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| Full name | Selangor Football Club | |||
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| Nickname | Gergasi Merah (The Red Giants) | |||
| Short name | SFC SEL | |||
| Founded | 1905; 120 years ago (1905) (unofficial) asSelangor Association Football League 22 February 1936; 89 years ago (22 February 1936), asFootball Association of Selangor 2 October 2020; 5 years ago (2 October 2020), asSelangor Football Club (merged withPKNS FC) | |||
| Ground | Shah Alam Stadium (Petaling Jaya Stadium) | |||
| Capacity | 80,372 (10,661) | |||
| Owner | Red Giants FC Sdn. Bhd. | |||
| Chairman | Tengku Amir Shah | |||
| Head coach | Christophe Gamel (Interim) | |||
| League | Malaysia Super League | |||
| 2024–25 | Malaysia Super League, 2nd of 13 | |||
| Website | selangorfc.com | |||
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Selangor Football Club (Malay:Kelab Bola Sepak Selangor) is a professionalfootball club based in the city ofShah Alam, Selangor,Malaysia. The club currently competes in theMalaysia Super League, the top tier ofMalaysian football. The club is nicknamedThe Red Giants. It was officially founded in 1936 by theFootball Association of Selangor (FAS). On 2 October 2020, the club officially made its privatization as Selangor Football Club after it was officially approved by theFootball Association of Malaysia on 29 September.[1] The club currently plays its home games at thePetaling Jaya Stadium after the club's original home ground, theShah Alam Stadium, was closed to undergo major renovation and rebuilding work which was prolonged for an extended period of time.[2][3][4][5][6]
Selangor are the most successful and most decorated club in Malaysia, in terms of overall honours won with 52 top-qualifying trophies and 61 trophies collectively. Domestically, Selangor had won a total of 6Malaysia top division league titles which include 2 Malaysia Super League titles, 1Premier League 1 title, 2Semi-Pro League Division 1 titles and 1Malaysian League title.[7] In cup competitions, the club have a record of 33Malaysia Cups, a joint-best 5Malaysia FA Cups and a record of 8Malaysia Charity Shields.[8] In addition, the club have also won 2 second-division titles, 1Malaysia Premier League title and 1Semi-Pro League Division 2 title[9] and between 1951 and 1973, 7Malaysia FAM Cups where the Malaysia FAM Cup acted as a secondary knockout cup competition between state teams after the Malaysia Cup.
Selangor was also the first Malaysian club to qualify and enter an Asian continental club tournament, theAsian Champion Club Tournament where the club finished as runners-up in1967, the first edition of the Asian top-flight continental club tournament, which was later rebranded as theAFC Champions League in2002. The club were also the first team in Malaysian football history to achievea league and cup double by winning the Malaysian Amateur League and Malaysia Cup in1984.
The club also gave rise to many Malaysian football stars who brought success to both club and country such asMokhtar Dahari,R. Arumugam,Abdul Ghani Minhat,Wong Choon Wah,Santokh Singh,Soh Chin Aun,Zainal Abidin Hassan,Azman Adnan,Rusdi Suparman,Amri Yahyah, andSafee Sali and many others.[10] The club is also one of the best supported clubs in Malaysia and across the Asian continent[11] and holds several rivalries, most notably withSingapore,Kuala Lumpur City andJohor Darul Ta'zim.
A Selangor state football association was founded in 1905 to establish and manage an internal state league, called the Selangor Association Football League (SAFL). The first cup competition was sponsored by theBritish Resident of Selangor,R.G. Watson. There were also reports that the association was led by British Residents at that time.[citation needed]
Due to an internal conflict, some officials left the organization in 1926 and founded the Selangor Football Association (SFA), a new organization. The dispute between the SAFL and the SFA continued for almost ten years before the two sides negotiated back on a deal for the betterment of the future of football in the state ofSelangor. Finally, the two football entities officially merged on 22 February 1936, under the name of the Football Association of Selangor (FAS) (Malay:Persatuan Bola Sepak Selangor) and formingSelangor FA to represent the state ofSelangor.[12]
During this period, Selangor won their first ever piece of silverware in the form of theMalaya Cup in 1922, in a 3–2 win overSingapore FA (a rivalry that would come to define Malaysian football in future years) and going on to win the Malaya Cup a further five times in 1927, 1928, 1929, 1935 and 1936.
