Petaling Jaya City FC
Full name | Petaling Jaya City Football Club | ||
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Nickname(s) | The Phoenix | ||
Short name | PJCFC | ||
Founded | 26 April 2004 | , as Malaysia Indian Football Association||
Ground | MBPJ Stadium[1] | ||
Capacity | 25,000 | ||
Owner | Vijay Eswaran | ||
President | Subahan Kamal | ||
Head coach | Maniam Pachaiappan | ||
League | Malaysia Super League | ||
2021 | Malaysia Super League, 7th of 12 | ||
Website | Club website | ||
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Petaling Jaya City Football Club is a Malaysian professional football club based in Petaling Jaya, Selangor and is managed by QI Group. The club were established to represent the community living in Petaling Jaya. In 2016, the club won the Malaysia FAM League title and was promoted to the second division of Malaysian football, the Malaysia Premier League. Since 2019, Petaling Jaya City FC participates in the Malaysia Super League.
History
Malaysian Indian Football Association
Malaysian Indian Football Association was established on 26 April 2004 by the founder and former president, M.S. Maniam. In 2003, the idea of having an Indian based Football Association was an idea brought upon to MIFA's pioneer members such as S. Pathy, S. Rajamanikam and M.S. Maniam. They then travelled around the nation forming various State Indian Football Associations to be affiliated with the national body known as the Malaysian Indian Football Association. MIFA serves as a springboard for young Indian talented football players who harbour the desire to elevate their football skills and to unveil young talented Indian footballers in the country.
The first tournament organised by MIFA was the inaugural Samy Vellu competition which was won by Selangor. In 2006, under the leadership of Vel Paari, MIFA expended the competitions to include Dato’ K. Pathmanaban Cup and Dato' M.S. Maniam Cup which was one of the key factors in the growth of Malaysian Indian football. MIFA participated in the 59th & 60th Coppa Carnival in Italy in 2007 and 2008, an International Football Tournaments. In 2008, T. Mohan took over the presidency of MIFA and had introduced a few more competitions such as Tan Sri Dato’ S. Subramaniam Cup and Inter Media Tournaments.
Malaysian Indian Sports Council and Malaysian Indian Football Association
In 2014, the Malaysian Indian Sports Council and Malaysian Indian Football Association have joined forces to field a team in the Malaysia FAM League competition. The team was approved to participate in 2014 Malaysia FAM League, the third division of Malaysian football competition.[2][3]
The club was created as an effort by Malaysian Indian Football Association to elevate Indian community involvement in sports and also to produce more Indian players in Malaysian football as a whole. The club is sponsored by Malaysian Indian Football Association.[4] In 2013, the Under-23 team has managed to become champion in the France International Indian tournament.[5]
In preparation for the club participation in Malaysia FAM League, the club has been prepared with RM 1.3 Million budget and the preparation has started six months before the season begins.[2] In the first season in national competition, the club only managed to finished in ninth place.[6] The club nearly promoted to the second division after finished second place in Group B of 2015 Malaysia FAM League. After two years without silverware in their campaign, the club has increased their budget for the 2016 season. For 2016 Malaysia FAM League, the club has set a budget of RM 800,000 for their bid to win the third division.[7]
On 10 October 2016, the club has finally qualify to be promoted for 2017 Malaysia Premier League.[8][4][9] The club has set aside a decent budget of RM3.5 Million for their maiden season in 2017 Malaysia Premier League.[7] MISC-MIFA ended their 2017 Malaysia FA Cup campaign in second round after a defeat of 6–3 against Negeri Sembilan FA.[10]
In the 2018 Malaysia Premier League season, MISC-MIFA improved on their standings by finishing third in the league, and also delivering shocks in their maiden 2018 Malaysia Cup season by beating defending champions Johor Darul Ta'zim FC in the group stage,[11] although they failed to advance past that stage. In December 2018, it was announced by Malaysia Football League that MISC-MIFA will be promoted to 2019 Malaysia Super League as the next best placed team in the 2018 Malaysia Premier League, replacing Felcra FC who pulled out of the league.[12] Also the management of the team has announced for of possibilities to change the team name, amid discussions of change of management.[13]
Rebranding process
The MISC-MIFA was rebranded as Petaling Jaya City FC and was launched on 16 January 2019.[14]
Colours and badge
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2004–2018 -
2019–present
Stadium
Petaling Jaya City FC are currently based at MBPJ Stadium in Kelana Jaya, Petaling Jaya, Selangor.[15] The capacity of the stadium is 25,000.[16] The club has previously using the USIM Mini Stadium in Nilai as their homeground for 2016 season before moving to current stadium.[17][18]
Coordinates | Location | Stadium | Capacity | Year |
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3°5′55.35″N 101°35′37.57″E / 3.0987083°N 101.5937694°E | Petaling Jaya | MBPJ Stadium | 25,000 | 2017– |
Sponsorship
Petaling Jaya City FC is owned by QI Group. The club's kit has been manufactured by Umbro since 2016 season which is contracted to supply the club's kit. In the 2018 season, the club switched to Puma (under formerly known team MISC-MIFA). The club's current main shirt sponsor is QNet.
