2023 Sri Pahang FC season

Sri Pahang
2023 season
President	Tengku Abdul Rahman
CEO	Suffian Awang
Head coach	Fandi Ahmad
Stadium	Darul Makmur Stadium
Malaysia Super League	5th
Malaysia FA Cup	Round of 16
Malaysia Cup	Quarter Finals
Top goalscorer	League: ; Stefano Brundo (5); All: ; Stefano Brundo (6)
	← 2022 2024–25 →

The 2023 season is Sri Pahang's 20th season in the Malaysia Super League since its inception in 2004. The club will also participate in the Malaysia FA Cup and Malaysia Cup.^[1]

On 17 January 2023, Fandi Ahmad has been appointed as club's new head coach.^[2]

Coaching staff[edit]

Position	Name	Nationality
Team manager	Dollah Salleh	Malaysia
Head coach	Fandi Ahmad^[3]	Singapore
Assistant head coach	Ahmad Yusof	Malaysia
Assistant coach	Ahmad Shaharuddin Rosdi	Malaysia
Goalkeeper coach	Ab Samad Mat Salleh	Malaysia
Fitness coach	Mohamad Hafiz Tajuddin	Malaysia
Team doctor	Shah Rezal Sujit Baskaran Abdullah	Malaysia
Physiotherapist	Adam Zuhairy Zafri	Malaysia
Masseur	Jalaluddin Jaafar	Malaysia
	Mohd Riduan Amin	Malaysia
	Muhammad Hazeem Mustafar Kamal	Malaysia

Players[edit]

First-team squad[edit]

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	MAS	Zarif Irfan
5	DF	AUS	Michael Glassock
6	MF	PHI	Kevin Ingreso
7	FW	BRA	Lucas Silva
9	FW	LBR	Kpah Sherman
10	FW	MAS	Malik Ariff
11	FW	MAS	Shamie Iszuan
12	MF	MAS	Baqiuddin Shamsudin
13	DF	MAS	Ashar Al Aafiz
15	DF	ARG	Stefano Brundo
16	FW	MAS	Ezequiel Agüero (captain)^[4]
17	MF	MAS	Zuhair Aizat
19	MF	MAS	Sharul Nizam
20	MF	MAS	Azam Azih (vice-captain)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
21	DF	MAS	Syazwan Andik (on loan from Johor Darul Ta'zim)
23	DF	MAS	Azwan Aripin
24	GK	MAS	Izham Tarmizi (on loan from Johor Darul Ta'zim)
25	GK	MAS	Wan Syazmin
27	DF	MAS	Fadhli Shas (vice-captain)
29	DF	MAS	Azrif Nasrulhaq (on loan from Johor Darul Ta'zim)
30	FW	MAS	Ibrahim Manusi
31	DF	UZB	Sherzod Fayziev
35	FW	MAS	Syaahir Saiful
36	MF	MAS	Saiful Jamaluddin
55	MF	MAS	David Rowley
58	DF	MAS	Muslim Ahmad
61	DF	MAS	Nicholas Swirad

Competitions[edit]

Malaysia Super League[edit]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
3	Sabah	26	17	3	6	64	33	+31	54
4	Kedah Darul Aman	26	17	2	7	52	29	+23	53
5	Sri Pahang	26	13	6	7	44	33	+11	45
6	Terengganu	26	11	7	8	45	34	+11	40	Qualification for the AFF Shopee Cup group stage^[a]
7	Kuala Lumpur City	26	10	8	8	44	39	+5	38	Qualification for the AFF Shopee Cup group stage^[a]

Updated to match(es) played on 3 December 2023. Source: MFL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
Notes:

^ Qualified as the 2023 Malaysia Cup & 2023 Malaysia FA Cup runner-up.

