2022 Kuching City F.C. season

Kuching City
2022 season
Chairman	Fazzrudin Abdul Rahman
CEO	Iswandi Ali Hassan
Head coach	Irfan Bakti Abu Salim
Stadium	Sarawak Stadium
Malaysia Premier League	3rd (promoted)
Malaysia FA Cup	Quarter-finals
Malaysia Cup	Quarter-finals
Top goalscorer	League: Abu Kamara (11); All: Abu Kamara (13)
	← 2021 2023 →

Last updated June 27, 2025

The 2022 season was Kuching City's seventh year in existence and their third season in the Malaysia Premier League, second tier of Malaysian football.^[1] The club also participated in the Malaysia FA Cup and the Malaysia Cup.^[2]

Events

Hidhir Idris joined the club on loan from Kedah Darul Aman. Shafizi Iqmal dan Wan Muhammad Faiz also joined the club with one-year contract.^[3]

The club signed three new foreign players Yuki Tanigawa, Abu Kamara and Keanu Marsh-Brown for the 2022 season.^[4]

Players

First-team squad

As of 10 February 2022

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	MAS	Andy Nicholas
2	DF	MAS	Jimmy Raymond
5	DF	BRA	Aylton Alemão
6	MF	MAS	Diego Baggio
7	FW	LBR	Abu Kamara
8	MF	MAS	Joseph Kalang Tie (captain)
9	DF	MAS	Adam Shreen (vice-captain)
11	MF	MAS	Hidhir Idris (on loan from Kedah Darul Aman)
12	DF	MAS	Rames Lai Ban Huat
13	DF	MAS	Dzulazlan Ibrahim
14	MF	MAS	Amir Amri Salleh
16	DF	MAS	Che Mohamad Arif
17	MF	MAS	Rafiezan Razali(third-captain)
18	FW	MAS	Rafiq Shah Zaim
20	GK	MAS	Shaiful Wazizi


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
21	MF	MAS	Alauddin Farid
22	MF	MAS	Zainudin Bohri
24	DF	MAS	Badrul Hisham
27	GK	MAS	Wan Azraie
28	MF	MAS	Faiz Wan Sulaiman
29	FW	MAS	Amirrul Iqmal
31	MF	MAS	Raziman Razali
35	DF	MAS	Azuanie Jasman
37	MF	MAS	Hafiz Abu Bakar
44	MF	MAS	Alif Hassan
55	FW	MAS	Shafizi Iqmal
77	DF	JPN	Yuki Tanigawa
87	GK	MAS	Iqbal Suhimi
89	DF	MAS	Mazwandi Zekeria (fourth-captain)
99	MF	BRA	Gabryel

Transfers in

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
7	FW	LBR	Abu Kamara (from Makedonija G.P.)
11	MF	MAS	Hidhir Idris (on loan from Kedah Darul Aman)
16	DF	MAS	Che Mohamad Arif(from Kelantan)
20	GK	MAS	Shaiful Wazizi(from Sarawak United)
28	MF	MAS	Faiz Wan Sulaiman (from Penang)
77	DF	JPN	Yuki Tanigawa(from Kelantan United)
99	MF	BRA	Gabryel (from Al-Khaburah)

Transfers out

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	FW	MAS	Shafiq Shaharudin (to Kuala Lumpur Rovers)
—	DF	MAS	Hairol Mokhtar
—	MF	JPN	Yuta Suzuki(to Swadhinata KS)
—	FW	NGA	Michael Ijezie
—	DF	MAS	Izray Iffarul
—	MF	MAS	Hafis Saperi
—	FW	BRA	Bryan Jones
—	FW	BRA	Hudson Jesus
—	GK	MAS	Hafiezulhisyam Roslee
—	MF	MAS	Samsu Alam Samad
—	FW	MAS	Wan Badzreen
—	DF	MAS	Nazrul Abdul Samad

Competitions

Malaysia Premier League

24 August 20221

Kuching City

1–0

Selangor 2

11 April 20222

Kuching City

2–1

Kelantan

17 April 20223

Johor Darul Ta'zim II

3–1

Kuching City

23 April 20224

Kuching City

4–0

FAM-MSN Project

28 April 20225

PDRM

2–2

Kuching City

7 May 20226

UiTM

0–2

Kuching City

20 May 20227

Kelantan United

0–0

Kuching City

24 May 20228

Kuching City

1–5

Terengganu II

27 May 20229

Kuching City

2–1

Perak

30 May 202210

Selangor 2

1–5

Kuching City

25 June 202211

Kuching City

2–1

PDRM

1 July 202212

Terengganu II

1–0

Kuching City

31 July 202213

Kelantan

2–0

Kuching City

9 August 202214

Kuching City

0–0

Johor Darul Ta'zim II

14 August 202215

FAM-MSN Project

0–3

Kuching City

20 August 202216

Kuching City

2–1

UiTM

4 September 202217

Kuching City

2–1

Kelantan United

17 September 202218

Perak

1–1

Kuching City

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Johor Darul Ta'zim II ^[a](C)	18	13	3	2	38	13	+25	42	Relocated to MFL Cup
2	Kelantan	18	11	4	3	27	14	+13	37	Promotion to Super League and Qualification to Malaysia Cup
3	Kuching City	18	10	4	4	30	20	+10	34	Promotion to Super League and Qualification to Malaysia Cup
4	Terengganu II ^[a]	18	10	3	5	29	18	+11	33	Relocated to MFL Cup
5	Kelantan United	18	6	7	5	23	19	+4	25	Promotion to Super League and Qualification to Malaysia Cup

Updated to match(es) played on 4 September 2022. Source: MFL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:

1 2 Johor Darul Ta'zim II, Selangor II, and Terengganu II aren't eligible to promote as their parent clubs (Johor Darul Ta'zim, Selangor, and Terengganu) play in the Super League. These feeder teams can only play in leagues below their parents'. They also can't play in the Malaysian Cup as they're only eligible to play in the Malaysian Cup if their parents fail to do so (which is not possible currently).

Malaysia FA Cup

31 March 2022First round

Kuching City

2–0

UiTM

17 May 2022Second round

Perlis United

0–3

Kuching City

23 July 2022Quarter-final

Terengganu

4–1

Kuching City

Malaysia Cup

Knockout stage

26 October 2022Round of 16 Leg 1

Penang

2–2

Kuching City

31 October 2022Round of 16 Leg 2

Kuching City

2–1
(4–3 agg.)

Penang

5 November 2022Quarter-finals Leg 1

Kuching City

0–1

Sabah

11 November 2022Quarter-finals Leg 2

Sabah

1–1
(2–1 agg.)

Kuching City

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

Players listed with no appearances have been in the matchday squad but only as unused substitutes.

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		League		FA Cup		Malaysia Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK	MAS	Andy Nicholas	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
20	GK	MAS	Shaiful Wazizi	16	0	10+1	0	1	0	4	0
27	GK	MAS	Wan Azraie	8	0	7	0	1	0	0	0
87	GK	MAS	Iqbal Suhimi	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Defenders
2	DF	MAS	Jimmy Raymond	5	0	1+1	0	0	0	1+2	0
5	DF	BRA	Aylton Alemão	24	2	17	1	3	1	4	0
12	DF	MAS	Rames Lai Ban Huat	25	1	18	1	3	0	4	0
13	DF	MAS	Dzulazlan Ibrahim	15	0	7+4	0	0	0	2+2	0
16	DF	MAS	Che Mohamad Arif	9	0	1+6	0	1	0	1	0
24	DF	MAS	Badrul Hisham	4	0	0+3	0	0+1	0	0	0
77	DF	JPN	Yuki Tanigawa	25	3	18	3	3	0	4	0
89	DF	MAS	Mazwandi Zekeria	6	0	3+1	0	1	0	0+1	0
Midfielders
6	MF	MAS	Dieogo Baggio	11	0	1+8	0	0+1	0	0+1	0
8	MF	MAS	Joseph Kalang Tie	21	0	5+10	0	0+2	0	0+4	0
9	MF	MAS	Adam Shreen	23	0	16	0	3	0	4	0
11	MF	MAS	Hidhir Idris	20	0	12+1	0	2+1	0	1+3	0
14	MF	MAS	Amir Amri	22	5	7+9	3	2+1	2	3	0
17	MF	MAS	Rafiezan Razali	15	0	7+4	0	0+1	0	3	0
19	MF	MAS	Irwan Syazmin	6	0	5	0	1	0	0	0
21	MF	MAS	Alauddin Farid	5	0	1+4	0	0	0	0	0
22	MF	MAS	Zainudin Bohri	2	0	0+1	0	0+1	0	0	0
28	MF	MAS	Wan Mohammad Faiz	25	4	18	3	3	0	4	1
37	MF	MAS	Hafiz Abu Bakar	2	0	0+1	0	0+1	0	0	0
44	MF	MAS	Alif Hassan	20	6	14	3	2	1	4	2
Forwards
7	FW	LBR	Abu Kamara	24	13	16+1	11	3	1	4	1
18	FW	MAS	Rafiq Shah Zaim	3	0	0+2	0	0	0	1	0
29	MF	MAS	Amirrul Iqmal	3	0	0+2	0	0+1	0	0	0
55	FW	MAS	Shafizi Iqmal	25	4	6+12	3	1+2	1	0+4	0
99	FW	BRA	Gabryel	8	1	6+1	1	1	0	0	0
Left the club during the Season
10	MF	GUY	Keanu Marsh-Brown	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	0

Last updated: 11 November 2022
Source: Competitions, Soccerway.com

References

↑ "Team player". FAM-CMS. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
↑ "Kuching City FC pilih berlatih di Kemboja". bharian.com.my. Berita Harian. 30 January 2023. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
↑ "Kuching City ikat tiga pemain baharu". utusansarawak.com.my. Utusan Sarawak. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
↑ "Senjata rahsia Irfan Bakti bersama Kuching City". majoriti.com.my. Majoriti. 14 February 2022.

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[table_note_JDT0.011852188041365-5] 1 2 Johor Darul Ta'zim II, Selangor II, and Terengganu II aren't eligible to promote as their parent clubs (Johor Darul Ta'zim, Selangor, and Terengganu) play in the Super League. These feeder teams can only play in leagues below their parents'. They also can't play in the Malaysian Cup as they're only eligible to play in the Malaysian Cup if their parents fail to do so (which is not possible currently).

[1] "Team player". FAM-CMS. Retrieved 7 February 2023.

[2] "Kuching City FC pilih berlatih di Kemboja". bharian.com.my. Berita Harian. 30 January 2023. Retrieved 7 February 2023.

[3] "Kuching City ikat tiga pemain baharu". utusansarawak.com.my. Utusan Sarawak. Retrieved 15 February 2023.

[4] "Senjata rahsia Irfan Bakti bersama Kuching City". majoriti.com.my. Majoriti. 14 February 2022.

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2022 Kuching City F.C. season

Contents

Events

Players

First-team squad

Transfers in

Transfers out

Competitions

Malaysia Premier League

Malaysia FA Cup

Malaysia Cup

Knockout stage

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

References