| 2022 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owner | Daud Bakar | |||
| CEO | Khamal Idris Ali | |||
| Head coach | Aidil Sharin | |||
| Stadium | Darul Aman Stadium | |||
| Malaysia Super League | 8th | |||
| Malaysia FA Cup | Second round | |||
| Malaysia Cup | Round of 16 | |||
| AFC Cup | Zonal semi-finals | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Ronald Ngah (12 goals) All: Ronald Ngah (13 goals) | |||
The 2022 season was Kedah Darul Aman's 14th season in the Malaysia Super League since the league's inception in 2004.
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Head coach | |
| Assistant head coach | |
| First-team 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 | Ifwat Akmal | | 10 August 1996 | Youth team | 2016 | 2022 | |||
| 30 | Ilham Amirullah | | 26 February 1994 | | 2021 | 2022 | |||
| 55 | Shahril Saa'ri | | 7 March 1990 | | 2020 | 2022 | |||
| Defenders | |||||||||
| 2 | Akmal Zahir | | 16 February 1994 | | 2022 | 2022 | |||
| 3 | Rodney Celvin | | 25 November 1996 | | 2021 | 2023 | |||
| 5 | Marc Vales | | 4 April 1990 | | 2022 | 2022 | |||
| 13 | Loqman Hakim | | 22 January 1998 | Youth team | 2020 | 2022 | |||
| 15 | Heshamudin Ahmad | | 15 February 1999 | Youth team | 2022 | 2022 | |||
| 17 | Syazwan Tajudin | | 7 January 1994 | | 2021 | 2022 | |||
| 23 | Amirul Azhan | | 23 July 1993 | | 2022 | 2022 | |||
| 27 | Ariff Farhan | | 14 July 1996 | | 2021 | 2022 | |||
| 33 | Azmeer Aris | | 5 August 1999 | | 2022 | 2022 | |||
| 76 | Fareez Fadzil | | Youth team | 2022 | 2022 | ||||
| Midfielders | |||||||||
| 4 | Asnan Ahmad | | 3 May 1993 | | 2021 | 2022 | |||
| 8 | Khairu Azrin | | 13 July 1991 | | 2022 | 2022 | |||
| 11 | Al-Hafiz Harun | | 13 April 1994 | | 2022 | 2022 | |||
| 14 | Amer Azahar | | 22 June 1995 | | 2022 | 2022 | |||
| 16 | Amirul Hisyam | | 5 May 1995 | | 2015 | 2022 | |||
| 20 | Fadzrul Danel | | 14 January 1998 | Youth team | 2019 | 2022 | |||
| 21 | Fayadh Zulkifli | | 14 September 1998 | Youth team | 2019 | 2022 | |||
| 22 | Syazwan Zainon | | 13 November 1989 | | 2021 | 2022 | |||
| 25 | Dechi Marcel | | 12 November 1992 | | 2022 | 2022 | |||
| 39 | Sanrawat Dechmitr | | 3 August 1989 | | 2022 | 2022 | |||
| 66 | Kamil Akmal | | Youth team | 2020 | 2021 | ||||
| 77 | Azamuddin Akil | | 16 April 1985 | | 2019 | 2022 | |||
| Strikers | |||||||||
| 10 | Mahmoud Al-Mardi | | 6 October 1993 | | 2022 | 2022 | |||
| 18 | Ronald Ngah | | 12 September 1991 | | 2022 | 2022 | |||
| 19 | Aiman Afif | | 18 February 2001 | Youth team | 2020 | 2022 | |||
| 29 | Afeeq Iqmal | | Youth team | 2020 | 2021 | ||||
| 99 | Fikhri Zulkiflee | | 22 January 1999 | Youth team | 2020 | 2021 | |||
| Players who left / loan to other club during the season | |||||||||
| 6 | Jang Suk-won | | 11 August 1989 | | 2022 | 2022 | |||
| 10 | Dennis Buschening | | 2 March 1991 | | 2022 | 2022 | |||
| 28 | Syafiq Ahmad | | 28 June 1995 | | 2022 | 2022 | |||
Pre-season
| Position | Player | Transferred From | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| MF | | | Loan Return |
| DF | | | Loan Return |
| DF | | | Free |
| DF | | | Free |
| DF | | | Undisclosed 2 years contract signed in 2021 till 2023 |
| DF | | | Free |
| DF | | | Undisclosed 1 years contract signed in 2021 till 2022 |
| MF | | | Free |
| MF | | | Free |
| MF | | | Free |
| MF | | | Free |
| FW | | | Free |
| FW | | | Free |
Mid-season
| Position | Player | Transferred From | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| DF | | | |
Note 1: Farhan Roslan left the club after returning from loan.
