Selangor FA

The association was founded in 1905 to establish an internal state league and to managed the league, called the Selangor Association Football League (SAFL). The first cup competition was sponsored by the British Resident of Selangor, RG Watson. There were also reports the association was led by British Residents at that time.

In 1926, the internal crisis led some officials to withdraw from the association and set up a separate association named Selangor Football Association (SFA). The dispute between the SAFL and the SFA continued for almost ten years before the two sides negotiated for the betterment of football future in the state of Selangor. Finally, the two football entities officially merged on February 22, 1936, under the name of the Football Association of Selangor (FAS) or Persatuan Bola Sepak Selangor in Malay language.[4]

Tunku Abdul Rahman - FAS first Malaysian president appointed in 1951

The outbreak of the Second World War slowed down FAS's efforts to develop domestic football. The effort was started aggressively as soon as the war ended. Efforts to uphold the state football continued with the association planning the construction of a typical football stadium for the team. The association who earlier used the Selangor Field Club (now Dataran Merdeka) as their home clearly requires a stadium in line with the association direction. The association management met the Mayor of Kuala Lumpur several times for permission on the construction of the stadium but has is still not found a solution absolutely yet. The dream to see Selangor in action in the stadium itself seemed fainter by the day.

However, the appointment of Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj as the first official FAS president (who holds the presidency of both Football Association of Selangor and Football Association of Malaysia) at that time is a right move for the association. Prime Minister of the newly independent Malaya, Tunku Abdul Rahman pioneered back in the stadium construction business and ordered the construction of the Merdeka stadium to celebrate the country's independence as well as the official Selangor home stadium. Merdeka Stadium will also be the official national stadium in organizing international sports.

The Independent MP for Bungsar (now known as Bangsar constituency and also a teacher by a profession, Mr. SCE Singam became the second official FAS president until 1953, then later been replaced by K. Sundram. Between 1952 to 1955, the club won 1 FAM cup and become runners-up in the 1952 and 1955 FAM Cup competition.

Dato' Seri Harun Idris, is synonymous with football in Selangor on the 1960s. He became president of the FAS for 21 years from 1961 to 1982. During his leadership, Selangor won 15 Malaysia Cups as well as doing a lot of positive changes to the association.[5] The club was originally headquartered at the MCA building in Jalan Ampang long before the construction of Wisma FAS in 1973 at the Merdeka Stadium on the president own efforts (also Chief Minister of Selangor at the time) and club manager, Hamzah Abu Samah.

Tan Sri Ahmad Razali Mohd Ali, that was Chief Minister of Selangor at that time becomes a FAS President from the year 1984–1989. In 1984 season, he guides Selangor to win for the first time top division football league in Malaysia that was first introduced in 1982 as Malaysia League. Besides that, Selangor also win Malaysia Cup in a season 1982, 1984 and 1986. Then later in 1989 season, he also guides Selangor to win the newly rebranding Semi-Pro Division 1 League that been replace the Malaysia League.

After a series of successes for Selangor, the FAS decided to stop using the Merdeka stadium to fulfill the ambitions of the club. As a result, new stadium development has been approved to be built. Finally, on January 1, 1990, a groundbreaking ceremony for a new stadium was opened in Shah Alam. With the construction of this new stadium, the Shah Alam Stadium will be born, a stadium that can accommodate up to 80,000 spectators at a time. Its structure is the longest free gate in the world in that era. It has also become one of the major landmarks in Shah Alam due to its impressive size and art. The main stadium for the club is now Shah Alam Stadium. The stadium has been the home of the Selangor since it opened in July 1994, after the club moved from the Merdeka stadium. FAS also move to new headquarters in Kelana Jaya which known as Wisma FAS in mid 1990.

This was Selangor FA's most successful period. In the 1996 season, with Ken Worden as head coach, they won the Charity Cup and Malaysia Cup. The following season, Steve Wicks from England was appointed as head coach and guided the club to success in the Charity Cup, FA Cup and Malaysia Cup. The Australian-born tactician Ken Worden was appointed again and won the Charity Cup and Malaysia Cup in season 2002. Under the guidance of coach K. Rajagopal, Selangor won the Premier League 1 which is the top-flight league competition in Malaysia then. In 2004 season, Selangor was relegated to the second division, Malaysia Premier League. Dollah Salleh was appointed as head coach and won 2005 Premier League, FA Cup and Malaysia Cup. However, the following season Selangor did not win anything and this is a bad side back to the club management. In season 2009, K. Devan was appointed as head coach and also the club manager. This is the first time in the club history that both roles been given to the same person. K. Devan is considered one of the best managerial records holders for the club. He won 2009, 2010 Super League, 2009 FA Cup, 2009, 2010 Charity Cup. Season 2010 was the last occasion Selangor won the top division league competition in Malaysia; Super League.

7 times head coaches keep changing and consider the worst period of the club history. However in 2015, the Australian born Mehmet Durakovic and former player of the club win the Malaysia Cup and increase the title collection to 33 times. Till now no other club in the history of Malaysia able to match the record held by Selangor. The management problem during the Mohamed Azmin Ali leads the club as a FAS President cause Selangor unable to use the Shah Alam Stadium as their home ground and the internal conflict between exco members and management of the club also lead to downfall of Selangor performance on the pitch.

On July 2018, The HH Crown Prince of Selangor, Tengku Amir Shah (RMS) has been appointed as the new President of FAS. He took over the seat left by Datuk Seri Subahan Kamal.[6] Since RMS took over the seat, a lot of effort been materialize and improved. This is a new chapter of Selangor football in this modern era.

In July 2019, Selangor moved to a new 400,000 square feet facility in Seksyen 5, Shah Alam called Selangor FC Training Centre which three-year lease from the Selangor state government.[7] The facility also sees the administrative headquarters of Football Association of Selangor, club administration office, training pitches, gym, first team lounge, physio treatment area, locker room as well as enabling the administrators and coaches be put under one roof.[8]

On 9 October 2019, as part of privatizing effort, FAS decided to only focus on association roles only in the state of Selangor, which football club that known as Selangor FC been manage by newly established entity, Red Giants FC Sdn Bhd. Selangor FC also take over PKNS FC to act as a reserve team known as Selangor F.C. II to ensure the youth development squad; Selangor F.C. Academy, will be streamlined and restructured as its developmental process flow with the first-team squad;

Selangor crest since 1936.

The crest is shaped as a shield, while the emblem on the upper part of the crest is derived from the Selangor State Council coat of arms. The colour characteristics on the crest is the main colour of the state of Selangor which symbolizes Bravery for red and Royalty for yellow.[9] Both of this colors also very peculiar in the state flag which follows the identity of Selangor. The logo is then completed by featuring the state’s blazon on the top of it.

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From the 1970s, the Selangor team kit was manufactured by various companies including Admiral, Puma, Adidas, Lotto and Kappa.

From 1985, the Selangor team was sponsored by various companies including Dunhill, EON, Celcom, Syarikat Bekalan Air Selangor (SYABAS), Telekom Malaysia (TM), and Menteri Besar Incorporated (MBI). Since 2014, the Selangor kit has been sponsored by the Selangor State Government under the name of six state government corporations.[10] The longest sponsoring company in the club's history is Dunhill from 1985 to 2004; Dunhill sponsored all the Malaysian clubs during that time before being banned by the Malaysian Health Ministry to decrease the popularity of smoking and tobacco in Malaysia.[11]

Start from 2019 season, the club kits have been produced by Spanish leading company on sportswear, Joma and sponsored by official Joma Malaysia for all teams which include first-team, reserve, academy, women's and futsal team.

Shah Alam Stadium – the current home of FA Selangor

Selangor have used several grounds throughout their history. The club's first ground was the Selangor Club Field (now known as Dataran Merdeka) where they played from their founding in 1936 until the independence of Malaya in 1957.

In September 1956, the club president, and also Malaysia's first Prime Minister, Tunku Abdul Rahman, ordered the construction of the Merdeka Stadium to celebrate the country's upcoming independence as well as to be used as the new home stadium for the Red Giants. The stadium finished construction on 21 August 1957 and was inaugurated on 31 August 1957, the day Malaya declared independence from British rule. Right after the declaration of independence, Selangor moved its home matches to the Merdeka Stadium, which would become the club's home ground for the next 38 years. The first football match took place on 1 September 1957 which saw the Malaya defeat Burma 5-2 in a friendly match. In this stadium, which hosted 20,000 spectators, FA Selangor celebrated its first Malaysian league title in 1984.

