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Revision as of 02:44, 23 November 2016

This article is about the Singapore men's senior team. For the women's team, see Singapore women's national football team. For the youth team, see Singapore national youth football team.

Singapore
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)The Lions
AssociationFootball Association of Singapore
Sub-confederationAFF (South-East Asia)
Head coachV. Sundramoorthy
CaptainShahril Ishak
Most capsShahril Ishak (130)[1]
Top scorerFandi Ahmad (55)[2]
Home stadiumNational Stadium
Jalan Besar Stadium
FIFA codeSIN
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current171 Decrease 16 (20 October 2016)
Highest73 (August 1993)
Lowest171 (20 October 2016)
First international
 Singapore 2–3 South Korea 
(Singapore; 11 April 1953)[3]
Biggest win
 Singapore 11–0 Laos 
(Singapore; 15 January 2007)
Biggest defeat
 Burma 9–0 Singapore Singapore
(Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; 9 November 1969)
Asian Cup
Appearances1 (first in 1984)
Best resultGroup stage, 1984

The most significant successes of the team have come in the regional AFF Championship, which Singapore has won four times in 1998, 2005, 2007 and 2012. Singapore is the first team to achieve this feat and the only team to win in all the finals they played. In 1998, Singapore beat Vietnam 1–0 in the final to capture the country's first major international football title. In the 2004–05 competition, Singapore defeated Indonesia in a two-leg final 5–2 on aggregate. Singapore retained the trophy in 2007, beating Thailand 3–2 on aggregate in the final. In the 2012 AFF Championship, Singapore won the trophy a record 4th time, again defeating three-time champions Thailand 3–2 on aggregate in the final.

In the 2007 Asian Cup qualifiers, Singapore became the only team to beat Iraq en route to their Asian Cup winning campaign. Singapore also drew with China 0–0 and 1–1 at home in 2006 and 2009 respectively. In March 2008, Australia also failed to beat Singapore when the game ended in a goalless draw.

In January 2007, Singapore achieved a national record 11–0 win against Laos in an AFF Championship match.[4] Mohd Noh Alam Shah scored 7 goals in the match.[4]

In the FIFA World Rankings, Singapore's highest standing was in the first release of the figures, in August 1993, at 73rd.[5] Singapore was the Asian Football Confederation's 'Mover of the Year' in 2005.

Singapore's main rivals on the international stage are their geographical neighbours, Malaysia and Indonesia, and past matches between these two teams have produced much drama. Over the years, Singapore has included several naturalised citizens in its team such as Mustafic Fahrudin from Yugoslavia, Daniel Bennett from England, Shi Jiayi and Qiu Li from China. Singapore is currently the 171st-ranked team in the world as of October 2016.

History

1892–1994

Main article: Singapore FA

In 1892, the Singapore Amateur Football Association applied to become a registered society. The HMS Malaya Cup (which was later known as the Malaysia Cup) was launched in 1921 by officers of a British battleship in Malaya, and Singapore was one of the six teams that took part in the inaugural year, and won the event. While the representative side in the Malaysia Cup and the Malaysian League was not the national team per se – this team included some foreign players – many Singapore football fans viewed the Malaysia Cup side as being the national team, and the team's exploits in the Malaysian competitions generally drew much more attention than Singapore's participation in other international tournaments.[citation needed] They either won or were runners up in the event every year until 1941, after which it was suspended because of World War II.

Overall, Singapore won 24 Malaysia Cup titles and 2 Malaysian League titles. After winning the Malaysia Cup and league double in 1994, the Football Association of Singapore withdrew from the Malaysian competitions following a dispute with the Football Association of Malaysia over gate receipts. Singapore subsequently launched its own professional league, the S.League, in 1996, and also began to put much more focus on the performance of its national team in international competitions.

1995–1999

Singapore won the bronze medal in the 1995 Southeast Asian Games, after losing 1–0 in the semi-finals to the hosts and eventual gold medalists, Thailand. Singapore hosted the 1996 AFF Championship but were eliminated in the group stages.

The national team again reached the semi-finals of the Southeast Asian Games in 1997, losing to Indonesia, and lost to Vietnam 1–0 in the third-place match.

However, in the 1998 edition of the AFF Championship, Singapore's team led by coach Barry Whitbread won the group stage with victories over Malaysia and the Philippines. In the semi-finals, they beat Indonesia and subsequently edged out hosts Vietnam 1–0 in the final. This was the country's first ever international title.

2000–2002

Jan B. Poulsen, who was part of Denmark's backroom staff at the 1998 World Cup, was appointed the Technical Director of the Football Association of Singapore in 1999. Due to poor results by Singapore in the 2000 AFF Championship, coach Vincent Subramaniam was sacked and Poulsen took over as coach in December 2000. Singapore hosted the 2002 AFF Championship, but lost 4–0 to arch-rivals Malaysia in their first game. Before the game, local newspaper The New Paper was encouraging fans to turn up in numbers. After the game, the Lions attributed their heavy defeat to the unexpected large crowd. Singapore went on to win 2–1 over Laos, but a 1–1 draw in the final group game against Thailand was not enough for them to reach the knock-out stages. Poulsen was sacked after the tournament.

2003–2004 (AFF Championship)

Radojko Avramović took over as coach of the flailing and deflated Singapore national football team in July 2003. Singapore started the 2004 AFF Championship as underdogs but a 1–1 draw in their first game against hosts Vietnam, another draw against Indonesia, and wins against Cambodia and Laos saw them qualify for the semi-finals.

Singapore were drawn against Myanmar in the two-legged semi-finals. Singapore took a 4–3 away lead back home for the second leg. In the ill-tempered second leg, three Myanmar players were sent off and a reserve Myanmar goalkeeper even threw a water bottle at defender S. Subramani. Singapore went on to win 4–2 after extra time for an 8–5 aggregate victory.

Singapore then won the first leg of the two-legged final against Indonesia 3–1 in Jakarta, before winning 2–1 (5–2 on aggregrate) in the second leg in front of a 55,000 home crowd.

2007 Asian Cup Qualifiers

In 2006, Avramovic then led Singapore into the 2007 Asian Cup qualifiers with a 2–0 victory at home over Iraq, but Singapore failed to build on this victory and then lost away to Palestine. The Singapore team then took on China away in Tianjin and lost to an injury time penalty. China travelled to Singapore for the second meeting and the Singapore defence held out for a 0–0 draw. A subsequent 4–2 loss to Iraq dashed Singapore's hopes of qualifying for the Asian Cup. The Asian Cup qualifying campaign ended with a default 3–0 victory over Palestine, who were unable to fulfill the fixture.

2007 AFF Championship

Singapore hosted the group stages of the 2007 AFF Championship. After a 0–0 draw with Vietnam, Singapore then thrashed Laos 11–0 to record their largest-ever win. In the final group match, Singapore knocked Indonesia out of the tournament in a 2–2 draw. Singapore met Malaysia in the semi-final. The first leg saw a 1–1 draw in Shah Alam, while in the second leg at Singapore's National Stadium, following another 1–1 draw, Singapore beat Malaysia in a penalty shoot-out 5–4, goalkeeper Lionel Lewis saving the final Malaysian spot kick from Mohd Khyril Muhymeen Zambri. In the final against Thailand, Singapore won a controversial first leg at home 2–1, then secured a 1–1 draw in Bangkok thanks to a late strike from Khairul Amri to retain the AFF Championship trophy.[6]

2008 AFF Championship

In the 2008 AFF Championship co-hosted by Indonesia and Thailand, Singapore was drawn in Group A to against Indonesia, Myanmar and Cambodia. Singapore progressed from the group as winners. However, they lost out to eventual winners Vietnam 1–0 on aggregate.

2010 World Cup Qualifiers

Singapore met Palestine in the first round of the 2010 FIFA World Cup Asian Qualifying Tournament. Singapore won the first leg 4–0 away in Doha, and the Palestinians again failed to fulfill the away fixture, so FIFA awarded Singapore a 3–0 win.

Singapore was drawn with Tajikistan in the second round: Singapore won the home match 2–0 and drew the return leg 1–1 on 18 November to progress to the third round of the Asian Qualifying Tournament for the first time, where they were drawn against Saudi Arabia, Lebanon and Uzbekistan.

Singapore's group stage campaign began with a loss to Saudi Arabia, but the Lions then beat Lebanon 2–0 at home. Successive losses to Uzbekistan, 3–7 and 0–1, left Singapore with little chance of getting into the next round. Singapore were finally eliminated when they lost 2–0 to the Saudis at home. Singapore finished third in the group with six points from six games after defeating Lebanon 2–1 in Beirut in their final game. With the elimination, Goal 2010 was also dropped.[citation needed]

2011 Asian Cup Qualification

For the 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification, Singapore was drawn in Group E, together with Iran, Thailand and Jordan. Singapore were beaten 6–0 by Iran in the first match, and then defeated Jordan 2–1. In November 2009, Singapore hosted Thailand at the National Stadium and lost 3–1, but won the return fixture 1–0 a few days later, earning Singapore their first victory on Thai soil in 48 years. Singapore next hosted Iran, losing 3–1, and the 2–1 defeat against Jordan which followed ended their hopes of Asian Cup football in 2011. The players reported some teammates were smoking during halftime in the match against Jordan.[citation needed]

2010 AFF Championship

In 2010, Singapore drew with the Philippines 1–1, defeated Myanmar 2–1, then duly lost to Vietnam 1–0 in the knockout stage decider. As a result, the Singapore national football team was knocked out of the group stage in Hanoi. The Lions were criticised for their dismal performances in the AFF Championship, which they won in 1998, 2004, and 2007.

