DPMM FC
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| fullname = Brunei Duli Pengiran Muda Mahkota Football Club
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| founded = {{start date and age|1994}}
| ground = Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium
| capacity = 28,000
| chairman = Prince Al-Muhtadee Billah
| mgrtitle = Head coach
| manager = Jamie McAllister
| league = Malaysia Super League
| current = 2025–26 DPMM FC season
| season = 2024–25
| position = Singapore Premier League, 5th of 9
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Duli Pengiran Muda Mahkota Football Club (English: His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of Brunei Football Club; abbrev: DPMM or Brunei DPMM) is a professional football club based in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam. The club set to play in the Malaysia Super League from 2025–26, the top tier of Malaysian football after last playing in the Singapore Premier League until 2024–25. DPMM is owned by the Crown Prince of Brunei, Prince Al-Muhtadee Billah.
The club played in the Brunei Premier League in the early 2000s, winning the league title in 2002 and 2004. DPMM then decided to play in Malaysia, and joined the second-tier Malaysian Premier League as a foreign-based team in for the 2005–06 season. They won promotion to the Malaysian Super League (the top tier of Malaysian football) at the end of their first season in Malaysian football, and then finished 3rd and 10th in the following two season in the Malaysia Super League. The club then left the Malaysian league and joined Singapore's S.League for the 2009 season. They won the Singapore League Cup in their first season in Singapore, but were forced to withdraw from the league competition five games before the end of the season after FIFA suspended the Brunei Football Association for government interference in its affairs, thus barring teams from Brunei from taking part in overseas competitions. All the club's league results for 2009 were therefore expunged. At the end of the suspension, they re-entered the S.League and won the league title in 2015 and 2019. They are returning to the Malaysia Super League starting from the 2025–26 season.
History
=Beginnings in Brunei (1994–2004)=
DPMM started out as a college team in 1994, before being officially established as a professional club in 2000. After being the most successful team in college-level football in Brunei, most of the team's talented players joined DPMM when it became a professional.{{Cite web |title=DPMM FC |date=8 August 2021 |url=https://the-fabd.com/team/dpmm-fc/ |access-date=2022-12-09 |language=en-US |archive-date=1 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221201023803/https://the-fabd.com/team/dpmm-fc/ |url-status=live }}
The club enjoyed considerable success in Brunei's domestic competitions in the early-2000s, winning the Brunei Premier League in 2002 and 2004,{{Cite news |date=6 November 2002 |title=Kedudukan Akhir Proton B-League 2002 |pages=392 |work=Pelita Brunei |url=http://www.pelitabrunei.gov.bn/Arkib%20Dokumen/2002/edited2002%20part%202.pdf#page=392 |access-date=18 September 2019 |archive-date=1 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200901205611/http://www.pelitabrunei.gov.bn/Arkib%20Dokumen/2002/edited2002%20part%202.pdf#page=392 |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |title=Shell Helix B-League 2004 Premier One |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesb/brunei04.html |access-date=2022-12-09 |website=RSSSF |archive-date=21 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221221202540/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesb/brunei04.html |url-status=live }} the Brunei FA Cup in 2004, and the Brunei Super Cup in 2002 and 2004.{{Cite web |title=Brunei - List of Cup Finals |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesb/bruneicuphist.html |access-date=2022-12-09 |website=RSSSF |archive-date=7 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221007120524/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesb/bruneicuphist.html |url-status=live }}
=Joining the Malaysian league (2005–2008)=
In 2005, DPMM stopped playing in Brunei's domestic league and joined the Malaysia Premier League (the second tier of Malaysian football) as a foreign-based team, replacing the Brunei representative team.{{Cite news |date=7 December 2005 |title=20 pemain tempatan, 4 pemain import sarung jersi Brunei DPMM |pages=11 |work=Pelita Brunei |url=https://www.pelitabrunei.gov.bn/Arkib%20Dokumen/2005/07%20DISEMBER%202005.pdf}} The club was then promoted to the top tier of Malaysian football, Malaysia Super League via the play-offs after a 2–1 aggregate victory over Pahang.{{cite web |title=Malaysia 2005/06|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesm/malay06.html|date=31 July 2008|publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation|accessdate=12 June 2023}} They then remarkably finished in 3rd place in their first season in the top tier (2006–07).{{Cite news |date=6 June 2007 |title=DPMM FC tandatangani kontrak dengan penaja |pages=15 |work=Pelita Brunei |url=https://www.pelitabrunei.gov.bn/Arkib%20Dokumen/2007/06%20JUN%202007.pdf |access-date=19 January 2023 |archive-date=21 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210821023816/http://pelitabrunei.gov.bn/Arkib%20Dokumen/2007/06%20JUN%202007.pdf |url-status=live }} In the following season (2007–08), they finished in 10th place. They then had to leave the Malaysia Super League due to the deregistration of the Brunei Football Association by the Registrar of Societies.{{cite web|title=Appeal fails, BAFA sinks|url=http://brudirect.com/DailyInfo/News/Archive/Dec08/251208/bb03.htm|publisher=Borneo Bulletin|date=25 December 2008|url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090130042128/http://brudirect.com/DailyInfo/News/Archive/Dec08/251208/bb03.htm|archivedate=30 January 2009|accessdate=13 May 2021}}
