Kedah Darul Aman F.C.

Kedah Darul Aman Football Club (Malay: Kelab Bola Sepak Kedah Darul Aman) is a football club based in Alor Setar, Kedah, that competes in the Malaysia Super League. They are the only team in the history of Malaysian football to have won two trebles: in 2006–07 and 2007–08. The club is managed by Darulaman Football Club Sdn Bhd.

Kedah Darul Aman
Full nameKedah Darul Aman Football Club
Founded1924 (1924)
GroundDarul Aman Stadium
Capacity32,387[1]
OwnerGo Auto Group & Flumen Holdings Sdn Bhd(80%)
PresidentMuhammad Sanusi Md Nor
Head coachAidil Sharin Sahak
LeagueMalaysia Super League
2020Malaysia Super League, 2nd of 12

History

Kedah Darulaman FC traditional colours are red and black, but currently the home kit has been in the colours of green and yellow since 1988. This idea was suggested by Shukri Hashim after Kedah FA Deputy President, the late Ahmad Basri Akil asked for a different set of colours for the home kit. However, Ahmad Basri changed Shukri's idea to 'green and yellow' which fits the Kedah state's nickname Jelapang Padi. The Kedah FA kit is currently manufactured by Lotto. Their previous kit manufacturers were Line 7, Lotto and Puma. Kedah FA's first team sponsor was Sharp, from 1989 to 2000. Following that, the club was sponsored by Modenas. Their current shirt sponsor is PKNK which had been the main team sponsor of Kedah FA since 2005. The ideas of the current Kedah FA crest also came from Ahmad Basri Akil after he announced the then-new Kedah FA official colours of green and yellow in 1988. Green dominates the background; the side of the crest shows 11 joint bordered lines which signify the 11 districts of the Kedah state. At the centre of the crest is a ball and Allamanda flowers; as the flower is green and yellow in colour, which are suitable with the new Kedah FC colours and the team motto, Biar Jasa Jadi Kenangan is written in yellow.

The football team was founded in 1924 by Tunku Yaacob ibni Sultan Abdul Hamid Halim Shah[2] as a president, though they only had limited success until the appointment of Ahmad Basri Akil as manager in 1985. Under Ahmad Basri Akil, KEDAH Darulaman FC qualified for six Malaysia Cup final matches in a seven-year period between 1987 and 1993; and won two Malaysia Cup titles, one league title and one FA Cup title. The club experienced a lean period in the 1980s and 1990s, but enjoyed a revival in the new millennium by winning the treble in 2007 and 2008. After the glorious double treble achievement under the guidance of Azraai Khor, KEDAH Darulaman FC start to have a dip in their performance. This is mainly because of the loss of their influential import players; the likes of Nelson San Martín, Cornelius Huggins and Marlon James, who had been The Canaries peripheral figures in their double treble glory due to new ruling by FAM. Problems with the new management team also led to Azraai Khor departure. However, their local heroes such as Baddrol Bakhtiar, Khyril Muhymeen and Helmi Eliza Elias who had been a spine in the recent glory pledged to stay on and bring the glory days back. KEDAH Darulaman FC were relegated to the premier league after lost 3–2 at the playoff final to Sri Pahang in penalty shootout. Marijo Tot was hired replacing Wan Jamak in attempt to steer The Canaries back into Super League. The 2013 season also seeing the return of former KEDAH Darulaman FC talisman, Nelson Sam Martin. In 2014 KEDAH Darulaman FC signed Billy Mehmet and this was the most successful season the club had witnessed for 5 years. KEDAH Darulaman FC reached the Semi Final of the Malaysia Cup, winning the first leg 3–1, but losing the 2nd leg 5–1. Billy Mehmet ended the season as the club's top goal scorer and the Malaysia Premier League's Top goal scorer in all competitions. He was also the 2nd highest goal scorer in all competitions at all levels in Malaysian professional football.

