[7] Other transfers are Bunyamin Umar and Liberian Forkey Doe to Pahang, Raimi Mohd Nor, Fitri Shazwan and Nigerian Ugo Ukah to Penang who plays in second division, Rizal Fahmi to Negeri Sembilan, Zarif Irfan to PKNS, S. Veenod to Kelantan and star player, Indonesian Andik Vermansyah to Kedah.

[13][14] Selangor announces its fifth signing on 28 January, Alfonso Cruz, another Spanish footballer in addition Rufino Segovia, who is retained from last season.

On the match played at National Sports Council pitch in Kuala Lumpur, Selangor won 3-1, with goals from Rufino Segovia, Tamil Maran and Faizzudin Abidin.

Although Selangor had signed Evan Dimas and Ilham Armaiyn as early as December, Football Association of Indonesia (PSSI) does not allow them to join the rest of the team for their pre-season.

[24][25][26] Following the rejection, Selangor approaches UiTM on 18 January in a bid to share their stadium but they were denied by the ground owner because of logistic and safety issues.

[30][31] Selangor officially kicks off its 2018 Malaysia Super League campaign on 4 February 2018 with a highly anticipated Klang Valley Derby match against Kuala Lumpur.

[32][33] On 7 February, Selangor won 4-1 against Melaka United, with two goals each from Rufino Segovia and Syahmi Safari.

[34] On 10 February, Selangor suffers its first lost at Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah Stadium in a match against Terengganu.

[35][36][37] On 11 February, Selangor announces its collaboration with local musician, Monoloque, to produce a new anthem song for the football team in a pre-launch event.

[38][39][40] After a week Chinese New Year break, Selangor comes back on 24 February only to lose against Pahang 1-3 on their own homeground.

[44] Following a statement released by Football Malaysia Limited Liability Partnership (FMLLP) on 19 February where Selangor was announced as one of the team failed to submit their registration document on time, on 7 March FMLLP announced that Selangor will have to pay RM 1.5 mil fine for the offense.

[52][53][54] Tengku Amir officially became the president of Selangor FA after receiving 81 nominations from 96 affiliates and won uncontested in the extraordinary congress that was held on 3 July 2018.

[60] Tengku Amir called the rogue faction to meet him at the palace to voice out their displeasure but only less than half of them attended it.

[61] As a result, he removed 43 affiliate clubs from the association, stating that they no longer hold the same values and dreams as FA Selangor.