2020 Tampines Rovers FC season

Tampines Rovers FC
2020 season
Chairman	Desmond Ong
Coach	Gavin Lee
Ground	Our Tampines Hub
Home colours	Away colours
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The 2020 Singapore Premier League season is Tampines Rovers's 25th season at the top level of Singapore football and 75th year in existence as a football club. The club will also compete in the Singapore League Cup, Singapore Cup, Singapore Community Shield and the AFC Cup.

Squad

Sleague

As of February 18, 2020

No.	Name	Date of Birth (Age)	Last club	Contract Since	Contract End
Goalkeepers
1	Zulfairuuz Rudy	(1994-05-22) 22 May 1994 (age 30)	Hougang United	2019	2020
24	Syazwan Buhari	(1992-09-22) 22 September 1992 (age 32)	Geylang International	2018	2020
Defenders
2	Shannon Stephen	(1994-02-06) 6 February 1994 (age 30)	Young Lions	2017	2020
3	Ryaan Sanizal ^U23	(2002-05-31) 31 May 2002 (age 22)	FFA U16	2019	2020
5	Amirul Adli	(1996-01-13) 13 January 1996 (age 28)	Young Lions	2018	2020
6	Madhu Mohana	(1991-03-06) 6 March 1991 (age 33)	Negeri Sembilan	2018	2020
14	Baihakki Khaizan	(1984-01-31) 31 January 1984 (age 40)	PT Prachuap F.C.	2020	2021
16	Kadek Arel Priyatna	(2005-04-04) 4 April 2005 (age 19)	Bali United	2017	2020
17	Irwan Shah ^>30	(1988-11-02) 2 November 1988 (age 36)	Warriors FC	2016	2020
18	Fathullah Rahmat ^U23	(2002-09-05) 5 September 2002 (age 22)	FFA U17	2019	2020
21	Hamizan Hisham ^U23	(2001-11-10) 10 November 2001 (age 23)	FFA U18	2019	2020
22	Syahrul Sazali ^U23	(1998-06-03) 3 June 1998 (age 26)	Young Lions FC	2020	2020
Midfielders
4	Huzaifah Aziz	(1994-06-27) 27 June 1994 (age 30)	Balestier Khalsa	2020	2020
7	Yasir Hanapi ^>30	(1989-06-21) 21 June 1989 (age 35)	PDRM	2018	2020
8	Kyoga Nakamura	(1996-04-25) 25 April 1996 (age 28)	Albirex Niigata (S)	2020	2020
11	Safirul Sulaiman	(1992-10-12) 12 October 1992 (age 32)	Geylang International	2018	2020
12	Joel Chew ^U23	(2000-02-09) 9 February 2000 (age 24)	FFA U18	2019	2020
15	Shah Shahiran ^U23	(1999-11-14) 14 November 1999 (age 25)	FFA U18	2018	2020
23	Zehrudin Mehmedović ^U21	(1998-03-15) 15 March 1998 (age 26)	FK Mladost Lučani	2019	2020
Forwards
9	Boris Kopitović	(1995-04-27) 27 April 1995 (age 29)	OFK Petrovac	2020	2020
10	Jordan Webb ^>30	(1988-03-24) 24 March 1988 (age 36)	Warriors	2018	2020
13	Taufik Suparno	(1995-10-31) 31 October 1995 (age 29)	SAFSA	2018	2020
19	Dhia Azrai Naim Rosman ^U19	(2005-06-19) 19 June 2005 (age 19)	Hougang United	2020	2020
Players loaned out / left during season

U19

As of 22 April 2018

No.	Name	Date of Birth (Age)	Last club	Contract Since	Contract End
Goalkeepers
55	Danial Iliya	(2003-02-06) 6 February 2003 (age 21)	FFA U16	2020	2020
Defenders
54	Andrew Aw	(2003-03-29) 29 March 2003 (age 21)	FFA U16	2020	2020
Midfielders
51	Haziq Mikhail	(2000-05-07) 7 May 2000 (age 24)	Home United U19	2019	2020
Forwards
52	Shagir Firaf ^U23	(2000-04-10) 10 April 2000 (age 24)	Youth Team	2019	2020
56	Danish Siregar	(2003-03-01) 1 March 2003 (age 21)	FFA U17	2019	2019
	Max McCoy		Youth Team	2020	2020

Coaching staff

Position	Name	Ref.
Chairman	Desmond Ong
General Manager	Desmund Khusnin
Team Manager	William Phang	^[1]
Head Coach	Kadir Yahaya	^[2]
First Team Coach	Gavin Lee	^[2]
Assistant Coach	Fahrudin Mustafić	^[3]
Goalkeeping Coach	William Phang	^[4]
Physiotherapist	Premjit Singh
Kitman	Goh Koon Hiang

Transfers

Pre-season

In

Position	Player	Transferred From	Ref
DF	Syahrul Sazali	Young Lions FC	Free ^[5]
MF	Kyoga Nakamura	Albirex Niigata	Free ^[6]
MF	Huzaifah Aziz	Balestier Khalsa	Free ^[7]
FW	Dhia Azrai	Hougang United	Free
FW	Boris Kopitović	OFK Petrovac	Free ^[8]

Out

Position	Player	Transferred To	Ref
GK	Zephen-Sean		Released
GK	Nurshafiq Zaini	Young Lions
DF	Zakri Ee Kai Ren		Released
DF	Akmal Azman	Young Lions
MF	Shahdan Sulaiman	Lion City Sailors	Undisclosed ^[9]
MF	Zulfadhmi Suzliman	Balestier Khalsa	Undsiclosed ^[10]
MF	Elijah Lim Teck Yong	Balestier Khalsa	Free
FW	Ryutaro Megumi	Felda United	Free ^[11]^[12]

Note 1: Shahdan Sulaiman's contract end at 2021 but transferred to Home United for undisclosed fee.

Note 2: Zulfadhmi Suzliman's contract end at 2020 but transferred to Balestier Khalsa for undisclosed fee.

Extension and retained

Position	Player	Ref
Coach	Gavin Lee	2 years extension ^[13]
GK	Syazwan Buhari
GK	Zulfairuuz Rudy
DF	Madhu Mohana	1 year extension ^[14]
DF	Daniel Bennett
DF	Amirul Adli	3 years contract signed in 2018 ^[15]
DF	Shannon Stephen	3 years contract signed in 2018 ^[16]
DF	Irwan Shah
MF	Yasir Hanapi	3 years contract signed in 2018 ^[17]
MF	Zehrudin Mehmedović	1 year contract signed in 2019 ^[18]
MF	Safirul Sulaiman
FW	Jordan Webb	3 years contract signed in 2018 ^[19]^[20]
FW	Taufik Suparno
FW	Shagir Firaf	To U21 Team

Promoted

Position	Player	Ref
GK	Danial Iliya
DF	Ryaan Sanizal
DF	Fathullah Rahmat
DF	Hamizan Hisham
MF	Haziq Mikhail
MF	Danish Siregar

Mid-season transfers

In

Position	Player	Transferred From	Ref
DF	Baihakki Khaizan	PT Prachuap F.C.	Free 2 years contract signed in 2020 ^[21] ^[22]

Friendlies

Pre-season

Win Draw Loss

5 February 2020 (2020-02-05) 1	Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C. II	2-2	Tampines Rovers	Johor, Malaysia
	Fernando Rodríguez 27' Amirul Husaini Zamri 48'		Zehrudin Mehmedović 24' Boris Kopitović 75'	Stadium: Larkin Stadium

Leo Cup 2020 Thailand - 26 to 30 January

25 January 2020 (2020-01-25) Leo Cup QF	Muangthong United	2-1	Tampines Rovers	Nonthaburi Province
	Derley 57' 89'		Boris Kopitović 18'	Stadium: SCG Stadium

