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2024–25 Young Lions F.C. season

The 2024–25 season is Young Lions; 21th consecutive season in the top flight of Singapore football and in the Singapore Premier League. The club will also compete in the Singapore Cup.

Young Lions
2024–25 season
ChairmanSakthi Vel Ganesan
Head coachNazri Nasir
GroundJalan Besar Stadium
Singapore Premier LeagueTBA
Singapore CupTBA
← 2023
2025–26 →

Season review edit

Pre-season edit

The 2024–25 Singapore Premier League season will be the first season to be played having a two-year schedule where Young Lions participated in the 2024 interim pre-season tournament from 24 February until 19 April. The interim pre-season tournament ensure that the players are adequately prepared for an extended new season that will span nearly 12 months. Young Lions managed to get a impressive records of wins where they had a 3 winning streak against Geylang International (5–2), Tanjong Pagar United (5–1) and Hougang United (3–2) and also drawing against Balestier Khalsa (1–1). Young Lions than play against Malaysia Super League club, Kuching City which is helms by former Young Lions head coach, Aidil Sharin Sahak on 24 March 2024 at the Geylang Training Centre in a move to improve the squad which is mostly compromise of young players. Young Lions lost 3–0 to the Malaysian side.


Squad edit

Singapore Premier League edit

As of 13 Mar 2024.
Squad No. Name Nationality Date of Birth (Age) Last Club Contract Start Contract End
Goalkeepers
1 Travis Ang   (2004-10-23) 23 October 2004 (age 19)   Tanjong Pagar United U21 2024 2025
13 Rauf Erwan   (2005-04-25) 25 April 2005 (age 19)   Singapore Sports School 2022 2025
25 Firman Nabil   (2005-03-27) 27 March 2005 (age 19)   Albirex Niigata (S) U21 2024 2025
32 Umayr Sujuandy   (2003-02-18) 18 February 2003 (age 21)   Singapore Sports School 2021 2025
Aizil Yazid   (2004-12-24) 24 December 2004 (age 19)   Hougang United 2023 2025
Defenders
2 Raoul Suhaimi   (2005-09-18) 18 September 2005 (age 18)   Singapore Sports School 2021 2025
4 Syafi Hilman   (2004-07-27) 27 July 2004 (age 19)   Lion City Sailors U21 2023 2025
5 Jun Kobayashi   (1999-05-07) 7 May 1999 (age 25)   Albirex Niigata (S) 2023 2025
15 Kieran Teo Jia Jun   (2004-04-06) 6 April 2004 (age 20)   Geylang International U21 2023 2025
18 Febryan Pradana    (2004-02-08) 8 February 2004 (age 20)   Tanjong Pagar United U21 2024 2025
19 Rashid Hayek     Western United Academy 2024 2025
20 Wong Ngang Haang   (2004-03-03) 3 March 2004 (age 20)   Hougang United U21 2024 2025
26 Ikram Mikhail Mustaqim   (2005-08-05) 5 August 2005 (age 18)   Tanjong Pagar United U21 2023 2025
34 Aqil Yazid   (2004-01-09) 9 January 2004 (age 20)   Balestier Khalsa U21 2023 2025
36 Danish Haqimi   (2007-03-22) 22 March 2007 (age 17)   Singapore Sports School 2023 2025
39 Izz Anaqi   (2002-08-17) 17 August 2002 (age 21)   Geylang International U21 2024 2025
40 Haziq Riduan   (2005-05-23) 23 May 2005 (age 18)   Tanjong Pagar United U21 2024 2025
41 Akash     2024 2025
Andrew Aw   (2003-03-29) 29 March 2003 (age 21)   BG Tampines Rovers U21 2023 2025
Nur Adam Abdullah   (2001-04-13) 13 April 2001 (age 23)   Lion City Sailors 2024 2025
Ryaan Sanizal   (2003-10-03) 3 October 2003 (age 20)   BG Tampines Rovers U21 2024 2025
Midfielders
7 Kan Kobayashi   (1999-04-27) 27 April 1999 (age 25)   Albirex Niigata (S) 2023 2025
8 Kaisei Ogawa   (2001-02-25) 25 February 2001 (age 23)   Albirex Niigata (S) 2024 2025
10 Amir Syafiz   (2004-06-21) 21 June 2004 (age 19)   Singapore Sports School 2021 2025
14 Ryu Hardy Yussri   (2005-04-20) 20 April 2005 (age 19)   Singapore Sports School 2022 2025
16 Rasul Ramli   (2007-03-26) 26 March 2007 (age 17)   Singapore Sports School 2023 2025
30 Fairuz Fazli Koh   (2005-01-20) 20 January 2005 (age 19)   Singapore Sports School 2022 2025
35 Nyqil Iyyan   (2008-06-26) 26 June 2008 (age 15)   Singapore Sports School 2024 2025
37 Farhan Zulkifli   (2002-11-10) 10 November 2002 (age 21)   Hougang United U21 2023 2025
38 Samuel Pillai   (2005-02-22) 22 February 2005 (age 19)   Fremantle City 2024 2025
42 Sahoo Garv   (2006-03-26) 26 March 2006 (age 18)   Balestier Khalsa U21 2023 2025
Ethan Henry Pinto   (2004-10-14) 14 October 2004 (age 19)   BG Tampines Rovers U21 2023 2025
Fathullah Rahmat   (2002-09-05) 5 September 2002 (age 21)   Tanjong Pagar United 2024 2025
Danish Qayyum   (2002-02-02) 2 February 2002 (age 22)   Lion City Sailors 2024 2025
Hariysh Krishnakumar   (2002-10-23) 23 October 2002 (age 21)   Hougang United U21 2024 2025
Forwards
9 Itsuki Enomoto   (2000-06-04) 4 June 2000 (age 23)   Matsumoto Yamaga 2024 2025
21 Danish Haziq   (2002-06-12) 12 June 2002 (age 21)   Geylang International U21 2024 2025
29 Lim Zheng Wu   (2006-05-12) 12 May 2006 (age 17)   BG Tampines Rovers U21 2024 2025
Khairin Nadim U21   (2004-05-08) 8 May 2004 (age 20)   Lion City Sailors U21 2024 2025
Players who left during the season
Players who left for NS during season

Coaching staff edit

Position Name
Team Manager   Matthew Sean
  Sakthi Vel Ganesan
Head team coach   Nazri Nasir
Assistant coach   Koichiro Iizuka
  Fadzuhasny Juraimi
  Afiq Yahya
Goalkeeping coach   Ahmadulhaq Che Omar
Fitness coach    Donald Wan
Physiotherapist   Vacant
Sports Trainers   Nasruldin Baharudin
  Muklis Sawit
Equipment Officer   Omar Mohamed

[1]

Transfer edit

In edit

Pre-Season

Position Player Transferred From Team Ref
GK   Travis Ang   Tanjong Pagar United U21 First Team Free.
DF   Haziq Riduan   Tanjong Pagar United U21 First Team Free
DF    Febryan Pradana   Tanjong Pagar United U21 First Team Free
DF   Izz Anaqi   Geylang International U21 First Team Free
DF   Rashid Hayek   Western United Academy First Team Free
DF   Wong Ngang Haang   Hougang United U21 First Team Free
MF   Hariysh Krishnakumar   Hougang United U21 First Team Free
MF   Nyqil Iyyan   Singapore Sports School First Team Free
MF   Sahoo Garv   Balestier Khalsa U21 First Team Free
MF   Kaisei Ogawa   Albirex Niigata (S) First Team Free [2]
FW   Danish Haziq   Geylang International U21 First Team Free
FW   Lim Zheng Wu   BG Tampines Rovers U21 First Team Free
FW   Itsuki Enomoto   Matsumoto Yamaga First Team Free [3]

