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;4 years ago (2020)
GroundUPM Stadium, Serdang
Capacity1,000
OwnerKuala Lumpur Rovers Sdn Bhd
Head coachWan Mustaffa Wan Ismail
League Malaysia A1 Semi-Pro League
2023 M3 League, 2nd

Kuala Lumpur Rovers Football Club, simply known as the KL Rovers, [1] is a professional football club based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The team plays in the second division of the Malaysian football league system, the Malaysia A1 Semi-Pro 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.

Players

First-team squad

As of 10 October 2024 [4]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. 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 Naqib 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 Mohd 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 official

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)
20211 Liga M3 Season abandonedDNQDNQ––
2022 Liga M3 Runners-upDNQDNQ–– Flag of Malaysia.svg Shafiq Shaharudin (12)
2023 Liga M3 Runners-up Round of 16 DNQ Quarter-finals – Flag of Malaysia.svg Amer Saidin (12)
2024–25 Liga A1 Semi-Pro TBD Round of 16 Round of 16 ––

^1 Season cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Honours

Domestic competitions

Silver medal icon.svg Runners-up (2): 2022, 2023

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References

  1. ↑ "We are not feeder clubs". Goal.com.
  2. ↑ "Kelayakan Piala FA 2020: Klasiko FC Waspada Ancaman KL Rovers". Semuanyabola.com.
  3. ↑ "KL Rovers". GSA.
  4. ↑ "2024 KL Rovers player list". Football Association of Malaysia.
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