2016 Geylang International FC season

The 2016 S.League season is Geylang International's 21st season in the top flight of Singapore football and 42nd year in existence as a football club. The club will also compete in the Singapore League Cup and the Singapore Cup.

Geylang International FC
2016 season
ChairmanSingapore Ben Teng
CoachSingapore Hasrin Jailani
GroundBedok Stadium
S.League6th
Singapore CupQuarter-finals
League CupGroup Stage
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Squad edit

No. Name Nationality Position (s) Date of Birth (Age) Last Club
Goalkeepers
1 Hairul Syirhan   GK (1995-08-21) 21 August 1995 (age 28) Youth Team
12 Russell Santa Maria    GK (1996-10-24) 24 October 1996 (age 27)   Singapore Cubs
24 Syazwan Buhari   GK (1992-09-22) 22 September 1992 (age 31)   Young Lions FC
Defenders
2 Anders Eric Aplin   DF (1991-06-21) 21 June 1991 (age 32)   Singapore Recreation Club
3 Yuki Ichikawa   DF (1987-08-29) 29 August 1987 (age 36)   Albirex Niigata (S)
4 Isa Halim   DF (1986-05-15) 15 May 1986 (age 37)   Tampines Rovers
5 Shariff Abdul Samat   DF (1984-01-05) 5 January 1984 (age 40)   Tampines Rovers
6 Dhukhilan s/o Jeevamani   DF (1994-03-24) 24 March 1994 (age 30)   Young Lions FC
8 Daniel Bennett   DF (1978-01-07) 7 January 1978 (age 46)   Warriors FC
9 Faritz Abdul Hameed   DF (1990-01-16) 16 January 1990 (age 34)   LionsXII
18 Al-Qaasimy Rahman   DF (1992-01-21) 21 January 1992 (age 32)   LionsXII
Midfielders
7 Gabriel Quak   MF (1990-12-22) 22 December 1990 (age 33)   LionsXII
11 Safirul Sulaiman   MF (1992-10-12) 12 October 1992 (age 31)   Young Lions FC
14 Stanely Ng   MF (1992-05-27) 27 May 1992 (age 31)   Home United
19 Carlos Alberto Delgado   MF (1986-01-03) 3 January 1986 (age 38)   Hougang United
20 Nor Azli Yusoff   MF (1986-03-17) 17 March 1986 (age 38)   Tanjong Pagar United
22 Taufiq Ghani   MF (1989-11-19) 19 November 1989 (age 34)   Hougang United
25 Brandon Koh   MF (1995-04-22) 22 April 1995 (age 29) Youth Team
Forwards
10 Shahfiq Ghani   FW (1992-03-17) 17 March 1992 (age 32)   Young Lions FC
13 Indra Sahdan Daud   FW (1979-03-05) 5 March 1979 (age 45)   Tampines Rovers
16 Mark Hartmann    FW (1992-01-20) 20 January 1992 (age 32)   Global FC
17 Amy Recha   FW (1992-05-13) 13 May 1992 (age 31)   Young Lions FC
21 Shawal Anuar   FW (1991-04-29) 29 April 1991 (age 33)   Keppel Monaco FC
23 Sahil Suhaimi   FW (1992-07-08) 8 July 1992 (age 31)   LionsXII
Players who left during the club
15 Branko Čubrilo   FW (1988-05-20) 20 May 1988 (age 35)   BŠK Zmaj

Coaching staff edit

Position Name Ref.
Head coach   Hasrin Jailani
Assistant coach   Mohd Noor Ali
Goalkeeping coach   Sarong Naiket
Team manager   Aizat Ramli
Physiotherapist  
Kitman   Leonard Koh

Pre-Season Transfers edit

In edit

Position Player Transferred From Ref
DF   Faritz Abdul Hameed   LionsXII
GK   Russell Santa Maria   Geylang International U21
GK   Syazwan Buhari   Courts Young Lions
DF   Anders Eric Aplin   Singapore Recreation Club
DF   Isa Halim   Tampines Rovers
DF   Shariff Abdul Samat   Singapore Recreation Club
DF   Dhukhilan s/o Jeevamani   Geylang International U21
DF   Daniel Bennett   Warriors FC
DF   Al-Qaasimy Rahman   Courts Young Lions
MF   Gabriel Quak   LionsXII
MF   Safirul Sulaiman   Courts Young Lions
MF   Stanely Ng   Home United
MF   Carlos Delgado   Hougang United
MF   Taufiq Ghani   Hougang United
MF   Brandon Koh   Geylang International U21
FW   Shahfiq Ghani   Courts Young Lions
FW   Indra Sahdan Daud   Tampines Rovers
FW   Branko Čubrilo Free transfer
FW   Amy Recha   Courts Young Lions
FW   Sahil Suhaimi   LionsXII

Out edit

Position Player Transferred To Ref
DF   Khairulnizam Jumahat   Hougang United
DF   Anaz Hadee Released
DF   Syed Thaha Retired
MF   Tatsuro Inui   Albirex Niigata (S)
GK   Farhan Amin Retired
MF   Huzaifah Aziz   Hougang United
FW   Jozef Kapláň   Hougang United
GK   Yazid Yasin   Warriors FC
FW   Bruno Castanheira   F.C. Gifu
DF   Sevki Sha'ban Retired
DF   Hafiz Osman   Warriors FC
DF   Kento Fukuda   Warriors FC
MF   Mustaqim Manzur Retired
MF   Hafiz Nor   Warriors FC
MF   Shah Hirul   Balestier Khalsa

Pre-season Friendlies edit

15 January 2016 Pre-Season Friendly Geylang International   9–0   Jungfrau Punggol Jalan Besar Stadium
17:00 GMT+8
20 January 2016 Pre-Season Friendly Police SA   0–6   Geylang International Jurong Stadium
19:30 GMT+8
26 January 2016 Pre-Season Friendly Johor Darul Takzim   2–1   Geylang International Larkin Stadium
20:45 GMT+8
3 February 2016 Pre-Season Friendly Geylang International   6–0   Happy Feet FC Bedok Stadium
17:00 GMT+8
6 February 2016 Pre-Season Friendly Geylang International   8–0   Singapore Cricket Club Bedok Stadium
17:00 GMT+8

Competition edit

S.League edit

Round 1 edit

15 February 2016 1 Tampines Rovers   3–3   Geylang International Jurong West Stadium
19:30 GMT+8 Jordan Webb   13'
Shakir Hamzah   29'
Billy Mehmet   34'
Noh Rahman   59'  
Yasir Hanapi   86'   89'  
Report Amy Recha   35'
Carlos Alberto Delgado   55'
Nor Azli   65'
Stanely Ng   79'
Taufiq Ghani   83'
Attendance: 2,930
Referee: Sukhbir Singh
20 February 2016 2 Geylang International   1–1   Brunei DPMM Bedok Stadium
19:30 GMT+8 Yuki Ichikawa   20'
Stanely Ng   25'
Branko Cubrilo   45'
Amy Recha   70'  
Sahil Suhaimi   76'
Al-Qaasimy Rahman   89'
Report Rafael Ramazotti   77' Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Muhd Taqi
25 February 2016 3 Garena Young Lions   0–2   Geylang International Jalan Besar Stadium
19:30 GMT+8 Firdaus Kasman   37'
Adam Swandi   56'
Report Branko Čubrilo   15'
Faritz Hameed   66'
Stanely Ng   84'
Attendance: 2,416
Referee: Nathan Chan
3 March 2016 4 Geylang International   0–0   Balestier Khalsa Bedok Stadium
19:30 GMT+8 Safirul Sulaiman   26'
Branko Cubrilo   40'
Shariff Samat   86'
Report Fazli Ayob   25' Attendance: 1,811
Referee: Jansen Foo
10 March 2016 5 Geylang International   0–0   Albirex Niigata (S) Bedok Stadium
19:30 GMT+8 Sahil Suhaimi   55'
Shawal Anuar   90'
Report Tomoki Menda   90' Attendance: 2,139
Referee: Sukhbir Singh
1 April 2016 6 Geylang International   2–2   Warriors Jalan Besar Stadium
19:45 GMT+8 Branko Čubrilo   4'
Al-Qaasimy Rahman   31'
Faritz Hameed   43'
Gabriel Quak   50'
Carlos Delgado   86'   86'
Report Jonathan Béhé   16'
Syaqir Sulaiman   24'
Zulfadli Zainal Abidin   45'
Emmeric Ong   79'
Ridhuan Muhammad   89'
Attendance: 1,854
Referee: Farhad Mohd
7 April 2016 7 Hougang United   3–1   Geylang International Hougang Stadium
19:30 GMT+8 Nurhilmi Jasni   35'
Stipe Plazibat   54' (pen.)
Faiz Salleh   60'
Raihan Rahman   88'
Report Carlos Delgado   15' (pen.)
Stanely Ng   58'
Gabriel Quak   65'
Attendance: 1,537
Referee: Sukhbir Singh
15 April 2016 8 Geylang International   2–2   Home United Jalan Besar Stadium
19:45 GMT+8 Stanely Ng   24'
Amy Recha   46'
Report Ken Ilsø   15'
Al-Qaasimy Rahman   39' (o.g.)
Abdil Qaiyyim   87'
Attendance: 2,035
Referee: Jansen Foo

Round 2 edit

21 April 2016 9 Geylang International   0–1   Tampines Rovers Bedok Stadium
19:30 GMT+8 Safirul Sulaiman   32'
Shawal Anuar   73'
Carlos Delgado   77'
Al-Qaasimy Rahman   85'
Report Yasir Hanapi   28'
Izzdin Shafiq   67'
Fahrudin Mustafić   71'
Jermaine Pennant   85'
Attendance: 2,369
Referee: G. Letchman
30 April 2016 10 Brunei DPMM   1–2   Geylang International Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah Stadium
20:15 GMT+8 Helmi Zambin   31'
Rafael Ramazotti   66' (pen.)
Report Shawal Anuar   30'
Branko Čubrilo   56'
Faritz Hameed   65'   87'
Shariff Samat   77'
Daniel Bennett   78'
Referee: Ahmad A'Qashah
5 May 2016 11 Geylang International   3–1   Garena Young Lions Bedok Stadium
19:30 GMT+8 Carlos Delgado   3' (pen.)
Yuki Ichikawa   74'
Stanely Ng   77'
Gabriel Quak   88'
Report Fareez Farhan   52' (pen.)
Joshua Bernard Pereira   70'
Taufiq Muqminin   79'
Attendance: 1,331
Referee: G. Letchman
14 May 2016 12 Balestier Khalsa   1-3   Geylang International Toa Payoh Stadium
19:30 GMT+8
20 May 2016 13 Albirex Niigata (S)   2-0   Geylang International Jalan Besar Stadium
19:45 GMT+8
15 June 2016 14 Warriors   2-0   Geylang International Choa Chu Kang Stadium
20:00 GMT+8
18 June 2016 15 Geylang International   1-2   Hougang United Bedok Stadium
20:00 GMT+8
24 June 2016 16 Home United   1-2   Geylang International Jalan Besar Stadium
20:00 GMT+8

Round 3 edit

4 August 2016 17 Tampines Rovers   2-1   Geylang International Jurong West Stadium
19:30 GMT+8 Jordan Webb  21'
Billy Mehmet  40'
[1] Mark Hartmann  42' Referee: W. Ravisanthiran
11 August 2016 18 Geylang International   1-1   Brunei DPMM Bedok Stadium
19:30 GMT+8 Roberto Camarasa  5' [2] Azwan Ali Rahman  70'
18 August 2016 19 Garena Young Lions   0-2   Geylang International Jalan Besar Stadium
19:30 GMT+8 [3] Fashah Iskandar  50' (o.g)
Stanley Ng  82'
Referee: W. Ravisanthiran
25 August 2016 20 Geylang International   2-1   Balestier Khalsa Bedok Stadium
19:30 GMT+8 Mark Hartmann  45'
Sahil Suhaimi  90'
[4] Niko Tokić  42' (pen) Referee: Nathan Chan
22 September 2016 21 Albirex Niigata (S)   1-0   Geylang International Jurong East Stadium
19:30 GMT+8 Atsushi Shirota  76' [5] Referee: W. Ravisanthiran
14 October 2016 22 Geylang International   2-1   Warriors Jalan Besar Stadium
19:30 GMT+8 Amy Recha  73'
Sahil Suhaimi  76'
[6] Fazli Jaffar  52' Referee: Sukhbir Singh
20 October 2016 23 Hougang United   0-1   Geylang International Hougang Stadium
19:30 GMT+8 [7] Sahil Suhaimi  43' Referee: G. Letchman
27 October 2016 24 Geylang International   4-1   Home United Jalan Besar Stadium
19:30 GMT+8 Mark Hartmann  6'
Shafiq Ghani   68'
Gabriel Quak  83'
Daniel Bennett  90'
[8] Ken Ilsø  50' Referee: Jansen Foo
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
3   DPMM FC[a] 24 12 5 7 47 37 +10 41
4 Home United 24 11 4 9 50 42 +8 37 Qualification to AFC Cup Play-off Round
5 Geylang International 24 10 7 7 35 29 +6 37
6 Hougang United 24 9 5 10 35 39 −4 32
7 Warriors FC 24 7 7 10 39 39 0 28
Updated to match(es) played on 31 October 2016. Source: S.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 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 edit

28 May 2016 Preliminary Round Geylang International   2-1   Warriors Jalan Besar Stadium
19:45 GMT+8
28 June 2016 Quarter Finals Albirex Niigata Singapore   2-0   Geylang International Jurong East Stadium
19:30 GMT+8 Masaya Jitozono  1'
Kento Nagasaki  53'
Referee: G. Letchman
1 July 2016 Quarter Finals Geylang International   2-2   Albirex Niigata Singapore Bedok Stadium
19:30 GMT+8 Gabriel Quak  23'
Sahil Suhaimi  45'
Atsushi Kawata  65'  77' (pen) Referee: Sukhbir Singh

Geylang International lost 2-4 on aggregate.

Singapore TNP League Cup edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Albirex Niigata (S) 3 2 0 1 4 1 +3 6 Advance to semi-final
2 Home United 3 1 1 1 7 4 +3 4
3 Geylang International 3 1 1 1 3 7 −4 4
4 Balestier Khalsa 3 0 2 1 4 6 −2 2
Source: S.League

18 July 2016 Geylang International 0 – 5 Home United Bedok Stadium, Singapore
19:30 UTC+8 Details Shamil   21', 65'
Ilsø   44', 61'
Yeo   90'
Referee: Sukhbir Singh

Team statistics edit

Appearances edit

  • 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   Hairul Syirhan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 DF   Anders Eric Aplin 9 0 0 0 4 0 13 0
3 DF   Yuki Ichikawa 23 1 3 0 5 0 31 1
4 DF   Isa Halim 17 0 1 0 5 0 23 0
5 DF   Shariff Abdul Samat 18 0 2 0 4 0 24 0
6 DF   Dhukhilan s/o Jeevamani 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 MF   Gabriel Quak 23 4 3 0 0 0 26 4
8 DF   Daniel Bennett 22 1 3 0 0 0 25 1
9 DF   Faritz Abdul Hameed 22 2 3 1 0 0 25 3
10 FW   Shahfiq Ghani 6 1 0 0 1 0 7 1
11 MF   Safirul Sulaiman 16 0 3 0 0 0 19 3
12 GK   Russell Santa Maria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 FW   Indra Sahdan Daud 5 0 0 0 3 0 8 0
14 MF   Stanely Ng 20 3 2 0 4 0 26 0
16 FW   Mark Hartmann 5 3 2 1 5 4 12 8
17 FW   Amy Recha 17 4 0 0 0 0 17 4
18 DF   Al-Qaasimy Rahman 14 0 3 0 4 0 21 0
19 MF   Carlos Delgado 20 5 3 0 2 0 25 5
20 MF   Nor Azli Yusof 17 0 3 0 4 0 24 0
21 FW   Shawal Anuar 18 1 3 0 5 2 26 3
22 MF   Taufiq Ghani 3 0 0 0 4 0 7 0
23 FW   Sahil Suhaimi 21 5 3 0 0 0 24 5
24 GK   Syazwan Buhari 24 0 3 0 5 0 32 0
25 MF   Brandon Koh 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
27 MF   Farish Khan 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
28 MF   Roberto Camarasa 3 1 0 0 3 0 6 1
32 FW   Ifwat Ismail 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
34 MF   Umar Akhbar 0 0 0 0 5 0 5 0
35 FW   Prince Julien Jean Marie 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
37 MF   Hairy Jamal 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
41 MF   Noor Ariff 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
42 MF   J.Balakrishnan 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0
Players who have played this season but had left the club or on loan to other club
15 FW   Branko Čubrilo 11 3 1 0 0 0 0 0

Goalscorers edit

Rank Pos. No. Player S.League League Cup Singapore Cup Total
1 FW 17   Amy Recha 1 0 0 1
1 MF 19   Carlos Delgado 1 0 0 1
1 MF 14   Stanely Ng 1 0 0 1
1 FW 23   Sahil Suhaimi 1 0 0 1
1 DF 15   Branko Čubrilo 1 0 0 1
1 DF 9   Faritz Abdul Hameed 1 0 0 1
TOTALS 6 0 0 6

Disciplinary record edit

No. Pos. Name S.League League Cup Singapore Cup Total
               
1 GK   Hairul Syirhan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 DF   Anders Eric Aplin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 DF   Yuki Ichikawa 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
4 DF   Isa Halim 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 DF   Shariff Abdul Samat 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
6 DF   Dhukhilan s/o Jeevamani 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 MF   Gabriel Quak 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 DF   Daniel Bennett 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 DF   Faritz Abdul Hameed 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 FW   Shahfiq Ghani 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 MF   Safirul Sulaiman 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
12 GK   Russell Santa Maria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 FW   Indra Sahdan Daud 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 MF   Stanely Ng 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
15 FW   Branko Čubrilo 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
17 FW   Amy Recha 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
18 DF   Al-Qaasimy Rahman 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
19 MF   Carlos Delgado 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 MF   Nor Azli Yusoff 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
21 FW   Shawal Anuar 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
22 MF   Taufiq Ghani 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
23 FW   Sahil Suhaimi 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
24 GK   Syazwan Buhari 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 MF   Brandon Koh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0