2016 Warriors FC season

Warriors
2016 season
Chairman	Philip Lam Tin Sing
Head coach	Razif Onn
Stadium	Choa Chu Kang Stadium
S.League	Not started
Singapore Cup	Not started

The 2016 season is Warriors' 21st consecutive season in the top flight of Singapore football and in the S.League. Along with the S.League, the club will also compete in the Prime League, the Singapore Cup and the Singapore League Cup.

Squad

S.League squad

As of 24 February 2017.

Squad No.	Name	Date of Birth (Age)	Previous Club
Goalkeepers
1	Yazid Yasin	(1979-06-24) 24 June 1979	Geylang International
18	Shahul Rayyan	(1995-02-12) 12 February 1995	Young Lions FC
20	Zainol Gulam	(1992-02-04) 4 February 1992	Youth Team
22	Jasper Chan	(1988-11-07) 7 November 1988	Eunos Crescent (NFL)
Defenders
2	Zulfadli Zainal	(1988-04-26) 26 April 1988	Tampines Rovers
3	Syaqir Sulaiman	(1986-08-12) 12 August 1986	Hougang United
4	Ismail Yunos	(1986-10-24) 24 October 1986	Tampines Rovers
5	Kento Fukuda	(1990-05-15) 15 May 1990	Geylang International
6	Madhu Mohana	(1991-03-06) 6 March 1991	LionsXII
7	Shaiful Esah	(1986-05-12) 12 May 1986	Tampines Rovers
13	Hafiz Osman	(1984-02-15) 15 February 1984	Geylang International
24	Jeremy Chiang	(1985-04-11) 11 April 1985	Hougang United
Midfielders
8	Emmeric Ong	(1991-01-25) 25 January 1991	LionsXII
9	Poh Yi Feng	(1986-11-15) 15 November 1986	Balestier Khalsa
10	Nikola Rak	(1987-08-29) 29 August 1987	NK Lučko
11	Hafiz Nor	(1988-08-22) 22 August 1988	Geylang International
12	Ridhuan Muhammad	(1984-05-06) 6 May 1984	Tampines Rovers
14	Ignatius Ang	(1992-11-11) 11 November 1992	Balestier Khalsa
15	Fazli Jaffar	(1983-05-09) 9 May 1983	Hougang United
17	Andy Ahmad	(1991-04-05) 5 April 1991	Woodlands Wellington
19	Hafsyar Farkhan	(1988-04-16) 16 April 1988	Youth Team
21	Hafiz Rahim	(1983-11-19) 19 November 1983	Home United
25	Hafiz Sulaiman	(1995-10-10) 10 October 1995	Youth Team
Strikers
23	Jonathan Béhé	(1989-01-13) 13 January 1989	SC Toulon-Le Las
26	Marijan Šuto	(1996-10-02) 2 October 1996	NK Croatia Zmijavci

Prime League squad

Coaching staff

Position	Name	Ref.
Head coach	Razif Onn
Assistant coach	Muhammad Effendi Bin Rahmat
Assistant coach / Goalkeeping Coach	Lee Bee Seng
Team manager	Eugene Cheang
Fitness trainer	Silas Abdul Karim Bin Noor Shah
Sports trainer	Benjamin Bhagawat
Kitman

Transfers

Pre-season transfers

Source^[1]

In

Position	Player	Transferred From	Ref
GK	Yazid Yasin	Geylang International
GK	Shahul Rayyan	Young Lions FC
GK	Jasper Chan	Hougang United
GK	Zainol Gulam	Singapore Recreation Club
DF	Shaiful Esah	Tampines Rovers	^[2]
DF	Zulfadli Zainal Abidin	Tampines Rovers	^[2]
DF	Ismail Yunos	Tampines Rovers	^[2]
DF	Madhu Mohana	LionsXII	^[2]^[3]
DF	Kento Fukuda	Geylang International
DF	Hafiz Osman	Geylang International
DF	Jeremy Chiang
MF	Hafiz Nor	Geylang International
MF	Ignatius Ang	Balestier Khalsa	^[4]
MF	Poh Yi Feng	Balestier Khalsa	^[5]
MF	Ridhuan Muhammad	Tampines Rovers
MF	Fazli Jaffar	Hougang United
MF	Nikola Rak	NK Lučko	^[6]
FW	Jonathan Béhé	SC Toulon-Le Las
FW	Marijan Šuto	NK Croatia Zmijavci

Out

Position	Player	Transferred To	Ref
GK	Daniel Ong	Warriors FC
GK	Neezam Aziz
DF	Marin Vidošević	HNK Zmaj Makarska
DF	Marcus Wheeler	Young Lions FC
DF	Daniel Bennett	Geylang International	^[7]
DF	Irwan Shah	Tampines Rovers
DF	Hamqaamal Shah
DF	Illyas Lee	Young Lions FC
MF	Shi Jiayi
MF	Azlan Razak
MF	Kevin McCann	Falkirk F.C.	^[8]
MF	Karlo Ivancic	NK Zagorec Krapina
MF	Thomas Beattie	Retire
FW	Nicolás Vélez	NorthEast United FC	^[9]
FW	Miroslav Pejić	NK Zagorec Krapina
FW	Fazrul Nawaz	Tampines Rovers	^[10]

Mid-season transfer

In

Position	Player	Transferred From	Ref

Out

Position	Player	Transferred To	Ref

Team statistics

Appearances and goals

Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute.

No.	Pos.	Player	Sleague		Singapore Cup		League Cup		Total
No.	Pos.	Player	Apps.	Goals	Apps.	Goals	Apps.	Goals	Apps.	Goals
1	GK	Yazid Yasin	21	0	1	0	1	0	23	0
2	DF	Zulfadli Zainal Abidin	22	0	1	0	0	0	23	0
3	DF	Syaqir Sulaiman	18	2	0	0	3	0	21	2
4	DF	Ismail Yunos	9	0	1	0	4	0	14	0
5	DF	Kento Fukuda	24	0	1	0	4	0	29	0
6	MF	Madhu Mohana	18	0	1	1	0	0	19	1
7	MF	Shaiful Esah	16	1	0	0	3	0	19	1
8	MF	Emmeric Ong	12	0	1	0	2	0	15	0
9	FW	Poh Yi Feng	20	0	1	0	4	0	25	0
10	FW	Nikola Rak	22	5	0	0	2	0	24	5
11	MF	Hafiz Nor	21	3	1	0	0	0	22	3
12	MF	Ridhuan Muhammad	12	0	0	0	4	0	16	0
13	DF	Hafiz Osman	18	0	1	0	0	0	19	0
14	MF	Ignatius Ang	7	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
15	MF	Fazli Jaffar	12	3	1	0	2	0	15	3
17	MF	Andy Ahmad	3	0	0	0	3	0	6	0
18	GK	Shahul Rayyan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
19	MF	Hafsyar Farkhan	5	0	0	0	4	0	9	0
20	GK	Zainol Gulam	3	0	0	0	1	0	4	0
21	FW	Hafiz Rahim	20	1	1	0	4	1	25	2
22	GK	Jasper Chan	0	0	0	0	3	0	3	0
23	FW	Jonathan Béhé	23	19	1	0	0	0	24	19
24	DF	Jeremy Chiang	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
25	MF	Hafiz Sulaiman	6	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
26	FW	Marijan Šuto	2	1	1	0	3	0	6	1
32	FW	Danial Zulkifli	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
38	MF	Aniq Iskandar	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
39	DF	Sharin Majid	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
40	GK	Mukundan Maran	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Players who have played this season but had left the club or on loan to other club

