| 2018 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| President | Mukhriz Mahathir | ||
| Manager | Syed Khairul Anuar | ||
| Head coach | Nidzam Adzha | ||
| Stadium | Darul Aman Stadium (Capacity: 25,000) | ||
| Malaysia Super League | 6th | ||
| Charity Shield | Runners-up | ||
| Malaysia FA Cup | Round 3 | ||
| Malaysia Cup | Group stage | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Sandro (8) All: Sandro (10) | ||
The 2018 season was Kedah's 10th season in the Malaysia Super League since its inception in 2004. They also participated in Malaysia FA Cup and Malaysia Cup.
On 3 December 2017, it was reported that two Kedah footballers & coach were alleged match fixing and have their statement taken by the police. [1] This was after 6 Kedah footballers and coach Nidzam Adzha Yusoff after were accused by a fan on Facebook of throwing the Malaysia Cup final match on Nov 4. [2]
On 11 December 2017, it was announced that former Kedah assistant head coach Ramon Marcote has returned to the side for the 2018 season, this time as the head coach. [3]
| No. | Name | Nat | Date of Birth (Age) | Signed from | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | |||||
| 1 | Abdul Hadi Abdul Hamid | | 25 February 1987 | Youth system | |
| 21 | Asri Muhamad | | 2 October 1998 | Youth system | |
| 25 | Ifwat Akmal | | 10 August 1996 | Youth system | |
| 31 | Syazwan Jamil | | 3 March 1997 | Youth system | |
| 60 | Ramadhan Hamid | | 16 February 1994 | | |
| Defenders | |||||
| 2 | Syawal Nordin | | 25 March 1993 | | |
| 4 | Álvaro Silva | | 30 March 1984 | | |
| 5 | Norfiqrie Talib | | 31 January 1996 | Youth system | |
| 13 | Khairul Helmi Johari | | 31 March 1988 | Youth system | |
| 15 | Rizal Ghazali | | 1 October 1992 | | |
| 17 | Syazwan Tajudin | | 7 January 1994 | | |
| 24 | Asri Mardzuki | | 12 May 1994 | Youth system | |
| Midfielders | |||||
| 7 | Baddrol Bakhtiar | | 1 February 1988 | Youth system | |
| 8 | Liridon Krasniqi | | 1 January 1992 | | |
| 10 | Sandro | | 1 October 1983 | | |
| 14 | Akram Mahinan | | 19 January 1993 | | |
| 16 | Amirul Hisyam Awang Kechik | | 5 May 1995 | | |
| 18 | Abdul Halim Saari | | 14 November 1994 | Youth system | |
| 22 | Syazwan Zainon | | 13 November 1989 | | |
| 23 | Hanif Dzahir | | 15 January 1994 | Youth system | |
| 27 | Ariff Farhan | | 14 July 1996 | | |
| 28 | Zulfahamzie Tarmizi | | 24 February 1996 | Youth system | |
| 30 | Andik Vermansyah | | 23 November 1991 | | |
| 35 | Hidhir Idris | | 29 May 1997 | Youth system | |
| 36 | Fadzrul Danel | | 14 January 1998 | Youth system | |
| Strikers | |||||
| 9 | Paulo Rangel | | 4 February 1985 | | |
| 11 | Zafuan Azeman | | 10 June 1999 | | |
| 19 | Farhan Roslan | | 3 December 1996 | Youth system | |
| 20 | Akhyar Rashid | | 1 May 1999 | Youth system | |
| 34 | Akmal Azmi | | 9 April 1998 | Youth system | |
1st leg
| N | P | Nat. | Name | Age | Moving From | Type | Transfer window | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FW | | Zafuan Azeman | 18 | | End of contract | Pre-Season | [4] | |
| MF | | Zulfahamzie Tarmizi | 21 | Youth system | Promoted | Pre-Season | [5] | |
| DF | | Norfiqrie Talib | 21 | Youth system | Promoted | Pre-Season | ||
| GK | | Asri Muhamad | 21 | Youth system | Promoted | Pre-Season | ||
| MF | | Akhyar Rashid | 18 | Youth system | Promoted | Pre-Season | ||
| MF | | Álvaro Silva | 33 | | Free Transfer | Pre-Season | [6] | |
| FW | | Pablo Pallarès | 30 | | Free Transfer | Pre-Season | [7] | |
| MF | | Andik Vermansyah | 26 | | Free Transfer | Pre-Season |
2nd leg
| N | P | Nat. | Name | Age | Moving From | Type | Transfer window | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60 | GK | | Ramadhan Hamid | 24 | | Undisclosed | Mid-Season | |
| 9 | FW | | Paulo Rangel | 33 | | Undisclosed | Mid-Season | |
| 36 | MF | | Fadzrul Danel | 20 | Youth system | Promoted |
1st leg
| N | P | Nat. | Name | Age | Moving to | Type | Transfer window | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | DF | | Fitri Omar | 32 | | End of contract | Pre-Season | [8] |
| 4 | DF | | Zac Anderson | 26 | | End of contract | Pre-Season | [9] |
| 9 | FW | | Ken Ilsø | 30 | | End of contract | Pre-Season | [9] |
| 14 | FW | | Ahmad Fakri Saarani | 28 | | End of contract | Pre-Season | [10] |
| 20 | FW | | Syafiq Ahmad | 22 | | End of contract | Pre-Season | |
| 21 | GK | | Farhan Abu Bakar | 24 | | Loan | Pre-Season | |
| 26 | FW | | Syazuan Hazani | 23 | | End of contract | Pre-Season |
2nd leg
| N | P | Nat. | Name | Age | Moving to | Type | Transfer window | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | FW | | Pablo Pallarès | 31 | Free agent | Free Transfer | Mid-Season | |
| 26 | DF | | Osman Yusoff | 24 | | Free Transfer | Mid-Season |
Win Draw Loss
| 30 December 2017 Friendly | Kedah U21 | 1–4 | | Alor Setar |
| Report | Stadium: Sultan Abdul Halim Stadium |
| 21 January 2018 Friendly | Penang | 1–2 | | Batu Kawan |
| 21:00 UTC+08:00 | Alafi | Akmal Azmi Pallarès | Stadium: Penang State Stadium |
| 24 January 2018 Friendly | Kedah | 1–3 | | Alor Setar |
| 21:00 UTC+08:00 | Pallarès | Noppol Comvalius Janepob | Stadium: Darul Aman Stadium |
| 8 January 2018 SSC 2018 | Persela Lamongan | 2–2 | | East Java |
| Stadium: Gelora Bangkalan Stadium |
| 10 January 2018 SSC 2018 | Persija Jakarta | 1–1 | | East Java |
| Stadium: Gelora Bangkalan Stadium |
| 12 January 2018 SSC 2018 | Madura United | 2–2 | | East Java |
| Stadium: Gelora Bangkalan Stadium |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Pahang | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 35 | 21 | +14 | 34 |
| 5 | Terengganu | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 32 | 31 | +1 | 34 |
| 6 | Kedah | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 37 | 36 | +1 | 32 |
| 7 | Melaka United | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 33 | 38 | −5 | 31 |
| 8 | Selangor | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 35 | 39 | −4 | 27 |
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 37 | 36 | +1 | 32 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 18 | +1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 18 | 0 |
Win Draw Loss
The fixtures for the 2018 Malaysia Super League season were announced on 11 January 2018.
| 3 February 20181/Charity Shield | Johor Darul Ta'zim | 2–1 | Kedah | Johor Bahru |
| 21:00 MYT | Figueroa Marcos António | Report | Pallarès Ariff Sandro | Stadium: Tan Sri Dato' Haji Hassan Yunos Stadium Attendance: 23,030 Referee: Mohd Zohri Tajuddin |
| 7 February 20182 | Kedah | 1–3 | Perak | Alor Setar |
| 21:00 MYT | Rizal Liridon Sandro Syazwan T. Akram | Report | Azhan Gilmar Leandro Cornthwaite Kenny Nazirul | Stadium: Darul Aman Stadium Referee: Zamzaidi Katimin |
| 11 February 20183 | PKNP | 0–1 | Kedah | Batu Kawan |
| 16:45 MYT | Report | Syazwan T. Akhyar | Stadium: Penang State Stadium Referee: Nazmi Nasaruddin |
| 25 February 20184 | PKNS | 3–4 | Kedah | Shah Alam |
| 21:00 MYT | Faris Mahali | Report | Liridon Akram Sandro Reuben Alvaro Amirul Ariff | Stadium: Shah Alam Stadium Referee: Mohd Amirul Izwan Yaacob |
| 10 March 20185 | Kuala Lumpur | 4–3 | Kedah | Cheras |
| 21:00 MYT | Zaquan Guilherme Paulo Josué Akbarov Ashri | Report | Pallarès Liridon | Stadium: KLFA Stadium Referee: Nazmi Nasaruddin |
| 13 April 20186 | Kedah | 4–0 | Selangor | Alor Setar |
| 21:00 MYT | Syazwan Zainon Akram Sandro Rizal Ghazali Akram Mahinan Akhyar Rashid | Report | Kanan | Stadium: Darul Aman Stadium Referee: Nazmi Nasaruddin |
| 27 April 20187 | Terengganu | 1–1 | Kedah | Kuala Terengganu |
| 21:00 MYT | Latiff Zonjić Partiban | Report | Rizal Baddrol Álvaro Silva | Stadium: Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah Stadium Referee: Wan Mohamad Tarmizi |
| 1 May 20188 | Kedah | 3–3 | Negeri Sembilan | Alor Setar |
| 21:00 MYT | Liridon Syazwan Z. Sandro Helmi | Report | Thanabalan Vélez Júnior Ferris | Stadium: Darul Aman Stadium Referee: Mohd Amirul Izwan Yaacob |
| 5 May 20189 | Pahang | 2–2 | Kedah | Kuantan |
| 21:00 MYT | Vathanaka Safuwan Patrick Cruz | Report | Sandro Akram Halim Rizal | Stadium: Darul Makmur Stadium Referee: Razlan Jeffri Ali |
| 13 May 201810 | Negeri Sembilan | 1–2 | Kedah | Paroi |
