Brunei national football team

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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.

Brunei
Nickname(s)Tebuan (The Hornets)
AssociationFootball Association of Brunei Darussalam
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Sub-confederationAFF (Southeast Asia)
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 188 Steady (23 December 2021)[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)

The Brunei national football team (also known as the Brunei Darussalam national football team), 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]

Fixture and results[]

  Win   Draw   Lose

2021[]

26 March Unofficial Friendly Brunei  4–0 Brunei Kasuka FC Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
20:00 UTC+08
  • Hamizan 54'
  • Najib 73'
  • Razimie 80'
  • 86'
 Report Stadium: Track & Field Sports Complex
Referee: Amdillah Zainuddin (Brunei)
30 March Unofficial Friendly Brunei  1–1 Brunei Brunei Super League XI Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
20:00 UTC+08
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.

Coaching staff[]

Position Name
Technical Director Singapore Sivaji Narayanan Nair
General Manager Brunei Nasir Fahmi Abdul Rahman
Head Coach
Team Manager Brunei Khairul Abzal Fahd Ahmad
Assistant Coach Brunei Nurhakdin Sharif Khairuddin
Assistant Coach Brunei Bayram Saiful Abdul Aziz
Goalkeeper Coach Brunei Faiq Talib Arifin Mohd
Fitness Coach Brunei Abdul Aziz Che Mat
Video Analyst Brunei Hassan Khairul Nizam Hadj
Team Doctor Brunei Tan Chui Wee

Coaching history[]

Current squad[]

The following 26 players were called up by NFABD in March 2021.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Wardun Yussof (1981-09-14) 14 September 1981 (age 40) 23 0 Brunei DPMM FC
1GK Haimie Anak Nyaring (1998-05-31) 31 May 1998 (age 23) 4 0 Brunei DPMM FC
1GK Mu'izzuddin Ismail (1987-02-10) 10 February 1987 (age 34) 1 0 Brunei
2DF Helmi Zambin (1987-03-30) 30 March 1987 (age 34) 17 1 Brunei DPMM FC
2DF Afi Aminuddin (1991-10-09) 9 October 1991 (age 30) 13 0 Brunei Kasuka FC
2DF Sairol Sahari (1983-04-09) 9 April 1983 (age 38) 11 0 Brunei Kasuka FC
2DF Yura Indera Putera Yunos (1996-03-25) 25 March 1996 (age 25) 8 0 Brunei DPMM FC
2DF Abdul Mu'iz Sisa (1991-04-20) 20 April 1991 (age 30) 6 1 Brunei DPMM FC
2DF Khairil Shahme Suhaimi (1993-04-16) 16 April 1993 (age 28) 5 0 Brunei Indera SC
2DF Wafi Aminuddin (2000-09-20) 20 September 2000 (age 21) 1 0 Brunei DPMM FC
2DF Hanif Farhan Azman (2000-11-02) 2 November 2000 (age 21) 0 0 Brunei DPMM FC
2DF (1991-07-07) 7 July 1991 (age 30) 0 0 Brunei Kasuka FC
3MF Azwan Saleh (1988-01-06) 6 January 1988 (age 34) 26 2 Brunei DPMM FC
3MF Azwan Ali Rahman (1992-01-11) 11 January 1992 (age 30) 13 4 Brunei DPMM FC
3MF Hendra Azam Idris (1988-08-10) 10 August 1988 (age 33) 10 0 Brunei DPMM FC
3MF Nur Ikhwan Othman (1993-01-15) 15 January 1993 (age 29) 6 0 Brunei DPMM FC
3MF Abdul Khair Basri (1996-01-05) 5 January 1996 (age 26) 3 0 Brunei Indera SC
3MF Asri Aspar (1996-01-17) 17 January 1996 (age 26) 1 0 Brunei Kasuka FC
4FW Najib Tarif (1988-02-05) 5 February 1988 (age 33) 18 1 Brunei DPMM FC
4FW Abdul Azizi Ali Rahman (1987-01-17) 17 January 1987 (age 35) 8 1 Brunei DPMM FC
4FW Hamizan Aziz Sulaiman (1989-01-24) 24 January 1989 (age 33) 7 0 Brunei Indera SC
4FW Razimie Ramlli (1990-08-06) 6 August 1990 (age 31) 5 3 Brunei DPMM FC
4FW Nur Asyraffahmi Norsamri (2000-05-04) 4 May 2000 (age 21) 2 0 Brunei DPMM FC
4FW Hakeme Yazid Said (2003-02-08) 8 February 2003 (age 18) 0 0 Brunei DPMM FC
4FW (2000-03-04) 4 March 2000 (age 21) 0 0 Brunei Kasuka FC
4FW (1996-11-01) 1 November 1996 (age 25) 0 0 Brunei MS ABDB

