2025–26 Penang F.C. season

Penang
2025–26 season
Chairman	Daniel Gooi
Head coach	Wan Rohaimi
Stadium	City Stadium
	← 2024–25 2026–27 →

The 2025–26 season is Penang's 99th competitive season, 5th season in the first tier of Malaysian football since promoted in 2020, 103rd year in existence as a football club, and the 5th year since rebranded as Penang Football Club.^[1] The season covers the period from 10 May 2024 to 27 April 2025.

Coaching staffs

Position	Name^[2]
Technical director	Merzagua Abderrazak^[3]^[4]
Head Coach	Wan Rohaimi
Assistant Head Coach	Mat Saiful Mohd
Assistant Coach	Ahmed M.Sayed
Goalkeeping Coach	Mohd Hisham Jainudin
Fitness Coach	Rozy Abdul Majid
Team Doctor	Hardeep Singh Jaginder Singh Parmjit Singh Kuldip Singh
Physiotherapist	Ridhwan Noor Akmal
Team Analyst	Anwar Azahari
Masseur	Megat Loutifie
Kit Man	Sufie Noorazizan
U-23 Team Manager	Razif Radali
U-23 Head Coach	Manzoor Azwira
U-23 Assistant Head Coach	Farkhis Fisol
U-23 Goalkeeping Coach	Azmirulkifli Haji Mohd Isa
U-23 Fitness Coach	Rozy Abdul Majid
U-23 Team Doctor	Azry Azmi
U-23 Physiotherapist	Amirul Ehsan Mahrim
U-23 Security Officer	Esa Alwi
U-23 Media Officer	Zachki Suri
U-23 Kit Man	Hafiz Ismail
U-21 Team Head Coach	Rahim Hassan
U-19 Team Head Coach	Zabidi Hassan

Players

First-team squad

As of 12 February 2025

No.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Signed from
Goalkeepers
1	Khairulazhan Khalid	(1989-11-07) 7 November 1989 (age 35)	Selangor
22	Ramadhan Hamid	(1994-02-16) 16 February 1994 (age 31)	Perak
36	Ashriq Izzat	(2002-03-24) 24 March 2002 (age 23)	Youth Team
97	Khatul Anuar	(1997-04-02) 2 April 1997 (age 28)	Kelantan
Defenders
3	Akmal Zahir	(1994-02-16) 16 February 1994 (age 31)	Kedah Darul Aman
5	Limbikani Mzava	(1993-11-12) 12 November 1993 (age 31)	AmaZulu
6	Khairul Akmal	(1998-05-28) 28 May 1998 (age 27)	Academy
15	Stefano Brundo	(1993-05-19) 19 May 1993 (age 32)	Pahang
27	Ariff Farhan Isa	(1996-07-14) 14 July 1996 (age 29)	Kedah Darul Aman
46	Adib Raop	(1999-10-25) 25 October 1999 (age 25)	Perak
Midfielders
9	Lim In-kyu	(2002-08-15) 15 August 2002 (age 22)	Yangpyeong FC
16	Ahmad Irfan	(2001-06-25) 25 June 2001 (age 24)	Johor Darul Ta'zim II
19	Chia Ruo Han	(2001-09-01) 1 September 2001 (age 23)	Johor Darul Ta'zim II
35	Hasbullah Abu Bakar	(1994-10-26) 26 October 1994 (age 30)	Kedah Darul Aman
71	Haziq Kutty Abba	(2004-09-28) 28 September 2004 (age 20)	Academy ^[a]
77	Amirul Hisyam Kechik	(1995-05-05) 5 May 1995 (age 30)	Kedah Darul Aman
80	Izzat Zikri	(2001-01-17) 17 January 2001 (age 24)	Academy
92	Thiago Fernandes	(1992-06-09) 9 June 1992 (age 33)	Persikas Subang
Forwards
7	Dylan Wenzel-Halls	(1997-12-15) 15 December 1997 (age 27)	Central Coast Mariners
10	Bruno Suzuki	(1990-05-20) 20 May 1990 (age 35)	PDRM
11	Wan Zack Haikal	(1991-01-28) 28 January 1991 (age 34)	Perak
14	Firdaus Saiyadi	(1996-10-22) 22 October 1996 (age 28)	Perak
20	Danilo Šipovac	(2000-04-17) 17 April 2000 (age 25)	FK BSK
23	Kipré Tchétché	(1987-12-16) 16 December 1987 (age 37)	Kuching
28	Akid Zamri	(2005-02-13) 13 February 2005 (age 20)	Selangor FC 2 ^[a]
99	Aliff Ikmalrizal	(2002-12-09) 9 December 2002 (age 22)	Academy
Out on loan
Status Unknown
50	Zarif Syamil Zamani (D)	(2002-12-11) 11 December 2002 (age 22)	Academy ^[a]
72	Nabil Nizam (D)	(2001-02-26) 26 February 2001 (age 24)	Academy ^[a]
55	Aidil Danial Izhar (F)	(2001-09-23) 23 September 2001 (age 23)	Academy ^[a]
83	Khairil Anuar (M)	(1995-03-08) 8 March 1995 (age 30)	Kelantan^[5]
97	Idrzuwan Daud (F)	(2001-04-15) 15 April 2001 (age 24)	Academy ^[a]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Promoted from U23

Transfers and contracts

In

Pre-season

Position	Player	Transferred From	Ref
GK	Khairulazhan Khalid	Selangor	Free ^[6]
GK	Ramadhan Hamid	Perak	Free ^[7]
GK	Khatul Anuar	Kelantan Darul Naim	Free ^[8]
DF	Limbikani Mzava	AmaZulu	Free
DF	Stefano Brundo	Pahang	Free ^[9]
DF	Akmal Zahir	Kedah Darul Aman	Free ^[10]
DF	Ariff Farhan Isa	Kedah Darul Aman	Free ^[11]
MF	Hasbullah Abu Bakar	Kedah Darul Aman	Free ^[12]
MF	Amirul Hisyam Kechik	Kedah Darul Aman	Free ^[13]
MF	Chia Ruo Han	Johor Darul Ta'zim II	Free ^[14] ^[15]
MF	Ahmad Irfan	Johor Darul Ta'zim II	Free ^[16]
MF	Thiago Fernandes	Persikas Subang	Free ^[17]
FW	Wan Zack Haikal	Perak	Free ^[18]
MF	Lim In-kyu	Yangpyeong FC	Free ^[19]
FW	Firdaus Saiyadi	Perak	Free ^[20]
FW	Kipré Tchétché	Kuching City	Free ^[21]
FW	Bruno Suzuki	PDRM	Free ^[22]
FW	Danilo Šipovac	FK BSK	Free ^[23]

Loan Return (In)

Pre-season

Position	Player	Transferred From	Ref
DF	Iman Rafaei	Bukit Tambun	Loan Return
MF	Khairil Anuar	Gombak	Loan Return

Out

Pre-season

Position	Player	Transferred To	Ref
GK	Haziq Mukriz		Free
GK	Shafiq Afifi		Free
DF	Fairuz Zakaria	DPMM FC	Free ^[24]^[25]
DF	Aikmal Roslan		Free
DF	Iman Rafaei		Free
DF	Azmeer Aris		Free
DF	Namathevan Arunasalam		Free
DF	Rafael Vitor	Amazonas FC	Free ^[26] ^[27]
MF	Khairu Azrin		Free
MF	Amer Azahar		Free
MF	Al-Hafiz Harun	Immigration	Free
MF	Nik Akif	Immigration	Free
MF	Rahmat Makasuf	Immigration	Free
MF	Shafi Azswad		Free
MF	Azrie Reza		Free
MF	Neto Olivera		Free ^[28]
FW	Rodrigo Dias	PT Prachuap	Free
FW	Nabil Latpi	Kedah Darul Aman	Free

Loan Return (Out)

Pre-season

Position	Player	Transferred To	Ref
GK	Sikh Izhan	Selangor	Loan Return ^[29]^[30]
DF	Richmond Ankrah	Selangor	Loan Return ^[31]^[32]
MF	Aqil Irfanuddin	Terengganu II	Loan Return
MF	Syamer Kutty Abba	Johor Darul Ta'zim	Loan Return ^[33]

Friendly matches

Win Draw Loss

21 June 2025 1	Penang FC	4–0	Bintong FC	Penang
				Stadium: City Stadium Penang Attendance: 0 (Behind-closed-doors)

4 July 2025 2	Johor Darul Ta'zim II	0–4	Penang FC	Johor
				Stadium: Pasir Gudang Corporation Stadium

5 July 2025 3	Immigration FC II	1–0	Penang FC	Selangor
				Stadium: Stadium UPM Mini

8 July 2025 4	Terengganu FC	3–1	Penang FC	Terengganu
	Safwan Mazlan 43' Careca 78' Yan Manbella 82'		Kipré Tchétché 29'	Stadium: Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah Stadium

15 July 2025 5	Penang FC	2–0	Kedah FA	Penang
				Stadium: City Stadium Penang Attendance: 0 (Behind-closed-doors)

20 July 2025 6	Penang FC	1–1	Phnom Penh Crown	Penang
				Stadium: City Stadium Penang

24 July 2025 7	Penang FC	1–0	PDRM FC	Penang
				Stadium: City Stadium Penang

30 July 2025 8	Immigration FC	0–1	Penang FC	Penang
				Stadium: City Stadium Penang

Competitions

Malaysia Super League

10 August 2025 1	Penang	0–3	Terengganu	Georgetown
			Azam Azmi 50' Gabriel Silva 55' Khalaif Naskam 89' Safwan Mazlan 53'	Stadium: City Stadium Penang

13 August 2025 2	Melaka	1–1	Penang	Melaka
	Juan Teles 69'		Dylan Wenzel-Halls 29' Akmal Zahir 26' Thiago Fernandes 48'	Stadium: Hang Jebat Stadium Referee: Fusser Sallih

24 August 2025 3	Penang	–	Kuala Lumpur	Georgetown
				Stadium: City Stadium Penang

28 August 2025 4	Kelantan	–	Penang	Kota Bahru
				Stadium: Sultan Muhammad IV Stadium

28 September 2025 5	Johor Darul Ta'zim	–	Penang	Johor
				Stadium: Sultan Ibrahim Stadium

4 October 2025 6	Penang	–	Negeri Sembilan	Georgetown
				Stadium: City Stadium Penang

25 October 2025 7	Kuching	–	Penang	Kuching
				Stadium: Sarawak State Stadium

2 November 2025 8	Penang	–	Immigration	Georgetown
				Stadium: City Stadium Penang

23 November 2025 9	Sabah	–	Penang	Kota Kinabalu
				Stadium: Likas Stadium

6 December 2025 10	Penang	–	Selangor	Georgetown
				Stadium: City Stadium Penang

19 December 2025 11	Penang	–	PDRM	Georgetown
				Stadium: City Stadium Penang

23 December 2025 12	DPMM	–	Penang	Bandar Seri Begawan
				Stadium: Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium

3 January 2026 13	Terengganu	–	Penang	Terengganu
				Stadium: Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin Stadium

11 January 2026 14	Penang	–	Melaka	Georgetown
				Stadium: City Stadium Penang

14 January 2026 15	Kuala Lumpur	–	Penang	Kuala Lumpur
				Stadium: Kuala Lumpur Football Stadium

31 January 2026 16	Penang	–	Kelantan	Georgetown
				Stadium: City Stadium Penang

28 February 2026 17	Penang	–	Johor Darul Ta'zim	Georgetown
				Stadium: City Stadium Penang

7 March 2026 18	Negeri Sembilan	–	Johor Darul Ta'zim	Paroi
				Stadium: Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium

14 March 2026 19	Penang	–	Kuching	Georgetown
				Stadium: City Stadium Penang

11 April 2026 20	Immigration	–	Penang	Georgetown
				Stadium: Penang State Stadium

26 April 2026 21	Penang	–	Sabah	Georgetown
				Stadium: City Stadium Penang

2 May 2026 22	Selangor	–	Penang	Petaling Jaya
				Stadium: MBPJ Stadium

8 May 2026 23	PDRM	–	Penang	Selayang
				Stadium: Selayang Stadium

15 May 2026 24	Penang	–	DPMM	Georgetown
				Stadium: City Stadium Penang

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
9	DPMM	2	1	1	2	5	−3	1	Ineligible for AFC competition spots
10	Immigration	2	1	1	1	4	−3	1
11	Penang	2	1	1	1	4	−3	1
12	Kelantan The Real Warriors	2	1	1	1	5	−4	1
13	Negeri Sembilan	1	0	1	3	5	−2	0

Updated to match(es) played on 14 August 2025. Source: MFL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.

Malaysia FA Cup

16 August 2025 Round 1 Leg 1	Melaka	–	Penang	Melaka
				Stadium: Hang Jebat Stadium

12 September 2025 Round 1 Leg 2	Penang	–	Melaka	Georgetown
				Stadium: City Stadium Penang

Malaysia Cup

Team statistics

Appearances and goals

As of 13 Aug 2025

No.	Pos.	Player	Malaysia Super League		FA Cup		Malaysia Cup		Total
No.	Pos.	Player	Apps.	Goals	Apps.	Goals	Apps.	Goals	Apps.	Goals
1	GK	Khairulazhan Khalid	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
3	DF	Akmal Zahir	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
5	DF	Limbikani Mzava	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	DF	Khairul Akmal	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
7	FW	Dylan Wenzel-Halls	2	1	0	0	0	0	2	1
10	FW	Bruno Suzuki	1+1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
11	FW	Wan Zack Haikal	1+1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
14	FW	Firdaus Saiyadi	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
15	MF	Stefano Brundo	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
16	MF	Ahmad Irfan	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
19	MF	Chia Ruo Han	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
20	FW	Danilo Šipovac	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
22	GK	Ramadhan Hamid	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
23	FW	Kipré Tchétché	1+1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
27	DF	Ariff Farhan Isa	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
28	FW	Akid Zamri	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
35	MF	Hasbullah Abu Bakar	1+1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
36	GK	Ashriq Izzat	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
46	DF	Adib Raop	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
71	MF	Haziq Kutty Abba	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
77	MF	Amirul Hisyam Kechik	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
80	MF	Izzat Zikri	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
92	MF	Thiago Fernandes	1+1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
97	GK	Khatul Anuar	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
99	FW	Alif Ikmalrizal	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

References

^ "New name for Penang football team". Buletin Mutiara. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
^ "Penang FC Team Officials". FAM - CMS. Retrieved 12 February 2025.
^ "Moroccan returns as Penang Football Club technical director". The Star. 29 January 2024. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
^ "'Great Merz' returns as Penang FC technical director". Buletin Mutiara. 17 January 2024. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
^ Penang F.C. [@officialpenangfc]; (22 February 2024). "Al-Hafiz kini Harimau Kumbang..!" [Al-Hafiz is now Black Panther..!] (in Malay). Retrieved 22 February 2024 – via Instagram.
^ "Please welcome Khairulazhan, our newest Panther".
^ "Say hello to Ramdhan, the newest Panther".
^ "Penang FC mengalu-alukan kehadiran penjaga gol berpengalaman, Khatul Anuar".
^ "Say hello to Stefano Brundo, the commanding centre-back".
^ "Say hello to Akmal Zahir, the newest Panther".
^ "Say hello to Ariff Farhan, the newest Panther".
^ "Say hello to Hasbullah, the newest Panther".
^ "Say hello to Amirul Hisyam, the newest Panther".
^ "JDT's Central Star Says Goodbye After 7 Years".
^ "Penang FC is excited to welcome Chia Ruo Han to the squad".
^ "Ahmad Irfan, pemain serba boleh kelahiran Sik, Kedah, kini bersama Penang FC."
^ "Say hello to Thiago, the midfield dynamo".
^ "Say hello to Wan Zack, the newest Panther".
^ "Say hello to Lim Inkyu, the newest Panther".
^ "Penang FC is pleased to announce the addition of experienced midfielder Muhammad Firdaus bin Saiyadi".
^ "Penang FC proudly welcomes Tchetche Kipre to the island".
^ "Bruno Suzuki ada pesanan kepada 'anak antoo' Penang".
^ "hello to Danilo Šipovac, the lightning-fast winger".
^ "DPMM FC confirms to sign left back Fairuz Zakaria from Penang FC".
^ "FAIRUZ ZAKARIA TERUJA SERTAI SKUAD DPMM FC, SASAR TEMPAT DALAM KESEBELASAN UTAMA".
^ "Penang umum perpisahan mengejut dengan Rafael Vitor".
^ "Rafael Vitor Kembali Ke Brazil, Sertai Amazonas".
^ "Penang Releases 22 Players".
^ Haziq, Azri (22 February 2024). "Penjaga Gol Malaysia Pulang Ke Utara". makanbola.com. Makanbola. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
^ Sorawit (22 February 2024). "Sikh Izhan joined Penang FC on loan". snesports.co. SNE Sports. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
^ Rahman, Izzati (28 March 2024). "Richmond Ankrah 'tukar angin' ke Penang FC". flashsukan.com.my. Flash Sukan. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
^ Omar, Hafizuddin (29 March 2024). "Penang FC Pinjam Pertahanan Import Skuad Gergasi Merah". sukanz.com. Sukanz. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
^ "Syamer return will give Panther more bite".

[U23-5] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Promoted from U23

[1] "New name for Penang football team". Buletin Mutiara. Retrieved 19 February 2024.

[2] "Penang FC Team Officials". FAM - CMS. Retrieved 12 February 2025.

[3] "Moroccan returns as Penang Football Club technical director". The Star. 29 January 2024. Retrieved 21 February 2024.

[4] "'Great Merz' returns as Penang FC technical director". Buletin Mutiara. 17 January 2024. Retrieved 1 March 2024.

[6] Penang F.C. [@officialpenangfc]; (22 February 2024). "Al-Hafiz kini Harimau Kumbang..!" [Al-Hafiz is now Black Panther..!] (in Malay). Retrieved 22 February 2024 – via Instagram.

[7] "Please welcome Khairulazhan, our newest Panther".

[8] "Say hello to Ramdhan, the newest Panther".

[9] "Penang FC mengalu-alukan kehadiran penjaga gol berpengalaman, Khatul Anuar".

[10] "Say hello to Stefano Brundo, the commanding centre-back".

[11] "Say hello to Akmal Zahir, the newest Panther".

[12] "Say hello to Ariff Farhan, the newest Panther".

[13] "Say hello to Hasbullah, the newest Panther".

[14] "Say hello to Amirul Hisyam, the newest Panther".

[15] "JDT's Central Star Says Goodbye After 7 Years".

[16] "Penang FC is excited to welcome Chia Ruo Han to the squad".

[17] "Ahmad Irfan, pemain serba boleh kelahiran Sik, Kedah, kini bersama Penang FC."

[18] "Say hello to Thiago, the midfield dynamo".

[19] "Say hello to Wan Zack, the newest Panther".

[20] "Say hello to Lim Inkyu, the newest Panther".

[21] "Penang FC is pleased to announce the addition of experienced midfielder Muhammad Firdaus bin Saiyadi".

[22] "Penang FC proudly welcomes Tchetche Kipre to the island".

[23] "Bruno Suzuki ada pesanan kepada 'anak antoo' Penang".

[24] "hello to Danilo Šipovac, the lightning-fast winger".

[25] "DPMM FC confirms to sign left back Fairuz Zakaria from Penang FC".

[26] "FAIRUZ ZAKARIA TERUJA SERTAI SKUAD DPMM FC, SASAR TEMPAT DALAM KESEBELASAN UTAMA".

[27] "Penang umum perpisahan mengejut dengan Rafael Vitor".

[28] "Rafael Vitor Kembali Ke Brazil, Sertai Amazonas".

[2025_release-29] "Penang Releases 22 Players".

[30] Haziq, Azri (22 February 2024). "Penjaga Gol Malaysia Pulang Ke Utara". makanbola.com. Makanbola. Retrieved 22 February 2024.

[31] Sorawit (22 February 2024). "Sikh Izhan joined Penang FC on loan". snesports.co. SNE Sports. Retrieved 22 February 2024.

[32] Rahman, Izzati (28 March 2024). "Richmond Ankrah 'tukar angin' ke Penang FC". flashsukan.com.my. Flash Sukan. Retrieved 28 March 2024.

[33] Omar, Hafizuddin (29 March 2024). "Penang FC Pinjam Pertahanan Import Skuad Gergasi Merah". sukanz.com. Sukanz. Retrieved 30 March 2024.

[34] "Syamer return will give Panther more bite".

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