Kelantan F.C.

This article is about the Kelantan Football Club. For Kelantan United Football Club, see Kelantan United F.C.

Kelantan

Full name	Kelantan Red Warrior Football Club
Nickname(s)	The Red Warriors
Short name	TRW
Founded	1946 (1946) as KAFA (Kelantan FA) 2021 (2021) as Kelantan FC
Dissolved	2024 (2024)
Ground	Sultan Muhammad IV Stadium
Capacity	22,000
Owner	Norizam Tukiman
2023	Malaysia Super League, 14th of 14 (expelled)

Kelantan Football Club (Malay: Kelab Bola Sepak Kelantan) is a Malaysian professional football club based in Kota Bharu, Kelantan. Founded in 1946, the club has a long-standing rivalry with Terengganu, the two east coast clubs involved in what is known as the East Coast Derby. Their home is the 22,000-seat Sultan Muhammad IV Stadium. Kelantan's regular kit colours are red shirt and shorts with a white pattern on the side.

The club had their first major success in the 2012 season, when they won the treble which is the Malaysia Super League titles, Malaysia FA Cup and Malaysia Cup. Domestically, the club have won 2 Malaysia Super League titles,1 Malaysia Premier League title, 2 Malaysia FA Cup, 2 Malaysia Cup and 1 Charity Shield. In 2012, Kelantan make their debut playing in the AFC Cup. They played well in the group stage to gain first place. However, the club lost in the quarter final to Iraq club, Erbil SC 6–2 on aggregate.

Kelantan had obtained the FAM Club License to play in the 2018 Malaysia Super League season.

On 17 January 2024, Kelantan F.C. is expelled from Malaysia Super League over their failures to paying players' salaries and the club having serious financial problems.

History

Main article: History of Kelantan FA

Kelantan Football Club was founded in 1946 as Kelantan Amateur Football Association. KAFA won the first cup in 1953 when they won the Malaysia FAM Cup and retained the cup for the next year. In 1963, KAFA played in the final Malaysia FAM Cup but lose to Singapore. By the period of the 70s, The club had been unlucky when they lost three cup final (Malaysia cup 1970, FAM cup 1971 and 1972). In 1972, Dali Omar became the first Kelantanese-born player who played abroad when he joined Australian sided, Perth Azurri which the English former player, Bobby Charlton had played.

The former chief minister of Kelantan state, Ahmad Rastom Ahmad Maher was appointed as the president in 1986. 5 years later, the former Kelantan State Secretary, Wan Hashim Wan Daud took over the post. He held the post until 2004 followed by Ahmad Jazlan Yaakub.

By 2005 Kelantan was the only state team that played in the third-tier football league in Malaysia. The team ended the season bottom of the second-tier Malaysia Premier League and was then relegated to the third-tier league of Malaysia, Malaysia FAM League.

Tan Sri Annuar Musa took over Kelantan in 2007 and many changes have occurred. Various new approach and renewal was done by him in management and team. The team succeed to improve position in Malaysia Premier League during 2007–08 season. The team ended in third place during the season. The club was Malaysia FA Cup and Malaysia Cup runners-up during 2009 season. Annuar brought a revolution and transformed the way the team was run by introducing changes that were akin to those practised overseas. Local players were given exposure and national players were signed into the team to have a good blend of experience and finesse. Sponsorship deals were signed with various companies and with a good cash flow going into the first few years of his leadership, Kelantan FA re-branded as The Red Warriors and was ready to take the pitch by storm.

2009 season

Main article: 2009 Kelantan FA season

2009 was the Kelantan debut season in the Malaysia Super League after got promoted from Malaysia Premier League. They obtained 6th spot in the league with 44 points. During the Malaysia FA Cup final, they have lost to Selangor, 1–4 on penalties after both team ended 1–1 after extra time. Malaysia Cup became their second finals for the season but unfortunately they lost to Negeri Sembilan where the match was held at the National Stadium, Bukit Jalil.

2010 season

Main article: 2010 Kelantan FA season

The team gained second place in the Malaysia Super League table behind Selangor with 59 points. The top scorer for the team was Norshahrul Idlan with 11 goals in the league and 14 goals overall. The team only lost once along the season while they playing against Kedah in Kota Bharu. Kelantan much awaited 89-years drought of Piala Malaysia ended in the 2010 Malaysia Cup after defeating defending champions Negeri Sembilan in the final at the Bukit Jalil National Stadium. They came from behind to clinch a 2–1 win. Negeri Sembilan opened the scoring in the 13th minute through a penalty kick by Shahurain Abu Samah after Kelantan's keeper Khairul Fahmi felled S. Kunalan in the penalty box. The equaliser came in the 57th minute from a header by Kelantan senior striker Hairuddin Omar through a pass by Norshahrul Idlan. Kelantan then took the lead through Badhri Radzi in the 65th minute from a lovely pass by Nor Farhan Muhammad. Kelantan victorious coach B. Sathianathan refused to commit his future to the newly crowned Malaysia Cup champions as he awaits the result of an appeal against a six-months ban. Unfortunately, the team campaign in 2009 Malaysia FA Cup ended in the second round when they ended draw but Kedah advanced to next round based on away goals rule.

