Perak Football Association Explained

Perak Football Association Persatuan Bola Sepak Perak
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Founded:	as Perak Amateur Football Association
Purpose:	Football association
Headquarters:	No. 70A, Jalan Kamaruddin Isa, Fair Park, 31400
Location:	Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia
Leader Title:	President
Leader Name:	Datuk Muhammad Yadzan Mohammad

Perak Football Association (PAFA; Malay: Persatuan Bolasepak Perak) is the governing body of football for the state of Perak, Malaysia. PAFA is responsible for coordinating and developing regional football, and has teamed up with the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) as the official governing body of football in Malaysia.

History

Origins

Founded in 1921 as Perak Amateur Football Association (Malay: Persatuan Bola Sepak Amatur Perak). Perak has been represented by a team in Malaya Cup since its inaugural season in 1921.^[1] They were also one of the founding members of the Malayan Football Association (the predecessor to the modern Football Association of Malaysia) in 1926.^[2] However, the team was not officially registered until 18 April 1951, when the newly formed governing body of Perak football, the Perak Amateur Football Association (PAFA), took over its management.^[3] ^[4]

Association management

Positions	Name
President	Muhammad Yadzan Mohammad
Deputy president
General secretary	G. Irudinathan
Treasurer	Mohd Azhar Jamaluddin
Executive committee members	Megat Amerudin
	Mohd Rizairi Jamaluddin
	Mohd Jamil Zakaria
	Mohd Khusairi Abd. Latif
	Ahmad Feisal Zulkifli
	Zainal Anwar Abdul Rashid
	Azahan Ismail
	Hairul Anwar Mohamed Noor
	Mohd Noor Ismail Azmi
	Izham Firdaus Jamaluddin

Former presidents

Years	Name
1957–1972	Teoh Chye Hin
1999–2006	DYTM Raja Dr. Nazrin Shah ibni Sultan Azlan Muhibbuddin Shah
2008–2010	Mohamad Nizar Jamaluddin
2010–September 2015	Zainol Fadzi Paharudin
September 2015–August 2018	Abdul Puhat Mat Nayan
August 2018–October 2018	Hasnul Zulkarnain Abdul Munaim
November 2018–January 2021	Ahmad Faizal Azumu
December 2021–2024	Mohd Azhar Jamaluddin

Competitions

The Perak Football Association organises Perak League for its regional level clubs.

Affiliated

Clubs in the top tiers league competition affiliated to the Perak Football Association include:

Notes and References

Web site: 29 February 2012 . Malaysia 1921 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20221206162447/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesm/malay21.html . 6 December 2022 . 20 August 2024.
Web site: 26 January 2021 . History of FAM . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20210126144909/https://www.fam.org.my/history . 26 January 2021 . 20 August 2024 . Football Association of Malaysia.
Web site: perak_fa [Perak FA Wiki] |website=Perak-fa.seladang.net |date=1951-04-18 |access-date=2016-08-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208165109/http://perak-fa.seladang.net/doku.php?id=perak_fa |archive-date=8 December 2015 |url-status=dead ].
Web site: Info Umum . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151208165109/http://perak-fa.seladang.net/doku.php?id=perak_fa . 8 December 2015 . 20 August 2024 . Perak_FA.