Season | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
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2014 | Kappa | ABNXcess / NAAM[19] |
2015 | NAAM / Megatech[20] | |
2016–2017 | Umbro | Mifa |
2018 | PUMA | MAHSA University |
2019–2021 | QNet |
Season by season record
Note:
- Pld = Played, W = Won, D = Drawn, L = Lost, F = Goals for, A = Goals against, D = Goal difference, Pts= Points, Pos = Position
1st or Champions 2nd or Runner-up 3rd place Promotion Relegation
Season | League | Cup | Asia | ||||||||||||
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Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | D | Pts | Pos | Charity | Malaysia | FA | Competition | Result | |
2014 | FAM League | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 28 | 37 | -9 | 23 | 9th | – | Did Not Qualify | – | – | – |
2015 | FAM League | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 33 | 17 | +16 | 36 | 2nd Group B | – | Did Not Qualify | Second round | – | – |
2016 | FAM League | 22 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 41 | 18 | +13 | 48 | Champions | – | Did Not Qualify | First round | – | – |
2017 | Premier League | 22 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 36 | 51 | -15 | 16 | 10th | – | Did Not Qualify | Second round | – | – |
2018 | Premier League | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 36 | 26 | +10 | 32 | 3rd | – | Group stage | Second round | – | – |
2019 | Super League | 22 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 22 | 29 | −7 | 26 | 8th | – | Group stage | Third round | – | – |
2020 | Super League | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 16 | +1 | 14 | 7th | – | Cancelled | Cancelled | – | – |
2021 | Super League | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 28 | -12 | 24 | 7th | – | Group stage | Cancelled | – | – |
Players
First-team squad
- As of 17 January 2022
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Under-21s
No. | Name | Nat. | Position(s) | D.O.B | ||||
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Goalkeepers | ||||||||
1 | Muhd Rezwan Mohd Hamdan | GK | 1999 | |||||
20 | Aidilmirza Darwisy Mazhisam | GK | 20/1/00 | |||||
24 | Ravinesh a/l Shalesh | GK | 1999 | |||||
Defenders | ||||||||
2 | Vinesh Naiko a/l Bis Kessan | RB, RWB | 1999 | |||||
3 | Devraj a/l Mogan | CB | 1999 | |||||
5 | Qamarul Ariffin Norhisham | RB, RWB | 1999 | |||||
11 | Muhammad Faris Mohd Zabri | LB, LWB | 12/1/00 | |||||
12 | Muhammad Jameel Mujibur Rahman | CB | 1999 | |||||
21 | Surya Prakash a/l Gunahlan | CB | 1999 | |||||
22 | Mugilan a/l Vartharajoo | LB, LM | 2000 | |||||
Midfielders | ||||||||
4 | Mathan Raj a/l Sugumaran | DM, CM | 1999 | |||||
6 | Muhamad Shahril Mohd Sari | CM | 1999 | |||||
7 | Reganraj a/l Selvaraj | RW, RM | 2000 | |||||
8 | Mohd Shaiful Saharuddin | CM | 2000 | |||||
9 | Ruventhiran a/l Vengadesan | LW, LM | 2000 | |||||
14 | Loogeswaran a/l Manivannan | DM, CM | 2000 | |||||
17 | Mohd Hafizam Zullkifli | RW, RM | 1999 | |||||
23 | Nabil Hakim Bokhari | LW, LM, LB | 9/2/99 | |||||
Forwards | ||||||||
10 | Anushan a/l Sivaselvarajoo | ST | 2000 | |||||
13 | Muhammad Hariez Yazid | ST | 1999 | |||||
15 | Muhammad Najmi Idham Johan | ST | 16/9/00 | |||||
16 | Adib Faris Zulamri | ST | 1999 | |||||
18 | Aiman Syafiq Zakaria | ST | 3/7/99 | |||||
19 | Muhammad Luqman Hakim Zamanhuri | ST | 28/5/98 |
Source:[21]
Under-19s
No. | Name | Nat. | Position(s) | D.O.B | ||||
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Goalkeepers | ||||||||
1 | Satthyvel a/l Murugiah | GK | 2001 | |||||
29 | Mohammad Adam Haikal Rudiman | GK | 2002 | |||||
30 | Ay Naveenkumar a/l Arichandran | GK | 2002 | |||||
Defenders | ||||||||
2 | Taaran a/l Sinnapan | RB, RWB | 2002 | |||||
5 | Muhammad Noor Ezuwan Marhakim | CB | 2001 | |||||
6 | Naviinraj a/l Manimaran | CB | 2002 | |||||
14 | Livan a/l Chanderan | LB, LWB | 2002 | |||||
15 | Shasivarman a/l Balamurugan | CB | 2001 | |||||
16 | Muhammad Jibril Abdul Karim | RB, RWB | 2001 | |||||
18 | Nathaneal Maren David | LB, LWB | 2002 | |||||
20 | Muhamad Faris Akmal Azman | CB | 2002 | |||||
25 | Avinash a/l Ravinthren | CB, RB, LB | 2001 | |||||
26 | Muhammad Nazafee Jamal Ludin | CB | 2002 | |||||
Midfielders | ||||||||
4 | Magendaran a/l Paandiyan | DM, CM | 2002 | |||||
7 | Gobintheran Nair a/l Domadran Premkumar | CM | 2002 | |||||
8 | Muhammad Faqrul Hafizi Asmadi | CM, AM | 2001 | |||||
10 | Amirul Zul Aiman Asmaly | RW, RM | 2002 | |||||
12 | Pravinswaran a/l Nathan | LW, LM | 2002 | |||||
19 | Muhammad Adel Wajdi Abdul Razak | RW, RM | 2001 | |||||
21 | Navieentharan a/l Jaya Balakrishnan | CM | 2002 | |||||
22 | Kartik a/l Murugan | LW, LM | 2002 | |||||
23 | Muhammad Nur Fitri Mohd Halmi | RW, LW | 2002 | |||||
24 | Vimal Nair a/l Sugu | AM, LW, RW | 2002 | |||||
27 | Tishane a/l Rajandran | CM | 2001 | |||||
Forwards | ||||||||
9 | Vicnesvar a/l Ganesan | ST | 2002 | |||||
11 | Nesmani Chettiar a/l Manimaran | ST | 2001 | |||||
13 | Hariharan a/l Kartheyges | ST | 2002 | |||||
17 | Shoban a/l Malarvannan | ST | 2002 | |||||
28 | Vinod Kumar a/l Selvamani | ST | 2001 |
Source:[22]
Club officials
Technical staff
- As of 6 June 2020
Role | Name |
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Team manager | |
Assistant team manager | |
Technical director | |
Head coach | |
Assistant head coach | |
Assistant coach | |
Goalkeeper coach | |
Fitness coach | |
Team doctor | |
Physiotherapist | |
Masseur | |
Team analyst | |
Team media officer | |
Under-21s team manager | |
Under-21s assistant team manager | |
Under-21s head coach | |
Under-21s assistant head coach | |
Under-21s goalkeeper coach | |
Under-21s fitness coach | |
Under-21s physiotherapist | |
Under-19s head coach | |
Under-19s assistant head coach | |
Under-19s goalkeeper coach | |
Under-19s fitness coach | |
Under-19s physiotherapist |
Head coaches
K. Thaiyananthan (2014)
Jacob Joseph (2015–2017)
Devan E. Kuppusamy (4 December 2017–December 2020)
Maniam Pachaiappan (15 December 2020–)
Managers
Honours
Domestic competitions
League
Winners (1): 2016
Cups
- Winners: -
Worldwide competitions
Cups
- France International Indian Tournament
Winners (1): 2014
Feeder clubs
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