Jump to content

Kuala Lumpur Rovers F.C.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kuala Lumpur Rovers
Full nameKuala Lumpur Rovers Football Club
Nickname(s)The Rovers
Short nameKLR
Founded2020; 4 years ago (2020)
GroundKuala Lumpur Stadium, Cheras, Kuala Lumpur
Capacity1,000
OwnerKuala Lumpur Rovers Sdn Bhd
Head coachWan Mustaffa Wan Ismail
LeagueMalaysia A1 Semi-Pro League
2023M3 League, 2nd

Kuala Lumpur Rovers Football Club, simply known as the KL Rovers,[1] is a professional football club based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The team plays in the second division of the Malaysian football league system, the Malaysia A1 Semi-Pro League.[2][3]

History

[edit]

Kuala Lumpur Rovers was founded in 2020, completing its inaugural season in the 2020 Malaysia M3 League. The club finished the 2022 season as runners-up in the league.

In 2023, the club competed in the Malaysia Cup for the first time in their history. They faced Malaysia Super League club Terengganu but ultimately fell to a 7–0 aggregate defeat.

In 2024, Kuala Lumpur Rovers competed in the Malaysia FA Cup for the first time but suffered a 7–0 hammering from Sabah in the round of 16. The club also participated in the 2024–25 Malaysia Cup facing against Johor Darul Ta'zim.

Kit manufacturer and shirt sponsor

[edit]
Season Manufacturer Sponsor
2020 Kaki Jersi none
2022 Puma Activesports
2023 Ma7ch MBSB Bank / Kuala Lumpur City Hall
2024 FAT Sports MBSB Bank
Kuala Lumpur City Hall
KL Bandaraya Rendah Karbon

Players

[edit]

First-team squad

[edit]
As of 10 October 2024[4]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Malaysia MAS Asyraaf Omar
2 DF Malaysia MAS Amirul Asyraf
3 DF Malaysia MAS Naqib Sharipuddin
4 DF Malaysia MAS Raffi Nagoorgani
5 FW Malaysia MAS Zainul Arifin
6 MF Malaysia MAS Faiz Mazlan
7 FW Malaysia MAS Sharul Amin
8 MF Malaysia MAS Syamim Yahya
9 FW Malaysia MAS Faizal Hafiq
10 FW Malaysia MAS Rafie Yaacob
11 FW Malaysia MAS Fahmi Sabri
12 DF Malaysia MAS Faizal Mohd Arif
13 DF Malaysia MAS Muhammad Aiman Najwan
14 MF Malaysia MAS Amirul Husaini
16 FW Malaysia MAS Izreen Izwandy
17 FW Malaysia MAS Gopi Rizqi
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 FW South Korea KOR Lee Ju Hang
19 MF South Korea KOR Moon Si-Hyun
20 DF Malaysia MAS Faris Zabri
21 MF Malaysia MAS Nazirul Hasif
22 DF Malaysia MAS Firdaus Faudzi (captain)
23 FW Malaysia MAS Amirul Nizam
24 MF Malaysia MAS Zahril Azri
25 DF Malaysia MAS Nukman Mohd Fatimi
26 DF Malaysia MAS Amer Saidin
27 DF Malaysia MAS Haritz Rifaee
28 GK Malaysia MAS Aquila Abdul Rhaman
29 GK Malaysia MAS Faisal Saidi
30 FW Malaysia MAS Fakrul Aiman

Club official

[edit]
Management
Position Name
Chairman Malaysia Ashraf Mazlan
CEO Malaysia Mohd Zulfadzlie Ahmad
Director Malaysia Aznor Dzulkarnain Aziz
Team manager Malaysia Shahrir Mois
Coaching staff
Position Name
Head coach Malaysia Wan Mustafa Wan Ismail
Assistant head coach Malaysia Rashmizan Rasid
Assistant coach Malaysia Daniel Chow Wai Keen
Goalkeeping coach Malaysia Mohd Zaidi Md Zainol
Fitness coach Malaysia Mohd Zahidibudiman Ibrahim
Physio Malaysia Fadli Kamarulzaman
Team security Malaysia Raja Munawir Raja Baharuddin

Malaysia Airul Azly Jaafar

Kitman Malaysia Muhammad Danish Razarin

Season by season record

[edit]
Season Division Position Malaysia Cup Malaysian FA Cup MFL Challenge Cup Regional Top scorer (all competitions)
20201 Liga M3 Season abandoned DNQ Round 2 Ivory Coast Davy Angan (4)
20211 Liga M3 Season abandoned DNQ DNQ
2022 Liga M3 Runners-up DNQ DNQ Malaysia Shafiq Shaharudin (12)
2023 Liga M3 Runners-up Round of 16 DNQ Quarter-finals Malaysia Amer Saidin (12)
2024–25 Liga A1 Semi-Pro TBD Round of 16 Round of 16 Quarter-finals

^1 Season cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Honours

[edit]

Domestic competitions

[edit]
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runners-up (2): 2022, 2023

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "We are not feeder clubs". Goal.com.
  2. ^ "Kelayakan Piala FA 2020: Klasiko FC Waspada Ancaman KL Rovers". Semuanyabola.com.
  3. ^ "KL Rovers". GSA.
  4. ^ "2024 KL Rovers player list". Football Association of Malaysia.