Since 2004, DPMM had also competed annually in the Singapore Cup (a knock-out tournament which the Football Association of Singapore invites a number of teams from other countries to take part in alongside Singaporean clubs).{{Cite web |date=2019-10-20 |title=DPMM FC go top of Group 'B' in Singapore Cup » Borneo Bulletin Online |url=https://borneobulletin.com.bn/dpmm-fc-go-top-group-b-singapore-cup/ |access-date=2022-12-09 |website=DPMM FC go top of Group ‘B’ in Singapore Cup |language=en-US |archive-date=9 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221209091915/https://borneobulletin.com.bn/dpmm-fc-go-top-group-b-singapore-cup/ |url-status=live }}
=Joining the Singapore league, and suspension (2009)=
File:League Cup 2009 Final- DPMM vs SAFFC, 19 Jun - 3641955964.jpg during the 2009 S.League Cup Final]]
After leaving the Malaysia Super League, DPMM joined Singapore's S.League for the 2009 season, becoming the first team in the league to play their home matches outside Singapore at the Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium. The club quickly made an impact on the Singapore football scene by winning the Singapore League Cup in June 2009. They defeated the SAFFC in the final on penalties after the match had ended in a 1–1 draw. However, on 30 September that year, FIFA suspended the Brunei Football Association for government interference in its affairs.{{Cite web |date=2009-10-03 |title=FIFA.com - Key decisions reached in Rio |url=http://www.fifa.com/aboutfifa/federation/bodies/media/newsid=1109930.html#key+decisions+reached+rio |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091003015843/http://www.fifa.com/aboutfifa/federation/bodies/media/newsid=1109930.html#key+decisions+reached+rio |url-status=dead |archive-date=2009-10-03 |access-date=2022-12-09 }} This meant that teams from Brunei were no longer allowed to compete in tournaments run by other national member associations. The Football Association of Singapore appealed to FIFA to allow DPMM to finish the S.League season, but the appeal was rejected. The results of all DPMM's league matches for 2009 were therefore expunged.{{Cite web |date=2009-10-23 |title=sleague Portal : S.League |url=http://www.sleague.com/Web/Main.aspx?ID=,68e68380-9e0b-44b2-8a32-d06df7470ca6&AID=d0c2feba-e96e-4f8e-a7d4-9afcc36386f8&NLT=300 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091023041519/http://www.sleague.com/Web/Main.aspx?ID=,68e68380-9e0b-44b2-8a32-d06df7470ca6&AID=d0c2feba-e96e-4f8e-a7d4-9afcc36386f8&NLT=300 |url-status=usurped |archive-date=2009-10-23 |access-date=2022-12-09 }}
=Lifting of suspension, success in Singapore (2012–2015)=
After 20 months of being suspended, FIFA has decided to lift the suspension off Brunei Darussalam. This means that the national team as well as the football teams from Brunei Darussalam are allowed to join any football competitions under FIFA. DPMM re-entered the S.League in the 2012 season, and became dominant after the arrival of former English Premier League manager Steve Kean in 2014. They won their first S.League title in 2015, a year after losing ground in the final fixture of the 2014 season.{{cite web|title=Sergio Stars To Help Wasps Clinch First-Ever Title|url=http://www.sleague.com/match-report/s-league/2015/November/2015-11-21/brunei-dpmm-fc|date=22 November 2015|publisher=S.League|access-date=23 November 2015|archive-date=23 November 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151123092639/http://www.sleague.com/match-report/s-league/2015/November/2015-11-21/brunei-dpmm-fc|url-status=usurped}}
=Intention to pull out from the S.League (2016–2020)=
Since the 2016 season, the Football Association of Singapore (FAS) has been reducing the number of imports allowed per the S.League team. This has affected the Bruneian-based outfit greatly, with a lesser pool of local players against Singapore's (or Japan's in the case of Albirex Niigata (S)).{{cite web|title=Steve Kean, One-on-one: The reduction of foreign players in the S.League is "hard to understand"|url=https://www.fourfourtwo.com/sg/features/steve-kean-one-one-reduction-foreign-players-sleague-hard-understand|date=20 December 2017|publisher=FourFourTwo Singapore|access-date=13 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180213135131/https://www.fourfourtwo.com/sg/features/steve-kean-one-one-reduction-foreign-players-sleague-hard-understand|archive-date=13 February 2018|url-status=dead}}
Towards the conclusion of the 2017 S.League in November, DPMM announced their intention on their website to possibly move to the Malaysian league, which they last appeared in 2008. This intention was later "dashed" by the FAM and in particular by the Football Malaysia LLP, which stipulated that DPMM have to play their home games in Malaysia and to have a squad full of Malaysians with Bruneians regarded as import players. DPMM called these rulings "unprofessional" and "insane".{{cite web |title=DPMM FC|url=http://www.eteamz.com:80/dpmmfc|date=|url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20171225035709/http://www.eteamz.com:80/dpmmfc|archivedate=25 December 2017|publisher=DPMM FC|accessdate=22 April 2021}}
In late December, DPMM stated their intentions to join the Indonesian league for the 2018 season instead.{{cite web|title=Brunei DPMM could pull out of 2018 S.League|url=https://tnp.straitstimes.com/sports/singapore-football/brunei-dpmm-could-pull-out-2018-sleague|date=20 December 2017|publisher=The New Paper|access-date=12 February 2018|archive-date=14 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220814210933/https://tnp.straitstimes.com/sports/singapore-football/brunei-dpmm-could-pull-out-2018-sleague|url-status=live}} This was made after a meeting between S.League clubs whereby new rules were set to restrict foreign imports to two, and the implementation of a youth-focused roster. However, the move would be "technically impossible" to happen according to PSSI's secretary general a few days after the announcement was made.{{cite web|title=PSSI Tutup Pintu Untuk Klub Brunei ke Liga Indonesia|url=http://www.indosport.com/sepakbola/20171221/pssi-tutup-pintu-untuk-klub-brunei-ke-liga-indonesia|date=21 December 2017|publisher=Indosport|access-date=12 February 2018|archive-date=12 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180212143804/http://www.indosport.com/sepakbola/20171221/pssi-tutup-pintu-untuk-klub-brunei-ke-liga-indonesia|url-status=live}}
