Sime Darby F.C.

Sime Darby F.C.

Full name	Sime Darby Football Club
Nickname(s)	The Giant Killers[1]
Founded	22 January 2010 (2010-01-22)
Ground	MPS Stadium Selayang
Ground Capacity	11,000
Owner	Sime Darby Berhad
Coach	Abdul Ghani Malik
League	Malaysia Premier League
2015	Malaysia Super League, 12th (relegated)
Website	Club home page
Home colours Third colours

Sime Darby Football Club is a football club from Malaysia which represents and are backed by Sime Darby Berhad, one of Malaysia's largest conglomerates. The team currently compete in the 2016 Malaysia Premier League after finished 12th in 2015 Malaysia Super League .

Honours

• Malaysia FAM League

• Winners: 2010

• Malaysia Premier League

• Runners-up: 2013

• Malaysia FA Cup

• Runners-up: 2012

History

Sime Darby FC was formed on 22 January 2010, and is backed by the Sime Darby Group, Malaysia's largest multinational conglomerates. The team was officially launched on 4 March 2010 and currently plays its home games at the Majlis Perbandaran Selayang Stadium.

Sime Darby FC most recently competed and finished 5th in the 2014 Malaysia Super League after securing second place in the 2013 Malaysia Premier League.

Sime Darby FC finished undefeated champions of the 2010 Malaysia FAM Cup in its debut season 2010, clinching promotion to the Malaysia Premier League, the second tier professional football league in Malaysia.

In its maiden season in the 2011 Malaysia Premier League, Sime Darby FC finished fifth out of twelve teams. For the 2011 season, Sime Darby FC played at the MBPJ Stadium in Kelana Jaya, Selangor. Sime Darby FC then beat Malaysia Super League team Pahang FA 6–0 on aggregate to qualify for its first ever Malaysia Cup tournament. For the 2012 Malaysia Premier League, Sime Darby FC finished third behind champions ATM and second placed Pahang.

Sime Darby FC is the first club in history to contest the Malaysian FA Cup final, which they managed in 2012. The final was played between Sime Darby FC and Kelantan FA at Bukit Jalil National Stadium on Saturday, 19 May, in which Sime Darby FC lost 0–1. The club's meteoric rise has garnered Sime Darby FC much support from the Malaysian football fraternity with the valiant display against Kelantan who were overwhelming favourites to win the match.

In 2013, Sime Darby FC qualified to the quarter-finals of the Malaysia Cup for the first time, where the club lost 3–1 on aggregate to Sarawak.

Latest news on Sime Darby FC can be found on its official website (www.simedarbyfc.com), Facebook page, 'Sime Darby FC' (www.facebook.com/simedarbyfc) and Twitter account, 'Sime Darby FC' (www.twitter.com/simedarbyfc).

Kit Manufacturer & Sponsor

Officials

Team Committee

• President: YAM Tengku Datuk Seri Ahmad Shah Al-Haj ibni Almarhum Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah Al-Haj
• Deputy President: YM Raja Azlan Raja Azwa
• Vice-President: Hafiz Noor
• Secretary: Zainal Amat
• Treasurer: Hilmy Anuar Shah
• Committee Members: Rosli Majid, Muhammad Aderi Yakob, Inderawan Nassir, Zaidi Adnan, Muthu Gopalan, Ismail Zakaria, Siti Roseliza

Team Management & Coaches

• Team Manager: YAM Datuk Seri Tengku Ahmad Shah Al-Haj ibni Almarhum Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah Al-Haj
• Assistant Team Manager: Zainal Amat
• Head Coach: Abdul Ghani Malik
• Assistant Head Coach: Badrul Afzan Razali
• Coach: Mohd Faizal Esahar
• Goalkeeper Coach: Shaharuddin Ahmad Mokshinon
• Fitness Coach: Muhammad Afeeq Aqmal Noorazmi
• Head Physiotherapist: Mohd Faris Ismail
• Physiotherapist: Muhammad Afnan Hazazi Mohamad
• Kitman: Ghaffar Sulaiman

Players Season 2016

No.	Name	Nationality	Position
Goalkeepers
1	Kamarul Effandi Abdul Rahim		GK
25	Mohd Redzuan Harun		GK
	Mohd Faridzuean Kamaruddin		GK
	Mohd Azrin Roslan		GK
Defenders
4	Azmirul Azmi		RB, CM, DM, RW
3	Mohd Rafizi Hamdan		RM, RW
24	Nashriq Yahya		DC, DL
6	Tengku Qayyum		LB, LM, LW
18	Juzaili Samion		DC, DR
21	K. Prabakaran		LB, LM
33	Chairi Emmir Solehaddin		RB,RWB
15	Mohd Akmal Md Zahir		DC
20	Ha Dae-won		DC
	Muhamad Hafiz Zalani		LB,LWB
	Wan Arfan Wan Ibrahim		LB,LWB
	Muhd Shazlan Abu Samah		DC
Midfielders
37	Nur Areff Kamaruddin		DM, CM
11	Dzulfahmi Abdul Hadi		LM, LW
10	Lee Kil-hoon		AM, CM
	Mohd Faizal Aziz		RM, RW
14	Muhd Rizqi Azman		CM, DM
12	Syed Sobri Syed Mohamad		LM, LW
	Mohd Rafiq Shah Zaim		RM, RW
	Muhammad Firdaus Kasim		AM, ST
	Frédéric Pooda		AM, CM
8	Mohd Faiz Isa		CM, RM,
Forwards
13	Nazrul Kamaruzaman		ST
16	Mohd Firdaus Azizul		ST,AMR
34	Faiz Hanif Adenan		ST
9	Mateo Roskam		ST
			ST

Source:^[2]

Transfer Season 2016

For recent transfers, see List of Malaysian football transfers 2016

In

Pos.	Name	From
DC	Ha Dae-won	Bali United Pusam F.C.
MC	Frédéric Pooda	Lao Toyota F.C.
ST	Mateo Roskam	Tampines Rovers FC
AMC	Lee Kil-hoon	Penang FA
MRC	Mohd Faiz Isa	PKNS F.C.
AMR	Mohd Faizal Aziz	Shahzan Muda F.C.
DC	Muhd Shazlan Abu Samah	UiTM F.C.
DMC	Muhd Rizqi Azman	Young Fighters F.C.
AMC	Muhd Firdaus Kasim	NS Matrix U21
GK	Mohd Azrin Roslan	Penang FA U21
AML	Syed Sobri Syed Mohamad	Terengganu FA U21

Out

Pos.	Name	To
	Mohd Hafiszuan Salehuddin	AirAsia Football Club
	Mohd Fadzli Saari	Felcra F.C.
	Mohd Suffian Abdul Rahman	Felda United F.C.
	Abdul Halim Zainal	Kuala Lumpur FA
	Fahrul Razi Kamaruddin	Kuala Lumpur FA
	Mohd Shoufiq Khusaini	Kuala Lumpur FA
	Mohd Alif Shamsudin	Melaka United
	Yosri Derma Raju	MISC-MIFA
	Mohd Nizad Ayub	MOF F.C.
	Khairul Anwar Shahrudin	NS Matrix F.C.
	Saiful Hasnol Mohd Raffi	UKM F.C.
	Reinaldo Mineiro
	Ivan Dragicevic
	Marko Perović
	Nemanja Vidakovic
	Eddy Helmi Abdul Manan

U21

Source:^[3]

Managers

Year	Manager
2010–	YAM Datuk Seri Tengku Ahmad Shah ibni Almarhum Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah

Coaches

Year	Head Coach
Jan 2010 – Dec 2015	Ismail Zakaria
Dec 2015	Abdul Ghani Malik

Affiliated Clubs outside the Association

• UKM F.C.^[4]

See also

• Sime Darby

References

External links

• Sime Darby Football Club(SDFC)
• Sime Darby FC Soccerway
• News in Malay Mail
• Sime Darby F.C.'s news