UiTM United

UiTM United Football Club is a Malaysian professional football club based in Shah Alam, Selangor. The club currently played in the Malaysia A1 Semi-Pro League. Founded in 2008, their home ground is 10,000-seater UiTM Stadium.^[2] The club is widely known as The Lion Troops.^[3]

UiTM United

Full name	UiTM United Football Club
Nickname(s)	The Lion Troops
Short name	UiTM United
Founded	2008; 16 years ago (2008), as UiTM FC
Ground	UiTM Stadium
Capacity	10,000[1]
Owner	Universiti Teknologi MARA
President	Azizan Abdullah
Head coach	Yazli Yahaya
League	Malaysia A1 Semi-Pro League
2023	Al-Ikhsan Cup, Champions (promoted)
Current season

The team is under the jurisdiction of Universiti Teknologi MARA, a Malaysian public university based in Shah Alam, Selangor.

History

Founded in 2008, UiTM FC made club debut into Malaysian football by joining the third-tier league Malaysia FAM League in 2009. The club finishes third place in 2012 Malaysia FAM League and was promoted to the second-tier league, Malaysia Premier League in 2013 to replace USM FC, who were withdrawing from Malaysia Premier League due to financial difficulties.

On 25 July 2010, the club won the first edition of IPT League tournament by beating UKM FC 3–0 in the final at UiTM Stadium. UiTM FC's first goal was scored by Amirizdwan Taj before Fahrul Razi scored the second goal in the 37th minute. The third goal was an own goal by the UKM FC's Muhammed Suffian. Fahrul Razi was selected as the man of the match in the final.^[4]

During 2017 season, UiTM FC managed to qualify for the Malaysia Cup for the first time since the club's establishment.^[5] UiTM became the fifth teams from the Malaysia Premier League to qualify for the 2017 Malaysia Cup competition after the completion of the final fixtures in the first half of the season.^[6]

For 2019 season, UiTM FC managed to gain the fifth spot in the league. However, due to the status change of PKNS FC to the reserve team of Selangor FA, UiTM FC gains its promotion to play in the 2020 Malaysia Super League by default since Johor Darul Ta'zim II F.C. and Terengganu F.C. II were not allowed to play in the Malaysia Super League together with its parents club, Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C. and Terengganu F.C. It is the first time UiTM FC will play in the nation's top division league since its establishment.

UiTM's selection of players is somewhat unique in that the players, including import players, must undertake undergraduate courses in UiTM in order to be selected to the squad.^[7]

Crest

• 
  2008–2022 crest

Players

First team squad

As of 30 May 2024^[8]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  MAS Ahmad Uday Zidane 2 DF  MAS Akmal Fahmi 3 DF  MAS Adam Afiz 4 DF  MAS Ikhwan Hakim 5 DF  MAS Muhammad Farhan 6 DF  MAS Mohamad Karman 7 FW  MAS Muhammad Mirza 8 MF  MAS Ahmad Haikal Haziq (Captain) 9 FW  MAS Mohamad Arif Imran 10 MF  MAS Wan Muhammad Irfan 11 FW  MAS Asyraaf Rifqi 12 MF  MAS Muhammad Syazman 13 FW  MAS Ameer Nur Iman 14 FW  MAS Norshahrul Nizam 15 FW  MAS Dassky Danial

No. Pos. Nation Player 16 DF  MAS Muhammad Danial 17 FW  MAS Muhd Fakhrur Razi 18 DF  MAS Putra Daniel Danies 19 FW  MAS Harraz Zaqwan 20 FW  MAS Haziq Deli 21 DF  MAS Irsyad Ahmad 22 MF  MAS Ahmad Mujahid 23 DF  MAS Muhd Hariz Husaini 24 MF  MAS Muhd Airil Mifzal 25 GK  MAS Aiman Najwan 26 DF  MAS Syaizwan Irfan 27 FW  MAS Aman Syamim 28 DF  MAS Muhd Nuh Azlan Syah 29 MF  MAS Zikry Hafis 30 GK  MAS Harith Bisyari

Former players

For details on former players, see Category:UiTM United players.

Uitm United II

No.	Name	Nationality	Position	Date of Birth (Age)
Goalkeepers
	Muhd Izz Nadim Mohd Ezman		GK	2004
	Azrul Nazhan Mohd Nasrah		GK	2/7/2003
	Muhd Harith Bisyar Mohd Hanafia		GK	17/2/2003
Defenders
	Muhd Fariz Zikri Shukri		CB	2004
	Muhammad Amirul Hisham Mazelan		CB	2004
	Mohamad Rasool Haqimie Mohd Radzuan		CB	2004
	Mohammad Faris Jazmi Razman		LB / LWB	2002
	Muhammad Faiz Syamsul Azizi		CB	2004
	Muhammad Amri Mohd Rosly		LB / LWB	2004
	Muhd Amjad Rifa'ie Mohd Nazi		CB	2003
	Aleff Haedi Za'ba		RB / CB	2002
	Muhd Arif Ridhwan Ruslan		RB / RWB	2003
	Mikael Danish Mohd Adlan		RB / RWB	2002
Midfielders
	Muhd Haziq Fadzlee		CM	2004
	Muhammad Naqib Rosli		CM / AM	19/5/2004
	Muhd Isyraf Nuaim Abdul Rani		LW / LM	2003
	Zariff Iskandar Dzulqariza		LW / LM	2003
	Husni Ar-Razzuq Zakariya		DM / CM	2004
	Muhd Azmin Hadi Azlan		CM	2004
	Wan Khalis Hilmi Wan Kamarul Hakim		CM/AM	2004
	Aiman Aqil Roslan		RW / RM	2004
	Muhd Amin Fahmi Jeffridin		RW / RM	2004
	Fauzan Akmal Mazlatul Syahri		DM / CM	29/2/2004
Forwards
	Muhd Adam Daniel Benny Hermiza		ST	2004
	Zeckry Iman Iskandar Rozaman		ST	8/8/2000

Source:^[9] Source:^[10]

Club officials

• President: Dr. Azizan Abdullah
• Deputy president: Dr. Mohd Bahrin Othman
• Secretary: Mustaza Ahmad
• Treasurer: Poazi Rosdi

Coaching staff

Position	Name
Team manager	Ahmad Tarmizy Mohammed
Head coach	Yazli Yahaya
Assistant coach	Fairuz Abdul Aziz
Assistant coach	Shahreen Nizam Sharuddin
Goalkeeping coach	Mohammed Redzuan Harun
Fitness coach	Muhammad Hazeq Nordin
Performance analyst	Muhd Faez Hakimi Hamzah
Physiotherapist	Hasif Hilmi
Team Doctor	Wan Mohd Izham Wan Ismail
Head of sport science and performance	Assoc Prof Dr Raja Mohammed Firhad Raja Azidin

Coaches

Head coaches by years (2009–present)

Years	Nat	Name
2009–2011		Omar Ali
2012–2013		Azman Hj Eusoff
2013–2014		Mohd Azuan Muhd Zain
2015–2016		Raja Isa Raja Akram Shah[11]
2016 – 2018		Wan Mustaffa Wan Ismail[12]
2018–2019		Ismail Zakaria[13][14]
2020–2022		Frank Bernhardt[15][16]
2023–		Yazli Yahaya

Achievements

Year	Position	League	Malaysia FA Cup	Malaysia Cup\Malaysia Challenge Cup	Top scorer (M-League)
2013	9th	Malaysia Premier League	First round	Not Participated	Afham Zulkipli (4 goals)
2014	9th	Malaysia Premier League	First round	Not Participated	Obi Ikechukwu Charles (10 goals)
2015	8th	Malaysia Premier League	First round	Not Participated	Dao Bakary (10 goals)
2016	10th	Malaysia Premier League	Second round	Not Participated	Pavel Purishkin (8 goals)
2017	6th	Malaysia Premier League	Second round	Group Stage	Akanni-Sunday Wasiu (19 goals)
2018	9th	Malaysia Premier League	Third round	Group stage	Lucas Pugh (8 goals)

Source:^[17][18][19]

Sponsorship

Period	Sportswear	Main sponsor
2012	Umbro
2013		Kementerian Pengajian Tinggi
2014		Kementerian Pendidikan Malaysia
2015
2016		Soaring Upwords
2017
2018	Puma	Soaring Upwords, UiTM Holdings
2019		Master Halal, Active Sports
2020–present	Puma	Sukipt
	Sukipt, Malaysia Airlines

Honours

League

• Division 4/A2 League
  • Winners (1): 2023

References

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External links

• UiTM F.C. at Soccerway