| 2021 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO | Suffian Awang | |||
| Head coach | Thomas Dooley (until 13 March 2021) Dollah Salleh (from 13 March 2021) | |||
| Stadium | Darul Makmur Stadium | |||
| Malaysia Super League | 10th | |||
| Malaysia Cup | Group stage | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Kenny Athiu (4) All: Kenny Athiu (8) | |||
| Highest home attendance | 0 | |||
| Lowest home attendance | 0 | |||
| Average home league attendance | 0 | |||
The 2021 season was Sri Pahang FC's 18th season in the Malaysian Super League since its inception in 2004.
| Position | Nat. | Name |
|---|---|---|
| Team advisor | | Thomas Dooley |
| Team manager | | Che Nasir Salleh |
| Head coach | | Dollah Salleh |
| Assistant head coach | | Ahmad Yusof |
| Assistant coaches | | Shaharuddin Rosdi |
| | Shahrulnizam Sahat | |
| Goalkeeper coach | | Ab Samad Mat Salleh |
| Fitness coaches | | Mohd Hafiz Tajuddin |
| Team doctor | | Shah Rezal Sujit |
| Physiotherapist | | Adam Zuhairy Zafri |
| Masseur | | Mohd Suhaimi Ramli |
| Security officer | | Muhammaf Keny Anyie |
| Kit man | | Abdul Razak B Akil |
| | Suffian Sulaiman | |
| No. | Name | Nat. | Date of birth (Age) | Previous Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||||
| 1 | Helmi Eliza | | 20 January 1983 | |
| 18 | Daniel Wafiuddin | | 16 March 1997 | |
| 31 | Zarif Irfan | | 21 February 1995 | |
| Defenders | ||||
| 2 | Ezanie Salleh | | 18 April 1995 | |
| 3 | Hérold Goulon (vice-captain) | | 12 June 1988 | |
| 4 | Nicholas Swirad | | 28 May 1991 | |
| 5 | Jadid Ilias | | 21 December 1996 | |
| 13 | Ashar Al Aafiz | | 28 March 1995 | Youth team |
| 22 | Fazly Mazlan | | 22 December 1993 | |
| 24 | Muslim Ahmad (captain) | | 25 April 1989 | |
| 29 | Faisal Rosli | | 21 January 1991 | |
| 33 | Hasnul Zaim | | 1 January 1999 | Youth team |
| Midfielders | ||||
| 8 | Yakubu Abubakar (3rd captain) | | 9 February 1990 | |
| 11 | Shahrul Aizad | | 26 March 1993 | |
| 12 | Baqiuddin Shamsudin | | 14 December 1994 | |
| 16 | Hazri Rozali | | 26 June 1986 | |
| 17 | Zuhair Aizat | | 1 October 1996 | Youth team |
| 19 | Sharul Nizam | | 15 June 1996 | Youth team |
| 20 | Azam Azih | | 3 January 1995 | |
| 25 | Hafiz Ramdan | | 28 June 1993 | |
| 27 | Arisazri Juhari | | 14 February 1998 | Youth team |
| 88 | Manuel Hidalgo | | 3 May 1999 | |
| Forwards | ||||
| 6 | Malik Ariff | | 7 January 1991 | |
| 9 | Kenny Athiu | | 5 August 1992 | |
| 14 | Aung Kaung Mann | | 18 February 1998 | |
| 21 | Faizal Rani | | 17 January 1994 | Youth team |
| 23 | Nur Izzat Che Awang | | 2 January 1998 | Youth team |
| Players loaned out / left during season | ||||
| 10 | Ezequiel Agüero | | 7 April 1992 | |
| 4 | Mamadou Wague | | 19 August 1990 | |
| 7 | Lee Tuck | | 30 June 1988 | |
| 9 | Pedro Henrique | | 17 January 1992 | |
| 10 | Yevhen Bokhashvili | | 5 January 1993 | |
Pre-season
| No. | Position | Player | Transferred from | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | GK | | | |
| 2 | DF | | | |
| 7 | MF | | | [1] [2] |
| 10 | FW | | | [3] |
| 25 | MF | | | |
| 12 | MF | | | |
| 11 | MF | | Unattached | |
| 6 | FW | | Unattached | |
| 5 | DF | | | |
| 4 | DF | | | |
| 10 | FW | | | |
| 9 | FW | | | |
Mid-season
| No. | Position | Player | Transferred from | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | DF | | | 6 months contract |
| 8 | MF | | | [4] |
| 88 | MF | | | |
| 14 | FW | | | Season loan |
| 9 | FW | | Unattached | |
Pre-season
| No. | Position | Player | Transferred to | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | | | ||
| DF | | Unattached | ||
| DF | | | Loan return [5] | |
| DF | | | Loan return [6] | |
| DF | | | Free [7] | |
| MF | | | Free [8] | |
| MF | | | [9] [10] | |
| MF | | | Free [11] | |
| FW | | Unattached | [12] | |
| FW | | | ||
| FW | | | Loan return [13] | |
| FW | | | Free [14] | |
| FW | | | Season loan [15] | |
Mid-season
| No. | Position | Player | Transferred to | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DF | | |||
| MF | | | Season loan [16] | |
| FW | | | ||
| FW | | |||
| Pos. | Player | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| DF | | 2 years contract signed in 2019 [17] |
Shah Alam City Cup (19–23 February 2021)
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
| 21 February 20211 | Terengganu II | 2–2 | Sri Pahang | Shah Alam |
| Stadium: UiTM Stadium |
