UiTM United

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UiTM United
UiTM United.png
Full nameUiTM United Football Club
Nickname(s)The Lion Troops
Short nameUiTM United
Founded2008;16 years ago (2008), as UiTM FC
Ground UiTM Stadium
Capacity10,000 [1]
Owner Universiti Teknologi MARA
PresidentAzizan Abdullah
Head coachYazli Yahaya
League Malaysia A1 Semi-Pro League
2023 Al-Ikhsan Cup, Champions (promoted)
Soccerball current event.svg Current season

UiTM United Football Club is a Malaysian professional football club based in Shah Alam, Selangor. The club currently played in the Malaysia A1 Semi-Pro League. Founded in 2008, their home ground is 10,000-seater UiTM Stadium. [2] The club is widely known as The Lion Troops. [3]

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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]

Crest

Players

First team squad

As of 30 May 2024 [8]

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

No.Pos.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of Malaysia.svg  MAS Ahmad Uday Zidane
2 DF Flag of Malaysia.svg  MAS Akmal Fahmi
3 DF Flag of Malaysia.svg  MAS Adam Afiz
4 DF Flag of Malaysia.svg  MAS Ikhwan Hakim
5 DF Flag of Malaysia.svg  MAS Muhammad Farhan
6 DF Flag of Malaysia.svg  MAS Mohamad Karman
7 FW Flag of Malaysia.svg  MAS Muhammad Mirza
8 MF Flag of Malaysia.svg  MAS Ahmad Haikal Haziq(Captain)
9 FW Flag of Malaysia.svg  MAS Mohamad Arif Imran
10 MF Flag of Malaysia.svg  MAS Wan Muhammad Irfan
11 FW Flag of Malaysia.svg  MAS Asyraaf Rifqi
12 MF Flag of Malaysia.svg  MAS Muhammad Syazman
13 FW Flag of Malaysia.svg  MAS Ameer Nur Iman
14 FW Flag of Malaysia.svg  MAS Norshahrul Nizam
15 FW Flag of Malaysia.svg  MAS Dassky Danial
No.Pos.NationPlayer
16 DF Flag of Malaysia.svg  MAS Muhammad Danial
17 FW Flag of Malaysia.svg  MAS Muhd Fakhrur Razi
18 DF Flag of Malaysia.svg  MAS Putra Daniel Danies
19 FW Flag of Malaysia.svg  MAS Harraz Zaqwan
20 FW Flag of Malaysia.svg  MAS Haziq Deli
21 DF Flag of Malaysia.svg  MAS Irsyad Ahmad
22 MF Flag of Malaysia.svg  MAS Ahmad Mujahid
23 DF Flag of Malaysia.svg  MAS Muhd Hariz Husaini
24 MF Flag of Malaysia.svg  MAS Muhd Airil Mifzal
25 GK Flag of Malaysia.svg  MAS Aiman Najwan
26 DF Flag of Malaysia.svg  MAS Syaizwan Irfan
27 FW Flag of Malaysia.svg  MAS Aman Syamim
28 DF Flag of Malaysia.svg  MAS Muhd Nuh Azlan Syah
29 MF Flag of Malaysia.svg  MAS Zikry Hafis
30 GK Flag of Malaysia.svg  MAS Harith Bisyari

