Brunei national football team

Brunei
Nickname(s)	Tebuan (The Hornets)
Association	National Football Association of Brunei Darussalam
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Sub-confederation	AFF (Southeast Asia)
Head coach	Vacant
Captain	Faiq Bolkiah
Most caps	Azwan Saleh (26)
Top scorer	Shah Razen Said (8)
Home stadium	Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium
FIFA code	BRU
First colours	Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	191 (11 June 2020)[1]
Highest	140 (December 1992)
Lowest	203 (October 2012)
Elo ranking
Current	228 1 (2 April 2020)[2]
Highest	163 (1971)
Lowest	230 (2016)
First international
	Malaysia 8–0 Brunei ; (Bangkok, Thailand; 22 May 1971)[3]
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
Appearances	1 (first in 2006)
Best result	Group stage (2006)
AFC Solidarity Cup
Appearances	1 (first in 2016)
Best result	Fourth 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

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.[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]

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	Did not enter								Did not enter
2014	Suspended								Suspended
2018	Did not qualify								2	1	0	1	1	2
2022	Did not qualify								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 1968	Did not enter								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								Withdrew
1984	Withdrew								Withdrew
1988	Did not enter								Did not enter
1992
1996
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								Did not enter
2011	Did not qualify								3	0	1	2	1	6	−5
2015	Withdrew								Withdrew
2019	Did not qualify								2	1	0	1	1	2	−1
2023	Did not qualify								2	1	0	1	2	3	−1
Total	–	0/17	−	−	−	−	−	−	17	2	2	13	6	59	−53

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
2016
2018
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

31 May 2019	Beijing Sport University	0–0¹ (4–5 p)	Brunei	Beijing, 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	Brunei	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia[nb 1]
20:00 UTC+8	Henrique 28', 32' Garcia 90+1'	Report	Azwan 57'	Stadium: Kuala Lumpur Stadium Referee: Dmitry Mashentsev (Kyrgyzstan)

8 September 2018	Brunei	1–0	Timor-Leste	Bandar 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	Brunei	Ulanbaatar, Mongolia
17:00 UTC+08	Tsedenbal 9' Naranbold 69'	Report		Stadium: 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 4', 34'	Report	Tsedenbal 47' (pen.)	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.[8]

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	Leicester City	2018 AFF Championship qualification

Coaches

Abdul Karim Pukul & Ibrahim Yahya (1971)
Duncan McDowell (1976–81)
Ibrahim Damit (1982)
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 Alagić (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)
Robbie Servais (2019)
Paul Smalley (2019–2020)

Honours

Borneo Cup
- Winner (4): 1968, 1981, 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.[7]

References

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

[FIFA_World_Rankings-1] "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 11 June 2020. Retrieved 11 June 2020.

[World_Football_Elo_Ratings-2] Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 2 April 2020. Retrieved 2 April 2020.

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

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

[9] "SERVAIS CALLS FOR ORGANISATION AND DISCIPLINE FROM WASPS". BruSports News. 27 May 2019. Retrieved 27 May 2019.

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