Kedah Darul Aman F.C.

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Kedah Darul Aman Football Club (Malay: Kelab Bola Sepak Kedah Darul Aman) is a professional football club based in Alor Setar, Kedah, that competes in the Malaysia Super League. They are the first team in the history of Malaysian football to have won two consecutive trebles: in 2006–07 and 2007–08 guided by head coach, Azraai Khor Abdullah.[4] The club is managed by Darulaman Football Club Sdn Bhd currently own by Tan Sri Dr Mohd Daud Bakar.

Kedah Darul Aman
Full nameKedah Darul Aman Football Club
Nickname(s)Sang Kenari (The Canaries)[1]
Hijau Kuning (Green and Yellow)[2]
Short nameKDA
Founded1924; 100 years ago (1924) as KFA
GroundDarul Aman Stadium
Capacity32,387
OwnerTan Sri Dr. Mohd Daud Bakar[3]
CEOShahrul Samsudin
Head coachVictor Andrag (interim)
LeagueMalaysia Super League
2023Malaysia Super League, 4th of 14
Websitehttps://www.kedahdarulamanfc.com/
Current season

Kedah Darul Aman has won 3 Malaysia Super League titles, 4 Malaysia Premier League titles, 5 Malaysia FA Cup, 5 Malaysia Cup and 3 Piala Sumbangsih.

In 2021, the club changed its name from Kedah FA to Kedah Darul Aman.[5]

History

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The football team 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.[6] 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.[6]

The club experienced a lean period in the 1980s and 1990s, but enjoyed a revival in the new millennium by achieving back-to-back domestic trebles under Azraai Khor.[7] The club also reached 111th position in IFFHS club world ranking between 1 August 2007 to 31 July 2008.[8] 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.

Kedah were relegated to the second-tier of Malaysian football, the Malaysian Premier League, after losing 3–2 in the playoff final to Sri Pahang in a penalty shootout during the 2012 Malaysia Super League season. Marijo Tot was hired to replace Wan Jamak in an attempt to bring the club back to Malaysia Super League during the 2013 Malaysia Premier League season, which also saw the return of former Kedah's talisman, Nelson San Martín. In the 2014 season, Kedah signed Billy Mehmet, who made an immediate impact by helping the club reach the semi-final of the 2014 Malaysia Cup, winning the first leg 3–1, but ultimately lost the second leg 5–1. Billy Mehmet ended the season as the club's top goal scorer in the 2014 Malaysia Premier League as well as the club's top goal scorer in all competitions. Mehmet was also the second highest goal scorer in all competitions at all levels in Malaysian professional football.

Aidil Sharin era (2019–2022)

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On 8 October 2018, Kedah appointed Singaporean head coach, Aidil Sharin Sahak for the 2019 Malaysia Super League season. On his first match as head coach on 2 February 2019, Kedah won 2–0 against PKNP with goals coming from Shakir Hamzah and Jonathan Bauman goal. On 8 March 2019, Aidil Sharin experienced his first defeat in charge of Kedah as the club fell to a 1–0 defeat at the hands of Pahang. Kedah finished in fourth position in the Malaysia Super League in Aidil Sharin first season in charge, one position higher than the previous season. On 27 July 2019, Aidil Sharin led Kedah to win the 2019 Malaysia FA Cup as Fadzrul Danel scored in the dying minute in extra time securing a 1–0 win over Perak in the final. On 26 October 2019, Kedah reached the final of the 2019 Malaysia Cup following a massive 8–8 aggregate against Sri Pahang seeing Kedah through on away goals rules, However Kedah was beaten 3–0 by Johor Darul Ta'zim in the decisive game at the Bukit Jalil National Stadium.

Aidil Sharin also became the first Singaporean head coach to manage a non-Singaporean team in the AFC Champions League when he guided Kedah into the 2020 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs round in which they thrash Hong Kong club, Tai Po 5–1 in the preliminary round 2 and thus seeing them advance to face FC Seoul in the play-off round which subsequently ended up as a 4–1 defeat at the Seoul World Cup Stadium.

New ownership and going full privatised

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Prior to the 2021 season, the club changed its name from Kedah FA to Kedah Darul Aman[5] On 25 November 2021, Tan Sri Dr. Mohd Daud Bakar has been appointed by the President of the Kedah Football Association, Dato' Seri Haji Muhammad Sanusi Md. Nor as the chairman of Kedah Darul Aman. Tan Sri Dr. Mohd Daud Bakar is an entrepreneur in various fields as well as leading several large national agencies and in time to develop financial sustainability, governance and governance, facilities, infrastructure as well as the quality of players and coaching as a more dynamic strategy to attract more business opportunities in the modern era of football. As the majority shareholder, Mohd Daud Bakar wants to develop a world-class training center recognized by the World Football Federation (FIFA) with a RM20 Million budget expressed by Mohd Daud Bakar during the press conference after the Ceremony to Introduce Official Sponsors and Partners of Kedah Darul Aman on 9 February 2022. In addition to being a training center, it will also become one of the new tourist attractions in Kedah.

On 17 October 2022, it was announced that Kedah Darul Aman had parted ways with Aidil Sharin. He departed Kedah Darul Aman with a record of 55 wins, 20 draws, and 35 defeats in 110 games with a win percentage of 50%. During the four years tenure as head coach, Aidil Sharin guided Kedah to several highs, including emerging as 2019 Malaysia FA Cup champions, 2019 Malaysia Cup runners-up, 2020 and 2021 Malaysia Super League runners-up as well as reaching the 2022 AFC Cup ASEAN Zone semi-finals. On the same day, his assistant and also Kedah legend, Victor Andrag was named as interim coach guiding the club in the upcoming 2022 Malaysia Cup which commence on 26 October 2022.

On 6 December 2022, former Terengganu head coach, Nafuzi Zain was appointed to guide Kedah Darul Aman for the upcoming 2023 Malaysia Super League season. In January 2023, Kedah Darul Aman started their 2023 season heading to Turkey for a week pre-season training camp in Antalya playing a couple of friendlies match against FC Nasaf, Shakhter Karagandy, FC Maktaaral and Metalist Kharkiv before returning home. On 26 August 2023, Kedah Darul Aman ended Johor Darul Ta'zim winning streak in the league with goals from Ifedayo Olusegun and Manuel Ott to take the 2–0 lead for Kedah Darul Aman before the opposition come back to take the lead to 2–3 however in the dying minute in the game, Amirbek Juraboev scored the equaliser to settled for a draw which was considered a huge upset for the away side.

Club culture

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Supporters

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Kedah Darul Aman lineup in 2008

The song 'Biar Jasa Jadi Kenangan', once again idealised and written by Ahmad Basri Akil and recorded by a Malaysian musician Freddie Fernandez, is the anthem of the club, and has been sung by the crowd since 9 September 1987 after the club reached their first Malaysia Cup semi-final match since 1940.[citation needed]

Rivalries

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Penang are the biggest rivals of the club. Kedah's fans consider their main rivalries to be with (in order) Penang, Perlis and Perak. Matches against fellow northern region sides Tambun Tulang, Kuala Muda Naza, Kedah United, Sungai Ara, PBAPP, SDMS Kepala Batas and Perak YBU have only taken place intermittently, due to the clubs often being in separate divisions.

Northern Region Derby

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Northern Region Derby is the name given to football matches that involves Kedah Darul Aman and Penang.[9] Both them are located in the north of Malaysia. Bandaraya Stadium and Darul Aman Stadium are packed by fans from both clubs during the derby matches. The match usually creates a lively atmosphere, with numerous banners unfolded before the start of the game.

Friendships

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Although the club's main rivals mostly are from the northern region of Malaysia, especially Penang, but there is also a strong supporter of friendship with Perlis and there are good relations with the fans of Penang and Perak "This is Utara", which means "This is the north", is a slogan which shows their good friendships among the clubs.

Stadium

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Full house at the Darul Aman Stadium during Kedah vs Johor Darul Ta'zim II in 2015

Kedah Darul Aman is currently based at the multi-purpose all-seater Darul Aman Stadium, located in Alor Setar, Kedah. The stadium was opened officially by the Sultan of Kedah, Dziaddin Mukarram Shah I in 1962 during Malaya's 1–0 victory against South Korea. It has a capacity of 32,387 seats. It was one of the venues for the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship.

