Selangor F.C. II
| Full name | Selangor Football Club II | |||
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| Nickname(s) | Red Giants Young Giants Gergasi Merah King of Malaya | |||
| Short name | SFC II | |||
| Founded | 1967, as Perbadanan Kemajuan Negeri Selangor Football Club 2 October 2020, as Selangor Football Club II | |||
| Ground | UiTM Stadium | |||
| Capacity | 10,000 | |||
| Owner | Red Giants F.C. Sdn. Bhd. | |||
| Chairman | Tengku Amir Shah | |||
| Head coach | Rusdi Suparman | |||
| League | Malaysia Premier League | |||
| 2021 | Malaysia Premier League, 9th of 11 | |||
| Website | Club website | |||
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Selangor Football Club II (Malay: Kelab Bola Sepak Selangor 2), commonly referred to as Selangor F.C. II, is a professional Malaysian football reserve team club of Selangor F.C., and based in Shah Alam, in the state of Selangor. The club are nicknamed the Young Giants. Founded in 1967 as part of the sports and recreation club for the Perbadanan Kemajuan Negeri Selangor (Malay: Kelab Sukan dan Rekreasi Perbadanan Kemajuan Negeri Selangor) (KSR PKNS). The club formerly known as "PKNS F.C." was merged with Football Association of Selangor, then converted into a reserve team in part of the feeder club regulations for Selangor F.C. and rebranded to be known as Selangor F.C. II , which is currently playing in the Premier League season and holding home games at UiTM Stadium with a 10,000-seat capacity.
Unlike in England, reserve teams in Malaysia play in the same football pyramid as their first team rather than a separate league. However, reserve teams cannot play in the same division as their first team. Therefore, the team is ineligible for promotion to Malaysia Super League, the division in which their parent side competes. Reserve teams are also no longer permitted to enter the cup competitions.
The team is officially known as Selangor F.C. II on the club's official promotion and website, as Malaysian Football League, the governing body of Malaysia football League football system rules prohibit reserve teams from having different names than their parent team.
History[]
1967–2003: Beginnings[]
Selangor State Development Corporation, (Malay: Perbadanan Kemajuan Negeri Selangor) (PKNS) has been involved in the sports arena since 1967 through the establishment of Sports and Recreation Club within the organization for their staff involved in sports and recreational activities. The PKNS Sports and Recreation Club has its own staff as a football player in the early stages. The club football team made its name between the 1970s to 1980s as one of the forces in the state of Selangor state that competes in the Selangor League in state-level and FAM League at the national level with famous players like Mokhtar Dahari, R. Arumugam, K. Rajagopal, Reduan Abdullah and Santokh Singh when the club played under the Selangor League competition and also serve as PKNS staff. At that time the FAM League only for the club team and Malaysia Cup for the state team.[1]
The club involvement in football has achieved many achievements. The club has produced a number of football players that not only succeed at the club level but also for the state, national and international levels. Their routine is to work and in the evening to practice for the company and the state of Selangor. PKNS sport and recreational club first won the FAM Cup together with Negeri Sembilan Indians in 1978 after both teams were tied 0-0. The following year, the club beat Hong Chin by a 2-1 decision to win the FAM Cup. Among the players that make up, this squad are K.Rajagobal and Mokhtar Dahari.
2004–2015: As PKNS FC[]
After winning the FAM Cup in 2003, the club formed a professional football team known PKNS Football Club (PKNS FC) in 2004 to compete in the Malaysia Premier League organized by the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM). The club has been a regular to the domestics league when they achieved promotion to Premier League in 2004 season after became the champion of Malaysia FAM League the previous year.[2]
In 2012, PKNS FC extended its wings to the Malaysia Super League after winning the Premier League in 2011 season. The organization has allocated a sum of money to PKNS FC to support all age level teams that are under PKNS FC. These include first-team in Super League, under-21s team in President Cup, an amateur team in Selangor Super League, as well as under-17s team in KPM-FAM Youth Cup. The club has played in the country top division league, the Super League for several seasons before being relegated to the second division in 2014 season. But after spending two years in Premier League, the club achieved promotion back to the first division again after finish second in 2016 Malaysia Premier League season.
