Felcra Football Club
Full nameFederal Land Consolidation and Rehabilitation Authority Football Club
Nickname(s)The Rivals
The Consolidators
Short nameFFC
Founded2012; 12 years ago (2012)
Dissolved2018; 6 years ago (2018)
GroundShah Alam Stadium
Capacity80,372
OwnerFelcra Berhad
PresidentIsmail Kassim
Head coachTarcísio Pugliese
2018Malaysia Premier League, 2nd (promoted)
Current season

Felcra Football Club or Federal Land Consolidation and Rehabilitation Authority Football Club, commonly known as Felcra FC is a Malaysian football club based in Setapak, Kuala Lumpur. The club most recently plays in the second-tier division in Malaysian football, the Malaysia Premier League in 2018.[1]

Felcra FC has participated in the Malaysian football since 2012 in KLFA Division 3 league. 2015 season of FAM League was their debut in the third-tier league. The club is widely known as The Consolidators.[2]

History

Felcra FC was the runner-up of 2013 KLFA Division 2 League after lost to KPKT FC in the final.[3]

2016 season

After securing the seventh spot of the 2015 Malaysia FAM League in Group A, Felcra FC is determined to redeem last season loss by signed on six experienced players; Azizi Matt Rose, Azi Shahril Azmi, Mohd Fazliata Taib, Shahrizal Saad and Mohd Fadzli Saari. Former national midfielder Shahrulnizam Mustapa, was appointed as the club captain based on the leadership qualities and experience.[4]

2017 season

On 5 February, during the first round of Malaysia FA Cup, Felcra FC won over Penjara FC 2–0 scored by Mohd Firdaus Azizul on penalties and Shazuan Ashraf Mathews.[5][6]

During second window transfer, the club has signed K. Ravindran from MISC-MIFA, Rahizi Rasib from Negeri Sembilan and Alif Samsudin from Melaka United to strengthen the club for the remaining league matches.[7]

Felcra FC secured second place in FAM League in league stage after 14 matches and collected 25 points. The club advanced to knock-out stage and defeated Terengganu City by 2–1 on aggregate in the two-leg quarter-finals.[8]

Eventually, the club lost in the semi-finals against Sime Darby.

2018 season

After Sime Darby announced their withdrawal from the Premier League participation in November 2017, Felcra FC were invited as their replacement.[9] In their first season in the 2018 Malaysia Premier League, the team achieved second place, behind champions Felda United FC and above more established state teams and clubs in the league. The position means they have been promoted to a higher league for second season in a row.

But at the end of the year, media reported that the main backer for the club, Felcra Berhad, will pull out their financing of the club due to restructuring of its group of companies, and their CEO have announced they will disband the team unless it is sponsored by other company.[10][11] Malaysia Football League have given Felcra FC until November 15 to decide whether to continue participating in Super League or pulling out.[12] Felcra FC management confirmed their pull-out of the team from Malaysia Football League controlled competitions on 15 November 2018, and pledged to settle all their players and staffs wages before ending their contracts.[13][14]

Players

Current squad

As of 21 November 2017.[15]

First-team squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player

Transfers

For recent transfers, see List of Malaysian football transfers 2018

Club officials

Position Name
President Malaysia Ismail Kassim
Vice President Malaysia Hazian Murad
Manager Malaysia Mohd. Fauzi Mohd. Tahir
Assistant manager Malaysia Shahriman Teruna Md. Isa
Director of Football Malaysia Norizan Bakar
Head coach Brazil Tarcísio Pugliese
Assistant coach 1 Malaysia Rosle Md. Derus
Assistant coach 2 Malaysia Mohd Fadzli Saari[16]
Goalkeeping coach Malaysia Megat Amir Faisal
Fitness coach Malaysia Mohd. Hafizuddin Ramli
Head of physio Malaysia Mohd. Lutfi Abdul Samad
Physio Malaysia Muhammad Iqbal Afiq bin Azmi
Assistant physio Malaysia Ibrahim Md. Tia
Kitman Malaysia Masri Mustaffa
Security Officer Malaysia Mohd. Najib Miswan
Security Officer 2 Malaysia Mohammad Azrul Tajudin
Media Officer Malaysia Zamri Zainon Abidin

Managerial history

Head coaches by years (2013–present)

Years Name Nationality
January 2013–May 2015 Mohd. Yassin Ali  Malaysia
May 2015–October 2015 Azman Eusoff[17]  Malaysia
November 2015–April 2017 Yusri Che Lah  Malaysia
May 2017–December 2017 Rosle Md. Derus[18]  Malaysia
December 2017– Tarcísio Pugliese  Brazil

Captain history

Captain by years (2015–present)

Years Name Nationality
2015 Wan Izzat Izzaruddin Alif Wan Ismail  Malaysia
2016–2017 Mohd Fadzli Saari[19]  Malaysia
2018– Shahrom Kalam  Malaysia

Honours

League

  • Runners-up (1): 2018

Achievement

Year Position League FA Cup Malaysia Cup\Malaysia Challenge Cup Top scorer
2015 7th, Group A Malaysia FAM League Not Participated Not Participated
2016 2nd, Group A Malaysia FAM League First round Not Participated
2017 2nd, Group A Malaysia FAM League Second round Not Participated
2018 2nd (promoted) Malaysia Premier League Second round Group stage Brazil Casagrande (20 goals)

Sponsors

The following are the sponsors of Felcra FC:

Title Sponsor

Shirt Sponsor

Partners / Sponsors

Kits

Period Sportswear Sponsor
2015 Malaysia Line 7 Felcra
2016 South Korea Kika Felcra
2017 Germany Uhlsport Felcra
2018 Germany Uhlsport Felcra

References

  1. ^ "Felcra fc masuk Liga Perdana 2018". www.stadiumastro.com. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
  2. ^ "Felcra FC mula tunjuk belang". Harian Metro. 17 May 2017. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
  3. ^ "Felcra FC naib juara Bolasepak Divisyen 2 LIGA KL 2013". footballmalaysia.com. 12 October 2013. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
  4. ^ "Piala FAM: Felcra FC dam slot Liga Premier". fam.org.my. 27 February 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
  5. ^ "Felcra FA, PBMS FC Lepasi Pusingan Pertama Piala FA". mstar.com.my. 5 February 2017. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
  6. ^ "Felcra FC, PBMS FC & Sime Darby FC layak ke Pusingan Kedua Piala FA". footballmalaysia.com. 5 February 2017. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
  7. ^ "Felcra FC optimis layak ke Liga Perdana 2018". Berita Harian. 12 June 2017. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  8. ^ "Liga FAM: Terengganu City FC, Felcra FC terikat 1-1". Berita Harian. 19 September 2017. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
  9. ^ "FAM nominates Felcra FC to take Sime Darby FC's spot in Premier League | Goal.com".
  10. ^ "A new dawn at Felcra".
  11. ^ "Felcra withdraw from M-League | New Straits Times". 19 October 2018.
  12. ^ "Felcra FC given Nov 15 deadline on M-League participation | Malay Mail".
  13. ^ "Felcra FC confirmed pulling out of M-League | Malay Mail".
  14. ^ "Felcra FC Management pledge to settle players' salaries | New Straits Times". 17 November 2018.
  15. ^ "Felcra 2017". www.pengurusanbolasepakfam.org.my. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
  16. ^ "Fadzli bersara dilantik penolong jurulatih Felcra". Berita Harian. 8 January 2018. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
  17. ^ "Felcra FC chief coach dies". malaysiandigest.com. 7 October 2015. Archived from the original on January 26, 2016. Retrieved 7 October 2015.((cite web)): CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  18. ^ "Tugas berat Rosli di Felcra FC". Utusan Malaysia. 17 June 2017. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  19. ^ "Felcra FC ada peluang". malaysiandigest.com. 8 October 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2015.

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