Kit manufacturer and shirt sponsor

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Period Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
2004   Lotto Dunhill
2005 Celcom, Modenas
2005–06   Line 7[10]
2006–07 TM, PKNK[11]
2007–08
2009   Lotto
2010
2011 PKNK
2012   Line 7
2013
2014
2015   Warrix PKNK, Sada, Naza, Firefly
2016 Bina Darulaman Berhad (BDB), PKNK, Sada, Cosmic
2017   aL by Al-Ikhsan[12] ECK Development Berhad (ECK), Bina Darulaman Berhad (BDB), PKNK, Sada, Cosmic
2018 ECK Development Berhad (ECK), PKNK, Sada, Cosmic
2019   Lotto Menteri Besar Sdn Bhd (MBI), PKNK, Sada
2020 Chenang Bay,[13] Menteri Besar Sdn Bhd, PKNK
2021 Widad Langkasuka (Widad Business Group),[14] Menteri Besar Sdn Bhd, PKNK
2022 DXN, Menteri Besar Sdn Bhd, PKNK
2023 Bin Zayed Internacional Langkawi Pure
2024   ALX by Al-Ikhsan Arab Street SuperbestPower Weststar DRB Hicom Dherb's

Crest and colours

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Kedah Darul Aman's traditional colours are red and black, but the home kit's colours have been green and yellow since 1988. The colours were the result of the former Kedah Football Association Deputy President, Ahmad Basri Akil's request for a different set of colours for the home kit. The colours of green and yellow were chosen as they referenced the state's nickname of Jelapang Padi or Paddy field.[15]

The current club crest were announced by Ahmad Basri Akil alongside the club's official colours of green and yellow in 1988. Green dominates the background; the side of the crest shows 11 joint bordered lines which signify the 11 districts of the Kedah state. At the centre of the crest is a ball and Allamanda flowers; as the flower is green and yellow in colour, with the team motto (Malay: Biar Jasa Jadi Kenangan) written in yellow.

Controversies

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During the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, A Malaysian man was denied entry to Al-Bayt Stadium while wearing a 2021 Kedah Darul Aman away jersey with Chenang Bay written on it and a colourful checkered design. The man named, Zulfadli Ahmad Tajudin, told Dari Tepi Padang that he flew all the way from Muar, Johor, to experience the World Cup but was left disappointed by the ordeal he had to face with security. Zulfadli was detained for over 30 minutes who initially had no idea why he was being questioned by the stadium's security officials which suspect him of supporting the LGBTQ+ community due to the jersey he was wearing. Zulfadli went on to say that the officials photographed his jersey before sending the images to the stadium's management to interrogate him further. After seeing the photos Zulfadli had shown, security was still unsatisfied with his answer and asked him to wait for a response from stadium management, later the management let him off and gave him the permission to watch the football game that night.

