Melaka F.C.

Not to be confused with Melaka City F.C..

Melaka

Full name	Melaka Football Club
Short name	MFC MLK
Founded	2022;3 years ago (2022)
Ground	Hang Jebat Stadium Hang Tuah Stadium
Capacity	40,000 1,000
President	Datuk Wira Nur Azmi Ahmad
Head coach	K. Devan [1]
League	Malaysia Super League
2024–25	Malaysia A1 Semi-Pro League, 1st of 15 (champions)
Home colours Away colours
Current season

Melaka Football Club (English: Malacca Football Club), simply known as Melaka, is a Malaysian professional football club based in Malacca City, Malacca. The club is set to play in the top tier of the Malaysian football league system, the Malaysia Super League, after promotion from the Malaysia A1 Semi-Pro League 2024–25.

History

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

Promotion to the top flight

The club competed in the 2024–25 Malaysia Cup for the first time in their history. They faced Malaysia Super League club Terengganu but ultimately fell to a 4–1 aggregate defeat. ^[3] Melaka secured title of the A1 League in 2024–25 and promotion to the Malaysia Super League. ^{[4] [5]}

Crests and colours

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  2022
• 
  2023
• 
  2024–25

Melaka FC changed their crest before joining the 2023 Malaysia M3 League, and again in the 2024–25 Malaysia A1 Semi-Pro League. ^{[6] [7] [8]}

Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors

Season	Kit manufacturer	Main sponsors	Other sponsors
2023	Puma	Activesports, MBSB Bank	Extra Joss
2024		Activesports, Zahara, MBSB Bank, Malacca City Council	HLRB, Extra Joss
2025	FBT	Xperts.my, Kemalak Group, DCS, Qalb Zahara	Aman Adjusters, Profaz Maju Niaga, Enca Group, Royan Trading, Modulasi Jasa, Lindo Wellness,

Grounds

Main articles: Hang Jebat Stadium and Hang Tuah Stadium

Hang Jebat Stadium

Melaka FC plays at Hang Jebat Stadium. The capacity of the stadium is 40,000. The club has previously been using the Hang Tuah Stadium as their home ground in 2023. It was still used as a training ground and home venue for development and youth squad, which has mostly competed in the Piala Presiden and the Piala Belia. ^{[9] [10] [11]}

Players

As of 9 September 2025 ^[12]

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 1 GK   PHI Jun Badelic 2 DF   MAS Che Rashid 3 DF   PHI Charles Dabao 4 MF   MAS Nasir Basharudin (captain) 5 DF   BRA Vitor Carvalho 6 MF   MAS Faiz Mazlan 7 MF   MAS Aiman Danish 8 MF   BRA Patrick Gama 9 FW   BRA Juan Douglas 10 FW   MAS Shahrel Fikri 11 FW   GHA Bernard Arthur 12 FW   MAS Azim Rahim 16 MF   NGA Michael Ozor 17 DF   MAS Irfan Zakaria 18 DF   MAS Aroon Kumar 19 MF   MAS G. Durrkeswaran

No. Pos. Nation Player 22 FW   BRA Danilo Magalhães 23 GK   MAS Haziq Aiman 25 DF   MAS Khairul Anwar Shahrudin 26 MF   MAS Umar Hakeem 27 DF   MAS Hafiz Mohd Johar 28 MF   MAS Fahmi Faizal 29 FW   MAS Afeeq Iqmal 30 DF   MAS Haziq Puad 31 GK   MAS Firdaus Irman 33 FW   BRA Anderson Brito 37 DF   KOR Dae-yeob Gu 42 DF   MAS Zulkhairi Zulkeply 77 MF   PHI Justin Baas 80 MF   MAS Nizaruddin Jazi

Out on loan

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 43 DF   MAS Firdaus Ya'akub(at Duyong Fighters) 45 FW   MAS Hakimy Mohd Khairol(at Duyong Fighters)

Technical staff

As of 1 August 2025 ^[13]

Position	Name
President	Datuk Wira Nur Azmi Ahmad
Team manager	Muhammad Najmi Nordin
Assistant manager	Mohd Hafiz Karim
Technical director	Sapian Abdul Wahid
Head coach	K. Devan [14]
Assistant coach	Mohd Asri Hj. Ninggal S. Subramaniam
Goalkeeper coach	Mazlan Wahid
Fitness coach	Mohd Zahidibudiman Ibrahim
Team Doctor	Dr Fakhrizzaki Shamsul Baharain
Physio	Fakhrusy Syakirin Yaacob
Team coordinator	Al Qayyum Azlan Farhan
Media officer	Iz'aan Firdaus Mohd Sufian Chin
Team analyst	Muhammad Fadhlin Adam
Masseur	Muhammad Afif Mohd Derus
Kitman	Ahmad Shukri Othman

Head coaches

Coach	Years	Honours
Pedro Hipólito	2023
K. Devan	2024	2024–25 A1 Semi-Pro League winner

Season by season record

Season	Division	Position	Malaysia Cup	Malaysian FA Cup	MFL Challenge Cup	Regional	Top scorer (all competitions)
2023	M3 League	10th	DNQ	Second Round	–		Muhammad Fakrul Aiman (8)
2024–25	A1 Semi-Pro League	1st	Round of 16	DNQ	Quarter-finals	–	Azim Rahim (22)
2025–26	Super League		TBD	Round of 16	TBD	–

Honours

Domestic competitions

League

• Division 3/M3 League/A1 League
  • Champions (1): 2024–25

References

1. "Devan bimbing Melaka FC". My Metro.
2. "Melaka and Sarawak set to be kicked out of Super League". The Star Online.
3. "Terengganu FC belasah Melaka FC 4-1". BH Online. 23 November 2024. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
4. "A1 winners Melaka FC eye higher level in M-League". New Straits Times. 2 February 2025. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
5. "Fib Umum Keputusan Lesen Kebangsaan 2025-2026". malaysianfootballleague. MFL. 22 May 2025. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
6. "MUSA tak campur urusan logo Melaka FC". Sinar Harian Online.
7. "Logo Baru Melaka FC 'Aura' Manchester United, Namun Terima Banyak Kecaman". Vocketfc.
8. "Melaka FC Perkenal Logo Baru". Makan Bola.
9. "SPMB". Pengurusanbolasepakfam.org.my. Retrieved 2016-12-23.
10. "SPMB". Pengurusanbolasepakfam.org.my. Retrieved 2016-12-23.
11. "SPMB". Pengurusanbolasepakfam.org.my. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
12. "Melaka FC 2025-26 Player List". Football Association of Malaysia.
13. "Melaka FC 2025-26 Coaching staff". Football Association of Malaysia.
14. "Melaka FC want super Devan to run the show". nst.com.my/. New Straits Times. 29 March 2025.

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