Melaka F.C.

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Melaka Football Club
Full nameMelaka Football Club
Short nameMFC
Founded2022; 2 years ago (2022)
GroundHang Jebat Stadium
Hang Tuah Stadium
Capacity40,000
1,000
OwnerMuhammad Najmi Nordin
ManagerK. Devan[1]
LeagueMalaysia A1 Semi-Pro League

Melaka Football Club, simply known as the Melaka FC, is a Malaysian professional football club based in Malacca City, Malacca. The team plays in the second tier of Malaysian football league system, the Malaysia A1 Semi-Pro League.

History[edit]

Following the dissolution of Melaka United, Melaka FC was founded as a continuation of the previous club, though they did not inherit the honours and titles won by Melaka United.[2] Melaka F.C. participated in the 2023 Malaysia M3 League in their debut season.

Crest and colours[edit]

Crest[edit]

Melaka FC keep changing their crest before joining 2023 Malaysia M3 League and decide changing again in 2024–25 Malaysia A1 Semi-Pro League.[3][4][5]

  • 2022 crest
    2022 crest
  • 2023 crest
    2023 crest

Colours[edit]

Melaka FC have worn red with mixture of blue for shirts as their home kit. While away colours are usually white with blue trim.

Players[edit]

As of 29 May 2024[6]

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 Shaheeswaran Thavakumar
2 DF Malaysia MAS Muhammad Aidil Azuan
4 MF Malaysia MAS Nasir Basharudin
6 DF Malaysia MAS Muhammad Firdaus Ya'akub
8 MF Malaysia MAS Muhammad Syamierul Razmee
10 FW Malaysia MAS Mohd Zulkifli Zakaria
12 FW Malaysia MAS Azim Rahim
13 DF Malaysia MAS Jeremy Lim Wei Shen
14 MF Malaysia MAS Fakhrullah Rosli
15 MF Malaysia MAS Royizzat Daud
17 DF Malaysia MAS Muhammad Zulkhairi Zulkeply
18 GK Malaysia MAS Solehin Mamat
19 MF Malaysia MAS Durrkeswaran Ganasan
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 MF Malaysia MAS Muhammad Luqmanul Hakeem
23 FW Malaysia MAS Muhammad Hakimy Mohd Khairol
25 DF Malaysia MAS Khairul Anwar Shahrudin
27 DF Malaysia MAS Muhammad Hafiz Mohd Johar
29 GK Malaysia MAS Ameerul Eqhwan Mohd Fauzi
30 DF Malaysia MAS Haziq Puad
39 DF Malaysia MAS Thaanush Sithiravelu
69 MF Malaysia MAS Muhammad Fikri Mohamed Shah
74 DF Malaysia MAS Ahmad Zhafri Zakaria
77 MF Malaysia MAS Mohammad Fahmi Faizal
80 MF Malaysia MAS Muhammad Nizaruddin Jazi

Technical staff[edit]

  • Team manager: Malaysia Muhammad Najmi Nordin
  • Technical director: Malaysia Sapian Abdul Wahid
  • Assistant team manager: Malaysia Mohd Hafiz Karim
  • Head coach: Malaysia K. Devan
  • Assistant coaches: Malaysia Musaffar Shah Dawood Shah, S. Subramaniam
  • Goalkeeping coach: Malaysia Zulkarnain Osman
  • Fitness coach: Malaysia Poobathy Detchanan
  • Physio: Malaysia Aiman Ab Rahman
  • Team Coordinator: Malaysia Al Qayyum Farhan Azlan
  • Media officer: Malaysia Muhammad Irsyad Hairuddin
  • Kitman: Malaysia Ahmad Syukri Othman

Season by season record[edit]

Season Division Position Malaysia Cup Malaysian FA Cup Malaysian Charity Shield Regional Top scorer (all competitions)
2023 Liga M3 10th DNQ Second Round – – Malaysia Muhammad Fakrul Aiman (8)
2024–25 Liga A1 Semi-Pro TBD DNQ DNQ – –

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Devan bimbing Melaka FC". My Metro.
  2. ^ "Melaka and Sarawak set to be kicked out of Super League". The Star Online.
  3. ^ "MUSA tak campur urusan logo Melaka FC". Sinar Harian Online.
  4. ^ "Logo Baru Melaka FC 'Aura' Manchester United, Namun Terima Banyak Kecaman". Vocketfc.
  5. ^ "Melaka FC Perkenal Logo Baru". Makan Bola.
  6. ^ "Melaka FC 2024-25 Player List". Football Association of Malaysia.

External links[edit]

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