Kuching City F.C.
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Kuching City Football Club, simply known as Kuching City, is a professional football club based in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia that currently plays in the Malaysia Super League. It was the youngest club to join the highest level of the Malaysian football league system, having been founded since 2015. It is the third professional football club based in the state of Sarawak, after former state football club Sarawak FA and another defunct club Sarawak United.
History
In 2015, with the commencement of the People's Football League introduced by the Football Association of Malaysia, the purpose of the league was to transform lower leagues in Malaysia and promote amateur football in all districts and states across Malaysia. Consequently, Kuching F.A. was founded alongside it to represent the district of Kuching in Sarawak.
FAM Cup
In the 2015–16 Liga Bolasepak Rakyat, Kuching won the inaugural edition after beating Padang Besar 3–1 at the Selayang Stadium. With the championship, Kuching got an automatic promotion into the 2017 Piala FAM.
In their first season in FAM League, Kuching achieved 4th place in Group B, qualifying the team for the play-offs. They were knocked out in the quarter-final stage by UKM F.C., which later gained promotion to 2018 Malaysia Premier League as finalist of the play-offs. Kuching's second season in the FAM League saw them in the 4th place in Group A, the same as previous season. Unfortunately, changes in the play-off qualifying saw them miss out on the knock-out stage as only top two teams of each group chosen. Kuching were registered to play in the 2019 Malaysia FAM Cup, but were also invited by FAM to play in the 2019 Malaysia Premier League, as a number of teams pull out from the league.
After announcing their promotion to the 2020 Malaysia Premier League, Kuching changed their kit to a new one to kick start their new journey, the colours are green with white stripes and "City of Unity" is written in the middle of the kit. The following season, they added ''City'' to back of Kuching.
First cup final
Kuching City reach promotion to 2023 Malaysia Super League for the first time in history after the MFL License have been approved for the 2023 season. On 2 August 2023, former Singaporean legend, Aidil Sharin Sahak was announced as the new head coach of the club signing Namibia captain, Petrus Shitembi and Tajikistani midfielder Nuriddin Davronov. Aidil Sharin guided the club to a great run in the 2023 MFL Challenge Cup winning 4–0 on aggregate against his former club, Kedah Darul Aman in the quarter-finals, a 3–1 on aggregate against Kelantan United in the semi-finals which saw the club first ever cup final in their history.
Crest and colours
Kuching's crest has a yellow shield and the flag of Sarawak where the club originated from, and a green-white stripped tiger. "City of Unity" is written in the middle of the crest.
Crest
- 2019–2021 crest
Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors
| Season | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Starsport | Kuching City of Unity |
| 2018 | LSC & Kuching City of Unity | |
| 2021 | Serba Dinamik, LSC & Yakult | |
| 2022 | Kuching City of Unity, LSC, Yakult & Fitogether | |
| 2023 | Kuching City of Unity & LSC | |
| 2024/ 2025 | Press Metal, LSC & Kuching City of Unity | |
| 2025/ 2026 |
Players
First-team squad
As of 2026
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| No. Pos. Nation Player 40 DF MAS Iskandar Shah (at Kelantan Red Warrior until 30 June 2026) 41 DF MAS Aiman Joanny (at Kelantan Red Warrior until 30 June 2026) 67 FW MAS Shamie Iszuan (at Penang until 30 June 2026 ) — DF MAS Yuki Tanigawa (at Japan Urawa Red Diamonds until 2026) — FW MAS Jordan Mintah (at Japan Vissel Kobe until 2026) | |||
| 40 | DF | MAS | Iskandar Shah (at Kelantan Red Warrior until 30 June 2026) |
| 41 | DF | MAS | Aiman Joanny (at Kelantan Red Warrior until 30 June 2026) |
| 67 | FW | MAS | Shamie Iszuan (at Penang until 30 June 2026 ) |
| — | DF | MAS | Yuki Tanigawa (at Japan Urawa Red Diamonds until 2026) |
| — | FW | MAS | Jordan Mintah (at Japan Vissel Kobe until 2026) |
Development squads
Kuching City FC II (U20)
Head coach: Belarus Oleg Kuzmianok
As of 18 April 2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| No. Pos. Nation Player — GK MAS Syafie Mursalim — GK MAS Naim Ramadhan Narawi — DF MAS Abang Haikal Za'afari — DF MAS Haddad Aiman Sufian — DF MAS Fadzly Shauqie Jeffry — DF MAS Mohd Hazazi Harsi — DF MAS Nasharuddin Jaapar Sidik — DF MAS Nur Hasbullah Rahman — DF MAS Josef Charsel Setom — DF MAS Awang Nazmi Shamel | No. Pos. Nation Player — DF MAS Gabriel Batistuta Durling — MF MAS Faris Mohd Faidillah — MF MAS Adifbadri Ariffin — MF MAS Syahryl Aiman Saidin — MF MAS Mohd Khuzairi Abdullah — MF MAS Azkaharridhi Farhan Hasnan — FW MAS Cornelius Ornley Jina — FW MAS Mohammad Rahiimin Roslan — FW MAS Jeckelly Manir — FW MAS Shane Thomas | ||
| — | GK | MAS | Syafie Mursalim |
| — | GK | MAS | Naim Ramadhan Narawi |
| — | DF | MAS | Abang Haikal Za'afari |
| — | DF | MAS | Haddad Aiman Sufian |
| — | DF | MAS | Fadzly Shauqie Jeffry |
| — | DF | MAS | Mohd Hazazi Harsi |
| — | DF | MAS | Nasharuddin Jaapar Sidik |
| — | DF | MAS | Nur Hasbullah Rahman |
| — | DF | MAS | Josef Charsel Setom |
| — | DF | MAS | Awang Nazmi Shamel |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | DF | MAS | Gabriel Batistuta Durling |
| — | MF | MAS | Faris Mohd Faidillah |
| — | MF | MAS | Adifbadri Ariffin |
| — | MF | MAS | Syahryl Aiman Saidin |
| — | MF | MAS | Mohd Khuzairi Abdullah |
| — | MF | MAS | Azkaharridhi Farhan Hasnan |
| — | FW | MAS | Cornelius Ornley Jina |
| — | FW | MAS | Mohammad Rahiimin Roslan |
| — | FW | MAS | Jeckelly Manir |
| — | FW | MAS | Shane Thomas |
Season by season record
Updated on 23 January 2026.
| Season | Division | Position | Malaysia Cup | Malaysian FA Cup | Malaysia Challenge Cup | Malaysian Charity Shield | Regional | Top Scorer (All Competitions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015–16 | Liga LBR | Champions | DNQ | – | – | – | – | |
| 2017 | FAM League | 4th of 7 Group B | DNQ | – | – | – | – | |
| 2018 | FAM League | 4th of 7 Group A | DNQ | Second round | – | – | – | Malaysia Shafitri Salim (4) |
| 2019 | Liga M3 | 2nd | DNQ | Second round | – | – | – | Malaysia Joseph Kalang Tie (18) |
| 2020 | Premier League | 4th | Cancelled | Cancelled | – | – | – | Brazil Bryan Jones (4) |
| 2021 | Premier League | 5th | 3rd of 4th Group stage B | Not held | – | – | – | Malaysia Alif Hassan (6) |
| 2022 | Premier League | 3rd | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | – | – | - | Liberia Abu Kamara (12) |
| 2023 | Super League | 13th | Round 16 | Second Round | 2nd | – | – | Liberia Abu Kamara (16) |
| 2024-25 | Super League | 4th | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | - | – | – | Malaysia Jordan Mintah (15) |
| 2025-26 | Super League | Semi-finals | - | – | – |
Foreign players (since 2019)
Club staff
As of 16 June 2025[update]
| Team Management (Senior) | |
|---|---|
| Role | Person |
| President | vacant |
| Technical director | Malaysia Wan Jamak Wan Hassan |
| Manager | Malaysia Irwanshah Mohamad |
| Head coach | Singapore Aidil Sharin Sahak |
| Assistant Head coach | Malaysia Zulkarnien Mohamad Poasa |
| Assistant Coach | Belarus Oleg Kuzmianok |
| Goalkeeping coach | Malaysia Khairul Azman Mohamed |
| Fitness coach | Malaysia Azmi Ibrahim |
| Video analyst | Malaysia Ahmad Mundir |
| Team doctor | Malaysia Muhamad Karbela Reza Ramlan |
| Physiotherapist | Malaysia Mohd Khairul Nizam Suhaimi |
| Malaysia Ferdinand Lisa | |
| Media officer | Malaysia Darul Imran Azmi |
| Masseur | Malaysia Mohamed Zawawi Ali Hassan |
| Malaysia Mohd Shahrizan Sahari | |
| Kitman | Malaysia Azarul Nazriq Bolhi |
| Team Management (Youth) | |
|---|---|
| Manager | Malaysia Ahmad Zaki Zaidi U20 |
| Assistant manager | Malaysia Awang Azami Awang Idris U20 |
| Head coach | Belarus Oleg Kuzmianok U20 |
| Assistant coach | Malaysia Joseph Kalang Tie U20 Malaysia Nizam Mahmud U20 |
| Goalkeeping coach | Malaysia Abdul Gani Anuar U20 Malaysia Roslan Madilan |
| Fitness coach | Malaysia Michael Wong U20 |
| Team admin | Malaysia Roja James U20 |
| Media officer | Malaysia Mohd Adib Marsat U20 |
| Physiotherapist | Malaysia Gary Nyelang U20 |
| Masseur | Malaysia Padil Abet U20 |
| Kitman | Malaysia Saiful Abdullah U20 |
Honours
League
- Division 3/M3 League Promotion Play-offs Winners: 2019
- Liga Bolasepak Rakyat Winners: 2015–16
Cup
- MFL Challenge Cup Runner-up (1): 2023
External links
- on Facebook
- at Flashscore