Indera Sports Club (; abbrev: ISC), formerly Kilat FC and Indera Football Association, is a

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based in

Brunei Brunei ( , ), formally Brunei Darussalam ( ms, Negara Brunei Darussalam, Jawi alphabet, Jawi: , ), is a country located on the north coast of the island of Borneo in Southeast Asia. Apart from its South China Sea coast, it is completely sur ...

, mostly known for its

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team.

History

Early years

Kilat FC was founded in 1970 by nobleman Pengiran Anak Hassanuddin Al-Haj bin Pengiran Anak Safiuddin with his siblings, and was based in Kilanas. The club underwent several name changes Indera Football Association and Indera Football Club. Over the years they became an established force in the local football scene, winning district-level championships in the seventies and eighties.

Success in Brunei

In 2002, Indera became one of the teams that featured in the inaugural Proton B-League, but finished fifth in their group and failed to advance to the second stage. They accomplished this the next season, finishing in sixth place. They then made eighth place for the next three seasons, in risk of relegation to the Premier II, the second level of the Brunei league structure then. In the 2009–10 season, the team was boosted by the arrivals of

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and Helmi Zambin on loan from

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, ultimately faring much better in sixth place. In early 2010, the club management decided to change its name to Indera Sports Club to incorporate other disciplines such as

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and

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. The football team entered the

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as a founding member in

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, winning the championship thanks to stellar performances by future Brunei stars such as

Azwan Ali Rahman Muhammad Azwan bin Ali Rahman (bron 11 January 1992) is a Bruneian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for DPMM FC and the Brunei national team. He is his club's current captain. Club career A product of Brunei's Sports School, ...

, Nurikhwan Othman and Abdul Mu'iz Sisa, with the astute signing of

Hamizan Aziz Sulaiman Hamizan Aziz bin Sulaiman (born 24 January 1989) is a Bruneian footballer who plays for Indera SC and the Brunei national football team as a striker. Club career Hamizan started his career with QAF FC where he won the championship twice in ...

from

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the previous year also becoming a major contributing factor. They won both Super League championships in

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and

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. They had their biggest win by demolishing Najib FC 20–1 in the 2013 Super League. During the 2014 Super League, Indera retained the championship, with a solitary defeat to MS ABDB their only blemish all season. The 2015 Super League match between ISC and

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, which was called off last Sunday, has been requested to be replayed. After 61 minutes, the match at the

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was abandoned when Shahrin Momin, the captain of ISC, was sent off after receiving a second

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, leaving just eight players on the field. The game, which had no goals, was interrupted right away by the

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, who stated that one side's team could not have more than eight players. The choice, meanwhile, did not follow

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regulations. The team came in

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after the champions MS ABDB. Despite losing to MS ABDB in the Super League of that year, Indera finally defeated them 2–0 at the

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and was awarded the 2015 DST Sumbangsih Cup. Both Sam Frank and Hamizan Aziz Sulaiman scored each of the winning goals for ISC after

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. Indera SC won their second Super Cup after winning the finals 2–1 against MS ABDB. Amirul Hakeem Kasim broke the equalizer by scoring on the 107th minute of the match. The club won the

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after two winning goals each scored by Zulkhairy Razali and Asri Aspar against MS PDB. ISC would proceed to win the following 2018 Super Cup after a 2–1 victory against MS ABDB that same year. Indera SC players on 3 July 2022 35

2020 AFC Cup

Indera SC debuts for the 2020 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Cup. During the first leg play-offs, Indera was thrashed 6–1 by

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at the Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium. On 13 December 2019, the club officially announced the signing of four foreign players prior to their second leg knockout against Yangon United. The players were

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, Marcelo Carvalho de Souza, Prince Yamoah Boafo and Tekson Tubeng. ISC was again defeated 3–1, with Marcelo and Rodrigo Tosi scoring the two Indera goals of that tournament. The club was sent home after an aggregated 9–1 loss. The club was at 7th place in the 2020 Super League when it was unexpectedly postponed and eventually cancelled due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in the country, ending the tournament with only two matches completed. This would occur again prior to the 2021 Super League following to the restrictions reapplied by the Ministry of Health, and finally abandoned after orders made by the Football Association of Brunei Darussalam (FABD). That following year, the restrictions were lifted and the club would participate in the 2022 FA Cup, it also being the only football tournament held by the FABD for the year. ISC would only made it as far as the

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after two devastating losses, 5–1 and 8–0 against

Club crest

Its name having royal connotations, the colours in Indera's

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are those of the

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Current squad

Club officials

Honours

** Champions (2): 2012–13,

** Runners-up (2):

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** Champions (1): 2017–18 ** Runners-up (2): 2012, 2015 *

Piala Sumbangsih Piala Sumbangsih (English: Malaysia Charity Cup), also known as Piala Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah ( en, Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Cup), is the Malaysian super cup competition. It is the curtain raiser match to the new Malaysian football season, pitting ...

** Champions (2): 2015, 2018 ** Runners-up (3): 2014, 2016, 2017 * Brunei Pepsi Cup ** Runners-up (1): 2005

Continental record

Indera Sports Club Academy

The Indera Sports Club Academy (ISCA) was founded as part of the club's Youth Development Programme on 28 April 2019. It is another significant step in the effective management of the ISC in inspiring a generation of players from the

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to the young level. According to the ISC head of Youth Development Roney Morni, the academy has attracted 100 players by 2020. The under (U)-19, U-16, U-12, U-10 and U-8 age groups are supervised and coached by 15 coaches, including four female trainers.

References

External links

Indera SC official Instagram

Indera Sports Club Academy – Registration Form

Official Blog
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