Pahang FA

Pahang Football Club (Malay: Kelab Bolasepak Pahang) is a Malaysian professional football club based in Kuantan, Pahang. The association was found in 1959 to represent the state itself and has traditionally worn a yellow home kit since. In the beginning, their early home matches were held around the city public fields and outside Kuantan, predominantly around districts of Pahang.

Pahang FA
Full nameKelab Bolasepak Negeri Pahang
Nickname(s)Tok Gajah (The Elephant)
Short namePFA
Founded1959 (1959)
GroundDarul Makmur Stadium
Capacity41,895
OwnerYang Amat Mulia Tengku Abdul Rahman Ibni Almarhum Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Al-Musta'in Billah
ManagerMohammed Suffian Awang[1]
CoachDollah Salleh
LeagueMalaysia Super League
2019Malaysia Super League, 2nd of 12
WebsiteClub website

The lowest point of the club was in 2012, as they association had been relegated to the Liga Premier. With the collective morale support from the players and the fans, Pahang FA came back from the abyss to the Liga Super in 2013 after winning the play-off match against Kedah FA, just one season after being relegated.

Pahang FA nominated Abdul Azim to challenge Hamidin Amin for the FAM Presidency, as reported in a FOX Sports Asia article.

Club licensing regulations

2018 Season

2019 Season

History

Pahang FA was established by Sultan Abu Bakar in 1959 to represent the state of Pahang in the HMS Beagle Cup. In the next year, the association begins with the preparation against another states before taking part for the first time in the HMS Beagle Cup. Construction of their current home ground, Darul Makmur Stadium, was completed by the Council of Kuantan in 1970.

Led by the legendary Jamal Nasir, Pahang FA won the first cup in 1983 when they won the Piala Malaysia, the most prestigious tournament in Malaysia football after a win over Selangor FA in the tournament, breaking the long duopoly of Selangor FA and Singapore FA and also became the first East Coast team to win it. Nonetheless, the most successful era was in the 1990s, when the association reached the final of Piala Malaysia 4 times even though they only succeeded once in 1992. 1992 was the best year when the association won the double, the Piala Malaysia and the league. Pahang FA in that year was touted as the Dream Team when several high-profile players played for the association with the like of Dollah Salleh, Zainal Abidin Hassan, Khairul Azman Mohamed, Abdul Mubin Mokhtar, Ahmad Yusof, Australian football legend, Alan Edward Davidson and Singapore football legend, Fandi Ahmad. The association defeated Kedah FA in final stage to win the Piala Malaysia, thanks to the fastest goal ever in Piala Malaysia history by Zulhamizan Zakaria.

Pahang FA was also the first winner of the M-League in its new format in 2004.

As one of the most successful football teams in Malaysia from 1980–2007, Pahang FA had produced many talented local players from the academy such as Khairul Azman Mohamed, one of the best goalkeepers in Asia in the 1990s, the prolific striker, Azizul Kamaluddin, Mohd Fadzli Saari who played in SV Wehen Wiesbaden in Germany and Muhammad Juzaili Samion who also played for the 4th division of Ligue 1 club, FCSR Haguenau in 2000.

In 2008, many players from talented young Shahzan Muda F.C. were absorbed into Pahang FA.

In 2012, Pahang FA was playing in the 2nd division of M-League. While in the Premier League, Pahang FA showed great improvement in the 2012 season as they qualified for the Piala Malaysia quarter-finals. Pahang FA was also Premier League runner-up in 2012, qualifying the association to play in the promotion "play-off" matches to the Liga Super. Pahang FA beat Kedah FA in the final of the "play-off", winning promotion to the 2013 Liga Super.

