Melaka United F.C.
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| Full name | Melaka United Soccer Association | |||
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| Nickname(s) | Hang Jebat Hang Tuah The Mousedeers (Sang Kancil) | |||
| Founded | 1924 as Melaka FA 2013 as Melaka United S.A. | |||
| Ground | Hang Jebat Stadium Krubong, Malaysia | |||
| Capacity | 40,000 | |||
| President | Idris Haron | |||
| Manager | Mohd Yusoff Hj. Mahadi | |||
| Coach | Mat Zan Mat Aris | |||
| League | Malaysia Premier League | |||
| 2015 | Malaysia FAM League, Champions | |||
| Website | http://www.melakaunited.com/index.php | |||
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Melaka United are a professional football club in Malacca City. Founded in 1924, the club's home ground since then has been Hang Tuah Stadium before moving to Hang Jebat Stadium in Paya Rumput which was built for the purpose of the 2010 Sukma Games. The team are managed by Melaka United Soccer Association (Malay: Persatuan Bolasepak Melaka Bersatu) and represents the state of Malacca in Malaysian football competitions. The team are based in Malacca City.
They currently play in the second division in Malaysian football, the Malaysia Premier League after been promoted as champion from 2015 Malaysia FAM League.[1][2]
The club was formerly named simply as Malacca or fully as Malacca FA before being rebranded in August 2013 as Melaka United which will be used for 2014 season onwards.[3][4] The club's nickname was Mousedeer before it was changed to Hang Tuah, the name being synonymous with strength and intelligence.
Melaka United's regular kit colours are green and white for shirts, shorts and socks. The club's crest has not been changed for a long time and for the revival of the team to Malaysia's Premier League, a new crest was revealed in attempts to re-brand the club and modernise its image. The previous crest still will be used as the association logo which has been introduced in the early 1920s while the new logo will be used for the club for the competition.
History
The club has been in an up and down performance in Malaysia Premier League since the league inception in 2004 where they played for three season and was promoted to top-tier league, Malaysia Super League before been relegated in their first season. After that the team continue to play and fighting for relegation in Malaysia Premier League for another three season before been relegated in 2010 and has been a consistent team in third-tier league, Malaysia FAM League for five straight season before make a comeback to second-tier league, Malaysia Premier League in 2016 after been promoted as champion of 2015 Malaysia FAM League.
Before winning the FAM League, the team has been in drought of championship for 32 years where the last time Melaka United won the Malaysiantop-tier league is in 1983 where they won the Malaysia Premier Division 1.During that time,national footballer Soh Chin Aun was playing for Malacca[5][6]
Stadium
 Hang Jebat Stadium during a Melaka United football matches. | |
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| Location | Krubong, Melaka, Malaysia |
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| Coordinates | 2°17′21″N 102°13′59″E / 2.28908°N 102.233094°E |
| Owner | Perbadanan Stadium Melaka (Malacca Stadium Corporation) |
| Operator | Melaka Football Association |
| Capacity | 40,000 |
| Field size | 105 m × 68 m (344 ft × 223 ft) |
| Surface | Grass pitch Track |
| Opened | 2004 |
| Tenants | |
| Melaka United (2005–present) Sukma Games (2010) Harimau Muda B (2015) | |
Melaka United are currently based at Hang Jebat Stadium in Krubong, Melaka. The capacity of the stadium is 40,000. In addition to the football field, the stadium also consists of a running track.
Crest and colours
Crest
Melaka United has historically utilised one primary crest. The first, adopted when the club was founded, was the image of a Malacca tree, where it is famous from the legend of how the city was first forms and remained for more than half-century.
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1924–2013 crest -
2014–present crest
Colours
Melaka United have always worn green and white shirts as their home kit as it is an iconic colour for the club and it is different from majority of other teams in the league.
Melaka United's away colours are usually all white with green trim or various combination colours of blue, red, yellow and white as it represent the colour of Malacca's Flag.
Supporters
Ultras Taming Sari is the name of the official supporters of the Melaka United. Founded in 11 January 2011. These supporters always bring, drums and large colorful flags to the stadiums.
Melaka United are one of the most widely supported football clubs in Malacca. Melaka United's traditional fanbase comes from all over Melaka Tengah, Alor Gajah and Jasin area. There are also numerous official supporters clubs in Malacca and Malaysia.
Ownership and finances
The club were founded in 1924 and owned by Melaka United Soccer Association with the financial backing by the state government and sponsors.
Sponsorship
Melaka United's kit has been manufactured by Kronos since 2014, which is contracted to supply the club's kit from 2014 to 2015. The partnership was extended from for another 2 years to 2017.
Melaka United's current main shirt sponsor is Edra as shirt sponsor 1 and Mamee as shirt sponsor 2. Edra Global Energy Bhd has sponsored the team for RM 5 Million for coming season.[7] The club has a variety of other sponsors and official partners such as Kronos, Tag Marine, Restoran Melayu Melaka, Hatten Hotel for 2016 season.[8]
Kits
| Period | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|
| 1981–1985 | Schwarzenbach | None |
| 1986 | Topper | |
| 1987 | CW | |
| 1988 | Diadora | None |
| 1989 | Asics | Dunhill & EON |
| 1990 | Lotto | Dunhill & EON |
| 1991–1992 | Cheetah | Dunhill & EON |
| 1993 | ClubMan | Dunhill & EON |
| 1994–1998 | Mizuno | Dunhill |
| 1999–2000 | J-King | Dunhill |
| 2001 | Mikasa | Dunhill |
| 2002–2003 | Kronos | Dunhill |
| 2004 | Admiral | Dunhill |
| 2005 | Kronos | TM Net |
| 2006 | Lotto | TM Net & Creative |
| 2007 | Figos | TM & Cubic |
| 2008 | Ambros | Celcom & Metaforce |
| 2009 | Kika | Streamyx |
| 2010 | Shemsy | TM |
| 2011 | Kappa | Interpacific |
| 2012 | Ambros | Ambros |
| 2013 | Arora | None |
| 2014–2015 | Kronos | Mamee |
| 2016 | Edra & Mamee |
Players
First team squad
- As of 1 February 2016[9]
| No. | Name | Nationality | Position | D.O.B | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeeper | ||||||||||
| 1 | Ahmad Solehin Mamat | 
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GK | 24/3/96 | ||||||
| 29 | Muhammad Syazwan Yusoff |
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GK | 17/4/92 | ||||||
| Defenders | ||||||||||
| 3 | Mohamad Faiz Suhaimi (Vice-captain)  [citation needed]
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CB, RB | 13/3/93 | ||||||
| 4 | Mohd Alif Shamsudin |
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RB,RWB,DMC | 1/2/89 | ||||||
| 5 | Mohammad Abdul Aziz Ismail |
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LB,LWB | 7/8/88 | ||||||
| 6 | Rusmanizam Roseland |
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CB, ST | 11/10/93 | ||||||
| 11 | Fiqri Azwan Ghazali |
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LB,LWB | 20/3/92 | ||||||
| 14 | Shin Jae-pil | 
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CB | 15/5/82 | ||||||
| 15 | Ahmad Shahir Ismail |
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CB | 2/7/87 | ||||||
| 18 | Muhd Syawal Norsam |
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CB | 29/5/89 | ||||||
| 20 | Wan Amirul Afiq Wan Abdul Rahman |
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RB,RWB | 18/7/92 | ||||||
| Midfielders | ||||||||||
| 7 | Surendran Ravindran |
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RM, RW | 17/5/87 | ||||||
| 8 | Mohd Hazri Rozali |
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DM, CM | 26/6/86 | ||||||
| 10 | Labinot Harbuzi | 
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AM,CM | 4/4/86 | ||||||
| 12 | R. Barath Kumar |
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LM, LW | 23/4/91 | ||||||
| 13 | See Kok Luen |
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CM | 3/6/88 | ||||||
| 16 | Mohd Iskandar Hanapiah |
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RM,LM, RW,LW | 2/6/93 | ||||||
| 17 | G. Puaneswaran |
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RM, RW | 27/5/83 | ||||||
| 23 | Jasmir Mehat |
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LM, LW | 6/2/94 | ||||||
| 24 | Balša Božović | 
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CM | 1/5/87 | ||||||
| 26 | Khair Jones | 
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LW,LM,LB, CB, RB | 29/9/89 | ||||||
| 27 | V. Kavi Chelvan |
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LM, LW | 2/7/89 | ||||||
| Forwards | ||||||||||
| 9 | Ilija Spasojević 
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ST | 11/9/87 | ||||||
| 19 | Nurshamil Abd Ghani |
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ST | 25/9/94 | ||||||
| 30 | Mohd Syazwan Nordin |
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ST | 15/4/93 | ||||||
Transfers
President and youth
Head coaches
| Coach | Years | Honours |
|---|---|---|
| Marco Bilic | 1992 | |
| Mahathir Taha | 1997 | |
| Mohd Shah Alias Norbit | 1998 | |
| G. Torairaju | 1999 | |
| Remeli Junit | 2000–01 | |
| Ong Kim Swee | 2005 | |
| E. Elavarasan | 2005–06 | Runner up 2005-06 Premier League Malaysia |
| K. Devan | 2007 | |
| Ramli Junit | 2007–08 | |
| Mohd Nick Sham Abdullah | 2008–09 | |
| Abdul Rahim Abdullah | 2009–10 | |
| Mahathir Taha | 2010 | |
| Manja Man | 2011 | |
| G. Selvamohan | 2012 | |
| Mohd Asri Ninggal | Jan 2013 – April 2013 | |
| Hashim Abdullah | April 2013 | |
| Ladislav Totkovič | Nov 2013– Apr 2014 | |
| Mat Zan Mat Aris | Sept 2014–present | Winner 2015 Malaysia FAM League |
Team Managers
| Year | Manager |
|---|---|
| 1999-02 | Datuk Ibrahim Durum |
| 2005 | Datuk Chua Peng Song |
| 2006–08 | Karim Yaacob |
| 2008– | Mohd Yazid Khamis |
| 2009–2010 | Abdul Malik Kassim |
| 2011–2013 | Datuk Mohd Yunos Husin |
| April 2013– November 2013 | Datuk Wira Idris Haron |
| November 2013 – present | Datuk Mohd Yusoff Bin Hj Mahadi |
Management team
As of 1 February 2016[update][10]
Club personnel
| Position | Name |
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| President | Datuk Seri Ir. Idris Haron
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| general manager | Datuk Wira Mohd Yusoff Hj Mahadi
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| Assistant Manager | Mohd Nor Derus
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| Head Coach | Mat Zan Mat Aris
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| Assistant Coach | Norizam Ali Hassan
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| Goalkeeper Coach | Mazlan Abdul Wahid
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| Fitness Coach | Junaidi Abdul Latip
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| Physio | Muhd Rozairen Hairudin
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| U21 Manager | Khairi Anuar Ahmad
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| U21 Assistant Manager | Tan Ching Yang
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| U21 Head Coach | G. Torairaju
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| U21 Assistant Coach | Sapian Abdul Wahid
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| U21 Fitness Coach | Mirsad Amri Mohd Sim
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| U21 Goalkeeper Coach | S. Rosli Hashim
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| U21 Physio | Ahmad Faisal Miswan
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| U19 Manager | Shamsuddin Hassan
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| U19 Head Coach | G. Selvamohan
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| U19 Assistant Coach | Rashid Mahmud
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| U19 Coach | Azni Ariffin
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| U19 Goalkeeper Coach | Zulkarnain Osman
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| U19 Fitness Coach | Mohd Fauzzi Kassim
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| U19 Physio | Zainal Jalil
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Honours
Domestic
| Title | Winners | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|
| Division 1/Premier 1/Super League (1x) | 1983 | |
| Division 2/Premier 2/Premier League | ||
| Malaysian FA Cup | ||
| Malaysia Cup | ||
| Malaysia FAM Cup (1x) | 2015 | 1957,1958 (2x) |
| Malaysian Charity Shield |
Youth
| Title | Winners | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|
| Malaysia President Cup (1x) | 1993 | 1990 (1x) |
Performance in AFC competitions
- Asian Club Championship / AFC Champions League: 1 appearance
| AFC Champions League / AFC Cup | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Competition | Round | Nat | Club | 1st Leg | 2nd Leg | Aggregate |
| 1985 | Asian Club Championship | Qualifying Round | 
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Krama Yudha Tiga Berlian | 2—0 (Loss) | 4th place | |
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ADP FC | 1–0 (Win) | |||||
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Bangkok Bank F.C. | 5—1 (Loss) | |||||
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Tiong Bahru CSC | 0—0 (Draw) | |||||
Club record
Updated on 21 February 2016.
