Panchor Murai FC

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Panchor Murai
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Full namePanchor Murai Football Club
Founded2009;16 years ago (2009), as MPK Panchor Murai
GroundVarious
OwnerMohd Arzo bin Hj Untong
ChairmanMohd Jafar bin Hj Osman
Head coachNurfadzillah Yussof
League Brunei Super League
2024–25 BSL, 12th of 14

Panchor Murai Football Club is a professional football club in Brunei, currently playing in the Brunei Super League. [1] It takes its name from the village of Panchor Murai in Brunei-Muara District. It was formally established in 2009. [2]

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History

Panchor Murai FC formerly played at the district level of Brunei's football pyramid, under the name MPK Pancur Murai. [3] [4] [5] They qualified for the Brunei Premier League in 2015, [6] and finished fourth out of 11 clubs that season. [7] They struggled for form in the season after, [8] barely managing to survive the drop in eighth place. [9]

Panchor Murai finished rock bottom in the 2017 Brunei Premier League and relegation was looming for the club, until it was saved via the pulling out of DSP United and Tunas FC. [10] They competed in the 2018–19 BPL season and managed another fourth-place finish. [11]

When the Brunei Super League was expanded to 16 teams in 2020, Panchor Murai were announced to be participating in the league, making their top-flight debut after four seasons. [12]

Current squad

Players resting during the 2024-25 Brunei Super League match against Kuala Belait FC Kuala Belait-Panchor Murai 10 November 2024 207.jpg
Players resting during the 2024–25 Brunei Super League match against Kuala Belait FC
As of 22 January 2025 [13] [14]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of Brunei.svg  BRU Ameer Abdurrahman Mahmoud Syazli
2 DF Flag of Brunei.svg  BRU Nazrul Syafiq Murah
3 MF Flag of Brunei.svg  BRU Nazirul Azmi Ali
4 DF Flag of Brunei.svg  BRU Radzillah Abdul Ghani(Captain)
5 MF Flag of Brunei.svg  BRU Rijaluddin Rajid
6 MF Flag of Brunei.svg  BRU Hamdi Yahya
7 MF Flag of Brunei.svg  BRU Rahimin Roslan
8 MF Flag of Malaysia.svg  MAS Talhah Rosli
9 FW Flag of Brunei.svg  BRU Iqmal Halim Murah
10 MF Flag of Brunei.svg  BRU Sahrul Sabatu
11 FW Flag of Brunei.svg  BRU Habibul Hakim Sapawi
12 MF Flag of Brunei.svg  BRU Nurshafif Tajul Ariffin
13 MF Flag of Brunei.svg  BRU Dahlan Ibrahim
14 MF Flag of Brunei.svg  BRU Nur Al-Mustaqiim Harun
15 FW Flag of Brunei.svg  BRU Ahmad Asyraf Saudian
No.Pos.NationPlayer
16 DF Flag of Brunei.svg  BRU Nuur Faris Abdul Rahim
17 MF Flag of Brunei.svg  BRU Yafik Syazwan Yassin
18 MF Flag of Brunei.svg  BRU Daniyal Hakeem Lamit
19 FW Flag of Brunei.svg  BRU Hafi Hamizan Khalid
20 FW Flag of Brunei.svg  BRU Amni Ali
21 MF Flag of Brunei.svg  BRU Abdul Hakim Shukrin
22 MF Flag of Brunei.svg  BRU Samsul Masri
23 DF Flag of Brunei.svg  BRU Azharuddin Abdul Ghani
24 GK Flag of Brunei.svg  BRU Nor Zaki Muhaimmin Zakaria
25 GK Flag of Brunei.svg  BRU Arif Aslam
26 FW Flag of Brunei.svg  BRU Shahrine Bubin
27 FW Flag of Brunei.svg  BRU Salehin Salleh
28 DF Flag of Brunei.svg  BRU Dinie Abdul Bade
29 MF Flag of Brunei.svg  BRU Safiuddin Shah Mahadi
30 FW Flag of Brunei.svg  BRU Wafiuddin Osman

References

  1. "The AFC: PANCHOR MURAI". Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  2. "P.M.F.C." Archived from the original on 2023-10-13.
  3. "Brunei (Lower Levels) 2007/08". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 4 September 2008. Archived from the original on January 2, 2008. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  4. "Brunei-Muara District eyes own football league". The Brunei Times. 16 November 2012. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  5. "MPK Pancur Murai menang 2–1 menentang Besa FC" (PDF). Pelita Brunei. 26 December 2012. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  6. "Titleholders no problem with postponement". The Brunei Times. 6 February 2015. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  7. "Brunei 2015". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 15 December 2016. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  8. "Al Idrus, Menglait to Battle It Out for League Title". Borneo Bulletin. 7 September 2016. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  9. "Premier League 2016". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 21 December 2017. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  10. "DST PREMIER LEAGUE 2017". National Football Association of Brunei Darussalam. Archived from the original on 21 August 2019. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  11. "DST PREMIER LEAGUE 2018". National Football Association of Brunei Darussalam. 26 February 2019. Archived from the original on 16 February 2020. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  12. "16 CLUBS TO COMPETE IN LATEST BRUNEI SUPER LEAGUE SEASON". The Bruneian. 22 January 2020. Archived from the original on 21 September 2020. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  13. @panchormuraifc; (26 August 2024). "Panchor Murai FC selected 30 players to represent the club in the 2024/2025 Brunei Super League season. We wish the boys all the best for the upcoming games" . Retrieved 27 August 2024 via Instagram.
  14. @panchormuraifc; (30 August 2024). "Swipe to see this season's squad numbers" . Retrieved 30 August 2024 via Instagram.