Kedah FA
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Full name | Persatuan Bola Sepak Kedah Darul Aman | ||
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Nickname(s) | The Red Eagle (Helang Merah); Canary | ||
Founded | 1924 | ||
Ground | Darul Aman Stadium | ||
Capacity | 32,387 [1] | ||
President | Mukhriz Mahathir | ||
Manager | Tuan Hj Farid Ahmad | ||
League | Malaysia Super League | ||
2018 | Malaysia Super League, 6th | ||
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Kedah Football Association (Malay: Persatuan Bola Sepak Kedah) is a football association that supervises football in the state of Kedah, Malaysia.
Kedah FA is a professional football team in Malaysian that represent the state of Kedah and under the supervision of Kedah Football Association. Kedah FA currently play in the Malaysia Super League, and they are the only team in the history of Malaysian football to ever achieved a double treble titles in 2006–07 and 2007–08 seasons.
Club licensing regulations
- This club had obtained the FAM Club License to played in 2018 Malaysia Super League season.
- This club had failed to obtained AFC Club License to played in 2018 AFC Cup.
History
Kedah FA traditional colours are red and black, but currently the home kit has been in the colours of green and yellow since 1988. This idea was suggested by Dato' Shukri Hashim after Kedah FA Deputy President, Ahmad Basri Akil asked for a different set of colours for the home kit. However, Ahmad Basri changed Shukri's idea to 'green and yellow' which fits the Kedah state's nickname Jelapang Padi. The Kedah FA kit is currently manufactured by Lotto. Their previous kit manufacturers were Line 7, Lotto and Puma. Kedah FA's first team sponsor was Sharp, from 1989 to 2000. Following that, the club was sponsored by Modenas. Their current shirt sponsor is PKNK which had been the main team sponsor of Kedah FA since 2005. The ideas of the current Kedah FA crest also came from Ahmad Basri Akil after he announced the then-new Kedah FA official colours of green and yellow in 1988. Green dominates the background; the side of the crest shows 11 joint bordered lines which signify the 11 districts of the Kedah state. At the centre of the crest is a ball and Allamanda flowers; as the flower is green and yellow in colour, which are suitable with the new Kedah FA colours and the team motto, "Biar Jasa Jadi Kenangan" is written in yellow.
The football team was founded in 1924 by Tunku Yaacob Ibni Almarhum Sultan Abdul Hamid Halim Shah[2] as a president, though they only had limited success until the appointment of the late Dato' Paduka Ahmad Basri Akil as manager in 1985. Under Ahmad Basri Akil, Kedah FA qualified for six Malaysia Cup final matches in a seven-year period between 1987 and 1993; and won 2 Malaysia Cup titles, 1 league title and 1 FA Cup title. The club experienced a lean period in the 1980s and 1990s, but enjoyed a revival in the new millennium by winning the treble in 2007 and 2008. After the glorious double treble achievement under the guidance of Azraai Khor, Kedah start to have a dip in their performance. This is mainly because of the loss of their influential import players; the likes of Nelson San Martín, Bernard Huggins and Marlon James, who had been The Canaries peripheral figures in their double treble glory due to new ruling by FAM. Problems with the new management team also led to Azraai Khor departure. However, their local heroes such as Baddrol Bakhtiar, Khyril Muhymeen and Helmi Eliza Elias who had been a spine in the recent glory pledged to stay on and bring the glory days back. Kedah were relegated to the premier league after lost 3–2 at the playoff final to Pahang FA in penalty shootout. Marijo Tot was hired replacing Wan Jamak in attempt to steer The Canaries back into Super League. The 2013 season also seeing the return of former Kedah FA talisman, Nelson Sam Martin. In 2014 Kedah FA signed Billy Mehmet and this was the most successful season the club had witnessed for 5 years. Kedah FA reached the Semi Final of the Malaysia Cup, winning the first leg 3–1, but losing the 2nd leg 5–1. Billy Mehmet ended the season as the club's top goal scorer and the Malaysia Premier League's Top goal scorer in all competitions. He was also the 2nd highest goal scorer in all competitions at all levels in Malaysian professional football.
Stadium
Club culture
Supporters
The song "Biar Jasa Jadi Kenangan", once again idealised and written by Ahmad Basri Akil and famously recorded by a Malaysian musician Freddie Fernandez, is the anthem of the club, and has been sung by the crowd since 9 September 1987 after Kedah FA reached their first Malaysia Cup semi-final match since 1940. This famous song is sung by the fanatic fans of the Canaries to boost their beloved players' morale. The well-known and popular chants among Kedah FA supporters is "Pulun Kedah Pulun". It is use since late 80's as "words of spirit" during and off the game, and as the slogan among supporters. It was inspired by the idea from Abdul Rashid Haji Fadzil, who was the Head of Kedah Fan Club (KEPAK) on that time.
Kit manufacturer and shirt sponsor
Period | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
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2004 | Lotto | Dunhill |
2005 | Celcom, Modenas | |
2005-06 | Line 7 | |
2006-07 | TM, PKNK | |
2007-08 | ||
2009 | Lotto | |
2010 | ||
2011 | PKNK | |
2012 | Line 7 | |
2013 | ||
2014 | ||
2015 | Warrix | PKNK, Sada, Naza, Firefly (airline) |
2016 | Bina Darulaman Berhad (BDB), PKNK, Sada, Cosmic | |
2017 | aL by Al-Ikhsan | ECK Development Berhad (ECK) , Bina Darulaman Berhad (BDB), PKNK, Sada, Cosmic |
2018 | aL by Al-Ikhsan | ECK Development Berhad (ECK) , PKNK, Sada, Cosmic |
Club record
Updated on 17 March 2018.
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 | ||||||||||||
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Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | D | Pts | Pos | Charity | Malaysia | FA | Competition | Result | |
2004 | Super League | 21 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 30 | 45 | -15 | 15 | 7th | — | Runner-up | 2nd round | — | — |
2005 | Premier League | 21 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 44 | 11 | 33 | 46 | 2nd | – | Quarter-finals | 2nd round | – | – |
2005–06 | Premier League | 21 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 39 | 22 | +17 | 42 | 1st | – | Group stage | 1st round | – | – |
2006–07 | Super League | 24 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 54 | 21 | 33 | 55 | 1st | – | Champions | Champions | – | – |
2007–08 | Super League | 24 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 55 | 24 | 31 | 56 | 1st | Runner-up | Champions | Champions | AFC Cup | Quarter-finals |
2009 | Super League | 26 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 45 | 28 | 17 | 51 | 3rd | Runner-up | Group stage | 2nd round | AFC Cup | Round of 16 |
2010 | Super League | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 34 | 23 | +11 | 38 | 5th | – | Semi-finals | Runner-up | – | – |
2011 | Super League | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 20 | +5 | 45 | 4th | – | Group stage | 2nd round | – | – |
2012 | Super League | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 27 | 38 | -11 | 28 | 12th | – | Group stage | Semi-finals | – | – |
2013 | Premier League | 22 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 38 | 19 | +19 | 42 | 4th | – | Group stage | 2nd round | – | – |
2014 | Premier League | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 43 | 25 | +18 | 38 | 4th | – | Semi-finals | Quarter-finals | – | – |
2015 | Premier League | 22 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 47 | 26 | +21 | 48 | 1st | – | Runner-up | 3rd round | – | – |
2016 | Super League | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 30 | 26 | +4 | 37[lower-alpha 1] | 3rd | – | Champions | Semi-finals | – | – |
2017 | Super League | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 45 | 33 | +12 | 35 | 4th | Champions | Runner-up | Champions | – | – |
2018 | Super League | Runner-up | 3rd round | – | – |
- ↑ Kedah Football Association (Kedah FA) has been found guilty of putting the suspended player during the match against Pahang on August 3, 2016. Therefore, the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) has been awarded 3 points for Pahang and Kedah sentenced deducted 3 points for the incident.
Honours
Domestic
League
Cup
Youth
Asian
Asian Club Championship
Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | |
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1994–95 | Asian Club Championship | First round | Ilhwa Chunma | 1–5 | 5–3 |
AFC Cup
- 2008: Quarter-Final (lost to Al-Muharraq 1–7 on aggregate)
- 2009: Round of 16 (lost to Bình Dương 2–8 on aggregate)
IMT-GT Cup
- 2013:[5]
Champions (winners against Songkhla United F.C. 2–1 in final)
Double
Double
Treble
- Treble Winner (Liga Super, Piala FA and Piala Malaysia): 2
Kedah FA assistant coach Muhamad Radhi Mat Din said,[6]
“ | To achieve the treble in two consecutive seasons will take another 100 years or more to come by! It takes a Herculean effort to achieve a double treble. The path to the pinnacle required a lot of sacrifices and commitment from the players, team management and the FA. | ” |
Rivalries
Penang is the biggest rival for Kedah. Kedah fans consider their main rivalries to be with (in order) Penang, Perak and Perlis. Matches against fellow northern region sides KSK Tambun Tulang F.C., Kuala Muda Naza F.C., Kedah United F.C., Sungai Ara F.C., PBAPP F.C., SDMS Kepala Batas F.C. and Perak YBU F.C. have only taken place intermittently, due to the clubs often being in separate divisions.
Derby
Northern Region Derby is the name given to football matches that involves Kedah and Penang. Both of them were located in the northern region of Malaysia. City Stadium or Penang State Stadium and Darul Aman Stadium are packed by fans from Kedah and Penang during derby matches. The match usually creates a lively atmosphere, with numerous banners unfolded before the start of the game.
Friendships
Although Kedah's main rivals mostly are from the northern region of Malaysia, especially Penang, but there is also a strong supporter of friendship with Penang and there are good relations with the fans of Perlis and Perak. "This is Utara", which means "This is the northern region", is a slogan which shows their good friendships.
Players
Current squad
- As of 23 May 2018[7]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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U21
- As of 23 June 2018[8]
Name | Nat. | Position | D.O.B | |||||||
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Goalkeepers | ||||||||||
1 | Muhammad Faiq Syahmi Saiful Bahari | GK | 23/6/00 | |||||||
22 | Mohd Syazwan Jamil | GK | 3/3/97 | |||||||
30 | Wan Mohd Syazmin Wan Mohd Ruzaimi | GK | 1999 | |||||||
Defenders | ||||||||||
2 | Abdul Hadi Hasbollah | RB, RWB, RM | 30/4/00 | |||||||
3 | Mohd Loqman Hakim Marzuki | CB, RB, | 22/1/98 | |||||||
4 | Mohd Heshamudin Ahmad | CB | 15/2/99 | |||||||
5 | Muhd Suhaimie Saad | CB | 1997 | |||||||
6 | Muhd Asnawi Sonkurnain | RB, RWB | 1998 | |||||||
8 | Mohd Hasrul Helmi Zakaria | CB | 1998 | |||||||
18 | Mohd Fadhli Rithwan | LB, LWB | 1998 | |||||||
20 | Muhammad Aiman Mohd Zaidi | LB, LWB | 23/4/96 | |||||||
Midfielders | ||||||||||
7 | Mohd Fadzrul Daniel Mohd Nizam | DM, CM | 14/1/98 | |||||||
12 | Muhammad Zhafir Mohd Yusoff | LW, LM | 30/4/99 | |||||||
15 | Muhd Fairuz Zakaria | AM, CM | 25/5/97 | |||||||
16 | Mohd Khairuddin Mohd Salleh | RW, RM | 1998 | |||||||
17 | Hidhir Idris | LW, LM, RW, RM | 29/5/97 | |||||||
19 | Mohd Aiman Afif Md Afizul | CM | 2001 | |||||||
23 | Ahmad Firdaus Ismail | AM, CM | 15/4/98 | |||||||
24 | Mohd Fitri Daud | RW, RM | 27/3/98 | |||||||
26 | Muhd Zahrul Naim Ahmad | AM, CM | 1997 | |||||||
29 | Muhd Kamil Akmal Abdul Halim | DM, CM | 1999 | |||||||
Forwards | ||||||||||
9 | Aminuddin Abu Bakar | ST | 22/2/98 | |||||||
10 | Muhammad Fikhri Zulkiflee | ST, RW | 22/1/99 | |||||||
11 | Mekahvarnan a/l Nagappan | ST | 1998 | |||||||
13 | Mohd Fayadh Mohd Zulkifli Amin | ST | 1998 | |||||||
14 | Mohd Afeeq Iqmal Rosli | ST | 1999 | |||||||
21 | Akmal Azmi | ST | 9/4/98 |
U19
- As of 23 June 2018[9]
Name | Nat. | Position | D.O.B | |||||||
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Goalkeepers | ||||||||||
1 | Muhd Azrul Muayyad Mohd Rolan | GK | 1999 | |||||||
22 | Muhd Nur Alieff Haikal Mohd Yusman | GK | 1999 | |||||||
23 | Muhamad Muaz Johadi | GK | 1999 | |||||||
Defenders | ||||||||||
2 | Mohd Faishidayat Abu Hassan | RB,RWB | 2000 | |||||||
3 | Muhd Akmal Idris | LB,LWB | 2000 | |||||||
4 | Muhd Ikmal Hakim Murshariza | LB,LWB | 1999 | |||||||
