Kedah Darul Aman F.C.

Kedah Darul Aman

Full name	Kedah Darul Aman Football Club Kelab Bola Sepak Kedah Darul Aman
Nickname(s)	Lang Merah (The Red Eagles)[1] Hijau Kuning (The Green Yellow)[2]
Short name	KDA FC
Founded	1924; 97 years ago (1924)
Ground	Darul Aman Stadium
Capacity	32,387[3]
President	Muhammad Sanusi
CEO	Khamal Idris Ali
Head coach	Aidil Sharin
League	Malaysia Super League
2021	Malaysia Super League, 2nd of 12
Website	Club website
Home colours Away colours
Current season

Kedah Darul Aman Football Club (Malay: Kelab Bola Sepak Kedah Darul Aman) is a football club based in Alor Setar, Kedah, that competes in the Malaysia Super League. They are the only team in the history of Malaysian football to have won two trebles: in 2006–07 and 2007–08. The club is managed by Darulaman Football Club Sdn Bhd.

History[]

The football team was founded in 1924 by Tunku Yaacob ibni Sultan Abdul Hamid Halim Shah^[4] as president, though they only had limited success until the appointment of Ahmad Basri Akil as manager in 1985. Under Ahmad Basri Akil, the club qualified for six Malaysia Cup final matches in a seven-year period between 1987 and 1993; and won two Malaysia Cup titles, one league title and one FA Cup title.

The club experienced a lean period in the 1980s and 1990s, but enjoyed a revival in the new millennium by achieving back-to-back domestic trebles under Azraai Khor. However, the club experienced a dip in performances thereafter as a result of the loss of their influential import players; including Nelson San Martín, Cornelius Huggins and Marlon James. Problems with the new management team also led to Azraai Khor's departure.

The club were relegated to the second-tier of Malaysian football, the Malaysian Premier League, after losing 3–2 in the playoff final to Sri Pahang in a penalty shootout during the 2012 Super League season season. Marijo Tot was hired to replace Wan Jamak in an attempt to bring the club back to Malaysia Super League during the 2013 Premier League season, which also saw the return of former Kedah Darul Aman's talisman, Nelson San Martín. In the 2014 season the club signed Billy Mehmet, who made an immediate impact. He helped the club reach the semi-final of the Malaysia Cup, winning the first leg 3–1, but ultimately lost the second leg 5–1. Billy Mehmet ended the season as the club's top goal scorer in the Malaysia Premier League as well as the club's top goal scorer in all competitions. He was also the second highest goal scorer in all competitions at all levels in Malaysian professional football.

Prior to the 2021 season, the club changed its name from Kedah FA to Kedah Darul Aman F.C.^[5]

Crest and colours[]

Kedah Darul Aman Football Club's traditional colours are red and black, but the home kit's colours have been green and yellow since 1988. The colours were the result of the former Kedah Football Association Deputy President, Ahmad Basri Akil's request for a different set of colours for the home kit. The colours of green and yellow were chosen as they referenced the state's nickname of Jelapang Padi or Paddy field.^[6]

The current club crest were announced by Ahmad Basri Akil alongside the club's official colours of green and yellow in 1988. Green dominates the background; the side of the crest shows 11 joint bordered lines which signify the 11 districts of the Kedah state. At the centre of the crest is a ball and Allamanda flowers; as the flower is green and yellow in colour, with the team motto (Malay: Biar Jasa Jadi Kenangan) written in yellow.

Stadium[]

The club is currently based at the all-seater Darul Aman Stadium, located in Alor Setar, Kedah. It has a capacity of 32,387 seats and was opened in 1962.

Club culture[]

Supporters[]

The song Biar Jasa Jadi Kenangan, once again idealised and written by Ahmad Basri Akil and famously recorded by a Malaysian musician Freddie Fernandez, is the anthem of the club, and has been sung by the crowd since 9 September 1987 after the club reached their first Malaysia Cup semi-final match since 1940. This famous song is sung by the club's fanatic fans to boost their beloved players' morale. The well-known and popular chants among the club supporters is Pulun Kedah Pulun. It is use since late 80's as "words of spirit" during and off the game, and as the slogan among supporters. It was inspired by the idea from Abdul Rashid Fadzil, the former Head of Kedah Fan Club.^{[citation needed]}

Kit manufacturer and shirt sponsor[]

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Period	Kit manufacturer	Shirt sponsor
2004	Lotto	Dunhill
2005		Celcom, Modenas
2005–06	Line 7
2006–07		TM, PKNK
2007–08
2009	Lotto
2010
2011		PKNK
2012	Line 7
2013
2014
2015	Warrix	PKNK, Sada, Naza, Firefly
2016		Bina Darulaman Berhad (BDB), PKNK, Sada, Cosmic
2017	aL by Al-Ikhsan	ECK Development Berhad (ECK), Bina Darulaman Berhad (BDB), PKNK, Sada, Cosmic
2018		ECK Development Berhad (ECK), PKNK, Sada, Cosmic
2019	Lotto	Menteri Besar Sdn Bhd (MBI), PKNK, Sada
2020		Chenang Bay, Menteri Besar Sdn Bhd, PKNK
2021	Lotto	Widad Langkasuka (Widad Business Group), Menteri Besar Sdn Bhd, PKNK

Club record[]

Accurate as of 2020

Note:

• Pld = Played, W = Won, D = Drawn, L = Lost, F = Goals for, A = Goals against, D = Goal difference, Pts= Points, Pos = Position

  1st or Champions   2nd or Runner-up   3rd place   Promotion   Relegation

Season	League										Cup			Asia
	Division	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	D	Pts	Pos	Charity	Malaysia	FA	Competition	Result
2004	Super League	21	4	3	14	30	45	−15	15	7th	—	Runner-up	2nd round	—	—
2005	Premier League	21	13	7	1	44	11	+33	46	2nd	–	Quarter-finals	2nd round	–	–
2005–06	Premier League	21	13	3	5	39	22	+17	42	1st	–	Group stage	1st round	–	–
2006–07	Super League	24	17	4	3	54	21	+33	55	1st	–	Champions	Champions	–	–
2007–08	Super League	24	18	2	4	55	24	+31	56	1st	Runner-up	Champions	Champions	AFC Cup	Quarter-finals
2009	Super League	26	16	3	7	45	28	+17	51	3rd	Runner-up	Group stage	2nd round	AFC Cup	Round of 16
2010	Super League	26	10	8	8	34	23	+11	38	5th	–	Semi-finals	Runner-up	–	–
2011	Super League	26	13	6	7	25	20	+5	45	4th	–	Group stage	2nd round	–	–
2012	Super League	26	7	7	12	27	38	−11	28	12th	–	Group stage	Semi-finals	–	–
2013	Premier League	22	13	3	6	38	19	+19	42	4th	–	Group stage	2nd round	–	–
2014	Premier League	22	11	5	6	43	25	+18	38	4th	–	Semi-finals	Quarter-finals	–	–
2015	Premier League	22	14	6	2	47	26	+21	48	1st	–	Runner-up	3rd round	–	–
2016	Super League	22	11	7	4	30	26	+4	37[a]	3rd	–	Champions	Semi-finals	–	–
2017	Super League	22	9	8	5	45	33	+12	35	4th	Champions	Runner-up	Champions	–	–
2018	Super League	22	9	5	8	37	36	+1	32	6th	Runner-up	Group stage	3rd round	–	–
2019	Super League	22	9	7	6	37	29	+18	34	4th	—	Runner-up	Champions	–	–
2020	Super League	11	7	1	3	20	13	7	22	2nd	Runner-up	—	—	ACL Cup	Play-off round

Source:^[7][8]

Honours[]

Domestic[]

League[]

• Division 1/Premier 1/Super League (3): 1993, 2006–07, 2007–08
  • Runners-up (5): 1994, 1996, 1997, 2003, 2020
• Division 2/Premier 2/Premier League (4): 1992, 2002, 2005–06, 2015
  • Runners-up (1): 2005

Cup[]

• Malaysia FA Cup (5): 1996, 2007, 2008, 2017, 2019
  • Runners-up (1): 2010
• Malaysia Cup (5): 1990, 1993, 2007, 2008, 2016
  • Runners-up (9): 1940, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1992, 2004, 2015, 2017, 2019
• Malaysian Charity Cup (3): 1991, 1994, 2017
  • Runners-up (6): 1997, 2008, 2009, 2018, 2020, 2021

Youth[]

• Malaysian President's Cup (3): 1991, 2000, 2003
  • Runners-up (1): 2018
• Youth Cup (1): 2017

Double[]

Season	Titles won
1993	Liga Semi-Pro Divisyen 1, Malaysia Cup
2017	Malaysian Charity Cup, Malaysia FA Cup

Treble[]

Season	Titles won
2007	Malaysia Super League, Malaysia FA Cup, Malaysia Cup
2008	Malaysia Super League, Malaysia FA Cup, Malaysia Cup

Kedah Darul Aman's former assistant coach Muhamad Radhi Mat Din said,^[9]

To achieve the treble in two consecutive seasons will take another 100 years or more to come by! It takes a Herculean effort to achieve a double treble. The path to the pinnacle required a lot of sacrifices and commitment from the players, team management and the club.

Continental record[]

All results (home and away) list Darulaman FC's goal tally first.

Season	Competition	Round	Club	Home	Away	Aggregate
1994–95	Asian Club Championship	First round	Ilhwa Chunma	1–5	3–5	4–10
2008	AFC Cup	Group stage	Home United	4–1	1–5	2nd
			South China	3–0	3–1
			Victory	1–0	1–1
		Quarter-final	Al-Muharraq	1–2	0–5	1–7
2009	AFC Cup	Group stage	Chonburi	0–1	1–3	2nd
			Eastern	2–0	3–3
			Hanoi ACB	7–0	1–3
		Round of 16	Binh Duong	2–8
2020	AFC Champions League	Preliminary Round 2	Tai Po	5–1
		Play-off round	FC Seoul	1–4
2021	AFC Cup	Group H	Cancelled

Performance in AFC competitions[]

• AFC Champions League: 1 appearance
  • 2020: Play-off round
• AFC Cup: 2 appearances
  • 2008: Quarter-final
  • 2009: Round of 16

Rivalries[]

The Perlis-based Northern Lions are the biggest rivals of the club. The club's fans consider their main rivalries to be with (in order) Penang, Perak.^{[contradictory]} Matches against fellow northern region sides Tambun Tulang, Kuala Muda Naza, Kedah United, Sungai Ara, PBAPP, SDMS Kepala Batas and Perak YBU have only taken place intermittently, due to the clubs often being in separate divisions.

Northern Region Derby[]

Northern Region Derby is the name given to football matches that involves Kedah Darul Aman and Perlis Northern Lions. Both them are located in the north of Malaysia. Tuanku Syed Putra Stadium and Darul Aman Stadium are packed by fans from both clubs during the derby matches. The match usually creates a lively atmosphere, with numerous banners unfolded before the start of the game.

Friendships[]

Although the club's main rivals mostly are from the northern region of Malaysia, especially Perlis Northern Lions, but there is also a strong supporter of friendship with Penang and there are good relations with the fans of Sungai Ara and Perak "This is Utara", which means "This is the north", is a slogan which shows their good friendships among the clubs.

Players[]

First-team squad[]

As of 29 August 2021

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  MAS Ilham Amirullah 3 DF  MAS Rodney Celvin (on loan from Selangor) 4 MF  MAS Asnan Ahmad 6 MF  SIN Anumanthan Kumar 7 MF  MAS Baddrol Bakhtiar (captain) 8 MF  LBN Rabih Ataya (on loan from Ahed) 9 FW  LBR Kpah Sherman 10 FW  CIV Kipré Tchétché 13 DF  MAS Fairuz Zakaria 14 MF  MAS Tam Sheang Tsung 15 DF  MAS Rizal Ghazali 16 MF  MAS Amirul Hisyam 17 DF  MAS Syazwan Tajudin 18 GK  MAS Ifwat Akmal 19 MF  MAS Aiman Afif

No. Pos. Nation Player 20 MF  MAS Fadzrul Danel 21 MF  MAS Fayadh Zulkifli 22 MF  MAS Syazwan Zainon 23 MF  MAS Faizat Ghazli 27 DF  MAS Ariff Farhan 36 DF  BRA Renan Alves 40 MF  MAS Zhafir Yusoff 41 GK  MAS Wan Syazmin 44 FW  MAS Afeeq Iqmal 45 FW  MAS Fikhri Zulkiflee 55 GK  MAS Shahril Saa'ri 71 DF  MAS Fandi Othman 77 FW  MAS Azamuddin Akil 98 DF  MAS Loqman Hakim

Out on loan[]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 29 FW  MAS Farhan Roslan (to Perak until 30 November 2021)

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  MAS Hidhir Idris (to PDRM until 30 November 2021)

Under-21s[]

As of 5 June 2020^[10]

	Name	Nat.	Position	D.O.B
Goalkeepers
1	Muhammad Zulhazrizal Mohd Zuher		GK	2002
22	Wan Mohd Syazmin Wan Mohd Ruzaimi		GK	1999
26	Muhammad Faiq Syahmi Saiful Bahari		GK	23/6/2000
Defenders
2	Abdul Hadi Hasbollah		RB, RWB, RM	30/4/00
3	Mohd Fareez Amirul Fadzil		LB	2000
4	Mohd Heshamudin Ahmad		CB	15/2/99
5	Muhammad Farhan Roslie		CB	2000
6	Muhammad Ikmal Hakim Murshariza		LB, LWB	1999
13	Muhammad Aiman Mohd Zaidi		RB, RWB	23/4/1999
24	Muhammad Hafizul Mohd Razi		CB	2000
25	Muhammad Iqbal Azhar		CB	2000
Midfielders
8	Muhammad Ezmie Naim Eddy Effendy		CM	1999
9	Muhd Kamil Akmal Abdul Halim		DM, CM	1999
11	Muhammad Atiqullah Halim		LW, LM	2000
12	Muhammad Zhafir Mohd Yusoff		LW, LM	30/4/99
15	Wan Muhd Uwais Qorni Wan Khairul Asri		RW, RM	2000
19	Muhammad Shahril Aiman Morad		CM	2000
20	Ammar Akhmal Alias		AM, CM	10/1/99
21	Muhammad Akid Aiman Rosidi		CM	2001
23	Muhammad Daniel Suhazri Sazali		AM, CM	2000
28	Mohd Ainul Hakim Nordin		RW, RM	2000
29	Muhamad Syabani Mohd Saberi		AM, CM	2000
Forwards
7	Muhammad Fikhri Zulkiflee		ST, RW	22/1/99
10	Muhamad Amirul Azman		ST	1999
10	Mohamad Hasri Firzan Mohd Sukeri		ST	2000
16	Muhammad Amirul Akmal Safarinizam		ST	2000
17	Mohd Afeeq Iqmal Rosli		ST	1999
18	Mohd Yazman Hafiz Mohd Sohimi		ST	1999

Under-19s[]

As of 5 June 2020^[11]

	Name	Nat.	Position	D.O.B
Goalkeepers
1	Muhammad Ashriq Izzat Mazlan		GK	2002
24	Najmi Md Hassan		GK	2002
26	Aliman Wahiey Muhammad Amir		GK	2001
Defenders
2	Muhammad Ibrahim Adham Mohd Rosli		RB, RWB	2002
4	Aznil Asyraaf Azhar		CB	2002
5	Mohamad Zaide Mohd Zain		LB, LWB	2002
6	Muhammad Azim Anuar		CB	2002
12	Muhammad Nabil Ahmad Nizam		RB, RWB	2002
13	Muhamad Aiman Farhan Muhamad Fauzi		CB	2001
15	Abdul Hakim Ibrahim		CB, DM	2002
25	Muhammad Amsyar Ahmad Apendi		RB, LB	2002
29	Mohamad Diniy Danial Mohd Effendi		CB	2002
30	Muhammad Taqber Mukmin Satin		CB	2002
Midfielders
3	Norasyraf Aiman Norlizam		CM	2002
7	Muhammad Ad'dha Nazman		RW, RM	2001
8	Ahmad Irfan Mohd Noor		CM	2002
11	Muhammad Izdyhar Ehsan Mohd Tajudin		LW, LM	2002
17	Mohammad Shazwan Salahuddin		DM, CM	2001
18	Muhammad Adib Daniel Amiruddin		RW, RM	2001
21	Muhammad Hafiz Izzudin Azhar		LW, LM	2001
22	Mohammad Zharmien Ashraf Ismail		LW, LM	2002
27	Muhammad Amir Mohd Shukri		CM	2001
Forwards
9	Muhammad Irwan Shah Samichan		ST	2002
10	Muhammad Syafiq Aiman Mohd Azham		ST	2001
14	Muhammad Aiman Syakir Mohd Zulkifli		ST	2002
20	Mohd Idrzuwan Mohd Daud		ST	2001
28	Aiman Nulhakim Mohd Zaini		ST	2001

Head coaches[]

Years	Name
1985–1989	Ahmad Shafie (1st)
1990	Milous Kvacek
1991	Ahmad Shafie (2nd)
1992–1995	Robert Alberts
1996–1997	Mosthakeen Omar
1998	Fisol Abdul Razak
1999	Azman Hj Eusoff
2000	Ahmad Shafie (3rd)
2001–2003	Jørgen E. Larsen
2004	Mirandinha
2004–2009	Azraai Khor Abdullah
2009–2011	Ahmad Yusof
2011–2012	Wan Jamak Wan Hassan
2012–2013	Marijo Tot
2013–2014	Dave Mitchell
2014–2017	Tan Cheng Hoe
2017	Nidzam Adzha (1st)
January 2018–April 2018	Ramón Marcote Pequeño
April 2018–August 2018	Nidzam Adzha (2nd)
August 2018–October 2018	Azzmi Aziz
October 2018–	Aidil Sharin

Club officials[]

Senior officials[]

Position	Name
President	Muhammad Sanusi
Deputy President	Abdul Rahman Abdullah
Vice-President I	Khamal Idris Ali
Vice-President II	Mohd Yusuri Yusof
Vice-President III	Radhi Mat Din
Honorary Secretary
Executive Secretary	Shahrul Samsudin
Hononary Treasurer	Ruzaini Radzi

Team officials[]

Position	Name
General Manager	Al-Naliq Hasmi Abu Hassan
Assistant Manager	Shafarizam Baderon
Media Officer	Tajul Arifin Kamal Baharin
Security Officer	Yusnaidi
Head Coach	Aidil Sharin Sahak
Assistant Head Coach	Victor Andrag
Assistant Coach	Irwan Fadzli Idrus
GK Coach	Khairul Azman Mohamed
Fitness Coach	Azmi Ibrahim
Team Analyst	Anwar Azahari
Team Doctor	Jasminder Singh Kulwant Singh
Physio	Muhammad Nur'Illya Samsuddin
Masseur	Abdul Hadi Abdul Hamid
Masseur	Mohd Hazwan Fikri Abdul Halim
Medical Officer	Mohd Shahrizal Mohd Nadzir
U21 General Manager	Mohd Farouk Ismail
U21 Asst. Manager	Amirul Nidzam Mahdzir
U21 Head Coach	Mohd Fauzi Nan
U21 Asst. Coach	Shariman Che Omar
U21 GK Coach	Ragesh Subramaniam
U21 Fitness Coach	Irwan Fadzli Idrus
U21 Physio	Mohd Amirul Ehsan Mohd Mahrim
U21 Masseur	Muhd Hasif Ismajamshir
U21 Masseur	Mohd Khairul Ajmal Abdul Wahab
U19 General Manager	Koet King Heyong
U19 Head Coach	Mohd Ridzuan Abdul Rahman
U19 Asst. Coach	Mohd Rizal Johari
U19 GK Coach	Mohd Farid Baharum
U19 Fitness Coach	Ishak Ahmad@Lah
U19 Head Physio	Muhd Naim Shauqie Rusman
U19 Physio	Nik Mohd Nor Azam Nik Aziz
Kitman	Taufiq Ahmad Mahar
	Haikal Tat

References[]

External links[]

• Official website
• Kedah League's website
• Galerihijaukuning.com