2021 Tampines Rovers FC season

The 2021 season is Tampines Rovers's 26th season at the top level of Singapore football and 76th year in existence as a football club. The club will also compete in the Singapore League Cup, the Singapore Cup, and the AFC Champions League. The season covers from 13 March 2021 to 11 September 2021.

Tampines Rovers FC
2021 season
ChairmanDesmond Ong
CoachGavin Lee
GroundOur Tampines Hub
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Squad edit

Singapore Premier League edit

As of February 18, 2020
No. Name Nationality Date of Birth (Age) Last club Contract Since Contract End
Goalkeepers
19 Zulfairuuz Rudy   (1994-05-22) 22 May 1994 (age 29)   Hougang United 2019 2021
24 Syazwan Buhari   (1992-09-22) 22 September 1992 (age 31)   Geylang International 2018 2021
Defenders
3 Ryaan Sanizal U23   (2002-05-31) 31 May 2002 (age 21)   FFA U16 2019 2021
5 Baihakki Khaizan >30   (1984-01-31) 31 January 1984 (age 40)   PT Prachuap F.C. 2020 2021
6 Madhu Mohana   (1991-03-06) 6 March 1991 (age 33)   Negeri Sembilan FA 2018 2021
16 Daniel Bennett >30    (1978-01-07) 7 January 1978 (age 46)   Geylang International 2017 2021
17 Irwan Shah >30   (1988-11-02) 2 November 1988 (age 35)   Warriors FC 2016 2021
21 Hamizan Hisham U23   (2001-11-10) 10 November 2001 (age 22)   FFA U18 2019 2021
23 Irfan Najeeb U23   (1999-07-31) 31 July 1999 (age 24)   Young Lions FC 2021 2021
Akmal Azman U23   (2000-11-21) 21 November 2000 (age 23)   Young Lions FC 2021 2021
Midfielders
4 Huzaifah Aziz   (1994-06-27) 27 June 1994 (age 29)   Balestier Khalsa 2020 2021
7 Yasir Hanapi (Captain) >30   (1989-06-21) 21 June 1989 (age 34)   PDRM FA 2018 2021
8 Kyoga Nakamura   (1996-04-25) 25 April 1996 (age 28)   Albirex Niigata (S) 2020 2021
10 Zehrudin Mehmedović   (1998-03-15) 15 March 1998 (age 26)   FK Mladost Lučani 2019 2021
12 Amirul Haikal U23   (1999-10-11) 11 October 1999 (age 24)   Young Lions FC 2021 2021
14 Marc Ryan Tan U23   (2002-01-08) 8 January 2002 (age 22)   Young Lions FC 2021 2021
18 Iman Hakim U23   (2002-03-09) 9 March 2002 (age 22)   Albirex Niigata (S) 2021 2021
Forwards
9 Boris Kopitović   (1995-04-27) 27 April 1995 (age 29)   OFK Petrovac 2020 2021
11 Armin Bosnjak   (1994-04-20) 20 April 1994 (age 30)   FC Ballkani 2021 2021
13 Taufik Suparno     (1995-10-31) 31 October 1995 (age 28)   SAFSA 2018 2021
28 Fazrul Nawaz >30   (1985-04-17) 17 April 1985 (age 39)   Hougang United 2020 2021
Players loaned out / left during season
15 Shah Shahiran U23   (1999-11-14) 14 November 1999 (age 24)   FFA U18 2018 2021

U21 edit

As of 22 April 2018
No. Name Nationality Date of Birth (Age) Last club Contract Since Contract End
Goalkeepers
44 Danial Iliya U21   (2003-02-06) 6 February 2003 (age 21)   FFA U16 2020 2021
60 Dylan Christopher Goh U21   (2002-03-07) 7 March 2002 (age 22)   Geylang International U19 2021 2021
Iman Al-Hafis U21   (2002-12-15) 15 December 2002 (age 21) Youth Team 2021 2021
Defenders
41 Aqmal Jelany U21   (2002-11-25) 25 November 2002 (age 21) Youth Team 2019 2021
43 Amir Mirza U21   (2003-04-10) 10 April 2003 (age 21) Youth Team 2021 2021
45 Andrew Aw U21   (2003-03-29) 29 March 2003 (age 21)   FFA U16 2020 2021
46 Haziq Jalal U21   (2002-07-06) 6 July 2002 (age 21)   Home United U19 2019 2021
57 Adam Reefdy U21   (2004-05-08) 8 May 2004 (age 19)   Singapore Sports School 2021 2021
Midfielders
55 Ethan Henry Pinto U21   (2004-10-14) 14 October 2004 (age 19)   Singapore Sports School 2021 2021
K. Dashan U21   (2002-09-08) 8 September 2002 (age 21) Youth Team 2021 2021
Christopher Ong Gin How U21   2021 2021
Forwards
47 Danish Siregar U21   (2003-03-01) 1 March 2003 (age 21)   FFA U17 2019 2019
Max McCoy U21    Youth Team 2020 2020

Coaching staff edit

Position Name Ref.
Chairman   Desmond Ong
General Manager   William Phang [1]
Head Coach   Kadir Yahaya [2]
First Team Coach   Gavin Lee Sign extension till 2024 [3][2]
Assistant Coach   Fahrudin Mustafić [4]
Goalkeeping Coach   William Phang [5]
COE U21 Coach   Afiq Yahya
COE U17 Coach   Sofiyan Abdul Hamid
COE U15 Coach   Joseph Ng
COE Goalkeeping Coach   Rezal Hassan
Physiotherapist   Premjit Singh
Kitman   Goh Koon Hiang

Transfers edit

In edit

Pre-season

Position Player Transferred From Ref
GK   Dylan Christopher Goh   Geylang International U19
MF   Iman Hakim   Albirex Niigata (S) Free [6]
MF   Amirul Haikal   Young Lions FC Free [7]
FW   Marc Ryan Tan   Young Lions FC Free [8]
FW   Armin Bosnjak   FC Ballkani Free [9]

Mid-season

Position Player Transferred From Ref
MF   Huzaifah Aziz Free Agent [10]

Loan Return edit

Pre-season

Position Player Transferred From Ref
GK   Haikal Hasnol Loan Return [11]
GK   Nurshafiq Zaini   Young Lions FC Loan Return [12]
DF   Irfan Najeeb   Young Lions FC Loan Return [13]
DF   Akmal Azman   Young Lions FC Loan Return

Note 1: Nurshafiq Zaini returned to Young Lions on loan for another season.

Note 2: Haikal Hasnol returned to the club after NS before being released.

Mid-season

Position Player Transferred From Ref
GK   Nurshafiq Zaini   Young Lions FC Loan return

Nurshafiq Zaini returned and retired with immediate effect. [14]

Out edit

Pre-season

Position Player Transferred To Ref
GK   Haikal Hasnol Free
DF   Syahrul Sazali   SAFSA NS till 2022 [15]
MF   Joel Chew Joon Herng   SAFSA NS till 2022 [16]
DF   Shannon Stephen   Free [17][18]
DF   Fathullah Rahmat   Tanjong Pagar United U21 Free
DF   Amirul Adli   Lion City Sailors Free [19]
MF   Huzaifah Aziz   Free [20]
MF   Haziq Mikhail   Lion City Sailors U21
FW     Jordan Webb   Atlético Ottawa[21] Free [22]

Note 1: Syahrul Sazali & Joel Chew subsequently moved to Young Lions for the 2021 season on loan.

Loan Out edit

Position Player Transferred To Ref
GK   Nurshafiq Zaini   Young Lions FC Season loan
MF   Nicky Melvin Singh   Albirex Niigata (S) Season loan [23]

Extension and retained edit

[24]

Position Player Ref
Coach   Gavin Lee 2 years extension starting 2020 [25]
GK   Syazwan Buhari
GK   Zulfairuuz Rudy
DF   Ryaan Sanizal [26]
DF   Hamizan Hisham [27]
DF   Irwan Shah [28]
DF   Madhu Mohana [29]
DF   Baihakki Khaizan 2 years contract signed in 2020 [30][31][32]
DF    Daniel Bennett [33]
DF   Andrew Aw [34]
MF   Yasir Hanapi
MF   Kyoga Nakamura [35]
MF   Zehrudin Mehmedovic [36]
MF   Shah Shahiran [37]
FW   Danish Siregar [38]
FW   Taufik Suparno [39]
FW   Boris Kopitovic [40]
FW   Fazrul Nawaz [41]

Mid-Season

Position Player Transferred To Ref
MF   Shah Shahiran   SAFSA NS till 2023

Friendlies edit

Pre-season edit

  Win   Draw   Loss

5 March 2021 (2021-03-05) Tampines Rovers   6–1   Hougang United Singapore
Yasir Hanapi    
Armin Bosnjak  
Taufik Suparno  
Kyoga Nakamura    
Stadium: Our Tampines Hub
Attendance: 0[note 1]

