# 2017 Kedah FA season

The 2017 season was Kedah FA's 9th season in the Malaysia Super League since its inception in 2004. They will also eligible to compete in FA Cup and Malaysia Cup.

## Season overview
### Pre-season

On 24 November 2016, Azmeer Yusof through his personal Facebook account have confirmed will be with Kuala Lumpur for the 2017 season although Kedah offered him a new contract for another season.
On 28 November 2016, the contract of Liridon Krasniqi was renewed for another two years and is set to expire in the end of 2018 season.
On 1 December 2016, Mohd Fitri Omar was signed from Penang FA and Muhammad Akram Mahinan was signed from Johor Darul Ta'zim Both signed one-year deals with the club.
On 14 December 2016, Fakri Saarani re-joined the club for another season after the end of loan from Felda United.

### January

On 3 January 2017, Ken Ilsø was signed from Home United for a one-year deal with Kedah
On 13 January 2017, Zachary Michael Anderson was announced the last foreign players signed with Kedah
On 20 January 2017, Kedah started the season with a 1–1 draw at Johor Darul Ta'zim with a goal from Baddrol Bakhtiar and winning the Charity Shield for the third time on penalty shootout. Their last Charity Shield victory was in 1991 and 1994.
On 27 January 2017, at their home debut of the season, Baddrol, Sandro and Syazwan gave Kedah a narrow 3–2 victory against Sarawak.

### February

On 4 February 2017, Kedah drew 1–1 at FELDA United with a 1st goal of the season from Ken Ilsø.
On 11 February 2017, Kedah wrested the Super League top spot away from Pahang, after they defeated the Elephants 4–1 at the Darul Aman Stadium on Saturday. Their goals were scored by Baddrol and Farhan, as well as Ken Ilsø's double.
On 14 February 2017, Kedah ease through to 3rd round of FA Cup, defeating Kuala Lumpur 4–2 with a two-goal from Farhan, a goal from Liridon and an own goal.
On 18 February 2017, Baddrol penalty kick gave Kedah the late 0–1 win at Kelantan.
On 25 February 2017, Kedah defeated Penang 3–1 in the first Northern derby, with a goal from Fitri, Syafiq and Liridon.

### March

On 1 March 2017, Kedah drew at Selangor 1–1 with a free kick goal from Sandro.
On 4 March 2017, two goals from Ken Ilsø and Sandro secured Kedah a 4–0 win over Melaka United.
On 11 March 2017, Kedah defeated Perak TBG 2–0 in the round of 16 match in the FA Cup, with a goals from Anderson and Ken Ilsø. Kedah moved to the next round.

### April

On 1 April 2017, the FA Cup got underway with a 6–1 win over PKNP, Kedah gave PKNP no chance in the first leg FA Cup quarter-final match, with doubles from Ken Ilsø, a free-kick from Fitri, a penalty from Liridon, a wonder strike from Syafiq and another own goal.
On 8 April 2017, a goal from Anderson was not enough in a 1–1 draw against PKNS.
On 15 April 2017, Kedah lost their first game in this years league campaign at T–Team 5–0. The biggest defeat for this season so far.
On 21 April 2017, Kedah lost their second straight game with a 1–0 loss at PKNP in the second leg of the FA Cup quarter-final, but still made it through to the semi-final with (6–2 win on aggregate).
On 26 April 2017, a wonderful direct free kick goal from Baddrol gave Kedah a 1–1 draw against Perak TBG.
On 30 April 2017, youngster Farhan emerged Kedah's hero in their first leg FA Cup semi-final match against Terengganu, when he scored the only goal of the match. Kedah won 1–0

### May

On 9 May 2017, Kedah drew 4–4 at PKNS, with two goals from Syafiq, a goal from Ken Ilsø and penalty from Sandro.
On 13 May 2017, Kedah are through to their third cup final match in three years, after they defeated Terengganu 3–0 in their second leg FA Cup semi-final match, to take the tie 4–0 on aggregate. All three imports scored the goals Liridon, Ken Ilsø and Sandro.
On 20 May 2017, Kedah won the 2017 Malaysia FA Cup, defeating Pahang 3–2 with a two-goal from Baddrol and a goal from Ken Ilsø.
On 24 May 2017, Ken Ilsø scored his first hat-trick to help Kedah get a 3–0 home win against T–Team.

### July

On 1 July 2017, Kedah suffered their first home defeat of the season in a thrilling 2–3 loss to Perak TBG. Sandro and Liridon notched the goals for the Red Eagles but they couldn't find enough overturn the result.
On 4 July 2017, 2016 Malaysia Cup champions Kedah recovered from their weekend defeat in the Super League to record a 2–0 win over Melaka United at the Darul Aman Stadium. Sandro gave Kedah the lead in the 29th minute through his volley from outside the Mousedeers' penalty box, and Baddrol doubled their lead in the 64th minute.
On 7 July 2017, Defending champions Kedah maintained their 100% record in the cup, when they trashed UiTM FC 5–0. In the match which was held at the UiTM Stadium, Syafiq opened the scoring as early as the third minute, before Liridon (44'), Ken Ilsø (80'), Sandro (90') and a Faiz Bandong own goal (90+3') compounded the university boys' misery.
On 11 July 2017, Kedah edged Melaka United – coming back twice to not only draw level but to eventually win the game 4–2. It was 2–2 at half time after Marco Simic scored twice but found his side pegged back each time by Baddrol. Akram scored a rare goal to put Kedah ahead before and injury time goal by Asri Mardzuki seal an important victory for Nidzam Adzha's boys. The Red Eagles are now the closest challenger to Johor Darul Ta'zim, sitting on nine points behind the league leaders.
On 15 July 2017, Second-placed Kedah were held to a 1–1 draw at home by Selangor, thanks to some amazing goalkeeping by the Red Giants' Norazlan Razali. Ken Ilsø scored a goal for Kedah.
On 18 July 2017, Morgaro Gomis and Abou Bakr Al-Mel were the toast of the Kelantan after they defeated Kedah 3–1 at Sultan Muhammad IV Stadium in Kota Bharu. Liridon late penalty goal was nothing more than a consolation for the away side.
On 22 July 2017, Second-placed Kedah returned to winning ways, cruising to a comfortable 2–0 win over bottom-placed Penang in the Northern Derby at the State Stadium. The goals were scored by Ken Ilsø (62') and Baddrol (74').
On 26 July 2017, Kedah avenged their 3–1 Malaysia Cup group stage defeat to Kelantan last week, when they hammered the Red Warriors 5–0 at home. They needed only eight minutes to open the scoring, a goal by Syazwan Zainon, but had to wait until the 48th minute for their second through Danish poacher Ken Ilsø, who found the back net once again 12 minutes later. Sandro too scored a brace, in the 71st and 87th minute.
On 29 July 2017, Melaka United went down to their second defeat in the group stage after they shipped six goal to Kedah in a 2–6 loss. Fakri, Sandro (2), Akram and Ken Ilsø all scored for Kedah while Azinee Taib and Fauzi Roslan scored for the home side. However, Akhyar Rashid will grab all the headlines after he notched his first ever goal for Kedah in the rout. The nippy forward is continuing his progress after an encouraging period with the Malaysia national under-22 side.

### August

On 1 August 2017, Kedah recording a slim 1–0 win over UiTM FC in Alor Setar. The only goal of the match was scored by Danish forward Ken Ilsø, who pounced on a deflection to score in the 25th minute.
On 5 August 2017, Kedah lost their second away game with a 2–1 loss against Pahang in Super League, despite an equalizer by Syafiq.

### September

On 9 September 2017, Kedah took the match against Kelantan seriously to triumphed 2–0 at Darul Aman Stadium. Ken Ilsø continuing his fine form with another goal to add to an earlier strike from Sandro as The Red Eagles won the group with consummate ease.
On 15 September 2017, Kedah recorded a 3–2 win over 2015 champions and 2016 runners up Selangor in their first leg Malaysia Cup quarter-final match at the Selayang Stadium. Ken Ilsø put two goals ahead within the first 15 minutes, but Selangor forward Rufino pulled one back for the hosts after the start of the second half. Syazwan Zainon restored Kedah's two-goal lead, but Rufino doubled his tally just a minute later to give the Red Giants a slim chance of overturning the tie in the second leg.