5 | Muhd Zulhairi Aiman Mohd Zainizam | CB | 2000 | |||||||
12 | Wan Mohd Adly Wan Mohd Nazmy | RB,RWB | 1999 | |||||||
13 | Mohd Izwan Iskandar Gazali | CB | 30/3/99 | |||||||
15 | Muhd Aidil Ikmal Mahadi | CB | 2000 | |||||||
16 | Muhammad Akmal Mahamud | LB,LWB | 1999 | |||||||
18 | Mohd Ashraf Sobri | CB, RB | 1999 | |||||||
21 | E. Vichal | CB, DM | 2000 | |||||||
25 | Mohd Fareez Amirul Fadzil | RB,LB | 2000 | |||||||
30 | Mohd Hafizi Mohd Nor | CB | 1999 | |||||||
Midfielders | ||||||||||
6 | Muhd Shahril Aiman Morad | CM | 2000 | |||||||
7 | Muhamad Amirul Azman | AM, CM | 1999 | |||||||
8 | Muhd Ezmie Naim Eddy Effendy | CM | 1999 | |||||||
11 | Muhammad Atiqullah Halim | LW, LM | 2000 | |||||||
14 | Redha Iskandar Mahizal Azim | DM, CM | 1998 | |||||||
17 | Muhd Syabani Mohd Saberi | RW, RM | 2000 | |||||||
20 | Wan Muhd Uwais Qorni Wan Khairul Asri | LW, LM | 2000 | |||||||
26 | Kreinraaj a/l Maran | RW, RM | 1999 | |||||||
27 | Akmal Mohd Marzukin | CM | 1999 | |||||||
29 | Muhammad Khairil Marzuki | CM | 5/1/99 | |||||||
Forwards | ||||||||||
9 | Mohd Hasri Firzan Mohd Sukeri | ST | 2000 | |||||||
10 | Mohd Yazman Hafiz Mohd Sohimi | ST | 1999 | |||||||
19 | Muhd Zuhairi Zira Azizul Khairi | ST | 2000 | |||||||
28 | Muhd Rusyaidi Ismail | ST | 2000 |
Coaches
Former coaches
Year | Coach |
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1985–1989 | |
1990 | |
1991 | |
1992–1995 | |
1996–1997 | |
1998 | |
1999 | |
2000 | |
2001–2003 | |
2004 | |
2004–2009 | |
2009–2011 | |
2011–2012 | |
2012–2013 | |
2013–2014 | |
2014 –2017 | |
2017 | |
2018 |
Club officials
Senior officials
Team officials
Position | Name |
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General Manager | |
Assistant Manager | |
Liaison Officer | |
Security Officer | |
Head Coach | |
Assistant Head Coach | |
Assistant Coach | |
GK Coach | |
Fitness Coach | |
Physio | |
Medical Officer | |
U21 General Manager | |
U21 Asst. Manager | |
U21 Head Coach | |
U21 Asst. Coach | |
U21 GK Coach | |
U21 Fitness Coach | |
U21 Physio | |
U21 Masseur | |
U19 General Manager | |
U19 Asst. Manager | |
U19 Head Coach | |
U19 Asst. Coach | |
U19 GK Coach | |
U19 Fitness Coach | |
U19 Head Physio | |
U19 Physio | |
Kitman | |
Football clubs
Direct clubs under direct supervision of the Association
References
- ↑ The Asian Football Stadiums at Fussballtempel.net
- ↑ Sejarah Bola Sepak Kedah (in Malay)
- ↑ "Summary - Super League - Malaysia - Results, fixtures, tables and news - Soccerway". Int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2018-09-24.
- ↑ "Malaysia 2016". Rsssf.com. 2017-08-10. Retrieved 2018-09-24.
- ↑ "2013 IMT-GT Cup". Retrieved 30 September 2013.
- ↑ Noh, Dasheer (26 August 2008). "Radhi: Difficult to win double treble again". The Star. Archived from the original on 12 February 2009. Retrieved 2 April 2010.
- ↑ "Kedah squad 2018". kedahfa.my. Retrieved 10 October 2015. n
- ↑ "Kedah U21". www.pengurusanbolasepakfam.org.my. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
- ↑ "Kedah U19". www.pengurusanbolasepakfam.org.my. Retrieved 23 June 2018.