2017 Kedah FA season

The 2017 season was Kedah FA's 9th season in the Malaysia Super League since its inception in 2004. They will also eligible to compete in FA Cup and Malaysia Cup.

Kedah

2017 season
President	Dato' Seri DiRaja Ahmad Bashah Md Hanipah
Manager	Dato' Jeffrey Low Han Chow
Head Coach	Tan Cheng Hoe (until 29 April 2017) Muhammad Nidzam Adzha (from 22 May 2017)
Stadium	Darul Aman Stadium (Capacity: 25,000)
Super League	4th
Charity Shield	Winners
FA Cup	Winners
Malaysia Cup	Runners-up
Top goalscorer	League: Ken Ilsø (15) All: Ken Ilsø (25)
Highest home attendance	25,000 vs Sarawak, 27 January 2017 vs Penang, 25 February 2017 vs Melaka United, 4 March 2017
Lowest home attendance	3,000 vs Johor Darul Ta'zim, 28 October 2017
Average home league attendance	14,693
Biggest win	6–1 vs PKNP (H), 1 April 2017
Biggest defeat	5–0 vs T–Team (A), 15 April 2017
Home colours Away colours Third colours
All statistics correct as of 28 October 2017.

Season overview

Pre-season

On 24 November 2016, Azmeer Yusof through his personal Facebook account have confirmed will be with Kuala Lumpur for the 2017 season although Kedah offered him a new contract for another season.

On 28 November 2016, the contract of Liridon Krasniqi was renewed for another two years and is set to expire in the end of 2018 season.

On 1 December 2016, Mohd Fitri Omar was signed from Penang FA and Muhammad Akram Mahinan was signed from Johor Darul Ta'zim Both signed one-year deals with the club.

On 14 December 2016, Fakri Saarani re-joined the club for another season after the end of loan from Felda United.

January

On 3 January 2017, Ken Ilsø was signed from Home United for a one-year deal with Kedah

On 13 January 2017, Zachary Michael Anderson was announced the last foreign players signed with Kedah

On 20 January 2017, Kedah started the season with a 1–1 draw at Johor Darul Ta'zim with a goal from Baddrol Bakhtiar and winning the Charity Shield for the third time on penalty shootout. Their last Charity Shield victory was in 1991 and 1994.

On 27 January 2017, at their home debut of the season, Baddrol, Sandro and Syazwan gave Kedah a narrow 3–2 victory against Sarawak.

February

On 4 February 2017, Kedah drew 1–1 at FELDA United with a 1st goal of the season from Ken Ilsø.

On 11 February 2017, Kedah wrested the Super League top spot away from Pahang, after they defeated the Elephants 4–1 at the Darul Aman Stadium on Saturday. Their goals were scored by Baddrol and Farhan, as well as Ken Ilsø's double.

On 14 February 2017, Kedah ease through to 3rd round of FA Cup, defeating Kuala Lumpur 4–2 with a two-goal from Farhan, a goal from Liridon and an own goal.

On 18 February 2017, Baddrol penalty kick gave Kedah the late 0–1 win at Kelantan.

On 25 February 2017, Kedah defeated Penang 3–1 in the first Northern derby, with a goal from Fitri, Syafiq and Liridon.

March

On 1 March 2017, Kedah drew at Selangor 1–1 with a free kick goal from Sandro.

On 4 March 2017, two goals from Ken Ilsø and Sandro secured Kedah a 4–0 win over Melaka United.

On 11 March 2017, Kedah defeated Perak TBG 2–0 in the round of 16 match in the FA Cup, with a goals from Anderson and Ken Ilsø. Kedah moved to the next round.

April

On 1 April 2017, the FA Cup got underway with a 6–1 win over PKNP, Kedah gave PKNP no chance in the first leg FA Cup quarter-final match, with doubles from Ken Ilsø, a free-kick from Fitri, a penalty from Liridon, a wonder strike from Syafiq and another own goal.

On 8 April 2017, a goal from Anderson was not enough in a 1–1 draw against PKNS.

On 15 April 2017, Kedah lost their first game in this years league campaign at T–Team 5–0. The biggest defeat for this season so far.

On 21 April 2017, Kedah lost their second straight game with a 1–0 loss at PKNP in the second leg of the FA Cup quarter-final, but still made it through to the semi-final with (6–2 win on aggregate).

On 26 April 2017, a wonderful direct free kick goal from Baddrol gave Kedah a 1–1 draw against Perak TBG.

On 30 April 2017, youngster Farhan emerged Kedah's hero in their first leg FA Cup semi-final match against Terengganu, when he scored the only goal of the match. Kedah won 1–0

May

On 9 May 2017, Kedah drew 4–4 at PKNS, with two goals from Syafiq, a goal from Ken Ilsø and penalty from Sandro.

On 13 May 2017, Kedah are through to their third cup final match in three years, after they defeated Terengganu 3–0 in their second leg FA Cup semi-final match, to take the tie 4–0 on aggregate. All three imports scored the goals Liridon, Ken Ilsø and Sandro.

On 20 May 2017, Kedah won the 2017 Malaysia FA Cup, defeating Pahang 3–2 with a two-goal from Baddrol and a goal from Ken Ilsø.

On 24 May 2017, Ken Ilsø scored his first hat-trick to help Kedah get a 3–0 home win against T–Team.

July

On 1 July 2017, Kedah suffered their first home defeat of the season in a thrilling 2–3 loss to Perak TBG. Sandro and Liridon notched the goals for the Red Eagles but they couldn't find enough overturn the result.

On 4 July 2017, 2016 Malaysia Cup champions Kedah recovered from their weekend defeat in the Super League to record a 2–0 win over Melaka United at the Darul Aman Stadium. Sandro gave Kedah the lead in the 29th minute through his volley from outside the Mousedeers' penalty box, and Baddrol doubled their lead in the 64th minute.

On 7 July 2017, Defending champions Kedah maintained their 100% record in the cup, when they trashed UiTM FC 5–0. In the match which was held at the UiTM Stadium, Syafiq opened the scoring as early as the third minute, before Liridon (44'), Ken Ilsø (80'), Sandro (90') and a Faiz Bandong own goal (90+3') compounded the university boys' misery.

On 11 July 2017, Kedah edged Melaka United – coming back twice to not only draw level but to eventually win the game 4–2. It was 2–2 at half time after Marco Simic scored twice but found his side pegged back each time by Baddrol. Akram scored a rare goal to put Kedah ahead before and injury time goal by Asri Mardzuki seal an important victory for Nidzam Adzha's boys. The Red Eagles are now the closest challenger to Johor Darul Ta'zim, sitting on nine points behind the league leaders.

On 15 July 2017, Second-placed Kedah were held to a 1–1 draw at home by Selangor, thanks to some amazing goalkeeping by the Red Giants' Norazlan Razali. Ken Ilsø scored a goal for Kedah.

On 18 July 2017, Morgaro Gomis and Abou Bakr Al-Mel were the toast of the Kelantan after they defeated Kedah 3–1 at Sultan Muhammad IV Stadium in Kota Bharu. Liridon late penalty goal was nothing more than a consolation for the away side.

On 22 July 2017, Second-placed Kedah returned to winning ways, cruising to a comfortable 2–0 win over bottom-placed Penang in the Northern Derby at the State Stadium. The goals were scored by Ken Ilsø (62') and Baddrol (74').

On 26 July 2017, Kedah avenged their 3–1 Malaysia Cup group stage defeat to Kelantan last week, when they hammered the Red Warriors 5–0 at home. They needed only eight minutes to open the scoring, a goal by Syazwan Zainon, but had to wait until the 48th minute for their second through Danish poacher Ken Ilsø, who found the back net once again 12 minutes later. Sandro too scored a brace, in the 71st and 87th minute.

On 29 July 2017, Melaka United went down to their second defeat in the group stage after they shipped six goal to Kedah in a 2–6 loss. Fakri, Sandro (2), Akram and Ken Ilsø all scored for Kedah while Azinee Taib and Fauzi Roslan scored for the home side. However, Akhyar Rashid will grab all the headlines after he notched his first ever goal for Kedah in the rout. The nippy forward is continuing his progress after an encouraging period with the Malaysia national under-22 side.

August

On 1 August 2017, Kedah recording a slim 1–0 win over UiTM FC in Alor Setar. The only goal of the match was scored by Danish forward Ken Ilsø, who pounced on a deflection to score in the 25th minute.

On 5 August 2017, Kedah lost their second away game with a 2–1 loss against Pahang in Super League, despite an equalizer by Syafiq.

September

On 9 September 2017, Kedah took the match against Kelantan seriously to triumphed 2–0 at Darul Aman Stadium. Ken Ilsø continuing his fine form with another goal to add to an earlier strike from Sandro as The Red Eagles won the group with consummate ease.

On 15 September 2017, Kedah recorded a 3–2 win over 2015 champions and 2016 runners up Selangor in their first leg Malaysia Cup quarter-final match at the Selayang Stadium. Ken Ilsø put two goals ahead within the first 15 minutes, but Selangor forward Rufino pulled one back for the hosts after the start of the second half. Syazwan Zainon restored Kedah's two-goal lead, but Rufino doubled his tally just a minute later to give the Red Giants a slim chance of overturning the tie in the second leg.

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Home

Away

Third

Goalkeeper 1

Goalkeeper 2

Goalkeeper 3

Players

Squad information

N	P	Nat.	POB	Name	Date of birth	Age	Since	Ends	Notes
1	GK			Abdul Hadi Abdul Hamid	(1987-02-25) 25 February 1987	30	2006
2	DF			Mohamad Syawal Nordin (vice-captain)	(1993-03-25) 25 March 1993	24	2015
3	DF			Mohd Fitri Omar	(1985-06-25) 25 June 1985	32	2017
4	DF			Zachary Michael Anderson	(1991-04-30) 30 April 1991	26	2017	2017
5	DF			Osman Mohd Yusof	(1994-05-17) 17 May 1994	23	2016
7	MF			Baddrol Bakhtiar (vice-captain)	(1988-02-01) 1 February 1988	29	2006
8	MF			Liridon Krasniqi	(1992-01-01) 1 January 1992	25	2015	2018
9	FW			Ken Ilsø Larsen	(1986-02-12) 12 February 1986	31	2017
10	MF			Sandro da Silva Mendonça (vice-captain)	(1983-10-01) 1 October 1983	34	2015	2017
—	DF			Mohamad Raphi Azizan Mariappen	(1996-01-28) 28 January 1996	21	2015	2017
12	MF			Muhammad Akram Mahinan	(1993-01-19) 19 January 1993	24	2017
13	DF			Khairul Helmi Johari (captain)	(1988-03-31) 31 March 1988	29	2006
14	FW			Ahmad Fakri Saarani	(1989-07-08) 8 July 1989	28	2016	2017
15	DF			Mohamad Rizal Ghazali	(1992-10-01) 1 October 1992	25	2014
16	MF			Mohamad Amirul Hisyam Awang Kechik	(1995-05-05) 5 May 1995	22	2016
17	MF			Mohd Syazwan Tajuddin	(1994-01-07) 7 January 1994	23	2014
18	MF			Abdul Halim Saari	(1994-11-14) 14 November 1994	23	2016
19	MF			Muhammad Farhan Roslan	(1996-12-03) 3 December 1996	21	2014	2017
20	FW			Muhammad Syafiq Ahmad	(1995-06-28) 28 June 1995	22	2013
21	GK			Mohamad Farhan Abu Bakar	(1993-02-14) 14 February 1993	24	2016
22	MF			Mohamad Syazwan Zainon	(1989-11-13) 13 November 1989	28	2014
23	MF			Mohamad Hanif Mat Dzahir	(1994-01-15) 15 January 1994	23	2014
24	DF			Mohamad Asri Mardzuki	(1994-05-12) 12 May 1994	23	2016
25	GK			Mohd Ifwat Akmal Che Kassim	(1996-08-10) 10 August 1996	21	2016
26	FW			Syazuan Hazani	(1994-06-27) 27 June 1994	23	2016
27	DF			Muhammad Ariff Farhan Md Isa	(1996-07-14) 14 July 1996	21	2016
33	MF			Muhammad Akhyar Abdul Rashid	(1999-05-01) 1 May 1999	18	2017
34	FW			Muhammad Danial Ismail	(1997-02-05) 5 February 1997	20	2017

Last update: 9 September 2017
Source: Facebook Kedah FA
Ordered by squad number.

Transfers

In

N	P	Nat.	Name	Age	Moving from	Type	Transfer window	Ends	Transfer fee
25	GK		Ifwat Akmal	20	Kedah U21	Promotion	Pre-season
3	DF		Fitri Omar	31	Penang	Transfer	Pre-season	2017
12	MF		Akram Mahinan	23	Johor Darul Ta'zim	Transfer	Pre-season	2017
14	FW		Fakri Saarani	27	Felda United	End of loan	Pre-season	2017
9	FW		Ken Ilsø	30	Home United	Transfer	Pre-season	2017
4	DF		Zac Anderson	25	Emirates Club	Transfer	Pre-season
33	MF		Akhyar Rashid	17	Kedah U21	Loan
31	GK		Asri Muhammad	18	Kedah U21	Loan
32	DF		Loqman Hakim	19	Kedah U21	Loan
34	FW		Akmal Azmi	19	Kedah U21	Loan
35	MF		Hidhir Idris	20	Kedah U21	Loan
36	FW		Aminuddin Abu Bakar	19	Kedah U21	Loan

Out

N	P	Nat.	Name	Age	Moving to	Type	Transfer window	Transfer fee
2	DF		Mohd Sabre Mat Abu	29	PKNS	End of contract	Pre-season
4	DF		Bang Seung-hwan	33	Royal Thai Navy	End of contract	Pre-season
6	DF		Shafizan Hashim	34		End of contract	Pre-season
9	FW		Thiago Augusto Fernandes	26	FELDA United	End of loan	Pre-season
12	MF		Amar Rohidan	29		End of contract	Pre-season
14	FW		Shane Smeltz	35	Wellington Phoenix	End of contract	Pre-season
21	GK		Mohamad Syazwan Abdullah	20	Melaka United	End of contract	Pre-season
24	DF		Mohamad Alif Fadhil Ismail	24		End of contract	Pre-season
25	DF		Azmeer Yusof	26	Kuala Lumpur	End of contract	Pre-season
26	MF		Shazuan Ashraf Mathews	24	FELCRA	End of contract	Pre-season
11	DF		Mohamad Raphi Azizan Mariappen	21	Petaling Jaya Rangers	Transfer	Mid-season

Technical staff

Position	Staff
Head coach	Tan Cheng Hoe (until 29 April 2017) Muhammad Nidzam Adzha (from 22 May 2017)
Assistant coach	Muhammad Nidzam Adzha (until 22 May 2017) Azzmi Ab. Aziz (from 11 June 2017)
Fitness coach	Stefano Impagliazzo
Goalkeeping coach	Faozi Mukhlas
Physiotherapist	Muhammad Nur'illya Samsudin
Medical officer	Mohd Syahrizal Nadzer
Kitman	Abdul Razak Md Desa Mohd Nasir Othman

Last updated: 25 July 2017
Source: Kedah FA Technical Staff

Friendly matches

Pre-season

  Win   Draw   Loss

Kedah v PKNP

13 December 2016 Friendly	Kedah	2–1	PKNP	Alor Setar, Kedah, Malaysia
20:45 UTC+08:00	Farhan Roslan 45' Akram 90' (pen.)		Brandon M Mcolonald 15'	Stadium: Darul Aman Stadium Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Mohd Munir Mohd Azam Assistant referees: Mohd Sharil Abu Seman Assistant referees: Nasyafit Zulkefli Fourth official: Asrul Zairi Abd Hamid

Kedah v Perlis

20 December 2016 Friendly	Kedah	2–1	Perlis	Alor Setar, Kedah, Malaysia
20:45 UTC+08:00	Amirul Hisyam 38' Fakri Saarani 78'		Saiful Bashir 35'	Stadium: Darul Aman Stadium

