Sarawak FA
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| Full name | Football Association of Sarawak |
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| Founded | 1974 |
| Ground | State of Sarawak Stadium |
| Capacity | 26,000 |
| Chairman | Posa Majais |
| Manager | David Usop |
| League | Malaysia Super League |
| 2016 | Malaysia Super League, 8th |
| Website | Club home page |
Football Association of Sarawak (Malay: Persatuan Bola Sepak Sarawak), is an association football club that represents the state of Sarawak and was formed in 1978.
Sarawak competes in the Malaysia Super League, the top-flight competition in Malaysian football, after being promoted as undefeated champions of 2010 Malaysia Premier League. Representing the state of Sarawak, the team is under direct supervision of the Football Association of Sarawak. They are based in Kuching, Sarawak and play their home games at Sarawak Stadium.
Sarawak FA has won the Malaysian Premier League in 1997, the Malaysian FA Cup (1992) and the Malaysian Charity Shield (1998). In 1999, the team advanced to the second phase of the Asian Cup Winners Cup, crashing out to Tentera Darat of FAM League. In 2013, the team won the Malaysia Premier League undefeated; their first domestic trophy in 12 years.
Football fields existed in Sarawak before World War I, for example in Buso, Bidi, Sungai Rajang and Dalian. The teams were composed of European assistants and Asian staff. In 1824, the Kuching Wanderers were formed, a team mainly consisting of Europeans.
On 16 January 1928, the Wanderers were formed into the Kuching Football Club and from that date until 1956, the Europeans of Kuching were able to field two teams and played regularly twice a week, and additionally played for the James Brooke Cup, named after James Brooke, the first White Rajah of Sarawak. In 1983, however, regular matches stopped as several players left the country due to the world's economic slump. Nonetheless, in 1934, the Kuching Football Association, predecessor of the current association, was founded.
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