Petaling Jaya City FC

Petaling Jaya City Football Club, or simply PJ City, is a professional Malaysian football club based in Petaling Jaya, Selangor. Founded in 2004 as MIFA, the club currently competes in Malaysia Super League. The club is owned by the QI Group. The club were established to represent Petaling Jaya community. In 2016, the club has won the Malaysia FAM League title and has been promoted to the second division of Malaysian football, the Malaysia Premier League. The club is known by its current name since 2019.

Petaling Jaya City
Full namePetaling Jaya City Football Club
Short namePJCFC
Founded26 April 2004 (2004-04-26),
as MIFA[1]
4 March 2014 (2014-03-04),
as MISC-MIFA
16 January 2019 (2019-01-16), as Petaling Jaya City Football Club
GroundPetaling Jaya Stadium
Capacity25,000
OwnerQI Group
ChairmanVijay Eswaran
ManagerK. Devan
LeagueMalaysia Super League
2019Malaysia Super League, 8th of 12
WebsiteClub website

Club licensing regulations

2019 Season

History

Malaysian Indian Football Association

Malaysian Indian Football Association was established on 26 April 2004 by the founder and former president, M.S. Maniam. In 2003, the idea of having an Indian based Football Association was an idea brought upon to MIFA's pioneer members such as S. Pathy, S. Rajamanikam and M.S. Maniam. They then travelled around the nation forming various State Indian Football Associations to be affiliated with the national body known as the Malaysian Indian Football Association. MIFA serves as a springboard for young Indian talented football players who harbour the desire to elevate their football skills and to unveil young talented Indian footballers in the country.

The first tournament organised by MIFA was the inaugural Samy Vellu competition which was won by Selangor. In 2006, under the leadership of Vel Paari, MIFA expended the competitions to include Dato’ K. Pathmanaban Cup and Dato' M.S. Maniam Cup which was one of the key factors in the growth of Malaysian Indian football. MIFA participated in the 59th & 60th Coppa Carnival in Italy in 2007 and 2008, an International Football Tournaments. In 2008, T. Mohan took over the presidency of MIFA and had introduced a few more competitions such as Tan Sri Dato’ S. Subramaniam Cup and Inter Media Tournaments.

Malaysian Indian Sports Council and Malaysian Indian Football Association

In 2014, the Malaysian Indian Sports Council and Malaysian Indian Football Association have joined forces to field a team in the Malaysia FAM League competition. The team was approved to participate in 2014 Malaysia FAM League, the third division of Malaysian football competition.[2][3]

The club was created as an effort by Malaysian Indian Football Association to elevate Indian community involvement in sports and also to produce more Indian players in Malaysian football as a whole. The club is sponsored by Malaysian Indian Football Association.[4] In 2013, the Under-23 team has managed to become champion in the France International Indian tournament.[5]

In preparation for the club participation in Malaysia FAM League, the club has been prepared with RM 1.3 Million budget and the preparation has started six months before the season begins.[2] In the first season in national competition, the club only managed to finished in ninth place.[6] The club nearly promoted to the second division after finished second place in Group B of 2015 Malaysia FAM League. After two years without silverware in their campaign, the club has increased their budget for the 2016 season. For 2016 Malaysia FAM League, the club has set a budget of RM 800,000 for their bid to win the third division.[7]

On 10 October 2016, the club has finally qualify to be promoted for 2017 Malaysia Premier League.[8][4][9] The club has set aside a decent budget of RM3.5 Million for their maiden season in 2017 Malaysia Premier League.[7] MISC-MIFA ended their 2017 Malaysia FA Cup campaign in second round after a defeat of 6–3 against Negeri Sembilan FA.[10]

In the 2018 Malaysia Premier League season, MISC-MIFA improved on their standings by finishing third in the league, and also delivering shocks in their maiden 2018 Malaysia Cup season by beating defending champions Johor Darul Ta'zim FC in the group stage,[11] although they failed to advance past that stage. In December 2018, it was announced by Malaysia Football League that MISC-MIFA will be promoted to 2019 Malaysia Super League as the next best placed team in the 2018 Malaysia Premier League, replacing Felcra FC who pulled out of the league.[12] Also the management of the team has announced for of possibilities to change the team name, amid discussions of change of management.[13]

Rebranding process

The MISC-MIFA was rebranded as Petaling Jaya City FC and was launched on 16 January 2019.[14]

Stadium
Main article: Petaling Jaya Stadium
Petaling Jaya Stadium

PJ City FC are currently based at Petaling Jaya Stadium in Petaling Jaya, Selangor.[15] The capacity of the stadium is 25,000.[16] The club has previously using the USIM Mini Stadium in Nilai as their homeground for 2016 season before moving to current stadium.[17][18]

Coordinates Location Stadium Capacity Year
3°5′55.35″N 101°35′37.57″E Petaling Jaya Petaling Jaya Stadium 25,000 2017–

Crest and colours

Crest
  • 2004–2018
  • 2019–present

Colours

Ownership and finances

Petaling Jaya City FC is owned by QI Group.

