2023 Kuching City F.C. season
The 2023 season will be Kuching City's eighth year in existence and their first season in the top flight.[1] The club are participating in the Malaysia Super League, Malaysia FA Cup, Malaysia Cup & MFL Challenge Cup.[2]
| 2023 season | |
|---|---|
| Chairman | Fazzrudin Abdul Rahman |
| CEO | Iswandi Ali Hassan |
| Head coach | Aidil Sharin Sahak |
| Stadium | Sarawak Stadium |
| Malaysia Super League | 13th |
| Malaysia FA Cup | Second Round |
| Malaysia Cup | Round of 16 |
| 2023 MFL Challenge Cup | Runner Up |
| Top goalscorer | League: Abu Kamara (13 goals) All: Abu Kamara (16 goals) |
The club won 2–1 over Kelantan in their first 2023 Malaysia Super League match.[3][4][5]
Players
First-team squad
- As of 25 February 2023
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
Transfers in
Pre-season
| Position | Player | Transferred To | Team | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Julian Schwarzer | Azkals DT | First Team | Free [6] |
| GK | Norazlan Razali | Melaka United | First Team | Free |
| DF | Célio Santos | Kasetsart | First Team | Free [7] |
| DF | Mihailo Jovanović | Dinamo Samarqand | First Team | Free [7] |
| DF | Qayyum Marjoni | PIB | First Team | Free |
| DF | Arham Khussyairi | UiTM | First Team | Free [8] |
| DF | Badrul Afendy | Sabah | First Team | Free |
| MF | Sirojiddin Kuziev | Neftchi Fergana | First Team | Free [7] |
| MF | Amirul Shafik | Kelantan United | First Team | Free |
| MF | Zahrul Nizwan | Sarawak United | First Team | Free |
| MF | Azriddin Rosli | UiTM | First Team | Free |
| FW | Sudi Abdallah | Muktijoddha Sangsad | First Team | Free |
Mid-season
| Position | Player | Transferred To | Team | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MF | Dechi Marcel N'Guessan | Kedah Darul Aman F.C. | First Team | Free |
| MF | Petrus Shitembi | Terengganu FC | First Team | Free |
| MF | Nuriddin Davronov | Real Kashmir FC | First Team | Free |
| MF | Bruno Dybal | Persikabo 1973 | First Team | Free |
| FW | Pedro Henrique | Persikabo 1973 | First Team | Free |
| GK | Wan Azraie | PIB | First Team | Free |
| FW | Rahim Razak | Sarawak United | First Team | Free |
| FW | Nurshamil Abd Ghani | Kelantan | First Team | Free |
Transfer Out
Pre-season
| Position | Player | Transferred To | Team | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DF | Sahran Abdul Samad | First Team | Free | |
| DF | Izray Iffarul Roslan | First Team | Free | |
| DF | Che Mat Arif | First Team | Free | |
| DF | Nazrul Abdul Samad | First Team | Free | |
| MF | Gabryel | SHB Da Nang | First Team | Free |
| MF | Hidhir Idris | Kedah Darul Aman F.C. | First Team | Loan Return |
| MF | Gabryel | Schwarz-Weiß Bregenz | First Team | Free |
| MF | Keanu Marsh-Brown | FF Jaro | First Team | Free |
| MF | Rafiq Shah | First Team | Free | |
| MF | Zainuddin Bohri | First Team | Free | |
| MF | Hafiz Abu Bakar | First Team | Free | |
| MF | Samsu Alam Samad | First Team | Free | |
| FW | Amirrul Iqmal | First Team | Free | |
| FW | Wan Badzreen | First Team | Free | |
Mid-season
| Position | Player | Transferred To | Team | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Julian Schwarzer | Arema F.C. | First Team | Free [9] |
| MF | Sirojiddin Kuziev | PFK Metallurg Bekabad | First Team | Free |
| FW | Sudi Abdallah | Alittihad Misurata SC | First Team | Free |
| FW | Michael Ijezie | First Team | Free | |
| GK | Norazlan Razali | First Team | Free | |
| DF | Qayyum Marjoni | Kelantan United | First Team | Free |
Pre-season and friendlies
| 2 February 2023 Friendly | Nagaworld | 2–0 | Kuching City | Kampong Speu |
| Stadium: Kampong Speu Stadium |
| 3 February 2023 Friendly | ISI Dangkor Senchey | 0–2 | Kuching City | Phnom Penh |
| Stadium: AIA Stadium |
| 4 February 2023 Friendly | Phnom Penh Crown | 2–2 | Kuching City | Phnom Penh |
| Stadium: Smart RSN Stadium |
| 5 February 2023 Friendly | Visakha | 3–0 | Kuching City | Phnom Penh |
| Stadium: AIA Stadium |
| 12 February 2023 Friendly | Kuching City | 0–3 | Sri Pahang | Sarawak |
| Stadium: Sarawak State Stadium |
| 13 February 2023 Friendly | Sri Pahang | 1–0 | Kuching City | Sarawak |
| Stadium: Sarawak State Stadium |
Competitions
Malaysia Super League
| 25 February 2023 1 | Kelantan | 1–2 | Kuching City | Kota Bharu |
| Report |
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Stadium: Sultan Muhammad IV Stadium Attendance: 5,138 Referee: Ahmad Zuhaidi Dzulkifli |
| 2 March 2023 2 | Kuching City | 0–5 | Selangor | Kuching |
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Report | Stadium: Sarawak State Stadium Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Noor Azriel Baharudin |
| 6 March 2023 3 | Kuching City | 1–2 | Sabah | Kuching |
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Report |
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Stadium: Sarawak State Stadium Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Ahmad Zuhaidi Dzulkifli |
| 12 March 2023 4 | Perak | 2–0 | Kuching City | Ipoh |
| 21:00 UTC+8 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Perak Stadium Attendance: 3,817 Referee: Mohd Fusser Mad Sallih |
| 17 March 2023 5 | Kedah Darul Aman | 3–0 | Kuching City | Alor Setar |
| 21:00 UTC+08:00 | Report | Stadium: Darul Aman Stadium Attendance: 7,662 Referee: Zamzaidi Katimin |
| 1 April 2023 6 | Kuching City | 0–1 | PDRM | Kuching |
| 21:15 UTC+8 |
