Women's football in Brunei

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Women's football in Brunei
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Princess Muneerah playing football in 2023
Country Brunei Darussalam
Governing body Football Association of Brunei Darussalam
National teamNone

Under the current Sharia law, women's football in Brunei Darussalam is prohibited. [1] [2] Though women were banned from playing, football was the second most popular sport in the country for women. [3] There are no registered female players in the country. [3] While there is officially no support for women's football in the country, only foreign females at Berakas International School are allowed to play within the school campus. [4] There are also some women futsal teams set up as regional representatives on occasion. [5]

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History

As of 2025, the women's national team has not competed at the Women's World Cup. [6] In 2005, the country was one of seven teams that included Thailand, Indonesia, East Timor, Malaysia, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Myanmar, and Singapore, that were expected to field a women's football team to compete at the Southeast Asian Games in Marikina in December. [7] As of 2006, there was no official senior a team or junior national team. [3] The team is not ranked in the world by FIFA. [8]

In June 2023, former United States women's soccer internationals Lorrie Fair and Amy Griffin visited Brunei for a week-long series of meetings and lectures organised by the U.S. State Department under the Sports Envoy Programme. [9] The then Football Association of Brunei Darussalam (FABD) President Pengiran Haji Matusin stated at a news conference for the United States (US) Sports Envoy Program on 6 June that the FABD would continue to work toward the goal of growing women's football in the nation despite the difficulties encountered. [10]

References

  1. ↑ "Khutbah - Bersukan" [Sermon - Sports]. www.KHEU.gov.bn (in Malay). Kementerian Hal Ehwal Ugama. 2016. Archived from the original on 7 December 2019. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  2. ↑ "Women Urged Not To Play Football". Borneo Bulletin. 18 March 2006. Archived from the original on 12 November 2006. Retrieved 4 December 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 "Women's Football Today – information and statistics on women's football from the member associations of FIFA – Brunei Darussalam (BRU)" (PDF). FIFA.com. FIFA: 37. 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 August 2012. Retrieved 5 June 2012.
  4. ↑ "Goal! Football: Brunei" (PDF). FIFA.com. FIFA. 20 January 2009. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 5 June 2012.
  5. ↑ Yunus, Fadhil (11 September 2018). "Haji Puspa appointed head coach of SCB women's futsal team". BorneoBulletin.com.bn. Borneo Bulletin Online. Archived from the original on 12 November 2019. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
  6. ↑ Ballard, John; Suff, Paul (1999). The dictionary of football : the complete A-Z of international football from Ajax to Zinedine Zidane. London, England: Boxtree. pp. 101–102. ISBN   0-7522-2434-4. OCLC   59442612.
  7. ↑ Tandoc Jr., Edson C. (13 April 2005). "Tourism boost for Marikina". Philippine Daily Inquirer . Retrieved 11 June 2012– via Google News.
  8. ↑ "FIFA/Coca-Cola World Rankings". FIFA . Retrieved 4 December 2025.
  9. ↑ Kon, James (7 June 2023). "Bruneians passionate about football" . BorneoBulletin.com.bn. Borneo Bulletin Online. Archived from the original on 7 June 2023. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  10. ↑ Kon, James (7 June 2023). "Brunei working to develop women's football" . BorneoBulletin.com.bn. Borneo Bulletin Online. Archived from the original on 7 June 2023. Retrieved 26 June 2023.

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