| 21:00 MYT | Kim Do-heon Alex Moraes Júnior | Report | Liridon Akhyar | Stadium: Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium Referee: Suhaimi Mat Hassan |
| 22 May 201811 | Kedah | 2–0 | Pahang | Alor Setar |
| 22:00 MYT | Baddrol Helmi Liridon | Report | Davies Safuwan | Stadium: Darul Aman Stadium Referee: Muhammad Nazmi Nasaruddin |
| 26 May 201812 | Selangor | 1–2 | Kedah | Cheras |
| 22:00 UTC+08:00 | Syahmi Evan Amri | Report | Baddrol Liridon Akram | Stadium: KLFA Stadium Attendance: TBD [11] Referee: Fitri Maskon |
| 1 June 201813 | Kedah | 0–2 | Melaka United | Alor Setar |
| 22:00 MYT | Report | Zubovich Jeon Woo-young Lee Chang-hoon | Stadium: Darul Aman Stadium Referee: Zulkarnain Zakaria |
| 5 June 201814 | Kedah | 1–2 | Kelantan | Alor Setar |
| 22:00 MYT | Paulo Rangel Sandro | Report | Nik Azli Danial Ashraf Nik Akif | Stadium: Darul Aman Stadium Referee: Nagor Amir Noor Mohamed |
| 8 June 201815 | Kelantan | 0–1 | Kedah | Alor Setar |
| 22:00 MYT | Khairul Asyraf Duyshobekov | Report | Rizal Paulo Rangel Andik Vermansyah | Stadium: Darul Aman Stadium Referee: Wan Mohamad Tarmizi |
| 20 June 201816 | Kedah | 3–2 | Kuala Lumpur | Alor Setar |
| 21:00 MYT | Andik Vermansyah Akhyar Paulo Rangel | Report | De Paula Syafwan Hisyamudin | Stadium: Darul Aman Stadium Referee: Suhaimi Mat Hassan |
| 26 June 201817 | Kedah | 2–0 | PKNS | Alor Setar |
| 21:00 MYT | Paulo Rangel Andik Vermansyah | Report | Daniel Shahrul Azhar | Stadium: Darul Aman Stadium Referee: Fitri Maskon |
| 10 July 201818 | Melaka United | 4–1 | Kedah | Krubong |
| 21:00 MYT | Khair Gopinathan Ifedayo | Report | Paulo Rangel Halim Syawal | Stadium: Hang Jebat Stadium Referee: Mohd Nafeez Abdul Wahab |
| 13 July 201819 | Kedah | 1–2 | Johor Darul Ta'zim | Alor Setar |
| 21:00 MYT | Álvaro Silva Paulo Rangel Sandro | Report | Cabrera Hariss Fernando Márquez Corbin-Ong Farizal | Stadium: Darul Aman Stadium Referee: Mohd Amirul Izwan Yaacob |
| 17 July 201820 | Kedah | 1–1 | Terengganu | Alor Setar |
| 21:00 MYT | Baddrol | Report | Kamal Azizi | Stadium: Darul Aman Stadium Referee: Razlan Jeffri Ali |
| 22 July 201821 | Perak | 0–0 | Kedah | Ipoh |
| 21:00 MYT | Idris Syazwan | Report | Zafuan | Stadium: Perak Stadium Referee: Mohd Nafeez Abdul Wahab |
| 29 July 201822 | Kedah | 1–3 | PKNP | Alor Setar |
| 21:00 MYT | Sandro | Report | Krjauklis Kim Azraei | Stadium: Darul Aman Stadium Referee: Ku Alauddin Ku Muhammad |
Win Draw Loss
| 2 March 2018Round 2 | Kedah | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Negeri Sembilan | Alor Setar |
| 21:00 MYT | Alvaro Baddrol | Report | Aizulridzwan Júnior Hazrul | Stadium: Darul Aman Stadium Referee: Wan Mohamad Tarmizi |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | JDT | KEL | MIFA | KED | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johor Darul Ta'zim | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 1–0 | 1–2 | 5–1 | |
| 2 | Kelantan | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 1–0 | — | 0–0 | 2–0 | ||
| 3 | MISC-MIFA | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 8 | 0–3 | 2–0 | — | 2–2 | ||
| 4 | Kedah | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 12 | −3 | 8 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 3–2 | — |
Win Draw Loss
| 5 August 20181 | Kedah | 0–0 | Kelantan | Alor Setar |
| 21:00 MYT | Report | Haqim Shafiq | Stadium: Darul Aman Stadium Referee: Zulkarnain Zakaria |
| 10 August 20182 | Johor Darul Ta'zim | 5–1 | Kedah | Larkin |
| 21:00 MYT | Márquez Hazwan Insa Cabrera Kunanlan | Report | Sandro | Stadium: Tan Sri Dato' Haji Hassan Yunos Stadium Referee: Razlan Joffri Ali |
| 18 August 20183 | Kedah | 3–2 | MISC-MIFA | Alor Setar |
| 21:00 MYT | Krasniqi Halim Sandro Hidhir | Report | Sherman Elizeu Syazwan Wan Syukri Satrunan | Stadium: Darul Aman Stadium Referee: Mohd Amirul Izwan Yaacob |
| 26 August 20184 | MISC-MIFA | 2–2 | Kedah | Petaling Jaya |
| 21:00 MYT | Report | Stadium: Petaling Jaya Stadium Referee: Suresh Jayaraman |
| 31 August 20185 | Kedah | 3–1 | Johor Darul Ta'zim | Alor Setar |
| 21:00 MYT | Report | Stadium: Darul Aman Stadium |
| 16 September 20186 | Kelantan | 2–0 | Kedah | Kota Bharu |
| 21:00 MYT | Report | Stadium: Sultan Muhammad IV Stadium Referee: Razlan Joffri Ali |
| No. | Pos. | Name | League | FA Cup | Malaysia Cup | Total | Discipline | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | | | |||||
| 1 | GK | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2 | DF | | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 4 | DF | | 12(1) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 20(1) | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 5 | DF | | 7(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 13(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 7 | MF | | 20 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 8 | MF | | 14 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 1 | ||
| 9 | FW | | 7(1) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 8(2) | 5 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 10 | FW | | 14(4) | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 23(4) | 12 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 11 | FW | | 0(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 1(3) | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 13 | DF | | 16(1) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 22(1) | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 14 | MF | | 17(3) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 24(3) | 1 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 15 | DF | | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 16 | MF | | 3(12) | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 1(2) | 0 | 4(15) | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 17 | DF | | 7(5) | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10(6) | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 18 | MF | | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 19 | FW | | 1(4) | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2(5) | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 20 | FW | | 8(9) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 11(9) | 4 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 21 | GK | | 2(1) | –2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2(1) | –2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 22 | MF | | 13(4) | 2 | 0(1) | 0 | 2(4) | 0 | 15(9) | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 23 | MF | | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 1(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 24 | DF | | 6(3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10(3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 25 | GK | | 13 | +4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | +4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 27 | MF | | 9(2) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11(2) | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 28 | MF | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 30 | MF | | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2(2) | 0 | 16(2) | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 31 | GK | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 34 | FW | | 0(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0(3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 35 | MF | | 4(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 5(3) | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 36 | MF | | 1(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 60 | GK | | 7(1) | –2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | –4 | 9(1) | –6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| # | Own goals | – | 1 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | – | |||
| Left club during season | ||||||||||||||
| 9 | FW | | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 26 | DF | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Last updated: 16 September 2018.
Source: Kedah FA
| Rnk | No. | Player | League | FA Cup | Malaysia Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 60 | | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | 21 | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 25 | | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |