Kuala Lumpur Rovers F.C.

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Kuala Lumpur Rovers Football Club, simply known as the KL Rovers,[1] is a professional football club based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The team plays in the second division of the Malaysian football league system, the Malaysia A1 Semi-Pro League.[2][3]

Kuala Lumpur Rovers
Full nameKuala Lumpur Rovers Football Club
Nickname(s)The Rovers
Short nameKLR
Founded2020; 4 years ago (2020)
GroundKuala Lumpur Stadium, Cheras, Kuala Lumpur
Capacity1,000
OwnerKuala Lumpur Rovers Sdn Bhd
Head coachWan Mustaffa Wan Ismail
LeagueMalaysia A1 Semi-Pro League
2023M3 League, 2nd

History

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Kuala Lumpur Rovers was founded in 2020, completing its inaugural season in the 2020 Malaysia M3 League. The club finished the 2022 season as runners-up in the league.

In 2023, the club competed in the Malaysia Cup for the first time in their history. They faced Malaysia Super League club Terengganu but ultimately fell to a 7–0 aggregate defeat.

In 2024, Kuala Lumpur Rovers competed in the Malaysia FA Cup for the first time but suffered a 7–0 hammering from Sabah in the round of 16. The club also participated in the 2024–25 Malaysia Cup facing against Johor Darul Ta'zim.

Kit manufacturer and shirt sponsor

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Season Manufacturer Sponsor
2020 Kaki Jersi none
2022 Puma Activesports
2023 Ma7ch MBSB Bank / Kuala Lumpur City Hall
2024 FAT Sports MBSB Bank
Kuala Lumpur City Hall
KL Bandaraya Rendah Karbon

Players

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First-team squad

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As of 10 October 2024[4]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   MAS Asyraaf Omar
2 DF   MAS Amirul Asyraf
3 DF   MAS Naqib Sharipuddin
4 DF   MAS Raffi Nagoorgani
5 FW   MAS Zainul Arifin
6 MF   MAS Faiz Mazlan
7 FW   MAS Sharul Amin
8 MF   MAS Syamim Yahya
9 FW   MAS Faizal Hafiq
10 FW   MAS Rafie Yaacob
11 FW   MAS Fahmi Sabri
12 DF   MAS Faizal Mohd Arif
13 DF   MAS Muhammad Aiman Najwan
14 MF   MAS Amirul Husaini
16 FW   MAS Izreen Izwandy
17 FW   MAS Gopi Rizqi
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 FW   KOR Lee Ju Hang
19 MF   KOR Moon Si-Hyun
20 DF   MAS Faris Zabri
21 MF   MAS Nazirul Hasif
22 DF   MAS Firdaus Faudzi (captain)
23 FW   MAS Amirul Nizam
24 MF   MAS Zahril Azri
25 DF   MAS Nukman Mohd Fatimi
26 DF   MAS Amer Saidin
27 DF   MAS Haritz Rifaee
28 GK   MAS Aquila Abdul Rhaman
29 GK   MAS Faisal Saidi
30 FW   MAS Fakrul Aiman

Club official

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Management
Position Name
Chairman   Ashraf Mazlan
CEO   Mohd Zulfadzlie Ahmad
Director   Aznor Dzulkarnain Aziz
Team manager   Shahrir Mois
Coaching staff
Position Name
Head coach   Wan Mustafa Wan Ismail
Assistant head coach   Rashmizan Rasid
Assistant coach   Daniel Chow Wai Keen
Goalkeeping coach   Mohd Zaidi Md Zainol
Fitness coach   Mohd Zahidibudiman Ibrahim
Physio   Fadli Kamarulzaman
Team security   Raja Munawir Raja Baharuddin

  Airul Azly Jaafar

Kitman   Muhammad Danish Razarin

Season by season record

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Season Division Position Malaysia Cup Malaysian FA Cup MFL Challenge Cup Regional Top scorer (all competitions)
20201 Liga M3 Season abandoned DNQ Round 2   Davy Angan (4)
20211 Liga M3 Season abandoned DNQ DNQ
2022 Liga M3 Runners-up DNQ DNQ   Shafiq Shaharudin (12)
2023 Liga M3 Runners-up Round of 16 DNQ Quarter-finals   Amer Saidin (12)
2024–25 Liga A1 Semi-Pro TBD Round of 16 Round of 16 Quarter-finals

^1 Season cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Honours

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Domestic competitions

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  Runners-up (2): 2022, 2023

References

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  1. ^ "We are not feeder clubs". Goal.com.
  2. ^ "Kelayakan Piala FA 2020: Klasiko FC Waspada Ancaman KL Rovers". Semuanyabola.com.
  3. ^ "KL Rovers". GSA.
  4. ^ "2024 KL Rovers player list". Football Association of Malaysia.
  NODES
Association 1
Note 2