2019 Young Lions FC season

The 2019 season is Young Lion's 16th consecutive season in the top flight of Singapore football and in the S.League. [1]

Young Lions
2019 season
ChairmanFarehan Hussein
Head coachFandi Ahmad
StadiumJalan Besar Stadium
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Squad

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S.League squad

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As of 26 Feb 2019.
Squad No. Name Nationality Date of Birth (Age) Last Club
Goalkeepers
18 Zharfan Rohaizad   (1997-02-21) 21 February 1997 (age 27)   FFA Under-18
23 Kenji Syed Rusydi   (1998-07-12) 12 July 1998 (age 26)   Home United
30 Adib Hakim   (1998-03-09) 9 March 1998 (age 26)   FFA Under-18
Defenders
2 Asraf Zahid   (1999-10-08) 8 October 1999 (age 25)   Hougang United
4 Ruzree Rohzaini   (1997-10-19) 19 October 1997 (age 27)   Warriors FC
5 Irfan Najeeb   (1999-07-31) 31 July 1999 (age 25)   SAFSA
7 Zulqarnaen Suzliman   (1998-03-29) 29 March 1998 (age 26)   FFA Under-17
12 Syahrul Sazali   (1998-06-03) 3 June 1998 (age 26)   FFA Under-18
13 Amer Hakeem   (1998-11-08) 8 November 1998 (age 26)   Hougang United Prime League
16 Akram Azman   (2000-11-21) 21 November 2000 (age 24)   FFA Under-18
21 Prakash Raj   (1998-06-11) 11 June 1998 (age 26)   Hougang United Prime League
22 Nur Adam Abdullah   (2001-04-13) 13 April 2001 (age 23)   FFA Under-18
25 Rusyaidi Salime   (1998-04-25) 25 April 1998 (age 26)   FFA Under-17
26 Lionel Tan   (1997-06-05) 5 June 1997 (age 27)   SAFSA
28 Syed Akmal   (2000-04-28) 28 April 2000 (age 24)   FFA Under-18
31 Qayyum Raishyan   (2000-12-05) 5 December 2000 (age 24)   FFA Under-17
Midfielders
6 Jacob William Mahler     (2000-04-20) 20 April 2000 (age 24)   FFA Under-18
8 Joshua Pereira   (1997-10-10) 10 October 1997 (age 27)   FFA Under-18
10 Saifullah Akbar   (1999-01-31) 31 January 1999 (age 25)   Tampines Rovers Prime League
11 Haiqal Pashia   (1998-11-29) 29 November 1998 (age 26)   FFA Under-18
14 Rezza Rezky   (2000-11-08) 8 November 2000 (age 24)   FFA Under-18
15 Syed Firdaus Hassan   (1998-05-30) 30 May 1998 (age 26)   Home United Prime League
17 Naqiuddin Eunos   (1997-12-01) 1 December 1997 (age 27) Free Agent
20 Nur Luqman   (1998-06-20) 20 June 1998 (age 26)   Warriors FC
24 Rasaq Ishiekwene Akeem    (2001-06-16) 16 June 2001 (age 23)   FFA Under-17
27 Sharul Nizam   (1997-06-02) 2 June 1997 (age 27) Free Agent
32 Gareth Low Jun Kit   (1997-02-28) 28 February 1997 (age 27)   SAFSA
Forwards
3 Syukri Bashir   (1998-04-11) 11 April 1998 (age 26)   Hougang United
9 Danial Syafiq   (1999-12-29) 29 December 1999 (age 24)   FFA Under-18
19 Ilhan Fandi   (2002-11-08) 8 November 2002 (age 22)   i2i Football Academy
29 Marc Ryan Tan   (2002-01-08) 8 January 2002 (age 22)   FFA Under-18
33 Syahadat Masnawi   (2001-11-07) 7 November 2001 (age 23)   FFA Under-17
35 Katz Saul Ellison     (2000-11-24) 24 November 2000 (age 24)   FFA Under-18
Players left during season
4 Adam Hakeem   (1997-03-17) 17 March 1997 (age 27) Free Agent
19 Naufal Azman   (1998-07-10) 10 July 1998 (age 26) Free Agent

U19 squad

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(Singapore Sport School)

As of 26 Feb 2017.
Squad No. Name Nationality Date of Birth (Age) Last Club
Goalkeepers
1 Danial Illiya   (2003-02-06) 6 February 2003 (age 21)
20 Dylan Christopher Goh   (2002-03-07) 7 March 2002 (age 22)
Defenders
3 Ian Faris Shahrin  
5 Imran Zakariah  
7 Aniq Raushan   (2003-10-05) 5 October 2003 (age 21)
11 Badrul Amin   (2002-02-12) 12 February 2002 (age 22)
12 Naufal Ilham   (2002-08-17) 17 August 2002 (age 22)
Midfielders
2 Syarf Haqqani  
6 Brant Tan  
8 Ong Yu En   (2003-10-03) 3 October 2003 (age 21)
10 Iman Hakim   (2002-03-09) 9 March 2002 (age 22)
14 Ong Jing Jie Glenn  
19 Ashey Yong  
22 Lucas Lim  
Forwards
9 Aqil Dany   (2003-06-30) 30 June 2003 (age 21)
16 Sham Syed Mohamed  
18 Hafizzuan Riduan  

Coaching staff

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Position Name
Team Manager   Farehan Hussein
Head team coach   Fandi Ahmad
Assistant coach   Nazri Nasir
Assistant coach   S. Subramani
Goalkeeping coach   Chua Lye Heng
Physiotherapist Vacant
Sports Trainers   Nasruldin Baharudin
  Muklis Sawit
Equipment Officer   Omar Mohamed

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Transfer

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Pre-season transfer

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Position Player Transferred From Ref
GK   Kenji Syed Rusydi   Home United Season loan
DF   Nur Adam Abdullah   FFA Under-18 [3]
DF   Irfan Najeeb   SAFSA Season loan (NS)
DF   Asraf Zahid   Hougang United Season loan
DF   Akram Azman   FFA Under-18
DF   Syed Akmal   FFA Under-18
DF   Lionel Tan   SAFSA (NFL Club) Season loan (From Hougang Utd)
DF   Qayyum Raishyan   FFA Under-17
MF   Rezza Rezky   FFA Under-18
MF    Rasaq Akeem   FFA Under-18
MF   Nur Luqman   Warriors FC Season loan
MF   Abdul Rasaq   FFA Under-18
MF   Gareth Low Jun Kit   SAFSA (NFL Club) Season loan (From Hougang Utd)
FW   Katz Saul Ellison   FFA Under-18
FW   Marc Ryan Tan   FFA Under-18
FW   Syahadat Masnawi   FFA Under-17
FW   Syukri Bashir   Hougang United Season loan
Position Player Transferred To Ref
GK   Hairul Syirhan   Geylang International [4]
GK   Ridhwan Aban   GFA Victoria FC
DF   R Aaravin   Warriors FC
DF   Taufiq Muqminin   Home United [5]
DF    Irfan Fandi   Bangkok Glass [6]
DF   Nazhiim Harman   GFA Victoria FC
DF   Ariyan Shamsuddin   Hougang United Loan Return
DF   Irfan Asyraf Aziz   Tiong Bahru FC (NFL)
DF   Akmal Azman   Tampines Rovers [7]
DF   Zakri Ee Kai Ren   Tampines Rovers [8]
DF   Hamizan Hisham   Tampines Rovers [9]
DF   Alif Iskandar   Hougang United
MF   Timothy David Yeo   Hougang United
MF   Joel Chew Joon Herng   Tampines Rovers [10]
MF   Firas Irwan   Albirex Niigata (S) Free [11]
MF   Aniq Iskandar   Warriors FC Loan Return
MF   Hami Syahin   Home United [12]
MF   Asshukrie Wahid   Geylang International Loan Return
MF   Amirul Hakim
FW   Ifwat Ismail   Geylang International Loan Return
FW    Ikhsan Fandi   Raufoss IL Free [13] [14]

Retained

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Position Player Ref
GK   Adib Hakim
GK   Zharfan Rohaizad
DF   Zulqarnaen Suzliman
DF   Syahrul Sazali
DF   Amer Hakeem
DF   Adam Hakeem
DF   Prakash Raj
DF   Rusyaidi Salime
MF   Saifullah Akbar 2 Years contract till 2019 [15]
MF   Joshua Pereira 2 Years contract till 2019
MF   Haiqal Pashia
MF    Jacob William Mahler
MF   Sharul Nizam
MF   Naqiuddin Eunos
MF   Syed Firdaus Hassan
FW   Danial Syafiq
FW   Naufal Azman

Trial

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Position Player Trial @ Ref
FW     Ikhsan Fandi   Raufoss IL [16]

Mid-season transfer

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Position Player Transferred From Ref
DF   Irfan Najeeb   SAFSA (NFL Club) Season loan (From Tampines Rovers)
DF   Ruzree Rohzaini   Warriors FC Season loan
FW     Ilhan Fandi   i2i Football Academy
Position Player Transferred To Ref
DF   Adam Hakeem

Friendly

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Pre-season friendly

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  Win   Draw   Loss

16 January 2019 (2019-01-16) 1 PKNS FC   3-0   Young Lions Jalan Besar Stadium
Romel Morales  34'
K. Gurusamy  46,87'

Tour of Malaysia (20 to 27 January)

Mid-season friendly

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Tour of Thailand

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  Win   Draw   Loss

Team statistics

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Appearances and goals

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As of 15 September 2018

Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute.

No. Pos. Player Sleague Total
Apps.  Goals Apps.  Goals
2 DF   Asraf Zahid 7(4) 0 11 0
3 FW   Syukri Bashir 6(3) 2 9 2
4 MF   Ruzree Rohzaini 0(1) 0 1 0
5 DF   Irfan Najeeb 13 0 13 0
6 MF    Jacob William Mahler 24 3 24 3
7 DF   Zulqarnaen Suzliman 20(1) 1 21 1
8 MF   Joshua Pereira 18(2) 1 20 1
9 FW   Danial Syafiq 0(1) 0 1 0
10 MF   Saifullah Akbar 15(6) 3 21 3
11 MF   Haiqal Pashia 12(7) 2 19 2
12 DF   Syahrul Sazali 21 1 21 1
14 MF   Rezza Rezky 6(4) 1 10 1
15 MF   Syed Firdaus Hassan 12(6) 1 18 1
16 DF   Akram Azman 1(3) 0 4 0
17 MF   Naqiuddin Eunos 14(4) 1 18 1
18 GK   Zharfan Rohaizad 11 0 11 0
19 FW    Ilhan Fandi 2(2) 2 4 2
20 MF   Nur Luqman 15 2 15 2
21 DF   Prakash Raj 2(1) 0 3 0
22 DF   Nur Adam Abdullah 1(4) 0 5 0
23 GK   Kenji Syed Rusydi 11 0 11 0
24 MF    Rasaq Akeem 7(4) 1 11 1
26 DF   Lionel Tan 19(1) 0 20 0
27 MF   Sharul Nizam 13(2) 0 15 0
28 DF   Syed Akmal 7(2) 0 9 0
31 DF   Qayyum Raishyan 1(7) 0 8 0
32 MF   Gareth Low Jun Kit 4(2) 0 6 0
33 FW   Syahadat Masnawi 0(2) 0 2 0

Note 1: Lionel Tan scored an own goal in the SPL match against Tampines Rovers.

Competitions

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Overview

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Competition Record
P W D L GF GA GD Win %
Singapore Premier League 24 6 4 14 21 38 −17 025.00
Total 24 6 4 14 21 38 −17 025.00

Singapore Premier League

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  Win   Draw   Loss

2 March 2019 (2019-03-02) 1 Young Lions FC   1-4   Balestier Khalsa Jalan Besar Stadium
Haiqal Pashia  32' Sime Zuzul  10'  45'
Hazzuwan Halim  73'
Huzaifah Aziz  90'
Referee: Edwin Lee
31 March 2019 (2019-03-31) 2 Young Lions FC   2-1   Hougang United Jalan Besar Stadium
Syukri Bashir  33'
Saifullah Akbar  70'
Zulqarnaen Suzliman  45'
Afiq Yunos  58'
Zulfahmi Arifin  64'
Gong Ho-won  72'
Referee: Farhan Mohamed
6 April 2019 (2019-04-06) 3 Home United   2-1   Young Lions FC Bishan Stadium
Izzdin Shafiq  7'
Adam Swandi  40'
Joshua Pereira  8' Referee: Jansen Foo
17 May 2019 (2019-05-17) 4 (Rescheduled) Warriors FC   2-0   Young Lions FC Jurong East Stadium
Gabriel Quak  55'
Jonathan Béhé  64'
Fairoz Hasan  48'
Referee: Abirami Naidu
14 April 2019 (2019-04-14) 5 Young Lions FC   0-1   Geylang International Jalan Besar Stadium
Zikos Vasileios Chua  47'
Danish Irfan  36'
Amy Recha  60'
Referee: Farhan Mohamed
21 April 2019 (2019-04-21) 6 Albirex Niigata (S)   2-1   Young Lions FC Jurong East Stadium
Naruki Takahashi  14'
Hiroyoshi Kamata  90+5'
Kengo Fukudome  30'
Kyoga Nakamura  88'
Haiqal Pashia  31' (pen.)  76'
Syed Akmal  82'
Syahrul Sazali  90+7'
Referee: Ahmad A'Qashah
24 April 2019 (2019-04-24) 7 Brunei DPMM   0-0   Young Lions FC Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium
Andrey Varankow  32'
Helmi Zambin  90+3'
Syed Akmal  39'
Nur Luqman  47'
Haiqal Pashia  62'
Jacob William Mahler  83'
Zulqarnaen Suzliman  85'
Referee: Farhan Mohamed
29 May 2019 (2019-05-29) 8 (Rescheduled) Tampines Rovers   4-0   Young Lions FC Our Tampines Hub
Lionel Tan  12' (o.g)
Taufik Suparno  33'
Zehrudin Mehmedović  89'
Jordan Webb  90+2'  68'
Akmal Azman  44'
Haiqal Pashia  70,78'   Referee: Muhammad Zulfiqar / Nazree Hussain
Man of the Match: Ryutaro Megumi 
3 May 2019 (2019-05-03) 9 Balestier Khalsa   0-1   Young Lions FC Bishan Stadium
Sanjin Vrebac  1'
Raihan Rahman  3'
Sufianto Salleh  89'
Syukri Bashir  68'
Syed Akmal  83'
Referee: Lim Liang Yi
11 May 2019 (2019-05-11) 10 Young Lions FC   0-2   Warriors FC Jalan Besar Stadium
Gabriel Quak  45'
Jonathan Béhé  81'
Referee: Jansen Foo
3 July 2019 (2019-07-03) 12 Young Lions FC   0-1   Home United Jalan Besar Stadium
Irfan Najeeb  18'
Zulqarnaen Suzliman  68'
Abdil Qaiyyim Mutalib  11'
Hami Syahin  38'
Referee: Nathan Chan
6 July 2019 (2019-07-06) 13 Young Lions FC   1-2   Albirex Niigata (S) Jalan Besar Stadium
Syahrul Sazali  56'
Joshua Pereira  17'
Haiqal Pashia  34'   90+4'
Abdul Rasaq Akeem  58'
Syahrul Sazali  89'
Kyoga Nakamura  19'
Yoshikatsu Hiraga  62'
Sota Sugiyama  55'
Referee: Syahir Ahmadi
10 July 2019 (2019-07-10) 14 Hougang United   0-1   Young Lions FC Jalan Besar Stadium
Lionel Tan  26'
Hafiz Sujad  45'
Fabian Kwok  47'
Jacob Mahler  72'
Irfan Najeeb  51'
Zulqarnaen Suzliman  90'
Referee: Lim Liang Yi
13 July 2019 (2019-07-13) 15 Young Lions FC   0-1   Brunei DPMM Jalan Besar Stadium
Zharfan Rohaizad  11'
Zulqarnaen Suzliman  15'
Abdul Azizi Ali Rahman  11'  11' Referee: G. Letchman
18 July 2019 (2019-07-18) 16 (Rescheduled) Young Lions FC   1-1   Tampines Rovers Jalan Besar Stadium
Syed Firdaus Hassan  69' Jordan Webb  23'  72'
Yasir Hanapi  63'
Referee: Juherman Zaiton
28 July 2019 (2019-07-28) 17 Young Lions FC   1-0   Balestier Khalsa Jalan Besar Stadium
Nur Luqman  28'
Sharul Nizam  33'
Huzaifah Aziz  60' Referee: Muhammad Zulfiqar
3 August 2019 (2019-08-03) 18 Warriors FC   2-0   Young Lions FC Jurong East Stadium
Jonathan Béhé  61'  79' Referee: Nathan Chan
18 August 2019 (2019-08-18) 19 Young Lions FC   2-4   Hougang United Jalan Besar Stadium
Jacob Mahler  59,89' Fabian Kwok  7'
Nazrul Nazari  23'
Faris Ramli  74'
Mahathir Azeman  82'
Referee: Muhammad Zulfiqar
18 September 2019 (2019-09-18) 20 (Rescheduled) Home United   0-3   Young Lions FC Bishan Stadium
Zulqarnaen Suzliman  14'
Ilhan Fandi  20'
Saifullah Akbar  28' (pen.)
Referee: G.Letchman
31 August 2019 (2019-08-31) 21 Young Lions FC   1-2   Geylang International Jalan Besar Stadium
Rasaq Akeem  90+1' Fareez Farhan  45'
Barry Maguire  63'
Referee: Y.Sathyakumar
15 September 2019 (2019-09-15) 22 Albirex Niigata (S)   4-1   Young Lions FC Jurong East Stadium
Kaishu Yamazaki  44'  53'
Shoki Ohara  57'
Daizo Horikoshi  77'
Ilhan Fandi  2' Referee: Jansen Foo
7 August 2019 (2019-08-07) 23 (Rescheduled) Young Lions FC   1-1   Brunei DPMM Jalan Besar Stadium
Naqiuddin Eunos  85' Charlie Clough   7'
Fakharrazi Hassan  42'
Yura Indera Putera Yunos  45'   71'
Referee: Lim Liang Yi
29 September 2019 (2019-09-29) 24 Tampines Rovers   1-1   Young Lions FC Our Tampines Hub
Zehrudin Mehmedović  68' Saifullah Akbar  85' (pen.) Referee: Jansen Foo

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
5 Geylang International 24 10 3 11 41 48 −7 33
6 Home United 24 9 3 12 34 46 −12 30
7 Warriors 24 6 5 13 40 56 −16 23
8 Young Lions[a] 24 6 4 14 21 38 −17 22
9 Balestier Khalsa 24 4 5 15 37 58 −21 17
Source: Singapore Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of wins
Notes:
  1. ^ The two foreign clubs – Albirex Niigata (S) and DPMM – as well as the Football Association of Singapore (FAS) under-21 team, Young Lions, are ineligible for any AFC competition spots.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2018 changes".
  2. ^ "Fandi to take charge of the Young Lions". Archived from the original on 2017-12-14. Retrieved 2018-10-15.
  3. ^ "Nur Adam Abdullah joines GYL".
  4. ^ "Hairul Syirhan return to Eagle's nest".
  5. ^ "Taufiq Muqminin graduated to Home after GYL stint".
  6. ^ "Singapore's Irfan Fandi confirms Bangkok Glass move to play in T2".
  7. ^ "Tampines Rovers Football Club". www.facebook.com.
  8. ^ "Tampines Rovers Football Club". www.facebook.com.
  9. ^ "Tampines Rovers Football Club". www.facebook.com.
  10. ^ "Tampines Rovers Football Club". www.facebook.com.
  11. ^ "F17 Zamani signed for Japanese club".
  12. ^ "Hami decided to join Home to gain Asian Football Confederation Champions League and AFC Cup experience".
  13. ^ "Ikhsan goes for trial in Norway".
  14. ^ "Singapore striker Ikhsan Fandi signs two-year deal with Norwegian club Raufoss".
  15. ^ "Saifullah joins for 2 years".
  16. ^ "Ikhsan goes for trial in Norway".