Kelantan The Real Warriors F.C.

Kelantan The Real Warriors Football Club is a Malaysian professional football club based in Kota Bharu, Kelantan. The club plays in the Malaysia Super League, the top-flight football league of Malaysia, after being promoted from the Malaysia Premier League in 2022. The club was founded in 2016 as MPKB-BRI UbeS Football Club, before being reformed as Kelantan United in 2017, Kelantan Darul Naim and Kelantan The Real Warriors in 2024 and 2025 respectively. Their home stadium is Sultan Muhammad IV Stadium which has a capacity of 30,000.

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History

Formation and early years

The club was previously known as Majlis Perbandaran Kota Bharu-Bandar Raya Islam Urusetia Belia and Sukan Negeri Kelantan Football Club. They entered the Malaysian football competition in 2016 when the club was accepted to compete in the FAM League. The club finished the season at the eight place.

Kelantan United

For the 2017 season, they participated in the Malaysia FA Cup. 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 Kelantan, with the score of 4–1.

Kelantan Darul Naim

In the 2024–25 Malaysia Super League season, Kelantan United was rebranded as Kelantan Darul Naim Football Club. The club's president Rozi Muhammad said the rebranding comes from the management's desire to unite Kelantan supporters under one banner. In November 2024, the club travelled to India and took part in the 2024 edition of the Sikkim Gold Cup.

The Real Warriors

In 2025, they were rebranded again, this time as Kelantan The Real Warriors Football Club. On 7 May 2025, Irwan Rizal has been appointed as the club's chief executive officer. On 15 July 2025, the club appointed Annuar Musa as the club's president. On 1 July 2025, the club appointed E. Elavarasan as the new head coach along with Muamer Salibašić as the assistant head coach.

Crest and colours

Crest

The club has used one primary crest since its participation in the national level football league competition before the club introduce a new crest starting in 2017 season to solidify its new branding.

Colours

Kelantan has mostly worn black with mixture of red as their home kit. For 2017 season, the club play in red with a trim of white for home kit. Kelantan's away colours are usually white with green trim.

Kit and sponsorship

Since the 2024–25 season, the main equipment supplier has been PUC Sport.

Period	Brand	Source
2016	Sala
2017	GomoGi
2018	Kronos
2019–2020	SkyHawk
2021	Umbro
2022	Gatti
2023	IAM
2024–present	PUC Sport

Period	Sponsor	Source
2016	Minyak Mestika / SH Prima Trading
2017	MPKB-BRI
2018	Gelumbang Jaya
2019	U-Shop / Mysports Station
2020	Visit Kelantan 2020 / Jaya Mas Mining
2021–2022	کلنتن ملڠکه ک هدڤن / Yakult
2023	کلنتن ملڠکه ک هدڤن / Nasken Coffee
2024–2025	Visit Kelantan 2024 / PUC Sport
2025–present	KijangHandal / Al Hamra Group

Period	Sponsor	Source
2025–present	redONE / Rohm / Qashwa Travel / Konsortium E-Mutiara / Klinik Safwa / d'Healthy / Fresh Life / Extra Joss / YPC Ice Cube / Eniq World Property / Bard Gym / WMC Berkat Printing / Dobi2all / Exa Supply & Services / Kemasin Beach Resort / Ekspres Perdana