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Kuala Lumpur City F.C.
Kuala Lumpur City Football Club, known simply as KL City FC, is a Malaysian professional football club based in Kuala Lumpur. The club competes in the Malaysia Super League, the top level of Malaysian football, and was founded in 1974 as Federal Territory by the Kuala Lumpur Football Association (KLFA). It was later renamed Kuala Lumpur FA and Kuala Lumpur United, before renaming to its current name in 2021. Kuala Lumpur City won two Malaysian league titles, four Malaysian Cups, three Malaysian FA Cups, and three Malaysian Charity Shields. It also played in the group stages of the Asian Club Championship on two occasions. Following its founding, a fierce rivalry developed between Kuala Lumpur and Selangor mainly due to their geographical location. The battle between these two teams is often referred to as the Klang Valley Derby, which was renewed in the 2010 season after Kuala Lumpur ended a seven-year spell in the second-tier with promotion to the Malaysia Super League. Ku ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Straits Times
The ''New Straits Times'' is an English-language newspaper published in Malaysia. It is Malaysia's oldest newspaper still in print (though not the first), having been founded as ''The Straits Times'' on 15 July 1845. It was relaunched as the ''New Straits Times'' on 13 August 1974. The paper served as Malaysia's only broadsheet format English-language newspaper. However, following the example of British newspapers ''The Times'' and ''The Independent'', a tabloid version first rolled off the presses on 1 September 2004 and since 18 April 2005, the newspaper has been published only in tabloid size, ending a 160-year-old tradition of broadsheet publication. The ''New Straits Times'' currently retails at RM1.50 (~37 US cents) in Peninsular Malaysia. As of 2 January 2019, the group editor of the newspaper is Rashid Yusof. In 2020, the paper was listed as the 5th most trusted in a Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, Reuters Institute survey of 14 Malaysian media outlets. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malaysia FAM League
The FAM Cup (Malay: Piala FAM) was a knock-out tournament for teams in both the Malaysia M3 League and the Malaysia M4 League in Malaysian football league system, Malaysia. The tournament was a cup format, but from 2008 to 2018 was held as a third-tier league tournament and used the FAM League (Malay: Liga FAM) name. The competition was first held in September 1951. Up to 1973, the competition was open to state teams that also competed in the Malaysia Cup, before the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) opened up the competition to club sides from 1974 onwards. Format * 1951–1973: as a secondary knockout competition between state teams only after Malaysia Cup, Piala Malaysia. * 1974–1989: as a secondary knockout competition between club teams only after Malaysia Cup, Piala Malaysia. * 1990–2007: as a third-tier knockout competition. * 2008–2018 : as a third-tier league competition. History Piala FAM was established in August 1951 as a secondary knockout competiti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zhafri Yahya
Zhafri bin Yahya (born 25 September 1994) is a Malaysian footballer who plays for Malaysia Super League side Kuala Lumpur City as a midfielder. Early life He began playing futsal when he was 10 years old, and he spent a lot of time in the amateur leagues at Under-12 and Under-17 levels with Remaja Semangat Pejuang. Later, he was chosen to play for Selangor Under-15 and Under-17 football sides in at the national schools MSSM football tournament. Club career PKNS After finishing school, he joined PKNS for the Under-21 Piala Presiden. UiTM He then continued his studies at UiTM Sri Iskandar Perak, where he majored in Diploma in Quantity Surveyor. He was given the opportunity to represent UiTM FC in the Malaysia Premier League while studying at UiTM. Selangor He played for the Selangor's Piala Presiden team after completing three years of diploma before being loaned to Kuala Lumpur FA (currently known as Kuala Lumpur City). Kuala Lumpur City Zhafri joined curren ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romel Morales
Romel Oswaldo Morales Ramírez (born 23 August 1997) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Malaysia Super League club Kuala Lumpur City. Club career Morales started a Churta-Millos soccer school in Bogotá, then decided by his parents to head south of the continent where he initially arrived at the River Plate at 14 years of age with Eder Alvarez Balanta. Banfield In 2014, Morales moved to Argentinian club Banfield. He made his professional debut on 20 March 2016, replacing Walter Erviti in 1–1 draw against River Plate at Antonio Vespucio Liberti Monumental Stadium in Buenos Aires. Selangor II After six years in Argentina, he decided to continue his career in Malaysia, where he signed with Selangor II. He made his debut on 3 February 2018, in a 2–2 draw against Terengganu II. Melaka United On 12 November 2019, Melaka United announced the signing of Morales for the following Malaysia Super League season. Kuala Lumpur City Morales joi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ryan Lambert
Ryan Edward Lambert Lee Kit Seng (born 21 September 1998) is an Australian-born Malaysian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Malaysia Super League club Sabah. Lambert was born in Kuala Lumpur, but then moved to Thailand and Australia at a young age. He played youth football with Richmond before starting his senior career with the side. After spending some time with Melbourne Victory's youth team, Lambert moved to the Netherlands in 2017, where he played for Achilles '29 and FC Den Bosch. Early life Lambert was born in Kuala Lumpur to an English father and Malaysian mother. The family then moved to Thailand, where they stayed for six months before relocating again to Melbourne, Australia. Lambert has a twin brother, Declan, who is also a professional footballer. The two played together at Clifton Hill, Richmond, Achilles '29 and FC Den Bosch. Club career After playing youth football for FC Clifton Hill and Richmond, Lambert made his senior debut for Richmon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nik Shahrul
Nik Mohd Shahrul Azim bin Abdul Halim (born 30 December 1990) is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays for Kuala Lumpur City in the Malaysia Super League. He is a versatile defender who mainly operate as a right-back and sometimes as a centre-back. Club career Early career Nik Shahrul began his football career with Kelantan playing for and was the captain of the President's Cup team in 2010. Kelantan In 2012, while Nik Shahrul was playing with Kelantan President’s Cup, Bojan Hodak was spotted his talent to be included in the senior team. His performances have been improving consistently and he has certainly earned his stripes to be part of the Kelantan senior team first XI. Kelantan claim treble winners with Malaysia Cup win against ATM during 2012 season. Even though he was young, he was given the responsibility to take care the defence with Obinna Nwaneri in the 2012 Malaysia Super League season. He was lifted as a hero after denying Indra Putra Mahayuddin att ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kamal Azizi
Muhammad Kamal Azizi bin Mohamad Zabri (born 28 August 1993) is a Malaysian footballer who plays for Kuala Lumpur City as a right-back. Club career Terengganu On 24 November 2017, Kamal signed a contract with Terengganu. Kuala Lumpur City Kamal joined Kuala Lumpur City at the start of the 2021 season and was part of the team that won the 2021 Malaysia Cup. Career statistics Club Honours Terengganu * Malaysia Cup runner-up: 2018 Kuala Lumpur City * Malaysia Cup: 2021 File:2021 collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: the James Webb Space Telescope was launched in 2021; Protesters in Yangon, Myanmar following the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état, coup d'état; A civil demonstration against the October–November 2021 ... References External links * {{Kuala Lumpur City F.C. squad 1993 births Living people Malaysian footballers People from Terengganu Terengganu F.C. II players Terengganu FC players Kuala Lumpur City F.C. players Malaysia Super League players M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kevin Ray Mendoza
Kevin Ray Mendoza Hansen (born 29 September 1994) is a Filipino-Danish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Malaysia Super League club Kuala Lumpur City and the Philippines national team. Club career Youth Mendoza is a former FC Midtjylland and Viborg FF youth team player. Viborg FF In 2011, he was promoted to Viborg FF's first team squad signing a 3-year contract with the club. Prior to that, he had repeatedly served as backup keeper for the club's first team after the departure of Kristian Kirk. On 10 June 2012, Mendoza made his debut for Viborg FF on the final match of the season in a 2–1 defeat against FC West Zealand. In February 2013, Mendoza was given a one-week trial and a chance to train with Liverpool's reserve team. On April 3, 2014, Viborg FF announced that they had agreed to terminate the contract of Mendoza with immediate effect. Mendoza requested to leave after being demoted as third choice goalkeeper of the club. Kjellerup IF A few days aft ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2021 Malaysia Cup
The 2021 Malaysia Cup (Malay: ''Piala Malaysia 2021'') was the 95th edition of Malaysia Cup tournament organised by the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) and the Malaysian Football League (MFL). The defending champions were Johor Darul Ta'zim, who won it in the 2019 edition, as the 2020 edition was cancelled midway during the tournament due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia. In the final, they lost 2–0 to Kuala Lumpur City, who won their fourth title. As winners, Kuala Lumpur City qualified for the 2022 AFC Cup. Format In the competition, the top eleven teams from the 2021 Malaysia Super League were joined by the top five teams from the 2021 Malaysia Premier League. The competition will begin with a group stage where only the 2 highest placing teams in each group would qualify to the knockout stage. Schedule and draw dates The draw for the 2021 Malaysia Cup was held on 15 September 2021. Seeding They were divided to their pots by their placements from the 202 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johor Darul Ta'zim F
Johor (; ), also spelled as Johore, is a States and federal territories of Malaysia, state of Malaysia in the south of the Malay Peninsula. Johor has land borders with the Malaysian states of Pahang to the north and Malacca and Negeri Sembilan to the northwest. Johor shares maritime borders with Singapore to the south and Indonesia to both the west and east. Johor Bahru is the capital city and the economic centre of the state, Kota Iskandar is the seat of the state government, and Muar (town), Muar serves as the royal town of the state. The old state capital is Johor Lama. As of 2020, the state's population is 4.01 million, making it the second most populated state in Malaysia. Johor has highly biodiversity, diverse tropical rainforests and an equatorial climate. The state's mountain ranges form part of the Titiwangsa Range, which is part of the larger Tenasserim Hills, Tenasserim Range connected to Thailand and Myanmar, with Mount Ophir being the highest point in Johor. While i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2021 Malaysia Super League
The 2021 Malaysia Super League ( ms, Liga Super Malaysia 2021), was the 18th season of the Malaysia Super League, the top-tier professional football league in Malaysia. The defending champions from the 2020 Malaysia Super League season, Johor Darul Ta'zim, have managed to defend their title, securing their 8th consecutive title (since 2014) on 28 August 2021 although having 2 more matches left. On the other hand, Kedah who became the runner-ups have qualified to the 2022 AFC Cup. Penang who got third was a standby team for the AFC Cup and would qualify if the winners of the 2021 Malaysia Cup went to the Johor or Kedah, but they failed to and Kuala Lumpur City who became the champions ended up taking the spot. Teams Changes from last season Team changes Promoted from the 2020 Malaysia Premier League * Kuala Lumpur United * Penang Relegated to the 2021 Malaysia Premier League * Royal Malaysia Police Disbanded Team *FELDA United Renamed/Rebranded Clubs * Kedah FA was renamed as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stanley Bernard Stephen Samuel
Stanley Bernard Stephen Samuel (born 10 March 1986) is a retired professional Malaysian footballer who last played for Kuala Lumpur and has represented the Malaysia national team. He also been played in India and had an underwent trials with Indonesia club. He currently works as a football pundit and match commentator for Asian broadcasters Astro SuperSport and Astro Arena. He also is currently the CEO of Kuala Lumpur City Football Club. Career Kuala Lumpur FA Growing up in Kuala Lumpur, Stanley was a prodigy from the elite Bukit Jalil Sports School. At the age of 18 he made his debut with Kuala Lumpur FA in the second tier, Malaysian Premier League. He played for Kuala Lumpur FA for 5 seasons. In the 2008 Malaysia Cup group stage, Stanley was top scorer with 5 goals in 6 matches. Perak UPB My/Team Stanley moved to UPB-MyTeam in 2009, scoring 12 goals in 28 appearances in the Malaysian Super League, FA Cup and Malaysia Cup. In the same year, Stanley made his debut for the Mal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |