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 .
As of 3 September 2024 [ 6]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Squad correct as of 3 September 2024.
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
2009 – 2010
Lt Col Dr Hj Mohamad Baharin bin Hj Bintang
2011 – 2012
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
2018 – 2019
Maj (U) Hj Asbi bin Hj Anuar
2020 – 2021
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
2024 –
Maj (U) Pg Md Qamarul Ehsan bin Pg Hj Hassan
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,[ 12] [ 13] [ 14] [ 15] 2016, 2017,[ 16] 2018–19[ 4]
2012–13,[ 13] 2014[ 13]
Piala Sumbangsih
2020
^ 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.
2014, 2015
2014 — Sld (U) Mohammad Mazazizi bin Mazlan
2015 — Sld Abdul Azizi bin Ali Rahman
2016 — Sld Mohd Tarmizi bin Hj Mat Johari
2016 — Sld Abdul Azizi bin Ali Rahman – 8 goals
2017 — Sld Abdul Azizi bin Ali Rahman – 28 goals
All-time top goal-scorers
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The futsal team of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces Sports Council (MS ABDB) is known as the Royal Brunei Armed Forces Sports Council Perwira Futsal Club (Malay : Majlis Sukan Angkatan Bersenjata Diraja Brunei Perwira Futsal Club ), abbreviated MS ABDB Perwira FC , and they are currently competing in the Brunei Futsal League .[ 19] After winning the 2022 Brunei Futsal Cup, they participated in the 2022 AFF Futsal Cup (part of the ASEAN Football Federation or AFF) as representatives of Brunei, being knocked out after coming bottom of their group stage, conceding three losses from three games.[ 18] [ 20]
The badminton team of MS ABDB participates in local competitions, including the 2023 Super Smasher League Tournament in which they achieved first place.[ 21]
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