Perlis v Kedah

30 December 2016 Friendly	Perlis	1–4	Kedah	Kangar, Perlis, Malaysia
20:45 UTC+08:00	Alafi Mahmud 40'		Fakri Saarani 19', 43' Baddrol Bakhtiar 60' Halim Saari 78'	Stadium: Tuanku Syed Putra Stadium

Kedah v PDRM

3 January 2017 Friendly	Kedah	4–1	PDRM	Alor Setar, Kedah, Malaysia
20:45 UTC+08:00	Baddrol Bakhtiar 52', 59' Fakri Saarani 69', 70'		Konaté 28'	Stadium: Darul Aman Stadium Attendance: 7,000

PKNS v Kedah

7 January 2017 Friendly	PKNS	0–0	Kedah	Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia
20:45 UTC+08:00				Stadium: Kompleks Sukan PKNS Attendance: 3,000

Terengganu v Kedah

9 January 2017 Friendly	Terengganu	1–1	Kedah	Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia
17:00 UTC+08:00	Abdul Latiff Suhaimi 37'		Sandro 90' (pen.)	Stadium: UKM Bangi Stadium

FELCRA v Kedah

11 January 2017 Friendly	FELCRA	0–2	Kedah	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
20:45 UTC+08:00			Syafiq Ahmad 29' Ken Ilsø 90'	Stadium: University of Malaya Referee: Md Firdaus Assistant referees: Kamarul Redza Assistant referees: Noor Azril Fourth official: Naziran

Current season

Hebei CF v Kedah

23 January 2017 International Friendly	Hebei CF	4–2	Kedah	Shah Alam
17:00 UTC+08:00	Ding Haifeng 29' Wang Yang 45' Xu Tianyuan 59' Zhu Haiwei 68'		Liridon 57' (pen.) Syazuan Hazani 80'	Stadium: Shah Alam Stadium Attendance: 0

Kedah v Perlis

25 March 2017 Friendly	Kedah	1–0	Perlis	Alor Setar
21:00 UTC+08:00	Liridon 11' (pen.) Fitri  17'			Stadium: Darul Aman Stadium Referee: Mohd Izzat Izani Ali Assistant referees: Mohd Sharil Abu Seman Assistant referees: Asrul Zairi Abd Hamid Fourth official: K. Surinter

Kedah v Kedah U19

14 June 2017 Friendly	Kedah	4–0	Kedah U19	Alor Setar
22:00 UTC+08:00	Syazuan Sandro Akhyar			Stadium: Peremba

Kedah v Perlis

17 June 2017 Friendly	Kedah	3–3	Perlis	Sintok
22:00 UTC+08:00	Sandro 25', 65' Nasharizam 50' (o.g.)		Ndumba Makeche 15' Fikri 70' Brandon Adams 75'	Stadium: Universiti Utara Malaysia Attendance: 1,000

Kedah v Kedah U21

23 June 2017 Friendly	Kedah	4–3	Kedah U21	Alor Setar
22:00 UTC+08:00	Ken Ilsø 20' Akhyar 23' Sandro 25' Liridon 68'		Khairuddin 10', 37' Firdaus 88'	Stadium: Peremba

Competitions

Overall

Competition	Started round	Current position / round	Final position / round	First match	Last match
Charity Shield	Final	—	Winners	20 January 2017
Super League	Matchday 1	4th / Matchday 19	4th	20 January 2017	28 October 2017
FA Cup	Round of 32	—	Winners	14 February 2017	20 May 2017
Malaysia Cup	Group stage	1st / Group stage	Runners-up	4 July 2017	4 November 2017

Updated to match played 4 November 2017
Source: Competitions

Overview

Competition	Record
	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Super League	22	9	8	5	45	33	+12	040.91
FA Cup	7	6	0	1	19	6	+13	085.71
Malaysia Cup	11	8	1	2	24	10	+14	072.73
Total	40	23	9	8	88	49	+39	057.50

Last updated: 4 November 2017
Source: Competitions

Super League

Main article: 2017 Malaysia Super League

The league kick-off on 20 January and ends on 21 October 2017.

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
2	Pahang	22	12	4	6	44	26	+18	40
3	Felda United (R)	22	11	6	5	40	26	+14	39	Relegation to Premier League
4	Kedah	22	9	8	5	45	33	+12	35
5	Perak	22	9	7	6	30	31	−1	34
6	Selangor	22	9	6	7	32	28	+4	33

Source: FAM, FMLLP
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
Notes:

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
22	9	8	5	45	33	+12	35	6	3	2	27	12	+15	3	5	3	18	21	−3

Last updated: 28 October 2017.
Source: Super League fixtures and results

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	D	W	D	W	W	W	D	W	D	L	D	D	W	L	W	D	W	W	L	L	L	D
Position	4	4	3	1	1	1	2	1	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	4

Updated to match(es) played on 28 October 2017. Source: Super League fixtures and results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Fixtures and results

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

First leg

Johor Darul Ta'zim v Kedah

20 January 2017 1 (#1) / Charity Shield	Johor Darul Ta'zim	1–1 (4–5 p)	Kedah	Johor Bahru
21:00 UTC+08:00	Brian  26' S. Kunanlan  28'  45+3' Safiq 41' (pen.) Hazwan Bakri  43' J. Barrales  43' Azammuddin  46' Azrif Nasrulhaq  46' Aidil  52' Fadhli Shas  52' M. António  65' Safiq  68'	Report	Asri  10'  64' Sandro  45+3'  65' Baddrol 63' Fitri  64' Farhan  65' Syawal  73' Khairul Helmi  73' Akram  80'	Stadium: Tan Sri Dato Haji Hassan Yunos Stadium Attendance: 24,157 Referee: Suhaimi Mat Hassan Assistant referees: Muhd Mu'azi Zainal Abidin Assistant referees: Mohd Zairul Khalil Tan Fourth official: Mohd Zohri Tajudin Goal-line assistants: Suresh Jayaraman Goal-line assistants: Ismail Asib Md Amin . Man of the Match: Baddrol
	Penalties
	J. Barrales M. António G. Cabrera Brian Safiq		Farhan Akram Ken Ilsø Baddrol Liridon

Kedah v Sarawak

27 January 2017 2 (#7)	Kedah	3–2	Sarawak	Alor Setar
21:00 UTC+08:00	Baddrol 22' Asri  41' Farhan  46' Ifwat  46' Rizal  59' Fakri  62' Syazwan  62' 72' Sandro 71' Akram  79' Amirul  79'	Report	Hartmann 10' Tommy 26'  45'  63' Izray Iffarul  63' Shreen  82' Kamaruddin Bohan  82'	Stadium: Darul Aman Stadium Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Nagor Amir Noor Mohamed Assistant referees: Fazrul Izwan Mohd Zin Assistant referees: Ahmad Azuan Mohd Rashdi Fourth official: Mohd Izzat Izaini Ali

FELDA United v Kedah

4 February 2017 3 (#13)	FELDA United	1–1	Kedah	Jengka
21:00 UTC+08:00	Cellerino  35' Norshahrul  42' Hadin 58'  71' Wan Amirul  66' Aiman  66' Ridzuan  71' Fazrul  82' Mootaz  90+3' Fazly  90+3'	Report	Ken Ilsø  16' 24' Fitri  44' Akram  45+1' Fakri  68' Syazwan  68' Sandro  90+4' Amirul  90+4'	Stadium: Tun Abdul Razak Stadium Attendance: 6,211 Referee: Fitri Maskon Assistant referees: Mohd Yusri Muhamad Assistant referees: Nojey Naking Fourth official: Mat Zan Abd Wahab

Kedah v Pahang

11 February 2017 4 (#19)	Kedah	4–1	Pahang	Alor Setar
21:00 UTC+08:00	Rizal  44' Baddrol 45+1'  79' Akram  49' Amirul  49' Syazwan  60' Farhan  60' 75' Ken Ilsø 67', 90+2' Fakri  79' Khairul Helmi  88'	Report	Sumareh  6' Zaharulnizam  71' Ashari  71' Insa  85' Azam  85' Matheus 89'	Stadium: Darul Aman Stadium Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Muhd Nazmi Nasaruddin Assistant referees: Azmi Khalid Assistant referees: Muhamad Farhan Abd Aziz Fourth official: Mohd Zaidi Zakariya Man of the Match: Ken Ilsø

Kelantan v Kedah

18 February 2017 5 (#26)	Kelantan	0–1	Kedah	Kota Bharu
21:00 UTC+08:00	Celin  12' Danial  12'  84' Daudsu  54' Hattaphon  54' Nor Farhan  73' Zamani  73'	Report	Farhan  18' Halim  18' Akram  37' Amirul  71' Syafiq  71' Baddrol 82' (pen.) Fakri  86' Hanif  86'	Stadium: Sultan Mohammad IV Stadium Attendance: 20,853 Referee: Suhaimi Mat Hassan Assistant referees: Ismadi Ibrahim Assistant referees: Azmi Khalid Fourth official: Mohd Hasrol Mohd Amir

Kedah v Penang

25 February 2017 6 (#31)	Kedah	3–1	Penang	Alor Setar
21:00 UTC+08:00	Fitri 21'  82' Anderson  33' Ken Ilsø  37' Halim  59' Asri  59' Fakri  68' Syafiq  68' 75' Hanif  82'  90' Liridon 86'	Report	Faiz Subri 19' Kumaahran  68' Redzuan  68' Faizat  78' Jafri Firdaus Chew  78' Syamer  84' Azrul  84'	Stadium: Darul Aman Stadium Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Nagor Amir Noor Mohamed Assistant referees: Nojey Anak Naking Assistant referees: Abdul Harun Osman Fourth official: Mohd Zaidi Zakariya

Selangor v Kedah

1 March 2017 7 (#38)	Selangor	1–1	Kedah	Selayang
21:00 UTC+08:00	Halim  58' Adam Nor  58' Rizal  59'  84' Nurshamil  84' Raimi  89' Fittri  89' Mineiro 90+5'	Report	Syafiq  45+2'  76' Fitri  46' Syazwan  46' Amirul  59' Sandro  59' 81' Hanif  76' Rizal  87' Akram  90+4'	Stadium: Selayang Stadium Attendance: 8,315 Referee: Mohd Zohri Tajudin Assistant referees: Muhd Zairul Khalil Tan Assistant referees: Muhd Farhan Abdul Aziz Fourth official: Tuan Mohd Yaasin

Kedah v Melaka United

4 March 2017 8 (#44)	Kedah	4–0	Melaka United	Alor Setar
21:00 UTC+08:00	Ken Ilsø 34', 90+3' Sandro 49', 79' Fitri  55' Halim  55' Syazwan  80' Akhyar  80' Liridon  82'  90+3' Hanif  82' Anderson  86'	Report	S. Agüero  23' Faizal  48' Isma Alif Mohd Salim  64' Fauzi  64' A. Khuzaimi  73' Syawal  73' Surendran  82' Jasmir  82' Azrin  90+4'	Stadium: Darul Aman Stadium Attendance: 25,000 Referee: S. Sitharajan Assistant referees: Mohd Shahreen Che Omar Assistant referees: Suresh Basgaran Fourth official: Mohd Izzat Izaini Ali

Perak TBG v Kedah

18 March 2017 26 April 2017 9 (#49)	Perak TBG	1–1	Kedah	Ipoh
21:00 UTC+08:00	Hafiz  28' 61' Adha  74' Nazrin  74' Faton  79' Shahrul  79'  90+3' Hadi  90+1' Mirchev  90+1'	Report	Liridon  42' Baddrol  68' 71' Halim  70' Syafiq  70' Syazwan  75' Fakri  75' Sandro  82' Farhan  82'	Stadium: Perak Stadium Attendance: 3,753 Referee: Nagor Amir Noor Mohamed (Kuala Lumpur) Assistant referees: Mohd Shahreen Che Omar (Kuala Lumpur) Assistant referees: Mohd Zairul Khalil Tan (Melaka) Fourth official: Mohd Azhar Ismail (Perak)

Kedah v PKNS

8 April 2017 10 (#55)	Kedah	1–1	PKNS	Alor Setar
21:00 UTC+08:00	Liridon  6' Anderson 37' Farhan  56' Shafiq  56' Sandro  58' Ken Ilsø  87'	Report	K. Gurusamy  6'  90+1' Lucas Espíndola 29' P. Gunalan  30'  66' Patrick  39' Safee Sali  53' Mohd Azmi Muslim  66' Shahrul Azhar Ture  80' Abdul Ghani Rahman  80' Affize Faisal  90+1'	Stadium: Darul Aman Stadium Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Suhaimi Mat Hassan Assistant referees: Ismadi Ibrahim Assistant referees: Fazrul Izwan Fourth official: Mohd Izzat Izaini Ali Man of the Match: Anderson

T–Team v Kedah

15 April 2017 11 (#61)	T–Team	5–0	Kedah	Kuala Terengganu
21:00 UTC+08:00	Sharofetdinov 10'  68' M. Fakhrurazi Musa  31'  88' Hakim Hassan 37', 60', 64'  87' Samassa 45+5' Badrul  68' Fauzi  68' Azali Alias  88'	Report	Rizal  31' Sandro  46' Fakri  46' Syazwan  64' Asri  64' Baddrol  64' Farhan  64' Syafiq  77' Fitri  90+1'	Stadium: Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah Stadium Attendance: 1,144 Referee: Suresh Jayaraman Assistant referees: Muhamad Mu'azi Zainal Abidin Assistant referees: Mohd Zulkifli Jusoh Fourth official: Hamdan Awang

Second leg

Kedah v T–Team

26 April 2017 24 May 2017 12 (#67)	Kedah	3–0	T–Team	Alor Setar
21:00 UTC+08:00	Ken Ilsø 12', 14', 45' Ifwat  59' Hadi  59' Rizal  67' Syazwan  67' Syafiq  67' Fakri  67'	Report	Abdullah Suleiman  46' Sharofetdinov  46' Badrul  54' Hakim Hassan  54' Fauzi  83' Ramzi Sufian  83' Amirzafran  90'	Stadium: Darul Aman Stadium Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Razlan Jeffri Ali Assistant referees: Mohd Khalid Md Aris Assistant referees: Asmadi Noor Hasni Fourth official: Mohd Izzat Izaini Ali Man of the Match: Sandro

PKNS v Kedah

6 May 2017 9 May 2017 13 (#73)	PKNS	4–4	Kedah	Shah Alam
21:00 UTC+08:00	Patrick 13' Nizam Abu Bakar  34' Ramadhan  34' Gonzalo Soto  41' P. Gunalan  46' Mohd Azmi Muslim  46' Matías Jadue 60', 90+4' (pen.) Azreen  83' Khyril  84' Bobby Gonzales  84' Lucas Espíndola 89' Fauzan  90'	Report	Ken Ilsø 5' Syafiq 16', 23'  61' Baddrol  61' Hanif  61' Syazwan  61' Ifwat  69' Farhan  69' Syawal  81' Sandro 90+3' (pen.)	Stadium: Shah Alam Stadium Attendance: 4,290 Referee: Mohd Amirul Izwan Yaacob Assistant referees: Mohd Hariff Md Akhir Assistant referees: Muhammad Zairul Khalil Tan Fourth official: Ahmad Tajudin Mohd Yusof

Kedah v Perak TBG

1 July 2017 14 (#80)	Kedah	2–3	Perak TBG	Alor Setar
21:00 UTC+08:00	Akram  13'  55' Syazwan Tajuddin 30' (o.g.) Khairul Helmi  33' Amirul  33' Sandro  52' 59' Ariff Farhan  55' Fakri  81' Akhyar  81' Liridon 85'	Report	Leandro  8' Nasir 47'  50' Adha  50' Hafiz  66' Shahrul  66'  90' Gilmar 73' Yashir  87' Nazrin  90+3' Jasazrin  90+3'	Stadium: Darul Aman Stadium Attendance: 7,656 Referee: Suhaimi Mat Hassan Assistant referees: Nojey Naking Assistant referees: Muhd Juhairi Idris Fourth official: Mohammad Izzat Izaini Ali Man of the Match: Sandro

Melaka United v Kedah

11 July 2017 15 (#85)	Melaka United	2–4	Kedah	Krubong
21:00 UTC+08:00	Simic 10', 31' Swirad  50' Jeon  67' Fandi  67' Norhakim  68' Faizal  78' Jasmir  78'	Report	Akram  9' 56'  67' Fitri  13' Baddrol 15', 41' Hanif  67' Syazwan  76' Asri  76' 90+4' Liridon  83' Syazwan Tajuddin  83'	Stadium: Hang Jebat Stadium Attendance: 7,048 Referee: Zulkarnain Zakaria Assistant referees: Muhammad Farhan Abdul Aziz Assistant referees: Mohd Azha Khalid Fourth official: Mohd Ridzuan Rozali

Kedah v Selangor

15 July 2017 16 (#91)	Kedah	1–1	Selangor	Alor Setar
21:00 UTC+08:00	Ken Ilsø 30' Hanif  84' Akmal  84' Syazwan Tajuddin  86' Baddrol  89'	Report	Veenod 16' Rufino  24' Fittri  24'  90+4' Namathevan  61' Raimi  80' Kannan  80' Norazlan  88' Bunyamin  90+4'	Stadium: Darul Aman Stadium Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Fitri Maskom Assistant referees: Ismadi Ibrahim Assistant referees: Suresh Basgaran Fourth official: Shaharudin Man Man of the Match: Sandro

Penang v Kedah

22 July 2017 17 (#97)	Penang	0–2	Kedah	Batu Kawan
21:00 UTC+08:00	Mohd Faiz Subri  65' R. Surendran  65' Azidan Sarudin  71' Mohd Syukur Saidin  71' Syamer Kutty Abba  78'	Report	Fitri  30' Fakri  61' Baddrol  61' 74' Ken Ilsø 62' Sandro  79' Khairul Helmi  79' Rizal  84' Akmal  84'	Stadium: Penang State Stadium Attendance: 18,545 Referee: Mohd Amirul Izwan Yaacob Assistant referees: Nojey Naking Assistant referees: Abdul Harun Osman Fourth official: Abdul Rahim Abdulah

Kedah v Kelantan

26 July 2017 18 (#103)	Kedah	5–0	Kelantan	Alor Setar
21:00 UTC+08:00	Ariff Farhan 8'  46' Fitri  46'  90+1' Ken Ilsø 48', 60' Anderson  63' Syawal  63' Syazwan  67' Fakri  67' Sandro 71', 87' Khairul Helmi  85'	Report	Fadhilah  41'  51' Qayyum  45+1'  66' Indra Putra  50' Danial  51' Aziz Ismail  66' Farisham  75' Hattaphon  75'  90+1'	Stadium: Darul Aman Stadium Attendance: 11,970 Referee: Mohammad Zamzaidi Katimin Assistant referees: Muhammad Juhairi Idris Assistant referees: Ahmad Azanor Huslan Fourth official: Mohd Izzat Izaini Ali Man of the Match: Khairul Helmi

Pahang v Kedah

5 August 2017 19 (#109)	Pahang	2–1	Kedah	Kuantan
21:00 UTC+08:00	Jaewon  23' Azam  39' Davies  58' Romero 65'  87' Joseph  75' Ashari  75' Insa  75' Saiful  75' Matheus 80'  81' Kogileswaran Raj  87'	Report	Syafiq  18' 78' Hanif  30' Amirul  30'  43' Fitri  46' Baddrol  46' Akhyar  46' Syazwan  46' Sandro  72'	Stadium: Darul Makmur Stadium Attendance: 6,111 Referee: Nagor Amir Noor Mohamed Assistant referees: Mohammad Zairul Khalil Tan Assistant referees: Asmadi Noor Hasni Fourth official: Rusli Ismail

Kedah v FELDA United

20 September 2017 20 (#115)	Kedah	1–3	FELDA United	Alor Setar
21:00 UTC+08:00	Ken Ilsø 21' Liridon  39' Fakri  68' Syazuan  68' Akram  68' Amirul  68' Syazwan Tajuddin  84' Fitri  84'	Report	Wan Zack 2', 49'  85' Mohd Farizal Harun  16' Thiago 19' Hadin  77' Ifedayo  77' Norshahrul  85' Djulbic  90'	Stadium: Darul Aman Stadium Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Wan Mohamad Tarmizi Assistant referees: Ahmad Azanor Huslan Assistant referees: Fazrul Izwan Mohd Zin Fourth official: Nasshafit Zulkifli

Sarawak v Kedah

30 Sept 27 September 2017 21 (#121)	Sarawak	4–2	Kedah	Kuching
20:15 UTC+08:00	Shamie 53' Roskam 58' (pen.), 63' Hairol 77'	Report	Ilsø 7' Baddrol 45+2'	Stadium: Sarawak State Stadium Attendance: 1,162 Referee: Khirulazuan Kidam Assistant referees: Muhamad Mu'azi Zainal Abidin Assistant referees: Shahidan Mohd Adnan Fourth official: Busrh Eri

Kedah v Johor Darul Ta'zim

21 October 2017 28 October 2017 22 (#127)	Kedah	0–0	Johor Darul Ta'zim	Alor Setar
21:00 UTC+08:00		Report		Stadium: Darul Aman Stadium Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Muhd Rahmat Jantan

FA Cup

Main article: 2017 Malaysia FA Cup

The tournament kick-off on 5 February and ends on 20 May 2017.

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
7	6	0	1	19	6	+13	18	3	0	0	11	3	+8	3	0	1	8	3	+5

Last updated: 20 May 2017.
Source: FA Cup fixtures and results

Knockout phase

Round of 32

Kedah v Kuala Lumpur

14 February 2017 Round 2 (#11)	Kedah	4–2	Kuala Lumpur	Alor Setar
21:00 UTC+08:00	Liridon 33' Zaiful 36' (o.g.) Farhan 42', 63' Ken Ilsø  61' Fakri  61' Sandro  61' Halim  61' Fitri  67' Asri  67'	Report	Zaiful  41' Zhafri  32' Nicolas  42' Azmeer Yusof  52' Arif Anwar  52' Hafiz Johar  67' Modibo Konte  67' Anderson 76' (o.g.) De Paula  77' Ibrahim Syaihul  77' 90+3'	Stadium: Darul Aman Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Suresh Jayaraman Assistant referees: Suresh Basgaran Assistant referees: Abdul Halim Mohd Ramlan Fourth official: Mohd Izzat Izaini Ali

Round of 16

Perak TBG v Kedah

11 March 2017 Round 3 (#22)	Perak TBG	0–2	Kedah	Ipoh
21:00 UTC+08:00	Shahrul  39' Nasir  39' Yashir  60'  61' Nazrin  61' Faton  69' A. Khairil  69' Jasazrin  90+3'	Report	Amirul  27' Akram  27' Anderson 28' Ken Ilsø 43' Halim  58' Baddrol  58' Syazwan  72' Farhan  72'	Stadium: Perak Attendance: 24,935 Referee: Mohd Nazmi Nasaruddin Assistant referees: Muhammad Mu'azi Zainal Abidin Assistant referees: Mohd Zairul Md Noor Fourth official: Mohd Faizudin Ismail

Quarter-finals

Kedah v PKNP

1 April 2017 First leg (#30)	Kedah	6–1	PKNP	Alor Setar
21:00 UTC+08:00	Fitri 15' G. Mugenthiran 30' (o.g.) Rizal  35' Liridon 45' (pen.) Ken Ilsø 48', 90+1' Baddrol  72' Akhyar  72' Syazwan  72' Syafiq  72' Akram  77' Hanif  77' Syafiq 86'	Report	Sukri  35' Mugenthiran  50' Deevan  50' Irwan  59' Fikri Sudin  59'  35' Gilberto  35' Syazwan Zaipol Bahari  35' Ganesh  78' Khairul Asyraf Ramli  59' 85'	Stadium: Darul Aman Attendance: 24,500 Referee: Fitri Maskan Assistant referees: Azman Ismail Assistant referees: Suresh Basgaran Fourth official: Muhammad Izzat Izaini Ali Man of the Match: Fitri

PKNP v Kedah

21 April 2017 Second leg (#34)	PKNP	1–0 (2–6 agg.)	Kedah	Ipoh
21:00 UTC+08:00	Shahrel Fikri 10' Vikneswaran  64' Amirul  64' Vincent Weijl  68' Norhamizaref  68' Faizzwan  76' Norhizwan  76'	Report	Rizal  49' Sandro  52' Syafiq  74' Baddrol  74' Farhan  76' Syazwan  76' Ken Ilsø  80' Fakri  80'	Stadium: Perak Attendance: 3,857 Referee: Zulkarnain Zakaria Assistant referees: Muhammad Juhairi Idris Assistant referees: Mohammad Azha Khalid Fourth official: Mohd Jefri Zolkefli Goal-line assistants: Abd Rahim Abdullah Goal-line assistants: S. Logeswaran

Semi-finals

Kedah v Terengganu

30 April 2017 First leg (#37)	Kedah	1–0	Terengganu	Alor Setar
21:00 UTC+08:00	Halim  26' Syawal  26' Fitri  58' Khairul Helmi  60' Sandro  69' Farhan  69' 70' Syazwan  74' Fakri  74'	Report	Issey  57'  84' Adib  74'  79' A. Shukur  75' Faruqi  75' Ferris Danial  78' J. Partiban  78' Asrol  84'	Stadium: Darul Aman Attendance: 22,000 Referee: Muhammad Zamzaidi Katimin Assistant referees: Nojey Naking Assistant referees: Muhammad Farhan Abd Aziz Fourth official: Mohd Fairuzi Mat Desa Goal-line assistants: Ku Alaudin Ku Mohamad Goal-line assistants: Ahmad Tajudin Mohd Yusof . Man of the Match: Akram

Terengganu v Kedah

13 May 2017 Second leg (#39)	Terengganu	0–3 (0–4 agg.)	Kedah	Kuala Terengganu
21:00 UTC+08:00	A. Shukur  40' Faruqi  40' Ferris Danial  46' J. Partiban  46' Turaev  64' M. Amirul Syahmi  64'  71'	Report	Liridon 6' Akram  23'  85' Ken Ilsø 28' Sandro 48'  78' Syazwan  63' Syafiq  63' Syazwan  78' Farhan  85'	Stadium: Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Nagor Amir Noor Mohamad Assistant referees: Mohd Abd Suki Said Assistant referees: Muhammad Zairul Khalil Tan Fourth official: Mohd Hasrul Mohd Amir Goal-line assistants: Muhammad Rahmat Jantan Goal-line assistants: S. Logeswaran

Final

Main article: 2017 Malaysia FA Cup Final

Pahang v Kedah

20 May 2017 Final (#40)	Pahang	2–3	Kedah	Shah Alam
21:00 UTC+08:00	Insa  25'  32' Heo Jae-won 45+3' Zaharulnizam  78' Ashari  78' Sumareh 80' Syamim  85' Azam  85'	Report	Ken Ilsø 20'  84' Baddrol 45+1', 72'  89' Fitri  61' Syazwan  72' Syafiq  72'  79' Rizal  73' Syazwan  84'  90+4' Fakri  89' Liridon  89'	Stadium: Shah Alam Attendance: 78,898 Referee: Nagor Amir Noor Mohamed Assistant referees: Mohammad Zairul Khalil Tan Assistant referees: Fazrul Izwan Md Zin Fourth official: Muhammad Rahmat Jantan Man of the Match: Baddrol

Malaysia Cup

Main article: 2017 Malaysia Cup

The tournament will kick-off on 4 July 2017 and ends on 4 November 2017.

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
11	8	1	2	24	10	+14	25	5	0	1	8	2	+6	3	1	1	16	8	+8

Last updated: 4 November 2017.
Source: Malaysia Cup fixtures and results

Group stage

Main article: 2017 Malaysia Cup group stage § Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		KDH	MLK	KLT	UITM
1	Kedah	6	5	0	1	17	5	+12	15	Advance to knockout phase		—	2–0	2–0	1–0
2	Melaka United	6	3	0	3	13	16	−3	9			2–6	—	3–0	2–1
3	Kelantan	6	2	0	4	8	12	−4	6			3–1	2–3	—	3–1
4	UiTM	6	2	0	4	9	14	−5	6			0–5	5–3	2–0	—

Updated to match(es) played on 9 September 2017. Source: FAM FMLLP

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Kedah v Melaka United

4 July 2017 1 (#C1)	Kedah	2–0	Melaka United	Alor Setar
21:00 UTC+08:00	Sandro 29' Baddrol 64'  65' Asri  65' Ariff  68' Syazwan Tajuddin  68' Syafiq  73' Fakri  73' Syawal  90+1'	Report	Azinee  46' Fauzi  46' Fandi  59' Jeon  63' Izzaq  63' Norhakim  72' Jasmir  72'	Stadium: Darul Aman Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Mohd Amirul Izwan Yaacob Assistant referees: Ahmad Azanor Huslan Assistant referees: Asmadi Noor Hasni Fourth official: Muhammad Munir Mohd Izam Man of the Match: Syazwan

UiTM v Kedah

7 July 2017 2 (#C4)	UiTM	0–5	Kedah	Shah Alam
21:00 UTC+08:00	Marcel  1' Kughegbe  45+2' Asnan  46' Sadam  46' Izman  64' Ridzuan  64' Nik Syafiq  76' Anwarul  76' Faiz 90+3' (o.g.)	Report	Syafiq 3'  64' Ariff Farhan  18' Liridon 44' Ifwat  60' Hadi  60' Fitri  64' Baddrol  78' Akram  78' Ken Ilsø 80' Sandro 90'	Stadium: UiTM Attendance: 2,985 Referee: Nagor Amir Noor Mohamed Assistant referees: Asmadi Noor Hasni Assistant referees: Ahamad Azuan

Kelantan v Kedah

18 July 2017 3 (#C5)	Kelantan	3–1	Kedah	Kota Bharu
21:00 UTC+08:00	Gomis 54' Fadhilah  57'  84' Abou Bakr Al-Mel 65', 90+3'  90+3' Indra Putra  72' Qayyum  83' Nor Farhan  84' Khairul Izuan  90+2' Rozaimi  90+2' Nik Azli Nik Alias  90+3'	Report	Baddrol  55' Farhan  55'  62' Hanif  62' Khairul Helmi  79' Liridon 85' (pen.) Syazwan  85' Fakri  85'	Stadium: Sultan Muhammad IV Attendance: 2,357 Referee: Razlan Jeffri Ali Assistant referees: Azmi Khalid Assistant referees: Ahmad Faizal Mamat Fourth official: Ku Alauddin Ku Muhammad

Melaka United v Kedah

29 July 2017 4 (#C7)	Melaka United	2–6	Kedah	Krubong
21:00 UTC+08:00	Azinee 22' Norhakim  31'  46' Nazri  46' Jasmir  46' Fauzi  46' 53' Khair  73' Khuzaimi Piee  73' Ahmad Ezrie Shafizie  84'	Report	Fakri 5'  60' Sandro 35', 39' Akram 45+3'  63' Anderson  60' Syawal  60' Syazwan  60' Baddrol  76' Akhyar  76' 90' Ken Ilsø 77' Khairul Helmi  87'	Stadium: Hang Jebat Attendance: 6,548 Referee: Suhaimi Mat Hassan Assistant referees: Mohd Yusri Muhammad Assistant referees: Ismadi Ibrahim Fourth official: Jubik Andangon

Kedah v UiTM

1 August 2017 5 (#C10)	Kedah	1–0	UiTM	Alor Setar
21:00 UTC+08:00	Liridon 24'  34' Fakri  69' Syafiq  69' Fitri  69' Ariff Farhan  69' Akram  73' Sandro  73'	Report	Nursalam  42' Afif Asyraf  58' Kughegbe  58' Izman  59' Sadam  59' Nik Syafiq  81' Hanif  81'	Stadium: Darul Aman Attendance: 10,300 Referee: Zulkarnain Zakaria Assistant referees: Naimuldin Harun Assistant referees: Suresh Basgaran Fourth official: Mohd Izzat Izaini Ali Man of the Match: Farhan Abu Bakar

