Women's football in Brunei
Under the current Sharia law, women's football in Brunei Darussalam is prohibited.[1] Though women were banned from playing, football was the second most popular sport in the country for women.[2] There are no registered female players in the country.[2] While there is officially no support for women's football in the country, only foreign females at Berakas International School are allowed to play within the school campus.[3] There are also some women futsal teams set up as regional representatives on occasion.[4]
| Women's football in Brunei | |
|---|---|
 Princess Muneerah playing football in 2023 | |
| Country | Brunei Darussalam |
| Governing body | Football Association of Brunei Darussalam |
| National team(s) | Women's national team |
| Nickname(s) | n/a |
History
editAs of 2019, the women's national team has not competed at the Women's World Cup.[5] In 2005, the country was one of seven teams that included Thailand, Indonesia, East Timor, Malaysia, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Myanmar, and Singapore, that were expected to field a women's football team to compete at the Southeast Asian Games in Marikina in December.[6] As of 2006, there was no official senior a team or junior national team.[2] In March 2012, the team was not ranked in the world by FIFA.[7]
In June 2023, former United States women's soccer internationals Lorrie Fair and Amy Griffin visited Brunei for a week-long series of meetings and lectures organised by the U.S. State Department under the Sports Envoy Programme.[8] The then Football Association of Brunei Darussalam (FABD) President Pengiran Haji Matusin stated at a news conference for the United States (US) Sports Envoy Program on 6 June that the FABD would continue to work toward the goal of growing women's football in the nation despite the difficulties encountered.[9]
References
edit- ^ "Khutbah - Bersukan" [Sermon - Sports]. www.KHEU.gov.bn (in Malay). Kementerian Hal Ehwal Ugama. 2016. Archived from the original on 7 December 2019. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
- ^ a b c "Women's Football Today – information and statistics on women's football from the member associations of FIFA – Brunei Darussalam (BRU)" (PDF). FIFA.com. FIFA: 37. 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 August 2012. Retrieved 5 June 2012.
- ^ "Goal! Football: Brunei" (PDF). FIFA.com. FIFA. 20 January 2009. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 5 June 2012.
- ^ Yunus, Fadhil (11 September 2018). "Haji Puspa appointed head coach of SCB women's futsal team". BorneoBulletin.com.bn. Borneo Bulletin Online. Archived from the original on 12 November 2019. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
- ^ Ballard, John; Suff, Paul (1999). The dictionary of football : the complete A-Z of international football from Ajax to Zinedine Zidane. London, England: Boxtree. pp. 101–102. ISBN 0-7522-2434-4. OCLC 59442612.
- ^ Tandoc Jr., Edson C. (13 April 2005). "Tourism boost for Marikina". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 11 June 2012 – via Google News.
- ^ "FIFA World Ranking – FIFA Women's World Ranking". FIFA.com. FIFA. 23 September 2011. Archived from the original on 8 October 2011. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
- ^ Kon, James (7 June 2023). "Bruneians passionate about football". BorneoBulletin.com.bn. Borneo Bulletin Online. Archived from the original on 7 June 2023. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
- ^ Kon, James (7 June 2023). "Brunei working to develop women's football". BorneoBulletin.com.bn. Borneo Bulletin Online. Archived from the original on 7 June 2023. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
External links
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