Kuala Lumpur F.A.
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| Full name | Kuala Lumpur Football Association | ||
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| Nickname(s) | City Squad City Boys The Hawks | ||
| Founded | 1974 as Federal Territory Football Association | ||
| Ground | KLFA Stadium Cheras, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | ||
| Capacity | 18,000 | ||
| Chairman |  Astaman Abdul Aziz | ||
| Manager | Rusli Baba | ||
| Coach | Razip Ismail | ||
| League | Malaysian Super League | ||
| 2011 | 12th | ||
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The Kuala Lumpur Football Association is a Malaysian professional football association based in Cheras, Kuala Lumpur. The association was founded as the Federal Territory Football Association in 1974 and entered Malaysian football competitions in 1979 before being renamed Kuala Lumpur in 1986. The team currently plays in the Malaysian Super League.
Kuala Lumpur were one of the most successful Malaysian teams in the late 1980s after being crowned the league champions twice in 1986 and 1988. They also won the Malaysia Cup for three consecutive years in 1987, 1988 and 1989. The team enjoyed considerable success in cup competitions in the 1990s, winning the Malaysian FA Cup in 1993, 1994 and 1999. Kuala Lumpur won the Malaysian Charity Shield, also known as the Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Cup on three occasions, in 1988, 1995 and 2000.
Following its founding, a fierce rivalry developed between Kuala Lumpur and Selangor mainly due to their geographical location. The battle between these two teams is often referred to as the Klang Valley derby which was renewed in the 2010 season after KL ended a seven-year spell in the second-tier. Besides Selangor, there is also a fledgling city derby developing with Felda United FC.
Honours
Domestic
| Title | Winners | Runners-up |
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| Malaysia Cup (3x) | 1987, 1988, 1989 | 1985 |
| Division 1/ Premier 1/ Super League (2x) | 1986, 1988 | 1982, 1987, 1989 |
| Division 2/ Premier 2/ Premier League | ||
| Malaysian FA Cup (3x) | 1993, 1994, 1999 | 1992 |
| Malaysia Charity Shield (3x) | 1988, 1995, 2000 | 1987, 1989, 1990, 1994 |
Regional
- 1994: Quarterfinals (lost to Telephone Organisation of Thailand 3-5 on aggregate after extra-time in the second leg)
Players
Current Squad
First-team squad
- As of 4 February 2011[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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*Registered with President's Cup team
Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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President's Cup Team
For the president's cup squad, see Kuala Lumpur President's Cup.
Kuala Lumpur President's Cup Team
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Former Players
Local Players
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Foreign Players
World Cup appearances
Team officials
Kuala Lumpur FA
- Patron: Dato' Raja Nong Chik Zainal Abidin
- President: Astaman Abdul Aziz
- Deputy president: George Frederick, Zaharen Zakaria
- Vice president: Mohamad Sidek Khalid, Johari Abdul Ghani, Theng Book, Nordin Abdul Ghani
- General secretary: Nokaman Mustaffa
Coaching and medical staff
- Manager: Rusli Baba
- Assistant manager: Nokman Mustaffa
- Head Coach: Razip Ismail
- Assistant coach: Tan Siew Seng
- Goalkeeping coach: Mohamad Faris Ahmad
- Fitness coach: Mohd Norlizu Ab. Rahman
- Physiotherapist: Khidir Abd Elkarim Elfadl Ali
- Kitman: Saari Janji
- President's cup manager: Abd Rahim Haroon
- President's cup assistant Manager:Saravanan Perumal
- President's cup coach: Ramachandran Krishnan
- President's cup assistant coach: Mohamad Ishak Kunju Mohamad
Managers
| Year | Manager |
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| 1999-04 | Datuk Mohd Hilmi Ismail
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| 2005-06 | Mat Zan Mat Aris
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| 2007-08 | Datuk Izzudin Ishak
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| 2009-2011 | Nokman Mustaffa
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| 2012- | Rusli Baba
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Coaches
| Year | Coach |
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| 1979-81 | Yunus Tasman
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| 1982-84 | S. Subramaniam
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| 1985-86 |  Josef Venglos
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| 1987-89 | Chow Kwai Lam
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| 1990 | Jozef Jankech
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| 1991 |  Milous Kvacek
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| 1992 | Chow Kwai Lam
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| 1993 | S. Subramaniam
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| 1994 |  Ken Shellito
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| 1995-98 | Chow Kwai Lam
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| 1998-00 | Mat Zan Mat Aris
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| 2000 | Lim Kin Lian
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| 2001-02 |  Wathiq Naji Jasim/ Lim Kin Lian
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| 2003 | Igor Novak
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| 2004-07 | Mat Zan Mat Aris
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| 2007-08 |  Hans-Jürgen Gede
