2019 Kuala Lumpur FA season

Kuala Lumpur
2019 season
President Adnan Md Ikhsan
Head coach Yusri Che Lah
(until 11 March 2019)
Chong Yee Fatt (caretaker)
StadiumKuala Lumpur Stadium
Malaysia Super League12th (relegated)
Malaysia FA CupQuarter-finals
Malaysia Challenge CupGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague:
Guilherme (8 goals)
All:
Guilherme (11 goals)
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The 2019 season was Kuala Lumpur's 41st season in competitive season and the 2nd season in Malaysia Super League since being promoted after winning the 2017 Malaysia Premier League.

Players

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
1 GK  MAS Faridzuean Kamaruddin
2 DF  MAS Raphi Azizan
3 DF  MAS Fitri Omar
4 DF  MAS Zaiful Hakim
5 MF  MAS Hardee Shamsuri
6 MF  MAS Haziq Mu'iz
8 MF  MAS Zhafri Yahya
9 MF  MAS Darko Marković
10 FW  BRA Guilherme de Paula
11 FW  MAS Ashri Chuchu
12 MF  MAS Fakri Saarani
13 FW  MAS Afiq Razali
14 FW  MAS Syafwan Syahlan
16 DF  PHI Luke Woodland
17 DF  MAS Irfan Zakaria
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 DF  MAS Azmi Muslim
19 DF  MAS Firdaus Faudzi
20 GK  MAS Kamarul Effandi
21 FW  MAS Na'im Nazmi
22 FW  MAS Arif Anwar
23 MF  MAS Indra Putra Mahayuddin (captain)
24 DF  MAS Hisyamudin Sha'ari
25 GK  MAS Sharbinee Allawee
26 GK  MAS Ameerul Eqhwan
27 DF  MAS Hafiz Johar
28 MF  BRA Paulo Josué
29 DF  MAS Alif Samsudin
30 MF  MAS Amirul Ikmal
51 DF  KOR Noh Haeng-seok
55 FW  MAS Shafiq Shaharudin (on loan from PKNS)

Out on loan

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
29 GK  MAS Khatul Anuar (at UKM until end of the season)

Competitions

Malaysia Super League

Main article: 2019 Malaysia Super League

Matches

The Malaysian Football League (MFL) announced the fixtures for the 2019 season on 22 December 2018.

Date Opponents H / A Result
F–A 		Scorers League
position
1 February 2019 Pahang H 1–3 Afiq 49' 11th
8 February 2019 Johor Darul Ta'zim A 1–4 Comvalius 77' 12th
22 February 2019 Terengganu H 0–1 12th
3 March 2019 Melaka United A 0–2 12th
10 March 2019 Selangor H 2–3 Syafwan 5, Indra 38' 12th
30 March 2019 PKNP A 0–4 12th
6 April 2019 Kedah H 2–1 Woodland 10', Guilherme 50' 12th
13 April 2019 Felda United A 1–1 Indra 57' 12th
20 April 2019 Petaling Jaya City H 1–0 Ashri 50' 12th
23 April 2019 Perak H 3–3 Indra 21', Guilherme 44' (pen.), Paulo Josué 65' 11th
27 April 2019 PKNS A 2–3 Indra 42', Guilherme 82' 12th
3 May 2019 Kedah A 2–5 Indra 45+1', Guilherme 78' 12th
14 May 2019 PKNS H 2–1 Indra 28', Azmi 57' 11th
17 May 2019 Petaling Jaya City A 0–1 11th
26 May 2019 PKNP H 4–1 Paulo Josué 12', Guilherme (3) 15', 17' (pen.), 90' 10th
15 June 2019 Selangor A 1–2 Guilherme 59' (pen.) 10th
19 June 2019 Melaka United H 0–1 10th
26 June 2019 Terengganu A 1–3 Marković 41' 10th
6 July 2019 Pahang A 0–2 11th
10 July 2019 Felda United H 0–2 12th
13 July 2019 Johor Darul Ta'zim H 0–4 12th
21 July 2019 Perak A 1–2 Woodland 77' 12th

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
8 Petaling Jaya City 22 8 2 12 22 29 −7 26
9 PKNS (R) 22 5 6 11 37 38 −1 21 Relegation to Malaysia Premier League
10 Felda United 22 4 7 11 27 43 −16 19
11 PKNP (R) 22 3 7 12 22 40 −18 16 Relegation to Malaysia Premier League
12 Kuala Lumpur (R) 22 4 2 16 24 49 −25 14
Source: MFL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ PKNS F.C. relegated after withdrawing license to complete for the 2020 Malaysia Premier League season as they become feeder club to Selangor FA.

Malaysia FA Cup

Main article: 2019 Malaysia FA Cup
Date Round Opponents H / A Result
F–A 		Scorers
3 April 2019 Round 2 Tun Razak H 3–0 Indra 33', Irfan 56', Guilherme 71'
16 April 2019 Round 3 Penang A 4–2 Zaiful 3', Irfan 14', Guilherme (2) 36', 64' (pen.)
30 April 2019 Quarter-finals First leg Felda United H 3–3 Indra (2) 41', 54', Paulo Josué 80'
11 May 2019 Quarter-finals Second leg Felda United A 0–0

Malaysia Challenge Cup

Main article: 2019 Malaysia Challenge Cup

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification UKM TER KLU SEU
1 UKM 6 3 3 0 12 6 +6 12 Advance to Semi-finals — 2–2 3–0 3–1
2 Terengganu II 6 3 2 1 11 8 +3 11 2–2 — 2–1 2–0
3 Kuala Lumpur 6 2 0 4 6 9 −3 6 1–2 1–0 — 3–1
4 Selangor United 6 1 1 4 5 11 −6 4 0–0 2–3 1–0 —
Source: Malaysian Football League

Squad statistics

No. Pos. Name League FA Cup Challenge Cup Total Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Faridzuean Kamaruddin 7 0 0(1) 0 0 0 7(1) 0 2 0
3 DF Fitri Omar 6(5) 0 1(1) 0 0 0 7(6) 0 8 0
4 DF Zaiful Hakim 6(5) 0 3 1 0 0 9(5) 1 3 0
6 MF Haziq Mu'iz 0(1) 0 0 0 0 0 0(1) 0 0 0
8 MF Zhafri Yahya 17(1) 0 4 0 0 0 21(1) 0 7 0
9 MF Darko Marković 8 1 1 0 0 0 9 1 3 0
10 FW Guilherme de Paula 16 8 4 3 0 0 20 11 4 0
11 FW Ashri Chuchu 17(1) 1 4 0 0 0 21(1) 1 2 0
12 FW Fakri Saarani 2(6) 0 0 0 0 0 2(6) 0 0 0
13 FW Afiq Razali 0(5) 1 0 0 0 0 0(5) 1 0 0
14 FW Syafwan Syahlan 2(3) 1 0(1) 0 0 0 2(4) 1 0 0
16 MF Luke Woodland 16 2 3 0 0 0 19 2 1 1
17 DF Irfan Zakaria 21 0 4 2 0 0 25 1 4 0
18 DF Azmi Muslim 15(1) 1 3(1) 0 0 0 18(2) 1 0 0
19 DF Firdaus Faudzi 14(3) 0 1(1) 0 0 0 15(4) 0 2 0
20 GK Kamarul Effandi 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
21 MF Na'im Nazmi 1 0 1(1) 0 0 0 2(1) 0 0 0
22 FW Arif Anwar 4(7) 0 0(3) 0 0 0 4(10) 0 2 0
23 FW Indra Putra Mahayuddin 21 6 4 3 0 0 25 9 4 0
24 DF Hisyamudin Sha'ari 5(4) 0 0(1) 0 0 0 5(5) 0 1 0
25 GK Sharbinee Allawee 15 0 3 0 0 0 18 0 2 0
27 DF Hafiz Johar 6(4) 0 1(1) 0 0 0 7(5) 0 0 0
28 MF Paulo Josué 21 2 3 1 0 0 24 3 6 0
29 DF Alif Samsudin 4(2) 0 1 0 0 0 5(2) 0 3 0
51 DF Noh Haeng-seok 5(1) 0 0 0 0 0 5(1) 0 1 0
55 FW Shafiq Shaharudin 0(4) 0 0 0 0 0 0(4) 0 1 0
Players who left the club permanently or on loan during the season
7 MF Ryutaro Karube 5 0 2(1) 0 0 0 7(1) 0 0 0
9 FW Sylvano Comvalius 3(2) 1 0 0 0 0 3(2) 1 0 0

Statistics accurate as of 21 July 2019.

Transfers

In

Date Pos. Name From Fee Ref.
1 December 2018 FW Arif Anwar Petaling Jaya Rangers Undisclosed
4 December 2018 FW Sylvano Comvalius Suphanburi Undisclosed
14 December 2018 MF Ryutaro Karube Chainat Hornbill Undisclosed
26 December 2018 GK Faridzuean Kamaruddin Kelantan Undisclosed
DF Khair Jones Melaka United Undisclosed
DF Fitri Omar Terengganu Undisclosed
DF Alif Samsudin Felcra Undisclosed
28 December 2018 MF Haziq Mu'iz Abdul Felcra Undisclosed
18 February 2019 MF Luke Woodland Suphanburi Undisclosed
18 March 2019 DF Azmi Muslim Perlis Free
7 May 2019 MF Darko Marković Sabah Undisclosed
29 May 2019 DF Raphi Azizan Puchong Fuerza Free
FW Fakri Saarani Unattached
DF Noh Haeng-seok Busan IPark Undisclosed

Out

Date Pos. Name To Fee Ref.
1 November 2018 DF Hazwan Rahman Released
19 November 2018 DF Bobirjon Akbarov Released
MF Júnior Aparecido Released
DF Farid Ramli Released
FW Ibrahim Syaihul Released
DF Azmeer Yusof Kedah Undisclosed
14 December 2018 DF Saifulnizam Miswan Released
17 December 2018 FW Zaquan Adha Kedah Undisclosed
13 January 2019 DF Syazwan Andik Johor Darul Ta'zim Undisclosed
14 February 2019 DF Achmad Jufriyanto Released
24 April 2019 FW Sylvano Comvalius Arema Undisclosed
24 June 2019 DF Ryutaro Karube Chainat Hornbill Undisclosed

Loans in

Date from Date to Pos. Name From Ref.
1 June 2019 End of season FW Shafiq Shaharudin PKNS

Loans out

Date from Date to Pos. Name To Ref.
6 January 2019 End of season GK Khatul Anuar UKM

References

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