Brunei Super League
The Brunei Super League (Liga Super Brunei in Malay) is a Bruneian professional league for association football. It is at the top flight of the Bruneian football league system and it is managed by the Football Association of Brunei Darussalam (FABD). The clubs participating in this top flight league need to pass a set of requirements and verification process, particularly related to professionalism and infrastructure feasibility.
Founded | 2012 |
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Country | Brunei |
Confederation | AFC (Asia) |
Number of teams | 15 |
Level on pyramid | 1 |
Relegation to | District leagues |
Domestic cup(s) | Brunei FA Cup Brunei Super Cup |
Current champions | MS ABDB (2018–19) |
Most championships | MS ABDB (4 titles) |
Website | Official website |
Current: |
The championship winner will receive B$14,000 ($10,000 USD) as prize money, as well as being eligible for the AFC Cup as Brunei's representative, provided that the club conforms to AFC's Club Licence criteria. The runners-up will get B$10,000 ($7,000 USD) while the top scorer will get B$400 ($290 USD).
History
There has been a football competition in Brunei since 1985 which was organised by the Brunei Football Association (BAFA). BAFA introduced a league competition known then as the Proton B-League in 2002.[1]
In 2008, the Brunei government de-registered BAFA from its Register of Societies, and acknowledged a new football federation, the Football Federation of Brunei Darussalam (FFBD).[2][3][4] This irked international football's governing body FIFA to suspend Brunei's membership in September 2009 due to government interference.[5] FIFA reinstated Brunei in May 2011, recognizing another football association, the National Football Association of Brunei Darussalam (NFABD) as its representative to Brunei.[6] This resulted in the abandonment of the 2011 Brunei Premier League which was organized by FFBD.[7]
The NFABD reorganized the Brunei football league system, establishing a "super" league as the competition's top tier (thus mirroring the current league naming system of the Malaysians) which will be played after a preliminary competition which will decide the teams that will be in the new league. This became the 2011–12 Brunei National Football League, where 32 teams in 4 groups qualify for 10 places in the Brunei Super League.[8]
The founding members of the Brunei Super League are: Indera FC, Jerudong FC, Kilanas FC, LLRC FT, Majra United FC, MS ABDB, MS PDB, Najip FC, QAF FC and Wijaya FC.[9]
Current format
In the 2020 season, the league was expanded to sixteen teams in accordance to FIFA, AFC and AFF's aspirations.[10] Due to constraints caused by COVID-19, it was reduced to 15 teams playing a single round for the 2021 season.
At the end of the season the champion is crowned. Tiebreaker in the standings are in descending order: Points, goal difference, goals for, number of wins (each in all matches), head-to-head record, fair play record and drawing of lots.
Teams
A total of 15 clubs competed in the 2021 season. The season was abandoned in 30 November due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[11]
Current clubs
BAKES FC
BSRC FC
DPMM FC
IKLS-MB5
Indera SC
Jerudong FC
Kasuka FC
KB FC
Kota Ranger FC
MS ABDB
MS PPDB
Panchor Murai FC
Rimba Star FC
Setia Perdana FC
Wijaya FC
Venues
Venues for the 2021 Brunei Super League were as follows:
Undesignated venues
- Berakas Sports Complex, Berakas
- Track & Field Sports Complex, Bandar Seri Begawan
- Tutong Sports Complex, Tutong
Designated home venues
- Brunei Shell Recreational Club Field, Panaga (BSRC FT)
- Bolkiah Garrison Mini Stadium, Bandar Seri Begawan (MS PPDB)
- Jerudong Park Mini Stadium, Jerudong (DPMM FC)
- Third Battalion Field, Lumut (MS ABDB)
- Arena Field, Seria (KB FC)
Championship
Year | Champion | Runners-up | Third place |
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2012–13[12] | Indera SC | MS ABDB | Majra United FC |
2014[13] | Indera SC | MS ABDB | Najip FC |
2015[14] | MS ABDB | Indera SC | Najip I-Team |
2016[15] | MS ABDB | Indera SC | Wijaya FC |
2017–18[16] | MS ABDB | Kota Ranger FC | Indera SC |
2018–19[17] | MS ABDB | Kasuka FC | Wijaya FC |
Records
Top scorers
Season | Players | Teams/clubs | Goals |
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2012–13 | Azwan Ali Rahman[18] | Indera SC | 17 |
2014 | Zulkhairy Razali[19] | Indera SC | 11 |
2015 | Hardi Bujang | Jerudong FC | 18 |
2016 | Abdul Azizi Ali Rahman | MS ABDB | 8 |
2017–18 | Abdul Azizi Ali Rahman | MS ABDB | 28 |
2018–19 | Hanif Aiman Adanan[20] | Kasuka FC | 16 |
Best player award
Season | Player | Club |
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2012–13 | No award | n/a |
2014 | Mazazizi Mazlan[21] | MS ABDB |
2015 | Abdul Azizi Ali Rahman | MS ABDB |
2016 | Tarmizi Johari[22] | MS ABDB |
2017–18 | Haimie Anak Nyaring[23] | Indera SC |
2018–19 | Nur Asyraffahmi Norsamri | Kota Ranger FC |
All-time goalscoring record
- As of 2 August 2021
Players in bold are still playing in the Super League.
Players in italics are no longer active.
# | Name | Period | Club(s) | Goals |
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1 | Abdul Azizi Ali Rahman | 2012–2018, 2021– | MS ABDB | 62 |
2 | Hamizan Aziz Sulaiman | 2012– | Indera SC | 54 |
3 | Asri Aspar | 2012– | Indera SC, Kasuka FC | 51 |
4 | Razimie Ramlli | 2015–2019, 2021– | MS ABDB, DPMM FC | 47 |
5 | Anaqi Sufi Omar Baki | 2012–2019 | Wijaya FC | 40 |
6 | Abu Bakar Mahari | 2012–2014, 2016–2019 | Jerudong FC, QAF FC, Kota Ranger | 39 |
7 | Hardi Bujang | 2012– | QAF FC, Jerudong FC, Indera SC, Kota Ranger | 35 |
8 | Esmendy Ibrahim | 2012–2014, 2016– | Jerudong FC, Najip I-Team, Kasuka FC, Kota Ranger | 27 |
9 | Mardi Mirza Abdullah | 2012– | QAF FC, Jerudong FC, Kasuka FC | 26 |
10 | Marhazif Ahad | 2012– | Wijaya FC | 25 |
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