The 2016 season was Kedah FA's 8th season in the Malaysia Super League since its inception in 2004. They will also eligible to compete in FA Cup and Malaysia Cup.
Kit Supplier: Warrix / Sponsor: Discover Kedah 2016, Syarikat Air Darul Aman (SADA), Perbadanan Kemajuan Negeri Kedah (Kedah State Development Corporation)
Players
Squad information PDate of birthNotes 1 GKAbdul Hadi Abdul Hamid2006 2 DF Mohamad Sabre Mat Abu20152016 3 DFMohamad Syawal Nordin20164DFBang Seung-Hwan201520165DFOsman Mohd Yusof20166DFShafizan Hashim201420167MFBaddrol Bakhtiar (VC)20068MFLiridon Krasniqi20152018—FWCarlos "Kahe" Eduardo de Souza Floresta201620169FWThiago Augusto Fernandes2016201610MFSandro da Silva Mendonça2015201711DFMohamad Raphi Azizan Mariappen201512MFAmar Rohidan2016201613DFKhairul Helmi Johari (C)2006—FWAhmad Fakri Saarani2016201614FWShane Edward Smeltz2016201615DFMohamad Rizal Ghazali201416MFMohamad Amirul Hisyam Awang Kechik201617MFMohd Syazwan Tajuddin201418MFAbdul Halim Saari201619MFMuhammad Farhan Roslan2014201720FWMuhammad Syafiq Ahmad201321GKMohamad Syazwan Abdullah201622MFMohamad Syazwan Zainon201423MFMohamad Hanif Mat Dzahir201424DFMohamad Alif Fadhil Ismail2015201625DFAzmeer Yusof2016201626MFMohamad Shazuan Ashraf Matthews2015201627DFMuhammad Ariff Farhan Md Isa201628DFMohamad Asri Mardzuki201629MFSyazuan Hazani201630GKMohamad Farhan Abu Bakar201631GKMohd Ifwat Akmal Che Kassim2016
Source: Facebook Kedah FAOrdered by squad number.
In PNameMoving fromTypeTransferwindowEndsTransferfee—FWKahê Oeste Futebol ClubeTransferPre-seasonAug 2016Undisclosed25DFAzmeer YusofATM FATransferPre-season27DFAriff Farhan IsaHarimau MudaTransferPre-season16MFAmirul Hisyam Awang KechikHarimau MudaTransferPre-season28 DFMohd Asri MardzukiHarimau MudaTransferPre-season30GKMohd Farhan Abu BakarHarimau MudaTransferPre-season—MF Mohd Ridzuan AbdunlohHarimau MudaTransferPre-season3DFMohd Syawal NordinHarimau MudaTransferPre-season—FWAhmad Fakri SaaraniKelantan FATransferPre-seasonOct 201612MFAmar RohidanKelantan FATransferPre-seasonOct 201618MFAbdul Halim SaariKedah FA U21PromotionPre-season5DFOsman Mohd YusoffKedah FA U21PromotionPre-season29MFSyazuan HazaniKedah FA U21PromotionPre-season14FWShane Smeltz Sydney FCTransferMid-seasonOct 20169FWThiago Augusto FernandesFelda United F.C.LoanMid-seasonOct 2016
Out PNameMoving toTypeTransferwindowTransferfee—MFMohd Ridzuan AbdunlohFelda United F.C.LoanPre-season—MFSolehin Kanasian AbdullahMOF F.C.Pre-season25GKMohd Firdaus MuhamadPenang FAEnd of loanPre-season8FWAhmad Shakir Mohd AliPKNS FCPre-season16DFP. RajeshPKNS FCPre-season10FWChidi Edeh Enugu Rangers End of contractPre-season3DFLew Han Hung Pre-season24DFMuhd Fiqkry Mat IsaPre-season14FWAhmad Fakri SaaraniFelda United F.C.LoanMid-season
Technical staff
Friendly matches
Pre-season
Current season
Competitions
Overall
Overview
Super League The league will kick-off on 13 February and ends on 22 October 2016.
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Fixtures and results Source:
First leg
Second leg
Results overview
TeamHome scoreAway scoreDouble FELDA United1 – 02 – 0 Johor Darul Ta'zim1 – 15 – 0 Kelantan2 – 11 – 2 Pahang1 – 01 – 1 PDRM2 – 01 – 1 Penang2 – 23 – 2 Perak3 – 10 – 0 Sarawak2 – 11 – 1 Selangor1 – 02 – 2 T–Team1 – 04 – 1 Terengganu1 – 00 – 3 As of matches played on 21 October 2016.
FA Cup The tournament will kick-off on 19 February 2016.
Results summary
Knockout phase
Round of 32
Round of 16
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Malaysia Cup The tournament will kick-off on 12 July 2016.
Results summary
Group stage
Knockout phase
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Statistics
Squad statistics As of matches played on 30 October 2016. PosPlayerSuper LeagueFA CupMalaysia CupTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals1GKHadi Hamid1–––––1–2DFSabre Abu2–––1–3–3DFSyawal Nordin2–––6–8–4DFBang Seung-Hwan20161913535DFOsman Yusof3–1–2–6–6DFShafizan Hashim1–––2–3–7MFBaddrol Bakhtiar193511023468MFLiridon Krasniqi2055–1153610—FWCarlos Kahê12464––1889FWThiago Augusto74––9516910MFSandro Mendonça7152––12311DFRaphi Azizan––––––––12MFAmar Rohidan5–2–––7–13DFKhairul Helmi Johari17–419–301—FWFakri Saarani10161––16214FWShane Smeltz96––115201115DFRizal Ghazali18–4–11133116MFAmirul Hisyam19–519–33117DFSyazwan Tajuddin6–4–––10–18MFHalim Saari1112–5–18119MFFarhan Roslan1715110–32220FWSyafiq Ahmad1915–5–29121GKSyazwan Abdullah––––––––22MFSyazwan Zainon1713211131423MFHanif Mat Dzahir7–––2–9–24DFAlif Fadhil––––––––25DFAzmeer Yusof20–618–34126MFShazuan Ashraf1–––1–2–27DFAriff Farhan14–2–6–22–28DFAsri Mardzuki1–––––1–29MFSyazuan Hazani––––––––30GKFarhan Abu Bakar14–6–1–21–31GKIfwat Akmal7–––10–17–
Goalscorers As of matches played on 30 October 2016. RankPlayerPositionSuper LeagueFA CupMalaysia CupTotal1 Shane SmeltzFW6–5112 Liridon KrasniqiMF5–5103 Thiago AugustoFW4–594 Carlos KahêFW44–85 Baddrol BakhtiarMF31266 Syazwan ZainonMF12147 Bang Seung-hwanDF1113 Sandro MendonçaMF12–38 Fakri SaaraniFW11–2 Farhan RoslanMF11–29 Khairul HelmiDF–1–1 Rizal GhazaliDF––11 Amirul HisyamMF–1–1 Halim SaariMF1––1 Syafiq AhmadFW1––1 Azmeer YusofDF–1–1Total29152064
Clean sheets As of matches played on 21 October 2016. RankPlayerSuper LeagueFA CupMalaysia CupTotal131 Ifwat Akmal4–610230 Farhan Abu Bakar31–431 Hadi Hamid1––1
Disciplinary record
Suspensions A player is automatically suspended for the next match for the following offences: Receiving a red card (red card suspensions may be extended for serious offences) Receiving two yellow cards in two different matches (FA Cup, Malaysia Cup knockout phase) Receiving three yellow cards in three different matches (Super League, Malaysia Cup group stage) PlayerOffence(s)Suspension(s) Liridon Krasniqi in FA Cup quarter-finals vs Sabah FA (second leg; 1 April 2016) in FA Cup semi-finals vs Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C. (first leg; 16 April 2016)FA Cup semi-finals vs Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C. (second leg; 30 April 2016) in Super League vs Penang FA (A) (matchday 16; 26 July 2016)Super League vs Pahang F.C. (H) (matchday 13; 3 August 2016) Amirul Hisyam in FA Cup quarter-finals vs Sabah FA (first leg; 18 March 2016) in FA Cup semi-finals vs Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C. (first leg; 16 April 2016)FA Cup semi-finals vs Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C. (second leg; 30 April 2016) Baddrol Bakhtiar in Super League vs Perak FA (A) (matchday 3; 27 February 2016) in Super League vs Penang FA (H) (matchday 7; 9 April 2016) in Super League vs Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C. (A) (matchday 14; 16 July 2016)Super League vs T–Team F.C. (H) (matchday 15; 23 July 2016) Rizal Ghazali in Super League vs Felda United F.C. (A) (matchday 1; 13 February 2016) in Super League vs PDRM FA (A) (matchday 12; 21 May 2016) in Super League vs Penang FA (A) (matchday 16; 26 July 2016)Super League vs Selangor FA (H) (matchday 17; 6 August 2016) Bang Seung-hwan in Super League vs PDRM FA (A) (matchday 12; 21 May 2016) in Super League vs Pahang F.C. (H) (matchday 13; 3 August 2016) in Super League vs Sarawak FA (H) (matchday 18; 16 August 2016)Super League vs Kelantan FA (A) (matchday 19; 24 August 2016) Azmeer Yusof in Super League vs Terengganu FA (H) (matchday 1; 13 February 2016) in Super League vs Perak FA (A) (matchday 3; 27 February 2016) in Super League vs Kelantan FA (A) (matchday 19; 24 August 2016)Super League vs Perak FA (H) (matchday 20; 10 September 2016) As of matches played on 24 August 2016.
