# 2001 Kuala Lumpur FA season

In the 2001 season, Kuala Lumpur competed in the Premier 1, Malaysia Cup and Malaysia FA Cup. They finished tenth in the league, but were eliminated in the FA Cup by a second division team and lost all their group matches in the Malaysia Cup. Foreign players were barred for this season.

## Results and fixtures

    All results (home and away) list Kuala Lumpur's goal tally first.
| Date | Venue | Opponents | Score | Competition | KL scorers |
| March 13, 2001 | KLFA Stadium, Cheras | JKR Kedah | 1–0 | FA Cup Rd 1 | Zulkifli Afendi Zakri |
| March 18, 2001 | Darulaman Stadium, Alor Star | JKR Kedah | 1–2 (a.e.t., pen. 3–1) | FA Cup Rd 1 | S Saravanan |
| March 24, 2001 | KLFA Stadium, Cheras | JKR Kelantan | 0–2 | FA Cup Rd 2 | |
| March 27, 2001 | Sultan Muhd IV Stadium, Kota Baru | JKR Kelantan | 1–0 | FA Cup Rd 2 | Rosle Derus |
| March 31, 2001 | Utama Stadium, Kangar | Perlis | 0–1 | Premier 1 | |
| April 3, 2001 | KLFA Stadium, Cheras | Penang | 0–1 | Premier 1 | |
| April 7, 2001 | Darulmakmur Stadium, Kuantan | Pahang | 0–1 | Premier 1 | |
| April 10, 2001 | KLFA Stadium, Cheras | Johor | 2–0 | Premier 1 | Liew Kim Tu, M Eswaran |
| April 14, 2001 | Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah Stadium, Kuala Terengganu | Terengganu | 1–2 | Premier 1 | Liew Kim Tu |
| April 24, 2001 | KLFA Stadium, Cheras | Perak | 3–2 | Premier 1 | Liew Kim Tu (3) |
| April 28, 2001 | Sultan Muhd IV Stadium, Kota Baru | Kelantan | 0–4 | Premier 1 | |
| May 1, 2001 | KLFA Stadium, Cheras | Negeri Sembilan | 2–1 | Premier 1 | Farid Dewan, Shariful Hisham Ibrahim |
| May 8, 2001 | Shah Alam Stadium | Selangor | 0–5 | Premier 1 | |
| May 19, 2001 | KLFA Stadium, Cheras | Sarawak | 0–0 | Premier 1 | |
| May 26, 2001 | KLFA Stadium, Cheras | Malacca | 2–1 | Premier 1 | Farid Dewan, Zulkifli Afendi Zakri |
| July 3, 2001 | KLFA Stadium, Cheras | Perlis | 1–1 | Premier 1 | Rosle Derus |
| July 7, 2001 | Batu Kawan Stadium | Penang | 0–5 | Premier 1 | |
| July 10, 2001 | KLFA Stadium, Cheras | Pahang | 2–1 | Premier 1 | Liew Kim Tu, Rosle Derus |
| July 14, 2001 | Larkin Stadium, Johor Baru | Johor | 0–1 | Premier 1 | |
| July 28, 2001 | KLFA Stadium, Cheras | Terengganu | 0–2 | Premier 1 | |
| July 31, 2001 | KLFA Stadium, Cheras | Kelantan | 0–0 | Premier 1 | |
| August 7, 2001 | KLFA Stadium, Cheras | Selangor | 1–1 | Premier 1 | Liew Kim Tu |
| August 11, 2001 | Kubu Stadium, Malacca | Malacca | 1–1 | Premier 1 | Liew Kim Tu |
| August 14, 2001 | Perak Stadium, Ipoh | Perak | 1–1 | Premier 1 | Azralan Azmi |
| August 18, 2001 | Sarawak Stadium, Kuching | Sarawak | 0–0 | Premier 1 | |
| August 21, 2001 | Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium, Paroi | Negeri Sembilan | 3–3 | Premier 1 | Zulkifli Afendi Zakri, Liew Kim Tu |
| August 25, 2001 | KLFA Stadium, Cheras | Telekom Malacca | 1–1 | Malaysia Cup/Promotion-Relegation Playoff | Liew Kim Tu |
| August 28, 2001 | Kubu Stadium, Malacca | Telekom Malacca | 1–0 | Malaysia Cup/Promotion-Relegation Playoff | Liew Kim Tu |
| September 18, 2001 | Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium, Paroi | Negeri Sembilan | 0–3 | Malaysia Cup Group A | |
| September 22, 2001 | KLFA Stadium, Cheras | Selangor | 0–2 | Malaysia Cup Group A | |
| September 25, 2001 | KLFA Stadium, Cheras | Johor FC | 0–2 | Malaysia Cup Group A | |
| October 2, 2001 | JCorp Stadium, Pasir Gudang | Johor FC | 1–4 | Malaysia Cup Group A | Liew Kim Tu |
| October 6, 2001 | KLFA Stadium, Cheras | Negeri Sembilan | 0–6 | Malaysia Cup Group A | |
| October 9, 2001 | MPPJ Stadium, Petaling Jaya | Selangor | 2–3 | Malaysia Cup Group A | Liew Kim Tu, Shariful Hisham Ibrahim |

## Tables
### Malaysian Premier 1

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 8 | Negeri Sembilan FA | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 32 | 39 | −7 | 27 | |
| 9 | Sarawak FA | 22 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 19 | 26 | −7 | 24 | |
| 10 | Kuala Lumpur FA | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 19 | 34 | −15 | 23 | |
| 11 | Malacca FA | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 25 | 38 | −13 | 22 | |
| 12 | Johor FA | 22 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 54 | −41 | 10 | Relegated to Liga Perdana 2 |

## Scorers

| Player | League | Malaysia Cup | FA Cup | Total |
| Liew Kim Tu | 9 | 4 | 0 | 13 |
| Zulkifli Affendi Zakri | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Rosle Derus | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Farid Dewan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Shariful Hisham Ibrahim | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Azralan Azmi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| M Eswaran | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| S Saravanan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Abdul Rahman Shariff | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Azali Mat Jusoh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Azlan Hussain | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Azlan Meri | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fairuz Salleh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Imran Ahmad | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kamarul Idham Amiruddin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Khairi Zainudin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| K. Ramachandran | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ridzuan Abu Shah | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shahrudin Ahmad Mokshinon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yaakob Aris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yuzaiman Zahari | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |