# 2023 Kelantan United F.C. season

The 2023 season is the eighth season in the existence of Kelantan United Football Club and the club's first season in the Malaysia Super League. In addition to the league, they will also compete in the Malaysia FA Cup and the Malaysia Cup.

## Coaching staff

| Position | Staff |
| Team manager | Zamri Ismail |
| Assistant manager | Nik Khuzaimi Nudinb |
| Technical director | Akira Higashiyama |
| Head coach | Tomáš Trucha |
| Assistant coaches | Nazrulerwan Makmor |
| Assistant coaches | Tengku Hazman |
| Goalkeeping coach | Jamsari Sabian |
| Fitness coach | Azizan Ghazali |
| Team doctor | Dr Zairuddin |
| Physiotherapist | Muhammad Amir Fadzlan |
| Media officer | Ahmad Fadhli Sukardi |
| Official photographer | Normeezan Nordin |
| Masseur | Wan Muhamad Afif Wan Kamaruddin |
| Kitman | Fadhli Ikram |

## Players
### First-team squad

    As of 12 January 2023
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | MAS | Asyraaf Omar |
| 2 | DF | MAS | Fauzan Fauzi |
| 3 | DF | MAS | Nazri Muhammad |
| 5 | DF | BRA | Yan Victor |
| 6 | DF | MAS | Tasnim Fitri |
| 7 | MF | SEN | Morgaro Gomis |
| 8 | MF | MAS | Khairu Azrin |
| 9 | FW | KGZ | Ernist Batyrkanov |
| 10 | MF | PHI | OJ Porteria |
| 11 | MF | MAS | Haziq Subri |
| 13 | DF | MAS | Latiff Suhaimi (vice-captain) |
| 14 | DF | MAS | Hafiy Haikal |
| 15 | FW | BRA | Gregory |
| 16 | MF | MAS | Royizzat Daud |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 17 | DF | MAS | Fandi Othman |
| 19 | FW | BRA | Devid |
| 20 | MF | MAS | Syazwan Salihin |
| 21 | MF | MAS | Sharvin Selvakumaran |
| 22 | MF | MAS | Syazwan Zainon |
| 23 | FW | MAS | Indra Putra Mahayuddin (captain) |
| 25 | GK | MAS | Ilham Amirullah |
| 26 | MF | MAS | Nik Azli |
| 27 | FW | MAS | Aqil Hilman |
| 28 | DF | MAS | Ariff Ar-Rasyid |
| 29 | GK | MAS | Jason Tew |
| 30 | FW | MAS | Asraff Aliffuddin |
| 55 | DF | MAS | Zulfahmi Skilee |
| 66 | GK | MAS | Muhammad Nor Amin |

### Transfers in

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | MAS | Asyraaf Omar (from Melaka United) |
| 2 | DF | MAS | Fauzan Fauzi (from Melaka United) |
| 5 | DF | BRA | Yan Victor (from Chungbuk Cheongju) |
| 6 | DF | MAS | Tasnim Fitri (from Sarawak United) |
| 7 | MF | SEN | Morgaro Gomis (from Clyde) |
| 8 | MF | MAS | Khairu Azrin (from Kedah Darul Aman) |
| 9 | FW | KGZ | Ernist Batyrkanov (from Abdysh-Ata Kant) |
| 10 | FW | PHI | OJ Porteria (from Kirivong Sok Sen Chey) |
| — | FW | BRA | Devid (from Tirana) |
| 13 | DF | MAS | Latiff Suhaimi (from Penang) |
| 16 | MF | MAS | Royizzat Daud (from Perak) |
| 17 | DF | MAS | Fandi Othman (from Sri Pahang) |
| 21 | MF | MAS | S. Sharvin (from Selangor II) |
| 22 | MF | MAS | Syazwan Zainon (from Kedah Darul Aman) |
| 23 | FW | MAS | Indra Putra Mahayuddin (from Perak) |
| 24 | DF | MAS | Hafiy Haikal (from Johor Darul Ta'zim II) |
| 25 | GK | MAS | Ilham Amirullah (from Kedah Darul Aman) |
| 27 | FW | MAS | Aqil Hilman (from Perak) |
| 28 | DF | MAS | Ariff Ar-Rasyid (from Penang) |

### Transfers out

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | MAS | Nik Akif (loan return to Terengganu) |
| — | FW | NGA | Jacob Njoku (to Sabah) |
| — | DF | MAS | Aliff Najmi (to PDRM) |
| — | MF | MAS | Zulkiffli Zakaria (to Harini) |
| — | MF | MAS | Amirul Shafik (to Kuching City) |
| — | GK | MAS | Fikri Che Soh (to Kedah Darul Aman) |
| — | DF | JPN | Shuhei Fukai |
| — | DF | MAS | Faisal Rosli |
| — | MF | GHA | Julius Ofori |
| — | FW | MAS | Khairul Rizam |
| — | MF | JPN | Masashi Motoyama |
| — | MF | MAS | Shahrul Hakim |
| — | GK | MAS | Syafeeq Syamsul |
| — | MF | MAS | Ailim Fahmi |
| — | MF | MAS | Aizzat Maidin |
| — | MF | MAS | Akmal Rizal Suhaimi |
| — | DF | MAS | Evan Wensley |
| — | DF | MAS | Umeir Aznan |
| — | MF | MAS | Famirul Asraf |
| — | DF | MAS | Syafiq Izzudin |
| — | MF | MAS | Zufar Akmal |
| — | GK | MAS | Nor Amin |
| — | FW | MAS | Fakhrul Zaman |
| — | FW | MAS | Imran Samso |
| — | FW | MAS | Akif Afizi |
| — | GK | MAS | Zulkifli Yusof |
| — | MF | MAS | Faiz Aqil |
| — | MF | MAS | Hariz Roslan |
| — | MF | MAS | Fakhrul Che Ramli |
| — | MF | MAS | Abdul Halim Ghazali |

## Statistics
### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | League | League | FA Cup | FA Cup | Malaysia Cup | Malaysia Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | MAS | Asyraaf Omar | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | GK | MAS | Ilham Amirullah | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | GK | MAS | Jason Tew | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||||
| 2 | DF | MAS | Fauzan Fauzi | 8 | 0 | 7+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | MAS | Nazri Muhammad | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | BRA | Yan Victor | 8 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | MAS | Tasnim Fitri | 3 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | MAS | Latiff Suhaimi | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | MAS | Hafiy Haikal | 4 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | MAS | Fandi Othman | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | DF | MAS | Ariff Ar-Rasyid | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||||
| 7 | MF | SEN | Morgaro Gomis | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | MAS | Khairu Azrin | 8 | 0 | 6+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | PHI | OJ Porteria | 8 | 1 | 6+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | MAS | Haziq Subri | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | MAS | Royizzat Daud | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | MAS | Syazwan Solihin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | MAS | Sharvin Selvakumaran | 4 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | MAS | Syazwan Zainon | 5 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | MAS | Indra Putra Mahayuddin | 6 | 1 | 5+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | MAS | Nik Azli | 4 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | MAS | Asraff Aliffuddin | 7 | 1 | 3+4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||||
| 9 | FW | KGZ | Ernist Batyrkanov | 6 | 0 | 3+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | FW | BRA | Gregory | 4 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | BRA | Devid | 8 | 1 | 7+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | MAS | Aqil Hilman | 6 | 0 | 1+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players transferred out during the season ||||||||||||
Last updated: 10 April 2023 Source: Competitions

## Competitions
### Malaysia Super League

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 10 | Penang | 26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 29 | 50 | −21 | 24 | |
| 11 | Perak | 26 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 25 | 55 | −30 | 22 | |
| 12 | Kelantan United | 26 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 29 | 65 | −36 | 17 | |
| 13 | Kuching City | 26 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 51 | −27 | 12 | |
| 14 | Kelantan | 26 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 29 | 121 | −92 | 8 | Ejected from Malaysian Super League |
* ↑ MFL officially snubs Kelantan club licensing approval.

### Malaysia Cup
#### Round of 16

Negeri Sembilan won 5–2 on aggregate.

### MFL Challenge Cup
#### Quarter Final

Kelantan United won 11–0 on aggregate.

#### Semi Final

Kuching City won 3–1 on aggregate.