2017 Balestier Khalsa season

The 2017 season is Balestier Khalsa's 22nd consecutive season in the top flight of Singapore football and in the S.League. Along with the S.League, the club will also compete in the Prime League, the Singapore Cup and the Singapore League Cup.

Balestier Khalsa
2017 season
ChairmanThavaneson
Head coachMarko Kraljević
StadiumToa Payoh Stadium
S.League7th
Singapore CupPreliminary Round
League CupGroup Stage
Top goalscorerLeague: Hazzuwan Halim (5 goals)
All: Hazzuwan Halim (8 goals)
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Squad

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S.League squad

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As of 20 February 2017.
Squad No. Name Date of Birth (Age) Previous Club
Goalkeepers
1 A. Renonathan Singapore Cricket Club
16 Naqiuddin Nodin (1994-08-12) 12 August 1994 (age 30)
19 Zaiful Nizam (1987-07-24) 24 July 1987 (age 37)
22 Hamzah Fazil (1995-09-06) 6 September 1995 (age 29) Singapore Cubs
Defenders
2 Fadli Kamis (1992-11-07) 7 November 1992 (age 32)
3 Hanafi Salleh (1989-09-10) 10 September 1989 (age 35)
4 Ashrul Syafeeq (1994-04-11) 11 April 1994 (age 30)   Young Lions
6 Tajeli Salamat (1994-02-07) 7 February 1994 (age 30)   Young Lions
12 Sheikh Abdul Hadi (1992-03-24) 24 March 1992 (age 32)
13 Zulkhair Mustaffa (1997-12-23) 23 December 1997 (age 27) Youth Team
14 Azmeerudin Jamludain Tampines Rovers
18 Ahmad Syahir (1992-04-10) 10 April 1992 (age 32)
Midfielders
5 Shah Hirul (1986-05-07) 7 May 1986 (age 38)
7   Aung Kyaw Naing (1994-12-20) 20 December 1994 (age 30)   Nay Pyi Taw
8 Raihan Rahman (1991-02-07) 7 February 1991 (age 33) Hougang United
9   Kyaw Zayar Win (1991-05-02) 2 May 1991 (age 33)   Ayeyawady United
10   Nanda Lin Kyaw Chit (1991-06-21) 21 June 1991 (age 33)   Yadanarbon FC
11 Huzaifah Aziz (1994-06-27) 27 June 1994 (age 30) Hougang United
20 Jonathan Tan (1995-12-13) 13 December 1995 (age 29)   Young Lions
23 Hanafi Akbar (1995-02-07) 7 February 1995 (age 29)
24 Hazzuwan Halim (1994-02-02) 2 February 1994 (age 30)
Strikers
21 Danial Tan (1994-08-04) 4 August 1994 (age 30)

Coaching staff

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Position Name
Head coach   Marko Kraljević
Assistant coach D. Tokijan
Goalkeeping coach Rizal Abdul Rahman
Fitness coach Rosman Sulaiman
Team Chairman Thavaneson Selvaratnam
Physiotherapist Mohamed Nasser
Kitman Abdul Latiff

Transfer

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Pre-season transfers

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Source[1]

Position Player Transferred From Ref
GK A. Renonathan Promoted
DF Zulkhair Mustaffa Promoted
DF Syahfuddin Eska Promoted
DF Ashrul Syafeeq   Young Lions
DF Tajeli Salamat   Young Lions
MF Huzaifa Aziz Hougang United Free
MF Raihan Rahman Hougang United Free
MF Jonathan Tan   Young Lions
MF   Kyaw Zayar Win   Ayeyawady United
MF   Nanda Lin Kyaw Chit   Yadanarbon FC
MF   Aung Kyaw Naing  Nay Pyi Taw
MF Hanafi Akbar Free Agent [2]
GK Hamzah Fazil Free Agent
Position Player Transferred To Ref
GK Daniel Ong Balestier United Recreation Club
GK Ameerul Shafiq Admiralty FC
DF Ho Wai Loon Warriors FC
DF Nurullah Hussein Released National Service
DF Gary Loo Tiong Bahru FC Free
DF   Emir Lotinac   FK Vojvodina
MF Fadhil Noh Warriors FC
MF Jamil Ali Tampines Rovers
MF Fazli Ayob Tampines Rovers
MF   Sadin Smajović   FK Jošanica
MF Danial Mazlan Released
FW   Niko Tokić   NK Zagreb
FW   Miroslav Krištić   NK Imotski
FW Zulkiffli Hassim Yishun Sentek Mariners
FW Syafiq Zainal Balestier United Recreation Club

Mid-season transfers

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Position Player Transferred From Ref
DF Azmeerudin Jamludain Free Agent
MF Mahathir Azeman Home United Return to Parent Club After National Service
Position Player Transferred To Ref
DF Syahfuddin Eska

Friendlies

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Pre-season friendlies

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  Win   Draw   Loss

15 February 2017 Pre-season Albirex Niigata (S)   1-0 Balestier Khalsa Toa Payoh Stadium
Ryota Nakai  28' Report Sheikh Abdul Hadi  0'
Marko Kraljević  0'

In Season Friendlies

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12 May 2017 Friendly Albirex Niigata (S)   0-0  Balestier Khalsa Jurong East Stadium
9 June 2017 Balestier Khalsa 4-0   Singapore U20 ITE College Central
Raihan Rahman  6'
Kyaw Zayar Win  17'
Aung Kyaw Naing  29'
Tajeli Salamat  58'

Team statistics

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Appearances and goals

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Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute.

No. Pos. Player Sleague Singapore Cup League Cup Total
Apps.  Goals Apps.  Goals Apps.  Goals Apps.  Goals
1 GK A. Renonathan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 DF Fadli Kamis 22(1) 3 1 0 2 1 25(1) 4
3 DF Hanafi Salleh 14(3) 0 0 0 2(1) 0 16(4) 0
4 DF Ashrul Syafeeq 13 0 1 0 2(1) 0 16(1) 0
5 MF Shah Hirul 11(4) 0 0 0 2 0 13(4) 0
6 DF Tajeli Salamat 17(3) 1 0(1) 0 2(1) 0 19(5) 1
7 MF   Aung Kyaw Naing 19(3) 2 1 0 2(1) 1 22(4) 3
8 MF Raihan Rahman 20(1) 4 1 1 2(1) 1 23(2) 6
9 MF   Kyaw Zayar Win 16(2) 0 1 0 2 0 19(2) 0
10 MF   Nanda Lin Kyaw Chit 15(5) 0 0(1) 0 1 0 16(6) 0
11 MF Huzaifah Aziz 17(3) 2 1 0 2(1) 0 20(4) 2
12 DF Sheikh Abdul Hadi 19(1) 0 1 0 2 0 22(1) 0
13 DF Zulkhair Mustaffa 4(3) 0 0 0 1(1) 0 5(4) 0
14 DF Azmeerudin Jamludain 0(1) 0 0 0 0 0 0(1) 0
16 GK Naqiuddin Nodin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 DF Ahmad Syahir 19(1) 0 1 0 3 0 23(1) 0
19 GK Zaiful Nizam (captain) 24 0 1 0 3 0 28 0
20 MF Jonathan Tan 8(8) 0 1 0 2 0 11(8) 0
21 FW Danial Tan 0(2) 0 0 0 0 0 0(2) 0
22 GK Hamzah Fazil 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 MF Hanafi Akbar 4(7) 0 0 0 0 0 4(7) 0
24 MF Hazzuwan Halim 22(2) 5 1 2 2(1) 1 25(3) 8
30 DF Rafiqin Kamal 0(2) 0 0 0 0 0 0(2) 0
38 MF Fariz Faizal 0(7) 0 0 0 0 0 0(7) 0
43 MF Khairuddin Omar 0(3) 0 0 0 0 0 0(3) 0
Players who have played this season but had left the club or on loan to other club
14 DF Syahfuddin Eska 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Competitions

