2023 Sri Pahang FC season

Sri Pahang
2023 season
President	Tengku Abdul Rahman
CEO	Suffian Awang
Head coach	Fandi Ahmad
Stadium	Darul Makmur Stadium
Malaysia Super League	5th
Malaysia FA Cup	Second round
Malaysia Cup	Quarter-finals
Top goalscorer	League: ; Kpah Sherman (12); All: ; Kpah Sherman (14)
Average home league attendance	4,621
	← 2022 2024–25 →

PresidentTengku Abdul Rahman

The 2023 season was Sri Pahang's 20th season in the Malaysia Super League since its inception in 2004. The club will also participate in the Malaysia FA Cup and Malaysia Cup.^[1]

On 17 January 2023, Fandi Ahmad has been appointed as club's new head coach.^[2]

Position	Name	Nationality
Team manager	Dollah Salleh	Malaysia
Head coach	Fandi Ahmad^[3]	Singapore
Assistant head coach	Ahmad Yusof	Malaysia
Assistant coach	Ahmad Shaharuddin Rosdi	Malaysia
Goalkeeper coach	Ab Samad Mat Salleh	Malaysia
Fitness coach	Mohamad Hafiz Tajuddin	Malaysia
Team doctor	Shah Rezal Sujit Baskaran Abdullah	Malaysia
Physiotherapist	Adam Zuhairy Zafri	Malaysia
Masseur	Jalaluddin Jaafar	Malaysia
	Mohd Riduan Amin	Malaysia
	Muhammad Hazeem Mustafar Kamal	Malaysia

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
3	Sabah	26	17	3	6	64	33	+31	54
4	Kedah Darul Aman	26	17	2	7	52	29	+23	53
5	Sri Pahang	26	13	6	7	44	33	+11	45
6	Terengganu	26	11	7	8	45	34	+11	40	Qualification for the AFF Shopee Cup group stage^[a]
7	Kuala Lumpur City	26	10	8	8	44	39	+5	38	Qualification for the AFF Shopee Cup group stage^[a]

26 February 2023 1	Negeri Sembilan	1–1	Sri Pahang	Paroi
21:00 MYT	Casagrande 21', 22'	Report	Malik 48' Fayziev 86'	Stadium: Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium Attendance: 6,329 Referee: Fitri Maskon

2 March 2023 2	Sri Pahang	4–1	Kelantan	Kuantan
21:00 MYT	Sherman 12' Ingreso 38' Agüero 43' Brundo 45+1' Azwan 73'	Report	Rontini 69' Cifu 90+5'	Stadium: Darul Makmur Stadium Attendance: 6,040 Referee: Razlan Joffri Ali

5 March 2023 3	Selangor	1–1	Sri Pahang	Petaling Jaya
17:30 MYT	Gan 88' Al-Arab 90+3'	Report	Fadhli 14' Baqiuddin 38' Azwan 55' Brundo 74' Sherman 90+3' Zarif 90+4' Agüero 90+5'	Stadium: Petaling Jaya Stadium Attendance: 8,504 Referee: Fitri Maskon

Players

12 March 2023 4	Sri Pahang	1–1	Sabah	Kuantan
20:15 MYT	Sherman 26' Brundo 83'	Report	Ting 14' Irfan 45+1'	Stadium: Darul Makmur Stadium Attendance: 10,027 Referee: Noor Azriel Baharudin

16 March 2023 5	Perak	0–3	Sri Pahang	Ipoh
21:00 MYT	Sherman 13' Brundo 37' Agüero 56' Ingreso 65' Zuhair 74'	Report	Nasro 39'	Stadium: Perak Stadium Attendance: 5,855 Referee: Razlan Joffri Ali

1 April 2023 6	Sri Pahang	1–1	Kedah Darul Aman	Kuantan
22:00 UTC+08:00	Brundo 62' (pen.)	Report	Ariff 61' Hidalgo 72' Balotelli 90+2'	Stadium: Darul Makmur Stadium Attendance: 7,296 Referee: Razlan Joffri Ali

5 April 2023 7	PDRM	1–2	Sri Pahang	Petaling Jaya
22:00 UTC+08:00	Amir 5' Okwuosa 76'	Report	Baqiuddin 18' Sherman 22', 47' Azam 36'	Stadium: Petaling Jaya Stadium Attendance: 471 Referee: Tuan Mohd Yaasin Tuan Mohd Hanafiah

10 April 2023 8	Sri Pahang	1–0	Kelantan United	Kuantan
22:00 UTC+08:00	Brundo 90+3'	Report	Sharvin 73'	Stadium: Darul Makmur Stadium Attendance: 2,811 Referee: Mohd Fusser Mad Sallih

18 April 2023 9	Kuching City	0–1	Sri Pahang	Kuching
21:15 UTC+08:00		Report	Azam 57'	Stadium: Sarawak Stadium Attendance: 275 Referee: Mohd Fusser Mad Sallih

28 April 2023 10	Terengganu	1–2	Sri Pahang	Kuala Terengganu
21:00 UTC+08:00	Mamut 39'	Report	Sherman 30' Azam 68'	Stadium: Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin Stadium Attendance: 10,520 Referee: Mohd Nafeez Abd Wahab

24 May 2023 11	Johor Darul Ta'zim	2–0	Sri Pahang	Iskandar Puteri
20:15 UTC+08:00	Bérgson 45+1' Forestieri 74'	Report		Stadium: Sultan Ibrahim Stadium Attendance: 14,684 Referee: Suhaizi Shukri

8 March 2023 First round	Perak	1–2	Sri Pahang	Ipoh
20:15 UTC+8	Hafizal 22' Fadhil 27' 67' Obiozor 34' Haziq 62'	Report	Agüero 40' Malik 82' Brundo 90+4' (pen.)	Stadium: Perak Stadium Attendance: 4,219 Referee: Mohamad Kamil Zakaria Ismail

15 April 2023 Second round	Selangor	4–0	Sri Pahang	Petaling Jaya
22:00 UTC+8	Mukhairi 41', 59' Faisal 67' Gan 72'	Report		Stadium: Petaling Jaya Stadium Attendance: 5,106 Referee: Ahmad Zuhadi Dzulkifli

No.	Pos	Player	League		FA Cup		Malaysia Cup		Total
No.	Pos	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	Zarif Irfan	12+2	0	0	0	1	0	15	0
5	DF	Michael Glassock	17+6	0	1	0	1	0	25	0
8	MF	Kuvondik Ruziev	11	1	0	0	4	0	15	1
9	FW	Kpah Sherman	24	12	2	0	4	2	30	14
10	FW	Malik Ariff	2+10	1	0+2	1	0	0	14	2
11	MF	Shamie Iszuan	2+8	0	0+1	0	0+2	0	13	0
12	MF	Baqiuddin Shamsudin	20+4	1	2	0	3+1	1	30	2
13	DF	Ashar Al Aafiz	3+5	0	0	0	1	0	9	0
14	MF	Lee Jung-geun	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
15	DF	Stefano Brundo	24	10	2	1	4	1	30	12
16	FW	Ezequiel Agüero	12+2	5	1	0	3+1	0	19	5
17	MF	Zuhair Aizat	6+8	1	0+2	0	0	0	16	1
19	MF	Sharul Nizam	0+8	0	0	0	1+1	0	10	0
20	MF	Azam Azih	19+1	2	2	0	4	0	26	2
21	DF	Syazwan Andik	13+8	1	2	0	2+1	1	26	2
22	FW	Rafael Silva	0	0	0	0	1+1	0	2	0
23	DF	Azwan Aripin	20+4	0	1	0	2+1	0	28	0
24	GK	Izham Tarmizi	14	0	2	0	3	0	19	0
27	DF	Fadhli Shas	20	2	1	0	3	0	24	2
29	DF	Azrif Nasrulhaq	23	1	2	0	3+1	0	29	1
30	DF	Ibrahim Manusi	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
31	DF	Sherzod Fayziev	2+11	0	1	0	0+1	0	15	0
35	FW	Syaahir Saiful	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
36	MF	Saiful Jamaluddin	2+1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
55	MF	David Rowley	6+14	2	0+1	0	1+2	1	24	3
61	DF	Nicholas Swirad	8+4	0	1+1	0	1	0	15	0
Players who left the club during the 2023 season
6	MF	Kevin Ingreso	15+3	2	1	0	2+1	0	22	2
7	FW	Lucas Silva	5	0	0+1	0	0+2	0	8	0

v t e Sri Pahang Football Club
Founded in 1959 Based in Kuantan, Pahang
Team	Sri Pahang
Stadium	Darul Makmur Stadium Temerloh Mini Stadium
Seasons	2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024–25 2025–26