Immigration F.C.
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| Full name | Immigration Football Club | ||
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| Nickname | The Mighty Tigers | ||
| Short name | IFC | ||
| Founded | 2015 | ||
| Ground | Batu Kawan Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 40,000 | ||
| Owner | Immigration Department of Malaysia | ||
| President | Muhammad Syahmi bin Jaafar | ||
| Head coach | Yusri Che Lah | ||
| League | Malaysia Super League | ||
| 2024–25 | Malaysia A1 Semi-Pro League, 2nd of 15 (promoted) | ||
| Website | imigresenfc | ||
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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
[edit | edit source]The club was founded as Immigration in 2015 in Putrajaya, and participated in several competitions in the Klang Valley. The club has also been involved in the KLFA Super League.[4] Immigration competed in the Kuala Lumpur League where they ended as the 2019 runners-up and got promoted to the Malaysia M3 League.[5] On 23 February 2020, Immigration competed in the 2020 Malaysia FA Cup for the first time and won the 1st round match by 2–0 against Staroba. The remaining season was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The club competed in the 2023 Malaysia FA Cup and on 25 March they recorded a 1–0 win against BRM, before losing to Kuala Lumpur City by 2–0. In February 2025, Immigration ended as the 2024–25 Malaysia A1 Semi-Pro League runners-up, gaining promotion to the Malaysia Super League for the first time.[6] During the 2025 Malaysia FA Cup round of 16 first leg fixture against Terengganu, Immigration won after João Pedro scored a stoppage time winner.
Crest
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2015–2020
Kit manufacturer and shirt sponsor
[edit | edit source]| Season | Manufacturer | Sponsor |
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| 2020 | Sky Hawk | NSK Trade City |
| 2022 | Zush | redONE |
| 2023 | Let's Play Performance | redONE MBSB Bank |
| 2024-2025 | redONE MBSB Bank Zetrix | |
| 2025- | al-Ikhsan Sport | Weststar |
Stadium
[edit | edit source]Immigration used the UKM Bangi Stadium and the Stadium Merdeka since the inception of the club. From 2025–26 season, Immigration's home ground is the Batu Kawan Stadium.[7]
Players
[edit | edit source]First-team squad
[edit | edit source]- As of September 2025
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Immigration FC II
[edit | edit source]- As of 1 August 2025[8]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Club personnel
[edit | edit source]- As of August 2025
| Position | Name |
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| President | Malaysia Muhammad Syahmi Jaafar |
| Team manager | Malaysia Iqmal Haqimie Abdullah |
| Chief operational officer | Malaysia Al Naliq Hasmi Abu Hassan |
| Technical director | Malaysia Ahmad Shahrul Azhar |
| Head coach | Malaysia Yusri Che Lah |
| Assistant coach | Malaysia Rusdi Suparman |
| Goalkeeping coach | Malaysia Abdul Hadi Abdul Hamid |
| Fitness coach | Malaysia Mohamad Naim Mohamad Sukri Malaysia Firdaus Hassian |
| Match analyst | Malaysia Es Lizuan Zahid Amir |
| Team doctor | Malaysia Jasminder Singh Kulwant Singh Malaysia Mohd Syahrizal Nadzir |
| Physio | Malaysia Naim Shauqie Rusman Malaysia 'Izzul Na'im Jamil |
| Masseur | Malaysia Irfan Abdul Aziz |
| Kitman | Malaysia Mohd Tasriq Fikrirullah Hamid Malaysia Fakhruddin Abdul Aziz Malaysia Nur Hazmie Hairani |
| Media officer | Malaysia Tajul Ariffin Kamal Baharin |
Head coaches
[edit | edit source]| Coach | Years | Honours |
|---|---|---|
| Malaysia Khalid A. Rashid | 2019–2022 | |
| Malaysia Hamizar Hamdan | 2022 | 2022 Malaysia M3 League third place |
| Malaysia Mat Zan Mat Aris | 2022–2025 | 2023 Malaysia M3 League winner 2024–25 Malaysia A1 Semi-Pro League runner-up |
| Malaysia Yusri Che Lah | 2025– |
Presidents
[edit | edit source]| Year | President |
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| 2015–2020 | Dato' Mohd Zulfikar bin Ahmad |
| 2021–now | Muhammad Syahmi bin Jaafar |
Season by season record
[edit | edit source]| Season | Division | Position | Malaysia Cup | Malaysian FA Cup | Malaysian Charity Shield | Regional | Top scorer (all competitions) |
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| 2015 | KLFA Division 3 | DNQ | DNQ | – | – | ||
| 2015–16 | KLFA Division 2 | DNQ | DNQ | – | – | ||
| 2016–17 | KLFA Super League | DNQ | DNQ | – | – | ||
| 2017–18 | KLFA Super League | 9th place | DNQ | DNQ | – | – | |
| 2019 | KLFA Super League | 2nd | DNQ | DNQ | – | – | |
| 20201 | M3 League | Season abandoned | DNQ | Round 2 | – | – | |
| 2021 | M3 League | Not held due to COVID-19 pandemic | |||||
| 2022 | M3 League | 3rd | 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
| Champions | Runners-up | Third place | Promoted | Relegated |
Honours
[edit | edit source]Domestic competitions
[edit | edit source]- League
- Division 3/M3 League/A1 League
- Division 5/KLFA Super League/A3 Community League
- Runners-up (1): 2019
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