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 and Malaysia Cup.[2]
| 2023 season | |
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| Chairman | Fazzrudin Abdul Rahman |
| CEO | Iswandi Ali Hassan |
| Head coach | Irfan Bakti Abu Salim |
| Stadium | Sarawak Stadium |
| Malaysia Super League | On progress |
| Malaysia FA Cup | To be determined |
| Malaysia Cup | To be determined |
| Top goalscorer | League: Abu Kamara (2 goals) All: Abu Kamara (2 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 in
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Transfers out
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Pre-season and friendlies
| 2 February 2023 Friendly | Nagaworld | 2–0 | | Kampong Speu |
| Stadium: Kampong Speu Stadium |
| 3 February 2023 Friendly | ISI Dangkor Senchey | 0–2 | | Phnom Penh |
| Stadium: AIA Stadium |
| 4 February 2023 Friendly | Phnom Penh Crown | 2–2 | | Phnom Penh |
| Stadium: Smart RSN Stadium |
| 5 February 2023 Friendly | Visakha | 3–0 | | Phnom Penh |
| Stadium: AIA Stadium |
| 12 February 2023 Friendly | Kuching City | 0–3 | | Sarawak |
| Stadium: Sarawak State Stadium |
| 13 February 2023 Friendly | Sri Pahang | 1–0 | | Sarawak |
| Stadium: Sarawak State Stadium |
Competitions
Malaysia Super League
| 25 February 2023 1 | Kelantan | 1–2 | Kuching City | Kota Bharu |
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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 |
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| 10 | Penang | 22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 25 | 39 | −14 | 19 | |
| 11 | Perak | 22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 47 | −30 | 19 | |
| 12 | Kelantan United | 22 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 23 | 54 | −31 | 14 | |
| 13 | Kuching City | 22 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 45 | −27 | 8 | 2024 Liga Super & MBSB Bank Championship Play-off round |
| 14 | Kelantan | 21 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 24 | 87 | −63 | 8 | Relegation to 2024 MBSB Bank Championship |
Updated to match(es) played on 27 August 2023. Source: MFL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
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 | Julian Schwarzer | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 20 | GK | Shaiful Wazizi | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 21 | GK | Norazlan Razali | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Defenders | |||||||||||||
| 2 | DF | Jimmy Raymond | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 5 | DF | Célio Santos | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 12 | DF | Rames Lai | 8 | 0 | 4+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 13 | DF | Dzulazlan Ibrahim | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 23 | DF | Qayyum Marjoni | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 31 | DF | Badrul Afendy | 4 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 32 | DF | Mihailo Jovanović | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 33 | DF | Aylton Alemão | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 64 | DF | Badrul Hisham | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Midfielders | |||||||||||||
| 6 | MF | Sirojiddin Kuziev | 8 | 1 | 6+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 9 | MF | Adam Shreen | 7 | 0 | 5+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 8 | MF | Joseph Kalang Tie | 4 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 11 | MF | Hidhir Idris | 6 | 0 | 3+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 14 | MF | Amir Amri | 4 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 17 | MF | Rafiezan Razali | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 18 | MF | Amirul Shafik | 7 | 0 | 3+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 22 | MF | Zahrul Nizwan | 8 | 0 | 6+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 28 | MF | Wan Faiz | 6 | 0 | 4+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 29 | MF | Arham Khussyairi | 6 | 0 | 4+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 44 | MF | Alif Hassan | 8 | 0 | 4+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 77 | MF | Yuki Tanigawa | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Forwards | |||||||||||||
| 7 | FW | Abu Kamara | 8 | 2 | 6+2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 10 | FW | Michael Ijezie | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 70 | FW | 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.
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