Perak FA
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Full name | Football Association of Perak | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname(s) | Seladang | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Founded | 1921 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ground | Perak Stadium, Ipoh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Capacity | 40,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chairman | YB Datuk Ahmad Zahid Hamidi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manager | Steve Darby | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
League | Malaysian Super League | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Football Association of Perak enters a team in Malaysian football competitions to represent the state of Perak. The team currently plays in the Malaysian Super League.
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[edit] Background
Perak FA was formed in 1921 [1] 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 modern Football Association of Malaysia).
Perak has been one of the more consistent teams in Malaysian football, being the only team (other than Perlis FA) to have finished in the top four of the Malaysian Super League every year since its inception. Perak considers the 40,000-seat Perak Stadium as its homeground, although it has played some matches in Lumut whenever the Stadium was not available.
Their nickname is Seladang (which means Wild Ox). A favourite tagline of its supporters is Kejor Yeop Kejor which roughly translates to "chase it".
Perak enjoys a large support base. Their league attendance average for the year 2006 stood at around 16,000. [2]
Perak finished third in the 2006 season of Malaysian Super League despite picking up the least number of points amongst all eight teams for the third round of the league.
Perak FA was knocked out of the 2006 Malaysia Cup competition at semi-final stage, losing to Perlis 2-1 after extra-time.
[edit] Club officials
Senior Officials
- Chairman: Datuk Ahmad Zahid Hamidi
- Deputy President: Mohd. Zaim Abu Hasan
- Vice-Preisdents: Datuk Muhd. Muhiyuddin Abdullah & Khairuddin Ahmad
Officials
- Manager & Coach: Steve Darby
- Assistant Manager: Isa Haji Ahmad
- Assistant Coach: Zakaria Mohamed
- Goalkeeping Coach: Abdul Talib Saidi
- Physiotherapist: Zainuddin Zakaria
[edit] Roster
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[edit] Transfers (Season 2007)
In
Khalid Jamlus from Selangor FA
Yusri Che Lah from MPPJ
K Nanthakumar from MPPJ
Chan Wing Hoong from MPPJ
Out
Tay Sin Kiat to Perlis FA
V Thirumurugan to Kedah FA
Dominic Minsi to Johor FC
Mohd Nor Ismail to Johor FC
Mohd Hazrul Shah Hakim to Kuala Muda Naza
Khairul Anuar (rest due to injury)
S. Sathiakumaran (released)
Azlen Jabri to Polis FC
Norshahrul Idlan to Negeri Sembilan FA
M. Ravinthiran to KL Plus FC
Emmanuel Zulu (released)
Retirements
Syamsul Saad (due to injury)
[edit] Famous players
Baichung Bhutia
Indra Putra Mahayuddin
Laszlo Repasi
Frank Seator
M. Karathu
V. Murugan
Alysson Marendaz Marins
[edit] Achievements
Malaysia Cup
Champions (7 times) - 1926, 1931, 1957, 1967, 1970, 1998, 2000
Runners-up (10 times) - 1923, 1951, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1964, 1971, 1972, 1974, 2001
Malaysian Super League
Champions (2 times) - 2002, 2003
FA Cup
Champions (2 times) - 1990, 2004
Runners-up (3 times) - 1991, 2002, 2005
Malaysia Charity Shield Champions (2 times) - 1999, 2005