2017 Kedah FA season explained

The 2017 season was Kedah FA's 9th season in the Malaysia Super League since its inception in 2004. They will also eligible to compete in FA Cup and Malaysia Cup.

Club:Kedah
Season:2017
Ownertitle:President
Owner:Dato' Seri DiRaja Ahmad Bashah Md Hanipah
Chrtitle:Manager
Chairman:Dato' Jeffrey Low Han Chow
Mgrtitle:Head Coach
Manager:Tan Cheng Hoe (until 29 April 2017)[1]
Muhammad Nidzam Adzha (from 22 May 2017)
Stadium:Darul Aman Stadium
(Capacity: 25,000)
League:Super League
League Result:4th
Cup1:Charity Shield
Cup1 Result:Winners
Cup2:FA Cup
Cup2 Result:Winners
Cup3:Malaysia Cup
League Topscorer:Ken Ilsø (15)
Season Topscorer:Ken Ilsø (25)
Highest Attendance:25,000

Lowest Attendance:3,000
Average Attendance:14,693
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Prevseason:2016
Nextseason:2018
Updated:28 October 2017

Season overview

Pre-season

On 24 November 2016, Azmeer Yusof through his personal Facebook account have confirmed will be with Kuala Lumpur for the 2017 season although Kedah offered him a new contract for another season.[2]

On 28 November 2016, the contract of Liridon Krasniqi was renewed for another two years and is set to expire in the end of 2018 season.[3]

On 1 December 2016, Mohd Fitri Omar[4] was signed from Penang FA and Muhammad Akram Mahinan[5] was signed from Johor Darul Ta'zim Both signed one-year deals with the club.

On 14 December 2016, Fakri Saarani re-joined the club for another season after the end of loan from Felda United.[6]

January

On 3 January 2017, Ken Ilsø[7] was signed from Home United for a one-year deal with Kedah

On 13 January 2017, Zachary Michael Anderson[8] was announced the last foreign players signed with Kedah

On 20 January 2017, Kedah started the season with a 1–1 draw at Johor Darul Ta'zim with a goal from Baddrol Bakhtiar and winning the Charity Shield for the third time on penalty shootout. Their last Charity Shield victory was in 1991 and 1994.

On 27 January 2017, at their home debut of the season, Baddrol, Sandro and Syazwan gave Kedah a narrow 3–2 victory against Sarawak.

February

On 4 February 2017, Kedah drew 1–1 at FELDA United with a 1st goal of the season from Ken Ilsø.

On 11 February 2017, Kedah wrested the Super League top spot away from Pahang, after they defeated the Elephants 4–1 at the Darul Aman Stadium on Saturday. Their goals were scored by Baddrol and Farhan, as well as Ken Ilsø's double.[9]

On 14 February 2017, Kedah ease through to 3rd round of FA Cup, defeating Kuala Lumpur 4–2 with a two-goal from Farhan, a goal from Liridon and an own goal.

On 18 February 2017, Baddrol penalty kick gave Kedah the late 0–1 win at Kelantan.

On 25 February 2017, Kedah defeated Penang 3–1 in the first Northern derby, with a goal from Fitri, Syafiq and Liridon.

March

On 1 March 2017, Kedah drew at Selangor 1–1 with a free kick goal from Sandro.

On 4 March 2017, two goals from Ken Ilsø and Sandro secured Kedah a 4–0 win over Melaka United.

On 11 March 2017, Kedah defeated Perak TBG 2–0 in the round of 16 match in the FA Cup, with a goals from Anderson and Ken Ilsø. Kedah moved to the next round.

April

On 1 April 2017, the FA Cup got underway with a 6–1 win over PKNP, Kedah gave PKNP no chance in the first leg FA Cup quarter-final match, with doubles from Ken Ilsø, a free-kick from Fitri, a penalty from Liridon, a wonder strike from Syafiq and another own goal.

On 8 April 2017, a goal from Anderson was not enough in a 1–1 draw against PKNS.

On 15 April 2017, Kedah lost their first game in this years league campaign at T–Team 5–0. The biggest defeat for this season so far.

