2023 Kuala Lumpur City F.C. season
2023 season | |||
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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) | ||
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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
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Manager/Head coach | Bojan Hodak |
Assistant head coach | Miroslav Kuljanac |
Assistant coach | Miro Petric |
Shukor Adan | |
Goalkeeper coach | Guilherme Azevedo |
Fitness coach | Afeeq Aqmal |
Team doctor | Adzlan Amin |
Hannan Haziq | |
Physiotherapist | Afiqfuddin Salleh |
Renesh |
Squad information
[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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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
[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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Transfers
[edit]In: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Pre-season and friendlies
[edit]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) |
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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
[edit]Malaysia Super League
[edit]Matches
[edit]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) |
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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) | Report | 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) |
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Report | 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) | Report | 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) |
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Report | 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) | Report | 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) | Report |
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Stadium: Kuala Lumpur Stadium Attendance: 1,260 Referee: Suhaizi Shukri |
18 April 2023 9 | Kedah Darul Aman | 2-3 | Kuala Lumpur City | Alor Setar |
22:00 (UTC+08:00) |
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Stadium: Darul Aman Stadium Attendance: 2, 590 Referee: Nazmi Nasaruddin |
27 April 2023 10 | Kuala Lumpur City | 3-0 | PDRM | Cheras |
20:15 MYT (UTC+08:00) |
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Stadium: Kuala Lumpur Stadium Attendance: 627 Referee: Usaid Jamal |
14 May 2023 4 | Negeri Sembilan | 2-1 | Kuala Lumpur City | Paroi |
21:00 MYT (UTC+08:00) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Tunku Abdul Rahman Stadium Attendance: 452 Referee: Mohd Fusser bin Mad Salih |
20 May 2023 11 | Kelantan United | 1-3 | Kuala Lumpur City | Kota Bharu |
21:00 MYT (UTC+08:00) |
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Stadium: Sultan Muhammad IV Stadium Attendance: 224 Referee: Fitri bin Maskom |
24 May 2023 12 | Kuala Lumpur City | 1-1 | Kuala Lumpur City | Cheras |
21:02 MYT (UTC+08:00) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Kuala Lumpur Stadium Attendance: 610 Referee: Zamzaidi Katimin |
4 June 2023 13 | Sri Pahang | 1-2 | Kuala Lumpur City | Kuantan |
21:00 MYT (UTC+08:00) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Darul Makmur Stadium Attendance: 4, 804 Referee: Razlan Joffri Ali |
8 June 2023 14 | Penang | 1-1 | Kuala Lumpur City | Georgetown |
21:00 MYT (UTC+08:00) |
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Report |
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Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 1, 455 Referee: Zamzaidi Katimin |
3 July 2023 15 | Johor Darul Ta’zim | 6-1 | Kuala Lumpur City | Iskandar Puteri |
21:00 MYT (UTC+08:00) |
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Stadium: Sultan Ibrahim Stadium Attendance: 11, 691 Referee: S. Logeswaran |
7 July 2023 16 | Kuala Lumpur City | 3-3 | Terengganu | Chera |
21:00 MYT (UTC+08:00) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Kuala Lumpur Stadium Attendance: 1, 464 Referee: Razlan Joffri Ali |
15 July 2023 17 | Kuala Lumpur City | 1-1 | Negeri Sembilan | Cheras |
17:30 MYT (UTC+08:00) |
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Stadium: Kuala Lumpur Stadium Attendance: 688 Referee: Zamzaidi Katimin |
29 July 2023 18 | Kuala Lumpur City | 5-1 | Kelantan | Cheras |
17:30 MYT (UTC+08:00) |
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Stadium: Kuala Lumpur Stadium Attendance: 1, 037 Referee: Faizudin Ismail |
8 August 2023 19 | Selangor | 2-0 | Kuala Lumpur City | Petaling Jaya |
21:00 MYT (UTC+08:00) |
