Football Association of Kelantan

Kelantan Football Association (KAFA; Malay: Persatuan Bolasepak Kelantan) is the governing body of football for the state of Kelantan, Malaysia. KAFA is responsible for coordinating and developing football in the state of Kelantan and has teamed up with the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) as the official governing body of football in Malaysia.

Kelantan Football Association
Persatuan Bola Sepak Kelantan
Founded1946 (1946) as Kelantan Amateur Football Association
PurposeFootball association
HeadquartersWisma KAFA, Batu 5 1/2, Kampung Chicha,Jalan Pasir Puteh, 16150
Location
Dato' Shaari Bin Mat Hussain
WebsiteWebsite

History
Main article: History of Kelantan FA

Origins

Founded in 1946 as Kelantan Amateur Football Association (Malay: Persatuan Bola Sepak Amatur Kelantan) but records show this football association already existed as early as 1889. Kelantan FA is the oldest football team in the east coast of Malaysia. The team is based in Kota Bharu, in the state of Kelantan, traditionally a conservative Muslim area. The team have consistently been a decent team throughout their history, producing top-class national team players such as Mustafa Hashim, Hamid Ramli and Kamaruddin Hamzah.[1]

Association management
Positions Name
President Dato' Shaari Bin Mat Hussain
Deputy President
General Secretary Encik Husin bin Hj Deraman

Former presidents
Name Period
Datuk Haji Ahmad Rastom Haji Ahmad Maher 1986–90
Datuk Haji Wan Hashim Wan Daud 1991–03
Datuk Ahmad Yaakub Jazlan 2004–07
Annuar Musa 2007–16
Bibi Ramjani Ilias Khan [2] 2016–17
Datuk Wan Abdul Rahim Wan Abdullah 2018–20
Afandi Hamzah 2020–21

Competitions

The Kelantan Football Association ran and organized the following competitions for the amateur clubs:

  • Liga Kelantan

Affiliated

Affiliated clubs

Top clubs in the top tiers league competition that affiliated to the Kelantan Football Association include:

See also

References
  1. "Five outstanding South-east Asian clubs: Kelantan". Goal. 8 February 2013. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
  2. "Bibi Ramjani breaks tradition to become first woman Kafa president". The Sun Daily. 17 September 2017.
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