Kuala Lumpur Rovers F.C.

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Kuala Lumpur Rovers
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Full nameKuala Lumpur Rovers Football Club
Nickname(s)The Rovers
Short nameKLR
Founded2020;5 years ago (2020)
Ground Kuala Lumpur Stadium, Cheras, Kuala Lumpur
Capacity18,000
OwnerKL Rovers FC SDN BHD
Head coachWan Mustaffa Wan Ismail
League Malaysia A2 Amateur League
2025–26 TBA

Kuala Lumpur Rovers Football Club, simply known as KL Rovers, [1] is a professional football club based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. They currently play in the third division of the Malaysian football league system, the Malaysia A2 Amateur League. [2] [3]

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History

Kuala Lumpur Rovers was founded in 2020, completing its inaugural season in the 2020 Malaysia M3 League. The club finished the 2022 season as runners-up in the league.

In 2023, the club competed in the Malaysia Cup for the first time in their history. They faced Malaysia Super League club Terengganu but ultimately fell to a 7–0 aggregate defeat.

In 2024, Kuala Lumpur Rovers competed in the Malaysia FA Cup for the first time but suffered a 7–0 hammering from Sabah in the round of 16. The club also participated in the 2024–25 Malaysia Cup facing against Johor Darul Ta'zim.

Kit manufacturer and shirt sponsor

SeasonManufacturerSponsor
2020 Kaki Jersi none
2022 Puma Activesports
2023 Ma7ch MBSB Bank / Kuala Lumpur City Hall
2024 FAT Sports MBSB Bank / Kuala Lumpur City Hall / KL Bandaraya Rendah Karbon Archived 2024-07-24 at the Wayback Machine

Players (2024)

First-team squad

[4]

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.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of Malaysia.svg  MAS Asyraaf Omar
2 DF Flag of Malaysia.svg  MAS Amirul Asyraf
3 DF Flag of Malaysia.svg  MAS Na'qib Sharipuddin
4 DF Flag of Malaysia.svg  MAS Raffi Nagoorgani
5 FW Flag of Malaysia.svg  MAS Zainul Arifin
6 MF Flag of Malaysia.svg  MAS Faiz Mazlan
7 FW Flag of Malaysia.svg  MAS Sharul Amin
8 MF Flag of Malaysia.svg  MAS Syamim Yahya
9 FW Flag of Malaysia.svg  MAS Faizal Hafiq
10 FW Flag of Malaysia.svg  MAS Rafie Yaacob
11 FW Flag of Malaysia.svg  MAS Fahmi Sabri
12 DF Flag of Malaysia.svg  MAS Faizal Arif
13 DF Flag of Malaysia.svg  MAS Muhammad Aiman Najwan
14 MF Flag of Malaysia.svg  MAS Amirul Husaini
16 FW Flag of Malaysia.svg  MAS Izreen Izwandy
17 FW Flag of Malaysia.svg  MAS Gopi Rizqi
No.Pos.NationPlayer
18 FW Flag of South Korea.svg  KOR Lee Ju Hang
19 MF Flag of South Korea.svg  KOR Moon Si-Hyun
20 DF Flag of Malaysia.svg  MAS Faris Zabri
21 MF Flag of Malaysia.svg  MAS Nazirul Hasif
22 DF Flag of Malaysia.svg  MAS Firdaus Faudzi (captain)
23 FW Flag of Malaysia.svg  MAS Amirul Nizam
24 MF Flag of Malaysia.svg  MAS Zahril Azri
25 DF Flag of Malaysia.svg  MAS Nukman Mohd Fatimi
26 DF Flag of Malaysia.svg  MAS Amer Saidin
27 DF Flag of Malaysia.svg  MAS Haritz Rifaee
28 GK Flag of Malaysia.svg  MAS Aquila Abdul Rhaman
29 GK Flag of Malaysia.svg  MAS Faisal Saidi
30 FW Flag of Malaysia.svg  MAS Fakrul Aiman

Club officials (2024)

Management
PositionName
Chairman Flag of Malaysia.svg Ashraf Mazlan
CEO Flag of Malaysia.svg Mohd Zulfadzlie Ahmad
Director Flag of Malaysia.svg Aznor Dzulkarnain Aziz
Team manager Flag of Malaysia.svg Shahrir Mois
Coaching staff
PositionName
Head coach Flag of Malaysia.svg Wan Mustafa Wan Ismail
Assistant head coach Flag of Malaysia.svg Rashmizan Rasid
Assistant coach Flag of Malaysia.svg Daniel Chow Wai Keen
Goalkeeping coach Flag of Malaysia.svg Mohd Zaidi Md Zainol
Fitness coach Flag of Malaysia.svg Mohd Zahidibudiman Ibrahim
Physio Flag of Malaysia.svg Fadli Kamarulzaman
Team security Flag of Malaysia.svg Raja Munawir Raja Baharuddin
Flag of Malaysia.svg Airul Azly Jaafar
Kitman Flag of Malaysia.svg Muhammad Danish Razarin

Season by season record

SeasonDivisionPosition Malaysia Cup Malaysian FA Cup MFL Challenge Cup Regional Top scorer (all competitions)
2020 1 Liga M3 Season abandonedDNQ Round 2 –– Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Davy Angan (4)
2021Liga M3Not held due to COVID-19 pandemic
2022 Liga M3Runners-upDNQDNQ–– Flag of Malaysia.svg Shafiq Shaharudin (12)
2023 Liga M3Runners-up Round of 16 DNQ Quarter-finals – Flag of Malaysia.svg Amer Saidin (12)
2024–25 Liga A1 Semi-Pro 3rd place Round of 16 Round of 16 Quarter-finals – Flag of Malaysia.svg Amirul Husaini Zamri (13)
2025–26 Liga A2 Amateur TBDDNQDNQDNQ–TBD
ChampionsRunners-upThird place Promoted Relegated

Notes:'

^1 2020 Season cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, no promotion or league title was awarded.

Honours

Domestic competitions

References

  1. ↑ "We are not feeder clubs". Goal.com.
  2. ↑ "Kelayakan Piala FA 2020: Klasiko FC Waspada Ancaman KL Rovers". Semuanyabola.com. Archived from the original on 2022-09-24. Retrieved 2020-02-14.
  3. ↑ "KL Rovers". GSA.
  4. ↑ "2024 KL Rovers player list". Football Association of Malaysia.
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