Perak FA
Encyclopedia
The Football Association of Perak enters a team in Malaysian football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...

 competitions to represent the state of Perak
Perak
Perak , one of the 13 states of Malaysia, is the second largest state in the Peninsular Malaysia bordering Kedah and Yala Province of Thailand to the north, Penang to the northwest, Kelantan and Pahang to the east, Selangor the Strait of Malacca to the south and west.Perak means silver in Malay...

. The team currently plays in the Malaysia Super League.

Perak FA was formed on April 18, 1951 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, which participated in the Malaya Cup (later HMS
HMS
- Data formalisation :* Numerical representation of time using a 24-hour clock, hh:mm:ss for hours, minutes, seconds- Ship names :* Her Majesty's Ship , the prefix of Royal Navy ship names since 1789...

 Malaya Cup, known today as the Malaysia Cup
Malaysia Cup
The Malaysia Cup is an annual association football tournament in Malaysia. It is currently the longest-running football competition in Asia...

). They were also one of the founding members of the Malayan
British Malaya
British Malaya loosely described a set of states on the Malay Peninsula and the Island of Singapore that were brought under British control between the 18th and the 20th centuries...

 Football Association (the predecessor of the modern Football Association of Malaysia
Football Association of Malaysia
The Football Association of Malaysia is the governing body for football in Malaysia, responsible for organising the Malaysian national football team and the major football and futsal tournaments within the country. The Football Association of Malaysia main headquarters is located at Wisma...

) 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
Naval Base Stadium
Naval Base Stadium or Army Stadium is a football stadium in Lumut, Malaysia. It is currently used mostly for football matches and serves as the home stadium to ATM FA. It also sometimes hosts home matches for Perak FA, whenever their home ground Perak Stadium is not available. The stadium holds...

 (inside the Royal Malaysian Navy
Royal Malaysian Navy
The Royal Malaysian Navy is the naval arm of Malaysian Armed Forces. All commissioned ships of the RMN have the prefix KD , which means Royal Ship.-Straits Settlement Naval Volunteer Reserve:...

 (TLDM) base in Lumut
Lumut
Lumut is a coastal town in the state of Perak, Malaysia, situated about 84 km from Ipoh, 12 km from the town of Sitiawan and it is the gateway to Pangkor Island. It is a quaint little town famous for its beautiful seashell and coral handicrafts...

, Perak
Perak
Perak , one of the 13 states of Malaysia, is the second largest state in the Peninsular Malaysia bordering Kedah and Yala Province of Thailand to the north, Penang to the northwest, Kelantan and Pahang to the east, Selangor the Strait of Malacca to the south and west.Perak means silver in Malay...

) whenever Stadium Perak has not been not available. The Perak FA's home ground is also sometimes referred to by its nickname, Fair Park
Fair Park
Dallas Fair Park is a recreational and educational complex located in Dallas, Texas . The complex is registered as a Dallas Landmark, National Historic Landmark and is home to nine museums, six performance facilities, a lagoon, and the largest Ferris wheel in North America...

as Stadium Perak is located near Fair Park in Ipoh
Ipoh
Ipoh is the capital city of Perak state, Malaysia. It is approximately 200 km north of Kuala Lumpur on the North-South Expressway....

 where the team's office is situated.

Perak FA's nickname is Seladang which is the Malay
Malay language
Malay is a major language of the Austronesian family. It is the official language of Malaysia , Indonesia , Brunei and Singapore...

 name for Gaur
Gaur
The gaur , also called Indian bison, is a large bovine native to South Asia and Southeast Asia. The species is listed as vulnerable on the IUCN Red List since 1986 as the population decline in parts of the species' range is likely to be well over 70% over the last three generations...

. A favourite tagline of its supporters is Kejor Yeop Kejor, which roughly translates to "Chase
Chase
-Corporations:* JPMorgan Chase, a financial services firm** Chase , usually styled as "CHASE", the consumer and commercial banking subsidiary of JPMorgan Chase-Music:* Chase * Chase * "Chase"...

 It
It
It may refer to:* It , a third-person neuter pronoun in English* IT , often refers to information technology-As a name:* Cousin Itt, a monster character in the TV series The Addams Family...

, Brother, Chase
Chase
-Corporations:* JPMorgan Chase, a financial services firm** Chase , usually styled as "CHASE", the consumer and commercial banking subsidiary of JPMorgan Chase-Music:* Chase * Chase * "Chase"...

". The tagline was adopted by the team after the state government used it as their tagline for the 1996 Sukma Games
Sukma Games
Sukma Games is a sporting event in Malaysia held once every two years. Sukma is an acronym for Sukan Malaysia; literally Malaysian Games. The first Games was held in 1986 in Kuala Lumpur...

. 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
Kedah FA
The Kedah FA are a Malaysian professional football association team based in Kedah, Malaysia also enters a team in Malaysian football competitions to represent the state of Kedah...

. 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
Terengganu FA
The Football Association of Terengganu The Football Association of Terengganu The Football Association of Terengganu (Bahasa Melayu: Persatuan Bola Sepak Negeri Terengganu (PBSNT) enters a team in Malaysian football competitions to represent the state of Terengganu. The team is based in Kuala...

 in their penultimate match enabled Kedah FA
Kedah FA
The Kedah FA are a Malaysian professional football association team based in Kedah, Malaysia also enters a team in Malaysian football competitions to represent the state of Kedah...

 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
October 2007
October 2007 is the tenth month of that year. It began on a Monday and 31 days later, ended on a Wednesday.-International holidays:* October 2 – Gandhi Jayanti * October 3 – Last third of Ramadan which includes Laylat al-Qadr...

 due to financial constraints.

Perak FA started the 2008 season by losing several key players, including midfielder Yusri Che Lah
Yusri Che Lah
Yusri Che Lah is a Malaysian footballer, who plays as a midfielder. He currently plays for and captains Perlis FA in the Malaysia Super League. He was formerly with Selangor FA, Selangor MPPJ and Perak FA....

, Abdoulaye Traoré
Abdoulaye Traoré (Burkinabé footballer)
Abdoulaye Traore is a retired Burkinabé footballer. He last played as an attacking midfielder for USFAS Bamako.-Clubs:*1997-1998 : USFA Ouagadougou*1998-2000 : Bani Yas Club*2000-2001 : ASF Bobo-Dioulasso...

