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Deutsch2017 Kedah FA season
The 2017 season was Kedah FA's 9th season in the Malaysia Super League since its inception in 2004. They will also eligible to compete in FA Cup and Malaysia Cup.
| 2017 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | Dato' Seri DiRaja Ahmad Bashah Md Hanipah | |||
| Manager | Dato' Jeffrey Low Han Chow | |||
| Head Coach | Tan Cheng Hoe (until 29 April 2017)[1] Muhammad Nidzam Adzha (from 22 May 2017)[2] | |||
| Stadium | Darul Aman Stadium (Capacity: 25,000) | |||
| Super League | 4th | |||
| Charity Shield | Winners | |||
| FA Cup | Winners | |||
| Malaysia Cup | Runners-up | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Ken Ilsø (15) All: Ken Ilsø (25) | |||
| Highest home attendance | 25,000 vs Sarawak, 27 January 2017 vs Penang, 25 February 2017 vs Melaka United, 4 March 2017 | |||
| Lowest home attendance | 3,000 vs Johor Darul Ta'zim, 28 October 2017 | |||
| Average home league attendance | 14,693 | |||
| Biggest win | 6–1 vs PKNP (H), 1 April 2017 | |||
| Biggest defeat | 5–0 vs T–Team (A), 15 April 2017 | |||
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| All statistics correct as of 28 October 2017. | ||||
Season overview
[edit]Pre-season
[edit]On 24 November 2016, Azmeer Yusof through his personal Facebook account have confirmed will be with Kuala Lumpur for the 2017 season although Kedah offered him a new contract for another season.[3]
On 28 November 2016, the contract of Liridon Krasniqi was renewed for another two years and is set to expire in the end of 2018 season.[4]
On 1 December 2016, Mohd Fitri Omar[5] was signed from Penang FA and Muhammad Akram Mahinan[6] was signed from Johor Darul Ta'zim Both signed one-year deals with the club.
On 14 December 2016, Fakri Saarani re-joined the club for another season after the end of loan from Felda United.[7]
January
[edit]On 3 January 2017, Ken Ilsø[8] was signed from Home United for a one-year deal with Kedah
On 13 January 2017, Zachary Michael Anderson[9] was announced the last foreign players signed with Kedah
On 20 January 2017, Kedah started the season with a 1–1 draw at Johor Darul Ta'zim with a goal from Baddrol Bakhtiar and winning the Charity Shield for the third time on penalty shootout. Their last Charity Shield victory was in 1991 and 1994.
On 27 January 2017, at their home debut of the season, Baddrol, Sandro and Syazwan gave Kedah a narrow 3–2 victory against Sarawak.
February
[edit]On 4 February 2017, Kedah drew 1–1 at FELDA United with a 1st goal of the season from Ken Ilsø.
On 11 February 2017, Kedah wrested the Super League top spot away from Pahang, after they defeated the Elephants 4–1 at the Darul Aman Stadium on Saturday. Their goals were scored by Baddrol and Farhan, as well as Ken Ilsø's double.[10]
On 14 February 2017, Kedah ease through to 3rd round of FA Cup, defeating Kuala Lumpur 4–2 with a two-goal from Farhan, a goal from Liridon and an own goal.
On 18 February 2017, Baddrol penalty kick gave Kedah the late 0–1 win at Kelantan.
On 25 February 2017, Kedah defeated Penang 3–1 in the first Northern derby, with a goal from Fitri, Syafiq and Liridon.
March
[edit]On 1 March 2017, Kedah drew at Selangor 1–1 with a free kick goal from Sandro.
On 4 March 2017, two goals from Ken Ilsø and Sandro secured Kedah a 4–0 win over Melaka United.
On 11 March 2017, Kedah defeated Perak TBG 2–0 in the round of 16 match in the FA Cup, with a goals from Anderson and Ken Ilsø. Kedah moved to the next round.
April
[edit]On 1 April 2017, the FA Cup got underway with a 6–1 win over PKNP, Kedah gave PKNP no chance in the first leg FA Cup quarter-final match, with doubles from Ken Ilsø, a free-kick from Fitri, a penalty from Liridon, a wonder strike from Syafiq and another own goal.
On 8 April 2017, a goal from Anderson was not enough in a 1–1 draw against PKNS.
On 15 April 2017, Kedah lost their first game in this years league campaign at T–Team 5–0. The biggest defeat for this season so far.
