2021 Kuching City F.C. season
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Kamaludin Akil
Pasir Gudang Municipal Council Stadium (Temporary stadium)[1]
| 2021 season | ||
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| Co-owner | Fazzrudin Abdul Rahman Kamaludin Akil | |
| Head coach | Irfan Bakti | |
| Stadium | Sarawak Stadium Pasir Gudang Municipal Council Stadium (Temporary stadium)[1] | |
| Malaysia Premier League | 5th | |
| Malaysia Cup | Group stage | |
| Top goalscorer | League: Alif Hassan (5) All: Alif Hassan (6) | |
| Highest home attendance | 0 | |
| Lowest home attendance | 0 | |
| Average home league attendance | 0 | |
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The 2021 season was Kuching City's sixth year in their history and second season in the Malaysia Premier League since 2020 following promotion 2019 season. Along with the league, the club will also compete in the Malaysia Cup.
On 1 December 2020, the club announced Irfan Bakti as club's head coach on one-year contract.[2][3][4][5]
On 21 January 2021, the players started training with club's new head coach, Irfan Bakti.[6]
On 24 July 2021, the league match against Terengganu II has been postponed due to COVID-19 cases among Kuching City players and officials.[7][8]
On 12 January 2021, Alemão joined the club from Kelantan United. Hudson Dias, Leo and Yuta Suzuki have been retained from last season.[9] Joseph Kalang Tie has been appointed as club's captain.
On 25 February 2021, Leo has been released from the club due to injury.[10]
On 18 June 2021, Michael Ijezie joined the club from Langkawi City. Bryan has been released from the club upon mutual agreement.[11]
Players
First-team squad
- As of 6 August 2021[12]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Technical staff
| Position | Name[13] |
|---|---|
| Head coach |  Irfan Bakti |
| Assistant head coach | Sulaiman Hussin |
| Goalkeeper coach | Mohd Azley Abdullah |
| Fitness coach | Dharmendra Mahalingam |
| Team doctor | Nik Alif Azriq Nik Abdullah |
| Abang Mohd Nurfarhan Abang Samatan | |
| Muhammad Karbela Reza Ramlan | |
| Physiotherapist | Ferdinand Lisa Satu |