Mataba Defence Forces FC

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MDFFC
Mdfc.png
Full name Mataba Defence Forces Football Club
Nickname(s) Defenders
Founded 2022
Ground Peflangoon Stadium
(capacity: 1,200)
Owner Starblam Sports
Manager Mataba Adrian Marin
League Liga Mataba
2022–23 TBD

Mataba Defence Forces Football Club or MDFFC is a Matabese professional football club in Mataba which plays in the Liga Mataba. Despite their name, membership in the Defence Forces was not a prerequisite for players representing the team, and several international players have played for them.

History

Mataba Athletic Association Defenders SC

The Defenders were founded by the Matabese Athletic Association to give local soldiers a way to express their pastime and interests in Matabese football. The team would compete in the Matabese Lower Divisions where they would rarely finish top of the league and more frequently at the bottom due to a lack of funding and facilities.

The club was soon disbanded by the Matabese Athletic Association as they couldn't find a proper investor for the club and the government back then was too focused on their own football club than caring for the region's soldiers. All players were released and the club wasn't seen again for a very long time as the Matabese Athletic Association decided to hide such embarrassment from the public eye.

MDFFC

MDFFC would finally return to the football scene this time as a full professional team as this time it was properly funded and backed by the Daau-led Starblam Sports Investment group. However, things didn't go to plan when the club was rock bottom midway into the season. The club would then bring in Ismaily Al-Arab who was drafted from DNTP to join the club. It was then announced the club was also going to sign 2 more foreigners to help the club gain a better finish in the league.

The Defenders also sacked Dauian manager Nazrul Jazulrani and signed local manager Adrian Marin to help the team move up in the league standings. It was also then announced that another DNTP graduate, Samuel Kettleworth would be joining the club after the club announced the arrival of Ismaily Al-Arab. It was announced that Noel Simmons was promoted to the first team instead of a new foreign signing.

Stadium

MDFFC as a professional football club has its office located in Mataba Business District.

The defenders used to play in the Pafle Institution Pitch until they moved back to Peflangoon Stadium in Pafle District.

Players

First team squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FMF eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FMF nationality.

No. Position Player
1 Mataba GK Erun Dulugozu
2 Mataba DF Singh Rahman
3 Daau DF Samuel Kettleworth
4 Mataba DF Martin Fray
5 Mataba DF Alexandre Janovic
6 Mataba DF James Hedlunder
7 Mataba MF Johnny Colaco (captain)
8 Mataba MF Hasan Bergochaev
9 Mataba FW Wang Zhenqiu
10 Mataba FW Behkhan Mingazow
11 Mataba FW Henry Moore
12 Mataba MF Jean Carrilo
No. Position Player
13 Mataba GK Fung Long Hin
14 Mataba DF Niklas Rahmad
15 Mataba MF Beckham Roony
16 Mataba DF Yang Dalei
17 Mataba DF Kevin Gurung
18 Mataba FW Che Hassan Che Halid
19 Mataba DF Ali Rahman
20 Mataba MF Remi Janovic
22 Mataba DF Ismaily Al-Arab
23 Mataba DF Gil Rahman
49 Daau MF Noel Simmons