2011–2012

In January 2011, the FAS decided to disband and revamp the national team. Six months later, The Lions were back in action after the dismal performances in 2010. In May 2011, national team coach Raddy Avramovic announced the new 33-strong national provisional squad for the upcoming international friendlies and 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification campaign. The Lions were scheduled to play international friendies against Maldives on 7 June 2011 and Laos on 18 July 2011.

Few days after releasing the provisional 33-man squad, national team training started in preparation of the match against Maldives. Avramovic led the new-look Lions in a game where Singapore won Maldives 4–0 at the Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore in a friendly match. (Note. The match was not an 'A' international because unlimited substitutions were allowed.)

After the 4–0 win against Maldives, a closed-door friendly match against Etoile FC (of the S.League) was played at the Jalan Besar Stadium, in which the Lions were triumphant thanks to goals from Aleksandar Duric and Qiu Li. Less than a week later before the World Cup qualifier, a final friendly was played against Chinese Taipei. Singapore won the match 3–2 with goals from Aleksandar Duric, Shi Jiayi and Fazrul Nawaz.

In preparation for the third round of the World Cup Qualifiers, the Lions played a friendly non-'A' match against Thailand before their opening qualifier against China. The friendly finished 0–0.

The Singapore national team took part in the 10th edition of the Sultan of Selangor Cup, usually contested by the Singapore Selection. They beat the Selangor Selection 1–0. This was also Singapore's sixth time winning the Sultan of Selangor Cup. They then took on but was defeated by the Philippines 2–0 in a friendly.

Few months later, Coach Raddy Avramovic announced a new 27-man squad for the national team comprising mostly players from LionsXII.

2014 FIFA World Cup Qualifier (Asian Qualifier)

Singapore received a bye to the second round of 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification in 2011 because of their accession to the third round of the qualifying in the previous World Cup.

Their second round opponents were regional rivals Malaysia, whom they beat 5–3 in the first leg with goals from Aleksandar Duric, Qiu Li, Mustafic Fahrudin and Shi Jiayi. The second leg was held at the National Stadium, Bukit Jalil on 28 July 2011. A 1–1 draw thanks to a key Shi Jiayi goal in the second half was enough to put Singapore through to the 3rd Round of Asian Zone World Cup 2014 Qualifying.

In the preliminary draw in Brazil on 30 July 2011 by the football governing body FIFA, Singapore was drawn into Group A for their Round 3 of the Asian qualifiers with Jordan, Iraq and China.

Singapore kicked off the third round with a 2–1 loss to China in Kunming. They then succumbed to a second defeat, 2–0, against Iraq. The next match was slated to be held at Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore on 11 October against Jordan which Singapore lost 3–0. A 2–0 defeat to Jordan in Amman killed off the Lions' chances of progress. Singapore ended the year with a 4–0 defeat at home to China PR, their 5th consecutive loss. Iraq then demolished the Singapore team 7–1 in Doha, Qatar.

2012 AFF Championship

In 2012, Singapore started their tournament with a 3–0 win over close rivals Malaysia.[7] They then lost 1–0 to Indonesia before winning 4–3 in the knockout stage decider against Laos.[8] to top the group and qualify for the semi-finals.

Against the Philippines in the semi-finals, Singapore won 1–0 on aggregate. The solitary goal from Khairul Amri during the home leg of the semi-finals[9] was enough to set up a meeting with Thailand in the finals.

The Lions won the first leg of the finals 3–1 in Singapore. Despite losing the away leg 1–0, Singapore was able to pick up the 2012 AFF Championship, their fourth championship. Singapore holds the record for the highest number of AFF Championship titles.[10] Raddy Avramovic ended his tenure as Singapore coach after the tournament.

2013–2014

The FAS announced on 15 May 2013 that they had appointed German Bernd Stange as the new head coach of the national team.[11]

On 27 May 2013, Stange announced his choice of 23 players for the friendlies against Myanmar and Laos on 4 June 2013 and 7 June 2013 respectively. The squad featured several new players whom were called up to the national squad for the first time, including 17-year-old Adam Swandi. LionsXII midfielders Gabriel Quak and Faris Ramli and Tanjong Pagar United's winger Hafiz Nor also received their first national call-ups.[12]

Veteran forward Indra Sahdan was also recalled to the national team. He took the captain's armband on 4 June 2013 for coach Stange's first game against Myanmar which Singapore won 2–0.[13] He also scored the first goal in the second friendly match against Laos, which saw Singapore with a 5–2 victory.[14]

Following the two wins, Singapore's FIFA World Rankings rose nine places to 156 in July 2013.[5]

Stange registered his first international competition win on 15 October 2013 against Syria.

Stange had been trying to inculcate the one-touch, quick-tempo style of play for into the Singapore team, and gear the team up for the 2014 AFF Championship and try to retain the AFF Championship.

2014 AFF Championship

The Lions entered the 2014 AFF Championship as the defending champions trying to defend the cup on home soil, but their title defense was spoiled with a 2–1 defeat over Thailand, which they also faced back in 2012. Then, they beat Myanmar 4–2 before bowing out after suffering a 3–1 defeat to rivals Malaysia. The Lions finished with 3 points and 3rd in Group B, and are first team in the history of the AFF Championship to bow out from the group stage as the defending champions.

2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifier (2019 AFC Asian Cup Qualifier)

The Lions kick started their campaign with an away game against Cambodia on 11 June 2015 which ended 4–0 in favour of Singapore.[15] Following which, they travelled to Saitama Stadium in Japan where they held the hosts to a goalless draw.[16] However, they were defeated by Syria 1–0, at the Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex in Muscat,Oman, marking their first loss in the group stages of the tournament.[17]

Kits

File:Singakit2011.png
2011 Singapore Home Jersey

There have been different suppliers for the jerseys, from Admiral, Puma, Umbro, Grand Sport to Tiger. In November 2006, Nike signed a year's deal of kit sponsorship worth SGD$1,000,000.

Singapore had initially worn blue shirts and shorts as their home kit. However, in the late 1980s, The Lions adopted the national colours of red and white for their home kit while they kept blue as the colour for the away kit. This tradition stayed on through the 1990s. For the 2007 AFF Championship, the national team's colours reverted to blue as its home kit and white as the other kit.

Before 2006, Singapore had been using the same kit for nearly 5 years, supplied by Tiger who had a tie-in with Diadora. The kit used during the 2007 AFF Championship made its final appearance on 4 February 2007 against Thailand. The next kit was first used on 24 June 2007 against DPR Korea. The jersey has white trims at the edge of the sleeves and around the neck. Unlike most national teams which use the country's footballing association as a logo on the kit, the national flag of Singapore takes up the spot on the left chest instead while a white Nike logo is on the right chest and. This symmetry also applies to the away jersey. The numbering and lettering font and colour is the same as the previous two home jerseys.

On 13 February 2008, a leaked photo from a photo shoot surfaced on the internet showing the unreleased kit showing national captain Indra Sahdan Daud modelling the kit with Hariss Harun. The new kit was officially announced on 20 March 2008, featuring tight-fit jerseys in the two traditional team colours: red for the home games and blue for the away matches. The kit was worn for the first time by the national team in the international friendly against Australia in preparation for the World Cup 2010 qualifier home game against Lebanon on 26 March 2008.[18]

In November 2010, Nike Singapore launched a new football kit for Singapore, specially made for the 2010 AFF Championship. The home kit's design was of half dark red and light red. The away kit features half navy blue and light blue that was once worn by Singapore football team in 1970's era.

Historical kits

(1954)
Home Away
1954 Home
1954 Away
No supplier
(1957)
Home Away
1957 Home
1957 Away
No supplier
(1966)
Home Away
1966 Home
1966 Away
No supplier
(1973)
Home Away
1973 Home
1973 Away
No supplier


(1984)
Home Away
1984 Home
1984 Away

Home stadium

From 1932 until the National Stadium was opened in 1973, Jalan Besar Stadium hosted all home games of Singapore's representative sides which participated in the Malaysia Cup. Since then, all of Singapore's home games in the Malaysia Cup and the national team home matches were played at the National Stadium.

However, the National Stadium was slated for demolishment in 2010 to make way for the new Singapore Sports Hub which was completed in 2014. Singapore played Australia in what was planned to be the last game ever to be played at that stadium. However, due to some delays caused by the addition of new plans for the Singapore Sports Hub, the National Stadium continued to host 5 more matches, and it was also the venue for 2 more World Cup 2010 qualifier matches. While the stadium was being rebuilt as part of the new Sports Hub, the Singapore national team played its home games at the Jalan Besar Stadium, sharing it with the LionsXII and the Cubs (U15 and U16 teams).

Since the start of 2004, Singapore has played its home matches in 7 different stadiums all over Singapore.

Competition records

FIFA World Cup records

FIFA World Cup record FIFA World Cup
Qualification record
Year Result Position GP W D* L GS GA GP W D* L GS GA
Uruguay 1930 to
West Germany 1974		 Did not enter - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Argentina 1978 Did not qualify - - - - - - - 4 2 1 1 5 6
Spain 1982 Did not qualify - - - - - - - 3 0 1 2 1 3
Mexico 1986 Did not qualify - - - - - - - 4 0 1 3 2 11
Italy 1990 Did not qualify - - - - - - - 6 2 1 3 12 9
United States 1994 Did not qualify - - - - - - - 8 5 0 3 12 12
France 1998 Did not qualify - - - - - - - 4 0 1 3 2 8
South KoreaJapan 2002 Did not qualify - - - - - - - 6 0 2 4 3 8
Germany 2006 Did not qualify - - - - - - - 6 1 0 5 3 13
South Africa 2010 Did not qualify - - - - - - - 10 5 1 4 17 17
Brazil 2014 Did not qualify - - - - - - - 8 1 1 6 8 24
Russia 2018 Did not qualify - - - - - - - 5 3 1 1 7 2
Total - 0/20 - - - - - - 63 19 10 35 72 113

AFC Asian Cup

AFF Championship

AFF Championship
Year Round GP W D L GF GA
Singapore 1996 Round 1 4 2 1 1 7 2
Vietnam 1998 Champions 5 4 1 0 9 2
Thailand 2000 Round 1 4 2 0 2 4 2
Indonesia Singapore 2002 Round 1 3 1 1 1 3 6
Malaysia Vietnam 2004 Champions 8 6 2 0 23 10
Singapore Thailand 2007 Champions 7 2 5 0 18 6
Indonesia Thailand 2008 Semi-Finals 5 3 1 1 10 2
Indonesia Vietnam 2010 Round 1 3 1 1 1 3 3
Malaysia Thailand 2012 Champions 7 4 1 2 11 6
Singapore Vietnam 2014 Round 1 3 1 0 2 6 7
Myanmar Philippines 2016 [to be determined] – – – – – –
Total Best: Champions 47 25 13 9 89 41

Asian Games

Asian Games
Year Round GP W D L GF GA
India 1951 Did not enter - - - - - -
Philippines 1954 Group stage 2 0 1 1 2 7
Japan 1958 Group stage 2 0 0 2 2 4
Indonesia 1962 Did not enter - - - - - -
Thailand 1966 Fourth Place 7 2 1 4 11 15
Thailand 1970 to
South Korea 1986		 Did not enter - - - - - -
China 1990 Group stage 3 1 0 2 7 13
Japan 1994 Did not enter - - - - - -
Thailand 1998 Did not enter - - - - - -
Total Best: 4th place 14 3 2 9 22 39
*Under-23 tournament since 2002

SEA Games record

SEA Games record
Year Round GP W D L GF GA
Thailand 1959 to
Myanmar 1961		 Did not enter - - - - - -
Cambodia 1963 Cancelled - - - - - -
Malaysia 1965 Preliminary round 2 0 0 2 1 6
Thailand 1967 to
Myanmar 1969		 Did not enter - - - - - -
Malaysia 1971 Group stage 2 0 0 2 2 11
Singapore 1973 Fourth Place 4 1 2 1 2 4
Thailand 1975 Third place 3 0 2 1 4 5
Malaysia 1977 Group stage 2 0 0 2 1 7
Indonesia 1979 Group stage 4 1 1 2 4 8
Philippines 1981 Fourth Place 4 1 1 2 5 4
Singapore 1983 Runner Up 4 3 0 1 12 3
Thailand 1985 Runner Up 4 2 1 1 6 4
Indonesia 1987 Group stage 2 0 2 0 0 0
Malaysia 1989 Runner Up 4 2 1 1 7 4
Philippines 1991 Third place 4 2 2 0 4 1
Singapore 1993 Third place 5 3 2 0 16 5
Thailand 1995 Third place 6 3 2 1 11 5
Indonesia 1997 Fourth Place 6 2 2 2 6 6
Brunei 1999 Fourth Place 6 3 2 1 8 5
Total Best: Runner Up 62 23 20 19 89 78
*Under-23 tournament since 2001

Players

Current squad

The following players are called up for the upcoming 2016 AFF Championship.

Caps and goals updated as of 22 November 2016, after the match against Thailand.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Izwan Mahbud (1990-07-14) 14 July 1990 (age 34) 41 0 Singapore Tampines Rovers
18 1GK Hassan Sunny (1984-04-02) 2 April 1984 (age 40) 61 0 Thailand Army United
30 1GK Syazwan Buhari (1992-09-22) 22 September 1992 (age 32) 0 0 Singapore Geylang International
2 2DF Shakir Hamzah (1992-10-20) 20 October 1992 (age 32) 30 0 Singapore Tampines Rovers
10 2DF YM. Kiko (2002-04-22) 22 April 2002 (age 22) 1 92 Singapore Chelsea FC
5 2DF Baihakki Khaizan (1984-01-31) 31 January 1984 (age 40) 129 5 Malaysia Johor Darul Takzim II
6 2DF Madhu Mohana (1991-03-06) 6 March 1991 (age 33) 21 0 Singapore Warriors
9 2DF Faritz Abdul Hameed (1990-01-16) 16 January 1990 (age 34) 19 0 Singapore Geylang International
16 2DF Daniel Bennett (1978-01-07) 7 January 1978 (age 46) 131 6 Singapore Geylang International
28 2DF Hafiz Abu Sujad (1990-01-12) 12 January 1990 (age 34) 34 1 Singapore Tampines Rovers
7 3MF Gabriel Quak (1990-12-22) 22 December 1990 (age 34) 20 2 Singapore Geylang International
8 3MF Shahdan Sulaiman (1988-05-09) 9 May 1988 (age 36) 46 2 Singapore Tampines Rovers
10 3MF Faris Ramli (1992-08-24) 24 August 1992 (age 32) 28 4 Singapore Home United
13 3MF Izzdin Shafiq (1990-12-14) 14 December 1990 (age 34) 19 0 Singapore Tampines Rovers
14 3MF Hariss Harun (1990-11-19) 19 November 1990 (age 34) 70 4 Malaysia Johor Darul Takzim
17 3MF Shahril Ishak (1984-01-23) 23 January 1984 (age 40) 131 14 Malaysia Johor Darul Takzim II
21 3MF Safuwan Baharudin (1991-09-22) 22 September 1991 (age 33) 65 6 Malaysia PDRM FA
24 3MF Yasir Hanapi (1989-06-21) 21 June 1989 (age 35) 14 1 Singapore Tampines Rovers
25 3MF Anumanthan Kumar (1994-07-14) 14 July 1994 (age 30) 11 0 Singapore Hougang United
19 4FW Khairul Amri (1985-03-14) 14 March 1985 (age 39) 112 31 Singapore Garena Young Lions
29 4FW Shahfiq Ghani (1992-03-17) 17 March 1992 (age 32) 13 2 Singapore Geylang International
32 4FW Sahil Suhaimi (1992-07-08) 8 July 1992 (age 32) 19 1 Singapore Geylang International

Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up in the last 12 months to the Singapore squad.

As part of the 2016 AFF Championship rules, 40 players must be registered as the preliminary or provisional squad.[1] Players listed below are part of the 40 man squad but not in the final 23.[2]

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Zaiful Nizam (1987-07-24) 24 July 1987 (age 37) 1 0 Singapore Balestier Khalsa 2016 AFF Championship provisional squad
GK Khairulhin Khalid (1991-07-18) 18 July 1991 (age 33) 0 0 Singapore Hougang United v.  Cambodia, 28 July 2016 (Exhibition match)
DF Mustafic FahrudinWD (1981-04-17) 17 April 1981 (age 43) 82 8 Singapore Tampines Rovers v.  Philippines, 19 November 2016 (2016 AFF Championship)
DF Irfan Fandi (1997-08-13) 13 August 1997 (age 27) 1 0 Singapore Home United 2016 AFF Championship provisional squad
DF Abdil Qaiyyim (1989-05-14) 14 May 1989 (age 35) 1 0 Singapore Home United 2016 AFF Championship provisional squad
DF Nazrul Nazari (1991-02-11) 11 February 1991 (age 33) 17 0 Singapore Hougang United 2016 AFF Championship provisional squad
DF Afiq Yunos (1990-12-10) 10 December 1990 (age 34) 12 0 Singapore Tampines Rovers 2016 AFF Championship provisional squad
DF Shaiful Esah (1986-05-12) 12 May 1986 (age 38) 54 5 Singapore Warriors 2016 AFF Championship provisional squad
DF Zulfadli Zainal (1988-04-26) 26 April 1988 (age 36) 2 0 Singapore Warriors v.  Vietnam, 6 June 2016 (2016 AYA Bank Cup)
DF Al-Qaasimy Rahman (1992-01-21) 21 January 1992 (age 32) 6 0 Singapore Geylang International v.  Afghanistan, 29 March 2016 (2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Second Round)
DF Amirul Adli (1996-01-13) 13 January 1996 (age 28) 4 0 Singapore Garena Young Lions v.  Syria, 17 November 2015 (2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Second Round)
MF Ridhuan Muhammad (1984-05-06) 6 May 1984 (age 40) 65 3 Singapore Warriors 2016 AFF Championship provisional squad
MF Zulfahmi Arifin (1991-10-05) 5 October 1991 (age 33) 27 0 Singapore Home United 2016 AFF Championship provisional squad
MF Shawal Anuar (1991-04-29) 29 April 1991 (age 33) 1 0 Singapore Geylang International 2016 AFF Championship provisional squad
MF Hafiz Nor (1988-08-22) 22 August 1988 (age 36) 2 0 Singapore Warriors 2016 AFF Championship provisional squad
MF Safirul Sulaiman (1992-12-10) 10 December 1992 (age 32) 6 0 Singapore Geylang International 2016 AFF Championship provisional squad
MF Firdaus Kasman (1988-01-24) 24 January 1988 (age 36) 7 0 Singapore Garena Young Lions 2016 AFF Championship provisional squad
MF Hami Syahin (1998-12-16) 16 December 1998 (age 26) 0 0 Singapore Garena Young Lions 2016 AFF Championship provisional squad
MF Christopher van Huizen (1992-11-28) 28 November 1992 (age 32) 4 0 Singapore Garena Young Lions v.  Afghanistan, 29 March 2016 (2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Second Round)
FW Khairul Nizam (1991-06-25) 25 June 1991 (age 33) 16 0 Singapore Home United 2016 AFF Championship provisional squad
FW Iqbal Hussain (1993-06-06) 6 June 1993 (age 31) 3 0 Singapore Hougang United 2016 AFF Championship provisional squad
FW Azhar Sairudin (1986-09-30) 30 September 1986 (age 38) 2 0 Singapore Home United 2016 AFF Championship provisional squad
FW Amy Recha (1992-05-13) 13 May 1992 (age 32) 0 0 Singapore Geylang International 2016 AFF Championship provisional squad
FW Fazrul Nawaz (INJ) (1985-04-17) 17 April 1985 (age 39) 84 14 Singapore Tampines Rovers v.  Cambodia, 28 July 2016 (Exhibition match)
FW Taufik Suparno (1995-10-31) 31 October 1995 (age 29) 0 0 Singapore Garena Young Lions v.  Syria, 17 November 2015 (2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Second Round)

