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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| Full name | Sri Pahang Football Club |
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| Nickname(s) | Tok Gajah (The Elephants) |
| Short name | SPFC |
| Founded | 1959 (as Pahang FA) |
| Ground | Darul Makmur Stadium (due to stadium renovation, temporarily moved to Temerloh Mini Stadium, since May 2024) |
| Capacity | 10,000 |
| President/Owner | Tengku 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 | Club website |
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 title, 1 Malaysia Premier League title, 3 Malaysia FA Cup, 4 Malaysia Cup and 3 Malaysian Charity Shield.
History edit
Early years (1959–1979) edit
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.
Rise to prominence (1980–2008) edit
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 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.[vague]
Pahang FA was also the first winner of the inaugural Malaysia Super League in its new format in 2004 winning 14 matches, 5 draws and 2 losses in 21 league games.
As one of the most successful football teams in Malaysia from 1980 to 2007, Pahang FA 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 2005, Pahang FA was invited to the 2005 ASEAN Club Championship in which they ended up 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.
The yo-yo years(2009–2012) edit
In the 2011, Pahang FA played in their worst ever season in the club history finishing in 13th place with 5 wins, 7 draws and 14 losses as they were relegated to the 2nd tier of Malaysia football, the Malaysia Premier League. While in the Malaysia Premier League, Pahang FA showed great improvement in the 2012 season as they had a great run in the 2012 Malaysia FA Cup making it to the quarter-finals of the cup. The club was also the 2012 Malaysia Premier League runner-up in 2012 sitting 8 points behind first place ATM FA, qualifying the association to play in the promotion "play-off" matches to the Malaysia Super League. Pahang FA than beat Kedah FA 3–2 on penalties shootout in the final of the "play-off", winning promotion to the 2013 Malaysia Super League.
Glory years (2013–2018) edit
Back-to-back Malaysia Cup winners and Cup double edit
Pahang FA than 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 FA make it all the way to the final in which they successfully defended it against Johor Darul Ta'zim with Nigerian striker, Dickson Nwakaeme scoring both goal in the 2–2 draw which send eventually ended up with Pahang FA winning it 5–3 on penalties shootout. Nwakaeme also became the cup top scorer with eight goals.
Pahang FA also won the 2014 Piala Sumbangsih in which Matías Conti scored the only goal against LionsXII. Pahang FA also won the 2014 Malaysia FA Cup facing Felda United in the final in which the club were losing 1–0 in the process before Faizol Hussien levelled the match at 1–1 in the 80th minute. Nwakaeme than scored in the 89th minute to sealed the win for Pahang FA in which resulted the club to win a cup double in 2014.
In 2018, Pahang FA had another great run in the 2018 Malaysia FA Cup in which they won 2–0 Selangor FA in the final.
Ups and downs (2019–present) edit
In 2021, Pahang FA was rebranded as Sri Pahang Football Club.
Kit suppliers and shirt sponsors edit
Sponsorship edit
| Period | Manufacturer | Main Sponsor | Other Sponsor |
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| 1989–1990 |  Schwarzenbach
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 Dunhill
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 Genting
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| 1991 | Puma
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| 1992–1998 |  Diadora
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| 1999–2000 |  Mikasa
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| 2001–2003 | Kronos
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| 2004–2005 | Adidas
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| 2006–2007 | TM
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| 2008 |  Hummel
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| 2009–2010 | Lotto
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| 2011 | ZON Hotel
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| 2012 | Resorts World Genting
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Aras Kuasa
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| 2013 |  Stobi
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 Chili's
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| 2014–2016 | Puma
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Aras Kuasa
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Resorts World Genting
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| 2017 | Jako
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| July 2017–2018 |  Fila
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| 2019–2020 | Umbro
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Football Republic
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| 2021–present | Hakka.Clo
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Visit Pahang (home), Invest Pahang (away)
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 Extra Joss
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Stadium edit
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 edit
First-team squad edit
- As of 7 March 2024
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Under-23s edit
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Club official edit
| Position | Nat | Staff |
|---|---|---|
| Technical director |
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Tajuddin Noor |