2011 season

Main article: 2011 Kelantan FA season

Kelantan started their 2011 season by beating Selangor 2–0 in the Charity Shield match held at the Shah Alam Stadium. The goals scored by Norshahrul Idlan through penalty kick after 7th minute match starts. In the 76th minute, Badhri Radzi securing a 2–0 win for the team. In the Malaysia FA Cup campaign, Kelantan lost to Terengganu 1–2 after extra time during final. The goal scored by Azwan Roya in the 79th minute. During the Malaysia Super League campaign, Kelantan won the title for Pthe first time. Therefore, they qualified to compete in the 2012 AFC Cup. Norshahrul Idlan became the top scorer for the team. He scored 19 goals in the league and 25 goals overall. Kelantan's Malaysia Cup campaign ended in the quarter-finals as they have lost to Terengganu with 5–3 on aggregate.

2012 season

Main article: 2012 Kelantan FA season

Kelantan FA fans in a 2012 Malaysia Cup semi-final match against Selangor

In the 2012 season, the team clinched their second successive Malaysia Super League titles in style after thrashing Perak 6–0 at their home ground. Indra Putra made a hat-trick and 1 goal each from Mohammed Ghaddar, Badhri Radzi and Azwan Roya were enough for the defending champions to top the league again, regardless of the outcome in their two remaining matches. During the 2012 Malaysia Cup campaign, they qualified to the final playing against ATM at the Shah Alam Stadium. Before that, they won against Selangor in the semi-finals and Felda United in the quarter-finals. They were top of the table along with Terengganu, ATM and Kedah. In the final, Norshahrul Idlan scored the opening goal for the team a minute before half-time. Two minutes after the second half started, Rezal Zambery scored by a 20-meter shot defeating goalkeeper, Khairul Fahmi. A minute later, Norshahrul Idlan scored back to make 2–1. In the 63rd minute, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines national striker, Marlon Alex James scored with a header. The scores remained 2–2 until they added an extra time. In the 95th minute, Indra Putra scored with a wonderful volley from the right side defeating Farizal Harun. Kelantan beat ATM during 2012 Malaysia Cup final. The historical win completed a treble of wins for Kelantan after emerging Malaysia FA Cup champions and Malaysia Super League champions that season, a feat last achieved by Kedah for two consecutive seasons in 2007 and 2008.

2013 season

Main article: 2013 Kelantan FA season

Kelantan started the season with a defeated to ATM on the Charity Shield match. They have lost on penalties after draw 1–1 after extra time scores by Indra Putra. The first league match was at their home ground and they won against PKNS with scores 2–1. Badhri Radzi scores the equaliser at the last minute of the match to Kelantan gained 3 points. They started the 2013 season with a bit inconsistent. They only got 1 win, 3 draws, and 1 lost in the first 5 matches in the league. Kelantan close their league campaign by beating LionsXII 2–0 at the Sultan Muhammad IV Stadium in Kota Bharu. Goals were scored by Badhri Radzi and Dickson Nwakaeme.

In the 2013 Malaysia FA Cup, the team met Johor Darul Ta'zim in the final after defeating Terengganu with 6–5 on aggregate in semi-finals. They also defeating east-Malaysia team, Sarawak in the quarter-finals with 4–1 on aggregate. The team initially gets a bye for the first round and they played at the second round defeating PKNS in Sultan Muhammad IV Stadium in Kota Bharu with 4–2 win. During the final, Kelantan wins 1–0 against Johor Darul Ta'zim. The sole goal was scored by Nor Farhan Muhammad 15 minutes into the game. With this victory Kelantan successfully retain their Malaysia FA Cup title for the second year in the row.

During Malaysia Cup final, Kelantan failed to retain their title last year after a defeat to Pahang with 0–1.

2014 season

Main article: 2014 Kelantan FA season

Kelantan started the season with a win with a one-goal difference during the match against Sime Darby at their home ground, Sultan Muhammad IV Stadium 2 goals scored by Mohammed Ghaddar. Their first loss in this season was at their home ground against PKNS when an unexpected comeback with 2 goals after an opening goal from Fakri Saarani at 30th minute of the match. During this season Kelantan only win 10 from 24 matches and at the last the chart shows that Kelantan finish 6th from all 12 teams that compete in Malaysia Super League. Controversy arose when the fans were not happy with head coach, Steve Darby because of his style of management and he was replaced by former English club player, George Boateng after a big lost 0–4 to Sime Darby. Ghanaian forward Prince Tagoe signed with Kelantan after departure of Mohammed Ghaddar during mid season. He only made 3 appearances before being released due to poor performance.

2015 season

Main article: 2015 Kelantan FA season

Kelantan began the 2015 season with a 2–0 win over ATM during away match at Majlis Perbandaran Selayang Stadium, and their first loss came when they lose 0–4 to the newly promoted PDRM on 21 February. Their 2015 Malaysia Super League ended with the team get 9th places from 12 teams competing with 8 wins, 4 draws and 10 losses from all 22 matches played. Their best achievement this season came when they became 2015 Malaysia FA Cup runner-up behind the champions LionsXII after losing 1–3 to LionsXII with a consolation goal scored by Wan Zack Haikal in 63rd minute before 2 goal scored by LionsXII supersub, Sahil Suhaimi in 82nd and 92nd minute lifted up LionsXII to become 2015 Malaysia FA Cup champion. Their 2015 Malaysia Cup ended with the team did not advance to knockout phase after lasted in 3rd place in group C, 1 point behind second place Felda United and 2-point behind the top table team, Selangor. Kelantan had 2 changes of head coaches this season with George Boateng replaced by Azraai Khor on 24 March and the second changes came on 4 July after Azraai Khor resigned and replaced by Zahasmi Ismail who became the caretaker head coach for the rest of the season. Wan Zaharulnizam also became the first player to win PFAM Player of the Month. Brazilian Gilmar became their top scorer this season for all competition with 11 goals.

2016 season

Main article: 2016 Kelantan FA season

The team started the season with a 0–0 draw with Perak at the away team home ground, Perak Stadium and their first win and loss came when they won 1–0 over PDRM and lost 1–2 to Kedah. Their 2016 Malaysia Super League campaign ended at 4th places from 12 teams competing with 7 wins, 8 draws and 7 losses from all 22 matches played with 29 points collected. Their 2016 Malaysia FA Cup journey ended at Round of 16 after losing 4–5 on penalty shoot-out to Kedah after a 1–1 draw with a goal scored by Jonathan McKain. The Malaysia Cup campaign ended with the team did advanced to knockout phase after lasted in second place in group B, 1 point behind the top table Selangor. They were knocked out by PDRM in the quarter-finals by away goals rule after a 2–2 draw on aggregate. Kelantan had changes of head coaches this season with K. Devan resigned from his position on 12 May and being replaced by former Maldives national team head coach, Velizar Popov on 13 May. Baze Ilijoski became top scorer of the team with 16 goals. This season also saw a change in the club president after Tan Sri Annuar Musa has decided to quit the post with immediate effect on 8 November with the position temporarily held by vice president, Afandi Hamzah.

2017 season

Main article: 2017 Kelantan FA season

On 30 November 2016, Zahasmi Ismail was appointed as the team new head coach, succeeding Velizar Popov in the role facing the 2017 season. Kelantan almost got relegated to the second-tier league but came strong during last match clinched a 1–3 win over Melaka United and finished at 10th of the table.

On 17 December 2017, Bibi Ramjani Ilias Khan was voted in as the new president of Kelantan Football Association for the term 2018–2021. She was appointed to the top post of the association after defeating Datuk Muhammad Nasir Hamzah in the voting process. Bibi told FOX Sports Asia regarding the 2018 Malaysia Super League that "Both Apek (Khairul Fahmi) and Piya (Badhri) are not in the coach's plans, so we will release them if there are offers. Previously I have changed coaches to please the senior players, but now I have to respect the coach." Datuk Seri Afandi Hamzah defended his deputy president post, overcoming Datuk Rosmadi Ismail in the process.

2020 season

On 6 September 2020, the club was being purchased by businessman Norizam Tukiman for RM 6.8 million. The reason him purchase the club to save the club from bankruptcy with former player debts that too high.

2021 season

For 2021, as part of the effort to revamp the club and to bring the club back to its glory days, Norizam Tukiman reshuffle the whole structure of the club from the coaching staff until the players.

Almost 90% of the players for 2021 season are new players and the native of Kelantan. The club successfully appointed a new line up of coaching staffs, led by Marco Ragini, to instill Italian DNA. After that, the coach resign after some health issue in the same season.

Apart from the restructuring the club's line up, the management also had taken effort to slowly acquire assets for the club such as TRW Hotel & a 4 wheel-drive.

