Selangor F.C. Futsal
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| Full name | Selangor Football Club Futsal | |||
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| Nickname(s) | Gergasi Merah (The Red Giants) King of Malaya | |||
| Short name | SFC SEL | |||
| Founded | 2005 as Selangor FA 24 March 2019 as Selangor MAC (merge with MAC FC and Selangor United MPSJ FC) 10 December 2023 as Selangor F.C. Futsal | |||
| Ground | Panasonic National Sport Complex Shah Alam, Selangor | |||
| Owner | Red Giants FC Sdn. Bhd. | |||
| Chairman | Tengku Amir Shah | |||
| Head coach | Edgar Eder Baldasso | |||
| League | MPFL Division 1 | |||
| 2024 | MPFL Division 1, 2nd of 8 | |||
| Website | https://www.selangorfc.com/ | |||
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Selangor F.C. Futsal, formerly known as Selangor MAC is a Malaysian professional futsal club based in the city of Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia. It is a part of the Selangor F.C. sports club.[1] The club is currently competes in the Malaysia Premier Futsal League. The club is nicknamed the Red Giants. The Red Giants play home games at Panasonic National Sport Complex in Shah Alam, Selangor. The club is owned by Red Giants Sdn. Bhd, with Tengku Amir Shah as Chairman.
The Red Giants hold the records for most Malaysia Premier Futsal League titles (2). Selangor were the third Malaysian club to qualify and enter AFF Futsal Club Championship where the club finished third place both in 2021 and 2022 season.
History
[edit]Selangor MAC F.C.
[edit]After three seasons the state FA Futsal team hiatus from the competition,[2] in 2019, Selangor MAC FC was officially established as a result of the merger of MAC FC and Selangor United MPSJ FC. A total of 25 new players signed contracts on 24 March at Concorde Hotel, Shah Alam. This team will participate in the Malaysian Premier Futsal League for the first time. [3]
Rebranding to Selangor F.C.
[edit]On 10 December 2023, Selangor MAC will officially change the team name to Selangor F.C. after announcing it on all their social media accounts.[4] On 18 December 2023, the team announced that they will participate in the Ho Chi Minh City Futsal Open 2023 from 23 December to 29 December 2023.
Brand and identity
[edit]Crest and colours
[edit]Selangor F.C. Futsal uses the same crest as Selangor F.C. use. The crest is shaped like a shield, while the emblem on the upper part of the crest is derived from the Selangor State Council coat of arms. The colour characteristics on the crest is the main colour of the state of Selangor which symbolizes Bravery for red and Royalty for yellow.[5] Both of these colors are linked to the state flag which follows the identity of Selangor. The logo is then completed by featuring the state's blazon on the top of it.
Kits
[edit]Since 2019, the Selangor Futsal team kit was manufactured by Joma.
| Period | Kit manufacturer | Front of shirt sponsors | Back of shirt sponsors | Shoulder sponsors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Joma | Fancy Futsal | Vizione | Lynas |
| 2020 | PKNS, Fancy Futsal and Vizione | — | ANF Logistic | |
| 2021 | Lynas | |||
| 2022 | Fancy Futsal, Wing Hin Group of Companies and Lynas | D'Aurora | ||
| 2023 | MSU Medical Centre and Wing Hin Group of Companies | — | Fancy Futsal | |
| 2024 | Menteri Besar Selangor Incorporated and SELMAC Sports | Futuro, Protein and GenesisW | Lynas and Yoodo |
Stadium
[edit]Since 2019, the Red Giants have been playing their home games in an indoor stadium at the Panasonic National Sports Complex in Shah Alam, Selangor.
| Period | Venue | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 2019– | Panasonic National Sports Complex | Shah Alam, Selangor |
Players
[edit]- As of 1 September 2024
| No. | Position | Player | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Goalkeeper | Helmi Imran |  Malaysia
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| 18 | Goalkeeper | Syaifuddin Ibrahim | Malaysia
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| 21 | Goalkeeper | Syawal Sabaruddin | Malaysia
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| 2 | Defender | Fariq Mohammad | Malaysia
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| 6 | Defender | Ali Imran Hasan | Malaysia
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| 12 | Defender | Farikh Khabibor | Malaysia
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| 7 | Winger | Faris Johan | Malaysia
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| 10 | Winger | Syed Aizad Daniel | Malaysia
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| 13 | Winger | Firdaus Zulkefli | Malaysia
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| 14 | Winger | Aidil Shahril | Malaysia
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| 16 | Winger | Gabriel Rosa |  Brazil
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| 19 | Winger | Haziq Haikal | Malaysia
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| 24 | Winger | Syahir Iqbal | Malaysia
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| 25 | Winger | Aidil Afiqzam | Malaysia
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| 5 | Forward | Khaiyum Khaimi | Malaysia
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| 8 | Forward | Well Pereira | Brazil
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| 9 | Forward | Khairul Effendy | Malaysia
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| 11 | Forward | Bukhari Samsudin | Malaysia
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| 17 | Forward | Azamuddin Hasan | Malaysia
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Former players
[edit]The table shown below lists all the players who left the club after the 2023 season ended.
| List of former players | ||
|---|---|---|
| Player | Position | Date left |
 Zulkifli Abu Hassan
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Defender | 2 November 2023 |
| Navin Das Arokiadass
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Winger | 2 November 2023 |
| Hikmal Firdaus
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Forward | 3 November 2023 |
| Amirul Sugito
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Defender | 4 November 2023 |
| Nurasyraaf Azle
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Forward | 4 November 2023 |
| Matheus Vasconcelos Silva
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Winger | 21 May 2024 |
| Aidil Izwan
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Winger | 21 June 2024 |
| Kevin Kafflee
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Winger | 23 June 2024 |
| Imran Samsudin
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Defender | 28 August 2024 |
Club captains
[edit]| Period | Player | Nationality |
|---|---|---|
| 2019– | Fariq Mohammad[7] | Malaysia
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Management & coaching staff
[edit]Management
[edit]- As of 27 June 2023[8]
| Position | Name |
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| Chairman | Tengku Amir Shah
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| Board of directors | Shahril Mokhtar
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| Siti Zubaidah Abdul Jabar
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| Norita Mohd Sidek
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| Chief executive officer | Johan Kamal Hamidon
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| Chief operation officer | Aladdin Mostafa
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Technical staff
[edit]- As of 27 June 2023
| Position | Name |
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| Team Manager | Mimi Afzan Azfa
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| Head Coach | Edgar Eder Baldasso
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| Assistant Coach | Yao Eoh Shao
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| Ahmad Khairi Aswad Ishak
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| Goalkeeper Coach | Mohd Firdaus Razali
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| Fitness Coach | Luqman Mat Nur Abd Razak
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| Physiotherapist | Serlaa Ramanarajoo Betharajoo
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| Team Admin | Qaiser Heshaam Abdul Kadir
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| Irien Natasha Zulkifli
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| Team Media | Aimullah Abdul Halim
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| Kitman | Ahmad Faris Hazman Azman
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Head coaches
[edit]Record
[edit]Information correct as of 6 October 2024[update]. Only competitive matches are counted.
| Name | Nationality | From | To | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Win% | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Addy Shairullyzam | Malaysia
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17 February 2019 | 8 August 2022 | 41 | 33 | 4 | 4 | 165 | 82 | 80.49 | [9] |
| Beto Aranha | Brazil
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8 August 2022 | 12 November 2022 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 25.00 | [10] |
| Edgar Eder Baldasso | Brazil
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20 November 2022 | Present | 40 | 28 | 3 | 9 | 186 | 99 | 70.00 | [11] |
Honours
[edit]| Name | Nationality | From | To | Honours |
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| Addy Shairullyzam | Malaysia
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17 February 2019 | 8 August 2022 | 2 – Malaysia Premier Futsal League (2019, 2022) 1 – Malaysia Futsal Cup (2022) |
| Beto Aranha | Brazil
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8 August 2022 | 12 November 2022 | |
| Edgar Eder Baldasso | Brazil
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20 November 2022 | Present |
Records
[edit]List of seasons
[edit]This is a partial list of the last six seasons completed by the Red Giants. For the full season-by-season history, see List of Selangor F.C. Futsal seasons.
| Season | League | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Pos | MFC | AFF | Top goalscorers | Goals[a] |
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| 2019 | MPFL | 16 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 62 | 25 | +37 | 41 | 1st | — | — | Fariq Mohammad
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| 2020 | MPFL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 3 | 6th[b] | — | — | Syed Aizad Daniel
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3 |
| 2021 | MPFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | —[c] | — | 3rd | Ekmal Shahrin
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3 |
| 2022 | MPFL | 14 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 66 | 32 | +34 | 37 | 1st | W | 3rd | Silva Matheus
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| 2023 | MPFL | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 78 | 33 | +45 | 38 | SF[d] | 3rd | — |  Ali Ebrahimi
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| 2024 | Division 1 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 65 | 35 | +30 | 33 | 2nd | RU | — | Well Pereira
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Continental record
[edit]The debut of Selangor in continental competitions took place in the 2021 season as a participant in that season's AFF Futsal Cup. Selangor's best position in the competition was 3rd place, achieved in both the 2021 and 2022 seasons.
Summary
[edit]| Competition | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win% |
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| AFF Futsal Club Championship[e] | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 20 | +3 | 50.00 |
Results
[edit]All results list Selangor's goal tally first.
| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Result | Position |
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| 2021 | AFF Futsal Cup | Round-robin |  Chonburi Bluewave
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0–3 | 3rd out of 4 |
| Pahang Rangers
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5–1 | ||||
| Port
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0–4 | ||||
 Mohahang All Star
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7–2 | ||||
| 2022 | AFF Futsal Cup | Group B |  Ramelau
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6–0 | 2nd out of 3 |
 Sahako
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1–2 | ||||
| Semi-final | Hongyen Thakam
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2–6 | 3rd place | ||
| Third place | Sahako
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2–2 (a.e.t.) (8–7p) |
Honours
[edit]Club
[edit]In 2019, Selangor won their first MPFL title and also became the league's inaugural champions. In 2022, Selangor successfully defended their MPFL title. In the same season, Selangor became the inaugural winner of the Malaysia Futsal Cup and thus became the first club to achieve the Double.
| Continental | ||
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| Competitions | Titles | Seasons |
| AFC Futsal Club Championship | 0 | |
| AFF Futsal Club Championship[f] | 0 | |
| Domestic | ||
| Competitions | Titles | Seasons |
| MPFL Division 1[g] | 3 | 2010–11, 2019, 2022 |
| Malaysia Futsal Cup | 1s | 2022 |
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Players
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Notes
[edit]- ^ Only competitive matches are counted.
- ^ The 2020 MPFL season was cancelled after only one game played due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
- ^ The 2021 MPFL season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
- ^ The 2023 MPFL season use the group and knockout stage format. There is no third place match.
- ^ Previously known as AFF Futsal Cup.
- ^ Previously known as AFF Futsal Cup.
- ^ Previously known as Liga Futsal Kebangsaan and Malaysia Premier Futsal League.
References
[edit]- ^ "Selangor Football Club". selangorfc.com. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
- ^ "KL Petaling Putra FC dan KL City FC berjaya mengisi baki dua slot ke Liga Futsal Kebangsaan (LFK) 2017". fam.org.my. FAM. 23 December 2016. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
- ^ "Sasar Futsal Selangor Julang Piala Juara Asia menjelang 2020". Selangorkini.My. Selangorkini. 24 March 2019. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
- ^ "Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
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- ^ "Muhammad Fariq Mohammad – Arena Futsal Malaysia". arenafutsal.my. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
- ^ Zainal, Zulhilmi (2 October 2020). "Selangor reveal 'new' crest and name following privatisation approval". goal.com. Goal. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Selangor MAC Futsal on Instagram: "Barisan 93.3333% Team @selangormac Note : yg baju hitam tu bukan head coach. #redgiants #mouldingachampion #macisred 📸 by @aimullerart"". Instagram. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
- ^ Ammar Hakim (7 August 2022). "Selangor MAC ambil khidmat pengendali dari Brazil". www.stadiumastro.com (in Malay). Archived from the original on 27 June 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
- ^ "Edgar Baldasso dilantik Ketua Jurulatih Selangor MAC". www.stadiumastro.com (in Malay). Archived from the original on 30 January 2023. Retrieved 28 June 2023.