Terengganu F.C.

On 22 November 1956, the club was founded as the Terengganu Football Association. Terengganu FA did not have much success in the 1970s with only a single appearance in the Malaysia Cup final led by Harun Jusoh, losing to Selangor 2–1 in a match played at the Merdeka Stadium. It was the same in the 1980s with another final appearance in 1982, ironically also against Selangor. It was the same outcome with Selangor winning 1–0 after extra-time. When the semi-professional League was introduced in 1989, Terengganu were in the second division based on their final position in the previous season. They recruited giant Dutch defender, Marlon Ricardo van der Sander and Singaporean duo, Ahmad Paijan and Norhalis Shafik to boost their squad and finished the season in a credible fourth place but ultimately failed to win promotion. In the 1990 season, they went all the way to emerge as the second-division champion under the guidance of head coach Abdullah Mohamed, with German striker Frank Pastor finding the back of the net on a regular basis, aided by midfield duo Martin Busse and Ahmad Paijan. They lost only once in the league all season to finish three points clear of their East Coast rival, Kelantan FA. In the 1992 season, Terengganu recorded their highest ever finish in the league when they finished as runner-up to Pahang FA. The Elephants broke The Turtles hearts again in the semi-finals of the Malaysia Cup competition after neither side scored in 180 minutes of play, the match went…

Domestic competitions

League

Division 1/Super League Runner-up (4): 1992, 2001, 2011, 2022 Division 2/Premier League Winners (2): 1990, 1998 Runner-up (1): 2017 Division 3/FAM League/M3 League Winners (1): 1969

Cups

Charity Cup Winners (1): 2001 Runner-up (2): 2002, 2023 Malaysia Cup Winners (1): 2001 Runner-up (6): 1973, 1982, 1998, 2011, 2018, 2023 FA Cup Winners (2): 2000, 2011 Runner-up (3): 1999, 2004, 2022

Foreign competitions

Sheikh Kamal International Club Cup Winners (1): 2019

AFC competitions

AFC Cup Round of 16 (1): 2012 Group Stage (2): 2023

Preseason competitions

Terengganu Chief Minister's Cup Winners (1): 2018

Malaysia Super League Golden Boots – Top Goalscorer Overall