2023 Kelantan F.C. season

Kelantan Football team season
Kelantan
OwnerNorizam Tukiman
Head coachChoi Moon-sik (until 4 April)
Rezal Zambery Yahya (caretaker)
Frank Bernhardt (from 9 April)
StadiumSultan Muhammad IV Stadium
Malaysia Super League14th
Malaysia FA Cup Quater-final
Malaysia CupRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague:
Leonardo Rolón (5)
All:
Ismahil Akinade (6)
Highest home attendance6,011 vs Penang, Malaysia Super League, 5 March 2023
Average home league attendance5,574
Biggest defeat2–11 vs Selangor F.C., Malaysia Super League, 25 August 2023
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours
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All statistics correct as of 26 January 2023.

The 2023 season is the 78th season in the existence of Kelantan Football Club. It will be the club's first campaign back in the Malaysia Super League since 2018 following their promotion from the previous season. In addition to the league, they will also compete in the Malaysia FA Cup and the Malaysia Cup.

On 13 January 2023, Choi Moon-sik has been appointed as club's new head coach.[1]

Management team

Position Name
Manager Malaysia Qusmaini Noor Rusli
Head coach Germany Frank Bernhardt
Assistant head coach Malaysia Rezal Zambery Yahya
Assistant coach Malaysia Azli Mahmood
Goalkeeper coach Malaysia Abdul Rahman Baba
Fitness coach
Physiotherapist Malaysia Abdul Salam Mohamad Noh
Team analyst Spain Pol Corpas
Kitman Malaysia Shahrul Ridzuan Shamsudin

Players

First-team squad

As of 31 January 2023[2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Malaysia MAS Farhan Abu Bakar
3 DF Malaysia MAS Khairul Helmi Johari
4 DF Malaysia MAS Ghaffar Rahman
5 DF Malaysia MAS Yusri Yuhasmadi
6 MF Spain ESP Mario Arqués (captain)
7 DF Malaysia MAS Arip Amiruddin
9 FW The Gambia GAM Nuha Marong
10 DF Spain ESP Cifu
11 MF South Korea KOR Kang Yi-chan
13 GK Malaysia MAS Nik Amin
14 DF South Korea KOR Kim Min-gyu
16 MF Malaysia MAS Faiz Mazlan (on loan from Penang)
17 MF Malaysia MAS Fazrul Amir
18 DF Malaysia MAS Afiq Azuan
19 FW Malaysia MAS Nurshamil Abd Ghani
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 FW Malaysia MAS Danial Ashraf
22 FW Malaysia MAS Shafiq Shaharudin
23 DF Philippines PHI Carli de Murga
24 FW Nigeria NGA Ismahil Akinade
27 GK Malaysia MAS Rozaimi Rahamat
32 DF Philippines PHI Christian Rontini (vice-captain)
33 FW Malaysia MAS Hafizan Ghazali
37 DF Malaysia MAS Gerald Gadit (on loan from Sabah)
61 FW Malaysia MAS Ammar Nuqman
66 MF Malaysia MAS Ikhwan Yazek
72 MF Malaysia MAS Syaqimi Rozi
77 MF Argentina ARG Leonardo Rolón
80 MF Malaysia MAS Khairil Anuar
88 MF Malaysia MAS Muhaimin Izuddin
91 MF Malaysia MAS Afzal Akbar

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Malaysia MAS Mior Dani (at Kedah Darul Aman until 17 September 2023)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Indonesia IDN Natanael Siringoringo (at Dewa United until 31 March 2023)

Transfers

First leg

In: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW Malaysia MAS Farhan Roslan (loan return from Sabah)
— MF Malaysia MAS Mior Dani (loan return from Sri Pahang)
— FW Indonesia IDN Natanael Siringoringo (loan return from Indonesia Dewa United)
— GK Malaysia MAS Rozaimi Rahamat (from Johor Darul Ta'zim II)[3]
— DF Malaysia MAS Gerald Gadit (on loan from Sabah)[4]
— DF South Korea KOR Kim Min-kyu (from South Korea Pohang Steelers)
— FW Malaysia MAS Shafiq Shaharudin (from Kuala Lumpur Rovers)
— MF Malaysia MAS Faiz Mazlan (on loan from Penang)
— MF South Korea KOR Kang Eui-chan (from South Korea Gangwon)
— FW The Gambia GAM Nuha Marong (from India Rajasthan United)[5]
— MF Philippines PHI Andreas Esswein (from Philippines United City)[5]
— MF Spain ESP Mario Arqués (from Vietnam Song Lam Nghe An)[6]
— GK Malaysia MAS Farhan Abu Bakar (from Kuala Lumpur Rovers)
— MF Malaysia MAS Khairil Anuar (from Sarawak United)
— FW Malaysia MAS Leslee Jesunathan (from Petaling Jaya City)
— FW Malaysia MAS Afzal Akbar (from UiTM)
— DF Malaysia MAS Afiq Azuan (from Harini)
— DF Philippines PHI Christian Rontini (from Penang)[7]
— DF Spain ESP Cifu (from Spain Ibiza)
— FW Nigeria NGA Ismahil Akinade (from Bangladesh Sheikh Russel)
— DF Philippines PHI Carli de Murga (from Johor Darul Ta'zim)
— MF Argentina ARG Leonardo Rolón (from Argentina Mitre)

