Sri Pahang FC

Sri Pahang Football Club (Malay: Kelab Bola Sepak Sri Pahang) is a Malaysian professional football club based in Kuantan, Pahang. Founded in 1959 and has traditionally worn a yellow home kit since. At the beginning, club's home matches were held around the city public fields and outside Kuantan, predominantly around districts of Pahang.

Sri Pahang
Full nameSri Pahang Football Club
Nickname(s)Tok Gajah (The Elephants)
Short nameSPFC
Founded1959 (1959) (as Pahang FA)
GroundTemerloh Mini Stadium
(due to stadium renovations in Darul Makmur Stadium, since May 2024)
Capacity10,000
(Temerloh Mini Stadium)
President/OwnerTengku Abdul Rahman ibni Almarhum
Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Al-Musta'in Billah
Head coachFandi Ahmad
LeagueMalaysia Super League
20232023 Malaysia Super League, 5th of 14
WebsiteClub website

The lowest point of the club was in 2012, when Pahang FA were relegated to the Malaysia Premier League. The club came back from the abyss to the Malaysia Super League in 2013 after winning the play-off match against Kedah Darul Aman.

Sri Pahang has won 5 Malaysia Super League title, 1 Malaysia Premier League title, 3 Malaysia FA Cup, 4 Malaysia Cup and 3 Malaysian Charity Shield.

History

Early years (1959–1979)

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.

Rise to prominence (1980–2008)

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. Sri Pahang 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, Ahmad Yusof, Khairul Azman Mohamed, Abdul Mubin Mokhtar, Australian football legend, Alan Davidson and Singaporean 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 inaugural Malaysia Super League in its new format in 2004 winning 14 matches, 5 draws and 2 losses in 21 league games.

As one of the most successful football teams in Malaysia from 1980 to 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 2005, Pahang FA was invited to the 2005 ASEAN Club Championship in which they ended up as runners-up losing the final to Singaporean side, Tampines Rovers.

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

The yo-yo years(2009–2012)

In the 2011, Pahang FA played in their worst ever season in the club history finishing in 13th place with 5 wins, 7 draws and 14 losses as they were relegated to the 2nd tier of Malaysia football, the Malaysia Premier League. While in the Malaysia Premier League, Pahang FA showed great improvement in the 2012 season as they had a great run in the 2012 Malaysia FA Cup making it to the quarter-finals of the cup. The club was also the 2012 Malaysia Premier League runner-up in 2012 sitting 8 points behind first place ATM FA, qualifying the association to play in the promotion "play-off" matches to the Malaysia Super League. Pahang FA than beat Kedah FA 3–2 on penalties shootout in the final of the "play-off", winning promotion to the 2013 Malaysia Super League.

Rise of The Elephants (2013–2018)

Pahang FA than had a great run in the 2013 Malaysia Cup reaching all the way to the final where they won against Kelantan FA 1–0. Azamuddin Akil won the 'Best Player' award while Matías Conti become the joint top scorer. In the 2014 Malaysia Cup, Pahang FA make it all the way to the final in which they successfully defended it against Johor Darul Ta'zim with Nigerian striker, Dickson Nwakaeme scoring both goal in the 2–2 draw which send eventually ended up with Pahang FA winning it 5–3 on penalties shootout. Nwakaeme also became the cup top scorer with eight goals.

Pahang FA also won the 2014 Piala Sumbangsih in which Matías Conti scored the only goal against LionsXII. Pahang FA also won the 2014 Malaysia FA Cup facing Felda United in the final in which the club were losing 1–0 in the process before Faizol Hussien levelled the match at 1–1 in the 80th minute. Nwakaeme than scored in the 89th minute to seal the win for Pahang FA in which resulted the club to win a cup double in 2014.

In 2018, Pahang FA had another great run in the 2018 Malaysia FA Cup in which they won 2–0 against Selangor FA in the final after losing 2-3 to Kedah FA in the final of the 2017 Malaysia FA Cup.

Ups and downs (2019–present)

In 2021, Pahang FA was rebranded as Sri Pahang Football Club.

Kit suppliers and shirt sponsors

Sponsorship
Period Manufacturer Main Sponsor Other Sponsor
1989–1990 Schwarzenbach Dunhill Genting
1991 Puma
1992–1998 Diadora
1999–2000 Mikasa
2001–2003 Kronos
2004–2005 Adidas
2006–2007 TM
2008 Hummel
2009–2010 Lotto
2011 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
2021–2023 Hakka.Clo Visit Pahang (home), Invest Pahang (away) Extra Joss
2024–present Voltra Pro Invest Pahang Arwana Ekspres

Stadium

Sri Pahang are currently based at Darul Makmur Stadium in Kuantan, Pahang. The capacity of the stadium is 40,000 and also has a running track.[1] The stadium has a running track, in addition to the football field. It was opened in 1970, while capacity was increased after renovations in 1995 in conjunction with Kuantan hosting the Sukma Games in 1996 and 2012.

In 2012, the association had to play in Temerloh Mini Stadium as the home ground for the first time after the Darul Makmur Stadium was put under renovation for the 2012 Sukma Games. A year later, the club returned to the newly renovated Darul Makmur Stadium and in the same year, they lifted the Piala Malaysia for the third time, ending a 21-year cup drought.

Players

First-team squad
As of 1 May 2024

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  MAS Zarif Irfan
3 DF  MAS Adam Nor Azlin
4 MF  MAS Asnan Ahmad
5 DF  SRB Aleksandar Cvetković
6 DF  MAS Syazwan Andik
7 MF  MAS Sean Selvaraj
9 FW  LBR Kpah Sherman
10 MF  UZB Kuvondik Ruziev
11 FW  UKR Mykola Agapov
12 MF  MAS Baqiuddin Shamsudin
13 DF  MAS Ashar Al Aafiz Abdullah
15 DF  ARG Stefano Brundo
16 FW  MAS Ezequiel Agüero
18 GK  MAS Azfar Arif
20 MF  MAS Azam Azih
No. Pos. Nation Player
23 DF  MAS Azwan Aripin
25 GK  MAS Wan Mohd Syazmin (on loan from Kedah Darul Aman)
26 MF  MAS T. Saravanan
27 DF  MAS Fadhli Shas
29 DF  MAS Azrif Nasrulhaq Badrul Hisham
30 DF  MAS Ibrahim Manusi
33 MF  MAS Saiful Jamaluddin
35 FW  MAS Syaahir Saiful Nizam
38 MF  MAS Adam Alif Mustapa
44 DF  MAS Hasnul Zaim
55 MF  MAS David Rowley
88 MF  ARG Manuel Hidalgo (on loan from Johor Darul Ta'zim)

Under-23s

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  MAS Nasyrullah Zaki
— MF  MAS Adam Malique
No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW  MAS Aqil Arazi
— FW  MAS Lokman Bah Din

Club official
Position Nat Staff
Technical director Tajuddin Noor
Team manager Dollah Salleh
Technical advisor Fandi Ahmad
Head coach Fandi Ahmad
Assistant head coach Ahmad Yusof
Ahmad Shaharuddin
Jalaluddin Jaafar
Opposition / Tactical Analyst Rudie Imran Masih
Goalkeeper coach Omar Salim
Fitness Coach Azmi Ibrahim
Team doctor Shah Rezal Sujit
Physiotherapist Adam Zuhairy Zafri
Physiotherapist Mohd Riduan Amin
Masseur Muhd Hazeem Mustafar Kamal
Masseur Mohd Suhaimi Ramli
Security officer Muhammad Keny Anyie
Kit man Ahmad Faizal Ibrahim
Suffian Sulaiman
Under-23's team manager Jalaluddin Mohd Deli
Under-23's head coach Mohd Yazeed Hamzah
Under-23's assistant coach Shahrizan Salleh
Under-23's coach
Under-23's goalkeeper coach
Under-23's fitness coach
Under-23's physiotherapist Azeri Bin Adnan
Under-20's team manager Zamani Kamal
Under-20's head coach Mohd Shukri ismail
Under-20's assistant coach Mohd Ali Tahar
Under-20's coach Mohd Shaifullah Abdul Aziz
Under-20's goalkeeper coach Zakaria Abu Bakar
Under-20's fitness coach Mohd Kaizai Zainulddin
Under-20's physiotherapist Amirul Afiq Lokiman
Under-20's masseur Muhd Azrie Amirudin
Under-18's team manager Dato' Mohd Mazri Mahmud
Under-18's head coach Hamdan Mohamad
Under-18's assistant coach Mohd Hazrani Hazim
Under-18's coach
Under-18's goalkeeper coach Muhd Zyuraimi Abdul majid
Under-18's fitness coach Mohd Rosidi Mohamad@Abdullah
Under-18's physiotherapist Mumtazah Putra
Under-20's masseur Mohd Amiruzaman Hamdan

Club personnel

Sri Pahang Football Club Sdn. Bhd. is the company which owns Sri Pahang Football Club.[2]

Sri Pahang Football Club Sdn. Bhd. Owners

YAM Tengku Abdul Rahman Ibni Sultan Ahmad Shah Al-Mustafi Billah
Raja Dato' Shaharudin bin Raja Jalil Shah
Rizal bin Che Hashim

President

YAM Tengku Abdul Rahman Ibni Sultan Ahmad Shah Al-Mustafi Billah

Deputy president

Muhammad Safian Ismail

Board of Directors

Raja Dato' Shaharudin bin Raja Jalil Shah
Rizal bin Che Hashim

Chief Executive Officer

Suffian Awang[2]

List of head coaches
Years Nat Name Achievements
1994–1996 Yunus Alif – 1995 Liga Perdana

– 1999 Liga Perdana 1

1997–1998 Jorgen Erik Larsen
1999 Alan Davidson
1999–2000 Fuzzeimi Ibrahim
2001–2002 Yunus Alif
2003 Ralf Borges Ferreira
2004–2006 Zainal Abidin Hassan – 2004 Malaysia Super League
2007 Ahmad Yusof
2008 Zainal Abidin Hassan
2009 Tajuddin Noor
2010–2013 Dollah Salleh – 2013 Malaysia Cup
December 2013–March 2014 Ron Smith – 2014 Piala Sumbangsih
March 2014–December 2015 Zainal Abidin Hassan – 2014 Malaysia FA Cup

– 2014 Malaysia Cup

December 2015–March 2016 Ahmad Shaharuddin Rosdi
March 2016–December 2016 Razip Ismail
December 2016–December 2020 Dollah Salleh (2) – 2018 Malaysia FA Cup
December 2020–March 2021 Thomas Dooley
March 2021–December 2021 Dollah Salleh (3)
January 2022–July 2022 Christophe Gamel
July 2022–January 2023 Dollah Salleh [interim] (4)
January 2023– Fandi Ahmad

Team managers
Years Nat Name
1999 Talib Sulaiman
2000–2003 Jamal Nasir Abdul Nasir Ismail
2004–2005 Shahiruddin Abdul Moin
2006–2007 Zainal Abidin Hassan
2008 Omar Othman
2009–2017 Che Nasir Salleh
2018–2021 Suffian Awang
2021–2022 Che Nasir Salleh
2023– Dollah Salleh

Club record

Updated on 24 October 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  –  –
2020 Liga Super 11 4 2 5 18 18 0 14 8th  – not held not held  –  –
2021 Liga Super 22 4 6 12 23 37 -14 18 10th  – Group Stage not held  –  –
2022 Liga Super 22 8 4 10 33 31 +2 28 7th  – Quarter Final  –  –

Source:[3][4]

  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[5]
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

Continental record
Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate
1988–89 Asian Club Championship[6] Qualifying Round
Group 5		 Royal Thai Air Force 1–2 2nd out of 5
Niac Mitra 0–0
Bandaran KB 5–1
Geylang International 2–1
Semi Final League
Group B		 Al-Sadd 0–2 5th out of 5
Al-Ittifaq 1–4
Mohammedan SC 2–1
April 25 0–2
1993–94 Asian Club Championship[7] Preliminary Round Thai Farmers Bank FC Withdrew
1995 Asian Club Championship[8] First Round Cảng Sài Gòn Walkover
Second Round Ilhwa Chunma 2–3 0–2 2–5
2005 AFC Cup[9] Group E Home United 3–3 1–2 3rd out of 4
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 out of 4
FC Zebra 8–0
Nagacorp 3–0
Semi Final DPMM FC 1–0
Final Tampines Rovers 2–4 Runner-up
2007 AFC Cup[10] Group F Osotsapa 0–4 0–4 4th out of 4
Mohun Bagan 1–2 0–2
Tampines Rovers 1–4 0–2
2015 AFC Cup[11] Group G Yadanarbon 7–4 3–2 2nd out of 4
Global 0–0 0–0
South China 0–1 1–3
Round of 16 Persipura Jayapura Forfeited, 3–0 win awarded to Pahang
Quarter Final Istiklol 3–1 0–4 3–5

Honours

Domestic

League

Cup

Continental

See also

References
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