Team statistics

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos.	Player	Sleague		Singapore Cup		ACL / AFC Cup		Charity Shield		Total
No.	Pos.	Player	Apps.	Goals	Apps.	Goals	Apps.	Goals	Apps.	Goals	Apps.	Goals
1	GK	Zulfairuuz Rudy	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
2	DF	Shannon Stephen	3(1)	0	0	0	1(3)	0	0(1)	0	0	0
3	DF	Ryaan Sanizal	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	MF	Huzaifah Aziz	2(2)	0	0	0	1(1)	0	0	0	0	0
5	DF	Amirul Adli	3(1)	0	0	0	4	0	1	0	0	0
6	DF	Madhu Mohana	1	0	0	0	3	0	0(1)	0	0	0
7	MF	Yasir Hanapi	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	0
8	MF	Kyoga Nakamura	3(1)	0	0	0	4	0	1	0	0	0
9	FW	Boris Kopitović	4	2	0	0	4	3	1	1	0	0
10	FW	Jordan Webb	4	3	0	0	4	3	1	1	0	0
11	MF	Safirul Sulaiman	0(1)	0	0	0	0(1)	0	0	0	0	0
12	MF	Joel Chew Joon Herng	3	0	0	0	0(1)	0	1	0	0	0
13	FW	Taufik Suparno	0(2)	0	0	0	0(3)	0	0(1)	0	0	0
14	DF	Baihakki Khaizan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	MF	Shah Shahiran	4	1	0	0	4	0	1	0	0	0
16	DF	Daniel Bennett	2(1)	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
17	DF	Irwan Shah	3(1)	0	0	0	4	0	1	1	0	0
18	MF	Fathullah Rahmat	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
19	FW	Hairil Sufi	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
21	DF	Hamizan Hisham	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
22	DF	Syahrul Sazali	4	0	0	0	2(2)	0	1	0	0	0
23	MF	Zehrudin Mehmedović	3(1)	1	0	0	4	0	1	0	0	0
24	GK	Syazwan Buhari	4	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	0
56	FW	Danish Siregar	0(1)	0	0	0	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

Note ⁴ Player scored 4 goals ⁵ Player scored 5 goals

Competitions

Overview

Charity Shield

Hougang United was a last minute replacement for DPMM FC after DPMM pulled out from the Charity Shield due to COVID-19.

Win Draw Loss

22 February 2020 (2020-02-22) Charity Shield ^{[Covid19 1]}	Tampines Rovers	3-0	Hougang United	Jalan Besar Stadium
18:00	Irwan Shah 57' Boris Kopitović 63' Jordan Webb 69' 81' 82' Kyoga Nakamura 34' Syazwan Buhari 90'		Shawal Anuar 41' Jordan Nicolas Vestering 48' Anders Aplin 81' Afiq Noor 85'	Referee: Ahmad A'Qashah Man of the Match: Irwan Shah

Singapore Premier League

Win Draw Loss

1 March 2020 (2020-03-01) 1	Tampines Rovers	1-0	Balestier Khalsa	Our Tampines Hub
	Boris Kopitović 7' Shannon Stephen 19' Jordan Webb 46' Shah Shahiran 57' Zehrudin Mehmedović 86'	Report	Shuhei Hoshino58 Hazzuwan Halim 21' Šime Žužul 45+1' C. Aarish Kumar 60' Faizal Raffi 78' Zulfadhmi Suzliman 84'	Referee: Farhan Mohd Man of the Match: Syazwan Buhari

6 March 2020 (2020-03-06) 2	Brunei DPMM	2-0	Tampines Rovers	Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium
	Charlie Clough 23' Andrey Varankow 85'	Report	Taufik Suparno 90+1' Zehrudin Mehmedović 90+5'	Referee: G.Letchman Man of the Match: Andrey Varankow

14 March 2020 (2020-03-14) 3 (Rescheduled)	Tampines Rovers	2-0	Tanjong Pagar United	Our Tampines Hub
	Jordan Webb 12' 74' Huzaifah Aziz 42'	Report	Syabil Hisham 29' Nashrul Amin 57' Delwinder Singh 61' Ignatius Ang 79' Luiz Júnior 84' Yann Motta 85'	Attendance: 0 ^{[note 1]} Referee: Muhammad Zulfiqar Man of the Match: Jordan Webb

18 March 2020 (2020-03-18) 4	Tampines Rovers	4-0	Lion City Sailors F.C.	Our Tampines Hub
	Boris Kopitović 60' Zehrudin Mehmedović 69' Jordan Webb 78' Shah Shahiran 82' Daniel Bennett 16'	Report	Kaishu Yamazaki 10' Hafiz Nor 77'	Attendance: 0 ^{[note 2]} Referee: G. Letchman Man of the Match: Jordan Webb

5 (Rescheduled) ^{[note 3]}

Albirex Niigata (S)

v

Tampines Rovers

Jurong East Stadium

6 (Rescheduled) ^{[note 3]}

Young Lions FC

v

Tampines Rovers

Jurong West Stadium

7 (Rescheduled) ^{[note 3]}

Tampines Rovers

v

Hougang United

Our Tampines Hub

8 (Rescheduled) ^{[note 3]}

Geylang International

v

Tampines Rovers

Our Tampines Hub

9 (Rescheduled) ^{[note 3]}

Tampines Rovers

v

Brunei DPMM

Our Tampines Hub

10 (Rescheduled) ^{[note 3]}

Balestier Khalsa

v

Tampines Rovers

Bishan Stadium

11 (Rescheduled) ^{[note 3]}

Tanjong Pagar United

v

Tampines Rovers

Jurong East Stadium

12 (Rescheduled) ^{[note 3]}

Lion City Sailors

v

Tampines Rovers

Bishan Stadium

13 (Rescheduled) ^{[note 3]}

Tampines Rovers

v

Albirex Niigata (S)

Our Tampines Hub

14 (Rescheduled) ^{[note 3]}

Tampines Rovers

v

Young Lions FC

Our Tampines Hub

15 (Rescheduled) ^{[note 3]}

Hougang United

v

Tampines Rovers

Hougang Stadium

16 (Rescheduled) ^{[note 3]}

Tampines Rovers

v

Geylang International

Our Tampines Hub

17 (Rescheduled) ^{[note 3]}

Tampines Rovers

v

Balestier Khalsa

Our Tampines Hub

18 (Rescheduled) ^{[note 3]}

Brunei DPMM

v

Tampines Rovers

Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium

19 (Rescheduled) ^{[note 3]}

Tampines Rovers

v

Tanjong Pagar United

Our Tampines Hub

20 (Rescheduled) ^{[note 3]}

Lion City Sailors

v

Tampines Rovers

Bishan Stadium

21 (Rescheduled) ^{[note 3]}

Tampines Rovers

v

Albirex Niigata (S)

Our Tampines Hub

11 September 2020 22

Young Lions FC

v

Tampines Rovers

Jurong West Stadium

16 September 2020 23

Tampines Rovers

v

Hougang United

Our Tampines Hub

20 September 2020 24

Geylang International

v

Tampines Rovers

Our Tampines Hub

^ Hougang United was a last minute replacement for DPMM FC after DPMM pulled out from the Charity Shield due to Covid 19.

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Albirex Niigata (S)^[a] (C)	14	10	2	2	32	14	+18	32
2	Tampines Rovers	14	8	5	1	27	11	+16	29	Qualification for AFC Champions League group stage
3	Lion City Sailors	14	8	3	3	44	18	+26	27	Qualification for AFC Cup group stage
4	Geylang International	14	6	2	6	18	22	−4	20	Qualification for AFC Cup group stage
5	Balestier Khalsa	14	5	4	5	22	28	−6	19

Source: Singapore Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of wins
(C) Champions
Notes:

^ 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.

Singapore Cup

Win Draw Loss

AFC Champions League

Win Draw Loss

Qualifying play-off

14 January 2018 (2018-01-14) Preliminary round 1	Tampines Rovers	3-5 (a.e.t.)	Bali United	Kallang
	Boris Kopitović 43' Jordan Webb 52' Rahmat Syamsuddin 67' (o.g.) Shah Shahiran 42' Syahrul Sazali 113'	Report	Melvin Platje 8' 12' Rahmat Syamsuddin 82' Stefano Lilipaly 100' Sidik Saimima 114' Brwa Nouri 38' Willian Pacheco 105'	Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium Attendance: 1,400 Referee: Ahmad Yacoub Ibrahim (Jordan)

AFC Cup

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	TAM	KAY	PSM	SHA
1	Tampines Rovers	3	2	1	0	4	2	+2	7	—	~~29 Sep~~	2–1	2–1
2	Kaya–Iloilo	3	1	2	0	3	1	+2	5	0–0	—	~~23 Sep~~	~~26 Sep~~
3	PSM Makassar	3	1	1	1	5	4	+1	4	~~26 Sep~~	1–1	—	3–1
4	Shan United	3	0	0	3	2	7	−5	0	~~23 Sep~~	0–2	~~29 Sep~~	—

Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Win Draw Loss

Group stage

12 February 2020 (2020-02-12) Matchday 1	Tampines Rovers	2-1	PSM Makassar	Jalan Besar, Singapore
	Jordan Webb 23' Boris Kopitović 64' Madhu Mohana 52'	Report	Ferdinand Sinaga 68' Asnawi Mangkualam 14' Ahmad Agung 41' Šerif Hasić 47' 88'	Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium Attendance: 1,266 Referee: Mooud Bonyadifard (Iran)

26 February 2020 (2020-02-26) Matchday 2	Kaya–Iloilo	0-0	Tampines Rovers	Bacolod, Philippines
	Masanari Omura 37' Simone Rota 90'	Report		Stadium: Panaad Stadium Referee: Hussein Abo Yehia (Lebanon)

10 March 2020 (2020-03-10) Matchday 3	Tampines Rovers	2-1	Shan United F.C.	Jurong West, Singapore
	Boris Kopitović 55' Jordan Webb 71' Shah Shahiran 52'	Report	Hein Phyo Win 90+1' Ye Yint Tun 32' Hein Thiha Zaw 52' Nyein Chan 58' Zin Min Tun 90+2'	Stadium: Jurong West Stadium Referee: Chen Hsin-chuan (Chinese Taipei)

23 September 2020 (2020-09-23) Matchday 4 (Rescheduled)	Shan United F.C.	v	Tampines Rovers	Yangon, Myanmar
		Report		Stadium: Thuwunna Stadium

26 September 2020 (2020-09-26) Matchday 5 (Rescheduled)	PSM Makassar	v	Tampines Rovers	Cibinong, Indonesia
		Report		Stadium: Pakansari Stadium

29 September 2020 (2020-09-29) Matchday 6 (Rescheduled)	Tampines Rovers	v	Kaya–Iloilo	Jurong West, Singapore
		Report		Stadium: Jurong West Stadium

Knockout stage

Zonal Semi-final 1st leg	Yangon United F.C.	v	Tampines Rovers	Yangon, Myanmar
				Stadium: Thuwunna Stadium

Zonal Semi-final 2nd leg	Tampines Rovers	v	Yangon United F.C.	Jurong West, Singapore
				Stadium: Jurong West Stadium

Notes

^ Due to Covid 19, this match is played behind closed door.
^ Due to Covid 19, this match is played behind closed door.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q The match is postponed following the coronavirus pandemic.

References

[a-23] Hougang United was a last minute replacement for DPMM FC after DPMM pulled out from the Charity Shield due to Covid 19.

[table_note_ALB0.21252550660284-27] 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.

[24] Due to Covid 19, this match is played behind closed door.

[25] Due to Covid 19, this match is played behind closed door.

[Covid19postponed-26] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q The match is postponed following the coronavirus pandemic.

[1] "We are pleased to announce that William Phang has been appointed General Manager".

[auto2-2] "Kadir Yahaya joins Tampines Rovers as an adviser | Goal.com". www.goal.com.

[3] "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".

[4] "William Phang: There Wasn't Much Choice For Me But To Become A Goalkeeper // To Be A Stag".

[5] "The Stags have signed 23-year-old left back, Syahrul Sazali".

[6] "Kyoga Nakamura joins Stags for 2020 season".

[7] "Huzaifah joins Stags for 2020 season".

[8] "The club has also confirmed the signing of Montenegrin striker, Boris Kopitovic, as featured in Home Kit poster".

[9] "Shahdan Sulaiman cross over to Protectors".

[10] "Zulfadhmi joins Tiger training".

[11] "Megumi left Stags".

[12] "Felda signs Ryutaro Megumi from S-League club Tampines Rovers".

[13] "Gavin has signed a two year contract".

[14] "Madhu Mohana has signed a one year contract".

[15] "Amirul joins Stags".

[16] "Tampines Rovers Football Club". www.facebook.com.

[17] "Tampines Rovers Football Club". www.facebook.com.

[18] "Zeko extended contract".

[19] "Tampines Rovers Football Club". www.facebook.com.

[20] "Jordan Webb returns for a 4th season with the Stags after a successful 2019".

[21] "Baihakki Khaizan returns home aftetr ending thailand stint".

[22] "Baihakki Khaizan joins Tampines Rovers on 18-month deal".

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Squad

Sleague

U19

Coaching staff

Transfers

Pre-season

In

Out

Extension and retained

Promoted

Mid-season transfers

In

Friendlies

Pre-season

Team statistics

Appearances and goals

Competitions

Overview

Charity Shield

Singapore Premier League

Singapore Cup

AFC Champions League

Qualifying play-off

AFC Cup

Group stage

Knockout stage

See also

Notes

References