| Team manager |
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Dollah Salleh |
| Technical advisor | 
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Fandi Ahmad |
| Head coach |
|
Fandi Ahmad |
| Assistant head coach |
|
Ahmad Yusof |
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Ahmad Shaharuddin | |
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Jalaluddin Jaafar | |
| Opposition / Tactical Analyst |
|
Rudie Imran Masih |
| Goalkeeper coach |
|
Omar Salim |
| Fitness Coach |
|
Azmi Ibrahim |
| Team doctor |
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Shah Rezal Sujit |
| Physiotherapist |
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Adam Zuhairy Zafri |
| Masseur |
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Mohd Riduan Amin |
| Security officer |
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Muhammad Keny Anyie |
| Kit man |
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Ahmad Faizal Ibrahim |
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Suffian Sulaiman | |
| Under-21's team manager |
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Jalaluddin Mohd Deli |
| Under-21's head coach |
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| Under-21's assistant coach |
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Shahrizan Salleh |
| Under-21's coach |
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Mohd Yazeed Hamzah |
| Under-21's goalkeeper coach |
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Rais Dermawan Kamarudin |
| Under-21's fitness coach |
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Mohd Kaizai Zainuddin |
| Under-21's physiotherapist |
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Azeri Bin Adnan |
| Under-19's team manager |
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YM Raja Mustafa Shah |
| Under-19's head coach |
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Bahazenan Othman |
| Under-19's assistant coach |
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Ali Tahar |
| Under-19's coach |
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Rusly Ghazali |
| Under-19's goalkeeper coach |
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Zakaria Abu Bakar |
| Under-19's fitness coach |
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Mohd Rosidi Mohamad@Abdullah |
| Under-19's physiotherapist |
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Club personnel edit
Sri Pahang Football Club Sdn. Bhd. is the company which owns Sri Pahang Football Club.[2]
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
- Raja Dato' Shaharudin bin Raja Jalil Shah
- Rizal bin Che Hashim
Chief Executive Officer
List of head coaches edit
| Years | Nat | Name | Achievements |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994–1996 |
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Yunus Alif | – 1995 Liga Perdana |
| 1997–1998 |
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Jorgen Erik Larsen | |
| 1999 |
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Alan Davidson | |
| 1999–2000 |
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Fuzzeimi Ibrahim | |
| 2001–2002 |
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Yunus Alif | |
| 2003 | 
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Ralf Borges Ferreira | |
| 2004–2006 |
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Zainal Abidin Hassan | – 2004 Malaysia Super League |
| 2007 |
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Ahmad Yusof | |
| 2008 |
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Zainal Abidin Hassan | |
| 2009 |
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Tajuddin Noor | |
| 2010–2013 |
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Dollah Salleh | – 2013 Malaysia Cup |
| December 2013–March 2014 | 
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Ron Smith | – 2014 Piala Sumbangsih |
| March 2014–December 2015 |
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Zainal Abidin Hassan | – 2014 Malaysia FA Cup |
| December 2015–March 2016 |
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Ahmad Shaharuddin Rosdi | |
| March 2016–December 2016 |
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Razip Ismail | |
| December 2016–December 2020 |
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Dollah Salleh (2) | – 2018 Malaysia FA Cup |
| December 2020–March 2021 |
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Thomas Dooley | |
| March 2021–December 2021 |
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Dollah Salleh (3) | |
| January 2022–July 2022 | 
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Christophe Gamel | |
| July 2022–January 2023 |
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Dollah Salleh [interim] (4) | |
| January 2023– |
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Fandi Ahmad |
Team managers edit
| Years | Nat | Name |
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| 1999 |
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Talib Sulaiman |
| 2000–2003 |
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Jamal Nasir Abdul Nasir Ismail |
| 2004–2005 |
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Shahiruddin Abdul Moin |
| 2006–2007 |
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Zainal Abidin Hassan |
| 2008 |
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Omar Othman |
| 2009–2017 |
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Che Nasir Salleh |
| 2018–2021 |
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Suffian Awang |
| 2021–2022 |
|
Che Nasir Salleh |
| 2023– |
|
Dollah Salleh |
Club record edit
Updated on 24 October 2019.
