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History of the Hassanal Bolkiah Trophy

The Hassanal Bolkiah Trophy(HBT) launched in 2002 is the tournament where member states from ASEAN (.SINGAPORE, TIMOR LESTE, MYANMAR, VIETNAM, PHILIPPINES, CAMBODIA, INDONESIA, THAILAND, LAOS, MALAYSIA, BRUNEI DARUSSALAM) participates .The tournament comprises of players under the age of 21 years old.The 2012 version of the tournament is is being held only for the fourth time after 2002, 2005 and 2007.The tournament was not held in 2009 following the suspension imposed on the Brunei Amateur Football Association (BAFA) by FIFA.

Previous Winners:
2002 - Indonesia  
2005 - Thailand  
2007 - Thailand

History:

“Having our best and brightest students, our future leaders, immersed in another ASEAN country will deepen their understanding and allow them to form valuable networks.
Second, I observe that sports can reach out to people in all walks of life. Of all spectator sports, soccer has the greatest following in Southeast Asia.
Having an ASEAN or Southeast Asian soccer league will deepen the awareness of ordinary people of ASEAN countries.
Let all the best teams of our region compete in the league. If Europe can have a European League, Latin-America a LatinAmerican League and Africa its African League, why is there not a Southeast Asia League?”

Extract of Royal Speech of His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah, The Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam at the Institute of Diplomatic And Foreign Relations, Kuala Lumpur on August 27, 1997
 
 
In 2002 when the tournament was officially launched, all ten ASEAN member states took part in the football tournament.
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Copyright © Chris Punnakkattu Daniel | www.chrispd.deThe Hassanal Bolkiah Trophy for ASEAN Youth Football Championship was first launched in 2002. It was opened to football players from ASEAN member states under the age of 21 years old to participate in this football tournament. The 2012 version of the tournament is organised by the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports (MCYS) and National Football Association of Brunei Darussalam (NFABD) in collaboration with the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF).The Hassanal Bolkiah Trophy for ASEAN Youth Football Championship was first launched in 2002. It was opened to football players from ASEAN member states under the age of 21 years old to participate in this football tournament. The 2012 version of the tournament is organised by the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports (MCYS) and National Football Association of Brunei Darussalam (NFABD) in collaboration with the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF).

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