Perak FA

Perak Stadium
The Bos Gaurus
Full name	Perak Stadium
Location	Ipoh Perak, Malaysia
Owner	Majlis Bandaraya Ipoh
Operator	Majlis Bandaraya Ipoh
Capacity	44,000
Surface	Grass; Track
Construction
Built	1965
Renovated	1975, 1993, 2014

Perak FA
	File:Perak FA.svg
Full name	Persatuan Bola Sepak Negeri Perak; (Perak Football Association)
Nickname(s)	The Bos Gaurus
Founded	18 April 1951; 73 years ago
Ground	Perak Stadium; Ipoh, Perak
Capacity	42,000
Manager	M. Karathu
Coach	M. Karathu
League	Malaysia Super League
2014	Malaysia Super League, 9th
Website	http://pafanews.com/

The Perak Football Association is a football association club that formed on 18 April 1951.^[1] Although a formal association was only formed in 1951, Perak FA actually had a football team since 1921,^[2] which participated in the Malaya Cup (later HMS Malaya Cup, known today as the Malaysia Cup). They were also one of the founding members of the Malayan Football Association (the predecessor of the modern Football Association of Malaysia) which happened in 1926.

They are the third most successful team in the Malaysia Cup competition with 7 wins and 11-second-place finishes. They won the last of their 7 titles in 2000 and were runners-up in the 2007 edition. In 2003, Perak FA became the first team in 13 years to achieve back-to-back league titles in Malaysian football.

Perak FA is the only team in Malaysia that has never been demoted to a lower division since the professional league was introduced in 1989. Perak FA calls the 42,500-seat Perak Stadium as its home ground, although it has played some matches at the 15,000-seat Lumut Stadium (inside the Royal Malaysian Navy (TLDM) base in Lumut, Perak) whenever Perak Stadium has not been not available. The Perak FA's home ground is also sometimes referred to by its nickname, Fair Park as Perak Stadium is located near Fair Park in Ipoh where the team's office is situated.

Perak FA's nickname is Seladang which is the Malay name for Gaur. A favourite tagline of its supporters is Kejor Yeop Kejor, which roughly translates to "Chase It, Brother, Chase". The tagline was adopted by the team after the state government used it as their tagline for the 1996 Sukma Games. In 2007, Perak FA introduced a team song entitled, 'Skor Yeop Skor'.

In 11 January 2014, Menteri Besar Perak, Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir has launch a new logo, Tagline "Kejor Yeop Skor" and a new nickname for Perak that is "The Bos Gaurus" which is a species of Indian Bison.

The main rivals of Perak FA are Selangor FA, Kedah FA and Penang FA.

History

Perak FA finished the 2004 season of the Super League Malaysia in second place, behind Kedah FA. Perak FA, having played well all season, had been the league leaders and favourites going into the final two matches, but a 2–2 draw with Terengganu FA in their penultimate match enabled Kedah FA to pip them to the title. At the end of the season, team management announced that it would not retain several senior players who were originally contracted until October 2007 due to financial constraints.^[3]

Perak FA started the 2008 season by losing several key players, including midfielder Yusri Che Lah, Abdoulaye Traoré, Vedran Kukoc and top scorer Keita Mandjou. They did, however, manage to secure the services of national player Mohammad Hardi Jaafar from the now-defunct Melaka TMFC. On 9 November, they announced the arrivals of two Chilean players, Mario Berrios and Jorge Munoz. It emerged at the end of the season that the team were facing financial difficulties, resulting in an exodus of a majority of their players.^[4] The team was also unable to retain the services of their foreign players due to a new ruling introduced by the Football Association of Malaysia.^[5]

For the 2010 season, Yang Mulia Raja Azlan Shah Raja So'ib was announced as the new Perak FA's team coach, replacing outgoing Dato' M. Karathu.^[6] Fielding a youthful squad yet again, Perak FA endured a difficult 2010 season, finishing eleventh with 30 points from 26 matches. Once again, they were failed to make it from the group stage of the Malaysia Cup and were eliminated from the Malaysia FA Cup in the second round.

On 25 October 2010, Tuan Haji Norizan Bakar was appointed the new coach.^[7] Once again, Perak FA will be using with a youthful team for the 2011 season, with nearly 70 percent of the squad's players being between the ages of 17 and 25, but also featuring experienced former internationals such as Akmal Rizal Ahmad Rakhli, Mohd Nasril Mat Nourdin, Chan Wing Hoong and Shahrulnizam Mustapa.^[8]

On 19 July 2012, it was announced that Jang Jung will take over his former team Perak FA's head coach position from Norizan Bakar on an interim basis until the end of the 2012 Malaysia Cup campaign.[3] His spell with Perak FA was a disappointing one, recording only one win, while suffering three draws and two defeats in six Malaysia Cup group stage matches, failing to qualify to the quarter-finals. His contract was not renewed after the Malaysia Cup exit.

On 15 October 2012, Mohd Azraai Khor Abdullah was announced as Perak FA's new team coach.

For the 2014 season, Abu Bakar Fadzim was announced as the new Perak FA's team coach, replacing Mohd Azraai Khor Abdullah .[6] & 2015 season, Dato' M. Karathu was announced new Head Coach.

Stadium

The stadium is located in Kampung Simee in Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia. It is part of a large complex called the DBI Sports Complex, which houses a majority of sporting facilities used by players representing the state of Perak such as the Velodrome Rakyat (Cycling), Indera Mulia Stadium (Indoor Stadium) and the Sultan Azlan Shah Stadium (Hockey).

The stadium was further upgraded in 1997.^[10] for the FIFA U-20 World Cup. It was further renovated in 1999 at a cost of RM 1,949,000 by the Perak State Government. It was put under the administration of the Ipoh City Council, which oversees the general upkeep of the stadium until this day.

Since the last refurbishment in 1997, the capacity of the stadium is 44,000.^[11]

Future planning

Regarding to Football Association of Malaysia's planning to privatising Malaysia Super League, Malaysia Premier League and Malaysia FAM League in accordance to the Asian Football Confederation's standards, Perak Darul Ridzuan Football Association will be registering a subsidiary entity, "Perak Association Football Club" (Perak FA) to participating in Malaysia's football seasons starting from 2014 season.^[12]^[13]

Honours

Title	Winners	Runners-up
Malaysia Cup (7x)	1926, 1931, 1957, 1967, 1970, 1998, 2000	1923, 1951, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1964, 1971, 1972, 1974, 2001, 2007
Division 1 (2x)	2002, 2003	2007
Division 2		1989
FA Cup (2x)	1990, 2004	1991, 2002, 2005
Charity Shield (3x)	1999, 2005, 2006	2001

Performance season by season

Season	League								FA Cup	Malaysia Cup	Charity Shield	AFC Cup
Season	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts	Pos	FA Cup	Malaysia Cup	Charity Shield	AFC Cup
MSL 2004	21	10	6	5	35	27	36	4	W	GS		QF
MSL 2005	21	9	3	9	33	25	30	3	RU	SF	W	GS
MSL 2006	21	9	3	9	32	29	30	3	QF	SF	W
MSL 2007	24	16	5	3	58	22	53	2	R2	RU
MSL 2008	24	13	2	9	46	34	41	5	R2	QF		QF
MSL 2009	26	9	5	12	27	36	32	10	QF	GS
MSL 2010	26	8	6	12	25	30	30	11	R2	GS
MSL 2011	26	10	10	6	31	24	40	6	QF	QF
MSL 2012	26	13	3	10	40	43	42	4	R2	GS
MSL 2013	22	8	5	9	23	27	29	7	R1	GS
MSL 2014	22	8	2	12	22	27	26	9	R1	GS

League	Cup
P = Played	R1 = Round 1
W = Games won	R2 = Round 2
D = Games drawn	GS = Group stage
L = Games lost	QF = Quarter-finals
F = Goals for	SF = Semi-finals
A = Goals against	RU = Runners-up
Pts = Points	S = Shared
Pos = Final position	W = Winners

Performance in AFC competitions

Asian Club Championship

1969: Group stage
1971: Group stage

AFC Cup

2004: Quarter-finals (lost to Geylang United FC 3–5 on aggregate)
2005: Group stage (Group D)

ASEAN Club Championship

2003: Fourth Place

Individual player awards

Overall Favourite Player Award

2006–07 : Kaliappan Nanthakumar

M-League Golden Boots – Top Goalscorer Overall

2001 : Norizam Ali Hassan (13 goals)
2002 : Muhamad Khalid Jamlus (17 goals)
2002-05 : Indra Putra Mahyuddin (15 goals)
2005–06 : Keita Mandjou (17 goals)
2006–07 : Keita Mandjou (21 goals)

M-League Perak FA's League Top Goalscorer

1995 : Marshall Soper (11 goals)
1996 : Noel Dodo Kipee (13 goals)
1997 : Laszlo Repasi (19 goals)
1998 : Laszlo Repasi (8 goals)
1999 : Azrul Amri Burhan & M.Nagaraja (6 goals)
2000 : Muhamad Khalid Jamlus (7 goals)
2001 : Norizam Ali Hassan (13 goals)
2002 : Muhamad Khalid Jamlus (17 goals)
2003 : Muhamad Khalid Jamlus (9 goals)
2004 : Frank Seator (14 goals)
2005 : Keita Mandjou (11 goals)
2006 : Keita Mandjou (17 goals)
2007 : Keita Mandjou (21 goals)
2008 : Carlos Arturo Caceres (17 goals)
2009 : Razali Umar Kandasamy (13 goals)
2010 : Mohd Nazri Mohd Kamal (6 goals)
2011 : Akmal Rizal Ahmad Rakhli (9 goals)
2012 : Michal Kubala (13 goals)
2013 : Paulo Rangel (11 goals)
2014 : Abdulafees Abdulsalam & Milan Purović (5 goals)

Perak Darul Ridzuan Football Association's Team captains

Dates	Captains
1985–94	Azizol Abu Haniffah
1995–97	Raja Azlan Shah Raja So'ib
1998–99	Roslan Hamid
2000–08	Ahmad Shahrul Azhar Sofian
2009-10	Soryaparrad Subramaniam
2010-11	K Nanthakumar
2011–13	Shahrulnizam Mustapa
2014-Present	Mohd Nasir Basharuddin

Players & Team Officials

First-team Squad

No.	Name	Position
Goalkeeper
22	Azizon Abdul Kadir	GK
18	Mohd Zamir Selamat	GK
1	Hairol Fazreen Abu Hassan	GK
Defenders
6	Mohd Syazwan Mohd Roslan	RB,CB
	Azmizi Azmi	RB,LB
5	Muhd Arif Ismail	CB ,LB
15	Mohd Idris Ahmad	CB ,LB
27	Mohamad Hisyamudin Mohamed Sha'ari	CB,RB
26	Thiago Junior Aquino	CB
21	Sumardi Hajalan	LB
17	Muhammad Tuah Iskandar Jamaluddin	RB
14	Mohd Rafiq Faeez Mohd Fuad	RB,CB
Midfielders
4	Mohd Nasir Basharuddin (Captain)	CM,DM
20	Marco Tulio Lopes Silva	AM,CM,LM
19	Namkung Woong	AM,CM,ST
16	Nurridzuan Abu Hassan	LM,LW
13	Ahmad Sukri Abdul Hamid	CM
25	Mohd Nor Hakim Isa	CM
11	Muhammad Ridzuan Azly Hussham	RM,RW
7	Mohamad Hafiz Ramdan	LM,LW
3	Mohd Faizal Mansor	LM,LB
	Ahmad Khairil Anuar Ahmad Zamri	RM,LM,RW,LW
	Vikneswaren a/l Sarkunanan	RM,RW,RB
Forward
9	Bobby Gonzales	ST
23	Haris Safwan Kamal	ST
8	Hamizul Izaidi Zulkifli	ST
10	Charles Souza Chad	ST

