Penang FA

FA Penang

Full name	Football Association of Penang
Nickname(s)	Panther (Harimau Kumbang)
Founded	1920 (1920) (Unofficial) 21 October 1921 (21 October 1921) (Official)
Ground	Bandaraya Stadium
Ground Capacity	20,000
President	Nazir Ariff Mushir Ariff
Coach	Ashley Westwood
League	Malaysia Super League
2016	Malaysia Super League, 10th
Website	Club home page
Home colours Away colours

Football Association of Penang (or simply known as FA Penang) is a Malaysian association football club based in Penang that plays in the Malaysia Super League.

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

They have a long-standing rivalry with Kedah, the two northern region teams collectively known as the Northern Region Derby.

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

Penang established itself as a major force in Malaysian football between the 1950s to the 1970s. Domestically, Penang has won a record of 3 Division 1 titles, 4 Malaysia Cup titles, 5 Malaysia FAM League titles, 1 Malaysia FA Cup title and 1 Malaysia Charity Shield.

History

The club was founded in 1920 Unofficially, Official as Football Association of Penang in 1921 (Malay: Persatuan Bola Sepak Pulau Pinang). Penang FA is the second oldest football team in Malaysia. 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 fifth most successful team in Malaysian football history with 14 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. 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 with the same score. 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. Penang won 3 Malaysia Cup champions (1953, 1954 and 1958) and 4 FAM Cup champions (1952, 1955, 1956 and 1957).

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.

Datuk 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.

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 Australians from the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) 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.

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.

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. Penang stepped into the final of Malaysia Cup on 1977 as they lost the match to Singapore.

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. 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 on 1997 and they lost to Selangor. After the disappointment, Penang won the 1998 Malaysia Super League. 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. 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. Penang FA historically won the FA Cup for the first time on 2002 thanks to the goal scored by Gustavo Romero on the 65 minutes. Penang first attempt into the Charity Shield saw the team won the trophy after they beat Selangor.

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 faild 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 12nd 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's squad had only collected 10 points and finished at the bottom of the league. 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. 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. 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.

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 pre-season match; Sime Darby, Johor Darul Takzim, Perak, Selangor, Kelantan. The most notable is the match 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 2016 Malaysia Super League.

Crest and colours

Crest

Since the club's foundation in 1921, the club have had only one main crest. The backgrounds colours of the club crest are navy blue and white. At the top left and bottom right of the crest are the capital letters of 'F' and 'A' in three-dimensional in white colour with blue background which are the abbreviation of 'Football Association'. At the bottom left of the crest is a ball in navy blue and white colour with white background. The name of the state, 'Penang', is written in capital letter, white colour with navy blue background.

Colours

Penang FA'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 while the away jersey is white with blue stripes. The lighter shade of blue is a better representation of the blue colour on the state flag.

Support

Penang's traditional fanbase comes from all over the Georgetown 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 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.

There are also numerous supporters clubs such as Penang FA Fan Club, Haria Penang 69, Nindia Bandaraya, Brigade 07 and more in the state. Penang FA had an average gate of 6660 in the 2015 competitive campaign. Sometimes, tourists from foreign countries also attended the matches.

At matches, Penang fanatic fans sing chants such as "Haria Penang Haria", "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 FA supporters is "Haria Penang Haria". It is used as "words of spirit" during and off the game, and as the slogan among supporters.

Rivalries

Penang do not have a traditional rivalry on the scale of the Singapore-Selangor rivalry. 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. 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. 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 and Perak. "This is Utara", which means "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[1]
2004–2005
2006–2007	Line 7[2]	E&O[3]
2008–2009	Specs	No sponsor
2010	Joma
2011	Eutag[4]
2012	Joma	Allianz University College of Medical Science
2013		Media Hiburan[5]
2014–2015	Umbro	Aspen Group[6]
2016		Penang Water Supply Corporation[7]
2017	Legea

Grounds

Home ground

Stadium Bandar Raya Pulau Pinang
Penang City Stadium

Former names	Penang Island National Stadium (1 October 1945-8 August 2003)
Location	George Town, Penang, Malaysia
Owner	Penang State Government
Operator	Penang Island Municipal Council
Capacity	20,000
Surface	Grass pitch Track
Construction
Broke ground	1 October 1945
Built	1 June 1948
Opened	1 September 1956
Renovated	1 July 1953
Expanded	1 May 1950
Architect	British Commonwealth & Government

Up to the late 1950s, almost all the big matches were played at Victoria Green, home of the Chinese Recreation Club, before the City Stadium was built in 1956.

