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Nickname(s)
  
The Giant Killers

Ground Capacity
  
15,000

Founded
  
22 January 2010

Manager
  
Drago Mamić

Owner
  
Sime Darby

Ground
  
Selayang Stadium

Coach
  
Ahmad Yusoff

Arena/Stadium
  
Selayang Stadium

League
  
Malaysia FAM League

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Full name
  
Sime Darby Football Club

2016
  
Malaysia Premier League, 12th (relegated)

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 is double relegated.

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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 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.

    After the end of 2016 Malaysia Premier League season, Sime Darby F.C. has been relegated to FAM League after finished the season at the bottom of the table which has been the reason for their demise as their owner has pulled the funding and Sime Darby F.C. has been disbanded.

    Current squad

    Source:

    Transfer Season 2017

    For recent transfers, see List of Malaysian football transfers 2017

    U21

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    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, 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: Ahmad Yusof
  • Assistant Head Coach: Badrul Afzan Razali
  • Coach: Mohd Faizal Esahar
  • Goalkeeper Coach: Shaharuddin Ahmad Mokshinon
  • Fitness Coach: Mohd Zahidibudiman Ibrahim
  • Head Physiotherapist: Mohd Faris Ismail
  • Physiotherapist: Muhammad Afnan Hazazi Mohamad
  • Kitman: Ghaffar Sulaiman
  • Club affiliates

  • UKM F.C.
  • References

    Sime Darby F.C. Wikipedia