2016-2019: Privatization of PKNS F.C.[]
As part of privatization effort by Malaysian Football League (MFL), the organization body and company that operates and runs the Malaysian League to transform and move Malaysian football forward.[6][7]every club in Malaysia Super League and Malaysia Premier League will be required to obtain Football Association of Malaysia Club Licensing Regulations (FAM CLR) license in order to compete in Malaysian League. The team has been incorporated as a private company under the name PKNS Sports Sdn. Bhd.
In 2016 and has left its affiliation with Football Association of Selangor (FAS) in order to comply with the licensing requirement.[3] However, the club has chosen to affiliate itself with Selangor Malays Football Association in order to secure future fate for itself and its nine other youth teams during the conflict between itself and FAS when FAS decided to halt PKNS F.C. participation in 2017 Malaysia Super League.[4][5] It has been clarified by FAM that PKNS F.C. has not been needed to affiliate itself with any other FAM affiliates to compete in competition managed by MFL.[6]
This club had obtained the FAM CLR License to play in 2018 Malaysia Super League season and also obtained the AFC Club License and is eligible to play in either the 2018 AFC Champions League or 2018 AFC Cup if qualified on merit. In 2019 season also, the club able to obtain all club licensing as the previous season. At the end of 2019 season, the club "PKNS F.C." was then converted as a reserve team in part of the feeder club regulations for Selangor F.C. and rebranded to be known as Selangor F.C. II.
2020: Merging with Selangor F.C.[]
The team is officially known as Selangor F.C. II as part of Selangor F.C. project to create a new DNA of Selangor football for the all team age group under the guidance of Michael Feichtenbeiner which also will act as Technical Director and currently as head coach for Selangor F.C. (first team).
Start from 2020 season, as part of restructuring and rebranding as Selangor F.C. II the team kits will be the same as Selangor F.C. team. The kits been produced by the Spanish leading sportswear company, Joma and sponsored by official Joma Malaysia.
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Brand and Identity[]
Crest and Colours[]
The original emblem that was first created in 1936 was a result of the merger between the Selangor Football Association (SFA) and Selangor Association Football League (SAFL) contained the symbol of the wildebeest (gaurus). In the early-1970s, the FA of Selangor symbol the head of the wildebeest was replaced with the Flag and coat of arms of Selangor and the English lettering in the FA of Selangor emblem was written in Malay.
The crest is shaped like a shield, while the emblem on the upper part of the crest is derived from the Selangor State Council coat of arms. The colour characteristics on the crest is the main colour of the state of Selangor which symbolizes Bravery for red and Royalty for yellow.[7] Both of these colors are linked to the state flag which follows the identity of Selangor. The logo is then completed by featuring the state's blazon on the top of it.
Main team[]
Reserve Teams[]
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Kits[]
From the 2005s, the team kit was manufactured by various companies including Nike, Adidas, Lotto and Kappa.
| Period | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
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| 2004 | Adidas | Dunhill |
| 2005 | TM Net | |
| 2005–06 | ||
| 2006–07 | ||
| 2007-08 | Celcom | |
| 2009 | Nike | Streamyx |
| 2010 | wanga | TM |
| 2011 | Kappa | PKNS |
| 2012–2014 | Lotto | |
| 2015–2018 | Kappa | |
| 2019 | Lotto | |
| 2020–2023 | Joma[8] | PKNS & Vizione |
Social media[]
The online presence is believed to be one of the strongest amongst the clubs in Malaysia. Official sites selangorfc.com run by the club include Facebook (Selangor FC), YouTube (Selangor FC), Instagram (@selangorfc) (@rgphysioclinic), Twitter (@selangorfc), Tik Tok (@selangor_fc), Non-fungible token (selangorfc.com/nft[9]) and Discord (software) (https://discord.com/invite/JT6ThGN3sp) pages which fans can follow and receive the latest information about the club news, match, etc.
Grounds[]
Stadium[]
Training Centre[]
Players[]
Current squad[]
- As of 6 June 2020[10]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Recent transfer[]
Management & Coaching Staff[]
Red Giants F.C. Sdn. Bhd.[11][]
| Position | Name |
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| Chairman |  Tengku Amir Shah
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| Board of Directors | Shahril Mokhtar Siti Zubaidah Abdul Jabar Norita Mohd Sidek |
| Chief Executive Officer | Johan Kamal Hamidon
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Selangor Football Club[]
| Position | Name |
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| Technical Director |  Michael Feichtenbeiner
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| First-team Manager | Mahfizul Rusydin Abdul Rashid
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| First-team Assistant Manager | Nazzab Hidzan
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| Head Coach | Michael Feichtenbeiner
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| Assistant Coach | Karsten Neitzel
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| Mohd Nidzam Jamil
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| Goalkeeping Coach | Mike Andrea Kost
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| Team Doctor | Dr. Vijayan Munusamy
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| Physiotherapist |  Helber Richard
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| Marco Grimm
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| Strength & Conditioning Coach | Mohd Khairul Anwar Md Isa
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| Fitness Assistant | Amirol Azmi
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| Sport Psychologist | Bryan Win
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| Masseur | Halimee Yusoff
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| Fadhli Zahari
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| Team Analyst | Norasrudin Sulaiman
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| Team Coordinator | Mohd Faiz Ruslan
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| Team Security | Mohd Hasni Hussin
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| Media Officer | Mohd Ridwuan Mahamud
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| Kitman | Azman Ahmad
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Technical Staff[]
- As of 6 June 2020
| Position | Name |
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| Team Manager | Sugumaran Parthasarathy
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| Assistant Manager | Md Adi Harmizi Ariffin
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| Head Coach | Rusdi Suparman
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| Assistant Coach | Nazliazmi Mohd Nasir
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| Goalkeeping Coach | Shuhaimi Abdul Hamid
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| Team doctor | S.M. Wazien Wafa
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| Physiotherapist | Muhd Nur Syaheer Rahmat
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| Mohd Nor Ashraf Amran
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| Seerla Ramanarajoo
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| Fitness Coach | Mashidee Sulaiman
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| Rehabilitation Coach | - |
| Psychologist | - |
| Nutritionst | - |
| Masseur | Saiful Nizam Zakaria
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| Mohd Faizwan Abdul Malek
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| Team Analyst | Gugan Ramulu
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| Match Analyst | - |
| Team Coordinator | Raja Fazureen Raja Restam Azhar
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| Team Security | Mohamed Jasman Osman
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| Media Officer | Nurfasihah Izni Malik
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| Kitman | Adzrin Rashid
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Managerial history[]
Manager[]
| Years | Name | Notes |
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| 2003–2006 | Azmi Adnan
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| 2007–2012 | Yaacob Jailani
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| 2013 | Azmi Adnan
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| 2014–2019 | Mahfizul Rusydin Abdul Rashid
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| 2020–present | Sugumaran Parthasarathy
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Head coach[]
| Years | Name | Notes |
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| 2003–2008 | Mohd Zaki Sheikh Ahmad
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| 2006–2008 | Ismail Ibrahim
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| 2008 | K. Gunalan
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| 2009–2013 | Abdul Rahman Ibrahim
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| 2014 | Wan Jamak Wan Hassan
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| 2015–2017 | E. Elavarasan
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Until 7 July 2017 |
| 2017 | Adam Abdullah
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As a caretaker from 8 July 2017 until 16 July 2017 |
| 2017 | Sven Gartung
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From 17 July 2017 until 21 November 2017 |
| 2017–2019 | K. Rajagopal[12]
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From 22 November 2017 |
| 2019–present | Michael Feichtenbeiner
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Season by season record[]
