- Perak FA President's Cup Team
Football club infobox
clubname =Perak FA President Cup Team
fullname = Football Association of Perak
nickname =Seladang
founded = 1921
ground =Perak Stadium ,Ipoh
capacity = 42,000 | chairman = "vacant"
manager = flagicon|United Kingdom/flagicon|EnglandSteve Darby
league = Malaysia President Cup League
season = 2006-07 | position =Malaysian Super League , 2nd
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Malaysia n football competitions to represent the state ofPerak . The team currently plays in thePresident's Cup League .Background
Perak FA was formed in 1921 [ [http://www.msl.com.my/history.htm MSL - Malaysia Super League ] ] to participate in the Malaya Cup (later HMS Cup, known today as the
Malaysia Cup ). They were also one of the founding members of the Malayan Football Association (the predecessor of the modernFootball Association of Malaysia ).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 became the first team in 13 years to achieve league titles in Malaysian football.Perak has been the most consistent team in Malaysian football, being the only team to have finished in the top four of the
Malaysian Super League every year since its inception. Besides that, Perak is the only team in Malaysia that has never been demoted to a lower division since the professional league was introduced in 1989. Perak calls the 42,500-seatPerak Stadium as its homeground, although it has played some matches at the 15,000-seatRoyal Malaysian Navy (TLDM) Stadium inLumut whenever thePerak Stadium has not been not available.Perak FA's nickname is "Seladang" (which means "Wild Ox"). A favourite tagline of its supporters is "Kejor Yeop Kejor", which roughly translates to "chase it". The tagline was adopted by the team after the state government used it as their tagline for the 1996 Sukma Games. In 2007, Perak came up with a new tagline called "Skor Yob Skor" ("Goal and Goal"), based on their mission to score in each match to win.
Perak enjoys a large support base. Their league attendance average for the year 2006 stood at around 40,000.
FA officials
The top two positions in the Football Association are currently vacant following a government directive requiring high-ranking government officials to refrain from holding positions within sports bodies.
Perak has also not had a manager since the resignation of
Datuk Jamal Nasir Rasdi in 2006. Englishman Steve Darby has been carrying out the duties of both manager and coach since then. His present contract runs out in October 2008.Board Room Staff
*President: "vacant"
*Deputy President: flagicon|MalaysiaDatuk Mohd Muhiyuddin Abdullah
*Vice-President: flagicon|MalaysiaKhairuddin Ahmad
*Vice-President: "vacant"Coaching Staff
*Manager & Coach: flagicon|England
Steve Darby
*Assistant Manager: flagicon|MalaysiaIsa Haji Ahmad
*Assistant Coach: flagicon|MalaysiaZakaria Mohamed
*Goalkeeping Coach: flagicon|MalaysiaAbdul Talib Saidi
*Physiotherapist: flagicon|MalaysiaZainuddin Zakaria Roster
Teams playing in the
Malaysian Super League are limited to 3 players of foreign origin.
Squad list as ofOctober 16 2007 .Honours/Achievements
Perak's football chant
Perak football fans' version of "When The Saints Go Marching In".
"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 won their first
Malaysian FA Cup in 1990. Perak is the only team in Malaysian football still singing their own football song in order to keep players motivated.References
ee also
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Perak FA
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