2021 Kelantan F.C. season

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Kelantan
2021 season
ChairmanNorizam Tukiman
Head coachMarco Ragini
Stadium Sultan Muhammad IV Stadium
Malaysia Premier League 6th
Malaysia Cup Group stage
Top goalscorerLeague: Nurshamil Abd Ghani (9)
All: Nurshamil Abd Ghani (9)
Highest home attendance0
Lowest home attendance0
Average home league attendance0
  2020
2022  
All statistics correct as of 17 November 2021.

The 2021 season was Kelantan's 76th year in their history and third season in the Malaysia Premier League since 2019 following relegation 2018 season. Along with the league, the club will also compete in the Malaysia Cup.

Contents

Events

On 14 January 2021, the club announced Marco Ragini as Kelantan head coach. [1] [2]

On 13 February 2021, Natanael Siringo Ringo signed a one-year contract with the club. [3]

17 February 2021, three new foreign players joined the club. Mario Arqués, Jack Hindle and Christos Intzidis. [4]

On 5 May 2021, two players from the club have been tested positive for COVID-19 before league match against Selangor II. [5] [6]

On 24 June 2021, Zubir Azmi signed a contract with Kelantan from Sabah. [7] [8]

On 11 August 2021, the club won 3–1 over Kelantan United. [9] [10]

Squad

As of match played 25 August 2021 [11]
No.PlayerNationalityPositionDate of birth (age)Signed fromSigned in
Goalkeepers
1Asfa Abidin Flag of Malaysia.svg GK28 August 1999 (age 25) Selangor II 2021
13Nik Amin Ahmad Flag of Malaysia.svg GK10 January 1997 (age 28) Terengganu II 2021
20 Faridzuean Kamaruddin Flag of Malaysia.svg GK30 March 1995 (age 30) Kuala Lumpur City 2020
30 Farizal Harun Flag of Malaysia.svg GK2 February 1986 (age 39) Selangor 2021
Defenders
4Ghaffar Abdul Rahman Flag of Malaysia.svg CB5 April 1998 (age 27) Johor Darul Ta'zim II 2021
14Wan Zulhairil Husin Flag of Malaysia.svg CB1 April 1999 (age 26) Selangor II 2021
16 Zubir Azmi Flag of Malaysia.svg LB14 November 1991 (age 33) Sabah 2021
23Izaffiq Ruzi Flag of Malaysia.svg LB2 April 1997 (age 28) Johor Darul Ta'zim II 2021
24Yogaraj Murugan Flag of Malaysia.svg LWB17 July 1997 (age 27) Petaling Jaya City 2021
27Arip Amiruddin Flag of Malaysia.svg RB15 December 1992 (age 32) Negeri Sembilan 2021
39 Christos Intzidis Flag of Greece.svg CB9 January 1993 (age 32) Miercurea Ciuc 2021
55Yusri Yushasmadi Flag of Malaysia.svg CB7 December 1996 (age 28) Kuala Lumpur Rovers 2021
72Syaqimi Rozi Flag of Malaysia.svg LB / LWB / LW20 March 2002 (age 23) Youth system 2021
93Che Mohamad Safwan (vice-captain) Flag of Malaysia.svg RB15 December 1995 (age 29) Negeri Sembilan 2021
Midfielders
8Syed Sobri Flag of Malaysia.svg CM / RM24 May 1994 (age 30) UKM 2021
9Dzulfahmi Abdul Hadi Flag of Malaysia.svg AM25 August 1994 (age 30) Kuala Lumpur City 2021
11Natanael Siringo Flag of Indonesia.svg RW18 September 1999 (age 25) Sulut United 2021
17Kavishkumar Manimaharan Flag of Malaysia.svg RW29 August 1997 (age 27) Melaka United 2021
18Syafiq Heelmi Flag of Malaysia.svg LM15 March 1998 (age 27) Johor Darul Ta'zim II 2021
21Fathullah Fazilisham Flag of Malaysia.svg AM30 May 1997 (age 27) Youth system 2021
29Mior Dani Armin Flag of Malaysia.svg AM19 January 1999 (age 26) Selangor II 2021
69Haziq Subri Flag of Malaysia.svg LW6 September 1999 (age 25) Perak II 2021
71Hafizan Ghazali Flag of Malaysia.svg AM / ST14 September 2002 (age 22) Youth system 2021
Forwards
10 Jack Hindle Flag of England.svg ST29 October 1993 (age 31) Barrow 2021
19 Nurshamil Abd Ghani Flag of Malaysia.svg ST25 September 1994 (age 30) Penang 2021
33Aniq Arami Flag of Malaysia.svg ST27 March 2000 (age 25) Terengganu III 2021
96Ismail Ibrahim Flag of Malaysia.svg ST30 January 2001 (age 24) Youth system 2021
Left during the season
12Fathi Irfan Flag of Malaysia.svg CB31 March 1998 (age 27) Youth system 2021
66Aizzat Maidin Flag of Malaysia.svg RB27 May 1997 (age 27) Kelantan United 2021
Arif Izwan Flag of Malaysia.svg GK5 November 1998 (age 26) Selangor II 2021
6 Mario Arqués Flag of Spain.svg CM19 January 1992 (age 33) Kerala Blasters 2021

