Brunei Premier League
Founded | 1985 |
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Folded | 2019 |
Country | Brunei Darussalam |
Confederation | AFC (Asia) |
Number of teams | 8 |
Level on pyramid | 2 |
Domestic cup(s) | Brunei FA Cup Brunei Super Cup |
Last champions | DPMM FC (2018–19) |
Most championships | QAF FC (3 titles) DPMM FC (3 titles) |
Website | www |
Current: 2018–19 Season |
The Brunei Premier League (Malay: Liga Perdana Brunei) is the second tier of the football pyramid of Brunei. It was Brunei's top-tier football league until 2012, when the Brunei Super League was created. The Premier League falls under the management of the National Football Association of Brunei Darussalam.
History
[edit]From 1985 to 1993, the champions of the four districts (Belait, Brunei-Muara, Temburong, Tutong) entered into the National Championship playoff. The tournament was not played between 1994 and 2001. The Brunei Premier League was created in 2002, and it was the top-tier league until 2012, when it was replaced by the Brunei Super League.
From 2014 until 2019 it was made into a second tier competition.
Teams
[edit]A total of 8 teams competed in the 2018–19 season.[1]
Stadiums
[edit]- Track & Field Sports Complex, Bandar Seri Begawan
- Berakas Sports Complex, Berakas
- Jerudong Park Mini Stadium, Jerudong
- Tutong Sports Complex, Tutong
- Brunei Shell Recreation Club Field, Panaga
- NFABD Field, Bandar Seri Begawan
Champions
[edit]Previous winners are:[2]
- National Championship play-off winners:
- 1985: Angkatan Bersenjata
- 1986: Daerah Brunei
- 1987: Kota Ranger FC
- 1988: Kuala Belait FC
- 1989: Muara Stars FC
- 1990–92: not played
- 1993: Kota Ranger FC
- 1994-01: not played
- Brunei Premier League (B-League)
- 2002: DPMM FC
- 2003: Wijaya FC
- 2004: DPMM FC
- 2005–06: QAF FC
- 2006–07: not held
- 2007–08: QAF FC
- 2008–09: not held
- 2009–10: QAF FC
- 2011: suspended[3]
- 2014: Lun Bawang[4]
- 2015: Kota Ranger FC[5][6]
- 2016: Al-Idrus Junior[7]
- 2017: Setia Perdana FC[8]
- 2018–19: DPMM FC[9]
Top scorers
[edit]year | best scorers | team | goals |
---|---|---|---|
2002 | Fadlin Galawat | AH United | 18 |
2003 | Ajayi Oluseye | DPMM FC | 28 |
2004 | Ajayi Oluseye | DPMM FC | 30 |
2005/06 | Viban Francis Bayong | QAF FC | 33 |
2007/08 | Viban Francis Bayong Budiman Jumat |
QAF FC MS ABDB |
18 |
2009/10 | Viban Francis Bayong | QAF FC | 19 |
2014 | Shafiq Abdullah Elan | Lun Bawang | 6 |
2015 | Rahimni Pundut | Setia Perdana | 16 |
2016 | Nurhidayat Abbas | Menglait FC | 16 |
2017 | Abang Fakhri Abang Jaludin Nurhidayatullah Zaini |
Tunas FC IKLS FC |
9 |
2018/19 | Hakeme Yazid Said | DPMM FC | 9 |
References
[edit]- ^ "24 DPMM FC youth players to compete in Brunei DST Premier League". Borneo Bulletin. 7 January 2019. Archived from the original on 15 May 2021. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
- ^ "Brunei – List of Champions". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 6 February 2012. Retrieved 3 March 2012.
- ^ "BPL teams disappointed". Archived from the original on 2012-06-14. Retrieved 2011-11-11.
- ^ "Brunei 2014". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 19 February 2015. Archived from the original on 1 April 2015. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
- ^ "DST PREMIER LEAGUE 2015 STANDINGS". National Football Association of Brunei Darussalam. 13 August 2015. Retrieved 17 August 2015.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Kota Ranger FC crowned DST Premier League champions". The Brunei Times. 13 August 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
- ^ "DST PREMIER LEAGUE 2016 STANDINGS". National Football Association of Brunei Darussalam. Retrieved 14 September 2016.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Setia Perdana win DST Premier League". National Football Association of Brunei Darussalam. 29 September 2017. Archived from the original on 2 October 2017. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
- ^ "DPMM FC crowned Premier League champs". Borneo Bulletin. 27 February 2019. Archived from the original on 16 July 2022. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
External links
[edit]- National Football Association of Brunei Darussalam. Archived 2018-09-19 at the Wayback Machine.
- League on FIFA.com (archived 5 September 2007)