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2020 Lion City Sailors FC season

The 2020 season was Lion City Sailors' 25th consecutive season in the Singapore Premier League and the 1st season since privatising from Home United. Along with the Singapore Premier League, the club will also compete in the Singapore Cup.

Lion City Sailors
2020 season
ChairmanForrest Li
Head coachAurelio Vidmar
StadiumBishan Stadium
Singapore Premier League3rd
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Squad edit

SPL squad edit

As of 5 January 2020
Squad No. Name Nationality Date of Birth (Age) Previous Club Contract Since Contract End
Goalkeepers
18 Hassan Sunny >30   (1984-04-02) 2 April 1984 (age 40)   Army United F.C. 2020 2021
24 Rudy Khairullah   (1994-07-19) 19 July 1994 (age 29)   Police SA (NFL D1) 2017 2020
30 Adib Hakim U23   (1998-03-09) 9 March 1998 (age 26)   Young Lions FC 2020 2020
Defenders
2 Zulqarnaen Suzliman U23   (1998-03-29) 29 March 1998 (age 26)   Young Lions FC 2020
3 Tajeli Salamat   (1994-02-07) 7 February 1994 (age 30)   Warriors FC 2020
5 Kaishu Yamazaki   (1997-07-12) 12 July 1997 (age 26)   Albirex Niigata (S) 2020
6 Abdil Qaiyyim Mutalib >30   (1989-05-14) 14 May 1989 (age 34)   Tampines Rovers 2015 2020
7 Aqhari Abdullah   (1991-07-09) 9 July 1991 (age 32)   LionsXII 2016 2020
12 Iqram Rifqi   (1996-02-25) 25 February 1996 (age 28) Youth Team 2017 2020
15 Faizal Roslan   (1995-05-30) 30 May 1995 (age 28)   Young Lions FC 2018 2019
19 Naqiuddin Eunos U23   (1997-12-01) 1 December 1997 (age 26)   Young Lions FC 2020 2020
22 Ho Wai Loon   (1993-08-20) 20 August 1993 (age 30)   Warriors FC 2019 2019
Midfielders
8 Shahdan Sulaiman >30   (1988-05-09) 9 May 1988 (age 35)   Tampines Rovers 2020 2021
10 Song Ui-young   (1993-11-08) 8 November 1993 (age 30) Youth Team 2012 2020
13 Izzdin Shafiq (Captain)   (1990-12-14) 14 December 1990 (age 33)   Tampines Rovers 2017 2020
14 Gabriel Quak   (1990-12-22) 22 December 1990 (age 33)   Warriors FC 2020 2021
20 Arshad Shamim U23   (1999-12-09) 9 December 1999 (age 24) Youth Team 2018 2019
27 Adam Swandi   (1996-01-12) 12 January 1996 (age 28)   Albirex Niigata (S) 2019 2021
28 Saifullah Akbar U23   (1999-01-31) 31 January 1999 (age 25)   Young Lions FC 2020
Strikers
11 Hafiz Nor >30   (1988-08-22) 22 August 1988 (age 35)   Warriors FC 2018 2019
17 Shahril Ishak >30   (1984-01-23) 23 January 1984 (age 40)   Warriors FC 2018 2019
23 Amiruldin Asraf U23   (1997-01-08) 8 January 1997 (age 27) Youth Team 2017 2020
25 Haiqal Pashia U23   (1998-11-29) 29 November 1998 (age 25)   Young Lions FC 2020 2020
29 Stipe Plazibat   (1989-08-31) 31 August 1989 (age 34)   Hougang United 2020 2021
Players who left during the season
9 Andy Pengelly   (1997-07-19) 19 July 1997 (age 26)   Brisbane Strikers FC 2020

U19 squad edit

As of 1 February 2019
Squad No. Name Nationality Date of Birth (Age) Previous Club Contract Since Contract End
Goalkeepers
40 Prathip Ekamparam U19   (2001-08-21) 21 August 2001 (age 22) Youth Team 2019
Kimura Riki U23    (2000-11-14) 14 November 2000 (age 23)   Warriors FC 2020
Defenders
44 Danish Iftiqar U19   (2001-09-16) 16 September 2001 (age 22) Youth Team 2019 2020
55 Fudhil I'yadhU19   (2001-08-18) 18 August 2001 (age 22)   NFA U17 2019 2019
65 Aizal MurhamdaniU19   (2001-03-26) 26 March 2001 (age 23) Youth Team 2017
Naufal Ilham U19   (2002-08-16) 16 August 2002 (age 21)   FFA U16 2020 2020
Midfielders
37 Anaqi IsmitU19   (2001-08-24) 24 August 2001 (age 22) Youth Team 2019 2020
Strikers

