Klang Valley derby is the name given to football matches that involves Selangor and Kuala Lumpur.[1][2] Both of them were located in the Klang Valley, Malaysia.

Klang Valley derby
Logo of Selangor FA and Kuala Lumpur FA
LocationMalaysia Klang Valley
TeamsSelangor FA
Kuala Lumpur FA
First meeting2 March 1986
Latest meeting20 July 2022
Selangor 1-1 Kuala Lumpur
2022 Malaysia Super League
Next meetingTBD
StadiumsShah Alam Stadium
Merdeka Stadium
KLFA Stadium
Statistics
Meetings total76
Most winsSelangor FA (43 wins)
Top scorerAzman Adnan (13)
All-time seriesSelangor: 43
Drawn: 16
Kuala Lumpur: 17
Largest victorySelangor 5-0 Kuala Lumpur
(2001)
Longest win streak10 games (Selangor)

History

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Selangor fans.

The rivalry can be seen as a result of the teams' geographical locations – the federal territory of Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia, is an enclave of Selangor – Kuala Lumpur was part of the latter until 1974, when it was carved out on 1 February that year and made directly responsible to the Malaysian government. The rivalry between the two teams, which were both located in the Klang Valley, dates back to at least the 1980s. The rivalry peaked when Kuala Lumpur FA was promoted to the Malaysia Super League after a seven-year spell in the second division. WPKL was then relegated back to the Premier League in 2011 after the last meeting of the two clubs. While Selangor FA remained one of the strongest clubs, having consistently stayed in the Super League, the Federal Territory declined even further, slipping as low as into the FAM League, the third division for the 2014 season. As of 2018, Kuala Lumpur FA is now back in the Malaysia Super League, the first division league after 3 years in the Premiere League.

Selangor

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Selangor Association Football League (AFL) was formed in 1905. In 1926, association officials formed a breakaway association called Selangor Football Association (SFA). Dispute between the AFL and the SFA continued for almost ten years before the two sides returned to the negotiating table for the betterment of football. Both groups merged on 22 February 1936, forming the present-day Selangor FA.

Selangor FA is the most successful club in Malaysia, in terms of overall titles won. Domestically, Selangor FA won a record 33 Malaysia Cup, 7 Malaysia Super League titles, 2 Malaysia Premier League titles, 7 Malaysia FAM League titles, 5 FA Cup, 8 Charity Shield, 4 Malaysia President Cup, 2 Malaysia Youth League titles, 13 King's Gold Cups and 1 Agong's Cup. Selangor FA have completed the treble in 1997, 2005 and 2009. In 1984 the treble covered the Malaysia Cup, League Champion and Charity Shield. Both 1997 and 2005 trebles covered the Domestic Cup Double (Malaysia Cup and FA Cup) while the 2009 treble covered the Double (Super League and FA Cup). 1997 was the most successful year for them as they won 4 trophies (Malaysia Cup, FA Cup, Charity Cup and King's Gold Cup) and runners-up for the Agong's Cup.

Kuala Lumpur

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Kuala Lumpur Football Association is one of the youngest state football teams, having been formed in 1975, but their achievements during the short period made them veterans in the game. Formed as Federal Territory Football Association (FTFA), the association was actually a breakaway group from Selangor FA, following Kuala Lumpur's separation from Selangor to be a Federal Territory in 1974. Led by former F.A. of Selangor secretary K. Rasalingam together with other members Goh Ah Chai, Hamzah Muhammad, M.J. Vincent, Shariff Mustafa, Jeswant Singh and Manickarajah, they saw the need for another association in the Klang Valley due to the growing numbers of clubs.

FTFA was officially formed in 1975 with Tan Sri Hamzah Abu Samah elected as their first president. It was in 1979, that the Federal Territory made their debut in the Malaysia Cup. They then started off as whipping boys but by 1982 were already making waves to be among the top teams in the league although they failed to win any titles. In 1985, Federal Territory reached their first Malaysia Cup final after only competing in the tournament for seven seasons while other states, who have been in the competition since it was inaugurated in 1921, are still trying to reach the final. FTFA officially changed its name to Kuala Lumpur Football Association (KLFA) in 1987 to better identify itself with the city. Kuala Lumpur joined the ranks of the heavyweights in the Malaysian soccer competition which saw them win the Charity Shield once (1987) in the four appearances, the League twice and the Malaysia Cup three consecutive seasons (1987 to 1989). Later years saw lean pickings for Kuala Lumpur although they did win the FA Cup three times in 1993, 1994 and 1999, which remains Kuala Lumpur's last major trophy. Unlike their neighbour, Kuala Lumpur have a roller coaster ride jumping between third tier FAM League and first tier Super League.

The derby is among the most one-sided derby, with Selangor overwhelmingly dominant. Kuala Lumpur have a winless drought for 11 years between 2007 till 2018. The derby celebrated its 70th derby on 2011.[3][4]

The derby occur twice during Piala Sumbangsih, which are in 1987 and 1990. Both were won by Selangor.

List of Matches

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From 1986 to current

# Date Tournament Home team Score Away team
1 2 March 1986 1986 Malaysia Cup Kuala Lumpur 1-0 Selangor
2 10 June 1987 1987 Malaysia Charity Shield Kuala Lumpur 0-1 Selangor
3 15 August 1987 1987 Malaysia Cup Kuala Lumpur 2-0 Selangor
4 14 August 1988 1988 Malaysia Cup Kuala Lumpur 2-1 Selangor
5 25 October 1988 1988 Malaysia Cup Kuala Lumpur 1-2 Selangor
6 28 October 1988 1988 Malaysia Cup Kuala Lumpur 4-2 Selangor
7 1 July 1989 1989 Malaysia Semi-Pro League Kuala Lumpur 3-0 Selangor
8 8 October 1989 1989 Malaysia Semi-Pro League Kuala Lumpur 0-1 Selangor
9 1 May 1990 1990 Malaysia Charity Shield Kuala Lumpur 0-0 aet,pso (3-0) Selangor
10 23 June 1990 1990 Malaysia Semi-Pro League Kuala Lumpur 0-1 Selangor
11 1 September 1990 1990 Malaysia Semi-Pro League Kuala Lumpur 2-4 Selangor
12 11 May 1991 1991 Malaysia Semi-Pro League Kuala Lumpur 2-2 Selangor
13 27 July 1991 1991 Malaysia Semi-Pro League Kuala Lumpur 0-0 Selangor
14 18 September 1991 1991 Malaysia FA Cup Kuala Lumpur 1-4 Selangor
15 25 September 1991 1991 Malaysia FA Cup Kuala Lumpur 2-4 Selangor
16 20 June 1992 1992 Malaysia Semi-Pro League Kuala Lumpur 1-0 Selangor
17 22 August 1992 1992 Malaysia Semi-Pro League Kuala Lumpur 2-1 Selangor[5]
18 23 May 1993 1993 Malaysia FA Cup Kuala Lumpur 0-2 Selangor
19 29 May 1993 1993 Malaysia FA Cup Kuala Lumpur 4-2 Selangor
20 2 June 1993 1993 Malaysia FA Cup Kuala Lumpur 1-0 Selangor
21 18 May 1994 1994 Malaysia Premier League 1 Kuala Lumpur 3-2 Selangor
22 9 August 1994 1994 Malaysia Premier League 1 Selangor 1-0 Kuala Lumpur
23 15 March 1995 1995 Malaysia FA Cup Selangor 2-1 Kuala Lumpur
24 29 April 1995 1995 Malaysia Premier League 1 Selangor 3-2 Kuala Lumpur
25 1 July 1995 1991 Malaysia Premier League 1 Kuala Lumpur 1-1 Selangor
26 25 March 1996 1996 Malaysia Premier League 1 Kuala Lumpur 0-1 Selangor
27 16 July 1996 1996 Malaysia Premier League 1 Selangor 1-1 Kuala Lumpur
28 15 April 1997 1997 Malaysia Premier League 1 Kuala Lumpur 0-1 Selangor
29 19 July 1997 1997 Malaysia Premier League 1 Selangor 0-0 Kuala Lumpur
30 28 October 1997 1997 Malaysia Cup Selangor 2-0 Kuala Lumpur
31 18 November 1997 1997 Malaysia Cup Kuala Lumpur 0-2 Selangor
32 25 April 1998 1998 Malaysia Premier League 1 Selangor 4-1 Kuala Lumpur
33 23 June 1998 1998 Malaysia Cup Kuala Lumpur 2-0 Selangor
34 4 July 1998 1998 Malaysia Premier League 1 Kuala Lumpur 2-0 Selangor
35 7 July 1998 1998 Malaysia Cup Selangor 4-2 Kuala Lumpur
36 26 March 2000 2000 Malaysia FA Cup Kuala Lumpur 1-1 Selangor
37 1 April 2000 2000 Malaysia FA Cup Selangor 0-1 Kuala Lumpur
38 13 March 2000 2000 Malaysia Premier League 1 Kuala Lumpur 2-3 Selangor
39 18 July 2000 2000 Malaysia Premier League 1 Selangor 4-2 Kuala Lumpur
40 8 March 2001 2001 Malaysia Premier League 1 Selangor 5-0 Kuala Lumpur
41 7 August 2001 2001 Malaysia Premier League 1 Kuala Lumpur 1-1 Selangor
42 22 September 2001 2001 Malaysia Cup Kuala Lumpur 0-2 Selangor
43 9 October 2001 2001 Malaysia Cup Selangor 3-2 Kuala Lumpur
44 2 March 2003 2002 Malaysia Premier League 1 Selangor 2-0 Kuala Lumpur
45 15 June 2002 2002 Malaysia Premier League 1 Kuala Lumpur 1-3 Selangor
46 15 September 2004 2004 Malaysia Cup Kuala Lumpur 1-2 Selangor
47 29 September 2004 2004 Malaysia Cup Selangor 3-1 Kuala Lumpur
48 20 February 2005 2005 Malaysia Premier League Division 2 Kuala Lumpur 1-4 Selangor
49 27 April 2005 2005 Malaysia Premier League Division 2 Selangor 4-3 Kuala Lumpur
50 18 June 2005 2005 Malaysia Premier League Division 2 Selangor 3-1 Kuala Lumpur
51 17 February 2007 2007 Malaysia Cup Selangor 2-1 Kuala Lumpur
52 21 April 2007 2007 Malaysia Cup Kuala Lumpur 3-1 Selangor
53 21 February 2009 2009 Malaysia FA Cup Kuala Lumpur 0-1 Selangor
54 24 February 2009 2009 Malaysia FA Cup Selangor 1-1 Kuala Lumpur
55 12 January 2010 2010 Malaysia Super League Selangor 4-1 Kuala Lumpur
56 18 May 2010 2010 Malaysia Super League Kuala Lumpur 2-4 Selangor
57 12 February 2011 2011 Malaysia Super League Selangor 1-1 Kuala Lumpur
58 3 May 2011 2011 Malaysia Super League Kuala Lumpur 1-3 Selangor
59 13 September 2011 2011 Malaysia Cup Kuala Lumpur 0-0 Selangor
60 27 September 2011 2011 Malaysia Cup Selangor 2-1 Kuala Lumpur
61 17 March 2012 2012 Malaysia Super League Selangor 3-0 Kuala Lumpur
62 7 July 2012 2012 Malaysia Super League Kuala Lumpur 0-4 Selangor
63 12 July 2016 2016 Malaysia Cup Selangor 1-0 Kuala Lumpur
64 20 August 2016 2016 Malaysia Cup Kuala Lumpur 1-1 Selangor
65 4 February 2018 2018 Malaysia Super League Kuala Lumpur 0-2 Selangor
66 7 April 2018 2018 Malaysia FA Cup Kuala Lumpur 0-3 Selangor
67 21 April 2018 2018 Malaysia FA Cup Selangor 0-3 Kuala Lumpur
68 15 July 2018 2018 Malaysia Super League Selangor 3-3 Kuala Lumpur
69 10 March 2019 2019 Malaysia Super League Kuala Lumpur 2-3 Selangor
70 15 June 2019 2019 Malaysia Super League Selangor 2-1 Kuala Lumpur
71 13 March 2021 2021 Malaysia Super League Selangor 1-1 Kuala Lumpur
72 24 July 2021 2021 Malaysia Super League Kuala Lumpur 1-1 Selangor
73 14 November 2021 2021 Malaysia Cup Selangor 0-2 Kuala Lumpur
74 18 November 2021 2021 Malaysia Cup Kuala Lumpur 1-0 Selangor
75 4 March 2022 2022 Malaysia Super League Kuala Lumpur 3-3 Selangor
76 20 July 2022 2022 Malaysia Super League Selangor 1-1 Kuala Lumpur

*From 1986 till 1993, Merdeka Stadium is a natural ground. It is noted as Kuala Lumpur ground to ease the listing of matches.

Statistics

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From 1986 to current

Matches Wins Draws Goals Home wins Home draws Away wins
Selangor Kuala Lumpur Selangor Kuala Lumpur Selangor Kuala Lumpur Selangor Kuala Lumpur Selangor Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia Semi-Pro League 8 3 3 2 9 10 0 3 0 2 3 0
Malaysia Premier League 1 16 10 2 4 32 16 6 2 2 2 4 0
Malaysia Premier League Division 2 3 3 0 0 11 5 2 0 0 0 1 0
Malaysia Super League 14 8 0 6 35 20 3 0 4 2 5 0
Malaysia Cup 21 11 8 2 30 27 7 7 0 2 4 1
Malaysia FA Cup 12 6 4 2 22 16 1 2 1 1 5 2
Piala Sumbangsih 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
All competitions 76 43 17 16 140 94 19 14 7 9 24 3

Last updated: 13 October 2022

Honors

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Team League Cup Grand Total
Malaysia Super League Malaysia Premier League Malaysia FAM League League Total Malaysia Cup Malaysia FA Cup Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Cup Cup Total
Selangor FA 6 2 7 15 33 5 8 45 60
Kuala Lumpur FA 2 1 0 3 3 3 3 9 12

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "It's now or never, KL - General - New Straits Times". Archived from the original on 2015-07-13. Retrieved 2015-07-13.
  2. ^ "Selangor come out tops in Klang Valley derby".
  3. ^ "Kuala Lumpur Ultras: ANAK KUALA LUMPUR JIWA KUALA LUMPUR". 19 March 2012.
  4. ^ "MSL Big Bet Preview: Bojan looks to banish Ipoh 'demons'; Selangor set to conquer 'Klang Valley' derby". Archived from the original on 2015-07-13. Retrieved 2015-07-14.
  5. ^ "New Straits Times - Google News Archive Search".
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