Majlis Perbandaran Petaling Jaya Football Club or Petaling Jaya Municipal Council Football Club, commonly known as MPPJ FC, was a Malaysian professional

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club based in

Petaling Jaya Petaling Jaya (), colloquially referred to as "PJ", is a city in Petaling District, in the state of Selangor, Malaysia. Originally developed as a Satellite city, satellite township for Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia, it is part of the G ...

Selangor Selangor ( ; ), also known by the Arabic language, Arabic honorific Darul Ehsan, or "Abode of Sincerity", is one of the 13 states of Malaysia. It is on the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia and is bordered by Perak to the north, Pahang to the e ...

. The club's home ground was the 25,000 capacity

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. The club used to play in the top division of Malaysian football, the

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until its final season in

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. It is known as the first club to win the prestigious

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in 2003. The club also has managed to become the champions of

2004 Malaysia Premier League The 2004 Liga Premier (), also known as the Dunhill Liga Premier for sponsorship reasons, was the inaugural season of the Liga Premier, the new second-tier professional football league in Malaysia.

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 The Petaling Jaya City Council (, abbreviated MBPJ) is the city council which administers the city of Petaling Jaya in the state of Selangor, Malaysia. This council was established after the city was officially granted city status on 20 June 200 ...

(MBPJ).

History

Beginnings, ascent and success

In the 1990s, MPPJ FC moved up along the ranks of the lower leagues, winning the Selangor state league in 1999. 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

in 2003, beating

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3–0 with a hat-trick by Juan Manuel Arostegui. 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. MPPJ FC continued their ascent in the league, being promoted to the newly founded

in 2005. In their first year, they finished 5th of the 8-members league.

Decline and demise

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. 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.http://www.utusan.com.my/utusan/info.asp?y=2006&dt=0205&pub=Utusan_Malaysia&sec=Sukan&pg=su_01.htm MPPJ tidak berganjakhttp://www.thestar.com.my/Story/?file=%2F2006%2F8%2F8%2Fsports%2F15074573&sec=sports Troubled MPPJ face uphill task to stay in Malaysia Cup hunthttp://www.thestar.com.my/Story/?file=%2F2006%2F7%2F12%2Fsports%2F14805150&sec= MPPJ on the revival trail By the start of the

2006–07 Malaysia Super League The 2006–07 Liga Super () also known as the TM Liga Super for sponsorship reasons is the fourth season of the Liga Super, the top-tier professional football league in Malaysia.

, the club has ceased to exist. Until 2016, the city council has only managed a youth football section under the name of MBPJ.http://www.fourfourtwo.com/my/features/untold-stories-southeast-asian-clubs-selangor-mppj Untold Stories, Southeast Asian Clubs: Selangor MPPJ

Former head coaches

* Reduan Abdullah (1999–2003, 2005) *

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(2003–2004) *

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(2005–2006) * B. Sathianathan (2006) ''(interim)'' * Toni Netto (2006) * Khan Hung Meng (2006)

Honours

Domestic competitions

League

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**Winners (1):

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Cups

**Winners (1): 2003 * Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Cup **Winners (1): 2004 *Sultan of Selangor's Cup **Winners (1): 2004

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:MPPJ F.C. Football clubs in Malaysia Football clubs in Selangor Defunct football clubs in Malaysia Malaysia Cup winners