Klang Valley derby is the name given to football matches that involves Selangor and Kuala Lumpur. Both of them were located in the Klang Valley, Malaysia.
History
The rivalry can be seen as a result of the teams' geographical locations – the federal territory of Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia, is an enclave of Selangor – Kuala Lumpur was part of the latter until 1974, when it was carved out on 1 February that year and made directly responsible to the Malaysian government. The rivalry between the two teams, which were both located in the Klang Valley, dates back to at least the 1980s. The rivalry peaked when Kuala Lumpur FA was promoted to the Malaysia Super League after a seven-year spell in the second division. WPKL was then relegated back to the Premier League in 2011 after the last meeting of the two clubs. While Selangor FA remained one of the strongest clubs, having consistently stayed in the Super League, the Federal Territory declined even further, slipping as low as into the FAM League, the third division for the 2014 season. Since 2018, Kuala Lumpur City competes in the Malaysia Super League, the first division league after 3 years in the Premier League.
Selangor Selangor Association Football League (AFL) was formed in 1905. In 1926, association officials formed a breakaway association called Selangor Football Association (SFA). Dispute between the AFL and the SFA continued for almost ten years before the two sides returned to the negotiating table for the betterment of football. Both groups merged on 22 February 1936, forming the present-day Selangor FA.
Selangor FA is the most successful club in Malaysia, in terms of overall titles won. Domestically, Selangor FA won a record 33 Malaysia Cup, 7 Malaysia Super League titles, 2 Malaysia Premier League titles, 7 Malaysia FAM League titles, 5 FA Cup, 8 Charity Shield, 4 Malaysia President Cup, 2 Malaysia Youth League titles, 13 King's Gold Cups and 1 Agong's Cup. Selangor FA have completed the treble in 1997, 2005 and 2009. In 1984 the treble covered the Malaysia Cup, League Champion and Charity Shield. Both 1997 and 2005 trebles covered the Domestic Cup Double (Malaysia Cup and FA Cup) while the 2009 treble covered the Double (Super League and FA Cup). 1997 was the most successful year for them as they won 4 trophies (Malaysia Cup, FA Cup, Charity Cup and King's Gold Cup) and runners-up for the Agong's Cup.
Kuala Lumpur Kuala Lumpur Football Association is one of the youngest state football teams, having been formed in 1975, but their achievements during the short period made them veterans in the game. Formed as Federal Territory Football Association (FTFA), the association was actually a breakaway group from Selangor FA, following Kuala Lumpur's separation from Selangor to be a Federal Territory in 1974. Led by former F.A. of Selangor secretary K. Rasalingam together with other members Goh Ah Chai, Hamzah Muhammad, M.J. Vincent, Shariff Mustafa, Jeswant Singh and Manickarajah, they saw the need for another association in the Klang Valley due to the growing numbers of clubs.
FTFA was officially formed in 1975 with Tan Sri Hamzah Abu Samah elected as their first president. It was in 1979, that the Federal Territory made their debut in the Malaysia Cup. They then started off as whipping boys but by 1982 were already making waves to be among the top teams in the league although they failed to win any titles. In 1985, Federal Territory reached their first Malaysia Cup final after only competing in the tournament for seven seasons while other states, who have been in the competition since it was inaugurated in 1921, are still trying to reach the final. FTFA officially changed its name to Kuala Lumpur Football Association (KLFA) in 1987 to better identify itself with the city. Kuala Lumpur joined the ranks of the heavyweights in the Malaysian soccer competition which saw them win the Charity Shield once (1987) in the four appearances, the League twice and the Malaysia Cup three consecutive seasons (1987 to 1989). Later years saw lean pickings for Kuala Lumpur although they did win the FA Cup three times in 1993, 1994 and 1999, which remains Kuala Lumpur's last major trophy. Unlike their neighbour, Kuala Lumpur have a roller coaster ride jumping between third tier FAM League and first tier Super League.
The Klang Valley Derby, contested between Selangor FA and Kuala Lumpur FA, is among the most one-sided rivalries in Malaysian football, with Selangor overwhelmingly dominant. Kuala Lumpur have a winless drought for 11 years between 2007 till 2018. The derby celebrated its 70th derby on 2011.
The derby has also been contested twice in the Piala Sumbangsih, in 1987 and 1990, with Selangor emerging victorious on both occasions.
List of Matches From 1986 to current #DateTournamentHome teamScoreAway team 1 2 March 19861986 Malaysia CupKuala Lumpur1-0Selangor 2 10 June 19871987 Malaysia Charity ShieldKuala Lumpur0-1Selangor 3 15 August 19871987 Malaysia CupKuala Lumpur2-0Selangor 4 14 August 19881988 Malaysia CupKuala Lumpur2-1Selangor 5 25 October 19881988 Malaysia CupKuala Lumpur1-2Selangor 6 28 October 19881988 Malaysia CupKuala Lumpur4-2Selangor 7 1 July 19891989 Malaysia Semi-Pro LeagueKuala Lumpur3-0Selangor 8 8 October 19891989 Malaysia Semi-Pro LeagueKuala Lumpur0-1Selangor 9 1 May 19901990 Malaysia Charity ShieldKuala Lumpur0-0 aet,pso (3-0) Selangor 10 23 June 19901990 Malaysia Semi-Pro LeagueKuala Lumpur0-1Selangor 11 1 September 19901990 Malaysia Semi-Pro LeagueKuala Lumpur2-4Selangor 12 11 May 19911991 Malaysia Semi-Pro LeagueKuala Lumpur2-2Selangor 13 27 July 19911991 Malaysia Semi-Pro LeagueKuala Lumpur0-0Selangor 14 18 September 19911991 Malaysia FA CupKuala Lumpur1-4Selangor 1525 September 19911991 Malaysia FA CupKuala Lumpur2-4Selangor 1620 June 19921992 Malaysia Semi-Pro LeagueKuala Lumpur1-0Selangor 1722 August 19921992 Malaysia Semi-Pro LeagueKuala Lumpur2-1Selangor 1823 May 19931993 Malaysia FA CupKuala Lumpur0-2Selangor 1929 May 19931993 Malaysia FA CupKuala Lumpur4-2Selangor 202 June 19931993 Malaysia FA CupKuala Lumpur1-0Selangor 21 18 May 19941994 Malaysia Premier League 1Kuala Lumpur3-2Selangor 22 9 August 19941994 Malaysia Premier League 1Selangor1-0Kuala Lumpur 23 15 March 19951995 Malaysia FA CupSelangor2-1Kuala Lumpur 24 29 April 19951995 Malaysia Premier League 1Selangor3-2Kuala Lumpur 25 1 July 19951991 Malaysia Premier League 1Kuala Lumpur1-1Selangor 26 25 March 19961996 Malaysia Premier League 1Kuala Lumpur0-1Selangor 27 16 July 19961996 Malaysia Premier League 1Selangor1-1Kuala Lumpur 28 15 April 19971997 Malaysia Premier League 1Kuala Lumpur0-1Selangor 29 19 July 19971997 Malaysia Premier League 1Selangor0-0Kuala Lumpur 30 28 October 19971997 Malaysia CupSelangor2-0Kuala Lumpur 31 18 November 19971997 Malaysia CupKuala Lumpur0-2Selangor 32 25 April 19981998 Malaysia Premier League 1Selangor4-1Kuala Lumpur 33 23 June 19981998 Malaysia CupKuala Lumpur2-0Selangor 34 4 July 19981998 Malaysia Premier League 1Kuala Lumpur2-0Selangor 35 7 July 19981998 Malaysia CupSelangor4-2Kuala Lumpur 36 26 March 20002000 Malaysia FA CupKuala Lumpur1-1Selangor 37 1 April 20002000 Malaysia FA CupSelangor0-1Kuala Lumpur 38 13 March 20002000 Malaysia Premier League 1Kuala Lumpur2-3Selangor 39 18 July 20002000 Malaysia Premier League 1Selangor4-2Kuala Lumpur 40 8 March 20012001 Malaysia Premier League 1Selangor5-0Kuala Lumpur 41 7 August 20012001 Malaysia Premier League 1Kuala Lumpur1-1Selangor 42 22 September 20012001 Malaysia CupKuala Lumpur0-2Selangor 43 9 October 20012001 Malaysia CupSelangor3-2Kuala Lumpur 44 2 March 20032002 Malaysia Premier League 1Selangor2-0Kuala Lumpur 45 15 June 20022002 Malaysia Premier League 1Kuala Lumpur1-3Selangor 46 15 September 20042004 Malaysia CupKuala Lumpur1-2Selangor 47 29 September 20042004 Malaysia CupSelangor3-1Kuala Lumpur 48 20 February 20052005 Malaysia Premier League Division 2Kuala Lumpur1-4Selangor 49 27 April 20052005 Malaysia Premier League Division 2Selangor4-3Kuala Lumpur 50 18 June 20052005 Malaysia Premier League Division 2Selangor3-1Kuala Lumpur 51 17 February 20072007 Malaysia CupSelangor2-1Kuala Lumpur 52 21 April 20072007 Malaysia CupKuala Lumpur3-1Selangor 53 21 February 20092009 Malaysia FA CupKuala Lumpur0-1Selangor 54 24 February 20092009 Malaysia FA CupSelangor1-1Kuala Lumpur 55 12 January 20102010 Malaysia Super LeagueSelangor4-1Kuala Lumpur 56 18 May 20102010 Malaysia Super LeagueKuala Lumpur2-4Selangor 57 12 February 20112011 Malaysia Super LeagueSelangor1-1Kuala Lumpur 58 3 May 20112011 Malaysia Super LeagueKuala Lumpur1-3Selangor 59 13 September 20112011 Malaysia CupKuala Lumpur0-0Selangor 60 27 September 20112011 Malaysia CupSelangor2-1Kuala Lumpur 61 17 March 20122012 Malaysia Super LeagueSelangor3-0Kuala Lumpur 62 7 July 20122012 Malaysia Super LeagueKuala Lumpur0-4Selangor 63 12 July 20162016 Malaysia CupSelangor1-0Kuala Lumpur 64 20 August 20162016 Malaysia CupKuala Lumpur1-1Selangor 65 4 February 20182018 Malaysia Super LeagueKuala Lumpur0-2Selangor 66 7 April 20182018 Malaysia FA CupKuala Lumpur0-3Selangor 67 21 April 20182018 Malaysia FA CupSelangor0-3Kuala Lumpur 68 15 July 20182018 Malaysia Super LeagueSelangor3-3Kuala Lumpur 69 10 March 20192019 Malaysia Super LeagueKuala Lumpur2-3Selangor 70 15 June 20192019 Malaysia Super LeagueSelangor2-1Kuala Lumpur 71 13 March 20212021 Malaysia Super LeagueSelangor1-1Kuala Lumpur 72 24 July 20212021 Malaysia Super LeagueKuala Lumpur1-1Selangor 73 14 November 20212021 Malaysia CupSelangor0-2Kuala Lumpur 74 18 November 20212021 Malaysia CupKuala Lumpur1-0Selangor 75 4 March 20222022 Malaysia Super LeagueKuala Lumpur3-3Selangor 76 20 July 20222022 Malaysia Super LeagueSelangor1-1Kuala Lumpur 77 31 March 20232023 Malaysia Super LeagueKuala Lumpur1-3Selangor 78 8 August 20232023 Malaysia Super LeagueSelangor2-0Kuala Lumpur 79 14 July 20242024–25 Malaysia Super LeagueKuala Lumpur1-0Selangor 80 12 January 20252024–25 Malaysia Super LeagueSelangor1-0Kuala Lumpur
*From 1986 till 1993, Merdeka Stadium is a natural ground. It is noted as Kuala Lumpur ground to ease the listing of matches.
Statistics From 1986 to current Matches Wins Draws Goals Home wins Home draws Away wins Selangor Kuala Lumpur Selangor Kuala Lumpur Selangor Kuala Lumpur Selangor Kuala Lumpur Selangor Kuala Lumpur Malaysia Semi-Pro League 8 3 3 2 9 10 0 3 0 2 3 0 Malaysia Premier League 1 16 10 2 4 32 16 6 2 2 2 4 0 Malaysia Premier League Division 2 3 3 0 0 11 5 2 0 0 0 1 0 Malaysia Super League 16 11 1 6 41 22 5 1 4 3 5 0 Malaysia Cup 2111 8 2 30 27 7 7 0 2 4 1 Malaysia FA Cup 12 6 4 2 22 16 1 2 1 1 5 2 Piala Sumbangsih 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0002 0 All competitions 80 46 18 16 146 96 21 15 7 9 24 3 Last updated: 13 January 2024
Honors
TeamLeagueCupGrand TotalMalaysia Super LeagueMalaysia Premier LeagueMalaysia FAM LeagueLeague TotalMalaysia CupMalaysia FA CupSultan Haji Ahmad Shah CupCup Total Selangor F.C. 6 2 7 15 33 5 8 45 60 Kuala Lumpur City F.C. 2 1 0 34 33 9 13
See also East Coast Derby Malayan El'Clasico North-South Rivalry List of association football rivalries List of sports rivalries
References
External links 1990–2011 Records 2011–2012 Records 1986-current Records