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2018 Hougang United FC season

The 2018 season is Hougang United's 21st 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 Singapore Cup.

Hougang United
2018 season
ChairmanBill Ng
Head coachClement Teo
StadiumHougang Stadium
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Squad edit

S.League Squad edit

No. Name Nationality Date of Birth (Age) Previous Club
Goalkeepers
1 Zulfairuuz Rudy   (1994-05-22) 22 May 1994 (age 29)   Home United
13 Ridhuan Barudin >30   (1987-03-23) 23 March 1987 (age 37)   Tampines Rovers
18 Khairulhin Khalid   (1991-07-18) 18 July 1991 (age 32)   LionsXII
Defenders
2 Asraf Zahid U23   (1999-10-08) 8 October 1999 (age 24) Youth Team
3 Gerald Ting U23   (1999-03-03) 3 March 1999 (age 25) Youth Team
4 Ashrul Syafeeq   (1994-04-11) 11 April 1994 (age 30)   Balestier Khalsa
11 Nazrul Nazari   (1991-02-11) 11 February 1991 (age 33)   LionsXII
15 Illyas Lee U23   (1995-12-01) 1 December 1995 (age 28)   Young Lions FC
17 Faiz Salleh   (1992-07-17) 17 July 1992 (age 31)   Young Lions FC
32 Syaqir Sulaiman   (1986-08-12) 12 August 1986 (age 37)   Warriors FC
59 Jordan Nicolas Vestering U19     (2000-09-25) 25 September 2000 (age 23)   NFA U18
Midfielders
6 Syahiran Miswan   (1994-01-22) 22 January 1994 (age 30)   Home United
8 Jordan Chan U23   (1998-03-05) 5 March 1998 (age 26)   Young Lions FC
10 Stanely Ng   (1992-05-27) 27 May 1992 (age 31)   Geylang International
12 Fabian Kwok   (1989-03-17) 17 March 1989 (age 35)   Tampines Rovers
16 Justin Hui U23   (1998-02-17) 17 February 1998 (age 26) Youth Team
19 Nurhilmi Jasni >30   (1986-12-17) 17 December 1986 (age 37)   Balestier Khalsa
20 Muhaimin Suhaimi U23   (1995-02-20) 20 February 1995 (age 29)   Young Lions FC
Strikers
7 Fareez Farhan   (1994-07-29) 29 July 1994 (age 29)   Young Lions FC
9 Antonie Viterale     (1996-07-01) 1 July 1996 (age 27)   Hellas Verona
14 Iqbal Hussain   (1993-06-06) 6 June 1993 (age 30)   Young Lions FC
21 Syukri Bashir U23   (1998-04-11) 11 April 1998 (age 26) Youth Team
23 Amir Zalani U23   (1996-12-04) 4 December 1996 (age 27)   Home United
24 Shahfiq Ghani   (1992-03-17) 17 March 1992 (age 32)   Geylang International
25 Daniel Goh Ji Xiong U23   (1999-08-13) 13 August 1999 (age 24) Youth Team
26 Jang Jo-yoon   (1988-01-01) 1 January 1988 (age 36)   Gimpo Citizen FC
33 Fazrul Nawaz   (1985-04-17) 17 April 1985 (age 39)   Tampines Rovers
Players loaned out / placed on injury list / left during season
5 Adam Mitter   (1993-01-05) 5 January 1993 (age 31)   Ilocos United
22 Nasrul Taib U23   (1997-10-10) 10 October 1997 (age 26) Youth Team

U19 Team edit

No. Name Nationality Date of Birth (Age) Previous Club
Goalkeepers
Defenders
Midfielders
57 Nikesh Singh Sidhu U23     Home United Prime League
Strikers
Idraki Adnan   (1999-03-13) 13 March 1999 (age 25)   NFA U18

Coaching staff edit

2018[1]

Position Name Ref.
Head coach   Clement Teo
Assistant coach   Salim Moin
Head of Youth (COE)   Robin Chitrakar
U19 Coach   Winston Yap
U16 Coach   Han Yiguang
Fitness coach   Dirk Schauenberg
Goalkeeping coach   Lim Queen Cher
General Manager   Matthew Tay
Team manager   Clement Teo
Sports trainer   Thomas Pang
Sports trainer   Ryan Wang
Kitman   Wan Azlan

Transfers edit

Pre-season transfers edit

ln edit

Position Player Transferred from Ref
DF   Ashrul Syafeeq   Hougang United [2]
DF   Illyas Lee   Garena Young Lions [2]
DF   Adam Mitter   Ilocos United [3]
MF   Jordan Chan   Garena Young Lions [2]
MF   Muhaimin Suhaimi   Garena Young Lions 2 Years contract [2]
MF   Stanely Ng   Geylang International [2]
FW   Shahfiq Ghani   Geylang International 2 Years contract[4][5]

Out edit

Position Player Transferred To Ref
DF   Delwinder Singh   Warriors FC [6]
DF   Zulfahmi Arifin   Chonburi [7]
DF   Atsushi Shirota   Phnom Penh Crown FC [8][9]
DF   Amer Hakeem   Garena Young Lions Season loan [10]
DF   Ariyan Shamsuddin   Garena Young Lions Season loan [11]
DF   Wahyudi Wahid
DF   Ali Hudzafi
DF   Lionel Tan   SAFSA (NFL Club) Season loan
DF   Shaqi Sulaiman   Balestier Khalsa [12]
MF   Gareth Low Jun Kit   SAFSA (NFL Club) Season loan [2]
MF   Prakash Raj   Garena Young Lions Season loan [2]
MF   Fumiya Kogure   Geylang International [13]
MF   Azhar Sairudin   Geylang International [14]
MF   Fairoz Hasan   Geylang International [15]
MF   Afiq Noor   Tiong Bahru FC (NFL Club) [16]
FW   Pablo Rodríguez

Extension edit

Position Player Ref
GK   Ridhuan Barudin [17]
GK   Khairulhin Khalid 2 Years contract [18]
GK   Zulfairuuz Rudy [19]
DF   Faiz Salleh [20]
MF   Nurhilmi Jasni [21]
MF   Nazrul Nazari [22]
MF   Fabian Kwok [23]
MF   Syahiran Miswan [24]
FW   Iqbal Hussain 2 Years contract [25]
FW   Fareez Farhan [26]
FW   Amir Zalani [27]

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Position Player Ref
DF   Gerald Ting [28]
DF   Asraf Zahid [29]
MF   Justin Hui [30]
MF   Nasrul Taib [31]
FW   Syukri Bashir [32]
FW   Daniel Goh Ji Xiong [33]
FW   Antonie Viterale [34]

Trial edit

Position Player Trial @ Ref

Mid-season transfers edit

In edit

Position Player Transferred From Ref
DF   Syaqir Sulaiman   Tiong Bahru FC
FW   Fazrul Nawaz   Hougang United $50,000 [35][36]
FW   Jang Jo-yoon   Gimpo Citizen FC Free [37]

Out edit

Position Player Transferred To Ref
DF   Adam Mitter   Global Cebu F.C. Free [38]
MF   Nasrul Taib   Tiong Bahru FC (NFL Club) Free

Trial edit

Position Player Trial @ Ref
MF   Joshua de Souza   K.F.C. Vigor Wuitens Hamme
  KVK Robur

Friendlies edit

Pre-Season Friendly edit

  Win   Draw   Loss

6 January 2018 (2018-01-06) 1 Hougang United   1-0   Singapore Cricket Club (NFL Club) Padang
Justin Hui  Report
21 January 2018 (2018-01-21) 2 Hougang United   3-0   Katong FC (NFL Club) Jalan Besar Stadium
Jordan Chan  pen'
Fareez Farhan  pen'
Iqbal Hussain 
30 January 2018 (2018-01-30) 3 Hougang United   cancelled   Rydalmere Lions (NPL 3) Jalan Besar Stadium
1700 hours
10 February 2018 (2018-02-10) 4 Hougang United   2-1   Tiong Bahru FC (NFL Club) Hougang Stadium
1700 hours Adam Mitter 
Iqbal Hussain 
25 February 2018 (2018-02-25) 5 Hougang United   8-0   Police SA (NFL Club) Hougang Stadium
1700 hours
3 March 2018 (2018-03-03) 6 Hougang United   cancelled   SAFSA (NFL Club) Hougang Stadium
1700 hours
10 March 2018 (2018-03-10) 7 Hougang United   5-2   Hougang United U-19 Hougang Stadium
1700 hours
24 March 2018 (2018-03-24) 8 Hougang United   cancelled   Albirex Niigata (S) Hougang Stadium
1700 hours

