The 2018 season was Kedah's 10th season in the Malaysia Super League since its inception in 2004. They also participated in Malaysia FA Cup and Malaysia Cup.
Key Events
Pre-season On 3 December 2017, it was reported that two Kedah footballers & coach were alleged match fixing and have their statement taken by the police. This was after 6 Kedah footballers and coach Nidzam Adzha Yusoff after were accused by a fan on Facebook of throwing the Malaysia Cup final match on Nov 4.
On 11 December 2017, it was announced that former Kedah assistant head coach Ramon Marcote has returned to the side for the 2018 season, this time as the head coach.
First team squad
Name Nat Date of birth (age) Signed from Goalkeepers 1 Abdul Hadi Abdul Hamid Youth system 21 Asri Muhamad Youth system 25 Ifwat Akmal Youth system 31 Syazwan Jamil Youth system 60 Ramadhan Hamid Kelantan Defenders 2 Syawal Nordin Harimau Muda 4 Álvaro Silva Hà Nội 5 Norfiqrie Talib Youth system 13 Khairul Helmi Johari Youth system 15 Rizal Ghazali Perlis 17 Syazwan Tajudin Harimau Muda B 24 Asri Mardzuki Youth system Midfielders 7 Baddrol Bakhtiar Youth system 8 Liridon Krasniqi Fethiyespor 10 Sandro ABC Futebol Clube 14 Akram Mahinan Johor Darul Ta'zim 16 Amirul Hisyam Awang Kechik Harimau Muda B 18 Abdul Halim Saari Youth system 22 Syazwan Zainon Felda United 23 Hanif Dzahir Youth system 27 Ariff Farhan Harimau Muda A 28 Zulfahamzie Tarmizi Youth system 30 Andik Vermansyah Selangor 35 Hidhir Idris Youth system 36 Fadzrul Danel Youth system Strikers 9 Paulo Rangel Nakhon Ratchasima 11 Zafuan Azeman Perlis 19 Farhan Roslan Youth system 20 Akhyar Rashid Youth system 34 Akmal Azmi Youth system
Transfers
In 1st leg PNameMoving FromTypeTransferwindowReferenceFWZafuan Azeman PerlisEnd of contractPre-SeasonZafuan the new young striker http://www.sinarharian.com.my/sukan/zafuan-akui-sedang-berunding-bersama-kedah-1.759620MFZulfahamzie TarmiziYouth systemPromotedPre-SeasonKedah bawa tiga pemain muda https://www.hmetro.com.my/arena/2017/11/288809/kedah-bawa-tiga-pemain-mudaDFNorfiqrie TalibYouth systemPromotedPre-SeasonGKAsri MuhamadYouth systemPromotedPre-SeasonMFAkhyar RashidYouth systemPromotedPre-SeasonMFÁlvaro Silva Hà NộiFree TransferPre-SeasonFWPablo Pallarès PonferradinaFree TransferPre-SeasonMFAndik Vermansyah SelangorFree TransferPre-Season
2nd leg PNameMoving FromTypeTransferwindowReference60GKRamadhan Hamid KelantanUndisclosedMid-Season9FWPaulo Rangel Nakhon RatchasimaUndisclosedMid-Season36MFFadzrul DanelYouth systemPromoted
Out 1st leg PNameMoving toTypeTransferwindowReference3DFFitri Omar TerengganuEnd of contractPre-SeasonThe Premier League champions missed out on signing Kedah left-back Fitri Omar https://www.nst.com.my/sports/football/2017/11/305042/kl-deny-interest-indra-putra4DFZac Anderson PKNSEnd of contractPre-SeasonKen Ilso, Zach Anderson to leave Malaysia Cup champions Kedah http://www.espnfcasia.com/blog/football-asia/153/post/3206477/ken-ilso-zach-anderson-to-leave-malaysia-cup-champions-kedah9FWKen Ilsø PenangEnd of contractPre-Season14FWAhmad Fakri Saarani Melaka UnitedEnd of contractPre-Season20FWSyafiq Ahmad Johor Darul Ta'zimEnd of contractPre-Season21GKFarhan Abu Bakar Petaling Jaya RangersLoanPre-Season26FWSyazuan Hazani Petaling Jaya RangersEnd of contractPre-Season
2nd leg PNameMoving toTypeTransferwindowReference9FWPablo PallarèsFree agentFree TransferMid-Season26DFOsman Yusoff Negeri SembilanFree TransferMid-Season
Friendlies
Pre-season and friendlies
Suramadu Super Cup 2018
Competitions
Malaysia Super League
League table
Results by matchday
Results summary
Matches
The fixtures for the 2018 Malaysia Super League season were announced on 11 January 2018.
Malaysia FA Cup
Malaysia Cup
Group stage
Statistics
Appearances and goals No.Pos.NameLeagueFA CupMalaysia CupTotalDisciplineAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals 1 GK Hadi Hamid0000404000 2 DF Syawal Nordin120001013010 4 DF Álvaro Silva12(1)0206020(1)060 5 DF Norfiqrie Talib 7(1)0006013(1)000 7 MF Baddrol Bakhtiar204212024510 8 MF Liridon Krasniqi1472043201031 9 FW Paulo Rangel7(1)5001(1)08(2)511 10 FW Sandro14(4)8206423(4)1250 11 FW Zafuan Azeman 0(2)0001(1)01(3)010 13 DF Khairul Helmi16(1)0204022(1)020 14 MF Akram Mahinan17(3)1205024(3)160 15 DF Rizal Ghazali200201023000 16 MF Amirul Hisyam3(12)00(1)01(2)04(15)010 17 DF Syazwan Tajudin7(5)00(1)03010(6)020 18 MF Halim Saari120005017010 19 FW Farhan Roslan1(4)01(1)0002(5)000 20 FW Akhyar Rashid8(9)3102111(9)410 21 GK Asri Muhamad 2(1)–200002(1)–200 22 MF Syazwan Zainon13(4)20(1)02(4)015(9)210 23 MF Hanif Dzahir0(1)0001(1)01(2)000 24 DF Asri Mardzuki 6(3)0004010(3)000 25 GK Ifwat Akmal13+4200015+400 27 MF Ariff Farhan9(2)1200011(2)110 28 MF Zulfahamzie Tarmizi00000(1)00(1)000 30 MF Andik Vermansyah132102(2)016(2)210 31 GK Syazwan Jamil0000000000 34 FW Akmal Azmi0(2)0000(1)00(3)000 35 MF Hidhir Idris4(2)0001(1)05(3)010 36 MF Fadzrul Danel 1(1)000203(1)000 60 GK Ramadhan Hamid7(1)–2002–49(1)–600 # Own goals–1–0–0–0–– Left club during season 9 FW Pablo Pallarès7300007300 26 DF Osman Yusoff0000000000
Clean sheets PlayerLeagueFA CupMalaysia CupTotal 1 60 Ramadhan Hamid 30142 21 Asri Muhamad1001 25 Ifwat Akmal0101
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