It is designed with the vision of Tunku Ismail Sultan Ibrahim, The Crown Prince of Johor, along with the input from legendary footballer Johan Cruyff.
The third objective is to unite the Johorean people, regardless of race or religion, and encouraging youths to live a healthy lifestyle.
The players who are performing well and show potential in the second team will be promoted to play for Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C., at the discretion of the manager/head coach.
This structure that Johor FA is adopting has already been successfully implemented by top football teams such as Real Madrid, Barcelona, Borussia Dortmund, FC Bayern Munich and AC Milan.
By implementing this system, we are opening doors for Johorean youths to a career in football, and the chance for them to represent their state.
In 1972, the association build its first professional club team, PKENJ FC, now known as Johor Darul Ta’zim F.C.