Surabaya Pre-Season Training edit

4 March 2018 (2018-03-04) 1 Hougang United   0-2   Madura United Gelora Ratu Pamelingan Stadium
2000 hours Report Nuriddin Davronov  37'
Lamjed Chehoudi  90'
6 March 2018 (2018-03-06) 2 Hougang United   0-2   PS Mojokerto Putra Gelora Ratu Pamelingan Stadium

Malaysia Pre-season tour edit

22 March 2018 1 Hougang United   4-4   Melaka United Hang Jebat Stadium
Antonie Viterale 
Muhaimin Suhaimi 
Shahfiq Ghani 
24 March 2018 2 Hougang United   1-2   Johor Darul Ta'zim II F.C. Pasir Gudang Corporation Stadium
Shahfiq Ghani  83' Murilo Damasceno  9,15'

Team statistics edit

Appearances and goals edit

As of 29 September 2018.
No. Pos. Player Sleague Singapore Cup Total
Apps.  Goals Apps.  Goals Apps.  Goals
1 GK   Zulfairuuz Rudy 4 0 0 0 4 0
2 DF   Asraf Zahid 1(1) 0 0 0 2 0
3 DF   Gerald Ting 4 0 0 0 4 0
4 DF   Ashrul Syafeeq 6(5) 0 0 0 11 0
6 MF   Syahiran Miswan 13(2) 0 2 0 17 0
7 FW   Fareez Farhan 7(12) 3 1 0 20 3
8 MF   Jordan Chan 0(1) 0 0 0 1 0
9 FW   Antonie Viterale 14(5) 1 1(1) 0 21 1
10 MF   Stanley Ng 10(4) 2 0 0 14 2
11 DF   Nazrul Nazari 14(2) 0 1(1) 0 18 0
12 MF   Fabian Kwok 19(3) 3 1 0 23 3
13 GK   Ridhuan Barudin 4(1) 0 2 0 7 0
14 FW   Iqbal Hussain 17(2) 4 2 0 21 4
15 DF   Illyas Lee 21 0 2 0 23 0
16 MF   Justin Hui 13(2) 1 0 0 15 1
17 DF   Faiz Salleh 20 1 2 0 21 1
18 GK   Khairulhin Khalid 16 0 0 0 16 0
19 MF   Nurhilmi Jasni 11(5) 1 1 0 17 1
20 MF   Muhaimin Suhaimi 14(3) 0 2 0 19 0
21 FW   Syukri Bashir 2(6) 0 0(1) 0 9 0
23 FW   Amir Zalani 7(2) 1 0 0 9 1
24 FW   Shahfiq Ghani 8(4) 2 0(2) 0 14 2
25 FW   Daniel Goh Ji Xiong 0(2) 0 0 0 2 0
26 FW   Jang Jo-yoon 5(2) 1 1(1) 0 9 1
32 DF   Syaqir Sulaiman 3(1) 0 0 0 4 0
33 FW   Fazrul Nawaz 4(3) 1 2 0 9 1
57 MF   Nikesh Singh Sidhu 0 0 0 0 0 0
59 DF   Jordan Nicolas Vestering 12 0 2 0 14 0
Players who have played this season and/or sign for the season but had left the club or on loan to other club
5 DF   Adam Mitter 14 1 0 0 14 1
22 MF   Nasrul Taib 1(2) 0 0 0 3 0

Competitions edit

Overview edit

Competition Record
P W D L GF GA GD Win %
Singapore Premier League 24 2 6 16 22 44 −22 008.33
Singapore Cup 2 0 0 2 0 3 −3 000.00
Total 26 2 6 18 22 47 −25 007.69

Singapore Premier League edit

Main article: 2018 Singapore Premier League

  Win   Draw   Loss

4 April 2018 (2018-04-04) Round 1 Garena Young Lions   2-0   Hougang United Jalan Besar Stadium
Joshua Pereira  34'
Taufiq Muqminin   68'
Prakash Raj  59'		 Antonie Viterale  31'
Nurhilmi Jasni  37'
Iqbal Hussain  81'
15 April 2018 (2018-04-15) Round 2 Hougang United   1-1   Warriors FC Hougang Stadium
Fareez Farhan  86' (pen)  90'
Muhaimin Suhaimi  41'
Fabian Kwok  77'		 Ho Wai Loon  39'  34'
Poh Yi Feng  28'
Emmeric Ong  62'
Faiz Salleh  77'
18 April 2018 (2018-04-18) Round 3 Tampines Rovers   4-0   Hougang United Our Tampines Hub
Shameer Aziq  19'
Khairul Amri  24'
Irwan Shah  67'
Jordan Webb  86'
Fahrudin Mustafic  83'
22 April 2018 (2018-04-22) Round 4 Hougang United   1-1   Balestier Khalsa Hougang Stadium
Iqbal Hussain  48'
Fabian Kwok  34'
Syahiran Miswan  61'
Illyas Lee  85'		 Keegan Linderboom  9'
Huzaifah Aziz  73'		 Referee: Muhammad Taqi Aljaafari Bin Jahari (Singapore)
2 May 2018 (2018-05-02) Round 5 Hougang United   3-3   Home United Hougang Stadium
Iqbal Hussain  57'
Adam Mitter  74'
Faiz Salleh  78'		 Song Ui-young  34'
Faritz Abdul Hameed  40'  44'
Shahril Ishak  65'
Anumanthan Kumar  13'
Hafiz Nor  67'
6 May 2018 (2018-05-06) Round 6 Albirex Niigata (S)   1-0   Hougang United Jurong East Stadium
Kenya Takahashi  75'
12 May 2018 (2018-05-12) Round 7 Hougang United   1-3   Geylang International Hougang Stadium
Iqbal Hussain  87' Shawal Anuar  2,45'
Azhar Sairudin  75'
19 May 2018 (2018-05-19) Round 8 Hougang United   1-2   Garena Young Lions Hougang Stadium
Fabian Kwok  49'
Illyas Lee  75'
Fareez Farhan  78'		 Ikhsan Fandi  57'
Naufal Azman  79'
2 June 2018 (2018-06-02) Round 9 Warriors FC   2-0   Hougang United Choa Chu Kang Stadium
Jonathan Béhé  87' (pen)  90+3'
Delwinder Singh  10'
Nur Luqman  70'
Poh Yi Feng  77'
Ho Wai Loon  90+1'		 Shahfiq Ghani  10'
Fabian Kwok  65'
Jordan Nicolas Vestering  86'
9 June 2018 (2018-06-09) Round 10 Hougang United   0-2   Tampines Rovers Hougang Stadium
Faiz Salleh  60'
Syahiran Miswan  79'
Stanley Ng  86'
Illyas Lee  87'		 Fazrul Nawaz  45+1'
Khairul Amri  69'
Shameer Aziq  22'  59'  
Yasir Hanapi  79'
17 June 2018 (2018-06-17) Round 11 Balestier Khalsa   0-1   Hougang United Toa Payoh Stadium
Nurullah Hussein  58'
Sheikh Abdul Hadi  84'
Hazzuwan Halim  90+4'		 Nurhilmi Jasni  73'
Illyas Lee  18'
Fabian Kwok  23'

