UiTM FC

UiTM FC

Full name	UiTM Football Club
Nickname(s)	The Lion Troops
Short name	UiTM FC
Founded	2008;15 years ago (2008)
Ground	UiTM Stadium
Capacity	10,000 [1]
Owner	Universiti Teknologi MARA
President	Azizan Abdullah
Head coach	Kim Hak-bum
League	Malaysia Super League
2022	Malaysia Premier League, 7th of 10 (promoted)
Home colours Away colours
Current season

UiTM Football Club is a Malaysian professional football club based in Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia. The club last played in the Malaysia Super League. Founded in 2008, their home ground is 10,000-seater UiTM Stadium. ^[2] The club widely known as The Lion Troops. ^[3]

The team is under the jurisdiction of Universiti Teknologi MARA, a Malaysian public university based in Shah Alam, Selangor.

History

Founded in 2008, UiTM FC made club debut into Malaysian football by joining the third-tier league Malaysia FAM League in 2009. The club finishes third place in 2012 Malaysia FAM League and was promoted to the second-tier league, Malaysia Premier League in 2013 to replace USM FC, who were withdrawing from Malaysia Premier League due to financial difficulties.

On 25 July 2010, the club won the first edition of IPT League tournament by beating UKM FC 3–0 in the final at UiTM Stadium. UiTM FC's first goal was scored by Amirizdwan Taj before Fahrul Razi scored the second goal in the 37th minute. The third goal was an own goal by the UKM FC's Muhammed Suffian. Fahrul Razi was selected as the man of the match in the final. ^[4]

During 2017 season, UiTM FC managed to qualify for the Malaysia Cup for the first time since the club's establishment. ^[5] UiTM became the fifth teams from the Malaysia Premier League to qualify for the 2017 Malaysia Cup competition after the completion of the final fixtures in the first half of the season. ^[6]

For 2019 season, UiTM FC managed to gain the fifth spot in the league. However, due to the status change of PKNS FC to the reserve team of Selangor FA, UiTM FC gains its promotion to play in the 2020 Malaysia Super League by default since Johor Darul Ta'zim II F.C. and Terengganu F.C. II were not allowed to play in the Malaysia Super League together with its parents club, Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C. and Terengganu F.C. It is the first time UiTM FC will play in the nation's top division league since its establishment.

UiTM's selection of players is somewhat unique in that the players, including import players, must undertake undergraduate courses in UiTM in order to be selected to the squad. ^[7]

Players

First team squad

As of 26 September 2022 ^[8]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK   MAS Ameerul Eqhwan Mohd Fauzi 2 DF   MAS Mohamad Azeddy Misra 3 DF   MAS Ahmad Zafri Zakaria 6 DF   MAS Mohamad Hakim Ismail 7 FW   MAS Mohd Hizaz Lokman 8 MF   MAS Nazirul Hasif 9 FW   GHA George Attram 10 FW   MAS Rafie Yaacob 11 FW   MAS Muhammad Afzal Akbar 14 MF   MAS Muhammad Izman Solehin Rohadi 15 DF   MAS Muhammad Farhan Rahim 19 FW   MAS Alif Safwan 20 MF   MAS Amirul Aiman 21 DF   MAS Muhammad Faris Mohd Zabri 22 GK   MAS Ramadhan Hamid

No. Pos. Nation Player 21 DF   MAS Izaaq Izhan 25 MF   MAS Azriddin Rosli 27 MF   MAS Muhammad Zharif Nazhan Refli 28 FW   MAS Muhammad Farez Aiman Marzuki 29 DF   MAS Arham Khussyairi Ab Wahab 30 MF   MAS Fahmi Sabri 32 DF   MAS Nashran Elias 33 GK   MAS Mohamad Amir Haikal Bidin 34 MF   MAS Muhammad Eizrul Ashraf Nor Effendy 36 MF   MAS Mohammad Amir Adha Mohd Latif 47 MF   MAS Muhammad Faris Hafiz Azhar 55 DF   MAS Syed Muadz Syed Mahmud Iskandar 56 FW   MAS Muhammad Danial Romizan 88 GK   MAS Rendy Rining

Former players

For details on former players, see Category:UiTM FC players.

U21

No.	Name	Nationality	Position	Date of Birth (Age)
Goalkeepers
1	Amar Haziq Mohd Fadzli		GK	2000
12	Mohd Suhail Md Sofian		GK	(1999-04-26) 26 April 1999 (age 24)
14	Muhammad Rafiq Kamaruddin		GK	(2000-02-20) 20 February 2000 (age 23)
Defenders
4	Muhammad Amir Faris Ramlan		CB	2000
6	Izzul Danish Fadzil		CB	(1999-04-20) 20 April 1999 (age 24)
13	Mohammad Khairul Fahmi Sani		CB	1999
17	Mohammad Syafiq Shamsudin		CB	1999
21	Raja Muhd Alif Danial Raja Radzmi		LB / LWB	1999
23	Syed Muadz Syed Mahmud Iskandar		RB / RWB	2000
24	Arham Khussyairi Abdul Wahab		CB / LB	1999
25	Amirul Fazly Mohd Zamri		LB / LWB	(2000-02-10) 10 February 2000 (age 23)
28	Muhammad Al Imran Abdul Halim		RB / CB	(1999-02-16) 16 February 1999 (age 24)
Midfielders
7	Mohammad Amir Adha Mohd Latif		RW / RM	1999
8	Muhammad Nizarruddin Jazi		CM	(2000-02-12) 12 February 2000 (age 23)
9	Muhammad Fahmi Mohd Sabri		AM / CM	1999
11	Muhamad Nazirul Hasif Mallang		RW / RM	(1999-07-26) 26 July 1999 (age 23)
15	Mohammad Salman Abdullah Sani		CM	(1999-10-23) 23 October 1999 (age 23)
16	Muhammad Ikhwan Raman		CM	(1999-09-22) 22 September 1999 (age 23)
18	Muhammad Eizrul Ashraf Nor Effendy		LW / LM	(2000-02-16) 16 February 2000 (age 23)
19	Zainul Arifin Ahmad Latifi		CM/AM	(1999-11-22) 22 November 1999 (age 23)
20	Amirul Aiman Ibrahim		RW / RM	2000
22	Mohamed Amrin Salihi Mohamed Nasir		RW / RM	2000
26	Mohammed Faris Hafiz Azhar		LW / LM	(2000-07-08) 8 July 2000 (age 22)
Forwards
2	Amin Khalili Razali		ST	(1999-12-13) 13 December 1999 (age 23)
10	Muhd Farez Aiman Marzuki		ST	(1999-11-17) 17 November 1999 (age 23)
27	Muhammad Zharif Nazhan Refli		ST	2000

Source: ^[9]

U19

No.	Name	Nationality	Position	Date of Birth (Age)
Goalkeepers
1	Muhammad Johan Shahzidane Tendot Johari Tendot		GK	2002
18	Nur Aiman Mustaffa Kamal		GK	2002
22	Mohd Amir Haikal Bidin		GK	2001
24	Muhammad Alfaiz Zula'amin		GK	2002
Defenders
2	Akmal Hakim Razali		RB / RWB	2002
3	Muhammad Firdaus Hasnoddin		LB / LWB	2002
4	Akmal Aniq Norzilan		CB	2001
5	Muhammad Aiman Saifuddin		CB	2002
6	Nik Akmal Rezal Aminun Izham		CB	2002
12	Irsyad Ahmad Radhuan		RB / RWB	2002
15	Muhammad Izzat Emeer Aziz		CB	2001
23	Muhammad Nashran Elias		CB	2001
25	Amir Hazman Mohammad Hanapiah		RB / RWB	2001
26	Mohd Syafham Ikmal Mohd Syaker		LB / LWB	2002
Midfielders
7	Haris Zafri Hashim		RW / RM	2002
8	Muhammad Izzat Kamal		CM	2001
11	Wan Muhammad Irfan Wan Nizar		LW / LM	2001
13	Ikhwan Firdaus Mohd Zaidi		CM	2002
14	Muhamad Haziq Idris		CM / DM	2002
16	Mohd Karman Radzwan		LW / LM	2002
19	Muhammad Faiq Dzihny Suhadzri		CM / AM	2001
21	Wan Muhd Aqil Hakimi Wan Ahmad Hazmi		RW / RM	2002
27	Ahmad Haikal Haziq Ubaidillah		AM / RW / LW	2002
30	Hausen Shwahiri Hasboni Shawal		CM / DM	2001
Forwards
9	Iman Shah Anuar		ST	2001
10	Muhammad Ameerul Eizlan Erwan		ST	2002
17	Aqil Idham Bahari		ST	2001
20	Muhammad Harith Akif Mohd Shahar		ST	2002
28	Ahmad Farhan Mohd Azmi		ST	2001
29	Ikmal Zikram Jonisman		ST	2002

Source: ^[10]

Club officials

Exco Member

• President: Prof Dr Azizan Abdullah
• Deputy President: Dr Mohd Bahrin Othman
• Secretary: Mustaza Ahmad
• Treasurer: Poazi Rosdi

Coaching staff

Position	Name
General Manager	Mustaza Ahmad
Assistant Manager	Mohd Nor Aidil Abdul Latif
Director of Football	Reduan Abdullah
Head Coach	Reduan Abdullah
Assistant Coach 1	Ismail Ibrahim
Assistant Coach 2	Muhd Shahreen Nizam Sharuddin
Goalkeeper Coach	Irwan Jamil
Fitness Coach	Mohd Zaiham Abdul Hamid
Performance Analyst	Muhd Faez Hakimi Hamzah
Physiotherapist	Ahmad Hanbal Raman
Team Doctor	Wan Mohd Izham Wan Ismail
Head of Sport Science and Performance	Assoc Prof Dr Raja Mohammed Firhad Raja Azidin
U21 Manager	Mohd Fauzi Zainuddin
U21 Head Coach	Ismail Ibrahim
U21 Assistant Coach	Mohd Faizal Esahar
U21 Fitness Coach	Amirunizar Zulkefli
U21 Goal Keeper Coach	Jamsari Sabian
U21 Team Analyst	Abdul Farish Shah Abdul Latib
U21 Physiotherapist	Ahmad Harith Ahmad Ripaai
Kitman	Muhammad Syahmi Mohd Shah
U19 Manager	Ahmad Tarmizy Mohammed
U19 Head Coach	Iqbal Hanafi Masduki
U19 Assistant Coach	Mohd Fahmi Mohd Hatta
U19 Coach	Mohd Nizam Othman
U19 Goal Keeper Coach	Mohd Fahmi Mohd Isa
U19 Fitness Trainer	Mohd Azraei Mohd Fauzi
U19 Team Analyst	Fadlin Taban Pilu
U19 Physiotherapist	Muhammad Zulfikhar Md Zain

Coaches

Head coaches by years (2009–present)

Years	Nat	Name
2009–2011		Omar Ali
2012–2013		Azman Hj Eusoff
2013–2014		Mohd Azuan Muhd Zain
December 2015 – November 2016		Raja Isa Raja Akram Shah [11]
December 2016 – November 2018		Wan Mustaffa Wan Ismail [12]
5 November 2018 – 20 December 2019		Ismail Zakaria [13] [14]
3 January 2020 – present		Frank Bernhardt [15] [16]

Managerial history

Manager by years (2008–present)

Years	Nat	Name
2008–present		Mustaza Ahmad

Captain history

Captain by years (2010–present)

Years	Nat	Name
2010		Amirizdwan Taj
2011		Muhd Aizat Jaini [17]
2012		Ahmad Shahir Ismail
2013		Ahmad Syahir Ismail [18]
2014		Muhammad Ashraf Zulkapli
2015		Aiman Syazwan Abdullah
2016		Yosri Derma Raju
2017		Muhd Hanif Saied
2018		Muhd Afif Asyraf Mohd Zabawi
2019		Zulkhairi Zulkeply

Achievements

Year	Position	League	Malaysia FA Cup	Malaysia Cup\Malaysia Challenge Cup	Top scorer (M-League)
2013	9th	Malaysia Premier League	First round	Not Participated	Afham Zulkipli (4 goals)
2014	9th	Malaysia Premier League	First round	Not Participated	Obi Ikechukwu Charles (10 goals)
2015	8th	Malaysia Premier League	First round	Not Participated	Dao Bakary (10 goals)
2016	10th	Malaysia Premier League	Second round	Not Participated	Pavel Purishkin (8 goals)
2017	6th	Malaysia Premier League	Second round	Group Stage	Akanni-Sunday Wasiu (19 goals)
2018	9th	Malaysia Premier League	Third round	Group stage	Lucas Pugh (8 goals)

Source: ^{[19] [20] [21]}

Sponsorship

Period	Sportswear	Main Sponsor
2012	Umbro	none
2013		Kementerian Pengajian Tinggi
2014		Kementerian Pendidikan Malaysia
2015
2016		Soaring Upwords
2017
2018	Puma	Soaring Upwords, UiTM Holdings
2019		Master Halal, Active Sports
2020–present	Puma Home & away kit	Sukipt
	Fitech Third kit	Sukipt & Malaysia Airlines

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External links

• UiTM F.C. at Soccerway