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This article is about the Brunei men's national football team. For the Brunei team that entered the Malaysian football competitions, see Brunei (Malaysia Premier League team). For the women's team, see Brunei women's national football team.

Brunei
Nickname(s)Tebuan (The Hornets)
AssociationNational Football Association of Brunei Darussalam
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Sub-confederationAFF (Southeast Asia)
Head coachK. Rajagobal
CaptainFaiq Bolkiah
Most capsAzwan Saleh (26)
Top scorerShah Razen Said (8)
Home stadiumHassanal Bolkiah National Stadium
FIFA codeBRU
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 189 Increase 2 (7 April 2021)[1]
Highest140 (December 1992)
Lowest203 (October 2012)
First international
 Malaysia 8–0 Brunei Brunei
(Bangkok, Thailand; 22 May 1971)[2]
Biggest win
Brunei Brunei 4–0 Timor-Leste 
(Kuching, Malaysia; 2 November 2016)
Biggest defeat
Brunei Brunei 0–12 United Arab Emirates 
(B. S. Begawan, Brunei; 14 April 2001)
AFF Championship
Appearances1 (first in 1996)
Best resultGroup Stage (1996)
AFC Challenge Cup
Appearances1 (first in 2006)
Best resultRunner up (2006)
AFC Solidarity Cup
Appearances1 (first in 2016)
Best resultFourth place (2016)

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[edit]

The Brunei National 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[edit]

In September 2009, 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.[4] 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.[5] Brunei were re-instated on 31 May 2011.[6]

Fixture and results[edit]

Friendlies

31 May 2019 Beijing Sport University 0–01
(4–5 p)		  Brunei Beijing, China
ReportStadium: Olympic Sports Centre (Beijing)
26 March 2021  Brunei 4–01 Kasuka FC Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
20:00 UTC+08
  • Hamizan Goal 54'
  • Najib Goal 73'
  • Razimie Goal 80'
  • Maziri Goal 86'
ReportStadium: Track & Field Sports Complex
Referee: Amdillah Zainuddin (Brunei)
30 March 2021  Brunei 1–11 Brunei Super League XI Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
20:00 UTC+08
  • Razimie Goal 21'
Report
  • Taylor Goal 53'
Stadium: Track & Field Sports Complex
Attendance: 481
  • 1 Non-FIFA 'A' international match

2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC First Round

6 June 2019 Mongolia  2–0  Brunei Ulanbaatar, Mongolia
17:00 UTC+08
  • Tsedenbal Goal 9'
  • Naranbold Goal 69'
ReportStadium: MFF Football Centre
Attendance: 1,765
Referee: Pranjal Banerjee (India)
11 June 2019 Brunei  2–1  Mongolia Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
20:15 UTC+08
  • Razimie Goal 4', 34'
Report
  • Tsedenbal Goal 47' (pen.)
Stadium: Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium
Referee: Ahmad Yacoub Ibrahim (Jordan)

Coaches[edit]

  • Abdul Karim Pukul & Ibrahim Yahya (1971)
  • Duncan McDowell (1976–81)
  • Ibrahim Damit (1982)
  • Idris Damit (1983)
  • Danny Bergara (1984)
  • Oscar Amaro de Silva (1985–88)
  • Dayem Ali (1989)
  • 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 Alagić (2005)
  • Ranko Buketa (2005)
  • Ali Mustafa (2006)
  • Kwon Oh-Son (2008)
  • Vjeran Simunić (2008–09)
  • Ali Mustafa (2009–11)
  • Dayem 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)
  • Robbie Servais (2019)
  • Paul Smalley (2019–2020)
  • Ali Mustafa (2020)
  • Aminuddin Jumat (2020)
  • Ameer Lani (2020)
  • K. Rajagobal (2020–)

Current squad[edit]

The following 26 players were called up by NFABD in March 2021.