Further talks with the FAS made at the turn of the year resulted in a compromise that was reached on 10 January 2018, where the S.League competition organisers would allow them to sign up to 3 foreign players instead of 2 with no age restrictions, and DPMM will also not be subject to the age restrictions. Each local S.League team, apart from the Young Lions, will be required to have at least six under-23 players and eight under-30 players in the squad, with the remaining players to be of any age.{{cite web|title=DPMM participation for 2018 season|url=https://www.fourfourtwo.com/sg/features/brunei-dpmm-participate-2018-sleague-fas|access-date=23 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180114020500/https://www.fourfourtwo.com/sg/features/brunei-dpmm-participate-2018-sleague-fas|archive-date=14 January 2018|url-status=dead}}
Although they participated in the newly revamped Singapore Premier League in 2018, finishing in third place below champions Albirex Niigata (S) and Home United, DPMM considered joining another league in the Southeast Asia region. Reports by Singapore press in October 2018 revealed that DPMM have submitted an official enquiry to join Thai League 1 for the 2019 season.{{Cite web|url=https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/football/football-brunei-dpmm-may-leave-singapore-premier-league-to-play-in-thailands-top|title=Football: Brunei DPMM may leave Singapore Premier League to play in Thailand's top league next year|date=24 October 2018|website=The Straits Times|access-date=25 October 2018|archive-date=25 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181025071209/https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/football/football-brunei-dpmm-may-leave-singapore-premier-league-to-play-in-thailands-top|url-status=live}} The club would later announce that they will be competing in the 2019 Singapore Premier League,{{cite web|url=http://www.eteamz.com/dpmmfc/|title=DPMM FC|publisher=DPMM FC|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181121163506/http://www.eteamz.com/dpmmfc/|archive-date=21 November 2018|access-date=4 January 2019}} but afterwards expressed an interest to join Indonesia's Liga 1 in 2020.{{cite web|title=DPMM FC|url=http://www.eteamz.com/dpmmfc/|publisher=DPMM FC|access-date=4 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180903030935/http://www.eteamz.com/dpmmfc/|archive-date=3 September 2018|url-status=dead}}
On 15 September 2019, DPMM were confirmed champions of the 2019 Singapore Premier League after their closest rivals Hougang United only managed to play a 4–4 draw with Geylang International, leaving the Bruneian club with an unassailable four-point lead at the top of the table.{{cite web|url=https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/football/dpmm-spl-champions-as-hougang-stumble|title=DPMM SPL champions as Hougang stumble|publisher=The Straits Times|date=16 September 2019|access-date=16 September 2019|archive-date=16 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190916222529/https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/football/dpmm-spl-champions-as-hougang-stumble|url-status=live}} They also reached the semi-finals of the 2019 Singapore Cup before being eliminated by via penalty shootout to Warriors on 30 October.{{cite web|title=DPMM FC fall short of Singapore Cup final|url=https://borneobulletin.com.bn/dpmm-fc-fall-short-singapore-cup-final/|date=31 October 2019|publisher=Borneo Bulletin|access-date=31 October 2019|archive-date=6 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221206012444/https://borneobulletin.com.bn/dpmm-fc-fall-short-singapore-cup-final/|url-status=live}}
In 2020, DPMM participated in the Singapore Premier League, but could only play one game before the COVID-19 pandemic forced the league to be suspended until October.{{cite web|title=2020 AIA Singapore Premier League season suspended|url=http://spl.sg/2020-aia-singapore-premier-league-season-suspended/|date=24 March 2020|publisher=Football Association of Singapore|access-date=27 October 2020|archive-date=30 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201030172332/http://spl.sg/2020-aia-singapore-premier-league-season-suspended/|url-status=live}} The team was unable to fulfill the remaining fixtures due to travel restrictions between Brunei and Singapore, resulting in the inevitable exclusion from the year's SPL season.{{cite web|title=DPMM FC sit out in remainder of 2020 SPL season|url=https://borneobulletin.com.bn/2020/10/dpmm-fc-sit-out-in-remainder-of-2020-spl-season/|date=27 October 2020|publisher=Borneo Bulletin|access-date=27 October 2020|archive-date=25 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201125171540/https://borneobulletin.com.bn/2020/10/dpmm-fc-sit-out-in-remainder-of-2020-spl-season/|url-status=dead}}
DPMM once again withdrew from the 2021 Singapore Premier League due to the ongoing travel restrictions imposed by the Brunei government, but not before showing intent to participate in the league.{{cite web|url=https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/football/football-singapore-premier-league-starts-march-13-ex-champions-brunei-dpmm-withdraw|title=Football: Singapore Premier League starts March 13; ex-champions Brunei DPMM withdraw again|publisher=The Straits Times|date=23 February 2021|access-date=24 February 2021|archive-date=24 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210224083214/https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/football/football-singapore-premier-league-starts-march-13-ex-champions-brunei-dpmm-withdraw|url-status=live}}
File:DPMM-Kota Ranger 27 November 2022 14.jpg's header against Kota Ranger during the 2022 FA Cup|276x276px]]
=Return to Brunei and back to using first team players (2019–2022)=
In 2019, DPMM sent a youth team to play in the 2018–19 Brunei Premier League, with three first teamers namely Azim Izamuddin Suhaimi, Abdul Azizi Ali Rahman and Azwan Ali Rahman also registered with the team.{{cite web|title=24 DPMM FC youth players to compete in Brunei DST Premier League|url=https://borneobulletin.com.bn/24-dpmm-fc-youth-players-to-compete-in-brunei-dst-premier-league/|date=7 January 2019|publisher=Borneo Bulletin|access-date=15 March 2021|archive-date=15 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210515113250/https://borneobulletin.com.bn/24-dpmm-fc-youth-players-to-compete-in-brunei-dst-premier-league/|url-status=live}} They finished in first place at the end of the season, winning promotion to the 2020 Brunei Super League.{{cite web|title=DPMM FC crowned Premier League champs|url=https://borneobulletin.com.bn/dpmm-fc-crowned-premier-league-champs/|date=27 February 2019|publisher=Borneo Bulletin|access-date=15 March 2021|archive-date=16 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220716233904/https://borneobulletin.com.bn/dpmm-fc-crowned-premier-league-champs/|url-status=live}} The 'B' team which began to boast import players like Shuhei Sasahara only completed two games before the season was eventually cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.{{cite web|title=Brunei Super League 2020 called off|url=https://www.aseanfootball.org/v3/brunei-super-league-2020-called-off/|date=21 September 2020|publisher=ASEAN Football Federation|access-date=15 March 2021|archive-date=1 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201101000142/https://www.aseanfootball.org/v3/brunei-super-league-2020-called-off/|url-status=live}}
Due to the first team's withdrawal from the Singapore Premier League for the 2021 season, coach Adrian Pennock announced that his team will be lacing up for the 2021 Brunei Super League that would commence in June of that year.{{cite web|title=DPMM FC TO COMPETE IN BRUNEI SUPER LEAGUE|url=https://www.brusports.com/2021/03/14/dpmm-fc-to-compete-in-brunei-super-league/|date=14 March 2021|publisher=BruSports News|access-date=15 March 2021|archive-date=14 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210314204136/https://www.brusports.com/2021/03/14/dpmm-fc-to-compete-in-brunei-super-league/|url-status=live}} The league was suspended three months later due to increasing COVID-19 cases in Brunei and was eventually cancelled for the second successive season.{{cite web|title=Brunei Super League 2021 called off|url=https://borneobulletin.com.bn/brunei-super-league-2021-called-off-2/|date=30 November 2021|publisher=Borneo Bulletin|accessdate=28 December 2022|archive-date=10 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221210071801/https://borneobulletin.com.bn/brunei-super-league-2021-called-off-2/|url-status=live}}
DPMM competed in the 2022 Brunei FA Cup which was the only competition to be held for the year by the Football Association of Brunei Darussalam.{{cite web|title=DPMM FC berpesta gol|url=https://www.pelitabrunei.gov.bn/Lists/Berita%202018/NewDisplayForm.aspx?ID=42621|date=13 August 2022|publisher=Pelita Brunei|accessdate=15 August 2022|archive-date=16 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220816000104/https://www.pelitabrunei.gov.bn/Lists/Berita%202018/NewDisplayForm.aspx?ID=42621|url-status=live}} On 4 December 2022, they became the winners of the competition by beating Kasuka in the final with a 2–1 score.{{cite web|title=DPMM FC sink Kasuka FC to win Brunei FA Cup|url=https://borneobulletin.com.bn/dpmm-fc-sink-kasuka-fc-to-win-brunei-fa-cup-2/|date=5 December 2022|publisher=Borneo Bulletin|accessdate=5 December 2022|archive-date=4 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221204205052/https://borneobulletin.com.bn/dpmm-fc-sink-kasuka-fc-to-win-brunei-fa-cup-2/|url-status=live}}
=Second stint in Singapore (2023–2025)=
DPMM began the process of returning to the Singapore Premier League after the restrictions necessitated by the pandemic eased since the year of 2022. The AFC ratified the move in August of that year.{{cite web|title=DPMM FC close in Singapore Premier League return|url=https://borneobulletin.com.bn/dpmm-fc-close-in-singapore-premier-league-return/|date=1 October 2022|publisher=Borneo Bulletin|accessdate=2 February 2023|archive-date=9 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221209094928/https://borneobulletin.com.bn/dpmm-fc-close-in-singapore-premier-league-return/|url-status=live}} The Singapore Premier League website officially announced DPMM's participation for the 2023 season on 27 January 2023.{{cite web|title=VAR to be implemented for 2023 Singapore Premier League season|url=https://www.fas.org.sg/var-2023-spl-february-start/|date=27 January 2023|publisher=Football Association of Singapore|accessdate=2 February 2023|archive-date=2 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230202050826/https://www.fas.org.sg/var-2023-spl-february-start/|url-status=live}} DPMM also qualified for the 2023–24 AFC Cup qualification round for the first time in their history qualifying in the Preliminary round 2 where they face Myanmar club, Yangon United at the Thuwunna Stadium on 16 August 2023, but unfortunately DPMM conceded a last minute goal which saw them exit the tournament. They finished seventh in the league and fourth in the 2023 Singapore Cup. For the first time in the club history, DPMM featured a main sponsor on their jersey ahead of the 2024–25 season, striking a deal with Royal Brunei Airlines where they will provide the team the necessity of travelling back and forth to Brunei for the league matches.
In early July 2024, just six games into the season, the club had to replace coach Rui Capela who left for personal reasons, and appointed Scotsman Jamie McAllister in his place.{{cite web |title=DPMM FC confirms new head coach.Jamie McAllister|url=https://www.dpmmfc.club/news/dpmm-fc-confirms-new-head-coachjamie-mcallister-2860365.html|date=9 July 2024|publisher=DPMM FC|accessdate=9 July 2024}} The club endured a five-match losing streak at the start of 2025 but balanced it out towards the end of the season by winning their final six matches, finishing in fifth place in the SPL standings.{{cite web |title=Singapore 2024/25|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/sing2025.html|date=26 May 2025|publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation|accessdate=27 May 2025}}
= Back to Malaysia League (2025–''present'') =
On 22 May 2025, the Football Association of Singapore announced that DPMM will depart the league after the 2024–25 season.{{cite web|url=https://spl.sg/brunei-dpmm-to-discontinue-participation-in-spl-after-2024-25-season/|title=Brunei DPMM to discontinue participation in SPL after 2024/25 season|publisher=Football Association of Singapore|date=22 May 2025|accessdate=22 May 2025}} Later that day, the Malaysian Football League confirmed the club's participation in the 2025–26 Malaysia Super League alongside 13 other clubs, with the Bruneian side designated as a guest team.{{cite web|url=https://www.utusan.com.my/nasional/2025/05/mfl-alu-alukan-penyertaan-brunei-dpmm-fc/|title=MFL alu-alukan penyertaan Brunei DPMM FC|publisher=Utusan Online|date=23 May 2025|accessdate=23 May 2025}} DPMM have already signed Indonesian international Ramadhan Sananta and Malaysian defender Fairuz Zakaria prior to MFL's announcement. The move was made official on 3 June in a signing ceremony that took place in Johor Bahru.{{cite web |title=KELAB DPMM FC BAKAL RANCAKKAN SAINGAN LIGA MALAYSIA MUSIM 2025-2028|url=https://www.malaysianfootballleague.com/Content/Post/Watch/3723|date=3 June 2025|publisher=Malaysian Football League|accessdate=8 June 2025}}
Stadium
File:Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium 2017.jpg
DPMM play their home games at the Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium. The stadium can accommodate 28,000 spectators. The building is oriented in a north–south direction with the grandstand located at the western section. It has a football field which fulfills FIFA standards, as well as the running track which fulfills IAAF standards. The stadium has a video-matrix scoreboard located at the northern section; it can display both Latin and Jawi writing.
On 20 April 2024, DPMM returned to playing at the Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium after a period of unavailability due to renovation, winning 3–1 in a pre-season friendly against China League One side Guangxi Pingguo Haliao. On 22 June, DPMM played their first league match since 2019 where they drew against Geylang International 3–3.
Players
=Current squad=
{{updated|8 June 2025}}{{cite web |title=DPMM FC 2024 SQUAD LIST|url=https://www.brusports.com/2024/05/08/dpmm-fc-2024-squad-list/|date=8 May 2024|publisher=BruSports News|accessdate=9 May 2024}}
{{Fs start}}
{{Fs player|no=1|nat=North Macedonia|pos=GK|name=Kristijan Naumovski}}
{{Fs player|no=2|nat=Brunei|pos=FW|name=Syafiq Safiuddin Abdul Shariff}}
{{Fs player|no=4|nat=Brunei|pos=MF|name=Hanif Farhan Azman}}
{{Fs player|no=6|nat=Brunei|pos=MF|name=Azwan Saleh}}
{{Fs player|no=7|nat=Brunei|pos=MF|name=Azwan Ali Rahman |other=Captain}}
{{Fs player|no=8|nat=Brunei|pos=MF|name=Faturrahman Embran}}
{{Fs player|no=11|nat=Brunei|pos=MF|name=Najib Tarif}}
{{Fs player|no=12|nat=Brunei|pos=GK|name=Haimie Abdullah Nyaring}}
{{Fs player|no=13|nat=Brunei|pos=DF|name=Hanif Hamir}}
{{Fs player|no=14|nat=Brunei|pos=MF|name=Na'im Tarif}}
{{Fs player|no=15|nat=Brunei|pos=FW|name=Hariz Danial Khallidden}}
{{Fs player|no=16|nat=Brunei|pos=MF|name=Abdul Hariz Herman}}
{{Fs mid}}
{{Fs player|no=17|nat=Brunei|pos=FW|name=Hakeme Yazid Said}}
{{Fs player|no=19|nat=Brunei|pos=MF|name=Nur Ikhwan Othman}}
{{Fs player|no=21|nat=Brunei|pos=DF|name=Nazry Aiman Azaman}}
{{Fs player|no=22|nat=Brunei|pos=FW|name=Nazirrudin Ismail}}
{{Fs player|no=23|nat=Brunei|pos=DF|name=Yura Indera Putera}}
{{Fs player|no=24|nat=Brunei|pos=DF|name=Wafi Aminuddin}}
{{Fs player|no=25|nat=Brunei|pos=GK|name=Ishyra Asmin Jabidi}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=Malaysia|pos=MF|name=Sergio Agüero}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=Philippines|pos=DF|name=Amani Aguinaldo}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=Malaysia|pos=DF|name=Fairuz Zakaria}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=Indonesia|pos=FW|name=Ramadhan Sananta}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=Malaysia|pos=DF|name=Tommy Mawat Bada}}
{{Fs end}}
Club officials
League and cup history
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style="background:#efefef;"
! rowspan="2" | Season ! rowspan="2" | League ! rowspan="2" | Pos. ! rowspan="2" | Pl. ! rowspan="2" | W ! rowspan="2" | D ! rowspan="2" | L ! rowspan="2" | GS ! rowspan="2" | GA ! rowspan="2" | P ! {{flagicon|BRU}} Brunei FA Cup/ ! {{flagicon|MAS}} Malaysia Cup ! rowspan="2" | Top goalscorer ! rowspan="2" | Goals ! rowspan="2" | Head coach | |
{{flagicon|SIN}} Singapore Cup
! {{flagicon|SIN}} Singapore | |
---|---|
align=center|2001
|{{flagicon|BRU}} Pepsi Cup League |style="text-align:center; background:silver;"|2nd |align=center|8 |align=center|7 |align=center|0 |align=center|1 |align=center|42 |align=center|4 |align=center|15 | bgcolor=grey| | rowspan="5" bgcolor=grey| | rowspan="1" | {{flagicon|BRU}} Radiman Abdul Rahman |align=center|17 |{{flagicon|Slovenia}} Sandi Sejdinovski | |
align=center|2002
| rowspan="4" |{{flagicon|BRU}} Brunei Premier League |style="text-align:center; background:gold;"|1st |align=center|14 |align=center|13 |align=center|1 |align=center|0 |align=center|55 |align=center|16 |align=center|40 |style="text-align:center;|Quarter Final |{{flagicon|United States}} Sean Lockhart |align=center|10 |{{flagicon|Bulgaria}} Yordan Stoykov | |
align=center|2003
|style="text-align:center; background:silver;"|2nd |align=center|18 |align=center|14 |align=center|2 |align=center|2 |align=center|65 |align=center|12 |align=center|44 |style="text-align:center;|Round 2 | rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|Nigeria}} Ajayi Oluseye |align=center|28 |{{flagicon|MAS}} Azman Eusoff | |
align=center|2004
|style="text-align:center; background:gold;"|1st |align=center|18 |align=center|17 |align=center|1 |align=center|0 |align=center|81 |align=center|7 |align=center|52 |style="text-align:center; background:gold;"|Winners |align=center|30 |{{flagicon|Bosnia and Herzegovina}} Amir Alagic | |
align=center|2005
|style="text-align:center;" colspan=8|Withdrew |style="text-align:center;|Quarter Final |{{flagicon|Croatia}} Goran Vujanović |align=center|17 |{{flagicon|England}} Graham Paddon | |
align=center|2005–06
|{{flagicon|MAS}} Malaysia Premier League |style="text-align:center; background:#cfaa88"|3rd |align=center|21 |align=center|9 |align=center|6 |align=center|6 |align=center|40 |align=center|33 |align=center|33 |rowspan="2" bgcolor=grey| |align=center|Group Stage |{{flagicon|BRA}} Tiago dos Santos |align=center|10 |rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|Croatia}} Ranko Buketa | |
align=center|2006–07
| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|MAS}} Malaysia Super League |style="text-align:center; background:#cfaa88"|3rd |align=center|24 |align=center|13 |align=center|5 |align=center|6 |align=center|46 |align=center|29 |align=center|44 | rowspan="2" bgcolor=grey| |{{flagicon|BRU}} Shahrazen Said |align=center|21 | |
align=center|2007–08
|style="text-align:center;"|10th |align=center|24 |align=center|4 |align=center|10 |align=center|10 |align=center|27 |align=center|34 |align=center|22 |style="text-align:center;|First Round | {{flagicon|BRU}} Shahrazen Said {{flagicon|BRU}} Rosmin Kamis |align=center|5 |{{flagicon|Bulgaria}} Yordan Stoykov |
align=center|2009
|{{flagicon|SIN}} S.League |align=center colspan="8"|Expelled from the league[https://www.fifa.com/aboutfifa/federation/bodies/media/newsid=1109930.html#key+decisions+reached+rio Key decisions reached in Rio] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110615060937/http://www.fifa.com/aboutfifa/federation/bodies/media/newsid%3D1109930.html |date=15 June 2011 }}{{cite web|url=http://www.sleague.com/Web/Main.aspx?ID=,68e68380-9e0b-44b2-8a32-d06df7470ca6&AID=d0c2feba-e96e-4f8e-a7d4-9afcc36386f8&NLT=300|title=DPMM unable to continue 2009 S.League season|website=Great Eastern S. League|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091023041519/http://www.sleague.com/Web/Main.aspx?ID=%2C68e68380-9e0b-44b2-8a32-d06df7470ca6&AID=d0c2feba-e96e-4f8e-a7d4-9afcc36386f8&NLT=300|archive-date=23 October 2009|url-status=usurped|access-date=21 October 2009|df=dmy-all}} |align=center|Quarter Final |style="text-align:center; background:gold;"|Winners |{{flagicon|BRU}} Shahrazen Said |align=center|8 |{{flagicon|CRO}} Vjeran Simunić | |
align=center|2010–11
| bgcolor=grey align=center colspan="14"|Banned by FIFA | |
align=center|2012
| rowspan="6" |{{flagicon|SIN}} S.League |style="text-align:center; background:silver;"|2nd |align=center|24 |align=center|15 |align=center|3 |align=center|6 |align=center|49 |align=center|26 |align=center|48 |align=center|Preliminary |style="text-align:center; background:gold;"|Winners |{{flagicon|BRU}} Shahrazen Said |align=center|13 |rowspan="2"|{{flagicon|CRO}} Vjeran Simunić | |
align=center|2013
|align=center|8th |align=center|27 |align=center|9 |align=center|8 |align=center|10 |align=center|38 |align=center|48 |align=center|35 |align=center|Quarter Final |style="text-align:center; background:silver;"|Runners-up | rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|BRA}} Rodrigo Tosi |align=center|8 | |
align=center|2014
|style="text-align:center; background:silver;"|2nd |align=center|27 |align=center|15 |align=center|5 |align=center|7 |align=center|63 |align=center|30 |align=center|50 |style="text-align:center; background:#cfaa88|Third Place |style="text-align:center; background:gold;"|Winners |align=center|24 |rowspan="4"|{{flagicon|SCO}} Steve Kean | |
align=center|2015
|style="text-align:center; background:gold;"|1st |align=center|27 |align=center|15 |align=center|7 |align=center|5 |align=center|48 |align=center|26 |align=center|52 |style="text-align:center; background:#cfaa88|Third Place |style="text-align:center;"|First Round |rowspan="3" |{{flagicon|BRA}} Rafael Ramazotti |align=center|21 | |
align=center|2016
|style="text-align:center; background:#cfaa88"|3rd |align=center|24 |align=center|12 |align=center|5 |align=center|7 |align=center|47 |align=center|37 |align=center|41 |align=center|Quarter Final |style="text-align:center; background:silver;"|Runners-up |align=center|20 | |
align=center|2017
|align=center|8th |align=center|24 |align=center|5 |align=center|2 |align=center|17 |align=center|30 |align=center|61 |align=center|17 |align=center|Quarter Final |style="text-align:center;|Semi Final |align=center|14 | |
align=center|2018
| rowspan="3" |{{flagicon|SIN}} Singapore Premier League |style="text-align:center; background:#cfaa88"|3rd |align=center|24 |align=center|11 |align=center|8 |align=center|5 |align=center|46 |align=center|38 |align=center|41 |style="text-align:center; background:silver;"|Runners-up |rowspan="7" bgcolor=grey| |{{flagicon|UKR}} Volodymyr Pryyomov |align=center|18 |{{flagicon|BRA}} Renê Weber | |
align=center|2019
|style="text-align:center; background:gold;"|1st |align=center|24 |align=center|15 |align=center|5 |align=center|4 |align=center|51 |align=center|25 |align=center|50 |align=center|Fourth Place |{{flagicon|Belarus}} Andrey Varankow |align=center|21 | rowspan="3"| {{flagicon|ENG}} Adrian Pennock | |
align=center|2020
|style="text-align:center;" colspan="8"|Withdrew |align=center bgcolor=grey rowspan="2"| |{{flagicon|ENG}} Charlie Clough |align=center|1 | |
align=center|2021
|{{flagicon|BRU}} Brunei Super League |style="text-align:center;" colspan=8|League abandoned |{{flagicon|Belarus}} Andrey Varankow |align=center|22 | |
align=center|2022
|style="text-align:center;" colspan="9"| No league competition |style="text-align:center; background:gold;"|Winners |{{flagicon|BRU}} Shahrazen Said |align=center|19 |{{flagicon|Brunei}} Helme Panjang | |
align=center|2023
| rowspan="2"|{{flagicon|SIN}} Singapore Premier League |align=center|7th |align=center|24 |align=center|6 |align=center|5 |align=center|13 |align=center|39 |align=center|43 |align=center|23 |style="text-align:center;|Fourth Place |{{flagicon|BRU}} Hakeme Yazid Said |align=center|12 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Adrian Pennock | |
align=center|2024–25
|align=center|5th |align=center|32 |align=center|12 |align=center|8 |align=center|12 |align=center|54 |align=center|61 |align=center|44 |style="text-align:center;|Semi-finals |{{flagicon|LAT}} Dāvis Ikaunieks |align=center|14 | {{flagicon|POR}} Rui Capela | |
align=center|2025–26
|{{flagicon|MAS}} Malaysia Super League |align=center| |align=center|26 |align=center| |align=center| |align=center| |align=center| |align=center| |style="text-align:center;| | | | |align=center| | |
Continental record
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! Season ! Competition ! Round ! Club ! Home ! Away ! Aggregate |
2002–03
| {{flagicon|SIN}} Geylang United |style="text-align:center;"| 0–3 |style="text-align:center;"| 4–0 |style="text-align:center;"| 0–7 |
rowspan="2"| 2003
|rowspan="2"| ASEAN Club Championship |rowspan="2"| Group B | {{flagicon|MAS}} Perak FA | colspan=2; style="text-align:center;"| 3–0 |rowspan="2"| 3rd |
{{flagicon|SIN}} Singapore Armed Forces
| colspan=2; style="text-align:center;"| 2–2 |
rowspan="4"| 2005
|rowspan="4"| ASEAN Club Championship |rowspan="3"| Group B | {{flagicon|THA}} Thailand Tobacco Monopoly | colspan=2; style="text-align:center;"| 2–2 |rowspan="3"| 2nd |
{{flagicon|MYA|1974}} Finance and Revenue
| colspan=2; style="text-align:center;"| 1–2 |
{{flagicon|SIN}} Tampines Rovers
| colspan=2; style="text-align:center;"| 0–1 |
Semi-final
| {{flagicon|MAS}} Pahang | colspan=3; style="text-align:center;"| 1–0 |
2023–24
| AFC Cup | {{flagicon|MYA}} Yangon United | colspan=3; style="text-align:center;"| 1–2 |
Records and statistics
=Top 10 all-time appearances=
Appearances statistics below are only based on records from the 2009 S.League season onwards, includes cup games.
