Langkawi City F.C. Explained

Clubname:Langkawi City Football Club
Fullname:Langkawi City Football Club
Nickname:The Island Boys
Short Name:LCFC
Founded:, as Glory United
Dissolved:2023
Ground:Langkawi Stadium
Capacity:10,000
Owner:Langkawi City Sdn. Bhd.
Chrtitle:President
Chairman:Aizat Rohizan
Mgrtitle:Head coach
Manager:Abdullah Hassan

Langkawi City Football Club is a Malaysian professional football club based in Langkawi, Kedah.[1] The club's homeground has been the 10,000-seater Langkawi Stadium.

History

Glory United was a club founded in 2017 in Shah Alam, Selangor and participated in several competitions in the Klang Valley.

In 2018, the club has won the Subang M5 League and become eligible to compete in the Malaysia M3 League.

Langkawi Glory United era

In 2019, the owner of Glory United was planning to set up a Langkawi-based club. An agreement was reached that Glory United FC officially moves to Langkawi, and gets renamed as Langkawi Glory United FC.

Langkawi Glory United FC failed to show impressive performance in the first season of the Malaysia M3 League when they finished 12th out of 14 teams competing.

Langkawi City FC era

After the 2019 season, Glory United owner agrees to sell the team, which was renamed again as Langkawi City F.C.

Players (2020)

[2]

Season by season record

SeasonDivisionPositionMalaysia CupMalaysian FA CupMalaysian Charity ShieldRegionalTop scorer (all competitions)
2019Liga M312th of 14DNQPreliminary round Haikal Nazri (8)
Hattaphon Bun An (8)
20201Liga M3Season abandonedDNQDNQNone

Notes:

2020 Season cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, no promotion or league title was awarded.

Kit manufacturer and shirt sponsor

SeasonManufacturerSponsor
2019LottoMai Langkawi
2020Kaki JersiBerkat Hasrat Enterprise
2022FitechLGK Sports International

Club officials

Senior official

PositionName
Honorary president Mahathir Mohamad
President Aizat Rohizan
Deputy president Uwais Rohizan
Chief Executive Officer Rohizan Abdullah

Team officials

PositionName
Manager Dato' Armishah Siraj
Assistant manager Kapten (PA) Ahmad Shahfikri Darus
Head coach Abdullah Hassan
Assistant coach Abdul Ghani Long
GK coach Mohd Nasril Nourdin
Physiotherapist Mohd Idzham Siedeh
Media officer Amirul Syazuan Ibrahim
Kitman Norhizam Lazim
Seta Abidin Saad
Team coordinator Basri Ismail

Head coaches

YearsName
2019 Manja Man
2019 Mohamad Ramlee
2020 Nelson San Martin
2022- Abdullah Hassan

Honours

League

Winners (1): 2018

Notes and References

  1. Web site: FAM Cup to undergo a facelift. nst.com.my. Syafiq Aznan. 24 November 2018. 27 November 2018.
  2. Web site: Senarai Pemain Langkawi City 2020. Football Association of Malaysia.