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PJ City aim to reach Malaysia Cup semis to stimulate fanbase growth

The only professional Malaysian club that is not run by federal, state or local government-backed entities, Petaling Jaya City (PJ) are slowly but surely winning the hearts of football fans in their city.

Averaging 300 fans in attendance every time they play at home in their first ever top-tier campaign this year, the Phoenix are intent on growing that figure through their exploits in the Malaysia Cup.

"Although the size of our fanbase is not comparable to those of state teams', we can still be proud of it due to our status as a new club.