On 3 May 2021, Kelantan's owner, Norizam Tukiman expanded his empire by purchasing an Indonesian club, PSPS Riau which currently competes in Liga 2. The acquisition opens up opportunities for both clubs to establish a long-term cooperation for the mutual benefits.

2022 season

During 2022 Malaysia Premier League, Kelantan finished second place only behind Johor Darul Ta'zim II and promoted back into top flight Malaysian football after absent 5 years in the second-tier competition. The club receive and obtain national license from MFL and First Instance Body (FIB) and will feature in next season first tier of the 2023 Malaysia Super League.

2023 season

For the 2023 season, Kelantan appointed former South Korea national player that feature on 2002 FIFA World Cup, Choi Moon-Sik as the club's new head coach. They also participate in 2023 ASEAN Charity Shield against Buriram United. Eventually, Kelantan got trashed by Buriram 7–0. The season for Kelantan was an shocking downfall for the club throughout the year. The club closed this season's competition with a bad record when they become the first team to record the most conceded goals in the history of the Malaysian League with 121 goals, thus occupying the lowest position in the league chart.

Club personnel

Position	Name
Director	Norizam Tukiman
Legal advisor	Sharuz Sheffie

Sponsorship

The following are the sponsors of Kelantan Football Club:

Title and shirt sponsors

Season	Kit manufacturer	Shirt sponsor
1986	Schwarzenbach	none
1987–1988	Puma	Dunhill / Puma
1989–1990	Diadora	Dunhill / EON
1991	Saller
1992	Mizuno
1993	Le Coq Sportif
1994	Umbro	Dunhill
1995	Reebok
1996–1999	Asics
2000–2002	Kronos
2003	Mizuno
2004	Eepro
2005	Eutag	Perodua
2005/06		Celcom
2006/07
2007/08	Nike	Celcom / Redland
2009	Sportzone	TM / Al Hamra
2010	Umbro
2011		Happy / Warrior
2012		Happy / Yusmira
2013	Warriors	Hotlink / AzizanOsman.com
2014		Hotlink / Kicap Adabi
2015		Chengal Jati / Kicap Adabi
2016	DSV	Pamoga Qu Puteh / Chengal Jati
2017	HORC	Red One, Al Hamra & Chengal Jati
2018	Lotto	BMW (Raza Premium Auto)
2019	PUC
2020	PUC, TRW & Fitech	After Image, Nexy/ Cleantech Oil, Ico-fresh / Zamburger
2021–22	93 Sports	93 Sports, Zamburger, Hotel Zamburger, Radio Zamburger
2023		Skygear / Hotel Zamburger

Affiliated clubs

• Cardiff City
• Blackburn Rovers
• FC Bari 1908

AFC Cup competitions

2012 season

Main article: 2012 AFC Cup

2012 was Kelantan debut compete in AFC Cup, they are eligible to compete in the competition after winning the 2011 Malaysia Super League title. Terengganu as 2011 Malaysia FA Cup winner also will represent Malaysia in the 2012 AFC Cup. Kelantan was drawn into Group G with Arema Cronous, Ayeyawady United and Navibank Sài Gòn. The team was on top of the table with 13 points in 6 matches. Malaysian's partner, Terengganu was defeated by Kelantan in the round of 16 by 3–2 in Kota Bharu. During quarter-finals, Kelantan lost to Erbil SC from Iraq 6–2 on aggregate. Mohammed Ghaddar was the team top scorer with 8 goals.

2013 season

Main article: 2013 AFC Cup

2013 was Kelantan second year playing in AFC Cup after winning a treble in the Malaysian football in the 2012 season. Kelantan start their 2013 AFC Cup campaign on 6 March 2013 with 1–1 draw against Maziya during group stage. Their goal was scored by Badhri Radzi at 77th minute of the match. Kelantan has gained first place in the group stage, group G with SHB Đà Nẵng, Maziya and Ayeyawady United. They qualified just until round of 16 after defeated by Hong Kong's football club, Kitchee SC with 2–0 in score. Selangor also participate in the AFC Cup competitions. Badhri Radzi and Dimitri Petratos was the top scorer for the team with 4 goals.

2014 season

Main article: 2014 AFC Cup

In 2014, Kelantan has been eligible to play for the third consecutive year in the AFC Cup after beating Johor Darul Ta'zim 1–0 during the 2013 Malaysia FA Cup final. Kelantan have been drawn into group G along with South China, Yangon United and Vissai Ninh Bình. They finished bottom of the group with only 3 points in 6 group stage matches. On 26 February, the team started their AFC campaign with a 5–3 loss to Burmese club, Yangon United. Wan Zaharulnizam scored 1 goal and 2 more goals came from captain, Badhri Radzi. Wan Zaharulnizam became the top scorer of the team during 2014 campaign with 3 goals.

