| 2019 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | Tengku Abdul Rahman Ibni Sultan Ahmad Shah | |||
| Manager | Suffian Awang | |||
| Head coach | Dollah Salleh | |||
| Stadium | Darul Makmur Stadium | |||
| Super League | 2nd | |||
| FA Cup | Semi-finals | |||
| Malaysia Cup | Semi-finals | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Hérold Goulon (8 goals) All: Hérold Goulon Dickson Nwakaeme (10 goals) | |||
The 2019 season was Pahang's 16th season in the Malaysian Super League since its inception in 2004.
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Head coach | |
| Assistant head coach | |
| Assistant coaches | |
| | |
| Goalkeeper coach | |
| Fitness coaches | |
| | |
| No. | Name | Nat. | Date of birth (Age) | Signed from | Since | Ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||||||
| 1 | Helmi Eliza | | 20 January 1983 | Negeri Sembilan | 2016 | |
| 22 | Remezey Che Ros | | 6 September 1982 | Kuala Lumpur | 2018 | |
| 27 | Wafieyuddin Shamsudin | | 10 June 1989 | Shahzan Muda | ||
| Defenders | ||||||
| 2 | Matthew Davies | | 7 February 1995 | Perth Glory | 2015 | |
| 3 | Hérold Goulon | | 12 June 1988 | Ermis Aradippou | 2019 | |
| 4 | Dinesh Rajasingam | | 13 February 1998 | Harimau Muda C | 2016 | |
| 6 | Mohd Hazri Rozali | | 26 June 1986 | Melaka United | 2017 | |
| 12 | Bunyamin Umar | | 7 January 1988 | Selangor | 2018 | |
| 14 | Faisal Rosli | | 21 January 1991 | Shahzan Muda | 2017 | |
| 16 | Zubir Azmi | | 14 November 1996 | Terengganu | 2017 | |
| 19 | Afif Amiruddin | | 22 March 1984 | Perlis | 2017 | |
| 24 | Muslim Ahmad | | 25 April 1989 | Kelantan | 2017 | |
| 30 | Ashar Al Aafiz | | 28 March 1995 | Youth team | 2016 | |
| Midfielders | ||||||
| 8 | Wan Zaharulnizam | | 8 May 1991 | Kelantan | 2017 | |
| 15 | Saddil Ramdani | | 2 January 1999 | Persela Lamongan | 2019 | 2020 |
| 17 | Zuhair Aizat | | 1 October 1996 | Youth team | 2018 | |
| 18 | Sharul Nizam | | 15 June 1996 | Youth team | 2018 | |
| 20 | Azam Azih | | 3 January 1995 | Harimau Muda B | 2015 | |
| 21 | Safuwan Baharudin | | 22 September 1991 | PDRM | 2018 | 2020 |
| 26 | Mohamadou Sumareh | | 20 September 1994 | Perlis | 2017 | |
| 29 | Nik Sharif Haseefy | | 13 May 1997 | Youth Team | 2019 | |
| Forwards | ||||||
| 7 | Faisal Halim | | 7 January 1998 | Penang | 2016 | |
| 9 | Norshahrul Idlan | | 8 June 1986 | Felda United | 2018 | |
| 10 | Dickson Nwakaeme | | 21 April 1986 | Angers | 2019 | |
| 11 | Lazarus Kaimbi | | 29 October 1987 | Unattached | 2019 | |
| 28 | Kogileswaran Raj | | 12 August 1998 | Harimau Muda C | 2016 | |
1st leg
| Pos. | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DF | | | Free | [1] |
| MF | | | Free | [2] |
| FW | | | Free | [3] |
| FW | | | Free | [4] |
| MF | | Youth team | Free | |
2nd leg
| Pos. | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FW | | Unattached | [5] | |
1st leg
| Pos. | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FW | | | Free | [6] |
| FW | | | Free | [7] |
| FW | | | Free | [8] |
2nd leg
| Pos. | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FW | | Released | ||
Pahang confirmed friendlies against UiTM, Selangor United, Kelantan United, Terengganu II, Visakha, Chonburi and Army United.
| 17 December 20181 | Pahang | 3–1 | UiTM | Temerloh |
| 20:45 UTC+8 | Kogileswaran Stevens Lee Chang-hoon | Stadium: Temerloh Mini Stadium |
| 18 December 20182 | Pahang | 2–0 | Selangor United | Temerloh |
| 20:45 UTC+8 | Zuhair Wan Zaharulnizam | Stadium: Temerloh Mini Stadium |
| 17 January 20193 | Pahang | 2–0 | Kelantan United | Kuantan |
| 20:45 UTC+8 | Wan Zaharulnizam Saddil | Stadium: Darul Makmur Stadium |
| 24 January 20194 | Pahang | 2–1 | Terengganu II | Kuantan |
| 20:45 UTC+8 | Stadium: Darul Makmur Stadium |
Tour of Thailand (7 to 13 Jan 2019)
| 8 January 20191 | Pahang | 1–3 | | Buriram |
| Safuwan | Stadium: Buriram Training Center |
| 12 January 20193 | Pahang | 0–0 | | Thai Army Sports Stadium |
| Competition | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |
| Super League | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 37 | 21 | +16 | 54.55 |
| FA Cup | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 66.67 |
| Malaysia Cup | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 100.00 |
| Total | 29 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 53 | 28 | +25 | 58.62 |
Last updated: 3 July 2019
Source: Competitions
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johor Darul Ta'zim (C) | 22 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 49 | 19 | +30 | 53 | Qualification for AFC Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Pahang | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 37 | 21 | +16 | 43 | |
| 3 | Selangor | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 41 | 35 | +6 | 37 | |
| 4 | Kedah [a] | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 37 | 29 | +8 | 34 | Qualification for AFC Champions League preliminary round 2 |
| 5 | Perak | 22 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 36 | 31 | +5 | 33 |
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 37 | 21 | +16 | 43 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 7 | +14 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 14 | +2 |
Last updated: 20 July 2019.
Source: [ citation needed ]
On 22 December 2018, the Malaysia Super League fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced. [9]
| 1 February 20191 | Kuala Lumpur | 1–3 | Pahang | Cheras |
| 21:00 UTC+8 | Paulo Josué Afiq | Report | Saddil Nwakaeme | Stadium: Kuala Lumpur Stadium Referee: Nazmi Nasaruddin |
| 9 February 20192 | Pahang | 3–0 | Terengganu | Kuantan |
| 21:00 UTC+8 | Nwakaeme Sumareh Goulon Safuwan Norshahrul | Report | Lee Tuck Adib Thierry Khairu Azrin | Stadium: Darul Makmur Stadium Referee: Razlan Joffri Ali |
| 16 February 20193 | Melaka United | 1–1 | Pahang | Paya Rumput |
| 21:00 UTC+8 | Deevan Raj Safiq Casagrande | Report | Goulon Safuwan Azam Nwakaeme Zé Eduardo | Stadium: Hang Jebat Stadium Referee: Wan Mohamad Tarmizi Wan Ibrahim |
| 24 February 20194 | Pahang | 1–1 | Selangor | Kuantan |
| 21:00 UTC+8 | Zaharulnizam Goulon Safuwan Zé Eduardo | Report | Rufino Amri | Stadium: Darul Makmur Stadium Referee: Mohd Fairuzi Mat Desa |
| 2 March 20195 | PKNP | 0–3 | Pahang | Manjung |
| 21:00 UTC+8 | Giancarlo Asyraf | Report | Ze Eduardo Afif Nwakaeme Azam Faisal Norshahrul | Stadium: Manjung Municipal Council Stadium Referee: Fitri Maskon |
| 8 March 20196 | Pahang | 1–0 | Kedah | Kuantan |
| 21:00 UTC+8 | Davies Nwakaeme Zuhair | Report | Baddrol Fernando Bauman Helmi Alif | Stadium: Darul Makmur Stadium Referee: Zamzaidi Katimin |
| 30 March 20197 | Felda United | 1–3 | Pahang | Jengka |
| 21:00 UTC+8 | Watanabe Thiago | Report | Norshahrul Zé Eduardo Faisal | Stadium: Tun Abdul Razak Stadium Referee: Suhaizi Shukri |
| 7 April 20198 | Pahang | 1–1 | Petaling Jaya City | Kuantan |
| 21:00 UTC+8 | Zé Eduardo Muslim Nwakaeme Goulon Zaharulnizam | Report | Safee Veenod Muhaimin | Stadium: Darul Makmur Stadium Referee: Suhaimi Mat Hassan |
| 14 April 20199 | PKNS | 1–2 | Pahang | Shah Alam |
| 21:00 UTC+8 | Vathanaka Gurusamy Shahrom | Report | Nwakaeme Zé Eduardo | Stadium: Shah Alam Stadium Referee: Mohd Zohri Tajuddin |
| 20 April 201910 | Perak | 0–1 | Pahang | Shah Alam |
| 21:00 UTC+8 | Amirul Rafiuddin | Report | Safuwan Azam Goulon Saddil Sumareh | Stadium: Shah Alam Stadium Referee: Razlan Joffri Ali |
| 28 April 201911 | Pahang | 1–1 | Johor | Kuantan |
| 21:00 UTC+8 | Goulon Faisal Salomon | Report | Cabrera Kunanlan Maurício | Stadium: Darul Makmur Stadium Referee: Mohd Zohri Tajuddin |
| 4 May 201912 | Petaling Jaya City | 2–0 | Pahang | Petaling Jaya |
| 21:00 UTC+8 | Pedro Henrique Serginho Muhaimin | Report | Azam | Stadium: Petaling Jaya Stadium Referee: Nazmi Nasaruddin |
| 14 May 201913 | Johor | 2–0 | Pahang | Larkin |
| 22:00 UTC+8 | Corbin-Ong Hariss Akhyar | Report | Safuwan Faisal Muslim Azam | Stadium: Larkin Stadium Referee: Zulkarnain Zakaria |
| 19 May 201914 | Pahang | 0–0 | Perak | Kuantan |
| 22:00 UTC+8 | Goulon Sumareh Faisal Zé Eduardo | Report | Leandro Amirul | Stadium: Darul Makmur Stadium Referee: Wan Mohamad Tarmizi |
| 17 July 201915 | Pahang | 3–1 | Felda United | Kuantan |
| 21:00 UTC+8 | Kaimbi Goulon Nwakaeme | Report | Chanturu Thiago Junio | Stadium: Darul Makmur Stadium Referee: Khirulazuan Kidam |
| 14 June 201916 | Kedah | 0–0 | Pahang | Alor Setar |
| 21:00 UTC+8 | Renan Baddrol | Report | Stadium: Darul Aman Stadium Referee: Mohd Fairuzi Mat Desa |
| 18 June 201917 | Pahang | 2–0 | PKNP | Kuantan |
| 21:00 UTC+8 | Kaimbi Nwakaeme Goulon | Report | Fadhil Pinto | Stadium: Darul Makmur Stadium Referee: Khirulazuan Kidam |
| 25 June 201918 | Selangor | 5–2 | Pahang | Shah Alam |
| 21:00 UTC+8 | Khyril Ifedayo Endrick | Report | Nik Sharif Dinesh Afif Kogileswaran Sumareh | Stadium: Shah Alam Stadium Referee: Mohd Amirul Izwan Yaacob |
| 6 July 201919 | Pahang | 2–0 | Kuala Lumpur | Kuantan |
| 21:00 UTC+8 | Goulon Azam | Report | Zhafri Irfan | Stadium: Darul Makmur Stadium Referee: Razlan Joffri Ali |
| 9 July 201920 | Pahang | 3–2 | PKNS | Kuantan |
| 21:00 UTC+8 | Goulon Muslim Safuwan Davies | Report | Sherman Guerra Kozubaev Qayyum Mahalli | Stadium: Darul Makmur Stadium Referee: Suhaimi Mat Hassan |
| 12 July 201921 | Terengganu | 1–1 | Pahang | Kuala Terengganu |
| 21:00 UTC+8 | Syamim Tuck Adib | Report | Davies Sumareh Zubir | Stadium: Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah Stadium Referee: Mohd Amirul Izwan Yaacob |
| 3 April 2019Second round | Pahang | 4–0 | PIB FC | Kuantan |
| 21:00 UTC+08:00 | Zaharulnizam Zé Eduardo Safuwan Faisal Davies | Report | Anuar Faizal | Stadium: Darul Makmur Stadium Attendance: 2,153 Referee: Ahmad Zuhaidi Dzulkifli |
| 17 April 2019Third round | UKM | 0–1 | Pahang | Bandar Tun Razak |
| 21:00 UTC+08:00 | Report | Zé Eduardo Saddil Davies | Stadium: Kuala Lumpur Stadium Attendance: 4,481 Referee: Mohd Zohri Tajuddin |
| 1 May 2019Quarter-finals first leg | Terengganu | 2–1 | Pahang | Kuala Terengganu |
| 21:00 UTC+08:00 |
| Report |
| Stadium: Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah Stadium Referee: Zulkarnain Zakaria |
| 11 May 2019Quarter-finals second leg | Pahang | 4–0 (5–2 agg.) | Terengganu | Kuantan |
| 22:00 UTC+08:00 | Report |
| Stadium: Darul Makmur Stadium Referee: Suhaizi Shukri |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | PAH | PRK | PEN | SAB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pahang | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 15 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | |
| 2 | Perak | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 9 | 3–1 | — | 1–1 | 3–0 | ||
| 3 | Penang | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 5 | 0–2 | 1–1 | — | 2–1 | ||
| 4 | Sabah | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 4 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | — |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | League | FA Cup | Malaysia Cup | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||||
| 1 | GK | Helmi Eliza | 23 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| 2 | DF | Matthew Davies | 29 | 3 | 21 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| 3 | DF | Hérold Goulon | 27 | 11 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |||||
| 4 | DF | Dinesh Rajasingam | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 6 | MF | Hazri Rozali | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 7 | MF | Faisal Halim | 24 | 3 | 1+16 | 1 | 2+3 | 2 | 0+2 | 0 | |||||
| 8 | MF | Wan Zaharulnizam | 26 | 2 | 11+8 | 1 | 3+3 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | |||||
| 9 | FW | Norshahrul Idlan | 27 | 3 | 15+5 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 10 | FW | Dickson Nwakaeme | 19 | 10 | 9+4 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |||||
| 11 | FW | Lazarus Kaimbi | 11 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |||||
| 12 | DF | Bunyamin Umar | 8 | 0 | 5+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 14 | DF | Faisal Rosli | 20 | 0 | 14+1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 15 | MF | Saddil Ramdani | 28 | 3 | 16+5 | 2 | 1+4 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 | |||||
| 16 | DF | Zubir Azmi | 11 | 0 | 6+1 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| 17 | MF | Zuhair Aizat | 13 | 1 | 5+6 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 18 | DF | Sharul Nizam | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 19 | DF | Afif Amiruddin | 5 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 20 | MF | Azam Azih | 23 | 1 | 15+1 | 1 | 4+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| 21 | DF | Safuwan Baharudin | 24 | 1 | 16+1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| 22 | GK | Remezey Che Ros | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 23 | MF | Salomon Raj | 4 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 24 | DF | Muslim Ahmad | 26 | 3 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |||||
| 26 | MF | Mohamadou Sumareh | 28 | 6 | 20+1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |||||
| 27 | GK | Wafieyuddin Shamsudin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 28 | FW | Kogileswaran Raj | 8 | 1 | 1+5 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |||||
| 29 | MF | Nik Sharif Haseefy | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 30 | DF | Ashar Al Aafiz | 3 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Players transferred out during the season | |||||||||||||||
| 11 | FW | Zé Eduardo | 15 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||
Includes all competitive matches.
| Rank | Pos. | No. | Player | League | FA Cup | Malaysia Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DF | 3 | | 8 | 2 | 1 | 11 |
| FW | 10 | | 7 | 2 | 1 | 10 | |
| 3 | FW | 11 | | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| MF | 26 | | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | |
| 5 | FW | 11 | | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 6 | MF | 7 | | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| FW | 9 | | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| DF | 2 | | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| DF | 24 | | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| MF | 15 | | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 11 | MF | 8 | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | MF | 17 | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| MF | 20 | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| MF | 21 | | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| FW | 28 | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Own goals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 40 | 13 | 6 | 59 | |||
| Rnk | No. | Player | Super League | FA Cup | Malaysia Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | | 6 | 3 | 1 | 10 |
| 22 | | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Total | 8 | 3 | 1 | 12 | ||
| No. | Pos. | Name | Super League | FA Cup | Malaysia Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | DF | | 6 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | 7 | 1 |
| 21 | MF | | 6 | - | 2 | - | 1 | - | 9 | - |
| 20 | MF | | 5 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 5 | 2 |
| 10 | FW | | 4 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 5 | - |
| 14 | DF | | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - |
| 26 | MF | | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - |
| 19 | DF | | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - |
| 24 | DF | | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 3 | - |
| 8 | MF | | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - |
| 2 | DF | | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 3 | - |
| 4 | DF | | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| 7 | DF | | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| 15 | MF | | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | - |
| 16 | DF | | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 3 | - |
| 23 | MF | | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| 29 | MF | | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| 9 | FW | | 4 | - | 2 | - | - | - | 6 | - |
| Total | 45 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 57 | 3 | ||