Football Association of Sarawak
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| Formation | 1974 |
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| Purpose | Football association |
| Headquarters | Stadium Negeri, Petra Jaya 93050 |
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| Abang Zulkarnain Abang Abdurahman | |
| Website | Website |
(Malay: Persatuan Bola Sepak Sarawak) is the governing body of football for the Malaysian region of Sarawak. Its parent body is the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM). FAS main objectives include developing football in schools, women and amateur clubs in Sarawak.
History
[edit]Football fields have existed in the Kingdom of Sarawak before the World War I, such as in Bidi, Buso, Dalian and Rajang River. In 1824, a team named Kuching Wanderers was formed, mainly consisting of Europeans ancestry.[1] On 16 January 1928, the Wanderers were transformed into Kuching Football Club. Until 1956, the team played regularly twice a week including the James Buchanan Cup, named after the fifteenth President of the United States.
Regular matches stopped in 1933 as several players left the country due to the world's economic slump. The following year, the Kuching Football Association (as the predecessor of the current association) was officially founded.[1] From the 1950s until 1963, Sarawak competed in the Borneo Cup together with North Borneo football team and Brunei national football team.[2] Following the formation of the Federation of Malaysia, the team subsequently joined the mainstream Malaysian football. However, in the 1970s, Sarawak football faced a decline and the management went bankrupt.
Not much was recorded about the existence of FAS but much of their history is intertwined with the defunct Sarawak FA football team. The current Football Association of Sarawak was founded in 1974 by Haji Taha Ariffin with assistance from the Sarawak state government. Its constitution was subsequently rewritten with a major overhaul, and the team established the Sarawak Cup. Sarawak qualified into the Malaysia Cup for the first time in 1978.[3]
Officials
[edit]Executive committee
[edit]As of 2023
| Position | Name |
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| President |  Abang Zulkarnain Abang Abdul Rahman
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| Deputy president | Abang Suhordie Abang Zaini
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| Vice president | Khairulddin Qalam Daud
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| Abdul Ajis Kon Ghazali
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| Nichol Agoi
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| Abdul Rahman Abdul Rahim
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| Khairul Anuar Adeni
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| General secretary | Hasnandi Bin Mohd Jennis
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References
[edit]- ^ a b "History". Football Association of Sarawak. 9 May 2011. Archived from the original on 5 October 2013. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
- ^ Neil Morrison (31 March 2011). "Borneo Cup". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
- ^ "Malaysia 1979". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 29 February 2012. Retrieved 16 March 2018.