Public Bank Football Club or Public Bank FC was a

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club from

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, based in

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. The club home ground was the

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. The club formerly play in

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before pulled from the league after the end of 2005 season.

History

Public Bank Football Club was owned by

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. The club managed to win the Malaysia Premier League 2 title in

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and was promoted to the newly formed top division, the Malaysia Super League for 2004 season. The club competed in the top division for two years, the

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and

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season.
Malaysia 2003
Malaysia 2004 In their first season in the Super League, the club finished runners-up to

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. However, in the following year, the club finished 7th out of 8 clubs and were to be relegated to the second division, the

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.
Malaysia 2005 At the end of 2005 season, the club decided to withdraw from the

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, citing financial difficulties. As a result, the club were then banned from entering all competitions organised by the

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(FAM) for 5 years. Asian Football Business Review

Honours

* Malaysia Premier League 2 **''Winners (1):''

**''Runners-up (1):''

Coaches

References

External links

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History

Honours

Coaches

See also

References

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