# 2013 Pahang FA season

The 2013 season was Pahang's 23rd consecutive season in the top flight of Malaysian football. Pahang's victory in the 2013 Malaysia Cup for the third time in their history, last time they won are 21 years ago.

## Coaching staff

| Position | Staff |
| Manager | Dato' Che Nasir B Salleh |
| Assistant manager | Zainal Abidin Hassan |
| Head coach | Dollah Salleh |
| Assistant coach | Ahmad Shaharuddin Rosdi |
| Goalkeeper coach | Mudzar Mohamad |
| First-team fitness coaches | Rahim Kadir Ku Jambu |
| Physiotherapist | Mohd Suhaimi Ramli |
| Physiotherapist | Adam Zuhairy |
| Kit man/Equipment | Abdul Razak B Akil |
| Reserve team manager | Datuk Mohd Tajuddin Abdullah |
| Reserve Team Head Coach | Azaruddin Aziz |
| Reserve Team Assistant Coach | Fahim Kow Abdullah |
| Reserve Team Goalkeeping Coach | Syed Nasir Akil |
| Reserve Team Physiotherapist | Hafizan Abdul Hamit |

### Other information

| Chairman | Y.A.M. Tengku Muda Pahang Tengku Abdul Rahman |
| General Secretary | Fuzzemi Ibrahim |
| Ground (capacity and dimensions) | Darulmakmur Stadium (41,837 / 103x67 metres) |
| Training ground | Taman Gelora Ground |

## Players
### First-team squad

| No. | Name | Position |
| Goalkeepers ||||
| 1 | Khairulazhan Khalid | GK |
| 22 | Rosfaizul Azuar Ali | GK |
| 23 | Mohd Nasril Nourdin | GK |
| Defenders ||||
| 2 | Jalaluddin Jaafar (captain) | RB |
| 3 | Mohd Saiful Nizam Miswan | CB |
| 4 | Damion Stewart | CB |
| 6 | Mohd Hazri Rozali | RB |
| 13 | Mohd Razman Roslan | CB |
| 14 | Mohd Faisal Mohd Rosli | LB |
| 17 | Mohd Zaiza Zainal Abidin| | CB |
| 18 | Muhammad Syawal Norsam | CB |
| 20 | Mohd Shahrizan Salleh | LB |
| Midfielders ||||
| 5 | Mohd Amirul Hadi Zainal | CM |
| 7 | R. Surendran | RW |
| 8 | Azidan Sarudin | CM |
| 10 | Abdul Malik Mat Ariff | LW |
| 11 | Mohd Faizol Hussien | CM |
| 15 | Mohd Hazuan Mohd Daud | RW |
| 21 | Mohd Hafiz Kamal | CM |
| 24 | R.Gopinathan | LW |
| Forwards ||||
| 9 | Matías Conti | ST |
| 12 | Mohd Azamuddin Md Akil | ST |
| 19 | Mohd Fauzi Roslan | ST |
| 25 | Mohd Shafei Zahari | ST |

### Reserve squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | MAS | Muhammad Saufi Mohamad |
| 2 | DF | MAS | Muhammad Zakwan Harun |
| 3 | MF | MAS | Mohd Nur Raimin Abd Rani |
| 4 | DF | MAS | Iskandar Zulkarnaen Ibrahim |
| 5 | DF | MAS | Mohd Yusrizal Che Usop |
| 6 | MF | MAS | Shahrul Azwan Ariff |
| 7 | DF | MAS | Mohamad Firdaus Anuar |
| 8 | MF | MAS | Mohamad Firdaus Mat Nasir |
| 9 | FW | MAS | Mohd Shafei Zahari |
| 10 | FW | MAS | Muhammad Saifulrisal |
| 11 | MF | MAS | Mohd Sharul Aizad Zukufli |
| 12 | DF | MAS | Muhammad Ilham Yusof |
| 13 | MF | MAS | Mohd Shafizi Mohd Zain |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 14 | MF | MAS | Muhammad Nur Azam Abdul Azih |
| 15 | MF | MAS | Md Rizua Shafiqi Kamarulzaman |
| 16 | FW | MAS | Muhamad Amirul Kasmuri |
| 17 | FW | MAS | Muhamad Aliff Amin Basri |
| 18 | MF | MAS | Ikmal Hakim Hamizat |
| 19 | DF | MAS | Mohamad Amin Mozri |
| 20 | FW | MAS | Mohd Faizal Abdul Rani |
| 21 | DF | MAS | Mohd Hilmi Husaini Asmadii |
| 22 | GK | MAS | Khairul Nidzam Md Noor |
| 23 | DF | MAS | Mohd Azlye Hafizee Mohd Yatim |
| 24 | DF | MAS | Muhamad Nur Zhafri Zaini |
| 25 | GK | MAS | Mohamad Aliff Md Sadali |

## Transfers
### In

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | GK | MAS | Mohd Nasril Nourdin (from Perak FA) |
| — | DF | MAS | Mohd Razman Roslan (from Selangor FA) |
| — | MF | MAS | Azidan Sarudin (from Selangor FA) |
| — | MF | MAS | Mohd Amirul Hadi Zainal (from Selangor FA) |
| — | GK | MAS | Khairulazhan Khalid (from Shahzan Muda FC) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | DF | MAS | Faisal Rosli (from Shahzan Muda FC) |
| — | FW | MKD | Nikolce Klečkarovski (from SHB Đà Nẵng F.C.) |
| — | FW | MAR | Mohamed Borji (from Difaa El Jadida) |
| — | GK | ARG | Matías Conti (from Tristán Suárez) |
| — | DF | JAM | Damion Stewart (from Notts County) |

### Out

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 4 | DF | MAS | Mohd Fadzirul Zakaria (to be released) |
| 5 | MF | MAS | Khairan Eroza Razali (to Penang FA) |
| 8 | DF | MAS | Khairul Azman B Awang Long (Kuantan FA) |
| 9 | MF | RUS | Boris Kochkin (to be released) |
| 10 | FW | BRA | Maycon Carvalho Inez (to be released) |
| 13 | DF | MAS | Wan Mohd Azwari Wan Nor (to Sabah FA) |
| 14 | DF | MAS | Abdul Wafiy Abdul Ghafar (to Shahzan Muda FC) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 16 | DF | MAS | Amirrullah Abd Razab (to Kuantan FA) |
| 22 | GK | MAS | Wan Azraei Wan Teh (to Terengganu FA) |
| 23 | FW | MAS | Mohd Kamal Rodiarjat Mohd Ali (to Kuantan FA) |
| 25 | GK | MAS | Mohd Hafiz Nasruddin (to be released) |
| — | FW | MKD | Nikolce Klečkarovski (to be released) |
| — | FW | MAR | Mohamed Borji (to be released) |
For recent transfers, see List of Malaysian football transfers 2012

## Competitions
### Competition record

| Competition | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| 2013 Malaysia Super League | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 36 | 32 | +4 | 045.45 |
| 2013 Malaysia FA Cup | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 5 | +9 | 075.00 |
| 2013 Malaysia Cup | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 16 | +5 | 054.55 |
| Total | 37 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 71 | 53 | +18 | 051.35 |

### 2013 Malaysia Cup

The Final will be played on 3 Nov 2013 at Shah Alam Stadium, Shah Alam.

### Malaysia Super League

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 3 | Johor Darul Takzim | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 32 | 26 | +6 | 40 | |
| 4 | Kelantan | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 32 | 20 | +12 | 36 | 2014 AFC Cup group stage |
| 5 | Pahang | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 36 | 32 | +4 | 35 | |
| 6 | ATM | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 35 | 25 | +10 | 34 | |
| 7 | Perak | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 23 | 27 | −4 | 29 | |
* ↑ Qualified as 2013 Piala FA winners

### Malaysia FA Cup

| 1st Round | 1st Round | 2nd Round | 2nd Round | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| | | Kelantan | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| PKNS | 1 | PKNS | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| LionsXII | 0 | | | Kelantan | 2 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | |
| Sarawak | 3 | | | Sarawak | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | |
| Malacca | 0 | Sarawak | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Preah Khan | 1 | PBAPP | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| PBAPP | 5 | | | | | | | Kelantan | 4 | 2 | 6 | | |
| Kuala Lumpur | 0 | | | | | | | Terengganu | 1 | 4 | 5 | | |
| Pos Malaysia | 5 | Pos Malaysia | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| UiTM | 0 | Negeri Sembilan | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Negeri Sembilan | 2 | | | Negeri Sembilan | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | |
| PDRM | 1 | | | Terengganu | 3 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | |
| Penang | 2 | Penang | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| SPA | 1 | Terengganu | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Terengganu | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | Kelantan | 1 |
| Kedah | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | Johor Darul Takzim | 0 |
| NS Betaria | 0 | Kedah | 2(4) | | | | | | | | | | |
| Johor Darul Takzim | 1 | Johor Darul Takzim | 2(5) | | | | | | | | | | |
| Perak | 0 | | | Johor Darul Takzim | 1 | 2 | 3(4) | | | | | | |
| Sabah | 2 | | | Selangor | 2 | 1 | 3(2) | | | | | | |
| FELDA United | 1 | Sabah | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Selangor | 2(3) | Selangor | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| ATM | 2(2) | | | | | | | Johor Darul Takzim (a) | 1 | 1 | 2 | | |
| Johor | 2 | | | | | | | Pahang | 0 | 2 | 2 | | |
| Pahang | 3 | Pahang | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Shahzan Muda | 0 | Tentera Darat | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Tentera Darat | 2 | | | Pahang | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | |
| T-Team | 3 | | | Sime Darby | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | |
| Perlis | 2 | T-Team | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | Sime Darby | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Malaysia Cup
#### Group stage

| Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Kelantan FA (A) | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 11 |
| Pahang FA (A) | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 8 |
| Negeri Sembilan FA | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 13 | −2 | 8 |
| Terengganu FA | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 5 |

#### Knockout phase

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| D2 | LionsXII | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| A1 | ATM FA | 0 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| A1 | ATM FA | 0 | 4 | 4 | A1 | ATM FA | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | |
| | | | | | C1 | Kelantan FA | 2 | 2 | 4 | | | |
| C1 | Kelantan FA | 2 | 6 | 8 | C1 | Kelantan FA | 2 | 2 | 4 | | | |
| B2 | Johor Darul Takzim | 4 | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| B2 | Johor Darul Takzim | 4 | 1 | 5 | | | | | | C1 | Kelantan FA | 0 |
| | | | | | | | | | | C2 | Pahang FA | 1 |
| C2 | Pahang FA | 3 | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | C2 | Pahang FA | 1 |
| B1 | PKNS FC | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| B1 | PKNS FC | 2 | 1 | 3 | C2 | Pahang FA | 3 | 1 | 4 | | | |
| | | | | | D1 | Sarawak FA | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | |
| A2 | Sime Darby FC | 0 | 1 | 1 | D1 | Sarawak FA | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | |
| D1 | Sarawak FA | 0 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | |