The Brunei Super League (''Liga Super Brunei'' in Malay) is a

Brunei Brunei ( , ), formally Brunei Darussalam ( ms, Negara Brunei Darussalam, 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 surrounded by th ...

an professional league for

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. It is at the top flight of the Bruneian football league system and it is managed by the

Football Association of Brunei Darussalam The Football Association of Brunei Darussalam ( ms, Persatuan Bolasepak Brunei Darussalam; abbrev: FABD) is the governing body of football in Brunei, controlling the Brunei national football team. History FABD is the successor organisatio ...

(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. The championship winner will receive B$14,000 ($10,000 USD) as prize money, as well as being eligible for the

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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. 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). This irked international football's governing body

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to suspend Brunei's membership in September 2009 due to government interference. FIFA reinstated Brunei in May 2011, recognizing another football association, the

National Football Association of Brunei Darussalam The Football Association of Brunei Darussalam ( ms, Persatuan Bolasepak Brunei Darussalam; abbrev: FABD) is the governing body of football in Brunei, controlling the Brunei national football team. History FABD is the successor organisation ...

(NFABD) as its representative to Brunei. This resulted in the abandonment of the 2011 Brunei Premier League which was organized by FFBD. 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

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) 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. The founding members of the Brunei Super League are:

Indera FC Indera Sports Club (; abbrev: ISC), formerly Kilat FC and Indera Football Association, is a multi-sports club based in Brunei, mostly known for its association football team. History Early years Kilat FC was founded in 1970 by nobleman Peng ...

Jerudong FC Jerudong Football Club () is a Bruneian football club that plays in the Brunei Super League. With almost 30 years of service, the club has experienced its fair share of highs and lows while competing in the various leagues. The club has work ...

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, LLRC FT, Majra United FC,

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, Najip FC,

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and

Wijaya FC Wijaya Football Club (; abbrev: WFC) is a football club from Brunei that competes in the Brunei Super League. They are a founding member of both the B-League in 2002, as well as the Super League in 2012. They were also the inaugural winners of ...

Current format

In the 2020 season, the league was expanded to sixteen teams in accordance to

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and

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's aspirations. Due to constraints caused by

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, 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

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Current clubs

* BAKES FC * BSRC FC *

DPMM FC Duli Pengiran Muda Mahkota Football Club (His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of Brunei Football Club in English, commonly known as DPMM FC) is a professional football club based in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei. The club played in the Brunei P ...

* IKLS-MB5 *

Indera SC Indera Sports Club (; abbrev: ISC), formerly Kilat FC and Indera Football Association, is a multi-sports club based in Brunei, mostly known for its association football team. History Early years Kilat FC was founded in 1970 by nobleman Peng ...

Kasuka FC Kasuka Football Club () is a football club from Brunei, that plays in the Brunei Super League. History Early days Due to the demand from the residents of Kampong Sungai Kedayan to play in the district league, Kasuka FC was founded in 199 ...

* KB FC * Kota Ranger FC *

* MS PPDB * Panchor Murai FC * Rimba Star FC * Setia Perdana FC *

Venues

Venues for the 2021 Brunei Super League were as follows:

Undesignated venues

* Berakas Sports Complex, Berakas *

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* Tutong Sports Complex, Tutong

Designated home venues

* Brunei Shell Recreational Club Field, Panaga ( BSRC FT) * Bolkiah Garrison Mini Stadium,

( MS PPDB) *

Jerudong Park Jerudong Park is an amusement park in Jerudong, Brunei-Muara District, Brunei. It is the largest and most expensive amusement park in Southeast Asia, built and funded by the Bruneian government for $1 billion. The Park began in design in the e ...

Mini Stadium,

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(

) * Third Battalion Field, Lumut (

) * Arena Field,

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( KB FC)

Championship

Records

Top scorers

Best player award

All-time goalscoring record

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

References

External links

National Football Association of Brunei Darussalam

Brunei Darussalam's Page in ASEAN Football

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