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2025–26 Kuala Lumpur City F.C. season

Kuala Lumpur City
2025–26 season
PresidentSyed Yazid Syed Omar
CEOStanley Bernard
Head coachRisto Vidaković
StadiumKuala Lumpur Stadium
Malaysia Super League2nd
Malaysia FA CupRound of 16
Malaysia CupTo be determined
Top goalscorerLeague:
Safawi Rasid (5)
All:
Safawi Rasid (5)

The 2025–26 season is Kuala Lumpur City F.C.'s 47th season in club history and 5th season in the Malaysia Super League after rebranding their name from Kuala Lumpur United and promotion in 2021.[1]

In addition to the domestic league, the club will be participated in the Malaysia FA Cup and the Malaysia Cup.

On 1 July 2025, Risto Vidaković joined the club as the new head coach.[2]

Coaching staff

Position Staff
Head coach Serbia Risto Vidaković[2]
Assistant head coach Bosnia and Herzegovina Edin Prljača
Assistant coach Montenegro Srđan Lopičić
Malaysia Wan Mustafa Wan Ismail
Fitness coach Malaysia Mashiedee Sulaiman
U20s head coach Malaysia Iqbal Hanafi
U20s assistant head coach Malaysia Rashmizan Rasid
U20s goalkeeper coach Malaysia Ashazar Yahya

Players

First-team squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  PHI Quincy Kammeraad
3 DF  MAS Adam Nor Azlin
4 DF  MAS Kamal Azizi
5 MF  ESP Madger Gomes
6 DF  MAS Ryan Lambert (on loan from Johor Darul Ta'zim)
7 MF  ARG Enzo Cora
8 MF  MAS Zhafri Yahya (third-captain)
9 DF  AUS Giancarlo Gallifuoco (vice-captain)
10 FW  LBR Kpah Sherman
11 FW  MAS Safawi Rasid (on loan from Johor Darul Ta'zim)
12 DF  MAS Declan Lambert (on loan from Johor Darul Ta'zim)
14 MF  MAS Syamer Kutty Abba (on loan from Johor Darul Ta'zim)
16 DF  MAS Partiban Janasekaran
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 FW  MAS Fazrul Amir
20 DF  MAS Azrif Nasrulhaq
21 MF  MAS Kenny Pallraj
22 GK  MAS Hafizul Hakim
23 DF  MAS Syazwan Andik
24 MF  ESP Gorka Larrucea
28 MF  MAS Paulo Josué (captain)
30 GK  MAS Asyraaf Omar
34 MF  MAS Amirul Aiman
37 FW  MAS Haqimi Azim
48 MF  ITA Nicolao Dumitru
77 MF  ESP Víctor Ruiz
96 DF  UKR Dmytro Lytvyn

U20s squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  MAS Hafiz Zakiar
4 DF  MAS Syafiq Haiqal
5 DF  MAS Reezaril Zulfayree
6 MF  MAS Aliff Imran
7 MF  MAS Abdul Rauf Iqbal
8 MF  MAS Megat Aniq Muqri
9 MF  MAS Fakhrul Ezwan
10 MF  MAS Faizal Affan
11 MF  MAS Izzat Irfan (captain)
12 MF  MAS Danish Asraf
13 DF  MAS Aiman Najwan
14 DF  MAS Qawiem Joehary
15 DF  MAS Zhafran Mokhtar
16 MF  MAS Nazhan Nor Suhaimi
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF  MAS Afiq Amani
18 GK  MAS Hasbul Hadi Hanis
19 MF  MAS Nabil Zakwan
20 MF  MAS Ammar Irham
21 GK  MAS Daris Irfan
22 DF  MAS Muzaffar Shah
23 DF  MAS Shafiy Eddin
24 FW  MAS Nabil Sharul Naim
26 DF  MAS Adam Danial
30 MF  MAS Razmirul Irfanshah
80 GK  MAS Nurdanish Hazeeq
81 DF  MAS Denish Rahman
88 MF  MAS Alif Hakimi

Transfers

In

No. Pos. Player Transferred from Date Source
FW Malaysia Safawi Rasid Johor Darul Ta'zim 2 July 2025 [3]
FW Argentina Manuel Hidalgo Johor Darul Ta'zim 2 July 2025 [4]
MF Malaysia Syamer Kutty Abba Johor Darul Ta'zim 3 July 2025 [5]
GK Philippines Quincy Kammeraad Philippines One Taguig 4 July 2025
DF Malaysia Adam Nor Azlin Sri Pahang 7 July 2025
DF Malaysia Syazwan Andik Sri Pahang 8 July 2025
DF Ukraine Dmytro Lytvyn Azerbaijan Sabail 8 July 2025
MF Spain Gorka Larrucea Azerbaijan Sabail 8 July 2025
MF Malaysia Fazrul Amir Kelantan Darul Naim 8 July 2025
FW Liberia Kpah Sherman Sri Pahang 8 July 2025
FW Italy Nicolao Dumitru Indonesia PSS Sleman 8 July 2025
DF Malaysia Azrif Nasrulhaq Sri Pahang 8 July 2025
MF Argentina Enzo Cora 8 July 2025
GK Malaysia Asyraaf Omar Kuala Lumpur Rovers 8 July 2025
MF Spain Víctor Ruiz Unattached 8 July 2025
MF Spain Madger Gomes Unattached 31 August 2025

Out

No. Pos. Player Transferred to Date Source
1 GK New Zealand Lawton Green Unattached 29 June 2025
5 DF Montenegro Adrijan Rudović Unattached 29 June 2025 [6]
17 MF Malaysia Sean Giannelli UM-Damansara United 29 June 2025
18 MF Malaysia Mahalli Jasuli Unattached 29 June 2025
20 MF Malaysia Amirul Aiman Unattached 29 June 2025
23 DF Malaysia Nicholas Swirad Unattached 29 June 2025
29 MF Malaysia Arif Shaqirin Unattached 29 June 2025
33 DF Malaysia Juzaerul Jasmi Immigration II 29 June 2025
34 DF Malaysia Khairul Naim Immigration II 29 June 2025
42 FW Malaysia Suhaimi Abu Unattached 29 June 2025
66 DF Malaysia Nabil Hakim Unattached 29 June 2025
70 MF Malaysia Hadi Mizei Unattached 29 June 2025
77 MF Malaysia Sharvin Selvakumaran Unattached 29 June 2025
30 GK Malaysia Azri Ghani Negeri Sembilan 15 June 2025 [7]
25 DF Malaysia Anwar Ibrahim Negeri Sembilan 4 July 2025 [8]
7 MF Bosnia and Herzegovina Jovan Motika Negeri Sembilan 4 July 2025 [9]
88 MF Malaysia Brendan Gan Australia Sutherland Sharks 8 July 2025 [10]

Competitions

Malaysia Super League

Main article: 2025–26 Malaysia Super League
9 August 2025 1 Immigration 0–3 Kuala Lumpur City George Town
21:00 Report
  • Rizal 30' (o.g.)
  • Safawi 56'
  • Hidalgo 83' (pen.)
 Stadium: City Stadium
Attendance: 444
Referee: Muhammad Shukor Zulkiflee
13 August 2025 2 Kuala Lumpur City 1–1 Sabah Cheras
21:00
Report
Stadium: Kuala Lumpur Stadium
Attendance: 1,838
Referee: Mohammad Zamzaidi Katimin
24 August 2025 3 Penang 1–2 Kuala Lumpur City George Town
20:15
Report
Stadium: City Stadium
Attendance: 2,498
Referee: Mohd Hasrol Mohd Amir
27 August 2025 4 Kuala Lumpur City 3–1 PDRM Cheras
20:15
Report
Stadium: Kuala Lumpur Stadium
Attendance: 616
Referee: Mohd Fusser Mad Sallih
22 September 2025 5 DPMM Brunei 0–4 Kuala Lumpur City Bandar Seri Begawan
20:15 Report
Stadium: Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium
Attendance: 3,200
Referee: Muhammad Izzul Fikri Kamaruzaman
27 September 2025 6 Kuala Lumpur City 1–0 Terengganu Cheras
17:00
Report Stadium: Kuala Lumpur Stadium
Attendance: 1,551
Referee: Tuan Mohd Yaasin Tuan Mohd Hanafiah
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
2 Selangor 16 10 2 4 34 17 +17 32 Qualification for the AFC Champions League Two group stage &
ASEAN Club Championship[a]
3 Kuching City 15 9 4 2 29 8 +21 31
4 Kuala Lumpur City 16 8 6 2 27 15 +12 30
5 Terengganu 16 7 4 5 29 24 +5 25
6 Penang 16 5 3 8 20 27 −7 18
Updated to match(es) played on 1 February 2026. Source: MFL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ Since the 2025 Malaysia FA Cup winners, Johor Darul Ta'zim, occupy an AFC Champions League Elite position, the 2026–27 AFC Champions League Two spot goes to the next eligible team.


Malaysia FA Cup

Main article: 2025 Malaysia FA Cup

Round of 16

18 August 2025 First leg Kelantan TRW 3–1 Kuala Lumpur City Kota Bharu
21:00 MYT (UTC+8)
Report
Stadium: Sultan Muhammad IV Stadium
Attendance: 1,420
Referee: Mohamad Faizudin Ismail
14 September 2025 Second leg Kuala Lumpur City 1–0
(2–3 agg.)		 Kelantan TRW Cheras
20:15 MYT (UTC+8)
Report Stadium: Kuala Lumpur Stadium
Attendance: 1,871
Referee: Muhammad Khairulsyahmi Ahmad Khalidi

Malaysia Cup

Main article: 2025–26 Malaysia Cup

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player Total Malaysia Super League Malaysia FA Cup Malaysia Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Philippines PHI Quincy Kammeraad 8 0 6 0 2 0 0 0
Defenders
3 DF Malaysia MAS Adam Nor Azlin 2 0 1+1 0 0 0 0 0
4 DF Malaysia MAS Kamal Azizi 8 1 6 1 2 0 0 0
9 DF Australia AUS Giancarlo Gallifuoco 5 0 3+1 0 1 0 0 0
12 DF Malaysia MAS Declan Lambert 8 1 5+1 1 2 0 0 0
23 DF Malaysia MAS Syazwan Andik 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
96 DF Ukraine UKR Dmytro Lytvyn 8 0 6 0 2 0 0 0
Midfielders
5 MF Spain ESP Madger Gomes 2 0 0+1 0 0+1 0 0 0
6 MF Malaysia MAS Ryan Lambert 8 0 5+1 0 1+1 0 0 0
7 MF Argentina ARG Enzo Cora 4 0 0+3 0 0+1 0 0 0
8 MF Malaysia MAS Zhafri Yahya 6 0 1+4 0 1 0 0 0
14 MF Malaysia MAS Syamer Kutty Abba 6 1 2+2 0 1+1 1 0 0
17 MF Malaysia MAS Fazrul Amir 5 0 2+2 0 1 0 0 0
21 MF Malaysia MAS Kenny Pallraj 6 0 2+2 0 2 0 0 0
24 MF Spain ESP Gorka Larrucea 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0
77 MF Spain ESP Víctor Ruiz 5 2 2+2 1 1 1 0 0
Forwards
10 FW Liberia LBR Kpah Sherman 8 0 5+1 0 1+1 0 0 0
11 FW Malaysia MAS Safawi Rasid 8 5 6 5 2 0 0 0
28 FW Malaysia MAS Paulo Josué 6 2 3+2 2 1 0 0 0
37 FW Malaysia MAS Haqimi Azim 3 0 0+2 0 0+1 0 0 0
48 FW Italy ITA Nicolao Dumitru 8 1 4+2 1 2 0 0 0
Players transferred/loaned out during the season
88 FW Argentina ARG Manuel Hidalgo 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 0

Last updated: 27 September 2025
Source: Competitions

References

  1. ^ "Fans in a flap over KL's name change". New Straits Times. 6 March 2021. Archived from the original on 13 July 2021. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  2. ^ a b "KL City Umum Risto Vidakovic Sebagai Jurulatih Baharu". makanbola.com. MakanBola. 1 July 2025.
  3. ^ "Safawi Rasid Sah Ke KL City". makanbola.com. MakanBola. 2 July 2025.
  4. ^ "Selamat Datang Ke KL City, Manuel Hidalgo". makanbola.com. MakanBola. 2 July 2025.
  5. ^ "KL City Destinasi Baharu Syamer Kutty". makanbola.com. MakanBola. 3 July 2025.
  6. ^ "Rudovic dijangka perkukuh benteng NSFC". bharian.com.my. New Straits Times Press. 29 June 2025.
  7. ^ "Azri perkemas benteng terakhir NSFC". bharian.com.my. New Straits Times Press. 15 June 2025.
  8. ^ "Anwar Ibrahim sertai The Jangs, kubu Negeri Sembilan kini lebih kebal". sinarharian.com.my. Sinar Harian. 4 July 2025.
  9. ^ "Negeri Sembilan Jadi Pilihan Jovan Motika". makanbola.com. MakanBola. 4 July 2025.
  10. ^ "New Signing: Brendan". 10 July 2025.
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