Football Association of Perlis
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| Founded | 1963 |
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| Purpose | Football association |
| Headquarters | No 33, Jalan Sena Indah, Persiaran Jubli Emas, 01000 |
| Location |
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| Encik Zamri bin Ibrahim | |
| Website | website |
Perlis Football Association (PFA) (Malay: Persatuan Bola Sepak Perlis) is the governing body of football for the state of Perlis, Malaysia. PFA is responsible for coordinating and developing regional football, and has teamed up with the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) as the official governing body of football in Malaysia.[1][2]
History
[edit]Founded in 1963, the team has a long-standing rivalry with Kedah FA, the two northern teams collectively known as the "Northern Derby". Their home is the 20,000-seat Tuanku Syed Putra Stadium, built in 1995 to replace the Dato' Sheikh Ahmad Stadium.
Perlis had their first major success in the 2004 season, when they won the Malaysia Cup. They went on to win the Malaysian top-tier league, the Malaysian Super League, in 2005. It would be the only time to date that the team would win the Malaysian top division, though they won another Malaysia Cup in 2006. Interestingly the team never won the Malaysia FA Cup, although they were beaten finalist three times in 2003, 2006 and 2007. The team had also won the Malaysian Charity Shield (which is also known as the Piala Sumbangsih) twice in 2007 and 2008.
As for continental tournaments, 2006 was their debut playing in the AFC Cup. They did qualify for the 2010 edition of the AFC Cup but withdrew from the competition.
FIFA suspension
[edit]The team is currently serving a two-year FIFA suspension for failing to settle salary arrears of players and coaches in 2019. It was however not clear whether FIFA had suspended PFA as the Malaysian state team or the PFA as the association which governs football in the Malaysian state of Perlis because both entities had used the same name before this. With some Perlis-based clubs such as Perlis United FC and Northern Lions FC are still competing and participating in the Malaysian football league after the suspension, the FIFA suspension could be interpreted as a suspension on PFA as the team and not PFA as the association.[3]
FAM suspension
[edit]The FA of Malaysia (FAM) has suspended Perlis FA's (PFA) membership in the national football association. FAM made the announcement at a press conference in Petaling Jaya following an exco meeting. This is due to PFA's failure to comply with a Fifa ruling on Dec 4, 2019, to settle the outstanding wages and compensation to their former football director, Matt Holland, amounting to RM998,000.[4][5]
Life after FIFA suspension
[edit]Future name of the team
[edit]Following the currently ongoing suspension by FIFA and the new rules set by the Malaysia football league management, it is unlikely that the team will be known as Perlis FA after the year 2021.
With Malaysian football league demanding all teams competing in the country's top two leagues to be run as or changed to professional clubs by 2021, Perlis FA will have to use another name (than "Perlis FA") to compete in the Malaysia football league after their suspension. This was because from year 2021 onwards, any team not run as a club or run as an association (in other words, teams which are not privatised) are no longer allowed to compete in Malaysia's top two tier leagues.[6][7]
Should the team had not fallen into financial crisis in 2019 and managed to get themselves privatised in 2020, the team was most likely be known as Perlis Northern Lions FC because in 2019, the team had used a crest which bears the name Perlis Northern Lions on their kits and official social media platforms, although they did not operate as a privatised football club at the time.[8]
Association management
[edit]The following are PFA Executive committee members for the term 2019–2022.
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| President |  Encik Zamri bin Ibrahim
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| Deputy President | Abdul Ghafur Hanafi
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| Vice President | Afifi Osman
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| Adam Abdullah
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| Datuk Ismail Osman
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| General Secretary | Encik Naimulddin bin Haron
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| Executive Committee Members | Norshahril Bakar
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| Mohd Khomeini Halipah
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| Ahmad Shuhaimi Kassim
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| Muhammad Kharoinizam Shahbudin
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| Mohd Norhanizam Hamzah
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| Saiful Adli Shukhaimi
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| Ku Hasnol Farid Ku Abd Rahman
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| Alzafry Abu Bakar
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| Faisal Ismail
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| Sabri Ismail
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Source:[9]
Former presidents
[edit]| Name | Period |
|---|---|
| Shahidan Kassim
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1998–13 |
| Rozabil Abdul Rahman
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2013–17 |
| Shaharuddin Ismail
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2017–18 |
| Amizal Shaifit Ahmad Rafie
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2018–19 |
| Zainuddin Osman
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2019–20 |
| Encik Zamri bin Ibrahim
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2021–present |
Competitions
[edit]The Perlis Football Association organises Perlis Super League for its regional level clubs.
Affiliated
[edit]Clubs in the top tiers league competition affiliated to the Perlis Football Association include:
- Perlis : State Team
- Singa Muda Perlis : Piala Belia
- Perlis United: Defunct
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "PFA belum berkubur – Zamri". BH Online. 12 January 2020.
- ^ "PFA belum terkubur". Sinar Harian.
- ^ "Football: Suspended PFA sneak back into M3 league". 10 August 2020.
- ^ "FAM suspends Perlis FA membership". 4 December 2024.
- ^ "PFA saman terhadap FAM, cabar keputusan penggantungan". 4 January 2024.
- ^ "Football: Turning 'FAs into FCs'". 18 March 2019.
- ^ "FAM must be firm in transition of state teams to football clubs".
- ^ "5 Cadangan Untuk Perlis Northern Lions 'Restart' Semula Kebangkitan Mereka". 8 February 2019.
- ^ "PFA letak fokus utama selesaikan kemelut kewangan". 12 January 2020.