2021 Kuala Lumpur City F.C. season
2021 season | |||
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President | Annuar Musa | ||
CEO | Stanley Bernard | ||
Manager | Bojan Hodak | ||
Stadium | Kuala Lumpur Stadium | ||
Malaysia Super League | 6th | ||
Malaysia Cup | Winners | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Paulo Josué (10)[1] All: Romel Morales (15) | ||
Highest home attendance | 0 | ||
Lowest home attendance | 0 | ||
Average home league attendance | 0 | ||
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The 2021 season was Kuala Lumpur City's 43rd season in competitive season and the 1st season in the Malaysia Super League since being promoted from 2020 Malaysia Premier League.[2][3] This is club's first season after rebranded as Kuala Lumpur City Football Club.[4][5]
Management team
[edit]Position | Name |
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Head coach | Bojan Hodak |
Assistant head coach | Nenad Bacina |
Technical director | Nidzam Adzha |
Assistant coaches | Rosle Md Derus |
Mohamad Ramli | |
Goalkeeper coach | Guilherme Almeida |
Fitness coach | Afeeq Aqmal |
Physiotherapist | Khidir Abdelakrim Elfdl Ali |
Squad information
[edit]- As of match played 12 September 2021[6]
Appearances in all competitions.
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
No. | Player | Nationality | Position | Date of birth (age) | Signed from | Signed in | Apps. | Goals | ||
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Goalkeepers | ||||||||||
1 | Kevin Ray Mendoza | GK | 29 September 1994 | Vendsyssel FF | 2021 | 22 | 0 | |||
22 | Khatul Anuar | GK | 2 April 1997 | Youth team | 2017 | 4 | 0 | |||
26 | Azim Al-Amin | GK | Youth team | 2021 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Defenders | ||||||||||
2 | Wan Amirzafran | CB | 20 December 1994 | Terengganu | 2021 | 2 | 0 | |||
3 | Daniel Ting | LB | 1 December 1994 | Unattached | 2021 | 22 | 1 | |||
4 | Kamal Azizi | RB | 28 August 1993 | Terengganu | 2021 | 12 | 0 | |||
9 | Giancarlo Gallifuoco | CB | 12 January 1994 | Melbourne Victory | 2021 | 21 | 1 | |||
17 | Irfan Zakaria | CB / DM | 4 June 1995 | Kedah Darul Aman | 2021 | 112 | 2 | |||
24 | Nik Shahrul | CB / RB | 30 December 1990 | PKNS | 2020 | 26 | 0 | |||
25 | Anwar Ibrahim | RB | 10 June 1999 | Selangor II | 2021 | 1 | 0 | |||
Midfielders | ||||||||||
6 | Ryan Lambert | RM / CM | 21 September 1998 | Den Bosch | 2021 | 7 | 0 | |||
12 | Shukor Adan | DM / CB | 24 September 1979 | Melaka United | 2021 | 15 | 1 | |||
14 | Akram Mahinan | DM | 19 January 1993 | PKNS | 2020 | 30 | 0 | |||
21 | Kenny Pallraj | DM | 21 April 1993 | Perak | 2021 | 7 | 0 | |||
28 | Paulo Josué (captain)[7] | CM / AM | 13 March 1989 | Votuporanguense | 2017 | 107 | 37 | |||
Forwards | ||||||||||
7 | Romel Morales | AM / CF | 23 August 1997 | Melaka United | 2021 | 22 | 5 | |||
8 | Zhafri Yahya | LW | 25 September 1994 | Selangor | 2017 | 103 | 7 | |||
10 | Safee Sali (3rd-captain) | CF | 29 January 1984 | Petaling Jaya City | 2021 | 42 | 21 | |||
13 | Kyrian Nwabueze | CF | 11 December 1994 | Laçi | 2021 | 1 | 0 | |||
16 | Izreen Izwandy | LW / RW | 16 July 2000 | Youth system | 2020 | 16 | 2 | |||
19 | Partiban Janasekaran | RW | 28 November 1992 | Perak | 2021 | 9 | 0 | |||
20 | Alif Safwan | CF | 12 February 2000 | PKNP | 2020 | 3 | 0 | |||
23 | Indra Putra Mahayuddin (vice-captain) | LW / RW | 2 September 1981 | Kelantan | 2018 | 84 | 18 | |||
29 | Arif Shaqirin | AM | 13 March 2000 | Youth system | 2021 | 5 | 0 | |||
Also under contract | ||||||||||
77 | Julian Bechler | GK | 31 August 2001 | Johor Darul Ta'zim II | 2021 | 0 | 0 | |||
Players away on loan | ||||||||||
5 | Fauzan Fauzi | RB | 7 January 1995 | PDRM | 2020 | 7 | 0 | |||
15 | Azhar Apandi | CB | 16 May 1999 | Youth system | 2021 | 1 | 0 | |||
18 | Zamir Selamat | GK | 9 June 1989 | Penang | 2020 | 11 | 0 | |||
19 | Sean Giannelli | AM / CF | 31 October 1996 | Johor Darul Ta'zim II | 2020 | 6 | 0 | |||
21 | Azim Rahim | CF | 1 January 1997 | Felda United | 2020 | 13 | 2 | |||
Left during the season | ||||||||||
