Marcerra Kuantan Football Association ''(

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n football club based in

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. The club was established in 1970 and began competing in the local league as Kuantan FA. In early 2018, the club's right was sold to Marcerra United and they decided to rename the club as Marcerra Kuantan FA as a symbol of the club's new start. Some of the locals consider calling the club as the

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of Malaysian Football due to the club sharing the same kit color scheme with the

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side . On the 21st of April 2018, the club has officially withdrew by the orders of

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due to the ongoing off field issues. The club on the last season played in the

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. The club most prestigious achievement was winning the

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FAM League and achieving promotion to the

. Kuantan FA won the league with two matches to spare, their first title in their 2-year FAM League participation, after a 1–1 draw with MOF FC on 20 June 2014. Former Kuantan FA head coach, Ismail Zakaria revealed to

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in a
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that "The situation got so bad we had to use our own transport to get to matches, because the club’s bus driver was not paid. We also got chased out of our training ground, it was shameful."

History

The club were originally based in

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Pahang Pahang (;Jawi alphabet, Jawi: , Pahang Hulu Malay: ''Paha'', Pahang Hilir Malay: ''Pahaeng'', Ulu Tembeling Malay: ''Pahaq)'' officially Pahang Darul Makmur with the Arabic honorific ''Darul Makmur'' (Jawi: , "The Abode of Tranquility") is a ...

and played their home games at

Darulmakmur Stadium Darul Makmur Stadium ( ms, Stadium Darul Makmur) is a multi-purpose stadium located in Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia. It is mostly use for football (soccer), football matches, with a capacity of 40,000 people. The stadium has a running track, in ad ...

. In 2018, the club has been taken over by the management of

Marcerra United F.C. Marcerra United Football Club is a semi-professional football club based in Kuala Lumpur. The club last competed in the Malaysia FAM League, the third tier of the Malaysian football league, in 2018. The team also competes in the Kuala Lumpur ...

, and for the 2018 season, the club were renamed as Marcerra Kuantan FA. The club base also moved to

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from Kuantan.

Stadium

Prior to its purchase by

and its defunct, the club originally played most of its matches in

Darul Makmur Stadium Darul Makmur Stadium ( ms, Stadium Darul Makmur) is a multi-purpose stadium located in Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia. It is mostly use for football matches, with a capacity of 40,000 people. The stadium has a running track, in addition to the footb ...

. The club's original birthplace. The previous owner and chairman of the club had planned to the club out of

and build their own stadium somewhere near

. They felt that it was necessary to move out of

and out of

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's shadow in order for the club to grow and gain popularity among the locals . Some rumoured the planned stadium site was located in

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. Though the planned didn't go on possibly because of their lacked of financial backing . In 2018 after

"Successfully" purchased the clubs right, they moved their home ground and played at

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until the

sanctioned the club to close down in April 2018 after the ongoing issue of the players and staffs of the club not receiving salary for a few months. Pemain Kuantan FA tuntut gaji tertunggak setahun https://www.bharian.com.my/sukan/bola/2017/09/324775/pemain-kuantan-fa-tuntut-gaji-tertunggak-setahun

Notable former players

*''List of former players who played professionally or have represented there nation at senior level.'' ;Malaysia * Malik Ariff *

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* Helmi Remeli *

Abdul Manaf Mamat Abdul Manaf bin Mamat (born 8 April 1987) is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays for Harini F.C. as a forward. He made nine appearances for the Malaysia national team scoring twice. Career Manaf has played for the Malaysia nation ...

* Abdul Hadi Yahya * Daudsu Jamaluddin * Zairul Fitree Ishak ;Timor-Leste * Murilo de Almeida ;South Korea * Lee Kwang-Hyun ;Serbia * Ljubo Baranin ;Montenegro *

Milan Purović Milan Purović (; born 7 May 1985) is a Montenegro, Montenegrin retired Association football, footballer who played as a Forward (association football)#Centre-forward, centre forward. Club career Born in Podgorica, Titograd, Socialist Republic o ...

;Romania * Alexandru Tudose ;Haiti *

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;Brazil * Andrezinho

Coaching staff

* Head Coach: Ismail Zakaria * Assistant Coach:

Rusdi Suparman Mohd Rusdi Bin Mohd Suparman (born 27 January 1973) is a retired Malaysian footballer. He was known as ''Superman'' by his teammates and his fans. He is also a former member of the Malaysian pre-Olympic team and also the Malaysian national t ...

Coaches

''Coaches by Years (2013–2018)''

Achievements

Honours

League

* Division 3/ FAM Cup/ FAM League ** Winners (3) : 1975, 1977,

*** Runners-up : 1974, 1976

Kits

References

External links

Official Facebook
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