Brunei FA Cup

Brunei FA Cup

Brunei FA Cup
Organising body	FABD
Founded	2002;23 years ago (2002)
Region	Brunei
Number of teams	12
Current champions	DPMM FC (2025) (3rd title)
Most successful team(s)	MS ABDB (7 titles)
2026 Brunei FA Cup

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]

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

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]
• 2025 = 12 teams ^[13]

Finals

Brunei FA Cup Champions trophy

Winners so far are: ^[14]

Organiser	Year	Winners	Runners–up	Score	Venue	Source
BAFA	2002	Wijaya	ABDB	1–0	Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium	[15]
	2003	ABDB	Kota Ranger	3–0	Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium	[16]
	2004–05	DPMM	ABDB	0–0 (3–1 pen.)	JBS Field	[17]
	2005–06	AH United	ABDB	2–2 (4–3 pen.)	Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium	[18]
	2007	MS ABDB	Wijaya	1–0	Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium	[19]
	2008–09	Not held
FFBD	2010	MS ABDB	QAF	2–1	Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium	[20]
NFABD	2012	MS ABDB	Indera	1–0 (a.e.t.)	Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium	[21]
	2013	Not held
	2014	MS ABDB	Najip	2–0	Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium	[22]
	2015	MS ABDB	Indera	3–2	Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium	[23]
	2016	MS ABDB	Najip	1–0	Berakas Sports Complex	[24]
	2017–18	Indera	MS PDB	2–0	Berakas Sports Complex	[25]
	2018–19	Kota Ranger	MS PDB	2–1	Track and Field Sports Complex	[26]
	2019–20	Not held
FABD	2021
	2022	DPMM	Kasuka	2–1	Track and Field Sports Complex	[27]
	2023–24	Not held
	2025	DPMM II	Indera	1–0	Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium	[28]

Performance by club

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	3 (2004–05, 2022, 2025)		3
Indera SC	1 (2017–18)	3 (2012, 2015, 2025)	4
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

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