Armed Forces F.C.

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Armed Forces
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Full nameArmed Forces Football Club
Nickname(s)The Gladiators
Founded1920; 101 years ago (1920)
Ground
Capacity5,000
ChairmanRaja Mohd Affandi Mohd Noor
CoachEngland Kevin Lee Cooper
LeagueMalaysia M3 League
2020Malaysia M3 League, (season abandoned)
WebsiteClub website

Armed Forces Football Club commonly known as Armed Forces enters a team in Malaysian football competitions to represent the Malaysian Armed Forces. The club's home stadium is the Mindef Stadium. The club currently plays in the 3rd division of Malaysian football, the Malaysia M3 League.[1][2][3]

History[]

Armed Forces had their first major success in the 1997 season, when they won the Malaysia FAM Cup 1997. Domestically, Armed Forces have won the Malaysia football tournament, lastly in the 2012 Malaysia Premier League, 3 Runner up Malaysia Cups, 1 Malaysia Charity Shield and 1 Malaysian League Division II title in 2012.

Crest and colours[]

Crest[]

  • 2019–present

Honours[]

Domestic competitions[]

League[]

Winners (1) : 2012[4]

Cups[]

Runners-up (3): 1949, 1966, 2012
  • FAM Cup
Winners (1): 1997
Runners-up (1): 2006
  • Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Cup
Winner (1) : 2013

Season by season record[]

Year Position League Malaysia FA Cup Malaysia Cup/Malaysia Challenge Cup Top scorer (M-League)
2014 10th Malaysia Super League First round Group stage Argentina Juan Arostegui (9 goals)
2015 11th (relegated) Malaysia Super League First round Not Participated Honduras Jerry Palacios (6 goals)
2016 11th Malaysia Premier League Third round Not Participated Malaysia Venice Elphi (5 goals)
2017 11th (relegated) Malaysia Premier League Second round Not Participated Malaysia Venice Elphi (9 goals)
2018 3rd Group A Malaysia FAM League Second round Semi-finals Malaysia Zaironi Yusof (6 goals)
2019 3rd Malaysia M3 League Second round Not Participated Malaysia Rafizol Roslan (22 goals)
2020 cancelled and declared null and void due to COVID-19 pandemic

Kit manufacturer and shirt sponsor[]

Season Manufacturer Sponsor
1998 Adidas Dunhill
1999 Admiral
2000-2004 J-King
2006/07 Figos Celcom, TM Net
2007/08 Kappa Celcom, Inai Kiara
2009 Streamyx
2010 Line 7 TM
2011 Kappa None
2012
2013 Macron
2014 Lotto Ecobumi
2015 Warrix
2016 SkyHawk None
2017 Admiral
2018 Transwater
2019-2020 Ego Sports My Store Station

Players[]

First-team squad[]

As of 1 September 2021[5]

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 Malaysia MAS Shahril Mat Isa
2 DF Malaysia MAS Dinesh Balan
3 DF Malaysia MAS Fakrul Izwan
4 MF Malaysia MAS Shahrul Aznei
5 DF Malaysia MAS Raja Ridzuwan
6 DF Malaysia MAS Iqbal Shah
7 MF Malaysia MAS Izzmal Aiza
8 MF Malaysia MAS Suhairy Johari
9 FW Malaysia MAS Shamsuri Salleh
10 MF Malaysia MAS Venice Elphi (captain)
11 MF Malaysia MAS Rafizol Roslan
12 MF Malaysia MAS Zarul Azwan
13 FW Malaysia MAS Zaironi Yusof
14 MF Malaysia MAS Dzulfadhlie Shamsuri
15 MF Malaysia MAS Hanafi Azizan
16 FW Malaysia MAS Norfareez Imadie
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF Malaysia MAS Akmal Isa
18 MF Malaysia MAS Faiz Ibrahim
19 MF Malaysia MAS Azim Faris
20 MF Malaysia MAS Yuaizzat Zain
21 DF Malaysia MAS Sukri Hamidi
22 DF Malaysia MAS Shaharudin Shafie
23 MF Malaysia MAS Fauzi Mustafa
24 DF Malaysia MAS Faqih Ikhwan
25 DF Malaysia MAS Azrul Aznan
26 DF Malaysia MAS Hamizam Dania
27 GK Malaysia MAS Hafizuan Khair
28 GK Malaysia MAS Hafizuddin Azuhar
29 MF Malaysia MAS Hafiz Hamid
30 GK Malaysia MAS Aiman Asri

Club officials[]

Position Name
President Malaysia Raja Mohamed Affandi Raja Mohamed Noor
Vice-president Malaysia Abdul Halim Jalal
Manager Malaysia Mohd Noorazam Bin Abd Razak
Head coach England Kevin Lee Cooper
Assistant coach England James Barnett
Assistant coach

Malaysia Ishak Kunju

Goalkeeping coach Malaysia Mohd Zaidi Zainol
Fitness coach Malaysia Boon Aik Hau
Fitness coach Malaysia Mohd Khairul Anuar Haron
Physiotherapist Malaysia Ahmad Hambali Bin Md Desa
Team doctor Malaysia Dr. Fazlizam Ahmad
Media Officer Malaysia Mohd Saiful Asmadi Bin Mansor

Source:[6]

Managers[]

Years Manager
1990–93 England Alan Mullery
1999 Malaysia Shafiq Zulhilmi Kee Abdullah
2000–01 Malaysia Muhd Abdul Rani
2007–08 Malaysia Abdul Nasser Ahmad
2008–09 Malaysia Zainuddin Abdul Ghani
2009 Malaysia Mat Sidik Abas
2010–11 Malaysia Mohd Razali Ali
2012–13 Malaysia B. Sathianathan
April 2013 Malaysia Alias Jaafar
2018 Malaysia Mazelan Kasap
2019–20 Malaysia Cameron Leong Ng
2021- Malaysia Mohd Noorazam Bin Abd Razak

Coaches[]

Years Coach
1999 Malaysia
2000–01 Malaysia
2002–04 Malaysia Jacob Joseph
2005 Malaysia
2006–07 Malaysia
2008 Malaysia
2008 Malaysia
2009 Malaysia Mohd Razali Alias
2010 Malaysia
2011 Malaysia
2012 – April 2015 Malaysia B. Sathianathan
April 2015 Malaysia Shahrin Abdul Majid
June 2015 – 2018 Malaysia Azhar Abdullah
2019– England Kevin Lee Cooper

Affiliated clubs within the Association[]

  • Malaysia
  • Malaysia Royal Malaysian Navy
  • Malaysia RMAF Hornet
  • Malaysia

References[]

  1. ^ "Malaysia 2017". Retrieved 17 July 2018.
  2. ^ "ATM guna 100 peratus pemain tentera". Berita Harian. 4 January 2016.
  3. ^ "ATM Kekal Dalam Liga Perdana 2017". mStar. 1 December 2016.
  4. ^ "Malaysia Champions". RSSSF. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  5. ^ "ATM FA". FAM. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  6. ^ "Staf ATM FA". FAM. Retrieved 11 June 2020.

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