The 2020 Brunei Super League was the seventh season of the Brunei Super League, the top Bruneian professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 2012. The season began on 28 January.[1]
| Season | 2020 |
|---|---|
| Matches played | 16 |
| Goals scored | 64 (4 per match) |
← 2018–19 2021 → | |
This season saw the expansion of the league to 16 teams, who were selected through a vetting process.[2] All ten teams from the previous campaign were retained, including Najip FC who are now called BAKES FC.[3] Meanwhile, teams from the 2018-19 Brunei Premier League are DPMM FC II, Tabuan FC, BSRC FC, Panchor Murai FC and Rimba Star FC. Kuala Belait FC were also included as winners of the Belait District football tournament.[4] Shortly after the announcement of the teams, Lun Bawang FC was replaced by Jerudong FC.
On 13 March, the NFABD announced that the league would be suspended indefinitely, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.[5]
On 19 September, NFABD announced the cancellation of the league.[6]
Teams edit
Foreign Players edit
| Club | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Player 4 | Former Players |
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| BAKES FC | |||||
| BSRC FC | |||||
| DPMM FC II |  Shuhei Sasahara
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 Abdul Salam
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 Choi Ji-ho
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| IKLS-MB5 | |||||
| Indera SC |  Kingsley Nkurumeh
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 Tekson Tubeng
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Emmanuel Samson
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Micheal Henry
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| Jerudong FC |  Fatkur Rokhim
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Yansen Efendi
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| Kasuka FC |  Leon Taylor
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 Franck Yapo
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| KB FC | |||||
| Kota Ranger |  Bernard Agele
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Aidil Safee
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Ranilson Batuil
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Alrafiq Mirza
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| MS ABDB | |||||
| MS PPDB | |||||
| Panchor Murai | |||||
| Rimba Star | |||||
| Setia Perdana | Rijal Ruwloh
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Yudi Setiawandi
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| Tabuan | |||||
| Wijaya FC | |||||
Note: MS ABDB (Royal Brunei Armed Forces), MS PPDB (Royal Brunei Police Force) and Tabuan (Brunei national under-21 football team) do not field foreigners
League table edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kota Ranger | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | +9 | 6 | Qualification for AFC Cup play-off round |
| 2 | Kasuka | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 6 | |
| 3 | Jerudong | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 6 | |
| 4 | MS ABDB | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 4 | |
| 5 | DPMM | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 4 | |
| 6 | Wijaya | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 | |
| 7 | Indera | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 3 | |
| 8 | BSRC | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 3 | |
| 9 | BAKES | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 3 | |
| 10 | Tabuan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 | |
| 11 | Kuala Belait | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 3 | |
| 12 | MS PPDB | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 1 | |
| 13 | Panchor Murai | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 0 | |
| 14 | Setia Perdana[a] | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | −8 | 0 | |
| 15 | IKLS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | −8 | 0 | |
| 16 | Rimba Star | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 11 | −10 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) No. of wins; 5) Head-to-head; 6) Fair play record
Notes:
- ^ Setia Perdana has a better fair play record
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Champions MS ABDB to begin Super League campaign against Wijaya". Borneo Bulletin. Archived from the original on 10 January 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
- ^ "Three major football leagues next year". Borneo Bulletin. 16 December 2019. Archived from the original on 6 December 2021. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
- ^ "16 CLUBS TO COMPETE IN LATEST BRUNEI SUPER LEAGUE SEASON". The Bruneian. 22 January 2020. Archived from the original on 21 September 2020. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
- ^ "KB FT wins Belait District Football Tournament". Borneo Bulletin. 9 October 2019. Archived from the original on 8 June 2021. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
- ^ "NFABD calls of Brunei Super League due to COVID-19". Borneo Bulletin. 14 March 2020. Archived from the original on 10 December 2022. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
- ^ "Brunei Super League, U16 & U19 Tournaments cancelled". National Football Association of Brunei Darussalam. 19 September 2020. Archived from the original on 28 October 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2020.