The 2013 season was Kelantan's 5th season in the Malaysia Super League. They were defending Malaysia Super League champions and aimed for 3rd league title this season. Furthermore, they were competing in the AFC Cup for the second consecutive seasons. In addition, they were competing in the domestic tournaments, the FA Cup and the Malaysia Cup as the last season's runners-up and defending champion respectively.
After a very successful 2012 season, winning a treble for the first time in their history, Kelantan started the season with busy pre-season player transfer activities. They already announce their sponsors for the 2013 season as well as presenting the new kits on 3 January 2013.
Pre-season and friendlies
DateOpponentsH / AResultF–AScorersAttendance28 November 2012 Palm BeachA3–0Khairul Izuan Rosli, Aris Zaidi, Farhan7 December 2012 PerlisH5—0Mandjou 5', 42', Farhan 49', Petratos 87', Haris Safwan 89'25,00012 December 2012 KedahH4—1Sabree Mat Abu (O.g), Farhan, Petratos, Mandjou16 December 2012 Brunei DPMMA1—1Petratos 75'17 December 2012 Semen PadangABadhri Radzi 26', Petratos 64'24 December 2012 PenangA4—0Petratos 22', 32', Haris Safwan 37', Mandjou 72'5,00026 December 2012 KedahA30 December 2012 Sime DarbyA1—4Mandjou2 February 2013 Semen PadangH1—1Petratos 60'7,0007 February 2013 FELDA UnitedH2—0Salim Arrache 33', Indra Putra 72'7,000
Community Shield
The Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Cup, more popularly known as Piala Sumbangsih (Charity Shield), is an annual soccer match currently contested by the current Malaysia Cup winner and the current Super League Malaysia winner. Since both trophies were won by Kelantan, FAM has decided that ATM as last season's Malaysia Cup runner-up to face Kelantan.
The match was played at Shah Alam Stadium on 5 January 2013, with kick-off at 8.45pm.
A deflected shot from Indra Putra gave Kelantan the lead in the 58th minute while a curled free kick taken by Irwan Fadzli Idrus five minutes from time cancelled the advantage. The match went straight to the penalty shoot-out and Kelantan failed by 2 shots; one from Rizal Fahmi which was saved by ATM keeper Farizal Harun and shot from Daudsu Jamaluddin hit the bar.
DateOpponentsH / AResultF–AScorersAttendance5 January 2013 ATMN1–1 (3–4 p)Indra Putra 58'
Super League
The fixtures for the 2012–13 season were announced on 10 December 2012. The league is set to start on 8 January 2013.Jadual Liga Super 2013 – fam.org.myKeputusan Perlawanan – espnstarmy
Kelantan started a bit nervy when the out-muscled PKNS in the very last minute on their first league match. Kelantan win 2–1 from goals from captain Badhri Radzi in 18th minute and Zairul Fitri's injury time header.
DateOpponentsH / AResultF–AScorersAttendanceLeagueposition9 January 2013 PKNSH2—1Badhri Radzi 18', Zairul Fitree 90'10,000 2nd12 January 2013 T-TeamA0—1 5th15 January 2013 Johor Darul TakzimH1—1Farhan 37' 6th19 January 2013 FELDA UnitedA0—0 8th22 January 2013 Negeri Sembilan FAH0—0 7th16 February 2013 SelangorA0—2 8th19 February 2013 TerengganuH2—0Mandjou 33', 64'15,000 8th23 February 2013 PahangA2—2Farhan 7', Mandjou 84'39,955 8th1 March 2013 PerakHMandjou 88' 6th9 March 2013 Lions XIIA0—1 8th29 March 2013 ATMA3—2Indra Putra 28', Mandjou 33', Farhan 90' 7th13 April 2013 ATMH1—3Faiz Subri 39' 8th19 April 2013 PKNSA1—2Fakri 7' 9th27 April 2013 T-TeamH3—1Nwakaeme 36' (pen.), Farhan 65', Indra Putra 90'5,000 9th22 May 2013The original match-day is on 4 May which was postponed due to Malaysia's 13th general election to be held on 5 May 2013. Johor Darul TakzimA0—230,000 7th7 May 2013 FELDA UnitedH3—0Indra Putra 30', 35', Badhri Radzi 90+1'18,000 8th10 May 2013 Negeri SembilanA3—0Badhri Radzi 32', Indra Putra 75', Farhan 81'4,000 6th18 May 2013 SelangorH1—1Zairo Anuar 65'15,000 6th21 June 2013 TerengganuA4—0Badhri Radzi 12', Nwakaeme 47', Farhan 50', Faiz Subri 56'8,500 6th25 June 2013 PahangH2—0Badhri Radzi 45+1', Zamri Ramli 56' 5th2 July 2013 PerakA1—0Indra Putra 80'25,000 5th6 July 2013 Lions XIIH2—0Badhri Radzi 5', Nwakaeme 58' 4th
League table
FA Cup
Having finished as the champion of the FA Cup last season, Kelantan will begin their FA Cup campaign in the second round, having given a bye in the first round. The draw for the FA Cup's first and subsequent rounds was held on 10 December 2012 at Grand BlueWave Hotel, Shah Alam, Selangor.Jadual Pusingan Pertama Piala FA 2013 . Retrieved 10 December 2012 Kelantan will play against the winner of the first round match between PKNS and Lions XI.
Kelantan won the two-legged semi-finals to advance into the third consecutive FA Cup finals after beating Terengganu 6–5 on aggregate. They beat Johor Darul Takzim 1–0 during final on 29 June 2013 at National Stadium, Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur.
DateOpponentsH / AResultF–AScorersAttendanceReferee25 March 2013The original match on 26 February 2013 was postponed due to flooded field. PKNSH4—2Faiz Subri 4', Badhri Radzi 7', Nwaneri 23' (pen.), Helmi Remeli 32' (o.g)20,0006 April 2013 SarawakH2—1Faiz Subri 7', Khairul Izuan 20'14,000Mohd Zamzaidi Katimin16 April 2013 SarawakA2—0Indra Putra 19', Farhan 31'15,000Nagor Amir Noor Mohamed25 May 2013 TerengganuH4—1Nwakaeme 80', Indra Putra 89', Nwaneri 90+1 (pen.), Zairo Anuar 90+3'20,000Nagor Amir Noor Mohamed28 May 2013 TerengganuA2—4*Nwaneri 90+5', Nwakaeme 119'8,500Suhaizi Shukri (Melaka)29 June 2013 Johor Darul TakzimN1—0Farhan 15'100,100Syed Azhar Syed Kamar (Kuala Lumpur)
Malaysia Cup
Group stage
DateOpponentsH / AResultF–AScorersAttendanceRefereeGroup ranking20 August 2013 PahangA1—1Badhri Radzi 9'22,000Nagor Amir 2nd24 August 2013 TerengganuH2—0Dickson Nwakaeme 11', Zairo Anuar 73'15,000Nafeez 2nd27 August 2013 Negeri SembilanA1—1 Dickson Nwakaeme 41' 2nd31 August 2013 Negeri SembilanH2—3Indra Putra 37', Fakri Saarani 49' 3rd17 September 2013 TerengganuA3—1Hasmizan 28' (o.g.), Indra Putra 57', Badhri Radzi 86' 2nd21 September 2013 PahangH4—0Indra Putra 20', Dickson Nwakaeme 70', 76', 82' 1st
Knockout stage DateOpponentsH / AResultF–AScorersAttendanceReferee28 September 2013 Johor Darul TakzimA4—2Indra Putra 23', Obinna Nwaneri 48'30,0004 October 2013 Johor Darul TakzimH6—1Farhan 19', 62', Badhri Radzi 32', Obinna Nwaneri 44', Dickson Nwakaeme 46', Indra Putra 89'30,000 Kelantan won 8–5 on aggregate.
Semi-finals DateOpponentsH / AResultF–AScorersAttendanceReferee19 October 2013 ATMA2—1Badhri Radzi 15, Nor Farhan 78'10,400Nagor Amir Noor Mohamed26 October 2013 ATMH2—2Fakri Saarani 81', Badhri Radzi 83'22,000Nafeez Abdul Wahab Kelantan won 4–3 on aggregate.
Final
DateOpponentsH / AResultF–AScorersAttendanceReferee3 November 2013 PahangN0—185,000Nagor Amir
AFC Cup
Group stage
Having finished in the top of Super League last season, Kelantan will begin their AFC Cup campaign in the group stage. The draw for the qualifying play-off was held on 6 December 2012 in Kuala Lumpur.2013 AFC Cup Group Stage Draw AFC Retrieved 7 December 2012
DateOpponentsH / AResultF–AScorersAttendanceGroup ranking6 March 2013 MaziyaH1—1Badhri Radzi 76'12,000 2nd13 March 2013 Ayeyawady UnitedA3—1Badhri Radzi 2', Petratos 53', 80'600 2nd2 April 2013 SHB Đà NẵngH5—0Nwakaeme 4', Indra Putra 7', Faiz Subri 23', Petratos 59', Badhri Radzi 85'10,000 1st10 April 2013 SHB Đà NẵngA1—0Nwakaeme 73'12,700 1st23 April 2013 MaziyaA1—6Haris Safwan 7'2,400 1st30 April 2013 Ayeyawady UnitedH3—1Nwaneri 43', Nik Shahrul 70', Badhri Radzi 84'14,200 1st
Knockout stage
Kelantan advanced to the round of 16 after leading group G with 13 points, 1 point ahead of SHB Đà Nẵng. The matches for the round of 16 are decided prior to the group stage, with the winners of one group, which host the match, playing the runners-up of another group in the same zone.
DatejOpponentsH / AResultF–AScorersAttendance14 May 2013 KitcheeH0—215,000
Squad statistics Kelantan FA has announced 2013 AFC Cup squad on 15 December 2012.
(Compiled from match statistics in Stadium Astro website. MSL GW 1, MSL GW 2, MSL GW 3, MSL GW 4, MSL GW 5, MSL GW 6, MSL GW 7, MSL GW 8, MSL GW 9, AFC Cup MD 1, MSL GW 10, AFC Cup MD 2, MSL GW 11, AFC Cup MD 3, AFC Cup MD 4, MSL GW 12, MSL GW 13, AFC Cup MD 5, MSL GW 14, AFC Cup MD 6, MSL GW 15, MSL GW 16)
No.Pos.NameSuper LeagueFA CupMalaysia CupCharity ShieldAFC CupTotalDisciplineAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals1GK Mohd Shahrizan Ismail0(1)0000000000(1)0002DF Azizi Matt Rose6(7)00000001(1)05(3)0003DF K. Nanthakumar12(19)000000(1)02(1)04(5)0004DF Obinna Nwaneri*19063301051344605DF Nik Shahrul Azim Abdul Halim1602000105(1)122(1)1606DF Mohd Farisham Ismail3(6)01000001(2)02(5)0207MF Zairo Anuar Zalani4(10)10000102(1)06(3)0008MF Mohd Shakir Shaari (Vice captain)13020001050210419FW Mohd Haris Safwan Mohd Kamal26(3)00000002(1)18(4)12010MF Mohd Nor Farhan Muhammad14(6)61(1)100103(1)019(8)73011DF Mohammad Abdul Aziz Ismail30000000000000012MF Muhd Izuan Salahuddin0(12)00000001(2)01(14)00013MF Mohd Faiz Subri13(5)23200003(1)119(6)40014DF Mohd Zamri Ramli5(11)10(1)0000(1)02(1)07(14)03115DF Mohd Daudsu Jamaluddin16(1)01000102(1)020(2)04016MF