# 2022 Kedah Darul Aman F.C. season

The 2022 season was Kedah Darul Aman's 14th season in the Malaysia Super League since the league's inception in 2004.

## Management Team

| Position | Name |
| Head coach | Aidil Sharin |
| Assistant head coach | Victor Andrag |
| First-team coach | Abdul Hadi Abdul Hamid |
| Goalkeeper coach | Khairul Azman Mohamed |
| Fitness coach | KhairulAnwar |
| Team Doctor | Dr. Jasminder Singh |
| Physiotherapist | Muhammad Nur'Illya Samsuddin |
| Medical officer | Mohd Shahrizal Mohd Nadzir |

## Squad

| No. | Name | Date of birth (Age) | Last club | Contract since | Contract ends |
| Goalkeepers |||||||
| 1 | Ifwat Akmal | (1996-08-10) 10 August 1996 (age 28) | Youth team | 2016 | 2022 |
| 30 | Ilham Amirullah | (1994-02-26) 26 February 1994 (age 30) | Terengganu | 2021 | 2022 |
| 55 | Shahril Saa'ri | (1990-03-07) 7 March 1990 (age 34) | PDRM | 2020 | 2022 |
| Defenders |||||||
| 2 | Akmal Zahir | (1994-02-16) 16 February 1994 (age 30) | Melaka United | 2022 | 2022 |
| 3 | Rodney Celvin | (1996-11-25) 25 November 1996 (age 28) | Selangor | 2021 | 2023 |
| 5 | Marc Vales | (1990-04-04) 4 April 1990 (age 34) | Sandefjord | 2022 | 2022 |
| 13 | Loqman Hakim | (1998-01-22) 22 January 1998 (age 27) | Youth team | 2020 | 2022 |
| 15 | Heshamudin Ahmad | (1999-02-15) 15 February 1999 (age 25) | Youth team | 2022 | 2022 |
| 17 | Syazwan Tajudin | (1994-01-07) 7 January 1994 (age 31) | Kuala Lumpur City | 2021 | 2022 |
| 23 | Amirul Azhan | (1993-07-23) 23 July 1993 (age 31) | Perak | 2022 | 2022 |
| 27 | Ariff Farhan | (1996-07-14) 14 July 1996 (age 28) | FELDA United | 2021 | 2022 |
| 33 | Azmeer Aris | (1999-08-05) 5 August 1999 (age 25) | Penang | 2022 | 2022 |
| 76 | Fareez Fadzil | | Youth team | 2022 | 2022 |
| Midfielders |||||||
| 4 | Asnan Ahmad | (1993-05-03) 3 May 1993 (age 31) | Terengganu | 2021 | 2022 |
| 8 | Khairu Azrin | (1991-07-13) 13 July 1991 (age 33) | Penang | 2022 | 2022 |
| 11 | Al-Hafiz Harun | (1994-04-13) 13 April 1994 (age 30) | Penang | 2022 | 2022 |
| 14 | Amer Azahar | (1995-06-22) 22 June 1995 (age 29) | Penang | 2022 | 2022 |
| 16 | Amirul Hisyam | (1995-05-05) 5 May 1995 (age 29) | Harimau Muda B | 2015 | 2022 |
| 20 | Fadzrul Danel | (1998-01-14) 14 January 1998 (age 27) | Youth team | 2019 | 2022 |
| 21 | Fayadh Zulkifli | (1998-09-14) 14 September 1998 (age 26) | Youth team | 2019 | 2022 |
| 22 | Syazwan Zainon | (1989-11-13) 13 November 1989 (age 35) | Selangor | 2021 | 2022 |
| 25 | Dechi Marcel | (1992-11-12) 12 November 1992 (age 32) | Terengganu | 2022 | 2022 |
| 39 | Sanrawat Dechmitr | (1989-08-03) 3 August 1989 (age 35) | Bangkok United | 2022 | 2022 |
| 66 | Kamil Akmal | | Youth team | 2020 | 2021 |
| 77 | Azamuddin Akil | (1985-04-16) 16 April 1985 (age 39) | Selangor | 2019 | 2022 |
| Strikers |||||||
| 10 | Mahmoud Al-Mardi | (1993-10-06) 6 October 1993 (age 31) | Al-Muharraq SC | 2022 | 2022 |
| 18 | Ronald Ngah | (1991-09-12) 12 September 1991 (age 33) | Al-Salt | 2022 | 2022 |
| 19 | Aiman Afif | (2001-02-18) 18 February 2001 (age 23) | Youth team | 2020 | 2022 |
| 29 | Afeeq Iqmal | | Youth team | 2020 | 2021 |
| 99 | Fikhri Zulkiflee | (1999-01-22) 22 January 1999 (age 26) | Youth team | 2020 | 2021 |
| Players who left / loan to other club during the season |||||||
| 6 | Jang Suk-won | (1989-08-11) 11 August 1989 (age 35) | Melaka United | 2022 | 2022 |
| 10 | Dennis Buschening | (1991-03-02) 2 March 1991 (age 33) | UiTM | 2022 | 2022 |
| 28 | Syafiq Ahmad | (1995-06-28) 28 June 1995 (age 29) | Johor Darul Ta'zim | 2022 | 2022 |

