Full name | Polis DiRaja Malaysia Football Club (Malay) Royal Malaysian Police Football Club (English) | ||
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Nickname(s) | "Sang Saka Biru" (The Cops) "Sang Keris Biru" "Harimau Biru" (The Blue Tiger) | ||
Short name | PDRM | ||
Founded | 1990 2020 , as PDRM FC(after owned by PDRM FC Sdn Bhd) [1] | , as RMPFA or PDRM FA||
Ground | MP Selayang Stadium | ||
Capacity | 16,000 | ||
President | Acryl Sani | ||
CEO | Mohamad Hafiz Zainal Abidin | ||
Head coach | P. Maniam | ||
League | Malaysia Super League | ||
2023 | Malaysia Super League, 8th of 14 | ||
Website | http://pdrmfc.com | ||
Polis DiRaja Malaysia Football Club or Royal Malaysian Police Football Club (Malay : Kelab Bola Sepak Polis Diraja Malaysia), well known as PDRM FC (After PDRM FC Sdn Bhd established in 2020, formerly known as PDRM FA), [2] is a Malaysian professional football club associated with the entity of the Royal Malaysia Police and with official ownership by PDRM FC Sdn Bhd, that participates in the Malaysia Super League. [3] The club is based in Kuala Lumpur.
Domestically, the club has won the Malaysia Premier League, the second tier of Malaysian football in 2006–07 and 2014. [4] They also won the People of Maldives Invitational Cup in 2015.
During 2006–07 season, PDRM won the league title and were promoted to Malaysia Super League in 2007–08. The club managed to keep up in the league as they finished their debut in the Malaysia's top flight at the seventh position. 2009 was unfortunate for the club, the team failed to keep their in the Malaysia Super League as they ended the league at the last spot and was relegated to Malaysia Premier League.
In 2014, the club named Malaysian football legend, Dollah Salleh as their head coach and brought quality foreign and local players to strengthen the squad and made their target to win the Malaysia Premier League once again that year. [5] With much hard work and dedication, PDRM managed to finish at the top of the table and promoted to the Malaysia Super League as the champions of 2014 Malaysia Premier League. [6] Though, Dollah Salleh left the club as Football Association of Malaysia decided to appoint him as the head coach of Malaysia national team and Azman Adnan, who had been the assistant for him during the time took his place. [7] Ali Ashfaq from Maldives, who played a vital on PDRM's road to Super league won the Best Foreign Player Award in Malaysia national football awards in 2014.
The club camped at Hong Kong in late December 2014 and also participated and won the 2015 People of Maldives Invitational Cup held in Maldives in January 2015. [8]
In 2015 Malaysia Super League, the club edged the defending champions of Malaysia Super League, Johor Darul Ta'zim and Kelantan in their first games of the league. However, with several problems came up from the squad, they finished the league at the 6th position in the first year after promotion in 2014. The Malian striker, Dramane Traore had been the main man scoring the goals for the club in 2015 season. Yet, Ali Ashfaq was nominated among the best three players for the Best Foreign Player Award in 2015.
On 15 January 2016, PDRM camped at Bangkok, Thailand with the new foreign signings, former Johor Darul Ta'zim, Andrezinho and Singaporean international, Safuwan Baharudin.
PDRM sees themselves qualified back to the 2023 Malaysia Super League after finishing 6th place in the 2nd tier of the 2022 Malaysia Premier League. This promotion occurred because of the top tier restructuring from 12 teams to 14 teams (firstly planned 18 teams).Throughout the 2023 season, PDRM is known as the 'Giant Killer' for seeing them upsetting bigger team in the league. They managed to hold a 1–0 defeat to 9 time consecutive league champions, Johor Darul Ta'zim, won against Kedah Darul Aman, Selangor, Sabah and a goalless draw against Terengganu.
