2020 Hougang United FC season

The 2020 season is Hougang United's 23rd 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. They will also compete in the 2020 AFC Cup, a first in their history.[1]

Hougang United
2020 season
ChairmanBill Ng
StadiumHougang Stadium
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2021 →

Squad edit

S.League Squad edit

No. Name Nationality Date of Birth (Age) Previous Club Contract Since Contract End
Goalkeepers
13 Ridhuan Barudin >30   (1987-03-23) 23 March 1987 (age 37)   Tampines Rovers 2015 2020
18 Khairulhin Khalid   (1991-07-18) 18 July 1991 (age 32)   LionsXII 2016 2020
31 Daniel Ong >30   (1989-08-31) 31 August 1989 (age 34)   Tiong Bahru FC 2020 2020
Defenders
2 Anders Aplin     (1991-06-21) 21 June 1991 (age 32)  Geylang International 2020 2020
3 Maksat Dzhakybaliev U21   (2000-02-18) 18 February 2000 (age 24)   Sivasspor U-21 2020 2020
5 Lionel Tan U23   (1997-06-05) 5 June 1997 (age 26)   SAFSA 2020
8 Hafiz Sujad   (1990-11-01) 1 November 1990 (age 33)   Tampines Rovers 2019 2020
11 Nazrul Nazari   (1991-02-11) 11 February 1991 (age 33)   LionsXII 2016 2021
14 Alif Iskandar U23   (1999-01-16) 16 January 1999 (age 25)   NFA U18 2019 2020
17 Faiz Salleh   (1992-07-17) 17 July 1992 (age 31)   Young Lions FC 2014 2020
19 Zac Anderson   (1991-04-30) 30 April 1991 (age 33)   Perak FA 2020 2020
20 Muhaimin Suhaimi   (1995-02-20) 20 February 1995 (age 29)   Young Lions FC 2018 2021
28 Afiq Yunos   (1990-12-10) 10 December 1990 (age 33)   Trat F.C. 2019
35 Emmeric Ong   (1991-01-25) 25 January 1991 (age 33)   Warriors FC 2020
Midfielders
4 Afiq Noor   (1993-12-25) 25 December 1993 (age 30)   Tiong Bahru FC (NFL) 2019 2020
6 Anumanthan Kumar   (1994-07-14) 14 July 1994 (age 29)   Home United 2019 2020
12 Fabian Kwok >30   (1989-03-17) 17 March 1989 (age 35)   Tampines Rovers 2017 2020
16 Justin Hui U23   (1998-02-17) 17 February 1998 (age 26) Youth Team 2017 2020
21 Nikesh Singh Sidhu U23   (1999-02-24) 24 February 1999 (age 25)   Home United U19 2019 2020
22 Mahathir Azeman   (1996-01-17) 17 January 1996 (age 28)   Balestier Khalsa 2019 2020
24 Farhan Zulkifli U23   (2002-11-10) 10 November 2002 (age 21)   Home United U19 2019 2020
25 Charlie Machell   (1994-10-25) 25 October 1994 (age 29)  Svay Rieng FC 2020 2020
Strikers
7 Shahfiq Ghani   (1992-03-17) 17 March 1992 (age 32)   Geylang International 2018 2021
10 Shawal Anuar   (1991-04-29) 29 April 1991 (age 33)   Geylang International 2020 2021
23 Sahil Suhaimi   (1992-07-08) 8 July 1992 (age 31)   Warriors FC 2020 2020
26 Daniel Martens U23   (1999-02-25) 25 February 1999 (age 25)   Albirex Niigata (S) 2020 2020
32 Naufal Azman U23   (1998-07-10) 10 July 1998 (age 25)   Young Lions FC 2020 2020
Players who left during the season
1 Heng How Meng U23   (1998-05-14) 14 May 1998 (age 25)   Tiong Bahru FC (NFL) 2019
9 Stipe Plazibat   (1989-08-31) 31 August 1989 (age 34)  NK Solin 2019 2020
15 Jordan Nicolas Vestering U23     (2000-09-25) 25 September 2000 (age 23)   NFA U18 2018 2020

U19 Squad edit

No. Name Nationality Date of Birth (Age) Previous Club Contract Since Contract End
Goalkeepers
Defenders
Prakash Raj   (1998-06-11) 11 June 1998 (age 25)   Young Lions FC
Midfielders
Strikers

Tiong Bahru FC edit

(Chairman, Bill Ng is also the chairman for the club)

No. Name Nationality Date of Birth (Age) Previous Club Contract Since Contract End
Goalkeepers
Defenders
3 Syaqir Sulaiman   (1986-08-12) 12 August 1986 (age 37)   Warriors FC 2018 2020
5 Igor Ferreira Alves   (1985-02-21) 21 February 1985 (age 39)   Hougang United 2017 2020
8 Zulfadli Zainal Abidin   (1988-04-26) 26 April 1988 (age 36)   Geylang International 2019 2020
10 Ang Zhiwei   (1989-08-02) 2 August 1989 (age 34)   Warriors FC 2018 2020
14 Kenneth Chang   (1992-07-07) 7 July 1992 (age 31)   Hougang United 2016 2020
26 Illyas Lee   (1995-12-01) 1 December 1995 (age 28)   Balestier Khalsa 2020 2020
Midfielders
12 Jonathan Tan   (1995-12-13) 13 December 1995 (age 28)   Balestier Khalsa 2020 2020
24 Nurhilmi Jasni   (1986-12-17) 17 December 1986 (age 37)   Hougang United 2019 2020
Ryan Syaffiq   (1995-03-04) 4 March 1995 (age 29)   Geylang International 2019 2020
Forwards
7 Liam Shotton   (1987-05-28) 28 May 1987 (age 36)   Singapore Cricket Club 2018 2020
9 Goh Swee Swee   (1986-06-02) 2 June 1986 (age 37)   Eunos Crescent 2018
13 Hazim Faiz   (1995-09-28) 28 September 1995 (age 28)   Young Lions FC 2017
16 Cameron Ayrton Bell   (1994-04-18) 18 April 1994 (age 30)   Geylang International 2019 2020

Coaching staff edit

Position Name Ref.
Head coach   Clement Teo
Assistant coach   Salim Moin
Assistant coach   Firdaus Kassim
Head of Youth (COE)   Firdaus Kassim
U17 Coach   Han Yiguang
U15 Coach   Winston Yap
Fitness coach   Syaqir Sulaiman
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

In edit

Position Player Transferred From Ref
DF   Maksat Dzhakybaliev   Sivasspor u-21 Season loan [2]
DF   Zac Anderson Free Agent 1 year contract signed in 2020 [3]
DF   Anders Aplin   Geylang International 1 year contract signed in 2019 [4]
DF   Prakash Raj   Young Lions FC Loan Return
DF   Amer Hakeem   Young Lions FC Loan Return
MF   Charlie Machell   Svay Rieng FC 1 year contract signed in 2019 [5]
FW   Syukri Bashir   Young Lions FC Loan Return
FW   Daniel Martens   Albirex Niigata (S) Loan return [6]
FW   Sahil Suhaimi   Warriors FC 1 year contract signed in 2019 [7]
FW   Shawal Anuar   Geylang International 2 years contract signed in 2019 [8][9]

Note 1: Syukri Bashir returned to the team after the loan and move to Tanjong Pagar United.

Note 2: Amer Hakeem was released after returning from loan.

Out edit

Position Player Transferred To Ref
DF   Azhar Manap   Balestier Khalsa
DF   Kong Ho-won  
DF    Harhys Stewart   Young Lions FC
DF   Sahffee Jubpre   Young Lions FC
DF   Afiq Yunos   Trat F.C. Season loan
DF   Amer Hakeem   Geylang International
MF   Amir Zalani  
MF   Timothy David Yeo  
MF   Karthik Raj   Balestier Khalsa
MF   Zulfahmi Arifin   Suphanburi F.C. Season loan [10][11]
FW   Faris Ramli   Terengganu F.C. I [12]
FW   Iqbal Hussain   Geylang International
FW   Fazrul Nawaz   Warriors FC
FW   Paulin Mbaye  
FW   Syukri Bashir   Tanjong Pagar United Free

Note 1: Amer Hakeem was released after returning from loan. He moved to Geylang International in the mid-season transfer window.

