{{Short description|Malaysian football club}} {{Distinguish|Stade Africain Menzel Bourguiba}} {{Infobox football club |clubname = SAMB Football Club |image = File:SAMB-FC-Logo.png | upright = 1 |fullname = Syarikat Air Melaka Berhad Football Club |nickname = The Blue Warrior |founded = {{Start date and age|2010}} |ground = Hang Tuah Stadium <br> Hang Jebat Stadium |capacity = 1,000 <br> 40,000 |owner = Syarikat Air Melaka Berhad |chrtitle = President |chairman = Mohd. Khalid bin Nasir |mgrtitle = Head coach |manager = |league = Malaysia A2 Amateur League |season = 2024–25 |position = Quarter-finalist |current = |pattern_la1 = |pattern_b1 = |pattern_ra1 = |pattern_sh1 = |pattern_so1 = |leftarm1 = |body1 = |rightarm1 = |shorts1 = |socks1 = |pattern_la2 = |pattern_b2 = |pattern_ra2 = |pattern_sh2 = |pattern_so2 = |leftarm2 = |body2 = |rightarm2 = |shorts2 = |socks2 = |website = }}
'''Syarikat Air Melaka Berhad Football Club''' is a football club based in Malacca, Malaysia.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v8/bm/sp/newssports.php?id=1202921 | title=SAMB FC Perlu Pertahan Reputasi Melaka Di Liga FAM | publisher= bernama.com | date=29 December 2015| accessdate=29 December 2015}}</ref> The club was formerly known as the Perbadanan Air Melaka (PAM).
==History== Syarikat Air Melaka Berhad Football Club had their first major success in the 2011 season, when they won the 2011 Liga Melaka. Domestically, SAMB FC has won the Malaysia football tournament, lastly in the 2018, and been eligible to compete in the Malaysia M3 League.
They have played in the previous incarnation of third-tier division in Malaysian football, the Malaysia FAM League from 2016 until 2017. In 2018, they withdrew from the FAM League and played in the Liga Melaka Division 1. They earned promotion into the third-tier division, the Malaysia M3 League in 2019. However, for the 2020 season, they withdrew due to financial reasons. Their slot in the M3 League was given to Melaka City.
After a break of several years, SAMB returned to join the 2024–25 Malaysia A2 Amateur League, the third-tier league organised by the '''Amateur Football League''' (AFL).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://the-afl.my/tirai-saingan-liga-a2-amateur-al-ikhsan-cup-2024-bermula-19-julai-2024/|website=AFL|title=Tirai Saingan Liga A2 Amateur Al-Ikhsan Cup 2024 Bermula 19 Julai 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://sukanz.com/202429688/|website=Sukanz|title=16 Kelab Sertai Liga A2 Musim 2024 – Bermula 19 Julai}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://makanbola.com/16-pasukan-bakal-meriahkan-liga-a2-amateur/|website=Makan Bola|title=16 Pasukan Bakal Meriahkan Liga A2 Amateur}}</ref>
==Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" |- !style="background:blue; color:white;"|Season !style="background:blue; color:white;"|Kit manufacturer !style="background:blue; color:white;"|Main sponsor |- | 2016 |rowspan=2| Kronos |rowspan=5| Syarikat Air Melaka Berhad |- | 2017 |- | 2018 | Warrix Sports |- | 2019 | Heat |- | 2024– | ZeroFour |- |}
==Season by season record== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:89%;" |- ! Season ! Division ! Position ! Malaysia Cup ! Malaysian FA Cup ! Malaysian Charity Shield ! Regional ! Top scorer (all competitions) |- ! style="text-align:center;"|2016 | style="text-align:center;"|Liga FAM | style="text-align:center;"| Quarter Final | style="text-align:center;"|DNQ | style="text-align:center;"|DNQ | style="text-align:center;"|DNQ | style="text-align:center;"|DNQ | |- ! style="text-align:center;"|2017 | style="text-align:center;"|Liga FAM | style="text-align:center;"| Group B, Fifth position | style="text-align:center;"|DNQ | style="text-align:center;"|First Round | style="text-align:center;"|DNQ | style="text-align:center;"|DNQ | |- ! style="text-align:center;"|2018 | style="text-align:center;"|Liga Melaka | bgcolor=gold style="text-align:center;"| '''Winner''' | style="text-align:center;"|DNQ | style="text-align:center;"|DNQ | style="text-align:center;"|DNQ | style="text-align:center;"|DNQ | |- ! style="text-align:center;"|2019 | style="text-align:center;"|Liga M3 | style="text-align:center;"| 9th place | style="text-align:center;"|DNQ | style="text-align:center;"|First Round | style="text-align:center;"|DNQ | style="text-align:center;"|DNQ | '''{{flagicon|MAS}} Farderin Kadir (10)''' |- ! style="text-align:center;"|2020, 2021<sup>1</sup> || colspan=7 align=center | ''Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic'' |- ! style="text-align:center;"|2024 | style="text-align:center;"|Liga A2 | style="text-align:center;"|Quarter-finalist | style="text-align:center;"|DNQ | style="text-align:center;"|DNQ | style="text-align:center;"|DNQ | style="text-align:center;"|DNQ | '''{{flagicon|MAS}} Shamerul Abd Aziz (8)''' |- |}
==Players== {{updated|17 July 2024}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cms.fam.org.my/v1/teamdetail/czo4OiJjbXMucGFmYyI7/T2024TM3|title= SAMB FC 2024-25 Player List|website=Football Association of Malaysia}}</ref> {{fs start}} {{fs player |no=1 |nat=MAS |pos=GK |name=Syafiq Mokhtar}} {{fs player |no=3 |nat=MAS |pos=DF |name=Shahrul Azhar}} {{fs player |no=4 |nat=MAS |pos=DF |name=Mohd Ikhmal Roslan}} {{fs player |no=5 |nat=MAS |pos=DF |name=Al-Hafiz Alwi}} {{fs player |no=6 |nat=MAS |pos=DF |name=Adib Aiman}} {{fs player |no=7 |nat=MAS |pos=DF |name=Syafiq Samad|other=captain}} {{fs player |no=8 |nat=MAS |pos=MF |name=Ahmad Fahmy Yahya}} {{fs player |no=9 |nat=MAS |pos=FW |name=Shamerul Abd Aziz}} {{fs player |no=10 |nat=MAS |pos=FW |name=Zamree Jani}} {{fs player |no=12 |nat=MAS |pos=FW |name=Azfar Salehudin}} {{fs player |no=13 |nat=MAS |pos=DF |name=Hakimi Helmi}} {{fs player |no=14 |nat=MAS |pos=MF |name=Nazmee Ari}} {{fs mid}} {{fs player |no=15 |nat=MAS |pos=MF |name=Iskandar Hanapiah}} {{fs player |no=16 |nat=MAS |pos=MF |name=Ahmad Khusaini Piee}} {{fs player |no=17 |nat=MAS |pos=DF |name=Syafiq Idris}} {{fs player |no=18 |nat=MAS |pos=MF |name=Rais Rahim}} {{fs player |no=19 |nat=MAS |pos=GK |name=Ezrie Haikal Azri}} {{fs player |no=20 |nat=MAS |pos=FW |name=Aqil Hazwan}} {{fs player |no=21 |nat=MAS |pos=MF |name=Syakir Baba}} {{fs player |no=22 |nat=MAS |pos=GK |name=Fahmie Hanapiah}} {{fs player |no=23 |nat=MAS |pos=MF |name=Awang Ku Mohd Hamirullizam}} {{fs player |no=24 |nat=MAS |pos=DF |name=Wan Zulfahmi}} {{fs player |no=25 |nat=MAS |pos=DF |name=Wan Muhammad Aiman Adham}} {{fs player |no=26 |nat=MAS |pos=MF |name=Muhammad Nazirul}} {{fs player |no=30 |nat=MAS |pos=FW |name=Muhammad Arif Hafiz}} {{fs end}}
==Coaches== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="font-size:95%" |- ! Period ! Name ! Nationality |- | January 2014–October 2016 | Remeli Junit | {{flag|Malaysia}} |- | November 2016–October 2017 | G. Torayraju | {{flag|Malaysia}} |- | January 2018–December 2019 | Hamdan Mohamad | {{flag|Malaysia}} |- | January 2020 | Mohd Azizan Baba | {{flag|Malaysia}} |- | May–November 2024 | Rahim Abu Bakar | {{flag|Malaysia}} |}
==Management team== ===Club personnel=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="font-size:95%" |- ! Position ! Name |- | Team manager | {{flagicon|MAS}} Fairullizam Isahak |- | Assistant manager | {{flagicon|MAS}} Saiful Bakhtiar Bin Samsuri |- | Head coach | {{flagicon|MAS}} Rahim Abu Bakar |- | Assistant coach | {{flagicon|MAS}} Mohd Saiful Mustafa, Hafizuddin Said |- | Goalkeeper coach | {{flagicon|MAS}} Zaidi Hassan |- | Assistant GK coach | {{flagicon|MAS}} Mohd Rizal Ibrahim |- | Fitness coach | {{flagicon|MAS}} Fauzi Mokhtar |- | Physio | {{flagicon|MAS}} Najmi Hashim |- | Kit manager | {{flagicon|MAS}} Nurhadisham Mehat |- | Media officer | {{flagicon|MAS}} Noor Azhar Bin Tahir |- |}
==Honours== ===Domestic competitions=== ===League=== ;Melaka League * '''Division 1''' ** {{Gold1}} Winners ('''5'''): 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2018
;Kuala Lumpur League * '''Division 1''' ** {{Gold1}} Winners ('''1'''): 2014
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * [http://footplr.com/team/overview/38961?lang=EN SAMB FC page] {{Malaysia A2 Amateur League|state=expanded}} {{Malaysia FAM League|state=expanded}} {{Football in Malaysia}}
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