# 2023 Brunei Super League

The 2023 Brunei Super League was the ninth season of the Brunei Super League, the top football league in Brunei since its establishment in 2012. The league began in March and concluded in November, contested by 16 teams.
On 15 September 2023, the league was announced to have a premature conclusion due to insufficient funds as announced by FABD in a press release. The table on 17 November after all teams have played 16 matches became the final standing of the league.
After being unbeaten in 16 games Kasuka FC became the champions of the league.

## Teams

For this season, the number of teams will be restored to 16. DPMM FC will not be participating due to their imminent re-entry into the Singapore Premier League. Due to the withdrawals of representatives from the Belait and Tutong districts, AKSE Bersatu and Lun Bawang FC automatically became the two promoted sides.
| Club | Head coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
| AKSE Bersatu | Rosanan Samak | Babatunde Abiodun | Pitch | HiTUNE Group |
| BAKES FC | Endy Azri Idris | Razi Lamit | Aewon | Asadel Enterprise |
| BSRC FC | Abdul Afiz Morney | Hazwan Akmal Zamri | | Tendrill International |
| IKLS-MB5 FC | Ariffin Sulaiman | Kurmin Bini | Street Brigade Co. | WARR FX |
| Indera SC | Mba Vitus Onyekachi | Amirul Hakeem Kasim | Aewon | Mid Valley Shopping Centre |
| Jerudong FC | Julkifli Hitam | Atifuddin Momin | Adidas Panzer | |
| Kasuka FC | Ali Mustafa | Maududi Hilmi Kasmi | Kaki Jersi | Chapayom |
| KB FC | Kambri Rambli | Azizul Syafiee Tajul Ariffin | Pitch | |
| Kota Ranger FC | Zulkefly Duraman | Noorzaimin Zaini | Pitch | |
| Lun Bawang FC | Aminuddin Jumat | Alizanda Sitom | Tactic Adidas | Tactic Sportwear |
| MS ABDB | Yusof Matyassin | Saiful Ammar Adis | Pitch | |
| MS PPDB | Zulkhairi Salleh | Fazizzul Hussin | Cadenza Pitch | |
| Panchor Murai FC | Nurfadzillah Yussof | Army Mazhisham Muhammad | Eagle | HYS Tindulang Elyn Wedding Atelier |
| Rimba Star FC | Hassanuddin Damit | Esmady Brahim | FS Create Kick Apparel | FS Create Kick Apparel |
| Setia Perdana FC | Sofrin Serudin | Khairul Abdul Halim | Aewon | Aewon |
| Wijaya FC | Erni Hakim | Jamrin Johari | Adidas | |

## Foreign players

| Club | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Player 4 | AFC Player | Former Players |
| AKSE Bersatu | Babatunde Abiodun | Vouzon Junior | Kelvin Momoh | | Malone Bian Andrew | Simeon Williams |
| BAKES FC | Mohcine El Araichi | | | | Indra Kurniawan | |
| BSRC FC | | | | | | |
| IKLS-MB5 | | | | | | |
| Indera SC | Zineddine Rafik | Micheal Henry | Leon Sullivan Taylor | George Olatunde | | |
| Jerudong FC | Auwal Kabara | | | | Yansen Effendi | Mubarak Abubakar Daniel Asamoah |
| Kasuka FC | Samuel Kojo Abbey | Bismark Owusu | | | | Aoi Isami Adama Coulibaly Rosalvo Cândido |
| KB FC | Aakash Thapa | | | | Bibek Tamang |
| Kota Ranger | Kasali Ganiu | Elias Mesquita | Nonso Nwoke | Mohammed Sa'ad | | Hammed Okikiola Shun Kamino |
| Lun Bawang | | | | | | |
| MS ABDB | MS ABDB (Royal Brunei Armed Forces) and MS PPDB (Royal Brunei Police Force) do not field foreigners | MS ABDB (Royal Brunei Armed Forces) and MS PPDB (Royal Brunei Police Force) do not field foreigners | MS ABDB (Royal Brunei Armed Forces) and MS PPDB (Royal Brunei Police Force) do not field foreigners | MS ABDB (Royal Brunei Armed Forces) and MS PPDB (Royal Brunei Police Force) do not field foreigners | MS ABDB (Royal Brunei Armed Forces) and MS PPDB (Royal Brunei Police Force) do not field foreigners | MS ABDB (Royal Brunei Armed Forces) and MS PPDB (Royal Brunei Police Force) do not field foreigners |
| MS PPDB | MS ABDB (Royal Brunei Armed Forces) and MS PPDB (Royal Brunei Police Force) do not field foreigners | MS ABDB (Royal Brunei Armed Forces) and MS PPDB (Royal Brunei Police Force) do not field foreigners | MS ABDB (Royal Brunei Armed Forces) and MS PPDB (Royal Brunei Police Force) do not field foreigners | MS ABDB (Royal Brunei Armed Forces) and MS PPDB (Royal Brunei Police Force) do not field foreigners | MS ABDB (Royal Brunei Armed Forces) and MS PPDB (Royal Brunei Police Force) do not field foreigners | MS ABDB (Royal Brunei Armed Forces) and MS PPDB (Royal Brunei Police Force) do not field foreigners |
| Panchor Murai | | | | | |
| Rimba Star | Hammed Okikiola | Alexander Weber | Amir Hamzah | Ridhwan Roslan | Bintang Arrahim | Christian Kouassi Antonio Lee |
| Setia Perdana | | | | | | |
| Wijaya | | | | | | |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Kasuka (C) | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 7 | +81 | 48 |
| 2 | Indera | 16 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 69 | 9 | +60 | 41 |
| 3 | Kota Ranger | 16 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 39 | 10 | +29 | 41 |
| 4 | MS ABDB | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 45 | 12 | +33 | 33 |
| 5 | AKSE Bersatu | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 47 | 15 | +32 | 32 |
| 6 | Kuala Belait | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 15 | +6 | 32 |
| 7 | MS PPDB | 16 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 42 | 18 | +24 | 30 |
| 8 | IKLS-MB5 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 28 | 36 | −8 | 21 |
| 9 | Wijaya | 16 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 26 | 34 | −8 | 21 |
| 10 | Rimba Star | 16 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 28 | 29 | −1 | 18 |
| 11 | Lun Bawang | 16 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 17 | 45 | −28 | 16 |
| 12 | Panchor Murai | 16 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 14 | 53 | −39 | 10 |
| 13 | BAKES | 16 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 57 | −43 | 9 |
| 14 | Setia Perdana | 16 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 64 | −56 | 8 |
| 15 | BSRC | 16 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 38 | −31 | 7 |
| 16 | Jerudong | 16 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 18 | 69 | −51 | 6 |

