Bukit Tambun F.C.

Bukit Tambun
Full nameBukit Tambun Football Club
Founded2022; 2 years ago (2022)
GroundPenang State Stadium
Capacity40,000
ChairmanFoo Yu Keong
ManagerMuniandy A/L Arumugom
CoachJacob Joseph
LeagueMalaysia A1 Semi-Pro League
2023Malaysia M3 League, 4th of 13

Bukit Tambun Football Club also known as Bukit Tambun, is a professional football club that is currently playing in Malaysia A1 Semi-Pro League. The club is based in Bandar Cassia, Batu Kawan, Penang, Malaysia.[1]

History

Founded in early 2022, Bukit Tambun made club debut into Malaysian Football League by joining the third-tier league Malaysia M3 League in 2022 Malaysia M3 League. [2]

On 6 March 2022, Bukit Tambun competed in the Malaysia FA Cup for the first time in 2022 and won the preliminary round match 2–1 against Immigration where they progress to the 2nd round against Malaysia Super League club Penang but lost to them 4–0 on 11 March 2022.

Bukit Tambun then participated in the 2024 Malaysia FA Cup facing against Kedah Darul Aman.

Season by season record

Season Division Position Malaysia Cup Malaysian FA Cup Malaysian Charity Shield Regional Top scorer (all competitions)
2022 Liga M3 6th Group B DNQ First round Malaysia Mohd Syukur Saidin (6)
2023 Liga M3 4th Place DNQ DNQ Malaysia Mohd Syukur Saidin (7)
2024–25 Liga A1 Semi-Pro TBD DNQ Round of 16

Players

First-team squad

As of 29 May 2024[3]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Malaysia MAS Lau Yik Zhong
2 FW Malaysia MAS Aizat Safuan
4 DF Malaysia MAS Abdul Qayyum
7 MF Malaysia MAS Amir Adha Latif
8 MF Malaysia MAS Marcus Mah (on loan from Penang)
10 MF Malaysia MAS Husnul Irsal Amran
11 GK Malaysia MAS Nasrullah Aziz
12 DF Malaysia MAS Syazwi Suhaimi
13 DF Malaysia MAS Afif Azman
15 DF Malaysia MAS Youwarasan Maniom
19 DF Malaysia MAS Keshan Naidu
20 MF Malaysia MAS Rafiuddin Roddin (Captain)
21 MF Malaysia MAS M. Kavindran
22 GK Malaysia MAS Muhammad Asfa
23 FW Malaysia MAS Sadam Hashim
24 MF Malaysia MAS Lokman Hakim Abdullah
No. Pos. Nation Player
25 FW Malaysia MAS Nurfais Johari
27 DF Malaysia MAS Akmal Rizal Suhaimi
28 MF Malaysia MAS Syafiq Heelmi Zainol
30 DF Malaysia MAS Hasrul Che Halim
31 MF Malaysia MAS Zhafir Yusoff
37 MF Malaysia MAS Mu'az Zainal Abidin
66 FW Malaysia MAS Muhammad Asyraaf
77 DF Malaysia MAS B. Sanjef Dinesh
88 DF Malaysia MAS Zharif Desa

Club staff

Position Name
Manager Malaysia Muniandy A/L Arumugom
Assistant manager Malaysia Jabri Bin Hasan
Head coach Malaysia Jacob Joseph
Assistant coach Malaysia Kamal Khalid
Goalkeeping coach Malaysia Ramajayam A/L Krishnan
Physiotherapist Malaysia Sukhvinder Singh Sidhu
Doctor Malaysia Thannthiran a/l Manivel
Media officer Malaysia Muarmar Ghadafy B Alias
Kitman Malaysia Mohd Arif Shafiq B Zamzabidi

Kit manufacturer and shirt sponsor

Season Manufacturer Sponsor
2022 HakkaClo Gimmart
2023 Al Sports GIM Media

References

  1. ^ "Bukit Tambun FC teroka pelbagai bidang jana pendapatan". Buletin Mutiara.
  2. ^ "Make Penang proud, CM Chow tells Bukit Tambun FC". Buletin Mutiara.
  3. ^ "Bukit Tambun 2024 Player list". Football Association of Malaysia.