Brunei Super League

Brunei Super League
Liga Super Brunei
Organising bodyFootball Association of Brunei Darussalam
Founded2012 (2012)
CountryBrunei Darussalam
ConfederationAsian Football Confederation
Number of clubs12
Level on pyramid1
Relegation todistrict leagues
Domestic cup(s)Brunei FA Cup
Brunei Super Cup
Current championsIndera
(2025–26)
Most championshipsMS ABDB (4 titles)
Websitethe-fabd.com/brunei-super-league
Current: 2025–26 Brunei Super League

The Brunei Super League (abbr: BSL; Malay: Liga Super Brunei [1]) 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 BSL championship winner will receive B$10,000 as prize money, in addition to a qualifying berth for the AFC Challenge League 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$7,000.

History

There has been a football competition in Brunei Darussalam since 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.[2]

In 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.[3][4] Subsequently, a new football federation, the Football Federation of Brunei Darussalam (FFBD) was established.[5] This irked FIFA, international football's governing body, and prompted FIFA to suspend Brunei's membership in September 2009 due to government interference.[6] Subsequently, in May 2011, FIFA reinstated Brunei, recognising another football association, the National Football Association of Brunei Darussalam (NFABD) as its representative for Brunei Darussalam.[7] This resulted in the abandonment of the 2011 Brunei Premier League (BPL) which was organised by the FFBD.[8]

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; Liga Super Brunei, 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.[9]

The founding team club members of the Brunei Super League were: Indera, Jerudong, Kilanas, LLRC, Majra United, MS ABDB, MS PDB, Najip, QAF, and Wijaya.[10]

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.[11]

Players aged 35 years and over must produce a medical fitness certification to be registered for the league.[12] Each match-day squad must contain a minimum of four under-21 players, with at least two u-21 players in the starting eleven.[12]

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.[13]

Teams

The 2025–26 Brunei Super League season was contested by 12 teams.

  • BSRC
  • Hawa
  • Indera
  • Jerudong
  • Kasuka
  • Kuala Belait
  • Kota Ranger
  • Lun Bawang
  • MS ABDB
  • MS PPDB
  • Rimba Star
  • Wijaya

Championship

Brunei Super League season placings
Year Champion Runners-up Third place
2012–13[14] Indera MS ABDB Majra United
2014[15] Indera (2) MS ABDB Najip
2015[16] MS ABDB Indera Najip I-Team
2016[17] MS ABDB (2) Indera Wijaya
2017–18[18] MS ABDB (3) Kota Ranger Indera
2018–19[19] MS ABDB (4) Indera Wijaya
2020[20] abandoned after round 2 due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021[21] abandoned after round 7 due to COVID-19 pandemic
2022[22] not held due to COVID-19 pandemic
2023[1] Kasuka Indera Kota Ranger
2024–25[23] Kasuka (2) DPMM II Indera
2025–26[24] Indera (3) Kasuka Kota Ranger

Performance by clubs

Brunei Super League highest achievers
club winners runners-up winning years
MS ABDB 4 2 2015,[16] 2016,[17] 2017–18,[18] 2018–19[19]
Indera 3 3 2012–13,[14] 2014,[15] 2025–26[24]
Kasuka 2 2 2023,[1] 2024–25[23]
DPMM II 0 1[23]
Kota Ranger 0 1[1]

Records

Abdul Azizi Ali Rahman (in home colours of the DPMM) being the top scorer of two BSL seasons.

Top scorers

Brunei Super League top-scoring players by season
season players team / club goals
2012–13 Brunei Azwan Ali Rahman[25] Indera 17
2014 Brunei Zulkhairy Razali[26] Indera 11
2015 Brunei Hardi Bujang Jerudong 18
2016 Brunei Abdul Azizi Ali Rahman MS ABDB 8
2017–18 Brunei Abdul Azizi Ali Rahman (2) MS ABDB 28
2018–19 Brunei Hanif Aiman Adanan[27] Kasuka 16
2021 Belarus Andrey Varankow DPMM 23
2023 Liberia Leon Sullivan Taylor Indera 31
2024–25 Brazil Willian dos Santos[28] Kasuka 35
2025–26 Brazil Pedro Alves[29] Kasuka 22

Best player award

Brunei Super League player award by season
season player club
2012–13 no award n/a
2014 Mazazizi Mazlan[30] MS ABDB
2015 Abdul Azizi Ali Rahman MS ABDB
2016 Tarmizi Johari[31] MS ABDB
2017–18 Haimie Abdullah Nyaring[32] Indera
2018–19 Nur Asyraffahmi Norsamri Kota Ranger
2023 Adi Said[33] Kasuka
2024–25 no award n/a
2025–26 Pedro Alves[34] Kasuka

All-time goalscoring record

As of 20 April 2026

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

Brunei Super League overall player ranking by goals scored
Rank Player Period(s) Club(s) Goals
1 Liberia Leon Sullivan Taylor 2020– Kasuka, Indera 70
2 Brunei Abdul Azizi Ali Rahman 2012–2018, 2025 MS ABDB, DPMM II 63
3 Brunei Asri Aspar 2012– Indera, Kasuka 60
4 Brunei Hamizan Aziz Sulaiman 2012– Indera 59
5 Brunei Adi Said 2020– Kota Ranger, Kasuka 53
Brunei Razimie Ramlli 2015–2019, 2021, 2024–2025 MS ABDB, DPMM
7 Brunei Abdul Azim Abdul Rasid 2015– Wijaya, MS PPDB 47
8 Brunei Abu Bakar Mahari 2012–2014, 2016–2019, 2023 Jerudong, QAF, Kota Ranger 41
Brazil Willian dos Santos 2024–2026 Kasuka
10 Brunei Anaqi Sufi Omar Baki 2012–2019 Wijaya 40

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