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| Full name | Brunei Duli Pengiran Muda Mahkota Football Club | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2000; 25 years ago (2000) | ||
| Ground | Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 28,000 | ||
| Chairman | PrinceAl-Muhtadee Billah | ||
| Head coach | Jamie McAllister | ||
| League | Malaysia Super League | ||
| 2024–25 | Singapore Premier League, 5th of 9 | ||
| Website | www | ||
 Current season | |||
Duli Pengiran Muda Mahkota Football Club (English:His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of Brunei Football Club;abbrev:DPMM orBrunei DPMM) is a professionalfootball club based inBandar Seri Begawan,Brunei Darussalam. The club plays in theMalaysia Super League, the top tier of Malaysian football, after previously entering theSingapore Premier League from2009 to2025. DPMM is owned by the Crown Prince of Brunei, PrinceAl-Muhtadee Billah.
The club played in theBrunei 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-tierMalaysian Premier League as a foreign-based team in for the2005–06 season.[1] They won promotion to theMalaysian 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'sS.League for the2009 season. They won theSingapore 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 afterFIFA suspended theBrunei 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 in2015 and2019. They have returned to the Malaysia Super League starting from the2025–26 season.
DPMM started out as acollege 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.[2]
The club enjoyed considerable success in Brunei's domestic competitions in the early-2000s, winning theBrunei Premier League in2002 and2004,[3][4] theBrunei FA Cup in 2004, and theBrunei Super Cup in 2002 and 2004.[5]
In 2005, DPMM stopped playing in Brunei's domestic league and joined theMalaysia Premier League (the second tier of Malaysian football) as a foreign-based team, replacing theBrunei representative team.[1] 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 overPahang.[6] They then remarkably finished in 3rd place in their first season in the top tier (2006–07).[7] 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 theBrunei Football Association by the Registrar of Societies.[8]
Since 2004,[9] DPMM had also competed annually in theSingapore Cup (a knock-out tournament which theFootball Association of Singapore invites a number of teams from other countries to take part in alongside Singaporean clubs).[10] The team had participated in every edition of the cup from 2004 to 2019, and 2023 to 2025.
After leaving the Malaysia Super League, DPMM joined Singapore'sS.League for the2009 season, becoming the first team in the league to play their home matches outside Singapore at theHassanal Bolkiah National Stadium. The club quickly made an impact on the Singapore football scene by winning theSingapore League Cup in June 2009. They defeated theSAFFC in the final on penalties after the match had ended in a 1–1 draw. However, on 30 September that year,FIFA suspended theBrunei Football Association for government interference in its affairs.[11] 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 toFIFA 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.[12]
After 20 months of being suspended, FIFA has decided to lift the suspension offBrunei Darussalam. This means that the national team as well as the football teams fromBrunei Darussalam are allowed to join any football competitions under FIFA. DPMM re-entered the S.League in the2012 season, and became dominant after the arrival of formerEnglish Premier League managerSteve Kean in2014. They won their firstS.League title in 2015, a year after losing ground in the final fixture of the 2014 season.[13]
Since the2016 season, theFootball 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 (orJapan's in the case ofAlbirex Niigata (S)).[14]
Towards the conclusion of the2017 S.League in November, DPMM announced their intention on their website to possibly move to theMalaysian league, which they last appeared in2008. This intention was later "dashed" by theFAM and in particular by theFootball 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".[15]
In late December, DPMM stated their intentions to join theIndonesian league for the2018 season instead.[16] 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 toPSSI's secretary general a few days after the announcement was made.[17]
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 theYoung 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.[18]
Although they participated in the newly revampedSingapore Premier League in 2018, finishing in third place below champions Albirex Niigata (S) andHome United, DPMM considered joining another league in theSoutheast Asia region. Reports by Singapore press in October 2018 revealed that DPMM have submitted an official enquiry to joinThai League 1 for the2019 season.[19] The club would later announced that they would be competing in the2019 Singapore Premier League,[20] but afterwards expressed an interest to join Indonesia's Liga 1 in 2020.[21]
On 15 September 2019, DPMM were confirmed champions of the 2019 Singapore Premier League after their closest rivalsHougang 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.[22] They also reached the semi-finals of the2019 Singapore Cup before being eliminated by viapenalty shootout toWarriors on 30 October.[23]
In 2020, DPMM participated in theSingapore Premier League, but could only play one game before theCOVID-19 pandemic forced the league to be suspended until October.[24] 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.[25]
DPMM once again withdrew from the2021 Singapore Premier League due to the ongoing travel restrictions imposed by the Brunei government, but not before showing intent to participate in the league.[26]
In 2019, DPMM sent a youth team to play in the2018–19 Brunei Premier League, with three first teamers namelyAzim Izamuddin Suhaimi,Abdul Azizi Ali Rahman andAzwan Ali Rahman also registered with the team.[27] They finished in first place at the end of the season, winning promotion to the2020 Brunei Super League.[28] The 'B' team which began to boast import players likeShuhei Sasahara only completed two games before the season was eventually cancelled due to theCOVID-19 pandemic.[29]
Due to the first team's withdrawal from the Singapore Premier League for the 2021 season, coachAdrian Pennock announced that his team will be lacing up for the2021 Brunei Super League that would commence in June of that year.[30] The league was suspended three months later due to increasing COVID-19 cases in Brunei and was eventually cancelled for the second successive season.[31]
DPMM competed in the2022 Brunei FA Cup which was the only competition to be held for the year by the Football Association of Brunei Darussalam.[32] On 4 December 2022, they became the winners of the competition by beatingKasuka in the final with a 2–1 score.[33]
DPMM began the process of returning to the Singapore Premier League after the restrictions necessitated by the pandemic eased since the year of 2022. TheAFC ratified the move in August of that year.[34] The Singapore Premier League website officially announced DPMM's participation for the2023 season on 27 January 2023.[35] DPMM also qualified for the2023–24 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 theThuwunna 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 the2023 Singapore Cup.
In early July 2024, just six games into the season, the club had to replace coachRui Capela who left for personal reasons, and appointed ScotsmanJamie McAllister in his place.[36] 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.[37]
On 22 May 2025, theFootball Association of Singapore announced that DPMM will depart the league after the2024–25 season.[38] Later that day, theMalaysian Football League confirmed the club's participation in the2025–26 Malaysia Super League alongside 13 other clubs, with the Bruneian side designated as a guest team.[39] DPMM have already signed Indonesian internationalRamadhan Sananta and Malaysian defenderFairuz Zakaria prior to MFL's announcement. The move was made official on 3 June in a signing ceremony that took place inJohor Bahru.[40] The club will bear the cost of travel and accommodation for every visiting team throughout the season.[41] They played their first MSL match since returning on 8 August 2025 away againstPDRM in a 2–2 draw.[42]
On 25 October 2025, DPMM playedJohor Darul Ta'zim (JDT) away inJohor Bahru, the team that has won the league for the last 11 seasons. The Bruneian side lost 10–0 and created the largest win in MSL history, JDT's largest win in history and also DPMM's worst defeat in history.[43]
From 2021 to 2025, DPMM's jerseys were supplied by Bruneian-based sportswear brand Pitch. They have now opted for German manufacturerPuma since.[44]
DPMM features a main sponsor on their jersey starting from the2024–25 season withRoyal Brunei Airlines, who have been one of the club's main sponsors since the early days of their formation.[45]
| Period | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsors |
|---|---|---|
| 2006–2020 |  Lotto | No sponsor |
| 2021–2024 |  Pitch[46] | |
| 2024–2025 | Royal Brunei Airlines | |
| 2025– |  Puma |
DPMM play their home games at theHassanal 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 fulfillsFIFA standards, as well as the running track which fulfillsIAAF standards. The stadium has a video-matrix scoreboard located at the northern section; it can display bothLatin andJawi 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 againstChina League One sideGuangxi Pingguo Haliao. On 22 June, DPMM played their first league match since 2019 where they drew againstGeylang International 3–3.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| Position | Staff |
|---|---|
| Chairman | Al-Muhtadee Billah[48] |
| Vice-chairman | Abdul Rahim Kemaluddin Al-Haj[49] |
| Team manager | Mohamad Ali Momin[50] |
| Assistant team manager | Rosmin Kamis[47] |
| Head coach |  Jamie McAllister[47] |
| Assistant coach | Helme Panjang[47]Moksen Mohammad[51] |
| Fitness coach |  Denis Kavan[47] |
| Goalkeeping coach |  Leandro Jose Ribeiro[52] |
| Marketing manager | Momin Ja'afar[50] |
| Kitman | Kasim Amit[47] |
| Physiotherapist | Faisal Hashim[53] |
| Masseur | Husaini Kahar[47] |
| Team doctor | Long Shi Ying[47] Nurabrar Hussin[47] Gregory Parameswaran Libau[47] |
| Season | League | Pos. | Pl. | W | D | L | GS | GA | P | Brunei FA Cup/Malaysia FA Cup |  Singapore Cup | Malaysia Cup/Singapore League Cup | Top goalscorer | Goals | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Pepsi Cup | 2nd | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 42 | 4 | 15 | Radiman Abdul Rahman | 17 |  Sandi Sejdinovski | |||
| 2002 | Brunei Premier League | 1st | 14 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 55 | 16 | 40 | Quarter-finals |  Sean Lockhart | 10 |  Yordan Stoykov | ||
| 2003 | 2nd | 18 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 65 | 12 | 44 | Round 2 |  Ajayi Oluseye | 28 | Azman Eusoff | |||
| 2004 | 1st | 18 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 81 | 7 | 52 | Winners | First round | 30 |  Amir Alagic | |||
| 2005 | Withdrew | Quarter-finals |  Goran Vujanović | 17 |  Graham Paddon | ||||||||||
| 2005–06 | Malaysia Premier League | 3rd | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 40 | 33 | 33 | First round | Group Stage | Tiago dos Santos | 10 | Ranko Buketa | |
| 2006–07 | Malaysia Super League | 3rd | 24 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 46 | 29 | 44 | First round | Shahrazen Said | 21 | |||
| 2007–08 | 10th | 24 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 27 | 34 | 22 | First round | First round | Shahrazen SaidRosmin Kamis | 5 | Yordan Stoykov | ||
| 2009 | S.League | Expelled from the league[54][55] | Quarter-finals | Winners | Shahrazen Said | 8 | Vjeran Simunić | ||||||||
| 2010–11 | Banned by FIFA | ||||||||||||||
| 2012 | S.League | 2nd | 24 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 49 | 26 | 48 | Preliminary | Winners | Shahrazen Said | 13 | Vjeran Simunić | |
| 2013 | 8th | 27 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 38 | 48 | 35 | Quarter Final | Runners-up | Rodrigo Tosi | 8 | |||
| 2014 | 2nd | 27 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 63 | 30 | 50 | Third Place | Winners | 24 | Steve Kean | |||
| 2015 | 1st | 27 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 48 | 26 | 52 | Third Place | First Round | Rafael Ramazotti | 21 | |||
| 2016 | 3rd | 24 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 47 | 37 | 41 | Quarter Final | Runners-up | 20 | ||||
| 2017 | 8th | 24 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 30 | 61 | 17 | Quarter Final | Semi Final | 14 | ||||
| 2018 | Singapore Premier League | 3rd | 24 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 46 | 38 | 41 | Runners-up |  Volodymyr Pryyomov | 18 | Renê Weber | ||
| 2019 | 1st | 24 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 51 | 25 | 50 | Fourth Place |  Andrey Varankow | 21 | Adrian Pennock | |||
| 2020 | Withdrew[25] | Charlie CloughAndrey Varankow | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 2021 | Brunei Super League | League abandoned[31] | Andrey Varankow | 22 | |||||||||||
| 2022 | No league competition | Winners | Shahrazen Said | 19 | Helme Panjang | ||||||||||
| 2023 | Singapore Premier League | 7th | 24 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 39 | 43 | 23 | Fourth Place | Hakeme Yazid Said | 12 | Adrian Pennock | ||
| 2024–25 | 5th | 32 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 54 | 61 | 44 | Semi-finals |  Dāvis Ikaunieks | 14 |  Rui CapelaJamie McAllister | |||
| 2025–26 | Malaysia Super League | 24 | Round of 16 | Jamie McAllister | |||||||||||
| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002–03 | AFC Champions League | Qualifiers Round 2 | Geylang United | 0–3 | 4–0 | 0–7 |
| 2003 | ASEAN Club Championship | Group B | Perak FA | 3–0 | 3rd | |
| Singapore Armed Forces | 2–2 | |||||
| 2005 | ASEAN Club Championship | Group B |  Thailand Tobacco Monopoly | 2–2 | 2nd | |
 Finance and Revenue | 1–2 | |||||
| Tampines Rovers | 0–1 | |||||
| Semi-final | Pahang | 1–0 | ||||
| 2023–24 | AFC Cup | Preliminary Round 2 |  Yangon United | 1–2 |
Appearances statistics below are only based on records from the2009 S.League season onwards, includes cup games.
| Rank | Player | Years | Appearances |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Azwan Saleh | 2006–2025 | 269+ |
| 2 | Azwan Ali Rahman | 2013–present | 255 |
| 3 | Wardun Yussof | 2004, 2005–2024 | 238+ |
| 4 | Shah Razen Said | 2005–2022 | 226+ |
| 5 | Helmi Zambin | 2009–2024 | 226 |
| 6 | Rosmin Kamis | 2004–2009, 2012–2017 | 213+ |
| 7 | Hendra Azam Idris | 2012–2024 | 213 |
| 8 | Najib Tarif | 2012–present | 200 |
| 9 | Adi Said | 2012–2018, 2019 | 161 |
| 10 | Yura Indera Putera | 2015–present | 154 |
Goal statistics below are only based on records from the2002 B-League season onwards, includes cup games.
| Rank | Player | Appearances | Total goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shah Razen Said | 207+ | 101 |
| 2 | Ajayi Oluseye | 76+ | |
| 3 | Rafael Ramazotti | 89 | 66 |
| 4 | Rodrigo Tosi | 54 | 58 |
| 5 | Andrey Voronkov | 59 | 58 |
| 6 | Azwan Ali Rahman | 255 | 57 |
| 7 | Adi Said | 161 | 41 |
| 8 | Hakeme Yazid Said | 64 | 39 |
| 9 |  Peter Grierson | 30 | |
| 10 | Rosmin Kamis | 213+ | 27 |
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