Selangor F.C. Futsal

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Selangor Futsal
Full nameSelangor Football Club Futsal
Nickname(s)Gergasi Merah (The Red Giants)
King of Malaya
Short nameSFC
SEL
Founded2005;19 years ago (2005)
as Selangor FA
24 March 2019;5 years ago (2019-03-24)
as Selangor MAC (merge with MAC FC and Selangor United MPSJ FC)
10 December 2023;7 months ago (2023-12-10)
as Selangor F.C. Futsal
GroundPanasonic National Sport Complex
Shah Alam, Selangor
OwnerRed Giants FC Sdn. Bhd.
Chairman Tengku Amir Shah
Head coachEdgar Eder Baldasso
League Malaysia Premier Futsal League
2023 Group B: 2nd
Knockouts: Semi-finals
Website Club website
Soccerball current event.svg Current season

Selangor F.C. Futsal, formerly known as Selangor MAC is a Malaysian professional futsal club based in the city of Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia. It is a part of the Selangor F.C. sports club. [1] The club is currently competes in the Malaysia Premier Futsal League. The club is nicknamed the Red Giants. The Red Giants play home games at Panasonic National Sport Complex in Shah Alam, Selangor. The club is owned by Red Giants Sdn. Bhd, with Tengku Amir Shah as Chairman.

Contents

The Red Giants hold the records for most Malaysia Premier Futsal League titles (2). Selangor were the third Malaysian club to qualify and enter AFF Futsal Club Championship where the club finished third place both in 2021 and 2022 season.

History

Selangor MAC F.C.

After three seasons the state FA Futsal team hiatus from the competition, [2] in 2019, Selangor MAC FC was officially established as a result of the merger of MAC FC and Selangor United MPSJ FC. A total of 25 new players signed contracts on 24 March at Concorde Hotel, Shah Alam. This team will participate in the Malaysian Premier Futsal League for the first time. [3]

Rebranding to Selangor F.C.

On 10 December 2023, Selangor MAC will officially change the team name to Selangor F.C. after announcing it on all their social media accounts. [4] On 18 December 2023, the team announced that they will participate in the Ho Chi Minh City Futsal Open 2023 from 23 December to 29 December 2023.

Brand and identity

Crest and colours

Selangor F.C. Futsal uses the same crest as Selangor F.C. use. The crest is shaped like a shield, while the emblem on the upper part of the crest is derived from the Selangor State Council coat of arms. The colour characteristics on the crest is the main colour of the state of Selangor which symbolizes Bravery for red and Royalty for yellow. [5] Both of these colors are linked to the state flag which follows the identity of Selangor. The logo is then completed by featuring the state's blazon on the top of it.

Kits

Since 2019, the Selangor Futsal team kit was manufactured by Joma.

PeriodKit manufacturerFront of shirt sponsorsBack of shirt sponsorsShoulder sponsors
2019 Joma Fancy Futsal Vizione Lynas
2020 PKNS, Fancy Futsal and Vizione — ANF Logistic
2021 Lynas
2022 Fancy Futsal, Wing Hin Group of Companies and Lynas D'Aurora
2023 MSU Medical Centre and Wing Hin Group of Companies — Fancy Futsal
2024 Menteri Besar Selangor Incorporated and SELMAC Sports Futuro, Protein and GenesisW Lynas and Yoodo

Stadium

Since 2019, the Red Giants have been playing their home games in an indoor stadium at the Panasonic National Sports Complex in Shah Alam, Selangor.

PeriodVenueLocation
2019–Panasonic National Sports Complex Shah Alam, Selangor

Players

First team squad [6]

As of 1 July 2024
No.PositionPlayerNationality
1GoalkeeperHelmi ImranFlag of Malaysia 23px.svg  Malaysia
18GoalkeeperSyaifuddin IbrahimFlag of Malaysia 23px.svg  Malaysia
21GoalkeeperSyawal SabaruddinFlag of Malaysia 23px.svg  Malaysia
2DefenderFariq MohammadFlag of Malaysia 23px.svg  Malaysia
4DefenderImran SamsudinFlag of Malaysia 23px.svg  Malaysia
6DefenderAli Imran HasanFlag of Malaysia 23px.svg  Malaysia
12DefenderFarikh KhabiborFlag of Malaysia 23px.svg  Malaysia
7WingerFaris JohanFlag of Malaysia 23px.svg  Malaysia
10WingerSyed Aizad DanielFlag of Malaysia 23px.svg  Malaysia
13WingerFirdaus ZulkefliFlag of Malaysia 23px.svg  Malaysia
14WingerAidil ShahrilFlag of Malaysia 23px.svg  Malaysia
16WingerGabriel RosaFlag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
24WingerSyahir IqbalFlag of Malaysia 23px.svg  Malaysia
25WingerAidil AfiqzamFlag of Malaysia 23px.svg  Malaysia
5ForwardKhaiyum KhaimiFlag of Malaysia 23px.svg  Malaysia
8Forward Well Pereira Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
9ForwardKhairul EffendyFlag of Malaysia 23px.svg  Malaysia
11ForwardBukhari SamsudinFlag of Malaysia 23px.svg  Malaysia
17ForwardAzamuddin HasanFlag of Malaysia 23px.svg  Malaysia

Former players

The table shown below lists all the players who left the club after the 2023 season ended.

