Panchor Murai FC

Football club
Panchor Murai
Full namePanchor Murai Football Club
Founded2009; 15 years ago (2009), as MPK Panchor Murai
GroundVarious
OwnerRazak Mohsen Iskandar Yahya
ChairmanSalahuddin Hafiz Razak Mohsen
Head coachNurfadzillah Yussof
LeagueBrunei Super League
2023BSL, 12th of 16
Home colours
Away colours

Panchor Murai Football Club is a professional football club in Brunei, currently playing in the Brunei Super League.[1] It takes its name from the village of Panchor Murai in Brunei-Muara District. It was formally established in 2009.[2]

History

Panchor Murai FC formerly played at the district level of Brunei's football pyramid, under the name MPK Pancur Murai.[3][4][5] They qualified for the Brunei Premier League in 2015,[6] and finished fourth out of 11 clubs that season.[7] They struggled for form in the season after,[8] barely managing to survive the drop in eighth place.[9]

Panchor Murai finished rock bottom in the 2017 Brunei Premier League and relegation was looming for the club, until it was saved via the pulling out of DSP United and Tunas FC.[10] They competed in the 2018–19 BPL season and managed another fourth-place finish.[11]

When the Brunei Super League was expanded to 16 teams in 2020, Panchor Murai were announced to be participating in the league, making their top-flight debut after four seasons.[12]

Current squad

As of 30 August 2024[13][14]

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 Ameer Abdurrahman
2 DF Brunei BRU Nazrul Syafiq Murah
3 MF Brunei BRU Nazirul Azmi Ali
4 DF Brunei BRU Radzillah Abdul Ghani
5 MF Brunei BRU Rijaluddin Rajid
6 MF Brunei BRU Hamdi Yahya
7 FW Brunei BRU Al-Kholil Sapawi
8 MF Brunei BRU Talhah Rosli
9 FW Brunei BRU Iqmal Halim Murah
10 MF Brunei BRU Sahrul Sabatu
11 FW Brunei BRU Habibul Hakim Sapawi
12 MF Brunei BRU Nurshafif Tajul Ariffin
13 MF Brunei BRU Dahlan Ibrahim
14 MF Brunei BRU Nur Al-Mustaqiim Harun
16 DF Brunei BRU Amirul Izdhar Jim Izal
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF Brunei BRU Yafik Syazwan Yassin
18 FW Brunei BRU Saiful Mahri Sambri
20 FW Brunei BRU Amni Ali
21 MF Brunei BRU Abdul Hakim Shukrin
22 DF Brunei BRU Army Mazhisham Muhammad (Captain)
23 DF Brunei BRU Danial Hariz Syukrin
24 DF Brunei BRU Shah Ruzaini Hamidon
25 GK Brunei BRU Arif Aslam
27 DF Brunei BRU Moiz Hamdi
28 DF Brunei BRU Dinie Abdul Bade
29 FW Brunei BRU Hafi Hamizan Khalid
— DF Brunei BRU Aiman Haqim Khairullah
— FW Brunei BRU Shahrine Bubin
— FW Brunei BRU Wafiuddin Osman

References

  1. ^ "The AFC: PANCHOR MURAI". Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  2. ^ https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-T1jiI8KmKfE/W-D7bC6nXKI/AAAAAAAABdo/VFbaszWSyhYWPenjuMAAt3zV7yklxTb5wCLcBGAs/s320/22250-picsay.png [bare URL image file]
  3. ^ "Brunei (Lower Levels) 2007/08". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 4 September 2008. Archived from the original on January 2, 2008. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  4. ^ "Brunei-Muara District eyes own football league". The Brunei Times. 16 November 2012. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  5. ^ "MPK Pancur Murai menang 2–1 menentang Besa FC" (PDF). Pelita Brunei. 26 December 2012. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  6. ^ "Titleholders no problem with postponement". The Brunei Times. 6 February 2015. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  7. ^ "Brunei 2015". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 15 December 2016. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  8. ^ "Al Idrus, Menglait to Battle It Out for League Title". Borneo Bulletin. 7 September 2016. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  9. ^ "Premier League 2016". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 21 December 2017. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  10. ^ "DST PREMIER LEAGUE 2017". National Football Association of Brunei Darussalam. Archived from the original on 21 August 2019. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  11. ^ "DST PREMIER LEAGUE 2018". National Football Association of Brunei Darussalam. 26 February 2019. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  12. ^ "16 CLUBS TO COMPETE IN LATEST BRUNEI SUPER LEAGUE SEASON". The Bruneian. 22 January 2020. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  13. ^ @panchormuraifc (26 August 2024). "Panchor Murai FC selected 30 players to represent the club in the 2024/2025 Brunei Super League season. We wish the boys all the best for the upcoming games". Retrieved 27 August 2024 – via Instagram.
  14. ^ @panchormuraifc (30 August 2024). "Swipe to see this season's squad numbers". Retrieved 30 August 2024 – via Instagram.
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