2023 Sri Pahang FC season

The 2023 season was Sri Pahang's 20th season in the Malaysia Super League since its inception in 2004. The club will also participate in the Malaysia FA Cup and Malaysia Cup.^[1]

Sri Pahang

2023 season
President	Tengku Abdul Rahman
CEO	Suffian Awang
Head coach	Fandi Ahmad
Stadium	Darul Makmur Stadium
Malaysia Super League	5th
Malaysia FA Cup	Second round
Malaysia Cup	Quarter-finals
Top goalscorer	League: Kpah Sherman (12) All: Kpah Sherman (14)
Average home league attendance	4,621
Home colours Away colours Third colours
← 2022 2024–25 →

On 17 January 2023, Fandi Ahmad has been appointed as club's new head coach.^[2]

Coaching staff

Position	Name	Nationality
Team manager	Dollah Salleh	Malaysia
Head coach	Fandi Ahmad[3]	Singapore
Assistant head coach	Ahmad Yusof	Malaysia
Assistant coach	Ahmad Shaharuddin Rosdi	Malaysia
Goalkeeper coach	Ab Samad Mat Salleh	Malaysia
Fitness coach	Mohamad Hafiz Tajuddin	Malaysia
Team doctor	Shah Rezal Sujit Baskaran Abdullah	Malaysia
Physiotherapist	Adam Zuhairy Zafri	Malaysia
Masseur	Jalaluddin Jaafar	Malaysia
	Mohd Riduan Amin	Malaysia
	Muhammad Hazeem Mustafar Kamal	Malaysia

Players

First-team squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  MAS Zarif Irfan 5 DF  AUS Michael Glassock 6 MF  PHI Kevin Ingreso 7 FW  BRA Lucas Silva 9 FW  LBR Kpah Sherman 10 FW  MAS Malik Ariff 11 FW  MAS Shamie Iszuan 12 MF  MAS Baqiuddin Shamsudin 13 DF  MAS Ashar Al Aafiz 15 DF  ARG Stefano Brundo 16 FW  MAS Ezequiel Agüero (captain)[4] 17 MF  MAS Zuhair Aizat 19 MF  MAS Sharul Nizam 20 MF  MAS Azam Azih (vice-captain)

No. Pos. Nation Player 21 DF  MAS Syazwan Andik (on loan from Johor Darul Ta'zim) 23 DF  MAS Azwan Aripin 24 GK  MAS Izham Tarmizi (on loan from Johor Darul Ta'zim) 25 GK  MAS Wan Syazmin 27 DF  MAS Fadhli Shas (vice-captain) 29 DF  MAS Azrif Nasrulhaq (on loan from Johor Darul Ta'zim) 30 FW  MAS Ibrahim Manusi 31 DF  UZB Sherzod Fayziev 35 FW  MAS Syaahir Saiful 36 MF  MAS Saiful Jamaluddin 55 MF  MAS David Rowley 58 DF  MAS Muslim Ahmad 61 DF  MAS Nicholas Swirad

Competitions

Malaysia Super League

Main article: 2023 Malaysia Super League

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
3	Sabah	26	17	3	6	64	33	+31	54
4	Kedah Darul Aman	26	17	2	7	52	29	+23	53
5	Sri Pahang	26	13	6	7	44	33	+11	45
6	Terengganu	26	11	7	8	45	34	+11	40	Qualification for the AFF Shopee Cup group stage[a]
7	Kuala Lumpur City	26	10	8	8	44	39	+5	38

Source: MFL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
Notes:

1. Qualified as the 2023 Malaysia Cup & 2023 Malaysia FA Cup runner-up.

Negeri Sembilan v Sri Pahang

26 February 2023 1	Negeri Sembilan	1–1	Sri Pahang	Paroi
21:00 MYT	Casagrande 21',  22'	Report	Malik 48' Fayziev  86'	Stadium: Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium Attendance: 6,329 Referee: Fitri Maskon

Sri Pahang v Kelantan

2 March 2023 2	Sri Pahang	4–1	Kelantan	Kuantan
21:00 MYT	Sherman 12' Ingreso 38' Agüero 43' Brundo 45+1' Azwan  73'	Report	Rontini  69' Cifu 90+5'	Stadium: Darul Makmur Stadium Attendance: 6,040 Referee: Razlan Joffri Ali

Selangor v Sri Pahang

5 March 2023 3	Selangor	1–1	Sri Pahang	Petaling Jaya
17:30 MYT	Gan 88' Al-Arab  90+3'	Report	Fadhli  14' Baqiuddin  38' Azwan  55' Brundo 74' Sherman  90+3' Zarif  90+4' Agüero  90+5'	Stadium: Petaling Jaya Stadium Attendance: 8,504 Referee: Fitri Maskon

Sri Pahang v Sabah

12 March 2023 4	Sri Pahang	1–1	Sabah	Kuantan
20:15 MYT	Sherman 26' Brundo  83'	Report	Ting 14' Irfan  45+1'	Stadium: Darul Makmur Stadium Attendance: 10,027 Referee: Noor Azriel Baharudin

Perak v Sri Pahang

16 March 2023 5	Perak	0–3	Sri Pahang	Ipoh
21:00 MYT	Sherman 13' Brundo 37' Agüero  56' Ingreso  65' Zuhair 74'	Report	Nasro  39'	Stadium: Perak Stadium Attendance: 5,855 Referee: Razlan Joffri Ali

Sri Pahang v Kedah Darul Aman

1 April 2023 6	Sri Pahang	1–1	Kedah Darul Aman	Kuantan
22:00 UTC+08:00	Brundo 62' (pen.)	Report	Ariff  61' Hidalgo  72' Balotelli 90+2'	Stadium: Darul Makmur Stadium Attendance: 7,296 Referee: Razlan Joffri Ali

PDRM v Sri Pahang

5 April 2023 7	PDRM	1–2	Sri Pahang	Petaling Jaya
22:00 UTC+08:00	Amir  5' Okwuosa 76'	Report	Baqiuddin 18' Sherman 22',  47' Azam  36'	Stadium: Petaling Jaya Stadium Attendance: 471 Referee: Tuan Mohd Yaasin Tuan Mohd Hanafiah

Sri Pahang v Kelantan United

10 April 2023 8	Sri Pahang	1–0	Kelantan United	Kuantan
22:00 UTC+08:00	Brundo 90+3'	Report	Sharvin  73'	Stadium: Darul Makmur Stadium Attendance: 2,811 Referee: Mohd Fusser Mad Sallih

Kuching City v Sri Pahang

18 April 2023 9	Kuching City	0–1	Sri Pahang	Kuching
21:15 UTC+08:00		Report	Azam 57'	Stadium: Sarawak Stadium Attendance: 275 Referee: Mohd Fusser Mad Sallih

Terengganu v Sri Pahang

28 April 2023 10	Terengganu	1–2	Sri Pahang	Kuala Terengganu
21:00 UTC+08:00	Mamut 39'	Report	Sherman 30' Azam 68'	Stadium: Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin Stadium Attendance: 10,520 Referee: Mohd Nafeez Abd Wahab

Johor Darul Ta'zim v Sri Pahang

24 May 2023 11	Johor Darul Ta'zim	2–0	Sri Pahang	Iskandar Puteri
20:15 UTC+08:00	Bérgson 45+1' Forestieri 74'	Report		Stadium: Sultan Ibrahim Stadium Attendance: 14,684 Referee: Suhaizi Shukri

Malaysia FA Cup

Main article: 2023 Malaysia FA Cup

Perak v Sri Pahang

8 March 2023 First round	Perak	1–2	Sri Pahang	Ipoh
20:15 UTC+8	Hafizal  22' Fadhil  27'  67' Obiozor 34' Haziq  62'	Report	Agüero  40' Malik 82' Brundo 90+4' (pen.)	Stadium: Perak Stadium Attendance: 4,219 Referee: Mohamad Kamil Zakaria Ismail

