Kelantan F.C.

This article is about the Kelantan Football Club. For Kelantan United Football Club, see Kelantan United F.C.

Kelantan
Full nameKelantan Football Club
Nickname(s)The Red Warriors
Short nameTRW
Founded1946; 78 years ago (1946) as KAFA (Kelantan FA)
2021; 3 years ago (2021) as Kelantan FC
GroundSultan Muhammad IV Stadium[1]
Capacity22,000[2]
OwnerNorizam Tukiman[3]
2023Malaysia Super League, 14th of 14 (expelled)
WebsiteClub website
Current season

Kelantan Football Club (Malay: Kelab Bola Sepak Kelantan) is a Malaysian professional football club based in Kota Bharu, Kelantan. Founded in 1946, the club has a long-standing rivalry with Terengganu, the two east coast clubs involved in what is known as the East Coast Derby.[4] Their home is the 22,000-seat Sultan Muhammad IV Stadium. Kelantan's regular kit colours are red shirt and shorts with a white pattern on the side.[5]

The club had their first major success in the 2012 season, when they won the treble which is the Malaysia Super League titles, Malaysia FA Cup and Malaysia Cup. Domestically, the club have won 2 Malaysia Super League titles,1 Malaysia Premier League title, 2 Malaysia FA Cup, 2 Malaysia Cup and 1 Charity Shield.[6] In 2012, Kelantan make their debut playing in the AFC Cup. They played well in the group stage to gain first place. However, the club lost in the quarter final to Iraq club, Erbil SC 6–2 on aggregate.[7]

Kelantan had obtained the FAM Club License to play in the 2018 Malaysia Super League season.[8]

On 17 January 2024, Kelantan F.C. is expelled from Malaysia Super League over their failures to paying players' salaries and the club having serious financial problems.[9]

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  3. ^ "Biodata Pemilik TRW Kelantan Norizam Tukiman Dan Kisah Hidupnya Yang Memberikan Inspirasi Kepada Rakyat Malaysia" [Biodata of TRW Kelantan Owner And His Life Story That Inspires Malaysians] (in Malay). Makan Bola. 15 October 2020. Archived from the original on 23 October 2020. Retrieved 23 October 2020.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
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  6. ^ "Kelantan FA Cup Champions". Bernama. 20 May 2012. Archived from the original on 5 November 2013. Retrieved 6 November 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  7. ^ "AFC Cup Match Fixtures and Results". SoccerPunter.com. 29 September 2012. Retrieved 14 November 2013.
  8. ^ "Kedah, Kelantan & Melaka United granted FAM license to participate in 2018 Super League". Football Association of Malaysia. 2 November 2017. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  9. ^ "MFL Club Licensing Appeal Body: Kelantan FC to sit out of Super League, appeal rejected". Malay Mail. 17 January 2024. Retrieved 28 January 2024.