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Kuala Lumpur City F.C.

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Kuala Lumpur City Football Club, known simply as KL City FC, is a Malaysian professional football club based in Kuala Lumpur. The club competes in the Malaysia Super League, the top level of Malaysian football, and was founded in 1974 as Federal Territory by the Kuala Lumpur Football Association (KLFA). It was later renamed Kuala Lumpur FA and Kuala Lumpur United, before renaming to its current name in 2021.

Kuala Lumpur City
Full nameKuala Lumpur City Football Club
Nickname(s)The City Boys[1][2]
Short nameKL City FC, KLCFC
Founded1974; 50 years ago (1974)
(as Federal Territory)[3]
GroundKuala Lumpur Stadium
Capacity18,000
OwnerKuala Lumpur Football Association[4]
PresidentFahmi Fadzil
Head coachMiroslav Kuljanac
LeagueMalaysia Super League
2023Malaysia Super League, 7th of 14
Websitehttps://kualalumpurfootball.com
Current season

Kuala Lumpur City won two Malaysian league titles, four Malaysian Cups, three Malaysian FA Cups, and three Malaysian Charity Shields. It also played in the group stages of the Asian Club Championship on two occasions.

Following its founding, a fierce rivalry developed between Kuala Lumpur and Selangor mainly due to their geographical location. The battle between these two teams is often referred to as the Klang Valley Derby, which was renewed in the 2010 season after Kuala Lumpur ended a seven-year spell in the second-tier with promotion to the Malaysia Super League. Kuala Lumpur were relegated to the second-tier Malaysia Premier League in 2012 and the following year, in 2013, Kuala Lumpur were relegated to the third-tier Malaysia FAM League for the first time in its history.

History

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Kuala Lumpur had its most successful period in the late 1980s when they won the national league twice, in 1986 and 1988.[5] They also won the Malaysia Cup for three consecutive years (1987, 1988 and 1989).[6] The team enjoyed considerable success in cup competitions in the 1990s, winning the Malaysian FA Cup in 1993, 1994 and 1999.[6] Kuala Lumpur won the Malaysian Charity Shield on three occasions, in 1988, 1995 and 2000.[6]

In September 2020, the club was privatized in accordance to the privatization process by the Football Association of Malaysia and was renamed as Kuala Lumpur United.[7][8] In December 2020, Stanley Bernard was named the new CEO of the club.[9]

In March 2021, prior to the 2021 Malaysia Super League season, the team changed its name to Kuala Lumpur City.[10] During the same season, Kuala Lumpur City defeated Johor Darul Ta'zim 2–0 in the final of the 2021 Malaysia Cup, winning the cup for the first time in 32 years.[11]

In February 2023, Rinani Group Berhad acquired a majority stake in the club.[12]

Players

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Current squad

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As of 11 May 2024[13]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   NZL Lawton Green
4 DF   MAS Kamal Azizi
5 DF   MNE Adrijan Rudović
6 DF   MAS Ryan Lambert (on loan from Johor Darul Ta'zim)
7 MF   BIH Jovan Motika
8 MF   MAS Zhafri Yahya
9 DF   AUS Giancarlo Gallifuoco
11 FW   PHI Patrick Reichelt
12 DF   MAS Declan Lambert (on loan from Johor Darul Ta'zim)
14 MF   SRB Lazar Sajčić
16 DF   MAS Partiban Janasekaran
17 FW   MAS Sean Giannelli
18 MF   MAS Mahalli Jasuli
20 MF   MAS Amirul Aiman
21 MF   MAS Kenny Pallraj
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 GK   MAS Hafizul Hakim
23 DF   MAS Nicholas Swirad
25 DF   MAS Anwar Ibrahim
28 MF   MAS Paulo Josué (captain)
29 MF   MAS Arif Shaqirin
30 GK   MAS Azri Ghani
33 DF   MAS Juzaerul Jasmi
34 DF   MAS Khairul Naim
37 FW   MAS Haqimi Azim
42 FW   MAS Suhaimi Abu
66 DF   MAS Nabil Hakim
70 MF   MAS Hadi Mizei
77 MF   MAS Sharvin Selvakumaran
88 MF   MAS Brendan Gan

Management and coaching staff

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Position Staff[13]
Head coach   Miroslav Kuljanac
Assistant head coach   Wan Rohaimi Wan Ismail
Assistant coach   Ahmed Elwardani
Goalkeeper coach   Guilherme Azevedo
Fitness coach   Mohd Azizan Ghazali
Physiotherapist   Renesh Prabaharan
Team admin   Al-Naliq Hasmi Abu Hassan
Media officer   Ahmad Shznazri Ahmad Hishamnuri
Masseurs   Hamzah Zakaria
  Iqbal Afiq Azmi
Kit managers   Muhammad Syafiq Danish
  Muhammad Syahmi Syazwan