Former players

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

Uitm United II

No.NameNationalityPositionDate of Birth (Age)
Goalkeepers
Muhd Izz Nadim Mohd Ezman Flag of Malaysia.svg GK 2004
Azrul Nazhan Mohd Nasrah Flag of Malaysia.svg GK 2/7/2003
Muhd Harith Bisyar Mohd Hanafia Flag of Malaysia.svg GK 17/2/2003
Defenders
Muhd Fariz Zikri Shukri Flag of Malaysia.svg CB 2004
Muhammad Amirul Hisham Mazelan Flag of Malaysia.svg CB 2004
Mohamad Rasool Haqimie Mohd Radzuan Flag of Malaysia.svg CB 2004
Mohammad Faris Jazmi Razman Flag of Malaysia.svg LB / LWB 2002
Muhammad Faiz Syamsul Azizi Flag of Malaysia.svg CB 2004
Muhammad Amri Mohd Rosly Flag of Malaysia.svg LB / LWB 2004
Muhd Amjad Rifa'ie Mohd Nazi Flag of Malaysia.svg CB 2003
Aleff Haedi Za'ba Flag of Malaysia.svg RB / CB 2002
Muhd Arif Ridhwan Ruslan Flag of Malaysia.svg RB / RWB 2003
Mikael Danish Mohd Adlan Flag of Malaysia.svg RB / RWB 2002
Midfielders
Muhd Haziq Fadzlee Flag of Malaysia.svg CM 2004
Muhammad Naqib Rosli Flag of Malaysia.svg CM / AM 19/5/2004
Muhd Isyraf Nuaim Abdul Rani Flag of Malaysia.svg LW / LM 2003
Zariff Iskandar Dzulqariza Flag of Malaysia.svg LW / LM 2003
Husni Ar-Razzuq Zakariya Flag of Malaysia.svg DM / CM 2004
Muhd Azmin Hadi Azlan Flag of Malaysia.svg CM 2004
Wan Khalis Hilmi Wan Kamarul Hakim Flag of Malaysia.svg CM/AM 2004
Aiman Aqil Roslan Flag of Malaysia.svg RW / RM 2004
Muhd Amin Fahmi Jeffridin Flag of Malaysia.svg RW / RM 2004
Fauzan Akmal Mazlatul Syahri Flag of Malaysia.svg DM / CM 29/2/2004
Forwards
Muhd Adam Daniel Benny Hermiza Flag of Malaysia.svg ST 2004
Zeckry Iman Iskandar Rozaman Flag of Malaysia.svg ST 8/8/2000

Source: [9] Source: [10]

Club officials

Coaching staff

PositionName
Team manager Flag of Malaysia.svg Ahmad Tarmizy Mohammed
Head coach Flag of Malaysia.svg Yazli Yahaya
Assistant coach Flag of Malaysia.svg Fairuz Abdul Aziz
Assistant coach Flag of Malaysia.svg Shahreen Nizam Sharuddin
Goalkeeping coach Flag of Malaysia.svg Mohammed Redzuan Harun
Fitness coach Flag of Malaysia.svg Muhammad Hazeq Nordin
Performance analyst Flag of Malaysia.svg Muhd Faez Hakimi Hamzah
Physiotherapist Flag of Malaysia.svg Hasif Hilmi
Team Doctor Flag of Malaysia.svg Wan Mohd Izham Wan Ismail
Head of sport science and performance Flag of Malaysia.svg Assoc Prof Dr Raja Mohammed Firhad Raja Azidin

Coaches

Head coaches by years (2009–present)

YearsNatName
2009–2011 Flag of Malaysia.svg Omar Ali
2012–2013 Flag of Malaysia.svg Azman Hj Eusoff
2013–2014 Flag of Malaysia.svg Mohd Azuan Muhd Zain
2015–2016 Flag of Malaysia.svg Raja Isa Raja Akram Shah [11]
2016 – 2018 Flag of Malaysia.svg Wan Mustaffa Wan Ismail [12]
2018–2019 Flag of Malaysia.svg Ismail Zakaria [13] [14]
2020–2022 Flag of Germany.svg Frank Bernhardt [15] [16]
2023– Flag of Malaysia.svg Yazli Yahaya

Achievements

YearPositionLeague Malaysia FA Cup Malaysia Cup\Malaysia Challenge Cup Top scorer (M-League)
2013 9th Malaysia Premier League First round Not Participated Flag of Malaysia.svg Afham Zulkipli (4 goals)
2014 9th Malaysia Premier League First round Not Participated Flag of Nigeria.svg Obi Ikechukwu Charles (10 goals)
2015 8th Malaysia Premier League First round Not Participated Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Dao Bakary (10 goals)
2016 10th Malaysia Premier League Second round Not Participated Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Pavel Purishkin (8 goals)
2017 6th Malaysia Premier League Second round Group Stage Flag of Nigeria.svg Akanni-Sunday Wasiu (19 goals)
2018 9th Malaysia Premier League Third round Group stage Flag of Argentina.svg Lucas Pugh (8 goals)

Source: [17] [18] [19]

Sponsorship

PeriodSportswearMain sponsor
2012 Umbro
2013 Kementerian Pengajian Tinggi
2014 Kementerian Pendidikan Malaysia
2015
2016Soaring Upwords
2017
2018 Puma Soaring Upwords, UiTM Holdings
2019Master Halal, Active Sports
2020–present Puma Sukipt
Sukipt, Malaysia Airlines

Honours

League

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