26 February 2023 1	Negeri Sembilan	1–1	Sri Pahang	Paroi
21:00 MYT	Casagrande 21', 22'	Report	Malik 48' Fayziev 86'	Stadium: Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium Attendance: 6,329 Referee: Fitri Maskon

2 March 2023 2	Sri Pahang	4–1	Kelantan	Kuantan
21:00 MYT	Sherman 12' Ingreso 38' Agüero 43' Brundo 45+1' Azwan 73'	Report	Rontini 69' Cifu 90+5'	Stadium: Darul Makmur Stadium Attendance: 6,040 Referee: Razlan Joffri Ali

5 March 2023 3	Selangor	1–1	Sri Pahang	Petaling Jaya
17:30 MYT	Gan 88' Al-Arab 90+3'	Report	Fadhli 14' Baqiuddin 38' Azwan 55' Brundo 74' Sherman 90+3' Zarif 90+4' Agüero 90+5'	Stadium: Petaling Jaya Stadium Attendance: 8,504 Referee: Fitri Maskon

12 March 2023 4	Sri Pahang	1–1	Sabah	Kuantan
20:15 MYT	Sherman 26' Brundo 83'	Report	Ting 14' Irfan 45+1'	Stadium: Darul Makmur Stadium Attendance: 10,027 Referee: Noor Azriel Baharudin

16 March 2023 5	Perak	0–3	Sri Pahang	Ipoh
21:00 MYT	Sherman 13' Brundo 37' Agüero 56' Ingreso 65' Zuhair 74'	Report	Nasro 39'	Stadium: Perak Stadium Attendance: 5,855 Referee: Razlan Joffri Ali

1 April 2023 6	Sri Pahang	1–1	Kedah Darul Aman	Kuantan
22:00 UTC+08:00	Brundo 62' (pen.)	Report	Ariff 61' Hidalgo 72' Balotelli 90+2'	Stadium: Darul Makmur Stadium Attendance: 7,296 Referee: Razlan Joffri Ali

5 April 2023 7	PDRM	1–2	Sri Pahang	Petaling Jaya
22:00 UTC+08:00	Amir 5' Okwuosa 76'	Report	Baqiuddin 18' Sherman 22', 47' Azam 36'	Stadium: Petaling Jaya Stadium Attendance: 471 Referee: Tuan Mohd Yaasin Tuan Mohd Hanafiah

10 April 2023 8	Sri Pahang	1–0	Kelantan United	Kuantan
22:00 UTC+08:00	Brundo 90+3'	Report	Sharvin 73'	Stadium: Darul Makmur Stadium Attendance: 2,811 Referee: Mohd Fusser Mad Sallih

Malaysia FA Cup[edit]

8 March 2023 First round	Perak	1–2	Sri Pahang	Ipoh
20:15 UTC+8	Hafizal 22' Fadhil 27' 67' Obiozor 34' Haziq 62'	Report	Agüero 40' Malik 82' Brundo 90+4' (pen.)	Stadium: Perak Stadium Attendance: 4,219 Referee: Mohamad Kamil Zakaria Ismail

Player statistics[edit]

Appearances and goals[edit]

As of 10 April 2023

No.	Pos	Player	League		FA Cup		Malaysia Cup		Total
No.	Pos	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	Zarif Irfan	3+1	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
4	MF	Nicholas Swirad	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
5	DF	Michael Glassock	6+2	0	0	0	0	0	8	0
6	MF	Kevin Ingreso	4+1	1	1	0	0	0	6	1
7	FW	Lucas Silva	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
9	FW	Kpah Sherman	8	4	1	0	0	0	9	4
10	FW	Malik Ariff	2+6	1	0+1	1	0	0	9	2
12	MF	Baqiuddin Shamsudin	8	1	1	0	0	0	9	1
13	DF	Ashar Al Aafiz	0+2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
14	MF	Lee Jung-geun	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
15	DF	Stefano Brundo	8	5	1	1	0	0	9	6
16	FW	Ezequiel Agüero	3+1	1	1	0	0	0	5	1
17	MF	Zuhair Aizat	0+2	1	0	0	0	0	2	1
19	MF	Sharul Nizam	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
20	MF	Azam Azih	8	0	1	0	0	0	9	0
21	DF	Syazwan Andik	4+1	0	1	0	0	0	6	0
23	DF	Azwan Aripin	6+1	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
24	GK	Izham Tarmizi	5	0	1	0	0	0	6	0
27	DF	Fadhli Shas	8	0	1	0	0	0	9	0
29	DF	Azrif Nasrulhaq	8	0	1	0	0	0	9	0
31	DF	Sherzod Fayziev	0+5	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
35	FW	Syaahir Saiful	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
55	MF	David Rowley	1+4	0	0+1	0	0	0	6	0
61	DF	Nicholas Swirad	2+1	0	0+1	0	0	0	4	0
Players who left the club during the 2023 season

Transfers[edit]

Players in[edit]

Player	From	Fee
Kpah Sherman	Terengganu	Free^[5]
Michael Glassock	Sydney Olympic	Free
Lokman Bah Din	Projek FAM-MSN	Free
Adam Malique	Kelantan	Free
Lucas Silva	Penang	Free
Stefano Brundo	Estudiantes BA	Free
Fadhli Shas	Johor Darul Ta'zim	Free
Shamie Iszuan	Sarawak United	Free
Lee Jung-geun

Players out[edit]

Player	To	Fee
Steven Rodríguez	Independiente Medellín	Loan return
Mior Dani	Kelantan	Loan return
Mamadou Samassa	Free Agent	Free
Nur Izzat Che Awang	Penang	Free
Hasnul Zaim	Perak	Free
Fandi Othman	Kelantan United	Free
Sean Giannelli	Kuala Lumpur City	Free
Hafiz Ramdan	Negeri Sembilan	Free
Lee Tuck	Kedah Darul Aman	Free
Manuel Hidalgo	Kedah Darul Aman	Free
Mahmoud Za'tara	Al-Jazeera	Free
Daniel Wafiuddin	Free Agent	Free^[6]
Shahrul Aizad	Free Agent	Free^[6]

Loans in[edit]

Player	From	Fee
Izham Tarmizi	Johor Darul Ta'zim	Loan
Syazwan Andik	Johor Darul Ta'zim	Loan
Azrif Nasrulhaq	Johor Darul Ta'zim	Loan

Loans out[edit]

Player	To	Fee

References[edit]

^ "Sri Pahang Miliki Jentera Serangan Padu Pada Musim 2023". vocketfc.com. Vocket FC. 18 January 2023.
^ "Fandi dilantik ketua jurulatih Sri Pahang". hmetro.com.my. Harian Metro. 17 January 2023.
^ "Football: Fandi Ahmad appointed as Pahang head coach". straitstimes.com. The Straits Times. 17 January 2023.
^ "Aguero teruja dilantik kapten Sri Pahang". bharian.com.my. Berita Harian. 24 February 2023.
^ "Kpah Sherman azam julang Sri Pahang". kosmo.com.my. Kosmo!. 24 January 2023. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Sembilan pemain tinggalkan Sri Pahang". bharian.com.my. Berita Harian. 22 December 2022.

[table_note_res_ACC0.3229116328633-5] Qualified as the 2023 Malaysia Cup & 2023 Malaysia FA Cup runner-up.

[1] "Sri Pahang Miliki Jentera Serangan Padu Pada Musim 2023". vocketfc.com. Vocket FC. 18 January 2023.

[2] "Fandi dilantik ketua jurulatih Sri Pahang". hmetro.com.my. Harian Metro. 17 January 2023.

[3] "Football: Fandi Ahmad appointed as Pahang head coach". straitstimes.com. The Straits Times. 17 January 2023.

[4] "Aguero teruja dilantik kapten Sri Pahang". bharian.com.my. Berita Harian. 24 February 2023.

[6] "Kpah Sherman azam julang Sri Pahang". kosmo.com.my. Kosmo!. 24 January 2023. Retrieved 6 February 2023.

[Local_player-7] "Sembilan pemain tinggalkan Sri Pahang". bharian.com.my. Berita Harian. 22 December 2022.

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v t e Sri Pahang Football Club
Founded in 1959 Based in Kuantan, Pahang
Team	Sri Pahang
Stadium	Darul Makmur Stadium
Seasons	2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023