2024–25 Kedah Darul Aman F.C. season

Kedah Darul Aman
2024–25 season
OwnerMohd Daud Bakar
CEOMohamad Faidhi Mohd Rohdzi
Head coachVictor Andrag (Interim)
StadiumDarul Aman Stadium
(Capacity: 32,387)
Malaysia Super League11th
Malaysia FA CupSemi-finals
Malaysia CupRound of 16
MFL Challenge CupSemi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Cleylton (4 goals)

All:
Ebenezer Assifuah (6 goals)
Highest home attendance18,317
Kedah Darul Aman 1–2 Johor Darul Ta'zim
(19 July 2024)
(FA Cup)
Lowest home attendance1,565
Kedah Darul Aman 1–0 Penang
(League)

The 2024–25 season was Kedah Darul Aman's 16th season in the Malaysia Super League since the league's inception in 2004.

Management team

Position Name
Technical Director Chile Nelson San Martin
Team coordinator Malaysia Ahmad Fauzi Saari
Head coach Malaysia Victor Andrag (Interim)
Goalkeeper coach Malaysia Mohd Yazid Mohd Yassin
Assistant goalkeeper coach Malaysia Abdul Hadi Abdul Hamid
Malaysia Helmi Eliza Elias
Fitness coach Malaysia Muhammad Afeeq Aqmal
Team doctor Malaysia Jasminder Singh
Malaysia Mohd Syahrizal Mohd Nadzir
Physiotherapist Malaysia Muhammad Nur'illya Samsudin
Malaysia Shukri Che Zakaria
Team admin Malaysia Shahrul Samsudin
Team security Malaysia Zaiyadur Rashad
Team media Malaysia Tajul Arifin
Team analyst Malaysia Hazwan Nizam Fazil
Masseur Malaysia Hazwan Zikri
Kitman Malaysia Taufiq Mahar
Malaysia Fakhruddin Abdul Aziz
Malaysia Fahmi Irfan

Squad

As of 5 January 2025
No. Name Nat Date of birth (Age) Last club Contract since Contract ends
Goalkeepers
1 Ifwat Akmal Malaysia (1996-08-10) 10 August 1996 Youth team 2016 2024
25 Wan Mohamad Syazmin Malaysia (1999-07-08) 8 July 1999 Malaysia Sri Pahang 2024 2024
42 Muhammad Hafizy Hajazy Malaysia (2003-09-17) 17 September 2003 Youth team 2024 2024
43 Aqil Syahmi Azizan Malaysia (2005-06-22) 22 June 2005 Youth team 2022 2024
44 Norfahmi Muhamad Zaki Malaysia (2005-05-25) 25 May 2005 Youth team 2024 2024
Defenders
2 Akmal Zahir Malaysia (1994-02-16) 16 February 1994 Malaysia Melaka United 2022 2024
13 Loqman Hakim Malaysia (1998-01-22) 22 January 1998 Youth team 2020 2024
15 Rizal Ghazali Malaysia (1992-10-01) 1 October 1992 Malaysia Sabah 2024 2024
17 Irfan Zakaria Malaysia (1995-06-04) 4 June 1995 Malaysia Sabah 2024 2024
18 Wan Amirul Afiq Malaysia (1992-07-18) 18 July 1992 Malaysia Melaka United 2023 2024
27 Ariff Farhan Malaysia (1996-07-14) 14 July 1996 Malaysia FELDA United 2021 2024
30 Zamri Pin Ramli Malaysia (1991-04-24) 24 April 1991 Malaysia Negeri Sembilan 2024 2024
31 Aiman Farhan Fauzi Malaysia (2002-11-26) 26 November 2002 Youth team 2024 2024
40 Safwan Shuhaimi Malaysia (2005-05-30) 30 May 2005 Youth team 2024 2024
41 Haziq Najmi Mohd Zaki Malaysia (2006-03-08) 8 March 2006 Youth team 2024 2024
51 Heshamudin Ahmad Malaysia (1999-02-15) 15 February 1999 Youth team 2022 2024
66 Kamil Akmal Halim Malaysia (1999-02-14) 14 February 1999 Youth team 2020 2024
Midfielders
19 Aiman Afif Malaysia (2001-02-18) 18 February 2001 Youth team 2021 2024
20 Fadzrul Danel Malaysia (1998-01-14) 14 January 1998 Youth team 2019 2024
21 Fayadh Zulkifli Malaysia (1998-09-13) 13 September 1998 Youth team 2019 2024
35 Hasbullah Abu Bakar Malaysia (1994-10-26) 26 October 1994 Malaysia Negeri Sembilan 2024 2024
77 Amirul Hisyam Malaysia (1995-05-05) 5 May 1995 Malaysia Harimau Muda B 2015 2024
81 Abdul Halim Saari Malaysia (1994-11-14) 14 November 1994 Malaysia Selangor 2023 2024
Strikers
14 Milos Gordic Serbia (1992-12-10) 10 December 1992 China Wuxi Wugo 2024 2024
28 Syafiq Ahmad Malaysia (1995-06-28) 28 June 1995 Malaysia Johor Darul Ta'zim 2024 2025
29 Afeeq Iqmal Malaysia (1999-04-09) 9 April 1999 Malaysia Manjung City 2024 2024
70 Ebenezer Assifuah Ghana (1993-07-03) 3 July 1993 France Pau 2024 2024