Kedah v Kelantan

9 August 2017 9 September 2017 6 (#C11)	Kedah	2–0	Kelantan	Alor Setar
21:00 UTC+08:00	Hanif  13' Amirul  13' Sandro 24' Syafiq  71' Farhan  71' Syazuan  75' Hidhir  75' Ken Ilsø 77'	Report	Aziz Ismail  17' Zairul  17' Faizol  65' Hattaphon  66' S. Subramaniam  66' Nor Farhan  78' Azli Alias  78'	Stadium: Darul Aman Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Muhammad Nazmi Nasaruddin Assistant referees: Azmi Khalid Assistant referees: Muhammad Juhairi Idris Fourth official: Shaharuddin Man Man of the Match: Sandro

Knockout phase

Main article: 2017 Malaysia Cup knockout stage

Quarter-finals

Selangor v Kedah

15 September 2017 First leg	Selangor	2–3	Kedah	Selayang
21:00 UTC+08:00	Razman  13' Rufino 53', 71' Saiful  56' Andik  56' Kannan  69' Raimi  69' Amri  75' Ukah  77' Adam Nor  78' Namathevan  78'	Report	Ken Ilsø 7', 15'  74' Amirul  12' Syazwan 69'  79' Fitri  70' Ariff Farhan  70' Sandro  77' Baddrol  79' Akram  79' Syawal  79'	Stadium: MP Selayang Attendance: 7,282 Referee: Muhd Nazmi Nasaruddin Assistant referees: Mohd Arif Shamil Abd Rasid Assistant referees: Nojey Naking Fourth official: Nagor Amir Noor Mohamed Goal-line assistants: Ismail Asib Mohd Amin Goal-line assistants: Ahmad Tajudin Mohd Yusof . Man of the Match: Sandro

Kedah v Selangor

24 September 2017 Second leg	Kedah	1–0 (4–2 agg.)	Selangor	Alor Setar
21:00 UTC+08:00	Rizal  2'  58' Sandro 30' (pen.) Khairul Helmi  45+1' Ariff Farhan  58' Syazwan  74' Farhan  74' Baddrol  87' Akhyar  87' Liridon  90+2'	Report	Raimi  43'  49' Andik  49' Rufino  56' Saiful  61' Kannan  61' Syahmi  75' Halim  75'  76'	Stadium: Darul Aman Attendance: 23,000 Referee: Nagor Amir Noor Mohamed Assistant referees: Azman Ismail Assistant referees: Muhammad Juhairi Idris Fourth official: Shaharudin Man Goal-line assistants: Ku Alaudin Ku Mohamad Goal-line assistants: Abd Rahim Abdullah . Man of the Match: Liridon & Ifwat

Semi-finals

FELDA United v Kedah

15 October 2017 First leg	FELDA United	1–1	Kedah	Jengka
21:00 UTC+08:00	Hadin 87'	Report	Sandro 62'	Stadium: Tun Abdul Razak Attendance: 7,976 Referee: Muhd Rahmat Jantan

Kedah v FELDA United

21 October 2017 Second leg	Kedah	2–0 (3–1 agg.)	FELDA United	Alor Setar
21:00 UTC+08:00	Sandro 71', 86'	Report		Stadium: Darul Aman Attendance: 23,000 Referee: Muhd Nazmi Nasaruddin

Final

Main article: 2017 Malaysia Cup Final

Kedah v Johor Darul Ta'zim

4 November 2017	Kedah	0–2	Johor Darul Ta'zim	Shah Alam Stadium, Shah Alam
21:20 UTC+8		Report	Aidil 3' Cabrera 63'	Attendance: 79,740 Referee: Razlan Jeffri Ali

Statistics

Squad statistics

As of matches played on 4 November 2017.

N	Pos	Nat.	Player	Super League		FA Cup		Malaysia Cup		Total
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK		Hadi	4	–	1	–	2	–	7	–
2	DF		Syawal	10	–	5	–	6	–	21	–
3	DF		Fitri	18	1	6	1	10	–	34	2
4	DF		Anderson	17	1	5	1	9	–	31	2
5	DF		Osman	1	–	–	–	1	–	2	–
7	MF		Baddrol	16	9	7	2	10	1	33	12
8	MF		Liridon	18	2	6	3	10	3	34	8
9	FW		Ken Ilsø	18	15	7	5	8	5	33	25
10	MF		Sandro	18	8	6	1	11	9	35	18
—	DF		Raphi	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
12	MF		Akram	18	1	6	–	6	1	30	2
13	DF		Khairul Helmi	18	–	5	–	8	–	31	–
14	FW		Fakri	14	–	4	–	5	1	23	1
15	DF		Rizal	15	–	6	–	8	–	29	–
16	MF		Amirul	13	–	2	–	9	–	24	–
17	MF		Syazwan Tajuddin	8	–	2	–	4	–	14	–
18	MF		Halim	5	–	4	–	–	–	9	–
19	MF		Farhan	9	1	6	3	6	–	21	4
20	FW		Syafiq	11	4	4	1	6	1	21	6
21	GK		Farhan	7	–	–	–	3	–	10	–
22	MF		Syazwan Zainon	16	1	6	–	9	1	31	2
23	MF		Hanif	9	–	1	–	2	–	12	–
24	DF		Asri	10	1	2	–	1	–	13	1
25	GK		Ifwat	15	–	6	–	7	–	28	–
26	FW		Syazuan	1	–	–	–	1	–	2	–
27	DF		Ariff Farhan	6	1	–	–	9	–	15	1
33	MF		Akhyar	3	–	1	–	2	1	6	1
34	FW		Akmal Azmi	3	–	–	–	–	–	3	–
35	MF		Hidhir	1	–	–	–	1	–	2	–

Goalscorers

As of matches played on 28 October 2017.

Rank	Player	Position	Super League	FA Cup	Malaysia Cup	Total
1	Ken Ilsø	FW	15	5	5	25
2	Sandro	MF	8	1	9	18
3	Baddrol	MF	9	2	1	12
4	Liridon	MF	2	3	3	8
5	Syafiq	FW	4	1	1	6
6	Farhan	MF	1	3	–	4
7	Fitri	DF	1	1	–	2
	Anderson	DF	1	1	–	2
	Akram	MF	1	–	1	2
	Syazwan	MF	1	–	1	2
11	Fakri	FW	–	–	1	1
	Asri	DF	1	–	–	1
	Ariff Farhan	DF	1	–	–	1
	Akhyar	MF	–	–	1	1
Own Goal			–	2	1	3
Total			45	19	24	88

Clean sheets

As of matches played on 28 October 2017.

Rank	N	Player	Super League	FA Cup	Malaysia Cup	Total
1	25	Ifwat	4	3	4	11
2	21	Farhan	2	–	1	3
	1	Hadi	2	–	2	4

Disciplinary record

N	P	Nat.	Name	Super League			FA Cup			Malaysia Cup			Total			Notes
2	DF		Syawal	1						1			2
3	DF		Fitri	5			3						8
4	DF		Anderson	2									2
7	MF		Baddrol	2		1							2		1
8	MF		Liridon	5			3			1			9
9	FW		Ken Ilsø	2		1	2						4		1
10	MF		Sandro	4			2						6
12	MF		Akram	6			1			1			8
13	DF		Khairul Helmi	2			3			2			7
15	DF		Rizal	3		1	4						7		1
16	MF		Amirul	1			1						2
17	MF		Syazwan Tajuddin	1			1						2
20	FW		Syafiq	3			1						4
22	MF		Syazwan Zainon	1									1
23	MF		Hanif	1									1
24	DF		Asri	2									2
27	DF		Ariff Farhan							1			1

Last updated: 4 November 2017
Source: Matches
Only competitive matches
= Number of bookings; = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.

