2020 Geylang International FC season

The 2020 season is Geylang International's 25th consecutive season in the top flight of Singapore football and in the Singapore Premier League. Along with the Singapore Premier League, the club will also compete in the Singapore Cup.

Geylang International
2020 season
ChairmanBen Teng
Head coachMohd Noor Ali
StadiumOur Tampines Hub

Squad

Sleague
No. Name Nationality Date of Birth (Age) Previous Club Contract Since Contract End
Goalkeepers
1 Hairul Syirhan Singapore (1995-08-21) 21 August 1995 Singapore Young Lions FC 2019 2020
23 Wayne Chew U23 Singapore (2001-10-22) 22 October 2001 Youth Team 2019 2020
25 Zainol Gulam Singapore (1992-02-04) 4 February 1992 Singapore Warriors FC 2018 2020
Defenders
2 Shahrin Saberin Singapore (1995-02-14) 14 February 1995 Singapore Home United 2019 2020
3 Adam Hakeem U23 Singapore (1997-03-17) 17 March 1997 Singapore Young Lions FC 2020 2020
4 Nurullah Hussein Singapore (1993-05-09) 9 May 1993 Singapore Balestier Khalsa 2020 2020
5 Darren Teh (Captain) Singapore (1996-09-09) 9 September 1996 Singapore SAFSA (NFL) 2017 2020
11 Harith Kanadi U23 Singapore (2000-08-01) 1 August 2000 Singapore Tampines Rovers U19 2019 2020
15 Kamolidin Tashiev U21 Kyrgyzstan (2000-02-09) 9 February 2000 Kyrgyzstan FC Abdysh-Ata Kant (T1) 2020 2020
21 Yuki Ichikawa Japan (1987-08-29) 29 August 1987 Singapore Albirex Niigata (S) 2014 2020
Midfielders
6 Nur Luqman U23 SingaporeIndonesia (1998-06-20) 20 June 1998 Singapore Young Lions FC 2020 2020
8 Barry Maguire NetherlandsRepublic of Ireland (1989-10-27) 27 October 1989 Republic of Ireland Limerick F.C. 2019 2020
16 Umar Ramle Singapore (1996-05-02) 2 May 1996 Youth Team 2016 2020
17 Firdaus Kasman >30 Singapore (1988-01-24) 24 January 1988 Singapore Warriors FC 2019 2020
18 Azri Suhaili U23 Singapore (2002-07-12) 12 July 2002 Youth Team 2019 2020
22 Christopher van Huizen Singapore (1992-11-28) 28 November 1992 Singapore Home United 2019 2020
28 Safirul Sulaiman Singapore (1992-10-12) 12 October 1992 Singapore Tampines Rovers 2020 2020
Forwards
7 Amy Recha SingaporeIndonesia (1992-05-13) 13 May 1992 Singapore Home United 2019 2020
9 Khairul Nizam Singapore (1991-06-25) 25 June 1991 Singapore Warriors FC 2020 2020
10 Fareez Farhan Singapore (1994-07-29) 29 July 1994 Singapore Hougang United 2019 2020
14 Iqbal Hussain Singapore (1993-06-06) 6 June 1993 Singapore Hougang United 2020
20 Zikos Vasileios Chua U23 Singapore Greece (2002-04-15) 15 April 2002 Singapore NFA U16 2018 2020
Players loaned out / placed on injury list / left during season
Nasrul Taib U23 Singapore (1997-10-10) 10 October 1997 Singapore Tiong Bahru FC 2020 2020
13 Gilson Varela Cape VerdePortugal (1990-05-12) 12 May 1990 Portugal Castelo Branco (T3) 2020 2020
13 Joshua Pereira U23 Singapore (1997-10-10) 10 October 1997 Singapore Young Lions FC 2020 2020
19 Noor Ariff U23 Singapore (1998-09-06) 6 September 1998 Youth Team 2017 2020
24 Panagiotis Linardos Greece (1991-08-07) 7 August 1991 Greece Panachaiki F.C. (T2) 2020 2020

U19
No. Name Nationality Date of Birth (Age) Previous Club Contract Since Contract End
Goalkeepers
59 Dylan Christopher Goh U19 Singapore (2002-03-07) 7 March 2002 Singapore Singapore Sports School 2020 2020
64 Dylan Pereira U19 Singapore (2000-07-31) 31 July 2000 Singapore GFA Victoria FC 2020 2020
Defenders
58 Badrul Amin Noh U23 Singapore (2002-02-12) 12 February 2002 Youth Team 2021 2021
68 Ilhan Noor U19 Singapore (2002-12-19) 19 December 2002 Youth Team 2019 2020
Midfielders
55 Danish Qayyum U19 Singapore (2002-02-02) 2 February 2002 Youth Team 2019 2020
49 Furqan Raoff U19 Singapore Youth Team 2019 2020
Forwards
70 Danish Haziq U19 Singapore (2002-06-12) 12 June 2002 Youth Team 2019 2020

Coaching staff

[1]

PositionName Ref.
ChairmanSingapore Thomas Gay [2]
General ManagerSingapore Leonard Koh [3]
Head coachSingapore Mohd Noor Ali [4]
Assistant coachSingapore Khidhir Khamis [5]
Fitness coachSingapore Muzhaffar Shah
Goalkeeping coachSingapore Shahril Jantan
Team ManagerSingapore
PhysiotherapistSingapore
Sports TrainerSingapore Daniel Feriza
KitmanSingapore Abdul Latiff

Transfers

In
Position Player Transferred From Ref
GK Singapore Dylan Christopher Goh Singapore Young Lions FC
DF Singapore Nurullah Hussein Singapore Balestier Khalsa [6]
DF Kyrgyzstan Kamolidin Tashiev Kyrgyzstan FC Abdysh-Ata Kant [7]
MF Singapore Joshua Pereira Singapore Young Lions FC [8]
MF SingaporeIndonesia Nur Luqman Singapore Young Lions FC [8]
MF Greece Panagiotis Linardos Greece Panachaiki F.C. (Tier 2) 1 Year deal signed 2019 [9]
FW Singapore Khairul Nizam Singapore Warriors FC [10]
FW Cape VerdePortugal Gilson Varela Portugal Sport Benfica e Castelo Branco (Tier 3) [11]
FW Singapore Iqbal Hussain Singapore Hougang United [12]

Note 1: Gilson Varela left the club before season start due to personal reason.

Out
Position Player Transferred To Ref
DF Singapore Anders Aplin Singapore Hougang United 1 year contract signed in 2019 [13]
DF Singapore Jufri Taha Singapore Balestier Khalsa Free [14]
DF Singapore Danish Irfan Singapore Young Lions FC Free
MF Singapore Syahiran Miswan
MF Singapore Bryan Tan
MF Singapore Asshukrie Wahid
FW Singapore Shawal Anuar Singapore Hougang United 2 years deal signed in 2019 [15]
FW Singapore Ifwat Ismail NS till 2021
FW New Zealand Matthew Palmer New Zealand Eastern Suburbs AFC
FW Singapore Fikri Junaidi Singapore Young Lions FC Season loan
FW Cape VerdePortugal Gilson Varela Portugal Sporting Clube de São João de Ver [16]

Extension / Retained
Position Player Ref
Coach Singapore Mohd Noor Ali 3 years extension
GK Singapore Zainol Gulam [17]
GK Singapore Hairul Syirhan [17]
DF Singapore Shahrin Saberin [17]
DF Singapore Darren Teh [17]
DF Japan Yuki Ichikawa [17]
MF Singapore Noor Ariff [18]
MF Singapore Umar Ramle [18]
MF Singapore Firdaus Kasman [18]
MF Singapore Christopher van Huizen [18]
MF NetherlandsRepublic of Ireland Barry Maguire [19]
FW SingaporeIndonesia Amy Recha [18]
FW Singapore Fareez Farhan [18]
Position Player Ref
DF Singapore Harith Kanadi [17]
MF Singapore Azri Suhaili [18]
FW SingaporeGreece Zikos Vasileios Chua [20]

Trial (In)
Position Player Trial From Ref
MF India Jayan Varghese Singapore Jungfrau Punggol FC

Trial (Out)
Position Player Trial With Ref
MF NetherlandsRepublic of Ireland Barry Maguire Malaysia Penang FA [21]

In
Position Player Transferred From Ref
MF Singapore Nasrul Taib Singapore Tiong Bahru FC [22]
MF Singapore Safirul Sulaiman Singapore Tampines Rovers Undisclosed [23]
DF Singapore Adam Hakeem Free Agent [24]

Out
Position Player Transferred To Ref
MF Greece Panagiotis Linardos Greece Diagoras F.C. [25]
MF Singapore Joshua Pereira Singapore SAFSA NS till 2022 [26]
MF Singapore Noor Ariff Singapore SAFSA NS till 2022 [26]
MF Singapore Nasrul Taib [22]

Friendlies

Pre-season friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss

11 January 2020 (2020-01-11) 1 Siglap FC Singapore 1-4 Singapore Geylang International Turf City Pitch 2
Amirul Naim Shahruddin
Nur Luqman
Amy Recha
18 January 2020 (2020-01-18) 2 Geylang International Singapore 2-0 Singapore SAFSA Our Tampines Hub
Christopher van Huizen
Gilson Varela
23 January 2020 (2020-01-23) 3 Geylang International Singapore 0-3 Singapore Young Lions FC Our Tampines Hub
8 February 2020 (2020-02-08) 4 Tanjong Pagar United Singapore 4-0 Singapore Geylang International Jurong West Stadium
9 February 2020 (2020-02-09) 5 Perak FA Malaysia 4-0 Singapore Geylang International Jurong West Stadium
Shahrel Fikri 19' 56' 64' (pen)
Careca 50' (pen)
12 February 2020 (2020-02-12) 6 Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C. II Malaysia 3-1 Singapore Geylang International Johor, Malaysia

Fernando Rodríguez 42'
Amirul Husani 65'
Liridon Krasniqi 69' (pen)		 Khairul Nizam 50' Stadium: Larkin Stadium

Tour of Malaysia
29 January 2020 (2020-01-29) Friendly Selangor FA Malaysia 5-1 Singapore Geylang International Selangor
Ifedayo Olusegun
Sandro
Syazwan Zainon
Sean Selvaraj		 Panagiotis Linardos Stadium: Selayang Stadium
31 January 2020 (2020-01-31) Friendly Selangor FA II Malaysia 6-1 Singapore Geylang International Selangor
Harith haikal
Dani Armin
Farid Ashraf
Bajram Nebihi
Sharvin 		Fareez Farhan Stadium: Selayang Stadium

Tour of Indonesia
23 February 2020 (2020-02-23) Friendly Persija Jakarta Indonesia 3-1 Singapore Geylang International Jakarta
Osvaldo Haay 6'
Marko Šimić 50'
Heri Susanto 82'		 Panagiotis Linardos 69' (pen) Stadium: Gelora Bung Karno Stadium

Team statistics

Appearances and goals
As of 29 September 2018.
No. Pos. Player Sleague Singapore Cup Total
Apps. Goals Apps. Goals Apps. Goals
1GK Singapore Hairul Syirhan 9(2)000110
2DF Singapore Shahrin Saberin 5(2)10071
3DF Singapore Adam Hakeem 6(1)00070
4DF Singapore Nurullah Hussein 100010
5DF Singapore Darren Teh 14100141
6MF SingaporeIndonesia Nur Luqman 10000100
7FW SingaporeIndonesia Amy Recha 5(7)200122
8MF NetherlandsRepublic of Ireland Barry Maguire 13300133
9FW Singapore Khairul Nizam 5(4)40094
10FW Singapore Fareez Farhan 6(4)100101
11DF Singapore Harith Kanadi 13000130
14FW Singapore Iqbal Hussain 4(10)200142
15DF Kyrgyzstan Kamolidin Tashiev 3(2)00050
16MF Singapore Umar Ramle 6(2)00080
17MF Singapore Firdaus Kasman 13000130
18MF Singapore Azri Suhaili 300030
20FW SingaporeGreece Zikos Vasileios Chua 3(2)00050
21DF Japan Yuki Ichikawa 14000140
22MF Singapore Christopher van Huizen 8(5)200132
23GK Singapore Wayne Chew 100010
25GK Singapore Zainol Gulam 400040
28MF Singapore Safirul Sulaiman 1(4)00050
Players who have played this season but had left the club or on loan to other club
13MF Singapore Joshua Pereira 300030
19MF Singapore Noor Ariff 200020
24MF Greece Panagiotis Linardos 1(1)00020

Competitions

Overview
Competition Record
P W D L GF GA GD Win %

Singapore Premier League
Main article: 2020 Singapore Premier League

  Win   Draw   Loss

29 February 2020 (2020-02-29) 1 Albirex Niigata (S) Singapore 4-0 Singapore Geylang International Jurong East Stadium
Reo Nishiguchi 40'
Ryosuke Nagasawa 52'
Tomoyuki Doi 59' (pen)
Ryoya Tanigushi 74'
Gareth LowYellow card 38'
Rio SakumaYellow card 75'		 Report Fareez FarhanRed card 49'
Shahrin SaberinRed card 59'
Joshua PereiraYellow card 28'
Iqbal HussainYellow card 75'		 Attendance: 2,522
Referee: Muhammad Zulfiqar
Man of the Match: Japan Reo Nishiguchi
11 March 2020 (2020-03-11) 2 Geylang International Singapore 3-0 Singapore Young Lions FC Our Tampines Hub
Iqbal Hussain 18' 57'
Khairul Nizam 75'
Noor AriffYellow card 44'
Firdaus KasmanYellow card 45'
Barry MaguireYellow card 72'
Joshua PereiraYellow card 83'		 Report Jacob MahlerYellow card 88' Attendance: 1,178
Referee: Nathan Chan
Man of the Match: Singapore Iqbal Hussain
15 March 2020 (2020-03-15) 3 Hougang United Singapore 1-2 Singapore Geylang International Hougang Stadium
Shawal Anuar 81'
Anders AplinYellow card 44'		 Report Christopher van Huizen 15' 49'
Firdaus KasmanYellow card 65'
Joshua PereiraYellow card 90+4'		 Attendance: 0 [note 1]
Referee: Farhan Mohd
Man of the Match: Singapore Christopher van Huizen
18 October 2020 (2020-10-18) 4 (Rescheduled) [note 2] Lion City Sailors Singapore 4-0 Singapore Geylang International Bishan Stadium
Stipe Plazibat 7' 85'
Song Ui-young 45+5' (pen)
Shahril Ishak 90'
Naqiuddin EunosYellow card 66'
Tajeli SalamatYellow card 78'		 Report Zainol GulamRed card 45' Attendance: 0 [note 1]
Referee: Farhan Mohd
Man of the Match: Croatia Stipe Plazibat
24 October 2020 (2020-10-24) 5 (Rescheduled) [note 2] Geylang International Singapore 2-3 Singapore Balestier Khalsa Our Tampines Hub
khairul Nizam 33'Yellow card 50'
Barry Maguire 90+4'
Hairul Syirhan 80' (o.g.)Yellow card 45'		 Report Kristijan Krajcek 60'
Hazzuwan Halim 66'
Ahmad SyahirYellow card 38'
Keshav KumarYellow card 58'		 Attendance: 0 [note 1]
Referee: Lim Liang Yi
Man of the Match: Croatia Kristijan Krajcek
4 November 2020 (2020-11-04) 6 (Rescheduled) [note 2] Tanjong Pagar United Singapore 0-3 [27] Singapore Geylang International Jurong East Stadium
Raihan RahmanYellow card 44' Report Khairul Nizam 61' Attendance: 0 [note 1]
Referee: Muhammad Taqi
Man of the Match: Singapore Khairul Nizam
7 November 2020 (2020-11-07) 7 (Rescheduled) [note 2] Geylang International Singapore 1-1 Singapore Tampines Rovers Our Tampines Hub
Khairul Nizam 22'
Firdaus KasmanYellow card 39'
Adam HakeemYellow card 41' Yellow-red card 54'
Barry MaguireYellow card 80'
Hairul SyirhanYellow card 90+4'		 Report Boris Kopitović 12'
Jordan WebbYellow card 71'
Irwan ShahYellow card 85'
Yasir HanapiYellow card 90'		 Attendance: 0 [note 1]
Referee: Farhan Mohd
Man of the Match: Singapore Khairul Nizam
13 November 2020 (2020-11-13) 8 (Rescheduled) [note 2] Geylang International Singapore 0-1 Singapore Albirex Niigata (S) Our Tampines Hub
Yuki IchikawaYellow card 3'
Kamolidin TashievYellow card 21'
Barry MaguireYellow card 90+1'		 Report Tomoyuki Doi 10'
Ryoya TanigushiYellow card 78'
Kotaro TakedaYellow card 90'		 Attendance: 0 [note 1]
Referee: Ahmad A'Qashah
Man of the Match: Japan Tomoyuki Doi
17 November 2020 (2020-11-17) 9 (Rescheduled) [note 2] Geylang International Singapore 2-1 Singapore Tanjong Pagar United Our Tampines Hub
Shahrin Saberin 23'
Fareez Farhan 69'
Harith KanadiYellow card 90'		 Report Luiz Júnior 80'
Takahiro TanakaYellow card 12'		 Attendance: 0 [note 1]
Referee: Juherman Zaiton
Man of the Match: Netherlands Barry Maguire
21 November 2020 (2020-11-21) 10 (Rescheduled) [note 2] Geylang International Singapore 2-0 Singapore Hougang United Our Tampines Hub
Barry Maguire 42'
Amy Recha 59'
Yuki IchikawaYellow card 30'
Firdaus KasmanYellow card 83'		 Report Nazrul NazariYellow card 90+1' Attendance: 0 [note 1]
Referee: Jansen Foo
Man of the Match: Netherlands Barry Maguire
25 November 2020 (2020-11-25) 11 (Rescheduled) [note 2] Geylang International Singapore 0-3 Singapore Lion City Sailors F.C. Our Tampines Hub
Harith KanadiYellow card 52' Report Song Ui-young 71'
Gabriel Quak 86'
Kaishu Yamazaki 90+1'
Arshad ShamimYellow card 49'		 Attendance: 0 [note 1]
Referee: Syarqawi Buhari
Man of the Match: Japan Kaishu Yamazaki
28 November 2020 (2020-11-28) 12 (Rescheduled) [note 2] Balestier Khalsa Singapore 2-0 Singapore Geylang International Bishan Stadium
Kristijan Krajcek 48'
Hazzuwan Halim 58'
R AaravinYellow card 37'
Shuhei HoshinoYellow card 90'		 Report Yuki IchikawaYellow card 34'
Christopher van HuizenYellow card 82'		 Attendance: 0 [note 1]
Referee: Muhammad Zulfiqar
Man of the Match: Singapore R Aaravin
2 December 2020 (2020-12-02) 13 (Rescheduled) [note 2] Young Lions FC Singapore 1-2 Singapore Geylang International Jurong West Stadium
Zamani Zamri 80' (pen)
Syed AkmalYellow card 45+3'
Harhys StewartYellow card 66'
Ilhan FandiYellow card 70'		 Report Darren Teh 51'Yellow card 81'
Amy Recha 86' (pen)
Iqbal HussainYellow card 19'
Azri SuhailiYellow card 21'
Christopher van HuizenYellow card 61'
Khairul NizamRed card 61'		 Attendance: 0 [note 1]
Referee: Y. Sathyakumar
Man of the Match: Singapore Christopher van Huizen
5 December 2020 (2020-12-05) 14 (Rescheduled) [note 2] Tampines Rovers Singapore 1-1 Singapore Geylang International Our Tampines Hub
Andrew AwYellow card 44'
Baihakki Khaizan 79'Yellow card 66'		 Report Barry Maguire 24'
Firdaus KasmanYellow card 34'Red card 90+7'
Amy RechaYellow card 61'
Umar AkhbarYellow card 78'
Darren TehYellow card 87'
Hairul SyirhanYellow card 90+1'		 Attendance: 0 [note 1]
Referee: Ahmad A'Qashah
Man of the Match: Singapore Baihakki Khaizan

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Albirex Niigata (S)[lower-alpha 1] (C) 14 10 2 2 32 14 +18 32
2 Tampines Rovers 14 8 5 1 27 11 +16 29 Qualification for AFC Champions League group stage
3 Lion City Sailors 14 8 3 3 44 18 +26 27 Qualification for AFC Cup group stage
4 Geylang International 14 6 2 6 18 22 −4 20
5 Balestier Khalsa 14 5 4 5 22 28 −6 19
6 Hougang United 14 4 3 7 19 24 −5 15
7 Young Lions[lower-alpha 1] 14 3 0 11 12 38 −26 9
8 Tanjong Pagar United 14 0 5 9 14 33 −19 5
Source: Singapore Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of wins
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. The foreign club – Albirex Niigata (S) – as well as the Football Association of Singapore (FAS) under-21 team, Young Lions, are ineligible for any AFC competition spots.

Singapore Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss

See also

Notes
  1. Due to Covid 19, this match is played behind closed door.
  2. The match is postponed following the coronavirus pandemic.

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