Sri Pahang FC

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Sri Pahang
Sri Pahang FC logo.svg
Full nameSri Pahang Football Club
Nickname(s)Tok Gajah (The Elephants)
Short nameSPFC
Founded1959;66 years ago (1959) (as Pahang FA )
2020;5 years ago (2020) (as Sri Pahang FC)
Ground Temerloh Mini Stadium
(renovation of Darul Makmur Stadium)
Capacity10,000 (Temerloh Mini Stadium)
President/OwnerTengku Abdul Rahman ibni Almarhum
Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Al-Musta'in Billah
Head coach Fandi Ahmad
League Malaysia Super League
2023 2023 Malaysia Super League, 5th of 14
Website www.sripahangfc.com.my
Soccerball current event.svg Current season

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.

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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. Construction of their 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, Piala Malaysia after a win over Selangor FA, breaking the long duopoly of them and Singapore FA. Nonetheless, the most successful era was in the 1990s, when the association reached the final of Piala Malaysia 4 times. 1992 was the year when the association won the double, the Piala Malaysia and the league. Sri Pahang year was touted as the Dream Team, when several high-profile players played for them (Dollah Salleh, Zainal Abidin Hassan, Ahmad Yusof, Khairul Azman Mohamed, Abdul Mubin Mokhtar, Australian football legend, Alan Davidson and Fandi Ahmad). The association defeated Kedah FA in final stage to win the Piala Malaysia, thanks to the fastest goal in Piala's history, scored by Zulhamizan Zakaria.[ vague ]

Pahang FA was also the winner of the inaugural Malaysia Super League in 2004, winning 14 matches with 5 draws and 2 losses in 21 league games. Pahang was invited to the 2005 ASEAN Club Championship in which they ended 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.

Inconsistency (2009–2012)

In the 2011, Pahang played their worst ever season, finishing in 13th place with 5 wins, 7 draws and 14 losses. They were relegated to the Malaysia Premier League. While in the Malaysia Premier League, Pahang showed improvements in the 2012 Malaysia FA Cup, making it to the quarter-finals. The club was also the 2012 Malaysia Premier League runner-up, 8 points behind ATM FA, qualifying for the promotion "play-off" matches to the Malaysia Super League. Pahang than beat Kedah FA 3–2 on penalties in the final, winning promotion to the 2013 Malaysia Super League.

Rise of The Elephants (2013–2018)

Pahang 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 made it all the way to the final in which they successfully defended it against Johor, winning 5–3. Dickson Nwakaeme became the cup top scorer with eight goals.[ citation needed ] Pahang also won the 2014 Piala Sumbangsih against LionsXII, and the final in which Faizol Hussien levelled at 1–1, before Nwakaeme scored to seal the win for Pahang and win the cup double.[ citation needed ]

In 2018 Pahang had another great run in the 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.[ citation needed ]

Ups and downs (2019–present)

In 2021, Pahang FA was rebranded as Sri Pahang Football Club. Sri Pahang sees hope during the 2024–25 Malaysia Cup where they defeated Selangor 4–3 on aggregate in the round of 16. During the second leg of the quarter-final match on 22 December 2024, Manuel Hidalgo scored a hat-trick against Perak in a 3–3 draw which saw Sri Pahang advance to the semi-final with a 4–3 aggregate. In the semi-finals second leg, Kpah Sherman scored in extra time to bring the aggregate to 3–2 which saw Sri Pahang advance to the 2025 Malaysia Cup final.

Kit suppliers and shirt sponsors

PeriodManufacturerMain sponsorOther sponsors
1989–1990 Flag of Germany.svg Schwarzenbach Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dunhill Flag of Malaysia.svg Genting
1991 Flag of Germany.svg Puma
1992–1998 Flag of Italy.svg Diadora
1999–2000 Flag of Japan.svg Mikasa
2001–2003 Flag of Italy.svg Kronos
2004–2005 Flag of Germany.svg Adidas
2006–2007 Flag of Malaysia.svg TM
2008 Flag of Denmark.svg Hummel
2009–2010 Flag of Italy.svg Lotto
2011 Flag of Malaysia.svg ZON Hotel
2012 Flag of Malaysia.svg Resorts World Genting Flag of Malaysia.svg Aras Kuasa
2013 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Stobi Flag of the United States.svg Chili's
2014–2016 Flag of Germany.svg Puma Flag of Malaysia.svg Aras Kuasa Flag of Malaysia.svg Resorts World Genting
2017 Flag of Germany.svg Jako
July 2017 – 2018 Flag of Italy.svg Fila
2019–2020 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Umbro Flag of Malaysia.svg Football Republic
2021–2023 Flag of Malaysia.svg Hakka.Clo Flag of Malaysia.svg Visit Pahang, Invest Pahang Flag of Indonesia.svg Extra Joss
2024–present Flag of Malaysia.svg Voltra Pro Flag of Malaysia.svg Invest Pahang Flag of Malaysia.svg Arwana Ekspres

Stadium

Darul Makmur Stadium has been the home ground of the club since 1970. Darul Makmur Stadium.jpg
Darul Makmur Stadium has been the home ground of the club since 1970.

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; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

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

From Under-23s

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

No.Pos.NationPlayer
MF Flag of Malaysia.svg  MAS Nasyrullah Zaki
MF Flag of Malaysia.svg  MAS Adam Malique
No.Pos.NationPlayer
FW Flag of Malaysia.svg  MAS Aqil Arazi
FW Flag of Malaysia.svg  MAS Lokman Bah Din

Club officials

PositionNatStaff
Technical director Flag of Malaysia.svg Tajuddin Noor
Team manager Flag of Malaysia.svg Dollah Salleh
Head coach Flag of Singapore.svg Fandi Ahmad
Assistant coach Flag of Malaysia.svg Ahmad Yusof
Flag of Malaysia.svg Ahmad Shaharuddin
Team coordinator Flag of Malaysia.svg Jalaluddin Jaafar
Analyst Flag of Singapore.svg Rudie Imran Masih
Goalkeeper coach Flag of Malaysia.svg Omar Salim
Fitness coach Flag of Malaysia.svg Azmi Ibrahim
Team doctor Flag of Malaysia.svg Shah Rezal Sujit
Physiotherapist Flag of Malaysia.svg Adam Zuhairy Zafri
Flag of Malaysia.svg Mohd Riduan Amin
Masseur Flag of Malaysia.svg Muhd Hazeem Mustafar Kamal
Flag of Malaysia.svg Mohd Suhaimi Ramli
Security officer Flag of Malaysia.svg Muhammad Keny Anyie
Kitman Flag of Malaysia.svg Ahmad Faizal Ibrahim
Flag of Malaysia.svg Suffian Sulaiman
Under-23's team manager Flag of Malaysia.svg Jalaluddin Mohd Deli
Under-23's head coach Flag of Malaysia.svg Mohd Yazeed Hamzah
Under-23's assistant coach Flag of Malaysia.svg Shahrizan Salleh
Under-20's head coach Flag of Malaysia.svg Mohd Shukri ismail
Under-20's assistant coach Flag of Malaysia.svg Mohd Ali Tahar
Under-20's goalkeeper coach Flag of Malaysia.svg Zakaria Abu Bakar
Under-20's fitness coach Flag of Malaysia.svg Mohd Kaizai Zainulddin
Under-20's physiotherapist Flag of Malaysia.svg Amirul Afiq Lokiman
Under-20's masseur Flag of Malaysia.svg Muhd Azrie Amirudin
Under-18's head coach Flag of Malaysia.svg Hamdan Mohamad
Under-18's assistant coach Flag of Malaysia.svg Mohd Hazrani Hazim
Under-18's goalkeeper coach Flag of Malaysia.svg Muhd Zyuraimi Abdul majid
Under-18's fitness coach Flag of Malaysia.svg Mohd Rosidi Mohamad Abdullah
Under-18's physiotherapist Flag of Malaysia.svg Mumtazah Putra

Management

Owners: [2] 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

YearsNatNameAchievements
1994–1996 Flag of Malaysia.svg Yunus Alif 1995 Liga Perdana

1999 Liga Perdana 1

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

2014 Malaysia Cup

December 2015–March 2016 Flag of Malaysia.svg Ahmad Shaharuddin Rosdi
March 2016–December 2016 Flag of Malaysia.svg Razip Ismail
December 2016–December 2020 Flag of Malaysia.svg Dollah Salleh (2)2018 Malaysia FA Cup
December 2020–March 2021 Flag of the United States.svg Thomas Dooley
March 2021–December 2021 Flag of Malaysia.svg Dollah Salleh (3)
January 2022–July 2022 Flag of France.svg Christophe Gamel
July 2022–January 2023 Flag of Malaysia.svg Dollah Salleh [interim] (4)
January 2023– Flag of Singapore.svg Fandi Ahmad

Team managers

YearsNatName
1999 Flag of Malaysia.svg Talib Sulaiman
2000–2003 Flag of Malaysia.svg Jamal Nasir Abdul Nasir Ismail
2004–2005 Flag of Malaysia.svg Shahiruddin Abdul Moin
2006–2007 Flag of Malaysia.svg Zainal Abidin Hassan
2008 Flag of Malaysia.svg Omar Othman
2009–2017 Flag of Malaysia.svg Che Nasir Salleh
2018–2021 Flag of Malaysia.svg Suffian Awang
2021–2022 Flag of Malaysia.svg Che Nasir Salleh
2023– Flag of Malaysia.svg Dollah Salleh

Club records

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

SeasonLeagueCupAsia
DivisionPldWDLFADPtsPosCharityMalaysiaFACompetitionResult
2004 Liga Super 2114524829+19471st Semi-finalsSemi-finals
2005 Liga Super 2110563729+8352nd Quarter-finals1st round AFC Cup Group stage
2005–06 Liga Super 217682124−3277th Group stageChampions  
2006–07 Liga Super 2476113241−9279th Group stage 2nd round AFC Cup Group stage
2007–08 Liga Super 2486102631−5308th Group stage Semi-finals   
2009 Liga Super 2652193263−311713th  Group stage 1st round
2010 Liga Super 26103133150−19338th  Quarter-finals 1st round
2011 Liga Super 2657141936−172213th Play-off Semi-finals
2012 Premier League 2214446029+31462nd  Quarter-finals 2nd round
2013 Liga Super 2210573632+4355th Champions Semi-finals   
2014 Liga Super 2211473630+6373rd Champions Champions Champions
2015 Liga Super 2213544329+1438 [a] 3rd Runner-up Semi-finals Semi-finals AFC Cup Quarter-finals
2016 Liga Super 2266102540−1524 [b] 9th  Group stage 3rd round   
2017 Liga Super 2212464426+18402nd  Quarter-finals Runner-up   
2018 Liga Super 229763521+14344th  Quarter-finals Champions   
2019 Liga Super 2212733721+16432nd  Semi-finals Semi-finals
2020 Liga Super 1142518180148th  not held not held
2021 Liga Super 2246122337-141810th  Group Stage not held
2022 Liga Super 2284103331+2287th 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 RankingTeamPoints
94 Flag of Malaysia.svg Selangor FA 9.951
95 Flag of Myanmar.svg Ayeyawady United 9.878
96 Flag of Iraq.svg Naft Al-Wasat 9.704
97 Flag of Oman.svg Al-Suwaiq 9.643
98 Flag of Malaysia.svg Pahang FA9.617

Continental record

SeasonCompetitionRoundClubHomeAwayAggregate
1988–89 Asian Club Championship [6] Qualifying round group 5 Flag of Thailand.svg Royal Thai Air Force 1–22nd out of 5
Flag of Indonesia.svg Niac Mitra 0–0
Flag of Brunei.svg Bandaran KB5–1
Flag of Singapore.svg Geylang International 2–1
Semifinal League group B Flag of Qatar.svg Al-Sadd 0–25th out of 5
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Ittifaq 1–4
Flag of Bangladesh.svg Mohammedan SC 2–1
Flag of North Korea.svg April 25 0–2
1993–94 Asian Club Championship [7] Preliminary Round Flag of Thailand.svg Thai Farmers Bank FC Withdrew
1995 Asian Club Championship [8] First Round Flag of Vietnam.svg Cảng Sài Gòn Walkover
Second Round Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg Ilhwa Chunma 2–30–22–5
2005 AFC Cup [9] Group E Flag of Singapore.svg Home United 3–31–23rd out of 4
Flag of Maldives.svg New Radiant 1–01–1
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Happy Valley 3–11–1
2005 ASEAN Club Championship Group A Flag of Vietnam.svg Hoàng Anh Gia Lai 4–01st out of 4
Flag of East Timor.svg FC Zebra 8–0
Flag of Cambodia.svg Nagacorp 3–0
Semi Final Flag of Brunei.svg DPMM FC 1–0
Final Flag of Singapore.svg Tampines Rovers 2–4Runners-up
2007 AFC Cup [10] Group F Flag of Thailand.svg Osotsapa 0–40–44th out of 4
Flag of India.svg Mohun Bagan 1–20–2
Flag of Singapore.svg Tampines Rovers 1–40–2
2015 AFC Cup [11] Group G Flag of Myanmar.svg Yadanarbon 7–43–22nd out of 4
Flag of the Philippines.svg Global 0–00–0
Flag of Hong Kong.svg South China 0–11–3
Round of 16 Flag of Indonesia.svg Persipura Jayapura Forfeited, 3–0 win awarded to Pahang
Quarterfinal Flag of Tajikistan.svg Istiklol 3–10–43–5

Honours

Domestic

League

Cup

Continental

See also

References

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