Notes:

  • SUS Player suspended
  • RC Player suspended for yellow or red card accumulation.
  • INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury
  • RET Retired from the national team
  • WD Player withdrew from the squad for non-injury related reasons

Previous squads

Recent results and forthcoming fixtures

Further information: Singapore Results and Fixtures

Friendly

24 March 2016 Singapore  2–1  Myanmar Kallang, Singapore
19:45 UTC+8 Shahril 27'
Fazrul 87'		 Suan Lam Mang 65' Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium
Attendance: 5,280
3 June 2016 2016 AYA Bank Cup Myanmar  0–1  Singapore Yangon, Myanmar
18:00 UTC+6:30 Faris 35' Stadium: Thuwunna Stadium
Attendance: 31,000
Referee: Muhammad Nasaruddin (Malaysia)
6 June 2016 2016 AYA Bank Cup Vietnam  3–0  Singapore Yangon, Myanmar
18:00 UTC+6:30 Lê Công Vinh 91'
Nguyễn Văn Quyết 98'
Đinh Thanh Trung 113'		 Stadium: Thuwunna Stadium
Attendance: 6,800
Referee: Khin Maung Win (Myanmar)
24 July 20161 Albirex Niigata Japan 3–0  Singapore Niigata City, Japan
19:00 UTC+9:00 Go Hayama 3'
Hiroshi Ibusuki 13'
Kalil 16'		 Stadium: Denka Big Swan Stadium
28 July 2016 Cambodia  2–1  Singapore Phnom Penh, Cambodia
19:30 UTC+7:00 Chan Vathanaka 19'
Tith Dina 45+1'		 Khairul Amri 23' Stadium: Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 56,000
Referee: Hoang Anh Tuan (Vietnam)
1 September 2016 Bahrain  3–1  Singapore Manama, Bahrain
00:15 Al Rohaimi 9'
Abdulla Yaser 48'
 ?? 86'		 Safuwan Baharudin 37' Stadium: Bahrain National Stadium
7 October 2016 Singapore  0–0  Malaysia Kallang, Singapore
19:30 UTC+8:00 Stadium: National Stadium
11 October 2016 Hong Kong  2–0  Singapore Mong Kok, Hong Kong
20:00 UTC+8:00 Alex Akande 42' Huang Yang 70' Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium
Attendance: 4,136
9 November 2016 Syria  2–0  Singapore Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia
20:00 UTC+8:00 Amro Jenyat 65' Khaled Almbayed 70' Stadium: Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium
13 November 2016 Singapore  1–0  Cambodia Bishan, Singapore
19:45 UTC+8:00 Yasir Hanapi 70' Report Stadium: Bishan Stadium
Attendance: 2,946
Referee: Hadimin Shahbuddin (Brunei)


2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Second Round

11 June 2015 Cambodia  0–4  Singapore Phnom Penh, Cambodia
18:30 UTC+7 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)		 Amri 9'
Safuwan 21', 35'
Fazrul 55'		 Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 63,000
Referee: Liu Kwok Man (Hong Kong)
16 June 2015 Japan  0–0  Singapore Midori-ku, Saitama, Japan
18:30 UTC+9 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)		 Stadium: Saitama Stadium
Attendance: 57,533
Referee: Mohanad Qasim Eesee Sarray (Iraq)
3 September 2015 Syria  1–0  Singapore Muscat; Oman
20:00 UTC+4 Stadium: Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex
Attendance: 100
Referee: Yousef Al-Marzouq (Kuwait)
8 October 2015 Singapore  1–0  Afghanistan Kallang, Singapore
20:00 UTC+8 Amri 72' Report (FIFA) Stadium: National Stadium
Attendance: 5,400
Referee: Ng Chiu Kok (Hong Kong)
13 October 2015 Singapore  2–1  Cambodia Kallang, Singapore
20:00 UTC+8 Faris 16'
Fazrul 47'		 Suhana 66' Stadium: National Stadium
Attendance: 6,650
Referee: Kim Dae-yong (South Korea)
12 November 2015 Singapore  0–3  Japan Kallang, Singapore
19:15 UTC+8 Kanazaki 20'
Honda 26'
Yoshida 88'		 Stadium: National Stadium
Attendance: 33,868
Referee: Fahad Al-Mirdasi (Saudi Arabia)
17 November 2015 Singapore  1–2  Syria Kallang, Singapore
20:00 UTC+8 Safuwan 89' (pen.) Khribin 20', 90+3' Stadium: National Stadium
Attendance: 7,468
Referee: Kim Jong-hyeok (South Korea)
29 March 2016 Afghanistan  2–1  Singapore Tehran, Iran
15:00 UTC+4:30 Amani 39'
Shirdel 79'		 Fazrul 89' Stadium: Takhti Stadium (Tehran)
Attendance: 24,500
Referee: Fu Ming (China)

2016 AFF Championship

19 November 2016 Philippines  0–0  Singapore Bulacan, Philippines
20:00 UTC+8 Stadium: Philippine Sports Stadium
Attendance: 4,339
Referee: Masoud Tufaylieh (Syria)
22 November 2016 Thailand  1–0  Singapore Bulacan, Philippines
16:30 UTC+8 Sarawut 89' Stadium: Philippine Sports Stadium
Referee: Arumughan Rowan (India)
25 November 2016 Singapore  v  Indonesia Manila, Philippines
Stadium: Rizal Memorial Stadium
  • 1 Non FIFA international match

Current coaching staff

Position Name
Head Coach Singapore V. Sundramoorthy
Technical Director Serbia Slobodan Pavkovic
Technical Director Belgium Michel Sablon
Assistant Coach Singapore Fandi Ahmad
Fitness Coach Belgium Balder Berckmans
Goalkeeping Coach Belgium Frederic de Boever
Team Manager Singapore Visakan Subramanian
Physiotherapist Singapore Nurhafizah Sujad
Equipment Officer Singapore Omar Mohamed

Coaches

1.^ Earned Malaysian nationality after Malaysia formed on 16 September 1963. Became Singaporean after Singapore separation from Malaysia in 1965.

Performance by coach

The following table provides a summary of the Singapore national team under each coach. Includes both competitive and friendly matches.

Statistics correct as of 3 June 2016
Manager Singapore career P W D L Win % Competitions
Czech Republic Milouš Kvaček February 1992 – May 1992 0 0 0 0 !—
Singapore P. N. Sivaji May 1992 – December 1993 0 0 0 0 !— 1993 Southeast Asian Games – bronze
England Ken Worden Jan 1994 – March 1994 0 0 0 0 !—
England Douglas Moore March 1994 – May 1995 0 0 0 0 !—
England Barry Whitbread June 1995 – November 1998 0 0 0 0 !— 1995 Southeast Asian Games – bronze
1998 AFF Championship – champions
Singapore Vincent Subramaniam December 1998 – December 2000 0 0 0 0 !—
Denmark Jan Poulsen December 2000 – January 2003 0 0 0 0 !—
Serbia Radojko Avramovic[nb 3] July 2003 – December 2012 0 0 0 0 !— 2004 AFF Championship – champions
2007 AFF Championship – champions
2012 AFF Championship – champions
Singapore V. Sundramoorthy January 2013 – February 2013[nb 4] 1 0 0 1 000.0
Germany Bernd Stange May 2013 – April 2016 32 15 3 14 046.9
Singapore V. Sundramoorthy June 2016 – 2 1 0 1 050.0

Key: P–games played, W–games won, D–games drawn; L–games lost, %–win percentage

See also

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Singapore national football team.

Notes

  1. ^ Officially appointed as national coach on 1 January 1994.
  2. ^ Appointed S.League CEO in May 1995.
  3. ^ Avramovic's competitive record – Played 64; Win 24; Draw 13; Loss 27; Win% 37.5[56]
  4. ^ Caretaker for the Asian Cup qualifier against Singapore national football team at National-Football-Teams.com on 6 February.

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Preceded by AFF Championship
1998 (First title) 		Succeeded by
Preceded by AFF Championship
2004 (Second title)
2007 (Third title) 		Succeeded by
Preceded by AFF Championship
2012 (Fourth title) 		Succeeded by
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