2023 Kuala Lumpur City F.C. season

Kuala Lumpur City
2023 season
President	Shahidan Kassim
CEO	Stanley Bernard
Manager	Nenad Baćina
Stadium	Kuala Lumpur Stadium
Malaysia Super League	7th
Malaysia FA Cup	Runner-up
Malaysia Cup	Semi Finals
Top goalscorer	League: Romel Morales (8); All: ; Romel Morales (13)
Home colours	Away colours

The 2023 season is the 45th season in the existence of Kuala Lumpur City's and the club's 3rd consecutive season in the top flight of Malaysian football. In addition to the domestic league, the club also participating in this season's edition of Malaysia FA Cup and the Malaysia Cup.

Management team

Position	Name
Manager/Head coach	Bojan Hodak
Assistant head coach	Miroslav Kuljanac
Assistant coach	Miro Petric
Assistant coach	Shukor Adan
Goalkeeper coach	Guilherme Azevedo
Fitness coach	Afeeq Aqmal
Team doctor	Adzlan Amin
Team doctor	Hannan Haziq
Physiotherapist	Afiqfuddin Salleh
Physiotherapist	Renesh

Squad information

First-team squad

As of 25 February 2023[1]

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	PHI	Kevin Ray Mendoza ^S
3	DF	MAS	Muhammad Faudzi
4	DF	MAS	Kamal Azizi
5	DF	CRO	Matko Zirdum ^I
6	DF	MAS	Ryan Lambert
7	MF	COL	Romel Morales ^I
8	MF	MAS	Zhafri Yahya
9	DF	AUS	Giancarlo Gallifuoco ^A
12	DF	MAS	Declan Lambert
14	MF	MAS	Akram Mahinan
15	DF	MAS	Khair Jones
16	MF	MAS	Partiban Janasekaran
17	MF	MAS	Sean Giannelli


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
19	MF	ITA	Sebastian Avanzini ^I
20	GK	MAS	Azim Al Amin ^U23
21	MF	MAS	Kenny Pallraj
23	FW	CIV	Kipré Tchétché ^I
25	DF	MAS	Anwar Ibrahim
26	MF	MAS	Saravanan Thirumurugan ^U23
28	MF	BRA	Paulo Josué (captain)
30	GK	MAS	Azri Ghani
33	FW	MAS	Juzaerul Jasmi ^U23
37	FW	MAS	Haqimi Azim Rosli ^U20
41	MF	MAS	Firdaus Saiyadi (on loan from Perak)
48	FW	MAS	Faizal Hafiq
49	MF	MAS	Hadi Mizei
77	DF	MAS	Nazirul Naim
—	DF	SGP	Aiman Zavyan ^S
—	MF	LBN	Rabih Ataya ^A

Remarks:
^S These players are registered as ASEAN foreign players.
^I These players are registered as International foreign players.
^A These players are registered as Asia foreign players.
^U23 These players are registered as Under-23 players.
^U20 These players are registered as Under-20 players.

Out on loan

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
29	MF	MAS	Arif Shaqirin (loan to Perak)

Transfers

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	FW	BRA	Caion (from Selangor)[2]
—	FW	CIV	Kipré Tchétché (from Terengganu)[3]
—	DF	CRO	Matko Zirdum (from Slaven Belupo)[4]
—	FW	PHI	Patrick Reichelt (from PT Prachuap)[5]
—	MF	MAS	Firdaus Saiyadi (on loan from Perak)
—	MF	ITA	Sebastian Avanzini (from Hobro)[6]
—	DF	MAS	Nazirul Naim (from Sabah)
—	FW	MAS	Sean Giannelli (from Sri Pahang)
—	MF	MAS	Saravanan Thirumurugan (from Selangor II)
—	FW	MAS	Juzaerul Jasmi
—	DF	MAS	Khair Jones (from Negeri Sembilan)
—	FW	MAS	Faizal Hafiq
—	MF	MAS	Hadi Mizei

