2025–26 Kuching City F.C. season

Kuching City
2025–26 season
ChairmanFazzrudin Abdul Rahman
CEOIswandi Ali Hassan
Head coachAidil Sharin Sahak[1]
StadiumSarawak Stadium
Malaysia Super LeagueIn progress
Malaysia FA CupQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Ronald Ngah (3 goals)
All:
Ronald Ngah (8 goals)

The 2025–26 season is Kuching City's tenth year in existence and their third consecutive season in the top flight. The club will participate in the Malaysia Super League, the Malaysia FA Cup and the Malaysia Cup.

Coaching staff

  • Team manager: Irwanshah Mohamad
  • Assistant team manager: Ismail Hamdin
  • Head coach: Aidil Sharin Sahak
  • Assistant head coach: Zulkarnien Mohd Poasa
  • Assistant coach: Oleg Kuzmianok
  • Goalkeeper coach: Khairul Azman Mohamed[2]
  • Assistant goalkeeper coach: Roslan Madilan
  • Fitness coach: Azmi Ibrahim

Players

First-team squad

As of July 2025[3]

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 Syafie Mursalim
2 DF  MAS Jimmy Raymond[4]
3 DF  MAS Rodney Celvin[5]
5 DF  PHI Scott Woods[6]
6 DF  MAS Arif Fadzilah (on loan from Terengganu[7])
7 FW  MAS Ramadhan Saifullah[8]
8 FW  MAS Hazwan Bakri[9]
10 MF  NAM Petrus Shitembi[10]
11 FW  MAS Shamie Iszuan[11]
14 FW  MAS Amir Amri[12]
17 FW  MAS Danial Asri
18 FW  CMR Ronald Ngah[13]
19 FW  MAS Gabriel Nistelrooy (on loan from Johor Darul Ta'zim II[14][15])
20 GK  MAS Haziq Nadzli
21 MF  MAS Danial Amier (on loan from Johor Darul Ta'zim[16])
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 MF  TLS João Pedro[17]
25 MF  BHR Moses Atede
27 DF  MAS Filemon Anyie[18]
28 FW  MAS Jordan Mintah[19]
29 FW  MAS Zharmein Ashraf[20]
35 DF  NGA James Okwuosa (captain[21])
39 GK  MAS Wan Azraie[22]
44 MF  MAS Alif Hassan[23]
50 MF  MAS Diego Baggio[24]
55 GK  MAS Shahril Saa'ri[25]
60 DF  MAS Yohanis Daniel
64 DF  MAS Badrul Hisham
77 DF  JPN Yuki Tanigawa[26]
80 MF  MAS Wesley Azcang Milkias
88 FW  MAS Zahrul Nizwan[27]

Competitions

Malaysia Super League

Main article: 2024–25 Malaysia Super League
9 August 2025 1 Kuching City 4–0 Kelantan TRW Kuching
20:15 MYT (UTC+8)
  • Ngah 6', 71'
  • João Pedro 18'
  • Ramadhan 90+3'
 Report Stadium: Sarawak State Stadium
Attendance: 3,141
Referee: Zamzaidi Katimin
24 August 2025 2 Kuching City 0–1 Johor Darul Ta'zim Kuching
20:15 MYT (UTC+8) Report Stadium: Sarawak State Stadium
Attendance: 12,705
Referee: Razlan Jofri Ali
29 August 2025 3 Negeri Sembilan 2–2 Kuching City Paroi
21:00 MYT (UTC+8) Report
Stadium: Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium
Attendance: 24,478
Referee: Mohammad Zamzaidi Katimin
21 September 2025 4 Kuching City 1–0 Selangor Kuching
16:45 MYT (UTC+8)
Report Stadium: Sarawak State Stadium
Attendance: 5,654
Referee: Tuan Mohd Yaasin Tuan Mohd Hanafiah
28 September 2025 5 Kuching City 4–0 Immigration Kuching
20:15 MYT (UTC+8)
Report Stadium: Sarawak State Stadium
Attendance: 4,470
Referee: S. Logeswaran
4 October 2025 6 Sabah 0–1 Kuching City Kota Kinabalu
20:15 MYT (UTC+8) Report
Stadium: Likas Stadium
Attendance: 2,488
Referee: Mohamad Kamil Zakaria Ismail
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Johor Darul Ta'zim (X) 11 11 0 0 59 4 +55 33 Qualification for the AFC Champions League Elite league stage &
ASEAN Club Championship
2 Kuala Lumpur City 10 7 2 1 19 8 +11 23 Qualification for the AFC Champions League Two group stage &
ASEAN Club Championship[a]
3 Kuching City 10 6 3 1 20 5 +15 21
4 Selangor 10 6 1 3 21 11 +10 19
5 Terengganu 10 4 3 3 22 16 +6 15
Updated to match(es) played on 7 December 2025. Source: MFL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
(X) Assured of qualification for AFC Champions League Two but may still qualify for other competitions.
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

16 August 2025 First leg DPMM 3–2 Kuching City Bandar Seri Begawan
20:15
Report
Stadium: Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium
Attendance: 396
Referee: Tuan Mohd Yaasin Tuan Mohd Hanafiah
14 September 2025 Second leg Kuching City 7–1
(9–4 agg.)		 DPMM Kuching
20:15
Report Stadium: Sarawak State Stadium
Attendance: 6,500
Referee: Mohd Fusser Mad Sallih

Quarter-finals

18 October 2025 First leg Terengganu 1–4 Kuching City Kuala Terengganu
21:00
Report
Stadium: Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin Stadium
Referee: Mohd Hasrol Mohd Amir

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
20 GK  MAS Haziq Nadzli 8 0 5 0 3 0 0 0
39 GK  MAS Wan Azraie 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
2 DF  MAS Jimmy Raymond 9 0 6 0 2+1 0 0 0
3 DF  MAS Rodney Celvin 8 0 2+4 0 2 0 0 0
5 DF  PHI Scott Woods 9 0 6 0 3 0 0 0
6 DF  MAS Arif Fadzilah 5 0 0+3 0 0+2 0 0 0
27 DF  MAS Filemon Anyie 3 0 0+2 0 0+1 0 0 0
35 DF  NGA James Okwuosa 9 1 6 0 3 1 0 0
50 DF  MAS Diego Baggio 1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
77 DF  JPN Yuki Tanigawa 6 0 4 0 2 0 0 0
Midfielders
10 MF  NAM Petrus Shitembi 9 1 6 1 3 0 0 0
21 MF  MAS Danial Amier 7 0 5 0 2 0 0 0
25 MF  BHR Moses Atede 9 0 6 0 3 0 0 0
44 MF  MAS Alif Hassan 4 0 0+3 0 0+1 0 0 0
Forwards
7 FW  MAS Ramadhan Saifullah 9 4 6 3 3 1 0 0
8 FW  MAS Hazwan Bakri 3 0 1+1 0 0+1 0 0 0
11 FW  MAS Shamie Iszuan 3 0 0+3 0 0 0 0 0
17 FW  MAS Danial Asri 7 6 5 3 2 3 0 0
18 FW  CMR Ronald Ngah 8 8 5 3 3 5 0 0
19 FW  MAS Gabriel Nistelrooy 4 0 0+2 0 1+1 0 0 0
22 FW  TLS João Pedro 6 2 1+3 1 1+1 1 0 0
28 FW  MAS Jordan Mintah 6 1 1+3 1 0+2 0 0 0
88 FW  MAS Zahrul Nizwan 2 0 0+1 0 0+1 0 0 0
Players transferred out during the season

Last updated: 18 October 2025
Source: Competitions

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