Kelantan United F.C.

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Kelantan United
Kelantan United FC
Full nameKelantan United Football Club
Nickname(s)The Green Deers
Short nameKUFC
Founded2016; 5 years ago (2016), as MPKB-BRI FC
GroundSultan Muhammad IV Stadium
Capacity22,000
PresidentChe Abdullah Mat Nawi
Head coachNazrulerwan Makmor
LeagueMalaysia Premier League
2021Malaysia Premier League, 7th of 11
WebsiteClub website
Current season

Kelantan United Football Club (Malay: Kelab Bola Sepak Bersatu Kelantan) is a Malaysian football club based in Kota Bharu, Kelantan.[1][2][3] They currently play in the second-tier division in Malaysian football, the Malaysia Premier League.[4] Founded in 2016, the club homeground has been the 22,000-seaters, the Sultan Muhammad IV Stadium.[3]

History[]

Majlis Perbandaran Kota Bharu-Bandar Raya Islam Urusetia Belia dan Sukan Negeri Kelantan Football Club (MPKB-BRI UBeS FC) previously known as Majlis Perbandaran Kota Bharu-Bandar Raya Islam Football Club (MPKB-BRI FC) enter the Malaysian football competition in 2016 when the club was accepted to compete in 2016 Malaysia FAM League.[5] The club finished the season at the eight place.

For 2017 season, the club will compete in Malaysia FAM League and participated in 2017 Malaysia FA Cup.[6][7][8]

Starting from 2019 season, the club has been rebranded to Kelantan United as an effort to bring in local area support.

Crest and colours[]

Crest[]

Kelantan United has utilised one primary crest since the club participation in the national level football league competition before the club introduce a new crest starting in 2017 season in order to solidify its new branding.[9][10]

  • 2016 crest

  • 2017–2018 crest

  • 2019-2021 crest

Colours[]

Kelantan United have always worn black with mixture of red for shirts as their home kit.[11] For 2017 season, the club play in red with a trim of white for home kit.[10]

Kelantan United's away colours are usually white with green trim. For 2017 season, the club play in white with a trim of red for away kit while the white with a green trim for the third kit.[10]

Ownership and finances[]

Sponsorship[]

Years Kit manufacturer Financial sponsors
2016 Sala Minyak Mestika / SH Prima Trading
2017 GomoGi MPKB-BRI
2018 Kronos Gelumbang Jaya
2019 Sky Hawk U-Shop / MySports Station
2020 Visit Kelantan 2020 / Jaya Mas Mining
2021 UMBRO Kelantan Melangkah Kehadapan / Yakult

Season by season record[]

Updated on 1 January 2021.

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[a] FA Competition Result
2016 FAM League 14 2 4 8 12 23 -11 10 8th Group B – Not qualified – – –
2017 FAM League 14 5 6 3 21 16 -5 21 5th Group A – Not qualified Second round – –
2018 FAM League 12 2 2 8 13 21 -8 8 7th Group A – Not qualified – – –
2019 M3 League 26 21 3 2 93 20 +73 66 1st – TBD Third round – –
2020 Premier League 11 4 0 7 13 19 -6 12 8 – Qualified Second round – –
  1. ^ The Malaysia Cup, Challenge and FAM Cup

Club top scorer (since professional era)[]

Season Player Goals
2017 Malaysia Raim Azmi 4
2018 Malaysia Masri Asyraf 5
2019 Malaysia Fakhrul Zaman 35
2020 The Gambia Gassama Alfussainey 6

Players[]

As of 31 July 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 Malaysia MAS Nasharuden Hashim
3 DF Malaysia MAS Fitri Omar (vice-captain)
4 DF Japan JPN Shuhei Fukai
5 DF Malaysia MAS Syahmi Shukri
6 MF Malaysia MAS Hakim Ismail
7 FW Malaysia MAS Fakhrul Zaman
8 MF Malaysia MAS Shahrul Hakim
9 FW Malaysia MAS Asraff Aliffuddin
10 MF Japan JPN Masashi Motoyama (3rd-captain)
11 MF Malaysia MAS Qayyum Marjoni
15 DF Malaysia MAS Hariz Kamarudin
16 MF Malaysia MAS Badhri Radzi (captain)
17 MF Malaysia MAS Fazrul Amir
18 MF Malaysia MAS Syahrul Azwari
19 MF Malaysia MAS Imran Samso
20 MF Malaysia MAS Ariusdius Jais (on loan from Sabah)
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 DF Malaysia MAS Umeir Aznan
22 GK Malaysia MAS Ramadhan Hamid
25 MF Malaysia MAS Azriddin Rosli
27 MF Malaysia MAS Juzaerul Jasmi
28 MF Malaysia MAS Amirul Syafik
29 FW The Gambia GAM Alfusainey Gassama (4th-captain)
30 GK Malaysia MAS Mohamad Nor Amin Mat Gani
33 GK Malaysia MAS Fikri Che Soh
44 MF Malaysia MAS Zufar Akmal
48 MF Malaysia MAS Adam Malique
55 MF Malaysia MAS Shafizi Iqmal (on loan from Selangor II)
69 GK Malaysia MAS Alif Hanbali
77 DF Japan JPN Yuki Tanigawa
80 DF Malaysia MAS Danish Danial
88 DF Malaysia MAS Evan Wensley (on loan from Sabah)
99 FW Malaysia MAS Zafuan Azeman (on loan from Penang)

Development squads[]

As of 9 June 2020

Under-21s[]