Retained / Extension edit

Position Player Ref
Coach   Clement Teo [13]
GK   Khairulhin Khalid 1 Year contract signed in 2019 [14]
GK   Ridhuan Barudin 1 Year contract signed in 2019 [15]
GK   Heng How Meng
DF   Nazrul Nazari 2 years contract signed in 2019 [16]
DF   Muhaimin Suhaimi 2 years contract signed in 2019 [17]
DF   Hafiz Sujad 1 Year contract signed in 2019 [18]
DF   Afiq Yunos 1 Year contract signed in 2019 [19]
DF   Jordan Nicolas Vestering 1 Year contract signed in 2019 [20]
DF   Alif Iskandar
DF   Faiz Salleh 1 Year contract signed in 2019 [21]
MF   Afiq Noor 1 Year contract signed in 2019 [22]
MF   Nikesh Singh Sidhu 1 Year contract signed in 2019 [23]
MF   Anumanthan Kumar 1 Year contract signed in 2019 [24]
MF   Fabian Kwok 1 Year contract signed in 2019 [25]
MF   Justin Hui 1 Year contract signed in 2019 [26]
MF   Mahathir Azeman 1 Year contract signed in 2019 [27]
FW   Shahfiq Ghani 2 years contract signed in 2019 [28]
FW   Stipe Plazibat 1 Year contract signed in 2019 [29]

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Position Player Ref
MF   Farhan Zulkifli 1 Year contract signed in 2019 [30]

Trial edit

Position Player Trial From Ref

Mid-season transfer edit

In edit

Position Player Transferred From Ref
GK   Daniel Ong   Tiong Bahru FC [31]
DF   Afiq Yunos   Trat F.C. Loan Return [32]
DF   Lionel Tan   SAFSA NS Completed [33]
DF   Emmeric Ong   Warriors FC [34]
FW   Naufal Azman   Young Lions FC [35]

Note 1: Afiq Yunos returned to the team after the loan and move from Trat FC was cancelled due to Covid 19.

Out edit

Position Player Transferred To Ref
DF   Jordan Vestering   SAFSA NS till 2022 [36]
GK   Heng How Meng   SAFSA NS till 2022
FW   Stipe Plazibat   Lion City Sailors F.C. Undisclosed [37]
DF   Zachary Anderson Free [38]
MF   Charlie Machell Free [39]

Friendlies edit

Pre-Season Friendly edit

  Win   Draw   Loss

Tour of Malaysia edit

18 January 2020 (2020-01-18) Friendly UiTM F.C.   cancelled   Hougang United Kuala Lumpur
Stadium: PKNS Sports Complex

Team statistics edit

Appearances and goals edit

As of 25 Feb 2020
No. Pos. Player Sleague Singapore Cup AFC Cup Charity Shield Total
Apps.  Goals Apps.  Goals Apps.  Goals Apps.  Goals Apps.  Goals
2 DF   Anders Aplin 14 2 0 0 3 0 1 0 18 2
3 DF   Maksat Dzhakybaliev 1(6) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
4 MF   Afiq Noor 9(4) 0 0 0 3 0 0(1) 0 17 0
5 DF   Lionel Tan 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0
6 MF   Anumanthan Kumar 5(2) 0 0 0 1(1) 0 0 0 9 0
7 FW   Shahfiq Ghani 4(7) 1 0 0 1(2) 0 1 0 15 1
8 DF   Hafiz Sujad 9(2) 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 14 0
10 FW   Shawal Anuar 9(4) 4 0 0 1(2) 0 1 0 17 4
11 DF   Nazrul Nazari 13(1) 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 17 0
12 MF   Fabian Kwok 9(4) 0 0 0 2 0 0(1) 0 16 0
13 GK   Ridhuan Barudin 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
14 DF   Alif Iskandar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 MF   Justin Hui 3(6) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 1
17 DF   Faiz Salleh 1(6) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 8 0
18 GK   Khairulhin Khalid 3 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 7 0
20 DF   Muhaimin Suhaimi 3(2) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 0
21 MF   Nikesh Singh Sidhu 8(1) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 0
22 MF   Mahathir Azeman 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 FW   Sahil Suhaimi 1(3) 1 0 0 3 0 0(1) 0 8 1
24 MF   Farhan Zulkifli 12(1) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 14 1
26 FW   Daniel Martens 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
31 GK   Daniel Ong 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
32 FW   Naufal Azman 2(2) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
35 DF   Emmeric Ong 0(1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Players who have played this season but had left the club or on loan to other club
1 GK   Heng How Meng 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 FW   Stipe Plazibat 3 5 0 0 3 4 0 0 6 9
15 DF    Jordan Vestering 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 5 1
19 DF   Zac Anderson 10 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 14 1
25 MF   Charlie Machell 7(1) 2 0 0 2 1 1 0 11 3

