Women's football in Brunei

Under the current Sharia law, women's football in Brunei Darussalam is prohibited.[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.[1] There are also some women futsal teams set up as regional representatives on occasion.[4]

Women's football in Brunei
Princess Muneerah playing football in 2023
CountryBrunei Darussalam
Governing bodyFootball Association of Brunei Darussalam
National team(s)Women's national team
Nickname(s)Dragonfly FC[1]

History

As of 2019, the women's national team has not competed at the Women's World Cup.[5] 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.[6] As of 2006, there was no official senior a team or junior national team.[3] In March 2012, the team was not ranked in the world by FIFA.[7]

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.[8] The 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.[9]

References
  1. "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.
  2. "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.
  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. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. Tandoc Jr., Edson C. (13 April 2005). "Tourism boost for Marikina". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 11 June 2012 – via Google News.
  7. "FIFA World Ranking – FIFA Women's World Ranking". FIFA.com. FIFA. 23 September 2011. Archived from the original on 8 October 2011. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
  8. 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.
  9. 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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