Club captains

PeriodPlayerNationality
2019–Fariq Mohammad [7] Flag of Malaysia 23px.svg  Malaysia

Management & coaching staff

Management

As of 27 June 2023 [8]
PositionName
Chairman Flag of Malaysia.svg Tengku Amir Shah
Board of directors Flag of Malaysia.svg Shahril Mokhtar
Flag of Malaysia.svg Siti Zubaidah Abdul Jabar
Flag of Malaysia.svg Norita Mohd Sidek
Chief executive officer Flag of Malaysia.svg Johan Kamal Hamidon
Chief operation officer Flag of Malaysia.svg Aladdin Mostafa

Technical staff

As of 27 June 2023
PositionName
Team Manager Flag of Malaysia.svg Mimi Afzan Azfa
Head Coach Flag of Brazil.svg Edgar Eder Baldasso
Assistant Coach Flag of Malaysia.svg Yao Eoh Shao
Flag of Malaysia.svg Ahmad Khairi Aswad Ishak
Goalkeeper Coach Flag of Malaysia.svg Mohd Firdaus Razali
Fitness Coach Flag of Malaysia.svg Luqman Mat Nur Abd Razak
Physiotherapist Flag of Malaysia.svg Serlaa Ramanarajoo Betharajoo
Team Admin Flag of Malaysia.svg Qaiser Heshaam Abdul Kadir
Flag of Malaysia.svg Irien Natasha Zulkifli
Team Media Flag of Malaysia.svg Aimullah Abdul Halim
Kitman Flag of Malaysia.svg Ahmad Faris Hazman Azman

Head coaches

Record

Information correct as of 14 July 2024. Only competitive matches are counted.

NameNationalityFromToPldWDLGFGAWin%Ref
Addy ShairullyzamFlag of Malaysia 23px.svg  Malaysia 17 February 20198 August 20224133441658280.49 [9]
Beto AranhaFlag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 8 August 202212 November 20224112111025.00 [10]
Edgar Eder BaldassoFlag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 20 November 2022Present3121281417767.74 [11]

Honours

NameNationalityFromToHonours
Addy ShairullyzamFlag of Malaysia 23px.svg  Malaysia 17 February 20198 August 20222 – Malaysia Premier Futsal League (2019, 2022)
1 – Malaysia Futsal Cup (2022)
Beto AranhaFlag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 8 August 202212 November 2022
Edgar Eder BaldassoFlag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 20 November 2022Present

Records

List of seasons

This is a partial list of the last five seasons completed by the Red Giants. For the full season-by-season history, see List of Selangor F.C. Futsal seasons.

Selangor F.C. Futsal last five seasons
SeasonLeaguePldWDLGFGAGDPtsPosMFCAFFTop goalscorersGoals [lower-alpha 1]
2019 MPFL 161321622537411st—— Flag of Malaysia.svg Fariq Mohammad18
2020 MPFL 110032136th [lower-alpha 2] —— Flag of Malaysia.svg Syed Aizad Daniel3
2021MPFL00000000— [lower-alpha 3] — 3rd Flag of Malaysia.svg Ekmal Shahrin3
2022 MPFL 141211663234371stW 3rd Flag of Brazil.svg Silva Matheus22
2023 MPFL 16122278334538SF [lower-alpha 4] 3rd — Flag of Iran.svg Ali Ebrahimi22

Continental record

The debut of Selangor in continental competitions took place in the 2021 season as a participant in that season's AFF Futsal Cup. Selangor's best position in the competition was 3rd place, achieved in both the 2021 and 2022 seasons.

Summary

CompetitionPldWDLGFGAGDWin%
AFF Futsal Club Championship [lower-alpha 5] 84042320+350.00

Results

All results list Selangor's goal tally first.

SeasonCompetitionRoundClubResultPosition
2021 AFF Futsal Cup Round-robin Flag of Thailand.svg Chonburi Bluewave 0–33rd out of 4
Flag of Malaysia.svg Pahang Rangers 5–1
Flag of Thailand.svg Port 0–4
Flag of Cambodia.svg Mohahang All Star7–2
2022 AFF Futsal Cup Group B Flag of East Timor.svg Ramelau 6–02nd out of 3
Flag of Vietnam.svg Sahako1–2
Semi-final Flag of Thailand.svg Hongyen Thakam2–63rd place
Third place Flag of Vietnam.svg Sahako2–2 ( a.e.t. )
(8–7p)

Honours

Club

In 2019, Selangor won their first MPFL title and also became the league's inaugural champions. In 2022, Selangor successfully defended their MPFL title. In the same season, Selangor became the inaugural winner of the Malaysia Futsal Cup and thus became the first club to achieve the Double.

Continental
CompetitionsTitlesSeasons
AFC Futsal Club Championship 0
AFF Futsal Club Championship [lower-alpha 6] 0
Domestic
CompetitionsTitlesSeasons
MPFL Division 1 [lower-alpha 7] 32010–11, 2019, 2022
Malaysia Futsal Cup 1s2022

Players

HonourPlayerNationalitySeason
MPFL Top ScorerFariq MohammadFlag of Malaysia 23px.svg  Malaysia 2019
Ekmal ShahrinFlag of Malaysia 23px.svg  Malaysia 2022
Silva Matheus VasconcelosFlag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 2022
Ali EbrahimiFlag of Iran.svg  Iran 2023

Notes

  1. ↑ Only competitive matches are counted.
  2. ↑ The 2020 MPFL season was cancelled after only one game played due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  3. ↑ The 2021 MPFL season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  4. ↑ The 2023 MPFL season use the group and knockout stage format. There is no third place match.
  5. ↑ Previously known as AFF Futsal Cup.
  6. ↑ Previously known as AFF Futsal Cup.
  7. ↑ Previously known as Liga Futsal Kebangsaan and Malaysia Premier Futsal League.

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