# 2017 Kuala Lumpur FA season

The 2017 season was Kuala Lumpur's 39th in competitive season.

## Squad information
### First team squad

    As of 27 October 2017.
| No | Name | Position | Since | Date of Birth (Age) | Signed from | Games | Goals |
| Goalkeepers |||||||||
| 1 | Kamarul Effandi | GK | 2017 | (1987-04-12) 12 April 1987 (age 37) | Sime Darby | 8 | 0 |
| 18 | Solehin Mamat | GK | 2017 | (1996-03-24) 24 March 1996 (age 28) | Melaka United | 7 | 0 |
| 22 | Remezey Che Ros | GK | 2017 | (1982-09-06) 6 September 1982 (age 42) | PKNS | 7 | 0 |
| 31 | Khatul Anuar $^{U21}$ | GK | 2017 | (1997-04-02) 2 April 1997 (age 27) | Youth | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders |||||||||
| 3 | Naufal Naim | RB / RM | 2014 | (1992-10-21) 21 October 1992 (age 32) | | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Zaiful Abdul Hakim | LB / LWB / RB | 2016 | (1994-03-01) 1 March 1994 (age 31) | Selangor U21 | 17 | 0 |
| 12 | Bobirjon Akbarov | CB | 2017 | (1989-02-14) 14 February 1989 (age 36) | FC Andijon | 21 | 1 |
| 21 | Helmi Remeli (captain) | CB / DMC | 2016 | (1985-03-24) 24 March 1985 (age 39) | Terengganu | 17 | 1 |
| 24 | Hisyamudin Sha'ari (vice-captain) | CB / DMC | 2017 | (1987-09-05) 5 September 1987 (age 37) | Perak TBG | 12 | 0 |
| 25 | Azmeer Yusof (vice-captain) | CB / LB | 2017 | (1990-05-25) 25 May 1990 (age 34) | Kedah | 16 | 0 |
| 26 | Hazwan Rahman | RB | 2017 | (1990-07-16) 16 July 1990 (age 34) | Petaling Jaya Rangers | 4 | 0 |
| 27 | Hafiz Johar | RB / LB | 2016 | (1994-09-14) 14 September 1994 (age 30) | Selangor U21 | 17 | 3 |
| 30 | Farid Ramli | LB | 2017 | (1987-04-28) 28 April 1987 (age 37) | FELDA United | 2 | 0 |
| Midfielders |||||||||
| 5 | Hardee Samsuri | CM / AM | 2016 | (1994-06-04) 4 June 1994 (age 30) | Selangor U21 | 8 | 0 |
| 7 | Nicolas Dul | CM | 2017 | (1988-02-05) 5 February 1988 (age 37) | Chaco For Ever | 19 | 1 |
| 8 | Azidan Sarudin | CM | 2016 | (1986-05-31) 31 May 1986 (age 38) | Pahang | 6 | 0 |
| 11 | Ashri Chuchu | LM / LW | 2017 | (1991-02-27) 27 February 1991 (age 34) | Sarawak | 16 | 1 |
| 13 | Syazmin Firdaus | LM / LW | 2016 | (1988-01-15) 15 January 1988 (age 37) | DRB-Hicom | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Modibo Konté | AM / DM | 2015 | (1994-04-13) 13 April 1994 (age 30) | CO de Bamako | 11 | 1 |
| 17 | Irfan Zakaria | DM | 2016 | (1995-06-04) 4 June 1995 (age 29) | Harimau Muda | 15 | 0 |
| 20 | Zhafri Yahya | CM / DM | 2016 | (1994-09-25) 25 September 1994 (age 30) | Selangor U21 | 22 | 1 |
| 23 | Na'im Nazmi | LM / LW | 2016 | (1993-11-19) 19 November 1993 (age 31) | Johor Darul Ta'zim II | 19 | 1 |
| 28 | Paulo Josué | LM | 2017 | (1989-03-13) 13 March 1989 (age 35) | Votuporanguense | 9 | 6 |
| — | Tam Sheang Tsung | LW / RM | 2017 | (1995-05-24) 24 May 1995 (age 29) | Melaka United | 0 | 0 |
| — | Amirul Ikmal Hafiz $^{U21}$ | DM | 2017 | (1996-01-17) 17 January 1996 (age 29) | Johor Darul Ta'zim II | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards |||||||||
| 6 | Ibrahim Syaihul | ST | 2016 | (1994-01-25) 25 January 1994 (age 31) | FELCRA | 10 | 2 |
| 9 | Arif Anwar | ST | 2016 | (1995-03-14) 14 March 1995 (age 29) | Harimau Muda | 4 | 0 |
| 10 | Guilherme | ST | 2017 | (1986-11-09) 9 November 1986 (age 38) | PDRM | 22 | 27 |
| 19 | Manaf Mamat (vice-captain) | ST | 2017 | (1987-04-08) 8 April 1987 (age 37) | Kelantan | 16 | 1 |
| — | Syafwan Syahlan | ST | 2016 | (1993-01-15) 15 January 1993 (age 32) | Harimau Muda A | 0 | 0 |
* Player names in bold denotes player that left mid-season * U21=Under-21 player * Appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

## Competitions
### Liga Premier
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Kuala Lumpur | 22 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 47 | 24 | +23 | 47 | Promotion to Super League |
| 2 | Terengganu | 22 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 42 | 27 | +15 | 47 | Promotion to Super League |
| 3 | PKNP | 22 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 41 | 23 | +18 | 46 | Promotion to Super League |
| 4 | Johor Darul Ta'zim II | 22 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 47 | 27 | +20 | 41 | |
| 5 | Negeri Sembilan | 22 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 37 | 24 | +13 | 41 | Promotion to Super League |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 27 October 2017. Source: FAM

#### Results by matchday

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

#### Matches

Win  Draw  Loss

### Piala FA

Win  Draw  Loss

### Piala Malaysia
#### Group stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | PRK | FLDU | KUL | PKNS |
| 1 | Perak | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 3 | +10 | 16 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 |
| 2 | FELDA United | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 11 | Advance to knockout phase | 1–1 | — | 0–0 | 3–2 |
| 3 | Kuala Lumpur | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 5 | | 0–3 | 1–4 | — | 2–0 |
| 4 | PKNS | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 12 | −8 | 1 | | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–0 | — |
Win  Draw  Loss

## Club officials

* Patron: Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor
* President: Adnan Md Ikshan
* Deputy president: Astaman Abdul Aziz
* Vice-presidents: Mohamad Sidek Khalid, Johari Abdul Ghani, Theng Book, Nordin Abdul Ghani
* General secretary: Nokman Mustaffa

## Coaching staff

| Position | Name |
| Manager | Datuk Mohd Hishamudin Yahaya |
| Head coach | Fábio Magrão |
| Assistant coach | Rusdi Suparman |
| Coach | Hamizar Hamzah |
| Goalkeeping coach | Mohd Hamsani Ahmad |
| Fitness coach | Mohammad Fazrul Jafar |
| Physiotherapist | Mohd Fadli Kamarulzaman |
| Physiotherapist | Aimie Mohamed |
| Head Scout | Abdul Ghani Malik |
| U21 Manager | Kamaruddin Hassan |
| U21 Assistant Manager | Muhammad Shahrir Mois |
| U21 Head coach | Khalid Shahdan |
| U21 Assistant Coach 1 | Azlan Ahmad |
| U21 Goalkeeping coach | Nor Harizan Abdullah |
| U21 Physiotherapist | Muhammad Faiz Mokhtar |
| U19 Manager | Muhamad Afeeq Adnan |
| U19 Assistant Manager | Albert Chung |
| U19 Head coach | Mohd Suhaimi Ismail |
| U19 Assistant coach | Shariful Hisham Ibrahim |
| U19 coach | Shahril Arsat |
| U19 Goalkeeping coach | Mohd Zaki Tumpang@Ma'arof |
| U19 Fitness coach | Mohd Hanafiah Abdul Rahman |
| U19 Physiotherapist | Rusell Morris Banyang |
| U19 Masseur | Hamzah Zakaria |

## Transfers

First transfer window started in December 2017 to 22 January 2017 and second transfer window will started on 15 May 2017 to 11 June 2017.

