# 2022 Kuching City F.C. season

The 2022 season was Kuching City's seventh year in existence and their third season in the Malaysia Premier League, second tier of Malaysian football. The club also participated in the Malaysia FA Cup and Malaysia Cup.

## Events

Hidhir Idris joined the club on loan from Kedah Darul Aman. Shafizi Iqmal dan Wan Muhammad Faiz also joined the club with one-year contract.
The club signed three new foreign players Yuki Tanigawa, Abu Kamara and Keanu Marsh-Brown for the 2022 season.

## Players
### First-team squad

    As of 10 February 2022
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | MAS | Andy Nicholas |
| 2 | DF | MAS | Jimmy Raymond |
| 5 | DF | BRA | Aylton Alemão |
| 6 | MF | MAS | Diego Baggio |
| 7 | FW | LBR | Abu Kamara |
| 8 | MF | MAS | Joseph Kalang Tie (captain) |
| 9 | DF | MAS | Adam Shreen (vice-captain) |
| 11 | MF | MAS | Hidhir Idris (on loan from Kedah Darul Aman) |
| 12 | DF | MAS | Rames Lai Ban Huat |
| 13 | DF | MAS | Dzulazlan Ibrahim |
| 14 | MF | MAS | Amir Amri Salleh |
| 16 | DF | MAS | Che Mohamad Arif |
| 17 | MF | MAS | Rafiezan Razali (third-captain) |
| 18 | FW | MAS | Rafiq Shah Zaim |
| 20 | GK | MAS | Shaiful Wazizi |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 21 | MF | MAS | Alauddin Farid |
| 22 | MF | MAS | Zainudin Bohri |
| 24 | DF | MAS | Badrul Hisham |
| 27 | GK | MAS | Wan Azraie |
| 28 | MF | MAS | Faiz Wan Sulaiman |
| 29 | FW | MAS | Amirrul Iqmal |
| 31 | MF | MAS | Raziman Razali |
| 35 | DF | MAS | Azuanie Jasman |
| 37 | MF | MAS | Hafiz Abu Bakar |
| 44 | MF | MAS | Alif Hassan |
| 55 | FW | MAS | Shafizi Iqmal |
| 77 | DF | JPN | Yuki Tanigawa |
| 87 | GK | MAS | Iqbal Suhimi |
| 89 | DF | MAS | Mazwandi Zekeria (fourth-captain) |
| 99 | MF | BRA | Gabryel |

### Transfers in

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 7 | FW | LBR | Abu Kamara (from Makedonija G.P.) |
| 11 | MF | MAS | Hidhir Idris (on loan from Kedah Darul Aman) |
| 16 | DF | MAS | Che Mohamad Arif (from Kelantan) |
| 20 | GK | MAS | Shaiful Wazizi (from Sarawak United) |
| 28 | MF | MAS | Faiz Wan Sulaiman (from Penang) |
| 77 | DF | JPN | Yuki Tanigawa (from Kelantan United) |
| 99 | MF | BRA | Gabryel (from Al-Khaburah) |

### Transfers out

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | FW | MAS | Shafiq Shaharudin (to Kuala Lumpur Rovers) |
| — | DF | MAS | Hairol Mokhtar |
| — | MF | JPN | Yuta Suzuki (to Swadhinata KS) |
| — | FW | NGA | Michael Ijezie |
| — | DF | MAS | Izray Iffarul |
| — | MF | MAS | Hafis Saperi |
| — | FW | BRA | Bryan Jones |
| — | FW | BRA | Hudson Jesus |
| — | GK | MAS | Hafiezulhisyam Roslee |
| — | MF | MAS | Samsu Alam Samad |
| — | FW | MAS | Wan Badzreen |
| — | DF | MAS | Nazrul Abdul Samad |

## Competitions
### Malaysia Premier League

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Johor Darul Ta'zim II (C) | 18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 38 | 13 | +25 | 42 | Relocated to 2023 MFL Cup |
| 2 | Kelantan | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 27 | 14 | +13 | 37 | Promotion to 2023 Super League and Qualification to 2022 Malaysia Cup |
| 3 | Kuching City | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 20 | +10 | 34 | Promotion to 2023 Super League and Qualification to 2022 Malaysia Cup |
| 4 | Terengganu II | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 29 | 18 | +11 | 33 | Relocated to 2023 MFL Cup |
| 5 | Kelantan United | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 23 | 19 | +4 | 25 | Promotion to 2023 Super League and Qualification to 2022 Malaysia Cup |
* 1 2 Johor Darul Ta'zim II, Selangor II, and Terengganu II aren't eligible to promote as their parent clubs (Johor Darul Ta'zim, Selangor, and Terengganu) play in the Super League. These feeder teams can only play in leagues below their parents'. They also can't play in the Malaysian Cup as they're only eligible to play in the Malaysian Cup if their parents fail to do so (which is not possible currently).

### Malaysia Cup
#### Knockout stage
## Squad statistics
### Appearances and goals

* Players listed with no appearances have been in the matchday squad but only as unused substitutes.
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | League | League | FA Cup | FA Cup | Malaysia Cup | Malaysia Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | MAS | Andy Nicholas | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | GK | MAS | Shaiful Wazizi | 16 | 0 | 10+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 27 | GK | MAS | Wan Azraie | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 87 | GK | MAS | Iqbal Suhimi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||||
| 2 | DF | MAS | Jimmy Raymond | 5 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | BRA | Aylton Alemão | 24 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | MAS | Rames Lai Ban Huat | 25 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | MAS | Dzulazlan Ibrahim | 15 | 0 | 7+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | MAS | Che Mohamad Arif | 9 | 0 | 1+6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | MAS | Badrul Hisham | 4 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 77 | DF | JPN | Yuki Tanigawa | 25 | 3 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 89 | DF | MAS | Mazwandi Zekeria | 6 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||||
| 6 | MF | MAS | Dieogo Baggio | 11 | 0 | 1+8 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | MAS | Joseph Kalang Tie | 21 | 0 | 5+10 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 |
| 9 | MF | MAS | Adam Shreen | 23 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | MAS | Hidhir Idris | 20 | 0 | 12+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | MAS | Amir Amri | 22 | 5 | 7+9 | 3 | 2+1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | MAS | Rafiezan Razali | 15 | 0 | 7+4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | MAS | Irwan Syazmin | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | MAS | Alauddin Farid | 5 | 0 | 1+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | MAS | Zainudin Bohri | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | MAS | Wan Mohammad Faiz | 25 | 4 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 37 | MF | MAS | Hafiz Abu Bakar | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | MF | MAS | Alif Hassan | 20 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| Forwards ||||||||||||
| 7 | FW | LBR | Abu Kamara | 24 | 13 | 16+1 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 18 | FW | MAS | Rafiq Shah Zaim | 3 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | MF | MAS | Amirrul Iqmal | 3 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 | FW | MAS | Shafizi Iqmal | 25 | 4 | 6+12 | 3 | 1+2 | 1 | 0+4 | 0 |
| 99 | FW | BRA | Gabryel | 8 | 1 | 6+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Left the club during the Season ||||||||||||
| 10 | MF | GUY | Keanu Marsh-Brown | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last updated: 11 November 2022 Source: Competitions, Soccerway.com