Klang Valley Derby


Klang Valley Derby is the name given to football matches that involves Selangor and Kuala Lumpur. Both of them were located in the Klang Valley, Malaysia.

History

The rivalry can be seen as a result of the teams' geographical locations - the federal territory of Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia, is an enclave of Selangor - Kuala Lumpur was part of the latter until 1974, when it was carved out on 1 February that year and made directly responsible to the Malaysian government. The rivalry between the two teams, which were both located in the Klang Valley, dates back to at least the 1980s. The rivalry peaked when Kuala Lumpur FA was promoted to the Malaysia Super League after a seven-year spell in the second division. WPKL was then relegated back to the Premier League in 2011 after the last meeting of the two clubs. While Selangor FA remained one of the strongest clubs, having consistently stayed in the Super League, the Federal Territory declined even further, slipping as low as into the FAM League, the third division for the 2014 season. As of 2018, Kuala Lumpur FA is now back in the Malaysia Super League, the first division league after 3 years in the Premiere League.

Selangor

Selangor Association Football League was formed in 1905. In 1926, association officials formed a breakaway association called Selangor Football Association. Dispute between the AFL and the SFA continued for almost ten years before the two sides returned to the negotiating table for the betterment of football. Both groups merged on 22 February 1936, forming the present-day Selangor FA.
Selangor FA is the most successful club in Malaysia, in terms of overall titles won. Domestically, Selangor FA won a record 33 Malaysia Cup, 7 Malaysia Super League titles, 2 Malaysia Premier League titles, 7 Malaysia FAM League titles, 5 FA Cup, 8 Charity Shield, 4 Malaysia President Cup, 2 Malaysia Youth League titles, 13 King's Gold Cups and 1 Agong's Cup. Selangor FA have completed the treble in 1997, 2005 and 2009. In 1984 the treble covered the Malaysia Cup, League Champion and Charity Shield. Both 1997 and 2005 trebles covered the Domestic Cup Double while the 2009 treble covered the Double. 1997 was the most successful year for them as they won 4 trophies and runners-up for the Agong's Cup.

Kuala Lumpur

Kuala Lumpur Football Association is the one of the youngest state football teams, having been formed in 1975, but their achievements during the short period made them veterans in the game. Formed as Federal Territory Football Association, the association was actually a breakaway group from Selangor FA, following Kuala Lumpur's separation from Selangor to be a Federal Territory in 1974. Led by former F.A. of Selangor secretary K. Rasalingam together with other members Goh Ah Chai, Hamzah Muhammad, M.J. Vincent, Shariff Mustafa, Jeswant Singh and Manickarajah, they saw the need for another association in the Klang Valley due to the growing numbers of clubs.
FTFA was officially formed in 1975 with Tan Sri Hamzah Abu Samah elected as their first president. It was in 1979, that the Federal Territory made their debut in the Malaysia Cup. They then started off as whipping boys but by 1982 were already making waves to be among the top teams in the league although they failed to win any titles. In 1985, Federal Territory reached their first Malaysia Cup final after only competing in the tournament for seven seasons while other states, who have been in the competition since it was inaugurated in 1921, are still trying to reach the final.
FTFA officially changed its name to Kuala Lumpur Football Association in 1987 to better identify itself with the city. Kuala Lumpur joined the ranks of the heavyweights in the Malaysian soccer competition which saw them win the Charity Shield once in the four appearances, the League twice and the Malaysia Cup three years in a row. Later years saw lean pickings for Kuala Lumpur although they did win the FA Cup three times in 1993, 1994 and 1999, which remains Kuala Lumpur's last major trophy. Relegation from the then-Premier 1 followed in 2002 and it took seven years before KL returned to the top-flight, finishing fourth in the Premier League in 2009. On 26 June 2012, Kuala Lumpur confirmed its relegation to the Premier League after three years in the top flight. On Monday 24 June 2013, Kuala Lumpur were relegated to the FAM League with two games remaining. A year and a day later, on 25 June 2014, Kuala Lumpur regained their place in the Premier League after finishing runners-up in the FAM League.
The derby is among the most one-sided derby, with Selangor overwhelmingly dominant. Kuala Lumpur most recent winning is in 2018, which took them exactly 11 years since their last win. The derby celebrated its 70th derby on 2011.
The derby occur twice during Piala Sumbangsih, which are in 1987 and 1990. Both were won by Selangor.

List of Matches

From 1986 to current
#DateTournamentHome teamScoreAway team
12 March 19861986 Malaysia CupKuala Lumpur1-0Selangor
210 June 19871987 Malaysia Charity ShieldKuala Lumpur0-1Selangor
315 August 19871987 Malaysia CupKuala Lumpur2-0Selangor
414 August 19881988 Malaysia CupKuala Lumpur2-1Selangor
525 October 19881988 Malaysia CupKuala Lumpur1-2Selangor
628 October 19881988 Malaysia CupKuala Lumpur4-2Selangor
71 July 19891989 Malaysia Semi-Pro LeagueKuala Lumpur3-0Selangor
88 October 19891989 Malaysia Semi-Pro LeagueKuala Lumpur0-1Selangor
91 May 19901990 Malaysia Charity ShieldKuala Lumpur0-0 aet,pso Selangor
1023 June 19901990 Malaysia Semi-Pro LeagueKuala Lumpur0-1Selangor
111 September 19901990 Malaysia Semi-Pro LeagueKuala Lumpur2-4Selangor
1211 May 19911991 Malaysia Semi-Pro LeagueKuala Lumpur2-2Selangor
1327 July 19911991 Malaysia Semi-Pro LeagueKuala Lumpur0-0Selangor
1418 September 19911991 Malaysia FA CupKuala Lumpur1-4Selangor
1525 September 19911991 Malaysia FA CupKuala Lumpur2-4Selangor
1620 June 19921992 Malaysia Semi-Pro LeagueKuala Lumpur1-0Selangor
1722 August 19921992 Malaysia Semi-Pro LeagueKuala Lumpur2-1Selangor
1823 May 19931993 Malaysia FA CupKuala Lumpur0-2Selangor
1929 May 19931993 Malaysia FA CupKuala Lumpur4-2Selangor
202 June 19931993 Malaysia FA CupKuala Lumpur1-0Selangor
2118 May 19941994 Malaysia Premier League 1Kuala Lumpur3-2Selangor
229 August 19941994 Malaysia Premier League 1Selangor1-0Kuala Lumpur
2315 March 19951995 Malaysia FA CupSelangor2-1Kuala Lumpur
2429 April 19951995 Malaysia Premier League 1Selangor3-2Kuala Lumpur
251 July 19951991 Malaysia Premier League 1Kuala Lumpur1-1Selangor
2625 March 19961996 Malaysia Premier League 1Kuala Lumpur0-1Selangor
2716 July 19961996 Malaysia Premier League 1Selangor1-1Kuala Lumpur
2815 April 19971997 Malaysia Premier League 1Kuala Lumpur0-1Selangor
2919 July 19971997 Malaysia Premier League 1Selangor0-0Kuala Lumpur
3028 October 19971997 Malaysia CupSelangor2-0Kuala Lumpur
3118 November 19971997 Malaysia CupKuala Lumpur0-2Selangor
3225 April 19981998 Malaysia Premier League 1Selangor4-1Kuala Lumpur
3323 June 19981998 Malaysia CupKuala Lumpur2-0Selangor
344 July 19981998 Malaysia Premier League 1Kuala Lumpur2-0Selangor
357 July 19981998 Malaysia CupSelangor4-2Kuala Lumpur
3626 March 20002000 Malaysia FA CupKuala Lumpur1-1Selangor
371 April 20002000 Malaysia FA CupSelangor0-1Kuala Lumpur
3813 March 20002000 Malaysia Premier League 1Kuala Lumpur2-3Selangor
3918 July 20002000 Malaysia Premier League 1Selangor4-2Kuala Lumpur
408 March 20012001 Malaysia Premier League 1Selangor5-0Kuala Lumpur
417 August 20012001 Malaysia Premier League 1Kuala Lumpur1-1Selangor
4222 September 20012001 Malaysia CupKuala Lumpur0-2Selangor
439 October 20012001 Malaysia CupSelangor3-2Kuala Lumpur
442 March 20032002 Malaysia Premier League 1Selangor2-0Kuala Lumpur
4515 June 20022002 Malaysia Premier League 1Kuala Lumpur1-3Selangor
4615 September 20042004 Malaysia CupKuala Lumpur1-2Selangor
4729 September 20042004 Malaysia CupSelangor3-1Kuala Lumpur
4820 February 20052005 Malaysia Premier League Division 2Kuala Lumpur1-4Selangor
4927 April 20052005 Malaysia Premier League Division 2Selangor4-3Kuala Lumpur
5018 June 20052005 Malaysia Premier League Division 2Selangor3-1Kuala Lumpur
5117 February 20072007 Malaysia CupSelangor2-1Kuala Lumpur
5221 April 20072007 Malaysia CupKuala Lumpur3-1Selangor
5321 February 20092009 Malaysia FA CupKuala Lumpur0-1Selangor
5424 February 20092009 Malaysia FA CupSelangor1-1Kuala Lumpur
5512 January 20102010 Malaysia Super LeagueSelangor4-1Kuala Lumpur
5618 May 20102010 Malaysia Super LeagueKuala Lumpur2-4Selangor
5712 February 20112011 Malaysia Super LeagueSelangor1-1Kuala Lumpur
583 May 20112011 Malaysia Super LeagueKuala Lumpur1-3Selangor
5913 September 20112011 Malaysia CupKuala Lumpur0-0Selangor
6027 September 20112011 Malaysia CupSelangor2-1Kuala Lumpur
6117 March 20122012 Malaysia Super LeagueSelangor3-0Kuala Lumpur
627 July 20122012 Malaysia Super LeagueKuala Lumpur0-4Selangor
6312 July 20162016 Malaysia CupSelangor1-0Kuala Lumpur
6420 August 20162016 Malaysia CupKuala Lumpur1-1Selangor
654 February 20182018 Malaysia Super LeagueKuala Lumpur0-2Selangor
667 April 20182018 Malaysia FA CupKuala Lumpur0-3Selangor
6721 April 20182018 Malaysia FA CupSelangor0-3Kuala Lumpur
6815 July 20182018 Malaysia Super LeagueSelangor3-3Kuala Lumpur
6910 March 20192019 Malaysia Super LeagueKuala Lumpur2-3Selangor
7015 June 20192019 Malaysia Super LeagueSelangor2-1Kuala Lumpur

*From 1986 till 1993, Merdeka Stadium is a natural ground. It is noted as Kuala Lumpur ground to ease the listing of matches.

Statistics

From 1986 to current
Last updated: 16 June 2019

Honors