Pre-season
| Position | Player | Transferred From | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| MF | | | Season Loan |
Mid-season
| Position | Player | Transferred From | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| MF | | | Season Loan |
Pre-season
| Position | Player | Transferred To | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| DF | | | Loan Return |
| MF | | | Loan Return [3] |
| GK | | | Free |
| DF | | | Free [4] |
| DF | | | Free |
| DF | | | Free |
| DF | | | Free |
| MF | | | Free |
| MF | | | Free |
| MF | | | Free |
| MF | | | Free |
| FW | | | Free |
| FW | | | Free |
| FW | | | Free |
Mid-season
| Position | Player | Transferred To | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| DF | | Unattached | Released |
Pre-season
| Position | Player | Transferred To | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| DF | | | Season loan |
Mid-season
| Position | Player | Transferred To | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| MF | | | Season Loan |
| Pos | Player | Source |
|---|---|---|
| GK | | 1 year contract signed in 2021 till 2022 |
| GK | | 1 year contract signed in 2021 till 2022 |
| GK | | 1 year contract signed in 2021 till 2022 |
| DF | | 1 year contract signed in 2021 till 2022 |
| DF | | 1 year contract signed in 2021 till 2022 |
| DF | | 1 year contract signed in 2021 till 2022 |
| DF | | 1 year contract (U21) promoted |
| DF | | 1 year contract (U21) promoted |
| MF | | 1 year contract signed in 2021 till 2022 [5] |
| MF | | 1 year contract signed in 2021 till 2022 |
| MF | | 1 year contract signed in 2021 till 2022 |
| MF | | 1 year contract signed in 2021 till 2022 [6] |
| MF | | 1 year contract signed in 2021 till 2022 [7] |
| MF | | 1 year contract signed in 2021 till 2022 [8] |
| MF | | 1 year contract signed in 2021 till 2022 |
| MF | | 1 year contract (U21) promoted |
| FW | | 1 year contract (U21) promoted |
| FW | | 1 year contract (U21) promoted |
| 24 January 20221 | Kedah Darul Aman | 9–0 | | Alor Setar |
| Syafiq Ahmad Ronald Ngah Fayadh Zulkifli Khairu Azrin Afeeq Iqmal Rodney Celvin | Stadium: Padang Mada |
| 26 January 20222 | Kedah Darul Aman | 1–0 | | Alor Setar |
| Syafiq Ahmad | Stadium: Padang UUM Sintok |
| 30 January 20223 | Kedah Darul Aman | 5–0 | | Alor Setar |
| Dennis Buschening Ronald Ngah Jang Suk-won Fayadh Zulkifli | Stadium: Padang UUM Sintok |
| 1 February 20224 | Kedah Darul Aman | 3–0 | | Alor Setar |
| Afeeq Iqmal Fayadh Zulkifli Al-Hafiz Harun | Stadium: Stadium Sultan Abdul Halim |
Tour of Klang Valley (4–9 February)
| 5 February 20225 (KV Tour) | Kedah Darul Aman | 2–0 | | Bukit Jelutong |
| Azamuddin Akil Ronald Ngah | Stadium: Padang Sime Darby |
| 7 February 20226 (KV Tour) | Kedah Darul Aman | 2–1 | | Bukit Jelutong |
| Dennis Buschening Al-Hafiz Harun | Mirbek Akhmataliev | Stadium: Padang Sime Darby |
| 9 February 20227 (KV Tour) | Kedah Darul Aman | 1–1 | | Shah Alam |
| Amer Azahar | Azridin Rosli | Stadium: UiTM Stadium |
Tour of Sabah - SMJ Cup (10–19 February)
| 12 February 20228 (SMJ Cup) | Kedah Darul Aman | 3–0 | | Kota Kinabalu |
| Syafiq Ahmad Fayadh Zulkifli Dechi Marcel | Stadium: Likas Stadium |
| 15 February 20229 (SMJ Cup) | Kedah Darul Aman | 1–0 | | Kota Kinabalu |
| Ronald Ngah | Stadium: Likas Stadium |
| 18 February 202210 (SMJ Cup) | Kedah Darul Aman | 0–1 | | Kota Kinabalu |
| Neto Pessoa | Stadium: Likas Stadium |
Others
| 26 February 202211 | Kedah Darul Aman | 0–0 | | Alor Setar |
| Stadium: Darul Aman Stadium |
Mid-season
| 6 June 20221 | Penang | 1–1 | | George Town |
| Faizat Ghazli | Ronald Ngah | Stadium: City Stadium, Penang |
| 10 June 20222 | Kedah Darul Aman | 0–0 | | Alor Setar |
| Stadium: Darul Aman Stadium |
Win Draw Loss
| 4 March 20221 | Sarawak United | 0–1 | Kedah Darul Aman | Kuching |
| Ronald Ngah | Stadium: Sarawak Stadium Attendance: 1,357 Referee: S. Logeswaran |
| 9 March 20222 | Kedah Darul Aman | 3–2 | Kuala Lumpur City | Alor Setar |
| Syafiq Ahmad Fayadh Zulkifli Dennis Buschening | Zhafri Yahya Fayadh Zulkifli | Stadium: Darul Aman Stadium Attendance: 2,555 Referee: Hamdan bin Awang |
| 6 April 20223 | Kedah Darul Aman | 1–0 | Sri Pahang | Alor Setar |
| Rodney Celvin | Stadium: Darul Aman Stadium Attendance: 2,520 Referee: Hasrol Amir |
| 10 April 20224 | Selangor | 4–1 | Kedah Darul Aman | Petaling Jaya |
| Mukhairi Caion Hakim Zahril | Report (1) Report (2) | Stadium: MBPJ Stadium Attendance: 2,655 Referee: Kamil Zakaria |
| 17 April 20225 | Penang | 1–2 | Kedah Darul Aman | Penang |
| Hilal El-Helwe | Ronald Ngah | Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 5,330 Referee: Amzaidi Katimin |
| 24 April 20226 | Sabah | 4–0 | Kedah Darul Aman | Kota Kinabalu |
| Mohd Amri Yahyah Park Tae-soo | Stadium: Likas Stadium Attendance: 3,177 Referee: Fitri Maskon |
| 6 May 20227 | Kedah Darul Aman | 2–3 | Melaka United | Alor Setar |
| Ronald Ngah Syafiq Ahmad | Ifedayo Olusegun Emmanuel Oti Essigba | Stadium: Darul Aman Stadium Attendance: 6,148 Referee: S. Logeswaran |
| 11 May 20228 | Petaling Jaya City | 3–3 | Kedah Darul Aman | Petaling Jaya |
| Darren Lok Mahalli Jasuli Khyril Muhymeen | Ronald Ngah | Stadium: Petaling Jaya Stadium Attendance: 685 Referee: Nafeez Abdul Wahab |
| 17 May 20229 | Kedah Darul Aman | 0–0 | Negeri Sembilan | Alor Setar |
| Stadium: Darul Aman Stadium Attendance: 3,495 Referee: Fusser Sallih |
| 4 October 202210R | Kedah Darul Aman | 1-3 | Johor Darul Ta'zim | Alor Setar |
| Ronald Ngah | Bergson Velázquez Afiq | Stadium: Darul Aman Stadium Attendance: 14,954 Referee: Hamdan bin Awang |
| 15 July 202211 | Terengganu | 2–1 | Kedah Darul Aman | Terengganu |
| Kpah Sherman Manny Ott | Azamuddin Akil | Stadium: Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah Stadium Attendance: 6,336 Referee: S. Logeswaran |
| 19 July 202212 | Kedah Darul Aman | 3–1 | Sarawak United | Alor Setar |
| Al-Mardi Ronald Ngah | Uche Agba | Stadium: Darul Aman Stadium Attendance: 1,372 Referee: Razlan Joffri Ali |
| 27 July 202213 | Kuala Lumpur City | 2–1 | Kedah Darul Aman | Kuala Lumpur |
| Jordan Mintah | Aiman Afif | Stadium: Kuala Lumpur Stadium Attendance: 1,891 Referee: Usaid Jamal |
| 1 August 202214 | Sri Pahang | 2–0 | Kedah Darul Aman | Kuantan |
| Andrés Steven Rodríguez Ossa | Stadium: Darul Makmur Stadium Attendance: 2,314 Referee: Amirul Izwan Yaacob |
| 14 September 202215R | Kedah Darul Aman | 3–1 | Selangor | Alor Setar |
| Ronald Ngah Marc Vales Fayadh Zulkifli | Caion | Stadium: Darul Aman Stadium Attendance: 5,079 Referee: Hamdan bin Awang |
| 1 September 202216R | Kedah Darul Aman | 1–0 | Penang | Alor Setar |
| Ronald Ngah | Stadium: Darul Aman Stadium Attendance: 3,765 Referee: S. Logeswaran |
| 17 August 202217R | Kedah Darul Aman | 1–1 | Sabah | Alor Setar |
| Ronald Ngah | Farhan Roslan | Stadium: Darul Aman Stadium |
| 9 September 202218R | Melaka United | 0–3 | Kedah Darul Aman | Malacca |
| Al-Mardi Fayadh Zulkifli | Stadium: Hang Jebat Stadium |
| 1 October 202219R | Kedah Darul Aman | 0–1 | Petaling Jaya City | Alor Setar |
| Ruventhiran Vengadesan | Stadium: Darul Aman Stadium |
| 8 October 202220R | Negeri Sembilan | 4–3 | Kedah Darul Aman | Paroi |
| Matheus Alves Gustavo Sean Eugene Selvaraj | Al-Mardi Sanrawat Dechmitri Marc Vales | Stadium: Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium |
| 11 October 202221R | Johor Darul Ta'zim | 4–1 | Kedah Darul Aman | Johor |
| Bergson Syafiq Ahmad | Ronald Ngah | Stadium: Sultan Ibrahim Stadium |
| 15 October 202222R | Kedah Darul Aman | 1–3 | Terengganu | Alor Setar |
| Dechi Marcel | Faisal Halim Kipré Tchétché | Stadium: Darul Aman Stadium |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Kuala Lumpur City | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 30 | 31 | −1 | 29 | |
| 7 | Sri Pahang | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 33 | 31 | +2 | 28 | |
| 8 | Kedah Darul Aman | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 32 | 41 | −9 | 27 | |
| 9 | Petaling Jaya City (D, R) | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 30 | −8 | 26 | Withdrawn from Liga Super and dissolved. [a] |
| 10 | Melaka United (D, R) | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 22 | 43 | −21 | 18 [b] | Ejected from Malaysian Super League and dissolved. |
| 12 March 2022First round | Kedah Darul Aman | 4–0 | SAINS | Alor Setar |
