Early years (1959–1979) Pahang FA was established by
Sultan Abu Bakar in 1959 to represent the state of
Pahang in the HMS Beagle Cup. Construction of their home ground,
Darul Makmur Stadium, was completed by the Council of
Kuantan in 1973.
Rise to prominence (1980–2008) Led by the legendary
Jamal Nasir, Pahang FA won the first cup in 1983,
Piala Malaysia after a win over
Selangor FA, breaking the long duopoly of them and
Singapore FA. Nonetheless, the most successful era was in the 1990s, when the association reached the final of Piala Malaysia 4 times. 1992 was the year when the association won the double, the Piala Malaysia and the league. Sri Pahang year was touted as the
Dream Team, when several high-profile players played for them (
Dollah Salleh,
Zainal Abidin Hassan,
Ahmad Yusof,
Khairul Azman Mohamed, Abdul Mubin Mokhtar, Australian football legend,
Alan Davidson and
Fandi Ahmad). The association defeated
Kedah FA in final stage to win the Piala Malaysia, thanks to the fastest goal in Piala's history, scored by Zulhamizan Zakaria. Pahang FA was also the winner of the inaugural
Malaysia Super League in 2004, winning 14 matches with 5 draws and 2 losses in 21 league games. Pahang was invited to the
2005 ASEAN Club Championship in which they ended as runners-up, losing the final to Singaporean side
Tampines Rovers. In 2008, many players from talented young
Shahzan Muda were absorbed into Pahang FA.
Inconsistency (2009–2012) In the 2011, Pahang played their worst ever season, finishing in 13th place with 5 wins, 7 draws and 14 losses. They were relegated to the
Malaysia Premier League. While in the Malaysia Premier League, Pahang showed improvements in the
2012 Malaysia FA Cup, making it to the quarter-finals. The club was also the
2012 Malaysia Premier League runner-up, 8 points behind
ATM FA, qualifying for the promotion "play-off" matches to the Malaysia Super League. Pahang than beat
Kedah FA 3–2 on penalties in the final, winning promotion to the
2013 Malaysia Super League.
Rise of The Elephants (2013–2018) Pahang had a great run in the
2013 Malaysia Cup, reaching all the way to the final where they won against
Kelantan FA 1–0.
Azamuddin Akil won the Best Player award, while
Matías Conti become the joint top scorer. In the
2014 Malaysia Cup, Pahang made it all the way to the
final in which they successfully defended it against
Johor, winning 5–3.
Dickson Nwakaeme became the cup top scorer with eight goals. Pahang also won the
2014 Piala Sumbangsih against
LionsXII, and the
final in which
Faizol Hussien levelled at 1–1, before Nwakaeme scored to seal the win for Pahang and win the cup double. In 2018 Pahang had another great run in the
FA Cup in which they won 2–0 against
Selangor FA in the
final after losing 2–3 to
Kedah FA in the
final of the
2017 Malaysia FA Cup.
Ups and downs (2019–2025) In 2021, Pahang FA was rebranded as
Sri Pahang Football Club. Sri Pahang sees hope during the
2024–25 Malaysia Cup where they defeated
Selangor 4–3 on aggregate in the round of 16. During the second leg of the quarter-final match on 22 December 2024,
Manuel Hidalgo scored a hat-trick against
Perak in a 3–3 draw which saw Sri Pahang advance to the semi-final with a 4–3 aggregate. In the semi-finals second leg,
Kpah Sherman scored in extra time to bring the aggregate to 3–2 which saw Sri Pahang advance to the
2025 Malaysia Cup final, which they eventually lost. Despite being granted a national licence by the MFL, Sri Pahang confirmed their withdrawal from the Malaysia Super League on 20 June 2025. Sri Pahang’s absence means the 2025–26 Super League will feature only 13 teams. ==Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors==