Rimba Star FC

Association football club in Brunei
Football club
Rimba Star
Full nameRimba Star Football Club
Founded2008; 16 years ago (2008)
GroundVarious
PresidentYassin Noor
ManagerShamsul Rezal Ahmad
CoachMail Tanjong
LeagueBrunei Super League
2023BSL, 10th of 16
Home colours
Away colours

Rimba Star Football Club is a professional football club in Brunei, playing in the Brunei Super League.[1] The club is based in Kampong Rimba in Brunei-Muara District.

History

Rimba Star was founded in 2008 by current president and manager Yassin bin Haji Mohammad Noor, and entered the District leagues in their formative years.[2] In the 2010 Brunei FA Cup first round, they were drawn against Viva Rangers FC which boasted Shah Razen Said in their ranks and were defeated 3–2.[3]

Rimba Star qualified for the 2011 Brunei Premier League II by beating MS PDB in the qualifying match.[4] However, after it commenced, the league was cancelled later that June as a result of the disbanding of the organisers namely the Football Federation of Brunei Darussalam.[5] Its successor, National Football Association of Brunei Darussalam organised a competition for a new league system, and Rimba Star finished fourth behind Indera SC, MS ABDB and MS PDB in their group.[6] This meant that they were placed in the second tier starting with the 2014 Brunei Premier League.[7]

Rimba Star finished in the bottom half in subsequent campaigns in the Premier League, just steering clear of relegation in some cases. In the 2018–19 season they finished bottom but with the expansion in 2020, were selected to play in the 16-team league,[8] beeingn a member of the Super League ever since.

Players

Current squad

As of 3 September 2024

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Brunei BRU Alaisa Fadillah Rosli
3 MF Brunei BRU Aiman Abdullah (Captain)
4 DF Brunei BRU Abdul Qayyum Irwan Rino
5 DF Brunei BRU Sufri Hussin
7 MF Malaysia MAS Ridhwan Roslan
8 DF Brunei BRU Nur Azees Ali
10 FW Brunei BRU Saifullah Saifuddin
11 MF Brunei BRU Kurmin Bini
13 DF Brunei BRU Nazriuddin Ahmad
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 FW Brunei BRU Nor Alifullah Zaini
17 MF Brunei BRU Amirul Rasyid
19 FW Brunei BRU Nor Hidayatullah Zaini
21 MF Brunei BRU Alif Sahari
23 FW Brunei BRU Aaiman Muqmin Baharuddin
25 GK Brunei BRU Nor Shah Harris
27 MF Brunei BRU Nur Hafizzan Hazah
28 MF Brunei BRU Al Rafiq Mirza Asmadi
30 FW Brunei BRU Shah Rizan Reymoon

References

  1. ^ "Rimba Star FC – Football Association of Brunei Darussalam". Football Association of Brunei Darussalam. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  2. ^ "Rimba Star FC get new van from COVID-19 solidarity fund". Borneo Bulletin. 19 February 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
  3. ^ "FA Cup: Top meets bottom as Rangers get P Lun Bawang". The Brunei Times. 11 March 2010. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
  4. ^ "BPL II teams told to raise their game". The Brunei Times. 19 March 2011. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  5. ^ "FFBD-organised competitions to be discontinued". The Brunei Times. 10 June 2011. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
  6. ^ "Let football league begin!". The Brunei Times. 3 December 2011. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  7. ^ "Brunei 2014". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 27 May 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
  8. ^ "16 CLUBS TO COMPETE IN LATEST BRUNEI SUPER LEAGUE SEASON". The Bruneian. 22 January 2020. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
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