2025–26 Penang F.C. season

Penang
2025–26 season
ChairmanDaniel Gooi
Head coachWan Rohaimi
StadiumCity Stadium
Super League11th
Malaysia FA CupRound of 16
Malaysia CupTBD
MFL Challenge CupTBD
Top goalscorerLeague: Dylan Wenzel-Halls (1 goals)
All: Dylan Wenzel-Halls (3 goals)

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

Players

First-team squad

As of 12 February 2025
For recent transfers, see 2024–25 Penang F.C. season § Transfers and contracts.
No. Player Nationality Date of birth (age) Signed from
Goalkeepers
1 Khairulazhan Khalid Malaysia (1989-11-07) 7 November 1989 Malaysia Selangor
22 Ramadhan Hamid Malaysia (1994-02-16) 16 February 1994 Malaysia Perak
36 Ashriq Izzat Malaysia (2002-03-24) 24 March 2002 Youth Team
97 Khatul Anuar Malaysia (1997-04-02) 2 April 1997 Malaysia Kelantan
Defenders
3 Akmal Zahir Malaysia (1994-02-16) 16 February 1994 Malaysia Kedah Darul Aman
5 Limbikani Mzava Malawi (1993-11-12) 12 November 1993 South Africa AmaZulu
6 Khairul Akmal Malaysia (1998-05-28) 28 May 1998 Academy
15 Stefano Brundo Argentina (1993-05-19) 19 May 1993 Malaysia Pahang
27 Ariff Farhan Isa Malaysia (1996-07-14) 14 July 1996 Malaysia Kedah Darul Aman
46 Adib Raop Malaysia (1999-10-25) 25 October 1999 Malaysia Perak
Midfielders
9 Lim In-kyu South Korea (2002-08-15) 15 August 2002 South Korea Yangpyeong FC
16 Ahmad Irfan Malaysia (2001-06-25) 25 June 2001 Malaysia Johor Darul Ta'zim II
19 Chia Ruo Han Malaysia (2001-09-01) 1 September 2001 Malaysia Johor Darul Ta'zim II
35 Hasbullah Abu Bakar Malaysia (1994-10-26) 26 October 1994 Malaysia Kedah Darul Aman
71 Haziq Kutty Abba Malaysia (2004-09-28) 28 September 2004 Academy [a]
77 Amirul Hisyam Kechik Malaysia (1995-05-05) 5 May 1995 Malaysia Kedah Darul Aman
80 Izzat Zikri Malaysia (2001-01-17) 17 January 2001 Academy
92 Thiago Fernandes Timor-LesteBrazil (1992-06-09) 9 June 1992 Indonesia Persikas Subang
Forwards
7 Dylan Wenzel-Halls Australia (1997-12-15) 15 December 1997 Australia Central Coast Mariners
10 Bruno Suzuki JapanBrazil (1990-05-20) 20 May 1990 Malaysia PDRM
11 Wan Zack Haikal Malaysia (1991-01-28) 28 January 1991 Malaysia Perak
14 Firdaus Saiyadi Malaysia (1996-10-22) 22 October 1996 Malaysia Perak
20 Danilo Šipovac Bosnia and Herzegovina (2000-04-17) 17 April 2000 Bosnia and Herzegovina FK BSK
23 Kipré Tchétché Ivory Coast (1987-12-16) 16 December 1987 Malaysia Kuching
28 Akid Zamri Malaysia (2005-02-13) 13 February 2005 Selangor FC 2 [a]
99 Aliff Ikmalrizal Malaysia (2002-12-09) 9 December 2002 Academy
Out on loan
Status Unknown
50 Zarif Syamil Zamani (D) Malaysia (2002-12-11) 11 December 2002 Academy [a]
72 Nabil Nizam (D) Malaysia (2001-02-26) 26 February 2001 Academy [a]
55 Aidil Danial Izhar (F) Malaysia (2001-09-23) 23 September 2001 Academy [a]
83 Khairil Anuar (M) Malaysia (1995-03-08) 8 March 1995 Malaysia Kelantan[5]
97 Idrzuwan Daud (F) Malaysia (2001-04-15) 15 April 2001 Academy [a]
  1. ^ a b c d e f Promoted from U23

Transfers and contracts

In

Pre-season

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

Loan Return (In)

Pre-season

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

Out

Pre-season

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

Loan Return (Out)

Pre-season

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

Friendly matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

21 June 2025 1 Penang FC Malaysia 4–0 Malaysia Bintong FC Penang
Stadium: City Stadium Penang
Attendance: 0 (Behind-closed-doors)
4 July 2025 2 Johor Darul Ta'zim II Malaysia 0–4 Malaysia Penang FC Johor
Stadium: Pasir Gudang Corporation Stadium
5 July 2025 3 Immigration FC II Malaysia 1–0 Malaysia Penang FC Selangor
Stadium: Stadium UPM Mini
8 July 2025 4 Terengganu FC Malaysia 3–1 Malaysia 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 Malaysia 2–0 Malaysia Kedah FA Penang
Stadium: City Stadium Penang
Attendance: 0 (Behind-closed-doors)
20 July 2025 6 Penang FC Malaysia 1–1 Cambodia Phnom Penh Crown Penang
Stadium: City Stadium Penang
24 July 2025 7 Penang FC Malaysia 1–0 Malaysia PDRM FC Penang
Stadium: City Stadium Penang
30 July 2025 8 Immigration FC Malaysia 0–1 Malaysia Penang FC Penang
Stadium: City Stadium Penang

Competitions

Malaysia Super League

Main article: 2025–26 Malaysia Super League
10 August 2025 1 Penang 0–3 Terengganu Georgetown
  • Azam Azmi 50'
  • Gabriel Silva 55'
  • Khalaif Naskam 89'
  • Safwan Mazlan Yellow card 53'
 Stadium: City Stadium Penang
13 August 2025 2 Melaka 1–1 Penang Melaka
  • Juan Teles 69'
  • Dylan Wenzel-Halls 29'
  • Akmal Zahir Yellow card 26'
  • Thiago Fernandes Yellow card 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 Brunei – 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 – Brunei DPMM Georgetown
Stadium: City Stadium Penang

League table

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

Main article: 2025 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

Main article: 2025–26 Malaysia Cup

Team statistics

Appearances and goals

As of 13 Aug 2025
No. Pos. Player Malaysia Super League FA Cup Malaysia Cup Total
Apps. Goals Apps. Goals Apps. Goals Apps. Goals
1 GK Malaysia Khairulazhan Khalid 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
3 DF Malaysia Akmal Zahir 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
5 DF Malawi Limbikani Mzava 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 DF Malaysia Khairul Akmal 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
7 FW Australia Dylan Wenzel-Halls 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 1
10 FW JapanBrazil Bruno Suzuki 1+1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
11 FW Malaysia Wan Zack Haikal 1+1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
14 FW Malaysia Firdaus Saiyadi 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
15 MF Argentina Stefano Brundo 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
16 MF Malaysia Ahmad Irfan 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
19 MF Malaysia Chia Ruo Han 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 FW Bosnia and Herzegovina Danilo Šipovac 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
22 GK Malaysia Ramadhan Hamid 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 FW Ivory Coast Kipré Tchétché 1+1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
27 DF Malaysia Ariff Farhan Isa 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
28 FW Malaysia Akid Zamri 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
35 MF Malaysia Hasbullah Abu Bakar 1+1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
36 GK Malaysia Ashriq Izzat 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
46 DF Malaysia Adib Raop 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
71 MF Malaysia Haziq Kutty Abba 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
77 MF Malaysia Amirul Hisyam Kechik 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
80 MF Malaysia Izzat Zikri 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
92 MF Timor-LesteBrazil Thiago Fernandes 1+1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
97 GK Malaysia Khatul Anuar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
99 FW Malaysia Alif Ikmalrizal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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  7. ^ "Say hello to Ramdhan, the newest Panther".
  8. ^ "Penang FC mengalu-alukan kehadiran penjaga gol berpengalaman, Khatul Anuar".
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  10. ^ "Say hello to Akmal Zahir, the newest Panther".
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  12. ^ "Say hello to Hasbullah, the newest Panther".
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  14. ^ "JDT's Central Star Says Goodbye After 7 Years".
  15. ^ "Penang FC is excited to welcome Chia Ruo Han to the squad".
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