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]
Association | National Football Association of Brunei Darussalam |
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Confederation | AFC (Asia) |
Sub-confederation | AFF (Southeast Asia) |
FIFA code | BRU |
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]
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