Telekom Malaysia Football Club or commonly known as TMFC is a now defunct Malaysian

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club, which originated from

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until the club moved their base to

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on their last season. The club's final home ground was the 25,000 capacity

MPPJ Stadium The Petaling Jaya Stadium, also known as the MBPJ Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in the suburb of Kelana Jaya in Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia. The stadium was opened in 1996 and has a capacity of 25,000. It was built in time for the 199 ...

. The club used to play in the top division of Malaysian football, the

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until its final season in

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. The club was owned by

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(TM), a leading integrated information and communications group in

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. The club regular kit colours was orange and blue for shirts, shorts and socks.

History

Telekom Malaysia Football Club or commonly known as TMFC was founded as Telekom Melaka Football Club in 1994.http://ww1.utusan.com.my/utusan/info.asp?y=2007&dt=0922&pub=Utusan_Malaysia&sec=Sukan&pg=su_03.htm Telekom pula tarik diri Liga Malaysiahttp://ww1.utusan.com.my/utusan/info.asp?y=2006&dt=0903&pub=Utusan_Malaysia&sec=Sukan&pg=su_01.htm NS Naza pilih jalan sukarhttp://ww1.utusan.com.my/utusan/info.asp?y=2005&dt=0901&pub=Utusan_Malaysia&sec=Sukan&pg=su_01.htm Telekom Melaka catat sejarah The club exist as a football club under Malacca branch of Telekom Malaysia. Until the club owner parent company going into rebrands in 2005, the club was rebrands as TM football club to solidify its brands going forwards.http://www.companieshistory.com/telekom-malaysia/ Telekom Malaysia History The club home ground originally was the

Hang Tuah Stadium Stadium Hang Tuah or Stadium Kubu ( en, Hang Tuah Stadium or Kubu Stadium) is a multi-use stadium in Malacca City, Malacca, Malaysia.http://www.stadiummelaka.gov.my/index.php/stadium-hang-tuah/ Stadium Hang Tuah The stadium has a capacity of 15 ...

before moving into a bigger stadium, the

Hang Jebat Stadium The Hang Jebat Stadium ( ms, Stadium Hang Jebat) is a multi-purpose stadium with a capacity of 40,000 people in Krubong/ Paya Rumput, Malacca, Malaysia. It was completed in September 2004 and named after a Malacca Sultanate Laksamana, Hang Jeb ...

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. The club compete in

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until the end of 1998. The club won the Malaysia FAM Cup twice where the club won it in 1994 and 1996 season.http://www.rsssf.com/tablesm/malaycuphist.html Malaysia Champions History The club was also qualified to compete in

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in 1997 and 1998 although the club was knockout in First Round for both season.http://www.rsssf.com/tablesm/malay97.html Malaysia 1997http://www.rsssf.com/tablesm/malay98.html Malaysia 1998 In 1999, the club was promoted to

Malaysia Premier League 2 Liga Perdana 2 or Liga Perdana Dua ( en, Premier League 2 or Premier League Two) was the nation's second-tier professional football league in Malaysia that operated from 1998 to 2003. The league was formed and established in 1998 as second-tie ...

in 1999 season. The club finished the season in eight place.http://www.rsssf.com/tablesm/malay99.html Malaysia 1999 The club continue to compete in the league until the end of 2002 season.http://www.rsssf.com/tablesm/malay00.html Malaysia 2000http://www.rsssf.com/tablesm/malay01.html Malaysia 2001http://www.rsssf.com/tablesm/malay02.html Malaysia 2002 In 2003, the club was promoted to play in

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after secure a promotion as runner-up of

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.http://www.rsssf.com/tablesm/malay03.html Malaysia 2003 In 2004, FAM introduced

to succeed Malaysia Premier League 1. The club did not win the promotion to it and was then put into the new second-tier league, the

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for

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season.http://www.rsssf.com/tablesm/malay04.html Malaysia 2004 The club then won promotion to

2005–06 Malaysia Super League The 2005–06 Malaysia Super League ( ms, 2005–06 Liga Super Malaysia) also known as the TM Liga Super for sponsorship reasons is the third season of the Malaysia Super League, the top-tier professional association football, football league in ...

.http://www.rsssf.com/tablesm/malay05.html Malaysia 2005http://www.rsssf.com/tablesm/malay06.html Malaysia 2006 The club compete in the top division for the remaining season before withdrew from the league at the end of

season.http://www.rsssf.com/tablesm/malay07.html Malaysia 2007 In their final season, the club moved their based from Malacca to Kuala Lumpur and moved into a new stadium, the

in Petaling Jaya. Telekom Malaysia submitted its application for the TM FC to exit from the

Malaysian League The Malaysian League or also known as the M-League (Malay: ''Liga Malaysia'' or ''Liga-M'') is a terminology used to describe the professional association football league in Malaysia. The terminology was mainly used to describe the league and it ...

to the Football Association of Malaysia as the company decided to realign its position in contributing towards the nation's sports development from a sponsorship perspective as opposed to owning and running a football club. Telekom Malaysia was the Malaysian League title sponsor from

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season.

Stadium

TM FC play their final season in

in Petaling Jaya. Before move to the last stadium, the club home ground was the

before later on move to the new

. After the club decided to relocate to Kuala Lumpur, the club has chosen MPPJ Stadium as their home ground for the remaining season.

Honours

Malaysian Semi-Pro Football League Division 1 Liga Semi-Pro Divisyen 1 ( en, Semi-Pro League Division 1) was the top-tier semi-pro football league in Malaysia that operated from 1989 until 1993. The league was managed by Football Association of Malaysia. Liga Semi-Pro was official establis ...

: Winners: - : Runners-up (1): 2005–06 *;

Malaysian Semi-Pro Football League Division 2 Liga Semi-Pro Divisyen 2 ( en, Semi-Pro League Division 2) was a second-tier semi-pro football league in Malaysia that operated from 1989 until 1993. The league was managed by Football Association of Malaysia. Liga Semi-Pro was official establi ...

: Winners: - : Runners-up (2):

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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 thi ...

: Winners (2): 1994, 1996 : Runners-up:

References

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