Brunei national football team
The Brunei national football team (Malay: Pasukan bola sepak kebangsaan Brunei; recognized as Brunei Darussalam by FIFA), nicknamed Tebuan (The Wasps), is the national team of Brunei, controlled by the Football Association of Brunei Darussalam. The team was founded in 1959 and joined FIFA in 1969. In the past, they have also frequently featured in the Malaysian league and cup competitions as one of the state representative sides.
| Nickname(s) | Tebuan (The Wasps) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Football Association of Brunei Darussalam | ||
| Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
| Sub-confederation | AFF (Southeast Asia) | ||
| Head coach | Mario Rivera | ||
| Captain | Hendra Azam Idris | ||
| Most caps | Azwan Saleh (33) | ||
| Top scorer | Shah Razen Said (8) | ||
| Home stadium | Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium | ||
| FIFA code | BRU | ||
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| FIFA ranking | |||
| Current | 194 (4 April 2024) | ||
| Highest | 140 (December 1992) | ||
| Lowest | 203 (October 2012) | ||
| First international | |||
| Malaysia 8–0 Brunei (Bangkok, Thailand; 22 May 1971) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
| Brunei 4–0 East Timor (Kuching, Malaysia; 2 November 2016) Brunei 6–2 East Timor (Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei; 5 November 2022) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
| Brunei 0–12 United Arab Emirates (Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei; 14 April 2001) | |||
| AFC Challenge Cup | |||
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2006) | ||
| Best result | Group stage (2006) | ||
| AFC Solidarity Cup | |||
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2016) | ||
| Best result | Fourth place (2016) | ||
| AFF Championship | |||
| Appearances | 2 (first in 1996) | ||
| Best result | Group stage (1996, 2022) | ||
| Website | the-fabd.com | ||
The Brunei State Football Amateur Association was formed on 15 March 1956. In 1993, the word "Amateur" was dropped, and they were known as the Brunei Football Association. Brunei's experience of international football has been more or less restricted to regional Asian competitions, such as the Southeast Asian Games and the AFF Championship. So far, Brunei has entered the FIFA World Cup qualifiers only four times, in 1986, 2002, 2018 and 2022. On these occasions, they did not qualify for the competition. They have made five appearances in the AFC Asian Cup qualifiers, but they have never passed the first qualification round.