DRB-Hicom F.C.

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DRB-HICOM FC
DRB-HICOM Football Club.png
Full nameDRB-HICOM Football Club
Nickname(s)The Great Bees
Founded2008;17 years ago (2008) as Pos Malaysia FC
GroundGlenmarie
Owner DRB-HICOM
PresidentMahmood Abdul Razak
League KLFA Super League
2023 Semi-finalist
Website http://www.drb-hicom.com

DRB-HICOM Football Club is a Malaysian football club. They played in the Malaysia Premier League from 2010 to 2016. DRB-HICOM FC as reserve team remained competing in the Kuala Lumpur Football Association (KLFA) League, where they have played since 2014. This team is mostly composed of employees of DRB-HICOM Group of Companies.

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The club is commonly known as The Great Bees (D'GreatBees), and previously used the 3,000 capacity Proton City Stadium in Tanjung Malim as their official home ground. However, since it now plays in the Klang Valley, DRB-HICOM FC is now based in Glenmarie, Shah Alam. [1]

History

The club was established in 2008 as Pos Malaysia Football Club, by the national postal company Pos Malaysia Berhad. In 2011, DRB-HICOM acquired them from Khazanah Nasional, [2] and in 2012 efforts began to adopt the DRB-HICOM brand as the club's name. This was finalised in 2014. [3] [ circular reference ]

Club's names

Kit manufacturer and shirt sponsor

SeasonManufacturerSponsor
2010 Lotto TM
2011–2012Eider Pos Malaysia
2013 Kappa Pos Malaysia
DRB-HICOM
2014Custom made
2015–2017 Mizuno DRB-HICOM
2018Skyhawk [5]
2019 CTRM
2022–2023 DRB-HICOM
2024–Sonic Boom

Club officials

PositionName
President Flag of Malaysia.svg Mahmood Razak Bahman
Vice president Flag of Malaysia.svg David Azzuddin Buxton
Secretary general Flag of Malaysia.svg Mohamad Rofizan Abdul Rahman
Treasurer Flag of Malaysia.svg Tengku Nu' Aim Aiman Tg Mad Ameen
Manager Flag of Malaysia.svg Noorhardly Muhamad

Club staff

PositionName
Head coach Flag of Malaysia.svg Fisol Abdul Razak
Assistant coach Flag of Malaysia.svg Mohammad Firdaus Abdul Ghani
Goalkeeper coach Flag of Malaysia.svg Saharuddin Marzuki
Physiotherapist Flag of Malaysia.svg Muhammad Faizal Ghazali
Kitman Flag of Malaysia.svg Muhammad Syafiq Mohd Ali

Coaching list

YearHead coach
2009 Flag of Malaysia.svg Mohd Anizam Daud
2010–2010 Flag of Malaysia.svg Lim Kok Onn
2010–2011 Flag of Malaysia.svg Mat Zan Mat Aris
2012–2014 Flag of Malaysia.svg G. Torairaju
Dec 2014–Feb 2015 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Marshall Soper
Feb 2015–2016 Flag of Malaysia.svg Chong Yee Fatt
2016 Flag of Malaysia.svg Razak A Majid
2017 Flag of Malaysia.svg Razak A Majid
2019–2024 Flag of Malaysia.svg Fisol Abdul Razak

Honours

Domestic competitions

References

  1. "Geely acquires Proton stake for RM460mil | The Star".
  2. "Khazanah sells Pos Malaysia stake to DRB-HICOM | The Star".
  3. 2009 Malaysia FAM League
  4. "KL Pos Malaysia FC tukar nama". Teka Skor. 2 October 2013. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 8 November 2013.
  5. https://www.facebook.com/SkyhawkApparels/ [ user-generated source ]