FELDA United F.C.


Felda United Football Club is a professional Malaysian football club based in Jengka, Pahang which is owned by Federal Land Development Authority. The club currently plays in the top division of Malaysian football, Malaysia Super League, after being crowned the 2018 Malaysia Premier League Champions to be promoted into the Super League. Known as The Fighters among the fans, Felda United has participated in the Malaysian football league since 2007.

Club Licensing Regulations

2019 Season

The Start

Felda United Football Club was formed on 19 January 2007 to participate in the Malaysian Football League starting with the 2007 Malaysia FAM Cup. It was initiated by Felda and was officiated by the then Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia, Najib Razak on 19 January 2007. As football is the number one sport in Malaysia with a large number of supporters, Felda decided to jump into the industry due to the infrastructure and facilities provided on Felda land. The club embarked their journey by making a debut in the Malaysian Football League by playing in the third-tier division league, the Malaysian FAM Cup. Now, the club is well known and supported by the country and its citizen, especially the Felda generations.

The Club's Tracks

The club has been one of the more consistent teams in the 2007 Malaysian FAM Cup after placing third, despite their fresh appearance in the industry. The club was promoted into the Premier League from the Malaysian FAM Cup in 2008 after only one season in the Malaysian Football League. Felda United played in the Premier League for 3 seasons and was promoted into the Super League after being champion of the 2010 Malaysia Premier League. After playing consistently in the Super League for 3 seasons, the team had a downfall where they were back in the Premier League for 2014. However, it was not the end for The Fighters as they were placed second in Premier League, promoting them back into Super League for 2015, 2016 and 2017. 2018 came with sorrow as the club was again, demoted into the Premier League as the Football Association of Malaysia denied their club license as they failed to submit some documents. In 2019, The Fighters are back to fight heads on against the Super League clubs as they are back in the league with an approved club license from FAM.

The Financial Downfall

Towards the end of the 2018 season, the club had a bump on their smooth road of finance. Since September to November 2018, the club did not manage to pay the players and coaching staff in time. The club's former coach, B. Sathianathan mentioned that he exposed this issue to fight for everyone's rights in the team. Shukor Adan represented the team to get legal consultation from the Football Association of Malaysia on the overdue payment. The former captain of the team also mentioned that he has been with the club for five seasons and none of these happened before. It gave him a sour memory of his last season with the club.
Not only that, the club had to drop most of their key players such as Syamim Yahya, Wan Zack Haikal, Farizal Harun and all four of the club's import players had to be switched due to financial instability. The head coach, Mohd Nidzam Jamil said the club signed brand new players for the 2019 season as the budget is tight but the club also promotes Felda United's President and Youth squads to fight in the first-tier league, the Super League as this would be a once-in-a-lifetime experience for young players to fight heads on against professional and experienced senior players.
In January 2019, Felda United finally were able to pay at least a month's pay to the players and coaching staff out of three months. The club's president, Anuar Malek, said that they paid at least a month's worth of pay to show that the management is committed in trying to rectify the financial problem. The club made a financial plan to make sure that financial issues does not come up again.

Grounds

Felda United's current ground is the Tun Abdul Razak Stadium in Jengka, Pahang. The team officially started playing for leagues in the stadium in 2016 until now, as the stadium completed its construction in late 2015.
In their early involvement in the Malaysian Football league, they played in the Petronas Stadium in Bangi, Selangor and also the club has played some matches in Mindef Stadium in Kuala Lumpur whenever the Petronas Stadium was not available. They also played in the Petaling Jaya Stadium and Selayang Stadium in Selangor, Hang Jebat Stadium in Melaka, and Kuala Lumpur Stadium in Kuala Lumpur, before moving to the Tun Abdul Razak Stadium for the 2016 Malaysia Super League season and upcoming seasons.

Sponsorship

PeriodSportswearMain SponsorOther Sponsor
2007made by clubnonenone
2007-08AdidasCelcomnone
2009KappaStreamyxPower Root, Felda D'Saji
2010KappaTM, Felda Prodata SystemsPower Root, Felda D'Saji
2011KappaFelda Prodata SystemsFelda D'Saji
2012KappaFelda Prodata Systems, Felda D'SajiFelda Sawari
2013UmbroFGVFelda Prodata Systems
2014PumaFeldaKoperasi Permodalan Felda Berhad, FGV
2015PumaFeldaKoperasi Permodalan Felda Berhad
2016FBTFeldanone
2017FBTFeldanone
2018FBTFelda, Tenera HotelFelda Prodata Systems, Felda D'Saji, D'Mart, AirAsia, Animasia, ATF Sport Taping
2019FBTFelda, Ironco, Grand BorneoFelda Prodata Systems, Felda D'Saji, D'Mart, AirAsia, Animasia, ATF Sport Taping
2020FBTFelda, TMCBnone

Players

First-team squad

Felda United Youth Squad

The Felda United Youth consists of 2 squads of Under-21 and Under-19 players which will play for the President Cup and the Youth Cup respectively. These two cups are prominent tournaments among youngsters since its inception in the football industry of Malaysia.

Under 21 Squad

Under-19s

Feeder Club

's reserve team, the Young Fighters, which currently plays the third-tier division, Malaysia FAM League. The club was founded in 2015, funded by its parent company, Felda.

Officials

Team Managers

YearsName
2007 - 2012 Faisal Zakariah
2013 K. Devan
2014 - 2016 Jamaludin Ahmad
2016 Zulkarnain Mohamad
2017 - Jamaludin Ahmad

Coaches

Honours and Achievements

Honours

League

Source:

AFC Competitions

Performance in AFC Competitions

Current Rank Country Team
119Felda United
120Al-Ahli
121Ahal
122East Bengal
123Alay Osh
124Bangkok United

Contiental record