List of head coaches

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Years Nat. Name Achievement
1979–1981   Yunus Tasman
1982–1984   S. Subramaniam
1985–1986   Jozef Vengloš 1986 League Championship
1987–1989   Chow Kwai Lam 1987 Malaysia Cup
1988 Malaysia Cup
1989 Malaysia Cup
1988 League Championship
1988 Charity Shield Cup
1989 ASEAN Club Championship
1990   Jozef Jankech
1991   Milouš Kvaček
1992   Chow Kwai Lam
1993   S. Subramaniam 1993 Malaysia FA Cup
1994   Ken Shellito 1994 Malaysia FA Cup
1995 – May 1998   Chow Kwai Lam 1995 Charity Shield Cup
May 1998 – June 2000   Mat Zan Mat Aris 1999 Malaysia FA Cup
2000 Charity Shield Cup
June 2000 – December 2000   Lim Kim Lian
2001–2002   Wathiq Naji
2001–2002   Lim Kim Lian
2003   Igor Novak
2004–2007   Mat Zan Mat Aris
January 2008   Hans Jurgen Gede
April 2008 – 2012   Razip Ismail
2013   Stanislav Leiskovsky
2014   Tang Siew Seng
January 2015   Ricardo Formosinho
April 2015   Tang Siew Seng
December 2015 – November 2016   Ismail Zakaria
December 2016 – March 2017   Wanderley Junior
March 2017 – September 2018   Fábio Magrão 2017 Malaysia Premier League
December 2018 – March 2019   Yusri Che Lah
March 2019 – June 2019   Chong Yee Fatt
July 2019 – November 2019   Rosle Md Derus
January 2020 – November 2020   Nidzam Adzha
January 2021 – July 2023   Bojan Hodak 2021 Malaysia Cup
July 2023 – March 2024   Nenad Baćina
March 2024 – present   Miroslav Kuljanac

Honours

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Domestic

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League

Cup

  • Federal Territory Minister Cup
    • Winners (2): 2021,[14] 2023[15]
    • Runners-up (1): 2022

Continental

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1987: Group stage (2nd in Group B)
1989–90: Group stage (2nd in Group A)
1994–95: Quarter-finals
  • AFC Cup
    • Runners-up (1): 2022
  • ASEAN Champions' Cup
    • Winners (2): 1987, 1989[16]

U21 team

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Season-by-season record

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Season Division Position Malaysia Cup Malaysian FA Cup Malaysian Charity Shield Continental
As Federal Territory
1979 Preliminary 16th of 17 Did not qualify — — —
1980 Preliminary 17th of 17 Did not qualify — — —
1981 Preliminary 14th of 17 Did not qualify — — —
1982 League Cup 2nd of 16 Quarter-finals — — —
1983 League Cup 8th of 16 Quarter-finals — — —
1984 League Cup 4th of 16 Quarter-finals — — —
1985 League Cup 5th of 16 Runners-up — — —
1986 League Cup 1st of 16 Quarter-finals — — —
As Kuala Lumpur
1987 League Cup 2nd of 17 Winners — Runners-up ACC – Group stage (2nd)
1988 League Cup 1st of 17 Winners — Winners —
1989 Division 1 2nd of 9 Winners — Runners-up ACC – Group stage (2nd)
1990 Division 1 4th of 10 QF Group A (3rd of 4) First round Runners-up —
1991 Division 1 4th of 10 Semi-finals Semi-finals — —
1992 Division 1 5th of 10 Semi-finals Runners-up — —
1993 Division 1 9th of 10 Did not qualify Winners — —
1994 Liga Perdana 11th of 16 Did not qualify Winners Runners-up ACWC – Quarter-finals
1995 Liga Perdana 11th of 15 Did not qualify R1 Group E (3rd of 4) Winners —
1996 Liga Perdana 14th of 15 Did not qualify First round — —
1997 Liga Perdana 9th of 15 QF Group A (4th of 5) Quarter-finals — —
1998 Perdana 1 8th of 12 QF Group A (4th of 5) Semi-finals — —
1999 Perdana 1 5th of 10 QF Group B (5th of 6) Winners — —
2000 Perdana 1 8th of 12 QF Group B (3rd of 4) Semi-finals Winners —
2001
Details 		Perdana 1 10th of 12 QF Group A (4th of 4) Second round — —
2002 Perdana 1 13th of 14 Did not qualify Second round — —
2003 Perdana 2 5th of 12 Did not qualify First round — —
2004 Liga Premier Group B 3rd of 13 R1 Group C (4th of 4) Second round — —
2005 Liga Premier Group A 4th of 8 R1 Group C (4th of 4) Semi-finals — —
2006 Liga Premier Group B 5th of 8 Did not qualify First round — —
2007 Liga Premier 7th of 11 R1 Group A (3rd of 6) First round — —
2008 Liga Premier 12th of 13 R1 Group B (4th of 6) Second round — —
2009 Liga Premier 4th of 13 R1 Group C (3rd of 4) Second round — —
2010
Details 		Super League 9th of 14 R1 Group B (4th of 4) Second round — —
2011
Details 		Super League 12th of 14 R1 Group D (3rd of 4) Quarter-finals — —
2012
Details 		Super League 14th of 14 Did not qualify Second round — —
2013 Premier League 11th of 12 Did not qualify First round — —
2014 FAM League 2nd of 12 Did not qualify First round — —
2015 Premier League 11th of 12 Did not qualify Third round — —
2016 Premier League 5th of 12 R1 Group B (4th of 4) Quarter-finals — —
2017
Details 		Premier League 1st of 12 Group Stage Second round — —
2018
Details 		Super League 10th of 12 Group Stage Quarter-finals — —
2019
Details 		Super League 12th of 12 Did not qualify Quarter-finals — —
2020
Details 		Premier League 3rd of 12 Cancelled[a] — —
As Kuala Lumpur City
2021
Details 		Super League 6th of 12 Winners Not held — —
2022
Details 		Super League 6th of 12 Quarter-finals Second round Runners-up AFC – Runners-up
2023
Details 		Super League 7th of 14 Semi-finals Runners-up — —
  1. ^ Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Note: A single round-robin league system was instituted in 1979 following the entry of Brunei FA, Kuala Lumpur FA, Sabah FA and Sarawak FA into mainstream Malaysian football. For three years until 1981, the league remained no more than a preliminary round for the knock-out stages of the Malaysia Cup. In 1982, a League Cup was introduced to differentiate the league winners from the Malaysia Cup champions.

Continental record

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All results list Kuala Lumpur's goal tally first.

Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate
1987 Asian Club Championship Qualifying round (Group 6)   Tiong Bahru 0–0 1st out of 4
  Kota Ranger 8–1
  Krama Yudha Tiga Berlian 2–0
Semi-finals (Group B)   August 1 1–1 2nd out of 4
  Yomiuri FC 1–0
  Kazma SC 1–1
1989–90 Asian Club Championship Qualifying round (Group 5)   Philippine Air Force 6–0 1st out of 5
  Muara Stars 7–1
  Pelita Jaya 2–1
  Geylang International 4–2
Semi-finals (Group A)   Nissan Yokohama 1–2 2nd out of 3
  Fanja 2–0
1994–95 Asian Cup Winners' Cup First round   ABDB 5–1 2–0 7–1
Second round   Gelora Dewata 2–1 0–2 w/o[a]
Quarter-finals   Telephone Org. Thailand 2–3 (a.e.t.) 1–2 3–5
2022 AFC Cup Group H   PSM Makassar 0–0 2nd out of 3
  Tampines Rovers 2–1
ASEAN Zonal semi-finals   Viettel 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(6–5 p)
ASEAN Zonal final   PSM Makassar 5–2
Inter-zone play-off semi-finals   ATK Mohun Bagan 3–1
Inter-zone play-off final   Sogdiana Jizzakh 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(5–3 p)
Final   Al-Seeb 0–3
2024–25 ASEAN Club Championship Group B   Kaya–Iloilo 1–0 —
  Borneo Samarinda 1–0 —
  Lion City Sailors —
  Công An Hà Nội —
  Buriram United —
  1. ^ Gelora Dewata was disqualified due to fielding two ineligible players.

References

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  1. ^ "The City Boys have issues with match officials". New Straits Times. 25 April 2021. Archived from the original on 19 July 2021. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  2. ^ "City Boys buy Perak duo". New Straits Times. 12 May 2021. Archived from the original on 19 July 2021. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Kuala Lumpur United". worldfootball.net. Archived from the original on 20 October 2021. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  4. ^ Azharie, Farah (28 October 2024). "KLFA chief questions alleged Gwangju deal". NST Online. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
  5. ^ "Malaysia – List of Champions". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 17 July 2014. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  6. ^ a b c "Malaysia – List of Cup Winners". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 10 October 2014. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  7. ^ "All Malaysian league clubs complete initial privatisation process, seven receive conditional license". goal.com. 6 October 2020. Archived from the original on 7 March 2021. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
  8. ^ Azharie, Farah (29 January 2021). "Legal wrangle over FA or FC". New Straits Times. Archived from the original on 29 January 2021. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  9. ^ "Kuala Lumpur United appoint ex-player Stanley Bernard as club CEO". goal.com. 13 December 2020. Archived from the original on 2 June 2021. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  10. ^ "Fans in a flap over KL's name change". New Straits Times. 6 March 2021. Archived from the original on 13 July 2021. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  11. ^ "After 32 years – KL are Malaysia Cup champions again". Free Malaysia Today. 30 November 2021. Archived from the original on 30 November 2021. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
  12. ^ "Rinani Acquires KL City FC". acnnewswire.com. 7 February 2023. Archived from the original on 9 February 2023. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
  13. ^ a b "Team Detail – Kuala Lumpur City FC – Liga Super Malaysia 2024". Football Association of Malaysia. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  14. ^ "KLUFC juara sulung Piala Prihatin Menteri Wilayah Persekutuan". Astro Awani (in Malay). 27 February 2021. Archived from the original on 10 August 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  15. ^ "KL City rampas Piala Menteri Wilayah Persekutuan". Astro Awani (in Malay). 4 February 2023. Archived from the original on 6 February 2023. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
  16. ^ "Honours List KLCFC". Kuala Lumpur City F.C. Archived from the original on 12 February 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
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