2023 Kelantan United F.C. season

Kelantan United

2023 season
President	Rozi Muhamad
Chief operating officer	Wan Mohd Zul Ikman
Head coach	Tomáš Trucha (until 8 April) Nazrulerwan Makmor (interim, 8 April to 15 June) Ailton Silva (15 June to 21 November) Nazrulerwan Makmor (interim, from 21 November)
Stadium	Sultan Muhammad IV Stadium
Malaysia Super League	12th
Malaysia FA Cup	Round of 16
Malaysia Cup	Round of 16
MFL Challenge Cup	Semi Final
Top goalscorer	League: OJ Porteria (6 goals each) All: OJ Porteria (7 goals each)
Highest home attendance	2,910 (Kelantan United 4–1 Kelantan) (Malaysia Super League, 2 June 2023)
Lowest home attendance	73 (Kelantan United 0–4 Negeri Sembilan) (Malaysia Super League, 1 December 2023)
Biggest win	7–0 (Kelantan United vs Kelantan) (MFL Challenge Cup, 18 September 2023)
Biggest defeat	6–0 (Johor Darul Ta'zim vs Kelantan United) (Malaysia Super League, 13 May 2023) 1–7 (Kelantan United vs Selangor) (Malaysia Super League, 7 June 2023)
Home colours Away colours Third colours
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The 2023 season is the eighth season in the existence of Kelantan United Football Club and the club's first season in the Malaysia Super League. In addition to the league, they will also compete in the Malaysia FA Cup and the Malaysia Cup. ^{[1] [2]}

Coaching staff

Position	Staff
Team manager	Zamri Ismail
Assistant manager	Nik Khuzaimi Nudinb
Technical director	Akira Higashiyama
Head coach	Tomáš Trucha
Assistant coaches	Nazrulerwan Makmor
	Tengku Hazman
Goalkeeping coach	Jamsari Sabian
Fitness coach	Azizan Ghazali
Team doctor	Dr Zairuddin
Physiotherapist	Muhammad Amir Fadzlan
Media officer	Ahmad Fadhli Sukardi
Official photographer	Normeezan Nordin
Masseur	Wan Muhamad Afif Wan Kamaruddin
Kitman	Fadhli Ikram

Players

First-team squad

As of 12 January 2023

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 Asyraaf Omar 2 DF   MAS Fauzan Fauzi 3 DF   MAS Nazri Muhammad 5 DF   BRA Yan Victor 6 DF   MAS Tasnim Fitri 7 MF   SEN Morgaro Gomis 8 MF   MAS Khairu Azrin 9 FW   KGZ Ernist Batyrkanov 10 MF   PHI OJ Porteria 11 MF   MAS Haziq Subri 13 DF   MAS Latiff Suhaimi (vice-captain) 14 DF   MAS Hafiy Haikal 15 FW   BRA Gregory 16 MF   MAS Royizzat Daud

No. Pos. Nation Player 17 DF   MAS Fandi Othman 19 FW   BRA Devid 20 MF   MAS Syazwan Salihin 21 MF   MAS Sharvin Selvakumaran 22 MF   MAS Syazwan Zainon 23 FW   MAS Indra Putra Mahayuddin (captain) 25 GK   MAS Ilham Amirullah 26 MF   MAS Nik Azli 27 FW   MAS Aqil Hilman 28 DF   MAS Ariff Ar-Rasyid 29 GK   MAS Jason Tew 30 FW   MAS Asraff Aliffuddin 55 DF   MAS Zulfahmi Skilee 66 GK   MAS Muhammad Nor Amin