Selangor v Sri Pahang

15 April 2023 Second round	Selangor	4–0	Sri Pahang	Petaling Jaya
22:00 UTC+8	Mukhairi 41', 59' Faisal 67' Gan 72'	Report		Stadium: Petaling Jaya Stadium Attendance: 5,106 Referee: Ahmad Zuhadi Dzulkifli

Malaysia Cup

Main article: 2023 Malaysia Cup

Player statistics

Appearances and goals

As of 16 June 2025

No.	Pos	Player	League		FA Cup		Malaysia Cup		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	Zarif Irfan	12+2	0	0	0	1	0	15	0
5	DF	Michael Glassock	17+6	0	1	0	1	0	25	0
8	MF	Kuvondik Ruziev	11	1	0	0	4	0	15	1
9	FW	Kpah Sherman	24	12	2	0	4	2	30	14
10	FW	Malik Ariff	2+10	1	0+2	1	0	0	14	2
11	MF	Shamie Iszuan	2+8	0	0+1	0	0+2	0	13	0
12	MF	Baqiuddin Shamsudin	20+4	1	2	0	3+1	1	30	2
13	DF	Ashar Al Aafiz	3+5	0	0	0	1	0	9	0
14	MF	Lee Jung-geun	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
15	DF	Stefano Brundo	24	10	2	1	4	1	30	12
16	FW	Ezequiel Agüero	12+2	5	1	0	3+1	0	19	5
17	MF	Zuhair Aizat	6+8	1	0+2	0	0	0	16	1
19	MF	Sharul Nizam	0+8	0	0	0	1+1	0	10	0
20	MF	Azam Azih	19+1	2	2	0	4	0	26	2
21	DF	Syazwan Andik	13+8	1	2	0	2+1	1	26	2
22	FW	Rafael Silva	0	0	0	0	1+1	0	2	0
23	DF	Azwan Aripin	20+4	0	1	0	2+1	0	28	0
24	GK	Izham Tarmizi	14	0	2	0	3	0	19	0
27	DF	Fadhli Shas	20	2	1	0	3	0	24	2
29	DF	Azrif Nasrulhaq	23	1	2	0	3+1	0	29	1
30	DF	Ibrahim Manusi	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
31	DF	Sherzod Fayziev	2+11	0	1	0	0+1	0	15	0
35	FW	Syaahir Saiful	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
36	MF	Saiful Jamaluddin	2+1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
55	MF	David Rowley	6+14	2	0+1	0	1+2	1	24	3
61	DF	Nicholas Swirad	8+4	0	1+1	0	1	0	15	0
Players who left the club during the 2023 season
6	MF	Kevin Ingreso	15+3	2	1	0	2+1	0	22	2
7	FW	Lucas Silva	5	0	0+1	0	0+2	0	8	0

Transfers

Players in Player From Fee Kpah Sherman Terengganu Free[5] Michael Glassock Sydney Olympic Free Lokman Bah Din Projek FAM-MSN Free Adam Malique Kelantan Free Lucas Silva Penang Free Stefano Brundo Estudiantes BA Free Fadhli Shas Johor Darul Ta'zim Free Shamie Iszuan Sarawak United Free Lee Jung-geun

Players out Player To Fee Steven Rodríguez Independiente Medellín Loan return Mior Dani Kelantan Loan return Mamadou Samassa Free Agent Free Nur Izzat Che Awang Penang Free Hasnul Zaim Perak Free Fandi Othman Kelantan United Free Sean Giannelli Kuala Lumpur City Free Hafiz Ramdan Negeri Sembilan Free Lee Tuck Kedah Darul Aman Free Manuel Hidalgo Kedah Darul Aman Free Mahmoud Za'tara Al-Jazeera Free Daniel Wafiuddin Free Agent Free[6] Shahrul Aizad Free Agent Free[6]

Loans in Player From Fee Izham Tarmizi Johor Darul Ta'zim Loan Syazwan Andik Johor Darul Ta'zim Loan Azrif Nasrulhaq Johor Darul Ta'zim Loan

Loans out Player To Fee