# 2015 Kelantan FA season

The 2015 season was Kelantan FA's 7th season in the Malaysia Super League and 20th successive season in the top flight of Malaysian football league system. They will also compete in FA Cup and Malaysia Cup. For the first time since 2012, they will not compete in AFC Cup.

## Friendlies
### Pre-season

| Date | Opponents | H / A | Result F–A | Scorers | Notes |
| 7 Jan 2015 | T–Team F.C. | A | 2—2 | Izuan Rosli, Carrillo | Charity match for flood victims |
| 13 Jan 2015 | Terengganu FA | A | 0—0 | | Friendly match |
| 17 Jan 2015 | Songkhla United F.C. | A | 2—3 | Noor Hazrul, Wan Zaharulnizam, Emmanuel Kenmogne | Friendly match |
| 21 Jan 2015 | Sungai Ara F.C. | A | 1—5 | Wan Zack Haikal, Erwin Carrillo(2), Nor Farhan Muhammad | Friendly match |
| 23 Jan 2015 | Pulau Pinang FA | A | 2—0 | | Friendly match |
| 26 Jan 2015 | Kedah FA | A | 3—1 | Erwin Carrillo | Friendly match |

### During season

| Date | Opponents | H / A | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance | Notes |
| 14 June 2015 | T–Team F.C. | H | 2—2 | Austin Amutu(2) | | Friendly match(The match was called off after 60 minutes after one of T–Team F.C. player, David Oniya collapsed and confirmed die on-pitch |
| 9 June 2015 | NS Matrix F.C. | A | 3—3 | Austin Amutu(2), Ahmad Fakri Saarani | | Friendly match |

### After season

| Date | Opponents | H / A | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance | Notes |
| 17 Oct 2015 | Terengganu FA | H | 2—2 | Ahmad Fakri Saarani, Jonathan McKain | | Malaysia Cup Friendly match |

## Competition

Win  Draw  Loss  Postponed

### Super League

The league will kick-off on 31 January 2015.
| Date | Opponents | H / A | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance | League position | Notes |
| 7 Feb 2015 | ATM | A | 2—0 | Noor Hazrul 14', Erwin Carrillo 62' | 6,000 | 3rd | Kelantan played with 10 players during 2nd half after 3rd substitute Brendan Gan sustained injury. Nik Shahrul Azim Abdul Halim Mohd Farisham Ismail Wan Zaharulnizam Zakaria Erwin Carrillo |
| 15 Feb 2015 | Lions XII | H | 2—0 | McKain 6' Piya 42' | 18,000 | 1st | Match postponed from 14th Jan 2015 to 15th Jan 2015. Noor Hazrul Mustafa |
| 21 Feb 2015 | PDRM | H | 0—4 | | 19,500 | 5th | Mohd Fitri Omar Jonathan McKain Wan Zaharulnizam Zakaria Ahmad Fakri Saarani |
| 7 Mar 2015 | Perak | A | 0—0 | | 20,000 | 5th | Noor Hazrul Mustafa Erwin Carrillo |
| 14 Mar 2015 | Felda United | H | 0—1 | | 19,000 | 7th | Erwin Carrillo |
| 4 Apr 2015 | Terengganu | A | 1—2 | Piya 76' | 7,330 | 8th | Mohd Nor Farhan Muhammad |
| 11 Apr 2015 | Pahang | H | 0—2 | | 7,000 | 10th | Mohd Nor Farhan Muhammad Nik Shahrul Azim Abdul Halim |
| 18 Apr 2015 | JDT | A | 1—3 | Amutu 10' | 21,100 | 10th | Mohd Khairul Izuan Rosli Ahmad Fakri Saarani |
| 25 Apr 2015 | Selangor | H | 2—1 | Gilmar 5' Farhan 74' | 8,517 | 9th | Jonathan McKain Norhafiz Zamani Misbah Mohd Farisham Ismail Austin Amutu Khairul Fahmi Che Mat |
| 2 May 2015 | Sarawak | A | 2—3 | Erwin Carrillo 17' Kechik 85' | 4,500 | 10th | Wan Zaharulnizam |
| 23 June 2015 | Sime Darby | A | 1—1 | Gilmar 90' | 2,250 | 10th | Jonathan McKain Wan Zack Haikal Fitri Omar Amiridzwan Taj |
| 4 July 2015 | LionsXII | A | 0—3 | | 3,587 | 10th | Wan Zaharulnizam Nik Shahrul Azim Nor Farhan Muhammad Farisham Ismail |
| 8 July 2015m | PDRM | A | 3—1 | Austin Amutu 5' Jonathan McKain 45' Erwin Carrillo 66' | 2,000 | 9th | Jonathan McKain Fitri Omar |
| 25 July 2015 | Sime Darby F.C. | H | 2-2 | Amirizdwan Taj Tajuddin 6' Gilmar Jose da Silva Filho 73' | 8,750 | 9th | Gilmar Jose da Silva Filho Wan Zaharulnizam Zairul Fitree |
| 28 July 2015 | ATM FA | H | 5-1 | Erwin Carrillo 3' 63' Wan Zack Haikal 38' Nor Farhan Muhammad 41' Wan Zaharulnizam Zakaria 74' | 8,220 | 9th | Gilmar Jose da Silva Filho |
| 1 August 2015 | Perak FA | H | 1-0 | Wan Zack Haikal 73' | 6,343 | 9th | Austin Amutu Nor Farhan Muhammad |
| 5 August 2015 | Felda United F.C. | A | 0-0 | | 2,467 | 9th | Fakri Saarani Amirizdwan Taj Tajuddin Norhafiz Zamani Misbah |
| 8 August 2015 | Terengganu FA | H | 1-2 | Ahmad Fakri Saarani 2' | 3,512 | 9th | Amirizdwan Taj Tajuddin Fitri Omar |
| 12 August 2015 | Pahang FA | A | 5-3 | Nor Farhan Muhammad 12' 70' 90' | 9,097 | 9th | Wan Zack Haikal Khairul Izuan Rosli |
| 15 August 2015 | Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C. | H | 4-1 | Gilmar 4' 82' Mohd Badhri Radzi 13' Nor Farhan Muhammad 51' | 5,982 | 9th | Gilmar Jose da Silva Filho Fitri Omar Norhafiz Zamani Misbah Austin Amutu |
| 19 August 2015 | Selangor FA | A | 0-3 | | 9,686 | 9th | Jonathan McKain Shahrizan Ismail Erwin Carrillo |
| 22 August 2015 | Sarawak FA | H | 4-3 | Noor Hazrul Mustafa 11' Mohd Khairul Izuan Rosli 45' Amutu 73' Gilmar 85' | 3,872 | 9th | |

#### Table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 7 | LionsXII | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 36 | 32 | +4 | 33 | |
| 8 | Perak | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 32 | 33 | −1 | 28 | |
| 9 | Kelantan | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 34 | 38 | −4 | 28 | |
| 10 | Sarawak | 22 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 28 | 40 | −12 | 19 | |
| 11 | ATM (R) | 22 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 21 | 47 | −26 | 11 | Qualification to the Relegation play-off |
* ↑ LionsXII are not eligible for any AFC competition spots
Goal scorers for Super League
    As of 22 August 2015

#### 6 goals

* Gilmar Jose da Silva Filho
* Mohd Nor Farhan Muhammad

#### 5 goals

* Erwin Carrillo

#### 3 goals

* Mohd Badhri Mohd Radzi
* Wan Zack Haikal
* Austin Amutu

#### 2 goals

* Noor Hazrul Mustafa
* Wan Zaharulnizam
* Jonathan McKain

#### 1 goal

* Amirizdwan Taj Tajuddin
* Mohd Khairul Izuan Rosli
* Ahmad Fakri Saarani

### FA Cup

The draw for the competition was made on 14 December 2014 with games expected to start in February 2015.
| Date | Opponents | H / A | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance | Notes |
| 27 Feb 2015 | Sarawak | A | 2—1 | Erwin Carrillo 2' Emmanuel Kenmogne 64' | 15,000 | |
| 17 Mar 2015 | Kuala Lumpur | H | 1—0 | Wan Zack 66' | 10,000 | |
| 07 Apr 2015 | Sime Darby | A | 1—1 | Erwin Carrillo 45+1' | 5,000 | aggregate 1-1 |
| 21 Apr 2015 | Sime Darby | H | 3—0 | Piya 40'p Amutu 58' Erwin Carrillo 74' | 5,000 | Kelantan win with aggregate 4-1 |
| 9 May 2015 | Pahang | A | 0—1 | | | aggregate 0-1 |
| 16 May 2015 | Pahang | H | 3—1 | Kechik 18' Amutu 74' 90+2' | | Kelantan win with aggregate 3-2 |
| 23 May 2015 | LionsXII | N | 1—3 | Wan Zack Haikal 63' | | Kelantan became 2015 Malaysia FA Cup runner up after they lost in the final to LionsXII 1-3 |

### Malaysia Cup

The draw for the 2015 Malaysia Cup was held on 27 August 2015 at the Hilton Hotel Petaling Jaya and Kelantan FA was drawn into group C which is arguably the “Group of Death” consisting of 32-time winners Selangor FA, previous season semi-finalist Felda United F.C. and T-Team F.C.. Their Journey in Malaysia Cup ended after they finished in third place behind 2015 Malaysia Cup semi-finalist, Felda United F.C. and champion, Selangor FA.

### Group stage

| Date | Opponents | H / A | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance | Referee | Group ranking |
| 12 September 2015 | Selangor FA | A | 3-0 | Gilmar Jose da Silva Filho 26',53'Austin Amutu48' | - | - | 2nd |
| 18 September 2015 | Felda United F.C. | H | 1-1 | Gilmar Jose da Silva Filho 49' | - | - | 1st |
| 26 September 2015 | T–Team F.C. | A | 1-3 | Gilmar Jose da Silva Filho 87' | - | - | 2nd |
| 2 October 2015 | Selangor FA | H | 0-1 | | - | - | 4th |
| 17 October 2015 | Felda United F.C. | A | 2-2 | Mohd Firdaus Faudzi 28'(o.g.) Badhri Radzi 43' | - | - | 4th |
| 4 November 2015 | T-Team F.C. | H | 3-1 | Austin Amutu35',56'Gilmar Jose da Silva Filho40' | - | - | 3rd |

## Player statistics
### Squad

On 1 December 2014, Tan Sri Annuar Musa has announced the 2015 provisional squad for Kelantan. It was finalized before the transfer window closed on 12 a.m., Friday 5 December 2014.
Key: = Appearances, = Goals, = Yellow card, = Red card (Player names in italics denotes player that left mid-season)
| Number | Position | Name | Total | Total | Total | Total | League | League | League | League | FA Cup | FA Cup | FA Cup | FA Cup | Malaysia Cup | Malaysia Cup | Malaysia Cup | Malaysia Cup |
| 1 | GK | Muhammad Syazwan Yusoff | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | Tuan Muhammad Faim Tuan Zainal Abidin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | DF | Amirizdwan Taj | 18 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Jonathan McKain | 26 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Nik Shahrul Azim Abdul Halim | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | Mohd Farisham Ismail | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | Wan Zack Haikal Wan Noor | 29 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Wan Zaharulnizam Zakaria | 30 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Erwin Carrillo | 26 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | Mohd Nor Farhan Muhammad | 26 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | ST | Austin Amutu | 19 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | Amar Rohidan | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | FW | Ahmad Fakri Saarani | 19 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Brendan Gan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | Norhafiz Zamani Misbah | 28 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | Mohd Badhri Mohd Radzi (c) | 31 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | Mohd Noor Hazrul Bin Mohd Mustafa | 18 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF/MF | Mohd Fitri Omar | 19 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | GK | Khairul Fahmi Che Mat | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | Faizol Nazlin Sayuti | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | GK | Mohd Shahrizan Ismail | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | Mohd Rozaimi Azwar Mat Noor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | Mohd Khairul Izuan Rosli | 16 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | Zairul Fitree Ishak | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 50 | FW | Gilmar Jose da Silva Filho | 21 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | Muhd Nazri Ahmad | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Goalscorers

    As of 1 October 2015

#### 11 goals

* Gilmar Jose da Silva Filho

#### 9 goals

* Austin Amutu

#### 6 goals

* Nor Farhan Muhammad
* Erwin Carrillo

#### 5 goals

* Wan Zack Haikal
* Mohd Badhri Mohd Radzi

#### 3 goals

* Wan Zaharulnizam Zakaria

#### 2 goals

* Noor Hazrul Mustafa
* Jonathan McKain

#### 1 goal

* Emmanuel Kenmogne
* Mohd Khairul Izuan Rosli
* Amirizdwan Taj Tajuddin
* Ahmad Fakri Saarani

