# Kelantan Darul Naim F.C.

Kelantan Darul Naim Football Club (Malay: Kelab Bola Sepak Kelantan Darul Naim), also known as Kelantan United Football Club, is a Malaysian professional football club based in Kota Bharu, Kelantan. The club currently plays in the Malaysia Super League.

## History

Kelantan Darul Naim Football Club is a professional football club founded in 2016. Previously known as Majlis Perbandaran Kota Bharu-Bandar Raya Islam Urusetia Belia and Sukan Negeri Kelantan Football Club (MPKB-BRI UBeS FC), it entered the Malaysian football competition in 2016 when the club was accepted to compete in the FAM League. The club finished the season at the eight place.
For the 2017 season, the club participated in the Malaysia FA Cup. Starting from 2019, the club was rebranded to Kelantan United Football Club as an effort to bring in support in the local area. In 2023, the club was promoted to the Malaysia Super League for the first time in their history. On 2 June 2023, Kelantan United recorded their first win in the top flight against city rivals Kelantan, with the score of 4–1.
In the 2024–25 Malaysia Super League season, Kelantan United was rebranded as Kelantan Darul Naim. President Rozi Muhammad said the club's rebranding comes from the management's desire to unite all Kelantan football supporters under one proud banner for the state. He said the name and logo change is made to see the club being more competitive at the highest hierarchy. In November 2024, the club travelled to India and took part in the 2024 edition of the Sikkim Gold Cup.

## Crest and colours
### Crest

Kelantan Darul Naim has used one primary crest since the club participation in the national level football league competition before the club introduce a new crest starting in 2017 season to solidify its new branding.
* 2016
* 2017–2018
* 2019–2022, 2025– present
* 2023
* sponsorship crest since 2024

### Colours

Kelantan Darul Naim have always worn black with mixture of red for shirts as their home kit. For 2017 season, the club play in red with a trim of white for home kit.
Kelantan Darul Naim's away colours are usually white with green trim. For 2017 season, the club play in white with a trim of red for away kit while the white with a green trim for the third kit.

## Ownership and finances
### Sponsorship

| Years | Kit manufacturer | Financial sponsors |
| 2016 | Sala | Minyak Mestika, SH Prima Trading |
| 2017 | GomoGi | MPKB-BRI |
| 2018 | Kronos | Gelumbang Jaya |
| 2019 | SkyHawk | U-Shop, MySports Station |
| 2020 | SkyHawk | Visit Kelantan 2020, Jaya Mas Mining |
| 2021 | Umbro | Kelantan Melangkah Kehadapan, Yakult |
| 2022 | Gatti | Kelantan Melangkah Kehadapan, Yakult |
| 2023 | IAM | Kelantan Melangkah Kehadapan, Nasken Coffee |
| 2024–25 | PUC Sport | Visit Kelantan 2024 |

## Season by season record

| Season | League | League | League | League | League | League | League | League | League | League | Cup | Cup | Cup | Asia | Asia |
| Season | Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | D | Pts | Pos | Charity | Malaysia | FA | Competition | Result |
| 2016 | FAM | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 23 | -11 | 10 | 8th Group B | – | Not qualified | – | – | – |
| 2017 | FAM | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 16 | -5 | 21 | 5th Group A | – | Not qualified | Second round | – | – |
| 2018 | FAM | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 21 | -8 | 8 | 7th Group A | – | Not qualified | – | – | – |
| 2019 | M3 | 26 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 93 | 20 | +73 | 66 | 1st | – | TBD | Third round | – | – |
| 2020 | MPL | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 19 | -6 | 12 | 8th | – | Qualified | Second round | – | – |
| 2021 | MPL | 20 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 25 | 28 | -3 | 27 | 7th | – | Qualified | – | – | – |
| 2022 | MPL | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 23 | 19 | +4 | 25 | 5th | – | Qualified | – | – | – |
| 2023 | MSL | 21 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 22 | 54 | -32 | 11 | 12th | – | Qualified | Second round | – | – |
* ↑ The Malaysia Cup, Challenge and FAM Cup
| Champions | Runners-up | Third place | Promoted | Relegated |

### Club top scorer

| Season | Player | Goals |
| 2017 | Raim Azmi | 4 |
| 2018 | Masri Asyraf | 5 |
| 2019 | Fakhrul Zaman | 35 |
| 2020 | Gassama Alfussainey | 6 |
| 2021 | Gassama Alfussainey | 12 |
| 2022 | Jacob Njoku | 10 |

## Players
### First-team squad

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 | MAS | Alfaiz Zula'amin |
| 2 | DF | MAS | Arip Amiruddin |
| 4 | DF | MAS | Ghaffar Rahman |
| 5 | DF | MAS | Muhammad Faudzi |
| 7 | MF | MAS | Asraff Aliffuddin |
| 8 | MF | MAS | Syed Sobri |
| 11 | DF | MAS | Afzal Akbar |
| 12 | MF | MAS | Amirul Shafik Che Soh |
| 14 | DF | MAS | Nasrol Amri |
| 15 | MF | MAS | Zuasyraf Zulkiefle (on loan from Terengganu) |
| 16 | MF | MAS | Jasmir Mehat |
| 17 | FW | MAS | Fazrul Amir |
| 18 | DF | CZE | Michal Jeřábek |
| 19 | MF | MAS | Irwan Syazmin |
| 21 | DF | MAS | Umeir Aznan |
| 22 | GK | MAS | Khatul Anuar |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 25 | MF | MAS | Syahir Rashid |
| 28 | MF | MAS | Mior Dani |
| 29 | DF | MAS | Hafizal Mohamad |
| 30 | GK | MAS | Muhaimin Mohamad |
| 31 | FW | MAS | Haziq Subri |
| 33 | MF | MAS | Adam Danial |
| 38 | MF | MAS | Aqil Hussni |
| 39 | GK | MAS | Fikri Che Soh |
| 40 | MF | MAS | Muhammad Fahrurrozi Suhirman |
| 50 | FW | IDN | Johan Muliadi |
| 61 | MF | MAS | Hakimi Abdullah (on loan from Terengganu) |
| 66 | MF | MAS | Fakhrul Che Ramli |
| 88 | MF | MAS | Muhaimin Izuddin |

## Coaches

* Mahadi Yusof (2015–2016)
* Abdullah Muhammad (2016)
* Mohd Azli Mahmood (2016)
* Kamarudin Muhamad (2017)
* Abdullah Muhammad (2018)
* Zahasmi Ismail (2019–2020)
* Nazrulerwan Makmor (2020, 2023)
* Akira Higashiyama (2021)
* Syamsul Saad (2022)
* Tomáš Trucha (2023)
* Ailton Silva (2023)
* Park Jae-hong (2024–)

## Staff

| Position | Name |
| CEO | Wan Mohd Zul Ikman Wan Abdul Aziz |
| Technical director | Sazami Shafii |
| Head coach | Park Jae-hong |
| Assistant coach | Rezal Zambery Yahya |
| Assistant coach | Ashadi Yusoff |
| Goalkeeping coach | Abdul Rahman Baba |
| Fitness coach | Mohd Fazrul Jafar |
| Team doctor | Zairuddin |
| Physiotherapist | Muhammad Amir Fadzlan |
| Media officer | Ahmad Fadhli Sukardi |
| Photographer | Tarmizi Nafi |
| Masseur | Wan Muhamad Afif |
| Kitman | Fadhli Ikram |

## Honours
### League

* Division 3/M3 League
** Champions (1): 2019

### International competitions

* All India Governor's Gold Cup
** Quarter-Finals: 2024