The Brunei Football Association used to enter a team in Malaysian

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competitions. The team won the

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in 1999. The team played at the 35,000-seat

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History

Brunei first entered the Malaysian football league competitions in 1979. When the

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was introduced in Malaysia in 1989, Brunei also were invited along with

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, the other foreign team in Malaysian competition. Historically Brunei were the lower ranked team in Malaysian competition, often finishing at the lower rung of the league table and knocked out in the early stages of Malaysia Cup. However, their highest achievement in Malaysian competition was winning the Malaysia Cup in 1999, the first time they had won the competition. Brunei's final season in the Malaysian competition was in 2005 Liga Premier. Starting from 2006 until 2008, the only professional club in Brunei,

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replaced them as Brunei's representation in Malaysian competitions.

Final squad

Squad for the

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season.

Honours

** Winners (1): 1999 *

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** Runners-up (1): 2000

References

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History

Final squad

Honours

See also

References