Full name | Sime Darby Football Club |
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Nickname(s) | The Giant Killers |
Founded | 22 January 2010 |
Ground | Selayang Stadium |
Capacity | 15,000 |
Owner | Sime Darby Berhad |
Coach | Ahmad Yusoff |
League | Malaysia FAM League |
2016 | Liga Premier, 12th (relegated) |
Website | Club home page |
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 Liga Premier after finished 12th in 2015 Malaysia Super League is double relegated.
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 Liga Premier.
Sime Darby FC finished undefeated champions of the 2010 Malaysia FAM Cup in its debut season 2010, clinching promotion to the Liga Premier, the second tier professional football league in Malaysia.
In its maiden season in the 2011 Liga Premier, 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 Liga Premier, 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.