Kelantan The Real Warriors F.C.

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Kelantan The Real Warriors

Full name	Kelantan The Real Warriors Football Club
Nickname(s)	The Real Warriors [1]
Short name	KTRW
Founded	2016;9 years ago (2016), as MPKB-BRI UBeS
Ground	Sultan Muhammad IV Stadium
Capacity	22,000
President	Annuar Musa
CEO	Irwan Rizal
Head coach	E. Elavarasan
League	Malaysia Super League
2024–25	Malaysia Super League, 13th of 13
Website	therealwarriors.com.my
Home colours Away colours Third colours
Current season

Kelantan The Real Warriors Football Club (Malay : Kelab Bola Sepak Kelantan The Real Warriors) is a Malaysian professional football club based in Kota Bharu, Kelantan. ^{[2] [3] [4]} The club plays in the Malaysia Super League, the top-flight football league of Malaysia, after being promoted from the Malaysia Premier League in 2022. ^[5]

History

Formation and early years

The club was previously known as Majlis Perbandaran Kota Bharu-Bandar Raya Islam Urusetia Belia and Sukan Negeri Kelantan Football Club (MPKB-BRI UBeS FC). They entered the Malaysian football competition in 2016 when the club was accepted to compete in the FAM League. ^[6] The club finished the season at the eight place.

For the 2017 season, they participated in the Malaysia FA Cup. ^{[7] [8] [9]} The club was later 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.

Rebranding

In the 2024–25 Malaysia Super League season, Kelantan United was rebranded as Kelantan Darul Naim Football Club. The club's president Rozi Muhammad said the rebranding comes from the management's desire to unite Kelantan supporters under one banner. ^[10] In November 2024, the club travelled to India and took part in the 2024 edition of the Sikkim Gold Cup. ^{[11] [12]} In 2025, they were rebranded again, this time as Kelantan The Real Warriors Football Club.

Crest and colours

Crest

The club has used one primary crest since its participation in the national level football league competition before the club introduce a new crest starting in 2017 season to solidify its new branding. ^{[13] [14]}

• 
  2016
• 
  2017–2018
• 
  2019–2022
• 
  2023
• 
  2024–2025
• 
  2025−present

Colours

Kelantan has mostly worn black with mixture of red as their home kit. ^[15] For 2017 season, the club play in red with a trim of white for home kit. ^[14] Kelantan's away colours are usually white with green trim. ^[14]

Ownership and finances

Period	Kit manufacturer	Shirt sponsor (chest)
2016	Sala	Minyak Mestika, SH Prima Trading
2017	GomoGi	MPKB-BRI
2018	Kronos	Gelumbang Jaya
2019	SkyHawk	U-Shop, MySports Station
2020		Visit Kelantan 2020, Jaya Mas Mining
2021	Umbro	Kelantan Melangkah Kehadapan, Yakult
2022	Gatti
2023	IAM	Kelantan Melangkah Kehadapan, Nasken Coffee
2024–2025	PUC Sport	Visit Kelantan 2024
2025–		Al Hamra Group, Kijang Handal

Season by season record

Season	League										Cup			Asia
	Division	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	D	Pts	Pos	Charity	Malaysia [a]	FA	Competition	Result
2016	FAM	14	2	4	8	12	23	-11	10	8th Group B	–	Not qualified	–	–	–
2017		14	5	6	3	21	16	-5	21	5th Group A	–	Not qualified	Second round	–	–
2018		12	2	2	8	13	21	-8	8	7th Group A	–	Not qualified	–	–	–
2019	M3	26	21	3	2	93	20	+73	66	1st	–	TBD	Third round	–	–
2020	MPL	11	4	0	7	13	19	-6	12	8th	–	Qualified	Second round	–	–
2021		20	8	2	10	25	28	-3	27	7th	–	Qualified	–	–	–
2022		18	6	7	5	23	19	+4	25	5th	–	Qualified	–	–	–
2023	MSL	26	4	5	17	29	65	-36	17	12th	–	Round of 16	Round of 16	–	–
2024–25	MSL	24	2	1	21	16	82	-36	17	13th	–	Round of 16	Round of 16	–	–

1. The Malaysia Cup, Challenge and FAM Cup

Champions

Runners-up

Third place

Promoted

Relegated

P = Played W = Games won D = Games drawn L = Games lost F = Goals for A = Goals against Pts = Points Pos = Final position N/A = No answer

FAM = FAM League M3 = Malaysia M3 League MPL = Malaysia Premier League MSL = Malaysia Super League

QR1 = First Qualifying Round QR2 = Second Qualifying Round QR3 = Third Qualifying Round QR4 = Fourth Qualifying Round RInt = Intermediate Round R1 = Round 1 R2 = Round 2 R3 = Round 3

