2022 Hougang United FC season

Hougang United
2022 season
Chairman	Bill Ng
Head coach	Clement Teo
Stadium	Hougang Stadium
S.League	5th
Singapore Cup	Champion
AFC Cup	Group stage
Top goalscorer	League: ; Pedro Bortoluzo (18); All: ; Pedro Bortoluzo (22)
Home colours	Away colours
	← 2021 2023 →

The 2022 season is Hougang United's 25th consecutive season in the Singapore Premier League. After finishing third in the 2021 Singapore Premier League, Hougang qualified for the 2022 AFC Cup.

Hougang won their first trophy since the club was first founded in 1998.

Review[edit]

Hougang won their first trophy, the 2022 Singapore Cup.^[1]

Squad[edit]

Singapore Premier League[edit]

No.	Name	Date of Birth (Age)	Previous Club	Contract Since	Contract End
Goalkeepers
1	Mukundan Maran	(1998-07-21) 21 July 1998 (age 25)	Warriors FC	2021	2022
13	Ridhuan Barudin ^>30	(1987-03-23) 23 March 1987 (age 37)	Tampines Rovers	2015	2022
25	Aizil Yazid ^U23	(2004-12-24) 24 December 2004 (age 19)	Albirex Niigata (S)	2021	2022
31	Zainol Gulam	(1992-02-04) 4 February 1992 (age 32)	Geylang International	2022	2022
Defenders
2	Anders Aplin ^>30	(1991-06-21) 21 June 1991 (age 32)	Geylang International	2020	2022
4	Nazrul Nazari ^>30	(1991-02-11) 11 February 1991 (age 33)	LionsXII	2016	2022
5	Lionel Tan	(1997-06-05) 5 June 1997 (age 26)	SAFSA (NFL)	2020	2022
16	Faiz Salleh	(1992-07-17) 17 July 1992 (age 31)	Young Lions FC	2014	2022
20	Muhaimin Suhaimi	(1995-02-20) 20 February 1995 (age 29)	Young Lions FC	2018	2022
21	Nazhiim Harman ^U23	(1999-03-02) 2 March 1999 (age 25)	Young Lions FC	2022	2022
22	Kishon Philip ^U23	(1999-11-26) 26 November 1999 (age 24)	Youth Team	2021	2022
32	Jordan Nicolas Vestering ^U23	(2000-09-25) 25 September 2000 (age 23)	NFA U18	2018	2022
Midfielders
6	Kaishu Yamazaki	(1997-07-12) 12 July 1997 (age 26)	Lion City Sailors	2021	2022
11	Afiq Noor	(1993-12-25) 25 December 1993 (age 30)	Tiong Bahru FC (NFL)	2019	2022
12	Fabian Kwok (Captain) ^>30	(1989-03-17) 17 March 1989 (age 35)	Tampines Rovers	2017	2022
14	Kristijan Krajcek	(1993-10-01) 1 October 1993 (age 30)	Balestier Khalsa	2022	2022
18	Idraki Adnan ^U23	(1999-03-13) 13 March 1999 (age 25)	Young Lions FC	2021	2022
24	Amir Zalani	(1996-12-04) 4 December 1996 (age 27)	Home United	2021	2022
30	André Moritz	(1986-08-06) 6 August 1986 (age 37)	Confiança	2022	2022
37	Zulfahmi Arifin ^>30	(1991-10-05) 5 October 1991 (age 32)	Sukhothai F.C.	2022	2022
Strikers
7	Shahfiq Ghani	(1992-03-17) 17 March 1992 (age 32)	Geylang International	2018	2022
9	Pedro Bortoluzo	(1996-07-17) 17 July 1996 (age 27)	U.D. Oliveirense	2022	2022
10	Shawal Anuar ^>30	(1991-04-29) 29 April 1991 (age 33)	Geylang International	2020	2022
17	Shahril Ishak ^>30	(1984-01-23) 23 January 1984 (age 40)	Warriors FC	2021	2022
19	Amy Recha	(1992-05-13) 13 May 1992 (age 31)	Geylang International	2022	2022
23	Sahil Suhaimi	(1992-07-08) 8 July 1992 (age 31)	Warriors FC	2020	2022
Players who left during the season
3	Artur Jesus Vieira	(1990-06-11) 11 June 1990 (age 33)	Khon Kaen F.C.	2022	2022
8	Hafiz Sujad ^>30	(1990-11-01) 1 November 1990 (age 33)	Tampines Rovers	2019	2022