Note:
- Pld = Played, W = Won, D = Drawn, L = Lost, F = Goals for, A = Goals against, D = Goal difference, Pts= Points, Pos = Position
| Season | League | Cup | Asia | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | P | W | D | L | F | A | D | Pts | Pos | Charity | Malaysia | FA | Competition | Result | |
| 2004 | MPL | 24 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 32 | 38 | -6 | 27 | 7th (Group B) |
— | — | 3rd round | — | — |
| 2005 | MPL | 21 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 17 | 50 | -33 | 10 | 11th (Group B) |
— | — | 1st round | — | — |
| 2005–06 | MPL | 21 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 39 | 22 | 17 | 42 | Runner-up 1st (Group B) |
— | Group stage | 1st round | — | — |
| 2006–07 | MSL | 24 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 24 | 72 | -48 | 9 | 13th | — | Quarter-finals | — | — | — |
| 2007–08 | MPL | 24 | 8 | 2 | 14 | 29 | 43 | -14 | 26 | 9th | — | Group stage | Quarter-finals | — | — |
| 2009 | MPL | 24 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 32 | -15 | 18 | 11th | — | Group stage | 1st round | — | — |
| 2010 | MPL | 22 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 31 | 68 | -37 | 15 | 11th | — | — | 1st round | — | — |
| 2011 | FAM League | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 45 | 40 | +5 | 26 | 6th | — | — | 1st round | — | — |
| 2012 | FAM League | 16 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 20 | -5 | 16 | 7th | — | — | 1st round | — | — |
| 2013 | FAM League | 20 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 30 | 33 | 0 | 33 | 6th | — | — | 1st round | — | — |
| 2014 | FAM League | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 35 | 37 | -3 | 28 | 6th | — | — | 1st round | — | — |
| 2015 | FAM League | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 30 | 13 | +17 | 36 | Champions 1st (Group B) |
— | — | 1st round | — | — |
| 2016 | MPL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TBD | — | TBD | 2nd round | — | — | |
Source:[11]
Affiliated Clubs
References
- ^ Melaka United layak ke Liga Perdana
- ^ Melaka United juarai Piala Liga FAM
- ^ Persatuan bola sepak Melaka dijenama semula
- ^ Penjenamaan semula bola sepak Melaka
- ^ Melaka kembali warnai Liga M
- ^ 32 tahun ketandusan sebarang piala dalam arena bola sepak tempatan
- ^ "Arena – Berita Sukan, Jadual Perlawanan & Keputusan | Stadium Astro". Retrieved 24 December 2015. Melaka United terima tajaan RM5 juta
- ^ Melaka United sasar layak ke Piala Malaysia 2016
- ^ "Player Profiles". Melaka United. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
- ^ "Coaching Staff". Melaka United. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
- ^ http://us.soccerway.com/national/malaysia/premier-league/2016/regular-season/r34043/
