The 2015 season was Kelantan FA's 7th season in the Malaysia Super League and 20th successive season in the top flight of Malaysian football league system. They will also compete in FA Cup and Malaysia Cup. For the first time since 2012, they will not compete in AFC Cup.
Friendlies
Pre-season DateOpponentsH / AResultF–AScorersAttendanceNotes7 Jan 2015 T–Team F.C.A2—2Izuan Rosli, CarrilloCharity match for flood victims13 Jan 2015 Terengganu FAA0—0Friendly match17 Jan 2015 Songkhla United F.C.A2—3Noor Hazrul, Wan Zaharulnizam, Emmanuel KenmogneFriendly match21 Jan 2015 Sungai Ara F.C.A1—5Wan Zack Haikal, Erwin Carrillo(2), Nor Farhan MuhammadFriendly match23 Jan 2015 Pulau Pinang FAA2—0Friendly match26 Jan 2015 Kedah FAA3—1Erwin CarrilloFriendly match
During season DateOpponentsH / AResultF–AScorersAttendanceNotes14 June 2015 T–Team F.C.H2—2Austin Amutu(2)Friendly match(The match was called off after 60 minutes after one of T–Team F.C. player, David Oniya collapsed and confirmed die on-pitch9 June 2015 NS Matrix F.C.A3—3Austin Amutu(2), Ahmad Fakri SaaraniFriendly match
After season
DateOpponentsH / AResultF–AScorersAttendanceNotes17 Oct 2015 Terengganu FAH2—2Ahmad Fakri Saarani, Jonathan McKainMalaysia Cup Friendly match
Competition
Super League
The league will kick-off on 31 January 2015. DateOpponentsH / AResultF–AScorersAttendanceLeaguepositionNotes7 Feb 2015 ATMA2—0Noor Hazrul 14', Erwin Carrillo 62'6,000 3rdKelantan played with 10 players during 2nd half after 3rd substitute Brendan Gan sustained injury. Nik Shahrul Azim Abdul Halim Mohd Farisham Ismail Wan Zaharulnizam Zakaria Erwin Carrillo15 Feb 2015 Lions XIIH2—0McKain 6' Piya 42'18,000 1stMatch postponed from 14th Jan 2015 to 15th Jan 2015. Noor Hazrul Mustafa21 Feb 2015 PDRMH0—419,500 5th Mohd Fitri Omar Jonathan McKain Wan Zaharulnizam Zakaria Ahmad Fakri Saarani7 Mar 2015 PerakA0—020,000 5th Noor Hazrul Mustafa Erwin Carrillo14 Mar 2015 Felda UnitedH0—119,000 7th Erwin Carrillo4 Apr 2015 TerengganuA1—2Piya 76'7,330 8th Mohd Nor Farhan Muhammad11 Apr 2015 PahangH0—27,000 10th Mohd Nor Farhan Muhammad Nik Shahrul Azim Abdul Halim18 Apr 2015 JDTAAmutu 10'21,100 10th Mohd Khairul Izuan Rosli Ahmad Fakri Saarani25 Apr 2015 SelangorHGilmar 5' Farhan 74'8,517 9th Jonathan McKain Norhafiz Zamani Misbah Mohd Farisham Ismail Austin Amutu Khairul Fahmi Che Mat2 May 2015 SarawakA2—3Erwin Carrillo 17' Kechik 85'4,500 10th Wan Zaharulnizam23 June 2015 Sime DarbyA1—1Gilmar 90'2,250 10th Jonathan McKain Wan Zack Haikal Fitri Omar Amiridzwan Taj4 July 2015 LionsXIIA0—33,587 10th Wan Zaharulnizam Nik Shahrul Azim Nor Farhan Muhammad Farisham Ismail8 July 2015m PDRMA3—1Austin Amutu 5' Jonathan McKain 45' Erwin Carrillo 66'2,000 9th Jonathan McKain Fitri Omar 25 July 2015 Sime Darby F.C.H2-2Amirizdwan Taj Tajuddin 6' Gilmar Jose da Silva Filho 73'8,750 9th Gilmar Jose da Silva Filho Wan Zaharulnizam Zairul Fitree28 July 2015 ATM FAH5-1Erwin Carrillo 3' 63' Wan Zack Haikal 38' Nor Farhan Muhammad 41' Wan Zaharulnizam Zakaria 74'8,220 9th Gilmar Jose da Silva Filho1 August 2015 Perak FAH1-0Wan Zack Haikal 73'6,343 9th Austin Amutu Nor Farhan Muhammad5 August 2015 Felda United F.C.A0-02,467 9th Fakri Saarani Amirizdwan Taj Tajuddin Norhafiz Zamani Misbah8 August 2015 Terengganu FAH1-2Ahmad Fakri Saarani 2'3,512 9th Amirizdwan Taj Tajuddin Fitri Omar12 August 2015 Pahang FAA5-3Nor Farhan Muhammad 12' 70' 90'9,097 9th Wan Zack Haikal Khairul Izuan Rosli15 August 2015 Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C.H4-1Gilmar 4' 82' Mohd Badhri Radzi 13' Nor Farhan Muhammad 51'5,982 9th Gilmar Jose da Silva Filho Fitri Omar Norhafiz Zamani Misbah Austin Amutu19 August 2015 Selangor FAA0-39,686 9th Jonathan McKain Shahrizan Ismail Erwin Carrillo22 August 2015 Sarawak FAH4-3Noor Hazrul Mustafa 11' Mohd Khairul Izuan Rosli 45' Amutu 73' Gilmar 85'3,872 9th Table
Goal scorers for Super League
6 goals
Gilmar Jose da Silva Filho Mohd Nor Farhan Muhammad
5 goals
Erwin Carrillo
3 goals
Mohd Badhri Mohd Radzi Wan Zack Haikal Austin Amutu
2 goals
Noor Hazrul Mustafa Wan Zaharulnizam Jonathan McKain
1 goal
Amirizdwan Taj Tajuddin Mohd Khairul Izuan Rosli Ahmad Fakri Saarani
FA Cup
The draw for the competition was made on 14 December 2014 with games expected to start in February 2015. DateOpponentsH / AResultF–AScorersAttendanceNotes27 Feb 2015 SarawakA2—1Erwin Carrillo 2' Emmanuel Kenmogne 64'15,00017 Mar 2015 Kuala LumpurH1—0Wan Zack 66'10,000 07 Apr 2015 Sime DarbyA1—1Erwin Carrillo 45+1'5,000aggregate 1-121 Apr 2015 Sime DarbyH3—0Piya 40'p Amutu 58' Erwin Carrillo 74'5,000Kelantan win with aggregate 4-19 May 2015 PahangA0—1aggregate 0-116 May 2015 PahangH3—1Kechik 18' Amutu 74' 90+2'Kelantan win with aggregate 3-223 May 2015 LionsXIIN1—3Wan Zack Haikal 63'Kelantan became 2015 Malaysia FA Cup runner up after they lost in the final to LionsXII 1-3
Malaysia Cup
The draw for the 2015 Malaysia Cup was held on 27 August 2015 at the Hilton Hotel Petaling Jaya and Kelantan FA was drawn into group C which is arguably the “Group of Death” consisting of 32-time winners Selangor FA, previous season semi-finalist Felda United F.C. and T-Team F.C.. Their Journey in Malaysia Cup ended after they finished in third place behind 2015 Malaysia Cup semi-finalist, Felda United F.C. and champion, Selangor FA.
Group stage
DateOpponentsH / AResultF–AScorersAttendanceRefereeGroup ranking12 September 2015 Selangor FAA3-0Gilmar Jose da Silva Filho 26',53'Austin Amutu48'-- 2nd18 September 2015 Felda United F.C.H1-1Gilmar Jose da Silva Filho 49'-- 1st26 September 2015 T–Team F.C.A1-3Gilmar Jose da Silva Filho 87'-- 2nd2 October 2015 Selangor FAH0-1-- 4th17 October 2015 Felda United F.C.A2-2Mohd Firdaus Faudzi 28'(o.g.) Badhri Radzi 43'-- 4th4 November 2015 T-Team F.C.H3-1Austin Amutu35',56'Gilmar Jose da Silva Filho40'-- 3rd
Player statistics
Squad On 1 December 2014, Tan Sri Annuar Musa has announced the 2015 provisional squad for Kelantan. It was finalized before the transfer window closed on 12 a.m., Friday 5 December 2014.
Key: = Appearances, = Goals, = Yellow card, = Red card (Player names in italics denotes player that left mid-season) NumberNationPositionNameTotal LeagueFA CupMalaysia Cup1 GK Muhammad Syazwan Yusoff 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 017 DFTuan Muhammad Faim Tuan Zainal Abidin 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 042 DFAmirizdwan Taj 18 1 5 0 9 1 3 0 3 0 1 0 6 0 1 04DFJonathan McKain 26 2 10 0 16 2 4 0 6 0 2 0 4 0 2 05 DFNik Shahrul Azim Abdul Halim 24 0 3 0 13 0 3 0 6 0 0 0 5 0 0 06 DFMohd Farisham Ismail 21 0 2 0 15 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 011 MFWan Zack Haikal Wan Noor 29 5 3 0 20 3 2 0 5 2 0 0 4 0 1 08 MFWan Zaharulnizam Zakaria 30 3 6 0 18 2 5 0 6 1 0 0 6 0 1 09FWErwin Carrillo 26 6 5 0 16 5 4 0 6 1 1 0 4 0 0 010 FWMohd Nor Farhan Muhammad 26 6 3 1 17 6 3 1 6 0 0 0 3 0 0 047STAustin Amutu 19 9 3 0 11 3 3 0 4 3 0 0 4 3 0 012 MFAmar Rohidan 18 0 0 0 13 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 013 FWAhmad Fakri Saarani 19 1 5 0 10 1 3 0 3 0 1 0 6 0 1 07MFBrendan Gan 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 02 DFNorhafiz Zamani Misbah 28 0 3 0 18 0 3 0 6 0 0 0 4 0 0 016 MFMohd Badhri Mohd Radzi (c) 31 5 1 0 20 3 0 0 6 1 0 0 5 1 1 015 MFMohd Noor Hazrul Bin Mohd Mustafa 18 2 4 0 11 2 2 0 3 0 1 0 4 0 0 03 DF/MFMohd Fitri Omar 19 0 5 0 16 0 5 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 019 GKKhairul Fahmi Che Mat 32 0 1 0 21 0 1 0 6 0 0 0 5 0 0 022 DFFaizol Nazlin Sayuti 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 030 GKMohd Shahrizan Ismail 4 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 021 MFMohd Rozaimi Azwar Mat Noor 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 023 MFMohd Khairul Izuan Rosli 16 1 2 1 11 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 1 024 DFZairul Fitree Ishak 8 0 2 0 4 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 050FWGilmar Jose da Silva Filho 21 11 5 0 11 6 3 0 4 0 0 0 6 5 2 018 DFMuhd Nazri Ahmad 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Goalscorers
11 goals Gilmar Jose da Silva Filho
9 goals Austin Amutu
6 goals
Nor Farhan Muhammad Erwin Carrillo
5 goals
Wan Zack Haikal Mohd Badhri Mohd Radzi
3 goals Wan Zaharulnizam Zakaria
2 goals
Noor Hazrul Mustafa Jonathan McKain
1 goal
Emmanuel Kenmogne Mohd Khairul Izuan Rosli Amirizdwan Taj Tajuddin Ahmad Fakri Saarani
Transfers and loans
Transfers in Entry datePositionNo.PlayerFrom clubFeeRef 1 July 2014DF Jonathan McKainAdelaide UnitedFree 9 November 2014FW Nor Farhan MuhammadTerengganu FAFree 30 October 2014DF Norhafiz Zamani MisbahNegeri Sembilan FAUndisclosed Fee30 October 2014MF Noor Hazrul MustafaPerak FAUndisclosed Fee1 December 2014FW Erwin CarrilloUnión MagdalenaUndisclosed Fee6 December 2014FW Emmanuel KenmognePersebaya SurabayaUndisclosed Fee1 December 2014MF Isaac PupoPersebaya SurabayaUndisclosed Fee1 December 2014FW Mohd Rozaimi Azwar Mat NoorKelantan President TeamPromoted from youth team16 April 2015FW Gilmar Jose da Silva FilhoClube Esportivo LajeadenseUndisclosed Fee28 April 2015DF Amirizdwan Taj TajuddinATM FAUndisclosed Fee Total Transfer Sales RM0
Transfers out Exit datePositionNo.PlayerTo clubFeeRef.14 November 2014 FW 10 Francis Forkey Doe Negeri Sembilan FAReleased19 November 2014 FW 21 Ahmad Shakir Mohd Ali Kedah FA Undisclosed Fee https://www.facebook.com/trwfcscore.net?fref=nf 22 November 2014 DF 11 Mohammad Abdul Aziz Ismail Pahang FA Released https://www.facebook.com/trwfcscore.net?hc_location=timeline 22 November 2014 MF 7 Tengku Hasbullah Raja Hassan None Released https://www.facebook.com/trwfcscore.net?hc_location=timeline 22 November 2014 DF 3 Mohamad Faiz Suhaimi Malacca United S.A. Released https://www.facebook.com/trwfcscore.net?hc_location=timeline 22 November 2014 FW 15 Famirul Asyraf Sayuti Malacca United S.A. Released https://www.facebook.com/trwfcscore.net?hc_location=timeline 1 December 2014 MF 18 Mohamed Shawky El Mokawloon SC Released1 December 2014 DF 25 Hussein Alaa Hussein None Released16 April 2015 MF 25 Isaac Pupo None Released16 April 2015 FW 00 Emmanuel Kenmogne None Released Total Transfer Sales RM0
Loans in Start dateEnd datePositionNo.PlayerFromRef16 April 2015December 2015 FW 47 Austin Amutu Warri Wolves F.C.
Loans out Start dateEnd datePositionNo.PlayerToRef28 April 2015December 2015 DF 22 Faizol Nazlin Sayuti Sabah FA28 April 2015December 2015 FW 21 Rozaimi Azwar Sabah FA
Club officials
Coaching and medical staff Manager-Haji Azman Ibrahim Assistant manager-Wan Badri Wan Omar Head coach-Zahasmi Ismail Assistant coach-Mohd Hashim Mustapha, Mohd Nafuzi Muhamad Zain and Sidek Shamsudin Goalkeeping coach-Ismail Chawalit Abu Bakar Fitness coach- Luka Basic Physiotherapist-Mohd Zainudin Zakaria and Ahmad Faris Musa
Backroom staff Kit manager- Harun Ismail Media official- Zuki Deraman Security official-Fared bin Abdul Ghani or Dato'Mohd Farek
See also List of Kelantan FA seasons
References