Kelantan Darul Naim F.C.

This article is about the Kelantan Darul Naim Football Club. For Kelantan Football Club, see Kelantan F.C.

Kelantan Darul Naim
Full nameKelantan Darul Naim Football Club
Nickname(s)The Golden Deers
Short nameKDN FC
Founded2016; 8 years ago (2016), as MPKB-BRI FC
GroundSultan Muhammad IV Stadium
Capacity22,000
PresidentRozi Muhamad
LeagueMalaysia Super League
2023Malaysia Super League, 12h of 14 (promoted)
WebsiteClub website
Current season

Kelantan Darul Naim Football Club (Malay: Kelab Bola Sepak Kelantan Darul Naim) is a Malaysian professional association football club based in Kota Bharu, Kelantan.[1][2][3] The club currently plays in the Malaysia Super League.[4]

History

Kelantan Darul Naim Football Club is a professional football club founded in 2016. Previously knows as Majlis Perbandaran Kota Bharu-Bandar Raya Islam Urusetia Belia dan Sukan Negeri Kelantan Football Club (MPKB-BRI UBeS FC) and also 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 the 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 Football Club as an effort to bring in support in the local area . In 2023, the club was promoted to the Malaysia Super League for the first time in their history. On 2 June 2023, Kelantan United recorded their first ever win in the top flight against city rivals, Kelantan winning 4–1.

In the 2024–25 Malaysia Super League season, Kelantan United FC (KUFC) will be rebranded as Kelantan Darul Naim (KDNFC) for the Malaysia League competition (M-League). KUFC president Rozi Muhammad said the rebranding of name and logo of the club is the desire of the management to unite all Kelantan football supporters under one proud banner and flag for the state. He said the name and logo change is not aimed at replacing the main team, 'Kelantan FC" but it is a change made to see the club as being more competitive and is able to compete in the highest hierarchy of the Malaysian League with other major clubs.[9]

Crest and colours

Crest

Kelantan Darul Naim has used 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 to solidify its new branding.[10][11]

  • 2016 crest
    2016 crest
  • 2017–2018 crest
    2017–2018 crest
  • 2019–2022 crest
    2019–2022 crest

Colours

Kelantan Darul Naim have always worn black with mixture of red for shirts as their home kit.[12] For 2017 season, the club play in red with a trim of white for home kit.[11]

Kelantan Darul Naim'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.[11]

Stadium

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 Gatti

Season by season record

Season League Cup Asia
Division Pld W D L F A D Pts Pos Charity Malaysia[a] FA Competition Result
2016 FAM 14 2 4 8 12 23 -11 10 8th Group B – Not qualified – – –
2017 14 5 6 3 21 16 -5 21 5th Group A – Not qualified Second round – –
2018 12 2 2 8 13 21 -8 8 7th Group A – Not qualified – – –
2019 M3 26 21 3 2 93 20 +73 66 1st – TBD Third round – –
2020 MPL 11 4 0 7 13 19 -6 12 8th – Qualified Second round – –
2021 20 8 2 10 25 28 -3 27 7th – Qualified – – –
2022 18 6 7 5 23 19 +4 25 5th – Qualified – – –
2023 MSL 21 2 5 14 22 54 -32 11 – Qualified Second round – –
  1. ^ The Malaysia Cup, Challenge and FAM Cup
Champions Runners-up Third place Promoted Relegated

Club top scorer

Season Player Goals
2017 Malaysia Raim Azmi 4
2018 Malaysia Masri Asyraf 5
2019 Malaysia Fakhrul Zaman 35
2020 The Gambia Gassama Alfussainey 6
2021 The Gambia Gassama Alfussainey 12
2022 Nigeria Jacob Njoku 10

Players

First-team squad

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

Under-23s

No. Name Nationality Position D.O.B
Goalkeepers
Muhammad Nor Amin Malaysia GK 2000
Satthyvel Malaysia GK 2002
Muhammad Atiq Malaysia GK 2001
Defenders
Muhamad Zulfahmi Malaysia RB / RWB 2001
Aqil Asyraaf Malaysia CB 2002
Mohammad Idham Malaysia CB 2003
Aikal Daniel Malaysia CB 2001
Zulkefli Adli Malaysia LB / LWB 2000
Fahrurrodzi Malaysia RB / RWB 2002
Muhammad Adam Shaari Malaysia LB / LWB 2001
Aqil Hussni Malaysia CB 2002
Fakhrul Izumi Malaysia CB 2003
Midfielders
Abdul Halim Malaysia LM / RM 2001
Fakhrul Che Ramli Malaysia CM 2001
Mohammad Sabri Malaysia RW / RM 2002
Muhammad Aniq Arami Malaysia CM 2000
Danial Aiman Malaysia AM / CM 2001
Faris Akmal Malaysia RW /RM 2001
Adam Danial Malaysia LW /LM 2004
Raja Kifaratullah Malaysia DM /CM 2003
Muhammad Rizuan Malaysia AM /CM 2002
Muhammad Aiman Hakim Malaysia DM /CM 2001
Forwards
Khairul Hafizuddin Malaysia ST 2001
Hariz Roslan Malaysia ST 2001
Thaanush Malaysia ST 2001

Coaches

Coaches by Years (2010–present)

Coaching staff

Position Staff
Team manager Malaysia Zamri Ismail
Assistant team manager Malaysia Nik Khuzaimi Nudin
Technical director Japan Akira Higashiyama
Head Coach Vacant
Assistant coach Malaysia Rezal Zambery Yahya
Malaysia Nazrulerwan Makmor
Goalkeeping coach Malaysia Jamsari Sabian
Fitness coach Malaysia Azizan Ghazali
Team doctor Malaysia Dr Zairuddin
Physiotherapist Malaysia Muhammad Amir Fadzlan
Media officer Malaysia Ahmad Fadhli Sukardi
Official photographer Malaysia Normeezan Nordin
Masseur Malaysia Wan Muhamad Afif Wan Kamaruddin
Kitman Malaysia Fadhli Ikram

Honours

Domestic competitions

League

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 6 March 2016. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
  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. ^ "KUFC rebranded as Kelantan Darul Naim this season". nst.com.my. NST. 12 March 2024. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  10. ^ MPKB-BRI UBES FC Merekodkan Nama Kelab Kedua Terpanjang di Dunia
  11. ^ a b c "MPKB BRI-UBes FC duta promosi Negeri Kelantan – Ahmad Yakob | Stadium Astro". Archived from the original on 6 February 2017. Retrieved 5 February 2017. MPKB BRI-UBes FC duta promosi Negeri Kelantan – Ahmad Yakob
  12. ^ MPKB-BRI UBeS FC perlu bangkit

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