Justin Hui  82'
Khairulhin Khalid  90+4'
Jordan Vestering  90+4'
24 June 2018 (2018-06-24) Round 12 Hougang United   1-1   Brunei DPMM National Stadium, Singapore
Stanley Ng  23' (pen)
Nazrul Nazari  25'
Jordan Vestering  42'		 Volodymyr Pryyomov  79'
Hendra Azam Idris  18'
Abdul Aziz Tamit  23'		 Referee: Nathan Chan (Singapore)
1 July 2018 (2018-07-01) Round 13 Home United   1-0   Hougang United Bishan Stadium
Anumanthan Kumar  57'
Shakir Hamzah  43'		 Syahiran Miswan  8' Referee: Y.Sathyakumar (Singapore)
4 July 2018 (2018-07-04) Round 14 Hougang United   1-2   Albirex Niigata (S) Hougang Stadium
Amir Zalani  88'
Syaqir Sulaiman  23'
Ashrul Syafeeq  57'
Nurhilmi Jasni  59'		 Hiroyoshi Kamata  38'
Shuhei Hoshino  69'
Kenya Takahashi  41'
Adam Swandi  90+3'		 Referee: Muhammad Zulfiqar (Singapore)
5 August 2018 (2018-08-05) Round 15 (Rescheduled) Geylang International   0-3   Hougang United Bedok Stadium
Jasper Chan  52'
Anders Aplin  52'
Yuki Ichikawa  78'		 Justin Hui  36'
Fareez Farhan  64'
Jang Jo-yoon  87'
Syahiran Miswan  45+2'
Illyas Lee  53'		 Referee: Jansen Foo (Singapore)
11 July 2018 (2018-07-11) Round 16 Brunei DPMM   3-2   Hougang United Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium
Volodymyr Pryyomov  6'
Adi Said  63'
Shahrazen Said  90'  46'
Fakharrazi Hassan  36'
Hendra Azam Idris  45+1'		 Fabien Kwok  31'  45+1'
Fareez Farhan  73'
Muhaimin Suhaimi  2'
Fareez Farhan  89'
14 July 2018 (2018-07-14) Round 17 Garena Young Lions   3-0   Hougang United Jalan Besar Stadium
Hami Syahin  23'
Haiqal Pashia  83'
Ikhsan Fandi  90'
R Aaravin  10'		 Jordan Vestering  38'  83'  
Illyas Lee  49'
1 August 2018 (2018-08-01) Round 18 Hougang United   1-2   Warriors FC Hougang Stadium
Iqbal Hussain  48'
Khairulhin Khalid  79'		 Kento Fukuda  17'
Jonathan Béhé  78'
12 August 2018 (2018-08-12) Round 19 Tampines Rovers   1-0   Hougang United Our Tampines Hub
Illyas Lee  12' (o.g) Referee: W. Ravisanthiran (Singapore)
15 August 2018 (2018-08-15) Round 20 Hougang United   1-2   Balestier Khalsa Hougang Stadium
Antonie Viterale  26' Zakir Samsudin  73'
Hazzuwan Halim  75'		 Referee: Juherman Zaiton (Singapore)
18 August 2018 (2018-08-18) Round 21 Brunei DPMM   3-1   Hougang United Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium
Abdul Azizi Ali Rahman  3'  44'  45' Fazrul Nawaz  49' Referee: W. Ravisanthiran (Singapore)
15 September 2018 (2018-09-15) Round 22 (Rescheduled) Hougang United   1-2   Home United Hougang Stadium
Shahfiq Ghani  62' Hafiz Nor  34'
Song Ui-young  84'
23 September 2018 (2018-09-23) Round 23 Albirex Niigata (S)   2-2   Hougang United Jurong East Stadium
Adam Swandi  62'
Shun Kumagai  52'  86'
Shuhei Hoshino  74'		 Stanley Ng  14' (pen)
Shahfiq Ghani  90+2'  25'
29 September 2018 (2018-09-29) Round 24 (Rescheduled) Hougang United   1-1   Geylang International Hougang Stadium
Fabian Kwok  90+4' Cameron Ayrton Bell  82' Referee: Jansen Foo (Singapore)
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
5 Warriors FC 24 7 7 10 32 35 −3 28
6 Balestier Khalsa 24 7 6 11 25 36 −11 27
7 Young Lions[a] 24 5 6 13 25 46 −21 21
8 Geylang International 24 5 5 14 26 57 −31 20
9 Hougang United 24 2 6 16 22 44 −22 12
Updated to match(es) played on 29 September 2018. 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 FC – as well as the Football Association of Singapore (FAS) under-21 team, Young Lions, are ineligible for any AFC competition spots.

