Putrajaya Antlers Football Club, also known as Antlers, is a professional

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club based in

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. They last played in the second-tier

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History

Founded in early 2024, PT Athletic FC made club debut in the

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by joining the second-tier MBSB Bank Championship in 2024–25. It is a completely private club, not patronized or funded by the Putrajaya Football Association nor the

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. In a press statement on 14 October 2024, the club announced rebranding as Putrajaya Antlers Football Club (PAFC). The new name has been approved by the Malaysian Sports Commissioner (PJS). ''"The decision to rebrand this club is part of our ongoing efforts to further strengthen the relationship between the communities in the

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and its surroundings and in line with the vision and values that we want to bring the name of Putrajaya in the local and international football arena,"'' wrote a statement by the management of the club. In their debut season, PT Athletic secured a 6th-place finish out of 15 teams. The team also participated in the

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for the first time, facing

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in the round of 16, but was defeated with a 7–0 aggregate score.

Logo

PT_Athletic_FC_logo.png, Club logo used until the end of the 2024–25 season

Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors

Players

Technical staff

* Team manager: Nik Mohd Kifayatullah Nik Din * Assistant manager: Nik Khuzaimi Nudin * Head coach: Nazrulerwan Makmor * Assistant coach:

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, Wan Mohd Adha Wan Kamaruzaman * Goalkeeping coach: Jamsari Sabian * Goalkeeping coach: Azizon Abdul Kadir * Fitness coach: Kamarul Dinis Kamarudin * Physio: Izzati Iznan Azzman * Media officer: Ahmad Syamil Shamsudin * Kitman: Noor Nasriq Noorazman, Mohd Fadhli Ikram

Season by season record

References

{{Football in Malaysia Malaysia M3 League Football clubs in Malaysia Football clubs in Putrajaya Association football clubs established in 2024