{{Short description|Bruneian football club}} {{Infobox football club | clubname = Wijaya | image = Wijaya fc.png | image_size = 180px | fullname = Wijaya Football Club | nickname = WFC | founded = {{Start date and age|1989}} | ground = Various | capacity = | chairman = Hassan Yussof | mgrtitle = Head coach | manager = Erni Abdul Hakim | league = Brunei Super League | season = 2025–26 | position = 10th | pattern_la1 = | pattern_b1 = | pattern_ra1 = | leftarm1 = F55C1B | body1 = F55C1B | rightarm1 = F55C1B | shorts1 = 000108 | socks1 = 000108 | pattern_la2 = | pattern_b2 = | pattern_ra2 = | leftarm2 = 172775 | body2 = 172775 | rightarm2 = 172775 | shorts2 = 000108 | socks2 = 000108 | website = }}
'''Wijaya Football Club''' ({{Langx|ms|Kelab Bola Sepak Wijaya}}; abbrev: WFC) is a professional football club from Brunei that competes in the Brunei Super League.<ref name=fa1>{{cite web|title=Wijaya FC|url=https://www.nfabd.org/team/wijaya-fc/|date=|publisher=Football Association of Brunei Darussalam|accessdate=13 September 2022|archive-date=13 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220913025625/https://www.nfabd.org/team/wijaya-fc/|url-status=live}}</ref> They are a founding member of both the B-League in 2002,<ref>{{cite web|title=TINGKATKAN MUTU BOLA SEPAK NEGARA|url=http://www.brunet.bn/news/pelita/10julai/sukan.htm|date=10 July 2002|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20020918053621/http://www.brunet.bn/news/pelita/10julai/sukan.htm|archivedate=18 September 2002|publisher=Pelita Brunei|accessdate=13 September 2022}}</ref> as well as the Super League in 2012.<ref>{{cite web|title=TEN TEAMS TO BATTLE FOR BRUNEI SUPER LEAGUE IN DECEMBER|url=http://www.aseanfootball.org/v2/2012/06/ten-teams-to-battle-for-brunei-super-league-in-december/|date=5 June 2012|publisher=ASEAN Football Federation|access-date=13 September 2022|archive-date=14 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170214180901/http://www.aseanfootball.org/v2/2012/06/ten-teams-to-battle-for-brunei-super-league-in-december/|url-status=live}}</ref> They were also the inaugural winners of the Brunei FA Cup in 2002.<ref>{{cite web|title=WIJAYA F.C. juara Proton Piala F.A.|url=http://www.brunet.bn/news/pelita/06nov/sukan.htm|date=6 November 2002|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050218045854/http://www.brunet.bn/news/pelita/06nov/sukan.htm|archivedate=18 February 2005|publisher=Pelita Brunei|accessdate=8 September 2022}}</ref>
==History== ===Early years=== In 1975, the club began as a bunch of under-14s competing at the Ong Sum Ping Field under the name Pekerma FC. The senior side Youngster FC, the club that served as an example and source of encouragement for the teenagers as they grew up, occupied the space the majority of the time. They would work out together, and five years after Youngster FC ceased to exist, Pekerma finally changed their name to the OSP Rangers as they took part in competitions.<ref name="fa1" />
===Local successes=== Wijaya FC didn't get started until they registered for the Brunei-Muara District League in 1989. They made an impression in their first season, finishing second in Division II, which led to their promotion to the top division, where they competed from 1990 until 2001. They entered the B-League in 2002 as one of the top teams in the country and nurtured players that would become Bruneian household names like Wardun Yussof, Ratano Tuah and Norsillmy Taha. In the 2002 Brunei FA Cup final, Wijaya defeated MS ABDB 1–0 to claim their first trophy.<ref name=":0" /> Indeed, it was the latter who scored the winning goal in the final. The next year, they won the Super Cup by the same margin against the same opponents.<ref name=":0" />
After going undefeated in the second round, Wijaya added another trophy to his collection by winning the 2003 Brunei Premier League championship. In their final game, they defeated Indera SC 1–0 thanks to a goal from Norsillmy Taha, finishing two points ahead of DPMM FC. Twenty teams in all, divided into two groups, competed in the event, with Wijaya finishing second in Group B. In the second round, the top 10 teams went on.<ref name=":1" /> As the final fixtures were not played at the same time, Wijaya needed to rely on the result between DPMM FC and MS ABDB to keep their lead at the table, and it was the Armymen who performed a huge upset by beating the royally-owned club and hand Wijaya the title.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.brudirect.com:80/DailyInfo/News/Archive/Oct03/081003/bbsports01.htm|title=Wijaya FC grabs championship at National Football|publisher=Borneo Bulletin|date=8 October 2003|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040124025717/http://www.brudirect.com/DailyInfo/News/Archive/Oct03/081003/bbsports01.htm|archivedate=2004-01-24|accessdate=13 September 2022}}</ref>
===Present day=== [[File:Kuala Belait-Wijaya 8 December 2024 06.jpg|thumb|Wijaya starting line-up during the 2024–25 Brunei Super League match against Kuala Belait FC]] For the 2007–2008 season, they reached the FA Cup final once more, but this time, the armymen came out on top 1–0.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Brunei 2007/08 |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesb/brunei08.html |access-date=2022-12-11 |website=RSSSF |archive-date=2022-08-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220830064330/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesb/brunei08.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2016, Wijaya competed in the Super League again and finished in third place.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Brunei 2016 |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesb/brunei2016.html |access-date=2022-12-11 |website=RSSSF |archive-date=2022-08-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220809231526/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesb/brunei2016.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In their most recent performance during the 2018–19 season, they finished third once more after collecting 37 points from 18 games.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Brunei 2018/19 |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesb/brunei2019.html |access-date=2022-12-11 |website=RSSSF |archive-date=2022-12-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221210144406/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesb/brunei2019.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The club was in 6th place in the 2020 Super League when it was unexpectedly postponed and eventually cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the country, ending the tournament with only two matches completed.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-03-14 |title=NFABD calls of Brunei Super League due to COVID-19 » Borneo Bulletin Online |url=https://borneobulletin.com.bn/nfabd-calls-of-brunei-super-league-due-to-covid-19/ |access-date=2022-12-10 |website=NFABD calls of Brunei Super League due to COVID-19 |language=en-US |archive-date=2022-12-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221210071757/https://borneobulletin.com.bn/nfabd-calls-of-brunei-super-league-due-to-covid-19/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="bb12">{{cite web |date=8 June 2022 |title=FA Cup to kick off on August 6 |url=https://borneobulletin.com.bn/fa-cup-to-kick-off-on-august-6-2/ |accessdate=24 June 2022 |publisher=Borneo Bulletin |archive-date=24 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220624075549/https://borneobulletin.com.bn/fa-cup-to-kick-off-on-august-6-2/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Wijaya came in third in Group C during the group stage of the 2022 FA Cup and failed to qualify for the knockout stage.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Brunei 2022 |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesb/brunei2022.html#dstfa |access-date=2022-12-11 |website=RSSSF |archive-date=2022-12-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221211035235/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesb/brunei2022.html#dstfa |url-status=live }}</ref>
==Current squad== {{Updated|21 April 2026}} {{Fs start}} {{Fs player|no=1|nat=Brunei|pos=GK|name=Lim Jin Yee}} {{Fs player|no=2|nat=Brunei|pos=DF|name=Ahmad Danish Joini}} {{Fs player|no=3|nat=Brunei|pos=DF|name=Hairol Akmal Khairuddin Sofian}} {{Fs player|no=4|nat=Brunei|pos=DF|name=Ilyasa Izzuddin Romie Yurienta}} {{Fs player|no=5|nat=Brunei|pos=DF|name=Faryhin Asnawi Fadzillah}} {{Fs player|no=6|nat=Brunei|pos=DF|name=Ahmad Ikhwan Ibrahim}} {{Fs player|no=7|nat=Brunei|pos=MF|name=Shad Maymoun Jaafar}} {{Fs player|no=8|nat=Brunei|pos=MF|name=Nur Aqil Saifullah Ishak}} {{Fs player|no=9|nat=Brunei|pos=MF|name=Imam Mahdi Suhaimi}} {{Fs player|no=10|nat=Brunei|pos=MF|name=Ali Haikal Ali Redzuan}} {{Fs player|no=11|nat=Brunei|pos=FW|name=Bazli Aminuddin}} {{Fs player|no=12|nat=Brunei|pos=DF|name=Dandarawi Abidin}} {{Fs player|no=13|nat=Brunei|pos=GK|name=Jad Zikri}} {{Fs player|no=14|nat=Brunei|pos=DF|name=Danish Firdaus Roddy Suhardy}} {{Fs player|no=15|nat=Brunei|pos=DF|name=Azhar Saifulbahri|other=Captain}} {{Fs mid}} {{Fs player|no=16|nat=Brunei|pos=DF|name=Syahrul Suhaili}} {{Fs player|no=17|nat=Brunei|pos=DF|name=Khairul Alimin Ali}} {{Fs player|no=18|nat=Brunei|pos=MF|name=Rahmat Hamdillah Alfiandiy}} {{Fs player|no=19|nat=Brunei|pos=MF|name=Hadi Ihsan Hamizal}} {{Fs player|no=20|nat=Brunei|pos=DF|name=Hamiz Arsyad Faisal}} {{Fs player|no=21|nat=Brunei|pos=MF|name=Marhazif Ahad}} {{Fs player|no=22|nat=Brunei|pos=DF|name=Abdul Hakimee Ahmad Hamzah}} {{Fs player|no=23|nat=Brunei|pos=MF|name=Jamrin Johari}} {{Fs player|no=24|nat=Brunei|pos=GK|name=Riyan Aiman Jali}} {{Fs player|no=25|nat=Brunei|pos=GK|name=Nur Muhammad Adi Hallim}} {{Fs player|no=26|nat=Brunei|pos=DF|name=Amirul Hazim Zulkarnain}} {{Fs player|no=27|nat=Brunei|pos=FW|name=Raziman Abdul Rahman}} {{Fs player|no=29|nat=Tanzania|pos=FW|name=Farid Said Mohammed}} {{Fs player|no=30|nat=Brunei|pos=MF|name=Saiful Mahri Sambri}} {{Fs end}}
==Honours== * Shell Helix B-League: 2003<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Brunei 2003 |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesb/brunei03.html |access-date=2022-12-10 |website=RSSSF |archive-date=2022-09-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220905025807/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesb/brunei03.html |url-status=live }}</ref> * Brunei FA Cup: 2002<ref>{{Cite web |title=Brunei 2002 |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesb/brunei02.html |access-date=2022-12-10 |website=RSSSF |archive-date=2022-09-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220905025811/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesb/brunei02.html |url-status=live }}</ref> * Brunei Super Cup: 2003<ref name=":0">{{cite web|title=Wijaya FC Writes Brunei’s Sports History|url=http://www.brudirect.com/DailyInfo/News/Archive/Aug04/140804/nite28.htm|publisher=Borneo Bulletin|date=14 August 2004|url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20041226050647/http://www.brudirect.com/DailyInfo/News/Archive/Aug04/140804/nite28.htm|archivedate=26 December 2004|accessdate=8 September 2022}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{Instagram|wijaya_football_club}}
{{Brunei Super League teamlist}}
Category:Association football clubs established in 1989 Category:1989 establishments in Brunei Category:Football clubs in Brunei