The 2021 season was Kuching City's sixth year in their history and second season in the Malaysia Premier League since 2020 following promotion 2019 season. Along with the league, the club will also compete in the Malaysia Cup.
| 2021 season | ||
|---|---|---|
| Co-owner | Fazzrudin Abdul Rahman Kamaludin Akil | |
| Head coach | Irfan Bakti | |
| Stadium | Sarawak Stadium Pasir Gudang Municipal Council Stadium (Temporary stadium)[1] | |
| Malaysia Premier League | 5th | |
| Malaysia Cup | Group stage | |
| Top goalscorer | League: Alif Hassan (5) All: Alif Hassan (6) | |
| Highest home attendance | 0 | |
| Lowest home attendance | 0 | |
| Average home league attendance | 0 | |
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Events edit
On 1 December 2020, the club announced Irfan Bakti as club's head coach on one-year contract.[2][3][4][5]
On 21 January 2021, the players started training with club's new head coach, Irfan Bakti.[6]
On 24 July 2021, the league match against Terengganu II has been postponed due to COVID-19 cases among Kuching City players and officials.[7][8]
On 12 January 2021, Alemão joined the club from Kelantan United. Hudson Dias, Leo and Yuta Suzuki have been retained from last season.[9] Joseph Kalang Tie has been appointed as club's captain.
On 25 February 2021, Leo has been released from the club due to injury.[10]
On 18 June 2021, Michael Ijezie joined the club from Langkawi City. Bryan has been released from the club upon mutual agreement.[11]
Players edit
First-team squad edit
- As of 6 August 2021[12]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Technical staff edit
| Position | Name[13] |
|---|---|
| Head coach |  Irfan Bakti
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| Assistant head coach | Sulaiman Hussin
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| Goalkeeper coach | Mohd Azley Abdullah
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| Fitness coach | Dharmendra Mahalingam
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| Team doctor | Nik Alif Azriq Nik Abdullah
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| Abang Mohd Nurfarhan Abang Samatan
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| Muhammad Karbela Reza Ramlan
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| Physiotherapist | Ferdinand Lisa Satu
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Competitions edit
Malaysia Premier League edit
League table edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Terengganu II[a] | 20 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 37 | 18 | +19 | 35 | |
| 4 | Johor Darul Ta'zim II[a] | 20 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 38 | 20 | +18 | 34 | |
| 5 | Kuching City | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 27 | Qualification for the Malaysia Cup group stage |
| 6 | Kelantan | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 23 | 28 | −5 | 27 | |
| 7 | Kelantan United | 20 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 25 | 28 | −3 | 26 |
Source: MFL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
Notes:
- ^ a b Johor Darul Ta'zim II, Perak II, Selangor II and Terengganu II cannot be promoted from Malaysia Premier League and play in Malaysia Cup as Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C. , Perak FA, Selangor F.C. and Terengganu FC (their parent clubs) remain in Malaysia Super League and play in Malaysia Cup. Should the team be relegated to Malaysia Premier League or will not play in Malaysia Cup, Johor Darul Ta'zim II, Perak II, Selangor II and Terengganu II will have to drop to Malaysia M3 League or will play in Malaysia Cup.
Matches edit
Malaysia Cup edit
Group stage edit
The draw for the group stage was held on 15 September 2021.[14]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | TER | SEL | KUC | PRK | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Terengganu | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 4 | +12 | 16 | Quarter-finals | — | 2–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | |
| 2 | Selangor | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 12 | 1–3 | — | 5–1 | 1–0 | ||
| 3 | Kuching City | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | −6 | 5 | 1–1 | 1–2 | — | 2–2 | ||
| 4 | Perak | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 14 | −10 | 1 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 0–1 | — |
| 26 September 2021 1 | Terengganu | 2–0 | Kuching City | |
| UTC +8 |
| 29 September 2021 2 | Kuching City | 2–2 | Perak | |
| UTC +8 |
| 30 October 2021 3 | Selangor | 5–1 | Kuching City | |
| 21:00 UTC +8 |
| 3 November 2021 4 | Kuching City | 1–2 | Selangor | |
| 21:00 UTC +8 |
| 7 November 2021 5 | Perak | 0–1 | Kuching City | |
| 21:00 UTC +8 |
| 10 November 2021 6 | Kuching City | 1–1 | Terengganu | |
| 21:00 UTC +8 |
Statistics edit
Appearances and goals edit
- As of 10 November 2021[13]
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | League | Malaysia Cup | |||||||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||||||
| 2 | DF | MAS
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Jimmy Raymond | 18 | 0 | 12+4 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | ||||||
| 3 | DF | MAS
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Hairol Mokhtar | 9 | 1 | 8+1 | 1 | ||||||||
| 4 | DF |  BRA
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Alemão | 25 | 1 | 18+1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | ||||||
| 5 | DF | MAS
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Sahran Abdul Samad | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | ||||||||
| 8 | MF | MAS
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Joseph Kalang Tie | 23 | 4 | 14+4 | 4 | 4+1 | 0 | ||||||
| 9 | MF | MAS
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Adam Shreen | 24 | 1 | 17+2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||||||
| 10 | FW |  NGA
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Michael Ijezie | 14 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 2 | ||||||
| 11 | MF | MAS
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Hafis Saperi | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | ||||||||
| 12 | DF | MAS
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Rames Lai | 24 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||||||
| 13 | DF | MAS
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Dzulazlan Ibrahim | 13 | 0 | 7+1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||||||
| 15 | DF | MAS
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Izray Iffarul | 4 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | ||||||
| 17 | MF | MAS
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Rafiezan Razali | 16 | 0 | 2+9 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | ||||||
| 18 | MF | MAS
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Rafiq Shah | 15 | 1 | 7+3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | ||||||
| 19 | DF | MAS
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Irwan Syazmin | 18 | 2 | 9+4 | 2 | 5 | 0 | ||||||
| 22 | MF | MAS
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Zainudin Bohri | 21 | 0 | 3+14 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | ||||||
| 25 | GK | MAS
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Iqbal Suhimi | 15 | 0 | 11+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| 26 | FW | MAS
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Shafiq Shaharudin | 6 | 0 | 2+4 | 0 | ||||||||
| 27 | GK | MAS
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Wan Azraie | 13 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||||
| 30 | MF |  JPN
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Yuta Suzuki | 26 | 2 | 19+1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | ||||||
| 44 | MF | MAS
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Alif Hassan | 25 | 6 | 15+4 | 5 | 4+2 | 1 | ||||||
| 50 | MF | MAS
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Diego Baggio Test | 12 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 | 3+3 | 0 | ||||||
| 51 | FW | MAS
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Amirrul Iqmal | 11 | 0 | 2+7 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | ||||||
| 52 | MF | MAS
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Amir Amri | 12 | 1 | 3+5 | 1 | 0+4 | 0 | ||||||
| 53 | FW | BRA
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Hudson | 14 | 3 | 10+3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| 59 | FW | MAS
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Wan Badzreen | 3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | ||||||
| 89 | MF | MAS
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Mazwandi Zekeria | 13 | 0 | 10+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | ||||||
| Players transferred out during the season | |||||||||||||||
| 7 | FW | BRA
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Bryan | 8 | 0 | 7+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
References edit
- ^ "Aksi Ditunda Lagi, Kuching City Pilih Pasir Gudang Venue Baru". La Bola Malaya. 15 August 2021.
- ^ "Kuching City FC sambar khidmat Irfan Bakti". Sinar Harian. 1 December 2020.
- ^ "2021 Irfan Bakti ketua jurulatih Kuching City FC musim 2021". Utusan Borneo. 1 December 2020.
- ^ "Kuching City FC terima sentuhan Irfan Bakti musim 2021". Astro Awani. 1 December 2020.
- ^ "Kuching City letak KPI tinggi buat Irfan Bakti". Kosmo!. 22 January 2021.
- ^ "Irfan Bakti mula melatih Kuching City FC". Utusan Borneo. 22 January 2021.
- ^ "Aksi Kuching City, TFC II petang ini ditunda". 24 July 2021.
- ^ "Aksi libatkan Kedah, Kuching City tunda pemain positif Covid-19". Kosmo!. 26 July 2021.
- ^ "Kuching City FC Diperkuatkan Pemain Import Dari Brazil". Vocket FC. 12 January 2021.
- ^ "Kuching FA kehilangan Alves". Suara Sarawak. 25 February 2021.
- ^ "Michael Ijezie import baharu Kuching City FC". Suara Sarawak. 18 June 2021.
- ^ "Kuching City 2021". Football Association of Malaysia. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
- ^ a b "Kuching City - Team detail". Football Association of Malaysia. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
- ^ "Undian Piala Malaysia: Tugas mudah JDT, Kedah". Berita Harian. 15 September 2021.