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
Founded2016; 9 years ago (2016), as MPKB-BRI
2019; 6 years ago (2019), as Kelantan United
2024; 1 year ago (2024), as Kelantan Darul Naim
GroundSultan Muhammad IV Stadium
Capacity22,000
PresidentRozi Muhamad
Head coachPark Jae-hong
LeagueMalaysia Super League
2023Malaysia Super League, 12th of 14
Current season

Kelantan Darul Naim Football Club (Malay: Kelab Bola Sepak Kelantan Darul Naim) is a Malaysian professional 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 will be rebranded as Kelantan Darul Naim for the Malaysia League competition. Club president Rozi Muhammad said the club's brand and logo rebranding is the management's desire 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" but it is a change made to see the club as being more competitive and can compete in the highest hierarchy of the Malaysian League with other major clubs.[9]

In November 2024, the club travelled to India and took part in the 2024 edition of Sikkim Gold Cup.[10][11]

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.[12][13]

  • 2016 crest
    2016 crest
  • 2017–2018 crest
    2017–2018 crest
  • 2019—2022 crest
    2019—2022 crest
  • 2023 crest
    2023 crest
  • 2024—present crest
    2024—present crest

Colours

Kelantan Darul Naim have always worn black with mixture of red for shirts as their home kit.[14] For 2017 season, the club play in red with a trim of white for home kit.[13]

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.[13]

Grounds

Stadium Sultan Muhammad IV

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 SkyHawk U-Shop, MySports Station
2020 Visit Kelantan 2020, Jaya Mas Mining
2021 Umbro Kelantan Melangkah Kehadapan, Yakult
2022 Gatti
2023 IAM Kelantan Melangkah Kehadapan, Nasken Coffee
2024–25 PUC Sport Visit Kelantan 2024

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 12th – 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; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Malaysia MAS Alfaiz Zula'amin
2 DF Malaysia MAS Arip Amiruddin
4 DF Malaysia MAS Ghaffar Rahman
5 DF Malaysia MAS Muhammad Faudzi
7 MF Malaysia MAS Asraff Aliffuddin
8 MF Malaysia MAS Syed Sobri
9 FW Brazil BRA Washington Brandao
10 FW Palestine PLE Layth Kharoub
11 DF Malaysia MAS Afzal Akbar
12 MF Malaysia MAS Amirul Shafik Che Soh
14 DF Malaysia MAS Nasrol Amri
15 MF Malaysia MAS Zuasyraf Zulkiefle (on loan from Terengganu)
16 MF Malaysia MAS Jasmir Mehat
17 FW Malaysia MAS Fazrul Amir
18 DF Czech Republic CZE Michal Jeřábek
19 MF Malaysia MAS Irwan Syazmin
21 DF Malaysia MAS Umeir Aznan
22 GK Malaysia MAS Khatul Anuar
No. Pos. Nation Player
25 MF Malaysia MAS Syahir Rashid
28 MF Malaysia MAS Mior Dani
29 DF Malaysia MAS Hafizal Mohamad
30 GK Malaysia MAS Muhaimin Mohamad
31 FW Malaysia MAS Haziq Subri
33 MF Malaysia MAS Adam Danial
38 MF Malaysia MAS Aqil Hussni
39 GK Malaysia MAS Fikri Che Soh
40 MF Malaysia MAS Muhammad Fahrurrozi Suhirman
50 FW Indonesia IDN Johan Nathaniel Muliadi
61 MF Malaysia MAS Hakimi Abdullah (on loan from Terengganu)
66 MF Malaysia MAS Fakhrul Che Ramli
88 MF Malaysia MAS Muhaimin Izuddin

Coaches

Coaching staff

Position Staff
CEO Malaysia Wan Mohd Zul Ikman Wan Abdul Aziz
Technical director Malaysia Sazami Shafii
Head coach South Korea Park Jae-hong
Assistant coach Malaysia Rezal Zambery Yahya
Malaysia Ashadi Yusoff
Goalkeeping coach Malaysia Abdul Rahman Baba
Fitness coach Malaysia Mohd Fazrul Jafar
Team doctor Malaysia Dr. Zairuddin
Physiotherapist Malaysia Muhammad Amir Fadzlan
Media officer Malaysia Ahmad Fadhli Sukardi
Photographer Malaysia Tarmizi Nafi
Masseur Malaysia Wan Muhamad Afif
Kitman Malaysia Fadhli Ikram

Honours

Domestic competitions

League

International competitions

References

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  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. ^ "Gangtok Himalayan SC sets up quarterfinal clash with Malaysian club". Gangtok. 13 November 2024. Archived from the original on 18 November 2024. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
  11. ^ Gurung, Bijoy (18 November 2024). "GANGTOK HIMALAYAN STUNS MALAYSIAN CLUB, BOOKS SF BERTH". The Sikkim Express. Gangtok. Archived from the original on 18 November 2024. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
  12. ^ MPKB-BRI UBES FC Merekodkan Nama Kelab Kedua Terpanjang di Dunia
  13. ^ 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
  14. ^ MPKB-BRI UBeS FC perlu bangkit