The 2018 season is Kelantan's 10th season in the Malaysia Super League (Malay: Liga Super Malaysia) since being promoted and 23rd successive season in the top flight of Malaysian football league system.
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Club officials Coaching staff PositionStaffTeam manager Wan Rakemi Wan ZahariAssistant team manager Mustaman Che YusofHead coach Yusri Che Lah (caretaker)Assistant head coach Kamaruddin MuhammadAssistant coach Shaiful Hazmi SallehGoalkeeper coach Azam OthmanFitness coach Shaiful Hazmi SallehTeam doctor Dr. Zairuddin Abdullah ZawawiPhysiotherapist Zamri PauziMasseur Fikri ZulkifliKit man Harun IsmailAssistant kit man Suhaimi HarunUnder-21 head coach Zahasmi IsmailUnder-19 head coach Sideek ShamsuddinMedia officer Normeezan Muhd Nordin
Other information
Squad information
First team squad
Name Nat Position(s) Since Date of birth (Age) Signed from Goalkeepers 1 Shahrizan Ismail (captain) GK 2008 Terengganu 22 Faridzuean Kamaruddin GK 2018 Melaka United 35 Fikri Che Soh U21 GK 2018 Youth system Defenders 4 Cássio CB 2018 Semen Padang 6 Farisham Ismail (vice-captain) RB / LB / CB 2008 TM 12 Haziq Puad CB 2018 Kuantan 13 Azwan Aripin CB 2016 Youth system 15 Khairul Asyraf RB / RWB 2018 PKNP 28 Faizol Nazlin CB / DM 2014 Youth system 36 Syaiful Alias U21 CB 2018 Youth system 40 Shahrul Nizam U21 CB 2018 Youth system 41 Nik Umar U21 LB / LWB 2018 Youth system Midfielders 17 Bakhtiyar Duyshobekov DM 2018 Dordoi Bishkek 18 Amir Zikri LM 2016 Youth system 20 Haikal Nazri LM 2018 Felcra 26 Fadhilah Pauzi DM 2016 Youth system 33 Nik Akif Syahiran U21 RW / AM 2018 Youth system 34 Danial Haqim U21 CM 2018 Youth system 37 Danial Ashraf U21 AM 2016 Youth system Forwards 7 Fakhrul Zaman CF / RW 2016 Youth system 8 Shafiq Shaharudin CF / LW 2018 Johor Darul Ta'zim II 9 Cristiano Santos CF 2018 Hassania Agadir 27 Khairul Rizam CF 2018 T-Team 32 Nik Azli U21 CF / RW 2018 Youth system 38 Imran Samso U21 CF / AM 2018 Youth system 39 Afiq Saluddin U21 CF 2018 Youth system 43 Ivaan Hakimi U21 CF 2018 1999Youth system
U21 = Under-21 player
New contracts PlayerContract lengthContract endDateSource23 S. Veenod10 Do Dong-hyun4 Cássio8 Shafiq Shaharudin12 Sukri Hamid20 Haikal Nazri3 Tengku Qayyum15 Khairul Asyraf27 Khairul Rizam18 Amir Zikri24 Amirizdwan Taj9 Bruno Lopes17 Ferdinand Sinaga29 Zul Fahmi Awang22 Mohammed Ghaddar
Transfers In First window PlayerTransferred FromDateFeeSource33 Nik Akif Syahiran Youth systemPromoted23 S. Veenod SelangorFree transfer10 Do Dong-hyun UiTMFree transfer5 Nik Shahrul Azim Negeri SembilanLoan return– Nasharizam Rashid PerlisLoan return– Syafiq Rahman PerlisLoan return– Shahrul Hakim MIFALoan return7 Fakhrul Zaman MIFALoan return4 Cássio Semen PadangFree transfer8 Shafiq Shaharudin Johor Darul Ta'zim IIFree transfer12 Sukri Hamid PKNPFree transfer3 Tengku Qayyum Sime DarbyFree transfer20 Haikal Nazri FelcraFree transfer15 Khairul Asyraf PKNPFree transfer27 Khairul Rizam T-Team youthFree transfer18 Amir Zikri PerlisLoan return24 Amirizdwan Taj PKNSFree transfer9 Bruno Lopes Persija JakartaFree transfer17 Ferdinand Sinaga PSM MakassarFree transfer29 Zul Fahmi Awang Sime DarbyFree transfer22 Mohammed Ghaddar Johor Darul Ta'zimFree transfer
Second window PlayerTransferred FromDateFeeSource3 Alaeddine Bouslimi Hammam-LifFree transfer12 Haziq Puad KuantanFree transfer22 Faridzuean Kamaruddin Melaka UnitedFree transfer17 Bakhtiyar Duyshobekov Dordoi BishkekFree transfer11 Lazarus Kaimbi SuphanburiFree transfer9 Cristiano Santos Hassania AgadirFree transfer
Out First window PlayerTransferred ToDateFeeSource33 Syihan Hazmi Negeri SembilanFree transfer3 S. Subramaniam MIFAFree transfer13 Aziz Ismail UnattachedReleased18 Khairul Izuan Negeri SembilanFree transfer14 S. Thinagaran UnattachedReleased12 Mamadou Danso UnattachedReleased29 Alessandro Celin UnattachedReleased7 Qayyum Marjoni PKNSFree transfer23 Indra Putra Mahayuddin Kuala LumpurFree transfer8 Shahrul Hakim D'AR WanderersFree transfer11 Hasmizan Kamarodin Terengganu CityFree transfer2 Norhafiz Zamani PenangFree transfer15 Daudsu Jamaluddin KuantanFree transfer24 Zairul Fitree KuantanFree transfer9 Abou Bakr Al-Mel AC TripoliUndisclosed12 Sukri Hamid UnattachedReleased– Hattaphon Bun An UnattachedReleased17 Ferdinand Sinaga PSM MakassarFree transfer– Syafiq Rahman UnattachedReleased– Nasharizam Rashid UnattachedReleased3 Tengku Qayyum UnattachedReleased
Loan out First window PlayerLoaned ToStartEndSource— Nasharizam Rashid D'AR Wanderers1 January 201830 November 2018— L'Imam Seydi MIFA1 January 201830 November 201829 Zul Fahmi Awang D'AR Wanderers10 February 201830 November 201811 Nor Farhan Muhammad D'AR Wanderers1 April 201830 November 2018
Out Second window PlayerTransferred ToDateFeeSource9 Bruno Lopes Montedio YamagataFree transfer23 S. Veenod Melaka UnitedFree transfer19 Khairul Fahmi Che Mat Melaka UnitedFree transfer5 Nik Shahrul Azim PKNSFree transfer22 Mohammed Ghaddar UnattachedReleased30 Ramadhan Hamid KedahFree transfer3 Alaeddine Bouslimi AS GabèsFree transfer10 Do Dong-hyun TerengganuFree transfer25 Faris Shah Melaka UnitedFree transfer21 Morgaro Gomis SurReleased11 Lazarus Kaimbi UnattachedReleased
Pre-season and friendlies
Super Cup On 8 December 2017, it was announced that Kelantan would face Persija Jakarta of Indonesia and Ratchaburi of Thailand as part of the 2018 Boost SportsFix Super Cup, a round-robin tournament. All matches played at the National Stadium, Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur.
Competitions
Malaysia Super League
League table
Result summary
Results by matchday
Matches
The fixtures for the 2018 Malaysia Super League season were announced on 11 January 2018.
Malaysia FA Cup
Kelantan entered the 2018 Malaysia FA Cup in the second round as all 12 Malaysia Super League clubs received a bye to that stage. Matches were played between 2–3 March 2018.
Malaysia Cup
Group stage
Knockout phase Quarter-finals
Statistics
Appearances No.Pos.NameLeagueFA CupMalaysia CupTotalDisciplineAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals 1 GK Shahrizan Ismail8–1000008–1000 4 DF Cássio210218031100 6 DF Farisham Ismail8(1)0208018(1)020 7 FW Fakhrul Zaman9(5)0001(1)010(6)020 8 FW Shafiq Shaharudin11(5)60(2)14(2)015(9)700 9 FW Cristiano Santos70005(1)113(1)142 12 DF Haziq Puad9(1)0004(2)013(3)030 13 DF Azwan Aripin190206(1)027(1)030 15 DF Khairul Asyraf7(6)010109(6)011 17 MF Bakhtiyar Duyshobekov90008117110 18 MF Amir Zikri0(1)0000(1)00(2)000 20 MF Haikal Nazri5(3)00(1)01(1)06(5)000 22 GK Faridzuean Kamaruddin1+100809+100 26 MF Fadhilah Pauzi2000002000 27 FW Khairul Rizam3(2)0006(1)09(3)000 28 DF Faizol Nazlin0(1)000000(1)000 32 FW Nik Azli8(6)2002(2)010(8)210 33 MF Nik Akif Syahiran15(3)20(2)04219(5)430 34 MF Danial Haqim15(1)0004018(1)031 35 GK Fikri Che Soh8–1200008–1200 36 MF Syaiful Alias2(2)0002(2)04(4)000 37 MF Danial Ashraf8(5)3005(1)113(6)410 38 FW Imran Samso7(4)1006(1)013(4)110 39 FW Afiq Saluddin1(4)000001(4)000 40 MF Shahrul Nizam7(1)0006013(1)010 43 FW Ivaan Hakimi00000(5)00(5)000Players who left the club in mid season transfer window or on loan 3 DF Tengku Qayyum0000000000 5 DF Nik Shahrul Azim7(2)01(1)0008(3)010 11 FW Lazarus Kaimbi2000002000 10 MF Do Dong-hyun6410007420 12 MF Sukri Hamid1(1)000001(1)000 14 MF Rozaimi Azwar0000000000 16 MF Badhri Radzi2020004000 17 FW Ferdinand Sinaga5010006020 19 GK Khairul Fahmi4–32–1006–410 21 MF Morgaro Gomis2000002010 22 FW Mohammed Ghaddar5121007210 23 MF S. Veenod2(1)020004(1)000 24 DF Amirizdwan Taj2000002000 29 FW Zul Fahmi Awang0000000000 9 FW Bruno Lopes5120007100 11 MF Nor Farhan0(5)020002(5)000 25 DF Faris Shah3000003000 30 GK Ramadhan Hamid1–100001–100 3 DF Alaeddine Bouslimi2000002000
Top scorers The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal. † Players who left the club in mid season. PlayerLeagueFA CupMalaysia CupTotal1FW 8 Shafiq Shaharudin61072MF 10 Do Dong-hyun †4004MF 33 Nik Akif Syahiran2024MF 37 Danial Ashraf30145FW 22 Mohammed Ghaddar †1102FW 32 Nik Azli20027DF 4 Cássio0101FW 9 Cristiano Santos0011FW 9 Bruno Lopes †1001MF 17 Bakhtiyar Duyshobekov0011FW 38 Imran Samso1001#Own goals0000 Total203528
Top assists The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal. † Players who left the club in mid season. PlayerLeagueFA CupMalaysia CupTotal1FW 7 Fakhrul Zaman3003MF 16 Badhri Radzi †21033FW 32 Nik Azli2002MF 34 Danial Haqim2002MF 37 Danial Ashraf20137DF 5 Nik Shahrul Azim †1001FW 9 Bruno Lopes †0101MF 10 Do Dong-hyun †1001MF 11 Nor Farhan †1001FW 11 Lazarus Kaimbi †1001DF 15 Khairul Asyraf1001MF 17 Bakhtiyar Duyshobekov1001MF 20 Haikal Nazri1001FW 27 Khairul Rizam0022MF 33 Nik Akif0011FW 38 Imran Samso1012Unassisted goals1102Total203528
Clean sheets The list is sorted by shirt number when total clean sheets are equal. † Players who left the club in mid season. PlayerLeagueFA CupMalaysia CupTotal 1 22 Faridzuean Kamaruddin 0044 2 19 Khairul Fahmi † 01013 30 Ramadhan Hamid † 0000 35 Fikri Che Soh 0000
Summary
Games played 32 (22 Super League) (2 FA Cup) (8 Malaysia Cup)Games won 9 (5 Super League) (1 FA Cup) (3 Malaysia Cup)Games drawn 5 (3 Super League) (2 Malaysia Cup)Games lost 18 (14 Super League) (1 FA Cup) (3 Malaysia Cup)Goals scored 28 (20 Super League) (3 FA Cup) (5 Malaysia Cup)Goals conceded 52 (43 Super League) (4 FA Cup) (5 Malaysia Cup)Goal difference –26 (–23 Super League) (–2 FA Cup) (–1 Malaysia Cup)Clean sheets 4 (1 FA Cup) (4 Malaysia Cup)Yellow cards 35 (29 Super League) (1 FA Cup) (12 Malaysia Cup)Red cards 4 (1 Super League) (3 Malaysia Cup)Most appearances Cássio (31 appearances)Top scorer Shafiq Shaharudin (7 goals)Winning Percentage Overall: 9/32 (29.03%)
Home attendance Match no. Date Opponent (Score) Competition Attendance References16 February 2018Terengganu (1–1)Malaysia Super League424 February 2018Perak (3–2)Malaysia Super League5,381Second round2 March 2018Terengganu City (2–0)Malaysia FA Cup
U21s
U19s
Source: FAM
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