On 21 April 2017, Kedah lost their second straight game with a 1–0 loss at PKNP in the second leg of the FA Cup quarter-final, but still made it through to the semi-final with (6–2 win on aggregate).
On 26 April 2017, a wonderful direct free kick goal from Baddrol gave Kedah a 1–1 draw against Perak TBG.[11]
On 30 April 2017, youngster Farhan emerged Kedah's hero in their first leg FA Cup semi-final match against Terengganu, when he scored the only goal of the match. Kedah won 1–0[12]
May
[edit]On 9 May 2017, Kedah drew 4–4 at PKNS, with two goals from Syafiq, a goal from Ken Ilsø and penalty from Sandro.[13]
On 13 May 2017, Kedah are through to their third cup final match in three years, after they defeated Terengganu 3–0 in their second leg FA Cup semi-final match, to take the tie 4–0 on aggregate. All three imports scored the goals Liridon, Ken Ilsø and Sandro.[14]
On 20 May 2017, Kedah won the 2017 Malaysia FA Cup, defeating Pahang 3–2 with a two-goal from Baddrol and a goal from Ken Ilsø.[15]
On 24 May 2017, Ken Ilsø scored his first hat-trick to help Kedah get a 3–0 home win against T–Team.
July
[edit]On 1 July 2017, Kedah suffered their first home defeat of the season in a thrilling 2–3 loss to Perak TBG. Sandro and Liridon notched the goals for the Red Eagles but they couldn't find enough overturn the result.[16]
On 4 July 2017, 2016 Malaysia Cup champions Kedah recovered from their weekend defeat in the Super League to record a 2–0 win over Melaka United at the Darul Aman Stadium. Sandro gave Kedah the lead in the 29th minute through his volley from outside the Mousedeers' penalty box, and Baddrol doubled their lead in the 64th minute.[17]
On 7 July 2017, Defending champions Kedah maintained their 100% record in the cup, when they trashed UiTM FC 5–0. In the match which was held at the UiTM Stadium, Syafiq opened the scoring as early as the third minute, before Liridon (44'), Ken Ilsø (80'), Sandro (90') and a Faiz Bandong own goal (90+3') compounded the university boys' misery.[18]
On 11 July 2017, Kedah edged Melaka United – coming back twice to not only draw level but to eventually win the game 4–2. It was 2–2 at half time after Marco Simic scored twice but found his side pegged back each time by Baddrol. Akram scored a rare goal to put Kedah ahead before and injury time goal by Asri Mardzuki seal an important victory for Nidzam Adzha's boys. The Red Eagles are now the closest challenger to Johor Darul Ta'zim, sitting on nine points behind the league leaders.[19]
On 15 July 2017, Second-placed Kedah were held to a 1–1 draw at home by Selangor, thanks to some amazing goalkeeping by the Red Giants' Norazlan Razali. Ken Ilsø scored a goal for Kedah.[20]
On 18 July 2017, Morgaro Gomis and Abou Bakr Al-Mel were the toast of the Kelantan after they defeated Kedah 3–1 at Sultan Muhammad IV Stadium in Kota Bharu. Liridon late penalty goal was nothing more than a consolation for the away side.[21]
On 22 July 2017, Second-placed Kedah returned to winning ways, cruising to a comfortable 2–0 win over bottom-placed Penang in the Northern Derby at the State Stadium. The goals were scored by Ken Ilsø (62') and Baddrol (74').[22]
On 26 July 2017, Kedah avenged their 3–1 Malaysia Cup group stage defeat to Kelantan last week, when they hammered the Red Warriors 5–0 at home. They needed only eight minutes to open the scoring, a goal by Syazwan Zainon, but had to wait until the 48th minute for their second through Danish poacher Ken Ilsø, who found the back net once again 12 minutes later. Sandro too scored a brace, in the 71st and 87th minute.[23]
On 29 July 2017, Melaka United went down to their second defeat in the group stage after they shipped six goal to Kedah in a 2–6 loss. Fakri, Sandro (2), Akram and Ken Ilsø all scored for Kedah while Azinee Taib and Fauzi Roslan scored for the home side. However, Akhyar Rashid will grab all the headlines after he notched his first ever goal for Kedah in the rout. The nippy forward is continuing his progress after an encouraging period with the Malaysia national under-22 side.[24]
August
[edit]On 1 August 2017, Kedah recording a slim 1–0 win over UiTM FC in Alor Setar. The only goal of the match was scored by Danish forward Ken Ilsø, who pounced on a deflection to score in the 25th minute.[25]
On 5 August 2017, Kedah lost their second away game with a 2–1 loss against Pahang in Super League, despite an equalizer by Syafiq.
September
[edit]On 9 September 2017, Kedah took the match against Kelantan seriously to triumphed 2–0 at Darul Aman Stadium. Ken Ilsø continuing his fine form with another goal to add to an earlier strike from Sandro as The Red Eagles won the group with consummate ease.[26]
On 15 September 2017, Kedah recorded a 3–2 win over 2015 champions and 2016 runners up Selangor in their first leg Malaysia Cup quarter-final match at the Selayang Stadium. Ken Ilsø put two goals ahead within the first 15 minutes, but Selangor forward Rufino pulled one back for the hosts after the start of the second half. Syazwan Zainon restored Kedah's two-goal lead, but Rufino doubled his tally just a minute later to give the Red Giants a slim chance of overturning the tie in the second leg.[27]
Kit
[edit]Supplier: AL Sports[28] / Sponsor: Bina Darulaman Berhad, Perbadanan Kemajuan Negeri Kedah (Kedah State Development Corporation), Syarikat Air Darul Aman (SADA), Cosmic Express[29]
          Home |    Away |  Third |   Goalkeeper 1 | Goalkeeper 2 | Goalkeeper 3 |
Players
[edit]Squad information
[edit]| N | P | Nat. | POB | Name | Date of birth | Age | Since | Ends | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK |  |  | Abdul Hadi Abdul Hamid | 25 February 1987 | 30 | 2006 | ||
| 2 | DF | | | Mohamad Syawal Nordin (vice-captain) | 25 March 1993 | 24 | 2015 | ||
| 3 | DF | |  | Mohd Fitri Omar | 25 June 1985 | 32 | 2017 | [5] | |
| 4 | DF |  |  | Zachary Michael Anderson | 30 April 1991 | 26 | 2017 | 2017 | [9] |
| 5 | DF | | | Osman Mohd Yusof | 17 May 1994 | 23 | 2016 | ||
| 7 | MF | | | Baddrol Bakhtiar (vice-captain) | 1 February 1988 | 29 | 2006 | ||
| 8 | MF |  | | Liridon Krasniqi | 1 January 1992 | 25 | 2015 | 2018 | [4] |
| 9 | FW |  | | Ken Ilsø Larsen | 12 February 1986 | 31 | 2017 | [8] | |
| 10 | MF |  |  | Sandro da Silva Mendonça (vice-captain) | 1 October 1983 | 34 | 2015 | 2017 | |
| — | DF | | | Mohamad Raphi Azizan Mariappen | 28 January 1996 | 21 | 2015 | 2017 | [30] |
| 12 | MF | | | Muhammad Akram Mahinan | 19 January 1993 | 24 | 2017 | [6] | |
| 13 | DF | | | Khairul Helmi Johari (captain) | 31 March 1988 | 29 | 2006 | ||
| 14 | FW | |  | Ahmad Fakri Saarani | 8 July 1989 | 28 | 2016 | 2017 | |
| 15 | DF | | | Mohamad Rizal Ghazali | 1 October 1992 | 25 | 2014 | ||
| 16 | MF | | | Mohamad Amirul Hisyam Awang Kechik | 5 May 1995 | 22 | 2016 | ||
| 17 | MF | | | Mohd Syazwan Tajuddin | 7 January 1994 | 23 | 2014 | ||
| 18 | MF | | | Abdul Halim Saari | 14 November 1994 | 23 | 2016 | [31] | |
| 19 | MF | | | Muhammad Farhan Roslan | 3 December 1996 | 21 | 2014 | 2017 | |
| 20 | FW | |  | Muhammad Syafiq Ahmad | 28 June 1995 | 22 | 2013 | ||
| 21 | GK | | | Mohamad Farhan Abu Bakar | 14 February 1993 | 24 | 2016 | ||
| 22 | MF | |  | Mohamad Syazwan Zainon | 13 November 1989 | 28 | 2014 | ||
| 23 | MF | | | Mohamad Hanif Mat Dzahir | 15 January 1994 | 23 | 2014 | ||
| 24 | DF | | | Mohamad Asri Mardzuki | 12 May 1994 | 23 | 2016 | [32] | |
| 25 | GK | | | Mohd Ifwat Akmal Che Kassim | 10 August 1996 | 21 | 2016 | ||
| 26 | FW | | | Syazuan Hazani | 27 June 1994 | 23 | 2016 | ||
| 27 | DF | | | Muhammad Ariff Farhan Md Isa | 14 July 1996 | 21 | 2016 | ||
| 33 | MF | | | Muhammad Akhyar Abdul Rashid | 1 May 1999 | 18 | 2017 | ||
| 34 | FW | | | Muhammad Danial Ismail | 5 February 1997 | 20 | 2017 |
Last update: 9 September 2017
Source: Facebook Kedah FA
Ordered by squad number.
