Perak Football Club II, also named as Perak FC II, is the
reserve team of
Perak FC, based in
Ipoh, in the state of
Perak. Founded on 30 July 2015 as part of the sports and recreation club for the Perak State Development Corporation Football Club (
Malay: Kelab Bolasepak Perbadanan Kemajuan Negeri Perak) (PKNP). The club was combined with
Perak FC at end of 2019 as one club and was re-branded as a football club to be known as Perak FC. The team formerly known PKNP FC was then converted into a reserve team as part of the feeder club regulations and will begin the
2020 season as a reserve team of Perak FC. and will play in
Malaysia MFL Cup, holding home games at
Manjung Stadium.
Unlike in
England, reserve teams in
Malaysia play in the same football pyramid as their first team rather than a separate league. However, reserve teams cannot play in the same division as their first team. Therefore, the team is ineligible for promotion to
Malaysia Super League, the division in which their parent side competes. Reserve teams are also no longer permitted to enter the cup competitions.
The team is officially will known as Perak FC II, for 2020 Malaysia League seasons, on the club's official promotion and website, but
Malaysia League, the governing body of Malaysian football league system rules prohibit reserve teams from having different names than their parent team.
The club was originally dissolved after
Perak F.C. confirmed their relegation from the Super League in 2021.[1] However, the team makes a return to the Malaysian league system by joining the reserve league, the
Malaysia MFL Cup from 2023 onwards.
The modern-day club was formed on 30 July 2015 by Perak State Development Corporation Group as part of its effort to bring back the legacy of PKNP's sport involvement in the 1980s and 1990s.[2] It also served as a platform by the group bring a positive image to its brand in the state of
Perak.[2] As part of having a stable number of grassroots players within the club, the club also send its other feeder squads to compete in the district, state and national level competitions. The club was an obscure local amateur side began playing in the third division
Malaysia FAM League. They steadily improved and by 2017 were competing in the
Malaysia Premier League and by 2018 in
Malaysia Super League.[3][4][5]