Kuching FA

Kuching Football Association or simply known as Kuching is a professional football club based in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia that participates in the Malaysia Premier League.[1]It is the third professional football club based in the state of Sarawak

Kuching FA
Full nameKuching Football Association
Short nameKFA
Founded2015 (2015)
GroundStadium Sarawak
Capacity40,000
ChairmanRakawi Ibrahim
ManagerFazzrudin bin Abdul Rahman
CoachIderis Utong
LeagueMalaysia Premier League
2019Malaysia M3 League 2nd of 14 (promoted via play-offs)
WebsiteClub website


History

In 2015, with the commencement of the People Football League introduced by the Football Association of Malaysia, the purpose of the league was to transform lower leagues in Malaysia and promote amateur football in all districts and states across Malaysia.[2][3] Consequently, Kuching F.A. was founded alongside it to represent the district of Kuching in Sarawak.

FAM Cup

In the 2015–16 Liga Bolasepak Rakyat, Kuching won the inaugural edition[4] after beating Padang Besar 3-1 at the Selayang Stadium. With the championship, Kuching got an automatic promotion into the 2017 Piala FAM.

In their first season in FAM League, Kuching achieved 4th place in Group B, qualifying the team for the play-offs. They were knocked out in the quarter-final stage by UKM F.C., which later gained promotion to 2018 Malaysia Premier League as finalist of the play-offs. Kuching's second season in the FAM League saw them in the 4th place in Group A, the same as previous season. Unfortunately, changes in the play-off qualifying saw them miss out on the knock-out stage as only top two teams of each group chosen. Kuching were registered to play in the 2019 Malaysia FAM Cup, but were also invited by FAM to play in the 2019 Malaysia Premier League, as a number of teams pull out from the league.[5]

Crest And Colours

Kuching's Crest has a Yellow shield and on it is the flag of Sarawak where the club originated from,and a Green White stripped Tiger on it."City of Unity" is written in the middle of the crest.

After announcing their promotion to the Malaysia Premier League. Kuching changed their kit to a new one to kick start their new journey,the colours are green with white stripes and "City of Unity" is written in the middle of the kit


Players

First-team squad
As of 9 June 2020.[6]

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 Andy Nicholas Nipen
2 MF Jimmy Raymond
3 DF Hairol Mokhtar
4 DF Ramenor Pit
5 DF Shahran Abdul Samad
6 MF Mohd Azri Razali
7 FW Sufizal Ismail
8 FW Joseph Kalang Tie
9 DF Affyshahrul Affendy
11 MF Hafis Saperi
12 DF Ramesh Lai
13 DF Dzulazlan Ibrahim
14 MF Paul Sambang
15 DF Izray Iffarul
No. Position Player
17 DF Rafiezan Razali
20 MF Mohd Nur Aliff Kepli
21 DF Razziman Razali
22 MF Zainuddin Bohri
23 GK Hafiezulhisyam Roslee
25 GK Iqbal Suhaimi
26 MF Tommy Mawat
28 MF Samsu Alam Samad
30 MF Yuta Suzuki
33 FW Bryan Jones Anicézio
77 DF Yuki Tanigawa
89 DF Mazwandi Zekeria
91 MF Hudson Dias De Jesus


