# 2020 Kedah FA season

The 2020 season was Kedah's 12th season in the Malaysia Super League since its inception in 2004.

## Management team

| Position | Name |
| Head coach | Aidil Sharin |
| Assistant head coach | Victor Andrag |
| Assistant coach | Azmi Mohamed |
| Goalkeeper coach | Effendy Kamsah |
| Fitness coach | Azmi Ibrahim |
| Team doctor | Dr. Jasminder Singh |
| Physiotherapist | Muhammad Nur'Illya Samsuddin |
| Medical officer | Mohd Shahrizal Mohd Nadzir |

## Players

| No. | Name | Date of birth (Age) | Signed from | Contract since | Contract ends |
| Goalkeepers |||||||
| 1 | Azri Ghani | (1999-04-30) 30 April 1999 (age 25) | Felda United | 2020 | |
| 18 | Ifwat Akmal | (1996-08-10) 10 August 1996 (age 28) | Youth team | 2016 | |
| 33 | Asri Muhamad | (1998-10-02) 2 October 1998 (age 26) | Youth team | 2018 | |
| 55 | Shahril Saa'ri | (1990-03-07) 7 March 1990 (age 34) | PDRM FA | 2020 | |
| Defenders |||||||
| 5 | Norfiqrie Talib | (1996-01-31) 31 January 1996 (age 28) | Youth team | 2018 | |
| 11 | Shakir Hamzah | (1992-10-20) 20 October 1992 (age 31) | Home United | 2019 | 2020 |
| 13 | Khairul Helmi | (1988-03-31) 31 March 1988 (age 36) | Youth team | 2007 | |
| 14 | Alif Yusof | (1991-01-19) 19 January 1991 (age 33) | Felda United | 2019 | |
| 15 | Rizal Ghazali | (1992-10-01) 1 October 1992 (age 32) | Perlis | 2014 | |
| 17 | Irfan Zakaria | (1995-06-04) 4 June 1995 (age 29) | Kuala Lumpur FA | 2020 | |
| 25 | Azmeer Yusof | (1990-05-25) 25 May 1990 (age 34) | Kuala Lumpur | 2019 | |
| 27 | Hadin Azman | (1994-07-02) 2 July 1994 (age 30) | Felda United | 2020 | 2020 |
| 30 | Zulkhairi Zulkeply | (1995-05-02) 2 May 1995 (age 29) | UiTM F.C. | 2020 | |
| 36 | Renan Alves | (1992-12-17) 17 December 1992 (age 31) | Borneo | 2019 | 2021 |
| 98 | Loqman Hakim | (1998-01-22) 22 January 1998 (age 26) | Youth team | 2020 | |
| Midfielders |||||||
| 6 | David Rowley | (1990-02-06) 6 February 1990 (age 34) | Kelantan | 2019 | 2020 |
| 7 | Baddrol Bakhtiar (captain) | (1988-02-01) 1 February 1988 (age 36) | Youth team | 2005 | |
| 16 | Amirul Hisyam | (1995-05-05) 5 May 1995 (age 29) | Harimau Muda B | 2015 | |
| 19 | Aiman Afif | (2001-02-18) 18 February 2001 (age 23) | Youth team | 2020 | |
| 20 | Fadzrul Danel | (1998-01-14) 14 January 1998 (age 26) | Youth team | 2019 | 2021 |
| 21 | Fayadh Zulkifli | (1998-09-14) 14 September 1998 (age 26) | Youth team | 2019 | 2021 |
| 22 | Tam Sheang Tsung | (1995-05-24) 24 May 1995 (age 29) | Sagan Tosu Youth Team | 2020 | |
| 29 | Farhan Roslan | (1996-12-03) 3 December 1996 (age 27) | Youth team | 2014 | |
| 77 | Azamuddin Akil | (1985-04-16) 16 April 1985 (age 39) | Selangor | 2019 | |
| 93 | Amin Nazari | (1993-04-26) 26 April 1993 (age 31) | Ratchaburi Mitr Phol F.C. | 2020 | |
| | Hidhir Idris | (1997-05-29) 29 May 1997 (age 27) | Youth team | 2017 | |
| Forwards |||||||
| 8 | Zaquan Adha | (1987-08-03) 3 August 1987 (age 37) | Kuala Lumpur | 2019 | 2019 |
| 9 | Kpah Sherman | (1992-02-03) 3 February 1992 (age 32) | PKNS F.C. | 2020 | 2020 |
| 10 | Kipré Tchétché | (1987-12-16) 16 December 1987 (age 36) | Terengganu F.C. I | 2020 | 2020 |
| 23 | Faizat Ghazli | (1994-11-28) 28 November 1994 (age 29) | PKNS F.C. | 2020 | |