As of 31 June 2020.[12]
No. Name Nationality Position D.O.B
Goalkeepers
1 Muhammad Aiman Mustaqim Hamzah Malaysia GK 2000
22 Muhammad Nor Aiman Mat Gani Malaysia GK 2000
28 Muhammad Syaril Hakimi Sami'on Malaysia GK 1999
Defenders
2 Muhamad Asyraf Hanif Zaimi Malaysia RB / RWB 2000
3 Ezzam Azimy Zailany Malaysia CB 3/9/00
4 Mohd Danish Danial Mohamed Kamil Malaysia CB 2000
12 Muhammad Rizq Azizallah Khan Malaysia CB 2001
13 Muhammad Izzuddin Ahmad Nazihan Malaysia LB / LWB 9/1/00
14 Muhammad Fareez Aiman Mohd Razmin Malaysia RB / RWB 2/12/99
15 Muhammad Haikal Musyrif Mohd Samri Malaysia LB / LWB 2000
19 Wan Muhammad Zul Adli Wan Hanafiah Malaysia CB 2000
21 Umeir Aznan Malaysia CB 2000
23 Muhammad Luqman Haqim Draman Malaysia CB 2002
26 Ahmad Lutfi Ismail Malaysia CB 2000
Midfielders
5 Ikmal Hisham Saufian Malaysia DM / CM 2000
6 Muhammad Azamuddin Ab Rasid Malaysia CM 2000
7 Wan Azran Afifi Wan Ibrahim Malaysia RW / RM 2000
8 Muhammad Syahmi Mohammad Alwi Malaysia CM 2001
10 Mohamad Ikhwan Yazek Malaysia AM / CM 2000
17 Fazrul Amir Malaysia RW /RM 2000
18 Muhammad Arif Aiman Azhar Malaysia LW /LM 2000
20 Nur Muhd Shaarifizan Mohd Marzuki Malaysia DM /CM 2000
25 Muhammad Faiq Mat Alwi Malaysia AM /CM 2000
27 Muhammad Aiman Naief Boskori Malaysia DM /CM 1999
29 Mohammad Syaqir Mat Te Malaysia LW / LM 2000
Forwards
9 Muhamad Akhil Asyraf Abdul Rahim Malaysia ST 1999
16 Muhamad Fazliera Ezlan Mohd Rosli Malaysia ST 2000
24 Muhammad Hakhill Hafiffy Mohd Nordin Malaysia ST 2000

Head coaches[]

Years Name
2015–2016 Malaysia Mahadi Yusof
2016 Malaysia Abdullah Muhammad
2016 Malaysia Mohd Azli Mahmood
2017 Malaysia Kamarudin Muhamad
2018 Malaysia Abdullah Muhammad
2019–September 2020 Malaysia Zahasmi Ismail
September 2020 Malaysia Nazrulerwan Makmor
January 2021 Japan Akira Higashiyama
July 2021 Malaysia Nazrulerwan Makmor

Management team[]

Team officials[]

Position Name
Manager Malaysia Zamri Ismail
Assistant Manager Malaysia Nik Khuzaimi Nudin
Technical Director Japan Akira Higashiyama
Head Coach Malaysia Nazrulerwan Makmor
Assistant Coach Malaysia Mohd Ivan Yusoff
GK Coach Malaysia Ismail Chawalit
Fitness Coach Malaysia Kamarul Dinis Kamarudin
Team Doctor Malaysia Muhamad Faiz Affandi
Physio Malaysia Muhammad Amir Fadzlan
Media Officer Malaysia Ahmad Fadhli Sukardi
Official Photographer Malaysia Normeezan Nordin
Masseur Malaysia Wan Muhamad Afif Wan Kamaruddin
Kitman Malaysia Fadhli Ikram
U21 Manager Malaysia vacant
U21 Head Coach Malaysia Aziz Ismail
U21 Asst. Coach Malaysia Khairan Eroza Razali
U21 GK Coach Malaysia vacant
U21 Fitness Coach Malaysia vacant
U21 Physio Malaysia vacant
U21 Media Officer Malaysia vacant
U21 Kitman Malaysia Shamzani Bedollah
U21 Masseur Malaysia vacant

Honours[]

Domestic competitions[]

League[]

1st place, gold medalist(s) Champions (1): 2019

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Felda United And Kuala Lumpur Draw Tough Opponents In FA Cup Competition
  2. ^ Felda, KL berdepan laluan getir di pusingan kedua
  3. ^ a b azmi. "U-BeS FC rebut Piala FAM musim ini". Archived from the original on 2016-03-06. Retrieved 2016-02-26.
  4. ^ "five new teams make it to FAM League". FootballSentral.com. 31 December 2015. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
  5. ^ Keputusan Penuh Undian Piala FAM, Piala Presiden & Piala Belia 2016
  6. ^ Keputusan Penuh Undian Piala FAM, Piala Presiden & Piala Belia 2017
  7. ^ MPKB BRI-UBeS FC kekal patuh syariah
  8. ^ MPKB-BRI Ubes Fc bawa elemen patuh syariah dalam saingan Piala FAM 2017
  9. ^ MPKB-BRI UBES FC Merekodkan Nama Kelab Kedua Terpanjang di Dunia
  10. ^ a b c "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2017-02-06. Retrieved 2017-02-05.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) MPKB BRI-UBes FC duta promosi Negeri Kelantan – Ahmad Yakob
  11. ^ MPKB-BRI UBeS FC perlu bangkit
  12. ^ "Kelantan Utd U21". FAM. Retrieved 9 June 2020.

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