Coaching staff edit

[1]

Source
Position Name Ref.
Chairman    Forrest Li
General Manager   Badri Ghent
Team Manager   Herwandy Hamid
Head coach   Aurelio Vidmar
Assistant coach   Noh Rahman
Goalkeeping coach   Chua Lye Heng
Academy director   Luka Lalić
Head of Youth (COE)   Robin Chitrakar
Video analyst   Adi Saleh
Sports Trainer   Fazly Hasan
Sports Performance Coach   Shazaly Ayob
Physiotherapist   Zahir Taufeek
Kitman  

Transfer edit

Pre-season transfer edit

In edit

Position Player Transferred From Ref
Coach   Aurelio Vidmar NA [2]
GK   Hassan Sunny   Army United F.C. (Tier 2) 2 years contract signed in 2019 [3]
GK   Kenji Syed Rusydi   Young Lions FC Loan Return
GK   Adib Hakim   Young Lions FC
GK    Kimura Riki   Warriors FC
DF   Kaishu Yamazaki   Albirex Niigata (S) Free [4][5]
DF   Zulqarnaen Suzliman   Young Lions FC
MF   Gabriel Quak   Warriors FC 2 years contract signed in 2019 [6][7]
MF   Shahdan Sulaiman   Tampines Rovers Undisclosed [8]
MF   Saifullah Akbar   Young Lions FC [9]
MF   Naqiuddin Eunos   Young Lions FC
FW   Haiqal Pashia   Young Lions FC
FW   Andy Pengelly   Brisbane Strikers FC (Tier 2) Free [10]

Note 1: Kenji Syed Rusydi returned to the team after the loan and move to Tanjong Pagar United.

Out edit

Position Player Transferred To Ref
GK   Kenji Syed Rusydi   Tanjong Pagar United
GK   Nazri Sabri   Project Vaults Oxley SC [11]
GK   Haikal Hasnol
DF   Taufiq Muqminin
DF   Faritz Abdul Hameed   Tanjong Pagar United F.C.
DF   Juma'at Jantan Retired
MF   Isaka Cernak   Phrae United F.C. (Tier 2) [12]
MF   Fazli Ayob
MF   Suhairi Sabri   Tanjong Pagar United F.C.
MF   Muhelmy Suhaimi
MF   Hami Syahin   Police SA NS till 2022
FW   Nur Hizami Salim
FW   Oliver Puflett   Sydney Olympic FC

Extension / Retained edit

Position Player Ref
GK   Rudy Khairullah
DF   Abdil Qaiyyim Mutalib
DF   Aqhari Abdullah
DF   Faizal Roslan
DF   Ho Wai Loon
DF   Iqram Rifqi
MF   Izzdin Shafiq [13]
MF   Song Ui-young 2 years contract signed in Oct 2018 [14]
MF   Hami Syahin NS till 2022
MF   Adam Swandi 2 years contract signed in Dec 2019 [15]
MF   Arshad Shamim
FW   Hafiz Nor
FW   Shahril Ishak [16]
FW   Amiruldin Asraf

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Position Player Ref

Trial edit

Trial (In) edit
Position Player Trial From Ref
Trial (Out) edit
Position Player Trial @ Ref

Mid-season transfer edit

In edit

Position Player Transferred From Ref
FW   Stipe Plazibat   Hougang United Undisclosed
2 years contract [17]

Out edit

Position Player Transferred To Ref
GK   Putra Anugerah   Young Lions FC Season loan
FW   Andy Pengelly   Peninsula Power FC Free [18] [19]
MF    Bill Mamadou   Young Lions FC Season loan [20]

Loan Out edit

Position Player Transferred To Ref
DF   Zulqarnaen Suzliman   Young Lions FC NS till 2022 [21]

