2019 Kuala Lumpur FA season
# 2019 Kuala Lumpur FA season

The 2019 season was Kuala Lumpur's 41st season in competitive season and the 2nd season in Malaysia Super League since being promoted after winning the 2017 Malaysia Premier League.

## Players

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 | Faridzuean Kamaruddin |
| 2 | DF | MAS | Raphi Azizan |
| 3 | DF | MAS | Fitri Omar |
| 4 | DF | MAS | Zaiful Hakim |
| 5 | MF | MAS | Hardee Shamsuri |
| 6 | MF | MAS | Haziq Mu'iz |
| 8 | MF | MAS | Zhafri Yahya |
| 9 | MF | MAS | Darko Marković |
| 10 | FW | BRA | Guilherme de Paula |
| 11 | FW | MAS | Ashri Chuchu |
| 12 | MF | MAS | Fakri Saarani |
| 13 | FW | MAS | Afiq Razali |
| 14 | FW | MAS | Syafwan Syahlan |
| 16 | DF | PHI | Luke Woodland |
| 17 | DF | MAS | Irfan Zakaria |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 18 | DF | MAS | Azmi Muslim |
| 19 | DF | MAS | Firdaus Faudzi |
| 20 | GK | MAS | Kamarul Effandi |
| 21 | FW | MAS | Na'im Nazmi |
| 22 | FW | MAS | Arif Anwar |
| 23 | MF | MAS | Indra Putra Mahayuddin (captain) |
| 24 | DF | MAS | Hisyamudin Sha'ari |
| 25 | GK | MAS | Sharbinee Allawee |
| 26 | GK | MAS | Ameerul Eqhwan |
| 27 | DF | MAS | Hafiz Johar |
| 28 | MF | BRA | Paulo Josué |
| 29 | DF | MAS | Alif Samsudin |
| 30 | MF | MAS | Amirul Ikmal |
| 51 | DF | KOR | Noh Haeng-seok |
| 55 | FW | MAS | Shafiq Shaharudin (on loan from PKNS) |

### Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| - | - | - | - |
| 29 | GK | MAS | Khatul Anuar (at UKM until end of the season) |

## Competitions

### Malaysia Super League

**Matches**

The Malaysian Football League (MFL) announced the fixtures for the 2019 season on 22 December 2018.

| Date | Opponents | H / A | Result F–A | Scorers | League position |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 February 2019 | Pahang | H | 1–3 | Afiq 49' | 11th |
| 8 February 2019 | Johor Darul Ta'zim | A | 1–4 | Comvalius 77' | 12th |
| 22 February 2019 | Terengganu | H | 0–1 | | 12th |
| 3 March 2019 | Melaka United | A | 0–2 | | 12th |
| 10 March 2019 | Selangor | H | 2–3 | Syafwan 5, Indra 38' | 12th |
| 30 March 2019 | PKNP | A | 0–4 | | 12th |
| 6 April 2019 | Kedah | H | 2–1 | Woodland 10', Guilherme 50' | 12th |
| 13 April 2019 | Felda United | A | 1–1 | Indra 57' | 12th |
| 20 April 2019 | Petaling Jaya City | H | 1–0 | Ashri 50' | 12th |
| 23 April 2019 | Perak | H | 3–3 | Indra 21', Guilherme 44' (pen.), Paulo Josué 65' | 11th |
| 27 April 2019 | PKNS | A | 2–3 | Indra 42', Guilherme 82' | 12th |
| 3 May 2019 | Kedah | A | 2–5 | Indra 45+1', Guilherme 78' | 12th |
| 14 May 2019 | PKNS | H | 2–1 | Indra 28', Azmi 57' | 11th |
| 17 May 2019 | Petaling Jaya City | A | 0–1 | | 11th |
| 26 May 2019 | PKNP | H | 4–1 | Paulo Josué 12', Guilherme (3) 15', 17' (pen.), 90' | 10th |
| 15 June 2019 | Selangor | A | 1–2 | Guilherme 59' (pen.) | 10th |
| 19 June 2019 | Melaka United | H | 0–1 | | 10th |
| 26 June 2019 | Terengganu | A | 1–3 | Marković 41' | 10th |
| 6 July 2019 | Pahang | A | 0–2 | | 11th |
| 10 July 2019 | Felda United | H | 0–2 | | 12th |
| 13 July 2019 | Johor Darul Ta'zim | H | 0–4 | | 12th |
| 21 July 2019 | Perak | A | 1–2 | Woodland 77' | 12th |

**League table**

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 8 | Petaling Jaya City | 22 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 22 | 29 | −7 | 26 | |
| 9 | PKNS (R) | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 37 | 38 | −1 | 21 | Relegation to Malaysia Premier League |
| 10 | Felda United | 22 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 27 | 43 | −16 | 19 | |
| 11 | PKNP (R) | 22 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 22 | 40 | −18 | 16 | Relegation to Malaysia Premier League |
| 12 | Kuala Lumpur (R) | 22 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 24 | 49 | −25 | 14 | Relegation to Malaysia Premier League |

* ↑ PKNS F.C. relegated after withdrawing license to complete for the 2020 Malaysia Premier League season as they become feeder club to Selangor FA.

