Brunei national under-23 football team

Brunei Under-23
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Nickname(s)	Tabuan Muda; (Young Wasps)
Association	Football Association of Brunei Darussalam
Head coach	Atsushi Hanita
Captain	Nazhan Zulkifle
Home stadium	Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium
FIFA code	BRU
First colours	Second colours
Biggest win
	Brunei 2–1 Philippines ; (Jakarta, Indonesia; November 2011)
Biggest defeat
	Syria 11–0 Brunei ; (Zarqa, Jordan; 9 September 2023)
SEA Games
Appearances	6 (first in 2001)
Best result	Group Stage

Brunei national under-23 football team (also known as Brunei Under-23, Brunei U-23 or Brunei Olympic Team) represents Brunei in international football competitions in Olympic Games, Asian Games and SEA Games, as well as any other under-23 international football tournaments.

Kit[edit]

The traditional colour of Brunei's home kit is predominantly yellow with black and white streaks, as homage to the flag of Brunei. The current away jersey colour is dark blue-green.

Kit manufacturer	Year
Adidas	1998–2001
Mitre	2002–2007
Lotto Sport Italia	2008–2020
FABD	2022–

Tournament records[edit]

Olympic Games[edit]

Summer Olympic Games Record
Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1992	Did Not Enter
1996
2000
2004
2008
2012
2016	Did not qualify
2020	Did not qualify
2024	To be determined
2028	To be determined
Total	-	0 / 7	-	-	-	-	-	-

Asian Games[edit]

Asian Games Record
Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
2002	Did Not Enter
2006
2010
2014
2018
2022
Total	0/6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Since 2002, football at the Asian Games changes into an Under-23 tournament.

SEA Games[edit]

SEA Games Record
Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
2001	Round 1	9/9	3	0	0	3	1	19
2003	Did Not Participate
2005	Withdrew
2007	Did Not Participate
2009	Did Not Participate
2011	Round 1	9/11	5	1	1	3	5	17
2013	Round 1	10/10	4	0	0	4	2	14
2015	Round 1	11/11	5	0	0	5	2	17
2017	Round 1	11/11	4	0	0	4	1	12
2019	Round 1	11/11	5	0	0	5	0	31
2021	Did Not Participate
2023	Did Not Participate
Total	6/12	Best: 9th	26	1	1	25	11	110

Since 2001, football at the Southeast Asian Games changes into Under-23 tournament.

AFC U-23 Asian Cup Record[edit]

AFC U-23 Asian Cup
Year	Round	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA
2013	Did Not Enter
2016	Did not qualify
2018
2020
2022	Withdrew
2024	Did not qualify
2026	TBD
Total	0/7	-	-	-	-	-	-

*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Fixtures and results[edit]

Win Draw Lose

2023[edit]

Friendly

12 August 2023 (2023-08-12)	Laos	2–0	Brunei	Vientiane, Laos
16:00 UTC+7	Thongkhamsavath 19' Khambaion 33'			Stadium: New Laos National Stadium Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Khamsing Xayyavongsy (Laos)

2023 AFF U-23 Championship

17 August 2023 (2023-08-17)	Cambodia	5–0	Brunei	Rayong, Thailand
16:00 UTC+7	Rotana 5', 50' Jefri Syafiq 9' (o.g.) Chanrith 73' Pisey 90'	Report		Stadium: PTT Stadium Referee: Ngô Duy Lân (Vietnam)

19 August 2023 (2023-08-19)	Brunei	0–3	Thailand	Rayong, Thailand
20:00 UTC+7		Report	Varintorn 15' Pattara 20' Chirapong 66'	Stadium: PTT Stadium Attendance: 2,350 Referee: Souei Vongkham (Laos)

21 August 2023 (2023-08-21)	Brunei	1–4	Myanmar	Rayong, Thailand
20:00 UTC+7	Wafiq Danish 71'	Report	Naung Naung Soe 28' Swan Htet 47' Moe Swe 52' Chit Aye 67'	Stadium: Rayong Province Stadium Referee: Usaid Jamal (Malaysia)

2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification

6 September 2023 (2023-09-06)	Jordan	9–0	Brunei	Zarqa, Jordan
21:00 UTC+3	Banihani 10' Darwish 16' Al Shanaineh 22', 80' Abualnadi 48' Nazhan 84' (o.g.) Wafiq Danish 90+2' (o.g.) Abu Taha 90+5' Al Riyalat 90+7'			Stadium: Prince Mohammed Stadium Referee: Crystal John (India)

9 September 2023 (2023-09-09)	Brunei	0–11	Syria	Zarqa, Jordan
17:30 UTC+3			Osman 20' Kawo 41' Abdullatif 45' 73' 78' Rihanieh 45+3' 62' 66' (pen.) Hatem 75' Nayef 90+4' Ahmad 90+8'	Stadium: Prince Mohammed Stadium Referee: Hiroki Kasahara (Japan)

12 September 2023 (2023-09-12)	Oman	3–0	Brunei	Zarqa, Jordan
17:30 UTC+3	Al-Maashari 5' Al-Abdulsalam 8' Al-Araimi 10'			Stadium: Prince Mohammed Stadium

Coaching staff[edit]

Position	Name
Head coach	Atsushi Hanita^[1]
Team manager	Waslimin Momin^[2]
Assistant team manager	Adee Suhardee Muhidin^[2]
Assistant coach	Faisalani Ghani^[2] Ameer Lani^[2]
Goalkeeper coach	Omar Nur Aqamaddin Sallehuddin^[2]
Kitman	Roney Morni^[2]
Media officer	Hazim Hamzah^[2]

Squad[edit]

Current squad[edit]

Squad for the 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification held in Jordan on 6-12 September 2023.^[3]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Khairul Hisyam Norihwan	(2004-08-07) 7 August 2004 (age 19)	0	0	DPMM U20
19	1GK	Riyan Aiman Jali	(2003-01-09) 9 January 2003 (age 21)	0	0	Wasan FC
20	1GK	Jefri Syafiq Ishak	(2002-05-21) 21 May 2002 (age 21)	7	0	KB FC

2	2DF	Khoirunnaas Khalid	(2001-07-01) 1 July 2001 (age 22)	4	0	Ar Rawda FC
5	2DF	Wafiq Danish Hasimulabdillah	(2005-01-13) 13 January 2005 (age 19)	7	1	Kasuka FC
13	2DF	Amirul Aizad Zaidi	(2002-07-29) 29 July 2002 (age 21)	6	0	Indera SC
14	2DF	Hirman Abdul Latip	(2003-03-25) 25 March 2003 (age 21)	5	0	Indera SC
16	2DF	Abdul Wafiy Yazid Sudirman		5	0	MS ABDB
18	2DF	Abdul Basith Murtadha Billah Hussin		6	0	Indera SC
21	2DF	Nazhan Zulkifle (Captain)	(2001-01-17) 17 January 2001 (age 23)	7	0	Kasuka FC

3	3MF	Eddy Shahrol Omar	(2003-10-04) 4 October 2003 (age 20)	3	0	Wasan FC
4	3MF	Abdul Hafiy Herman	(2005-02-06) 6 February 2005 (age 19)	4	0	Kasuka FC
6	3MF	Syafiq Safiuddin Abdul Shariff	(2002-07-16) 16 July 2002 (age 21)	9	0	DPMM FC
7	3MF	Ali Munawwar Abdul Rahman	(2004-06-30) 30 June 2004 (age 19)	6	0	MS ABDB
8	3MF	Khairan Zikry Zulkhairi		2	0	KB FC
9	3MF	Haziq Naqiuddin Syamra	(2004-05-25) 25 May 2004 (age 19)	7	0	Kota Ranger
12	3MF	Rozandy Anak Bujang	(2001-11-28) 28 November 2001 (age 22)	7	0	MS PPDB
15	3MF	Imam Mahdi Suhaimi	(2002-07-09) 9 July 2002 (age 21)	4	0	Kota Ranger
17	3MF	Hadif Aiman Adanan	(2001-10-19) 19 October 2001 (age 22)	5	0	MS ABDB
23	3MF	Nazry Aiman Azaman	(2004-07-01) 1 July 2004 (age 19)	10	0	DPMM FC

10	4FW	Qusyairi Haiqal Arabimulfhasal		3	0	IKLS-MB5
11	4FW	Bazli Aminuddin	(2003-06-24) 24 June 2003 (age 20)	6	0	Kasuka FC
22	4FW	Syaherrul Affendy Syahmirul Nizam	(2004-01-13) 13 January 2004 (age 20)	8	0	IKLS-MB5

Recent call-ups[edit]

The following players have also been called up to the Brunei U23 squad in the last twelve months.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Danish Aiman Mardianni	(2003-01-09) 9 January 2003 (age 21)	0	0	Kasuka FC	Saudi Arabia training camp, June 2023
GK	Noorhaswan Aiman Noorhassan	(2001-12-03) 3 December 2001 (age 22)	0	0	Kasuka FC	Saudi Arabia training camp, June 2023

DF	Salleh Emzah	(2001-05-23) 23 May 2001 (age 22)	1	0	Kota Ranger	Saudi Arabia training camp, June 2023
DF	Alin Syahmi Hossaini	(2001-07-05) 5 July 2001 (age 22)	0	0	Wijaya FC	Saudi Arabia training camp, June 2023
DF	Danish Danial Alfian		0	0	Wijaya FC	Saudi Arabia training camp, June 2023

MF	Azhari Danial Yusra		2	0	Indera SC	2023 AFF U-23 Championship
MF	Syafiq Abdullah Ghazali	(2003-07-23) 23 July 2003 (age 20)	1	0	KB FC	Saudi Arabia training camp, June 2023
MF	Hazwan Sabry		0	0	BSRC FC	Saudi Arabia training camp, June 2023

FW	Badrun Yassar Bakri		0	0	BSRC FC	Saudi Arabia training camp, June 2023

Coaches[edit]

Choi Yeong-joon (2001)
Dayem Ali (2011)
Kwon Oh-son (2013)
Stephen Ng Heng Seng (2015)
Kwon Oh-son (2017)
Stephen Ng Heng Seng (2019)
Aminuddin Jumat (2019–2022)
Atsushi Hanita (2023–)

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b "Japanese tactician Hanita leads Brunei U23". ASEAN Football Federation. 8 August 2023. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Young Wasps in Saudi Arabia for training camp". Borneo Bulletin. 12 June 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
^ @fa.bruneidarussalam (3 September 2023). "Announcing 23 confirmed players that will be participating for the upcoming AFC U23 Asian Cup Qualifiers!". Retrieved 8 August 2023 – via Instagram.

[aff1-1] "Japanese tactician Hanita leads Brunei U23". ASEAN Football Federation. 8 August 2023. Retrieved 9 August 2023.

[bb1-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Young Wasps in Saudi Arabia for training camp". Borneo Bulletin. 12 June 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2023.

[3] @fa.bruneidarussalam (3 September 2023). "Announcing 23 confirmed players that will be participating for the upcoming AFC U23 Asian Cup Qualifiers!". Retrieved 8 August 2023 – via Instagram.

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v t e Brunei Darussalam national football team
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Stadiums	Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium Track and Field Sports Complex, Bandar Seri Begawan
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Notable matches	2018 AFF Championship qualification 2022 AFF Championship qualification
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v t e National under-23 football teams of Asia (AFC)
AFC U-23 Asian Cup
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East Asia (EAFF)	China Chinese Taipei¹ Guam Hong Kong Japan Macau Mongolia North Korea Northern Mariana Islands² South Korea
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¹ Taiwan, officially the Republic of China, competes as "Chinese Taipei" ² Not a member of FIFA