DRB-Hicom F.C.

DRB-HICOM Football Club is a football club established to compete in Malaysia football league. The team played in the Malaysia Premier League (the second tier of the country's professional league - Liga M) since 2010 until 2016 before they withdrew from the league. It was simultaneously decided that the club's 2nd team (previously known as DRB-HICOM 2) to remain competing in an amateur league. Therefore, DRB-HICOM FC remained competing in the Kuala Lumpur Football Association (KLFA) League, where they have played since 2014. This team is composed of employees of DRB-HICOM Group of Companies and experienced local players.

DRB-HICOM FC
Full nameDRB-HICOM Football Club
Nickname(s)The Great Bees (D'gReatBees)
Founded2008 (2008)
GroundGlenmarie, Shah Alam
CapacityUnterraced free seating
OwnerDRB-HICOM
PresidentMahmood Abdul Razak
CoachFisol Abdul Razak
LeagueKLFA Super League
20224th of 10
WebsiteClub website

The club is commonly known as The Great Bees (D'GreatBees), and previously used Proton City Stadium in Tanjung Malim as their official home ground. The well-facilitated stadium currently has a capacity for 3,000 fans. However, since it now plays in a league in the Klang Valley, DRB-HICOM FC is now based in Glenmarie, Shah Alam; the PROTON Casting Plant field is about 3 km away from the headquarters of DRB-HICOM Berhad. The conglomerate owns 50.1% of national carmaker PROTON.[1]

Club's names
  • 2008-2013  : Pos Football Club (Pos FC)
  • 2014–present : DRB-HICOM Football Club (DRB-HICOM FC)[2]

Official team attire
Period Manufacturer
2010 Lotto
2011 Lotto
2012 Eider
2013 Kappa
2014 Custom made
2015 Mizuno
2016 Mizuno
2017 Mizuno
2017-2018 Skyhawk[3]
2019-2020 Skyhawk[3]
2022 Skyhawk[3]

History

The club was established in 2008 as Pos Malaysia Football Club, by the national postal company Pos Malaysia Berhad . Then in 2011, DRB-HICOM acquired the business from the government's investment arm, Khazanah Nasional,[4] and in 2012, efforts began to take root to adopt the DRB-HICOM brand as the club's name. This was finalised in 2014, and the club's current name was formalised. A year after its formation, Pos Malaysia FC played in the FAM Cup[5], the third-tier of the Malaysian Football League. The debut season was a successful one, emerging as champions of the 8-team tournament. En route, they recorded a W-D-L record of 11-3-2, scoring 29 goals and letting in 11. Promotion to the second tier Malaysia Premier League in 2010 was approved after Football Association of Malaysia's Local Competitions Committee approved the promotion. Their debut season in the league saw Pos FC finishing the season in eighth place in the 12-team competition. Subsequently, their performance was as follows: -

2011 - 9th place

2012 - 7th place

2013 - 6th place

2014 (as DRB-HICOM FC) - 7th place

2015 - 10th place

2016 (Final season 1st team compete in professional league) - 7th place


The company sees the existence of the club as an internal corporate social responsibility effort. It presents employees with a platform to showcase their other talents, which can potentially become an important avenue to uncover and nurture talents within the Group. These players can go on to become stars in the local as well as regional football arena in the future.

Since its inception, as a professional club, DRB-HICOM FC attracted local players and international footballers from Nigeria, Japan, Croatia, Ghana, Denmark and South Korea to don DRB-HICOM FC's colours and to continue building the club's reputation in the domestic league. Now as an amateur club, more locals are signed as players. In the 2017/18 season, it only had one foreign player.

Club officials as at 2022
Position Name
President Malaysia Mahmood Abdul Razak
Vice President Malaysia David Azzuddin Buxton
Secretary General Malaysia Mohamad Rofizan Abdul Rahman
Treasurer Malaysia Tengku Nu' Aim Aiman Tg Mad Ameen
Manager Malaysia Noorhardly Muhamad
Administration Officer Malaysia Mohd Muzamir Nordin

List of players - 2022 season
Name Position
Malaysia Muhammad Arzran bin Joha Goal Keeper
Malaysia Muhammad Naqiuddin bin Mohd Noor Goal Keeper
Malaysia Nor Andy Putra bin Jasmi Goal Keeper
Malaysia Ahmad Akmal Fikri bin Ahamad Sabri Defender
Malaysia Alyy Imran Samarkhan bin Ismail Defender
Malaysia Mohamad Faris bin Mohd Yusof Defender
Malaysia Mohd Syahlan bin Zakaria Defender
Malaysia Mohd Zul Adli Fahmy bin Rejab Defender
Malaysia Muhammad Fikri bin Mohamad Yusof Defender
Malaysia Sritaran A/L Ravi Chandan Defender
Malaysia Mohamad Syafham Ikmal bin Mohamad Syaker Defender
Malaysia Mohamad Azizy bin Askaran Defender
Malaysia Mohammad Syafiq bin Mohd Mokhtar Midfielder
Malaysia Mohd Afiq Amsyar bin A Salamat Midfielder
Malaysia Mohd Airi Mukmin bin Abd Rahman Midfielder
Malaysia Muhammad Afiq Haikal bin Samsul Bahrin Midfielder
Malaysia Muhammad Hamidie bin Kisman Midfielder
Malaysia Muhammad Izuan bin Mohd Salahuddin Midfielder
Malaysia Muhammad Nur Hakim bin Md Adzhar Midfielder
Malaysia Muhammad Asyraf bin Abdul Majid Striker
Malaysia Asrul bin Basri Striker
Malaysia Mohamad Shafiq bin Mohamad Striker
Malaysia Mohammad Hakim bin Zainal Striker
Malaysia Muhammad Nazrien Faizal bin Azmi Striker
Malaysia Muhammad Syazwan bin Nasaruddin Striker

Team staff - 2022
PositionName
Team Manager Malaysia Noorhardly Muhamad
Head coach Malaysia Fisol Abdul Razak
Assistant coach Malaysia Mohd Razib Mohd Nor
Assistant coach Malaysia Mohammad Firdaus Abdul Ghani
Goal Keeper Coach Malaysia Saharuddin Marzuki
Physiotherapist Malaysia Muhammad Faizal Ghazali
Equipment Officer Malaysia Saiful Azam Sharifuddin

List of head coaches During M-League season (2009–2016)
Year Coach Assistant Coach
2009 Malaysia Mohd Anizam Daud
2010–2010 Malaysia Lim Kok Onn
2010–2011 Malaysia Mat Zan Mat Aris
2012–2014 Malaysia G. Torairaju Italy Paolo Tirinnanzi
Dec 2014 – Feb 2015 Australia Marshall Soper
Feb 2015 – 2016 Malaysia Chong Yee Fatt

List of head coaches for KLFA League (2014-now)
Season Coach
2014 Malaysia Hamdan Mohamad
2016 Malaysia Razak A Majid
2017/18 Malaysia Razak A Majid
2019/20 Malaysia Fisol Abdul Razak
2020 Malaysia Fisol Abdul Razak
2021 Malaysia Fisol Abdul Razak
2022 Malaysia Fisol Abdul Razak

Honours

Domestic competitions

Team achievement - Malaysia Premier League

Team achievement - Kuala Lumpur (KLFA) League
  • 2014 Kuala Lumpur League
    • Division 1 - 10th
  • 2016 Kuala Lumpur League
    • Division 1 - Quarter Final
    • FA Cup - Quarter Final
  • 2017/2018 Kuala Lumpur League
    • Division 1 - Champions (won final playoffs 2–1 against PULAPOL FC)
  • 2019/2020 Kuala Lumpur League
    • Super Division - Champions (won final playoffs against IMIGRESEN FC)
    • FA Cup - Reached Quarter Final stage (competition called-off due to COVID-19 pandemic)
  • 2020 - No league due to COVID-19 pandemic
  • 2021 - No league due to COVID-19 pandemic

Official partners

2014

- DRB-HICOM

- Pos Malaysia 2015

2015

- DRB-HICOM

- Pos Malaysia

- PROTON

- Bank Muamalat

- Mizuno

- Altel Communications 2016

2016

- DRB-HICOM

- Pos Malaysia

- PROTON

- Bank Muamalat

- Mizuno

- DRB-HICOM Auto Solutions (DHAS) 2017/18

2017/18

- DRB-HICOM

- Pos Malaysia (Official Partner)

- Bank Muamalat (Official Bank)

- DRB-HICOM Environmental Services (Official Facility Management Partner)

- Sky Hawk Apparel (Official Attire Supplier)

- Glenmarie Golf & Country Club (Official Facilities Services Provider)[6] 2019/20

2019/20

- DRB-HICOM

- Composites Technology Research Malaysia - CTRM (Official Partner)

- Bank Muamalat (Official Bank)

- Pos Malaysia (Official Partner)

- Liberty Insurance (Official Partner)

- PROTON Holdings (Official Partner)

- DRB-HICOM Environmental Services (Official Facility Management Partner)

- Isuzu HICOM Malaysia Sdn. Bhd (Official Partner)

- Mitsubishi Motors Malaysia (Official Partner)

- Sky Hawk Apparel (Official Attire Supplier)

- Glenmarie Golf & Country Club (Official Facilities Services Provider)[6]


2022

- DRB-HICOM

- HICOM HBPO

- Sky Hawk Apparel (Official Attire Supplier)

See also

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