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 National Football Association of Brunei Darussalam (NFABD). 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.

Brunei Super League
Founded2012 (2012)
CountryBrunei
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Number of teams16
Level on pyramid1
Relegation toDistrict leagues
Domestic cup(s)Brunei FA Cup
Brunei Super Cup
Current championsMS ABDB
(2018–19)
Most championshipsMS ABDB
(4 titles)
WebsiteOfficial website
Current: 2020 Brunei Super League (Cancelled)

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]

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 16 clubs competed in the 2020 season, which commenced on 28 February.[11] Lun Bawang FC was replaced by Jerudong FC in a statement released on 29 January. The league was suspended since 13 March due to the COVID-19 situation in Brunei.[12]

NFABD announced on 19 September that the season would be cancelled due to time constraints caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as weather conditions that may hamper the hosting of games much further.[13]

Current clubs

Venues

Venues for the 2020 Brunei Super League were as follows:[14]

Undesignated venues

Designated home venues

Championship
Year Champion Runners-up Third place
2012–13[15] Indera SC MS ABDB Majra United FC
2014[16] Indera SC MS ABDB Najip FC
2015[17] MS ABDB Indera SC Najip I-Team
2016[18] MS ABDB Indera SC Wijaya FC
2017–18[19] MS ABDB Kota Ranger FC Indera SC
2018–19[20] MS ABDB Kasuka FC Wijaya FC

Records

Top scorers
Season Players Teams/clubs Goals
2012–13 Azwan Ali Rahman[21] Indera SC 17
2014 Zulkhairy Razali[22] 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[23] Kasuka FC 16

Best player award
Season Player Club
2012–13 No award n/a
2014 Mazazizi Mazlan[24] MS ABDB
2015 Abdul Azizi Ali Rahman MS ABDB
2016 Tarmizi Johari[25] MS ABDB
2017–18 Haimie Anak Nyaring[26] Indera SC
2018–19 Nur Asyraffahmi Norsamri Kota Ranger FC

All-time goalscoring record
As of 24 March 2020

Players in bold are still playing in the Super League.
Players in italics are no longer active.

# Name Period Club(s) Goals
1 Abdul Azizi Ali Rahman 2012–2018 MS ABDB 62
2 Asri Aspar 2012– Indera SC, Kasuka FC 51
3 Hamizan Aziz Sulaiman 2012– Indera SC 49
4 Razimie Ramlli 2015–2019 MS ABDB 44
5 Anaqi Sufi Omar Baki 2012– 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 33
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 24

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