Brunei national football team

Brunei Darussalam
Nickname(s)Tebuan (The Hornets)
AssociationFootball Association of Brunei Darussalam
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Sub-confederationAFF (Southeast Asia)
Head coachRosanan Samak
CaptainFaiq Bolkiah
Most capsAzwan Saleh (26)
Top scorerShahrazen Said (8)
Home stadiumHassanal Bolkiah National Stadium
FIFA codeBRU
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 191 3 (31 March 2022)[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 
(Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei; 14 April 2001)
AFF Championship
Appearances1 (first in 1996)
Best resultGroup Stage (1996)
AFC Challenge Cup
Appearances1 (first in 2006)
Best resultGroup Stage (2006)
AFC Solidarity Cup
Appearances1 (first in 2016)
Best resultFourth place (2016)
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.

The Brunei national football team (Malay: Pasukan bola sepak kebangsaan Brunei; recognized as Brunei Darussalam by FIFA[3]), nicknamed Tebuan (The Wasps), is the national team of Brunei, controlled by the 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

The Brunei State Football Amateur Association was formed on 15 March 1956. In 1993, the word "Amateur" was dropped, and they were known as the Brunei Football Association. 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 four times, in 1986, 2002, 2018 and 2022. 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 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 registered clubs. Footballers are mostly amateurs or semi professionals.

Suspension

In September 2009, the Brunei Football Association (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]

Results and fixtures

  Win   Draw   Lose

2021
30 March Unofficial Friendly Brunei  1–1 Brunei Super League XI Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
20:00 UTC+08
  • Razimie 21'
 Report
  • Taylor 53'
 Stadium: Track & Field Sports Complex
Attendance: 481
1 December AFF Championship qualification Brunei  Cancelled  Timor-Leste
Note: With the withdrawal of Brunei due to the situation of the COVID-19 pandemic in the country, Timor-Leste qualified for the tournament highmatically.

2022
27 March Friendly Laos  3–2  Brunei Vientiane, Laos
18:00 Sangvilay 5'
Wenpaserth 26'
Kongmathilath 33'		 Report Azwan 39'
Hakeme 72'		 Stadium: New Laos National Stadium
Referee: Songkran Bunmeekiart (Thailand)

Coaching history

Current squad

The following 27 players were called up for the friendly against Laos on 27 March 2022.[7] The squad was further trimmed to 18 players before departure to the host country.[8]

Information correct as of 27 March 2022, after the match against Laos.
No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Wardun Yussof (1981-09-14) 14 September 1981 23 0 DPMM FC
1GK Ishyra Asmin Jabidi (1998-07-09) 9 July 1998 1 0 MS ABDB
2DF Helmi Zambin (1987-03-30) 30 March 1987 17 1 DPMM FC
2DF Afi Aminuddin (1991-10-09) 9 October 1991 13 0 Kasuka FC
2DF Fakharrazi Hassan (1989-07-15) 15 July 1989 13 3 DPMM FC
2DF Hanif Hamir (1997-02-22) 22 February 1997 9 0 DPMM FC
2DF Hazwan Hamzah (1991-09-09) 9 September 1991 7 0 DPMM FC
2DF Nurikhwan Othman (1993-01-15) 15 January 1993 6 0 DPMM FC
2DF Wafi Aminuddin (2000-09-20) 20 September 2000 2 0 DPMM FC
2DF Amirul Hakeem Kasim (1990-03-18) 18 March 1990 1 0 Indera SC
2DF Nazhan Zulkifle (2001-01-17) 17 January 2001 1 0 Kasuka FC
3MF Azwan Ali Rahman (1992-01-11) 11 January 1992 13 5 DPMM FC
3MF Abdul Hariz Herman (2000-09-24) 24 September 2000 1 0 MS ABDB
3MF Alinur Rashimy Jufri (2000-06-12) 12 June 2000 1 0 Kasuka FC
3MF Eddy Shahrol Izzat Omar (2003-10-04) 4 October 2003 1 0 Kasuka FC
4FW Abdul Azizi Ali Rahman (1987-01-17) 17 January 1987 9 1 DPMM FC
4FW Razimie Ramlli (1990-08-06) 6 August 1990 6 3 DPMM FC
4FW Hakeme Yazid Said (2003-02-08) 8 February 2003 1 1 DPMM FC

Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up to the Brunei squad in the last twelve months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Haimie Anak Nyaring (1998-05-31) 31 May 1998 4 0 DPMM FC v.  Laos, 27 March 2022PRE
DF Najib Tarif (1988-02-05) 5 February 1988 18 1 DPMM FC v.  Laos, 27 March 2022PRE
DF Abdul Mu'iz Sisa (1991-04-20) 20 April 1991 6 1 DPMM FC v.  Laos, 27 March 2022PRE
DF Maziri Maidin (1991-07-07) 7 July 1991 0 0 Kasuka FC v.  Laos, 27 March 2022PRE
MF Hendra Azam Idris (1988-08-10) 10 August 1988 10 0 DPMM FC v.  Laos, 27 March 2022PRE
MF Abdul Wadud Ramli (1999-03-18) 18 March 1999 0 0 MS PPDB v.  Laos, 27 March 2022PRE
FW Shafie Effendy (1995-08-04) 4 August 1995 5 1 MS ABDB v.  Laos, 27 March 2022PRE
FW Nur Asyraffahmi Norsamri (2000-05-04) 4 May 2000 2 0 DPMM FC v.  Laos, 27 March 2022PRE
FW Abdul Azim Abdul Rasid (1996-04-24) 24 April 1996 0 0 MS PPDB v.  Laos, 27 March 2022PRE
Notes
  • STD = On standby
  • PRE = Preliminary squad
  • RET = Retired from international duty

Player records
As of 27 March 2022[9]
Players in bold are still active with Brunei.

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 Part of  United Kingdom Part of  United Kingdom
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 3003027−27
1976 3003119−18
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 AFC Challenge Cup
2015Withdrew Withdrew
2019Did not qualify 210112−1
2023 210123−1
Total–0/17−−−−−− 162113568−63

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

This competition was formerly known as the Tiger Cup

Honours

Head-to-head record
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD WPCT
 Bhutan 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 0.00
 Cambodia 8 1 2 5 9 22 −13 12.50
 China PR 3 0 0 3 1 22 −21 0.00
 Chinese Taipei 3 1 0 2 1 7 −6 33.33
 East Timor 8 6 0 2 19 12 +7 75.00
 Hong Kong 3 0 0 3 1 16 −15 0.00
 India 2 0 0 2 0 6 −6 0.00
 Indonesia 10 2 2 6 6 33 −27 20.00
 Japan 3 0 0 3 2 18 −16 0.00
 Laos 9 0 0 9 14 29 −15 0.00
 Macau 4 0 1 3 2 6 −4 0.00
 Malaysia 10 0 0 10 3 44 −41 0.00
 Maldives 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0.00
 Mongolia 2 1 0 1 2 3 −1 50.00
 Myanmar[lower-alpha 1] 8 1 0 7 5 28 −23 12.50
   Nepal 2 1 0 1 2 4 −2 50.00
 Pakistan 1 0 0 1 0 6 −6 0.00
 Philippines 13 5 2 6 14 15 −1 38.46
 Singapore 13 0 1 12 5 44 −39 0.00
 South Korea 2 0 0 2 1 7 −6 0.00
 Sri Lanka 2 0 0 2 1 6 −5 0.00
 Tajikistan 1 0 0 1 0 4 −4 0.00
 Thailand 6 0 0 6 4 32 −28 0.00
 United Arab Emirates 2 0 0 2 0 16 −16 0.00
 Yemen 2 0 0 2 0 6 −6 0.00
Total 120 18 11 91 94 388 −294 15.00
Source: Results
Notes:
  1. Includes results as Burma.

References
  1. "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  2. "Brunei matches, ratings and points exchanged". World Football Elo Ratings: Brunei. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
  3. "Brunei Darussalam". fifa.com.
  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. @bruneiansoccer (22 March 2022). "National Team Call Up for the friendly match against Laos". Retrieved 23 March 2022 – via Instagram.
  8. @bruneifootball (23 March 2022). "We know you've been waiting for this so here is the list of players and officials who will be going against Laos on March 27!". Retrieved 25 March 2022 – via Instagram.
  9. "Brunei". National Football Teams.
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