### In
#### First window

| No. | Date | Pos | Player | Transferred From |
| 1 | November 2016 | GK | Kamarul Effandi | Sime Darby |
| 18 | November 2016 | GK | Ahmad Solehin Mamat | Melaka United |
| 25 | November 2016 | CB / LB | Azmeer Yusof | Kedah |
| 12 | November 2016 | CB | Bobur Akbarov | FC Andijon |
| 26 | November 2016 | RB | Hazwan Abdul Rahman | Petaling Jaya Rangers |
| 24 | November 2016 | CB / DMC | Hisyamudin Sha'ari | Perak TBG |
| 11 | November 2016 | LM / LW | Ashri Chuchu | Sarawak |
| — | November 2016 | DM | Amirul Ikmal Hafiz | Johor Darul Ta'zim II |
| 7 | November 2016 | CM / AM | Nicolás Dul | Chaco For Ever |
| 19 | November 2016 | CF | Abdul Manaf Mamat | Kelantan |
| — | November 2016 | CF | Carlos Chamorro | Colegiales |
| 10 | 18 January 2017 | CF | Guilherme | PDRM |

##### Second window

| No. | Date | Pos | Player | Transferred From | Source |
| 28 | 1 June 2017 | LM | Paulo Josue | Votuporanguense | |

### Out
#### First window

| No. | Date | Pos | Player | Transferred To |
| — | November 2016 | GK | Mohd Soffuan Tawil | UiTM |
| — | November 2016 | GK | Badrulzaman Abdul Halim | Melaka United |
| — | November 2016 | GK | Norhadi Ubaidillah | Melaka United |
| — | November 2016 | DF | Nik Zul Aziz | Unattached |
| — | November 2016 | DF | Fadhil Hashim | Unattached |
| — | November 2016 | DF | Ahmad Azlan Zainal | Sabah |
| — | November 2016 | RB | Muhd Nazri Ahmad | Melaka United |
| — | 1 December 2016 | CB | Léo Carioca | Novo Hamburgo |
| — | November 2016 | LW | Isma Alif Mohd Salim | Melaka United |
| — | November 2016 | CM | Rosdi Zakaria | Penjara |
| — | November 2016 | CM | Abdul Halim Zainal | Selangor |
| — | 1 December 2016 | LW / RW | Fahrul Razi Kamaruddin | Petaling Jaya Rangers |
| — | 1 December 2016 | CM | Jonathan Cantillana | Ahli Al-Khaleel |
| — | November 2016 | CF | Mohd Rasyid Aya | Penang |
| — | November 2016 | CF | A. Thamil Arasu | Unattached |
| — | November 2016 | CF | Diego Inostroza | Malleco Unido |
| — | 18 January 2017 | CF | Carlos Chamorro | Unattached |

#### Second window

| No. | Date | Pos | Player | Transferred To | Source |
| 8 | 18 May 2017 | MF | Azidan Sarudin | Penang | |

### Loan in
#### Second window

| No. | Date | Pos | Player | Loaned From | Source |
| — | 1 June 2017 | LW / RM | Tam Sheang Tsung | Melaka United | |
| 30 | 1 June 2017 | LB | Mohd Farid Ramli | FELDA United | |

### Loan out
#### Second window

| No. | Date | Pos | Player | Loaned To | Source |
| 15 | 1 June 2017 | DM / AM | Modibo Konté | Perlis | |

