2017 Pahang FA season

Pahang
2017 season
President	Tengku Abdul Rahman Ibni Sultan Ahmad Shah
Manager	Dato' Che Nasir Salleh
Head Coach	Dollah Salleh
Stadium	Darul Makmur Stadium
Liga Super	2nd
Piala FA	Runners-up
Piala Malaysia	Quarter-finals
Top goalscorer	League: ; Matheus Alves (18); All: ; Matheus Alves (24)
Highest home attendance	30,149 vs Negeri Sembilan; (30 April 2017)
Lowest home attendance	944 vs Sarawak; (20 September 2017)
Average home league attendance	7,542
Home colours	Away colours
	← 2016 2018 →

The 2017 season was Pahang's 14th season in the Liga Super Malaysia since its inception in 2004. Pahang also participated in the Piala FA and Piala Malaysia. The season covers the period from 21 January 2017 to 28 October 2017.

Pahang lost the Piala FA Final to Kedah after a 2–3 loss on 20 May.

PresidentTengku Abdul Rahman Ibni Sultan Ahmad Shah

ManagerDato' Che Nasir Salleh

Head CoachDollah Salleh

StadiumDarul Makmur Stadium

No.	Name	Position	Date of birth (age)
Goalkeepers
1	Helmi Eliza	GK	(1983-01-20) 20 January 1983 (age 43)
22	Saufi Muhammad	GK	(1992-07-11) 11 July 1992 (age 33)
27	Wan Azraie	GK	(1986-07-07) 7 July 1986 (age 39)
Defenders
2	Matthew Davies (Captain)	RB / RWB	(1995-02-07) 7 February 1995 (age 30)
3	Saiful Nizam	CB / LB / RB	(1981-03-03) 3 March 1981 (age 44)
4	R. Dinesh	LB / LWB	(1998-02-13) 13 February 1998 (age 27)
14	Faisal Rosli	LB / LWB / LW / ST	(1991-01-21) 21 January 1991 (age 35)
15	Heo Jae-won	CB / DM / CM	(1984-07-01) 1 July 1984 (age 41)
18	Nordin Alias	DM / CB / RB / CM	(1985-10-26) 26 October 1985 (age 40)
19	Afif Amiruddin	CB / RB	(1984-03-22) 22 March 1984 (age 41)
21	Zubir Azmi	LB / LWB	(1991-11-14) 14 November 1991 (age 34)
24	Muslim Ahmad	CB	(1989-04-25) 25 April 1989 (age 36)
30	Ashar Al Aafiz	CB / RB	(1995-03-28) 28 March 1995 (age 30)
Midfielders
6	Christie Jayaseelan	RW / LW	(1986-08-18) 18 August 1986 (age 39)
7	Faisal Abdul Halim	ST / RW / LW	(1998-01-07) 7 January 1998 (age 28)
8	Wan Zaharulnizam Zakaria	RW / LW	(1991-05-08) 8 May 1991 (age 34)
9	Kiko Insa	DM	(1988-01-25) 25 January 1988 (age 38)
11	Syamim Yahya	RW / LW	(1990-05-17) 17 May 1990 (age 35)
16	Nurridzuan Abu Hassan	AM / RM	(1992-04-20) 20 April 1992 (age 33)
17	Joseph Kalang Tie	AM / LW	(1987-03-09) 9 March 1987 (age 38)
20	Azam Azih	AM	(1995-03-03) 3 March 1995 (age 30)
23	Salomon Raj	DM / CM	(1994-03-23) 23 March 1994 (age 31)
Forwards
5	Ashari Samsudin	ST / RW / AM	(1985-06-07) 7 June 1985 (age 40)
10	Yamil Romero	ST / AM	(1995-07-11) 11 July 1995 (age 30)
26	Mohamadou Sumareh	RW / AM	(1991-09-20) 20 September 1991 (age 34)
28	Kogileswaran Raj	ST / LW / RW / AM	(1998-09-21) 21 September 1998 (age 27)
29	Matheus Alves	ST / AM	(1993-05-19) 19 May 1993 (age 32)
–	Bright Dike	ST	(1987-02-02) 2 February 1987 (age 39)

Position	Name
Team Manager	Dato' Che Nasir B Salleh
Assistant Team Manager	Jalaluddin Jaafar
Head Coach	Dollah Salleh
Assistant Head Coach	Ahmad Shaharuddin Rosdi
Coach	Azaruddin Aziz
Coach	Jalaluddin Jaafar
Goalkeeper Coach	Muadzar Mohamad
Fitness Coach	Mohd Hafiz Tajudin
Fitness Coach	Abdul Rahim Kadir Ku Jambu
Physiotheraphy	Adam Zuhairy Zafri
Kit Man	Abdul Razak B Akil

Date	Pos	Player	Transferred from
November 2016	DF	Muslim Ahmad	Kelantan
November 2016	MF	Wan Zaharulnizam Zakaria	Kelantan
November 2016	MF	Syamim Yahya	Felda United
November 2016	MF	D. Christie Jayaseelan	Felda United
November 2016	MF	Nurridzuan Abu Hassan	Perak
November 2016	MF	Joseph Kalang Tie	Terengganu
November 2016	MF	Nordin Alias	Terengganu
November 2016	DF	Zubir Azmi	Terengganu
November 2016	FW	Ashari Samsudin	Terengganu
November 2016	GK	Wan Azraie Wan Teh	T-Team
November 2016	DF	Afif Amiruddin	Perlis
November 2016	MF	Mohamadou Sumareh	Perlis
January 2017	DF	Kiko Insa	Bali United
January 2017	DF	Heo Jae-won	Dibba Al-Fujairah
January 2017	FW	Matheus Alves	Fluminense
January 2017	FW	Bright Dike	Amkar Perm

Date	Pos	Player	Transferred to
November 2016	MF	Fauzi Roslan	Melaka United
November 2016	FW	Amirul Kasmuri	Shahzan Muda
November 2016	FW	Faizal Abdul Rani	Shahzan Muda
November 2016	FW	Shafie Zahari	Shahzan Muda
November 2016	MF	Helmi Abdullah	Shahzan Muda
November 2016	MF	Shah Amirul Zamri	Pahang U21
November 2016	GK	Daniel Wafiuddin Sa'dun	Pahang U21
November 2016	MF	Rizua Shafiqi Kamaruzaman	Shahzan Muda
November 2016	DF	Ridhwan Maidin	Shahzan Muda
November 2016	DF	Shahrizan Salleh	Shahzan Muda
November 2016	GK	Nasril Nourdin	Perlis
November 2016	DF	Jailton	Unattached
November 2016	MF	Claudio Meneses	Unattached
November 2016	FW	Pablo Vranjicán	Unattached
November 2016	MF	Faysal Shayesteh	Arema Cronus
January 2017	MF	D. Saarvindran	Johor Darul Ta'zim II

Competition	Started round	Current position / round	Final position / round	First match	Last match
Super League	Matchday 1	2nd / Matchday 22	2nd / Matchday 22	20 January 2017	28 October 2017
FA Cup	Round of 32	Finished	Runner-up	14 February 2017	20 May 2017
Malaysia Cup	Group stage	Quarterfinals	Quarterfinals	4 July 2017	24 September 2017

Competition	Record
Competition	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Liga Super	22	12	4	6	44	26	+18	054.55
Piala FA	7	5	0	2	15	9	+6	071.43
Piala Malaysia	8	3	3	2	17	13	+4	037.50
Total	37	20	7	10	76	48	+28	054.05

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Johor Darul Ta'zim (C)	22	15	4	3	50	19	+31	49	Qualification to Champions League preliminary round 2 or AFC Cup group stage
2	Pahang^[a]	22	12	4	6	44	26	+18	40
3	Felda United^[b] (R)	22	11	6	5	40	26	+14	39	Relegation to Premier League
4	Kedah^[c]	22	9	8	5	45	33	+12	35
5	Perak	22	9	7	6	30	31	−1	34

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
22	12	4	6	44	26	+18	40	6	3	2	27	11	+16	6	1	4	17	15	+2

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22
Ground	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H
Result	D	W	W	L	W	W	W	L	W	D	D	L	W	L	L	W	W	L	W	W	W	D
Position	5	1	1	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2

21 January 2017 1	Perak	1–1	Pahang	Ipoh, Perak
21:00 UTC+08:00	Thiago Junior Aquino 68'	Report	56' Syamim Yahya	Stadium: Perak Stadium Attendance: 19,720 Referee: Muhammad Nazmi Nasaruddin

27 January 2017 2	Pahang	5–0	T-Team	Kuantan, Pahang
21:00 UTC+08:00	Mohamadou Sumareh 14' Matheus Alves 55', 74' Heo Jae-won 65' Bright Dike 85'	Report		Stadium: Darul Makmur Stadium Attendance: 13,402 Referee: Mohd Zohri Tajuddin

4 February 2017 3	Sarawak	0–1	Pahang	Kuching, Sarawak
21:00 UTC+08:00		Report	24' Bright Dike	Stadium: Sarawak State Stadium Attendance: 8,011 Referee: S. Sittharanjanan

11 February 2017 4	Kedah	4–1	Pahang	Alor Setar, Kedah
21:00 UTC+08:00	Baddrol Bakhtiar 45+1' Ken Ilsø 67', 90+2' Muhammad Farhan Roslan 75'	Report	89' Matheus Alves	Stadium: Darul Aman Stadium Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Muhd Nazmi Nasaruddin

18 February 2017 5	Pahang	6–1	Pulau Pinang	Kuantan, Pahang
21:00 UTC+08:00	Mohamadou Sumareh 16' Wan Zaharulnizam 25' Joseph Kalang Tie 66' Matheus Alves 73' Ashari Samsudin 85', 86'	Report	31' Nigel Dabinyaba	Stadium: Darul Makmur Stadium Attendance: 9,654 Referee: Zulkifli Ahmad

25 February 2017 6	Melaka United	1–3	Pahang	Krubong, Melaka
21:00 UTC+08:00	Khuzaimi Piee 90'	Report	21' Joseph Kalang Tie 43' Matheus Alves 57' Mohamadou Sumareh	Stadium: Hang Jebat Stadium Attendance: 12,151 Referee: Muhammad Nazmi Nasaruddin

6 May 2017 12	Pahang	2–3	Kelantan	Kuantan, Pahang
21:00 UTC+08:00	Alves 70', 78'	Report	18' Alessandro Celin 73', 79' Mohammed Ghaddar	Stadium: Darul Makmur Stadium Attendance: 11,267 Referee: Nagor Amir Noor Mohamed

23 April 2017 Second leg	Johor Darul Ta'zim	2–1	Pahang	Larkin, Johor
21:00 UTC+08:00	Gonzalo Cabrera 6' Gabriel Miguel Guerra 23'	Report	87' Mohamadou Sumareh	Stadium: Tan Sri Dato' Haji Hassan Yunos Stadium Attendance: 23,420 Referee: Zulkifli Ahmad

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
22	12	4	6	44	26	+18	40	6	3	2	27	11	+16	6	1	4	17	15	+2

28 February 2017 7	Pahang	3–0	PKNS	Kuantan, Pahang
21:00 UTC+08:00	Mohd Afif Amiruddin 19' Matheus Alves 58' Ashari Samsudin 70'	Report		Stadium: Darul Makmur Stadium Attendance: 10,826 Referee: Suhaizi Shukri

3 March 2017 8	Johor Darul Ta'zim	3–2	Pahang	Larkin, Johor
21:00 UTC+08:00	Ahmad Hazwan Bakri 30', 36' Mohd Safiq Rahim 56'	Report	15', 68' Matheus Alves	Stadium: Tan Sri Dato' Haji Hassan Yunos Stadium Attendance: 20,480 Referee: Zulkifli Ahmad

8 April 2017 9	Kelantan	1–2	Pahang	Kota Bharu, Kelantan
21:00 UTC+08:00	Mohammed Ghaddar 16'	Report	60' Wan Zaharulnizam 62' Matheus Alves	Stadium: Sultan Muhammad IV Stadium Attendance: 3,373 Referee: Mohd Nafeez Abd Wahab

15 April 2017 10	Pahang	2–2	Selangor	Kuantan, Pahang
21:00 UTC+08:00	Matthew Davies 11' Faisal Rosli 88'	Report	6' Juliano Mineiro 66' Francis Doe	Stadium: Darul Makmur Stadium Attendance: 12,847 Referee: Fitri Maskon

26 April 2017 11	Pahang	1–1	Felda United	Kuantan, Pahang
21:00 UTC+08:00	Matheus Alves 20'	Report	24' Stuart Wark	Stadium: Darul Makmur Stadium Attendance: 5,646 Referee: Mohamad Nazmi Nasaruddin

24 May 2017 13	Selangor	0–2	Pahang	Selayang, Selangor
21:00 UTC+08:00		Report	74', 83' Alves	Stadium: Selayang Stadium Attendance: 9,756 Referee: Muhammad Nazmi Nasaruddin

1 July 2017 14	Felda United	2–1	Pahang	Jengka, Pahang
21:00 UTC+08:00	Olusegun 5' Thiago A. 88'	Report	1' Sumareh	Stadium: Tun Abdul Razak Stadium Attendance: 18,500 Referee: Zamzaidi Katimin

11 July 2017 15	Pahang	0–2	Johor Darul Ta'zim	Kuantan, Pahang
21:00 UTC+08:00		Report	2' Cabrera 86' N. Insa	Stadium: Darul Makmur Stadium Attendance: 8,053 Referee: Razlan Jofri Ali

15 July 2017 16	PKNS	1–3	Pahang	Shah Alam, Selangor
21:00 UTC+08:00		Report	36' Sumareh 63', 71' Alves	Stadium: Shah Alam Stadium Attendance: 1,092 Referee: Khairul Azuan Kidam

In

December to January

May to June

Out

December to January

May to June

Overall

Overview

Liga Super

League table

Results summary

Results by round

Fixtures and results

First leg

Second leg

Piala FA

Results summary

Knockout phase

Round of 32

Round of 16

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

Piala Malaysia

Results summary

Group stage

Knockout stage

Appearances

Top scorers

Clean sheets

Home attendance

Matches (all competitions)

Related Articles

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
22	12	4	6	44	26	+18	40	6	3	2	27	11	+16	6	1	4	17	15	+2

22 July 2017 17	Pahang	2–0	Melaka United	Kuantan, Pahang
21:00 UTC+08:00	Romero 5' Sumareh 53'	Report		Stadium: Darul Makmur Stadium Attendance: 2,455 Referee: Razlan Joffri Ali

26 July 2017 18	Pulau Pinang	2–0	Pahang	Batu Kawan, Pulau Pinang
21:00 UTC+08:00	Hartmann 8' Sanna 65'	Report		Stadium: Penang State Stadium Attendance: 2,158 Referee: Suresh Jayaraman

5 August 2017 19	Pahang	2–1	Kedah	Kuantan, Pahang
21:00 UTC+08:00	Yamil 65' Alves 80'	Report	78' Syafiq Ahmad	Stadium: Darul Makmur Stadium Attendance: 6,111 Referee: Nagor Amir Noor Mohamed

20 September 2017 20	Pahang	3–0	Sarawak	Kuantan, Pahang
21:00 UTC+08:00	Kogileswaran 23' Christie 28', 42'	Report		Stadium: Darul Makmur Stadium Attendance: 944 Referee: Muhammad Rahmat Jantan

27 September 2017 21	T-Team	0–1	Pahang	Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu
20:15 UTC+08:00		Report	79' Matheus	Stadium: Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah Stadium Attendance: 300 Referee: Suresh Jayaraman

28 October 2017 22	Pahang	1–1	Perak	Kuantan, Pahang
21:00 UTC+08:00	Jayaseelan 24'	Report	Nasir 79'	Stadium: Darul Makmur Stadium Attendance: 1,759 Referee: Nagor Amir Noor Mohamed

14 February 2017 Round 2	Johor Darul Ta'zim II	2–4 (a.e.t.)	Pahang	Pasir Gudang, Johor
21:00 UTC+08:00	Hadi Fayyadh 35', 38'	Report	46', 68' Mohamadou Sumareh 105' Matheus Alves 110' Salomon Raj	Stadium: Pasir Gudang Corporation Stadium Attendance: 1,688 Referee: Khairulazuan Kidam

11 March 2017 Round 3	Pahang	2–0	Melaka United	Kuantan, Pahang
21:00 UTC+08:00	Heo Jae-won 16' (pen.) Muhd Nor Azam Abdul Azih 86'	Report		Stadium: Darul Makmur Stadium Attendance: 20,298 Referee: Mohd Amirul Izwan Yaacob

1 April 2017 First leg	Pahang	3–1	Johor Darul Ta'zim	Kuantan, Pahang
21:00 UTC+08:00	Syamim Yahya 14' Matheus Alves 49' Bright Dike 67'	Report	22' Marcos António Elias Santos	Stadium: Darul Makmur Stadium Attendance: 29,100 Referee: Suhaimi Mat Hassan