## Transfers and contracts
### Transfers in

Pre-season
| Position | Player | Transferred From | Ref |
| MF | Farhan Roslan | Perak | Loan Return |
| DF | Hidhir Idris | PDRM | Loan Return |
| DF | Amirul Azhan | Perak | Free |
| DF | Jang Suk-won | Melaka United | Free |
| DF | Rodney Celvin | Selangor | Undisclosed 2 years contract signed in 2021 till 2023 |
| DF | Azmeer Aris | Penang | Free |
| DF | Marc Vales | Sandefjord | Undisclosed 1 years contract signed in 2021 till 2022 |
| MF | Amer Azahar | Penang | Free |
| MF | Al-Hafiz Harun | Penang | Free |
| MF | Dechi Marcel | Terengganu | Free |
| MF | Khairu Azrin Khazali | Penang | Free |
| FW | Ronald Ngah | Al-Salt | Free |
| FW | Dennis Buschening | UiTM FC | Free |
Mid-season
| Position | Player | Transferred From | Ref |
| DF | Akmal Zahir | Melaka United | |
Note 1: Farhan Roslan left the club after returning from loan.

### Loan in

Pre-season
| Position | Player | Transferred From | Ref |
| MF | Syafiq Ahmad | Johor Darul Ta'zim | Season Loan |
Mid-season
| Position | Player | Transferred From | Ref |
| MF | Sanrawat Dechmitr | Bangkok United | Season Loan |

### Transfers out

Pre-season
| Position | Player | Transferred To | Ref |
| DF | Rodney Celvin | Selangor | Loan Return |
| MF | Rabih Ataya | Ahed | Loan Return |
| GK | Wan Mohd Syazmin | Sri Pahang | Free |
| DF | Renan Alves | Barito Putera | Free |
| DF | Rizal Ghazali | Sabah | Free |
| DF | Fairuz Zakaria | Penang | Free |
| DF | Fandi Othman | Sri Pahang | Free |
| MF | Tam Sheang Tsung | Penang | Free |
| MF | Baddrol Bakhtiar | Sabah | Free |
| MF | Anumanthan Kumar | Lion City Sailors | Free |
| MF | Farhan Roslan | Kelantan | Free |
| FW | Kpah Sherman | Terengganu | Free |
| FW | Kipré Tchétché | Terengganu | Free |
| FW | Faizat Ghazli | Penang | Free |
Mid-season
| Position | Player | Transferred To | Ref |
| DF | Jang Suk-won | Unattached | Released |

### Loan Out

Pre-season
| Position | Player | Transferred To | Ref |
| DF | Hidhir Idris | Kuching City | Season loan |

### Loan Return

Mid-season
| Position | Player | Transferred To | Ref |
| MF | Syafiq Ahmad | Johor Darul Ta'zim | Season Loan |

### Retained / Promoted

| Pos | Player | Source |
| GK | Shahril Saa'ri | 1 year contract signed in 2021 till 2022 |
| GK | Ifwat Akmal | 1 year contract signed in 2021 till 2022 |
| GK | Shahril Saa'ri | 1 year contract signed in 2021 till 2022 |
| DF | Loqman Hakim | 1 year contract signed in 2021 till 2022 |
| DF | Ariff Farhan | 1 year contract signed in 2021 till 2022 |
| DF | Syazwan Tajudin | 1 year contract signed in 2021 till 2022 |
| DF | Fareez Fadzil | 1 year contract (U21) promoted |
| DF | Heshamudin Ahmad | 1 year contract (U21) promoted |
| MF | Fadzrul Danel | 1 year contract signed in 2021 till 2022 |
| MF | Fayadh Zulkifli | 1 year contract signed in 2021 till 2022 |
| MF | Azamuddin Akil | 1 year contract signed in 2021 till 2022 |
| MF | Aiman Afif | 1 year contract signed in 2021 till 2022 |
| MF | Syazwan Zainon | 1 year contract signed in 2021 till 2022 |
| MF | Asnan Ahmad | 1 year contract signed in 2021 till 2022 |
| MF | Amirul Hisyam | 1 year contract signed in 2021 till 2022 |
| MF | Kamil Akmal | 1 year contract (U21) promoted |
| FW | Fikhri Zulkiflee | 1 year contract (U21) promoted |
| FW | Afeeq Iqmal | 1 year contract (U21) promoted |

