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| Full name | Kuala Lumpur City Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The City Boys[1][2] | ||
| Short name | KL City FC, KLCFC | ||
| Founded | 1974 (as Federal Territory)[3] | ||
| Ground | Kuala Lumpur Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 18,000 | ||
| Owner | Rinani Group Berhad Kuala Lumpur Football Association[4] | ||
| President | Fahmi Fadzil | ||
| Head coach | Miroslav Kuljanac | ||
| League | Malaysia Super League | ||
| 2023 | Malaysia Super League, 7th of 14 | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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Kuala Lumpur City Football Club, known simply as KL City FC, is a Malaysian professional football club based in Kuala Lumpur. The club competes in the Malaysia Super League, the top level of Malaysian football, and was founded in 1974 as Federal Territory by the Kuala Lumpur Football Association (KLFA). It was later renamed Kuala Lumpur FA and Kuala Lumpur United, before renaming to its current name in 2021.
Kuala Lumpur City won two Malaysian league titles, four Malaysian Cups, three Malaysian FA Cups, and three Malaysian Charity Shields. It also played in the group stages of the Asian Club Championship on two occasions.
Following its founding, a fierce rivalry developed between Kuala Lumpur and Selangor mainly due to their geographical location. The battle between these two teams is often referred to as the Klang Valley Derby, which was renewed in the 2010 season after Kuala Lumpur ended a seven-year spell in the second-tier with promotion to the Malaysia Super League. Kuala Lumpur were relegated to the second-tier Malaysia Premier League in 2012 and the following year, in 2013, Kuala Lumpur were relegated to the third-tier Malaysia FAM League for the first time in its history.
- ^ "The City Boys have issues with match officials". New Straits Times. 25 April 2021. Archived from the original on 19 July 2021. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
- ^ "City Boys buy Perak duo". New Straits Times. 12 May 2021. Archived from the original on 19 July 2021. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
- ^ "Kuala Lumpur United". worldfootball.net. Archived from the original on 20 October 2021. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
- ^ "Rinani Acquires KL City FC". acnnewswire.com. 7 February 2023. Archived from the original on 9 February 2023. Retrieved 7 February 2023.