Perak FA

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No. Position Player Perak FA Full name Football Association of Perak Nickname(s) Seladang Founded April 18, 1951 (originally 1921) Ground Stadium Perak Ipoh, Perak Malaysia (Capacity: 42,500) Chairman YB Dato' Zainol Fadzi Haji Paharuddin Manager Khairul Azwan Dato' Harun Coach Tuan Haji Norizan Baka League Malaysia Super League 2011 6th Home colours Away colours The Football Association of Perak enters a team in Malaysian football competitions to represent the state of Perak. The team currently plays in the Malaysia Super League. Perak FA was formed on April 18, 1951[1] to oversee footballing activities throughout the state of Perak. Although a formal association was only formed in 1951, Perak FA has 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 has been a consistent team in Malaysian Football, having finished in the top five of the Malaysia Super League every year since its inception. Besides that, 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 Stadium Perak 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 Stadium Perak has not been not available. The Perak FA's home ground is also sometimes referred to by its nickname, Fair Park as Stadium Perak 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'. History Perak FA finished the 2006 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 November 9, they announced the arrivals of two Chilean players, Mario Berrios and Jorge Munoz. On November 14, Perak FA announced the arrival of yet another Chilean, Carlos Arturo Cáceres. Like the previous season, Perak FA played well all throughout the league season only to fizzle out towards the end. A series of undesirable results consigned Perak FA to a fifth-place finish, despite having occupied second place for much of the season. Perak FA made the AFC Cup quarter-finals by virtue of being one of the best runner-up teams. They completed their fixtures in Group E with the same amount of points as group winners Singapore Armed Forces FC, who had a far superior goal difference. They were eliminated by Lebanese side Safa in the quarter-finals, losing 0–7 on aggregate. 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] At the official player signing ceremony on 27 December 2008, Perak FA, having to cope with the departures of all their key players, named a youthful lineup for the 2009 season. S. Subramaniam, one of the few players remaining from the previous season, was named team captain, replacing Ahmad Shahrul Azhar, who retired from the sport. On 24 January 2009, Dato M. Karathu was announced as the new Perak FA coach, replacing outgoing Englishman Steve Darby. He led the youthful team to a tenth place finish in the Super League. Perak were also eliminated from the 2009 Malaysia Cup competition at the group stage, while their 2009 Malaysia FA Cup ended in the quarter-final stage, despite having scored 13 goals in the first two rounds. For the 2010 Season, Yang Mulia Raja Azlan Shah Raja So'ib was announced as the new Perak FA coach, replacing outgoing Dato' M. Karathu.[6] Fielding a youthful squad yet again, Perak 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 FA Cup in the second round. On 25 October 2010, Tuan Haji Norizan Bakar was appointed the new coach.[7] Once again, Perak 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] Players Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Position Player 1 GK Khairul Amri Salehuddin 2 DF Mohd Khairi Zainuddin 3 DF Milan Bosnar 4 DF Chan Wing Hoong 5 MF Fahrul Razi Kamaruddin 6 DF Mohd Syazwan Mohd Roslan 8 MF Shahrulnizam Mustapa 9 FW Muhammad Shafiq Jamal 10 MF Mohd Nazri Mohd Kamal 12 DF Muhd Shahrom Abdul Kalam 13 MF Wan Hossen Wan Abdul Ghani 14 FW Akmal Rizal Ahmad Rakhli 16 MF Mohd Fazrul Hazli Mohd Kadri 17 MF K Nanthakumar 19 DF Mohd Noor Hazrul Mohd Mustafa 21 GK Kamarul Effandi Abdul Rahim 22 MF Isma Alif Mohd Salim 23 FW Hassan Maatouk 24 DF Mohamad Hisyamudin Mohamed Sha'ari 25 GK Mohd Nasril Mat Nourdin 26 MF Muhammmad Nurridzuan Abu Hassan 27 DF Mohd Syazwan Abdullah 30 MF Mohd Shazuan Mohd Ashraf Mathews 31 FW Mohd Failee Mohamad Ghazli 32 MF Mohamad Rafiuddin Roddin 33 MF Owen Kasule President's Cup Team For the President's Cup Squads, see Perak FA President's Cup Team. 2012 Transfers (In) Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Position Player DF Muhd Shahrom Abdul Kalam (from Kuala Lumpur FA) MF Lionel Messi (from Kuala Lumpur FA) MF Bojan Krkic (from Harimau Muda A) No. Position Player MF Mohamad Rafiuddin Roddin (from Harimau Muda A) MF Mohd Hafiszuan Salehuddin (from Perlis FA) FW Mohd Failee Mohd Ghazali (from Kelab Bolasepak Staf Universiti Sains Malaysia) 2012 Transfers (Out) Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Position Player 15 DF Azmeer Yusof (to Pos Malaysia FC) DF Mohd Syahman Zainuddin (to Release) MF Mohd Shahrul Hafiz Mohd Shafei (to Release) DF Nurul Nasriq Kamaruddin (to Release) DF Mohd Nasir Basharuddin (to Release) 20 MF Harizul Izuan Abdul Rani (to Release) FW Khairul Izzat Jamaluddin (to Release) FW Mohd Khalis Ibrahim (to Angkatan Tentera Malaysia FA) 5 DF Muhd Arif Ismail (to Sime Darby FC) No. Position Player FW Razali Umar Kandasamy (Sime Darby FC) For recent transfers, see List of Malaysian football transfers 2011 Recent seasons Year Division Position Points Goal difference Top goalscorers Cup Cup Asian 1979 Malaysian League 18th Malaysia Cup 1979 1980 Malaysian League Malaysia Cup 1980 1981 Malaysian League Malaysia Cup 1981 1982 Malaysian League Malaysia Cup 1982 1983 Malaysian League 15th Malaysia Cup 1983 1984 Malaysian League 12th Malaysia Cup 1984 1985 Malaysian League 9th C. Nadarajan 12 Malaysia Cup 1985 1986 Malaysian League 13th Malaysia Cup 1986 1987 Malaysian League Malaysia Cup 1987 1988 Malaysian League Malaysia Cup 1988 1989 Malaysian Division 2 League 2nd Malaysia Cup 1989 1990 Malaysian Division 1 League Malaysia Cup 1990 1991 Malaysian Division 1 League Malaysia Cup 1991 1992 Malaysian Division 1 League 6th Malaysia Cup 1992 1993 Malaysian Division 1 League Malaysia Cup 1993 1994 Malaysian M-League 10th Malaysia Cup 1994 1995 Malaysian M-League 7th Marshall Soper 11 Malaysia Cup 1995 1996 Malaysian M-League 8th Marshall Soper 11 Malaysia Cup 1996 1997 Malaysian M-League 8th 41 +10 Laszlo Repasi 19 Malaysia Cup 1997 1998 Malaysian Premier 1 League 7th Laszlo Repasi 16 Malaysia Cup 1998 1999 Malaysian Premier 1 League 9th Azrul Amri Burhan 16 Malaysia Cup 1999 2000 Malaysian Premier 1 League 3rd Muhamad Khalid Jamlus 7 Malaysia Cup 2000 2001 Malaysian Premier 1 League 7th Norizam Ali Hassan 13 Malaysia Cup 2001 2002 Malaysian Premier 1 League 1st (Champions) 60 Muhamad Khalid Jamlus 17 Malaysia Cup 2002 2003 Malaysian Premier 1 League 1st (Champions) Muhamad Khalid Jamlus 9 Malaysia Cup 2003 ASEAN Club Championship 2003 2004 Malaysia Super League 4th Frank Seator 14 Malaysia Cup 2004 2005 Malaysia Super League 3rd Keita Mandjou 11 Malaysia Cup 2005 2005–06 Malaysia Super League 3rd Keita Mandjou 17 Malaysia Cup 2006 2006–07 Malaysia Super League 2nd Keita Mandjou 21 Malaysia FA Cup 2007 Malaysia Cup 2007 2007–08 Malaysia Super League 5th Carlos Arturo Cáceres 17 Malaysia FA Cup 2008 Malaysia Cup 2008 2009 Malaysia Super League 10th Razali Umar Kandasamy 13 Malaysia FA Cup 2009 Malaysia Cup 2009 2010 Malaysia Super League 11th Mohd Nazri Mohd Kamal 6 Malaysia FA Cup 2010 Malaysia Cup 2010 2011 Malaysia Super League 6th Akmal Rizal Ahmad Rakhli 8 Malaysia FA Cup 2011 Malaysia Cup 2011 Individual Player