# 2017 Pahang FA season

The 2017 season was Pahang's 14th season in the Liga Super Malaysia since its inception in 2004. Pahang also participated in the Piala FA and Piala Malaysia. The season covers the period from 21 January 2017 to 28 October 2017.
Pahang lost the Piala FA Final to Kedah after a 2–3 loss on 20 May.

## Players
### First team squad

    As of 1 September 2017
| No. | Name | Position | Date of Birth (Age) |
| Goalkeepers |||||
| 1 | Helmi Eliza | GK | (1983-01-20) 20 January 1983 (age 42) |
| 22 | Saufi Muhammad | GK | (1992-07-11) 11 July 1992 (age 32) |
| 27 | Wan Azraie | GK | (1986-07-07) 7 July 1986 (age 38) |
| Defenders |||||
| 2 | Matthew Davies (Captain) | RB / RWB | (1995-02-07) 7 February 1995 (age 29) |
| 3 | Saiful Nizam | CB / LB / RB | (1981-03-03) 3 March 1981 (age 43) |
| 4 | R. Dinesh | LB / LWB | (1998-02-13) 13 February 1998 (age 26) |
| 14 | Faisal Rosli | LB / LWB / LW / ST | (1991-01-21) 21 January 1991 (age 34) |
| 15 | Heo Jae-won | CB / DM / CM | (1984-07-01) 1 July 1984 (age 40) |
| 18 | Nordin Alias | DM / CB / RB / CM | (1985-10-26) 26 October 1985 (age 39) |
| 19 | Afif Amiruddin | CB / RB | (1984-03-22) 22 March 1984 (age 40) |
| 21 | Zubir Azmi | LB / LWB | (1991-11-14) 14 November 1991 (age 33) |
| 24 | Muslim Ahmad | CB | (1989-04-25) 25 April 1989 (age 35) |
| 30 | Ashar Al Aafiz | CB / RB | (1995-03-28) 28 March 1995 (age 29) |
| Midfielders |||||
| 6 | Christie Jayaseelan | RW / LW | (1986-08-18) 18 August 1986 (age 38) |
| 7 | Faisal Abdul Halim | ST / RW / LW | (1998-01-07) 7 January 1998 (age 27) |
| 8 | Wan Zaharulnizam Zakaria | RW / LW | (1991-05-08) 8 May 1991 (age 33) |
| 9 | Kiko Insa | DM | (1988-01-25) 25 January 1988 (age 37) |
| 11 | Syamim Yahya | RW / LW | (1990-05-17) 17 May 1990 (age 34) |
| 16 | Nurridzuan Abu Hassan | AM / RM | (1992-04-20) 20 April 1992 (age 32) |
| 17 | Joseph Kalang Tie | AM / LW | (1987-03-09) 9 March 1987 (age 37) |
| 20 | Azam Azih | AM | (1995-03-03) 3 March 1995 (age 29) |
| 23 | Salomon Raj | DM / CM | (1994-03-23) 23 March 1994 (age 30) |
| Forwards |||||
| 5 | Ashari Samsudin | ST / RW / AM | (1985-06-07) 7 June 1985 (age 39) |
| 10 | Yamil Romero | ST / AM | (1995-07-11) 11 July 1995 (age 29) |
| 26 | Mohamadou Sumareh | RW / AM | (1991-09-20) 20 September 1991 (age 33) |
| 28 | Kogileswaran Raj | ST / LW / RW / AM | (1998-09-21) 21 September 1998 (age 26) |
| 29 | Matheus Alves | ST / AM | (1993-05-19) 19 May 1993 (age 31) |
| – | Bright Dike | ST | (1987-02-02) 2 February 1987 (age 37) |
* Player names in bold denotes player that left during mid-season

## Technical staff

| Position | Name |
| Team Manager | Dato' Che Nasir B Salleh |
| Assistant Team Manager | Jalaluddin Jaafar |
| Head Coach | Dollah Salleh |
| Assistant Head Coach | Ahmad Shaharuddin Rosdi |
| Coach | Azaruddin Aziz |
| Coach | Jalaluddin Jaafar |
| Goalkeeper Coach | Muadzar Mohamad |
| Fitness Coach | Mohd Hafiz Tajudin |
| Fitness Coach | Abdul Rahim Kadir Ku Jambu |
| Physiotheraphy | Adam Zuhairy Zafri |
| Kit Man | Abdul Razak B Akil |

## Transfers

First transfer window started in December 2017 to 22 January 2017 and second transfer window started on 15 May 2017 to 11 June 2017.

### In
#### December to January

| Date | Pos | Player | Transferred from |
| November 2016 | DF | Muslim Ahmad | Kelantan |
| November 2016 | MF | Wan Zaharulnizam Zakaria | Kelantan |
| November 2016 | MF | Syamim Yahya | Felda United |
| November 2016 | MF | D. Christie Jayaseelan | Felda United |
| November 2016 | MF | Nurridzuan Abu Hassan | Perak |
| November 2016 | MF | Joseph Kalang Tie | Terengganu |
| November 2016 | MF | Nordin Alias | Terengganu |
| November 2016 | DF | Zubir Azmi | Terengganu |
| November 2016 | FW | Ashari Samsudin | Terengganu |
| November 2016 | GK | Wan Azraie Wan Teh | T-Team |
| November 2016 | DF | Afif Amiruddin | Perlis |
| November 2016 | MF | Mohamadou Sumareh | Perlis |
| January 2017 | DF | Kiko Insa | Bali United |
| January 2017 | DF | Heo Jae-won | Dibba Al-Fujairah |
| January 2017 | FW | Matheus Alves | Fluminense |
| January 2017 | FW | Bright Dike | Amkar Perm |

#### May to June

| Date | Pos | Player | Transferred from |
| 17 May 2017 | MF | Yamil Romero | Boca Juniors II |

### Out
#### December to January

| Date | Pos | Player | Transferred to |
| November 2016 | MF | Fauzi Roslan | Melaka United |
| November 2016 | FW | Amirul Kasmuri | Shahzan Muda |
| November 2016 | FW | Faizal Abdul Rani | Shahzan Muda |
| November 2016 | FW | Shafie Zahari | Shahzan Muda |
| November 2016 | MF | Helmi Abdullah | Shahzan Muda |
| November 2016 | MF | Shah Amirul Zamri | Pahang U21 |
| November 2016 | GK | Daniel Wafiuddin Sa'dun | Pahang U21 |
| November 2016 | MF | Rizua Shafiqi Kamaruzaman | Shahzan Muda |
| November 2016 | DF | Ridhwan Maidin | Shahzan Muda |
| November 2016 | DF | Shahrizan Salleh | Shahzan Muda |
| November 2016 | GK | Nasril Nourdin | Perlis |
| November 2016 | DF | Jailton | Unattached |
| November 2016 | MF | Claudio Meneses | Unattached |
| November 2016 | FW | Pablo Vranjicán | Unattached |
| November 2016 | MF | Faysal Shayesteh | Arema Cronus |
| January 2017 | MF | D. Saarvindran | Johor Darul Ta'zim II |

#### May to June

| Date | Pos | Player | Transferred to |
| 15 May 2017 | FW | Bright Dike | Unattached |

## Competitions
### Overall

| Competition | Started round | Current position / round | Final position / round | First match | Last match |
| Super League | Matchday 1 | 2nd / Matchday 22 | 2nd / Matchday 22 | 20 January 2017 | 28 October 2017 |
| FA Cup | Round of 32 | Finished | Runner-up | 14 February 2017 | 20 May 2017 |
| Malaysia Cup | Group stage | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | 4 July 2017 | 24 September 2017 |
Updated to match played 28 September 2017 Source: Competitions

### Overview

| Competition | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| Liga Super | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 44 | 26 | +18 | 054.55 |
| Piala FA | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 9 | +6 | 071.43 |
| Piala Malaysia | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 13 | +4 | 037.50 |
| Total | 37 | 20 | 7 | 10 | 76 | 48 | +28 | 054.05 |
Last updated: 28 October 2017 Source: Competitions

### Liga Super

The league kick-off on 21 January and ends on 21 October 2017.

#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Johor Darul Ta'zim (C) | 22 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 50 | 19 | +31 | 49 | Qualification to Champions League preliminary round 2 or AFC Cup group stage |
| 2 | Pahang | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 44 | 26 | +18 | 40 | |
| 3 | Felda United (R) | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 40 | 26 | +14 | 39 | Relegation to Premier League |
| 4 | Kedah | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 45 | 33 | +12 | 35 | |
| 5 | Perak | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 30 | 31 | −1 | 34 | |
* ↑ Pahang withdraw from AFC competition.
* ↑ Felda United were relegated because they failed to renew their licence
* ↑ Kedah as 2017 Malaysia FA Cup winners not eligible for AFC competition spots as they failed granted AFC club license.

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 28 October 2017. Source: Liga Super fixtures and results

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
| Ground | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H |
| Result | D | W | W | L | W | W | W | L | W | D | D | L | W | L | L | W | W | L | W | W | W | D |
| Position | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |

#### Fixtures and results

Win  Draw  Loss

##### Second leg
### Piala FA

The tournament kick-off on 5 February and ends on 20 May 2017.

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 20 May 2017. Source: Piala FA fixtures and results

#### Knockout phase
##### Final
### Piala Malaysia
#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 24 September 2017. Source: Piala Malaysia fixtures and results

#### Group stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | PKNP | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 11 | Advance to knockout phase |
| 2 | Pahang | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 9 | Advance to knockout phase |
| 3 | Negeri Sembilan | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 12 | −4 | 6 | |
| 4 | T–Team | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 14 | −2 | 5 | |
Win  Draw  Loss

#### Knockout stage
## Statistics
### Appearances

| No. | Pos. | Name | Liga Super | Piala FA | Piala Malaysia | Total |
| 1 | GK | Helmi Eliza | 5 (1) | 0 | 1 | 6 (1) |
| 2 | DF | Matthew Davies | 17 (1) | 7 | 7 | 31 (1) |
| 3 | DF | Saiful Nizam | 4 (4) | 0 | 3 (2) | 7 (6) |
| 4 | DF | R. Dinesh | 2 | 0 (1) | 0 | 2 (1) |
| 5 | FW | Ashari Samsudin | 9 (7) | 1 (5) | 3 (2) | 13 (14) |
| 6 | MF | Christie Jayaseelan | 4 (5) | 2 (2) | 0 (6) | 6 (13) |
| 7 | MF | Faisal Abdul Halim | 1 (4) | 0 | 0 (2) | 1 (6) |
| 8 | MF | Wan Zaharulnizam Zakaria | 14 (1) | 7 | 6 (1) | 27 (2) |
| 9 | MF | Kiko Insa | 7 (4) | 3 (1) | 1 (2) | 11 (7) |
| 10 | FW | Yamil Romero | 8 | 1 | 8 | 17 |
| 11 | MF | Syamim Yahya | 16 (3) | 7 | 3 (2) | 26 (5) |
| 14 | MF | Faisal Rosli | 16 | 7 | 5 | 28 |
| 15 | DF | Heo Jae-won | 20 | 7 | 8 | 35 |
| 16 | MF | Nurridzuan Abu Hassan | 1 (6) | 1 (1) | 1 (1) | 3 (8) |
| 17 | MF | Joseph Kalang Tie | 6 (7) | 1 (2) | 1 (3) | 8 (12) |
| 18 | MF | Nordin Alias | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) |
| 19 | DF | Afif Amiruddin | 17 (1) | 4 (1) | 6 | 27 (2) |
| 20 | MF | Azam Azih | 18 (2) | 5 (2) | 7 | 30 (4) |
| 21 | DF | Zubir Azmi | 6 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| 22 | GK | Saufi Muhammad | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | Salomon Raj | 2 (3) | 0 (2) | 0 (1) | 2 (6) |
| 24 | DF | Muslim Ahmad | 5 (3) | 3 (1) | 1 | 9 (4) |
| 26 | MF | Mohamadou Sumareh | 21 | 6 | 8 | 35 |
| 27 | GK | Wan Azraie | 17 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
| 28 | FW | Kogileswaran Raj | 1 (3) | 0 | 1 (2) | 2 (5) |
| 29 | FW | Matheus Alves | 21 | 7 | 8 | 36 |
| 30 | DF | Ashar Al Aafiz | 0 (1) | 0 | 1 | 1 (1) |
| Left club during season |||||||
| – | FW | Bright Dike | 4 (4) | 1 (1) | 0 | 5 (5) |
Last updated: 28 October 2017. Source: Soccerway

