Brunei national football team

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Brunei

Nickname(s)	Harimau Bintang (The Leopards)
Association	Football Association of Brunei Darussalam
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Head coach	Vjeran Simunic
Captain	Rahim Daud Bashir
Home stadium	Sultan Hassal Bolkiah Stadium
FIFA code	BRU
FIFA ranking	192
Highest FIFA ranking	145 (August 1993)
Lowest FIFA ranking	199 (December 2004)
Elo ranking	215
Home colours Away colours
First international
Malaysia 8 - 0 Brunei (Bangkok, Thailand; May 22, 1971)
Biggest win
Brunei 4 - 1 Philippines (Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei; March 24, 1985) Brunei 4 - 1 East Timor (Phnom Penh, Cambodia; 21 October 2008)
Biggest defeat
Brunei 0 - 12 UAE (Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei; April 14, 2001)

The Brunei national football team (also known as Brunei Darussalam national football team) nicknamed Harimau Bintang (The Leopards),is the national team of the Brunei and is controlled by the Football Association of Brunei Darussalam. They are one of the weakest teams in the world and did not even attempt qualifying for the 2010 World Cup. The team was founded in 1959 and joined FIFA in 1969.Their main regional rivalries are against Malaysia (which are nicknamed the Tigers) and Philippines.

The national football team has also frequently featured in the Malaysian Premier League as one of the state sides.

History

Brunei Football Association was formed in 15 March 1956 and at that time was known as the Brunei State Football Amateur Association. In 1993, the word "Amateur" was dropped, and since then, the FA has been known as the Football Association of Brunei Darussalam. 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 qualifying competition only once, in 1986 World Cup and has also made only one appearance in the 1976 Asian Cup . On both occasions, they were eliminated in the first round. Their best achievement was perhaps being Champion of the Malaysia Cup in 1999. Back then, Brunei competed 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's there are approximately 2,500 footballers playing with Brunei's 22 registered clubs. Footballers are mostly amateurs or semi professionals.In recent years, Brunei has included several naturalised citizens in its team. The current national team also consists of foreign-born citizens such as Hammid Alan Virkov from Ukraine; Darul Yuriry from Russia; Boris Nafal from Serbia.

Suspension

The Football Association of Brunei Darussalam (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^[1]. The suspension applies with immediate effect and means that Brunei club DPMM will no longer be permitted to play in the Singapore S-League. The suspension will run until BAFA is reinstalled by the government^[2].

World Cup record

1930 to 1982: Did not enter

1986: Did not qualify

1990 to 1998: Did not enter

2002: Did not qualify

2006 to 2010: Did not enter

Asian Cup record

Asian Cup Qualification records

1956 to 1968: Did not enter

1972: Did not qualify

1976: Did not qualify

1980 to 1996: Did not enter

2004: Did not qualify

2007: Did not enter

2011: Did not qualify

AFC Challenge Cup record

AFC Challenge Cup Records

ASEAN Competitions History

ASEAN Football Championship record

• Finals Records Only

This competition was formerly known as the Tiger Cup

ASEAN Football Championship Year Round GP W D L GF GA 1996 Group Stage 4 1 0 3 1 15 1998 Did not qualify - - - - - - 2000 Withdrew - - - - - - 2002 to 2004 Did not enter - - - - - - 2007 to 2008 Did not qualify - - - - - - Total Best: Group Stage 4 1 0 3 1 15 Current squad The following players were called up for the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification. No. Pos. Player DoB (Age) Caps Goals Club 1 GK Mohd Sahan Mumtazali 05 March 1986 12 0 QAF FC 2 GK Azman Ilham Noor 05 February 1984 12 0 Macarthur Rams 3 DF Mohd Kamarul Ariffin Ramlee No Date 3 0 Not Club 4 DF Micky Anak Gindi 30 November 1988 2 0 QAF FC 5 DF Mohd Zulkhairi Salleh No Date 2 0 Not Club 6 DF Naasiruddeen Abdul Wahab No Date 2 0 QAF FC 7 DF Philip Anak Ahar No Date 2 0 QAF FC 8 MF Mohd Hendra Azam Idris No Date 2 0 Majra FC 9 MF Ratano Tuah 9 February 1976 2 0 QAF FC 10 MF Mardi Anak Bujang No Date 12 4 QAF FC 11 MF Mohd Hardiman Abdul Lamit 19 June 1986 2 0 Not Club 12 MF Nurul Aleshahnezan Vincent Nordin No Date 2 0 Sengkurong FC 13 FW Riwandi Wahit 06 March 1981 2 0 QAF FC 14 FW Aqmal Hakeem Abdul Hamid 14 November 1990 2 0 Not Club 15 FW Adie Arsham Salleh No Date 2 0 QAF FC 16 FW Hamizan Aziz Sulaiman No Date 3 0 QAF FC Kits Brunei 's kit is a yellow jersey with black beams with black shorts and yellow socks. Their away kit is with a green jersey with red line-S with white shorts and white socks with red top . The kits are currently manufactured by Lotto Sport Italia. References ^ "Brunei suspended for government interference". The AFC. 2009-09-30. http://www.the-afc.com/en/inside-afc/676-afc-news/25454-brunei-suspended-for-government-interference. Retrieved 2009-09-30.  ^ FIFA suspendiert BAFA See also Football in Brunei v • d • e League competitions National Association Cup competitions Premier League Brunei FA Cup List of clubs Brunei Super Cup List of leagues List of venues v • d • e International football FIFA · World Cup · Confederations Cup · U-20 World Cup · U-17 World Cup · Olympics · Asian Games · All-Africa Games · Pan American Games · Minor tournaments · World Rankings · Player of the Year · Teams · Competitions · Federations · Codes Asia AFC – Asian Cup Africa CAF – Africa Cup of Nations North America CONCACAF – Gold Cup South America CONMEBOL – Copa América Oceania OFC – Nations Cup Europe UEFA – European Championship Non-FIFA NF Board – Viva World Cup v • d • e National football teams of Asia (AFC) Afghanistan · Australia · Bahrain · Bangladesh · Bhutan · Brunei · Cambodia · China PR · Chinese Taipei · Guam · Hong Kong* · India · Indonesia · Iran · Iraq · Japan · Jordan · Korea DPR · Korea Republic · Kuwait · Kyrgyzstan · Laos · Lebanon · Macau* · Malaysia · Maldives · Mongolia · Myanmar · Nepal · Northern Mariana Islands† · Oman · Pakistan · Palestine · Philippines · Qatar · Saudi Arabia · Singapore · Sri Lanka · Syria · Tajikistan · Thailand · Timor-Leste · Turkmenistan · United Arab Emirates · Uzbekistan · Vietnam · Yemen † Provisional Associate Member - Not a member of FIFA *FIFA and AFC use Hong Kong and Macau; the EAFF uses Hong Kong, China and Macau, China. v • d • e ASEAN Football Federation International Competitions ASEAN Football Championship Club Competitions ASEAN Club Championship Age Related Youth Championship  · U16 Youth Championship, SEA Games National Teams Brunei  · Cambodia  · Indonesia  · Laos  · Malaysia  · Myanmar  · Philippines  · Singapore  · Thailand  · Timor-Leste  · Vietnam Website: www.aseanfootball.org