2012 Kuala Lumpur FA season
# 2012 Kuala Lumpur FA season

The 2012 season was the 34th season in Kuala Lumpur's existence, and their third consecutive year in the top flight of Malaysian football. Kuala Lumpur were subsequently relegated to the 2013 Malaysia Premier League.

After losing more than half of their squad from the previous season owing to financial difficulties, Kuala Lumpur begin the 2012 season as relegation battlers. Due to the poor condition of the KLFA Stadium pitch, KL have elected to play their home games at the Hang Jebat Stadium in Malacca.

## Season review

### Pre-season

Kuala Lumpur began their pre-season schedule by handing trials to a host of players to replace more than half of the squad decimated by player departures. KL failed to score in their first four friendly games which ended in defeats to Police (0-3), touring team Joga Limpo of Brazil (0-3), Johor FC (0-1) and Armed Forces (0-2).

Following the close of the pre-season transfer window on December 8, 2011, KL were left with an all-local line up after a FA employee bungled the transfer of Nigerian defender Raimi Ayo Hassan. Results in friendly matches did not improve as KL were beaten by Johor (0-1) and Terengganu (1-2) though KL finally scored through Afiq Azmi. KL ended a run of six defeats by holding Pos Malaysia 1-1 before defeats against Kelantan (0-2) and Sime Darby (0-1) followed. KL wrapped up their pre-season fixtures with a 1–1 draw against FAM League side Malacca.

### January

KL did not have the best of starts, falling to a 2–0 defeat away to Sarawak in the opening Super League match in Kuching. Seven players made their KL debut, including three who were playing in the top-flight for the first time, an indication of the raw material coach Razip Ismail has to work with. After going down two more defeats to Kuala Terengganu T-Team (0-3) and Singapore LionsXII (1-2), KL finally claimed their first point of the season with a 1–1 home draw against PKNS and ended the month with a 3–0 defeat to Super League champions Kelantan to remain firmly rooted at the bottom of the standings.

In a bid to boost the team's struggle against relegation, KL agreed to a loan deal with Kelantan to bring in foreign players Zakaria Charara and Emmanuel Okine until the end of the season while releasing Raimi Ayo Hassan from his contract.

### February

Charara and Okine made their KL debut on February 8 against Kedah but could not prevent the team from going down 1–0. Things got worst as Okine was sent off in the next match against Johor FC in a 2–0 defeat before another 2–0 loss at Sabah followed. KL finally claimed their first competitive win of the season, and their first clean-sheet, with a 3-0 success over Muar Municipal Council in the FA Cup.

### March

KL's woes in the league continued when they suffered an eighth defeat, a 1–0 loss to Terengganu. KL then exited the FA Cup in the second round after a 3–2 defeat away to Kelantan before losing to Klang Valley rivals Selangor 3–0 in the league. KL ended a seven-match run in the league with a goal from Afiq Azmi, who earned a call-up to the national team for the first time this month, but it was not enough to prevent a 2–1 defeat to Negeri Sembilan.

### April

April began in the same fashion as March ended with KL losing 2–1 at Perak as Emmanuel Okine scored his first goal for the team. KL then suffered their heaviest defeat of the season in a 4-0 city derby loss to Felda United, ending the first round of the league with just one point from 13 games, and setting an unwanted club-record of nine straight league defeats, eclipsing the previous worst of eight-in-a-row set in 1980. The second round began on the same note as KL fell 1–0 to Felda United in the return fixture.

### May

KL began May on a positive note, holding Sarawak to a 1–1 draw for its second point in the league and halting a club-record of 10 consecutive league defeats. But another setback followed when KL went down 2–1 at Kuala Terengganu T-Team in their following match. KL achieved its first clean-sheet in the league in holding Singapore LionsXII to a 0–0 draw at home.

### June

KL returned to action after a three-week break resuming where they left off by holding PKNS 1–1 in Petaling Jaya, KL's first away point in the league. KL's next game was a scheduled home match against Kelantan but chose to play it away to cash in on the gate collection and promptly lost 1–0. The next defeat, 2–1 to Kedah, meant KL could no longer qualify for the Malaysia Cup. A 1–0 defeat to Johor FC in the subsequent game confirmed relegation from the Super League with five matches to spare before ending June with a 4-2 reverse against Sabah.