, Vedran Kukoc
Vedran Kukoc
Vedran Kukoč , is a Croatian professional football player currently not attached to a club. His last team was Malaysian Super League side Perak. His preferred position is central defence....

 and top scorer Keita Mandjou
Keita Mandjou
Keita Mandjou is a Guinean-born Liberian footballer. He currently plays for Pune F.C. in the I-League.-Club:...

. They did, however, manage to secure the services of national player Mohammad Hardi Jaafar
Mohammad Hardi Jaafar
Mohammad Hardi Jaafar is a Malaysian footballer who is a midfielder for Selangor. Hardi Jaafar is known for his shooting techiques, contributing many long shot goals and being a set piece taker...

 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
Carlos Arturo Cáceres
Carlos Arturo Cáceres Pino is a Chilean professional footballer who currently plays for Provincial Osorno.-External links:* at PlayerHistory.com...

.

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
AFC Cup
The AFC Cup is an annual international association football competition between domestic clubs sides run by the Asian Football Confederation . Qualification to the competition is to clubs from AFC-affiliated countries which fall into the AFC's 'developing nations' category as laid out in their...

 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
Lebanon
Lebanon , officially the Republic of LebanonRepublic of Lebanon is the most common term used by Lebanese government agencies. The term Lebanese Republic, a literal translation of the official Arabic and French names that is not used in today's world. Arabic is the most common language spoken among...

 side Safa
Safa Sporting Club
Safa Beirut SC is a Lebanese sports club based in Wata El-Museitbeh, Beirut. In English the name Safa الصفاء means clarity...

 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. 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.

At the official player signing ceremony on 27 December 2008
December 2008
December 2008 was the 12th month of the leap year. It began on a Monday and ended after 31 days on a Wednesday.-International holidays:* December 8 – Immaculate Conception.* December 8 – Eid al-Adha.* December 21 – Hanukkah begins at sundown....

, Perak FA, having to cope with the departures of all their key players, named a youthful lineup for the 2009 season. S. Subramaniam
Subramaniam s/o Soryaprasad
Subramanian s/o Sooryapparad is a Malaysian professional footballer currently playing for Kelantan FA in the Malaysian Super League. He is a central defender, but can operate at right-back or defensive midfield if required....

, 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
January 2009
January 2009 was the first month of that year. It began on a Thursday and ended after 31 days on a Saturday.-Portal:Current events:This is an archived version of Wikipedia's Current events Portal from January 2009....

, Dato' M. Karathu was announced as the new Perak FA coach, replacing outgoing Englishman
Englishman
Englishman may refer to:*English people*Grey Partridge*Jason Englishman, Canadian rock music singer and guitarist*Jenny-Bea Englishman, real name of the Canadien singer Esthero*Erald Briscoe, reggae musician who records under the name Englishman...

 Steve Darby
Steve Darby
Stephen David "Steve" Darby is an English football coach who currently coaches Mohun Bagan A.C. of the I-League. He is well known throughout Asia as a pundit for ESPN Star Sports.-Playing career:...

. 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
Yang
Yang may refer to:* Yang, in yin and yang, the word for one half of the two opposing forces in Chinese philosophy, described as "bright positive masculine principle" in Chinese dualistic cosmology* Yang County, in Shaanxi, China...

 Mulia Raja Azlan Shah Raja So'ib
Raja Azlan Shah Raja So'ib
Raja Azlan Shah bin Raja So'ib PPT, PJK is a Malaysian former football player and coach. His preferred playing position is as a defender.-Career as player:...

 was announced as the new Perak FA coach, replacing outgoing Dato
Dato
Dato may refer to:* Dato', a Malay state title* dato , a Danish newspaper* Eduardo Dato e Iradier, Spanish politician* David "Dato" Khujadze, Georgian pop singer...

' M. Karathu
M. Karathu
Datuk M. Karathu is a former Malaysian football manager and player.-Career as player:He was a former player for Perak FA in the 1960s to 1970s. He also have played for Malaysia national football team.-Career as coach:...

. Fielding a youthful squad yet again, Perak endured a difficult 2010 season
2010 Super League Malaysia
The 2010 Super League Malaysia was the 7th season of the highest Malaysian football league since its inception in 2004. Fourteen teams participated in the league, eleven state teams and three club teams, with Selangor FA as the defending champions. The season began on 9 January 2010 and ended on 3...

, finishing eleventh with 30 points from 26 matches. Once again, they were failed to make it from the group stage of the Malaysia Cup
2010 Malaysia Cup
-Second leg:---------------------Group B:-First leg:-------------------------Second leg:---------------------Group C:-First leg:---------------------Second leg:---------------------Group D:...

 and were eliminated from the FA Cup in the second round.

On 25 October 2010
October 2010
October 2010 was the tenth month of that year. It began on a Friday and concluded after 31 days on a Sunday.-Portal:Current events:This is an archived version of Wikipedia's Current events Portal from October 2010....

, Tuan
Tuan
Tuan can refer to:*Tuan Do, the founder of technology blog, TechWalls*Brush-tailed Phascogale, an Australian marsupial animal*Zaiyi, Prince Duan , a Qing Dynasty prince and statesman...

 Haji Norizan Bakar
Norizan Bakar
Norizan Bakar was the Malaysian national football team head coach from September 2005 to July 2007 and former Malaysian football player.- As Player :...

 was appointed the new coach. 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
Akmal Rizal Ahmad Rakhli
Akmal Rizal Ahmad Rakhli is a Malaysian footballer who is a striker for Perak FA. He is a member of the Malaysian national team and also has played for the Malaysian Pre-Olympic squad. He is well known for his finishing ability and good technique...

, Mohd Nasril Mat Nourdin
Mohd Nasril Nourdin
Mohd Nasril Nourdin is a Malaysian footballer who is a goalkeeper for Perak FA. He is a member of the Malaysia national football team.- Early days :...

, Chan Wing Hoong
Chan Wing Hoong
Chan Wing Hoong is a Malaysian Professional Football Player currently playing in the Malaysian Super League. He is primarily employed as a left-sided defender, but has on occasion played as a left-sided midfielder....

 and Shahrulnizam Mustapa
Shahrulnizam Mustapa
Shahrulnizam Mustapa , also known as "Arul", is a Malaysian footballer currently playing as a midfielder for Malaysia Super League team Perak FA and the former Malaysia national team.-PDRM FA:...

.

Honours

Title Winners Runners-up
Malaysia Cup
Malaysia Cup
The Malaysia Cup is an annual association football tournament in Malaysia. It is currently the longest-running football competition in Asia...

 (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

Asian Club Championship

  • 1969
    Asian Club Championship 1969
    The Asian Club Championship 1969 was the 2nd edition of the annual Asian club football competition hosted by Asian Football Confederation. Ten domestic league champions from ten countries competed in the tournament. The tournament was held in Bangkok, Thailand and ten clubs were split in two...

    : Group Stage (Group B)
  • 1971
    Asian Club Championship 1971
    The Asian Club Championship 1971 was the fourth edition of the annual Asian club football competition hosted by Asian Football Confederation. Eight clubs from eight countries competed in the tournament. The tournament was held in Bangkok, Thailand from March 21 to April 2...

    : Group Stage (Group A)

AFC Cup

  • 2004
    AFC Cup 2004
    The 2004 AFC Cup was the 1st edition of the AFC Cup, playing between clubs from nations who are members of the Asian Football Confederation.-Qualification:...

    : Quarter-finals (lost to   Geylang United FC
    Geylang United FC
    Geylang United Football Club is a professional football club from Singapore, currently playing in the S.League. The club is based in Bedok and their home ground is Bedok Stadium. Their mascot is an eagle, and hence the team is also known as "the Eagles"....

     3–5 on aggregate)

  • 2005
    AFC Cup 2005
    The 2005 AFC Cup was the 2nd edition of the AFC Cup, playing between clubs from nations who are members of the Asian Football Confederation.-Qualification:...

    : Group stage

  • 2008
    AFC Cup 2008
    The 2008 AFC Cup was the 5th edition of the AFC Cup, playing between clubs from nations who are members of the Asian Football Confederation.-Qualified teams:...

    : Quarter-finals (lost to   Safa Beirut SC 0–7 on aggregate)

Individual Player Awards

Favourite Striker Award
  • 2006–07 :   Muhamad Khalid Jamlus
    Muhamad Khalid Jamlus
    Muhamad Khalid Jamlus is a Malaysian footballer who is a striker for Kelantan FA. He is a former member of the Malaysian national team and also has played for the Pre-Olympic squad. In 2002, he went on trial with Eintracht Frankfurt....

     (15 goals)


Overall Favourite Player Award
Award
An award is something given to a person or a group of people to recognize excellence in a certain field; a certificate of excellence. Awards are often signifiedby trophies, titles, certificates, commemorative plaques, medals, badges, pins, or ribbons...


  • 2006–07 :   Kaliappan Nanthakumar
    K. Nanthakumar
    K. Nanthakumar is a Malaysian footballer who is currently a Defensive Midfielder for Perak FA. He is a member of the Malaysian national team....



M-League Golden Boots – Top Goalscorer Overall
  • 1997 :   Laszlo Repasi
    Laszlo Repasi
    László Répási is a retired Hungarian football forward. He made his debut for the Hungarian national team in 1993, and got 1 cap. During his career, he won one Borsodi Liga with Dunakanyar-Vác FC and he became top goalscorer in a league twice...

     (19 goals)
  • 2001 : Norizam Ali Hassan
    Norizam Ali Hassan
    Norizam Ali Hassan is a former Malaysian footballer who playing as striker. He formerly played with Malacca FA, as well as with Kedah FA, Terengganu FA and Perak FA....

     (13 goals)
  • 2002 :   Muhamad Khalid Jamlus
    Muhamad Khalid Jamlus
    Muhamad Khalid Jamlus is a Malaysian footballer who is a striker for Kelantan FA. He is a former member of the Malaysian national team and also has played for the Pre-Olympic squad. In 2002, he went on trial with Eintracht Frankfurt....

     (17 goals)
  • 2005–06 :     Keita Mandjou
    Keita Mandjou
    Keita Mandjou is a Guinean-born Liberian footballer. He currently plays for Pune F.C. in the I-League.-Club:...

     (17 goals)
  • 2006–07 :     Keita Mandjou
    Keita Mandjou
    Keita Mandjou is a Guinean-born Liberian footballer. He currently plays for Pune F.C. in the I-League.-Club:...

     (21 goals)

Players

President's Cup Team

For the President's Cup Squads, see Perak FA President's Cup Team
Perak FA President's Cup Team
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 President Cup.-Background:...

.


2012 Transfers (In)

2012 Transfers (Out)
For recent transfers, see List of Malaysian football transfers 2012

Local

Mohd Nazrin Chong Abdullah Muhammad Nidzam Adzha Yusoff
Muhammad Nidzam Adzha
Muhammad Nidzam Adzha Yusoff is a former Malaysian footballer. He formerly played with Kedah FA, as well with Perak FA in Malaysia League....

 Abu Hanifah Mat Ali Ng Boon Bee
Ng Boon Bee
Ng Boon Bee is a former Malaysian badminton player who won numerous international doubles titles from the early 1960s to the early 1970s. In combination, first, with Tan Yee Khan and later with Punch Gunalan he won open men's doubles events in Malaysia, Indonesia, Denmark, Germany, Canada, and...

 Yee Seng Choi Foo Fook Chuan Wong Kam Fook Mohd Farid Hamidan Azizol Abu Haniffah
Azizol Abu Haniffah
Azizol Abu Haniffah was a midfielder with Perak FA in Malaysia. He played with the national team in FIFA World Cup qualification, SEA Games, Merdeka Tournament and Asian Games. Azizol was considered among the country's most creative midfielder...

 Norizam Ali Hassan
Norizam Ali Hassan
Norizam Ali Hassan is a former Malaysian footballer who playing as striker. He formerly played with Malacca FA, as well as with Kedah FA, Terengganu FA and Perak FA....

 Sarath Babu
Sarath Babu
Sarath Babu is an Indian film actor, who has acted in almost all the major south Indian languages - Telugu, Tamil, Kannada and Malayalam. He has been in the industry for nearly 37 years and has acted in more than 200 movies, most of them in a supporting role. He has acted in 80 films each in...

 Muhamad Khalid Jamlus
Muhamad Khalid Jamlus
Muhamad Khalid Jamlus is a Malaysian footballer who is a striker for Kelantan FA. He is a former member of the Malaysian national team and also has played for the Pre-Olympic squad. In 2002, he went on trial with Eintracht Frankfurt....

 Mohammad Hardi Jaafar
Mohammad Hardi Jaafar
Mohammad Hardi Jaafar is a Malaysian footballer who is a midfielder for Selangor. Hardi Jaafar is known for his shooting techiques, contributing many long shot goals and being a set piece taker...

 Abu Bakar Fadzim
Abu Bakar Fadzim
Abu Bakar Fadzim is a Malaysian assistant football coach who is currently attached to the Perak FA President's Cup Team. He played for Perak FA from 1991 to 2003, except for 1999 when he played for Perlis FA. He took a job as assistant technical director with the FA after retiring as a...

 K. Puvinderan Naidu Shahrizal Mohd Saad Benedict Martin Shafuan Adli Shaari Khairul Izwan Mohamed Jamaluddin J.Thevagaran Nair S.Sathiakumaran Mohd Hafiszuan Salehuddin
Mohd Hafiszuan Salehuddin
Mohd Hafiszuan bin Salehuddin is a Malaysian footballer. He is currently playing for Perlis FA in Malaysia Super League. His playing position is as a midfielder, but can also operate as a defender.-Career:...

 Mohd Saufi Sa'aidi
Chan Kok Heng
Chan Kok Heng
Chan Kok Heng is a former Malaysian footballer who is well known as a defender with Perak FA. He was the longest serving player after playing for more than ten seasons. He retired from professional football in 2004....

 Chee Wan Hoe
Chee Wan Hoe
Chee Wan Hoe is a former Malaysian footballer. He formerly played with Perak FA. He also the former member of Barcelona '92 in 1991....

 Ahmad Hussin Datuk M. Karathu
M. Karathu
Datuk M. Karathu is a former Malaysian football manager and player.-Career as player:He was a former player for Perak FA in the 1960s to 1970s. He also have played for Malaysia national football team.-Career as coach:...

 Ishak Kassim Bahrin Khamis Koo Luen Khen Wong Hee Kok Liew Kit Kong
Liew Kit Kong
Liew Kit Kong is a Malaysian footballer who is a striker for Selangor FA. He is a member of the Malaysian national team....

 Ganesan Krishnan Mohd Shahrul Hafiz Mohd Shafei Mohd Khalis Ibrahim Muhd Arif Ismail Wan Azwari Wan Nor Mohd Hafiz Abdul Rahman Ahmad Azlan Zainal
Ahmad Azlan Zainal
Ahmad Azlan Zainal is a Malaysian footballer who is a defender for Kuala Lumpur FA in the Malaysia Super League. He was also a member of Malaysia's national team.Ahmad Azlan began his career with Perak as a youth player in 2004...

 Danial Fadzly Abdullah Dominic Minsi G.Saravanakumar S.Ganeson Tay Sin Kiat Veeran Thirumurugan Wong Sai Kong
Wong Sai Kong
Wong Sai Kong is a Malaysian footballer who play for Sarawak FA in Malaysia Premier League. He also a former member of Malaysia national team....



C. Nadarajan Mazran Ramli Indra Putra Mahayuddin
Indra Putra Mahayuddin
Indra Putra Mahayuddin is a Malaysian footballer who is a versatile forward, who can operate as a striker and winger. He is currently playing for Kelantan FA in the Malaysian Super League.-Career:...

 Veerappan Murugan
V. Murugan
Veerappan Murugan or V. Murugan is a former Malaysian goalkeeper. He formerly played with Perak FA, Kuala Lumpur FA, Selangor FA, Negeri Sembilan FA, Selangor Public Bank, PDRM FA and Malacca FA and won the Malaysian league, FA Cup and Malaysia Cup with five different team.He is the oldest active...

 T. Gopinath Naidu
T. Gopinath Naidu
Gopinath Naidu , also known as the "wonder boy", is a former Malaysia footballer who was a striker for Kuala Lumpur FA, Perak FA and the Malaysia national football team.- Career :...

 Mohd Zaidi Napiah Abdullah Yeop Nordin Chan Sze Onn Rama Dass Rao P.Ravindran Nurul Nasriq Kamaruddin Khairul Izzat Jamaluddin Razali Umar Kandasamy
Razali Umar Kandasamy
Razali Umar Kandasamy is a Malaysian football player. His preferred position is as a striker.-Career:Razali started his career in Perak youth system. He come to prominence in President Cup Malaysia competition when he helped Perak under-21 team win the 2007 competition...

 Mohd Fauzzi Mohd Kassim Megat Amir Faisal Al-Khalidy Ibrahim K.Yoganathan Shager Kartik Muniandy Ravinthiran Md Khairul Anuar Md Isa Mohd Azlen Jaberi
Syamsul Saad
Syamsul Saad
Syamsul Saad is a former Malaysian footballer who was a defender with Perak FA and Terengganu FA. He had a successful career with Perak....

 V. Saravanan S. Silvarajoo Ahmad Shahrul Azhar Sofian
Ahmad Shahrul Azhar Sofian
Ahmad Shahrul Azhar Sofian , currently plays for Proton FC in Malaysia Premier League, is a former Malaysian footballer best known for his time with Perak FA, where he was team captain and wore the number 7 jersey. He was a central midfielder.-Career:Shahrul spent almost his entire career with...

 P. Umaparam R. Visvanathan Azmeer Yusof
Azmeer Yusof
Azmeer Bin Yusof is a Malaysian Footballer. His preferred position is as a Defender.-Career:He formerly played with Kuala Lumpur FA and Proton FC before signing with Perak FA in 2010. He was released by Perak at the end of 2011 season....

 Faizal Zainal
Faizal Zainal
Faizal Zainal is a retired Malaysian international footballer.-References:...

