2024–25 Melaka F.C. season
Melaka 2024–25 football season
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The 2024–25 season was the 2nd season in the history of Melaka Football Club. Currently, Melaka only one competition this season, the A1 Semi-Pro League.
| 2024–25 season | |||
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| Chairman | Muhammad Najmi Nordin | ||
| Manager | K. Devan[1] | ||
| Stadium | Stadium Hang Jebat | ||
| A1 Semi-Pro League | 1st | ||
| FA Cup | DNQ | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Azim Rahim (6 goals) All: Azim Rahim (6 goals) | ||
| Biggest win | 4–1 v PIB (Away) 1 June 2024 (A1 Semi-Pro League) | ||
| Biggest defeat | NIL | ||
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Technical staff
| Position | Name |
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| Team manager |  Muhammad Najmi Nordin |
| Assistant team manager | Mohd Hafiz Karim |
| Technical director | Sapian Abdul Wahid |
| Head coach | K. Devan |
| Assistant coaches | Musaffar Shah Dawood Shah S. Subramaniam |
| Goalkeeping coach | Zulkarnain Osman |
| Fitness coach | Poobathy Detchanan |
| Physio | Aiman Ab Rahman |
| Team coordinator | Al Qayyum Farhan Azlan |
| Media officer | Muhammad Irsyad Hairuddin |
| Kitman | Ahmad Syukri Oth |
Players
- As of 29 May 2024[2]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Pre-season and friendlies
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
| 10 March 2024 Friendly | Johor Darul Ta'zim II | 3–2 | Melaka | Pasir Gudang, Johor |
| 20:45 UTC+8 |
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Stadium: Stadium MBPG |
| 26 March 2024 Friendly | Melaka | 1–0 | RAMD | Bandaraya Melaka, Malacca |
| 21:45 UTC+8 |
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Stadium: Stadium Hang Tuah |
| 4 April 2024 Friendly | Melaka | 0–3 | Kuala Lumpur City | Petaling Jaya, Selangor |
| 21:45 UTC+8 |
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Stadium: Padang Kompleks Sukan PKNS |
| 25 April 2024 Friendly | Melaka | 0–1 | Kuala Lumpur Rovers | Durian Tunggal, Malacca |
| 20:45 UTC+8 |
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Stadium: Stadium UTeM |
| 4 May 2024 Friendly | Kedah Darul Aman | 1–1 | Melaka | Alor Setar, Kedah |
| 20:45 UTC+8 |
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Stadium: Stadium Darul Aman |
| 8 May 2024 Friendly | Melaka | 4–0 | Malaysian University | Bandaraya Melaka, Malacca |
| 21:00 UTC+8 |
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Stadium: Stadium Hang Tuah |
| 15 May 2024 Friendly | Melaka | 3–1 | PDRM U23 | Krubong, Malacca |
| 21:00 UTC+8 |
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Stadium: Stadium Hang Jebat |
| 21 May 2024 Friendly | Melaka | 1–0 | RAMD | Krubong, Malacca |
| 16:45 UTC+8 |
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Stadium: Stadium Hang Jebat |
| 25 May 2024 Friendly | Melaka | 4–3 | Selangor U23 | Krubong, Malacca |
| 18:00 UTC+8 | Stadium: Stadium Hang Jebat |
Competitions
Overall record
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| A1 Semi-Pro League | 1 June 2024 | TBA | Matchday 1 | 2nd (Ongoing) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 100.00 |
| Total | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 100.00 | ||||
Source: Soccerway
A1 Semi-Pro League
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 1 | Melaka (C) | 28 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 81 | 13 | +68 | 71 | Promoted to the 2025–26 Malaysia Super League & qualification to 2024–25 Malaysia Cup |
| 2 | Immigration | 28 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 62 | 20 | +42 | 63 | Promoted to 2025–26 Malaysia Super League |
| 3 | Kuala Lumpur Rovers | 28 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 54 | 24 | +30 | 56 | Qualified to 2024–25 Malaysia Cup & Relegated to A2 Amateur League |
| 4 | Bunga Raya Damansara | 28 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 60 | 26 | +34 | 55 | |
| 5 | Malaysian University | 28 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 63 | 31 | +32 | 48 |
Source: FAM-CMS
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
(C) League champion
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
(C) League champion
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 |
Source: Soccerway
Results by matchday
Matches
The league fixtures were released by AFL.[3]
Win Draw Loss
| 1 June 2024 1 | PIB Shah Alam | 1–4 | Melaka | Nilai, Negeri Sembilan |
| 16:45 UTC+8 |
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Report | Stadium: Stadium USIM Attendance: 100 Referee: Muhammad Izzul Fikri Bin Kamaruzaman | |
| Note: Live on MYTV mana-mana | ||||
| 22 June 2024 3 | Bukit Tambun | 0–1 | Melaka | Batu Kawan, Penang |
| 16:45 UTC+8 | Report |
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Stadium: Stadium Negeri Pulau Pinang |
| 29 June 2024 4 | Manjung City | 0–2 | Melaka | Seri Manjung, Perak |
| 20:45 UTC+8 | Report |
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Stadium: Stadium Majlis Perbandaran Manjung |
| 13 July 2024 5 | Melaka | 3–1 | Harini | Krubong, Malacca |
| 21:45 UTC+8 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Stadium Hang Jebat |
| 20 July 2024 6 | UiTM United | 0–3 | Melaka | Selangor, Shah Alam |
| 21:45 UTC+8 | Report |
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Stadium: UiTM Stadium |
Squad statistics
Appearances and goals
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | A1 Semi-Pro League | ||||||||||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||||||||||
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | MAS |
Shaheeswaran Thavakumar | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 18 | GK | MAS |
Ahmad Solehin Mamat | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 29 | GK | MAS |
Ameerul Eqhwan Mohd Fauzi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Defenders | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | DF | MAS |
Muhammad Aidil Azuan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 6 | DF | MAS |
Muhammad Firdaus Ya'akub | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 13 | DF | MAS |
Jeremy Lim Wei Shen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 17 | DF | MAS |
Muhammad Zulkhairi Zulkeply | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 25 | DF | MAS |
Khairul Anwar Shahrudin | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 27 | DF | MAS |
Muhammad Hafiz Mohd Johar | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 30 | DF | MAS |
Ahmad Haziq Ahmad Puad | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 39 | DF | MAS |
Thaanush Sithiravelu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 74 | DF | MAS |
Ahmad Zhafri Zakaria | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Midfielders | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | MF | MAS |
Mohamad Nasir Basharudin | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 8 | MF | MAS |
Muhammad Syamierul Razmee | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 14 | MF | MAS |
Mohamad Fakhrullah bin Rosli | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 15 | MF | MAS |
Royizzat Daud | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 16 | MF |  NGA |
Michael Onyekachi Ozor | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 19 | MF | MAS |
Durrkeswaran Ganasan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 23 | MF | MAS |
Muhammad Hakimy Mohd Khairol | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 69 | MF | MAS |
Muhammad Fikri Mohamed Shah | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 77 | MF | MAS |
Mohammad Fahmi Faizal | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 80 | MF | MAS |
Muhammad Nizaruddin Jazi | 1 | 1 | 0+1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Forwards | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 | FW | MAS |
Mohd Zulkifli Zakaria | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 11 | FW |  GHA |
Fuseini Issah | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 12 | FW | MAS |
Abdul Azim Rahim | 1 | 6 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 20 | FW | MAS |
Muhammad Luqmanul Hakeem | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
Source: Competitions
Goalkeepers clean sheets
| Clean sheets | |||||
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| No. | Player | Apps. | Goals Against | A1 Semi-Pro League | Total |
| 1 | Shaheeswaran Thavakumar | 6 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| 18 | Ahmad Solehin Mamat | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Ameerul Eqhwan Mohd Fauzi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 2 | 4 | 4 | ||
Disciplinary record
| Rank | No. | Pos. | Player | A1 Semi-Pro League | Total | ||||
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| 1 | 11 | FW | Fuseini Issah | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | FW | Abdul Azim Rahim | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 30 | DF | Ahmad Haziq Ahmad Puad | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | 1 | GK | T. Shaheswaran | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | Zulkifli Zakaria | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 27 | DF | Hafiz Johar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | |||