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Perak F.C.
Association football club in Malaysia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Perak Football Club was a professional football club based in Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia. Founded in 1921, it was one of the oldest football clubs in the country and last competed in the Malaysia Super League. Formerly overseen by the Perak Football Association, the club turned professional in 1989 and was privatised in 2021. [1] Known as The Bos Gaurus,[2][3][4] Perak played its home matches at Perak Stadium until its dissolution in 2025.[1]
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History
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Although a Perak football team had competed as early as 1921 — particularly in the Malaya Cup[5], the predecessor to the Malaysia Cup — the Perak Football Association (PAFA) was only formally established on 18 April 1951 to oversee football development in the state.[6][7]
In 1957, Perak became the first team to lift the Malaysia Cup at the Merdeka Stadium.[8] In 1964, it featured in the first Malaysia Cup final to be broadcast live on television, though it lost 2–3 to Singapore.[8]
Perak turned semi-professional in 1989 and later went professional in 1994. Notably, the state team remained under the purview of the Perak FA even after professionalisation.
It held the distinction of being the last state team never to be relegated from the top tier until 2021, when it was relegated for the first time in its history.[9]
In November 2021, private broker company IMC was announced as caretaker owner of the club. This marked the start of a transitional period in which the team moved toward privatisation. [10] In August 2022, XOX Bhd completed a full takeover of the club through its subsidiary XOX Pro Sport Sdn Bhd. [11]
However, the venture was short-lived. After failing to obtain a licence from the Malaysian Football League, the club was officially dissolved in 2025.[12]
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Rivalries
Perak shares a long-standing rivalry with Selangor, often referred to as the Malayan El Clasico. [13] This rivalry dates back to the early days of the Malaya Cup (now Malaysia Cup) in the 1920s.
Perak also has rivalries with its northern region counterparts Kedah Darul Aman and Penang. Matches with these teams are often referred to as the Northern Derby. [14] [15]
Players (2024)
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.
Coaching staff (2023)
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Stadium
Perak FC's home ground was the Perak Stadium. Perak TBG used the alternative Lumut Stadium.[17] In September 2017, the construction of a new training ground was announced.[18] Originally scheduled for completion in February 2018, the training ground dubbed the Perak Football Complex, was eventually completed in 2020.[19]
Coat of arms and colours
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Coat of Arms of Perak FA (1921–2015)
Perak has historically utilised one primary coat of arms (CoA). The first, adopted when the club was founded, was the image of a Malayan Tiger, where it is famous in Malaya and remained for more than half-century. In 2015, in effort to modernise the club, a new coat of arms was introduced to replace the old arms as the club main coat of arms. The club replaced the old coat of arms with new logo and adopted the image Seladang which is more synonym with the Perak football team.[20] After being criticized for the lack of quality for the logo, Perak The Bos Gaurus launched a new version of the logo chosen from the logo competition held by the team for 2016 season onwards.[21] Perak reused previous coat of arms for 2019 season for all competitions until 2020 season.
Coat of Arms of Perak The Bos Gaurus (2016–2018)
Perak The Bos Gaurus have always worn yellow with a bit of black or white colour shirts as their home kit as it is an iconic colour for the club.
Perak The Bos Gaurus's away colours are usually white and black or various combination colours of white, yellow and black as it represent the colour of Perak's Flag.
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Supporters
Perak TBG was one of the most widely supported football clubs in Perak. Perak TBG's traditional fanbase come from 11 districts in Perak.[22] Silver State Ultras (SSU) was a supporter club founded in April 2009.[23][24]
Head coaches
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There have been 16 coaches of Perak Darul Ridzuan Football Association since the appointment of the club's first professional coach, Dato' M. Karathu in 1989. The most successful coach of Perak Darul Ridzuan Football Association is Toni Netto from Brazil who had achieved 4 trophies.
Managers
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Continental record
Honours
Domestic competitions
League
Cup
- Malaysia FA Cup
- Winners (2): 1990, 2004
- Runners-up (4): 1991, 2002, 2005, 2019
- Malaysia Cup
- Winners (8): 1926, 1931, 1957, 1967, 1970, 1998, 2000, 2018
- Runners-up (11): 1923, 1951, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1964, 1971, 1972, 1974, 2001, 2007
- Malaysian Charity Shield
- Winners (3): 1999, 2005, 2006
- Runners-up (2): 2001, 2019
Preseason competitions
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Club records
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Updated on 19 October 2023 (Malaysian football league was established in 1982).
Note:
Pld = Played, W = Won, D = Drawn, L = Lost, F = Goals for, A = Goals against, Pts= Points, Pos = Position
1st or Champions 2nd or Runner-up 3rd place Promotion Relegation
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Individual player awards
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Favourite Striker Award
Overall Favourite Player Award
M-League Golden Boots – Top Goalscorer Overall
M-League Perak FA's League Top Goalscorer
All-time top goalscorer
- As of 21 July 2020
Club captains history
Presidential history
See also
Notes
- Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
References
External links
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