## Friendlies
### Pre-season

Tour of Klang Valley (4–9 February)
Tour of Sabah - SMJ Cup (10–19 February)
Others
Mid-season

## Competitions
### Malaysia Super League
#### Fixtures and results

Win  Draw  Loss
* $^R$ = Rescheduled matches

#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 6 | Kuala Lumpur City | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 30 | 31 | −1 | 29 | |
| 7 | Sri Pahang | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 33 | 31 | +2 | 28 | |
| 8 | Kedah Darul Aman | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 32 | 41 | −9 | 27 | |
| 9 | Petaling Jaya City (D, R) | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 30 | −8 | 26 | Withdrawn from Liga Super and dissolved. |
| 10 | Melaka United (D, R) | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 22 | 43 | −21 | 18 | Ejected from Malaysian Super League and dissolved. |
* ↑ Petaling Jaya City withdrew from Liga Super before the start of 2023 season.
* ↑ MFL officially snubs Melaka United and Sarawak United club licensing approval, as both clubs have problem with overdue payments of staffs or players. This decision prevented both from playing in 2023 Malaysian Super League. As of November 2nd, there are still no appeal from both clubs to continue the league structure by playing in M5 League.

### Malaysia Cup

Round of 16

### AFC Cup

Win  Draw  Loss

#### Group stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | KED | VIS | BAL | KAY |
| 1 | Kedah Darul Aman | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 6 | Zonal semi-finals | — | 5–1 | — | 4–1 |
| 2 | Visakha FC | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 6 | | — | — | 5–2 | — |
| 3 | Bali United (H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 | | 2–0 | — | — | — |
| 4 | Kaya F.C.–Iloilo | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 0 | | — | 1–2 | 0–1 | — |
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head standings: Tied on head-to-head points. Head-to-head goal difference: Kedah Darul Aman: +2, Visakha FC –1, Bali United –1. Head-to-head goals scored: Visakha FC 6, Bali United 4.

#### Knockout
## Statistics
### Appearances and goals

Players with no appearances not included in the list.
    As of match played 27 Oct 2022
| No. | Pos. | Name | League | League | FA Cup | FA Cup | Malaysia Cup | Malaysia Cup | AFC Cup | AFC Cup | Total | Total |
| No. | Pos. | Name | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | Ifwat Akmal | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | Akmal Zahir | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Rodney Celvin | 14+2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 1 |
| 4 | MF | Asnan Ahmad | 1+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Marc Vales | 13+1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | Khairu Azrin | 8+6 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | Mahmoud Al-Mardi | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 8 |
| 11 | MF | Al-Hafiz Harun | 13+4 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | Loqman Hakim | 3+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | Amer Azahar | 4+6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 |
| 15 | DF | Heshamudin Ahmad | 4+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | Amirul Hisyam | 3+4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | Syazwan Tajudin | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | Ronald Ngah | 20 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 13 |
| 19 | FW | Aiman Afif | 1+2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 20 | MF | Fadzrul Danel | 4+9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | Fayadh Zulkifli | 6+12 | 4 | 1+1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0+4 | 4 | 20 | 10 |
| 22 | MF | Syazwan Zainon | 11+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | Amirul Azhan | 5+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | Dechi Marcel | 13+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | Ariff Farhan | 15+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | Afeeq Iqmal | 0+3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 30 | GK | Ilham Amirullah | 5+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | Azmeer Aris | 8+5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| 39 | MF | Sanrawat Dechmitr | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 55 | GK | Shahril Saa'ri | 7+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 66 | MF | Kamil Akmal | 5+3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 76 | DF | Fareez Fadzil | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 77 | MF | Azamuddin Akil | 4+5 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
| 99 | FW | Fikhri Zulkiflee | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players transferred out during the season |||||||||||||
| 6 | DF | Jang Suk-won | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | Dennis Buschening | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 28 | FW | Syafiq Ahmad | 8+1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 |