Sponsorship

Petaling Jaya City FC's kit has been manufactured by Umbro since 2016 season which is contracted to supply the club's kit. In the 2018 season, Petaling Jaya City FC switched to Puma (under formerly known team MISC-MIFA).

The club's current main shirt sponsor is QNet.

Season Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
2014 Kappa ABNXcess / NAAM[19]
2015 NAAM / Megatech[20]
2016–2017 Umbro Mifa
2018 PUMA MAHSA University
2019 - 2020 QNet

Season by season record

Updated on 18 January 2019.

Note:

  • Pld = Played, W = Won, D = Drawn, L = Lost, F = Goals for, A = Goals against, D = Goal difference, Pts= Points, Pos = Position

  1st or Champions   2nd or Runner-up   3rd place   Promotion   Relegation

Season League Cup Asia
Division Pld W D L F A D Pts Pos Charity Malaysia FA Competition Result
2014 FAM League 22 6 5 11 28 37 -9 23 9th – Not qualified – – –
2015 FAM League 16 11 3 2 33 17 +16 36 2nd Group B – Not qualified Second round – –
2016 FAM League 22 15 4 3 41 18 +13 48 Champions – Not qualified First round – –
2017 Premier League 22 4 2 16 36 51 -15 16 10th – Not qualified Second round – –
2018 Premier League 20 9 5 6 36 26 +10 32 3rd – Group stage Second round – –

Players

First-team squad
As of 20 February 2020

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  MAS Damien Lim
2 DF  MAS R. Aroon Kumar
3 DF  MAS Syazwan Zaipol
5 DF  BRA Elizeu
6 FW  MAS Yugan Poobathy
7 FW  MAS Kogileswaran Raj
10 FW  MAS Safee Sali
11 FW  BRA Washington Brandão
12 MF  MAS Barathkumar Ramaloo
13 MF  MAS Thivandran Karnan
14 FW  MAS Jeremy Lim
15 DF  MAS Youwarasan Maniom
16 DF  THA Anawin Jujeen
17 DF  MAS Rajes Perumal
18 FW  MAS Mahali Jasuli
19 MF  MAS Christie Jayaseelan
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 FW  GUI Demba Camara
21 GK  MAS Ahmad Syihan Hazmi
22 GK  MAS Kalamullah Al-Hafiz
23 MF  MAS Salomon Raj
25 GK  MAS Mohd Aqil Abdul Razak
26 DF  MAS Mohd Amer Saidin
27 DF  MAS Filemon Anyie
30 DF  MAS D Kugan
33 DF  MAS P. Gunalan
35 MF  PHI Mark Hartmann
36 DF  MAS Mohd Fitri Omar
77 MF  MAS K. Gurusamy
89 MF  MAS M Yogaraj
90 MF  KOR Kim Bong-jin
96 DF  MAS K. Kannan

Out on loan

For recent transfers, see 2019 Petaling Jaya City FC season.

Development squad

U21 squad
No. Name Nationality Position(s) D.O.B
Goalkeepers
1 Muhd Rezwan Mohd Hamdan GK 1999
20 Aidilmirza Darwisy Mazhisam GK 20/1/00
24 Ravinesh a/l Shalesh GK 1999
Defenders
2 Vinesh Naiko a/l Bis Kessan RB/RWB 1999
3 Devraj a/l Mogan CB 1999
5 Qamarul Ariffin Norhisham RB/RWB 1999
11 Muhammad Faris Mohd Zabri LB/LWB 12/1/00
12 Muhammad Jameel Mujibur Rahman CB 1999
21 Surya Prakash a/l Gunahlan CB 1999
22 Mugilan a/l Vartharajoo LB/LM 2000
Midfielders
4 Mathan Raj a/l Sugumaran DM/CM 1999
6 Muhamad Shahril Mohd Sari CM 1999
7 Reganraj a/l Selvaraj RW/RM 2000
8 Mohd Shaiful Saharuddin CM 2000
9 Ruventhiran a/l Vengadesan LW/LM 2000
14 Loogeswaran a/l Manivannan DM/CM 2000
17 Mohd Hafizam Zullkifli RW/RM 1999
23 Nabil Hakim Bokhari LW/LM/LB 9/2/99
Forwards
10 Anushan a/l Sivaselvarajoo ST 2000
13 Muhammad Hariez Yazid ST 1999
15 Muhammad Najmi Idham Johan ST 16/9/00
16 Adib Faris Zulamri ST 1999
18 Aiman Syafiq Zakaria ST 3/7/99
19 Muhammad Luqman Hakim Zamanhuri ST 28/5/98

