Brunei (Liga Premier team)

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Brunei
Full nameBrunei Football Association
Nickname(s)Tebuan (The Wasps)
Founded1979; 45 years ago (1979)
Dissolved2005; 19 years ago (2005)
GroundHassanal Bolkiah National Stadium
Capacity35,000

The Brunei Football Association used to enter a team in Malaysian football competitions. The team won the Malaysia Cup in 1999. The team played at the 35,000-seat Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium in Bandar Seri Begawan.

History[edit]

Brunei first entered the Malaysian football league competitions in 1979.[1] When the Liga Semi-Pro was introduced in Malaysia in 1989, Brunei also were invited along with Singapore, the other foreign team in Malaysian competition. Historically Brunei were the lower ranked team in Malaysian competition, often finishing at the lower rung of the league table and knocked out in the early stages of Malaysia Cup. However, their highest achievement in Malaysian competition was winning the Malaysia Cup in 1999, the first time they had won the competition. Brunei's final season in the Malaysian competition was in 2005 Liga Premier. Starting from 2006 until 2008, the only professional club in Brunei, DPMM FC replaced them as Brunei's representation in Malaysian competitions.

Final squad[edit]

Squad for the 2005 Malaysia Premier League season.[2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK Brunei BRU Alizanda Sitom
GK Brunei BRU Wardun Yussof
DF Romania ROU Florin Socaciu
DF Brunei BRU Shahruddin Tajuddin
DF Brunei BRU Shahrul Rizal Abdul Rahman
DF Brunei BRU Shaiful Aznee Zaini
DF Brunei BRU Suhaime Yussof
DF Brunei BRU Zulkefly Duraman
MF Brunei BRU Edi Ruslan Abdul Samad
MF Brunei BRU Irwan Mohammad
MF Brunei BRU Ratano Tuah
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF Brunei BRU Rosmin Kamis
MF Brunei BRU Rosmini Kahar
MF Brunei BRU Saizan Kula
MF Brunei BRU Sallehuddin Damit
MF Brunei BRU Shahrin Zaini
MF Brunei BRU Subhi Abdilah Bakir
FW Brunei BRU Fadlin Galawat
FW Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Ferid Idrizović
FW Brunei BRU Julremi Zaini
FW Nigeria NGA Ajayi Oluseye

Honours[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "BRUNEI, SABAH AND SARAWAK IN MALAYSIA CUP". The Straits Times. 26 September 1978. Archived from the original on 28 December 2022. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Brunei: Liga Malaysia". Utusan Online. Archived from the original on 27 March 2016. Retrieved 6 April 2021.