Brunei national football team

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.

Brunei
Nickname(s)Tebuan (The Hornets)
AssociationNational Football Association of Brunei Darussalam
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Sub-confederationAFF (Southeast Asia)
Head coachPaul Smalley
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 191 (16 July 2020)[1]
Highest140 (December 1992)
Lowest203 (October 2012)
First international
 Malaysia 8–0 Brunei
(Bangkok, Thailand; 22 May 1971)[2]
Biggest win
Brunei 4–0 Timor-Leste 
(Kuching, Malaysia; 2 November 2016)
Biggest defeat
Brunei 0–12 United Arab Emirates 
(B. S. Begawan, Brunei; 14 April 2001)
AFC Challenge Cup
Appearances1 (first in 2006)
Best resultRunner up(2006)
AFC Solidarity Cup
Appearances1 (first in 2016)
Best resultFourth place (2016)

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

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.[3] 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. [4] Brunei were re-instated on 31 May 2011.[5]

Competition records

World Cup record
FIFA World Cup record FIFA World Cup qualification record
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 Not a FIFA member Not a FIFA member
1966
1970
1974 Did not enter Did not enter
1978
1982
1986 Did not qualify 6 0 0 6 2 29
1990 Did not enter Did not enter
1994
1998
2002 Did not qualify 6 0 0 6 0 28
2006 Did not enter Did not enter
2010
2014 Suspended Suspended
2018 Did not qualify 2 1 0 1 1 2
2022 2 1 0 1 2 3
2026 To be determined To be determined
Total 0/22 16 2 0 14 5 62

Asian Cup record
AFC Asian Cup record AFC Asian Cup qualification record
Year Result Position Pld W D* L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA GD
1956 to 1968Did not enter Did not enter
1972Did not qualify 3003018−18
1976 2002113−12
1980Withdrew Withdrew
1984
1988Did not enter Did not enter
1992
1996
2000Did not qualify 3003011−11
2004 201116−5
2007Did not enter Did not enter
2011Did not qualify 301216−5
2015Withdrew Withdrew
2019Did not qualify 210112−1
2023 210123−1
Total–0/17−−−−−− 172213659−53

Asian Games
Football at the Asian Games has been an under-23 tournament since 2002.
See also: Brunei national under-23 football team
Asian Games Record
Year Result GP W D* L GS GA
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–present See Brunei national under-23 football team
Total0/0000000

AFC Challenge Cup record
AFC Challenge Cup
Year Round GP W D L GF GA
2006Group stage311122
2008Did not qualify
2010
2012Suspended
2014Withdrew
TotalBest: Group stage311122

AFC Solidarity Cup record
AFC Solidarity Cup
Year Result GP W D L GF GA
2016Fourth place411277
TotalBest: Fourth place411277

ASEAN Championship
  • Finals Records Only

This competition was formerly known as the Tiger Cup

Fixture and results

Friendlies

6 July 2018 Brunei 4–11 MS ABDBBandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
20:00 UTC+08 Stadium: NFABD Field
25 July 2018 Brunei 0–01 MS ABDBBandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
20:15 UTC+08 Stadium: Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium
31 July 2018 Brunei 5–11 MS ABDBBandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
16:00 UTC+08 Stadium: Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium
4 August 2018 Brunei 2–01 Kasuka FCBerakas, Brunei
16:30 UTC+08 Stadium: Track & Field Sports Complex
14 August 2018 Brunei 5–11 Kasuka FCBandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
20:00 UTC+08 Stadium: Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium
17 August 2018 Brunei 4–01 MS PDBBerakas, Brunei
20:00 UTC+08 Stadium: Track & Field Sports Complex
31 May 2019 Beijing Sport University 0–01
(4–5 p)		 BruneiBeijing, China
Report Stadium: Olympic Sports Centre (Beijing)
  • 1 Non-FIFA 'A' international match

2018 AFF Suzuki Cup qualification

1 September 2018 Timor-Leste 3–1 BruneiKuala Lumpur, Malaysia[nb 1]
20:00 UTC+8
Report
Stadium: Kuala Lumpur Stadium
Referee: Dmitry Mashentsev (Kyrgyzstan)
8 September 2018 Brunei 1–0 Timor-LesteBandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
20:15 UTC+8 Najib  75' Report Stadium: Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium
Attendance: 3345
Referee: Mooud Bonyadifard (Iran)

2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC First Round

6 June 2019 Mongolia 2–0 BruneiUlanbaatar, Mongolia
17:00 UTC+08
Report Stadium: MFF Football Centre
Attendance: 1,765
Referee: Pranjal Banerjee (India)
11 June 2019 Brunei 2–1 MongoliaBandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
20:15 UTC+08
Report
Stadium: Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium
Referee: Ahmad Yacoub Ibrahim (Jordan)

Current squad

The following 23-man squad was announced for the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification matches in June 2019.[7]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Haimie Anak Nyaring (1998-05-31) 31 May 1998 4 0 Unattached
23 1GK Mu'izzuddin Ismail (1987-02-10) 10 February 1987 1 0 DPMM FC II
18 1GK Ishyra Asmin Jabidi (1998-07-09) 9 July 1998 0 0 Unattached
14 2DF Helmi Zambin (1987-03-30) 30 March 1987 17 1 DPMM FC
2 2DF Afi Aminuddin (1991-10-09) 9 October 1991 13 0 Kota Ranger
3 2DF Sairol Sahari (Captain) (1983-04-09) 9 April 1983 11 0 Kasuka FC
4 2DF Hanif Hamir (1997-02-22) 22 February 1997 8 0 Unattached
11 2DF Yura Indera Putera Yunos (1996-03-25) 25 March 1996 8 0 DPMM FC
21 2DF Khairil Shahme Suhaimi (1993-04-16) 16 April 1993 5 0 Indera SC
13 2DF Suhaimi Anak Sulau (1996-03-03) 3 March 1996 3 0 DPMM FC
6 2DF Wafi Aminuddin (2000-09-20) 20 September 2000 1 0 DPMM FC
16 2DF Abdul Syakir Basri (1997-10-02) 2 October 1997 0 0 Unattached
5 2DF Khalid Mahmud (1995-09-21) 21 September 1995 0 0 Unattached
12 3MF Nur Ikhmal Damit (1993-03-05) 5 March 1993 3 0 Indera SC
8 3MF Nazirrudin Ismail (1998-12-27) 27 December 1998 2 0 Indera SC
15 3MF Nur Asyraffahmi Norsamri (2000-05-04) 4 May 2000 2 0 Kota Ranger
17 3MF Amin Sisa (1998-01-02) 2 January 1998 0 0 Indera SC
9 3MF Hafis Mahari (1991-10-26) 26 October 1991 0 0 Unattached
22 4FW Shahrazen Said (1985-12-14) 14 December 1985 24 8 DPMM FC
20 4FW Adi Said (1990-10-15) 15 October 1990 21 7 Kota Ranger
10 4FW Razimie Ramlli (1990-08-06) 6 August 1990 5 3 DPMM FC
7 4FW Asri Aspar (1996-01-17) 17 January 1996 1 0 Kasuka FC
19 4FW Hariz Danial Khallidden (1996-11-01) 1 November 1996 0 0 MS ABDB

Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up to the Brunei squad from 2018.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Wardun Yussof (1981-09-14) 14 September 1981 23 0 DPMM FC 2018 AFF Championship qualification
GK Tarmizi Johari (1983-12-26) 26 December 1983 2 0 MS ABDB 2018 AFF Championship qualification
DF Fakharrazi Hassan (1989-07-15) 15 July 1989 13 2 DPMM FC II 2018 AFF Championship qualification
DF Hazwan Hamzah (1991-09-09) 9 September 1991 6 0 DPMM FC 2018 AFF Championship qualification
DF Abdul Mu'iz Sisa (1991-04-20) 20 April 1991 6 1 DPMM FC 2018 AFF Championship qualification
DF Arif Ali Rahman (1989-01-25) 25 January 1989 0 0 Seri Wira FC 2018 AFF Championship qualification
MF Najib Tarif (1988-02-05) 5 February 1988 18 1 DPMM FC 2018 AFF Championship qualification
MF Azwan Ali Rahman (1992-01-11) 11 January 1992 13 4 DPMM FC 2018 AFF Championship qualification
MF Hamizan Aziz Sulaiman (1989-01-24) 24 January 1989 7 0 Indera SC 2018 AFF Championship qualification
MF Aminuddin Zakwan Tahir (1994-10-24) 24 October 1994 6 1 Indera SC 2018 AFF Championship qualification
MF Nurikhwan Othman (1993-01-15) 15 January 1993 6 0 DPMM FC 2018 AFF Championship qualification
MF Shafie Effendy (1995-08-04) 4 August 1995 5 1 DPMM FC II 2018 AFF Championship qualification
MF Zulkhairy Razali (1996-05-16) 16 May 1996 2 0 Indera SC 2018 AFF Championship qualification
FW Faiq Jefri Bolkiah (1998-05-09) 9 May 1998 6 1 Unattached 2018 AFF Championship qualification

Coaches

Honours

Notes
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References
  1. "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 16 July 2020. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  2. "Brunei matches, ratings and points exchanged". World Football Elo Ratings: Brunei. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
  3. "Brunei suspended for government interference". Asian Football Confederation. 30 September 2009. Archived from the original on 21 May 2013.
  4. "Brunei Darussalam face expulsion". Asian Football Confederation. Archived from the original on 3 February 2013.
  5. "FIFA lift Brunei suspension". Asian Football Confederation. Archived from the original on 13 September 2012.
  6. "Venue change for AFF Suzuki Cup qualification round match". ASEAN Football Federation. 7 August 2018. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
  7. "SERVAIS CALLS FOR ORGANISATION AND DISCIPLINE FROM WASPS". BruSports News. 27 May 2019. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
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