Immigration F.C.

Immigration
Full nameImmigration Football Club
Nickname(s)The Mighty Tigers
Short nameIFC
Founded2014; 11 years ago (2014)
GroundUKM Bangi Stadium
Stadium Merdeka
Capacity2,000
25,000
OwnerImmigration Department of Malaysia
PresidentMuhammad Syahmi Jaafar
Head coachMat Zan Mat Aris
LeagueMalaysia Super League
2024–25Malaysia A1 Semi-Pro League, 2nd of 15 (promoted)
Current season

Immigration Football Club,[1] also known as Imigresen or IFC Malaysia, is a professional football club based in Putrajaya, Malaysia. They are playing in the Malaysia Super League from the 2025–26 season, after promotion from the Malaysia A1 Semi-Pro League.[2] The club is also involved in the Malaysia FA Cup.[3]

History

The club was founded in 2014 in Putrajaya, and participated in several competitions in Klang Valley. The club has also been involved in the KLFA Super League.[4]

In 2019, the club got the KLFA Super League runners-up spot and became eligible to compete in the Malaysia M3 League.[5]

On 23 February 2020, the club competed in the Malaysia FA Cup for the first time and won the 1st round match by 2–0 against Staroba FC. In the 2nd round they lost to Petaling Jaya City.

In 2023, the club competed in the 2023 Malaysia FA Cup where on 25 March 2023, they recorded a 1–0 win against BRM that see them through to the second round before losing to Kuala Lumpur City 2–0.

In 2025, Immigration ended up as the 2024–25 Malaysia A1 Semi-Pro League runner-up thus gaining promotion to Malaysia Super League for the first time in their history starting from the 2025–26 season onwards.[6]

Crest

Kit manufacturer and shirt sponsor

Season Manufacturer Sponsor
2020 Sky Hawk NSK Trade City
2022 Zush redONE
2023 Let's Play Performance redONE
MBSB Bank
2024–present redONE
MBSB Bank
Zetrix

Stadium

Immigration has used the UKM Bangi Stadium in Selangor as their home stadium since the inception of the club. From 2025–26 season, Immigration plays at the Stadium Merdeka.

Players

First-team squad

As of 23 July 2025[7]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Malaysia MAS Izarul Adli
2 DF Malaysia MAS Juzaerul Jasmi
3 DF Malaysia MAS Rafie Kamaruzzaman
5 DF Malaysia MAS Afiq Azuan
6 DF Malaysia MAS Mohd Nasriq Baharom (captain)
7 FW Malaysia MAS Abdul Afiq Hilman
8 MF Malaysia MAS Adam Mukhriz
10 MF Malaysia MAS Nadwin Salleh
13 GK Malaysia MAS Farhan Abu Bakar
14 DF Malaysia MAS Shafi Azswad
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 GK Malaysia MAS Furqan Azri
17 MF Malaysia MAS Hazim Abu Zaid
18 MF Malaysia MAS Muhd Haziq Ridhwan
19 DF Malaysia MAS Akif Hafizi
21 MF Malaysia MAS Hafiz Kamal
24 MF Malaysia MAS Mohd Hilmi Abdul Ghafar
25 MF Malaysia MAS Wafi Badrul Zaman
28 MF Malaysia MAS Muhamad Bukhari Idris
94 MF Malaysia MAS Norzaiful Zaizurin
94 MF Malaysia MAS Khairul Naim Zainal Abidin
94 MF Malaysia MAS Naim Firdaus Stibin
99 GK Malaysia MAS Hazeem Iman

Club personnel

Position Name
Team manager Malaysia Iqmal Haqimie Abdullah
Head coach Malaysia Mat Zan Mat Aris
Assistant coach Malaysia Raziff Sharizal Ibrahim
Goalkeeping coach Malaysia Mazlan Abdul Wahid
Fitness coach Malaysia Norhudahiroshi Razak
Team doctor Malaysia Hafi Hassan
Physio Malaysia Muhamad Hafiz Roslan
Malaysia Nursuliana Mohd Sofian
Kitman Malaysia Mohd Tasriq Fikrirullah Hamid
Malaysia Shahid Yahya

Season by season record

Season Division Position Malaysia Cup Malaysian FA Cup Malaysian Charity Shield Regional Top scorer (all competitions)
2019 KLFA Super League Runners-up DNQ DNQ – –
20201 M3 League Season abandoned DNQ Round 2 – –
2021 M3 League not held due to COVID-19 pandemic
2022 M3 League 4th Group A DNQ Preliminary round – – Malaysia Firdaus Azizul (22)
2023 M3 League 1st DNQ Second round – – Malaysia Azim Rahim (25)
2024–25 A1 League 2nd DNQ DNQ – – Nigeria Thankgod Michael (21)
2025–26 Super League – –

^1 2020 season cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, no promotion or league title was awarded

Honours

Domestic competitions

League
1st place, gold medalist(s) Champions (1): 2023
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up (1): 2024–25
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Third place (1): 2022
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up (1): 2019

References

  1. ^ "Imigresen Football Club". Global Sport Archive.
  2. ^ "Amateur Football League (AFL) Umum Penstrukturan Semula Liga M3, 20 Pasukan Dalam Saingan Musim 2020". Vocket.fc.
  3. ^ "Liga M3 dirombak, 20 pasukan bertanding". Berita Harian.
  4. ^ "IMIGRESEN FC". Malaysian Football League.
  5. ^ "DRB-Hicom FC bags title on penalties in inaugural top tier season". The Star.
  6. ^ "Fib Umum Keputusan Lesen Kebangsaan 2025-2026". malaysianfootballleague. MFL. 22 May 2025. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
  7. ^ "IFC 2024 Player list". Football Association of Malaysia.