FELDA United F.C.

History

Felda United Football Club was formed on 19 January 2007 to participate in the Malaysian Football League, starting with the 2007 Malaysia FAM Cup. It was initiated by Felda and was officiated by the then Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia, Najib Razak on 19 January 2007. As football is the number one sport in Malaysia with a large number of supporters, Felda decided to jump into the industry due to the infrastructure and facilities provided on Felda land. The club embarked their journey in the third-tier division league, the Malaysian FAM Cup.

The club's tracks

The club has been one of the more consistent teams in the 2007 Malaysian FAM Cup after placing third, despite their fresh appearance in the industry. The club was promoted into the Premier League in 2008. Felda United played in the Premier League for 3 seasons and was promoted into the Super League, after being champion of 2010 Malaysia Premier League. After playing consistently in the Super League for 3 seasons, the team had a downfall where they were back in the Premier League for 2014. However, it was not the end for The Fighters as they were placed second in the Premier League. 2018 came with sorrow as the club was again demoted into the Premier League and the Football Association of Malaysia denied their license. In 2019, The Fighters got in the league with an approved club license from the FAM.

The financial downfall

Towards the end of the 2018 season, the club had a bump on their road of finance. Since September to November, the club did not manage to pay the players and coaching staff. The club's former coach B. Sathianathan mentioned that he exposed this issue to fight for everyone's rights. Shukor Adan represented the club to get legal consultation from the FAM on the overdue payment. The former captain also mentioned that he has been with the club for five seasons and none of these happened before. The club had to drop most of their key players, such as Syamim Yahya, Wan Zack Haikal, Farizal Harun and all the club's import players. ) Mohd Nidzam Jamil said the club signed brand new players for the 2019, and youth players were promoted to play the Super League. In January 2019, the club's president Anuar Malek said that they paid at least a monthly salary, to show that the management is committed in trying to rectify the financial problem.

Withdrawal from the Malaysian football league

Following the club's decision to withdraw from the Malaysian football league competition in 2020, it was announced that 16 staff members would be laid off. In a press statement, Felda Holdings Berhad stated:

Grounds

Felda United's main ground was the Tun Abdul Razak Stadium in Jengka, Pahang. The team officially started playing in the stadium in 2016. In their early involvement in the Malaysian Football league, they played in the Petronas Stadium in Bangi. They also played in the Petaling Jaya Stadium and Selayang Stadium, Hang Jebat Stadium, and Kuala Lumpur Stadium, before moving to the Tun Abdul Razak Stadium for 2016 Malaysia Super League.

Sponsorship

Players (2020)

Under-21

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Under-19

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Officials (2020)

• President: Anuar Malek
• Deputy president: Mohd Isa Abu Kassim
• Vice president 1: Anuar Malek
• Vice president 2: Shamsul Anwar Sulaiman
• Secretary general: Zulkarnain Muhammad
• Treasurer: Shahrin Mohd Ali

Team managers

Coaches

Honours and achievements

League

• Malaysia Super League
  • Runners-up: 2016
• Malaysia Premier League
  • Winners: 2010, 2018
  • Runners-up: 2014

Cups

• Malaysia FA Cup
  • Runners-up: 2014

Achievements

Source:

AFC competitions

Performance in AFC competitions

• AFC Cup: 1 Appearance
  • 2017: Group stage

AFC clubs ranking

References

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