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 1 GK   MAS Asyraaf Omar (from Melaka United) 2 DF   MAS Fauzan Fauzi (from Melaka United) 5 DF   BRA Yan Victor (from Chungbuk Cheongju) 6 DF   MAS Tasnim Fitri (from Sarawak United) 7 MF   SEN Morgaro Gomis (from Clyde) 8 MF   MAS Khairu Azrin (from Kedah Darul Aman) 9 FW   KGZ Ernist Batyrkanov (from Abdysh-Ata Kant) 10 FW   PHI OJ Porteria (from Kirivong Sok Sen Chey) — FW   BRA Devid (from Tirana) 13 DF   MAS Latiff Suhaimi (from Penang) 16 MF   MAS Royizzat Daud(from Perak) 17 DF   MAS Fandi Othman (from Sri Pahang) 21 MF   MAS S. Sharvin(from Selangor II) 22 MF   MAS Syazwan Zainon (from Kedah Darul Aman) 23 FW   MAS Indra Putra Mahayuddin (from Perak) 24 DF   MAS Hafiy Haikal(from Johor Darul Ta'zim II) 25 GK   MAS Ilham Amirullah (from Kedah Darul Aman) 27 FW   MAS Aqil Hilman(from Perak) 28 DF   MAS Ariff Ar-Rasyid (from Penang)

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 — MF   MAS Nik Akif (loan return to Terengganu) — FW   NGA Jacob Njoku (to Sabah) — DF   MAS Aliff Najmi (to PDRM) — MF   MAS Zulkiffli Zakaria (to Harini) — MF   MAS Amirul Shafik (to Kuching City) — GK   MAS Fikri Che Soh (to Kedah Darul Aman) — DF   JPN Shuhei Fukai — DF   MAS Faisal Rosli — MF   GHA Julius Ofori — FW   MAS Khairul Rizam — MF   JPN Masashi Motoyama — MF   MAS Shahrul Hakim — GK   MAS Syafeeq Syamsul — MF   MAS Ailim Fahmi — MF   MAS Aizzat Maidin — MF   MAS Akmal Rizal Suhaimi — DF   MAS Evan Wensley — DF   MAS Umeir Aznan — MF   MAS Famirul Asraf — DF   MAS Syafiq Izzudin — MF   MAS Zufar Akmal — GK   MAS Nor Amin — FW   MAS Fakhrul Zaman — FW   MAS Imran Samso — FW   MAS Akif Afizi — GK   MAS Zulkifli Yusof — MF   MAS Faiz Aqil — MF   MAS Hariz Roslan — MF   MAS Fakhrul Che Ramli — MF   MAS Abdul Halim Ghazali

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		League		FA Cup		Malaysia Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK	MAS	Asyraaf Omar	5	0	5	0	0	0	0	0
25	GK	MAS	Ilham Amirullah	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0
29	GK	MAS	Jason Tew	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Defenders
2	DF	MAS	Fauzan Fauzi	8	0	7+1	0	0	0	0	0
3	DF	MAS	Nazri Muhammad	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	DF	BRA	Yan Victor	8	1	8	1	0	0	0	0
6	DF	MAS	Tasnim Fitri	3	0	0+3	0	0	0	0	0
13	DF	MAS	Latiff Suhaimi	7	0	7	0	0	0	0	0
14	DF	MAS	Hafiy Haikal	4	0	0+4	0	0	0	0	0
17	DF	MAS	Fandi Othman	8	0	8	0	0	0	0	0
28	DF	MAS	Ariff Ar-Rasyid	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0
Midfielders
7	MF	SEN	Morgaro Gomis	8	0	8	0	0	0	0	0
8	MF	MAS	Khairu Azrin	8	0	6+2	0	0	0	0	0
10	MF	PHI	OJ Porteria	8	1	6+2	1	0	0	0	0
11	MF	MAS	Haziq Subri	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
16	MF	MAS	Royizzat Daud	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
20	MF	MAS	Syazwan Solihin	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
21	MF	MAS	Sharvin Selvakumaran	4	0	1+3	0	0	0	0	0
22	MF	MAS	Syazwan Zainon	5	0	4+1	0	0	0	0	0
23	MF	MAS	Indra Putra Mahayuddin	6	1	5+1	1	0	0	0	0
26	MF	MAS	Nik Azli	4	0	1+3	0	0	0	0	0
30	MF	MAS	Asraff Aliffuddin	7	1	3+4	1	0	0	0	0
Forwards
9	FW	KGZ	Ernist Batyrkanov	6	0	3+3	0	0	0	0	0
15	FW	BRA	Gregory	4	0	0+4	0	0	0	0	0
19	FW	BRA	Devid	8	1	7+1	1	0	0	0	0
27	FW	MAS	Aqil Hilman	6	0	1+5	0	0	0	0	0
Players transferred out during the season

Last updated: 10 April 2023
Source: Competitions

Competitions

Malaysia Super League

Main article: 2023 Malaysia Super League

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
10	Penang	26	6	6	14	29	50	−21	24
11	Perak	26	6	4	16	25	55	−30	22
12	Kelantan United	26	4	5	17	29	65	−36	17
13	Kuching City	26	2	6	18	24	51	−27	12
14	Kelantan [a]	26	2	2	22	29	121	−92	8	Ejected from Malaysian Super League

Source: MFL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
Notes:

1. MFL officially snubs Kelantan club licensing approval.

Selangor v Kelantan United

26 February 20231	Selangor	1–0	Kelantan United	Petaling Jaya
20:15 MYT	Yazan 40' Aliff  79' Danial  90+3' Ayron  90+4'	Report	Azrin  19' Latiff  76'	Stadium: Petaling Jaya Stadium Attendance: 6,701 Referee: Mohammad Zamzaidi Katimin

Sabah v Kelantan United

1 March 20232	Sabah	3–1	Kelantan United	Kota Kinabalu
20:15 MYT	Lok 22' (pen.) Park 26' Saddil  43' Castanheira 46' Jaílton Paraíba  51'	Report	Latiff  24' Victor  45+2' Indra Putra 90+2'	Stadium: Likas Stadium Attendance: 12,558 Referee: Tuan Mohd Yaasin Tuan Mohd Hanafiah

Kelantan United v Perak

4 March 20233	Kelantan United	0–0	Perak	Kota Bharu
21:00  UTC+8	Asraff  45+1' Latiff  90'	Report	Fadhil  34' Hadi  57' Shivan  70'	Stadium: Sultan Muhammad IV Stadium Attendance: 964 Referee: Suhaizi Shukri

Kelantan United v Kedah Darul Aman

13 March 20234	Kelantan United	2–3	Kedah Darul Aman	Kota Bharu
21:00  UTC+8	Indra  4' Devid 21' Victor 89' (pen.) Asraff  90'	Report	Lira 34' Hidalgo 44' (pen.) Afiq  72' Al-Hafiz 89'	Stadium: Sultan Muhammad IV Stadium Attendance: 1,954 Referee: Fitri Maskon

PDRM v Kelantan United

18 March 20235	PDRM	2–0	Kelantan United	Petaling Jaya
17:30  UTC+8	Dzulfahmi 10' Okwuosa  27' Agba 38' (pen.)	Report	Asyraaf  37' Fandi  58' Aqil  90'	Stadium: Petaling Jaya Stadium Attendance: 202 Referee: Suhaizi Shukri

Terengganu v Kelantan United

31 March 20236	Terengganu	2–1	Kelantan United	Kuala Terengganu
22:00  UTC+8	Krasniqi 6' Mintah 28',  45+3' Kulmatov  62'	Report	Sharvin  35' Ariff  37' Khairu  42' Porteria 76'	Stadium: Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin Stadium Attendance: 4,250 Referee: Muhammad Usaid Jamal

Kuching City v Kelantan United

5 April 20237	Kuching City	1–1	Kelantan United	Kuching
22:00  UTC+8	Kuziev 52' (pen.) Amirul  87'	Report	Fandi  56' Asraff 90+4'	Stadium: Sarawak State Stadium Attendance: 188 Referee: Firdaus Dahlan

Sri Pahang v Kelantan United

10 April 20238	Sri Pahang	1–0	Kelantan United	Kuantan
22:00  UTC+8	Brundo 90+3'	Report	Sharvin  73'	Stadium: Darul Makmur Stadium Attendance: 2,811 Referee: Mohd Fusser Mad Sallih

Penang v Kelantan United

18 April 20239	Penang	2–0	Kelantan United	George Town
22:00  UTC+8	Azmeer  12' Nik 48' Vitor 58' Khairul  80'	Report	Ariff  31' Fandi  69'	Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 1,630 Referee: Suhaizi Shukri

Johor Darul Ta'zim v Kelantan United

13 May 202310	Johor Darul Ta'zim	6–0	Kelantan United	Johor
20:15  UTC+8	Bergson 8', 61', 69' (pen.) Forestieri 22', 90+2' Endrick  43' Velázquez 76' (pen.)	Report	Sharvin  73'	Stadium: Sultan Ibrahim Stadium Attendance: 10,833 Referee: Ahmad Zuhadi Dzulkifli

Kelantan United v Kuala Kumpur City

20 May 202311	Kelantan United	1–3	Kuala Kumpur City	Kota Bharu
21:00  UTC+8	Khairu  10' Fauzan  13' Devid 34' (pen.)	Report	Saravanan 17' Sean 23' Zirdum  44' Zhafri  45' Morales  65' Azri  87' Josué 90+5' (pen.) Pallraj  90+9'	Stadium: Sultan Muhammad IV Stadium Attendance: 224 Referee: Fitri Maskon

Negeri Sembilan v Kelantan United

23 May 202312	Negeri Sembilan	3–3	Kelantan United	Seremban
21:00  UTC+8	Shahrel 36' Annas  56' Hafiz 71' Safuwan  82' Ahmad  89' Filemon 90+5'	Report	Porteria 15' 35' Syazwan 32' Indra Putra 80'	Stadium: Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium Attendance: 1,114 Referee: Ahmad Zuhadi Dzulkifli

Kelantan United v Kelantan

2 June 202313	Kelantan United	4–1	Kelantan	Kota Bharu
21:00  UTC+8	Devid 21' Porteria 26', 61' Latiff  45+3' Syazwan 66' Fandi  69' Hhairu  70'	Report	Afzal  32' Akinade 45+4' (pen.)	Stadium: Sultan Muhammad IV Stadium Attendance: 2,910 Referee: Khairulsyahmi Khalidi

Kelantan United v Selangor

7 June 202314	Kelantan United	1–7	Selangor	Kota Bharu
21:00  UTC+8	Indra Putra Mahayuddin  9' Devid 75' (pen.) Sharvin Selvakumaran  84'	Report	Mukhairi Ajmal 4' Ayron del Valle 10', 45', 79' Faisal Halim 29' Yohandry Orozco 51' Aliff 78'	Stadium: Sultan Muhammad IV Stadium Attendance: 1,242 Referee: Khirulazuan Kidam

Kelantan United v Sabah

26 June 202315	Kelantan United	0–3	Sabah	Kota Bharu
21:00  UTC+8	Yan Victor  88'	Report	Saddil Ramdani 22' Stuart Wilkin 45+1' Baddrol Bakhtiar 62' 35'	Stadium: Sultan Muhammad IV Stadium Attendance: 297 Referee: Nazmi Nasaruddin

Perak v Kelantan United

7 July 202316	Perak	1–1	Kelantan United	Ipoh
21:00  UTC+8	Sunday Afolabi 9' Alif Zikri  22'	Report	Indra Putra Mahayuddin 84' (pen.) Ismahil Akinade  86'	Stadium: Perak Stadium Attendance: 2,096 Referee: Jeevanathan M. Ponniamoorthy

Kedah Darul Aman v Kelantan United

14 July 202317	Kedah Darul Aman	3–1	Kelantan United	Alor Setar
21:00  UTC+8	Lee Tuck  35' Ifedayo Olusegun 55', 74' Amirbek Juraboev 86'	Report	Dominik Balić  11' Mohamad Fauzan  15' Sirozhiddin Rakhmatullaev  45+1' Fandi Othman  73'  90+2' Ismahil Akinade 90+1'	Stadium: Darul Aman Stadium Attendance: 5,926 Referee: Nazmi Nasaruddin

