Sabah Amateur Football Association, operating as Sabah Football Association (SAFA; ) is the governing body of football for the state of Sabah, Malaysia. SAFA is responsible for coordinating and developing regional football with the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) as the official governing body of football in Malaysia. In 2021, members of the association founded a company named Sabah Football Club Sdn Bhd, that has control over Sabah FC.
History Origins From the 1950s to 1963, Sabah competed as the North Borneo football team in the Borneo Cup together with the Sarawak football team and the Brunei national football team. Following the formation of the Malaysian Federation, the North Borneo Football Association (NBFA) changed its name to the Sabah Football Association (Sabah FA). Sabah qualified for the Malaysia Cup for the first time in 1977.Tamparuli Sabah-Sabah FA.
Association management PositionsName President YB Datuk Ir. Shahelmey bin YahyaDeputy president Datuk Khairul Firdaus Akhbar Khan Datuk Awang Kadin TangVice president Rafie Robert Datuk Alijus Sipil Datuk Fairuz Renddan Datuk Ruddy Awah Marasun Hassim General secretary Encik Shamsuddin Mohd Shah Treasurer Executive committee members Mohd Arziz Afizy Rumsani Mohd Arzahri Abd Rahman Mohd Rafiuddin Gulisan Abd Aziz Mohd Ibno Datuk Razak Sulaiman Yuszaimie Abdullah Jackson Taguah Rosman Hussain
Presidents YearsName June 2018–October 2020 Peter Anthony December 2020– YB Datuk Ir. Shahelmey bin Yahya
Competitions The Sabah Football Association organises the Sabah Football League for its regional level clubs.
Affiliated Private companies affiliation Private companies and sponsorships affiliated to the Sabah Football Association include: Sabah Football Club Sdn Bhd (owned 80%, other Sabah corps owned 20%) Sawit Kinabalu Emas Sri Semantan (contracted: 2026) SNE Sports - Sports Digital News & Broadcast Agency Jetama Sdn Bhd Sabah Maju Jaya Ltd. Sabah Electric Sdn Bhd Carino Athletic (ARARAT Sdn Bhd) Verdon Bahanda Corp. (contracted:2021-2022) Sabah Maju Jaya Petroleum Sdn Bhd
Football clubs affiliation All-time clubs in the league competitions affiliated to the Sabah Football Association include:
Sabah FC Sabah FA Futsal Sabah FA Women Kinabalu Jaguar F.C. Cebagoo F.C. Tawau Army F.A. DYS F.C. KDMM F.C. Likas United F.C. Merotai United F.C. Indah United F.C. PRESTA Ranhill Powertron Tenom Juta
See also Piala Presiden Piala Belia History of Malaysian football Sabah Football Club Sdn Bhd
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