Stadium

During the league match against Selangor at the Sultan Muhammad IV Stadium

Main article: Sultan Muhammad IV Stadium

Sultan Muhammad IV Stadium is the oldest football field in Malaysia and probably the oldest in Asia continent based on the use of field. The stadium was built in 1967 and initially aims to provide a venue for sports activities from Kelantan, especially as a football pitch. The stadium was built in an area of 13 acres at a cost of RM 1.5 million, was built in stages.

It was built on the site of a football field of Kelantan Football Association and located in the heart of Kota Bharu town center. The stadium initially managed by the Association of Kelantan Stadium, which is chaired by the Menteri Besar of the state of Kelantan and comprises a total of 30 members made up of government employees as well as representatives of sports associations.

The stadium is usually full by 30,000 spectators especially during the Malaysia FA Cup and the Malaysia Cup matches.

Controversy

2009 FA Cup semi-final incident

On 7 April 2009, Halim Napi was suspended for punching and stepping on Negeri Sembilan's defender, Aidil Zafuan during 2009 Malaysia FA Cup semi-final first-leg match. As a result of the incident, the team have been slapped with a total fine of RM 900,000 and their ground in Kota Bharu has been suspended as a venue for all matches sanctioned by Football Association of Malaysia until the end of the season.

2013 Lack of ticket issue

On 25 June 2013, Kelantan fans turned unruly after the 2013 Malaysia FA Cup final tickets were sold out in 10 minutes after counter opened. There were chaotic scenes when the tickets were put up on sale at the Sultan Muhammad IV Stadium. The fans, who had started queuing up for the tickets from as early as 6 a.m., became agitated when the tickets were sold out barely 10 minutes after going on sale at 9 a.m. Although Kelantan Football Association was allocated 30,000 of the 87,000 tickets available for the finals against Johor Darul Ta'zim, fans claimed that only 16 tickets were bought by four spectators before the sold-out announcement was made. This caused the agitated fans to break down the stadium gate before forcing the seller to hand over the bag containing the tickets.

However, there were only tickets for the previous night's Malaysia Super League match between Kelantan and Pahang in the bag. The angry fans then proceeded to tear up the tickets before venting their anger by hurling abuse at absent Kelantan FA officials. Kelantan FA's secretary and team manager, Azman Ibrahim, said that most of the 30,000 tickets had been pre-booked in bulk, and there were limited tickets on sale at the stadium. He also assured the fans that the pre-booked tickets were for Kelantan FA supporters. He has requested the Football Association of Malaysia for more tickets, and said that he expected a response on 26 June. The problem of insufficient tickets is not new, as many fans always want to see Kelantan FA play whenever it is in a final.

2016 financial constraint issue

In 2016, the club has been going through critical financial problem of settling its outstanding players and coach salaries. It also having problem getting new sponsorship for the team. Kafa president Annuar Musa's decision to quit during this time of trouble and the team is going through bad performances was questioned by many who had likened him to "a captain abandons his sinking ship".

Season by season records

Season	League									Charity Shield	Malaysia FA Cup	Malaysia Cup	AFC Cup	Top scorer
	Division	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts	Pos					Name	Goals
1989	DIV 1	16	2	3	11	8	26	9	9th	–	N/a	–	–	—	—
1990	DIV 2	14	9	2	3	38	15	29	2nd	–	–	–	–	Hashim Mustapha Boonphop Praphut	13
1991	DIV 1	18	6	1	11	24	40	19	10th	–	–	–	–	—	—
1992	DIV 2	14	5	4	5	27	18	19	3rd	–	–	–	–	Dariusz Dudala	9
1993	DIV 1	18	5	4	9	31	34	19	6th	–	–	SF	–	Hashim Mustapha	13
1994	PL	28	11	7	10	48	42	40	9th	–	–	GS	–	Hashim Mustapha	25
1995	PL	28	5	8	15	31	49	23	15th	–	–	–	–	Hashim Mustapha	11
1996	PL	28	4	5	19	18	52	17	15th	–	–	–	–	—	—
1997	PL	28	8	4	16	33	58	28	13th	–	R2	–	–	—	—
1998	PL2	14	6	6	2	20	16	24	3rd	–	R2	–	–	—	—
1999	PL2	18	7	5	6	23	26	29	5th	–	QF	–	–	—	—
2000	PL2	18	10	6	2	48	21	36	1st	–	R2	QF	–	Anuar Abu Bakar	15
2001	PL1	22	11	5	6	33	21	38	3rd	–	R1	SF	–	Anuar Abu Bakar	7
2002	PL1	26	9	3	14	29	41	30	10th	–	R2	GS	–	Worrawoot Srimaka	15
2003	PL1	24	7	7	10	31	52	28	10th	–	R1	GS	–	Fatrurazi Rozi	7
2004	MPL	24	1	7	16	13	42	10	9th	–	R1	–	–	Khairul Zal Azmi	3
2005	FAM League (Champions)									–	QF	–	–	—	—
2005–06	MPL	21	7	5	9	33	35	26	6th	–	R2	–	–	—	—
2006–07	MPL	20	4	8	8	23	31	20	8th	–	R2	GS	–	—	—
2007–08	MPL	24	16	5	3	59	30	53	3rd	–	R1	GS	–	Mohamed Moustapha	27
2009	MSL	26	14	2	10	49	36	44	6th	–	RU	RU	–	Indra Putra Mahayuddin	14
2010	MSL	26	17	8	1	50	14	59	2nd	–	R2	W	–	Norshahrul Idlan	11
2011	MSL	26	17	5	4	52	21	56	1st	W	RU	QF	–	Norshahrul Idlan	18
2012	MSL	26	18	6	2	53	18	60	1st	RU	W	W	QF	Mohammed Ghaddar	9
2013	MSL	22	10	6	6	32	20	36	4th	RU	W	RU	R16	Badhri Radzi Indra Putra Mahayuddin Nor Farhan Muhammad	6
2014	MSL	22	10	1	11	26	29	31	6th	–	SF	QF	GS	Francis Doe	5
2015	MSL	22	8	4	10	34	38	28	9th	–	RU	GS	–	Gilmar	6
2016	MSL	22	7	8	7	37	33	29	4th	–	R3	QF	–	Blazhe Ilijoski	14
2017	MSL	22	7	4	11	31	39	22	10th	–	R2	GS	–	Mohammed Ghaddar	18
2018	MSL	22	5	3	14	20	43	18	11th	–	R3	QF	–	Shafiq Shaharudin	6
2019	MPL	20	4	8	8	23	32	17	10th	-	-	-	-	Nik Akif	5
2020	MPL	11	5	3	3	14	11	15	6th	-	-	R1	-	Felix Chidi Odili	4
2021	MPL	20	8	3	9	23	28	27	6th	-	-	GS	-	Nurshamil Abd Ghani	9
2022	MPL	18	11	4	3	27	14	37	2nd	-	R1	QF	-	Nurshamil Abd Ghani	10
2023	MSL	21	2	2	17	24	87	8			QF	R16

Champions

Runners-up

Third Place

Promoted

Relegated

• P = Played
• W = Games won
• D = Games drawn
• L = Games lost
• F = Goals for
• A = Goals against
• Pts = Points
• Pos = Final position
• N/A = No answer

• MSL = Malaysia Super League
• MPL = Malaysia Premier League
• PL1 = Premier League 1
• PL2 = Premier League 2
• PL = Premier League

• R1 = Round 1
• R2 = Round 2
• R3 = Round 3

• R4 = Round 4
• R5 = Round 5
• R6 = Round 6
• R16 = Round of 16
• GR = Group Stage
• QF = Quarter-finals
• SF = Semi-finals
• RU = Runners-up
• S = Shared
• W = Winners

Individual player awards

Golden Boot Winners

Season	Player	Goals
2024	Muhamad Fajar Trijuliansyah	13
	Boonphop Praphut
1992	Dariusz Dudala	9
1993	Hashim Mustapha	13
1994	Hashim Mustapha	25
2000	Anuar Abu Bakar	15
2007–08	Mohamed Moustapha	27

* Only players who won the golden boot listed

League Top Goalscorers

Season	Player	Goals
2007–08	Mohamed Moustapha	27
2009	Indra Putra Mahayuddin	14
2010	Norshahrul Idlan	11
2011	Norshahrul Idlan	18
2012	Mohammed Ghaddar	9
2013	Indra Putra Mahayuddin	6
	Badhri Radzi
	Nor Farhan Muhammad
2014	Francis Doe	5
	Mohamed Shawky
2015	Nor Farhan Muhammad	6
	Gilmar
2016	Blazhe Ilijoski	14
2017	Mohammed Ghaddar	18
2018	Shafiq Shaharudin	6
2019	Nik Akif	5
2020	Felix Chidi Odili	4
2021	Nurshamil Abd Ghani	9
2022	Nurshamil Abd Ghani	9

* Only goals scored during a league match counted

Club Top Goalscorers

Season	Player	Goals
2007–08	Mohamed Moustapha	32
2009	Indra Putra Mahayuddin	30
2010	Norshahrul Idlan	14
2011	Norshahrul Idlan	24
2012	Mohammed Ghaddar	21
2013	Badhri Radzi	16
2014	Francis Doe	13
2015	Gilmar	11
2016	Blazhe Ilijoski	16
2017	Mohammed Ghaddar	18
2018	Shafiq Shaharudin	7
2019	Nik Akif	5
2020	Felix Chidi Odili	4
2021	Nurshamil Abd Ghani	9
2022	Nurshamil Abd Ghani	10

* All goals scored by the player in any competitions counted

Honours

International competitions

• AFC Cup: 3 appearances
  • 2012: Quarter-finals (lost 2–6 on aggregate to Arbil)
  • 2013: Round of 16 (lost 0–2 to Kitchee)
  • 2014: Group stage (4th position)

Domestic competitions

League

• Division 1/ Malaysia Super League

Winners (2): 2011, 2012

Runners-up (1): 2010

• Division 2/ Malaysia Premier League

Winners (1): 2000

Runners-up (2): 1990, 2022

• Division 3/ Malaysia FAM League

Winners (3): 1953*, 1954, 2005 (* shared)

Runners-up (3): 1963, 1971, 1972

Cups

• Malaysia Cup

Winners (2): 2010, 2012

Runners-up (4): 1955, 1970, 2009, 2013

• Malaysia FA Cup

Winners (2): 2012, 2013

Runners-up (3): 2009, 2011, 2015

• Charity Shield

Winners (1): 2011

Runners-up (2): 2012, 2013

Treble

• "Treble Winner" (Malaysia Super League, Malaysia FA Cup and Malaysia Cup): 1
  • 2012

U21 Team

• President Cup

Winners (7): 1985, 1995, 2005, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2016

Runners-up (3): 1988, 2003, 2006–07

U19 Team

• Youth Cup

Winners (2): 2008, 2014

Runners-up (1): 2013

Record of success

Year	Competition	Score	Against	Result
1953	Malaysia FAM League	1–1	Selangor	Shared
1954	Liga FAM	2–1	Malayan Combined Services	Champion
1963	Malaysia FAM League	0–7	Singapura	Runner-up
1971	Liga FAM	2–5	Prisons	Runner-up
1972	Malaysia FAM League	1–2	Selangor	Runner-up
2000	Liga Premier	-	-	Champion
2005	Malaysia FAM League	2–0	Shahzan Muda	Champion
2005	Piala Agong	2–2 (lost 5–6 on penalties)	Pahang	Runner-up
2005	Piala Emas Raja-Raja	0–1	Kedah	Runner-up
2006	Piala Emas Raja-Raja	5–1	ATM	Champion
2009	Piala Emas Raja-Raja	4–0	Penang	Champion
2009	Malaysia FA Cup	1–1 (lost 1–4 on penalties)	Selangor	Runner-up
2009	Malaysia Cup	1–3	Negeri Sembilan	Runner-up
2010	Piala Emas Raja-Raja	0–0 (won 4–3 on penalties)	Kedah	Champion
2010	Malaysia Cup	2–1	Negeri Sembilan	Champion
2010	Malaysia Super League	59 Points	-	Runner-up
2011	Charity Shield	2–0	Selangor	Champion
2011	Malaysia FA Cup	1–2	Terengganu	Runner-up
2011	Malaysia Super League	56 Points	-	Champion
2012	Charity Shield	1–2	Negeri Sembilan	Runner-up
2012	Malaysia FA Cup	1–0	Sime Darby	Champion
2012	Malaysia Super League	60 Points	-	Champion
2012	Malaysia Cup	3–2	ATM	Champion
2013	Charity Shield	1–1 (lost 3–4 on penalties)	ATM	Runner-up
2013	Malaysia FA Cup	1–0	Johor Darul Takzim	Champion
2013	Malaysia Cup	0–1	Pahang	Runner-up
2015	Malaysia FA Cup	1–3	LionsXII	Runner-up
2022	Malaysia Premier League	37 Points	-	Runner-up

Managerial history

Managers by years (1991–present)

Name	Nationality	Years	Notes
Yusoff Ali	Malaysia	1991
Zulkifle Wan Yusoff	Malaysia	1994
Suhaidi Yusof	Malaysia	1998
Wan Hashim Wan Daud	Malaysia	1998–2002
Azman Ibrahim	Malaysia	2005
Ahmad Jazlan Yaakub	Malaysia	2006–2008
Peter James Butler	England	2009	First foreign manager
Azman Ibrahim	Malaysia	2009 – 13 November 2012
Bojan Hodak	Croatia	13 November 2013–16 February 2013	Second foreign manager
Azman Ibrahim	Malaysia	17 February 2013–14 November 2015
K. Devan	Malaysia	5 December 2015 – 12 May 2016
Velizar Popov	Bulgaria	12 May 2016 – 12 July 2016	Third foreign manager
Wan Badri Wan Omar	Malaysia	12 July 2016 – 31 December 2016
Rosmadi Ismail	Malaysia	1 January 2017 – 17 June 2017
Alfredo Gonzales	Uruguay	17 June 2017 – 20 July 2017	Fourth foreign manager
Afandi Hamzah	Malaysia	20 July 2017 – 31 December 2017
Yahya Jamada Ali	Malaysia	1 January 2018 – 2 July 2018
Wan Rakemi Wan Zahari	Malaysia	3 July 2018 – 31 December 2018
Nik Phakaruddin	Malaysia	1 January 2019 – December 2019
Qusmaini Noor Rusli	Malaysia	January 2021 – present

