Melaka Football Club, simply known as the Melaka FC, is a Malaysian professional football club based in Malacca City, Malacca. The team plays in the second tier of Malaysian football league system, the Malaysia A1 Semi-Pro League.
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| Full name | Melaka Football Club | ||
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| Short name | MFC | ||
| Founded | 2022 | ||
| Ground | Hang Jebat Stadium Hang Tuah Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 1,000 40,000 | ||
| Manager | Muhammad Najmi Nordin | ||
| Head coach | K. Devan[1] | ||
| League | A1 Semi-Pro League | ||
| 2023 | Malaysia M3 League, 10th of 13 | ||
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History
editFollowing the dissolution of Melaka United, Melaka FC was founded as a continuation of the previous club, though they did not inherit the honours and titles won by Melaka United.[2] Melaka F.C. participated in the 2023 Malaysia M3 League in their debut season.
In 2024, 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 4–1 aggregate defeat.[3]
Crest and colours
editCrest
editMelaka FC keep changing their crest before joining 2023 Malaysia M3 League and decide changing again in 2024–25 Malaysia A1 Semi-Pro League.[4][5][6]
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2022 crest -
2023 crest
Colours
editMelaka FC have worn red with mixture of blue for shirts as their home kit. While away colours are usually white with blue trim.
Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors
edit| Season | Kit manufacturer | Main sponsor | Other sponsor |
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| 2023 | Puma | Activesports / MBSB Bank | Extra Joss |
| 2024 | Activesports / Zahara / MBSB Bank / Malacca City Council | HLRB / Extra Joss |
Players
edit- As of 2025[7]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Technical staff
edit| Position | Name |
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| Team manager |  Muhammad Najmi Nordin
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| Assistant team manager | Mohd Hafiz Karim
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| Technical director | Sapian Abdul Wahid
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| Head coach | K. Devan
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| Assistant coaches | Musaffar Shah Dawood Shah S. Subramaniam
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| Goalkeeping coach | Zulkarnain Osman
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| Fitness coach | Poobathy Detchanan
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| Physio | Aiman Ab Rahman
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| Team coordinator | Al Qayyum Farhan Azlan
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| Media officer | Muhammad Irsyad Hairuddin
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| Kitman | Ahmad Syukri Oth
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Head coaches
edit| Coach | Years | Honours |
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 Pedro Hipólito
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2023 | |
| K. Devan
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2024 |
Team managers
edit| Year | Manager |
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| 2023– | Muhammad Najmi bin Mohd Nordin |
Season by season record
edit| Season | Division | Position | Malaysia Cup | Malaysian FA Cup | MFL Challenge Cup | Regional | Top scorer (all competitions) |
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| 2023 | Liga M3 | 10th | DNQ | Second Round | – | – | Muhammad Fakrul Aiman (8)
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| 2024–25 | Liga A1 Semi-Pro | TBD | Round of 16 | DNQ | Quarter-finals | – |
References
edit- ^ "Devan bimbing Melaka FC". My Metro.
- ^ "Melaka and Sarawak set to be kicked out of Super League". The Star Online.
- ^ "Terengganu FC belasah Melaka FC 4-1". BH Online. 23 November 2024. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
- ^ "MUSA tak campur urusan logo Melaka FC". Sinar Harian Online.
- ^ "Logo Baru Melaka FC 'Aura' Manchester United, Namun Terima Banyak Kecaman". Vocketfc.
- ^ "Melaka FC Perkenal Logo Baru". Makan Bola.
- ^ "Melaka FC 2024-25 Player List". Football Association of Malaysia.