Kuala Lumpur FA
Kuala Lumpur Football Association is a football association who supervising the football activities in the Federal Territory of Malaysia of Kuala Lumpur.
Kuala Lumpur Football Association was formed in 1975 to oversee footballing in Kuala Lumpur. The association was founded by K. Rasalingam and Goh Ah Chai as the Federal Territory Football Association in 1975 and entered Malaysian football competitions in 1979 before being renamed Kuala Lumpur Football Association in 1986.
Kuala Lumpur had its most successful period in the late 1980s after being crowned the league champions twice in 1986 and 1988. They also won the Malaysia Cup for three consecutive years in 1987, 1988 and 1989. The team enjoyed considerable success in cup competitions in the 1990s, winning the Malaysian FA Cup in 1993, 1994 and 1999. Kuala Lumpur won the Malaysian Charity Shield, also known as the Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Cup on three occasions, in 1988, 1995 and 2000.
Following its founding, a fierce rivalry developed between Kuala Lumpur and Selangor mainly due to their geographical location. The battle between these two teams is often referred to as the Klang Valley Derby which was renewed in the 2010 season after KL ended a seven-year spell in the second-tier with promotion to the Malaysia Super League. KL were relegated to the second-tier Malaysia Premier League in 2012 and the following year, in 2013, Kuala Lumpur were relegated to the third-tier Malaysia FAM League for the first time in its history.
Club licensing regulations
2018 Season
- This club had obtained the FAM Club License to played in 2018 Malaysia Super League season.
2019 Season
- This club had obtained the FAM Club License to played in 2019 Malaysia Super League season.
History
FTFA was officially formed in 1975 with Hamzah Abu Samah elected as their first president. Hamzah went on to become the F.A. of Malaysia president in 1977 and FTFA deputy president Tengku Ahmad Rithauddeen took over at the helm. It was that year too that FTFA organised their first league with 30 clubs. Then it was just one division with the clubs being divided into the Dunhill League, Bandaraya League, First Division, Second Division, Third Division, Reserve League and Government Departments and Business House League.
The following year FTFA was first represented at the national level when they competed in the Razak Cup. It was in 1979, that the Federal Territory made their debut in the Malaysia Cup. They then started off as whipping boys but by 1982 were already making waves to be among the top teams in the league although they failed to win any titles.
In 1984, Tengku Ahmad Rithauddeen stepped down as president and the Lord Mayor, Elyas Omar was elected the third president of the association.
The election of Elyas was about the best thing that happened to FTFA due to his dedication to the association. Elyas played a major role in raising the standard of football in Kuala Lumpur by introducing professionalism when he recruited players from other states and Singapore. He made available better training and playing facilities. In 1985, Federal Territory reached their first Malaysia Cup final after only competing in the tournament for seven seasons while other states, who have been in the competition since it was inaugurated in 1921, are still trying to reach the final.
FTFA officially changed its name to Kuala Lumpur Football Association in 1987 to better identify itself with the city. Kuala Lumpur joined the ranks of the heavyweights in the Malaysian soccer competition which saw them win the Charity Shield once in the four appearances, the League twice and the Malaysia Cup three years in a row. Kuala Lumpur also supplied a good number of players for the national team over the years.
Leadership in the KLFA kept changing hands after Elyas bin Omar stepped down with Megat Junid Megat Ayub taking over. In the 2014 Congress, Astaman Abdul Aziz stepped down and Federal Territories Ministry secretary general Adnan Md Ikhsan was elected the president while Astaman and Izudin Ishak are the deputy presidents.
Kuala Lumpur are also known internationally having hosted the Inter-City Tournament for several years. Among the participating countries were Czechoslovakia, England, Austria, Australia, Germany, Turkey and Indonesia. To improve football quality, exposure programmes to countries like Czechoslovakia were often organised.
The post-Elyas years saw lean pickings for Kuala Lumpur although they did win the Malaysia FA Cup three times in 1993, 1994 and 1999, which remains Kuala Lumpur's last major trophy. Relegation from the then-Perdana 1 followed in 2002 and it took seven years before KL returned to the top-flight, finishing fourth in the Malaysia Premier League in 2009.
At present about 70 clubs are affiliated members of KLFA and are currently competing in the KL League and FA Cup. These clubs are divided into three divisions namely the Premier, Division 1, and Division 2.
KLFA Academy Football Centre
KLFA Academy Football Centre is the training ground and Academy base of Malaysian football association, Kuala Lumpur. It is located in the township of Taman Melawati, Kuala Lumpur, the site covers 3.28 hectares. It is also houses the main headquarters for the Kuala Lumpur Football Association. The facility is founded by the Kuala Lumpur Football Association to serve as the team's main training ground and also serves as an academy for the Kuala Lumpur football teams. The facility also serves as a meeting point and has a futsal court, a gymnasium, a cafeteria and dormitories for the youth players. The RM5.4 million academy opened in March 2012.KLFA Academy Football Centre, a premier football facility is located in Desa Melawati. With top class facilities, KLFA Academy Football Centre are one of the best football facility in Kuala Lumpur. KLFA Academy Football Centre facilities are:-
- Full-size football field
- FIFA-standard Futsal court
- Cafe
- Gym
- Retail outlets
- Changing room.
