Perak F.C.
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Perak Football Club was a professional football club based in Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia. Founded in 1921, it was one of the oldest football clubs in the country and last competed in the Malaysia Super League. Formerly overseen by the Perak Football Association, the club turned professional in 1994 and was privatised in 2021. Known as The Bos Gaurus, Perak played its home matches at Perak Stadium until its dissolution in 2025.
History
Although a Perak football team had competed as early as 1921 — particularly in the Malaya Cup, the predecessor to the Malaysia Cup — the Perak Football Association (PAFA) was only formally established on 18 April 1951 to oversee football development in the state.
In 1957, Perak became the first team to lift the Malaysia Cup at the Merdeka Stadium. In 1964, it featured in the first Malaysia Cup final to be broadcast live on television, though it lost 2–3 to Singapore.
Perak turned semi-professional in 1989 and later went professional in 1994. Notably, the state team remained under the purview of the PFA even after professionalisation.
It held the distinction of being the last state team never to be relegated from the top tier until 2021, when it was relegated for the first time in its history.
In November 2021, private broker company IMC was announced as caretaker owner of the club. This marked the start of a transitional period in which the team moved toward privatisation. In August 2022, XOX Bhd completed a full takeover of the club through its subsidiary XOX Pro Sport Sdn Bhd.
However, the venture was short-lived. Because of their serious financial problems, Perak FC decided to not applying the national club licence from the Malaysian Football League for the 2025–26 season and the club was officially dissolved in 2025.
Dissolution (2025)
Following years of financial instability under the ownership of XOX Berhad, Perak FC chairman Datuk Seri Azim Zabidi confirmed on 27 April 2025 that the club would withdraw from the 2025–26 Malaysia Super League. The club failed to meet the National Licensing requirements set by the Malaysian Football League (MFL) due to significant salary arrears and debts. Consequently, the club was officially dissolved in mid-2025, marking the end of its 104-year legacy as a professional entity.
Successor: Perak FA state football team
Following the collapse of the privatized Perak FC, the Perak Football Association (PAFA) revived the Perak FA state football team (formerly the amateur arm) to ensure the state remained represented in the Malaysian league system. For the 2025–26 Malaysia A1 Semi-Pro League, the team was registered as an amateur-status developmental squad.
Under head coach Syamsul Saad, the revived Perak FA gained national prominence in January 2026 as "Giant-Killers" after defeating Super League side Kuala Lumpur City F.C. 2–0 in the first leg of the 2025–26 Malaysia Cup Round of 16. The squad currently features experienced winger Wan Zack Haikal and a trio of Nigerian imports: Aliyu Abubakar, Christian Chukwu, and Ekene Victor Emewulu.
Rivalries
Perak shares a long-standing rivalry with Selangor, often referred to as the Malayan El Clasico. This rivalry dates back to the early days of the Malaya Cup (now Malaysia Cup) in the 1920s.
Perak also has rivalries with its northern region counterparts Kedah Darul Aman and Penang. Matches with these teams are often referred to as the Northern Derby.
Players (2024)
First-team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK MAS Firdaus Irman 2 MF NGA Sunday Afolabi 3 DF MAS Tommy Mawat Bada 4 DF BRA Luiz Henrique 6 MF MAS Azfar Fikri 7 FW BRA Clayton 8 DF MAS Shivan Pillay 11 FW MAS Wan Zack Haikal (vice-captain) 12 DF MAS Afif Asyraf 14 MF MAS Firdaus Saiyadi 16 MF MAS Fadhil Idris 17 MF KGZ Adilet Kanybekov 20 GK MAS Haziq Nadzli (on loan from Johor Darul Ta’zim) 21 DF MAS Kamal Arif 22 GK MAS Ramadhan Hamid | No. Pos. Nation Player 23 FW MAS Alif Zikri 26 DF MAS Nik Umar 27 MF MAS Firdaus Fuad 28 MF MAS Ariff Ar-Rasyid 31 DF MAS Hafizy Daniel 32 DF MAS Fadhil Azmi 33 FW MAS Syahmi Shamsudin 34 MF MAS Akmal Hazim 35 MF MAS Daniel Hakimi 36 MF MAS Danish Haikal 37 DF MAS Che Mohamad Suhairi 39 MF MAS Farris Izdiham 40 DF MAS Aiman Khairul Yusni 41 MF MAS Afifin Arfa 42 GK MAS Syazwan Syazani | ||
| 1 | GK | MAS | Firdaus Irman |
| 2 | MF | NGA | Sunday Afolabi |
| 3 | DF | MAS | Tommy Mawat Bada |
| 4 | DF | BRA | Luiz Henrique |
| 6 | MF | MAS | Azfar Fikri |
| 7 | FW | BRA | Clayton |
| 8 | DF | MAS | Shivan Pillay |
| 11 | FW | MAS | Wan Zack Haikal (vice-captain) |
| 12 | DF | MAS | Afif Asyraf |
| 14 | MF | MAS | Firdaus Saiyadi |
| 16 | MF | MAS | Fadhil Idris |
| 17 | MF | KGZ | Adilet Kanybekov |
| 20 | GK | MAS | Haziq Nadzli (on loan from Johor Darul Ta’zim) |
| 21 | DF | MAS | Kamal Arif |
| 22 | GK | MAS | Ramadhan Hamid |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 23 | FW | MAS | Alif Zikri |
| 26 | DF | MAS | Nik Umar |
| 27 | MF | MAS | Firdaus Fuad |
| 28 | MF | MAS | Ariff Ar-Rasyid |
| 31 | DF | MAS | Hafizy Daniel |
| 32 | DF | MAS | Fadhil Azmi |
| 33 | FW | MAS | Syahmi Shamsudin |
| 34 | MF | MAS | Akmal Hazim |
| 35 | MF | MAS | Daniel Hakimi |
| 36 | MF | MAS | Danish Haikal |
| 37 | DF | MAS | Che Mohamad Suhairi |
| 39 | MF | MAS | Farris Izdiham |
| 40 | DF | MAS | Aiman Khairul Yusni |
| 41 | MF | MAS | Afifin Arfa |
| 42 | GK | MAS | Syazwan Syazani |
Coaching staff (2023)
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Team manager | Malaysia Nurmaulan Mohd Said |
| Head coach | Malaysia Yusri Che Lah |
| Assistant coaches | Malaysia V. Saravanan, Malaysia Shahrulnizam Mustapa, Malaysia Muhammad Azim Abdul Rahim |
| Goalkeeping coach | Malaysia Mohd Azlen Ahmad Jabri |
| Fitness coach | Malaysia Sam Pakiaraj |
| Team doctors | Malaysia Cheng Wern Loong, Malaysia Ahmad Hazwan Ahmad Shushami |
| Physiotherapists | Malaysia Muhammad Rozairen Hairudin, Malaysia Mohd Noradam Mohd Azam |
| Masseur | Malaysia Muhammad Shaffiq Mokhtar |
| Kitmen | Malaysia Mohd Azzan Shah Azman Shah, Malaysia Mohd Suhaimi Mohd Abidin |
| Security | Malaysia Mohd Nasha Bunari |
| Media officers | Malaysia Faidzal Shahril Alang Abdul Rahman, Malaysia Zubir Shaharani |
Stadium
Perak FC's home ground was the Perak Stadium. Perak TBG used the alternative Lumut Stadium. In September 2017, the construction of a new training ground was announced. Originally scheduled for completion in February 2018, the training ground dubbed the Perak Football Complex, was eventually completed in 2020.
Coat of arms and colours
Coat of Arms of Perak FA (1921–2015)
Perak has historically utilised one primary coat of arms (CoA). The first, adopted when the club was founded, was the image of a Malayan Tiger, where it is famous in Malaya and remained for more than half-century. In 2015, in effort to modernise the club, a new coat of arms was introduced to replace the old arms as the club main coat of arms. The club replaced the old coat of arms with new logo and adopted the image Seladang which is more synonym with the Perak football team. After being criticized for the lack of quality for the logo, Perak The Bos Gaurus launched a new version of the logo chosen from the logo competition held by the team for 2016 season onwards. Perak reused previous coat of arms for 2019 season for all competitions until 2020 season.
Coat of Arms of Perak The Bos Gaurus (2016–2018)
Perak The Bos Gaurus have always worn yellow with a bit of black or white colour shirts as their home kit as it is an iconic colour for the club.
Perak The Bos Gaurus's away colours are usually white and black or various combination colours of white, yellow and black as it represent the colour of Perak's Flag.
Supporters
Perak TBG was one of the most widely supported football clubs in Perak. Perak TBG's traditional fanbase come from 11 districts in Perak. Silver State Ultras (SSU) was a supporter club founded in April 2009.
Head coaches
There have been 16 coaches of Perak Darul Ridzuan Football Association since the appointment of the club's first professional coach, Dato' M. Karathu in 1989. The most successful coach of Perak Darul Ridzuan Football Association is Toni Netto from Brazil who had achieved 4 trophies.
| Name | Period | Trophies | Total | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic | International | |||||||||||
| SLC | PLC | MC | CS | FAC | ACL | UCWC | UC | USC | IC | |||
| Malaysia Abdullah Yeop Noordin | 1989 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | ||
| Malaysia M. Karathu | 1989–90, 2001, 2008–09 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Croatia Marco Bilic | 1991 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Malaysia Chan Sze Onn | 1992 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Czechoslovakia Milous Kvacek | 1993–94 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| England Ken Shellito | 1995 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Malaysia Khaidir Buyong | 1996 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Germany Karl Heinz Weigang | 1997–99, 1999, 2000 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Malaysia Chow Kwai Lam | 1999 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | |
| Germany Torsten Spittler | 2000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Brazil Toni Netto | 2002–05 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| England Steve Darby | 2005–08 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Malaysia M. Karathu | 2009–10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Malaysia Raja Azlan Shah Raja So'ib | 2010–11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Malaysia Norizan Bakar | 2011–12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| South Korea Jang Jung | 2012 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Malaysia Mohd Azraai Khor Abdullah | 2013 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Malaysia Abu Bakar Fadzim | 2014 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Croatia Vjeran Simunic | Sept 2014 – Jan 2015 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Malaysia M. Karathu | Jan 2015 – Aug 2015 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Croatia Vjeran Simunic | Sept 2015 – Nov 2015 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Malaysia Syamsul Saad | Nov 2015 – May 2016 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Germany Karl-Heinz Weigang | May 2016 – Feb 2017 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Australia Mehmet Durakovic | Feb 2017 – Feb 2021 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Malaysia Chong Yee Fatt | Feb 2021 – Aug 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Malaysia Yusri Che Lah | Dec 2021 – Sept 2022 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Malaysia Lim Teong Kim | Sept 2022 – May 2023 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Malaysia Yusri Che Lah | Oct 2023 – May 2025 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Total | 1989–23 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
Managers
| Years | Name | Nationality |
|---|---|---|
| 1992–1993 | Safri Nawawi | Malaysia |
| 1998–2000 | Raja Ahmad Zainuddin Raja Omar | Malaysia |
| 2001–06 | Jamal Nasir Rasdi | Malaysia |
| 2007–08 | Mohammed Mahiyuddin Abdullah | Malaysia |
| 2008–10 | Nor Azli Musa | Malaysia |
| 2011–13 | Khairul Azwan Harun | Malaysia |
| 2014 | Azhar Ahmad | Malaysia |
| November 2014 | Vjeran Simunic | Croatia |
| 2015 | M. Karathu | Malaysia |
| 2016 | Shahrul Zaman Yahya | Malaysia |
| 2017–2018 | Ahmad Shahrul Azhar Sofian | Malaysia |
| 2019–2020 | Adly Shah Ahmad Tah | Malaysia |
| 2021 | Rizal Naizali | Malaysia |
Continental record
| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Asian Champion Club Tournament | Group B | Hong Kong Kowloon Motor Bus | 6–2 | 4th out of 5 | |
| Iran Persepolis | 2–4 | |||||
| Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv | 1–1 | |||||
| Japan Toyo Kogyo | 0–2 | |||||
| 1971 | Asian Champion Club Tournament | Group A | Kuwait Al Arabi | 0–3 | 4th out of 4 | |
| South Korea ROK Army | 0–3 | |||||
| Iran Taj Tehran | 0–3 | |||||
| 2003 | ASEAN Club Championship | Group B | Singapore Singapore Armed Forces | 2–0 | 1st out of 3 | |
| Brunei DPMM FC | 3–0 | |||||
| Quarter Final | Cambodia Samart United | 2–0 | ||||
| Semi Final | Thailand BEC Tero Sasana | 1–3 | ||||
| 3rd Place Playoff | Indonesia Petrokimia Putra | 0–3 | ||||
| 2004 | AFC Cup | Group D | Maldives Club Valencia | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2nd out of 4 |
| Hong Kong Happy Valley | 2–1 | 2–1 | ||||
| Singapore Home United | 2–2 | 2–2 | ||||
| Quarter Final | Singapore Geylang United | 1–2 | 2–3 | 3–5 | ||
| 2005 | AFC Cup | Group D | Singapore Tampines Rovers | 2–1 | 2–4 | 4th out of 4 |
| Maldives Club Valencia | 1–2 | 1–1 | ||||
| Hong Kong Sun Hei | 0–1 | 1–2 | ||||
| 2019 | AFC Champions League | Preliminary Round 2 | Hong Kong Kitchee | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (6–5 p) | ||
| Play-off round | South Korea Ulsan Hyundai | 1–5 |
Honours
Domestic competitions
League
- Malaysian League / Malaysian Semi-Pro Football League Division I / Malaysia Premier League / Malaysia Premier League 1 / Malaysia Super League Winners (2): 2002, 2003 Runners-up (2): 2006–07, 2018
- Malaysian Semi-Pro Football League Division II / Malaysia Premier League 2 / Malaysia Premier League Runners-up (1): 1989
Cup
- Malaysia FA Cup Winners (2): 1990, 2004 Runners-up (4): 1991, 2002, 2005, 2019
- Malaysia Cup Winners (8): 1926, 1931, 1957, 1967, 1970, 1998, 2000, 2018 Runners-up (11): 1923, 1951, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1964, 1971, 1972, 1974, 2001, 2007
- Malaysian Charity Shield Winners (3): 1999, 2005, 2006 Runners-up (2): 2001, 2019
Preseason competitions
- Unity Shield Winners (1): 2020 Runners-up (1): 2019
- Federal Territory Minister Cup Runners-up (1): 2023
Club records
Updated on 19 October 2023 (Malaysian football league was established in 1982).
