Kuala Lumpur Rovers F.C.

{{Short description|Malaysian football club}} {{Infobox football club | clubname = Kuala Lumpur Rovers | image = KL Rovers 2020.png | image_size = 200px | fullname = Kuala Lumpur Rovers Football Club | nickname = The Rovers | short name = KLR | founded = {{Start date and age|2020}} | ground = Kuala Lumpur Stadium, Cheras, Kuala Lumpur | capacity = 18,000 | owner = KL Rovers FC SDN BHD | mgrtitle = Head coach | manager = Wan Mustaffa Wan Ismail | league = Malaysia A2 Amateur League | season = 2025–26 | position = Withdrew | current = | pattern_la1 = _blueborder | pattern_b1 = _bluecollar | pattern_ra1 = _blueborder | pattern_sh1 = | pattern_so1 = | leftarm1 = DC343B | body1 = DC343B | rightarm1 = DC343B | shorts1 = DC343B | socks1 = DC343B | pattern_la2 = | pattern_b2 = | pattern_ra2 = | pattern_sh2 = | pattern_so2 = | leftarm2 = 0018A8 | body2 = 0018A8 | rightarm2 = 0018A8 | shorts2 = 0018A8 | socks2 = 0018A8 | website = }}

'''Kuala Lumpur Rovers Football Club''', simply known as '''KL Rovers''',<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.goal.com/en-my/news/we-are-not-feeder-clubs-insist-kl-rovers-melaka-united/1vidl6m7843gw1r7npcglnf7cg/|website=Goal.com|title=We are not feeder clubs}}</ref> is a football club based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. They last played in the third division of the Malaysian football league system, the Malaysia A2 Amateur League.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.semuanyabola.com/kelayakan-piala-fa-2020-klasiko-fc-waspada-ancaman-kl-rovers/|title=Kelayakan Piala FA 2020: Klasiko FC Waspada Ancaman KL Rovers|website=Semuanyabola.com|access-date=2020-02-14|archive-date=2022-09-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220924190659/https://semuanyabola.com/kelayakan-piala-fa-2020-klasiko-fc-waspada-ancaman-kl-rovers/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://globalsportsarchive.com/team/soccer/kl-rovers-fc/43797/|website=GSA|title=KL Rovers}}</ref>

== 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== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;margin-left:1em;float:center" |- !style="background:red; color:white;"|Season !style="background:red; color:white;"|Manufacturer !style="background:red; color:white;"|Sponsor |- |2020 |[https://kakijersi.com/ Kaki Jersi] |''none'' |- |2022 |Puma |Activesports |- |2023 |[https://al-ikhsan.com/collections/vendors?q=ma7ch&srsltid=AfmBOoqR-Os2y2Xi67hT7Gx8LhPd-hPbbanklG493My4s96VTNoieG-1 Ma7ch] |[https://www.mbsbbank.com/corporate/about-us/company-profile MBSB Bank] / Kuala Lumpur City Hall |- |2024 |[https://fatsports.id/ FAT Sports] |[https://www.mbsbbank.com/ MBSB Bank] / Kuala Lumpur City Hall / [https://www.dbkl.gov.my/geran-masyarakat-madani-rendah-karbon-kuala-lumpur-2030/ KL Bandaraya Rendah Karbon] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240724020522/https://www.dbkl.gov.my/geran-masyarakat-madani-rendah-karbon-kuala-lumpur-2030/ |date=2024-07-24 }} |}

==Players== ===First-team squad=== {{updated|9 September 2025}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cms.fam.org.my/v1/teamdetail/czo4OiJrbHJvdmVycyI7/W2025WA2|title=2024-25 Player List|website=Football Association of Malaysia}}</ref>

{{fs start}} {{fs player |no=1 |nat=MAS |pos=GK |name=Asyraaf Omar}} {{fs player |no=2 |nat=MAS |pos=DF |name=Amirul Asyraf}} {{fs player |no=3 |nat=MAS |pos=DF |name=Na'qib Sharipuddin}} {{fs player |no=4 |nat=MAS |pos=DF |name=Raffi Nagoorgani}} {{fs player |no=5 |nat=MAS |pos=FW |name=Zainul Arifin}} {{fs player |no=6 |nat=MAS |pos=MF |name=Faiz Mazlan}} {{fs player |no=7 |nat=MAS |pos=FW |name=Sharul Amin}} {{fs player |no=8 |nat=MAS |pos=MF |name=Syamim Yahya}} {{fs player |no=9 |nat=MAS |pos=FW |name=Faizal Hafiq}} {{fs player |no=10 |nat=MAS |pos=FW |name=Rafie Yaacob}} {{fs player |no=11 |nat=MAS |pos=FW |name=Fahmi Sabri}} {{fs player |no=12 |nat=MAS |pos=DF |name=Faizal Arif}} {{fs player |no=13 |nat=MAS |pos=DF |name=Muhammad Aiman Najwan}} {{fs player |no=14 |nat=MAS |pos=MF |name=Amirul Husaini}} {{fs mid}} {{fs player |no=16 |nat=MAS |pos=FW |name=Izreen Izwandy}} {{fs player |no=17 |nat=MAS |pos=FW |name=Gopi Rizqi}} {{fs player |no=20 |nat=MAS |pos=DF |name=Faris Zabri}} {{fs player |no=21 |nat=MAS |pos=MF |name=Nazirul Hasif}} {{fs player |no=22 |nat=MAS |pos=DF |name=Firdaus Faudzi|other=captain}} {{fs player |no=23 |nat=MAS |pos=FW |name=Amirul Nizam}} {{fs player |no=24 |nat=MAS |pos=MF |name=Zahril Azri}} {{fs player |no=25 |nat=MAS |pos=DF |name=Nukman Mohd Fatimi}} {{fs player |no=26 |nat=MAS |pos=DF |name=Amer Saidin}} {{fs player |no=27 |nat=MAS |pos=DF |name=Haritz Rifaee}} {{fs player |no=28 |nat=MAS |pos=GK |name=Aquila Abdul Rhaman}} {{fs player |no=29 |nat=MAS |pos=GK |name=Faisal Saidi}} {{fs player |no=30 |nat=MAS |pos=FW|name=Fakrul Aiman}} {{fs end}}

==Club officials== {| class="wikitable" |+Management !Position !Name |- |Chairman |{{flagicon|Malaysia}} Ashraf Mazlan |- |CEO |{{flagicon|Malaysia}} Mohd Zulfadzlie Ahmad |- |Director |{{flagicon|Malaysia}} Aznor Dzulkarnain Aziz |- |Team manager |{{flagicon|Malaysia}} Shahrir Mois |}

{| class="wikitable" |+Coaching staff !Position !Name |- |Head coach |{{flagicon|Malaysia}} Wan Mustafa Wan Ismail |- |Assistant head coach |{{flagicon|Malaysia}} Rashmizan Rasid |- |Assistant coach |{{flagicon|Malaysia}} Daniel Chow Wai Keen |- |Goalkeeping coach |{{flagicon|Malaysia}} Mohd Zaidi Md Zainol |- |Fitness coach |{{flagicon|Malaysia}} Mohd Zahidibudiman Ibrahim |- |Physio |{{flagicon|Malaysia}} Fadli Kamarulzaman |- |Team security |{{flagicon|Malaysia}} Raja Munawir Raja Baharuddin <hr> {{flagicon|Malaysia}} Airul Azly Jaafar |- |Kitman |{{flagicon|Malaysia}} Muhammad Danish Razarin |}

==Season by season record== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:89%;" |- ! Season ! Division ! Position ! Malaysia Cup ! Malaysian FA Cup ! MFL Challenge Cup ! Regional ! Top scorer (all competitions) |- ! style="text-align:center;" | 20201 | style="text-align:center;" | Liga M3 | style="text-align:center;" | Season abandoned | style="text-align:center;" | DNQ | style="text-align:center;" |Round 2 | style="text-align:center;" | – | style="text-align:center;" | – | '''{{flagicon|Ivory Coast}} Davy Angan (4)''' |- style="background:#efefef;" ! style="text-align:center;"| 2021 | style="text-align:center;"| Liga M3|| colspan=6 align=center | ''Not held due to COVID-19 pandemic'' |- ! style="text-align:center;" | 2022 | style="text-align:center;" | Liga M3 | bgcolor=silver style="text-align:center;" | Runners-up | style="text-align:center;" | DNQ | style="text-align:center;" | DNQ | style="text-align:center;" |– | style="text-align:center;" |– | '''{{flagicon|Malaysia}} Shafiq Shaharudin (12)''' |- ! style="text-align:center;" | 2023 | style="text-align:center;" | Liga M3 | bgcolor=silver style="text-align:center;"| Runners-up | style="text-align:center;" |Round of 16 | style="text-align:center;" | DNQ | style="text-align:center;" | Quarter-finals | style="text-align:center;" | – | '''{{flagicon|Malaysia}} Amer Saidin (12)''' |- |- ! style="text-align:center;" | 2024–25 | style="text-align:center;" | Liga A1 Semi-Pro | bgcolor=#deb678 style="text-align:center;"| 3rd place | style="text-align:center;" | Round of 16 | style="text-align:center;" | Round of 16 | style="text-align:center;" | Quarter-finals | style="text-align:center;" |– | '''{{flagicon|Malaysia}} Amirul Husaini Zamri (13)''' |- ! style="text-align:center;" | 2025–26 | style="text-align:center;"| Liga A2 Amateur|| colspan=6 align=center | ''Withdrew'' |- |} {| class="wikitable" |bgcolor=gold|Champions |bgcolor=silver|Runners-up |bgcolor=#deb678|Third place |bgcolor="#DDFFDD"|Promoted |bgcolor="#FFCCCC"|Relegated |} ''Notes:''' : {{note|1|1}} 2020 Season cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, no promotion or league title was awarded.

==Honours== ===Domestic competitions=== * '''M3 League/A1 League''' ** Runners-up (2): 2022, 2023 ** Third place (1): 2024–25

==References== {{Reflist}}

Category:Malaysia M3 League Category:Football clubs in Malaysia Category:Football clubs in Kuala Lumpur Category:Malaysia A1 Semi-Pro League clubs Category:Malaysia A2 Amateur League clubs