Kelantan Darul Naim F.C.

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Kelantan Darul Naim Football Club (Malay: Kelab Bola Sepak Kelantan Darul Naim) is a Malaysian professional association football club based in Kota Bharu, Kelantan.[1][2][3] The club currently plays in the Malaysia Super League.[4]

Kelantan Darul Naim
Full nameKelantan Darul Naim Football Club
Nickname(s)The Golden Deers
Short nameKDN FC
Founded2016; 8 years ago (2016), as MPKB-BRI FC
GroundSultan Muhammad IV Stadium
Capacity22,000
PresidentRozi Muhamad
Head coachVacant
LeagueMalaysia Super League
2023Malaysia Super League, 12h of 14 (promoted)
WebsiteClub website
Current season

History edit

Kelantan Darul Naim Football Club is a professional football club founded in 2016. Previously knows as Majlis Perbandaran Kota Bharu-Bandar Raya Islam Urusetia Belia dan Sukan Negeri Kelantan Football Club (MPKB-BRI UBeS FC) and also as Majlis Perbandaran Kota Bharu-Bandar Raya Islam Football Club (MPKB-BRI FC) enter the Malaysian football competition in 2016 when the club was accepted to compete in 2016 Malaysia FAM League.[5] The club finished the season at the eight place.

For the 2017 season, the club will compete in Malaysia FAM League and participated in 2017 Malaysia FA Cup.[6][7][8] Starting from 2019 season, the club has been rebranded to Kelantan United Football Club as an effort to bring in support in the local area . In 2023, the club was promoted to the Malaysia Super League for the first time in their history. On 2 June 2023, Kelantan United recorded their first ever win in the top flight against city rivals, Kelantan winning 4–1.

In the 2024–25 Malaysia Super League season, Kelantan United FC (KUFC) will be rebranded as Kelantan Darul Naim (KDNFC) for the Malaysia League competition (M-League). KUFC president Rozi Muhammad said the rebranding of name and logo of the club is the desire of the management to unite all Kelantan football supporters under one proud banner and flag for the state. He said the name and logo change is not aimed at replacing the main team, 'Kelantan FC" but it is a change made to see the club as being more competitive and is able to compete in the highest hierarchy of the Malaysian League with other major clubs.[9]

Crest and colours edit

Crest edit

Kelantan Darul Naim has used one primary crest since the club participation in the national level football league competition before the club introduce a new crest starting in 2017 season to solidify its new branding.[10][11]

Colours edit

Kelantan Darul Naim have always worn black with mixture of red for shirts as their home kit.[12] For 2017 season, the club play in red with a trim of white for home kit.[11]

Kelantan Darul Naim's away colours are usually white with green trim. For 2017 season, the club play in white with a trim of red for away kit while the white with a green trim for the third kit.[11]

Stadium edit

Ownership and finances edit

Sponsorship edit

Years Kit manufacturer Financial sponsors
2016 Sala Minyak Mestika, SH Prima Trading
2017 GomoGi MPKB-BRI
2018 Kronos Gelumbang Jaya
2019 Sky Hawk U-Shop, MySports Station
2020 Visit Kelantan 2020, Jaya Mas Mining
2021 Umbro Kelantan Melangkah Kehadapan, Yakult
2022 Gatti

Season by season record edit

Season League Cup Asia
Division Pld W D L F A D Pts Pos Charity Malaysia[a] FA Competition Result
2016 FAM 14 2 4 8 12 23 -11 10 8th Group B Not qualified
2017 14 5 6 3 21 16 -5 21 5th Group A Not qualified Second round
2018 12 2 2 8 13 21 -8 8 7th Group A Not qualified
2019 M3 26 21 3 2 93 20 +73 66 1st TBD Third round
2020 MPL 11 4 0 7 13 19 -6 12 8th Qualified Second round
2021 20 8 2 10 25 28 -3 27 7th Qualified
2022 18 6 7 5 23 19 +4 25 5th Qualified
2023 MSL 21 2 5 14 22 54 -32 11 Qualified Second round
Champions Runners-up Third place Promoted Relegated

Club top scorer edit

Season Player Goals
2017   Raim Azmi 4
2018   Masri Asyraf 5
2019   Fakhrul Zaman 35
2020   Gassama Alfussainey 6
2021   Gassama Alfussainey 12
2022   Jacob Njoku 10

