History
Kelantan Amateur Football Association (Kafa) was founded in 1946. In 1986, the Deputy Minister of Kelantan at the time, Datuk Haji Ahmad Haji Ahmad Maher Alhaddad led Kelantan football until 1990. In 1991, the State Secretary Datuk Haji Wan Hashim Wan Daud took over the leadership when the state government changed hands.
In 2004, Haji Ahmad Yaakub Jazlan became the president of Kafa. History is written in the book in 2005 when Kafa became the only team that went on to play in the Premier League having been relegated to Malaysia FAM League from the Premier League in the previous year. The year 2007 saw a change in the landscape of the leadership of Kafa when Tan Sri Datuk Seri Annuar Musa was entrusted to lead the Kelantan Football Association for the term 2007-2010.
The team's performance has improved in its first year with Tan Sri having finished second runner-up in the Premier League season 2007/08. Although the team failed to qualify for the Malaysia Cup quarter-final, but its performance at the group stage should not be underestimated.
In 2009, Kelantan qualified in both FA Cup final and the Malaysia Cup final. The team finished as runners-up in both Games. In 2010, Kelantan eventually created its own history for successfully finishing as runner-up in Super League runner-up and became the Malaysia Cup champion. Kelantan continued its glorious achievements on January 28, 2011, Kelantan once made history by clinching the champion the first time the Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Cup in Kuala Lumpur as the champions beat Survive.
Many football players born in Kelantan has made a name at the national level and represent the country in international competition. Names like Hamid Ramli, Mustafa Hashim, Kamaruddin Hamzah Mohd Nor and Afendi have all did the country proud in football. Even now many Kelantan-born players are representing the club and the states in the local league.
Under Peter Butler's helm, Kelantan FA home side went unbeaten in the 2008-09 season until a venue irregularities had a home result lost by default by the Football Association of Malaysia. The game between Kelantan FA and KL PLUS FC was awarded 3-0 to KL PLUS FC as Kelantan FA could not agree on a suitable venue. However the result was then revoked and the game would be replayed at a later date
On April 7, Kelantan FA's goalkeeper, Mohd Halim Napi was suspended for punching and stepping on Negeri Sembilan FA's defender, Aidil Zafuan during Malaysia FA Cup 2009 semi-final first-leg match. As a result of the incident, Kelantan FA have been slapped with a total fine of RM900,000 and the Sultan Mohammad IV Stadium in Kota Bharu, Kelantan has been suspended as a venue for all matches sanctioned by Football Association of Malaysia until the end of the year.
On 20 July 2012, Kelantan FA has faced English club Queens Park Rangers F.C..
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