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| Full name | Syarikat Air Melaka Berhad Football Club |
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| Nickname(s) | The Blue Warrior |
| Founded | 2010 |
| Ground | Hang Tuah Stadium Hang Jebat Stadium |
| Capacity | 1,000 40,000 |
| Owner | Syarikat Air Melaka Berhad |
| President | Mohd. Khalid bin Nasir |
| League | Malaysia A2 Amateur League |
| 2024–25 | Quarter-finalist |
Syarikat Air Melaka Berhad Football Club is a football club based in Malacca, Malaysia. [1] The club was formerly known as the Perbadanan Air Melaka (PAM).
Syarikat Air Melaka Berhad Football Club had their first major success in the 2011 season, when they won the 2011 Liga Melaka. Domestically, SAMB FC has won the Malaysia football tournament, lastly in the 2018, and been eligible to compete in the Malaysia M3 League.
They have played in the previous incarnation of third-tier division in Malaysian football, the Malaysia FAM League from 2016 until 2017. In 2018, they withdrew from the FAM League and played in the Liga Melaka Division 1. They earned promotion into the third-tier division, the Malaysia M3 League in 2019. However, for the 2020 season, they withdrew due to financial reasons. Their slot in the M3 League was given to Melaka City.
After a break of several years, SAMB returned to join the 2024–25 Malaysia A2 Amateur League, the third-tier league organised by the Amateur Football League (AFL). [2] [3] [4]
| Season | Kit manufacturer | Main sponsor |
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| 2016 | Kronos | Syarikat Air Melaka Berhad |
| 2017 | ||
| 2018 | Warrix Sports | |
| 2019 | Heat | |
| 2024– | ZeroFour | |
| Season | Division | Position | Malaysia Cup | Malaysian FA Cup | Malaysian Charity Shield | Regional | Top scorer (all competitions) |
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| 2016 | Liga FAM | Quarter Final | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | |
| 2017 | Liga FAM | Group B, Fifth position | DNQ | First Round | DNQ | DNQ | |
| 2018 | Liga Melaka | Winner | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | |
| 2019 | Liga M3 | 9th place | DNQ | First Round | DNQ | DNQ |  Farderin Kadir (10) |
| 2020, 20211 | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | ||||||
| 2024 | Liga A2 | Quarter-finalist | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | Shamerul Abd Aziz (8) |
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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| Period | Name | Nationality |
|---|---|---|
| January 2014–October 2016 | Remeli Junit | Malaysia |
| November 2016–October 2017 | G. Torayraju | Malaysia |
| January 2018–December 2019 | Hamdan Mohamad | Malaysia |
| January 2020 | Mohd Azizan Baba | Malaysia |
| May–November 2024 | Rahim Abu Bakar | Malaysia |
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Team manager | Fairullizam Isahak |
| Assistant manager | Saiful Bakhtiar Bin Samsuri |
| Head coach | Rahim Abu Bakar |
| Assistant coach | Mohd Saiful Mustafa, Hafizuddin Said |
| Goalkeeper coach | Zaidi Hassan |
| Assistant GK coach | Mohd Rizal Ibrahim |
| Fitness coach | Fauzi Mokhtar |
| Physio | Najmi Hashim |
| Kit manager | Nurhadisham Mehat |
| Media officer | Noor Azhar Bin Tahir |
Winners (5): 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2018 Winners (1): 2014