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Immigration Football Club[1] is a Malaysian professional football club based in Putrajaya, Federal Territories of Malaysia. They currently play in the second division in Malaysian football, the Malaysia A1 Semi-Pro League.[2] The club is also involved in the Malaysia FA Cup.[3]
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| Full name | Immigration Football Club |
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| Nickname(s) | The Mighty Tigers |
| Short name | IFC |
| Founded | 2014 |
| Ground | UPM Stadium, Serdang |
| Capacity | 1,000 |
| Owner | Immigration Department of Malaysia |
| President | Dr. Muhammad Syahmi Jaafar |
| Head coach | Mat Zan Mat Aris |
| League | Malaysia A1 Semi-Pro League |
| 2023 | Malaysia M3 League, Champions |
History
editThe club was founded in 2014 in Putrajaya, and participated in several competitions in Klang Valley. The club has also been involved in the KLFA Super League.[4]
In 2019, the club get KLFA Super League runners-up spot and become eligible to compete in the Malaysia M3 League.[5]
On 23 February 2020, the club competed in the Malaysia FA Cup for the first time and won the 1st round match 2–0 against Staroba FC. In the 2nd round they lost to Petaling Jaya City.
In 2023, the club competed in the 2023 Malaysia FA Cup where on 25 March 2023, they recorded a 1–0 win against BRM that see them through to the second round before losing to Kuala Lumpur City 2–0.
Crest
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2014–2020 crest
Players
editFirst-team squad
edit- As of 29 May 2024[6]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Club personnel
edit- Team manager: Iqmal Haqimie Abdullah
- Head coach: Mat Zan Mat Aris
- Assistant coach: Raziff Sharizal Ibrahim
- Goalkeeping coach: Mazlan Abdul Wahid
- Fitness coach: Norhudahiroshi Razak
- Team doctor: Hafi Hassan
- Physio: Muhamad Hafiz Roslan, Nursuliana Mohd Sofian
- Kitman: Mohd Tasriq Fikrirullah Hamid, Shahid Yahya
Season by season record
edit| Season | Division | Position | Malaysia Cup | Malaysian FA Cup | Malaysian Charity Shield | Regional | Top scorer (all competitions) |
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| 2019 | KLFA Super League | Runners-up | DNQ | DNQ | – | – | |
| 20201 | M3 League | Season abandoned | DNQ | Round 2 | – | – | |
| 20211 | M3 League | Season abandoned | DNQ | DNQ | – | – | |
| 2022 | M3 League | 4th Group A | DNQ | Preliminary round | – | – |  Firdaus Azizul (22)
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| 2023 | M3 League | Champion | DNQ | Second round | – | – | Azim Rahim (25)
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^1 2020 season cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, no promotion or league title was awarded
Honours
editDomestic competitions
edit- League
- Malaysia M3 League
- Champions (1): 2023
- KLFA Super League
- Runners-up (1): 2019
References
edit- ^ "Imigresen Football Club". Global Sport Archive.
- ^ "Amateur Football League (AFL) Umum Penstrukturan Semula Liga M3, 20 Pasukan Dalam Saingan Musim 2020". Vocket.fc.
- ^ "Liga M3 dirombak, 20 pasukan bertanding". Berita Harian.
- ^ "IMIGRESEN FC". Malaysian Football League.
- ^ "DRB-Hicom FC bags title on penalties in inaugural top tier season". The Star.
- ^ "IFC 2024 Player list". Football Association of Malaysia.