2018 in Malaysian football

The 2018 season of competitive association football in Malaysia.^[1]

Promotion and relegation

Pre-season

League	Promoted to league	Relegated from league
Liga Super	Kuala Lumpur Terengganu PKNP Negeri Sembilan	Felda United Sarawak Penang
Liga Premier	UKM Felcra	ATM Perlis

New and withdrawn teams

New teams

Terengganu II
(Liga Premier)

Withdrawn teams

Sime Darby (Liga Premier)
SAMB (Piala FAM)
T–Team
(Liga Super)

National team

Win Draw Lose

Malaysia national football team

2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification – third round

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Lebanon	6	5	1	0	14	4	+10	16	2019 AFC Asian Cup	—	5–0	2–0	2–1
2	North Korea	6	3	2	1	13	10	+3	11	2019 AFC Asian Cup	2–2	—	2–0	4–1
3	Hong Kong	6	1	2	3	4	7	−3	5		0–1	1–1	—	2–0
4	Malaysia	6	0	1	5	5	15	−10	1		1–2	1–4	1–1	—

Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

27 March 2018 (2018-03-27)	Lebanon	2–1	Malaysia	Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, Beirut
21:45 UTC+8	Maatouk 19' (pen.) El-Helwe 90+4'	Report	Syafiq 72'	Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan)

2018 AFF Championship

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Vietnam	4	3	1	0	8	0	+8	10	Knockout phase
2	Malaysia	4	3	0	1	7	3	+4	9	Knockout phase
3	Myanmar	4	2	1	1	7	5	+2	7
4	Cambodia	4	1	0	3	4	9	−5	3
5	Laos	4	0	0	4	3	12	−9	0

Source: AFF

8 November 2018 (2018-11-08) Group stage	Cambodia	0–1	Malaysia	Phnom Penh, Cambodia
18:30 UTC+7		Report (AFFSZ) Report (AFF)	Norshahrul 30'	Stadium: Olympic Stadium Attendance: 34,250 Referee: Ahmad A'qashah (Singapore )

12 November 2018 (2018-11-12) Group stage	Malaysia	3–1	Laos	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
20:45 UTC+8	Zaquan Adha 15' Norshahrul 86', 90+2'	Report (AFFSZ) Report (AFF)	Kongmathilath 7'	Stadium: Bukit Jalil National Stadium Attendance: 12,127 Referee: Sivakorn Pu-udom (Thailand)

16 November 2018 (2018-11-16) Group stage	Vietnam	2–0	Malaysia	Hanoi, Vietnam
19:30 UTC+7	Công Phượng 11' Anh Đức 60'	Report (AFFSZ) Report (AFF)		Stadium: Mỹ Đình National Stadium Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Turki Al-Khudayr (Saudi Arabia)

24 November 2018 (2018-11-24) Group stage	Malaysia	3–0	Myanmar	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
20:30 UTC+8	Zaquan Adha 45+3' (pen. ), 88'	Report (AFFSZ) Report (AFF)		Stadium: Bukit Jalil National Stadium Attendance: 83,777 Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)

1 December 2018 (2018-12-01) Semi-finals First leg	Malaysia	0–0	Thailand	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
20:45 UTC+8		Report (AFFSZ) Report (AFF)		Stadium: Bukit Jalil National Stadium Attendance: 87,545 Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)

5 December 2018 (2018-12-05) Semi-finals Second leg	Thailand	2–2	Malaysia	Bangkok, Thailand
19:00 UTC+7	Irfan 21' (o.g.) Pansa 63'	Report (AFFSZ) Report (AFF)	Syahmi 28' Norshahrul 71'	Stadium: Rajamangala Stadium Attendance: 46,157 Referee: Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan)

11 December 2018 (2018-12-11) Final First leg	Malaysia	2–2	Vietnam	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
20:45 UTC+8	Shahrul 36' Safawi 60'	Report (AFFSZ) Report (AFF)	Nguyễn Huy Hùng 22' Phạm Đức Huy 25'	Stadium: Australia )

15 December 2018 (2018-12-15) Final Second leg	Vietnam	1–0	Malaysia	Hanoi, Vietnam
19:30 UTC+7	Nguyễn Anh Đức 6'	Report (AFFSZ) Report (AFF)		Stadium: Mỹ Đình National Stadium Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)

International Friendlies

1 April 2018 Friendly	Malaysia	2–2	Mongolia	Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur
20:45 UTC+8	Fadhli Shas 32' Akhyar Rashid 64'	Report	Enkhbileg Purevdorj 43' Gankhuyag Serodyanjiv 70'	Stadium: Muhammad Nazmi Nasaruddin (Malaysia )

1 April 2018 Friendly	Malaysia	7–0	Bhutan	Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur
20:45 UTC+8	Wan Zack Haikal 11' Zaquan Adha 20', 37', 40', 55' Irfan Zakaria 28' Syafiq Ahmad 74'	Report		Stadium: Bukit Jalil National Stadium Attendance: Nagor Amir Noor Mohamed (Malaysia)

5 July 2018 Friendly	Malaysia	1–0	Fiji	Cheras, Kuala Lumpur
20:45 UTC+8	Syafiq 20'	Report		Stadium: KLFA Stadium Referee: Mongkolchai Pechsri (Thailand )

7 September 2018 Friendly	Chinese Taipei	2–0	Malaysia	Taipei, Taiwan
19:00 UTC+8	Wu Chun-ching 13' Chu En-le 53'	Report		Stadium: Taipei Municipal Stadium Referee: Murad Al Zawahreh (Jordan)

10 September 2018 Friendly	Cambodia	1–3	Malaysia	Phnom Penh, Cambodia
19:00 UTC+7	Visal 18'	Report	Shahrul 62' Syazwan 74' Shahrel 90+3'	Stadium: Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium Referee: Nguyễn Hiền Triết (Vietnam )

12 October 2018 Friendly	Sri Lanka	1–4	Malaysia	Colombo, Sri Lanka
18:30 UTC+5:30	Madushan 29'	Report (WF)	Norshahrul 65' Adam 76' Puslas 85' (o.g.) Sumareh 90+1'	Stadium: Sugathadasa Stadium Referee: Hettikamkanamge Perera (Sri Lanka)

16 October 2018 Friendly	Malaysia	0–1	Kyrgyzstan	Malacca, Malaysia
20:45 UTC+8		Report (WF)	Sagynbaev 68'	Stadium: Hang Jebat Stadium Attendance: 6,196 Referee: Suhaizi Shukri (Malaysia)

3 November 2018 Friendly	Malaysia	3–0	Maldives	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
20:45 UTC+8	Zaquan Adha 16' Safawi 81' Sumareh 90+3'	Report (WF)		Stadium: Bukit Jalil National Stadium

Malaysia national under-23 football team

2018 AFC U-23 Championship

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Iraq	3	2	1	0	5	1	+4	7	Knockout stage
2	Malaysia	3	1	1	1	3	5	−2	4	Knockout stage
3	Jordan	3	0	2	1	3	4	−1	2
4	Saudi Arabia	3	0	2	1	2	3	−1	2

Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

10 January 2018 (2018-01-10) Group stage	Iraq	4–1	Malaysia	Changshu, China
16:00	Jaffal 5' Mhawi 56' Al-Saedi 81'	Report	Safawi 79'	Stadium: Uzbekistan )

13 January 2018 (2018-01-13) Group stage	Malaysia	1–1	Jordan	Changshu, China
16:00	Safawi 43' (pen.)	Report	Al-Barri 16'	Stadium: Changshu Stadium Attendance: 780 Referee: Ko Hyung-jin (South Korea)

16 January 2018 (2018-01-16) Group stage	Saudi Arabia	0–1	Malaysia	Kunshan, China
19:30		Report	Danial 28'	Stadium: Kunshan Stadium Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan )

20 January 2018 (2018-01-20) Quarter-finals	South Korea	2–1	Malaysia	Kunshan, China
16:00	Cho Jae-wan 1' Han Seung-gyu 85'	Report	Thanabalan 67'	Stadium: Kunshan Stadium Referee: Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan )

2018 Asian Games

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Malaysia	3	2	0	1	7	5	+2	6^[a]	Advance to knockout stage
2	South Korea	3	2	0	1	8	2	+6	6^[a]
3	Bahrain	3	1	1	1	5	10	−5	4
4	Kyrgyzstan	3	0	1	2	3	6	−3	1
5	United Arab Emirates	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Redrawn to Group C

Source: Asian Games 2018
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Head-to-head result: Malaysia 2–1 South Korea.

15 August 2018 (2018-08-15) Group stage	Kyrgyzstan	1–3	Malaysia	Bandung, Indonesia
16:00 UTC+7	Batyrkanov 55'	Report	Safawi 38' (pen.) Akhyar 60' Syafiq 78'	Stadium: Hong Kong )

17 August 2018 (2018-08-17) Group stage	Malaysia	2–1	South Korea	Bandung, Indonesia
19:00 UTC+7	Safawi 5', 45+1'	Report	Hwang Ui-jo 87'	Stadium: Saudi Arabia )

20 August 2018 (2018-08-20) Group stage	Malaysia	2–3	Bahrain	Cikarang, Indonesia
19:00 UTC+7	Syahmi 20' Safawi 90+3' (pen.)	Report	Al-Hardan 33', 89' Al-Shamsan 37'	Stadium: Wibawa Mukti Stadium Referee: Yu Ming-hsun (Chinese Taipei)

24 August 2018 (2018-08-24) Round of 16	Malaysia	0–1	Japan	Bekasi, Indonesia
19:30 UTC+7		Report	Ueda 90' (pen.)	Stadium: Patriot Candrabhaga Stadium Referee: Bijan Heidari (Iran)

Malaysia national under-19 football team

2018 AFC U-19 Championship

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Saudi Arabia	3	3	0	0	6	2	+4	9	Knockout stage
2	Tajikistan	3	1	1	1	4	5	−1	4	Knockout stage
3	China	3	1	0	2	2	2	0	3
4	Malaysia	3	0	1	2	3	6	−3	1

Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

20 October 2018 (2018-10-20) Group stage	Malaysia	Bekasi, Indonesia
16:00 UTC+7	Al-Ammar 24' Al-Saleem 78'	Report	Hadi 88'	Stadium: Patriot Candrabhaga Stadium Attendance: 181 Referee: Kim Hee-gon (South Korea)

23 October 2018 (2018-10-23) Group stage	Malaysia	2–2	Tajikistan	Bekasi, Indonesia
19:00 UTC+7	Hadi 11' Hanonov 55' (o.g.)	Report	Panjshanbe 34' (pen.) Yodgorov 45+1'	Stadium: Patriot Candrabhaga Stadium Attendance: 109 Referee: Ahmed Al-Ali (Jordan)

26 October 2018 (2018-10-26) Group stage	Malaysia	Cibinong, Indonesia
19:00 UTC+7	Tao Qianglong 44' Xu Yue 58'	Report		Stadium: Pakansari Stadium Attendance: 102 Referee: Khamis Al-Kuwari (Qatar)

2018 AFF U-19 Youth Championship

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Malaysia	4	3	1	0	6	1	+5	10	Knockout stage
2	Myanmar	4	2	1	1	13	5	+8	7	Knockout stage
3	Cambodia	4	2	0	2	8	7	+1	6
4	East Timor	4	1	2	1	5	5	0	5
5	Brunei	4	0	0	4	1	15	−14	0

Source: drawing result

4 July 2018 (2018-07-04) Group stage	Cambodia	0–2	Malaysia	Gelora Joko Samudro Stadium, Gresik
15:30 (UTC+7)		Report	Shivan 39' Akhyar 71'	Attendance: 50 Referee: Xaypaseuth Phongsanit (Laos)

6 July 2018 (2018-07-06) Group stage	Brunei	Gelora Joko Samudro Stadium, Gresik
15:30 (UTC+7)	Syahmi 5' Nizarruddin 12'	Report		Referee: Wiwat Jumpaoon (Thailand)

East Timor

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Malaysia

8 July 2018 (2018-07-08) Group stage	East Timor	1–1	Malaysia	Gelora Joko Samudro Stadium, Gresik
19:00 (UTC+7)	de Lima 13'	Report	Akhyar 30'	Referee: Oki Dwi Putra (Indonesia)

10 July 2018 (2018-07-10) Group stage	Malaysia	1–0	Myanmar	Gelora Delta Stadium, Sidoarjo
15:30 (UTC+7)	Shivan 17'	Report

12 July 2018 (2018-07-12) Semi-finals	Malaysia	1–1 (3–2 p)	Indonesia	Gelora Delta Stadium, Sidoarjo
19:00 (UTC+7)	Syaiful 14'	Report	Egy 2' (pen.)	Attendance: 26,000 Referee: Clifford Daypuyat (Philippines)
	Penalties
	Shivan Pillay Nabil Hakim Nik Akif Zafuan Azeman		Hanis Putra

14 July 2018 (2018-07-14) Final	Myanmar	3–4	Malaysia	Gelora Delta Stadium, Sidoarjo
19:00 (UTC+7)	Win Naing Tun 23', 26' Myat Kaung Khant 31'		Awang Faiz 3' Nik Akif 18', 90+3' Shivan Pillay 76'	Referee: Nguyễn Hiền Triết (Vietnam)

Malaysia national under-16 football team

2018 AFC U-16 Championship

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Japan	3	2	1	0	7	2	+5	7	Knockout stage
2	Tajikistan	3	1	1	1	4	7	−3	4	Knockout stage
3	Thailand	3	1	0	2	7	9	−2	3^[a]
4	Malaysia (H)	3	1	0	2	8	8	0	3^[a]

Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Head-to-head result: Thailand 4–2 Malaysia.

20 September 2018 (2018-09-20) Group stage	Malaysia	6–2	Tajikistan	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
16:30 UTC+8	Luqman 30', 42', 46', 66' Najmudin 33' (pen.) Mutalib 76' (pen.)	Report	Rahmatov 72' (pen.) Zairov 90+1'	Stadium: Bukit Jalil National Stadium Attendance: 723 Referee: Ahmad Yacoub Ibrahim (Jordan)

23 September 2018 (2018-09-23) Group stage	Malaysia	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
16:30 UTC+8	Suphanat 3', 21' Waragon 57' Apidet 85'	Report	Luqman 12' Kaironnisam 48'	Stadium: Bukit Jalil National Stadium Attendance: 8,596 Referee: Omar Mohamed Al-Ali (United Arab Emirates)

Malaysia

v

Japan

27 September 2018 (2018-09-27) Group stage	Malaysia	0–2	Japan	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
11:00 UTC+8^[2]		Report	Toyama 37' Naruoka 90+3'	Stadium: Bukit Jalil National Stadium Attendance: 8,378 Referee: Kim Woo-sung (South Korea)

2018 AFF U-16 Youth Championship

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Thailand	4	3	1	0	12	2	+10	10	Knockout stage
2	Malaysia	4	3	0	1	12	3	+9	9	Knockout stage
3	Laos	4	2	1	1	5	4	+1	7
4	Singapore	4	1	0	3	7	9	−2	3
5	Brunei	4	0	0	4	3	21	−18	0

Updated to match(es) played on 7 August 2018. Source: AFF

30 July 2018 (2018-07-30) Group stage	Malaysia	Gresik, Indonesia
16:30 UTC+8	Ali Imran 14' (o.g.) Azlan Yusof 64 ' (o.g.)	Report	Azlan Yusof 46'	Stadium: Gelora Joko Samudro Stadium Attendance: 212 Referee: Steve Suprencia (Philippines)

3 August 2018 (2018-08-03) Group stage	Malaysia	6–1	Brunei	Gresik, Indonesia
20:00 UTC+8	Asman Sukarnain 2', 50' Fahmi Zaaim 27' Ikhwan Hafizo 38' Harith Naem 46' Danial Amali 80+3'	Report	Eddy Omar 80' (pen.)	Stadium: Gelora Joko Samudro Stadium Attendance: 48 Referee: Chy Samdy (Cambodia)

Malaysia

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Singapore

5 August 2018 (2018-08-05) Group stage	Malaysia	4–0	Singapore	Gresik, Indonesia
16:30 UTC+8	Alif Daniel 9' Harith Naem 33' Fahmi Zaaim 46' Ryaan Sanizal 56' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Gelora Joko Samudro Stadium Attendance: 95 Referee: Ngô Duy Lân (Vietnam)

7 August 2018 (2018-08-07) Group stage	Malaysia	Gresik, Indonesia
16:30 UTC+8		Report	Anantaza 4' (o.g.)	Stadium: Gelora Joko Samudro Stadium Attendance: 119 Referee: Chy Samdy (Cambodia)

9 August 2018 (2018-08-09) Semi-finals	Malaysia	Sidoarjo, Indonesia
20:00 UTC+8	Amiruddin Bagus 72' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Gelora Delta Stadium Attendance: 24,000 Referee: Ngô Duy Lân (Vietnam)

Malaysia

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Myanmar

11 August 2018 (2018-08-11) Third place	Malaysia	1–0	Myanmar	Sidoarjo, Indonesia
16:30 UTC+8	Alif Daniel 79'	Report		Stadium: Gelora Delta Stadium Attendance: 5,100 Referee: Wiwat Jumpaoon (Thailand)

