Armed Forces F.C.
Armed Forces Football Club commonly known as Armed Forces enters a team in Malaysian football competitions to represent the Malaysian Armed Forces. The club's home stadium is the Mindef Stadium. The club currently plays in the 3rd division of Malaysian football, the Malaysia M3 League.[1][2][3]
Full name | Armed Forces Football Club | ||
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Nickname(s) | The Gladiators | ||
Founded | 1920 2019 , as Armed Forces Football Club | as MAFFA||
Ground | Mindef Stadium | ||
Capacity | 5,000 | ||
Chairman | Raja Mohd Affandi Mohd Noor | ||
Coach | Kevin Lee Cooper | ||
League | Malaysia M3 League | ||
2020 | Malaysia M3 League, (season abandoned) | ||
Website | Club website | ||
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History
Armed Forces had their first major success in the 1997 season, when they won the Malaysia FAM Cup 1997. Domestically, Armed Forces have won the Malaysia football tournament, lastly in the 2012 Malaysia Premier League, 3 Runner up Malaysia Cups, 1 Malaysia Charity Shield and 1 Malaysian League Division II title in 2012.
Crest and colours
Crest
- 2019–present
Honours
Domestic competitions
Cups
Runners-up (3): 1949, 1966, 2012
- FAM Cup
Winners (1): 1997 Runners-up (1): 2006
- Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Cup
Winner (1) : 2013
Season by season record
Year | Position | League | Malaysia FA Cup | Malaysia Cup/Malaysia Challenge Cup | Top scorer (M-League) |
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2014 | 10th | Malaysia Super League | First round | Group stage | |
2015 | 11th (relegated) | Malaysia Super League | First round | Not Participated | |
2016 | 11th | Malaysia Premier League | Third round | Not Participated | |
2017 | 11th (relegated) | Malaysia Premier League | Second round | Not Participated | |
2018 | 3rd Group A | Malaysia FAM League | Second round | Semi-finals | |
2019 | 3rd | Malaysia M3 League | Second round | Not Participated | |
2020 | cancelled and declared null and void due to COVID-19 pandemic | ||||
Kit manufacturer and shirt sponsor
Season | Manufacturer | Sponsor |
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2007-08 | Kappa | Celcom, Inai Kiara |
2009 | Streamyx | |
2010 | Line 7 | TM |
2011 | Kappa | None |
2012 | ||
2013 | Macron | |
2014 | Lotto | Ecobumi |
2015 | Warrix | |
2016 | SkyHawk | None |
2017 | Admiral | |
2018 | Transwater | |
2019-2020 | Ego Sports | My Store Station |
Players
First-team squad
- As of 11 June 2020[5]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Club officials
Position | Name |
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President | |
Vice-president | |
Manager | |
Head coach | |
Assistant coach | |
Goalkeeping coach | |
Fitness coach | |
Fitness coach | |
Physiotherapist | |
Team doctor | |
Source:[6]
Managers
Years | Manager |
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1990–93 | |
1999 | |
2000–01 | |
2007–08 | |
2008–09 | |
2009 | |
2010–11 | |
2012–13 | |
April 2013 | |
2018 | |
2019– |
Coaches
Years | Coach |
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1999 | |
2000–01 | |
2002–04 | |
2005 | |
2006–07 | |
2008 | |
2008 | |
2009 | |
2010 | |
2011 | |
2012 – April 2015 | |
April 2015 | |
June 2015–2018 | |
2019– | |
Affiliated Clubs within the Association
References
- "Malaysia 2017". Retrieved 17 July 2018.
- "ATM guna 100 peratus pemain tentera". Berita Harian. 4 January 2016.
- "ATM Kekal Dalam Liga Perdana 2017". mStar. 1 December 2016.
- "Malaysia Champions". RSSSF. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
- "ATM FA". FAM. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
- "Staf ATM FA". FAM. Retrieved 11 June 2020.