2021 Sri Pahang FC season

Sri Pahang
2021 season
CEOSuffian Awang
Head coachThomas Dooley
(until 13 March 2021)
Dollah Salleh
(from 13 March 2021)
StadiumDarul Makmur Stadium
Malaysia Super League10th
Malaysia CupGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague:
Kenny Athiu (4)

All:
Kenny Athiu (8)
Highest home attendance0
Lowest home attendance0
Average home league attendance0

The 2021 season was Sri Pahang FC's 18th season in the Malaysian Super League since its inception in 2004.

Management team

Position Nat. Name
Team advisor Thomas Dooley
Team manager Che Nasir Salleh
Head coach Dollah Salleh
Assistant head coach Ahmad Yusof
Assistant coaches Shaharuddin Rosdi
Shahrulnizam Sahat
Goalkeeper coach Ab Samad Mat Salleh
Fitness coaches Mohd Hafiz Tajuddin
Team doctor Shah Rezal Sujit
Physiotherapist Adam Zuhairy Zafri
Masseur Mohd Suhaimi Ramli
Security officer Muhammaf Keny Anyie
Kit man Abdul Razak B Akil
Suffian Sulaiman

Squad

As of 2 January 2021.
No. Name Nat. Date of birth (Age) Previous Club
Goalkeepers
1 Helmi Eliza (1983-01-20) 20 January 1983 Negeri Sembilan
18 Daniel Wafiuddin (1997-03-16) 16 March 1997 UKM
31 Zarif Irfan (1995-02-21) 21 February 1995 Felda United
Defenders
2 Ezanie Salleh (1995-04-18) 18 April 1995 Felda United
3 Hérold Goulon (vice-captain) (1988-06-12) 12 June 1988 Ermis Aradippou
4 Nicholas Swirad (1991-05-28) 28 May 1991 Nongbua Pitchaya
5 Jadid Ilias (1996-12-21) 21 December 1996 Felda United
13 Ashar Al Aafiz (1995-03-28) 28 March 1995 Youth team
22 Fazly Mazlan (1993-12-22) 22 December 1993 Johor Darul Ta'zim II
24 Muslim Ahmad (captain) (1989-04-25) 25 April 1989 Kelantan
29 Faisal Rosli (1991-01-21) 21 January 1991 Shahzan Muda
33 Hasnul Zaim (1999-01-01) 1 January 1999 Youth team
Midfielders
8 Yakubu Abubakar (3rd captain) (1990-02-09) 9 February 1990 Shan United
11 Shahrul Aizad (1993-03-26) 26 March 1993 Terengganu
12 Baqiuddin Shamsudin (1994-12-14) 14 December 1994 UKM
16 Hazri Rozali (1986-06-26) 26 June 1986 Melaka United
17 Zuhair Aizat (1996-10-01) 1 October 1996 Youth team
19 Sharul Nizam (1996-06-15) 15 June 1996 Youth team
20 Azam Azih (1995-01-03) 3 January 1995 Harimau Muda B
25 Hafiz Ramdan (1993-06-28) 28 June 1993 Perak
27 Arisazri Juhari (1998-02-14) 14 February 1998 Youth team
88 Manuel Hidalgo (1999-05-03) 3 May 1999 Sheffield Wednesday
Forwards
6 Malik Ariff (1991-01-07) 7 January 1991 Terengganu
9 Kenny Athiu (1992-08-05) 5 August 1992 Melbourne Victory
14 Aung Kaung Mann (1998-02-18) 18 February 1998 Khon Kaen United
21 Faizal Rani (1994-01-17) 17 January 1994 Youth team
23 Nur Izzat Che Awang (1998-01-02) 2 January 1998 Youth team
Players loaned out / left during season
10 Ezequiel Agüero (1992-04-07) 7 April 1992 Kuala Lumpur Rovers
4 Mamadou Wague (1990-08-19) 19 August 1990 Alki Oroklini
7 Lee Tuck (1988-06-30) 30 June 1988 Terengganu
9 Pedro Henrique (1992-01-17) 17 January 1992 Sheikh Russel
10 Yevhen Bokhashvili (1993-01-05) 5 January 1993 PSS Sleman

Transfers

Transfers in

Pre-season

No. Position Player Transferred from Ref
31 GK Zarif Irfan Felda United
2 DF Ezanie Salleh Felda United
7 MF Lee Tuck Sri Pahang [1][2]
10 FW Ezequiel Agüero Kuala Lumpur Rovers [3]
25 MF Hafiz Ramdan Perak
12 MF Baqiuddin Shamsudin UKM
11 MF Shahrul Aizad Unattached
6 FW Malik Ariff Unattached
5 DF Jadid Ilias Felda United
4 DF Mamadou Wagué Alki Oroklini
10 FW Yevhen Bokhashvili PSS Sleman
9 FW Pedro Henrique Sheikh Russel

Mid-season

No. Position Player Transferred from Ref
4 DF Nicholas Swirad Nongbua Pitchaya 6 months contract
8 MF Yakubu Abubakar Shan United [4]
88 MF Manuel Hidalgo Sheffield Wednesday
14 FW Aung Kaung Mann Ayeyawady United Season loan
9 FW Kenny Athiu Unattached

Transfers out

Pre-season

No. Position Player Transferred to Ref
GK Sharbinee Allawee Sarawak United
DF Bunyamin Umar Unattached
DF Fazly Mazlan Johor Darul Ta'zim II Loan return [5]
DF Khalil Khamis Ahed Loan return [6]
DF Dinesh Rajasingam Selangor Free [7]
MF Nik Sharif Haseefy Selangor Free [8]
MF Faisal Halim Terengganu [9][10]
MF Adam Reed UiTM Free [11]
FW Dickson Nwakaeme Unattached [12]
FW Ivan Carlos Persela Lamongan
FW S.Kumaahran Johor Darul Ta'zim II Loan return[13]
FW Gopi Rizqi Sarawak United Free[14]
FW Ezequiel Agüero Selangor II Season loan[15]

Mid-season

No. Position Player Transferred to Ref
DF Mamadou Wague
MF Lee Tuck Terengganu Season loan[16]
FW Yevhen Bokhashvili Persipura Jayapura
FW Pedro Henrique

Retained

Pos. Player Ref.
DF Hérold Goulon 2 years contract signed in 2019 [17]

Friendlies

Pre-season

Shah Alam City Cup (19–23 February 2021)

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

21 February 2021 1 Terengganu II 2–2 Sri Pahang Shah Alam
  • Jordan Mintah 59', 86' (pen.)
Stadium: UiTM Stadium
23 February 2021 2 UiTM 0–0 Sri Pahang Shah Alam
Stadium: UiTM Stadium

Others

26 February 2021 1 Negeri Sembilan 2–0 Sri Pahang Shah Alam
  • Akono 27'
  • Selvan 83'
Stadium: UiTM Stadium

During season

28 March 2021 1 Sri Pahang 4–0 Kelantan United Shah Alam
Stadium: UiTM Stadium

Competitions

Malaysia Super League

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
8 Melaka United 22 5 9 8 25 31 −6 21[a]
9 Sabah 22 4 7 11 21 38 −17 19
10 Sri Pahang 22 4 6 12 23 37 −14 18
11 Perak (R) 22 4 4 14 20 45 −25 16 Relegation to Malaysia Premier League
12 UiTM (R) 22 3 4 15 16 41 −25 13
Source: Malaysian Football League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Melaka have been docked three points based on the following of the decision from FAM (Football Association of Malaysia).[18]


Matches

6 March 2021 1 Selangor 3–1 Sri Pahang Shah Alam
21:00 UTC+8
Stadium: Shah Alam Stadium
Referee: Fusser Sallih
10 March 2021 2 Sri Pahang 0–2 Perak Kuantan
21:00 UTC+8
Stadium: Darul Makmur Stadium
Referee: Fairuzi Desa
13 March 2021 3 Melaka United 0–0 Sri Pahang Krubong
21:00 UTC+8
Stadium: Hang Jebat Stadium
Referee: Nafeez Wahab
16 March 2021 4 Sri Pahang 2–1 Sabah Kuantan
21:00 UTC+8
Stadium: Darul Makmur Stadium
Referee: Fitri Maskon
21 March 2021 5 Petaling Jaya City 1–0 Sri Pahang Petaling Jaya
21:00 UTC+8 Stadium: Petaling Jaya Stadium
Referee: Tuan Mohd Yasin
2 April 2021 6 Kedah Darul Aman 3–1 Sri Pahang Alor Setar
21:00 UTC+8
Stadium: Darul Aman Stadium
Referee: Noor Azriel Baharuddin
6 April 2021 7 Sri Pahang 1–1 Terengganu Kuantan
21:00 UTC+8
Stadium: Darul Makmur Stadium
Referee: Hasrol Amir
10 April 2021 8 Kuala Lumpur City 2–1 Sri Pahang Cheras
21:00 UTC+8
Stadium: Kuala Lumpur Stadium
Referee: Fitri Maskon
16 April 2021 9 Sri Pahang 0–2 Johor Darul Ta'zim Kuantan
22:00 UTC+8
Stadium: Darul Makmur Stadium
Referee: Tuan Mohd Yasin
24 April 2021 10 Penang 3–0 Sri Pahang Penang
22:00 UTC+8
Stadium: City Stadium
Referee: Fitri Maskon
1 May 2021 11 Sri Pahang 5–0 UiTM Kuantan
22:00 UTC+8
Stadium: Darul Makmur Stadium
Referee: Ahmad Zuhaidi Dzulkifli
5 May 2021 12 Sri Pahang 2–2 Selangor Kuantan
22:00 UTC+8
Stadium: Darul Makmur Stadium
Referee: Suhaimi Mat Hassan
9 May 2021 13 Perak 2–3 Sri Pahang Ipoh
22:00 UTC+8
Stadium: Perak Stadium
Referee: Fusser Sallih
25 July 2021 14 Sri Pahang 1–1 Melaka United Kuantan
21:00 UTC+8
Report
Stadium: Darul Makmur Stadium
Referee: S. Logeswaran
28 July 2021 15 Sabah 2–2 Sri Pahang Kota Kinabalu
20:15 UTC+8
Report
Stadium: Likas Stadium
Referee: Zamzaidi Katimin
1 August 2021 16 Sri Pahang 1–0 Petaling Jaya City Kuantan
21:00 UTC+8
Report
Stadium: Darul Makmur Stadium
Referee: Razlan Joffri Ali
1 September 2021 17[a] Sri Pahang 2–2 Kedah Darul Aman Kuantan
21:00 UTC+8
Report
Stadium: Darul Makmur Stadium
Referee: Hamdan Awang
7 August 2021 18 Terengganu 2–0 Sri Pahang Kuala Nerus
21:00 UTC+8
Report
Stadium: Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin Stadium
Referee: Mohd Amirul Izwan Yaacob
20 August 2021 19 Sri Pahang 0–2 Kuala Lumpur City Kuantan
21:00 UTC+8
Report
Stadium: Darul Aman Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Muhammad Usaid Jamal
27 August 2021 20 Johor Darul Ta'zim 3–0 Sri Pahang Iskandar Puteri
21:00 UTC+8
Report
Stadium: Sultan Ibrahim Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Mohd Fairuzi Mat Desa
5 September 2021 21 Sri Pahang 1–2 Penang Kuantan
21:00 UTC+8
Report
Stadium: Darul Makmur Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Muhammad Khairulsyahmi Ahmad Khalidi
12 September 2021 22 UiTM 1–0 Sri Pahang Shah Alam
21:00 UTC+8
Report
Stadium: UiTM Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Mohd Faisal Ridzuan

Malaysia Cup

Group stage

The draw for the group stage was held on 15 September 2021.[19]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification KUL SUD PAH PEN
1 Kuala Lumpur City 6 4 2 0 12 4 +8 14 Quarter-finals 4–0 3–1 1–0
2 Sarawak United 6 3 1 2 9 10 −1 10 2–2 1–0 1–2
3 Sri Pahang 6 2 0 4 11 7 +4 6 0–1 1–2 4–0
4 Penang 6 1 1 4 4 15 −11 4 1–1 1–3 0–5
Source: MFL, FAM
26 September 2021 1 Kuala Lumpur City 3–1 Sri Pahang Cheras
21:00 UTC +8
Report Stadium: Kuala Lumpur Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Abdul Rahman Wahab
29 September 2021 2 Sarawak United 1–0 Sri Pahang Shah Alam
21:00 UTC +8
Report
Stadium: UiTM Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Mohd Nafeez Abd Wahab
30 October 2021 3 Sri Pahang 4–0 Penang Kuantan
21:00 UTC +8
Report
Stadium: Darul Makmur Stadium
Attendance: 500+
Referee: Razlan Joffri Ali
3 November 2021 4 Penang 0–5 Sri Pahang George Town
21:00 UTC +8 Report
Stadium: City Stadium
Attendance: 932
Referee: Mohd Fairuzi Mat Desa
7 November 2021 5 Sri Pahang 1–2 Sarawak United Kuantan
21:00 UTC +8
Report
Stadium: Darul Makmur Stadium
Attendance: 1,190+
Referee: Jeevanathan Ponniamoorthy
10 November 2021 6 Sri Pahang 0–1 Kuala Lumpur City Kuantan
21:00 UTC +8 Report
Stadium: Darul Makmur Stadium
Attendance: 116
Referee: Tuan Mohd Yaasin Tuan Hanafian

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Players with no appearances not included in the list.

As of 10 November 2021
No. Pos. Name League Malaysia Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Helmi Eliza 10 0 1 0 11 0
2 DF Ezanie Salleh 3(7) 0 0 0 10 0
3 DF Hérold Goulon 18(1) 2 6 0 25 2
4 DF Nicholas Swirad 3(5) 0 5(1) 0 14 0
5 DF Jadid Ilias 5(2) 0 0 0 7 0
6 DF Malik Ariff 11(2) 2 5(1) 3 19 5
8 MF Yakubu Abubakar 7(1) 0 6 2 14 2
9 FW Kenny Athiu 9(2) 4 6 4 17 8
11 MF Shahrul Aizad 2(3) 0 0 0 5 0
12 MF Baqiuddin Shamsudin 19(2) 2 3(3) 0 27 2
13 DF Ashar Al Aafiz 17(1) 0 6 0 24 0
14 FW Aung Kaung Mann 5(1) 2 0(2) 0 8 2
16 MF Hazri Rozali 0(4) 0 0 0 4 0
17 MF Zuhair Aizat 4(7) 0 4(1) 0 16 0
18 GK Daniel Wafiuddin 3 0 0 0 3 0
19 MF Sharul Nizam 2(6) 0 0(2) 0 10 0
20 MF Azam Azih 19 2 6 0 25 2
21 FW Faizal Rani 0(4) 0 0(3) 0 7 0
22 DF Fazly Mazlan 14(1) 0 4(1) 0 20 0
23 FW Izzat Awang 7(6) 1 0 0 13 1
24 DF Muslim Ahmad 20 0 2(2) 0 24 0
25 MF Hafiz Ramdan 3(7) 0 0 0 10 0
29 DF Faisal Rosli 12(6) 0 3 0 21 0
31 GK Zarif Irfan 9(1) 0 5 0 15 0
33 DF Hasnul Zaim 0(1) 0 0 0 1 0
35 FW Syaahir Saiful 2(2) 0 0(5) 0 9 0
37 MF Zazrir Naim 1 0 0 0 1 0
88 MF Manuel Hidalgo 10 2 5 1 15 3
Players who have played this season but had left the club or on loan to other club
4 DF Mamadou Wagué 3 0 0 0 3 0
7 MF Lee Tuck 11 2 0 0 11 2
9 FW Pedro Henrique 6(4) 1 0 0 10 1
10 FW Yevhen Bokhashvili 7(3) 1 0 0 10 1

Notes

  1. ^ Postponed match

References

  1. ^ "Lee Tuck signed by Pahang FA".
  2. ^ "I have long wanted to join Tok Gajah".
  3. ^ "Klub Malaysia Konfirmasi Bakal Datangkan Sergio Aguero".
  4. ^ "Pahang call in foreign reinforcements".
  5. ^ "Fazly Mazlan joins Pahang FA on loan".
  6. ^ Lebanon, Football. "خليل خميس يوقع رسمياً مع Bahang Fa الماليزي". football-lebanon.com. Archived from the original on 2020-09-13. Retrieved 2020-02-14.
  7. ^ "OFFICIAL: R. Dinesh Is RED!". selangorfc. 15 December 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  8. ^ "Elephants' Nik Sharif leaves herd to be with Giants".
  9. ^ "TERIMA KASIH FAISAL HALIM".
  10. ^ "Faisal almost certainly joined TFC".
  11. ^ "Adam Reed released".
  12. ^ "TERIMA KASIH Dickson Nwakaeme".
  13. ^ "S.Kumaahran joins Pahang FA on loan".
  14. ^ "Gopi Rizqi sadly left Tok Gajah".
  15. ^ "Even Sergio Aguero's not good enough for Pahang?".
  16. ^ "Lee Tuck rejoins on loan". Archived from the original on 2021-12-25.
  17. ^ "Congrats to Herold Goulon who has renewed his contract with Pahang FA until 2021!".
  18. ^ "Siaran Media: MELAKA UNITED DIKENAKAN HUKUMAN PEMOTONGAN TIGA MATA LIGA SUPER 2021". FAM.
  19. ^ "Undian Piala Malaysia: Tugas mudah JDT, Kedah". Berita Harian. 15 September 2021.