Telekom Malaysia Football Club, commonly known as TMFC, was a Malaysian professional football club which originated from Malacca, until the club moved their base to Kuala Lumpur. The club's final home ground was the 25,000 capacity MPPJ Stadium. The club used to play in the top division of the Malaysian football league system, the Malaysia Super League, until the 2006–07 Malaysia Super League. The club was owned by Telekom Malaysia. Their regular kit colours were orange and blue.
History Telekom Malaysia Football Club was founded as Telekom Melaka Football Club in 1994.http://ww1.utusan.com.my/utusan/info.asp?y=2007&dt=0922&pub=Utusan_Malaysia&sec=Sukan&pg=su_03.htm Telekom pula tarik diri Liga Malaysiahttp://ww1.utusan.com.my/utusan/info.asp?y=2006&dt=0903&pub=Utusan_Malaysia&sec=Sukan&pg=su_01.htm NS Naza pilih jalan sukarhttp://ww1.utusan.com.my/utusan/info.asp?y=2005&dt=0901&pub=Utusan_Malaysia&sec=Sukan&pg=su_01.htm Telekom Melaka catat sejarahworldfootball.net Melaka TMFC Profilehttp://www.thesundaily.my/node/177493 Telekom rebranding costs RM9 millionhttp://www.companieshistory.com/telekom-malaysia/ Telekom Malaysia History They competed in the Malaysia FAM Cup until the end of 1998, winning it in 1996. Malaysia Champions History They also qualified for the Malaysia FA Cup in 1997 and 1998. Malaysia 1997 Malaysia 1998
In 1999, the club was promoted to the Malaysia Premier League 2. They finished the season in eight place, Malaysia 1999 and continued to compete in the league until 2002. Malaysia 2000 Malaysia 2001 Malaysia 2002 In 2003, the club was promoted to the Malaysia Premier League 1 as runner-up of the 2002 Malaysia Premier League 2. Malaysia 2003 In 2004, the club was put into the new second-tier Malaysia Premier League, Malaysia 2004 The club then won promotion to the 2005–06 Malaysia Super League, Malaysia 2005 Malaysia 2006 before withdrawing at the end of 2006–07 Malaysia Super League season. Malaysia 2007 Telekom Malaysia submitted its application for the TM FC to exit from the Malaysian League as the company decided to realign its position in contributing towards the nation's sports development.
Stadium TM FC played their final season at MPPJ Stadium. The previous home grounds were Hang Tuah Stadium and Hang Jebat Stadium.
Honours Domestic Malaysia FAM League Winners (1): 1996
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