In 2012, the association had to play in Temerloh Mini Stadium as the homeground for the first time after the Darul Makmur Stadium was put under renovation for the organisation of Sukma 2012. A year later, the club returned to Kuantan to play in newly renovated Darul Makmur Stadium and in the same year the lifted the Piala Malaysia for third time. Led by loyal serving captain, Jalaluddin Jaafar, they ended 21 years cup drought. By winning the cup, Zainal Abidin Hassan and Dollah Salleh had cemented their status as central figures of club history, as they won it as a player and as manager and coach respectively.

Stadium
Main article: Darul Makmur Stadium

Pahang FA are currently based at Darul Makmur Stadium in Kuantan, Pahang. The capacity of the stadium is 45,000 and also has a running track.[2]

Players

First-team squad
As of 15 February 2020
For recent transfers, see 2019 Pahang FA season § Transfers and contracts.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 GK Helmi Eliza
2 DF Khalil Khamis (on loan from Ahed)
3 DF Hérold Goulon
4 DF Dinesh Rajasingam
5 DF Bunyamin Umar
6 MF Adam Reed
7 FW Faisal Halim
8 MF Nik Sharif Haseefy
10 FW Dickson Nwakaeme (captain)
11 FW Ivan Carlos Franca Coelho
12 DF Kumaahran Sathasivam (on loan from Johor Darul Ta'zim)
13 DF Ashar Al Aafiz Abdullah
14 DF Faisal Rosli
15 MF Hardee Samsuri
No. Position Player
16 MF Hazri Rozali
17 MF Zuhair Aizat
18 GK Daniel Wafiuddin S'adun
19 MF Shahrul Nizam Nadzir
20 MF Azam Azih
21 FW Faizal Rani
22 DF Fazly Mazlan (on loan from Johor Darul Ta'zim)
23 FW Muhd Nur Izzat Che Awang
24 DF Muslim Ahmad
25 GK Sharbinee Allawee
26 MF Mohamadou Sumareh
27 MF Arisazri Juhari
42 MF Gopi Rizqi

Pahang Youth team

The Pahang President's cup team or Young Elephant is a part of the President Cup Malaysia league team. The President Cup Malaysia is the football competitions in Malaysia for under-21 players. Since its inception, the President Cup Malaysia has been the major tournament for under-21 and under-23 players. In 2009, the format of the competition changes which only under-21 players are eligible for the tournament.

Under-21s
As of 4 June 2020[3]
Jersey Name Nationality Position D.O.B
Goalkeepers
1 Muhammad Riezman Irfan Mustafah GK 2000
22 Muhammad Ikmal Pakkuky GK 1999
25 Kamal Amirul Afiq Kamalazman GK 1999
Defenders
2 Muhammad Danial Maznor Arash RB/RWB 2000
3 Ahmad Wafiyuddin Rozilah@Muhamad LB/LWB 2000
4 Muhd Zuhairi Ahamad Dormad CB 1999
5 Ruzaini Ikhwan Ramli CB 1999
7 Muhammad Aliff Izuan Mohd Yusri LB/LWB 1999
11 Muhammad Shah Farkhan Mohd Roop CB 1999
15 Mohamad Adam Mohamed RB/RWB 1999
26 Wan Muhd Akmal Hakim Wan Abdul Wahab CB/RB 1999
27 Hasnul Zaim Zafri LB/LM/LWB 1999
Midfielders
8 Muhammad Fakhrul Azim Moh Zulphatah AM, CM 1999
9 Muhammad Fikri Mohd Latapi AM/CM 2000
10 Che Khairul Syafiq Che Juhan RW 1999
12 Muhamad Nasyrullah Mohd Zaki CM 1999
13 Arfan Fiqrin Ramlee LW/LM 1999
14 Azwan Mustafa LW/LM 2000
16 Muhammad Syaqir Iman Ahmad Nazari CM 2000
21 Shazlan Zaidin LW/ LM/ RW/ RM 26/7/96
17 Muhammad Arsyad Asyraf Yusri DM/ CM 2000
19 Muhammad Adam Danial Fiqrin Rokman RW/LW 2000
20 Mohammad Amierul Akin Ismail /LW 9/7/1999
21 Ikmal Zulhaika Mazlan LW 2000
24 Muhammad Jadulhaq Saiful Fauzi CM 2000
Forwards
6 Ahmad Nursyahmi Norhisham ST 2000
18 Muhammad Badrul Amin Jesmi ST 1999
23 Mohamad Zazrir Naim Abdul Rani ST 1999

Under-19s
As of 4 June 2020[4]
Jersey Name Nationality Position D.O.B
Goalkeepers
1 Nazul Izamil Zulkifli GK 2002
22 Mohamad Zul Hafiz Abdullah Taib GK 2002
25 Amirul Ilham Yaakob GK 2002
Defenders
2 Muhammad Kama Edyka Azhar RB/RWB 2002
3 Muhammad Zaid Hasnan LB/LWB 2002
4 Muhammad Fakhrusy Syakirin Mohd Fairoh CB 2002
6 Nik Ahmad Rifqi Alif Rosmadi CB 2002
7 Norshaifullah Shah Zulkefly RB/RWB 2002
12 Ziyan Syaikiran Zakhli LB/LWB/LM 2002
14 Muhamamd Fakhrul Haziq Hishamuddin RB/RWB 2002
16 Muhammad Akmal Hariz Mohd Nasuha CB 2002
17 Ahmad Azim Aniq Ahmad Aknul CB 2002
21 Muhammad Farhan Faiz Afrizal CB 2002
23 Afif Hasan Suhaimi CB 2002
Midfielders
5 Ahmad Raziq Zikry Razali CM 2002
9 Muhammad Afiq Aiman Muhammad Yusman AM, CM 2002
10 Wan Amirul Izzuddin Wan Mohd Razali AM/CM 2002
11 Muhammad Ashraf Daniel Md Ali LW/LM 2002
13 Shahrul Danish Shahrulnizam RW, RM 2002
15 Muhammad Nazarulnaim Mohammad Yusoff LW/LM 2002
18 Muhammad Faris Ikmal Mahadi DM/CM 2002
19 Ahmad Jazmi Hanif Jamaluddin CM 2002
Forwards
8 Muhammad Amirul Safri ST 2002
20 Lokman a/l Bah Din ST 2002
24 Muhammad Syukur Aiman Ramly ST 2002

Continental record
Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate
1988–89 Asian Club Championship[5] Qualifying Round
Group 5		 Royal Thai Air Force 2–1 2nd
Niac Mitra 0–0
Bandaran 5–1
Geylang International 2–1
Semi Final League
Group B		 Al-Sadd 0–2 5th
Al-Ittifaq 1–4
Mohammedan SC 2–1
April 25 0–2
1993–94 Asian Club Championship[6] Preliminary Round Thai Farmers Bank FC Withdrew
1995 Asian Club Championship[7] First Round Cảng Sài Gòn Walkover
Second Round Ilhwa Chunma 2–3 2–0 2–5
2005 AFC Cup[8] Group E Home United 3–3 2–1 3rd
New Radiant 1–0 1–1
Happy Valley 3–1 1–1
2005 ASEAN Club Championship Group A Hoàng Anh Gia Lai 4–0 1st
FC Zebra 8–0
Nagacorp 0–3
Semi Final DPMM FC 1–0
Final Tampines Rovers 2–4 Runner-up
2007 AFC Cup[9] Group F Osotsapa 0–4 4–0 4th
Mohun Bagan 1–2 2–0
Tampines Rovers 1–4 2–0
2015 AFC Cup[10] Group G Yadanarbon 7–4 2–3 2nd
Global 0–0 0–0
South China 0–1 3–1
Round of 16 Persipura Jayapura Forfeited, 3–0 win awarded to Pahang
Quarter Final Istiklol 3–1 4–0 3–4

Honours

League
  • Division 1/ Liga Super
  • Winners (5): 1987, 1992, 1995, 1999, 2004
  • Runner-up (6): 1984, 1991, 1998, 2005, 2017, 2019
  • Division 2/ Premier League
  • Runner-up (1): 2012

Cups
  • Piala Malaysia
  • Winners (4): 1983, 1992, 2013, 2014
  • Runner-up (4): 1984, 1994, 1995, 1997
  • Piala FA
  • Winners (3): 2006, 2014, 2018
  • Runner-up (2): 1995, 2017
  • Winners (3): 1992, 1993, 2014
  • Runner-up (5): 1985, 1988, 1995, 2007, 2015

Ownership and finances

Sponsorship
Period Manufacturer Main Sponsor Other Sponsor
1989–90 Schwarzenbach Dunhill Genting
1991 Puma
1992–98 Diadora
1999–00 Mikasa
2001–03 Kronos
2004–05 Adidas
2006–07 TM
2008 Hummel
2009–10 Lotto
2011 the ZON Hotel
2012 Resorts World Genting Aras Kuasa
2013 Stobi Chili's
2014–2016 Puma Aras Kuasa Resorts World Genting
2017 Jako
July 2017 – 2018 Fila
2019–2020 Umbro

Football Republic

Head coaches
Year Head Coach
1994–96 Ahmad Yunus Mohd Alif
1997–98 Jorgen Erik Larsen
1999 Alan Davidson
1999–00 Fuzzeimi Ibrahim
2001–02 Ahmad Yunus Mohd Alif
2003 Ralf Borges Ferreira
2004 Ahmad Yunus Mohd Alif
2005–06 Zainal Abidin Hassan
2007 Ahmad Yusof
2008 Zainal Abidin Hassan
2009 Tajuddin Noor
2010–13 Dollah Salleh
Dec 2013 – March 2014 Ron Smith
March 2014 – Dec 2015 Zainal Abidin Hassan
Dec 2015 – March 2016 Ahmad Shaharuddin Rosdi
March 2016 – Dec 2016 Razip Ismail
Dec 2016 – present Dollah Salleh

Team managers
Year Manager
1999 Talib Sulaiman
2000–03 Jamal Nasir Abdul Nasir Ismail
2004–05 Shahiruddin Abdul Moin
2006–07 Zainal Abidin Hassan
2008 Omar Othman
2009–17 Che Nasir Salleh
2018–Present Suffian Awang

Management team

Club personnel
Position Name
President Tengku Abdul Rahman Sultan Ahmad Shah
Deputy President Muhammad Safian Ismail
Team Manager Suffian Awang
Assistant Team Manager Che Nasir Salleh
Head Coach Dollah Salleh
Assistant Head Coach Ahmad Yusoff
Coach Jalaluddin Jaafar
Shahrulnizam Sahat
Goalkeeper Coach Abdul Samad Mat Salleh
Fitness Coach Mohd Hafiz Tajudin
Team Doctor Shah Rezal Sujit
Physiotheraphy Adam Zuhairy Zafri
Masseur Mohd Suhaimi Ramli
Security Officer Muhammaf Keny Anyie
Kit Man Abdul Razak B Akil
Suffian Sulaiman
U21 Manager Jalaluddin Mohd Deli
U21 Head Coach Azaruddin Aziz
U21 Assistant Coach Mohd Shahrizan Salleh
U21 Coach Mohd Yazeed Hamzah
U21 Goalkeeper Coach Rais Dermawan Kamarudin
U21 Fitness Coach Mohd Kaizai Zainuddin
U21 Physiotheraphy Mohd Riduan Amin
U19 Manager Abdul Razab Wahab
U19 Head Coach Bahazenan Othman
U19 Assistant Coach Ali Tahar
U19 Coach Bustami Ahmad
U19 Goalkeeper Coach Zakaria Abu Bakar
U19 Fitness Coach Mohd Rosidi Mohamad@Abdullah
U19 Physiotheraphy Walid Shahbudin

Club record

Updated on 24 Oktober 2019.

Note:

  • Pld = Played, W = Won, D = Drawn, L = Lost, F = Goals for, A = Goals against, D = Goal difference, Pts= Points, Pos = Position

  1st or Champions   2nd or Runner-up   3rd place   Promotion   Relegation

Season League Cup Asia
Division Pld W D L F A D Pts Pos Charity Malaysia FA Competition Result
2004 Liga Super 21 14 5 2 48 29 +19 47 1st  – Semi-finals Semi-finals  –  –
2005 Liga Super 21 10 5 6 37 29 +8 35 2nd  – Quarter-finals 1st round AFC Cup Group stage
2005–06 Liga Super 21 7 6 8 21 24 −3 27 7th  – Group stage Champions  –  –
2006–07 Liga Super 24 7 6 11 32 41 −9 27 9th  – Group stage 2nd round AFC Cup Group stage
2007–08 Liga Super 24 8 6 10 26 31 −5 30 8th  – Group stage Semi-finals  –  –
2009 Liga Super 26 5 2 19 32 63 −31 17 13th  – Group stage 1st round  –  –
2010 Liga Super 26 10 3 13 31 50 −19 33 8th  – Quarter-finals 1st round  –  –
2011 Liga Super 26 5 7 14 19 36 −17 22 13th  – Play-off Semi-finals  –  –
2012 Premier League 22 14 4 4 60 29 +31 46 2nd  – Quarter-finals 2nd round  –  –
2013 Liga Super 22 10 5 7 36 32 +4 35 5th  – Champions Semi-finals  –  –
2014 Liga Super 22 11 4 7 36 30 +6 37 3rd Champions Champions Champions  –  –
2015 Liga Super 22 13 5 4 43 29 +14 38[lower-alpha 1] 3rd Runner-up Semi-finals Semi-finals AFC Cup Quarter-finals
2016 Liga Super 22 6 6 10 25 40 −15 24[lower-alpha 2] 9th  – Group stage 3rd round  –  –
2017 Liga Super 22 12 4 6 44 26 +18 40 2nd  – Quarter-finals Runner-up  –  –
2018 Liga Super 22 9 7 6 35 21 +14 34 4th  – Quarter-finals Champions  –  –
2019 Liga Super 22 12 7 3 37 21 +16 43 2nd  – Semi-finals Semi-finals  –  –

Source:[11][12]

  1. Pahang was deducted 6 points due to involvement in the delay in the process of solving the problem of salary and compensation by the former imports 2013 season, Mohamed Borji.
  2. Pahang has been awarded 3 points free from the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) after offenses committed by the Football Association of Kedah (Kedah FA) putting the suspended player during the match against Pahang on August 3, 2016.

AFC Club ranking
As of 2 July 2017[13]
Current Ranking Team Points
94 Selangor FA 9.951
95 Ayeyawady United 9.878
96 Naft Al-Wasat 9.704
97 Al-Suwaiq 9.643
98 Pahang FA 9.617

See also
  • List of Malaysia Football Chairman

References
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  2. "Home Venue". Pahang FA. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  3. "Pahang U21". www.pengurusanbolasepakfam.org.my. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  4. "Pahang U19". www.pengurusanbolasepakfam.org.my. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
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  6. Stokkermans, Karel. "Asian Club Competitions 1993/94". RSSSF. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
  7. Fujioka, Atsushi; Lee, Seungsoo; Stokkermans, Karel; Visser, Eric. "Asian Club Competitions 1995/96". RSSSF. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
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  10. Stokkermans, Karel. "Asian Club Competitions 2015". RSSSF. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
  11. "Summary - Liga Super - Malaysia - Results, fixtures, tables and news - Soccerway".
  12. "Malaysia 2016".
  13. http://globalfootballranks.com/en/Continent-Teams-Ranking/3
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