2021 Sri Pahang FC season

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Sri Pahang
2021 season
CEOSuffian Awang
Head coachThomas Dooley
(until 13 March 2021)
Dollah Salleh
(from 13 March 2021)
StadiumDarul Makmur Stadium
Malaysia Super League10th
Malaysia CupGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague:
Kenny Athiu (4)

All:
Kenny Athiu (8)
Highest home attendance0
Lowest home attendance0
Average home league attendance0
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The 2021 season was Sri Pahang FC's 18th season in the Malaysian Super League since its inception in 2004.

Management team[edit]

Position Nat. Name
Team advisor United States Thomas Dooley
Team manager Malaysia Che Nasir Salleh
Head coach Malaysia Dollah Salleh
Assistant head coach Malaysia Ahmad Yusof
Assistant coaches Malaysia Shaharuddin Rosdi
Malaysia Shahrulnizam Sahat
Goalkeeper coach Malaysia Ab Samad Mat Salleh
Fitness coaches Malaysia Mohd Hafiz Tajuddin
Team doctor Malaysia Shah Rezal Sujit
Physiotherapist Malaysia Adam Zuhairy Zafri
Masseur Malaysia Mohd Suhaimi Ramli
Security officer Malaysia Muhammaf Keny Anyie
Kit man Malaysia Abdul Razak B Akil
Malaysia Suffian Sulaiman

Squad[edit]

As of 2 January 2021.
No. Name Nat. Date of birth (Age) Previous Club
Goalkeepers
1 Helmi Eliza Malaysia (1983-01-20) 20 January 1983 (age 41) Malaysia Negeri Sembilan
18 Daniel Wafiuddin Malaysia (1997-03-16) 16 March 1997 (age 27) Malaysia UKM
31 Zarif Irfan Malaysia (1995-02-21) 21 February 1995 (age 29) Malaysia Felda United
Defenders
2 Ezanie Salleh Malaysia (1995-04-18) 18 April 1995 (age 29) Malaysia Felda United
3 Hérold Goulon (vice-captain) France (1988-06-12) 12 June 1988 (age 35) Cyprus Ermis Aradippou
4 Nicholas Swirad MalaysiaEngland (1991-05-28) 28 May 1991 (age 32) Thailand Nongbua Pitchaya
5 Jadid Ilias Malaysia (1996-12-21) 21 December 1996 (age 27) Malaysia Felda United
13 Ashar Al Aafiz Malaysia (1995-03-28) 28 March 1995 (age 29) Youth team
22 Fazly Mazlan Malaysia (1993-12-22) 22 December 1993 (age 30) Malaysia Johor Darul Ta'zim II
24 Muslim Ahmad (captain) Malaysia (1989-04-25) 25 April 1989 (age 35) Malaysia Kelantan
29 Faisal Rosli Malaysia (1991-01-21) 21 January 1991 (age 33) Malaysia Shahzan Muda
33 Hasnul Zaim Malaysia (1999-01-01) 1 January 1999 (age 25) Youth team
Midfielders
8 Yakubu Abubakar (3rd captain) Ghana (1990-02-09) 9 February 1990 (age 34) Myanmar Shan United
11 Shahrul Aizad Malaysia (1993-03-26) 26 March 1993 (age 31) Malaysia Terengganu
12 Baqiuddin Shamsudin Malaysia (1994-12-14) 14 December 1994 (age 29) Malaysia UKM
16 Hazri Rozali Malaysia (1986-06-26) 26 June 1986 (age 37) Malaysia Melaka United
17 Zuhair Aizat Malaysia (1996-10-01) 1 October 1996 (age 27) Youth team
19 Sharul Nizam Malaysia (1996-06-15) 15 June 1996 (age 27) Youth team
20 Azam Azih Malaysia (1995-01-03) 3 January 1995 (age 29) Malaysia Harimau Muda B
25 Hafiz Ramdan Malaysia (1993-06-28) 28 June 1993 (age 30) Malaysia Perak
27 Arisazri Juhari Malaysia (1998-02-14) 14 February 1998 (age 26) Youth team
88 Manuel Hidalgo Argentina (1999-05-03) 3 May 1999 (age 25) England Sheffield Wednesday
Forwards
6 Malik Ariff Malaysia (1991-01-07) 7 January 1991 (age 33) Malaysia Terengganu
9 Kenny Athiu AustraliaSouth Sudan (1992-08-05) 5 August 1992 (age 31) Australia Melbourne Victory
14 Aung Kaung Mann Myanmar (1998-02-18) 18 February 1998 (age 26) Thailand Khon Kaen United
21 Faizal Rani Malaysia (1994-01-17) 17 January 1994 (age 30) Youth team
23 Nur Izzat Che Awang Malaysia (1998-01-02) 2 January 1998 (age 26) Youth team
Players loaned out / left during season
10 Ezequiel Agüero Argentina (1992-04-07) 7 April 1992 (age 32) Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Rovers
4 Mamadou Wague LebanonFrance (1990-08-19) 19 August 1990 (age 33) Cyprus Alki Oroklini
7 Lee Tuck England (1988-06-30) 30 June 1988 (age 35) Malaysia Terengganu
9 Pedro Henrique East TimorBrazil (1992-01-17) 17 January 1992 (age 32) Bangladesh Sheikh Russel
10 Yevhen Bokhashvili Ukraine (1993-01-05) 5 January 1993 (age 31) Indonesia PSS Sleman

Transfers[edit]

Transfers in[edit]

Pre-season

No. Position Player Transferred from Ref
31 GK Malaysia Zarif Irfan Malaysia Felda United
2 DF Malaysia Ezanie Salleh Malaysia Felda United
7 MF England Lee Tuck Malaysia Sri Pahang [1] [2]
10 FW Argentina Ezequiel Agüero Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Rovers [3]
25 MF Malaysia Hafiz Ramdan Malaysia Perak
12 MF Malaysia Baqiuddin Shamsudin Malaysia UKM
11 MF Malaysia Shahrul Aizad Unattached
6 FW Malaysia Malik Ariff Unattached
5 DF Malaysia Jadid Ilias Malaysia Felda United
4 DF LebanonFrance Mamadou Wagué Cyprus Alki Oroklini
10 FW Ukraine Yevhen Bokhashvili Indonesia PSS Sleman
9 FW East TimorBrazil Pedro Henrique Bangladesh Sheikh Russel

Mid-season

No. Position Player Transferred from Ref
4 DF MalaysiaEngland Nicholas Swirad Thailand Nongbua Pitchaya 6 months contract
8 MF Ghana Yakubu Abubakar Myanmar Shan United [4]
88 MF Argentina Manuel Hidalgo England Sheffield Wednesday
14 FW Myanmar Aung Kaung Mann Myanmar Ayeyawady United Season loan
9 FW AustraliaSouth Sudan Kenny Athiu Unattached

Transfers out[edit]

Pre-season

No. Position Player Transferred to Ref
GK Malaysia Sharbinee Allawee Malaysia Sarawak United
DF Malaysia Bunyamin Umar Unattached
DF Malaysia Fazly Mazlan Malaysia Johor Darul Ta'zim II Loan return [5]
DF Lebanon Khalil Khamis Lebanon Ahed Loan return [6]
DF Malaysia Dinesh Rajasingam Malaysia Selangor Free [7]
MF Malaysia Nik Sharif Haseefy Malaysia Selangor Free [8]
MF Malaysia Faisal Halim Malaysia Terengganu [9] [10]
MF EnglandPhilippines Adam Reed Malaysia UiTM Free [11]
FW Nigeria Dickson Nwakaeme Unattached [12]
FW Brazil Ivan Carlos Indonesia Persela Lamongan
FW Malaysia S.Kumaahran Malaysia Johor Darul Ta'zim II Loan return[13]
FW Malaysia Gopi Rizqi Malaysia Sarawak United Free[14]
FW Argentina Ezequiel Agüero Malaysia Selangor II Season loan[15]

Mid-season

No. Position Player Transferred to Ref
DF LebanonFrance Mamadou Wague
MF England Lee Tuck Malaysia Terengganu Season loan[16]
FW Ukraine Yevhen Bokhashvili Indonesia Persipura Jayapura
FW East TimorBrazil Pedro Henrique

Retained[edit]

Pos. Player Ref.
DF France Hérold Goulon 2 years contract signed in 2019 [17]

Friendlies[edit]

Pre-season[edit]

Shah Alam City Cup (19–23 February 2021)

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

21 February 2021 1 Terengganu II 2–2 Sri Pahang Shah Alam
Stadium: UiTM Stadium
23 February 2021 2 UiTM 0–0 Sri Pahang Shah Alam
Stadium: UiTM Stadium

Others

26 February 2021 1 Negeri Sembilan 2–0 Sri Pahang Shah Alam
  • Akono 27'
  • Selvan 83'
Stadium: UiTM Stadium

During season

28 March 2021 1 Sri Pahang 4–0 Kelantan United Shah Alam
Stadium: UiTM Stadium

Competitions[edit]

Malaysia Super League[edit]

League table[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
8 Melaka United 22 5 9 8 25 31 −6 21[a]
9 Sabah 22 4 7 11 21 38 −17 19
10 Sri Pahang 22 4 6 12 23 37 −14 18
11 Perak (R) 22 4 4 14 20 45 −25 16 Relegation to Malaysia Premier League
12 UiTM (R) 22 3 4 15 16 41 −25 13
Source: Malaysian Football League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Melaka have been docked three points based on the following of the decision from FAM (Football Association of Malaysia).[18]


Matches[edit]

6 March 2021 1 Selangor 3–1 Sri Pahang Shah Alam
21:00 UTC+8
Stadium: Shah Alam Stadium
Referee: Fusser Sallih
10 March 2021 2 Sri Pahang 0–2 Perak Kuantan
21:00 UTC+8
Stadium: Darul Makmur Stadium
Referee: Fairuzi Desa
13 March 2021 3 Melaka United 0–0 Sri Pahang Krubong
21:00 UTC+8
Stadium: Hang Jebat Stadium
Referee: Nafeez Wahab
16 March 2021 4 Sri Pahang 2–1 Sabah Kuantan
21:00 UTC+8
Stadium: Darul Makmur Stadium
Referee: Fitri Maskon
21 March 2021 5 Petaling Jaya City 1–0 Sri Pahang Petaling Jaya
21:00 UTC+8 Stadium: Petaling Jaya Stadium
Referee: Tuan Mohd Yasin
2 April 2021 6 Kedah Darul Aman 3–1 Sri Pahang Alor Setar
21:00 UTC+8
Stadium: Darul Aman Stadium
Referee: Noor Azriel Baharuddin
6 April 2021 7 Sri Pahang 1–1 Terengganu Kuantan
21:00 UTC+8
Stadium: Darul Makmur Stadium
Referee: Hasrol Amir
10 April 2021 8 Kuala Lumpur City 2–1 Sri Pahang Cheras
21:00 UTC+8
Stadium: Kuala Lumpur Stadium
Referee: Fitri Maskon
16 April 2021 9 Sri Pahang 0–2 Johor Darul Ta'zim Kuantan
22:00 UTC+8
Stadium: Darul Makmur Stadium
Referee: Tuan Mohd Yasin
24 April 2021 10 Penang 3–0 Sri Pahang Penang
22:00 UTC+8
Stadium: City Stadium
Referee: Fitri Maskon
1 May 2021 11 Sri Pahang 5–0 UiTM Kuantan
22:00 UTC+8
Stadium: Darul Makmur Stadium
Referee: Ahmad Zuhaidi Dzulkifli
5 May 2021 12 Sri Pahang 2–2 Selangor Kuantan
22:00 UTC+8
Stadium: Darul Makmur Stadium
Referee: Suhaimi Mat Hassan
9 May 2021 13 Perak 2–3 Sri Pahang Ipoh
22:00 UTC+8
Stadium: Perak Stadium
Referee: Fusser Sallih
25 July 2021 14 Sri Pahang 1–1 Melaka United Kuantan
21:00 UTC+8
Report
Stadium: Darul Makmur Stadium
Referee: S. Logeswaran
28 July 2021 15 Sabah 2–2 Sri Pahang Kota Kinabalu
20:15 UTC+8
Report
Stadium: Likas Stadium
Referee: Zamzaidi Katimin
1 August 2021 16 Sri Pahang 1–0 Petaling Jaya City Kuantan
21:00 UTC+8
Report
Stadium: Darul Makmur Stadium
Referee: Razlan Joffri Ali
1 September 2021 17[a] Sri Pahang 2–2 Kedah Darul Aman Kuantan
21:00 UTC+8
Report
Stadium: Darul Makmur Stadium
Referee: Hamdan Awang
7 August 2021 18 Terengganu 2–0 Sri Pahang Kuala Nerus
21:00 UTC+8
Report
Stadium: Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin Stadium
Referee: Mohd Amirul Izwan Yaacob
20 August 2021 19 Sri Pahang 0–2 Kuala Lumpur City Kuantan
21:00 UTC+8
Report
Stadium: Darul Aman Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Muhammad Usaid Jamal
27 August 2021 20 Johor Darul Ta'zim 3–0 Sri Pahang Iskandar Puteri
21:00 UTC+8
Report
Stadium: Sultan Ibrahim Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Mohd Fairuzi Mat Desa
5 September 2021 21 Sri Pahang 1–2 Penang Kuantan
21:00 UTC+8
Report
Stadium: Darul Makmur Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Muhammad Khairulsyahmi Ahmad Khalidi
12 September 2021 22 UiTM 1–0 Sri Pahang Shah Alam
21:00 UTC+8
Report
Stadium: UiTM Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Mohd Faisal Ridzuan

Malaysia Cup[edit]

Group stage[edit]

The draw for the group stage was held on 15 September 2021.[19]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification KUL SUD PAH PEN
1 Kuala Lumpur City 6 4 2 0 12 4 +8 14 Quarter-finals 4–0 3–1 1–0
2 Sarawak United 6 3 1 2 9 10 −1 10 2–2 1–0 1–2
3 Sri Pahang 6 2 0 4 11 7 +4 6 0–1 1–2 4–0
4 Penang 6 1 1 4 4 15 −11 4 1–1 1–3 0–5
Source: MFL, FAM
26 September 2021 1 Kuala Lumpur City 3–1 Sri Pahang Cheras
21:00 UTC +8
Report Stadium: Kuala Lumpur Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Abdul Rahman Wahab
29 September 2021 2 Sarawak United 1–0 Sri Pahang Shah Alam
21:00 UTC +8
Report
Stadium: UiTM Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Mohd Nafeez Abd Wahab
30 October 2021 3 Sri Pahang 4–0 Penang Kuantan
21:00 UTC +8
Report
Stadium: Darul Makmur Stadium
Attendance: 500+
Referee: Razlan Joffri Ali
3 November 2021 4 Penang 0–5 Sri Pahang George Town
21:00 UTC +8 Report
Stadium: City Stadium
Attendance: 932
Referee: Mohd Fairuzi Mat Desa
7 November 2021 5 Sri Pahang 1–2 Sarawak United Kuantan
21:00 UTC +8
Report
Stadium: Darul Makmur Stadium
Attendance: 1,190+
Referee: Jeevanathan Ponniamoorthy
10 November 2021 6 Sri Pahang 0–1 Kuala Lumpur City Kuantan
21:00 UTC +8 Report
Stadium: Darul Makmur Stadium
Attendance: 116
Referee: Tuan Mohd Yaasin Tuan Hanafian

Statistics[edit]

Appearances and goals[edit]

Players with no appearances not included in the list.