Transfers and contracts

Transfers in

Pre-season

Position Player Transferred from Ref
DF Malaysia Rizal Ghazali Malaysia Sabah Free [1]
DF Malaysia Irfan Zakaria Malaysia Sabah Free [2]
DF Malaysia Zamri Pin Ramli Malaysia Negeri Sembilan Free [3]
MF Uzbekistan Sukhrob Nurullaev Uzbekistan Nasaf Qarshi Free [4]
MF Bahrain Habib Haroon Malaysia Terengganu Free [5]
FW Malaysia Afeeq Iqmal Malaysia Manjung City Free [6]
FW Haiti Sony Norde Malaysia Terengganu Free [7]
FW Serbia Miloš Gordić China Wuxi Wugo Free [8]
MF Malaysia Hasbullah Abu Bakar Malaysia Negeri Sembilan Free [9]
GK Malaysia Wan Syazmin Wan Rozaimi Malaysia Sri Pahang Free [10]
DF Brazil Cleylton Brazil Ipatinga FC Free [11]

Loans in

Pre-season

Position Player Transferred From Ref
FW Malaysia Syafiq Ahmad Malaysia Johor Darul Ta'zim Season Loan [12]
MF Malaysia Faiz Nasir Malaysia Terengganu Season Loan [13]

Transfers out

Position Player Transferred to Ref
DF Serbia Bojan Ciger Uzbekistan Neftchi Fergana Free [14]
DF South Africa Alan Robertson Released
DF Malaysia Rodney Akwensivie Malaysia Kuching City Free [15]
DF Malaysia Azrin Afiq Malaysia Selangor End Of Loan
MF Malaysia Mior Dani Malaysia Kelantan End Of Loan
MF Philippines Manny Ott Malaysia Terengganu Free[16]
MF Malaysia Zharmein Ashraf Malaysia Kuching City Free
MF Malaysia Faizal Talib Malaysia Kelantan Darul Naim Free
MF Malaysia Al-Hafiz Harun Malaysia Penang Free
MF Malaysia Hidhir Idris Malaysia PDRM Free
MF Tajikistan Amirbek Juraboev Tajikistan Istiklol Released
MF Bahrain Moses Atede Bahrain Sitra Club Free[17]
FW Argentina Manuel Hidalgo Malaysia Johor Darul Ta'zim Free[18]
FW Brazil Jonathan Balotelli North Macedonia FK Makedonija G.P. Free
FW Nigeria Ifedayo Olusegun Malaysia PDRM Free
MF Bahrain Habib Haroon Bahrain Sitra Club Free
GK Malaysia Kalamullah Al-Hafiz Malaysia Selangor Free[19]
GK Malaysia Fikri Che Soh Malaysia Kelantan Darul Naim Free
FW Haiti Sony Norde Indonesia Malut United Free
DF Brazil Cleylton Free agent Released[20]
MF Uzbekistan Sukhrob Nurullaev Free agent Released[21]
MF Malaysia Faiz Nasir Malaysia Terengganu End of loan[22]