Mid-Season

Position Player Transferred From Team Ref

Out edit

Pre-Season

Position Player Transferred To Team Ref
GK   Prathip Ekamparam   Tanjong Pagar United First Team Free [4]
DF   Xavier Wong   First Team Free
MF    Jared Gallagher   BG Tampines Rovers First Team Free [5]
MF   Syafi’ie Redzuan   Albirex Niigata (S) First Team Free [6]
MF   Haziq Kamarudin   Albirex Niigata (S) First Team Free [7]
FW   Amiruldin Asraf   Balestier Khalsa First Team Free [8]
FW   Syahadat Masnawi   Tanjong Pagar United First Team Free [9]
FW   Ameen Shah   First Team Free

Mid-Season

Position Player Transferred To Team Ref

Loan In edit

Pre-Season

Position Player Transferred From Team Ref
GK   Firman Nabil   Albirex Niigata (S) First Team Season loan [10]
GK   Aizil Yazid   SAFSA (Hougang) First Team Season loan [11][12]
DF   Andrew Aw   SAFSA (Tampines) First Team Loan Return
DF   Kieran Teo Jia Jun   SAFSA (Geylang International) First Team Season loan
DF   Nur Adam Abdullah   SAFSA (Lion City Sailors) First Team Season loan
MF   Danish Qayyum   SAFSA (Lion City Sailors) First Team Season loan
MF   Farhan Zulkifli   SAFSA (Hougang United) First Team Season loan
MF   Fathullah Rahmat   SAFSA (Tanjong Pagar United) First Team Season loan

Mid-Season

Position Player Transferred From Team Ref

Loan Return edit

Pre-Season

Position Player Transferred To Team Ref
DF   Sahffee Jubpre   Hougang United First Team End of loan
DF   Ilhan Noor   SAFSA First Team End of loan
MF   Iman Hakim   SAFSA First Team End of loan
FW   Ryan Praveen   SAFSA First Team End of loan
FW   Irfan Iskandar   SAFSA First Team End of loan
FW   Zikos Chua   Geylang International First Team End of loan [13]

Mid-Season

Position Player Transferred To First Team Ref

Loan Out edit

Pre-season

Position Player Transferred To Team Ref
DF   Raoul Suhaimi   SAFSA First Team NS till July 2025
DF   Aqil Yazid   SAFSA First Team NS till Jan 2026

Retained edit

Position Player Ref
DF   Raoul Suhaimi
MF   Fairuz Fazli Koh
MF   Ethan Henry Pinto

Friendly edit

Pre-Season Friendly edit

  Win   Draw   Loss

2024 SPL Interim Tournament - 23 Feb to 21 Apr

24 February 2024 1 Young Lions   1–4   BG Tampines Rovers Tampines
Itsuki Enomoto   20'
Report Boris Kopitović   39' (pen)
Shuya Yamashita   43'
Miloš Zlatković   70'
Saifullah Akbar   78' (pen)
Stadium: Our Tampines Hub
Referee: Clarence Leow
1 March 2024 2 Young Lions   5–2   Geylang International Jalan Bear
Itsuki Enomoto   34', 45', 56'
Farhan Zulkifli   64'
Amir Syafiz   76'
Hud Ismail   63'
Christo Chua   90+3'
Stadium: Jalan Bear Stadium
10 March 2024 3 Young Lions   5–1   Tanjong Pagar United Jalan Besar
Danish Qayyum   20'
Farhan Zulkifli   25', 49'
Amir Syafiz   68' (pen)
Fathullah Rahmat   86' (pen)
Rezza Rezky   11'
Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium
14 April 2024 4 Young Lions   3–2   Hougang United Jalan Besar
Itsuki Enomoto   37'
Farhan Zulkifli   41'
Amir Syafiz   83'
Ensar Brunčević   51'
Gabriel Quak   90+1'
Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium
19 April 2024 5 Young Lions   1–1   Balestier Khalsa Bishan
  69'
Riku Fukashiro   14'
Stadium: Bishan Stadium

Others

24 April 2024 Young Lions   0–3   Kuching City Geylang
Stadium: Geylang Training Centre
3 May 2024 Young Lions   v   Singapore Cricket Club Geylang
Stadium: Geylang Training Centre

Team statistics edit

Appearances and goals (SPL) edit

As of 26 Nov 2023

Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute.

No. Pos. Player Sleague Singapore Cup Total
Apps.  Goals Apps.  Goals Apps.  Goals
1 GK   Travis Ang 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 DF   Raoul Suhaimi 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 DF   Syafi Hilman 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 DF   Jun Kobayashi 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 MF   Kan Kobayashi 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 MF   Kaisei Ogawa 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 FW   Itsuki Enomoto 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 MF   Amir Syafiz 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 GK   Rauf Erwan 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 MF   Ryu Hardy Yussri 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 DF   Kieran Teo Jia Jun 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 MF   Rasul Ramli 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 DF    Febryan Pradana 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 DF   Rashid Hayek 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 DF   Wong Ngang Haang 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 FW   Danish Haziq 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 GK   Firman Nabil 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 DF   Ikram Mikhail Mustaqim 0 0 0 0 0 0
28 MF   Samuel Pillai 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 FW   Lim Zheng Wu 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 MF   Fairuz Fazli Koh 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 GK   Umayr Sujuandy 0 0 0 0 0 0
35 MF   Nyqil Iyyan 0 0 0 0 0 0
36 DF   Danish Haqimi 0 0 0 0 0 0
37 MF   Farhan Zulkifli 0 0 0 0 0 0
42 MF   Sahoo Garv 0 0 0 0 0 0
?? GK   Aizil Yazid 0 0 0 0 0 0
?? DF   Andrew Aw 0 0 0 0 0 0
?? DF   Nur Adam Abdullah 0 0 0 0 0 0
?? MF   Ethan Henry Pinto 0 0 0 0 0 0
?? MF   Fathullah Rahmat 0 0 0 0 0 0
Players who have played this season and/or sign for the season but had left the club or on loan to other club

Competitions edit

Overview edit

Results summary (SPL)

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0  0

Singapore Premier League edit

Main article: 2024–25 Singapore Premier League

  Win   Draw   Loss

11 May 2024 1 Young Lions   v   DPMM Jalan Besar
Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium
18 May 2024 2 Lion City Sailors   v   Young Lions Bishan
Stadium: Bishan Stadium
25 May 2024 3 Geylang International   v   Young Lions Jalan Besar
Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium
15 June 2024 4 Young Lions   v   Albirex Niigata (S) Jalan Besar
Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium
22 June 2024 5 Young Lions   v   Tanjong Pagar United Jalan Besar
Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium
29 June 2024 6 Balestier Khalsa   v   Young Lions Bishan
Stadium: Bishan Stadium
6 July 2024 7 Young Lions   v   BG Tampines Rovers Jalan Besar
Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium
14 July 2024 8 Hougang United   v   Young Lions Jalan Besar
Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium
22 July 2024 9 Young Lions   v   Lion City Sailors Jalan Besar
Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium
27 July 2024 10 DPMM   v   Young Lions Bandar Seri Begawan
Stadium: Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium
4 August 2024 11 Albirex Niigata (S)   v   Young Lions Jurong East
Stadium: Jurong East Stadium
10 August 2024 12 Young Lions   v   Geylang International Jalan Besar
Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium
24 August 2024 13 Tanjong Pagar United   v   Young Lions Jurong East
Stadium: Jurong East Stadium
31 August 2024 14 Young Lions   v   Balestier Khalsa Jalan Besar
Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium
14 September 2024 15 BG Tampines Rovers   v   Young Lions Jalan Besar
Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium
21 September 2024 16 Young Lions   v   Hougang United Jalan Besar
Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium
18 October 2024 17 DPMM   v   Young Lions Bandar Seri Begawan
Stadium: Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium
30 October 2024 18 Lion City Sailors   v   Young Lions Bishan
Stadium: Bishan Stadium
3 November 2024 19 Geylang International   v   Young Lions Jalan Besar
Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium
12 January 2025 20 Young Lions   v   Albirex Niigata (S) Jalan Besar
Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium
18 January 2025 21 Young Lions   v   Tanjong Pagar United Jalan Besar
Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium
25 January 2025 22 Balestier Khalsa   v   Young Lions Bishan
Stadium: Bishan Stadium
8 February 2025 23 Young Lions   v   BG Tampines Rovers Jalan Besar
Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium
22 February 2025 24 Hougang United   v   Young Lions Jalan Besar
Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium
8 March 2025 25 Young Lions   v   DPMM Jalan Besar
Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium
6 April 2025 26 Young Lions   v   Lion City Sailors Jalan Besar
Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium
13 April 2025 27 Albirex Niigata (S)   v   Young Lions Jurong East
Stadium: Jurong East Stadium
19 April 2025 28 Young Lions   v   Geylang International Jalan Besar
Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium
26 April 2025 29 Tanjong Pagar United   v   Young Lions Jurong East
Stadium: Jurong East Stadium
3 May 2025 30 Young Lions   v   Balestier Khalsa Jalan Besar
Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium
10 May 2025 31 BG Tampines Rovers   v   Young Lions Jalan Besar
Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium
18 May 2025 32 Young Lions   v   Hougang United Jalan Besar
Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Albirex Niigata (S) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for 2025–26 AFC Champions League 2 Group Stage
2 Balestier Khalsa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for 2025–26 AFC Champions League 2 playoff
3 Brunei DPMM[a] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Hougang United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Geylang International 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Lion City Sailors 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Tampines Rovers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Tanjong Pagar United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Young Lions[a] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 11 May 2024. 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 Two clubs – DPMM FC and the FAS under-23 team Young Lions, are ineligible for any AFC competition spots.

Singapore Cup edit

Main article: 2024–25 Singapore Cup

2024–25 Singapore Cup

Competition (U21) edit

  Win   Draw   Loss


League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1   Albirex Niigata (S) U19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Group A
2 Balestier Khalsa U21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Geylang International U21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Hougang United U21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Lion City Sailors U21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Group B
6 Tampines Rovers U21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Tanjong Pagar United U21 (C) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8   Young Lions B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9   SAFSA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Updated to match(es) played on 3 April 2021. Source: Singapore Premier League
(C) Champions

See also edit

Notes edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Fandi to take charge of the Young Lions". Archived from the original on 2017-12-14. Retrieved 2018-10-15.
  2. ^ "Kaisei Ogawa will be joining Young Lions in 2024 season".
  3. ^ "Welcome Enomoto Itsuki to the Young Lions' pride. 🇯🇵".
  4. ^ "Welcome @ha.prathip 🤝🏽🐆".
  5. ^ "𝗝𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗱'𝘀 𝗔 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗴 😎💛".
  6. ^ "Syafiie Basheer is coming to Albirex Niigata FC Singapore for 2024 season!".
  7. ^ "Haziq Kamarudin is coming to Albirex Niigata FC Singapore for 2024 season!".
  8. ^ "Amiruldin Asraf, the 26-year-old forward, joins from Young Lions!".
  9. ^ "Welcome back, Syahadat Masnawi! 🤝🏽🐆".
  10. ^ "Firman Nabil will be joining Young Lions in 2024 season (Loan)".
  11. ^ "Welcome to the club Adam Reefdy, Aizil Yazid, Ameen Sabri, Andrew Aw, Aqil Yazid and Danial Iliya. 🦁". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2023-04-24.
  12. ^ "Aizil Yazid will be enlisted for the national service in the coming weeks.⁣". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2023-05-01.
  13. ^ "The Young Prodigy is Back ☄️".
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