As of 10 November 2021
No. Pos. Name League Malaysia Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Malaysia Helmi Eliza 10 0 1 0 11 0
2 DF Malaysia Ezanie Salleh 3(7) 0 0 0 10 0
3 DF France Hérold Goulon 18(1) 2 6 0 25 2
4 DF Malaysia Nicholas Swirad 3(5) 0 5(1) 0 14 0
5 DF Malaysia Jadid Ilias 5(2) 0 0 0 7 0
6 DF Malaysia Malik Ariff 11(2) 2 5(1) 3 19 5
8 MF Ghana Yakubu Abubakar 7(1) 0 6 2 14 2
9 FW AustraliaSouth Sudan Kenny Athiu 9(2) 4 6 4 17 8
11 MF Malaysia Shahrul Aizad 2(3) 0 0 0 5 0
12 MF Malaysia Baqiuddin Shamsudin 19(2) 2 3(3) 0 27 2
13 DF Malaysia Ashar Al Aafiz 17(1) 0 6 0 24 0
14 FW Myanmar Aung Kaung Mann 5(1) 2 0(2) 0 8 2
16 MF Malaysia Hazri Rozali 0(4) 0 0 0 4 0
17 MF Malaysia Zuhair Aizat 4(7) 0 4(1) 0 16 0
18 GK Malaysia Daniel Wafiuddin 3 0 0 0 3 0
19 MF Malaysia Sharul Nizam 2(6) 0 0(2) 0 10 0
20 MF Malaysia Azam Azih 19 2 6 0 25 2
21 FW Malaysia Faizal Rani 0(4) 0 0(3) 0 7 0
22 DF Malaysia Fazly Mazlan 14(1) 0 4(1) 0 20 0
23 FW Malaysia Izzat Awang 7(6) 1 0 0 13 1
24 DF Malaysia Muslim Ahmad 20 0 2(2) 0 24 0
25 MF Malaysia Hafiz Ramdan 3(7) 0 0 0 10 0
29 DF Malaysia Faisal Rosli 12(6) 0 3 0 21 0
31 GK Malaysia Zarif Irfan 9(1) 0 5 0 15 0
33 DF Malaysia Hasnul Zaim 0(1) 0 0 0 1 0
35 FW Malaysia Syaahir Saiful 2(2) 0 0(5) 0 9 0
37 MF Malaysia Zazrir Naim 1 0 0 0 1 0
88 MF Argentina Manuel Hidalgo 10 2 5 1 15 3
Players who have played this season but had left the club or on loan to other club
4 DF LebanonFrance Mamadou Wagué 3 0 0 0 3 0
7 MF England Lee Tuck 11 2 0 0 11 2
9 FW East TimorBrazil Pedro Henrique 6(4) 1 0 0 10 1
10 FW Ukraine Yevhen Bokhashvili 7(3) 1 0 0 10 1

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Postponed match

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Lee Tuck signed by Pahang FA".
  2. ^ "I have long wanted to join Tok Gajah".
  3. ^ "Klub Malaysia Konfirmasi Bakal Datangkan Sergio Aguero".
  4. ^ "Pahang call in foreign reinforcements".
  5. ^ "Fazly Mazlan joins Pahang FA on loan".
  6. ^ Lebanon, Football. "خليل خميس يوقع رسمياً مع Bahang Fa الماليزي". football-lebanon.com. Archived from the original on 2020-09-13. Retrieved 2020-02-14.
  7. ^ "OFFICIAL: R. Dinesh Is RED!". selangorfc. 15 December 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  8. ^ "Elephants' Nik Sharif leaves herd to be with Giants".
  9. ^ "TERIMA KASIH FAISAL HALIM".
  10. ^ "Faisal almost certainly joined TFC".
  11. ^ "Adam Reed released".
  12. ^ "TERIMA KASIH Dickson Nwakaeme".
  13. ^ "S.Kumaahran joins Pahang FA on loan".
  14. ^ "Gopi Rizqi sadly left Tok Gajah".
  15. ^ "Even Sergio Aguero's not good enough for Pahang?".
  16. ^ "Lee Tuck rejoins on loan". Archived from the original on 2021-12-25.
  17. ^ "Congrats to Herold Goulon who has renewed his contract with Pahang FA until 2021!".
  18. ^ "Siaran Media: MELAKA UNITED DIKENAKAN HUKUMAN PEMOTONGAN TIGA MATA LIGA SUPER 2021". FAM.
  19. ^ "Undian Piala Malaysia: Tugas mudah JDT, Kedah". Berita Harian. 15 September 2021.