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Kelantan Darul Naim

Full name

Kelantan Darul Naim Football Club

Nickname(s)

The Golden Deers

Short name

KDN

Founded

2016; 8 years ago, as MPKB-BRI
2019; 5 years ago, as Kelantan United
2024; 0 years ago, as Kelantan Darul Naim

Ground

Sultan Muhammad IV Stadium

Capacity

22,000

President

Rozi Muhamad

Head coach

Park Jae-hong

League

Malaysia Super League

2023

Malaysia Super League, 12th of 14

Home colours

Away colours

Third colours

Current season

Kelantan Darul Naim Football Club (Malay: Kelab Bola Sepak Kelantan Darul Naim) is a Malaysian professional football club based in Kota Bharu, Kelantan.^[1]^[2]^[3] The club currently plays in the Malaysia Super League.^[4]

History

Kelantan Darul Naim Football Club is a professional football club founded in 2016. Previously knows as Majlis Perbandaran Kota Bharu-Bandar Raya Islam Urusetia Belia dan Sukan Negeri Kelantan Football Club (MPKB-BRI UBeS FC) and also as Majlis Perbandaran Kota Bharu-Bandar Raya Islam Football Club (MPKB-BRI FC) enter the Malaysian football competition in 2016 when the club was accepted to compete in 2016 Malaysia FAM League.^[5] The club finished the season at the eight place.

For the 2017 season, the club will compete in Malaysia FAM League and participated in 2017 Malaysia FA Cup.^[6]^[7]^[8] Starting from 2019 season, the club has been rebranded to Kelantan United Football Club as an effort to bring in support in the local area. In 2023, the club was promoted to the Malaysia Super League for the first time in their history. On 2 June 2023, Kelantan United recorded their first ever win in the top flight against city rivals, Kelantan winning 4–1.

In the 2024–25 Malaysia Super League season, Kelantan United will be rebranded as Kelantan Darul Naim for the Malaysia League competition. Club president Rozi Muhammad said the club's brand and logo rebranding is the management's desire to unite all Kelantan football supporters under one proud banner and flag for the state. He said the name and logo change is not aimed at replacing the main team, "Kelantan" but it is a change made to see the club as being more competitive and can compete in the highest hierarchy of the Malaysian League with other major clubs.^[9]

In November 2024, the club travelled to India and took part in the 2024 edition of Sikkim Gold Cup.^[10]^[11]

Crest and colours

Crest

Kelantan Darul Naim has used one primary crest since the club participation in the national level football league competition before the club introduce a new crest starting in 2017 season to solidify its new branding.^[12]^[13]

2016 crest
2017–2018 crest
2019—2022 crest
2023 crest
2024—present crest

Colours

Kelantan Darul Naim have always worn black with mixture of red for shirts as their home kit.^[14] For 2017 season, the club play in red with a trim of white for home kit.^[13]

Kelantan Darul Naim's away colours are usually white with green trim. For 2017 season, the club play in white with a trim of red for away kit while the white with a green trim for the third kit.^[13]

Grounds

Stadium Sultan Muhammad IV

Ownership and finances

Sponsorship

Years	Kit manufacturer	Financial sponsors
2016	Sala	Minyak Mestika, SH Prima Trading
2017	GomoGi	MPKB-BRI
2018	Kronos	Gelumbang Jaya
2019	SkyHawk	U-Shop, MySports Station
2020	SkyHawk	Visit Kelantan 2020, Jaya Mas Mining
2021	Umbro	Kelantan Melangkah Kehadapan, Yakult
2022	Gatti	Kelantan Melangkah Kehadapan, Yakult
2023	IAM	Kelantan Melangkah Kehadapan, Nasken Coffee
2024–25	PUC Sport	Visit Kelantan 2024

Season by season record

Season	League										Cup			Asia
Season	Division	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	D	Pts	Pos	Charity	Malaysia^[a]	FA	Competition	Result
2016	FAM	14	2	4	8	12	23	-11	10	8th Group B	–	Not qualified	–	–	–
2017		14	5	6	3	21	16	-5	21	5th Group A	–	Not qualified	Second round	–	–
2018		12	2	2	8	13	21	-8	8	7th Group A	–	Not qualified	–	–	–
2019	M3	26	21	3	2	93	20	+73	66	1st	–	TBD	Third round	–	–
2020	MPL	11	4	0	7	13	19	-6	12	8th	–	Qualified	Second round	–	–
2021		20	8	2	10	25	28	-3	27	7th	–	Qualified	–	–	–
2022		18	6	7	5	23	19	+4	25	5th	–	Qualified	–	–	–
2023	MSL	21	2	5	14	22	54	-32	11	12th	–	Qualified	Second round	–	–

^ The Malaysia Cup, Challenge and FAM Cup

Champions	Runners-up	Third place	Promoted	Relegated

P = Played
W = Games won
D = Games drawn
L = Games lost
F = Goals for
A = Goals against
Pts = Points
Pos = Final position
N/A = No answer

QR1 = First Qualifying Round
QR2 = Second Qualifying Round
QR3 = Third Qualifying Round
QR4 = Fourth Qualifying Round
RInt = Intermediate Round
R1 = Round 1
R2 = Round 2
R3 = Round 3

R4 = Round 4
R5 = Round 5
R6 = Round 6
GR = Group stage
QF = Quarter-finals
SF = Semi-finals
RU = Runners-up
S = Shared
W = Winners

Club top scorer

Season	Player	Goals
2017	Raim Azmi	4
2018	Masri Asyraf	5
2019	Fakhrul Zaman	35
2020	Gassama Alfussainey	6
2021	Gassama Alfussainey	12
2022	Jacob Njoku	10

Players

First-team squad

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	Alfaiz Zula'amin
2	DF	MAS	Arip Amiruddin
3	DF	KOR	Kim Ri-gwan
4	DF	MAS	Ghaffar Rahman
5	DF	MAS	Muhammad Faudzi
6	MF	PLE	Oday Kharoub
7	MF	MAS	Asraff Aliffuddin
8	MF	MAS	Syed Sobri
9	FW	BRA	Washington Brandao
10	FW	PLE	Layth Kharoub
11	DF	MAS	Afzal Akbar
12	MF	MAS	Amirul Shafik Che Soh
14	DF	MAS	Nasrol Amri
15	MF	MAS	Zuasyraf Zulkiefle (on loan from Terengganu)
16	MF	MAS	Jasmir Mehat
17	FW	MAS	Fazrul Amir
18	DF	CZE	Michal Jeřábek
19	MF	MAS	Irwan Syazmin
21	DF	MAS	Umeir Aznan
22	GK	MAS	Khatul Anuar


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
24	FW	KOR	Bae Kyeong-hwan
25	MF	MAS	Syahir Rashid
26	DF	KOR	Goo Ah-hwoi
27	MF	KOR	Byung-ju Jung
28	MF	MAS	Mior Dani
29	DF	MAS	Hafizal Mohamad
30	GK	MAS	Muhaimin Mohamad
31	FW	MAS	Haziq Subri
33	MF	MAS	Adam Danial
38	MF	MAS	Aqil Hussni
39	GK	MAS	Fikri Che Soh
40	MF	MAS	Muhammad Fahrurrozi Suhirman
47	FW	MYA	Aung Kaung Mann
61	MF	MAS	Hakimi Abdullah (on loan from Terengganu)
66	MF	MAS	Fakhrul Che Ramli
88	MF	MAS	Muhaimin Izuddin

Coaches

Mahadi Yusof (2015–2016)
Abdullah Muhammad (2016)
Mohd Azli Mahmood (2016)
Kamarudin Muhamad (2017)
Abdullah Muhammad (2018)
Zahasmi Ismail (2019–2020)
Nazrulerwan Makmor (2020, 2023)
Akira Higashiyama (2021)
Syamsul Saad (2022)
Tomáš Trucha (2023)
Ailton Silva (2023)
Park Jae-hong (2024)

Coaching staff

Position	Staff
CEO	Wan Mohd Zul Ikman Wan Abdul Aziz
Technical director	Sazami Shafii
Head coach	Park Jae-hong
Assistant coach	Rezal Zambery Yahya
Assistant coach	Ashadi Yusoff
Goalkeeping coach	Abdul Rahman Baba
Fitness coach	Mohd Fazrul Jafar
Team doctor	Dr. Zairuddin
Physiotherapist	Muhammad Amir Fadzlan
Media officer	Ahmad Fadhli Sukardi
Photographer	Tarmizi Nafi
Masseur	Wan Muhamad Afif
Kitman	Fadhli Ikram

Honours

Domestic competitions

League

Malaysia M3 League
- Champions (1): 2019

International competitions

All India Governor's Gold Cup
- Quarter-Finals: 2024

References

^ Felda United And Kuala Lumpur Draw Tough Opponents In FA Cup Competition
^ Felda, KL berdepan laluan getir di pusingan kedua
^ azmi. "U-BeS FC rebut Piala FAM musim ini". Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
^ "five new teams make it to FAM League". FootballSentral.com. 31 December 2015. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
^ Keputusan Penuh Undian Piala FAM, Piala Presiden & Piala Belia 2016
^ Keputusan Penuh Undian Piala FAM, Piala Presiden & Piala Belia 2017
^ MPKB BRI-UBeS FC kekal patuh syariah
^ MPKB-BRI Ubes Fc bawa elemen patuh syariah dalam saingan Piala FAM 2017
^ "KUFC rebranded as Kelantan Darul Naim this season". nst.com.my. NST. 12 March 2024. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
^ "Gangtok Himalayan SC sets up quarterfinal clash with Malaysian club". Gangtok. 13 November 2024. Archived from the original on 18 November 2024. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
^ Gurung, Bijoy (18 November 2024). "GANGTOK HIMALAYAN STUNS MALAYSIAN CLUB, BOOKS SF BERTH". The Sikkim Express. Gangtok. Archived from the original on 18 November 2024. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
^ MPKB-BRI UBES FC Merekodkan Nama Kelab Kedua Terpanjang di Dunia
^ ^a ^b ^c "MPKB BRI-UBes FC duta promosi Negeri Kelantan – Ahmad Yakob | Stadium Astro". Archived from the original on 6 February 2017. Retrieved 5 February 2017. MPKB BRI-UBes FC duta promosi Negeri Kelantan – Ahmad Yakob
^ MPKB-BRI UBeS FC perlu bangkit

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Clubs

2024–25 clubs	Johor Darul Ta'zim Kedah Darul Aman Kelantan Darul Naim Kuala Lumpur City Kuching City Negeri Sembilan PDRM Penang Perak Sabah Selangor Sri Pahang Terengganu
Former clubs	Armed Forces DPMM FELDA United Harimau Muda A Johor Kelantan Kuala Muda Naza LionsXII Melaka United MPPJ Perlis PJ City PKNP PKNS PLUS Public Bank Sarawak Sarawak United Sime Darby TM T-Team UiTM UPB-MyTeam

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National teams

Current	Men's (results) Men's U-23 (results) Men's U-22 (results) Men's U-19 (results) Men's U-16 Women's XI Futsal (women's) Beach Football (women's)
Former	Harimau Muda (U-22) Harimau Muda A (U-22) Harimau Muda B (U-21) Harimau Muda C (U-19)

League competitions

Main league	Malaysia Super League (Level 1) Malaysia A1 Semi-Pro League (Level 2) Malaysia A2 Amateur League (Level 3) Malaysia A3 Community League (Level 4–9) Malaysia National Women's League (women's)
Development League	MFL Cup (U-23) Piala Presiden (U-21) Piala Belia (U-19)
Others	Malaysia Premier Futsal League (Men) Malaysia Premier Futsal League (Women)
Defunct	Malaysian League (Liga Malaysia (1982–1988) (Amateur), Liga Semi-Pro (Divisyen 1 & Divisyen 2), Liga Perdana, Liga Perdana 1 & Liga Perdana 2) Malaysia Premier League Liga Nasional (Amateur) Liga Bolasepak Rakyat

Cup competitions

Current	Malaysia Cup Malaysia FA Cup Malaysia Challenge Cup Piala Sumbangsih Piala Emas Raja-Raja Merdeka Tournament Piala Tun Sharifah Rodziah (Women's) Piala Menteri Pendidikan Tinggi Malaysia Futsal Cup
Defunct	Burnley Cup Borneo Cup Malaysia FAM Cup

1994 Malaysian football scandal

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