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Report | Stadium: Sarawak State Stadium Attendance: 292 Referee: Mohd Syukri Azeman |
| 5 April 2023 7 | Kuching City | 1–1 | Kelantan United | Kuching |
| 22:00 UTC+8 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Sarawak State Stadium Attendance: 188 Referee: Firdaus Dahlan |
| 9 April 2023 8 | Terengganu | 2–0 | Kuching City | Kuala Terengganu |
| 22:00 UTC+8 | Report |
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Stadium: Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin Stadium Attendance: 3,584 Referee: Muhammad Khairulsyahmi Ahmad Khalidi |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Penang | 26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 29 | 50 | −21 | 24 | |
| 11 | Perak | 26 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 25 | 55 | −30 | 22 | |
| 12 | Kelantan United | 26 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 29 | 65 | −36 | 17 | |
| 13 | Kuching City | 26 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 51 | −27 | 12 | |
| 14 | Kelantan[lower-alpha 1] | 26 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 29 | 121 | −92 | 8 | Ejected from Malaysian Super League |
Updated to match(es) played on 3 December 2023. 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:
- MFL officially snubs Kelantan club licensing approval.
Malaysia FA Cup
Squad statistics
Appearances and goals
- Players listed with no appearances have been in the matchday squad but only as unused substitutes.
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | League | FA Cup | Malaysia Cup | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | PHI | Julian Schwarzer | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 20 | GK | MAS | Shaiful Wazizi | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 21 | GK | MAS | Norazlan Razali | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Defenders | |||||||||||||
| 2 | DF | MAS | Jimmy Raymond | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 5 | DF | BRA | Célio Santos | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 12 | DF | MAS | Rames Lai | 8 | 0 | 4+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 13 | DF | MAS | Dzulazlan Ibrahim | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 23 | DF | MAS | Qayyum Marjoni | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 31 | DF | MAS | Badrul Afendy | 4 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 32 | DF | SRB | Mihailo Jovanović | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 33 | DF | BRA | Aylton Alemão | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 64 | DF | MAS | Badrul Hisham | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Midfielders | |||||||||||||
| 6 | MF | UZB | Sirojiddin Kuziev | 8 | 1 | 6+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 9 | MF | MAS | Adam Shreen | 7 | 0 | 5+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 8 | MF | MAS | Joseph Kalang Tie | 4 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 11 | MF | MAS | Hidhir Idris | 6 | 0 | 3+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 14 | MF | MAS | Amir Amri | 4 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 17 | MF | MAS | Rafiezan Razali | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 18 | MF | MAS | Amirul Shafik | 7 | 0 | 3+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 22 | MF | MAS | Zahrul Nizwan | 8 | 0 | 6+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 28 | MF | MAS | Wan Faiz | 6 | 0 | 4+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 29 | MF | MAS | Arham Khussyairi | 6 | 0 | 4+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 44 | MF | MAS | Alif Hassan | 8 | 0 | 4+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 77 | MF | JPN | Yuki Tanigawa | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Forwards | |||||||||||||
| 7 | FW | LBR | Abu Kamara | 8 | 2 | 6+2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 10 | FW | NGA | Michael Ijezie | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 70 | FW | BDI | Sudi Abdallah | 4 | 1 | 3+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Out on Loan | |||||||||||||
| Left the Club during the Season | |||||||||||||
Last updated: 9 April 2023
Source: Competitions, Soccerway.com
References
- "Team player". FAM-CMS. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
- "Kuching City FC pilih berlatih di Kemboja". bharian.com.my. Berita Harian. 30 January 2023. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
- "Irfan Bakti Tak Sangka Tewaskan Kelantan". makanbola.com. Makan Bola. 26 February 2023.
- "Hilang fokus, belum serasi punca Kelantan tewas". bharian.com.my. Berita Harian. 26 February 2023.
- "'Gelombang merah' gagal bangkitkan semangat Kelantan FC". utusan.com.my. Utusan Malaysia. 25 February 2023.
- "'Tak Cukup Tinggi Untuk Berkarier Di Eropah' – Anak Mark Schwarzer, Julian Kini Pemain Kuching City". semuanyabola.com. Semuanya BOLA. 12 January 2023. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
- "New imports set to bolster Kuching City's Super League 2023 campaign". theborneopost.com. Borneo Post Online. 6 January 2023. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
- "Arham Khussyairi joins The Cats". sarawakcrocs.com. SarawakCrocs. 8 January 2023.
- "Arema FC Resmikan Julian Schwarzer". Arema F.C. 20 July 2023. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
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