The proposal to build a stadium that can accommodate 5,000 spectators was first voiced in 1927, and from the very beginning the venue was built in collaboration between MAHA (Malayan Agri-Horticultural Association [ms]) and the Selangor football association. Initially three sites were nominated for the venue; at Gaol Road (nowJalan Hang Tuah), at the intersection ofJalan Bukit Bintang and Circular Road (nowJalan Tun Razak, possibly on the site of where Prince Court Medical Centre now stands), and atJalan Pudu. The site chosen was ultimately at the intersection of Circular Road andJalan Ampang, and according to press reports of the time, it began construction in 1928 and was completed the following year. The specific location of the stadium is not known, it is only said in press reports to be behind a police station at this intersection, which is the current Jalan Tun Razak police station.[13]
When it was completed, MAHA was sued by the surrounding residents because it was said that the football matches held there disturbed public order. Although the suit was in favor of the stadium owners, Selangor only began to make the stadium their official ‘home ground’ in 1931, in theMalaya Cup againstPenang on July 18, a match that ended in a 5–3 victory for Selangor. The squad played a total of 20 times at this stadium between 1931 and 1940, and won 14 times. The eight finals of the Malaya Cup were held here with Selangor being finalists four times. However, the club won only one final, in a 2–0 win overSingapore FA in 1935. Their last match here was nine years later, againstKedah in the Malaya Cup on 20 July 1940.[citation needed]
In the aftermath of theJapanese occupation duringWorld War II from 1941 to 1945, the MAHA Stadium was damaged which made it unusable and was subsequently destroyed. The current site of the former MAHA Stadium has now become an area for car dealers, with a shopping mall right next to the Jalan Tun Razak police station, also included are residential and embassy areas. In this neighborhood there are several fields and open spaces owned byKelab Aman, SJKC Chung Hwa (P), and a cricket association.[citation needed]
The outbreak ofWorld War II slowed down FAS' efforts to develop domestic football. The effort was started aggressively as soon as the war ended. Efforts to upgrade state football continued with the association laying out plans to construct a new football stadium for the state team. The state team prior to the war played at MAHA Stadium inJalan Ampang and in the intervening years at Selangor Field Club (nowDataran Merdeka), the team's new home ground clearly required a stadium in line with the association's direction. The association management met the Mayor ofKuala Lumpur several times for permission to construct the stadium but a solution couldn't be found. The impasse meant that Selangor's home stadium plan had to be put on hold.
However, the appointment ofTunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj as the first official FAS president (who also held the presidency of the Football Association of Malaysia at that time) was a right move for the association. After becoming Prime Minister of the newly independentFederation of Malaya in 1957, Tunku Abdul Rahman pioneered the stadium construction business and ordered the construction ofStadium Merdeka to celebrate the country's independence as well as being Selangor's official new home stadium. Stadium Merdeka also served as the occasional home ground of theMalaysia national football team as well as the staging of international sporting events.[citation needed]
After 1951, Tunku Abdul Rahman vacated the presidency of the FAS. He was succeeded by the Independent MP for Bangsar (now known asBangsar) constituency and also a teacher by profession, S.C.E. Singam, who became the second official FAS president until 1953, where he was succeeded by K. Sundram. Between 1951 and 1960, the club won twoMalaysia Cups in 1956 and 1959, finishing as runners-up in 1957 and 2 Malaysia FAM Cups in 1953 and 1960, finishing as runners-up in 1952 and 1955.[citation needed]
Dato' SeriHarun Idris is synonymous with football in Selangor and Malaysia in the 1960s to the early 1980s. He ran as president of the FAS for 21 years from 1961 to 1983. During his leadership, Selangor won 15 Malaysia Cups as well as doing a lot of positive changes for the association.[14] The club was originally headquartered at the MCA building inJalan Ampang before the construction of Wisma FAS in 1973 at Merdeka Stadium under the president's (who was also theChief Minister of Selangor at the time) and club managerHamzah Abu Samah's efforts.
In that time, the club won the Malaysia Cup 15 times (in 1961, 1962, 1963, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1981 and 1982 as well as the Malaysia FAM Cup 5 times in 1961, 1962, 1966, 1968 and 1972).
Tan SriAhmad Razali Mohd Ali [ms], who was the Chief Minister of Selangor at that time became FAS President from 1983 to 1989. In the 1984Malaysian League season, under his leadership Selangor won their first ever Malaysian top division football league title, a league that was first introduced with a winner's trophy in 1982. Additionally, Selangor also won the Malaysia Cup in 1984 to achieve a historic league and cupdouble, a first in the history of Malaysian football.[citation needed]
The club also won the Malaysia Cup in 1986 where legendsMokhtar Dahari andR. Arumugam made their final appearances. In1989, the club also won the rebrandedSemi-Pro League Division 1 that replaced the Malaysian League as the country's top-flight football league. It was the final trophy under Ahmad Razali's leadership.
After a series of successes for the club, the FAS decided to end the club's tenure atStadium Merdeka to fulfill the ambitions of the club. As a result, an all-new stadium development had to be approved and built. Finally, on January 1, 1990, a groundbreaking ceremony for the new stadium was held inShah Alam. Built primarily for theCommonwealth Games in 1998, the ground could accommodate up to 80,000 spectators at a time. Its structure is the longest free gate in the world in that era. It also become one of the major landmarks in Shah Alam, due to its impressive size and design. The stadium has been the home of Selangor since it opened in July 1994. FAS also moved to their new headquarters inKelana Jaya, which was known as Wisma FAS in the mid-1990s. In that time, the club won the Semi-Pro League Division 1 twice in 1989 and 1990, and won theSemi-Pro League Division 2 in 1993 after suffering relegation the year before, as well as a Malaysia FA Cup triumph in 1991, a Malaysia Cup triumph in 1995 and a Malaysia Charity Shield triumph in 1990.[citation needed]
The period between 1996 and 2010 was Selangor's most successful, despite a relegation in between. In the 1996 season, withKen Worden as a coach, they won the Malaysia Charity Shield and the Malaysia Cup. The following season,Steve Wicks guided the club to success with a trifecta of trophies. Under the guidance of coachK. Rajagopal from 1999 to 2000, Selangor won the2000 Premier League 1 title, which was the top-flight league in Malaysia and secured their fourth league title. Ken Worden was appointed again and won the Malaysia Charity Shield and the Malaysia Cup in the 2002 season.
In the 2004 season, the club was relegated to the brand new second-division, theMalaysia Premier League.Dollah Salleh was appointed as coach and won the2005 Malaysia Premier League, the Malaysia FA Cup and the Malaysia Cup. However, in the following seasons the club did not win any trophies as this was attributed back to the poor management.
In the2009 season,K. Devan was appointed. He won theMalaysia Super League in2009 and2010, the2009 Malaysia FA Cup and the Malaysia Charity Shield in 2009 and 2010, with the 2009 triumph being the club's second everdouble winning season after the 1984 success.
The club went through what is considered to be the worst period in their history, with 7 different coaches. However, in 2015 the club won the Malaysia Cup for a record 33rd time under the management of former playerMehmet Duraković. That tally is still unsurpassed and the club remains as one of the most successful in the competition's history. Affairs off the pitch were not great as management problems during the tenure ofMohamed Azmin Ali caused Selangor to vacate their home ground and the internal conflict between management.
In July 2018, The Crown Prince of Selangor,Tengku Amir Shah (RMS) was appointed as the new president of FAS. He took over the seat left by Datuk SeriSubahan Kamal.[15] In July 2019, they moved to a new 400,000-square facility called Selangor FA Training Centre which had a three-year lease from theGovernment of Selangor.[16] The facility also sees the administrative headquarters of the Football Association of Selangor, club administration office, indoor training, pitches, gym, lounge and physio treatment area.[17][18][19]
On 9 October 2019, as part of the privatization effort, FAS decided to only manage the U17, U14, U12 and women's squad. The club also took overPKNS, while the existing Selangor U20 and Selangor U18 squads were known as Selangor III & IV.[20][21][22] On 2 October 2020, Selangor announced that their privatisation submission has been approved by theFootball Association of Malaysia (FAM). The club revealed that it will be known asKelab Bolasepak Selangor,Selangor Football Club, starting from 1 December. The football team was managed by a newly established entity, Red Giants Football Club Sdn Bhd.[1][23]
On 5 May 2024, Selangor forwardFaisal Halim suffered anacid attack in front of a shopping mall, which resulted in Faisal sufferingfourth-degree burns and had to undergo multiple surgeries.[24][25] Selangor was due to faceJohor Darul Ta'zim but chose to withdraw from the match.Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah supported Selangor's withdrawal while criticising MSL's refusal to postpone the match.[26] On 20 June 2024, it was confirmed that Selangor will participate in the2024–25 AFC Champions League Two, making their return to the intercontinental tournament since the2016 AFC Cup.
The original emblem that was first created in 1936 as a result of the merger between the Selangor Football Association (SFA) and Selangor Association Football League (SAFL), containing the symbol ofwildebeest. In the early 1970s, the FA Selangor symbol was replaced with theflag and coat of arms of Selangor and the lettering was written in Malay. The colour characteristics symbolizeBravery for red andRoyalty for yellow.[27] 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.
From the 1970s onwards, the Selangor team kit was manufactured by various companies includingAdmiral,Puma,Adidas,Lotto,Kappa andJoma. Since 2014, the Selangor kit has been sponsored by thegovernment of Selangor under the names of six state government corporations.[28][29][30]
| Period | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor (chest) | Shirt sponsor (back) | Shirt sponsor (sleeve) | Shirt sponsor (shoulder) |
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| 1975 – 1979 | Admiral | ||||
| 1980 | Diadora | ||||
| 1981 – 1984 | Puma | ||||
| 1985 – 1987 | Dunhill | ||||
| 1988 – 1990 | Adidas | ||||
| 1991 | Mizuno | ||||
| 1992 | Puma | ||||
| 1993 – 1997 | Lotto | Dunhill,EON | |||
| 1998 | Dunhill,Courts | ||||
| 1999 – 2001 | Dunhill | ||||
| 2002 | Adidas | Dunhill | |||
| 2003 – 2004 | Kronos | Dunhill, Talam | |||
| 2005 – 2006 | Adidas | TM,Celcom | Gapurna Group | ||
| 2006 – 2008 | TM, Syarikat Bekalan Air Selangor | - | - | - | |
| 2009 – 2010 | TM, KDEB | - | - | - | |
| 2011 – 2012 | Kappa | MBI | - | - | - |
| 2013 | DatumCorp International | - | - | ||
| 2014 – 2015 | Selangor State Government | ||||
| 2016 – 2017 | Lotto | ||||
| 2018 | redONE | CRRC | - | - | |
| 2019 | Joma[31] | Selangor State Government | Vizione[32] | ||
| 2020 – 2023 | PKNS & Vizione[33] TDC HOLDINGS | Sugerbomb,Daikin, HijabistaHub | Digi | Cisco, ANF Logistics, MBI |
Selangor used several grounds throughout their history. The club's first ground was the MAHA Stadium (collaboration with the Malayan Agri-Horticultural Association) at the intersection of Circular Road (Jalan Tun Razak) andJalan Ampang, circa 1931 until 1940. Following the aftermath ofthe Japanese occupation from 1941 to 1945, the MAHA Stadium was damaged, which made it unusable and subsequently destroyed. At the same time, Selangor played at Selangor Club Field (Dataran Merdeka) from their founding until theindependence of Malaya in 1957.[citation needed]
In September 1956, the club president Tunku Abdul Rahman ordered the construction of the Merdeka Stadium as the new home stadium for theRed Giants and to celebrate the country's upcoming independence. The stadium was finished on 21 August 1957 and was inaugurated on 31 August, the day the Federation of Malaya declared independence from British rule. Right after the declaration of independence, the club played their home matches at Merdeka Stadium, which would become the club's home ground for the next 38 years. The first football match took place on 1 September 1957, which sawMalaya defeatBurma 5–2. In this stadium which hosted 20,000 spectators, Selangor celebrated its first Malaysian league title in 1984.[citation needed]
After some successes, the management decided that the Merdeka Stadium was not big enough for the ambitions of the club, and a new stadium was inaugurated on 16 July 1994. This was the Shah Alam Stadium which could host an astounding number of up to 80,372 supporters, and became the club's home stadium for the next 22 years. The first match at the stadium was played between Selangor and Scottish clubDundee United in an invitational tournament, which resulted in a 1–1 draw, with the first goal being scored byBilly McKinlay. Other teams in the tournament wereBayern Munich,Leeds United, theAustralian Olympic team "Olyroos" andFlamengo, who won the tournament.
In 2017, an internal crisis occurred within the club management, which resulted in the resignation of the club's president Mohamed Azmin Ali. The crisis began when executive members of the club reportedly rejected the notion of privatization which was suggested by the club's president.[34] The crisis forced the club to move to a temporary home ground at theSelayang Stadium, after the Selangor state government denied to use the Shah Alam Stadium.[35][36]
The following year, the club management decided to switch the club's home ground to the Kuala Lumpur Stadium for the2018 season.[37] The club's presidentSubahan Kamal stated that the Kuala Lumpur Stadium could generate a higher income and that the Selayang Stadium did not meet the criteria required by theFMLLP.[38] Selangor originally proposed to use the Shah Alam Stadium and theBukit Jalil National Stadium, however both applications were rejected by the reason that certain matches could collide with theMalaysia national football team's calendar.[39]
The club moved back to the Shah Alam Stadium in the middle of the 2018 season after the new presidentTengku Amir Shah was appointed. In early 2020, the Shah Alam Stadium was closed due to major renovation.[3][4] In the middle of the 2020 season, Selangor played at the UiTM Stadium as an interim home ground followingShah Alam Stadium's temporary closure.[40] For the 2021 season until present, the club's interim home ground venue is at theMBPJ Stadium.[41][42] On 15 July 2022,Amirudin Shari stated that the Selangor government appointed theMalaysian Resources Corporation Berhad (MRCB) to refurbish the stadium and its surrounding facilities with a cost of up to RM 787 million.[43][44][45]
| Stadium | Period |
|---|---|
| MAHA Stadium | 1931 – 1940 |
| Selangor Club Field(Dataran Merdeka) | 1936 – 1956 |
| Independence Stadium | 1957 – 1994 |
| Shah Alam Stadium | 1994 – 2016 |
| Selayang Stadium (interim) | 2017 |
| Kuala Lumpur Stadium (interim) | 2018 |
| UiTM Stadium (interim) | 2020 |
| MBPJ Stadium (interim) | 2021 – present |
The online presence is believed to be one of the strongest amongst the clubs in Malaysia.[46] On 19 January 2023, Selangor has made history by becoming the first football team in Malaysia to have their ownMobile Legends: Bang Bang (MLBB) team (known as theYoodo Red Giants) to compete in theMobile Legends: Bang Bang Professional League Malaysia (MPL-Malaysia) for the 11th season. The announcement ceremony was held at the Selangor FC Training Center, Shah Alam.[47] As Selangor Red Giants, the team won MPL-Malaysia Season 13 in spring 2024 with an unbeaten season. They then wonMSC 2024, defeatingFalcons AP Bren in 7 games at the Grand Final. The MSC win gave Selangor US$1,000,000 in prize money.
The holding company of Selangor football club,Red Giants FC Sdn. Bhd. is aprivate limited company, with approximately RM10 million in shares issued by thestate government of Selangor as paid-up capital. The club was privatized at the end of the 2019 season.[48] Among the shareholders for management are the current Crown Prince ofSelangor,Tengku Amir Shah as majority shareholder,Perbadanan Kemajuan Negeri Selangor (PKNS), Menteri Besar Incorporated (MBI) and the Football Association of Selangor (FAS).[49]
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List of Development Squad and Academy players with first team appearances.Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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| Period | Name |
|---|---|
| 1936–1960 | Unknown |
| 1961 |  Edwin C. Dutton |
| 1962–1965 | Unknown |
| 1966–1968 | Abdullah Yeop Noordin |
| 1969–1970 | Abdul Ghani Minhat |
| 1971–1974 | M. Chandran |
| 1975–1976 | Mokhtar Dahari |
| 1977–1978 | Soh Chin Ann |
| 1979–1983 | Mokhtar Dahari |
| 1984–1985 | Santokh Singh |
| 1986–1987 | R. Arumugam |
| 1988–1990 | Zainal Abidin Hassan |
| 1991–1996 | Ismail Ibrahim |
| 1997–1999 | Zainal Abidin Hassan |
| 2000–2002 | Yusri Che Lah |
| 2003–2004 | Azmin Azram |
| 2005–2008 | Shukor Adan |
| 2009–2012 | Amri Yahyah |
| 2013 | Asraruddin Putra Omar |
| 2014 | Bunyamin Umar |
| 2015–2016 | Shahrom Kalam |
| 2017 | Razman Roslan |
