2014 Kelantan FA season
# 2014 Kelantan FA season

The 2014 season was Kelantan FA's 6th season in the Malaysia Super League and 19th successive season in the top flight of Malaysian football league system.

The campaign featured Kelantan's 3rd consecutive appearance in the AFC Cup because they were the 2013 Malaysia FA Cup's winner.

## Competitions

Win  Draw  Loss  Postponed

### Pre-season and friendlies

| Date | Opponents | H / A | Result F–A | Scorers |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 5 December 2013 | PBAPP FC | A | 1—1 | Shakir Ali |
| 7 December 2013 | Penang FA | A | 0—2 | |
| 10 December 2013 | Perak FA | A | 1—4 | Shakir Ali 35' |
| 13 December 2013 | Kedah FA | A | 0—3 | |
| 18 December 2013 | Terengganu FA | A | Cancelled | |
| 4 January 2014 | Kelantan FA's President Cup Squad | H | 2—1 | Mohamed Shawky 10', Tengku Hasbullah 47' |
| 6 January 2014 | Perlis FA | H | 3—1 | Ghaddar, Fakri, Wan Zaharulnizam |
| 11 January 2014 | Phattalung F.C. | H | 4—0 | Ghaddar 8', 27' 43', Fakri 21' |
| 31 January 2014 | Brunei DPMM FC | A | 0—0 | |
| 13 July 2014 | Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C. | H | 1—1 | Mohamed Moustapha N'diaye 62'(Special Invitation) |
| 2 August 2014 | Terengganu FA | H | 2—1 | Ahmad Shakir Mohd Ali17', Mohd Fitri Omar71' |
| 31 January 2014 | Kedah FA | H | 2—4 | Mohd Khairul Izuan Rosli53',Rozaimi Azwar80' |

### Super League

| Date | Opponents | H / A | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance | League position | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 18 January 2014 | Sime Darby | H | 2—1 | Ghaddar 60', 81' p | 25,000 | 4th | |
| 25 January 2014 | Sarawak | A | 1—0 | Forkey Doe 90' | 15,000 | 1st | |
| 28 January 2014 | PKNS | H | 1—2 | Fakri 30' | 25,000 | 4th | |
| 9 February 2014 | Perak | A | 1—2 | Shawky 55' | 18,000 | 6th | |
| 15 February 2014 | T-Team | H | 3–0 | Shawky 32' Piya 45' Ghaddar 83' | 15,000 | 2nd | |
| 8 March 2014 | Lions XII | A | 2–1 | Fakri 51' Forkey Doe 90+1' | 7,187 | 1st | |
| 15 March 2014 | Pahang | H | 2–2 | Piya 1' Izuan Rosli 80' | 13,000 | 2nd | |
| 22 March 2014 | Selangor | A | 0–1 | | 17,000 | 3rd | Forkey Doe missed a penalty kick. First match Kelantan failed to score any goal in this year's campaign. |
| 25 March 2014 | JDT | H | 1–2 | Ghaddar 17' | 22,000 | 6th | |
| 29 March 2014 | Terengganu | A | 1–1 (0–3) | Shawky 17' | 11,000 | 6th | Terengganu was rewarded a 3 nil win after a Kelantan's player played with three previous yellow cards. However, this punishment does not change Kelantan's position in league. |
| 5 April 2014 | ATM | H | 1–0 | Shawky 60' | 7,000 | 5th | Shawky saved Steve Darby's reputation as Kelantan FA's coach |
| 12 April 2014 | ATM | A | 2–0 | Piya 44' Forkey Doe 83' | 7,000 | 4th | |
| 15 April 2014 | Sime Darby | A | 0–4 | | 7,000 | 6th | Steve Darby's contract with Kelantan ended immediately by TSAM after this humiliating lost. Mohd Hashim Mustapha and Zahasmi Ismail will take over Steve Darby's role while waiting for new head coach to arrive. |
| 18 April 2014 | Sarawak | H | 0–1 | | 6,000 | 7th | First match under Mohd Hashim Mustapha's coaching ended with a defeat. |
| 10 May 2014 | PKNS | A | 2–0 | Kechik 44' Forkey Doe 88' | 8,500 | 6th | First win under George Boateng's coaching. First win after four matches. |
| 17 May 2014 | Perak | H | 2–1 | Shawky 5' Izuan Rosli 77' | 18,000 | 6th | |
| 24 May 2014 | T-Team | A | 0–1 | | 2,000 | 6th | |
| 10 June 2014 | Lions XII | H | 2–1 | Fakri 29' Izuan Rosli 58' | 6,000 | 5th | Match debut for Prince Tagoe but he only played for 10 minutes. |
| 14 June 2014 | Pahang | A | 0–1 | | 20,000 | 7th | |
| 17 June 2014 | Selangor | H | 2–0 | Forkey Doe 22' Kechik 85' | 3,000 | 5th | |
| 21 June 2014 | JDT | A | 0–3 | | 25,000 | 5th | |
| 25 June 2014 | Terengganu | H | 2–3 | Fakri 29' Izuan Rosli 58' | 3,000 | 6th | |

Goal scores for Super League

    As of 25 June 2014

**5 goals**

* Francis Forkey Doe
* Mohamed Shawky

**4 goals**

* Ahmad Fakri Saarani
* Mohammed Ghaddar
* Mohd Khairul Izuan Rosli

**3 goals**

* Mohd Badhri Mohd Radzi

**2 goals**

* Wan Zaharulnizam Zakaria

### FA Cup

Having finished as the champion of the last two consecutive seasons, Kelantan will begin their FA Cup campaign in the second round, having given a bye in the first round. The draw for the FA Cup's first and subsequent rounds was held on 29 November 2013 at Grand BlueWave Hotel, Shah Alam, Selangor. Kelantan will play against the winner of the first round match between Pahang Kuantan FA and Sabah.

| Date | Opponents | H / A | Result F–A | Scorers | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 4 February 2014 | Sabah | H | 2—1 | Shawky 44' Shakir Ali 86' | |
| 11 February 2014 | PKNS | H | 3—2 | Piya 2' Hasbullah 42' Shakir Ali 83' | |
| 18 February 2014 | PKNS | A | 3–3 | Fakri 10' Shakir Ali 26' Gaddar 72' | |
| 6 May 2014 | Felda United | H | 3–3 | Forkey Doe 40' Fakri 42' Kechik 51' | |
| 31 May 2014 | Felda United | A | 2–2 | Izuan Rosli 28' Forkey Doe 35' | This draw marks the end of Kelantan's campaign in FA Cup after losing to goal advantage. |

### Malaysia Cup

The draw for the 2014 Malaysia Cup was held on 13 July 2014 at the Dewan Perdana, National Sports Institute and Kelantan FA was drawn into a tough group containing JDT, their opponent from last season semi final ATM and Pulau Pinang.

## Malaysia Cup

### Group stage

| Date | Opponents | H / A | Result F–A | Scorers | Group ranking |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 13 August 2014 | JDT | A | 0–1 | | 4th |
| 19 August 2014 | Penang FA | H | 3–1 | Fakri 9' Forkey Doe 22' p Fakri 87' | 2nd |
| 23 August 2014 | ATM | A | 3–0 | Forkey Doe 51' Piya 60', 88' | 2nd |
| 26 August 2014 | ATM | H | 1–2 | Forkey Doe 42' | 2nd |
| 29 August 2014 | Penang FA | A | 3–1 | Kechik 35' Izuan Rosli 61' Forkey Doe 83' | 2nd |
| 3 September 2014 | JDT | H | 0–3 | | 2nd |

### Quarter-finals

| Date | Opponents | H / A | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance | Referee |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 3 October 2014 | Kedah | H | 3–1 | Forkey Doe 7',24' Fakri 61' | | |
| 10 October 2014 | Kedah | A | 0–3 | | | |

### AFC Cup

The draw for the group stage was held on 10 December 2013 at AFC House, Kuala Lumpur. Kelantan, eligible as the winner of 2013 Malaysia FA Cup, was grouped in Group G and will start the campaign against Yangon United away from home on 26 February 2014.

| Date | Opponents | H / A | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance | Group ranking | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 26 February 2014 | Yangon United | A | 3—5 | Kechik 47' Piya 63', 90+4' | 2,000 | 4th | Kelantan played with 10 players after Shakir Ali was given red card. |
| 12 March 2014 | South China | H | 2—0 | Kechik 72' Ghaddar 83' | 4,564 | 3rd | |
| 18 March 2014 | Vissai Ninh Bình | H | 2—3 | Nazri 36' Izuan Rosli 45' | 1,500 | 3rd | Kelantan played with 9 players after both Izuan Rosli and Shakir Ali were given red card. Third red card for Shakir Ali in this season. |
| 2 April 2014 | Vissai Ninh Bình | A | 0—4 | | 4,000 | 3rd | Biggest loss in this year's campaign. Yet. Fan club TRWKB demands Steve Darby to resign after this match. |
| 8 April 2014 | Yangon United | H | 2—3 | Izuan Rosli 48' Kechik 54' | 1,505 | 4th | The opportunity for Kelantan to march to group of 16 stage was shattered after this loss against Yangon United. |
| 22 April 2014 | South China | A | 0—4 | | 1,798 | 4th | Kelantan failed to score after three conservative matches. Worst AFC Cup's result in history for Kelantan. |

## Player statistics

### Squad

Last updated 11 May 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 | AFC Cup | AFC Cup | AFC Cup | AFC Cup | FA Cup | FA Cup | FA Cup | FA Cup | Malaysia Cup | Malaysia Cup | Malaysia Cup | Malaysia Cup |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 30 | GK | Mohd Shahrizan Ismail | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Nik Shahrul Azim Abdul Halim | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 6 | DF | Mohd Farisham Ismail | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4(1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | MF | Ahmad Fakri Saarani | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | DF | Mohammad Abdul Aziz Ismail | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | Mohd Badhri Mohd Radzi | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3(2) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4(2) | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | Mohd Khairul Izuan Rosli | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2(1) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2(2) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | GK | Khairul Fahmi Che Mat | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | Zairul Fitree Ishak | 2(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4(1) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4(1) | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | FW | Ahmad Shakir Mohd Ali | 0(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0(3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(3) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | Faizol Nazlin Sayuti | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Mohamad Faiz Suhaimi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(3) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Wan Zaharulnizam Zakaria | 2(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3(2) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3(2) | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | Francis Forkey Doe | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | Mohamed Shawky | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(2) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(3) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | GK | Muhammad Syazwan Yusoff | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | Amar Rohidan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5(1) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Tengku Hasbullah Raja Hassan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | Muhd Nazri Ahmad | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3(2) | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | FW | Famirul Asyraf Sayuti | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | Tuan Muhammad Faim Tuan Zainal Abidin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | Lim Choon Wee | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | Muhammad Aizat Jaini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | Hussein Alaa Hussein | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | FW | Prince Tagoe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | MF | Mohd Fitri Omar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 43 | MF | Brendan Gan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5(1) | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | FW | Mohammed Ghaddar | 2(1) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2(1) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2(1) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Obinna Nwaneri | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Goalscorers

    As of 3 October 2014

**13 goals**

* Francis Forkey Doe

**9 goals**

* Ahmad Fakri Saarani

**8 goals**

* Mohd Badhri Mohd Radzi
* Mohd Khairul Izuan Rosli

**7 goals**

* Wan Zaharulnizam Zakaria

**6 goals**

* Mohamed Shawky
* Mohammed Ghaddar

**3 goals**

* Ahmad Shakir Mohd Ali

**1 goal**

* Muhd Nazri Ahmad
* Tengku Hasbullah Raja Hassan

## Club officials

### Coaching and medical staff

* Manager: Haji Azman Ibrahim
* Assistant manager: Wan Badri Wan Omar
* Head coach: George Boateng
* Assistant coach: Mohd Hashim Mustapha and Zahasmi Ismail
* Goalkeeping coach: Ismail Chawalit Abu Bakar
* Fitness coach: Miro Petric
* Physiotherapist: Mohd Zainuddin Zakariar

### Backroom staff

* Kit manager: Harun Ismail
* Media official: Md Zuki Deraman
* Security official: Datuk Mohd Farek Abdul Ghani

## Sponsorship

### Shirt sponsor

This is the incomplete list of Kelantan FA's current season sponsorship:

* Hotlink
* Syarikat Muda Osman Sdn Bhd (SMO)
* Adabi Consumer Industries Sdn Bhd (ADABI)
* UniKL
* Sinar Harian
* Tresenergy Sdn Bhd (trésenergy)
* Konsortium E-Mutiara Berhad
* Bayam Hospitality
* Andida

### Material manufacturer

* Warriors