Coaches

Coaches by years (1986–present)

Name	Nationality	Period	Honours
Yusoff Mohamed	Malaysia	1986
Hamid Ghani	Malaysia	1987
Milan Đuričić	Yugoslavia	1988
Majid Ariff	Singapore	1989
Mahadi Yusoff (caretaker)	Malaysia	1989
Mohammad Che Su	Malaysia	1989 – 1990
Milan Đuričić	Yugoslavia	1991
Mahadi Yusoff (caretaker)	Malaysia	1991
Horst Heese	Germany	1992
M. Karathu	Malaysia	1993
Milouš Kvaček	Czechoslovakia	1994 – 1995
Kelly Tham	Malaysia	1996 – 1997
Kamaruddin Md. Noor	Malaysia	1998
Mosthakeen Omar	Malaysia	1999
Abdul Rahim	Malaysia	2000
K. Rajagobal	Malaysia	2001 – 2003
Kamaruddin Pabli	Malaysia	2003 – 2004
Abdul Rahim	Malaysia	2005 – 2006
Kamaruddin Mohamad	Malaysia	2007
Anizan Daud	Malaysia	2007
Norizan Bakar	Malaysia	2008
Régis Laguesse	France	2008
Peter Butler	England	2008 – 2009
B. Sathianathan	Malaysia	2009 – 2011
M. Karathu	Malaysia	2011
Peter Butler	England	2011 – 2012
Bojan Hodak	Croatia	2012 – 2013
Steve Darby	England	2013 – 2014
George Boateng	Netherlands	2014 – 2015
Mohd Azraai Khor Abdullah	Malaysia	2015
Zahasmi Ismail (caretaker)	Malaysia	2015 – 2016
K. Devan	Malaysia	5 December 2015 – 11 May 2016
Velizar Popov	Bulgaria	12 May 2016 – 22 October 2016
Zahasmi Ismail	Malaysia	30 November 2016 – 30 November 2017
Sathit Bensoh	Thailand	7 December 2017 – 15 February 2018
Yusri Che Lah (caretaker)	Malaysia	15 February 2018 – 19 March 2018
Fajr Ibrahim	Syria	21 March 2018 – 5 June 2018
Yusri Che Lah (caretaker)	Malaysia	5 June 2018 –
Marko Kraljević	Croatia	26 January 2019 – 9 April 2019
Jörg Steinebrunner (caretaker)	Germany	9 April 2019 – 15 April 2019
Yusri Che Lah	Malaysia	15 April 2019 – 30 November 2020
Marco Ragini	San Marino	15 January 2021 – 19 November 2021
Rezal Zambery Yahya	Malaysia	19 November 2021 – 12 January 2023
Choi Moon-sik	South Korea	12 January 2023 – 4 April 2023
Rezal Zambery Yahya (caretaker)	Malaysia	4 April 2023 – 8 April 2023
Frank Bernhardt	Germany	9 April 2023 – present

Captain history

Captain by years (2016–present)

Years	Captain	Nationality	Vice-Captain	Nationality
2016	Badhri Radzi	Malaysia	Indra Putra	Malaysia
2017	Badhri Radzi	Malaysia	Indra Putra	Malaysia
2018	Shahrizan Ismail	Malaysia	Farisham Ismail	Malaysia
2019	Cássio	Brazil	Farisham Ismail	Malaysia
2020	Farisham Ismail	Malaysia	Nik Akif	Malaysia
2021	Che Safwan Hazman	Malaysia	Mario Arqués	Spain
2022	Yusri Yuhasmadi	Malaysia	Nurshamil Abd Ghani	Malaysia
2023	Mario Arqués	Spain	Christian Rontini	Philippines

Halls of Fame

100 Appearances Players

100 Appearances Players (2008–present)

• Mohd Badhri Mohd Radzi
• Khairul Fahmi Che Mat
• Indra Putra Mahayuddin
• Nor Farhan Muhammad
• Farisham Ismail

* Senior club appearances counted for the domestic league only.

External links

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• Kelantan F.C. on Twitter