On 21 April 2017, Kedah lost their second straight game with a 1–0 loss at PKNP in the second leg of the FA Cup quarter-final, but still made it through to the semi-final with (6–2 win on aggregate).

On 26 April 2017, a wonderful direct free kick goal from Baddrol gave Kedah a 1–1 draw against Perak TBG.[10]

On 30 April 2017, youngster Farhan emerged Kedah's hero in their first leg FA Cup semi-final match against Terengganu, when he scored the only goal of the match. Kedah won 1–0[11]

May

On 9 May 2017, Kedah drew 4–4 at PKNS, with two goals from Syafiq, a goal from Ken Ilsø and penalty from Sandro.[12]

On 13 May 2017, Kedah are through to their third cup final match in three years, after they defeated Terengganu 3–0 in their second leg FA Cup semi-final match, to take the tie 4–0 on aggregate. All three imports scored the goals Liridon, Ken Ilsø and Sandro.[13]

On 20 May 2017, Kedah won the 2017 Malaysia FA Cup, defeating Pahang 3–2 with a two-goal from Baddrol and a goal from Ken Ilsø.[14]

On 24 May 2017, Ken Ilsø scored his first hat-trick to help Kedah get a 3–0 home win against T–Team.

July

On 1 July 2017, Kedah suffered their first home defeat of the season in a thrilling 2–3 loss to Perak TBG. Sandro and Liridon notched the goals for the Red Eagles but they couldn't find enough overturn the result.[15]

On 4 July 2017, 2016 Malaysia Cup champions Kedah recovered from their weekend defeat in the Super League to record a 2–0 win over Melaka United at the Darul Aman Stadium. Sandro gave Kedah the lead in the 29th minute through his volley from outside the Mousedeers' penalty box, and Baddrol doubled their lead in the 64th minute.[16]

On 7 July 2017, Defending champions Kedah maintained their 100% record in the cup, when they trashed UiTM FC 5–0. In the match which was held at the UiTM Stadium, Syafiq opened the scoring as early as the third minute, before Liridon (44'), Ken Ilsø (80'), Sandro (90') and a Faiz Bandong own goal (90+3') compounded the university boys' misery.[17]

On 11 July 2017, Kedah edged Melaka United – coming back twice to not only draw level but to eventually win the game 4–2. It was 2–2 at half time after Marco Simic scored twice but found his side pegged back each time by Baddrol. Akram scored a rare goal to put Kedah ahead before and injury time goal by Asri Mardzuki seal an important victory for Nidzam Adzha's boys. The Red Eagles are now the closest challenger to Johor Darul Ta'zim, sitting on nine points behind the league leaders.[18]

On 15 July 2017, Second-placed Kedah were held to a 1–1 draw at home by Selangor, thanks to some amazing goalkeeping by the Red Giants' Norazlan Razali. Ken Ilsø scored a goal for Kedah.[19]

On 18 July 2017, Morgaro Gomis and Abou Bakr Al-Mel were the toast of the Kelantan after they defeated Kedah 3–1 at Sultan Muhammad IV Stadium in Kota Bharu. Liridon late penalty goal was nothing more than a consolation for the away side.[20]

On 22 July 2017, Second-placed Kedah returned to winning ways, cruising to a comfortable 2–0 win over bottom-placed Penang in the Northern Derby at the State Stadium. The goals were scored by Ken Ilsø (62') and Baddrol (74').[21]

On 26 July 2017, Kedah avenged their 3–1 Malaysia Cup group stage defeat to Kelantan last week, when they hammered the Red Warriors 5–0 at home. They needed only eight minutes to open the scoring, a goal by Syazwan Zainon, but had to wait until the 48th minute for their second through Danish poacher Ken Ilsø, who found the back net once again 12 minutes later. Sandro too scored a brace, in the 71st and 87th minute.[22]

On 29 July 2017, Melaka United went down to their second defeat in the group stage after they shipped six goal to Kedah in a 2–6 loss. Fakri, Sandro (2), Akram and Ken Ilsø all scored for Kedah while Azinee Taib and Fauzi Roslan scored for the home side. However, Akhyar Rashid will grab all the headlines after he notched his first ever goal for Kedah in the rout. The nippy forward is continuing his progress after an encouraging period with the Malaysia national under-22 side.[23]

August

On 1 August 2017, Kedah recording a slim 1–0 win over UiTM FC in Alor Setar. The only goal of the match was scored by Danish forward Ken Ilsø, who pounced on a deflection to score in the 25th minute.[24]

On 5 August 2017, Kedah lost their second away game with a 2–1 loss against Pahang in Super League, despite an equalizer by Syafiq.

