# 2021 Kelantan F.C. season

The 2021 season was Kelantan's 76th year in their history and third season in the Malaysia Premier League since 2019 following relegation 2018 season. Along with the league, the club will also compete in the Malaysia Cup.

## Events

On 14 January 2021, the club announced Marco Ragini as Kelantan head coach.
On 13 February 2021, Natanael Siringo Ringo signed a one-year contract with the club.
17 February 2021, three new foreign players joined the club. Mario Arqués, Jack Hindle and Christos Intzidis.
On 5 May 2021, two players from the club have been tested positive for COVID-19 before league match against Selangor II.
On 24 June 2021, Zubir Azmi signed a contract with Kelantan from Sabah.
On 11 August 2021, the club won 3–1 over Kelantan United.

## Squad

    As of match played 25 August 2021
| No. | Player | Position | Date of birth (age) | Signed from | Signed in |
| Goalkeepers |||||||
| 1 | Asfa Abidin | GK | (1999-08-28) 28 August 1999 (age 25) | Selangor II | 2021 |
| 13 | Nik Amin Ahmad | GK | (1997-01-10) 10 January 1997 (age 27) | Terengganu II | 2021 |
| 20 | Faridzuean Kamaruddin | GK | (1995-03-30) 30 March 1995 (age 29) | Kuala Lumpur City | 2020 |
| 30 | Farizal Harun | GK | (1986-02-02) 2 February 1986 (age 38) | Selangor | 2021 |
| Defenders |||||||
| 4 | Ghaffar Abdul Rahman | CB | (1998-04-05) 5 April 1998 (age 26) | Johor Darul Ta'zim II | 2021 |
| 14 | Wan Zulhairil Husin | CB | (1999-04-01) 1 April 1999 (age 25) | Selangor II | 2021 |
| 16 | Zubir Azmi | LB | (1991-11-14) 14 November 1991 (age 32) | Sabah | 2021 |
| 23 | Izaffiq Ruzi | LB | (1997-04-02) 2 April 1997 (age 27) | Johor Darul Ta'zim II | 2021 |
| 24 | Yogaraj Murugan | LWB | (1997-07-17) 17 July 1997 (age 27) | Petaling Jaya City | 2021 |
| 27 | Arip Amiruddin | RB | (1992-12-15) 15 December 1992 (age 31) | Negeri Sembilan | 2021 |
| 39 | Christos Intzidis | CB | (1993-01-09) 9 January 1993 (age 31) | Miercurea Ciuc | 2021 |
| 55 | Yusri Yushasmadi | CB | (1996-12-07) 7 December 1996 (age 27) | Kuala Lumpur Rovers | 2021 |
| 72 | Syaqimi Rozi | LB / LWB / LW | (2002-03-20) 20 March 2002 (age 22) | Youth system | 2021 |
| 93 | Che Mohamad Safwan (vice-captain) | RB | (1995-12-15) 15 December 1995 (age 28) | Negeri Sembilan | 2021 |
| Midfielders |||||||
| 8 | Syed Sobri | CM / RM | (1994-05-24) 24 May 1994 (age 30) | UKM | 2021 |
| 9 | Dzulfahmi Abdul Hadi | AM | (1994-08-25) 25 August 1994 (age 30) | Kuala Lumpur City | 2021 |
| 11 | Natanael Siringo | RW | (1999-09-18) 18 September 1999 (age 25) | Sulut United | 2021 |
| 17 | Kavishkumar Manimaharan | RW | (1997-08-29) 29 August 1997 (age 27) | Melaka United | 2021 |
| 18 | Syafiq Heelmi | LM | (1998-03-15) 15 March 1998 (age 26) | Johor Darul Ta'zim II | 2021 |
| 21 | Fathullah Fazilisham | AM | (1997-05-30) 30 May 1997 (age 27) | Youth system | 2021 |
| 29 | Mior Dani Armin | AM | (1999-01-19) 19 January 1999 (age 25) | Selangor II | 2021 |
| 69 | Haziq Subri | LW | (1999-09-06) 6 September 1999 (age 25) | Perak II | 2021 |
| 71 | Hafizan Ghazali | AM / ST | (2002-09-14) 14 September 2002 (age 22) | Youth system | 2021 |
| Forwards |||||||
| 10 | Jack Hindle | ST | (1993-10-29) 29 October 1993 (age 30) | Barrow | 2021 |
| 19 | Nurshamil Abd Ghani | ST | (1994-09-25) 25 September 1994 (age 30) | Penang | 2021 |
| 33 | Aniq Arami | ST | (2000-03-27) 27 March 2000 (age 24) | Terengganu III | 2021 |
| 96 | Ismail Ibrahim | ST | (2001-01-30) 30 January 2001 (age 23) | Youth system | 2021 |
| Left during the season |||||||
| 12 | Fathi Irfan | CB | (1998-03-31) 31 March 1998 (age 26) | Youth system | 2021 |
| 66 | Aizzat Maidin | RB | (1997-05-27) 27 May 1997 (age 27) | Kelantan United | 2021 |
| | Arif Izwan | GK | (1998-11-05) 5 November 1998 (age 25) | Selangor II | 2021 |
| 6 | Mario Arqués | CM | (1992-01-19) 19 January 1992 (age 32) | Kerala Blasters | 2021 |