Summary Games played 39 (22 Super League) (6 FA Cup) (11 Malaysia Cup)Games won 22 (11 Super League) (4 FA Cup) (7 Malaysia Cup)Games drawn 11 (7 Super League) (1 FA Cup) (3 Malaysia Cup)Games lost 6 (4 Super League) (1 FA Cup) (1 Malaysia Cup)Goals scored 64 (29 Super League) (15 FA Cup) (20 Malaysia Cup)Goals conceded 41 (26 Super League) (7 FA Cup) (8 Malaysia Cup)Goal difference 24 (4 Super League) (8 FA Cup) (12 Malaysia Cup)Clean sheets 15 (8 Super League) (1 FA Cup) (6 Malaysia Cup)Yellow cards 47 (25 Super League) (10 FA Cup) (12 Malaysia Cup)Red cards 1 (1 Super League)Most appearances 36 (Liridon Krasniqi)Top scorer 11 (Shane Smeltz)Winning percentage Overall: 22/39 (56.41%) As of matches played on 30 October 2016.
Home attendance Matches (all competitions) All matches played at Darul Aman Stadium. Date Attendance Opposition Score Competition 16 February 201617,000 Terengganu FA1–0Super League matchday 219 February 20166,000 Megah Murni FC8–0FA Cup round of 321 March 201616,500 Kelantan FA2–1Super League matchday 44 March 201617,500 Kelantan FA1–1 (a.e.t.)(5–4 p)FA Cup round of 161 April 201624,500 Sabah FA1–1FA Cup quarter-finals 2 9 April 20168,400 Penang FA2–2Super League matchday 716 April 201623,400 Johor Darul Ta'zim FC2–1FA Cup semi-finals 123 April 20168,763 Johor Darul Ta'zim FC1–1Super League matchday 918 May 20163,338 PDRM FA2–0Super League matchday 1113 July 201617,000 Sarawak FA4–3Malaysia Cup group stage matchday 123 July 20165,450 T–Team FC1–0Super League matchday 1529 July 201614,000 Johor Darul Ta'zim II FC0–0Malaysia Cup group stage matchday 33 August 20167,836 Pahang FC1–0Super League matchday 136 August 201610,064 Selangor FA1–0Super League matchday 1713 August 20169,683 T–Team FC0–1Malaysia Cup group stage matchday 516 August 20166,270 Sarawak FA2–1Super League matchday 1810 September 201616,500 Perak FA3–1Super League matchday 2017 September 201625,000 Negeri Sembilan FA5–0Malaysia Cup quarter-finals 230 September 201625,000 PDRM FA2–1Malaysia Cup semi-finals 121 October 20163,300 Felda United FC1–0Super League matchday 22
Matches designated as Home Team, but not played at Darul Aman Stadium. Date Venue Attendance Opposition Score Competition 30 October 2016 Shah Alam Stadium 79,782 Selangor FA 1–1 (a.e.t.)(6–5 p) Malaysia Cup Final
Attendance (each competitions) Competitions Matches Total attendance Average attendance Super League 11 103,421 9,402 FA Cup 4 71,400 17,850 Malaysia Cup 5 90,683 18,137 Total 265,504 13,275
Awards
Monthly awards For the 2016 season, sponsors collaboration with Kedah FA in recognizing the contributions of players throughout the season. Every month one player will be selected as the player of the month based on the current performance. Selection is based on the feedback of fans and squad management. Winners will be announced at 8:00pm at Darul Aman Stadium. The winner will take home a plaque and a cash prize of RM500 contribution from the sponsors. (Cola Kedah – February, March & April) (Gold Perfume Factory – August & September)
MonthPlayer of the MonthEvent dateFebruary Amirul HisyamMarch Liridon KrasniqiApril Rizal GhazaliAugust Baddrol Bakhtiar17 September 2016September Thiago Augusto30 September 2016
Season awards Kedah FA will inaugurate a player who was most prominent during the year based on fan votes. Kedah FA media will publish reviews and player statistics throughout the year in form of articles before voting is open to the fans after the last game for the team. The nominees was agreed by Head Coach, Tan Cheng Hoe and technical staff. Winners will be announced on Monday, 31 October from 8pm until 10pm at Istana Negara, Jalan Duta.Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger (). Baddrol Bakhtiar – (7,303 votes) Liridon Krasniqi – (2,379 votes) Syazwan Zainon – (751 votes) Shane Smeltz – (150 votes) Khairul Helmi Johari – (140 votes) Mohd Ifwat Akmal Che Kassim – (4,862 votes) Amirul Hisyam Awang Kechik – (1,252 votes) Farhan Roslan – (540 votes) Syafiq Ahmad – (186 votes) Ariff Farhan Isa – (50 votes) Liridon Krasniqi (free kick) vs Negeri Sembilan on 17 September – (3,492 votes) Baddrol Bakhtiar (chip goal) vs Kelantan on 24 August – (1,067 votes) Shane Smeltz (half volley) vs T–Team on 23 July – (222 votes) Thiago Augusto (solo run goal) vs Terengganu on 24 September – (91 votes) Shane Smeltz (header) vs Johor Darul Ta'zim II on 9 October – (22 votes)
National awards