Royal Brunei Armed Forces Sports Council
Majlis Sukan Angkatan Bersenjata Diraja Brunei
CountryBrunei Darussalam
AllegianceSultan Hassanal Bolkiah
TypeRoyal Brunei Armed Forces multi-sport club
Garrison/HQTutong Camp, Tutong District
Commanders
ChairmanCol. Zahrin bin Haji Zunaidi[1]

Royal Brunei Armed Forces Sports Council;[2] Malay: Majlis Sukan Angkatan Bersenjata Diraja Brunei, commonly abbreviated MS ABDB,[2] is the multi-sport club in charge of all sporting activities of all service branches of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF, Angkatan Bersenjata Diraja Brunei – ABDB), in the sultanate of Brunei Darussalam.

Football team

Royal Brunei Armed Forces Sports Council Football Team
MS ABDB FT badge
Full namePasukan Bolasepak Majlis Sukan Angkatan Bersenjata Diraja Brunei
Nickname(s)armymen
Short nameMS ABDB FT
Founded1985; 39 years ago (1985)
StadiumRoyal Brunei Air Force Mini Stadium, Rimba, Brunei-Muara, Brunei Darussalam
ManagerMaj (U) Muhammad Adif bin Haji Zaman
CoachLCpl Hj Mohammad Yusof bin Hj Matyassin
LeagueBrunei Super League[2]
20234th
WebsiteClub website

The association football club team of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces Sports Council (MS ABDB) is known as the Royal Brunei Armed Forces Sports Council Football Team (Malay: Pasukan Bolasepak Majlis Sukan Angkatan Bersenjata Diraja Brunei), abbreviated MS ABDB FT; it is a Bruneian professional football club which competes in the Brunei Super League (BSL),[2][3] the top division of Brunei football. Founded in 1985; 39 years ago (1985), and informally known as the 'armymen',[2] they hold the record number of Brunei league championships (four),[4] and seven Brunei FA Cup wins,[5] making them the most successful football club in Brunei Darussalam.

Current squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Squad correct as of November 2023.[citation needed]

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Brunei BRU LCpl (U) Azriel bin Arman
3 DF Brunei BRU Sld (U) Md Abdul Wafiy Yazid bin Md Sudirman
4 DF Brunei BRU LCpl (U) Azrul bin Arman (vice-captain)
5 DF Brunei BRU LS Muhammad Nur Aiman bin Aliman
6 DF Brunei BRU Sld Ak Md Aminuddin bin Pg Jamaluddin
7 FW Brunei BRU LCpl Muhd Hariz Danial bin Hj Khallidden
8 FW Brunei BRU LS Mohd Hadif Aiman bin Hj Adanan
9 MF Brunei BRU LS Asyrol Rafiuddin bin Asmadi
10 MF Brunei BRU LCpl (U) Radin bin Reimy
11 FW Brunei BRU Sld Muhammad Saiful Ammar bin Hj Adis (captain)
12 FW Brunei BRU LCpl (U) Muqaddim bin Abdul Rashid
13 MF Brunei BRU Sld (U) Ak Muhd Ali Munawwar bin Pg Abd Rahman
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 DF Brunei BRU LS Md Martin Haddy bin Hj Khallidden
15 MF Brunei BRU Sld (U) Md Rahimin bin Abd Ghani
17 FW Brunei BRU Sld (U) Muhd Shafie bin Hj Muhd Effendy
18 MF Brunei BRU LCpl (U) Muhd Arib bin Ahanapi
20 DF Brunei BRU LCpl (U) Mohd Hibatur Rahman bin Mohamad
21 FW Brunei BRU LCpl (U) Mohammad Abdul Fairdaus bin Zoeleffndi
22 MF Brunei BRU Sld (U) Muhamad Abdul Hafiz bin Mohamad Sabri
23 MF Brunei BRU Sld Ak Md Alimuddin bin Pg Jamaluddin
24 MF Brunei BRU LCpl (U) Ak Mohd Wafiq Afiffuddin bin Pg Rino Wira Karno
25 GK Brunei BRU Sld Md Burhanuddin bin Hj Edy Asmady
26 MF Brunei BRU Sld Abdul Hafiz bin Hj Muhammad
28 FW Brunei BRU Sld Pg Mohd Hairul Afpindy bin Pg Mohd Hussin

Coaching staff

MS ABDB FT management and coaching staff[citation needed]
Manager Brunei Maj (U) Muhammad Adif bin Haji Zaman
Assistant manager Brunei Lt (U) Mohammad Saifulariffin bin Haji Adis
Head coach Brunei LCpl Hj Mohammad Yusof bin Hj Matyassin
Assistant coach 1 Brunei LCpl Dahari bin Hj Yussof
Goalkeeping coach Brunei Sld Mohammad Tarmizi bin Hj Mat Johari
Fitness coach Brunei SSjn Haizul Rani bin Metussin
Masseur Brunei
Kitman 1 Brunei Sgt Hamdini bin Hj Abdul Rahman
Kitman 2 Brunei Cpl (U) Sabri bin Abdul Wahab
Medical Brunei Sld Budiman bin Jumat
Brunei Sld Ali Rahim

Team managers

chronology of team managers of MS ABDB FT
year manager
2002 Lt Col Tarip bin Hj Karia
2003 Maj Puasa bin Ahad
2007 Lt Col Dr Hj Mohamad Baharin bin Hj Bintang
2008 Maj Zulkifli bin Hj Bujang
20092010 Lt Col Dr Hj Mohamad Baharin bin Hj Bintang
20112012 Lt Col (U) Suhaimi bin Jamali
2012 – 2013 Maj Azaman bin Hj Hussin
2014 Maj (U) Pg Mufid bin Pg Umar Ariffin
2014 – 2015 Maj (U) Pg Md Farisan bin Pg Hj Metassan
2015 – 2016 Maj (U) Razanol Hardi bin Abd Razak[2]
2017 Maj (U) Hasnul Alwe bin Hj Matassan
20182019 Maj (U) Hj Asbi bin Hj Anuar
20202021 Maj (U) Muhd Nur Aidi bin Hj Abd Razak
2022 Maj (U) Muhammad Adif bin Haji Zaman
2023 Maj (U) Muhammad Yusra bin Awg Jafar
2023 – Maj (U) Muhammad Adif bin Haji Zaman

Coaches

chronology of coaches of MS ABDB FT
year head coach
2003 Hj Md Daud bin Tudin[6]
2006 Nordin Tujoh[7]
2011 Steve Rule[8]
2011 Sgt (U) Saipul Rizal bin Abdullah
2014 Sgt Saifful Rizal bin Awang
2015 LCpl Dahari bin Hj Yussof
2016 Cpl Pg Hj Hamzah bin Pg Hj Abd Rahman
2016 Bintara Hj Mesli bin Hj Dullah
2017 LCpl Dahari bin Hj Yussof
20182019 LCpl (U) Rosmin bin Hj Mohd Kamis
2020 LCpl Effandy bin Hj Seruddin
2021 LCpl Ak Safri bin Pg Hj Othman
2022 LCpl Hj Mohammad Yusof bin Hj Matyassin

Continental record

season competition round club home away aggregate
1985–86 ASEAN Champions Cup Group Stage Malaysia Malacca 0–1 5th
Indonesia Yanita Utama 0–7
Singapore Tiong Bahru[9] 0–2
Thailand Bangkok Bank 0–2
1994–95 Asian Cup Winners' Cup First Round Malaysia Kuala Lumpur[10] 0–2 1–5 1–7

Honours

League

Cup

Achievements

MS ABDB FT achievements
title winners runners-up
Brunei National 1985
Brunei Super Cup 2003, 2004, 2008
Brunei League Cup 2006
Brunei FA Cup [a] 2003, 2007–08, 2010 2002, 2004, 2005–06
Brunei DST FA Cup [a] 2012, 2014–15,[5] 2015, 2016
Pesta Sukan Kebangsaan 2010
Sukan Kebangsaan Brunei Darussalam 2012, 2014
Brunei DST Piala Sumbangsih 2014, 2016, 2017 2015, 2018
Brunei DST Super League 2015,[11][12][13][14] 2016, 2017,[15] 2018–19[4] 2012–13,[12] 2014[12]
Piala Sumbangsih 2020
  1. ^ a b See main article Brunei FA Cup regarding how the FA Cup before and after 2012 are treated as different competitions.
    ABDB officially has won four (4) DST FA Cups and three (3) FA Cups.