Friendlies edit

Pre-season friendlies edit

  Win   Draw   Loss

15 January 2020 (2020-01-15) 1 Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C.   4-0   Lion City Sailors F.C. Johor, Malaysia
Gonzalo Cabrera  3'
Diogo Luís Santo  12'
Syafiq Ahmad  72'
Liridon Krasniqi  83'		 Stadium: Sultan Ibrahim Stadium
15 February 2020 (2020-02-15) 2 Singapore Football Club   0-4   Lion City Sailors F.C. Bishan Stadium
Gabriel Quak  
Shahril Ishak  
18 February 2020 (2020-02-18) 3 Yishun Sentek Mariners FC   0-10   Lion City Sailors F.C. Bishan Stadium
Shahril Ishak  
Song Ui-young  
Andy Pengelly  
Shahdan Sulaiman 
Iqram Rifqi 
Hafiz Nor 
Arshad Shamim 
21 February 2020 (2020-02-21) 4 Young Lions FC   2-5   Lion City Sailors F.C. Bishan Stadium
Ilhan Fandi  
Marc Ryan Tan  		 Andy Pengelly   
Iqram Rifqi 
Haiqal Paisha 
28 February 2020 (2020-02-28) 5 Tiong Bahru FC   0-8   Lion City Sailors F.C. Bishan Stadium
Hafiz Nor  7'
Song Ui-young  30'  61'
Gabriel Quak  31'
Haiqal Paisha  33'
Andy Pengelly  67'
Shahril Ishak  70'  80'
25 March 2020 (2020-03-25) 6 Singapore Football Club   Unknown   Lion City Sailors F.C. Bishan Stadium

Tour of Malaysia edit

4 February 2020 (2020-02-04) Friendly Selangor FA II   6-2   Lion City Sailors F.C. Selangor
Raja Imran  Song Ui-Young 
Shahril Ishak  		 Stadium: Selayang Stadium
8 February 2020 (2020-02-08) Friendly Selangor   3-1   Lion City Sailors F.C. Selangor
Ifedayo Olusegun    Stadium: Selayang Stadium

Team statistics edit

Appearances and goals edit

As of 15 March 2019
No. Pos. Player Sleague Singapore Cup Total
Apps.  Goals Apps.  Goals Apps.  Goals
3 DF   Tajeli Salamat 14 2 0 0 14 2
5 DF   Kaishu Yamazaki 14 2 0 0 14 2
6 DF   Abdil Qaiyyim Mutalib 9 0 0 0 9 0
7 DF   Aqhari Abdullah 10 0 0 0 10 0
8 MF   Shahdan Sulaiman 13 1 0 0 13 1
10 MF   Song Ui-young 12 9 0 0 12 9
11 FW   Hafiz Nor 14 1 0 0 14 1
12 MF   Iqram Rifqi 1 0 0 0 1 0
13 MF   Izzdin Shafiq 12 0 0 0 12 0
14 MF   Gabriel Quak 14 5 0 0 14 5
15 DF   Faizal Roslan 8 0 0 0 8 0
17 FW   Shahril Ishak 9 3 0 0 9 3
18 GK   Hassan Sunny 11 0 0 0 11 0
19 MF   Naqiuddin Eunos 14 0 0 0 14 0
20 MF   Arshad Shamim 10 2 0 0 10 2
22 DF   Ho Wai Loon 1 0 0 0 1 0
24 GK   Rudy Khairullah 3 0 0 0 3 0
25 FW   Haiqal Pashia 9 0 0 0 9 0
27 MF   Adam Swandi 11 4 0 0 11 4
28 MF   Saifullah Akbar 11 2 0 0 11 2
29 FW   Stipe Plazibat 8 9 0 0 8 9
Players who have played this season but had left the club or on loan to other club
2 DF   Zulqarnaen Suzliman 2 0 0 0 2 0
9 FW   Andy Pengelly 2 1 0 0 2 1

Competitions edit

Overview edit

Competition Record
P W D L GF GA GD Win %
Singapore Premier League 14 8 3 3 44 18 +26 057.14
Total 14 8 3 3 44 18 +26 057.14

Singapore Premier League edit

Main article: 2020 Singapore Premier League

  Win   Draw   Loss

6 March 2020 (2020-03-06) 1 Tanjong Pagar United   1-1   Lion City Sailors F.C. Jurong East Stadium
Yann Motta  26'
Shodai Nishikawa  20'
Syahadat Masnawi  47'
Takahiro Tanaka  56'
Faritz Abdul Hameed  86'		 Report Andy Pengelly  45'
Hafiz Nor  59'
Kaishu Yamazaki  77'		 Attendance: 2,723
Referee: Lim Liang Yi
Man of the Match:   Kenji Syed Rusydi
18 March 2020 (2020-03-18) 2 Tampines Rovers   4-0   Lion City Sailors F.C. Our Tampines Hub
Boris Kopitović  60'
Zehrudin Mehmedović  69'
Jordan Webb  78'
Shah Shahiran  82'
Daniel Bennett  16'		 Report Kaishu Yamazaki  10'
Hafiz Nor  77'		 Attendance: 0 [note 1]
Referee: G. Letchman
Man of the Match:   Jordan Webb
18 October 2020 (2020-10-18) 3 (Rescheduled) [note 2] Lion City Sailors F.C.   4-0   Geylang International Bishan Stadium
Stipe Plazibat  7'  85'
Song Ui-young  45+5' (pen)
Shahril Ishak  90'
Naqiuddin Eunos  66'
Tajeli Salamat  78'		 Report Zainol Gulam  45' Attendance: 0 [note 1]
Referee: Farhan Mohd
Man of the Match:   Stipe Plazibat
24 October 2020 (2020-10-24) 4 (Rescheduled) [note 2] Albirex Niigata (S)   3-2   Lion City Sailors F.C. Jurong East Stadium
Tomoyuki Doi  19'
Ryosuke Nagasawa  35'
Reo Nishiguchi  94'		 Report Song Ui-young  59'
Gabriel Quak  88'
Stipe Plazibat  90+3'
Saifullah Akbar  90+4'		 Attendance: 0 [note 1]
Referee: Muhammad Taqi
Man of the Match:   Kotaro Takeda
1 November 2020 (2020-11-01) 5 (Rescheduled) [note 2] Lion City Sailors F.C.   5-0   Young Lions FC Bishan Stadium
Adam Swandi  71'
Stipe Plazibat  76'  82' (pen)
Gabriel Quak  90+1'  27'
Saifullah Akbar  37'
Haiqal Pashia  41'		 Report Jacob Mahler  46' (o.g.)
Shahib Masnawi  17'
Nur Adam Abdullah  32'		 Attendance: 0 [note 1]
Referee: Jansen Foo
Man of the Match:   Gabriel Quak
4 November 2020 (2020-11-04) 6 (Rescheduled) [note 2] Lion City Sailors F.C.   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
7 November 2020 (2020-11-07) 7 (Rescheduled) [note 2] Balestier Khalsa   1-7   Lion City Sailors Bishan Stadium
Kristijan Krajcek  63'
Faizal Raffi  78'		 Report Stipe Plazibat  10'  27'  31'
Song Ui-young  18'
Saifullah Akbar  33'
Tajeli Salamat  56'
Adam Swandi  65'		 Attendance: 0 [note 1]
Referee: Juherman Zaiton
Man of the Match:   Stipe Plazibat
13 November 2020 (2020-11-13) 8 (Rescheduled) [note 2] Lion City Sailors F.C.   6-1   Tanjong Pagar United Bishan Stadium
Kaishu Yamazaki  14'
Stipe Plazibat  19' (pen)  45+2'
Song Ui-young  40'
Adam Swandi  84'  90'
Tajeli Salamat  34'
Abdil Qaiyyim Mutalib  77'		 Report Suhairi Sabri  51'
Suria Prakash  85'		 Attendance: 0 [note 1]
Referee: Syarqawi Buhari
Man of the Match:   Shahdan Sulaiman
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
22 November 2020 (2020-11-22) 10 (Rescheduled) [note 2] Lion City Sailors F.C.   2-3   Albirex Niigata (S) Bishan Stadium
Song Ui-young  22' (pen)
Tajeli Salamat  45'
Aqhari Abdullah  58'
Saifullah Akbar  78'
Shahdan Sulaiman  90'
Hafiz Nor  90+1'		 Report Tomoyuki Doi  12'
Fairoz Hasan  34'
Yasuhiro Hanada  77'
Kotaro Takeda  25'
Kenta Kurishima  73'		 Attendance: 0 [note 1]
Referee: Farhan Mohd
Man of the Match:   Tomoyuki Doi
25 November 2020 (2020-11-25) 11 (Rescheduled) [note 2] Geylang International   0-3   Lion City Sailors F.C. Our Tampines Hub
Harith Kanadi  52' Report Song Ui-young  71'
Gabriel Quak  86'
Kaishu Yamazaki  90+1'
Arshad Shamim  49'		 Attendance: 0 [note 1]
Referee: Syarqawi Buhari
Man of the Match:   Kaishu Yamazaki
29 November 2020 (2020-11-29) 12 (Rescheduled) [note 2] Young Lions FC   0-4   Lion City Sailors F.C. Jurong West Stadium
Report Arshad Shamim  33'  57'
Song Ui-young  40' (pen)
Gabriel Quak  72'
Abdil Qaiyyim Mutalib  4'
Kaishu Yamazaki  12'		 Attendance: 0 [note 1]
Referee: Lim Liang Yi
Man of the Match:   Gabriel Quak
2 December 2020 (2020-12-02) 13 (Rescheduled) [note 2] Lion City Sailors F.C.   1-1   Tampines Rovers Bishan Stadium
Shahril Ishak  45'
Arshad Shamim  19'
Song Ui-young  72'		 Report Zehrudin Mehmedović  63'
Amirul Adli  90'		 Attendance: 0 [note 1]
Referee: Nathan Chan
Man of the Match:   Zehrudin Mehmedović
5 December 2020 (2020-12-05) 14 (Rescheduled) [note 2] Lion City Sailors F.C.   5-2   Balestier Khalsa Bishan Stadium
Shahril Ishak  20'
Saifullah Akbar  34'
Danish Uwais  39' (o.g)
Song Ui-young  80'  90+2'
Rudy Khairullah  66'		 Report Sime Zuzul  41'  88'
Ahmad Syahir  47'		 Attendance: 0 [note 1]
Referee: Jansen Foo
Man of the Match:   Hafiz Nor

