2021 Kuala Lumpur City F.C. season explained

Club:	Kuala Lumpur City
Season:	2021
Ownertitle:	President
Owner:	Annuar Musa
Chrtitle:	CEO
Chairman:	Stanley Bernard
Mgrtitle:	Manager
Manager:	Bojan Hodak
Stadium:	Kuala Lumpur Stadium
League:	Malaysia Super League
League Result:	6th
Cup1:	Malaysia Cup
Cup1 Result:	Winners
League Topscorer:	Paulo Josué (10)^[1]
Season Topscorer:	Romel Morales (15)
Highest Attendance:	0
Lowest Attendance:	0
Average Attendance:	0
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Prevseason:	2020
Nextseason:	2022

The 2021 season was Kuala Lumpur City's 43rd season in competitive season and the 1st season in the Malaysia Super League since being promoted from 2020 Malaysia Premier League.^{[2] [3]} This is club's first season after rebranded as Kuala Lumpur City Football Club.^{[4] [5]}

Management team

Position	Name
Head coach
Assistant head coach	Nenad Bacina
Technical director	Nidzam Adzha
Assistant coaches	Rosle Md Derus
	Mohamad Ramli
Goalkeeper coach	Guilherme Almeida
Fitness coach	Afeeq Aqmal
Physiotherapist	Khidir Abdelakrim Elfdl Ali

Squad information

^[6] Appearances in all competitions.
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Player	Nationality	Position	Date of birth (age)	Signed from	Signed in	Apps.	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	Kevin Ray Mendoza		GK	1994 9, df=yes	Vendsyssel FF	2021	22	0
22	Khatul Anuar		GK	1997 4, df=yes	Youth team	2017	4	0
26	Azim Al-Amin		GK		Youth team	2021	0	0
Defenders
2	Wan Amirzafran		CB	1994 12, df=yes	Terengganu	2021	2	0
3	Daniel Ting		LB	1994 12, df=yes	Unattached	2021	22	1
4	Kamal Azizi		RB	1993 8, df=yes	Terengganu	2021	12	0
9	Giancarlo Gallifuoco		CB	1994 1, df=yes	Melbourne Victory	2021	21	1
17	Irfan Zakaria		CB / DM	1995 6, df=yes	Kedah Darul Aman	2021	112	2
24	Nik Shahrul		CB / RB	1990 12, df=yes	PKNS	2020	26	0
25	Anwar Ibrahim		RB	1999 6, df=yes	Selangor II	2021	1	0
Midfielders
6	Ryan Lambert		RM / CM	1998 9, df=yes	Den Bosch	2021	7	0
12	Shukor Adan		DM / CB	1979 9, df=yes	Melaka United	2021	15	1
14	Akram Mahinan		DM	1993 1, df=yes	PKNS	2020	30	0
21	Kenny Pallraj		DM	1993 4, df=yes	Perak	2021	7	0
28	Paulo Josué (captain)^[7]		CM / AM	1989 3, df=yes	Votuporanguense	2017	107	37
Forwards
7	Romel Morales		AM / CF	1997 8, df=yes	Melaka United	2021	22	5
8	Zhafri Yahya		LW	1994 9, df=yes	Selangor	2017	103	7
10	Safee Sali (3rd-captain)		CF	1984 1, df=yes	Petaling Jaya City	2021	42	21
13	Kyrian Nwabueze		CF	1994 12, df=yes	Laçi	2021	1	0
16	Izreen Izwandy		LW / RW	2000 7, df=yes	Youth system	2020	16	2
19	Partiban Janasekaran		RW	1992 11, df=yes	Perak	2021	9	0
20	Alif Safwan		CF	2000 2, df=yes	PKNP	2020	3	0
23	Indra Putra Mahayuddin (vice-captain)		LW / RW	1981 9, df=yes	Kelantan	2018	84	18
29	Arif Shaqirin		AM	2000 3, df=yes	Youth system	2021	5	0
Also under contract
77	Julian Bechler		GK	2001 8, df=yes	Johor Darul Ta'zim II	2021	0	0
Players away on loan
5	Fauzan Fauzi		RB	1995 1, df=yes	PDRM	2020	7	0
15	Azhar Apandi		CB	1999 5, df=yes	Youth system	2021	1	0
18	Zamir Selamat		GK	1989 6, df=yes	Penang	2020	11	0
19	Sean Giannelli		AM / CF	1996 10, df=yes	Johor Darul Ta'zim II	2020	6	0
21	Azim Rahim		CF	1997 1, df=yes	Felda United	2020	13	2
Left during the season
11	Dominique Da Sylva		CF	1989 8, df=yes	Terengganu	2021	6	3

Transfers

1st leg

In:

Out:

2nd leg

In:

Out

Competitions

Malaysia Super League

See main article: 2021 Malaysia Super League.