Stadium
Main article: Darul Aman Stadium

Club culture

Supporters
Kedah FA team 2007–08

The song Biar Jasa Jadi Kenangan, once again idealised and written by Ahmad Basri Akil and famously recorded by a Malaysian musician Freddie Fernandez, is the anthem of the club, and has been sung by the crowd since 9 September 1987 after Kedah Darulaman FC reached their first Malaysia Cup semi-final match since 1940. This famous song is sung by the fanatic fans of the Kedah Darulaman FC to boost their beloved players' morale. The well-known and popular chants among Kedah Darulaman FC supporters is Pulun Kedah Pulun. It is use since late 80's as "words of spirit" during and off the game, and as the slogan among supporters. It was inspired by the idea from Abdul Rashid Fadzil, who was the Head of Kedah Fan Club on that time.

Kit manufacturer and shirt sponsor
Period Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
2004 Lotto Dunhill
2005 Celcom, Modenas
2005–06 Line 7
2006–07 TM, PKNK
2007–08
2009 Lotto
2010
2011 PKNK
2012 Line 7
2013
2014
2015 Warrix PKNK, Sada, Naza, Firefly (airline)
2016 Bina Darulaman Berhad (BDB), PKNK, Sada, Cosmic
2017 aL by Al-Ikhsan ECK Development Berhad (ECK), Bina Darulaman Berhad (BDB), PKNK, Sada, Cosmic
2018 ECK Development Berhad (ECK), PKNK, Sada, Cosmic
2019 Lotto Menteri Besar Sdn Bhd (MBI), PKNK, Sada
2020 Chenang Bay, Menteri Besar Sdn Bhd, PKNK

Club record

Updated on 26 September 2020.

Note:

  • Pld = Played, W = Won, D = Drawn, L = Lost, F = Goals for, A = Goals against, D = Goal difference, Pts= Points, Pos = Position

  1st or Champions   2nd or Runner-up   3rd place   Promotion   Relegation

Season League Cup Asia
Division Pld W D L F A D Pts Pos Charity Malaysia FA Competition Result
2004 Super League 21 4 3 14 30 45 −15 15 7th — Runner-up 2nd round — —
2005 Premier League 21 13 7 1 44 11 +33 46 2nd – Quarter-finals 2nd round – –
2005–06 Premier League 21 13 3 5 39 22 +17 42 1st – Group stage 1st round – –
2006–07 Super League 24 17 4 3 54 21 +33 55 1st – Champions Champions – –
2007–08 Super League 24 18 2 4 55 24 +31 56 1st Runner-up Champions Champions AFC Cup Quarter-finals
2009 Super League 26 16 3 7 45 28 +17 51 3rd Runner-up Group stage 2nd round AFC Cup Round of 16
2010 Super League 26 10 8 8 34 23 +11 38 5th – Semi-finals Runner-up – –
2011 Super League 26 13 6 7 25 20 +5 45 4th – Group stage 2nd round – –
2012 Super League 26 7 7 12 27 38 −11 28 12th – Group stage Semi-finals – –
2013 Premier League 22 13 3 6 38 19 +19 42 4th – Group stage 2nd round – –
2014 Premier League 22 11 5 6 43 25 +18 38 4th – Semi-finals Quarter-finals – –
2015 Premier League 22 14 6 2 47 26 +21 48 1st – Runner-up 3rd round – –
2016 Super League 22 11 7 4 30 26 +4 37[lower-alpha 1] 3rd – Champions Semi-finals – –
2017 Super League 22 9 8 5 45 33 +12 35 4th Champions Runner-up Champions – –
2018 Super League 22 9 5 8 37 36 +1 32 6th Runner-up Group stage 3rd round – –
2019 Super League 22 9 7 6 37 29 +18 34 4th — Runner-up Champions – –
2020 Super League 11 7 1 3 20 13 7 22 2nd Runner-up — — ACL Cup Play-off round

Source:[3][4]

  1. Darulaman FC was found guilty of naming a suspended player to play against Pahang on 3 August 2016. The Football Association of Malaysia awarded three points to Pahang and deducted three points from Darulaman FC for the incident.

Honours

League

Cup

Youth

Double
Season Titles won
1993 Liga Semi-Pro Divisyen 1, Malaysia Cup
2017 Malaysian Charity Cup, Malaysia FA Cup

Treble
Season Titles won
2007 Malaysia Super League, Malaysia FA Cup, Malaysia Cup
2008 Malaysia Super League, Malaysia FA Cup, Malaysia Cup

Kedah Darulaman FC assistant coach Muhamad Radhi Mat Din said,[5]

To achieve the treble in two consecutive seasons will take another 100 years or more to come by! It takes a Herculean effort to achieve a double treble. The path to the pinnacle required a lot of sacrifices and commitment from the players, team management and the club.

Continental record

All results (home and away) list Darulaman FC's goal tally first.

Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate
1994–95 Asian Club Championship First round Ilhwa Chunma 1–5 3–5 4–10
2008 AFC Cup Group stage Home United 4–1 1–5 2nd
South China 3–0 3–1
Victory 1–0 1–1
Quarter-final Al-Muharraq 1–2 0–5 1–7
2009 AFC Cup Group stage Chonburi 0–1 1–3 2nd
Eastern 2–0 3–3
Hanoi ACB 7–0 1–3
Round of 16 Binh Duong 2–8
2020 AFC Champions League Preliminary Round 2 Tai Po 5–1
Play-off round FC Seoul 1–4

Performance in AFC competitions

Rivalries

Perlis Nothern Lions is the biggest rival for Kedah Darul Aman FC. Kedah Darul Aman FC fans consider their main rivalries to be with (in order) Penang FC, Perak FC and Sungai Ara fc. Matches against fellow northern region sides KSK Tambun Tulang F.C., Kuala Muda Naza F.C., Kedah United F.C., Sungai Ara F.C., PBAPP F.C., SDMS Kepala Batas F.C. and Perak YBU F.C. have only taken place intermittently, due to the clubs often being in separate divisions.

Derby

Northern Region Derby is the name given to football matches that involves Kedah Darul Aman FC and Perlis Nothern Lions. Both of them were located in the northern region of Malaysia. City Stadium or Perlis State Stadium and Darul Aman Stadium are packed by fans from Kedah Darul Aman FC and Perlis Nothern Lions during derby matches. The match usually creates a lively atmosphere, with numerous banners unfolded before the start of the game.

Friendships

Although Kedah Darul Aman FC's main rivals mostly are from the northern region of Malaysia, especially Perlis Nothern Lions, but there is also a strong supporter of friendship with Penang and there are good relations with the fans of Northern Lions F.C. and Perak Football Club. "This is Utara", which means "This is the northern region", is a slogan which shows their good friendships.

Players

Current squad
As of 29 November 2020
For recent transfers, see 2021 Kedah FA season § Transfers and contracts.

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  MAS Ilham Amirullah Razali
3 DF  MAS Rodney Celvin (on loan from Selangor)
6 MF  SIN Anumanthan Kumar
7 MF  MAS Baddrol Bakhtiar (captain)
8 MF  LBN Rabih Ataya (on loan from Ahed)
9 FW  LBR Kpah Sherman
10 FW  CIV Kipré Tchétché
11 FW  MAS Rozaimi Rahman
13 DF  MAS Fairuz Zakaria
14 MF  MAS Tam Sheang Tsung
15 DF  MAS Rizal Ghazali
16 MF  MAS Amirul Hisyam
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 DF  MAS Syazwan Tajudin
18 GK  MAS Ifwat Akmal
19 MF  MAS Aiman Afif
20 MF  MAS Fadzrul Danel
21 MF  MAS Fayadh Zulkifli
22 MF  MAS Syazwan Zainon
23 MF  MAS Faizat Ghazli
27 DF  MAS Ariff Farhan Isa
29 MF  MAS Farhan Roslan
30 DF  MAS Zulkhairi Zulkeply
36 DF  BRA Renan Alves
55 GK  MAS Shahril Saa'ri
77 FW  MAS Azamuddin Akil
98 DF  MAS Loqman Hakim

U21
As of 5 June 2020[6]
Name Nat. Position D.O.B
Goalkeepers
1 Muhammad Zulhazrizal Mohd Zuher GK 2002
22 Wan Mohd Syazmin Wan Mohd Ruzaimi GK 1999
26 Muhammad Faiq Syahmi Saiful Bahari GK 23/6/2000
Defenders
2 Abdul Hadi Hasbollah RB, RWB, RM 30/4/00
3 Mohd Fareez Amirul Fadzil LB 2000
4 Mohd Heshamudin Ahmad CB 15/2/99
5 Muhammad Farhan Roslie CB 2000
6 Muhammad Ikmal Hakim Murshariza LB, LWB 1999
13 Muhammad Aiman Mohd Zaidi RB, RWB 23/4/1999
24 Muhammad Hafizul Mohd Razi CB 2000
25 Muhammad Iqbal Azhar CB 2000
Midfielders
8 Muhammad Ezmie Naim Eddy Effendy CM 1999
9 Muhd Kamil Akmal Abdul Halim DM, CM 1999
11 Muhammad Atiqullah Halim LW, LM 2000
12 Muhammad Zhafir Mohd Yusoff LW, LM 30/4/99
15 Wan Muhd Uwais Qorni Wan Khairul Asri RW, RM 2000
19 Muhammad Shahril Aiman Morad CM 2000
20 Ammar Akhmal Alias AM, CM 10/1/99
21 Muhammad Akid Aiman Rosidi CM 2001
23 Muhammad Daniel Suhazri Sazali AM, CM 2000
28 Mohd Ainul Hakim Nordin RW, RM 2000
29 Muhamad Syabani Mohd Saberi AM, CM 2000
Forwards
7 Muhammad Fikhri Zulkiflee ST, RW 22/1/99
10 Muhamad Amirul Azman ST 1999
10 Mohamad Hasri Firzan Mohd Sukeri ST 2000
16 Muhammad Amirul Akmal Safarinizam ST 2000
17 Mohd Afeeq Iqmal Rosli ST 1999
18 Mohd Yazman Hafiz Mohd Sohimi ST 1999

U19
As of 5 June 2020[7]
Name Nat. Position D.O.B
Goalkeepers
1 Muhammad Ashriq Izzat Mazlan GK 2002
24 Najmi Md Hassan GK 2002
26 Aliman Wahiey Muhammad Amir GK 2001
Defenders
2 Muhammad Ibrahim Adham Mohd Rosli RB, RWB 2002
4 Aznil Asyraaf Azhar CB 2002
5 Mohamad Zaide Mohd Zain LB, LWB 2002
6 Muhammad Azim Anuar CB 2002
12 Muhammad Nabil Ahmad Nizam RB, RWB 2002
13 Muhamad Aiman Farhan Muhamad Fauzi CB 2001
15 MAS}} CB, DM 2002
25 Muhammad Amsyar Ahmad Apendi RB, LB 2002
29 Mohamad Diniy Danial Mohd Effendi CB 2002
30 Muhammad Taqber Mukmin Satin CB 2002
Midfielders
3 Norasyraf Aiman Norlizam CM 2002
7 Muhammad Ad'dha Nazman RW, RM 2001
8 Ahmad Irfan Mohd Noor CM 2002
11 Muhammad Izdyhar Ehsan Mohd Tajudin LW, LM 2002
17 Mohammad Shazwan Salahuddin DM, CM 2001
18 Muhammad Adib Daniel Amiruddin RW, RM 2001
21 Muhammad Hafiz Izzudin Azhar LW, LM 2001
22 Mohammad Zharmien Ashraf Ismail LW, LM 2002
27 Muhammad Amir Mohd Shukri CM 2001
Forwards
9 Muhammad Irwan Shah Samichan ST 2002
10 Muhammad Syafiq Aiman Mohd Azham ST 2001
14 Muhammad Aiman Syakir Mohd Zulkifli ST 2002
20 Mohd Idrzuwan Mohd Daud ST 2001
28 Aiman Nulhakim Mohd Zaini ST 2001