## Kit

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| Home | Away | Third | Goalkeeper 1 | Goalkeeper 2 | Goalkeeper 3 |

## Players
### Squad information

| N | P | Name | Date of birth | Age | Since | Ends |
| 1 | GK | Abdul Hadi Abdul Hamid | (1987-02-25) 25 February 1987 (age 37) | 30 | 2006 | |
| 2 | DF | Mohamad Syawal Nordin (vice-captain) | (1993-03-25) 25 March 1993 (age 31) | 24 | 2015 | |
| 3 | DF | Mohd Fitri Omar | (1985-06-25) 25 June 1985 (age 39) | 32 | 2017 | |
| 4 | DF | Zachary Michael Anderson | (1991-04-30) 30 April 1991 (age 33) | 26 | 2017 | 2017 |
| 5 | DF | Osman Mohd Yusof | (1994-05-17) 17 May 1994 (age 30) | 23 | 2016 | |
| 7 | MF | Baddrol Bakhtiar (vice-captain) | (1988-02-01) 1 February 1988 (age 36) | 29 | 2006 | |
| 8 | MF | Liridon Krasniqi | (1992-01-01) 1 January 1992 (age 33) | 25 | 2015 | 2018 |
| 9 | FW | Ken Ilsø Larsen | (1986-02-12) 12 February 1986 (age 38) | 31 | 2017 | |
| 10 | MF | Sandro da Silva Mendonça (vice-captain) | (1983-10-01) 1 October 1983 (age 41) | 34 | 2015 | 2017 |
| — | DF | Mohamad Raphi Azizan Mariappen | (1996-01-28) 28 January 1996 (age 28) | 21 | 2015 | 2017 |
| 12 | MF | Muhammad Akram Mahinan | (1993-01-19) 19 January 1993 (age 32) | 24 | 2017 | |
| 13 | DF | Khairul Helmi Johari (captain) | (1988-03-31) 31 March 1988 (age 36) | 29 | 2006 | |
| 14 | FW | Ahmad Fakri Saarani | (1989-07-08) 8 July 1989 (age 35) | 28 | 2016 | 2017 |
| 15 | DF | Mohamad Rizal Ghazali | (1992-10-01) 1 October 1992 (age 32) | 25 | 2014 | |
| 16 | MF | Mohamad Amirul Hisyam Awang Kechik | (1995-05-05) 5 May 1995 (age 29) | 22 | 2016 | |
| 17 | MF | Mohd Syazwan Tajuddin | (1994-01-07) 7 January 1994 (age 31) | 23 | 2014 | |
| 18 | MF | Abdul Halim Saari | (1994-11-14) 14 November 1994 (age 30) | 23 | 2016 | |
| 19 | MF | Muhammad Farhan Roslan | (1996-12-03) 3 December 1996 (age 28) | 21 | 2014 | 2017 |
| 20 | FW | Muhammad Syafiq Ahmad | (1995-06-28) 28 June 1995 (age 29) | 22 | 2013 | |
| 21 | GK | Mohamad Farhan Abu Bakar | (1993-02-14) 14 February 1993 (age 31) | 24 | 2016 | |
| 22 | MF | Mohamad Syazwan Zainon | (1989-11-13) 13 November 1989 (age 35) | 28 | 2014 | |
| 23 | MF | Mohamad Hanif Mat Dzahir | (1994-01-15) 15 January 1994 (age 31) | 23 | 2014 | |
| 24 | DF | Mohamad Asri Mardzuki | (1994-05-12) 12 May 1994 (age 30) | 23 | 2016 | |
| 25 | GK | Mohd Ifwat Akmal Che Kassim | (1996-08-10) 10 August 1996 (age 28) | 21 | 2016 | |
| 26 | FW | Syazuan Hazani | (1994-06-27) 27 June 1994 (age 30) | 23 | 2016 | |
| 27 | DF | Muhammad Ariff Farhan Md Isa | (1996-07-14) 14 July 1996 (age 28) | 21 | 2016 | |
| 33 | MF | Muhammad Akhyar Abdul Rashid | (1999-05-01) 1 May 1999 (age 25) | 18 | 2017 | |
| 34 | FW | Muhammad Danial Ismail | (1997-02-05) 5 February 1997 (age 27) | 20 | 2017 | |
Last update: 9 September 2017 Source: Facebook Kedah FA Ordered by squad number.

## Transfers
### In

| N | P | Name | Age | Moving from | Type | Transfer window | Ends |
| 25 | GK | Ifwat Akmal | 20 | Kedah U21 | Promotion | Pre-season | |
| 3 | DF | Fitri Omar | 31 | Penang | Transfer | Pre-season | 2017 |
| 12 | MF | Akram Mahinan | 23 | Johor Darul Ta'zim | Transfer | Pre-season | 2017 |
| 14 | FW | Fakri Saarani | 27 | Felda United | End of loan | Pre-season | 2017 |
| 9 | FW | Ken Ilsø | 30 | Home United | Transfer | Pre-season | 2017 |
| 4 | DF | Zac Anderson | 25 | Emirates Club | Transfer | Pre-season | |
| 33 | MF | Akhyar Rashid | 17 | Kedah U21 | Loan | | |
| 31 | GK | Asri Muhammad | 18 | Kedah U21 | Loan | | |
| 32 | DF | Loqman Hakim | 19 | Kedah U21 | Loan | | |
| 34 | FW | Akmal Azmi | 19 | Kedah U21 | Loan | | |
| 35 | MF | Hidhir Idris | 20 | Kedah U21 | Loan | | |
| 36 | FW | Aminuddin Abu Bakar | 19 | Kedah U21 | Loan | | |

### Out

| N | P | Name | Age | Moving to | Type | Transfer window |
| 2 | DF | Mohd Sabre Mat Abu | 29 | PKNS | End of contract | Pre-season |
| 4 | DF | Bang Seung-hwan | 33 | Royal Thai Navy | End of contract | Pre-season |
| 6 | DF | Shafizan Hashim | 34 | | End of contract | Pre-season |
| 9 | FW | Thiago Augusto Fernandes | 26 | FELDA United | End of loan | Pre-season |
| 12 | MF | Amar Rohidan | 29 | | End of contract | Pre-season |
| 14 | FW | Shane Smeltz | 35 | Wellington Phoenix | End of contract | Pre-season |
| 21 | GK | Mohamad Syazwan Abdullah | 20 | Melaka United | End of contract | Pre-season |
| 24 | DF | Mohamad Alif Fadhil Ismail | 24 | | End of contract | Pre-season |
| 25 | DF | Azmeer Yusof | 26 | Kuala Lumpur | End of contract | Pre-season |
| 26 | MF | Shazuan Ashraf Mathews | 24 | FELCRA | End of contract | Pre-season |
| 11 | DF | Mohamad Raphi Azizan Mariappen | 21 | Petaling Jaya Rangers | Transfer | Mid-season |

## Technical staff

| Position | Staff |
| Head coach | Tan Cheng Hoe (until 29 April 2017) Muhammad Nidzam Adzha (from 22 May 2017) |
| Assistant coach | Muhammad Nidzam Adzha (until 22 May 2017) Azzmi Ab. Aziz (from 11 June 2017) |
| Fitness coach | Stefano Impagliazzo |
| Goalkeeping coach | Faozi Mukhlas |
| Physiotherapist | Muhammad Nur'illya Samsudin |
| Medical officer | Mohd Syahrizal Nadzer |
| Kitman | Abdul Razak Md Desa Mohd Nasir Othman |
Last updated: 25 July 2017 Source: Kedah FA Technical Staff

## Friendly matches
### Pre-season

Win  Draw  Loss

### Current season
## Competitions
### Overall

| Competition | Started round | Current position / round | Final position / round | First match | Last match |
| Charity Shield | Final | — | Winners | 20 January 2017 | 20 January 2017 |
| Super League | Matchday 1 | 4th / Matchday 19 | 4th | 20 January 2017 | 28 October 2017 |
| FA Cup | Round of 32 | — | Winners | 14 February 2017 | 20 May 2017 |
| Malaysia Cup | Group stage | 1st / Group stage | Runners-up | 4 July 2017 | 4 November 2017 |
Updated to match played 4 November 2017 Source: Competitions

### Overview

| Competition | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| Super League | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 45 | 33 | +12 | 040.91 |
| FA Cup | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 6 | +13 | 085.71 |
| Malaysia Cup | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 10 | +14 | 072.73 |
| Total | 40 | 23 | 9 | 8 | 88 | 49 | +39 | 057.50 |
Last updated: 4 November 2017 Source: Competitions

### Super League

The league kick-off on 20 January and ends on 21 October 2017.

#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 2 | Pahang | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 44 | 26 | +18 | 40 | |
| 3 | Felda United (R) | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 40 | 26 | +14 | 39 | Relegation to Premier League |
| 4 | Kedah | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 45 | 33 | +12 | 35 | |
| 5 | Perak | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 30 | 31 | −1 | 34 | |
| 6 | Selangor | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 32 | 28 | +4 | 33 | |
* ↑ Pahang withdraw from AFC competition.
* ↑ Felda United were relegated because they failed to renew their licence
* ↑ Kedah as 2017 Malaysia FA Cup winners not eligible for AFC competition spots as they failed granted AFC club license.

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 28 October 2017. Source: Super League fixtures and results

#### Results by round

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

#### Fixtures and results

Win  Draw  Loss  Postponed

##### Second leg
### FA Cup

The tournament kick-off on 5 February and ends on 20 May 2017.

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 20 May 2017. Source: FA Cup fixtures and results

#### Knockout phase
##### Final
### Malaysia Cup

The tournament will kick-off on 4 July 2017 and ends on 4 November 2017.

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 4 November 2017. Source: Malaysia Cup fixtures and results

#### Group stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | KDH | MLK | KLT | UITM |
| 1 | Kedah | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 5 | +12 | 15 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 |
| 2 | Melaka United | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 16 | −3 | 9 | Advance to knockout phase | 2–6 | — | 3–0 | 2–1 |
| 3 | Kelantan | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 12 | −4 | 6 | | 3–1 | 2–3 | — | 3–1 |
| 4 | UiTM | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 14 | −5 | 6 | | 0–5 | 5–3 | 2–0 | — |
Win  Draw  Loss  Postponed

#### Knockout phase
##### Final
## Statistics
### Squad statistics

As of matches played on 4 November 2017.
| N | Pos | Nat. | Player | Super League | Super League | FA Cup | FA Cup | Malaysia Cup | Malaysia Cup | Total | Total |
| N | Pos | Nat. | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | | Hadi | 4 | – | 1 | – | 2 | – | 7 | – |
| 2 | DF | | Syawal | 10 | – | 5 | – | 6 | – | 21 | – |
| 3 | DF | | Fitri | 18 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 10 | – | 34 | 2 |
| 4 | DF | | Anderson | 17 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 9 | – | 31 | 2 |
| 5 | DF | | Osman | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 2 | – |
| 7 | MF | | Baddrol | 16 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 33 | 12 |
| 8 | MF | | Liridon | 18 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 34 | 8 |
| 9 | FW | | Ken Ilsø | 18 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 33 | 25 |
| 10 | MF | | Sandro | 18 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 35 | 18 |
| — | DF | | Raphi | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 12 | MF | | Akram | 18 | 1 | 6 | – | 6 | 1 | 30 | 2 |
| 13 | DF | | Khairul Helmi | 18 | – | 5 | – | 8 | – | 31 | – |
| 14 | FW | | Fakri | 14 | – | 4 | – | 5 | 1 | 23 | 1 |
| 15 | DF | | Rizal | 15 | – | 6 | – | 8 | – | 29 | – |
| 16 | MF | | Amirul | 13 | – | 2 | – | 9 | – | 24 | – |
| 17 | MF | | Syazwan Tajuddin | 8 | – | 2 | – | 4 | – | 14 | – |
| 18 | MF | | Halim | 5 | – | 4 | – | – | – | 9 | – |
| 19 | MF | | Farhan | 9 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 6 | – | 21 | 4 |
| 20 | FW | | Syafiq | 11 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 21 | 6 |
| 21 | GK | | Farhan | 7 | – | – | – | 3 | – | 10 | – |
| 22 | MF | | Syazwan Zainon | 16 | 1 | 6 | – | 9 | 1 | 31 | 2 |
| 23 | MF | | Hanif | 9 | – | 1 | – | 2 | – | 12 | – |
| 24 | DF | | Asri | 10 | 1 | 2 | – | 1 | – | 13 | 1 |
| 25 | GK | | Ifwat | 15 | – | 6 | – | 7 | – | 28 | – |
| 26 | FW | | Syazuan | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 2 | – |
| 27 | DF | | Ariff Farhan | 6 | 1 | – | – | 9 | – | 15 | 1 |
| 33 | MF | | Akhyar | 3 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| 34 | FW | | Akmal Azmi | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | – |
| 35 | MF | | Hidhir | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 2 | – |