September

On 9 September 2017, Kedah took the match against Kelantan seriously to triumphed 2–0 at Darul Aman Stadium. Ken Ilsø continuing his fine form with another goal to add to an earlier strike from Sandro as The Red Eagles won the group with consummate ease.[25]

On 15 September 2017, Kedah recorded a 3–2 win over 2015 champions and 2016 runners up Selangor in their first leg Malaysia Cup quarter-final match at the Selayang Stadium. Ken Ilsø put two goals ahead within the first 15 minutes, but Selangor forward Rufino pulled one back for the hosts after the start of the second half. Syazwan Zainon restored Kedah's two-goal lead, but Rufino doubled his tally just a minute later to give the Red Giants a slim chance of overturning the tie in the second leg.[26]

Kit

Supplier: AL Sports[27] / Sponsor: Bina Darulaman Berhad, Perbadanan Kemajuan Negeri Kedah (Kedah State Development Corporation), Syarikat Air Darul Aman (SADA), Cosmic Express[28]

Players

Squad information

PDate of birthNotes
1GKAbdul Hadi Abdul Hamid1987 2, df=yes2006
2DFMohamad Syawal Nordin (vice-captain)1993 3, df=yes2015
3DF1985 6, df=yes2017
4DFZachary Michael Anderson1991 4, df=yes20172017
5DFOsman Mohd Yusof1994 5, df=yes2016
7MFBaddrol Bakhtiar (vice-captain)1 February 19882006
8MFLiridon Krasniqi1 January 199220152018
9FWKen Ilsø Larsen12 February 19862017
10MFSandro da Silva Mendonça (vice-captain)1 October 198320152017
DFMohamad Raphi Azizan Mariappen28 January 199620152017
12MFMuhammad Akram Mahinan19 January 19932017
13DFKhairul Helmi Johari (captain)31 March 19882006
14FWAhmad Fakri Saarani8 July 198920162017
15DFMohamad Rizal Ghazali1 October 19922014
16MFMohamad Amirul Hisyam Awang Kechik5 May 19952016
17MFMohd Syazwan Tajuddin7 January 19942014
18MFAbdul Halim Saari14 November 19942016[29]
19MFMuhammad Farhan Roslan3 December 199620142017
20FWMuhammad Syafiq Ahmad28 June 19952013
21GKMohamad Farhan Abu Bakar14 February 19932016
22MFMohamad Syazwan Zainon13 November 19892014
23MFMohamad Hanif Mat Dzahir15 January 19942014
24DFMohamad Asri Mardzuki12 May 19942016[30]
25GKMohd Ifwat Akmal Che Kassim10 August 19962016
26FWSyazuan Hazani27 June 19942016
27DFMuhammad Ariff Farhan Md Isa14 July 19962016
33MFMuhammad Akhyar Abdul Rashid1 May 19992017
34FWMuhammad Danial Ismail5 February 19972017

Last update: 9 September 2017
Source: Facebook Kedah FA
Ordered by squad number.

Transfers

In

PNameMoving fromTypeTransfer
window
EndsTransfer
fee
25GKIfwat AkmalKedah U21PromotionPre-season
3DFFitri OmarPenangTransferPre-season2017
12MFAkram MahinanJohor Darul Ta'zimTransferPre-season2017
14FWFakri SaaraniFelda UnitedEnd of loanPre-season2017
9FWKen Ilsø Home UnitedTransferPre-season2017
4DFZac Anderson Emirates ClubTransferPre-season
33MFAkhyar RashidKedah U21Loan
31GKAsri MuhammadKedah U21Loan
32DFLoqman HakimKedah U21Loan
34FWAkmal AzmiKedah U21Loan
35MFHidhir IdrisKedah U21Loan
36FWAminuddin Abu BakarKedah U21Loan

Out

PNameMoving toTypeTransfer
window
Transfer
fee
2DFMohd Sabre Mat Abu[31] PKNSEnd of contractPre-season
4DFBang Seung-hwan Royal Thai NavyEnd of contractPre-season
6DFShafizan HashimEnd of contractPre-season
9FWThiago Augusto FernandesFELDA UnitedEnd of loanPre-season
12MFAmar RohidanEnd of contractPre-season
14FWShane Smeltz Wellington PhoenixEnd of contractPre-season
21GKMohamad Syazwan AbdullahMelaka UnitedEnd of contractPre-season
24DFMohamad Alif Fadhil IsmailEnd of contractPre-season
25DFAzmeer YusofKuala LumpurEnd of contractPre-season
26MFShazuan Ashraf MathewsFELCRAEnd of contractPre-season
11DFMohamad Raphi Azizan Mariappen[32] Petaling Jaya RangersTransferMid-season

Technical staff

[33]

Friendly matches

Current season

Competitions

Super League

See main article: 2017 Malaysia Super League. The league kick-off on 20 January and ends on 21 October 2017.[34]

Fixtures and results

Second leg

FA Cup

See main article: 2017 Malaysia FA Cup. The tournament kick-off on 5 February and ends on 20 May 2017.[35]

Knockout phase

Final

See main article: 2017 Malaysia FA Cup Final.

Malaysia Cup

See main article: 2017 Malaysia Cup. The tournament will kick-off on 4 July 2017 and ends on 4 November 2017.[36]

Knockout phase

See main article: 2017 Malaysia Cup knockout stage.

Final

See main article: 2017 Malaysia Cup Final.

Statistics

Squad statistics

As of matches played on 4 November 2017.

PosPlayerSuper LeagueFA CupMalaysia CupTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1GKHadi4127
2DFSyawal105621
3DFFitri1816110342
4DFAnderson171519312
5DFOsman112
7MFBaddrol169721013312
8MFLiridon18263103348
9FWKen Ilsø181575853325
10MFSandro188611193518
DFRaphi
12MFAkram181661302
13DFKhairul Helmi185831
14FWFakri14451231
15DFRizal156829
16MFAmirul132924
17MFSyazwan Tajuddin82414
18MFHalim549
19MFFarhan91636214
20FWSyafiq1144161216
21GKFarhan7310
22MFSyazwan Zainon161691312
23MFHanif91212
24DFAsri10121131
25GKIfwat156728
26FWSyazuan112
27DFAriff Farhan619151
33MFAkhyar312161
34FWAkmal Azmi33
35MFHidhir112

Goalscorers

As of matches played on 28 October 2017.

RankPlayerPositionSuper LeagueFA CupMalaysia CupTotal
1 Ken IlsøFW155525
2 SandroMF81918
3 BaddrolMF92112
4 LiridonMF2338
5 SyafiqFW4116
6 FarhanMF134
7 FitriDF112
AndersonDF112
AkramMF112
SyazwanMF112
11 FakriFW11
AsriDF11
Ariff FarhanDF11
AkhyarMF11
Own Goal213
Total45192488

Clean sheets

As of matches played on 28 October 2017.

RankPlayerSuper LeagueFA CupMalaysia CupTotal
125 Ifwat43411
221 Farhan213
1 Hadi224

Suspensions

A player is automatically suspended for the next match for the following offences:

PlayerOffence(s)Suspension(s)
Fitri in Super League vs FELDA United (A) (matchday 3; 4 February 2017)
in Super League vs T–Team (A) (matchday 11; 15 April 2017)
in Super League vs Melaka United (A) (matchday 15; 11 July 2017)
Super League vs Selangor (H) (matchday 16; 15 July 2017)
in FA Cup semi-finals vs Terengganu (H) (first leg; 30 April 2017)
in FA Cup final vs Pahang (N) (final; 20 May 2017)
2018 Malaysia FA Cup?
Liridon in Super League vs Melaka United (H) (matchday 8; 4 March 2017)
in Super League vs PKNS (H) (matchday 10; 8 April 2017)
in Super League vs Perak TBG (A) (matchday 9; 26 April 2017)
Super League vs PKNS (A) (matchday 13; 9 May 2017)
Ken Ilsø in Super League vs FELDA United (A) (matchday 3; 4 February 2017)
in Super League vs Penang (H) (matchday 6; 25 February 2017)
in Super League vs PKNS (H) (matchday 10; 8 April 2017)
Super League vs T–Team (A) (matchday 11; 15 April 2017)
Sandro in Super League vs Johor Darul Ta'zim (A) (matchday 1; 20 January 2017)
in Super League vs PKNS (H) (matchday 10; 8 April 2017)
in Super League vs Perak TBG (H) (matchday 14; 1 July 2017)
Super League vs Melaka United (A) (matchday 15; 11 July 2017)
Akram in Super League vs Johor Darul Ta'zim (A) (matchday 1; 20 January 2017)
in Super League vs FELDA United (A) (matchday 3; 4 February 2017)
in Super League vs Kelantan (A) (matchday 5; 18 February 2017)
Super League vs Penang (H) (matchday 6; 25 February 2017)
in Super League vs Selangor (A) (matchday 7; 1 March 2017)
in Super League vs Perak TBG (H) (matchday 14; 1 July 2017)
in Super League vs Melaka United (A) (matchday 15; 11 July 2017)
Super League vs Selangor (H) (matchday 16; 15 July 2017)
?Super League vs Penang (A) (matchday 17; 22 July 2017)?
Rizal in Super League vs Sarawak (H) (matchday 2; 27 January 2017)
in Super League vs Pahang (H) (matchday 4; 11 February 2017)
in Super League vs Selangor (A) (matchday 7; 1 March 2017)
Super League vs Melaka United (H) (matchday 8; 4 March 2017)
in Super League vs T–Team (A) (matchday 11; 15 April 2017)Super League vs Perak TBG (A) (matchday 9; 26 April 2017)
Super League vs PKNS (A) (matchday 13; 9 May 2017)[37]
in FA Cup quarter-finals vs PKNP (H) (first leg; 1 April 2017)
in FA Cup quarter-finals vs PKNP (A) (second leg; 21 April 2017)
FA Cup semi-finals vs Terengganu (H) (first leg; 30 April 2017)
Syafiq in Super League vs Selangor (A) (matchday 7; 1 March 2017)
in Super League vs T–Team (A) (matchday 11; 15 April 2017)
in Super League vs Pahang (A) (matchday 19; 5 August 2017)
Super League vs FELDA United (H) (matchday 20; 20 September 2017)
As of matches played on 5 August 2017.

Summary

Games played 40 (22 Super League) (7 FA Cup) (11 Malaysia Cup)
Games won 23 (9 Super League) (6 FA Cup) (8 Malaysia Cup)
Games drawn 9 (8 Super League) (1 Malaysia Cup)
Games lost 8 (5 Super League) (1 FA Cup) (2 Malaysia Cup)
Goals scored 88 (45 Super League) (19 FA Cup) (24 Malaysia Cup)
Goals conceded 49 (33 Super League) (6 FA Cup) (10 Malaysia Cup)
Goal difference 39 (12 Super League) (13 FA Cup) (14 Malaysia Cup)
Clean sheets 18 (8 Super League) (3 FA Cup) (7 Malaysia Cup)
Yellow cards 68 (41 Super League) (21 FA Cup) (6 Malaysia Cup)
Red cards 3 (3 Super League)
Most appearances Sandro (35 appearances)
Top scorer Ken Ilsø (25 goals)
Winning percentage Overall: 23/40 (57.50%)
As of matches played on 4 November 2017.

Home attendance

Matches (all competitions)

All matches played at Darul Aman Stadium.

