Kuching City F.C.

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Kuching City
Logo Kuching City FC.jpg
Full nameKuching City Football Club
Nickname(s)Il Gatto (The Cats)
Short nameKCC
Founded2015;9 years ago (2015), as Kuching FA
2021;3 years ago (2021), as Kuching City
Ground Sarawak State Stadium
Capacity40,000
Co-ownerFazzrudin Abdul Rahman
Kamaludin Akil
CEOIswandi Ali Hassan [1]
Head coach Aidil Sharin Sahak
League Malaysia Super League
2023 13th of 14
Website Club website
Soccerball current event.svg Current season

Kuching City Football Club or simply known as Kuching City is a professional football club based in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia that participates in the Malaysia Super League. It is also the youngest club ever to join the highest level of the Malaysian football league system, having been founded in 2015 as a small club. [2] It is the third professional football club based in the state of Sarawak.

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History

In 2015, with the commencement of the People Football League introduced by the Football Association of Malaysia, the purpose of the league was to transform lower leagues in Malaysia and promote amateur football in all districts and states across Malaysia. [3] [4] Consequently, Kuching F.A. was founded alongside it to represent the district of Kuching in Sarawak.

FAM Cup

In the 2015–16 Liga Bolasepak Rakyat, Kuching won the inaugural edition [5] after beating Padang Besar 3–1 at the Selayang Stadium. With the championship, Kuching got an automatic promotion into the 2017 Piala FAM.

In their first season in FAM League, Kuching achieved 4th place in Group B, qualifying the team for the play-offs. They were knocked out in the quarter-final stage by UKM F.C., which later gained promotion to 2018 Malaysia Premier League as finalist of the play-offs. Kuching's second season in the FAM League saw them in the 4th place in Group A, the same as previous season. Unfortunately, changes in the play-off qualifying saw them miss out on the knock-out stage as only top two teams of each group chosen. Kuching were registered to play in the 2019 Malaysia FAM Cup, but were also invited by FAM to play in the 2019 Malaysia Premier League, as a number of teams pull out from the league. [6]

After announcing their promotion to the 2020 Malaysia Premier League, Kuching changed their kit to a new one to kick start their new journey, the colours are green with white stripes and "City of Unity" is written in the middle of the kit. The following season, they added ''City'' to back of Kuching.

First cup final

Kuching City reach promotion to 2023 Malaysia Super League for the first time in history after the MFL License have been approved for the 2023 season. On 2 August 2023, former Singaporean legend, Aidil Sharin Sahak was announced as the new head coach of the club signing Namibia captain, Petrus Shitembi and Tajikistani midfielder Nuriddin Davronov. Aidil Sharin guided the club to a great run in the 2023 MFL Challenge Cup winning 4–0 on aggregate against his former club, Kedah Darul Aman in the quarter-finals, a 3–1 on aggregate against Kelantan United in the semi-finals which saw the club first ever cup final in their history.

Crest and colours

Kuching's Crest has a Yellow shield and on it is the flag of Sarawak where the club originated from, and a Green White stripped Tiger on it. "City of Unity" is written in the middle of the crest.

Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors

SeasonKit manufacturerShirt sponsor
2017–2023StarsportLSC & Kuching City of Unity
LSC, Yakult & Kuching City of Unity
Serba Dinamik, LSC & Yakult

Players

First-team squad

As of 8 March 2024. [7]

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

No.Pos.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of Malaysia.svg  MAS Ahmad Uzair Zaidil
2 DF Flag of Malaysia.svg  MAS Jimmy Raymond
3 DF Flag of Malaysia.svg  MAS Rodney Celvin
6 DF Flag of Malaysia.svg  MAS Arif Fadzilah (on loan from Terengganu)
7 FW Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  CIV Kipré Tchétché
9 MF Flag of Malaysia.svg  MAS Adam Shreen
10 MF Flag of Namibia.svg  NAM Petrus Shitembi
11 FW Flag of Malaysia.svg  MAS Shamie Iszuan
12 MF Flag of Malaysia.svg  MAS Abang Azri
13 DF Flag of Malaysia.svg  MAS Dzulazlan Ibrahim
14 MF Flag of Malaysia.svg  MAS Amir Amri
17 DF Flag of Malaysia.svg  MAS Nor Azizi Ramlee
18 MF Flag of Malaysia.svg  MAS Zahrul Nizwan
19 DF Flag of Malaysia.svg  MAS Arham Khussyairi
20 GK Flag of Malaysia.svg  MAS Shaiful Wazizi
21 MF Flag of Malaysia.svg  MAS Danial Amier (on loan from Johor DT)
22 DF Flag of Malaysia.svg  MAS Hariz Mansor
No.Pos.NationPlayer
23 MF Flag of Malaysia.svg  MAS Amirul Iqmal
27 DF Flag of Malaysia.svg  MAS Filemon Anyie
28 FW Flag of Ghana.svg  GHA Jordan Mintah
29 FW Flag of East Timor.svg  TLS Pedro Henrique
35 DF Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA James Okwuosa
38 GK Flag of Malaysia.svg  MAS Wan Azraie
40 DF Flag of Malaysia.svg  MAS Iskandar Shah
41 DF Flag of Malaysia.svg  MAS Aiman Joanny
44 MF Flag of Malaysia.svg  MAS Alif Hassan (captain)
50 MF Flag of Malaysia.svg  MAS Diego Baggio
55 GK Flag of Malaysia.svg  MAS Shahril Saa'ri
64 DF Flag of Malaysia.svg  MAS Badrul Hisham
71 FW Flag of Malaysia.svg  MAS Rahim Razak
77 MF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Yuki Tanigawa
88 MF Flag of Malaysia.svg  MAS Zharmein Ashraf
99 FW Flag of Guyana.svg  GUY Keanu Marsh-Brown
— MF Flag of Malaysia.svg  MAS Wan Faiz Sulaiman

Other players under contract

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

No.Pos.NationPlayer
— MF Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  CIV Dechi Marcel N'Guessan

Development squads

Kuching City B (U23)

Head Coach: Flag of Belarus.svg Oleg Kuzmianok

As of 6 April 2024. [8]

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

No.Pos.NationPlayer
— GK Flag of Malaysia.svg  MAS Syafie Mursalim
— GK Flag of Malaysia.svg  MAS Naim Ramadhan Narawi
— DF Flag of Malaysia.svg  MAS Abang Haikal Za'afari
— DF Flag of Malaysia.svg  MAS Haddad Aiman Sufian
— DF Flag of Malaysia.svg  MAS Fadzly Shauqie Jeffry
— DF Flag of Malaysia.svg  MAS Mohd Hazazi Harsi
— DF Flag of Malaysia.svg  MAS Nasharuddin Jaapar Sidik
— DF Flag of Malaysia.svg  MAS Nur Hasbullah Rahman
— DF Flag of Malaysia.svg  MAS Josef Charsel Setom
— DF Flag of Malaysia.svg  MAS Awang Nazmi Shamel
No.Pos.NationPlayer
— DF Flag of Malaysia.svg  MAS Gabriel Batistuta Durling
— MF Flag of Malaysia.svg  MAS Faris Mohd Faidillah
— MF Flag of Malaysia.svg  MAS Adifbadri Ariffin
— MF Flag of Malaysia.svg  MAS Syahryl Aiman Saidin
— MF Flag of Malaysia.svg  MAS Mohd Khuzairi Abdullah
— MF Flag of Malaysia.svg  MAS Azkaharridhi Farhan Hasnan
— FW Flag of Malaysia.svg  MAS Cornelius Ornley Jina
— FW Flag of Malaysia.svg  MAS Mohammad Rahiimin Roslan
— FW Flag of Malaysia.svg  MAS Jeckelly Manir
— FW Flag of Malaysia.svg  MAS Shane Thomas

Season by season record

Updated on 1 November 2022.

