Women's football in Brunei

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 Brunei
AssociationNational Football Association of Brunei Darussalam
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Sub-confederationAFF (Southeast Asia)
FIFA codeBRU

Under the current Sharia law, women's football in Brunei Darussalam is prohibited.[1] Though women were banned from playing, football was the second most popular sport in the country for women.[2] There are no registered female players in the country.[2] While there is officially no support for women's football in the country, only foreign girls at Berakas International School are allowed to play within the school campus.[3] There are also some women futsal teams set up as regional representatives on occasion.[4]

Team

The country's kit colours are gold shirts, black shorts, and gold socks.[5]

As of 2019, the women's national team has not competed at the Women's World Cup.[6] In 2005, the country was one of seven teams that included Thailand, Indonesia, East Timor, Malaysia, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Myanmar and Singapore, that were expected to field a women's football team to compete at the Southeast Asian Games in Marikina in December.[7] As of 2006, there was no official senior a team or junior national team.[2] In March 2012, the team was not ranked in the world by FIFA.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Khutbah - BERSUKAN". www.kheu.gov.bn. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  2. ^ a b c FIFA (2006). "Women's Football Today" (PDF): 37. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 14, 2012. Retrieved 5 June 2012. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. ^ "Goal! Football: Brunei" (PDF). FIFA. 20 January 2009. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 24, 2015. Retrieved 5 June 2012.
  4. ^ "Haji Puspa appointed head coach of SCB women's futsal team". Borneo Bulletin. 11 September 2018. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
  5. ^ Pickering, David (1994). The Cassell soccer companion : history, facts, anecdotes. London: Cassell. p. 49. ISBN 0304342319. OCLC 59851970.
  6. ^ Ballard, John; Suff, Paul (1999). The dictionary of football : the complete A-Z of international football from Ajax to Zinedine Zidane. London: Boxtree. pp. 101–102. ISBN 0-7522-2434-4. OCLC 59442612.
  7. ^ Tandoc Jr., Edson C. (13 April 2005). "Tourism boost for Marikina". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 11 June 2012.
  8. ^ "The FIFA Women's World Ranking". FIFA.com. 25 September 2009. Archived from the original on October 8, 2011. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
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