The Kuala Lumpur City Football Club traces its history to the formation of the Federal Territory Football Association (FTFA) in 1975. Unique to Malaysia, top-level football in the country was an inter-state affair with the teams managed by state associations.
A period of domination from 1986 to 1989 which brought a haul of three Malaysia Cups, Two League Championships and two Asean Club Championship titles. Kuala Lumpur enjoyed further success in the 1990s with three FA Cup titles.
Kuala Lumpur return to the Malaysian Super League after an absence of just one year following a third-place finish in the 2020 premier league season. As Malaysian football teams convert into privately-owned football clubs, Kuala Lumpur have appointed one of their own, Stanley Bernard, to chart a course through this exciting period full of possibilities as the club’s Chief Executive Officer.
The conversion from a football association-run team to one that is a full-fledged professional football club allows for various commercial opportunities to be exploited. No different than any other corporation, Kuala Lumpur City Football Club is run on corporate governance principles which has in place a system of rules, practices and processes by which the club is directed and controlled and a proper structure which identifies the individuals which have power and accountability, and those who make decisions.
As a football club guided by business principles, securing the interests of a player and his welfare is key towards ensuring success on the pitch. A well-run business side of the club will lead to greater things on the sporting side.
Kuala Lumpur City Football Club is a club that represents the city, Malaysia’s capital. Kuala Lumpur is unique in that it was the sole non-state Malaysian team playing in national-level domestic competitions prior to the shift to professionalism and a club-based approach.
Kuala Lumpur is a unique city with a diverse demographic and a melting pot of cultures. It’s residents hail from all parts of the country though the club derives its support from those who identify with the city as their place of origin. There is a fierce sense of identity adopted by all who embrace it, given that this segment is outnumbered by those who remain loyal to their home states.
Having to stand on their own two feet following the split from the FA of Selangor in 1975 has instilled an independent streak within the club, which has blazed its own trail ever since. While every club desires success on and off the pitch, this will never come at the expense of the club’s core values of respect, collaboration, fun and teamwork. Not just getting results but doing it in a way that makes any KLCFC supporter deeply proud to be a fan.
As Malaysian football teams transitioned into privately-owned football clubs, Kuala Lumpur United FC was formed as a wholly owned club of KLFA. One of the club’s former players, Stanley Bernard, was appointed to chart a course through this exciting period full of possibilities as the club’s chief executive officer.
The conversion from a Football Association-run team to one that is a full-fledged professional football club allows for various commercial opportunities to be exploited.
No different than any other corporation, Kuala Lumpur United is run on corporate governance principles which has in place a system of rules, practices and processes by which the club is directed and controlled and a proper structure which identifies the individuals which have power and accountability, and those who make decisions.
As a football club guided by business principles, securing the interests of a player and his welfare is key towards ensuring success on the pitch. A well-run business side of the club will lead to greater things on the sporting side.
