2021 Lion City Sailors F.C. season

The 2021 season is Lion City Sailors' 26th consecutive season in the Singapore Premier League and the 2nd season since privatising from Home United.[1] The season covers from 13 March 2021 to 2 October 2021. Coming into their second year with owners, Sea Limited, Lion City Sailors are surely aiming for the top spot of the Singapore Premier League after making big signings such as Brazilian duo Jorge Fellipe and Diego Lopes in the pre-season. In just his 2nd match for the team, Jorge Fellipe was able to score a late equalisers to level the game against Albirex Niigata Singapore FC which ended 2-2.[2] Meanwhile, fellow countryman Diego Lopes took 5 matches to finally score a goal in Singapore and did so in stunning fashion, smashing in 3 goals and 2 assists against Geylang International which ended with a 8–0 win.[3]

Lion City Sailors
2021 season
OwnerGarena
ChairmanForrest Li
Head coachKim Do-hoon
StadiumBishan Stadium
Jalan Besar Stadium (Temporary)
Top goalscorerStipe Plazibat Croatia
7 Goals (As of 12 April)
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Squad edit

Singapore Premier League edit

As of 5 January 2021
Squad No. Name Nationality Date of Birth (Age) Previous Club Contract Since Contract End
Goalkeepers
13 Adib Hakim U23   (1998-03-09) 9 March 1998 (age 26)   Young Lions FC 2020 2021
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 2021
Defenders
3 Tajeli Salamat   (1994-02-07) 7 February 1994 (age 30)   Warriors FC 2020 2021
4 Jorge Fellipe   (1988-10-27) 27 October 1988 (age 35)   Al-Tai FC 2021 2021
5 Amirul Adli   (1996-01-13) 13 January 1996 (age 28)   Tampines Rovers 2021 2021
7 Aqhari Abdullah   (1991-07-09) 9 July 1991 (age 32)   LionsXII 2016 2021
19 Naqiuddin Eunos   (1997-12-01) 1 December 1997 (age 26)   Young Lions FC 2020 2021
20 Nur Adam Abdullah U23   (2001-04-13) 13 April 2001 (age 23)   Young Lions FC 2021 2021
Midfielders
8 Shahdan Sulaiman (Captain) >30   (1988-05-09) 9 May 1988 (age 35)   Tampines Rovers 2020 2021
10 Diego Lopes   (1994-05-03) 3 May 1994 (age 30)   Rio Ave F.C. 2021 2023
11 Hafiz Nor >30   (1988-08-22) 22 August 1988 (age 35)   Warriors FC 2018 2021
14 Song Ui-young    (1993-11-08) 8 November 1993 (age 30) Youth Team 2012 2021
15 Hariss Harun >30   (1990-11-09) 9 November 1990 (age 33)   Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C. 2021 2024
17 Saifullah Akbar U23   (1999-01-31) 31 January 1999 (age 25)   Young Lions FC 2020 2021
22 Gabriel Quak >30   (1990-12-22) 22 December 1990 (age 33)   Warriors FC 2020 2021
26 Aizal Murhamdani U23   (2001-03-26) 26 March 2001 (age 23)   LCS Academy 2017 2021
27 Adam Swandi   (1996-01-12) 12 January 1996 (age 28)   Albirex Niigata (S) 2019 2021
Strikers
9 Stipe Plazibat   (1989-08-31) 31 August 1989 (age 34)   Hougang United 2020 2021
23 Amiruldin Asraf   (1997-01-08) 8 January 1997 (age 27) Youth Team 2017 2022
25 Haiqal Pashia U23   (1998-11-29) 29 November 1998 (age 25)   Young Lions FC 2021 2021
30 Faris Ramli   (1992-08-24) 24 August 1992 (age 31)   Terengganu F.C. I 2021 2021
Players on NS / who left during the season
2 Ho Wai Loon   (1993-08-20) 20 August 1993 (age 30)   Warriors FC 2019 2021
12 Iqram Rifqi   (1996-02-25) 25 February 1996 (age 28) Youth Team 2017 2021
Zulqarnaen Suzliman U23   (1998-03-29) 29 March 1998 (age 26)   Young Lions FC 2020 2022
Faizal Roslan   (1995-05-30) 30 May 1995 (age 28)   Young Lions FC 2018 2021
Hami Syahin U23   (1998-12-16) 16 December 1998 (age 25)   Young Lions FC 2019 2021
Arshad Shamim U23   (1999-12-09) 9 December 1999 (age 24)   LCS Academy 2018 2021
37 Anaqi Ismit U21   (2001-08-24) 24 August 2001 (age 22)   LCS Academy 2019 2020
47 Bill Mamadou U21    (2001-09-08) 8 September 2001 (age 22)   NFA U17 2021 2021
52 Putra Anugerah U21    (2000-04-02) 2 April 2000 (age 24)   LCS Academy 2019 2019
Kimura Riki U21    (2000-11-14) 14 November 2000 (age 23)   LCS Academy 2021 2021
6 Abdil Qaiyyim Mutalib >30   (1989-05-14) 14 May 1989 (age 34)   Tampines Rovers 2015 2021
16 Justin Hui U23   (1998-02-17) 17 February 1998 (age 26)   Hougang United 2021 2021

U21 squad edit

Squad No. Name Nationality Date of Birth (Age) Previous Club Contract Since Contract End
Goalkeepers
61 Prathip S/O Ekamparam U21   (2001-08-21) 21 August 2001 (age 22) Youth Team 2019 2021
62 Veer Karan Sobti U21     (2004-05-06) 6 May 2004 (age 19)   Young Lions FC 2021 2021
Firman Nabil U21   (2005-03-27) 27 March 2005 (age 19) Youth Team 2021 2021
Kevin Kahlert U21    (2001-05-10) 10 May 2001 (age 22) Youth Team 2019 2021
Defenders
41 Aniq Raushan U21   (2003-10-05) 5 October 2003 (age 20)   Singapore Sport School 2021 2021
42 Brant Tan U21     Singapore Sport School 2021 2021
44 Danish Iftiqar U21   (2004-07-27) 27 July 2004 (age 19) Youth Team 2019 2020
50 Rayyan Ramzdan U21   (2004-09-16) 16 September 2004 (age 19) Youth Team 2021 2021
52 Farid Jafri U21   (2004-01-05) 5 January 2004 (age 20)   Active SG 2021 2021
55 Fudhil I'yadh U21   (2001-08-18) 18 August 2001 (age 22)   NFA U17 2019 2019
60 Nabil Iman U21   (2000-03-14) 14 March 2000 (age 24) Youth Team 2021 2021
Danial Azman U21   (2001-01-15) 15 January 2001 (age 23) Youth Team 2019 2021
Adam Norkhalis U21   (2003-07-19) 19 July 2003 (age 20) Youth Team 2019 2021
Marcus Mosses U21   (2005-01-21) 21 January 2005 (age 19) Youth Team 2021 2021
Midfielders
45 Glenn Ong U21   (2003-07-16) 16 July 2003 (age 20)   Singapore Sport School 2021 2021
46 Khairul Hairie U21   (2000-04-09) 9 April 2000 (age 24)   Tampines Rovers U21 2021 2021
47 Yasir Nizamudin U21   (2005-01-21) 21 January 2005 (age 19) Youth Team 2019 2021
48 Kieran Aryan Azhari U21   Youth Team 2021 2021
51 Danie Hafiy U21   (2004-04-06) 6 April 2004 (age 20)   Active SG 2021 2021
53 Muhammad Asis U21   (2004-03-04) 4 March 2004 (age 20) Youth Team 2021 2021
54 Arsyad Basiron U21   (2004-08-10) 10 August 2004 (age 19) Youth Team 2021 2021
Haziq Mikhail U21   (2000-05-07) 7 May 2000 (age 23)   Tampines Rovers U19 2021 2021
Haziq Kamarudin U21   (2001-03-06) 6 March 2001 (age 23) Youth Team 2019 2021
Uvayn Kumar U21   (2005-05-25) 25 May 2005 (age 18) Youth Team 2019 2021
Strikers

Coaching staff edit

[4]

Source
Position Name Ref.
Chairman    Forrest Li
CEO   Chew Chun Liang
General Manager   Badri Ghent
Team Manager   Richard Chitrakar
Head Coach   Kim Do-hoon 2.5 years contract till 2023 [5]
Assistant Coach   Myung Jae Yong
  Noh Rahman
[6]
Goalkeeping Coach   Chua Lye Heng
Head of Youth   Robin Chitrakar
Under-21 Coach   Winston Yap
Under-21 Goalkeeper Coach   Yeo Jun Guang
Academy Director   Luka Lalić
Academy Coach   Shahril Jantan
  Miloš Đorđević
  Rodrigo Costa
  Rafael Palacios
Video Analyst   Kim Young Kwang
  Adi Saleh
Sports Trainer   Daniel Feriza
  Fazly Hasan
Head of Performance (Academy)   Mark Onderwater
Sports Performance Coach   Shazaly Ayob
  Nasruldin Baharuddin
1st Team Head of Performance   Mario Jovanovic
Head Physiotherapist   Nurhafizah Abu Sujad [7]
Senior Physiologist   Firdaus Maasar
Sports Therapist   Fathul Nur Hakim
Logistics Officer   Zahir Taufeek
Kitman  

Transfer edit

In edit

Pre-season

Position Player Transferred From Ref
GK     Veer Karan Sobti   Young Lions FC Free [8]
DF   Nur Adam Abdullah   Young Lions FC Free [9]
DF   Amirul Adli   Tampines Rovers Free [10]
DF   Jorge Fellipe   Al-Tai FC Undisclosed
1-year contract signed in 2021 [11]
MF   Diego Lopes   Rio Ave F.C. S$2,900,000
3 years contract signed in 2021 [12][13]
MF   Haziq Mikhail   Tampines Rovers U19 Free
MF   Justin Hui   Hougang United Free [14]
FW   Faris Ramli   Terengganu F.C. I Free
1-year contract signed in 2021 [15]

Mid-season

Position Player Transferred From Ref
MF   Hariss Harun   Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C. Undisclosed
3.5 years contract signed in 2021 [16]

Out edit

Pre-season

Position Player Transferred To Ref
DF   Kaishu Yamazaki   Hougang United Free [17][18]
MF   Izzdin Shafiq   Geylang International Free [19][20]
FW   Shahril Ishak   Hougang United Free [21][22]
MF   Naufal Ilham   Tanjong Pagar United Free

Mid Season

Position Player Transferred To Ref
DF   Abdil Qaiyyim Mutalib   Geylang International Undisclosed [23][24]

Loan Return edit

Pre-season

Position Player Transferred From Ref
GK    Putra Anugerah   Young Lions FC Loan Return
MF    Bill Mamadou   Young Lions FC Loan Return [25]

Note 1: Bill Mamadou & Putra Anugerah returned before extending their loan with GYL.

Loan Out edit

Pre-season

Position Player Transferred To Ref
DF   Zulqarnaen Suzliman   Police SA NS till 2022 [26]
MF   Hami Syahin   Police SA NS till 2022
MF   Arshad Shamim   NS till 2022
DF   Faizal Roslan   Geylang International Season loan [27]
MF   Iqram Rifqi   Geylang International Season loan [28]
GK    Putra Anugerah   Young Lions FC Season loan
MF    Bill Mamadou   Young Lions FC Season loan
FW   Anaqi Ismit   Tanjong Pagar United Season loan [29]
GK   Kimura Riki   Balestier Khalsa Season loan [30]

Note 1: Zulqarnaen Suzliman and Hami Syahin were subsequently loaned to Young Lions FC.

Mid Season

Position Player Transferred To Ref
DF   Ho Wai Loon   Lion City Sailors Season loan [31]
MF   Justin Hui   NS till 2023

Extension / Retained edit

[32]

Position Player Ref
GK   Hassan Sunny 2 years contract signed in 2019 [33]
GK   Rudy Khairullah [34]
GK   Adib Hakim [35]
DF   Ho Wai Loon [36]
DF   Naqiuddin Eunos [37]
DF   Tajeli Salamat [38]
DF   Abdil Qaiyyim [39]
DF   Aqhari Abdullah [40]
MF   Arshad Shamim
MF   Saifullah Akbar [41]
MF   Adam Swandi 2 years contract signed in 2019 [42][43]
MF   Gabriel Quak 2 years contract signed in 2019 [44][45][46]
MF   Shahdan Sulaiman 2 years contract signed in 2019 [47]
MF   Hafiz Nor [48]
MF    Song Ui-young [49]
FW   Haiqal Pashia [50]
FW   Stipe Plazibat 2 years contract signed in 2020 [51]
FW   Amiruldin Asraf 2 years contract signed in 2020 [52]

edit

Position Player Ref
MF   Aizal Murhamdani

Contract offer edit

Position Player From Ref
DF   Harrison Delbridge   Melbourne City FC [53]
DF   Miloš Degenek   Red Star Belgrade [54]

Note 1: Harrison Delbridge was offered a contract by LCS but choose to sign for   Incheon United.

Note 2:   Red Star Belgrade accepted the Euro1.7m offer but Miloš Degenek rejected the move and choose to stay on.