In-season edit

  Win   Draw   Loss

Team statistics edit

Appearances and goals edit

21 September 2021
No. Pos. Player Sleague ACL / AFC Cup Total
Apps.  Goals Apps.  Goals Apps.  Goals
3 DF   Ryaan Sanizal 9+2 1 5 0 16 1
4 MF   Huzaifah Aziz 0+1 0 0+4 0 5 0
5 DF   Baihakki Khaizan 12+2 0 4+2 0 20 0
6 DF   Madhu Mohana 14+3 2 5 0 22 2
7 MF   Yasir Hanapi 17+3 6 5 0 25 6
8 MF   Kyoga Nakamura 21 3 6 0 27 3
9 FW   Boris Kopitović 19+2 16 5+1 0 27 16
10 MF   Zehrudin Mehmedović 17+2 5 6 0 25 5
11 FW   Armin Bosnjak 16+4 1 6 0 26 1
12 MF   Amirul Haikal 14+1 0 1+3 0 19 0
13 FW   Taufik Suparno 3+17 6 0 0 20 6
14 FW   Marc Ryan Tan 10+4 3 5 0 19 3
16 DF   Daniel Bennett 12+3 1 3+2 1 20 2
17 DF   Irwan Shah 14+6 1 5 0 25 1
18 MF   Iman Hakim 12 0 2+1 0 15 0
19 GK   Zulfairuuz Rudy 3+1 0 1 0 5 0
21 DF   Hamizan Hisham 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 DF   Irfan Najeeb 10+1 1 2+2 0 15 1
24 GK   Syazwan Buhari 17 0 5 0 22 0
28 FW   Fazrul Nawaz 0+3 0 0+6 0 9 0
43 MF   Amir Mirza 0+2 0 0 0 2 0
44 GK   Danial Iliya 0+1 0 0 0 1 0
45 DF   Andrew Aw 4+2 0 0+1 0 7 0
57 MF   Adam Reefdy 0+1 0 0+1 0 2 0
Players who have played this season and/or sign for the season but had left the club or on loan to other club
15 MF   Shah Shahiran 6 0 0 0 6 0

Competitions edit

Overview edit

Competition Record
P W D L GF GA GD Win %
SPL 19 7 4 8 47 50 −3 036.84
AFC Champions League 6 0 0 6 1 27 −26 000.00
Total 25 7 4 14 48 77 −29 028.00

Charity Shield edit

Singapore Premier League edit

  Win   Draw   Loss

7 April 2021 5 Tampines Rovers   7-0   Young Lions FC Our Tampines Hub
Kyoga Nakamura  13'  69'
Boris Kopitović  21'  80' (pen)  87'
Yasir Hanapi   45'  67'
Zehrudin Mehmedovic   81'
Report Attendance: 0[note 4]
Referee: Nathan Chan
15 May 2021 10 (Rescheduled) Tampines Rovers   5-1   Balestier Khalsa Our Tampines Hub
Boris Kopitović  9'  24' (pen)
Marc Ryan Tan  13'  35'
Ryaan Sanizal  88'
Report Šime Žužul  20' (pen)
Aqil Yazid  9'
Gautam Selvamany  52'
Attendance: 0[note 4]
Referee: Jansen Foo
8 May 2021 11 (Rescheduled) Tampines Rovers   2-2   Albirex Niigata (S) Our Tampines Hub
Boris Kopitović  53'  90+6' (pen)
Zehrudin Mehmedović  74'
Baihakki Khaizan  79'
Daniel Bennett  90+6'   90+7'
Report Kiyoshiro Tsuboi  35'  49'
Ryoya Tanigushi  31'
Yu Tokiwa  56'
Attendance: 0 [note 2]
Referee: Farhad Mohamed
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


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.


AFC Champions League edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification JEO GAM CHI TAM
1   Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 6 5 1 0 22 5 +17 16 Advance to Round of 16 2–1 2–1 9–0
2   Gamba Osaka 6 2 3 1 15 7 +8 9 2–2 1–1 8–1
3   Chiangrai United 6 2 2 2 8 7 +1 8 1–3 1–1 1–0
4   Tampines Rovers 6 0 0 6 1 27 −26 0 0–4 0–2 0–3
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

  Win   Draw   Loss

Group stage edit

25 June 2021 Matchday 1 Tampines Rovers   0-2   Gamba Osaka Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Report Patric  26'
Leandro Pereira  88'
Stadium: Bunyodkor Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Nivon Robesh Gamini (Sri Lanka)
Man of the Match:   Patric
1 July 2021 Matchday 3 Jeonbuk Hyundai   9-0   Tampines Rovers Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Modou Barrow  5'  54'  75'
Gustavo  14'  15'  57' (pen)  60'
Kim Seung-dae  35'
Stanislav Iljutcenko  72'
Report Baihakki Khaizan   74' Stadium: Lokomotiv Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ahmad Yaacob (Jordan)
Man of the Match:   Modou Barrow

Singapore Cup edit

  Win   Draw   Loss

See also edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this match was played behind closed doors.
  2. ^ a b c d Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this match was played behind closed doors.
  3. ^ Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this match was played behind closed doors.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this match was played behind closed doors.
  5. ^ Due to Covid 19, this match is played behind closed door.