Matches

Malaysia Cup

See main article: 2021 Malaysia Cup.

Group stage

The draw for the group stage was held on 15 September 2021.^[8]

Knockout stage

See main article: 2021 Malaysia Cup knockout stage.

Final

See main article: 2021 Malaysia Cup Final.

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Players with no appearances not included in the list.

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	League		Malaysia Cup		Total
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK			22	0	11	0	33	0
2	DF			0(2)	0	0(2)	0	4	0
3	DF			22	1	10(1)	1	33	2
4	DF			12	0	10(1)	0	23	0
6	DF			5(2)	0	9(2)	1	18	1
7	MF			22	5	10(1)	10	33	15
8	MF			20(1)	2	9(2)	3	32	5
9	DF			20(1)	1	9(1)	0	31	1
10	FW			2(9)	1	2(1)	0	14	1
12	MF			0(7)	1	0(1)	0	8	1
13	FW			1	0	0	0	1	0
14	MF			18(2)	0	10(1)	0	31	0
16	MF			3(9)	1	0(1)	0	13	1
17	DF			20(1)	0	4	0	25	0
19	MF			6(3)	0	10	2	19	2
21	MF			6(1)	0	10(1)	0	18	0
23	MF			5(15)	0	1(6)	0	27	0
24	DF			13(4)	0	3	0	20	0
25	DF			0(1)	0	1(3)	0	5	0
27	MF			14(3)	1	1(6)	1	24	2
28	MF			18(2)	10	8(3)	1	31	11
29	MF			1(4)	0	1(9)	0	15	0
30	MF			6(7)	0	2(3)	0	18	0
Players have left the club
5	DF			0(1)	0	0	0	1	0
11	FW			6	3	0	0	6	3
15	DF			0(1)	0	0	0	1	0
19	FW			0(5)	0	0	0	5	0
21	FW			0(5)	0	0	0	5	0

Goalscorers

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1	7	MF		Romel Morales	5	10	15
2	28	MF		Paulo Josué	10	1	11
3	8	MF		Zhafri Yahya	2	3	5
4	11	FW		Dominique Da Sylva	3	0	3
5	3	DF		Daniel Ting	1	1	2
	19	MF		Partiban Janasekaran	0	2	2
	27	MF		Hadin Azman	1	1	2
8	6	DF		Ryan Lambert	0	1	1
	9	DF		Giancarlo Gallifuoco	1	0	1
	10	FW		Safee Sali	1	0	1
	12	DF		Shukor Adan	1	0	1
	16	MF		Izreen Izwandy	1	0	1
Own goals					1	0	1
Totals					27	19	46

Clean sheets

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1	1	GK		Kevin Ray Mendoza	7	5	12
Total					7	6	13

External links

• Official website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Top scorers. CMS-FAM. 15 September 2021.
2. Web site: Kedah bangkit atasi KL City . BH, New Straits Times Press . 24 April 2021.
3. Web site: Pemain Kacukan Malaysia-Australia Sah Sertai Kuala Lumpur City . The Vocket . 29 April 2021.
4. Web site: Fans in a flap over KL's name change . 6 March 2021. New Straits Times.
5. Web site: KL City lebur rekod tanpa kalah Penang . 5 May 2021. Berita Harian.
6. Web site: Team Player Kuala Lumpur City . 17 July 2021 . Football Association Of Malaysia.
7. Web site: Josue hampiri jejak Harimau Malaya . 12 June 2021 . Sinar Harian.
8. Web site: Undian Piala Malaysia: Tugas mudah JDT, Kedah. 15 September 2021. Berita Harian.