Perlis Football Association (PFA) () is the governing body of football for the state of Perlis, Malaysia. PFA is responsible for coordinating and developing regional football with the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) as the official governing body of football in Malaysia.
History
Founded in 1963, the team had a long-standing rivalry with Kedah FA, collectively known as the "Northern derby". Perlis FA home is the 20,000-seat Tuanku Syed Putra Stadium, built in 1995 to replace the Dato' Sheikh Ahmad Stadium. Perlis had their first major success in the 2004 season, when they won the Malaysia Cup. They went on to win the Malaysia Super League, in 2005, and another Malaysia Cup in 2006. They played three finals of the Malaysia FA Cup (2003, 2006, 2007). The team had also won the Malaysian Charity Shield/Piala Sumbangsih twice (2007, 2008). As for continental tournaments, 2006 was their debut playing in the AFC Cup. They did qualify for the 2010 edition of the AFC Cup, but withdrew from the competition.
Suspension The team served a two-year FIFA suspension for failing to settle salary arrears of players and coaches in 2019. With some Perlis-based clubs continued participation in the domestic competitions, it could be interpreted as a suspension on PFA as a team.
FAM has also made the suspension announcement due to the PFA's failure to settle the outstanding wages to their former football director Matt Holland. The FAM decision about mandatory privatization of the state teams in 2021 contributed to Perlis FA not continuing their senior activities.
Association management Position Name President Zamri bin Ibrahim Deputy president Noor Amin bin Ahmad Vice presidents Dr. Abdul Ghafur bin Hanafi Mohd Khomeini bin Halipah A. Puspanathan a/l Ayam Perima General secretary Naimulddin bin Haron Executive committee members Mohd Norhanizam Hamzah Mohd. Zulhadi bin Yusof Ku Hasnol Farid Ku Abd Rahman Dr. Ahmad Fadhzil bin Mohamad Syed Atif bin Syed Abu Bakar Helmy Irwan bin Md Jusoh Zulfikar Amizan bin Ahamed Mohd. Nashriq bin Othaman Sabri bin Ismail Nur Fatin Shairah binti Suhaimi
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Former presidents Name Period Shahidan Kassim 1998–2013 Rozabil Abdul Rahman 2013–2017 Shaharuddin Ismail 2017–2018 Amizal Shaifit Ahmad Rafie 2018–2019 Zainuddin Osman 2019–2020 Encik Zamri bin Ibrahim 2021–present
Competitions The Perlis Football Association organises the Perlis Super League for its regional level clubs.
Notable members Clubs in the league competitions affiliated to the Perlis Football Association include: Perlis GSA (Malaysia A1 Semi-Pro League) Bintong (Malaysia A2 Amateur League) Kuala Perlis Titans (Malaysia A2 Amateur League) Singa Muda Perlis (Piala Belia) Perlis United (defunct) Perlis FA (defunct)
See also Piala Presiden History of Malaysian football
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