2019 Kelantan FA season

The 2019 season was Kelantan's 74th year in their history and 1st season in the Malaysia Premier League following relegation 2018 season. Along with the league, the club also participated in Malaysia FA Cup and Malaysia Challenge Cup.

Kelantan
2019 season
PresidentBibi Ramjani Ilias
(until 18 June 2019)
Wan Abdul Rahim
(began 6 July 2019)
Head coachMarko Kraljević
(until 8 April 2019)
Yusri Che Lah
(began 8 April 2019)
StadiumSultan Muhammad IV Stadium
Malaysia Premier League10th
Malaysia FA CupSecond round
Malaysia Challenge CupGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague: Nik Akif (5)
All: Nik Akif (5)
Highest home attendance0
Lowest home attendance0
Average home league attendance0
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All statistics correct as of 17 November 2021.

Events edit

Pre-season edit

On 15 January 2019, Flávio signed a one-year contract with the club after his contract with Negeri Sembilan expired.[1]

On 23 January 2019, Mustafa Zazai signed with the club after his contract with Phrae United expired.[2]

On 27 January 2019, Marko Kraljević signed a two-year contract with the club as the new head coach.[3][4][5] On 27 January 2019, Raúl Tarragona signed a contract with the club.[6]

On 28 January 2019, David Rowley joined the club on one-year contract.[7]

During season edit

On 1 April 2019, Raúl Tarragona left the club by mutual agreement.[8][9]

On 8 April 2019, Marko Kraljević has been sacked from the club after three months with the club.[10] Cássio, Flávio, Mustafa Zazai and Raúl Tarragona have left the club during mid season.[11]

On 24 April 2019, Mustafa Zazai decided to leave the club.[12]

On 14 May 2019, Flávio left the club to join Liga 1 club Bhayangkara.[13]

On 16 May 2019, Badhri Radzi left the club by mutual agreement.[14]

On 18 June 2019, Kelantan Football Association President, Bibi Ramjani has resigned.[15]

Competitions edit

Malaysia Premier League edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
8 UKM 20 6 4 10 28 32 −4 22
9 Selangor United 20 6 3 11 24 37 −13 21
10 Kelantan 20 4 8 8 23 32 −9 17[a]
11 Sarawak (R) 20 4 4 12 25 44 −19 16 Qualification to relegation play-off
12 Perlis[b] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Disqualified
Source: MFL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Kelantan have been docked three points following the club’s failure to comply with FIFA’s decision over claims made by former technical director Alfredo Carlos Gonzalez.
  2. ^ Perlis were disqualified on 20 February 2019.
2 February 2019 (2019-02-02) 1 Selangor United 1–0 Kelantan
8 February 2019 (2019-02-08) 2 Kelantan 3–3 Sabah
17 February 2019 (2019-02-17) 3 UKM 0–1 Kelantan
2 March 2019 (2019-03-02) 4 Johor Darul Ta'zim II 2–0 Kelantan
8 March 2019 (2019-03-08) 5 UiTM 3–3 Kelantan
29 March 2019 (2019-03-29) 6 Kelantan 1–1 Terengganu II
6 April 2019 (2019-04-06) 7 Sarawak 1–1 Kelantan
12 April 2019 (2019-04-12) 8 Kelantan 0–1 PDRM
18 April 2019 (2019-04-18) 9 Negeri Sembilan 3–1 Kelantan
26 April 2019 (2019-04-26) 10 Kelantan 2–1 Penang
4 May 2019 (2019-05-04) 11 Kelantan 0–0 Sarawak
11 May 2019 (2019-05-11) 12 Penang 4–1 Kelantan
20 May 2019 (2019-05-20) 13 Kelantan 2–5 Negeri Sembilan
25 May 2019 (2019-05-25) 14 Terengganu II 2–2 Kelantan
16 June 2019 (2019-06-16) 15 Kelantan 0–0 UiTM
18 June 2019 (2019-06-18) 16 Kelantan 1–1 Johor Darul Ta'zim II
5 July 2019 (2019-07-05) 17 Kelantan 2–0 Selangor United
10 July 2019 (2019-07-10) 18 PDRM 3–1 Kelantan
13 July 2019 (2019-07-13) 19 Sabah 1–0 Kelantan
20 July 2019 (2019-07-20) 20 Kelantan 2–0 UKM

