Ikatan Kampong Lurong Sekuna — Mulaut Ban 5 Football Club or simply IKLS-MB5 FC is a football club in Brunei. It takes its name from Kampong Lorong Sikuna in Peramu, Kampong Ayer, coupled with the Ban 5 section of Kampong Mulaut.
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| Full name | Ikatan Kampong Lurong Sekuna - Mulaut Ban 5 Football Club |
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| Founded | 1988 |
| Ground | Various |
| Chairman | Ali Rahman Sulaiman |
| Head coach | Ariffin Sulaiman |
History
editIkatan Kampong Lurong Sekuna or Lurong Sekuna Village Union is an association that has existed since the early 1970s.[1] The football club of its members registered officially as a society in 1988 to take part in district-level competitions.[2] They reached the quarterfinals of the Pepsi Cup in 2001 and played in the Bruneian lower levels of the football pyramid in the early 00s.[3][4]
In 2012, IKLS reached the semifinals of the Brunei FA Cup all the way from the first round despite playing in the district league.[5][6] They also managed to finish fifth from their group in the 2011–12 National Football League and was placed in the 2014 Brunei Premier League.[7] They won promotion to the 2015 Brunei Super League after finishing in second place,[8] but was immediately relegated by occupying the second to bottom spot in the top flight.[9] Shortly after a merger with Mulaut Ban 5 FC in 2017, they enjoyed another promotion after finishing runners-up in the 2017 Brunei Premier League and they played in Brunei's top tier from 2018 until 2023.[2]
On 31 July 2024, the club made an official statement that they are to withdraw from participating in the upcoming 2024–25 Brunei Super League.[10]
Current squad
edit- As of 11 August 2023
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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References
edit- ^ "IKLS sambut awal tahun baru Islam" (PDF). Pelita Brunei. 11 March 1970. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
- ^ a b "IKLS-MB5 FC". Football Association of Brunei Darussalam. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
- ^ "Brunei 2001". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 9 January 2005. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
- ^ "Brunei 2004". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 26 May 2005. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
- ^ "Brunei FA Cup to kick off Oct 16". The Brunei Times. 6 October 2012. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
- ^ "IKLS FC in semi-final". The Brunei Times. 26 November 2012. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
- ^ "Brunei 2011/12". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 13 December 2012. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
- ^ "DST Super League set to kick off today". The Brunei Times. 1 April 2015. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
- ^ "Menglait FC Four Wins Away from Top Spot". Borneo Bulletin. 3 May 2016. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
- ^ @iklsmb5_official (31 July 2024). "Club announcement". Retrieved 1 August 2024 – via Instagram.