### July

Entering the final month of competition, KL's quest for a first league win continues after a 2–1 defeat at Terengganu. Selangor dealt KL a 4–0 defeat in the Klang Valley derby before KL claimed just their fifth point in a 1–1 draw at Negeri Sembilan. KL ended the season with a 5–2 loss against Perak and without a league victory for the first time since 1980.

### August

As KL did not qualify for the Malaysia Cup, five players accepted loan offers from teams that did. They are Afiq Azmi (Kelantan), Aslam Najumudeen (Kelantan), Ahmad Dashila Tajudin (Sime Darby), Pritam Singh (Felda United) and Badrul Hisyam Azmi (PKNS). Loan recruits Emmanuel Okine, Zakaria Charara, Azrul Azmi and Khairul Anuar Jamil returned to their respective parent teams.

## League table

### Super League

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Kelantan (C, Q) | 26 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 53 | 18 | +35 | 60 | 2013 AFC Cup group stage |
| 2 | LionsXII | 26 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 48 | 23 | +25 | 50 | |
| 3 | Selangor (Q) | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 40 | 26 | +14 | 43 | 2013 AFC Cup group stage |
| 4 | Perak | 26 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 40 | 43 | −3 | 42 | |
| 5 | Terengganu | 26 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 41 | 33 | +8 | 41 | |

* ↑ LionsXII are not eligible for any AFC competition spots
* ↑ Qualified as the next highest-placed local team behind Liga Super and 2012 Piala FA winners Kelantan.

## Transfers

### Transfers in

First Team

| Date | Pos. | Name | From | Fee |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| December 2011 | FW | S Sivaraj | Kuala Lumpur President's Cup | Free |
| December 2011 | CB | Hazwan Rahman | Kuala Lumpur President's Cup | Free |
| December 2011 | GK | Rozaimie Rohim | unattached | Free |
| December 2011 | GK | Amirul Abu Seman | Johor | Free |
| December 2011 | DF | Raimi Ayo Hassan | Gombe United | Free |
| December 2011 | DF | Hishamuddin Othman | Johor | Free |
| December 2011 | DF | Aslam Najumudeen | PKNS | Free |
| December 2011 | MF | Zameer Zainun | PKNS | Free |
| December 2011 | MF | Nur Hakim Adzhar | unattached | Free |
| December 2011 | MF | Pritam Singh | CIMB | Free |
| December 2011 | FW | Stanley Bernard | Sabah | Free |
| December 2011 | FW | Fazuan Abdullah | Police | Free |

Source: Kuala Lumpur FA Facebook

President's Cup Under-21

| Date | Pos. | Name | From | Fee |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| December 2011 | DF | Aiman Syazwan Abdullah | Young Tigers B | Free |

Source: Kuala Lumpur FA Facebook

### Loans in

First Team

| Date | Pos. | Name | From |
| - | - | - | - |
| December 2011 | DF | Azrul Azmi | Felda United |
| December 2011 | MF | Khairul Anuar Jamil | Felda United |
| February 2012 | FW | Zakaria Charara | Kelantan FA |
| February 2012 | DF | Emmanuel Okine | Kelantan FA |

Source: Kuala Lumpur FA Facebook

### Transfers out

First team

| Date | Pos. | Name | To | Fee |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| November 2011 | LW | Nazrin Nawi | Negeri Sembilan | Undisclosed |
| November 2011 | CM | Norismaidham Ismail | Negeri Sembilan | Undisclosed |
| November 2011 | GK | Norazlan Razali | Selangor | Undisclosed |
| November 2011 | RW | Fahrul Razi Kamaruddin | Perak | Undisclosed |
| November 2011 | RB | Muhd Shahrom Abdul Kalam | Perak | Undisclosed |
| November 2011 | LB | Mohd Fitri Jamaluddin | Universiti Sains Malaysia | Free |
| November 2011 | CM | Azwan Abdul Malek | PKNS | Undisclosed |
| November 2011 | CB | Ahmad Azlan Zainal | PKNS | Undisclosed |
| November 2011 | CB | Farouk Hashim | PKNS | Undisclosed |
| November 2011 | GK | Remezey Che Ros | PKNS | Undisclosed |
| November 2011 | LB | Mohd Farid Ramli | Felda United | Undisclosed |
| November 2011 | RW | Yong Kuong Yong | Felda United | Undisclosed |
| November 2011 | MF | See Kok Luen | Kedah | Undisclosed |
| November 2011 | FW | Fahruzzahar Ali | Johor | Undisclosed |
| November 2011 | LB | Mohd Dzaiddin Zainudin | Kuala Terengganu T-Team | Undisclosed |
| December 2011 | FW | Azmi Sarmin | Johor Baru City Council | Released |
| December 2011 | MF | M Ganeswaran | Sime Darby FC | RM3,000 |
| December 2011 | MF | Syazmin Firdaus Aminuddin | | Released |
| December 2011 | RB | Kamarulzaman Mahamud | | Released |
| January 2012 | CB | Raimi Ayo Hassan | | Released |
| July 2012 | CB | Emmanuel Okine | Kelantan FA | Loan return |
| July 2012 | FW | Zakaria Charara | Kelantan FA | Loan return |
| August 2012 | DF | Azrul Azmi | Felda United | Loan return |
| August 2012 | FW | Khairul Anuar Jamil | Felda United | Loan return |

Source: Kuala Lumpur FA Facebook

### Out on loan

First team

| Date | Pos. | Name | To | Period |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| November 2011 | FW | Ahmad Hazwan Bakri | Young Tigers A | 12 months |
| August 2012 | DF | Ahmad Dashila Tajudin | Sime Darby | 3 months |
| August 2012 | DF | Aslam Najumudeen | Kelantan | 3 months |
| August 2012 | FW | Afiq Azmi | Kelantan | 3 months |
| August 2012 | FW | Badrul Hisyam Azmi | PKNS | 3 months |
| August 2012 | MF | Pritam Singh | Felda United | 3 months |

Source: Kuala Lumpur FA Facebook

## Players

### First team

| No. | Name | Position | Date of Birth (Age) | Signed from | Signed in | Contract ends | *Apps. | *Goals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||
| 1 | Zahid Ahmad | GK | (1988-01-23) January 23, 1988 (age 35) | Penang | 2009 | 2013 | 16 | 0 |
| 12 | Rozaimie Rohim | GK | (1984-11-06) November 6, 1984 (age 38) | unattached | 2011 | 2012 | 13 | 0 |
| 21 | Amirul Abu Seman | GK | (1990-02-20) February 20, 1990 (age 33) | Johor | 2011 | 2013 | 7 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 3 | Hishamuddin Othman | LB | (1981-11-21) November 21, 1981 (age 41) | Johor | 2011 | 2012 | 31 | 3 |
| 4 | Ahmad Jihad Ismail | RB | (1989-01-08) January 8, 1989 (age 34) | Academy | 2009 | 2013 | 37 | 0 |
| 6 | Hazwan Rahman | CB/DM | (1990-07-16) July 16, 1990 (age 33) | Perlis | 2010 | 2012 | 11 | 0 |
| 13 | Aslam Najumudeen | CB | (1983-03-12) March 12, 1983 (age 40) | PKNS | 2011 | 2012 | 24 | 0 |
| 15 | Emmanuel Okine | CB/DM | (1991-12-17) December 17, 1991 (age 31) | Kelantan | 2012 | 2012 | 20 | 2 |
| 16 | Arman Fareez Mohd Ali | CB/RB | (1989-01-01) January 1, 1989 (age 34) | Academy | 2009 | 2012 | 30 | 1 |
| 18 | Azrul Azmi | CB/DM | (1988-07-19) July 19, 1988 (age 35) | Felda United | 2011 | 2012 | 19 | 0 |
| 25 | Ahmad Dashila Tajudin | CB | (1986-07-20) July 20, 1986 (age 37) | Academy | 2006 | 2013 | 112 | 0 |
| 29 | Aiman Syazwan Abdullah | LB | (1992-07-08) July 8, 1992 (age 31) | Young Tigers B | 2011 | 2013 | 17 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 7 | Syafiq Johari | CM | (1989-02-08) February 8, 1989 (age 34) | Academy | 2009 | 2013 | 92 | 1 |
| 8 | Zameer Zainun | LW | (1990-08-29) August 29, 1990 (age 32) | PKNS | 2011 | 2012 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Khairul Anuar Shafie | RW/FW | (1982-01-12) January 12, 1982 (age 41) | Titiwangsa | 2010 | 2012 | 61 | 4 |
| 11 | Pritam Singh | LW | (1985-08-03) August 3, 1985 (age 37) | CIMB | 2011 | 2012 | 16 | 1 |
| 17 | Zakaria Charara | CM/FW | (1986-01-01) January 1, 1986 (age 37) | Kelantan | 2012 | 2012 | 19 | 4 |
| 24 | Nur Hakim Adzhar | CM | (1989-08-17) August 17, 1989 (age 33) | unattached | 2011 | 2012 | 17 | 0 |
| 26 | Saddam Hussein Abdul Rahman | CM | (1991-01-15) January 15, 1991 (age 32) | Academy | 2010 | 2012 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | Dzurrun Salam Ismail | CM | (1991-01-05) January 5, 1991 (age 32) | Academy | 2010 | 2012 | 2 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| 5 | Khairrulanuar Jamil | FW/CM | (1981-01-07) January 7, 1981 (age 42) | Felda United | 2011 | 2012 | 17 | 0 |
| 9 | Afiq Azmi | FW | (1989-01-05) January 5, 1989 (age 34) | KSK Tambun Tulang | 2011 | 2012 | 43 | 6 |
| 14 | Badrul Hisyam Azmi | FW | (1989-04-30) April 30, 1989 (age 34) | Academy | 2009 | 2012 | 91 | 31 |
| 19 | Stanley Bernard | FW | (1986-03-10) March 10, 1986 (age 37) | Sabah | 2011 | 2012 | 18 | 5 |
| 20 | Fazuan Abdullah | FW | (1984-12-11) December 11, 1984 (age 38) | Police | 2011 | 2012 | 10 | 3 |
| 23 | S Sivaraj | FW/RW | (1990-03-05) March 5, 1990 (age 33) | Academy | 2010 | 2013 | 33 | 0 |
| 28 | Syafwan Syahlan | FW | (1993-01-15) January 15, 1993 (age 30) | Academy | 2010 | 2013 | 12 | 0 |

$^*Appearances$ are from 2009 onwards; Goals are throughout a player's career with KL

## Matches

### Friendly matches

Source: Kuala Lumpur FA Facebook

## Squad statistics

### Appearances and goals

    As of 20 July 2012

| No. | Pos. | Name | Super League | Super League | Super League | FA Cup | FA Cup | FA Cup | Malaysia Cup | Malaysia Cup | Malaysia Cup | Total | Total | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| No. | Pos. | Name | Apps | Starts | Goals | Apps | Starts | Goals | Apps | Starts | Goals | Apps | Starts | Goals |
| 1 | GK | Zahid Ahmad | 11 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Hishamuddin Othman | 12 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Ahmad Jihad Ismail | 14 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 13 | 0 |
| 5 | FW | Khairrulanuar Jamil | 17 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | Hazwan Rahman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Syafiq Johari | 25 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 26 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Zameer Zainun | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Afiq Azmi | 20 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 16 | 5 |
| 10 | FW | Khairul Anuar Shafie | 21 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 13 | 2 |
| 11 | MF | Pritam Singh | 14 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 13 | 1 |
| 12 | GK | Rozaimie Rohim | 12 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | Aslam Najumudeen | 23 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 24 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | Badrul Hisyam Azmi | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | Emmanuel Okine | 19 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 20 | 2 |
| 16 | DF | Arman Fareez Mohd Ali | 11 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 1 |
| 17 | FW | Zakaria Charara | 18 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 17 | 4 |
| 18 | MF | Azrul Azmi | 19 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 18 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | Stanley Bernard | 16 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 16 | 1 |
| 20 | FW | Fazuan Abdullah | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 3 |
| 21 | GK | Amirul Abu Seman | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | S Sivaraj | 20 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 6 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | Nur Hakim Adzhar | 17 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 8 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | Ahmad Dashila Tajudin | 23 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 23 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | Dzurrun Salam Ismail | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | FW | Syafwan Syahlan | 10 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 0 |
| 29 | DF | Aiman Syazwan Abdullah | 17 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 15 | 0 |
| – | – | Totals | - | – | 14 | – | – | 5 | – | – | 0 | – | – | 19 |

### Top scorers

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.

    Last updated on 17 July 2012

| Position | Number | Name | Super League | FA Cup | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| FW | 9 | Afiq Azmi | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| MF | 17 | Zakaria Charara | 4 | | 4 |
| FW | 20 | Fazuan Abdullah | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| MF | 15 | Emmanuel Okine | 2 | | 2 |
| MF | 10 | Khairul Anuar Shafie | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| MF | 11 | Pritam Singh | 1 | | 1 |
| DF | 16 | Arman Fareez Mohd Ali | | 1 | 1 |
| FW | 19 | Stanley Bernard | 1 | | 1 |
| TOTALS | | | 14 | 5 | 19 |