Transfers
[edit]In
[edit]| N | P | Nat. | Name | Age | Moving from | Type | Transfer window | Ends | Transfer fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | GK | | Ifwat Akmal | 20 | Kedah U21 | Promotion | Pre-season | ||
| 3 | DF | | Fitri Omar | 31 | Penang | Transfer | Pre-season | 2017 | |
| 12 | MF | | Akram Mahinan | 23 | Johor Darul Ta'zim | Transfer | Pre-season | 2017 | |
| 14 | FW | | Fakri Saarani | 27 | Felda United | End of loan | Pre-season | 2017 | |
| 9 | FW | | Ken Ilsø | 30 |  Home United | Transfer | Pre-season | 2017 | |
| 4 | DF | | Zac Anderson | 25 |  Emirates Club | Transfer | Pre-season | ||
| 33 | MF | | Akhyar Rashid | 17 | Kedah U21 | Loan | |||
| 31 | GK | | Asri Muhammad | 18 | Kedah U21 | Loan | |||
| 32 | DF | | Loqman Hakim | 19 | Kedah U21 | Loan | |||
| 34 | FW | | Akmal Azmi | 19 | Kedah U21 | Loan | |||
| 35 | MF | | Hidhir Idris | 20 | Kedah U21 | Loan | |||
| 36 | FW | | Aminuddin Abu Bakar | 19 | Kedah U21 | Loan |
Out
[edit]| N | P | Nat. | Name | Age | Moving to | Type | Transfer window | Transfer fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | DF | | Mohd Sabre Mat Abu[33] | 29 | PKNS | End of contract | Pre-season | |
| 4 | DF |  | Bang Seung-hwan | 33 |  Royal Thai Navy | End of contract | Pre-season | |
| 6 | DF | | Shafizan Hashim | 34 | End of contract | Pre-season | ||
| 9 | FW | | Thiago Augusto Fernandes | 26 | FELDA United | End of loan | Pre-season | |
| 12 | MF | | Amar Rohidan | 29 | End of contract | Pre-season | ||
| 14 | FW |  | Shane Smeltz | 35 | Wellington Phoenix | End of contract | Pre-season | |
| 21 | GK | | Mohamad Syazwan Abdullah | 20 | Melaka United | End of contract | Pre-season | |
| 24 | DF | | Mohamad Alif Fadhil Ismail | 24 | End of contract | Pre-season | ||
| 25 | DF | | Azmeer Yusof[3] | 26 | Kuala Lumpur | End of contract | Pre-season | |
| 26 | MF | | Shazuan Ashraf Mathews | 24 | FELCRA | End of contract | Pre-season | |
| 11 | DF | | Mohamad Raphi Azizan Mariappen[30] | 21 | Petaling Jaya Rangers | Transfer | Mid-season |
Technical staff
[edit]| Position | Staff |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Tan Cheng Hoe (until 29 April 2017)[1] Muhammad Nidzam Adzha (from 22 May 2017)[2] |
| Assistant coach | Muhammad Nidzam Adzha (until 22 May 2017) Azzmi Ab. Aziz (from 11 June 2017)[34] |
| Fitness coach | Stefano Impagliazzo[35] |
| Goalkeeping coach | Faozi Mukhlas |
| Physiotherapist | Muhammad Nur'illya Samsudin |
| Medical officer | Mohd Syahrizal Nadzer |
| Kitman | Abdul Razak Md Desa Mohd Nasir Othman |
Last updated: 25 July 2017
Source: Kedah FA Technical Staff
Friendly matches
[edit]Pre-season
[edit]Win Draw Loss
| 13 December 2016 Friendly | Kedah | 2–1 |  PKNP | Alor Setar, Kedah, Malaysia |
| 20:45 UTC+08:00 | Farhan Roslan  45'Akram 90' (pen.) | Brandon M Mcolonald 15' | Stadium: Darul Aman Stadium Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Mohd Munir Mohd Azam Assistant referees: Mohd Sharil Abu Seman Nasyafit Zulkefli Fourth official: Asrul Zairi Abd Hamid |
| 20 December 2016 Friendly | Kedah | 2–1 | Perlis | Alor Setar, Kedah, Malaysia |
| 20:45 UTC+08:00 | Amirul Hisyam 38' Fakri Saarani 78' | Saiful Bashir 35' | Stadium: Darul Aman Stadium |
| 30 December 2016 Friendly | Perlis | 1–4 | Kedah | Kangar, Perlis, Malaysia |
| 20:45 UTC+08:00 | Alafi Mahmud 40' | Fakri Saarani 19', 43' Baddrol Bakhtiar 60'Halim Saari 78' | Stadium: Tuanku Syed Putra Stadium |
| 3 January 2017 Friendly | Kedah | 4–1 | PDRM | Alor Setar, Kedah, Malaysia |