## Transfers and loans
### Transfers in

| Entry date | Position | No. | Player | From club | Fee | Ref |
| 1 July 2014 | DF | | Jonathan McKain | Adelaide United | Free | |
| 9 November 2014 | FW | | Nor Farhan Muhammad | Terengganu FA | Free | |
| 30 October 2014 | DF | | Norhafiz Zamani Misbah | Negeri Sembilan FA | Undisclosed Fee | |
| 30 October 2014 | MF | | Noor Hazrul Mustafa | Perak FA | Undisclosed Fee | |
| 1 December 2014 | FW | | Erwin Carrillo | Unión Magdalena | Undisclosed Fee | |
| 6 December 2014 | FW | | Emmanuel Kenmogne | Persebaya Surabaya | Undisclosed Fee | |
| 1 December 2014 | MF | | Isaac Pupo | Persebaya Surabaya | Undisclosed Fee | |
| 1 December 2014 | FW | | Mohd Rozaimi Azwar Mat Noor | Kelantan President Team | Promoted from youth team | |
| 16 April 2015 | FW | | Gilmar Jose da Silva Filho | Clube Esportivo Lajeadense | Undisclosed Fee | |
| 28 April 2015 | DF | | Amirizdwan Taj Tajuddin | ATM FA | Undisclosed Fee | |
| Total Transfer Sales | Total Transfer Sales | Total Transfer Sales | Total Transfer Sales | Total Transfer Sales | RM0 | RM0 |

### Transfers out

| Exit date | Position | No. | Player | To club | Fee | Ref. |
| 14 November 2014 | FW | 10 | Francis Forkey Doe | Negeri Sembilan FA | Released | |
| 19 November 2014 | FW | 21 | Ahmad Shakir Mohd Ali | Kedah FA | Undisclosed Fee | |
| 22 November 2014 | DF | 11 | Mohammad Abdul Aziz Ismail | Pahang FA | Released | |
| 22 November 2014 | MF | 7 | Tengku Hasbullah Raja Hassan | None | Released | |
| 22 November 2014 | DF | 3 | Mohamad Faiz Suhaimi | Malacca United S.A. | Released | |
| 22 November 2014 | FW | 15 | Famirul Asyraf Sayuti | Malacca United S.A. | Released | |
| 1 December 2014 | MF | 18 | Mohamed Shawky | El Mokawloon SC | Released | |
| 1 December 2014 | DF | 25 | Hussein Alaa Hussein | None | Released | |
| 16 April 2015 | MF | 25 | Isaac Pupo | None | Released | |
| 16 April 2015 | FW | 00 | Emmanuel Kenmogne | None | Released | |
| Total Transfer Sales | Total Transfer Sales | Total Transfer Sales | Total Transfer Sales | Total Transfer Sales | RM0 | RM0 |

### Loans in

| Start date | End date | Position | No. | Player | From | Ref |
| 16 April 2015 | December 2015 | FW | 47 | Austin Amutu | Warri Wolves F.C. | |

### Loans out

| Start date | End date | Position | No. | Player | To | Ref |
| 28 April 2015 | December 2015 | DF | 22 | Faizol Nazlin Sayuti | Sabah FA | |
| 28 April 2015 | December 2015 | FW | 21 | Rozaimi Azwar | Sabah FA | |

## Club officials
### Coaching and medical staff

* Manager-Haji Azman Ibrahim
* Assistant manager-Wan Badri Wan Omar
* Head coach-Zahasmi Ismail
* Assistant coach-Mohd Hashim Mustapha, Mohd Nafuzi Muhamad Zain and Sidek Shamsudin
* Goalkeeping coach-Ismail Chawalit Abu Bakar
* Fitness coach- Luka Basic
* Physiotherapist-Mohd Zainudin Zakaria and Ahmad Faris Musa

### Backroom staff

* Kit manager- Harun Ismail
* Media official- Zuki Deraman
* Security official-Fared bin Abdul Ghani or Dato'Mohd Farek