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Report |
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Stadium: MBPJ Stadium Attendance: 7, 964 Referee: Suhaizi Shukri |
13 August 2023 20 | Sabah | 3-2 | Kuala Lumpur City | Kota Kinabalu |
19:30 MYT (UTC+08:00) |
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Stadium: Likas Stadium Attendance: 6, 462 Referee: Suhaizi Shukri |
27 August 2023 21 | Perak | 0-4 | Kuala Lumpur City | Cheras |
20:15 MYT (UTC+08:00) | Report |
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Stadium: Kuala Lumpur Stadium Attendance: 6, 998 Referee: Zamzaidi Katimin |
30 September 2023 22 | Kuala Lumpur City | 0-1 | Kedah Darul Aman | Cheras |
21:00 MYT (UTC+08:00) | Report |
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Stadium: Kuala Lumpur Stadium Attendance: 2, 068 Referee: S. Logeswaran |
27 October 2023 23 | PDRM | 2-0 | Kuala Lumpur City | Petaling Jaya |
20:15 MYT (UTC+08:00) |
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Stadium: MBPJ Stadium Attendance: 149 Referee: Khirulazuan Kidam |
26 November 2023 24 | Kuala Lumpur City | 3-0 | Kelantan United | Cheras |
21:00 MYT (UTC+08:00) |
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Report | Stadium: Kuala Lumpur Stadium Attendance: 397 Referee: S. Logeswaran |
10 December 2023 25 | Kuching City | 2-3 | Kuala Lumpur City | Kuching |
20:15 MYT (UTC+08:00) |
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Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 238 Referee: Usaid Jamal |
16 December 2023 26 | Kuala Lumpur City | 0-0 | Sri Pahang | Cheras |
21:00 MYT (UTC+08:00) |
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Stadium: Kuala Lumpur Stadium Attendance: 1, 248 Referee: Abang Azharudin Abdullah |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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5 | Sri Pahang | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 44 | 33 | +11 | 45 | |
6 | Terengganu | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 45 | 34 | +11 | 40 | Qualification for the AFF Shopee Cup group stage[a] |
7 | Kuala Lumpur City | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 44 | 39 | +5 | 38 | |
8 | PDRM | 26 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 35 | 37 | −2 | 37 | |
9 | Negeri Sembilan | 26 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 33 | 49 | −16 | 27 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
Notes:
- ^ Qualified as the 2023 Malaysia Cup & 2023 Malaysia FA Cup runner-up.
Malaysia FA Cup
[edit]14 April 2023 Round of 16 | Kuala Lumpur City | 2-0 | Immigration | Cheras |
22:00 (UTC+08:00) |
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Stadium: Kuala Lumpur Stadium Attendance: 402 Referee: Abdul Rahman Wahab |
28 May 2023 Quarter-final | Sabah | 1-2 | Kuala Lumpur City | Kota Kinabalu |
22:00 (UTC+08:00) |
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Stadium: Likas Stadium Attendance: 6,797 Referee: Zamzaimi Katimin |
25 June 2023 Semi-final | Terengganu | 0-0 (a.e.t.) (2-4 SO) | Kuala Lumpur City | Kuala Nerus |
21:00 (UTC+08:00) |
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Stadium: Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin Stadium Attendance: 26, 540 Referee: Suhaizi Shukri |
Shootout | ||||
22 July 2023 Final | Johor Darul Ta’zim | 2-0 | Kuala Lumpur City | Iskandar Puteri |
21:00 (UTC+08:00) |
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Stadium: Sultan Ibrahim Stadium Attendance: 33, 598 Referee: Nazmi Nasaruddin |
Statistics
[edit]Appearances and goals
[edit]No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | League | FA Cup | Malaysia Cup | ||||||
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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
[edit]Current squad
[edit]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.
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Coaching staff
[edit]- Head coach: Wan Rohaimi Wan Ismail
- Assistant head coach: Mohd Aslam Haja Najmudeen
- Assistant coach: Fadhil Hashim
- Goalkeeper coach: Zuraimi Hasan
MFL Cup
[edit]3 March 2023 1 | Kuala Lumpur City Extension | 1—0 | Kelantan | Cheras |
20:15 MYT (UTC+8) |
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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
[edit]Player | Position | Appearances | Goals | |
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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
[edit]- ^ "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.