Rimba Star FC

Rimba Star
Full nameRimba Star Football Club
Founded2008; 17 years ago (2008)
GroundVarious
PresidentYassin Noor
ManagerShamsul Rezal Ahmad
CoachMail Tanjong
LeagueBrunei Super League
2023BSL, 10th of 16

Rimba Star Football Club is a professional football club in Brunei, playing in the Brunei Super League. 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. 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.

Rimba Star qualified for the 2011 Brunei Premier League II by beating MS PDB in the qualifying match. 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. 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. This meant that they were placed in the second tier starting with the 2014 Brunei Premier League.

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, beeingn a member of the Super League ever since.

Players

Current squad

As of 22 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 Alaisa Fadillah Rosli
2 DF  BRU Fadzrin Iskandar Muslin
3 MF  BRU Aiman Abdullah
4 DF  BRU Abdul Qayyum Irwan Rino
5 DF  BRU Al-Aliyshahnezan Nordin
6 DF  BRU Sufri Hussin
7 MF  MAS Ridhwan Roslan
8 DF  BRU Nur Azees Ali
9 FW  BRU Qamarulludin Abdul Rahim
10 FW  BRU Saifullah Saifuddin
11 MF  BRU Kurmin Bini (Captain)
12 MF  BRU Kamarul Ariffin Zaini
13 DF  BRU Nazriuddin Ahmad
14 DF  BRU Nazirul Azim Redzuan
15 FW  BRU Nor Alifullah Zaini
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 DF  BRU Abdul Qawi Ramli
17 MF  BRU Amirul Rasyid
18 DF  BRU Miftahul Rezki Shahminan
19 FW  BRU Nor Hidayatullah Zaini
20 FW  BRU Kamarul Ariffin Ramlee
21 MF  BRU Alif Sahari
22 GK  BRU Nur Hilman Nor Hillmy
23 FW  BRU Aaiman Muqmin Baharuddin
24 FW  BRU Hazim Isamuddin Irwan
25 GK  BRU Nor Shah Harris
27 MF  BRU Suhaili Matasan
28 MF  BRU Al Rafiq Mirza Asmadi
29 FW  BRU Aznil Ali
30 FW  BRU Shah Rizan Reymoon

References

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  6. ^ "Let football league begin!". The Brunei Times. 3 December 2011. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
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  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.