Recent call-ups[]

The following players have also been called up to the Brunei squad from 2019.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
MF Maududi Hilmi Kasmi (1989-02-05) 5 February 1989 (age 32) 14 0 Brunei Kasuka FC Training camp, February 2021
MF Nur Ikhmal Damit (1993-03-05) 5 March 1993 (age 28) 3 0 Brunei Kasuka FC Training camp, February 2021
MF (1998-01-02) 2 January 1998 (age 24) 0 0 Brunei Indera SC Training camp, February 2021

Player records[]

As of 11 June 2019[7]
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
Uruguay 1930 to Sweden 1958 Part of  United Kingdom Part of  United Kingdom
Chile 1962 Not a FIFA member Not a FIFA member
England 1966
Mexico 1970
West Germany 1974 Did not enter Did not enter
Argentina 1978
Spain 1982
Mexico 1986 Did not qualify 6 0 0 6 2 29
Italy 1990 Did not enter Did not enter
United States 1994
France 1998
South Korea Japan 2002 Did not qualify 6 0 0 6 0 28
Germany 2006 Did not enter Did not enter
South Africa 2010
Brazil 2014 Suspended Suspended
Russia 2018 Did not qualify 2 1 0 1 1 2
Qatar 2022 2 1 0 1 2 3
Canada Mexico United States 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
Hong Kong 1956 to Iran 1968 Did not enter Did not enter
Thailand 1972 Did not qualify 3 0 0 3 0 27 −27
Iran 1976 3 0 0 3 1 19 −18
Kuwait 1980 Withdrew Withdrew
Singapore 1984
Qatar 1988 Did not enter Did not enter
Japan 1992
United Arab Emirates 1996
Lebanon 2000 Did not qualify 3 0 0 3 0 11 −11
China 2004 2 0 1 1 1 6 −5
Indonesia Malaysia Thailand Vietnam 2007 Did not enter Did not enter
Qatar 2011 Did not qualify AFC Challenge Cup
Australia 2015 Withdrew Withdrew
United Arab Emirates 2019 Did not qualify 2 1 0 1 1 2 −1
China 2023 2 1 0 1 2 3 −1
Total – 0/17 − − − − − − 16 2 1 13 5 68 −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
India 1951 - 0 0 0 0 0 0
Philippines 1954 - 0 0 0 0 0 0
Japan 1958 - 0 0 0 0 0 0
Indonesia 1962 - 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thailand 1966 - 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thailand 1970 - 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iran 1974 - 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thailand 1978 - 0 0 0 0 0 0
India 1982 - 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Korea 1986 - 0 0 0 0 0 0
China 1990 - 0 0 0 0 0 0
Japan 1994 - 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thailand 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
Bangladesh 2006 Group stage 3 1 1 1 2 2
India 2008 Did not qualify
Sri Lanka 2010
Nepal 2012 Suspended
Maldives 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
Malaysia 2016 Fourth place 4 1 1 2 7 7
Total Best: Fourth place 4 1 1 2 7 7

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[a] 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. 23 December 2021. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Brunei matches, ratings and points exchanged". World Football Elo Ratings: Brunei. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
  3. ^ Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 23 January 2022. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  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. ^ "Brunei". National Football Teams.
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