2022 Kuala Lumpur City F.C. season

The 2022 season was the 44th season in the existence of Kuala Lumpur City's and the club's 2nd consecutive season in the top flight of Malaysian football. In addition to the domestic league, Kuala Lumpur City participated in this season's edition of Malaysia FA Cup and the Malaysia Cup.[1][2][3][4]

Kuala Lumpur City
2022 season
PresidentShahidan Kassim
CEOStanley Bernard
ManagerBojan Hodak
StadiumKuala Lumpur Stadium
Malaysia Super League6th
Malaysia FA CupSecond round
Malaysia CupQuarter-finals
Piala SumbangsihRunners-up
AFC CupRunners-up
Top goalscorerLeague:
Paulo Josué (6)

All:
Paulo Josué (13)
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Squad information

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As of 22 February 2022[5]

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   PHI Kevin Ray Mendoza
4 DF   MAS Kamal Azizi
5 DF   MAS Nik Shahrul
6 DF   MAS Ryan Lambert
7 MF   COL Romel Morales
8 MF   MAS Zhafri Yahya
9 DF   AUS Giancarlo Gallifuoco
10 FW   MAS Safee Sali
11 MF   CGO Kevin Koubemba
12 DF   MAS Declan Lambert
14 MF   MAS Akram Mahinan
15 DF   MAS Azhar Apandi
16 MF   MAS Partiban Janasekaran
17 DF   MAS Irfan Zakaria
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 MF   MAS Izreen Izwandy
20 GK   MAS Azim Amin
21 MF   MAS Kenny Pallraj
22 DF   MAS Nik Umar
25 DF   MAS Anwar Ibrahim
27 MF   MAS Hadin Azman
28 MF   BRA Paulo Josué (captain)
29 MF   MAS Arif Shaqirin
30 MF   MAS Fakrul Aiman
33 DF   MAS Muhammad Faudzi
44 GK   MAS Azri Ghani
66 DF   MAS Nabil Hakim
88 MF   MAS Ridhwan Nazri

Transfers

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1st leg

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
15 DF   MAS Azhar Apandi (loan return from Perak)
11 FW   CGO Kévin Koubemba (from   Teuta)
12 DF   MAS Declan Lambert (from   Den Bosch)
22 DF   MAS Nik Umar (from Selangor II)
33 DF   MAS Muhammad Faudzi (from Terengganu)
44 GK   MAS Azri Ghani (from Perak)
66 DF   MAS Nabil Hakim (from Petaling Jaya City)
88 MF   MAS Ridhwan Nazri (return from injury)

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
22 GK   MAS Khatul Anuar (to Penang)
2 DF   MAS Wan Amirzafran (to Sri Pahang)
3 DF   MAS Daniel Ting (to Selangor)
12 DF   MAS Shukor Adan
13 FW   USA Kyrian Nwabueze
23 FW   MAS Indra Putra Mahayuddin (to Perak)
77 GK   MAS Julian Bechler (to PDRM)

Competitions

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Piala Sumbangsih

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26 February 2022 Piala Sumbangsih Johor Darul Ta'zim 3–0 Kuala Lumpur City Iskandar Puteri
21:00 UTC +8
Report Stadium: Sultan Ibrahim Stadium
Attendance: 15,485
Referee: Nazmi Nasaruddin

Malaysia Super League

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
4 Negeri Sembilan 22 12 5 5 33 26 +7 41
5 Selangor 22 8 6 8 39 33 +6 30
6 Kuala Lumpur City 22 8 5 9 30 31 −1 29
7 Sri Pahang 22 8 4 10 33 31 +2 28
8 Kedah Darul Aman 22 8 3 11 32 41 −9 27
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: MFL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.

Matches

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

4 March 2022 1 Kuala Lumpur City 3–3 Selangor Cheras
21:00 UTC +8
Report
Stadium: Kuala Lumpur Stadium
Attendance: 2,517
Referee: Fitri Maskon
9 March 2022 2 Kedah Darul Aman 3–2 Kuala Lumpur City Alor Setar
21:00 UTC +8
Report
Stadium: Darul Aman Stadium
Attendance: 2,555
Referee: Hamdan Awang
6 April 2022 3 Kuala Lumpur City 0–3 Johor Darul Ta'zim
9 April 2022 4 Kuala Lumpur City 2–0 Melaka United
16 April 2022 5 Kuala Lumpur City 2–0 Sabah
24 April 2022 6 Negeri Sembilan 2–1 Kuala Lumpur City
7 May 2022 7 Kuala Lumpur City 1–2 Sri Pahang
10 May 2022 8 Kuala Lumpur City 3–2 Penang
17 May 2022 9 Sarawak United 1–2 Kuala Lumpur City
18 June 2022 10 Terengganu 2–0 Kuala Lumpur City
16 July 2022 11 Kuala Lumpur City 0–0 Petaling Jaya City
20 July 2022 12 Selangor 1–1 Kuala Lumpur City
27 July 2022 13 Kuala Lumpur City 2–1 Kedah Darul Aman
1 August 2022 14 Johor Darul Ta'zim 5–0 Kuala Lumpur City
18 August 2022 15 Kuala Lumpur City 1–0 Negeri Sembilan
1 September 2022 16 Sabah 2–2 Kuala Lumpur City
11 September 2022 17 Sri Pahang 0–2 Kuala Lumpur City
15 September 2022 18 Melaka United 0–0 Kuala Lumpur City
24 September 2022 19 Penang 1–0 Kuala Lumpur City
28 September 2022 20 Kuala Lumpur City 5–0 Sarawak United
11 October 2022 21 Kuala Lumpur City 1–2 Terengganu
15 October 2022 22 Petaling Jaya City 1–0 Kuala Lumpur City

