Kuala Lumpur Rovers F.C. Explained

Clubname:Kuala Lumpur Rovers
Fullname:Kuala Lumpur Rovers Football Club
Nickname:The Rovers
Short Name:KLR
Ground:UPM Stadium, Serdang
Capacity:1,000
Owner:Kuala Lumpur Rovers Sdn Bhd
Mgrtitle:Head coach
Manager:Wan Mustaffa Wan Ismail
League:Malaysia A1 Semi-Pro League
Season:2023
Position:M3 League, 2nd

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]

History

Kuala 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.

Season by season record

SeasonDivisionPositionMalaysia CupMalaysian FA CupMFL Challenge CupRegionalTop scorer (all competitions)
20201Season abandonedDNQRound 2 Davy Angan (4)
20211Season abandonedDNQDNQ
2022Runners-upDNQDNQ Shafiq Shaharudin (12)
2023Runners-upRound of 16DNQQuarter-finals Amer Saidin (12)

Season cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Players

First-team squad

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Club personnel

Honours

Domestic competitions

Runners-up (2): 2022, 2023

Notes and References

  1. Web site: We are not feeder clubs. Goal.com.
  2. Web site: Kelayakan Piala FA 2020: Klasiko FC Waspada Ancaman KL Rovers. Semuanyabola.com.
  3. Web site: KL Rovers. GSA.
  4. Web site: 2024 KL Rovers player list. Football Association of Malaysia.