References edit

  1. ^ "We are pleased to announce that William Phang has been appointed General Manager".
  2. ^ a b "Kadir Yahaya joins Tampines Rovers as an adviser | Goal.com". www.goal.com.
  3. ^ "Head Coach Gavin Lee has pledged his immediate future to the club till 2024". Archived from the original on 2021-12-25.
  4. ^ "Mustafic, who is currently the assistant coach of the Tampines Rovers Under-19 squad, will continue to contribute to Singapore's football from the sidelines after his retirement".
  5. ^ "William Phang: There Wasn't Much Choice For Me But To Become A Goalkeeper // To Be A Stag".
  6. ^ "Iman Hakim announced as new signing for 2021". Archived from the original on 2021-12-25.
  7. ^ "Stags announce the signing of 21 year-old Amirul Haikal for 2021". Archived from the original on 2021-12-25.
  8. ^ "Stags signed 18 year-old Forward Marc Ryan Tan for 2021 season". Archived from the original on 2021-12-25.
  9. ^ "Montenegrin attacker Armin Bošnjak joins Tampines Rovers".
  10. ^ "Huzaifah Aziz returns after leaving the Stags".
  11. ^ "Goalkeeper Haikal Hasnol has joined Home United Football Club on loan due to National Service commitments".
  12. ^ "Nurshafiq makes debut for Young Lions". Archived from the original on 2021-12-25.
  13. ^ "Irfan Najeeb will complete his National Service at the end of January and rejoin the Stags for season 2021!". Archived from the original on 2021-12-25.
  14. ^ "Statement on Young Lions player Nurshafiq Zaini".
  15. ^ "Tampines will have to make do without full-back Syahrul Sazali for the rest of the campaign due to National Service".
  16. ^ "Joel Chew enlist for national service".
  17. ^ "Shannon Stephen's contract has expired and he will be leaving the Stags".
  18. ^ "Shannon Paul bids goodbye to the Stags". Archived from the original on 2021-12-25.
  19. ^ "Thank you so much @tampinesrovers". Archived from the original on 2021-12-25.
  20. ^ "Huzaifah Aziz's contract has expired and he will be leaving the Stags".
  21. ^ "Singapore soccer star Jordan Webb joins Atletico Ottawa".
  22. ^ "Jordan Webb's contract has expired and he will be leaving the Stags".
  23. ^ "Nicky Melvin Singh (Tampines Rovers FC U-21) will join Albirex for 2021 season!".
  24. ^ "2020 Singapore Premier League Retained and Released List".
  25. ^ "Gavin has signed a two year contract".
  26. ^ "Ryaan Sanizal will be continuing his development with the Stags in 2021".
  27. ^ "Hamizan Hisham will continue to turn out for the Stags in 2021".
  28. ^ "Returning for his 6th season with the Stags, Mr Dependable, Irwan Shah!".
  29. ^ "We are pleased to announce that Madhu Mohana will turn out for the Stags in 2021".
  30. ^ "Baihakki Khaizan returns home aftetr ending thailand stint".
  31. ^ "Baihakki Khaizan joins Tampines Rovers on 18-month deal".
  32. ^ "Baihakki Khaizan will continue to marshal the Stags defence in 2021!".
  33. ^ "Daniel Bennett will also continue as Vice-Captain".
  34. ^ "Andrew Aw Yong Rei will continue his development with the Stags in 2021!".
  35. ^ "We have retained Kyoga Nakamura @kyoga_official for the new season to come". Archived from the original on 2021-12-25.
  36. ^ "Zehrudin Mehmedović will continue to turn out for the Stags in the upcoming season!". Archived from the original on 2021-12-25.
  37. ^ "Shah Shahiran will continue to turn out for the Stags in 2021".
  38. ^ "Danish Siregar will continue his development with the Stags in 2021!".
  39. ^ "Taufik Suparno will be continuing his journey as a Stag in 2021".
  40. ^ "Boris Kopitovic has signed a new contract and will continue to turn out for the Stags in the upcoming season". Archived from the original on 2021-12-25.
  41. ^ "Stags have re-signed Fazrul Nawaz for the upcoming season". Archived from the original on 2021-12-25.