Kelantan United v PDRM

28 July 202318	Kelantan United	2–2	PDRM	Kota Bharu
21:00  UTC+8	OJ Porteria 56' Sharvin Selvakumaran 71' Azarul Nazarith  83' Latiff Suhaimi  90+4'	Report	Kyaw Min Oo  32' Fadi Awad  45+2' Nabil Latpi 47' Uche Agba 54'	Stadium: Sultan Muhammad IV Stadium Attendance: 540 Referee: Mohammad Faizal Talib

Kelantan United v Terengganu

8 August 202319	Kelantan United	1–4	Terengganu	Kota Bharu
21:00  UTC+8	Ismahil Akinade  37'86' Khairu Azrin Khazali  83' Fandi Othman  90+5'	Report	Ivan Mamut 29' (pen.) Arif Fadzilah  35' Safwan Mazlan  68' Sony Nordé 72' Nik Sharif Haseefy 84' Hakimi Abdullah 90+3'	Stadium: Sultan Muhammad IV Stadium Attendance: 517 Referee: Abang Azharudin Abdullah

Kelantan United v Kuching City

4 September 202320 (Rescheduled)	Kelantan United	2–1	Kuching City	Kota Bharu
22:00  UTC+8	Ismahil Akinade 48' Sirozhiddin Rakhmatullaev  52' OJ Porteria 56'	Report	Yuki Tanigawa  39' Abu Kamara 42' Nuriddin Davronov  44' Bruno Dybal  87'	Stadium: Sultan Muhammad IV Stadium Referee: Nafeez Wahab

Kelantan United v Sri Pahang

27 August 202321	Kelantan United	1–5	Sri Pahang	Kota Bharu
21:00  UTC+8	Latiff Suhaimi  48' Royizzat Daud 77'	Report	Azrif Nasrulhaq 10' 34' Ezequiel Agüero 23', 27' Kevin Ingreso  39' Fadhli Shas  44' Kpah Sherman 66' David Rowley 90+2'	Stadium: Sultan Muhammad IV Stadium Attendance: 168 Referee: Fitri Maskon

Kelantan United v Penang

1 October 202322	Kelantan United	1–0	Penang	Kota Bharu
21:00  UTC+8	Dominik Balić 67' 87'	Report	Faris Shah Rosli  61'	Stadium: Sultan Muhammad IV Stadium Attendance: 351 Referee: Shukor Zulkiflee

Kelantan United v Johor Darul Ta'zim

29 October 202323	Kelantan United	0–2	Johor Darul Ta'zim	Kota Bharu
22:00  UTC+8	Dominik Balić  61' Qayyum Marjoni  64' Fandi Othman  90'	Report	Syahmi Safari  52' Fernando Forestieri 75' Bergson Da Silva 90'	Stadium: Sultan Muhammad IV Stadium Attendance: 697 Referee: Khairulsyahmi Ahmad

Kuala Lumpur City v Kelantan United

26 November 202324	Kuala Lumpur City	3–0	Kelantan United	Cheras
21:00  UTC+8	Matko Zirdum 21' Paulo Josué 68' Kipré Tchétché 78' Saravanan Thirumurugan  90'	Report		Stadium: Kuala Lumpur Stadium Attendance: 397 Referee: S. Logeswaran

Kelantan United v Negeri Sembilan

1 December 202325	Kelantan United	0–4	Negeri Sembilan	Kota Bharu
21:00  UTC+8	Qayyum Marjoni  51' Ariff Ar-Rasyid  77'	Report	Hérold Goulon 16' Mohamad Hasbullah 25' Barathkumar Ramaloo 42', 66' Zainal Abidin Jamil  61' Tommy Mawat Bada  85'	Stadium: Sultan Muhammad IV Stadium Attendance: 73 Referee: Faizudin Ismail

Kelantan v Kelantan United

17 December 202326	Kelantan	2–6	Kelantan United	Kota Bharu
21:00  UTC+8	Afif Jazimin 13', 25' (pen.) Alif Ezzahan Zulkifli  45+2' Saranraj Kala Arasu  69' Leonardo Rolón  90+3'	Report	Hafiy Haikal 29' Sharvin Selvakumaran 49', 75' Ismahil Akinade 60' Fandi Othman  89' Royizzat Daud 90+2' Indra Putra Mahayuddin 90+4'	Stadium: Sultan Muhammad IV Stadium Attendance: 315 Referee: Mohd Nafeez Abd Wahab

