# UKM F.C.

Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Football Club is a football club based in Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia. The club represents the National University of Malaysia.

## History
### Early years

The club was founded in 2013. They have been competing in Malaysian Institutes of Higher Education Football League and has won several college football competitions. UKM who won the Minister of Higher Education Ministry Cup and runners-up of Division One University Football League in 2014, was automatically eligible to join the 2015 Malaysia FAM League. Their place in Minister of Higher Education Ministry League was taken over by the MMU, 2014 Minister of Higher Education Division Two University Football League champion.
In 2015, the club has been accepted by Football Association of Malaysia to compete in Malaysia FAM League, the third-tier of Malaysian football. The club also collaborated with Sime Darby to provide a youth players for the Sime Darby youth team which competed in Malaysia President's Cup.

### 2015 season

After successfully bringing UKM to be the champion of the Minister of Higher Education Ministry Cup and the runner-up of the University Football League Division 1, Sulaiman Hussin moved to Sime Darby and joined the President's Cup squad coaching. Asnan Mohamad Zuki, who led University of Malaya to become the Minister of Higher Education Ministry Cup 2013 champion after beating UKM, was appointed as the UKM FC coach. On their first season in Malaysia FAM League, they finished in fourth place behind Perlis, Real Mulia and Megah Murni. Only one team from each league promoted into 2016 Malaysia Premier League, and Perlis became runners-up of Malaysia FAM League that season after lost into Melaka United.
UKM FC vice captain, Hafizuddin Sulaiman became top goalscorers of the club after scoring 8 goals - even he played as the defender.

### 2016 season

UKM FC appointed Lim Kim Liang, ex Kuala Lumpur head coach and brought back Sulaiman Hussin as assistant head coach. They missed the spot into knock-out stage, as they finished fifth place. On this season, only top 4 of each league qualify into knock-out stage, and two teams into the finals automatically qualify into Malaysia Premier League.
UKM FC also qualified into Malaysia FA Cup for the first time. In the first round, they defeated Hanelang by penalty shout-out after draw 1–1 in UKM Bangi Stadium, their home base. Azri Zulkiflee scored in this match before Mohd Safix from Hanelang equalized. This match also the only UKM FC match at home in FA Cup history. In the second round, they lost into Kelantan at Sultan Mohammad IV Stadium.

### 2017 season

Sulaiman Hussin promoted into UKM FC head coach, and they managed to finish in the top of the league - only lost twice with FELCRA and MOF by 1–0 at home. In knock-out stage, UKM FC defeated Kuching 2–1 on quarter-final, before qualified into final stage after beating Shahzan Muda 1–0 on semi-final. UKM FC lost 2-3 into Sime Darby, but both of them already qualified into 2018 Malaysia Premier League. But one month after final, Sime Darby decided to withdraw from the Premier League next season and focused into develop youth football, ending their involvement as a professional club. The club now competes in the KLFA First Division state league as an amateur club.
On 2017 Malaysia FA Cup, they received the bye in the first round and defeated by Sabah at Likas Stadium in the second round.

### 2018 season

The club has been promoted to Malaysia Premier League despite losing in the 2017 Malaysia FAM League Finals against Sime Darby. At the beginning of the 2018 season, the club signed four foreign players including one player from Asia. They were Waheed Oseni, Redouane Zerzouri, Atuheire Kipson and Nam Se-in. Due to poor performance, Atuheire Kipson was dropped by the club during mid-season and he was replaced by former MISC-MIFA forward, Michael Chukwubunna.
The change galvanized UKM, as they finished the league season in 8th place, and were runners-up of the inaugural Malaysia Challenge Cup. Michael Chukwubunna also finished as top scorer in the latter competition with 13 goals.

