2022 Kuala Lumpur City F.C. season

Kuala Lumpur City 2022 football season
Kuala Lumpur City
2022 season
PresidentShahidan Kassim
CEOStanley Bernard
ManagerBojan Hodak
StadiumKuala Lumpur Stadium
Malaysia Super League6th
Malaysia FA CupSecond round
Malaysia CupQuarter-finals
Piala SumbangsihRunners-up
AFC CupRunners-up
Top goalscorerLeague:
Paulo Josué (6)
All:
Paulo Josué (13)
Home colours
Away colours
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The 2022 season was the 44th season in the existence of Kuala Lumpur City's and the club's 2nd consecutive season in the top flight of Malaysian football. In addition to the domestic league, Kuala Lumpur City participated in this season's edition of Malaysia FA Cup and the Malaysia Cup.[1][2][3][4]

Squad information

As of 22 February 2022[5]

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 Philippines PHI Kevin Ray Mendoza
4 DF Malaysia MAS Kamal Azizi
5 DF Malaysia MAS Nik Shahrul
6 DF Malaysia MAS Ryan Lambert
7 MF Colombia COL Romel Morales
8 MF Malaysia MAS Zhafri Yahya
9 DF Australia AUS Giancarlo Gallifuoco
10 FW Malaysia MAS Safee Sali
11 MF Republic of the Congo CGO Kevin Koubemba
12 DF Malaysia MAS Declan Lambert
14 MF Malaysia MAS Akram Mahinan
15 DF Malaysia MAS Azhar Apandi
16 MF Malaysia MAS Partiban Janasekaran
17 DF Malaysia MAS Irfan Zakaria
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 MF Malaysia MAS Izreen Izwandy
20 GK Malaysia MAS Azim Amin
21 MF Malaysia MAS Kenny Pallraj
22 DF Malaysia MAS Nik Umar
25 DF Malaysia MAS Anwar Ibrahim
27 MF Malaysia MAS Hadin Azman
28 MF Brazil BRA Paulo Josué (captain)
29 MF Malaysia MAS Arif Shaqirin
30 MF Malaysia MAS Fakrul Aiman
33 DF Malaysia MAS Muhammad Faudzi
44 GK Malaysia MAS Azri Ghani
66 DF Malaysia MAS Nabil Hakim
88 MF Malaysia MAS Ridhwan Nazri

Transfers

1st leg

In: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
15 DF Malaysia MAS Azhar Apandi (loan return from Perak)
11 FW Republic of the Congo CGO Kévin Koubemba (from Albania Teuta)
12 DF Malaysia MAS Declan Lambert (from Netherlands Den Bosch)
22 DF Malaysia MAS Nik Umar (from Selangor II)
33 DF Malaysia MAS Muhammad Faudzi (from Terengganu)
44 GK Malaysia MAS Azri Ghani (from Perak)
66 DF Malaysia MAS Nabil Hakim (from Petaling Jaya City)
88 MF Malaysia MAS Ridhwan Nazri (return from injury)

Out: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
22 GK Malaysia MAS Khatul Anuar (to Penang)
2 DF Malaysia MAS Wan Amirzafran (to Sri Pahang)
3 DF Malaysia MAS Daniel Ting (to Selangor)
12 DF Malaysia MAS Shukor Adan
13 FW United States USA Kyrian Nwabueze
23 FW Malaysia MAS Indra Putra Mahayuddin (to Perak)
77 GK Malaysia MAS Julian Bechler (to PDRM)

Competitions

Piala Sumbangsih

Johor Darul Ta'zim v Kuala Lumpur City
26 February 2022 Piala Sumbangsih Johor Darul Ta'zim 3–0 Kuala Lumpur City Iskandar Puteri
21:00 UTC +8
Report Stadium: Sultan Ibrahim Stadium
Attendance: 15,485
Referee: Nazmi Nasaruddin

