Football Association of Perlis

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 with the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) as the official governing body of football in Malaysia.^[1][2]

Perlis Football Association
Persatuan Bola Sepak Perlis

Founded	1963; 62 years ago (1963)
Purpose	Football association
Headquarters	No 33, Jalan Sena Indah, Persiaran Jubli Emas
Location	Kangar, Perlis, Malaysia
President	Encik Zamri bin Ibrahim
Website	Website

History

Main article: Perlis FA State Football Team

Founded in 1963, the team had a long-standing rivalry with Kedah FA, collectively known as the "Northern derby". Perlis FA 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 Malaysia Super League, in 2005, and another Malaysia Cup in 2006. They played three finals of the Malaysia FA Cup (2003, 2006, 2007). The team had also won the Malaysian Charity Shield/Piala Sumbangsih twice (2007, 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.

Suspension

The team served a two-year FIFA suspension for failing to settle salary arrears of players and coaches in 2019. With some Perlis-based clubs continued participation in the domestic competitions, it could be interpreted as a suspension on PFA as a team.^[3]

FAM has also made the suspension announcement due to the PFA's failure to settle the outstanding wages to their former football director Matt Holland.^[4][5] The FAM decision about mandatory privatization of the state teams in 2021 contributed to Perlis FA not continuing their senior activities.^[6][7][8]

Association management

Position	Name
President	Encik Zamri bin Ibrahim
Deputy president	Abdul Ghafur Hanafi
Vice presidents	Afifi Osman
	Adam Abdullah
	Datuk Ismail Osman
General secretary	Encik Naimulddin bin Haron
Executive committee members	Norshahril Bakar
	Mohd Khomeini Halipah
	Ahmad Shuhaimi Kassim
	Muhammad Kharoinizam Shahbudin
	Mohd Norhanizam Hamzah
	Saiful Adli Shukhaimi
	Ku Hasnol Farid Ku Abd Rahman
	Alzafry Abu Bakar
	Faisal Ismail
	Sabri Ismail

Source:^[9]

Presidents

Name	Period
Shahidan Kassim	1998–2013
Rozabil Abdul Rahman	2013–2017
Shaharuddin Ismail	2017–2018
Amizal Shaifit Ahmad Rafie	2018–2019
Zainuddin Osman	2019–2020
Encik Zamri bin Ibrahim	2021–present

Competitions

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

Affiliations

Clubs in the league competitions affiliated to the Perlis Football Association include:

• Perlis GSA (Malaysia A1 Semi-Pro League)
• Perlis United F.C. (defunct)
• Singa Muda Perlis (Piala Belia)
• Perlis FA (defunct)

See also

• Piala Presiden
• History of Malaysian football