## Transfers and contracts
### Pre-Season
#### In

| No | Position | Player | Transferred From | Ref |
| 1 | GK | Azri Ghani | FELDA United F.C. | Free |
| 21 | GK | Farhan Abu Bakar | PKNS F.C. | Loan Return |
| 55 | GK | Shahril Saa'ri | PDRM FA | Free |
| 17 | DF | Irfan Zakaria | Kuala Lumpur FA | Free |
| 27 | DF | Hadin Azman | FELDA United F.C. | Free |
| 30 | DF | Zulkhairi Zulkeply | UiTM F.C. | Free |
| 22 | MF | Tam Sheang Tsung | Sagan Tosu Youth Team | Free |
| 93 | MF | Amin Nazari | Ratchaburi Mitr Phol F.C. | Free |
| 9 | FW | Kpah Sherman | PKNS F.C. | |
| 10 | FW | Kipré Tchétché | Terengganu F.C. I | |
| 23 | FW | Faizat Ghazli | PKNS F.C. | |

#### Out

| No | Position | Player | Transferred To | Ref |
| 21 | GK | Farhan Abu Bakar | Sarawak United | Free |
| | GK | Ramadhan Hamid | Penang FA | Free |
| | GK | Abdul Hadi Hamid | Retired | Free |
| | DF | Syazwan Tajudin | | Free |
| | DF | Asri Mardzuki | PDRM FA | Season loan |
| | DF | Syawal Nordin | Langkawi Glory United F.C. (M3) | Free |
| | DF | Fairuz Zakaria | Penang FA (M2) | Free |
| | MF | Hidhir Idris | PDRM FA | Season loan |
| | MF | Shahrul Igwan | UiTM F.C. | Free |
| | MF | Syahrul Azwari | | Free |
| | FW | Edgar Bernhardt | Abahani Limited Dhaka | Free |
| | FW | Jonathan Bauman | Arema FC | Free |
| | FW | Fernando Rodríguez | Johor Darul Ta'zim II F.C. (M2) | Free |
| | FW | Thanabalan Nadarajah | Perak FA II (M2) | Season loan |

#### Extension of contract

| Pos. | Player | Source |
| GK | Ifwat Akmal | |
| DF | Khairul Helmi | |
| DF | Rizal Ghazali | |
| DF | Azmeer Yusof | |
| DF | Alif Yusof | |
| DF | Renan Alves | 3 years contract signed in 2019 |
| DF | Shakir Hamzah | |
| DF | Norfiqrie Talib | 2 years signed in 2019 |
| MF | Azamuddin Akil | |
| MF | Baddrol Bakhtiar | |
| MF | Amirul Hisyam | |
| MF | Fadzrul Danel | 3 years contract signed in 2019 |
| MF | Fayadh Zulkifli | 3 years contract signed in 2019 |
| MF | Farhan Roslan | |
| MF | David Rowley | |
| MF | Hidhir Idris | 2 years contract signed in 2019 |
| FW | Zaquan Adha | |
| FW | Thanabalan Nadarajah | 2 years contract signed in 2019 |

#### To be confirmed

| Pos. | Player | Source |
| MF | Zhafir Yusoff | |

### Out

| No | Position | Player | Transferred To | Ref |
| 25 | DF | Azmeer Yusof | Free Agent | Mutual Termination |

## Competitions
### Malaysia Super League
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Johor Darul Ta'zim (C, Q) | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 8 | +25 | 29 | Qualification for AFC Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Kedah (Q) | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 13 | +7 | 22 | Qualification for AFC Cup group stage |
| 3 | Terengganu (Q) | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 14 | +10 | 19 | Qualification for AFC Cup group stage |
| 4 | Perak | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 19 | +2 | 18 | |
| 5 | Selangor | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 26 | 19 | +7 | 17 | |

#### Fixtures and results
### AFC Champions League

Win  Draw  Loss

#### Qualifying play-off
## Statistics
### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos. | Name | League | League | FA Cup | FA Cup | Malaysia Cup | Malaysia Cup | ACL | ACL | Total | Total |
| No. | Pos. | Name | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | Azri Ghani | 2(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Norfiqrie Talib | 4(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | David Rowley | 0(4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Baddrol Bakhtiar | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 8 | FW | Zaquan Adha | 0(6) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Kpah Sherman | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 7 |
| 10 | FW | Kipré Tchétché | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 10 |
| 11 | DF | Shakir Hamzah | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 |
| 13 | DF | Khairul Helmi | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | Alif Yusof | 0(3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | Rizal Ghazali | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | Amirul Hisyam | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | Irfan Zakaria | 8(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 18 | GK | Ifwat Akmal | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | Fadzrul Danel | 5(6) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0(2) | 0 | 14 | 1 |
| 21 | MF | Fayadh Zulkifli | 0(4) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 23 | MF | Faizat Ghazli | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | Hadin Azman | 7(3) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 3 |
| 29 | MF | Farhan Roslan | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | DF | Zulkhairi Zulkeply | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(2) | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 36 | DF | Renan Alves | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 2 |
| 55 | GK | Shahril Saa'ri | 4(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 77 | FW | Azamuddin Akil | 2(5) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 93 | DF | Amin Nazari | 7(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| Players who have played this season and/or sign for the season but had left the club or on loan to other club |||||||||||||
| 25 | DF | Azmeer Yusof | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Statistics accurate as of 8 August 2019.