Kelantan Darul Naim Football Club () is a

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n professional

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club based in

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/ref> The club plays in the

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, the top-flight football league of Malaysia. Kelantan Darul Naim has participated in the highest level of Malaysian football league system since 2023 after being promoted from

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in 2022.

History

Formation and early years

Kelantan Darul Naim was previously known as Majlis Perbandaran Kota Bharu-Bandar Raya Islam Urusetia Belia and Sukan Negeri Kelantan Football Club (MPKB-BRI UBeS FC), the club entered the Malaysian football competition in 2016 when the club was accepted to compete in the

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.Keputusan Penuh Undian Piala FAM, Piala Presiden & Piala Belia 2016
/ref> The club finished the season at the eight place. For the 2017 season, the club participated in the

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.Keputusan Penuh Undian Piala FAM, Piala Presiden & Piala Belia 2017
/ref>MPKB BRI-UBeS FC kekal patuh syariah
/ref>MPKB-BRI Ubes Fc bawa elemen patuh syariah dalam saingan Piala FAM 2017
/ref> The club was later rebranded to Kelantan United Football Club as an effort to bring in support in the local area. In 2023, the club was promoted to the Malaysia Super League for the first time in their history. On 2 June 2023, Kelantan United recorded their first win in the top flight against city rivals

, with the score of 4–1.

Rebranded

In the

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season, Kelantan United Football Club was rebranded as Kelantan Darul Naim Football Club. The club's President, Rozi Muhammad said the club's rebranding comes from the management's desire to unite

supporters under one banner. In November 2024, the club travelled to

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and took part in the

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edition of the

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Crest and colours

Crest

Kelantan Darul Naim has used one primary crest since the club participation in the national level football league competition before the club introduce a new crest starting in 2017 season to solidify its new branding. MPKB BRI-UBes FC duta promosi Negeri Kelantan – Ahmad Yakob File: MPKB-BRI U-BES F.C. Logo.png , 2016 File: MPKB-BRI U-BES F.C. 2017 Logo.png , 2017–2018 File: Kelantan_United_FC.png , 2019–2022, 2025– present File: Kelantan_United_F.C.png , 2023 File: Kelantan_Darul_Naim_F.C.png , sponsorship crest since 2024

Colours

Kelantan Darul Naim have always worn black with mixture of red for shirts as their home kit.MPKB-BRI UBeS FC perlu bangkit
/ref> For 2017 season, the club play in red with a trim of white for home kit. Kelantan Darul Naim's away colours are usually white with green trim. For 2017 season, the club play in white with a trim of red for away kit while the white with a green trim for the third kit.

Ownership and finances

Sponsorship

Season by season record

*P = Played *W = Games won *D = Games drawn *L = Games lost *F = Goals for *A = Goals against *Pts = Points *Pos = Final position *N/A = No answer *FAM =

*M3 =

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*MPL =

*MSL =

*QR1 = First Qualifying Round *QR2 = Second Qualifying Round *QR3 = Third Qualifying Round *QR4 = Fourth Qualifying Round *RInt = Intermediate Round *R1 = Round 1 *R2 = Round 2 *R3 = Round 3 *R4 = Round 4 *R5 = Round 5 *R6 = Round 6 *GR = Group stage *QF = Quarter-finals *SF = Semi-finals *RU = Runners-up *S = Shared *W = Winners

Club top scorer

Players

First-team squad

Coaches

* Mahadi Yusof * Abdullah Muhammad * Mohd Azli Mahmood * Kamarudin Muhamad * Abdullah Muhammad *

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* Nazrulerwan Makmor * Akira Higashiyama * Syamsul Saad *

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* Ailton Silva * Park Jae-hong *

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''(caretaker)'' * E. Elavarasan

Club officials

Honours

Domestic competitions

League

* Division 3/M3 League **Champions (1):

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International competitions

* All India Governor's Gold Cup **Quarter-Finals:

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:MPKB-BRI U-BeS F.C. Kelantan Darul Naim F.C. 2016 establishments in Malaysia Association football clubs established in 2016 Football clubs in Malaysia Football clubs in Kelantan Malaysia FAM League clubs Sport in Kelantan Malaysia M3 League Malaysia Premier League clubs Malaysia Super League clubs