League season

Liga Super

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Johor Darul Ta'zim (C)	22	19	2	1	47	9	+38	59	Qualification for the AFC Champions League group stage
2	Perak	22	10	6	6	35	27	+8	36	Qualification for the AFC Champions League second preliminary round
3	PKNS	22	10	5	7	37	29	+8	35
4	Pahang	22	9	7	6	35	21	+14	34
5	Terengganu	22	10	4	8	32	31	+1	34
6	Kedah	22	9	5	8	37	36	+1	32
7	Melaka United	22	9	4	9	33	38	−5	31
8	Selangor	22	7	6	9	35	39	−4	27
9	PKNP	22	7	4	11	25	31	−6	25
10	Kuala Lumpur	22	7	3	12	39	51	−12	24
11	Kelantan (R)	22	5	3	14	20	43	−23	18	Relegation to the Premier League
12	Negeri Sembilan (R)	22	4	3	15	27	47	−20	15	Relegation to the Premier League

Source: FAM, FMLLP
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Liga Premier

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Felda United (C, P)	20	12	7	1	44	24	+20	43	Promotion to 2019 Malaysia Super League
2	Felcra	20	9	7	4	30	24	+6	34	Withdraw from league for next season
3	MIFA (P)	20	9	5	6	36	26	+10	32	Promotion to 2019 Malaysia Super League
4	Johor Darul Ta'zim II	20	8	6	6	28	23	+5	30
5	PDRM	20	8	5	7	28	31	−3	29
6	Sabah	20	7	7	6	35	26	+9	28
7	UKM	20	6	4	10	26	32	−6	22
8	Sarawak	20	6	4	10	27	35	−8	22
9	UiTM	20	6	4	10	23	36	−13	22
10	Penang	20	5	6	9	20	30	−10	21
11	Terengganu II	20	4	5	11	22	34	−12	17

Updated to match(es) played on 30 December 2018. Source: FAM, FMLLP
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

Piala FAM

Group A

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or qualification
1	Selangor United	12	7	2	3	22	13	+9	23	Advance to knock-out stage
2	MOF	12	6	4	2	16	10	+6	22	Advance to knock-out stage
3	ATM	12	6	4	2	14	9	+5	22
4	Kuching	12	5	3	4	13	13	0	18
5	Shahzan Muda	12	2	5	5	9	12	−3	11
6	DBKL	12	3	2	7	10	18	−8	11
7	MPKB-BRI U-Bes	12	2	2	8	13	21	−8	8

Updated to match(es) played on 29 July 2018. Source: PengurusanBolasepakFAM
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

Group B

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or qualification
1	Terengganu City	8	6	0	2	12	7	+5	18	Advance to knock-out stage
2	PJ Rangers	8	4	2	2	17	9	+8	14	Advance to knock-out stage
3	D'AR Wanderers	8	4	0	4	13	16	−3	12
4	Young Fighters	8	3	1	4	7	8	−1	10
5	Perlis	8	1	1	6	5	14	−9	4

Updated to match(es) played on 29 July 2018. Source: PengurusanBolasepakFAM
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

Domestic Cups

Charity Shield

3 February 2018

21:00 UTC+8

Kedah
Figueroa 28' Antonio 57'	report	Pallares 14'

Larkin Stadium, Johor Bahru, Johor

Attendance: 23020

Referee: Mohd Zohri Tajuddin (Malaysia

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FA Cup

7 July 2018

21:00 UTC+8

Pahang
	Report	Azam Azih 23' Patrick Cruz 62' (pen. )

Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur

Attendance: 43,512

Referee: Zulkarnain Zakaria

Malaysia Cup

Final

27 October 2018

21:00 UTC+8

Perak
Kipré Tchétché 1', 42' Igor Zonjić 59' Lee Tuck 66' Faiz Nasir 96'	Report	Leandro 120+1'
Penalties
Igor Zonjić Thierry Bin Nasrullah Haniff	1–4	Leandro

Shah Alam Stadium, Shah Alam

Referee: Suresh Jayaraman

Malaysia Challenge Cup

Final

The first legs will be played on 8 October 2018, and the second legs will be played on 15 October 2018

8 October 2018

20:15 UTC+8

UKM	2−2	Terengganu II

Shah Alam Stadium, Shah Alam

15 October 2018

20:15 UTC+8

Terengganu II	2−0	UKM
Akanni-Sunday Wasiu 22', 53'

Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah Stadium, Kuala Terengganu

Terengganu II won 4−2 on aggregate.

