Johor Darul Ta'zim II F.C.

Johor Darul Ta'zim Football Club II(/əˈhɔːr/;Malay:Kelab Bolasepak Johor Darul Ta'zim II) or simplyJDT IIis aMalaysiafootball club based inJohor Bahru,Johor.The club currently plays in theMFL Cup,the u-23 development professionalfootballleague in Malaysia. Johor Darul Ta'zim II is afeeder clubforJohor Darul Ta'zim.

Johor Darul Ta'zim II
Full nameJohor Darul Ta'zim Football Club II
Nickname(s)Southern Tigers
Short nameJDTII
Founded1955;69 years ago(1955),asJohor FA
2014;10 years ago(2014),as Johor Darul Ta’zim Football Club (merge with Johor FC)
GroundTan Sri Dato' Haji Hassan Yunos Stadium
Capacity30,000
OwnerTunku Ismail Sultan Ibrahim[1]
ManagerAdib Azhari Daud
CoachMariano Echeverría
LeagueMFL Cup
2023Runner-up
Websitehttp://johorsoutherntigers.my/
Current season

History

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Johor Darul Ta'zim II was founded asJohor Football Association(then known asJohor FAor simplyJohor) in 1955 and are known as one of the "second-wave" football teams to participate in Malaysian football league (first-wave are Kedah and Selangor.). In its early years, the team was based inKluang,Johor under the guidance of its Johor Football Association. In 1964, the southern-side team moved to Tan Sri Dato' Haji Hassan Yunos Stadium. Few changes in the management of Johor Football Association in the 1970s saw Datuk Suleiman Mohd Noor appointed as president and team manager. Under his management, the team rose as a formidable team in the football scene. This was proven some years later when Johor won Piala Razak trophy in 1983 and their first ever Malaysia Cup trophy in 1985 and also Piala Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah (better known as Piala Sumbangsih) in 1986 under then coach, Ahmad Esa.

When the Malaysia football league wentSemi-Proin 1989, Johor was the first team to win the Malaysia Cup and the Malaysia League in 1991, thus achieved a "Grand Double", first ever by a team in this country during that Semi-Pro period. It was also a second Malaysia Cup for the Johor team. In 1992, Johor finished seventh in the league, their worst standings since 1989. This was proven crucial for the former coach, Michael Urukalo, as he was dismissed and replaced by Wan Jamak Wan Hassan. Johor see off their 1993 season well, standing at fifth position even without two of their cup-winners import players, Abbas Saad and Alistair Edwards. The team then went on with years of trophyless drought until 1998, when they won their first FA Cup. The next season saw the team clinching promotion to top division in winning the Liga Premier title. Johor had a tough seasons in the Premier One League and finally were relegated back to Premier Two League in 2001 after two years in top-flight division.

For the 2006–07Liga Premiercompetition, Johor FA decided to compete under the sponsored nameJohor PBT Pasir Gudang(orJohor Pasir Gudang). They were given the green light byFootball Association of Malaysiaon 9 January 2007 to compete under the new name. A reason for the name change is that the Pasir Gudang Local Authority (PBTPG), now known as Majlis Perbandaran Pasir Gudang (MPPG), is Johor FA's main sponsor during that season. The reason was controversial because the team had to merge with the now-defunct Pasir Gudang United F.C., which caused unrest amongst supporters.

Under the rebranding exercise done under the ownership ofTunku Ismail Ibrahimof all Johor football in 2014, Johor FA football team is rebranded toJohor Darul Ta'zim FC IIand is now operating as the second team of Johor Darul Ta'zim FC (JDT). Acting as thereserve teamto JDT, both teams are permitted to transfer several players to each other in a season, without the restriction of registration windows. Under this agreement, a player contracted to JDT may make several appearances with JDT II, and vice versa.

Club's names

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  • 1955–2006: Johor Football Association
  • 2006–2008: Johor Pihak Berkuasa Tempatan Pasir Gudang (merge withPasir Gudang United F.C.)
  • 2009–2013: Johor Football Association
  • 2014–present: Johor Darul Ta'zim Football Club (reserve team) (merge with Johor FC to become Johor Darul Ta’zim FC)

Stadium

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Pasir Gudang Corporation Stadium

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Pasir Gudang Corporation Stadium

Prior 2020, Johor Darul Ta'zim II FC played their home games atPasir Gudang Corporation Stadium(Malay:Stadium Perbadanan Pasir Gudang). It is a multi-usestadiuminPasir Gudang,Johor Bahru District,Johor,Malaysia.It has both an indoor stadium and an outdoor stadium within its compound.[2]

The outdoor stadium can hold a maximum of 15,000 people and is currently used mostly forfootballmatches, serving as the home stadium to Johor Darul Ta'zim II in theLiga Premier.[3]

Tan Sri Dato' Haji Hassan Yunos Stadium

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Tan Sri Dato' Haji Hassan Yunos Stadium

Starting from 2020 season onward, Johor Darul Ta'zim II FC will play their home games atTan Sri Dato' Haji Hassan Yunos Stadiumafter their main team,Johor Darul Ta'zim FCmove toSultan Ibrahim Stadium.

Stadium and locations

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Coordinates Location Stadium Capacity Year
1°27′43″N103°53′53″E/ 1.461967°N 103.898102°E/1.461967; 103.898102 Pasir Gudang Pasir Gudang Corporation Stadium
15,000 2013–2019
Larkin Tan Sri Dato' Haji Hassan Yunos Stadium
30,000 2020–Present

Achievements

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Year Position League FA Cup Malaysia Cup/Malaysia Challenge Cup Top scorer
2014 5/12 Malaysia Premier League Round of 32 Group Stage Braulio Nobrega
(9 goals)
2015 5/12 Malaysia Premier League Quarter-finals Group Stage Shahril Ishak
(9 goals)
2016 3/12 Malaysia Premier League Round of 32 Group Stage Paulo Rangel(23 goals)
2017 4/12 Malaysia Premier League Round of 32 DNQ Nicolás Fernández
(12 goals)
2018 4/12 Malaysia Premier League DNQ Semi-finals Darren Lok
(8 goals)
2019 2/11 Malaysia Premier League DNQ Champions Mohamad Ghaddar
(10 goals)
2020 5/12 Malaysia Premier League Cancelled Cancelled Fernando Rodriguez
(7 goals)
2021 4/11 Malaysia Premier League Cancelled Cancelled Fernando Rodriguez
(16 goals)
2022 1/10 Malaysia Premier League DNQ Cancelled Fernando Rodriguez
(8 goals)

Daryl Sham
(8 goals)

Honours

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Domestic

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League

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Cups

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  • Winners (2):1985,[5]1991[7]
  • Runners-up (1): 1986[8]
  • Winners (1):1998[9]
  • Winners (1):1986[7]
  • Runners-up (2): 1992,[7]1999[7]
  • Crown Prince of Johor Cup
  • Winners (1):2012

International

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Players

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Current squad

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As of 24 February 2023[11]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF MAS Muhammad Nafizuddin
3 DF MAS Firdaus Ramli
4 MF MAS Ali Imran Sukari
5 DF MAS Syahirul Fazly
6 MF MAS Rafiefikri Rosman
7 FW MAS Najmuddin Akmal
8 MF MAS Nizarrudin Jazi
9 FW MAS Gabriel Nistelrooy
10 MF MAS Aiman Danish Azli
11 MF MAS Alif Mutalib
12 MF MAS Ziad El Basheer
13 MF MAS Aysar Hadi
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 MF MAS Chia Ruo Han
16 MF MAS Ahmad Irfan
17 MF MAS Danie Asyraf
18 FW MAS Daryl Sham
19 MF MAS Aznil Hafiz
21 DF MAS Marwan
22 GK MAS Riezman Irfan
23 FW MAS Fergus Tierney
25 GK MAS Muhammad Hafiz Azizi
26 DF MAS Umar Hakeem
28 DF MAS Adam Farhan
29 DF MAS Syukur Fariz

Coaching staff

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Position Staff
Manager Adib Azhari Daud
Head coach Mariano Echeverría
Assistant coach Ramlan Rashid
Mahadzir Ahmad
First-team coach Amirul Hadi Zainal
Shakir Shaari
Fitness coach Khairul Azreen bin Abdullah
Goalkeeping coach Jon Elorza
Physiotherapist Lifizan Haili
Team Doctor Rosman Surie

Managerial history

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Head coaches by years (2014–present)

Years Name Nationality
28 February 2014 – Azmi Mohamed Malaysia
1 March 2014 – 8 April 2014 Rajko Magić Croatia
5 November 2014 – 10 May 2015 Goran Paulić Croatia
11 May 2015 – 30 November 2015 Nenad Baćina Croatia
1 January 2016 – 17 January 2017 Benjamin Mora Mexico
18 January 2017 – 19 June 2017 Hamzani Omar Malaysia
20 June 2017 – 9 August 2018 Benjamin Mora Mexico
9 August 2018 – 23 October 2019 Ervin Boban Croatia
6 November 2019 –present Rafa Gil Spain

References

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  1. ^The Independent (8 October 2016)."Venga's picture of Prince eyeing Chuan-Jin at Causeway Challenge amuses".The Independent (Singapore).
  2. ^"Corporation Stadium Rental".Pasir Gudang Municipal Council. Archived fromthe originalon 15 September 2012.
  3. ^"Harimau Muda 'B' vs Tanjong Pagar United (May 14, Tuesday, 4.45 p.m, Pasir Gudang Stadium)".S.League. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016.{{cite web}}:CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  4. ^"Malaysia – List of Champions".RSSSF.Retrieved5 July2014.
  5. ^ab"Malaysia 1985".RSSSF.Retrieved5 July2014.
  6. ^"Malaysia – List of Second Level Champions".RSSSF.Retrieved5 July2014.
  7. ^abcd"Malaysia – List of Cup Winners".RSSSF.Retrieved5 July2014.
  8. ^"Malaysia 1986".RSSSF.Retrieved5 July2014.
  9. ^"Malaysia 1998".RSSSF.Retrieved5 July2014.
  10. ^"Brunei – Football at the Brunei Merdeka Games".Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.Retrieved23 December2012.
  11. ^"Roster".Johor Darul Ta'zim II List.Retrieved7 November2020.
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