# 2024–25 Kuala Lumpur City F.C. season

The 2024–25 season is Kuala Lumpur City F.C.'s 50th season in club history and 4th season in the Malaysia Super League after rebranding their name from Kuala Lumpur United and promotion in 2021.

## Current squad
### Senior Team

    As of 2025
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | NZL | Lawton Green |
| 4 | DF | MAS | Kamal Azizi |
| 5 | DF | MNE | Adrijan Rudović |
| 6 | DF | MAS | Ryan Lambert (on loan from Johor Darul Ta'zim) |
| 7 | MF | BIH | Jovan Motika |
| 8 | MF | MAS | Zhafri Yahya |
| 9 | DF | MAS | Giancarlo Gallifuoco |
| 12 | DF | MAS | Declan Lambert (on loan from Johor Darul Ta'zim) |
| 16 | DF | MAS | Partiban Janasekaran |
| 17 | FW | MAS | Sean Giannelli |
| 18 | MF | MAS | Mahalli Jasuli |
| 20 | MF | MAS | Amirul Aiman |
| 21 | MF | MAS | Kenny Pallraj |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 22 | GK | MAS | Hafizul Hakim |
| 23 | DF | MAS | Nicholas Swirad |
| 25 | DF | MAS | Anwar Ibrahim |
| 28 | MF | MAS | Paulo Josué (captain) |
| 29 | MF | MAS | Arif Shaqirin |
| 30 | GK | MAS | Azri Ghani |
| 33 | DF | MAS | Juzaerul Jasmi |
| 34 | DF | MAS | Khairul Naim |
| 37 | FW | MAS | Haqimi Azim |
| 42 | FW | MAS | Suhaimi Abu |
| 66 | DF | MAS | Nabil Hakim |
| 70 | MF | MAS | Hadi Mizei |
| 77 | MF | MAS | Sharvin Selvakumaran |
| 88 | MF | MAS | Brendan Gan |
| — | MF | SRB | Lazar Marković |
| — | MF | SRB | Luka Milunović |
| — | DF | SRB | Filip Mladenović |
| — | FW | SGP | Khairin Nadim |

## Management and coaching staff

| Position | Staff |
| Head coach | Miroslav Kuljanac |
| Assistant head coach | |
| Assistant coach | Ahmed Elwardani |
| Goalkeeper coach | Guilherme Azevedo |
| Fitness coach | Mohd Azizan Ghazali |
| Physiotherapist | Renesh Prabaharan |
| Team admin | Al-Naliq Hasmi Abu Hassan |
| Media officer | Ahmad Shznazri Ahmad Hishamnuri |
| Masseurs | Hamzah Zakaria |
| Masseurs | Iqbal Afiq Azmi |
| Kit managers | Muhammad Syafiq Danish |
| Kit managers | Muhammad Syahmi Syazwan |

## Transfers and contracts
### In

Pre-season
| Position | Player | Transferred From | Ref |
| GK | Lawton Green | Greenock Morton | Free |
| GK | Hafizul Hakim | Harini F.T. | Free |
| GK | Azim Al-Amin | Selangor | Free |
| DF | Adrijan Rudović | FK Sutjeska Nikšić | Free |
| DF | Nicholas Swirad | Sri Pahang | Free |
| DF | Mahalli Jasuli | Negeri Sembilan | Free |
| MF | Zahril Azri | Selangor | Free |
| MF | Brendan Gan | Selangor | Free |
| FW | Arif Shaqirin | Perak | Free |
| FW | Jovan Motika | NK Bjelovar | Free |
| FW | Lazar Sajčić | ND Gorica | Free |

### Loan In / Return

Pre-season
| Position | Player | Transferred From | Ref |
| DF | Declan Lambert | Johor Darul Ta'zim | Season loan till May 2025 |
| MF | Ryan Lambert | Johor Darul Ta'zim | Season loan till May 2025 |
| FW | J.Partiban | Kedah Darul Aman | End of loan |

### Out

Pre-season
| Position | Player | Transferred To | Ref |
| DF | Nazirul Naim | | Free |
| DF | Muhammad Faudzi | Kelantan Darul Naim | Free |
| DF | Matko Zirdum | | Free |
| DF | Declan Lambert | Johor Darul Ta'zim | Free |
| MF | Ryan Lambert | Johor Darul Ta'zim | Free |
| MF | Sebastian Avanzini | Negeri Sembilan | Free |
| FW | Romel Morales | Johor Darul Ta'zim | Free |
| MF | Akram Mahinan | Terengganu | Free |
| FW | T. Saravanan | Sri Pahang | Free |
| FW | Kipré Tchétché | Kuching City | Free |
Mid-season
| Position | Player | Transferred To | Ref |
| FW | Lazar Sajčić | FK Zemun | Free |

### Loan Out / Return

Pre-season
| Position | Player | Transferred To | Ref |
| MF | Firdaus Saiyadi | Perak | End of loan |

## Friendly matches

Win  Draw  Loss

## Competitions
### Malaysia Super League

Win  Draw  Loss

#### Table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 4 | Terengganu | 21 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 32 | 24 | +8 | 32 | Qualification for the ASEAN Club Championship |
| 5 | Kuching City | 20 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 30 | 24 | +6 | 30 | |
| 6 | Kuala Lumpur City | 21 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 34 | 28 | +6 | 28 | |
| 7 | Perak | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 33 | 34 | −1 | 23 | |
| 8 | PDRM | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 28 | −8 | 21 | |
* ↑ Declan Lambert returns to Kuala Lumpur City on loan for one season.
* ↑ Ryan Lambert returns to Kuala Lumpur City on loan for one season.
* ↑ Location changed due to Sultan Ibrahim Stadium under-going renovation. However, Kelantan Darul Naim FC will still be the designated "Home Team" for this match.
* ↑ On 5 Aug 2024, Kuala Lumpur City were deducted six points for inaccurate or false declarations in their club licensing application.

### ASEAN Club Championship
#### Group stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | CAH | BUR | KLC | BOR | LCS | KAY |
| 1 | Cong An Hanoi | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 6 | +9 | 15 | Advance to Semi-finals | | 2–1 | | 3–2 | 5–0 | |
| 2 | Buriram United | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 2 | +11 | 10 | Advance to Semi-finals | | | 1–0 | 4–0 | | 7–0 |
| 3 | Kuala Lumpur City | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 6 | | 2–3 | | | 1–0 | | 1–0 |
| 4 | Borneo | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 6 | | | | | | 3–0 | 2–1 |
| 5 | Lion City Sailors | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | −8 | 4 | | | 0–0 | 2–0 | | | |
| 6 | Kaya–Iloilo | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 12 | −8 | 3 | | 1–2 | | | | 2–0 | |
* 1 2 Ranked on head-to-head points: Kuala Lumpur City (3); Borneo (0).

## Club statistics

    Correct as of match played on 22 Aug 2023

### Appearances

@ 8 Mar 2025
| No. | Pos. | Player | Malaysia Super League | Malaysia Super League | FA Cup | FA Cup | Malaysia Cup | Malaysia Cup | Shopee Cup | Shopee Cup | Total | Total |
| No. | Pos. | Player | Apps. | Goals | Apps. | Goals | Apps. | Goals | Apps. | Goals | Apps. | Goals |
| 1 | GK | Lawton Green | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Kamal Azizi | 14+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Adrijan Rudović | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 28 | 1 |
| 6 | MF | Ryan Lambert | 16+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 26 | 2 |
| 7 | FW | Jovan Motika | 19+1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 28 | 6 |
| 8 | MF | Zhafri Yahya | 17+1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 26 | 2 |
| 9 | DF | Giancarlo Gallifuoco | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | Patrick Reichelt | 6+10 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | Declan Lambert | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | J.Partiban | 5+8 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | Sean Giannelli | 10+4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 18 | 1 |
| 18 | DF | Mahalli Jasuli | 0+6 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | Amirul Aiman | 0+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | Kenny Pallraj | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 24 | 1 |
| 22 | GK | Hafizul Hakim | 5+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | Nicholas Swirad | 2+5 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| 25 | MF | Anwar Ibrahim | 2+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 28 | FW | Paulo Josué | 19 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 18 |
| 29 | MF | Arif Shaqirin | 0+8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 30 | GK | Azri Ghani | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| 32 | MF | Afiq Halim | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | MF | Khairul Naim | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | MF | Akimie Amran | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | MF | Azim Nadim | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 37 | FW | Haqimi Azim | 14+3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 6 |
| 42 | MF | Suhaimi Abu | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 66 | MF | Nabil Hakim | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 70 | MF | Hadi Mizei Termizi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 77 | MF | Sharvin Selvakumaran | 0+12 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 17 | 1 |
| 88 | MF | Brendan Gan | 13+1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 4 |
| Players who have contracts but have left on loan to other clubs |||||||||||||
| 14 | FW | Lazar Sajcic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |