2021 Kelantan United F.C. season
The 2021 season was Kelantan United's 6th year in their history and second season in the Malaysia Premier League since last year following promotion 2019 season. Along with the league, the club will also compete in the Malaysia Cup.
| 2021 season | ||||
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| President | Che Abdullah Mat Nawi | |||
| Executive director | Anas Karimi | |||
| Head coach | Nazrulerwan Makmor | |||
| Stadium | Sultan Muhammad IV Stadium | |||
| Malaysia Premier League | 7th | |||
| Malaysia Cup | Group stage | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Alfusainey Gassama (11) All: Alfusainey Gassama (12) | |||
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Events
On 27 December 2020, the club has announced the line-up for the 2021 Malaysia Premier League.[1]
On 7 February 2021, Shuhei Fukai joined the club. Earlier, the club already signed Masashi Motoyama and Yuki Tanigawa while Gassama Alfussainey retained from last year.[2]
On 25 May 2021, Zafuan Azeman joined the club from Penang on loan deal.[3]
On 28 May 2021, it was announced that Ariusdius Jais dan Evan Wensley from Sabah will join the club on 6-month loan deal. [4]
On 19 July 2021, Nazrulerwan Makmor joined as club's new head coach. Akira Higashiyama has been appointed as club's technical director.[5][6]
On 28 July 2021, Kelantan United won 4-0 over Perak II in a league match.[7][8]
On 29 July 2021, Zafuan Azeman and Gassama Alfusainey sidelined from match against Johor Darul Ta'zim II after involved in fights after league match against Perak II.[9]
Players
First-team squad
- As of 31 July 2021[10]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Competitions
Malaysia Premier League
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Kuching City | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 27 | Qualification for the Malaysia Cup group stage |
| 6 | Kelantan | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 23 | 28 | −5 | 27 | |
| 7 | Kelantan United | 20 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 25 | 28 | −3 | 26 | |
| 8 | PDRM | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 25 | −3 | 26 | |
| 9 | Selangor II[lower-alpha 1] | 20 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 27 | 26 | +1 | 24 |
Source: MFL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
Notes:
- Johor Darul Ta'zim II, Perak II, Selangor II and Terengganu II cannot be promoted from Malaysia Premier League and play in Malaysia Cup as Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C. , Perak FA, Selangor F.C. and Terengganu FC (their parent clubs) remain in Malaysia Super League and play in Malaysia Cup. Should the team be relegated to Malaysia Premier League or will not play in Malaysia Cup, Johor Darul Ta'zim II, Perak II, Selangor II and Terengganu II will have to drop to Malaysia M3 League or will play in Malaysia Cup.
Matches
Win Draw Loss
Malaysia Cup
Group stage
| 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 | 0–3[lower-alpha 1] | 0–3[lower-alpha 1] | 0–3[lower-alpha 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 withdraw 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.[11]
Statistics
Appearances and goals
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | League | Malaysia Cup | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||||||
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | GK |  MAS |
Nasharuden Hashim | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 22 | GK | MAS |
Ramadhan Hamid | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 30 | GK | MAS |
Nor Amin Mat Gani | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 33 | GK | MAS |
Fikri Che Soh | 20 | 0 | 15+1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||||
| 69 | GK | MAS |
Alif Hanbali | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Defenders | |||||||||||||||
| 3 | DF | MAS |
Fitri Omar | 11 | 0 | 6+2 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | ||||||
| 4 | DF |  JPN |
Shuhei Fukai | 25 | 2 | 18+2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | ||||||
| 6 | DF | MAS |
Hakim Ismail | 14 | 1 | 6+4 | 1 | 1+3 | 0 | ||||||
| 11 | DF | MAS |
Qayyum Marjoni | 15 | 1 | 11+3 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | ||||||
| 15 | DF | MAS |
Hariz Kamarudin | 22 | 2 | 15+3 | 2 | 3+1 | 0 | ||||||
| 21 | DF | MAS |
Umeir Aznan | 5 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| 80 | DF | MAS |
Danish Danial | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 88 | DF | MAS |
Evan Wensley | 11 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||||
| Midfielders | |||||||||||||||
| 8 | MF | MAS |
Shahrul Hakim | 14 | 0 | 7+2 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | ||||||
| 10 | MF | JPN |
Masashi Motoyama | 16 | 0 | 4+11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 16 | MF | MAS |
Badhri Radzi | 11 | 0 | 8+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| 17 | MF | MAS |
Fazrul Amir | 13 | 0 | 6+5 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | ||||||
| 18 | MF | MAS |
Syahrul Azwari | 14 | 1 | 5+5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||||||
| 19 | MF | MAS |
Imran Samso | 12 | 0 | 4+5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||||
| 20 | MF | MAS |
Ariusdius Jais | 10 | 0 | 7+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 25 | MF | MAS |
Azriddin Rosli | 11 | 0 | 4+5 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | ||||||
| 27 | MF | MAS |
Juzaerul Jasmi | 14 | 0 | 7+5 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | ||||||
| 28 | MF | MAS |
Amirul Shafik | 22 | 2 | 10+7 | 2 | 3+2 | 0 | ||||||
| 44 | MF | MAS |
Zufar Akmal | 3 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 48 | MF | MAS |
Adam Malique | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 55 | MF | MAS |
Shafizi Iqmal | 10 | 2 | 2+3 | 1 | 3+2 | 1 | ||||||
| 77 | MF | JPN |
Yuki Tanigawa | 24 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 1 | ||||||
| Forwards | |||||||||||||||
| 7 | FW | MAS |
Fakhrul Zaman | 16 | 3 | 5+7 | 2 | 1+3 | 1 | ||||||
| 9 | FW | MAS |
Asraff Aliffuddin | 20 | 1 | 12+4 | 1 | 1+3 | 0 | ||||||
| 29 | FW |  GAM |
Alfusainey Gassama | 23 | 12 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 1 | ||||||
| 99 | FW | MAS |
Zafuan Azeman | 7 | 1 | 3+3 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | ||||||
| Players transferred out during the season | |||||||||||||||
| 5 | DF | MAS |
Syahmi Shukri | 10 | 0 | 9+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 14 | DF | MAS |
Wan Afiq Kasbi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 99 | FW | MAS |
Suhaimi Abu | 6 | 0 | 1+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Last updated: 6 November 2021
Source: Competitions
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