UiTM United

UiTM United
Full nameUiTM United Football Club
Nickname(s)The Lion Troops
Short nameUiTM
Founded2008; 16 years ago (2008) as UiTM FC
GroundUiTM Stadium
Capacity10,000[1]
OwnerUniversiti Teknologi MARA
PresidentAzizan Abdullah
Head coachYazli Yahaya
LeagueMalaysia A1 Semi-Pro League
2023Al-Ikhsan Cup, Champions (promoted)
Current season

UiTM United Football Club is a Malaysian professional football club based in Shah Alam, Selangor. The club currently plays in the Malaysia A1 Semi-Pro League. Founded in 2008, their home ground is 10,000-seater UiTM Stadium.[2] The club is widely known as The Lion Troops.[3]

The team is under the jurisdiction of Universiti Teknologi MARA, a Malaysian public university based in Shah Alam, Selangor.

History

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

  • 2008–2022 crest
    2008–2022 crest

Players

First team squad

As of 30 May 2024[8]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Malaysia MAS Ahmad Uday Zidane
2 DF Malaysia MAS Akmal Fahmi
3 DF Malaysia MAS Adam Afiz
4 DF Malaysia MAS Ikhwan Hakim
5 DF Malaysia MAS Muhammad Farhan
6 DF Malaysia MAS Mohamad Karman
7 FW Malaysia MAS Muhammad Mirza
8 MF Malaysia MAS Ahmad Haikal Haziq (Captain)
9 FW Malaysia MAS Mohamad Arif Imran
10 MF Malaysia MAS Wan Muhammad Irfan
11 FW Malaysia MAS Asyraaf Rifqi
12 MF Malaysia MAS Muhammad Syazman
13 FW Malaysia MAS Ameer Nur Iman
14 FW Malaysia MAS Norshahrul Nizam
15 FW Malaysia MAS Dassky Danial
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 DF Malaysia MAS Muhammad Danial
17 FW Malaysia MAS Muhd Fakhrur Razi
18 DF Malaysia MAS Putra Daniel Danies
19 FW Malaysia MAS Harraz Zaqwan
20 FW Malaysia MAS Haziq Deli
21 DF Malaysia MAS Irsyad Ahmad
22 MF Malaysia MAS Ahmad Mujahid
23 DF Malaysia MAS Muhd Hariz Husaini
24 MF Malaysia MAS Muhd Airil Mifzal
25 GK Malaysia MAS Aiman Najwan
26 DF Malaysia MAS Syaizwan Irfan
27 FW Malaysia MAS Aman Syamim
28 DF Malaysia MAS Muhd Nuh Azlan Syah
29 MF Malaysia MAS Zikry Hafis
30 GK Malaysia MAS Harith Bisyari

Former players

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

Uitm United II

No. Name Nationality Position Date of Birth (Age)
Goalkeepers
Muhd Izz Nadim Mohd Ezman Malaysia GK 2004
Azrul Nazhan Mohd Nasrah Malaysia GK 2/7/2003
Muhd Harith Bisyar Mohd Hanafia Malaysia GK 17/2/2003
Defenders
Muhd Fariz Zikri Shukri Malaysia CB 2004
Muhammad Amirul Hisham Mazelan Malaysia CB 2004
Mohamad Rasool Haqimie Mohd Radzuan Malaysia CB 2004
Mohammad Faris Jazmi Razman Malaysia LB / LWB 2002
Muhammad Faiz Syamsul Azizi Malaysia CB 2004
Muhammad Amri Mohd Rosly Malaysia LB / LWB 2004
Muhd Amjad Rifa'ie Mohd Nazi Malaysia CB 2003
Aleff Haedi Za'ba Malaysia RB / CB 2002
Muhd Arif Ridhwan Ruslan Malaysia RB / RWB 2003
Mikael Danish Mohd Adlan Malaysia RB / RWB 2002
Midfielders
Muhd Haziq Fadzlee Malaysia CM 2004
Muhammad Naqib Rosli Malaysia CM / AM 19/5/2004
Muhd Isyraf Nuaim Abdul Rani Malaysia LW / LM 2003
Zariff Iskandar Dzulqariza Malaysia LW / LM 2003
Husni Ar-Razzuq Zakariya Malaysia DM / CM 2004
Muhd Azmin Hadi Azlan Malaysia CM 2004
Wan Khalis Hilmi Wan Kamarul Hakim Malaysia CM/AM 2004
Aiman Aqil Roslan Malaysia RW / RM 2004
Muhd Amin Fahmi Jeffridin Malaysia RW / RM 2004
Fauzan Akmal Mazlatul Syahri Malaysia DM / CM 29/2/2004
Forwards
Muhd Adam Daniel Benny Hermiza Malaysia ST 2004
Zeckry Iman Iskandar Rozaman Malaysia ST 8/8/2000

Source:[9] Source:[10]

Club officials

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

Coaching staff

Position Name
Team manager Malaysia Ahmad Tarmizy Mohammed
Head coach Malaysia Yazli Yahaya
Assistant coach Malaysia Fairuz Abdul Aziz
Assistant coach Malaysia Shahreen Nizam Sharuddin
Goalkeeping coach Malaysia Mohammed Redzuan Harun
Fitness coach Malaysia Muhammad Hazeq Nordin
Performance analyst Malaysia Muhd Faez Hakimi Hamzah
Physiotherapist Malaysia Hasif Hilmi
Team Doctor Malaysia Wan Mohd Izham Wan Ismail
Head of sport science and performance Malaysia Assoc Prof Dr Raja Mohammed Firhad Raja Azidin

Coaches

Head coaches by years (2009–present)

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[11]
2016 – 2018 Malaysia Wan Mustaffa Wan Ismail[12]
2018–2019 Malaysia Ismail Zakaria[13][14]
2020–2022 Germany Frank Bernhardt[15][16]
2023– Malaysia Yazli Yahaya

Achievements

Year Position League Malaysia FA Cup Malaysia Cup\Malaysia Challenge Cup Top scorer (M-League)
2013 9th Malaysia Premier League First round Not Participated Malaysia Afham Zulkipli (4 goals)
2014 9th Malaysia Premier League First round Not Participated Nigeria Obi Ikechukwu Charles (10 goals)
2015 8th Malaysia Premier League First round Not Participated Ivory Coast Dao Bakary (10 goals)
2016 10th Malaysia Premier League Second round Not Participated 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)

Source:[17][18][19]

Sponsorship

Period Sportswear Main sponsor
2012 Umbro
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–present Puma Sukipt, MBSB Bank

Honours

League

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