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
202310th

Melaka Football Club, or 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, the Malaysia A1 Semi-Pro League. The club's home ground is the 1,000 capacity Hang Tuah Stadium.

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 25 February 2023[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 Nasrullah Aziz
2 DF Malaysia MAS Fazirhikwan Mat Rani
3 DF Malaysia MAS Syazwan Zaipol
4 DF Malaysia MAS Che Mohamad Arif
5 DF Malaysia MAS Shamerul Abd Aziz
6 DF Malaysia MAS Youwarasan Maniom
9 MF Malaysia MAS Muhammad Shyamierul Razmee Jasmi
10 FW Malaysia MAS Guilherme de Paula (on loan from Johor Darul Ta'zim)
11 MF Malaysia MAS Fakhrullah Rosli
12 MF Malaysia MAS Looga Palanivelu
13 MF Malaysia MAS Ridzuan Razali
14 MF Malaysia MAS Luqmanul Hakeem
15 DF Malaysia MAS Idris Ahmad
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 MF Malaysia MAS Shafiq Al-Hafiz
17 MF Malaysia MAS Thivandaran Karnan
18 GK Malaysia MAS Daniel Wafiuddin
19 FW Malaysia MAS Syahrul Azwari
21 MF Malaysia MAS Aidil Putra Zulkifli
22 GK Malaysia MAS Fahmie Hanapiah
23 MF Malaysia MAS S. Veenod
24 MF Malaysia MAS Farid Khazali
25 FW Malaysia MAS Nor Harith Roslan
27 DF Malaysia MAS Hafiz Johar
28 DF Malaysia MAS Amirul Hamer
30 FW Malaysia MAS Fakhrul Aiman Sidid
33 GK Malaysia MAS Nik Mohd Amin Ahmad

Technical staff[edit]

  • Technical Director: Malaysia Leong Hong Seng
  • Team manager: Malaysia Muhammad Najmi Nordin
  • Assistant manager: Malaysia Norizam Ali Hassan
  • Head coach: Malaysia K. Devan
  • Assistant coach: Malaysia S.Subramaniam
  • Assistant coach: Malaysia Sapian Abdul Wahid
  • Assistant coach: Malaysia D. Poobathy
  • Goalkeeping coach: Malaysia Zulkarnain Osman
  • Fitness coach: Malaysia Muzaffar Shah Dawood Shah
  • Physio: Malaysia Prem Ghanesh
  • Media officer: Malaysia Azizi Shahril
  • 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 – –

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. ^ "Senarai Pemain Melaka FC 2023". Football Association of Malaysia.

External links[edit]

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