The Brunei FA Cup is Brunei's premier knockout tournament in men's football.[1] The current format is administered by the Football Association of Brunei Darussalam (FABD) since 2012.[2]

Brunei FA Cup
Brunei FA Cup
Organising bodyFABD
Founded2002; 22 years ago (2002)
RegionBrunei
Number of teams32
Current championsDPMM FC (2022)
(2nd title)
Most successful team(s)MS ABDB (7 titles)
2023 Brunei FA Cup

The championship winner will receive B$10,000 and first runner up will get B$7,000 ($5,000 USD) as prize money.[3]

Participation

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Previously all football clubs that have registered with the NFABD were eligible to enter the FA Cup, including non-league teams such as FC Phosphor.[4] Due to more stringent regulations, from the 2017 edition onwards only teams from the Brunei Super League and Premier League can enter.[5]

  • 2012 = 44 teams[6]
  • 2014/15 = 36 teams[7]
  • 2015 = 28 teams[8]
  • 2016 = 28 teams[9]
  • 2017 = 20 teams[10]
  • 2018/19 = 17 teams[11]
  • 2022 = 32 teams[12]

Finals

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Brunei FA Cup Champions trophy

Winners so far are:[13]

Organiser Year Winners Runners–up Score Venue Source
BAFA 2002 Wijaya ABDB 1–0 Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium [14]
2003 ABDB Kota Ranger 3–0 Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium [15]
2004–05 DPMM ABDB 0–0
(3–1 pen.)
JBS Field [16]
2005–06 AH United ABDB 2–2
(4–3 pen.)
Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium [17]
2007 MS ABDB Wijaya 1–0 Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium [18]
2008–09 Not held
FFBD 2010 MS ABDB QAF 2–1 Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium [19]
NFABD 2012 MS ABDB Indera 1–0
(a.e.t.)
Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium [20]
2013 Not held
2014 MS ABDB Najip 2–0 Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium [21]
2015 MS ABDB Indera 3–2 Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium [22]
2016 MS ABDB Najip 1–0 Berakas Sports Complex [23]
2017–18 Indera MS PDB 2–0 Berakas Sports Complex [24]
2018–19 Kota Ranger MS PDB 2–1 Track and Field Sports Complex [25]
2019–20 Not held
FABD 2021
2022 DPMM Kasuka 2–1 Track and Field Sports Complex [26]
2023 Not held

Performance by club

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Team Champions Runners-up Top 2
MS ABDB 7 (2003, 2007, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016) 3 (2002, 2004–05. 2005–06) 10
DPMM FC 2 (2004–05, 2022) 2
Indera SC 1 (2017–18) 2 (2012, 2015) 3
Wijaya FC 1 (2002) 1 (2007) 2
Kota Ranger FC 1 (2018–19) 1 (2003) 2
AH United 1 (2005–06) 1
Najip FC 2 (2014, 2016) 2
MS PDB 2 (2017–18, 2018–19) 2
QAF FC 1 (2010) 1
Kasuka FC 1 (2022) 1

References

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  25. ^ "KOTA RANGER CROWNED DST FA CUP CHAMPIONS". BruSports News. 23 April 2019. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
  26. ^ "DPMM FC sink Kasuka FC to win Brunei FA Cup". Borneo Bulletin. 5 December 2022. Retrieved 24 June 2024.