MPPJ Selangor F.C.
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| Full name | Majlis Perbandaran Petaling Jaya Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Black Widows | ||
| Founded | 1992 | ||
| Dissolved | 31 August 2006 | ||
| Ground | MPPJ Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 25,000 | ||
| Owner | Petaling Jaya Municipal Council | ||
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Majlis Perbandaran Petaling Jaya Football Club, or Petaling Jaya Municipal Council Football Club, commonly known as MPPJ FC, was a Malaysian professional football club based in Petaling Jaya, Selangor. The club's home ground was the 25,000 capacity MPPJ Stadium. The club used to play in the top division of Malaysian football, the Malaysia Super League until its final season in 2005–06 Malaysia Super League.
It is known as the first club to win the prestigious Malaysia Cup in 2003.[1] The club also has managed to become the champions of 2004 Malaysia Premier League and won the 2004 Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Cup. The club was owned by the Petaling Jaya Municipal Council which now known as Petaling Jaya City Council (MBPJ).
History
[edit]Beginnings, ascent and success
[edit]In the 1990s, MPPJ FC moved up along the ranks of the lower leagues, winning the Selangor state league in 1999.[2] From 2000 to 2002, the club played in the nationwide amateur championship FAM Cup. MPPJ FC was promoted to the second division of Malaysian football, the Malaysia Premier League 2 for the 2002 season.
The pinnacle of their success was when the club won the Malaysia Cup in 2003, beating Sabah 3–0 with a hat-trick by Juan Manuel Arostegui.[3][4] They became the first club side to win the competition (all previous winners had been sides representing state football associations).
In the next year's Malaysia Cup, the club failed to defend their title as they were knocked out in the group stage.[5] MPPJ FC continued their ascent in the league, being promoted to the newly founded Malaysia Super League in 2005. In their first year, they finished 5th of the 8-members league.
Decline and demise
[edit]From the top of Malaysian football, MPPJ FC suffered a startling and abrupt demise following financial problems in 2006. At the start of the season, the club was nicknamed as the Chelsea of Malaysia, with big budgets towards players transfers and salaries, and also attracting big-name local players.[6] As the season went on, the club failed to deliver on and off the pitch, with key players deserting due to non-payment of salaries and bonuses.[7][8][9][10][11] By the start of the 2006–07 Malaysia Super League, the club has ceased to exist.[10][12] Until 2016, the city council has only managed a youth football section under the name of MBPJ.[13][14]
Former head coaches
[edit]
Reduan Abdullah (1999–2003, 2005)- Dollah Salleh (2003–2004)
Michael Feichtenbeiner (2005–2006)- B. Sathianathan (2006) (interim)[9]
Toni Netto (2006)[10]- Khan Hung Meng (2006)[11]
Honours
[edit]Domestic competitions
[edit]League
[edit]- Malaysia Premier League
- Winners (1): 2004
Cups
[edit]- Malaysia Cup
- Winners (1): 2003
- Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Cup
- Winners (1): 2004
- Sultan of Selangor's Cup
- Winners (1): 2004
References
[edit]- ^ [1] Malaysia Football Winners History
- ^ http://www.utusan.com.my/utusan/info.asp?y=2000&dt=0316&pub=Utusan_Malaysia&sec=Sukan&pg=sp_05.htm MPPJ berazam ke Piala FAM
- ^ [2] Malaysia 2003 Football History
- ^ http://ww1.utusan.com.my/utusan/info.asp?y=2003&dt=1005&pub=Utusan_Malaysia&sec=Sukan&pg=su_01.htm MPPJ muncul juara
- ^ http://www.utusan.com.my/utusan/info.asp?y=2004&dt=0922&pub=utusan_express&sec=Sports&pg=sp_02.htm MPPJ bayangan `Chelsea'
- ^ http://www.utusan.com.my/utusan/info.asp?y=2005&dt=1202&pub=utusan_malaysia&sec=Sukan&pg=su_02.htm Archived 6 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine Defending champion Selangor MPPJ out of Malaysia Cup
- ^ http://www.thestar.com.my/Sport/Other-Sport/2006/08/09/MPPJ-may-bow-out-from-the-Malaysian-Super-League-next-season/ MPPJ may bow out from the Malaysian Super League next season
- ^ "MPPJ fined and banned for pulling out of Super League". The Star Online. 15 September 2006. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
- ^ a b http://www.utusan.com.my/utusan/info.asp?y=2006&dt=0205&pub=Utusan_Malaysia&sec=Sukan&pg=su_01.htm MPPJ tidak berganjak
- ^ a b c http://www.thestar.com.my/Story/?file=%2F2006%2F8%2F8%2Fsports%2F15074573&sec=sports Troubled MPPJ face uphill task to stay in Malaysia Cup hunt
- ^ a b http://www.thestar.com.my/Story/?file=%2F2006%2F7%2F12%2Fsports%2F14805150&sec= MPPJ on the revival trail
- ^ http://www.fourfourtwo.com/my/features/untold-stories-kelab-asia-tenggara-selangor-mppj Untold Stories: Kelab Asia Tenggara, Selangor MPPJ
- ^ http://www.thestar.com.my/Sport/Hockey/2014/01/25/MBPJ-beat-junior-bolts-to-climb-to-second/ MBPJ beat junior ‘bolts’ to climb to second
- ^ http://www.fourfourtwo.com/my/features/untold-stories-southeast-asian-clubs-selangor-mppj Untold Stories, Southeast Asian Clubs: Selangor MPPJ