### 2019 season

Despite the team good performance in the league and cup, UKM FC were barred to participate in the 2019 Malaysia Premier League by Malaysia Football League on 28 November 2018, after the club failed to submit their registration paperwork on time, and the paperwork sent to MFL after they are given 7 days grace period are incomplete. However, on 10 December 2018, they are given a second chance by MFL to appeal for reinstatement to Premier League, which they do successfully, although MFL served UKM with a fine and warning for their initial failure.
In this season, UKM recorded the biggest win in their Premier League history, as they demolished Sarawak 4–0 on March 2, 2019. They are also recorded the first ever win on Malaysia FA Cup history, won 5–1 after beating Protap at UKM Bangi Stadium on April 2, 2019.

### 2020 season and end of involvement in Malaysian League

In the truncated 2020 season due to COVID-19 pandemic, UKM FC managed to finish in the 9th position out of 12 teams. But the pandemic hit the football community hard on the finances, including the team. After the university management has pulled the full financial support and the team was re-registered under a new private entity, they failed to give FAM concrete proof they have financial backing for the 2021 season. As a consequence, FAM expelled the team from the Premier League.
Although UKM FC can apply for registration in the M3 League or below, as of 2022, they have not involved in any of the leagues.

## Stadium and locations

| Coordinates | Location | Stadium | Capacity | Year |
| 2°55′55″N 101°47′04″E﻿ / ﻿2.932°N 101.7845°E﻿ / 2.932; 101.7845 | Bangi | UKM Bangi Stadium | 500 | 2015–2017, 2019 |
| 3°15′18″N 101°39′26″E﻿ / ﻿3.254932°N 101.657202°E﻿ / 3.254932; 101.657202 | Selayang | MP Selayang Stadium | 16,000 | 2018 |
| 3°06′02″N 101°43′17″E﻿ / ﻿3.100535°N 101.721371°E﻿ / 3.100535; 101.721371 | Kuala Lumpur | Kuala Lumpur Stadium | 18,000 | 2019–Present |

## Sponsors

| Period | Sportswear | Shirt sponsor |
| 2015 | Kika | Kementerian Pendidikan Malaysia |
| 2016 | Ultron | Kementerian Pengajian Tinggi Malaysia (Soaring Upwards) |
| 2017 | Warrix Sports | Kopi Pak Belalang and Kementerian Pengajian Tinggi Malaysia (Soaring Upwards) |
| 2018 | Skyhawk | Kopi Pak Belalang and Fusionet |
| 2019 | Skyhawk | Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia |
| 2020 | Line 7 | Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia |

## Season by season record

* Note :
* Pld = Played, W = Win, D = Draw, L= Loss, F = Goal for, A = Goal against, D = Goal difference, Pts = Points, Pos = Position
1st or Champions  2nd or Runner-up  3rd place  Promotion  Relegation
| Season | Domestic League | Domestic League | Domestic League | Domestic League | Domestic League | Domestic League | Domestic League | Domestic League | Domestic League | Domestic Cup | Domestic Cup | Domestic Cup | Overall Top Goalscorer | Overall Top Goalscorer |
| Season | Division | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Pos | FA Cup | Malaysia Cup | Challenge Cup | Name | Goals |
| 2015 | Malaysia FAM League | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 26 | 20 | 25 | 4th | did not participate | did not qualify | Not yet held | Hafizudin Sulaiman | 8 |
| 2016 | Malaysia FAM League | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 5th | Second round | did not qualify | Not yet held | Hadzirun Che Hamid, Faiz Bandong, Gusti Ishak, Azri Zulkiflee | 2 |
| 2017 | Malaysia FAM League | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 11 | 28 | 1st$^1$ (promoted) | Second round | did not qualify | Not yet held | Hasrul Nurkholis Hasim | 10 |
| 2018 | Malaysia Premier League | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 26 | 32 | 22 | 7th | Third round | did not qualify | Runners-up | Michael Ijezie | 16 |
| 2019 | Malaysia Premier League | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 28 | 32 | 22 | 8th | Third round | did not qualify | Runners-up | Mateo Roskam | 16 |
| 2020 | Malaysia Premier League | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 12 | 9th | Second round$^2$ (cancelled) | did not qualify | Did not held$^2$ | | |
* $^1$ : They finished first in the league and qualified for knockout stage, ended as runners-up as they lost 2–3 on aggregate by Sime Darby.
* $^2$ : Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the tournament was cancelled.

## 2020 squad

    As of 11 June 2020
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 | DF | MAS | Syed Irfan Syafiq |
| 2 | DF | GHA | Ignatius Adukor |
| 3 | DF | MAS | Kalaiharasan Letchumanan |
| 4 | MF | MAS | Asnan Ahmad (captain) |
| 5 | DF | MAS | Hafizudin Sulaiman |
| 6 | MF | MAS | Saiful Hasnol |
| 7 | MF | MAS | Azri Zulkiflee |
| 8 | FW | MAS | Nor Farhan Muhammad |
| 10 | MF | MAS | Hafizi Amiruddin |
| 11 | DF | MAS | Irwan Syazmin |
| 12 | DF | MAS | K. Reuben |
| 13 | DF | MAS | Zairul Fitree Ishak |
| 14 | DF | MAS | Zubair Kamarulzaman |
| 15 | DF | KOR | Lee Seung-woo |
| 16 | FW | MAS | Zarul Aidiel |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 17 | MF | MAS | Terence Marieselvam |
| 18 | GK | MAS | Amin Faisal |
| 19 | MF | MAS | Baqiuddin Shamsudin |
| 20 | FW | MAS | Faiz Hanif |
| 21 | DF | MAS | Rafiq Shah Zaim |
| 22 | GK | MAS | Remezey Che Ros |
| 23 | DF | MAS | Imran Azizi |
| 24 | MF | MAS | Syed Sobri |
| 25 | DF | MAS | Tuan Ahmad Muqris |
| 27 | DF | MAS | Rafizi Hamdan |
| 28 | DF | MAS | Talhah Rosli |
| 29 | DF | MAS | Syafiq Azri |
| 30 | FW | MAS | Badrul Amin Hamid |
| 33 | FW | ARG | Julián Bottaro |
| 35 | FW | NGA | Akanni-Sunday Wasiu |

## Development squads

    As of 11 June 2020

## Under-21s (2020)

    As of 11 June 2020
| No. | Name | Position | D.O.B |
| Goalkeepers |||||
| 1 | Muhammad Aiman Hakim Mat Tarmizi | GK | 2000 |
| 20 | Rishi Kumar a/l Agilan | GK | 2000 |
| 22 | Melvin Thiloshen Dass Michal Dass | GK | 1999 |
| 25 | Mohammad Ezan Aiman Mohd Ridzuan | GK | 1999 |
| Defenders |||||
| 2 | Muhammad Ashraf Mohd Zahir | RB/RWB | 1999 |
| 4 | Muhammad Syaiful Adha Kamaruzaman | CB | 2000 |
| 5 | Muhammad Afif Rafiqin Mohd Yusof | CB | 2000 |
| 12 | Ameer Hafiz Mokhtar | RB/RWB | 2000 |
| 15 | Muhammad Amierul Aiman Hasani | LB/LWB | 1999 |
| 17 | Mohd Danish Affan Mohd Nasir | CB | 2000 |
| 24 | Abdul Muiz Saifulzaman | LB/LWB | 2000 |
| Midfielders |||||
| 3 | Muhammad Zawir Zakwan Hasman | RW/RM | 2000 |
| 6 | Muhammad Izham Nor Alizan | CM | 2000 |
| 8 | Abdul Qayyum Sarkini | RW/RM | 2000 |
| 9 | Faris Akmal Azza Haslija | DM/CB | 2001 |
| 10 | Muhammad Zikri Fakhrul Zafran | AM/CM | 6/6/99 |
| 11 | Alif Danial Abu Kassim | LW /LM | 2000 |
| 16 | Harith Iskandar Hafinizam | CM | 2000 |
| 18 | Muhammad Alif Fikri Zainal Abidin | CM | 2000 |
| 21 | Ahmad Zaimulzikri Ibrahim | LW /LM | 7/10/99 |
| Forwards |||||
| 7 | Mohd Arfan Hafizi Mohd Nasaruddin | ST | 2000 |
| 13 | Mohd Danish Iskandar Khairudin | ST | 2000 |
| 14 | Ahmad Dzikri Radzuan | ST | 2000 |
| 19 | Muhammad Afiq Samsuddin | ST | 2000 |
| 23 | Ezzat Daniel Zahir | ST | 2000 |

## Under-19s (2020)

    As of 11 June 2020
| No. | Name | Position | D.O.B |
| Goalkeepers |||||
| 1 | Mohd Firdaus Amin Zairol Azhar | GK | 2003 |
| 20 | Hasbi Hasani Mohd Fauzi | GK | 2001 |
| 22 | Amirul Aqasha Shaharudin | GK | 2002 |
| Defenders |||||
| 2 | Mikael Danish Mohd Adlan | RB / RWB | 2002 |
| 4 | Muhammad Hirzi Diniy Mohd Zaki | CB | 2002 |
| 11 | Muhammad Adam Iman Nazril | CB / LB / RB | 2002 |
| 12 | Fauzan Asnomi | LB / LWB | 2002 |
| 15 | Ilhan Hakim Razmat | RB / RWB | 2002 |
| 21 | Akmal Hakiem Ibrahim | CB / RB | 2002 |
| 23 | Muhammad Aizzat Hakimi Zaini | CB | 2002 |
| 25 | Maiyurran a/l Ganesan | LB / LWB | 2002 |
| Midfielders |||||
| 3 | Muhammad Asyraaf Rifqi Rosli | CM | 2002 |
| 6 | Aidil Haikal Azizan | RW /RM | 2002 |
| 8 | Muhammad Aliff Aiman Mohd Aznam | LW / LM | 2002 |
| 14 | Muhammad Zulkarnain Zainorin | CM | 2001 |
| 17 | Muhammad Danial Hakimi Salehudin | RW /RM | 2002 |
| 18 | Mohd Aidil Faris Abdul Malek | LW /LM | 2002 |
| 19 | Muhammad Nazarul Ikram Mohd Nizam | CM | 2002 |
| 24 | Muhammad Arif Najmi Mohd Khalid | CM | 2002 |
| Forwards |||||
| 5 | Muhammad Aiman Daniel Mazlan | ST | 2002 |
| 7 | Afdal Shahryll Nizam | ST | 2002 |
| 9 | Muhammad Amir Zakwan Mohd Asrani Ramu | ST | 2002 |
| 10 | Sidhata Gautam a/l Selvam | ST | 2002 |
| 13 | Fehriz Hakim Tadjul Hakma | ST | 2002 |
| 16 | Muhammad Adam Syafiq Ahmad Faizal | ST | 2001 |

## Management team (2020)
### Club personnel

| Position | Name |
| Team manager | Zach Gillan |
| Assistant manager | Suhaimi Suliman |
| Head coach | Sulaiman Hussin |
| Assistant coach | Kamarudin Anuar |
| Assistant coach | Yusrizal Yusoff |
| Assistant coach | Rezal Zambery Yahya |
| Goalkeeping coach | Abdul Rahman Baba |
| Fitness coach | Ashadi Mohd Yusoff |
| Team doctor | Muhamad Karbela Reza Ramlan |
| Team doctor | Nik Alif Azriq Nik Abdullah |
| Physiotherapist | Mohd Tasnim Abu Mansor |
| Masseur | Kamal Hassan |
| Kitman | Mohd Raffiq Roslan |

## Managerial history

| Years | Name | Nationality | Games | Win | Draw | Lose | Win % | Honours |
| 2015 | Asnan Mohamad Zuki | Malaysia | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 33.33% | |
| 2016 | Lim Kim Lian | Malaysia | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 25% | |
| 2017–2020 | Sulaiman Hussin | Malaysia | 97 | 40 | 24 | 33 | 41.23% | Runners-up of FAM League (2017) Runners-up of Challenge Cup (2018, 2019) |

## Honours
### League

* Malaysia FAM League
** Runners-up (1): 2017

### Cup

* Malaysia Challenge Cup
** Runners-up (2): 2018, 2019

## Affiliated clubs

* Sime Darby
* Malaysian University F.T.