Sabah Football Association

Sabah Football Association
Persatuan Bolasepak Sabah

Founded	1950; 75 years ago (1950) as North Borneo Football Association
Purpose	Football association
Headquarters	Jalan Kompleks Sukan Likas, Kawasan Padang Boling Likas,
Location	Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia
President	YB Datuk Ir. Shahelmey bin Yahya[1]
Website	website

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]

History

Origins

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]}

Association management

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

Former presidents

Years	Name
June 2018–October 2020	Peter Anthony
June 2021–December 2020	Bung Moktar Radin
December 2020–now	YB Datuk Ir. Shahelmey bin Yahya

Competitions

The Sabah Football Association organises Sabah Football League for its regional level clubs.

Affiliated

Clubs in the top tiers league competition affiliated to the Sabah Football Association include:

• Sabah FC
• Sabah FA Futsal Team
• Sabah FA Women's Team
• Kinabalu Jaguar F.C.
• Cebagoo
• Tawau Army
• DYS
• KDMM
• Likas Utd
• Merotai
• Indah Utd
• PRESTA
• Ranhill
• Tenom Juta

See also

• Piala Presiden
• Piala Belia
• History of Malaysian football
• Sabah Football Club Sdn Bhd - Malaysian Company based on Sabah
• Sabah F.C. (Malaysia)

References

1. "Shahelmey presiden baharu SAFA". BH Online. May 13, 2023.
2. "Safa lakukan rombakan untuk 2024". MyMetro. 4 June 2024.
3. "SABAH FOOTBALL CLUB SDN BHD". CTOS. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
4. Neil Morrison (31 March 2011). "Borneo Cup". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
5. "Malaysia 1978". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 29 February 2012. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
6. Tamparuli Sabah-Sabah FA.
7. Natasha Joibi (24 October 2017). "A firm bond between legends". The Star. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
8. Mohd Izham Unnip Abdullah (11 December 2016). "Peter Rajah manfaatkan skil bola keranjang kawal gawang skuad kebangsaan" (in Malay). Berita Harian. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
9. "Shahelmey secara rasmi dinamakan Presiden Safa". Harian Ekspress. May 14, 2023.

External links

• Official Facebook Page