Kelantan Football Association (Malay: Persatuan Bola Sepak Kelantan), is a professional football association based in Kota Bharu in the Malaysian state of Kelantan. The team had their first major success in the 2012 season when they won the League championship, Piala FA and Piala Malaysia. Domestically, Kelantan have won the Liga Super Championship on 2 occasions, most recently in the 2012 season, 2 Piala Malaysia, 2 Piala FA, 1 Piala Sumbangsih and 1 Liga Premier title. 2012 was their debut playing in the AFC Cup. They played well in the group stage to gain first place. However, the team lost in the quarter final to Erbil SC. Kelantan FA were the only team which won the Piala Emas Raja-Raja for the thirteen times.
Kelantan team became a symbol of unity of the people of Kelantan. It can be seen during the match when various background Kelantan fans come to the stadium to support their team. Kelantan team revival began when Annuar Musa took over the president post during 2009 season. Since then, Kelantan team has become among the respected team in the Malaysian football.
Honours
Domestic
League Division 1/ Liga Super Winners (2): 2011, 2012 Runners-up : 2010 Division 2/ Liga Premier Winners : 2000 Division 3/ Liga FAM Winners (3): 1953*, 1954, 2005 (* shared) Runners-up : 1963, 1971, 1972
Cups Piala Malaysia Winners (2): 2010, 2012 Runners-up : 1955, 1970, 2009, 2013 Piala FA Winners (2): 2012, 2013 Runners-up : 2009, 2011, 2015 Piala Sumbangsih Winners : 2011 Runners-up : 2012, 2013
Asian 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)
Treble "Treble Winner" (Liga Super, Piala FA and Piala Malaysia): 1 2012
U21 Team Piala Presiden Winners (7): 1985, 1995, 2005, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2016 Runners-up : 1988, 2003, 2006–07
U19 Team Piala Belia Winners (2): 2008, 2014 Runners-up : 2013
Record of success Year Competition Score Against Result1953Liga FAM1–1SelangorShared1954Liga FAM2–1Malayan Combined ServicesChampion1963Liga FAM0–7SingapuraRunner-up1971Liga FAM2–5PrisonsRunner-up1972Liga FAM1–2SelangorRunner-up2000Liga Premier--Champion2005Liga FAM2–0Shahzan MudaChampion2005Piala Agong2–2 (lost 5–6 on penalties)PahangRunner-up2005Piala Emas Raja-Raja0–1KedahRunner-up2006Piala Emas Raja-Raja5–1ATMChampion2009Piala Emas Raja-Raja4–0PenangChampion2009Piala FA1–1 (lost 1–4 on penalties)SelangorRunner-up2009Piala Malaysia1–3Negeri SembilanRunner-up2010Piala Emas Raja-Raja0–0 (won 4–3 on penalties)KedahChampion2010Piala Malaysia2–1Negeri SembilanChampion2010Liga Super59 Points -Runner-up2011Piala Sumbangsih2–0SelangorChampion2011Piala FA1–2TerengganuRunner-up2011Liga Super56 Points -Champion2012Piala Sumbangsih1–2Negeri SembilanRunner-up2012Piala FA1–0Sime DarbyChampion2012Liga Super60 Points -Champion2012Piala Malaysia3–2ATMChampion2013Piala Sumbangsih1–1 (lost 3–4 on penalties)ATMRunner-up2013Piala FA1–0Johor Darul TakzimChampion2013Piala Malaysia0–1PahangRunner-up2015Piala FA1–3LionsXIIRunner-up
League history 1998–2000: Liga Perdana 2 (2) 2001–2003: Liga Perdana 1 (1) 2004: Liga Premier (2) 2005: Liga FAM (3) 2006–2008: Liga Premier (2) 2009–: Liga Super (1)
League records
+ Season Position Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Goal difference Points 1986 8 15 5 5 5 24 23 +1 20 1987 7 16 8 4 4 32 16 +16 28 1988 3 16 9 2 5 30 15 +15 29 1989 9 16 2 3 11 8 26 –18 9 1990 2 14 9 2 3 38 15 +23 20 1991 10 18 5 1 12 22 42 –20 11 1992 3 14 5 4 5 27 18 +9 14 1994 9 28 11 7 10 48 42 +6 40 1995 15 28 5 8 15 31 49 –18 23 1996 15 28 4 5 19 18 52 –30 17 1997 13 28 8 4 16 33 58 –25 28 1998 3 14 6 6 2 20 16 +4 24 1999 5 18 7 2 6 23 26 –3 29 2000 1 18 10 6 2 48 21 +27 36 2001 3 22 11 5 6 33 21 +12 38 2002 10 26 9 3 14 29 41 –12 30 2003 10 24 7 7 10 31 52 –21 28 2004 9 24 1 7 16 13 42 –29 10 2005 N/a 2005–06 6 21 7 5 9 29 36 –7 26 2006–07 8 20 4 8 8 23 31 –8 20 2007–08 3 24 16 5 3 59 30 +29 53 2009 6 26 14 2 10 49 36 +13 44 2010 2 26 17 8 1 50 14 +36 59 2011 1 26 17 5 4 52 21 +31 56 2012 1 26 18 6 2 53 18 +35 60 2013 4 22 10 6 6 32 20 +12 36 2014 6 22 10 1 11 26 29 –3 31 2015 9 22 8 4 10 34 38 –4 28 2016 4 22 7 8 7 37 33 +4 29 2017 10 22 7 4 11 31 39 –8 22 Remarks:
Player records
(2008–present)
Appearances Most appearances in total (League & Cup) – 356 Mohd Badhri Mohd Radzi (2008–) Most League appearances – 219 Mohd Badhri Mohd Radzi (2008–)
Goalscoring Leading Goalscorer (League & Cup) – 95 Mohd Badhri Mohd Radzi (2008–) Leading Goalscorer (League only) – 55 Mohd Badhri Mohd Radzi (2008–) Leading Goalscorer (Piala FA) – Leading Goalscorer (Piala Malaysia) – 22 Indra Putra Mahayuddin (2009–2010, 2012–2013, 2016–) Leading Goalscorer (AFC Cup) – 7 Mohammed Ghaddar (2012), Mohd Badhri Mohd Radzi (2012–2014)
Top goalscorer by years YearsNameLeaguePiala FAPiala MalaysiaAFC CupOthersTotal1990 Mohd Hashim Mustapha Boonphop Praphut13————131992 Dariusz Dudala9————91993 Mohd Hashim Mustapha13————131994 Mohd Hashim Mustapha2501——261995 Mohd Hashim Mustapha110———112000 Anuar Abu Bakar152?——172002 Worrawoot Srimaka1533——212003 Fatrurazi Rozi702——92004 Khairul Zal Azmi Zahinudden31———42005 N/A2006–07 N/A2007–08 Mohamed Moustapha N'diaye272Goals in 2008 Piala FA3Goals in 2008 Piala Malaysia——322009 Indra Putra Mahayuddin14511——302010 Norshahrul Idlan1103——142011 Norshahrul Idlan2011 Piala Sumbangsih competition also counted as Liga Super match1824—1Goals in 2011 Piala Sumbangsih24*2012 Mohammed Ghaddar6207—152013 Mohd Badhri Mohd Radzi6154—162014 Francis Doe5260—132015 Gilmar605——112016 Blazhe Ilijoski1411——162017 Khairul Izuan Rosli203——5
Team records (2009–present)
Matches Record wins Record League win: 6–0 v FELDA United, Liga Super, 9 April 2011, 6–0 v Perak, Liga Super, 7 July 2012 Record Piala FA win: 5–1 v PDRM, Second Round 1st leg, 21 February 2009, 1–5 v Selangor, Semi-Final 1st leg, 30 March 2011 Record Piala Malaysia win: 6–1 v Terengganu, Group Stage, 14 September 2012, 6–1 v Johor Darul Ta'zim, Quarter-Final 2nd leg, 4 October 2013 Record AFC Cup win: 5–0 v SHB Đà Nẵng, Group Stage, 2 April 2013 Record home win: 6–0 v FELDA United, Liga Super, 9 April 2011, 6–0 v Perak, Liga Super, 7 July 2012 Record away win: 1–6 v Terengganu, Liga Super, 15 July 2016
Record defeats Record League defeat: 5–3 v Pahang, Liga Super, 12 August 2015 Record FA Cup defeat: 4–2 v Terengganu, Semi-Final 2nd leg, 28 May 2013 Record Malaysia Cup defeat: 4–2 v Johor Darul Ta'zim, Quarter-Final 1st leg, 28 September 2013, 1–4 v Selangor, Group Stage, 12 August 2016 Record AFC Cup defeat: 1–6 v Maziya, Group Stage, 23 April 2013 Record home defeat: 2–5 v Selangor, Liga Super, 21 May 2016 Record away defeat: 1–6 v Maziya, Group Stage, 23 April 2013
Sequences Longest sequence of League wins: 6 (6 January 2009 – 17 February 2009) Longest sequence of League defeats: 5 (2 May 2009 – 23 May 2009) Longest sequence of League draws: 3 (15 January 2013 – 22 January 2013) Longest unbeaten run: 22 (23 January 2010 – 3 August 2010) Longest run without a win: 6 (11 April 2009 – 23 May 2009), (21 February 2015 – 18 April 2015) Longest run without a draw: 15 (22 March 2014 – 25 June 2014) Longest successive scoring run: 10 (11 February 2012 – 12 May 2012) Longest successive non-scoring run: 3 (19 January 2013 – 16 February 2013) Longest run without a clean sheet: 16 (6 January 2009 – 23 May 2009) Longest run of clean sheets: 6 (22 April 2011 – 10 May 2011) achieved by Khairul Fahmi Che Mat
Updated: 8 March 2017
Foreign players Years Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Others 2017 Mamadou Danso Morgaro Gomis Alessandro Celin Abou Bakr Al-Mel Mohammed Ghaddar 2016 Morgaro Gomis Wander Luiz Baže Ilijoski Jonathan McKain Jonatan Lucca Dramane Traoré 2015 Gilmar Austin Amutu Erwin Carrillo Jonathan McKain Isaac Pupo Emmanuel Kenmogne 2014 Mohamed Shawky Prince Tagoe Francis Doe Hussein Alaa Hussein 2013 Obinna Nwaneri Dickson Nwakaeme Lek Kcira Dimitri Petratos Denny Antwi Emmanuel Okine 2012 Obinna Nwaneri Mohammed Ghaddar Mijo Dadic Keita Mandjou Onyekachi Nwoha 2008 Mohamed Moustapha Inerepamo Andrew Amukuro Jan Nečas 2006–07 Luciano Olier Gustavo Alberto Romero Jonathan Javier Zarini Danilo Alejandro 2007 Patricio Acevedo Gustavo Alberto Romero 2006 Haruna Al Hassan Suriya Domtaisong Worrawoot Srimaka Sarif Sainui Patricio Acevedo 2005 Haruna Al Hassan Mohammed Muyei Arcadia Toe Worrawoot Srimaka Sarif Sainui 2004 Haruna Al Hassan Mohammed Muyei Arcadia Toe 2003 Martin Adamec Mohammed Muyei 2002 Syed Bukhari Voravut Srikama 1998 Adamu Moro Tigana Luis Pablo Pozzuto Mario Gomez 1997 Mario Gomez Luis Pablo Pozzuto 1996 Riyadh Abbas Fail Nizamovich 1995 Ishaq Debrah Edward Abougye Alexander Freeman 1994 Sandro Radun V. Sundramoorthy Gerry Gomez 1993 Dmitri Kalkanov Marko Kraljević Michael Roki 1992 Dariusz Dudala Marko Kraljević Gregor Kovalski 1991 Sandro Radun Miloslav Nikolic Marko Kraljević 1990 Boonphob Praphut Anan Phangseng Prasert Changmool 1989 Razali Rashid Ahmad Ibrahim Maksudi Robby Darwis Notes: 2009-2011: foreign players banned. Foreign players who left the club during mid season OR loan out during the season.
Awards
Football Association of Malaysia National Football Awards + Season Player Awards 2009 Indra Putra Mahayuddin Best Striker / Most Valuable Player 2010 B. Sathianathan Best Coach 2010 Khairul Fahmi Che Mat Best Goalkeeper / Best Young Players 2010 Norshahrul Idlan Talaha Best Striker / Most Valuable Player 2011 Khairul Fahmi Che Mat Best Goalkeeper 2011 Norshahrul Idlan Talaha Best Striker / Most Valuable Player Supermokh 2012 Khairul Fahmi Che Mat Best Goalkeeper 2012 Norshahrul Idlan Talaha Best Striker / Most Valuable Player Supermokh 2012 Kelantan FA The Best Association 2013 Kelantan FA The Best Supporter Clubs 2013 Khairul Fahmi Che Mat Best Goalkeeper 2013 Mohd Badhri Mohd Radzi Best Midfielder / Most Valuable Player 2013 Mohd Nor Farhan Muhammad Best Striker 2014 Mohd Badhri Mohd Radzi Best Midfielder 2016 Khairul Fahmi Che Mat Best Goalkeeper
Others Season Goalscorers 1992 Azli Mahmood (7 goals) Mohd Hashim Mustapha (6 goals)
1990 Prasert Changmool (7 goals)
Players by season 2006–07 No.Pos.NameGoal–FWMohd Saufi Sa'adi2–FWGustavo Alberto Romero6–FWJonathan Javier Zarini2–FWDanilo Alejandro1–FWLuciano Olier5–FWFaizul Che Noh7–MFKhairan Eroza Razali3–MFZairul Fitree Ishak1–MFArmain Zairi1–DFRizal Fahmi Rosid1–MFMohd Safuan Ibrahim4–GKAmini Ahmad Tabarani1–Mohd Faisal Mohamad1–Mohd Faizal Mat Yusof 1–FWZool Ihsan Yunus1–DFFaizal Che Noh1–FWDiego Alberto Albertini4
Source:Liga Perdana 2007, Kedudukan Liga, Senarai Penjaring http://ww1.utusan.com.my/utusan/special.asp?pr=LigaM2007&tpg=Liga_Perdana.htm&pg=kedudukan_pasukanLP.htm
2002 No.Pos.NameGoal1GKMohd Sani Fahmi023GKMohd Shahrizan Ismail03DFRosmaini Ismail05DFZaidi Mat Ail012DFAzman Yusoff015DFSaifulnizam Husin016DFAkmal Tabrani021DFSarudy Aziz02MFSyed Bukhari04MFAdmin Ismail06MFArman Zairi Johan011MFMohd Nor Derus013MFTuan Kamree Tuan Yahya025MFRozmin Musa015FWFatrurazi Rozi419FWHardi Ahmad220FWVoravut Srikama3–FWAhmad Syiham0
2001 No.Pos.NameGoal–GKMohd Sani Fahmi0–GKMohd Shahrizan Ismail0–DFRoslisham Nor1–DFArman Zairi1–DFRosli Omar0–DFAzman Yusoff1–DFRosmaini Ismail0–DFAsmizan Che Abdullah0–DFSarudy Aziz0–DFSaifulnizam Husin0–DFArmin Shariff0–DFS. Sivaram2–MFBaharuddin Ali0–MFAdmin Ismail0–MFNik Musanif Nik Cob0–MFNik Ahmad Fadly Nik Leh1–MFTuan Kamree Tuan Yahya3–MFRezal Zambery Yahya3–FWFatrurazi Rozi6–FWHardi Ahmad10–FWAnuar Abu Bakar9–FWWan Ahmad Ridzuan0–FWNazreen Tee Abdullah1–FWKhairan Eroza Razali0–FWMohd Hazly Zain0–FWRushamazi Abdul Hamid0
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