Tabuan Muda

The Standard Malay word for 'wasp' is tebuan but due to the Brunei Malay voweling system, the word becomes tabuan when vocalised locally. The team was named Tabuan Muda possibly to symbolise originality, noting that the senior Brunei national football team is still nicknamed as Skuad Tebuan regularly in a number of Malay publications.{{cite news |title=Brunei lakar kemenangan bergaya, benam Timor Leste 4–0|url=http://www.kosmo.com.my/kosmo/content.asp?y=2016&dt=1102&pub=Kosmo&sec=Terkini&pg=bt_24.htm|date=2 November 2016|newspaper=Kosmo!|accessdate=27 July 2017}}{{cite web |title=Piala Solidariti AFC 2016: Pengadil bunuh perlawanan kami – Brunei|url=http://www.stadiumastro.com/sukan/bola-sepak/artikel/piala-solidariti-afc-2016-pengadil-bunuh-perlawanan-kami-brunei/26881|date=13 November 2016|publisher=Astro Awani|accessdate=27 July 2017}}{{cite news |title=Brunei cipta kejutan awal|url=http://www.theborneopost.com/2016/11/04/brunei-cipta-kejutan-awal/|date=4 November 2016|newspaper=Borneo Post Online|accessdate=27 July 2017}}{{cite web |title=Brunei Darussalam U-22 Pasrah Gagal Jajal Lapangan GBK|url=http://rimanews.com/olahraga/sepakbola/read/20150325/203674/Brunei-Darussalam-U-22-Pasrah-Gagal-Jajal-Lapangan-GBK|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170802081550/http://rimanews.com/olahraga/sepakbola/read/20150325/203674/Brunei-Darussalam-U-22-Pasrah-Gagal-Jajal-Lapangan-GBK|url-status=usurped|archive-date=August 2, 2017|date=25 March 2015|publisher=Rimanews|accessdate=27 July 2017}}

{{See also|Brunei Super League#History}}

In 2009, the Football Federation of Brunei Darussalam which at that time administered the Brunei Premier League had placed the Brunei under-16 team in Premier League II for the 2009–10 season.{{cite news|url=http://www.bt.com.bn/en/local_sport/2009/04/24/new_bpl_season_to_kick_off_next_month|title=New BPL season to kick off next month|newspaper=The Brunei Times|date=24 April 2009|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20120723230815/http://www.bt.com.bn/local_sport/2009/04/24/new_bpl_season_to_kick_off_next_month|archivedate=23 July 2012|accessdate=28 July 2017}} The following season they were renamed as Brunei Youth Team.{{cite news |title=BPL I and II to start in March |url=http://bruneifootball.blogspot.com/2011/01/bpl-i-and-ii-to-start-in-march.html|date=29 January 2011|newspaper=The Brunei Times|accessdate=28 July 2017}} After FIFA would only recognise NFABD instead of FFBD as terms of Brunei's reinstatement into FIFA in 2011, the league was discontinued and the team was disbanded as a result.{{cite news |title=League stoppage inevitable |url=http://bruneifootball.blogspot.com/2011/06/league-stoppage-inevitable.html|date=15 June 2011|newspaper=The Brunei Times|accessdate=28 July 2017}}

Many of these players have gone on to win the 2012 Hassanal Bolkiah Trophy a year later,{{cite web |title=BRUNEI'S WINNING HBT TEAM TO RECEIVE GOVERNMENT AID|url=http://www.aseanfootball.org/v2/2012/04/bruneis-winning-hbt-team-to-receive-government-aid/|date=6 April 2012|publisher=ASEAN Football Federation|accessdate=1 August 2017}} and are currently established Brunei internationals. The players include Azwan Ali Rahman, Shafie Effendy, Nur Ikhwan Othman, Aminuddin Zakwan Tahir and Fakhrul Zulhazmi Yussof.{{cite web |title=Skuad HBT Brunei Darussalam diumumkan |url=http://subuk-saja.blogspot.com/2012/02/skuad-hbt-brunei-darussalam-diumumkan.html|date=1 February 2012|publisher=Media Permata|accessdate=1 August 2017}}

Two teams were formed by NFABD at the beginning of the season, namely Tabuan Muda which consisted of the national under-23 squad for the 28th SEA Games and Tabuan U18 for the 2015 AFF U-19 Youth Championship and the 2016 AFC U-19 Championship qualification. Preparation for Tabuan Muda included a mid-season training camp to Japan where they played three exhibition matches.{{cite web |title=Brunei U23 head to Japan|url=http://www.aseanfootball.org/v2/2015/05/brunei-u23-head-to-japan/|date=12 May 2015|publisher=ASEAN Football Federation|accessdate=1 August 2017}} Tabuan Muda finished fifth in the 2015 Brunei Super League, and came out of the SEA Games campaign without any points gained from five matches. Tabuan U18 finished second in the 2015 Brunei Premier League but cannot be promoted due to its status as a "feeder club" for a Super League team,{{cite news |title=DST Premier League kicks off today|url=http://bruneifootball.blogspot.com/2016/03/dst-premier-league-kicks-off-today.html|date=11 March 2016|newspaper=The Brunei Times|accessdate=1 August 2017}} and had similarly poor results with their U23 counterparts in their international outings.{{cite news |title=National Under-19 team finish AFC qualifiers winless |url=http://bruneifootball.blogspot.com/2015/10/national-under-19-team-finish-afc.html|date=7 October 2015|newspaper=The Brunei Times|accessdate=1 August 2017}}{{cite web |title=AFF U19: Thais through to the semis with a game to spare|url=http://www.aseanfootball.org/v2/2015/08/aff-u19-thais-through-to-the-semis-with-a-game-to-spare/|date=28 August 2015|publisher=ASEAN Football Federation|accessdate=1 August 2017}}

Towards the end of the season, a match against Indera SC was prematurely ended by a referee who had sent off three Indera players and mistakenly applied Law 3 of the Laws of the Game (which the competition rules are based on) which actually states that a match cannot continue with fewer than seven players, not eight.{{cite news|url=http://www.bt.com.bn/sports-national/2015/10/29/indera-appeal-rematch-against-tabuan-muda|title=Indera appeal for rematch against Tabuan Muda|newspaper=The Brunei Times|date=29 October 2015|url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151123141429/http://www.bt.com.bn/sports-national/2015/10/29/indera-appeal-rematch-against-tabuan-muda|archivedate=23 November 2015|accessdate=1 August 2017}} A replay was scheduled on a Sunday{{cite news|url=http://www.bt.com.bn/sports-national/2015/11/21/indera-tabuan-muda-replay-confirmed|title=Indera, Tabuan Muda replay confirmed|newspaper=The Brunei Times|date=23 November 2015|url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151123145458/http://www.bt.com.bn/sports-national/2015/11/21/indera-tabuan-muda-replay-confirmed|archivedate=23 November 2015|accessdate=1 August 2017}} but this time Tabuan Muda did not show up with enough players,{{cite web|url=http://borneobulletin.com.bn/indera-coach-chides-tabuan-over-no-show/|title=Indera coach chides Tabuan over no-show|publisher=Borneo Bulletin|date=23 November 2015|url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208172636/http://borneobulletin.com.bn/indera-coach-chides-tabuan-over-no-show/|archivedate=8 December 2015|accessdate=1 August 2017}} which resulted in a $500 fine imposed by NFABD, a peculiar instance where a football association fines itself.{{cite news|url=http://www.bt.com.bn/sports-national/2016/04/11/ms-abdb-march|title=MS ABDB march on|newspaper=The Brunei Times|date=11 April 2016|url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160419162403/http://www.bt.com.bn/sports-national/2016/04/11/ms-abdb-march|archivedate=19 April 2016|accessdate=1 August 2017}}

For the Super League, Tabuan Muda was renamed Tabuan U21 for the 2016 season since the team now consists of the national under-21 team presumably to prepare for a possible Hassanal Bolkiah Trophy, or the SEA Games in 2017. The Premier League team became Tabuan U17 which was the under 17-team of Brunei.{{cite news |title=Bad day at the office for Tabuan Muda teams|url=http://msabdbft.blogspot.com/2016/03/bad-day-at-office-for-tabuan-muda-teams.html|date=19 March 2016|newspaper=The Brunei Times|accessdate=1 August 2017}}

After only one round of league action, Tabuan U21 finished in fifth place but managed to win the Fair Play award.{{cite web |title=MS ABDB Retain DST Super League 2016 Title|url=https://www.brudirect.com/news.php?id=15213|date=1 October 2016|publisher=Borneo Bulletin|accessdate=1 August 2017}} Tabuan U17 fared better in third place.{{cite web |title=Brunei 2016|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesb/brunei2016.html|date=4 May 2017|website=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation|accessdate=1 August 2017}}

The 2017 iteration of Tabuan Muda involved the Tabuan Muda 'A' and Tabuan Muda 'B' teams that were placed in the Super League and Premier League respectively. The 'A' team were the national under-18 team while the 'B' team was made up of the under-17s. Tabuan Muda 'A' took part in the 2018 AFC U-19 Championship qualification matches that were held in South Korea in October, and gained a solitary point via a 2–2 draw against Timor-Leste.{{cite web |title=Brunei learn AFC Under-19 qualifiers opponents|url=http://borneobulletin.com.bn/brunei-learn-afc-19-qualifiers-opponents/|date=23 April 2017|publisher=Borneo Bulletin|accessdate=1 August 2017}} As preparation, they embarked on an 11-day training camp in Japan on 21 August.{{cite web |title=National Under-18 Football Team to prepare for AFC U-19 championship in Japan|url=http://borneobulletin.com.bn/national-18-football-team-prepare-afc-u-19-championship-japan/|date=19 August 2017|publisher=Borneo Bulletin|accessdate=23 August 2017}}

At the conclusion of the two leagues, the 'A' team finished in sixth place while the 'B' team finished in seventh.{{Cite web | url=https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-rc_LqXga0pg/WoofOkBFoVI/AAAAAAAAFa0/wnMXmSlhAjMTr-ws-o5vm0PNxq8M_240wCLcBGAs/s400/BRUNEI%2BSUPER%2BLEAGUE%2B2017.jpg2.jpg | title=Final Standing | format=JPG}}{{cite web |title=DST PREMIER LEAGUE 2017 – STANDINGS|url=http://www.nfabd.org/schedules/dst-premierleague-2017-standings.htm|date=|publisher=National Football Association of Brunei Darussalam|accessdate=7 December 2018}}

Only one Tabuan Muda team played in the 2018–19 season of the Brunei Premier League which began in January 2019.{{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|accessdate=11 February 2019}} They finished second in the league behind league re-entrants DPMM FC, managing to draw the academy side 1–1 in the final fixture.{{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|accessdate=27 February 2019}}

The Tabuan team was included in the expanded 2020 Brunei Super League which was scheduled to run from February to November. The league was ultimately cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.{{cite web|title=Brunei Super League, U16 & U19 Tournaments cancelled|url=http://www.nfabd.org/press-release/2020091901.htm|date=19 September 2020|publisher=National Football Association of Brunei Darussalam|access-date=11 September 2022|archive-date=28 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201028113607/http://nfabd.org/press-release/2020091901.htm|url-status=dead}}

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