Players edit

First-team squad edit

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK   MAS Khatul Anuar
DF   MAS Muhammad Mohd Faudzi
DF   MAS Arip Amiruddin
DF   MAS Afzal Akbar
MF   MAS Syed Sobri
DF   MAS Nasrol Amri
MF   MAS Irwan Syazmin Wahab
DF   MAS Ghaffar Abdul Rahman
MF   MAS Syahir Abdul Rashid
GK   MAS Alfaiz Zula'amin
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF   MAS Asraff Aliffuddin
GK   MAS Muhaimin Mohamad
MF   PLE Oday Kharoub
FW   MAS Fazrul Amir
FW   MAS Fazli Ghazali
MF   MAS Jasmir Mehat
DF   MAS Hafizal Mohamad
MF   MAS Zuasyraf Zulkiefle (on loan from Terengganu FC)
DF   MAS Umeir Aznan
FW   MAS Faizal Talib

Under-23s edit

No. Name Nationality Position D.O.B
Goalkeepers
Muhammad Nor Amin   GK 2000
Satthyvel   GK 2002
Muhammad Atiq   GK 2001
Defenders
Muhamad Zulfahmi   RB / RWB 2001
Aqil Asyraaf   CB 2002
Mohammad Idham   CB 2003
Aikal Daniel   CB 2001
Zulkefli Adli   LB / LWB 2000
Fahrurrodzi   RB / RWB 2002
Muhammad Adam Shaari   LB / LWB 2001
Aqil Hussni   CB 2002
Fakhrul Izumi   CB 2003
Midfielders
Abdul Halim   LM / RM 2001
Fakhrul Che Ramli   CM 2001
Mohammad Sabri   RW / RM 2002
Muhammad Aniq Arami   CM 2000
Danial Aiman   AM / CM 2001
Faris Akmal   RW /RM 2001
Adam Danial   LW /LM 2004
Raja Kifaratullah   DM /CM 2003
Muhammad Rizuan   AM /CM 2002
Muhammad Aiman Hakim   DM /CM 2001
Forwards
Khairul Hafizuddin   ST 2001
Hariz Roslan   ST 2001
Thaanush   ST 2001

Coaches edit

Coaches by Years (2010–present)

Coaching staff edit

Position Staff
CEO   Wan Mohd Zul Ikman Wan Abdul Aziz
Team manager   Zamri Ismail
Assistant team manager   Nik Khuzaimi Nudin
Technical director   Akira Higashiyama
Head Coach Vacant
Assistant coach   Rezal Zambery Yahya
  Ashadi Yusoff
Goalkeeping coach   Abdul Rahman Baba
Fitness coach   Mohd Fazrul Jafar
Team doctor   Dr Zairuddin
Physiotherapist   Muhammad Amir Fadzlan
Media officer   Ahmad Fadhli Sukardi
Official photographer   Normeezan Nordin
Masseur   Wan Muhamad Afif Wan Kamaruddin
Kitman   Fadhli Ikram

Honours edit

Domestic competitions edit

League edit

References edit

  1. ^ Felda United And Kuala Lumpur Draw Tough Opponents In FA Cup Competition
  2. ^ Felda, KL berdepan laluan getir di pusingan kedua
  3. ^ azmi. "U-BeS FC rebut Piala FAM musim ini". Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
  4. ^ "five new teams make it to FAM League". FootballSentral.com. 31 December 2015. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
  5. ^ Keputusan Penuh Undian Piala FAM, Piala Presiden & Piala Belia 2016
  6. ^ Keputusan Penuh Undian Piala FAM, Piala Presiden & Piala Belia 2017
  7. ^ MPKB BRI-UBeS FC kekal patuh syariah
  8. ^ MPKB-BRI Ubes Fc bawa elemen patuh syariah dalam saingan Piala FAM 2017
  9. ^ "KUFC rebranded as Kelantan Darul Naim this season". nst.com.my. NST. 12 March 2024. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  10. ^ MPKB-BRI UBES FC Merekodkan Nama Kelab Kedua Terpanjang di Dunia
  11. ^ a b c "MPKB BRI-UBes FC duta promosi Negeri Kelantan – Ahmad Yakob | Stadium Astro". Archived from the original on 6 February 2017. Retrieved 5 February 2017. MPKB BRI-UBes FC duta promosi Negeri Kelantan – Ahmad Yakob
  12. ^ MPKB-BRI UBeS FC perlu bangkit

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