Bahtera Kemudi Sekawan Football Club (Malay: Kelab Bola Sepak Bahtera Kemudi Sekawan), or abbreviation BAKES, formerly PSUT-KHEDN, is afootball club in Brunei. The name directly translates to Camaraderie-Steered Galleon.

BAKES
Full nameBahtera Kemudi Sekawan Football Club
Founded2005; 19 years ago (2005), as PSUT-KHEDN
GroundVarious
OwnerYuslan Ahmad
Head coachEndy Azri Idris

History

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Back in 2005, a few coworkers who were employed by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MoHA) got together to play some casual football. Only ten years later did casual football grow into a serious sport. Weekly friendlies were played, and although coming from all departments, there was a strong relationship between the participants. Only seven players from the initial pool survived after activities and stats were recorded starting in 2010.[1]

In 2015, they changed their name to PSUT-KHEDN, and effective organizational structures were put in place for the management.[2] For MoHA, it was intended to establish a sports council akin to the ones for the MS PDB and MS ABDB. The acronym BAKES stood for Badan Kemajuan Keagamaan Sukan. They initially joined the district league under the name BAKES FT, and it wasn't until 2016 that BAKES FC was officially registered as Bahtera Kemudi Sekawan.[1]

In 2017, one of the Najip I-Team committee members approached by the owner of BAKES FC, Awang Hj Yuslan bin Awang Hj Ahmad, with an offer to purchase Najip FC a year later. After a brief meeting, they decided to purchase it, taking on 40% of the players. The acquisition made it possible for BAKES to join the Super League. Given that the deadline fell right before the beginning of the season, it was a short one. Before BAKES was legalized last year, they played under the Najip FC name for two seasons. Although they were briefly allowed to rename to Najip-BAKES FC, the name change was not approved until 2020.[1]

On 21 July 2021, the club suffered one of the biggest defeats going against DPMM FC which resulted 16–1 during the Super League at Jerudong Park Mini Stadium.[3] Though BAKES participated in the 2022 FA Cup, they did not qualify after being placed 3rd in Group B of the group stage.[4]

After finishing in 13th place in the 2023 Brunei Super League, the club announced prior to the upcoming season that they have withdrawn their participation.[5]

Club officials

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Position Staff Ref
Head coach   Endy Azri Idris [6]
Team manager   Adi Indra Sarigan Sulaiman
Deputy manager   Abdul Rahman Idris
Assistant coaches   Yunsi Rahman
  Hambrin Tuah
  Razi Lamit
  Hurdy Duming
  Fardzillah Abdullah
Assistant managers   Amran Kula
  Aji Fazri Jamil
  Suhaili Ali Ahmad Liga
  Azri Azizan Ramli

Current squad

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As of 30 June 2023[7]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF   BRU Abdul Azim Hassan
4 MF   BRU Razi Lamit (captain)
5 DF   BRU Waqiuddin Yusri
6 DF   BRU Fikri Noor
7 MF   BRU Abdul Qawi Ramli
8 MF   BRU Hamdillah Elmiee Sharbini
9 FW   BRU Nor Alifullah Zaini
10 FW   BRU Nur Fikri Kamaluddin
11 FW   MAR Mohcine El Araichi
12 DF   BRU Arif Adam
13 MF   BRU Iradatul Qudus Abu Talip
14 MF   BRU Afif Hadi Roshidi
15 DF   BRU Rafi Abdul Aziz
16 FW   BRU Abdul Muiz Waliyuddin Ramlee
17 DF   BRU Fazziuddin Soliman
18 DF   BRU Khairol Nazrin Zamhari
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 FW   BRU Ariff Abu Samah
21 FW   BRU Iqbal Safwan Roshidi
22 DF   BRU Azrin Shahnizam Mahadhir
23 MF   BRU Aqiel Rizwan Aliuddin
24 GK   BRU Alaisa Fadillah Rosli
25 GK   BRU Shah Mirzan Roslan
26 MF   BRU Kamarul Ariffin Zaini
27 FW   BRU Raziman Abdul Rahman
28 DF   BRU Asri Ali Hashim
29 FW   BRU Abubakar Ash-Shiddiq Mahmud
30 DF   BRU Fadzrin Iskandar Muslin
DF   BRU Ashaari Maidin
MF   IDN Indra Kurniawan
DF   BRU Fitri Yassin
FW   BRU Wafiyuddin Jefry
MF   BRU Zul Harun Jamil

References

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  1. ^ a b c "BAKES FC". Football Association of Brunei Darussalam. Archived from the original on 7 July 2022. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
  2. ^ "18 pasukan beraksi di liga Daerah Brunei Muara". Pelita Brunei. 13 September 2015. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
  3. ^ web Desk (2021-06-28). "Brunei Super League: DPMM Fc 16-1 Bakes Fc". Brunei News Gazette. Archived from the original on 2022-12-11. Retrieved 2022-12-11.
  4. ^ "Brunei 2022". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 2022-12-11. Retrieved 2022-12-11.
  5. ^ @bakes.fc (10 July 2024). "Official Statement (10 July 2024)". Retrieved 1 August 2024 – via Instagram.
  6. ^ @bakes.fc (2 July 2023). ">Team Official>BAKES FOOTBALL CLUB>Committees>Brunei Super League>Season 2023". Retrieved 4 July 2023 – via Instagram.
  7. ^ @bakes.fc (30 June 2023). "BAKES FOOTBALL CLUB Squad". Retrieved 4 July 2023 – via Instagram.
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