Kedah Darul Aman F.C.
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| Full name | Persatuan Bola Sepak Kedah Darul Aman | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Red Eagle (Helang Merah) | ||
| Founded | 27 April 1924 | ||
| Ground | Darul Aman Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 32,387 [1] | ||
| President | Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor | ||
| Head coach | Aidil Sharin Sahak | ||
| League | Malaysia Super League | ||
| 2019 | Malaysia Super League, 4th of 12 | ||
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Kedah Football Association (Malay: Persatuan Bola Sepak Kedah) is a football association that supervises football in the state of Kedah, Malaysia. They are the only team in the history of Malaysian football to have achieved treble titles twice, in 2006–07 and 2007–08 seasons.
The Kedah FA team is a professional side based in Alor Setar that currently plays in the Malaysia Super League. It represents the state of Kedah, under the supervision of Kedah Football Association.
History
Kedah FA traditional colours are red and black, but currently the home kit has been in the colours of green and yellow since 1988. This idea was suggested by Dato' Shukri Hashim after Kedah FA Deputy President, the late Dato' Paduka Ahmad Basri Akil asked for a different set of colours for the home kit. However, Ahmad Basri changed Shukri's idea to 'green and yellow' which fits the Kedah state's nickname Jelapang Padi. The Kedah FA kit is currently manufactured by Lotto. Their previous kit manufacturers were Line 7, Lotto and Puma. Kedah FA's first team sponsor was Sharp, from 1989 to 2000. Following that, the club was sponsored by Modenas. Their current shirt sponsor is PKNK which had been the main team sponsor of Kedah FA since 2005. The ideas of the current Kedah FA crest also came from Ahmad Basri Akil after he announced the then-new Kedah FA official colours of green and yellow in 1988. Green dominates the background; the side of the crest shows 11 joint bordered lines which signify the 11 districts of the Kedah state. At the centre of the crest is a ball and Allamanda flowers; as the flower is green and yellow in colour, which are suitable with the new Kedah FA colours and the team motto, Biar Jasa Jadi Kenangan is written in yellow.
The football team was founded in 1924 by Tunku Yaacob ibni Sultan Abdul Hamid Halim Shah[2] as a president, though they only had limited success until the appointment of Ahmad Basri Akil as manager in 1985. Under Ahmad Basri Akil, Kedah FA qualified for six Malaysia Cup final matches in a seven-year period between 1987 and 1993; and won two Malaysia Cup titles, one league title and one FA Cup title. The club experienced a lean period in the 1980s and 1990s, but enjoyed a revival in the new millennium by winning the treble in 2007 and 2008. After the glorious double treble achievement under the guidance of Azraai Khor, Kedah start to have a dip in their performance. This is mainly because of the loss of their influential import players; the likes of Nelson San Martín, Bernard Huggins and Marlon James, who had been The Canaries peripheral figures in their double treble glory due to new ruling by FAM. Problems with the new management team also led to Azraai Khor departure. However, their local heroes such as Baddrol Bakhtiar, Khyril Muhymeen and Helmi Eliza Elias who had been a spine in the recent glory pledged to stay on and bring the glory days back. Kedah were relegated to the premier league after lost 3–2 at the playoff final to Pahang FA in penalty shootout. Marijo Tot was hired replacing Wan Jamak in attempt to steer The Canaries back into Super League. The 2013 season also seeing the return of former Kedah FA talisman, Nelson Sam Martin. In 2014 Kedah FA signed Billy Mehmet and this was the most successful season the club had witnessed for 5 years. Kedah FA reached the Semi Final of the Malaysia Cup, winning the first leg 3–1, but losing the 2nd leg 5–1. Billy Mehmet ended the season as the club's top goal scorer and the Malaysia Premier League's Top goal scorer in all competitions. He was also the 2nd highest goal scorer in all competitions at all levels in Malaysian professional football.
