Terengganu F.C. II
Full name | Terengganu Football Club | ||
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Nickname(s) | The Turtles | ||
Short name | TFC II | ||
Founded |
2006 2017 (as T-Team) (as Terengganu FC II) | ||
Ground | Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah Stadium | ||
Capacity | 25,000 | ||
Owner | Persatuan Bola Sepak Negeri Terengganu (PBSNT) | ||
President | Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar | ||
Head Coach | Mustafa Kamal Abdul Wahab | ||
League | Malaysia Premier League | ||
2018 | Malaysia Premier League, 11th (relegated) | ||
Website | Club website | ||
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Terengganu Football Club II (Malay: Kelab Bola Sepak Terengganu II) is a professional football club based in Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu, Malaysia. The club currently plays in the Malaysia Premier League, the second division of the Malaysian League.
The club was founded as T-Team on 14 July 2006, changed its name to Terengganu II in 2017 and become the reserve team of Terengganu Football Club. The club widely known as The Turtles.
History
Early years (T-Team)
The club was founded on 14 July 2006 as T-Team. The club was formed after Persatuan Bola Sepak Daerah Kuala Terengganu (PBDKT), decided to send a football team to compete in Malaysian League as PBDKT T-Team or simply known as T-Team. They compete in 2008 Malaysia FAM League and achieved promotion to Malaysia Premier League for 2009 season.[1] The club then also was promoted to Malaysia Super League after just one season in second division and then compete in 2010 Malaysia Super League. The club was further rebrands as T-Team Titans to gather local support.
The team quickly gain popularity among the local football fans as everyones favourite underdog. As the team keep surpassing the pundants and supports expectation season after season. They also showed that they are more than capable of competing and beating Malaysia's heavyweights (JDT, Pahang & Kedah) even with their tight budget and often young squad.
Merging with Terengganu FA
On 21 November 2017, T-Team management have announced the club have been absorbed to Terengganu F.C., and the team status is changed to a reserve team to the newly restructured first team of Terengganu. As part of the change, T-Team changed its name to Terengganu II, and were automatically relegated to the 2018 Malaysia Premier League, despite finishing the season outside of the 2017 Malaysia Super League relegation zone.[2]
This was a controversial decision among Terengganu and Malaysia football fans as they felt that the decision was very unfair towards the club and the players of T-Team (Terengganu F.C II) at that time. As the club worked hard until the last day of the season to avoid relegation to the Malaysia Premier League but still ended up getting relegated due to the decision of the board. The fans felt that there was no need for the two clubs to merge as they would have preferred T-Team exist as their club and management and be able to watch a Terengganu Derby in the Malaysia Super League between Terengganu F.C. I versus T-Team. Coach Rahmad Darmawan openly criticized the decision of the Terengganu F.C. board as he felt that he and his players were betrayed. He stated that had the decision of merging the two clubs was announced before the start of the season, him and his player wouldn't have wasted their time and energy to avoid relegation.
He then resigned as the coach of Terengganu F.C. II with the reason of him not interested of managing a reserve side.
Stadium
The club currently use the Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah Stadium, Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu, Malaysia as their home venue.
Ownership and finances
Sponsorship
Period | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
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2007–2012 | Admiral | No Sponsor |
2013 | Kappa | EPIC |
2014 | Line 7 | |
2015 | Eutag | |
2016–Now | Kobert | Terengganu Incorporated |
Players
Current squad
- As of 1 February 2018.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Head coaches
Year | Head Coach |
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2006–2007 | |
2007–2010 | |
2011–2012 | |
2013 | |
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2013–2014 | |
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2015 | |
2016–2017 | |
2017– |
Team managers
Year | Manager |
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2007–10 | |
2010–15 | |
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Club personnel
Honours
League
- Runners-up (1): 2009
- Winners (1): 2008
Club record
- As of 28 July 2018
Season | League | FA Cup | Malaysia Cup |
Asia | Top scorer | |||||||||
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Division | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Pos | Name | Goals | ||||
2015 | MPL | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 50 | 27 | 42 | 3rd | R2 | GR | – | 18 | |
2016 | MSL | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 30 | 34 | 27 | 7th | R2 | SF | – | 13 | |
2017 | MSL | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 30 | 45 | 23 | 9th | R3 | GR | – | 6 | |
2018 | MPL | 20 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 22 | 34 | 17 | 11th | DNQ | DNQ | – | 12 |
Champions | Runners-up | Third Place | Promoted | Relegated |
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Affiliate clubs
References
- ↑ http://www.rsssf.com/tablesm/malay08.html Malaysia 2008
- ↑ http://www.goal.com/en-my/news/t-team-fc-bid-farewell-m-league-10-years/1p1b2crstk7pq1vgss118nbvg8
- ↑ "Kapasiti stadium 2012". ammboi (in Malay). 26 May 2013. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
- ↑ "T-Team FC in Soccerway". Soccerway. 25 November 2013. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
- ↑ "T-Team beraksi di Stadium Sultan Ismail". teganukite.net. 6 October 2016. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
- ↑ "T-Team signs new coach and announces new imports". sarawakcrocs.com. 3 December 2015. Retrieved 24 October 2016.