# Royal Brunei Armed Forces Sports Council

Royal Brunei Armed Forces Sports Council; Malay: Majlis Sukan Angkatan Bersenjata Diraja Brunei, commonly abbreviated MS ABDB, is the multi-sport club in charge of all sporting activities of all service branches of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF, Angkatan Bersenjata Diraja Brunei – ABDB), in the sultanate of Brunei Darussalam.

## Football team

The association football club team of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces Sports Council (MS ABDB) is known as the Royal Brunei Armed Forces Sports Council Football Team (Malay: Pasukan Bolasepak Majlis Sukan Angkatan Bersenjata Diraja Brunei), abbreviated MS ABDB FT; it is a Bruneian professional football club which competes in the Brunei Super League (BSL), the top division of Brunei football. Founded in 1985; 40 years ago (1985), and informally known as the 'armymen', they hold the record number of Brunei league championships (four), and seven Brunei FA Cup wins, making them the most successful football club in Brunei Darussalam.

### Current squad

    As of 19 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. Squad correct as of 3 September 2024.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | BRU | LCpl (U) Azriel bin Arman |
| 2 | DF | BRU | Sld (U) Md Abdul Wafiy Yazid bin Md Sudirman |
| 3 | DF | BRU | Cpl Mohd Redzam bin Roslan |
| 4 | DF | BRU | LCpl (U) Azrul bin Arman |
| 5 | DF | BRU | LS Muhammad Nur Aiman bin Aliman |
| 6 | DF | BRU | LCpl (U) Mohd Hibatur Rahman bin Mohamad |
| 7 | FW | BRU | Sld Muhd Razimie bin Ramlli (vice-captain) |
| 8 | MF | BRU | Cpl Mohd Baharin bin Hamidon (Captain) |
| 9 | FW | BRU | LS Mohd Safaruddin bin Azmi |
| 10 | FW | BRU | LS Mohd Hadif Aiman bin Hj Adanan |
| 11 | FW | BRU | Sld Muhammad Saiful Ammar bin Hj Adis |
| 12 | FW | BRU | LCpl (U) Muqaddim bin Abdul Rashid |
| 13 | MF | BRU | Sld (U) Ak Muhd Ali Munawwar bin Pg Abd Rahman |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 14 | MF | BRU | Sld (U) Muhamad Abdul Hafiz bin Mohamad Sabri |
| 15 | MF | BRU | Sld (U) Md Rahimin bin Abd Ghani |
| 16 | MF | BRU | Sld Ak Md Alimuddin bin Pg Jamaluddin |
| 17 | FW | BRU | Sld (U) Muhd Shafie bin Hj Muhd Effendy |
| 18 | MF | BRU | LCpl (U) Muhd Arib bin Ahanapi |
| 20 | FW | BRU | LS Mohd Azroy Hairul bin Azmi |
| 21 | FW | BRU | Sld Pg Mohd Hairul Afpindy bin Pg Mohd Hussin |
| 22 | FW | BRU | Bintara Abdul Hafiz bin Ahad |
| 23 | MF | BRU | Sld (U) Muhd Waiz Waizzat bin Md Erwan |
| 24 | MF | BRU | LCpl (U) Ak Mohd Wafiq Afiffuddin bin Pg Rino Wira Karno |
| 25 | GK | BRU | Sld Md Burhanuddin bin Hj Edy Asmady |
| 26 | DF | BRU | Sld (U) Muhd Afiq Syafiee bin Mohd Suhiani |
| 27 | MF | BRU | Cpl Muhd Amal Fakhri bin Mohd Othman |

