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| Full name | Petaling Jaya Rangers Football Club |
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| Nickname(s) | Red Jets |
| Short name | PJR |
| Founded | 9 August 2011 as AirAsia Allstars F.C. 6 December 2016 as Petaling Jaya Rangers F.C. |
| Ground | Petaling Jaya Stadium |
| Capacity | 25,000 |
| Owner | AirAsia Group |
| Chairman | Tony Fernandes |
| Manager | Hamdan Hashim |
| Coach | Mat Zan Mat Aris |
| League | Malaysia FAM League |
| 2016 | Malaysia FAM League, 3rd |
| Website | Club home page |
Petaling Jaya Rangers Football Club or PJ Rangers is a professional football club based in Petaling Jaya, Selangor that currently competes in Malaysia FAM League. Founded in 2011, the club's home ground has been in multiple different stadiums before moving to Petaling Jaya Stadium in Petaling Jaya.
They currently play in the third division in Malaysian football, the Malaysia FAM League after been promoted as top four from 2014 Selangor Super League.
The club was formerly known as AirAsia Allstars before being rebranded in December 2016 as Petaling Jaya Rangers which will be used for 2017 season onwards.
The club's current nickname is Red Jets which signify the clubs connection with the AirAsia Group.
PJ Rangers regular kit colours are red and white for shirts, shorts and socks. The club's current crest has been used since the club rebranding effort for 2017 season.
Petaling Jaya Rangers Football Club was formed in 9 August 2011 as its former name AirAsia Allstars Football Club and compete in Selangor state league. The initial purpose of the club was to encourage AirAsia staff to excel in sports, besides being committed to their daily work in keeping AirAsia as the best low cost airline in the world. The club won the league and reached promotion to play in the national league, Malaysia FAM League.
The club was promoted to the Malaysia FAM League for the 2015 season from Selangor Super League. For their first season in the national league, the club appointed Mohd Nidzam Jamil as the new head coach. The club ends its first season in the national league in 7th place. After just four matches through 2016 season, the club replaced Nidzam Jamil with P. Maniam for the remaining matches of the season. The club managed to reach the playoff for the Malaysia Premier League after finished the season in 3rd place although did not managed to be promoted.
In November 2016, the club has announced the appointment of Mat Zan Mat Aris as the new head coach with a contract of two years as the club prepare for the new season. Mat Zan Mat Aris is the former head coach of Melaka United which has achieved a back-to-back promotion from third division to the top division and this has been a quality which Petaling Jaya Rangers looked for in order to bring glory to the club in near future.
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