| 2021 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | Muhammad Sanusi | |||
| CEO | Khamal Idris Ali | |||
| Head coach | Aidil Sharin | |||
| Stadium | Darul Aman Stadium (Capacity: 32,387) | |||
| Malaysia Super League | 2nd | |||
| Malaysia Cup | Quarter-finals | |||
| AFC Cup | Cancelled | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Kpah Sherman (13) All: Kpah Sherman (14) | |||
| Highest home attendance | 0 | |||
| Lowest home attendance | 0 | |||
| Average home league attendance | 0 | |||
The 2021 season was Kedah Darul Aman's 13th season in the Malaysia Super League since the league's inception in 2004.
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Head coach | |
| Assistant head coach | |
| Assistant coach | |
| Goalkeeper coach | |
| Fitness coach | |
| Team doctor | |
| Physiotherapist | |
| Medical officer | |
| No. | Name | Nat | Date of birth (Age) | Last club | Contract since | Contract ends | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||
| 1 | Ilham Amirullah | | 26 February 1994 | | 2021 | 2021 | |||
| 18 | Ifwat Akmal | | 10 August 1996 | Youth team | 2016 | ||||
| 55 | Shahril Saa'ri | | 7 March 1990 | | 2020 | ||||
| Defenders | |||||||||
| 3 | Rodney Celvin | | 25 November 1996 | | 2021 | 2021 | |||
| 13 | Fairuz Zakaria | | 25 May 1997 | | 2021 | 2021 | |||
| 15 | Rizal Ghazali | | 1 October 1992 | | 2014 | ||||
| 17 | Syazwan Tajudin | | 7 January 1994 | | 2021 | 2021 | |||
| 27 | Ariff Farhan | | 14 July 1996 | | 2021 | 2021 | |||
| 36 | Renan Alves | | 17 December 1992 | | 2019 | 2021 | |||
| 71 | Fandi Othman | | 25 April 1992 | | 2021 | 2021 | |||
| 98 | Loqman Hakim | | 22 January 1998 | Youth team | 2020 | 2021 | |||
| Midfielders | |||||||||
| 4 | Asnan Ahmad | | 3 May 1993 | | 2021 | 2021 | |||
| 6 | Anumanthan Kumar | | 14 July 1994 | | 2021 | ||||
| 7 | Baddrol Bakhtiar (captain) | | 1 February 1988 | Youth team | 2005 | 2021 | |||
| 8 | Rabih Ataya | | 16 July 1989 | | 2021 | 2021 | |||
| 14 | Tam Sheang Tsung | | 24 May 1995 | | 2020 | 2021 | |||
| 16 | Amirul Hisyam | | 5 May 1995 | | 2015 | 2021 | |||
| 19 | Aiman Afif | | 18 February 2001 | Youth team | 2020 | 2021 | |||
| 20 | Fadzrul Danel | | 14 January 1998 | Youth team | 2019 | 2021 | |||
| 21 | Fayadh Zulkifli | | 14 September 1998 | Youth team | 2019 | 2021 | |||
| 22 | Syazwan Zainon | | 13 November 1989 | | 2021 | 2021 | |||
| 77 | Azamuddin Akil | | 16 April 1985 | | 2019 | ||||
| Forwards | |||||||||
| 9 | Kpah Sherman | | 3 February 1992 | | 2020 | 2021 | |||
| 10 | Kipré Tchétché | | 16 December 1987 | | 2020 | 2021 | |||
| 45 | Fikhri Zulkiflee | | 22 January 1999 | Youth team | 2020 | 2021 | |||
| Players who left / loan to other club during the season | |||||||||
| 29 | Farhan Roslan | | 3 December 1996 | Youth team | 2014 | 2021 | |||
| 30 | Zulkhairi Zulkeply | | 2 May 1995 | | 2020 | 2021 | |||
| 11 | Rozaimi Rahman | | 11 June 1992 | | 2021 | 2021 | |||
| N | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Age | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | MF | | Aiman Afif | 20 | |
| 40 | MF | | Zhafir Yusoff | 22 | |
| 41 | GK | | Wan Syazmin Ruzaimi | 22 | |
| 42 | DF | | Kamil Akmal | 22 | |
| 43 | DF | | Heshamudin Ahmad | 22 | |
| 44 | FW | | Afeeq Iqmal | 22 | |
| 45 | FW | | Fikhri Zulkiflee | 22 | |
| 46 | DF | | Fareez Amirul | 21 | |
| 47 | MF | | Akhmall Alias | 22 |
Pre-season
| No. | Pos | Player | Transferred from | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | | | Free [3] |
| DF | | | Loan return | |
| 13 | DF | | | Free [4] |
| 71 | DF | | | Free |
| 17 | DF | | | Free |
| 27 | MF | | | Free [5] |
| MF | | | Loan return | |
| 22 | MF | | | Free [6] |
| 6 | MF | | | Free [7] |
| FW | | | Free | |
| 11 | FW | | | Free [8] |
| 3 | DF | | | Season loan [9] [10] |
| 8 | MF | | | Season loan [11] |
Mid-season
| No. | Pos | Player | Transferred from | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | MF | | | Undisclosed [12] [13] |
Pre-season
| No. | Pos | Player | Transferred to | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | | | Free [14] |
| 33 | GK | | | Free [15] |
| 17 | DF | | | Free |
| 13 | DF | | | Free [16] |
| 27 | DF | | | Free [17] |
| 5 | DF | | Released [18] | |
| 11 | DF | | | Free [19] [20] |
| 14 | DF | | Released [21] | |
| 93 | MF | | | Free [22] |
| 6 | MF | | | Free [23] |
| 8 | FW | | | Free [24] |
| 14 | FW | | | Free [25] |
| 99 | FW | | Released [26] | |
| 29 | MF | | | Season loan |
Mid-season
| No. | Pos | Player | Transferred to | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | MF | | Released [27] | |
| 11 | FW | | Free [28] | |
| Pos | Player | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Head coach | | 2 years contract signed in 2020 until 2022 [29] |
| Pos | Player | Source |
|---|---|---|
| GK | | [30] |
| GK | | [31] |
| DF | | 3 years contract signed in 2019 |
| DF | | [32] |
| DF | | [33] |
| DF | | [34] |
| MF | | 3 years contract signed in 2019 [35] |
| MF | | 3 years contract signed in 2019 [36] |
| MF | | [37] |
| MF | | [38] |
| MF | | [39] |
| MF | | [40] |
| MF | | [41] |
| MF | | [42] |
| FW | | 1 year contract signed in 2020 [43] |
| FW | | 1 year contract signed in 2020 [44] |
| FW | | [45] |
Pre-season
| 18 February 2021Friendly | Kedah Darul Aman | 1–1 | | Alor Setar |
| Stadium: Darul Aman Stadium |
| 21 February 2021Friendly | Penang | 3–1 | | Batu Kawan |
| Stadium: Penang State Stadium |
| 24 February 2021Friendly | Selangor II | 2–3 | | Shah Alam |
| Stadium: UiTM Stadium |
| 26 February 2021Friendly | FAM-MSN Project | 1–3 | | Shah Alam |
| Stadium: UiTM Stadium |
| 27 February 2021Friendly | Kedah Darul Aman | 1–2 | | Alor Setar |
| Stadium: Darul Aman Stadium |
Mid-season
| 8 July 2021Friendly | Kedah Darul Aman | 2–1 | | Alor Setar |
| Stadium: Darul Aman Stadium |
| 9 July 2021Friendly | Kedah Darul Aman | 2–1 | | Alor Setar |
| Stadium: Darul Aman Stadium |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johor Darul Ta'zim (C) | 22 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 50 | 9 | +41 | 57 | Qualification for AFC Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Kedah Darul Aman | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 44 | 28 | +16 | 43 | Qualification for AFC Cup group stage |
| 3 | Penang | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 37 | 30 | +7 | 41 | |
| 4 | Terengganu | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 33 | 20 | +13 | 38 | |
| 5 | Selangor | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 45 | 30 | +15 | 36 |
Win Draw Loss
| 5 March 20211 | Johor Darul Ta'zim | 2–0 | Kedah Darul Aman | Iskandar Puteri |
