2018 Kuala Lumpur FA season

Kuala Lumpur

2018 season
President	Adnan Md Ikhsan
Head Coach	Fábio Magrão
Stadium	KLFA Stadium
Malaysia Super League	10th
Malaysia FA Cup	Quarter-finals
Malaysia Cup	Group stage
Top goalscorer	League: Guilherme (13 goals) All: Guilherme (25 goals)
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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	Nat	Position	Since	Date of Birth (Age)	Signed from
Goalkeepers
1	Kamarul Effandi		GK	2017	(1987-04-12) 12 April 1987 (age 37)	Sime Darby
18	Solehin Mamat		GK	2017	(1996-03-24) 24 March 1996 (age 28)	Melaka United
22	Sharbinee Allawee		GK	2018	(1986-12-07) 7 December 1986 (age 38)	Terengganu
29	Khatul Anuar		GK	2017	(1997-04-02) 2 April 1997 (age 27)	Youth
Defenders
2	Farid Ramli		LB / LM	2018	(1987-04-28) 28 April 1987 (age 37)	Felda United
3	Saifulnizam Miswan		CB / LB / RB	2018	(1981-03-03) 3 March 1981 (age 43)	Pahang
4	Zaiful Abdul Hakim		LB / LM	2016	(1994-03-01) 1 March 1994 (age 30)	Youth
12	Bobirjon Akbarov		CB	2017	(1988-02-14) 14 February 1988 (age 36)	Andijon
16	Achmad Jufriyanto		CB / DM	2018	(1987-02-07) 7 February 1987 (age 37)	Persib Bandung
19	Firdaus Faudzi		RB / RM	2018	(1987-08-02) 2 August 1987 (age 37)	Terengganu
24	Hisyamudin Sha'ari		CB / DM	2017	(1987-09-05) 5 September 1987 (age 37)	Perak
25	Azmeer Yusof		CB / LB	2017	(1990-05-25) 25 May 1990 (age 34)	Kedah
26	Hazwan Rahman		RB	2017	(1990-07-16) 16 July 1990 (age 34)	Petaling Jaya Rangers
27	Hafiz Johar		RB / LB	2016	(1994-09-14) 14 September 1994 (age 30)	Selangor youth
Midfielders
5	Hardee Samsuri		CM / AM	2016	(1994-06-04) 4 June 1994 (age 30)	Selangor youth
6	Syazwan Andik		LB / LW	2018	(1996-08-04) 4 August 1996 (age 28)	Johor Darul Ta'zim II
7	Juninho		AM / LW	2018	(1989-05-28) 28 May 1989 (age 35)	Boa
11	Ashri Chuchu		LM / LW	2017	(1991-02-27) 27 February 1991 (age 33)	Sarawak
14	Syafwan Syahlan		RW / LW	2016	(1993-01-15) 15 January 1993 (age 31)	Harimau Muda A
17	Irfan Zakaria		DM	2016	(1995-06-04) 4 June 1995 (age 29)	Harimau Muda
20	Zhafri Yahya		CM / DM	2016	(1994-09-25) 25 September 1994 (age 30)	Selangor youth
21	Na'im Nazmi		LB / LW	2016	(1993-11-19) 19 November 1993 (age 31)	Johor Darul Ta'zim II
28	Paulo Josué		LM / ST	2017	(1989-03-13) 13 March 1989 (age 35)	Votuporanguense
30	Amirul Ikmal Hafiz		DM	2017	(1996-01-17) 17 January 1996 (age 28)	Johor Darul Ta'zim II
Forwards
8	Zaquan Adha		ST	2018	(1987-08-03) 3 August 1987 (age 37)	Perak
9	Ibrahim Syaihul		ST	2016	(1994-01-25) 25 January 1994 (age 30)	Felcra
10	Guilherme de Paula		ST	2017	(1986-11-19) 19 November 1986 (age 38)	PDRM
13	Afiq Razali		SS	2018	(1996-11-24) 24 November 1996 (age 28)	Youth
23	Indra Putra Mahayuddin (C)		ST / LW / RW	2018	(1981-09-02) 2 September 1981 (age 43)	Kelantan

Transfers

1st leg

In: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. 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; some limited exceptions apply. 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; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Pos. Nation Player 22 GK  MAS Sharbinee Allawee (from Terengganu)

Competitions

Malaysia Super League

Main article: 2018 Malaysia Super League

Date	Opponents	H / A	Result F–A	Scorers	Attendance	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 v t e	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

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

Malaysia FA Cup

Main article: 2018 Malaysia FA Cup

Date	Round	Opponents	H / A	Result F–A	Scorers	Attendance
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

Main article: 2018 Malaysia Cup group stage

Date	Opponents	H / A	Result F–A	Scorers	Attendance	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 v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		TER	PRK	FLC	KL
1	Terengganu	6	3	1	2	18	12	+6	10	Advance to knockout stage		—	1–2	2–2	2–3
2	Perak	6	3	1	2	9	7	+2	10			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	League Cup	Total
1	GK	Kamarul Effandi	1	0	0	1
18	GK	Solehin Mamat	0	1	0	1
22	GK	Sharbinee Allawee	1	0	0	1
29	GK	Khatul Anuar	0	0	0	0

References

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.
4. "KL eye Brazilian Heleno for Super League". Retrieved 13 November 2017.

External links

• Official website