Sri Pahang FC

Sri Pahang
Full name	Sri Pahang Football Club
Nickname(s)	Tok Gajah (The Elephants)
Short name	SPFC
Founded	1959 (as Pahang FA)
Ground	Darul Makmur Stadium
Capacity	40,000
President/Owner	Tengku Abdul Rahman ibni Almarhum; Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Al-Musta'in Billah
Head coach	Fandi Ahmad
League	Malaysia Super League
2022	Malaysia Super League, 7th of 12
Website	Club website

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.

The lowest point of the club was in 2012, when KBS Sri Pahang 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 titles, 3 Malaysia FA Cup, 4 Malaysia Cup and 3 Malaysian Charity Shield.

Club licensing regulations

2018 season

This club had obtained the FAM Club License to play in the 2018 Malaysia Super League season.
This club had obtained the AFC Club License and is eligible to played either 2018 AFC Champions League or 2018 AFC Cup if qualified on merit.

2019 season

This club had obtained the FAM Club License to play in the 2019 Malaysia Super League 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. 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 Edward 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.

Sri Pahang 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 to 2007, Sri Pahang 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 Sri Pahang.

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

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. 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.

Players

First-team squad

As of 23 January 2023

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 Hashimuddin
8	MF	UZB	Kuvondik Ruziev
9	FW	LBR	Kpah Sherman
12	MF	MAS	Baqiuddin Shamsudin
29	DF	MAS	Ashar Al Aafiz Abdullah
15	DF	ARG	Stefano Brundo
16	FW	MAS	Ezequiel Agüero (captain)
20	MF	MAS	Nor Azam Azih (vice-captain)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
21	DF	MAS	Syazwan Andik
22	FW	BRA	Rafael Silva
23	DF	MAS	Azwan Aripin
24	GK	MAS	Izham Tarmizi Roslan
27	DF	MAS	Fadhli Shas (vice-captain)
14	DF	MAS	Azrif Nasrulhaq Badrul Hisham
30	FW	MAS	Ibrahim Manusi
35	FW	MAS	Syaahir Saiful Nizam
36	MF	MAS	Saiful Jamaluddin

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

Under-21s

As of 4 June 2020

No.	Name	Position(s)	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

No.	Name	Position(s)	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	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	Preliminary Round	Thai Farmers Bank FC	Withdrew
1995	Asian Club Championship	First Round	Cảng Sài Gòn	Walkover
1995	Asian Club Championship	Second Round	Ilhwa Chunma	2–3	0–2	2–5
2005	AFC Cup	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	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	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

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

Cup

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

Continental

ASEAN Club Championship
- Runner-up (1): 2005

Ownership and finances

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	Adidas	TM
2008	Hummel
2009–2010	Lotto
2011		ZON Hotel
2012		Resorts World Genting	Aras Kuasa
2013	Stobi	Resorts World Genting	Chili's
2014–2016	Puma	Aras Kuasa	Resorts World Genting
2017	Jako
July 2017–2018	Fila
2019–2020	Umbro		Football Republic
2021–present	Hakka.Clo	Visit Pahang (home), Invest Pahang (away)	Extra Joss

Head coaches

Years	Nat	Name
1994–1996		Yunus Alif
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
2007		Ahmad Yusof
2008		Zainal Abidin Hassan
2009		Tajuddin Noor
2010–2013		Dollah Salleh
December 2013–March 2014		Ron Smith
March 2014–December 2015		Zainal Abidin Hassan
December 2015–March 2016		Ahmad Shaharuddin Rosdi
March 2016–December 2016		Razip Ismail
December 2016–December 2020		Dollah Salleh
December 2020–March 2021		Thomas Dooley
March 2021–December 2021		Dollah Salleh
January 2022–July 2022		Christophe Gamel
July 2022–January 2023		Dollah Salleh (interim)
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

Management team

Position	Nat	Staff
Technical director		Tajuddin Noor
Team manager		Dollah Salleh
Technical advisor		Fandi Ahmad
Head coach		Fandi Ahmad
Assistant head coach		Ahmad Yusof
Assistant head coach		Ahmad Shaharuddin
Opposition / Tactical Analyst		Rudie Imran Masih
Goalkeeper coach
Team doctor		Shah Rezal Sujit
Physiotherapist		Adam Zuhairy Zafri
Masseur		Mohd Riduan Amin
Security officer		Muhammaf Keny Anyie
Kit man		Abdul Razak B Akil
Kit man		Suffian Sulaiman
Under-21's team manager		Jalaluddin Mohd Deli
Under-21's head coach
Under-21's assistant coach		Shahrizan Salleh
Under-21's coach		Mohd Yazeed Hamzah
Under-21's goalkeeper coach		Rais Dermawan Kamarudin
Under-21's fitness coach		Mohd Kaizai Zainuddin
Under-21's physiotherapist		Azeri Bin Adnan
Under-19's team manager		YM Raja Mustafa Shah
Under-19's head coach		Bahazenan Othman
Under-19's assistant coach		Ali Tahar
Under-19's coach		Rusly Ghazali
Under-19's goalkeeper coach		Zakaria Abu Bakar
Under-19's fitness coach		Mohd Rosidi Mohamad@Abdullah
Under-19's physiotherapist

Club personnel

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

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