## Technical staff

| Position | Name |
| Team manager | Qusmaini Noor Rusli |
| Head coach | Marco Ragini |
| Assistant coach | Mohd Azli Mahmood |
| Assistant head coach | Rezal Zambery Yahya |
| Goalkeeper coach | Abdul Rahman Baba |
| Fitness coach | Ahmad Nizan Ariffin |
| Team doctor | Zairuddin Abdullah Zawawi |
| Physiotherapist | Muhammad Syahiran Sahul Hamed |

## Competitions
### Malaysia Premier League
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 4 | Johor Darul Ta'zim II | 20 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 38 | 20 | +18 | 34 | |
| 5 | Kuching City | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 27 | Qualification for the Malaysia Cup group stage |
| 6 | Kelantan | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 23 | 28 | −5 | 27 | Qualification for the Malaysia Cup group stage |
| 7 | Kelantan United | 20 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 25 | 28 | −3 | 26 | Qualification for the Malaysia Cup group stage |
| 8 | PDRM | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 25 | −3 | 26 | |
* ↑ Johor Darul Ta'zim II, Perak II, Selangor II and Terengganu II cannot be promoted from Malaysia Premier League and play in Malaysia Cup as Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C., Perak FA, Selangor F.C. and Terengganu FC (their parent clubs) remain in Malaysia Super League and play in Malaysia Cup. Should the team be relegated to Malaysia Premier League or will not play in Malaysia Cup, Johor Darul Ta'zim II, Perak II, Selangor II and Terengganu II will have to drop to Malaysia M3 League or will play in Malaysia Cup.

#### Results by round

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

#### Matches
### Malaysia Cup
#### Group stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | JDT | SBH | PJC | KEL |
| 1 | Johor Darul Ta'zim | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | +13 | 18 | Quarter-finals | — | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 |
| 2 | Sabah | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 8 | Quarter-finals | 0–2 | — | 1–0 | 2–1 |
| 3 | Petaling Jaya City | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 5 | | 1–2 | 1–1 | — | 3–1 |
| 4 | Kelantan | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 13 | −9 | 2 | | 0–4 | 2–2 | 0–0 | — |

## Statistics
### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | League | League | Malaysia Cup | Malaysia Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||
| 1 | GK | MAS | Asfa Abiddin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | MAS | Nik Amin Ahmad | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | GK | MAS | Faridzuean Kamaruddin | 15 | 0 | 10+1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 30 | GK | MAS | Farizal Harun | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 4 | DF | MAS | Ghaffar Abdul Rahman | 16 | 0 | 8+2 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | MAS | Zulhairil Husin | 11 | 0 | 3+8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | MAS | Zubir Azmi | 16 | 0 | 7+3 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | MAS | Izaffiq Ruzi | 18 | 0 | 12+3 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | MAS | Yogaraj Murugan | 10 | 0 | 6+3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | MAS | Arip Amiruddin | 16 | 0 | 6+4 | 0 | 4+2 | 0 |
| 39 | DF | GRE | Christos Intzidis | 24 | 3 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 55 | DF | MAS | Yusri Yuhasmadi | 25 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 72 | DF | MAS | Syaqimi Rozi | 10 | 0 | 5+3 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 93 | DF | MAS | Che Mohd Safwan | 18 | 1 | 9+4 | 0 | 3+2 | 1 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 8 | MF | MAS | Syed Sobri | 12 | 2 | 5+1 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| 9 | MF | MAS | Dzulfahmi Abdul Hadi | 15 | 0 | 6+3 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | IDN | Natanael Siringo | 19 | 4 | 14+3 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 17 | MF | MAS | Kavishkumar Manimaharan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | MAS | Syafiq Heelmi | 15 | 0 | 8+7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | MAS | Fathullah Fazilisham | 5 | 0 | 1+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | MF | MAS | Mior Dani Armin | 17 | 1 | 7+4 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| 69 | MF | MAS | Haziq Subri | 23 | 1 | 14+3 | 0 | 5+1 | 1 |
| 71 | MF | MAS | Hafizan Ghazali | 15 | 0 | 7+3 | 0 | 1+4 | 0 |
| 77 | MF | MAS | Syahir Ab.Rashid | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| 10 | FW | ENG | Jack Hindle | 10 | 3 | 9+1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | MAS | Nurshamil Abd Ghani | 22 | 9 | 8+10 | 9 | 4 | 0 |
| 33 | FW | MAS | Aniq Arami | 7 | 0 | 0+7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 96 | FW | MAS | Ismail Ibrahim | 8 | 1 | 2+3 | 1 | 1+2 | 0 |
| Players transferred out during the season ||||||||||
| 6 | MF | ESP | Mario Arqués | 19 | 2 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | MAS | Fathi Irfan | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 66 | DF | MAS | Aizzat Maidin | 9 | 0 | 4+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last updated: 9 November 2021 Source: Competitions