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Overview

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Competition Record
P W D L GF GA GD Win %
S.League 24 5 4 15 17 33 −16 020.83
Singapore Cup 1 0 0 1 3 4 −1 000.00
League Cup 3 1 0 2 3 5 −2 033.33
Total 28 6 4 18 23 42 −19 021.43

S.League

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  Win   Draw   Loss

28 February 2017 (2017-02-28) Round 1 Balestier Khalsa 1-2 Warriors FC Toa Payoh Stadium
Raihan Rahman  27(P)'
Fadli Kamis  24'
Hanafi Salleh  57'
Huzaifa Aziz  61'
Raihan Rahman  77'
Jordan Webb  49(P)'
Shaiful Esah  88'  26'
Ridhuan Muhamad  23'
Hafiz Osman  34'
Attendance: 1,975
Referee: G Letchman
11 March 2017 (2017-03-11) Round 3 Balestier Khalsa 0-1 Tampines Rovers Toa Payoh Stadium
Fadli Kamis  46'
Aung Kyaw Naing  48'
Sheikh Abdul Hadi  90'
Ivan Džoni  50'  81' 75
Son Yong Chan  40'
Jamil Ali  75'  90'
Attendance: 950
Referee: Nathan Chan
2 April 2017 (2017-04-02) Round 4 Balestier Khalsa 1-0   Young Lions Toa Payoh Stadium
Aung Kyaw Naing  52'
Ahmad Syahir  25'
Nanda Lin Kyaw Chit  28'
Amirul Adli  69'
Shahrin Saberin  90'
Attendance: 868
Referee: Farhad Mohamed
7 April 2017 (2017-04-07) Round 5 Balestier Khalsa 2-1   DPMM FC Jalan Besar Stadium
Hazzuwan Halim  56'
Raihan Rahman  60'
Ashrul Syafeeq  20'
Aung Kyaw Naing  45'
Ahmad Syahir  82'
Zaiful Nizam  90'
Rafael Ramazotti  21' (pen.)
Azwan Saleh  45,86'  
Attendance: 788
Referee: Ahmad A'Qashah
2 May 2017 (2017-05-02) Round 6 (Rescheduled) Home United 1-0 Balestier Khalsa Bishan Stadium
Irfan Fandi  27'
Marijan Šuto  34'
Abdil Qaiyyim  41'
Sufianto Salleh  54'
Kyaw Zayar Win  40'
Ahmad Syahir  45'
Attendance: 1,050
Referee: Muhd Taqi
21 April 2017 (2017-04-21) Round 7 Balestier Khalsa 0-3   Albirex Niigata (S) Jalan Besar Stadium
Raihan Rahman  42'
Shah Hirul  45'
Hiroyoshi Kamata  23'
Tsubasa Sano  64'
Ryota Nakai  70'
Attendance: 802
Referee: Muhd Taqi
27 April 2017 (2017-04-27) Round 8 Hougang United 1-0 Balestier Khalsa Hougang Stadium
Nurhilmi Jasni  39'
Ali Hudzaifi  90'
Lionel Tan  90'
Raihan Rahman  17'
Ahmad Syahir  71'
Attendance: 853
Referee: W Ravisanthiran
19 May 2017 (2017-05-19) Round 9 Warriors FC 1-0 Balestier Khalsa Jalan Besar Stadium
Joël Tshibamba  9'
Firdaus Kasman  39'
Syaqir Sulaiman  54'
Zulfadli Zainal Abidin  59'
Fadhil Noh  84'
Sheikh Abdul Hadi  39'
Huzaifah Aziz  57'  57'  
Attendance: 1,648
Referee: Ahmad A'Qashah
26 May 2017 (2017-05-26) Round 10 Balestier Khalsa 0-1 Geylang International Jalan Besar Stadium
Fadli Kamis  87' Ricardo Sendra  40' Referee: G Letchman
17 June 2017 (2017-06-17) Round 11 Tampines Rovers 3-1 Balestier Khalsa Jurong West Stadium
Fazli Ayob  38'  29'
Ryutaro Megumi  41'
Ivan Džoni  49'
Fadli Kamis  82'
Raihan Rahman  46'
Huzaifah Aziz  57'
Attendance: 986
Referee: Jansen Foo
22 June 2017 (2017-06-22) Round 12 (Rescheduled) Young Lions   0-0 Balestier Khalsa Jalan Besar Stadium
Muhelmy Suhaimi  64'
Hami Syahin  71'
Hanafi Salleh  35'
Tajeli Salamat  43'  61'  
Attendance: 1,053
Referee: Nathan Chan
21 August 2017 (2017-08-21) Round 13 (Rescheduled) Balestier Khalsa 2-2   DPMM FC Toa Payoh Stadium
Huzaifah Aziz  7'  86'
Raihan Rahman  60'
Fadli Kamis  22'
Sheikh Abdul Hadi  49'
Jonathan Tan  75'
Rafael Ramazotti  70,82'
