# 2012 Kelantan FA season

The 2012 season was Kelantan's 4th season in the Malaysia Super League. Kelantan were defending Malaysia Super League champions and aimed for 2nd league title this season. Furthermore, they were competing in the AFC Cup for the first time. In addition, they were also competing in the domestic tournaments, the FA Cup and the Malaysia Cup.

## Competitions

Win  Draw  Loss  Postponed  Upcoming fixture

### Charity Shield

The Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Cup, more popularly known as Piala Sumbangsih (Charity Cup) is an annual soccer match currently contested by the current Malaysia Cup winner and the current Super League Malaysia winner.
The match was played at National Stadium, Bukit Jalil on 7 January 2012, with kick-off at 8.45pm.
| Date | Opponents | H / A | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 7 January 2012 | Negeri Sembilan FA | N | 2 – 1 | Norshahrul 22' | 25,000 |

### League

| Week | Date | Opponents | H / A | Result F – A | Scorers | Attendance | League position |
| 1 | 10 January 2012 | LIONSXI | A | 2 – 1 | Norshahrul 44', Ghaddar 79' | 8,000 | 3rd |
| 2 | 13 January 2012 | PKNS FC | H | 1 – 1 | Badri Radzi 71' | 25,000 | 2nd |
| 3 | 17 January 2012 | Johor FC | H | 2 – 0 | Indra Putra 55', Norshahrul 71' | 28,000 | 2nd |
| 4 | 21 January 2012 | Kedah FA | A | 3 – 0 | Ghaddar 35' (pen.), Norshahrul 71', Antwi 90+3' | 30,000 | 1st |
| 5 | 28 January 2012 | Kuala Lumpur FA | H | 3 – 0 | Norshahrul 46', Badhri Radzi 72', Antwi 77' | 25,000 | 1st |
| 6 | 8 February 2012 | Sabah FA | A | 0 – 0 | | 28,000 | 1st |
| 7 | 11 February 2012 | Terengganu FA | H | 2 – 1 | Norshahrul 37', Badhri Radzi 54' | 30,000 | 1st |
| 8 | 14 February 2012 | Selangor FA | A | 1 – 2 | Subramaniam 90' | 55,000 | 2nd |
| 9 | 4 March 2012 | N.Sembilan | H | 2 – 1 | Badhri Radzi 2', S. Chanturu 90+3' | 19,000 | 1st |
| 10 | 17 March 2012 | Perak | A | 2 – 0 | Daudsu 10', Zairul Fitree 24' | 27,000 | 1st |
| 11 | 31 March 2012 | Felda United | H | 5 – 1 | Nwoha 2', 45', Farhan 65', Indra Putra 66', Badhri Radzi 80' | 20,000 | 1st |
| 12 | 7 April 2012 | Sarawak FA | A | 1 – 1 | Farhan 85' | 20,000 | 2nd |
| 13 | 14 April 2012 | T-Team | H | 2 – 0 | Nurul Azwan 43' | 5,000 | 1st |
| 14 | 17 April 2012 | T-Team | A | 2 – 1 | S. Chanturu 67', Ghaddar 88' (pen.) | 5,000 | 1st |
| 15 | 4 May 2012 | LIONSXI | H | 3 – 0 | S. Chanturu 75', Farhan 77', Rizal Fahmi 90+2 | 15,000 | 1st |
| 16 | 12 May 2012 | PKNS FC | A | 3 – 0 | Norshahrul 27', Nwaneri 83', Ghaddar 87' | 10,000 | 2nd |
| 17 | 26 May 2012 | Johor FC | A | 0 – 0 | | 2,000 | 2nd |
| 18 | 16 June 2012 | Kedah FA | H | 2 – 1 | Fazliata (o.g.) 45', Ghaddar 54' | 18,000 | 2nd |
| 19 | 19 June 2012 | Kuala Lumpur FA | A | 1 – 0 | Ghaddar 60' | 20,000 | 2nd |
| 20 | 23 June 2012 | Sabah FA | H | 2 – 0 | Rizal Fahmi 6', Indra Putra 90+3' | 20,000 | 2nd |
| 21 | 26 June 2012 | Terengganu FA | A | 2 – 2 | Farhan 5', Badhri Radzi 20' | | 1st |
| 22 | 29 June 2012 | Selangor FA | H | 1 – 0 | Ghaddar 25' | | 1st |
| 23 | 3 July 2012 | N.Sembilan FA | A | 3 – 2 | Azlan Ismail 49', Ghaddar 66', Indra Putra 71' | | 1st |
| 24 | 7 July 2012 | Perak FA | H | 6 – 0 | Indra Putra 17', 30', 49', Ghaddar 19', Badhri Radzi 23', Nurul Azwan 39' | | 1st |
| 25 | 10 July 2012 | Felda United | A | 0 – 1 | | | 1st |
| 26 | 14 July 2012 | Sarawak FA | H | 3 – 1 | Badhri Radzi 61', Farhan 65', 67' | 10,000 | 1st |

#### Results by match

| Match | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
| Ground | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | H | A | H |
| Result | W | D | W | W | W | D | W | L | W | W | W | D | D | W | W | W | D | W | W | W | D | W | W | W | L | W |
| Position | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |

#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Kelantan (C, Q) | 26 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 53 | 18 | +35 | 60 | 2013 AFC Cup group stage |
| 2 | LionsXII | 26 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 48 | 23 | +25 | 50 | |
| 3 | Selangor (Q) | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 40 | 26 | +14 | 43 | 2013 AFC Cup group stage |
| 4 | Perak | 26 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 40 | 43 | −3 | 42 | |
| 5 | Terengganu | 26 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 41 | 33 | +8 | 41 | |
* ↑ LionsXII are not eligible for any AFC competition spots
* ↑ Qualified as the next highest-placed local team behind Liga Super and 2012 Piala FA winners Kelantan.

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponents | H / A | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
| Round of 32 | 18 February 2012 | Sarawak FA | H | 2—1 | Indra Putra 34', Farhan 90+1' | 30,000 |
| Round of 16 | 10 March 2012 | Kuala Lumpur FA | H | 3—2 | Farhan 30', Indra Putra 43', Badhri Radzi 70' | 30,000 |
| QF 1st leg | 24 March 2012 | SPA FC | A | 3—0 | Badhri Radzi 45', Farhan 53', 77 | |
| QF 2nd leg | 27 March 2012 | SPA FC | H | 2—0 | Farhan 16', Onyekachi Nwoha 71' | |
| SF 1st leg | 21 April 2012 | Kedah FA | H | 1—1 | Norshahrul Idlan 17' | |
| SF 2nd leg | 21 April 2012 | Kedah FA | A | 2—2 | Nwaneri 47', Ghaddar 60' | 30,000 |
| Final | 19 May 2012 | Sime Darby FC | N | 1—0 | Ghaddar 59' (pen.) | 85,000 |

### Malaysia Cup
#### Group B

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Kelantan FA (A) | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 11 |
| 2 | ATM FA (A) | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 11 |
| 3 | Kedah FA | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 6 |
| 4 | Terengganu FA | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 13 | −7 | 4 |

#### Knockout stage

| Round | Date | Opponents | H / A | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
| QF 1st leg | 25 September 2012 | Felda United | A | 2—1 | Nurul Azwan 56', Indra Putra 75' | |
| QF 2nd leg | 2 October 2012 | Felda United | H | 2—2 | Farhan 71', Mohammed Ghaddar 93' | |
| SF 1st leg | 6 October 2012 | Selangor FA | H | 1—0 | Farhan 62' | 25,000 |
| SF 2nd leg | 12 October 2012 | Selangor FA | A | 2—0 | Mohammed Ghaddar 85', Badhri Radzi 90+3' | |

#### Final

The final was played on 20 October 2012 at the Shah Alam Stadium, Shah Alam in Selangor, Malaysia.

### AFC Cup
## First team squad

| No. | Name | Position (s) | Date of Birth (Age) | Signed from |
| Goalkeepers ||||||
| 1 | Mohd Shahrizan Ismail | GK | (1979-11-03)3 November 1979 (aged 32) | Kelantan FA |
| 29 | Muhammad Syazwan Yusoff | GK | (1992-04-17)17 April 1992 (aged 20) | Kelantan FA |
| Defenders ||||||
| 2 | Azizi Matt Rose | CB | (1981-09-11)11 September 1981 (aged 31) | PBDKT T-Team FC |
| 3 | S. Subramaniam | CB | (1985-08-31)31 August 1985 (aged 27) | Kelantan FA |
| 4 | Obinna Nwaneri | CB | (1982-03-18)18 March 1982 (aged 30) | Kazma Sporting Club |
| 5 | Nik Shahrul Azim Abdul Halim | RB / CB | (1992-10-02)2 October 1992 (aged 20) | Kelantan FA |
| 6 | Mohd Farisham Ismail | CB | (1985-01-05)5 January 1985 (aged 27) | Kelantan FA |
| 11 | Mohammad Abdul Aziz Ismail | LB / LM | (1988-11-12)12 November 1988 (aged 23) | Kelantan FA |
| 14 | Mohd Zamri Ramli | LB, LM | (1990-11-23)23 November 1990 (aged 21) | Kelantan FA |
| 17 | Mohd Rizal Fahmi Abdul Rosid | CB | (1986-05-01)1 May 1986 (aged 26) | Kelantan FA |
| 24 | Zairul Fitree Ishak | LB | (1985-02-04)4 February 1985 (aged 27) | Kelantan FA |
| 25 | Tuan Mohd Faim Tuan Zainal Abidin | CB | (1992-09-05)5 September 1992 (aged 20) | Kelantan FA |
| Midfielders ||||||
| 18 | Mohd Khairul Izuan Rosli | RM, RW, AM | (1992-12-06)6 December 1992 (aged 19) | Kelantan FA |
| 23 | Suppiah Chanturu | RW / LW | (1987-12-14)14 December 1987 (aged 24) | Kelantan FA |
| Forwards ||||||
| 7 | Mohd Ramzul Zahini Adnan | ST | (1987-12-11)11 December 1987 (aged 24) | Kelantan FA |
| 22 | Mohammed Ghaddar | ST | (1984-01-01)1 January 1984 (aged 28) | Al-Jaish |
| 25 | Azlan Ismail | ST | (1984-10-03)3 October 1984 (aged 28) | Kedah FA |

## Statistics
### Goalscoreres

    As of 11 March 2017
| Rank | Player | Super League | FA Cup | Malaysia Cup | AFC Cup | Community Shield | Total |
| 1 | Mohammed Ghaddar | 9 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 21 |
| 2 | Nor Farhan Muhammad | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 18 |
| 3 | Mohd Badhri Mohd Radzi | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 14 |
| 4 | Indra Putra Mahayuddin | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 |
| 5 | Norshahrul Idlan Talaha | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
| 6 | Onyekachi Nwoha | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | Mohd Nurul Azwan Roya | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | Mohd Afiq Azmi (on loan from Kuala Lumpur FA) | – | – | 4 | – | – | 4 |
| 9 | S. Chanturu | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | Rizal Fahmi Rosid | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | Obinna Nwaneri | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 13 | Denny Antwi | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 14 | S. Subramaniam | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Zairul Fitree Ishak | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Mohd Daudsu Jamaluddin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Azlan Ismail | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Mohd Zamri Ramli | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| # | Own goals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | Totals | 53 | 14 | 23 | 15 | 1 | 106 |
Source: Competitions

## Transfers

All start dates are pending confirmation.

### In

| Pos. | Player | From |
| CB | Azizi Matt Rose | T-Team FC |
| RM | Indra Putra Mahayuddin | T-Team FC |
| RW/LW | Mohd Nor Farhan Muhammad | T-Team FC |
| FW | Azlan Ismail | Kedah FA |
| CB | Obinna Nwaneri | Kazma Sporting Club |
| DF | Emmanuel Okine | Great Olympics |
| DF | Mijo Dadić | Deltras F.C. |
| RW/LW | Zakaria Charara | Ermis Aradippou |
| FW | Mandjou Keita | Pune FC |
| FW | Mohammed Ghaddar | Al-Jaish |
| FW | Onyekachi Nwoha | Fujairah SC |
| FW | Denny Antwi | SC Accra Hearts of Oak |

### Out

| Pos. | Player | To |
| GK | Syed Adney Syed Hussein | Sabah FA |
| MF | Khairan Eroza Razali | Pahang FA |
| MF | Solehin Kanasian Abdullah | Selangor.FA |
| MF | Wan Zaman Wan Mustapha | PDRM FA |
| MF | Danial Fadzly Abdullah | ATM FA |
| GK | Norhadi Ubaidillah | UiTM FC |
| DF | Tuan Norhafiziee Mahmood | Muar FC |
| MF | Syawal Rudin Abdul Rahim | Muar FC |
| GK | Halim Napi | Retired |
| DF | Wan Rohaimi Wan Ismail | Released |
| MF | Zul Yusri Che Harun | Released |
| MF | Muhamad Khalid Jamlus | Released |
| MF | Nicholas Chan | Released |

### Loans in

| Pos. | Name | From |
| DF | Mafry Balang | Sabah FA |
| DF | Mohd Aslam Haja Najmudeen | Kuala Lumpur FA |
| FW | Mohd Afiq Azmi | Kuala Lumpur FA |

### Loans out

| Pos. | Name | To |
| MF | Muhd Izuan Salahuddin | Harimau Muda A |
| MF | Khairan Ezuan Razali | Felda United |
| FW | Mohd Nizad Ayub | Felda United |
| MF | Emmanuel Okine | Kuala Lumpur FA |
| MF | Zakaria Charara | Kuala Lumpur FA |
| FW | Denny Antwi | Kuala Lumpur FA |