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsClub
1GKWardun Yussof (1981-09-14) 14 September 1981 (age 39)230 DPMM FC
1GKHaimie Anak Nyaring (1998-05-31) 31 May 1998 (age 22)40 DPMM FC
1GKMu'izzuddin Ismail (1987-02-10) 10 February 1987 (age 34)10 DPMM FC
2DFHelmi Zambin (1987-03-30) 30 March 1987 (age 34)171 DPMM FC
2DFAfi Aminuddin (1991-10-09) 9 October 1991 (age 29)130Unattached
2DFSairol Sahari (1983-04-09) 9 April 1983 (age 38)110 Kasuka FC
2DFYura Indera Putera Yunos (1996-03-25) 25 March 1996 (age 25)80 DPMM FC
2DFAbdul Mu'iz Sisa (1991-04-20) 20 April 1991 (age 30)61 DPMM FC
2DFKhairil Shahme Suhaimi (1993-04-16) 16 April 1993 (age 28)50 Indera SC
2DFWafi Aminuddin (2000-09-20) 20 September 2000 (age 20)10 DPMM FC
2DFHanif Farhan Azman (2000-11-02) 2 November 2000 (age 20)00 DPMM FC
2DFMaziri Maidin (1991-07-07) 7 July 1991 (age 29)00 Kasuka FC
3MFAzwan Saleh (1988-01-06) 6 January 1988 (age 33)262 DPMM FC
3MFAzwan Ali Rahman (1992-01-11) 11 January 1992 (age 29)134 DPMM FC
3MFHendra Azam Idris (1988-08-10) 10 August 1988 (age 32)100 DPMM FC
3MFNurikhwan Othman (1993-01-15) 15 January 1993 (age 28)60 DPMM FC
3MFAbdul Khair Basri (1996-01-05) 5 January 1996 (age 25)30 Indera SC
3MFAsri Aspar (1996-01-17) 17 January 1996 (age 25)10 Kasuka FC
4FWNajib Tarif (1988-02-05) 5 February 1988 (age 33)181 DPMM FC
4FWAbdul Azizi Ali Rahman (1987-01-17) 17 January 1987 (age 34)81 DPMM FC
4FWHamizan Aziz Sulaiman (1989-01-24) 24 January 1989 (age 32)70 Indera SC
4FWRazimie Ramlli (1990-08-06) 6 August 1990 (age 30)53 DPMM FC
4FWNur Asyraffahmi Norsamri (2000-05-04) 4 May 2000 (age 21)20Unattached
4FWHakeme Yazid Said (2003-02-08) 8 February 2003 (age 18)00 DPMM FC
4FWHanif Aiman Adanan (2000-03-04) 4 March 2000 (age 21)00 Kasuka FC
4FWHariz Danial Khallidden (1996-11-01) 1 November 1996 (age 24)00 MS ABDB

Recent call-ups[edit]

The following players have also been called up to the Brunei squad from 2019.

Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsClubLatest call-up
GKAshraf Haledi (1994-09-07) 7 September 1994 (age 26)00 Kasuka FCTraining camp, November 2020
GKAzriel Arman (1995-03-27) 27 March 1995 (age 26)00UnattachedTraining camp, November 2020
GKAzman Ilham Noor (1984-02-17) 17 February 1984 (age 37)90 Kota RangerTraining camp, September 2020
GKLim Jin Yee00 Kasuka FCTraining camp, September 2020
GKIshyra Asmin Jabidi (1998-07-09) 9 July 1998 (age 22)00Unattached2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
DFSuhaimi Anak Sulau (1996-03-03) 3 March 1996 (age 25)30 DPMM FCTraining camp, November 2020
DFAbdul Aziz Tamit (1989-09-07) 7 September 1989 (age 31)10 DPMM FCTraining camp, November 2020
DFReduan Petara (1988-05-25) 25 May 1988 (age 32)60 Kasuka FCTraining camp, September 2020
DFNazhan Zulkifle (2001-01-17) 17 January 2001 (age 20)00 Kasuka FCTraining camp, September 2020
DFHanif Hamir (1997-02-22) 22 February 1997 (age 24)80 DPMM FC2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
DFAbdul Syakir Basri (1997-10-02) 2 October 1997 (age 23)00Unattached2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
DFKhalid Mahmud (1995-09-21) 21 September 1995 (age 25)00Unattached2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
FWMaududi Hilmi Kasmi (1989-02-05) 5 February 1989 (age 32)140 Kasuka FCTraining camp, February 2021
MFNur Ikhmal Damit (1993-03-05) 5 March 1993 (age 28)30 Kasuka FCTraining camp, February 2021
MFAmin Sisa (1998-01-02) 2 January 1998 (age 23)00 Indera SCTraining camp, February 2021
MFNazirrudin Ismail (1998-12-27) 27 December 1998 (age 22)20 Indera SCTraining camp, November 2020
MFAminuddin Zakwan Tahir (1994-10-24) 24 October 1994 (age 26)61 Indera SCTraining camp, September 2020
MFAisan Aizuddin Abdullah Aiman (2002-02-02) 2 February 2002 (age 19)00UnattachedTraining camp, September 2020
MFNorfariz Sayang00 Wijaya FCTraining camp, September 2020
MFHafis Mahari (1991-10-26) 26 October 1991 (age 29)00Unattached2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
FWShahrazen Said (1985-12-14) 14 December 1985 (age 35)248 DPMM FCTraining camp, November 2020
FWAdi Said (1990-10-15) 15 October 1990 (age 30)217 Kota RangerTraining camp, November 2020

Player records[edit]

As of 11 June 2019[7]
Players in bold are still active with Brunei.

Competition records[edit]

World Cup record[edit]

FIFA World Cup recordFIFA World Cup qualification record
YearRoundPositionPldWDLGFGAPldWDLGFGA
1930 to 1958Did not existDid not exist
1962Not a FIFA memberNot a FIFA member
1966
1970
1974Did not enterDid not enter
1978
1982
1986Did not qualify6006229
1990Did not enterDid not enter
1994
1998
2002Did not qualify6006028
2006Did not enterDid not enter
2010
2014SuspendedSuspended
2018Did not qualify210112
2022210123
2026To be determinedTo be determined
Total0/22162014562

Asian Cup record[edit]

AFC Asian Cup recordAFC Asian Cup qualification record
YearResultPositionPldWD*LGFGAPldWDLGFGAGD
1956 to 1968Did not enterDid not enter
1972Did not qualify3003018−18
19762002113−12
1980WithdrewWithdrew
1984
1988Did not enterDid not enter
1992
1996
2000Did not qualify3003011−11
2004201116−5
2007Did not enterDid not enter
2011Did not qualify301216−5
2015WithdrewWithdrew
2019Did not qualify210112−1
2023210123−1
Total–0/17−−−−−−172213659−53

Asian Games[edit]

Football at the Asian Games has been an under-23 tournament since 2002.
See also: Brunei national under-23 football team
Asian Games Record
YearResultGPWD*LGSGA
1951-000000
1954-000000
1958-000000
1962-000000
1966-000000
1970-000000
1974-000000
1978-000000
1982-000000
1986-000000
1990-000000
1994-000000
1998-000000
2002–presentSee Brunei national under-23 football team
Total0/0000000

AFC Challenge Cup record[edit]

AFC Challenge Cup
YearRoundGPWDLGFGA
2006Group stage311122
2008Did not qualify
2010
2012Suspended
2014Withdrew
TotalBest: Group stage311122

AFC Solidarity Cup record[edit]

AFC Solidarity Cup
YearResultGPWDLGFGA
2016Fourth place411277
TotalBest: Fourth place411277

ASEAN Championship[edit]

  • Finals Records Only

This competition was formerly known as the Tiger Cup

Honours[edit]

  • Borneo Cup
    • Winner (4): 1968, 1981, 1987, 1988
  • Brunei Merdeka Games
    • Runners-up (1): 1985
  • Philippines International Cup
    • Third Place (1):1993

Notes[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 7 April 2021. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Brunei matches, ratings and points exchanged". World Football Elo Ratings: Brunei. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
  3. ^ Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 31 March 2021. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Brunei suspended for government interference". Asian Football Confederation. 30 September 2009. Archived from the original on 21 May 2013.
  5. ^ "Brunei Darussalam face expulsion". Asian Football Confederation. Archived from the original on 3 February 2013.
  6. ^ "FIFA lift Brunei suspension". Asian Football Confederation. Archived from the original on 13 September 2012.
  7. ^ "Brunei". National Football Teams.