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| Full name | Football Association of Perak | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nickname(s) | Seladang | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Founded | 1921 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ground | Perak Stadium, Ipoh (Capacity 42,000) |
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| Chairman | vacant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manager |  / Steve Darby |
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| League | Malaysian Super League | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006-07 | Malaysian Super League, 2nd | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Football Association of Perak enters a team in Malaysian football competitions to represent the state of Perak. The team currently plays in the Malaysian Super League.
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Background
Perak FA was formed in 1921 [1] to participate in the Malaya Cup (later HMS Cup, known today as the Malaysia Cup). They were also one of the founding members of the Malayan Football Association (the predecessor of the modern Football Association of Malaysia). 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 became the first team in 13 years to achieve league titles in Malaysian football. Perak has been the most consistent team in Malaysian football, being the only team to have finished in the top four of the Malaysian Super League every year since its inception. Besides that, Perak is the only team in Malaysia that has never been demoted to a lower division since the professional league was introduced in 1989. Perak calls the 42,500-seat Perak Stadium as its homeground, although it has played some matches at the 15,000-seat Royal Malaysian Navy (TLDM) Stadium in Lumut whenever the Perak Stadium has not been not available. Perak FA's nickname is Seladang (which means "Wild Ox"). A favourite tagline of its supporters is Kejor Yeop Kejor, which roughly translates to "chase it". The tagline was adopted by the team after the state government used it as their tagline for the 1996 Sukma Games. In 2007, Perak came up with a new tagline called Skor Yob Skor ("Goal and Goal"), based on their mission to score in each match to win. Perak enjoys a large support base. Their league attendance average for the year 2006 stood at around 40,000. [2]
Season overviews
2007 Perak finished the 2007 season of the Malaysian Super League in second place, behind Kedah. Perak, 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 in their penultimate match enabled 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 due to financial constraints.[3] 2008 Perak started the season by losing several key players, including midfielder Yusri Che Lah, Abdoulaye Troare, Vedran Kukoc and top scorer Keita Mandjou. They did, however, manage to secure the services of national player Mohammad Hardi Jaafar from the now-defunct Melaka Telekom club. On November 9, they announced the arrivals of two Chilean players, Mario Berrios and Jorge Munoz. On November 14, Perak announced the arrival of yet another Chilean, Carlos Caceres. They will be making their debut as one of Malaysia's representatives in the AFC Cup competition this season. They have been drawn into Group E of the competition alongside New Radiant (Maldives), Kitchee (Hong Kong) and Singapore Armed Forces FC.
Honours/Achievements
| Title | Winners | Runners-up | 3rd Place | 4th Place |
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| Asian Club Championship / AFC Champions League | - | - | - | - |
| AFC Cup | ||||
| ASEAN Club Championship | 2003 | |||
| Malaysia Cup | 1926, 1931, 1957, 1967, 1970, 1998, 2000 (7 times) | 1923, 1951, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1964, 1971, 1972, 1974, 2001, 2007 (11 times) | ||
| Division 1/ Premier 1/ Super League | 2002, 2003 (2 times) | 2007 | 2000, 2006 | 2004 |
| Division 2/ Premier 2/ Premier League | 1989 | |||
| Malaysian FA Cup | 1990, 2004 (2 times) | 1991, 2002, 2005 (3 times) | ||
| Malaysia Charity Shield | 1999, 2005, 2006/2007 (3 times) | 2001 |
FA officials
The top two positions in the Football Association are currently vacant following a government directive requiring high-ranking government officials to refrain from holding positions within sports bodies. Perak has also not had a manager since the resignation of Datuk Jamal Nasir Rasdi in 2006. Englishman Steve Darby has been carrying out the duties of both manager and coach since then. His present contract runs out in October 2008[4] Board Room Staff
- President: vacant
- Deputy President:
Datuk Mohd Muhiyuddin Abdullah - Vice-President: Khairuddin Ahmad
- Vice-President: vacant
Coaching Staff
- Manager & Coach: Steve Darby
- Assistant Manager: Isa Haji Ahmad
- Assistant Coach: Zakaria Mohamed
- Goalkeeping Coach: Abdul Talib Saidi
- Physiotherapist: Zainuddin Zakaria
Roster
Teams playing in the Malaysian Super League are limited to 3 players of foreign origin.
Squad list as of October 16 2007.
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Transfers (Season 2007/2008)
In
- Mohd Hardi Jaafar from Melaka TMFC
- Mohd Noor Ismail from Johor FC
- Mohd Razali Umar Kandasamy from Perak President's Cup
- Mohd Fauzi Ariffin from Perak President's Cup
- Mohd Arif Fazlie Saidin from Perak President's
Jorge Antonio Muñoz from Santiago Wanderers- Mario Esteban Berrios from OFK Beograd
- Carlos Arturo Caceres from Curico Unido
Out
- R. Surendran to Selangor FA
- Yusri Che Lah to Perlis FA
- Harizul Izuan Abdul Rani to Perlis FA
- Wong Sai Kong to Sabah FA
- K. Yoganathan (released)
- S. Karthik (released)
- G. Saravanakumar to KL PLUS FC
Keita Mandjou (released)
Abdoulaye Traore (released)
Vedran Kukoc (released)
Former players
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Import Players
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Local players
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Luciano Goux
Esad Sedjic
Abukari Damba
Kyi Lwin
Jang Jung
Moustava Belialov
Marian Juhas
Essa Mvondo Basile
Nduka Ugbade
Noel Dodo KipreFormer coaches
| Year | Coach |
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| 2002-2005 |  Toni Netto |
| 2001 | M. Karathu |
| 2000 |  Karlheinz Weigang Torsten Spittler |
| 1999 | Karlheinz Weigang Chow Kwai Lam |
| 1997-1999 | Karlheinz Weigang |
| 1996 | Khaidir Buyong |
| 1995 | / Ken Shellito |
| 1993 |  Milous Kvacek |
| 1992 | Chan Sze Onn |
| 1991 | Marco Bilic |
| 1990 | M. Karathu |
| 1989 | Khaidir Buyong |
Perak's football chant
Perak football fans' version of When The Saints Go Marching In. 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 won their first Malaysian FA Cup in 1990. Perak is the only team in Malaysian football still singing their own football song in order to keep players motivated.
References
See also
External links
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Malaysian Super League 2007/2008
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