2021 Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C. season

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Johor Darul Ta'zim
2021 season
ChairmanTunku Tun Aminah Sultan Ibrahim
ManagerBenjamin Mora
StadiumSultan Ibrahim Stadium
Super League1st
Malaysia CupRunners-up
Piala SumbangsihWinners
Champions LeagueGroup stage
Top goalscorer
Bergson da Silva
(23 goals)
Away colours
← 2020
2022 →

The 2021 season is Johor Darul Ta'zim Football Club's 48th season in club history and 8th season in the Malaysia Super League after rebranding their name from Johor FC.

Background[]

Squad[]

Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C.[]

As of 21 Oct 2020.
Squad No. Name Nationality Date of Birth (Age) Previous Club Contract Since Contract End
Goalkeepers
1 Farizal Marlias Malaysia (1986-06-29) 29 June 1986 (age 35) Malaysia Selangor FA 2015 2021
24 Izham Tarmizi Malaysia (1991-04-24) 24 April 1991 (age 30) Malaysia Harimau Muda A 2014 2021
26 Haziq Nadzli Malaysia (1998-01-06) 6 January 1998 (age 23) Malaysia PDRM FC 2017 2022
Defenders
2 Matthew Davies MalaysiaAustralia (1995-02-07) 7 February 1995 (age 26) Malaysia Sri Pahang F.C. 2020
3 Adam Nor Azlin Malaysia (1996-01-05) 5 January 1996 (age 25) Malaysia Selangor F.C. 2018
7 Aidil Zafuan Malaysia (1987-08-03) 3 August 1987 (age 34) Malaysia ATM FA 2013
12 S. Kunanlan Malaysia (1986-09-15) 15 September 1986 (age 35) Malaysia Selangor FA 2015 2021
14 Shane Lowry AustraliaRepublic of Ireland (1989-06-12) 12 June 1989 (age 32) Qatar Al Ahli SC 2021 2023
20 Azrif Nasrulhaq Malaysia (1991-05-27) 27 May 1991 (age 30) Malaysia Selangor F.C. 2016 2021
22 La'Vere Corbin-Ong MalaysiaBarbadosCanadaEngland (1991-04-21) 21 April 1991 (age 30) Netherlands Go Ahead Eagles 2018
27 Fadhli Shas Malaysia (1991-01-21) 21 January 1991 (age 30) Slovenia FC ViOn Zlaté Moravce 2014 2021
32 Shahrul Saad Malaysia (1993-07-08) 8 July 1993 (age 28) Malaysia Perak TBG F.C. 2021 2021
33 Maurício Brazil (1988-09-20) 20 September 1988 (age 33) Italy S.S. Lazio 2019
Midfielders
4 Afiq Fazail Malaysia (1994-09-29) 29 September 1994 (age 27) Malaysia Harimau Muda B 2015
5 Syamer Kutty Abba Malaysia (1997-10-01) 1 October 1997 (age 24) Portugal Vilaverdense F.C. 2018 2022
8 Safiq Rahim Malaysia (1987-07-05) 5 July 1987 (age 34) Malaysia Melaka United 2021
10 Leandro Velázquez Argentina (1989-05-10) 10 May 1989 (age 32) Colombia Rionegro Águilas 2019
11 Gonzalo Cabrera IraqArgentina (1989-01-15) 15 January 1989 (age 32) Saudi Arabia Al-Faisaly FC 2017 2022
13 Mohamadou Sumareh MalaysiaThe Gambia (1994-09-20) 20 September 1994 (age 27) Thailand Police Tero F.C. 2021
16 Danial Amier Norhisham Malaysia (1997-03-27) 27 March 1997 (age 24) Malaysia FELDA United F.C. 2021 2022
21 Nazmi Faiz Malaysia (1994-08-16) 16 August 1994 (age 27) Malaysia Johor Darul Ta'zim II 2017
30 Natxo Insa MalaysiaSpain (1986-06-09) 9 June 1986 (age 35) Spain Levante UD 2017 2022
41 Chia Rou Han Malaysia (2001-09-01) 1 September 2001 (age 20) Malaysia Johor Darul Ta'zim III F.C. 2021
71 Syahrian Abimanyu Indonesia (1999-04-25) 25 April 1999 (age 22) Australia Newcastle Jets FC 2021 2021
38 MalaysiaEngland (2000-08-17) 17 August 2000 (age 21) England Wolverhampton Wanderers U23 2021 2022
Strikers
9 Bergson da Silva Brazil (1991-02-09) 9 February 1991 (age 30) Brazil Fortaleza Esporte Clube 2021 2021
17 Malaysia (2000-12-09) 9 December 2000 (age 21) Youth Team 2020
18 Hazwan Bakri Malaysia (1991-06-19) 19 June 1991 (age 30) Malaysia Selangor FA 2017 2021
19 Akhyar Rashid Malaysia (1999-05-01) 1 May 1999 (age 22) Malaysia Kedah FA 2019 2023
28 Syafiq Ahmad Malaysia (1995-06-28) 28 June 1995 (age 26) Malaysia Kedah FA 2018
29 Safawi Rasid Malaysia (1997-03-05) 5 March 1997 (age 24) Portugal Portimonense SC 2017 2022
31 Guilherme de Paula MalaysiaBrazil (1986-09-11) 11 September 1986 (age 35) Malaysia Perak TBG F.C. 2021 2021
42 Arif Aiman Hanapi Malaysia (2002-05-04) 4 May 2002 (age 19) Malaysia Johor Darul Ta'zim III F.C. 2020 2020
99 Fernando Rodríguez Spain (1987-05-11) 11 May 1987 (age 34) Malaysia Johor Darul Ta'zim II F.C. 2020
On loan / Left during mid season
88 Liridon Krasniqi MalaysiaKosovo (1992-01-01) 1 January 1992 (age 29) Malaysia Melaka United 2020
69 Jonathan Herrera Argentina (1991-09-16) 16 September 1991 (age 30) Argentina Deportivo Riestra 2021 2023
14 Hariss Harun Singapore (1990-11-19) 19 November 1990 (age 31) Singapore Home United 2014
6 Syazwan Andik Malaysia (1996-08-04) 4 August 1996 (age 25) Malaysia Kuala Lumpur City F.C. 2019
15 Feroz Baharudin Malaysia (2000-04-02) 2 April 2000 (age 21) Malaysia Johor Darul Ta'zim II F.C. 2021

Johor Darul Ta'zim II F.C.[]

As of 21 Oct 2020.
Squad No. Name Nationality Date of Birth (Age) Previous Club Contract Since Contract End
Goalkeepers
1 Malaysia (1999-10-21) 21 October 1999 (age 22) Malaysia Johor Darul Ta'zim III F.C. 2019
22 Malaysia (2001-08-05) 5 August 2001 (age 20) Malaysia Johor Darul Ta'zim III F.C. 2019
27 Malaysia (1996-05-14) 14 May 1996 (age 25) Malaysia Johor Darul Ta'zim III F.C. 2019
Defenders
2 Nafizuddin Fauzi Malaysia (2001-02-16) 16 February 2001 (age 20) Malaysia Johor Darul Ta'zim III F.C. 2021
3 Firdaus Khairul Asyraff Ramli Malaysia (2002-03-10) 10 March 2002 (age 19) Malaysia Johor Darul Ta'zim III F.C. 2021
4 Adib Zainudin Malaysia (1995-02-15) 15 February 1995 (age 26) Malaysia Felcra F.C. 2020 2020
6 Malaysia (1998-04-24) 24 April 1998 (age 23) Malaysia Johor Darul Ta'zim III F.C. 2020
12 Shane Lowry AustraliaRepublic of Ireland (1989-06-12) 12 June 1989 (age 32) Qatar Al Ahli SC 2021
16 Malaysia (2002-08-26) 26 August 2002 (age 19) Malaysia Johor Darul Ta'zim III F.C. 2020
17 Malaysia (2002-01-16) 16 January 2002 (age 19) Malaysia Johor Darul Ta'zim III F.C. 2020
30 Kiko Insa Malaysia (1988-01-25) 25 January 1988 (age 33) Malaysia Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C. 2018
51 Feroz Baharudin Malaysia (2000-04-02) 2 April 2000 (age 21) Malaysia Johor Darul Ta'zim II F.C. 2021
60 Syazwan Andik Malaysia (1996-08-04) 4 August 1996 (age 25) Malaysia Kuala Lumpur City F.C. 2019
Midfielders
5 Ali Imran Malaysia (2002-05-30) 30 May 2002 (age 19) Malaysia Johor Darul Ta'zim III F.C. 2021
7 Irfan Fazail Malaysia (1991-04-12) 12 April 1991 (age 30) Malaysia Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C. 2016
8 Kei Hirose Japan (1995-11-20) 20 November 1995 (age 26) Indonesia Persela Lamongan 2020
10 Nicolás Fernández Argentina (1986-11-17) 17 November 1986 (age 35) Greece Asteras Tripolis F.C. 2017
11 Khairullah Halim Malaysia (1997-05-21) 21 May 1997 (age 24) Malaysia Johor Darul Ta'zim III F.C. 2021
13 Aysar Hadi Malaysia (2003-09-04) 4 September 2003 (age 18) Malaysia Johor Darul Ta'zim III F.C. 2021
14 Chia Rou Han Malaysia (2001-09-01) 1 September 2001 (age 20) Malaysia Johor Darul Ta'zim III F.C. 2021
20 Danial Haqim Malaysia (1998-08-29) 29 August 1998 (age 23) Malaysia Kelantan FA 2020
21 Malaysia (2003-03-07) 7 March 2003 (age 18) Malaysia Johor Darul Ta'zim III F.C. 2021
22 MalaysiaEngland (1999-03-12) 12 March 1999 (age 22) United States Missouri State University 2021
23 Malaysia (2000-10-14) 14 October 2000 (age 21) Malaysia Johor Darul Ta'zim III F.C. 2021
29 Malaysia (2002-06-13) 13 June 2002 (age 19) Malaysia Johor Darul Ta'zim III F.C. 2020
Forwards
9 Fernando Rodríguez Spain (1987-05-11) 11 May 1987 (age 34) Malaysia Kedah Darul Aman F.C. 2021 2021
18 Malaysia (1999-03-06) 6 March 1999 (age 22) Malaysia Johor Darul Ta'zim III F.C. 2020
19 Malaysia (2000-04-25) 25 April 2000 (age 21) Malaysia Johor Darul Ta'zim III F.C. 2021
Players who had left or loan to other clubs
2 Che Rashid Malaysia (1994-12-17) 17 December 1994 (age 27) Malaysia Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C. 2019
15 Gary Steven Robbat Malaysia (1992-09-03) 3 September 1992 (age 29) Malaysia Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C. 2020
23 Hasbullah Abu Bakar Malaysia (1994-10-26) 26 October 1994 (age 27) Malaysia Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C. 2018
S.Kumaahran Malaysia (1996-07-03) 3 July 1996 (age 25) Malaysia Pahang FA 2021
26 Argentina (1994-01-07) 7 January 1994 (age 27) 2020

