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{{Short description|Top-tier professional association football league in Brunei Darussalam}}{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2023}}{{Use British English|date=November 2023}}

factoids

|current = 2023 Brunei Super League}}The Brunei Super League (abbr: BSL; WEB, Stokkermans, Karel, 14 Nov 2023,weblink Brunei 2023, RSSSF.org, RSSSF, Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation, 19 November 2023, – LSB) is a professional league for men's association football in the sultanate of Brunei Darussalam. It is at the top tier of the Bruneian football league system, and it is managed by the Football Association of Brunei Darussalam (FABD). The football clubs participating in this top tier league need to pass a set of requirements and verification process, particularly related to professionalism and infrastructure feasibility.{{Clarify|date=November 2023}}The BSL championship winner will receive B$15,000 as prize money, in addition to a qualifying berth for the AFC Cup as Brunei's representative, provided that the winning club conforms to Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Club Licence criteria. The BSL runners-up will receive B$10,000.{{Citation needed|date=November 2023}}

History

There has been a football competition in Brunei Darussalam since (:Category:1985 in Bruneian sport|1985), which was organised by the then Brunei Football Association (BAFA). In 2002, BAFA introduced a league competition known then as the Proton B-League.WEB, Schöggl, Hans, 9 January 2005, Brunei 2002,weblink RSSSF.org, RSSSF, Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation, 19 November 2023, 5 September 2022,weblink live, In (:Category:2008 in Brunei football|2008), the Brunei government de-registered BAFA from its Register of Societies for failing to provide reports of its annual general meeting and other required documentation.NEWS, Sadikin, Syazwan, 23 December 2008,weblink BAFA's fate up to Home Ministry, BruDirect.com, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam, BruDirect.com, 14 February 2017, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20090207121433weblink">weblink 7 February 2009, NEWS, Kon, James, 25 December 2008,weblink Appeal fails, BAFA sinks, BruDirect.com, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam, BruDirect.com, Borneo Bulletin, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20090130042128weblink">weblink 30 January 2009, 14 February 2017, Subsequently, a new football federation, the Football Federation of Brunei Darussalam (FFBD) was established.NEWS, Kon, James, 31 December 2008,weblink Fans take over Brunei soccer, BruDirect.com, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam, BruDirect.com, Borneo Bulletin, 14 February 2017, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20090221131344weblink">weblink 21 February 2009, This irked FIFA, international football's governing body, and prompted FIFA to suspend Brunei's membership in September 2009 due to government interference.NEWS, FIFA ban Brunei,weblink ESPNFC.com, ESPN, ESPN FC, 30 September 2009, 14 January 2017,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20170214184743weblink">weblink 14 February 2017, dead, Subsequently, in May (:Category:2011 in Brunei football|2011), FIFA reinstated Brunei, recognising another football association, the National Football Association of Brunei Darussalam (NFABD) as its representative for Brunei Darussalam.WEB, FIFA lift ban on Brunei; extend deadline for Indonesia,weblink AseanFootball.org, Dili, Timor Leste, ASEAN Football Federation, 31 May 2011, 19 November 2023, 14 February 2017,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20170214180045weblink">weblink live, This resulted in the abandonment of the 2011 Brunei Premier League (BPL) which was organised by the FFBD.WEB, FFBD-organised competitions to be discontinued,weblink BruneiOlympic.org, Brunei Darussalam National Olympic Council, The Brunei Times, 10 June 2011, 19 November 2023, 14 February 2017,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20170214184505weblink">weblink live, The NFABD reorganised the Brunei football league system, establishing a 'super league' as the competition's top tier (akin to the British Premier League, but mirroring the current league naming system of the Malaysia Super League), becoming the Brunei Super League (BSL; , LSB). This was established after playing a preliminary competition, which decided the teams that was to form the new league. This became the 2011–12 Brunei National Football League, where thirty-two teams in four groups qualify for ten club places in the Brunei Super League.WEB, NFABD kick off new Brunei league,weblink AseanFootball.org, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam, ASEAN Football Federation, 5 December 2011, 19 November 2023, live,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20170214182340weblink">weblink 14 February 2017, The founding team club members of the Brunei Super League were: Indera FC, Jerudong FC, Kilanas FC, LLRC FT, Majra United FC, MS ABDB FT, MS PDB, Najip FC, QAF FC, and Wijaya FC.WEB, Ten teams to battle for Brunei Super League in December,weblink AseanFootball.org, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam, ASEAN Football Federation, 5 June 2012, 19 November 2023, live,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20170214180901weblink">weblink 14 February 2017,

Current format

In the 2020 season, the league was expanded to sixteen club teams in accordance to FIFA, Asian Football Confederation (AFC), and ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) aspirations.NEWS, Kon, James, 16 December 2019, Three major football leagues next year,weblink BorneoBulletin.com.bn, Borneo Bulletin, Borneo Bulletin Online, 3 March 2020,weblink 6 December 2021, dead, Players aged 35 years and over must produce a medical fitness certification to be registered for the league.NEWS, Yunus, Fadhil, 17 January 2023, Fight for final spots in Brunei Super League begins on January 20,weblink BorneoBulletin.com.bn, Borneo Bulletin, 19 November 2023, live,weblink 17 January 2023, Each match-day squad must contain a minimum of four under-21 players, with at least two u-21 players in the starting eleven.At the end of each BSL season, the team champion is crowned. Any tiebreakers in the standings are subordinately classified in descending order: accrued points, goal difference, goals scored, head-to-head record between tied teams, goal difference between tied teams, goals scored between tied teams, and drawing of lots.{{Citation needed|date=November 2023}}

Teams

The 2023 Brunei Super League season, officially known as Liga Super Brunei 2023, consists of sixteen football club teams in the competition.INSTAGRAM, fa.bruneidarussalam, 13 January 2023, CnVm4KRBNzf, The much awaited Brunei Super League is scheduled to kick off in February 2023 and will coincide with the Brunei Darussalam National Day celebration. AKSE Bersatu (Brunei & Muara), Lun Bawang FC (Temburong) and HR FT (Belait) will compete with each other in a play off tournament for a slot in the Brunei Super League, season 2023., Brunei, Brunei Darussalam, 19 November 2023, AKSE Bersatu and Lun Bawang are the two promoted sides from the lower district leagues.NEWS,weblink 21/01/2023 Brunei Super League qualifying 2023, RTBNews.RTB.gov.bn, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam, Radio Television Brunei, Government of Brunei Darussalam, 21 January 2023, 19 November 2023, live, 24 January 2023,weblink

• AKSE Bersatu
• BAKES FC
• BSRC FC
• IKLS-MB5 FC
• Indera SC
• Jerudong FC
• Kasuka FC
• Kuala Belait FC
• Kota Ranger FC
• Lun Bawang FC
• MS ABDB FT
• MS PPDB
• Panchor Murai FC
• Rimba Star FC
• Setia Perdana FC
• Wijaya FC

Championship{|class"wikitable sortable"|+Brunei Super League season placings

!year!!champion!!runners-up!!third place2012–13 Brunei Super League>2012–13STOKKERMANS>FIRST=KARELURL=HTTPS://RSSSF.ORG/TABLESB/BRUNEI2013.HTMLWEBSITE=RSSSF.ORGRSSSF>REC.SPORT.SOCCER STATISTICS FOUNDATIONURL-STATUS=LIVEARCHIVE-DATE=22 APRIL 2016, Indera SCRoyal Brunei Armed Forces Sports Council#Football team>|Majra United FC2014 Brunei Super League>2014STOKKERMANS>FIRST=KARELURL=HTTPS://RSSSF.ORG/TABLESB/BRUNEI2014.HTMLWEBSITE=RSSSF.ORGRSSSF>REC.SPORT.SOCCER STATISTICS FOUNDATIONURL-STATUS=LIVEARCHIVE-DATE=1 APRIL 2015, Indera SCRoyal Brunei Armed Forces Sports Council#Football team>Najip I-Team>Najip FC2015 Brunei Super League>2015STOKKERMANS>FIRST=KARELURL=HTTPS://RSSSF.ORG/TABLESB/BRUNEI2015.HTMLWEBSITE=RSSSF.ORGRSSSF>REC.SPORT.SOCCER STATISTICS FOUNDATIONURL-STATUS=LIVEARCHIVE-DATE=22 APRIL 2016, Royal Brunei Armed Forces Sports Council#Football team>Indera SC>|Najip I-Team2016 Brunei Super League>2016STOKKERMANS>FIRST=KARELURL=HTTPS://RSSSF.ORG/TABLESB/BRUNEI2016.HTMLWEBSITE=RSSSF.ORGRSSSF>REC.SPORT.SOCCER STATISTICS FOUNDATIONURL-STATUS=LIVEARCHIVE-URL=HTTPS://WEB.ARCHIVE.ORG/WEB/20220809231526/HTTPS://WWW.RSSSF.ORG/TABLESB/BRUNEI2016.HTML, Royal Brunei Armed Forces Sports Council#Football team>Indera SC>|Wijaya FC2017–18 Brunei Super League>2017–18SCHöGGL>FIRST1=HANSFIRST2=KARELURL=HTTPS://RSSSF.ORG/TABLESB/BRUNEI2017.HTMLWEBSITE=RSSSF.ORGRSSSF>REC.SPORT.SOCCER STATISTICS FOUNDATIONURL-STATUS=LIVEARCHIVE-URL=HTTPS://WEB.ARCHIVE.ORG/WEB/20220810000556/HTTPS://WWW.RSSSF.ORG/TABLESB/BRUNEI2017.HTML, Royal Brunei Armed Forces Sports Council#Football team>Kota Ranger FC>Kota RangerIndera SC2018–19 Brunei Super League>2018–19STOKKERMANS>FIRST=KARELURL=HTTPS://RSSSF.ORG/TABLESB/BRUNEI2019.HTMLWEBSITE=RSSSF.ORGRSSSF>REC.SPORT.SOCCER STATISTICS FOUNDATIONURL-STATUS=LIVEARCHIVE-URL=HTTPS://WEB.ARCHIVE.ORG/WEB/20221210144406/HTTPS://WWW.RSSSF.ORG/TABLESB/BRUNEI2019.HTML, Royal Brunei Armed Forces Sports Council#Football team>Kasuka FC>|Wijaya FC2020 Brunei Super League>2020STOKKERMANS>FIRST=KARELURL=HTTPS://RSSSF.ORG/TABLESB/BRUNEI2020.HTMLWEBSITE=RSSSF.ORGRSSSF>REC.SPORT.SOCCER STATISTICS FOUNDATIONabandoned after round 2 due to Covid-19 pandemic2021 Brunei Super League>2021STOKKERMANS>FIRST=KARELURL=HTTPS://RSSSF.ORG/TABLESB/BRUNEI2021.HTMLWEBSITE=RSSSF.ORGRSSSF>REC.SPORT.SOCCER STATISTICS FOUNDATIONabandoned after round 7 due to Covid-19 pandemicDATE=12 MARCH 2023TITLE=BRUNEI 2022PUBLISHER=RSSSF>ACCESS-DATE=19 NOVEMBER 2023, colspan=3not held due to COVID-19 pandemic in Brunei>Covid-19 pandemic2023 Brunei Super League>2023Kasuka FCIndera SCKota Ranger

Performance by clubs{|class"wikitable sortable"|+Brunei Super League highest achievers

!club!!winners!!runners-up!!winning yearsRoyal Brunei Armed Forces Sports Council#Football team>MS ABDB FT422015 Brunei Super League, 2016 Brunei Super League>2016, 2017–18 Brunei Super League, 2018–19 Brunei Super League>2018–19Indera SC>2012–13 Brunei Super League>2012–13, 2014Kasuka FC>2023 Brunei Super League>2023Kota Ranger FC>Kota Ranger01

Records

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Top scorers{|class"wikitable sortable"|+Brunei Super League top-scoring players by season

!season!!players!!team / club!!goals2012–13 Brunei Super League>Muhammad Azwan Ali Rahman>Azwan Ali RahmanINDERA SC TAKE HOME THE HARDWARE>URL=HTTP://MSABDBFT.BLOGSPOT.COM/2013/03/INDERA-SC-TAKE-HOME-HARDWARE.HTMLWEBSITE=MSABDBFT.BLOGSPOT.COMTHE BRUNEI TIMES>ACCESS-DATE=9 FEBRUARY 2017ARCHIVE-URL=HTTPS://WEB.ARCHIVE.ORG/WEB/20170211155342/HTTP://MSABDBFT.BLOGSPOT.COM/2013/03/INDERA-SC-TAKE-HOME-HARDWARE.HTMLIndera SC>172014 Brunei Super League>Zulkhairy RazaliHTTP://WWW.BHESS-INFO.COM/INDEX.PHP?OPTION=COM_CONTENT&VIEW=ARTICLE&ID=1360:INDERA-FC-JUARA-LIGA-SUPER-DST-2014-&CATID=54:BERITA-TEMPATANWEBSITE=BHESS-INFO.COMDATE=15 SEPTEMBER 2014ARCHIVE-URL=HTTPS://WEB.ARCHIVE.ORG/WEB/20160304040522/HTTP://WWW.BHESS-INFO.COM/INDEX.PHP?OPTION=COM_CONTENT&VIEW=ARTICLE&ID=1360%3AINDERA-FC-JUARA-LIGA-SUPER-DST-2014-&CATID=54%3ABERITA-TEMPATANACCESS-DATE=9 FEBRUARY 2017, Indera SCalign=center|112015 Brunei Super League>Hardi Bujang>Jerudong FC>182016 Brunei Super League>Abdul Azizi Ali Rahman>Royal Brunei Armed Forces Sports Council#Football team>MS ABDB FTalign=center|82017–18 Brunei Super League>Abdul Azizi Ali Rahman>Royal Brunei Armed Forces Sports Council#Football team>MS ABDB FTalign=center|282018–19 Brunei Super League>Hanif Aiman AdananKASUKA FC'S FORWARD MOHD HANIF AIMAN SCOOPS SUPER LEAGUE TOP SCORER AWARDWEBSITE=BORNEOBULLETIN.COM.BNPUBLISHER=BORNEO BULLETINARCHIVE-DATE=15 JUNE 2022URL-STATUS=LIVE, Kasuka FCalign=center|162021 Brunei Super League>Belarus}} Andrey VarankowDPMM FCalign=center|232023 Brunei Super League>Liberia}} Leon Sullivan TaylorIndera SCalign=center|31