Stadium
Club culture
Supporters
The song Biar Jasa Jadi Kenangan, once again idealised and written by Ahmad Basri Akil and famously recorded by a Malaysian musician Freddie Fernandez, is the anthem of the club, and has been sung by the crowd since 9 September 1987 after Kedah FA reached their first Malaysia Cup semi-final match since 1940. This famous song is sung by the fanatic fans of the Canaries to boost their beloved players' morale. The well-known and popular chants among Kedah FA supporters is "Pulun Kedah Pulun". It is use since late 80's as "words of spirit" during and off the game, and as the slogan among supporters. It was inspired by the idea from Abdul Rashid Haji Fadzil, who was the Head of Kedah Fan Club (KEPAK) on that time. Most famous fans club at the moment are hijaukuningdotcom and UltrasKedah(UK09).[citation needed]
Kit manufacturer and shirt sponsor
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| Period | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
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| 2004 | Lotto | Dunhill |
| 2005 | Celcom, Modenas | |
| 2005–06 | Line 7 | |
| 2006–07 | TM, PKNK | |
| 2007–08 | ||
| 2009 | Lotto | |
| 2010 | ||
| 2011 | PKNK | |
| 2012 | Line 7 | |
| 2013 | ||
| 2014 | ||
| 2015 | Warrix | PKNK, Sada, Naza, Firefly (airline) |
| 2016 | Bina Darulaman Berhad (BDB), PKNK, Sada, Cosmic | |
| 2017 | aL by Al-Ikhsan | ECK Development Berhad (ECK), Bina Darulaman Berhad (BDB), PKNK, Sada, Cosmic |
| 2018 | aL by Al-Ikhsan | ECK Development Berhad (ECK), PKNK, Sada, Cosmic |
| 2019 | Lotto | Menteri Besar Sdn Bhd (MBI), PKNK, Sada |
| 2020 | Chenang Bay,Menteri Besar Sdn Bhd,PKNK |
Club record
Updated on 17 March 2018.
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 | ||||||||||||
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| Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | D | Pts | Pos | Charity | Malaysia | FA | Competition | Result | |
| 2004 | Super League | 21 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 30 | 45 | −15 | 15 | 7th | — | Runner-up | 2nd round | — | — |
| 2005 | Premier League | 21 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 44 | 11 | +33 | 46 | 2nd | – | Quarter-finals | 2nd round | – | – |
| 2005–06 | Premier League | 21 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 39 | 22 | +17 | 42 | 1st | – | Group stage | 1st round | – | – |
| 2006–07 | Super League | 24 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 54 | 21 | +33 | 55 | 1st | – | Champions | Champions | – | – |
| 2007–08 | Super League | 24 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 55 | 24 | +31 | 56 | 1st | Runner-up | Champions | Champions | AFC Cup | Quarter-finals |
| 2009 | Super League | 26 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 45 | 28 | +17 | 51 | 3rd | Runner-up | Group stage | 2nd round | AFC Cup | Round of 16 |
| 2010 | Super League | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 34 | 23 | +11 | 38 | 5th | – | Semi-finals | Runner-up | – | – |
| 2011 | Super League | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 20 | +5 | 45 | 4th | – | Group stage | 2nd round | – | – |
| 2012 | Super League | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 27 | 38 | −11 | 28 | 12th | – | Group stage | Semi-finals | – | – |
| 2013 | Premier League | 22 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 38 | 19 | +19 | 42 | 4th | – | Group stage | 2nd round | – | – |
| 2014 | Premier League | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 43 | 25 | +18 | 38 | 4th | – | Semi-finals | Quarter-finals | – | – |
| 2015 | Premier League | 22 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 47 | 26 | +21 | 48 | 1st | – | Runner-up | 3rd round | – | – |
| 2016 | Super League | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 30 | 26 | +4 | 37[a] | 3rd | – | Champions | Semi-finals | – | – |
| 2017 | Super League | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 45 | 33 | +12 | 35 | 4th | Champions | Runner-up | Champions | – | – |
| 2018 | Super League | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 37 | 36 | +1 | 32 | 6th | Runner-up | Group stage | 3rd round | – | – |
| 2019 | Super League | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 37 | 29 | +18 | 34 | 4th | — | Runner-up | Champions | – | – |
| 2020 | Super League | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 7th | Runner-up | — | — | ACL Cup | Play-off round |
- ^ Kedah was found guilty of naming a suspended player to play against Pahang on 3 August 2016. The Football Association of Malaysia awarded three points to Pahang and deducted three points from Kedah for the incident.
