2015 Warriors FC season

Warriors
2015 season
Chairman	Philip Lam Tin Sing
Head coach	Alex Weaver (Till Oct 2015) ; Karim Bencherifa (since Oct 2015)
Stadium	Choa Chu Kang Stadium

The 2015 season is Warriors' 20th 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.

Squad

S.League squad

As of 24 February 2017.

Squad No.	Name	Date of Birth (Age)	Previous Club
Goalkeepers
1	Shahul Rayyan	(1995-02-12) 12 February 1995	Young Lions FC
13	Daniel Ong	(1989-01-31) 31 January 1989	Home United
40	Nur Amin	(1995-06-05) 5 June 1995	Youth Team
Defenders
2	Marus Wheeler	(1994-12-27) 27 December 1994	Tanjong Pagar United
3	Marin Vidošević	(1986-10-09) 9 October 1986	NK Imotski
4	Syaqir Sulaiman	(1986-08-12) 12 August 1986	Hougang United
5	Kento Fukuda	(1990-05-15) 15 May 1990	Geylang International
16	Daniel Bennett	(1978-01-07) 7 January 1978	Woodlands Wellington
18	Nur Aysidiq	(1983-09-01) 1 September 1983	Balestier Khalsa
19	Irwan Shah	(1988-11-02) 2 November 1988	LionsXII
20	Hamqaamal Shah	(1986-09-05) 5 September 1986	Gombak United
Midfielders
5	Azlan Razak	(1993-09-06) 6 September 1993	Youth Team
6	Thomas Beattie	(1986-09-16) 16 September 1986	Hougang United
7	Shi Jiayi	(1983-09-02) 2 September 1983	Home United
8	Emmeric Ong	(1991-01-25) 25 January 1991	LionsXII
11	Fazli Jaffar	(1983-09-05) 5 September 1983	Hougang United
12	Hafsyar Farkhan	(1988-04-16) 16 April 1988	Youth Team
14	Kevin McCann	(1987-09-11) 11 September 1987	Raith Rovers F.C.
17	Andy Ahmad	(1991-04-05) 5 April 1991	Woodlands Wellington
21	Hafiz Rahim	(1983-11-19) 19 November 1983	Home United
25	Karlo Ivancic	(1994-07-24) 24 July 1994	NK Bistra
35	Fatemy Firdouse	(1995-06-29) 29 June 1995	Youth Team
Strikers
9	Miroslav Pejić	(1986-02-16) 16 February 1986	NK Samobor
10	Nicolás Vélez	(1990-07-04) 4 July 1990	Atlético Sanluqueño CF
15	Fazrul Nawaz	(1985-04-17) 17 April 1985	Sabah FA
33	Hazim Faiz	(1995-09-28) 28 September 1995	Youth Team
Players leaving during the season
1	Neezam Aziz	(1991-04-25) 25 April 1991	Youth team

Coaching staff

Position	Name	Ref.
Head coach	Razif Onn
Assistant coach	Muhammad Effendi Bin Rahmat
Assistant coach / Goalkeeping Coach	Lee Bee Seng
Team manager	Eugene Cheang
Fitness trainer	Silas Abdul Karim Bin Noor Shah
Sports trainer	Benjamin Bhagawat
Kitman

Transfers

In

Position	Player	Transferred From	Ref
GK	Shahul Rayyan	Young Lions FC
GK	Daniel Ong	Warriors FC
DF	Syaqir Sulaiman	Warriors FC
MF	Fazli Jaffar	Hougang United
MF	Hamqaamal Shah	Geylang International
MF	Karlo Ivancic	NK Bistra	[1]
FW	Fazrul Nawaz	Sabah FA	[2]

Out

Position	Player	Transferred To	Ref
GK	Hassan Sunny	Army United F.C.	[3]
DF	Zulfadli Zainal Abidin	Tampines Rovers
DF	Ismail Yunos	Tampines Rovers
DF	Jeremy Chiang
MF	Dharham Aziz
MF	Chiang Guo Guang
MF	Nurhazwan Norasikin
MF	Amin Rossady
MF	Fazli Jaffar	Hougang United	[4]
MF	Suria Prakasah	Young Lions FC
MF	Zulfadhli Emran
FW	Agu Casmir

Team statistics

Appearances and goals

Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute.

No.	Pos.	Player	Sleague		Singapore Cup		League Cup		Total
No.	Pos.	Player	Apps.	Goals	Apps.	Goals	Apps.	Goals	Apps.	Goals
1	GK	Shahul Rayyan	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	DF	Marcus Wheeler	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	DF	Marin Vidošević	24	1	0	0	0	0	24	1
4	DF	Syaqir Sulaiman	21	0	0	0	0	0	21	0
5	DF	Azlan Razak	6	1	0	0	0	0	6	1
6	MF	Thomas Beattie	14	4	0	0	0	0	14	4
7	MF	Shi Jiayi	16	2	0	0	0	0	16	2
8	MF	Emmeric Ong	25	0	0	0	0	0	25	0
9	FW	Miroslav Pejić	24	6	0	0	0	0	24	6
10	FW	Nicolás Vélez	12	8	0	0	0	0	12	8
11	MF	Fazli Jaffar	8	0	0	0	0	0	8	0
12	MF	Hafsyar Farkhan	9	0	0	0	0	0	9	0
13	GK	Daniel Ong	18	0	0	0	0	0	18	0
14	MF	Kevin McCann	21	1	0	0	0	0	21	1
15	FW	Fazrul Nawaz	24	18	0	0	0	0	24	18
16	DF	Daniel Bennett	27	0	0	0	0	0	27	0
17	MF	Andy Ahmad	6	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
18	DF	Nur Aysidiq	9	0	0	0	0	0	9	0
19	DF	Irwan Shah	27	1	0	0	0	0	27	1
20	DF	Hamqaamal Shah	7	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
21	FW	Hafiz Rahim	27	2	0	0	0	0	27	2
25	MF	Karlo Ivancic	15	0	0	0	0	0	15	0
35	MF	Fatemy Firdouse	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
40	GK	Nur Amin	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
Players who have played this season but had left the club or on loan to other club
1	GK	Neezam Aziz	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0

Competitions

S.League

Win Draw Loss

Round 1

1 March 2015	Warriors	1 – 0	Balestier Khalsa	Kallang, Singapore
19:30 UTC+8		Details		Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium

5 March 2015	Harimau Muda	1 – 3	Warriors	Malacca, Malaysia
20:00 UTC+8		Details		Stadium: Hang Jebat Stadium

14 March 2015	Warriors	0 – 6	Albirex Niigata (S)	Woodlands, Singapore
19:30 UTC+8		Details		Stadium: Woodlands Stadium

5 April 2015	Home United	1 – 4	Warriors	Yishun, Singapore
19:30 UTC+8		Details		Stadium: Yishun Stadium

9 April 2015	Warriors	1 – 0	Hougang United	Woodlands, Singapore
19:30 UTC+8		Details		Stadium: Woodlands Stadium

17 April 2015	Tampines Rovers	2 – 3	Warriors	Kallang, Singapore
19:30 UTC+8		Details		Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium

20 April 2015	Courts Young Lions	1 – 2	Warriors	Kallang, Singapore
19:30 UTC+8		Details		Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium

24 April 2015	Warriors	1 – 3	Brunei DPMM	Kallang, Singapore
19:30 UTC+8		Details		Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium

2 May 2015	Geylang International	3 – 1	Warriors	Bedok, Singapore
19:30 UTC+8		Details		Stadium: Bedok Stadium

Round 2

7 May 2015	Balestier Khalsa	1 – 2	Warriors	Toa Payoh, Singapore
19:30 UTC+8		Details		Stadium: Toa Payoh Stadium

18 May 2015	Albirex Niigata (S)	0 – 4	Warriors	Jurong East, Singapore
19:30 UTC+8		Details		Stadium: Jurong East Stadium

23 July 2015	Warriors	0 – 2	Courts Young Lions	Woodlands, Singapore
19:30 UTC+8		Details		Stadium: Woodlands Stadium

30 July 2015	Warriors	2 – 2	Home United	Choa Chu Kang, Singapore
19:30 UTC+8		Details		Stadium: Choa Chu Kang Stadium

4 August 2015	Hougang United	4 – 1	Warriors	Hougang, Singapore
19:30 UTC+8		Details		Stadium: Hougang Stadium

7 August 2015	Warriors	2 – 1	Tampines Rovers	Choa Chu Kang, Singapore
19:30 UTC+8		Details		Stadium: Choa Chu Kang Stadium

19 August 2015	Brunei DPMM	2 – 0	Warriors	Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
20:15 UTC+8		Details		Stadium: Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium

23 August 2015	Warriors	0 – 2	Harimau Muda	Choa Chu Kang, Singapore
19:30 UTC+8		Details		Stadium: Choa Chu Kang Stadium

29 August 2015	Warriors	1 – 1	Geylang International	Choa Chu Kang, Singapore
19:30 UTC+8		Details		Stadium: Choa Chu Kang Stadium

Round 3

13 September 2015	Warriors	4 – 2	Balestier Khalsa	Kallang, Singapore
19:30 UTC+8		Details		Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium

19 September 2015	Harimau Muda	2 – 2	Warriors	Malacca, Malaysia
20:00 UTC+8		Details		Stadium: Hang Jebat Stadium

16 October 2015	Courts Young Lions	2 – 1	Warriors	Kallang, Singapore
19:30 UTC+8		Details		Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium

21 October 2015	Home United	2 – 1	Warriors	Yishun, Singapore
19:30 UTC+8		Details		Stadium: Yishun Stadium

26 October 2015	Warriors	2 – 0	Hougang United	Choa Chu Kang, Singapore
19:30 UTC+8		Details		Stadium: Choa Chu Kang Stadium

30 October 2015	Warriors	1 – 2	Albirex Niigata (S)	Choa Chu Kang, Singapore
19:30 UTC+8		Details		Stadium: Choa Chu Kang Stadium

2 November 2015	Tampines Rovers	0 – 0	Warriors	Jurong West, Singapore
19:30 UTC+8		Details		Stadium: Jurong West Stadium

6 November 2015	Warriors	1 – 3	Brunei DPMM	Choa Chu Kang, Singapore
19:30 UTC+8		Details		Stadium: Choa Chu Kang Stadium

20 November 2015	Geylang International	6 – 0	Warriors	Bedok, Singapore
19:30 UTC+8		Details		Stadium: Bedok Stadium

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
3	Albirex Niigata (S)[lower-alpha 1]	27	13	6	8	27	17	+10	45
4	Balestier Khalsa	27	12	8	7	39	35	+4	44	Qualification to AFC Cup Group Stage
5	Warriors FC	27	11	4	12	40	51	−11	37
6	Home United	27	9	9	9	38	34	+4	36
7	Harimau Muda B[lower-alpha 1]	27	9	6	12	29	40	−11	33

Source: S.League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of wins
Notes:

The three foreign clubs – Albirex Niigata (S), DPMM FC and Harimau Muda – as well as the Football Association of Singapore (FAS) under-23 team, Young Lions, are not eligible for any AFC competition spots.

Singapore Cup

Win Draw Loss

	Warriors FC	1-2	Home United	Choa Chu Kang Stadium
	Ivančić 57'		Ilsø 55', 70'

	Home United	2-0	Warriors FC	Bishan Stadium
	Begue 38' Sahib 90'

Singapore TNP League Cup

Group matches

Win Draw Loss

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Balestier Khalsa	2	1	1	0	6	2	+4	4	Advance to semi-final
2	Warriors	2	1	0	1	1	4	−3	3
3	Tampines Rovers	2	0	1	1	2	3	−1	1

Source: S.League

22 June 2015	Balestier Khalsa	4-0	Warriors FC	Toa Payoh Stadium
20:30 UTC+8	Krištić 43', 48', 90' Ang 74'			Referee: Jansen Foo

26 June 2015	Tampines Rovers	2-2	Balestier Khalsa	Jurong West Stadium
20:30 UTC+8	Mustafić 52' Roskam 58'		Zulkiffli 54' Fadhil 71'	Referee: Sukhbir Singh

1 July 2015	Warriors FC	1-0	Tampines Rovers	Woodlands Stadium
20:30 UTC+8	Vélez 37'			Referee: Muhd Taqi

References

"League Cup Review: Tampines defeat sees Balestier joining Albirex in last four". Fourfourtwo.com. 2 July 2015. Archived from the original on 13 November 2017. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
"Fazrul Nawaz Rejoins Warriors FC". S.League. 27 March 2015. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
"Hassan Sunny joins Thai club Army United".
"Jaffar returns after leaving during off season".

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[table_note_ALB0.94961486661323-5] The three foreign clubs – Albirex Niigata (S), DPMM FC and Harimau Muda – as well as the Football Association of Singapore (FAS) under-23 team, Young Lions, are not eligible for any AFC competition spots.

[1] "League Cup Review: Tampines defeat sees Balestier joining Albirex in last four". Fourfourtwo.com. 2 July 2015. Archived from the original on 13 November 2017. Retrieved 10 December 2017.

[2] "Fazrul Nawaz Rejoins Warriors FC". S.League. 27 March 2015. Retrieved 10 April 2015.

[3] "Hassan Sunny joins Thai club Army United".

[4] "Jaffar returns after leaving during off season".