Brunei Premier League

Last updated
DST Brunei Premier League
Brunei-league.jpg
Founded1985;39 years ago (1985)
Folded2019
Country Flag of Brunei.svg Brunei Darussalam
Confederation AFC (Asia)
Number of teams 8
Level on pyramid2
Domestic cup(s) Brunei FA Cup
Brunei Super Cup
Last champions DPMM FC
(2018–19)
Most championships QAF FC
(3 titles)
DPMM FC
(3 titles)
Website www.nfabd.org
Current: 2018–19 Season

The Brunei Premier League (Malay : Liga Perdana Brunei) is the second tier of the football pyramid of Brunei. It was Brunei's top-tier football league until 2012, when the Brunei Super League was created. The Premier League falls under the management of the National Football Association of Brunei Darussalam.

Contents

History

From 1985 to 1993, the champions of the four districts (Belait, Brunei-Muara, Temburong, Tutong) entered into the National Championship playoff. The tournament was not played between 1994 and 2001. The Brunei Premier League was created in 2002, and it was the top-tier league until 2012, when it was replaced by the Brunei Super League.

From 2014 until 2019 it was made into a second tier competition.

Teams

A total of 8 teams competed in the 2018–19 season. [1]

Stadiums

Champions

Previous winners are: [2]

National Championship play-off winners:
Brunei Premier League (B-League)

Top scorers

yearbest scorersteamgoals
2002 Flag of Brunei.svg Fadlin Galawat AH United 18
2003 Flag of Nigeria.svg Ajayi Oluseye DPMM FC 28
2004 Flag of Nigeria.svg Ajayi Oluseye DPMM FC 30
2005/06 Flag of Cameroon.svg Viban Francis Bayong QAF FC 33
2007/08 Flag of Cameroon.svg Viban Francis Bayong
Flag of Brunei.svg Budiman Jumat 		QAF FC
MS ABDB 		18
2009/10 Flag of Cameroon.svg Viban Francis Bayong QAF FC 19
2014 Flag of Brunei.svg Shafiq Abdullah Elan Lun Bawang 6
2015 Flag of Brunei.svg Rahimni Pundut Setia Perdana 16
2016 Flag of Brunei.svg Nurhidayat Abbas Menglait FC 16
2017 Flag of Brunei.svg Abang Fakhri Abang Jaludin
Flag of Brunei.svg Nurhidayatullah Zaini		 Tunas FC
IKLS FC 		9
2018/19 Flag of Brunei.svg Hakeme Yazid Said DPMM FC 9

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References

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