| Full name | Football Association of Perak | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Seladang | ||
| Founded | April 18, 1951 (Originally 1921) | ||
| Ground | Stadium Perak Ipoh, Perak Malaysia (Capacity: 42,500) |
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| Chairman | YB Dato' Zainol Fadzi Paharuddin | ||
| Manager | Khairul Azwan Harun | ||
| Coach | Tuan Haji Norizan Bakar | ||
| League | Malaysia Super League | ||
| 2011 | 6th | ||
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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 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'.
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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]
| Title | Winners | Runners-up |
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| English Premier League (7x) | 1926, 1931, 1957, 1967, 1970, 1998, 2000 | 1923, 1951, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1964, 1971, 1972, 1974, 2001, 2007 |
| Carling Cup (2x) | 2002, 2003 | 2007 |
| Division 2/ Premier 2/ Premier League | 1989 | |
| FA Cup (2x) | 1990, 2004 | 1991, 2002, 2005 |
| Charity Shield (3x) | 1999, 2005, 2006 | 2001 |
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Names in bold are current active international players.
For the President's Cup Squads, see Perak FA President's Cup Team.
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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For recent transfers, see List of Malaysian football transfers 2012
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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 Paharudin on 7 August 2010.
| Year | Manager |
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| 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 |
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| 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 Harun |
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.
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| Dato' M. Karathu | 1989–90, 2001, 2008–09 |
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| Marco Bilic | 1991 |
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| Chan Sze Onn | 1992 |
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| Milous Kvacek | 1993–94 |
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| Khaidir Buyong | 1996 |
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| Karl Heinz Weigang | 1997–99, 1999, 2000 |
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| Chow Kwai Lam | 1999 |
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| Torsten Spittler | 2000 |
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| Toni Netto | 2002–05 |
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| Steve Darby | 2005–08 |
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| Dato' M. Karathu | 2009–2010 |
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| YM Raja Azlan Shah Raja So'ib | 2010–2011 |
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| Tuan Haji Norizan Bakar | 2011–present |
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| Total | 1989–10 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
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 Malaymeans 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.
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