Brunei (Liga Premier team)

This article is about the Brunei team that entered the Malaysian football competitions. For the Brunei national football team, see Brunei national football team.

Brunei

Full name	Brunei Football Association
Nickname(s)	Tebuan (The Wasps)
Founded	1979; 46 years ago (1979)
Dissolved	2005; 20 years ago (2005)
Ground	Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium
Capacity	35,000
Home colours Away colours

The Brunei Football Association used to enter a team in Malaysian football competitions. The team won the Malaysia Cup in 1999. The team played at the 35,000-seat Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium in Bandar Seri Begawan.

History

Brunei first entered the Malaysian football league competitions in 1979.^[1] When the Liga Semi-Pro was introduced in Malaysia in 1989, Brunei also were invited along with Singapore, the other foreign team in Malaysian competition. Historically Brunei were the lower ranked team in Malaysian competition, often finishing at the lower rung of the league table and knocked out in the early stages of Malaysia Cup. However, their highest achievement in Malaysian competition was winning the Malaysia Cup in 1999, the first time they had won the competition. Brunei's final season in the Malaysian competition was in 2005 Liga Premier. Starting from 2006 until 2008, the only professional club in Brunei, DPMM FC replaced them as Brunei's representation in Malaysian competitions.

Final squad

Squad for the 2005 Malaysia Premier League season.^[2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player — GK  BRU Alizanda Sitom — GK  BRU Wardun Yussof — DF  ROU Florin Socaciu — DF  BRU Shahruddin Tajuddin — DF  BRU Shahrul Rizal Abdul Rahman — DF  BRU Shaiful Aznee Zaini — DF  BRU Suhaime Yussof — DF  BRU Zulkefly Duraman — MF  BRU Edi Ruslan Abdul Samad — MF  BRU Irwan Mohammad — MF  BRU Ratano Tuah

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  BRU Rosmin Kamis — MF  BRU Rosmini Kahar — MF  BRU Saizan Kula — MF  BRU Sallehuddin Damit — MF  BRU Shahrin Zaini — MF  BRU Subhi Abdilah Bakir — FW  BRU Fadlin Galawat — FW  BIH Ferid Idrizović — FW  BRU Julremi Zaini — FW  NGA Ajayi Oluseye

Honours

• Malaysia Cup
  • Winners (1): 1999
• Piala Sumbangsih
  • Runners-up (1): 2000

See also

• DPMM FC (Duli Pengiran Muda Mahkota FC)
• Brunei national football team

References

1. "BRUNEI, SABAH AND SARAWAK IN MALAYSIA CUP". The Straits Times. 26 September 1978. Archived from the original on 28 December 2022. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
2. "Brunei: Liga Malaysia". Utusan Online. Archived from the original on 27 March 2016. Retrieved 6 April 2021.