Public Bank Football Club or Public Bank FC is a now defunct football club from

Malaysia Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of States and federal territories of Malaysia, thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two r ...

, based in

Selayang Selayang is a town in Gombak District, Selangor, Malaysia. Location Selayang is located on the main route to Rawang through Jalan Ipoh, and this route is connected to Jalan Kuching as main Rawang-Kuala Lumpur route. It is also an optional ...

Selangor Selangor (; ), also known by its Arabic language, Arabic honorific Darul Ehsan, or "Abode of Sincerity", is one of the 13 Malaysian states. It is on the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia and is bordered by Perak to the north, Pahang to the east ...

. The club home ground is the

Majlis Perbandaran Selayang Stadium Selayang Municipal Council Stadium ( Malay: Stadium Majlis Perbandaran Selayang) is a multi-purpose stadium in Selayang, Gombak District, Selangor, Malaysia. The stadium is owned by the Majlis Perbandaran Selayang (MPS). It is currently used mos ...

. The club formerly play in

Malaysia Super League The Malaysia Super League ( ms, Liga Super Malaysia) is the men's top professional football division of the Malaysian football league system. Administered by the Football Malaysia Limited Liability Partnership (FMLLP), now known as the Malays ...

before pulled from the league after the end of 2005 season.

History

Public Bank Football Club or Public Bank FC was owned by

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. The club managed to win the

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 ...

title in 2003 and was promoted to the newly formed top division, the Malaysia Super League for 2004 season. The club compete in the top division for two years, the 2004 and 2005 season.http://www.rsssf.com/tablesm/malay03.html Malaysia 2003http://www.rsssf.com/tablesm/malay04.html Malaysia 2004 In their first season in the Super League, the club finished runners-up to

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. However, in the following year, the club finished 7th out of 8 clubs and were to be relegated to the second division, the

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.http://www.rsssf.com/tablesm/malay05.html Malaysia 2005 At the end of 2005 season, the club has decided to withdrew from the Malaysian League, citing financial difficulties. As a result, the club were then banned from entering all competitions organised by the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) for 5 years.http://www.asianfootballbusiness.com/2005/10/malaysia-slaps-5-year-bans-on-five-m.html Asian Football Business Review

Honours

**''Winners (1):'' 2003 *

**''Runners-up (1):'' 2004

Coaches

References

External links

Official homepage
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History

Honours

Coaches

See also

References

External links