Brunei (Liga Premier team)

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.

Brunei
Full nameBrunei Football Association
Nickname(s)Tebuan (The Wasps)
Founded1979; 45 years ago (1979)
Dissolved2005; 19 years ago (2005)
GroundHassanal Bolkiah National Stadium
Capacity35,000

History

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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

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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

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See also

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References

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  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.