MP Muar F.C.


Majlis Perbandaran Muar Football Club or MP Muar was a Malaysian football club based in Muar, Johor. The club home ground was the Sultan Ibrahim Mini Stadium in Muar. The club formerly played in the Malaysia Premier League, the second tier of the Malaysian League from 2010 to 2012. Under new direction of Johor Football Association, all clubs from Johor including MP Muar has pulled from Malaysian League at the end of 2012 season and later joining State League, the PBNJ State League.

History

Majlis Perbandaran Muar Football Club or MP Muar was formed in 2008 and owned by the Muar Municipal Council. After managed to be promoted from the 2009 Malaysia FAM League to the second-tier professional 2010 Malaysia Premier League, MP Muar has shifted their home ground to the Tan Sri Dato Hj Hassan Yunos Stadium in Larkin, Johor Bahru. For the 2011 season, the club has changed to use the JCorp Stadium in Pasir Gudang, Johor Bahru. The club returned to Sultan Ibrahim Mini Stadium as their home ground for the 2012 season.
At the end of 2012 league season, MP Muar finished in ninth place and had to play relegation play-off match with Betaria, the tenth place team. Although MP Muar won the match 3-0, the team later decided to pull out of the league after the re-structuring plan by JFA, along with another club from Johor, MBJB.

Acquisitions, Mergers, and Takeovers

In 2012, Tunku Ismail Sultan Ibrahim, the JFA's Royal Patron, announced that JFA will take over all football clubs and associations in the state of Johor which compete in any football cup competitions in Malaysia. Hence, MP Muar technically closed by Football Association of Malaysia and withdrew from 2012 Malaysia Premier League. All selected players and managers was then transferred to JFA under a club Johor Darul Ta'zim based on ability and experiences.
The MP Muar President squad, the youth team was also absorbed into JDT II and later to JDT IV.
Under Mutual of Understanding and Agreements, MP Muar would only compete in state level competition, the PBNJ State League and served a purpose of creating talent pool for local football scene. As of 2013, the team played in the Johor state league before being dissolved.

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