Polis Diraja Malaysia FC explained

Clubname:PDRM
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Fullname:Polis DiRaja Malaysia Football Club
Nickname:"Sang Saka Biru" (The Cops)
"Sang Keris Biru"
"Harimau Biru" (The Blue Tiger)
Short Name:PDRM
Founded:, as RMPFA or PDRM FA
, as PDRM FC
Ground:MP Selayang Stadium
Capacity:16,000
Owntitle:President
Owner:Acryl Sani
Chrtitle:CEO
Chairman:Mohamad Hafiz Zainal Abidin
Mgrtitle:Head coach
Manager:P. Maniam
League:Malaysia Super League
Season:2023
Position:Malaysia Super League, 8th of 14
Current:2023 PDRM FC season
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Website:http://pdrmfc.com

Polis DiRaja Malaysia Football Club, well known as PDRM FC (After PDRM FC Sdn Bhd established in 2020, formerly known as PDRM FA),[1] is a Malaysian professional football club associated with the entity of the Royal Malaysia Police and with official ownership by PDRM FC Sdn Bhd, that participates in the Malaysia Super League.[2] The club is based in Kuala Lumpur.

Domestically, the club has won the Malaysia Premier League, the second tier of Malaysian football in 2006–07 and 2014.[3] They also won the People of Maldives Invitational Cup in 2015.

History

During 2006–07 season, PDRM won the league title and were promoted to Malaysia Super League in 2007–08. The club managed to keep up in the league as they finished their debut in the Malaysia's top flight at the seventh position. 2009 was unfortunate for the club, the team failed to keep their in the Malaysia Super League as they ended the league at the last spot and was relegated to Malaysia Premier League.

In 2014, the club named Malaysian football legend, Dollah Salleh as their head coach and brought quality foreign and local players to strengthen the squad and made their target to win the Malaysia Premier League once again that year.[4] With much hard work and dedication, PDRM managed to finish at the top of the table and promoted to the Malaysia Super League as the champions of 2014 Malaysia Premier League.[5] Though, Dollah Salleh left the club as Football Association of Malaysia decided to appoint him as the head coach of Malaysia national team and Azman Adnan, who had been the assistant for him during the time took his place.[6] Ali Ashfaq from Maldives, who played a vital on PDRM's road to Super league won the Best Foreign Player Award in Malaysia national football awards in 2014.

The club camped at Hong Kong in late December 2014 and also participated and won the 2015 People of Maldives Invitational Cup held in Maldives in January 2015.[7]

In 2015 Malaysia Super League, the club edged the defending champions of Malaysia Super League, Johor Darul Ta'zim and Kelantan in their first games of the league. However, with several problems came up from the squad, they finished the league at the 6th position in the first year after promotion in 2014. The Malian striker, Dramane Traore had been the main man scoring the goals for the club in 2015 season. Yet, Ali Ashfaq was nominated among the best three players for the Best Foreign Player Award in 2015.

On 15 January 2016, PDRM camped at Bangkok, Thailand with the new foreign signings, former Johor Darul Ta'zim, Andrezinho and Singaporean international, Safuwan Baharudin.

PDRM sees themselves qualified back to the 2023 Malaysia Super League after finishing 6th place in the 2nd tier of the 2022 Malaysia Premier League. This promotion occurred because of the top tier restructuring from 12 teams to 14 teams (firstly planned 18 teams).Throughout the 2023 season, PDRM is known as the 'Giant Killer' for seeing them upsetting bigger team in the league. They managed to hold a 1–0 defeat to 9 time consecutive league champions, Johor Darul Ta'zim, won against Kedah Darul Aman, Selangor, Sabah and a goalless draw against Terengganu.

Stadium

StadiumLocationCapacityYear
Tuanku Abdul Rahman StadiumParoi, Seremban45,0002010, 2012
Shah Alam StadiumShah Alam80,3722015, 2018
Selayang StadiumSelayang11,0982019, 2024–present
Hang Jebat StadiumKrubong/Paya Rumput40,0002013, 2016–2017, 2019
Kuala Lumpur StadiumSelayang18,0002020–2022
Petaling Jaya StadiumPetaling Jaya25,0002011, 2014, 2023

Kit manufacturer and shirt sponsor

PeriodKit manufacturerShirt sponsor
2004Dunhill
2005TMNet
2005-06Eutag
2006-07Sukses celcom, TMNet
2007-08KappaTM
2009Line 7TM, Inai Kiara
2010TM
2011no sponsors
2012Al - Jabbar
2013no sponsors
2014Kappa[8] Perkasa Jauhari
2015Line7
2016Puncak Niaga
2017Forca
2018ODR Lubricants
2019Papa Rich
2020Al - Sportsred one
2021–2023Oren SportsTop Glove, redONE
2024/25 - presentLottoredONE

Players

First-team squad

Development squad

Under-23s

NameNat.Position
Goalkeepers
1Hakim HamidunGK
22Akif Aiman RosdiGK
31Ridzuan AzaliGK
Defenders
2Hadi HasbollahRB, RWB
4Fakhrullah YusoffLB, LWB
5Iqbal AzmiCB
14Alif Aidil GhazaliCB
33Haziq AkmalCB, RB
47Izzat Zuhairie ZakariaLB, LWB
88Luqman Hakim DramanCB
Midfielders
8Asyraf Kamal Tajul AriffinCAM, CM
18Harsayd Azhar DM, CM
18Adam Farhan MustaffaAM, CM
23Afiq SaluddinDM, CB
24Jacque FayeCM, LW, RW, ST
29Syahmi JaniCM
Forwards
17Ismail IbrahimST
10Aliff HasmardiST, LW
11Hariz ZoolhilmiST
19Aiman Sufi RadzaiLW
28Haziq Hafiz HidrusRW
30Fareez Abdul SamahLW
56Akif Iqraiz ZuhairiRW
90Nnbuike Chijoke ChukwuST
92Eskandar IsmailRW
[9]

Under-20s

FaNameNat.Position
Goalkeepers
1Hadif Padil AliGK
21Khairul AmarGK
22Uday Zidane ArifinGK
Defenders
3Aidil Fikri KhalidRB/RWB
4Danish Aiman OnnLB/LWB
5Noor Aidil ZailaniCB
19Farhat FaizalCB
23Afiq Danish RidzuanRB/RWB
24Harith Imran JumatLB/LWB
26Haiqal QawwiyCB
27Amar Nazmi AzizCB/DM
28Amirul NazruddinRB
Midfielders
6Noor Adha ZailaniDM/CM
7Haffizi Mustaffa KamalAM/CM
8Hadzeq FaudziLW/LM
12Akmal Naufal NajibCM
14Amirul Dzikry Che RosCM
15Ameer Nur ImanCM
16Adam DanielshahLW/LM
17Hazim AmmarDM/CM
19Umar Danish IzriyaRW/RM
30Hafizan ZaminRW/LW
Forwards
9Razan RosliST
10Danish Zikry ZubirST
[10]

Club officials

Senior officials

PositionStaff
President Acryl Sani
Chief Executive Officer Mohamad Hafiz Zainal Abidin
Chief operating officer Mohd Shukri Ismail
Chief finance officer Mohd Hasrulrizal Shah Hassan
Manager Mohd Zaffarollah Mohd Nordin
Assistant Manager Mohd Shamshul Hisham Abd Razak
Legal advisor Nazri Saad

Coaching staff

PositionName
Head coach P. Maniam
Assistant head coach Eddy Gapil
Assistant coach Allmahdi Umar Ahmad Juffri
Goalkeeping coach Mohd Atfan Hat
Assistant goalkeeping coach Zainuddin Yusof
Fitness coach Ahmad Nizan Arifin
Team doctor Muhamad Dzafri Muhamad Masro
Physiotherapist Shahrul Azrin Khairul Amri
Masseur Gopinatahan Arumugam
Team admin Nazrul Effendy
Team media officer Mohd Zulhilmi Razali
Team security officer Mohd Zuhairi Mohd Zubir
U23 manager Afham Zulkipeli
U23 assistant manager Rusham Abu
U23 head coach Anuar Udin
U23 assistant head coach Zolkipli Samion
U23 assistant coach Alif Haikal Ganaeson
U23 goalkeeping coach Zaiinuddin Yusof
U23 fitness coach Izhar Ismail
U23 team doctor Aiman Hamid
U23 physiotherapist Mohd Hilmi Mohamad
U23 team admin Firdaus Ruslan
U23 team media officer Muhammad Syahiran M Rosli
U23 team security officer Leonard Lawrence Abbie
U20 manager Azrul Izwan Abdul Rahim
U20 head coach Mohd Nadzim Din
U20 assistant head coach Mohd Arsyah Mohd Ayob
U20 assistant coach Norhainizam Shahabudin
U20 fitness coach Farhan Kamaruzzam
U20 physiotherapist Mohd Shawaffi Ahmad
U20 goalkeeper coach Azman Jaafar

Former coaches

NamePeriodTrophy
Rahim Abdullah1990–1991
Kevin Morton1992
David Harrison1993
Ismail Ramli1994
Bahwandi Hiralal1995–1998
1999–20002000 Malaysia FAM League
K. Thayananthan2001
Rahim Abdullah2002
2003
Mohd Dali Wahid2004–2006
K. Thayanathan2006–20102007 Malaysia Premier League
T. Kanapathy2010–2011
R. Nalathamby2011–2013
Dollah Salleh20142014 Malaysia Premier League
Azman Adnan2014–July 2015
Mohd Fauzi PilusJuly 2014 – November 2017
Zulhamizan ZakariaNovember 2017 – July 2018
Mohd Fauzi PilusJuly 2018 – February 2019
E. ElavarasanMarch 2019 – December 2019
Ishak KunjuJanuary 2020 – December 2020
Mat Zan Mat ArisJanuary 2021 – March 2021
Wan Rohaimi Wan Ismail31 March 2021 – 3 September 2022
Razak Jamaadi 3 September 2022 – 12 January 2023
Azzmi Aziz12 January 2023 – 20 June 2023

Club record

Note :
SeasonLeagueCupOtherAsia
DivisionCharityMalaysiaFACompetitionResult
2004Liga Premier2477103444286thNot qualified3rd round
2005Liga Premier212316155198thNot qualified1st round
2005–06Liga Premier21121083826466thNot qualified2nd round
2006–07Liga Premier2014244025441stGroup stage1st round
2007–08Super League2473143052249thQuarter-finalsRound of 32
2009Super League2603231975314thGroup StageRound of 16
2010Liga Premier2284103741287thNot qualifiedRound of 16
2011Liga Premier2212373628393rdGroup StageRound of 32
2012Liga Premier2211562038385thNot qualifiedRound of 32
2013Liga Premier2274114139257thNot qualifiedRound of 32Trofeo Persija Group stage
2014Liga Premier2216426323521stQuarter-finalsQuarter-finals
2015Super League2211294239356thGroup stagePomis CupChampions
2016Super League22561121322111thSemi-finalsQuarter-finals
2017Liga Premier2274113641258thNot qualified2nd round
2018Liga Premier208572831295thGroup stage2nd round
2019Liga Premier209383027304thGroup stage3rd round
2020Super League11029529−112thCancelled
2021Liga Premier207582225268th
2022Liga Premier186392028216thRound of 161st round

Source:[11] [12]

Individual player awards

M-League Golden boot winners

SeasonPlayerGoals
2012 Khairul Izuan Abdullah27
2015 Dramane Traoré19

M-League Top goalscorers

SeasonPlayerGoals
2011 Khairul Izuan Abdullah11
2012 Khairul Izuan Abdullah27
2013 Khairul Izuan Abdullah8
2014 Ali Ashfaq27
2015 Dramane Traoré20
2016 Ali Ashfaq5
2017 Dao Bakary15
2018
2019 Lee Chang-hoon10
2020 Eskandar Ismail2
2021 Bruno Suzuki7
2022 Martin Adamec8

Records and statistics

Goalscorers

NameYearsOther[13] Total style="background:#151440; color:white; border:1px solid red;"TotalRatio
1 Khairul Izuan Abdullah2009–present
2 Ali Ashfaq2014–present
3 Dramane Traoré2015
4 Charles Chad2014
5 Bobby Gonzales2014
6 Muhamed Sumareh2012–2015
7 Fazuan Abdullah2011
8 Muhd Khairul Akhyar Hussain2013

By competition

In a single season

Honours

League

Winners (2): 2007, 2014[14]

Runners-up (1): 2019

Runners-up (1): 2000

Cups

Winners (1): 2023

Other

Winners (1): 2015[15] [16]

Winners (1): 2004

Winners (1): 2023

Foreign players

Year Player 1Player 2Player 3Player 4 Player 5Player 6Player 7Player 8Player 9Former
2013 Mohamadou Sumareh Edrisar Kaye
2014 Mohamadou Sumareh Rafael Souza Charles Chad Ali Ashfaq
2015 Mohamadou Sumareh Dramane Traore Jaime Bragança Ali Ashfaq Onorionde Kughegbe
2016 Souleymane Konaté Safuwan Baharudin Andrézinho Ali Ashfaq
2017 Souleymane Konaté Safuwan Baharudin Yasir Hanapi Dao Bakary Frederic Pooda
2018 Argzim Redžović Petrișor Voinea Shunsuke Nakatake Shim Un-seob
2019 Argzim Redžović Lee Chang-hoon Uche Agba
2020 Serdar Geldiýew Şöhrat Söýünow Antonio German
2021 Lazarus Kaimbi Alexander Amponsah Victor Kamhuka Bruno Suzuki Alvaro Cuello
2022 Miloš Lačný Martin Adamec Fadi Awad Alexander Amponsah Mirbek Akhmataliyev
Mirbek Akhmataliyev
2023 Kyaw Min Oo Mario Arqués Fadi Awad Bruno Suzuki Uche Agba James Okwuosa Chukwu Chijioke Jacque Faye Marcus Macauley
2024 Kyaw Min Oo Ifedayo Olusegun Fadi Awad Bruno Suzuki Prince Obus Aggreh Chidi Osuchukwu Faith Friday Obilor Aremu Timothy

Affiliated clubs

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: All Malaysian league clubs complete initial privatisation process, seven receive conditional license Goal.com. www.goal.com. 2020-11-25. 7 March 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210307153745/https://www.goal.com/en-my/news/all-malaysian-league-clubs-complete-initial-privatisation/cwe9n47ji05q1d6rmdra4zhyj. live.
  2. Web site: All Malaysian league clubs complete initial privatisation process, seven receive conditional license Goal.com. www.goal.com. 2020-11-25. 7 March 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210307153745/https://www.goal.com/en-my/news/all-malaysian-league-clubs-complete-initial-privatisation/cwe9n47ji05q1d6rmdra4zhyj. live.
  3. Web site: PDRM beat Negeri Sembilan to win the Liga Premier title - Goal.com. Goal.com. 2015-10-18. 5 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160305164119/http://www.goal.com/en-my/news/3896/malaysia/2014/06/23/4905071/pdrm-beat-negeri-sembilan-to-win-the-premier-league-title. live.
  4. Web site: MALAYSIAN SPORTS: DOLLAH HEADS TO PDRM AND A HOST OF COACHING CHANGES IN M-LEAGUE. MALAYSIAN SPORTS. 2013-11-05. 2015-10-18. 7 February 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180207182907/http://ssdhaliwal.blogspot.com/2013/11/dollah-heads-to-pdrm-and-host-of.html. live.
  5. Web site: Kedah dampens PDRM celebration at final of 2014 Liga Premier with 3-2 win - The Malaysian Insider. www.themalaysianinsider.com. 2015-10-18. 26 November 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151126055330/http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/sports/article/kedah-dampens-pdrm-celebration-at-final-of-2014-premier-league-with-3-2-win. live.
  6. Web site: Dollah Salleh has been appointed the new head coach of Harimau Malaya - Goal.com. Goal.com. 2015-10-18. 1 December 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171201033518/http://www.goal.com/en-my/news/3896/malaysia/2014/06/30/4924001/dollah-salleh-appointed-the-new-head-coach-of-harimau-malaya. live.
  7. Web site: vnews - PDRM FA wins People's Cup with Ashfaq's hat trick. Vnews.mv. 2015-10-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20151125215225/http://vnews.mv/35951. 25 November 2015.
  8. Web site: Kappa Malaysia on Twitter. Twitter. 2016-01-13. 6 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160306014128/https://twitter.com/kappamalaysia/status/421164411433541632. live.
  9. Web site: PDRM U21 2020 . FAM . 5 June 2020 . 5 June 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200605120103/https://cms.fam.org.my/v1/teamdetail/czo2OiJwYnBkcm0iOw

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  10. Web site: PDRM U19 2020 . FAM . 5 June 2020 . 5 June 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200605120102/https://cms.fam.org.my/v1/teamdetail/czo2OiJwYnBkcm0iOw

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  11. https://int.soccerway.com/national/malaysia/super-league/2016/regular-season/r34288 Soccerway
  12. https://www.rsssf.org/tablesm/malay2016.html RSSSF
  13. Includes POMIS Cup
  14. Web site: PDRM crowned MPL champions; FELDA seal promotion. Football SEA. 20 June 2014. 2016-01-13. 7 February 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180207182950/https://footballsea.wordpress.com/2014/06/20/pdrm-crowned-mpl-champions-felda-seal-promotion/. live.
  15. Web site: PDRM wins People's Cup-::maldivesoccer.com:- Maldives' first soccer website::. www.maldivesoccer.com. 2016-01-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20150203141122/http://www.maldivesoccer.com/s/-PDRM-wins-Peoples-Cup-5685. 3 February 2015.
  16. Web site: Maldives - List of Cup Winners: POMIS Cup (President of Maldives Invitational Soccer Cup). https://web.archive.org/web/20180625104120/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesm/maledcuphist.html. 25 June 2018. RSSSF. 1997. 1 March 2021. Hoodh Ali . Mikael Jönsson . Hans Schöggl .