Kelantan F.C.

Kelantan Football Club was founded in 1948 as Kelantan Amateur Football Association. KAFA won the first cup in 1953 when they won the Malaysia FAM Cup and retained the cup for the next year. In 1963, KAFA played in the final Malaysia FAM Cup but lost to Singapore. By the period of the 70s, The club had been unlucky when they lost three cup finals (Malaysia cup 1970, FAM cup 1971 and 1972). In 1972 Dali Omar became the first Kelantanese-born player who played abroad, joining Perth Azurri. The former chief minister of Kelantan, Ahmad Rastom Ahmad Maher, was appointed as the president in 1986. 5 years later, the former Kelantan state secretary Wan Hashim Wan Daud took over the position, until 2024. By 2005, Kelantan was relegated to the third-tier Malaysia FAM League.

2009 season

2009 was the Kelantan debut season in the Malaysia Super League after promotion from the Malaysia Premier League. They obtained 6th spot in the league with 44 points. During the Malaysia FA Cup final, they have lost to Selangor 1–4. Malaysia Cup became their second final for the season, but they lost to Negeri Sembilan.

2010 season

The team gained second place in the Malaysia Super League with 59 points. The top scorer was Norshahrul Idlan with 14 goals. Kelantan's 89-year cup drought ended in the 2010 Malaysia Cup after defeating Negeri Sembilan 2–1. B. Sathianathan refused to commit his future to the newly crowned Malaysia Cup champions. Their campaign in the 2009 Malaysia FA…

Captain by years (2016–2023)

Golden Boot winners

Club top goalscorers

International competitions

AFC Cup: 3 appearances 2012: Quarter-finals (lost 2–6 on aggregate to Arbil) 2013: Round of 16 (lost 0–2 to Kitchee) 2014: Group stage (4th position)

Domestic competitions

League

Division 1/ Malaysia Super League Winners (2): 2011, 2012 Runners-up (1): 2010 Division 2/ Malaysia Premier League Winners (1): 2000 Runners-up (2): 1990, 2022 Division 3/ Malaysia FAM League Winners (3): 1953*, 1954, 2005 (* shared) Runners-up (3): 1963, 1971, 1972

Cups

Malaysia Cup Winners (2): 2010, 2012 Runners-up (4): 1955, 1970, 2009, 2013 Malaysia FA Cup Winners (2): 2012, 2013 Runners-up (3): 2009, 2011, 2015 Charity Shield Winners (1): 2011 Runners-up (2): 2012, 2013

Treble

"Treble Winner" (Malaysia Super League, Malaysia FA Cup and Malaysia Cup): 1 2012

U21 team

President Cup Winners (7): 1985, 1995, 2005, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2016 Runners-up (3): 1988, 2003, 2006–07

U19 team

Youth Cup Winners (2): 2008, 2014 Runners-up (1): 2013

Record of success