{"id":55225,"date":"2026-08-21T19:25:47","date_gmt":"2026-08-22T02:25:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.persianfootball.com\/news\/?p=55225"},"modified":"2026-08-21T19:25:47","modified_gmt":"2026-08-22T02:25:47","slug":"zahedi-scores-against-kuching-city-on-jdt-debut-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.persianfootball.com\/news\/2026\/08\/21\/zahedi-scores-against-kuching-city-on-jdt-debut-video\/","title":{"rendered":"Zahedi scores against Kuching City on JDT debut [VIDEO]"},"content":{"rendered":"

Rfi.fr – JOHOR BAHRU, Malaysia’s Johor Darul Ta’zim (JDT) claimed a new world record for the longest unbeaten run in top-flight league football on Friday, extending their streak to 109 matches after a 3-0 win against Kuching City. <\/strong><\/p>\n

Goals from Marcos Guilherme, Oscar Arribas and Shahab Zahedi sealed the victory, allowing the 12-time defending champions to surpass the previous streak of 108 consecutive wins, set by Ivorian side ASEC Mimosas between 1989 and 1994.<\/p>\n

“It’s a historic night,” Spanish coach Xisco Munoz, formerly of Watford and Sheffield Wednesday, said after the final whistle.<\/p>\n

JDT claimed the record in front of a packed home crowd at the Sultan Ibrahim Stadium at the 2026\/27 Super League season opener to kickstart their title defence.<\/p>\n

JDT needed only 11 minutes to take the lead through Brazilian winger Guilherme, who played a neat one-two with the club’s all-time leading goalscorer Bergson da Silva before finding the bottom corner.<\/p>\n

The league champions continued to dominate proceedings and doubled their lead 10-minutes after the break through Spanish midfielder Arribas, before Iranian striker Shahab Zahedi confirmed the comfortable win in the 86th minute.<\/p>\n

Based in Johor at the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, JDT have become Malaysia’s most successful — and richest — club in over a decade under the stewardship of its owner and the state’s Crown Prince, Tunku Ismail ibni Sultan Ibrahim.<\/p>\n

The Malaysian royal, popularly known as “TMJ”, made sweeping changes, including building a 40,000-seat stadium and recently unveiling blueprints for a sprawling 39-acre training complex inspired by Spanish powerhouse Real Madrid.<\/p>\n

He also put together a star-studded team with the country’s best players, while also securing international names such as Argentina’s Pablo Aimar and Luciano Figuera.<\/p>\n

Most recently, JDT appointed former Liverpool and Spanish star Luis Garcia as their chief executive officer.<\/p>\n

Coach Munoz attributed the team’s success to the royal’s investment over the years, which has seen JDT dwarf other teams in Malaysia.<\/p>\n

“It’s incredible how 12 years ago TMJ took this club and put it at this level, in the history of football,” he said.<\/p>\n

Besides domestic dominance, JDT became the only Southeast Asian club to win the now-rebranded AFC Cup on the continental stage back in 2015.<\/p>\n