In December 2008, FFBD registered with the Registrar of Societies and announced their establishment on 15 January 2009 with the blessing of the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports of Brunei with the intention of replacing BAFA as Brunei's national association representative at FIFA.
Its president was former national player Hamid Jaafar who was then the Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Industry and Primary Resources.
[2] Other key positions include prominent lawyer Sheikh Noordin Sheikh Mohammad as General Secretary, Johari Bongsu as secretariat, Rosanan Samak as Tournament Secretary and Yunos Yusof as treasurer.
[3] However FIFA and by extension regional associations AFC and AFF refused to acknowledge FFBD, insisting that BAFA should be reinstated by the Brunei government.
Finally in September 2009, FIFA suspended Brunei from its membership, banning the country from participating in any affiliated tournaments and leagues.