2018 Kuala Lumpur FA season

Kuala Lumpur
2018 season
President	Adnan Md Ikhsan
Head Coach	Fábio Magrão
Stadium	KLFA Stadium
Super League	10th
FA Cup	Quarter-finals
Malaysia Cup	Group stage
Top goalscorer	League: ; Guilherme (13 goals); All: ; Guilherme (25 goals)
Home colours	Away colours

The 2018 season was Kuala Lumpur's 40th season in competitive season and the 1st season in Malaysia Super League since being promoted after winning the 2017 Malaysia Premier League.[1]

Players

First team squad

As of 9 November 2017.[2]

No.	Name	Position	Since	Date of Birth (Age)	Signed from
Goalkeepers
1	Kamarul Effandi	GK	2017	(1987-04-12) 12 April 1987	Sime Darby
18	Solehin Mamat	GK	2017	(1996-03-24) 24 March 1996	Melaka United
22	Sharbinee Allawee	GK	2018	(1986-12-07) 7 December 1986	Terengganu
29	Khatul Anuar	GK	2017	(1997-04-02) 2 April 1997	Youth
Defenders
2	Farid Ramli	LB / LM	2018	(1987-04-28) 28 April 1987	Felda United
3	Saifulnizam Miswan	CB / LB / RB	2018	(1981-03-03) 3 March 1981	Pahang
4	Zaiful Abdul Hakim	LB / LM	2016	(1994-03-01) 1 March 1994	Youth
12	Bobirjon Akbarov	CB	2017	(1988-02-14) 14 February 1988	Andijon
16	Achmad Jufriyanto	CB / DM	2018	(1987-02-07) 7 February 1987	Persib Bandung
19	Firdaus Faudzi	RB / RM	2018	(1987-08-02) 2 August 1987	Terengganu
24	Hisyamudin Sha'ari	CB / DM	2017	(1987-09-05) 5 September 1987	Perak
25	Azmeer Yusof	CB / LB	2017	(1990-05-25) 25 May 1990	Kedah
26	Hazwan Rahman	RB	2017	(1990-07-16) 16 July 1990	Petaling Jaya Rangers
27	Hafiz Johar	RB / LB	2016	(1994-09-14) 14 September 1994	Selangor youth
Midfielders
5	Hardee Samsuri	CM / AM	2016	(1994-06-04) 4 June 1994	Selangor youth
6	Syazwan Andik	LB / LW	2018	(1996-08-04) 4 August 1996	Johor Darul Ta'zim II
7	Juninho	AM / LW	2018	(1989-05-28) 28 May 1989	Boa
11	Ashri Chuchu	LM / LW	2017	(1991-02-27) 27 February 1991	Sarawak
14	Syafwan Syahlan	RW / LW	2016	(1993-01-15) 15 January 1993	Harimau Muda A
17	Irfan Zakaria	DM	2016	(1995-06-04) 4 June 1995	Harimau Muda
20	Zhafri Yahya	CM / DM	2016	(1994-09-25) 25 September 1994	Selangor youth
21	Na'im Nazmi	LB / LW	2016	(1993-11-19) 19 November 1993	Johor Darul Ta'zim II
28	Paulo Josué	LM / ST	2017	(1989-03-13) 13 March 1989	Votuporanguense
30	Amirul Ikmal Hafiz	DM	2017	(1996-01-17) 17 January 1996	Johor Darul Ta'zim II
Forwards
8	Zaquan Adha	ST	2018	(1987-08-03) 3 August 1987	Perak
9	Ibrahim Syaihul	ST	2016	(1994-01-25) 25 January 1994	Felcra
10	Guilherme de Paula	ST	2017	(1986-11-19) 19 November 1986	PDRM
13	Afiq Razali	SS	2018	(1996-11-24) 24 November 1996	Youth
23	Indra Putra Mahayuddin (C)	ST / LW / RW	2018	(1981-09-02) 2 September 1981	Kelantan

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
3	DF	MAS	Saifulnizam Miswan (from Pahang)
6	MF	MAS	Syazwan Andik (from Johor Darul Ta'zim II)
7	MF	BRA	Juninho (from Boa)
14	FW	MAS	Zaquan Adha (from Perak)
16	DF	IDN	Achmad Jufriyanto (from Persib Bandung)
19	DF	MAS	Firdaus Faudzi (from Terengganu)
23	MF	MAS	Indra Putra Mahayuddin (from Kelantan) [3]
2	DF	MAS	Farid Ramli (from Felda United)

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
3	DF	MAS	Naufal Naim (unattached) [4]
7	MF	ARG	Nicolas Dul (unattached) [4]
9	FW	MAS	Arif Anwar (to Petaling Jaya Rangers) [4]
13	MF	MAS	Syazmin Firdaus (unattached) [4]
15	MF	MLI	Modibo Konté (unattached, previously on loan at Perlis) [4]
19	FW	MAS	Manaf Mamat (to Marcerra United)
21	DF	MAS	Helmi Remeli (to Marcerra United)
22	GK	MAS	Remezey Che Ros (to Pahang) [4]
30	DF	MAS	Farid Ramli (loan return to Felda United)
—	MF	MAS	Tam Sheang Tsung (loan return to Melaka United)

