Kelantan United Football Club (Malay: Kelab Bola Sepak Bersatu Kelantan) 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]
| Full name | Kelantan United Football Club | |||
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| Nickname(s) | The Green Deers | |||
| Short name | KUFC | |||
| Founded | 2016, as MPKB-BRI FC | |||
| Ground | Sultan Muhammad IV Stadium | |||
| Capacity | 22,000 | |||
| President | Rozi Muhamad | |||
| Manager | Ailton Silva | |||
| League | Malaysia Super League | |||
| 2022 | Malaysia Premier League, 5th of 10 (promoted) | |||
| Website | Club website | |||
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History Edit
Kelantan United 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.
Crest and colours Edit
Crest Edit
Kelantan United has utilised 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 in order to solidify its new branding.[9][10]
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2016 crest
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2017–2018 crest
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2019–2022 crest
Colours Edit
Kelantan United have always worn black with mixture of red for shirts as their home kit.[11] For 2017 season, the club play in red with a trim of white for home kit.[10]
Kelantan United'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.[10]
Ownership and finances Edit
Sponsorship Edit
| Years | Kit manufacturer | Financial sponsors |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||
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| 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 | – | – | |
- ^ The Malaysia Cup, Challenge and FAM Cup
| Champions | Runners-up | Third place | Promoted | Relegated |
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Club top scorer Edit
| Season | Player | Goals |
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| 2017 |  Raim Azmi
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4 |
| 2018 | Masri Asyraf
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5 |
| 2019 | Fakhrul Zaman
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35 |
| 2020 |  Gassama Alfussainey
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6 |
| 2021 | Gassama Alfussainey
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12 |
| 2022 |  Jacob Njoku
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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.
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Under-23s Edit
| No. | Name | Nationality | Position | D.O.B | ||||||
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| Goalkeepers | ||||||||||
| Muhammad Nor Amin |
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GK | 2000 | |||||||
| Satthyvel |
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GK | 2002 | |||||||
| Muhammad Atiq |
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GK | 2001 | |||||||
| Defenders | ||||||||||
| Muhamad Zulfahmi |
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RB / RWB | 2001 | |||||||
| Aqil Asyraaf |
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CB | 2002 | |||||||
| Mohammad Idham |
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CB | 2003 | |||||||
| Aikal Daniel |
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CB | 2001 | |||||||
| Zulkefli Adli |
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LB / LWB | 2000 | |||||||
| Fahrurrodzi |
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RB / RWB | 2002 | |||||||
| Muhammad Adam Shaari |
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LB / LWB | 2001 | |||||||
| Aqil Hussni |
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CB | 2002 | |||||||
| Fakhrul Izumi |
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CB | 2003 | |||||||
| Midfielders | ||||||||||
| Abdul Halim |
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LM / RM | 2001 | |||||||
| Fakhrul Che Ramli |
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CM | 2001 | |||||||
| Mohammad Sabri |
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RW / RM | 2002 | |||||||
| Muhammad Aniq Arami |
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CM | 2000 | |||||||
| Danial Aiman |
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AM / CM | 2001 | |||||||
| Faris Akmal |
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RW /RM | 2001 | |||||||
| Adam Danial |
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LW /LM | 2004 | |||||||
| Raja Kifaratullah |
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DM /CM | 2003 | |||||||
| Muhammad Rizuan |
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AM /CM | 2002 | |||||||
| Muhammad Aiman Hakim |
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DM /CM | 2001 | |||||||
| Forwards | ||||||||||
| Khairul Hafizuddin |
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ST | 2001 | |||||||
| Hariz Roslan |
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ST | 2001 | |||||||
| Thaanush |
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ST | 2001 | |||||||
Coaches Edit
Coaches by Years (2010–present)
Mahadi Yusof 2015–2016- Abdullah Muhammad 2016
- Mohd Azli Mahmood 2016
- Kamarudin Muhamad 2017
- Abdullah Muhammad 2018
- Zahasmi Ismail 2019–2020
- Nazrulerwan Makmor 2020
Akira Higashiyama 2021- Syamsul Saad 2022
Tomáš Trucha 2023
Ailton Silva 2023–
Coaching staff Edit
| Position | Staff |
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| Team manager | Zamri Ismail
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| Assistant team manager | Nik Khuzaimi Nudinb
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| Technical director |  Akira Higashiyama
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| Manager |  Ailton Silva
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| Assistant managers | Tengku Hazman
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| Nazrulerwan Makmor
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| Goalkeeping coach | Jamsari Sabian
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| Fitness coach | Azizan Ghazali
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| Team doctor | Dr Zairuddin
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| Physiotherapist | Muhammad Amir Fadzlan
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| Media officer | Ahmad Fadhli Sukardi
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| Official photographer | Normeezan Nordin
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| Masseur | Wan Muhamad Afif Wan Kamaruddin
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| Kitman | Fadhli Ikram
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Honours Edit
Domestic competitions Edit
League Edit
Champions (1): 2019
References Edit
- ^ Felda United And Kuala Lumpur Draw Tough Opponents In FA Cup Competition
- ^ Felda, KL berdepan laluan getir di pusingan kedua
- ^ azmi. "U-BeS FC rebut Piala FAM musim ini". Archived from the original on 2016-03-06. Retrieved 2016-02-26.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Keputusan Penuh Undian Piala FAM, Piala Presiden & Piala Belia 2016
- ^ Keputusan Penuh Undian Piala FAM, Piala Presiden & Piala Belia 2017
- ^ MPKB BRI-UBeS FC kekal patuh syariah
- ^ MPKB-BRI Ubes Fc bawa elemen patuh syariah dalam saingan Piala FAM 2017
- ^ MPKB-BRI UBES FC Merekodkan Nama Kelab Kedua Terpanjang di Dunia
- ^ a b c "MPKB BRI-UBes FC duta promosi Negeri Kelantan – Ahmad Yakob | Stadium Astro". Archived from the original on 2017-02-06. Retrieved 2017-02-05. MPKB BRI-UBes FC duta promosi Negeri Kelantan – Ahmad Yakob
- ^ MPKB-BRI UBeS FC perlu bangkit