On 21 January 2017, the first league match between Kelantan and Melaka United scheduled at Sultan Muhammad IV Stadium in Kota Bharu has been postponed to another date due to bad weather caused waterlogged pitch.[11]
On 27 January 2017, Kelantan started their league campaign with victory over PKNS with 3–1 scored.[12]
On 11 February 2017, Kelantan won 2–1 against FELDA United which was their second league match after having two games postponed before.[16]
On 14 February 2017, during second round of Malaysia FA Cup campaign Kelantan were knocked out of the competition by Malaysia Premier League club PKNP 4–3 on penalty shoot-out after 1–1 draw after extra time.[17][18]
On 21 February 2017, the rescheduled postponed rematch between Kelantan and Melaka United were held at Sultan Muhammad IV Stadium with the home team lost 0–2 and continued their streak of two games loses without any goals scored.[19]
On 25 February 2017, the sixth league match of Kelantan at home ground ended up losing 0–2 to Selangor which continued their streak of loses without scoring goal in three matches in a row.[20]
On 4 March 2017, Kelantan finally achieved their first win at their home ground after a straight three losses before and making it their second consecutive win in the league after beating T-Team 4–2 with Mohammed Ghaddar scored his second hat-trick and a goal came from Mohd Khairul Izuan Rosli.[22]
The team having a long break after the last match on 4 March 2017. This is due in conjunction with the Piala FA Matches. Kelantan started April league campaign with a defeat 1—2 against Pahang during home match in Kota Bharu.[24] On 12 April, another rescheduled match between Kelantan against the defending champion, Johor Darul Ta'zim was held that resulted in another loss for Kelantan after the away team made a comeback to overturn the 2-goal lead from Kelantan both scored by Mohammed Ghaddar resulted in a 2–3 defeat.[25] On 15 April, Kelantan continued their unbeaten streak outside of Sultan Muhammad IV Stadium by winning 5–1 against Penang with 4 goals contributed by Mohammed Ghaddar making it his third hat trick this season. On 29 April, Mohammed Ghaddar was announced as PFAM Player of the Month for April candidate.[26] On 30 April, Alfredo Carlos González Machado has been appointed as the new technical director of the team and Sanna Nyassi was introduced as a potential candidate to replace Alessandro Celin in the second transfer window.[27]
On 1 May, Kelantan and Johor Darul Ta'zim were fined RM10,000 due to their fan action with Kelantan fan were reported to have thrown bottles onto the pitch during the postponed match between Kelantan against Johor Darul Ta'zim.[28]
On 2 May, Kelantan were deducted 6 points after failing to complete M-League registration process thus resulted in league standing change from number 5 to number 7.[29]
On 6 May, Kelantan won 2–3 against Pahang making them still undefeated at away ground.[30]
On 24 May, Kelantan drew 2–2 against Penang at their home ground before the league take a rest period for more than a month due to Ramadan and national team games.[34]
There were no competitive matches played during this month. Fakhrul Zaman and Muhd Shahrul Hakim Rahim were loaned out to MISC-MIFA.
On 17 June, there were some changes in the club officials with Alfredo Carlos Gonzales will be taking Datuk Rosmadi Ismail place as the Team Manager while Datuk Rosmadi Ismail and his assistant Datuk Muhammad Nasir Hamzah will become the Contingent Leader and Assistant Contingent Leader respectively during any matchday involving the club.[35]
On 18 June, the club were given 3 points back from the 6 points deduction thus making them goes up to 5th place.[36]
Starting 1 July 2017, Kelantan has suffered 5 successive league defeats. Somehow, Kelantan began their Malaysia Cup campaign with winning against UiTM in their home match.[37]
On 17 December 2017, Bibi Ramjani Ilias Khan was voted in as the new president of Kelantan Football Association for the term 2018–2021. She was appointed to the top post of the association after defeating Datuk Muhammad Nasir Hamzah in the voting process. Datuk Seri Afandi Hamzah defended his deputy president post, overcoming Datuk Rosmadi Ismail in the process.[38]
Stadium: Sultan Muhammad IV Stadium Referee: Mohd Asrol Mohd Amir Assistant 1: Mohd Faisal Ridhuan Assistant 2: Tuan Ahmad Razlan Fourth official: Al Hafiz Husain
Stadium: Tun Abdul Razak Stadium Attendance: 10,393 Referee: Zamzaidi Katimin Assistant 1: Mohd Hariff Akhir Assistant 2: Mohd Abdul Suki Fourth official: Almi Abdullah
Stadium: Sultan Muhammad IV Stadium Attendance: 2,503 Referee: Zulkifli Ahmad Assistant 1: Mohd Arif Shamil Abd Rasid Assistant 2: Mohd Zulkiflin Fourth official: Mohd Hasrol Amir
Stadium: Perak Stadium Attendance: 5,570 Referee: Mohd Nafeez Abd Wahab Assistant 1: Mohd Arif Shamil Abd Rasid Assistant 2: Muhammad Juhairi Idris Fourth official: Rafifi Anuar Abdullah
Stadium: Sultan Muhammad IV Stadium Attendance: 10,653 Referee: Fitri Maskon Assistant 1: Azmi Ismail Assistant 2: Muhammad Juhairi Idris Fourth official: Tuan Ahmad Razlan
Stadium: Penang State Stadium Attendance: 8,130 Referee: Zulkarnain Zakaria Assistant 1: Mohd Shahreen Che Omar Assistant 2: Mohd Fazli Fourth official: Muhammad Azwan
Stadium: Darul Makmur Stadium Attendance: 11,267 Referee: Nagor Amir Noor Mohamed Assistant 1: Mohd Khalid Mohd Aris Assistant 2: Ismadi Ibrahim Fourth official: Mat Zan Abd Wahab
Stadium: Sultan Muhammad IV Stadium Attendance: 1,251 Referee: Fitri Maskon Assistant 1: Azman Ismail Assistant 2: Mohd Shahril Abu Samam Fourth official: Mohd Hasrol Amir
Stadium: Darul Aman Stadium Attendance: 11,970 Referee: Zamzaidi Katimin Assistant 1: Mohammad Juhairi Haji Idris Assistant 2: Ahmad Azanor Huslan Fourth official: Mohd Izzat Izaini Ali
Source: FAM, FMLLP Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored. (R) Relegated Notes:
^Kelantan and T–Team was sentenced to a six-point deduction immediately on offense failed to complete the registration process Malaysian League (M-League) 2017. Later, upon careful consideration of the aforementioned appeals, Football Malaysia have decided to lift the transfer ban and reduce the deduction of 6 points to 3 points for T-Team.
^Kelantan and T–Team was sentenced to a six-point deduction immediately on offense failed to complete the registration process Malaysian League (M-League) 2017. Later, upon careful consideration of the aforementioned appeals, Football Malaysia have decided to only reduce the deduction of 6 points to 3 points for Kelantan.
Remarks: U21 These players registered as Under-21 players at Piala Presiden competitions. FP These players are considered as foreign players at Malaysia domestic football competitions. LO These players are currently loan out to other clubs.
^Mohd Nasharizam Abd Rashid was loaned to Perlis FA until the end of the 2017 season.[49]
Starting line-up: 4-1-3-2- on 24 May 2017 vs Penang[60]
Squad statistics
Key:
= Appearances,
= Goals,
M = Minutes played
= Yellow card,
= Red card Player names in bold denotes player that left mid-season (loaned) (number in bracket denotes the players plays as a substitute in a match)
