2022 Kuching City F.C. season
| 2022 season | |
|---|---|
| Chairman | Fazzrudin Abdul Rahman |
| CEO | Iswandi Ali Hassan |
| Head coach | Irfan Bakti Abu Salim |
| Stadium | Sarawak Stadium |
| Malaysia Premier League | 3rd (promoted) |
| Malaysia FA Cup | Quarter-finals |
| Malaysia Cup | Quarter-finals |
| Top goalscorer | League: Abu Kamara (11) All: Abu Kamara (13) |
The 2022 season was Kuching City's seventh year in existence and their third season in the Malaysia Premier League, second tier of Malaysian football.[1] The club also participated in the Malaysia FA Cup and Malaysia Cup.[2]
Events
Hidhir Idris joined the club on loan from Kedah Darul Aman. Shafizi Iqmal dan Wan Muhammad Faiz also joined the club with one-year contract.[3]
The club signed three new foreign players Yuki Tanigawa, Abu Kamara and Keanu Marsh-Brown for the 2022 season.[4]
Players
First-team squad
- As of 10 February 2022
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers in
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Transfers out
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Competitions
Malaysia Premier League
| 24 August 2022 1 | Kuching City | 1–0 | Selangor 2 |
| 11 April 2022 2 | Kuching City | 2–1 | Kelantan |
| 17 April 2022 3 | Johor Darul Ta'zim II | 3–1 | Kuching City |
| 23 April 2022 4 | Kuching City | 4–0 | FAM-MSN Project |
| 28 April 2022 5 | PDRM | 2–2 | Kuching City |
| 7 May 2022 6 | UiTM | 0–2 | Kuching City |
| 20 May 2022 7 | Kelantan United | 0–0 | Kuching City |
| 24 May 2022 8 | Kuching City | 1–5 | Terengganu II |
| 27 May 2022 9 | Kuching City | 2–1 | Perak |
| 30 May 2022 10 | Selangor 2 | 1–5 | Kuching City |
| 25 June 2022 11 | Kuching City | 2–1 | PDRM |
| 1 July 2022 12 | Terengganu II | 1–0 | Kuching City |
| 31 July 2022 13 | Kelantan | 2–0 | Kuching City |
| 9 August 2022 14 | Kuching City | 0–0 | Johor Darul Ta'zim II |
| 14 August 2022 15 | FAM-MSN Project | 0–3 | Kuching City |
| 20 August 2022 16 | Kuching City | 2–1 | UiTM |
| 4 September 2022 17 | Kuching City | 2–1 | Kelantan United |
| 17 September 2022 18 | Perak | 1–1 | Kuching City |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johor Darul Ta'zim II[a] (C) | 18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 38 | 13 | +25 | 42 | Relocated to 2023 MFL Cup |
| 2 | Kelantan | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 27 | 14 | +13 | 37 | Promotion to 2023 Super League and Qualification to 2022 Malaysia Cup |
| 3 | Kuching City | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 20 | +10 | 34 | |
| 4 | Terengganu II[a] | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 29 | 18 | +11 | 33 | Relocated to 2023 MFL Cup |
| 5 | Kelantan United | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 23 | 19 | +4 | 25 | Promotion to 2023 Super League and Qualification to 2022 Malaysia Cup |
Updated to match(es) played on 4 September 2022. Source: MFL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
- ^ a b Johor Darul Ta'zim II, Selangor II, and Terengganu II aren't eligible to promote as their parent clubs (Johor Darul Ta'zim, Selangor, and Terengganu) play in the Super League. These feeder teams can only play in leagues below their parents'. They also can't play in the Malaysian Cup as they're only eligible to play in the Malaysian Cup if their parents fail to do so (which is not possible currently).
Malaysia FA Cup
| 31 March 2022 First round | Kuching City | 2–0 | UiTM |
| 17 May 2022 Second round | Perlis United | 0–3 | Kuching City |
| 23 July 2022 Quarter-final | Terengganu | 4–1 | Kuching City |
Malaysia Cup
Knockout stage
| 26 October 2022 Round of 16 Leg 1 | Penang | 2–2 | Kuching City |
| 31 October 2022 Round of 16 Leg 2 | Kuching City | 2–1 (4–3 agg.) | Penang |
| 5 November 2022 Quarter-finals Leg 1 | Kuching City | 0–1 | Sabah |
| 11 November 2022 Quarter-finals Leg 2 | Sabah | 1–1 (2–1 agg.) | Kuching City |
Squad statistics
Appearances and goals
- Players listed with no appearances have been in the matchday squad but only as unused substitutes.
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | League | FA Cup | Malaysia Cup | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||
| 1 | GK |  MAS
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Andy Nicholas | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 20 | GK | MAS
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Shaiful Wazizi | 16 | 0 | 10+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 27 | GK | MAS
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Wan Azraie | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 87 | GK | MAS
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Iqbal Suhimi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Defenders | |||||||||||||
| 2 | DF | MAS
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Jimmy Raymond | 5 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | ||
| 5 | DF |  BRA
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Aylton Alemão | 24 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 12 | DF | MAS
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Rames Lai Ban Huat | 25 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 13 | DF | MAS
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Dzulazlan Ibrahim | 15 | 0 | 7+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | ||
| 16 | DF | MAS
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Che Mohamad Arif | 9 | 0 | 1+6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 24 | DF | MAS
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Badrul Hisham | 4 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 77 | DF |  JPN
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Yuki Tanigawa | 25 | 3 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 89 | DF | MAS
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Mazwandi Zekeria | 6 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
| Midfielders | |||||||||||||
| 6 | MF | MAS
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Dieogo Baggio | 11 | 0 | 1+8 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
| 8 | MF | MAS
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Joseph Kalang Tie | 21 | 0 | 5+10 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | ||
| 9 | MF | MAS
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Adam Shreen | 23 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 11 | MF | MAS
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Hidhir Idris | 20 | 0 | 12+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | ||
| 14 | MF | MAS
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Amir Amri | 22 | 5 | 7+9 | 3 | 2+1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 17 | MF | MAS
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Rafiezan Razali | 15 | 0 | 7+4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 19 | MF | MAS
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Irwan Syazmin | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 21 | MF | MAS
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Alauddin Farid | 5 | 0 | 1+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 22 | MF | MAS
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Zainudin Bohri | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 28 | MF | MAS
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Wan Mohammad Faiz | 25 | 4 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | ||
| 37 | MF | MAS
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Hafiz Abu Bakar | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 44 | MF | MAS
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Alif Hassan | 20 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | ||
| Forwards | |||||||||||||
| 7 | FW |  LBR
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Abu Kamara | 24 | 13 | 16+1 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | ||
| 18 | FW | MAS
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Rafiq Shah Zaim | 3 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 29 | MF | MAS
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Amirrul Iqmal | 3 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 55 | FW | MAS
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Shafizi Iqmal | 25 | 4 | 6+12 | 3 | 1+2 | 1 | 0+4 | 0 | ||
| 99 | FW | BRA
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Gabryel | 8 | 1 | 6+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Left the club during the Season | |||||||||||||
| 10 | MF |  GUY
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Keanu Marsh-Brown | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Last updated: 11 November 2022
Source: Competitions, Soccerway.com
References
- ^ "Team player". FAM-CMS. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
- ^ "Kuching City FC pilih berlatih di Kemboja". bharian.com.my. Berita Harian. 30 January 2023. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
- ^ "Kuching City ikat tiga pemain baharu". utusansarawak.com.my. Utusan Sarawak. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
- ^ "Senjata rahsia Irfan Bakti bersama Kuching City". majoriti.com.my. Majoriti. 14 February 2022.