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Malaysian football association From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sabah Football Association (SAFA); Malay: Persatuan Bolasepak Negeri Sabah is the governing body of football for the state of Sabah, Malaysia. SAFA is responsible for coordinating and developing regional football, and has teamed up with the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) as the official governing body of football in Malaysia.[2] In the year of 2021, half of the member of this association founded a company named Sabah Football Club Sdn Bhd with a company registration number, 1383683U that has a control over professional football club named Sabah FC.[3]
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| Founded | 1950 as North Borneo Football Association |
|---|---|
| Purpose | Football association |
| Headquarters | Jalan Kompleks Sukan Likas, Kawasan Padang Boling Likas, |
| Location |
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| YB Datuk Ir. Shahelmey bin Yahya[1] | |
| Website | website |
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.[4] 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 and participated in the competition in 1978.[5][6][7][8][9]
| Positions | Name |
|---|---|
| President |  YB Datuk Ir. Shahelmey bin Yahya |
| Deputy president | Khairul Firdaus Akbar Khan |
| Datuk Awang Kadin Tang | |
| Vice President | Rafie Robert |
| 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 | |
| Years | Name |
|---|---|
| June 2018–October 2020 | Peter Anthony |
| June 2021–December 2020 | Bung Moktar Radin |
| December 2020–now | YB Datuk Ir. Shahelmey bin Yahya |
The Sabah Football Association organises Sabah Football League for its regional level clubs.
Clubs in the top tiers league competition affiliated to the Sabah Football Association include:
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