Malaysia FA Cup edit

2 April 2019 (2019-04-02) Second round Kelantan 0–3 Selangor

Malaysia Challenge Cup edit

Group stage edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification JDT2 SAR KEL
1 Johor Darul Ta'zim II 4 3 1 0 7 2 +5 10 Advance to Semi-finals 3–1 3–1
2 Sarawak 4 1 1 2 3 6 −3 4 0–0 0–3
3 Kelantan 4 1 0 3 4 6 −2 3 0–1 0–2
14 August 2019 (2019-08-14) 1 Kelantan 0–1 Johor Darul Ta'zim II
20 August 2019 (2019-08-20) 2 Sarawak 0–3 Kelantan
27 August 2019 (2019-08-27) 3 Kelantan 0–2 Sarawak
6 September 2019 (2019-09-06) 4 Johor Darul Ta'zim II 3–1 Kelantan

Statistics edit

Appearances and goals edit

As of match played 6 September 2019
No. Pos Nat Player Total League FA Cup Challenge Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
3 DF   MAS Afiq Azuan 13 0 10+1 0 0 0 2 0
5 DF   MAS Shahrul Nizam 23 0 18 0 1 0 4 0
6 DF   MAS Farisham Ismail (Captain) 24 0 19 0 1 0 4 0
11 MF   MAS Nik Akif 19 5 14 5 1 0 4 0
12 MF   MAS Hakimi Abdullah 19 1 9+8 1 1 0 0+1 0
13 DF   MAS Azwan Aripin 20 2 16 2 1 0 2+1 0
15 DF   MAS Khairul Asyraf 17 0 10+4 0 0 0 2+1 0
17 FW   MAS Khairul Rizam 13 1 4+4 0 1 0 3+1 1
18 DF   MAS Syaiful Alias 6 0 1+2 0 0 0 2+1 0
19 FW   MAS Fauzi Roslan 20 4 9+6 1 0+1 0 2+2 3
20 MF   MAS Danial Haqim 21 2 16 2 1 0 4 0
21 FW   MAS Zul Fahmi Awang 4 0 1+3 0 0 0 0 0
22 GK   MAS Saufi Muhammad 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 DF   MAS Amsyar Rosli 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 MF   MAS Nik Azli 18 4 9+5 4 0 0 4 0
27 MF   MAS Danial Ashraf 14 0 5+7 0 0 0 0+2 0
28 MF   MAS Amirul Shafik 14 1 5+5 1 0 0 1+3 0
29 FW   MAS Imran Samso 13 1 6+3 1 0 0 4 0
30 GK   MAS Arif Abdullah 12 0 12 0 0 0 0 0
32 FW   MAS Juzaerul Jasmi 1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
36 DF   MAS Nashran Elias 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
38 GK   MAS Fikri Che Soh 8 0 4 0 0 0 4 0
51 FW   FRA L´Imam Seydi 7 0 6 0 0 0 1 0
Player(s) who left the club but had featured this season
1 GK   MAS Muhammad Nor Amin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 DF   BRA Cássio 6 0 5+1 0 0 0 0 0
7 MF   BRA Flávio 11 4 10 4 1 0 0 0
8 MF   MAS David Rowley 9 0 8+1 0 0 0 0 0
10 MF   AFG Mustafa Zazai 10 1 9 1 1 0 0 0
14 FW   URU Raúl Tarragona 5 1 5 1 0 0 0 0
16 MF   MAS Badhri Radzi 3 0 0+2 0 0+1 0 0 0
23 FW   MAS Afiq Saluddin 6 0 2+2 0 1 0 1 0
25 DF   MAS Ridhwan Deraman 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 GK   MAS Damien Lim 6 0 4+1 0 1 0 0 0

References edit

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  2. ^ "Kelantan ikat Mustafa Zazai". stadiumastro.com. Stadium Astro. 23 January 2019.
  3. ^ "Kraljevic kembali ke Kelantan kerana penyokong". stadiumastro.com. Stadium Astro. 27 January 2019.
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  12. ^ "Mustafa bakal tinggalkan Kelantan". bharian.com.my. Berita Harian. 24 April 2019.
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  14. ^ "Piya sah tinggalkan Kelantan". sinarharian.com.my. Sinar Harian. 16 May 2019.
  15. ^ "Bibi Ramjani letak jawatan Presiden KAFA". hmetro.com.my. Harian Metro. 18 June 2019.