Kelantan F.C.
Kelantan Football Club (Malay: Kelab Bola Sepak Kelantan) is a Malaysian professional football club based in Kota Bharu, Kelantan. Founded in 1946, the club has a long-standing rivalry with Terengganu, the two east coast clubs involved in what is known as the East Coast Derby. Their home is the 22,000-seat Sultan Muhammad IV Stadium. Kelantan's regular kit colours are red shirt and shorts with a white pattern on the side.
| Full name | Kelantan Football Club | |||
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| Nickname(s) | The Red Warriors | |||
| Short name | TRW | |||
| Founded | 1946 as KAFA (Kelantan FA) 2021 as Kelantan FC | |||
| Ground | Sultan Muhammad IV Stadium | |||
| Capacity | 22,000 | |||
| Owner | Norizam Tukiman | |||
| League | Malaysia A1 Semi-Pro League | |||
| 2023 | Malaysia Super League, 14th of 14 (expelled) | |||
| Website | Club website | |||
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The club had their first major success in the 2012 season, when they won the treble which is the Malaysia Super League titles, Malaysia FA Cup and Malaysia Cup. Domestically, the club have won 2 Malaysia Super League titles,1 Malaysia Premier League title, 2 Malaysia FA Cup, 2 Malaysia Cup and 1 Charity Shield. In 2012, Kelantan make their debut playing in the AFC Cup. They played well in the group stage to gain first place. However, the club lost in the quarter final to Iraq club, Erbil SC 6–2 on aggregate.
Kelantan had obtained the FAM Club License to play in the 2018 Malaysia Super League season.
On 17 January 2024, Kelantan F.C. is expelled from Malaysia Super League over their failures to paying players' salaries and the club having serious financial problems.