Malaysia FA Cup

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13 March 2022 First round Kuala Lumpur City 8–0 Langkawi City
8 July 2022 Second round Selangor 1–0 Kuala Lumpur City

Malaysia Cup

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27 October 2022 Round of 16 first leg PDRM 0–3 Kuala Lumpur City Cheras
21:00 UTC +8 Report
Stadium: Kuala Lumpur Stadium
Attendance: 660
Referee: Abdul Rahman Wahab
1 November 2022 Round of 16 second leg Kuala Lumpur City 1–0 PDRM Cheras
21:00 UTC +8
Report
Stadium: Kuala Lumpur Stadium
Attendance: 507
Referee: S. Logeswaran
6 November 2022 Quarter-finals first leg Kuala Lumpur City 0–1 Terengganu Cheras
21:00 UTC +8
Report
Stadium: Kuala Lumpur Stadium
Attendance: 4,334
Referee: Mohd Nafeez Abd Wahab
12 November 2022 Quarter-finals second leg Terengganu 3–1 Kuala Lumpur City Kuala Terengganu
21:00 UTC +8
Report
Stadium: Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin Stadium
Attendance: 25,355
Referee: Mohd Fusser Mad Sallih

AFC Cup

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Group H

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification PSM KLC TAM
1   PSM Makassar 2 1 1 0 3 1 +2 4[a] Zonal semi-finals 0–0
2   Kuala Lumpur City (H) 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 4[a] 2–1
3   Tampines Rovers 2 0 0 2 2 5 −3 0 1–3
Source: AFC
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Tied on head-to-head results. Overall goal difference used as tiebreaker.
24 June 2022 Group stage PSM Makassar   0–0   Kuala Lumpur City
30 June 2022 Group stage Kuala Lumpur City   2–1   Tampines Rovers
10 August 2022 Zonal semi-finals Viettel   0–0 (a.e.t.)
(5–6 p)
  Kuala Lumpur City
24 August 2022 Zonal finals Kuala Lumpur City   5–2   PSM Makassar
7 September 2022 Inter-zone play-off semi-finals ATK Mohun Bagan   1–3   Kuala Lumpur City
5 October 2022 Inter-zone play-off final Sogdiana Jizzakh   0–0 (a.e.t.)
(3–5 p)
  Kuala Lumpur City
22 October 2022 Final Kuala Lumpur City   0–3   Al-Seeb

Statistics

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Appearances and goals

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Players with no appearances not included in the list.

No. Pos. Nat. Name League FA Cup Malaysia Cup AFC Cup Piala Sumbangsih Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   Kevin Ray Mendoza 22 0 1 0 3 0 3 0 1 0 30 0
4 DF   Kamal Azizi 21 0 1 0 4 0 7 0 1 0 34 0
5 DF   Nik Shahrul 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 MF   Ryan Lambert 16 4 2 0 2 0 7 0 1 0 28 4
7 MF   Romel Morales 18 5 1 0 4 2 7 2 0 0 30 9
8 MF   Zhafri Yahya 17 4 2 1 4 1 7 0 1 0 31 6
9 DF   Giancarlo Gallifuoco 20 1 2 1 3 0 7 0 1 0 33 2
10 FW   Safee Sali 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 5 0
11 FW   Kévin Koubemba 8 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 11 2
12 DF   Declan Lambert 20 0 2 0 4 0 7 0 1 0 34 0
14 MF   Akram Mahinan 20 1 1 0 4 0 7 0 1 0 33 1
15 DF   Azhar Apandi 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
16 MF   Partiban Janasekaran 15 2 1 1 4 0 4 0 1 0 25 3
17 DF   Irfan Zakaria 18 0 1 0 3 0 7 0 1 0 30 0
21 MF   Kenny Pallraj 12 0 1 0 3 0 6 0 1 0 23 0
22 DF   Nik Umar 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
25 DF   Anwar Ibrahim 11 0 1 0 3 0 5 0 0 0 20 0
27 MF   Hadin Azman 19 1 2 1 4 0 6 1 1 0 32 3
28 MF   Paulo Josué 20 6 2 1 4 1 7 5 1 0 34 13
29 MF   Arif Shaqirin 10 0 1 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 17 0
30 MF   Fakrul Aiman 12 0 2 2 1 0 3 1 0 0 18 3
33 DF   Muhammad Faudzi 11 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 16 0
37 FW   Haqimi Azim Rosli 11 1 0 0 4 1 2 0 1 0 18 2
40 DF   Ilham Syukri 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
41 MF   Iman Fakrullah 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
44 GK   Azri Ghani 0 0 1 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 6 0
66 DF   Nabil Hakim 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 0
82 FW   Jordan Mintah 10 3 0 0 2 0 3 1 0 0 15 4
88 MF   Ridhwan Nazri 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0

Last updated: 12 November 2022.
Source: Soccerway.com

References

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