Kuching City F.C.

Kuching City Football Club or simply known as Kuching City is a professional football club based in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia that participates in the Malaysia Premier League.[1]It is the third professional football club based in the state of Sarawak.

Kuching City FC
Full nameKuching City Football Club
Nickname(s)I Gatti ( The Cats )
Short nameKCFC
Founded2015 (2015)
GroundStadium Sarawak
Capacity40,000
OwnerFazzrudin Abdul Rahman
Kamaludin Akil
CoachIrfan Bakti Abu Salim
LeagueMalaysia Premier League
2020Malaysia Premier League 4th out of 12
WebsiteClub website

History

In 2015, with the commencement of the People Football League introduced by the Football Association of Malaysia, the purpose of the league was to transform lower leagues in Malaysia and promote amateur football in all districts and states across Malaysia.[2][3] Consequently, Kuching F.A. was founded alongside it to represent the district of Kuching in Sarawak.

FAM Cup

In the 2015–16 Liga Bolasepak Rakyat, Kuching won the inaugural edition[4] after beating Padang Besar 3-1 at the Selayang Stadium. With the championship, Kuching got an automatic promotion into the 2017 Piala FAM.

In their first season in FAM League, Kuching achieved 4th place in Group B, qualifying the team for the play-offs. They were knocked out in the quarter-final stage by UKM F.C., which later gained promotion to 2018 Malaysia Premier League as finalist of the play-offs. Kuching's second season in the FAM League saw them in the 4th place in Group A, the same as previous season. Unfortunately, changes in the play-off qualifying saw them miss out on the knock-out stage as only top two teams of each group chosen. Kuching were registered to play in the 2019 Malaysia FAM Cup, but were also invited by FAM to play in the 2019 Malaysia Premier League, as a number of teams pull out from the league.[5]

Crest And Colours

Kuching's Crest has a Yellow shield and on it is the flag of Sarawak where the club originated from,and a Green White stripped Tiger on it."City of Unity" is written in the middle of the crest.

After announcing their promotion to the Malaysia Premier League. Kuching changed their kit to a new one to kick start their new journey,the colours are green with white stripes and "City of Unity" is written in the middle of the kit


Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors
Season Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
2017 Starsport LSC & Kuching City of Unity
2018 Starsport & Twn Tyfr
2019 Starsport
2020 LSC, Yakult & Kuching City of Unity

Players

First-team squad
As of 9 June 2020.[6]

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 Andy Nicholas Nipen
2 MF  MAS Jimmy Raymond
3 DF  MAS Hairol Mokhtar
4 DF  MAS Ramenor Pit
5 DF  MAS Shahran Abdul Samad
6 MF  MAS Mohd Azri Razali
7 FW  MAS Sufizal Ismail
8 FW  MAS Joseph Kalang Tie
9 DF  MAS Affyshahrul Affendy
10 FW  BRA Léo Alves
11 MF  MAS Hafis Saperi
12 DF  MAS Ramesh Lai
13 DF  MAS Dzulazlan Ibrahim
14 MF  MAS Paul Sambang
15 DF  MAS Izray Iffarul
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 DF  MAS Rafiezan Razali
20 MF  MAS Mohd Nur Aliff Kepli
21 DF  MAS Razziman Razali
22 MF  MAS Zainuddin Bohri
23 GK  MAS Hafiezulhisyam Roslee
25 GK  MAS Iqbal Suhaimi
28 MF  MAS Samsu Alam Samad
30 MF  JPN Yuta Suzuki
89 DF  MAS Mazwandi Zekeria
91 MF  BRA Hudson Dias
— MF  MAS Alif Hassan
— MF  MAS Adam Shreen
_ DF  BRA Aylton Alemão

