# 2002 Kuala Lumpur FA season

Kuala Lumpur competed in the Premier 1 and FA Cup in season 2002. They finished 13th in the league and were relegated for the first time in their history and failed to qualify for the Malaysia Cup for the first time since 1996. Iraqi Wathiq Naji Jassim was removed as coach after the first match of the season and was replaced by Lim Kim Lian. Nigerian striker Onyema Ikechukwu played only two matches before having his contract terminated after failing to recover from a hamstring injury.

## Results and fixtures

    Note: scores are written KL first.
| Date | Venue | Opponents | Score | Competition | KL scorers |
| January 26, 2002 | Utama Stadium, Kangar | Perlis | 1-4 | Premier 1 | Nazreen Tee Abdullah |
| February 2, 2002 | KLFA Stadium, Cheras | Chempaka FC | 1-0 | Premier 1 | Liew Kim Tu |
| February 5, 2002 | KLFA Stadium, Cheras | Thang Khiang Nam FC | 1-1 | FA Cup Rd 1 | S Saravanan |
| February 9, 2002 | Darulmakmur Stadium, Kuantan | Pahang | 1-1 | Premier 1 | Nazreen Tee Abdullah |
| February 16, 2002 | KLFA Stadium, Cheras | Sabah | 1-3 | Premier 1 | Farid Dewan |
| February 19, 2002 | JCorp Stadium, Pasir Gudang | Johor FC | 1-2 | Premier 1 | Yap Wai Loon |
| February 26, 2002 | KLFA Stadium, Cheras | Terengganu FA | 0-1 | Premier 1 | |
| March 2, 2002 | Shah Alam Stadium | Selangor | 0-2 | Premier 1 | |
| March 5, 2002 | Perak Stadium, Ipoh | Thang Khiang Nam FC | 1-1 (aet, pen:4-1) | FA Cup Rd 1 | Ahmad Faisal Othman |
| March 9, 2002 | KLFA Stadium, Cheras | Perak | 2-0 | Premier 1 | Farid Dewan, Zulkifli Afendi Zakri |
| March 19, 2002 | Batu Kawan Stadium | Penang | 0-1 | Premier 1 | |
| March 23, 2002 | KLFA Stadium, Cheras | Sarawak | 1-3 | Premier 1 | Farid Dewan |
| March 26, 2002 | Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium, Paroi | Negeri Sembilan | 2-2 | Premier 1 | Chris Dawson, Own goal |
| April 2, 2002 | KLFA Stadium, Cheras | Malacca | 1-2 | Premier 1 | Chris Dawson |
| April 6, 2002 | KLFA Stadium, Cheras | Kelantan | 1-3 | Premier 1 | Roslisham Mohd Nor |
| April 9, 2002 | KLFA Stadium, Cheras | Perak | 1-3 | FA Cup Rd 2 | Chris Dawson |
| April 13, 2002 | Sultan Muhd IV Stadium, Kota Baru | Kelantan | 1-2 | Premier 1 | Roslisham Mohd Nor |
| April 20, 2002 | KLFA Stadium, Cheras | Perlis | 2-2 | Premier 1 | Farid Dewan, Roslisham Mohd Nor |
| April 23, 2002 | Perak Stadium, Ipoh | Perak | 1-2 | FA Cup Rd 2 | Roslisham Mohd Nor |
| April 30, 2002 | Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium, Paroi | Chempaka FC | 0-0 | Premier 1 | |
| May 4, 2002 | KLFA Stadium, Cheras | Pahang | 2-0 | Premier 1 | Roslisham Mohd Nor (2) |
| May 11, 2002 | Penampang Stadium | Sabah | 1-2 | Premier 1 | Nazreen Tee Abdullah |
| May 28, 2002 | KLFA Stadium, Cheras | Johor FC | 1-2 | Premier 1 | Liew Kim Tu |
| June 8, 2002 | Sultan Ismail Nasirudin Shah Stadium, Kuala Terengganu | Terengganu | 0-3 | Premier 1 | |
| June 15, 2002 | KLFA Stadium, Cheras | Selangor | 1-3 | Premier 1 | Ridzuan Abu Shah |
| June 18, 2002 | Perak Stadium, Ipoh | Perak | 0-2 | Premier 1 | |
| June 22, 2002 | KLFA Stadium, Cheras | Penang | 0-2 | Premier 1 | |
| June 29, 2002 | Sarawak Stadium, Kuching | Sarawak | 0-4 | Premier 1 | |
| July 2, 2002 | KLFA Stadium, Cheras | Negeri Sembilan | 1-0 | Premier 1 | Norzul Azuan Yunus |
| July 9, 2002 | Hang Tuah Stadium, Malacca | Malacca | 0-2 | Premier 1 | |

## Tables
### Malaysian Premier 1

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 10 | Kelantan FA | 26 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 29 | 41 | −12 | 30 | |
| 11 | Malacca FA | 26 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 28 | 48 | −20 | 27 | |
| 12 | NS Chempaka FC | 26 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 21 | 50 | −29 | 19 | |
| 13 | Kuala Lumpur FA | 26 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 21 | 48 | −27 | 16 | Relegated to Liga Perdana 2 |
| 14 | Negeri Sembilan FA | 26 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 25 | 61 | −36 | 16 | Relegated to Liga Perdana 2 |

## Scorers

| Player | League | FA Cup | Total |
| Roslisham Mohd Noor | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| Farid Dewan | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Nazreen Tee Abdullah | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Chris Dawson | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Liew Kim Tu | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Norzul Azuan Yunus | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Ridzuan Abu Shah | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Yap Wai Loon | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Zulkifli Affendi Zakri | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Ahmad Faisal Othman | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| S Saravanan | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Azralan Azmi | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chua Eng Kui | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Faizal Desa | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hafiz Rumi (GK) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Khairi Zainuddin | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lai Weng Hun | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M Eswaran | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M Subramaniam | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Onyema Ikechukwu | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Razi Effendi Suhit (GK) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shahruddin Ahmad Mokshinon (GK) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nik Ahmad Fadly Nik Leh | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rahim Salam | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Own goal | 1 | 0 | 1 |