 He was appointed the coach of ATM FA on November 2011.Under Sathianathan helm, ATM FA won the 2012 Malaysia Premier League, and an automatic promotion to the 2013 Malaysia Super League.Sathianathan succeeds in maintaining ATM as a Super League team for 3 seasons, and also a finalist of the 2013 Malaysia Cup, until he was relieved from his duties in April 2015.