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	FW	GHA	Jordan Mintah (loan return to Terengganu)
—	FW	CGO	Kévin Koubemba (to Chornomorets Odesa)
—	MF	MAS	Hadin Azman (to Penang)[7]
—	DF	MAS	Irfan Zakaria (to Sabah)[8]
—	DF	MAS	Nik Shahrul
—	DF	MAS	Nik Umar
—	MF	MAS	Fakrul Aiman
—	FW	MAS	Safee Sali (retired)
—	DF	MAS	Azhar Apandi
—	MF	MAS	Izreen Izwandy
—	MF	MAS	Arif Shaqirin (loan to Perak)
—	DF	MAS	Nabil Hakim
—	MF	MAS	Ridhwan Nazri

Pre-season and friendlies

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

29 January 2023 Friendly	Kuala Lumpur City	0–0	Terengganu	Cheras
20:30 MYT (UTC+8)				Stadium: Kuala Lumpur Stadium

31 January 2023 Friendly	Kuala Lumpur City	0–0	Kelantan United	Cheras
20:30 MYT (UTC+8)				Stadium: Kuala Lumpur Stadium

4 February 2023 Friendly	Kuala Lumpur City	3–0	Perak	Cheras
21:00 MYT (UTC+8)	Caion 33' (pen.) Paulo Josué 52' Gallifuoco 74'			Stadium: Kuala Lumpur Stadium

14 February 2023 Friendly	Kuala Lumpur City	1–1	Negeri Sembilan	Cheras
20:30 MYT (UTC+8)				Stadium: Kuala Lumpur Stadium

Competitions

Malaysia Super League

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 25 January 2023.

25 February 2023 1	Kuala Lumpur City	2—2	Penang	Cheras
21:00 MYT (UTC+8)	Paulo Josué 15', 72', 56' Morales 29' Kenny 31' Anwar 39'	Report	Rahmat 29' Namathevan 38' 57' Hadin 74' Gomes 86'	Stadium: Kuala Lumpur Stadium Attendance: 1,291 Referee: Tuan Mohd Yaasin Tuan Mohd Hanafiah

1 March 2023 2	Kuala Lumpur City	0—3	Johor Darul Ta'zim	Cheras
20:15 MYT (UTC+8)	Avanzini 48' Kenny 67' Haqimi 82'	Report	Morales 41' (o.g.) Endrick 52', 57' Velázquez 77' Arif 90'	Stadium: Kuala Lumpur Stadium Attendance: 6,847 Referee: Mohd Fusser Mad Sallih

5 March 2023 3	Terengganu	0—0	Kuala Lumpur City	Kuala Terengganu
21:00 MYT (UTC+8)	Kulmatov 75'	Report	Lambert 10' Avanzini 66' Kenny 89' Akram 90+3'	Stadium: Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin Stadium Attendance: 11,560 Referee: Mohamad Zamzaidi Katimin

11 March 2023 4	Negeri Sembilan	0—0	Kuala Lumpur City	Paroi
21:00 MYT (UTC+8)		Report		Stadium: Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium Attendance: 1,614 Referee: Muhammad Usaid Jamal

17 March 2023 5	Kelantan	2—2	Kuala Lumpur City	Kota Bharu
20:15 MYT (UTC+8)	Kenny 41' (o.g.) Fazrul 45+2' Arqués 90+2' Amin 90+3' Arip 90+5'	Report	Tchétché 11' Lambert 34'	Stadium: Sultan Muhammad IV Stadium Attendance: 6,678 Referee: S. Logeswaran

31 March 2023 6	Kuala Lumpur City	1—3	Selangor	Cheras
22:00 MYT (UTC+8)	Tchétché 24' Paulo Josué 73'	Report	Agyarkwa 19' Brendan 25' del Valle 32' (pen.) Faisal 40' (pen.) Quentin 45+1'	Stadium: Kuala Lumpur Stadium Attendance: 4,204 Referee: Mohammad Zamzaidi Katimin

5 April 2023 7	Kuala Lumpur City	2—0	Sabah	Cheras
22:00 MYT (UTC+8)	Saravanan 15' Muhammad 45+3' Lambert 65' Giannelli 90+4', 90+5'	Report	Wilkin 43' Peres 45+1' Dominic 58'	Stadium: Kuala Lumpur Stadium Attendance: 1,194 Referee: Suhaizi Shukri

10 April 2023 8	Kuala Lumpur City	1—0	Perak	Cheras
22:00 MYT (UTC+8)	Avanzini 45+3' Saravanan 27' 63'	Report	Shafizi 45' Guaycochea 45+3' Ikhwan 73'	Stadium: Kuala Lumpur Stadium Attendance: 1,260 Referee: Suhaizi Shukri

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
5	Sabah	22	13	3	6	50	33	+17	42
6	Terengganu	22	10	5	7	39	27	+12	35
7	Kuala Lumpur City	22	8	7	7	38	35	+3	31
8	PDRM	21	8	4	9	22	28	−6	28
9	Negeri Sembilan	22	4	9	9	26	42	−16	21

Updated to match(es) played on 27 August 2023. Source: MFL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.

Malaysia FA Cup

14 April 2023 Round of 16	Kuala Lumpur City	v	Immigration	Cheras
				Stadium: Kuala Lumpur Stadium

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		League		FA Cup		Malaysia Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK	PHI	Kevin Ray Mendoza	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0
20	GK	MAS	Azim Amin	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
30	GK	MAS	Azri Ghani	4	0	4	0	0	0	0	0
Defenders
3	DF	MAS	Muhammad Faudzi	3	0	2+1	0	0	0	0	0
4	DF	MAS	Kamal Azizi	7	0	6+1	0	0	0	0	0
9	DF	AUS	Giancarlo Gallifuoco	7	0	7	0	0	0	0	0
12	DF	MAS	Declan Lambert	7	1	7	1	0	0	0	0
19	DF	ITA	Sebastian Avanzini	6	1	6	1	0	0	0	0
25	DF	MAS	Anwar Ibrahim	2	0	1+1	0	0	0	0	0
77	DF	MAS	Nazirul Naim	3	0	2+1	0	0	0	0	0
Midfielders
6	MF	MAS	Ryan Lambert	5	0	5	0	0	0	0	0
7	MF	COL	Romel Morales	6	0	5+1	0	0	0	0	0
8	MF	MAS	Zhafri Yahya	3	0	2+1	0	0	0	0	0
14	MF	MAS	Akram Mahinan	3	0	1+2	0	0	0	0	0
16	MF	MAS	Partiban	2	0	0+2	0	0	0	0	0
17	MF	MAS	Sean Giannelli	3	1	0+3	1	0	0	0	0
21	MF	MAS	Kenny Pallraj	7	0	6+1	0	0	0	0	0
26	MF	MAS	Saravanan Thirumurugan	5	1	2+3	1	0	0	0	0
28	MF	BRA	Paulo Josué	7	2	7	2	0	0	0	0
41	MF	MAS	Firdaus Saiyadi	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
Forwards
10	FW	BRA	Caion	7	0	4+3	0	0	0	0	0
11	FW	PHI	Patrick Reichelt	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
23	FW	CIV	Kipré Tchétché	6	2	4+2	2	0	0	0	0
37	FW	MAS	Haqimi Azim	6	0	1+5	0	0	0	0	0
Players transferred out during the season

Last updated: 10 April 2023
Source: Competitions

Under-23s

Current squad

As of 6 March 2023

These Under-23 players or Kuala Lumpur City Extension participated in Malaysian Football League cup.

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	MAS	Julian Bechler
20	GK	MAS	Azim Al Amin
24	DF	MAS	Khairul Naim Zainal Abidin
26	MF	MAS	Saravanan Thirumurugan
32	DF	MAS	Nashran Elias
33	DF	MAS	Juzaerul Jasmi (captain)
34	MF	MAS	Amirul Aiman
35	MF	MAS	Adib Faris
42	DF	MAS	Nadzwin Salleh
46	MF	MAS	Izreen Izwandy
47	DF	MAS	Faris Zabri
48	FW	MAS	Faizal Hafiq
49	MF	MAS	Hadi Mizei @ Termizi


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
50	GK	MAS	Haziq Fitri
55	GK	MAS	Syafiq Sabaruddin
60	MF	MAS	Sachin Samuel
65	DF	MAS	Syahkhir Razali
69	FW	MAS	Suhaimi Abu
70	DF	MAS	Loquman Syadiq
71	MF	MAS	Azim Nadim
80	FW	MAS	Alif Safwan
87	MF	MAS	Amreel Iqbal
88	MF	MAS	Ridhwan Nazri
96	MF	MAS	Amirul Zul Aiman
99	FW	MAS	Wan Syamil Sulaiman

Coaching staff

Head coach: Wan Rohaimi Wan Ismail
Assistant head coach: Mohd Aslam Haja Najmudeen
Assistant coach: Fadhil Hashim
Goalkeeper coach: Zuraimi Hasan

MFL Cup

3 March 2023 1	Kuala Lumpur City Extension	1—0	Kelantan	Cheras
20:15 MYT (UTC+8)	Faizal Hafiq 76'	Report		Stadium: Kuala Lumpur Stadium Attendance: 187 Referee: Muhammad Latiffi Mohd Zahrom

11 March 2023 2	Selangor II	0—1	Kuala Lumpur City Extension	Shah Alam
		Report		Stadium: UiTM Stadium

Appearances and goals

As of 3 March 2023

Player	Position	Appearances	Goals
Kuala Lumpur City Extension
Azim Al Amin	GK	1	0
Nashran Elias	DF	1	0
Juzaerul Jasmi	DF	1	0
Amirul Aiman	MF	1	0
Faris Zabri	DF	1	0
Faizal Hafiq	FW	1	1
Hadi Mizei @ Termizi	MF	1	0
Sachin Samuel	MF	1	0
Suhaimi Abu	FW	1	0
Loquman Syadiq	DF	1	0
Alif Safwan	FW	1	0
Khairul Naim	DF	1	0
Izreen Izwandy	MF	1	0
Azim Nadim	MF	1	0
Amirul Zul Aiman	MF	1	0
Own goals			0
Total goals			1

References

"Team Detail – Kuala Lumpur City FC". Football Association of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 6 February 2022. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
"Caion vows to be a giant up front for KL". thestar.com.my. The Star. 21 January 2023.
"KL City set to sign Tchetche". nst.com.my. New Straits Times. 15 December 2022.
"Matko Zirdum tekad penuhi percaturan Kuala Lumpur City". stadiumastro.com. Stadium Astro. 23 January 2023.
"Patrick Reichelt moves to Kuala Lumpur City FC". philstar.com. philstar. 17 January 2023.
"Sebastian Avanzini Kini Import Baru KL City". makanbola.com. Makan BOLA. 10 January 2023.
"Hadin Azman Tekad Kembali Bangkit, Mahu Bantu Penang". vocketfc.com. Vocket FC. 17 January 2023.
"Mahu pengalaman baru, Irfan pilih sertai Sabah FC". stadiumastro.com. Stadium Astro. 2 December 2022.

External links

Official website

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[squad-1] "Team Detail – Kuala Lumpur City FC". Football Association of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 6 February 2022. Retrieved 15 January 2022.

[2] "Caion vows to be a giant up front for KL". thestar.com.my. The Star. 21 January 2023.

[3] "KL City set to sign Tchetche". nst.com.my. New Straits Times. 15 December 2022.

[4] "Matko Zirdum tekad penuhi percaturan Kuala Lumpur City". stadiumastro.com. Stadium Astro. 23 January 2023.

[5] "Patrick Reichelt moves to Kuala Lumpur City FC". philstar.com. philstar. 17 January 2023.

[6] "Sebastian Avanzini Kini Import Baru KL City". makanbola.com. Makan BOLA. 10 January 2023.

[7] "Hadin Azman Tekad Kembali Bangkit, Mahu Bantu Penang". vocketfc.com. Vocket FC. 17 January 2023.

[8] "Mahu pengalaman baru, Irfan pilih sertai Sabah FC". stadiumastro.com. Stadium Astro. 2 December 2022.