### Coaching staff

MS ABDB FT management and coaching staff :
| Manager | Maj (U) Pg Md Qamarul Ehsan bin Pg Hj Hassan |
| Assistant manager | LT (U) Muhd Haziq Muizzuddin bin Awang Hj Yahya |
| Head coach | LCpl Hj Mohammad Yusof bin Hj Matyassin |
| Assistant coach | Cpl Mohd Khairuddin bin Abdul Kadir |
| Goalkeeping coach | Sld Mohammad Tarmizi bin Hj Mat Johari |
| Fitness coach | SSgt Haizul Rani bin Metussin |
| Physiotherapist | Cpl Zool Hilmi bin Hj Abdul Razak |
| Kitman 1 | Sld (U) Amirul Azeeddin bin Moksin |
| Kitman 2 | Cpl (U) Sabri bin Abdul Wahab |

### Team managers

chronology of team managers of MS ABDB FT :
| year | manager |
| 2002 | Lt Col Tarip bin Hj Karia |
| 2003 | Maj Puasa bin Ahad |
| 2007 | Lt Col Dr Hj Mohamad Baharin bin Hj Bintang |
| 2008 | Maj Zulkifli bin Hj Bujang |
| 2009 – 2010 | Lt Col Dr Hj Mohamad Baharin bin Hj Bintang |
| 2011 – 2012 | Lt Col (U) Suhaimi bin Jamali |
| 2012 – 2013 | Maj Azaman bin Hj Hussin |
| 2014 | Maj (U) Pg Mufid bin Pg Umar Ariffin |
| 2014 – 2015 | Maj (U) Pg Md Farisan bin Pg Hj Metassan |
| 2015 – 2016 | Maj (U) Razanol Hardi bin Abd Razak |
| 2017 | Maj (U) Hasnul Alwe bin Hj Matassan |
| 2018 – 2019 | Maj (U) Hj Asbi bin Hj Anuar |
| 2020 – 2021 | Maj (U) Muhd Nur Aidi bin Hj Abd Razak |
| 2022 | Maj (U) Muhammad Adif bin Haji Zaman |
| 2023 | Maj (U) Muhammad Yusra bin Awg Jafar |
| 2023 | Maj (U) Muhammad Adif bin Haji Zaman |
| 2024 – | Maj (U) Pg Md Qamarul Ehsan bin Pg Hj Hassan |

### Coaches

chronology of coaches of MS ABDB FT :
| year | head coach |
| 2003 | Hj Md Daud bin Tudin |
| 2006 | Nordin Tujoh |
| 2011 | Steve Rule |
| 2011 | Sgt (U) Saipul Rizal bin Abdullah |
| 2014 | Sgt Saifful Rizal bin Awang |
| 2015 | LCpl Dahari bin Hj Yussof |
| 2016 | Cpl Pg Hj Hamzah bin Pg Hj Abd Rahman |
| 2016 | Bintara Hj Mesli bin Hj Dullah |
| 2017 | LCpl Dahari bin Hj Yussof |
| 2018 – 2019 | LCpl (U) Rosmin bin Hj Mohd Kamis |
| 2020 | LCpl Effandy bin Hj Seruddin |
| 2021 | LCpl Ak Safri bin Pg Hj Othman |
| 2022 – | LCpl Hj Mohammad Yusof bin Hj Matyassin |

### Continental record

| season | competition | round | club | home | away | aggregate |
| 1985–86 | ASEAN Champions Cup | Group Stage | Malacca | 0–1 | 0–1 | 5th |
| 1985–86 | ASEAN Champions Cup | Group Stage | Yanita Utama | 0–7 | 0–7 | | 5th |
| 1985–86 | ASEAN Champions Cup | Group Stage | Tiong Bahru | 0–2 | 0–2 | | 5th |
| 1985–86 | ASEAN Champions Cup | Group Stage | Bangkok Bank | 0–2 | 0–2 | | 5th |
| 1994–95 | Asian Cup Winners' Cup | First Round | Kuala Lumpur | 0–2 | 1–5 | 1–7 |

### Honours
#### League

* Brunei Super League
** Champions (4): 2015, 2016, 2017–18, 2018–19
** Runners-up (2): 2012–13, 2014

#### Cup

* Brunei FA Cup
** Champions (7): 2003, 2007–08, 2009–10, 2012, 2014–15, 2015, 2016
** Runners-up (3): 2002, 2004, 2005–06

#### Achievements

MS ABDB FT achievements :
| title | winners | runners-up |
| Brunei National | 1985 | |
| Brunei Super Cup | | 2003, 2004, 2008 |
| Brunei League Cup | 2006 | |
| Brunei FA Cup | 2003, 2007–08, 2010 | 2002, 2004, 2005–06 |
| Brunei DST FA Cup | 2012, 2014–15, 2015, 2016 | |
| Pesta Sukan Kebangsaan | | 2010 |
| Sukan Kebangsaan Brunei Darussalam | 2012, 2014 | |
| Brunei DST Piala Sumbangsih | 2014, 2016, 2017 | 2015, 2018 |
| Brunei DST Super League | 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018–19 | 2012–13, 2014 |
| Piala Sumbangsih | | 2020 |
* 1 2 See main article Brunei FA Cup regarding how the FA Cup before and after 2012 are treated as different competitions. ABDB officially has won four (4) DST FA Cups and three (3) FA Cups.
* Fair Play DST Super League: 2
       2014, 2015
* Best Player DST Super League: 3
       2014 — Sld (U) Mohammad Mazazizi bin Mazlan
       2015 — Sld Abdul Azizi bin Ali Rahman
       2016 — Sld Mohd Tarmizi bin Hj Mat Johari
* Top Scorer DST Super League: 1
       2016 — Sld Abdul Azizi bin Ali Rahman – 8 goals
       2017 — Sld Abdul Azizi bin Ali Rahman – 28 goals

#### Top scorer

chronology of top goal scorers of MS ABDB FT :
| year(s) | player | goals |
| 2012 – 2013 | Sld Budiman bin Jumat | 7 |
| 2014 | Sld Khairuddin bin Abd Kadir | 8 |
| 2015 | Sld Abdul Azizi bin Ali Rahman | 14 |
| 2016 | Sld Abdul Azizi bin Ali Rahman | 8 |
| 2017 | Sld Abdul Azizi bin Ali Rahman | 28 |
| 2018 – 2019 | Sld Muhammad Razimie bin Ramlli | 12 |
| 2021 | Sld Hariz Danial bin Hj Khalidden | 5 |
| 2022 | Sld Saiful Ammar bin Hj Adis | 3 |
| 2022 | Sld (U) Rahimin bin Hj Abd Ghani | 3 |
| 2023 | LCpl Muhd Hariz Danial bin Hj Khallidden | 9 |

#### Player records
##### All-time top goal-scorers

MS ABDB FT all-time top goal scorers :
| year(s) | player | goals |
| 2012–2017 | Sld Abdul Azizi bin Ali Rahman | 61 |
| 2015–2019 | Sld Razimie bin Ramlli | 32 |
| 2009–2021 | Sld Budiman bin Jumat | 30 |

## Futsal team

The futsal team of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces Sports Council (MS ABDB) is known as the Royal Brunei Armed Forces Sports Council Perwira Futsal Club (Malay: Majlis Sukan Angkatan Bersenjata Diraja Brunei Perwira Futsal Club), abbreviated MS ABDB Perwira FC, and they are currently competing in the Brunei Futsal League. After winning the 2022 Brunei Futsal Cup, they participated in the 2022 AFF Futsal Cup (part of the ASEAN Football Federation or AFF) as representatives of Brunei, being knocked out after coming bottom of their group stage, conceding three losses from three games.

### Achievements

MS ABDB Perwira FC achievements :
| title | winners | runners-up |
| Brunei Futsal League | | 2023 |
| Brunei Futsal Cup | 2022 | |
| Sukan Kebangsaan Brunei Darussalam | 2019 | 2012, 2015, 2017 |
| Piala Keputeraan Futsal Championship | | 2019 |

## Badminton team

The badminton team of MS ABDB participates in local competitions, including the 2023 Super Smasher League Tournament in which they achieved first place.