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.
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| Founded | 1946 as Kelantan Amateur Football Association |
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| Purpose | Football association |
| Headquarters | Wisma KAFA, Batu 5 1/2, Kampung Chicha,Jalan Pasir Puteh, 16150 |
| Location | |
| Dato' Shaari Bin Mat Hussain | |
| Website | Website |
History edit
Origins edit
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]
Association management edit
| Positions | Name |
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| President |  Dato' Shaari Bin Mat Hussain
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| Deputy President | |
| General Secretary | Encik Husin bin Hj Deraman
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Former presidents edit
| Name | Period |
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| Datuk Haji Ahmad Rastom Haji Ahmad Maher
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1986–90 |
| Datuk Haji Wan Hashim Wan Daud
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1991–03 |
| Datuk Ahmad Yaakub Jazlan
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2004–07 |
| Annuar Musa
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2007–16 |
| Bibi Ramjani Ilias Khan [2]
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2016–17 |
| Datuk Wan Abdul Rahim Wan Abdullah
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2018–20 |
| Afandi Hamzah
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2020–21 |
Competitions edit
The Kelantan Football Association ran and organized the following competitions for the amateur clubs:
- Liga Kelantan
Affiliated edit
Affiliated clubs edit
Top clubs in the top tiers league competition that affiliated to the Kelantan Football Association include:
- Kelantan Darul Naim F.C. : Malaysia Super League
- Kelantan F.C. : Malaysia A1 Semi-Pro League
- Wan Tendong Stable F.C. : Malaysia A2 Amateur League
- Kelantan FA U-21 : Piala Presiden (Malaysia)
- Kelantan FA U-18 : Piala Belia
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Five outstanding South-east Asian clubs: Kelantan". Goal. 8 February 2013. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
- ^ "Bibi Ramjani breaks tradition to become first woman Kafa president". The Sun Daily. 17 September 2017.