| 2018–2019 | Amri Yahyah |
| 2020 |  Taylor Regan |
| 2021–2023 | Brendan Gan |
| 2024–2025 |  Safuwan Baharuddin |
| 2025–present | Faisal Halim |
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| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Chairman | Tengku Amir Shah |
| Board of directors | Shahril Mokhtar Siti Zubaidah Abdul Jabar Norita Mohd Sidek |
| Chief executive officer | Johan Kamal Hamidon |
| Chief operation officer | Aladdin Mostafa |
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Team manager | Mahfizul Rusydin |
| Assistant team manager | R. Sekar Chandran |
| Head coach |  Christophe Gamel (Interim) |
| Assistant coach |  Jun Marques Davidson[52] |
| Yuki Fujimoto | |
| Shahrom Kalam[53] | |
| Goalkeeper coach | Hamsani Ahmad |
| Team doctor | Amir Azwan |
| Physiotherapists | Jahangir Khan |
| Nutritionist | Puteri Nurshuhada |
| Fitness coach | Raja Mohammed Firhad |
| Assistant fitness coach | Amirol Azmi |
| Masseurs | Halimee Yusuf |
| Fadhli Zahari | |
| Saiful Nizam | |
| Team analyst | Gugan Ramulu |
| Team coordinator | Syafiq Fozi |
| Kitman | Azman Ahmad |
| Faiz Khalid |
| Name | From | To | M | W | D | L | Win%[note 1] | Honours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abdul Ghani Minhat | 1970 1983 | 1973 1985 | 1 –Malaysia League (1984) 4 –Malaysia Cup (1971, 1972, 1973, 1984) 1 –Charity Shield (1985) 1 –FAM Cup (1972) | |||||
| M. Chandran | 1975 1986 | 1978 1988 | 4 –Malaysia Cup (1975, 1976, 1978, 1986) 1 –Charity Shield (1987) | |||||
| Chow Kwai Lam | 1979 | 1983 | 1 –Malaysia League (1980) 3 –Malaysia Cup (1979, 1981, 1982) | |||||
| Khaidir Buyong | 1989 | 1990 | 2 –Semi–Pro Division 1 League (1989, 1990) 1 –Charity Shield (1990) | |||||
| Ken Worden | 1991 1994 2002 2004 | 1991 1996 2003 2004 | 1 –FA Cup (1991) 3 –Malaysia Cup (1995, 1996, 2002) 2 –Charity Shield (1996, 2002) | |||||
 Bernhard Schumm | 1993 | 1993 | 1 –Semi–Pro Division 2 League (1993) | |||||
 Steve Wicks | 1997 | 1998 | 1 –FA Cup (1997) 1 –Malaysia Cup (1997) 1 –Charity Shield (1997) | |||||
| K. Rajagopal | 1999 | 2000 | 1 –Premier 1 League (2000) | |||||
| Abdul Rahman Ibrahim | 2001 | 2002 | 1 –FA Cup (2001) | |||||
| Dollah Salleh | 2005 | 2008 | 1 –Premier League(2005) 1 –FA Cup (2005) 1 –Malaysia Cup (2005) | |||||
| K. Devan | 2009 | 2011 | 116 | 78 | 21 | 17 | 067.24 | 2 –Super League (2009,2010) 1 –FA Cup(2009) 2 –Charity Shield (2009, 2010) |
| Mehmet Durakovic | 2013 | 2015 | 73 | 36 | 18 | 19 | 049.32 | 1 –Malaysia Cup(2015) |
| Period | Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 – 1973 | Abdul Ghani Minhat | |
| 1975 – 1978 | M. Chandran | |
| 1979 – 1983 | Chow Kwai Lam | |
| 1983 – 1985 | Abdul Ghani Minhat | |
| 1986 – 1988 | M. Chandran | |
| 1989 |  Steven Bena | |
| 1989 – 1990 | Khaidir Buyong | |
| 1991 | Ken Worden | |
| 1992 | M. Chandran | |
| 1993 | Bernhard Schumm | |
| 1994 – 1996 | Ken Worden | |
| 1997 – 1998 | Steve Wicks | |
| 1998 | Ismail Zakaria | |
| 1999 | Mike Pejic | |
| 1999 – 2000 | K. Rajagopal | |
| 2001 – 2002 | Abdul Rahman Ibrahim | |
| 2002 – 2003 | Ken Worden | |
| 2004 |  Omar Rubén Larrosa | |
| 2004 | Ismail Ibrahim | |
| 2004 | Ken Worden | |
| 2005 – 2008 | Dollah Salleh | |
| 2009 – 2011 | K. Devan | Also as a manager |
| 2011 | P. Maniam | Caretaker manager |
| 2011 – 2013 | Irfan Bakti Abu Salim | Also as a manager |
| 2013 | P. Maniam | Caretaker manager |
| 2013 – 2015 | Mehmet Durakovic | Also as a manager |
| 2015 – 2016 | Zainal Abidin Hassan | |
| 2016 | K. Gunalan | Caretaker manager |
| 2016 – 2018 | P. Maniam | |
| 2018 | Nazliazmi Mohd Nasir | Caretaker manager |
| 2018–2020 | B. Sathianathan | |
| 2020 | Michael Feichtenbeiner | Caretaker manager |
| 2020–2021 | Karsten Neitzel | |
| 2021–2022 | Michael Feichtenbeiner | |
| 2022 | Nidzam Jamil | Caretaker manager |
| 2022–2024 | Tan Cheng Hoe | |
| 2024 | Nidzam Jamil | |
| 2024 |  Abdifitaah Hassan | Caretaker manager |
| 2024–2025 | Katsuhito Kinoshi | |
| 2025– | Christophe Gamel | Interim manager |
This is a partial list of the last seven seasons completed by the Red Giants. For the full season-by-season history, seeList of Selangor F.C. seasons.
| Season | League | Cup | Top goalscorer(s) | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tier | League | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Pos | PS | FA | MC | CC | Player(s) | Goals | |
| 2018 | 1 | Super League | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 35 | 39 | –4 | 27 | 8th | — | RU | GS | — |  Rufino Segovia | 31 |
| 2019 | Super League | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 41 | 35 | +6 | 37 | 3rd | — | 3R | SF | — |  Ifedayo Olusegun | 16 | |
| 2020 | Super League | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 26 | 19 | +7 | 17 | 5th | — | CXL | CXL | — | Ifedayo Olusegun | 13 | |
| 2021 | Super League | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 45 | 30 | +15 | 36 | 5th | — | CXL | QF | — | Ifedayo Olusegun | 27 | |
| 2022 | Super League | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 39 | 33 | +6 | 30 | 5th | — | SF | RU | — |  Caion | 24 | |
| 2023 | Super League | 26 | 20 | 1 | 5 | 72 | 22 | +50 | 61 | 2nd | — | SF | QF | — |  Ayron del Valle | 25 | |
| 2024–25 | Super League | 24 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 44 | 16 | +28 | 52 | 2nd | RU | RU | R16 | W |  Alvin Fortes | 20 | |
As of 31 May 2023
| Rank | Player | Period | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mokhtar Dahari | 1972–1987 | 177 |
| 2 | Mohd Amri Yahyah | 2001–2013, 2017–2019 | 138 |
| 3 | Ifedayo Olusegun | 2019–2021 | 56 |
| Type | Competition | Titles | Seasons |
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic | Malaysia Amateur League /Semi-Pro League Division 1 /Premier League /Premier League 1 /Malaysia Super League[54] | 6 | 1984,[55]1989,[56]1990,[57]2000,[58]2009,[59]2010[60] |
| Semi-Pro League Division 2 /Premier League 2 /Premier League[54] | 2 | 1993,[61]2005[61] | |
| Malaysia FA Cup[54] | 5s | 1991, 1997, 2001, 2005,2009 | |
| Malaysia Cup[54] | 33 | 1922, 1927, 1928*, 1929*, 1935, 1936, 1938, 1949, 1956, 1959, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2002, 2005,2015 (*shared) | |
| MFL Challenge Cup | 1s | 2024–25 | |
| FAM Cup[note 2][54] | 7 | 1953*, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1966, 1968, 1972 (*shared) | |
| Malaysia Charity Cup[54] | 8 | 1985, 1987, 1990, 1996, 1997, 2002, 2009, 2010 | |
| Continental | Asian Champion Club Tournament /Asian Club Championship /AFC Champions League /AFC Champions League Elite[54] | 0 | 1967** |
| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Asian Champion Club Tournament | First round |  Vietnam Customs | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 |
| Second round |  Bangkok Bank | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | ||
| Semi-final |  Korea Tungsten Company | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | ||
| Final |  Hapoel Tel Aviv | 1–2 | Runners-up | |||
| 1970 | Asian Champion Club Tournament | Group stage, Group A[note 3] |  Homenetmen | 2–4 | 3rd out of 3 | |
 Taj | 0–3 | |||||
| 1986 | Asian Club Championship | Qualifying stage | Port Authority of Thailand | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0[note 4] |
| Second round, Group D[note 5] |  Furukawa Electric | 1–2 | 2nd out of 3 | |||
 Hap Kuan | 5–0 | |||||
| 1997–98 | Asian Club Championship | First round |  South China | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 |
| 1998–99[note 6] | Asian Club Championship | First round | Singapore Armed Forces | 4–1 | 0–1 | 4–2 |
| Round Of 16 |  Pohang Steelers | 1–4 | 0–6 | 1–10 | ||
| 2001–02[note 7] | Asian Club Championship | First round |  Dalian Shide | 0–2 | 0–5 | 0–7 |
| 2006 | AFC Cup | Group stage, Group F | Tampines Rovers | 1–0 | 2–3 | 2nd out of 4 |
 Hurriyya | 1–0 | 3–1 | ||||
| Happy Valley | 4–3 | 3–2 | ||||
| Quarter-final | Al-Nejmeh | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | ||
