2023 Kuala Lumpur City F.C. season


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The 2023 season is the 45th season in the existence of Kuala Lumpur City's and the club's 3rd consecutive season in the top flight of Malaysian football. In addition to the domestic league, the club also participating in this season's edition of Malaysia FA Cup and the Malaysia Cup.

Kuala Lumpur City
2023 season
PresidentShahidan Kassim
CEOStanley Bernard
ManagerNenad Baćina
StadiumKuala Lumpur Stadium
Malaysia Super League7th
Malaysia FA CupRunner-up
Malaysia CupSemi Finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Romel Morales (8)
All:
Romel Morales (13)

← 2022

Position Name
Manager/Head coach   Bojan Hodak
Assistant head coach   Miroslav Kuljanac
Assistant coach   Miro Petric
  Shukor Adan
Goalkeeper coach   Guilherme Azevedo
Fitness coach   Afeeq Aqmal
Team doctor   Adzlan Amin
  Hannan Haziq
Physiotherapist   Afiqfuddin Salleh
  Renesh
As of 25 February 2023[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Remarks:
S These players are registered as ASEAN foreign players.
I These players are registered as International foreign players.
A These players are registered as Asia foreign players.
U23 These players are registered as Under-23 players.
U20 These players are registered as Under-20 players.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

In: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Out: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Pre-season and friendlies

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Malaysia Super League

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The league fixtures were announced on 25 January 2023.

30 September 2023 22 Kuala Lumpur City 0-1 Kedah Darul Aman Cheras
21:00 MYT (UTC+08:00) Report
Stadium: Kuala Lumpur Stadium
Attendance: 2, 068
Referee: S. Logeswaran
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
5 Sri Pahang 26 13 6 7 44 33 +11 45
6 Terengganu 26 11 7 8 45 34 +11 40 Qualification for the AFF Shopee Cup group stage[a]
7 Kuala Lumpur City 26 10 8 8 44 39 +5 38
8 PDRM 26 11 4 11 35 37 −2 37
9 Negeri Sembilan 26 6 9 11 33 49 −16 27

Updated to match(es) played on 3 December 2023. Source: MFL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
Notes:

  1. ^ Qualified as the 2023 Malaysia Cup & 2023 Malaysia FA Cup runner-up.

Appearances and goals

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No. Pos Nat Player Total League FA Cup Malaysia Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK   PHI Kevin Ray Mendoza 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
20 GK   MAS Azim Amin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 GK   MAS Azri Ghani 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
3 DF   MAS Muhammad Faudzi 3 0 2+1 0 0 0 0 0
4 DF   MAS Kamal Azizi 7 0 6+1 0 0 0 0 0
9 DF   AUS Giancarlo Gallifuoco 7 0 7 0 0 0 0 0
12 DF   MAS Declan Lambert 7 1 7 1 0 0 0 0
19 DF   ITA Sebastian Avanzini 6 1 6 1 0 0 0 0
25 DF   MAS Anwar Ibrahim 2 0 1+1 0 0 0 0 0
77 DF   MAS Nazirul Naim 3 0 2+1 0 0 0 0 0
Midfielders
6 MF   MAS Ryan Lambert 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0
7 MF   COL Romel Morales 6 0 5+1 0 0 0 0 0
8 MF   MAS Zhafri Yahya 3 0 2+1 0 0 0 0 0
14 MF   MAS Akram Mahinan 3 0 1+2 0 0 0 0 0
16 MF   MAS Partiban 2 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0
17 MF   MAS Sean Giannelli 3 1 0+3 1 0 0 0 0
21 MF   MAS Kenny Pallraj 7 0 6+1 0 0 0 0 0
26 MF   MAS Saravanan Thirumurugan 5 1 2+3 1 0 0 0 0
28 MF   BRA Paulo Josué 7 2 7 2 0 0 0 0
41 MF   MAS Firdaus Saiyadi 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
Forwards
10 FW   BRA Caion 7 0 4+3 0 0 0 0 0
11 FW   PHI Patrick Reichelt 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
23 FW   CIV Kipré Tchétché 6 2 4+2 2 0 0 0 0
37 FW   MAS Haqimi Azim 6 0 1+5 0 0 0 0 0
Players transferred out during the season

Last updated: 10 April 2023
Source: Competitions

As of 6 March 2023

These Under-23 players or Kuala Lumpur City Extension participated in Malaysian Football League cup.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Appearances and goals

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As of 3 March 2023
Player Position Appearances Goals
Kuala Lumpur City Extension
  Azim Al Amin GK 1 0
  Nashran Elias DF 1 0
  Juzaerul Jasmi DF 1 0
  Amirul Aiman MF 1 0
  Faris Zabri DF 1 0
  Faizal Hafiq FW 1 1
  Hadi Mizei @ Termizi MF 1 0
  Sachin Samuel MF 1 0
  Suhaimi Abu FW 1 0
  Loquman Syadiq DF 1 0
  Alif Safwan FW 1 0
  Khairul Naim DF 1 0
  Izreen Izwandy MF 1 0
  Azim Nadim MF 1 0
  Amirul Zul Aiman MF 1 0
Own goals 0
Total goals 1
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  4. ^ "Matko Zirdum tekad penuhi percaturan Kuala Lumpur City". stadiumastro.com. Stadium Astro. 23 January 2023.
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  6. ^ "Sebastian Avanzini Kini Import Baru KL City". makanbola.com. Makan BOLA. 10 January 2023.
  7. ^ "Hadin Azman Tekad Kembali Bangkit, Mahu Bantu Penang". vocketfc.com. Vocket FC. 17 January 2023.
  8. ^ "Mahu pengalaman baru, Irfan pilih sertai Sabah FC". stadiumastro.com. Stadium Astro. 2 December 2022.