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Penang F.C.

January 07, 2023

Penang Football Club (or simply known as Penang FC) is a Malaysian professional football club based in George Town, Penang, that competes in the Malaysia Super League.

Penang
Full namePenang Football Club
Nickname(s)Harimau Kumbang (The Black Panthers)[1]
Founded1920; 103 years ago (1920) (Unofficial)[2]
21 October 1921; 101 years ago (21 October 1921), as Football Association of Penang[3]
21 September 2020; 2 years ago (21 September 2020) (as Penang Football Club)[4]
GroundCity Stadium[5]
Capacity20,000
CoachManzoor Azwira
LeagueMalaysia Super League
2022Malaysia Super League, 12th of 12
WebsiteClub website
Current season

Unofficially founded in 1920, officially as Football Association of Penang on 21 October 1921, the club represents the state of Penang in football tournaments. The team has traditionally worn a blue home kit.

They have a long-standing rivalry with Kedah; the two teams from the northern region of Malaysia being engaged in what has been collectively known as the "Northern Region Derby".[6]

The state football team play their home matches at the 20,000 capacity City Stadium in George Town.

Penang had established itself as a major force in Malaysian football between the 1950s to the 1970s.[7] Domestically, Penang has won a record of 3 Division 1 titles, 4 Malaysia Cup titles, 1 Malaysia Premier League, 5 Malaysia FAM League titles, 1 Malaysia FA Cup title and 1 Malaysia Charity Shield. At present, it is one of the 12 teams competing in the Malaysian Super League and the first club from Malaysia to win an Asian title, Aga Khan Gold Cup, which was the early version of AFC Champions League in 1976.[8]

History

The club was founded in 1920 unofficially, and officially as Football Association of Penang (FAP) in 1921. Penang is the oldest football team in Malaysia.[9] The team is based in the state of Penang in the north of Malaysia. Penang have consistently been a decent team throughout their history, producing players such as the country's first Olympian. Penang is the fourth most successful team in Malaysian football history with 16 champions.

Early years (1920–1950s)

On 21 October 1921, the club was founded. Almost all the big matches were played at Victoria Green, home of the Chinese Recreation Club. The team enter into the final of the Malaysia most prestigious football tournament, Malaysia Cup's final in 1934, but the team lost to Singapore FA with a heartbreaking score of 1–2.[10] Penang enter into the final of the last edition of Malaysia Cup before World War II and they lost to the same opponent in 1934.[11] During the World War II, football competitions were stopped.

Glory days (1950s–1970s)

An era spanning the 1950s to the 1970s when Penang was among the top teams in inter-state football.

The 1950s saw Penang producing players such as the country's first Olympian, Yeap Cheng Eng, Yeang Kah Chong, Tan Swee Hock, Wong Kam Poh, Yap Hin Hean, Liew Fee Yuen, Lee Ah Loke, the Pang brothers and more. Since the early 1950s, Aziz Ahmad was Penang's top goal-getter in 1953 and 1954. He scored the winning goal when Penang defeated Singapore 3–2 in the 1953 Malaya Cup final in Ipoh.[12] Penang won 3 Malaysia Cup champions (1953, 1954 and 1958) and 4 FAM Cup champions (1952, 1955, 1956 and 1957).[13]

Some of the well-known FAP officials then were Loh Hoot Yeang, who was president for many years, A.S. Mohamad Mydin, Tan Cheng Hoe, Yaakob Syed and Haris Hussain.

David Choong was president in 1962 when Penang made the FAM Cup final, but lost 3–4 to Selangor in a pulsating contest on May 12 before a capacity crowd at the City Stadium.

In October 1963, Penang trounced Perlis 13–0 in a Malaysia Cup tie at the City Stadium.[14]

Aziz took over as captain when Cheng Eng retired. The early 1960s also saw a glittering array of "stars".

By 1965, veterans such as Siang Teik and Aziz made way as Penang rebuilt. M. Kuppan took over as captain with Yeap Kim Hock, James Raju and Ibrahim Mydin the only other survivors.

For the first time, Penang also preferred the services of four British Airmen based at the RAF Support unit which was based at the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Butterworth base which participated in the local league. They were John Leather, Clive Warren, Vic Probert and Alan Peacock.

The late 1960s saw the emergence of Aziz's nephews, the Abdullah brothers—Namat and Shaharuddin. At his peak, Shaharuddin was a prolific goal-getter together with Isa Bakar.

Penang made the Malaysia Cup final in 1968 to face mighty Selangor but nobody expected it to be a massacre. Selangor romped home 8–1 in one of the most one-sided finals ever.[15]

In 1974, Penang heroically knocked Singapore out in the semifinal to face northern rival Perak in the final. Namat Abdullah led Penang to a 2–1 victory in what was to be the state's last Malaysia Cup final victory.[16] Penang stepped into the final of Malaysia Cup in 1977 as they lost the match to Singapore.[17] In 1976, Penang became the first and only club from Malaysia to win the Aga Khan Gold Cup which was the early version of Asian Club Championship, beating Dhaka Mohammedan Sporting Club 3-0 in the final at the Bangabandhu National Stadium under the guidance of coach Lim Boon Kheng.[18]

Stagnation (1980s–mid-1990s)

Football Association of Malaysia introduced the Malaysia First Division League in 1982. Penang was one of the founding members of the league. The first edition of the league saw Penang become the champion.[19] In 1983, Penang was the first runner-up of the league. After that, the team faced stagnation until the mid-1990s because failed to win any major trophy.

Resurgence (late 1990s–early 2000s)

The glory days came after the team faced the stagnation period for more than 15 years. Penang enter into the FA Cup final for the first time in the team history in 1997 and they lost to Selangor.[20] After the disappointment, Penang won the 1998 Malaysia Super League.[21] The team failed to defend the champion as they only manage to get runner-up in 1999. The 2000 FA Cup saw Penang lost to Terengganu after a nail-biting penalty shootouts.[22] Penang was the runner-up of the top division league in 2000. After two consecutive years as the runner-up of Malaysia Super League, Penang become the champion of the league in 2001.[23] Penang FA historically won the FA Cup for the first time in 2002 thanks to the goal scored by Gustavo Romero on the 65 minutes.[24] Penang first attempt into the Charity Shield saw the team won the trophy after they beat Selangor.[25]

Walking downhill and financial crisis (2003–2009)

Although the team got a good start by winning the Charity Shield, but the team only finished mid table in the league and in round two of the FA Cup. Penang finished third in the group stage of the Malaysia Cup and failed to qualify for the second round. In 2004, Penang ranked fifth out of 8 in the league and eliminated in the second round of FA Cup. Yunus Alif's boys won the group stage of Malaysia Cup but lost in second round. The league performance in 2006 is worse than 2005 as the team only ranked sixth. Penang won the first round of FA Cup, but they failed to qualify for the third round. They top the group of Malaysia Cup for two consecutive years but still can't advanced for the third round after losing the second round matches. The next season saw Penang ranked sixth again in the league and lost the first round match of FA Cup. The team lost the quarter final matches of Malaysia Cup. In 2006–07 season of Malaysia Super League, the team ranked tenth throughout the league. Penang finished the journey of FA Cup in round one. Penang finished fifth out of six in the Malaysia Cup group stage. New coach, Mohd Bakar was appointed to replace Josef Herel in the 2007–08 season. The Panthers finished 12th in the league, round two in FA Cup and last in the Malaysia Cup group stage. For the same season until 2012, the club was facing a critical financial condition. The state's footballers had not been paid for four months, and called on the current administration to honour the contracts signed with players. In 2009, Penang FA finished third from the last in the top division league. Penang was knocked out from the FA Cup in round two for two consecutive years. Penang was eliminated from the Malaysia Cup tournament after finished third in the group stage.

Darkest period (2010–2012)

In 2010, the darkest period ever in the team history came. Reduan Abdullah squad had only collected 10 points and finished at the bottom of the league.[26] Penang was relegated from the top flight after 18 consecutive spells in the top flight of Malaysian football. The club continued to decline and in 2011 the worst fears were reached when they were relegated to FAM League after the team struggled in the second division with only collected 4 points after 22 matches.[27] Janos Krecska was appointed as coach in 2012. The team finished mid-table in the third tier end of the year.

The comeback (2013–2015)

Penang FA's legend, Merzagua Abderrazak, took over as the club head coach in 2013. The aim of the club, which was to promote to the Malaysia Premier League, was achieved successfully under the tactician.[28] Penang won a silverware after an 11-year wait. However, they may have to leave their talismanic Moroccan coach Merzagua Abderrazzak because he needs to obtain an A-level coaching licence in his home country to be able to continue coaching.[29]

Due to the problem, the club appointed K. Devan as the new head coach. Under his guidance Penang claimed the third spot of the Premier League and qualified into Malaysia Cup after absent for four years. Penang finished last place in the group stage with four points after six matches. K. Devan's contract was not renewed and he was signed by Negeri Sembilan.

Jacksen F. Tiago took over from K. Devan as the head coach of Penang for the next season. His skills and strategies to be somehow a success to the squad when showing good performance facing with major teams in the preseason match; Sime Darby, Johor Darul Takzim, Perak, Selangor, Kelantan. The most notable were the matches versus Selangor and Kelantan which ended with the score of 2–0 favouring the home team. Penang also stepped into the quarter final of Malaysia FA Cup after 13 years. A dramatic finish in the 2015 league campaign saw Penang FA win the runner-up on Malaysian Premier League after so much struggle in 2014 and claimed a ticket to the top flight.[30]

In the Top Flight (2016-2017 Season)

Promoted after finishing second in the 2015 Malaysia Premier League, Penang beefed their squad with several youngsters from the Harimau Muda project and signed three new imports. The Panthers were hopeful of at least staying in the MSL but things did not go so well as Penang soon found themselves stuck in the relegation zone that led to the 'resting' of Jacksen F. Tiago. The appointment of MSL winning coach Bojan Hodak as chief executive officer and Nenad Bacina as head coach to replace Jacksen offered some promise for the second half of the season but Penang still struggled to find consistency. It wasn't until the final day of the season, in the final minute at that, did Penang save their top flight status thanks to the goal from Faizat Ghazli.[31]

I-League winning coach, Ashley Westwood signed a two years contract with the club in November 2016 to replace Nenad and Bojan. However, Penang FA terminated their contract with head coach, Ashley Westwood under mutual consent due to poor results in March 2017 and he was replaced by Zainal Abidin Hassan.

Zairil Khir Johari, who took over from Nazir Ariff Mushir Ariff has resigned as president of the Penang Football Association (FA) following a bad season by the Penang Panthers in the 2017 Super League on Oct 9, 2017. PFA trustee Datuk Abdul Rashid Ismail, who was then act as president, were trying to resolve the issue of player's salary pending. Former player Reinaldo Lobo, had reported PFA to Fifa after the club failed to pay him for six months.

Relegated to Malaysia Premier League (2018 - 2020)

After relegation to Malaysia Premier League, Zainal Abidin Hassan remains the head coach in charge of the club with him, the likes of Mohd Faiz Subri, Yong Kuong Yong, Sanna Nyassi and Mohd Azrul Ahmad were retained. But the departures has seen Syamer Kutty Abba moving to Johor Darul Ta'zim, Jafri Firdaus Chew & K. Reuben to PKNS FC, Rafiuddin Rodin to Perak. Somehow Zainal Abidin Hassan manages to keep The Panthers in Malaysia Premier League as they finished in 10th position for 2018 season and thus avoided a successive drop of division, having been relegated from the Super League the previous season. As of August 2018, FAP are currently laden with a total debt of RM11.2mil, which the players have not received their monthly income for four-and-a-half months.

Dr Amar Pritpal Abdullah was elected as Penang FA president after edging out Datuk Seri Ho Kwee Cheng, promises to settle Premier League players’ outstanding salaries amounting to RM3.5mil. Penang FA who only narrowly escaped relegation to the FAM Cup in the 2018 Premier League season searched for stability ahead of the 2019 season under the helm of new management of the team. It was announced later that former Hanelang F.C. head coach Ahmad Yusof to replace the outgoing Zainal Abidin Hassan.

The FA of Penang have set a modest target for the 2019 season, to stay in the Premier League by aiming for a top five finish next season. A move that is designed to bring stability to the team after two horrendous seasons as new management work to settle past problems. Penang state government will be taking up the responsibilities to clear the debt on a budget separate from the one awarded to the Penang FA. The Panthers however are on the hunt for more sponsors to come in to supplement that amount. Penang FA struggle to manage themselves after half of season at poor position (bottom league). Manzoor Azwira has been appointed as a Head Coach to replace Ahmad Yusof. Penang FA back with changes under Manzoor Azwira. He bought new import player like Casagrande and Sergio Aguero and at the end, Penang FA climb to 2nd placed and secure a place to Super League. less than 24 hours after securing promotion to the Super League, Penang FA found themselves back in the Premier League after being docked six points by the FA of Malaysia (FAM) due to a decision by Fifa. This came after a complaint filed by former Penang defender Reinaldo Lobo to Fifa over salary claims.

In 2020 the government of Malaysia stopped all sports activities due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Penang FA was on track to winning the league after being unbeaten in 8 matches. They made in again to secure promotion to the Super League next season after beating Kuala Lumpur 2–1 at City Stadium.[32] Penang eventually won their first ever Premier League title after beating Kelantan United 4-0.[33]

Crest and colours

Since the club's foundation in 1921, the club have had two main crests. The first, adopted when the team was founded, its backgrounds colours of the club crest were navy blue and white. At the top left and bottom right of the crest are the capital letters of 'F' and 'A' in navy blue with white background, which are the abbreviation of 'Football Association'. At the bottom left of the crest is a leather ball, which was the early football ball. The Prince of Wales's feathers and its motto, 'Ich Dien' which means 'I serve' were at top left of the crest, both elements were in white colour with navy blue background. The name of the state, 'Penang', is written in capital letter, white colour with navy blue background.

In the early 1990s, the crest underwent some variations as part of an attempt to modernise the previous crest. The capital letters of 'F' and 'A' were changed into three-dimensional form, with navy blue edges and white fill colour. The ball at the bottom left was changed into a modern ball with pentagonal and hexagonal patterns, and the Prince of Wales's feathers on the top left was also modernised with its motto was removed, fill colours for both elements were changed to blue, with white background.

Colours

Penang FC's traditional home colours are sky blue and yellow which are taken from the colours of the Penang state flag which stand for the sea surrounding the island and peace respectively. Navy blue and yellow have also been used severally. Traditional away kit colours have been either yellow or white. However, in recent years several different colours have been used, such as green, pink and orange.

The current home jersey sports a lighter shade of blue which is a better representation of the blue colour on the state flag. The current away jersey is white while the alternate jersey is black with yellow stripes.

Support

Penang's traditional fanbase comes from all over the George Town area including the other suburbs such as Jelutong, Air Itam, Tanjung Bungah, Bayan Lepas and even from the mainland. Penang's hardcore supporters are the so-called Ultras Panthers supporters, also known as Green Terrace Comrades UP11. Ultras Panthers was founded in 2011. In every match the Penang team played, they will be found in a group standing at the supporters area. The main colours for these supporters are usually in blue with a blue-yellow scarf and banners just like the Penang's team kits colours. These supporters always bring drums and large colorful flags to the stadiums.

Established in 2017, the Penang Football Fans Club (PFFC) is the official supporter club which is registered under the law of Malaysia.[34] The main mission of PFFC is to unite football supporters in Penang. Besides it will also act as a channel between the fans and the team.

There are also numerous supporters clubs such as Demi Pulau Pinang, Penang Brotherhood, Penang FC Fan Club, Haria Penang 69, Nindia Bandaraya, Brigade 07, Boys Of North and more in the state.[35] Penang had an average gate of 7,301 in the 2016 competitive campaign. Sometimes, tourists from foreign countries also attended the matches.

As of June 2020, Penang had 134,650 followers on social media, the ninth highest among football clubs in Malaysia.

At matches, Penang fanatic fans sing chants such as "Haria Penang Haria",[36] "Sehati Sejiwa" which means "One Heart, One Soul" and the state anthem "Untuk Negeri Kita", which means "For our state", to boost their beloved players' morale. Fans also throw toilet rolls to the pitch before the match begins. The well-known and popular slogan among Penang FC supporters is "Haria Penang Haria". It is used as "words of spirit" during and off the game, and as the slogan among supporters.

Rivalries

Kedah is the biggest rival for Penang. Penang fans consider their main rivalries to be with (in order) Kedah, Perak and Perlis. Matches against fellow northern region sides KSK Tambun Tulang F.C., Kuala Muda Naza F.C., Kedah United F.C., Sungai Ara F.C., PBAPP F.C., SDMS Kepala Batas F.C., Bukit Tambun F.C., and Perak YBU F.C. have only taken place intermittently, due to the clubs often being in separate divisions.

Derby

Northern Region Derby is the name given to football matches that involves Penang and Kedah.[37] Both of them were located in the northern region of Malaysia. City Stadium or Penang State Stadium and Darul Aman Stadium are packed by fans from Kedah and Penang during derby matches. The match usually creates a lively atmosphere, with numerous banners unfolded before the start of the game.

Friendships

Although Penang's main rivals mostly are from the northern region of Malaysia, especially Kedah, but there is also a strong supporter of friendship with Kedah and there are good relations with the fans of Perlis. "This is the northern region", is a slogan which shows their good friendships.

Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors

Season Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
2000 Umbro Pensonic
2001–2003 Toray Pen-Group
2004–2005
2006–2007 Lotto E&O
2008–2009 Specs Telekom Malaysia
2010 Joma
2011 Eutag[38]
2012 Joma Allianz University College of Medical Science
2013 Media Hiburan
2014–2015 Umbro Aspen Group
2016 Penang Water Supply Corporation
2017 Legea myPenang
2018 Puma Penang State Government
2019–2020 Stallion[39]
2021–2022 Puma Penang 2030
2023–2024 Kaki Jersi

Grounds

Home ground

Main articles: City Stadium, Penang and Penang State Stadium

Up to the late 1950s, almost all the big matches were played at Victoria Green, home of the Chinese Recreation Club, before the completion of the City Stadium in the 1950s.

Penang State Stadium which located in Batu Kawan was also the home ground of the club from 2000 to 2011 and 2016 to 2017. It was built in 2000 with a capacity of 40,000 to host the 8th Sukma Games (Malaysian Games). In 2007, this stadium hosted the Malaysian FA Cup Final.

The City Stadium has a capacity of 20,000 people. The oldest stadium still in use in Malaysia, it was built in 1948 to provide a venue for sports activities in George Town, especially as a football pitch. It is also well known for the vociferous home support, dubbed the "Keramat Roar".[40] In 2019, the state football team then returned to the City Stadium after using the Penang State Stadium. In 2018, this stadium hosted the inaugural Asia Pacific Masters Games .

Training ground

Main articles: USM Athletics Stadium and Penang Sports Club

The Jawi Public Field is the training ground of Penang FC located in South Seberang Perai District, Penang.

Previously, The USM Sports Centre was the training ground of Penang FC located in the campus of University of Science, Malaysia in Penang. The complex consists of several grass pitches. The stadium is also the home ground for the reserve team, as well as the home ground for USM FC. The sports centre also consists of a gymnasium and swimming pool.

Sometimes, Penang also train at the Penang Sports Club. It is located in the city of George Town covering a land area of about 16 acres.

Seasons

Since Professional Era

Updated on 15 December 2022.

Note:

  • Pld = Played, W = Won, D = Drawn, L = Lost, F = Goals for, A = Goals against, D = Goal difference, Pts= Points, Pos = Position

  1st or Champions   2nd or Runner-up   3rd place   Promotion   Relegation

Season League Cup Asia
Division Pld W D L F A D Pts Pos Charity Malaysia FA Competition Result
1994 Premier League 28 4 7 17 25 64 –39 14 15th – Not qualified – – –
1995 Premier League 28 6 6 16 29 56 –27 24 14th – Group stage 2nd round – –
1996 Premier League 28 12 5 11 37 40 –3 41 6th – Group stage 2nd round – –
1997 Premier League 28 8 9 11 26 33 –7 33 11th – Not qualified Runner-up – –
1998 Premier 1 22 12 5 5 32 23 +9 4 1st – Group stage Quarter-finals – –
1999 Premier 1 18 6 8[a] 4 22 18 +4 31 2nd – Group stage 2nd round Asian Club Championship Withdrew
2000 Premier 1 22 12 7 3 35 15 +20 43 2nd – Quarter-finals Runner-up – –
2001 Premier 1 22 15 5 2 45 14 +31 50 1st – Quarter-finals Quarter-finals – –
2002 Premier 1 26 13 8 5 48 31 +17 47 4th – Quarter-finals Champions Asian Club Championship Withdrew
2003 Premier 1 24 11 3 10 29 28 +1 36 6th Champions Group stage 2nd round – –
2004 Super League 21 8 3 10 29 38 –9 27 5th – Quarter-finals 2nd round – –
2005 Super League 21 8 1 12 27 31 –4 25 6th – Quarter-finals 2nd round – –
2005–06 Super League 21 8 4 9 30 31 –1 28 6th – Quarter-finals Quarter-finals – –
2006–07 Super League 24 6 6 12 25 36 –11 24 10th – Group stage 1st round – –
2007–08 Super League 24 4 5 15 30 49 –19 17 12th – Group stage 2nd round – –
2009 Super League 26 5 4 17 29 55 –26 19 12th – Group stage 2nd round – –
2010 Super League 26 2 4 20 10 67 –57 10 14th – Not qualified 1st round – –
2011 Premier League 22 1 1 20 14 61 –47 4 12th – Not qualified 1st round – –
2012 FAM League 16 6 0 10 20 24 –4 18 6th – Not qualified 1st round – –
2013 FAM League 20 17 1 2 53 18 +35 52 1st – Not qualified 2nd round – –
2014 Premier League 22 13 5 4 41 30 +11 44 3rd – Group stage 1st round – –
2015 Premier League 22 13 6 3 39 18 +21 45 2nd – Group stage Quarter-finals – –
2016 Super League 22 5 7 10 32 37 –5 22 10th – Not qualified 2nd round – –
2017 Super League 22 3 3 16 16 43 –27 12 12th – Not qualified 3rd round – –
2018 Premier League 20 5 6 9 20 30 –10 21 10th – Group stage 3rd round – –
2019 Premier League 20 8 6 8 33 27 6 30 7th – Group stage 3rd round – –
2020 Premier League 11 8 2 1 24 8 16 26 1st – Quarter-finals1 2nd round1 – –
2021 Super League 22 12 5 5 37 30 +7 41 3rd – Group stage Cancelled1 – –
2022 Super League 22 2 5 15 22 45 -23 11 12th – Round of 16 Semi-finals – –

Notes:'

^1 2020 Season cancelled due to the 2020 Coronavirus Pandemic.

Source:[41][42]

  1. ^ Draw were followed by penalty shootouts for an additional point.

Records and statistics

Domestic records

Penang are the fifth most successful football club in Malaysia for having won a total of 15 Malaysian football titles.

Penang are the team who won first inaugural Malaysia League 1982 and FAM Cup 1952.

The club's highest ever league finish was 1st in the Super League in 1982, 1998 and 2001. Their lowest ever league finish was 6th in the 2012 Malaysia FAM League.

Penang biggest win in Malaysia Cup final was 3–0 against Singapore FA in 1954. Penang heaviest lost in Malaysia Cup final was 1–8 against Selangor FA in 1968.

Asian record

0 due to economic trouble in the country.
1 due to club financial problem.

Title Winners Runners-up
Aga Khan Gold Cup early version AFC Champions League (1) 1976[8]

Player records

Shukor Salleh is the player who played for the club for the longest time which is 20 years. He had only played for Penang in his career. He won the National Sportsman Award in 1977.[43] Furthermore, he was the second and the last football player after Mokhtar Dahari to be given that award. He was also the first Penang player to be awarded the AFC Century Club award in 1999 and included in the FIFA Century Club for representing the national team at least 100 times in international tournaments.[44][45][46]

Lutz Pfannenstiel, He holds the record for the only footballer to play professionally in each of the six recognised continental associations by FIFA.[47][48][49]

In 2017, Mohd Faiz Subri became the first Asian to win the FIFA Puskás Award.[50][51] He was awarded for his physics-defying free kick that clinched a goal during the Malaysian Super League match against Pahang at the City Stadium on 16 February 2016.

On 3 August 2021, Rafael Vitor scored the fastest goal in the Malaysia Super League when he scored a goal just 9 seconds after the opening whistle against Perak FC.[52]

Club top scorer (since professional era)

Players who scored 10 or more goals are listed.

Season Player Goals
1995   John Hunter 10[53]
1999   Azman Adnan 13[54]
2002   Gustavo Romero 14[55]
2003   Gustavo Romero 11[56]
2004   Vyacheslav Melnikov 16[57]
2005   José Ramirez Barreto 15[58]
2013   Norizam Salaman 12
2014   Lee Gil-hoon 17
2015   Mohd Faiz Subri 10
2019   Julián Bottaro 10
2020   Casagrande 10
2021   Casagrande 12

Club honours

Domestic

Title Winners Runners-up
Malaysian League / Malaysian Semi-Pro Football League Division I / Malaysia Premier League / Malaysia Premier League 1 / Malaysia Super League (3) *1982, 1998, 2001 *1983, 1999, 2000 (3)
Malaysian Semi-Pro Football League Division II / Malaysia Premier League 2 / Malaysia Premier League (1) 2020 1992, 2015 (2)
Malaysia FAM Cup / Malaysia FAM League (5) *1952, 1955, 1956, 1957, 2013 1961, 1962, 1968 (3)
Malaysia Cup (4) 1953, 1954, 1958, 1974 1934, 1941, 1950, 1952, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1969, 1977 (9)
Malaysia FA Cup (1) 2002 1997, 2000 (2)
Malaysia Charity Shield (1) 2003
Title Winners Runners-up
**Malaysia President Cup (1) 2004 2015 (1)
Title Winners Runners-up
***Piala Emas Raja-Raja (9) 1951, 1956, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1986, 1998, 2002, 2017 1947, 1955, 1958, 1960, 1962, 1964, 1965,

1971, 1975, 1983, 1993, 2001, 2008 (13)

Title Winners Runners-up
***Piala Agong (3) 1998, 1999, 2000 1983, 2001 (2)

(*inaugural winners) (**Penang FA Reserves) (***Persatuan Bolasepak Melayu Pulau Pinang (PBMPP))

Asian

Title Winners Runners-up
Aga Khan Gold Cup[note 1] (1) 1976[8]

Personal honours

Notable former players

This list of prominent former players, who played in this team includes those who received international caps while playing for the team, made significant contributions to the team in terms of appearances or goals while playing for the team, or who made significant contributions to the sport either before they played for the team, or after they left. It is not complete or all inclusive, and additions and refinements will continue to be made over time.

Finances and ownership

The club is owned by the Penang Chief Minister Incorporated as one of the GLCs, under the chairmanship of Soon Lip Chee, who is also the Penang State Executive Councillor for Youth and Sports. Prior to the privatisation of Malaysian League, the club was owned by the Football Association of Penang (FAP), in which the association also runs the domestic leagues of the states, which is known as FAP League.

FAP was also troubled with debts and players' salary payments were reportedly delayed two to three months over the two years. The delayed salary payments were said to have led some players to take money from bookies to give away games. The poor performance of the Penang team, languishing at the bottom of the Premier League table, also kicked up storm at the Penang State Legislative Assembly in May 2011.

Management & coaching staff

Board of Directors

Position Name
Chairman   Soon Lip Chee
General Manager   Jeffrey Chew
Board Members   Dr. Farazi Johari
  Norazmi Narawi
  Azhar Arshad
  S. Barathi
Executive Director   Amar Pritpal Abdullah

Management

Position Name
Team Manager   Ong Eng Hua
Assistant Team Manager   Noor Azrul Mansor
Media Officer   Tun Mohammad Fadzrul Redza
Security Officer   Esa Alwi
General Coordinator   Shamsul Mohd Nor

Coaching and technical staff

Position Name
Technical Director   Kamal Kalid
Head Coach   Manzoor Azwira (interim)
Assistant Head Coach 1   Chong Yee Fatt
Assistant Head Coach 2   Md Noor Md Derus
Assistant Coach   Mat Saiful Mohd
Goalkeeping Coach   Mohd Hisham Jainudin
Fitness Coach   Rozy Abdul Majid
  V. Sam Pakiaraj
Team Doctor   Hardeep Singh Jaginder Singh
  Parmjit Singh Kuldip Singh
Physiotherapist   Izzul Na'im Jamil
  Ridhwan Noor Akmal
Kit Man   Sufie Noorazizan

Players

First-team squad

As of 29 December 2022
For recent transfers, see 2023 Penang F.C. season § Transfers and contracts.

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 Azfar Arif
3 DF   MYA Zaw Min Tun
4 DF   KOR An Sae-hee
6 DF   MAS Khairul Akmal
7 FW   LBN Soony Saad
8 MF   MAS Asnan Ahmad
11 FW   MAS Amer Azahar
12 DF   MAS Danish Haziq (on loan from Perak)
15 DF   MAS Fairuz Zakaria
16 MF   MAS Faiz Mazlan
17 DF   BRA Rafael Vitor
18 MF   MAS Marcus Mah
19 FW   PHI Curt Dizon
20 FW   MAS Rahmat Makasuf (on loan from Terengganu)
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 DF   JPN Ryu Yamaguchi
22 GK   MAS Khatul Anuar
23 MF   MAS Faizat Ghazli
25 GK   MAS Shafiq Afifi
26 DF   MAS Namathevan Arunasalam
27 MF   MAS Hadin Azman
29 DF   MAS Faris Shah
31 MF   MAS Faiz Subri
32 FW   MAS Nur Izzat
33 MF   MAS Nik Akif
37 DF   MAS Azmeer Aris
46 DF   MAS Adib Raop
69 DF   MAS Aidil Azuan
— FW   BRA Giovane Gomes
— FW   BRA Adriano Narzico
— MF   FRA Ousmane Fane

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF   MAS Aidil Azuan (to Armed Forces until 30 November 2022)
— DF   MAS Azmi Muslim (to PDRM until 30 November 2022)
— DF   MAS Syamin Baharuddin (to Manjung City until 30 November 2022)
— MF   MAS Alif Romli (to Immigration until 30 November 2022)
— MF   MAS Hamran Peter (to Melaka United until 30 November 2022)
— MF   MAS Shafiq Al-Hafiz (to Kelantan until 30 November 2022)

Development squads

For further information: Penang F.C. Reserves

Head coaches

Head coaches since semi-pro era

Years Name Achievement
1986–1990   M. Kuppan[60] 1974 Malaysia Cup champions
1991–1993   Blagoje Bratić 1992 Division 2 runner-up
1995–1996   Mohd Bakar
1997–1999   Moey Yoke Ham[61] 1997 FA Cup runner-up
1998 Division 1 champions
1999 Division 1 runner-up
2000–2003   Irfan Bakti Abu Salim 2000 FA Cup runner-up
2000 Division 1 runner up
2001 Division 1 champions
2002 FA Cup champions
2003 Charity Shield champions
2003–2004   Yunus Alif
2005   Norizan Bakar
2006–2007   Joseph Herel
2008   Mohd Bakar
2008–2009   S. Veloo
2010   Mohd Bakar
  Shukor Salleh
  Reduan Abdullah
2011   Robert Scully

  Shukor Salleh (caretaker)
  Ahmad Yusof

January 2012 – November 2012   Jánós Krécská
December 2012 – November 2013   Merzagua Abderrazak 2013 FAM League champions
November 2013 – November2014   K. Devan
November 2014 – April 2016   Jacksen F. Tiago 2015 Premier League runner-up
April 2016 – May 2016   Manzoor Azwira (caretaker)
May 2016 – November 2016   Nenad Baćina
December 2016 – March 2017   Ashley Westwood
March 2017   Darren Read (caretaker)
March 2017 – October 2018   Zainal Abidin Hassan
October 2018 – March 2019   Ahmad Yusof
March 2019   Kamal Kalid (caretaker)
April 2019 – December 2020   Manzoor Azwira 2020 Malaysia Premier League champions
December 2020 – April 2022   Tomáš Trucha
May 2022   Manzoor Azwira (caretaker)
June 2022 -   Zainal Abidin Hassan

Notes

  1. ^ The competition is widely regarded as the predecessor of AFC Champions League (held for the first time in 1967), since it was the first organized international competition that involved club teams around Asia, organized by the football authorities of East Pakistan, in collaboration with Asian Football Confederation (AFC).

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External links

  • Penang FC official website

January 07, 2023
penang, penang, football, club, simply, known, penang, malaysian, professional, football, club, based, george, town, penang, that, competes, malaysia, super, league, penangfull, namepenang, football, clubnickname, harimau, kumbang, black, panthers, founded1920. Penang Football Club or simply known as Penang FC is a Malaysian professional football club based in George Town Penang that competes in the Malaysia Super League PenangFull namePenang Football ClubNickname s Harimau Kumbang The Black Panthers 1 Founded1920 103 years ago 1920 Unofficial 2 21 October 1921 101 years ago 21 October 1921 as Football Association of Penang 3 21 September 2020 2 years ago 21 September 2020 as Penang Football Club 4 GroundCity Stadium 5 Capacity20 000CoachManzoor AzwiraLeagueMalaysia Super League2022Malaysia Super League 12th of 12WebsiteClub websiteHome coloursAway coloursThird coloursCurrent seasonUnofficially founded in 1920 officially as Football Association of Penang on 21 October 1921 the club represents the state of Penang in football tournaments The team has traditionally worn a blue home kit They have a long standing rivalry with Kedah the two teams from the northern region of Malaysia being engaged in what has been collectively known as the Northern Region Derby 6 The state football team play their home matches at the 20 000 capacity City Stadium in George Town Penang had established itself as a major force in Malaysian football between the 1950s to the 1970s 7 Domestically Penang has won a record of 3 Division 1 titles 4 Malaysia Cup titles 1 Malaysia Premier League 5 Malaysia FAM League titles 1 Malaysia FA Cup title and 1 Malaysia Charity Shield At present it is one of the 12 teams competing in the Malaysian Super League and the first club from Malaysia to win an Asian title Aga Khan Gold Cup which was the early version of AFC Champions League in 1976 8 Contents 1 History 1 1 Early years 1920 1950s 1 2 Glory days 1950s 1970s 1 3 Stagnation 1980s mid 1990s 1 4 Resurgence late 1990s early 2000s 1 5 Walking downhill and financial crisis 2003 2009 1 6 Darkest period 2010 2012 1 7 The comeback 2013 2015 1 8 In the Top Flight 2016 2017 Season 1 9 Relegated to Malaysia Premier League 2018 2020 2 Crest and colours 2 1 Colours 3 Support 4 Rivalries 4 1 Derby 4 2 Friendships 5 Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors 6 Grounds 6 1 Home ground 6 2 Training ground 7 Seasons 7 1 Since Professional Era 8 Records and statistics 8 1 Domestic records 8 1 1 Asian record 8 2 Player records 8 2 1 Club top scorer since professional era 9 Club honours 9 1 Domestic 9 2 Asian 10 Personal honours 11 Notable former players 12 Finances and ownership 13 Management amp coaching staff 13 1 Board of Directors 13 2 Management 13 3 Coaching and technical staff 14 Players 14 1 First team squad 14 2 Out on loan 14 3 Development squads 15 Head coaches 15 1 Head coaches since semi pro era 16 Notes 17 References 18 External linksHistory EditThe club was founded in 1920 unofficially and officially as Football Association of Penang FAP in 1921 Penang is the oldest football team in Malaysia 9 The team is based in the state of Penang in the north of Malaysia Penang have consistently been a decent team throughout their history producing players such as the country s first Olympian Penang is the fourth most successful team in Malaysian football history with 16 champions Early years 1920 1950s Edit On 21 October 1921 the club was founded Almost all the big matches were played at Victoria Green home of the Chinese Recreation Club The team enter into the final of the Malaysia most prestigious football tournament Malaysia Cup s final in 1934 but the team lost to Singapore FA with a heartbreaking score of 1 2 10 Penang enter into the final of the last edition of Malaysia Cup before World War II and they lost to the same opponent in 1934 11 During the World War II football competitions were stopped Glory days 1950s 1970s Edit An era spanning the 1950s to the 1970s when Penang was among the top teams in inter state football The 1950s saw Penang producing players such as the country s first Olympian Yeap Cheng Eng Yeang Kah Chong Tan Swee Hock Wong Kam Poh Yap Hin Hean Liew Fee Yuen Lee Ah Loke the Pang brothers and more Since the early 1950s Aziz Ahmad was Penang s top goal getter in 1953 and 1954 He scored the winning goal when Penang defeated Singapore 3 2 in the 1953 Malaya Cup final in Ipoh 12 Penang won 3 Malaysia Cup champions 1953 1954 and 1958 and 4 FAM Cup champions 1952 1955 1956 and 1957 13 Some of the well known FAP officials then were Loh Hoot Yeang who was president for many years A S Mohamad Mydin Tan Cheng Hoe Yaakob Syed and Haris Hussain David Choong was president in 1962 when Penang made the FAM Cup final but lost 3 4 to Selangor in a pulsating contest on May 12 before a capacity crowd at the City Stadium In October 1963 Penang trounced Perlis 13 0 in a Malaysia Cup tie at the City Stadium 14 Aziz took over as captain when Cheng Eng retired The early 1960s also saw a glittering array of stars By 1965 veterans such as Siang Teik and Aziz made way as Penang rebuilt M Kuppan took over as captain with Yeap Kim Hock James Raju and Ibrahim Mydin the only other survivors For the first time Penang also preferred the services of four British Airmen based at the RAF Support unit which was based at the Royal Australian Air Force RAAF Butterworth base which participated in the local league They were John Leather Clive Warren Vic Probert and Alan Peacock The late 1960s saw the emergence of Aziz s nephews the Abdullah brothers Namat and Shaharuddin At his peak Shaharuddin was a prolific goal getter together with Isa Bakar Penang made the Malaysia Cup final in 1968 to face mighty Selangor but nobody expected it to be a massacre Selangor romped home 8 1 in one of the most one sided finals ever 15 In 1974 Penang heroically knocked Singapore out in the semifinal to face northern rival Perak in the final Namat Abdullah led Penang to a 2 1 victory in what was to be the state s last Malaysia Cup final victory 16 Penang stepped into the final of Malaysia Cup in 1977 as they lost the match to Singapore 17 In 1976 Penang became the first and only club from Malaysia to win the Aga Khan Gold Cup which was the early version of Asian Club Championship beating Dhaka Mohammedan Sporting Club 3 0 in the final at the Bangabandhu National Stadium under the guidance of coach Lim Boon Kheng 18 Stagnation 1980s mid 1990s Edit Football Association of Malaysia introduced the Malaysia First Division League in 1982 Penang was one of the founding members of the league The first edition of the league saw Penang become the champion 19 In 1983 Penang was the first runner up of the league After that the team faced stagnation until the mid 1990s because failed to win any major trophy Resurgence late 1990s early 2000s Edit The glory days came after the team faced the stagnation period for more than 15 years Penang enter into the FA Cup final for the first time in the team history in 1997 and they lost to Selangor 20 After the disappointment Penang won the 1998 Malaysia Super League 21 The team failed to defend the champion as they only manage to get runner up in 1999 The 2000 FA Cup saw Penang lost to Terengganu after a nail biting penalty shootouts 22 Penang was the runner up of the top division league in 2000 After two consecutive years as the runner up of Malaysia Super League Penang become the champion of the league in 2001 23 Penang FA historically won the FA Cup for the first time in 2002 thanks to the goal scored by Gustavo Romero on the 65 minutes 24 Penang first attempt into the Charity Shield saw the team won the trophy after they beat Selangor 25 Walking downhill and financial crisis 2003 2009 Edit Although the team got a good start by winning the Charity Shield but the team only finished mid table in the league and in round two of the FA Cup Penang finished third in the group stage of the Malaysia Cup and failed to qualify for the second round In 2004 Penang ranked fifth out of 8 in the league and eliminated in the second round of FA Cup Yunus Alif s boys won the group stage of Malaysia Cup but lost in second round The league performance in 2006 is worse than 2005 as the team only ranked sixth Penang won the first round of FA Cup but they failed to qualify for the third round They top the group of Malaysia Cup for two consecutive years but still can t advanced for the third round after losing the second round matches The next season saw Penang ranked sixth again in the league and lost the first round match of FA Cup The team lost the quarter final matches of Malaysia Cup In 2006 07 season of Malaysia Super League the team ranked