Perak Football Club was a professional football club based in Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia. Founded in 1921, it was one of the oldest football clubs in the country and last competed in the Malaysia Super League. Formerly overseen by the Perak Football Association, the club turned professional in 1994 and was privatised in 2021. Known as The Bos Gaurus,http://www.nst.com.my/news/2016/02/125172/pafa-receives-almost-rm8-million-sponsorship PAFA receives almost RM8 million in sponsorshiphttp://peraktoday.com.my/2016/02/the-bos-gaurus-terima-tajaan-bernilai-rm7-8j/ The Bos Gaurus Terima Tajaan Bernilai RM7.8jhttp://www.sinarharian.com.my/zambry-yakin-skuad-perak-mampu-beraksi-cemerlang-1.240068 Zambry yakin skuad Perak mampu beraksi cemerlang Perak played its home matches at Perak Stadium until its dissolution in 2025.
History
Although a Perak football team had competed as early as 1921 — particularly in the Malaya Cup, Malaysia 1921 the predecessor to the Malaysia Cup — the Perak Football Association (PAFA) was only formally established on 18 April 1951 to oversee football development in the state. Malaysia 1952
In 1957, Perak became the first team to lift the Malaysia Cup at the Merdeka Stadium. In 1964, it featured in the first Malaysia Cup final to be broadcast live on television, though it lost 2–3 to Singapore.
Perak turned semi-professional in 1989 and later went professional in 1994. Notably, the state team remained under the purview of the PFA even after professionalisation.
It held the distinction of being the last state team never to be relegated from the top tier until 2021, when it was relegated for the first time in its history.
In November 2021, private broker company IMC was announced as caretaker owner of the club. This marked the start of a transitional period in which the team moved toward privatisation. In August 2022, XOX Bhd completed a full takeover of the club through its subsidiary XOX Pro Sport Sdn Bhd.
However, the venture was short-lived. Because of their serious financial problems, Perak FC decided to not applying the national club licence from the Malaysian Football League for the 2025–26 season and the club was officially dissolved in 2025.
Dissolution (2025) Following years of financial instability under the ownership of XOX Berhad, Perak FC chairman Datuk Seri Azim Zabidi confirmed on 27 April 2025 that the club would withdraw from the 2025–26 Malaysia Super League. The club failed to meet the National Licensing requirements set by the Malaysian Football League (MFL) due to significant salary arrears and debts. Consequently, the club was officially dissolved in mid-2025, marking the end of its 104-year legacy as a professional entity. Successor: Perak FA state football team Following the collapse of the privatized Perak FC, the Perak Football Association (PAFA) revived the Perak FA state football team (formerly the amateur arm) to ensure the state remained represented in the Malaysian league system. For the 2025–26 Malaysia A1 Semi-Pro League, the team was registered as an amateur-status developmental squad.
Under head coach Syamsul Saad, the revived Perak FA gained national prominence in January 2026 as "Giant-Killers" after defeating Super League side Kuala Lumpur City F.C. 2–0 in the first leg of the 2025–26 Malaysia Cup Round of 16. The squad currently features experienced winger Wan Zack Haikal and a trio of Nigerian imports: Aliyu Abubakar, Christian Chukwu, and Ekene Victor Emewulu.
Rivalries
Perak shares a long-standing rivalry with Selangor, often referred to as the Malayan El Clasico. This rivalry dates back to the early days of the Malaya Cup (now Malaysia Cup) in the 1920s.
Perak also has rivalries with its northern region counterparts Kedah Darul Aman and Penang. Matches with these teams are often referred to as the Northern Derby.