Out: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF Malaysia MAS Latiff Suhaimi (loan return to Penang)
— MF Malaysia MAS Mior Dani (loan to Kedah Darul Aman)
— FW Japan JPN Kenta Hara
— FW Brazil BRA Nixon Guylherme
— MF Brazil BRA Felipe Hereda (to Brazil Democrata)
— DF Malaysia MAS Zubir Azmi
— DF Malaysia MAS Adam Nadzmi
— MF Malaysia MAS Adam Malique (to Sri Pahang)
— GK Malaysia MAS Asfa Abidin
— GK Malaysia MAS Amin Faisal
— MF Malaysia MAS Jasmir Mehat
— FW Malaysia MAS Farhan Roslan (to Sabah)
— MF Malaysia MAS Syed Sobri
— MF Malaysia MAS Dzulfahmi Hadi (to PDRM)
— FW Malaysia MAS Alifh Aiman (to PDRM)
— GK Malaysia MAS Solehin Mamat
— MF Malaysia MAS Shyamierul Razmee (to PDRM)
— MF Malaysia MAS Azrie Basalie
— MF Malaysia MAS Shahrul Igwan
— DF Malaysia MAS Danial Hadri
— DF Malaysia MAS Osman Yusoff
— MF Malaysia MAS Shafiq Al-Hafiz (to Penang)
— MF Malaysia MAS Mathias Mansor (to Sarawak United)

Competitions

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Buriram United Thailand v Malaysia Kelantan
15 January 2023 Friendly Buriram United Thailand 7–0 Malaysia Kelantan Songkhla
Report Stadium: Tinsulanon Stadium
Kedah Darul Aman Malaysia v Malaysia Kelantan
20 January 2023 Friendly Kedah Darul Aman Malaysia 0–2 Malaysia Kelantan Alor Setar
Stadium: Darul Aman Stadium
UiTM Malaysia v Malaysia Kelantan
30 January 2023 Friendly UiTM Malaysia 0–3 Malaysia Kelantan Shah Alam
Stadium: UiTM Stadium
Kelantan Malaysia v Malaysia PIB
19 February 2023 Friendly Kelantan Malaysia 2–0 Malaysia PIB Kota Bharu
Stadium: Sultan Muhammad IV Stadium

Malaysia Super League

League table

Pos Team
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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
10 Penang 26 6 6 14 29 50 −21 24
11 Perak 26 6 4 16 25 55 −30 22
12 Kelantan United 26 4 5 17 29 65 −36 17
13 Kuching City 26 2 6 18 24 51 −27 12
14 Kelantan[a] 26 2 2 22 29 121 −92 8 Ejected from Malaysian Super League
Updated to match(es) played on 3 December 2023. Source: MFL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ MFL officially snubs Kelantan club licensing approval.

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
8 1 1 6 9 25  −16 4 1 1 1 5 4  +1 0 0 5 4 21  −17

Last updated: 9 April 2023.
Source: Malaysia Super League

Results by round

Updated to match(es) played on 9 April 2023. Source: Malaysian Football League
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Matches