1st or Champions 2nd or Runner-up 3rd place Promotion Relegation
| Season | Domestics League | Domestics Cup | Top goalscorer | ||||||||||||
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| Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | D | Pts | Pos | FA Cup Founded: 1990 |
Malaysia Cup / Challenge Cup | Name | Goals | Notes | |
| 2003 | Malaysia FAM League | 1st | |||||||||||||
| 2004 | Malaysia Premier League | 24 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 47 | 35 | +12 | 43 | 6th |  Roman Chmelo
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10 | Goals count not include domestics cup competition | ||
| 2005 | Malaysia Premier League | 21 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 46 | 25 | +21 | 41 | 6th | Roman Chmelo / Rudie Ramli
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13 | Goals count not include domestics cup competition | ||
| 2006 | Malaysia Premier League | 21 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 39 | 25 | +14 | 39 | 4th | |||||
| 2007 | Malaysia Premier League | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 29 | 27 | +2 | 32 | 3rd | Quarter-finals | ||||
| 2008 | Malaysia Premier League | 24 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 27 | 38 | -11 | 22 | 11th | First round | ||||
| 2009 | Malaysia Premier League | 24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 24 | -4 | 31 | 7th | First round | Not qualified | |||
| Malaysia Premier League | 22 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 56 | 18 | 45 | 3rd | Second round | Group stage | Zamri Hassan
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| Malaysia Premier League | 22 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 51 | 7 | 57 | 1st | Second round | Group stage | Khairul Akhyar
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| Malaysia Super League | 26 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 7th | First round | Group stage |  Michaël Niçoise
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7 | |||
| Malaysia Super League | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 34 | 34 | 28 | 8th | Second round | Quarter-finals |  Patrick Wleh
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| Malaysia Super League | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 24 | 40 | 18 | 12th | Quarter-finals | Not qualified | Patrick Wleh
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| Malaysia Premier League | 22 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 41 | 22 | 41 | 4th | First round | Quarter-finals |  Gabriel Guerra
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| Malaysia Premier League | 22 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 49 | 25 | 48 | 2nd | Runners-up | Quarter-finals | Gabriel Guerra / Juan Cobelli
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| 2017 | Malaysia Super League | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 33 | 38 | 25 | 7th | Second round | Group stage | Patrick Wleh
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| 2018 | Malaysia Super League | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 37 | 29 | 35 | 3rd | Semi-finals | Quarter-finals | Bruno Matos / Rafael Ramazotti
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| 2019 | Malaysia Super League | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 37 | 28 | -1 | 21 | 9th | Quarte-finals | Group stage | Kpah Sherman
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| 2020 | Malaysia Premier League | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 23 | -6 | 13 | 7th | Cancelled[a] | Danial Asri
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- ^ Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Honours[]
Domestic[]
League[]
- Malaysia Premier League
- Malaysia FAM League
- Winners (3): 1978, 1979, 2003
Cups[]
- Malaysia FA Cup
- Runners-up (1): 2016
Source:[13]
References[]
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{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Malaysia - List of Cup Winners". Rsssf.com. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
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{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 11 December 2016. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 21 December 2016. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Latar Belakang Jata Negara & Bendera Negeri Malaysia: Latar Belakang Bendera dan Lambang Negeri-Negeri Malaysia". Sivik2010.blogspot.com. 14 July 2010. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
- ^ "SFC Extended Partnership With Joma Until 2023". selangorfc.com. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
- ^ "RGNFC". Retrieved 13 December 2021.
- ^ "Selangor 2". https://cms.fam.org.my. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
{{cite web}}: External link in|website= - ^ Zainal, Zulhilmi (2 October 2020). "Selangor reveal 'new' crest and name following privatisation approval". goal.com. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
- ^ "'King Gobal' Diumumkan Sebagai Jurulatih Baharu PKNS FC". Semuanyabola.com. 22 November 2017. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
- ^ "Sejarah Pencapaian PKNS FC". Selangorpknsfc.com. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
External links[]
- FA Selangor Official website
- FA Selangor Official YouTube channel
- FA Selangor Official Facebook page
- FA Selangor at World Football website
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- Malaysia Premier League clubs
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- 1967 establishments in Malaysia
- Association football clubs established in 1967
- PKNS F.C.
- Selangor FA
- Malaysian reserve football teams