Retained / Promoted

Pos Player Source
GK Malaysia Ifwat Akmal 1-year contract till 2024
GK Malaysia Fikri Che Soh 1-year contract till 2024
DF Malaysia Akmal Zahir 1-year contract till 2024
DF Malaysia Loqman Hakim 1-year contract till 2024
MF Malaysia Ariff Farhan 1-year contract till 2024
MF Malaysia Fadzrul Danel 1-year contract till 2024
MF Malaysia Amirul Hisyam 1-year contract till 2024
MF Malaysia Abdul Halim Saari 1-year contract till 2024

Competitions

Malaysia Super League


Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
9 PDRM 24 7 6 11 24 35 −11 27
10 Penang 24 6 8 10 31 38 −7 26
11 Kedah Darul Aman[a] 24 6 6 12 21 51 −30 21[b] Ejected from Super League and relegated to A1 Semi-Pro League
12 Negeri Sembilan 24 4 4 16 23 49 −26 16
13 Kelantan Darul Naim 24 2 1 21 16 82 −66 7
Source: MFL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored;
Notes:
  1. ^ MFL officially snubs Kedah Darul Aman club licensing approval.[23]
  2. ^ On 5 April 2024, Kedah Darul Aman were deducted three points for failing to pay players and staff on time following previous MFL rules breaches in the 2023 season.[24]

Fixtures and results

  Win   Draw   Loss

11 May 2024 1 PDRM 0–1 Kedah Darul Aman Selayang
17:30 UTC+08:00 Report
  • Syafiq 1'
  • Habib Yellow card 22'
Stadium: Selayang Stadium
Attendance: 1,574
Referee: Fusser Mad Salleh
18 May 2024 2 Selangor 1–0 Kedah Darul Aman Petaling Jaya
20:15 UTC+08:00 Report
Stadium: MBPJ Stadium
Attendance: 10,077
Referee: Fitri Maskon
24 May 2024 3 Kedah Darul Aman 0–2 Perak Alor Setar
21:00 UTC+08:00
Report
Stadium: Darul Aman Stadium
Attendance: 9,349
Referee: Razlan Joffri Ali
22 June 2024 4 Penang 0–1 Kedah Darul Aman Batu Kawan
21:00 UTC+08:00 Report Stadium: Batu Kawan Stadium
12 July 2024 5 Kedah Darul Aman 3–0 Kelantan Darul Naim Alor Setar
21:00 UTC+08:00
Report Stadium: Darul Aman Stadium
Attendance: 2,540
26 July 2024 6 Kedah Darul Aman 1–1 Kuching City Alor Setar
21:00 UTC+08:00 Report
Stadium: Darul Aman Stadium
Attendance: 4,723
Referee: Zamzaidi Katimin
9 August 2024 7 Johor Darul Ta'zim 6–0 Kedah Darul Aman Iskandar Puteri
20:15 UTC+08:00
Report Stadium: Sultan Ibrahim Stadium
Attendance: 15,216
Referee: S.Logesewaran
17 August 2024 8 Kedah Darul Aman 2–2 Negeri Sembilan Alor Setar
17:30 UTC+08:00
Report
  • Jacque Faye 45+1', 64'
Stadium: Darul Aman Stadium
Attendance: 1,646
Referee: Kamil Zakaria Ismail
14 September 2024 9 Kuala Lumpur City 5–0 Kedah Darul Aman Cheras
21:00 MYT (UTC+08:00)
Report Stadium: Kuala Lumpur Stadium
Attendance: 1,182
Referee: Usaid Jamal
20 September 2024 10 Kedah Darul Aman 2–2 Sri Pahang Alor Setar
21:00 MYT (UTC+08:00)
Stadium: Darul Aman Stadium
29 October 2024 11 Sabah 5–2 Kedah Darul Aman Likas
18:45 (UTC+08:00)
Stadium: Likas Stadium
Attendance: 5,006
Referee: Zuhadi Dzulkifli
19 October 2024 12 Kedah Darul Aman 1–0 Terengganu Alor Setar
21:00 (UTC+08:00)
Stadium: Darul Aman Stadium
Attendance: 3,281
Referee: Zuhadi Dzulkifli
25 October 2024 13 Kedah Darul Aman 1–1 PDRM Alor Setar
21:00 (UTC+08:00)
  • Oluwaseun 56'
Stadium: Darul Aman Stadium
Attendance: 3,446
Referee: Hasrol Amir
2 November 2024 14 Kedah Darul Aman 0–1 Selangor Alor Setar
21:00 (UTC+08:00) Stadium: Darul Aman Stadium
Attendance: 6,090
Referee: Hasrol Amir
4 December 2024 15 Perak 1–1 Kedah Darul Aman Manjung
21:00 (UTC+08:00)
Stadium: Manjung Stadium,
Attendance: 865
Referee: Fusser Mad Salleh
18 December 2024 16 Kedah Darul Aman 1–0 Penang Alor Setar
21:00 (UTC+08:00)
  • Nurullaev 10'
Report Stadium: Darulaman Stadium
Attendance: 1,565
Referee: Khairulsyahmi Ahmad Khalidi
10 January 2025 17 Kelantan Darul Naim 0–1 Kedah Darul Aman Kota Bharu
21:00 (UTC+08:00)
Stadium: Sultan Muhammad IV Stadium
24 January 2025 18 Kuching City 3–0 Kedah Darul Aman Kuching
20:15 (UTC+08:00) Stadium: Negeri Stadium
26 February 2025 19 Negeri Sembilan 2–0 Kedah Darul Aman
7 March 2025 20 Kedah Darul Aman 2–3 PDRM
29 March 2025 21 Kedah Darul Aman 1–6 Johor Darul Ta'zim
8 April 2025 22 Sri Pahang 6–0 Kedah Darul Aman
12 April 2025 23 Kedah Darul Aman 1–1 Sabah
20 April 2025 24 Terengganu 3–0 Kedah Darul Aman