| 20:45 UTC+08:00 | Baddrol Bakhtiar 52', 59' Fakri Saarani 69', 70' | Konaté 28' | Stadium: Darul Aman Stadium Attendance: 7,000 |
| 7 January 2017 Friendly | PKNS | 0–0 | Kedah | Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia |
| 20:45 UTC+08:00 | Stadium: Kompleks Sukan PKNS Attendance: 3,000 |
| 9 January 2017 Friendly | Terengganu  | 1–1 | Kedah | Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia |
| 17:00 UTC+08:00 | Abdul Latiff Suhaimi 37' | Sandro 90' (pen.) | Stadium: UKM Bangi Stadium |
| 11 January 2017 Friendly | FELCRA  | 0–2 | Kedah | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| 20:45 UTC+08:00 | Syafiq Ahmad 29' Ken Ilsø 90' | Stadium: University of Malaya Referee: Md Firdaus Assistant referees: Kamarul Redza Noor Azril Fourth official: Naziran |
Current season
[edit]| 23 January 2017 International Friendly | Hebei CF  | 4–2 | Kedah | Shah Alam |
| 17:00 UTC+08:00 | Ding Haifeng 29' Wang Yang 45'Xu Tianyuan 59'Zhu Haiwei 68' | Liridon 57' (pen.) Syazuan Hazani 80' | Stadium: Shah Alam Stadium Attendance: 0 |
| 25 March 2017 Friendly | Kedah | 1–0 | Perlis | Alor Setar |
| 21:00 UTC+08:00 | Liridon 11' (pen.) Fitri  17' | Stadium: Darul Aman Stadium Referee: Mohd Izzat Izani Ali Assistant referees: Mohd Sharil Abu Seman Asrul Zairi Abd Hamid Fourth official: K. Surinter |
| 14 June 2017 Friendly | Kedah | 4–0 | Kedah U19 | Alor Setar |
| 22:00 UTC+08:00 | Syazuan Sandro Akhyar | Stadium: Peremba |
| 17 June 2017 Friendly | Kedah | 3–3 | Perlis | Sintok |
| 22:00 UTC+08:00 | Sandro 25', 65' Nasharizam 50' (o.g.) | Ndumba Makeche 15' Fikri 70'Brandon Adams 75' | Stadium: Universiti Utara Malaysia Attendance: 1,000 |
| 23 June 2017 Friendly | Kedah | 4–3 | Kedah U21 | Alor Setar |
| 22:00 UTC+08:00 | Ken Ilsø 20' Akhyar 23'Sandro 25'Liridon 68' | Khairuddin 10', 37' Firdaus 88' | Stadium: Peremba |
Competitions
[edit]Overall
[edit]| Competition | Started round | Current position / round | Final position / round | First match | Last match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charity Shield | Final | — | Winners | 20 January 2017 | |
| Super League | Matchday 1 | 4th / Matchday 19 | 4th | 20 January 2017 | 28 October 2017 |
| FA Cup | Round of 32 | — | Winners | 14 February 2017 | 20 May 2017 |
| Malaysia Cup | Group stage | 1st / Group stage | Runners-up | 4 July 2017 | 4 November 2017 |
Updated to match played 4 November 2017
Source: Competitions
Overview
[edit]| Competition | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |
| Super League | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 45 | 33 | +12 | 40.91 |
| FA Cup | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 6 | +13 | 85.71 |
| Malaysia Cup | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 10 | +14 | 72.73 |
| Total | 40 | 23 | 9 | 8 | 88 | 49 | +39 | 57.50 |
Last updated: 4 November 2017
Source: Competitions
Super League
[edit]The league kick-off on 20 January and ends on 21 October 2017.[36]
League table
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Pahang[a] | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 44 | 26 | +18 | 40 | |
| 3 | Felda United[b] (R) | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 40 | 26 | +14 | 39 | Relegation to Premier League |
| 4 | Kedah[c] | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 45 | 33 | +12 | 35 | |
| 5 | Perak | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 30 | 31 | −1 | 34 | |
| 6 | Selangor | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 32 | 28 | +4 | 33 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ Pahang withdraw from AFC competition.
- ^ Felda United were relegated because they failed to renew their licence[37]
- ^ Kedah as 2017 Malaysia FA Cup winners not eligible for AFC competition spots as they failed granted AFC club license.
Results summary
[edit]| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 45 | 33 | +12 | 35 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 12 | +15 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 21 | −3 |
Last updated: 28 October 2017.
Source: Super League fixtures and results
Results by round
[edit]A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Fixtures and results
[edit]Win Draw Loss Postponed
First leg
[edit]| 20 January 2017 1 (#1) / Charity Shield | Johor Darul Ta'zim  | 1–1 (4–5 p) | Kedah | Johor Bahru |
| 21:00 UTC+08:00 | Brian 26' S. Kunanlan 28'  45+3'Safiq 41' (pen.)Hazwan Bakri  43'J. Barrales  43'Azammuddin 46'Azrif Nasrulhaq 46'Aidil 52'Fadhli Shas 52'M. António 65'Safiq 68' | Report | Asri 10' 64' Sandro 45+3' 65'Baddrol 63'Fitri 64'Farhan 65'Syawal 73'Khairul Helmi 73'Akram 80' | Stadium: Tan Sri Dato Haji Hassan Yunos Stadium Attendance: 24,157 Referee: Suhaimi Mat Hassan Assistant referees: Muhd Mu'azi Zainal Abidin Mohd Zairul Khalil Tan Fourth official: Mohd Zohri Tajudin Goal-line assistants: Suresh Jayaraman Ismail Asib Md Amin . Man of the Match: Baddrol |
| Penalties | ||||
J. Barrales  M. António G. Cabrera Brian  Safiq | Farhan Akram Ken Ilsø Baddrol Liridon | |||
| 27 January 2017 2 (#7) | Kedah | 3–2 |  Sarawak | Alor Setar |
| 21:00 UTC+08:00 | Baddrol 22' Asri 41'Farhan 46'Ifwat 46'Rizal 59'Fakri 62'Syazwan 62' 72'Sandro 71'Akram 79'Amirul 79' | Report | Hartmann 10' Tommy 26' 45' 63'Izray Iffarul 63'Shreen 82'Kamaruddin Bohan 82' | Stadium: Darul Aman Stadium Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Nagor Amir Noor Mohamed Assistant referees: Fazrul Izwan Mohd Zin Ahmad Azuan Mohd Rashdi Fourth official: Mohd Izzat Izaini Ali |
| 4 February 2017 3 (#13) | FELDA United | 1–1 | Kedah | Jengka |
| 21:00 UTC+08:00 | Cellerino 35' Norshahrul 42'Hadin 58' 71'Wan Amirul 66'Aiman 66'Ridzuan 71'Fazrul 82'Mootaz 90+3'Fazly 90+3' | Report | Ken Ilsø 16' 24' Fitri 44'Akram 45+1'Fakri 68'Syazwan 68'Sandro 90+4'Amirul 90+4' | Stadium: Tun Abdul Razak Stadium Attendance: 6,211 Referee: Fitri Maskon Assistant referees: Mohd Yusri Muhamad Nojey Naking Fourth official: Mat Zan Abd Wahab |
| 11 February 2017 4 (#19) | Kedah | 4–1 |  Pahang | Alor Setar |
| 21:00 UTC+08:00 | Rizal 44' Baddrol 45+1' 79'Akram 49'Amirul 49'Syazwan 60'Farhan 60' 75'Ken Ilsø 67', 90+2'Fakri 79'Khairul Helmi 88' | Report | Sumareh 6' Zaharulnizam 71'Ashari 71'Insa 85'Azam 85'Matheus 89' | Stadium: Darul Aman Stadium Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Muhd Nazmi Nasaruddin Assistant referees: Azmi Khalid Muhamad Farhan Abd Aziz Fourth official: Mohd Zaidi Zakariya Man of the Match: Ken Ilsø |
| 18 February 2017 5 (#26) | Kelantan | 0–1 | Kedah | Kota Bharu |
| 21:00 UTC+08:00 | Celin 12' Danial 12' 84'Daudsu 54'Hattaphon 54'Nor Farhan 73'Zamani 73' | Report | Farhan 18' Halim 18'Akram 37'Amirul 71'Syafiq 71'Baddrol 82' (pen.)Fakri 86'Hanif 86' | Stadium: Sultan Mohammad IV Stadium Attendance: 20,853 Referee: Suhaimi Mat Hassan Assistant referees: Ismadi Ibrahim Azmi Khalid Fourth official: Mohd Hasrol Mohd Amir |
| 25 February 2017 6 (#31) | Kedah | 3–1 | Penang | Alor Setar |
| 21:00 UTC+08:00 | Fitri 21' 82' Anderson 33'Ken Ilsø 37'Halim 59'Asri 59'Fakri 68'Syafiq 68' 75'Hanif 82' 90'Liridon 86' | Report | Faiz Subri 19' Kumaahran 68'Redzuan 68'Faizat 78'Jafri Firdaus Chew 78'Syamer 84'Azrul 84' | Stadium: Darul Aman Stadium Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Nagor Amir Noor Mohamed Assistant referees: Nojey Anak Naking Abdul Harun Osman Fourth official: Mohd Zaidi Zakariya |
| 1 March 2017 7 (#38) | Selangor | 1–1 | Kedah | Selayang |
| 21:00 UTC+08:00 | Halim 58' Adam Nor 58'Rizal 59' 84'Nurshamil 84'Raimi 89'Fittri 89'Mineiro 90+5' | Report | Syafiq 45+2' 76' Fitri 46'Syazwan 46'Amirul 59'Sandro 59' 81'Hanif 76'Rizal 87'Akram 90+4' | Stadium: Selayang Stadium Attendance: 8,315 Referee: Mohd Zohri Tajudin Assistant referees: Muhd Zairul Khalil Tan Muhd Farhan Abdul Aziz Fourth official: Tuan Mohd Yaasin |
| 4 March 2017 8 (#44) | Kedah | 4–0 |  Melaka United | Alor Setar |
| 21:00 UTC+08:00 | Ken Ilsø 34', 90+3' Sandro 49', 79'Fitri 55'Halim 55'Syazwan 80'Akhyar 80'Liridon 82' 90+3'Hanif 82'Anderson 86' | Report | S. Agüero 23' Faizal 48'Isma Alif Mohd Salim 64'Fauzi 64'A. Khuzaimi 73'Syawal 73'Surendran 82'Jasmir 82'Azrin 90+4' | Stadium: Darul Aman Stadium Attendance: 25,000 Referee: S. Sitharajan Assistant referees: Mohd Shahreen Che Omar Suresh Basgaran Fourth official: Mohd Izzat Izaini Ali |
| 18 March 2017[38] 26 April 2017 9 (#49) | Perak TBG | 1–1 | Kedah | Ipoh |
| 21:00 UTC+08:00 | Hafiz 28' 61' Adha 74'Nazrin 74'Faton 79'Shahrul 79' 90+3'Hadi 90+1'Mirchev 90+1' | Report | Liridon 42' Baddrol 68' 71'Halim 70'Syafiq 70'Syazwan 75'Fakri 75'Sandro 82'Farhan 82' | Stadium: Perak Stadium Attendance: 3,753 Referee: Nagor Amir Noor Mohamed (Kuala Lumpur) Assistant referees: Mohd Shahreen Che Omar (Kuala Lumpur) Mohd Zairul Khalil Tan (Melaka) Fourth official: Mohd Azhar Ismail (Perak) |
| 8 April 2017 10 (#55) | Kedah | 1–1 | PKNS | Alor Setar |
| 21:00 UTC+08:00 | Liridon 6' Anderson 37'Farhan 56'Shafiq 56'Sandro 58'Ken Ilsø 87' | Report | K. Gurusamy 6' 90+1' Lucas Espíndola 29'P. Gunalan 30' 66'Patrick 39'Safee Sali 53'Mohd Azmi Muslim 66'Shahrul Azhar Ture 80'Abdul Ghani Rahman 80'Affize Faisal 90+1' | Stadium: Darul Aman Stadium Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Suhaimi Mat Hassan Assistant referees: Ismadi Ibrahim Fazrul Izwan Fourth official: Mohd Izzat Izaini Ali Man of the Match: Anderson |