2nd 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
22	GK	MAS	Sharbinee Allawee (from Terengganu)

Competitions

Malaysia Super League

Date	Opponents	H / A	Result F–A	Scorers	League position
4 February 2018	Selangor	H	0–2		12th
7 February 2018	Negeri Sembilan	A	0–2		12th
10 February 2018	Johor Darul Ta'zim	H	1–0	Paulo Josué 45+1'	10th
25 February 2018	PKNP	A	1–2	Ganiesh 81' (o.g.)	12th
10 March 2018	Kedah	H	4–3	Zaquan 3', Guilherme 62', Paulo Josué 82', Ashri 90+6'	9th
15 April 2018	Pahang	H	2–2	Guilherme 10', Indra 39'	8th
29 April 2018	Perak	A	0–2		10th
2 May 2018	PKNS	H	2–1	Paulo Josué 10', Guilherme 45+2'	8th
5 May 2018	Kelantan	A	2–4	Indra 80', Zhafri 90+2'	8th
13 May 2018	PKNS	A	2–3	Akbarov 6', Guilherme 90+3'	9th
22 May 2018	Kelantan	H	5–1	Guilherme (2) 4', 23', Paulo Josué 10', Ashri 78', Juninho 86'	9th
26 May 2018	Pahang	A	0–4		9th
2 June 2018	Terengganu	H	3–0	Zhafri 45+2', Guilherme 46', Paulo Josué 81'	7th
5 June 2018	Melaka United	H	3–4	Paulo Josué 43', Guilherme (2) 48', 71'	9th
9 June 2018	Melaka United	A	4–2	Indra (2) 30', 84', Zaquan 56', Guilherme 64'	7th
20 June 2018	Kedah	A	2–3	Guilherme 45', Syafwan 88'	9th
27 June 2018	PKNP	H	1–1	Indra 23'	8th
10 July 2018	Terengganu	A	1–3	Guilherme 34'	9th
15 July 2018	Selangor	H	3–3	Zhafri 6', Hafiz 20', Paulo Josué 47'	10th
18 July 2018	Perak	H	1–5	Guilherme 46'	10th
22 July 2018	Negeri Sembilan	H	2–1	Akbarov 43', Indra Putra 88'	8th
28 July 2018	Johor Darul Ta'zim	A	0–2		10th

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
8	Selangor	22	7	6	9	35	39	−4	27
9	PKNP	22	7	4	11	25	31	−6	25
10	Kuala Lumpur	22	7	3	12	39	51	−12	24
11	Kelantan (R)	22	5	3	14	20	43	−23	18	Relegation to the Premier League
12	Negeri Sembilan (R)	22	4	3	15	27	47	−20	15	Relegation to the Premier League

Source: FAM, FMLLP
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated.

Malaysia FA Cup

Date	Round	Opponents	H / A	Result F–A	Scorers
3 March 2018	Round 2	Kuching	H	4–0	Guilherme (3) 21', 65', 90+1', Paulo Josué 49'
17 March 2018	Round 3	Melaka United	A	1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–1p)	Guilherme 31'
7 April 2018	Quarter-final First leg	Selangor	H	0–3
21 April 2018	Quarter-final Second leg	Selangor	A	0–3 (a.e.t.) (8–7p)	Zaquan Adha15' Paulo Josué 45+2' Syazwan Andik 54'

Malaysia Cup

Date	Opponents	H / A	Result F–A	Scorers	Group position
4 August 2018	Terengganu	H	1–5	Zaquan 85'	4th
12 August 2018	Felcra	A	1–4	Guilherme (4) 6', 73', 85', 90'	2nd
19 August 2018	Perak	H	0–2		3rd
25 August 2018	Perak	A	1–0		3rd
1 September 2018	Felcra	H	3–4		4th
15 September 2018	Terengganu	A	2–3		4th

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	TER	PRK	FLC	KL
1	Terengganu	6	3	1	2	18	12	+6	10	Quarter-finals	—	1–2	2–2	2–3
2	Perak	6	3	1	2	9	7	+2	10	Quarter-finals	3–4	—	0–0	1–0
3	Felcra	6	2	2	2	10	14	−4	8		1–4	2–1	—	1–4
4	Kuala Lumpur	6	2	0	4	11	15	−4	6		1–5	0–2	3–4	—

Updated to match(es) played on 15 September 2018. Source: FAM FMLLP

Squad appearances statistics

As of 15 September 2018

No.	Pos.	Name	League	FA Cup	League Cup	Total
1	GK	Kamarul Effandi	5	1	0	6
2	DF	Farid Ramli	1+3	0	1+1	2+4
3	DF	Saifulnizam Miswan	7+2	0	5	12+2
4	DF	Zaiful Abdul Hakim	0+2	0+2	1+2	1+6
5	MF	Hardee Samsuri	0	0	0+1	0+1
6	MF	Syazwan Andik	19+1	4	1	24+1
7	MF	Juninho	7+4	1	0	8+4
8	FW	Zaquan Adha	10+4	4	6	20+4
9	FW	Ibrahim Syaihul	0+2	0	0	0+2
10	FW	Guilherme de Paula	21	3	6	32
11	MF	Ashri Chuchu	8+11	2+2	3+1	13+14
12	FW	Bobirjon Akbarov	19+1	3	6	28+1
13	FW	Afiq Razali	0+1	0	2+3	2+4
14	MF	Syafwan Syahlan	0+6	0	0	0+6
16	DF	Achmad Jufriyanto	12+5	4	3+2	19+7
17	MF	Irfan Zakaria	17+2	4	2	23+2
18	GK	Solehin Mamat	5	2	0	7
19	DF	Firdaus Faudzi	19	4	0+1	23+1
20	MF	Zhafri Yahya	15+4	1+2	2	18+6
21	MF	Na'im Nazmi	0	0	0	0
22	GK	Sharbinee Allawee	10	0	6	16
23	FW	Indra Putra Mahayuddin	19	4	5+1	28+1
24	DF	Hisyamudin Sha'ari	14+1	2	3+2	19+3
25	DF	Azmeer Yusof	5+2	0	3	8+2
26	DF	Hazwan Rahman	0	0	0	0
27	DF	Hafiz Johar	9+6	0+2	4+1	13+9
28	MF	Paulo Josué	21	4	5	30
29	GK	Khatul Anuar	2	1+1	0	3+1
30	MF	Amirul Ikmal Hafiz	0	0	0	0
33	DF	Tan Yun Hong	0	0	0+1	0+1
34	MF	Azman Chuchu	0	0	1+1	1+1

Squad goals statistics

As of 15 September 2018

No.	Pos.	Name	League	FA Cup	League Cup	Total
1	GK	Kamarul Effandi	0	0	0	0
2	DF	Farid Ramli	0	0	0	0
3	DF	Saifulnizam Miswan	0	0	0	0
4	DF	Zaiful Abdul Hakim	0	0	0	0
5	MF	Hardee Samsuri	0	0	0	0
6	MF	Syazwan Andik	0	1	0	1
7	MF	Juninho	1	0	0	1
8	FW	Zaquan Adha	2	1	1	4
9	FW	Ibrahim Syaihul	0	0	0	0
10	FW	Guilherme de Paula	13	4	8	25
11	MF	Ashri Chuchu	2	0	0	2
12	DF	Bobirjon Akbarov	2	0	0	2
13	FW	Afiq Razali	0	0	0	0
14	MF	Syafwan Syahlan	1	0	0	1
16	DF	Achmad Jufriyanto	0	0	0	0
17	MF	Irfan Zakaria	0	0	0	0
18	GK	Solehin Mamat	0	0	0	0
19	DF	Firdaus Faudzi	0	0	0	0
20	MF	Zhafri Yahya	3	0	0	3
21	MF	Na'im Nazmi	0	0	0	0
22	GK	Sharbinee Allawee	0	0	0	0
23	FW	Indra Putra Mahayuddin	6	0	0	6
24	DF	Hisyamudin Sha'ari	0	0	0	0
25	DF	Azmeer Yusof	0	0	0	0
26	DF	Hazwan Rahman	0	0	0	0
27	DF	Hafiz Johar	1	0	0	1
28	MF	Paulo Josué	7	2	1	10
29	GK	Khatul Anuar	0	0	0	0
30	MF	Amirul Ikmal Hafiz	0	0	0	0

Clean sheets

No.	Pos.	Name	League	FA Cup	Total
1	GK	Kamarul Effandi	1	0	1
18	GK	Solehin Mamat	0	1	1
22	GK	Sharbinee Allawee	1	0	1
29	GK	Khatul Anuar	0	0	0

References

"KL, Terengganu secure Super League promotion with one round to spare". Retrieved 10 November 2017.
"Tok Gajah sah gugur lapan pemain". BH Online. 9 November 2017. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
"Indra Putra bersama Kuala Lumpur 2018". TRWC. 3 December 2017.
"KL eye Brazilian Heleno for Super League". Retrieved 13 November 2017.

External links

Official website

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[1] "KL, Terengganu secure Super League promotion with one round to spare". Retrieved 10 November 2017.

[2] "Tok Gajah sah gugur lapan pemain". BH Online. 9 November 2017. Retrieved 12 November 2017.

[3] "Indra Putra bersama Kuala Lumpur 2018". TRWC. 3 December 2017.

[Transfer1-4] "KL eye Brazilian Heleno for Super League". Retrieved 13 November 2017.