Introduction
I am humbled to introduce our football team; KATANA FC which
I am always proud of. Surrounded by friends who are crazy about football; I’m
not surprised that the team is where it is now. Basically the boy’s life
revolves around 3 things; Main Bola, Tengok Bola, Cerita Bola…and that’s about
it. Awesome! Haha. Futsal team grows like mushroom around KL. Basically every
Tom, Dick & Harry has a Futsal team.
We took it a notch higher by forming an 11aside team and have been
playing every Sunday without fail since Feb 2010. The boys even demanded to
have matches during the fasting month after Berbuka Puasa. Apa ke gila diaorg ni?? But by saying that, it shows what type of
committed players I have in the team. Their love for the game is priceless.
It’s an honor to play alongside all these boys. When i’m old, fat & lazy, I
want to look back in life and to be able to point out to my team photo and say,
“I used to play for KATANA FC…we had a whole lot of fun playing football
together”. I guess it’s every boy’s dream to have his own football team. I’m
pretty much living mine.
1st Batch of Katana FC
Definition
KATANA defines the ancient weapon/sword used by Japanese
Warriors known as The Samurai. Among the attributes of Samurai that is
implemented into the team is; Fearless, Quick, Strong & Devoted. These 4
attributes are known as ‘The Way of a Warrior’. In balancing such aggressive
attributes, Katana FC players are always reminded to; “Respect the Referee,
Respect the Opponent & Respect the Team Mates”. The Team believes in being
humble while playing at their best. But why so serious while playing football
when you can Goof around and have fun. We have names printed on our jerseys
such as; Dara, Alongso, Ekey Iesta, Checkmate, Lover & Kingstone. I guess that explains the humor in KATANA FC.
The team Motto is:- “Raise the Sword with Pride & Glory”
2nd Batch Of Katana FC
How It All Started...
Katana FC was founded back in 2010 by Ambee Zamri. It all
started with his friend, Khushairi Lasar aka Pitt who needed a few players to
play for his team; Ampang Kosas FC because they were short of players. Ampang
Kosas FC is a well known team with years of experience in the Local League.
Ambee agreed to send 5 players (futsal players from Team Cap Ayam) to play
alongside 6 other players from Ampang Kosas FC. None of the 5 players had
football boots and they all played with their futsal shoes. The match ended
with a victory on our side; 4-0. Pitt saw the potential and suggested us to
form our own team. To be honest, we weren’t confident to form a team because we
were short of players and experience. However, Pitt was determined to help us
to form one and introduced us to the organizer; Ref Shah.
We randomly gathered our group of friends and managed to get
11 players to play for our very first
11-aside match. At that time, we weren’t confident in forming a serious
team. We wore random black t-shirts and called ourselves; Team Cap Ayam. We
were ‘Ayam’ and lost all our matches in the first 3 months. Some lost faith in
the team and left, while some stayed and became the core of something great
known as KATANA FC.
To ‘cleanse’ the team from its losing streak, we chose to
change our Kit from Black to White. It worked! For a start, the goals were
coming and we started to win matches. Confidence grew and a REAL football team
was formed. The players were so excited with their form and chose to buy
jerseys. Where else; Kelantan Mari! Our very first kit was Barcelona FC Away
Jersey. We changed the team’s name from ‘Team Cap Ayam’ to KATANA FC. As the
team grew throughout the years, now we are confident enough to customize our
own Kit and wear our Orange & White Jersey with our heads up high. We still
maintain the White color in our jersey because it brings us luck :p
Current Team Katana FC
By: Ambee Zamri ( Katana FC Founder )
“We may not be the
best team in the world,
but we are the best team in the world to be part of”
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