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2024–25 Kuala Lumpur City F.C. season

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Kuala Lumpur City
Full nameKuala Lumpur City Football Club
Nickname(s)The City Boys[1][2]
Short nameKL City FC, KLCFC
Founded1974; 50 years ago (1974)
(as Federal Territory)[3]
GroundKuala Lumpur Stadium
Capacity18,000
OwnerRinani Group Berhad
Kuala Lumpur Football Association[4]
PresidentFahmi Fadzil
Head coachMiroslav Kuljanac
LeagueMalaysia Super League
2023Malaysia Super League, 7th of 14
Websitehttps://kualalumpurfootball.com

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

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Senior Team

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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 New Zealand NZL Lawton Green
4 DF Malaysia MAS Kamal Azizi
5 DF Montenegro MNE Adrijan Rudović
6 DF Malaysia MAS Ryan Lambert (on loan from Johor Darul Ta'zim)
7 MF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Jovan Motika
8 MF Malaysia MAS Zhafri Yahya
9 DF Australia AUS Giancarlo Gallifuoco
11 FW Philippines PHI Patrick Reichelt
12 DF Malaysia MAS Declan Lambert (on loan from Johor Darul Ta'zim)
14 MF Serbia SRB Lazar Sajčić
16 DF Malaysia MAS Partiban Janasekaran
17 FW Malaysia MAS Sean Giannelli
18 MF Malaysia MAS Mahalli Jasuli
20 MF Malaysia MAS Amirul Aiman
21 MF Malaysia MAS Kenny Pallraj
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 GK Malaysia MAS Hafizul Hakim
23 DF Malaysia MAS Nicholas Swirad
25 DF Malaysia MAS Anwar Ibrahim
28 MF Malaysia MAS Paulo Josué (captain)
29 MF Malaysia MAS Arif Shaqirin
30 GK Malaysia MAS Azri Ghani
33 DF Malaysia MAS Juzaerul Jasmi
34 DF Malaysia MAS Khairul Naim
37 FW Malaysia MAS Haqimi Azim
42 FW Malaysia MAS Suhaimi Abu
66 DF Malaysia MAS Nabil Hakim
70 MF Malaysia MAS Hadi Mizei
77 MF Malaysia MAS Sharvin Selvakumaran
88 MF Malaysia MAS Brendan Gan

Management and coaching staff

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

Transfers and contracts

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In

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Pre-season

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

Loan In / Return

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Pre-season

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

Out

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Pre-season

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

Mid-season

Position Player Transferred To Ref
FW Serbia Lazar Sajčić Serbia FK Zemun Free

Loan Out / Return

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Pre-season

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

Friendly matches

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  Win   Draw   Loss

Overall record

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Competitions

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Malaysia Super League

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  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 Yellow card 58'
Zhafri Yahya Yellow card 64'
Giancarlo Gallifuoco Yellow card 77'
Report Hong Wan Yellow card 27'
Francisco Geraldes Yellow card 29'
Fernando Forestieri 43', 61'
Juan Muñiz 45+5', 71'
Óscar Arribas Yellow card 45+7'
Natxo Insa Yellow card 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

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
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:
  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. ^ 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.
  4. ^ On 5 Aug 2024, Kuala Lumpur City were deducted six points for inaccurate or false declarations in their club licensing application.[22]
  5. ^ 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

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14 June 2024 (2024-06-14) Round of 16Kuala 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

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Round of 16

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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

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Group stage

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22 August 2024 Matchday 1 Kuala Lumpur City Malaysia 1–0 Philippines Kaya-Iloilo Kuala Lumpur
21:00 UTC+8
Report Stadium: Kuala Lumpur Stadium
Referee: Qasim Al-Hatmi (Oman)
9 January 2025 Matchday 3 Lion City Sailors Singapore Malaysia Kuala Lumpur City Jalan Besar, Singapore
Report Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium
6 February 2025 (2025-02-06) Matchday 5 Buriram United Thailand Malaysia 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
1 Vietnam Cong An Hanoi 2 2 0 0 7 1 +6 6 Advance to Semi-finals 2–1 6 Feb 5–0
2 Malaysia Kuala Lumpur City 2 2 0 0 2 0 +2 6 23 Jan 1–0 1–0
3 Thailand Buriram United 2 1 0 1 8 2 +6 3 6 Feb 9 Jan 7–0
4 Indonesia Borneo 2 1 0 1 3 1 +2 3 23 Jan 3–0
5 Philippines 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

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Correct as of match played on 22 Aug 2023

Appearances

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@ 27 Oct 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 New Zealand Lawton Green 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
4 DF Malaysia Kamal Azizi 6+4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 12 0
5 DF Montenegro Adrijan Rudović 12 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 15 0
6 MF MalaysiaEngland Ryan Lambert 9+1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 13 0
7 FW Bosnia and Herzegovina Jovan Motika 12 4 1 0 0 0 2 0 15 4
8 MF Malaysia Zhafri Yahya 10+1 2 0 0 0 0 0+2 0 13 2
9 DF Australia Giancarlo Gallifuoco 11 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 14 0
11 MF PhilippinesGermany Patrick Reichelt 1+8 0 0+1 0 0 0 0+2 0 12 0
12 DF MalaysiaEngland Declan Lambert 12 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 15 0
16 MF Malaysia J.Partiban 1+5 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
17 FW MalaysiaItaly Sean Giannelli 9+3 0 1 0 0 0 0+2 0 15 0
18 DF Malaysia Mahalli Jasuli 0+4 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
20 MF Malaysia Amirul Aiman 0+4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
21 MF Malaysia Kenny Pallraj 10 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 12 0
22 GK Malaysia Hafizul Hakim 1+1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
23 DF MalaysiaEngland Nicholas Swirad 2+5 1 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 8 1
25 MF Malaysia Anwar Ibrahim 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
28 FW MalaysiaBrazil Paulo Josué 12 10 1 1 0 0 2 0 15 11
30 GK Malaysia Azri Ghani 11 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 14 0
37 FW Malaysia Haqimi Azim 11+1 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 15 4
42 MF Malaysia Suhaimi Abu 0+2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
66 MF Malaysia Nabil Hakim 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
77 MF Malaysia Sharvin Selvakumaran 0+7 1 0+1 0 0 0 0+1 0 9 1
88 MF MalaysiaAustralia 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 Serbia Lazar Sajcic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Notes

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