### Top scorers

    Correct as of match played on 28 October 2017
The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.
| Rnk | No. | Player | Pos | Liga Super | Piala FA | Piala Malaysia | Total |
| 1 | 29 | Matheus Alves | FW | 18 | 2 | 5 | 24 |
| 2 | 26 | Mohamadou Sumareh | FW | 6 | 4 | 1 | 11 |
| 3 | 8 | Wan Zaharulnizam | MF | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 3 | 15 | Heo Jae-won | DF | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | 17 | Joseph Kalang Tie | MF | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | 6 | D. Christie Jayaseelan | MF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | 5 | Ashari Samsudin | FW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | 10 | Bright Dike | FW | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | 10 | Yamil Romero | FW | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | 19 | Afif Amiruddin | DF | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 11 | 2 | Matthew Davies | DF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | 11 | Ahmad Syamim Yahya | MF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | 20 | Azam Azih | MF | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 14 | 14 | Faisal Rosli | DF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | 23 | Salamon Raj | MF | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | 28 | Kogileswaran Raj | FW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Own Goal | Own Goal | Own Goal | Own Goal | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 44 | 15 | 17 | 76 |
* Player names in bold denotes player that left during mid-season
Last updated: 28 October 2017. Source: Soccerway

### Clean sheets

    Correct as of match played on 28 October 2017
The list is sorted by shirt number when total clean sheets are equal.
| Rnk | No. | Player | Liga Super | Piala FA | Piala Malaysia | Total |
| 1 | 27 | Wan Azraie | 5 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| 2 | 1 | Helmi Eliza | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Total | Total | Total | 7 | 2 | 2 | 11 |

### Home attendance
#### Matches (all competitions)

All matches played at Darul Makmur Stadium.
| Date | Attendance | Opposition | Score | Competition |
| 27 January 2017 | 13,402 | T-Team | 5–0 | Liga Super matchday 2 |
| 18 February 2017 | 9,654 | Penang | 6–1 | Liga Super matchday 5 |
| 28 February 2017 | 10,826 | PKNS | 3–0 | Liga Super matchday 7 |
| 11 March 2017 | 20,298 | Melaka United | 2–0 | Piala FA Round of 16 |
| 1 April 2017 | 29,100 | Johor Darul Ta'zim | 3–1 | Piala FA Quarter-finals |
| 15 April 2017 | 12,847 | Selangor | 2–2 | Liga Super matchday 10 |
| 26 April 2017 | 5,646 | Felda United | 1–1 | Liga Super matchday 11 |
| 30 April 2017 | 30,149 | Negeri Sembilan | 1–0 | Piala FA Semi-finals |
| 6 May 2017 | 11,267 | Kelantan | 2–3 | Liga Super matchday 12 |
| 4 July 2017 | 5,292 | Negeri Sembilan | 2–2 | Piala Malaysia matchday 1 |
| 11 July 2017 | 8,053 | Johor Darul Ta'zim | 0–2 | Liga Super matchday 15 |
| 22 July 2017 | 2,455 | Melaka United | 2–0 | Liga Super matchday 17 |
| 1 August 2017 | 1,990 | PKNP | 6–0 | Piala Malaysia matchday 5 |
| 5 August 2017 | 6,111 | Kedah | 2–1 | Liga Super matchday 19 |
| 9 September 2017 | 6,878 | T-Team | 3–2 | Piala Malaysia matchday 6 |
| 16 September 2017 | 11,881 | Perak | 3–1 | Piala Malaysia Quarter-finals |
| 20 September 2017 | 944 | Sarawak | 3–0 | Liga Super matchday 20 |
| 28 October 2017 | 1,759 | Perak | 1–1 | Liga Super matchday 22 |