Manjung City F.C.

Manjung City Football Club is a Malaysian professional football club based in Manjung, Perak. They currently play in the second division of Malaysian football, the Malaysia M3 League.

Manjung City FC
Full nameManjung City Football Club
Nickname(s)The Ocean Rage
Founded2013 (2013), as Puchong Fuerza
GroundManjung Stadium
Capacity15,000
PresidentSyamsul Hazeman Md Salleh
CoachRafae Isa
LeagueMalaysia M3 League
2022M3 League, quarter finalist

History

Founded in 2013, Puchong Fuerza made its debut into Malaysian football by joining the fifth-tier Malaysia M5 League in 2018.[1]

In 2019, Puchong Fuerza competed in the Malaysia FA Cup for the first time in the club's history.[2]

Starting from 2020 season, Puchong Fuerza sold the right to Manjung City Football Club and relocated to Manjung, Perak[3] while Puchong Fuerza remained to play in the fifth-tier Malaysia M5 League of Selangor Champions League.

In 2023, the club competed in the 2023 Malaysia FA Cup where they recorded their first ever win in the competition against SAINS in a 2–0 home victory seeing them through to the second round before eventually losing to Kelantan 3–0.

Crest and colours

Manjung City has utilised one primary crest, before the club introduced a new crest starting in 2020 season, in order to solidify its new branding.

Players

First-team squad

As of 26 March 2023[4]

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 Firdaus Suhaimi
2 DF Malaysia MAS Farris Ariffin
3 MF Malaysia MAS Syamim Baharudin
7 FW Malaysia MAS Asyraf Mat Pushni
9 FW Malaysia MAS Saifuddin Khairil Annuar
11 MF Malaysia MAS Shahrul Naim
12 DF Malaysia MAS Wan Izzat Wan Zaidi
13 DF Malaysia MAS Khairul Amizan Suhaimi
14 DF Malaysia MAS Faizzwan Dorahim (captain)
15 DF Malaysia MAS Hariswaran Haridas
17 DF Malaysia MAS Parvin Kumar Vasu
20 MF Malaysia MAS Aiman Asri
21 DF Malaysia MAS Aiman Zaidi
22 GK Malaysia MAS Amin Faisal
No. Pos. Nation Player
24 DF Malaysia MAS Aiman Adha
29 FW Malaysia MAS Sobri Hasri
30 MF Malaysia MAS Auni Danish
44 MF Malaysia MAS Sasikumar Chanteran
55 MF Malaysia MAS Aizzat Hakimi
63 FW Malaysia MAS Awang Faiz Hazziq
66 FW Malaysia MAS Ikmal Hakim
69 FW Malaysia MAS Amirul Azzim
77 MF Malaysia MAS Furqan Azri
84 GK Malaysia MAS Syafeeq Syamsul
88 FW Malaysia MAS Afeeq Iqmal

Management team

Coaching staff

PositionName
PresidentMalaysia Syamsul Hazeman Md Salleh
Team managerMalaysia Nur Ezzat Shahbudin
Head coachMalaysia Rafae Isa
Assistant coachMalaysia Ragu a/l Sinnakupan
Goalkeeping coachMalaysia Lam Chee Khan
Fitness coachMalaysia Muhammad Naim Muhamad Sukri
PhysioMalaysia Ahmad Faiz Farhan Zainal
Malaysia Muhammad Amirul Hakim Mohammed Hanafi
Kit managerMalaysia Norashid Salleh

Season by season record

Season Division Position Malaysia Cup Malaysian FA Cup Malaysian Charity Shield Regional Top Scorer (All Competitions)
2019 Liga M3 4th of 14 DNQ Preliminary round Ghana Hans Kwofie (13)
20201 Liga M3 Season abandoned DNQ Preliminary round None
20211 Liga M3 Season abandoned DNQ DNQ None
2022 Liga M3 2nd Group B DNQ Preliminary round Malaysia Saiffudin Khairil Anuar (7)

Notes:'

^1 2020 Season cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, no promotion or league title was awarded.

Honours

League

  • Puchong Community League
1st place, gold medalist(s) Winners (1) : 2018

Cup

  • Selangor Champions League
1st place, gold medalist(s) Winners (1) : 2018

References

  1. "14 penganjur liga negeri dan sosial bentuk Liga M5". Semuanya Bola.
  2. "38 PASUKAN AMATUR INTAI GELARAN 'PEMBUNUH GERGASI'". www.malaysianfootballleague.com (in Malay). Retrieved 9 February 2019.
  3. "11 Muka baru Liga M3, 5 pasukan lama dijenama semula". Detik Sukan.
  4. "Senarai Pemain Manjung City 2023". Football Association of Malaysia.
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