Kedah Darul Aman F.C.

Foundation and growth

The football club was founded in 1924 by Tunku Yaacob ibni Sultan Abdul Hamid Halim Shah as president, though they only had limited success until the appointment of Ahmad Basri Akil as manager in 1985. Under Ahmad Basri Akil, the club qualified for six Malaysia Cup final matches in a seven-year period between 1987 and 1993; and won two Malaysia Cup titles, one league title and one FA Cup title. Kedah became semi-professional in 1989 and fully professional in 1994, while still remaining under the KFA's purview.

Golden treble era and aftermath

Azraai Khor era

The club experienced a lean period in the late 1990s but enjoyed a revival in the new millennium by achieving back-to-back domestic trebles under Azraai Khor. The club also reached 111th position in IFFHS club world ranking between 1 August 2007 to 31 July 2008. However, the club experienced a dip in performances thereafter as a result of the loss of their influential import players; including Nelson San Martín, Cornelius Huggins and Marlon James. Problems with the new management team also led to Azraai Khor's departure.

2010

In 2010, Ahmad Yusof replaced Azraai Khor as the head coach of Kedah FA. He guided Kedah to the final of the 2010 Malaysia FA Cup, where the team lost 5–4 on penalties to Negeri Sembilan after a 1–1 draw in regular time.

2011

On 17 March 2011, Ahmad Yusof is replaced by assistant coach, Muhamad Radhi Mat Din immediately after…

Domestic

League

Division 1/Premier 1/Super League (3): 1993, 2006–07, 2007–08 Runners-up (6): 1994, 1996, 1997, 2003, 2020, 2021 Division 2/Premier 2/Premier League (4): 1992, 2002, 2005–06, 2015 Runners-up (1): 2005

Cup

Malaysia FA Cup (5): 1996, 2007, 2008, 2017, 2019 Runners-up (1): 2010 Malaysia Cup (5): 1990, 1993, 2007, 2008, 2016 Runners-up (9): 1940, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1992, 2004, 2015, 2017, 2019 Piala Sumbangsih (3): 1991, 1994, 2017 Runners-up (6): 1997, 2008, 2009, 2018, 2020, 2021

Youth

Malaysian President's Cup (3): 1991, 2000, 2003 Runners-up (1): 2018 Malaysian Youth Cup (1): 2017

Double

Treble

Kedah Darul Aman's former assistant coach Muhamad Radhi Mat Din said 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 club.