11 | Dominique Da Sylva | CF | 16 August 1989 | Terengganu | 2021 | 6 | 3 |
Transfers
[edit]1st leg
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2nd leg
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Competitions
[edit]Malaysia Super League
[edit]League table
[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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4 | Terengganu | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 33 | 20 | +13 | 38 | |
5 | Selangor | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 45 | 30 | +15 | 36 | |
6 | Kuala Lumpur City | 22 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 27 | 20 | +7 | 33[a] | Qualification for AFC Cup group stage |
7 | Petaling Jaya City | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 28 | −12 | 24 | |
8 | Melaka United | 22 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 25 | 31 | −6 | 21[b] |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
Notes:
Results by round
[edit]A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
[edit]Win Draw Loss Fixtures
6 March 2021 1 | Penang | 1–0 | Kuala Lumpur City | George Town |
21:00 UTC +8 |
| Report |
| Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Mohd Hasrol Mohd Amir |
10 March 2021 2 | Kuala Lumpur City | 1–0 | UiTM | Cheras |
21:00 UTC +8 |
| Report | Stadium: Kuala Lumpur Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Suhaizi Shukri |
13 March 2021 3 | Selangor | 1–1 | Kuala Lumpur City | Petaling Jaya |
21:00 UTC +8 |
| Report |
| Stadium: Petaling Jaya Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Nazmi Nasaruddin |
17 March 2021 4 | Kuala Lumpur City | 3–0 | Perak | Cheras |
21:00 UTC +8 |
| Report | Stadium: Kuala Lumpur Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Zamzaidi Katimin |
20 March 2021 5 | Melaka United | 2–1 | Kuala Lumpur City | Krubong |
21:00 UTC +8 | Report |
| Stadium: Hang Jebat Stadium Attendance: 16 Referee: Shahrizan Solihim |
3 April 2021 6 | Kuala Lumpur City | 0–0 | Sabah | Cheras |
21:00 UTC +8 | Report | Stadium: Kuala Lumpur Stadium Attendance: 1,109 Referee: Nafeez Wahab |
7 April 2021 7 | Petaling Jaya City | 2–2 | Kuala Lumpur City | Petaling Jaya |
21:00 UTC +8 |
| Report |
| Stadium: Petaling Jaya Stadium Attendance: 275 Referee: Mohd Amirul Izwan Yaacob |
10 April 2021 8 | Kuala Lumpur City | 2–1 | Sri Pahang | Cheras |
21:00 UTC +8 |
| Report |
| Stadium: Kuala Lumpur Stadium Attendance: 1,012 Referee: Fitri Maskon |
16 April 2021 9 | Terengganu | 1–0 | Kuala Lumpur City | Kuala Nerus |
22:00 UTC +8 | Report | Stadium: Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin Stadium Attendance: 2,918 Referee: Zamzaidi Katimin |
23 April 2021 10 | Kedah Darul Aman | 3–2 | Kuala Lumpur City | Alor Setar |
22:00 UTC +8 | Report |
| Stadium: Darul Aman Stadium Attendance: 1,252 Referee: S. Logeswaran |
30 April 2021 11 | Kuala Lumpur City | 1–1 | Johor Darul Ta'zim | Cheras |
22:00 UTC +8 | Report | Stadium: Kuala Lumpur Stadium Attendance: 1,400 Referee: Hamdan Awang |
4 May 2021 12 | Kuala Lumpur City | 3–1 | Penang | Cheras |
22:00 UTC +8 |
| Report | Stadium: Kuala Lumpur Stadium Attendance: 758 Referee: Zamzaidi Katimin |
13 May 2021 13 | UiTM | 1–1 | Kuala Lumpur City | Shah Alam |
22:00 UTC +8 | Report |
| Stadium: UiTM Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Shahrizan Solihim |
24 July 2021 14 | Kuala Lumpur City | 1–1 | Selangor | Cheras |
21:00 UTC +8 |
| Report | Stadium: Kuala Lumpur Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Fitri Maskon |
27 July 2021 15 | Perak | 0–0 | Kuala Lumpur City | Ipoh |
21:00 UTC +8 | Report |
| Stadium: Perak Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Suhaizi Shukri |
31 July 2021 16 | Kuala Lumpur City | 1–1 | Melaka United | Cheras |
21:00 UTC +8 | Report | Stadium: Kuala Lumpur Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Mohd Hasrol Mohd Amir |
4 August 2021 17 | Sabah | 1–1 | Kuala Lumpur City | Kota Kinabalu |
20:15 UTC +8 | Report |
| Stadium: Likas Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Tuan Mohd Yaasin Tuan Mohd Hanafiah |
7 August 2021 18 | Kuala Lumpur City | 1–0 | Petaling Jaya City | Cheras |
21:00 UTC +8 |
| Report |
| Stadium: Kuala Lumpur Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Mohd Fusser Mad Sallih |
20 August 2021 19 | Sri Pahang | 0–2 | Kuala Lumpur City | Kuantan |
21:00 UTC +8 | Report | Stadium: Darul Aman Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Muhammad Usaid Jamal |
29 August 2021 20 | Kuala Lumpur City | 1–0 | Terengganu | Cheras |
21:00 UTC +8 |
| Report | Stadium: Kuala Lumpur Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Muhammad Nazmi Nasaruddin |
4 September 2021 21 | Kuala Lumpur City | 2–1 | Kedah Darul Aman | Cheras |
21:00 UTC +8 | Report | Stadium: Kuala Lumpur Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Fitri Maskon |
12 September 2021 22 | Johor Darul Ta'zim | 2–1 | Kuala Lumpur City | Iskandar Puteri |
21:00 UTC +8 |
| Report | Stadium: Sultan Ibrahim Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Muhammad Nazmi Nasaruddin |
Malaysia Cup
[edit]Group stage
[edit]The draw for the group stage was held on 15 September 2021.[9]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | KUL | SUD | PAH | PEN | |
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1 | Kuala Lumpur City | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 14 | Quarter-finals | — | 4–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | |
2 | Sarawak United | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 10 | 2–2 | — | 1–0 | 1–2 | ||
3 | Sri Pahang | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 6 | 0–1 | 1–2 | — | 4–0 | ||
4 | Penang | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 15 | −11 | 4 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–5 | — |
26 September 2021 1 | Kuala Lumpur City | 3–1 | Sri Pahang | Cheras |
21:00 UTC +8 | Report |
| Stadium: Kuala Lumpur Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Abdul Rahman Wahab |
29 September 2021 2 | Penang | 1–1 | Kuala Lumpur City | George Town |
21:00 UTC +8 | Report | Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Mohd Hasrol Mohd Amir |
30 October 2021 3 | Kuala Lumpur City | 4–0 | Sarawak United | Cheras |
21:00 UTC +8 | Report |
| Stadium: Kuala Lumpur Stadium Attendance: 358 Referee: Mohamad Zamzaidi Katimin |
3 November 2021 4 | Sarawak United | 2–2 | Kuala Lumpur City | Shah Alam |
21:00 UTC +8 | Report | Stadium: UiTM Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Mohd Amirul Izwan Yaacob |
7 November 2021 5 | Kuala Lumpur City | 1–0 | Penang | Cheras |
21:00 UTC +8 | Report |
| Stadium: Kuala Lumpur Stadium Attendance: 415 Referee: Khirulazuan Kidam |
10 November 2021 6 | Sri Pahang | 0–1 | Kuala Lumpur City | Kuantan |
21:00 UTC +8 |
| Report |
| Stadium: Darul Makmur Stadium Attendance: 116 Referee: Tuan Mohd Yaasin Tuan Mohd Hanafiah |
Knockout stage
[edit]Quarter-finals
[edit]14 November 2021 First leg | Selangor | 0–2 | Kuala Lumpur City | Petaling Jaya |
21:00 UTC +8 |
| Report |
| Stadium: MBPJ Stadium Attendance: 3,146 Referee: Mohd Nafeez Abd Wahab |
18 November 2021 Second leg | Kuala Lumpur City | 1–0 (3–0 agg.) | Selangor | Cheras |
21:00 UTC +8 |
| Report | Stadium: Kuala Lumpur Stadium Attendance: 4,115 Referee: Nazmi Nasaruddin |
Semi-finals
[edit]22 November 2021 First leg | Kuala Lumpur City | 1–1 | Melaka United | Cheras |
21:00 UTC +8 | Report | Stadium: Kuala Lumpur Stadium Referee: Mohammad Hasrol Mohd Amir |
26 November 2021 Second leg | Melaka United | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (2–2 agg.) (3–5 p) | Kuala Lumpur City | Krubong |
21:00 UTC +8 |
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| Stadium: Hang Jebat Stadium Attendance: 17,500 Referee: Mohd Fusser Mad Sallih | |
Penalties | ||||
Final
[edit]30 November 2021 Final | Kuala Lumpur City | 2–0 | Johor Darul Ta'zim | Kuala Lumpur |
21:00 UTC +8 |
| Report |
| Stadium: Bukit Jalil National Stadium Attendance: 19,852 Referee: Razlan Joffri Ali |
Statistics
[edit]Appearances and goals
[edit]Players with no appearances not included in the list.
No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | League | Malaysia Cup | Total | ||||||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||||||||
1 | GK | Kevin Ray Mendoza | 22 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 33 | 0 | ||||||
2 | DF | Wan Amirzafran | 0(2) | 0 | 0(2) | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||||
3 | DF | Daniel Ting | 22 | 1 | 10(1) | 1 | 33 | 2 | ||||||
4 | DF | Kamal Azizi | 12 | 0 | 10(1) | 0 | 23 | 0 | ||||||
6 | DF | Ryan Lambert | 5(2) | 0 | 9(2) | 1 | 18 | 1 | ||||||
7 | MF | Romel Morales | 22 | 5 | 10(1) | 10 | 33 | 15 | ||||||
8 | MF | Zhafri Yahya | 20(1) | 2 | 9(2) | 3 | 32 | 5 | ||||||
9 | DF | Giancarlo Gallifuoco | 20(1) | 1 | 9(1) | 0 | 31 | 1 | ||||||
10 | FW | Safee Sali | 2(9) | 1 | 2(1) | 0 | 14 | 1 | ||||||
12 | MF | Shukor Adan | 0(7) | 1 | 0(1) | 0 | 8 | 1 | ||||||
13 | FW | Kyrian Nwabueze | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
14 | MF | Akram Mahinan | 18(2) | 0 | 10(1) | 0 | 31 | 0 | ||||||
16 | MF | Izreen Izwandy | 3(9) | 1 | 0(1) | 0 | 13 | 1 | ||||||
17 | DF | Irfan Zakaria | 20(1) | 0 | 4 | 0 | 25 | 0 | ||||||
19 | MF | Partiban Janasekaran | 6(3) | 0 | 10 | 2 | 19 | 2 | ||||||
21 | MF | Kenny Pallraj | 6(1) | 0 | 10(1) | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||||||
23 | MF | Indra Putra Mahayuddin | 5(15) | 0 | 1(6) | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||||||
24 | DF | Nik Shahrul | 13(4) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||||||
25 | DF | Anwar Ibrahim | 0(1) | 0 | 1(3) | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||||||
27 | MF | Hadin Azman | 14(3) | 1 | 1(6) | 1 | 24 | 2 | ||||||
28 | MF | Paulo Josué | 18(2) | 10 | 8(3) | 1 | 31 | 11 | ||||||
29 | MF | Arif Shaqirin | 1(4) | 0 | 1(9) | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||||||
30 | MF | Fakrul Aiman | 6(7) | 0 | 2(3) | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||||||
Players have left the club | ||||||||||||||
5 | DF | Fauzan Fauzi | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
11 | FW | Dominique Da Sylva | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | ||||||
15 | DF | Azhar Apandi | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
19 | FW | Sean Giannelli | 0(5) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||||||
21 | FW | Azim Rahim | 0(5) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Last updated: 30 November 2021.
Source: Soccerway.com
Goalscorers
[edit]Rank | No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | League | Malaysia Cup | Total |
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1 | 7 | MF | Romel Morales | 5 | 10 | 15 | |
2 | 28 | MF | Paulo Josué | 10 | 1 | 11 | |
3 | 8 | MF | Zhafri Yahya | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
4 | 11 | FW | Dominique Da Sylva | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
5 | 3 | DF | Daniel Ting | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
19 | MF | Partiban Janasekaran | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
27 | MF | Hadin Azman | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
8 | 6 | DF | Ryan Lambert | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
9 | DF | Giancarlo Gallifuoco | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
10 | FW | Safee Sali | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
12 | DF | Shukor Adan | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
16 | MF | Izreen Izwandy | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
Own goals | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
Totals | 27 | 19 | 46 |
Last updated: 30 November 2021.
Source: Soccerway.com
Clean sheets
[edit]Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | League | Malaysia Cup | Total |
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1 | 1 | GK | Kevin Ray Mendoza | 7 | 5 | 12 | |
Total | 7 | 6 | 13 |
Last updated: 30 November 2021.
Source: Soccerway.com
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