Sabah Football Association

Sabah Football Association (SAFA; Malay: Persatuan Bolasepak Negeri Sabah) is the governing body of football for the state of Sabah, Malaysia. SAFA is responsible for coordinating and developing regional football with the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) as the official governing body of football in Malaysia.^[2] In 2021, members of the association founded a company named Sabah Football Club Sdn Bhd, that has control over Sabah FC.^[3]

Sabah Football Association
Persatuan Bolasepak Sabah

Founded	1950; 75 years ago (1950) as North Borneo Football Association
Purpose	Football association
Headquarters	Jalan Kompleks Sukan Likas, Kawasan Padang Boling Likas,
Location	Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia
President	YB Datuk Ir. Shahelmey bin Yahya[1]

History

Origins

From the 1950s to 1963, Sabah competed as the North Borneo football team in the Borneo Cup together with the Sarawak football team and the Brunei national football team.^[4] Following the formation of the Malaysian Federation, the North Borneo Football Association (NBFA) changed its name to the Sabah Football Association (Sabah FA). Sabah qualified for the Malaysia Cup for the first time in 1977.^{[5][6][7][8][9]}

Association management

Positions	Name
President	YB Datuk Ir. Shahelmey bin Yahya
Deputy president	Khairul Firdaus Akbar Khan
	Datuk Awang Kadin Tang
Vice president	Rafie Robert
	Alijus Sipil
	Datuk Fairuz Renddan
	Datuk Ruddy Awah
	Marasun Hassim
General secretary	Encik Shamsuddin Mohd Shah
Treasurer
Executive committee members	Mohd Arziz Afizy Rumsani
	Mohd Arzahri Abd Rahman
	Mohd Rafiuddin Gulisan
	Abd Aziz Mohd Ibno
	Datuk Razak Sulaiman
	Yuszaimie Abdullah
	Jackson Taguah
	Rosman Hussain

Presidents

Years	Name
June 2018–October 2020	Peter Anthony
December 2020–	YB Datuk Ir. Shahelmey bin Yahya

Competitions

The Sabah Football Association organises the Sabah Football League for its regional level clubs.

Affiliated

All-time clubs in the league competitions affiliated to the Sabah Football Association include:

• Sabah FC
• Sabah FA Futsal
• Sabah FA Women
• Kinabalu Jaguar F.C.
• Cebagoo F.C.
• Tawau Army F.A.
• DYS F.C.
• KDMM F.C.
• Likas United F.C.
• Merotai United F.C.
• Indah United F.C.
• PRESTA
• Ranhill Powertron
• Tenom Juta

See also

• Piala Presiden
• Piala Belia
• History of Malaysian football
• Sabah Football Club Sdn Bhd