Malaysia	2 – 1	Pakistan	UiTM Stadium, Shah Alam, Malaysia
20:30 (UTC+8)	Naim 8' Kumaahran 73'		Muhammad Riaz 90+2'

Myanmar

Malaysia

19 March Friendly	Myanmar	3 – 0	Malaysia	Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon, Myanmar
14:30 (UTC+6:30)	Than Paing 13' Kyaw Min Oo 43' Aung Thu 49'

Myanmar

Malaysia

22 March Friendly	Myanmar	1 – 1	Malaysia	Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon, Myanmar
14:30 (UTC+6:30)			Shafiq 26'	Referee: Khin Mg Win

Malaysia

North Korea

22 March Friendly	Malaysia	1 – 1	North Korea	Thai-Japanese Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand
17:00 (UTC+7)	M. Kogileswaran 79'		Jong Il-gwan 34' (pen.)

Air Force United

Malaysia

26 March Friendly	Air Force United	2 – 0	Malaysia	Thupatemee Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand
17:00 (UTC+7)

Police United

Malaysia

30 March Friendly	Police United	3 – 0	Malaysia	Thammasat Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand
16:30 (UTC+7)

League season

Super league

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Johor Darul Ta'zim (C)	22	14	4	4	36	18	+18	46	Qualification to AFC Champions League qualifying preliminary round 2
2	Selangor	22	11	6	5	43	28	+15	39	Qualification to AFC Cup group stage^[a]
3	Pahang	22	13	5	4	43	29	+14	38^[b]
4	Terengganu	22	12	2	8	40	33	+7	38
5	Felda United	22	10	6	6	36	26	+10	36
6	PDRM	22	11	2	9	42	39	+3	35
7	LionsXII^[c]	22	9	6	7	36	32	+4	33
8	Perak	22	8	4	10	32	33	−1	28
9	Kelantan	22	8	4	10	34	38	−4	28
10	Sarawak	22	4	7	11	28	40	−12	19
11	ATM (R)	22	2	5	15	21	47	−26	11	Qualification to the Relegation play-off
12	Sime Darby (R)	22	1	7	14	20	48	−28	10	Relegation to Liga Premier

Source: FAM Official Site, Astro Arena
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:

^ Since LionsXII, a side managed by the Football Association of Singapore and thus ineligible to represent Malaysia in continental competition, won the 2015 Piala FA, the 2015 Liga Super runners-up will be chosen to represent Malaysia in the AFC Cup.
^ Pahang was docked 6 points due to involvement in the delay in the process of solving the problem of salary and compensation by the former imports season 2013, Mohamed Borji.
^ LionsXII are not eligible for any AFC competition spots

Premier league

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Kedah (C, P)	22	14	6	2	47	26	+21	48	Promotion to Super League
2	Penang (P)	22	13	6	3	39	18	+21	45	Promotion to Super League
3	T-Team (O, P)	22	12	6	4	50	27	+23	42	Qualification to Promotion play-off
4	PKNS	22	11	8	3	41	22	+19	41
5	Johor Darul Ta'zim II	22	10	4	8	37	32	+5	34
6	NS Matrix	22	8	8	6	33	28	+5	32
7	Sabah	22	8	3	11	37	42	−5	27
8	UiTM	22	7	4	11	28	42	−14	25
9	Kuantan	22	6	3	13	30	46	−16	21
10	DRB-Hicom	22	4	8	10	25	32	−7	20
11	Kuala Lumpur	22	5	3	14	17	33	−16	18
12	Putrajaya SPA (R)	22	2	5	15	15	50	−35	11	Relegation to FAM League

Source: FAM Official Site, Astro Arena
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

FAM league

Group A

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	Perlis (P)	18	12	6	0	33	10	+23	42	Promotion to Premier League and final round
2	Real Mulia	18	9	5	4	19	14	+5	32
3	Megah Murni	18	7	6	5	18	15	+3	27
4	UKM	18	6	7	5	26	20	+6	25
5	PBAPP	18	7	4	7	22	20	+2	25
6	Sungai Ara	18	6	6	6	16	17	−1	24
7	Felcra	18	5	6	7	20	24	−4	21
8	Shahzan Muda	18	5	5	8	22	25	−3	20
9	Penjara	18	5	1	12	25	40	−15	16
10	Hanelang	18	3	4	11	18	34	−16	13

Source: FAM Official Site
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(P) Promoted

Group B

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	Melaka United (C, P)	16	11	3	2	30	13	+17	36	Promotion to Premier League and final round
2	MISC-MIFA	16	11	3	2	33	17	+16	36
3	Young Fighters	16	9	4	3	28	17	+11	31
4	MOF	16	6	3	7	29	27	+2	21
5	Kedah United	16	6	2	8	16	29	−13	20
6	Harimau Muda C	16	5	4	7	26	28	−2	19
7	AirAsia	16	4	4	8	15	21	−6	16
8	Ipoh	16	4	1	11	16	27	−11	13
9	Johor Darul Ta'zim III	16	2	4	10	10	24	−14	10

Source: FAM Official Site
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

Final

Domestic Cups

Community Shield

Johor Darul Ta'zim FC v

Pahang FA

31 Jan 2015 Charity Shield	Johor Darul Ta'zim FC	2 – 0	Pahang FA	Johor Bahru, Johor
20:45 UTC+08:00	Marcos Antonio 36' Luciano Figueroa 58'	Report		Stadium: Tan Sri Dato Hj Hassan Yunos Stadium Attendance: 21,618 Referee: Mohd Amirul Izwan Yaakob

FA Cup

1st Round		2nd Round		Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final

Pahang	1(4)
JDT	1(2)	Pahang	2
Sungai Ara	0	MISC-MIFA	1
MISC-MIFA	1			Pahang	2	2	4
NS Matrix	2			Penang	0	2	2
UiTM	0	NS Matrix	1
Penang	1	Penang	2
Perlis	0							Pahang	1	1	2
PBAPP	1							Kelantan	0	3	3
Sime Darby	5	Sime Darby	4
PDRM	3	PDRM	2
Sabah	0			Sime Darby	1	0	1
Sarawak	1			Kelantan	1	3	4
Kelantan	2	Kelantan	1
MOF	1	Kuala Lumpur	0
Kuala Lumpur	3											Kelantan	1
FELDA United	2(2)											LionsXII	3
Selangor	2(4)	Selangor	1
Malacca United	1	Terengganu	3
Terengganu	3			Terengganu	1	2	3
Shahzan Muda	1			Perak	1	0	1
Perak	3	Perak	2
T-Team	3	T-Team	1
ATM	0							Terengganu	1	3	4
Kedah United	0							LionsXII	2	2	4 (a)
LionsXII	4	LionsXII	4
SPA	3	SPA	0
Kuantan	0			LionsXII	2	2	4
Hanelang	0			JDT II	0	0	0
Kedah	1	Kedah	0
JDT II	2	JDT II	1
PKNS	1

Final

23 May 2015

20:45 UTC+08:00

Kelantan	1 – 3	LionsXII
Wan Zack Haikal 62'		Faris Ramli 7' Sahil Suhaimi 81', 90 +2'

Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

Malaysia Cup

Final

12 December 2015

21:00 UTC+08:00

Selangor	2 – 0	Kedah
Hazwan 4', 48'

Shah Alam Stadium, Shah Alam

Referee: Muhd Nazmi Nasaruddin

Malaysian clubs in Asia

Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C.