| 23 February 20212 | UiTM | 0–0 | Sri Pahang | Shah Alam |
| Stadium: UiTM Stadium |
Others
| 26 February 20211 | Negeri Sembilan | 2–0 | Sri Pahang | Shah Alam |
| Stadium: UiTM Stadium |
During season
| 28 March 20211 | Sri Pahang | 4–0 | Kelantan United | Shah Alam |
| Stadium: UiTM Stadium |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Melaka United | 22 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 25 | 31 | −6 | 21 [a] | |
| 9 | Sabah | 22 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 21 | 38 | −17 | 19 | |
| 10 | Sri Pahang | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 23 | 37 | −14 | 18 | |
| 11 | Perak (R) | 22 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 20 | 45 | −25 | 16 | Relegation to Malaysia Premier League |
| 12 | UiTM (R) | 22 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 41 | −25 | 13 |
| 6 March 20211 | Selangor | 3–1 | Sri Pahang | Shah Alam |
| 21:00 UTC+8 | Stadium: Shah Alam Stadium Referee: Fusser Sallih |
| 10 March 20212 | Sri Pahang | 0–2 | Perak | Kuantan |
| 21:00 UTC+8 |
| Stadium: Darul Makmur Stadium Referee: Fairuzi Desa |
| 13 March 20213 | Melaka United | 0–0 | Sri Pahang | Krubong |
| 21:00 UTC+8 |
| Stadium: Hang Jebat Stadium Referee: Nafeez Wahab |
| 16 March 20214 | Sri Pahang | 2–1 | Sabah | Kuantan |
| 21:00 UTC+8 |
| Stadium: Darul Makmur Stadium Referee: Fitri Maskon |
| 21 March 20215 | Petaling Jaya City | 1–0 | Sri Pahang | Petaling Jaya |
| 21:00 UTC+8 |
| Stadium: Petaling Jaya Stadium Referee: Tuan Mohd Yasin |
| 2 April 20216 | Kedah Darul Aman | 3–1 | Sri Pahang | Alor Setar |
| 21:00 UTC+8 | Stadium: Darul Aman Stadium Referee: Noor Azriel Baharuddin |
| 6 April 20217 | Sri Pahang | 1–1 | Terengganu | Kuantan |
| 21:00 UTC+8 | Stadium: Darul Makmur Stadium Referee: Hasrol Amir |
| 10 April 20218 | Kuala Lumpur City | 2–1 | Sri Pahang | Cheras |
| 21:00 UTC+8 |
|
| Stadium: Kuala Lumpur Stadium Referee: Fitri Maskon |
| 16 April 20219 | Sri Pahang | 0–2 | Johor Darul Ta'zim | Kuantan |
| 22:00 UTC+8 |
| Stadium: Darul Makmur Stadium Referee: Tuan Mohd Yasin |
| 24 April 202110 | Penang | 3–0 | Sri Pahang | Penang |
| 22:00 UTC+8 | Stadium: City Stadium Referee: Fitri Maskon |
| 1 May 202111 | Sri Pahang | 5–0 | UiTM | Kuantan |
| 22:00 UTC+8 | Stadium: Darul Makmur Stadium Referee: Ahmad Zuhaidi Dzulkifli |
| 5 May 202112 | Sri Pahang | 2–2 | Selangor | Kuantan |
| 22:00 UTC+8 | Stadium: Darul Makmur Stadium Referee: Suhaimi Mat Hassan |
| 9 May 202113 | Perak | 2–3 | Sri Pahang | Ipoh |
| 22:00 UTC+8 | Stadium: Perak Stadium Referee: Fusser Sallih |
| 25 July 202114 | Sri Pahang | 1–1 | Melaka United | Kuantan |
| 21:00 UTC+8 | Report |
| Stadium: Darul Makmur Stadium Referee: S. Logeswaran |
| 28 July 202115 | Sabah | 2–2 | Sri Pahang | Kota Kinabalu |
| 20:15 UTC+8 | Report | Stadium: Likas Stadium Referee: Zamzaidi Katimin |
| 1 August 202116 | Sri Pahang | 1–0 | Petaling Jaya City | Kuantan |
| 21:00 UTC+8 | Report |
| Stadium: Darul Makmur Stadium Referee: Razlan Joffri Ali |
| 1 September 202117 [a] | Sri Pahang | 2–2 | Kedah Darul Aman | Kuantan |
| 21:00 UTC+8 | Report | Stadium: Darul Makmur Stadium Referee: Hamdan Awang |
| 7 August 202118 | Terengganu | 2–0 | Sri Pahang | Kuala Nerus |
| 21:00 UTC+8 | Report |
| Stadium: Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin Stadium Referee: Mohd Amirul Izwan Yaacob |
| 20 August 202119 | Sri Pahang | 0–2 | Kuala Lumpur City | Kuantan |
| 21:00 UTC+8 | Report | Stadium: Darul Aman Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Muhammad Usaid Jamal |
| 27 August 202120 | Johor Darul Ta'zim | 3–0 | Sri Pahang | Iskandar Puteri |
| 21:00 UTC+8 | Report | Stadium: Sultan Ibrahim Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Mohd Fairuzi Mat Desa |
| 5 September 202121 | Sri Pahang | 1–2 | Penang | Kuantan |
| 21:00 UTC+8 | Report | Stadium: Darul Makmur Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Muhammad Khairulsyahmi Ahmad Khalidi |
| 12 September 202122 | UiTM | 1–0 | Sri Pahang | Shah Alam |
| 21:00 UTC+8 |
| Report |
| Stadium: UiTM Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Mohd Faisal Ridzuan |
The draw for the group stage was held on 15 September 2021. [19]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | KUL | SUD | PAH | PEN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kuala Lumpur City | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 14 | Quarter-finals | — | 4–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | |
| 2 | Sarawak United | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 10 | 2–2 | — | 1–0 | 1–2 | ||
| 3 | Sri Pahang | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 6 | 0–1 | 1–2 | — | 4–0 | ||
| 4 | Penang | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 15 | −11 | 4 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–5 | — |
| 26 September 20211 | Kuala Lumpur City | 3–1 | Sri Pahang | Cheras |
| 21:00 UTC +8 | Report |
| Stadium: Kuala Lumpur Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Abdul Rahman Wahab |
| 29 September 20212 | Sarawak United | 1–0 | Sri Pahang | Shah Alam |
| 21:00 UTC +8 | Report |
| Stadium: UiTM Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Mohd Nafeez Abd Wahab |
| 30 October 20213 | Sri Pahang | 4–0 | Penang | Kuantan |
| 21:00 UTC +8 | Report | Stadium: Darul Makmur Stadium Attendance: 500+ Referee: Razlan Joffri Ali |
| 3 November 20214 | Penang | 0–5 | Sri Pahang | George Town |
| 21:00 UTC +8 | Report | Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 932 Referee: Mohd Fairuzi Mat Desa |
| 7 November 20215 | Sri Pahang | 1–2 | Sarawak United | Kuantan |
| 21:00 UTC +8 |
| Report | Stadium: Darul Makmur Stadium Attendance: 1,190+ Referee: Jeevanathan Ponniamoorthy |
| 10 November 20216 | Sri Pahang | 0–1 | Kuala Lumpur City | Kuantan |
| 21:00 UTC +8 | Report |
| Stadium: Darul Makmur Stadium Attendance: 116 Referee: Tuan Mohd Yaasin Tuan Hanafian |
Players with no appearances not included in the list.
| No. | Pos. | Name | League | Malaysia Cup | Total | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||||||||||
| 1 | GK | | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||||||||
| 2 | DF | | 3(7) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||||||||
| 3 | DF | | 18(1) | 2 | 6 | 0 | 25 | 2 | ||||||||
| 4 | DF | | 3(5) | 0 | 5(1) | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||||||||
| 5 | DF | | 5(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||||||||
| 6 | DF | | 11(2) | 2 | 5(1) | 3 | 19 | 5 | ||||||||
| 8 | MF | | 7(1) | 0 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 2 | ||||||||
| 9 | FW | | 9(2) | 4 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 8 | ||||||||
| 11 | MF | | 2(3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||||||||
| 12 | MF | | 19(2) | 2 | 3(3) | 0 | 27 | 2 | ||||||||
| 13 | DF | | 17(1) | 0 | 6 | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||||||||
| 14 | FW | | 5(1) | 2 | 0(2) | 0 | 8 | 2 | ||||||||
| 16 | MF | | 0(4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||||||
| 17 | MF | | 4(7) | 0 | 4(1) | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||||||||
| 18 | GK | | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||
| 19 | MF | | 2(6) | 0 | 0(2) | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||||||||
| 20 | MF | | 19 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 25 | 2 | ||||||||
| 21 | FW | | 0(4) | 0 | 0(3) | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||||||||
| 22 | DF | | 14(1) | 0 | 4(1) | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||||||||
| 23 | FW | | 7(6) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | ||||||||
| 24 | DF | | 20 | 0 | 2(2) | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||||||||
| 25 | MF | | 3(7) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||||||||
| 29 | DF | | 12(6) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||||||||
| 31 | GK | | 9(1) | 0 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||||||||
| 33 | DF | | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| 35 | FW | | 2(2) | 0 | 0(5) | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||||||||
| 37 | MF | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| 88 | MF | | 10 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 3 | ||||||||
| Players who have played this season but had left the club or on loan to other club | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | DF | | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||
| 7 | MF | | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | ||||||||
| 9 | FW | | 6(4) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | ||||||||
| 10 | FW | | 7(3) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | ||||||||