Selangor Football Club II ( Malay: ''Kelab Bola Sepak Selangor 2''), commonly referred to as Selangor F.C. II, is a professional

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n football

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club of Selangor F.C., based in

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, in the state of

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. The club are nicknamed the Young Giants. Founded in 1967 as part of the sports and recreation club for the

Selangor State Development Corporation The State Development Corporation of Selangor or Perbadanan Kemajuan Negeri Selangor (PKNS) is a state development corporation in Selangor, Malaysia. Sports *PKNS FC Selangor Football Club II ( Malay: ''Kelab Bola Sepak Selangor 2''), co ...

( ms, Kelab Sukan dan Rekreasi Perbadanan Kemajuan Negeri Selangor) (KSR PKNS). The club were formerly known as PKNS F.C. when the club was merged with the

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, then converted into a reserve team (as part of the

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's feeder club regulations) under Selangor F.C. and were rebranded as Selangor F.C. II. The club are currently playing in the

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and play their home games at

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with a 10,000-seater capacity. Unlike in

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, reserve teams in

play in the same football pyramid as their first team rather than a separate system. However, reserve teams cannot play in the same division as their first team. Therefore, the team is ineligible for promotion to the

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, the division in which their parent side competes in. Reserve teams are also no longer permitted to enter cup competitions other than the Malaysia Challenge Cup. The team is officially known as Selangor F.C. II on the club's official promotion and website, as the

, the governing body of the top two divisions in the

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has rules that prohibits reserve teams from having different names than their parent team.

History

1967–2003: Beginnings

The

( ms, Perbadanan Kemajuan Negeri Selangor) (PKNS) have been involved in the sporting arena since 1967 through the establishment of its Sports and Recreation Club within the organization for their staff to be involved in sports and recreational activities. The PKNS Sports and Recreation Club football team had its own staff as footballers in the early stages. The football team made its name between the 1970s to 1980s as one of the forces in the state of Selangor that competed in the Selangor League at state-level and the

Malaysia FAM Cup 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 Malaysia. The tournament was a cup format, but from 2008 to 2018 was held as a third-tier league tournament and use ...

at the national level with famous players like

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, R. Arumugam, K. Rajagopal, Reduan Abdullah and Santokh Singh, who also served as PKNS' staff. The Malaysia FAM Cup was opened to club teams from 1974 onwards while the Malaysia Cup was restricted to state teams, but some PKNS players appeared in both competitions. The club's involvement in football has seen many achievements. The club has produced a number of football players that not only succeeded at club level but also at state, national and international levels. Their routine was to work in the day and in the evening to practice for the company football club to play in state league and Malaysia FAM Cup games, with the possibility of also playing for the state of Selangor in the Malaysia Cup. PKNS' Sport and Recreational Club first won the Malaysia FAM Cup together with Negeri Sembilan Indians in 1978 after both teams were tied 0-0. The following year, the club beat Hong Chin 2–1 to win the Malaysia FAM Cup. Among the players that made up this squad were K. Rajagobal,

, Santokh Singh and R. Arumugam who were also regular fixtures of the Selangor state team.

2004–2015: As PKNS FC

After winning the

in 2003, the club was formed as a professional football team known as PKNS Football Club (PKNS FC) in 2004 to compete in the newly formed

which was organized by the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM). The club became a regular in the league after they achieved promotion to the league in 2004 as champions of the

the previous year, staying in the division for the rest of the 2000s. In 2012, PKNS FC extended its wings to the

after winning the Malaysia Premier League in the 2011 season. The organization had allocated a sum of money to PKNS FC in order to support all age level teams that are under the PKNS FC banner. These included the first team in the

, the Under-21 team in the President Cup, an amateur team in the Selangor League, as well as the Under-17 team in the KPM-FAM Youth Cup. The club played in the country's top division league, the

for several seasons before being relegated to the

in the 2014 season. But after spending two years in the

, the club achieved promotion back to the

after finishing second in

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2016-2019: Privatization of PKNS F.C.

As part of the privatization effort by the

(MFL), the organization body and company that operates and runs the Malaysian League, to transform and move Malaysian football forward. Every club in the

and the

were required to obtain a Football Association of Malaysia Club Licensing Regulations (FAM CLR) license in order to compete in the Malaysian League. The team was incorporated as a private company under the name of PKNS Sports Sdn. Bhd. In 2016, PKNS F.C. left its affiliation with the

(FAS) in order to comply with the licensing requirement. The club however chose to affiliate itself with the Selangor Malays Football Association in order to secure its future and along with its nine other youth teams during the conflict between itself and the FAS when the FAS decided to halt PKNS F.C.'s participation in the 2017 Malaysia Super League. It was clarified by the FAM that PKNS F.C. did not need to affiliate itself with any other FAM affiliates to compete in any competition managed by the MFL. The club obtained the FAM CLR License to play in the 2018 Malaysia Super League and also obtained the AFC Club License and was eligible to play in either the 2018 AFC Champions League or the

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if the club qualified on merit. In 2019, the club were also able to obtain all club licenses as the previous season. At the end of the 2019 season, PKNS F.C. were then converted as a reserve team (as part of the feeder club regulations in the

) under Selangor F.C. and were rebranded as Selangor F.C. II.

2020: Merging with Selangor F.C.

The team is now officially known as Selangor F.C. II as part of Selangor F.C.'s project to create a new DNA for football in

as well as a developmental path for the other reserve sides under the Selangor F.C. banner, with the guidance of

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who also acts as the parent club's technical director. Starting from the 2020 season, as part of the restructuring and rebranding as Selangor F.C. II, the team kits will be the same as first team. The kits are produced by the Spanish sportswear company,

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and are officially sponsored by Joma Malaysia.

Brand and identity

Crest and colours

The original emblem that was first created in 1936 was a result of the merger between the Selangor Football Association (SFA) and Selangor Association Football League (SAFL) that contained the symbol of the wildebeest (gaurus). In the early-1970s, the FA of Selangor's symbol, ''the head of the wildebeest'', was replaced with the Flag and coat of arms of Selangor and the English lettering in the FA of Selangor emblem was written in Malay. The crest is shaped like a shield, while the emblem on the upper part of the crest is derived from the Selangor State Council coat of arms. The colour characteristics on the crest is the main colour of the state of

which symbolizes Bravery for red and Royalty for yellow. Both of these colors are linked to the state flag which follows the identity of Selangor. The crest is then completed by featuring the state's blazon on the top of it.

Main team

• Selangor F.C.

Reserve Teams

Kits

From the 2000s, the team kit was manufactured by various companies including

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and Kappa.

Grounds

Stadium

Training Centre

Players

Current squad

Out from squad

Management & Coaching Staff

Red Giants F.C. Sdn. Bhd.

Selangor Football Club

Technical Staff

Managerial history

Manager

Head coach

Season by season record

Honours

Domestic

League

** Winners (1): 2011 ** Runners-up (1):

* Malaysia FAM League ** Winners (3): 1978, 1979, 2003

Cups

* Malaysia FA Cup **Runners-up (1):

References

External links

FA Selangor
(official website) {{Football in Malaysia Malaysia Premier League clubs Football clubs in Malaysia 1967 establishments in Malaysia Association football clubs established in 1967 Selangor II Selangor FA Malaysian reserve football teams