Pahang FA


Pahang Football Club is a Malaysian professional football club based in Kuantan, Pahang. The association was found 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 they association had been relegated to the Liga Premier. With the collective morale support from the players and the fans, Pahang FA came back from the abyss to the Liga Super in 2013 after winning the play-off match against Kedah FA, just one season after being relegated.
Pahang FA nominated Abdul Azim to challenge Hamidin Amin for the FAM Presidency, as reported in a FOX Sports Asia .

Club licensing regulations

2018 Season

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. Pahang FA 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, Khairul Azman Mohamed, Abdul Mubin Mokhtar, Ahmad Yusof, Australian football legend, Alan Edward Davidson and Singapore 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.
Pahang FA 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 1980–2007, 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 2008, many players from talented young Shahzan Muda F.C. were absorbed into Pahang FA.
In 2012, Pahang FA was playing in the 2nd division of M-League. While in the Premier League, Pahang FA showed great improvement in the 2012 season as they qualified for the Piala Malaysia quarter-finals. Pahang FA was also Premier League runner-up in 2012, qualifying the association to play in the promotion "play-off" matches to the Liga Super. Pahang FA 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 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 Piala Malaysia 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 figures of club history, as they won it as a player and as manager and coach respectively.

Stadium

Pahang FA are currently based at Darul Makmur Stadium in Kuantan, Pahang. The capacity of the stadium is 45,000 and also has a running track.

Players

First-team squad

Pahang Youth team

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.

Under-21s

Under-19s

Continental record

Honours

League

Sponsorship

PeriodManufacturerMain SponsorOther Sponsor-
1989–90 SchwarzenbachDunhill-
1991 PumaDunhill-
1992–98 DiadoraDunhill-
1999–00 MikasaDunhill-
2001–03 Dunhill-
2004–05 AdidasDunhill-
2006–07 AdidasTM-
2008 HummelTM-
2009–10 LottoTM-
2011 Lotto -
2012 Lotto Resorts World Genting -
2013 Stobi Resorts World Genting Chili's
2014–2016 Puma Resorts World Genting Chili's
2017 Jako Resorts World Genting-
July 2017 – 2018Fila Resorts World Genting-
2019–2020Umbro
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Head coaches

Team managers

Management team

Club personnel

Club record

Updated on 24 Oktober 2019.
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AFC Club ranking

Current RankingTeamPoints
94 Selangor FA9.951
95 Ayeyawady United9.878
96 Naft Al-Wasat9.704
97 Al-Suwaiq9.643
98 Pahang FA9.617