### Goalscorers

As of matches played on 28 October 2017.
| Rank | Player | Position | Super League | FA Cup | Malaysia Cup | Total |
| 1 | Ken Ilsø | FW | 15 | 5 | 5 | 25 |
| 2 | Sandro | MF | 8 | 1 | 9 | 18 |
| 3 | Baddrol | MF | 9 | 2 | 1 | 12 |
| 4 | Liridon | MF | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| 5 | Syafiq | FW | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 6 | Farhan | MF | 1 | 3 | – | 4 |
| 7 | Fitri | DF | 1 | 1 | – | 2 |
| 7 | Anderson | DF | 1 | 1 | – | 2 |
| 7 | Akram | MF | 1 | – | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Syazwan | MF | 1 | – | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | Fakri | FW | – | – | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Asri | DF | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| 11 | Ariff Farhan | DF | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| 11 | Akhyar | MF | – | – | 1 | 1 |
| Own Goal | Own Goal | Own Goal | – | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Total | Total | Total | 45 | 19 | 24 | 88 |

### Clean sheets

As of matches played on 28 October 2017.
| Rank | N | Player | Super League | FA Cup | Malaysia Cup | Total |
| 1 | 25 | Ifwat | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 |
| 2 | 21 | Farhan | 2 | – | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | 1 | Hadi | 2 | – | 2 | 4 |

### Disciplinary record

| N | P | Name | Super League | Super League | FA Cup | Malaysia Cup | Total | Total |
| 2 | DF | Syawal | 1 | | | 1 | 2 | |
| 3 | DF | Fitri | 5 | | 3 | | 8 | |
| 4 | DF | Anderson | 2 | | | | 2 | |
| 7 | MF | Baddrol | 2 | 1 | | | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | Liridon | 5 | | 3 | 1 | 9 | |
| 9 | FW | Ken Ilsø | 2 | 1 | 2 | | 4 | 1 |
| 10 | MF | Sandro | 4 | | 2 | | 6 | |
| 12 | MF | Akram | 6 | | 1 | 1 | 8 | |
| 13 | DF | Khairul Helmi | 2 | | 3 | 2 | 7 | |
| 15 | DF | Rizal | 3 | 1 | 4 | | 7 | 1 |
| 16 | MF | Amirul | 1 | | 1 | | 2 | |
| 17 | MF | Syazwan Tajuddin | 1 | | 1 | | 2 | |
| 20 | FW | Syafiq | 3 | | 1 | | 4 | |
| 22 | MF | Syazwan Zainon | 1 | | | | 1 | |
| 23 | MF | Hanif | 1 | | | | 1 | |
| 24 | DF | Asri | 2 | | | | 2 | |
| 27 | DF | Ariff Farhan | | | | 1 | 1 | |
Last updated: 4 November 2017 Source: Matches Only competitive matches = Number of bookings; = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.

### Suspensions

A player is automatically suspended for the next match for the following offences:
* Receiving a red card (red card suspensions may be extended for serious offences)
* Receiving two yellow cards in two different matches (FA Cup, Malaysia Cup knockout phase)
* Receiving three yellow cards in three different matches (Super League, Malaysia Cup group stage)
| Player | Offence(s) | Suspension(s) |
| Fitri | in Super League vs FELDA United (A) (matchday 3; 4 February 2017) in Super League vs T–Team (A) (matchday 11; 15 April 2017) in Super League vs Melaka United (A) (matchday 15; 11 July 2017) | Super League vs Selangor (H) (matchday 16; 15 July 2017) |
| Fitri | in FA Cup semi-finals vs Terengganu (H) (first leg; 30 April 2017) in FA Cup final vs Pahang (N) (final; 20 May 2017) | 2018 Malaysia FA Cup? |
| Liridon | in Super League vs Melaka United (H) (matchday 8; 4 March 2017) in Super League vs PKNS (H) (matchday 10; 8 April 2017) in Super League vs Perak TBG (A) (matchday 9; 26 April 2017) | Super League vs PKNS (A) (matchday 13; 9 May 2017) |
| Ken Ilsø | in Super League vs FELDA United (A) (matchday 3; 4 February 2017) in Super League vs Penang (H) (matchday 6; 25 February 2017) in Super League vs PKNS (H) (matchday 10; 8 April 2017) | Super League vs T–Team (A) (matchday 11; 15 April 2017) |
| Sandro | in Super League vs Johor Darul Ta'zim (A) (matchday 1; 20 January 2017) in Super League vs PKNS (H) (matchday 10; 8 April 2017) in Super League vs Perak TBG (H) (matchday 14; 1 July 2017) | Super League vs Melaka United (A) (matchday 15; 11 July 2017) |
| Akram | in Super League vs Johor Darul Ta'zim (A) (matchday 1; 20 January 2017) in Super League vs FELDA United (A) (matchday 3; 4 February 2017) in Super League vs Kelantan (A) (matchday 5; 18 February 2017) | Super League vs Penang (H) (matchday 6; 25 February 2017) |
| Akram | in Super League vs Selangor (A) (matchday 7; 1 March 2017) in Super League vs Perak TBG (H) (matchday 14; 1 July 2017) in Super League vs Melaka United (A) (matchday 15; 11 July 2017) | Super League vs Selangor (H) (matchday 16; 15 July 2017) ?Super League vs Penang (A) (matchday 17; 22 July 2017)? |
| Rizal | in Super League vs Sarawak (H) (matchday 2; 27 January 2017) in Super League vs Pahang (H) (matchday 4; 11 February 2017) in Super League vs Selangor (A) (matchday 7; 1 March 2017) | Super League vs Melaka United (H) (matchday 8; 4 March 2017) |
| Rizal | in Super League vs T–Team (A) (matchday 11; 15 April 2017) | Super League vs Perak TBG (A) (matchday 9; 26 April 2017) Super League vs PKNS (A) (matchday 13; 9 May 2017) |
| Rizal | in FA Cup quarter-finals vs PKNP (H) (first leg; 1 April 2017) in FA Cup quarter-finals vs PKNP (A) (second leg; 21 April 2017) | FA Cup semi-finals vs Terengganu (H) (first leg; 30 April 2017) |
| Syafiq | in Super League vs Selangor (A) (matchday 7; 1 March 2017) in Super League vs T–Team (A) (matchday 11; 15 April 2017) in Super League vs Pahang (A) (matchday 19; 5 August 2017) | Super League vs FELDA United (H) (matchday 20; 20 September 2017) |
As of matches played on 5 August 2017.

### Summary

| Games played | 40 (22 Super League) (7 FA Cup) (11 Malaysia Cup) |
| Games won | 23 (9 Super League) (6 FA Cup) (8 Malaysia Cup) |
| Games drawn | 9 (8 Super League) (1 Malaysia Cup) |
| Games lost | 8 (5 Super League) (1 FA Cup) (2 Malaysia Cup) |
| Goals scored | 88 (45 Super League) (19 FA Cup) (24 Malaysia Cup) |
| Goals conceded | 49 (33 Super League) (6 FA Cup) (10 Malaysia Cup) |
| Goal difference | 39 (12 Super League) (13 FA Cup) (14 Malaysia Cup) |
| Clean sheets | 18 (8 Super League) (3 FA Cup) (7 Malaysia Cup) |
| Yellow cards | 68 (41 Super League) (21 FA Cup) (6 Malaysia Cup) |
| Red cards | 3 (3 Super League) |
| Most appearances | Sandro (35 appearances) |
| Top scorer | Ken Ilsø (25 goals) |
| Winning percentage | Overall: 23/40 (57.50%) |
As of matches played on 4 November 2017.

