Felda United Football Club was a Malaysian football club based in Jengka, Pahang, owned by the Malaysian Federal Land Development Authority (FELDA).Felda United AchievementsFelda United guna Stadium Tun Abdul Razak musim ini Berita Harian, 3 February 2016 The club used to compete in Malaysian football league system until 2020.Felda United 'uproot' themselves
The team last played in the 2020 Malaysia Super League season, which is Malaysia's top flight league. The club was able to play in the Malaysia Super League after being crowned Malaysian second-tier or second division Malaysia Premier League champions in 2018. In 2020, the club made the announcement that they will no longer participate in the Malaysian football league. A lack of financial support was cited by the club officials for making such decision to not participate in the national competition.
History Felda United Football Club was formed on 19 January 2007 to participate in the Malaysian Football League, starting with the 2007 Malaysia FAM Cup. It was initiated by Felda and was officiated by the then Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia, Najib Razak on 19 January 2007.Najib Kicks Off Felda United. The Star, 20 January 2007. Retrieved 11 January 2019 As football is the number one sport in Malaysia with a large number of supporters, Felda decided to jump into the industry due to the infrastructure and facilities provided on Felda land.Sejarah Felda United Felda United FC. Retrieved 11 January 2019. The club embarked their journey in the third-tier division league, the Malaysian FAM Cup.
The club's tracks The club has been one of the more consistent teams in the 2007 Malaysian FAM Cup after placing third, despite their fresh appearance in the industry. The club was promoted into the Premier League in 2008. Felda United played in the Premier League for 3 seasons and was promoted into the Super League, after being champion of 2010 Malaysia Premier League. After playing consistently in the Super League for 3 seasons, the team had a downfall where they were back in the Premier League for 2014. However, it was not the end for The Fighters as they were placed second in the Premier League. 2018 came with sorrow as the club was again demoted into the Premier League and the Football Association of Malaysia denied their license.Felda United Demoted for Failing to Comply with Regulations New Straits Times, 4 December 2017. Retrieved 10 January 2019. In 2019, The Fighters got in the league with an approved club license from the FAM.Lesen Kebangsaan Felda United 2019 Lulus Zulfaizan Mansor, 16 November 2018. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
The financial downfall Towards the end of the 2018 season, the club had a bump on their road of finance. Since September to November, the club did not manage to pay the players and coaching staff. The club's former coach B. Sathianathan mentioned that he exposed this issue to fight for everyone's rights.Sathianathan Demands for their Rights Sulaiman Ismail, 19 December 2018. Retrieved 14 January 2018. Shukor Adan represented the club to get legal consultation from the FAM on the overdue payment. The former captain also mentioned that he has been with the club for five seasons and none of these happened before.Shukor wants Felda to Settle Overdue Payment Stadium Astro, 2 January 2019. Retrieved 14 January 2018. The club had to drop most of their key players,Felda United Drop Key Players The Star, 18 November 2018. Retrieved by 14 January 2019. such as Syamim Yahya, Wan Zack Haikal, Farizal Harun and all the club's import players.Felda Tukar Semua Pemain Import Asrol Awang, 18 November 2018. Retrieved by 14 January 2019. ) Mohd Nidzam Jamil said the club signed brand new players for the 2019, and youth players were promoted to play the Super League. In January 2019, the club's president Anuar Malek said that they paid at least a monthly salary, to show that the management is committed in trying to rectify the financial problem.Felda United Pays Overdue Payment Syafiq Aznan, 11 January 2019. Retrieved by 14 January 2019.
Withdrawal from the Malaysian football league Following the club's decision to withdraw from the Malaysian football league competition in 2020, it was announced that 16 staff members would be laid off. In a press statement, Felda Holdings Berhad stated:
Felda wishes to inform that FUFC's participation is only for the 2020 season. Starting 2021, FUFC will no longer take part in the M-League. Sixteen FUFC staff will be compensated for the termination of their services in accordance with the terms of their appointments and a notice for the handover of duties has been given to them on September 17, 2020.
Grounds
Felda United's main ground was the Tun Abdul Razak Stadium in Jengka, Pahang. The team officially started playing in the stadium in 2016. In their early involvement in the Malaysian Football league, they played in the Petronas Stadium in Bangi. They also played in the Petaling Jaya Stadium and Selayang Stadium, Hang Jebat Stadium, and Kuala Lumpur Stadium, before moving to the Tun Abdul Razak Stadium for 2016 Malaysia Super League.
Sponsorship PeriodSportswearMain sponsorOther sponsor2007none2007-08AdidasCelcom2009KappaStreamyxPower Root, Felda D'Saji2010TM, Felda Prodata Systems2011Felda Prodata SystemsFelda D'Saji2012Felda Prodata Systems, Felda D'SajiFelda Sawari2013UmbroFGVFelda Prodata Systems2014PumaFeldaKoperasi Permodalan Felda Berhad, FGV2015Koperasi Permodalan Felda Berhad2016FBT20172018Felda, Tenera HotelFelda Prodata Systems, Felda D'Saji, D'Mart, AirAsia, Animasia, ATF Sport Taping2019Felda, Ironco, Grand Borneo2020Felda, Tanah Melayu Capital
Players (2020) Under-21 No Name Nat. Position Date of birth Goalkeeper 22 Muhammad Amirul Hakimi Rodzan GK 2001 25 Muhammad Danial Asraf Mohd Rani GK 2000 30 Muhammad Hazril Azni Abdul Ghani GK 2000 Defenders 5 Harith Marzuqi Zailaney CB 2000 11 Noriqmal Nor Azmi LB, LWB 2000 13 Muhammad Daniel Aiman Che Zambil CB 2/9/99 15 Muhammad Danial Romizan CB 8/5/2002 21 Zainal Abidin Jamil CB 5/8/99 23 Abdul Rashid Abdul Razak RB, RWB 2000 Midfielders 6 Muhammad Firdaus Rosli DM, CM 2000 7 Muhammad Solihin Akmal Abdul Razak RW, LW 2000 8 Mohamad Saiful Jamaluddin CM 2000 12 Mohamad Daniel Haqiem Mohd Razali Abdullah LW, LM 2000 14 Muhamad Syahir Abdul Rahman RM, RW 2000 16 Azwan Azman CM 1999 17 Edy Luqman Muhamad AM, CM 2000 20 Khairul Haikal Adam RW, RM 1999 29 Muhammad Adam Malique Daniel Ady LW, LM 2000 Forwards 9 Muhammad Nabil Iman Muhammad Fadzil ST 1999 10 Muhammad Haziq Man ST, LW 2000 19 Mohammad Haizal Jine Adam ST 2000 24 Mohamad Arrieffahmi Mohd Azam ST 1999 27 Muhammad Norazwan Mohd Amir ST 2000
Under-19 No. Name Nat. Position Date of birth Goalkeeper 1 Amirul Rizlan Azami GK 2005 20 Azrul Nazhan Mohd Nasrah GK 2004 22 Muhammad Aliff Hanbali Nor Azman GK 2004 Defenders 3 Muhammad Wazif Nazarail CB 2005 12 Muhammad Yazid Nor Azmi LB, LWB 2004 14 Danish Arfan Mohd Shukri LB, LWB 2004 15 Muhammad Zairol Arief Abdullah CB 2004 16 Muhammad Iqmal Hazim Muhamed Sufian RB, RWB 2004 19 Muhammad Arif Ridhwan Ruslan RB, RWB 2004 27 Muhammad Danial Hariz Mohd Faizal CB 2004 30 Muhammad Harif Mustaqim Hamdan CB, LB, RB 2004 Midfielders 4 Muhammad Haikal Abdul Hamid CM 2004 5 Muhammad Asyraf Ahmad Kamal Tajul Arifin LW, LM 2005 7 Luqman Hakim Sukemi RM, RW 2004 8 Muhammad Farid Aiman Anuar Amri AM, CM 2004 11 Muhammad Amir Danial Muhamad Herman LW, LM 2005 13 Mohammad Fakrul Amin Ahmad Roslizan RM, RW 2006 17 Muhamad Raihan Ramlan CM 2004 18 Nur Aiman Anuar DM 2005 24 Danial Luqman Ibrahim DM, CM 2004 25 Mohd Hafiz A.Aziz CM 2004 26 Mohamad Ikmal Rizal Zaman Huri CM 2004 28 Mohammad Akimie Amran CM 2004 Forwards 6 Muhammad Alif Danial Muhd Anuar ST, AM 2004 9 Suhaimi Abu ST 2004 10 Nik Muhammad Ezwan Nik Ahmad Tajul Ariff ST 2004 21 Mohamad Aiman Fahmi Mohd Azam ST 2004 29 Mohamad Haziq Hafiz Mohd Hidrus ST 2006
Officials (2020) President: Anuar Malek Deputy president: Mohd Isa Abu Kassim Vice president 1: Anuar Malek Vice president 2: Shamsul Anwar Sulaiman Secretary general: Zulkarnain Muhammad Treasurer: Shahrin Mohd Ali
Team managers YearsName 2007 - 2012 Faisal Zakariah 2013 K. Devan 2014 - 2016 Jamaludin Ahmad 2016 Zulkarnain Mohamad 2017 - 2020 Jamaludin Ahmad
Coaches YearsNameAchievement 2007 - 2009 Reduan Abdullah 2009 Ahmad Fairuz Mohd Yunus (caretaker) 2009 - 2012 E. Elavarasan2010 Premier League champions 2013 K. Devan 2014 - 2016 Irfan Bakti Abu Salim 2014 Premier League runner-up 2016 Super League runner up 2016 Mohamad Nik (caretaker)2016 Super League runner up 2016 - 2017 Azmi Mohamed 2016 Super League runner up February 2017 Mohamad Nik (caretaker) February 2017 - November 2018 B. Sathianathan 2018 Premier League champions November 2018 - November 2020 Mohd Nidzam Jamil
Honours and achievements League Malaysia Super League Runners-up: 2016 Malaysia Premier League Winners: 2010, 2018 Runners-up: 2014
Cups Malaysia FA Cup Runners-up: 2014
Achievements YearLeagueCupsDivision Position FA Malaysia AFC2007Malaysia FAM League3rdNot participatedNot participatedNot participated2007–08Malaysia Premier League6/13Quarter-finalsNot participatedNot participated2009Malaysia Premier League6/13Round of 32Not participatedNot participated2010Malaysia Premier LeagueChampionsRound of 16Group stageNot participated2011Malaysia Super League11/14Quarter-finalsQuarter-finalsNot participated2012Malaysia Super League10/14Round of 32Quarter-finalsNot Participated2013Malaysia Super League11/12Round of 32Group stageNot participated2014Malaysia Premier LeagueRunners-upRunners-upSemi-finalsNot participated2015Malaysia Super League5/12Round of 32Semi-finalsNot participated2016Malaysia Super LeagueRunners-upRound of 16Quarter-finalsNot participated2017Malaysia Super League3/12Second roundSemi-finalsGroup stage2018Malaysia Premier LeagueChampionsQuarter-finalsQuarter-finalsNot participated Source:
AFC competitions
Performance in AFC competitions
AFC Cup: 1 Appearance 2017: Group stage
AFC clubs ranking
Current Rank Country Team 119 Felda United 120 Al-Ahli 121 Ahal 122 East Bengal 123 Alay Osh 124 Bangkok United
Continental record SeasonCompetitionRoundClubHomeAwayAggregate2017AFC CupGroup G Tampines Rovers1–32–14th Hà Nội1–14–1 Ceres-Negros0–03–0
See also Young Fighters F.C.
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