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Johor Darul Ta ’ zim

GELANG PATAH , MALAYSIA

Founded in 1972 as PKENJ FC and then changing its name twice - first as Johor FC in 1996 and finally as Johor Darul Ta ’ zim FC in 2013 - JDT is currently managed by Luciano Figueroa and plays in the top division of Malaysian Football , the Malaysia Super League . JDT ’ s home ground is the Sultan Ibrahim Larkin Stadium . The club first rose to prominence when it won the 2014 national league , followed by wins in the 2015 AFC Cup and Super League . JDT have made Malaysian football history by winning six consecutive Super League titles from 2014 to 2019 - no team had ever won more than twice consecutively in the 40 years since league football was introduced . MARCH 2020