2024–25 Kuala Lumpur City F.C. season
Appearance
Full name | Kuala Lumpur City Football Club | ||
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Nickname(s) | The City Boys[1][2] | ||
Short name | KL City FC, KLCFC | ||
Founded | 1974 (as Federal Territory)[3] | ||
Ground | Kuala Lumpur Stadium | ||
Capacity | 18,000 | ||
Owner | Rinani Group Berhad Kuala Lumpur Football Association[4] | ||
President | Fahmi Fadzil | ||
Head coach | Miroslav Kuljanac | ||
League | Malaysia Super League | ||
2023 | Malaysia Super League, 7th of 14 | ||
Website | Club website | ||
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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
[edit]Senior Team
[edit]- 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.
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Management and coaching staff
[edit]Position | Staff[6] |
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Head coach | Miroslav Kuljanac |
Assistant head coach | Wan Rohaimi Wan Ismail |
Assistant coach | Ahmed Mohamed Sayed Mohamed Elwardani |
Goalkeeper coach | Guilherme Azevedo |
Fitness coach | Mohd Azizan Ghazali |
Physiotherapist | Renesh Prabaharan |
Team admin | Al-Naliq Hasmi Abu Hassan |
Media officer | Ahmad Shznazri Ahmad Hishamnuri |
Masseurs | Hamzah Zakaria |
Iqbal Afiq Azmi | |
Kit managers | Muhammad Syafiq Danish |
Muhammad Syahmi Syazwan |
Transfers and contracts
[edit]In
[edit]Pre-season
Position | Player | Transferred From | Ref |
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GK | Lawton Green | Greenock Morton | Free |
GK | Hafizul Hakim | Harini F.T. | Free |
GK | Azim Al-Amin | Selangor | Free [7][8] |
DF | Adrijan Rudović | FK Sutjeska Nikšić | Free |
DF | Nicholas Swirad | Sri Pahang | Free [9][10][11] |
DF | Mahalli Jasuli | Negeri Sembilan | Free [12][13] |
MF | Zahril Azri | Selangor | Free [14][15] |
MF | Brendan Gan | Selangor | Free [16][17] |
FW | Arif Shaqirin | Perak | Free |
FW | Jovan Motika | NK Bjelovar | Free |
FW | Lazar Sajčić | ND Gorica | Free |
Loan In / Return
[edit]Pre-season
Position | Player | Transferred From | Ref |
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DF | Declan Lambert | Johor Darul Ta'zim | Season loan till May 2025 |
MF | Ryan Lambert | Johor Darul Ta'zim | Season loan till May 2025 |
FW | J.Partiban | Kedah Darul Aman | End of loan |
Out
[edit]Pre-season
Position | Player | Transferred To | Ref |
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DF | Nazirul Naim | Free | |
DF | Muhammad Faudzi | Kelantan Darul Naim | Free |
DF | Matko Zirdum | Free | |
DF | Declan Lambert | Johor Darul Ta'zim | Free [a] [18] |
MF | Ryan Lambert | Johor Darul Ta'zim | Free [19] [b] |
MF | Sebastian Avanzini | Free | |
FW | Romel Morales | Johor Darul Ta'zim | Free [20] |
MF | Akram Mahinan | Terengganu | Free |
FW | T. Saravanan | Sri Pahang | Free |
FW | Kipré Tchétché | Kuching City | Free |
Mid-season
Position | Player | Transferred To | Ref |
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FW | Lazar Sajčić | FK Zemun | Free |
Loan Out / Return
[edit]Pre-season
Position | Player | Transferred To | Ref |
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MF | Firdaus Saiyadi | Perak | End of loan |
Friendly matches
[edit]Win Draw Loss
Overall record
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Competitions
[edit]Malaysia Super League
[edit]Win Draw Loss
12 May 2024 1 | Kuala Lumpur City | 1–1 | Kuching City | Kuala Lumpur |
Paulo Josué 12' | Pedro Henrique 19' | Stadium: Kuala Lumpur Stadium |
25 May 2024 2 | Kuala Lumpur City | 1–5 | Johor Darul Ta'zim | Kuala Lumpur |
17:30 MYT | Paulo Josué 48' (pen) Kenny Pallraj 58' Zhafri Yahya 64' Giancarlo Gallifuoco 77' |
Report | Hong Wan 27' Francisco Geraldes 29' Fernando Forestieri 43', 61' Juan Muñiz 45+5', 71' Óscar Arribas 45+7' Natxo Insa 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 |
Brendan Gan 28' Paulo Josué 72' Sharvin Selvakumaran 90+2' |
Stadium: Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium |
14 July 2024 4 | Kuala Lumpur City | 1–0 | Selangor | Kuala Lumpur |
20:15 UTC+08:00 | Report (1) Report (2) |
Stadium: Kuala Lumpur Stadium Attendance: 4,248[21] Referee: Usaid Jamal |
27 July 2024 5 | Kuala Lumpur City | 0–0 | Sri Pahang | Kuala Lumpur |
Stadium: Kuala Lumpur Stadium |
31 July 2024 6 | Kuala Lumpur City | 3–0 | Sabah | Kuala Lumpur |
Ko Kwang-min 45' (o.g.) Paulo Josué 61' Zhafri Yahya 88' |
Stadium: Kuala Lumpur Stadium |
10 August 2024 7 | Kuala Lumpur City | 0–2 | Terengganu | Kuala Lumpur |
Manny Ott 45+13' Safawi Rasid 70' |
Stadium: Kuala Lumpur Stadium |
10 August 2024 8 | PDRM | 2–1 | Kuala Lumpur City | Selayang |
Ifedayo Olusegun 9' Fadi Awad 65' |
Jovan Motika 51' | Stadium: MP Selayang Stadium |
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' |
Stadium: Kuala Lumpur Stadium |
21 September 2024 10 | Perak | 1–0 | Kuala Lumpur City | Perak |
Luka Milunović 62' | Stadium: Perak Stadium |
Table
[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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6 | Kuching City | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 16 | −2 | 14 |
7 | Sabah | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 15 | −2 | 14 |
8 | Kuala Lumpur City | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 13 | +6 | 11[c] |
9 | Sri Pahang | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 18 | −4 | 11 |
10 | Penang | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 19 | −6 | 11 |
Updated to match(es) played on 4 October 2024. Source: MFL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
Notes:
Malaysia FA Cup
[edit]14 June 2024 Round of 16 | Kuala Lumpur City (1) | 2–3 (a.e.t.) | Kuching City (1) | Cheras |
18:30 UTC+8 | Report | Stadium: Kuala Lumpur Stadium Attendance: 309[23] Referee: Tuan Mohd Yaasin |
Malaysia Cup
[edit]ASEAN Club Championship
[edit]Group stage
[edit]22 August 2024 Matchday 1 | Kuala Lumpur City | 1–0 | Kaya-Iloilo | Kuala Lumpur |
21:00 UTC+8 |
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Report | Stadium: Kuala Lumpur Stadium Referee: Qasim Al-Hatmi (Oman) |
26 September 2024 Matchday 2 | Kuala Lumpur City | 1–0 | Borneo | Kuala Lumpur |
21:00 UTC+8 |
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Report | Stadium: Kuala Lumpur Stadium Referee: Omar Al-Yaqoubi (Oman) |
9 January 2025 Matchday 3 | Lion City Sailors | – | Kuala Lumpur City | Jalan Besar, Singapore |
Report | Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium |
23 January 2025 Matchday 4 | Kuala Lumpur City | – | Cong An Hanoi | Kuala Lumpur |
21:00 UTC+8 | Report | Stadium: Kuala Lumpur Stadium |
6 February 2025 Matchday 5 | Buriram United | – | 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 | |
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1 | Cong An Hanoi | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 6 | Advance to Semi-finals | 2–1 | 6 Feb | 5–0 | ||||
2 | Kuala Lumpur City | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 6 | 23 Jan | 1–0 | 1–0 | |||||
3 | Buriram United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 3 | 6 Feb | 9 Jan | 7–0 | |||||
4 | Borneo | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 3 | 23 Jan | 3–0 | ||||||
5 | 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:
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:
- ^ Disciplinary points: Kaya–Iloilo –4, Lion City Sailors –5.
Club statistics
[edit]- Correct as of match played on 22 Aug 2023
Appearances
[edit]@ 22 Sept 2024
No. | Pos. | Player | Malaysia Super League | FA Cup | Malaysia Cup | Shopee Cup | Total | |||||||||
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Apps. | Goals | Apps. | Goals | Apps. | Goals | Apps. | Goals | Apps. | Goals | |||||||
1 | GK | Lawton Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2 | DF | Kamal Azizi | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||||
3 | DF | Adrijan Rudović | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||||
6 | MF | Ryan Lambert | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||||
7 | FW | Jovan Motika | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | ||||
8 | MF | Zhafri Yahya | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | ||||
9 | DF | Giancarlo Gallifuoco | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||||
11 | MF | Patrick Reichelt | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||||
12 | DF | Declan Lambert | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||||
16 | MF | J.Partiban | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||||
17 | FW | Sean Giannelli | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||||
18 | DF | Mahalli Jasuli | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||
20 | MF | Amirul Aiman | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||
21 | MF | Kenny Pallraj | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||||
22 | GK | Hafizul Hakim | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
23 | DF | Nicholas Swirad | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||||
Players who have contracts but have left on loan to other clubs | ||||||||||||||||
14 | FW | Lazar Sajcic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Notes
[edit]References
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