Transfers

For recent transfers, see List of Malaysian football transfers 2019

Development squads
As of 9 June 2020

Under-21s
As of 9 June 2020.[7]
No. Name Nationality Position D.O.B
Goalkeepers
1 Ericson Lichu GK 1999
23 Qaaiman Rizqi Jofri GK 2000
25 Edward Nilson Likau GK 1999
Defenders
2 Muhamad Azim Fikri Ismail RB / RWB 2000
3 Shafiq Shamsul LB / LWB 2000
4 Azzamuddin Saffriy CB 2000
5 Azuanie Qornie CB 1999
6 Jonathan Elyass LB / LWB 2000
20 Chong Ka Hui CB 1999
21 Cedric Tueanego CB 20/10/99
24 Abednego Tendot RB / RWB 1999
Midfielders
7 Mohd Alauddin Atan RW / RM 2000
8 Diego Baggio Test CM 1999
9 Raul Flantino RW / RM 2000
12 Zulikhsan Salleh CM 2001
13 Gabriel Kho Seng AM / CM 1999
15 Yusfarizal Hanafi LW /LM 2000
16 Daineleffino Aiho LW /LM 2000
17 Xavier Amelton DM /CM 2000
18 Muhammad Adam Yusuf AM /CM 2000
19 Sergio Anelvin CM 1999
23 Irfan Syahmi Abdullah CM 2000
Forwards
10 Alaunuddin Bolhi ST 1999
11 Zulyusran Madeli ST 2000
14 Andreas Fernandez ST 2000
29 Felipe Tiago ST 1999

Season by season record

Updated on 26 November 2019.

Season Division Position Malaysia Cup Malaysian FA Cup Malaysian Charity Shield Regional Top Scorer (All Competitions)
2015–16 Liga LBR Champions DNQ – – –
2017 FAM League 4th of 7 Group B DNQ – – –
2018 FAM League 4th of 7 Group A DNQ Second round – –
2019 Liga M3 2nd of 14 DNQ Second round – – Joseph Kalang Tie (18)
2020 Premier League 4th of 12 Round of 16 Second round – –

Club staff

As of 31 January 2016 [8]

Team Management
RolePerson
President Rakawi Ibrahim
Manager Fazzrudin Abdul Rahman
Asst.Manager Iswandi Ali Hassan
Head Coach Irfan Bakti
Asst. Coach Sulaiman Hussin
Asst. Coach

Ideris Untong

GK Coach Mohd Azley Abdullah
Fitness Coach Endrew Lawadin
Team Doctor Abang Mohd Nurfarhan Abang Samatan
Physio Ferdinand Lisa
Masseur Mohamed Zawawi Ali Hassan
Masseur Mohd Shahrizan Sahari
Kitman Mohammad Hysham Adenan
U21 Manager Awang Azami Awang Idris
U21 Head Coach Mohd Aiyyman Shah Johny Abdullah
U21 Asst. Coach Firdaus Morshidi
U21 Coach Nizam Mahmud
U21 GK Coach Abdul Gani Anuar
U21 Fitness Coach Zulkarnien Poasa
U21 Physio Gary Nyelang
U21 Masseur Padil Abet
U21 Kitman Mohd Hezan Andy Mohd Sait
U21 Kitman Awang Mahathir Awang Idris

Honours

League
Winners (1): 2015–16
Play off Winners (1): 2019

Cups
Winners: -

References
  1. "Kuching Joins Liga FAM". SarawakCrocs.com – Sarawak's No.1 Football Site.
  2. "Liga Bola Sepak Rakyat (LBR) to revive interest at district level". SPORTS247.MY – The Ultimate Malaysian Sports Channel.
  3. http://www.fourthofficial.com/2015/20837/liga-bolasepak-rakyat-will-unearth-more-talent-najib-razak/ Liga Bolasepak Rakyat will unearth more talent – Najib Razak
  4. "Kuching FA Juara Sulung Liga Bolasepak Rakyat". SarawakCrocs.com – Sarawak's No.1 Football Site.
  5. https://www.utusanborneo.com.my/2018/11/30/liga-premier-kuching-fa-masih-tunggu-lampu-hijau-daripada-fam
  6. "Kuching FA 2020". FAM. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  7. "Kuching FA U21". FAM. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  8. lbr.my. "Coaching Staff". Archived from the original on 3 June 2016. Retrieved 31 January 2016.


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