| 2010 | AFC Cup | Group stage,Group F |  Bình Dương | 0–0 | 0–4 | 3rd out of 4 |
 Sriwijaya | 0–4 | 1–6 | ||||
| Victory | 5–0 | 1–2 | ||||
| 2013[note 8] | AFC Cup | Group stage,Group H |  East Bengal | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2nd out of 4 |
| Tampines Rovers | 3–3 | 3–2 | ||||
| Xuân Thành Sài Gòn | 3–1 | 1–2 | ||||
| Round of 16 | New Radiant | 0–2 (a.e.t.) | ||||
| 2014[note 9] | AFC Cup | Group stage,Group F | Arema | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3rd out of 4 |
| Maziya | 4–1 | 1–1 | ||||
| Hà Nội T&T | 3–1 | 0–1 | ||||
| 2016[note 10] | AFC Cup | Group stage,Group E |  Ceres | 0–0 | 2–2 | 3rd out of 4 |
| Tampines Rovers | 0–1 | 0–1 | ||||
 Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi | 2–1 | 4–3 | ||||
| 2024–25[note 11] | AFC Champions League Two | Group stage, | Muangthong United | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3rd out of 4 |
| DH Cebu | 1–0 | 4–0 | ||||
| Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 2–1 | 0–1 | ||||
Since their inception in 1936, Selangor have developed a loyal, passionate and dedicated following.[11]
Merah Kuning - Selangor football anthem
Merah kuning lambang kebanggaan,
Selangor merancang kejayaan,
Gemuruh sorakan menggegarkan,
Cabaran disambut dengan kesungguhan.
Kecemerlangan, kecemerlangan...
Kecemerlangan jadi kenyataan...
Merah kuning keberanian,
Menempuh segala halangan.
Sekali melangkah buktikan kemampuan...
Merah kuning keberanian,
Menempuh segala halangan...
Sekali melangkah buktikan kemampuan,
Selangor Darul Ehsan
Selangor Darul Ehsan
Ultrasel Curva's most frequently sung song are the rendition ofRed Yellow (Malay:Merah Kuning), "Kami Datang Lagi", "Kau & Aku Selamanya","Selangor Sampai Mati",“Ale ale, Selangor ale","Kaulah Kebanggaan" and"Tentang Perjuangan","Come on Selangor","Inilah Barisan Kita","You're Obsessed","Slaughter your enemy", among many.
Selangor has collaborated with several local artists to produce songs such as in 1997 withKRU -Viva Selangor. On 28 May 2022, Selangor collaborated withAltimet in the production of the third jersey and produced a special albumLanggam Gendang Perang, as a sign of Altimet's support for his beloved team.[62][63][64][65]
Selangor has a historical derby withPerak and earlierSingapore FA known as theMalayan El Clasico, while matches withKuala Lumpur are known as theKlang Valley Derby.[66][67] More recently, Selangor developed a rivalry withJohor Darul Ta'zim due to the latter's run of success in the 2010s, as well as withPKNS before Selangor took over the former.
The rivalry with Singapore was a football rivalry that occurred between 1921 and 1994. It was the oldest football derby in Malaysia. The rivalry arose from the numerous times the two clubs have battled for the Malaysia Cup title. This fixture has become known as one of the finest Malaysia Cup match-ups in history.[68][69] The rivalry ended in 1994 after theFootball Association of Singapore decided to pull out its representative side in theMalaysian football league system. The last meeting between the two teams was on 10 December 1994, which Singapore narrowly won 3–2 on aggregate, before going on to win the Malaysia Cup. In terms of head-to-head Singapore edge out Selangor with 22 to 19.
The rivalry occurred due to the two states' geographical locations. Selangor enjoyed success with triumphs in the league in 1984 and the cup in 1981, 1982, 1984 and 1986, before Kuala Lumpur became a force with three consecutive Malaysia Cup triumphs from 1987 to 1989, winning the league in 1986.
The rekindled rivalry came to a head in the2021 Malaysia Cup quarter-finals when the renamed Kuala Lumpur City FC beat Selangor which resulted in a pitch invasion from the Kuala Lumpur supporters.[70] Kuala Lumpur then went on to win the 2021 Malaysia Cup.
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