2021 Kedah Darul Aman F.C. season

The 2021 season was Kedah Darul Aman's 13th season in the Malaysia Super League since the league's inception in 2004.

Kedah Darul Aman
2021 season
PresidentMuhammad Sanusi
CEOKhamal Idris Ali
Head coachAidil Sharin
StadiumDarul Aman Stadium
(Capacity: 32,387)
Malaysia Super League2nd
Malaysia CupQuarter-finals
AFC CupCancelled
Top goalscorerLeague: Kpah Sherman (13)
All: Kpah Sherman (14)
Highest home attendance0
Lowest home attendance0
Average home league attendance0

Management team

Position Name
Head coach Aidil Sharin[1]
Assistant head coach Victor Andrag[2]
Assistant coach Abdul Hadi Abdul Hamid
Goalkeeper coach Khairul Azman Mohamed
Fitness coach Azmi Ibrahim
Team doctor Dr. Jasminder Singh
Physiotherapist Muhammad Nur'Illya Samsuddin
Medical officer Mohd Shahrizal Mohd Nadzir

Players

No. Name Nat Date of birth (Age) Last club Contract since Contract ends
Goalkeepers
1 Ilham Amirullah (1994-02-26) 26 February 1994 Terengganu 2021 2021
18 Ifwat Akmal (1996-08-10) 10 August 1996 Youth team 2016
55 Shahril Saa'ri (1990-03-07) 7 March 1990 PDRM 2020
Defenders
3 Rodney Celvin (1996-11-25) 25 November 1996 Selangor 2021 2021
13 Fairuz Zakaria (1997-05-25) 25 May 1997 Penang 2021 2021
15 Rizal Ghazali (1992-10-01) 1 October 1992 Perlis 2014
17 Syazwan Tajudin (1994-01-07) 7 January 1994 Kuala Lumpur City 2021 2021
27 Ariff Farhan (1996-07-14) 14 July 1996 FELDA United 2021 2021
36 Renan Alves (1992-12-17) 17 December 1992 Borneo 2019 2021
71 Fandi Othman (1992-04-25) 25 April 1992 Kuala Lumpur City 2021 2021
98 Loqman Hakim (1998-01-22) 22 January 1998 Youth team 2020 2021
Midfielders
4 Asnan Ahmad (1993-05-03) 3 May 1993 Terengganu 2021 2021
6 Anumanthan Kumar (1994-07-14) 14 July 1994 Hougang United 2021
7 Baddrol Bakhtiar (captain) (1988-02-01) 1 February 1988 Youth team 2005 2021
8 Rabih Ataya (1989-07-16) 16 July 1989 UiTM 2021 2021
14 Tam Sheang Tsung (1995-05-24) 24 May 1995 Sagan Tosu Youth Team 2020 2021
16 Amirul Hisyam (1995-05-05) 5 May 1995 Harimau Muda B 2015 2021
19 Aiman Afif (2001-02-18) 18 February 2001 Youth team 2020 2021
20 Fadzrul Danel (1998-01-14) 14 January 1998 Youth team 2019 2021
21 Fayadh Zulkifli (1998-09-14) 14 September 1998 Youth team 2019 2021
22 Syazwan Zainon (1989-11-13) 13 November 1989 Selangor 2021 2021
77 Azamuddin Akil (1985-04-16) 16 April 1985 Selangor 2019
Forwards
9 Kpah Sherman (1992-02-03) 3 February 1992 PKNS 2020 2021
10 Kipré Tchétché (1987-12-16) 16 December 1987 Terengganu 2020 2021
45 Fikhri Zulkiflee (1999-01-22) 22 January 1999 Youth team 2020 2021
Players who left / loan to other club during the season
29 Farhan Roslan (1996-12-03) 3 December 1996 Youth team 2014 2021
30 Zulkhairi Zulkeply (1995-05-02) 2 May 1995 UiTM 2020 2021
11 Rozaimi Rahman (1992-06-11) 11 June 1992 Johor Darul Ta'zim II 2021 2021