Malaysian clubs in Asia

Johor Darul Ta'zim

AFC Champions League

Qualifying play-off

23 January 2018 (2018-01-23) Preliminary round 2	Supachalasai National Stadium, Bangkok
19:30 UTC+7	Sarach 7' Tristan 21' Heberty 29' (pen. ), 63' Theerathon 56'	Report	Díaz 90+2', 90+5'	Attendance: 7,949 Referee: Uzbekistan )

AFC Cup

Group stage

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	PSJ	SLN	JDT	TAM
1	Persija Jakarta	6	4	1	1	13	6	+7	13	Zonal semi-finals	—	1–0	4–0	4–1
2	Sông Lam Nghệ An	6	3	1	2	8	5	+3	10^[a]		0–0	—	2–0	2–1
3	Johor Darul Ta'zim	6	3	1	2	8	9	−1	10^[a]		3–0	3–2	—	2–1
4	Tampines Rovers	6	0	1	5	5	14	−9	1		2–4	0–2	0–0	—

Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Head-to-head results: Sông Lam Nghệ An 2–0 Johor Darul Ta'zim, Johor Darul Ta'zim 3–2 Sông Lam Nghệ An.

14 February 2018 (2018-02-14)	Johor Darul Ta'zim	3–0	Persija Jakarta	Tan Sri Dato' Haji Hassan Yunos Stadium, Johor Bahru
20:45 UTC+8	Hazwan 29' Díaz 42' Safawi 76'	Report		Attendance: 18,600 Referee: Saoud Al-Athbah (Qatar)

28 February 2018 (2018-02-28)	Sông Lam Nghệ An	2–0	Johor Darul Ta'zim	Vinh Stadium, Vinh
15:30 UTC+8	Phan Văn Đức 22' Phạm Xuân Mạnh 90+4'	Report		Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Mahmood Al-Majarafi (Oman)

Tampines Rovers

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Johor Darul Ta'zim

6 March 2018 (2018-03-06)	Tampines Rovers	0–0	Johor Darul Ta'zim	Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore
19:30 UTC+8		Report		Attendance: 2,250 Referee: Lebanon )

14 March 2018 (2018-03-14)	Johor Darul Ta'zim	2–1	Tampines Rovers	Tan Sri Dato' Haji Hassan Yunos Stadium, Johor Bahru
20:45 UTC+8	Safawi 13' Hazwan 79'	Report	Khairul 45' (pen.)	Attendance: 8,750 Referee: Payam Heidari (Iran)

10 April 2018 (2018-04-10)	Persija Jakarta	4–0	Johor Darul Ta'zim	Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta
18:30 UTC+7	Šimić 8', 12', 19', 87' (pen.)	Report		Attendance: 60,157 Referee: Sivakorn Pu-udom (Thailand)

24 April 2018 (2018-04-24)	Sông Lam Nghệ An	Tan Sri Dato' Haji Hassan Yunos Stadium, Johor Bahru
20:00 UTC+8	Safawi 36' Syafiq 39' Safiq 67' (pen. )	Report	Nguyễn Viết Nguyên 41' Hồ Tuấn Tài 45+1'	Attendance: 5,170 Referee: Kim Hee-gon (South Korea)

References

^ "Malaysia 2018". RSSSF. Rec. Sport Soccer Statistics Foundation. 2 August 2018. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
^ "Group A Matchday Three matches cancelled, rescheduled to Thursday". the-afc.com. The Asian Football Confederation. 26 September 2018. Retrieved 29 September 2018.

[table_hth_MAS0.11039402573853-2] Head-to-head result: Malaysia 2–1 South Korea.

[table_hth_THA0.72489452675213-3] Head-to-head result: Thailand 4–2 Malaysia.

[table_hth_SLN0.85388884640014-5] Head-to-head results: Sông Lam Nghệ An 2–0 Johor Darul Ta'zim, Johor Darul Ta'zim 3–2 Sông Lam Nghệ An.

[1] "Malaysia 2018". RSSSF. Rec. Sport Soccer Statistics Foundation. 2 August 2018. Retrieved 29 September 2018.

[4] "Group A Matchday Three matches cancelled, rescheduled to Thursday". the-afc.com. The Asian Football Confederation. 26 September 2018. Retrieved 29 September 2018.

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