 Right after the declaration of independence, Selangor moved its home matches to the Merdeka Stadium, which would become the club's home ground for the next 38 years.The first football match took place on 1 September 1957 which saw the Malaya defeat Burma 5-2 in a friendly match.In this stadium, which hosted 20,000 spectators, FA Selangor celebrated its first Malaysian league title in 1984.