2024–25 Kuala Lumpur City F.C. season

Kuala Lumpur City

Full name	Kuala Lumpur City Football Club
Nickname(s)	The City Boys[1][2]
Short name	KL City FC, KLCFC
Founded	1974; 50 years ago (1974) (as Federal Territory)[3]
Ground	Kuala Lumpur Stadium
Capacity	18,000
Owner	Rinani Group Berhad Kuala Lumpur Football Association[4]
President	Fahmi Fadzil
Head coach	Miroslav Kuljanac
League	Malaysia Super League
2023	Malaysia Super League, 7th of 14
Website	Club website
Home colours Away colours

The 2024–25 season is Kuala Lumpur City F.C.'s 50th season in club history and 4th season in the Malaysia Super League after rebranding their name from Kuala Lumpur United and promotion in 2021.^[5]

Current squad

Senior Team

As of 11 May 2024^[6]

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  NZL Lawton Green 4 DF  MAS Kamal Azizi 5 DF  MNE Adrijan Rudović 6 DF  MAS Ryan Lambert (on loan from Johor Darul Ta'zim) 7 MF  BIH Jovan Motika 8 MF  MAS Zhafri Yahya 9 DF  AUS Giancarlo Gallifuoco 11 FW  PHI Patrick Reichelt 12 DF  MAS Declan Lambert (on loan from Johor Darul Ta'zim) 14 MF  SRB Lazar Sajčić 16 DF  MAS Partiban Janasekaran 17 FW  MAS Sean Giannelli 18 MF  MAS Mahalli Jasuli 20 MF  MAS Amirul Aiman 21 MF  MAS Kenny Pallraj

No. Pos. Nation Player 22 GK  MAS Hafizul Hakim 23 DF  MAS Nicholas Swirad 25 DF  MAS Anwar Ibrahim 28 MF  MAS Paulo Josué (captain) 29 MF  MAS Arif Shaqirin 30 GK  MAS Azri Ghani 33 DF  MAS Juzaerul Jasmi 34 DF  MAS Khairul Naim 37 FW  MAS Haqimi Azim 42 FW  MAS Suhaimi Abu 66 DF  MAS Nabil Hakim 70 MF  MAS Hadi Mizei 77 MF  MAS Sharvin Selvakumaran 88 MF  MAS Brendan Gan

Management and coaching staff

Position	Staff[6]
Head coach	Miroslav Kuljanac
Assistant head coach	Wan Rohaimi Wan Ismail
Assistant coach	Ahmed Mohamed Sayed Mohamed Elwardani
Goalkeeper coach	Guilherme Azevedo
Fitness coach	Mohd Azizan Ghazali
Physiotherapist	Renesh Prabaharan
Team admin	Al-Naliq Hasmi Abu Hassan
Media officer	Ahmad Shznazri Ahmad Hishamnuri
Masseurs	Hamzah Zakaria
	Iqbal Afiq Azmi
Kit managers	Muhammad Syafiq Danish
	Muhammad Syahmi Syazwan

Transfers and contracts

In

Pre-season

Position	Player	Transferred From	Ref
GK	Lawton Green	Greenock Morton	Free
GK	Hafizul Hakim	Harini F.T.	Free
GK	Azim Al-Amin	Selangor	Free [7][8]
DF	Adrijan Rudović	FK Sutjeska Nikšić	Free
DF	Nicholas Swirad	Sri Pahang	Free [9][10][11]
DF	Mahalli Jasuli	Negeri Sembilan	Free [12][13]
MF	Zahril Azri	Selangor	Free [14][15]
MF	Brendan Gan	Selangor	Free [16][17]
FW	Arif Shaqirin	Perak	Free
FW	Jovan Motika	NK Bjelovar	Free
FW	Lazar Sajčić	ND Gorica	Free

Loan In / Return

Pre-season

Position	Player	Transferred From	Ref
DF	Declan Lambert	Johor Darul Ta'zim	Season loan till May 2025
MF	Ryan Lambert	Johor Darul Ta'zim	Season loan till May 2025
FW	J.Partiban	Kedah Darul Aman	End of loan

Out

Pre-season

Position	Player	Transferred To	Ref
DF	Nazirul Naim		Free
DF	Muhammad Faudzi	Kelantan Darul Naim	Free
DF	Matko Zirdum		Free
DF	Declan Lambert	Johor Darul Ta'zim	Free [a] [18]
MF	Ryan Lambert	Johor Darul Ta'zim	Free [19] [b]
MF	Sebastian Avanzini		Free
FW	Romel Morales	Johor Darul Ta'zim	Free [20]
MF	Akram Mahinan	Terengganu	Free
FW	T. Saravanan	Sri Pahang	Free
FW	Kipré Tchétché	Kuching City	Free

Mid-season

Position	Player	Transferred To	Ref
FW	Lazar Sajčić	FK Zemun	Free

Loan Out / Return

Pre-season

Position	Player	Transferred To	Ref
MF	Firdaus Saiyadi	Perak	End of loan

Friendly matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

Overall record

Competitions

Malaysia Super League

Main article: 2024–25 Malaysia Super League

  Win   Draw   Loss

Kuala Lumpur City v Kuching City

12 May 2024 1	Kuala Lumpur City	1–1	Kuching City	Kuala Lumpur
	Paulo Josué 12'		Pedro Henrique 19'	Stadium: Kuala Lumpur Stadium

Kuala Lumpur City v Johor Darul Ta'zim

25 May 2024 2	Kuala Lumpur City	1–5	Johor Darul Ta'zim	Kuala Lumpur
17:30 MYT	Paulo Josué 48' (pen) Kenny Pallraj  58' Zhafri Yahya  64' Giancarlo Gallifuoco  77'	Report	Hong Wan  27' Francisco Geraldes  29' Fernando Forestieri 43', 61' Juan Muñiz 45+5', 71' Óscar Arribas  45+7' Natxo Insa  86' Syahmi Safari 88'	Stadium: Kuala Lumpur Stadium Attendance: 4,750 Referee: Muhammad Nazmi Bin Nasaruddin

Negeri Sembilan v Kuala Lumpur City

21 June 2024 3	Negeri Sembilan	0–3	Kuala Lumpur City	Negeri Sembilan
			Brendan Gan 28' Paulo Josué 72' Sharvin Selvakumaran 90+2'	Stadium: Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium

Kuala Lumpur City v Selangor

14 July 2024 4	Kuala Lumpur City	1–0	Selangor	Kuala Lumpur
20:15 UTC+08:00	Gallifuoco  8' Zhafri  50' Motika 63' Pallraj  71' Lambert  77' Anwar  90'	Report (1) Report (2)	Harith  45+5' Zikri  72' Aliff  90+1'	Stadium: Kuala Lumpur Stadium Attendance: 4,248[21] Referee: Usaid Jamal

Kuala Lumpur City v Sri Pahang

27 July 2024 5	Kuala Lumpur City	0–0	Sri Pahang	Kuala Lumpur
				Stadium: Kuala Lumpur Stadium

Kuala Lumpur City v Sabah

31 July 2024 6	Kuala Lumpur City	3–0	Sabah	Kuala Lumpur
	Ko Kwang-min 45' (o.g.) Paulo Josué 61' Zhafri Yahya 88'			Stadium: Kuala Lumpur Stadium

Kuala Lumpur City v Terengganu

10 August 2024 7	Kuala Lumpur City	0–2	Terengganu	Kuala Lumpur
			Manny Ott 45+13' Safawi Rasid 70'	Stadium: Kuala Lumpur Stadium

PDRM v Kuala Lumpur City

10 August 2024 8	PDRM	2–1	Kuala Lumpur City	Selayang
	Ifedayo Olusegun 9' Fadi Awad 65'		Jovan Motika 51'	Stadium: MP Selayang Stadium

Kuala Lumpur City v Kedah Darul Aman

14 September 2024 9	Kuala Lumpur City	5–0	Kedah Darul Aman	Kuala Lumpur
	Jovan Motika 14' Hazrie Balqief Mohammad Zulhadi 23' (o.g.) Zhafri Yahya 26' Paulo Josué 49', 58'			Stadium: Kuala Lumpur Stadium

Perak v Kuala Lumpur City

21 September 2024 10	Perak	1–0	Kuala Lumpur City	Perak
	Luka Milunović 62'			Stadium: Perak Stadium

Table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
6	Sabah	10	4	2	4	13	15	−2	14
7	PDRM	10	4	2	4	11	15	−4	14
8	Kuala Lumpur City	11	5	2	4	19	13	+6	11[c]
9	Sri Pahang	11	2	5	4	14	18	−4	11
10	Penang	11	2	5	4	13	19	−6	11

Updated to match(es) played on 28 September 2024. Source: MFL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
Notes:

1. Declan Lambert returns to Kuala Lumpur City on loan for one season.
2. Ryan Lambert returns to Kuala Lumpur City on loan for one season.
3. On 5 Aug 2024, Kuala Lumpur City were deducted six points for inaccurate or false declarations in their club licensing application.^[22]

Malaysia FA Cup

Main article: 2024 Malaysia FA Cup

Kuala Lumpur City (1) v Kuching City (1)

14 June 2024 (2024-06-14) Round of 16	Kuala Lumpur City (1)	2–3 (a.e.t.)	Kuching City (1)	Cheras
18:30 UTC+8	Haqimi 14' Josué 39'	Report	Anyie 26' Shamie 68' Zahrul 120+3'	Stadium: Kuala Lumpur Stadium Attendance: 309[23] Referee: Tuan Mohd Yaasin

Malaysia Cup

Main article: 2024–25 Malaysia Cup

ASEAN Club Championship

Main article: 2024–25 ASEAN Club Championship

Group stage

Main article: 2024–25 ASEAN Club Championship group stage § Group B

Kuala Lumpur City v Kaya-Iloilo

22 August 2024 Matchday 1	Kuala Lumpur City	1–0	Kaya-Iloilo	Kuala Lumpur
21:00 UTC+8	Haqimi 12'	Report		Stadium: Kuala Lumpur Stadium Referee: Qasim Al-Hatmi (Oman)

Kuala Lumpur City v Borneo

26 September 2024 Matchday 2	Kuala Lumpur City	1–0	Borneo	Kuala Lumpur
21:00 UTC+8	Brendan 77'	Report		Stadium: Kuala Lumpur Stadium Referee: Omar Al-Yaqoubi (Oman)

Lion City Sailors v Kuala Lumpur City

9 January 2025 Matchday 3	Lion City Sailors	–	Kuala Lumpur City	Jalan Besar, Singapore
		Report		Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium

Kuala Lumpur City v Cong An Hanoi

23 January 2025 Matchday 4	Kuala Lumpur City	–	Cong An Hanoi	Kuala Lumpur
21:00 UTC+8		Report		Stadium: Kuala Lumpur Stadium

Buriram United v Kuala Lumpur City

6 February 2025 (2025-02-06) Matchday 5	Buriram United	–	Kuala Lumpur City	Buriram
19:30 UTC+7		Report		Stadium: Chang Arena

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		CAH	KLC	BUR	BOR	KAY	LCS
1	Cong An Hanoi	2	2	0	0	7	1	+6	6	Advance to Semi-finals				2–1	6 Feb		5–0
2	Kuala Lumpur City	2	2	0	0	2	0	+2	6			23 Jan			1–0	1–0
3	Buriram United	2	1	0	1	8	2	+6	3				6 Feb		9 Jan	7–0
4	Borneo	2	1	0	1	3	1	+2	3							23 Jan	3–0
5	Kaya-Iloilo	2	0	0	2	0	8	−8	0[a]			9 Jan					6 Feb

Updated to match(es) played on 26 September 2024. Source: ASEAN United FC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:

1. Disciplinary points: Kaya-Iloilo –4, Lion City Sailors –5.

Club statistics

Correct as of match played on 22 Aug 2023

Appearances

@ 22 Sept 2024

No.	Pos.	Player	Malaysia Super League		FA Cup		Malaysia Cup		Shopee Cup		Total
			Apps.	Goals	Apps.	Goals	Apps.	Goals	Apps.	Goals	Apps.	Goals
1	GK	Lawton Green	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	DF	Kamal Azizi	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
3	DF	Adrijan Rudović	9	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	10	0
6	MF	Ryan Lambert	8	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	9	0
7	FW	Jovan Motika	10	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	11	3
8	MF	Zhafri Yahya	10	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	2
9	DF	Giancarlo Gallifuoco	9	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	10	0
11	MF	Patrick Reichelt	7	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	8	0
12	DF	Declan Lambert	10	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	11	0
16	MF	J.Partiban	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
17	FW	Sean Giannelli	10	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	11	0
18	DF	Mahalli Jasuli	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
20	MF	Amirul Aiman	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
21	MF	Kenny Pallraj	7	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	8	0
22	GK	Hafizul Hakim	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
23	DF	Nicholas Swirad	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
Players who have contracts but have left on loan to other clubs
14	FW	Lazar Sajcic	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Notes

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External links

• Official website