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)

Player	Offence(s)	Suspension(s)
Fitri	in Super League vs FELDA United (A) (matchday 3; 4 February 2017) in Super League vs T–Team (A) (matchday 11; 15 April 2017) in Super League vs Melaka United (A) (matchday 15; 11 July 2017)	Super League vs Selangor (H) (matchday 16; 15 July 2017)
	in FA Cup semi-finals vs Terengganu (H) (first leg; 30 April 2017) in FA Cup final vs Pahang (N) (final; 20 May 2017)	2018 Malaysia FA Cup?
Liridon	in Super League vs Melaka United (H) (matchday 8; 4 March 2017) in Super League vs PKNS (H) (matchday 10; 8 April 2017) in Super League vs Perak TBG (A) (matchday 9; 26 April 2017)	Super League vs PKNS (A) (matchday 13; 9 May 2017)
Ken Ilsø	in Super League vs FELDA United (A) (matchday 3; 4 February 2017) in Super League vs Penang (H) (matchday 6; 25 February 2017) in Super League vs PKNS (H) (matchday 10; 8 April 2017)	Super League vs T–Team (A) (matchday 11; 15 April 2017)
Sandro	in Super League vs Johor Darul Ta'zim (A) (matchday 1; 20 January 2017) in Super League vs PKNS (H) (matchday 10; 8 April 2017) in Super League vs Perak TBG (H) (matchday 14; 1 July 2017)	Super League vs Melaka United (A) (matchday 15; 11 July 2017)
Akram	in Super League vs Johor Darul Ta'zim (A) (matchday 1; 20 January 2017) in Super League vs FELDA United (A) (matchday 3; 4 February 2017) in Super League vs Kelantan (A) (matchday 5; 18 February 2017)	Super League vs Penang (H) (matchday 6; 25 February 2017)
	in Super League vs Selangor (A) (matchday 7; 1 March 2017) in Super League vs Perak TBG (H) (matchday 14; 1 July 2017) in Super League vs Melaka United (A) (matchday 15; 11 July 2017)	Super League vs Selangor (H) (matchday 16; 15 July 2017) ?Super League vs Penang (A) (matchday 17; 22 July 2017)?
Rizal	in Super League vs Sarawak (H) (matchday 2; 27 January 2017) in Super League vs Pahang (H) (matchday 4; 11 February 2017) in Super League vs Selangor (A) (matchday 7; 1 March 2017)	Super League vs Melaka United (H) (matchday 8; 4 March 2017)
	in Super League vs T–Team (A) (matchday 11; 15 April 2017)	Super League vs Perak TBG (A) (matchday 9; 26 April 2017) Super League vs PKNS (A) (matchday 13; 9 May 2017)
	in FA Cup quarter-finals vs PKNP (H) (first leg; 1 April 2017) in FA Cup quarter-finals vs PKNP (A) (second leg; 21 April 2017)	FA Cup semi-finals vs Terengganu (H) (first leg; 30 April 2017)
Syafiq	in Super League vs Selangor (A) (matchday 7; 1 March 2017) in Super League vs T–Team (A) (matchday 11; 15 April 2017) in Super League vs Pahang (A) (matchday 19; 5 August 2017)	Super League vs FELDA United (H) (matchday 20; 20 September 2017)

As of matches played on 5 August 2017.

Summary

Games played	40 (22 Super League) (7 FA Cup) (11 Malaysia Cup)
Games won	23 (9 Super League) (6 FA Cup) (8 Malaysia Cup)
Games drawn	9 (8 Super League) (1 Malaysia Cup)
Games lost	8 (5 Super League) (1 FA Cup) (2 Malaysia Cup)
Goals scored	88 (45 Super League) (19 FA Cup) (24 Malaysia Cup)
Goals conceded	49 (33 Super League) (6 FA Cup) (10 Malaysia Cup)
Goal difference	39 (12 Super League) (13 FA Cup) (14 Malaysia Cup)
Clean sheets	18 (8 Super League) (3 FA Cup) (7 Malaysia Cup)
Yellow cards	68 (41 Super League) (21 FA Cup) (6 Malaysia Cup)
Red cards	3 (3 Super League)
Most appearances	Sandro (35 appearances)
Top scorer	Ken Ilsø (25 goals)
Winning percentage	Overall: 23/40 (57.50%)

As of matches played on 4 November 2017.

Home attendance

Matches (all competitions)

All matches played at Darul Aman Stadium.

Date	Attendance	Opposition	Score	Competition	Ref.
27 January 2017	25,000	Sarawak	3–2	Super League matchday 2
11 February 2017	12,000	Pahang	4–1	Super League matchday 4
14 February 2017	12,000	Kuala Lumpur	4–2	FA Cup round of 32
25 February 2017	25,000	Penang	3–1	Super League matchday 6
4 March 2017	25,000	Melaka United	4–0	Super League matchday 8
1 April 2017	24,500	PKNP	6–1	FA Cup quarter-finals
8 April 2017	20,000	PKNS	1–1	Super League matchday 10
30 April 2017	22,000	Terengganu	1–0	FA Cup semi-finals
24 May 2017	10,000	T-Team	3–0	Super League matchday 12
1 July 2017	7,656	Perak TBG	2–3	Super League matchday 14
4 July 2017	4,500	Melaka United	2–0	Malaysia Cup group stage matchday 1
15 July 2017	18,000	Selangor	1–1	Super League matchday 16
26 July 2017	11,970	Kelantan	5–0	Super League matchday 18
1 August 2017	10,300	UiTM	1–0	Malaysia Cup group stage matchday 5
9 September 2017	10,000	Kelantan	2–0	Malaysia Cup group stage matchday 6
20 September 2017	4,000	Felda United	1–3	Super League matchday 20
24 September 2017	23,000	Selangor	1–0	Malaysia Cup quarter-finals second leg
21 October 2017	23,000	Felda United	2–0	Malaysia Cup semi-finals second leg
28 October 2017	3,000	Johor Darul Ta'zim	0–0	Super League matchday 22

Attendance (each competitions)

Competitions	Matches	Total attendance	Average attendance
Super League	11	161,626	14,693
FA Cup	3	58,500	19,500
Malaysia Cup	5	70,800	14,160
Total	19	290,926	16,118

Awards

Monthly awards

For the 2017 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 squad management and fans. Winners will be announced at 8:00 pm at Darul Aman Stadium. The winner will win a plaque, a cash prize of RM500, sporting goods, product vouchers and exclusive poster from the sponsors.

Month	Player	Nationality	Position	Event Date	Sponsors
March	Ifwat Akmal	Malaysia	GK	1 April 2017	Le' Sanda Cosmetic, Arena HijauKuning, Paddy Gear
April	Baddrol Bakhtiar	Malaysia	MF	30 April 2017	Le' Sanda Cosmetic, AL Sports, Rangkaian Hotel Seri Malaysia, Winner Plus Energy Drink, Arena HijauKuning, Paddy Gear
July	Ken Ilsø	Denmark	FW	1 August 2017	Le' Sanda Cosmetic, Rangkaian Hotel Seri Malaysia, Adelia, Winner Plus Energy Drink, Arena HijauKuning, Paddy Gear

Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger (‡).

Player of the Month: March Ifwat Akmal – (7,556 votes)‡ Baddrol Bakhtiar – (1,702 votes) Liridon Krasniqi – (808 votes) Ken Ilsø – (201 votes) Rizal Ghazali – (192 votes) Zac Anderson – (134 votes) Akram Mahinan – (126 votes)

Player of the Month: April Baddrol Bakhtiar – (6,192 votes)‡ Halim Saari – (474 votes) Akram Mahinan – (182 votes) Ken Ilsø – (116 votes) Sandro da Silva – (73 votes)

Player of the Month: July Ken Ilsø – (5,444 votes)‡ Sandro da Silva – (3,131 votes) Baddrol Bakhtiar – (2,699 votes) Liridon Krasniqi – (1,589 votes) Syazwan Zainon – (1,287 votes) Rizal Ghazali – (1,250 votes) Farhan Abu Bakar – (1,101 votes) Khairul Helmi – (1,073 votes) Fitri Omar – (1,034 votes) Syawal Nordin – (960 votes)

External links

• Official website