Malaysia FA Cup

Main article: 2023 Malaysia FA Cup

Sabah v Kelantan United

15 April 2023Round of 16	Sabah	2–0	Kelantan United	Kota Kinabalu
21:15  UTC+8	Baddrol 13' Stuart 59'	Report		Stadium: Likas Stadium Attendance: 4,500 Referee: S. Logeswaran

Malaysia Cup

Main article: 2023 Malaysia Cup

Round of 16

Kelantan United v Negeri Sembilan

5 August 2023R16 1st Leg	Kelantan United	0–1	Negeri Sembilan	Kota Bharu
17:30  UTC+8	Ariff Ar-Rasyid  25'	Report	Sean Selvaraj 29' Herold Goulon  36'	Stadium: Sultan Muhammad IV Stadium Attendance: 194 Referee: Suhaizi Shukri

Negeri Sembilan v Kelantan United

20 August 2023R16 2nd Leg	Negeri Sembilan	4–2 (5–2 agg.)	Kelantan United	Seremban
21:00  UTC+8	Casagrande 7' Barathkumar Ramaloo 19' Tommy Mawat Bada  32' Hein Htet Aung 34' Nasrullah Haniff  64' Youssef Ezzejjari 87' (pen.)	Report	OJ Porteria 3' Indra Putra Mahayuddin 66' (pen.) Syazwan Zainon  72'	Stadium: Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium Attendance: 805 Referee: Kamil Zakaria

Negeri Sembilan won 5–2 on aggregate.

MFL Challenge Cup

Main article: 2023 MFL Challenge Cup

Quarter Final

Kelantan United v Kelantan

18 September 2023QF 1st Leg	Kelantan United	7–0	Kelantan	Kota Bharu
21:00  UTC+8	Dominik Balić 9' Ismahil Akinade 20' Indra Putra Mahayuddin 59' Faiz Nasir 74' Sharvin Selvakumaran 79' Royizzat Daud 88', 90'	Report	Syaqimi Rozi  52'	Stadium: Sultan Muhammad IV Stadium Attendance: 710 Referee: Munir Izam

Kelantan v Kelantan United

4 October 2023QF 2nd Leg	Kelantan	0–4 (0–11 agg.)	Kelantan United	Kota Bharu
20:15  UTC+8	Mohamad Kamel  23' Yusri Yuhasmadi  38'	Report	Syazwan Zainon 25' Royizzat Daud  45'69' Morgaro Gomis 60' Sharvin Selvakumaran 72'	Stadium: Sultan Muhammad IV Stadium Attendance: 275 Referee: Faizal Ridzuan

Kelantan United won 11–0 on aggregate.

Semi Final

Kuching City v Kelantan United

22 October 2023SF 1st Leg	Kuching City	1–1	Kelantan United	Kuching
20:15  UTC+8	Bruno Dybal 10' Jimmy Raymond  70'	Report	Indra Putra Mahayuddin  24' Asraff Aliffuddin 42' 51' Sirozhiddin Rakhmatullaev  89'	Stadium: Sarawak State Stadium Attendance: 655 Referee: Nafeez Abd Wahab

Kelantan United v Kuching City

4 November 2023SF 2nd Leg	Kelantan United	0–2 (1–3 agg.)	Kuching City	Kota Bharu
16:45  UTC+8	Latiff Suhaimi  83'	Report	Alif Hassan  8' Abu Kamara 40' Bruno Dybal 63'	Stadium: Sultan Muhammad IV Stadium Attendance: 862 Referee: Suhaizi Shukri

Kuching City won 3–1 on aggregate.

References

1. "Kelantan United Perkenal Logo Baharu Yang Lebih Kemas". Vocket FC. 4 January 2023. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
2. "Ex-Penang FC boss Tomas Trucha named Kelantan United coach". Malay Mail. 31 December 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2023.