Suruhanjaya Perkhidmatan Awam Football Club (), commonly known as SPA FC, was a

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club from

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, Federal Territory of Malaysia. The team formerly played in the

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, the second tier of Malaysian football league. In 2015, the club has pulled from the league for financial reasons.

History

Suruhanjaya Perkhidmatan Awam Football Club or SPA FC was founded as a recreational club for the staff of the Malaysian Public Services Commission (Malay:''Suruhanjaya Perkhidmatan Awam Malaysia''). The club, affiliated with

Kuala Lumpur FA Kuala Lumpur City Football Club, known simply as KL City FC, is a Malaysian professional association football, football club based in Kuala Lumpur. The club competes in the Malaysia Super League, the top level of Football in Malaysia, Malaysia ...

, started by competing in the KLFA Second Division League in 2005. Promoted to the KLFA First Division in 2007, they continued ascent in the Kuala Lumpur football pyramid when they were promoted to KLFA Premier League in 2009. They joined the nationwide amateur league

Malaysia FAM League The FAM Cup ( Malay: Piala FAM) was a knock-out football tournament for the Malaysia M3 League and the Malaysia M4 League in Malaysia. From 2008 to 2018 it was held as a third-tier league and used the FAM League (Liga FAM) name. The competit ...

in 2010. first season saw them finish at respectable third place, pipped by SDMS Kepala Batas for the second automatic promotion spot to

2011 Malaysia Premier League The 2011 Liga Premier () is the eighth season of the Liga Premier, the second-tier professional football league in Malaysia.

by virtue of goal difference. However, their second season was not as good, finishing in eighth place out of 11 teams. In the

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they advanced to the quarter-finals, the furthest a Malaysia FAM League side has progressed since 1994. SPA progressed by beating

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side

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and invited

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n club

Preah Khan Reach F.C. Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng Football Club (), also known as Svay Rieng or PKR, is a professional association football, football club based in Svay Rieng municipality, Krong Svay Rieng, Svay Rieng province, Cambodia, that plays in the Cambodian ...

, before being stopped by Malaysia Super League defending champion

Kelantan FA Kelantan Football Club () was a Malaysian professional football club based in Kota Bharu, Kelantan. Founded in 1946, the club had a long-standing rivalry with Terengganu. The two east coast clubs were involved in the East Coast Derby. Their ...

5–0 on aggregate. In the

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, SPA went all the way to become the league champion, clinching the title and promotion to

2013 Malaysia Premier League The 2013 Liga Premier (), also known as the Astro Liga Premier for sponsorship reasons, is the 10th season of the Liga Premier, the second-tier professional football league in Malaysia.

with a match to spare.

Honours

* Division 3/FAM League : Winners (1) :

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::: Third place (1):

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Coaches

References

External links

Official Site of SPA FC

KL SPA FC
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