The Kedah Darulaman Football Association is an football association that supervises football in the state of Kedah.
The Kedah FA are a professional football team in Malaysian that represent the state of Kedah and under the supervision of Kedah Darulaman Football Association. Kedah FA currently play in the Malaysia Premier League, and they are the most successful team in the history of Malaysian football after they have won a record of double treble titles in 2006-07 and 2007–08 seasons. Kedah FA are one of the most successful football teams in South-East Asia.
History
Kedah FA's 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 Dato' Shukri Hashim after Kedah FA Deputy President, 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 FA colours and the team motto, "Biar Jasa Jadi Kenangan" is written in yellow.
The football team was founded in 1924 by Tunku Yaacob Ibni Almarhum Sultan Abdul Hamid Halim Shah[2] as a president, though they only had limited success until the appointment of the late Dato' Paduka Ahmad Basri Akil as manager in 1985. Under Ahmad Basri Akil, Kedah FA qualified for six Malaysia Cup final matches in a seven-year period between 1987 to 1993; and won 2 Malaysia Cup titles, 1 league title and 1 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 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, Bernard 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 were relegated to the premier league after lost 3-2 at the playoff final to Pahang FA 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 FA talisman, Nelson Sam Martin.
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 FA reached their first Malaysia Cup semi-final match since 1940. This famous song is sung by the fanatic fans of the Canaries to boost their beloved players' morale. The well-known and popular chants among Kedah FA 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 Haji Fadzil, who was the Head of Kedah Fan Club (KEPAK) on that time.
Honours
| Title |
Winners |
Runners-up |
| Division 1/Premier 1/Super League (3x) |
1993, 2007, 2008 |
1994, 1996, 1997, 2003 |
| Division 2/Premier 2/Premier League (3x) |
1992, 2002, 2006 |
|
| Malaysian FA Cup (3x) |
1996, 2007, 2008 |
2010 |
| Malaysia Cup (4x) |
1990, 1993, 2007, 2008 |
1940, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1992, 2004 |
| Malaysian Charity Shield (2x) |
1991, 1994 |
1997, 2008, 2009 |
Kedah FA assistant coach Muhamad Radhi Mat Din said,[3]
| “ |
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 FA. |
” |
|
Asian Club Championship
- 1994–95: 1st Round (East Asia - lost to
Ilhwa Chunma 4-10 on aggregate)
AFC Cup
- 2008: Quarter-Final (lost to
Al-Muharraq 1-7 on aggregate)
- 2009: 2nd Round (lost to
Binh Duong 2-8 on aggregate)
IMT-GT Cup
World Clubs Ranking
The best position in World Clubs Ranking
| Month |
Position |
| 1 August 2007 – 31 July 2008 |
111th |
|
Note: Ranking of the 21st Century by IFFHS
Ranking
- As of 4 March 2013[5]
| Current Rank | Country | Team | Points |
| 4 |  | Kedah FA | 10,000 |
|
Players
Current squad
| Jersey |
Name |
Nationality |
Position |
Age |
| Goalkeepers |
| 1 |
Abdul Hadi Hamid |
|
GK |
26 |
| 22 |
Mohd Muhaimin Mohamad |
|
GK |
22 |
| 25 |
Saiful Amar Sudar |
|
GK |
31 |
| Defenders |
| 17 |
Azmizi Azmi |
|
RB,LB,DM |
27 |
| 13 |
Khairul Helmi Johari |
|
CB |
25 |
| 16 |
Mohd Fazliata Taib |
|
CB |
27 |
| 20 |
Mohd Fariss Azlan Mat Isa |
|
CB |
29 |
| 3 |
Adam Griffiths |
 |
CB |
34 |
| 27 |
Osman Yusoff |
|
CB,LB |
19 |
| 26 |
Muhammad Syazwan Tajuddin |
|
RB,LB |
19 |
| 26 |
Mohd Shahrul Ezrain Shamsudin |
|
RB,LB |
33 |
| Midfielders |
| 4 |
Mohd Syazwan Zainon |
|
LW,LM |
24 |
| 5 |
José Franco Gómez |
 |
DM,CM,LB,RB |
24 |
| 7 |
Baddrol Bakhtiar ( ) |
|
AM,CM,LM,RM |
25 |
| 8 |
Zuraindey Jumai |
|
DM,CM |
33 |
| 11 |
Muhd Fiqkry Mohd Isa |
|
LW,LM |
21 |
| 19 |
Mohd Faizal Abu Bakar |
|
RM,LM,AM,CM |
23 |
| 10 |
Adriano Pellegrino |
|
AM,CM |
29 |
| 29 |
Muhd Hanif Mat Dzahir |
|
CM |
19 |
| Forwards |
| 9 |
Billy Mehmet |
 |
ST |
29 |
| 14 |
Mohd Syamim Alif Mohd Sobri |
|
ST |
20 |
| 18 |
Mohd Khyril Muhymeen Zambri |
|
ST,AM,RW, LW |
26 |
| 28 |
Muhd Syafiq Ahmad |
|
ST,LW |
18 |
| 15 |
Mohd Rizal Ghazali |
|
ST |
21 |
|
|
Transfers
For recent transfers, see List of Malaysian football transfers 2014
In
Out
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
President's Cup
As of 19 December 2013
| Jersey |
Name |
Nationality |
Position |
D.O.B |
| Goalkeepers |
| 1 |
Mohd Ifwat Akmal Che Kassim |
|
GK |
10.8.96 |
| 22 |
Ahmad Mustaffi Jamaluddin |
|
GK |
16.9.94 |
| |
Mohd Yusuf Che Hat |
|
GK |
11.1.96 |
| Defenders |
| 2 |
Muhammad Fahmi Zakaria |
|
RB,CB |
27.2.95 |
| |
Muhammad Muzaimir Abdul Hadi |
|
CB,RB,DM |
7.5.95 |
| |
Mohd Aliff Mohd Puat |
|
CB,RB |
2.8.94 |
| |
Visert Sorrachak a/l Seng Kiang |
|
CB |
2.3.95 |
| |
Muhammad Muhaimin Zulkifli |
|
CB |
1994 |
| |
Mohamad Shahfaiz Shahbani |
|
LB |
21.8.97 |
| |
Mohamad Faiz Hakimi Norrizan |
|
CB,RB,LB |
1994 |
| |
Mohamad Fadzil Mustaffa |
|
RB,LB |
24.2.93 |
| |
Akmal Afizan Tajuddin |
|
LB,RB |
21.8.97 |
| Midfielders |
| |
Mohd Isyam Syahriza Othman |
|
LM,LW,RM,RW |
6.5.94 |
| |
Abdul Halim Saari () |
|
DM,CM |
14.11.94 |
| |
Abdul Muiz Abdul Talib |
|
AM,CM,RM,LM, RW,LW |
28.9.93 |
| |
Muhammad Ivaan Hakimi |
|
LW,LM,RW,RM |
12.12.93 |
| 13 |
Muhammad Syafiq Elias |
|
CM |
1994 |
| 14 |
Som Keat a/l Preseart |
|
CM,DM |
1995 |
| 15 |
Amir Asyraf Basri |
|
LW,LM,RW,RM |
25.6.95 |
| 16 |
Muhammad Sazwan Said |
|
CM |
1996 |
| 17 |
Mohamad Farhan Roslan |
|
CM,AM,LW,LM,RW,RM |
1995 |
| Forwards |
| 19 |
Mohd Hakimi Hussain |
|
ST |
4.1.96 |
| 23 |
Mohd Aqmal Alias |
|
ST |
1995 |
| 20 |
Adam Aidil Iskandar Rosli |
|
ST |
9.1.95 |
| 18 |
Muhammad Syafiq Ahmad |
|
ST |
28.6.95 |
| 21 |
Faiz Hanif Adenan |
|
ST |
4.4.96 |
| 22 |
Mohamad Shazwan Mustaffa |
|
ST,LW,RW |
1997 |
| 24 |
Mohd Norfikri Abdul Talib |
|
ST |
31.1.96 |
| 27 |
Isfarizul Emran Ismail |
|
LW,ST |
23.8.96 |
| 33 |
Muhammad Saiful Amiri Ismail |
|
ST |
7.1.97 |
| 35 |
Mohd Irwan Syazmin Wahab |
|
ST |
1997 |
|
Source:[6]
Source:[7]
Statistics Scorers 2014
Coaches
Former coaches
Club officials
Senior officials
| Position |
Name |
| President |
Dato' Paduka Mukhriz Mahathir |
| Deputy President |
Dato' Paduka Syed Unan Mashri Syed Abdullah |
| Vice President I |
En. Shakri Mat |
| Vice President II |
Dato' Shukri Hashim |
| Vice President III |
Dato' Jeffrey Low Han Chau |
| Executive Secretary |
En. Aminuddin Omar |
| Hononary Treasurer |
En. Aminuddin Omar |
|
Team Officials
| Position |
Name |
| Manager |
Dato' Jeffrey Low Hang Chow |
| Assistant Manager |
Amirul Nizam Mahadzir |
| Liaison Officer |
Zahari Mat Isa |
| Media Officer |
Suhaidi Shukri |
| Head Coach |
 David Mitchell |
| Assistant Coach |
Ian Gillan |
| Goalkeeping Coach |
Abdul Talib Saidi |
| Fitness Coach |
Mat Zali Lazim |
| Physio |
Muhammad Nur'illya Samsudin |
| President's Cup Team Head Coach |
Mohamad Ramlee |
| President's Cup Team Assistant Coach |
Victor Andrag |
| President's Cup Team Goalkeeper Coach |
Wan Mohd Ruzaimi Che Ros |
| President's Cup Team Fitness Coach |
Mohd Rizal Johari |
| President's Cup Team Physio |
Nor Hisham Mat Rani |
| Kitman |
Abdul Razak Md Desa |
|
State Football League organised and managed by the Association
Football Clubs
Direct Clubs under direct supervision of the Association
- Kedah F.C.
Affiliated Clubs within the Association
- Kedah Malays
- UUM F.C.
- Kedah Indian
- Kubang Pasu F.C.
- Padang Terap F.C.
- Kedah Education
- KSUK F.C.
- Kota Setar F.C.
- Kedah Chinese
- Pokok Sena F.C.
- Kuala Muda F.C.
- Hicom-Honda F.C.
- Modenas F.C.
- Yan F.C.
- Kulim F.C.
- Pendang F.C.
- Langkawi F.C.
- Kuala Muda Naza F.C.
Affiliated Clubs outside the Association
References
External links
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