Kelantan v Kuching City
25 February 2023 1 Kelantan 1–2 Kuching City Kota Bharu
17:30 MYT
Report
Stadium: Sultan Muhammad IV Stadium
Attendance: 5,138
Referee: Ahmad Zuhaidi Dzulkifli
Sri Pahang v Kelantan
2 March 2023 2 Sri Pahang 4–1 Kelantan Kuantan
21:00 MYT
Report
Stadium: Darul Makmur Stadium
Attendance: 6,040
Referee: Razlan Joffri Ali
Kelantan v Penang
5 March 2023 3 Kelantan 2–0 Penang Kota Bharu
21:00 MYT
Report
Stadium: Sultan Muhammad IV Stadium
Attendance: 6,011
Referee: Zulkarnain Zakaria
Johor Darul Ta'zim v Kelantan
11 March 2023 4 Johor Darul Ta'zim 5–1 Kelantan Iskandar Puteri
17:30 MYT
Report
Stadium: Sultan Ibrahim Stadium
Attendance: 24,404
Referee: Muhammad Khairulsyahmi Ahmad Khalidi
Kelantan v Kuala Lumpur City
17 March 2023 5 Kelantan 2–2 Kuala Lumpur City Kota Bharu
20:15 MYT (UTC+8)
Report Stadium: Sultan Muhammad IV Stadium
Attendance: 6,678
Referee: S. Logeswaran
Negeri Sembilan v Kelantan
1 April 2023 6 Negeri Sembilan 4–2 Kelantan Paroi
22:00 MYT
Report
Stadium: Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium
Attendance: 1,885
Referee: Mohd Fusser Mad Sallih
Terengganu v Kelantan
4 April 2023 7 Terengganu 5–0 Kelantan Kuala Nerus
22:00 MYT
Report
  • Arip Yellow card 47'
 Stadium: Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin Stadium
Attendance: 5,025
Referee: Abdul Rahman Wahab
Selangor v Kelantan
9 April 2023 8 Selangor 3–0 Kelantan Petaling Jaya
22:00 MYT
Report
Stadium: Petaling Jaya Stadium
Attendance: 5,761
Referee: Muhammad Nazmi Nasaruddin
Sabah v Kelantan
19 April 2023 9 Sabah v Kelantan Kota Kinabalu
21:15 MYT Stadium: Likas Stadium

Malaysia FA Cup

Manjung City v Kelantan
14 April 2023 Round of 16 Manjung City 0-3 Kelantan Manjung
22:00 MYT (UTC+08:00)
  • Faris Ariffin Yellow card 38'
  • Wan Izzat Wan Zaidi Yellow card 72'
 Report
Stadium: Manjung City Stadium
Attendance: 557
Referee: Muhammad Shukor bin Zulkilfee

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

  • Players listed with no appearances have been in the matchday squad but only as unused substitutes.
No. Pos Nat Player Total League FA Cup Malaysia Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
13 GK Malaysia MAS Nik Mohd Amin 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0
27 GK Malaysia MAS Rozaimi Rahamat 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
4 DF Malaysia MAS Ghaffar Rahman 8 0 8 0 0 0 0 0
5 DF Malaysia MAS Yusri Yuhasmadi 7 0 4+3 0 0 0 0 0
7 DF Malaysia MAS Arip Amiruddin 6 0 2+4 0 0 0 0 0
10 DF Spain ESP Cifu 8 2 6+2 2 0 0 0 0
14 DF South Korea KOR Kim Min-gyu 3 0 2+1 0 0 0 0 0
18 DF Malaysia MAS Afiq Azuan 2 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0
23 DF Philippines PHI Carli de Murga 6 0 6 0 0 0 0 0
32 DF Philippines PHI Christian Rontini 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0
37 DF Malaysia MAS Gerald Gadit 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
Midfielders
6 MF Spain ESP Mario Arqués 8 0 7+1 0 0 0 0 0
11 MF South Korea KOR Kang Eui-chan 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
16 MF Malaysia MAS Faiz Mazlan 7 0 7 0 0 0 0 0
17 MF Malaysia MAS Fazrul Amir 7 2 6+1 2 0 0 0 0
21 MF Malaysia MAS Danial Ashraf 3 0 0+3 0 0 0 0 0
33 MF Malaysia MAS Hafizan Ghazali 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
66 MF Malaysia MAS Ikhwan Yazek 5 0 2+3 0 0 0 0 0
77 MF Argentina ARG Leonardo Rolón 4 1 1+3 1 0 0 0 0
80 MF Malaysia MAS Khairil Anuar 2 0 1+1 0 0 0 0 0
88 MF Malaysia MAS Muhaimin Izuddin 7 0 1+6 0 0 0 0 0
91 MF Malaysia MAS Afzal Akbar 7 0 7 0 0 0 0 0
Forwards
9 FW The Gambia GAM Nuha Marong 3 0 2+1 0 0 0 0 0
19 FW Malaysia MAS Nurshamil Abd Ghani 4 0 2+2 0 0 0 0 0
22 FW Malaysia MAS Shafiq Shaharudin 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
24 FW Nigeria NGA Ismahil Akinade 6 3 6 3 0 0 0 0
Out on Loan
29 MF Malaysia MAS Mior Dani 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Left the club during the Season

Last updated: 9 April 2023
Source: Competitions, Soccerway.com

Under-23s

Current squad

The Under-23s squad consists of players who participate in MFL Cup.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Malaysia MAS Johan Shahzidane Tendot
2 DF Malaysia MAS Muhammad Faris Mazelih
3 DF Malaysia MAS Rakesh Munusamy
4 FW Malaysia MAS Reegan Abraham Saravanan
5 DF Malaysia MAS Hafiq Almuhafiz Jasman
6 MF Malaysia MAS Krishna Thasan
7 MF Malaysia MAS Saranraj Kala Arasu
8 MF Malaysia MAS Mohamad Khala'if
9 MF Malaysia MAS Muhamad Raimi Musthpar
10 FW Malaysia MAS Muhamad Harith Akif
11 MF Malaysia MAS Haziman Che Ngah
12 FW Malaysia MAS Hariharan Kartheyges
13 DF Malaysia MAS Muhammad Amirul Hakim
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 DF Malaysia MAS Mohamad Khairul Amin
15 MF Malaysia MAS Amir Akmal
16 MF Malaysia MAS Ahmad Firdaus Roslan
17 MF Malaysia MAS Wan Muhamad Zulfadhli Ahza
18 DF Malaysia MAS Muhammad Izzat Emeer
19 FW Malaysia MAS Muhammad Mirza Malik
20 MF Malaysia MAS Wan Muhammad Irfan
21 MF Malaysia MAS Muhammad Afif Jazimin (captain)
23 MF Malaysia MAS Muhammad Rizaqmi
24 DF Malaysia MAS Muhammad Firdaus Hasnoddin
25 GK Malaysia MAS Muhammad Irfan Haikal
31 MF Malaysia MAS Khairil Anuar

MFL Cup

Kuala Lumpur City Extension v Kelantan B
3 March 2023 1 Kuala Lumpur City Extension 1—0 Kelantan B Cheras
20:15 MYT (UTC+8)
  • Faizal Hafiq 76'
 Report Stadium: Kuala Lumpur Stadium
Attendance: 187
Referee: Muhammad Latiffi Mohd Zahrom
Negeri Sembilan v Kelantan B
21 March 2023 2 Negeri Sembilan 0—0 Kelantan B Paroi
16:45 MYT (UTC+8) Report Stadium: Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium
Attendance: 46
Referee: Muhammad Aqmalhakim Abdul Rahim
Sri Pahang v Kelantan B
29 March 2023 3 Sri Pahang 3—0 Kelantan B Kuantan
22:00 MYT (UTC+8) Report Stadium: Darul Makmur Stadium
Attendance: 178
Referee: Mohd Izwan Abdullah
Kuching City v Kelantan B
3 April 2023 4 Kuching City 2—3 Kelantan B Kuching
21:15 MYT (UTC+8) Report
  • Harith Akif 7' (27), 66'
 Stadium: Sarawak State Stadium
Attendance: 80
Referee: Mohd Sarif Tahir

Appearances and goals

As of 3 April 2023
No. Player Position Appearances Goals
Kelantan Under-23s
1 Malaysia Johan Shahzidane Tendot GK 3 0
2 Malaysia Muhammad Faris Mazelih DF 2 0
3 Malaysia Rakesh Munusamy DF 3 0
4 Malaysia Reegan Abraham MF 2 0
6 Malaysia Krishna Thasan MF 3 0
7 Malaysia Saranraj Kala Arasu MF 3 0
8 Malaysia Mohamad Khala'if MF 3 0
9 Malaysia Muhamad Raimi Musthpar MF 1 0
10 Malaysia Muhamad Harith Akif FW 4 3
11 Malaysia Haziman Che Ngah MF 2 0
13 Malaysia Muhammad Amirul Hakim Lailee DF 1 0
14 Malaysia Mohamad Khairul Amin DF 3 0
15 Malaysia Amir Akmal MF 2 0
16 Malaysia Ahmad Firdaus Roslan MF 3 0
18 Malaysia Muhammad Izzat Emeer DF 4 0
19 Malaysia Muhammad Mirza Malik FW 2 0
20 Malaysia Irfan Nizar MF 3 0
21 Malaysia Muhammad Afif Jazimin MF 3 0
23 Malaysia Muhammad Rizaqmi MF 1 0
24 Malaysia Muhammad Firdaus Hasnoddin DF 4 0
25 Malaysia Muhammad Irfan Haikal GK 1 0
31 Malaysia Khairil Anuar MF 2 0
32 Malaysia Hafizan Ghazali MF 2 0
33 The Gambia Nuha Marong FW 1 0
34 Malaysia Gerald Gadit MF 1 0
35 Malaysia Shafiq Shaharudin FW 1 0
36 South Korea Kang Eui-chan MF 1 0
Own goals 0
Total goals 3

References

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  3. ^ "Kelantan Bawa Masuk Penjaga Gol Nama Bermula Dengan Ro". makanbola.com. MakanBola. 12 January 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
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