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UiTM United
Full nameUiTM United Football Club
NicknameThe Lion Troops
Short nameUiTM
Founded2008; 18 years ago (2008), as UiTM FC
2023; 3 years ago (2023), as UiTM United
GroundUiTM Stadium
UiTM Shah Alam Sports Complex Football Field
Capacity10,000[1]
500
OwnerUniversiti Teknologi MARA
PresidentAzizan Abdullah
Head coachYazli Yahaya
LeagueMalaysia A2 Amateur League

UiTM United Football Club is a Malaysian football club based in Shah Alam, Selangor. The club currently plays in the Malaysia A2 Amateur League. Founded in 2008, their home ground is 10,000-seater UiTM Stadium.[2] The club is widely known as The Lion Troops.[3] It is under the jurisdiction of the Universiti Teknologi MARA, a Malaysian public university based in Shah Alam, Selangor.

History

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Founded in 2008, UiTM FC made club debut into Malaysian football by joining the third-tier league Malaysia FAM League in 2009. The club finishes third place in 2012 Malaysia FAM League and was promoted to the second-tier league, Malaysia Premier League in 2013 to replace USM FC, who were withdrawing from Malaysia Premier League due to financial difficulties.

On 25 July 2010, the club won the first edition of IPT League tournament by beating UKM FC 3–0 in the final at UiTM Stadium. UiTM FC's first goal was scored by Amirizdwan Taj before Fahrul Razi scored the second goal in the 37th minute. The third goal was an own goal by the UKM FC's Muhammed Suffian. Fahrul Razi was selected as the man of the match in the final.[4]

During 2017 season, UiTM FC managed to qualify for the Malaysia Cup for the first time since the club's establishment.[5] UiTM became the fifth teams from the Malaysia Premier League to qualify for the 2017 Malaysia Cup competition after the completion of the final fixtures in the first half of the season.[6]

For 2019 season, UiTM FC managed to gain the fifth spot in the league. However, due to the status change of PKNS FC to the reserve team of Selangor FA, UiTM FC gains its promotion to play in the 2020 Malaysia Super League by default since Johor Darul Ta'zim II F.C. and Terengganu F.C. II were not allowed to play in the Malaysia Super League together with its parents club, Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C. and Terengganu F.C. It is the first time UiTM FC will play in the nation's top division league since its establishment.

UiTM's selection of players is somewhat unique in that the players, including import players, must undertake undergraduate courses in UiTM in order to be selected to the squad.[7]

Crest

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  • 2008–2022 crest
    2008–2022 crest

Former players

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For details on former players, see Category:UiTM United players.

Club officials (2024)

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  • President: Azizan Abdullah
  • Deputy president: Mohd Bahrin Othman
  • Secretary: Mustaza Ahmad
  • Treasurer: Poazi Rosdi

Coaching history (2009–present)

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Years Nat Name
2009–2011 Malaysia Omar Ali
2012–2013 Malaysia Azman Hj Eusoff
2013–2014 Malaysia Mohd Azuan Muhd Zain
2015–2016 Malaysia Raja Isa Raja Akram Shah[8]
2016 – 2018 Malaysia Wan Mustaffa Wan Ismail[9]
2018–2019 Malaysia Ismail Zakaria[10][11]
2020–2022 Germany Frank Bernhardt[12][13]
2023– Malaysia Yazli Yahaya

Achievements

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Year Position League Malaysia FA Cup Malaysia Cup\Malaysia Challenge Cup Top scorer (M-League)
2012 3rd (Promoted) Malaysia FAM League Round of 32 DNQ
2013 9th Malaysia Premier League First round DNQ Malaysia Afham Zulkipli (4 goals)
2014 9th Malaysia Premier League First round DNQ Nigeria Obi Ikechukwu Charles (10 goals)
2015 8th Malaysia Premier League First round DNQ Ivory Coast Dao Bakary (10 goals)
2016 10th Malaysia Premier League Second round DNQ Uzbekistan Pavel Purishkin (8 goals)
2017 6th Malaysia Premier League Second round Group Stage Nigeria Akanni-Sunday Wasiu (19 goals)
2018 9th Malaysia Premier League Third round Group stage Argentina Lucas Pugh (8 goals)
2019 5th (Promoted) Malaysia Premier League Second round Group Stage Serbia Žarko Korać (13 goals)
2020 6th Malaysia Super League Round 2 Quarter-finals Brazil Gustavo Almeida (6 goals)
2021 12th (Relegated) Malaysia Super League not held DNQ South Korea Yong-hyun Kwon (4 goals)
2022 7th (Relegated) Malaysia Premier League First round Round of 16 Malaysia Zafri Zakaria (3 goals)
2023 1st (Champion) Malaysia M4 League DNQ DNQ Malaysia Muhammad Fakhrur Razi (10 goals)
2024–25 13th of 15 Malaysia A1 Semi-Pro League DNQ DNQ Malaysia Mohammad Arif Imran Abdul Rahim (7 goals)
2025–26 5th (Group B) Malaysia A2 Amateur League DNQ DNQ Malaysia Shazril Uzair (2 goals)
Malaysia Putra Daniel Danies (2 goals)
Champions Runners-up Third place Promoted Relegated

Source:[14][15][16]

Sponsorship

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Period Sportswear Main sponsor
2012 Umbro None
2013 Kementerian Pengajian Tinggi
2014 Kementerian Pendidikan Malaysia
2015
2016 Soaring Upwords
2017
2018 Puma Soaring Upwords, UiTM Holdings
2019 Master Halal, Active Sports
2020 Adidas, Fitech (Third kit) Sukipt, Malaysia Airlines (third kit)
2021 Puma, Fitech MBSA
2022 Let's Play None
2023 Extra Joss, Finvalet Consultancy
2024– MBSB Bank

Honours

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League

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1st place, gold medalist(s) Winners (1): 2023
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Third place (1): 2012

References

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  1. ^ "Maklumat Stadium › UiTM Stadium". ms-my.soccerwiki.org. 1 May 2017. Archived from the original on 19 January 2023. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
  2. ^ "UiTM FC yakin kekal di Liga Perdana". Sinar Harian. 26 May 2013. Archived from the original on 13 November 2013. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  3. ^ "UiTM FC – footballmalaysia". footballmalaysia.com. 26 May 2017. Archived from the original on 27 August 2017. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
  4. ^ "UiTM juara Liga IPT". massauitm.blogspot.my. 26 July 2010. Archived from the original on 16 August 2017. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
  5. ^ "UiTM FC berjaya layak ke pusingan Piala Malaysia buat kali pertama". madeinuitm.com. 26 April 2017. Archived from the original on 16 August 2017. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
  6. ^ "Kuala Lumpur and UiTM through to 2017 Malaysia Cup". Goal.com. 26 April 2017. Archived from the original on 7 August 2017. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
  7. ^ "Lanjutkan pengajian syarat sertai UiTM FC" (in Malay). Stadium Astro. 1 December 2017. Archived from the original on 21 October 2020. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  8. ^ "Liga Perdana: UiTM FC Optimis Beri Saingan Sengit". mstat.com.my. 2 February 2016. Archived from the original on 11 August 2017. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
  9. ^ "UiTM boss concerned by cramped fixtures following round 2 FA Cup win". Yahoo!. 15 February 2017. Archived from the original on 15 August 2020. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
  10. ^ "UiTM coach quits over students-only rule". thestar.com.my. 20 December 2019. Archived from the original on 27 December 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
  11. ^ "Ismail Zakaria tidak bersama UiTM FC di Liga Super". foxsports.com.my. 20 December 2019. Archived from the original on 27 December 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
  12. ^ "RASMI: UiTM FC Lantik Frank Bernhardt Selaku Ketua Jurulatih". semuanyabola.com. 4 January 2020. Archived from the original on 21 September 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  13. ^ "Bernhardt's back, now UiTM FC coach". www.nst.com.my. 4 January 2020. Archived from the original on 4 January 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  14. ^ "MPL 2015 Top Scorers". www.footballmalaysia.com. Archived from the original on 12 August 2017. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  15. ^ "Penjaring Liga Premier 2014". ligabolasepakmalaysia.blogspot.my. 15 December 2014. Archived from the original on 16 August 2017. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
  16. ^ "Penjaring Liga Premier 2013". bolasepakm.blogspot.my. 13 January 2013. Archived from the original on 16 August 2017. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
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