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| 2008- | Razip Ismail
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Seasons
| Season | Division | Position | Malaysia Cup | Malaysian FA Cup | Malaysian Charity Shield | Regional | Top Scorer (All Competitions) |
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| 1979 | Preliminary | 16th of 17 | DNQ | – | – | – | N/A |
| 1980 | Preliminary | 17th of 17 | DNQ | – | – | – | N/A |
| 1981 | Preliminary | 10th of 17 | DNQ | – | – | – | N/A |
| 1982 | League Cup | 2nd of 16 | QF | – | – | – | N/A |
| 1983 | League Cup | 8th of 16 | QF | – | – | – | N/A |
| 1984 | League Cup | 4th of 16 | QF | – | – | – | N/A |
| 1985 | League Cup | 5th of 16 | Runner-up | – | – | – | Saidin Osman (11)
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| 1986 | League Cup | Champions of 16 | QF | – | – | – | N/A |
| 1987 | League Cup | 2nd of 17 | Winner | – | Runner-up | ACC - SF Group B (2nd of 4) | N/A |
| 1988 | League Cup | Champions of 17 | Winner | – | Winner | – |  Fandi Ahmad (21)
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| 1989 | Division 1 | 2nd of 9 | Winner | – | Runner-up | ACC - SF Group A (2nd of 3) | K. Kannan (20)
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| 1990 | Division 1 | 4th of 10 | QF Group A (3rd of 4) | Rd 1 | Runner-up | – | Fandi Ahmad (8) K. Kannan (8)
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| 1991 Details |
Division 1 | 4th of 10 | SF | SF | – | – |  / Miladin Kuc (10)
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| 1992 Details |
Division 1 | 5th of 10 | SF | Runner-up | – | – | Azman Adnan (22)
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| 1993 Details |
Division 1 | 9th of 10 | DNQ | Winner | – | – | T. Gopinath Naidu (14)
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| 1994 | Premier League | 11th of 16 | DNQ | Winner | Runner-up | ACWC - QF | Shahrin Abdul Majid (16)
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| 1995 | Premier League | 11th of 15 | DNQ | Rd 1 Group E (3rd of 4) | Winner | – | Liew Kim Tu (8)
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| 1996 | Premier League | 14th of 15 | DNQ | Rd 1 | – | – | Chow Siew Yai (4) Steven Paul Stott (4)
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| 1997 | Premier League | 9th of 15 | QF Group A (4th of 5) | QF | – | – | Liew Kim Tu (15)
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| 1998 Details |
Premier 1 | 8th of 12 | QF Group A (4th of 5) | SF | – | – | Meor Nor Syamsul Kamal Meor Azizi (10)
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| 1999 | Premier 1 | 5th of 10 | QF Group B (5th of 6) | Winner | – | – | Mohd Farid Dewan (9)
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| 2000 | Premier 1 | 8th of 12 | QF Group B (3rd of 4) | SF | Winner | – | Mohd Farid Dewan (5)
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| 2001 Details |
Premier 1 | 10th of 12 | QF Group A (4th of 4) | Rd 2 | – | – | Liew Kim Tu (13)
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| 2002 Details |
Premier 1 | 13th of 14 | DNQ | Rd 2 | – | – | Roslisham Mohd Nor (6)
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| 2003 Details |
Premier 2 | 5th of 12 | DNQ | Rd 1 | – | – |  Emerson Mariano Panigutti (12)
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| 2004 Details |
Premier League Group B | 3rd of 13 | Rd 1 Group C (4th of 4) | Rd 2 | – | – |  Marcelo Padilha da Rocha (30)
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| 2005 Details |
Premier League Group A | 4th of 8 | Rd 1 Group C (4th of 4) | SF | – | – | Mohd Safee Mohd Sali (11)
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| 2006 Details |
Premier League Group B | 5th of 8 | DNQ | Rd 1 | – | – | Carlos Augusto Quinonez (7)
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| 2007 Details |
Premier League | 7th of 11 | Rd 1 Group A (3rd of 6) | Rd 1 | – | – |  Kevin Lamey (12)
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| 2008 Details |
Premier League | 12th of 13 | Rd 1 Group B (4th of 6) | Rd 2 | – | – |  Cofie Bekoe (6) Impraim Godfred Attah (6)
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| 2009 Details |
Premier League | 4th of 13 | Rd 1 Group C (3rd of 4) | Rd 2 | – | – | Abdul Hadi Yahya (14)
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| 2010 Details |
Super League | 9th of 14 | Rd 1 Group B (4th of 4th) | Rd 2 | – | – | Badrul Hisyam Azmi (9)
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| 2011 Details |
Super League | 12th of 14 | Rd 1 Group D (3rd of 4th) | QF | – | – | Badrul Hisyam Azmi (9)
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| 2012 Details |
Super League | – | – |
- DNQ=Did Not Qualify N/A=Not Available
- Note: A single round-robin league system was instituted in 1979 following the entry of Brunei FA, Kuala Lumpur FA, Sabah FA and Sarawak FA into main stream Malaysian football. For three years until 1981, the league remained no more than a preliminary round for the knock-out stages of the Malaysia Cup. In 1982, a League Cup was introduced to differentiate the league winners from the Malaysia Cup champions.
References
- ^ "An Introduction to the 2012 KL Squad". Unofficial KLFA Facebook site. Retrieved 20 December 2011.
- ^ a b "2012 KL Super League squad". facebook.com. Unofficial KLFA Facebook site. 7 December 2011. Retrieved 14 December 2011.
- ^ "Bulgaria's World Cup squad 1986". planetworldcup.com. Retrieved May 11, 2010.
- ^ "Cameroon's World Cup squad 1990". planetworldcup.com. Retrieved May 11, 2010.
- ^ "Cameroon's World Cup squad 1994". planetworldcup.com. Retrieved May 11, 2010.