Singapore Cup edit

Main article: 2018 Singapore Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss

29 August 2018 (2018-08-29) Quarter Final 1st Leg Hougang United   0-1   Albirex Niigata (S) Hougang Stadium
Illyas Lee  70' Kenya Takahashi  74'  42'
Shuhei Hoshino  80'		 Referee: G.Letchman (Singapore)
1 September 2018 (2018-09-01) Quarter Final 2nd Leg Albirex Niigata (S)   2-0
(3–0 agg.)		   Hougang United Jurong East Stadium
Taku Morinaga  42'  71'
Shuhei Hoshino  55'
Kenya Takahashi  76'		 Jordan Vestering  23'
Fazrul Nawaz  30'
Illyas Lee  40'
Muhaimin Suhaimi  72'
Fabian Kwok  76'
Iqbal Hussain  90+2'		 Referee: Ahmad A'Qashah (Singapore)

Hougang United lost 3-0 on aggregate.

References edit

  1. ^ "MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE – Hougang United Football Club". www.hgfc.com.sg.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "New signings for the Cheetahs for 2018".
  3. ^ "Adam Mitter the replacement for Shirota who join Cambodia club". Archived from the original on 2018-01-31. Retrieved 2018-01-31.
  4. ^ "Shafiq joins Cheetah".
  5. ^ "Shahfiq signed till 2019". Archived from the original on 2018-09-27. Retrieved 2018-09-27.
  6. ^ "Warriors thrilled to announce the signing of defender Delwinder Singh for the 2018 season!".
  7. ^ "Sofa, so good as Zulfahmi lives Chonburi dream".
  8. ^ "S-League clubs make plans despite long lull before next season".
  9. ^ "Shirota on trial with PPFC".
  10. ^ "YOUNG LIONS". Archived from the original on 2018-10-03. Retrieved 2018-10-03.
  11. ^ "Ariyan Shamsudin joins the Young Lions for the 2018 season!".
  12. ^ "Balestier Khalsa are pleased to confirm the signing of Shaqi Sulaiman from Hougang United FC!".
  13. ^ "Fumiya joins the Japanese revolution in Bedok".
  14. ^ "We are pleased to welcome midfielder Azhar Sairudin to the Eagles for the 2018 Season!".
  15. ^ "Fairoz swop for Eagles nest".
  16. ^ "Afiq Noor joins Tiong Bahru FC for 2018 NFL".
  17. ^ "Hougang United Football Club is pleased to announce the retention of Goalkeeper Ridhuan Barudin for the S.League Season 2018".
  18. ^ "Hougang is pleased to have secured Khairulhin Khalid for the foreseeable future".
  19. ^ "Hougang United maintains its faith in young goalkeeper Zulfairuuz Rudy for season 2018".
  20. ^ "Faiz extends for 5th season".
  21. ^ "Experienced and incumbent Club Captain, Nurhilmi Jasni, will extend his career with Hougang United F.C. into 2018".
  22. ^ "Nazrul extends for another season".
  23. ^ "Fabian extends his stay".
  24. ^ "Another Player extend contract".
  25. ^ "Iqbal stays with Cheetah".
  26. ^ "Fareez continues stay".
  27. ^ "Amir extends stay".
  28. ^ "Gerald Ting promoted to the main squad".
  29. ^ "Asraf Zahid promoted to the main squad".
  30. ^ "Justin score winner in preseason".
  31. ^ "Nasrul Taib, Prime League 2017 Captain promoted".
  32. ^ "Syukri Bashir, the top scorer promoted".
  33. ^ "Hougang United is pleased to add Daniel Goh to the senior squad for 2018".
  34. ^ "Viterale promoted to main squad for 2018".
  35. ^ "Fazrul Nawaz join Cheetah before transfer window close".
  36. ^ "Fazrul Nawaz is Singapore football's first $50,000 man".
  37. ^ "Chang back to Sleague to replace Mitter".
  38. ^ "Adams released for striker".
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