## Statistics
### Squad appearances

| No. | Pos. | Name | Liga Premier | Piala FA | Piala Malaysia | Total |
| 1 | GK | Kamarul Effandi | 8 | 0 | 3 | 11 |
| 3 | DF | Naufal Naim | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Zaiful Abdul Hakim | 17 | 1 | 2 | 20 |
| 5 | MF | Hardee Shamsuri | 8 | 0 | 3 | 11 |
| 6 | FW | Ibrahim Syaihul | 10 | 1 | 4 | 15 |
| 7 | MF | Nicolas Dul | 19 | 1 | 4 | 24 |
| 9 | FW | Muhd Arif Anwar | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 10 | FW | Guilherme | 22 | 1 | 4 | 27 |
| 11 | MF | Ashri Chuchu | 16 | 1 | 4 | 21 |
| 12 | DF | Boburjon Akbarov | 21 | 1 | 6 | 28 |
| 13 | MF | Syazmin Firdaus | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | MF | Irfan Zakaria | 15 | 1 | 5 | 21 |
| 18 | GK | Ahmad Solehin Mamat | 7 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| 19 | FW | Manaf Mamat | 16 | 0 | 5 | 21 |
| 20 | MF | Zhafri Yahya | 22 | 1 | 6 | 29 |
| 21 | DF | Helmi Remeli | 17 | 1 | 4 | 22 |
| 22 | GK | Mohd Remezey | 7 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| 23 | MF | Na'im Nazmi | 19 | 0 | 5 | 24 |
| 24 | DF | Hisyamudin Sha'ari | 12 | 0 | 5 | 17 |
| 25 | DF | Azmeer Yusof | 16 | 1 | 2 | 19 |
| 26 | DF | Hazwan Abdul Rahman | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 27 | DF | Hafiz Johar | 17 | 1 | 4 | 22 |
| 28 | MF | Paulo Josue | 9 | 0 | 6 | 15 |
| 30 | DF | Farid Ramli | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 31 | GK | Khatul Anuar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Left club during season |||||||
| 8 | MF | Azidan Sarudin | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 15 | MF | Modibo Konté | 11 | 1 | 0 | 12 |
Last updated: 27 October 2017. Source: SPMB

### Top scorers

The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.
| Rnk | Pos | No. | Player | Liga Premier | Piala FA | Piala Malaysia | Total |
| 1 | FW | 10 | Guilherme | 27 | 0 | 3 | 30 |
| 2 | MF | 28 | Paulo Josue | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | DF | 27 | Hafiz Johar | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | FW | 6 | Ibrahim Syaihul | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | DF | 4 | Zaiful Abdul Hakim | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | MF | 7 | Nicolas Dul | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | MF | 11 | Ashri Chuchu | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | DF | 12 | Boburjon Akbarov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | MF | 15 | Modibo Konté | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | FW | 19 | Manaf Mamat | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | MF | 20 | Zhafri Yahya | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | DF | 21 | Helmi Remeli | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | MF | 23 | Na'im Nazmi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | none | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 47 | 2 | 3 | 53 |
* Player names in bold denotes player that left mid-season
Last updated: 27 October 2017. Source: Competitions

### Clean sheets

The list is sorted by shirt number when total clean sheets are equal.
| Rnk | No. | Player | Liga Premier | Piala FA | Piala Malaysia | Total |
| 1 | 1 | Kamarul Effandi | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 2 | 18 | Ahmad Solehin Mamat | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | 22 | Mohd Remezey | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Total | Total | Total | 7 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
Last updated: 27 October 2017. Source: Competitions

### Summary

| Games played | 29 (22 Liga Premier) (1 Piala FA) (6 Piala Malaysia) |
| Games won | 16 (15 Liga Premier) (1 Piala Malaysia) |
| Games drawn | 4 (2 Liga Premier) (2 Piala Malaysia) |
| Games lost | 8 (4 Liga Premier) (1 Piala FA) (3 Piala Malaysia) |
| Goals scored | 52 (47 Liga Premier) (2 Piala FA) (3 Piala Malaysia) |
| Goals conceded | 34 (24 Liga Premier) (4 Piala FA) (9 Piala Malaysia) |
| Goal difference | +15 (+23 Liga Premier) (–2 Piala FA) (−6 Piala Malaysia) |
| Clean sheets | 10 (7 Liga Premier) (3 Piala Malaysia) |
| Yellow cards | 40 (33 Liga Premier) (3 Piala FA) (7 Piala Malaysia) |
| Red cards | 2 (2 Liga Premier) |
| Most appearances | Zhafri Yahya (29 Appearances) |
| Top scorer | Guilherme (30 goals) |
| Winning Percentage | Overall:16/29 (55.17%) |
| Total home attendance | 8,535 (11 Liga Premier) (3 Piala FA) |
Last updated: 27 October 2017. Source: Competitions