Competitions

S.League

Win Draw Loss

14 February 1	Home United	2 – 2	Warriors	Bishan, Singapore
19:30 UTC+08:00	Khairul 17' Camara 82'	Details	Béhé 35' (pen.) Fazli 90+1'	Stadium: Bishan Stadium Attendance: 1,756^[11] Referee: Farhad Mohd

27 February 2	Brunei DPMM	3 – 1	Warriors	Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
20:15 UTC+08:00	McLean 7' Maududi 26' Azwan S. 28'	Details	Béhé 47'	Stadium: Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium Referee: Sukhbir Singh

4 March 3	Warriors	2 – 0	Garena Young Lions	Choa Chu Kang, Singapore
19:30 UTC+08:00	Hafiz R. 44' Béhé 90'	Details		Stadium: Choa Chu Kang Stadium Referee: Ahmad A'Qashah

11 March 4	Balestier Khalsa	1 – 1	Warriors	Kallang, Singapore
19:45 UTC+08:00	Fadli 90'	Details	Béhé 56'	Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium Referee: G. Letchman

18 March 5	Warriors	2 – 0	Albirex Niigata (S)	Kallang, Singapore
19:45 UTC+08:00	Syaqir 48' Béhé 79'	Details		Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium Referee: Nathan Chan

1 April 6	Geylang International	2 – 2	Warriors	Kallang, Singapore
19:45 UTC+08:00	Quak 51' Delgado 86'	Details	Béhé 16' Ridhuan 89'	Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium Attendance: 1,854^[12] Referee: Farhad Mohd

14 April 7	Warriors	0 – 1	Hougang United	Choa Chu Kang, Singapore
19:30 UTC+08:00		Details	Kogure 18'	Stadium: Choa Chu Kang Stadium Referee: W. Ravisanthiran

22 April 8	Warriors	1 – 2	Home United	Kallang, Singapore
19:45 UTC+08:00	Béhé 63'	Details	Song 20' Ilsø 85'	Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium Attendance: 2,308^[13] Referee: Nathan Chan

30 April 9	Tampines Rovers	4 – 2	Warriors	Jurong West, Singapore
19:30 UTC+08:00	Mehmet 38' Pennant 54' (pen.) Hafiz 75', 87'	Details	Hafiz N. 41' Ridhuan 45'	Stadium: Jurong West Stadium Attendance: 1,756^[14] Referee: Farhad Mohd

5 May 10	Warriors	1 – 1	Brunei DPMM	Choa Chu Kang, Singapore
19:30 UTC+08:00	Suto 89'	Details	Sérgio 61'	Stadium: Choa Chu Kang Stadium Referee: W. Ravisanthiran

12 May 11	Garena Young Lions	3 – 1	Warriors	Kallang, Singapore
19:30 UTC+08:00	Hami 5' Hazim 16' Khairul 50'	Details	Béhé 85'	Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium Attendance: 1,609^[15] Referee: Nathan Chan

17 May^A 12	Warriors	0 – 0	Tampines Rovers	Choa Chu Kang, Singapore
19:30 UTC+08:00		Details		Stadium: Choa Chu Kang Stadium Referee: Jansen Foo

20 May 13	Warriors	1 – 1	Balestier Khalsa	Choa Chu Kang, Singapore
19:30 UTC+08:00	Béhé 19'	Details	Krištić 29'	Stadium: Choa Chu Kang Stadium Referee: G. Letchman

10 June 14	Albirex Niigata (S)	3 – 2	Warriors	Jurong East, Singapore
20:00 UTC+08:00	Inui 24', 26' Ishiyama 89'	Details	Rak 37' Béhé 65'	Stadium: Jurong East Stadium Referee: Sukhbir Singh

15 June 15	Warriors	2 – 0	Geylang International	Choa Chu Kang, Singapore
20:00 UTC+08:00	Rak 2', 90'	Details		Stadium: Choa Chu Kang Stadium Referee: Ahmad A'Qashah

23 June 16	Hougang United	1 – 3	Warriors	Hougang, Singapore
20:00 UTC+08:00	Nurhilmi 40'	Details	Hafiz N. 61' Shaiful 85' Béhé 87'	Stadium: Hougang Stadium Referee: G. Letchman

4 August 17	Home United	3 – 0	Warriors	Bishan, Singapore
19:30 UTC+08:00	Ilsø 38', 89' Song 64'	Details		Stadium: Bishan Stadium Referee: Ahmad A'Qashah

12 August 18	Warriors	2 – 3	Tampines Rovers	Choa Chu Kang, Singapore
19:30 UTC+08:00	Béhé 23' Ridhuan 34'	Details	Mehmet 1', 75' (pen.) Webb 57'	Stadium: Choa Chu Kang Stadium Referee: G. Letchman

19 August 19	Brunei DPMM	3 – 0	Warriors	Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
20:15 UTC+08:00	Zulfadli 26' (o.g.) Ramazotti 60' Sérgio 90+4'	Details		Stadium: Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium Referee: G. Letchman

26 August 20	Warriors	5 – 2	Garena Young Lions	Choa Chu Kang, Singapore
19:30 UTC+08:00	Rak 22' Béhé 25', 88' Sulaiman 30' Nor 63'	Details	Amri 64' Salime 75'	Stadium: Choa Chu Kang Stadium Referee: Farhad Mohd

22 September 21	Balestier Khalsa	1 – 1	Warriors	Toa Payoh, Singapore
19:30 UTC+08:00	Syafiq 87'	Details	Béhé 45' (pen.)	Stadium: Toa Payoh Stadium Referee: G. Letchman

30 September 22	Warriors	2 – 0	Albirex Niigata (S)	Kallang, Singapore
19:45 UTC+08:00	Ridhuan 9' Béhé 86'	Details		Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium Referee: Muhd Taqi

14 October 23	Geylang International	2 – 1	Warriors	Bedok, Singapore
19:30 UTC+08:00	Recha 73' Sulaiman 77'	Details	Jaffar 52'	Stadium: Bedok Stadium Referee: Sukhbir Singh

25 October 24	Warriors	5 – 1	Hougang United	Choa Chu Kang, Singapore
19:30 UTC+08:00	Béhé 51', 69', 90+3' Rak 57' Jaffar 81'	Details	Hussain 37'	Stadium: Choa Chu Kang Stadium Referee: Nathan Chan

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
5	Geylang International	24	10	7	7	35	29	+6	37
6	Hougang United	24	9	5	10	35	39	−4	32
7	Warriors FC	24	7	7	10	39	39	0	28
8	Balestier Khalsa	24	4	7	13	23	42	−19	19
9	Young Lions^{[lower-alpha 1]}	24	2	3	19	23	70	−47	9

Updated to match(es) played on 31 October 2016. Source: S.League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of wins
Notes:

↑ The two foreign clubs – Albirex Niigata (S) and DPMM FC – as well as the Football Association of Singapore (FAS) under-21 team, Young Lions, are not eligible for any AFC competition spots.

Singapore Cup

Win Draw Loss

27 May 2016	Geylang International	2–1	Warriors FC	Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore
19:45 UTC+8	Sahil 46' Faritz 54'	Details	Madhu 21'	Referee: Nathan Chan

Singapore TNP League Cup

Group matches

Win Draw Loss

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	DPMM FC	3	3	0	8	1	+7	9	Advance to semi-final
2	Tampines Rovers	3	2	1	10	6	+4	6	Advance to semi-final
3	Hougang United	3	1	2	8	9	−1	3
4	Warriors FC	3	0	3	1	11	−10	0

Source: S.League

13 July 2016	DPMM FC	4 – 0	Warriors FC	Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore
19:30 UTC+8	Sérgio 62' Adi 69' Ramazotti 78', 90'	Details		Referee: W. Ravisanthiran

