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
Name Nationality Position Date of birth (age) Goalkeepers 1 Helmi Eliza GK 22 Saufi Muhammad GK 27 Wan Azraie GK Defenders 2 Matthew Davies (Captain) RB / RWB 3 Saiful Nizam CB / LB / RB 4 R. Dinesh LB / LWB 14 Faisal Rosli LB / LWB / LW / ST 15 Heo Jae-won CB / DM / CM 18 Nordin Alias DM / CB / RB / CM 19 Afif Amiruddin CB / RB 21 Zubir Azmi LB / LWB 24 Muslim Ahmad CB 30 Ashar Al Aafiz CB / RB Midfielders 6 Christie Jayaseelan RW / LW 7 Faisal Abdul Halim ST / RW / LW 8 Wan Zaharulnizam Zakaria RW / LW 9 Kiko Insa DM 11 Syamim Yahya RW / LW 16 Nurridzuan Abu Hassan AM / RM 17 Joseph Kalang Tie AM / LW 20 Azam Azih AM 23 Salomon Raj DM / CM Forwards 5 Ashari Samsudin ST / RW / AM 10 Yamil Romero ST / AM 26 Mohamadou Sumareh RW / AM 28 Kogileswaran Raj ST / LW / RW / AM 29 Matheus Alves ST / AM – Bright Dike ST
* Player names in bold denotes player that left during mid-season
Technical staff PositionName 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 Jalaluddin Jaafar Goalkeeper Coach Muadzar Mohamad Fitness Coach Mohd Hafiz Tajudin 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 PlayerTransferred 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 PlayerTransferred from 17 May 2017 MF Yamil Romero Boca Juniors II
Out
December to January
Date PlayerTransferred 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 PlayerTransferred to 15 May 2017 FW Bright Dike Unattached
Competitions Overall
Overview
Liga Super The league kick-off on 21 January and ends on 21 October 2017.
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Fixtures and results
First leg
Second leg
Piala FA The tournament kick-off on 5 February and ends on 20 May 2017.
Results summary
Knockout phase Round of 32
Round of 16
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Piala Malaysia
Results summary
Group stage
Knockout stage
Statistics Appearances No.Pos.NameLiga SuperPiala FAPiala MalaysiaTotal1GK Helmi Eliza5 (1)016 (1)2DF Matthew Davies17 (1)7731 (1)3DF Saiful Nizam4 (4)03 (2)7 (6)4DF R. Dinesh20 (1)02 (1)5FW Ashari Samsudin9 (7)1 (5)3 (2)13 (14)6MF Christie Jayaseelan4 (5)2 (2)0 (6)6 (13)7MF Faisal Abdul Halim1 (4)00 (2)1 (6)8MF Wan Zaharulnizam Zakaria14 (1)76 (1)27 (2)9MF Kiko Insa7 (4)3 (1)1 (2)11 (7)10FW Yamil Romero8181711MF Syamim Yahya16 (3)73 (2)26 (5)14MF Faisal Rosli16752815DF Heo Jae-won20783516MF Nurridzuan Abu Hassan1 (6)1 (1)1 (1)3 (8)17MF Joseph Kalang Tie6 (7)1 (2)1 (3)8 (12)18MF Nordin Alias0 (1)000 (1)19DF Afif Amiruddin17 (1)4 (1)627 (2)20MF Azam Azih18 (2)5 (2)730 (4)21DF Zubir Azmi603922GK Saufi Muhammad000023MF Salomon Raj2 (3)0 (2)0 (1)2 (6)24DF Muslim Ahmad5 (3)3 (1)19 (4)26MF Mohamadou Sumareh21683527GK Wan Azraie17773128FW Kogileswaran Raj1 (3)01 (2)2 (5)29FW Matheus Alves21783630DF Ashar Al Aafiz0 (1)011 (1) Left club during season–FW Bright Dike4 (4)1 (1)05 (5)
Top scorers Correct as of match played on 28 October 2017 The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal. PlayerLiga SuperPiala FAPiala MalaysiaTotal129 Matheus AlvesFW182524226 Mohamadou SumarehFW6411138 Wan ZaharulnizamMF203515 Heo Jae-wonDF1315517 Joseph Kalang TieMF20246 D. Christie JayaseelanMF310475 Ashari SamsudinFW300310 Bright DikeFW210310 Yamil RomeroFW201319 Afif AmiruddinDF1023112 Matthew DaviesDF101211 Ahmad Syamim YahyaMF110220 Azam AzihMF01121414 Faisal RosliDF100123 Salamon RajMF010128 Kogileswaran RajFW1001Own Goal0101Total44151776 * Player names in bold denotes player that left during mid-season
Clean sheets Correct as of match played on 28 October 2017 The list is sorted by shirt number when total clean sheets are equal. PlayerLiga SuperPiala FAPiala MalaysiaTotal1 27 Wan Azraie52182 1 Helmi Eliza2013Total72211
Home attendance Matches (all competitions) All matches played at Darul Makmur Stadium. Date Attendance Opposition Score Competition27 January 201713,402 T-Team5–0Liga Super matchday 218 February 20179,654 Penang6–1Liga Super matchday 528 February 201710,826 PKNS3–0Liga Super matchday 711 March 201720,298 Melaka United2–0Piala FA Round of 161 April 201729,100 Johor Darul Ta'zim3–1Piala FA Quarter-finals15 April 201712,847 Selangor2–2Liga Super matchday 1026 April 20175,646 Felda United1–1Liga Super matchday 1130 April 201730,149 Negeri Sembilan1–0Piala FA Semi-finals6 May 201711,267 Kelantan2–3Liga Super matchday 124 July 20175,292 Negeri Sembilan2–2Piala Malaysia matchday 111 July 20178,053 Johor Darul Ta'zim0–2Liga Super matchday 1522 July 20172,455 Melaka United2–0Liga Super matchday 171 August 20171,990 PKNP6–0Piala Malaysia matchday 55 August 20176,111 Kedah2–1Liga Super matchday 199 September 20176,878 T-Team3–2Piala Malaysia matchday 616 September 201711,881 Perak3–1Piala Malaysia Quarter-finals20 September 2017944 Sarawak3–0Liga Super matchday 2028 October 20171,759 Perak1–1Liga Super matchday 22
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