2015 Kelantan FA season

The 2015 season was Kelantan FA's 7th season in the Malaysia Super League and 20th successive season in the top flight of Malaysian football league system. They will also compete in FA Cup and Malaysia Cup. For the first time since 2012, they will not compete in AFC Cup.

Kelantan FA
2015 season
PresidentAnnuar Musa
Head coachGeorge Boateng
(until 24 March 2015)
Mohd Azraai Khor Abdullah
(until 4 July 2015)
Zahasmi Ismail
(starting 4 July 2015)
StadiumSultan Muhammad IV Stadium
(capacity:22,000)
Malaysia Super League9th
Malaysia FA CupRunner Up
Malaysia CupGroup Stage
Top goalscorerLeague:
Gilmar (6)
Nor Farhan Muhammad (6)

All:
Gilmar (11)
Highest home attendance19,500
Kelantan FA 0-4 PDRM FA
(21 February 2015)
Lowest home attendance3,512
Kelantan FA 1-2 Terengganu FA
(8 August 2015)
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Friendlies edit

Pre-season edit

Date Opponents H / A Result
F–A
Scorers Attendance Notes
7 Jan 2015   T–Team F.C. A 2—2 Izuan Rosli, Carrillo Charity match for flood victims[1][2][3]
13 Jan 2015   Terengganu FA A 0—0 Friendly match
17 Jan 2015   Songkhla United F.C. A 2—3 Noor Hazrul, Wan Zaharulnizam, Emmanuel Kenmogne Friendly match
21 Jan 2015   Sungai Ara F.C. A 1—5 Wan Zack Haikal, Erwin Carrillo(2), Nor Farhan Muhammad Friendly match
23 Jan 2015   Pulau Pinang FA A 2—0 Friendly match
26 Jan 2015   Kedah FA A 3—1 Erwin Carrillo Friendly match

During season edit

Date Opponents H / A Result
F–A
Scorers Attendance Notes
14 June 2015   T–Team F.C. H 2—2 Austin Amutu(2) Friendly match(The match was called off after 60 minutes after one of T–Team F.C. player, David Oniya collapsed and confirmed die on-pitch[4]
9 June 2015   NS Matrix F.C. A 3—3 Austin Amutu(2), Ahmad Fakri Saarani Friendly match[5]

After season edit

Date Opponents H / A Result
F–A
Scorers Attendance Notes
17 Oct 2015   Terengganu FA H 2—2 Ahmad Fakri Saarani, Jonathan McKain Malaysia Cup Friendly match

Competition edit

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Super League edit

The league will kick-off on 31 January 2015.[6]

Date Opponents H / A Result
F–A
Scorers Attendance League
position
Notes
7 Feb 2015   ATM A 2—0 Noor Hazrul 14', Erwin Carrillo 62' 6,000   3rd Kelantan played with 10 players during 2nd half after
3rd substitute Brendan Gan sustained injury.
  Nik Shahrul Azim Abdul Halim
  Mohd Farisham Ismail
  Wan Zaharulnizam Zakaria
  Erwin Carrillo
15 Feb 2015   Lions XII H 2—0 McKain 6' Piya 42' 18,000   1st Match postponed from 14th Jan 2015 to 15th Jan 2015.
  Noor Hazrul Mustafa
21 Feb 2015   PDRM H 0—4 19,500   5th   Mohd Fitri Omar
  Jonathan McKain
  Wan Zaharulnizam Zakaria
  Ahmad Fakri Saarani
7 Mar 2015     Perak A 0—0 20,000   5th   Noor Hazrul Mustafa
  Erwin Carrillo
14 Mar 2015   Felda United H 0—1 19,000   7th   Erwin Carrillo
4 Apr 2015   Terengganu A 1—2 Piya 76' 7,330   8th   Mohd Nor Farhan Muhammad
11 Apr 2015   Pahang H 0—2 7,000   10th   Mohd Nor Farhan Muhammad
  Nik Shahrul Azim Abdul Halim
18 Apr 2015   JDT A 1—3 Amutu 10' 21,100   10th   Mohd Khairul Izuan Rosli
  Ahmad Fakri Saarani
25 Apr 2015   Selangor H 2—1 Gilmar 5' Farhan 74' 8,517   9th   Jonathan McKain
  Norhafiz Zamani Misbah
  Mohd Farisham Ismail
  Austin Amutu
  Khairul Fahmi Che Mat
2 May 2015   Sarawak A 2—3 Erwin Carrillo 17' Kechik 85' 4,500   10th   Wan Zaharulnizam
23 June 2015   Sime Darby A 1—1 Gilmar 90' 2,250   10th   Jonathan McKain
  Wan Zack Haikal
  Fitri Omar
  Amiridzwan Taj
4 July 2015   LionsXII A 0—3 3,587   10th   Wan Zaharulnizam
  Nik Shahrul Azim
  Nor Farhan Muhammad
  Farisham Ismail
8 July 2015m   PDRM A 3—1 Austin Amutu 5' Jonathan McKain 45' Erwin Carrillo 66' 2,000   9th   Jonathan McKain
  Fitri Omar
25 July 2015   Sime Darby F.C. H 2-2 Amirizdwan Taj Tajuddin 6' Gilmar Jose da Silva Filho 73' 8,750   9th   Gilmar Jose da Silva Filho
  Wan Zaharulnizam
  Zairul Fitree
28 July 2015   ATM FA H 5-1 Erwin Carrillo 3' 63' Wan Zack Haikal 38' Nor Farhan Muhammad 41' Wan Zaharulnizam Zakaria 74' 8,220   9th   Gilmar Jose da Silva Filho
1 August 2015   Perak FA H 1-0 Wan Zack Haikal 73' 6,343   9th   Austin Amutu
  Nor Farhan Muhammad
5 August 2015   Felda United F.C. A 0-0 2,467   9th   Fakri Saarani
  Amirizdwan Taj Tajuddin
  Norhafiz Zamani Misbah
8 August 2015   Terengganu FA H 1-2 Ahmad Fakri Saarani 2' 3,512   9th   Amirizdwan Taj Tajuddin
  Fitri Omar
12 August 2015   Pahang FA A 5-3 Nor Farhan Muhammad 12' 70' 90' 9,097   9th   Wan Zack Haikal
  Khairul Izuan Rosli
15 August 2015   Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C. H 4-1 Gilmar 4' 82' Mohd Badhri Radzi 13' Nor Farhan Muhammad 51' 5,982   9th   Gilmar Jose da Silva Filho
  Fitri Omar
  Norhafiz Zamani Misbah
  Austin Amutu
19 August 2015   Selangor FA A 0-3 9,686   9th   Jonathan McKain
  Shahrizan Ismail
  Erwin Carrillo
22 August 2015   Sarawak FA H 4-3 Noor Hazrul Mustafa 11' Mohd Khairul Izuan Rosli 45' Amutu 73' Gilmar 85' 3,872   9th
Table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
7 LionsXII[a] 22 9 6 7 36 32 +4 33
8 Perak 22 8 4 10 32 33 −1 28
9 Kelantan 22 8 4 10 34 38 −4 28
10 Sarawak 22 4 7 11 28 40 −12 19
11 ATM (R) 22 2 5 15 21 47 −26 11 Qualification to the Relegation play-off
Source: FAM Official Site, Astro Arena
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ LionsXII are not eligible for any AFC competition spots

Goal scorers for Super League

As of 22 August 2015
6 goal
5 goal
3 goal
2 goal
1 goal

FA Cup edit

The draw for the competition was made on 14 December 2014 with games expected to start in February 2015.[7][8][9]

Date Opponents H / A Result
F–A
Scorers Attendance Notes
27 Feb 2015     Sarawak A 2—1 Erwin Carrillo 2' Emmanuel Kenmogne 64' 15,000
17 Mar 2015   Kuala Lumpur H 1—0 Wan Zack 66' 10,000
07 Apr 2015   Sime Darby A 1—1 Erwin Carrillo 45+1' 5,000 aggregate 1-1
21 Apr 2015   Sime Darby H 3—0 Piya 40'p Amutu 58' Erwin Carrillo 74' 5,000 Kelantan win with aggregate 4-1
9 May 2015   Pahang A 0—1 aggregate 0-1
16 May 2015   Pahang H 3—1 Kechik 18' Amutu 74' 90+2' Kelantan win with aggregate 3-2
23 May 2015   LionsXII N 1—3 Wan Zack Haikal 63' Kelantan became 2015 Malaysia FA Cup runner up after they lost in the final to LionsXII 1-3

Malaysia Cup edit

The draw for the 2015 Malaysia Cup was held on 27 August 2015 at the Hilton Hotel Petaling Jaya and Kelantan FA was drawn into group C which is arguably the “Group of Death” consisting of 32-time winners Selangor FA, previous season semi-finalist Felda United F.C. and T-Team F.C.. Their Journey in Malaysia Cup ended after they finished in third place behind 2015 Malaysia Cup semi-finalist, Felda United F.C. and champion, Selangor FA.[10][11]

Group stage edit

Date Opponents H / A Result
F–A
Scorers Attendance Referee Group ranking
12 September 2015     Selangor FA A 3-0 Gilmar Jose da Silva Filho 26',53'Austin Amutu48' - -   2nd
18 September 2015   Felda United F.C. H 1-1 Gilmar Jose da Silva Filho 49' - -   1st
26 September 2015     T–Team F.C. A 1-3 Gilmar Jose da Silva Filho 87' - -   2nd
2 October 2015     Selangor FA H 0-1[permanent dead link] - -   4th
17 October 2015   Felda United F.C. A 2-2 Mohd Firdaus Faudzi 28'(o.g.) Badhri Radzi 43' - -   4th
4 November 2015    T-Team F.C. H 3-1 Austin Amutu35',56'Gilmar Jose da Silva Filho40' - -   3rd

Player statistics edit

Squad edit

On 1 December 2014, Tan Sri Annuar Musa has announced the 2015 provisional squad for Kelantan.[12][13] It was finalized before the transfer window closed on 12 a.m., Friday 5 December 2014.[14][15][16]

Key:   = Appearances,   = Goals,   = Yellow card,   = Red card (Player names in italics denotes player that left mid-season)

Number Nation Position Name Total League FA Cup Malaysia Cup
                               
1     GK Muhammad Syazwan Yusoff 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17     DF Tuan Muhammad Faim Tuan Zainal Abidin 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
42     DF Amirizdwan Taj 18 1 5 0 9 1 3 0 3 0 1 0 6 0 1 0
4   DF Jonathan McKain 26 2 10 0 16 2 4 0 6 0 2 0 4 0 2 0
5     DF Nik Shahrul Azim Abdul Halim 24 0 3 0 13 0 3 0 6 0 0 0 5 0 0 0
6     DF Mohd Farisham Ismail 21 0 2 0 15 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
11     MF Wan Zack Haikal Wan Noor 29 5 3 0 20 3 2 0 5 2 0 0 4 0 1 0
8     MF Wan Zaharulnizam Zakaria 30 3 6 0 18 2 5 0 6 1 0 0 6 0 1 0
9   FW Erwin Carrillo 26 6 5 0 16 5 4 0 6 1 1 0 4 0 0 0
10     FW Mohd Nor Farhan Muhammad 26 6 3 1 17 6 3 1 6 0 0 0 3 0 0 0
47   ST Austin Amutu 19 9 3 0 11 3 3 0 4 3 0 0 4 3 0 0
12     MF Amar Rohidan 18 0 0 0 13 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 0
13     FW Ahmad Fakri Saarani 19 1 5 0 10 1 3 0 3 0 1 0 6 0 1 0
7   MF Brendan Gan 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2     DF Norhafiz Zamani Misbah 28 0 3 0 18 0 3 0 6 0 0 0 4 0 0 0
16     MF Mohd Badhri Mohd Radzi (c) 31 5 1 0 20 3 0 0 6 1 0 0 5 1 1 0
15     MF Mohd Noor Hazrul Bin Mohd Mustafa 18 2 4 0 11 2 2 0 3 0 1 0 4 0 0 0
3     DF/MF Mohd Fitri Omar 19 0 5 0 16 0 5 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
19     GK Khairul Fahmi Che Mat 32 0 1 0 21 0 1 0 6 0 0 0 5 0 0 0
22     DF Faizol Nazlin Sayuti 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30     GK Mohd Shahrizan Ismail 4 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
21     MF Mohd Rozaimi Azwar Mat Noor 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23     MF Mohd Khairul Izuan Rosli 16 1 2 1 11 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 1 0
24     DF Zairul Fitree Ishak 8 0 2 0 4 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 0
50   FW Gilmar Jose da Silva Filho 21 11 5 0 11 6 3 0 4 0 0 0 6 5 2 0
18     DF Muhd Nazri Ahmad 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

Goalscorers edit

As of 1 October 2015
11 goals