tenth throughout the league Penang finished the journey of FA Cup in round one Penang finished fifth out of six in the Malaysia Cup group stage New coach Mohd Bakar was appointed to replace Josef Herel in the 2007 08 season The Panthers finished 12th in the league round two in FA Cup and last in the Malaysia Cup group stage For the same season until 2012 the club was facing a critical financial condition The state s footballers had not been paid for four months and called on the current administration to honour the contracts signed with players In 2009 Penang FA finished third from the last in the top division league Penang was knocked out from the FA Cup in round two for two consecutive years Penang was eliminated from the Malaysia Cup tournament after finished third in the group stage Darkest period 2010 2012 Edit In 2010 the darkest period ever in the team history came Reduan Abdullah squad had only collected 10 points and finished at the bottom of the league 26 Penang was relegated from the top flight after 18 consecutive spells in the top flight of Malaysian football The club continued to decline and in 2011 the worst fears were reached when they were relegated to FAM League after the team struggled in the second division with only collected 4 points after 22 matches 27 Janos Krecska was appointed as coach in 2012 The team finished mid table in the third tier end of the year The comeback 2013 2015 Edit Penang FA s legend Merzagua Abderrazak took over as the club head coach in 2013 The aim of the club which was to promote to the Malaysia Premier League was achieved successfully under the tactician 28 Penang won a silverware after an 11 year wait However they may have to leave their talismanic Moroccan coach Merzagua Abderrazzak because he needs to obtain an A level coaching licence in his home country to be able to continue coaching 29 Due to the problem the club appointed K Devan as the new head coach Under his guidance Penang claimed the third spot of the Premier League and qualified into Malaysia Cup after absent for four years Penang finished last place in the group stage with four points after six matches K Devan s contract was not renewed and he was signed by Negeri Sembilan Jacksen F Tiago took over from K Devan as the head coach of Penang for the next season His skills and strategies to be somehow a success to the squad when showing good performance facing with major teams in the preseason match Sime Darby Johor Darul Takzim Perak Selangor Kelantan The most notable were the matches versus Selangor and Kelantan which ended with the score of 2 0 favouring the home team Penang also stepped into the quarter final of Malaysia FA Cup after 13 years A dramatic finish in the 2015 league campaign saw Penang FA win the runner up on Malaysian Premier League after so much struggle in 2014 and claimed a ticket to the top flight 30 In the Top Flight 2016 2017 Season Edit Promoted after finishing second in the 2015 Malaysia Premier League Penang beefed their squad with several youngsters from the Harimau Muda project and signed three new imports The Panthers were hopeful of at least staying in the MSL but things did not go so well as Penang soon found themselves stuck in the relegation zone that led to the resting of Jacksen F Tiago The appointment of MSL winning coach Bojan Hodak as chief executive officer and Nenad Bacina as head coach to replace Jacksen offered some promise for the second half of the season but Penang still struggled to find consistency It wasn t until the final day of the season in the final minute at that did Penang save their top flight status thanks to the goal from Faizat Ghazli 31 I League winning coach Ashley Westwood signed a two years contract with the club in November 2016 to replace Nenad and Bojan However Penang FA terminated their contract with head coach Ashley Westwood under mutual consent due to poor results in March 2017 and he was replaced by Zainal Abidin Hassan Zairil Khir Johari who took over from Nazir Ariff Mushir Ariff has resigned as president of the Penang Football Association FA following a bad season by the Penang Panthers in the 2017 Super League on Oct 9 2017 PFA trustee Datuk Abdul Rashid Ismail who was then act as president were trying to resolve the issue of player s salary pending Former player Reinaldo Lobo had reported PFA to Fifa after the club failed to pay him for six months Relegated to Malaysia Premier League 2018 2020 Edit After relegation to Malaysia Premier League Zainal Abidin Hassan remains the head coach in charge of the club with him the likes of Mohd Faiz Subri Yong Kuong Yong Sanna Nyassi and Mohd Azrul Ahmad were retained But the departures has seen Syamer Kutty Abba moving to Johor Darul Ta zim Jafri Firdaus Chew amp K Reuben to PKNS FC Rafiuddin Rodin to Perak Somehow Zainal Abidin Hassan manages to keep The Panthers in Malaysia Premier League as they finished in 10th position for 2018 season and thus avoided a successive drop of division having been relegated from the Super League the previous season As of August 2018 FAP are currently laden with a total debt of RM11 2mil which the players have not received their monthly income for four and a half months Dr Amar Pritpal Abdullah was elected as Penang FA president after edging out Datuk Seri Ho Kwee Cheng promises to settle Premier League players outstanding salaries amounting to RM3 5mil Penang FA who only narrowly escaped relegation to the FAM Cup in the 2018 Premier League season searched for stability ahead of the 2019 season under the helm of new management of the team It was announced later that former Hanelang F C head coach Ahmad Yusof to replace the outgoing Zainal Abidin Hassan The FA of Penang have set a modest target for the 2019 season to stay in the Premier League by aiming for a top five finish next season A move that is designed to bring stability to the team after two horrendous seasons as new management work to settle past problems Penang state government will be taking up the responsibilities to clear the debt on a budget separate from the one awarded to the Penang FA The Panthers however are on the hunt for more sponsors to come in to supplement that amount Penang FA struggle to manage themselves after half of season at poor position bottom league Manzoor Azwira has been appointed as a Head Coach to replace Ahmad Yusof Penang FA back with changes under Manzoor Azwira He bought new import player like Casagrande and Sergio Aguero and at the end Penang FA climb to 2nd placed and secure a place to Super League less than 24 hours after securing promotion to the Super League Penang FA found themselves back in the Premier League after being docked six points by the FA of Malaysia FAM due to a decision by Fifa This came after a complaint filed by former Penang defender Reinaldo Lobo to Fifa over salary claims In 2020 the government of Malaysia stopped all sports activities due to the COVID 19 pandemic Penang FA was on track to winning the league after being unbeaten in 8 matches They made in again to secure promotion to the Super League next season after beating Kuala Lumpur 2 1 at City Stadium 32 Penang eventually won their first ever Premier League title after beating Kelantan United 4 0 33 Crest and colours EditSince the club s foundation in 1921 the club have had two main crests The first adopted when the team was founded its backgrounds colours of the club crest were navy blue and white At the top left and bottom right of the crest are the capital letters of F and A in navy blue with white background which are the abbreviation of Football Association At the bottom left of the crest is a leather ball which was the early football ball The Prince of Wales s feathers and its motto Ich Dien which means I serve were at top left of the crest both elements were in white colour with navy blue background The name of the state Penang is written in capital letter white colour with navy blue background In the early 1990s the crest underwent some variations as part of an attempt to modernise the previous crest The capital letters of F and A were changed into three dimensional form with navy blue edges and white fill colour The ball at the bottom left was changed into a modern ball with pentagonal and hexagonal patterns and the Prince of Wales s feathers on the top left was also modernised with its motto was removed fill colours for both elements were changed to blue with white background Colours Edit Penang FC s traditional home colours are sky blue and yellow which are taken from the colours of the Penang state flag which stand for the sea surrounding the island and peace respectively Navy blue and yellow have also been used severally Traditional away kit colours have been either yellow or white However in recent years several different colours have been used such as green pink and orange The current home jersey sports a lighter shade of blue which is a better representation of the blue colour on the state flag The current away jersey is white while the alternate jersey is black with yellow stripes Support EditPenang s traditional fanbase comes from all over the George Town area including the other suburbs such as Jelutong Air Itam Tanjung Bungah Bayan Lepas and even from the mainland Penang s hardcore supporters are the so called Ultras Panthers supporters also known as Green Terrace Comrades UP11 Ultras Panthers was founded in 2011 In every match the Penang team played they will be found in a group standing at the supporters area The main colours for these supporters are usually in blue with a blue yellow scarf and banners just like the Penang s team kits colours These supporters always bring drums and large colorful flags to the stadiums Established in 2017 the Penang Football Fans Club PFFC is the official supporter club which is registered under the law of Malaysia 34 The main mission of PFFC is to unite football supporters in Penang Besides it will also act as a channel between the fans and the team There are also numerous supporters clubs such as Demi Pulau Pinang Penang Brotherhood Penang FC Fan Club Haria Penang 69 Nindia Bandaraya Brigade 07 Boys Of North and more in the state 35 Penang had an average gate of 7 301 in the 2016 competitive campaign Sometimes tourists from foreign countries also attended the matches As of June 2020 Penang had 134 650 followers on social media the ninth highest among football clubs in Malaysia At matches Penang fanatic fans sing chants such as Haria Penang Haria 36 Sehati Sejiwa which means One Heart One Soul and the state anthem Untuk Negeri Kita which means For our state to boost their beloved players morale Fans also throw toilet rolls to the pitch before the match begins The well known and popular slogan among Penang FC supporters is Haria Penang Haria It is used as words of spirit during and off the game and as the slogan among supporters Rivalries EditKedah is the biggest rival for Penang Penang fans consider their main rivalries to be with in order Kedah Perak and Perlis Matches against fellow northern region sides KSK Tambun Tulang F C Kuala Muda Naza F C Kedah United F C Sungai Ara F C PBAPP F C SDMS Kepala Batas F C Bukit Tambun F C and Perak YBU F C have only taken place intermittently due to the clubs often being in separate divisions Derby Edit Northern Region Derby is the name given to football matches that involves Penang and Kedah 37 Both of them were located in the northern region of Malaysia City Stadium or Penang State Stadium and Darul Aman Stadium are packed by fans from Kedah and Penang during derby matches The match usually creates a lively atmosphere with numerous banners unfolded before the start of the game Friendships Edit Although Penang s main rivals mostly are from the northern region of Malaysia especially Kedah but there is also a strong supporter of friendship with Kedah and there are good relations with the fans of Perlis This is the northern region is a slogan which shows their good friendships Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors EditSeason Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor2000 Umbro Pensonic2001 2003 Toray Pen Group2004 20052006 2007 Lotto E amp O2008 2009 Specs Telekom Malaysia2010 Joma2011 Eutag 38 2012 Joma Allianz University College of Medical Science2013 Media Hiburan2014 2015 Umbro Aspen Group2016 Penang Water Supply Corporation2017 Legea myPenang2018 Puma Penang State Government2019 2020 Stallion 39 2021 2022 Puma Penang 20302023 2024 Kaki JersiGrounds EditHome ground Edit Main articles City Stadium Penang and Penang State Stadium Up to the late 1950s almost all the big matches were played at Victoria Green home of the Chinese Recreation Club before the completion of the City Stadium in the 1950s Penang State Stadium which located in Batu Kawan was also the home ground of the club from 2000 to 2011 and 2016 to 2017 It was built in 2000 with a capacity of 40 000 to host the 8th Sukma Games Malaysian Games In 2007 this stadium hosted the Malaysian FA Cup Final The City Stadium has a capacity of 20 000 people The oldest stadium still in use in Malaysia it was built in 1948 to provide a venue for sports activities in George Town especially as a football pitch It is also well known for the vociferous home support dubbed the Keramat Roar 40 In 2019 the state football team then returned to the City Stadium after using the Penang State Stadium In 2018 this stadium hosted the inaugural Asia Pacific Masters Games Training ground Edit Main articles USM Athletics Stadium and Penang Sports Club The Jawi Public Field is the training ground of Penang FC located in South Seberang Perai District Penang Previously The USM Sports Centre was the training ground of Penang FC located in the campus of University of Science Malaysia in Penang The complex consists of several grass pitches The stadium is also the home ground for the reserve team as well as the home ground for USM FC The sports centre also consists of a gymnasium and swimming pool Sometimes Penang also train at the Penang Sports Club It is located in the city of George Town covering a land area of about 16 acres Seasons EditSince Professional Era Edit Updated on 15 December 2022 Note Pld Played W Won D Drawn L Lost F Goals for A Goals against D Goal difference Pts Points Pos Position 1st or Champions 2nd or Runner up 3rd place Promotion Relegation Season League Cup AsiaDivision Pld W D L F A D Pts Pos Charity Malaysia FA Competition Result1994 Premier League 28 4 7 17 25 64 39 14 15th Not qualified 1995 Premier League 28 6 6 16 29 56 27 24 14th Group stage 2nd round 1996 Premier League 28 12 5 11 37 40 3 41 6th Group stage 2nd round 1997 Premier League 28 8 9 11 26 33 7 33 11th Not qualified Runner up 1998 Premier 1 22 12 5 5 32 23 9 4 1st Group stage Quarter finals 1999 Premier 1 18 6 8 a 4 22 18 4 31 2nd Group stage 2nd round Asian Club Championship Withdrew2000 Premier 1 22 12 7 3 35 15 20 43 2nd Quarter finals Runner up 2001 Premier 1 22 15 5 2 45 14 31 50 1st Quarter finals Quarter finals 2002 Premier 1 26 13 8 5 48 31 17 47 4th Quarter finals Champions Asian Club Championship Withdrew2003 Premier 1 24 11 3 10 29 28 1 36 6th Champions Group stage 2nd round 2004 Super League 21 8 3 10 29 38 9 27 5th Quarter finals 2nd round 2005 Super League 21 8 1 12 27 31 4 25 6th Quarter finals 2nd round 2005 06 Super League 21 8 4 9 30 31 1 28 6th Quarter finals Quarter finals 2006 07 Super League 24 6 6 12 25 36 11 24 10th Group stage 1st round 2007 08 Super League 24 4 5 15 30 49 19 17 12th Group stage 2nd round 2009 Super League 26 5 4 17 29 55 26 19 12th Group stage 2nd round 2010 Super League 26 2 4 20 10 67 57 10 14th Not qualified 1st round 2011 Premier League 22 1 1 20 14 61 47 4 12th Not qualified 1st round 2012 FAM League 16 6 0 10 20 24 4 18 6th Not qualified 1st round 2013 FAM League 20 17 1 2 53 18 35 52 1st Not qualified 2nd round 2014 Premier League 22 13 5 4 41 30 11 44 3rd Group stage 1st round 2015 Premier League 22 13 6 3 39 18 21 45 2nd Group stage Quarter finals 2016 Super League 22 5 7 10 32 37 5 22 10th Not qualified 2nd round 2017 Super League 22 3 3 16 16 43 27 12 12th Not qualified 3rd round 2018 Premier League 20 5 6 9 20 30 10 21 10th Group stage 3rd round 2019 Premier League 20 8 6 8 33 27 6 30 7th Group stage 3rd round 2020 Premier League 11 8 2 1 24 8 16 26 1st Quarter finals1 2nd round1 2021 Super League 22 12 5 5 37 30 7 41 3rd Group stage Cancelled1 2022 Super League 22 2 5 15 22 45 23 11 12th Round of 16 Semi finals Notes 1 2020 Season cancelled due to the 2020 Coronavirus Pandemic Source 41 42 Draw were followed by penalty shootouts for an additional point Records and statistics EditDomestic records Edit Penang are the fifth most successful football club in Malaysia for having won a total of 15 Malaysian football titles Penang are the team who won first inaugural Malaysia League 1982 and FAM Cup 1952 The club s highest ever league finish was 1st in the Super League in 1982 1998 and 2001 Their lowest ever league finish was 6th in the 2012 Malaysia FAM League Penang biggest win in Malaysia Cup final was 3 0 against Singapore FA in 1954 Penang heaviest lost in Malaysia Cup final was 1 8 against Selangor FA in 1968 Asian record Edit Competition Round Result1998 99 Asian Club Championship 1st Round Withdrew 0Competition Round Result2001 02 Asian Club Championship 1st Round Withdrew 10 due to economic trouble in the country 1 due to club financial problem Title Winners Runners upAga Khan Gold Cup early version AFC Champions League 1 1976 8 Player records Edit Shukor Salleh is the player who played for the club for the longest time which is 20 years He had only played for Penang in his career He won the National Sportsman Award in 1977 43 Furthermore he was the second and the last football player after Mokhtar Dahari to be given that award He was also the first Penang player to be awarded the AFC Century Club award in 1999 and included in the FIFA Century Club for representing the national team at least 100 times in international tournaments 44 45 46 Lutz Pfannenstiel He holds the record for the only footballer to play professionally in each of the six recognised continental associations by FIFA 47 48 49 In 2017 Mohd Faiz Subri became the first Asian to win the FIFA Puskas Award 50 51 He was awarded for his physics defying free kick that clinched a goal during the Malaysian Super League match against Pahang at the City Stadium on 16 February 2016 On 3 August 2021 Rafael Vitor scored the fastest goal in the Malaysia Super League when he scored a goal just 9 seconds after the opening whistle against Perak FC 52 Club top scorer since professional era Edit Players who scored 10 or more goals are listed Season Player Goals1995 John Hunter 10 53 1999 Azman Adnan 13 54 2002 Gustavo Romero 14 55 2003 Gustavo Romero 11 56 2004 Vyacheslav Melnikov 16 57 2005 Jose Ramirez Barreto 15 58 2013 Norizam Salaman 122014 Lee Gil hoon 172015 Mohd Faiz Subri 102019 Julian Bottaro 102020 Casagrande 102021 Casagrande 12Club honours EditDomestic Edit Title Winners Runners upMalaysian League Malaysian Semi Pro Football League Division I Malaysia Premier League Malaysia Premier League 1 Malaysia Super League 3 1982 1998 2001 1983 1999 2000 3 Malaysian Semi Pro Football League Division II Malaysia Premier League 2 Malaysia Premier League 1 2020 1992 2015 2 Malaysia FAM Cup Malaysia FAM League 5 1952 1955 1956 1957 2013 1961 1962 1968 3 Malaysia Cup 4 1953 1954 1958 1974 1934 1941 1950 1952 1962 1963 1968 1969 1977 9 Malaysia FA Cup 1 2002 1997 2000 2 Malaysia Charity Shield 1 2003Title Winners Runners up Malaysia President Cup 1 2004 2015 1 Title Winners Runners up Piala Emas Raja Raja 9 1951 1956 1966 1968 1969 1986 1998 2002 2017 1947 1955 1958 1960 1962 1964 1965 1971 1975 1983 1993 2001 2008 13 Title Winners Runners up Piala Agong 3 1998 1999 2000 1983 2001 2 inaugural winners Penang FA Reserves Persatuan Bolasepak Melayu Pulau Pinang PBMPP Asian Edit Title Winners Runners upAga Khan Gold Cup note 1 1 1976 8 Personal honours EditPlayer Honour Season Shukor Salleh National Sportsman of the Year AFC Century ClubFIFA Century Club 1977 19992021 Merzagua Abderrazak Malaysia National Football Award Best Import Player 59 1996 Azman Adnan Malaysia Premier League 1 Top Goalscorer 1999 Norizam Salaman Malaysia FAM League Top Goalscorer 2013 Mohd Faiz Subri FIFA Puskas AwardFAM Special Award 20162016 Casagrande Malaysia Premier League Golden Boot 2020Notable former players EditThis list of prominent former players who played in this team includes those who received international caps while playing for the team made significant contributions to the team in terms of appearances or goals while playing for the team or who made significant contributions to the sport either before they played for the team or after they left It is not complete or all inclusive and additions and refinements will continue to be made over time Yeap Cheng Eng Aziz Ahmad Dave MacLaren Namat Abdullah Shaharuddin Abdullah Mohammed Bakar Shukor Salleh Ali Bakar Isa Bakar Desmond David Ahmad Yusof Lutz Pfannenstiel Azman Adnan Mohd Hasmawi Hassan Chee Wan Hoe Merzagua Abderrazak Kamarulzaman Hassan Ooi Hoe Guan Norizam Salaman Faiz Subri Yong Kuong Yong Mafry Balang R Surendran M Yoges Syukur Saidin Bobby GonzalesFinances and ownership EditThe club is owned by the Penang Chief Minister Incorporated as one of the GLCs under the chairmanship of Soon Lip Chee who is also the Penang State Executive Councillor for Youth and Sports Prior to the privatisation of Malaysian League the club was owned by the Football Association of Penang FAP in which the association also runs the domestic leagues of the states which is known as FAP League FAP was also troubled with debts and players salary payments were reportedly delayed two to three months over the two years The delayed salary payments were said to have led some players to take money from bookies to give away games The poor performance of the Penang team languishing at the bottom of the Premier League table also kicked up storm at the Penang State Legislative Assembly in May 2011 Management amp coaching staff EditBoard of Directors Edit Position NameChairman Soon Lip CheeGeneral Manager Jeffrey ChewBoard Members Dr Farazi Johari Norazmi Narawi Azhar Arshad S BarathiExecutive Director Amar Pritpal AbdullahManagement Edit Position NameTeam Manager Ong Eng HuaAssistant Team Manager Noor Azrul MansorMedia Officer Tun Mohammad Fadzrul RedzaSecurity Officer Esa AlwiGeneral Coordinator Shamsul Mohd NorCoaching and technical staff Edit Position NameTechnical Director Kamal KalidHead Coach Manzoor Azwira interim Assistant Head Coach 1 Chong Yee FattAssistant Head Coach 2 Md Noor Md DerusAssistant Coach Mat Saiful MohdGoalkeeping Coach Mohd Hisham JainudinFitness Coach Rozy Abdul Majid V Sam PakiarajTeam Doctor Hardeep Singh Jaginder Singh Parmjit Singh Kuldip SinghPhysiotherapist Izzul Na im Jamil Ridhwan Noor AkmalKit Man Sufie NoorazizanPlayers EditFirst team squad Edit As of 29 December 2022For recent transfers see 2023 Penang F C season Transfers and contracts Note Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules Players may hold more than one non FIFA nationality No Pos Nation Player1 GK MAS Azfar Arif3 DF MYA Zaw Min Tun4 DF KOR An Sae hee6 DF MAS Khairul Akmal7 FW LBN Soony Saad8 MF MAS Asnan Ahmad11 FW MAS Amer Azahar12 DF MAS Danish Haziq on loan from Perak 15 DF MAS Fairuz Zakaria16 MF MAS Faiz Mazlan17 DF BRA Rafael Vitor18 MF MAS Marcus Mah19 FW PHI Curt Dizon20 FW MAS Rahmat Makasuf on loan from Terengganu No Pos Nation Player21 DF JPN Ryu Yamaguchi22 GK MAS Khatul Anuar23 MF MAS Faizat Ghazli25 GK MAS Shafiq Afifi26 DF MAS Namathevan Arunasalam27 MF MAS Hadin Azman29 DF MAS Faris Shah31 MF MAS Faiz Subri32 FW MAS Nur Izzat33 MF MAS Nik Akif37 DF MAS Azmeer Aris46 DF MAS Adib Raop69 DF MAS Aidil Azuan FW BRA Giovane Gomes FW BRA Adriano Narzico MF FRA Ousmane FaneOut on loan Edit Note Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules Players may hold more than one non FIFA nationality No Pos Nation Player DF MAS Aidil Azuan to Armed Forces until 30 November 2022 DF MAS Azmi Muslim to PDRM until 30 November 2022 DF MAS Syamin Baharuddin to Manjung City until 30 November 2022 MF MAS Alif Romli to Immigration until 30 November 2022 MF MAS Hamran Peter to Melaka United until 30 November 2022 MF MAS Shafiq Al Hafiz to Kelantan until 30 November 2022 Development squads Edit For further information Penang F C ReservesHead coaches EditHead coaches since semi pro era Edit Years Name Achievement1986 1990 M Kuppan 60 1974 Malaysia Cup champions1991 1993 Blagoje Bratic 1992 Division 2 runner up1995 1996 Mohd Bakar1997 1999 Moey Yoke Ham 61 1997 FA Cup runner up 1998 Division 1 champions 1999 Division 1 runner up2000 2003 Irfan Bakti Abu Salim 2000 FA Cup runner up 2000 Division 1 runner up 2001 Division 1 champions 2002 FA Cup champions 2003 Charity Shield champions2003 2004 Yunus Alif2005 Norizan Bakar2006 2007 Joseph Herel2008 Mohd Bakar2008 2009 S Veloo2010 Mohd Bakar Shukor Salleh Reduan Abdullah2011 Robert Scully Shukor Salleh caretaker Ahmad YusofJanuary 2012 November 2012 Janos KrecskaDecember 2012 November 2013 Merzagua Abderrazak 2013 FAM League championsNovember 2013 November2014 K DevanNovember 2014 April 2016 Jacksen F Tiago 2015 Premier League runner upApril 2016 May 2016 Manzoor Azwira caretaker May 2016 November 2016 Nenad BacinaDecember 2016 March 2017 Ashley WestwoodMarch 2017 Darren Read caretaker March 2017 October 2018 Zainal Abidin HassanOctober 2018 March 2019 Ahmad YusofMarch 2019 Kamal Kalid caretaker April 2019 December 2020 Manzoor Azwira 2020 Malaysia Premier League championsDecember 2020 April 2022 Tomas TruchaMay 2022 Manzoor Azwira caretaker June 2022 Zainal Abidin HassanNotes Edit The competition is widely regarded as the predecessor of AFC Champions League held for the first time in 1967 since it was the first organized international competition that involved club teams around Asia organized by the football authorities of East Pakistan in collaboration with Asian Football Confederation AFC References Edit Penang FC optimistic about 2021 Super League Malaymail Retrieved 3 January 2021 FAP History FA Penang Retrieved 6 March 2021 Malaysia Penang FA Soccerway Soccerway Retrieved 6 March 2021 New name for Penang football team Buletin Mutiara Retrieved 6 March 2021 Penang s legends return to 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