Competitions edit

Overview edit

Competition Record
P W D L GF GA GD Win %

Charity Shield edit

  Win   Draw   Loss

22 February 2020 (2020-02-22) Charity Shield [Covid19 1] Tampines Rovers   3-0   Hougang United Jalan Besar Stadium
18:00 Irwan Shah  57'
Boris Kopitović  63'
Jordan Webb  69'  81'   82'
Kyoga Nakamura  34'
Syazwan Buhari  90'
Shawal Anuar  41'
Jordan Nicolas Vestering  48'
Anders Aplin  81'
Afiq Noor  85'
Referee: Ahmad A'Qashah

Singapore Premier League edit

  Win   Draw   Loss

1 March 2020 (2020-03-01) 1 Young Lions FC   1-4   Hougang United Jurong West Stadium
Ilhan Fandi  57'
Nur Adam Abdullah  72'
Report Stipe Plazibat  7'  43'  90+1'
Jordan Nicolas Vestering  35'  71'
Farhan Zulkifli  38'
Afiq Noor  90'
Referee: G. Letchman
Man of the Match:   Stipe Plazibat
15 March 2020 (2020-03-15) 2 Hougang United   1-2   Geylang International Hougang Stadium
Shawal Anuar  81'
Anders Aplin  44'
Report Christopher van Huizen  15'  49'
Firdaus Kasman  65'
Joshua Pereira  90+4'
Attendance: 0 [note 1]
Referee: Farhan Mohd
Man of the Match:   Christopher van Huizen
18 March 2020 (2020-03-18) 3 Balestier Khalsa   2-2   Hougang United Bishan Stadium
Šime Žužul  38'
Shuhei Hoshino  64'
Hazzuwan Halim  43'
Zaiful Nizam  57'
Report Stipe Plazibat  48'  57'
Fabian Kwok  42'
Sahil Suhaimi  90'
Attendance: 0 [note 1]
Referee: Lim Liang Yi
Man of the Match:   Stipe Plazibat
17 October 2020 (2020-10-17) 4 (Rescheduled) [note 2] Tampines Rovers   1-2   Hougang United Our Tampines Hub
Irwan Shah  60'
Taufik Suparno  75'
Syahrul Sazali  19'
Amirul Adli  49'
Report Sahil Suhaimi  15'  33'
Farhan Zulkifli  18'
Maksat Dzhakybaliev  90+5'
Attendance: 0 [note 1]
Referee: Jansen Foo
Man of the Match:   Sahil Suhaimi
1 November 2020 (2020-11-01) 5 (Rescheduled) [note 2] Tanjong Pagar United   0-0   Hougang United Bishan Stadium
Syabil Hisham  16'
Raihan Rahman  30'
Suhairi Sabri  30'
Nashrul Amin  45+3'
Kenji Syed Rusydi  77'
Report Muhaimin Suhaimi  44'
Charlie Machell  45+2'
Lionel Tan  62'
Afiq Noor  72'
Attendance: 0 [note 1]
Referee: Y. Sathyakumar
Man of the Match:   Delwinder Singh
4 November 2020 (2020-11-04) 6 (Rescheduled) [note 2] Lion City Sailors   1-1   Hougang United Bishan Stadium
Shahdan Sulaiman  60'  30'
Saifullah Akbar  67'
Tajeli Salamat  82'
Report Shawal Anuar  33'
Farhan Zulkifli  72'
Justin Hui  83'
Lionel Tan  90+2'
Attendance: 0 [note 1]
Referee: Ahmad A'Qashah
Man of the Match:   Shawal Anuar
8 November 2020 (2020-11-08) 7 (Rescheduled) [note 2] Albirex Niigata (S)   4-0   Hougang United Jurong East Stadium
Hiroyoshi Kamata  55'
Kenta Kurishima  68'
Tomoyuki Doi  77'
Rio Sakuma  90+1'
Ryosuke Nagasawa  53'
Report Hafiz Sujad  35'
Fabian Kwok  50'
Attendance: 0 [note 1]
Referee: Jansen Foo
Man of the Match:   Hiroyoshi Kamata
12 November 2020 (2020-11-12) 8 (Rescheduled) [note 2] Hougang United   4-1   Young Lions FC Hougang Stadium
Zac Anderson  17'
Charlie Machell  46'
Shawal Anuar  80'
Anders Aplin  84'
Shahfiq Ghani  11'   45'
Daniel Ong  28'
Nikesh Singh  40'
Report Jacob Mahler  28' (pen)
Syed Akmal  16'
Nur Adam Abdullah  26'
Ryhan Stewart  36'
Hami Syahin  51'   70'
Attendance: 0 [note 1]
Referee: Muhammad Zulfiqar
Man of the Match:   Anders Aplin
17 November 2020 (2020-11-17) 9 (Rescheduled) [note 2] Hougang United   1-3   Lion City Sailors Hougang Stadium
Charlie Machell  90+2' (pen)
Daniel Martens  45'
Maksat Dzhakybaliev  77'
Farhan Zulkifli  80'
Report Gabriel Quak  12'
Hafiz Nor  57'
Shahdan Sulaiman  87'
Attendance: 0 [note 1]
Referee: Lim Liang Yi
Man of the Match:   Gabriel Quak
21 November 2020 (2020-11-21) 10 (Rescheduled) [note 2] Geylang International   2-0   Hougang United Our Tampines Hub
Barry Maguire  42'
Amy Recha  59'
Yuki Ichikawa  30'
Firdaus Kasman  83'
Report Nazrul Nazari  90+1' Attendance: 0 [note 1]
Referee: Jansen Foo
Man of the Match:   Barry Maguire
25 November 2020 (2020-11-25) 11 (Rescheduled) [note 2] Hougang United   0-2   Tampines Rovers Hougang Stadium
Anders Aplin  17'
Farhan Zulkifli  32'
Nazrul Nazari  56'
Hafiz Sujad  73'
Report Boris Kopitović   22'  76'
Taufik Suparno  46'
Fazrul Nawaz  90+2'
Attendance: 0 [note 1]
Referee: Nathan Chan
Man of the Match:   Yasir Hanapi
28 November 2020 (2020-11-28) 12 (Rescheduled) [note 2] Hougang United   3-2   Tanjong Pagar United Hougang Stadium
Anders Aplin  52'
Shawal Anuar  24' (pen)
Shahfiq Ghani  87'
Nikesh Singh  18'
Hafiz Sujad  42'
Fabian Kwok  54'
Report Farihin Farkhan  22'
Suria Prakash  65'
Yann Motta  20'
Shodai Nishikawa  37'
Attendance: 0 [note 1]
Referee: Farhan Mohd
Man of the Match:   Shawal Anuar
2 December 2020 (2020-12-02) 13 (Rescheduled) [note 2] Hougang United   1-2   Balestier Khalsa Hougang Stadium
Justin Hui  10'
Maksat Dzhakybaliev  30'
Shawal Anuar  90+4'
Report Shuhei Hoshino  5'  50'
Šime Žužul  76'
Hazzuwan Halim  14'
Attendance: 0 [note 1]
Referee: Syarqawi Buhari
Man of the Match:   Šime Žužul
5 December 2020 (2020-12-05) 14 (Rescheduled) [note 2] Hougang United   0-1   Albirex Niigata (S) Hougang Stadium
Nikesh Singh  32' Report Ryoya Tanigushi  53' Attendance: 0 [note 1]
Referee: Juherman Zaiton
Man of the Match:   Ryoya Tanigushi
  1. ^ Hougang United was a last minute replacement for DPMM FC after DPMM pulled out from the Charity Shield due to Covid 19.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
4 Geylang International 14 6 2 6 18 22 −4 20 Qualification for AFC Cup group stage
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[a] 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
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 edit

  Win   Draw   Loss

AFC Cup edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts HCM YAN HOU LTO
1   Hồ Chí Minh City 3 2 1 0 7 4 +3 7[a] 26 Sep 29 Sep 23 Sep
2   Yangon United 3 2 1 0 6 4 +2 7[a] 2–2 1–0 3–2
3   Hougang United 3 1 0 2 5 5 0 3 2–3 23 Sep 26 Sep
4   Lao Toyota 3 0 0 3 3 8 −5 0 0–2 29 Sep 1–3
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head away goals: Hồ Chí Minh City 2, Yangon United 0.

  Win   Draw   Loss

Group stage edit

11 February 2020 (2020-02-11) Matchday 1 Lao Toyota F.C.   1-3   Hougang United Vientiane, Laos
Goran Jerković  15'
Somsavath Sorphabmixay  10'
Piyaphong Pathammavong  81'
Report Charlie Machell  38'
Stipe Plazibat  53'  82' (pen)  90+3'
Afiq Noor  13'
Fabian Kwok  26'
Stadium: New Laos National Stadium
Attendance: 1,215
Referee: Ali Abdulnabi (Bahrain)
25 February 2020 (2020-02-25) Matchday 2 Hougang United   2-3   Ho Chi Minh City FC Kallang, Singapore
Stipe Plazibat  77' (pen)  80'
Hafiz Sujad  46'
Fabian Kwok  50'
Report Nguyễn Công Phượng  14'
Amido Baldé  45+1'  60'
Le Van Son  70'
Bùi Tien Dung  75'
Nguyen Cong Thanh  90'
Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium
Attendance: 873
Referee: Kim Dae-yong (South Korea)
23 September 2020 (2020-09-23) Matchday 4 (Rescheduled) Hougang United   cancelled   Yangon United F.C. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Report Stadium: Thống Nhất Stadium
26 September 2020 (2020-09-26) Matchday 5 (Rescheduled) Hougang United   cancelled   Lao Toyota F.C. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Report Stadium: Thống Nhất Stadium
29 September 2020 (2020-09-29) Matchday 6 (Rescheduled) Ho Chi Minh City FC   cancelled   Hougang United Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Report Stadium: Thống Nhất Stadium

See also edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Due to Covid 19, this match is played behind closed door.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k The match is postponed following the coronavirus pandemic.

References edit

  1. ^ "Tampines' win also means that Hougang United will earn a spot in the 2020 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Cup".
  2. ^ "Maksat Dzhakybaliev joins Cheetah on season loan".
  3. ^ "Zac Anderson joins Hougang United!⁣⁣".
  4. ^ "Anders Aplin joins Hougang United!⁣⁣".
  5. ^ "Svay Rieng FC, Charlie, joins Hougang United!⁣⁣".
  6. ^ "Hougang player signed for Japanese club".
  7. ^ "Sahil Suhaimi signs for Hougang Unitedon a 1-year deal with the Cheetahs!".
  8. ^ "New cheetah Shawal Anuar joining from Eagles".
  9. ^ "Shawal Anuar joins Hougang United!⁣⁣".
  10. ^ "Suphanburi FC signs Singaporean midfielder Zulfahmi Arifin on their ASEAN quota".
  11. ^ "Zulfahmi Arifin has joined Thailand Premier League club, Suphanburi F.C. on a season long deal next year. ⁣ ⁣".
  12. ^ "Singapore Premier League POTY Faris Ramli signs for Terengganu FC in Malaysia".
  13. ^ "Head Coach Clement Teo signs for another year with the Cheetahs! ⁣".
  14. ^ "Khairulhin Khalid has signed a 1-year contract extension with the Cheetahs!⁣".
  15. ^ "Ridhuan Barudin, team has penned a 1-year contract extension with the Cheetahs!".
  16. ^ "Singapore International, Nazrul Nazari has signed a 2-year contract extension with the club!⁣⁣".
  17. ^ "Singapore International, Muhaimin Suhaimi has signed a 2-year contract extension with the club!⁣⁣".
  18. ^ "Hafiz Sujad, team has penned a 1-year contract extension with the Cheetahs!".
  19. ^ "Afiq Yunos, team has penned a 1-year contract extension with the Cheetahs!".
  20. ^ "Jordan Nicolas Vestering, team has penned a 1-year contract extension with the Cheetahs!".
  21. ^ "Faiz Salleh, team has penned a 1-year contract extension with the Cheetahs!".
  22. ^ "Afiq Noor has signed a 1-year contract extension with the Cheetahs!⁣".
  23. ^ "Nikesh part of the younger players in the heart of our midfield".
  24. ^ "Anumanthan has signed a 1-year contract extension with the Cheetahs!⁣".
  25. ^ "Fabien has signed a 1-year contract extension with the Cheetahs!⁣".
  26. ^ "Justin Hui continues journey with hougang".
  27. ^ "Mahathir Azeman continues journey with hougang".
  28. ^ "Singapore International, Shahfiq Ghani has signed a 2-year contract extension with the club!⁣⁣".
  29. ^ "Stipe Plazibat will be staying with the Cheetahs for another season".
  30. ^ "Farhan Zulkifli continues journey with hougang".
  31. ^ "Daniel Ong joins the Cheetahs! ⁣".
  32. ^ "Afiq Yunos sees the positives despite early end to Thai stint".
  33. ^ "Lionel Tan returns to Hougang United".
  34. ^ "Emmeric becomes Cheetah".
  35. ^ "Naufal Azman signs for Hougang United!".
  36. ^ "Jordan's decision to enlist for National Service that saw his time at Hougang United come to an end rather than footballing reasons".
  37. ^ "Stipe Plazibat moving back to Bishan for 2 years contract".
  38. ^ "Hougang United defender Zachary Anderson has left Hougang United".
  39. ^ "Hougang United defender Zachary Anderson has left Hougang United".