Kelantan FC

Kelantan Football Club was founded in 1946 as Kelantan Amateur Football Association. KAFA won the first cup in 1953 when they won the Malaysia FAM Cup and retained the cup for the next year. In 1963, KAFA played in the final Malaysia FAM Cup but lost to Singapore. By the period of the 70s, The club had been unlucky when they lost three cup finals (Malaysia cup 1970, FAM cup 1971 and 1972). In 1972 Dali Omar became the first Kelantanese-born player who played abroad, joining Perth Azurri. The former chief minister of Kelantan, Ahmad Rastom Ahmad Maher, was appointed as the president in 1986. 5 years later, the former Kelantan state secretary Wan Hashim Wan Daud took over the position, until 2024. By 2005, Kelantan was relegated to the third-tier Malaysia FAM League.

2009 was the Kelantan debut season in the Malaysia Super League after promotion from the Malaysia Premier League. They obtained 6th spot in the league with 44 points. During the Malaysia FA Cup final, they have lost to Selangor 1–4. Malaysia Cup became their second final for the season, but they lost to Negeri Sembilan.

The team gained second place in the Malaysia Super League with 59 points. The top scorer was Norshahrul Idlan with 14 goals. Kelantan's 89-year cup drought ended in the 2010 Malaysia Cup after defeating Negeri Sembilan 2–1. B. Sathianathan refused to commit his future to the newly crowned Malaysia Cup champions. Their campaign in the 2009 Malaysia FA Cup ended when Kedah advanced to next round based on away goals rule.

Kelantan started their 2011 season by beating Selangor 2–0 in the Charity Shield match held at the Shah Alam Stadium, with the goals scored by Norshahrul Idlan and Badhri Radzi. In the Malaysia FA Cup campaign, Kelantan lost to Terengganu 1–2 in the final. During the Malaysia Super League campaign, Kelantan won the title for the first time. Therefore, they qualified for the 2012 AFC Cup. Norshahrul Idlan became the top scorer for the team. Kelantan's Malaysia Cup campaign ended in the quarter-finals as they lost to Terengganu with 5–3 on aggregate.

In the 2012 season, the team clinched their second successive Malaysia Super League title after thrashing Perak 6–0 at home. During the 2012 Malaysia Cup campaign, they won the final against ATM. The historical win completed a treble.

Kelantan started the season with a defeat to ATM in the Charity Shield match. They got 1 win, 3 draws, and 1 loss in the first 5 matches.

In the 2013 Malaysia FA Cup, the team met Johor Darul Ta'zim in the final, after defeating Terengganu with 6–5 on aggregate. They defeated Sarawak in the quarter-finals with 4–1 on aggregate. During the final, the sole goal was scored by Nor Farhan Muhammad 15 minutes into the game. With this victory Kelantan successfully retained their Malaysia FA Cup title for the second year.

Kelantan started the season with a win against Sime Darby at their home ground, Sultan Muhammad IV Stadium. Steve Darby was replaced by George Boateng after a big lost 0–4 to Sime Darby. Ghanaian forward Prince Tagoe signed with Kelantan after the departure of Mohammed Ghaddar. He only made 3 appearances before being released due to poor performance.

Kelantan began the 2015 season with a 2–0 win over ATM at Majlis Perbandaran Selayang Stadium. Their 2015 Malaysia Super League ended at 9th place with 8 wins, 4 draws and 10 losses. They became the 2015 Malaysia FA Cup runners-up after losing 1–3 to LionsXII. Their 2015 Malaysia Cup ended in 3rd place in group C. George Boateng was replaced by Azraai Khor on 24 March. On 4 July, Azraai Khor resigned and was replaced by Zahasmi Ismail. Wan Zaharulnizam became the first player to win PFAM Player of the Month. Brazilian Gilmar became their top scorer with 11 goals.

The team started the season with a 0–0 draw against Perak. Their 2016 Malaysia Super League campaign ended at 4th place, with 7 wins, 8 draws and 7 losses, 29 points collected. Their 2016 Malaysia FA Cup journey ended at the round of 16 after losing to Kedah. The Malaysia Cup campaign ended with elimination in the quarter-finals. Head coach K. Devan resigned on 12 May, being replaced by Velizar Popov. Baze Ilijoski became top scorer of the team with 16 goals. This season also saw a change in the club presidency after Tan Sri Annuar Musa decided to quit, with the position temporarily held by the vice-president Afandi Hamzah.

On 30 November 2016, Zahasmi Ismail was appointed the new head coach. Kelantan almost got relegated, but came strong during last match with a 1–3 win over Melaka United, and finished at the 10th position.

On 6 September 2020, the club was purchased by businessman Norizam Tukiman for RM 6.8 million.

For 2021, as part of the effort to revamp the club, they appointed all new coaching staff. Norizam Tukiman expanded his empire by purchasing an Indonesian club, PSPS Riau. The acquisition opened up opportunities for both clubs to establish a long-term cooperation.

During 2022 Malaysia Premier League, Kelantan finished second and got promoted after 5 years.

For the 2023 season, Kelantan appointed Choi Moon-Sik as new head coach. They also participated in the 2023 ASEAN Charity Shield against Buriram United. They conceded the most goals in the history of the Malaysian League (121), thus occupying the lowest position in the league.