2013 Pahang FA season

Pahang

2013 season
President	Tengku Abdul Rahman
Manager	Che Nasir Salleh
Head Coach	Dollah Salleh
Malaysia Super League	5th
FA Cup	Semi-finals
Malaysia Cup	Winner
Top goalscorer	League: Mohd Fauzi Roslan (8) All: Matías Conti (16)
Highest home attendance	40,000 vs Sarawak (19 October 2013)
Lowest home attendance	10,000 vs Tentera Darat (26 February 2013)
Average home league attendance	25,997
Home colours Away colours

The 2013 season was Pahang's 23rd consecutive season in the top flight of Malaysian football. Pahang's victory in the 2013 Malaysia Cup for the third time in their history, last time they won are 21 years ago.

Coaching staff

Position	Staff
Manager	Dato' Che Nasir B Salleh
Assistant manager	Zainal Abidin Hassan
Head coach	Dollah Salleh
Assistant coach	Ahmad Shaharuddin Rosdi
Goalkeeper coach	Mudzar Mohamad
First-team fitness coaches	Rahim Kadir Ku Jambu
Physiotherapist	Mohd Suhaimi Ramli
	Adam Zuhairy
Kit man/Equipment	Abdul Razak B Akil
Reserve team manager	Datuk Mohd Tajuddin Abdullah
Reserve Team Head Coach	Azaruddin Aziz
Reserve Team Assistant Coach	Fahim Kow Abdullah
Reserve Team Goalkeeping Coach	Syed Nasir Akil
Reserve Team Physiotherapist	Hafizan Abdul Hamit

Other information

Chairman	Y.A.M. Tengku Muda Pahang Tengku Abdul Rahman
General Secretary	Fuzzemi Ibrahim
Ground (capacity and dimensions)	Darulmakmur Stadium (41,837 / 103x67 metres)
Training ground	Taman Gelora Ground

Players

First-team squad

No.	Name	Nationality	Position
Goalkeepers
1	Khairulazhan Khalid		GK
22	Rosfaizul Azuar Ali		GK
23	Mohd Nasril Nourdin		GK
Defenders
2	Jalaluddin Jaafar (captain)		RB
3	Mohd Saiful Nizam Miswan		CB
4	Damion Stewart		CB
6	Mohd Hazri Rozali		RB
13	Mohd Razman Roslan		CB
14	Mohd Faisal Mohd Rosli		LB
17	Mohd Zaiza Zainal Abidin|		CB
18	Muhammad Syawal Norsam		CB
20	Mohd Shahrizan Salleh		LB
Midfielders
5	Mohd Amirul Hadi Zainal		CM
7	R. Surendran		RW
8	Azidan Sarudin		CM
10	Abdul Malik Mat Ariff		LW
11	Mohd Faizol Hussien		CM
15	Mohd Hazuan Mohd Daud		RW
21	Mohd Hafiz Kamal		CM
24	R.Gopinathan		LW
Forwards
9	Matías Conti		ST
12	Mohd Azamuddin Md Akil		ST
19	Mohd Fauzi Roslan		ST
25	Mohd Shafei Zahari		ST

Reserve squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	MAS	Muhammad Saufi Mohamad
2	DF	MAS	Muhammad Zakwan Harun
3	MF	MAS	Mohd Nur Raimin Abd Rani
4	DF	MAS	Iskandar Zulkarnaen Ibrahim
5	DF	MAS	Mohd Yusrizal Che Usop
6	MF	MAS	Shahrul Azwan Ariff
7	DF	MAS	Mohamad Firdaus Anuar
8	MF	MAS	Mohamad Firdaus Mat Nasir
9	FW	MAS	Mohd Shafei Zahari
10	FW	MAS	Muhammad Saifulrisal
11	MF	MAS	Mohd Sharul Aizad Zukufli
12	DF	MAS	Muhammad Ilham Yusof
13	MF	MAS	Mohd Shafizi Mohd Zain

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
14	MF	MAS	Muhammad Nur Azam Abdul Azih
15	MF	MAS	Md Rizua Shafiqi Kamarulzaman
16	FW	MAS	Muhamad Amirul Kasmuri
17	FW	MAS	Muhamad Aliff Amin Basri
18	MF	MAS	Ikmal Hakim Hamizat
19	DF	MAS	Mohamad Amin Mozri
20	FW	MAS	Mohd Faizal Abdul Rani
21	DF	MAS	Mohd Hilmi Husaini Asmadii
22	GK	MAS	Khairul Nidzam Md Noor
23	DF	MAS	Mohd Azlye Hafizee Mohd Yatim
24	DF	MAS	Muhamad Nur Zhafri Zaini
25	GK	MAS	Mohamad Aliff Md Sadali

Transfers

In

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	MAS	Mohd Nasril Nourdin (from Perak FA)
—	DF	MAS	Mohd Razman Roslan (from Selangor FA)
—	MF	MAS	Azidan Sarudin (from Selangor FA)
—	MF	MAS	Mohd Amirul Hadi Zainal (from Selangor FA)
—	GK	MAS	Khairulazhan Khalid (from Shahzan Muda FC)