Date Attendance Opposition Score Competition
27 January 201725,000 Sarawak3–2Super League matchday 2[38]
11 February 201712,0004–1Super League matchday 4[39]
14 February 201712,000 Kuala Lumpur4–2FA Cup round of 32[40]
25 February 201725,000 Penang3–1Super League matchday 6[41]
4 March 201725,000 Melaka United4–0Super League matchday 8[42]
1 April 201724,500 PKNP6–1FA Cup quarter-finals[43]
8 April 201720,000 PKNS1–1Super League matchday 10[44]
30 April 201722,000 Terengganu1–0FA Cup semi-finals[45]
24 May 201710,000 T-Team3–0Super League matchday 12[46]
1 July 20177,656 Perak TBG2–3Super League matchday 14[47]
4 July 20174,500 Melaka United2–0Malaysia Cup group stage matchday 1[48]
15 July 201718,000 Selangor1–1Super League matchday 16[49]
26 July 201711,970 Kelantan5–0Super League matchday 18[50]
1 August 201710,300 UiTM1–0Malaysia Cup group stage matchday 5[51]
9 September 201710,000 Kelantan2–0Malaysia Cup group stage matchday 6
20 September 20174,000 Felda United1–3Super League matchday 20
24 September 201723,000 Selangor1–0Malaysia Cup quarter-finals second leg
21 October 201723,000 Felda United2–0Malaysia Cup semi-finals second leg
28 October 20173,000 Johor Darul Ta'zim0–0Super League matchday 22

Attendance (each competitions)

Competitions Matches Total attendance Average attendance
11 161,626 14,693
3 58,500 19,500
5 70,800 14,160
Total 19 290,926 16,118

Awards

Monthly awards

For the 2017 season, sponsors collaboration with Kedah FA in recognizing the contributions of players throughout the season.Every month, one player will be selected as the player of the month based on the current performance.Selection is based on the feedback of squad management and fans. Winners will be announced at 8:00 pm at Darul Aman Stadium.The winner will win a plaque, a cash prize of RM500, sporting goods, product vouchers and exclusive poster from the sponsors.

MonthPlayerNationalityPositionEvent DateSponsors
MarchIfwat Akmal MalaysiaGK1 April 2017Le' Sanda Cosmetic, Arena HijauKuning, Paddy Gear
AprilBaddrol Bakhtiar MalaysiaMF30 April 2017Le' Sanda Cosmetic, AL Sports, Rangkaian Hotel Seri Malaysia, Winner Plus Energy Drink, Arena HijauKuning, Paddy Gear
JulyKen Ilsø DenmarkFW1 August 2017Le' Sanda Cosmetic, Rangkaian Hotel Seri Malaysia, Adelia, Winner Plus Energy Drink, Arena HijauKuning, Paddy Gear

Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger .

Notes and References

  1. Web site: KEDAH FA & TAN CHENG HOE KINI ADALAH SEJARAH SKUAD HIJAUKUNING. Facebook Kedah FA. 30 April 2017.
  2. Web site: Azmeer Yusof melalui akaun Facebook peribadi beliau sebentar tadi mengesahkan akan bersama Kuala Lumpur FA bagi musim 2017 walaupun Kedah FA – Persatuan Bolasepak Kedah – menawarkan kontrak baru untuk semusim lagi.. Facebook Kedah FA. 24 November 2016.
  3. Web site: Time to let all fans know, Liridon Krasniqi next destination.... Facebook Kedah FA. 28 November 2016.
  4. Web site: MOHD FITRI OMAR kini HIJAUKUNING!. Facebook Kedah FA. 1 December 2016.
  5. Web site: MUHAMMAD AKRAM MAHINAN kini HIJAUKUNING!. Facebook Kedah FA. 1 December 2016.
  6. Web site: Ahmad Fakri Saarani pemain ke-7 skuad hijaukuning dari musim 2016 dikekalkan dan ditawarkan semusim lagi kontrak bagi musim 2017. Facebook Kedah FA. 14 December 2016.
  7. Web site: KEN ILSO LARSEN kini HIJAUKUNING!. Facebook Kedah FA. 3 January 2017.
  8. Web site: ZACHARY MICHAEL ANDERSON kini HIJAUKUNING!. Facebook Kedah FA. 2017-01-13.
  9. Web site: Kedah 4–1 Pahang: Red Eagles snatch MSL top spot from the Elephants. GOAL. 11 February 2017.
  10. Web site: Perak 1 Kedah 1: Baddrol's freekick goal rescues point for Red Eagles. GOAL. 26 April 2017.
  11. Web site: Kedah 1 Terengganu 0: Farhan Roslan comes on to score first leg winner for Red Eagles. GOAL. 30 April 2017.
  12. Web site: PKNS 4 Kedah 4: Late penalties see both sides share the spoils. GOAL. 9 May 2017.
  13. Web site: Terengganu 0 (0) Kedah 3 (4): One way second leg traffic sends Red Eagles through to third final in three years. GOAL. 13 May 2017.
  14. Web site: Baddrol Baktiar's goal in the second half proved to the one that separated Kedah and Pahang as the Red Eagles went on to lift their 4th FA Cup trophy.. GOAL. 20 May 2017.
  15. Web site: MSL ROUND 14 ROUND-UP. GOAL. 2 July 2017.
  16. Web site: ROUND-UP: MALAYSIA CUP MATCHDAY 1. GOAL. 5 July 2017.
  17. Web site: ROUND-UP: MALAYSIA CUP MATCHDAY 2. GOAL. 9 July 2017.
  18. Web site: ROUND-UP: MSL MATCHDAY 15. GOAL. 12 July 2017.
  19. Web site: ROUND-UP: MSL MATCHDAY 16. GOAL. 16 July 2017.
  20. Web site: M'SIA CUP MD3 ROUND-UP. GOAL. 19 July 2017.
  21. Web site: ROUND-UP: MSL MATCHDAY 17. GOAL. 23 July 2017.
  22. Web site: ROUND-UP: MSL MATCHDAY 18. GOAL. 27 July 2017.
  23. Web site: 3 TEAMS THROUGH TO MSIA CUP QF. GOAL. 30 July 2017.
  24. Web site: GROUPS B, D CONFIRM QUARTER-FINALISTS. GOAL. 2 August 2017.
  25. Web site: PAHANG AND MELAKA TAKE UP THE LAST 2 SPOTS IN M'SIA CUP QUARTERS. GOAL. 10 September 2017.
  26. Web site: SELANGOR 2 KEDAH 3: LARSEN, RUFINO BAG A BRACE EACH TO SET UP TIGHT SECOND LEG. GOAL. 15 September 2017.
  27. Web site: AL Sports secara rasminya hijaukuning!. Facebook Kedah FA. 2017-01-01.
  28. Web site: Sponsorship. Official Website of Kedah FA. en-US. 2016-04-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20160405191859/http://kedahfa.my/kfa/sponsorship/. 5 April 2016. dead. dmy-all.
  29. Web site: ABDUL HALIM SAARI TERPAKSA MELUPAKAN AKSI MUSIM 2017. Facebook Kedah FA. 2 May 2017.
  30. Web site: Doakan Mohd Asri Mardzuki cepat sembuh. AMIN!. Facebook Kedah FA. 18 July 2017.
  31. Web site: Azmi, Sabre sedia bantu PKNS beri cabaran sengit dalam Liga Super. Stadium Astro. 2016-12-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20161230161156/http://www.stadiumastro.com/ms/article/2016/12/06/azmi-sabre-sedia-bantu-pkns-beri-cabaran-sengit-dalam-liga-super. 30 December 2016. dead.
  32. Web site: PEMAIN MUDA BERBAKAT KEDAH KINI BERSAMA PJ RANGERS FC. Facebook Kedah FA. 5 May 2017.
  33. Web site: Jurulatih Kecergasan skuad Liga Super Kedah, Stefano Impagliazzo tidak sabar untuk kembali bersama skuad hijaukuning bagi persediaan musim 2017. Facebook Kedah FA. 22 November 2016.
  34. Web site: 2017 Malaysia Super League Fixtures. footballmalaysia.com. 2017-04-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20170919024023/http://footballmalaysia.com/portal/wp-content/themes/wpsoccer/upload/super-league-2017.pdf. 19 September 2017. dead.
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