Rimba Star FC

Rimba Star

Full name	Rimba Star Football Club
Founded	2008;17 years ago (2008)
Ground	Various
President	Yassin Noor
Manager	Shamsul Rezal Ahmad
Coach	Mail Tanjong
League	Brunei Super League
2024–25	BSL, 8th of 16
Home colours Away colours

Rimba Star Football Club is a professional football club in Brunei, playing in the Brunei Super League. ^[1] The club is based in Kampong Rimba in Brunei-Muara District.

History

Rimba Star was founded in 2008 by current president and manager Yassin bin Haji Mohammad Noor, and entered the District leagues in their formative years. ^[2] In the 2010 Brunei FA Cup first round, they were drawn against Viva Rangers FC which boasted Shah Razen Said in their ranks and were defeated 3–2. ^[3]

Rimba Star qualified for the 2011 Brunei Premier League II by beating MS PDB in the qualifying match. ^[4] However, after it commenced, the league was cancelled later that June as a result of the disbanding of the organisers namely the Football Federation of Brunei Darussalam. ^[5] Its successor, National Football Association of Brunei Darussalam organised a competition for a new league system, and Rimba Star finished fourth behind Indera SC, MS ABDB and MS PDB in their group. ^[6] This meant that they were placed in the second tier starting with the 2014 Brunei Premier League. ^[7]

Rimba Star finished in the bottom half in subsequent campaigns in the Premier League, just steering clear of relegation in some cases. In the 2018–19 season they finished bottom but with the expansion in 2020, were selected to play in the 16-team league, ^[8] beeingn a member of the Super League ever since.

Players

Current squad

As of 22 January 2025

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. Nation Player 1 GK   BRU Alaisa Fadillah Rosli 2 DF   BRU Fadzrin Iskandar Muslin 3 MF   BRU Aiman Abdullah 4 DF   BRU Abdul Qayyum Irwan Rino 5 DF   BRU Al-Aliyshahnezan Nordin 6 DF   BRU Sufri Hussin 7 MF   MAS Ridhwan Roslan 8 DF   BRU Nur Azees Ali 9 FW   BRU Qamarulludin Abdul Rahim 10 FW   BRU Saifullah Saifuddin 11 MF   BRU Kurmin Bini(Captain) 12 MF   BRU Kamarul Ariffin Zaini 13 DF   BRU Nazriuddin Ahmad 14 DF   BRU Nazirul Azim Redzuan 15 FW   BRU Nor Alifullah Zaini

No. Pos. Nation Player 16 DF   BRU Abdul Qawi Ramli 17 MF   BRU Amirul Rasyid 18 DF   BRU Miftahul Rezki Shahminan 19 FW   BRU Nor Hidayatullah Zaini 20 FW   BRU Kamarul Ariffin Ramlee 21 MF   BRU Alif Sahari 22 GK   BRU Nur Hilman Nor Hillmy 23 FW   BRU Aaiman Muqmin Baharuddin 24 FW   BRU Hazim Isamuddin Irwan 25 GK   BRU Nor Shah Harris 27 MF   BRU Suhaili Matasan 28 MF   BRU Al Rafiq Mirza Asmadi 29 FW   BRU Aznil Ali 30 FW   BRU Shah Rizan Reymoon

References

1. "Rimba Star FC – Football Association of Brunei Darussalam". Football Association of Brunei Darussalam . Retrieved 10 April 2023.
2. "Rimba Star FC get new van from COVID-19 solidarity fund". Borneo Bulletin. 19 February 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
3. "FA Cup: Top meets bottom as Rangers get P Lun Bawang". The Brunei Times. 11 March 2010. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
4. "BPL II teams told to raise their game". The Brunei Times. 19 March 2011. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
5. "FFBD-organised competitions to be discontinued". The Brunei Times. 10 June 2011. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
6. "Let football league begin!". The Brunei Times. 3 December 2011. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
7. "Brunei 2014". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 27 May 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
8. "16 CLUBS TO COMPETE IN LATEST BRUNEI SUPER LEAGUE SEASON". The Bruneian. 22 January 2020. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 17 April 2023.

External links

• Rimba Star FC on Instagram