2023 Kuala Lumpur City F.C. season
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| 2023 season | |||
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| President | Shahidan Kassim | ||
| CEO | Stanley Bernard | ||
| Manager | Nenad Baćina | ||
| Stadium | Kuala Lumpur Stadium | ||
| Malaysia Super League | 7th | ||
| Malaysia FA Cup | Runner-up | ||
| Malaysia Cup | Semi-finals | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Paulo Josué (11) All: Romel Morales (14) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 1,764 | ||
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The 2023 season was the 45th season in the existence of Kuala Lumpur City's and the club's 3rd consecutive season in the top flight of Malaysian football. In addition to the domestic league, the club also participating in this season's edition of Malaysia FA Cup and the Malaysia Cup.
| Position | Name |
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| Manager/Head coach | |
| Assistant head coach | |
| Assistant coach | |
| Goalkeeper coach | |
| Fitness coach | |
| Team doctor | |
| Physiotherapist | |
Squad information
First-team squad
- As of 25 February 2023[1]
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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Remarks:
S These players are registered as ASEAN foreign players.
I These players are registered as International foreign players.
A These players are registered as Asia foreign players.
U23 These players are registered as Under-23 players.
U20 These players are registered as Under-20 players.
Out on loan
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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Transfers
In: 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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Out: 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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Pre-season and friendlies
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
| 29 January 2023 Friendly | Kuala Lumpur City | 0–0 | Terengganu | Cheras |
| 20:30 MYT (UTC+8) | Stadium: Kuala Lumpur Stadium |
| 31 January 2023 Friendly | Kuala Lumpur City | 0–0 | Kelantan United | Cheras |
| 20:30 MYT (UTC+8) | Stadium: Kuala Lumpur Stadium |
| 4 February 2023 Friendly | Kuala Lumpur City | 3–0 | Perak | Cheras |
| 21:00 MYT (UTC+8) |
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Stadium: Kuala Lumpur Stadium |
| 14 February 2023 Friendly | Kuala Lumpur City | 1–1 | Negeri Sembilan | Cheras |
| 20:30 MYT (UTC+8) | Stadium: Kuala Lumpur Stadium |
Competitions
Statistics
Appearances and goals
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | League | FA Cup | Malaysia Cup | ||||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | Kevin Ray Mendoza | 16 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||
| 20 | GK | Azim Al-Amin | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 30 | GK | Azri Ghani | 14 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Defenders | |||||||||||||
| 3 | DF | Muhammad Faudzi | 9 | 0 | 2+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | |||
| 4 | DF | Kamal Azizi | 35 | 0 | 25+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |||
| 5 | DF | Matko Zirdum | 22 | 2 | 13+1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||
| 9 | DF | Giancarlo Gallifuoco | 30 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 3+1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||
| 12 | DF | Declan Lambert | 29 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | |||
| 15 | DF | Khair Jones | 5 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |||
| 19 | DF | Sebastian Avanzini | 31 | 2 | 20+2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | |||
| 25 | DF | Anwar Ibrahim | 11 | 0 | 3+4 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | |||
| 77 | DF | Nazirul Naim | 26 | 0 | 8+9 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 2+4 | 0 | |||
| Midfielders | |||||||||||||
| 6 | MF | Ryan Lambert | 30 | 0 | 21+1 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | |||
| 7 | MF | Romel Morales | 29 | 14 | 16+4 | 8 | 2+2 | 2 | 4+1 | 4 | |||
| 8 | MF | Zhafri Yahya | 28 | 3 | 17+4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |||
| 14 | MF | Akram Mahinan | 21 | 0 | 5+8 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 4+2 | 0 | |||
| 16 | MF | Partiban | 5 | 2 | 0+5 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 17 | MF | Sean Giannelli | 21 | 3 | 5+10 | 3 | 1+1 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | |||
| 21 | MF | Kenny Pallraj | 24 | 0 | 15+4 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | |||
| 26 | MF | Saravanan Thirumurugan | 30 | 4 | 16+5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3+2 | 0 | |||
| 28 | MF | Paulo Josué | 31 | 11 | 21+3 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
| 29 | MF | Arif Shaqirin | 3 | 1 | 0+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | |||
| 41 | MF | Firdaus Saiyadi | 5 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 49 | MF | Hadi Mizei | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |||
| Forwards | |||||||||||||
| 10 | FW | Caion | 16 | 1 | 7+7 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 11 | FW | Patrick Reichelt | 15 | 0 | 6+5 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | |||
| 23 | FW | Kipré Tchétché | 30 | 11 | 14+9 | 8 | 1+1 | 0 | 4+1 | 3 | |||
| 37 | FW | Haqimi Azim | 23 | 1 | 3+13 | 1 | 0+3 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | |||
| 50 | FW | Sachin Samuel | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 51 | FW | Suhaimi Abu | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Players transferred out during the season | |||||||||||||
Last updated: 3 November 2023
Source: Competitions