The 2020 season was Kedah's 12th season in the Malaysia Super League since its inception in 2004.

Kedah
2020 season
PresidentMukhriz Mahathir
ManagerAl-Naliq Hasmi Abu Hassan
Head coachAidil Sharin
StadiumDarul Aman Stadium
(Capacity: 25,000)
Malaysia Super League2nd
Malaysia FA CupCancelled
Malaysia CupCancelled
AFC Champions LeaguePreliminary round 3
Top goalscorerLeague:
Kipré Tchétché
Kpah Sherman (6)

All:
Kipré Tchétché (10)
← 2019
2021 →

Management team

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Position Name
Head coach   Aidil Sharin[1]
Assistant head coach   Victor Andrag[2]
Assistant coach   Azmi Mohamed
Goalkeeper coach   Effendy Kamsah
Fitness coach   Azmi Ibrahim
Team doctor   Dr. Jasminder Singh
Physiotherapist   Muhammad Nur'Illya Samsuddin
Medical officer   Mohd Shahrizal Mohd Nadzir

Players

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No. Name Nat Date of birth (Age) Signed from Contract since Contract ends
Goalkeepers
1 Azri Ghani   (1999-04-30) 30 April 1999 (age 25)   Felda United 2020
18 Ifwat Akmal   (1996-08-10) 10 August 1996 (age 28) Youth team 2016
33 Asri Muhamad   (1998-10-02) 2 October 1998 (age 26) Youth team 2018
55 Shahril Saa'ri   (1990-03-07) 7 March 1990 (age 34)   PDRM FA 2020
Defenders
5 Norfiqrie Talib   (1996-01-31) 31 January 1996 (age 28) Youth team 2018
11 Shakir Hamzah   (1992-10-20) 20 October 1992 (age 32)   Home United 2019 2020
13 Khairul Helmi   (1988-03-31) 31 March 1988 (age 36) Youth team 2007
14 Alif Yusof   (1991-01-19) 19 January 1991 (age 33)   Felda United 2019
15 Rizal Ghazali   (1992-10-01) 1 October 1992 (age 32)   Perlis 2014
17 Irfan Zakaria   (1995-06-04) 4 June 1995 (age 29)   Kuala Lumpur FA 2020
25 Azmeer Yusof   (1990-05-25) 25 May 1990 (age 34)   Kuala Lumpur 2019
27 Hadin Azman   (1994-07-02) 2 July 1994 (age 30)   Felda United 2020 2020
30 Zulkhairi Zulkeply   (1995-05-02) 2 May 1995 (age 29)   UiTM F.C. 2020
36 Renan Alves   (1992-12-17) 17 December 1992 (age 31)   Borneo 2019 2021
98 Loqman Hakim   (1998-01-22) 22 January 1998 (age 26) Youth team 2020
Midfielders
6 David Rowley   (1990-02-06) 6 February 1990 (age 34)   Kelantan 2019 2020
7 Baddrol Bakhtiar (captain)   (1988-02-01) 1 February 1988 (age 36) Youth team 2005
16 Amirul Hisyam   (1995-05-05) 5 May 1995 (age 29)   Harimau Muda B 2015
19 Aiman Afif   (2001-02-18) 18 February 2001 (age 23) Youth team 2020
20 Fadzrul Danel   (1998-01-14) 14 January 1998 (age 26) Youth team 2019 2021
21 Fayadh Zulkifli   (1998-09-14) 14 September 1998 (age 26) Youth team 2019 2021
22 Tam Sheang Tsung   (1995-05-24) 24 May 1995 (age 29)   Sagan Tosu Youth Team 2020
29 Farhan Roslan   (1996-12-03) 3 December 1996 (age 27) Youth team 2014
77 Azamuddin Akil   (1985-04-16) 16 April 1985 (age 39)   Selangor 2019
93 Amin Nazari   (1993-04-26) 26 April 1993 (age 31)   Ratchaburi Mitr Phol F.C. 2020
Hidhir Idris   (1997-05-29) 29 May 1997 (age 27) Youth team 2017
Forwards
8 Zaquan Adha   (1987-08-03) 3 August 1987 (age 37)   Kuala Lumpur 2019 2019
9 Kpah Sherman   (1992-02-03) 3 February 1992 (age 32)   PKNS F.C. 2020 2020
10 Kipré Tchétché   (1987-12-16) 16 December 1987 (age 36)   Terengganu F.C. I 2020 2020
23 Faizat Ghazli   (1994-11-28) 28 November 1994 (age 29)   PKNS F.C. 2020

Transfers and contracts

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Pre-Season

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No Position Player Transferred From Ref
1 GK   Azri Ghani   FELDA United F.C. Free [3]
21 GK   Farhan Abu Bakar   PKNS F.C. Loan Return [4]
55 GK   Shahril Saa'ri   PDRM FA Free [5]
17 DF   Irfan Zakaria   Kuala Lumpur FA Free [6]
27 DF   Hadin Azman   FELDA United F.C. Free [7]
30 DF   Zulkhairi Zulkeply   UiTM F.C. Free [8]
22 MF   Tam Sheang Tsung   Sagan Tosu Youth Team Free [9]
93 MF   Amin Nazari   Ratchaburi Mitr Phol F.C. Free [10]
9 FW   Kpah Sherman   PKNS F.C. [11]
10 FW   Kipré Tchétché   Terengganu F.C. I [12]
23 FW   Faizat Ghazli   PKNS F.C. [13]
No Position Player Transferred To Ref
21 GK   Farhan Abu Bakar   Sarawak United Free
GK   Ramadhan Hamid   Penang FA Free [14]
GK   Abdul Hadi Hamid Retired Free
DF   Syazwan Tajudin   Free
DF   Asri Mardzuki   PDRM FA Season loan
DF   Syawal Nordin   Langkawi Glory United F.C. (M3) Free
DF   Fairuz Zakaria   Penang FA (M2) Free [15]
MF   Hidhir Idris   PDRM FA Season loan
MF   Shahrul Igwan   UiTM F.C. Free
MF   Syahrul Azwari   Free
FW   Edgar Bernhardt   Abahani Limited Dhaka Free [16][17]
FW   Jonathan Bauman   Arema FC Free [18]
FW   Fernando Rodríguez   Johor Darul Ta'zim II F.C. (M2) Free [19]
FW   Thanabalan Nadarajah   Perak FA II (M2) Season loan

Extension of contract

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Pos. Player Source
GK   Ifwat Akmal
DF   Khairul Helmi
DF   Rizal Ghazali
DF   Azmeer Yusof
DF   Alif Yusof
DF   Renan Alves 3 years contract signed in 2019
DF   Shakir Hamzah
DF   Norfiqrie Talib 2 years signed in 2019
MF   Azamuddin Akil
MF   Baddrol Bakhtiar
MF   Amirul Hisyam
MF   Fadzrul Danel 3 years contract signed in 2019
MF   Fayadh Zulkifli 3 years contract signed in 2019
MF   Farhan Roslan
MF   David Rowley
MF   Hidhir Idris 2 years contract signed in 2019
FW   Zaquan Adha
FW   Thanabalan Nadarajah 2 years contract signed in 2019

To be confirmed

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Pos. Player Source
MF   Zhafir Yusoff

Mid-Season

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No Position Player Transferred To Ref
25 DF   Azmeer Yusof Free Agent Mutual Termination [20]

Friendlies

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Pre-season Friendlies

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20 December 2019 (2019-12-20) Friendly Kedah   5–0   Kedah U21 Kedah
Farhan Roslan 
David Rowley 
Shuhei Hoshino 
Hadin Azman 
Stadium: Alor Star
22 December 2019 (2019-12-22) Friendly Kedah   2–0   Tambun Tulang Sintok
Fayadh Zulkifli 
Shakir Hamzah 
Stadium: UUM Mini Stadium
30 December 2019 (2019-12-30) Friendly Kedah   3–1   Perak U21 Sintok
Zaquan Adha 
Kpah Sherman  
Hadin Azman 
Stadium: UUM Mini Stadium
4 January 2020 (2020-01-04) Friendly Kelantan   2–1   Kedah Kota Bahru
Nazrin Nawi  11'
Amirul Syafiq  55'
Kpah Sherman  35' Stadium: Sultan Muhammad IV Stadium
6 February 2020 (2020-02-06) Friendly Kedah   1–2   Kuala Lumpur Kedah
Kpah Sherman  90+2' Jafri Yahya  33'
Kone Kouassi  61'
Stadium: Alor Star
10 February 2020 (2020-02-10) Friendly Tambun Tulang   1–2   Kedah Kangar
  29' Kpah Sherman  10'
Kipre Tchetche  25'
Stadium: Tuanku Syed Putra Stadium
15 February 2020 (2020-02-15) Friendly Perak   3–1   Kedah Ipoh
Shahrul Saad  3'
Shahrel Fikri  43'
Careca  77'
Kpah Sherman  68' Stadium: Perak Stadium

Tour of Cambodia

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9 January 2020 Friendly Nagaworld FC   3–2   Kedah Phnom Penh, Cambodia
  35'
  45'
  75'
Hadin Azman   50'
Kipré Tchétché   61'
Stadium: Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium
10 January 2020 Friendly Boeung Ket Angkor FC   1–4   Kedah Phnom Penh, Cambodia
  70' Kpah Sherman  10'  50'  65'
Zaquan Adha  80'
Stadium: Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium

Mid-season Friendlies

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10 August 2020 (2020-08-10) Friendly UKM F.C.   1-3   Kedah FA Bangi
Faiz Hanif  25' Renan Alves   25'
Kipré Tchétché   45'
Kpah Sherman   78'
Stadium: UKM Bangi Stadium
19 August 2020 (2020-08-19) Friendly Kedah   2-3   Penang FA Alor Setar
Faizat Ghazli  20'  28' Amer Azhar  60' (pen)
Bobby Gonzales  84' (pen)
Rafael Vitor  88' (pen)
Stadium: Darul Aman Stadium

Competitions

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Malaysia Super League

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Johor Darul Ta'zim (C, Q) 11 9 2 0 33 8 +25 29 Qualification for AFC Champions League group stage
2 Kedah (Q) 11 7 1 3 20 13 +7 22[a] Qualification for AFC Cup group stage
3 Terengganu (Q) 11 6 1 4 24 14 +10 19[b]
4 Perak 11 5 3 3 21 19 +2 18
5 Selangor 11 4 5 2 26 19 +7 17
Source: Malaysian Football League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Notes:


Fixtures and results

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28 February 2020 1 Johor Darul Ta'zim 1–0 Kedah Johor
21:00 UTC+8 Maurício  44'
Leandro Velazquez  25'
Aidil Zafuan  30'
Report Baddrol Bakhtiar  5'
Hadin Azman  44'
Shakir Hamzah  49'
Renan Alves  86'
Stadium: Sultan Ibrahim Stadium
Referee: Azlan Jofri Ali
7 March 2020 2 Kedah 3–4 Terengganu F.C. I Alor Setar
21:00 UTC+8 Renan Alves  20'
Kpah Sherman  23'
Kipré Tchétché  62'
Rizal Ghazali  63'
Report Dominique Da Sylva  3'  65'  82'  84'
Arif Fadzilah  23'
Rahadiazli Rahalim  36'
Babacar Diallo  70'
Stadium: Darul Aman Stadium
Referee: Hasrol Bin Mohd Amir
11 March 2020 3 UiTM FC 1–1 Kedah Shah Alam
21:00 UTC+8 Gustavo Almeida  82'  84'
Arif Anwar  45'
Danish Haziq  89'
Report Kpah Sherman  31' 61 Stadium: UiTM Stadium
Referee: Ku Alauddin Ku Muhammad
15 March 2020 4 Kedah 2–0 Selangor FA Alor Setar
21:00 UTC+8 Renan Alves  25'
Kpah Sherman  45'
Rizal Ghazali  35'
Shakir Hamzah  79'
Baddrol Bakhtiar  81'
Report Halim Saari  33'
Syahmi Safari  52'
Rodney Celvin  73'
Stadium: Darul Aman Stadium
Referee: Zamzaidi Katimin
27 August 2020 5 [note 1] PDRM FA 0-2 Kedah Cheras
21:00 UTC+8 Serdar Geldiýew  28'
Eskandar Ismail  80'
Dirga Surdi  90+2'
Report Kipré Tchétché  30'  36'
Irfan Zakaria  90+2'
Stadium: Kuala Lumpur Stadium
Referee: Razlan Bin Joffri Ali
5 September 2020 6 [note 1] Kedah 2-1 Petaling Jaya City Alor Setar
21:00 UTC+8 Washington Brandão  16'
D. Kugan  86'
Report Kpah Sherman  24'
Kipré Tchétché  69'  80'
Irfan Zakaria  45'
Stadium: Darul Aman Stadium
Referee: Fusser bin Mad Sallih
12 September 2020 7 [note 1] Felda United 1-2 Kedah Jengka
21:00 UTC+8 Syahmi Zamri  44' Report Kipré Tchétché  48'
Hadin Azman  66'
Shakir Hamzah  32'
Irfan Zakaria  62'
Shahril Saari  90+3'
Stadium: Tun Abdul Razak Stadium
Referee: Mat Zan Abdul Wahab
10 October 2020 11 [note 1] Perak 2-3 Kedah Ipoh
21:00 UTC+8 Leandro Dos Santos  42' (pen)  45+3'  45+4' Report Kpah Sherman  28'
Fadzrul Danel  31'
Renan Alves  63'
Shakir Hamzah  23'
Amirul Hisyam  45+1'
Kipre Tchetche  45+4'
Rizal Ghazali  87'
Stadium: Perak Stadium
Referee: Razlan Joffri Ali

Malaysia Cup

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AFC Champions League

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  Win   Draw   Loss

Qualifying play-off

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21 January 2020 (2020 -01-21) Preliminary round 2 Kedah FA   5–1   Tai Po FC Alor Setar
Kipré Tchétché  4'  23'  90+2'
Hadin Azman  47'  67'
Report Chan Man Fai  68' Stadium: Darul Aman Stadium
Referee: Saoud Al Athbah (Qatar)
28 January 2020 (2020-01-28) Preliminary round 3 FC Seoul   4–1   Kedah FA Seoul
Park Chu-young   39' (pen.)
Park Dong-jin   49'
Barba   63'
Alibaev   90+2'
Barba   52' (o.g.) Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium
Referee: Omar Al-Yaqoubi (Oman)

Statistics

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Appearances and goals

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No. Pos. Name League FA Cup Malaysia Cup ACL Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   Azri Ghani 2(1) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0
5 DF   Norfiqrie Talib 4(1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
6 MF   David Rowley 0(4) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 0
7 MF   Baddrol Bakhtiar 10 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 13 0
8 FW   Zaquan Adha 0(6) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 0
9 FW   Kpah Sherman 11 6 0 0 1 1 2 0 14 7
10 FW   Kipré Tchétché 11 6 0 0 1 1 2 3 14 10
11 DF   Shakir Hamzah 10 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 11 2
13 DF   Khairul Helmi 0(1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
14 DF   Alif Yusof 0(3) 0 0 0 0(1) 0 2 0 6 0
15 DF   Rizal Ghazali 10 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 13 0
16 MF   Amirul Hisyam 9 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 10 0
17 DF   Irfan Zakaria 8(1) 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 12 0
18 GK   Ifwat Akmal 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 0
20 MF   Fadzrul Danel 5(6) 1 0 0 0(1) 0 0(2) 0 14 1
21 MF   Fayadh Zulkifli 0(4) 1 0 0 0 0 0(1) 0 5 1
23 MF   Faizat Ghazli 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 0
27 DF   Hadin Azman 7(3) 1 0 0 0(1) 0 2 2 13 3
29 MF   Farhan Roslan 0(1) 0 0 0 0 0 0(1) 0 2 0
30 DF   Zulkhairi Zulkeply 0(1) 0 0 0 0 0 0(2) 0 3 0
36 DF   Renan Alves 9 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 12 2
55 GK   Shahril Saa'ri 4(1) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 0
77 FW   Azamuddin Akil 2(5) 0 0 0 0(1) 0 0 0 8 0
93 DF   Amin Nazari 7(1) 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 11 0
Players who have played this season and/or sign for the season but had left the club or on loan to other club
25 DF   Azmeer Yusof 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0

Statistics accurate as of 8 August 2019.

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g The match is postponed following the coronavirus pandemic.

References

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  1. ^ "Aidil Sharin leaves Home to take top role at Kedah FA". Archived from the original on 2018-10-09. Retrieved 2018-10-08.
  2. ^ "Victor the right hand man for Aidil".
  3. ^ "Welcome Azri Ghani to Kedah FA".
  4. ^ "Farhan joined PKNS for 2019".
  5. ^ "Shahril joins Kedah fr 2020".
  6. ^ "Welcome Irfan to Kedah FA".
  7. ^ "Welcome Hadin to Kedah FA".
  8. ^ "Welcome Zulkeply to Kedah FA".
  9. ^ "Welcome Tam to Kedah FA".
  10. ^ "Selamat datang Amin Adam Lazarte Nazari ke Darul Aman!".
  11. ^ "Sherman join Kedah FA".
  12. ^ "Welcome Kipre to Kedah FA".
  13. ^ "Faizat Ghazli joins Kedah FA before window closed".
  14. ^ "Ramadhan Hamid joined Penang for 2020".
  15. ^ "Fairuz Zakaria joined Penang for 2020".
  16. ^ "Kedah to replace Edgar Bernhadt with Japanese player".
  17. ^ "Portuguese tactician Mario Lemos fielded Edgar Bernhardt in the starting XI".
  18. ^ "Kedah on the lookout for new import players".
  19. ^ "Rodriguez decided to leave Kedah after playing for only one season as it was believed that he received a better offer from the Spanish side".
  20. ^ "Welcome Azri Ghani to Kedah FA".