Kuala Belait FC

Kuala Belait

Full name	Kuala Belait Football Club
Founded	2019; 6 years ago (2019)
Ground	Arena Sports Complex
Owner	Abdul Ishak Amirul Islam
Chairman	Hafiz Nordin Abdul Ishak
Head coach	Syazwan Othman
League	Brunei Super League
2023	BPL, 6th of 16
Home colours Away colours

Kuala Belait Football Club (Malay: Kelab Bola Sepak Kuala Belait; abbrev: KB FC) is a Bruneian professional football club based in Kuala Belait, that competes in the Brunei Super League.[1]

History

The KB FC club has created a winning record in the competition since the Belait District Football Association established the Belait District League in 2019. Their coach Kambri claimed in an interview that all of the team's young players had a great deal of potential for advancement and a strong desire to compete in the Brunei League.[2] They successfully made its debut in the Belait District League thanks to the encouragement and support of the general public, particularly the Football Association of Brunei Darussalam (FABD). They are presently engaged in demanding training at the Mumong Sports Complex.[2]

KB starting line-up during the 2024–25 Brunei Super League match against Wijaya FC

In order to take part in the Brunei League tournament for the first time, Kambri wants his team to look for the greatest opportunity and keep trying. He claims that the majority of the KB FC players come from other football clubs and have previous experience playing in matches at the national level. They qualified for Group A after a victory against KB Warriors with the score 3–2.[3] They gained promotion to the 2020 Brunei Super League but it was later cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[4][5] They also participated in the 2021 Brunei Super League which was also cut short due to the same predicament.[6]

Current squad

As of 12 January 2025

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  BRU Rawandi Abdul Salam 2 DF  BRU Akmal Zakwan Azmi 3 DF  BRU Zulhusni Ismawi 4 DF  BRU Syazwan Mohamed 5 DF  BRU Husaini Mahadi 6 DF  BRU Shahrul Izzan Shahfree 7 FW  BRU Brian Lim Yong Song 9 FW  BRU Azizul Syafiee Tajul Ariffin (captain) 10 MF  BRU Haikal Zaidi 11 MF  BRU Nur Hazwan Khan Asmah Khan 12 MF  BRU Hafiy Benny Boey 13 DF  BRU Amir Safwan Salamat 14 DF  BRU Melvin Anak Nyambong

No. Pos. Nation Player 16 DF  BRU Nazirul Faiq Adeni 17 MF  BRU Irsyad Khan Jeffery 19 DF  BRU Faiq Omar 20 MF  BRU Khairan Zikry Zulkhairi 21 MF  BRU Aqil Ikhwan Azman 22 MF  BRU Benedict Joseph Anak Layang 23 MF  BRU Syafiq Abdullah Ghazali 25 GK  BRU Firman Taufik Nugraha 26 DF  BRU Danish Bazli Sumardy 27 FW  BRU Azizul Amani Zakaria 28 DF  BRU Darius Issac Marzuki 29 MF  IND Peer Mohammed 30 GK  BRU Wafi Ishamuddin Abdullah Sani

Honours

• Belait District League
  • Champions (1): 2019[7]

See also

• List of football clubs in Brunei

References

1. "KB FC one-up BSRC FC despite rainfall in Brunei Super League". borneobulletin.com. 10 July 2023. Archived from the original on 23 November 2023. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
2. "KB FC". August 2021. Archived from the original on 2022-12-11. Retrieved 2022-12-11.
3. gp (2019-01-15). "Riwayat top Group 'A' after edging KB Warriors » Borneo Bulletin Online". Riwayat top Group ‘A’ after edging KB Warriors. Archived from the original on 2021-06-08. Retrieved 2021-06-08.
4. "NFABD calls of Brunei Super League due to COVID-19 » Borneo Bulletin Online". NFABD calls of Brunei Super League due to COVID-19. 2020-03-14. Archived from the original on 2022-12-10. Retrieved 2022-12-10.
5. "Brunei Super League 2021 called off » Borneo Bulletin Online". Brunei Super League 2021 called off. 2021-11-30. Archived from the original on 2022-12-10. Retrieved 2022-12-10.
6. "Brunei Super League 2021 called off". Borneo Bulletin. 30 November 2021. Archived from the original on 10 December 2022. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
7. "KB FT wins Belait District Football Tournament » Borneo Bulletin Online". 9 October 2019. Archived from the original on 8 June 2021. Retrieved 8 June 2021.

External links

• Kuala Belait FC on Instagram