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

Squad

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

U19 Squad

(Singapore Sport School)

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

Coaching staff
PositionName
Team ManagerSingapore Farehan Hussein
Head team coachSingapore Fandi Ahmad
Assistant coachSingapore Nazri Nasir
Assistant coachSingapore S. Subramani
Goalkeeping coachSingapore Chua Lye Heng
PhysiotherapistVacant
Sports TrainersSingapore Nasruldin Baharudin
Singapore Muklis Sawit
Equipment OfficerSingapore Omar Mohamed

[2]

Transfer

In
Position Player Transferred From Ref
GK Singapore Kenji Syed Rusydi Singapore Home United Season loan
DF Singapore Nur Adam Abdullah Singapore FFA Under-18 [3]
DF Singapore Irfan Najeeb Singapore SAFSA Season loan (NS)
DF Singapore Asraf Zahid Singapore Hougang United Season loan
DF Singapore Akram Azman Singapore FFA Under-18
DF Singapore Syed Akmal Singapore FFA Under-18
DF Singapore Lionel Tan Singapore SAFSA (NFL Club) Season loan (From Hougang Utd)
DF Singapore Qayyum Raishyan Singapore FFA Under-17
MF Singapore Rezza Rezky Singapore FFA Under-18
MF SingaporeNigeria Rasaq Akeem Singapore FFA Under-18
MF Singapore Nur Luqman Singapore Warriors FC Season loan
MF Singapore Abdul Rasaq Singapore FFA Under-18
MF Singapore Gareth Low Jun Kit Singapore SAFSA (NFL Club) Season loan (From Hougang Utd)
FW Singapore Katz Saul Ellison Singapore FFA Under-18
FW Singapore Marc Ryan Tan Singapore FFA Under-18
FW Singapore Syahadat Masnawi Singapore FFA Under-17
FW Singapore Syukri Bashir Singapore Hougang United Season loan

Out
Position Player Transferred To Ref
GK Singapore Hairul Syirhan Singapore Geylang International [4]
GK Singapore Ridhwan Aban Singapore GFA Victoria FC
DF Singapore R Aaravin Singapore Warriors FC
DF Singapore Taufiq Muqminin Singapore Home United [5]
DF SingaporeSouth Africa Irfan Fandi Thailand Bangkok Glass [6]
DF Singapore Nazhiim Harman Singapore GFA Victoria FC
DF Singapore Ariyan Shamsuddin Singapore Hougang United Loan Return
DF Singapore Irfan Asyraf Aziz Singapore Tiong Bahru FC (NFL)
DF Singapore Akmal Azman Singapore Tampines Rovers [7]
DF Singapore Zakri Ee Kai Ren Singapore Tampines Rovers [8]
DF Singapore Hamizan Hisham Singapore Tampines Rovers [9]
DF Singapore Alif Iskandar Singapore Hougang United
MF Singapore Timothy David Yeo Singapore Hougang United
MF Singapore Joel Chew Joon Herng Singapore Tampines Rovers [10]
MF Singapore Firas Irwan Singapore Albirex Niigata (S) Free [11]
MF Singapore Aniq Iskandar Singapore Warriors FC Loan Return
MF Singapore Hami Syahin Singapore Home United [12]
MF Singapore Asshukrie Wahid Singapore Geylang International Loan Return
MF Singapore Amirul Hakim
FW Singapore Ifwat Ismail Singapore Geylang International Loan Return
FW SingaporeSouth Africa Ikhsan Fandi Norway Raufoss IL Free [13] [14]

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

Trial
Position Player Trial @ Ref
FW Singapore South Africa Ikhsan Fandi Norway Raufoss IL [16]

In
Position Player Transferred From Ref
DF Singapore Irfan Najeeb Singapore SAFSA (NFL Club) Season loan (From Tampines Rovers)
DF Singapore Ruzree Rohzaini Singapore Warriors FC Season loan
FW Singapore South Africa Ilhan Fandi England i2i Football Academy

Out
Position Player Transferred To Ref
DF Singapore Adam Hakeem

Friendly

Pre-Season Friendly

  Win   Draw   Loss

16 January 2019 (2019-01-16) 1 PKNS FC Malaysia 3-0 Singapore Young Lions Jalan Besar Stadium
Romel Morales 34'
K. Gurusamy 46,87'
2 February 2019 (2019-02-02) 2 Jungfrau Punggol FC Singapore 1-3 Singapore Young Lions Jalan Besar Stadium

Tour of Malaysia (20 to 27 January)

22 January 2019 (2019-01-22) 1 PDRM FA Malaysia 1-0 Singapore Young Lions FC Bandar Tun Razak, Kuala Lumpur
2045hours Fauzi Pilus Stadium: Kuala Lumpur Stadium
24 January 2019 (2019-01-24) 2 Kuala Lumpur FA Malaysia 4-0 Singapore Young Lions FC Bandar Tun Razak, Kuala Lumpur
2045hours Paulo Josué 24'
Sylvano Comvalius 40,75'
Guilherme de Paula Lucrécio 44'		 Report Stadium: Kuala Lumpur Stadium
26 January 2019 (2019-01-26) 3 Langkawi International FC Malaysia 1-1 Singapore Young Lions FC Bandar Tun Razak, Kuala Lumpur
2045hours Stadium: Kuala Lumpur Stadium

Tour of Thailand

  Win   Draw   Loss

19 June 2019 (2019-06-19) 1 Bangkok United F.C. Thailand 4-2 Singapore Young Lions FC Rangsit, Bangkok
Sharul Nizam
Rasaq Ishiekwene Akeem		 Stadium: Thammasat Stadium
22 June 2019 (2019-06-22) 2 Chonburi F.C. Thailand 0-0 Singapore Young Lions FC Chonburi Province, Chonburi
Stadium: Chonburi Stadium

Team statistics

Appearances and goals
As of 15 September 2018

Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute.

No. Pos. Player Sleague Total
Apps. Goals Apps. Goals
2DF Singapore Asraf Zahid 7(4)0110
3FW Singapore Syukri Bashir 6(3)292
4MF Singapore Ruzree Rohzaini 0(1)010
5DF Singapore Irfan Najeeb 130130
6MF SingaporeDenmark Jacob William Mahler 243243
7DF Singapore Zulqarnaen Suzliman 20(1)1211
8MF Singapore Joshua Pereira 18(2)1201
9FW Singapore Danial Syafiq 0(1)010
10MF Singapore Saifullah Akbar 15(6)3213
11MF Singapore Haiqal Pashia 12(7)2192
12DF Singapore Syahrul Sazali 211211
14MF Singapore Rezza Rezky 6(4)1101
15MF Singapore Syed Firdaus Hassan 12(6)1181
16DF Singapore Akram Azman 1(3)040
17MF Singapore Naqiuddin Eunos 14(4)1181
18GK Singapore Zharfan Rohaizad 110110
19FW SingaporeSouth Africa Ilhan Fandi 2(2)242
20MF Singapore Nur Luqman 152152
21DF Singapore Prakash Raj 2(1)030
22DF Singapore Nur Adam Abdullah 1(4)050
23GK Singapore Kenji Syed Rusydi 110110
24MF SingaporeNigeria Rasaq Akeem 7(4)1111
26DF Singapore Lionel Tan 19(1)0200
27MF Singapore Sharul Nizam 13(2)0150
28DF Singapore Syed Akmal 7(2)090
31DF Singapore Qayyum Raishyan 1(7)080
32MF Singapore Gareth Low Jun Kit 4(2)060
33FW Singapore Syahadat Masnawi 0(2)020

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

Competitions

Overview
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
Main article: 2019 Singapore Premier League

  Win   Draw   Loss

2 March 2019 (2019-03-02) 1 Young Lions FC Singapore 1-4 Singapore 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 Singapore 2-1 Singapore Hougang United Jalan Besar Stadium
Syukri Bashir 33'
Saifullah Akbar 70'
Zulqarnaen SuzlimanYellow card 45'		 Afiq Yunos 58'
Zulfahmi ArifinYellow card 64'
Gong Ho-wonRed card 72'		 Referee: Farhan Mohamed
6 April 2019 (2019-04-06) 3 Home United Singapore 2-1 Singapore 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 Singapore 2-0 Singapore Young Lions FC Jurong East Stadium
Gabriel Quak 55'
Jonathan Béhé 64'
Fairoz HasanYellow card 48'		 Referee: Abirami Naidu
14 April 2019 (2019-04-14) 5 Young Lions FC Singapore 0-1 Singapore Geylang International Jalan Besar Stadium
Zikos Vasileios Chua 47'
Danish IrfanYellow card 36'
Amy RechaYellow card 60'		 Referee: Farhan Mohamed
21 April 2019 (2019-04-21) 6 Albirex Niigata (S) Singapore 2-1 Singapore Young Lions FC Jurong East Stadium
Naruki Takahashi 14'
Hiroyoshi Kamata 90+5'
Kengo FukudomeYellow card 30'
Kyoga NakamuraYellow card 88'		 Haiqal Pashia 31' (pen)Yellow card 76'
Syed AkmalYellow card 82'
Syahrul SazaliYellow card 90+7'		 Referee: Ahmad A'Qashah
24 April 2019 (2019-04-24) 7 Brunei DPMM Brunei 0-0 Singapore Young Lions FC Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium
Andrey VarankowYellow card 32'
Helmi ZambinYellow card 90+3'		 Syed AkmalYellow card 39'
Nur LuqmanYellow card 47'
Haiqal PashiaYellow card 62'
Jacob William MahlerYellow card 83'
Zulqarnaen SuzlimanYellow card 85'		 Referee: Farhan Mohamed
29 May 2019 (2019-05-29) 8 (Rescheduled) Tampines Rovers Singapore 4-0 Singapore Young Lions FC Our Tampines Hub
Lionel Tan 12' (o.g)
Taufik Suparno 33'
Zehrudin Mehmedović 89'
Jordan Webb 90+2'Yellow card 68'
Akmal AzmanYellow card 44'		 Haiqal PashiaYellow card 70,78' Yellow-red card Referee: Muhammad Zulfiqar / Nazree Hussain
Man of the Match: Ryutaro MegumiJapan
3 May 2019 (2019-05-03) 9 Balestier Khalsa Singapore 0-1 Singapore Young Lions FC Bishan Stadium
Sanjin VrebacYellow card 1'
Raihan RahmanYellow card 3'
Sufianto SallehRed card 89'		 Syukri Bashir 68'
Syed AkmalYellow card 83'		 Referee: Lim Liang Yi
11 May 2019 (2019-05-11) 10 Young Lions FC Singapore 0-2 Singapore Warriors FC Jalan Besar Stadium
Gabriel Quak 45'
Jonathan Béhé 81'		 Referee: Jansen Foo
29 June 2019 (2019-06-29) 11 Geylang International Singapore 1-2 Singapore Young Lions FC Our Tampines Hub
Zikos Vasileios Chua 82'
Firdaus KasmanYellow card 52'
Shawal AnuarRed card 85'		 Rezza Rezky 1'
Nur Luqman 59'
Zulqarnaen SuzlimanYellow card 62'		 Referee: Abirami Naidu
3 July 2019 (2019-07-03) 12 Young Lions FC Singapore 0-1 Singapore Home United Jalan Besar Stadium
Irfan NajeebYellow card 18'
Zulqarnaen SuzlimanYellow card 68'		 Abdil Qaiyyim Mutalib 11'
Hami SyahinYellow card 38'		 Referee: Nathan Chan
6 July 2019 (2019-07-06) 13 Young Lions FC Singapore 1-2 Singapore Albirex Niigata (S) Jalan Besar Stadium
Syahrul Sazali 56'
Joshua PereiraYellow card 17'
Haiqal PashiaYellow card 34' Yellow-red card 90+4'
Abdul Rasaq AkeemYellow card 58'
Syahrul SazaliRed card 89'		 Kyoga Nakamura 19'
Yoshikatsu Hiraga 62'
Sota SugiyamaYellow card 55'		 Referee: Syahir Ahmadi
10 July 2019 (2019-07-10) 14 Hougang United Singapore 0-1 Singapore Young Lions FC Jalan Besar Stadium
Lionel TanYellow card 26'
Hafiz SujadYellow card 45'
Fabian KwokYellow card 47'		 Jacob Mahler 72'
Irfan NajeebYellow card 51'
Zulqarnaen SuzlimanYellow card 90'		 Referee: Lim Liang Yi
13 July 2019 (2019-07-13) 15 Young Lions FC Singapore 0-1 Brunei Brunei DPMM Jalan Besar Stadium
Zharfan RohaizadYellow card 11'
Zulqarnaen SuzlimanYellow card 15'		 Abdul Azizi Ali Rahman 11'Yellow card 11' Referee: G. Letchman
18 July 2019 (2019-07-18) 16 (Rescheduled) Young Lions FC Singapore 1-1 Singapore Tampines Rovers Jalan Besar Stadium
Syed Firdaus Hassan 69' Jordan Webb 23'Yellow card 72'
Yasir HanapiYellow card 63'		 Referee: Juherman Zaiton
28 July 2019 (2019-07-28) 17 Young Lions FC Singapore 1-0 Singapore Balestier Khalsa Jalan Besar Stadium
Nur Luqman 28'
Sharul NizamYellow card 33'		 Huzaifah AzizYellow card 60' Referee: Muhammad Zulfiqar
3 August 2019 (2019-08-03) 18 Warriors FC Singapore 2-0 Singapore Young Lions FC Jurong East Stadium
Jonathan Béhé 61' 79' Referee: Nathan Chan
18 August 2019 (2019-08-18) 19 Young Lions FC Singapore 2-4 Singapore 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 Singapore 0-3 Singapore 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 Singapore 1-2 Singapore 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) Singapore 4-1 Singapore 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 Singapore 1-1 Brunei Brunei DPMM Jalan Besar Stadium
Naqiuddin Eunos 85' Charlie Clough 7'
Fakharrazi HassanYellow card 42'
Yura Indera Putera YunosYellow card 45' Yellow-red card 71'		 Referee: Lim Liang Yi
29 September 2019 (2019-09-29) 24 Tampines Rovers Singapore 1-1 Singapore 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[lower-alpha 1] 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

References
  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".
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