starting line-up

Development squad

Perak U21 team, which the club terms the U21, plays in the Malaysian President's Cup and a number of local cup competitions.

U19 team

No.	Name	Position	D.O.B
Goalkeepers
	Mohamed Zahier Abu Sahit	GK	19/8/1996
		GK
	Khairul Thaqif Shah Kamal Bashah	GK	8/2/1996
Defenders
	Muhamad Mazni Khairul Hasnan	RB	31/10/1996
		LB
	Muhd Aiedil Shafiq Aznan	RB	21/2/1996
		LB
		CB
		CB
		CB
		CB
		CB
Midfielders
		LM, LW
		RM, RW
		CM
		CM, AM
		CM
		CM
	Mohd Adzem Mansor	RM, RW	29/8/1996
		RM, RW
		DM,CM
		DM,CM
		AM,CM
		DM,CM
	Muhd Ikmal Abdul Rahim	LM,LW,RM,RW	11/11/96
Forwards
	Muhd Azri Ruzaini Fuzi	ST	29/1/96
	Muhd Syazwan Nor Azli	ST	1/1/1996
	Suwarnaraj a/l Chinniah	ST	3/2/1998

Current coaching staff

Position	Name
Manager	M. Karathu
Head Coach	M. Karathu
Assistant Coach 1	Abu Bakar Fadzim
Assistant Coach 2	Chan Wing Hoong
Goalkeeping Coach	Suhaimi Mat Lazim
Fitness Coach	Sam Pakiaraj a/l Victor Davaraj
Physiotherapist	Mohd Noradam Mohd Azam
U21 Head Team Coach	Sayuddin Mohd Isa

Source:^[14]

Perak Darul Ridzuan Football Association's Presidential history

Year	President
1957–72	Datuk Teoh Chye Hin
1999-06	DYTM Raja Dr Nazrin Shah ibni Sultan Azlan Muhibbuddin Shah
2007–08	YB Dato' Seri Dr. Ahmad Zahid Hamidi
2008-08	Datuk Mohammed Mahiyuddin Abdullah
2008–10	YB Dato' Seri Mohamad Nizar Jamaluddin
2010–Present	YB Dato' Zainol Fadzi Paharudin

Perak Darul Ridzuan Football Association's Managerial history

Year	Manager
1992–93	Dr Safri Haji Nawawi
1998-00	YB Datuk Seri Raja Ahmad Zainuddin Raja Omar
2001–06	Dato' Jamal Nasir Rasdi
2007–08	Datuk Mohammed Mahiyuddin Abdullah
2008–2010	Ustaz Nor Azli Musa
2011–2013	Khairul Azwan Harun
2014	Datuk Azhar Ahmad
Nov2014–Dec 2014	Vjeran Simunic
2015	Datuk M. Karathu

Perak Darul Ridzuan Football Association's Team Coaches information

There have been 15 coaches of Perak Darul Ridzuan Football Association since the appointment of the club's first professional coach, Dato' M. Karathu in 1989. The most successful coach of Perak Darul Ridzuan Football Association is Toni Netto from Brazil who had achieved 4 trophies.

Coaches since 1989:-

Name	Period	Trophies										Total
		Domestic					International
		SLC	PLC	MC	CS	FAC	ACL	UCWC	UC	USC	IC
Abdullah Yeop Nordin	1989	-	-	-			-	-	-	-	-	0
Dato' M. Karathu	1989–90, 2001, 2008–09	-	-	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	1
Marco Bilic	1991	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
Chan Sze Onn	1992	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
Milous Kvacek	1993–94	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
Ken Shellito	1995	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
Khaidir Buyong	1996	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
Karl Heinz Weigang	1997–99, 1999, 2000	-	-	2	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	3
Chow Kwai Lam	1999	-	-		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
Torsten Spittler	2000	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
Toni Netto	2002–05	2	-	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	4
Steve Darby	2005–08	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	2
Dato' M. Karathu	2009–2010	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
YM Raja Azlan Shah Raja So'ib	2010–2011	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
Tuan Haji Norizan Bakar	2011–2012	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
Jang Jung	2012	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
Mohd Azraai Khor Abdullah	2013	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
Abu Bakar Fadzim	2014	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
Vjeran Simunic	Nov2014-Dec2014	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
Dato' M. Karathu	2015	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
Total	1989–15	2	0	3	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	12

Kit suppliers

Umbro (2000-2001)
Lotto (2002–2005)
Joma (2006–2009)
Line 7 (2009–2011)
Kronos (2012)
Yonex (2013)
Kappa (2013)
Joma,Pafa Sports (2014)
Al-Ikhsan (2015)

References

^ Komuniti Rasmi Penyokong Maya Bolasepak Perak. Perak-fa.seladang.net (18 April 1951). Retrieved on 12 September 2011.
^ MSL – Malaysia Super League
^ Football: Cash-strapped Perak forced to let go of imports. Thestar.com.my (15 September 2007). Retrieved on 12 September 2011.
^ [1]^{[dead link]}
^ http://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/asia/malaysian-fa-ban-foreign-players-124609/
^ M. Karathu, the new Perak soccer coach. besonline.rtm.gov.my. 24 November 2008
^ Norizan Bakar is Perak FA chief coach. News.mylaunchpad.com.my. 25 October 2010. Retrieved on 12 September 2011.
^ Norizan returns with more zest. Nst.com.my (3 February 2011). Retrieved on 12 September 2011.
^ http://gambar-dimos.blogspot.com/2008/04/stadium-perakipoh.html
^ World Stadiums entry on Perak Stadium
^ [2]
^ http://pafanews.com/2013/06/13/yob-bakal-jadi-perak-fc/
^ http://pafanews.com/2013/06/13/pafa-umum-pendaftaran-perak-fc/
^ "Perak appoint Datuk M Karathu as new head coach". Ruth Ho. Retrieved 31 December 2013.

External links

[1] Komuniti Rasmi Penyokong Maya Bolasepak Perak. Perak-fa.seladang.net (18 April 1951). Retrieved on 12 September 2011.

[2] MSL – Malaysia Super League

[3] Football: Cash-strapped Perak forced to let go of imports. Thestar.com.my (15 September 2007). Retrieved on 12 September 2011.

[4] [1]^{[dead link]}

[5] ttp://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/asia/malaysian-fa-ban-foreign-players-124609/

[6] M. Karathu, the new Perak soccer coach. besonline.rtm.gov.my. 24 November 2008

[7] Norizan Bakar is Perak FA chief coach. News.mylaunchpad.com.my. 25 October 2010. Retrieved on 12 September 2011.

[8] Norizan returns with more zest. Nst.com.my (3 February 2011). Retrieved on 12 September 2011.

[9] ttp://gambar-dimos.blogspot.com/2008/04/stadium-perakipoh.html

[10] World Stadiums entry on Perak Stadium

[11] [2]

[12] ttp://pafanews.com/2013/06/13/yob-bakal-jadi-perak-fc/

[13] ttp://pafanews.com/2013/06/13/pafa-umum-pendaftaran-perak-fc/

[14] "Perak appoint Datuk M Karathu as new head coach". Ruth Ho. Retrieved 31 December 2013.

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