{{updated|29 May 2025}}
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|+ ! Rank ! Player ! Years ! Appearances |
1
| {{flagicon|BRU}} Azwan Saleh | 2006–present | 269+ |
2
| {{flagicon|BRU}} Azwan Ali Rahman | 2013–present | 248 |
3
| {{flagicon|BRU}} Wardun Yussof | 2004, 2005–2024 | 238+ |
4
| {{flagicon|BRU}} Shah Razen Said | 2005–2022 | 226+ |
5
| {{flagicon|BRU}} Helmi Zambin | 2009–2024 | 226 |
6
| {{flagicon|BRU}} Rosmin Kamis | 2004–2009, 2012–2017 | 213+ |
7
| {{flagicon|BRU}} Hendra Azam Idris | 2012–2024 | 213 |
8
| {{flagicon|BRU}} Najib Tarif | 2012–present | 199 |
9
| {{flagicon|BRU}} Adi Said | 2012–2018, 2019 | 161 |
10
| {{flagicon|BRU}} Yura Indera Putera | 2015–present | 147 |
=Top 10 all-time scorers=
Goal statistics below are only based on records from the 2002 B-League season onwards, includes cup games
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|+ ! Rank ! Player ! Appearances ! Total goals |
1
| {{flagicon|BRU}} Shah Razen Said | 207+ | 101 |
2
| {{flagicon|NGA}} Ajayi Oluseye | | 76+ |
3
|{{flagicon|BRA}} Rafael Ramazotti | 89 | 66 |
4
| {{flagicon|BLR}} Andrey Voronkov | 59 | 58 |
5
| {{flagicon|BRU}} Azwan Ali Rahman | 229 | 56 |
6
| {{flagicon|BRA}} Rodrigo Tosi | 54 | 50 |
7
| {{flagicon|BRU}} Adi Said | 161 | 41 |
8
| {{flagicon|BRU}} Hakeme Yazid Said | 64 | 39 |
9
| {{flagicon|AUS}} Peter Grierson | | 30 |
10
| {{flagicon|BRU}} Rosmin Kamis | 213+ | 27 |
- Biggest win: 18–0 vs Seri Wira (On 13 August 2022)
- Heaviest Defeat: 9-3 vs Home United (On 25 May 2017)
- Youngest goal scorer: Hakeme Yazid Said ~ 16 years 5 months 25 days (2 August 2019 vs Geylang International)
- Oldest goal scorer: Abdul Azizi ~ 36 years 5 months 21 days (8 July 2023 vs Albirex Niigata Singapore)
- Youngest debutant: Hakeme Yazid Said ~ 16 years 5 months 25 days (2 August 2019 vs Geylang International)
- Oldest fielded player: Alizanda Sitom ~ 46 years, 9 months and 26 days (25 May 2017 vs Home United)
Honours
=League=
==Brunei==
- Brunei Premier League
- Champions (3): 2002, 2004, 2018–19
- Pepsi Cup League
- Runners-up (1): 2001
=Singapore=
- Singapore Premier League
- Champions (2): 2015, 2019
- Runners-up (2): 2012, 2014
=Cups=
=Brunei=
- Pengiran Sengamara Di Raja Cup
- Runners-up (1): 2000
- DPMM FC Invitational Cup
- Champions (1): 2002
- Brunei Invitational Cup
- Champions (1): 2002{{cite web |title=Brunei Invitational Cup (Brunei) 2002|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesb/brunei-invit02.html|date=3 October 2002|publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation|accessdate=29 May 2025}}
- Brunei Super Cup
- Champions (2): 2002, 2004
- Brunei FA Cup
- Champions (3): 2004, 2022, 2025
=Singapore=
- Singapore Cup
- Runners-up (1): 2018
- Singapore League Cup
- Champions (3): 2009, 2012, 2014
- Runner-up (2): 2013, 2016
- Singapore Community Shield
- Runners-up (1): 2016
References
{{Reflist|2}}
External links
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- [http://eteamz.active.com/dpmmfc/ DPMM official fansite]. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080517125852/http://eteamz.active.com/dpmmfc/ |date=17 May 2008}}.
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