Terengganu Football Club II () is a professional

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club based in

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. The club currently plays in the under-23 Malaysia MFL Cup. The club was founded as T-Team on 14 July 2006, changed its name to Terengganu II in 2017 and became the

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of Terengganu Football Club. The club is widely known as ''The Turtles.''

History

Early years (as T-Team)

The club was founded on 14 July 2006 as T-Team. The club was formed after the Football Association of Kuala Terengganu District decided to send a football team to compete in the

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as T-Team. They competed in the 2008 Malaysia FAM League and achieved promotion to the

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for the 2009 season. The club was then promoted to

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after just one season in the second division and competed in

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. The club was further rebranded as T-Team Titans to gather local support. FAM League 2008 champion

Merging with Terengganu FA to become Terengganu FC

On 21 November 2017, T-Team management announced the club had been absorbed into Terengganu F.C., and the team's status was changed to a

of the newly restructured first team of Terengganu. As part of the change, T-Team changed its name to Terengganu II and were automatically relegated to the Premier League, despite finishing the season outside of the Super League relegation zone in the 2017 season. Under new head coach, Mustafa Kamal, Terengganu II performed badly in the league and finished 11th, in the automatic relegation to

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zone. As a result of the poor performance, Mustafa Kamal resigned as head coach, and the head coach role were temporarily held by Tengku Hazman, his assistant, for the inaugural Malaysia Challenge Cup. Tengku Hazman succeeded in leading his charges to win the

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, beating UKM F.C. 4–2 on aggregate in the final. In December 2018, Terengganu II was granted a reprieve by the Malaysia Football League and retained their place in the Premier League after 2018 Malaysia FAM Cup champions Terengganu City F.C. were denied promotion due to unpaid player and staff wages issues.

Stadium

The club currently uses the

Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah Stadium The Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah Stadium () is a multi-purpose stadium in Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu, Malaysia. The stadium is named after Ismail Nasiruddin of Terengganu, the fourth Sultan of Terengganu. The stadium has the capacity to acco ...

, Malaysia as their home venue. Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah Stadium July 2019

The capacity of the stadium is 25,000.

Ownership and finances

Sponsorship

Head coaches

Team managers

Club personnel (2023)

Honours

Domestic competitions

League

** Winners (1):

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Cups

* Malaysia Challenge Cup ** Winners (1):

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* MFL Cup ** Winners (1):

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competitions

* Shah Alam City Cup ** Winners (1): 2021 * Terengganu Chief Minister's Cup ** Winners (1): 2022Aksi 'panas' di Stadium Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah
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Club record

*P = Played *W = Games won *D = Games drawn *L = Games lost *F = Goals for *A = Goals against *GD = Goal difference *Pts = Points *Pos = Final position *N/A = No answer *QR1 = First Qualifying Round *QR2 = Second Qualifying Round *QR3 = Third Qualifying Round *QR4 = Fourth Qualifying Round *RInt = Intermediate Round *R1 = Round 1 *R2 = Round 2 *R3 = Round 3 *R4 = Round 4 *R5 = Round 5 *R6 = Round 6 *GR = Group Stage *QF = Quarter-finals *SF = Semi-finals *RU = Runners-up *S = Shared *W = Winners

Affiliate clubs

* Hanelang * Terengganu City

References

External links

Terengganu II Soccerway
{{Malaysia Super League Malaysia Super League clubs Football clubs in Malaysia Football clubs in Terengganu 2006 establishments in Malaysia Reserve team football in Malaysia Association football clubs established in 2006