Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C. (Malay: Kelab Bolasepak Johor Darul Ta'zim), also simply known as JDT, is a football club based in Johor Bahru, Johor. The club was founded in 1972 and currently plays in the top division in Malaysian football, the Malaysian Super League. The club was based at Pasir Gudang and shifted their homeground to Larkin Stadium after a re-branding by Johor State Football Association in 2012. JDT is managed by Bojan Hodak and captained by Aidil Zafuan.

HISTORY

JDT was founded as Kelab Bolasepak Perbadanan Kemajuan Ekonomi Negeri Johor (PKENJ F.C.) and established itself under the guidance of the PKENJ Recreation Bureau. The club participated in state football competitions before it premiered in the Malaysia football league in 1988 in the FAM Cup. The club changed its name to Johor FC in 1996, Darul Takzim F.C. in 2012 and finally to Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C. in 2013. In 1994 and 1995, the club won two consecutive FAM Cup titles as PKENJ FC and was the runner-up in 1996 as Johor FC. JDT holds the record for longest period in M-League (Malaysia League) competition by any football club in Malaysia since 1997. In 1997, JDT was promoted to the second tier Malaysian football league, the Malaysia Premier League (which was then known as the Premier-Two League), and won the title in 2001. After two years in top division of the league, JDT were relegated to Malaysia Premier League during the 2002�2003 season. The club earned an automatic promotion to the Super League during the 2006�2007 season after FAM's decision to expand the league to 14 teams and was respectively a regular top 6 finisher in the league. The club was the first club team in Malaysian football league to enter Malaysia Cup in 2000 under former British manager, Bruce Stowell. Malaysia Cup was previously dominated by state teams and by defeating ATM FA on aggregate in the second-round group qualification, the club itself has marked another record in the division.