Kelantan Darul Naim F.C.

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Kelantan Darul Naim
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Full nameKelantan Darul Naim Football Club
Nickname(s)The Golden Deers
Short nameKDN
Founded2016;9 years ago (2016), as MPKB-BRI UBeS
2019;6 years ago (2019), as Kelantan United
2024;1 year ago (2024), as Kelantan Darul Naim
Ground Sultan Muhammad IV Stadium
Capacity22,000
PresidentRozi Muhamad
Head coach Park Jae-hong
League Malaysia Super League
2023 Malaysia Super League, 12th of 14
Soccerball current event.svg Current season

Kelantan Darul Naim Football Club (Malay : Kelab Bola Sepak Kelantan Darul Naim) is a Malaysian professional football club based in Kota Bharu, Kelantan. [1] [2] [3] The club currently plays in the Malaysia Super League. [4]

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History

Kelantan Darul Naim Football Club is a professional football club founded in 2016. Previously known as Majlis Perbandaran Kota Bharu-Bandar Raya Islam Urusetia Belia and Sukan Negeri Kelantan Football Club (MPKB-BRI UBeS FC), it entered the Malaysian football competition in 2016 when the club was accepted to compete in the FAM League. [5] The club finished the season at the eight place.

For the 2017 season, the club participated in the Malaysia FA Cup. [6] [7] [8] Starting from 2019, the club was rebranded to Kelantan United Football Club as an effort to bring in support in the local area. In 2023, the club was promoted to the Malaysia Super League for the first time in their history. On 2 June 2023, Kelantan United recorded their first win in the top flight against city rivals Kelantan, with the score of 4–1.

In the 2024–25 Malaysia Super League season, Kelantan United was rebranded as Kelantan Darul Naim. President Rozi Muhammad said the club's rebranding comes from the management's desire to unite all Kelantan football supporters under one proud banner for the state. He said the name and logo change is made to see the club being more competitive at the highest hierarchy. [9] In November 2024, the club travelled to India and took part in the 2024 edition of the Sikkim Gold Cup. [10] [11]

Crest and colours

Crest

Kelantan Darul Naim has used one primary crest since the club participation in the national level football league competition before the club introduce a new crest starting in 2017 season to solidify its new branding. [12] [13]

Colours

Kelantan Darul Naim have always worn black with mixture of red for shirts as their home kit. [14] For 2017 season, the club play in red with a trim of white for home kit. [13]

Kelantan Darul Naim's away colours are usually white with green trim. For 2017 season, the club play in white with a trim of red for away kit while the white with a green trim for the third kit. [13]

Ownership and finances

Sponsorship

YearsKit manufacturerFinancial sponsors
2016SalaMinyak Mestika, SH Prima Trading
2017GomoGiMPKB-BRI
2018KronosGelumbang Jaya
2019SkyHawkU-Shop, MySports Station
2020Visit Kelantan 2020, Jaya Mas Mining
2021 Umbro Kelantan Melangkah Kehadapan, Yakult
2022Gatti
2023IAMKelantan Melangkah Kehadapan, Nasken Coffee
2024–25PUC SportVisit Kelantan 2024

Season by season record

SeasonLeagueCupAsia
DivisionPldWDLFADPtsPosCharityMalaysia [a] FACompetitionResult
2016 FAM 142481223-11108th Group B–Not qualified–––
2017 145632116-5215th Group A–Not qualified Second round ––
2018 122281321-887th Group A–Not qualified–––
2019 M3 2621329320+73661st–TBD Third round ––
2020 MPL 114071319-6128th–Qualified Second round ––
2021 2082102528-3277th–Qualified–––
2022 186752319+4255th–Qualified–––
2023 MSL 2125142254-321112th–Qualified Second round ––
ChampionsRunners-upThird place Promoted Relegated

Club top scorer

SeasonPlayerGoals
2017 Flag of Malaysia.svg Raim Azmi4
2018 Flag of Malaysia.svg Masri Asyraf5
2019 Flag of Malaysia.svg Fakhrul Zaman35
2020 Flag of The Gambia.svg Gassama Alfussainey6
2021 Flag of The Gambia.svg Gassama Alfussainey12
2022 Flag of Nigeria.svg Jacob Njoku 10

Players

First-team squad

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.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of Malaysia.svg  MAS Alfaiz Zula'amin
2 DF Flag of Malaysia.svg  MAS Arip Amiruddin
4 DF Flag of Malaysia.svg  MAS Ghaffar Rahman
5 DF Flag of Malaysia.svg  MAS Muhammad Faudzi
7 MF Flag of Malaysia.svg  MAS Asraff Aliffuddin
8 MF Flag of Malaysia.svg  MAS Syed Sobri
10 FW Flag of Palestine.svg  PLE Layth Kharoub
11 DF Flag of Malaysia.svg  MAS Afzal Akbar
12 MF Flag of Malaysia.svg  MAS Amirul Shafik Che Soh
14 DF Flag of Malaysia.svg  MAS Nasrol Amri
15 MF Flag of Malaysia.svg  MAS Zuasyraf Zulkiefle (on loan from Terengganu)
16 MF Flag of Malaysia.svg  MAS Jasmir Mehat
17 FW Flag of Malaysia.svg  MAS Fazrul Amir
18 DF Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  CZE Michal Jeřábek
19 MF Flag of Malaysia.svg  MAS Irwan Syazmin
21 DF Flag of Malaysia.svg  MAS Umeir Aznan
22 GK Flag of Malaysia.svg  MAS Khatul Anuar
No.Pos.NationPlayer
25 MF Flag of Malaysia.svg  MAS Syahir Rashid
28 MF Flag of Malaysia.svg  MAS Mior Dani
29 DF Flag of Malaysia.svg  MAS Hafizal Mohamad
30 GK Flag of Malaysia.svg  MAS Muhaimin Mohamad
31 FW Flag of Malaysia.svg  MAS Haziq Subri
33 MF Flag of Malaysia.svg  MAS Adam Danial
38 MF Flag of Malaysia.svg  MAS Aqil Hussni
39 GK Flag of Malaysia.svg  MAS Fikri Che Soh
40 MF Flag of Malaysia.svg  MAS Muhammad Fahrurrozi Suhirman
50 FW Flag of Indonesia.svg  IDN Johan Muliadi
61 MF Flag of Malaysia.svg  MAS Hakimi Abdullah (on loan from Terengganu)
66 MF Flag of Malaysia.svg  MAS Fakhrul Che Ramli
88 MF Flag of Malaysia.svg  MAS Muhaimin Izuddin

Coaches

Staff

PositionName
CEO Flag of Malaysia.svg Wan Mohd Zul Ikman Wan Abdul Aziz
Technical director Flag of Malaysia.svg Sazami Shafii
Head coach Flag of South Korea.svg Park Jae-hong
Assistant coach Flag of Malaysia.svg Rezal Zambery Yahya
Flag of Malaysia.svg Ashadi Yusoff
Goalkeeping coach Flag of Malaysia.svg Abdul Rahman Baba
Fitness coach Flag of Malaysia.svg Mohd Fazrul Jafar
Team doctor Flag of Malaysia.svg Zairuddin
Physiotherapist Flag of Malaysia.svg Muhammad Amir Fadzlan
Media officer Flag of Malaysia.svg Ahmad Fadhli Sukardi
Photographer Flag of Malaysia.svg Tarmizi Nafi
Masseur Flag of Malaysia.svg Wan Muhamad Afif
Kitman Flag of Malaysia.svg Fadhli Ikram

Honours

Domestic competitions

League

International competitions

References

  1. ↑ Felda United And Kuala Lumpur Draw Tough Opponents In FA Cup Competition
  2. ↑ Felda, KL berdepan laluan getir di pusingan kedua
  3. ↑ azmi. "U-BeS FC rebut Piala FAM musim ini". Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
  4. ↑ "five new teams make it to FAM League". FootballSentral.com. 31 December 2015. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
  5. ↑ Keputusan Penuh Undian Piala FAM, Piala Presiden & Piala Belia 2016
  6. ↑ Keputusan Penuh Undian Piala FAM, Piala Presiden & Piala Belia 2017
  7. ↑ MPKB BRI-UBeS FC kekal patuh syariah
  8. ↑ MPKB-BRI Ubes Fc bawa elemen patuh syariah dalam saingan Piala FAM 2017
  9. ↑ "KUFC rebranded as Kelantan Darul Naim this season". nst.com.my. NST. 12 March 2024. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  10. ↑ "Gangtok Himalayan SC sets up quarterfinal clash with Malaysian club". Gangtok. 13 November 2024. Archived from the original on 18 November 2024. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
  11. ↑ Gurung, Bijoy (18 November 2024). "GANGTOK HIMALAYAN STUNS MALAYSIAN CLUB, BOOKS SF BERTH". The Sikkim Express. Gangtok. Archived from the original on 18 November 2024. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
  12. ↑ MPKB-BRI UBES FC Merekodkan Nama Kelab Kedua Terpanjang di Dunia
  13. 1 2 3 "MPKB BRI-UBes FC duta promosi Negeri Kelantan – Ahmad Yakob | Stadium Astro". Archived from the original on 6 February 2017. Retrieved 5 February 2017. MPKB BRI-UBes FC duta promosi Negeri Kelantan – Ahmad Yakob
  14. ↑ MPKB-BRI UBeS FC perlu bangkit
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