AFC Champions League

Qualifying play-off

Johor Darul Ta'zim

Bengaluru FC

4 February 2015 Preliminary round 1	Johor Darul Ta'zim	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Bengaluru FC	Larkin Stadium, Johor Bahru
20:45 UTC+8	Hariss 47' Chanturu 97'	Report	Lyngdoh 90'	Attendance: 17,455 Referee: Yudai Yamamoto (Japan)

Bangkok Glass

Johor Darul Ta'zim

10 February 2015 Preliminary round 2	Bangkok Glass	3–0	Johor Darul Ta'zim	Leo Stadium, Pathum Thani
19:00 UTC+7	Narong 28' Kaimbi 52', 62'	Report		Attendance: 5,299 Referee: Chris Beath (Australia)

AFC Cup

Group stage

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	JDT	KIT	EBG	BAL
1	Johor Darul Ta'zim	6	5	0	1	11	3	+8	15	Advance to knockout stage	—	2–0	4–1	3–0
2	Kitchee	6	3	2	1	10	6	+4	11	Advance to knockout stage	2–0	—	2–2	3–0
3	East Bengal	6	1	2	3	8	10	−2	5		0–1	1–1	—	3–0
4	Balestier Khalsa	6	1	0	5	3	13	−10	3		0–1	1–2	2–1	—

Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Johor Darul Ta'zim

East Bengal

24 February 2015 Group stage	Johor Darul Ta'zim	4–1	East Bengal	Larkin Stadium, Johor Bahru
20:45 UTC+8	Nazrin 9' Safiq 38' (pen.) Chanturu 47' Safee 53'	Report	Martins 35'	Attendance: 12,212 Referee: Sivakorn Pu-Udom (Thailand)

Balestier Khalsa

Johor Darul Ta'zim

10 March 2015 Group stage	Balestier Khalsa	0–1	Johor Darul Ta'zim	Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore
19:30 UTC+8		Report	Asraruddin 90+3'	Attendance: 2,180 Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)

Kitchee

Johor Darul Ta'zim

17 March 2015 Group stage	Kitchee	2–0	Johor Darul Ta'zim	Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong
20:00 UTC+8	Belencoso 27' Tarrés 35'	Report		Attendance: 2,277 Referee: Võ Minh Trí (Vietnam)

Johor Darul Ta'zim

Kitchee

14 April 2015 Group stage	Johor Darul Ta'zim	2–0	Kitchee	Larkin Stadium, Johor Bahru
20:45 UTC+8	Figueroa 17' Safiq 44' (pen.)	Report		Attendance: 10,154 Referee: Wang Di (China)

East Bengal

Johor Darul Ta'zim

28 April 2015 Group stage	East Bengal	2–0	Johor Darul Ta'zim	Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata
18:00 UTC+5:30		Report	Gaikwad 6' (o.g.)	Attendance: 100 Referee: Nivon Robesh Gamini (Sri Lanka)

Johor Darul Ta'zim

Balestier Khalsa

12 May 2015 Group stage	Johor Darul Ta'zim	3–0	Balestier Khalsa	Larkin Stadium, Johor Bahru
20:45 UTC+8	Safee 76' Safiq 85' Figueroa 90'	Report		Attendance: 10,110 Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura (Japan)

Knock-out stage

Johor Darul Ta'zim

Ayeyawady United

27 May 2015 Round of 16	Johor Darul Ta'zim	5 – 0	Ayeyawady United	Larkin Stadium, Johor Bahru
20:45 UTC+8	Safiq 1' Figueroa 46', 90+1' Díaz 61', 74'	Report		Attendance: 16,850 Referee: Jameel Abdulhusin (Bahrain)

Johor Darul Ta'zim

South China

26 August 2015 Quarter-finals (1st leg)	Johor Darul Ta'zim	1 – 1	South China	Larkin Stadium, Johor Bahru
20:45 UTC+8	Figueroa 49' (pen.)	Report	Mahama 63'	Attendance: 14,700 Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)

South China

Johor Darul Ta'zim

15 September 2015 Quarter-finals (2nd leg)	South China	1 – 3	Johor Darul Ta'zim	Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong
20:00 UTC+8	Mahama 28'	Report	Mahali 26' Safee 30', 45+2'	Attendance: 6,412 Referee: Fahad Al-Marri (Qatar)

Al-Qadsia

Johor Darul Ta'zim

29 September 2015 Semi-finals (1st leg)	Al-Qadsia	3 – 1	Johor Darul Ta'zim	Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium, Kuwait City
19:20 UTC+3	Fuakumputu 33' Al-Mutawa 42' (pen.) Soumah 58'	Report	Amri 82'	Attendance: 1,501 Referee: Ko Hyung-jin (South Korea)

Johor Darul Ta'zim

Al-Qadsia

20 October 2015 Semi-finals (2nd leg)	Johor Darul Ta'zim	Cancelled ^[7]	Al-Qadsia	Larkin Stadium, Johor Bahru
20:45 UTC+8		Report

As a result, both Al-Qadsia and Al-Kuwait were no longer eligible to compete in the AFC Cup. The second legs of both semi-finals were cancelled, and Johor Darul Ta'zim and Istiklol advanced to the final by walkover.^[8]

Istiklol

Johor Darul Ta'zim

31 October 2015 Final	Istiklol	0 – 1	Johor Darul Ta'zim	Pamir Stadium, Dushanbe
17:00 UTC+5		Report	Leandro 23'	Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Minoru Tōjō

Pahang FA

AFC Cup

Group stage

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	SCA	PAH	GLO	YAD
1	South China	6	6	0	0	19	3	+16	18	Advance to knockout stage	—	3–1	3–0	3–1
2	Pahang	6	2	2	2	11	10	+1	8	Advance to knockout stage	0–1	—	0–0	7–4
3	Global	6	1	2	3	5	12	−7	5		1–6	0–0	—	4–1
4	Yadanarbon	6	1	0	5	10	20	−10	3		0–3	2–3	2–0	—

Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Yadanarbon

Pahang

25 February 2015 Group stage	Yadanarbon	2–3	Pahang	Mandalarthiri Stadium, Mandalay
16:00 UTC+6:30	Stewart 35' (o.g.) Djawa 55' (pen.)	Report	Nwakaeme 6', 12' Gopi 89'	Attendance: 10,115 Referee: Rowan Arumughan (India)

Pahang

Global

11 March 2015 Group stage	Pahang	0–0	Global	Darul Makmur Stadium, Kuantan
20:45 UTC+8		Report		Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Kim Hee-gon (South Korea)

Pahang

South China

18 March 2015 Group stage	Pahang	0–1	South China	Darul Makmur Stadium, Kuantan
20:45 UTC+8		Report	Chan Siu Ki 13'	Attendance: 5,400 Referee: Fu Ming (China)

South China

Pahang

15 April 2015 Group stage	South China	3–1	Pahang	Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong
20:00 UTC+8	Chan Siu Kwan 10' Lo Kong Wai 53' Sealy 56'	Report	Nwakaeme 62'	Attendance: 2,820 Referee: Sukhbir Singh (Singapore)

Pahang

Yadanarbon

29 April 2015 Group stage	Pahang	7–4	Yadanarbon	Darul Makmur Stadium, Kuantan
20:45 UTC+8	Nwakaeme 7', 32', 59' Conti 18' Saarvindaran 48', 87' Hafiz 85'	Report	Djawa 45+1' Hlaing Bo Bo 58', 68' Win Naing Soe 90+1'	Attendance: 2,758 Referee: Yu Ming-hsun (Chinese Taipei)

Global

Pahang

13 May 2015 Group stage	Global	0–0	Pahang	Philippine Sports Stadium, Bocaue
19:00 UTC+8		Report		Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Tan Hai (China)

Knock-out stage

Persipura Jayapura

Pahang

26 May 2015 Round of 16	Persipura Jayapura	Cancelled 0–3 (Awarded)	Pahang	Mandala Stadium, Jayapura
15:30 UTC+9		Report		Referee: Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan)

The Persipura Jayapura v Pahang match was not played as scheduled as Pahang players were denied entry into Indonesia due to visa issues.^[9] The AFC announced on 10 June 2015 that as a result, Persipura Jayapura forfeited the match and was considered to have lost the match by 3–0, based on the AFC Cup 2015 Competition Regulations and the AFC Disciplinary Code.^[10]

Istiklol

Pahang

26 August 2015 Quarter-finals (1st leg)	Istiklol	4 – 0	Pahang	Pamir Stadium, Dushanbe
20:00 UTC+5	Chahjouyi 35' Vasiev 36', 77' Makhmudov 51'	Report		Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan)

Pahang

Istiklol

16 September 2015 Quarter-finals (2nd leg)	Pahang	3 – 1	Istiklol	Darul Makmur Stadium, Kuantan
20:45 UTC+8	Hafiz 31', 58' Saarvindran 90+2'	Report	Makhmudov 61'	Attendance: 1,309 Referee: Abdullah Al Hilali (Oman)

Coaching changes

Team	Outgoing Head Coach	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Incoming Head Coach	Date of appointment
Perak	Vjeran Simunic	Contract terminated^[11]	1 January 2015	M. Karathu	1 January 2015
Kelantan	George Boateng	Sacked	24 March 2015	Mohd Azraai Khor Abdullah	24 March 2015
ATM	B. Sathianathan	Sacked	14 April 2015^[12]	Shahrin Abdul Majid	14 April 2015
Johor DT	Bojan Hodak	End of contract	14 April 2015	Roberto Carlos Mario Gómez	1 May 2015 ^[13]

Notes

^ ^a ^b The match between Malaysia and Saudi Arabia was abandoned during the 87th minute after a group of supporters threw objects onto the pitch. At the time of the abandonment the score was 2–1 to Saudi Arabia. On 5 October 2015, FIFA decided that the match should be declared as lost by forfeit by Malaysia (0–3). Malaysia must also play their next home match against the United Arab Emirates without spectators.^[4]^[5]

References

^ "Federacao Futebol Timor-Leste expelled from AFC Asian Cup 2023". The-AFC.com. 20 January 2017. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
^ Rashvinjeet S. Bedi; T. Avineshwaran (8 September 2015). "Malaysia-Saudi match abandoned after crowd trouble". The Star. Retrieved 8 September 2015. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= requires |archive-url= (help)
^ "Malaysian FA sanctioned after abandonment of FIFA World Cup qualifier". FIFA.com. 5 October 2015. Archived from the original on 6 October 2015. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
^ "VIDEO: Malaysia vs Saudi Arabia halted indefinitely as crowd gets hostile". Fourth Official. 8 September 2015. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
^ "Malaysian FA sanctioned after abandonment of FIFA World Cup qualifier". FIFA. 5 October 2015. Archived from the original on October 6, 2015. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
^ "Amman the venue for Palestine qualifiers". FIFA. 5 November 2015. Archived from the original on November 7, 2015.
^ "Suspension of the Kuwait Football Association". FIFA. 16 October 2015. Archived from the original on October 18, 2015.
^ "FIFA suspension of Kuwait FA implications to AFC Cup". AFC. 17 October 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-10-17.
^ "Statement on Persipura Jayapura v Pahang FA AFC Cup round of 16 fixture". AFC. 25 May 2015.
^ "Persipura Jayapura forfeit AFC Cup match v Pahang FA". AFC. 10 June 2015.
^ "OFFICIAL: Perak hire Datuk M. Karathu | Goal.com".
^ "Armed Forces 'rest' coach Sathia". The Star Malaysia. 14 April 2015.
^ "JDT have decided to 'rest' Bojan Hodak, and replace him with South China's coach, Mario Gomez, starting this Friday". Goal.com. 27 April 2015.

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