Malaysia FA Cup

Round of 16

14 June 2024 Round of 16 Kedah Darul Aman 5–0 Bukit Tambun Alor Setar
21:00 UTC+08:00
Report Stadium: Darul Aman Stadium
Attendance: 5,436
Referee: Khairul Syafiq Ahmad Khalidi

Quarter-finals

28 June 2024 First leg Penang 0–1 Kedah Darul Aman Georgetown
20:15 UTC+08:00 Hasbullah 74' Report Stadium: City Stadium
Attendance: 6,102
Referee: Ahmad Zuhaidi Dzulkifli
5 July 2024 Second leg Kedah Darul Aman 0–0
(1–0 agg.)
Penang Alor Setar
21:00 UTC+08:00 Report Stadium: Darul Aman Stadium
Attendance: 16,700
Referee: Amirul Izwan Yaacob

Semi-finals

19 July 2024 First leg Kedah Darul Aman 1–2 Johor Darul Ta'zim Alor Setar
21:00 UTC+08:00 Report Stadium: Darul Aman Stadium
Attendance: 18,317
Referee: Nazmi Nasaruddin
3 August 2024 Second leg Johor Darul Ta'zim 3–0
(5–1 agg.)
Kedah Darul Aman Iskandar Puteri
21:00 UTC+08:00 Stadium: Sultan Ibrahim Stadium

Malaysia Cup

Round of 16

22 November 2024 First leg Kedah Darul Aman 3–2 Kuala Lumpur City Alor Setar
21:00 UTC+08:00
Stadium: Darulaman Stadium
Attendance: 3,386
Referee: Faizudin Ismail
1 December 2024 Second leg Kuala Lumpur City 4–1
(6–4 agg.)
Kedah Darul Aman Cheras
21:00 UTC+08:00
  • Gordić 74'
Stadium: Kuala Lumpur Stadium,
Attendance: 1,778
Referee: Fitri Maskon

MFL Challenge Cup

Quarter-finals

13 December 2024 First leg Kedah Darul Aman 3–0 Kuala Lumpur Rovers Alor Setar
21:00 UTC+08:00 Stadium: Darulaman Stadium
Attendance: 1,953
Referee: Amirul Yusuf Chow
22 December 2024 Second leg Kuala Lumpur Rovers 0–3
(0–6 agg.)
Kedah Darul Aman Cheras
17:00 UTC+08:00 Stadium: Kuala Lumpur Stadium,
Attendance: 225
Referee: Izwan Abdullah

Semi-finals

18 January 2025 First leg PDRM 3–3 Kedah Darul Aman Selayang
21:00 UTC+08:00 Stadium: Selayang Municipal Council Stadium,
1 February 2025 Second leg Kedah Darul Aman 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–4 agg.)
(5–4 p)
PDRM Alor Setar
21:00 UTC+08:00 Report Stadium: Darulaman Stadium,

