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Football Association of Kelantan

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Kelantan Football Association
Persatuan Bola Sepak Kelantan
Founded1946; 78 years ago (1946) as Kelantan Amateur Football Association
PurposeFootball association
HeadquartersWisma KAFA, Batu 5 1/2, Kampung Chicha,Jalan Pasir Puteh, 16150
Location
Dato' Shaari Bin Mat Hussain
WebsiteWebsite

Kelantan Football Association (KAFA; Malay: Persatuan Bolasepak Kelantan) is the governing body of football for the state of Kelantan, Malaysia. KAFA is responsible for coordinating and developing football in the state of Kelantan and has teamed up with the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) as the official governing body of football in Malaysia.

History

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Origins

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Founded in 1946 as Kelantan Amateur Football Association (Malay: Persatuan Bola Sepak Amatur Kelantan) but records show this football association already existed as early as 1889. Kelantan FA is the oldest football team in the east coast of Malaysia. The team is based in Kota Bharu, in the state of Kelantan, traditionally a conservative Muslim area. The team have consistently been a decent team throughout their history, producing top-class national team players such as Mustafa Hashim, Hamid Ramli and Kamaruddin Hamzah.[1]

Association management

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Positions Name
President Malaysia Dato' Shaari Bin Mat Hussain
Deputy President
General Secretary Malaysia Encik Husin bin Hj Deraman

Former presidents

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Name Period
Malaysia Datuk Haji Ahmad Rastom Haji Ahmad Maher 1986–90
Malaysia Datuk Haji Wan Hashim Wan Daud 1991–03
Malaysia Datuk Ahmad Yaakub Jazlan 2004–07
Malaysia Annuar Musa 2007–16
Malaysia Bibi Ramjani Ilias Khan [2] 2016–17
Malaysia Datuk Wan Abdul Rahim Wan Abdullah 2018–20
Malaysia Afandi Hamzah 2020–21

Competitions

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The Kelantan Football Association ran and organized the following competitions for the amateur clubs:

  • Liga Kelantan

Affiliated

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Affiliated clubs

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Top clubs in the top tiers league competition that affiliated to the Kelantan Football Association include:

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Five outstanding South-east Asian clubs: Kelantan". Goal. 8 February 2013. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
  2. ^ "Bibi Ramjani breaks tradition to become first woman Kafa president". The Sun Daily. 17 September 2017.