UiTM F.C.

Full name Universiti Teknologi MARA Football Club
Nickname(s) The Lion Troops
Short name UiTM FC
Founded 2008 (2008)
Ground UiTM Stadium
Capacity 10,000[1]
Owner Universiti Teknologi MARA
President Abdullah Mohamad Said
Head Coach Wan Mustaffa Wan Ismail
League Malaysia Premier League
2018 Malaysia Premier League, 9th
Website Club website

Universiti Teknologi MARA Football Club (Malay: Kelab Bolasepak Universiti Teknologi MARA) or simply as UiTM FC is a Malaysian football club based in Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia. The club currently plays in the second-tier of Malaysian football league Malaysia Premier League. Founded in 2008, their home ground is 10,000-seat UiTM Stadium.[2] The club widely known as The Lion Troops.[3]

The team is under the jurisdiction of Universiti Teknologi MARA, a Malaysian public university based in Shah Alam, Selangor.

History

Founded in 2008, UiTM FC made club debut into Malaysian football by joining the third-tier league Malaysia FAM League in 2009. The club finishes third place in 2012 Malaysia FAM League and was promoted to the second-tier league, Malaysia Premier League in 2013 to replace USM FC, who were withdrawing from Malaysia Premier League due to financial difficulties.

On 25 July 2010, the club won the first edition of IPT League tournament by beating UKM FC 3–0 in the final at UiTM Stadium. UiTM FC's first goal was scored by Amirizdwan Taj before Fahrul Razi scored the second goal in the 37th minute. The third goal was an own goal by the UKM FC's Muhammed Suffian. Fahrul Razi was selected as the man of the match in the final.[4]

During 2017 season, UiTM FC managed to qualify for the Malaysia Cup for the first time since the club's establishment.[5] UiTM became the fifth teams from the Malaysia Premier League to qualify for the 2017 Malaysia Cup competition after the completion of the final fixtures in the first half of the season.[6]

UiTM's selection of players is somewhat unique in that the players, including import players, must undertake undergraduate courses in UiTM in order to be selected to the squad.[7]

Players

First team 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.

No. Position Player
1 Malaysia GK Azam Jais
2 The Gambia DF Mamadou Danso
3 Malaysia DF Aliffikhwan Mazlan
4 Malaysia DF Shazlan Abu Samah
5 Malaysia DF Al-Imran Halim
6 Malaysia MF Zulkifli Zakaria
7 Malaysia MF Nik Syafiq Syazwan
8 Malaysia MF Nursalam Zainal Abidin
9 Malaysia FW Anwarul Hafiz
10 Malaysia MF Nur Areff Kamaruddin
11 Malaysia DF Syed Ariff
12 Malaysia DF Afif Asyraf (captain)
13 Malaysia FW Amer Azahar
14 South Korea MF Noh Sang-Min
15 Kyrgyzstan DF Veniamin Shumeyko
16 Malaysia DF Faiz Bandong
No. Position Player
17 Malaysia MF Asnan Awal
18 Malaysia DF Afiq Arshad
19 Malaysia FW Yusri Abas
21 Malaysia DF Faizal Alif
22 Malaysia GK Azfar Arif
23 Malaysia GK Soffuan Tawil
24 Malaysia DF Arman Fareez (on loan from Penang)
25 Malaysia GK Hafidz Romly
26 Malaysia MF Sadam Hashim
27 Malaysia DF Zulkhairi Zulkeply
30 Malaysia MF Nuzul Iman
31 Malaysia MF Hakim Ismail
47 Malaysia FW Rafie Mat Yaacob
52 Malaysia DF Che Safwan Hazman
55 Nigeria FW Okereke Timothy

For recent transfers, see 2018 UiTM F.C. season.

Former players

For details on former players, see Category:UiTM FC players.

U21

No. Name Nationality Position Date of Birth (Age)
Goalkeepers
1 Muhammad Hazeq Nordin Malaysia GK 9 March 1998
22 Khairul Thaqif Shah Kamal Bashah Malaysia GK 8 February 1996
25 Amirul Shafiq Mohd Shamsuri Malaysia GK 25 April 1998
Defenders
4 Ahmad Syahrul Farid bin Fahrur Razi Malaysia CB 6 June 1996
5 Muhd Syarifuddin Johan Malaysia CB 26 April 1997
6 Muhd Hakim Ismail Malaysia CB 1997
15 Mohd Luqman Hadi Mazali Malaysia CB 1997
16 Abednego Ujang Malaysia LB / LWB 1996
18 Nik Shakir Zufayri Nik Min Malaysia RB / RWB 1998
21 Amir Asyraf Azmari Malaysia CB / LB 1997
26 Zulhilmi Haikal Zamrisham Malaysia LB / LWB / LW 26 April 1998
27 Lokman Hakim Saifuddin Malaysia RB / RWB 25 November 1997
Midfielders
3 Muhd Faqih Afham Azahar Malaysia RW / RM 29 August 1996
7 Nor Syafafuddin Nor Afandi Malaysia LW / LM 1997
8 Mohd Adib Rosli Malaysia CM 29 November 1997
11 Wan Mohamad Fatah Wan Ali Malaysia CM 23 October 1997
12 Ahmad Sahir Manan Malaysia CM 8 September 1997
19 Danial Syakir Ahmad Shuhor Malaysia LW / LM 8 February 1997
20 Muhd Syazwan Nor Azli Malaysia CM/AM 1 January 1996
23 Muhammad Norhafizani Jailani Malaysia RW / RM 1997
24 Zaim Al-Hakim Bakri Malaysia RW / RM 1996
30 Mohd Hakimi Isa Malaysia LW / LM 5 July 1997
Forwards
2 Muhammad Arash Hakimi Muhd Ramlee Malaysia ST 23 February 1998
9 Muhd Rafie Mat Yaacob Malaysia ST 2 July 1998
10 Zulkarnain Rosli Malaysia ST / RW 1998
17 Burhanudin Jamil Malaysia ST 1996

Source:[8]


U19

No. Name Nationality Position Date of Birth (Age)
Goalkeepers
Malaysia GK
Malaysia GK
Malaysia GK
Defenders
Malaysia CB
Malaysia CB
Malaysia CB
Malaysia CB
Malaysia LB / LWB
Malaysia RB / RWB
Malaysia CB / LB
Malaysia LB / LWB / LW
Malaysia RB / RWB
Midfielders
Malaysia RW / RM
Malaysia LW / LM
Malaysia CM
Malaysia CM
Malaysia CM
Malaysia LW / LM
Malaysia CM/AM
Malaysia RW / RM
Malaysia RW / RM
Malaysia LW / LM
Forwards
Malaysia ST
Malaysia ST
Malaysia ST / RW
Malaysia ST

Source:[9]


Club officials

Team committee

  • President: Abdullah Mohamad Said[10]
  • Deputy President:
  • Vice-President: Mohd Izwan Khairuddin
  • Secretary: Mustaza Ahmad
  • Treasurer: Anuar Mazuki
  • Committee Members: Ahmad Redzuan Abdul Rahman, Hanafiah Abidin, Pekan Ramli, Hafizal Ahmad

Coaching staff

PositionName
General ManagerMalaysia Mustaza Ahmad
Assistant ManagerMalaysia Mohd Nor Aidil Abdul Latif
Head CoachMalaysia Wan Mustaffa Wan Ismail
Assistant CoachMalaysia Reduan Abdullah
CoachMalaysia Abdul Musawir bin Abdul Gany
CoachMalaysia Muhd Shahreen Nizam Sharuddin
Goalkeeper CoachMalaysia Omar Salim
Head Strength & Conditioning CoachMalaysia Dr. Raja Mohammed Firhad Raja Azidin
Fitness Trainer Malaysia Mohammad Hafizi Salim
Performance AnalystMalaysia Azhar
PhysiotherapistMalaysia Hambal
Team DoctorMalaysia Mohd Ikraam Ibrahim
MasseurMalaysia Mohd Aiman Aizat B Mohd Tahir
MasseurMalaysia Firdauzs Affiq B Mohd Saidi
U21 ManagerMalaysia Mohd Fauzi Zainuddin
U21 Head CoachMalaysia Anuar Abu Bakar
U21 Assistant CoachMalaysia Ahmad Norafandy Yatim
U21 CoachMalaysia Amirunizar Zulkefli
U21 Goal Keeper CoachMalaysia Jamsari Sabian
U21 Fitness TrainerMalaysia Mohd Afifi Azizan
U21 PhysiotherapistMalaysia Mohamad Noor Harun
KitmanMalaysia Muhamad Firdaus Zakaria
U19 ManagerMalaysia Mohd Nor Aidil Abdul Latif
U19 Head CoachMalaysia Khairun Haled Masrom
U19 Assistant CoachMalaysia Shukri Harun
U19 CoachMalaysia Mohd Fahmi Mohd Hatta
U19 Goal Keeper CoachMalaysia Mohd Fahmi Mohd Isa
U19 Fitness TrainerMalaysia Mohd Azrai Mohd Faozi
U19 PhysiotherapistMalaysia Aiman Saufi Ariffin

Coaches

Head coaches by years (2009–present)

Years Nat Name
2009–2011 Malaysia Omar Ali
2012–2013 Malaysia Azman Hj Eusoff
2013–2014 Malaysia Mohd Azuan Muhd Zain
December 2015–November 2016 Malaysia Raja Isa Raja Akram Shah[11]
December 2016–present Malaysia Wan Mustaffa Wan Ismail[12]

Managerial history

Manager by years (2008–present)

Years Nat Name
2008–present Malaysia Mustaza Ahmad

Captain history

Captain by years (2010–present)

Years Nat Name
2010 Malaysia Amirizdwan Taj
2011 Malaysia Muhd Aizat Jaini[13]
2012 Malaysia Ahmad Shahir Ismail
2013 Malaysia Ahmad Syahir Ismail[14]
2014 Malaysia Muhammad Ashraf Zulkapli
2015 Malaysia Aiman Syazwan Abdullah
2016 Malaysia Yosri Derma Raju
2017 Malaysia Muhd Hanif Saied
2018 Malaysia Muhd Afif Asyraf Mohd Zabawi

Achievements

Year Position League Malaysia FA Cup Malaysia Cup\Malaysia Challenge Cup Top scorer (M-League)
2013 9th Malaysia Premier League First Round Not Participated Malaysia Afham Zulkipli (4 goals)
2014 9th Malaysia Premier League First Round Not Participated Nigeria Obi Ikechukwu Charles (10 goals)
2015 8th Malaysia Premier League First Round Not Participated Ivory Coast Dao Bakary (10 goals)
2016 10th Malaysia Premier League Second Round Not Participated Uzbekistan Pavel Purishkin (8 goals)
2017 6th Malaysia Premier League Second Round Group Stage Nigeria Akanni-Sunday Wasiu (19 goals)
2018 9th Malaysia Premier League Third Round Group stage Argentina Lucas Pugh (8 goals)

Source:[15][16][17]

Sponsors

The following are the sponsors of UiTM FC:

Title Sponsor

Shirt Sponsor

References

  1. ↑ "Maklumat Stadium › UiTM Stadium". ms-my.soccerwiki.org. 1 May 2017. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  2. ↑ "UiTM FC yakin kekal di Liga Perdana". Sinar Harian. 26 May 2013. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  3. ↑ "UiTM FC - footballmalaysia". footballmalaysia.com. 26 May 2017. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
  4. ↑ "UiTM juara Liga IPT". massauitm.blogspot.my. 26 July 2010. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
  5. ↑ "UiTM FC berjaya layak ke pusingan Piala Malaysia buat kali pertama". madeinuitm.com. 26 April 2017. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
  6. ↑ "Kuala Lumpur and UiTM through to 2017 Malaysia Cup". Goal.com. 26 April 2017. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
  7. ↑ "Lanjutkan pengajian syarat sertai UiTM FC" (in Malay). Stadium Astro. 1 December 2017. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  8. ↑ "UITM U21". www.pengurusanbolasepakfam.org.my. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
  9. ↑ "UITM U19". www.pengurusanbolasepakfam.org.my. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
  10. ↑ "Uitm FC Sasar Empat Kelompok Teratas Saingan Liga Perdana". Radio Televisyen Malaysia. 11 January 2017. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
  11. ↑ "Liga Perdana: UiTM FC Optimis Beri Saingan Sengit". mstat.com.my. 2 February 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
  12. ↑ "UiTM boss concerned by cramped fixtures following round 2 FA Cup win". Yahoo!. 15 February 2017. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
  13. ↑ "UiTM FC-Pahang FA seri 3-3". urnalis-shahalam.blogspot.my. 7 February 2012. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
  14. ↑ "Betaria FC isi slot terakhir ke Liga Perdana 2013". Sinar Harian. 7 October 2012. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
  15. ↑ "MPL 2015 Top Scorers". www.footballmalaysia.com. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  16. ↑ "Penjaring Liga Premier 2014". ligabolasepakmalaysia.blogspot.my. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
  17. ↑ "Penjaring Liga Premier 2013". bolasepakm.blogspot.my. Retrieved 15 August 2017.


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