Note:
Pld = Played, W = Won, D = Drawn, L = Lost, F = Goals for, A = Goals against, Pts= Points, Pos = Position
1st or Champions 2nd or Runner-up 3rd place Promotion Relegation
Source:
Individual player awards
Favourite Striker Award
| Season | Player |
|---|---|
| 2006–07 | Malaysia Muhamad Khalid Jamlus |
Overall Favourite Player Award
| Season | Player |
|---|---|
| 2006–07 | Malaysia Kaliappan Nanthakumar |
M-League Golden Boots – Top Goalscorer Overall
| Season | Player | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Hungary László Répási | 19 |
| 2001 | Malaysia Norizam Ali Hassan | 13 |
| 2002 | Malaysia Muhamad Khalid Jamlus | 17 |
| 2005–06 | Guinea Keita Mandjou | 17 |
| 2006–07 | Guinea Keita Mandjou | 21 |
M-League Perak FA's League Top Goalscorer
All-time top goalscorer
As of 21 July 2020
| # | Name | Years | League | FA Cup | Malaysia Cup | Charity Cup | AFC Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malaysia Muhamad Khalid Jamlus | 1999–2004, 2007–2008 | 78 | 14 | 35 | 0 | 5 | 132 |
| 2 | Guinea Keita Mandjou | 2004–2007 | 49 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 81 |
| 3 | Liberia Frank Seator | 2003–2005 | 26 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 64 |
Club captains history
| Years | Name | Nationality |
|---|---|---|
| 1985–1994 | Azizol Abu Haniffah | Malaysia |
| 1995–1997 | Raja Azlan Shah Raja So'ib | Malaysia |
| 1998–1999 | Roslan Hamid | Malaysia |
| 2000–2008 | Shahrul Azhar | Malaysia |
| 2009–2010 | S. Subramaniam | Malaysia |
| 2010–2011 | K. Nanthakumar | Malaysia |
| 2011–2013 | Shahrulnizam Mustapa | Malaysia |
| 2014–2016 | Nasir Basharudin | Malaysia |
| 2017 | Shahrom Kalam | Malaysia |
| 2018 | Nasir Basharudin | Malaysia |
| 2019–2021 | Shahrul Saad | Malaysia |
| 2021 | Hafizul Hakim | Malaysia |
| 2022 | Indra Putra Mahayuddin | Malaysia |
| 2023 | Hafizal Mohamad | Malaysia |
| 2023-2025 | Luciano Guaycochea | Argentina |
Presidential history
| Years | Name |
|---|---|
| 1957–1972 | Teoh Chye Hinn |
| 1999–2006 | DYTM Raja Dr. Nazrin Shah ibni Sultan Azlan Muhibbuddin Shah |
| 2008–2010 | Mohamad Nizar Jamaluddin |
| 2010–September 2015 | Zainol Fadzi Paharudin |
| September 2015–August 2018 | Abdul Puhat Mat Nayan |
| August 2018–October 2018 | Hasnul Zulkarnain Abdul Munaim |
| November 2018–January 2021 | Ahmad Faizal Azumu |
| December 2021– | Mohd Azhar Jamaluddin |
See also
Notes
External links
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