Statistics

Appearances and goals

As of 1 February 2025

List includes all first team players and any other matchday squad players

No. Pos Nat Player Total Malaysia Super League Malaysia FA Cup Malaysia Cup MFL Challenge Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Malaysia MAS Ifwat Akmal 14 0 10 0 0 0 0+1 0 2+1 0
22 GK Malaysia MAS Kalamullah Al-Hafiz 13 0 8 0 5 0 0 0 0 0
25 GK Malaysia MAS Syazmin Ruzaimi 9 0 5 0 0 0 2 0 2 0
42 GK Malaysia MAS Hafizy Hijazy 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
2 DF Malaysia MAS Akmal Zahir 19 1 12+3 0 0 0 1 0 2+1 1
13 DF Malaysia MAS Loqman Hakim 19 0 10+2 0 1 0 2 0 4 0
15 DF Malaysia MAS Rizal Ghazali 15 1 6+5 1 4 0 0 0 0 0
18 DF Malaysia MAS Wan Amirul Afiq 25 0 15+2 0 2+1 0 1 0 4 0
23 DF Brazil BRA Cleylton 23 5 15 4 4 0 2 0 2 1
30 DF Malaysia MAS Zamri Pin Ramli 4 0 0+1 0 0+3 0 0 0 0 0
31 DF Malaysia MAS Aiman Farhan 7 0 1+6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
40 DF Malaysia MAS Safwan Shuhaimi 2 0 1+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
41 DF Malaysia MAS Haziq Najmi 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
47 DF Malaysia MAS Hafiz Haiqal 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
48 DF Malaysia MAS Ammar Shukri 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
49 DF Malaysia MAS Hazrie Balqief 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
51 DF Malaysia MAS Heshamudin Ahmad 7 0 3+1 0 0 0 0 0 0+3 0
66 DF Malaysia MAS Kamil Akmal Halim 21 0 4+8 0 0+4 0 1 0 3+1 0
Midfielders
5 MF Bahrain BHR Habib Haroon 12 1 7 0 5 1 0 0 0 0
11 MF Uzbekistan UZB Sukhrob Nurullaev 19 3 11+1 2 4 0 1 1 2 0
17 MF Malaysia MAS Irfan Zakaria 17 0 7+4 0 5 0 1 0 0 0
19 MF Malaysia MAS Aiman Afif 17 3 9+1 0 0+1 0 2 0 4 3
20 MF Malaysia MAS Fadzrul Danel 25 1 5+13 1 0+3 0 1 0 0+3 0
21 MF Malaysia MAS Fayadh Zulkifli 27 1 9+10 1 0+4 0 2 0 2 0
27 MF Malaysia MAS Ariff Farhan Isa 33 0 23 0 5 0 0+1 0 4 0
35 MF Malaysia MAS Hasbullah Abu Bakar 30 3 16+4 1 2+2 1 2 0 4 1
52 MF Malaysia MAS Danial Tarmizi 12 0 4+5 0 0 0 0 0 1+2 0
55 MF Malaysia MAS Faiz Nasir 9 0 0+7 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
57 MF Malaysia MAS Akmal Hakim 7 0 1+4 0 0 0 0+1 0 0+1 0
58 MF Malaysia MAS Adam Mukriz 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
60 MF Malaysia MAS Sharul Aiman 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
58 MF Malaysia MAS Adam Mukriz 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
61 MF Malaysia MAS Nazirul Aziem 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
68 MF Malaysia MAS Kadim As Syahid 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
69 MF Malaysia MAS Hafiz Izzudin 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
77 MF Malaysia MAS Amirul Hisyam Kechik 25 5 11+4 2 3+2 1 0+1 0 3+1 2
81 MF Malaysia MAS Abdul Halim Saari 15 1 9+3 1 1 0 0 0 1+1 0
82 MF Malaysia MAS Aiman Danial 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
Forwards
10 FW Haiti HAI Sony Nordé 19 4 12 2 5 0 2 2 0 0
14 FW Serbia SRB Miloš Gordić 30 5 20+1 2 3+1 1 0+1 1 3+1 1
28 FW Malaysia MAS Syafiq Ahmad 15 2 11+2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
29 FW Malaysia MAS Afeeq Iqmal 16 1 5+6 1 0 0 0+1 0 0+4 0
70 FW Ghana GHA Ebenezer Assifuah 27 6 8+11 1 3+2 4 1 0 1+1 1
Players transferred out during the season

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