Stadium | Location | Capacity | Year |
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Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium | Paroi, Seremban | 45,000 | 2010, 2012 |
Shah Alam Stadium | Shah Alam | 80,372 | 2015, 2018 |
Selayang Stadium | Selayang | 11,098 | 2019, 2024–present |
Hang Jebat Stadium | Krubong/Paya Rumput | 40,000 | 2013, 2016–2017, 2019 |
Kuala Lumpur Stadium | Selayang | 18,000 | 2020–2022 |
Petaling Jaya Stadium | Petaling Jaya | 25,000 | 2011, 2014, 2023 |
Period | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
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1990 | Line 7 | Dunhill EON Bank |
1991–1992 | Puma | |
1993 | Line 7 | |
1998 | Le Coq Sportif | Dunhill |
2002 | Antioni | |
2003–2004 | Line 7 | |
2005 | TMNet | |
2005/06 | Eutag | |
2006/07 | Sukses | celcom, TMNet |
2007/08 | Kappa | TM |
2009 | Line 7 | TM, Inai Kiara |
2010 | TM | |
2011 | no sponsors | |
2012 | Al - Jabbar | |
2013 | no sponsors | |
2014 | Kappa [9] | Perkasa Jauhari |
2015 | Line7 | |
2016 | Puncak Niaga | |
2017 | Forca | |
2018 | ODR Lubricants | |
2019 | Papa Rich | |
2020 | Al - Sports | redONE |
2021–2023 | Oren Sports | Top Glove, redONE |
2024/25 - present | Lotto | redONE |
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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No. | Name | Nat. | Position | ||||
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Goalkeepers | |||||||
1 | Hakim Hamidun | GK | |||||
22 | Akif Aiman Rosdi | GK | |||||
31 | Ridzuan Azali | GK | |||||
Defenders | |||||||
2 | Hadi Hasbollah | RB, RWB | |||||
4 | Fakhrullah Yusoff | LB, LWB | |||||
5 | Iqbal Azmi | CB | |||||
14 | Alif Aidil Ghazali | CB | |||||
33 | Haziq Akmal | CB, RB | |||||
47 | Izzat Zuhairie Zakaria | LB, LWB | |||||
88 | Luqman Hakim Draman | CB | |||||
Midfielders | |||||||
8 | Asyraf Kamal Tajul Ariffin | CAM, CM | |||||
18 | Harsayd Azhar | DM, CM | |||||
18 | Adam Farhan Mustaffa | AM, CM | |||||
23 | Afiq Saluddin | DM, CB | |||||
24 | Jacque Faye | CM, LW, RW, ST | |||||
29 | Syahmi Jani | CM | |||||
Forwards | |||||||
17 | Ismail Ibrahim | ST | |||||
10 | Aliff Hasmardi | ST, LW | |||||
11 | Hariz Zoolhilmi | ST | |||||
19 | Aiman Sufi Radzai | LW | |||||
28 | Haziq Hafiz Hidrus | RW | |||||
30 | Fareez Abdul Samah | LW | |||||
56 | Akif Iqraiz Zuhairi | RW | |||||
90 | Nnbuike Chijoke Chukwu | ST | |||||
92 | Eskandar Ismail | RW |
Source: [10]
Fa | Name | Nat. | Position | ||||||
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Goalkeepers | |||||||||
1 | Hadif Padil Ali | GK | |||||||
21 | Khairul Amar | GK | |||||||
22 | Uday Zidane Arifin | GK | |||||||
Defenders | |||||||||
3 | Aidil Fikri Khalid | RB/RWB | |||||||
4 | Danish Aiman Onn | LB/LWB | |||||||
5 | Noor Aidil Zailani | CB | |||||||
19 | Farhat Faizal | CB | |||||||
23 | Afiq Danish Ridzuan | RB/RWB | |||||||
24 | Harith Imran Jumat | LB/LWB | |||||||
26 | Haiqal Qawwiy | CB | |||||||
27 | Amar Nazmi Aziz | CB/DM | |||||||
28 | Amirul Nazruddin | RB | |||||||
Midfielders | |||||||||
6 | Noor Adha Zailani | DM/CM | |||||||
7 | Haffizi Mustaffa Kamal | AM/CM | |||||||
8 | Hadzeq Faudzi | LW/LM | |||||||
12 | Akmal Naufal Najib | CM | |||||||
14 | Amirul Dzikry Che Ros | CM | |||||||
15 | Ameer Nur Iman | CM | |||||||
16 | Adam Danielshah | LW/LM | |||||||
17 | Hazim Ammar | DM/CM | |||||||
19 | Umar Danish Izriya | RW/RM | |||||||
30 | Hafizan Zamin | RW/LW | |||||||
Forwards | |||||||||
9 | Razan Rosli | ST | |||||||
10 | Danish Zikry Zubir | ST | |||||||
Source: [11]
Position | Staff |
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President | Acryl Sani |
Chief Executive Officer | Mohamad Hafiz Zainal Abidin |
Chief operating officer | Mohd Shukri Ismail |
Chief finance officer | Mohd Hasrulrizal Shah Hassan |
Manager | Mohd Zaffarollah Mohd Nordin |
Assistant Manager | Mohd Shamshul Hisham Abd Razak |
Legal advisor | Nazri Saad |
Position | Name |
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Head coach | P. Maniam |
Assistant head coach | Eddy Gapil |
