SPA F.C.


Suruhanjaya Perkhidmatan Awam Football Club, commonly known as SPA FC, was a football club from Kuala Lumpur, Federal Territory of Malaysia. The team formerly played in the Malaysia [Premier League|Premier League], the second tier of Malaysian football league. In 2015, the club has pulled from the league for financial reasons.

History

Suruhanjaya Perkhidmatan Awam Football Club or SPA FC was founded as a recreational club for the staff of the Malaysian Public Services Commission. The club, affiliated with Kuala Lumpur FA, started by competing in the KLFA Second Division League in 2005. Promoted to the KLFA First Division in 2007, they continued 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. Malaysia [FAM Cup 2010|first season] saw them finish at respectable third place, pipped by SDMS [Kepala Batas FC|SDMS Kepala Batas] for the second automatic promotion spot to 2011 Malaysia Premier League by virtue of goal difference. However, their second season was not as good, finishing in eighth place out of 11 teams.
In the 2012 [Malaysia FA Cup|FA Cup] they advanced to the quarter-finals, the furthest a Malaysia FAM League side has progressed since 1994. SPA progressed by beating Malaysia Premier League side MBJB FC and invited Cambodian club Preah Khan Reach F.C., before being stopped by Malaysia Super League defending champion Kelantan FA 5–0 on aggregate. 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.

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