Kelantan United F.C.

Kelantan United Football Club (Malay: Kelab Bola Sepak Bersatu Kelantan) is a Malaysian football club based in Kota Bharu, Kelantan.[1][2][3] They currently play in the second-tier division in Malaysian football, the Malaysia Premier League.[4] Founded in 2016, the club homeground has been the 22,000-seaters, the Sultan Muhammad IV Stadium.[3]

This article is about the Kelantan United Football Club. For Kelantan Football Club, see Kelantan F.C.
Kelantan United
Full nameKelantan United Football Club
Nickname(s)The Green Deers
Short nameKUFC
Founded2016 (2016), as MPKB-BRI FC
GroundSultan Muhammad IV Stadium
Capacity22,000
Head coachSyamsul Saad
LeagueMalaysia Premier League
2021Malaysia Premier League, 7th of 11
WebsiteClub website

History

Majlis Perbandaran Kota Bharu-Bandar Raya Islam Urusetia Belia dan Sukan Negeri Kelantan Football Club (MPKB-BRI UBeS FC) previously known 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 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 as an effort to bring in local area support.

Crest and colours

Crest

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]

  • 2016 crest
  • 2017–2018 crest
  • 2019-2021 crest

Colours

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

Sponsorship
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-present Gatti

Season by season record

Updated on 1 January 2021.

Note:

  • Pld = Played, W = Won, D = Drawn, L = Lost, F = Goals for, A = Goals against, D = Goal difference, Pts= Points, Pos = Position

  1st or Champions   2nd or Runner-up   3rd place   Promotion   Relegation

Season League Cup Asia
Division Pld W D L F A D Pts Pos Charity Malaysia[lower-alpha 1] FA Competition Result
2016 FAM League 14 2 4 8 12 23 -11 10 8th Group B – Not qualified – – –
2017 FAM League 14 5 6 3 21 16 -5 21 5th Group A – Not qualified Second round – –
2018 FAM League 12 2 2 8 13 21 -8 8 7th Group A – Not qualified – – –
2019 M3 League 26 21 3 2 93 20 +73 66 1st – TBD Third round – –
2020 Premier League 11 4 0 7 13 19 -6 12 8 – Qualified Second round – –
  1. The Malaysia Cup, Challenge and FAM Cup

Club top scorer (since professional era)
Season Player Goals
2017 Raim Azmi 4
2018 Masri Asyraf 5
2019 Fakhrul Zaman 35
2020 Gassama Alfussainey 6

Players
As of 12 March 2022

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
3 DF  MAS Evan Wensley
4 DF  JPN Shuhei Fukai
5 DF  MAS Aliff Najmi
6 MF  MAS Aizzat Maidin
7 FW  MAS Fakhrul Zaman
8 MF  MAS Shahrul Hakim
9 FW  NGA Jacob Njoku
10 MF  JPN Masashi Motoyama
11 MF  MAS Khairul Rizam
13 GK  MAS Syafeeq Syamsul
14 MF  MAS Faisal Rosli (Captain)
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 FW  GHA Amidu Salifu
19 MF  MAS Imran Samso
20 FW  MAS Asraff Aliffuddin
22 FW  MAS Zulkiffli Zakaria
23 MF  MAS Famirul Asyraf
26 FW  MAS Nik Azli Nik Alias
28 MF  MAS Amirul Syafik
33 GK  MAS Fikri Che Soh
69 MF  MAS Haziq Subri
— FW  MAS Syahrul Azwari

Development squads
As of 9 June 2020

Under-21s
As of 31 June 2020.[12]
No. Name Nationality Position D.O.B
Goalkeepers
1 Muhammad Aiman Mustaqim Hamzah GK 2000
22 Muhammad Nor Aiman Mat Gani GK 2000
28 Muhammad Syaril Hakimi Sami'on GK 1999
Defenders
2 Muhamad Asyraf Hanif Zaimi RB / RWB 2000
3 Ezzam Azimy Zailany CB 3/9/00
4 Mohd Danish Danial Mohamed Kamil CB 2000
12 Muhammad Rizq Azizallah Khan CB 2001
13 Muhammad Izzuddin Ahmad Nazihan LB / LWB 9/1/00
14 Muhammad Fareez Aiman Mohd Razmin RB / RWB 2/12/99
15 Muhammad Haikal Musyrif Mohd Samri LB / LWB 2000
19 Wan Muhammad Zul Adli Wan Hanafiah CB 2000
21 Umeir Aznan CB 2000
23 Muhammad Luqman Haqim Draman CB 2002
26 Ahmad Lutfi Ismail CB 2000
Midfielders
5 Ikmal Hisham Saufian DM / CM 2000
6 Muhammad Azamuddin Ab Rasid CM 2000
7 Wan Azran Afifi Wan Ibrahim RW / RM 2000
8 Muhammad Syahmi Mohammad Alwi CM 2001
10 Mohamad Ikhwan Yazek AM / CM 2000
17 Fazrul Amir RW /RM 2000
18 Muhammad Arif Aiman Azhar LW /LM 2000
20 Nur Muhd Shaarifizan Mohd Marzuki DM /CM 2000
25 Muhammad Faiq Mat Alwi AM /CM 2000
27 Muhammad Aiman Naief Boskori DM /CM 1999
29 Mohammad Syaqir Mat Te LW / LM 2000
Forwards
9 Muhamad Akhil Asyraf Abdul Rahim ST 1999
16 Muhamad Fazliera Ezlan Mohd Rosli ST 2000
24 Muhammad Hakhill Hafiffy Mohd Nordin ST 2000

Head coaches
Years Name
2015–2016 Mahadi Yusof
2016 Abdullah Muhammad
2016 Mohd Azli Mahmood
2017 Kamarudin Muhamad
2018 Abdullah Muhammad
2019–September 2020 Zahasmi Ismail
September 2020 Nazrulerwan Makmor
January 2021 Akira Higashiyama
July 2021 Nazrulerwan Makmor

Management team

Team officials
Position Name
Manager Zamri Ismail
Assistant Manager Nik Khuzaimi Nudin
Technical Director Akira Higashiyama
Head Coach Syamsul Saad
Assistant Coach Khairan Eroza
GK Coach Ismail Chawalit
Fitness Coach Kamarul Dinis Kamarudin
Team Doctor Muhamad Faiz Affandi
Physio Muhammad Amir Fadzlan
Media Officer Ahmad Fadhli Sukardi
Official Photographer Normeezan Nordin
Masseur Wan Muhamad Afif Wan Kamaruddin
Kitman Fadhli Ikram
U21 Manager vacant
U21 Head Coach Aziz Ismail
U21 Asst. Coach Khairan Eroza Razali
U21 GK Coach vacant
U21 Fitness Coach vacant
U21 Physio vacant
U21 Media Officer vacant
U21 Kitman Shamzani Bedollah
U21 Masseur vacant

Honours

League
Champions (1): 2019

See also

References
  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 2016-03-06. Retrieved 2016-02-26.
  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. MPKB-BRI UBES FC Merekodkan Nama Kelab Kedua Terpanjang di Dunia
  10. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2017-02-06. Retrieved 2017-02-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) MPKB BRI-UBes FC duta promosi Negeri Kelantan – Ahmad Yakob
  11. MPKB-BRI UBeS FC perlu bangkit
  12. "Kelantan Utd U21". FAM. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
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