2024–25 Melaka F.C. season

Melaka
2024–25 season
Chairman	Muhammad Najmi Nordin
Manager	K. Devan
Stadium	Stadium Hang Jebat
A1 Semi-Pro League	2nd
FA Cup	DNQ
Top goalscorer	League: 4 players (1); All: 4 players (1)
Biggest win	4–1 v PIB; (Away); 1 June 2024; (A1 Semi-Pro League)
Biggest defeat	NIL
Home colours	Away colours
	← 2023

The 2024–25 season was the 2nd season in the history of Melaka Football Club. Currently, Melaka only one competition this season, the A1 Semi-Pro League.

Technical staff

Position	Name
Team manager	Muhammad Najmi Nordin
Assistant team manager	Mohd Hafiz Karim
Technical director	Sapian Abdul Wahid
Head coach	K. Devan
Assistant coaches	Musaffar Shah Dawood Shah S. Subramaniam
Goalkeeping coach	Zulkarnain Osman
Fitness coach	Poobathy Detchanan
Physio	Aiman Ab Rahman
Team coordinator	Al Qayyum Farhan Azlan
Media officer	Muhammad Irsyad Hairuddin
Kitman	Ahmad Syukri Oth

Players

As of 29 May 2024^[2]

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	MAS	Shaheeswaran Thavakumar
2	DF	MAS	Muhammad Aidil Azuan
4	MF	MAS	Nasir Basharudin (captain)
6	DF	MAS	Muhammad Firdaus Ya'akub
8	MF	MAS	Muhammad Syamierul Razmee
10	FW	MAS	Mohd Zulkifli Zakaria
11	FW	GHA	Fuseini Issah
12	FW	MAS	Azim Rahim
13	DF	MAS	Jeremy Lim Wei Shen
14	MF	MAS	Fakhrullah Rosli
15	MF	MAS	Royizzat Daud
16	MF	NGA	Michael Onyekachi Ozor
17	DF	MAS	Muhammad Zulkhairi Zulkeply
18	GK	MAS	Solehin Mamat
19	MF	MAS	Durrkeswaran Ganasan


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
20	MF	MAS	Muhammad Luqmanul Hakeem
23	FW	MAS	Muhammad Hakimy Mohd Khairol
25	DF	MAS	Khairul Anwar Shahrudin
27	DF	MAS	Muhammad Hafiz Mohd Johar
29	GK	MAS	Ameerul Eqhwan Mohd Fauzi
30	DF	MAS	Haziq Puad
39	DF	MAS	Thaanush Sithiravelu
69	MF	MAS	Muhammad Fikri Mohamed Shah
74	DF	MAS	Ahmad Zhafri Zakaria
77	MF	MAS	Mohammad Fahmi Faizal
80	MF	MAS	Muhammad Nizaruddin Jazi

Pre-season and friendlies

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

10 March 2024 Friendly	Johor Darul Ta'zim II	3–2	Melaka	Pasir Gudang, Johor
20:45 UTC+8	? ?' ? ?' ? ?'		? ?' ? ?'	Stadium: Stadium MBPG

26 March 2024 Friendly	Melaka	1–0	RAMD	Bandaraya Melaka, Malacca
21:45 UTC+8	? ?'			Stadium: Stadium Hang Tuah

4 April 2024 Friendly	Melaka	0–3	Kuala Lumpur City	Petaling Jaya, Selangor
21:45 UTC+8			? ?' ? ?' ? ?'	Stadium: Padang Kompleks Sukan PKNS

25 April 2024 Friendly	Melaka	0–1	Kuala Lumpur Rovers	Durian Tunggal, Malacca
20:45 UTC+8			? ?'	Stadium: Stadium UTeM

4 May 2024 Friendly	Kedah Darul Aman	1–1	Melaka	Alor Setar, Kedah
20:45 UTC+8	? ?'		? ?'	Stadium: Stadium Darul Aman

8 May 2024 Friendly	Melaka	4–0	Malaysian University	Bandaraya Melaka, Malacca
21:00 UTC+8	? ?' ? ?' ? ?' ? ?'			Stadium: Stadium Hang Tuah

15 May 2024 Friendly	Melaka	3–1	PDRM U23	Krubong, Malacca
21:00 UTC+8	Issah Fusseni 15' Hakeem Norizam 54' Mohd Zulkifli Zakaria ?'		? ?'	Stadium: Stadium Hang Jebat

21 May 2024 Friendly	Melaka	1–0	RAMD	Krubong, Malacca
16:45 UTC+8	Issah Fusseni 28'			Stadium: Stadium Hang Jebat

25 May 2024 Friendly	Melaka	4–3	Selangor U23	Krubong, Malacca
18:00 UTC+8				Stadium: Stadium Hang Jebat

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
A1 Semi-Pro League	1 June 2024	TBA	Matchday 1	2nd (Ongoing)	1	1	0	0	4	1	+3	100.00
Total					1	1	0	0	4	1	+3	100.00

Source: Soccerway

A1 Semi-Pro League

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Melaka	4	3	1	7	1	+6	10	Promotion to the Super League & Qualification to the Malaysian Cup
2	Bunga Raya Damansara	3	3	0	8	1	+7	9
3	Immigration	3	3	0	9	3	+6	9	Qualification to the Malaysian Cup
4	Kuala Lumpur Rovers	3	2	1	6	2	+4	7
5	PT Athletic	3	2	1	6	3	+3	7

Updated to match(es) played on 29 June 2024. Source: FAM-CMS
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	1	0	0	4	1	+3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	1	+3

Source: Soccerway

Results by matchday

Round	1	2	3	4
Ground	A	H	A	A
Result	W
Position	2
Points	3

Source: FAM-CMS
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Matches

The league fixtures were released by AFL.^[3]

Win Draw Loss

1 June 2024 1	PIB Shah Alam	1–4	Melaka	Nilai, Negeri Sembilan
16:45 UTC+8	Aiman 21' Syukri 30'	Report	Nasir 7' Fuseini 38' 39' Haziq 49' Azim 83' (pen.) Nizaruddin 90'	Stadium: Stadium USIM Attendance: 100 Referee: Muhammad Izzul Fikri Bin Kamaruzaman
Note: Live on MYTV mana-mana

8 June 2024 2	Melaka	v	Gombak	Krubong, Malacca
20:45 UTC+8				Stadium: Stadium Hang Jebat

22 June 2024 3	Bukit Tambun	v	Melaka	Batu Kawan, Penang
16:45 UTC+8				Stadium: Stadium Negeri Pulau Pinang

29 June 2024 4	Manjung City	v	Melaka	Seri Manjung, Perak
20:45 UTC+8				Stadium: Stadium Majlis Perbandaran Manjung

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		A1 Semi-Pro League
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK	MAS	Shaheeswaran Thavakumar	1	0	1	0
18	GK	MAS	Ahmad Solehin Mamat	0	0	0	0
29	GK	MAS	Ameerul Eqhwan Mohd Fauzi	0	0	0	0
Defenders
2	DF	MAS	Muhammad Aidil Azuan	0	0	0	0
6	DF	MAS	Muhammad Firdaus Ya'akub	0	0	0	0
13	DF	MAS	Jeremy Lim Wei Shen	0	0	0	0
17	DF	MAS	Muhammad Zulkhairi Zulkeply	1	0	1	0
25	DF	MAS	Khairul Anwar Shahrudin	1	0	1	0
27	DF	MAS	Muhammad Hafiz Mohd Johar	1	0	1	0
30	DF	MAS	Ahmad Haziq Ahmad Puad	1	0	1	0
39	DF	MAS	Thaanush Sithiravelu	0	0	0	0
74	DF	MAS	Ahmad Zhafri Zakaria	0	0	0	0
Midfielders
4	MF	MAS	Mohamad Nasir Basharudin	1	1	1	1
8	MF	MAS	Muhammad Syamierul Razmee	0	0	0	0
14	MF	MAS	Mohamad Fakhrullah bin Rosli	1	0	0+1	0
15	MF	MAS	Royizzat Daud	1	0	0+1	0
16	MF	NGA	Michael Onyekachi Ozor	1	0	1	0
19	MF	MAS	Durrkeswaran Ganasan	1	0	1	0
23	MF	MAS	Muhammad Hakimy Mohd Khairol	0	0	0	0
69	MF	MAS	Muhammad Fikri Mohamed Shah	0	0	0	0
77	MF	MAS	Mohammad Fahmi Faizal	1	0	0+1	0
80	MF	MAS	Muhammad Nizaruddin Jazi	1	1	0+1	1
Forwards
10	FW	MAS	Mohd Zulkifli Zakaria	1	0	0+1	0
11	FW	GHA	Fuseini Issah	1	1	1	1
12	FW	MAS	Abdul Azim Rahim	1	1	1	1
20	FW	MAS	Muhammad Luqmanul Hakeem	1	0	1	0

Source: Competitions

Goalkeepers clean sheets

				Clean sheets
No.	Player	Apps.	Goals Against	A1 Semi-Pro League	Total
1	Shaheeswaran Thavakumar	1	1	0	0
18	Ahmad Solehin Mamat	0	0	0	0
29	Ameerul Eqhwan Mohd Fauzi	0	0	0	0
Totals			1	0	0

Disciplinary record

Rank	No.	Pos.	Player	A1 Semi-Pro League			Total
Rank	No.	Pos.	Player
1	11	FW	Fuseini Issah	1	0	0	1	0	0
1	30	DF	Ahmad Haziq Ahmad Puad	1	0	0	1	0	0
Total				2	0	0	2	0	0

References

^ "Devan bimbing Melaka FC". My Metro.
^ "Melaka FC 2024-25 Player List". Football Association of Malaysia.
^ "A1 Semi-Pro League 2023/24 fixtures". FAM-CMS. 1 June 2024. Retrieved 1 June 2024.

[1] "Devan bimbing Melaka FC". My Metro.

[2] "Melaka FC 2024-25 Player List". Football Association of Malaysia.

[3] "A1 Semi-Pro League 2023/24 fixtures". FAM-CMS. 1 June 2024. Retrieved 1 June 2024.

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