Honours
Domestic
League
- Division 1/Premier 1/Super League (3): 1993, 2006–07, 2007–08
- Division 2/Premier 2/Premier League (4): 1992, 2002, 2005–06, 2015
- Runners-up (1): 2005
Cup
- Malaysia FA Cup (5): 1996, 2007, 2008, 2017, 2019
- Runners-up (1): 2010
- Malaysia Cup (5): 1990, 1993, 2007, 2008, 2016
- Malaysian Charity Cup (3): 1991, 1994, 2017
Youth
- Malaysian President's Cup (3): 1991, 2000, 2003
- Runners-up (1): 2018
- Piala Belia (1): 2017
Double
| Season | Titles won |
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| 1993 | Liga Semi-Pro Divisyen 1, Malaysia Cup |
| 2017 | Malaysian Charity Cup, Malaysia FA Cup |
Treble
| Season | Titles won |
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| 2007 | Malaysia Super League, Malaysia FA Cup, Malaysia Cup |
| 2008 | Malaysia Super League, Malaysia FA Cup, Malaysia Cup |
Kedah FA assistant coach Muhamad Radhi Mat Din said,[5]
To achieve the treble in two consecutive seasons will take another 100 years or more to come by! It takes a Herculean effort to achieve a double treble. The path to the pinnacle required a lot of sacrifices and commitment from the players, team management and the FA.
Continental record
All results (home and away) list Kedah's goal tally first.
| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
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| 1994–95 | Asian Club Championship | First round |  Ilhwa Chunma
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1–5 | 3–5 | 4–10 |
| 2008 | AFC Cup | Group stage |  Home United
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4–1 | 5–1 | 2nd |
 South China
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3–0 | 1–3 | ||||
 Victory
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1–0 | 1–1 | ||||
| Quarter-final |  Al-Muharraq
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1–2 | 5–0 | 1–7 | ||
| 2009 | AFC Cup | Group stage |  Chonburi
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0–1 | 3–1 | 2nd |
| Eastern
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2–0 | 3–3 | ||||
 Hanoi ACB
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7–0 | 3–1 | ||||
| Round of 16 | Binh Duong
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2–8 | ||||
| 2020 | AFC Champions League | Preliminary Round 2 | Tai Po
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5–1 | ||
| Play-off round | FC Seoul
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1–4 | ||||
Performance in AFC competitions
- AFC Champions League: 1 appearance
- 2020: Play-off round
- AFC Cup: 2 appearances
Rivalries
Penang is the biggest rival for Kedah. Kedah fans consider their main rivalries to be with (in order) Penang, Perak and Perlis. Matches against fellow northern region sides KSK Tambun Tulang F.C., Kuala Muda Naza F.C., Kedah United F.C., Sungai Ara F.C., PBAPP F.C., SDMS Kepala Batas F.C. and Perak YBU F.C. have only taken place intermittently, due to the clubs often being in separate divisions.
Derby
Northern Region Derby is the name given to football matches that involves Kedah and Penang. Both of them were located in the northern region of Malaysia. City Stadium or Penang State Stadium and Darul Aman Stadium are packed by fans from Kedah and Penang during derby matches. The match usually creates a lively atmosphere, with numerous banners unfolded before the start of the game.
Friendships
Although Kedah's main rivals mostly are from the northern region of Malaysia, especially Penang, but there is also a strong supporter of friendship with Penang and there are good relations with the fans of Perlis and Perak. "This is Utara", which means "This is the northern region", is a slogan which shows their good friendships.
Players
Current squad
- As of 2 January 2020
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 on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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U21
- As of 5 June 2020[6]
| Name | Nat. | Position | D.O.B | |||||||
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| Goalkeepers | ||||||||||
| 1 | Muhammad Zulhazrizal Mohd Zuher | 
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GK | 2002 | ||||||
| 22 | Wan Mohd Syazmin Wan Mohd Ruzaimi |
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GK | 1999 | ||||||
| 26 | Muhammad Faiq Syahmi Saiful Bahari |
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GK | 23/6/2000 | ||||||
| Defenders | ||||||||||
| 2 | Abdul Hadi Hasbollah |
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RB, RWB, RM | 30/4/00 | ||||||
| 3 | Mohd Fareez Amirul Fadzil |
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LB | 2000 | ||||||
| 4 | Mohd Heshamudin Ahmad |
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CB | 15/2/99 | ||||||
| 5 | Muhammad Farhan Roslie |
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CB | 2000 | ||||||
| 6 | Muhammad Ikmal Hakim Murshariza |
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LB, LWB | 1999 | ||||||
| 13 | Muhammad Aiman Mohd Zaidi |
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RB, RWB | 23/4/1999 | ||||||
| 24 | Muhammad Hafizul Mohd Razi |
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CB | 2000 | ||||||
| 25 | Muhammad Iqbal Azhar |
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CB | 2000 | ||||||
| Midfielders | ||||||||||
| 8 | Muhammad Ezmie Naim Eddy Effendy |
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CM | 1999 | ||||||
| 9 | Muhd Kamil Akmal Abdul Halim |
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DM, CM | 1999 | ||||||
| 11 | Muhammad Atiqullah Halim |
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LW, LM | 2000 | ||||||
| 12 | Muhammad Zhafir Mohd Yusoff |
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LW, LM | 30/4/99 | ||||||
| 15 | Wan Muhd Uwais Qorni Wan Khairul Asri |
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RW, RM | 2000 | ||||||
| 19 | Muhammad Shahril Aiman Morad |
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CM | 2000 | ||||||
| 20 | Ammar Akhmal Alias |
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AM, CM | 10/1/99 | ||||||
| 21 | Muhammad Akid Aiman Rosidi |
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CM | 2001 | ||||||
| 23 | Muhammad Daniel Suhazri Sazali |
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AM, CM | 2000 | ||||||
| 28 | Mohd Ainul Hakim Nordin |
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RW, RM | 2000 | ||||||
| 29 | Muhamad Syabani Mohd Saberi |
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AM, CM | 2000 | ||||||
| Forwards | ||||||||||
| 7 | Muhammad Fikhri Zulkiflee |
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ST, RW | 22/1/99 | ||||||
| 10 | Muhamad Amirul Azman |
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ST | 1999 | ||||||
| 10 | Mohamad Hasri Firzan Mohd Sukeri |
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ST | 2000 | ||||||
| 16 | Muhammad Amirul Akmal Safarinizam |
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ST | 2000 | ||||||
| 17 | Mohd Afeeq Iqmal Rosli |
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ST | 1999 | ||||||
| 18 | Mohd Yazman Hafiz Mohd Sohimi |
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ST | 1999 | ||||||
U19
- As of 5 June 2020[7]
| Name | Nat. | Position | D.O.B | |||||||
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| Goalkeepers | ||||||||||
| 1 | Muhammad Ashriq Izzat Mazlan |
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GK | 2002 | ||||||
| 24 | Najmi Md Hassan |
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GK | 2002 | ||||||
| 26 | Aliman Wahiey Muhammad Amir |
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GK | 2001 | ||||||
| Defenders | ||||||||||
| 2 | Muhammad Ibrahim Adham Mohd Rosli |
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RB, RWB | 2002 | ||||||
| 4 | Aznil Asyraaf Azhar |
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CB | 2002 | ||||||
| 5 | Mohamad Zaide Mohd Zain |
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LB, LWB | 2002 | ||||||
| 6 | Muhammad Azim Anuar |
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CB | 2002 | ||||||
| 12 | Muhammad Nabil Ahmad Nizam |
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RB, RWB | 2002 | ||||||
| 13 | Muhamad Aiman Farhan Muhamad Fauzi |
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CB | 2001 | ||||||
| 15 | Abdul Hakim Ibrahim |
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LB, LWB | 2000 | ||||||
| 16 | Muhammad Fariz Soaid |
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LB, LWB | 2001 | ||||||
| 19 | Amirul Irfan Mohd Sabri |
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CB, RB | 2001 | ||||||
| 23 | Muhamad Azzim Othman |
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CB, DM | 2002 | ||||||
| 25 | Muhammad Amsyar Ahmad Apendi |
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RB, LB | 2002 | ||||||
| 29 | Mohamad Diniy Danial Mohd Effendi |
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CB | 2002 | ||||||
| 30 | Muhammad Taqber Mukmin Satin |
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CB | 2002 | ||||||
| Midfielders | ||||||||||
| 3 | Norasyraf Aiman Norlizam |
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CM | 2002 | ||||||
| 7 | Muhammad Ad'dha Nazman |
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RW, RM | 2001 | ||||||
| 8 | Ahmad Irfan Mohd Noor |
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CM | 2002 | ||||||
| 11 | Muhammad Izdyhar Ehsan Mohd Tajudin |
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LW, LM | 2002 | ||||||
| 17 | Mohammad Shazwan Salahuddin |
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DM, CM | 2001 | ||||||
| 18 | Muhammad Adib Daniel Amiruddin |
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RW, RM | 2001 | ||||||
| 21 | Muhammad Hafiz Izzudin Azhar |
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LW, LM | 2001 | ||||||
| 22 | Mohammad Zharmien Ashraf Ismail |
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LW, LM | 2002 | ||||||
| 27 | Muhammad Amir Mohd Shukri |
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CM | 2001 | ||||||
| Forwards | ||||||||||
| 9 | Muhammad Irwan Shah Samichan |
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ST | 2002 | ||||||
| 10 | Muhammad Syafiq Aiman Mohd Azham |
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ST | 2001 | ||||||
| 14 | Muhammad Aiman Syakir Mohd Zulkifli |
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ST | 2002 | ||||||
| 20 | Mohd Idrzuwan Mohd Daud |
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ST | 2001 | ||||||
| 28 | Aiman Nulhakim Mohd Zaini |
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ST | 2001 | ||||||
Coaches
| Year | Coach |
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| 1985–1989 | Ahmad Shafie (1st)
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| 1990 |  Milous Kvacek
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| 1991 | Ahmad Shafie (2nd)
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| 1992–1995 |  Robert Alberts
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| 1996–1997 | Mosthakeen Omar
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| 1998 | Fisol Abdul Razak
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| 1999 | Azman Hj Eusoff
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| 2000 | Ahmad Shafie (3rd)
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| 2001–2003 |  Jørgen E. Larsen
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| 2004 |  Mirandinha
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| 2004–2009 | Azraai Khor Abdullah
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| 2009–2011 | Ahmad Yusof
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| 2011–2012 | Wan Jamak Wan Hassan
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| 2012–2013 |  Marijo Tot
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| 2013–2014 |  Dave Mitchell
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| 2014–2017 | Tan Cheng Hoe
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| 2017 | Nidzam Adzha (1st)
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| January 2018–April 2018 |  Ramón Marcote Pequeño
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| April 2018–August 2018 | Nidzam Adzha (2nd)
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| August 2018–October 2018 | Azzmi Aziz
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| October 2018– | Aidil Sharin
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Club officials
Senior officials
| Position | Name |
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| President | Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor
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| Deputy President | Abdul Rahman Abdullah
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| Vice-President I | Khamal Idris Ali
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| Vice-President II | Mohd Yusuri Yusof
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| Vice-President III | Muhamad Radhi Mat Din
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| Honorary Secretary |
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| Executive Secretary | Shahrul Samsudin
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| Hononary Treasurer | Ruzaini Radzi
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Team officials
| Position | Name |
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| General Manager | Al-Naliq Hasmi Abu Hassan
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| Assistant Manager | Shafarizam Baderon
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| Media Officer | Tajul Arifin Kamal Baharin
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| Security Officer | ASP Yusnaidi
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| Head Coach | Aidil Sharin Sahak
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| Assistant Head Coach | Victor Andrag
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| Assistant Coach | Azmi Mohamed
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| GK Coach | Mohd Effendy Kamsah
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| Fitness Coach | Azmi Ibrahim
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| Team Analyst | Anwar Azahari
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| Team Doctor | Dr. Jasminder Singh a/l Kulwant Singh
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| Physio | Muhammad Nur'Illya Samsuddin
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| Masseur | Abdul Hadi Abdul Hamid
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| Masseur | Mohd Hazwan Fikri Abdul Halim
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| Medical Officer | Mohd Shahrizal Mohd Nadzir
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| U21 General Manager | Mohd Farouk Ismail
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| U21 Asst. Manager | Amirul Nidzam Mahdzir
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| U21 Head Coach | Mohd Fauzi Nan
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| U21 Asst. Coach | Shariman Che Omar
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| U21 GK Coach | Ragesh a/l Subramaniam
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| U21 Fitness Coach | Irwan Fadzli Idrus
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| U21 Physio | Mohd Amirul Ehsan Mohd Mahrim
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| U21 Masseur | Muhd Hasif Ismajamshir
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| U21 Masseur | Mohd Khairul Ajmal Abdul Wahab
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| U19 General Manager | Koet King Heyong
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| U19 Head Coach | Mohd Ridzuan Abdul Rahman
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| U19 Asst. Coach | Mohd Rizal Johari
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| U19 GK Coach | Mohd Farid Baharum
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| U19 Fitness Coach | Ishak Ahmad@Lah
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| U19 Head Physio | Muhd Naim Shauqie Rusman
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| U19 Physio | Nik Mohd Nor Azam Nik Aziz
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| Kitman | Taufiq Ahmad Mahar
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| Haikal Tat
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Football clubs
Direct clubs under direct supervision of the Association
References
- ^ The Asian Football Stadiums at Fussballtempel.net
- ^ Sejarah Bola Sepak Kedah (in Malay)
- ^ "Summary - Super League - Malaysia - Results, fixtures, tables and news". Soccerway. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
- ^ "Malaysia 2016". Rsssf.com. 10 August 2017. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
- ^ Noh, Dasheer (26 August 2008). "Radhi: Difficult to win double treble again". The Star. Archived from the original on 12 February 2009. Retrieved 2 April 2010.
- ^ "Kedah U21". FAM. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
- ^ "Kedah U19". FAM. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
