Armed Forces F.C.

Armed Forces
Full name	Armed Forces Football Club
Nickname(s)	The Gladiators
Founded	1920; 104 years ago as AFFA ; 2019; 5 years ago as Armed Forces FC
Ground	Mindef Stadium
Capacity	5,000
Owner	Malaysian Armed Forces
President	General Tan Sri Dato' Seri Mohammad Ab Rahman
Head coach	Kevin Lee Cooper
League	Malaysia A1 Semi-Pro League
2023	M3 League, 11th
Home colours	Away colours

Armed Forces Football Club, commonly known as Armed Forces, is a Malaysian professional football club representing the Malaysian Armed Forces. The club's home ground is Mindef Stadium. The club currently plays in the 2nd division of the Malaysian football league system, the Malaysia A1 Semi-Pro League.^[1]^[2]^[3]

History

Armed Forces had their first major success in the 1997 season, when they won the Malaysia FAM Cup. Domestically, Armed Forces have won the numerous Malaysia football tournaments, most notably 3 times runners-up in Malaysia Cups, 1 Malaysia Charity Shield and 1 Malaysian League Division II title in 2012.

Year	Position	League	Malaysia FA Cup	Malaysia Cup/Malaysia Challenge Cup	Top scorer (M-League)
2014	10th	Malaysia Super League	First round	Group stage	Juan Arostegui (9 goals)
2015	11th (relegated)	Malaysia Super League	First round	Not Participated	Jerry Palacios (6 goals)
2016	11th	Malaysia Premier League	Third round	Not Participated	Venice Elphi (5 goals)
2017	11th (relegated)	Malaysia Premier League	Second round	Not Participated	Venice Elphi (9 goals)
2018	3rd Group A	Malaysia FAM League	Second round	Semi-finals	Zaironi Yusof (6 goals)
2019	3rd	Malaysia M3 League	Second round	Not Participated	Rafizol Roslan (22 goals)
2020	cancelled and declared null and void due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021	cancelled and declared null and void due to COVID-19 pandemic
2022	3rd Group B	Malaysia M3 League	Second round	Not Participated	Faiz Ibrahim (18 goals)

As of 28 May 2024^[5]

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	Sharizan Syafiq Adzman
3	MF	MAS	Azfar Azhar
4	MF	MAS	Shahrul Aznei Shopri
5	DF	MAS	Hakim Darus
6	FW	MAS	Norfareez Imadie
8	MF	MAS	Suhairy Johari
9	MF	MAS	Max Fareezan Anak Lidin
10	MF	GHA	Ogolo Williams Wisdom
11	MF	MAS	Rafizol Roslan
12	FW	MAS	Sharqawiy Mahathir
13	DF	MAS	Afiq Fikri Rahmat
14	MF	MAS	Dzulfadhlie Shamsuri
15	MF	MAS	Nor Fazli Zamani
17	FW	MAS	Akmal Md Isa
18	FW	MAS	Faiz Ibrahim


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
19	DF	MAS	Azim Faris Shari
21	MF	MAS	Hairul Iqmal Raffi
22	MF	MAS	Zarul Azhar Jumahir
23	MF	MAS	Fauzi Mustafa
24	DF	MAS	Mazni Khairul Hasnan (Captain)
25	DF	MAS	Azrul Aznan
26	DF	MAS	Fakhrul Izwan Rosdeh
28	GK	MAS	Hanif Shamsudin
30	FW	MAS	Haziq Fikri Haszaime
33	MF	MAS	Nasir Yasa
34	GK	MAS	Hafizuddin Azuhar
35	MF	MAS	Faiq Mat Alwi
36	DF	MAS	Zulkhairi Kamal
50	MF	MAS	Daniel Syazrul Ali Rejab
66	DF	MAS	Aiman Nulhakim Zain

Position	Name
President	General Tan Sri Dato' Seri Mohammad Ab Rahman
Vice-president	Lt Col. Zakhir Asni Zabidi
Manager	Mohd Noorazam Abdul Razak
Head coach	Kevin Lee Cooper
Assistant coach	Boon Aik Hau
Assistant coach	James Richard Barnett
Goalkeeping coach	Mohammad Alif Daud
Fitness coach	Khairul Anuar Haron
Physiotherapist	Ahmad Hambali Md. Desa
Team doctor	Dr. Fazlizam Ahmad
Media officer	Mohd Saiful Asmadi Bin Mansor

Source:^[6]

Years	Manager
1990–93	Alan Mullery
1999	Shafiq Zulhilmi Kee Abdullah
2000–01	Muhd Abdul Rani
2007–08	Abdul Nasser Ahmad
2008–09	Zainuddin Abdul Ghani
2009	Mat Sidik Abas
2010–11	Mohd Razali Ali
2012–13	B. Sathianathan
April 2013	Alias Jaafar
2018	Mazelan Kasap
2019–21	Kevin Lee Cooper
2022	Boon Aik Hau
2023	Kevin Lee Cooper