### Malaysia FA Cup

| Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Result F–A | Scorers |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 3 April 2019 | Round 2 | Tun Razak | H | 3–0 | Indra 33', Irfan 56', Guilherme 71' |
| 16 April 2019 | Round 3 | Penang | A | 4–2 | Zaiful 3', Irfan 14', Guilherme (2) 36', 64' (pen.) |
| 30 April 2019 | Quarter-finals First leg | Felda United | H | 3–3 | Indra (2) 41', 54', Paulo Josué 80' |
| 11 May 2019 | Quarter-finals Second leg | Felda United | A | 0–0 | |

### Malaysia Challenge Cup

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | UKM | TER | KLU | SEU |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | UKM | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 12 | Advance to Semi-finals | — | 2–2 | 3–0 | 3–1 |
| 2 | Terengganu II | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 11 | Advance to Semi-finals | 2–2 | — | 2–1 | 2–0 |
| 3 | Kuala Lumpur | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 6 | | 1–2 | 1–0 | — | 3–1 |
| 4 | Selangor United | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 4 | | 0–0 | 2–3 | 1–0 | — |

## Squad statistics

| No. | Pos. | Name | League | League | FA Cup | FA Cup | Challenge Cup | Challenge Cup | Total | Total | Discipline | Discipline |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| No. | Pos. | Name | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | | |
| 1 | GK | Faridzuean Kamaruddin | 7 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7(1) | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Fitri Omar | 6(5) | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7(6) | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Zaiful Hakim | 6(5) | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9(5) | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | Haziq Mu'iz | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Zhafri Yahya | 17(1) | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21(1) | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 9 | MF | Darko Marković | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | Guilherme de Paula | 16 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 11 | 4 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | Ashri Chuchu | 17(1) | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21(1) | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | FW | Fakri Saarani | 2(6) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2(6) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | FW | Afiq Razali | 0(5) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(5) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | Syafwan Syahlan | 2(3) | 1 | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2(4) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | Luke Woodland | 16 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | DF | Irfan Zakaria | 21 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | Azmi Muslim | 15(1) | 1 | 3(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18(2) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | Firdaus Faudzi | 14(3) | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15(4) | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | GK | Kamarul Effandi | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | Na'im Nazmi | 1 | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | FW | Arif Anwar | 4(7) | 0 | 0(3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4(10) | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | Indra Putra Mahayuddin | 21 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | Hisyamudin Sha'ari | 5(4) | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5(5) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | GK | Sharbinee Allawee | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | Hafiz Johar | 6(4) | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7(5) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | Paulo Josué | 21 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| 29 | DF | Alif Samsudin | 4(2) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5(2) | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 51 | DF | Noh Haeng-seok | 5(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5(1) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 | FW | Shafiq Shaharudin | 0(4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(4) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Players who left the club permanently or on loan during the season |||||||||||||
| 7 | MF | Ryutaro Karube | 5 | 0 | 2(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Sylvano Comvalius | 3(2) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3(2) | 1 | 0 | 0 |

Statistics accurate as of 21 July 2019.

## Transfers

### In

| Date | Pos. | Name | From | Fee |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 December 2018 | FW | Arif Anwar | Petaling Jaya Rangers | Undisclosed |
| 4 December 2018 | FW | Sylvano Comvalius | Suphanburi | Undisclosed |
| 14 December 2018 | MF | Ryutaro Karube | Chainat Hornbill | Undisclosed |
| 26 December 2018 | GK | Faridzuean Kamaruddin | Kelantan | Undisclosed |
| 26 December 2018 | DF | Khair Jones | Melaka United | Undisclosed |
| 26 December 2018 | DF | Fitri Omar | Terengganu | Undisclosed |
| 26 December 2018 | DF | Alif Samsudin | Felcra | Undisclosed |
| 28 December 2018 | MF | Haziq Mu'iz Abdul | Felcra | Undisclosed |
| 18 February 2019 | MF | Luke Woodland | Suphanburi | Undisclosed |
| 18 March 2019 | DF | Azmi Muslim | Perlis | Free |
| 7 May 2019 | MF | Darko Marković | Sabah | Undisclosed |
| 29 May 2019 | DF | Raphi Azizan | Puchong Fuerza | Free |
| 29 May 2019 | FW | Fakri Saarani | Unattached | Unattached |
| 29 May 2019 | DF | Noh Haeng-seok | Busan IPark | Undisclosed |

### Out

| Date | Pos. | Name | To | Fee |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 November 2018 | DF | Hazwan Rahman | Released | Released |
| 19 November 2018 | DF | Bobirjon Akbarov | Released | Released |
| 19 November 2018 | MF | Júnior Aparecido | Released | Released |
| 19 November 2018 | DF | Farid Ramli | Released | Released |
| 19 November 2018 | FW | Ibrahim Syaihul | Released | Released |
| 19 November 2018 | DF | Azmeer Yusof | Kedah | Undisclosed |
| 14 December 2018 | DF | Saifulnizam Miswan | Released | Released |
| 17 December 2018 | FW | Zaquan Adha | Kedah | Undisclosed |
| 13 January 2019 | DF | Syazwan Andik | Johor Darul Ta'zim | Undisclosed |
| 14 February 2019 | DF | Achmad Jufriyanto | Released | Released |
| 24 April 2019 | FW | Sylvano Comvalius | Arema | Undisclosed |
| 24 June 2019 | DF | Ryutaro Karube | Chainat Hornbill | Undisclosed |

### Loans in

| Date from | Date to | Pos. | Name | From | Ref. |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 June 2019 | End of season | FW | Shafiq Shaharudin | PKNS | |

### Loans out

| Date from | Date to | Pos. | Name | To | Ref. |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 6 January 2019 | End of season | GK | Khatul Anuar | UKM | |
