Brunei Super League

The Brunei Super League (Malay: Liga Super Brunei; abbr: BSL) 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 Football Association of Brunei Darussalam (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.

Brunei Super League
Founded2012 (2012)
CountryBrunei
ConfederationAFC
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)
Websitethe-fabd.com
Current: 2023 Brunei Super League

The championship winner will receive B$15,000 ($11,400 USD) as prize money, as well as a qualifying berth to 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).

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]

Players aged 35 years and over must produce a medical fitness certification to be registered for the league. Each matchday squad must contain a minimum of four under-21 players with at least two of them in the starting lineup.[11]

At the end of the season the champion is crowned. Tiebreaker in the standings are in descending order: 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.

Teams

A total of 16 clubs are competing in the 2023 season.[12] AKSE Bersatu and Lun Bawang are the two promoted sides from the district leagues.[13]

Championship
Year Champion Runners-up Third place
2012–13[14] Indera SC MS ABDB Majra United FC
2014[15] Indera SC MS ABDB Najip FC
2015[16] MS ABDB Indera SC Najip I-Team
2016[17] MS ABDB Indera SC Wijaya FC
2017–18[18] MS ABDB Kota Ranger Indera SC
2018–19[19] MS ABDB Kasuka FC Wijaya FC
2020 Cancelled
2021 Cancelled
2022 Not held
2023

Performance by clubs
Club Winners Runners-up Winning years
MS ABDB 4 2 2015, 2016, 2017–18, 2018–19[19]
Indera SC 2 2 2012–13, 2014
Kota Ranger 0 1
Kasuka FC 0 1

Records
Abdul Azizi Ali Rahman being the top scorer of two seasons, with an addition to the all-time goalscoring record holder.

Top scorers
Season Players Teams/clubs Goals
2012–13 Azwan Ali Rahman[20] Indera SC 17
2014 Zulkhairy Razali[21] 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[22] Kasuka FC 16
2021 Belarus Andrey Varankow DPMM FC 23
Nur Asyraffahmi Norsamri as the most recent best player for the 2018–19 season.

Best player award
Season Player Club
2012–13 No award n/a
2014 Mazazizi Mazlan[23] MS ABDB
2015 Abdul Azizi Ali Rahman MS ABDB
2016 Tarmizi Johari[24] MS ABDB
2017–18 Haimie Anak Nyaring[25] Indera SC
2018–19 Nur Asyraffahmi Norsamri Kota Ranger FC

All-time goalscoring record
As of 27 August 2023

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Players in italics are no longer active.

# Player Period Club(s) Goals
1 Brunei Abdul Azizi Ali Rahman 2012–2018, 2021 MS ABDB 62
2 Brunei Hamizan Aziz Sulaiman 2012– Indera SC 58
3 Brunei Asri Aspar 2012– Indera SC, Kasuka FC 53
4 Brunei Razimie Ramlli 2015–2019, 2021 MS ABDB, DPMM FC 47
5 Liberia Leon Sullivan Taylor 2020– Kasuka FC, Indera SC 45
6 Brunei Abu Bakar Mahari 2012–2014, 2016–2019, 2023– Jerudong FC, QAF FC, Kota Ranger 40
Brunei Anaqi Sufi Omar Baki 2012–2019 Wijaya FC
8 Brunei Adi Said 2020– Kota Ranger, Kasuka FC 38
9 Brunei Hardi Bujang 2012–2021 QAF FC, Jerudong FC, Indera SC, Kota Ranger 35
10 Brunei Marhazif Ahad 2012– Wijaya FC 32

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