Terengganu F.C. I
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| Full name | Terengganu Football Club |
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| Nickname(s) | The Turtles |
| Short name | TFC |
| Founded | 1972 |
| Ground | Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin Stadium |
| Capacity | 50,000 |
| Owner | Persatuan Bola Sepak Negeri Terengganu (PBSNT) |
| President | Ahmad Razif Abdul Rahman |
| Manager | Irfan Bakti Abu Salim |
| League | Malaysia Super League |
| 2017 | Malaysia Premier League, 2nd (promoted) |
| Website | Club website |
Terengganu Football Club (Malay: Kelab Bola Sepak Terengganu), is a professional football club based in Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia, that competes in Malaysia Super League, the first division of the Malaysian League. Nicknamed "The Turtles", the club was founded as Terengganu Football Association in 1972, changed its name to Terengganu Football Club in 2017.
The team had won major trophies in Malaysian football. Domestically they had won 3 runners-up Malaysia Super League titles, 1 Malaysia Cup, 2 Malaysia FA Cup, 1 Malaysia Charity Shield, 2 Malaysia Premier League titles and 1 FAM League title.
Terengganu F.C. was founded in 1972 as Terengganu Football Association (Malay: Persatuan Bola Sepak Negeri Terengganu).
This club did not have much success in the 1970's with only a single appearance in the Malaysia Cup final, losing to Selangor 2–1 in a match played at the Merdeka Stadium. It was the same in the 1980's with another final appearance in 1982, ironically also against Selangor. It was the same outcome with Selangor winning 1–0 after extra-time.
When the Semi-Professional League was introduced in 1989, Terengganu F.C. were in the second division based on their final position in the previous season.
They recruited giant Dutch defender, Marlon Ricardo Van Der Sander and Singaporean duo, Ahmad Paijan and Norhalis Shafik to boost their squad and finished the season in a credible fourth place but ultimately failed to win promotion.
In the 1990 season, they went all the way to emerge as the second division champion under the guidance of head coach, Abdullah Mohamad with German striker, Frank Pastor finding the back of the net on regular basis aided by midfield duo Martin Buisse and Ahmad Paijan. They lost only once in the league all season to finish three points clear of East Coast rival, Kelantan F.A..
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