Perak F.C.
Association football club in Malaysia
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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.[1] Known as The Bos Gaurus,[2][3][4] Perak played its home matches at Perak Stadium until its dissolution in 2025.[1]
Kelab Bola Sepak Perak
The Bos Gaurus
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| Full name | Perak Football Club Kelab Bola Sepak Perak | ||
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| Nicknames | Seladang (The Gaurs) The Bos Gaurus | ||
| Short name | PFC | ||
| Founded | 1921 (as PAFA) | ||
| Dissolved | 2025 | ||
| Ground | Perak Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 42,500 | ||
| Owner | XOX Berhad | ||
| Chairman | Abdul Azim bin Mohd Zabidi | ||
| Head coach | Yusri Che Lah | ||
| 2024–25 | Malaysia Super League, 7th of 13 (dissolved) | ||
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History
Although a Perak football team had competed as early as 1921 — particularly in the Malaya Cup,[5] 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.[6][7]
In 1957, Perak became the first team to lift the Malaysia Cup at the Merdeka Stadium.[8] In 1964, it featured in the first Malaysia Cup final to be broadcast live on television, though it lost 2–3 to Singapore.[8]
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.[9]
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.[10] In August 2022, XOX Bhd completed a full takeover of the club through its subsidiary XOX Pro Sport Sdn Bhd.[11]
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.[12]
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.[13] 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.[14][15]
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.
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Coaching staff (2023)
| Position | Name |
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| Team manager |  Nurmaulan Mohd Said |
| Head coach | Yusri Che Lah |
| Assistant coaches | V. Saravanan, Shahrulnizam Mustapa, Muhammad Azim Abdul Rahim |
| Goalkeeping coach | Mohd Azlen Ahmad Jabri |
| Fitness coach | Sam Pakiaraj |
| Team doctors | Cheng Wern Loong, Ahmad Hazwan Ahmad Shushami |
| Physiotherapists | Muhammad Rozairen Hairudin, Mohd Noradam Mohd Azam |
| Masseur | Muhammad Shaffiq Mokhtar |
| Kitmen | Mohd Azzan Shah Azman Shah, Mohd Suhaimi Mohd Abidin |
| Security | Mohd Nasha Bunari |
| Media officers | Faidzal Shahril Alang Abdul Rahman, Zubir Shaharani |
Stadium
Perak FC's home ground was the Perak Stadium. Perak TBG used the alternative Lumut Stadium.[17] In September 2017, the construction of a new training ground was announced.[18] Originally scheduled for completion in February 2018, the training ground dubbed the Perak Football Complex, was eventually completed in 2020.[19]
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.[20] 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.[21] 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
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 | |||
| Abdullah Yeop Noordin |
1989 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | ||
| M. Karathu |
1989–90, 2001, 2008–09 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
 Marco Bilic |
1991 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Chan Sze Onn |
1992 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
 Milous Kvacek |
1993–94 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
 Ken Shellito |
1995 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Khaidir Buyong |
1996 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
 Karl Heinz Weigang |
1997–99, 1999, 2000 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Chow Kwai Lam |
1999 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | |
| Torsten Spittler |
2000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
 Toni Netto |
2002–05 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| Steve Darby |
2005–08 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| M. Karathu |
2009–10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Raja Azlan Shah Raja So'ib |
2010–11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Norizan Bakar |
2011–12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
 Jang Jung |
2012 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Mohd Azraai Khor Abdullah |
2013 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Abu Bakar Fadzim |
2014 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Vjeran Simunic |
Sept 2014 – Jan 2015 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| M. Karathu |
Jan 2015 – Aug 2015 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Vjeran Simunic |
Sept 2015 – Nov 2015 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Syamsul Saad |
Nov 2015 – May 2016 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Karl-Heinz Weigang |
May 2016 – Feb 2017 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
 Mehmet Durakovic |
Feb 2017 – Feb 2021 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Chong Yee Fatt |
Feb 2021 – Aug 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Yusri Che Lah |
Dec 2021 – Sept 2022 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Lim Teong Kim |
Sept 2022 – May 2023 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| 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[25] | Group B |  Kowloon Motor Bus |
6–2 | 4th out of 5 | |
 Persepolis |
2–4 | |||||
 Maccabi Tel Aviv |
1–1 | |||||
 Toyo Kogyo |
0–2 | |||||
| 1971 | Asian Champion Club Tournament[26] | Group A |  Al Arabi |
0–3 | 4th out of 4 | |
 ROK Army |
0–3 | |||||
| Taj Tehran |
0–3 | |||||
| 2003 | ASEAN Club Championship | Group B |  Singapore Armed Forces |
2–0 | 1st out of 3 | |
 DPMM FC |
3–0 | |||||
| Quarter Final |  Samart United |
2–0 | ||||
| Semi Final |  BEC Tero Sasana |
1–3 | ||||
| 3rd Place Playoff |  Petrokimia Putra |
0–3 | ||||
| 2004 | AFC Cup[27] | Group D |  Club Valencia |
2–0 | 1–0 | 2nd out of 4 |
 Happy Valley |
2–1 | 2–1 | ||||
| Home United |
2–2 | 2–2 | ||||
| Quarter Final | Geylang United |
1–2 | 2–3 | 3–5 | ||
| 2005 | AFC Cup[28] | Group D | Tampines Rovers |
2–1 | 2–4 | 4th out of 4 |
| Club Valencia |
1–2 | 1–1 | ||||
| Sun Hei |
0–1 | 1–2 | ||||
| 2019 | AFC Champions League[29] | Preliminary Round 2 | Kitchee |
1–1 (a.e.t.) (6–5 p) | ||
| Play-off round | Ulsan Hyundai |
1–5 | ||||
Honours
Domestic competitions
League
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
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
Individual player awards
Favourite Striker Award
| Season | Player |
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| 2006–07 | Muhamad Khalid Jamlus |
Overall Favourite Player Award
| Season | Player |
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| 2006–07 | Kaliappan Nanthakumar |
M-League Golden Boots – Top Goalscorer Overall
| Season | Player | Goals |
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| 1997 |  László Répási |
19 |
| 2001 | Norizam Ali Hassan |
13 |
| 2002 | Muhamad Khalid Jamlus |
17 |
| 2005–06 |  Keita Mandjou |
17 |
| 2006–07 | Keita Mandjou |
21 |
M-League Perak FA's League Top Goalscorer
| Season | Player | Goals |
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| 1995 | Marshall Soper |
11 |
| 1996 |  Noel Dodo Kipee |
13 |
| 1997 | László Répási |
19 |
| 1998 | László Répási |
8 |
| 1999 | Azrul Amri Burhan |
6 |
| M.Nagaraja | ||
| 2000 | Muhamad Khalid Jamlus |
7 |
| 2001 | Norizam Ali Hassan |
13 |
| 2002 | Muhamad Khalid Jamlus |
17 |
| 2003 | Muhamad Khalid Jamlus |
9 |
| 2004 |  Frank Seator |
14 |
| 2005 | Keita Mandjou |
11 |
| 2006 | Keita Mandjou |
17 |
| 2007 | Keita Mandjou |
21 |
| 2008 |  Carlos Arturo Caceres |
17 |
| 2009 | Razali Umar Kandasamy |
13 |
| 2010 | Mohd Nazri Mohd Kamal |
6 |
| 2011 | Akmal Rizal Ahmad Rakhli |
9 |
| 2012 |  Michal Kubala |
13 |
| 2013 | Paulo Rangel |
11 |
| 2014 |  Abdulafees Abdulsalam |
5 |
 Milan Purović | ||
| 2015 | Charles Chad |
9 |
| Namkung Woong | ||
| 2016 | Elias Fernandes |
9 |
| 2017 |  Yashir Pinto |
6 |
| 2018 | Gilmar Filho |
11 |
| 2019 | Careca |
7 |
| 2020 | Shahrel Fikri |
10 |
| 2021 |  Nana Poku |
5 |
| 2022 |  Luciano Guaycochea |
2 |
| Farid Khazali | ||
| Hakimi Mat Isa | ||
| Nazmi Ahmad | ||
| Wan Zack Haikal | ||
| 2023 | Seo Seonung |
7 |
All-time top goalscorer
- As of 21 July 2020
| # | Name | Years | League | FA Cup | Malaysia Cup | Charity Cup | AFC Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Muhamad Khalid Jamlus | 1999–2004, 2007–2008 | 78 | 14 | 35 | 0 | 5 | 132 |
| 2 | Keita Mandjou | 2004–2007 | 49 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 81 |
| 3 | 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
- Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
