Kuala Lumpur Rovers F.C.

Kuala Lumpur Rovers

Full name	Kuala Lumpur Rovers Football Club
Nickname(s)	The Rovers
Short name	KLR
Founded	2020; 5 years ago (2020)
Ground	Kuala Lumpur Stadium, Cheras, Kuala Lumpur
Capacity	1,000
Owner	Kuala Lumpur Rovers Sdn Bhd
Head coach	Wan Mustaffa Wan Ismail
League	Malaysia A1 Semi-Pro League
2023	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, completing its inaugural season in the 2020 Malaysia M3 League. The club finished the 2022 season as runners-up in the league.

In 2023, the club competed in the Malaysia Cup for the first time in their history. They faced Malaysia Super League club Terengganu but ultimately fell to a 7–0 aggregate defeat.

In 2024, Kuala Lumpur Rovers competed in the Malaysia FA Cup for the first time but suffered a 7–0 hammering from Sabah in the round of 16. The club also participated in the 2024–25 Malaysia Cup facing against Johor Darul Ta'zim.

Kit manufacturer and shirt sponsor

Season	Manufacturer	Sponsor
2020	Kaki Jersi	none
2022	Puma	Activesports
2023	Ma7ch	MBSB Bank / Kuala Lumpur City Hall
2024	FAT Sports	MBSB Bank Kuala Lumpur City Hall KL Bandaraya Rendah Karbon

Players

First-team squad

As of 10 October 2024^[4]

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  MAS Asyraaf Omar 2 DF  MAS Amirul Asyraf 3 DF  MAS Na'qib Sharipuddin 4 DF  MAS Raffi Nagoorgani 5 FW  MAS Zainul Arifin 6 MF  MAS Faiz Mazlan 7 FW  MAS Sharul Amin 8 MF  MAS Syamim Yahya 9 FW  MAS Faizal Hafiq 10 FW  MAS Rafie Yaacob 11 FW  MAS Fahmi Sabri 12 DF  MAS Faizal Arif 13 DF  MAS Muhammad Aiman Najwan 14 MF  MAS Amirul Husaini 16 FW  MAS Izreen Izwandy 17 FW  MAS Gopi Rizqi

No. Pos. Nation Player 18 FW  KOR Lee Ju Hang 19 MF  KOR Moon Si-Hyun 20 DF  MAS Faris Zabri 21 MF  MAS Nazirul Hasif 22 DF  MAS Firdaus Faudzi (captain) 23 FW  MAS Amirul Nizam 24 MF  MAS Zahril Azri 25 DF  MAS Nukman Mohd Fatimi 26 DF  MAS Amer Saidin 27 DF  MAS Haritz Rifaee 28 GK  MAS Aquila Abdul Rhaman 29 GK  MAS Faisal Saidi 30 FW  MAS Fakrul Aiman

Club official

Management

Position	Name
Chairman	Ashraf Mazlan
CEO	Mohd Zulfadzlie Ahmad
Director	Aznor Dzulkarnain Aziz
Team manager	Shahrir Mois

Coaching staff

Position	Name
Head coach	Wan Mustafa Wan Ismail
Assistant head coach	Rashmizan Rasid
Assistant coach	Daniel Chow Wai Keen
Goalkeeping coach	Mohd Zaidi Md Zainol
Fitness coach	Mohd Zahidibudiman Ibrahim
Physio	Fadli Kamarulzaman
Team security	Raja Munawir Raja Baharuddin Airul Azly Jaafar
Kitman	Muhammad Danish Razarin

Season by season record

Season	Division	Position	Malaysia Cup	Malaysian FA Cup	MFL Challenge Cup	Regional	Top scorer (all competitions)
2020^1	Liga M3	Season abandoned	DNQ	Round 2	–	–	Davy Angan (4)
2021^1	Liga M3	Season abandoned	DNQ	DNQ	–	–
2022	Liga M3	Runners-up	DNQ	DNQ	–	–	Shafiq Shaharudin (12)
2023	Liga M3	Runners-up	Round of 16	DNQ	Quarter-finals	–	Amer Saidin (12)
2024–25	Liga A1 Semi-Pro	TBD	Round of 16	Round of 16	Quarter-finals	–

^1 Season cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Honours

Domestic competitions

• M3 League/A1 League

Runners-up (2): 2022, 2023

References

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