Melaka F.C.

Not to be confused with Melaka City F.C..

Melaka Football Club, simply known as Melaka, is a Malaysian professional football club based in Malacca City, Malacca. The club is set to play in the top tier of the Malaysian football league system, the Malaysia Super League, after promotion from the Malaysia A1 Semi-Pro League 2024–25.

Melaka

Full name	Melaka Football Club
Short name	MFC MLK
Founded	2022; 3 years ago (2022)
Ground	Hang Jebat Stadium Hang Tuah Stadium
Capacity	40,000 1,000
President	Datuk Wira Nur Azmi Ahmad
Head coach	K. Devan[1]
League	Malaysia Super League
2024–25	Malaysia A1 Semi-Pro League, 1st of 15 (champions)
Home colours Away colours
Current season

History

Following the dissolution of Melaka United, Melaka Football Club was founded as a continuation of the previous club, though they did not inherit the honours and titles won by Melaka United.^[2] Melaka participated in the 2023 Malaysia M3 League in their debut season.

Promotion to the top flight

The club competed in the 2024–25 Malaysia Cup for the first time in their history. They faced Malaysia Super League club Terengganu but ultimately fell to a 4–1 aggregate defeat.^[3] Melaka secured title of the A1 League in 2024–25 and promotion to the Malaysia Super League.^[4][5]

Crests and colours

• 
  2022
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  2023
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  2024–25

Melaka FC changed their crest before joining the 2023 Malaysia M3 League, and again in the 2024–25 Malaysia A1 Semi-Pro League.^[6][7][8]

Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors

Season	Kit manufacturer	Main sponsors	Other sponsors
2023	Puma	Activesports, MBSB Bank	Extra Joss
2024		Activesports, Zahara, MBSB Bank, Malacca City Council	HLRB, Extra Joss
2025	FBT	Xperts.my, Kemalak Group, DCS, Qalb Zahara	Aman Adjusters, Profaz Maju Niaga, Enca Group, Royan Trading, Modulasi Jasa, Lindo Wellness,

Grounds

Main articles: Hang Jebat Stadium and Hang Tuah Stadium

Hang Jebat Stadium

Melaka FC plays at Hang Jebat Stadium. The capacity of the stadium is 40,000. The club has previously been using the Hang Tuah Stadium as their home ground in 2023. It was still used as a training ground and home venue for development and youth squad, which has mostly competed in the Piala Presiden and the Piala Belia.^[9][10][11]

Players

As of 23 August 2025^[12]

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 GK  PHI Jun Badelic 2 DF  MAS Che Rashid 3 DF  PHI Charles Dabao 4 MF  MAS Nasir Basharudin (captain) 5 DF  BRA Vitor Carvalho 6 MF  MAS Faiz Mazlan 7 MF  MAS Aiman Danish 8 MF  BRA Patrick Gama 9 FW  BRA Juan Douglas 10 FW  MAS Shahrel Fikri 12 FW  MAS Azim Rahim 16 MF  NGA Michael Ozor 17 DF  MAS Irfan Zakaria 18 DF  MAS Aroon Kumar 19 MF  MAS G. Durrkeswaran

No. Pos. Nation Player 22 FW  BRA Danilo Magalhães 23 GK  MAS Haziq Aiman 25 DF  MAS Khairul Anwar Shahrudin 26 MF  MAS Umar Hakeem 27 DF  MAS Hafiz Mohd Johar 28 MF  MAS Fahmi Faizal 29 FW  MAS Afeeq Iqmal 30 DF  MAS Haziq Puad 31 GK  MAS Firdaus Irman 33 FW  BRA Anderson Brito 37 DF  KOR Dae-yeob Gu 42 DF  MAS Zulkhairi Zulkeply 43 DF  MAS Firdaus Ya'akub 45 FW  MAS Hakimy Mohd Khairol 80 MF  MAS Nizaruddin Jazi

Technical staff

As of 1 August 2025^[13]

Position	Name
President	Datuk Wira Nur Azmi Ahmad
Team manager	Muhammad Najmi Nordin
Assistant manager	Mohd Hafiz Karim
Technical director	Sapian Abdul Wahid
Head coach	K. Devan[14]
Assistant coach	Mohd Asri Hj. Ninggal S. Subramaniam
Goalkeeper coach	Mazlan Wahid
Fitness coach	Mohd Zahidibudiman Ibrahim
Team Doctor	Dr Fakhrizzaki Shamsul Baharain
Physio	Fakhrusy Syakirin Yaacob
Team coordinator	Al Qayyum Azlan Farhan
Media officer	Iz'aan Firdaus Mohd Sufian Chin
Team analyst	Muhammad Fadhlin Adam
Masseur	Muhammad Afif Mohd Derus
Kitman	Ahmad Shukri Othman

Head coaches

Coach	Years	Honours
Pedro Hipólito	2023
K. Devan	2024	2024–25 A1 Semi-Pro League winner

Season by season record

Season	Division	Position	Malaysia Cup	Malaysian FA Cup	MFL Challenge Cup	Regional	Top scorer (all competitions)
2023	M3 League	10th	DNQ	Second Round	–		Muhammad Fakrul Aiman (8)
2024–25	A1 Semi-Pro League	1st	Round of 16	DNQ	Quarter-finals	–	Azim Rahim (22)
2025–26	Super League		TBD		TBD	–

Honours

Domestic competitions

League

• Division 3/M3 League/A1 League
  • Champions (1): 2024–25