Mohd Badhri Mohd Radzi (Captain)19(3)61100103(2)424(5)121017DF Mohd Rizal Fahmi Abdul Rosid6(12)00(1)00010108(13)01018MF Mohd Khairul Izuan Rosli6(11)0100000209(11)03019GK Khairul Fahmi Che Mat*220603000703800020FW Keita Mandjou48(1)51000100010(1)51021GK Norhadi Ubaidillah0000000000000022DF Tuan Muhamad Faim Tuan Zainal Abidin50000000000000023MF Indra Putra Mahayuddin (Vice captain)17(4)61100112(3)121(7)83024DF Zairul Fitree Ishak17(2)12000003022(2)110-FW Mohamad Aris Zaidi60(3)0000000000(3)00026FW Dimitri Petratos70000000064640027DF Lek Kcira0000000060600028DF S. Subramaniam0000000000000029GK Muhammad Syazwan Yusoff*0(20)0000010001(20)00020FW Dickson Nwakaeme*6(3)33232004216(3)9109FW Ahmad Fakri Saarani10(1)11010000011(1)121 1 Wears jersey no. 28 in 2013 AFC squad, while no. 3 in 2013 AFC squad is for Mohammad Abdul Aziz Ismail. 2 Wears jersey no. 22 in 2013 AFC squad, while no. 9 in 2013 AFC squad is for Keita Mandjou. 3 Wears jersey no. 3 in 2013 AFC squad, while no. 11 in 2013 AFC squad is for Dimitri Petratos. 5 Wears jersey no. 25 in 2013 AFC squad, while no. 22 in 2013 AFC squad is for Mohd Haris Safwan Mohd Kamal. 6 Wears jersey no. 20 in 2013 AFC squad, while no. 25 in 2013 AFC squad is for Tuan Muhamad Faim Tuan Zainal Abidin. 7 Wears jersey no. 11 in 2013 AFC squad, while no. 26 in 2013 AFC squad is for K. Nanthakumar.
Top scorers RankPlayerTotal1 Badhri Radzi60154162 Indra Putra Mahayuddin61241143 Dickson Nwakaeme30262134 Nor Farhan Muhammad60230115 Obinna Nwaneri0033176 Keita Mandjou5000056 Faiz Subri2020158 Dimitri Petratos0000338 Fakri Saarani1002038 Zairul Fitree Ishak1000018 Mohd Zamri Ramli1000018 Zairo Anuar Zalani000000#Own goals10 00 00 Totals321122312? *Last updated 27 October 2013.
Transfers
All start dates are pending confirmation.
In Date Pos. Name From Fee Source November 2012 DF K. Nanthakumar Perak November 2012 MF Mohd Faiz Subri T-Team November 2012 FW Mohd Haris Safwan Mohd Kamal Johor Darul Takzim November 2012 MF Muhd Izuan Salahuddin Harimau Muda A November 2012 MF Zairo Anuar Zalani T-Team December 2012 DF Lek Kcira Shahin Bushehr February 2013 DF Dickson Nwakaeme Sông Lam Nghệ An March 2013 FW Ahmad Fakri Saarani Atlético S.C.
Out Date Pos. Name To Fee Source November 2012 DF Mijo Dadic Pelita Bandung Raya November 2012 MF Mohd Azlan Ismail Perak November 2012 MF Mohd Nurul Azwan Roya Johor Darul Takzim November 2012 FW Mohd Ramzul Zahini Adnan Selangor November 2012 MF S. Chanturu Perak November 2012 MF Zakaria Charara Nejmeh December 2012 FW Mohammed Ghaddar FELDA United December 2012 FW Norshahrul Idlan Talaha Johor Darul Takzim
Loans in Date Pos. Name From Expiry Source December 2012 MF Dimitri Petratos Sydney FC 6 months loan
Loans out