Assistant coach | Allmahdi Umar Ahmad Juffri |
Goalkeeping coach | Mohd Atfan Hat |
Assistant goalkeeping coach | Zainuddin Yusof |
Fitness coach | Ahmad Nizan Arifin |
Team doctor | Muhamad Dzafri Muhamad Masro |
Physiotherapist | Shahrul Azrin Khairul Amri |
Masseur | Gopinatahan Arumugam |
Team admin | Nazrul Effendy |
Team media officer | Mohd Zulhilmi Razali |
Team security officer | Mohd Zuhairi Mohd Zubir |
U23 manager | Afham Zulkipeli |
U23 assistant manager | Rusham Abu |
U23 head coach | Anuar Udin |
U23 assistant head coach | Zolkipli Samion |
U23 assistant coach | Alif Haikal Ganaeson |
U23 goalkeeping coach | Zaiinuddin Yusof |
U23 fitness coach | Izhar Ismail |
U23 team doctor | Aiman Hamid |
U23 physiotherapist | Mohd Hilmi Mohamad |
U23 team admin | Firdaus Ruslan |
U23 team media officer | Muhammad Syahiran M Rosli |
U23 team security officer | Leonard Lawrence Abbie |
U20 manager | Azrul Izwan Abdul Rahim |
U20 head coach | Mohd Nadzim Din |
U20 assistant head coach | Mohd Arsyah Mohd Ayob |
U20 assistant coach | Norhainizam Shahabudin |
U20 fitness coach | Farhan Kamaruzzam |
U20 physiotherapist | Mohd Shawaffi Ahmad |
U20 goalkeeper coach | Azman Jaafar |
Name | Period | Trophy |
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Rahim Abdullah | 1990–1991 | |
Kevin Morton | 1992 | |
David Harrison | 1993 | |
Ismail Ramli | 1994 | |
Bahwandi Hiralal | 1995–1998 | |
1999–2000 | 2000 Malaysia FAM League | |
K. Thayananthan | 2001 | |
Rahim Abdullah | 2002 | |
2003 | ||
Mohd Dali Wahid | 2004–2006 | |
K. Thayanathan | 2006–2010 | 2007 Malaysia Premier League |
T. Kanapathy | 2010–2011 | |
R. Nalathamby | 2011–2013 | |
Dollah Salleh | 2014 | 2014 Malaysia Premier League |
Azman Adnan | 2014–July 2015 | |
Mohd Fauzi Pilus | July 2014 – November 2017 | |
Zulhamizan Zakaria | November 2017 – July 2018 | |
Mohd Fauzi Pilus | July 2018 – February 2019 | |
E. Elavarasan | March 2019 – December 2019 | |
Ishak Kunju | January 2020 – December 2020 | |
Mat Zan Mat Aris | January 2021 – March 2021 | |
Wan Rohaimi Wan Ismail | 31 March 2021 – 3 September 2022 | |
Razak Jamaadi | 3 September 2022 – 12 January 2023 | |
Azzmi Aziz | 12 January 2023 – 20 June 2023 | |
1st or Champions 2nd or Runner-up 3rd place Promotion Relegation
Season | League | Cup | Other | Asia | ||||||||||||
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Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Pos | Charity | Malaysia | FA | Competition | Result | |||
2004 | Liga Premier | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 34 | 44 | 28 | 6th | – | Not qualified | 3rd round | – | – | – | – |
2005 | Liga Premier | 21 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 51 | 9 | 8th | – | Not qualified | 1st round | – | – | – | – |
2005–06 | Liga Premier | 21 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 38 | 26 | 46 | 6th | – | Not qualified | 2nd round | – | – | – | – |
2006–07 | Liga Premier | 20 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 40 | 25 | 44 | 1st | – | Group stage | 1st round | – | – | – | – |
2007–08 | Super League | 24 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 30 | 52 | 24 | 9th | – | Quarter-finals | Round of 32 | – | – | – | – |
2009 | Super League | 26 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 19 | 75 | 3 | 14th | – | Group Stage | Round of 16 | – | – | – | – |
2010 | Liga Premier | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 37 | 41 | 28 | 7th | – | Not qualified | Round of 16 | – | – | – | – |
2011 | Liga Premier | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 36 | 28 | 39 | 3rd | – | Group Stage | Round of 32 | – | – | – | – |
2012 | Liga Premier | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 38 | 38 | 5th | – | Not qualified | Round of 32 | – | – | – | – |
2013 | Liga Premier | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 41 | 39 | 25 | 7th | – | Not qualified | Round of 32 | Trofeo Persija | Group stage | – | – |
2014 | Liga Premier | 22 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 63 | 23 | 52 | 1st | – | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | – | – | – | – |
2015 | Super League | 22 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 42 | 39 | 35 | 6th | – | Group stage | Round of 16 | Pomis Cup | Champions | – | – |
2016 | Super League | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 32 | 21 | 11th | – | Semi-finals | Quarter-finals | – | – | – | – |
2017 | Liga Premier | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 36 | 41 | 25 | 8th | – | Not qualified | 2nd round | – | – | – | – |
2018 | Liga Premier | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 28 | 31 | 29 | 5th | – | Group stage | 2nd round | – | – | – | – |
2019 | Liga Premier | 20 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 30 | 27 | 30 | 4th | – | Group stage | 3rd round | – | – | – | – |
2020 | Super League | 11 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 29 | −1 | 12th | – | – | Cancelled | – | – | – | – |
2021 | Liga Premier | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 8th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
2022 | Liga Premier | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 28 | 21 | 6th | – | Round of 16 | 1st round | – | – | – | – |
Season | Player | Goals |
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2012 | Khairul Izuan Abdullah | 27 |
2015 | Dramane Traoré | 19 |
Season | Player | Goals |
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2011 | Khairul Izuan Abdullah | 11 |
2012 | Khairul Izuan Abdullah | 27 |
2013 | Khairul Izuan Abdullah | 8 |
2014 | Ali Ashfaq | 27 |
2015 | Dramane Traoré | 20 |
2016 | Ali Ashfaq | 5 |
2017 | Dao Bakary | 15 |
2018 | ||
2019 | Lee Chang-hoon | 10 |
2020 | Eskandar Ismail | 2 |
2021 | Bruno Suzuki | 7 |
2022 | Martin Adamec | 8 |
# | Name | Years | League | Cup | League Cup | Other [a] | Total | Ratio |
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1 | Khairul Izuan Abdullah | 2009–present | 47 (71) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 47 (71) | 0.66 |
2 | Ali Ashfaq | 2014–present | 27 (37) | 2 (5) | 9 (12) | 3 (4) [b] | 41 (58) | 0.71 |
3 | Dramane Traoré | 2015 | 20 (20) | 3 (2) | 1 (1) | 5 (4) [b] | 29 (27) | 1.07 |
4 | Charles Chad | 2014 | 13 (20) | 3 (4) | 3 (6) | 0 (0) | 19 (30) | 0.63 |
5 | Bobby Gonzales | 2014 | 8 (21) | 1 (4) | 3 (6) | 0 (0) | 12 (31) | 0.39 |
6 | Muhamed Sumareh | 2012–2015 | 5 (34) | 1 (6) | 2 (11) | 0 (0) | 9 (51) | 0.18 |
7 | Fazuan Abdullah | 2011 | 9 (18) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 9 (18) | 0.5 |
8 | Muhd Khairul Akhyar Hussain | 2013 | 7 (19) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 7 (19) | 0.37 |
Year | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Player 4 | Player 5 | Player 6 | Player 7 | Player 8 | Player 9 | Former |
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2013 | Mohamadou Sumareh | Edrisar Kaye | ||||||||
2014 | Mohamadou Sumareh | Rafael Souza | Charles Chad | Ali Ashfaq | ||||||
2015 | Mohamadou Sumareh | Dramane Traore | Jaime Bragança | Ali Ashfaq | Onorionde Kughegbe | |||||
2016 | Souleymane Konaté | Safuwan Baharudin | Andrézinho | Ali Ashfaq | ||||||
2017 | Souleymane Konaté | Safuwan Baharudin | Yasir Hanapi | Dao Bakary | Frederic Pooda | |||||
2018 | Argzim Redžović | Petrișor Voinea | Shunsuke Nakatake | Shim Un-seob | ||||||
2019 | Argzim Redžović | Lee Chang-hoon | Uche Agba | |||||||
2020 | Serdar Geldiýew | Şöhrat Söýünow | Antonio German | |||||||
2021 | Lazarus Kaimbi | Alexander Amponsah | Victor Kamhuka | Bruno Suzuki | Alvaro Cuello | |||||
2022 | Miloš Lačný | Martin Adamec | Fadi Awad | Alexander Amponsah | Mirbek Akhmataliyev Mirbek Akhmataliyev | |||||
2023 | Kyaw Min Oo | Mario Arqués | Fadi Awad | Bruno Suzuki | Uche Agba | James Okwuosa | Chukwu Chijioke | Jacque Faye | Marcus Macauley | |
2024 | Kyaw Min Oo | Ifedayo Olusegun | Fadi Awad | Bruno Suzuki | Prince Obus Aggreh | Chidi Osuchukwu | Faith Friday Obilor | Aremu Timothy |
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