Pahang F.C.
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| Full name | Pahang Football Club |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | The Elephant (Tok Gajah) |
| Short name | Pahang |
| Founded |
1959 as Pahang FA 2016 as Pahang FC |
| Ground | Darul Makmur Stadium |
| Capacity | 40,000 |
| Chairman | Tengku Abdul Rahman ibni Sultan Ahmad Shah |
| Coach | Razip Ismail |
| League | Malaysia Super League |
| 2015 | Malaysia Super League, 3rd |
| Website | Club home page |
Pahang Football Club (Malay: Kelab Bola Sepak Pahang) is a Malaysia professional football club based in Kuantan, Pahang. The club was founded in 1959 to represent the state itself and has traditionally worn a yellow home kit since. In the beginning, their early 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, as the club had been relegated to the Malaysian Premier League. With the collective morale support from the players and the fans, Pahang FC came back from the abysmal to the Malaysian Super League in 2013 after winning the play-off match against Kedah FA, just one season after being relegated.
History
The club has been established after the great support from locals who require a football team to represent Pahang in HMS Beagle. As the initiatives to the request, Sultan Abu Bakar has established a club known as Pahang FC. In the next year, the club begins with the preparation against another states before taking part for the first time in the HMS Beagle Cup. After a long time looking for the homeground, the Council of Kuantan announced the construction of a new stadium, Darul Makmur Stadium in 1970.
Led by legendary Jamal Nasir, Pahang FC won the first cup in 1983 when they won the Malaysia Cup, 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 90s, when the club successfully entered the final of Malaysia Cup 4 times eventhough they only succeed once in 1992. The 1992 was the best year when the club won the double, the Malaysia Cup and the league. Pahang FC in that year was touted as the Dream Team when several high profile players played for the club with the like of Dollah Salleh, Zainal Abidin Hassan, Khairul Azman Mohamed, Abdul Mubin Mokhtar, Ahmad Yusof, Australian football legend, Alan Edward Davidson and Singapore football legend, Fandi Ahmad. The club successfully defeated Kedah FA in final stage to win the Malaysia Cup, thanks to the fastest goal ever in Malaysia Cup history by Zulhamizan Zakaria. Pahang FC was also the first winner of the newly formatted M-League in 2004. As one of the most successful football team in Malaysia from 1980–2007, Pahang FC had successfully produced many talented local players from the academy such as Khairul Azman Mohamed, one of the best goal keeper 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 was 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 Pahang FC. In 2012, Pahang FC was playing in 2nd division of M-League. While in Premier League, Pahang FC showed great improvement in the 2012 season as they qualified for the Malaysia Cup quarter-finals. Pahang FC was also a Premier League runner-up in 2012, thus enable the club to play in the "play-off" matches for the promotion to the Super League. Pahang FC beat Kedah FA in the final of the "play-off" and had been promoted to Super League in 2013. In the year 2012, the club 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 organisation of Sukma 2012. A year later, the club returned to Kuantan to play in newly renovated Darul Makmur Stadium and in the same year the lifted the Malaysia Cup for third time. Led by loyal serving captain, Jalaluddin Jaafar, they ended 21 years cup drought. By winning the cup, Zainal Abidin Hassan and Dollah Salleh had cemented their status as central figure of club history, as they won it as a player and as manager and coach respectively.
Honours
Domestic
League
- Winners (5): 1987, 1992, 1995, 1999, 2004
Cups
- Winners (4): 1983, 1992, 2013, 2014
- Winners (2): 2006, 2014
- Winners (3): 1992, 1993, 2014
Performance in AFC competitions
- AFC Champions League: 3 appearances
- AFC Champions League : 1989: Semi-final League (Group B)
- AFC Champions League : 1994: withdrew in qualifying – 1st round
- AFC Champions League : 1996: Round of 16 ( lost to Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 2–5 on Argegate )
- AFC Cup: 3 appearances
Administration
The President of the association is held by Y.A.M. Tengku Muda Pahang Tengku Abdul Rahman Ibni Sultan Ahmad Shah, who replaced his brother K.D.Y.T.M Tengku Mahkota Pahang Tengku Abdullah ibni Sultan Ahmad Shah for 2007–10 session. Meanwhile, Pahang State Finance Officer, YB Datuk Ahmad Suffian was elected to the vice-president position. Both the president and his deputy won their posts uncontested, after the previous president, K.D.Y.T.M Tengku Abdullah ibni Sultan Ahmad Shah decided not to run for re-election.
The general secretary, Mr. Fuzzemi Ibrahim (2010–present), was appointed by committee.
Stadium
Pahang FC are currently based at Darul Makmur Stadium in Kuantan, Pahang. The capacity of the stadium is 40,000 and also has a running track, in addition to the football field.[1]
Current coaching staff
- Team Manager : Dato' Che Nasir B Salleh
- Assistant Team Manager : Jalaludin Jaafar
- Head Coach : Razip Ismail
- Assistant Head Coach : Ahmad Shaharuddin Rosdi
- Coach : Azaruddin Aziz
- Coach : Jalaluddin Jaafar
- Goalkeeper Coach : Muadzar Mohamad
- Fitness Coach : Abdul Rahim Kadir Ku Jambu
- Physio : Adam Zuhairy Zafri
- Kit Man : Abdul Razak B Akil
- U21 Manager : Halimi Kamaruzzaman
- U21 Head Coach : Fuzzemi Ibrahim
- U21 Assistant Coach : Shahrulnizam Sahat
- U21 Goalkeeper Coach : Syed Mohd Nasir Mat Akil
- U21 Fitness Coach : Mohd Kaizai Zainuddin
- U21 Physio : Mohd Mahyuddin Mohd Idris
- U19 Head Coach : Muhd Fahim Kow Abdullah
- U19 Assistant Coach : Noor Azmi Mohamed
- U19 Assistant Coach : Ali Tahar
- U19 Goalkeeper Coach : Zureymi Majid
- U19 Fitness Coach : Kow Hok Nam
- U19 Physio : Mohd Nor Hafizan Abdul Hamit
First Team Squad
| No. | Name | Nat. | Pos. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeeper | ||||||||||
| 1 | Mohd Nasril Nourdin |  |
GK | |||||||
| 22 | Saufi Mohamad | |
GK | |||||||
| 25 | Daniel Wafiuddin Sadun | |
GK | |||||||
| Defenders | ||||||||||
| 3 | Saiful Nizam Miswan | |
CB,RB,LB | |||||||
| 20 | Mohd Shahrizan Salleh | |
LB,LWB,LM,CM | |||||||
| 4 | Ridhwan Maidin | |
CB,DM | |||||||
| 2 | Matthew Davies  |
 |
RB,RWB | |||||||
| 30 | Ashar Al-Aafiz | |
RB,RWB,RM | |||||||
| 5 | Zesh Rehman |  |
CB,DM | |||||||
| 23 | Nejc Potokar |  |
CB | |||||||
| 14 | Faisal Mohd Rosli | |
LB,LWB | |||||||
| Midfielders | ||||||||||
| 6 | D. Saarvindran | |
AM,CM,LM,LW | |||||||
| 7 | Faisal Halim | |
LW, ST | |||||||
| 8 | A. Salamon Raj | |
CM,DM | |||||||
| 11 | Muhd Nor Azam Abdul Azih | |
CM | |||||||
| 17 | Rizua Shafiqi | |
RM, RW | |||||||
| 18 | Shah Amirul Mohd Zamri | |
CM, RM, RW | |||||||
| 21 | Helmi Abdullah | |
AM,ST | |||||||
| Forwards | ||||||||||
| 9 | Dalibor Volas | |
ST | |||||||
| 10 | German Pacheco |  |
ST | |||||||
| 13 | Faizal Abdul Rani | |
ST | |||||||
| 15 | Amirul Kasmuri | |
ST | |||||||
| 19 | Mohd Fauzi Roslan | |
ST, LW | |||||||
| 26 | Mohd Shafie Zahari | |
ST | |||||||
President's cup squad (under-21)
The Pahang President's cup team or Young Elephant is a part of the President Cup Malaysia league team. The President Cup Malaysia is the football competitions in Malaysia for under-21 players. Since its inception, the President Cup Malaysia has been the major tournament for under-21 and under-23 players. In 2009, the format of the competition changes which only under-21 players are eligible for the tournament.
U21
As of 1 March 2016
| Jersey | Name | Nationality | Position | D.O.B | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||||||||||
| 1 | Muhammad Amirul Husni Husnizam | |
GK | 1996 | ||||||
| 22 | Muhammad Yusuf Akma Mohd Nawi | |
GK | 1997 | ||||||
| 25 | Muhammad Nur Kamarullah Khairul Saidi | |
GK | 9/3/95 | ||||||
| Defenders | ||||||||||
| 2 | Muhammad Hariz Irffan Mohd Nazri | |
CB, RB, DM | 21/11/95 | ||||||
| 4 | Khairul Annas Ibrahim | |
RB/RWB | 4/5/95 | ||||||
| 5 | Muhammad Salahudin Sulong | |
CB | 1995 | ||||||
| 6 | Amirul Hafizzudin Ahmad Shamsudin | |
CB | 27/8/96 | ||||||
| 15 | Mohd Hilmi Husaini Asmadii | |
LB/LWB/LM | 16/3/95 | ||||||
| 16 | Mohd Ikmal Ahwamuddin | |
RB/RWB | 1996 | ||||||
| 18 | Muhammad Jadid Ilias | |
CB | 21/12/96 | ||||||
| 19 | Muhammad Shahrul Nizam Mohd Nadzir | |
LB/LM/LWB | 15/6/96 | ||||||
| 23 | Muhammad Sharmin Izwan Mohd Suffian | |
CB | 13/11/97 | ||||||
| Midfielders | ||||||||||
| 7 | Muhammad Amirul Izwan Rosmadi | |
LM/ LW/ RM/ RW | 13/1/96 | ||||||
| 8 | Nik Muhammad Sharif Haseefy Mohd Lazim | |
AM, CM | 30/5/97 | ||||||
| 10 | Muhd Amirul Ahmad Nazri | |
CM | 1997 | ||||||
| 12 | Muhammad Zuhair Aizat Mohd Nazri | |
RM/ RW | 1/10/96 | ||||||
| 17 | Muhammad Asyraf Rojani | |
CM | 1997 | ||||||
| 21 | Shazlan Zaidin | |
LW/ LM/ RW/ RM | 26/7/96 | ||||||
| 24 | Muhammad Wafiuddin Zulkifly | |
DM/ CM | 1996 | ||||||
| Forwards | ||||||||||
| 9 | Muhammad Suqry bin Jaafar Sidek | |
ST | 21/1/96 | ||||||
| 11 | Muhammad Adam Mohd Zaki | |
ST | 1997 | ||||||
| 14 | Muhammad Yusrin Zakwan Yusran | |
ST | 1997 | ||||||
| 20 | Mohd Zul Hafiz Zulkifli | |
ST | 1996 | ||||||
U19
As of 1 March 2016
| Jersey | Name | Nationality | Position | D.O.B | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||||||||||
| 1 | Harinderen a/l Ramesh | |
GK | 1998 | ||||||
| 22 | Fakhri Syahmi Badrul | |
GK | 1998 | ||||||
| 25 | Mohd Faizal Abdul Isha | |
GK | 1998 | ||||||
| Defenders | ||||||||||
| 3 | Abdul Suhairil Idham Zahari | |
CB | 1998 | ||||||
| 4 | Muhammad Fakrul Hakimi Abu Bakar | |
RB/RWB | 1998 | ||||||
| 5 | Muhammad Amirul Asyraf Mohamed | |
CB | 1998 | ||||||
| 9 | Muhammad Nur Solehin Shamsul | |
LB/LWB | 1998 | ||||||
| 12 | Mohammad Badrul Amin Mohd Yusof | |
CB | 1997 | ||||||
| 13 | Muhammad Nur Amirul Mohd Nizam | |
RB/RWB | 1998 | ||||||
| 15 | Ahmad Aminudin Aiman Abdul Rahim | |
CB | 1997 | ||||||
| 16 | Muhammad Fakrul Kadarisman | |
CB | 1997 | ||||||
| Midfielders | ||||||||||
| 2 | Tuan Afif Nasrullah Tuan Hazahar | |
LM/ LW/ RM/ RW | 1997 | ||||||
| 6 | Zurkanain Samsul (c) | |
DM, CM | 1997 | ||||||
| 10 | Mohd Haikal Hasbul | |
AM/CM | 1998 | ||||||
| 17 | Muhammad Azul Anis Bakri | |
CM | 1998 | ||||||
| 18 | Muhammad Akmal Fahmie Muhd Puat | |
RW/RM | 1998 | ||||||
| 19 | Muhammad Hairul Iqmal Mohd Raffi | |
CM | 1997 | ||||||
| 20 | Mohd Arisazri Juhari | |
LW/ LM | 1998 | ||||||
| 21 | Danial Syakir Ahmad Shuhor | |
CM | 8/2/97 | ||||||
| 23 | Muhammad Khaiyum Mohd Khaimi | |
RW, RM | 15/6/97 | ||||||
| Forwards | ||||||||||
| 7 | Muhammad Zulhisyam Zulkifli | |
ST | 1998 | ||||||
| 8 | Muhammad Nur Izzat Che Awang | |
ST | 1998 | ||||||
| 11 | Zainal Abidin Hamzah | |
ST | 1998 | ||||||
| 14 | Noor Fahmizie Sabri | |
ST | 13/11/97 | ||||||
Source:[4]
Team managers
| Year | Manager |
|---|---|
| 1999 | Tok Muda Talib Sulaiman |
| 2000–03 | Datuk Jamal Nasir Abdul Nasir Ismail |
| 2004–05 | Dato' Hajji Shahiruddin Abdul Moin |
| 2006–07 | Zainal Abidin Hassan |
| 2008 | Dato' Omar Othman |
| 2009–now | Dato' Che Nasir Salleh |
Coaches
| Year | Head Coach |
|---|---|
| 1994–96 | Ahmad Yunus Mohd Alif |
| 1997–98 |  Jorgen Erik Larsen |
| 1999 | Alan Davidson |
| 1999–00 | Fuzzeimi Ibrahim |
| 2001–02 | Ahmad Yunus Mohd Alif |
| 2003 |  Ralf Borges Ferreira |
| 2004 | Ahmad Yunus Mohd Alif |
| 2005–06 | Zainal Abidin Hassan |
| 2007 | Haji Ahmad Yusof |
| 2008 | Zainal Abidin Hassan |
| 2009 | Tajuddin Noor |
| 2010–13 | Dollah Salleh |
| Dec 2013 – March 14 |  Ron Smith |
| March 2014 – Dec 2015 | Zainal Abidin Hassan |
| Dec 2015 – March 10 | Ahmad Shaharuddin Rosdi |
| April 2016 – | Razip Ismail |
Kit manufacturers and sponsors
Current kit manufacturers and sponsors
| Corporation | |
|---|---|
| Kits manufacturers | |
| Puma | |
| Financial sponsors | |
| Resorts World Genting | |
| Chili's | |
| Aras Kuasa | |
| Allianz Malaysia | |
| DRB-HICOM | |
| THR.fm | |
Previous Kit Supplier and Sponsor
| Period | Manufacturer | Shirt Sponsor |
|---|---|---|
| 1989–90 | Schwarzenbach | Dunhill |
| 1991 | Puma | |
| 1992–98 | Diadora | |
| 1999–00 | Mikasa | |
| 2001–03 | Kronos | |
| 2004–05 | Adidas | |
| 2006–07 | TM | |
| 2008 | Hummel | |
| 2009 | Lotto | |
| 2010 | the ZON hotel | |
| 2011–12 | Resorts World Genting | |
| 2013 | Stobi | |
| 2014–2020 | Puma | Aras Kuasa |
See also
References
- ↑ "Stadium Darul Makmur". pahangfa.com. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
- ↑ "Pahang U21". www.pengurusanbolasepakfam.org.my. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
- ↑ "PAHANG FA U21 – Skuad Piala Presiden". Pahang Piala Presiden. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
- ↑ "Pahang U19". www.pengurusanbolasepakfam.org.my. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
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