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Armed Forces

Full name	Armed Forces Football Club
Nickname(s)	The Gladiators
Founded	1920; 104 years ago (1920) as AFFA 2019; 5 years ago (2019) as Armed Forces FC
Ground	Mindef Stadium
Capacity	5,000
Owner	Malaysian Armed Forces
President	General Tan Sri Dato' Seri Mohammad Ab Rahman
Head coach	Kevin Lee Cooper
League	Malaysia A1 Semi-Pro League
2023	M3 League, 11th
Home colours Away colours

Armed Forces Football Club, commonly known as Armed Forces, is a Malaysian professional football club representing the Malaysian Armed Forces. The club's home ground is Mindef Stadium. The club currently plays in the 2nd division of the Malaysian football league system, the Malaysia A1 Semi-Pro League.

History

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Armed Forces had their first major success in the 1997 season, when they won the Malaysia FAM Cup. Domestically, Armed Forces have won the numerous Malaysia football tournaments, most notably 3 times runners-up in Malaysia Cups, 1 Malaysia Charity Shield and 1 Malaysian League Division II title in 2012.

Crest

• 1920–2018
• 2019–present

Honours

Domestic competitions

League

• Premier League
  • Winners (1): 2012

Cups

• Malaysia Cup
  • Runners-up (3): 1949, 1966, 2012
• FAM Cup
  • Winners (2): 1958, 1997
  • Runners-up (2): 1954, 2006
• Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Cup
  • Winners (1): 2013

Season by season record

Year	Position	League	Malaysia FA Cup	Malaysia Cup/Malaysia Challenge Cup	Top scorer (M-League)
2014	10th	Malaysia Super League	First round	Group stage	Juan Arostegui (9 goals)
2015	11th (relegated)	Malaysia Super League	First round	Not Participated	Jerry Palacios (6 goals)
2016	11th	Malaysia Premier League	Third round	Not Participated	Venice Elphi (5 goals)
2017	11th (relegated)	Malaysia Premier League	Second round	Not Participated	Venice Elphi (9 goals)
2018	3rd Group A	Malaysia FAM League	Second round	Semi-finals	Zaironi Yusof (6 goals)
2019	3rd	Malaysia M3 League	Second round	Not Participated	Rafizol Roslan (22 goals)
2020	cancelled and declared null and void due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021	cancelled and declared null and void due to COVID-19 pandemic
2022	3rd Group B	Malaysia M3 League	Second round	Not Participated	Faiz Ibrahim (18 goals)

Kit manufacturer and shirt sponsor

Players

First-team squad

As of 28 May 2024

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 Sharizan Syafiq Adzman 3 MF  MAS Azfar Azhar 4 MF  MAS Shahrul Aznei Shopri 5 DF  MAS Hakim Darus 6 FW  MAS Norfareez Imadie 8 MF  MAS Suhairy Johari 9 MF  MAS Max Fareezan Anak Lidin 10 MF  GHA Ogolo Williams Wisdom 11 MF  MAS Rafizol Roslan 12 FW  MAS Sharqawiy Mahathir 13 DF  MAS Afiq Fikri Rahmat 14 MF  MAS Dzulfadhlie Shamsuri 15 MF  MAS Nor Fazli Zamani 17 FW  MAS Akmal Md Isa 18 FW  MAS Faiz Ibrahim

No. Pos. Nation Player 19 DF  MAS Azim Faris Shari 21 MF  MAS Hairul Iqmal Raffi 22 MF  MAS Zarul Azhar Jumahir 23 MF  MAS Fauzi Mustafa 24 DF  MAS Mazni Khairul Hasnan (Captain) 25 DF  MAS Azrul Aznan 26 DF  MAS Fakhrul Izwan Rosdeh 28 GK  MAS Hanif Shamsudin 30 FW  MAS Haziq Fikri Haszaime 33 MF  MAS Nasir Yasa 34 GK  MAS Hafizuddin Azuhar 35 MF  MAS Faiq Mat Alwi 36 DF  MAS Zulkhairi Kamal 50 MF  MAS Daniel Syazrul Ali Rejab 66 DF  MAS Aiman Nulhakim Zain

Club officials

Position	Name
President	General Tan Sri Dato' Seri Mohammad Ab Rahman
Vice-president	Lt Col. Zakhir Asni Zabidi
Manager	Mohd Noorazam Abdul Razak
Head coach	Kevin Lee Cooper
Assistant coach	Boon Aik Hau
Assistant coach	James Richard Barnett
Goalkeeping coach	Mohammad Alif Daud
Fitness coach	Khairul Anuar Haron
Physiotherapist	Ahmad Hambali Md. Desa
Team doctor	Dr. Fazlizam Ahmad
Media officer	Mohd Saiful Asmadi Bin Mansor

Source:

Coaches

Years	Manager
1990–93	Alan Mullery
1999	Shafiq Zulhilmi Kee Abdullah
2000–01	Muhd Abdul Rani
2007–08	Abdul Nasser Ahmad
2008–09	Zainuddin Abdul Ghani
2009	Mat Sidik Abas
2010–11	Mohd Razali Ali
2012–13	B. Sathianathan
April 2013	Alias Jaafar
2018	Mazelan Kasap
2019–21	Kevin Lee Cooper
2022	Boon Aik Hau
2023	Kevin Lee Cooper

Affiliated clubs

• Tentera Darat
• Royal Malaysian Navy
• RMAF Hornet
• Royal Malay Force Regiment FC

References

1. "Malaysia 2017". Retrieved 17 July 2018.
2. "ATM guna 100 peratus pemain tentera". Berita Harian. 4 January 2016.
3. "ATM Kekal Dalam Liga Perdana 2017". mStar. 1 December 2016.
4. "Malaysia Champions". RSSSF. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
5. "Senarai Pemain Armed Forces 2024". FAM. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
6. "Staf ATM FA". FAM. Retrieved 4 March 2023.

External links

• Official website (archived)

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League competitions	Main league Malaysia Super League (Level 1) Malaysia A1 Semi-Pro League (Level 2) Malaysia A2 Amateur League (Level 3) Malaysia A3 Community League (Level 4–9) Malaysia National Women's League (women's) Development League MFL Cup (U-23) Piala Presiden (U-21) Piala Belia (U-19) Others Malaysia Premier Futsal League (Men) Malaysia Premier Futsal League (Women) Defunct Malaysian League (Liga Malaysia (1982–1988) (Amateur), Liga Semi-Pro (Divisyen 1 & Divisyen 2), Liga Perdana, Liga Perdana 1 & Liga Perdana 2) Malaysia Premier League Liga Nasional (Amateur) Liga Bolasepak Rakyat
Cup competitions	Current Malaysia Cup Malaysia FA Cup Malaysia Challenge Cup Piala Sumbangsih Piala Emas Raja-Raja Merdeka Tournament Piala Tun Sharifah Rodziah (Women's) Piala Menteri Pendidikan Tinggi Malaysia Futsal Cup Defunct Burnley Cup Borneo Cup Malaysia FAM Cup
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