2012 Kelantan FA season

The 2012 season was Kelantan's 4th season in the Malaysia Super League. Kelantan were defending Malaysia Super League champions and aimed for 2nd league title this season. Furthermore, they were competing in the AFC Cup for the first time. In addition, they were also competing in the domestic tournaments, the FA Cup and the Malaysia Cup.^[1]

Kelantan

2012 season
Chairman	Annuar Musa
Manager	Azman Ibrahim
Stadium	Sultan Muhammad IV Stadium, Kota Bharu (Capacity: 22,000)
Super League	Champions
FA Cup	Champions
Malaysia Cup	Champions
Charity Shield	Runners-up
AFC Cup	Quarter-final
Top goalscorer	League: Mohammed Ghaddar (9) All: Mohammed Ghaddar (21)
Highest home attendance	30,000 vs Terengganu FA (11 February 2012)
Lowest home attendance	5,000 vs PBDKT T-Team FC (14 April 2012)
Average home league attendance	21,250
Home colours Away colours
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Competitions

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed   Upcoming fixture

Charity Shield

The Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Cup, more popularly known as Piala Sumbangsih (Charity Cup) is an annual soccer match currently contested by the current Malaysia Cup winner and the current Super League Malaysia winner.

The match was played at National Stadium, Bukit Jalil on 7 January 2012, with kick-off at 8.45pm.

Date	Opponents	H / A	Result F–A	Scorers	Attendance
7 January 2012	Negeri Sembilan FA	N	2 – 1	Norshahrul 22'	25,000

League

Main article: 2012 Malaysia Super League

Week	Date	Opponents	H / A	Result F – A	Scorers	Attendance	League position
1	10 January 2012	LIONSXI	A	2 – 1	Norshahrul 44', Ghaddar 79'	8,000	3rd
2	13 January 2012	PKNS FC	H	1 – 1	Badri Radzi 71'	25,000	2nd
3	17 January 2012	Johor FC	H	2 – 0	Indra Putra 55', Norshahrul 71'	28,000	2nd
4	21 January 2012	Kedah FA	A	3 – 0	Ghaddar 35' (pen.), Norshahrul 71', Antwi 90+3'	30,000	1st
5	28 January 2012	Kuala Lumpur FA	H	3 – 0	Norshahrul 46', Badhri Radzi 72', Antwi 77'	25,000	1st
6	8 February 2012	Sabah FA	A	0 – 0		28,000	1st
7	11 February 2012	Terengganu FA	H	2 – 1	Norshahrul 37', Badhri Radzi 54'	30,000	1st
8	14 February 2012	Selangor FA	A	1 – 2	Subramaniam 90'	55,000	2nd
9	4 March 2012	N.Sembilan	H	2 – 1	Badhri Radzi 2', S. Chanturu 90+3'	19,000	1st
10	17 March 2012	Perak	A	2 – 0	Daudsu 10', Zairul Fitree 24'	27,000	1st
11	31 March 2012	Felda United	H	5 – 1	Nwoha 2', 45', Farhan 65', Indra Putra 66', Badhri Radzi 80'	20,000	1st
12	7 April 2012	Sarawak FA	A	1 – 1	Farhan 85'	20,000	2nd
13	14 April 2012	T-Team	H	2 – 0	Nurul Azwan 43'	5,000	1st
14	17 April 2012	T-Team	A	2 – 1	S. Chanturu 67', Ghaddar 88' (pen.)	5,000	1st
15	4 May 2012	LIONSXI	H	3 – 0	S. Chanturu 75', Farhan 77', Rizal Fahmi 90+2	15,000	1st
16	12 May 2012	PKNS FC	A	3 – 0	Norshahrul 27', Nwaneri 83', Ghaddar 87'	10,000	2nd
17	26 May 2012	Johor FC	A	0 – 0		2,000	2nd
18	16 June 2012	Kedah FA	H	2 – 1	Fazliata (o.g.) 45', Ghaddar 54'	18,000	2nd
19	19 June 2012	Kuala Lumpur FA	A	1 – 0	Ghaddar 60'	20,000	2nd
20	23 June 2012	Sabah FA	H	2 – 0	Rizal Fahmi 6', Indra Putra 90+3'	20,000	2nd
21	26 June 2012	Terengganu FA	A	2 – 2	Farhan 5', Badhri Radzi 20'		1st
22	29 June 2012	Selangor FA	H	1 – 0	Ghaddar 25'		1st
23	3 July 2012	N.Sembilan FA	A	3 – 2	Azlan Ismail 49', Ghaddar 66', Indra Putra 71'		1st
24	7 July 2012	Perak FA	H	6 – 0	Indra Putra 17', 30', 49', Ghaddar 19', Badhri Radzi 23', Nurul Azwan 39'		1st
25	10 July 2012	Felda United	A	0 – 1			1st
26	14 July 2012	Sarawak FA	H	3 – 1	Badhri Radzi 61', Farhan 65', 67'	10,000	1st

Results by match

Match	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26
Ground	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	H	A	H
Result	W	D	W	W	W	D	W	L	W	W	W	D	D	W	W	W	D	W	W	W	D	W	W	W	L	W
Position	3	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1

Source: Malaysia Super League
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

League table

Pos	Team v t e	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[a]	26	15	5	6	48	23	+25	50
3	Selangor (Q)	26	12	7	7	40	26	+14	43	2013 AFC Cup group stage[b]
4	Perak	26	13	3	10	40	43	−3	42
5	Terengganu	26	11	8	7	41	33	+8	41

Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Notes:

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

FA Cup

Main article: 2012 Malaysia FA Cup

Round	Date	Opponents	H / A	Result F–A	Scorers	Attendance
Round of 32	18 February 2012	Sarawak FA	H	2—1	Indra Putra 34', Farhan 90+1'	30,000
Round of 16	10 March 2012	Kuala Lumpur FA	H	3—2	Farhan 30', Indra Putra 43', Badhri Radzi 70'	30,000
QF 1st leg	24 March 2012	SPA FC	A	3—0	Badhri Radzi 45', Farhan 53', 77
QF 2nd leg	27 March 2012	SPA FC	H	2—0	Farhan 16', Onyekachi Nwoha 71'
SF 1st leg	21 April 2012	Kedah FA	H	1—1	Norshahrul Idlan 17'
SF 2nd leg	21 April 2012	Kedah FA	A	2—2	Nwaneri 47', Ghaddar 60'	30,000
Final	19 May 2012	Sime Darby FC	N	1—0	Ghaddar 59' (pen.)	85,000

Malaysia Cup

Main article: 2012 Malaysia Cup

Group B

Main article: 2012 Malaysia Cup § Group B

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Kelantan FA (A)	6	3	2	1	13	8	+5	11
2	ATM FA (A)	6	3	2	1	12	8	+4	11
3	Kedah FA	6	1	3	2	6	8	−2	6
4	Terengganu FA	6	1	1	4	6	13	−7	4

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
(A) Advanced to knockout stage

Wednesday 22 August

20:45 UTC+08:00

Terengganu FA	2–0	Kelantan FA
Francis Doe 3' Ismail Faruqi 89'

Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah Stadium, Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu

Saturday 25 August

20:45 UTC+08:00

Kelantan FA	2–1	Kedah FA
Afiq Azmi 29' 45'		Khyril Muhymeen 4'

Sultan Muhammad IV Stadium, Kota Bharu, Kelantan

Tuesday 28 August

20:45 UTC+08:00

ATM FA	1–1	Kelantan FA
Marlon 55'		Obinna Nwaneri 87'

Majlis Perbandaran Selayang Stadium, Selayang, Selangor

Saturday 1 September

20:45 UTC+08:00

Kelantan FA	4–3	ATM FA
Afiq Azmi 7' Norshahrul 28' Farhan Mohamad 75' Nurul Azwan 85'		Marlon 26' 35' Hairuddin Omar 43'

Sultan Muhammad IV Stadium, Kota Bharu, Kelantan

Attendance: 25,000

Tuesday 4 September

20:45 UTC+08:00

Kedah FA	0–0	Kelantan FA

Darul Aman Stadium, Alor Setar, Kedah

Friday 14 September

20:45 UTC+08:00

Kelantan FA	6–1	Terengganu FA
Afiq Azmi 13' Norfarhan Mohamad 29' 47' Badhri Radzi 76' 81' Indra Putra 86'		Hasmizan Kamarodin 79'

Sultan Muhammad IV Stadium, Kota Bharu, Kelantan

Knockout stage

Round	Date	Opponents	H / A	Result F–A	Scorers	Attendance
QF 1st leg	25 September 2012	Felda United	A	2—1	Nurul Azwan 56', Indra Putra 75'
QF 2nd leg	2 October 2012	Felda United	H	2—2	Farhan 71', Mohammed Ghaddar 93'
SF 1st leg	6 October 2012	Selangor FA	H	1—0	Farhan 62'	25,000
SF 2nd leg	12 October 2012	Selangor FA	A	2—0	Mohammed Ghaddar 85', Badhri Radzi 90+3'

Final

The final was played on 20 October 2012 at the Shah Alam Stadium, Shah Alam in Selangor, Malaysia.

Saturday 20 October

20:45 UTC+08:00

ATM FA	2 – 3 (a.e.t.)	Kelantan FA
Rezal Zambery 49' Marlon 62'		Norshahrul 44' 50' Indra Putra 96'

Shah Alam Stadium, Selangor, Malaysia

Attendance: 80,925

Referee: Nafeez Abdul Wahab

AFC Cup

Main article: 2012 AFC Cup

First team squad

No.	Name	Nationality	Position (s)	Date of Birth (Age)	Signed from
Goalkeepers
1	Mohd Shahrizan Ismail		GK	(1979-11-03)3 November 1979 (aged 32)	Kelantan FA
29	Muhammad Syazwan Yusoff		GK	(1992-04-17)17 April 1992 (aged 20)	Kelantan FA
Defenders
2	Azizi Matt Rose		CB	(1981-09-11)11 September 1981 (aged 31)	PBDKT T-Team FC
3	S. Subramaniam		CB	(1985-08-31)31 August 1985 (aged 27)	Kelantan FA
4	Obinna Nwaneri		CB	(1982-03-18)18 March 1982 (aged 30)	Kazma Sporting Club
5	Nik Shahrul Azim Abdul Halim		RB / CB	(1992-10-02)2 October 1992 (aged 20)	Kelantan FA
6	Mohd Farisham Ismail		CB	(1985-01-05)5 January 1985 (aged 27)	Kelantan FA
11	Mohammad Abdul Aziz Ismail		LB / LM	(1988-11-12)12 November 1988 (aged 23)	Kelantan FA
14	Mohd Zamri Ramli		LB, LM	(1990-11-23)23 November 1990 (aged 21)	Kelantan FA
17	Mohd Rizal Fahmi Abdul Rosid		CB	(1986-05-01)1 May 1986 (aged 26)	Kelantan FA
24	Zairul Fitree Ishak		LB	(1985-02-04)4 February 1985 (aged 27)	Kelantan FA
25	Tuan Mohd Faim Tuan Zainal Abidin		CB	(1992-09-05)5 September 1992 (aged 20)	Kelantan FA
Midfielders
18	Mohd Khairul Izuan Rosli		RM, RW, AM	(1992-12-06)6 December 1992 (aged 19)	Kelantan FA
23	Suppiah Chanturu		RW / LW	(1987-12-14)14 December 1987 (aged 24)	Kelantan FA
Forwards
7	Mohd Ramzul Zahini Adnan		ST	(1987-12-11)11 December 1987 (aged 24)	Kelantan FA
22	Mohammed Ghaddar		ST	(1984-01-01)1 January 1984 (aged 28)	Al-Jaish
25	Azlan Ismail		ST	(1984-10-03)3 October 1984 (aged 28)	Kedah FA

Statistics

Goalscoreres

As of 11 March 2017

Rank	Player	Super League	FA Cup	Malaysia Cup	AFC Cup	Community Shield	Total
1	Mohammed Ghaddar	9	2	2	8	0	21
2	Nor Farhan Muhammad	6	5	5	2	0	18
3	Mohd Badhri Mohd Radzi	8	2	3	1	0	14
4	Indra Putra Mahayuddin	7	2	3	1	0	13
5	Norshahrul Idlan Talaha	6	1	3	0	1	11
6	Onyekachi Nwoha	2	1	0	1	0	4
	Mohd Nurul Azwan Roya	2	0	2	0	0	4
	Mohd Afiq Azmi (on loan from Kuala Lumpur FA)	–	–	4	–	–	4
9	S. Chanturu	3	0	0	0	0	3
	Rizal Fahmi Rosid	2	0	0	1	0	3
	Obinna Nwaneri	1	1	1	0	0	3
13	Denny Antwi	2	0	0	0	0	2
14	S. Subramaniam	1	0	0	0	0	1
	Zairul Fitree Ishak	1	0	0	0	0	1
	Mohd Daudsu Jamaluddin	1	0	0	0	0	1
	Azlan Ismail	1	0	0	0	0	1
	Mohd Zamri Ramli	0	0	0	1	0	1
#	Own goals	1	0	0	0	0	1
Totals		53	14	23	15	1	106

Source: Competitions

Transfers

Main article: List of Malaysian football transfers 2012

All start dates are pending confirmation.

In

Pos.	Player	From
CB	Azizi Matt Rose	T-Team FC
RM	Indra Putra Mahayuddin	T-Team FC
RW/LW	Mohd Nor Farhan Muhammad	T-Team FC
FW	Azlan Ismail	Kedah FA
CB	Obinna Nwaneri	Kazma Sporting Club
DF	Emmanuel Okine	Great Olympics
DF	Mijo Dadić	Deltras F.C.
RW/LW	Zakaria Charara	Ermis Aradippou
FW	Mandjou Keita	Pune FC
FW	Mohammed Ghaddar	Al-Jaish
FW	Onyekachi Nwoha	Fujairah SC
FW	Denny Antwi	SC Accra Hearts of Oak

Out

Pos.	Player	To
GK	Syed Adney Syed Hussein	Sabah FA
MF	Khairan Eroza Razali	Pahang FA
MF	Solehin Kanasian Abdullah	Selangor.FA
MF	Wan Zaman Wan Mustapha	PDRM FA
MF	Danial Fadzly Abdullah	ATM FA
GK	Norhadi Ubaidillah	UiTM FC
DF	Tuan Norhafiziee Mahmood	Muar FC
MF	Syawal Rudin Abdul Rahim	Muar FC
GK	Halim Napi	Retired
DF	Wan Rohaimi Wan Ismail	Released
MF	Zul Yusri Che Harun	Released
MF	Muhamad Khalid Jamlus	Released
MF	Nicholas Chan	Released

Loans in

Pos.	Name	From
DF	Mafry Balang	Sabah FA
DF	Mohd Aslam Haja Najmudeen	Kuala Lumpur FA
FW	Mohd Afiq Azmi	Kuala Lumpur FA

Loans out

Pos.	Name	To
MF	Muhd Izuan Salahuddin	Harimau Muda A
MF	Khairan Ezuan Razali	Felda United
FW	Mohd Nizad Ayub	Felda United
MF	Emmanuel Okine	Kuala Lumpur FA
MF	Zakaria Charara	Kuala Lumpur FA
FW	Denny Antwi	Kuala Lumpur FA

See also

• List of Kelantan FA seasons