Under-22s registered with first team

N
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
Notes
19 MF Aiman Afif20
40 MF Zhafir Yusoff22
41 GK Wan Syazmin Ruzaimi22
42 DF Kamil Akmal22
43 DF Heshamudin Ahmad22
44 FW Afeeq Iqmal22
45 FW Fikhri Zulkiflee22
46 DF Fareez Amirul21
47 MF Akhmall Alias22

Transfers and contracts

Transfers in

Pre-season

No. Pos Player Transferred from Source
1 GK Ilham Amirullah Terengganu Free[3]
DF Asri Mardzuki Police Loan return
13 DF Fairuz Zakaria Penang Free[4]
71 DF Fandi Othman Kuala Lumpur City Free
17 DF Syazwan Tajudin Kuala Lumpur City Free[5]
27 MF Ariff Farhan FELDA United Free[6]
MF Hidhir Idris Police Loan return
22 MF Syazwan Zainon Selangor Free[7]
6 MF Anumanthan Kumar Hougang United Free[8]
FW Thanabalan Nadarajah Perak II Free
11 FW Rozaimi Rahman Johor Darul Ta'zim II Free[9]
3 DF Rodney Celvin Selangor Season loan [10][11]
8 MF Rabih Ataya Ahed Season loan [12]

Mid-season

No. Pos Player Transferred from Source
4 MF Asnan Ahmad Terengganu Undisclosed[13][14]

Transfers out

Pre-season

No. Pos Player Transferred to Source
1 GK Azri Ghani Perak Free[15]
33 GK Asri Muhamad Police Free[16]
17 DF Irfan Zakaria Kuala Lumpur City Free
13 DF Khairul Helmi Melaka United Free[17]
27 DF Hadin Azman Kuala Lumpur City Free[18]
5 DF Norfiqrie Talib Released[19]
11 DF Shakir Hamzah Perak Free[20][21]
14 DF Alif Yusof Released[22]
93 MF Amin Nazari United City Free[23]
6 MF David Rowley Penang Free[24]
8 FW Zaquan Adha Negeri Sembilan Free[25]
14 FW Thanabalan Nadarajah Free[26]
99 FW Aminuddin Abu Bakar Released[27]
29 MF Farhan Roslan Perak Season loan

Mid-season

No. Pos Player Transferred to Source
30 MF Zulkhairi Zulkeply Released[28]
11 FW Rozaimi Rahman Free [29]

Extension of contract

Pos Player Source
Head coach Aidil Sharin 2 years contract signed in 2020 until 2022[30]

Retained

Pos Player Source
GK Shahril Saa'ri [31]
GK Ifwat Akmal [32]
DF Renan Alves 3 years contract signed in 2019
DF Rizal Ghazali [33]
DF Loqman Hakim [34]
DF Zulkhairi Zulkeply [35]
MF Fadzrul Danel 3 years contract signed in 2019 [36]
MF Fayadh Zulkifli 3 years contract signed in 2019 [37]
MF Azamuddin Akil [38]
MF Aiman Afif [39]
MF Amirul Hisyam [40]
MF Baddrol Bakhtiar [41]
MF Farhan Roslan [42]
MF Tam Sheang Tsung [43]
FW Kpah Sherman 1 year contract signed in 2020[44]
FW Kipré Tchétché 1 year contract signed in 2020[45]
FW Faizat Ghazli [46]

Friendlies

Pre-season

18 February 2021 Friendly Kedah Darul Aman 1–1 Penang Alor Setar
  • Tchétché 30'
Stadium: Darul Aman Stadium
24 February 2021 Friendly Selangor II 2–3 Kedah Darul Aman Shah Alam
  • Attram ,
Stadium: UiTM Stadium
26 February 2021 Friendly FAM-MSN Project 1–3 Kedah Darul Aman Shah Alam
  • Afeeq
Stadium: UiTM Stadium

Mid-season

9 July 2021 Friendly Kedah Darul Aman 2–1 Police Alor Setar
  • Syafiq 41'
Stadium: Darul Aman Stadium

Competitions

Malaysia Super League

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Johor Darul Ta'zim (C) 22 18 3 1 50 9 +41 57 Qualification for AFC Champions League group stage
2 Kedah Darul Aman 22 13 4 5 44 28 +16 43 Qualification for AFC Cup group stage
3 Penang 22 12 5 5 37 30 +7 41
4 Terengganu 22 11 5 6 33 20 +13 38
5 Selangor 22 10 6 6 45 30 +15 36
Source: Malaysian Football League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
(C) Champion

Fixtures and results

  Win   Draw   Loss

5 March 2021 1 Johor Darul Ta'zim 2–0 Kedah Darul Aman Iskandar Puteri
21:00 UTC+8 Safawi 35'
Insa 68'
Maurício  30'
Velazquez  39'
Sherman  30' Stadium: Sultan Ibrahim Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Muhammad Nazmi Nasaruddin
9 March 2021 2 Kedah Darul Aman 2–0 Sabah Alor Setar
21:00 UTC+8 Tchétché 15'
Sherman 21'
Randy  67' Stadium: Darul Aman Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Suhaimi Mat Hassan
12 March 2021 3 Penang 1–1 Kedah Darul Aman Penang
21:00 UTC+8 Endrick 14',  51'
Utomo  60'
Azwan  62'
Jafri  64'
Sherman  48', 85' Stadium: City Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Noor Azriel Baharuddin
17 March 2021 4 Kedah Darul Aman 3–1 Petaling Jaya City Alor Setar
21:00 UTC+8 Anumanthan  37'
Baddrol 47',  48'
Sherman 51'
Fayadh 84'
Kogileswaran 39'
Filemon  45'
Tamilmaran  65'
Kugan  90'
Stadium: Darul Aman Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Mohd Fusser Mad Sallih
20 March 2020 5 UiTM 0–1 Kedah Darul Aman Shah Alam
21:00 UTC+8 Farid  20'  54'
Rizam  36'
Bako  59'
Faizat 42'
Amirul  72'
Stadium: UiTM Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Mohd Hasrol Mohd Amir
2 April 2021 6 Kedah Darul Aman 3–1 Sri Pahang Alor Setar
21:00 UTC+8 Baddrol 37', 71'
Sherman 47' (pen.)
Goulon  17'
Ashar  21'
Izzat 41'
Tuck
Azam  90'
Stadium: Darul Aman Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Noor Azriel Baharuddin
6 April 2021 7 Selangor 1–2 Kedah Darul Aman Petaling Jaya
21:00 UTC+8 Buff 33'
Heubach  40'
Khairulazhan  77'
Brendan  79'
Sherman 79' (pen.)
Tchétché 84'
Ataya  45'
Stadium: Petaling Jaya Stadium
Attendance: 1,300
Referee: Fusser Sallih
9 April 2021 8 Kedah Darul Aman 1–2 Terengganu Alor Setar
21:00 UTC+8 Muhammad 39' (o.g.)
Ariff  45+1'
Fairuz  75'
Fadzrul  90+4'
Rodney  90+5'
da Silva 45+2' (pen.)
Azam 60'
Muhammad  35'
Arif  64'
Faisal  90'
Stadium: Darul Aman Stadium
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Noor Azriel Baharudin
17 April 2021 9 Perak 1–1 Kedah Darul Aman Ipoh
22:00 UTC+8 Guilherme 58'
Izzuddin  35'
Kenny  52'
Sherman  22', 78'
Baddrol  90+2'
Stadium: Perak Stadium
Attendance: 1,323
Referee: Suhaimi Mat Hassan
23 April 2021 10 Kedah Darul Aman 3–2 Kuala Lumpur City Alor Setar
22:00 UTC+8 Fayadh 71'
Tchétché 90+3' (pen.)
Paulo Josué 50'
Daniel  55'
Fakrul  66'
Mendoza  67'
Gallifuoco 79'
Stadium: Darul Aman Stadium
Attendance: 1,252
Referee: S. Logeswaran
