2020 Kelantan F.C. season

The 2020 season was Kelantan's 75th year in their history and second season in the Malaysia Premier League since 2019 following relegation 2018 season. Along with the league, the club also participated in the Malaysia FA Cup and the Malaysia Cup.

Kelantan

2020 season
President	Shaari Mat Hussin
Head coach	Yusri Che Lah
Stadium	Sultan Muhammad IV Stadium
Malaysia Premier League	6th
Malaysia FA Cup	Cancelled
Malaysia Cup	Round of 16
Top goalscorer	League: Felix Odili (4) All: Felix Odili (4)
← 2019 2021 →

Events

On 22 February 2020, the club launched their Jerseys and kits.^[1]

On 2 March 2020, the club has announced that Christopher Jackson injured and unable to play anytime soon.^[2] Lazarus Kaimbi joined the club from Sri Pahang.^[3]

On 13 July 2020, Kang Seung-jo left the club for K2 League club Gyeongnam.^[4]

On 15 August 2020, the club launched new jerseys after former main sponsor After Image withdrew their sponsorship. Stechmad Sdn Bhd became club's new main sponsor afterwards.^[5]

On 3 September 2020, Norizam Tukiman completed his purchased of the club from Kelantan Football Association for a reported RM6.8 million.^[6][7]

On 29 September 2020, the club has been officially approved for the privatization by Football Association of Malaysia.^[8]

On 3 October 2020, Kelantan draw 2-2 over Negeri Sembilan in league match.^[9]

On 8 December 2020, five players have confirmed to leave the club.^[10]

Players

First-team squad

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 Fikri Che Soh 2 DF  JPN Masaki Watanabe 3 DF  MAS Afiq Azuan 5 DF  MAS Shahrul Nizam 6 DF  MAS Farisham Ismail 7 MF  MAS Khairul Rizam 8 MF  MAS Wan Zaharulnizam 9 FW  NAM Lazarus Kaimbi (3rd-captain) 10 MF  KOR Kang Seung-jo 11 FW  NGA Felix Chidi Odili 12 MF  MAS Hakimi Abdullah 13 DF  MAS Azwan Aripin 14 DF  MAS Wan Afiq Kasbi 15 DF  MAS Khairul Asyraf

No. Pos. Nation Player 17 MF  MAS Danial Ashraf 18 DF  MAS Syaiful Alias 20 MF  MAS Nazrin Nawi (captain) 22 GK  MAS Arif Abdullah 23 FW  MAS Afiq Saluddin 25 MF  MAS Azrul Ahmad (vice-captain) 26 MF  MAS Nik Azli 27 MF  MAS Juzaerul Jasmi 28 MF  MAS Amirul Shafik 29 MF  MAS Imran Samso 30 GK  MAS Faridzuean Kamaruddin 33 MF  MAS Nik Akif 61 FW  MAS Muslim Kamaruddin 62 DF  MAS Syahadan Pauzi

Competitions

Malaysia Premier League

Main article: 2020 Malaysia Premier League

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
4	Kuching	11	5	1	5	17	19	−2	16
5	Johor Darul Ta'zim II[a]	11	4	3	4	20	17	+3	15
6	Kelantan	11	5	3	3	14	11	+3	15[b]
7	Selangor II[a]	11	4	1	6	17	23	−6	13
8	Kelantan United	11	4	0	7	13	19	−6	12

Updated to match(es) played on 31 October 2020. Source: MFL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
Notes:

1. Johor Darul Ta'zim II, Perak II, Selangor II and Terengganu II cannot be promoted from Malaysia Premier League and play in Malaysia Cup as Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C., Perak FA, Selangor F.C. and Terengganu FC (their parent clubs) remain in Malaysia Super League and play in Malaysia Cup. Should the team be relegated to Malaysia Premier League or will not play in Malaysia Cup, Johor Darul Ta'zim II, Perak II, Selangor II and Terengganu II will have to drop to Malaysia M3 League or will play in Malaysia Cup.
2. Kelantan have been docked three points following the club’s failure to comply with FIFA’s decision.

Matches

Kelantan v Kuala Lumpur

29 February 2021 1	Kelantan	1–1	Kuala Lumpur
MYT (UTC+8)

Kelantan v Kelantan United

10 March 2021 2	Kelantan	2–0	Kelantan United
MYT (UTC+8)

Terengganu II v Kelantan

13 March 2021 3	Terengganu II	2–1	Kelantan
MYT (UTC+8)

UKM v Kelantan

22 August 2021 4	UKM	1–5	Kelantan
MYT (UTC+8)

Kelantan v Penang

29 August 2021 5	Kelantan	0–3	Penang
MYT (UTC+8)

Selangor v Kelantan

5 September 2021 6	Selangor	0–0	Kelantan
MYT (UTC+8)

Kelantan v Perak II

12 September 2021 7	Kelantan	1–0	Perak II
MYT (UTC+8)

Kuching v Kelantan

20 September 2021 8	Kuching	2–0	Kelantan
MYT (UTC+8)

Kelantan v Sarawak United

25 September 2021 9	Kelantan	1–0	Sarawak United
MYT (UTC+8)

Kelantan v Negeri Sembilan

3 October 2021 10	Kelantan	2–2	Negeri Sembilan
MYT (UTC+8)

Johor Darul Ta'zim II v Kelantan

9 October 2021 11	Johor Darul Ta'zim II	0–1	Kelantan
MYT (UTC+8)

Malaysia Cup

Main article: 2020 Malaysia Cup

UiTM v Kelantan

8 November 2020 Round of 16	UiTM	3–2	Kelantan
MYT (UTC+8)

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		League		Malaysia Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK	MAS	Fikri Che Soh	6	0	5	0	1	0
22	GK	MAS	Arif Abdullah	1	0	1	0	0	0
30	GK	MAS	Faridzuean Kamaruddin	5	0	5	0	0	0
Defenders
2	DF	JPN	Masaki Watanabe	8	0	8	0	0	0
3	DF	MAS	Afiq Azuan	3	0	3	0	0	0
5	DF	MAS	Shahrul Nizam	11	0	10	0	1	0
6	DF	MAS	Farisham Ismail	2	0	0+2	0	0	0
13	DF	MAS	Azwan Aripin	9	0	7+1	0	1	0
14	DF	MAS	Wan Afiq Kasbi	3	0	3	0	0	0
15	DF	MAS	Khairul Asyraf	10	0	6+3	0	1	0
18	DF	MAS	Syaiful Alias	4	0	2+2	0	0	0
62	DF	MAS	Syahadan Pauzi	0	0	0	0	0	0
Midfielders
7	MF	MAS	Khairul Rizam	3	0	0+2	0	1	0
8	MF	MAS	Wan Zaharulnizam	7	0	5+2	0	0	0
12	MF	MAS	Hakimi Abdullah	10	3	6+3	3	1	0
17	MF	MAS	Danial Ashraf	10	3	5+4	1	1	2
20	MF	MAS	Nazrin Nawi	6	1	3+3	1	0	0
25	MF	MAS	Azrul Ahmad	10	0	8+2	0	0	0
26	MF	MAS	Nik Azli	3	0	0+3	0	0	0
27	MF	MAS	Juzaerul Jasmi	1	0	0+1	0	0	0
28	MF	MAS	Amirul Shafik	11	1	6+4	1	1	0
29	MF	MAS	Imran Samso	8	0	6+1	0	1	0
33	MF	MAS	Nik Akif	12	2	11	2	1	0
Forwards
9	FW	NAM	Lazarus Kaimbi	12	2	10+1	2	1	0
11	FW	NGA	Felix Chidi Odili	11	4	10+1	4	0	0
23	FW	MAS	Afiq Saluddin	0	0	0	0	0	0
61	FW	MAS	Muslim Kamaruddin	0	0	0	0	0	0
Players transferred out during the season
10	MF	KOR	Kang Seung-jo	1	0	1	0	0	0

Last updated: 9 October 2020
Source: Competitions