Perbadanan Kemajuan Negeri Perak Football Club (Perak State Development Corporation Football Club) or popularly known as PKNP FC is a Malaysian football club based in Ipoh, Perak. The club currently play in the first-tier of Malaysian football, the Malaysia Super League. The club also send its other feeder squads to compete in the state and district competitions, the Perak League and Ipoh League and also the Liga Bolasepak Rakyat as Batang Padang.
The club was founded in 30 July 2015 by its owner the PKNP Group as part of its effort to bring back the legacy of PKNP’s sport involvement in the 80s and 90s. It also served as a platform by the group bring a positive image to its brand in the state of Perak. As part of having a stable amount of grassroots players within the club, they also send its other feeder squads to compete in the district, state and national level competition.
In 10 October 2016, the club qualified to be promoted for the 2017 season of Liga Premier. The club has set aside RM5 Million for the team budget on their maiden season in Liga Premier.
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