Source:[21]

Under-19s
No. Name Nationality Position(s) D.O.B
Goalkeepers
1 Satthyvel a/l Murugiah GK 2001
29 Mohammad Adam Haikal Rudiman GK 2002
30 Ay Naveenkumar a/l Arichandran GK 2002
Defenders
2 Taaran a/l Sinnapan RB/RWB 2002
5 Muhammad Noor Ezuwan Marhakim CB 2001
6 Naviinraj a/l Manimaran CB 2002
14 Livan a/l Chanderan LB/LWB 2002
15 Shasivarman a/l Balamurugan CB 2001
16 Muhammad Jibril Abdul Karim RB/RWB 2001
18 Nathaneal Maren David LB/LWB 2002
20 Muhamad Faris Akmal Azman CB 2002
25 Avinash a/l Ravinthren CB/RB/LB 2001
26 Muhammad Nazafee Jamal Ludin CB 2002
Midfielders
4 Magendaran a/l Paandiyan DM/CM 2002
7 Gobintheran Nair a/l Domadran Premkumar CM 2002
8 Muhammad Faqrul Hafizi Asmadi CM/AM 2001
10 Amirul Zul Aiman Asmaly RW/RM 2002
12 Pravinswaran a/l Nathan LW/LM 2002
19 Muhammad Adel Wajdi Abdul Razak RW/RM 2001
21 Navieentharan a/l Jaya Balakrishnan CM 2002
22 Kartik a/l Murugan LW/LM 2002
23 Muhammad Nur Fitri Mohd Halmi RW/LW 2002
24 Vimal Nair a/l Sugu AM/LW/RW 2002
27 Tishane a/l Rajandran CM 2001
Forwards
9 Vicnesvar a/l Ganesan ST 2002
11 Nesmani Chettiar a/l Manimaran ST 2001
13 Hariharan a/l Kartheyges ST 2002
17 Shoban a/l Malarvannan ST 2002
28 Vinod Kumar a/l Selvamani ST 2001

Source:[22]

Coaching staff
As of 6 June 2020
Position Name
Team Manager Rajendran a/l Y. Kanhiah
Assistant team manager Chandragesan a/l Suppiah
Head coach K. Devan
Assistant head coach P. Maniam
Assistant head coach P. Maniam
Assistant coach V. Murugan
Assistant coach K. Rajan
Goalkeeper coach Megat Amir Faisal Al Khalidi Ibrahim
Goalkeeper coach V. Murugan
Fitness coach Arulchelvan a/l Illenggo
Team Doctor Vikneswaran a/l Sabramani
Physiotherapist Dervan a/l V.R. Ramachandran
Masseur Vivinesh Menon a/l Paramesvran
Team Analyst Syed Muhd Khairi Syed Khaidzir
U21 Team Manager Raman a/l L. Muniandy
U21 Assistant team manager Kalithass a/l Govendan
U21 head coach K. Gunalan
U21 assistant head coach Ramachandran a/l Krishnan
U21 goalkeeper coach G. Jeevananthan
U21 fitness coach G. Mahathevan
U21 physiotherapist Muhd Shadiduddin Sehat
U19 head coach Gurulu a/l Thirupiah
U19 assistant head coach Lingeswaran a/l Muniyani
U19 goalkeeper coach Lam Chee Khan
U19 fitness coach Poobathy a/l Dhetchanan
U19 physiotherapist Ahmad Muiz Noor Esa

Head coaches and managers

Head coaches history
Name Years
K. Thaiyananthan 2014
Jacob Joseph 2015–2017
K. Devan 4 December 2017–

Managerial history
Name Years
S. Chandrasekaran 2014
J. Dhinagaran 2015
S. Arumugam 2016
K. Rajendran 2017–

Honours

Domestic competitions

League
  • Malaysia FAM League
Winners (1): 2016

Cups
Winners: -

Worldwide competitions

Cups
  • France International Indian Tournament
Winners (1): 2014

Feeder clubs
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