Warriors FC sat out the 2020 Singapore Premier League season due to financial and legal troubles.[1]
| 2020 season | |
|---|---|
| Chairman | Philip Lam Tin Sing |
| Head coach | Azlan Alipah |
| Stadium | Jurong West Stadium |
In November 2019, they were charged on court with 107 counts of not paying their staff salaries.[2] In total, they failed to pay more than S$350,000 in salaries to about 30 employees, including players, sports trainers and support staff.
2 days after the incident being reported, ST reported that there were 2 parties that were interested to take over Warriors FC.[3]
On 2 December 2019, the club's management committee said they had paid a total of S$150,000 in salaries to half of its football squad to settle arrears.[4]
On 31 December 2019, FAS had instructed Warriors FC to sit out the 2020 Singapore Premier League season due to their financial issue and legal troubles.[1]
Squad edit
S.League squad edit
- As of 11 February 2019
| Squad No. | Name | Nationality | Date of Birth (Age) | Previous Club | Contract Start | Contract End | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | |||||||
| 13 | Shahul Rayyan | 
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12 February 1995 | Albirex Niigata (S)
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2019 | ||
| Defenders | |||||||
| 25 | Shameer Aziq |
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30 December 1995 | Tampines Rovers
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2019 | 2019 | |
| Midfielders | |||||||
| 10 | Poh Yi Feng >30 |
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15 November 1986 | Balestier Khalsa
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2016 | 2020 | |
| Strikers | |||||||
| 15 | Fadhil Noh >30 |
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4 March 1989 | Balestier Khalsa
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2017 | ||
| Players left club during season | |||||||
U19 Squad edit
| Squad No. | Name | Nationality | Date of Birth (Age) | Previous Club | Contract Start | Contract End | |
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| Goalkeepers | |||||||
| Defenders | |||||||
| Midfielders | |||||||
| Strikers | |||||||
Coaching staff edit
| Position | Name | Ref. |
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| General Manager | Paul Poh
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| Head Coach | Azlan Alipah
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| Assistant Coach | ||
| Goalkeeping Coach | Lee Bee Seng
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[5] |
| Team Manager | Yeo Jun Xian
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| Fitness Trainer |
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| Sports Trainer | Narasiman Sathivelu
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| Kitman | 
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Transfers edit
Pre-Season transfers edit
In edit
| Position | Player | Transferred From | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| DF | Illyas Lee
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Balestier Khalsa
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Free |
| DF | Ruzree Rohzaini
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Garena Young Lions
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Loan Return |
| FW | Fazrul Nawaz
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Hougang United
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Note 1: Illyas Lee moves to Tiong Bahru FC after the club was excluded from the 2020 Singapore Premier League season. Note 2: Fazrul Nawaz moves to Tampines Rovers after the club was excluded from the 2020 Singapore Premier League season.
Out edit
| Position | Player | Transferred To | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Fashah Iskandar
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Tanjong Pagar United
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| GK |  Kimura Riki
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Lion City Sailors U21
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| DF | Kento Fukuda
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[6] | |
| DF | Delwinder Singh
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Tanjong Pagar United
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| DF | Tajeli Salamat
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Home United
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| DF | Yeo Hai Ngee
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Balestier Khalsa
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| DF |  Danial Scott Crichton
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Garena Young Lions
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| DF |  Ryhan Stewart
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Garena Young Lions
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| DF | Illyas Lee
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Tiong Bahru FC (NFL)
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| MF | Suria Prakash
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Tanjong Pagar United
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| MF | Ignatius Ang
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Tanjong Pagar United
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| MF | Gabriel Quak
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Home United
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[7][8] |
| MF | Faizal Raffi
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Balestier Khalsa
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| MF | C. Aarish Kumar
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Balestier Khalsa
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| FW | Sahil Suhaimi
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Hougang United
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[9] |
| FW | Khairul Nizam
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Geylang International
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[10] |
| FW | Fairoz Hassan
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Tiong Bahru FC (NFL)
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| FW |  Jonathan Behe
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 Al-Nahda Club
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[11] |
Note 1: Fairoz Hassan moved to Tiong Bahru FC after being released from the club. He subsequently moved to Albirex Niigata (S) during the mid season transfer window
Extension / Retained edit
| Position | Player | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| GK | Shahul Rayyan
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| DF | Emmeric Ong
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| DF | R Aaravin
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| DF | Shameer Aziq
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| MF | Ammirul Emmran
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| MF | Poh Yi Feng
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| FW | Fadhil Noh
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Promoted edit
| Position | Player | Ref |
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Trial edit
| Position | Player | Trial With | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| FW | Jonathan Behe
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 Penang FA
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[12] |
| Terengganu F.C. II
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[13] [14] |
Mid-Season Transfer edit
Out edit
| Position | Player | Transferred To | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| DF | Emmeric Ong
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Hougang United
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[15] |
| FW | Zulkiffli Hassim
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Tanjong Pagar United
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[16] |
| MF | Ammirul Emmran
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Tanjong Pagar United
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[17] |
| FW | Fazrul Nawaz
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Tampines Rovers
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[18] |
| DF | R Aaravin
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Balestier Khalsa
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Friendly edit
Pre-Season Friendly edit
Win Draw Loss
Team statistics edit
Appearances and goals edit
- As of 29 September 2018
| No. | Pos. | Player | Sleague | Singapore Cup | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps. |  Goals
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Apps. | Goals
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Apps. | Goals
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Competitions edit
Overview edit
| Competition | Record | |||||||
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| P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |
Singapore Premier League edit
Win Draw Loss
| 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:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of wins
(C) Champions
Notes:
- ^ 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
Win Draw Loss
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b "FAS instructs Warriors FC to sit out 2020 SPL season, club asks for urgent meeting". Archived from the original on 2020-01-03. Retrieved 2021-03-10.
- ^ "Warriors Football Club charged with not paying players, staff salaries of more than S$350,000". CNA.
- ^ "SPL club Warriors up for foreign takeover?". The Straits Times. November 9, 2019.
- ^ "Warriors FC pays S$150,000 in salaries out of S$358,000 owed". TODAYonline.
- ^ "Football: Goalkeeping coach Lee Bee Seng leaves national set-up, joins Warriors FC". The Straits Times. July 27, 2016.
- ^ "Arigatoooo @warriorsfcsg since 2016〜2019 season". Archived from the original on 2021-12-24.
- ^ "Gabriel Quak on Instagram: "Thank you @warriorsfcsg for a beautiful season & the memories created together 💙 Honoured to have led a club of such rich history, am…"". Instagram. Archived from the original on 2021-12-24.
- ^ "Football: Hassan Sunny, 35, back Home with Protectors after leaving Thai side Army United". The Straits Times. December 19, 2019.
- ^ "Sahil Suhaimi on Instagram: "Thank you @warriorsfcsg for this memorable 2 years. It has been a pleasure playing for you guys. 💙🦏"". Instagram. Archived from the original on 2021-12-24.
- ^ "PHASE 3.3: Unveiling of Khairul Nizam" – via www.facebook.com.
- ^ "Behe joins-Al Nahda" (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 2021-12-24.
- ^ "Facebook". www.facebook.com.
- ^ "Facebook". www.facebook.com.
- ^ "Behe on trial with Penang FA".
- ^ "Facebook". www.facebook.com.
- ^ "Tanjong Pagar sign Zulkiffli Hassim - Football Association of Singapore". spl.sg.
- ^ "Tanjong Pagar boost midfield with Ammirul Emmran - Football Association of Singapore". spl.sg.
- ^ "Tampines Rovers sign Fazrul Nawaz - Football Association of Singapore". spl.sg.