### Home attendance
#### Matches (all competitions)

All matches played at Darul Aman Stadium.
| Date | Attendance | Opposition | Score | Competition |
| 27 January 2017 | 25,000 | Sarawak | 3–2 | Super League matchday 2 |
| 11 February 2017 | 12,000 | Pahang | 4–1 | Super League matchday 4 |
| 14 February 2017 | 12,000 | Kuala Lumpur | 4–2 | FA Cup round of 32 |
| 25 February 2017 | 25,000 | Penang | 3–1 | Super League matchday 6 |
| 4 March 2017 | 25,000 | Melaka United | 4–0 | Super League matchday 8 |
| 1 April 2017 | 24,500 | PKNP | 6–1 | FA Cup quarter-finals |
| 8 April 2017 | 20,000 | PKNS | 1–1 | Super League matchday 10 |
| 30 April 2017 | 22,000 | Terengganu | 1–0 | FA Cup semi-finals |
| 24 May 2017 | 10,000 | T-Team | 3–0 | Super League matchday 12 |
| 1 July 2017 | 7,656 | Perak TBG | 2–3 | Super League matchday 14 |
| 4 July 2017 | 4,500 | Melaka United | 2–0 | Malaysia Cup group stage matchday 1 |
| 15 July 2017 | 18,000 | Selangor | 1–1 | Super League matchday 16 |
| 26 July 2017 | 11,970 | Kelantan | 5–0 | Super League matchday 18 |
| 1 August 2017 | 10,300 | UiTM | 1–0 | Malaysia Cup group stage matchday 5 |
| 9 September 2017 | 10,000 | Kelantan | 2–0 | Malaysia Cup group stage matchday 6 |
| 20 September 2017 | 4,000 | Felda United | 1–3 | Super League matchday 20 |
| 24 September 2017 | 23,000 | Selangor | 1–0 | Malaysia Cup quarter-finals second leg |
| 21 October 2017 | 23,000 | Felda United | 2–0 | Malaysia Cup semi-finals second leg |
| 28 October 2017 | 3,000 | Johor Darul Ta'zim | 0–0 | Super League matchday 22 |

#### Attendance (each competitions)

| Competitions | Matches | Total attendance | Average attendance |
| Super League | 11 | 161,626 | 14,693 |
| FA Cup | 3 | 58,500 | 19,500 |
| Malaysia Cup | 5 | 70,800 | 14,160 |
| Total | 19 | 290,926 | 16,118 |

## Awards
### Monthly awards

For the 2017 season, sponsors collaboration with Kedah FA in recognizing the contributions of players throughout the season. Every month, one player will be selected as the player of the month based on the current performance. Selection is based on the feedback of squad management and fans. Winners will be announced at 8:00 pm at Darul Aman Stadium. The winner will win a plaque, a cash prize of RM500, sporting goods, product vouchers and exclusive poster from the sponsors.
| Month | Player | Nationality | Position | Event Date | Sponsors |
| March | Ifwat Akmal | Malaysia | GK | 1 April 2017 | Le' Sanda Cosmetic, Arena HijauKuning, Paddy Gear |
| April | Baddrol Bakhtiar | Malaysia | MF | 30 April 2017 | Le' Sanda Cosmetic, AL Sports, Rangkaian Hotel Seri Malaysia, Winner Plus Energy Drink, Arena HijauKuning, Paddy Gear |
| July | Ken Ilsø | Denmark | FW | 1 August 2017 | Le' Sanda Cosmetic, Rangkaian Hotel Seri Malaysia, Adelia, Winner Plus Energy Drink, Arena HijauKuning, Paddy Gear |
Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger (‡).
| Player of the Month: March Ifwat Akmal – (7,556 votes)‡ Baddrol Bakhtiar – (1,702 votes) Liridon Krasniqi – (808 votes) Ken Ilsø – (201 votes) Rizal Ghazali – (192 votes) Zac Anderson – (134 votes) Akram Mahinan – (126 votes) | Player of the Month: April Baddrol Bakhtiar – (6,192 votes)‡ Halim Saari – (474 votes) Akram Mahinan – (182 votes) Ken Ilsø – (116 votes) Sandro da Silva – (73 votes) | Player of the Month: July Ken Ilsø – (5,444 votes)‡ Sandro da Silva – (3,131 votes) Baddrol Bakhtiar – (2,699 votes) Liridon Krasniqi – (1,589 votes) Syazwan Zainon – (1,287 votes) Rizal Ghazali – (1,250 votes) Farhan Abu Bakar – (1,101 votes) Khairul Helmi – (1,073 votes) Fitri Omar – (1,034 votes) Syawal Nordin – (960 votes) |