Kuching City F.C.

Kuching City FC
Full name	Kuching City Football Club
Nickname(s)	Il Gatto (The Cats)
Short name	KCFC
Founded	2015; 6 years ago; 2020; 1 year ago (as Kuching City F.C.)
Ground	Sarawak Stadium
Capacity	40,000
Co-owner	Fazzrudin Abdul Rahman ; Kamaludin Akil
Head coach	Irfan Bakti Abu Salim
League	Malaysia Premier League
2020	Malaysia Premier League, 4th of 12
Website	Club website
	Current season

Kuching City Football Club or simply known as Kuching City is a professional football club based in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia that participates in the Malaysia Premier League.^[1] It is the third professional football club based in the state of Sarawak.

History[]

In 2015, with the commencement of the People Football League introduced by the Football Association of Malaysia, the purpose of the league was to transform lower leagues in Malaysia and promote amateur football in all districts and states across Malaysia.^[2]^[3] Consequently, Kuching F.A. was founded alongside it to represent the district of Kuching in Sarawak.

FAM Cup[]

In the 2015–16 Liga Bolasepak Rakyat, Kuching won the inaugural edition^[4] after beating Padang Besar 3-1 at the Selayang Stadium. With the championship, Kuching got an automatic promotion into the 2017 Piala FAM.

In their first season in FAM League, Kuching achieved 4th place in Group B, qualifying the team for the play-offs. They were knocked out in the quarter-final stage by UKM F.C., which later gained promotion to 2018 Malaysia Premier League as finalist of the play-offs. Kuching's second season in the FAM League saw them in the 4th place in Group A, the same as previous season. Unfortunately, changes in the play-off qualifying saw them miss out on the knock-out stage as only top two teams of each group chosen. Kuching were registered to play in the 2019 Malaysia FAM Cup, but were also invited by FAM to play in the 2019 Malaysia Premier League, as a number of teams pull out from the league.^[5]

Crest And Colours

Kuching's Crest has a Yellow shield and on it is the flag of Sarawak where the club originated from, and a Green White stripped Tiger on it. "City of Unity" is written in the middle of the crest.

After announcing their promotion to the Malaysia Premier League. Kuching changed their kit to a new one to kick start their new journey, the colours are green with white stripes and "City of Unity" is written in the middle of the kit.

Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors[]

Season	Kit manufacturer	Shirt sponsor
2017-2021	Starsport	LSC & Kuching City of Unity
		LSC, Yakult & Kuching City of Unity
		Serba Dinamik, LSC & Yakult

Players[]

First-team squad[]

As of 6 August 2021.^[6]

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	Andy Nicholas Nipen
2	DF	MAS	Jimmy Raymond
3	DF	MAS	Hairol Mokhtar (vice-captain)
4	DF	BRA	Aylton Alemão
5	DF	MAS	Sahran Abdul Samad
8	FW	MAS	Joseph Kalang Tie (captain)
9	DF	MAS	Adam Shreen
10	FW	NGA	Michael Ijezie
11	MF	MAS	Hafis Saperi
12	DF	MAS	Ramesh Lai
13	DF	MAS	Dzulazlan Ibrahim


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
15	DF	MAS	Izray Iffarul
17	MF	MAS	Rafiezan Razali
18	MF	MAS	Rafiq Shah
19	DF	MAS	Irwan Syazmin
22	MF	MAS	Zainuddin Bohri
23	GK	MAS	Hafiezulhisyam Roslee
25	GK	MAS	Iqbal Suhimi
27	GK	MAS	Wan Azraie
28	MF	MAS	Samsu Alam Samad
30	MF	JPN	Yuta Suzuki
39	DF	MAS	Nazrul Abdul Samad
44	MF	MAS	Alif Hassan
51	FW	MAS	Amirrul Iqmal
52	MF	MAS	Amir Amri
53	MF	BRA	Hudson Dias
59	FW	MAS	Wan Badzreen
89	DF	MAS	Mazwandi Zekeria

2021 appearances and goals[]

As of 27 April 2021

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		League
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
2	DF		Jimmy Raymond	8	0	5+3	0
3	DF		Hairol Mokhtar	7	1	6+1	1
4	DF		Alemão	10	0	10	0
5	DF		Sahran Abdul Samad	2	0	0+2	0
7	FW		Bryan	8	0	7+1	0
8	MF		Joseph Kalang Tie	10	1	8+2	1
9	MF		Adam Shreen	10	1	9+1	1
12	DF		Rames Lai	10	0	10	0
13	DF		Dzulazlan Ibrahim	4	0	4	0
17	MF		Rafiezan Razali	5	0	1+4	0
18	MF		Rafiq Shah	5	0	3+2	0
19	DF		Irwan Syazmin	5	0	1+4	0
22	MF		Zainudin Bohri	9	0	1+8	0
25	GK		Iqbal Suhimi	6	0	6	0
26	FW		Shafiq Shaharudin	6	0	2+4	0
27	GK		Wan Azraie	4	0	4	0
30	MF		Yuta Suzuki	10	1	10	1
44	MF		Alif Hassan	10	3	10	3
51	FW		Amirrul Iqmal	2	0	1+1	0
53	FW		Hudson	9	2	8+1	2
89	MF		Mazwandi Zekeria	4	0	4	0

Development squads[]

As of 9 June 2020

Under-21s[]

As of 9 June 2020.^[7]

No.	Name	Position	D.O.B
Goalkeepers
1	Ericson Lichu	GK	1999
23	Qaaiman Rizqi Jofri	GK	2000
25	Edward Nilson Likau	GK	1999
Defenders
2	Muhamad Azim Fikri Ismail	RB / RWB	2000
3	Shafiq Shamsul	LB / LWB	2000
4	Azzamuddin Saffriy	CB	2000
5	Azuanie Qornie	CB	1999
6	Jonathan Elyass	LB / LWB	2000
20	Chong Ka Hui	CB	1999
21	Cedric Tueanego	CB	20/10/99
24	Abednego Tendot	RB / RWB	1999
Midfielders
7	Mohd Alauddin Atan	RW / RM	2000
8	Diego Baggio Test	CM	1999
9	Raul Flantino	RW / RM	2000
12	Zulikhsan Salleh	CM	2001
13	Gabriel Kho Seng	AM / CM	1999
15	Yusfarizal Hanafi	LW /LM	2000
16	Daineleffino Aiho	LW /LM	2000
17	Xavier Amelton	DM /CM	2000
18	Muhammad Adam Yusuf	AM /CM	2000
19	Sergio Anelvin	CM	1999
23	Irfan Syahmi Abdullah	CM	2000
Forwards
10	Alaunuddin Bolhi	ST	1999
11	Zulyusran Madeli	ST	2000
14	Andreas Fernandez	ST	2000
29	Felipe Tiago	ST	1999

Season by season record[]

Updated on 26 November 2019.

Season	Division	Position	Malaysia Cup	Malaysian FA Cup	Malaysian Charity Shield	Regional	Top Scorer (All Competitions)
2015–16	Liga LBR	Champions	DNQ	–	–	–
2017	FAM League	4th of 7 Group B	DNQ	–	–	–
2018	FAM League	4th of 7 Group A	DNQ	Second round	–	–	Shafitri Salim (4)
2019	Liga M3	2nd of 14	DNQ	Second round	–	–	Joseph Kalang Tie (18)
2020	Premier League	4th of 12	Round of 16	Second round	–	–	Bryan Jones (4)

Club staff[]

As of 31 January 2021 ^[8]

Team Management
Role	Person
President	Rakawi Ibrahim
Technical Director	Wan Jamak
Manager	Fazzrudin Abdul Rahman
Asst.Manager	Iswandi Ali Hassan
Head Coach	Irfan Bakti
Asst. Coach	Sulaiman Hussin
Asst. Coach	Ideris Untong
GK Coach	Mohd Azley Abdullah
Fitness Coach	Endrew Lawadin
Team Doctor	Abang Mohd Nurfarhan Abang Samatan
Physio	Ferdinand Lisa
Masseur	Mohamed Zawawi Ali Hassan
Masseur	Mohd Shahrizan Sahari
Kitman	Mohammad Hysham Adenan
U21 Manager	Awang Azami Awang Idris
U21 Head Coach	Mohd Aiyyman Shah Johny Abdullah
U21 Asst. Coach	Firdaus Morshidi
U21 Coach	Nizam Mahmud
U21 GK Coach	Abdul Gani Anuar
U21 Fitness Coach	Zulkarnien Poasa
U21 Physio	Gary Nyelang
U21 Masseur	Padil Abet
U21 Kitman	Mohd Hezan Andy Mohd Sait
U21 Kitman	Awang Mahathir Awang Idris
U21 Kitman	Sepul Gemok