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Johor Darul Ta'zim FC

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Full name Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C.
Nickname(s) Harimau Selatan
  • (Southern Tigers)
Short name JDT
Founded 1972; 45 years ago (1972) (as PKENJ FC)
1996; 21 years ago (1996) (as Johor FC)
2013; 4 years ago (2013) (as Johor Darul Ta'zim FC)
Ground Tan Sri Dato' Haji Hassan Yunos Stadium
Ground Capacity 30,000
Owner Tunku Ismail Sultan Ibrahim
Manager Benjamin Mora
League Malaysia Super League
2016 Malaysia Super League, 1st
Website Club home page
Current season
Stadium Tan Sri Dato' Hj. Hassan Yunos
Larkin Stadium
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Larkin Stadium
Location Jalan Dato Jaafar, Taman Dato Onn, Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia
Owner Johor Football Association
Operator Johor Football Association
Capacity
  • 15,000 (1964–1991)
  • 32,600 (1991–present)
Surface Grass
Scoreboard Digital board Full HD
Construction
Built 1964
Renovated 1999, 2013
Expanded 1999
Construction cost RM 240 million (renovation cost)
Tenants
Johor Darul Ta'zim
Website
http://www.stadiumjohor.com/

Johor Darul Ta'zim Football Club (Malay: Kelab Bola Sepak Johor Darul Ta'zim), or simply JDT, is a football club based in Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia. The club was founded in 1972 (as PKENJ FC) and currently plays in the top division of Malaysian football, the Malaysia Super League. The club is owned by Tunku Ismail Sultan Ibrahim. In 2014, JDT gained their first major honour by winning the national league during the first season under Croatian manager named Bojan Hodak. Under Argentine Mario Gómez's tutelage, they won the 2015 AFC Cup as well as the Malaysian Piala Sumbangsih and 2015 Super League. By winning the AFC Cup, JDT became the second Malaysian team since 1967 to enter a final of a major continental competition, and the first ever Malaysian club to win a continental title. JDT is the first team ever in the country to win three consecutive league titles (2014, 2015 and 2016) since the inception of Super League in 2004. Before this achievement, no team had ever won the league championship in three successive years since a league system was first introduced in Malaysia in 1979.

Since 2012, Johor Darul Ta'zim FC also implied a new nickname Southern Tigers (Malay: Harimau Selatan), replacing the old nickname Jengking (Scorpion). The new nickname is based on the Johor State Council coat of arms. The team's home ground is a 30,000 capacity Tan Sri Dato' Haji Hassan Yunos Stadium. The stadium was renovated prior to the 2013 season. Beginning in 2013, the club has developed a fiercy rivalry with Pahang FA and Felda United.


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