30 April 2021 11 Melaka United 1–3 Kedah Darul Aman Krubong
22:00 UTC+8 Nikolić  15', 37' (pen.)
Syamim  72'
Razman  73'
Sherman 18' (pen.), 62'
Baddrol 87'
Ariff  45+1'
Stadium: Hang Jebat Stadium
Attendance: 1,266
Referee: Tuan Mohd Yaasin Tuan Mohd Hanapiah
4 May 2021 12 Kedah Darul Aman 0–1 Johor Darul Ta'zim Alor Setar
22:00 UTC+8 Amirul  12'
Renan  58'
Davies  79'
Sherman  90+4'
Azamuddin  90+7'
Bergson 90+2' (pen.)
Maurício  41'
Velazquez  90+4'
Stadium: Darul Aman Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Razlan Joffri Ali
8 May 2021 13 Sabah 0–1 Kedah Darul Aman Kota Kinabalu
21:15 UTC+8 Azzizan  28' Anumanthan  56'
Sherman 79'
Ariff  70'
Stadium: Likas Stadium
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Tuan Mohd Yaasin Tuan Mohd Hanafiah
13 August 2021 14 Kedah Darul Aman 2–4 Selangor Alor Setar
21:00 UTC+8 Sherman 24'
Renan  28'
Anumanthan 44'
Aiman  90+1'
Report Olusegun 29' (pen.), 75', 90+4'
Danial 30'
Syahmi  80'
Stadium: Darul Aman Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Muhammad Nazmi Nasaruddin
17 August 2021 15 Kedah Darul Aman 4–1 Penang Alor Setar
21:00 UTC+8 Tchétché 17', 38'
Baddrol 23',  68'
Sherman 55'
Ataya  60'
Report Boboev  32'
Rowley 32'
Faiz  65'
Jafri  72'
Stadium: Darul Aman Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Mohammad Zamzaidi Katimin
21 August 2021 16 Terengganu 1–2 Kedah Darul Aman Kuala Nerus
21:00 UTC+8 Arif  45'
da Silva 70'
Rahmat  90+4'
Report Syazwan  42', 51'
Ataya 45+3'
Stadium: Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Mohd Hasrol Mohd Amir
25 August 2021 17 Petaling Jaya City 1–4 Kedah Darul Aman Petaling Jaya
21:00 UTC+8 Sukri  42'
Khyril 61'
Raffi  45+2'  70'
Report Ataya 8'
Sherman  42', 56'
Prabakaran 45+2' (o.g.)
Fayadh 90+3'
Stadium: Petaling Jaya Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Mohd Nafeez Abd Wahab
8 September 2021 18 Kedah Darul Aman 3–3 UiTM Alor Setar
21:00 UTC+8 Baddrol 37'
Fikhri 74'
Tchétché 80'
Report Khuzaimi  25'
Buschening 40' (pen.)
Kwon 47'
Ariff 64'
Giannelli  86'
Stadium: Darul Aman Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ku Alauddin Ku Muhammad
1 September 2021 19 Sri Pahang 2–2 Kedah Darul Aman Kuantan
21:00 UTC+8 Athiu 9'
Yakubu  27'
Loqman 87' (o.g.)
Report
Stadium: Darul Makmur Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Hamdan Awang
28 August 2021 20 Kedah Darul Aman 1–0 Perak Alor Setar
21:00 UTC+8 Sherman  17', 20' Report Nazmi  62' Stadium: Darul Aman Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Razlan Joffri Ali
4 September 2021 21 Kuala Lumpur City 2–1 Kedah Darul Aman Cheras
21:00 UTC+8 Morales 6' (pen.)
Safee 26'
Report Tchétché 34'
Syazwan  41'
Stadium: Kuala Lumpur Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Fitri Maskon
12 September 2021 22 Kedah Darul Aman 4–1 Melaka United Alor Setar
21:00 UTC+8 Tchétché 24', 30'
Renan  43'
Baddrol 66'
Fayadh 69'
Report Khairul  39'
Adriano 59'
Akmal  80'
Stadium: Darul Aman Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Zulkarnain Zakaria

Malaysia Cup

Group stage

The draw for the group stage was held on 15 September 2021.[47]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MEL KED KLU NSE
1 Melaka United 6 5 1 0 15 5 +10 16 Quarter-finals 2–0 2–1 2–0
2 Kedah Darul Aman 6 4 0 2 13 6 +7 12 1–3 3–0 3–0[lower-alpha 1]
3 Kelantan United 6 1 1 4 8 12 4 4 3–3 1–3 0–1
4 Negeri Sembilan[lower-alpha 1] 6 1 0 5 1 14 13 3 Withdrew 3–0[lower-alpha 1] 0–3[lower-alpha 1] 3–0[lower-alpha 1]
Source: MFL, FAM
Notes:
  1. Negeri Sembilan withdrew from the tournament on 22 October 2021, after 20 players and 4 staff members had caught the Coronavirus, this prompted them to withdrew for the safety of all parties and were advised by the team's medical doctor. As according to MFL's rule book, all of Negeri Sembilan's remaining matches will be awarded a 3–0 win to the opposing team.[48]
27 September 2021 1 Kedah Darul Aman 3–0 Kelantan United Alor Setar
21:00 UTC +8
Report Stadium: Darul Aman Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Mohd Fusser Mad Sallih
30 September 2021 2 Kedah Darul Aman 1–3 Melaka United Alor Setar
21:00 UTC +8
Report
Stadium: Darul Aman Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Mohd Fairuzi Mat Desa
29 October 2021 3 Negeri Sembilan 0–3 Kedah Darul Aman
21:00 UTC +8
2 November 2021 4 Kedah Darul Aman 3–0 Negeri Sembilan
21:00 UTC +8
6 November 2021 5 Kelantan United 1–3 Kedah Darul Aman Sultan Muhammad IV Stadium
21:00 UTC +8
Attendance: 361
Referee: Razlan Joffri Ali
9 November 2021 6 Melaka United 2–0 Kedah Darul Aman Hang Jebat Stadium, Malacca
21:00 UTC +8
Attendance: 1,399
Referee: Hamdan bin Awang

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals

14 November 2021 First leg Kedah Darul Aman 0–0 Johor Darul Ta'zim Alor Setar
Report Stadium: Darul Aman Stadium
18 November 2021 Second leg Johor Darul Ta'zim 1–0
(1–0 agg.)
Kedah Darul Aman Iskandar Puteri
Arif 40' Report Stadium: Sultan Ibrahim Stadium

Johor Darul Ta'zim won 1–0 on aggregate.

AFC Cup

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts KED LIO SGN PPR
1 Kedah Darul Aman 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cancelled Cancelled
2 Lion City Sailors 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cancelled
3 Saigon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cancelled Cancelled
4 Persipura Jayapura 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cancelled
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

  Win   Draw   Loss

Group stage

25 June 2021 Matchday 2 Saigon FC cancelled Kedah Darul Aman Singapore
Stadium: National Stadium

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Players with no appearances not included in the list.

As of match played 23 Nov 2021
No. Pos. Name League Malaysia Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1GK Ilham Amirullah 001010
3DF Rodney Celvin 14040180
4MF Asnan Ahmad 2(2)04(2)0100
6MF Anumanthan Kumar 18(3)120231
7MF Baddrol Bakhtiar 2175(1)1278
8MF Rabih Ataya 1823(1)0222
9FW Kpah Sherman 1713512214
10FW Kipré Tchétché 21104(1)12611
13DF Fairuz Zakaria 7(5)02(2)0160
14MF Tam Sheang Tsung 0(1)00010
15DF Rizal Ghazali 2005(1)0260
16MF Amirul Hisyam 15(5)12(3)0251
17DF Syazwan Tajudin 100010
18GK Ifwat Akmal 7030100
19MF Aiman Afif 0(3)01(3)070
20MF Fadzrul Danel 3(12)04(2)0210
21MF Fayadh Zulkifli 1(20)42(4)0274
22MF Syazwan Zainon 10(4)262204
23MF Faizat Ghazli 10(6)10(1)0171
27MF Ariff Farhan 14(1)040190
36DF Renan Alves 12060180
44FW Afeeq Iqmal 0(1)00010
45FW Fikhri Zulkiflee 0(2)10(2)041
55GK Shahril Saa'ri 15(2)020190
71DF Fandi Othman 4(3)01080
77MF Azamuddin Akil 2(15)00(2)0190
98DF Loqman Hakim 8(2)000100
Players transferred out during the season
11FW Rozaimi Rahman 2(7)00090
30DF Zulkhairi Zulkeply 0(1)00010

