2002 Kuala Lumpur FA season

Kuala Lumpur competed in the Premier 1 and FA Cup in season 2002. They finished 13th in the league and were relegated for the first time in their history and failed to qualify for the Malaysia Cup for the first time since 1996. Iraqi Wathiq Naji Jassim was removed as coach after the first match of the season and was replaced by Lim Kim Lian. Nigerian striker Onyema Ikechukwu played only two matches before having his contract terminated after failing to recover from a hamstring injury.

Results and fixtures

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Note: scores are written KL first.
Date Venue Opponents Score Competition KL scorers
January 26, 2002 Utama Stadium, Kangar Perlis 1-4 Premier 1 Nazreen Tee Abdullah
February 2, 2002 KLFA Stadium, Cheras Chempaka FC 1-0 Premier 1 Liew Kim Tu
February 5, 2002 KLFA Stadium, Cheras Thang Khiang Nam FC 1-1 FA Cup Rd 1 S Saravanan
February 9, 2002 Darulmakmur Stadium, Kuantan Pahang 1-1 Premier 1 Nazreen Tee Abdullah
February 16, 2002 KLFA Stadium, Cheras Sabah 1-3 Premier 1 Farid Dewan
February 19, 2002 JCorp Stadium, Pasir Gudang Johor FC 1-2 Premier 1 Yap Wai Loon
February 26, 2002 KLFA Stadium, Cheras Terengganu FA 0-1 Premier 1
March 2, 2002 Shah Alam Stadium Selangor 0-2 Premier 1
March 5, 2002 Perak Stadium, Ipoh Thang Khiang Nam FC 1-1 (aet, pen:4-1) FA Cup Rd 1 Ahmad Faisal Othman
March 9, 2002 KLFA Stadium, Cheras Perak 2-0 Premier 1 Farid Dewan, Zulkifli Afendi Zakri
March 19, 2002 Batu Kawan Stadium Penang 0-1 Premier 1
March 23, 2002 KLFA Stadium, Cheras Sarawak 1-3 Premier 1 Farid Dewan
March 26, 2002 Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium, Paroi Negeri Sembilan 2-2 Premier 1 Chris Dawson, Own goal
April 2, 2002 KLFA Stadium, Cheras Malacca 1-2 Premier 1 Chris Dawson
April 6, 2002 KLFA Stadium, Cheras Kelantan 1-3 Premier 1 Roslisham Mohd Nor
April 9, 2002 KLFA Stadium, Cheras Perak 1-3 FA Cup Rd 2 Chris Dawson
April 13, 2002 Sultan Muhd IV Stadium, Kota Baru Kelantan 1-2 Premier 1 Roslisham Mohd Nor
April 20, 2002 KLFA Stadium, Cheras Perlis 2-2 Premier 1 Farid Dewan, Roslisham Mohd Nor
April 23, 2002 Perak Stadium, Ipoh Perak 1-2 FA Cup Rd 2 Roslisham Mohd Nor
April 30, 2002 Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium, Paroi Chempaka FC 0-0 Premier 1
May 4, 2002 KLFA Stadium, Cheras Pahang 2-0 Premier 1 Roslisham Mohd Nor (2)
May 11, 2002 Penampang Stadium Sabah 1-2 Premier 1 Nazreen Tee Abdullah
May 28, 2002 KLFA Stadium, Cheras Johor FC 1-2 Premier 1 Liew Kim Tu
June 8, 2002 Sultan Ismail Nasirudin Shah Stadium, Kuala Terengganu Terengganu 0-3 Premier 1
June 15, 2002 KLFA Stadium, Cheras Selangor 1-3 Premier 1 Ridzuan Abu Shah
June 18, 2002 Perak Stadium, Ipoh Perak 0-2 Premier 1
June 22, 2002 KLFA Stadium, Cheras Penang 0-2 Premier 1
June 29, 2002 Sarawak Stadium, Kuching Sarawak 0-4 Premier 1
July 2, 2002 KLFA Stadium, Cheras Negeri Sembilan 1-0 Premier 1 Norzul Azuan Yunus
July 9, 2002 Hang Tuah Stadium, Malacca Malacca 0-2 Premier 1

Tables

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Malaysian Premier 1

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
10 Kelantan FA 26 9 3 14 29 41 −12 30
11 Malacca FA 26 8 3 15 28 48 −20 27
12 NS Chempaka FC 26 4 7 15 21 50 −29 19
13 Kuala Lumpur FA 26 4 4 18 21 48 −27 16 Relegated to Liga Perdana 2
14 Negeri Sembilan FA 26 4 4 18 25 61 −36 16
Source: rsssf.com

Scorers

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Player League FA Cup Total
  Roslisham Mohd Noor 5 1 6
  Farid Dewan 4 0 4
  Nazreen Tee Abdullah 3 0 3
  Chris Dawson 2 1 3
  Liew Kim Tu 2 0 2
  Norzul Azuan Yunus 1 0 1
  Ridzuan Abu Shah 1 0 1
  Yap Wai Loon 1 0 1
  Zulkifli Affendi Zakri 1 0 1
  Ahmad Faisal Othman 0 1 1
  S Saravanan 0 1 1
  Azralan Azmi 0 0 0
  Chua Eng Kui 0 0 0
  Faizal Desa 0 0 0
  Hafiz Rumi (GK) 0 0 0
  Khairi Zainuddin 0 0 0
  Lai Weng Hun 0 0 0
  M Eswaran 0 0 0
  M Subramaniam 0 0 0
  Onyema Ikechukwu 0 0 0
  Razi Effendi Suhit (GK) 0 0 0
  Shahruddin Ahmad Mokshinon (GK) 0 0 0
  Nik Ahmad Fadly Nik Leh 0 0 0
  Rahim Salam 0 0 0
Own goal 1 0 1