17 July 2016	Warriors FC	0 – 3	Tampines Rovers	Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore
19:30 UTC+8		Details	Mehmet 45' Kwok 55' Ariyan 62'	Referee: Jansen Foo

21 July 2016	Hougang United	4 – 1	Warriors	Hougang Stadium, Singapore
19:30 UTC+8	Iqbal Hussain 42' Fumiya Kogure 67' Jozef Kapláň 87' 90'	Details	Hafiz Rahim 71'	Referee: Farhad Mohd

References

↑ "Transfers". Archived from the original on 2017-02-20. Retrieved 2017-02-19.
1 2 3 4 "Warriors fortify defence in title bid". TODAYonline.
↑ "Football: Stags lead in LionsXII haul".
↑ "Ignatius to face former club".
↑ "Poh Yi Feng to face former club".
↑ "Emmeric Ong confident Nikola Rak can take Warriors to the top in S.League".
↑ "Geylang Eagles spreading wings".
↑ "Falkirk: Kevin McCann secures contract as Kieran Duffie exits".
↑ AsiaOne.com
↑ Osman, Shamir (December 10, 2015). "S.League clubs already signing LionsXII players, with Tampines leading the way". The New Paper.
↑ "Football: Dominant Home United squander leads twice". The Straits Times. 15 February 2016. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
↑ Prasad, Kevin (2 April 2016). "Checkmate Unfortunately Turns Into A Stalemate". Geylang International Football Club. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
↑ Lee, David (23 April 2016). "Home striker Ilso downs arch-rivals Warriors". The New Paper. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
↑ "Steinebrunner 'p*****' with refereeing decisions as 10-man Warriors fall to Tampines". FourFourTwo. 30 April 2016. Archived from the original on 3 May 2016. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
↑ "Beleaguered Young Lions finally win again". FourFourTwo. 12 May 2016. Archived from the original on 10 June 2016. Retrieved 13 May 2016.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.

[table_note_ALB0.83023175589285-16] The two foreign clubs – Albirex Niigata (S) and DPMM FC – as well as the Football Association of Singapore (FAS) under-21 team, Young Lions, are not eligible for any AFC competition spots.

[1] "Transfers". Archived from the original on 2017-02-20. Retrieved 2017-02-19.

[auto2-2] 1 2 3 4 "Warriors fortify defence in title bid". TODAYonline.

[3] "Football: Stags lead in LionsXII haul".

[4] "Ignatius to face former club".

[5] "Poh Yi Feng to face former club".

[6] "Emmeric Ong confident Nikola Rak can take Warriors to the top in S.League".

[7] "Geylang Eagles spreading wings".

[8] "Falkirk: Kevin McCann secures contract as Kieran Duffie exits".

[news.asiaone.com-9] AsiaOne.com

[auto1-10] Osman, Shamir (December 10, 2015). "S.League clubs already signing LionsXII players, with Tampines leading the way". The New Paper.

[HOMWAR14Feb-11] "Football: Dominant Home United squander leads twice". The Straits Times. 15 February 2016. Retrieved 16 February 2016.

[GEYWAR1Apr-12] Prasad, Kevin (2 April 2016). "Checkmate Unfortunately Turns Into A Stalemate". Geylang International Football Club. Retrieved 2 April 2016.

[WARHOM22Apr-13] Lee, David (23 April 2016). "Home striker Ilso downs arch-rivals Warriors". The New Paper. Retrieved 23 April 2016.

[TAMWAR30Apr-14] "Steinebrunner 'p*****' with refereeing decisions as 10-man Warriors fall to Tampines". FourFourTwo. 30 April 2016. Archived from the original on 3 May 2016. Retrieved 30 April 2016.

[YLIWAR12May-15] "Beleaguered Young Lions finally win again". FourFourTwo. 12 May 2016. Archived from the original on 10 June 2016. Retrieved 13 May 2016.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]

[7]

[8]

[9]

[10]

[11]

[12]

[13]

[14]

[15]

A

[lower-alpha 1]