| 21:00 UTC+8 | Safawi Insa Maurício Velazquez | Sherman | Stadium: Sultan Ibrahim Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Muhammad Nazmi Nasaruddin |
| 9 March 20212 | Kedah Darul Aman | 2–0 | Sabah | Alor Setar |
| 21:00 UTC+8 | Tchétché Sherman | Randy | Stadium: Darul Aman Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Suhaimi Mat Hassan |
| 12 March 20213 | Penang | 1–1 | Kedah Darul Aman | Penang |
| 21:00 UTC+8 | Endrick Utomo Azwan Jafri | Sherman | Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Noor Azriel Baharuddin |
| 17 March 20214 | Kedah Darul Aman | 3–1 | Petaling Jaya City | Alor Setar |
| 21:00 UTC+8 | Anumanthan Baddrol Sherman Fayadh | Kogileswaran Filemon Tamilmaran Kugan | Stadium: Darul Aman Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Mohd Fusser Mad Sallih |
| 20 March 20205 | UiTM | 0–1 | Kedah Darul Aman | Shah Alam |
| 21:00 UTC+8 | Farid Rizam Bako | Faizat Amirul | Stadium: UiTM Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Mohd Hasrol Mohd Amir |
| 2 April 20216 | Kedah Darul Aman | 3–1 | Sri Pahang | Alor Setar |
| 21:00 UTC+8 | Baddrol Sherman | Goulon Ashar Izzat Tuck Azam | Stadium: Darul Aman Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Noor Azriel Baharuddin |
| 6 April 20217 | Selangor | 1–2 | Kedah Darul Aman | Petaling Jaya |
| 21:00 UTC+8 | Buff Heubach Khairulazhan Brendan | Sherman Tchétché Ataya | Stadium: Petaling Jaya Stadium Attendance: 1,300 Referee: Fusser Sallih |
| 9 April 20218 | Kedah Darul Aman | 1–2 | Terengganu | Alor Setar |
| 21:00 UTC+8 | Muhammad Ariff Fairuz Fadzrul Rodney | da Silva Azam Muhammad Arif Faisal | Stadium: Darul Aman Stadium Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Noor Azriel Baharudin |
| 17 April 20219 | Perak | 1–1 | Kedah Darul Aman | Ipoh |
| 22:00 UTC+8 | Guilherme Izzuddin Kenny | Sherman Baddrol | Stadium: Perak Stadium Attendance: 1,323 Referee: Suhaimi Mat Hassan |
| 23 April 202110 | Kedah Darul Aman | 3–2 | Kuala Lumpur City | Alor Setar |
| 22:00 UTC+8 | Fayadh Tchétché | Paulo Josué Daniel Fakrul Mendoza Gallifuoco | Stadium: Darul Aman Stadium Attendance: 1,252 Referee: S. Logeswaran |
| 30 April 202111 | Melaka United | 1–3 | Kedah Darul Aman | Krubong |
| 22:00 UTC+8 | Nikolić Syamim Razman | Sherman Baddrol Ariff | Stadium: Hang Jebat Stadium Attendance: 1,266 Referee: Tuan Mohd Yaasin Tuan Mohd Hanapiah |
| 4 May 202112 | Kedah Darul Aman | 0–1 | Johor Darul Ta'zim | Alor Setar |
| 22:00 UTC+8 | Amirul Renan Davies Sherman Azamuddin | Bergson Maurício Velazquez | Stadium: Darul Aman Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Razlan Joffri Ali |
| 8 May 202113 | Sabah | 0–1 | Kedah Darul Aman | Kota Kinabalu |
| 21:15 UTC+8 | Azzizan | Anumanthan Sherman Ariff | Stadium: Likas Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Tuan Mohd Yaasin Tuan Mohd Hanafiah |
| 13 August 202114 | Kedah Darul Aman | 2–4 | Selangor | Alor Setar |
| 21:00 UTC+8 | Sherman Renan Anumanthan Aiman | Report | Olusegun Danial Syahmi | Stadium: Darul Aman Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Muhammad Nazmi Nasaruddin |
| 17 August 202115 | Kedah Darul Aman | 4–1 | Penang | Alor Setar |
| 21:00 UTC+8 | Tchétché Baddrol Sherman Ataya | Report | Boboev Rowley Faiz Jafri | Stadium: Darul Aman Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Mohammad Zamzaidi Katimin |
| 21 August 202116 | Terengganu | 1–2 | Kedah Darul Aman | Kuala Nerus |
| 21:00 UTC+8 | Arif da Silva Rahmat | Report | Syazwan Ataya | Stadium: Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Mohd Hasrol Mohd Amir |
| 25 August 202117 | Petaling Jaya City | 1–4 | Kedah Darul Aman | Petaling Jaya |
| 21:00 UTC+8 | Sukri Khyril Raffi | Report | Ataya Sherman Prabakaran Fayadh | Stadium: Petaling Jaya Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Mohd Nafeez Abd Wahab |
| 8 September 202118 | Kedah Darul Aman | 3–3 | UiTM | Alor Setar |
| 21:00 UTC+8 | Baddrol Fikhri Tchétché | Report | Khuzaimi Buschening Kwon Ariff Giannelli | Stadium: Darul Aman Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Ku Alauddin Ku Muhammad |
| 1 September 202119 | Sri Pahang | 2–2 | Kedah Darul Aman | Kuantan |
| 21:00 UTC+8 | Athiu Yakubu Loqman | Report | Stadium: Darul Makmur Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Hamdan Awang |
| 28 August 202120 | Kedah Darul Aman | 1–0 | Perak | Alor Setar |
| 21:00 UTC+8 | Sherman | Report | Nazmi | Stadium: Darul Aman Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Razlan Joffri Ali |
| 4 September 202121 | Kuala Lumpur City | 2–1 | Kedah Darul Aman | Cheras |
| 21:00 UTC+8 | Morales Safee | Report | Tchétché Syazwan | Stadium: Kuala Lumpur Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Fitri Maskon |
| 12 September 202122 | Kedah Darul Aman | 4–1 | Melaka United | Alor Setar |
| 21:00 UTC+8 | Tchétché Renan Baddrol Fayadh | Report | Khairul Adriano Akmal | Stadium: Darul Aman Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Zulkarnain Zakaria |
The draw for the group stage was held on 15 September 2021. [46]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | MEL | KED | KLU | NSE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Melaka United | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 5 | +10 | 16 | Quarter-finals | — | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | |
| 2 | Kedah Darul Aman | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 12 | 1–3 | — | 3–0 | 3–0 [a] | ||
| 3 | Kelantan United | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | −4 | 4 | 3–3 | 1–3 | — | 0–1 | ||
| 4 | Negeri Sembilan [a] | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 14 | −13 | 3 | Withdrew | 0–3 [a] | 0–3 [a] | 0–3 [a] | — |
| 27 September 20211 | Kedah Darul Aman | 3–0 | Kelantan United | Alor Setar |
| 21:00 UTC +8 | Report | Stadium: Darul Aman Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Mohd Fusser Mad Sallih |
| 30 September 20212 | Kedah Darul Aman | 1–3 | Melaka United | Alor Setar |
| 21:00 UTC +8 | Report | Stadium: Darul Aman Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Mohd Fairuzi Mat Desa |
| 29 October 20213 | Negeri Sembilan | 0–3 | Kedah Darul Aman | |
| 21:00 UTC +8 |
| 2 November 20214 | Kedah Darul Aman | 3–0 | Negeri Sembilan | |
| 21:00 UTC +8 |
| 6 November 20215 | Kelantan United | 1–3 | Kedah Darul Aman | Sultan Muhammad IV Stadium |
| 21:00 UTC +8 |
| Attendance: 361 Referee: Razlan Joffri Ali |
| 9 November 20216 | Melaka United | 2–0 | Kedah Darul Aman | Hang Jebat Stadium, Malacca |
| 21:00 UTC +8 | Attendance: 1,399 Referee: Hamdan bin Awang |