 Jamil Zakaria Mohd Syahman Zainuddin Mohd Nasir Basharuddin Harizul Izuan Abdul Rani
Harizul Izuan Abdul Rani
Harizul Izuan Abdul Rani is a Malaysian footballer. His preferred position is as a midfielder.-Career:Harizul started his professional career in Perak youth squad, however he was dropped for the 2002 season. He joins TNB Kelantan afterwards, but re-joins Perak in the mid-year of 2002...

 Mohd Safwan Mahayuddin Mohd Fauzi Ariffin Mohd Arif Fazlie Saidin
Mohd Arif Fazlie Saidin
Mohd Arif Fazlie bin Saidin is a Malaysian footballer. He is currently playing for Penang FA in Malaysia Premier League. His playing position is as a central defender.-Career:...

 Mohd Hamsani Ahmad
Mohd Hamsani Ahmad
Mohd Hamsani Ahmad is a Malaysian footballer who was a goalkeeper for Felda United FC. He was also a former member of Malaysia national football team, making appearances against Japan and Hong Kong in 2004....

 Mohd Hazrul Shah Abdul Hakim
Mohd Hazrul Shah Abdul Hakim
Mohd Hazrul Shah Abdul Hakim is a Malaysian football player with Malaysia Premier League club Kelab Bolasepak Staf Universiti Sains Malaysia....

 Mohd Nor Ismail Norshahrul Idlan Talaha
Norshahrul Idlan Talaha
Norshahrul Idlan Talaha is a Malaysian footballer who is currently plays as a striker for Kelantan FA and the Malaysia national football team. With his great pace, dribbling skill and offensive-solo effort, many considered him as the best striker in Malaysia for this era...

 Rasiah Surendran
R. Surendran
R. Surendran is a Malaysian footballer who is currently a Striker for Selangor FA in Super League Malaysia....


Foreign

Asian (AFC) Joe Caleta
Joe Caleta
-External links:* * * * *...

 David Miller
David Miller (Australian footballer)
-External links:*****...

 Marshall Soper
Marshall Soper
Marshall Soper, born May 12, 1960, is a former football player with Sydney Olympic.A bustling but skilful forward with reputation for hot-headedness, he played in 118 games and scored 42 goals for Olympic...

 Warren Spink
Warren Spink
Warren Spink is a former soccer player from Australia. He made 38 appearances for the Socceroos scoring 9 goals, and also represented Australia at under-20 and under-23 levels....

 Baichung Bhutia
Baichung Bhutia
Baichung Bhutia is an ex Indian footballer. He is currently contracted by the club he owns, United Sikkim. He is considered to be the torchbearer of Indian football in the international arena. He plays for United Sikkim FC. He is often nicknamed the Sikkimese Sniper because of his shooting skills...

 Hari Siswanto Kyi Lwin Aung Naing Jang Jung
Jang Jung
Jang Jung is a South Korean football player. He mostly played at defender.He formerly played with Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso in South Korea, Perak FA and Singapore FA in Malaysia and Geylang United in Singapore....

 Moustava Belialov Shukhrat Khalmirzaev
African (CAF) Abdoulaye Traoré
Abdoulaye Traoré (Burkinabé footballer)
Abdoulaye Traore is a retired Burkinabé footballer. He last played as an attacking midfielder for USFAS Bamako.-Clubs:*1997-1998 : USFA Ouagadougou*1998-2000 : Bani Yas Club*2000-2001 : ASF Bobo-Dioulasso...

 Essa Mvondo Basile Noel Dodo Kipre
Noel Kipre
Noel Dodo Kipre is an Ivorian footballer.Kipra formerly played with Perak FA in Malaysia. He only had a short stint in Malaysia football league. He then played for FC Energie Cottbus in 2...

 Abukari Damba Baba Iddi
Baba Iddi
-Career:Iddi began his career with Great Africans in Kumasi before being scouted for Alemannia Aachen in 2000. He was the top scorer in the reserve team and he moved to the first team in 2002 playing in the 2. Fußball-Bundesliga. After one season, he moved to Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C. in 2004...

 Samuel Chebli   Keita Mandjou
Keita Mandjou
Keita Mandjou is a Guinean-born Liberian footballer. He currently plays for Pune F.C. in the I-League.-Club:...

 Frank Jean Seator
Frank Seator
Frank Jean Seator is a Liberian striker who spent most of his football career in Asia.-Club career:He has played with Espérance in Tunisia, as well as clubs in Qatar, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Hungary and Sweden. In 2005, Seator played with Perak FA in Malaysia, and became a popular player with the fans...

 Nduka Ugbade
Nduka Ugbade
Nduka Ugbade is a Nigerian footballer. He formerly played with Perak FA in Malaysia.-International:As a youth player, fresh from St...

 Emmanuel Zulu
Emmanuel Zulu
-International competition:Zulu represented Zambia at the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship as well as in 2002 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers against Togo and Botswana.-Professional competition:...



European (UEFA) Joško Farac
Joško Farac
Josko Farac is a Croatian former football defender. He formerly played with HNK Hajduk Split, NK Primorac, NK Zadar, NK Mladost 127, HŠK Zrinjski Mostar, Perak FA in Malaysia.-External sources:* at Playerhistory....

 Vedran Kukoc
Vedran Kukoc
Vedran Kukoč , is a Croatian professional football player currently not attached to a club. His last team was Malaysian Super League side Perak. His preferred position is central defence....

 Jánós Krécská
Jánós Krécská
János Krecska is a Hungarian former football player and coach. He has played for Ferencvárosi TC, III. Kerületi TVE and Perak FA, among his clubs during his career. His preferred playing position is as a defender....

 Laszlo Repasi
Laszlo Repasi
László Répási is a retired Hungarian football forward. He made his debut for the Hungarian national team in 1993, and got 1 cap. During his career, he won one Borsodi Liga with Dunakanyar-Vác FC and he became top goalscorer in a league twice...

 Esad Sejdic

South American (CONMEBOL) Luciano Jesus Goux Ricardo Adrian Silva Alysson Marins
Alysson Marendaz Marins
Alysson Marendaz Marins , is a Brazilian football player.- Career :As a journeyman, Alysson Marendaz Marins has previously played for CR Vasco da Gama, on loan for Serrano Football Club, CFZ do Rio, AIK Fotboll, Kalmar FF and OFK Ostersund in Sweden, Perak FA in Malaysia, and Chinese Super League...

 Mario Esteban Berrios
Mario Esteban Berrios
Mario Esteban Berrios Jara is a Chilean football defender who plays for Unión La Calera. He previously played for a club in his homeland - Club Deportivo Palestino - before moving to Serbian SuperLiga club OFK Beograd.On November 9, 2007, Malaysian media reported that Perak FA had secured...

 Carlos Arturo Cáceres
Carlos Arturo Cáceres
Carlos Arturo Cáceres Pino is a Chilean professional footballer who currently plays for Provincial Osorno.-External links:* at PlayerHistory.com...

 Jorge Antonio Muñoz
Jorge Antonio Muñoz
Jorge Antonio Muñoz Abarca is a Chilean football midfielder, who currently plays for Santiago Morning in the Chilean Primera División...



Club officials

Under new management, the Presidency
Presidency
The word presidency is often used to describe the administration or the executive, the collective administrative and governmental entity that exists around an office of president of a state or nation...

 was taken over by the Chairman of the Arts
ARts
aRts, which stands for analog Real time synthesizer, is an audio framework that is no longer under development. It is best known for previously being used in KDE to simulate an analog synthesizer....

, Culture
Culture
Culture is a term that has many different inter-related meanings. For example, in 1952, Alfred Kroeber and Clyde Kluckhohn compiled a list of 164 definitions of "culture" in Culture: A Critical Review of Concepts and Definitions...

, Youth
Youth
Youth is the time of life between childhood and adulthood . Definitions of the specific age range that constitutes youth vary. An individual's actual maturity may not correspond to their chronological age, as immature individuals could exist at all ages.-Usage:Around the world, the terms "youth",...

 and Sports State
State
A state is an organized political community, living under a government. States may be sovereign and may enjoy a monopoly on the legal initiation of force and are not dependent on, or subject to any other power or state. Many states are federated states which participate in a federal union...

 of Perak
Perak
Perak , one of the 13 states of Malaysia, is the second largest state in the Peninsular Malaysia bordering Kedah and Yala Province of Thailand to the north, Penang to the northwest, Kelantan and Pahang to the east, Selangor the Strait of Malacca to the south and west.Perak means silver in Malay...

, Yang Berhormat Dato
Dato
Dato may refer to:* Dato', a Malay state title* dato , a Danish newspaper* Eduardo Dato e Iradier, Spanish politician* David "Dato" Khujadze, Georgian pop singer...

' Zainol Fadzi Haji Paharudin on 7 August 2010.

Administrative Staff
  • President:   YB
    Yb
    YB is an abbreviation for:* Ytterbium, a chemical element* Young Buck, a rapper* Yeah Boy, an exclamation* BSC Young Boys, a Bernese soccer club* yottabyte, a unit of information or computer storage* Ypatingasis būrys* Youngstown Belt Railroad...

     Dato
    Dato
    Dato may refer to:* Dato', a Malay state title* dato , a Danish newspaper* Eduardo Dato e Iradier, Spanish politician* David "Dato" Khujadze, Georgian pop singer...

    ' Zainol Fadzi Haji Paharudin
  • Deputy President:   Dato
    Dato
    Dato may refer to:* Dato', a Malay state title* dato , a Danish newspaper* Eduardo Dato e Iradier, Spanish politician* David "Dato" Khujadze, Georgian pop singer...

    ' Seri
    Seri
    The Seris are an indigenous group of the Mexican state of Sonora. The majority reside on the Seri communal property , in the towns of Punta Chueca and El Desemboque on the mainland coast of the Gulf of California...

     Abdullah Hishan Mohd Hashim
  • Vice President 1:   Khairuddin Ahmad
  • Vice President 2:   YB
    Yb
    YB is an abbreviation for:* Ytterbium, a chemical element* Young Buck, a rapper* Yeah Boy, an exclamation* BSC Young Boys, a Bernese soccer club* yottabyte, a unit of information or computer storage* Ypatingasis būrys* Youngstown Belt Railroad...

     Drs
    Doctor (title)
    Doctor, as a title, originates from the Latin word of the same spelling and meaning. The word is originally an agentive noun of the Latin verb docēre . It has been used as an honored academic title for over a millennium in Europe, where it dates back to the rise of the university. This use spread...

     Mohd Nizar Haji Zakaria
    Mohd Nizar Zakaria
    Mohd Nizar Zakaria is a Malaysian politician and is currently the Member of the Parliament of Malaysia for the Parit constituency in Perak. He is a member of the United Malays National Organisation party in the ruling Barisan Nasional coalition....

  • Manager:   Khairul Azwan Dato
    Dato
    Dato may refer to:* Dato', a Malay state title* dato , a Danish newspaper* Eduardo Dato e Iradier, Spanish politician* David "Dato" Khujadze, Georgian pop singer...

    ' Harun
    Harun
    -Given name:* Haroon , a Pakistani pop singer* Haroon Rashid Aswat, a British terrorist* Harun Erdenay, Turkish basketball player* Haroun Kabadi, Chadian politician* Harun Karadeniz, Turkish activist* Haroon Khan, British boxer...

  • Assistant Manager 1:   Ishsam Shahruddin
  • Assistant Manager 2:   Ahmad Shahrul Azhar Sofian
  • Executive Committee Members 1:   Tuan
    Tuan
    Tuan can refer to:*Tuan Do, the founder of technology blog, TechWalls*Brush-tailed Phascogale, an Australian marsupial animal*Zaiyi, Prince Duan , a Qing Dynasty prince and statesman...

     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
    Tuan
    Tuan can refer to:*Tuan Do, the founder of technology blog, TechWalls*Brush-tailed Phascogale, an Australian marsupial animal*Zaiyi, Prince Duan , a Qing Dynasty prince and statesman...

     Haji Baharin Khamis
  • Executive Committee Members 6:   Nor Azizi Mohd Din
  • Executive Committee Members 7:   M. Subramaniam
    M. Subramaniam
    M. Subramaniam was a mayor of Chennai from 2006-2011, the capital of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. He is a member of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam party.He again contested for the mayor election in 2011 as DMK candidate,but lost to Saidai Sa Duraisamy...

  • Executive Committee Members 8:   Hashim Yeop Nordin
  • Executive Committee Members 9:   G. Iruduanathan


Coaching and Medical Staff
  • Head Coach:   Tuan
    Tuan
    Tuan can refer to:*Tuan Do, the founder of technology blog, TechWalls*Brush-tailed Phascogale, an Australian marsupial animal*Zaiyi, Prince Duan , a Qing Dynasty prince and statesman...

     Haji Norizan Bakar
    Norizan Bakar
    Norizan Bakar was the Malaysian national football team head coach from September 2005 to July 2007 and former Malaysian football player.- As Player :...

  • Assistant Coach:   Chong Yee Fatt
  • Goalkeeping Coach:   Abdul Talib Saidi
  • President's Cup Coach:   Abu Bakar Fadzim
    Abu Bakar Fadzim
    Abu Bakar Fadzim is a Malaysian assistant football coach who is currently attached to the Perak FA President's Cup Team. He played for Perak FA from 1991 to 2003, except for 1999 when he played for Perlis FA. He took a job as assistant technical director with the FA after retiring as a...

  • President's Cup Assistant Coach:   Syamsul Mohd Saad
    Syamsul Saad
    Syamsul Saad is a former Malaysian footballer who was a defender with Perak FA and Terengganu FA. He had a successful career with Perak....

  • Physiotherapist:  Zainudin Zakaria

Presidential history

Year Manager
1957–72   Datuk Teoh Chye Hin
Teoh Chye Hin
Datuk Teoh Chye Hin was the Malaysian secretary general of the Asian Football Confederation from 1974 until 1978....

1999-06   DYTM Raja
Raja
Raja is an Indian term for a monarch, or princely ruler of the Kshatriya varna...

 Dr
Doctor (title)
Doctor, as a title, originates from the Latin word of the same spelling and meaning. The word is originally an agentive noun of the Latin verb docēre . It has been used as an honored academic title for over a millennium in Europe, where it dates back to the rise of the university. This use spread...

 Nazrin Shah ibni Sultan Azlan Muhibbuddin Shah
2007–08   YB
Yb
YB is an abbreviation for:* Ytterbium, a chemical element* Young Buck, a rapper* Yeah Boy, an exclamation* BSC Young Boys, a Bernese soccer club* yottabyte, a unit of information or computer storage* Ypatingasis būrys* Youngstown Belt Railroad...

 Datuk Ahmad Zahid Hamidi
Ahmad Zahid Hamidi
Dato' Seri Dr. Ahmad Zahid Hamidi is a Malaysian politician and is currently the Minister for Defence in the Barisan Nasional coalition government of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak and the Member of the Parliament of Malaysia for the Bagan Datoh constituency in Perak...

2008-08   Datuk Mohammed Mahiyuddin Abdullah
2008–10   YB
Yb
YB is an abbreviation for:* Ytterbium, a chemical element* Young Buck, a rapper* Yeah Boy, an exclamation* BSC Young Boys, a Bernese soccer club* yottabyte, a unit of information or computer storage* Ypatingasis būrys* Youngstown Belt Railroad...

 Dato' Seri Mohamad Nizar Jamaluddin
2010–   YB
Yb
YB is an abbreviation for:* Ytterbium, a chemical element* Young Buck, a rapper* Yeah Boy, an exclamation* BSC Young Boys, a Bernese soccer club* yottabyte, a unit of information or computer storage* Ypatingasis būrys* Youngstown Belt Railroad...

 Dato' Zainol Padzi Paharudin

Managerial history

Year Manager
1998-00   YB
Yb
YB is an abbreviation for:* Ytterbium, a chemical element* Young Buck, a rapper* Yeah Boy, an exclamation* BSC Young Boys, a Bernese soccer club* yottabyte, a unit of information or computer storage* Ypatingasis būrys* Youngstown Belt Railroad...

 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
M. Karathu
Datuk M. Karathu is a former Malaysian football manager and player.-Career as player:He was a former player for Perak FA in the 1960s to 1970s. He also have played for Malaysia national football team.-Career as coach:...

 in 1989. The most successful coach of Perak FA is Toni Netto
Antonio Gonzaga Netto
Antonio Gonzaga Netto is a former Brazilian football player and manager.He managed a team in Malaysia as Perak FA, MPPJ FC and Penang FA and received the Paduka Mahkota Perak award. He managed Persipura in 2006 but released before competition start....

 from Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...

 who had achieved 4 trophies.

Coaches since 1989:-
Name Period Trophies Total
Domestic International
LC LC SC
Malaysia Cup
The Malaysia Cup is an annual association football tournament in Malaysia. It is currently the longest-running football competition in Asia...

SS LC CL
AFC Champions League
The AFC Champions League is the premier Asian club football competition hosted annually by Asian Football Confederation . The tournament is contested among the top thirty-two clubs from the top 10 Asian leagues, two of which must qualify through the playoffs...

UCWC UC
AFC Cup
The AFC Cup is an annual international association football competition between domestic clubs sides run by the Asian Football Confederation . Qualification to the competition is to clubs from AFC-affiliated countries which fall into the AFC's 'developing nations' category as laid out in their...

USC IC
Intercontinental Cup (football)
The European/South American Cup, commonly referred to as the World Club Championship, Intercontinental Cup or Toyota Cup, was a football competition endorsed by UEFA and CONMEBOL, contested between the winners of the European Cup and the South American Copa Libertadores...

  Dato' M. Karathu
M. Karathu
Datuk M. Karathu is a former Malaysian football manager and player.-Career as player:He was a former player for Perak FA in the 1960s to 1970s. He also have played for Malaysia national football team.-Career as coach:...

1989–90, 2001, 2008–09
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  Marco Bilic
Marco Bilic
Marco Bilic is a Croatian football manager. He was former manager of the Malaysia youth team, and Terengganu FA and Perak FA. He also served as manager of Johor FC in 1990 and Malacca FA in 1992.-References:...

1991
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  Chan Sze Onn 1992
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  Milous Kvacek
Milouš Kvaček
Milouš Kvaček was a professional football player and manager who played for the Spartak Hradec Králové side that won the 1959–60 Czechoslovak First League title.-Playing career:...