Best player award{|class"wikitable sortable"|+Brunei Super League player award by season

!season!!player!!club2012–13 Brunei Super League>no award>|n/a2014 Brunei Super League>Mazazizi MazlanINDERA LOSE BATTLE BUT WIN WARWEBSITE=NFABD.ORGPUBLISHER=THE BRUNEI TIMESARCHIVE-URL=HTTPS://WEB.ARCHIVE.ORG/WEB/20170211155151/HTTP://WWW.NFABD.ORG/NEWS/2014091402.HTMURL-STATUS=DEAD, MS ABDB FT2015 Brunei Super League>Abdul Azizi Ali Rahman>Royal Brunei Armed Forces Sports Council#Football team>MS ABDB FT2016 Brunei Super League>Tarmizi JohariMS ABDB CROWNED DST SUPER LEAGUE CHAMPSWEBSITE=BORNEOBULLETIN.COM.BNPUBLISHER=BORNEO BULLETINARCHIVE-URL=HTTPS://WEB.ARCHIVE.ORG/WEB/20170211082419/HTTP://BORNEOBULLETIN.COM.BN/MS-ABDB-CROWNED-DST-SUPER-LEAGUE-CHAMPS/URL-STATUS=DEAD, MS ABDB FT2017–18 Brunei Super League>Haimie Abdullah Nyaring>Haimie Anak NyaringMS ABDB PERTAHANKAN KEJUARAAN LIGA SUPER DST>URL=HTTP://WWW.PELITABRUNEI.GOV.BN/LISTS/BERITA%202018/NEWDISPLAYFORM.ASPX?ID=12710DATE=10 FEBRUARY 2018PELITA BRUNEI>ACCESS-DATE=13 FEBRUARY 2018ARCHIVE-URL=HTTPS://WEB.ARCHIVE.ORG/WEB/20180213135705/HTTP://WWW.PELITABRUNEI.GOV.BN/LISTS/BERITA%202018/NEWDISPLAYFORM.ASPX?ID=12710|Indera SC2018–19 Brunei Super League>Nur Asyraffahmi Norsamri>|Kota Ranger FC2023 Brunei Super League>Adi Said>|Kasuka FC

All-time goalscoring record

{{Updated|11 November 2023}}Players in bold are still playing in the Brunei Super League. Players in italics are no longer active.{|class="wikitable sortable"date=November 2023}}!rank!!player!!period(s)!!club(s)!!goals!1BRU}} Abdul Azizi Ali Rahman2012–2018, 2021Royal Brunei Armed Forces Sports Council#Football team>62!2BRU}} Hamizan Aziz Sulaiman2012– Indera SCstyle=text-align:center|58!3BRU}} Asri Aspar2012– Indera SC, Kasuka FCstyle=text-align:center|53!rowspan=2|=4BRU}} Razimie Ramlli2015–2019, 2021Royal Brunei Armed Forces Sports Council#Football team, DPMM FC>47LBR}} Leon Sullivan Taylor2020– Kasuka FC, Indera SC!6BRU}} Abu Bakar Mahari2012–2014, 2016–2019, 2023–Jerudong FC, QAF FC, Kota Ranger FC>41!7BRU}} Anaqi Sufi Omar Baki2012–2019Wijaya FCstyle=text-align:center|40!8BRU}} Adi Said2020–Kota Ranger FC, Kasuka FC>38!9BRU}} Hardi Bujang2012–2021QAF FC, Jerudong FC, Indera SC, Kota Ranger FC>35!10BRU}} Marhazif Ahad2012–Wijaya FCstyle=text-align:center|32

References

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External links

{{Commons category}}

• Brunei Super League — at the-FABD.com
• WEB,weblink National Football Association of Brunei Darussalam,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20180919201720weblink">weblink 19 September 2018, dead,
• Brunei Darussalam's page in ASEAN Football
• weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20070611121503weblink">Brunei Darussalam's page in FIFA.com — via Archive.org
• Brunei - List of Champions — at RSSSF.org

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