Technical staff

PositionName
Team manager Flag of Malaysia.svg Qusmaini Noor Rusli
Head coach Flag of Italy.svg Marco Ragini
Assistant coach Flag of Malaysia.svg Mohd Azli Mahmood
Assistant head coach Flag of Malaysia.svg Rezal Zambery Yahya
Goalkeeper coach Flag of Malaysia.svg Abdul Rahman Baba
Fitness coach Flag of Malaysia.svg Ahmad Nizan Ariffin
Team doctor Flag of Malaysia.svg Zairuddin Abdullah Zawawi
Physiotherapist Flag of Malaysia.svg Muhammad Syahiran Sahul Hamed

Competitions

Malaysia Premier League

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
4 Johor Darul Ta'zim II [a] 209743820+1834
5 Kuching City 207672222027Qualification for the Malaysia Cup group stage
6 Kelantan 208392328527
7 Kelantan United 2082102528326
8 PDRM 207582225326
Source: MFL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. Johor Darul Ta'zim II, Perak II, Selangor II and Terengganu II cannot be promoted from Malaysia Premier League and play in Malaysia Cup as Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C., Perak FA, Selangor F.C. and Terengganu FC (their parent clubs) remain in Malaysia Super League and play in Malaysia Cup. Should the team be relegated to Malaysia Premier League or will not play in Malaysia Cup, Johor Darul Ta'zim II, Perak II, Selangor II and Terengganu II will have to drop to Malaysia M3 League or will play in Malaysia Cup.

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920
GroundHAAAHAHAAAAHHHAHAHHH
ResultLWWDLWWLDLDWLLLWLWLW
Position85436644556457877776
Updated to match(es) played on 21 September 2021. Source: Malaysia Premier League
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

6 March 20211 Kelantan 0–1 Perak II
MYT (UTC+8)
9 March 20212 FAM-MSN Project 1–2 Kelantan
MYT (UTC+8)
13 March 20213 PDRM 1–2 Kelantan
MYT (UTC+8)
16 March 20214 Terengganu II 0–0 Kelantan
MYT (UTC+8)
3 April 20215 Kelantan 0–1 Sarawak United
MYT (UTC+8)
6 April 20216 Kelantan United 0–2 Kelantan
MYT (UTC+8)
10 April 20217 Kelantan 1–0 Kuching City
MYT (UTC+8)
18 April 20218 Negeri Sembilan 2–1 Kelantan
MYT (UTC+8)
23 April 20219 Johor Darul Ta'zim II 1–1 Kelantan
MYT (UTC+8)
3 May 202110 Selangor II 3–1 Kelantan
MYT (UTC+8)
17 July 202111 Perak II 1–1 Kelantan
MYT (UTC+8)
24 July 202112 Kelantan 2–1 FAM-MSN Project
MYT (UTC+8)
28 July 202113 Kelantan 1–2 PDRM
MYT (UTC+8)
31 July 202114 Kelantan 0–2 Terengganu II
MYT (UTC+8)
7 August 202115 Sarawak United 3–1 Kelantan
MYT (UTC+8)
11 August 202116 Kelantan 3–1 Kelantan United
MYT (UTC+8)
21 August 202117 Kuching City 3–1 Kelantan
MYT (UTC+8)
27 August 202118 Kelantan 2–1 Negeri Sembilan
MYT (UTC+8)
11 September 202119 Kelantan 0–3 Johor Darul Ta'zim II
MYT (UTC+8)
21 September 202120 Kelantan 2–1 Selangor II
MYT (UTC+8)