Hazwan Hamzah  21'
Haizul Rani  58'
Attendance: 805
Referee: Farhad Mohamed
3 July 2017 (2017-07-03) Round 14 Balestier Khalsa 1-2 Home United Toa Payoh Stadium
Raihan Rahman  51' (pen.)
Ahmad Syahir  38'
Nanda Linn Kyaw Chit  59'
Jonathan Tan  67'
Shah Hirul  68'
Zaiful Nizam  77'
Hanafi Salleh  84'
Kyaw Zayar Win  90'
Khairul Nizam  79'
Stipe Plazibat  85' (pen.)
Amiruldin Asraf  25'
Irfan Fandi  46'
Sirina Camara  66'  66'  
Referee: Farhad Mohamed
26 July 2017 (2017-07-26) Round 15 Albirex Niigata (S)   2-1 Balestier Khalsa Jurong East Stadium
Tsubasa Sano  59'
Kento Nagasaki  68'
Shuto Inaba  53'
Aung Kyaw Naing  89'
Huzaifah Aziz  49'
Attendance: 1,849
Referee: Ahmad A'Qashah
29 July 2017 (2017-07-29) Round 16 Balestier Khalsa 0-0 Hougang United Toa Payoh Stadium
Raihan Rahman  90' Syahiran Miswan  36'
Delwinder Singh  90'
Pablo Rodríguez  90'
Nazrul Nazari   53'
Attendance: 966
Referee: Jansen Foo
17 August 2017 (2017-08-17) Round 17 Balestier Khalsa 2-2 Warriors FC Toa Payoh Stadium
Hazzuwan Halim  8'
Fadli Kamis  58'
Zulkhair Mustaffa  35'
Andrei-Cosmin Ciolacu  43' (pen.)
Hafiz Nor  56'
Attendance: 836
Referee: Muhd Syahir
9 September 2017 (2017-09-09) Round 18 Geylang International 2-0 Balestier Khalsa Jalan Besar Stadium
Gabriel Quak  27'  78'
Shawal Anuar  48'
Nor Azli Yusoff  17'
Faritz Hameed  71'
Huzaifah Aziz  79'
Ahmad Syahir  84'
Attendance: 1,350
Referee: W Ravisanthiran
17 September 2017 (2017-09-17) Round 19 Balestier Khalsa 0-1 Tampines Rovers Toa Payoh Stadium
Fazrul Nawaz  53' Attendance: 864
Referee: Muhd Syahir
20 September 2017 (2017-09-20) Round 20 Young Lions   0-1 Balestier Khalsa Jalan Besar Stadium
Huzaifah Aziz  66'
Tajeli Salamat  55'
Ahmad Syahir  71'
Raihan Rahman 3  82'
Aung Kyaw Naing  85'
Hanafi Akbar  90'
Attendance: 1,136
Referee: G Letchman
16 October 2017 (2017-10-16) Round 21 (Rescheduled) DPMM FC   1-4 Balestier Khalsa Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium
Shahrazen Said  90'
Daud Jared Alvarez  58'
Fadli Kamis  21'
Hazzuwan Halim  48'  72' (pen.)  69'
Tajeli Salamat  88'
Nanda Linn Kyaw Chit  62'
Referee: Sukhbir Singh
20 October 2017 (2017-10-20) Round 22 Home United 2-0 Balestier Khalsa Jalan Besar Stadium
Stipe Plazibat  24,26' Raihan Rahman  47'
Tajeli Salamat  63'
Fariz Faizal  69'
Referee: Farhad Mohamed
26 October 2017 (2017-10-26) Round 23 Balestier Khalsa 0-3   Albirex Niigata (S) Toa Payoh Stadium
Tsubasa Sano  13'
Hiroyoshi Kamata  39'
Ryota Nakai  89'
Shuto Inaba  41'
Referee: Muhd Syahir
2 November 2017 (2017-11-02) Round 24 Hougang United 0-1 Balestier Khalsa Hougang Stadium
Syahiran Miswan  38'
Iqbal Hamid Hussain  45'
Hazzuwan Halim  59' (pen.)
Raihan Rahman  87'
Referee: W Ravisanthiran
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
5 Warriors FC 24 9 7 8 33 36 −3 34
6 Hougang United 24 9 3 12 24 31 −7 30
7 Balestier Khalsa 24 5 4 15 17 33 −16 19
8   DPMM FC[a] 24 5 2 17 30 61 −31 17
9   Young Lions[a] 24 1 3 20 10 62 −52 6
Source: S.League[usurped]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of wins
Notes:
  1. ^ a b The two foreign clubs – Albirex Niigata (S) and DPMM FC – as well as the Football Association of Singapore (FAS) under-21 team, Young Lions, are not eligible for any AFC competition spots.

Singapore Cup

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1 June 2017 (2017-06-01) (Rescheduled) Preliminary Round Balestier Khalsa 3–4   Nagaworld FC Toa Payoh Stadium
Halim Hazzuwan   25', 69'
Raihan Rahman   56' (pen.)
Huzaifah Aziz  44'
Tajeli Salamat  84'
Atuheire Kipson   14'
George Kelechi   23', 59'
Sos Suhana   42'
Khim Borey  81'
Referee: G Letchman

Singapore TNP League Cup

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   DPMM FC 3 2 1 0 11 4 +7 7 Advance to semi-final
2 Geylang International 3 2 1 0 9 4 +5 7
3 Balestier Khalsa 3 1 0 2 3 5 −2 3
4 Tampines Rovers 3 0 0 3 2 12 −10 0

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8 July 2017 (2017-07-08) Group Stage M1 Balestier Khalsa 0–2 Geylang International Toa Payoh Stadium
Sheikh Abdul Hadi  72' Amy Recha  31'
Ricardo Sendra  50'
Nor Azli  53'
Referee: Muhd Syahir
11 July 2017 (2017-07-11) Group Stage M2 DPMM FC   3–0 Balestier Khalsa Jalan Besar Stadium
Azwan Ali  7'
Ashrul Syafeeq  42' (o.g)
Adi Said  70'
Nurikhwan Othman  30'
Vincent Salas  36'
Azwan Saleh  63'
Huzaifah Aziz  5'
Fadli Kamis  82'
Referee: G Letchman
14 July 2017 (2017-07-14) Group Stage M3 Balestier Khalsa 3–0 Tampines Rovers Toa Payoh Stadium
Fadli Kamis  30'
Hazzuwan Halim  56'
Aung Kyaw Naing  86'
Jufri Taha  66'
Jamli Ali  70'
Ehvin Sasidharan  88'
Referee: W Ravisanthiran

References

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  1. ^ "Transfers". Archived from the original on 2017-02-18. Retrieved 2017-02-19.
  2. ^ "Prodigal son Hanafi returns seeking redemption". tnp.sg. 1 April 2017. Retrieved 23 May 2017.