SeasonDivisionPosition Malaysia Cup Malaysian FA Cup Malaysian Charity Shield Regional Top Scorer (All Competitions)
2015–16 Liga LBR ChampionsDNQ–––
2017 FAM League 4th of 7 Group BDNQ–––
2018 FAM League 4th of 7 Group ADNQ Second round –– Flag of Malaysia.svg Shafitri Salim (4)
2019 Liga M3 2ndDNQ Second round –– Flag of Malaysia.svg Joseph Kalang Tie (18)
2020 Premier League 4thCancelledCancelled–– Flag of Brazil.svg Bryan Jones (4)
2021 Premier League 5th3rd of 4th Group stage BNot held––
2022 Premier League 3rdQuarter-finalsQuarter-finals– Flag of Liberia.svg Abu Kamara (12)
2023 Super League ––

Foreign players (Since 2019 Era)

SeasonPlayer 1Player 2Player 3Player 4Player 5Player 6Player 7Player 8Player 9Former Player
2019 Malaysia M3 League Flag of Japan.svg Yuta Suzuki
2020 Malaysia Premier League Flag of Brazil.svg Hudson Jesus Flag of Brazil.svg Bryan Jones Anicézio Flag of Japan.svg Yuta Suzuki Flag of Japan.svg Yuki Tanigawa
2021 Malaysia Premier League Flag of Brazil.svg Hudson Jesus Flag of Brazil.svg Aylton Alemão Flag of Nigeria.svg Ijezie Michael Flag of Japan.svg Yuta Suzuki Flag of Brazil.svg Bryan Jones
2022 Malaysia Premier League Flag of Brazil.svg Gabryel Flag of Brazil.svg Aylton Alemão Flag of Liberia.svg Abu Kamara Flag of Japan.svg Yuki Tanigawa Flag of Guyana.svg Keanu Marsh-Brown
2023 Malaysia Super League Flag of Brazil.svg Célio Santos Flag of Brazil.svg Aylton Alemão Flag of Brazil.svg Bruno Dybal Flag of Japan.svg Yuki Tanigawa Flag of Serbia.svg Mihailo Jovanović Flag of Liberia.svg Abu Kamara Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Dechi Marcel Flag of Namibia.svg Petrus Shitembi Flag of East Timor.svg Pedro Henrique Flag of Burundi.svg Sudi Abdallah

Flag of the Philippines.svg Julian Schwarzer

Flag of Nigeria.svg Michael Ijezie

Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Sirojiddin Kuziev

Club staff

As of 3 April 2024. [9]

Team Management
RolePerson
Presidentvacant
Technical Director Flag of Malaysia.svg Wan Jamak Wan Hassan
Manager Flag of Malaysia.svg Irwanshah Mohamad [10]
Assistant Manager Flag of Malaysia.svg Iswandi Ali Hassan
Head Coach Flag of Singapore.svg Aidil Sharin Sahak [11]
Assistant Coach Flag of Malaysia.svg Firdaus Morshidi

Flag of Malaysia.svg Zulkarnien Poasa

GK Coach Flag of Malaysia.svg Khairul Azman Mohamed [12]
Fitness Coach Flag of Malaysia.svg Edward Jamid Unting
Team Doctor Flag of Malaysia.svg Abang Mohd Nurfarhan Abang Samatan
Physiotherapist Flag of Malaysia.svg Mohd Khairul Nizam Suhaimi

Flag of Malaysia.svg Ferdinand Lisa

Media Officer Flag of Malaysia.svg Darul Imran Azmi
Masseur Flag of Malaysia.svg Mohamed Zawawi Ali Hassan

Flag of Malaysia.svg Mohd Shahrizan Sahari

Kitman Flag of Malaysia.svg Mohammad Hysham Adenan
Manager (U23)

Flag of Malaysia.svg Ahmad Zaki Zaidi [13]

Asst. Manager (U23) Flag of Malaysia.svg Awang Azami Awang Idris
Head Coach (U23) Flag of Belarus.svg Oleg Kuzmianok [14]
Asst. Coach (U23) Flag of Malaysia.svg Joseph Kalang Tie [15]

Flag of Malaysia.svg Nizam Mahmud

GK Coach (U23) Flag of Malaysia.svg Abdul Gani Anuar [16]

Flag of Malaysia.svg Roslan Madilan

Fitness Coach (U23)

Flag of Malaysia.svg Michael Wong [17]

Team Admin (U23)

Flag of Malaysia.svg Roja James [18]

Media Officer (U23)

Flag of Malaysia.svg Mohd Adib Marsat [19]

Physio (U23) Flag of Malaysia.svg Gary Nyelang [20]
Masseur (U23) Flag of Malaysia.svg Padil Abet
Kitman (U23) Flag of Malaysia.svg Saiful Abdullah [21]

Honours

League

Cup

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