Penang Reserves is a reserve team of Penang FC which consists 2 teams, Penang FC President's Cup Team (U21) and Penang FC Youth's Cup Team (U19).

Penang F.C. Reserves
Full namePenang Football Club Reserves
Nickname(s)The Panthers
Founded1985; 39 years ago (1985)
GroundPenang State Stadium
USM Athletics Stadium
Capacity40,000 (Penang State Stadium)
800 (USM Athletics Stadium)
ChairmanSoon Lip Chee
CoachRahim Hassan (U21)
Zabidi Hassan (U19)
LeagueMalaysia President's Cup (U21)
Malaysia Youth Cup (U19)
Websitehttp://www.penangfc.com.my/

Penang FC President's Cup Team are the under-21 team of Penang FC. They play in the Malaysia President's Cup, which is the top level of reserve football in Malaysia. They were the Champions in the 2004 season. The team mainly consists of Under-21 players at the club, although senior players occasionally have an appearance. The President's Cup Team is coached by Rahim Hassan.

Penang FC Youth Cup Team are the under-19 team of Penang FC. It is a member of the Malaysia Youth League. The Youth Cup Team is coached by Zabidi Hassan.

The youth setup has produced some Malaysia internationals, such as Salahuddin Che Rose, Moey Kok Hong, Kamarulzaman Hassan, Megat Amir Faisal, Hasmawi Hassan, Abdul Aziz Ismail, S. Veenod, S. Kumaahran, Syamer Kutty Abba, and Faisal Halim.

From 2022 season, the under-21 team play their home games at USM Athletics Stadium. The under-19 team play their home games at the Penang State Stadium.

Honours

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Title Winners Runners-up
Malaysia President Cup (1) 2004 2015

Current squad

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President's Cup squad (U21)

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As of 21 April 2024[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   MAS Altaf Jasmadi
3 DF   MAS Ammar Firdaus
4 DF   MAS Aidil Wafiy Yusri
5 DF   MAS Aidil Azhar Nadzhari
6 MF   MAS Danish Zakwan Azhar
7 MF   MAS Muzammil Mohd Zain
8 MF   MAS Nik Afiq Najmi
9 FW   MAS Azril Farihan Firdaus
10 MF   MAS Afiq Amsyar Zarizal
11 MF   MAS Ihsan Khairul Anwar
12 DF   MAS Arif Azmi
13 MF   MAS Nabil Adam Abdul Aziz
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 DF   MAS Muzaffar Amir Hamzah
17 FW   MAS Aiman Fitrie Ismail
19 FW   MAS Azim Akmal Safarinizam
20 MF   MAS Sharvin A/L Prem
21 MF   MAS Amar Faizuddin Abdul Hamizi
22 GK   MAS Aiman Najmi Nazri
23 MF   MAS Aiman Haikal Shahrul Munawer
26 GK   MAS Hafiezi Azizan
27 MF   MAS Ilham Kamarulhisham
29 MF   MAS Fareez Abdul Majed
30 FW   MAS Barry Jonah A/L Tamil Chelvan
38 DF   MAS Harith Iskandar Masri
39 DF   MAS Ikhmal Irshad Azaneilazman

OA Over-age player

Youth's Cup Squad (U19)

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As of 16 March 2023[2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   MAS Rajendran Veloo
2 DF   MAS Amirul Rozaimi
3 DF   MAS Danish Isyraf
4 DF   MAS Hazman Uwais
5 DF   MAS Adam Azman
6 MF   MAS Ihsan Anwar
7 FW   MAS Muzammil Zain
8 MF   MAS Hadi Aisar
9 FW   MAS Afzy Hafiezal
10 FW   MAS Haziq Naim
11 FW   MAS Danush Krishna Kumar
12 FW   MAS Aiman Afiffy Salman
13 DF   MAS Amir Asyraf
14 DF   MAS Sanish Haiqal
15 DF   MAS Zharfan Mokhtar
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 DF   MAS Iman Haris
17 MF   MAS Faiz Farhan
18 GK   MAS Amin Isa
19 DF   MAS Shahzuwan Sabaruddin
20 DF   MAS Lasyful Azim
21 MF   MAS Zulkifli Zaidi
22 GK   MAS Fakhrur Razi
23 FW   MAS Tang Ee Fatt
24 MF   MAS Nabil Adam
25 MF   MAS Zharif Zafran
26 MF   MAS Adib Naufal
27 MF   MAS Hafiz Rahim
28 MF   MAS Farihin Faisal
29 MF   MAS Ali Husayni Jannaati
30 DF   MAS Arif Azmi

Coaching and technical staff

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Position Name
U-21 Head Coach   Rahim Hassan
U-21 Assistant Coach   Shamsuddin Yusoff
U-21 Goalkeeping Coach   Ahmad Faisal Nazari
U-21 Fitness Coach   Afiq Abudl Aziz
U-21 Physiotherapist   Izzul Naim
U-21 Kit Man   Syauki Jamil
U-19 Head Coach   Zabidi Hassan
U-19 Assistant Coach   Mahendran Kataya
U-19 Goalkeeping Coach   Noor Mohd Sultan
U-19 Physiotherapist   Aizat Zabidi
U-19 Kit Man   Adzzhar Roadhi

Source:[3] Source:[4]

Head coaches history

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Penang FC President's Cup Team (U21)

Year Head Coach
2017   Manzoor Azwira
2022 – 2023   Akmal Rizal
2023 – current   Rahim Hassan

Penang FC Youth Cup Team (U19)

Year Head Coach
2022 – current   Zabidi Hassan

Kit shirts

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Season Kit manufacturer
2000 Umbro
2001–2005 Toray Pen-Group
2006–2007 Lotto
2008–2009 Specs
2010 Joma
2011 Eutag[5]
2012–2013 Joma
2014–2016 Umbro
2017 Legea
2018 Puma
2019–2020 Stallion[6]
2021– Puma

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Penang U21 – Team Player". Retrieved 21 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Penang U19 – Team Player". FAM - CMS. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
  3. ^ "Penang U21 2023 Coaching Staff". FAM. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
  4. ^ "Penang U19 2023 Coaching Staff". FAM. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
  5. ^ Eutag
  6. ^ Stallion