SPA F.C.
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| Full name | Suruhanjaya Perkhidmatan Awam Football Club[1] | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Wild Cats | ||
| Founded | 22 January 2005 | ||
| Dissolved | 17 April 2015 | ||
| Ground | Petaling Jaya Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 10,000 | ||
| Owner | Suruhanjaya Perkhidmatan Awam Malaysia | ||
| 2015 | Malaysia Premier League, 12th | ||
| Website | http://www.spa.gov.my/ | ||
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Suruhanjaya Perkhidmatan Awam Football Club (English: Public Services Commission Football Club) or commonly known as SPA FC is a football club from Kuala Lumpur, Federal Territory of Malaysia. The team formerly plays in the Premier League, the second tier of Malaysian football league.[2] In 2015, the club has pulled from the league for financial reasons.[3]
History
Suruhanjaya Perkhidmatan Awam Football Club or SPA FC was founded and started as a recreational club for the staffs of the Malaysian Public Services Commission (Malay:Suruhanjaya Perkhidmatan Awam Malaysia). The club, affiliated with Kuala Lumpur FA, started by competing the KLFA Second Division League in 2005. Promoted to KLFA First Division in 2007, they continued their ascent in the Kuala Lumpur football pyramid when they were promoted to KLFA Premier League in 2009.
They joined the nationwide amateur league Malaysia FAM League in 2010. Their first season saw them finish at respectable third place, only pipped by SDMS Kepala Batas for the second automatic promotion spot to 2011 Malaysia Premier League by virtue of goal difference. However their second season in the league were not as good, finishing in eighth place out of 11 teams.[4]
The 2012 season was to be the watershed season for the club. In the FA Cup they advanced to the quarter-finals, the furthest a Malaysia FAM League side has progressed since 1994 when the competition opened to clubs from the FAM League.[5] SPA progressed by beating Malaysia Premier League side MBJB FC and invited Cambodian club Preah Khan Reach F.C.,[6] before being stopped by Malaysia Super League defending champion Kelantan FA who defeated them 5–0 on aggregate. Kelantan went on to win the FA Cup. In the league, SPA went all the way to become the league champion, clinching the title and promotion to 2013 Malaysia Premier League with a match to spare.[7]
Honours
- Winners : 2012
List of head coach
| Year | Coach |
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| 2011–2013 |  Mohd Nizam Jamil
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| Year | Coach |
| 2013 – May 2015 | Mohd Shah Alias Mohd Norbit
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| Year | Coach |
| May 2015– Nov 2015 |  Ken Worden
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References
- ^ Suruhanjaya Perkhidmatan Awam Football | Soccerway
- ^ "SPA Putrajaya FC Yakin Mampu Bersaing Tanpa Pemain Import | Dunia Sukan". www.duniasukan.com. Archived from the original on 5 December 2013.
- ^ http://www.hmetro.com.my/node/44618 SPA tarik diri
- ^ Devinder Singh (14 October 2011). "SPA eye promotion to FAM League". New Straits Times. Retrieved 6 March 2012.
- ^ http://football.thestar.com.my/2012/03/22/surprise-package-kl-spa-cant-wait-to-take-on-kelantan/ [dead link]
- ^ "FOOTBALL / FA CUP: SPA riding crest of a wave - Letters to the Editor - New Straits Times". Archived from the original on 14 December 2013. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
- ^ "SPA deserving champions - Northern - New Straits Times". Archived from the original on 12 July 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2012.