The Bandaraya Stadium is the current home stadium of Penang FA. The stadium has a capacity of 20,000 people. It was built in 1957, the oldest stadium in Malaysia and initially aims to provide a venue for sports activities from Georgetown, especially as a football pitch.

Previously, Penang FA also use Penang State Stadium in Batu Kawan from 2000 to 2011.

Training ground

The USM Sports Centre is the training ground of Penang FA 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.

Records and statistics

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.

Penang are joint equal with Pahang for having won a total of 14 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

Competition	Round	Result
1998–99 Asian Club Championship	1st Round	Withdrew 0

Competition	Round	Result
2001–02 Asian Club Championship	1st Round	Withdrew 1

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

Club top scorer (since professional era)

Players who scored more than 5 goals are listed.

Season	Player	Goals
1995	John Hunter	10
2002	Gustavo Romero	14
2003	Gustavo Romero	11
2004	Vyacheslav Melnikov	16
2005	Jose Ramirez Barreto	15
2007	Mohd Farizal Rozali	8
2008	Mohd Azrul Ahmad	8
2009	Failee Ghazli	7
2010	Failee Ghazli	5
2013	Norizam Salaman	12
2014	Lee Gil-hoon	17
2015	Mohd Faiz Subri	10
2016	Matias Cordoba	8

Finances and ownership

The club is owned by the Football Association of Penang under the presidency of Dato' Seri Nazir Ariff Munshir Ariff, who is also the current chairman and executive director of Aspen Group. Along with Johor Darul Takzim F.C., Penang is one of only two state teams in Malaysia which is not led by a politician. The association also runs the domestic leagues of the states, which is known as FAP League. The club was owned by Eastern and Oriental from 2006 to 2007. Allianz University College of Medical Science was the owner and main sponsor for the club in 2012.

The sources of funds mostly come from the state government. Penang Water Supply Corporation has sponsored the club since 2015. According to the club's official website, the club also has a variety of other sponsors and partners, including Aspen Group, Penang Development Corporation Kwantus Design and Built, Kany Logistics and Tropicana Ivory. Umbro has been the club's kit manufacturer since 2014.

Penang faced their biggest financial crisis from 2010–2011, due to poor management under the leadership of Datuk Seri Mohamed Zahrain Hashim. 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.

Club officials

Board members

Position	Name
President	Dato' Seri Nazir Ariff Mushir Ariff
Deputy President	Zairil Khir Johari
Vice President	Dato' Gary Nair Mohd Azizudin Mohd Shariff
General Secretary
Treasurer	Dato' Murly Manokharan

Management

Position	Name
Chief Executive Officer	Ismail Harun
Team Manager	Zairil Khir Johari
Assistant Manager 1	Katherisan a/l Letchumanan
Assistant Manager 2	Mohd Nazim Ariff Nazir Ariff
Administration and Security Officer	Muhd Asyraf Mohamad Yusof
FAP Media Officer	Zachki Ahmad Suri
Team Doctor	Dr. Amar Pritpal Abdullah
Liaison Officer	Aznan Yahaya

Coaching and technical staff

Position	Name
Head Coach	Ashley Westwood
Assistant Coach	David Mitchell
Goalkeeping Coach	Marcos Cesar Domingues
Fitness Coach	Thomas Alderwithe
Medical Assistant	K. Mathialagan
Physiotherapist	K. Mathialagan Mohd Isamuddin Mohd Ali Zulkifli Ahmad
Kit Man	Reza Irwan Khairuddin Mohd Fadzly Ahmad
U-21 Head Coach	Manzoor Azwira bin Abd Wahid
U-21 Assistant Coach	Zabidi Hassan
U-21 Goalkeeping Coach	Hisham Jainuddin
U-21 Physiotherapist	Mohd Arifuddin Baharudin
U-19 Head Coach	Mohd Faizal Sultan
U-19 Assistant Coach	Thiagarajan a/l Suppiah
U-19 Goalkeeping Coach	Khairul Nizam Mohd Taib
U-19 Fitness Coach	Mohd Zabidi Othman
U-19 Physiotherapist	Muhamad 'Izzul Na'im Muhd Jamil

Players

Current squad

No	Name	Nat.	Position	D.O.B
Goalkeepers
22	Sani Anuar Kamsani		GK	5/4/83
40	Muhd Hazrul Hafiz Zulkifly		GK	6/12/97
Defenders
2	Mafry Balang		CDM, RB, LB, CB	26/3/84
3	Asraruddin Putra Omar		LB	26/3/88
4	Reinaldo Lobo		CB, CDM	5/4/88
20	Rafiuddin Rodin		LB, LWB, LW	22/8/89
38	Abdul Qayyum Mohamed Jabrullah Khan		CB	14/8/95
Midfielders
11	Azrul Ahmad		CDM, RB, RWB, RW, ST	25/3/85
19	Redzuan Suhaidi		CDM, CB	6/10/95
12	Mohd Syukur Saidin		CDM, RW	12/11/91
8	Shikabala		LW, CAM, ST	5/3/86
37	Mohd Syamer Kutty Abba		LW, CAM, ST	1/10/97
17	Faizat Ghazli		ST, CAM	28/11/94
Forwards
13	Faiz Subri		LW, ST	8/11/87
21	Failee Ghazli		ST	5/9/87
10	Uilliams Bomfim Souza		ST	17/1/89
9	Koki Kiyotake		ST, RW, LW	20/3/91
27	Mohd Jafri Firdaus Chew		ST	11/6/97

Development squad

President's Cup squad (U21)

No	Name	Nat.	Position	D.O.B
Goalkeepers
1	Muhd Hazrul Hafiz Zulkifly		GK	6/12/97
22	Abdul Gafur Samsudin		GK	19/1/95
25	Muhammad Fakhrul Iman Mazir		GK	1998
Defenders
2	Kathiravan a/l S. Ragunathan		CB	28/8/95
3	Mohd Ferdaus Mohd Fauzi		LB/LWB	11/3/96
4	Abdul Qayyum Mohamed Jabrullah Khan		CB	14/8/95
5	Kaviarasan a/l Jayashanker		RB/RWB	1995
11	Ku Mohd Anuar Ku Mohd Roshidi		LB,LM,LWB	2/8/97
12	Visert Sorrachak		CB	2/3/95
17	Tunku Noor Hidayat Tunku Ishak		CB	11/1/95
21	Mohd Hasrul Che Halim		RB/RWB	28/5/98
23	Wan Rohaimi Wan Rahasdi		CB	12/9/97
26	Muhammad Syazwi Suhaimi		LB/LWB	20/1/98
	Magendran a/l Rajandran		RB/RWB	2/12/96
Midfielders
8	Mohd Ramzee Othman		CM/ CAM	17/6/96
9	Muhammad Fitri Che Hassan		CAM/ CM	26/2/96
11	Mohd Faiz Shahiza		LW/LM	1995
13	Muhd Junaidi Shafiai		CAM/ CM	24/2/95
14	Zul Fadzli Mat Rodi		CM	1/10/95
16	Mohd Shahir Muhamad		LW/LM	1995
18	Mukhlis Ihsan Najmi Mohd Nadzir		RW/RM/RB	3/8/98
20	Muhammad Nur Amzar Nor Asli		DM/CM	26/10/96
24	Muhammad Iqbal Muhammad		CDM	10/5/98
27	Muhammad Asyraaf Mat Pushni		DM, CM	6/4/97
28	Mohammad Amirul Mohamad		RM, RB	9/4/97
	Muhammad Firas Asyraaf bin Zahrul Nizam		RM, LM, RW, LW	1/5/96
Forwards
7	Mohd Syamer Kutty Abba		ST/AM/LW	1/10/97
15	Muhd Azrul Zulkifli		ST	21/2/95
19	Muhd Umair Mohd Saufee		ST	15/6/96
10	Mohd Fareza Amar Khasim		ST	26/5/95
30	Ahmad Ashraf Razmi		ST	30/9/95
	Mohd Rizuan Abdul Rahim		ST	26/2/95

Source:^[8] Source:^[9]

Youth's Cup Squad (U19)

No	Name	Nat.	Position	D.O.B
Goalkeepers
1	Mohammad Fathullah Daniel Mohd Rohan		GK	28/6/97
22	Mohamad Faiz Abdul Halim		GK	1999
25	Muhamad Ariff Razali		GK	27/7/98
	Mohammad Naim Izanee Adnan		GK	1998
Defenders
4	Muhamad Hafiz Hisshamnudin		LB/LWB	2000
7	Muhammad Khairul Akmal Rokisham		CB	28/5/98
13	Mohd Alif Aiman Anuar		CB	10/8/97
15	Zulkifli Mohd Yusri		CB	1998
21	Muhammad Faizudin Afiq Kassim		CB	1997
24	Muhammad Hidayat Ruzi		RB/RWB/LB/LWB	18/2/98
26	Muhammad Zulhusni Abdul Khalid		RB/RWB	5/12/97
	Muhamad Fais Dzulkefli		RB/RWB	1997
Midfielders
3	Mohd Syafiq Yusri		LW/LM	1997
5	Mohammad Asyraf Rosli		CM/DM	10/2/97
6	Mohd Faiz Akmal Zahrul Nizam		CM	1997
8	Ravichanthiran a/l Shanmugam		CM	1997
10	Mohd Afif Azman		AM/MC	1/8/98
12	Mohd Hanif Idris		RW/RM	1997
17	Ahmad Fitri Jamahuri		LW/LM	1998
18	Vikneas a/l Ravichandran		DM/CM	25/8/97
20	Muhammad Azam Abdul Halim		RW/RM	31/8/98
27	Muhammad Danish Afiq Mohd Desa		RW/RM/AM	10/10/97
Forwards
2	Anuar Shaukie Ahmad Zulkifli		ST/RW	1998
9	Muhammad Nabil Ramlee		ST/RW	21/2/98
11	Muhamad Danial Arifin		ST	19/6/99
14	Muhamad Aliff Syaamil Mohd Suhaimi		ST	1997
16	Kavindran a/l Manikumaran		ST	1999
19	Muhammad Arash Hakimi Muhd Ramlee		ST	23/2/98
23	Muhammad Syakir Aiman Sudin		ST	19/8/97

Source:^[10] Source:^[11]

Head Coaches

Head Coaches since semi-pro era

Years	Name	Achievement
1986–1990	M. Kuppan	1974 Malaysia Cup champions
1991–1993	Blagoje Bratić	1992 Division 2 runner-up
1995–1996	Mohd Bakar
1997–1999	Moey Yoke Ham	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
2012	Jánós Krécská
2013	Merzagua Abderrazak	2013 FAM League champions
2014	K. Devan
2015–2016	Jacksen F. Tiago	2015 Premier League runner-up
2016	Manzoor Azwira Abdul Wahid (caretaker)
2016	Nenad Baćina
2017–	Ashley Westwood

Club record

Updated on 22 October 2016.

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[lower-alpha 1]	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										–			–	–

Source:^[12][13]

Honours

Domestic

Title	Winners	Runners-up
Division 1/Premier 1/Super League (3)	*1982, 1998, 2001	1983, 1999, 2000 (3)
Division 2/Premier 2/Premier League		1992, 2015 (2)
Malaysia FAM Cup / 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

(*inaugural winners)

Youth

Title	Winners	Runners-up
Malaysia President Cup (1)	2004	2015

Other

Title	Winners	Runners-up
Aga Khan Gold Cup[14] (1)	1976

References

External links

• Penang FA official website