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Albirex Niigata (S)[a] (C) 14 10 2 2 32 14 +18 32
2 Tampines Rovers 14 8 5 1 27 11 +16 29 Qualification for AFC Champions League group stage
3 Lion City Sailors 14 8 3 3 44 18 +26 27 Qualification for AFC Cup group stage
4 Geylang International 14 6 2 6 18 22 −4 20
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
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ a b 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

Main article: 2020 Singapore Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss

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 l The match is postponed following the coronavirus pandemic.

References edit

  1. ^ "FIRST TEAM STAFF".
  2. ^ "Vidmar become dragon's tamer".
  3. ^ "Hassan Sunny, 35, back Home with Protectors after leaving Thai side Army United".
  4. ^ "Besides Hassan, they have recruited Japanese defender Kaishu Yamazaki".
  5. ^ "YAMAZAKI Kaishu will be transferred to Home United".
  6. ^ "Gabriel Quak Instagram post comments section". Archived from the original on 2021-12-24.
  7. ^ "Besides Hassan, they have recruited forward Gabriel Quak".
  8. ^ "Shahdan Sulaiman cross over to Protectors".
  9. ^ "Saifullah Akbar Instagram profile change to "Home United FC🐉"".
  10. ^ "Vidmar become dragon's tamer".
  11. ^ "welcome former Home United FC goal stopper, Nazri Sabri back to PVOSC".
  12. ^ "Isaka Cernak signs for newly promoted Thai League 2 side Phrae United".
  13. ^ "Izzdin Shafiq retained".
  14. ^ "Song Ui-young rejects Persija for Home stay, eyes Singapore colours". Archived from the original on 2018-10-31. Retrieved 2019-10-19.
  15. ^ "Sailors offered him a two-year extension".
  16. ^ "Hassan Sunny, playing with Shahril Ishak for 2020".
  17. ^ "Stipe Plazibat moving back to Bishan for 2 years contract".
  18. ^ "The club would like to announce that we have parted ways with Andy Pengelly, after coming to a mutual agreement to terminate his contract".
  19. ^ "2019 #NPLQLD Men's Golden Boot and record breaker Andy Pengelly is back!".
  20. ^ "Bill Mamadou joins Young Lions".
  21. ^ "LSC not be able to call upon the services of Zulqarnaen Suzliman due to his National Service commitments".
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