# 2023 Sri Pahang FC season

The 2023 season is Sri Pahang's 20th season in the Malaysia Super League since its inception in 2004. The club will also participate in the Malaysia FA Cup and Malaysia Cup.
On 17 January 2023, Fandi Ahmad has been appointed as club's new head coach.

## Coaching staff

| Position | Name | Nationality |
| Team manager | Dollah Salleh | Malaysia |
| Head coach | Fandi Ahmad | Singapore |
| Assistant head coach | Ahmad Yusof | Malaysia |
| Assistant coach | Ahmad Shaharuddin Rosdi | Malaysia |
| Goalkeeper coach | Ab Samad Mat Salleh | Malaysia |
| Fitness coach | Mohamad Hafiz Tajuddin | Malaysia |
| Team doctor | Shah Rezal Sujit Baskaran Abdullah | Malaysia |
| Physiotherapist | Adam Zuhairy Zafri | Malaysia |
| Masseur | Jalaluddin Jaafar | Malaysia |
| Masseur | Mohd Riduan Amin | Malaysia |
| Masseur | Muhammad Hazeem Mustafar Kamal | Malaysia |

## Players
### 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.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | MAS | Zarif Irfan |
| 5 | DF | AUS | Michael Glassock |
| 6 | MF | PHI | Kevin Ingreso |
| 7 | FW | BRA | Lucas Silva |
| 9 | FW | LBR | Kpah Sherman |
| 10 | FW | MAS | Malik Ariff |
| 11 | FW | MAS | Shamie Iszuan |
| 12 | MF | MAS | Baqiuddin Shamsudin |
| 13 | DF | MAS | Ashar Al Aafiz |
| 15 | DF | ARG | Stefano Brundo |
| 16 | FW | MAS | Ezequiel Agüero (captain) |
| 17 | MF | MAS | Zuhair Aizat |
| 19 | MF | MAS | Sharul Nizam |
| 20 | MF | MAS | Azam Azih (vice-captain) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 21 | DF | MAS | Syazwan Andik (on loan from Johor Darul Ta'zim) |
| 23 | DF | MAS | Azwan Aripin |
| 24 | GK | MAS | Izham Tarmizi (on loan from Johor Darul Ta'zim) |
| 25 | GK | MAS | Wan Syazmin |
| 27 | DF | MAS | Fadhli Shas (vice-captain) |
| 29 | DF | MAS | Azrif Nasrulhaq (on loan from Johor Darul Ta'zim) |
| 30 | FW | MAS | Ibrahim Manusi |
| 31 | DF | UZB | Sherzod Fayziev |
| 35 | FW | MAS | Syaahir Saiful |
| 36 | MF | MAS | Saiful Jamaluddin |
| 55 | MF | MAS | David Rowley |
| 58 | DF | MAS | Muslim Ahmad |
| 61 | DF | MAS | Nicholas Swirad |

## Competitions
### Malaysia Super League

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 3 | Sabah | 26 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 64 | 33 | +31 | 54 | |
| 4 | Kedah Darul Aman | 26 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 52 | 29 | +23 | 53 | |
| 5 | Sri Pahang | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 44 | 33 | +11 | 45 | |
| 6 | Terengganu | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 45 | 34 | +11 | 40 | Qualification for the AFF Shopee Cup group stage |
| 7 | Kuala Lumpur City | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 44 | 39 | +5 | 38 | Qualification for the AFF Shopee Cup group stage |
* ↑ Qualified as the 2023 Malaysia Cup & 2023 Malaysia FA Cup runner-up.

### Malaysia FA Cup
## Player statistics
### Appearances and goals

    As of 10 April 2023
| No. | Pos | Player | League | League | FA Cup | FA Cup | Malaysia Cup | Malaysia Cup | Total | Total |
| No. | Pos | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | Zarif Irfan | 3+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | Nicholas Swirad | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Michael Glassock | 6+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | Kevin Ingreso | 4+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 7 | FW | Lucas Silva | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Kpah Sherman | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 |
| 10 | FW | Malik Ariff | 2+6 | 1 | 0+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 |
| 12 | MF | Baqiuddin Shamsudin | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| 13 | DF | Ashar Al Aafiz | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | Lee Jung-geun | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | Stefano Brundo | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 |
| 16 | FW | Ezequiel Agüero | 3+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 17 | MF | Zuhair Aizat | 0+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 19 | MF | Sharul Nizam | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | Azam Azih | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | Syazwan Andik | 4+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | Azwan Aripin | 6+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 24 | GK | Izham Tarmizi | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | Fadhli Shas | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 29 | DF | Azrif Nasrulhaq | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 31 | DF | Sherzod Fayziev | 0+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 35 | FW | Syaahir Saiful | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 | MF | David Rowley | 1+4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 61 | DF | Nicholas Swirad | 2+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Players who left the club during the 2023 season |||||||||||