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	DF	MAS	Faisal Rosli (from Shahzan Muda FC)
—	FW	MKD	Nikolce Klečkarovski (from SHB Đà Nẵng F.C.)
—	FW	MAR	Mohamed Borji (from Difaa El Jadida)
—	GK	ARG	Matías Conti (from Tristán Suárez)
—	DF	JAM	Damion Stewart (from Notts County)

Out

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
4	DF	MAS	Mohd Fadzirul Zakaria (to be released)
5	MF	MAS	Khairan Eroza Razali (to Penang FA)
8	DF	MAS	Khairul Azman B Awang Long (Kuantan FA)
9	MF	RUS	Boris Kochkin (to be released)
10	FW	BRA	Maycon Carvalho Inez (to be released)
13	DF	MAS	Wan Mohd Azwari Wan Nor (to Sabah FA)
14	DF	MAS	Abdul Wafiy Abdul Ghafar (to Shahzan Muda FC)

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
16	DF	MAS	Amirrullah Abd Razab (to Kuantan FA)
22	GK	MAS	Wan Azraei Wan Teh (to Terengganu FA)
23	FW	MAS	Mohd Kamal Rodiarjat Mohd Ali (to Kuantan FA)
25	GK	MAS	Mohd Hafiz Nasruddin (to be released)
—	FW	MKD	Nikolce Klečkarovski (to be released)
—	FW	MAR	Mohamed Borji (to be released)

For recent transfers, see List of Malaysian football transfers 2012

Competitions

Competition record

Competition	Record
	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
2013 Malaysia Super League	22	10	5	7	36	32	+4	045.45
2013 Malaysia FA Cup	4	3	1	0	14	5	+9	075.00
2013 Malaysia Cup	11	6	3	2	21	16	+5	054.55
Total	37	19	9	9	71	53	+18	051.35

2013 Malaysia Cup

Main article: 2013 Malaysia Cup Final

The Final will be played on 3 Nov 2013 at Shah Alam Stadium, Shah Alam.

3 November 2013

20:45 UTC+8

Kelantan FA	0–1	Pahang FA
		Matías Conti 59'

Shah Alam Stadium, Shah Alam, Selangor

Attendance: 80,119

Referee: Nagor Amir Noor Mohamed (Kuala Lumpur)

Malaysia Super League

Main article: 2013 Malaysia Super League

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
3	Johor Darul Takzim	22	11	7	4	32	26	+6	40
4	Kelantan	22	10	6	6	32	20	+12	36	2014 AFC Cup group stage
5	Pahang	22	10	5	7	36	32	+4	35
6	ATM	22	10	4	8	35	25	+10	34
7	Perak	22	8	5	9	23	27	−4	29

Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
Notes:

Malaysia FA Cup

Main article: 2013 Malaysia FA Cup

	1st Round				2nd Round				Quarter-finals						Semi-finals						Final
					Kelantan	4
	PKNS	1			PKNS	2
	LionsXII	0							Kelantan	2	2	4
	Sarawak	3							Sarawak	1	0	1
	Malacca	0			Sarawak	2
	Preah Khan	1			PBAPP	0
	PBAPP	5													Kelantan	4	2	6
	Kuala Lumpur	0													Terengganu	1	4	5
	Pos Malaysia	5			Pos Malaysia	0
	UiTM	0			Negeri Sembilan	2
	Negeri Sembilan	2							Negeri Sembilan	1	0	1
	PDRM	1							Terengganu	3	3	6
	Penang	2			Penang	0
	SPA	1			Terengganu	3
	Terengganu	3																			Kelantan	1
	Kedah	3																			Johor Darul Takzim	0
	NS Betaria	0			Kedah	2(4)
	Johor Darul Takzim	1			Johor Darul Takzim	2(5)
	Perak	0							Johor Darul Takzim	1	2	3(4)
	Sabah	2							Selangor	2	1	3(2)
	FELDA United	1			Sabah	0
	Selangor	2(3)			Selangor	3
	ATM	2(2)													Johor Darul Takzim (a)	1	1	2
	Johor	2													Pahang	0	2	2
	Pahang	3			Pahang	7
	Shahzan Muda	0			Tentera Darat	1
	Tentera Darat	2							Pahang	0	2	2
	T-Team	3							Sime Darby	0	0	0
	Perlis	2			T-Team	0
					Sime Darby	1

Malaysia Cup

Main article: 2013 Malaysia Cup

Group stage

Main article: 2013 Malaysia Cup group stage § Group C

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Kelantan FA (A)	6	3	2	1	13	6	+7	11
Pahang FA (A)	6	2	2	2	11	11	0	8
Negeri Sembilan FA	6	2	2	2	11	13	−2	8
Terengganu FA	6	1	2	3	6	11	−5	5

Source:
(A) Advance to the 2013 Piala Malaysia quarter finals

Knockout phase

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	D2	LionsXII	1	1	2
	A1	ATM FA	0	4	4
								A1	ATM FA	1	2	3
								C1	Kelantan FA	2	2	4
	C1	Kelantan FA	2	6	8
	B2	Johor Darul Takzim	4	1	5
															C1	Kelantan FA			0
															C2	Pahang FA			1
	C2	Pahang FA	3	2	5
	B1	PKNS FC	2	1	3
								C2	Pahang FA	3	1	4
								D1	Sarawak FA	1	1	2
	A2	Sime Darby FC	0	1	1
	D1	Sarawak FA	0	3	3