Malaysia Cup

Group stage

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification JDT SBH PJC KEL
1 Johor Darul Ta'zim 6600141+1318 Quarter-finals 3–0 1–0 2–0
2 Sabah 62226938 0–2 1–0 2–1
3 Petaling Jaya City 61235615 1–2 1–1 3–1
4 Kelantan 602441392 0–4 2–2 0–0
Source: MFL, FAM
27 September 20211 Johor Darul Ta'zim 2–0 Kelantan
MYT (UTC+8)
30 September 20212 Kelantan 2–2 Sabah
MYT (UTC+8)
29 October 20213 Petaling Jaya City 3–1 Kelantan
MYT (UTC+8)
2 November 20214 Kelantan 0–0 Petaling Jaya City
MYT (UTC+8)
6 November 20215 Sabah 2–1 Kelantan
MYT (UTC+8)
9 November 20216 Kelantan 0–4 Sabah
MYT (UTC+8)

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No.PosNatPlayerTotalLeagueMalaysia Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Flag of Malaysia.svg  MAS Asfa Abiddin000000
13 GK Flag of Malaysia.svg  MAS Nik Amin Ahmad505000
20 GK Flag of Malaysia.svg  MAS Faridzuean Kamaruddin 15010+1040
30 GK Flag of Malaysia.svg  MAS Farizal Harun 705020
Defenders
4 DF Flag of Malaysia.svg  MAS Ghaffar Abdul Rahman1608+2060
14 DF Flag of Malaysia.svg  MAS Zulhairil Husin1103+8000
16 DF Flag of Malaysia.svg  MAS Zubir Azmi 1607+3060
23 DF Flag of Malaysia.svg  MAS Izaffiq Ruzi18012+301+20
24 DF Flag of Malaysia.svg  MAS Yogaraj Murugan1006+300+10
27 DF Flag of Malaysia.svg  MAS Arip Amiruddin1606+404+20
39 DF Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Christos Intzidis 24320241
55 DF Flag of Malaysia.svg  MAS Yusri Yuhasmadi25019060
72 DF Flag of Malaysia.svg  MAS Syaqimi Rozi1005+300+20
93 DF Flag of Malaysia.svg  MAS Che Mohd Safwan1819+403+21
Midfielders
8 MF Flag of Malaysia.svg  MAS Syed Sobri1225+1260
9 MF Flag of Malaysia.svg  MAS Dzulfahmi Abdul Hadi1506+305+10
11 MF Flag of Indonesia.svg  IDN Natanael Siringo19414+3321
17 MF Flag of Malaysia.svg  MAS Kavishkumar Manimaharan101000
18 MF Flag of Malaysia.svg  MAS Syafiq Heelmi1508+7000
21 MF Flag of Malaysia.svg  MAS Fathullah Fazilisham501+4000
29 MF Flag of Malaysia.svg  MAS Mior Dani Armin1717+4160
69 MF Flag of Malaysia.svg  MAS Haziq Subri23114+305+11
71 MF Flag of Malaysia.svg  MAS Hafizan Ghazali1507+301+40
77 MF Flag of Malaysia.svg  MAS Syahir Ab.Rashid20000+20
Forwards
10 FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Jack Hindle 1039+1300
19 FW Flag of Malaysia.svg  MAS Nurshamil Abd Ghani 2298+10940
33 FW Flag of Malaysia.svg  MAS Aniq Arami700+7000
96 FW Flag of Malaysia.svg  MAS Ismail Ibrahim812+311+20
Players transferred out during the season
6 MF Flag of Spain.svg  ESP Mario Arqués 19219200
12 DF Flag of Malaysia.svg  MAS Fathi Irfan100+1000
66 DF Flag of Malaysia.svg  MAS Aizzat Maidin904+5000

Last updated: 9 November 2021
Source: Competitions

See also

References

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