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]

Armed Forces
Full nameArmed Forces Football Club
Nickname(s)The Gladiators
Founded1920 (1920)
GroundMindef Stadium
Capacity5,000
ChairmanRaja Mohd Affandi Mohd Noor
Coach Boon Aik Hau
LeagueMalaysia M3 League
2020Malaysia M3 League, (season abandoned)
WebsiteClub website

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

League
Winners (1) : 2012[4]

Cups
Runners-up (3): 1949, 1966, 2012
Winners (1): 1997
Runners-up (1): 2006
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 Juan Arostegui (9 goals)
2015 11th (relegated) Malaysia Super League First round Not Participated Jerry Palacios (6 goals)
2016 11th Malaysia Premier League Third round Not Participated Venice Elphi (5 goals)
2017 11th (relegated) Malaysia Premier League Second round Not Participated Venice Elphi (9 goals)
2018 3rd Group A Malaysia FAM League Second round Semi-finals Zaironi Yusof (6 goals)
2019 3rd Malaysia M3 League Second round Not Participated Rafizol Roslan (22 goals)
2020cancelled and declared null and void due to COVID-19 pandemic

Kit manufacturer and shirt sponsor
Season Manufacturer Sponsor
1998 Adidas Dunhill
1999 Admiral
2000-2004 J-King
2006/07 Figos Celcom, TM Net
2007/08 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
2019-2020 Ego Sports My Store Station

Players

First-team squad
As of 1 September 2021[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
1 GK  MAS Shahril Mat Isa
2 DF  MAS Dinesh Balan
3 DF  MAS Fakrul Izwan
4 MF  MAS Shahrul Aznei
5 DF  MAS Raja Ridzuwan
6 DF  MAS Iqbal Shah
7 MF  MAS Izzmal Aiza
8 MF  MAS Suhairy Johari
9 FW  MAS Shamsuri Salleh
10 MF  MAS Venice Elphi (captain)
11 MF  MAS Rafizol Roslan
12 MF  MAS Zarul Azwan
13 FW  MAS Zaironi Yusof
14 MF  MAS Dzulfadhlie Shamsuri
15 MF  MAS Hanafi Azizan
16 FW  MAS Norfareez Imadie
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF  MAS Akmal Isa
18 MF  MAS Faiz Ibrahim
19 MF  MAS Azim Faris
20 MF  MAS Yuaizzat Zain
21 DF  MAS Sukri Hamidi
22 DF  MAS Shaharudin Shafie
23 MF  MAS Fauzi Mustafa
24 DF  MAS Faqih Ikhwan
25 DF  MAS Azrul Aznan
26 DF  MAS Hamizam Dania
27 GK  MAS Hafizuan Khair
28 GK  MAS Hafizuddin Azuhar
29 MF  MAS Hafiz Hamid
30 GK  MAS Aiman Asri

Club officials
PositionName
President Raja Mohamed Affandi Raja Mohamed Noor
Vice-president Abdul Halim Jalal
Manager Mohd Noorazam Bin Abd Razak
Head coach Kevin Lee Cooper
Assistant coach James Barnett
Assistant coach

Ishak Kunju

Goalkeeping coach Mohd Zaidi Zainol
Fitness coach Boon Aik Hau
Fitness coach Mohd Khairul Anuar Haron
Physiotherapist Ahmad Hambali Bin Md Desa
Team doctor Dr. Fazlizam Ahmad
Media Officer Mohd Saiful Asmadi Bin Mansor

Source:[6]

Managers
Years Manager
1990–93 Alan Mullery
1999 Shafiq Zulhilmi Kee Abdullah
2000–01 Muhd Abdul Rani
2007–08 Abdul Nasser Ahmad
2008–09 Zainuddin Abdul Ghani
2009 Mat Sidik Abas
2010–11 Mohd Razali Ali
2012–13 B. Sathianathan
April 2013 Alias Jaafar
2018 Mazelan Kasap
2019–20 Cameron Leong Ng
2021- Mohd Noorazam Bin Abd Razak

Coaches
Years Coach
1999 Ali Khan Abdullah
2000–01 Abdul Wahet Uji
2002–04 Jacob Joseph
2005 Hassan Sazali Waras
2006–07 Abdul Wahet Uji
2008 Ali Khan Abdullah
2008 Andrew Lawadin
2009 Mohd Razali Alias
2010 Zulhamizan Zakaria
2011 Mohd Zahid Hashim
2012 – April 2015 B. Sathianathan
April 2015 Shahrin Abdul Majid
June 2015 – 2018 Azhar Abdullah
2019–2021 Kevin Lee Cooper
2022 – Boon Aik Hau

Affiliated clubs within the Association
  • Tentera Darat
  • Royal Malaysian Navy
  • RMAF Hornet
  • Kor RAMD

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. "ATM FA". FAM. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  6. "Staf ATM FA". FAM. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
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