Perak FA state football team

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Perak
Full namePerak FA state football team
Founded1921 (1921), as Perak Amateur Football Association
2025 (2025), as Perak FA state football team (revived)
GroundPerak Stadium
Chepor SSI Mini Stadium
Capacity42,500
1,000
OwnerPerak Football Association
Head coachSyamsul Saad
LeagueMalaysia A1 Semi-Pro League

Perak FA state football team (Malay: Pasukan Bola Sepak Negeri Perak), also known as Perak FA, is a Malaysian professional football club based in Ipoh. The club is governed by the Perak Football Association, representing the state of Perak in the second-tier Malaysia A1 Semi-Pro League. The club's home ground is 42,500 capacity Perak Stadium.[1][2][3]

History

Perak FA state football team was revived by participating in 2025–26 Malaysia A1 Semi-Pro League.[4][5] The club is established to replace the disbanded Perak Football Club, which had previously been expelled from the Malaysia Super League due to licensing issues.[6][7] Perak FA state football team is a separate entity and does not inherit the history or honours of Perak F.C. Perak FA qualified for the 2025–26 Malaysia Cup and was drawn against Kuala Lumpur City in the Round of 16. In the first leg Perak FA produced one of the competition's biggest upsets by defeating KL City 2–0 at the Manjung Municipal Council Stadium.[8] Although they were narrowly eliminated after a 3–2 aggregate score, the performance earned them a spot in the MFL Challenge Cup.

Players

Current squad

As of September 2025[9]

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
1 GK  MAS Ahmad Farihin Hazimi
2 DF  MAS Fadhil Mohammad Azmi
3 MF  MAS J. Tamotehran
4 MF  MAS Fadhil Idris
5 MF  MAS Firdaus Ahmad Fuad
6 MF  MAS Akmal Hazim
7 FW  MAS Izhar Daniel Zain
8 DF  MAS Danish Haikal
9 MF  MAS Ahmad Daniel Hakimi
10 FW  MAS Alif Zikri
11 FW  MAS Amirul Akmal
13 DF  MAS Amirul Fikri
14 MF  MAS Alif Danial
15 DF  MAS Aloysius Moses
16 DF  MAS Hafizy Daniel
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 FW  MAS Afifin Arfa
18 MF  NGA Christian Chukwu
19 MF  MAS Haziq Danish
20 FW  MAS Iffat Fahmi
21 DF  MAS Kamal Arif (captain)
22 GK  MAS Syazwan Syazany
23 MF  NGA Aliyu Abubakar
24 DF  MAS Nasrol Amri
25 FW  MAS Rafieq Al-Amzar
28 FW  MAS Ammar Haikal
30 FW  NGA Ekene Victor Emewulu
31 GK  MAS Thasheerathe Kiran Kumar
40 FW  MAS Aiman Aqasha
46 MF  MAS Aqil Amsyar
47 FW  MAS Al Fahhimi Nor Azizul
88 MF  MAS Wan Zack Haikal

Club officials

As of 1 August 2025[10]
PositionName
Team managerMalaysia Dato' Ahmad Sabri Mohamed
Assistant managerMalaysia Zainal Anuar Abdul Rashid
Head coachMalaysia Syamsul Saad
Assistant coachMalaysia Shahrulnizam Mustapa
Goalkeeper coachMalaysia Mohd Azlen Ahmad Jabri
Fitness coachMalaysia Abu Mutalib Baeman
KitmanMalaysia Khairul Asyraf Sahizah

2025–26 Season

In 2025, Perak FA was revived to participate in the Malaysia A1 Semi-Pro League after the restructuring of state football. Under head coach Syamsul Saad, the team recruited a mix of local youth and foreign imports, including Nigerian trio Christian Chukwu, Aliyu Abubakar, and Ekene Victor Emewulu.[11] The team gained national attention in January 2026 for defeating Kuala Lumpur City F.C. 2–0 in the first leg of the 2025–26 Malaysia Cup Round of 16.[12]

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