Sabah Football Club Sdn Bhd Explained

Sabah Football Club Sdn Bhd
Type:	Private company^[1]
Founder:	Member of Sabah Football Association (SAFA) Verdon Bahanda (Founding member and 1st CEO) Khairul Firdaus Akbar Khan (1st Company Co-owner)
Location City:	Kota Kinabalu
Location Country:	Malaysia
Area Served:	Sabah^[2]
Key People:	Verdon Bahanda Marzuki Nasir Ong Kim Swee Jelius Ating Khairul Firdaus Akbar Khan Scott Ollerenshaw Alto Linus
Industry:	Professional sports, football association, entertainment and real-estate development
Products:	Kit Football jersey Football matches tickets Football sport shoes Players fans cards
Subsid:	Sports teams Sabah F.C. Sabah Football Club Company Real estate Likas Stadium Sabah Football Club Sdn Bhd office Sabah FC Training Centre Sabah Sport Kit Company Sabah Ball Arena Media Sabah Football Club Official - @SabahFCofficial My Sabah Fans Sabah Football Club Facebook Page Sabah Football Club Official Media
Parent:	Sabah Football Association (SAFA)

Sabah Football Club Sdn Bhd (Sabah FC Sdn Bhd) is a Sabahan limited liability sports and club holding company based in Sabah, Malaysia with a Company Registration Number 1383683U.^{[1] [2]} (Sdn Bhd stands for Sendirian Berhad or private company in English). Formerly known as the North Borneo Football Association and then the Sabah Football Association (SAFA) by the Sabah government, The Sabah Football Club Sendirian Berhad (Sdn Bhd) being separated from the football state association and it became a private independent company in 2021 by the Sabahan sports organisation holder to become an individual company that holds Sabah youth and sports clubs different than the football state association.^{[1] [2]} Today, the company has control over a football club that has two teams namely Sabah F.C. and Sabah Youth FC (U18/U23), a stadium and also websites.^{[3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]}

Former company and association managers

Association Managers

• Goh Thian Chuan (1999, 2015)
• Osman Jamal (2000–2001)
• Mohd Joehari Mohd Ayub (2004–2005)
• Abdul Rahman Zakaria (2006–2009, 2014)
• Mohd Asyraaf Fong Abdullah (2009)
• Gary Phillips (2010–2011)
• Shahriman Abdullah (2011–2012)
• Alijus Sipil (2013–2014)
• Adlane Messelem (2017)
• Juil Nuatim (2018)
• Peter Anthony (2018–2020)
• Jelius Ating (2020–2022)

Company's Club Managers

• Ong Kim Swee
• Rafie Robert

See also

• Sabah Football Association (SAFA) - State Football Association
• Sabah F.C. (Malaysia) - Malaysian professional football club
• Verdon Bahanda - Company founding member (Politician and Entrepreneur)

Notes and References

1. Web site: All Malaysian league clubs complete initial privatisation process, seven receive conditional licence. Zainal. Zulhilmi. Goal.com. 6 October 2020. 25 November 2020.
2. Web site: Verdon Bahanda Appointed Sabah Football Club CEO. Borneo Today. 14 November 2020. 25 November 2020.
3. Web site: Malaysia 1978. 29 February 2012. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 16 March 2018.
4. Web site: Malaysia 2006. Hamdan Saaid. 31 July 2008. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 16 March 2018.
5. Web site: Sabah crowned champs. GL Oh. 10 July 2019. Daily Express. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20190710051244/http://www.dailyexpress.com.my/news/137588/sabah-crowned-champs/. 10 July 2019. 10 July 2019.
6. Web site: Tambadaus promoted to Super League. GL Oh. 7 July 2019. Daily Express. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20190710053922/http://www.dailyexpress.com.my/news/137476/tambadaus-promoted-to-super-league/. 10 July 2019. 10 July 2019.
7. Web site: Sabah Premier League 2019 champs. 10 July 2019. The Borneo Post. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20190710081231/https://www.theborneopost.com/2019/07/10/sabah-premier-league-2019-champs/. 10 July 2019. 10 July 2019. Bernama.
8. Web site: Sabah celebrate title with win. GL Oh. 14 July 2019. Daily Express. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20190714071951/http://www.dailyexpress.com.my/news/137795/sabah-celebrate-title-with-win/. 14 July 2019. 14 July 2019.