# 2022 Kuala Lumpur City F.C. season

The 2022 season was the 44th season in the existence of Kuala Lumpur City's and the club's 2nd consecutive season in the top flight of Malaysian football. In addition to the domestic league, Kuala Lumpur City participated in this season's edition of Malaysia FA Cup and the Malaysia Cup.

## Squad information

    As of 22 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 | PHI | Kevin Ray Mendoza |
| 4 | DF | MAS | Kamal Azizi |
| 5 | DF | MAS | Nik Shahrul |
| 6 | DF | MAS | Ryan Lambert |
| 7 | MF | COL | Romel Morales |
| 8 | MF | MAS | Zhafri Yahya |
| 9 | DF | AUS | Giancarlo Gallifuoco |
| 10 | FW | MAS | Safee Sali |
| 11 | MF | CGO | Kevin Koubemba |
| 12 | DF | MAS | Declan Lambert |
| 14 | MF | MAS | Akram Mahinan |
| 15 | DF | MAS | Azhar Apandi |
| 16 | MF | MAS | Partiban Janasekaran |
| 17 | DF | MAS | Irfan Zakaria |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 19 | MF | MAS | Izreen Izwandy |
| 20 | GK | MAS | Azim Amin |
| 21 | MF | MAS | Kenny Pallraj |
| 22 | DF | MAS | Nik Umar |
| 25 | DF | MAS | Anwar Ibrahim |
| 27 | MF | MAS | Hadin Azman |
| 28 | MF | BRA | Paulo Josué (captain) |
| 29 | MF | MAS | Arif Shaqirin |
| 30 | MF | MAS | Fakrul Aiman |
| 33 | DF | MAS | Muhammad Faudzi |
| 44 | GK | MAS | Azri Ghani |
| 66 | DF | MAS | Nabil Hakim |
| 88 | MF | MAS | Ridhwan Nazri |

## Transfers
### 1st leg

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 |
| 15 | DF | MAS | Azhar Apandi (loan return from Perak) |
| 11 | FW | CGO | Kévin Koubemba (from Teuta) |
| 12 | DF | MAS | Declan Lambert (from Den Bosch) |
| 22 | DF | MAS | Nik Umar (from Selangor II) |
| 33 | DF | MAS | Muhammad Faudzi (from Terengganu) |
| 44 | GK | MAS | Azri Ghani (from Perak) |
| 66 | DF | MAS | Nabil Hakim (from Petaling Jaya City) |
| 88 | MF | MAS | Ridhwan Nazri (return from injury) |
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 |
| 22 | GK | MAS | Khatul Anuar (to Penang) |
| 2 | DF | MAS | Wan Amirzafran (to Sri Pahang) |
| 3 | DF | MAS | Daniel Ting (to Selangor) |
| 12 | DF | MAS | Shukor Adan |
| 13 | FW | USA | Kyrian Nwabueze |
| 23 | FW | MAS | Indra Putra Mahayuddin (to Perak) |
| 77 | GK | MAS | Julian Bechler (to PDRM) |

## Competitions
### Malaysia Super League
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 4 | Negeri Sembilan | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 33 | 26 | +7 | 41 |
| 5 | Selangor | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 39 | 33 | +6 | 30 |
| 6 | Kuala Lumpur City | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 30 | 31 | −1 | 29 |
| 7 | Sri Pahang | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 33 | 31 | +2 | 28 |
| 8 | Kedah Darul Aman | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 32 | 41 | −9 | 27 |

#### Matches

Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

### AFC Cup
#### Group H

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | PSM | KLC | TAM |
| 1 | PSM Makassar | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 4 | Zonal semi-finals | — | 0–0 | — |
| 2 | Kuala Lumpur City (H) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 4 | Zonal semi-finals | — | — | 2–1 |
| 3 | Tampines Rovers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 0 | | 1–3 | — | — |
* 1 2 Tied on head-to-head results. Overall goal difference used as tiebreaker.

## Statistics
### Appearances and goals

Players with no appearances not included in the list.
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | League | League | FA Cup | FA Cup | Malaysia Cup | Malaysia Cup | AFC Cup | AFC Cup | Piala Sumbangsih | Piala Sumbangsih | Total | Total |
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | | Kevin Ray Mendoza | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | | Kamal Azizi | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | | Nik Shahrul | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | | Ryan Lambert | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 4 |
| 7 | MF | | Romel Morales | 18 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 9 |
| 8 | MF | | Zhafri Yahya | 17 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 6 |
| 9 | DF | | Giancarlo Gallifuoco | 20 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 2 |
| 10 | FW | | Safee Sali | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | | Kévin Koubemba | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 |
| 12 | DF | | Declan Lambert | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | | Akram Mahinan | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 1 |
| 15 | DF | | Azhar Apandi | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | | Partiban Janasekaran | 15 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 3 |
| 17 | DF | | Irfan Zakaria | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | | Kenny Pallraj | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | | Nik Umar | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | | Anwar Ibrahim | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | | Hadin Azman | 19 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 3 |
| 28 | MF | | Paulo Josué | 20 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 13 |
| 29 | MF | | Arif Shaqirin | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | | Fakrul Aiman | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 3 |
| 33 | DF | | Muhammad Faudzi | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| 37 | FW | | Haqimi Azim Rosli | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 2 |
| 40 | DF | | Ilham Syukri | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 41 | MF | | Iman Fakrullah | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 44 | GK | | Azri Ghani | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 66 | DF | | Nabil Hakim | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 82 | FW | | Jordan Mintah | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 4 |
| 88 | MF | | Ridhwan Nazri | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Last updated: 12 November 2022. Source: Soccerway.com