R4 = Round 4 R5 = Round 5 R6 = Round 6 GR = Group stage QF = Quarter-finals SF = Semi-finals RU = Runners-up S = Shared W = Winners

Players

As of 31 August 2025 ^[16]

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. Nation Player 2 DF   PHI Simen Lyngbø 4 MF   ITA Sebastian Avanzini 5 DF   CIV Alexandre Yeoulé 7 FW   BHR Prince Aggreh 8 MF   CAN Albert Kang 10 MF   BHR Habib Haroon 11 DF   MAS Wan Amirul Afiq 12 FW   BHR Ifedayo Olusegun (captain) 13 GK   BUL Damyan Damyanov 14 MF   MAS Nor Azam Azih 15 DF   MAS Nik Umar 17 MF   MAS Syafik Ismail 18 GK   MAS Azfar Arif 19 MF   MAS Syaahir Saiful 20 MF   MAS Danial Haqim

No. Pos. Nation Player 21 MF   MAS Khairul Izuan 23 DF   MAS Azwan Aripin 24 FW   SLE Abdul Sesay 25 MF   MAS Syahir Rashid 26 FW   MAS T. Saravanan 27 MF   SWE Saifu Izamander 29 MF   MAS Farris Izdiham 30 MF   MYA Hein Htet Aung 33 GK   MAS Fikri Che Soh 36 FW   ENG Noel Mbo 45 DF   MAS Faris Shah 50 DF   MAS Rakesh Munusamy 66 DF   SLE Yusuf Sesay 70 FW   MAS Sean Selvaraj 88 MF   MAS Asraff Aliffuddin

Club officials

Coaching staff

As of 31 August 2025

Position	Name
Head coach	E. Elavarasan
Assistant head coach	Muamer Salibašić
Goalkeeping coach	Khairul Nizan Mohd Taib
Fitness coach	Kamarul Dinis Kamarudin
Doctors	Nabil Aiman Noor Adnan Ahmad Baihaqi Abd Rahman Muhammad Hafiz Kamaruzaman Ahmad Waqiuddin Rajab
Physiotherapist	Muhammad Amir Fadzlan
Kitmen	Shamsudin Deraman Zairul Fitree Ishak Shahrul Ridzuan Samsuddin

Club personnel

Position	Name
President	Annuar Musa
Chief executive officer	Irwan Rizal

Coaches

Name	Nationality	From	To
Abdullah Muhammad	Malaysia	2016	2016
Azli Mahmood	Malaysia	2016	2016
Kamarudin Muhamad	Malaysia	2017	2017
Abdullah Muhammad	Malaysia	2018	2018
Zahasmi Ismail	Malaysia	2019	17 September 2020
Akira Higashiyama	Japan	1 January 2021	30 June 2021
Nazrulerwan Makmor	Malaysia	19 July 2021	9 January 2022
Syamsul Saad	Malaysia	10 January 2022	8 August 2022
Tomáš Trucha	Czech Republic	30 December 2022	8 April 2023
Ailton Silva	Brazil	15 June 2023	21 November 2023
Park Jae-hong	South Korea	19 April 2024	24 January 2025
E. Elavarasan	Malaysia	1 July 2025	current

Top goalscorers

Season	Player	Goals
2017	Raim Azmi	4
2018	Masri Asyraf	5
2019	Fakhrul Zaman	35
2020	Gassama Alfussainey	6
2021	Gassama Alfussainey	12
2022	Jacob Njoku	10
2023	OJ Porteria	7
2024–25	Oday Kharoub	4

Honours

League

• Division 3/M3 League
  • Champions (1): 2019

International competitions

• All India Governor's Gold Cup
  • Quarter-Finals: 2024

References

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6. Keputusan Penuh Undian Piala FAM, Piala Presiden & Piala Belia 2016
7. Keputusan Penuh Undian Piala FAM, Piala Presiden & Piala Belia 2017
8. MPKB BRI-UBeS FC kekal patuh syariah
9. MPKB-BRI Ubes Fc bawa elemen patuh syariah dalam saingan Piala FAM 2017
10. "KUFC rebranded as Kelantan Darul Naim this season". nst.com.my. NST. 12 March 2024. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
11. "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.
12. 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.
13. "MPKB-BRI UBES FC Merekodkan Nama Kelab Kedua Terpanjang di Dunia". Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
14. "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
15. MPKB-BRI UBeS FC perlu bangkit
16. "Team detail - Kelantan The Real Warriors FC". fam.org.my. Football Association of Malaysia. Retrieved 19 August 2025.

External links

• Official website
• Kelantan The Real Warriors F.C. on Facebook