Awards Favourite Striker Award 2006–07 : Muhamad Khalid Jamlus (15 goals) Overall Favourite Player Award 2006–07 : Kaliappan Nanthakumar M-League Golden Boots – Top Goalscorer Overall 1997 : Laszlo Repasi (19 goals) 2001 : Norizam Ali Hassan (13 goals) 2002 : Muhamad Khalid Jamlus (17 goals) 2005–06 : Keita Mandjou (17 goals) 2006–07 : Keita Mandjou (21 goals) Former Players Local Mohd Nazrin Chong Abdullah Muhammad Nidzam Adzha Yusoff Abu Hanifah Mat Ali Ng Boon Bee Yee Seng Choi Foo Fook Chuan Wong Kam Fook Mohd Farid Hamidan Azizol Abu Haniffah Norizam Ali Hassan Chan Kok Heng Chee Wan Hoe Ahmad Hussin Datuk M. Karathu Ishak Kassim Bahrin Khamis Koo Luen Khen Wong Hee Kok Liew Kit Kong Ganesan Krishnan C. Nadarajan Mazran Ramli Indra Putra Mahayuddin Veerappan Murugan T. Gopinath Naidu Mohd Zaidi Napiah Abdullah Yeop Nordin Chan Sze Onn Rama Dass Rao P. Ravindran Syamsul Saad V. Saravanan S. Silvarajoo Ahmad Shahrul Azhar Sofian P. Umaparam R. Visvanathan Azmeer Yusof Faizal Zainal Jamil Zakaria Foreign Asian (AFC) Joe Caleta David Miller Marshall Soper [9] Warren Spink Baichung Bhutia Hari Siswanto Kyi Lwin Aung Naing Jang Jung Moustava Belialov Shukhrat Khalmirzaev African (CAF) Abdoulaye Traoré Essa Mvondo Basile Noel Dodo Kipre Abukari Damba Baba Iddi Keita Mandjou Samuel Chebli Frank Jean Seator Nduka Ugbade Emmanuel Zulu European (UEFA) Joško Farac Vedran Kukoc Jánós Krécská Laszlo Repasi Esad Sejdic Marian Juhas South American (CONMEBOL) Luciano Jesus Goux Ricardo Adrian Silva Alysson Marins Mario Esteban Berrios Carlos Arturo Cáceres Jorge Antonio Muñoz Club officials Under new management, the Presidency was taken over by the Chairman of the Arts, Culture, Youth and Sports State of Perak, Yang Berhormat Dato' Zainol Fadzi Haji Paharudin on 7 August 2010. Administrative Staff President: YB Dato' Zainol Fadzi Haji Paharudin Deputy President: Dato' Seri Abdullah Hishan Mohd Hashim Vice President 1: Khairuddin Ahmad Vice President 2: YB Drs Mohd Nizar Haji Zakaria Manager: Khairul Azwan Dato' Harun Assistant Manager 1: Ishsam Shahruddin Assistant Manager 2: Ahmad Shahrul Azhar Sofian Executive Committee Members 1: Tuan Haji Joharuddin Johar Ali Executive Committee Members 2: Anuar Salim Abdul Moen Executive Committee Members 3: Ruslan Zainal Abidin Executive Committee Members 4: Zainal Anuar Abdul Rashid Executive Committee Members 5: Tuan Haji Baharin Khamis Executive Committee Members 6: Nor Azizi Mohd Din Executive Committee Members 7: M. Subramaniam Executive Committee Members 8: Hashim Yeop Nordin Executive Committee Members 9: G. Iruduanathan Coaching and Medical Staff Head Coach: Tuan Haji Norizan Bakar Assistant Coach: Chong Yee Fatt Goalkeeping Coach: Abdul Talib Saidi President's Cup Coach: Abu Bakar Fadzim President's Cup Assistant Coach: Syamsul Mohd Saad Physiotherapist: Zainudin Zakaria Presidential history Year Manager 1957–72 Datuk Teoh Chye Hin 1999-06 DYTM Raja Dr Nazrin Shah ibni Sultan Azlan Muhibbuddin Shah 2007–08 YB Datuk Ahmad Zahid Hamidi 2008-08 Datuk Mohammed Mahiyuddin Abdullah 2008–10 YB Dato' Seri Mohamad Nizar Jamaluddin 2010– YB Dato' Zainol Padzi Paharudin Managerial history Year Manager 1998-00 YB Datuk Raja Ahmad Zainuddin Raja Omar 2001–06 Dato' Haji Jamal Nasir Haji Rasdi 2007–08 Datuk Mohammed Mahiyuddin Abdullah 2008–2010 Ustaz Nor Azli Musa 2011 Khairul Izwan Dato' Harun Coaches information There have been 12 coaches of Perak FA since the appointment of the club's first professional coach, Dato' M. Karathu in 1989. The most successful coach of Perak FA is Toni Netto from Brazil who had achieved 4 trophies. Coaches since 1989:- Name Period Trophies Total Domestic International LC LC SC SS LC CL UCWC UC USC IC 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 - - 1 - - - - - - - 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 Norizan Bakar 2011–present - - - - - - - - - - 0 Total 1989–10 2 0 3 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 12 Support Like the supporters of other football teams, Perak FA has its own supporter songs and phrases used to spur their players on. The most famous one is Ipoh Mali, sang to the tune of When The Saints Go Marching In. Ipoh Mali, Ipoh Mali, Ipoh Mali talak sombong, Ipoh Mali talak sombong, Ipoh Mali talak sombong. There are rumours that this song actually became famous when Perak FA won their first Malaysia FA Cup in 1990. There is also a myth that the tagline Kejor Yeop Kejor became synonymous with Perak FA after that same Malaysia FA Cup final in 1990 against Selangor FA. As the story goes, Selangor FA led Perak FA 2–0 when the match went into half-time and during the break, the Selangor FA fans taunted the Perak FA fans, "Kejor Yeop Kejor" challenging Perak FA to 'chase' them as kejar in Malay means chase and in the tongues of the people of Perak, it's kejor. In the second half, Perak FA drew level at 2–2 and the Selangor FA fans found their taunt hitting back at them as the other half of the stadium filled with Perak FA fans started chanting Kejor Yeop Kejor, using the same taunt that the Selangor FA fans had used against them during half-time. The chant Kejor Yeop Kejor became louder as Perak FA scored two more goals to win the historic, first Malaysia FA Cup final 4–2 by staging a fantastic comeback during the second half. After two decades, the phrase Kejor Yeop Kejor is now synonymous with Perak FA's fighting spirit; thanks to the fans of arch-rivals, Selangor FA. Nevertheless, Selangor exacted revenge against Perak the following year, in the 1991 Malaysia FA Cup final, winning 1–0 with the goal scored by Ismail Ibrahim. The rivalry between the two teams have since continued in the domestic tournament. However, it can be said that the best days of Perak football are well behind them – they have not won any competitive silverware since the 2004 Malaysia FA Cup. With problems such as severe financial difficulties (late salary and EPF payment, coupled by possible legal action taken by their ex-coach, Karl-Heinz Weigang), dropping league attendance (averaging 3,000 for 2009 season) and exodus of players looming, Perak finished the 2009 season languishing in the bottom half of the Super League, and was fortunate to be given the green light by FAM to remain in the Malaysian 1st tier league for 2010. 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/ Premier 1/ Super League (2x) 2002, 2003 2007 Division 2/ Premier 2/ Premier League 1989 Malaysian FA Cup (2x) 1990, 2004 1991, 2002, 2005 Malaysia Charity Shield (3x) 1999, 2005, 2006 2001 Performance in Regional Tournaments Asian Club Championship 1969: Group Stage (Group B) 1971: Group Stage (Group A) AFC Cup 2004: Quarter-finals (lost to Geylang United FC 3–5 on aggregate) 2005: Group stage 2008: Quarter-finals (lost to Safa Beirut SC 0–7 on aggregate) Kit Suppliers Diadora (2002-2005) Joma (2006-2009) Specs (2009-present) References ^ Komuniti Rasmi Penyokong Maya Bolasepak Perak. Perak-fa.seladang.net (1951-04-18). Retrieved on 2011-09-12. ^ MSL – Malaysia Super League ^ Football: Cash-strapped Perak forced to let go of imports. Thestar.com.my (2007-09-15). Retrieved on 2011-09-12. ^ [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. 24/11/2008 ^ Norizan Bakar is Perak chief coach. News.mylaunchpad.com.my. October 25, 2010. Retrieved on 2011-09-12. ^ Norizan returns with more zest. Nst.com.my (2011-02-03). Retrieved on 2011-09-12. ^ Australian Player Database – SO. Ozfootball.net. Retrieved on 2011-09-12. External links Perak FA news Perak supporters' website Silvermania