### Position by round

| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Final |
| Kasuka | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Indera | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Kota Ranger | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 3 |
| MS ABDB | 9 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| AKSE | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
| Kuala Belait | 4 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 6 |
| MS PPDB | 15 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
| IKLS-MB5 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
| Wijaya | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
| Rimba Star | 12 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Lun Bawang | 14 | 16 | 10 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| Panchor Murai | 7 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| BAKES | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Setia Perdana | 16 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
| BSRC | 11 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
| Jerudong | 13 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
* Table Leader

## Results
### Final Round
#### Notes

* ↑ Originally played on 5 May, game postponed to 24 May at 34' due to floodlight failure
* ↑ Originally played on 2 July, game postponed to 2 August at 52' due to bad weather
* 1 2 Walkover

## Season statistics
### Top scorers

| Rank | Player | Team | Goals |
| 1 | Leon Sullivan Taylor | Indera | 31 |
| 2 | Adi Said | Kasuka | 23 |
| 3 | Rosalvo Cândido | Kasuka | 15 |
| 4 | Vouzon Junior | AKSE | 13 |
| 5 | Nor Hidayatullah Zaini | IKLS-MB5 | 12 |
| 6 | Bismark Owusu | Kasuka | 11 |
| 7 | Amir Hamzah | Rimba Star | 10 |
| 8 | Fazizzul Hussin | PPDB | 9 |
| 8 | Hariz Danial Khallidden | ABDB | 9 |
| 10 | Abdul Azim Abdul Rasid | PPDB | 8 |
| 10 | Babatunde Abiodun | AKSE | 8 |
| 10 | Nur Hidayat Abbas | AKSE | 8 |
| 10 | Zineddine Rafik | Indera | 8 |

### Hat-tricks

| Player | For | Against | Score | Date |
| Marhazif Ahad | Wijaya | Setia Perdana | 6–0 | 5 March 2023 |
| Hazrul Mohammed | AKSE | Panchor Murai | 7–1 | 14 March 2023 |
| Amir Hamzah | Rimba Star | IKLS-MB5 | 5–2 | 14 March 2023 |
| Haziq Baihaqi Abdullah | PPDB | Panchor Murai | 4–1 | 28 May 2023 |
| Bismark Owusu | Kasuka | BAKES | 8–1 | 28 May 2023 |
| Leon Sullivan Taylor | Indera | BSRC | 6–0 | 4 June 2023 |
| Rosalvo Cândido | Kasuka | Jerudong | 8–1 | 26 June 2023 |
| Adi Said | Kasuka | Jerudong | 8–1 | 26 June 2023 |
| Abdul Azim Abdul Rasid | PPDB | Setia Perdana | 6–0 | 26 June 2023 |
| Aimmil Rahman Ramlee | Indera | Panchor Murai | 10–0 | 2 July 2023 |
| Nizamuddin Ismail | PPDB | IKLS-MB5 | 6–0 | 5 July 2023 |
| Babatunde Abiodun | AKSE | Jerudong | 6–1 | 7 July 2023 |
| Leon Sullivan Taylor | Indera | BAKES | 6–0 | 9 July 2023 |
| Zineddine Rafik | Indera | Setia Perdana | 9–0 | 21 July 2023 |
| Bismark Owusu | Kasuka | Lun Bawang | 11–0 | 30 July 2023 |
| Adi Said | Kasuka | Wijaya | 8–1 | 2 August 2023 |
| Leon Sullivan Taylor | Indera | Jerudong | 10–0 | 6 August 2023 |
| Rosalvo Cândido | Kasuka | Setia Perdana | 10–0 | 6 August 2023 |
| Nor Hidayatullah Zaini | IKLS-MB5 | Setia Perdana | 7–1 | 11 August 2023 |
| Vouzon Junior | AKSE | Setia Perdana | 5–1 | 20 August 2023 |
| Nur Hidayat Abbas | AKSE | Jerudong | 8–1 | 25 August 2023 |
| Vouzon Junior | AKSE | Jerudong | 8–1 | 25 August 2023 |
| Leon Sullivan Taylor | Indera | BAKES | 10–0 | 27 August 2023 |
| Nur Asyraffahmi Norsamri | Kasuka | Panchor Murai | 9–0 | 27 August 2023 |

## Awards

| Award | Name | Club |
| Player of the Season | Adi Said | Kasuka FC |
| Top Scorer | Leon Sullivan Taylor | Kasuka FC |
| Best Under-21 Player | Haziq Naqiuddin Syamra | Kota Ranger FC |
| Coach of the Season | Ali Mustafa | Kasuka FC |
| Fair Play Award | Kasuka FC | Kasuka FC |