Armed Forces F.C.

Armed Forces

Full name	Armed Forces Football Club
Nickname(s)	The Gladiators, The Army Club, The Pride Of North Kuala Lumpur, The CSKA Moscow of Malaysia
Short name	AFFC
Founded	1920;105 years ago (1920), as AFFA 2019;6 years ago (2019), as Armed Forces FC
Ground	Mindef Stadium
Capacity	5,000
Owner	Malaysian Armed Forces
President	Mohammad Ab Rahman
Head coach	Kevin Lee Cooper
League	Malaysia A1 Semi-Pro League
2024–25	Malaysia A1 Semi-Pro League, 8th of 15
Home colours Away colours Third colours

Armed Forces Football Club, commonly known as Armed Forces, sometimes known as AFFC Kuala Lumpur, is a football section of the Malaysian Armed Forces. Its home ground is Mindef Stadium in Kampung Datuk Keramat , Kuala Lumpur. They currently play in the second division of the Malaysian football league system, the Malaysia A1 Semi-Pro League. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

History

The Malaysian Armed Forces Football Association (AFFA) was established in 1920, being one of the earliest teams to exist in Malaysia. ^{[4] [5] [6]} The British forces were the first to introduce football competitions in Malaysia by creating the HMS Malaya Cup (now known as the Malaysia Cup), which was contested by states including Singapore in 1921. ^[7] However, in line with the development of Malaysian football towards the professional era, the team has joined the Liga Semi-Pro which was first introduced in 1989. ^[8]

Armed Forces had their first major success in the 1997 season, when they won the Malaysia FAM Cup. Domestically, Armed Forces have won the numerous Malaysia football tournaments, besides being 3 times runners-up in the Malaysia Cup, winning the Malaysia Charity Shield and the Malaysian League Division II title in 2012.

New ownership and going privatised

The club changed its name from ATM FA to Armed Forces FC. ^{[9] [10] [11]} In July 2025, the club took part in the Durand Cup in India, under the name of AFFA. ^[12]

Crest

• 
  1920–2018
• 
  2019–present

Players

First-team squad

As of 17 August 2025 ^[13]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 3 DF   MAS Amir Faruk 4 MF   MAS Shahrul Aznei Shopri 6 DF   MAS Rafael Shahzari Foo 7 DF   MAS Sharul Amin 8 MF   MAS Marcus Mah 9 MF   MAS Max Fareezan Anak Lidin 10 MF   MAS Hadi Mohamad 11 MF   MAS Rafizol Roslan 14 MF   KOR Han-seong Lee 17 FW   MAS Akmal Md Isa 18 FW   MAS Faiz Ibrahim(captain) 19 DF   MAS Azim Faris 20 FW   MAS Danial Syazrul Rejab 21 MF   MAS Hairul Iqmal Raffi 23 MF   MAS Fauzi Mustafa

No. Pos. Nation Player 24 DF   MAS Mazni Khairul Hasnan 25 DF   MAS Azrul Aznan 26 GK   MAS Hafizy Nadzli 30 DF   MAS Fakhrul Izwan Rosdeh 31 GK   MAS Sharizan Syafiq 35 MF   MAS Faiq Mat Alwi 36 GK   MAS Hafizuddin Azuhar 40 MF   MAS Nazrul Asraf 47 DF   MAS Azim Nadim 70 DF   MAS Aqil Asyraaf 74 DF   MAS Zafri Zakaria 76 MF   KOR Si-won Yoo 77 MF   MAS Danial Hakim 88 DF   MAS Aiman Nulhakim Zaini

Club officials

Position	Name
President	Mohammad Ab Rahman
Vice-president	Zakhir Asni Zabidi
Team manager	Mohd Noorazam Abdul Razak
Head coach	Kevin Lee Cooper
Assistant coach	Boon Aik Hau
Assistant coach	James Richard Barnett
Goalkeeping coach	Mohammad Alif Daud
Fitness coach	Khairul Anuar Haron
Physiotherapist	Ahmad Hambali Md. Desa
Team doctor	Fazlizam Ahmad
Media officer	Mohd Saiful Asmadi Bin Mansor

Source: ^[14]

Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors

Season	Manufacturer	Sponsor
1998	Adidas	Dunhill
1999	Admiral
2004	J-King
2006	Figos	Celcom, TM Net
2007	Kappa	Celcom, Inai Kiara
2009		Streamyx
2010	Line 7	TM
2011	Kappa
2012
2013	Macron
2014	Lotto	Ecobumi
2015	Warrix Sports
2016	SkyHawk
2017	Admiral
2018		Transwater API Sdn Bhd
2019–2022	Ego Sports
2023	Al-Ikhsan	MBSB Bank
2024–	Hayz En Dosz

Season by season record

Year	Position	League	Malaysia FA Cup	Malaysia Cup/Malaysia Challenge Cup	Top scorer (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-final	Zaironi Yusof (6 goals)
2019	3rd	Malaysia M3 League	Second round	Not Participated	Rafizol Roslan (22 goals)
2020	Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021	Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2022	3rd, group B	Malaysia M3 League	Second round	Not participated	Faiz Ibrahim (18 goals)
2023	11th	Malaysia M3 League	Not participated	Not participated	Hairul Iqmal Raffi (7 goals)
2024–25	8th	A1 Semi-Pro League	Not participated	Not participated	Max Fareezan Anak Lidin (6 goals)

Champions

Runners-up

Third place

Promoted

Relegated

Continental record

Season	Competition	Round	Opponent	Home	Away	Aggregate
2025	Durand Cup	Group stage	Shillong Lajong	6–0
			NorthEast United	3–1
			Rangdajied United	1–0

Coaching history

Years	Head coach
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
2019–21	Kevin Lee Cooper
2022	Boon Aik Hau
2023–	Kevin Lee Cooper

Honours

Domestic competitions

League

• Division 2/Premier League

Winners (1): 2012 ^[15]

• Division 3 / FAM Cup / M3 League/A1 League

Winners (2): 1958, 1997

Runners-up (2): 1954, 2006

Third place (1): 2019

Cups

• Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Cup

Winners (1): 2013

• Malaysia Cup

Runners-up (3): 1949, 1966, 2012

Affiliated clubs

• Tentera Darat
• Royal Malaysian Navy FC
• Royal Malaysian Air Force FC
• RAMD FC

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 guna 100 peratus pemain tentera". Berita Harian. 4 January 2016.
6. "ATM Kekal Dalam Liga Perdana 2017". mStar. 1 December 2016.
7. "Malaysia 2017" . Retrieved 17 July 2018.
8. "Pelancaran Pasukan Bolasepak Angkatan Tentera Musim 2014" . Retrieved 4 January 2014.
9. "Penswastaan Liga M tak gagal, tapi kelab perlu lebih bertanggungjawab" . Retrieved 8 May 2025.
10. "12 pasukan Liga M lengkap proses penswastaan" . Retrieved 24 September 2020.
11. "ATM FA lengkap proses penswastaan" . Retrieved 24 September 2020.
12. "Durand Cup 2025: Shillong Lajong thrash Malaysian Armed Forces 6–0". The Statesman. New Delhi. IANS. 27 July 2025. Archived from the original on 28 July 2025. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
13. "Armed Forces 2025-26 Player List". Football Association of Malaysia.
14. "Staf Armed Forces". FAM. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
15. "Malaysia Champions". RSSSF . Retrieved 18 July 2018.

External links

• Official website (archived)
• Armed Forces F.C. on Facebook
• Armed Forces F.C. on Instagram