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Perak FA
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Full nameFootball Association of Perak
Nickname(s)Seladang
FoundedApril 18, 1951 (originally 1921)
GroundStadium Perak
Ipoh, Perak
Malaysia
Capacity42,000
ChairmanMalaysia Datuk Zainol Fadzi Paharuddin
ManagerMalaysia Khairuddin Ahmad
CoachMalaysia Yang Mulia Raja Azlan Shah Raja Shoib
LeagueMalaysia Super League
2010Malaysia Super League, 11th
WebsiteClub website

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'.

Perak FA enjoys a large support base. Their league attendance average for the year 2006 stood at around 40,000.

History

Perak FA finished the 2007 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 club. 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, M. Karathu was announced as the new Perak FA coach, replacing outgoing Englishman Steve Darby. On 2009/2010 Season, Yang Mulia Raja Azlan Shah Raja Shuib was announced as the new Perak FA coach, replacing outgoing M.Karathu.[6]

Players

Squad (Season 2010)

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Malaysia MAS Khairul Amri Salehuddin
3 DF Malaysia MAS Mohd Arif Fazlie Saidin
4 MF Malaysia MAS S. Sathiakumaran
5 DF Malaysia MAS Mohd Arif Ismail
6 DF Malaysia MAS Mohd Syazwan Mohd Roslan
7 MF Malaysia MAS Benedict Martin
8 MF Malaysia MAS Mohd Hafiszuan Salehuddin
9 FW Malaysia MAS Mohd Saufi Sa'aidi
10 MF Malaysia MAS Mohd Nazri Mohd Kamal
11 FW Malaysia MAS Shahrizal Mohd Saad
12 MF Malaysia MAS Mohd Farid Hamidan
13 DF Malaysia MAS Wan Azwari Wan Nor
14 DF Malaysia MAS Mohd Hafiz Abdul Rahman
15 DF Malaysia MAS Azmeer Yusof
16 MF Malaysia MAS Mohamad Khalis Ibrahim
17 DF Malaysia MAS K. Nanthakumar
18 FW Malaysia MAS Mohd Fauzzi Mohd Kassim
19 MF Malaysia MAS Shafuan Adli Shaari
20 MF Malaysia MAS Isma Alif Mohd Salim
21 GK Malaysia MAS Khairul Izwan Jamaluddin
22 GK Malaysia MAS Megat Amir Faisal Al-Khalidy Ibrahim
23 FW Malaysia MAS Razali Umar Kandasamy
24 GK Malaysia MAS Kamarul Effandy Abdul Rahim
25 DF Malaysia MAS Nurul Nasriq Kamarudin *
No. Pos. Nation Player
26 FW Malaysia MAS Hakim Roslee *
27 MF Malaysia MAS Mohd Safwan Mahayuddin
28 DF Malaysia MAS Mohd Fauzi Ariffin
29 GK Malaysia MAS F. Mohan Raj *
30 DF Malaysia MAS M. Tamilselvam *
31 DF Malaysia MAS N. Kartigesu *
32 MF Malaysia MAS P. Moganadass *
33 MF Malaysia MAS Shahrul Mohd Saad *
34 DF Malaysia MAS Nur Ezrul Firdaus Zakariah *
35 MF Malaysia MAS Muhamad Tajuddin Firdaus *
36 FW Malaysia MAS Muhammad Hafizuddin Harun *
37 MF Malaysia MAS Abdul Hafis Amran *
38 DF Malaysia MAS Muhamad Izaire Mohd Radzi *
39 MF Malaysia MAS Hazril Here *
40 MF Malaysia MAS Mohamad Nasir Basharudin *
41 MF Malaysia MAS Lee Hoon Loon *
42 FW Malaysia MAS Muhammad Nurridzuan Abu Hassan *
43 DF Malaysia MAS D. Sasi Kumar *
44 MF Malaysia MAS R. Nandkopal *
45 FW Malaysia MAS Muhammad Naim Hashim *
46 GK Malaysia MAS Muhamad Hazim Isa *
47 GK Malaysia MAS Phoo Kai Lun *
48 DF Malaysia MAS Meor Nasrullah Meor Ali *
49 DF Malaysia MAS Khairul Azlan Mohamed *

*Registered with President's Cup team

For recent transfers, see List of Malaysian football transfers 2010

Top goalscorers

Individual player awards

Favourite Striker Award
Overall Most Favourite Player Award
M-League Golden Boots - Top Goalscorer Overall

Former players

Local

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