After some successes, the club management decided that the Merdeka Stadium was not big enough for the ambitions of the club, and thus a new stadium was built and inaugurated on 16 July 1994. This was the Shah Alam Stadium as it is known today, which could host an astounding amount of 80,372 supporters, and became the club's home stadium for 22 years until 2016. The first match at the stadium was played between Selangor and Scottish club Dundee United in an invitational tournament, which resulted in a 1-1 draw, with the first goal being scored by Billy McKinlay. Other teams in the tournament were Bayern Munich, Leeds United, the Australian Olympic team "Olyroos", and Flamengo, who won the tournament.

In 2017, an internal crisis occurred within the club management, which resulted in the resignation of the club's president, Azmin Ali, who was also the Menteri Besar of Selangor at the time. The crisis began when executive members of the club reportedly rejected the notion of privatization, which was suggested by the club's president at the time, Mohamed Azmin Ali.[15] The crisis forced the club to move its home ground to the Selayang Stadium after the Selangor state government denied the club access to use their traditional home ground, the Shah Alam Stadium.[16][17]

The following year, the club management of Selangor decided to switch the club's home ground to the Kuala Lumpur Stadium for the 2018 season onwards.[18] The club's president, Subahan Kamal, stated that the Kuala Lumpur Stadium could generate a higher income and that the Selayang Stadium did not meet the needed lighting criteria required by the FMLLP which is organizing body of the football league in Malaysia.[19] FA Selangor originally proposed to use the club's traditional home ground, the Shah Alam Stadium and the Bukit Jalil National Stadium. However, both applications were rejected by the Selangor state government and the FMLLP respectively, with the latter's reason being that certain matches could collide with the Malaysia national football team's calendar.[20]

The club move back to the Shah Alam Stadium in the mid of 2018 season until present after new president was appointed, Tengku Amir Shah.

FA Selangor Training Centre – the current training facilities of Selangor

The training facility located at SUK Sports Complex, Seksyen 5, Shah Alam. The 400,000 square feet training centre named FA Selangor Training Centre was officiated by HH Crown Prince of Selangor, Tengku Amir Shah in a simple ceremony attended by Selangor chief minister Amirudin Shari, club sponsors, association exco members and media representatives on 24 July 2019. The facility also has office complex for the management staff and technical staff, two FIFA size pitches, gymnasium, physio treatment area, a player lounge, changing room, pantry and etc.[21]

Vizione Holdings Berhad, a strategic partner to Selangor was the biggest contributor to the construction of the RM1.5 million facility.[22]

As of 6 June 2020

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

No. Position Player 1 GK Khairul Azhan Khalid 3 DF Rodney Celvin 4 DF Ashmawi Yakin 5 DF Taylor Regan (captain) 6 MF K. Sarkunan (vice-captain) 7 MF Sean Selvaraj 8 MF Khyril Muhymeen 10 FW Rufino Segovia 11 FW Wan Zack Haikal 12 FW Ifedayo Olusegun 17 MF Nor Hakim Hassan

No. Position Player 18 MF Halim Saari 19 DF K. Prabakaran 20 DF Syahmi Safari 21 MF Safuwan Baharudin 22 MF Syazwan Zainon 23 DF Nick Swirad 25 GK Tauffiq Ar Rasyid 26 DF A. Namathevan 27 DF M. Tamil Maran 30 GK Farizal Harun 50 FW Sandro 88 MF Brendan Gan

As of 12 December 2019

Position	Name
Chairman	Tengku Amir Shah
Board of Directors	Shahril Mokhtar - -
Chief Executive Officer	Johan Kamal Hamidon

As of 6 June 2020

Position	Name
Technical Director	Michael Feichtenbeiner
First-team Manager	Mahfizul Rusydin Abdul Rashid
Coaching Department
Head Coach	B. Sathianathan
Assistant Coach	Nazliazmi Mohd Nasir
Assistant Coach	Muhammad Adam Abdullah
Goalkeeping Coach	Mohana Sundram a/l Packirisamy
Sport Science and Medicine Department
Fitness Coach	Khairul Anwar Md Isa
Rehabilitation Coach	-
Team Doctor	Dr. Vijayan Munusamy
Head Physiotherapist	Helber Richard Quintana Silva
Masseur	Halimee Yusoff
Masseur	Gobinathan Arumugam
Psychologist	-
Analysis Department
Head of Analyst	-
Team Analyst	Norasrudin Sulaiman
Match Analyst	-
Scouting Department
Chief Scout	Lim Chan Yew
Scout	-
Player Care and Support Department
Assistant Manager	Nazzab Hidzan
Team Coordinator	Faiz Ruslan
Kitman	Azman Ahmad

As of 13 December 2019

Name	From	To	P	W	D	L	Win%[nb 1]	Honours
Abdul Ghani Minhat	1970 1983	1973 1985						1 - Malaysia League (1984) 4 - Malaysia Cup (1971) (1972) (1973) (1984) 1 - Charity Shield (1985) 1 - FAM Cup (1972)
M. Chandran	1975 1986	1978 1988						4 - Malaysia Cup (1975) (1976) (1978) (1986) 1 - Charity Shield (1987)
Chow Kwai Lam	1979	1983						1 - Malaysia League (1980) 3 - Malaysia Cup (1979) (1981) (1982)
Khaidir Buyong	1989	1990						2 - Semi–Pro Division 1 League (1989) (1990) 1 - Charity Shield (1990)
Ken Worden	1991 1994 2002 2004	1991 1996 2003 2004						1 - FA Cup (1991) 3 - Malaysia Cup (1995) (1996) (2002) 2 - Charity Shield (1996) (2002)
Bernhard Schumm	1993	1993						1 - Semi–Pro Division 2 League (1993)
Steve Wicks	1997	1998						1 - FA Cup (1997) 1 - Malaysia Cup (1997) 1 - Charity Shield (1997)
K. Rajagopal	1999	2000						1 - Premier 1 League (2000)
Abdul Rahman Ibrahim	2001	2002						1 - FA Cup (2001)
Dollah Salleh	2005	2008						1 - Premier League (2005) 1 - FA Cup (2005) 1 - Malaysia Cup (2005)
K. Devan	2009	2011	116	78	21	17	067.24	2 - Super League (2009) (2010) 1 - FA Cup (2009) 2 - Charity Shield (2009) (2010)
Mehmet Durakovic	2013	2015	73	36	18	19	049.32	1 - Malaysia Cup (2015)

• First Division: (Malaysia League / Semi-Pro Division 1 League / Premier League / Premier League 1 / Super League)
  • Winners (6): 1984, 1989, 1990, 2000, 2009,[31] 2010[32]
• Second Division: (Semi-Pro Division 2 League / Premier League 2 / Premier League)
  • Winners (2): 1993, 2005

• FA Cup
  • Winners (5) (record): 1991, 1997, 2001, 2005, 2009
• Malaysia Cup
  • Winners (33) (record): 1922, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1935, 1936, 1938, 1949, 1956, 1959, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1966, 1968, 1969,
    1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2002, 2005, 2015[33]
• Challenge Cup / FAM Cup (1951-1989): (As a secondary knockout competition after Malaysia Cup)
  • Winners (7): 1953(shared), 1960, 1961, 1962, 1966, 1968, 1972
• Charity Cup
  • Winners (8) (record): 1985, 1987, 1990, 1996, 1997, 2002, 2009, 2010

• Asian Club Championship / AFC Champions League
  • Winners (0):
  • Runner-up (1): 1967
• AFC Cup
  • Winners (0):
  • Runner-up (0):

Doubles

• League and FA Cup: 1
  • 2009
• League and Malaysia Cup: 1
  • 1984

Remark:

• The Double in association football, is the achievement of winning a country's top tier division and primary cup competition in the same season. – i.e. top division league and Malaysia FA Cup / Malaysia Cup winners
• The Treble in association football, is the achievement of winning a country's top tier division, primary cup competition and secondary cup competition or continental trophy in the same season – i.e. top division league, Malaysia FA Cup and Malaysia Cup or AFC Champions League or AFC Cup winners
• Short competitions such as the Charity Shield or FIFA Club World Cup are not generally considered to contribute towards a Double or Treble