Notes

    References

    1. "Aidil Sharin leaves Home to take top role at Kedah FA". Archived from the original on 2018-10-09. Retrieved 2018-10-08.
    2. "Victor the right hand man for Aidil". Archived from the original on 2019-08-04.
    3. "Welcome Ilham from the Turtle".
    4. "Welcome back Fairuz Zakaria!".
    5. "Welcome back in". {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)
    6. "Welcome back Kokot!".
    7. "Syazwan Zainon is back! Kedah attack will be in season 2021 later!".
    8. "M. Anumanthan eyes silverware with new team Kedah".
    9. "ROZAIMI IN THE YELLOW GREEN!".
    10. "Welcome Rodney to Kedah".
    11. "Rodney wants to repay Aidil's beliefs".
    12. "Rabih Ataya with a new club".
    13. "THANK YOU & SELAMAT MAJU JAYA ASNAN AHMAD 🏴🏳️".
    14. "WELCOME ASNAN AHMAD🔰🔰".
    15. "Welcome to Perak FC, Azri Ghani!".
    16. "THANK YOU ASRI!".
    17. "TERIMA KASIH KEON, SENTIASA #13 HIJAUKUNING!".
    18. "TERIMA KASIH HADIN!".
    19. "TERIMA KASIH FIQRIE!".
    20. "Aidil appreciates the services of Shakir Hamzah".
    21. "TERIMA KASIH 'OGHANG KITA' SHAKIR HAMZAH!".
    22. "THANK YOU ALIF!".
    23. "TERIMA KASIH NAZARI!".
    24. "THANK YOU ROWLEY!".
    25. "TERIMA KASIH ZAQUAN!".
    26. "THANK YOU THANABALAN!".
    27. "THANK YOU AMENUDDIN!".
    28. "TERIMA KASIH ZULKHAIRI ZULKEPLY 🔰".
    29. "ROZAIMI released".
    30. "Syukur alhamdulillah, thank you so much for another opportunity to be part with Kedah again next season".
    31. "Shahril Saári continues stay with Kedah".
    32. "Ifwat keep watching Kedah's goal!".
    33. "Rizal Ghazali stay with the Red Eagle".
    34. "Loqman Judge forever Green Yellow!".
    35. "Zulkhairi gains team trust to continue to remain season 2021!".
    36. "FD20 continues to stay with Yellow Green!".
    37. "Fayadh is excited for the AFC Cup 2021, Forever Green Yellow!".
    38. "Alex continues to stay with the Kedah team!".
    39. "Aiman Afif remains Green Yellow!".
    40. "Amirul Hisyam is still Green Yellow!".
    41. "Baddrol Bakhtiar continues to be committed".
    42. "Farhan Roslan continues to be committed".
    43. "Tam Jr. determined to grab the chance for season 2021!".
    44. "Sherman believes that Kedah can reach the 2021 season".
    45. "Tchetche stay green".
    46. "Faizat Ghazli stay with the Red Eagle".
    47. "Undian Piala Malaysia: Tugas mudah JDT, Kedah". Berita Harian. 15 September 2021.
    48. "Diserang Covid-19, Negeri Sembilan tarik diri Piala Malaysia". utusan.com.my. Utusan Malaysia. 22 October 2021. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
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