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2019 Balestier Khalsa FC season

The 2019 season is Balestier Khalsa's 24th consecutive season in the top flight of Singapore football and in the Singapore Premier League and the Singapore Cup.

Balestier Khalsa
2019 season
ChairmanDarwin Jalil
Head coachKhidhir Khamis
StadiumBishan Stadium
Singapore Cup-
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Squad edit

Sleague Squad edit

As of 21 September 2018.
Squad No. Name Date of Birth (Age) Previous Club
Goalkeepers
1 Naqiuddin Nodin (1994-08-12) 12 August 1994 (age 29)
13 Zacharial Leong U23 (1998-04-06) 6 April 1998 (age 26)
19 Zaiful Nizam (1987-07-24) 24 July 1987 (age 36) Gombak United
24 Faris Danial U23 (1997-05-23) 23 May 1997 (age 26) Geylang International
Defenders
2 Fadli Kamis (1992-11-07) 7 November 1992 (age 31) Garena Young Lions
4 Khalili Khalif U23 (1997-01-03) 3 January 1997 (age 27) Home United
6 Nurullah Hussein (1993-05-09) 9 May 1993 (age 30) Garena Young Lions
10 Sufianto Salleh (1993-03-09) 9 March 1993 (age 31) Home United
15 Sheikh Abdul Hadi (1992-03-24) 24 March 1992 (age 32) Garena Young Lions
18 Ahmad Syahir Sahimi (1992-04-10) 10 April 1992 (age 32)
20 Ahmad Zaki U23 (1997-04-20) 20 April 1997 (age 27) Geylang International
21 Fazli Shafie U23 (1997-06-06) 6 June 1997 (age 26) Jungfrau Punggol FC
26 Illyas Lee (1995-12-01) 1 December 1995 (age 28) Hougang United
Midfielders
5 Max Goh Yi Qi U23 (1998-03-06) 6 March 1998 (age 26) Project Vaults FC
7 Hazzuwan Halim (1994-02-02) 2 February 1994 (age 30)
8 Raihan Rahman (1991-02-07) 7 February 1991 (age 33) Hougang United
11 Huzaifah Aziz (1994-06-24) 24 June 1994 (age 29) Hougang United
12 Jonathan Tan (1995-12-13) 13 December 1995 (age 28) SAFSA
14 Afiq Salman Tan (1995-11-28) 28 November 1995 (age 28)
16 Khairuddin Omar U23 (1996-03-08) 8 March 1996 (age 28) Home United
17 Fariz Faizal U23 (1996-10-17) 17 October 1996 (age 27)
25   Kristijan Krajcek (1993-10-01) 1 October 1993 (age 30)   NK BSK Bijelo Brdo
27   Sanjin Vrebac U19 (2000-02-25) 25 February 2000 (age 24)   VfR Fischeln
Jordan Chan U23 (1998-03-05) 5 March 1998 (age 26) Hougang United
Strikers
9   Sime Zuzul (1996-01-10) 10 January 1996 (age 28)   NK Hrvatski Dragovoljac
22 Daniel Goh U23 (1999-08-13) 13 August 1999 (age 24) Hougang United
23 Akbar Shah U23 (1996-05-29) 29 May 1996 (age 27) Home United
Player who left during season
3 Shaqi Sulaiman U23 (1998-11-10) 10 November 1998 (age 25) Hougang United

U19 Squad edit

As of 9 March 2019.
Squad No. Name Date of Birth (Age) Previous Club
Goalkeepers
45   Amirul Halim U19
51   Haziq Roslan U19
Defenders
36   Adil Izzudin U19
42   Fiqry Ady U19
43   Nauffal Shah U19   Tampines Rovers U19
50   Dinie Syazani U19
52   Keshav Kumar U19
55   Rudy Taufiq U19
60   Aqil Rahmat U19
65   Hadi Danial U19
Midfielders
37   Suzairhe Fadly U19
41   Aravindhan Ramanathan U19
43   Nauffal Shah U19
44     Sameer Alassane U19 (2000-12-24) 24 December 2000 (age 23)
54   Larry Sim U19
63   Arif Saiyadi U19
64   Azri Manap U19
66   Hadi Danial U19
68   Danie Shahil U19 (2001-12-13) 13 December 2001 (age 22)   NFA U17
69   Elston Lo U19
70   N.Sakthivelchezhian U19
Strikers
57   Kenny Kamil U19
62   Suriya Ramesh U19
67   Dhiraj Rai U19

Coaching staff edit

[1]

Position Name
Head Coach Khidhir Khamis
Assistant Coach Haris Sumri
Assistant Coach   Sead Muratović
Goalkeeping Coach Koh Chuan Hwee/ Rizal Abdul Rahman
Fitness Coach Rosman Sulaiman
Team Chairman Darwin Jalil
Physiotherapist Mohamed Nasser
Kitman Abdul Latiff

Transfer edit

Pre-season transfer edit

In edit

Position Player Transferred From Ref
Coach   Khidhir Khamis Free Agent
GK   Naqiuddin Nodin Free Agent
GK   Faris Danial   Geylang International Free
DF   Illyas Lee   Hougang United [2][3]
DF   Ahmad Zaki   Geylang International Free [4]
DF   Fazli Shafie   Jungfrau Punggol FC Free
MF   Kristijan Krajcek   NK BSK Bijelo Brdo [5]
MF   Šime Žužul   NK Hrvatski Dragovoljac [6]
MF   Max Goh   Project Vaults Oxley Sports Club
MF   Jordan Chan   Hougang United
FW   Daniel Goh   Hougang United

Out edit

Position Player Transferred To Ref
Coach   Marko Kraljević   Kelantan FA [7]
GK   Nazri Sabri   Home United [8]
GK   Syahrul Nizam   Jungfrau Punggol FC [9]
DF   Nurisham Jupri   Project Vaults Oxley Sports Club
DF   Zakir Samsudin
DF   Sharin Majid
MF   Noor Akid Nordin   Albirex Niigata (S) Undisclosed [10]
MF   Vedran Mesec   NK Sesvete (Tier 2)
FW   Keegan Linderboom   Auckland City FC (Tier 1)
FW   Dusan Marinkovic

Extension edit

Position Player Ref
DF Khalili Khalif
DF Sufianto Salleh
DF Ahmad Syahir Sahimi

Retained edit

Position Player Ref
GK Zacharial Leong
GK Zaiful Nizam 2 years contract signed in 2018[11]
DF Fadli Kamis 2 years contract signed in 2018[12]
DF Sheikh Abdul Hadi 2 years contract signed in 2018[13]
DF Sufianto Salleh 2 Years Contract signed in 2018[14][15]
DF Nurullah Hussein 2 Years Contract signed in 2018[16]
DF Shaqi Sulaiman 2 Years Contract signed in 2018[17]
MF Raihan Rahman 2 years contract signed in 2018[18]
MF Huzaifah Aziz 2 years contract signed in 2018 [19]
MF Hazzuwan Halim 2 years contract signed in 2018[20]
MF Fariz Faizal 2 Years Contract signed in 2018[21]
MF Khairuddin Omar 2 Years Contract signed in 2018[22]
MF Noor Akid Nordin 2 Years Contract signed in 2018[23]
MF Afiq Salman Tan 2 Years Contract signed in 2018[24]
FW Akbar Shah 2 Years Contract signed in 2018[25]
MF   Sanjin Vrebac

Note 1: Noor Akid Nordin moved to Albirex Niigata (S) despite signing a 2 years contract in 2018.

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Position Player Ref

Mid-season transfers edit

In edit

Position Player Transferred From Ref
Coach   Marko Kraljević   Kelantan FA
MF   Jonathan Tan   SAFSA loan return

Out edit

Position Player Transferred From Ref
Coach   Khidhir Khamis Sacked
DF   Shaqi Sulaiman NS till 2021

Friendly edit

Pre-Season Friendly edit

  Win   Draw   Loss

12 January 2019 (2019-01-12) 1 Admiralty CSC   (NFL) 1-5   Balestier Khalsa Toa Payoh Stadium
5pm   89' Akbar Shah  5,18,26'
Hazzuwan Halim  22'
Daniel Goh Ji Xiong  75'
19 January 2019 (2019-01-19) 2 Yishun Sentek Mariners FC   (NFL) 1-9   Balestier Khalsa Toa Payoh Stadium
5pm Azlan Razak  28' Šime Žužul  11'
Kristijan Krajček  16,18,34,67'
Hazzuwan Halim  20,29,37'
Fariz Faizal  80'
26 January 2019 (2019-01-26) 3 Projects Vault Oxley FC   (NFL) 0-4   Balestier Khalsa Toa Payoh Stadium
5pm Hazzuwan Halim  1'
Šime Žužul  17'
Kristijan Krajček  60'  76' (pen)
9 February 2019 (2019-02-09) 4 Balestier United   (NFL) 0-9   Balestier Khalsa Toa Payoh Stadium
5pm Kristijan Krajček  14,40,67'
Illyas Lee  21'
Huzaifah Aziz  35'
Šime Žužul  39,48'
Fariz Faizal  44'
Hazzuwan Halim  90' (pen)
16 February 2019 (2019-02-16) 5 Singapore Khalsa Association Football   (NFL) 0-9   Balestier Khalsa Toa Payoh Stadium
5pm Sameer Alassane  42,50'
Fariz Faizal  55'
Vrebac Sanjin  56,75'
Afiq Tan  80'
Kristijan Krajček  83'
20 February 2019 (2019-02-20) 6   Singapore U19 2-6   Balestier Khalsa Jalan Besar Stadium
Report Huzaifah Aziz  7'
Hazzuwan Halim  8'
Šime Žužul  41,47'
Akbar Shah  59,62'

Team statistics edit

Appearances and goals edit

As of 15 September 2018

Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute.

No. Pos. Player Sleague Singapore Cup Total
Apps.  Goals Apps.  Goals Apps.  Goals
1 GK Naqiuddin Nodin 8 0 0 0 0 0
2 DF Fadli Kamis 24 1 3 0 0 0
4 DF Khalili Khalif 18(1) 0 2 0 0 0
5 MF Max Goh Yi Qi 1 0 0 0 0 0
6 DF Nurullah Hussein 16(1) 0 2(1) 0 0 0
7 MF Hazzuwan Halim 16(2) 10 3 0 0 0
8 MF Raihan Rahman 17(3) 1 1(1) 0 0 0
9 FW   Sime Zuzul 16(1) 9 2 1 0 0
10 DF Sufianto Salleh 7(6) 0 2 0 0 0
11 MF Huzaifah Aziz 18(3) 2 2(1) 0 0 0
12 MF Jonathan Tan 1(2) 0 0(2) 0 0 0
13 GK Zacharial Leong 6 0 2 0 0 0
14 MF Afiq Salman Tan 0(1) 0 0 0 0 0
15 DF Sheikh Abdul Hadi 9 0 3 0 0 0
16 MF Khairuddin Omar 0(1) 0 0 0 0 0
17 MF Fariz Faizal 9(5) 0 2 0 0 0
18 DF Ahmad Syahir Sahimi 17(1) 0 1 0 0 0
19 GK Zaiful Nizam 5 0 1 0 0 0
20 DF Ahmad Zaki Bagharib 0(2) 0 0 0 0 0
21 DF Fazli Shafie 6(1) 0 0 0 0 0
22 FW Daniel Goh Ji Xiong 16(4) 2 2 0 0 0
23 FW Akbar Shah 3(1) 0 0 0 0 0
24 GK Faris Danial 3 0 0 0 0 0
25 MF   Kristijan Krajcek 15(2) 5 3 2 0 0
26 DF Illyas Lee 10(5) 0 0 0 0 0
27 MF   Sanjin Vrebac 11(10) 5 1(1) 0 0 0
44 MF    Sameer Alassane 10(3) 1 1 0 0 0
62 FW Suriya Ramesh 0(3) 0 0 0 0 0

Competitions edit

Overview edit

Competition Record
P W D L GF GA GD Win %
Singapore Premier League 24 4 5 15 37 58 −21 016.67
Singapore Cup 3 1 1 1 3 3 +0 033.33
Total 27 5 6 16 40 61 −21 018.52

Singapore Premier League edit

Main article: 2019 Singapore Premier League

  Win   Draw   Loss

2 March 2019 (2019-03-02) 1 Young Lions FC   1-4   Balestier Khalsa Jalan Besar Stadium
Haiqal Pashia  32' Sime Zuzul  10'  45'
Hazzuwan Halim  73'
Huzaifah Aziz  90'		 Referee: Edwin Lee
9 March 2019 (2019-03-09) 2 Balestier Khalsa   0-1   Hougang United Bishan Stadium
Kristijan Krajcek  42'
Huzaifah Aziz  45'
Illyas Lee  61'
Nurullah Hussein  78'		 Faris Ramli  60'
Afiq Noor  18'		 Referee: Ahmad A'Qashah
17 March 2019 (2019-03-17) 3 Home United   0-0   Balestier Khalsa Bishan Stadium
Juma'at Jantan  26' Raihan Rahman  53'
Huzaifah Aziz  55'		 Referee: Y.Sathyakumar
31 March 2019 (2019-03-31) 4 Balestier Khalsa   3-0   Geylang International Bishan Stadium
Darren Teh   59' (o.g.)
Hazzuwan Halim  64'
Kristijan Krajcek  84'
Fadli Kamis  45'
Nurullah Hussein  45'
Daniel Goh Ji Xiong  59'		 Barry Maguire  45' Referee: Muhammad Taqi
6 April 2019 (2019-04-06) 5 Albirex Niigata (S)   2-1   Balestier Khalsa Jurong East Stadium
Shoki Ohara  85'
Yoshikatsu Hiraga  90+2'
Daizo Horikoshi  71'
Kyoga Nakamura  72'		 Huzaifah Aziz  4'  75'
Akbar Shah  22'
Fazli Shafie   25'
Raihan Rahman  68'		 Referee: Ahmad A'Qashah
13 April 2019 (2019-04-13) 6 Balestier Khalsa   1-7   Brunei DPMM Bishan Stadium
Sanjin Vrebac  79'
Daniel Goh Ji Xiong  53'
Illyas Lee  63'
Sufianto Salleh  70'		 Andrei Varankou  14'  39'  59'  71' (pen)  83'
Blake Ricciuto  27'  31'  84'
Abdul Azizi Ali Rahman  49'
Nur Ikhwan Othman  53'		 Referee: Muhammad Taqi
21 April 2019 (2019-04-21) 7 Balestier Khalsa   1-1   Tampines Rovers Bishan Stadium
Hazzuwan Halim  74'
Raihan Rahman  63'
Sufianto Salleh  81'
Daniel Goh Ji Xiong  89'		 Zehrudin Mehmedović  76'
Shah Shahiran  66'
Shahdan Sulaiman  90+3'		 Referee: G. Letchman
28 April 2019 (2019-04-28) 8 Balestier Khalsa   2-1   Warriors FC Bishan Stadium
Hazzuwan Halim  46'
Sanjin Vrebac  60'
Nurullah Hussein  56'
Fazli Shafie  88'		 Jonathan Béhé  77'  51'
Gabriel Quak  26'		 Referee: Ahmad A'Qashah
3 May 2019 (2019-05-03) 9 Balestier Khalsa   0-1   Young Lions FC Bishan Stadium
Sanjin Vrebac  1'
Raihan Rahman  3'
Sufianto Salleh  89'		 Syukri Bashir  68'
Syed Akmal  83'		 Referee: Lim Liang Yi
12 May 2019 (2019-05-12) 10 Hougang United   1-0   Balestier Khalsa Jalan Besar Stadium
Faris Ramli 45
Anumanthan Kumar  84'   74'
Jordan Nicolas Vestering  33'
Stipe Plazibat  49'
Muhaimin Suhaimi  63,81'  		 Huzaifah Aziz  19'
Nurullah Hussein  45'
Sime Zuzul  47'
Illyas Lee  50'		 Referee: Muhammad Zulfiqar
26 May 2019 (2019-05-26) 11 Balestier Khalsa   2-4   Home United Bishan Stadium
Sime Zuzul  42'
Sameer Alassane  45'
Raihan Rahman  44'
Nurullah Hussein  65'
Fadli Kamis  90'		 Hafiz Nor  51'  79'
Song Ui-young  73'
Oliver Puflett  75'
Juma'at Jantan  65'		 Referee: G. Letchman
16 June 2019 (2019-06-16) 12 Geylang International   5-0   Balestier Khalsa Our Tampines Hub
Shawal Anuar  17'  45'
Barry Maguire  44'  48'
Yuki Ichikawa  76'
Umar Akhbar  54'		 Referee: Nathan Chan
21 June 2019 (2019-06-21) 13 Balestier Khalsa   1-3   Albirex Niigata (S) Bishan Stadium
Sime Zuzul  1'
Huzaifah Aziz  33'
Ahmad Syahir  45+2'
Raihan Rahman  58'
Nurullah Hussein  80'		 Kaishu Yamazaki  75'
Noor Akid Nordin  78'  25'
Yosuke Nakagawa  90+4'		 Referee: Juherman Zaiton
28 June 2019 (2019-06-28) 14 Brunei DPMM   2-1   Balestier Khalsa Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium
Abdul Azizi Ali Rahman  5'
Blake Ricciuto  52'		 Sime Zuzul  47'  59'
Sufianto Salleh  11'
Ahmad Syahir Sahimi  39'		 Referee: Lim Liang Yi
7 July 2019 (2019-07-07) 15 Tampines Rovers   4-2   Balestier Khalsa Our Tampines Hub
Zehrudin Mehmedovic  15'  44'
Jordan Webb  17'
Ryutaro Megumi  31'		 Raihan Rahman   47'
Sime Zuzul  87' (pen)		 Referee: Muhd Taqi
19 July 2019 (2019-07-19) 16 (Rescheduled) Warriors FC   3-3   Balestier Khalsa Jurong East Stadium
Jonathan Béhé  3'
Ignatius Ang  68'
Fairoz Hassan  75'		 Sanjin Vrebac  5'
Sime Zuzul  40'  85' 88		 Referee: Syahir Ahmadi
28 July 2019 (2019-07-28) 17 Young Lions FC   1-0   Balestier Khalsa Jalan Besar Stadium
Nur Luqman  28'
Sharul Nizam  33'		 Huzaifah Aziz  60' Referee: Muhammad Zulfiqar
4 August 2019 (2019-08-04) 18 Balestier Khalsa   3-4   Hougang United Bishan Stadium
Fadli Kamis  14'
Hazzuwan Halim  36'  75'
Fariz Faizal  62'		 Stipe Plazibat  43'
Shahfiq Ghani  58'  66'
Faris Ramli  78'
Afiq Yunos  84'		 Referee: Abirami Naidu
14 August 2019 (2019-08-14) 19 Home United   1-3   Balestier Khalsa Bishan Stadium
Faritz Abdul Hameed  70' Kristijan Krajcek  14'  84'
Hazzuwan Halim  66'		 Referee: Farhan Mohamed
18 August 2019 (2019-08-18) 20 Balestier Khalsa   3-4   Geylang International Bishan Stadium
Daniel Goh  65,72'
Sime Zuzul  75'		 Christopher Van Huizen  7'
Shawal Anuar  57'
Fareez Farhan  90+1'
Amy Recha  90+4'		 Referee: Syarqawi Buhari
18 September 2019 (2019-09-18) 21 (Rescheduled) Albirex Niigata (S)   2-0   Balestier Khalsa Jurong East Stadium
Hiroyoshi Kamata  19' (pen)
Kyoga Nakamura  90+3'
1 September 2019 (2019-09-01) 22 Balestier Khalsa   1-4   Brunei DPMM Bishan Stadium
Hazzuwan Halim   44' Charlie Clough   3'
Andrei Varankou  13'  90+1'
Azizi   69'		 Referee: Lim Liang Yi
14 September 2019 (2019-09-14) 23 Tampines Rovers   3-3   Balestier Khalsa Our Tampines Hub
Taufik Suparno  6'
Yasir Hanapi  31'
Jordan Webb  91'		 Hazzuwan Halim  21'
Sanjin Vrebac  29'
Kristijan Krajcek  81'		 Referee: Farhan Mohamed
29 September 2019 (2019-09-29) 24 (Rescheduled) Balestier Khalsa   3-3   Warriors FC Bishan Stadium
Sanjin Vrebac  67'
Hazzuwan Halim  81' (pen)
Kristijan Krajcek  86'		 Zulkiffli Hassim  41'  45'
Faizal Raffi  73'		 Referee: Syahir Ahmadi

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[a] 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.

Singapore Cup edit

Main article: 2019 Singapore Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss

25 September 2019 (2019-09-25) Match 1 Home United   1-3   Balestier Khalsa Bishan Stadium
Song Ui-young  45' (pen) Sime Zuzul  35'
Kristijan Krajcek  52'  60'		 Referee: Muhammad Zulfiqar
19 October 2019 (2019-10-19) Match 2 Balestier Khalsa   0-2   Tampines Rovers Bishan Stadium
Jordan Webb  59'
Ryutaro Megumi  79'		 Referee: Muhd Taqi
23 October 2019 (2019-10-23) Match 3 Balestier Khalsa   0-0   Warriors FC Bishan Stadium
Referee: Farhan Mohamad

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Staff for Balestier". Archived from the original on 2017-12-14. Retrieved 2018-09-21.
  2. ^ "Illyas Lee left Hougang United".
  3. ^ "Singapore U-23 defender Illyas Lee to join Balestier Khalsa from Hougang".
  4. ^ "Zaki from Eagle to Tiger".
  5. ^ "Kristijan Krajcek sign for Tigers".
  6. ^ "Šime Žužul sign for Tigers".
  7. ^ "Kraljevic to take over as Kelantan coach".
  8. ^ "Nazri Sabri keep clean sheet against former club".
  9. ^ "JFPC announce 2019 squad which include former Balestier Khalsa's keeper".
  10. ^ "Noor Akid Nordin signed for Japanese club".
  11. ^ "Zaiful signed for another 2 years".
  12. ^ "Fadli signed for another 2 years".
  13. ^ "Sheikh Abdul Hadi recently penned a two-year extension to his playing contract, which will run until 2019".
  14. ^ "Sufianto switch from Dragons to Tigers". Archived from the original on 2018-01-31. Retrieved 2018-09-21.
  15. ^ "Balestier Khalsa are delighted to confirm the new signing of 25-year-old Sufianto Salleh from Home United on 2 years deal".
  16. ^ "Nurullah Hussein returns to Balestier after serving his National Service!".
  17. ^ "Balestier Khalsa are pleased to confirm the signing of Shaqi Sulaiman from Hougang United FC!".
  18. ^ "Raihan extends till 2019".[permanent dead link]
  19. ^ "Huzaifah Aziz has signed for the Tigers for another two years".
  20. ^ "Hazzuwan extends 2 years of contract".
  21. ^ "Fariz Faizal promoted to main squad in 2018".
  22. ^ "Khairuddin Omar returns to Balestier after serving his National Service!".
  23. ^ "Noor Akid Nordin has returned to Balestier Khalsa after completing his National Service last week!".
  24. ^ "Afiq Salman Tan has rejoined the Tigers after completing his National Service !".
  25. ^ "Akbar Shah Zainudeen has rejoined the Tigers after completing his National Service!".
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