2017 Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C. season
The 2017 season was Johor Darul Ta'zim Football Club's 44th season in club history and 5th season in the 2017 Liga Super after rebranding their name from Johor FC.
Background
Background information
won their 2016 Liga Super after an impressive unbeaten campaign throughout 22 league actions. Tagged as "The Invincibles", JDT became the first Malaysian club to win the league titles for three consecutive seasons.JDT still holds an unbeaten home ground record after extending the record up to 48 matches from 3 July 2012.
JDT opened their defense of 2016 league campaign by retaining Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Cup title in the season opener after defeating 33-time Malaysia Cup winner Selangor FA in a 7–6 penalty shoot-out.
JDT lifted up the Malaysia FA Cup for the first time after a 2–1 win against promoted club PKNS FC held at Shah Alam Stadium on 14 May 2016.
Unfortunately, JDT failed to defend their AFC Cup after lost to India club Bengaluru FC in the AFC Cup Semi Finals with an aggregate 2–4.
Friendly matches
Competitions
Overview
Liga Super
Table
Results summary
Liga Super fixtures and results
FA Cup
Malaysia Cup
Group D
Bracket
AFC Champions League
Qualifying play-off
AFC Cup
Group F
Group Stage
Zonal Semi-finals
Club Statistics
Appearances
Top scorers
Hat-tricks
Top assists
Clean sheets
Discipline
Cards
Transfers and contracts
In
| Name | Age | Moving from | Type | Transfer Date | Transfer fee | Notes | |||
| 1 | MF |  Nazmi Faiz |  Selangor | Transfer | 16 November 2016 | Undisclosed | — | ||
| 2 | GK | Haziq Nadzli |  PDRM | Transfer | 1 December 2016 | Undisclosed | — | ||
| 3 | MF | Syahrul Azwari |  Sarawak | Transfer | 1 December 2016 | Undisclosed | — | ||
| 4 | FW | Ahmad Hazwan Bakri | Selangor | Transfer | 12 December 2016 | RM 750,000 | — | ||
| 5 | FW |  Brian Ferreira |  Independiente | Transfer | 23 December 2016 | Undisclosed | — | ||
| 6 | MF | R. Gopinathan | Selangor | Transfer | 27 December 2016 | Undisclosed | — | ||
| 7 | MF |   Wan Kuzri Wan Kamal | Saint Louis | Transfer | 6 January 2017 | Undisclosed | — | ||
| 8 | FW |  Jerónimo Barrales |  Sivasspor | Transfer | 7 January 2017 | Undisclosed | — | ||
| 9 | FW |  Mohammed Ghaddar |  Kelantan | Transfer | 20 May 2017 | Undisclosed | — | ||
| 10 | MF |  Natxo Insa |  Levante | Transfer | 6 June 2017 | €400,000 | — |
Out
| Name | Age | Moving to | Type | Transfer fee | Notes | ||
| 1 | MF | Nazrin Nawi |  Perak | Transfer | RM 750,000 | ||
| 2 | MF | Jasazrin Jamaluddin | Perak | Transfer | RM 750,000 | ||
| 3 | FW | Mohd Amri Yahyah |  Melaka United | End of contract | Released | ||
| 4 | FW | Mohd Safee Sali | Selangor PKNS FC | Transfer | Undisclosed | ||
| 5 | DF | Asraruddin Putra Omar |  Penang | End of Contract | Released | ||
| 6 | FW | Jorge Pereyra Díaz |  Club León | Transfer | RM 14,000,000 | ||
| 7 | FW | Juan Martín Lucero | Club Tijuana | Transfer | RM 11,500,000 | ||
| 8 | FW | Jerónimo Barrales |  Johor Darul Ta'zim II | Feeder Club | |||
| 9 | MF |  Hariss Harun | CE L'Hospitalet | Loan | |||
| 10 | MF | Hariss Harun |  Home United | Loan | |||
| 11 | FW | Brian Ferreira |  Fuerza Amarilla | Transfer | Undisclosed |
Contracts
| Player | Status | Contract length | Expiry date | Other notes |
Home Attendance
All matches will be played at Larkin Stadium.| Date | Attendance | Opposition | Score | Competition | Ref |
| 20 January 2017 | 24,157 | Kedah FA | 1–1 p | Liga Super Match Day 1 Charity Shield | |
| 27 January 2017 | 18,320 | Felda United FC | 3–1 | Liga Super Match Day 2 | |
| 11 February 2017 | 19,822 | Selangor FA | 0–0 | Liga Super Match Day 4 | |
| 21 February 2017 | 9,850 | Boeung Ket Angkor FC | 3–0 | AFC Cup Group Stage Match Day 1 | |
| 25 February 2017 | 14,807 | T-Team FC | 3–0 | Liga Super Match Day 6 | |
| 3 March 2017 | 20,480 | Pahang FA | 3–2 | Liga Super Match Day 8 | |
| 11 March 2017 | 12,755 | UiTM FC | 4–0 | Malaysia FA Cup 3rd round | |
| 14 March 2017 | 11,090 | Global FC | 4–0 | AFC Cup Group Stage Match Day 3 | |
| 9 April 2017 | 14,475 | Melaka United FC | 7–0 | Liga Super Match Day 9 | |
| 15 April 2017 | 13,325 | PKNS FC | 2–1 | Liga Super Match Day 10 | |
| 23 April 2017 | 23,420 | Pahang FA | 2–1 | Malaysia FA Cup Q-Final 2nd Leg | |
| 3 May 2017 | 10,190 | Magwe FC | 3–1 | AFC Cup Group Stage Match Day 6 | |
| 17 May 2017 | 14,220 | Ceres Negros FC | 3–2 | AFC Cup ASEAN Zonal Semi Finals | |
| 1 July 2017 | 16,850 | Penang FA | 2–0 | Liga Super Match Day 14 | |
| 4 July 2017 | 13,285 | Sarawak FA | 4–0 | Malaysia Cup Group Match 1 | |
| 15 July 2017 | 10,126 | Sarawak FA | 3–1 | Liga Super Match Day 16 | |
| 26 July 2017 | 16,985 | Perak TBG FC | 2–1 | Liga Super Match Day 18 | |
| 1 August 2017 | 12,370 | Terengganu FA | 5–0 | Malaysia Cup Group Match Day 5 | |
| 9 September 2017 | 15,930 | Selangor FA | 3–1 | Malaysia Cup Group Match Day 6 | |
| 20 September 2017 | 18,210 | Kelantan FA | 3–0 | Liga Super Match Day 20 | |
| 24 September 2017 | 10,230 | Melaka United FC | 1–1 | Malaysia Cup Q-Final 2nd leg | |
| 21 October 2017 | 21,140 | Perak TBG FC | 3–0 | Malaysia Cup S-Final 2nd leg |