Kuala Lumpur Rovers F.C.

Kuala Lumpur Rovers
Full nameKuala Lumpur Rovers Football Club
Nickname(s)The Rovers
Short nameKLR
Founded2020 (2020)
GroundKuala Lumpur Stadium, Cheras, Kuala Lumpur
Capacity18,000
OwnerKuala Lumpur Rovers Sdn Bhd
Head coachWan Mustaffa Wan Ismail
LeagueMalaysia A1 Semi-Pro League
2024–25Malaysia A1 Semi-Pro League, 3rd of 15

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

History

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

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 Archived 2024-07-24 at the Wayback Machine

Players

First-team squad

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 Na'qib 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 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 officials

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

Season Division Position Malaysia Cup Malaysian FA Cup MFL Challenge Cup Regional Top scorer (all competitions)
20201 style="text-align:center;" Liga M3 Season abandoned DNQ Round 2 – – Davy Angan (4)
2021 Liga M3 Not held due to COVID-19 pandemic
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 3rd place Round of 16 Round of 16 Quarter-finals – Amirul Husaini Zamri (13)
Champions Runners-up Third place Promoted Relegated

Notes:'

^1 2020 Season cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, no promotion or league title was awarded.

Honours

Domestic competitions

References

  1. ^ "We are not feeder clubs". Goal.com.
  2. ^ "Kelayakan Piala FA 2020: Klasiko FC Waspada Ancaman KL Rovers". Semuanyabola.com. Archived from the original on 2022-09-24. Retrieved 2020-02-14.
  3. ^ "KL Rovers". GSA.
  4. ^ "2024 KL Rovers player list". Football Association of Malaysia.
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