Players (2024) First-team squad
Coaching staff (2023)
Position Name Team manager Nurmaulan Mohd Said Head coach Yusri Che Lah Assistant coaches V. Saravanan, Shahrulnizam Mustapa, Muhammad Azim Abdul Rahim Goalkeeping coach Mohd Azlen Ahmad Jabri Fitness coach Sam Pakiaraj Team doctors Cheng Wern Loong, Ahmad Hazwan Ahmad Shushami Physiotherapists Muhammad Rozairen Hairudin, Mohd Noradam Mohd Azam Masseur Muhammad Shaffiq Mokhtar Kitmen Mohd Azzan Shah Azman Shah, Mohd Suhaimi Mohd Abidin Security Mohd Nasha Bunari Media officers Faidzal Shahril Alang Abdul Rahman, Zubir Shaharani
Stadium Perak FC's home ground was the Perak Stadium. Perak TBG used the alternative Lumut Stadium. In September 2017, the construction of a new training ground was announced. Originally scheduled for completion in February 2018, the training ground dubbed the Perak Football Complex, was eventually completed in 2020.
Coat of arms and colours
Coat of Arms of Perak FA (1921–2015) Perak has historically utilised one primary coat of arms (CoA). The first, adopted when the club was founded, was the image of a Malayan Tiger, where it is famous in Malaya and remained for more than half-century. In 2015, in effort to modernise the club, a new coat of arms was introduced to replace the old arms as the club main coat of arms. The club replaced the old coat of arms with new logo and adopted the image Seladang which is more synonym with the Perak football team. After being criticized for the lack of quality for the logo, Perak The Bos Gaurus launched a new version of the logo chosen from the logo competition held by the team for 2016 season onwards. Perak reused previous coat of arms for 2019 season for all competitions until 2020 season.
Coat of Arms of Perak The Bos Gaurus (2016–2018) Perak The Bos Gaurus have always worn yellow with a bit of black or white colour shirts as their home kit as it is an iconic colour for the club.
Perak The Bos Gaurus's away colours are usually white and black or various combination colours of white, yellow and black as it represent the colour of Perak's Flag.
Supporters Perak TBG was one of the most widely supported football clubs in Perak. Perak TBG's traditional fanbase come from 11 districts in Perak.http://www.yob4ever.com/v2/ Yob4ever Community Silver State Ultras (SSU) was a supporter club founded in April 2009.http://www.bharian.com.my/node/27708 Ultras Malaya cetus kebangkitanhttp://www.sinarharian.com.my/ultras/liga-malaysia/ssu-tetap-aktif-1.331592 SSU Tetap Aktif
Head coaches There have been 16 coaches of Perak Darul Ridzuan Football Association since the appointment of the club's first professional coach, Dato' M. Karathu in 1989. The most successful coach of Perak Darul Ridzuan Football Association is Toni Netto from Brazil who had achieved 4 trophies.
NamePeriodTrophiesTotalDomesticInternationalSLCPLCMCCSFACACLUCWCUCUSCIC Abdullah Yeop Noordin1989 — — — — — — — — 0 M. Karathu1989–90, 2001, 2008–09 — — — 1 1 — — — — — 2 Marco Bilic1991 — — — — — — — — — — 0 Chan Sze Onn1992 — — — — — — — — — — 0 Milous Kvacek1993–94 — — — — — — — — — — 0 Ken Shellito1995 — — — — — — — — — — 0 Khaidir Buyong1996 — — — — — — — — — — 0 Karl Heinz Weigang1997–99, 1999, 2000 — — 2 1 — — — — — — 3 Chow Kwai Lam1999 — — — — — — — — — 0 Torsten Spittler2000 — — — — — — — — — — 0 Toni Netto2002–05 2 — — 1 1 — — — — — 4 Steve Darby2005–08 — — — 2 — — — — — — 2 M. Karathu2009–10 — — — — — — — — — — 0 Raja Azlan Shah Raja So'ib2010–11 — — — — — — — — — — 0 Norizan Bakar2011–12 — — — — — — — — — — 0 Jang Jung2012 — — — — — — — — — — 0 Mohd Azraai Khor Abdullah2013 — — — — — — — — — — 0 Abu Bakar Fadzim2014 — — — — — — — — — — 0 Vjeran SimunicSept 2014 – Jan 2015 — — — — — — — — — — 0 M. KarathuJan 2015 – Aug 2015 — — — — — — — — — — 0 Vjeran SimunicSept 2015 – Nov 2015 — — — — — — — — — — 0 Syamsul SaadNov 2015 – May 2016 — — — — — — — — — — 0 Karl-Heinz WeigangMay 2016 – Feb 2017 — — — — — — — — — — 0 Mehmet DurakovicFeb 2017 – Feb 2021 — — 1 — — — — — — — 1 Chong Yee FattFeb 2021 – Aug 2021 — — — — — — — — — — 0 Yusri Che Lah Dec 2021 – Sept 2022 — — — — — — — — — — 0 Lim Teong Kim Sept 2022 – May 2023 — — — — — — — — — — 0 Yusri Che Lah Oct 2023 – May 2025 — — — — — — — — — — 0Total1989–23203520000012
Managers YearsNameNationality 1992–1993 Safri Nawawi 1998–2000 Raja Ahmad Zainuddin Raja Omar 2001–06 Jamal Nasir Rasdi 2007–08 Mohammed Mahiyuddin Abdullah 2008–10 Nor Azli Musa 2011–13 Khairul Azwan Harun 2014 Azhar Ahmad November 2014 Shahrul Zaman Yahya Malaysia Nov 2015 Shahrul Zaman Yahya Nov 2015 Jamal Mohd Aris 2017–2018 Ahmad Shahrul Azhar Sofian 2019–2020 Adly Shah Ahmad Tah 2021 Rizal Naizali
Continental record Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate1969Asian Champion Club TournamentGroup B Kowloon Motor Bus6–24th out of 5 Persepolis2–4 Maccabi Tel Aviv1–1 Toyo Kogyo0–21971Asian Champion Club TournamentGroup A Al Arabi0–34th out of 4 ROK Army0–3 Taj Tehran0–32003ASEAN Club ChampionshipGroup B Singapore Armed Forces2–0 1st out of 3 DPMM FC3–0Quarter Final Samart United2–0Semi Final BEC Tero Sasana1–33rd Place Playoff Petrokimia Putra0–32004AFC CupGroup D Club Valencia2–01–02nd out of 4 Happy Valley2–12–1 Home United2–22–2Quarter Final Geylang United1–22–33–52005AFC CupGroup D Tampines Rovers2–12–44th out of 4 Club Valencia1–21–1 Sun Hei0–11–22019AFC Champions League Preliminary Round 2 Kitchee1–1 Play-off round Ulsan Hyundai1–5
Honours
Domestic competitions League
Malaysian League / Malaysian Semi-Pro Football League Division I / Malaysia Premier League / Malaysia Premier League 1 / Malaysia Super League Winners (2): 2002, 2003 Runners-up (2): 2006–07, 2018 Malaysian Semi-Pro Football League Division II / Malaysia Premier League 2 / Malaysia Premier League Runners-up (1): 1989
Cup Malaysia FA Cup Winners (2): 1990, 2004 Runners-up (4): 1991, 2002, 2005, 2019 Malaysia Cup Winners (8): 1926, 1931, 1957, 1967, 1970, 1998, 2000, 2018 Runners-up (11): 1923, 1951, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1964, 1971, 1972, 1974, 2001, 2007 Malaysian Charity Shield Winners (3): 1999, 2005, 2006 Runners-up (2): 2001, 2019
Preseason competitions
Unity Shield Winners (1): 2020 Runners-up (1): 2019 Federal Territory Minister Cup Runners-up (1): 2023
Club records
Updated on 19 October 2023 (Malaysian football league was established in 1982).
Note:
Pld = Played, W = Won, D = Drawn, L = Lost, F = Goals for, A = Goals against, Pts= Points, Pos = Position