2024–25 Kuala Lumpur City F.C. season
Appearance
Full name | Kuala Lumpur City Football Club | ||
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Nickname(s) | The City Boys[1][2] | ||
Short name | KL City FC, KLCFC | ||
Founded | 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 | https://kualalumpurfootball.com | ||
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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
[edit]Senior Team
[edit]- 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.
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Management and coaching staff
[edit]Position | Staff[6] |
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Head coach | Miroslav Kuljanac |
Assistant head coach | |
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
[edit]In
[edit]Pre-season
Position | Player | Transferred From | Ref |
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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
[edit]Pre-season
Position | Player | Transferred From | Ref |
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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
[edit]Pre-season
Position | Player | Transferred To | Ref |
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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 |
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FW | Lazar Sajčić | FK Zemun | Free |
Loan Out / Return
[edit]Pre-season
Position | Player | Transferred To | Ref |
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MF | Firdaus Saiyadi | Perak | End of loan |
Friendly matches
[edit]Win Draw Loss
Overall record
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Competitions
[edit]Malaysia Super League
[edit]Win Draw Loss
12 May 2024 1 | Kuala Lumpur City | 1–1 | Kuching City | Kuala Lumpur |
Paulo Josué 12' | Report | Pedro Henrique 19' | Stadium: Kuala Lumpur Stadium Attendance: 659 Referee: S. Logeswaran |
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 |
21 June 2024 3 | Negeri Sembilan | 0–3 | Kuala Lumpur City | Negeri Sembilan |
Report | Brendan Gan 28' Paulo Josué 72' Sharvin Selvakumaran 90+2' |
Stadium: Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium Attendance: 1,750 Referee: S. Logeswaran |
14 July 2024 4 | Kuala Lumpur City | 1–0 | Selangor | Kuala Lumpur |
20:15 UTC+08:00 | Report | Stadium: Kuala Lumpur Stadium Attendance: 4,248[21] Referee: Usaid Jamal |
27 July 2024 5 | Kuala Lumpur City | 0–0 | Sri Pahang | Kuala Lumpur |
Report | Stadium: Kuala Lumpur Stadium Attendance: 1,149 Referee: Faizudin Ismail |
31 July 2024 6 | Kuala Lumpur City | 3–0 | Sabah | Kuala Lumpur |
Ko Kwang-min 45' (o.g.) Paulo Josué 61' Zhafri Yahya 88' |
Report | Stadium: Kuala Lumpur Stadium Attendance: 1,029 Referee: Suhaizi Shukri |
10 August 2024 7 | Kuala Lumpur City | 0–2 | Terengganu | Kuala Lumpur |
Report | Manny Ott 45+13' Safawi Rasid 70' |
Stadium: Kuala Lumpur Stadium Attendance: 1,376 Referee: Tuan Yaasin |
16 August 2024 8 | PDRM | 2–1 | Kuala Lumpur City | Selayang |
Ifedayo Olusegun 9' Fadi Awad 65' |
Report | Jovan Motika 51' | Stadium: MP Selayang Stadium Attendance: 364 Referee: Fusser Sallih |
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' |
Report | Stadium: Kuala Lumpur Stadium Attendance: 1,182 Referee: Usaid Jamal |
21 September 2024 10 | Perak | 1–0 | Kuala Lumpur City | Perak |
Luka Milunović 62' | Report | Stadium: Perak Stadium Attendance: 2,458 Referee: S. Logeswaran |
29 September 2024 11 | Kuala Lumpur City | 4–2 | Penang | Kuala Lumpur |
Paulo Josué 8' Jovan Motika 42' Haqimi Azim 54', 74' |
Report | Rodrigo Dias 9' Adib Ra'op 46' |
Stadium: Kuala Lumpur Stadium Attendance: 1,017 Referee: Zamzaidi Katimin |
18 October 2024 12 | Kelantan Darul Naim | 1–3 | Kuala Lumpur City | Kuala Lumpur |
21:00 MYT | Washington Brandão 56' |
Report | Nicholas Swirad 64' Paulo Josué 80', 90+2' |
Stadium: Kuala Lumpur Stadium [c] Attendance: 818 Referee: Razlan Joffri Ali |
26 October 2024 13 | Kuching City | 3–1 | Kuala Lumpur City | Kuching |
21:00 MYT | Giancarlo Gallifuoco 1' (o g.) Petrus Shitembi 45+2' Kipré Tchétché 68' (pen) |
Report | Paulo Josué 62' (pen) |
Stadium: Sarawak Stadium Attendance: 1,210 Referee: Usaid Jamal |
8 December 2024 15 | Johor Darul Ta'zim | – | Kuala Lumpur City | Johor |
Stadium: Sultan Ibrahim Stadium |
17 December 2024 16 | Kuala Lumpur City | – | Negeri Sembilan | Kuala Lumpur |
Stadium: Kuala Lumpur Stadium |
12 January 2025 17 | Selangor | – | Kuala Lumpur City | Petaling Jaya |
Stadium: Petaling Jaya Stadium |
26 January 2025 18 | Sri Pahang | – | Kuala Lumpur City | Kuantan |
Stadium: Darul Makmur Stadium |
9 February 2025 19 | Sabah | – | Kuala Lumpur City | Kota Kinabalu |
21:00 MYT | Stadium: Likas Stadium |
14 February 2025 20 | Terengganu | – | Kuala Lumpur City | Terengganu |
Stadium: Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin Stadium |
26 February 2025 21 | Kuala Lumpur City | – | PDRM | Kuala Lumpur |
Stadium: Kuala Lumpur Stadium |
7 March 2025 22 | Kedah Darul Aman | – | Kuala Lumpur City | Alor Setar |
Stadium: Darul Aman Stadium |
6 April 2025 23 | Kuala Lumpur City | – | Perak | Kuala Lumpur |
Stadium: Kuala Lumpur Stadium |
13 April 2025 24 (Rescheduled) | Penang | – | Kuala Lumpur City | George Town |
Stadium: City Stadium |
Table
[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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7 | Perak | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 25 | −5 | 17 |
8 | Sri Pahang | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 19 | −3 | 15 |
9 | Kuala Lumpur City | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 17 | +6 | 14[d] |
10 | Kedah Darul Aman | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 26 | −12 | 13[e] |
11 | Penang | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 25 | −12 | 11 |
Updated to match(es) played on 10 November 2024. Source: MFL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
Notes:
- ^ Declan Lambert returns to Kuala Lumpur City on loan for one season.
- ^ Ryan Lambert returns to Kuala Lumpur City on loan for one season.
- ^ Location changed due to Sultan Ibrahim Stadium under-going renovation. However, Kelantan Darul Naim FC will still be the designated "Home Team" for this match.
- ^ On 5 Aug 2024, Kuala Lumpur City were deducted six points for inaccurate or false declarations in their club licensing application.[22]
- ^ On 5 April 2024, Kedah Darul Aman were deducted three points for failing to pay players and staff on time following previous MFL rules breaches in the 2023 season.[23]
Malaysia FA Cup
[edit]14 June 2024 Round of 16 | Kuala Lumpur City (1) | 2–3 (a.e.t.) | Kuching City (1) | Cheras |
18:30 UTC+8 | Report | Stadium: Kuala Lumpur Stadium Attendance: 309[24] Referee: Tuan Mohd Yaasin |
Malaysia Cup
[edit]Round of 16
[edit]23 November 2024 R16 1st leg | Kedah Darul Aman | – | Kuala Lumpur City | Alor Setar |
21:00 MYT | Stadium: Darul Aman Stadium |
1 December 2024 R16 2nd leg | Kuala Lumpur City | – (– agg.) | Kedah Darul Aman | Kuala Lumpur |
21:00 MYT | Stadium: Kuala Lumpur Stadium |
ASEAN Club Championship
[edit]Group stage
[edit]22 August 2024 Matchday 1 | Kuala Lumpur City | 1–0 | Kaya-Iloilo | Kuala Lumpur |
21:00 UTC+8 |
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Report | Stadium: Kuala Lumpur Stadium Referee: Qasim Al-Hatmi (Oman) |
26 September 2024 Matchday 2 | Kuala Lumpur City | 1–0 | Borneo | Kuala Lumpur |
21:00 UTC+8 |
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Report | Stadium: Kuala Lumpur Stadium Referee: Omar Al-Yaqoubi (Oman) |
9 January 2025 Matchday 3 | Lion City Sailors | – | Kuala Lumpur City | Jalan Besar, Singapore |
Report | Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium |
23 January 2025 Matchday 4 | Kuala Lumpur City | – | Cong An Hanoi | Kuala Lumpur |
21:00 UTC+8 | Report | Stadium: Kuala Lumpur Stadium |
6 February 2025 Matchday 5 | Buriram United | – | Kuala Lumpur City | Buriram |
19:30 UTC+7 | Report | Stadium: Chang Arena |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | CAH | KLC | BUR | BOR | KAY | LCS | |
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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:
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:
- ^ Disciplinary points: Kaya–Iloilo –4, Lion City Sailors –5.
Club statistics
[edit]- Correct as of match played on 22 Aug 2023
Appearances
[edit]@ 27 Oct 2024
No. | Pos. | Player | Malaysia Super League | FA Cup | Malaysia Cup | Shopee Cup | Total | |||||||||
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Apps. | Goals | Apps. | Goals | Apps. | Goals | Apps. | Goals | Apps. | Goals | |||||||
1 | GK | Lawton Green | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
4 | DF | Kamal Azizi | 6+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||||
5 | DF | Adrijan Rudović | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||||
6 | MF | Ryan Lambert | 9+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||||
7 | FW | Jovan Motika | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 4 | ||||
8 | MF | Zhafri Yahya | 10+1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 13 | 2 | ||||
9 | DF | Giancarlo Gallifuoco | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||||
11 | MF | Patrick Reichelt | 1+8 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||||
12 | DF | Declan Lambert | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||||
16 | MF | J.Partiban | 1+5 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||||
17 | FW | Sean Giannelli | 9+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||||
18 | DF | Mahalli Jasuli | 0+4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||||
20 | MF | Amirul Aiman | 0+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||
21 | MF | Kenny Pallraj | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||||
22 | GK | Hafizul Hakim | 1+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
23 | DF | Nicholas Swirad | 2+5 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | ||||
25 | MF | Anwar Ibrahim | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
28 | FW | Paulo Josué | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 11 | ||||
30 | GK | Azri Ghani | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||||
37 | FW | Haqimi Azim | 11+1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 4 | ||||
42 | MF | Suhaimi Abu | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
66 | MF | Nabil Hakim | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
77 | MF | Sharvin Selvakumaran | 0+7 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | ||||
88 | MF | Brendan Gan | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 2 | ||||
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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