| 15 April 2017 11 (#61) | T–Team | 5–0 | Kedah | Kuala Terengganu |
| 21:00 UTC+08:00 | Sharofetdinov 10' 68' M. Fakhrurazi Musa 31' 88'Hakim Hassan 37', 60', 64' 87'Samassa 45+5'Badrul 68'Fauzi 68'Azali Alias 88' | Report | Rizal  31'Sandro 46'Fakri 46'Syazwan 64'Asri 64'Baddrol 64'Farhan 64'Syafiq 77'Fitri 90+1' | Stadium: Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah Stadium Attendance: 1,144 Referee: Suresh Jayaraman Assistant referees: Muhamad Mu'azi Zainal Abidin Mohd Zulkifli Jusoh Fourth official: Hamdan Awang |
Second leg
[edit]| 26 April 2017[38] 24 May 2017 12 (#67) | Kedah | 3–0 | T–Team | Alor Setar |
| 21:00 UTC+08:00 | Ken Ilsø 12', 14', 45' Ifwat 59'Hadi 59'Rizal 67'Syazwan 67'Syafiq 67'Fakri 67' | Report | Abdullah Suleiman 46' Sharofetdinov 46'Badrul 54'Hakim Hassan 54'Fauzi 83'Ramzi Sufian 83'Amirzafran 90' | Stadium: Darul Aman Stadium Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Razlan Jeffri Ali Assistant referees: Mohd Khalid Md Aris Asmadi Noor Hasni Fourth official: Mohd Izzat Izaini Ali Man of the Match: Sandro |
| 6 May 2017[39] 9 May 2017 13 (#73) | PKNS | 4–4 | Kedah | Shah Alam |
| 21:00 UTC+08:00 | Patrick 13' Nizam Abu Bakar 34'Ramadhan 34'Gonzalo Soto 41'P. Gunalan 46'Mohd Azmi Muslim 46'Matías Jadue 60', 90+4' (pen.)Azreen 83'Khyril 84'Bobby Gonzales 84'Lucas Espíndola 89'Fauzan 90' | Report | Ken Ilsø 5' Syafiq 16', 23' 61'Baddrol 61'Hanif 61'Syazwan 61'Ifwat 69'Farhan 69'Syawal 81'Sandro 90+3' (pen.) | Stadium: Shah Alam Stadium Attendance: 4,290 Referee: Mohd Amirul Izwan Yaacob Assistant referees: Mohd Hariff Md Akhir Muhammad Zairul Khalil Tan Fourth official: Ahmad Tajudin Mohd Yusof |
| 1 July 2017 14 (#80) | Kedah | 2–3 | Perak TBG | Alor Setar |
| 21:00 UTC+08:00 | Akram 13' 55' Syazwan Tajuddin 30' (o.g.)Khairul Helmi 33'Amirul 33'Sandro 52' 59'Ariff Farhan 55'Fakri 81'Akhyar 81'Liridon 85' | Report | Leandro 8' Nasir 47' 50'Adha 50'Hafiz 66'Shahrul 66' 90'Gilmar 73'Yashir 87'Nazrin 90+3'Jasazrin 90+3' | Stadium: Darul Aman Stadium Attendance: 7,656 Referee: Suhaimi Mat Hassan Assistant referees: Nojey Naking Muhd Juhairi Idris Fourth official: Mohammad Izzat Izaini Ali Man of the Match: Sandro |
| 11 July 2017 15 (#85) | Melaka United | 2–4 | Kedah | Krubong |
| 21:00 UTC+08:00 | Simic 10', 31' Swirad 50'Jeon 67'Fandi 67'Norhakim 68'Faizal 78'Jasmir 78' | Report | Akram 9' 56' 67' Fitri 13'Baddrol 15', 41'Hanif 67'Syazwan 76'Asri 76' 90+4'Liridon 83'Syazwan Tajuddin 83' | Stadium: Hang Jebat Stadium Attendance: 7,048 Referee: Zulkarnain Zakaria Assistant referees: Muhammad Farhan Abdul Aziz Mohd Azha Khalid Fourth official: Mohd Ridzuan Rozali |