Melaka F.C.

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Melaka FC
Melaka F.C.png
Full nameMelaka Football Club
Short nameMFC
Founded2022;2 years ago (2022)
Ground Hang Jebat Stadium
Hang Tuah Stadium
Capacity1,000
40,000
OwnerMuhammad Najmi Nordin
Manager K. Devan [1]
League A1 Semi-Pro League
2023 Malaysia M3 League, 10th of 13
Soccerball current event.svg Current season

Melaka Football Club, simply known as the Melaka FC, is a Malaysian professional football club based in Malacca City, Malacca. The team plays in the second tier of Malaysian football league system, the Malaysia A1 Semi-Pro League.

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History

Following the dissolution of Melaka United, Melaka FC was founded as a continuation of the previous club, though they did not inherit the honours and titles won by Melaka United. [2] Melaka F.C. participated in the 2023 Malaysia M3 League in their debut season.

Crest and colours

Crest

Melaka FC keep changing their crest before joining 2023 Malaysia M3 League and decide changing again in 2024–25 Malaysia A1 Semi-Pro League. [3] [4] [5]

Colours

Melaka FC have worn red with mixture of blue for shirts as their home kit. While away colours are usually white with blue trim.

Players

As of 2025 [6]

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 Shaheeswaran Thavakumar
4 MF Flag of Malaysia.svg  MAS Nasir Basharudin (captain)
6 DF Flag of Malaysia.svg  MAS Muhammad Firdaus Ya'akub
7 MF Flag of Malaysia.svg  MAS Faizal Talib
9 FW Flag of Malaysia.svg  MAS Hadi Mohamad
10 FW Flag of Malaysia.svg  MAS Zulkiffli Zakaria
11 FW Flag of Ghana.svg  GHA Fuseini Issah
12 FW Flag of Malaysia.svg  MAS Azim Rahim
13 DF Flag of Malaysia.svg  MAS Jeremy Lim Wei Shen
14 MF Flag of Malaysia.svg  MAS Fakhrullah Rosli
15 MF Flag of Malaysia.svg  MAS Royizzat Daud
16 MF Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Michael Onyekachi Ozor
17 DF Flag of Malaysia.svg  MAS Muhammad Zulkhairi Zulkeply
18 GK Flag of Malaysia.svg  MAS Solehin Mamat
19 MF Flag of Malaysia.svg  MAS Durrkeswaran Ganasan
No.Pos.NationPlayer
20 MF Flag of Malaysia.svg  MAS Muhammad Luqmanul Hakeem
23 FW Flag of Malaysia.svg  MAS Muhammad Hakimy Mohd Khairol
25 DF Flag of Malaysia.svg  MAS Khairul Anwar Shahrudin
27 DF Flag of Malaysia.svg  MAS Muhammad Hafiz Mohd Johar
29 GK Flag of Malaysia.svg  MAS Ameerul Eqhwan Mohd Fauzi
30 DF Flag of Malaysia.svg  MAS Haziq Puad
39 DF Flag of Malaysia.svg  MAS Thaanush Sithiravelu
47 DF Flag of Malaysia.svg  MAS Farid Nezal
69 MF Flag of Malaysia.svg  MAS Muhammad Fikri Mohamed Shah
77 MF Flag of Malaysia.svg  MAS Mohammad Fahmi Faizal
80 MF Flag of Malaysia.svg  MAS Muhammad Nizaruddin Jazi
MF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Kei Hirose
DF Flag of the Philippines.svg  PHI Amani Aguinaldo

Technical staff

PositionName
Team manager Flag of Malaysia.svg Muhammad Najmi Nordin
Assistant team manager Flag of Malaysia.svg Mohd Hafiz Karim
Technical director Flag of Malaysia.svg Sapian Abdul Wahid
Head coach Flag of Malaysia.svg K. Devan
Assistant coaches Flag of Malaysia.svg Musaffar Shah Dawood Shah
Flag of Malaysia.svg S. Subramaniam
Goalkeeping coach Flag of Malaysia.svg Zulkarnain Osman
Fitness coach Flag of Malaysia.svg Poobathy Detchanan
Physio Flag of Malaysia.svg Aiman Ab Rahman
Team coordinator Flag of Malaysia.svg Al Qayyum Farhan Azlan
Media officer Flag of Malaysia.svg Muhammad Irsyad Hairuddin
Kitman Flag of Malaysia.svg Ahmad Syukri Oth

Season by season record

SeasonDivisionPosition Malaysia Cup Malaysian FA Cup Malaysian Charity Shield Regional Top scorer (all competitions)
2023 Liga M3 10thDNQ Second Round Flag of Malaysia.svg Muhammad Fakrul Aiman (8)
2024–25 Liga A1 Semi-Pro TBD Round of 16 DNQ

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