| 14 November 2021First leg | Kedah Darul Aman | 0–0 | Johor Darul Ta'zim | Alor Setar |
| Report | Stadium: Darul Aman Stadium |
| 18 November 2021Second leg | Johor Darul Ta'zim | 1–0 (1–0 agg.) | Kedah Darul Aman | Iskandar Puteri |
| Arif | Report | Stadium: Sultan Ibrahim Stadium |
Johor Darul Ta'zim won 1–0 on aggregate.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | KED | LIO | SGN | PPR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | Cancelled | — | Cancelled | |
| 2 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Cancelled | — | |
| 3 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Cancelled | — | — | Cancelled | |
| 4 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | Cancelled | — | — |
Win Draw Loss
| 22 June 2021Matchday 1 | Kedah Darul Aman | cancelled | | Singapore |
| Stadium: National Stadium |
| 25 June 2021Matchday 2 | Saigon FC | cancelled | | Singapore |
| Stadium: National Stadium |
| 28 June 2021Matchday 3 | Kedah Darul Aman | cancelled | | Singapore |
| Stadium: National Stadium |
Players with no appearances not included in the list.
| No. | Pos. | Name | League | Malaysia Cup | Total | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||||||||
| 1 | GK | | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 3 | DF | | 14 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||||||
| 4 | MF | | 2(2) | 0 | 4(2) | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||||||
| 6 | MF | | 18(3) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 1 | ||||||
| 7 | MF | | 21 | 7 | 5(1) | 1 | 27 | 8 | ||||||
| 8 | MF | | 18 | 2 | 3(1) | 0 | 22 | 2 | ||||||
| 9 | FW | | 17 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 22 | 14 | ||||||
| 10 | FW | | 21 | 10 | 4(1) | 1 | 26 | 11 | ||||||
| 13 | DF | | 7(5) | 0 | 2(2) | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||||||
| 14 | MF | | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 15 | DF | | 20 | 0 | 5(1) | 0 | 26 | 0 | ||||||
| 16 | MF | | 15(5) | 1 | 2(3) | 0 | 25 | 1 | ||||||
| 17 | DF | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 18 | GK | | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||||||
| 19 | MF | | 0(3) | 0 | 1(3) | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||||||
| 20 | MF | | 3(12) | 0 | 4(2) | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||||||
| 21 | MF | | 1(20) | 4 | 2(4) | 0 | 27 | 4 | ||||||
| 22 | MF | | 10(4) | 2 | 6 | 2 | 20 | 4 | ||||||
| 23 | MF | | 10(6) | 1 | 0(1) | 0 | 17 | 1 | ||||||
| 27 | MF | | 14(1) | 0 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||||||
| 36 | DF | | 12 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||||||
| 44 | FW | | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 45 | FW | | 0(2) | 1 | 0(2) | 0 | 4 | 1 | ||||||
| 55 | GK | | 15(2) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||||||
| 71 | DF | | 4(3) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||||||
| 77 | MF | | 2(15) | 0 | 0(2) | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||||||
| 98 | DF | | 8(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||||||
| Players transferred out during the season | ||||||||||||||
| 11 | FW | | 2(7) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||||||
| 30 | DF | | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||