1993–94
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 /  Ken Shellito
Ken Shellito
Kenneth John Shellito is a former English football player and manager who now works in a coaching role for the Asian Football Confederation, based in Kuala Lumpur...

1995
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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
Chow Kwai Lam
Chow Kwai Lam is a formal Malaysia national football coach. He represented Malaysia from 1965 to 1971 before becoming the coach in 1978. He coached Selangor FA from 1979 to 1983, before moving to coach Sarawak FA in 1984. He coached Kuala Lumpur FA in 1989, 1992, 1995, and 1996...

1999
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  Torsten Spittler
Torsten Spittler
Torsten Spittler is a German football manager currently working as technical director in Mozambique.He was Perak FA manager for a season.-References:...

2000
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  Toni Netto
Antonio Gonzaga Netto
Antonio Gonzaga Netto is a former Brazilian football player and manager.He managed a team in Malaysia as Perak FA, MPPJ FC and Penang FA and received the Paduka Mahkota Perak award. He managed Persipura in 2006 but released before competition start....

2002–05
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  Steve Darby
Steve Darby
Stephen David "Steve" Darby is an English football coach who currently coaches Mohun Bagan A.C. of the I-League. He is well known throughout Asia as a pundit for ESPN Star Sports.-Playing career:...

2005–08
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  Dato' M. Karathu
M. Karathu
Datuk M. Karathu is a former Malaysian football manager and player.-Career as player:He was a former player for Perak FA in the 1960s to 1970s. He also have played for Malaysia national football team.-Career as coach:...

2009–2010
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  YM
YM
YM or Ym may refer to:* YM , an American teen magazine* YM , a selective growth medium which is a combination of yeast and mold* .ym, the Atari ST/Amstrad CPC YM2149 sound chip format...

 Raja Azlan Shah Raja So'ib
Raja Azlan Shah Raja So'ib
Raja Azlan Shah bin Raja So'ib PPT, PJK is a Malaysian former football player and coach. His preferred playing position is as a defender.-Career as player:...

2010–2011
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  Norizan Bakar
Norizan Bakar
Norizan Bakar was the Malaysian national football team head coach from September 2005 to July 2007 and former Malaysian football player.- As Player :...

2011–present
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Total 1989–10 203520000012

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
Ipoh
Ipoh is the capital city of Perak state, Malaysia. It is approximately 200 km north of Kuala Lumpur on the North-South Expressway....

 Mali
Mali
Mali , officially the Republic of Mali , is a landlocked country in Western Africa. Mali borders Algeria on the north, Niger on the east, Burkina Faso and the Côte d'Ivoire on the south, Guinea on the south-west, and Senegal and Mauritania on the west. Its size is just over 1,240,000 km² with...

, sang to the tune of When The Saints Go Marching In
When the Saints Go Marching In
"When the Saints Go Marching In", often referred to as "The Saints", is an American gospel hymn that has taken on certain aspects of folk music. The precise origins of the song are not known. Though it originated as a spiritual, today people are more likely to hear it played by a jazz band...

.

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
Malaysia FA Cup
The FA Cup Malaysia is a national knock-out football competition organised by the Football Association of Malaysia. The tournament was introduced during the Semi-Pro League era in 1990...

 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
Selangor FA
The Football Association of Selangor , commonly referred to as FAS or simply Selangor, competes in Malaysian football competitions representing the state of Selangor Darul Ehsan. The team is based in Shah Alam city. They are currently playing in Malaysian Super League, the top-flight of Malaysian...

. 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
Malay language
Malay is a major language of the Austronesian family. It is the official language of Malaysia , Indonesia , Brunei and Singapore...

 chase and in the tongues of the people of Perak
Perak
Perak , one of the 13 states of Malaysia, is the second largest state in the Peninsular Malaysia bordering Kedah and Yala Province of Thailand to the north, Penang to the northwest, Kelantan and Pahang to the east, Selangor the Strait of Malacca to the south and west.Perak means silver in Malay...

, 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
Selangor
Selangor also known by its Arabic honorific, Darul Ehsan, or "Abode of Sincerity") is one of the 13 states of Malaysia. It is on the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia and is bordered by Perak to the north, Pahang to the east, Negeri Sembilan to the south and the Strait of Malacca to the west...

 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
EPF
EPF may stand for:* Early pregnancy factor, one of the earliest markers of pregnancy in mammals* Eclipse Process Framework, an open source project providing tools and frameworks for software process engineering...

 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
Super League
Super League is the top-level professional rugby league football club competition in Europe. As a result of sponsorship from engage Mutual Assurance the competition is currently officially known as the engage Super League. The League features fourteen teams: thirteen from England and one from...

, and was fortunate to be given the green light by FAM
FAM
FAM or Fam can mean:* the "Foreign Affairs Manual" of the U.S. Department of State* file alteration monitor* Fat acceptance movement* fuzzy associative matrix* fuzzy associative memory* Free Aceh Movement* Fertility Awareness Method...

 to remain in the Malaysian 1st tier league for 2010.

Kit Suppliers

  • Diadora
    Diadora
    Diadora is an Italian football, tennis, running, cycling, rugby, athletic shoe, clothing, and fashion accessory manufacturer with locations in Italy, the United States, and Hong Kong.-History:...

     (2002-2005)
  • Joma
    Joma
    Joma is a Spanish sports apparel manufacturer, which currently produces footwear and apparel for football, running and tennis. Its headquarters are located in the city of Toledo, Spain....

     (2006-2009)
  • Specs
    Specs (shoe company)
    Specs is a shoe company from Indonesia. The company was founded in 1994 in Jakarta. The company produces a wide range of other sports equipment. The company is known for sponsoring a Indonesia soccer player, and shirt club sponsor in Indonesia Football League....

     (2009-2011)
  • Kika
    Kika
    Kika is a 1993 Spanish language Pedro Almodóvar film starring Verónica Forqué as the title character.-Plot:Kika , a young, bubbly aspiring actress turned cosmetologist, is called to the cottage of Nicholas Pierce , an American freelance writer who has moved to Spain to write about game hunting, to...

    (2012- present)

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