Brunei national football team

Brunei Darussalam
	Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)	Tebuan (The Hornets)
Association	National Football Association of Brunei Darussalam
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Sub-confederation	AFF (Southeast Asia)
Head coach	Kwon Oh-son
Captain	Faiq Bolkiah
Most caps	Azwan Saleh (26)
Top scorer	Shahrazen Said (8)
Home stadium	Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium
FIFA code	BRU
First colours	Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	195 (16 August 2018)
Highest	140 (December 1992)
Lowest	203 (October 2012)
First international
	Malaysia 8–0 Brunei ; (Bangkok, Thailand; 22 May 1971)
Biggest win
	Brunei 4–0 East Timor ; (Kuching, Malaysia; 2 November 2016)
Biggest defeat
	Brunei 0–12 United Arab Emirates ; (B. S. Begawan, Brunei; 14 April 2001)

The Brunei national football team (also known as the Brunei Darussalam national football team) nicknamed Tebuan (The Wasps), is the national team of the Brunei and is controlled by the National Football Association of Brunei Darussalam. The team was founded in 1959 and joined FIFA in 1969. In the past, they have also frequently featured in the Malaysian league and cup competitions as one of the state representative sides.

History

Brunei Football Association was formed on 15 March 1956 and at that time was known as the Brunei State Football Amateur Association. In 1993, the word "Amateur" was dropped, and since then, the FA has been known as the Football Association of Brunei Darussalam. Brunei's experience of international football has been more or less restricted to regional Asian competitions, such as the Southeast Asian Games and the Tiger Cup. So far, Brunei has entered the World Cup qualifiers only three times, in 1986, 2002 and 2018. On these occasions, they did not qualify for the competition. They have made five appearances in the Asian Cup qualifiers, but they have never passed the first qualification round.

Their best achievement was perhaps being Champion of the Malaysia Cup in 1999. Back then, Brunei entered a team to compete in the professional Malaysian league and despite competing against Malaysian clubs, Brunei had previously never made an impact. However, in 1999, they shocked everyone by lifting the Malaysia Cup.

Today there are approximately 2,500 footballers playing with Brunei's 22 registered clubs. Footballers are mostly amateurs or semi professionals.

Suspension

The Football Association of Brunei Darussalam (BAFA) was suspended due to governmental interference in its affairs, which started with a decision by the Brunei authorities to dissolve BAFA and to replace it with a new federation in December 2008.^[2] The suspension was applied with immediate effect and meant that the Brunei club DPMM were no longer permitted to play in the Singapore S-League until it was resolved.

On 19 March 2010, the FIFA Executive Committee agreed to submit to the next FIFA Congress the expulsion of the Football Association of Brunei Darussalam (BAFA) if the BAFA has not been reinstated by then, after noting that no major progress had been made since the BAFA was suspended in September 2009.

FIFA warned that unless BAFA came to FIFA's Congress on 9 June and 10 in South Africa having met the conditions for reinstatement it would be expelled.^[3] Brunei were re-instated on 31 May 2011.^[4]

Competition records

World Cup Record

FIFA World Cup record									FIFA World Cup qualification
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1930 to 1958	Did not exist								Did not exist
1962 to 1970	Not FIFA member								Not FIFA member
1974 to 1982	Did not enter								Did not enter
1986	Did not qualify								6	0	0	6	2	29
1990 to 1998	Did not enter								Did not enter
2002	Did not qualify								6	0	0	6	0	28
2006 to 2010	Did not enter								Did not enter
2014	Suspended								Suspended
2018	Did not qualify								2	1	0	1	1	2
2022	To be determined
2026	To be determined
Total		0/21							14	1	0	13	3	59

Asian Cup record

AFC Asian Cup									AFC Asian Cup qualification
Year	Result	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA	GD
1956 to 1968	Did not enter	−	−	−	−	−	−	−	−	−	−	−	−	−	−
1972	Did not qualify	−	−	−	−	−	−	−	3	0	0	3	0	18	−18
1976	Did not qualify	−	−	−	−	−	−	−	2	0	0	2	1	13	−12
1980	Withdrew	−	−	−	−	−	−	−	−	−	−	−	−	−	−
1984	Withdrew	−	−	−	−	−	−	−
1988	Did not enter	−	−	−	−	−	−	−
1992	Did not enter	−	−	−	−	−	−	−
1996	Did not enter	−	−	−	−	−	−	−
2000	Did not qualify	−	−	−	−	−	−	−	3	0	0	3	0	11	−11
2004	Did not qualify	−	−	−	−	−	−	−	2	0	1	1	1	6	−5
2007	Did not enter	−	−	−	−	−	−	−
2011	Did not qualify	−	−	−	−	−	−	−	3	0	1	2	1	6	−5
2015	Withdrew	−	−	−	−	−	−	−
2019	Did not qualify	−	−	−	−	−	−	−	2	1	0	1	1	2	−1
Total	0/16	−	−	−	−	−	−	−	15	1	2	12	4	56	−52

Asian Games

Football at the Asian Games has been an under-23 tournament since 2002.

Asian Games Record
Year	Result	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1951	-	0	0	0	0	0	0
1954	-	0	0	0	0	0	0
1958	-	0	0	0	0	0	0
1962	-	0	0	0	0	0	0
1966	-	0	0	0	0	0	0
1970	-	0	0	0	0	0	0
1974	-	0	0	0	0	0	0
1978	-	0	0	0	0	0	0
1982	-	0	0	0	0	0	0
1986	-	0	0	0	0	0	0
1990	-	0	0	0	0	0	0
1994	-	0	0	0	0	0	0
1998	-	0	0	0	0	0	0
2002–present	See Brunei national under-23 football team
Total	0/0	0	0	0	0	0	0

AFC Challenge Cup record

AFC Challenge Cup
Year	Round	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA
2006	Group Stage	3	1	1	1	2	2
2008	Did not qualify	−	−	−	−	−	−
2010	Did not qualify	−	−	−	−	−	−
2012	Suspended	−	−	−	−	−	−
2014	Withdrew	−	−	−	−	−	−
Total	Best: Group Stage	3	1	1	1	2	2

AFC Solidarity Cup record

AFC Solidarity Cup
Year	Result	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA
2016	Fourth place	4	1	1	2	7	7
Total	Best: Fourth place	4	1	1	2	7	7

ASEAN Championship

Finals Records Only

This competition was formerly known as the Tiger Cup

ASEAN Football Championship
Year	Round	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA
1996	Group Stage	4	1	0	3	1	15
1998	Did not qualify	–	–	–	–	–	–
2000	Withdrew	–	–	–	–	–	–
2002	Did not enter	–	–	–	–	–	–
2004	Did not enter	–	–	–	–	–	–
2007	Did not qualify	–	–	–	–	–	–
2008	Did not qualify	–	–	–	–	–	–
2010	Suspended	–	–	–	–	–	–
2012	Did not qualify	–	–	–	–	–	–
2014	Did not qualify	–	–	–	–	–	–
2016	Did not qualify	–	–	–	–	–	–
2018	To be determined	–	–	–	–	–	–
Total	Best: Group Stage	4	1	0	3	1	15

Fixture and results

Friendlies

6 July 2018	Brunei	4–1¹	MS ABDB	Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
20:00 UTC+08				Stadium: NFABD Field

25 July 2018	Brunei	0–0¹	MS ABDB	Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
20:15 UTC+08				Stadium: Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium

31 July 2018	Brunei	5–1¹	MS ABDB	Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
16:00 UTC+08				Stadium: Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium

4 August 2018	Brunei	2–0¹	Kasuka FC	Berakas, Brunei
16:30 UTC+08				Stadium: Track & Field Sports Complex

14 August 2018	Brunei	5–1¹	Kasuka FC	Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
20:00 UTC+08				Stadium: Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium

17 August 2018	Brunei	4–0¹	MS PDB	Berakas, Brunei
20:00 UTC+08				Stadium: Track & Field Sports Complex

¹ Non-FIFA 'A' international match

2018 AFF Suzuki Cup qualification

1 September 2018	East Timor	3–1	Brunei	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia^{[nb 1]}
20:00 UTC+8	Henrique 28', 32' Garcia 90+1'	Report	Azwan 57'	Stadium: Kuala Lumpur Stadium

8 September 2018	Brunei	v	East Timor	Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
20:15 UTC+8		Report		Stadium: Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium

Current squad

The following 23 players are announced for the 2018 AFF Suzuki Cup qualification matches on 1–8 September 2018.^[6]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
18	1GK	Wardun Yussof	(1981-09-14) 14 September 1981 (age 42)	23	0	DPMM FC
19	1GK	Tarmizi Johari	(1983-12-26) 26 December 1983 (age 40)	2	0	MS ABDB
1	1GK	Haimie Anak Nyaring	(1998-05-31) 31 May 1998 (age 25)	0	0	DPMM FC

11	2DF	Najib Tarif	(1988-02-05) 5 February 1988 (age 36)	16	0	DPMM FC
4	2DF	Fakharrazi Hassan	(1989-07-15) 15 July 1989 (age 34)	13	2	DPMM FC
14	2DF	Helmi Zambin	(1987-03-30) 30 March 1987 (age 37)	13	1	DPMM FC
2	2DF	Afi Aminuddin	(1991-10-09) 9 October 1991 (age 32)	11	0	Kota Ranger
5	2DF	Reduan Petara	(1988-05-25) 25 May 1988 (age 35)	6	0	DPMM FC
3	2DF	Abdul Mu'iz Sisa	(1991-04-20) 20 April 1991 (age 33)	4	1	DPMM FC
13	2DF	Hazwan Hamzah	(1991-09-09) 9 September 1991 (age 32)	4	0	Indera SC
23	2DF	Yura Indera Putera Yunos	(1996-05-25) 25 May 1996 (age 27)	4	0	DPMM FC
21	2DF	Khairil Shahme Suhaimi	(1993-04-16) 16 April 1993 (age 31)	3	0	Indera SC
8	2DF	Arif Ali Rahman	(1989-01-25) 25 January 1989 (age 35)	0	0	Jerudong FC

7	3MF	Azwan Ali Rahman (Captain)	(1992-01-11) 11 January 1992 (age 32)	11	3	DPMM FC
15	3MF	Aminuddin Zakwan Tahir	(1994-10-24) 24 October 1994 (age 29)	5	1	Indera SC
12	3MF	Hamizan Aziz Sulaiman	(1989-01-24) 24 January 1989 (age 35)	5	0	Indera SC
6	3MF	Nurikhwan Othman	(1993-01-15) 15 January 1993 (age 31)	4	0	DPMM FC
17	3MF	Shafie Effendy	(1995-08-04) 4 August 1995 (age 28)	4	1	DPMM FC
16	3MF	Zulkhairy Razali	(1996-05-16) 16 May 1996 (age 27)	1	0	Indera SC

22	4FW	Shahrazen Said	(1985-12-14) 14 December 1985 (age 38)	20	8	DPMM FC
20	4FW	Adi Said	(1990-10-15) 15 October 1990 (age 33)	17	7	DPMM FC
9	4FW	Faiq Jefri Bolkiah	(1998-05-09) 9 May 1998 (age 25)	5	1	Leicester City
10	4FW	Razimie Ramlli	(1990-08-06) 6 August 1990 (age 33)	2	1	MS ABDB

Coaches

Duncan McDowell (1976–81)
Idris Damit (1983)
Danny Bergara (1984)
Oscar Amaro de Silva (1985)
Hussein Aljuneid (1990)
Mick Lyons (1993–95)
David Booth (1996–98)
Mick Jones (1998–01)
Zainuddin Kassim (2001)
Mick Lyons (2002)
Karim Bencherifa (2003–04)
Amir Alagic (2005)
Mohd Ali Mustafa (2006)
Kwon Oh-Son (2008)
Vjeran Simunić (2008–09)
Mohd Ali Mustafa (2009)
Dayem Hj Ali (2011)
Kwon Oh-Son (2012–13)
Vjeran Simunić (2013–14)
Steve Kean (2014)
Mike Wong (2014–2016)
Kwon Oh-Son (2016)
Stephen Ng (2017)
Kwon Oh-Son (2018–)

Honours

Borneo Cup
- Winner (3): 1968, 1987, 1988
Brunei Merdeka Games
- Runners-up (1): 1985
Philippines International Cup
- Third Place (1):1993

Notes

^ Venue moved by organisers on 7 August due to concerns over floodlighting.^[5]

References

^ "Brunei matches, ratings and points exchanged". World Football Elo Ratings: Brunei. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
^ "Brunei suspended for government interference". Asian Football Confederation. 30 September 2009. Archived from the original on 21 May 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ "Brunei Darussalam face expulsion". Asian Football Confederation. Archived from the original on 3 February 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ "FIFA lift Brunei suspension". Asian Football Confederation. Archived from the original on 13 September 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ "Venue change for AFF Suzuki Cup qualification round match". ASEAN Football Federation. 7 August 2018. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
^ "Minister urges national team to make impact at AFF Suzuki Cup qualifier". Borneo Bulletin. 30 August 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2018.

[6] Venue moved by organisers on 7 August due to concerns over floodlighting.^[5]

[1] "Brunei matches, ratings and points exchanged". World Football Elo Ratings: Brunei. Retrieved 24 November 2016.

[2] "Brunei suspended for government interference". Asian Football Confederation. 30 September 2009. Archived from the original on 21 May 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[3] "Brunei Darussalam face expulsion". Asian Football Confederation. Archived from the original on 3 February 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[4] "FIFA lift Brunei suspension". Asian Football Confederation. Archived from the original on 13 September 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[5] "Venue change for AFF Suzuki Cup qualification round match". ASEAN Football Federation. 7 August 2018. Retrieved 7 August 2018.

[7] "Minister urges national team to make impact at AFF Suzuki Cup qualifier". Borneo Bulletin. 30 August 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2018.

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