Founded | 1946 | as Kelantan Amateur Football Association
---|---|
Purpose | Football association |
Headquarters | Wisma KAFA, Batu 5 1/2, Kampung Chicha,Jalan Pasir Puteh, 16150 |
Location | |
Dato' Shaari Bin Mat Hussain | |
Website | Website |
Kelantan Football Association (KAFA; Malay : Persatuan Bolasepak Kelantan) is the governing body of football for the state of Kelantan, Malaysia. KAFA is responsible for coordinating and developing football in the state of Kelantan and has teamed up with the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) as the official governing body of football in Malaysia.
Founded in 1946 as Kelantan Amateur Football Association (Malay : Persatuan Bola Sepak Amatur Kelantan) but records show this football association already existed as early as 1889. Kelantan FA is the oldest football team in the east coast of Malaysia. The team is based in Kota Bharu, in the state of Kelantan, traditionally a conservative Muslim area. The team have consistently been a decent team throughout their history, producing top-class national team players such as Mustafa Hashim, Hamid Ramli and Kamaruddin Hamzah. [1]
Positions | Name |
---|---|
President | Dato' Shaari Bin Mat Hussain |
Deputy President | |
General Secretary | Encik Husin bin Hj Deraman |
Name | Period |
---|---|
Datuk Haji Ahmad Rastom Haji Ahmad Maher | 1986–90 |
Datuk Haji Wan Hashim Wan Daud | 1991–03 |
Datuk Ahmad Yaakub Jazlan | 2004–07 |
Annuar Musa | 2007–16 |
Bibi Ramjani Ilias Khan [2] | 2016–17 |
Datuk Wan Abdul Rahim Wan Abdullah | 2018–20 |
Afandi Hamzah | 2020–21 |
The Kelantan Football Association ran and organized the following competitions for the amateur clubs:
Top clubs in the top tiers league competition that affiliated to the Kelantan Football Association include:
The Football Association of Malaysia is the national governing body of football in Malaysia. The Football Association of Malaysia headquarters is located at Wisma FAM.
The Piala Presiden is a developmental football competition in Malaysia for Under-21 players. The cup consists of developmental squad from clubs competing in the top and second division of Malaysian football league system, the Malaysia Super League and the Malaysia Premier League. The cup exists alongside the youth competition for Under-19 players, the Piala Belia.
The FAM Cup was a knock-out tournament for teams in both the Malaysia M3 League and the Malaysia M4 League in Malaysia. The tournament was a cup format, but from 2008 to 2018 was held as a third-tier league tournament and used the FAM League name.
Wan Rohaimi bin Wan Ismail is a Malaysian former footballer and professional football coach.
The Malaysian League or also known as the M-League is a terminology used to describe the professional association football league in Malaysia. The terminology was mainly used to describe the league and its divisions associated within the Malaysian football league system.
The Football Association of Selangor also known as FAS, is the governing body of football for the state of Selangor, Malaysia. They are responsible for growing the standards of grassroots football in the state as they seek to create a long-lasting impact on the state's football ecosystem.
The 2015 Piala Presiden is the 31st season of the Piala Presiden since its establishment in 1986. The league is currently the youth level (U21) football league in Malaysia. Perak U21 are the defending champions.
The Piala Belia is a youth football competition for Under-18 players in Malaysia. The competition consists of youth squads from clubs competing in the Malaysian football league system and also youth squads from sports schools under the management of the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM). The competition exists alongside the developmental competition for Under-20 players, the Piala Presiden.
The 2016 season was Kelantan's 8th season in the Malaysia Super League since being promoted and 21st successive season in the top flight of Malaysian football league system. They were also eligible to compete in Malaysia FA Cup starting from the second round and Malaysia Cup after placed in 6th place at the end of 2016 Malaysia Super League first leg.
Football is the most popular sport in Malaysia, where the first modern set of rules for the code were established in 1921, which were a major influence on the development of the modern Laws of the Game. The sport of football in the country of Malaysia is run by the Football Association of Malaysia.
The 2015 Piala Presiden is the 32nd season of the Piala Presiden since its establishment in 1985. The league is currently the youth level (U21) football league in Malaysia. Kelantan U21 are the defending champions.
Kelantan Darul Naim Football Club previously known as Kelantan United is a Malaysian professional association football club based in Kota Bharu, Kelantan. The club currently plays in the Malaysia Super League.
The 2017 Malaysia FA Cup was the 28th season of the Malaysia FA Cup a knockout competition for Malaysia's state football association and clubs. The final was played between Pahang and Kedah at the Shah Alam Stadium in Shah Alam, Selangor. Kedah beat Pahang 2–3 to win the cup for the fourth time.
The Malaysia A3 Community League is a group of leagues that make up levels 4 to 9 of the Malaysian football league system. The league was created in 2018 as a part of the Malaysian Football League’s plan to reform the Malaysia football league structure.
Melaka Football Association is the governing body of football for the state of Melaka, Malaysia. MAFA is responsible for coordinating and developing football in the state of Melaka and has teamed up with the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) as the official governing body of football in Malaysia.
The 2024–25 Malaysia A1 Semi-Pro League, currently known as the 2024–25 MBSB Bank Championship for sponsorship reasons, is the fourth season of the Malaysia A1 Semi-Pro League, currently the second tier football league in Malaysia, since its establishment in 2019. The season scheduled in May till middle of 2025.
The 2024–25 Malaysia Super League is the 21st season of the Malaysia Super League, the top-tier professional football league in Malaysia since its establishment in 2004, and the 43rd season of top-flight Malaysian football overall.
The 2024–25 Malaysia A2 Amateur League, also known as the al-Ikhsan Cup for sponsorship reasons, is the third season of the Malaysia A2 League, currently the third tier football league in the Malaysian football league system. This is the second season where the league is held as a single division. The season started date yet to be announced. The defending champion from the 2023 Al-Ikhsan Cup season is UiTM United.
The 2024–25 Malaysia A3 Community League, was the third season of Malaysia M5 League. This league currently the fourth tier football league in the Malaysian football league system.This league has several leagues registered under it.