Coaches
Year Coach
1985–1989 Ahmad Shafie (1st)
1990 Milous Kvacek
1991 Ahmad Shafie (2nd)
1992–1995 Robert Alberts
1996–1997 Mosthakeen Omar
1998 Fisol Abdul Razak
1999 Azman Hj Eusoff
2000 Ahmad Shafie (3rd)
2001–2003 Jørgen E. Larsen
2004 Mirandinha
2004–2009 Azraai Khor Abdullah
2009–2011 Ahmad Yusof
2011–2012 Wan Jamak Wan Hassan
2012–2013 Marijo Tot
2013–2014 Dave Mitchell
2014–2017 Tan Cheng Hoe
2017 Nidzam Adzha (1st)
January 2018–April 2018 Ramón Marcote Pequeño
April 2018–August 2018 Nidzam Adzha (2nd)
August 2018–October 2018 Azzmi Aziz
October 2018– Aidil Sharin

Club officials

Senior officials
Position Name
President Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor
Deputy President Abdul Rahman Abdullah
Vice-President I Khamal Idris Ali
Vice-President II Mohd Yusuri Yusof
Vice-President III Muhamad Radhi Mat Din
Honorary Secretary
Executive Secretary Shahrul Samsudin
Hononary Treasurer Ruzaini Radzi

Team officials
Position Name
General Manager Al-Naliq Hasmi Abu Hassan
Assistant Manager Shafarizam Baderon
Media Officer Tajul Arifin Kamal Baharin
Security Officer Yusnaidi
Head Coach Aidil Sharin Sahak
Assistant Head Coach Victor Andrag
Assistant Coach Irwan Fadzli Idrus
GK Coach Khairul Azman Mohamed
Fitness Coach Azmi Ibrahim
Team Analyst Anwar Azahari
Team Doctor Jasminder Singh Kulwant Singh
Physio Muhammad Nur'Illya Samsuddin
Masseur Abdul Hadi Abdul Hamid
Masseur Mohd Hazwan Fikri Abdul Halim
Medical Officer Mohd Shahrizal Mohd Nadzir
U21 General Manager Mohd Farouk Ismail
U21 Asst. Manager Amirul Nidzam Mahdzir
U21 Head Coach Mohd Fauzi Nan
U21 Asst. Coach Shariman Che Omar
U21 GK Coach Ragesh Subramaniam
U21 Fitness Coach Irwan Fadzli Idrus
U21 Physio Mohd Amirul Ehsan Mohd Mahrim
U21 Masseur Muhd Hasif Ismajamshir
U21 Masseur Mohd Khairul Ajmal Abdul Wahab
U19 General Manager Koet King Heyong
U19 Head Coach Mohd Ridzuan Abdul Rahman
U19 Asst. Coach Mohd Rizal Johari
U19 GK Coach Mohd Farid Baharum
U19 Fitness Coach Ishak Ahmad@Lah
U19 Head Physio Muhd Naim Shauqie Rusman
U19 Physio Nik Mohd Nor Azam Nik Aziz
Kitman Taufiq Ahmad Mahar
Haikal Tat

References
  1. The Asian Football Stadiums at Fussballtempel.net
  2. Sejarah Bola Sepak Kedah (in Malay)
  3. "Summary - Super League - Malaysia - Results, fixtures, tables and news". Soccerway. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
  4. "Malaysia 2016". Rsssf.com. 10 August 2017. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
  5. Noh, Dasheer (26 August 2008). "Radhi: Difficult to win double treble again". The Star. Archived from the original on 12 February 2009. Retrieved 2 April 2010.
  6. "Kedah U21". FAM. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
  7. "Kedah U19". FAM. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
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