Kuala Lumpur Rovers Football Club, simply known as the KL Rovers, is a professional
football
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club based in
Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur (KL), officially the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, is the capital city and a Federal Territories of Malaysia, federal territory of Malaysia. It is the largest city in the country, covering an area of with a census population ...
,
Malaysia
Malaysia is a country in Southeast Asia. Featuring the Tanjung Piai, southernmost point of continental Eurasia, it is a federation, federal constitutional monarchy consisting of States and federal territories of Malaysia, 13 states and thre ...
. They last played in the second division of the
Malaysian football league system, the
Malaysia A1 Semi-Pro League
The Malaysia A1 Semi-Pro League (, previously known as the Malaysia M3 League and the MBSB Bank Championship due to sponsorship reasons) is the second level association football, football league of the Malaysian football league system.http://j ...
.
History
Kuala Lumpur Rovers was founded in 2020, completing its inaugural season in the
2020 Malaysia M3 League. The club finished the
2022 season as runners-up in the league.
In 2023, the club competed in the
Malaysia Cup for the first time in their history. They faced
Malaysia Super League
The Malaysia Super League (), known simply as the Super League (), is the men's top professional Football in Malaysia, football division of the Malaysian football league system. Administered by the Football Malaysia Limited Liability Partnersh ...
club
Terengganu but ultimately fell to a 7–0 aggregate defeat.
In 2024, Kuala Lumpur Rovers competed in the
Malaysia FA Cup for the first time but suffered a 7–0 hammering from
Sabah
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in the round of 16. The club also participated in the
2024–25 Malaysia Cup facing against
Johor Darul Ta'zim.
Kit manufacturer and shirt sponsor
Players
First-team squad
Club officials
Season by season record
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Notes:
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2020 Season cancelled due to the
COVID-19 pandemic
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, no promotion or league title was awarded.
Honours
Domestic competitions
*
M3 League/A1 League
** Runners-up (2):
2022,
2023
** Third place (1):
2024–25
References
{{Football in Malaysia
Malaysia M3 League
Football clubs in Malaysia
Football clubs in Kuala Lumpur