Public Bank F.C.
Public Bank Football Club or Public Bank FC is a now defunct football club from Malaysia, based in Selayang, Selangor. The club home ground is the Majlis Perbandaran Selayang Stadium. The club formerly play in Malaysia Super League before pulled from the league after the end of 2005 season.
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| Full name | Public Bank Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Bankers No Bankers (after withdraw) | ||
| Founded | 2003 | ||
| Dissolved | 2006 | ||
| Ground | Majlis Perbandaran Selayang Stadium, Selayang, Selangor | ||
| Capacity | 10,000 | ||
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History
Public Bank Football Club or Public Bank FC was owned by Public Bank Berhad. The club managed to win the Malaysia Premier League 2 title in 2003 and was promoted to the newly formed top division, the Malaysia Super League for 2004 season.
The club compete in the top division for two years, the 2004 and 2005 season.[1][2][3] In their first season in the Super League, the club finished runners-up to Pahang. However, in the following year, the club finished 7th out of 8 clubs and were to be relegated to the second division, the Premier League.[4]
At the end of 2005 season, the club has decided to withdrew from the Malaysian League, citing financial difficulties. As a result, the club were then banned from entering all competitions organised by the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) for 5 years.[5][6]
Coaches
| Period | Coach |
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| 2002–05 |  E. Elavarasan |
See also
References
- http://www.rsssf.com/tablesm/malay03.html Malaysia 2003
- http://www.rsssf.com/tablesm/malay04.html Malaysia 2004
- http://ww1.utusan.com.my/utusan/info.asp?y=2004&dt=1003&pub=Utusan_Malaysia&sec=Sukan&pg=su_01.htm Archived 22 February 2017 at the Wayback Machine Public Bank hampiri separuh akhir
- http://www.rsssf.com/tablesm/malay05.html Malaysia 2005
- http://www.hmetro.com.my/node/191423 Bola sepak negara kian suram!
- http://www.asianfootballbusiness.com/2005/10/malaysia-slaps-5-year-bans-on-five-m.html Asian Football Business Review