Transfers and contracts[]

In[]

No. Pos. Name Age Moving from Type Transfer Date Transfer fee
16 MF Malaysia Danial Amier Norhisham 24 Malaysia FELDA United F.C. Transfer 1 December 2020 2 years contract. Free [1]
29 FW Malaysia Safawi Rasid 24 Portugal Portimonense SC Loan Return 1 January 2021 Free [2] [3]
22 MF Malaysia 22 United States Missouri State Bears football Transfer 1 January 2021 Free
9 FW Argentina Jonathan Herrera 30 Argentina Deportivo Riestra Transfer 1 January 2021 US$800,000 (MYR3,200,000) [4]
MF Indonesia Syahrian Abimanyu 22 Indonesia Madura United F.C. Transfer 1 January 2021 Free [5]
13 FW Malaysia Mohamadou Sumareh 27 Thailand Police Tero F.C. Transfer 9 February 2021 Free [6]
8 MF Malaysia Safiq Rahim 34 Malaysia Melaka United Transfer 10 February 2021 Free [7]
9 FW Brazil Bergson da Silva 30 Brazil Fortaleza Esporte Clube Loan 28 February 2021 US$100,000 (MYR400,000)
loan till June 2021
32 DF Malaysia Shahrul Saad 28 Malaysia Perak F.C. Transfer 8 May 2021 Undisclosed [8] [9]
31 FW Malaysia Guilherme de Paula 35 Malaysia Perak F.C. Transfer 8 May 2021 Undisclosed [10] [11]
14 DF AustraliaRepublic of Ireland Shane Lowry 32 Qatar Al Ahli SC Transfer 20 May 2021 Free [12] [13]
9 FW Brazil Bergson da Silva 30 Brazil Fortaleza Esporte Clube Transfer 20 May 2021 US$400,000 (MYR1,600,000)
71 MF Indonesia Syahrian Abimanyu 22 Australia Newcastle Jets FC End of loan 1 June 2021 NA [14]
38 MF MalaysiaEngland 21 England Wolverhampton Wanderers U23 Transfer 1 July 2021 Free [15]

Note Shane Lowry played for the 1st team in the AFC Champions League but the Malaysia Premier League (Tier 2)

Nathaniel Shio was allocated to Malaysia Premier League squad

Out[]

No. Pos. Name Age Moving to Type Transfer Date Transfer fee
8 FW Brazil Diogo Luís Santo 34 Thailand BG Pathum United F.C. Transfer 30 November 2020 Free [16]
FW Malaysia Rozaimi Rahman 29 Malaysia Kedah FA Transfer 20 December 2020 Free [17]
DF Malaysia Che Rashid 27 Malaysia Melaka United Season loan 1 January 2021 Undisclosed
DF Malaysia Hasbullah Abu Bakar 27 Malaysia Melaka United Season loan 1 January 2021 Undisclosed
FW Malaysia S.Kumaahran 25 Malaysia Melaka United Season loan 1 January 2021 Undisclosed
DF Malaysia Fazly Mazlan 28 Malaysia Sri Pahang F.C. Season loan 1 January 2021 Undisclosed
MF Indonesia Syahrian Abimanyu 22 Australia Newcastle Jets FC Season loan 1 January 2021 Undisclosed [18]
88 MF Malaysia Liridon Krasniqi 29 Australia Newcastle Jets FC Season loan 1 January 2021 Undisclosed [19]
9 FW Argentina Jonathan Herrera 30 Argentina Club Atlético Independiente Season loan 18 February 2021 1 Year loan with
option to buy at US$1,300,000 (MYR5,200,000)
14 MF Singapore Hariss Harun 31 Singapore Lion City Sailors F.C. Transfer 10 May 2021 Undisclosed [20] [21]
MF Malaysia Gary Steven Robbat 29 Malaysia Melaka United Season loan 31 May 2021 Undisclosed [22]
14 DF AustraliaRepublic of Ireland Shane Lowry 32 Malaysia Johor Darul Ta'zim II F.C. Transfer 25 July 2021 Free
15 DF Malaysia Feroz Baharudin 21 Malaysia Johor Darul Ta'zim II F.C. Season loan 25 July 2021 Free
6 DF Malaysia Syazwan Andik 25 Malaysia Johor Darul Ta'zim II F.C. Season loan 25 July 2021 Free
88 MF Malaysia Liridon Krasniqi 29 India Odisha FC Season loan 31 July 2021 Undisclosed

Krasniqi returned from his loan from Newcastle Jets before going to Odisha FC.

Retained[]

Position Player Ref
GK Malaysia Farizal Marlias [23]
DF Malaysia Syazwan Andik
DF Malaysia Azrif Nasrulhaq
DF Malaysia Feroz Baharudin
DF Malaysia Adam Nor Azlin
DF Malaysia Aidil Zafuan
DF Malaysia S. Kunanlan
MF Malaysia Nazmi Faiz
MF Malaysia Ramadhan Saifullah
MF Malaysia Gary Steven Robbat
MF Malaysia Natxo Insa 1 years contract signed in Oct 2021 [24]
FW Malaysia Hazwan Bakri
FW Malaysia Akhyar Rashid
FW AustraliaRepublic of Ireland Shane Lowry 2 years contract signed in 2021 [25] [26]

Competitions[]

Overview[]

Malaysia Super League[]

Main article: 2021 Malaysia Super League

Table[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Johor Darul Ta'zim (C) 22 18 3 1 50 9 +41 57 Qualification for AFC Champions League group stage
2 Kedah Darul Aman 22 13 4 5 44 28 +16 43 Qualification for AFC Cup group stage
3 Penang 22 12 5 5 37 30 +7 41
4 Terengganu 22 11 5 6 33 20 +13 38
5 Selangor 22 10 6 6 45 30 +15 36
Source: Malaysian Football League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
(C) Champion


Malaysia Super League fixtures and results[]

  Win   Draw   Loss

5 March 2021 1 Johor Darul Ta'zim 2–0 Kedah Darul Aman Johor
Safawi RasidGoal 35'
Natxo InsaGoal 68'
MaurícioYellow card 30'
Leandro VelazquezYellow card 39'		 Stadium: Sultan Ibrahim Stadium
Referee: Nazmi Nasaruddin
9 March 2021 2 Johor Darul Ta'zim 2–0 Penang Johor
Leandro VelazquezGoal 81' (pen)Yellow card 53'
Fernando RodríguezGoal 85'
Matthew DaviesYellow card 27'
Gonzalo CabreraYellow card 70'		 D. SaarvindranYellow card 35'
CasagrandeYellow card 39'
Rafael VitorYellow card 45'
Yellow card 60'
Azwan AripinYellow card 72'
Yellow card 85'		 Stadium: Sultan Ibrahim Stadium
Referee:
13 March 2021 3 UiTM 0–4 Johor Darul Ta'zim Shah Alam
Fauzi LatifYellow card 85' Arif Aiman HanapiGoal 11'
Gonzalo CabreraGoal 15'
BergsonGoal 80'
Syamer Kutty AbbaGoal 90+2'
Yellow card 85'		 Stadium: UiTM Stadium
17 March 2021 4 Johor Darul Ta'zim 1–1 Selangor Johor
BergsonGoal 80' Ifedayo OlusegunGoal 7'
Oliver BuffYellow card 44'
Tim HeubachYellow card 57'
Zikri Khalili Yellow card 78'		 Stadium: Sultan Ibrahim Stadium
21 March 2021 5 Perak 2–2 Johor Darul Ta'zim Ipoh
21:00 UTC+8 Guilherme de PaulaGoal 33'Goal 58'Yellow card 35'
CarecaYellow card 29'
Kenny PallrajYellow card 43'
Hafizul HakimYellow card 71'
Rafiuddin RoddinYellow card 90+3'		 Akhyar RashidGoal 74'
Leandro VelazquezGoal 90+3' (pen)
Natxo InsaYellow card 21'
Aidil ZafuanYellow card 23'
MaurícioYellow card 85'		 Stadium: Perak Stadium
Referee:
2 April 2021 6 Johor Darul Ta'zim 3–0 Melaka United Johor
Adam Nor AzlinGoal 3'
BergsonGoal 8'Goal 82'
Hariss HarunYellow card 58'		 Syamim YahyaYellow card 63'
Wan Amirul AfiqYellow card 68'		 Stadium: Sultan Ibrahim Stadium
Referee: Razlan Joffri Ali
6 April 2021 7 Sabah 1–4 Johor Darul Ta'zim Kota Kinabalu
21:00 UTC+8 Lévy MadindaGoal 57' (pen)
Alto LinusYellow card 17'
Maxsius MusaYellow card 48' Yellow-red card 59'		 Report Arif Aiman HanapiGoal 4'Yellow card 51'
BergsonGoal 8'Goal 68'
Leandro VelazquezGoal 87' (pen)
Natxo InsaYellow card 34'
MaurícioYellow card 49'		 Stadium: Likas Stadium
10 April 2021 8 Johor Darul Ta'zim 3–0 Petaling Jaya City Johor
Gonzalo CabreraGoal 1'
BergsonGoal 20'Goal 30'		 Report Stadium: Sultan Ibrahim Stadium
16 April 2021 9 Sri Pahang 0–2 Johor Darul Ta'zim Kuantan
21:00 UTC+8 Azam AzihYellow card 51'
Ezanie SallehYellow card 69' Yellow-red card		 Report Leandro VelazquezGoal 21'
BergsonGoal 90+2'Yellow card 39'
Gonzalo CabreraYellow card 45'
Yellow card 73'		 Stadium: Darul Makmur Stadium
Referee:
24 April 2021 10 (Rescheduled) Johor Darul Ta'zim 0–1 Terengganu Johor
Afiq FazailYellow card 17'
Natxo InsaYellow card 62'		 Report Hakimi AbdullahGoal 57'
Dechi Marcel N'GuessanYellow card 9'
Rahmat MakasufYellow card 86'
Arif AnwarYellow card 90'		 Stadium: Sultan Ibrahim Stadium
Referee:
30 April 2021 11 (Rescheduled) Kuala Lumpur City 1–1 Johor Darul Ta'zim Kuala Lumpur
21:00 UTC+8 Romel MoralesGoal 45+3'
Hadin AzmanYellow card 11'		 Report Hariss HarunGoal 55'
Aidil ZafuanYellow card 18'
Matthew DaviesYellow card 25'		 Stadium: Kuala Lumpur Stadium
4 May 2021 12 (Rescheduled) Kedah Darul Aman 0–1 Johor Darul Ta'zim Alor Setar
Yellow card 12'
Renan AlvesYellow card 58'
Kpah ShermanYellow card 90+4'
Azamuddin AkilYellow card 90+7'		 Report BergsonGoal 90+2' (pen)
Maurício NascimentoYellow card 41'
Matthew DaviesYellow card 79'
Leandro VelazquezYellow card 90+4'		 Stadium: Darul Aman Stadium
Referee: Razlan Joffri Ali
8 May 2021 13 (Rescheduled) Penang 0–3 Johor Darul Ta'zim Penang
Casagrande Yellow card 78' Yellow-red card 88'
Aidil ZafuanYellow card 18'
D. SaarvindranYellow card 88'
Danial AshrafYellow card 90+1'
Tomáš TruchaRed card 90'		 Report Safawi RasidGoal 15'
BergsonGoal 42'
Mohamadou SumarehGoal 51'
Aidil ZafuanYellow card 62'
S. KunanlanYellow card 81'		 Stadium: City Stadium
25 July 2021 14 Johor Darul Ta'zim 3–1 UiTM Johor
21:00 UTC+8 Gonzalo CabreraGoal 50'
Safawi RasidGoal 73'
BergsonGoal 88'
Natxo InsaYellow card 68'
Azrif NasrulhaqYellow card 72'
Report Joel ViniciusGoal 43'
Kwon Yong-hyunYellow card 72'
Stadium: Sultan Ibrahim Stadium
28 July 2021 15 Selangor 1–3 Johor Darul Ta'zim Petaling Jaya, Selangor
21:00 UTC+8 Ifedayo Olusegun Goal 62'
Oliver Buff Yellow card 31'
Jordan Ayimbila Yellow card 82'		 Report Bergson da Silva Goal 45+1'
Matthew Davies Goal 79'
Mohamadou Sumareh Goal 90+3' Safiq Rahim Yellow card 84'
Stadium: MBPJ Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Nazmi Nasaruddin
31 July 2021 16 Johor Darul Ta'zim 5–0 Perak Iskandar Puteri
Bergson da Silva Goal 20', 47', 59', Yellow card 68'
Gonzalo Cabrera Goal 83', 86' (pen.) Shane Lowry Yellow card 49'
 Report Danish Haziq Yellow card 50'
Zulkiffli Zakaria Yellow card 58'
Amirul Azhan Yellow card 68'		 Stadium: Sultan Ibrahim Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Tuan Mohd Yaasin Tuan Mohd Hanafiah
3 August 2021 17 Melaka United 0–1 Johor Darul Ta'zim Malacca
21:00 UTC+8 Bergson Goal 2' (pen)}
Matthew Davies Yellow card 51'
Arif Aiman Yellow card 84'
Report Stadium: Hang Jebat Stadium
8 August 2021 18 Johor Darul Ta'zim 2–0 Sabah Johor
Bergson Goal 19'Goal 21'
Report Stadium: Sultan Ibrahim Stadium
21 August 2021 19 Petaling Jaya City 0–2 Johor Darul Ta'zim Petaling Jaya
Report Bergson Goal 27'
Mohamadou SumarehGoal 83'		 Stadium: Petaling Jaya Stadium
27 August 2021 20 Johor Darul Ta'zim 3–0 Sri Pahang Johor
21:00 UTC+8 Bergson Goal 8'Goal 41'Goal 45'
Leandro VelazquezYellow card 72'
Report Baqiuddin ShamsudinYellow card 90'
Stadium: Sultan Ibrahim Stadium
4 September 2021 21 Terengganu 0–1 Johor Darul Ta'zim Terengganu
Report Shane Lowry Goal 45'
 Stadium: Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah Stadium
12 September 2021 22 Johor Darul Ta'zim 2–1 Kuala Lumpur City Johor
21:00 UTC+8 Nazmi FaizGoal 16'
Nik ShahrulGoal 70' (o.g.)		 Report Goal 25' Stadium: Sultan Ibrahim Stadium

Malaysia Cup[]

Main article: 2021 Malaysia Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss

Group stage[]

Main article: 2021 Malaysia Cup group stage
27 September 2021 1 Johor Darul Ta'zim 2–0 Kelantan Johor
Bergson Goal 30' (pen.)
Safawi Goal 49'		 Report Stadium: Sultan Ibrahim Stadium
30 September 2021 2 Johor Darul Ta'zim 1–0 Petaling Jaya City Johor
Gonzalo Cabrera Goal 3' Report Stadium: Sultan Ibrahim Stadium
29 October 2021 3 Sabah 0–2 Johor Darul Ta'zim Kota Kinabalu
Report Hazwan Bakri Goal 4'
Gonzalo Cabrera Goal 13'
Stadium: Likas Stadium
2 November 2021 4 Johor Darul Ta'zim 3–0 Sabah Johor
Velázquez Goal 6'
Bergson Goal 14' (pen.), 90+3'		 Report Stadium: Sultan Ibrahim Stadium
6 November 2021 5 Petaling Jaya City 1–2 Johor Darul Ta'zim Selangor
Ruventhiran Goal 11' Report Bergson Goal 14' (pen.)
Maurício Goal 29'		 Stadium: Petaling Jaya Stadium
9 November 2021 6 Kelantan 0–4 Johor Darul Ta'zim Kota Bharu
Report Syafiq Goal 48'
Velázquez Goal 60' (pen.)
Guilherme Goal 62'
Shahrul Goal 90'		 Stadium: Sultan Muhammad IV Stadium

Knockout stage[]

Main article: 2021 Malaysia Cup knockout stage

Quarter-finals[]

14 November 2021 QF 1st leg Kedah Darul Aman 0–0 Johor Darul Ta'zim Alor Setar
Report Stadium: Darul Aman Stadium
18 November 2021 QF 1st leg Johor Darul Ta'zim 1–0
(1–0 agg.)		 Kedah Darul Aman Iskandar Puteri
Arif Aiman Goal 40' Report Stadium: Sultan Ibrahim Stadium

Johor Darul Ta'zim won 1–0 on aggregate.

Semi-finals[]

22 November 2021 SF 1st leg Terengganu 1–1 Johor Darul Ta'zim Terengganu
Mintah Goal 8' Report Bergson Goal 50' Stadium: Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin Stadium
26 November 2021 SF 1st leg Johor Darul Ta'zim 3–0
(4–1 agg.)		 Terengganu Johor
Bergson Goal 6', 14'
Cabrera Goal 10'		 Report Stadium: Sultan Ibrahim Stadium

Johor Darul Ta'zim won 4–1 on aggregate.

Final[]

Main article: 2021 Malaysia Cup Final
30 November 2021 Final Kuala Lumpur City 2−0 Johor Darul Ta'zim Kuala Lumpur
Zhafri Yahya Goal 69'
Paulo Josué Goal 74'		 Stadium: Bukit Jalil National Stadium

AFC Champions League[]

Main article: 2021 AFC Champions League

Table[]

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification NAG POH JOH RAT
1 Japan Nagoya Grampus 6 5 1 0 14 2 +12 16 Advance to Round of 16 — 3–0 2–1 3–0
2 South Korea Pohang Steelers 6 3 2 1 9 5 +4 11 1–1 — 4–1 2–0
3 Malaysia Johor Darul Ta'zim 6 1 1 4 3 9 −6 4 0–1 0–2 — 0–0
4 Thailand Ratchaburi Mitr Phol (H) 6 0 2 4 0 10 −10 2 0–4 0–0 0–1 —
Source: AFC
(H) Host

  Win   Draw   Loss

Group stage[]

Main article: 2021 AFC Champions League group stage
22 June 2021 Matchday 1 Johor Darul Ta'zim Malaysia 0–1 Japan Nagoya Grampus Bangkok, Thailand
21:00 UTC+7 Safawi Rasid Yellow card 17'
Maurício Yellow card 44'
Leandro Velázquez Yellow card 61'
Bergson Yellow card 64'
La'Vere Corbin-Ong Yellow card 70'		 Report Abe Goal 60'
Inagaki Yellow card 29'
Yonemoto Yellow card 40'
Yamasaki Yellow card 66'		 Stadium: Rajamangala Stadium
Referee: Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (United Arab Emirates)
Man of the Match: Japan Hiroyuki Abe
25 June 2021 Matchday 2 Ratchaburi Mitr Phol Thailand 0–1 Malaysia Johor Darul Ta'zim Bangkok, Thailand
21:00 UTC+7 Pawee Yellow card 28' Report Leandro Velázquez Goal 47'
Azrif Nasrulhaq Yellow card 41'
Farizal Marlias Yellow card 43'
Arif Aiman Yellow card 65'
Natxo Insa Yellow card 89'		 Stadium: Rajamangala Stadium
Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)
Man of the Match: Argentina Leandro Velázquez
28 June 2021 Matchday 3 Pohang Steelers South Korea 4–1 Malaysia Johor Darul Ta'zim Bangkok, Thailand
21:00 UTC+7 Borys Tashchy Goal 27' (pen)
Kang Sang-Woo Goal 35' (pen)
Kwon Gi-pyo Goal 82'
Lim Sang-hyub Goal 90+1' (pen)Yellow card 45+3'		 Report Velázquez Goal 17'
Shane Lowry Yellow card 3'
Azrif Nasrulhaq Yellow card 19'
Maurício Yellow card 42'
Afiq Fazail Yellow card 38'
Matthew DaviesYellow card 79'		 Stadium: Rajamangala Stadium
Referee: (Australia)
Man of the Match: South Korea Kang Sang-Woo
1 July 2021 Matchday 4 Johor Darul Ta'zim Malaysia 0–2 South Korea Pohang Steelers Bangkok, Thailand
Shane Lowry Yellow card 7'
Afiq Fazail Yellow card 34'
Mohamadou SumarehYellow card 84'
Report Lee Seung-moGoal 33'
Kang Sang-wooGoal 37'
Go Young-joonYellow card 74'
Kwon Gi-pyoYellow card 83'
Stadium: Rajamangala Stadium
Referee: Ma Ning (China)
Man of the Match: South Korea Kang Sang-Woo
4 July 2021 Matchday 5 Nagoya Grampus Japan 2–1 Malaysia Johor Darul Ta'zim Bangkok, Thailand
MateusGoal 4' (pen)
Hiroyuki Abe Goal 28'Yellow card 52'
Yonemoto Yellow card 35'
Kazuya Miyahara Yellow card 38'
 Report Ramadhan SaifullahGoal 42'
Hazwan BakriYellow card 12'
Syafiq AhmadYellow card 77'
Maurício Yellow card 79'
 Stadium: Rajamangala Stadium
Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)
Man of the Match: Australia Mitchell Langerak
7 July 2021 Matchday 6 Johor Darul Ta'zim Malaysia 0–0 Thailand Ratchaburi Mitr Phol Bangkok, Thailand
Leandro Velázquez Yellow card 45+2'
Shane Lowry Yellow card 84'
Mohamadou Sumareh Yellow card 90'
 Report Pathomchai Sueasakul Yellow card 52'
 Stadium: Rajamangala Stadium
Referee: Mohanad Qasim (Iraq)
Man of the Match: Thailand Pawee Tanthatemee

Club Statistics[]

Correct as of match played on 28 November 2021

Appearances[]