Transfers

For recent transfers, see List of Malaysian football transfers 2019

Development squads
As of 9 June 2020

Under-21s
As of 9 June 2020.[7]
No. Name Nationality Position D.O.B
Goalkeepers
1 Ericson Lichu GK 1999
23 Qaaiman Rizqi Jofri GK 2000
25 Nur Ariff Azman GK 1999
Defenders
2 Muhamad Azim Fikri Ismail RB / RWB 2000
3 Shafiq Aqimie Shamsul LB / LWB 2000
4 Azzam Marzuk Saffriy CB 2000
5 Azuanie Jasman CB 1999
6 Mohd Faezwan Ashwandie Ahmad LB / LWB 2000
20 Chong Ka Hui CB 1999
21 Haziq Rahimi Iskandar CB 20/10/99
24 Mohd Badrul Hisham Mohd Hussein RB / RWB 1999
Midfielders
7 Mohd Alauddin Farid Atan RW / RM 2000
8 Diego Baggio Test CM 1999
9 Abang Mohd Haiqal Binabang Mohd Za'afari RW / RM 2000
12 Zulikhsan Salleh CM 2001
13 Mohamad Nur Raziman Razali AM / CM 1999
15 Muhamad Haiqall Yusfarizal Hanafi LW /LM 2000
16 Daineleffino Aiho LW /LM 2000
17 Atif Irsyad Iskandar DM /CM 2000
18 Muhammad Zaim Maslan AM /CM 2000
19 Azrullah Hizami Rosandi CM 1999
23 Mohamad Irfan Syahmi Abdullah CM 2000
Forwards
10 Amirul Iqmal Bolhi ST 1999
11 Mohammad Syukri Madeli ST 2000
14 Amir Amri Salleh ST 2000
29 Wan Badzreen Wan Yusuf ST 1999

Season by season record

Updated on 26 November 2019.

Season Division Position Malaysia Cup Malaysian FA Cup Malaysian Charity Shield Regional Top Scorer (All Competitions)
2015–16 Liga LBR Champions DNQ – – –
2017 FAM League 4th of 7 Group B DNQ – – –
2018 FAM League 4th of 7 Group A DNQ Second round – –
2019 Liga M3 2nd of 14 DNQ Second round – – Joseph Kalang Tie (18)

Club staff

As of 31 January 2016 [8]

Team Management
RolePerson
President Rakawi Ibrahim
Manager Fazzrudin Abdul Rahman
Asst.Manager Iswandi Ali Hassan
Head Coach Akira Higashiyama
Asst. Coach Ahmad Nurfaizal Patrick Abdullah
Coach Ideris Untong
GK Coach Mohd Azley Abdullah
Fitness Coach Endrew Lawadin
Team Doctor Abang Mohd Nurfarhan Abang Samatan
Physio Ferdinand Lisa
Masseur Mohamed Zawawi Ali Hassan
Masseur Mohd Shahrizan Sahari
Kitman Mohammad Hysham Adenan
U21 Manager Awang Azami Awang Idris
U21 Head Coach Mohd Aiyyman Shah Johny Abdullah
U21 Asst. Coach Firdaus Morshidi
U21 Coach Nizam Mahmud
U21 GK Coach Abdul Gani Anuar
U21 Fitness Coach Zulkarnien Poasa
U21 Physio Gary Nyelang
U21 Masseur Padil Abet
U21 Kitman Mohd Hezan Andy Mohd Sait
U21 Kitman Awang Mahathir Awang Idris

Honours

League
Winners (1): 2015–16
Play off Winners (1): 2019

Cups
Winners: -

References
  1. "Kuching Joins Liga FAM". SarawakCrocs.com – Sarawak's No.1 Football Site.
  2. "Liga Bola Sepak Rakyat (LBR) to revive interest at district level". SPORTS247.MY – The Ultimate Malaysian Sports Channel.
  3. http://www.fourthofficial.com/2015/20837/liga-bolasepak-rakyat-will-unearth-more-talent-najib-razak/ Liga Bolasepak Rakyat will unearth more talent – Najib Razak
  4. "Kuching FA Juara Sulung Liga Bolasepak Rakyat". SarawakCrocs.com – Sarawak's No.1 Football Site.
  5. https://www.utusanborneo.com.my/2018/11/30/liga-premier-kuching-fa-masih-tunggu-lampu-hijau-daripada-fam
  6. "Kuching FA 2020". FAM. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  7. "Kuching FA U21". FAM. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  8. lbr.my. "Coaching Staff". Archived from the original on 3 June 2016. Retrieved 31 January 2016.


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