Kuala Lumpur FA
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| Full name | Kuala Lumpur Football Association Persatuan Bola Sepak Kuala Lumpur |
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| Nickname(s) | City Squad City Boys The Hawks |
| Founded | 1974 as Federal Territory Football Association |
| Ground | Selayang Stadium |
| Capacity | 25,000 |
| Chairman | Adnan Md Ikhsan |
| Coach | Wanderley Junior |
| League | Malaysia Premier League |
| 2016 | Malaysia Premier League, 5th |
Kuala Lumpur Football Association (Malay: Persatuan Bola Sepak Kuala Lumpur), are a football association who supervising the football activities in the Federal Territory of Malaysia of Kuala Lumpur.
Kuala Lumpur Football Association was formed in 1974 to oversee footballing in Kuala Lumpur. The association was founded by K. Rasalingam and Goh Ah Chai as the Federal Territory Football Association in 1974 and entered Malaysian football competitions in 1979 before being renamed Kuala Lumpur Football Association in 1986.
Kuala Lumpur had its most successful period in the late 1980s after being crowned the league champions twice in 1986 and 1988. They also won the Malaysia Cup for three consecutive years in 1987, 1988 and 1989. The team enjoyed considerable success in cup competitions in the 1990s, winning the Malaysian FA Cup in 1993, 1994 and 1999. Kuala Lumpur won the Malaysian Charity Shield, also known as the Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Cup on three occasions, in 1988, 1995 and 2000.
Following its founding, a fierce rivalry developed between Kuala Lumpur and Selangor mainly due to their geographical location. The battle between these two teams is often referred to as the Klang Valley Derby which was renewed in the 2010 season after KL ended a seven-year spell in the second-tier with promotion to the Super League. KL were relegated to the second-tier Premier League in 2012 and the following year, in 2013, Kuala Lumpur were relegated to the third-tier FAM League for the first time in its history.
Kuala Lumpur Football Association may be the youngest state association having been formed in 1975, but their achievements during the short period makes them veterans in the game. Formed as Federal Territory Football Association (FTFA), the association was actually a breakaway group from the F.A. Selangor. Led by former F.A. of Selangor secretary K. Rasalingam together with other members Goh Ah Chai, Hamzah Muhammad, M.J. Vincent, Shariff Mustafa, Jeswant Singh and Manickarajah, they saw the need for another association in the Klang Valley due to the growing numbers of clubs.
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