Kasuka Football Club (Malay: Kelab Bola Sepak Kasuka) is a Brunei professional football club based in Bandar Seri Begawan that currently plays in the Brunei Super League, the domestic top-tier competition.
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| Full name | Kasuka Football Club | ||
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| Founded | 1993 | ||
| Ground | Various | ||
| Team manager | Shariful Bahrin Zainal | ||
| Head coach | Matúš Bôžik | ||
| League | Brunei Super League | ||
| 2023 | BSL, 1st of 16 (Champions) | ||
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History
editEarly days (1993–1998)
editDue to the demand from the residents of Kampong Sungai Kedayan to play in the district league, Kasuka was founded in 1993.[1] In the late 1990s and early 2000s, the club enjoyed a great deal of success. For the 1997–98 season, they won the Brunei-Muara District League and added the Police Cup (PRG) and Mukim Berakas Cup (Perbekal) to their collection of victories. By winning the District League Champions Cup, Pepsi Cup, and Community Shield of the District League in 1999, Kasuka added three more cups to their collection.[2]
Further successes (1999–2013)
editWith the arrival of coach Moksen Mohammad in 2000, he would lead the team to win both the Brunei-Muara District League and the Pengiran Sengamara Di Raja Cup.[3][4] According to Football Association of Brunei Darussalam (FABD), the club also won both the Mukim Kilanas Trophy and Md Amir PP competition in 2000.[2] Under his guide, Kasuka continue to succeed with a 3–1 victory, against DPMM in the Malaysian Pepsi Cup that following year.[5] Kasuka were one of the founding members of the B-League in 2002, where they ended the season in third place.[6] They stayed in the top flight until the 2007–08 season when they withdrew from the competition with just two games left to play.[7]
Reformation (2014–present)
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Kasuka reformed in 2014, winning promotion from the Brunei Premier League in 2015 into the Brunei Super League. They managed to obtain an AFC Club License in late 2020,[8] in view of participating in the qualifying stages of the 2021 AFC Cup, by virtue of their second place standing in the 2018–19 season.[9] On 7 July 2021, AFC announced that the ASEAN Zone matches of the 2021 AFC Cup were cancelled, denying Kasuka of their continental debut.[10]
In the year 2022, Kasuka strengthened their ranks further with the acquisition of several talents such as Adi Said, Azman Ilham Noor and Khairil Shahme Suhaimi to mount a serious challenge for the 2022 Brunei FA Cup, the only FABD competition to be contested for the year.[11] They were even touted to be the favourites to win the competition when it commenced.[12] They managed to go all the way to the final on 4 December when Kasuka initially had an early lead after Leon Sullivan Taylor scored the first goal of the match in the 13th minute. Azwan Ali Rahman equalised deep in first half stoppage time and Shah Razen Said subsequently netted the winner in the 70th minute to hand Kasuka defeat at the last hurdle of the tournament.[13]
A year later, in preparation for the 2023 Brunei Super League they recruited talented import players as well as former DPMM players such as Shah Razen Said, Nur Asyraffahmi Norsamri and Hazwan Hamzah to make them favourites for the title. Tragedy struck the club in August when active squad member Abdul Halim Hassan passed away after a brief illness.[14] After just 16 games into the season, the league abruptly ended, handing Kasuka the title with an unassailable lead at the top.[15]
In May 2024, Kasuka announced their participation to the recently revived 2024–25 ASEAN Club Championship now known as the Shopee Cup.[16] They entered the qualifying play-off against Shan United of Myanmar in July where they were beaten 2–4 on aggregate.[17]
Current squad
edit- As of 28 October 2024
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Club officials
edit| Position | Staff |
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| Team Manager |  Adee Suhardee Muhidin Shariful Bahrin Zainal
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| Head coach |  Matúš Bôžik
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| Assistant coach | Halimi Abu Bakar Sairol Sahari Yussri Ramli
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| Goalkeeping coach | Fardillah Ali
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| Physiotherapist | Bahruddin Ibrahim
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Performance in AFF club competitions
edit| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
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| 2024–25 | ASEAN Club Championship | Qualifying play-off |  Shan United
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1–1 | 1–3 | 2–4 |
Honours
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- Brunei Super League
- Champions (1): 2023
- Brunei-Muara District League
- Brunei FA Cup
- Runners-up (1): 2022
- Pengiran Sengamara Di Raja Cup
- Champions (1): 2000[19]
- Mukim Kilanas Trophy
- Champions (1): 2000[2]
- Md Amir PP
- Champions (1): 2000[2]
- Brunei Pepsi Cup
- Champions (1): 2001[5]
- Brunei Police Cup
- Champions (1): 1997[18]
- Mukim Berakas Cup
- Champions (1): 1997[18]
References
edit- ^ "KASUKA FC (@kasuka_fc) • Instagram photos and videos".
- ^ a b c d "Kasuka FC". Archived from the original on 2022-12-10. Retrieved 2022-12-10.
- ^ a b "Brunei 1999/2000". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 9 January 2005. Archived from the original on 24 August 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
- ^ "Brunei - List of Cup Finals". www.rsssf.org. Archived from the original on 2022-10-07. Retrieved 2022-12-10.
- ^ a b "Brunei 2001". www.rsssf.org. Archived from the original on 2022-08-24. Retrieved 2022-12-10.
- ^ "Brunei 2002". www.rsssf.org. Archived from the original on 2022-09-05. Retrieved 2022-12-10.
- ^ "Brunei 2007/08". www.rsssf.org. Archived from the original on 2022-08-30. Retrieved 2022-12-10.
- ^ "Four Brunei clubs get AFC Club Licensing approval". ASEAN Football Federation. 14 December 2020. Archived from the original on 22 January 2021. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
- ^ "Kasuka scheduled to play Lao Toyota FC in AFC Cup debut". Borneo Bulletin. 28 January 2021. Archived from the original on 27 January 2021. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
- ^ "AFC Cup 2021 ASEAN Zone matches cancelled". Asian Football Confederation. 7 July 2021. Archived from the original on 7 July 2021. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
- ^ @kasukafc (26 July 2022). "We would like to officially welcome the new players joining KASUKA FC for this season 2022/2023 🔴⚪". Retrieved 12 December 2022 – via Instagram.
- ^ "Indera SC look to win second FA Cup title after first leg victory". Borneo Bulletin. 5 October 2022. Archived from the original on 10 December 2022. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
- ^ "DPMM FC sink Kasuka FC to win Brunei FA Cup » Borneo Bulletin Online". DPMM FC sink Kasuka FC to win Brunei FA Cup. 2022-12-05. Archived from the original on 2022-12-04. Retrieved 2022-12-10.
- ^ @kasukafc (24 August 2023). "Al-Fatihah... Moga Allah ampuni dia,rahmati dia,maafkan dia, muliakan kematian dia, lapangkan kubur dia,jadikanlah syurga sebagai ganti tempat tinggal dia dan berilah kesabaran kepada ahli keluarganya". Retrieved 24 November 2023 – via Instagram.
- ^ "18/11/2023 Brunei Super League". Radio Television Brunei. 18 November 2023. Archived from the original on 19 November 2023. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
- ^ "Kasuka FC to represent Brunei in Shopee Cup". Borneo Bulletin. 9 May 2024. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
- ^ "REPORT: SHAN UNITED FC 3-1 KASUKA FC (QUALIFYING ROUND PLAY-OFF 2ND LEG)". ASEAN Football Federation. 24 July 2024. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
- ^ a b c "Field of glory » Borneo Bulletin Online". Field of glory. 2021-09-24. Archived from the original on 2022-12-10. Retrieved 2022-12-10.
- ^ "Brunei 1999/2000". www.rsssf.org. Archived from the original on 2022-08-24. Retrieved 2022-12-10.