| 21:00 UTC+8 | Fayadh Zulkifli Amer Azahar | Stadium: Darul Aman Stadium Attendance: 1,333 Referee: Mohd Fusser Mad Sallih |
| 6 July 2022Second round | Terengganu | 1–0 | Kedah Darul Aman | Kuala Terengganu |
| Nasir | Report | Stadium: Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin Stadium Attendance: 11,689 Referee: Mond Amirul Izwan Yaacob |
Round of 16
| 26 Oct 2022First leg | Kedah Darul Aman | 1–2 | Negeri Sembilan | Alor Setar |
| Fayadh Zulkifli | Report | Che Rashid Matheus Alves | Stadium: Darul Aman Stadium Attendance: 3,118 Referee: Nazmi Nasaruddin |
| 1 Nov 2022Second leg | Negeri Sembilan | 0–0 (2–1 agg.) | Kedah Darul Aman | Paroi |
| Stadium: Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium Attendance: 8,350 Referee: Razlan Joffri Ali |
Win Draw Loss
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | KED | VIS | BAL | KAY | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 6 [a] | Zonal semi-finals | — | 5–1 | — | 4–1 | |
| 2 | | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 6 [a] | — | — | 5–2 | — | ||
| 3 | | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 [a] | 2–0 | — | — | — | ||
| 4 | | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 0 | — | 1–2 | 0–1 | — |
| 24 June 20221 | Bali United | 2–0 | | Denpasar |
| Report | Ngah Rahmat | Stadium: Kapten I Wayan Dipta Stadium Attendance: 9,832 Referee: Akhrol Riskullaev (Uzbekistan) |
| 9 August 2022Zonal semi-finals | PSM Makassar | 2–1 | | Makassar |
| Report |
| Stadium: Andi Mattalatta Stadium Referee: Akhrol Risquallev (Uzbekistan) |
Players with no appearances not included in the list.
| No. | Pos. | Name | League | FA Cup | Malaysia Cup | AFC Cup | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||||
| 1 | GK | | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| 2 | DF | | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| 3 | DF | | 14+2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 1 | ||
| 4 | MF | | 1+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 5 | DF | | 13+1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | ||
| 8 | MF | | 8+6 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| 10 | FW | | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 8 | ||
| 11 | MF | | 13+4 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||
| 13 | DF | | 3+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 14 | MF | | 4+6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | ||
| 15 | DF | | 4+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 16 | MF | | 3+4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| 17 | DF | | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 18 | FW | | 20 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 13 | ||
| 19 | FW | | 1+2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | ||
| 20 | MF | | 4+9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| 21 | MF | | 6+12 | 4 | 1+1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0+4 | 4 | 20 | 10 | ||
| 22 | MF | | 11+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| 23 | DF | | 5+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 25 | MF | | 13+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| 27 | MF | | 15+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| 29 | FW | | 0+3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 30 | GK | | 5+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 33 | DF | | 8+5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
| 39 | MF | | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| 55 | GK | | 7+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 66 | MF | | 5+3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| 76 | DF | | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 77 | MF | | 4+5 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | ||
| 99 | FW | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Players transferred out during the season | ||||||||||||||
| 6 | DF | | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 10 | FW | | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 28 | FW | | 8+1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | ||