2017 Warriors FC season

The 2017 season is Warriors' 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.

Warriors
2017 season
ChairmanSingapore Philip Lam Tin Sing
Head coachSingapore Razif Onn
StadiumChoa Chu Kang Stadium
S.LeagueNot started
Singapore CupNot started
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Squad edit

S.League squad edit

As of 24 February 2017.
Squad No. Name Nationality Date of Birth (Age) Previous Club
Goalkeepers
1 Jasper Chan   (1988-11-07) 7 November 1988 (age 35)  Eunos Crescent (NFL)
18 Zainol Gulam   (1992-02-04) 4 February 1992 (age 32) Youth Team
22 Hyrulnizam Juma'at   (1986-11-14) 14 November 1986 (age 37)  Home United
Defenders
2 Zulfadli Zainal   (1988-04-26) 26 April 1988 (age 36)  Tampines Rovers
3 Syaqir Sulaiman   (1986-08-12) 12 August 1986 (age 37)  Hougang United
4 Hafiz Osman   (1984-02-15) 15 February 1984 (age 40)  Geylang International
5 Kento Fukuda   (1990-05-15) 15 May 1990 (age 33)  Geylang International
13 Baihakki Khaizan   (1984-01-31) 31 January 1984 (age 40)  Johor Darul Ta'zim II F.C.
20 Ang Zhiwei   (1989-08-02) 2 August 1989 (age 34)  Home United
24 Ho Wai Loon   (1993-08-20) 20 August 1993 (age 30)  Balestier Khalsa
Midfielders
6 Ridhuan Muhammad   (1984-05-06) 6 May 1984 (age 39)  Tampines Rovers
7 Shaiful Esah   (1986-05-12) 12 May 1986 (age 37)  Tampines Rovers
8 Emmeric Ong   (1991-01-25) 25 January 1991 (age 33)  LionsXII
11 Fazli Jaffar   (1983-05-09) 9 May 1983 (age 40)  Hougang United
14 Poh Yi Feng   (1986-11-15) 15 November 1986 (age 37)  Balestier Khalsa
17 Shahril Ishak   (1984-01-23) 23 January 1984 (age 40)  Johor Darul Ta'zim II F.C.
19 Hafiz Nor   (1988-08-22) 22 August 1988 (age 35)  Geylang International
21 Firdaus Kasman   (1988-01-24) 24 January 1988 (age 36)  Young Lions FC
23 Suria Prakash   (1993-12-23) 23 December 1993 (age 30)  SAFSA
25 Sharin Majid   (1995-03-31) 31 March 1995 (age 29) Youth Team
Strikers
9 Andrei Ciolacu   (1992-08-09) 9 August 1992 (age 31)  ASA 2013 Târgu Mureș
10 Jordan Webb   (1988-03-24) 24 March 1988 (age 36)  Tampines Rovers
12 Samuel Benjamin   (1995-03-31) 31 March 1995 (age 29)  Yishun Sentek Mariners (NFL Club)
15 Fadhil Noh   (1989-03-04) 4 March 1989 (age 35)  Balestier Khalsa
16 Nur Asyidiq   (1993-09-01) 1 September 1993 (age 30)  Yishun Sentek Mariners (NFL Club)

Prime League squad edit

As of 24 February 2017.
Squad No. Name Nationality Date of Birth (Age) Previous Club
Goalkeepers
36 Bryan Quek   (1995-06-05) 5 June 1995 (age 28) Free Agent
40 Mukundan Maran   (1996-04-23) 23 April 1996 (age 28) Free Agent
Defenders
30 Fazli Shafie   (1997-06-06) 6 June 1997 (age 26) Free Agent
33 Bryan Tan Yu Ru   (1996-05-07) 7 May 1996 (age 27)  Tampines Rovers Prime League
34 Hariz Zulkefli  
38 Aniq Iskandar   (1996-10-30) 30 October 1996 (age 27)   Prime League
48 Daniel Shafiq     NFA U18
Midfielders
27 Gautam Selvamany    Tampines Rovers Prime League
29 Andin Addie   (1997-01-30) 30 January 1997 (age 27)   NFA U17
32 Danial Zulkifli   (1999-05-19) 19 May 1999 (age 24)   Prime League
42 Suhairi Sabri   (1995-04-23) 23 April 1995 (age 29)   Prime League
43 Syahmi Zuhaily   (1997-06-25) 25 June 1997 (age 26)
44 Mikhail Ramdan   (1997-02-22) 22 February 1997 (age 27)   NFA U18
Strikers
26 Clay Silvas   (1998-03-07) 7 March 1998 (age 26)  Sacramento Republic FC U18
28 Gerald Gwee    Tampines Rovers Prime League
31 A Pavithran   (1996-05-23) 23 May 1996 (age 27)  Balestier Khalsa Prime League

Coaching staff edit

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 edit

Pre-season transfers edit

Source[1]

In edit

Position Player Transferred From Ref
GK  Hyrulnizam Juma'at  Home United
DF   Ang Zhiwei   Home United
DF   Ho Wai Loon   Balestier Khalsa
DF   Baihakki Khaizan   Johor Darul Ta'zim II [2]
DF   Zulfadhli Emran   Bishan Barx FC (NFL Club)
DF   Sharin Majid Prime League
MF   Shahril Ishak   Johor Darul Ta'zim II [2]
MF   Firdaus Kasman   Young Lions
FW   Fadhil Noh   Balestier Khalsa
FW   Samuel Benjamin   Yishun Sentek Mariners FC (NFL Club)
FW   Nur Asyidiq   Yishun Sentek Mariners FC (NFL Club)
FW   Jordan Webb   Tampines Rovers
FW   Clay Silvas   Sacramento Republic FC U18
FW   Joël Tshibamba   FC Koper

Out edit

Position Player Transferred To Ref
GK   Yazid Yasin   Gymkhana FC (NFL Division 2)
GK   Shahul Rayyan   SAFSA (NFL Division 1)
DF   Madhu Mohana   Tampines Rovers [3]
DF   Ismail Yunos Retired
DF   Jeremy Chiang Released
MF   Ignatius Ang   SAFSA (NFL Division 1)
MF   Andy Ahmad   SAFSA (NFL Division 1)
MF   Hafsyar Farkhan   Tiong Bahru FC (NFL Division 1)
MF   Hafiz Rahim   Tampines Rovers [4]
MF   Hafiz Sulaiman   Young Lions FC
FW   Jonathan Behe   Sabah [5]
FW   Nikola Rak   NK Lučko
FW   Marijan Šuto   Home United To Prime League

Mid-season transfer edit

In edit

Position Player Transferred From Ref
MF   Suria Prakash   SAFSA (NFL Club)
FW   Andrei Ciolacu   ASA 2013 Târgu Mureș

Out edit

Position Player Transferred To Ref
FW   Joël Tshibamba
DF   Zulfadhli Emran

Friendlies edit

Pre-season friendlies edit

  Win   Draw   Loss

Asia Clubs Pre-season Championship 2017 edit

In season friendlies edit

15 March 2017 Friendly Warriors FC  v  Albirex Niigata U18 Choa Chu Kang Stadium
11 September 2017 Friendly Warriors FC  2-4  JDT II Choa Chu Kang Stadium
Amer Saidin  3' (o.g)
Shaiful Esah  39'
Emmeric Ong  10' (0.g)
Rozaimi Abdul Rahman  53'
Nicolás Fernández  59' (pen)
Che Rashid Che Halim  61'

Post season friendlies edit

24 November 2017 Friendly Warriors FC  0-4  Negeri Sembilan FA Choa Chu Kang Stadium

Team statistics edit

Appearances and goals 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   Jasper Chan 4 0 0 0 1 0 5 0
2 DF   Zulfadli Zainal Abidin 10 0 1 0 3(1) 0 14(1) 0
3 DF   Syaqir Sulaiman 13(4) 0 1 0 3(1) 0 17(5) 0
4 DF   Hafiz Osman 12(1) 0 1 0 2 0 15(1) 0
5 DF   Kento Fukuda 24 2 1 0 5 0 30 2
6 MF   Ridhuan Muhammad 8(10) 2 1 0 1(2) 0 10(12) 2
7 MF   Shaiful Esah 6(5) 1 0 0 2(3) 0 8(8) 1
8 MF   Emmeric Ong 18(1) 0 1 0 4 1 23(1) 1
9 FW   Andrei Ciolacu 10(1) 3 0 0 5 4 18(1) 7
10 FW   Jordan Webb 20(2) 7 0 0 5 1 25(2) 8
11 MF   Fazli Jaffar 7(5) 0 0(1) 0 2 0 9(6) 0
13 DF   Baihakki Khaizan 19(1) 0 1 0 3 0 24(1) 0
14 MF   Poh Yi Feng 4(6) 0 0(1) 0 1 0 5(7) 0
15 FW   Fadhil Noh 6(7) 0 0 0 1(1) 0 7(8) 0
16 FW   Nur Asyidiq 0(1) 0 0 0 0 0 0(1) 0
17 MF   Shahril Ishak (captain) 23(1) 10 1 0 4 4 28(1) 14
18 GK   Zainol Gulam 5(1) 0 0 0 0 0 5(1) 0
19 MF   Hafiz Nor 17(4) 2 1 1 2(2) 0 20(6) 3
20 DF   Ang Zhiwei 6 0 0 0 1 0 7 0
21 MF   Firdaus Kasman 11(3) 0 0 0 1(2) 0 12(5) 0
22 GK   Hyrulnizam Juma'at 15 0 1 0 3 0 19 0
23 DF   Suria Prakash 3 1 0 0 0 0 3 1
24 DF   Ho Wai Loon 16(2) 0 0 0 5 1 21(2) 1
25 DF   Sharin Majid 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 FW   Clay Silvas 0 0 0(1) 0 0 0 0 0
32 FW   Danial Zulkifli 0 0 0 0 0(1) 0 0(1) 0
38 MF   Aniq Iskandar 0 0 0 0 0(1) 0 0(1) 0
40 GK   Mukundan Maran 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Players who have played this season but had left the club or on loan to other club
9 FW   Joël Tshibamba 7(1) 4 1 0 0 0 8(1) 4
23 DF   Zulfadhli Emran 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Competitions edit

Overview edit

Competition Record
P W D L GF GA GD Win %
S.League 21 8 6 7 29 29 +0 038.10
Singapore Cup 1 0 0 1 1 4 −3 000.00
League Cup 5 2 1 2 11 9 +2 040.00
Total !

S.League edit

  Win   Draw   Loss

28 February 2017 (2017-02-28) Round 1 Balestier Khalsa   1-2   Warriors FC Toa Payoh Stadium
Raihan Rahman  27(P)'  77'
Fadli Kamis  24'
Hanafi Salleh  57'
Huzaifa Aziz  61'
Jordan Webb  49(P)'
Shaiful Esah  88'  26'
Ridhuan Muhamad  23'
Hafiz Osman  34'
Attendance: 1,975
Referee: G Letchman
10 March 2017 (2017-03-10) Round 2 Warriors FC   1-1   Geylang International Choa Chu Kang Stadium
Kento Fukuda  55'
Jasper Chan  81'
Víctor Coto Ortega  77'
Isa Halim  45'
Víctor Coto Ortega  66'
Attendance: 1,681
Referee: Farhad Mohd
1 April 2017 (2017-04-01) Round 3 Tampines Rovers   0-1   Warriors FC Jurong West Stadium
Ismadi Mukhtar  42' Report Jordan Webb  28'
Baihakki Khaizan  22'
Hafiz Osman  45'
Referee: G Letchman
8 April 2017 (2017-04-08) Round 4 Warriors FC   4-3   Young Lions Choa Chu Kang Stadium
Joël Tshibamba  46,90'  90'
Shahril Ishak  82'
Jordan Webb  87'
Syaqir Sulaiman  13'
Baihakki Khaizan  63'
Poh Yi Feng  66'
Muhaimin Suhaimi  51'
Taufik Suparno  54' (pen)  78'
Jordan Chan  57'
Shahrin Saberin  79'
Zulqarnaen Suzliman  87'
Hami Syahin  87'
Attendance: 1,608
Referee: Sukhbir Singh
15 April 2017 (2017-04-15) Round 5 Brunei DPMM   3-5   Warriors FC Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium
Rafael Ramazotti  45,84'  74'
Billy Mehmet  62'
Najib Tarif  51'
Awangku Fakharazzi  70'
Report Jordan Webb  25,56'
Kento Fukuda  73'
Ridhuan Muhammad  82'
Joël Tshibamba  87'
Ho Wai Loon  48'
Emmeric Ong  54'
Referee: Jansen Foo
22 April 2017 (2017-04-22) Round 6 Warriors FC   2-2   Home United Choa Chu Kang Stadium
Shahril Ishak  81' (pen)  87'
Hyrulnizam Juma'at  5'
Firdaus Kasman  38'
Hafiz Osman  21'  70'
Joël Tshibamba  58'
Baihakki Khaizan  59'
Ho Wai Loon  79'
Stipe Plazibat  4' (pen)  47'
Sirina Camara  19'
Hariss Harun  28'
Afiq Yunos  80'
Faris Ramli  90'
Irfan Fandi  90'
Attendance: 2,368
Referee: Ahmad A'Qashah
29 April 2017 (2017-04-29) Round 7 Albirex Niigata (S)   4-2   Warriors FC Jurong East Stadium
Shoichiro Sakamoto  6'  28'
Tsubasa Sano  14,60'
Kento Nagasaki  52'  27'
Tomoki Menda  44'
Jordan Webb  67' (pen)
Shahril Ishak  77'
Baihakki Khaizan  19'
Poh Yi Feng  51'
Attendance: 2,255
Referee: Farhad Mohd
11 May 2017 (2017-05-11) Round 8 Warriors FC   0-2   Hougang United Choa Chu Kang Stadium
Jordan Webb  13'
Firdaus Kasman  20'
Syaqir Sulaiman  21'
Hafiz Osman  34'  88'  
Zulfadli Zainal Abidin  57'
Fumiya Kogure  53'
Fareez Farhan  90'
Nazrul Nazari  1'
Azhar Sairudin  13'
Attendance: 1,438
Referee: Farhad Mohamed
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
16 June 2017 (2017-06-16) Round 10 Geylang International   0-2   Warriors FC Jalan Besar Stadium
Amy Recha  77' Shahril Ishak  16'  20'
Baihakki Khaizan  12'
Fadhil Noh  34'
Attendance: 1,101
Referee: Sukhbir Singh
22 June 2017 (2017-06-22) Round 11 Warriors FC   0-1   Tampines Rovers Choa Chu Kang Stadium
Fazli Jaffar  40'
Zulfadli Zainal Abidin  82'
Shahdan Sulaiman  83' (pen)
Fazli Ayob  59'
Attendance: 1,528
Referee: G Letchman
28 June 2017 (2017-06-28) Round 12 Young Lions   0-0   Warriors FC Jalan Besar Stadium
Syaqir Sulaiman  75' Attendance: 1,337
Referee: W Ravisanthiran
2 July 2017 (2017-07-02) Round 13 Warriors FC   1-0   Brunei DPMM Choa Chu Kang Stadium
Ridhuan Muhamad  54'
Andrei Ciolacu 28
Zulfadli Zainal Abidin  41'
Firdaus Kasman  71'
Azwan Ali  31'
Vincent Salas  85'
Najib Tarif  90'
Attendance: 1,538
Referee: Ahmad A'Qashah
25 July 2017 (2017-07-25) Round 14 Home United   1-1   Warriors FC Jalan Besar Stadium
Irfan Fandi  12'
Hariss Harun  79'
Haziq Azman  85'
Shahril Ishak  45' (pen)
Baihakki Khaizan  25'
Syaqir Sulaiman  53'
Ho Wai Loon  25'
Kento Fukuda  83'
Attendance: 1,192
Referee: Sukhbir Singh
29 July 2017 (2017-07-29) Round 15 Warriors FC   1-2   Albirex Niigata (S) Choa Chu Kang Stadium
Andrei Ciolacu  45'
Kento Fukuda  34'
Emmeric Ong  62'
Baihakki Khaizan  83'
Kento Nagasaki  5'
Shuto Inaba  90'
Attendance: 1,598
Referee: Muhd Taqi
4 August 2017 (2017-08-04) Round 16 Hougang United   0-1   Warriors FC Jalan Besar Stadium
Shahril Ishak  6'
Hafiz Osman  58'
Andrei Ciolacu  61'
Attendance: 1,259
Referee: G Letchman
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
15 September 2017 (2017-09-15) Round 18 Warriors FC   0-2   Geylang International Choa Chu Kang Stadium
Shaiful Esah   3'
Andrei-Cosmin Ciolacu  16'
Syaqir Sulaiman  64'
Baihakki Khaizan  90'
Shahfiq Ghani  78'
Shawal Anuar  86'
Nor Azli Yusoff  23'
Anders Aplin   52'
Isa Halim  90'
Attendance: 1,828
Referee: Sukhbir Singh
20 September 2017 (2017-09-20) Round 19 Tampines Rovers   1-1   Warriors FC Jurong West Stadium
Hafiz Abu Sujad  15'
Fahrudin Mustafic  90'
Shahril Ishak  57' (pen)  45'
Baihakki Khaizan  64'
Hafiz Nor  72'
Syaqir Sulaiman   90'
Attendance: 1,325
Referee: W Ravisanthiran
14 October 2017 (2017-10-14) Round 20 Warriors FC   0-1   Young Lions Choa Chu Kang Stadium
Ho Wai Loon  90' Haiqal Pashia  63' Attendance: 1,608
Referee: W Ravisanthiran
21 October 2017 (2017-10-21) Round 21 Brunei DPMM   3-2   Warriors FC Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium
Azwan Ali Rahman  35,65'
Rafael Ramazotti  48'
Rosmin Kamis  29'
Azwan Saleh  76'
Hendra Azam  80'
Jordan Webb  24'
Shahril Ishak  81'
Baihakki Khaizan  66'
Fazli Jaffar  69'
Firdaus Kasman  88'
Referee: Jansen Foo
27 October 2017 (2017-10-27) Round 22 Warriors FC   2-1   Home United Choa Chu Kang Stadium
Andrei Ciolacu  27'  90'
Suria Prakash  36'
Ho Wai Loon  28'
Kento Fukuda  90'
Anumanthan Kumar  34'
Hariss Harun  49'
Hassan Sunny  90'
Referee: Farhad Mohamed
3 November 2017 (2017-11-03) Round 23 Albirex Niigata (S)   5-1   Warriors FC Jalan Besar Stadium
Tsubasa Sano  13' (pen)  16'  77'  87' (pen)
Shoichiro Sakamoto  62'
Shahril Ishak  42' (pen)
Hyrulnizam Juma'at  12'
Emmeric Ong  45'
Ho Wai Loon  56'
Andrei-Cosmin Ciolacu  86'
Referee: G Letchman
17 November 2017 (2017-11-17) Round 24 Warriors FC   1-1   Hougang United Choa Chu Kang Stadium
Hafiz Nor  39' Iqbal Hussain  17'
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
3 Home United 24 15 5 4 58 26 +32 50 Qualification to AFC Cup Group Stage
4 Geylang International 24 11 3 10 32 37 −5 36
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
Source: S.League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of wins

Singapore Cup edit

  Win   Draw   Loss

29 May 2017 (2017-05-29) Preliminary Round Warriors FC   1-4   Boeung Ket Angkor FC Choa Chu Kang Stadium
Hafiz Nor  78'
Baihakki Khaizan  61'  68'  
Report Esoh Paul Omogba  53'
Khoun Laboravy  55'  75'  84'
Hikaru Mizuno  39'
Referee: Nathan Chan

Singapore TNP League Cup edit

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

Group matches edit

  Win   Draw   Loss

7 July 2017 (2017-07-07) Group Stage M1 Warriors FC   4-3   Home United Choa Chu Kang Stadium
Andrei Ciolacu  22' (pen)  64'  68'
Jordan Webb  76'
Hyrulnizam Juma'at  34'
Fazli Jaffar  70'  79'  
Shaiful Esah  90'
Stipe Plazibat  6'
Iqram Rifqi  15'
Hariss Harun  34' (pen)
Juma'at Jantan  21'
Referee: Muhd Taqi
10 July 2017 (2017-07-10) Group Stage M2 Albirex Niigata (S)   2-0   Warriors FC Jurong East Stadium
Shoichiro Sakamoto  3'
Kento Nagasaki  41'
Baihakki Khaizan  43'
Andrei Ciolacu  51'
Firdaus Kasman  61'
Referee: Sukhbir Singh
13 July 2017 (2017-07-13) Group Stage M3 Hougang United   2-2   Warriors FC Hougang Stadium
Fareez Farhan  35'
Pablo Rodríguez  57'
Fabien Kwok  62'
Shahril Ishak  6'
Ho Wai Loon  41'
Referee: Muhd Syahir

Knock out Stage edit

18 July 2017 (2017-07-18) Semi-final Brunei DPMM   1–5   Warriors FC Jalan Besar Stadium
Vincent Salas   38'
Maududi Hilmi Kasmi   52'
Shahrazen Said   77'
Report Emmeric Ong   26'
Shahril Ishak   26', 44', 70' (pen)
Emmeric Ong   26'
Andrei Ciolacu   53'
Referee: Farhad Mohd

References edit

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