Note:
- Pld = Played, W = Won, D = Drawn, L = Lost, F = Goals for, A = Goals against, D = Goal difference, Pts= Points, Pos = Position
1st or Champions 2nd or Runner-up 3rd place Promotion Relegation
| Season | League | Cup | Asia | ||||||||||||
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| Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | D | Pts | Pos | Charity | Malaysia | FA | Competition | Result | |
| 2004 | Liga Super | 21 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 48 | 29 | +19 | 47 | 1st | – | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | ||
| 2005 | Liga Super | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 37 | 29 | +8 | 35 | 2nd | – | Quarter-finals | 1st round | AFC Cup | Group stage |
| 2005–06 | Liga Super | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 24 | −3 | 27 | 7th | – | Group stage | Champions | – | – |
| 2006–07 | Liga Super | 24 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 32 | 41 | −9 | 27 | 9th | – | Group stage | 2nd round | AFC Cup | Group stage |
| 2007–08 | Liga Super | 24 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 26 | 31 | −5 | 30 | 8th | – | Group stage | Semi-finals | – | – |
| 2009 | Liga Super | 26 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 32 | 63 | −31 | 17 | 13th | – | Group stage | 1st round | – | – |
| 2010 | Liga Super | 26 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 31 | 50 | −19 | 33 | 8th | – | Quarter-finals | 1st round | – | – |
| 2011 | Liga Super | 26 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 19 | 36 | −17 | 22 | 13th | – | Play-off | Semi-finals | – | – |
| 2012 | Premier League | 22 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 60 | 29 | +31 | 46 | 2nd | – | Quarter-finals | 2nd round | – | – |
| 2013 | Liga Super | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 36 | 32 | +4 | 35 | 5th | – | Champions | Semi-finals | – | – |
| 2014 | Liga Super | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 36 | 30 | +6 | 37 | 3rd | Champions | Champions | Champions | – | – |
| 2015 | Liga Super | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 43 | 29 | +14 | 38[a] | 3rd | Runner-up | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | AFC Cup | Quarter-finals |
| 2016 | Liga Super | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 25 | 40 | −15 | 24[b] | 9th | – | Group stage | 3rd round | – | – |
| 2017 | Liga Super | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 44 | 26 | +18 | 40 | 2nd | – | Quarter-finals | Runner-up | – | – |
| 2018 | Liga Super | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 35 | 21 | +14 | 34 | 4th | – | Quarter-finals | Champions | – | – |
| 2019 | Liga Super | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 37 | 21 | +16 | 43 | 2nd | – | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | – | – |
| 2020 | Liga Super | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 14 | 8th | – | not held | not held | – | – |
| 2021 | Liga Super | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 23 | 37 | -14 | 18 | 10th | – | Group Stage | not held | – | – |
| 2022 | Liga Super | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 33 | 31 | +2 | 28 | 7th | – | Quarter Final | – | – | |
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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 edit
- As of 2 July 2017[5]
| Current Ranking | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 94 | Selangor FA
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9.951 |
| 95 |  Ayeyawady United
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9.878 |
| 96 |  Naft Al-Wasat
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9.704 |
| 97 |  Al-Suwaiq
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9.643 |
| 98 | Pahang FA
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9.617 |
Continental record edit
Honours edit
Domestic edit
League
- Division 1/Liga Super
- Division 2/Premier League
- Runner-up: 2012
Cup
Continental edit
- ASEAN Club Championship
- Runner-up (1): 2005
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Home Venue". Pahang FA. Archived from the original on 7 February 2019. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
- ^ a b "Ini Senarai 'Owner', Nama Syarikat Dan Pengarah 21 Buah Kelab Dalam Saingan Liga Super Dan Liga Premier Malaysia". Vocket FC. 6 October 2020. Archived from the original on 13 September 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
- ^ "Summary - Liga Super - Malaysia - Results, fixtures, tables and news - Soccerway". Archived from the original on 5 August 2017. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
- ^ "Malaysia 2016". Archived from the original on 1 February 2023. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
- ^ "AFC Club Ranking ( 1st January 2020 ) - Global Football Ranks". Archived from the original on 2 April 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
- ^ King, Ian; Stokkermans, Karel. "Asian Club Competitions 1988/89". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 27 October 2022. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
- ^ Stokkermans, Karel. "Asian Club Competitions 1993/94". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 30 May 2020. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
- ^ Fujioka, Atsushi; Lee, Seungsoo; Stokkermans, Karel; Visser, Eric. "Asian Club Competitions 1995/96". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 11 July 2020. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
- ^ Stokkermans, Karel. "Asian Club Competitions 2005". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 26 September 2020. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
- ^ Saaid, Hamdan; Stokkermans, Karel. "Asian Club Competitions 2007". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 30 July 2022. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
- ^ Stokkermans, Karel. "Asian Club Competitions 2015". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 21 August 2022. Retrieved 21 February 2020.