Syarikat Air Melaka Berhad Football Club was a football club based in Malacca, Malaysia. They last played in the Malaysia M3 League.[1] The club was formerly known as the Perbadanan Air Melaka (PAM).
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| Full name | Syarikat Air Melaka Berhad Football Club |
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| Nickname(s) | The Blue Warrior |
| Founded | 2010 |
| Ground | Hang Tuah Stadium Hang Jebat Stadium |
| Capacity | 1,000 (Hang Tuah) 40,000 (Hang Jebat) |
| Owner | Syarikat Air Melaka Berhad |
| Chairman | Mohd. Khalid bin Nasir |
| Coach | vacant |
| League | Malaysia A2 Amateur League |
| 2019 | Malaysia M3 League, 9th |
History edit
Syarikat Air Melaka Berhad Football Club had their first major success in the 2011 season, when they won the 2011 Liga Melaka. Domestically, SAMB FC has won the Malaysia football tournament, lastly in the 2018, and been eligible to compete in the Malaysia M3 League.
They have played in the previous incarnation of third-tier division in Malaysian football, the Malaysia FAM League from 2016 until 2017. In 2018, they withdrew from the Malaysia FAM League and played in Liga Melaka Division 1. They earned promotion back into the third-tier division Malaysian football, the new Malaysia M3 League in 2019. However, for the 2020 season, they withdrew due to financial reason. Their slot in M3 League were given to Melaka City FC.
Players (2020) edit
- As of 7 January 2020
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Head coaches edit
| Period | Name | Nationality |
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| January 2014–October 2016 | Remeli Junit |  Malaysia
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| November 2016–October 2017 | G. Torayraju | Malaysia
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| January 2018–December 2019 | Hamdan Mohamad | Malaysia
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| January 2020 | Mohd Azizan Baba | Malaysia
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Management team edit
Club personnel edit
| Position | Name |
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| Manager | Fairullizam Isahak
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| Assistant manager | Mohd Nor Adeley Rosley
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| Head coach | vacant |
| Assistant coach | vacant |
| Fitness coach | Rahim Abu Bakar
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| Goalkeeper coach | Rizal Ibrahim
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| Physio | Mussadiq Zulkaplie
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| Kit manager | Saiful Azhar Baharuddin
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| Media officer | Abdul Shahid Md Naser
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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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| 2016 | Liga FAM | Quarter Final | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | |
| 2017 | Liga FAM | Group B ,Fifth position | DNQ | First Round | DNQ | DNQ | |
| 2018 | Liga Melaka | Winner | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | |
| 2019 | Malaysia M3 League | 9th place | DNQ | First Round | DNQ | DNQ | |
| 2020 & 2021 1 | Season abandoned | Season abandoned | Season abandoned | Season abandoned | Season abandoned |
Notes:'
- ^1 Season cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Honours edit
- Division 1
Winners (5): 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2018
- Division 1
- Winners (1): 2014
Affiliated clubs edit
References edit
- ^ "SAMB FC Perlu Pertahan Reputasi Melaka Di Liga FAM". bernama.com. 29 December 2015. Retrieved 29 December 2015.