Malaysia Super League

League table

Pos Team
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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
4 Negeri Sembilan 22 12 5 5 33 26 +7 41
5 Selangor 22 8 6 8 39 33 +6 30
6 Kuala Lumpur City 22 8 5 9 30 31 −1 29
7 Sri Pahang 22 8 4 10 33 31 +2 28
8 Kedah Darul Aman 22 8 3 11 32 41 −9 27
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: MFL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Kuala Lumpur City v Selangor
4 March 2022 1 Kuala Lumpur City 3–3 Selangor Cheras
21:00 UTC +8
Report
  • Hyuri 18', Yellow card 55'
  • Caion 27' (pen.), 78' (pen.)
  • Syahir Yellow card 85'
 Stadium: Kuala Lumpur Stadium
Attendance: 2,517
Referee: Fitri Maskon
Kedah Darul Aman v Kuala Lumpur City
9 March 2022 2 Kedah Darul Aman 3–2 Kuala Lumpur City Alor Setar
21:00 UTC +8
Report
Stadium: Darul Aman Stadium
Attendance: 2,555
Referee: Hamdan Awang
Kuala Lumpur City v Johor Darul Ta'zim
6 April 2022 3 Kuala Lumpur City 0–3 Johor Darul Ta'zim
Kuala Lumpur City v Melaka United
9 April 2022 4 Kuala Lumpur City 2–0 Melaka United
Kuala Lumpur City v Sabah
16 April 2022 5 Kuala Lumpur City 2–0 Sabah
Negeri Sembilan v Kuala Lumpur City
24 April 2022 6 Negeri Sembilan 2–1 Kuala Lumpur City
Kuala Lumpur City v Sri Pahang
7 May 2022 7 Kuala Lumpur City 1–2 Sri Pahang
Kuala Lumpur City v Penang
10 May 2022 8 Kuala Lumpur City 3–2 Penang
Sarawak United v Kuala Lumpur City
17 May 2022 9 Sarawak United 1–2 Kuala Lumpur City
Terengganu v Kuala Lumpur City
18 June 2022 10 Terengganu 2–0 Kuala Lumpur City
Kuala Lumpur City v Petaling Jaya City
16 July 2022 11 Kuala Lumpur City 0–0 Petaling Jaya City
Selangor v Kuala Lumpur City
20 July 2022 12 Selangor 1–1 Kuala Lumpur City
Kuala Lumpur City v Kedah Darul Aman
27 July 2022 13 Kuala Lumpur City 2–1 Kedah Darul Aman
Johor Darul Ta'zim v Kuala Lumpur City
1 August 2022 14 Johor Darul Ta'zim 5–0 Kuala Lumpur City
Kuala Lumpur City v Negeri Sembilan
18 August 2022 15 Kuala Lumpur City 1–0 Negeri Sembilan
Sabah v Kuala Lumpur City
1 September 2022 16 Sabah 2–2 Kuala Lumpur City
Sri Pahang v Kuala Lumpur City
11 September 2022 17 Sri Pahang 0–2 Kuala Lumpur City
Melaka United v Kuala Lumpur City
15 September 2022 18 Melaka United 0–0 Kuala Lumpur City
Penang v Kuala Lumpur City
24 September 2022 19 Penang 1–0 Kuala Lumpur City
Kuala Lumpur City v Sarawak United
28 September 2022 20 Kuala Lumpur City 5–0 Sarawak United
Kuala Lumpur City v Terengganu
11 October 2022 21 Kuala Lumpur City 1–2 Terengganu
Petaling Jaya City v Kuala Lumpur City
15 October 2022 22 Petaling Jaya City 1–0 Kuala Lumpur City

Malaysia FA Cup

Kuala Lumpur City v Langkawi City
13 March 2022 First round Kuala Lumpur City 8–0 Langkawi City
Selangor v Kuala Lumpur City
8 July 2022 Second round Selangor 1–0 Kuala Lumpur City

Malaysia Cup

PDRM v Kuala Lumpur City
27 October 2022 Round of 16 first leg PDRM 0–3 Kuala Lumpur City Cheras
21:00 UTC +8 Report
Stadium: Kuala Lumpur Stadium
Attendance: 660
Referee: Abdul Rahman Wahab
Kuala Lumpur City v PDRM
1 November 2022 Round of 16 second leg Kuala Lumpur City 1–0 PDRM Cheras
21:00 UTC +8
Report
  • Amir Yellow card 4'
  • Amirul Yellow card 70'
 Stadium: Kuala Lumpur Stadium
Attendance: 507
Referee: S. Logeswaran
Kuala Lumpur City v Terengganu
6 November 2022 Quarter-finals first leg Kuala Lumpur City 0–1 Terengganu Cheras
21:00 UTC +8
Report
Stadium: Kuala Lumpur Stadium
Attendance: 4,334
Referee: Mohd Nafeez Abd Wahab
Terengganu v Kuala Lumpur City
12 November 2022 Quarter-finals second leg Terengganu 3–1 Kuala Lumpur City Kuala Terengganu
21:00 UTC +8
Report
Stadium: Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin Stadium
Attendance: 25,355
Referee: Mohd Fusser Mad Sallih

AFC Cup

Group H

Pos Team
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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification PSM KLC TAM
1 Indonesia PSM Makassar 2 1 1 0 3 1 +2 4[a] Zonal semi-finals — 0–0 —
2 Malaysia Kuala Lumpur City (H) 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 4[a] — — 2–1
3 Singapore Tampines Rovers 2 0 0 2 2 5 −3 0 1–3 — —
Source: AFC
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Tied on head-to-head results. Overall goal difference used as tiebreaker.
PSM Makassar Indonesia v Malaysia Kuala Lumpur City
24 June 2022 Group stage PSM Makassar Indonesia 0–0 Malaysia Kuala Lumpur City
Kuala Lumpur City Malaysia v Singapore Tampines Rovers
30 June 2022 Group stage Kuala Lumpur City Malaysia 2–1 Singapore Tampines Rovers
Viettel Vietnam v Malaysia Kuala Lumpur City
10 August 2022 Zonal semi-finals Viettel Vietnam 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(5–6 p)		 Malaysia Kuala Lumpur City
Kuala Lumpur City Malaysia v Indonesia PSM Makassar
24 August 2022 Zonal finals Kuala Lumpur City Malaysia 5–2 Indonesia PSM Makassar
ATK Mohun Bagan India v Malaysia Kuala Lumpur City
7 September 2022 Inter-zone play-off semi-finals ATK Mohun Bagan India 1–3 Malaysia Kuala Lumpur City
Sogdiana Jizzakh Uzbekistan v Malaysia Kuala Lumpur City
5 October 2022 Inter-zone play-off final Sogdiana Jizzakh Uzbekistan 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(3–5 p)		 Malaysia Kuala Lumpur City
Kuala Lumpur City Malaysia v Oman Al-Seeb
22 October 2022 Final Kuala Lumpur City Malaysia 0–3 Oman Al-Seeb

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Players with no appearances not included in the list.

No. Pos. Nat. Name League FA Cup Malaysia Cup AFC Cup Piala Sumbangsih Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Philippines Kevin Ray Mendoza 22 0 1 0 3 0 3 0 1 0 30 0
4 DF Malaysia Kamal Azizi 21 0 1 0 4 0 7 0 1 0 34 0
5 DF Malaysia Nik Shahrul 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 MF Malaysia Ryan Lambert 16 4 2 0 2 0 7 0 1 0 28 4
7 MF Colombia Romel Morales 18 5 1 0 4 2 7 2 0 0 30 9
8 MF Malaysia Zhafri Yahya 17 4 2 1 4 1 7 0 1 0 31 6
9 DF Australia Giancarlo Gallifuoco 20 1 2 1 3 0 7 0 1 0 33 2
10 FW Malaysia Safee Sali 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 5 0
11 FW Republic of the Congo Kévin Koubemba 8 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 11 2
12 DF Malaysia Declan Lambert 20 0 2 0 4 0 7 0 1 0 34 0
14 MF Malaysia Akram Mahinan 20 1 1 0 4 0 7 0 1 0 33 1
15 DF Malaysia Azhar Apandi 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
16 MF Malaysia Partiban Janasekaran 15 2 1 1 4 0 4 0 1 0 25 3
17 DF Malaysia Irfan Zakaria 18 0 1 0 3 0 7 0 1 0 30 0
21 MF Malaysia Kenny Pallraj 12 0 1 0 3 0 6 0 1 0 23 0
22 DF Malaysia Nik Umar 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
25 DF Malaysia Anwar Ibrahim 11 0 1 0 3 0 5 0 0 0 20 0
27 MF Malaysia Hadin Azman 19 1 2 1 4 0 6 1 1 0 32 3
28 MF Brazil Paulo Josué 20 6 2 1 4 1 7 5 1 0 34 13
29 MF Malaysia Arif Shaqirin 10 0 1 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 17 0
30 MF Malaysia Fakrul Aiman 12 0 2 2 1 0 3 1 0 0 18 3
33 DF Malaysia Muhammad Faudzi 11 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 16 0
37 FW Malaysia Haqimi Azim Rosli 11 1 0 0 4 1 2 0 1 0 18 2
40 DF Malaysia Ilham Syukri 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
41 MF Malaysia Iman Fakrullah 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
44 GK Malaysia Azri Ghani 0 0 1 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 6 0
66 DF Malaysia Nabil Hakim 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 0
82 FW Ghana Jordan Mintah 10 3 0 0 2 0 3 1 0 0 15 4
88 MF Malaysia Ridhwan Nazri 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0

Last updated: 12 November 2022.
Source: Soccerway.com

References

  1. ^ "Kedah bangkit atasi KL City". BH, New Straits Times Press. 24 April 2021. Archived from the original on 15 July 2021. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  2. ^ "Pemain Kacukan Malaysia-Australia Sah Sertai Kuala Lumpur City". The Vocket. 29 April 2021. Archived from the original on 15 July 2021. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  3. ^ "Fans in a flap over KL's name change". New Straits Times. 6 March 2021. Archived from the original on 1 December 2021. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  4. ^ "KL City lebur rekod tanpa kalah Penang". Berita Harian. 5 May 2021. Archived from the original on 23 July 2021. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  5. ^ "Team Detail – Kuala Lumpur City FC". Football Association of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 6 February 2022. Retrieved 15 January 2022.

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