Kuala Lumpur Rovers Football Club, simply known as the KL Rovers,[1] is a professional football club based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The team plays in the second division of the Malaysian football league system, the Malaysia A1 Semi-Pro League.[2][3]
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| Full name | Kuala Lumpur Rovers Football Club |
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| Nickname(s) | The Rovers |
| Short name | KLR |
| Founded | 2020 |
| Ground | UPM Stadium, Serdang |
| Capacity | 1,000 |
| Owner | Kuala Lumpur Rovers Sdn Bhd |
| Head coach | Wan Mustaffa Wan Ismail |
| League | Malaysia A1 Semi-Pro League |
| 2023 | M3 League, 2nd |
History
editKuala Lumpur Rovers was founded in 2020 where they compete in the 2020 Malaysia M3 League.
In 2023, the club competes in the Malaysia Cup for the first time in their history where they faced against Malaysia Super League club Terengganu but was fall to a 7–0 aggregate defeat.
In 2024, the club competes in the Malaysia FA Cup for the first time but suffered a 7–0 hammering from Sabah in the Round of 16.
Players
editFirst-team squad
edit- As of 29 May 2024[4]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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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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| 20201 | Liga M3 | Season abandoned | DNQ | Round 2 | – | – |  Davy Angan (4)
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| 20211 | Liga M3 | Season abandoned | DNQ | DNQ | – | – | |
| 2022 | Liga M3 | Runners-up | DNQ | DNQ | – | – |  Shafiq Shaharudin (12)
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| 2023 | Liga M3 | Runners-up | Round of 16 | DNQ | Quarter-finals | – | Amer Saidin (12)
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^1 Season cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Club personnel
edit- Chairman: Ashraf Mazlan
- CEO: Mohd Zulfadzlie Ahmad
- Director: Aznor Dzulkarnain Aziz
- Team manager: Shahrir Mois
- 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
Honours
editDomestic competitions
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References
edit- ^ "We are not feeder clubs". Goal.com.
- ^ "Kelayakan Piala FA 2020: Klasiko FC Waspada Ancaman KL Rovers". Semuanyabola.com.
- ^ "KL Rovers". GSA.
- ^ "2024 KL Rovers player list". Football Association of Malaysia.