First-team squad

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As of 15 April 2024
No. Player Nat. Position(s) Date of birth (age) Signed Signed from Noted
Goalkeepers
1 Ifwat Akmal   GK (1996-08-10) 10 August 1996 (age 28) 2016 Youth Team
44 Muhamad Norfahmi Muhamad Zaki   GK (2005-05-25) 25 May 2005 (age 19) 2024 Youth Team
Defenders
2 Akmal Zahir (Vice Captain)   CB (1994-02-16) 16 February 1994 (age 30) 2023   Melaka United
13 Loqman Hakim   CB (1998-01-22) 22 January 1998 (age 26) 2020 Youth Team
15 Rizal Ghazali   RB (1992-10-01) 1 October 1992 (age 32) 2024   Sabah
17 Irfan Zakaria   CB (1995-06-04) 4 June 1995 (age 29) 2024   Sabah
18 Wan Amirul Afiq   CB (1992-07-18) 18 July 1992 (age 32) 2023   Melaka United
23 Cleylton   CB (1993-03-19) 19 March 1993 (age 31) 2024   Ipatinga FC
27 Ariff Farhan   RB,LB (1996-07-14) 14 July 1996 (age 28) 2021   Felda United
30 Zamri Pin Ramli   LB (1991-04-24) 24 April 1991 (age 33) 2024   Negeri Sembilan
51 Heshamudin Ahmad   CB,RB (1999-02-15) 15 February 1999 (age 25) 2022 Youth Team
66 Kamil Akmal Halim   RB (1999-02-14) 14 February 1999 (age 25) 2020 Youth Team
Midfielders
11 Sukhrob Nurullaev   AM/RW (1998-01-04) 4 January 1998 (age 26) 2024   Nasaf Qarshi
19 Aiman Afif   AM/ST (2001-02-18) 18 February 2001 (age 23) 2021 Youth Team
20 Fadzrul Danel   DM/CM (1998-01-14) 14 January 1998 (age 26) 2019 Youth Team
21 Fayadh Zulkifli   RW/LW (1998-09-13) 13 September 1998 (age 26) 2019 Youth Team
35 Hasbullah Abu Bakar   DM (1994-10-26) 26 October 1994 (age 30) 2024   Negeri Sembilan
55 Faiz Nasir   AM (1992-07-11) 11 July 1992 (age 32) 2024   Terengganu On Loan
77 Amirul Hisyam   DM/CM (1995-05-05) 5 May 1995 (age 29) 2015   Harimau Muda B
81 Abdul Halim Saari   DM/CM (1994-11-14) 14 November 1994 (age 30) 2023   Selangor
Forwards
10 Sony Norde (Captain)   AM/RW/LW/ST (1989-07-27) 27 July 1989 (age 35) 2024   Terengganu
14 Miloš Gordić   ST (1992-12-10) 10 December 1992 (age 31) 2024   Wuxi Wugo
28 Syafiq Ahmad (3rd Captain)   AM/RW/ST (1995-06-28) 28 June 1995 (age 29) 2024   Johor Darul Ta'zim On Loan
29 Afeeq Iqmal   AM/RW (1999-04-09) 9 April 1999 (age 25) 2024   Manjung City
70 Ebenezer Assifuah   ST (1993-07-03) 3 July 1993 (age 31) 2023   Pau FC

Staff and management

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Senior officials

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Position Name
Owner   Tan Sri Dr. Mohd Daud Bakar
Chief Executive Officer   Shahrul Samsudin
Honorary Treasurer   Ruzaini Radzi
Chief of Business Development   Mohamad Faidhi Bin Mohd Rohdzi

Team officials

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Position Name
Technical Director   Nelson San Martin
Team Coordinator   Ahmad Fauzi Saari
Head Coach   Victor Andrag (Interim)
Assistant Coach
Goalkeeper Coach   Mohd Yazid Mohd Yassin
Assistant Goalkeeper Coach   Abdul Hadi Abdul Hamid
  Helmi Eliza Elias
Fitness Coach   Mohammad Afeeq Aqmal
Team Analyst   Hazwan Nizam Fazil
Team Doctor   Jasminder Singh
Physio   Helber Richard Quintana Silva
  Shukri Che Zakaria
  Muhammad Nur'illya Samsuddin
Sports Therapist   Hazwan Zikri
Security Officer   Zaiyadur Rashad
Media Officer   Tajul Arifin Kamal Baharin
Team Admin   Zamzuri Salleh
Kitman   Taufiq Mahar
  Fakhruddin Abdul Aziz
  Fahmi Irfan
U23 Team Admin   Fiqkry Mat Isa
U23 Team Manager   Baddrol Bakhtiar
U23 Team Coordinator   Shafizan Hashim
U23 Head Coach   Khairul Ismail
U23 Assistant Coach   Irwan Fadzli Idrus
U23 Goalkeeper Coach   Syazwan Abdullah
U23 Fitness Coach   Mohd Hanif Mohd Radzi
U23 Team Doctor   Mohd Fakhrulsani Abdul Hamid
U23 Physio   Izzhar Iskandar Zaini
U23 Masseur   Muhamad Khairin Hanif Mohd Zuki
U23 Video Analyst   Mohd Khairul Ajmal Abdul Wahab
U23 Kitman   Faiz Zulkiflee
U23 Security Officer   Mohd Hafiz Md Shukri
U23 Team Media   Muhd Hanief Abu Hashim
U20 Team Manager   Haris Che Mat
U20 Team Admin   Amirul Nizam Mahadzir
U20 Head Coach   Rosle Md Derus
U20 Assistant Head Coach   Mohamad Zahid Hashim
U20 Goalkeeper Coach   Suhaimi Mat Lazim
U20 Fitness Coach   Ishak Ahmad
U20 Physio   Nur Ariffabillah Ismail
U20 Team Analyst   Muhammad Iqmal Hakimi
U20 Massuer   Shahril Zuhair Amran
U20 Kitman   Anizar Hussein
U19 Team Manager   Lukman Abidin
U19 Head Coach   Mohamad Rizal Johari
U19 Assistant Head Coach   Mohd Faizal Rijaluddin
U19 Goalkeeper Coach   S. Ragesh
U19 Fitness Coach   Abdul Hadi Salleh
U19 Team Doctor   Nik Mohd Nor Azam Nik Aziz
U19 Physio   Sajidur Rahman Habibur Rahman
U19 Team Admin   Mohd Shaharen Abdullah
U19 Team Security   Rosmawadi Othman
U19 Team Analyst   Mohd Khairul Ajmal Abdul Wahab
U19 Kitman   Muhammad Hasbi Abdul Rahman

List of former managers

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Years Name
1985–1989   Ahmad Shafie (1st)
1990   Milous Kvacek
1991   Ahmad Shafie (2nd)
1992–1995   Robert Alberts
1996–1997   Mosthakeen Omar
1998   Fisol Abdul Razak
1999   Azman Hj Eusoff
2000   Ahmad Shafie (3rd)
2001–2003   Jørgen E. Larsen
2004   Mirandinha
2004–2009   Azraai Khor Abdullah
2009–2011   Ahmad Yusof
2011–2012   Wan Jamak Wan Hassan
2012–2013   Marijo Tot
2013–2014   Dave Mitchell
2014–2017   Tan Cheng Hoe
2017   Nidzam Adzha (1st)
2018   Ramón Marcote Pequeño (interim)
2018   Nidzam Adzha (2nd)
2018   Azzmi Aziz
2018–2022   Aidil Sharin
2022   Victor Andrag (interim)
2023–2024   Nafuzi Zain

Club record

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Accurate as of 2021

Note:

  • Pld = Played, W = Won, D = Drawn, L = Lost, F = Goals for, A = Goals against, D = Goal difference, Pts= Points, Pos = Position

  1st or Champions   2nd or Runner-up   3rd place   Promotion   Relegation

Season League Cup Asia
Division Pld W D L F A D Pts Pos Charity Malaysia FA Competition Result
2004 Super League 21 4 3 14 30 45 −15 15 7th Runner-up 2nd round
2005 Premier League 21 13 7 1 44 11 +33 46 2nd Quarter-finals 2nd round
2005–06 Premier League 21 13 3 5 39 22 +17 42 1st Group stage 1st round
2006–07 Super League 24 17 4 3 54 21 +33 55 1st Champions Champions
2007–08 Super League 24 18 2 4 55 24 +31 56 1st Runner-up Champions Champions AFC Cup Quarter-finals
2009 Super League 26 16 3 7 45 28 +17 51 3rd Runner-up Group stage 2nd round AFC Cup Round of 16
2010 Super League 26 10 8 8 34 23 +11 38 5th Semi-finals Runner-up
2011 Super League 26 13 6 7 25 20 +5 45 4th Group stage 2nd round
2012 Super League 26 7 7 12 27 38 −11 28 12th Group stage Semi-finals
2013 Premier League 22 13 3 6 38 19 +19 42 4th Group stage 2nd round
2014 Premier League 22 11 5 6 43 25 +18 38 4th Semi-finals Quarter-finals
2015 Premier League 22 14 6 2 47 26 +21 48 1st Runner-up 3rd round
2016 Super League 22 11 7 4 30 26 +4 37[a] 3rd Champions Semi-finals
2017 Super League 22 9 8 5 45 33 +12 35 4th Champions Runner-up Champions
2018 Super League 22 9 5 8 37 36 +1 32 6th Runner-up Group stage 3rd round
2019 Super League 22 9 7 6 37 29 +8 34 4th Runner-up Champions
2020 Super League 11 7 1 3 20 13 7 22 2nd Runner-up ACL Cup Play-off round
2021 Super League 22 13 4 5 44 28 +16 43 2nd Runner-up Quarter-finals AFC Cup
2022 Super League 22 8 3 11 32 41 -9 27 8th Round 16 Second round AFC Cup Zonal Semi Finals
2023 Super League 26 17 2 7 52 29 +23 53 4th Round 16 First round

Source:[16][17]

  1. ^ Kedah Darul Aman F.C. was found guilty of naming a suspended player to play against Pahang on 3 August 2016. The Football Association of Malaysia awarded three points to Pahang and deducted three points from Darulaman FC for the incident.

Honours

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Domestic

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League

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Youth

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Double

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Season Titles won
1993 Liga Semi-Pro Divisyen 1, Malaysia Cup
2017 Malaysian Charity Cup, Malaysia FA Cup

Treble

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Season Titles won
2007 Malaysia Super League, Malaysia FA Cup, Malaysia Cup
2008 Malaysia Super League, Malaysia FA Cup, Malaysia Cup

Kedah Darul Aman's former assistant coach Muhamad Radhi Mat Din said,[18]

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.

Continental record

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All results (home and away) list Kedah Darul Aman's goal tally first.

Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate
1994–95 Asian Club Championship First round   Ilhwa Chunma 1–5 3–5 4–10
2008 AFC Cup Group stage   Home United 4–1 1–5 2nd out of 4
  South China 3–0 3–1
  Victory 1–0 1–1
Quarter-final   Al-Muharraq 1–2 0–5 1–7
2009 AFC Cup Group stage   Chonburi 0–1 1–3 2nd out of 4
  Eastern 2–0 3–3
  Hanoi ACB 7–0 1–3
Round of 16   Binh Duong 2–8
2020 AFC Champions League Preliminary Round 2   Tai Po 5–1
Play-off round   FC Seoul 1–4
2021 AFC Cup Group H   Persipura Jayapura Cancelled
  Saigon
  Lion City Sailors
2022 AFC Cup Group G   Bali United 0–2 1st out of 4
  Kaya–Iloilo 4–1
  Visakha 5–1
ASEAN Zonal Semi-final   PSM Makassar 1–2

Performance in AFC competitions

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Kedah Darul Aman Nama Baharu Skuad Lang Merah". Vocket FC. 21 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Kedah MB: No more Red Eagles, just Hijau Kuning". The Star Malaysia. 1 October 2020.
  3. ^ "Tan Sri Dr. Mohd Daud Bakar Kini Pemilik Saham Terbesar KDA" [Tan Sri Dr. Mohd Daud Bakar is now the largest shareholder of KDA FC] (in Malay). Vocket FC. 6 September 2022. Archived from the original on 6 September 2022. Retrieved 6 September 2022.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  4. ^ "Azraai's double treble with Kedah stands out in Malaysian football history". Sports247. Archived from the original on 7 April 2020. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  5. ^ a b Ismail, Izzali (21 October 2020). "Skuad Lang Merah dikenali Kedah Darul Aman FC". Berita Harian. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
  6. ^ a b "Sejarah Bola Sepak Kedah - Sejarah Perkembangan" (in Malay). Memori Kedah. 17 February 2011. Archived from the original on 17 February 2011. Retrieved 24 July 2020.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  7. ^ "Statistik: Kenali 5 Ketua Jurulatih Paling Berjaya Di Liga-M Sejak 1994" (in Malay). Axello.net. 2 December 2020. Archived from the original on 12 January 2023. Retrieved 12 January 2023.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  8. ^ "IFFHS Club World Ranking Top 350 (1st August 2007 - 31st July 2008)". Iffhs.de. 9 August 2008. Archived from the original on 9 August 2008. Retrieved 2 May 2018.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  9. ^ "Late Goal Rescues Kedah Point in Northern Malaysia Derby". Football Tribe. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  10. ^ Line 7
  11. ^ PKNK
  12. ^ Al-Ikhsan
  13. ^ Chenang Bay
  14. ^ Widad Group
  15. ^ "Our History".
  16. ^ "Summary - Super League - Malaysia - Results, fixtures, tables and news". Soccerway. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
  17. ^ "Malaysia 2016". Rsssf.com. 10 August 2017. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
  18. ^ Noh, Dasheer (26 August 2008). "Radhi: Difficult to win double treble again". The Star. Archived from the original on 12 February 2009. Retrieved 2 April 2010.
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