THIS season’s struggling team, Kelantan FC, is not eligible to compete in the 2024-2025 Super League after failing to obtain a national licence by the deadline yesterday.
Independent First Instance Body (FIB) chairman Sheikh Mohd Nasir Sheikh Mohd Sharif said that the decision was made during an online meeting of the Malaysian Football League (MFL) Club Licensing FIB held yesterday.
He said the decision had to be made after Kelantan failed to fulfil two financial criteria under sub-criteria F.04 and sub-criteria F.11 before their respective deadlines on November 30 and December 31 respectively.
Financial Criteria under sub-criteria F.04 refers to No Payables Overdue Towards Employees, LHDN, KWSP, PERKESO & EIS – as at June, while sub-criteria F.11 refers to No Payables Overdue Towards Employees, LHDN, KWSP, Perkeso & EIS – as at August.
“After failing to complete Step One and Step Two on November 30 and December 31, 2023, Kelantan FC failed to obtain the national licence for the 2024-2025 Super League,” he said in the MFL statement today.
However, he added that Kelantan has the opportunity to appeal to the MFL Club Licensing Appeals Body before 5pm on January 8 against the FIB’s decision to reject their application for the national licence.
The Red Warriors, facing financial issues this season, concluded the 2023 Super League at the bottom with eight points after losing 22 matches and securing only two wins and two draws. – Bernama, January 1, 2024