No. Pos. Player Malaysia Super League FA Cup Malaysia Cup ACL / AFC Cup Total
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1 GK Malaysia Farizal Marlias 21 0 0 0 8 0 5 0 34 0
2 DF MalaysiaAustralia Matthew Davies 14+1 1 0 0 9 0 4+1 0 29 1
3 DF Malaysia Adam Nor Azlin 11+4 1 0 0 2 0 1+1 0 19 1
4 MF Malaysia Afiq Fazail 14+3 0 0 0 6+3 0 3+1 0 30 0
5 MF Malaysia Syamer Kutty Abba 4+10 1 0 0 0+1 0 1+3 0 19 1
7 DF Malaysia Aidil Zafuan 8+1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 0
8 MF Malaysia Safiq Rahim 6+7 0 0 0 2+5 0 4+2 0 26 0
9 FW Brazil Bergson 19+1 23 0 0 7 7 5 0 32 30
10 MF Argentina Leandro Velazquez 16 4 0 0 7 2 5 2 28 8
11 FW SyriaArgentina Gonzalo Cabrera 16 5 0 0 7 3 0 0 23 8
12 DF Malaysia S. Kunanlan 8 0 0 0 3+2 0 2+2 0 17 0
13 MF MalaysiaThe Gambia Mohamadou Sumareh 0+12 3 0 0 0+8 0 0+3 0 23 3
14 DF AustraliaRepublic of Ireland Shane Lowry 7 1 0 0 8 0 5 0 20 1
15 DF Malaysia Feroz Baharudin 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
16 MF Malaysia Danial Amier Norhisham 0+2 0 0 0 1+2 0 0+1 0 6 0
17 FW Malaysia Ramadhan Saifullah 1+8 0 0 0 0 0 2+4 1 15 1
18 FW Malaysia Hazwan Bakri 0+3 0 0 0 2+1 1 1 0 7 1
19 FW Malaysia Akhyar Rashid 1+6 1 0 0 0+5 0 2+2 0 16 1
20 DF Malaysia Azrif Nasrulhaq 4 0 0 0 1 0 3+2 0 10 0
21 MF Malaysia Nazmi Faiz 4+5 1 0 0 4+3 0 1+3 0 20 1
22 DF MalaysiaCanada Corbin-Ong 18+1 0 0 0 8+2 0 3 0 32 0
24 GK Malaysia Izham Tarmizi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 GK Malaysia Haziq Nadzli 1 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 5 0
27 DF Malaysia Fadhli Shas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
28 FW Malaysia Syafiq Ahmad 1+2 0 0 0 1+1 1 0+1 0 6 1
29 FW Malaysia Safawi Rasid 11+6 3 0 0 5+4 1 2+1 0 29 4
30 MF MalaysiaSpain Natxo Insa 19 1 0 0 10 0 5 0 34 1
31 FW MalaysiaBrazil Guilherme de Paula 0+2 0 0 0 2 1 0+2 0 6 1
32 DF Malaysia Shahrul Saad 0 0 0 0 2+1 1 0 0 3 1
33 DF Brazil Maurício Nascimento 18 0 0 0 9 1 5 0 32 1
42 FW Malaysia Arif Aiman Hanapi 14+7 2 0 0 10 1 5 0 36 3
71 MF Indonesia Syahrian Abimanyu 0+2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
99 FW Spain Fernando Rodríguez 3+1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1
Players who have played this season but had left the club or on loan to other club
6 DF Malaysia Syazwan Andik 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 MF Singapore Hariss Harun 3+7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 1

Johor Darul Ta'zim II[]

Malaysia Premier League[]

Main article: 2021 Malaysia Premier League

Table[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
2 Sarawak United (P) 20 11 5 4 37 14 +23 38 Promotion to Super League and Qualification for the Malaysia Cup group stage
3 Terengganu II[a] 20 9 8 3 37 18 +19 35
4 Johor Darul Ta'zim II[a] 20 9 7 4 38 20 +18 34
5 Kuching City 20 7 6 7 22 22 0 27 Qualification for the Malaysia Cup group stage
6 Kelantan 20 8 3 9 23 28 −5 27
Source: MFL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
(P) Promoted
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.

Malaysia Premier League fixtures and results[]

  Win   Draw   Loss

6 March 2021 1 Negeri Sembilan FC 2–1 Johor Darul Ta'zim II Negeri Sembilan
Zaquan AdhaGoal 24' (pen)
Goal 52' (pen)
Goal 45' Stadium: Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium
13 March 2021 2 Johor Darul Ta'zim II 3–1 Kuching City F.C. Johor
Nicolás FernándezGoal 49'
Feroz BaharudinGoal 52'Goal 78'
Hudson JesusGoal 22' Stadium: Larkin Stadium
16 March 2021 3 Kelantan United F.C. 0-0 Johor Darul Ta'zim II Kelantan
Stadium: Sultan Muhammad IV Stadium
20 March 2021 4 Johor Darul Ta'zim II 3–2 Perak F.C. II Johor
Fernando RodríguezGoal 16'
Feroz BaharudinGoal 62'
Goal 68'
Adib RaopGoal 6' (pen)
Farid KhazaliGoal 38'
Stadium: Larkin Stadium
4 April 2021 5 FAM-MSN Project 0-5 Johor Darul Ta'zim II Selangor
Fernando RodríguezGoal 32'Goal 57'Goal 59'
Nicolás FernándezGoal 33'
Goal 45'
Stadium: UiTM Stadium
7 April 2021 6 Johor Darul Ta'zim II 1-0 PDRM F.C. Johor
Fernando RodríguezGoal 6'
Stadium: Larkin Stadium
11 April 2021 7 Johor Darul Ta'zim II 0-0 Selangor F.C. II Johor
Stadium: Larkin Stadium
17 April 2021 8 Terengganu F.C. II 4-3 Johor Darul Ta'zim II Terengganu
Jordan MintahGoal 41'Goal 90'
Argzim RedžovićGoal 52'
Masaki WatanabeGoal 83'
Nicolás FernándezGoal 22'
Fernando RodríguezGoal 45'Goal 69'
Stadium: Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah Stadium
23 April 2021 9 Johor Darul Ta'zim II 1-1 Kelantan F.C. Johor
Fernando RodríguezGoal 60'
Nurshamil Abd GhaniGoal 71'
Stadium: Larkin Stadium
1 May 2021 10 Sarawak United F.C. 1-0 Johor Darul Ta'zim II Terengganu
Norshahrul IdlanGoal 85' Stadium: Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah Stadium
7 May 2021 11 Johor Darul Ta'zim II 0-0 Negeri Sembilan FC Johor
Stadium: Larkin Stadium
1 August 2021 12 Johor Darul Ta'zim II 3-0 Kelantan United F.C. Kelantan
Fernando RodríguezGoal 15'Goal 60'
Goal 85'		 Stadium: Sultan Muhammad IV Stadium
4 August 2021 13 Perak F.C. II 0–2 Johor Darul Ta'zim II Perak
Irfan FazailGoal 70'
Goal 90'		 Stadium: Perak Stadium
7 August 2021 14 Johor Darul Ta'zim II 5-1 FAM-MSN Project Johor
Goal 14'
Fernando RodríguezGoal 19'Goal 89'
Goal 35'
Kei HiroseGoal 59'
Goal 80'
Stadium: Larkin Stadium
11 August 2021 15 PDRM F.C. 2-2 Johor Darul Ta'zim II Kuala Lumpur
Nabil LatpiGoal 35'
Bruno SuzukiGoal 51'
Report Goal 30'Goal 69'
Stadium: KLFA Stadium
20 August 2021 16 Selangor F.C. II 1-1 Johor Darul Ta'zim II Selangor
Goal 21'
Report Fernando RodríguezGoal 45'
Stadium: UiTM Stadium
25 August 2021 17 Kuching City F.C. 2–1 Johor Darul Ta'zim II Johor
Goal 59'
Goal 82'		 Report Fernando RodríguezGoal 18' Stadium: Pasir Gudang Corporation Stadium
29 August 2021 18 Johor Darul Ta'zim II 3-2 Terengganu F.C. II Johor
Goal 53'
Fernando RodríguezGoal 60'
Kei HiroseGoal 78'
Report Jordan MintahGoal 43'
Masaki WatanabeGoal 90'
Stadium: Larkin Stadium
11 September 2021 19 Kelantan F.C. 0-3 Johor Darul Ta'zim II Kelantan
Fadhli ShasGoal 11'
Fernando RodríguezGoal 14'
Kei HiroseGoal 56'
Report Nurshamil Abd GhaniGoal 71'
Stadium: Sultan Muhammad IV Stadium
21 September 2021 20 Johor Darul Ta'zim II 1–1 Sarawak United F.C. Johor
Goal 84' Report Uche AgbaGoal 4' Stadium: Larkin Stadium

Squad statistics[]

As of match played 20 August 2021
No. Pos Nat Player Total Premier League
Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Malaysia MAS Shaheeswaran Thavakumar 6 0 6 0
2 DF Malaysia MAS Nafizuddin Fauzi 14 0 13+1 0
3 DF Malaysia MAS Firdaus Ramli 12 1 11+1 1
4 DF Malaysia MAS Adib Zainudin 12 0 8+4 0
6 DF Malaysia MAS Hafiy Haikal 7 0 3+4 0
7 MF Malaysia MAS Irfan Fazail 9 1 3+6 1
8 MF Japan JPN Kei Hirose 16 0 14+2 0
9 FW Spain ESP Fernando Rodríguez 12 13 12 13
10 MF Argentina ARG Nico Fernández 8 3 7+1 3
11 MF Malaysia MAS Khairullah Halim 2 0 0+2 0
13 MF Malaysia MAS Aysar Hadi 13 0 12+1 0
14 MF Malaysia MAS Chia Ruo Han 7 1 4+3 1
15 MF Malaysia MAS Gary Steven Robbat 9 1 5+4 1
16 MF Malaysia MAS Umar Hakeem 8 0 3+5 0
17 MF Malaysia MAS Alif Mutalib 7 1 4+3 1
18 FW Malaysia MAS Awang Faiz Hazziq 3 0 0+3 0
19 FW Malaysia MAS Gabriel Nistelrooy 7 2 2+5 2
21 DF Malaysia MAS Aiman Danish 2 0 0+2 0
22 MF Malaysia MAS Stuart Wilkin 12 0 10+2 0
23 FW Malaysia MAS Amirul Husaini 5 0 1+4 0
26 MF Argentina ARG Luis Cabrera 6 1 3+3 1
29 MF Malaysia MAS Rafiefikri Rosman 9 1 7+2 1
34 DF Malaysia MAS Daniel Rahman 1 0 0+1 0
35 MF Malaysia MAS Daryl Sham 5 2 5 2
42 GK Malaysia MAS Izham Tarmizi 4 0 4 0
51 DF Malaysia MAS Feroz Baharudin 5 3 5 3
60 DF Malaysia MAS Syazwan Andik 12 0 12 0
61 MF Malaysia MAS Danial Amier Norhisham 3 0 3 0
62 GK Malaysia MAS Haziq Nadzli 6 0 6 0
72 DF Malaysia MAS Fadhli Shas 6 0 6 0
81 FW Malaysia MAS Hazwan Bakri 2 0 2 0
82 MF Malaysia MAS Syafiq Ahmad 3 0 3 0
91 FW Malaysia MAS Akhyar Rashid 1 0 1 0

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