Polis Diraja Malaysia FC

Royal Malaysia Police Football Club (Malay: Kelab Bola Sepak Polis Diraja Malaysia), well known as RMPFC, is a Malaysian professional football club associated with the entity of the Royal Malaysia Police, that participate in the Malaysia Premier League. The club is based in Kuala Lumpur.

Royal Police FC
Full nameRoyal Malaysia Police Football Club
Nickname(s)The Cops
Sang Saka Biru
Short namePDRM
Founded1990 (1990), as Royal Malaysia Police Football Association
GroundKuala Lumpur Stadium
Capacity18,000
PresidentAcryl Sani
CEOMohamad Hafiz Zainal Abidin
Head coachWan Rohaimi Wan Ismail
LeagueMalaysia Premier League
2021Malaysia Premier League, 8th of 11
WebsiteClub website

Domestically, the club has won the Malaysia Premier League, the second tier of Malaysian football in 2006–07 and 2014.[1] They also won the People of Maldives Invitational Cup in 2015.

History

During 2006–07 season, PDRM won the league title and were promoted to Malaysia Super League in 2007–08. The club managed to keep up in the league as they finished their debut in the Malaysia's top flight at the seventh position. 2009 was unfortunate for the club, the team failed to keep their in the Malaysia Super League as they ended the league at the last spot and was relegated to Malaysia Premier League.

In 2014, the club named Malaysian football legend, Dollah Salleh as their head coach and brought quality foreign and local players to strengthen the squad and made their target to win the Malaysia Premier League once again that year.[2] With much hard work and dedication, PDRM managed to finish at the top of the table and promoted to the Malaysia Super League as the champions of 2014 Malaysia Premier League.[3] Though, Dollah Salleh left the club as Football Association of Malaysia decided to appoint him as the head coach of Malaysia national team and Azman Adnan, who had been the assistant for him during the time took his place.[4] Ali Ashfaq from Maldives, who played a vital on PDRM's road to Super league won the Best Foreign Player Award in Malaysia national football awards in 2014.

The club camped at Hong Kong in late December 2014 and also participated and won the 2015 People of Maldives Invitational Cup held in Maldives in January 2015.[5]

In 2015 Malaysia Super League, the club edged the defending champions of Malaysia Super League, Johor Darul Ta'zim and Kelantan in their first games of the league. However, with several problems came up from the squad, they finished the league at the 6th position in the first year after promotion in 2014. The Malian striker, Dramane Traore had been the main man scoring the goals for the club in 2015 season. Yet, Ali Ashfaq was nominated among the best three players for the Best Foreign Player Award in 2015.

On 15 January 2016, PDRM camped at Bangkok, Thailand with the new foreign signings, former Johor Darul Ta'zim, Andrezinho and Singaporean international, Safuwan Baharudin.

Stadium
Stadium Location Capacity Year
Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium Paroi, Seremban 45,000 2010, 2012
Petaling Jaya Stadium Petaling Jaya 25,000 2011, 2014
Shah Alam Stadium Shah Alam 80,372 2015, 2018
Selayang Stadium Selayang 11,098 2019
Hang Jebat Stadium Krubong/Paya Rumput 40,000 2013, 2016–2017, 2019
Kuala Lumpur Stadium Selayang 18,000 2020–Present

Kit manufacturer and shirt sponsor
Period Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
2004 Dunhill
2005 TMNet
2005-06
2006-07 celcom, TMNet
2007-08 Kappa TM
2009 Line 7 TM, Inai Kiara
2010 TM
2011 no sponsors
2012 Al - Jabbar
2013 no sponsors
2014 Kappa[6] Perkasa Jauhari
2015 Line7
2016 Puncak Niaga
2017 Forca
2018 ODR Lubricants
2019 Papa Rich
2020 Al - Sports red one
2021 Oren Sports Top Glove

Players

First-team squad
As of 22 February 2022

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 Joslan Aping
4 DF  MAS Syafiq Izzudin
5 DF  MAS Che Safwan Hazman
7 DF  MAS Saiful Hasnol
8 MF  GHA Alexander Amponsah
9 FW  MAS Sachin Samuel
10 MF  KGZ Semetei Daniiarov
11 FW  SVK Martin Adamec
13 MF  MAS G. Durrkeswaran
14 FW  MAS Nurfais Johari
16 FW  MAS Syafiq Azmi
17 MF  MAS Amirul Ya'acob
18 MF  MAS Mu'az Zainal Abidin
19 DF  MAS Amir Saiful
26 DF  MAS Alif Naquiddin
27 FW  KGZ Mirbek Akhmataliev
28 MF  MAS Azrie Reza
30 MF  MAS Nabil Latpi
33 GK  MAS Asri Muhamad
35 GK  MAS Firdaus Irman

Development squad

Under-21s
As of 5 June 2020
No. Name Nat. Position D.O.B
Goalkeepers
20 Muhammad Syazwan Mazlan GK 2000
25 Muhammad Syahmin Azzahari GK 1999
Defenders
2 Muhammad Aziq Azri Mohd Nor RB, RWB 2000
3 Abdul Said Nasir LB, LWB 1999
4 Iranaeus Casimir Anak Sura CB 1999
5 Azzib Azrai bin Musa Khawarizmi CB 1999
8 Danial Imran Jasfarizam RB, RWB 2000
13 Aidil Izham Zaimi LB, LWB 2000
15 Adid Hazzim Ahmad Razali CB 2000
16 Muhammad Hazwan Tahir CB 1999
23 Muhammad Aidil Asyraf Abdul Rahim CB, LB, RB 2000
26 Muhammad Azarul Aizin Azahar CB 2000
27 Joseph Richardo Wenda CB 2000
29 Muhammad Sufiyan Mohd Zin RB, LB 1999
30 Muhammad Syazwan Adua LB, RB 2000
Midfielders
6 Muhammad Fakhrul Izzam Bazree CM 2000
7 Muhammad Haikal Khairuddin RW, RM 2000
10 Mohamad Nor Hariz Mohd Johari AM, CM 2000
11 Mohd Farazilhakim Sopran LW, RW 1999
12 Mohd Zamani Sapawi CM 2000
14 A. Mahendran CM 2000
19 Shahzmeer Haikal Zainuddin LW, LM 2000
21 Jaspil Asmat DM, CM 2000
Forwards
17 Muhammad Hanif Fikri Ramdan ST 2000

Source:[7]

Under-19s
As of 5 June 2020
No. Name Nat. Position D.O.B
Goalkeepers
1 Asheer Shafiq Abdul Karim GK 2002
30 Syed Faizzrul Shah Syed Fariz Shah GK 2002
Defenders
2 Kuhanraj a/l Nagarajoo RB/RWB 2002
3 Muhammad Hariz Izham Akmal LB/LWB 2002
5 Muhammad Harith Imran Mohd Jumat CB 2002
6 Rafael Shahzari Foo Benjamin Foo Abdullah CB 2002
8 Austin Yee Meng Jun RB/RWB 2002
13 Ahmad Danish Shawal LB/LWB 2001
18 Ahmad Izzul Danish Ahmad Ibrahim CB 2002
20 Muhammad Shahrul Aikal Mohd Nasir CB/DM 2002
Midfielders
7 Wan Haziq Wan Huzaini RW, RM 2002
9 Uzair Akhyar Norazmi AM/CM 2002
10 Kumaran a/l Raman LW/LM 2001
12 Madhav Menon CM 2002
14 Meor Muhammad Syazwan Mohd Faizal CM 2001
15 Muhammad Ehsan Zainal Rozman CM 2001
16 Mohammed Ranieal Hassan Rohzan LW/LM 2002
17 Muhammad Fariz Mohd Khairi DM/CM 2002
19 Muhammad Aqil Ikmal Azman RW/RM 2002
Forwards
11 Aqil Anwar Mohd Fauzi ST 2002
21 Muhammad Amirul Fahmi Zulkarnain ST 2002

Source:[8]

Club officials

Senior officials
Position Staff
Patron
Chief Executive Officer Mohamad Hafiz Zainal Abidin
Chief Operating Officer Mohd Shukri Ismail
Chief Finance Officer Mohd Hasrulrizal Shah Hassan
Manager Mohd Shamshul Hisham Abd Razak
Legal Advisor Nazri Saad
Advisor 1 Khalil Azlan Chik
Advisor 2 Sukri Kaman

Coaching staff
Position Name
Head coach Wan Rohaimi Wan Ismail
Assistant coach Rainol Masaat
Assistant coach Eddy Gapil
Assistant coach Izhar Ismail
Goalkeeping coach Zainuddin Yusof
Fitness coach Mohd Asyraf M.R. Asri
Team doctor Mohd Iman Effendy Mukhatar
Physiotherapist Nur Liyana Atiqah Rafie
Masseur Mohd Shukor
U21 Manager Mohd Hasrulrizal Shah Hassan
U21 assistant manager Mohd Faizal Maliki
U21 head coach Anuar Udin
U21 assistant coach V. Kavi Chelvan
U21 assistant coach Anuar Mohamad
U21 goalkeeping coach Mohd Atfan Hat
U21 fitness coach Muhd Yasser Ahmad Puat
U21 team doctor Mohd Fairuze Abdul Hamid
U21 physiotherapist Mohd Hilmi Mohamad
U19 manager Wan Huzaini Wan Hussin
U19 assistant manager Markandan a/l Subramaniam
U19 head coach Rada Krishnan a/l Nadesan
U19 assistant coach Mohd Zairol Azhar Zabidi
U19 fitness coach Michael Wong Jime
U19 physiotherapist Mohd Zahin Naim Pa Wan Chik

Former coaches
Name Period Trophy
Rahim Abdullah 1990–1991
Kevin Morton 1992
David Harrison 1993
Ismail Ramli 1994
Bahwandi Hiralal 1995–1998
1999–2000 2000 Malaysia FAM League
K. Thayananthan 2001
Rahim Abdullah 2002
2003
Mohd Dali Wahid 2004–2006
K. Thayanathan 2006–2010 2007 Malaysia Premier League
T. Kanapathy 2010–2011
R. Nalathamby 2011–2013
Dollah Salleh 2014 2014 Malaysia Premier League
Azman Adnan 2014–July 2015
Mohd Fauzi Pilus July 2014 – November 2017
Zulhamizan Zakaria November 2017 – July 2018
Mohd Fauzi Pilus July 2018 – February 2019
E. Elavarasan March 2019 – December 2019
Ishak Kunju January 2020 – December 2020
Mat Zan Mat Aris January 2021 – March 2021
Wan Rohaimi Wan Ismail 31 March 2021 –

Club record

Update on 21 July 2019.

Note
  • P = Played, W = Win, D = Draw, L= Loss, F = Goal For, A = Goal Against, Pts = Points, Pos = Position

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

Season League Cup Other Asia
Division Pld W D L F A Pts Pos Charity Malaysia FA Competition Result
2004 Liga Premier 24 7 7 10 34 44 28 6th – Not qualified 3rd round – – – –
2005 Liga Premier 21 2 3 16 15 51 9 8th – Not qualified 1st round – – – –
2005–06 Liga Premier 21 12 10 8 38 26 46 6th – Not qualified 2nd round – – – –
2006–07 Liga Premier 20 14 2 4 40 25 44 1st – Group stage 1st round – – – –
2007–08 Super League 24 7 3 14 30 52 24 9th – Quarter-finals Round of 32 – – – –
2009 Super League 26 0 3 23 19 75 3 14th – Group Stage Round of 16 – – – –
2010 Liga Premier 22 8 4 10 37 41 28 7th – Not qualified Round of 16 – – – –
2011 Liga Premier 22 12 3 7 36 28 39 3rd – Group Stage Round of 32 – – – –
2012 Liga Premier 22 11 5 6 20 38 38 5th – Not qualified Round of 32 – – – –
2013 Liga Premier 22 7 4 11 41 39 25 7th – Not qualified Round of 32 Trofeo Persija Group stage – –
2014 Liga Premier 22 16 4 2 63 23 52 1st – Quarter-finals Quarter-finals – – – –
2015 Super League 22 11 2 9 42 39 35 6th – Group stage Round of 16 Pomis Cup Champions – –
2016 Super League 22 5 6 11 21 32 21 11th – Semi-finals Quarter-finals – – – –
2017 Liga Premier 22 7 4 11 36 41 25 8th – Not qualified 2nd round – – – –
2018 Liga Premier 20 8 5 7 28 31 29 5th – Group stage 2nd round – – – –
2019 Liga Premier 20 9 3 8 30 27 30 4th – Group stage 3rd round – – – –

Source:[9][10]

Individual player awards

M-League Golden boot winners
Season Player Goals
2012 Khairul Izuan Abdullah 27
2015 Dramane Traoré 19

M-League Top goalscorers
Season Player Goals
2011 Khairul Izuan Abdullah 11
2012 Khairul Izuan Abdullah 27
2013 Khairul Izuan Abdullah 8
2014 Ali Ashfaq 27
2015 Dramane Traoré 20
2016 Ali Ashfaq 5
2017 Dao Bakary 15
2018
2019 Lee Chang-hoon 10

Records and statistics

Goalscorers
As of 22 January 2016
#NameYearsLeagueCupLeague CupOther[lower-alpha 1]TotalRatio
1 Khairul Izuan Abdullah2009–present47 (71)0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)47 (71)0.66
2 Ali Ashfaq2014–present27 (37)2 (5)9 (12)3 (4)[lower-alpha 2]41 (58)0.71
3 Dramane Traoré201520 (20)3 (2)1 (1)5 (4)[lower-alpha 2]29 (27)1.07
4 Charles Chad201413 (20)3 (4)3 (6)0 (0)19 (30)0.63
5 Bobby Gonzales20148 (21)1 (4)3 (6)0 (0)12 (31)0.39
6 Muhamed Sumareh2012–20155 (34)1 (6)2 (11)0 (0)9 (51)0.18
7 Fazuan Abdullah20119 (18)0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)9 (18)0.5
8 Muhd Khairul Akhyar Hussain20137 (19)0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)7 (19)0.37
  1. Includes POMIS Cup
  2. All appearances in POMIS Cup

By competition

In a single season

Honours

League
  • Malaysia Premier League
  • Malaysia FAM League
  • Runners-up: 2000

Other

Foreign players
Year Visa 1 Visa 2 Visa 3 Visa 4 (Asian) Former
2013 Mohamadou Sumareh Edrisar Kaye – –
2014 Mohamadou Sumareh Rafael Souza Charles Chad Ali Ashfaq
2015 Mohamadou Sumareh Dramane Traore Jaime Bragança Ali Ashfaq Onorionde Kughegbe
2016 Souleymane Konaté Safuwan Baharudin Andrézinho Ali Ashfaq
2017 Souleymane Konaté Safuwan Baharudin Dao Bakary Yasir Hanapi Frederic Pooda
2018 Argzim Redžović Petrișor Voinea Shunsuke Nakatake Shim Un-seob
2019 Argzim Redžović Lee Chang-hoon Ughe Agba
2020 Serdar Geldiýew Antonio German Şöhrat Söýünow
2021 Kaimbi Lazarus Amponsah Alexander Victor Kamhuka Bruno Junichi Suzuki Castanheira Alvaro Cuello
2022 Amponsah Alexander TBA TBA TBA

PDRM Football Association

Direct clubs under direct supervision of the association
  • PDRM FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION

Affiliated clubs outside the association

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