Friendlies edit

Pre-season friendlies edit

  Win   Draw   Loss

6 March 2021 1 Young Lions FC   1–3   Lion City Sailors Jalan Besar Stadium
Danish Qayyum   Attendance: 0[note 1]

In-season friendlies edit

  Win   Draw   Loss

Team statistics edit

Appearances and goals edit

As of 21 Sept 2021
No. Pos. Player Sleague AFC Cup Total
Apps.  Goals Apps.  Goals Apps.  Goals
3 DF   Tajeli Salamat 11+2 0 0 0 13 0
4 DF   Jorge Fellipe 14+1 5 0 0 15 5
5 DF   Amirul Adli 15+1 0 0 0 16 0
7 DF   Aqhari Abdullah 5+4 0 0 0 9 0
8 MF   Shahdan Sulaiman 20 2 0 0 20 2
9 FW   Stipe Plazibat 17 14 0 0 17 14
10 MF   Diego Lopes 10+8 6 0 0 18 6
11 MF   Hafiz Nor 1+9 1 0 0 10 1
14 MF    Song Ui-young 8+7 7 0 0 15 7
15 MF   Hariss Harun 9+1 0 0 0 10 0
17 MF   Saifullah Akbar 20 4 0 0 20 4
18 GK   Hassan Sunny 20 0 0 0 20 0
19 DF   Naqiuddin Eunos 10 0 0 0 10 0
20 DF   Nur Adam Abdullah 16 0 0 0 16 0
22 MF   Gabriel Quak 17+4 13 0 0 21 13
24 GK   Rudy Khairullah 1+1 0 0 0 2 0
25 FW   Haiqal Pashia 15 3 0 0 15 3
27 MF   Adam Swandi 1+11 0 0 0 12 0
30 FW   Faris Ramli 9+11 3 0 0 20 3
41 DF   Aniq Raushan 5 0 0 0 5 0
45 MF   Glenn Ong 3 0 0 0 3 0
Players who have played this season but had left the club or on loan to other club
2 DF   Ho Wai Loon 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 DF   Abdil Qaiyyim Mutalib 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 MF   Justin Hui 4 0 0 0 4 0

Competitions edit

Overview edit

Competition Record
P W D L GF GA GD Win %
Singapore Premier League 21 14 6 1 59 21 +38 066.67
Total 21 14 6 1 59 21 +38 066.67

Singapore Premier League edit

  Win   Draw   Loss

17 March 2021 2 Tanjong Pagar United   0–5   Lion City Sailors Jurong East Stadium
Report Stipe Plazibat   47' (pen)   59'
Song Ui-young  54'   70'   21'
Faris Ramli   84' (pen)
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Zulfiqar Mustaffa
21 September 2021 13 (Rescheduled) Tampines Rovers   1-6   Lion City Sailors Our Tampines Hub
Hariss Harun  51' (o.g.)
Iman Hakim  27'
Andrew Aw  75'
Report Haiqal Pashia  37'
Gabriel Quak  56'
Song Ui-young   67'  79'
Faris Ramli  74'
Daniel Bennett  76' (o.g.)
Tajeli Salamat  61'
Attendance: 1000
Referee: Farhad Mohamed
8 August 2021 14 (Rescheduled) Balestier Khalsa   1-1   Lion City Sailors Toa Payoh Stadium
Šime Žužul  60'
Shuhei Hoshino  56'
Ensar Brunčević  90+1'   90+3'
Zaiful Nizam  90+2'
Report Stipe Plazibat   90+4'
Faris Ramli  53'
Saifullah Akbar   58'
Jorge Fellipe  90'
Attendance: 100
Referee: Ahmad A'qashah
27 August 2021 17 (Rescheduled) Lion City Sailors   1-1   Hougang United Jalan Besar Stadium
Stipe Plazibat  75'
Hafiz Nor  78'
Diego Lopes  90+2'
Report Anders Aplin  50'
Farhan Zulkifli  35'
Hafiz Sujad  75'
Attendance: 1000
Referee: Taufik Thana
12 September 2021 18 (Rescheduled) Young Lions FC   1-3   Lion City Sailors Jalan Besar Stadium
Ilhan Fandi  17'
Zulqarnaen Suzliman  42'
Raoul Suhaimi   58'   68'
Harhys Stewart   73'
Syahrul Sazali   80'
Jordan Emaviwe   90+1'
Philippe Aw   90+2'
Report Jorge Fellipe  50'  85'  85'
Gabriel Quak  90+1'
Saifullah Akbar   47'
Faris Ramli   90+4'
Attendance: 1000
Referee: Nathan Chan

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Lion City Sailors 21 14 6 1 59 21 +38 48 Qualification for AFC Champions League group stage
2 Albirex Niigata (S)[a] 21 13 7 1 50 19 +31 46
3 Hougang United 21 10 4 7 48 40 +8 34 Qualification for AFC Cup group stage
4 Tampines Rovers 21 7 6 8 48 51 −3 27
5 Tanjong Pagar United 21 5 7 9 36 49 −13 22
6 Geylang International 21 6 2 13 33 52 −19 20
7 Balestier Khalsa 21 5 4 12 34 52 −18 19
8 Young Lions[a] 21 4 4 13 26 50 −24 16
Updated to match(es) played on 3 April 2021. Source: Singapore Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of wins
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.


See also edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this match was played behind closed doors.
  2. ^ Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this match was played behind closed doors.

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