Kelantan United F.C.

Kelantan United Football Club or Kelantan United is a Malaysian football club based in Kota Bharu, Kelantan.[1][2][3] They currently play in the second-tier division in Malaysian football, the Malaysia Premier League.[4] Founded in 2016, the club homeground has been the 22,000-seaters, the Sultan Muhammad IV Stadium.[3]

Kelantan United
Full nameKelantan United Football Club
Nickname(s)The Green Deers (Sang Kijang Hijau)
Founded2016 (2016), as
MPKB-BRI Football Club
2016 (2016), as
MPKB-BRI UBeS Football Club
2019 (2019), as
Kelantan United Football Club
GroundSultan Muhammad IV Stadium
Capacity22,000
ChairmanChe Abdullah Mat Nawi
CoachZahasmi Ismail
LeagueMalaysia Premier League
2019Malaysia M3 League 1st of 14 (promoted)
WebsiteClub website

History

Majlis Perbandaran Kota Bharu-Bandar Raya Islam Urusetia Belia dan Sukan Negeri Kelantan Football Club or MPKB-BRI UBeS FC previously known as Majlis Perbandaran Kota Bharu-Bandar Raya Islam Football Club or MPKB-BRI FC enter the Malaysian football competition in 2016 when the club was accepted to compete in 2016 Malaysia FAM League.[5] The club finished the season at the eight place.

For 2017 season, the club will compete in Malaysia FAM League and participated in 2017 Malaysia FA Cup.[6][7][8]

Starting from 2019 season, the club has been rebranded to Kelantan United as an effort to bring in local area support.

Crest and colours

Crest

Kelantan United has utilised one primary crest since the club participation in the national level football league competition before the club introduce a new crest starting in 2017 season in order to solidify its new branding.[9][10]

  • 2016 crest
  • 2017–2018 crest

Colours

Kelantan United have always worn black with mixture of red for shirts as their home kit.[11] For 2017 season, the club play in red with a trim of white for home kit.[10]

Kelantan United's away colours are usually white with green trim. For 2017 season, the club play in white with a trim of red for away kit while the white with a green trim for the third kit.[10]

Ownership and finances

The club is owned by Kota Bharu Municipal Council and managed by their Youth and Sports Department.

Sponsorship
Years Kit manufacturer Financial sponsors
2016 Sala Minyak Mestika / SH Prima Trading
2017 GomoGi MPKB-BRI
2018 Kronos Gelumbang Jaya
2019 Sky Hawk U-Shop / MySports Station
2020 Sky Hawk Visit Kelantan 2020 / Jaya Mas Mining

Season by season record

Updated on 5 November 2019.

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
Division Pld W D L F A D Pts Pos Charity Malaysia[lower-alpha 1] FA Competition Result
2016 FAM League 14 2 4 8 12 23 -11 10 8th Group B – Not qualified – – –
2017 FAM League 14 5 6 3 21 16 -5 21 5th Group A – Not qualified Second round – –
2018 FAM League 12 2 2 8 13 21 -8 8 7th Group A – Not qualified – – –
2019 M3 League 26 21 3 2 93 20 +73 66 1st – TBD Third round – –
  1. The Malaysia Cup, Challenge and FAM Cup

Club top scorer (since professional era)
Season Player Goals
2018 Masri Asyraf 5
2019 Fakhrul Zaman 35

Players
As of 9 June 2020

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

No. Position Player
1 GK Shahrizan Ismail (captain)
2 DF Asyraf Hanif Zaimi
3 DF Ahmad Nazri Muhammad
5 DF Aylton Alemão
6 MF Aizzat Maidin Kotty
7 MF Rozaimi Azwar
8 MF Shahrul Hakim
9 FW Selwan Al Jaberi
10 FW Fakhrul Zaman
11 MF Alif Romli
13 GK Fikri Amin Ismail
14 MF Aiman Yusoff
17 MF Adil Koukous
18 FW Khairul Izuan Rosli
No. Position Player
19 FW Azrin Sharifulbahri
20 DF Shamsul Kamal
21 MF Mathias Mansor
22 FW Faizwan Abdullah
24 DF Amirizdwan Taj
25 DF Ridhwan Deraman
26 MF Fadhilah Pauzi
27 DF Faizol Nazlin
28 DF Aziz Ismail
29 FW Gassama Alfusainey
30 FW Nizab Ayub
39 GK Syazwan Yusoff
55 DF Daudsu Jamaludin
As of 9 June 2020.[12]


Development squads
As of 9 June 2020

Under-21s
As of 9 June 2020.[13]
No. Name Nationality Position D.O.B
Goalkeepers
1 Muhammad Aiman Mustaqim Hamzah GK 2000
22 Muhammad Nor Aiman Mat Gani GK 2000
28 Muhammad Syaril Hakimi Sami'on GK 1999
Defenders
2 Muhamad Asyraf Hanif Zaimi RB / RWB 2000
3 Ezzam Azimy Zailany CB 3/9/00
4 Mohd Danish Danial Mohamed Kamil CB 2000
12 Muhammad Rizq Azizallah Khan CB 1999
13 Muhammad Izzuddin Ahmad Nazihan LB / LWB 9/1/00
14 Muhammad Fareez Aiman Mohd Razmin RB / RWB 2/12/99
15 Muhammad Haikal Musyrif Mohd Samri LB / LWB 2000
19 Wan Muhammad Zul Adli Wan Hanafiah CB 2000
21 Muhammad Umeir Aznan CB 2000
23 Muhammad Luqman Haqim Draman CB 2002
26 Ahmad Lutfi Ismail CB 2000
Midfielders
5 Ikmal Hisham Saufian DM / CM 2000
6 Muhammad Azamuddin Ab Rasid CM 2000
7 Wan Azran Afifi Wan Ibrahim RW / RM 2000
8 Muhammad Syahmi Mohammad Alwi CM 2001
10 Mohamad Ikhwan Yazek AM / CM 2000
17 Mohd Fazrul Amir Md Zaman RW /RM 2000
18 Muhammad Arif Aiman Azhar LW /LM 2000
20 Nur Muhd Shaarifizan Mohd Marzuki DM /CM 2000
25 Muhammad Faiq Mat Alwi AM /CM 2000
27 Muhammad Aiman Naief Boskori DM /CM 1999
29 Mohammad Syaqir Mat Te LW / LM 2000
Forwards
9 Muhamad Akhil Asyraf Abdul Rahim ST 1999
16 Muhamad Fazliera Ezlan Mohd Rosli ST 2000
24 Muhammad Hakhill Hafiffy Mohd Nordin ST 2000

Head Coaches
Years Name
2015–2016 Mahadi Yusof
2016 Abdullah Muhammad
2016 Mohd Azli Mahmood
2017 Kamarudin Muhamad
2018 Abdullah Muhammad
2019– Zahasmi Ismail

Management team

Club personnel
  • Manager: Zamri Ismail
  • Assistant Manager : Nik Khuzaimi Nudin
  • Head coach: Zahasmi Ismail
  • Assistant coach : Sazami Shafii
  • Assistant coach : Zahariman Ghazali
  • Goalkeeping coach: Azli Mohamad
  • Fitness coach: Ahmad Nizan Ariffin
  • Physiotherapist: Muhamad Amir Fadzlan Md Zuhaidi
  • Team Doctor: Muhammad Faiz Affandi
  • Media Officer: Ahmad Fadhli Muhamad Sukardi
  • Photographer: Normeezan Muhd Nordin
  • Kitman I: Ahmad Dashila Abu Bakar
  • Massaeur: Wan Muhamad Afif Wan Kamarudin
  • U21 Manager: Rozi Muhamad
  • U21 Head coach: Hamdan Mohamad
  • U21 Assistant coach : Mohd Afendi@Rosabi Chik
  • U21 Goalkeeping coach: Ismail Mohammed
  • U21 Fitness coach: Junaidi Daud
  • U21 Physiotherapist: Mohammad Zamri Pauzi
  • U21 Masseur: Muhamad Fikri Zulkiffli

Honours

Domestic competitions

League
Champions (1): 2019

See also

References
  1. Felda United And Kuala Lumpur Draw Tough Opponents In FA Cup Competition
  2. Felda, KL berdepan laluan getir di pusingan kedua
  3. azmi. "U-BeS FC rebut Piala FAM musim ini". Archived from the original on 2016-03-06. Retrieved 2016-02-26.
  4. "five new teams make it to FAM League". FootballSentral.com. 31 December 2015. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
  5. Keputusan Penuh Undian Piala FAM, Piala Presiden & Piala Belia 2016
  6. Keputusan Penuh Undian Piala FAM, Piala Presiden & Piala Belia 2017
  7. MPKB BRI-UBeS FC kekal patuh syariah
  8. MPKB-BRI Ubes Fc bawa elemen patuh syariah dalam saingan Piala FAM 2017
  9. MPKB-BRI UBES FC Merekodkan Nama Kelab Kedua Terpanjang di Dunia
  10. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2017-02-06. Retrieved 2017-02-05.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) MPKB BRI-UBes FC duta promosi Negeri Kelantan – Ahmad Yakob
  11. MPKB-BRI UBeS FC perlu bangkit
  12. "Kelantan Utd 2020". FAM. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  13. "Kelantan Utd U21". FAM. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
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