UPB-MyTeam F.C.
For information about the reality TV series, see MyTeam (Malaysian TV series).
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| Full name | United Plantations Berhad-MyTeam Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | "The revolution of Malaysian football", Jaguh Kampung | ||
| Founded | 2006 | ||
| Ground | MBPJ Stadium, Kelana Jaya, Petaling Jaya, Selangor | ||
| Capacity | 25,000 | ||
| Chairman |  Khairy Jamaluddin | ||
| Manager | Muhd Yakub Hussaini | ||
| Coach |  Bojan Hodak | ||
| League | Malaysia Super League | ||
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UPB-MyTeam Football Club is a defunct Malaysian soccer club which formerly competed in the top tier of Malaysian football, the Malaysia Super League. The team's home stadium is the MBPJ Stadium in Petaling Jaya, Selangor.
The club as it exists today is the result of a merger of Perak UPB Football Club and MyTeam (a football team created through the Malaysian reality TV show MyTeam) prior to the 2006-07 Malaysian football season.
History
Launched in 2006, the TV3 reality TV series MyTeam brought together a squad of soccer players from around Malaysia with no professional playing experience known as "MyTeam". The show followed the team as it was selected through trails and then trained and coached by the former Malaysian international footballer Shebby Singh, before taking on the Malaysia national football team in an exhibition match. MyTeam lost 2-1 to the national team in the exhibition game on May 28 2006. The show generated considerable interest. MyTeam was subsequently invited to join the Malaysia Premier League for the 2006-07 season.
Perak UPB FC was an ailing football club sponsored by the Malaysian United Plantations Berhad (UPB), based in Teluk Intan, Perak. (When it was first formed, the club had been known as Perak Jenderata FC.) The club was poised to "go the way of the dinosaur" before the politician Khairy Jamaluddin, who along with radio DJ Jason Lo was the co-creator and Executive Producer of the MyTeam series, decided to take over the club and form a base for MyTeam to became a professional competitive team. The name UPB-MyTeam FC was adopted upon Perak UPB FC's management's request (however it has been speculated that the "UPB" will be dropped from the club's name at some point in the future). Khairy Jamaluddin and Jason Lo became the club's President and Deputy President, and Bojan Hodak of Croatia was hired to become the team's coach.
UPB-MyTeam FC finished the 2006-07 Malaysia Premier League season as runners-up behind PDRM FA, and as a result were promoted to the Malaysia Super League 2007-08 season.
A second season of the reality TV show, MyTeam2, was broadcast in 2007 (MyTeam2 took on the Indonesian national football team, losing 2-0). Three players from MyTeam2 (Muhamad Noor Hassan, Mohan a/l R. Azmi and Mohd Hisham Hashim) have joined the UPB-MyTeam FC squad for the 2007-08 Malaysian Super League season.
UPB-MyTeam FC held a trial on 1 and 2 November 2008 at Stadium Bukit Jalil to select 17 players for the 2008 President Cup.
Officials
Club Management (2007-08)
| Name | Nationality | Role |
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| Khairy Jamaluddin Abu Bakar |
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President/Chairman |
| Jason Lo |
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Deputy President/Vice Chairman & Team Manager |
| Ruben Emir Gnanalingam |
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Vice President |
| Martin Bek-Nielsen |  /
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Vice President |
| Muhammad Yakub Hussaini |
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Vice President & Assistant Manager |
| Dax Muhamad |
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General Secretary |
| Al-Naliq Hasmi |
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Assistant General Secretary |
| T. Kunaseelan |
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General Secretary (Presidents Cup Team) |
| Aqliff Shane Casey |
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Honorary Treasurer |
| Safirul Azli Abu Bakar |
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Media Officer |
| Ismail Ibrahim |
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Inventory Manager |
| Shamim Imran |
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Match Analyst |
| Herman Antoni | 
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Kit Man |
Technical Staff (2007-08)
| Name | Nationality | Role |
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| Jason Lo |
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Team Manager |
| Bojan Hodak |
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Head Coach |
| Khan Hung Meng |
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Assistant Head Coach |
| Abdul Rashid Hassan |
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Goalkeepers Coach |
| Luiz Pablo Pozzuto | 
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Trainer/Motivator/Analyst |
| Jacob Joseph |
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Presidents Cup Team Coach |
| Mohd Azrilreza Azman |
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Physiotherapist |
Honours
| Title | Winners | Runners-up |
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| Division 1/Premier 1/Premier League | 2007 (1x) |
Players
Current squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
Out
Mohd Fakhrul Aiman (to released)
Azrul Azmi (to KL PLUS FC)
Muhd Zamri Chin (to Kedah FA)
Jeremy Matthew Danker (to Kuala Lumpur FA)
Muhamad Kaironnisam Sahabudin Hussain (to Felda United FC)
Syed Adney Syed Hussein (to Kelantan FA)
Muhd Fazrul Hazli Mohd Kadri (to KL PLUS FC)
Mohd Azmi Muslim (to Kedah FA)
Mohd Aslam Haja Najumudeen (to ATM FA)
Mohd Nazrin Mohd Nawi (to KL PLUS FC)
Mohd Bunyamin Omar (to Selangor FA)
Mohd Faizal Abdul Rashid (to KL PLUS FC)
Mohd Fariq Abdul Rashid (to released)
K. Depan Sakwati (to Malacca FA)
Muhd Juzaili Samion (to Felda United FC)
Stanley Bernard Stephen Samuel (to Sporting Clube de Goa)
V. Saravanan (to ATM FA)
Mohd Shakir Shaari (to Kelantan FA)
Norshahrul Idlan Talaha (to Kelantan FA)
Former players
Import players
Local players
Mohd Fairus Alias- Syed Mohd Abdul Ghafar Syed Amir
- Junaidi Daud
- Yosri Dermaraju
- Md Azril Abd Hamid
- Khairul Izwan Jamaluddin
- Mohd Fairuz Mohd Noor
- Mohd Sollahuddin Mohd Said
- K. Thiruventhan
- Mohd Nizaruddin Yusof
Players with dual-nationalities
Coaches
| Period | Coach |
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| 2006-09 | Bojan Hodak
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Stadium
The MBPJ Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium located in Kelana Jaya, Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia. It is used mostly for soccer matches, and it also has facilities for athletics. The stadium was also once the home venue of Selangor MPPJ FC, and has a capacity of 25,000.
The stadium is situated in eastern part of Petaling Jaya (in the area of Kelana Jaya).
The stadium has around 550 parking lots which are located surrounding the stadium. The stadium has become the major landmark in Kelana Jaya because of its scale and magnificent architecture.