Armed Forces F.C.

Armed Forces Football Club, commonly known as Armed Forces, is a Malaysian professional football club representing the Malaysian Armed Forces. The club's home ground is Mindef Stadium. The club currently plays in the 2nd division of Malaysian football, the Malaysia M3 League.[1][2][3]

Armed Forces
Full nameArmed Forces Football Club
Nickname(s)The Gladiators
Founded1920 (1920) as AFFA
GroundMindef Stadium
Capacity5,000
PresidentRaja Mohd. Affandi Mohd. Noor
Head coachKevin Lee Cooper
LeagueMalaysia M3 League
2022Malaysia M3 League

History

Armed Forces had their first major success in the 1997 season, when they won the Malaysia FAM Cup. Domestically, Armed Forces have won the numerous Malaysia football tournaments, most notably 3 times runners-up in Malaysia Cups, 1 Malaysia Charity Shield and 1 Malaysian League Division II title in 2012.

Crest

Honours

League

1st place, gold medalist(s) Winners (1): 2012[4]

Cups

2nd place, silver medalist(s)Runners-up (3): 1949, 1966, 2012
1st place, gold medalist(s)Winners (2): 1958, 1997
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Runners-up (2): 1954, 2006
1st place, gold medalist(s) 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)
2020cancelled and declared null and void due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021cancelled and declared null and void due to COVID-19 pandemic
2022 3rd Group B Malaysia M3 League Second round Not Participated Malaysia Faiz Ibrahim (18 goals)

Kit manufacturer and shirt sponsor

Season Manufacturer Sponsor
1998 Adidas Dunhill
1999 Admiral
2004 J-King
2006 Figos Celcom, TM Net
2007 Kappa Celcom, Inai Kiara
2009 Streamyx
2010 Line 7 TM
2011 Kappa None
2012
2013 Macron
2014 Lotto Ecobumi
2015 Warrix Sports
2016 SkyHawk None
2017 Admiral
2018 Transwater API Sdn Bhd
2019-2022 Ego Sports Transwater API Sdn Bhd
2023 Al-Ikhsan Transwater API Sdn Bhd

Players

First-team squad

As of 19 March 2023[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
2 DF Malaysia MAS Rozimie Rosdi
3 DF Malaysia MAS Dinesh Balan
4 MF Malaysia MAS Shahrul Aznei
5 DF Malaysia MAS Hakim Darus
6 DF Malaysia MAS Iqbal Shah
7 MF Malaysia MAS Izzmal Aiza
8 MF Malaysia MAS Suhairy Johari
10 MF Malaysia MAS Venice Elphi (captain)
11 MF Malaysia MAS Rafizol Roslan
13 FW Malaysia MAS Zaironi Yusof
14 MF Malaysia MAS Dzulfadhlie Shamsuri
15 MF Malaysia MAS Fazli Zamani
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 Hairul Iqmal
22 DF Malaysia MAS Shaharudin Shafie
23 MF Malaysia MAS Fauzi Mustafa
24 DF Malaysia MAS Mazni Khairul
25 DF Malaysia MAS Azrul Aznan
26 DF Malaysia MAS Fakhrul Izwan
27 GK Malaysia MAS Hafizuan Khair
28 GK Malaysia MAS Hafizuddin Azuhar
29 FW Malaysia MAS Haziq Fikri
31 GK Malaysia MAS Shahrizan Syafiq
32 DF Malaysia MAS Azim Abu Bakar
33 MF Malaysia MAS Nasir Yasa

Club officials

PositionName
PresidentMalaysia Raja Mohamed Affandi Raja Mohamed Noor
Vice-presidentMalaysia Abdul Halim Jalal
ManagerMalaysia Mohd Noorazam Abd Razak
Head coachEngland Kevin Lee Cooper
Assistant coach

Malaysia Boon Aik Hau

Assistant coach

England James Richard Barnett

Goalkeeping coachMalaysia Mohammad Alif Daud
Fitness coachMalaysia Khairul Anuar Haron
PhysiotherapistMalaysia Ahmad Hambali Md. Desa
Team doctorMalaysia Dr. Fazlizam Ahmad
Media officerMalaysia Mohd Saiful Asmadi Bin Mansor

Source:[6]

Coaches

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
2019–21 England Kevin Lee Cooper
2022 Malaysia Boon Aik Hau
2023 England Kevin Lee Cooper

Affiliated clubs

  • Malaysia Tentera Darat
  • Malaysia Royal Malaysian Navy
  • Malaysia RMAF Hornet
  • Malaysia Royal Malay Force Regiment FC

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. "Senarai Pemain Armed Forces 2023". FAM. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
  6. "Staf ATM FA". FAM. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
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