Melaka F.C.

Not to be confused with Melaka City F.C..

Melaka FC

Full name	Melaka Football Club
Short name	MFC
Founded	2022; 3 years ago (2022)
Ground	Hang Jebat Stadium Hang Tuah Stadium
Capacity	1,000 40,000
Manager	Muhammad Najmi Nordin
Head coach	K. Devan[1]
League	A1 Semi-Pro League
2023	Malaysia M3 League, 10th of 13
Home colours Away colours

Melaka Football Club, simply known as the Melaka FC, is a Malaysian professional football club based in Malacca City, Malacca. The team plays in the second tier of Malaysian football league system, the Malaysia A1 Semi-Pro League.

History

Following the dissolution of Melaka United, Melaka FC was founded as a continuation of the previous club, though they did not inherit the honours and titles won by Melaka United.^[2] Melaka F.C. participated in the 2023 Malaysia M3 League in their debut season.

In 2024, 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 4–1 aggregate defeat.^[3]

Crest and colours

Crest

Melaka FC keep changing their crest before joining 2023 Malaysia M3 League and decide changing again in 2024–25 Malaysia A1 Semi-Pro League.^[4][5][6]

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  2022 crest
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  2023 crest

Colours

Melaka FC have worn red with mixture of blue for shirts as their home kit. While away colours are usually white with blue trim.

Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors

Season	Kit manufacturer	Main sponsor	Other sponsor
2023	Puma	Activesports / MBSB Bank	Extra Joss
2024		Activesports / Zahara / MBSB Bank / Malacca City Council	HLRB / Extra Joss

Players

As of 2025^[7]

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 Shaheeswaran Thavakumar 4 MF  MAS Nasir Basharudin (captain) 6 DF  MAS Muhammad Firdaus Ya'akub 7 MF  MAS Faizal Talib 9 FW  MAS Hadi Mohamad 10 FW  MAS Zulkiffli Zakaria 11 FW  GHA Fuseini Issah 12 FW  MAS Azim Rahim 13 DF  MAS Jeremy Lim Wei Shen 14 MF  MAS Fakhrullah Rosli 15 MF  MAS Royizzat Daud 16 MF  NGA Michael Onyekachi Ozor 17 DF  MAS Muhammad Zulkhairi Zulkeply 18 GK  MAS Solehin Mamat 19 MF  MAS Durrkeswaran Ganasan

No. Pos. Nation Player 20 MF  MAS Muhammad Luqmanul Hakeem 21 FW  GUI Oumar Bangoura 23 FW  MAS Muhammad Hakimy Mohd Khairol 25 DF  MAS Khairul Anwar Shahrudin 27 DF  MAS Muhammad Hafiz Mohd Johar 29 GK  MAS Ameerul Eqhwan Mohd Fauzi 30 DF  MAS Haziq Puad 39 DF  MAS Thaanush Sithiravelu 47 DF  MAS Farid Nezal 69 MF  MAS Muhammad Fikri Mohamed Shah 77 MF  MAS Mohammad Fahmi Faizal 80 MF  MAS Muhammad Nizaruddin Jazi 95 DF  FRA Rodrigue Nanitelamio

Technical staff

Position	Name
Team manager	Muhammad Najmi Nordin
Assistant team manager	Mohd Hafiz Karim
Technical director	Sapian Abdul Wahid
Head coach	K. Devan
Assistant coaches	Musaffar Shah Dawood Shah S. Subramaniam
Goalkeeping coach	Zulkarnain Osman
Fitness coach	Poobathy Detchanan
Physio	Aiman Ab Rahman
Team coordinator	Al Qayyum Farhan Azlan
Media officer	Muhammad Irsyad Hairuddin
Kitman	Ahmad Syukri Oth

Head coaches

Coach	Years	Honours
Pedro Hipólito	2023
K. Devan	2024

Team managers

Year	Manager
2023–	Muhammad Najmi bin Mohd Nordin

Season by season record

Season	Division	Position	Malaysia Cup	Malaysian FA Cup	MFL Challenge Cup	Regional	Top scorer (all competitions)
2023	Liga M3	10th	DNQ	Second Round	–	–	Muhammad Fakrul Aiman (8)
2024–25	Liga A1 Semi-Pro	TBD	Round of 16	DNQ	Quarter-finals	–

References

1. "Devan bimbing Melaka FC". My Metro.
2. "Melaka and Sarawak set to be kicked out of Super League". The Star Online.
3. "Terengganu FC belasah Melaka FC 4-1". BH Online. 23 November 2024. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
4. "MUSA tak campur urusan logo Melaka FC". Sinar Harian Online.
5. "Logo Baru Melaka FC 'Aura' Manchester United, Namun Terima Banyak Kecaman". Vocketfc.
6. "Melaka FC Perkenal Logo Baru". Makan Bola.
7. "Melaka FC 2024-25 Player List". Football Association of Malaysia.

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