Kuala_Lumpur_FA

Kuala Lumpur City F.C.

Kuala Lumpur City F.C.

Association football club in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Kuala Lumpur City Football Club, known simply as KL City FC, is a Malaysian professional football club based in Kuala Lumpur. The club competes in the Malaysia Super League, the top level of Malaysian football, and was founded in 1974 as Federal Territory by the Kuala Lumpur Football Association (KLFA). It was later renamed Kuala Lumpur FA and Kuala Lumpur United, before renaming to its current name in 2021.

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Kuala Lumpur City won two Malaysian league titles, four Malaysian Cups, three Malaysian FA Cups, and three Malaysian Charity Shields. It also played in the group stages of the Asian Club Championship on two occasions.

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 Kuala Lumpur ended a seven-year spell in the second-tier with promotion to the Malaysia Super League. Kuala Lumpur were relegated to the second-tier Malaysia Premier League in 2012 and the following year, in 2013, Kuala Lumpur were relegated to the third-tier Malaysia FAM League for the first time in its history.

History

Kuala Lumpur had its most successful period in the late 1980s when they won the national league twice, in 1986 and 1988.[5] They also won the Malaysia Cup for three consecutive years (1987, 1988 and 1989).[6] The team enjoyed considerable success in cup competitions in the 1990s, winning the Malaysian FA Cup in 1993, 1994 and 1999.[6] Kuala Lumpur won the Malaysian Charity Shield on three occasions, in 1988, 1995 and 2000.[6]

In September 2020, the club was privatized in accordance to the privatization process by the Football Association of Malaysia and was renamed as Kuala Lumpur United.[7][8] In December 2020, Stanley Bernard was named the new CEO of the club.[9]

In March 2021, prior to the 2021 Malaysia Super League season, the team changed its name to Kuala Lumpur City.[10] During the same season, Kuala Lumpur City defeated Johor Darul Ta'zim 2–0 in the final of the 2021 Malaysia Cup, winning the cup for the first time in 32 years.[11]

In February 2023, Rinani Group Berhad acquired a majority stake in the club.[4]

Players

Current squad

As of 25 October 2023[12]

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

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Management and coaching staff

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List of head coaches

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Honours

Domestic

League

Cup

  • Federal Territory Minister Cup
    • Winners (2): 2021,[14] 2023[15]
    • Runners-up (1): 2022

Continental

1987: Group stage (2nd in Group B)
1989–90: Group stage (2nd in Group A)
1994–95: Quarter-finals
  • AFC Cup
    • Runners-up (1): 2022
  • ASEAN Champions' Cup
    • Winners (2): 1987, 1989[16]

U21 team

Season-by-season record

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  1. Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
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 mainstream 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.

Continental record

All results list Kuala Lumpur's goal tally first.

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  1. Gelora Dewata was disqualified due to fielding two ineligible players.

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    "Team Detail – Kuala Lumpur City FC – Liga Super Malaysia 2023". Football Association of Malaysia. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
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    "KLUFC juara sulung Piala Prihatin Menteri Wilayah Persekutuan". Astro Awani (in Malay). 27 February 2021. Archived from the original on 10 August 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
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    "KL City rampas Piala Menteri Wilayah Persekutuan". Astro Awani (in Malay). 4 February 2023. Archived from the original on 6 February 2023. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
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    "Honours List KLCFC". Kuala Lumpur City F.C. Archived from the original on 12 February 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
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