Kits and sponsors
Honours
Domestic
League
- Division 1 / Perdana 1 / Super League
- * Winners : 1986, 1988
- ** Runner-up : 1982, 1987, 1989
- Division 2 /Perdana 2 / Liga Premier
- * Winners : 2017
- ** Runner-up :
- Division 3 / FAM League
- * Winners :
- ** Runner-up : 2014
U21 team
- President's Cup
- * Winners : 1989, 1992, 1998
- ** Runner-up : 1995, 2010
U19 team
- Youth League
- * Winners :
- **Runner-up :
Cups
- Charity Cup
- * Winners : 1988, 1995, 2000
- ** Runner-up : 1987, 1989, 1990, 1994
- Malaysia Cup
- * Winners : 1987, 1988, 1989
- ** Runner-up : 1985
- FA Cup
- * Winners : 1993, 1994, 1999
- ** Runner-up : 1992
Continental
- Asian Club Championship/AFC Champions League: 2
- Asian Cup Winners' Cup: 1
Club officials
- Patron: Khalid Samad
- President: Adnan Md Ikshan
- Deputy president:
- Vice-presidents: Syed Yazid Syed Omar, Datuk Astaman Abdul Aziz, Hamidi Abu Bakar, Azli Yusof
- General secretary: Nokman Mustaffa
Coaching staff
Players
Current squad
Out on loan
Development squad
U21 team
U19 team
Managerial history
Managers by years| Years | Nat | Name |
| 1999–2004 |  | Hilmi Ismail |
| 2005–2006 | | Aiman Izzat Abdullah Al Qadri |
| 2007–2008 | | Izudin Ishak |
| 2009–2011 | | Nokman Mustaffa |
| 2012 | | Rusli Baba |
| 2013 | | George Frederick |
| 2014 | | Kamaruddin Hassan |
| 2015 | | Izudin Ishak / Mohd Hisamudin Yahaya |
| 2016–2017 | | Hisamudin Yahaya |
| 2018 | | Kamaruddin Hassan |
Coaches
Coaches by years| Years | Nat | Name | Achievement | - |
| 1979–1981 |  | Yunus Tasman | - | |
| 1982–1984 | | S. Subramaniam | - | |
| 1985–1986 |  | Josef Venglos | 1986 League Championship | - |
| 1987–1989 | | Chow Kwai Lam | 1987 Malaysia Cup 1988 Malaysia Cup 1989 Malaysia Cup 1988 League Championship 1988 Charity Shield Cup 1989 ASEAN Club Championship | - |
| 1990 | | Jozef Jankech | - | |
| 1991 | | Milous Kvacek | - | |
| 1992 | | Chow Kwai Lam | - | |
| 1993 | | S. Subramaniam | 1993 Malaysia FA Cup | - |
| 1994 |  | Ken Shellito | 1994 Malaysia FA Cup | - |
| 1995–May 1998 | | Chow Kwai Lam | 1995 Charity Shield Cup | - |
| May 1998–June 2000 | | Mat Zan Mat Aris | 1999 Malaysia FA Cup 2000 Charity Shield Cup | - |
| June 2000–December 2000 | | Lim Kim Lian | - | |
| 2001–2002 |  | Wathiq Naji | - | |
| 2001–2002 | | Lim Kim Lian | - | |
| 2003 |  | Igor Novak | - | |
| 2004–2007 | | Mat Zan Mat Aris | - | |
| January 2008 |  | Hans Jurgen Gede | - | |
| April 2008 – 2012 | | Razip Ismail | - | |
| 2013 | | Stanislav Leiskovsky | - | |
| 2014 | | Tang Siew Seng | - | |
| January 2015 |  | Ricardo Formosinho | - | |
| April 2015 | | Tang Siew Seng | - | |
| December 2015–November 2016 | | Ismail Zakaria | - | |
| December 2016–March 2017 |  | Wanderley Junior | - | |
| March 2017–September 2018 | | Fabio Maciel | 2017 Malaysia Premier League Cup | |
| December 2018-March 2019 | | Yusri Che Lah | - |
Seasons
| Season | Division | Position | Malaysia Cup | Malaysian FA Cup | Malaysian Charity Shield | Regional | Top Scorer |
| 1979 | Preliminary | 16th of 17 | DNQ | – | – | – | N/A |
| 1980 | Preliminary | 17th of 17 | DNQ | – | – | – | Syed Harun |
| 1981 | Preliminary | 10th of 17 | DNQ | – | – | – | Syed Harun |
| 1982 | League Cup | 2nd of 16 | QF | – | – | – | N/A |
| 1983 | League Cup | 8th of 16 | QF | – | – | – | N/A |
| 1984 | League Cup | 4th of 16 | QF | – | – | – | |
| 1985 | League Cup | 5th of 16 | Runner-up | – | – | – | Saidin Osman |
| 1986 | League Cup | Champions of 16 | QF | – | – | – | Fandi Ahmad |
| 1987 | League Cup | 2nd of 17 | Winner | – | Runner-up | ACC – SF Group B | N/A |
| 1988 | League Cup | Champions of 17 | Winner | – | Winner | – | Fandi Ahmad |
| 1989 | Division 1 | 2nd of 9 | Winner | – | Runner-up | ACC – SF Group A | K. Kannan |
| 1990 | Division 1 | 4th of 10 | QF Group A | Rd 1 | Runner-up | – | Fandi Ahmad K. Kannan |
| 1991 | Division 1 | 4th of 10 | SF | SF | – | – | Miladin Kuc |
| 1992 | Division 1 | 5th of 10 | SF | Runner-up | – | – | Azman Adnan |
| 1993 | Division 1 | 9th of 10 | DNQ | Winner | – | – | T. Gopinath Naidu |
| 1994 | Liga Perdana | 11th of 16 | DNQ | Winner | Runner-up | ACWC – QF | Shahrin Abdul Majid |
| 1995 | Liga Perdana | 11th of 15 | DNQ | Rd 1 Group E | Winner | – | Liew Kim Tu |
| 1996 | Liga Perdana | 14th of 15 | DNQ | Rd 1 | – | – | Chow Siew Yai Steven Paul Stott |
| 1997 | Liga Perdana | 9th of 15 | QF Group A | QF | – | – | Liew Kim Tu |
| 1998 | Perdana 1 | 8th of 12 | QF Group A | SF | – | – | Meor Nor Syamsul Kamal Meor Azizi |
| 1999 | Perdana 1 | 5th of 10 | QF Group B | Winner | – | – | Mohd Farid Dewan |
| 2000 | Perdana 1 | 8th of 12 | QF Group B | SF | Winner | – | Mohd Farid Dewan |
| 2001 Details | Perdana 1 | 10th of 12 | QF Group A | Rd 2 | – | – | Liew Kim Tu |
| 2002 | Perdana 1 | 13th of 14 | DNQ | Rd 2 | – | – | Roslisham Mohd Nor |
| 2003 | Perdana 2 | 5th of 12 | DNQ | Rd 1 | – | – | Emerson Mariano Panigutti |
| 2004 | Liga Premier Group B | 3rd of 13 | Rd 1 Group C | Rd 2 | – | – | Marcelo Padilha da Rocha |
| 2005 | Liga Premier Group A | 4th of 8 | Rd 1 Group C | SF | – | – | Safee Sali |
| 2006 | Liga Premier Group B | 5th of 8 | DNQ | Rd 1 | – | – | Carlos Augusto Quinonez |
| 2007 | Liga Premier | 7th of 11 | Rd 1 Group A | Rd 1 | – | – | Kevin Lamey |
| 2008 | Liga Premier | 12th of 13 | Rd 1 Group B | Rd 2 | – | – | Cofie Bekoe Impraim Godfred Attah |
| 2009 | Liga Premier | 4th of 13 | Rd 1 Group C | Rd 2 | – | – | Abdul Hadi Yahya |
| 2010 Details | Super League | 9th of 14 | Rd 1 Group B | Rd 2 | – | – | Badrul Hisyam Azmi |
| 2011 Details | Super League | 12th of 14 | Rd 1 Group D | QF | – | – | Badrul Hisyam Azmi |
| 2012 Details | Super League | 14th of 14 | DNQ | Rd 2 | – | – | Syahrudin Abdul Rahman "Acok" |
| 2013 | Premier League | 11th of 12 | DNQ | Rd 1 | – | – | Khairul Anuar Shafie |
| 2014 | FAM League | 2nd of 12 | DNQ | Rd 1 | – | – | Romdhizat Jamian |
| 2015 Details | Premier League | 11th of 12 | DNQ | Rd 3 | – | – | Kalle Sone |
| 2016 Details | Premier League | 5th of 12 | Rd 1 Group B | QF | – | – | Anselmo Casagrande |
| 2017 Details | Premier League | Champions of 12th | Group Stage | Rd 2 | – | – | Guilherme |
| 2018 Details | Super League | 10th of 12th | Group Stage | Quarter-finals | – | – | Guilherme |
| 2019 Details | Super League | 12th of 12th | DNQ | Quarter-finals | – | – | Guilherme |
Football League managed by the Association
- KLFA Division 1 League
- KLFA FA Cup