Pahang

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 1970.

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.

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.

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.^[]

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.