U21 Squad[edit]

No.	Name	Date of Birth (Age)	Previous Club	Contract Since	Contract End
Goalkeepers
	Oliver Sim ^U21	(2001-06-09) 9 June 2001 (age 22)	Balestier Khalsa U21	2022
Defenders
55	Farhan Zulkifli ^U21	(2002-11-10) 10 November 2002 (age 21)	Home United U19	2019	2022
68	Iryan Fandi ^U17	(2006-08-09) 9 August 2006 (age 17)	Lion City Sailors U17	2022	2023
Midfielders
53	Jarrel Ong Jia Wei ^U21	(2002-10-26) 26 October 2002 (age 21)
66	Ajay Robson ^U21	(2003-12-06) 6 December 2003 (age 20)	Sporting Lisbon (S) Academy
	Hafizzuan Riduan		Singapore Sports School
	Josiah Phua Yong Qi ^U21	(2000-10-06) 6 October 2000 (age 23)
	Woo Chun Wei ^U21	(2004-12-07) 7 December 2004 (age 19)
	Firas Irwan ^U21	(2001-01-01) 1 January 2001 (age 23)	Albirex Niigata (S)	2021	2021
Strikers
57	Hairil Sufi ^U21	(2000-05-27) 27 May 2000 (age 23)	Tampines Rovers U21
	Syafi’ie Redzuan ^U21	(2003-10-25) 25 October 2003 (age 20)
	Rauf Sanizal ^U17
	Louka Tan ^U17

Women's Squad[edit]

No.	Name	Date of Birth (Age)
Goalkeepers
1	Jasmine Kua
19	Gladys Cheng
Defenders
2	Yeong Siew Mei
3	Ho Wen Jin
4	Carissa Lee
5	Michelle Lim Jia Yi
12	Christine Gan
13	Foo Shini
14	Sara Chan
21	Shermaine Wong
23	Nursafura Ali
25	Deanna Lim
Midfielders
6	Elizabeth Ong
7	Goh Yi Xuan
11	Lily Rozana
15	Sarah Lum
16	Agatha Putri Widjaya
17	Dhaniyah Qasimah	(2004-07-07) 7 July 2004 (age 19)
18	Nurul Ardian Baharrudin
20	Clara Wong
22	Alicia
Strikers
8	Peh Chin Ee
9	Clae Kho
10	Alexis Png
24	Tran Thi Thai Khue

Coaching staff[edit]

^[2]

Position	Name	Ref.
General Manager	Matthew Tay
Team Manager	Robert Eziakor
Head Coach (Men)	Clement Teo
Head Coach (Women)	G.Sivaraj
Assistant Coach	Yuki Fujimoto
Assistant Coach	Firdaus Kassim
Goalkeeping Coach	Scott Starr
Head of Youth (COE)	Marko Kraljević
U17 Coach	Robert Eziakor
U15 Coach	Tan Puay Guan
Fitness Coach	Hairil Amin
Sports Trainer	Thomas Pang Seishen Gerard
Physiotherapist	Ain Hassan Maheen Gul Shoban Rahul
Equipment Team	Richard Lim Wan Azlan

Transfers[edit]

In[edit]

Pre-season

Position	Player	Transferred From	Ref
DF	Nazhiim Harman	Young Lions FC	Free
DF	Artur Jesus Vieira	Khon Kaen F.C. (T2)	^[3]
MF	Kristijan Krajček	Balestier Khalsa	Free ^[4]
MF	André Moritz	Confiança	Free ^[5]
FW	Pedro Bortoluzo	U.D. Oliveirense (P2)	Free ^[6]
FW	Amy Recha	Geylang International	Free ^[7]

Mid-season

Position	Player	Transferred From	Ref
GK	Zainol Gulam	Free Agent	NA

Note 1: Artur Jesus Vieira left the club on mutual consent despite signing the contract.

Loan Return[edit]

Pre-season

Position	Player	Transferred From	Ref
DF	Harhys Stewart	Young Lions FC	Season loan
MF	Nor Hakim Redzuan	Young Lions FC	Season loan
MF	Zulfahmi Arifin	Sukhothai F.C.	Loan Return

Note 1:

Mid-season

Position	Player	Transferred From	Ref
DF	Jordan Vestering	SAFSA	End of NS ^[8]

Out[edit]

Pre-season

Position	Player	Transferred To	Ref
GK	Izwan Mahbud	Lion City Sailors	Free ^[9]
DF	Maksat Dzhakybaliev	FC Kaganat	Free
MF	Naufal Azman	Balestier Khalsa	Free ^[10]
FW	Tomoyuki Doi	Fujieda MYFC (J3)	Free ^[11]
FW	Gilberto Fortunato	Morrinhos FC (B2)	Free
FW	Khairul Nizam	Tanjong Pagar United	Free ^[12]
DF	Artur Jesus Vieira	Capital CF

Mid-season

Position	Player	Transferred To	Ref
DF	Hafiz Sujad	Retired

Note 1:

Loan out[edit]

Pre-season

Position	Player	Transferred To	Ref
DF	Jordan Vestering	SAFSA	NS till 2022 ^[13]
GK	Heng How Meng	SAFSA	NS till 2023
DF	Sahffee Jubpre	SAFSA	NS till 2023
MF	Nikesh Singh Sidhu	SAFSA	NS till 2023
MF	Zulfahmi Arifin	Sukhothai F.C.	Season loan till May 2022
MF	Harhys Stewart	Young Lions FC	Season loan

Note 1: Harhys Stewart returns on loan to GYL for another season.

Note 2: Zulfahmi Arifin loan to Sukhothai was cut short and he returned to the club for the 2022 season.

Note 3: Jordan Vestering will return to the club after completing his NS in June 2022.

Retained / Extension[edit]

Position	Player	Ref
Coach	Clement Teo	^[14]
GK	Ridhuan Barudin	^[15]
GK	Mukundan Maran
GK	Aizil Yazid
DF	Nazrul Nazari	2 years contract signed in 2019 till 2022 ^[16]^[17]
DF	Muhaimin Suhaimi	2 years contract signed in 2019 till 2022 ^[18]^[19]
DF	Anders Aplin	^[20]
DF	Lionel Tan	^[21]
DF	Hafiz Sujad	^[22]
DF	Faiz Salleh	^[23]
DF	Kishon Philip	^[24]
MF	Fabian Kwok	^[25]
MF	Farhan Zulkifli	^[26]
MF	Idraki Adnan
MF	Afiq Noor
MF	Kaishu Yamazaki
FW	Shahfiq Ghani	2 years contract signed in 2019 till 2022 ^[27]^[28]
FW	Shawal Anuar	2 years contract signed in 2019 till 2022 ^[29]^[30]^[31]
FW	Sahil Suhaimi	^[32]
FW	Shahril Ishak
FW	Amir Zalani

Rumored[edit]

Pre-season

Position	Player	Last club	Ref

Friendlies[edit]

Pre-Season Friendly[edit]

Win Draw Loss

Mid-season Friendly[edit]

10 June 2022 1	Johor Darul Ta'zim	8-0	Hougang United	Johor, Malaysia
	Bergson Hazwan Bakri Leandro Velázquez Moussa Sidibé Fernando Forestieri Ramadhan Saifullah			Stadium: Sultan Ibrahim Stadium

Team statistics[edit]

Appearances and goals[edit]

As of 19 Nov 2022

No.	Pos.	Player	SPL		Singapore Cup		AFC Cup		Total
No.	Pos.	Player	Apps.	Goals	Apps.	Goals	Apps.	Goals	Apps.	Goals
1	GK	Mukundan Maran	14	0	0	0	3	0	17	0
2	DF	Anders Aplin	21+3	1	6	0	3	0	32	1
4	DF	Nazrul Nazari	22	1	2+1	0	3	0	27	1
5	DF	Lionel Tan	20+1	0	6	0	3	0	29	0
6	DF	Kaishu Yamazaki	19	3	0	0	3	0	22	3
7	FW	Shahfiq Ghani	5+10	1	0+4	0	0+2	0	21	1
9	FW	Pedro Bortoluzo	22+1	18	4	2	3	4	29	24
10	FW	Shawal Anuar	22+2	11	6	3	2+1	0	32	14
11	DF	Afiq Noor	0+12	0	1+3	0	0	0	15	0
12	MF	Fabian Kwok	11+9	1	1+1	0	0	0	22	1
14	MF	Kristijan Krajcek	24+1	7	5	5	3	0	32	12
16	DF	Faiz Salleh	3+1	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
17	FW	Shahril Ishak	4+14	1	0	0	0	0	18	1
18	MF	Idraki Adnan	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
19	FW	Amy Recha	17+9	7	5+1	1	2+1	1	34	9
20	DF	Muhaimin Suhaimi	11+5	0	4+1	0	0	0	21	0
21	DF	Nazhiim Harman	11+4	0	0+1	0	0	0	16	0
22	DF	Kishon Philip	0+2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
23	FW	Sahil Suhaimi	17+8	4	5+1	4	2	2	32	10
24	FW	Amir Zalani	3+5	0	0	0	0	0	8	0
25	GK	Aizil Yazid	5+1	0	1+1	0	0	0	8	0
30	MF	André Moritz	12+6	8	3+2	1	2	1	24	10
31	GK	Zainol Gulam	2	0	5	0	0	0	6	0
32	DF	Jordan Vestering	7+1	0	0	0	0+2	0	10	0
37	MF	Zulfahmi Arifin	15+1	1	6	0	0+3	0	24	1
55	MF	Farhan Zulkifli	9+9	1	6	0	1+2	0	26	1
66	MF	Ajay Robson	1+1	0	0+1	0	0	0	3	0
Players who have played this season but had left the club or on loan to other club
3	DF	Artur Jesus Vieira	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	DF	Hafiz Sujad	4+7	1	0	0	3	0	14	1
13	GK	Ridhuan Barudin	7	0	0	0	0	0	7	0

Competitions[edit]

Overview[edit]

Competition	Record
Competition	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Singapore Premier League	28	10	9	9	65	71	−6	035.71
Singapore Cup	2	1	0	1	5	4	+1	050.00
AFC Cup	3	2	0	1	9	9	+0	066.67
Total	31	12	9	10	74	80	−6	038.71

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
28	10	9	9	65	71	−6	39	6	4	4	38	35	+3	4	5	5	27	36	−9

Singapore Premier League[edit]

Win Draw Loss

27 February 2022 1	Lion City Sailors	3-1	Hougang United	Jalan Besar
	Kim 23' Rifqi 66' Lopes 86' Anu 15'	Report	Bortoluzo 7' 61' Afiq 83' Teo 90+4'	Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Ahmad A'qashah

6 March 2022 2	Tanjong Pagar United	2-2	Hougang United	Jurong East
	Nizam 72' Nishikawa 88' Nishiguchi 59' Amri 90+1'	Report	Nazrul 77' Yamazaki 79' Nazhiim 13' Muhaimin 62'	Stadium: Jurong East Stadium Referee: Jansen Foo

11 March 2022 3	Hougang United	3-2	Geylang International	Hougang
	Moritz 72' 90' Recha 74' (pen) Nazhiim 42'	Report	Žužul 4' Tezuka 88' Huzaifah 48'	Stadium: Hougang Stadium Referee: Muhammad Taqi

18 March 2022 4	Tampines Rovers	7-1	Hougang United	Tampines
	Kopitović 11' 46' 87' Taufik 22' 50' Mehmedović 45' Tan 84'	Report	Shawal 52' Farhan 40'	Stadium: Our Tampines Hub Referee: Hilmi Fuad

1 April 2022 5	Hougang United	1-1	Albirex Niigata (S)	Hougang
	Sahil 77' Farhan 25' Nazhiim 73'	Report	Sugita 44' Matsuura 90+3'	Stadium: Hougang Stadium Referee: Taufik Thana

5 April 2022 6	Balestier Khalsa	2-1	Hougang United	Toa Payoh
	Hoshino 24' Brunčević 52' Aidil 75' Ammirul 88' Khairullah 89'	Report	Sahil 81' Moritz 44'	Stadium: Toa Payoh Stadium Referee: Abirami Naidu

10 April 2022 7	Hougang United	2-1	Young Lions FC	Hougang
	Zulfahmi 38' Sahil 52' Aplin 60' 67' Nazhiim 73' Bortoluzo 81' Nazrul 89'	Report	R. Stewart 41' Qayyum 87'	Stadium: Hougang Stadium Referee: Clarence Hong Wei Leow

6 May 2022 8	Hougang United	3-4	Lion City Sailors	Hougang
	Moritz 36' 90+4' Bortoluzo 87'	Report	Lestienne 16' Kim 24' 42' 56'	Stadium: Hougang Stadium Referee: Taufik Thana

14 May 2022 9	Hougang United	1-1	Tanjong Pagar United	Hougang
	Bortoluzo 90+3' Nazhiim 29' Moritz 39'	Report	Nishiguchi 90' Aqhari 10' Faritz 39' Akram 63'	Stadium: Hougang Stadium Referee: Andrea Verolino

22 May 2022 10	Geylang International	0-0	Hougang United	Tampines
	Akhbar 74'	Report	Krajcek 50' Hafiz 70' Farhan 78' Tan 90+2'	Stadium: Our Tampines Hub Referee: Clarence Hong Wei Leow

28 May 2022 11	Hougang United	3-1	Balestier Khalsa	Hougang
	Yamazaki 22' Hafiz 59' 67' Krajcek 85' Aplin 86'	Report	Hoshino 30' Singh 50' Aidil 83'	Stadium: Hougang Stadium Referee: Jansen Foo

19 June 2022 12	Albirex Niigata (S)	5-0	Hougang United	Jurong East
	Lee 2' Tanaka 19' (pen) Ilhan 53' Sugita 56' Idetsu 65'	Report	Nazrul 18' 90+1'	Stadium: Jurong East Stadium Referee: Ahmad A'qashah

5 July 2022 13 (Rescheduled)	Young Lions FC	0-4	Hougang United	Jalan Besar
	Gallagher 69'	Report	Aplin 37' Sahil 70' Recha 74' Shawal 80' Muhaimin 52' Tan 82'	Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium Referee: Taufik Thana

9 July 2022 14	Lion City Sailors	1-1	Hougang United	Jalan Besar
	Song 71' Hariss 60'	Report	Krajcek 66' Vestering 25' Sahil 38' Tan 52'	Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium Referee: Muhammad Taqi

13 July 2022 15	Hougang United	4-2	Tampines Rovers	Hougang
	Bortoluzo 12' (pen) 37' 67' 23' Shawal 90' Nazrul 31' Vestering 56'	Report	Nakamura 28' Kopitović 57' Reefdy 11' Firdaus 14' Amirul 18' Irfan 38'	Stadium: Hougang Stadium Referee: Farhad Mohamed

17 July 2022 16	Tanjong Pagar United	2-2	Hougang United	Jurong East
	Raihan 6' Nishiguchi 38' Šugić 38' Faritz 54'	Report	Shawal 8' Bortoluzo 57' (pen) Sahil 38'	Stadium: Jurong East Stadium Referee: Jansen Foo

22 July 2022 17	Hougang United	1-2	Geylang International	Hougang
	Bortoluzo 34' Maran 64' Nazrul 68' Shawal 75'	Report	Bezecourt 77' Žužul 88'	Stadium: Hougang Stadium Referee: Taufik Thana

30 July 2022 18	Tampines Rovers	2-4	Hougang United	Tampines
	Kopitović 39' 55' Nakamura 12' Taufik 59' Yasir 60'	Report	Krajcek 29' 87' 90+4' Yamazaki 57' Shawal 79'	Stadium: Our Tampines Hub Referee: Hilmi Faud

5 August 2022 19	Hougang United	3-3	Albirex Niigata (S)	Hougang
	Bortoluzo 61' 74' Shawal 85' Shahfiq 88'	Report	Sugita 12' Lee 77' Idetsu 89'	Stadium: Hougang Stadium Referee: Muhammad Taqi

12 August 2022 20	Balestier Khalsa	6-1	Hougang United	Toa Payoh
	Hoshino 5' 67' 85' 78' Singh 21' Taniguchi 33' Kondo 73'	Report	Shahfiq 16' 61' Bortoluzo 50' Nazrul 76' Shahril 81' Afiq 86'	Stadium: Toa Payoh Stadium Referee: Andrea Verolino

20 August 2022 21	Hougang United	5-1	Young Lions FC	Hougang
	Shawal 22' Krajcek 32' Recha 38' Shahril 59' Farhan 90+2' Shahfiq 54' Aplin 81'	Report	Rasaq 29' Emaviwe 13' Gallagher 34'	Stadium: Hougang Stadium Referee: Jansen Foo

26 August 2022 22	Hougang United	4-9	Lion City Sailors	Hougang
	Shawal 9' Recha 54' 57' Bortoluzo 90+3' Kristijan Krajcek 45'	Report	Henrique 11' Lopes 13' Faris 29' 69' Kim 34' 44' 66' Lestienne 51' Song 80' 63'	Stadium: Hougang Stadium Referee: Andrea Verolino

3 September 2022 23	Hougang United	3-3	Tanjong Pagar United	Hougang
	Shawal 10' 40' Kwok 31' Bortoluzo 90' 34' Afiq 55'	Report	Bennett 25' Nishikawa 30' Nishiguchi 31' (pen) Raihan 34'	Stadium: Hougang Stadium Referee: Muhammad Taqi

11 September 2022 24	Geylang International	2-4	Hougang United	Tampines
	Akhbar 7' Faizal 36' Noor Ali 45+3'	Report	Bortoluzo 42' 45+2' Moritz 61' Shawal 85' Krajcek 90+5' Kwok 31' Teo 90+1'	Stadium: Our Tampines Hub Referee: Abirami Naidu

20 October 2022 25 (Rescheduled)	Hougang United	4-1	Balestier Khalsa	Hougang
	Bortoluzo 7' 90+6' Krajcek 21' Moritz 37'	Report	Goh 86' Teh 66'	Stadium: Hougang Stadium Referee: Shadiq Al-Hussain

2 October 2022 26	Albirex Niigata (S)	1-1	Hougang United	Jurong East
	Tee 73' 87' Omori 76'	Report	Moritz 29' Muhaimin 2' Maran 50' Robson 84' Afiq 87'	Stadium: Jurong East Stadium Referee: Jansen Foo

8 October 2022 27	Hougang United	1-4	Tampines Rovers	Hougang
	Moritz 40' 52' Nazhiim 16' Shawal 54' Zulfahmi 77'	Report	Taufik 15' 17' Kopitović 41' 78' (pen)17 Firdaus 36' Irfan 45'	Stadium: Hougang Stadium Referee: Farhad Mohamed

15 October 2022 28	Young Lions FC	3-5	Hougang United	Jalan Besar
	Kweh 16' Qayyum 72' Emaviwe 89'	Report	Kwok 2' Bortoluzo 32' 60' 79' Recha 90'	Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium Referee: Taufiq Thana

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
3	Tampines Rovers (Q)	28	15	5	8	76	57	+19	50	Standby team for AFC Cup group stage
4	Geylang International	28	10	9	9	48	46	+2	39
5	Hougang United	28	10	9	9	65	71	−6	39	Qualification for AFC Cup group stage (Cup Winner)
6	Tanjong Pagar United	28	10	7	11	59	69	−10	37
7	Balestier Khalsa	28	7	3	18	45	78	−33	24

Source: Singapore Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of wins
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

AFC Cup[edit]

Win Draw Loss

Group stage[edit]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	VIE	HOU	PPC	YEL
1	Viettel (H)	3	3	0	11	3	+8	9	Zonal semi-finals	—	5–2	—	5–1
2	Hougang United	3	2	1	9	9	0	6		—	—	4–3	—
3	Phnom Penh Crown	3	1	2	7	7	0	3		0–1	—	—	4–2
4	Young Elephants	3	0	3	4	12	−8	0		—	1–3	—	—

Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

24 June 2022 1	Hougang United	4-3	Phnom Penh Crown	Ho Chi Minh City
	Bortoluzo 21' Recha 29' Pisa 37' (o.g.) Moritz 60' Hafiz 24' Nazrul 51' Maran 59'	Report	Chanchav 15' Thiva 19' Pisa 90+2' Nieto 21' Hryshyn 57' Ogawa 64'	Stadium: Thống Nhất Stadium Attendance: 368 Referee: Casey Reibelt (Australia) Man of the Match: Pedro Bortoluzo

27 June 2022 2	Young Elephants	1-3	Hougang United	Ho Chi Minh City
	Bounkong 5'	Report	Sahil 45' 65' Bortoluzo 78' Moritz 44' Tan 80'	Stadium: Thống Nhất Stadium Attendance: 388 Referee: Zainiddinov Sayyodjon (Tajikistan)

30 June 2022 3	Viettel FC	5-2	Hougang United	Ho Chi Minh City
	Paulo 41' (pen) 43' (pen) 21' Đức Hoàng Minh 55' Magno 70' 72' Nguyễn 45'	Report	Bortoluzo 15' (pen) 45+1' (pen)	Stadium: Thống Nhất Stadium Referee: Ali Reda (Lebanon)

Singapore Cup[edit]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Tampines Rovers (Q)	3	2	1	7	4	+3	6	Semi-finals
2	Hougang United (Q)	3	2	1	6	4	+2	6	Semi-finals
3	Tanjong Pagar United	3	2	1	6	6	0	6
4	Geylang International	3	0	3	4	9	−5	0

Updated to match(es) played on 25 September 2022. Source: FAS
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Win Draw Loss

Group[edit]

28 October 2022 (2022-10-28) Match 1	Tanjong Pagar United	3-1	Hougang United	Jurong East
	Ricciuto 45' 21' Nishiguchi 69' 71' 73'	Report	Sahil 17' Tan 32' Muhaimin 57' Zulfahmi 73' Bortoluzo 90' 90+1'	Stadium: Jurong East Stadium Referee: Hilmi Fuad

1 November 2022 (2022-11-01) Match 2	Hougang United	4-1	Geylang International	Hougang
	Shawal 34' Recha 48' Moritz 55' Krajcek 75' 45+2' Aplin 85' Sahil 90+3'	Report	Hazzuwan 9' Huzaifah 34' Ahmad 45' Pereira 90+3' Akhbar 90+3'	Stadium: Hougang Stadium Referee: Muhammad Taqi

6 November 2022 (2022-11-06) Match 3	Hougang United	1-0	Tampines Rovers	Hougang
	Sahil Suhaimi 53' Shawal Anuar 37' Kristijan Krajcek 68'	Report	Ryaan Sanizal 35' Taufik Suparno 39' Amirul Haikal 49' Yasir Hanapi 69'	Stadium: Hougang Stadium Referee: Taufik Thana

Semi-final[edit]

11 November 2022 (2022-11-11)	Albirex Niigata (S)	3-3	Hougang United	Jurong East
	Kan Kobayashi 3' Kodai Tanaka 27' 38' Kan Kobayashi61 Tatsuya Sambongi 90+3'	Report	Sahil Suhaimi 7' 58' 69' Shawal Anuar 63' Farhan Zulkifli 45+2' Muhaimin Suhaimi 45+5' Pedro Bortoluzo 50' Shahfiq Ghani 90+2'	Stadium: Jurong East Stadium Referee: Andrea Verolino

15 November 2022 (2022-11-15)	Hougang United	4-2	Albirex Niigata (S)	Hougang
	Shawal Anuar 26' Pedro Bortoluzo 57' 74' Kristijan Krajcek 90+3'	Report	Ilhan Fandi 77' Tadanari Lee 90+2' Masaya Idetsu 62'	Stadium: Hougang Stadium Referee: Farhad Mohamed

Hougang United won 7-5 on aggregate.

Final[edit]

19 November 2022 (2022-11-19)	Hougang United	3-2	Tampines Rovers	Jalan Besar
	Kristijan Krajcek 17' 57' 79' 58' Pedro Bortoluzo 45+2' Zulfahmi Arifin 45+2' Zainol Gulam 87' Nazrul Nazari 90+3'	Report	Taufik Suparno 39' Irfan Najeeb 48' Taufik Suparno 83'	Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium Referee: Ahmad A'qashah

Competition (U21)[edit]

Stage 1[edit]

Win Draw Loss

18 July 2022 1	Tampines Rovers	3-1	Hougang United	Tampines
	Anton Yen Goh 23' Ali Manaf 75' Neel Manoj Nannat 82'			Stadium: Our Tampines Hub

26 July 2022 2	Albirex Niigata (S)	2-2	Hougang United	Jurong East
	Nicky Melvin Singh 51' 57'		Sahil Suhaimi 42' Syaffie 73'	Stadium: Jurong East Stadium

2 August 2022 3	Hougang United	4-3	Geylang International	Hougang
				Stadium: Hougang Stadium

8 August 2022 4	Lion City Sailors	1-2	Hougang United	Jalan Besar
	Sham Syed 90+3'		Amir Zalani 76' Farhan Zulkifli 83'	Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium

16 August 2022 5	Hougang United	2-1	Young Lions B	Hougang
				Stadium: Hougang Stadium

25 August 2022 6	Tanjong Pagar United	2-1	Hougang United	Jurong East
	Haziq Riduan Muthukumaran			Stadium: Jurong East Stadium

3 October 2022 7	Balestier Khalsa	1-4	Hougang United	Toa Payoh
	Aidil Johari 90+2'			Stadium: Toa Payoh Stadium

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation^[a]
1	Young Lions B	7	5	0	2	21	7	+14	15	Group A
2	Tampines Rovers U21	7	4	1	2	17	10	+7	13
3	Hougang United U21	7	4	1	2	16	13	+3	13
4	Geylang International U21	7	4	0	3	15	12	+3	12

5	Lion City Sailors U21	7	3	0	4	15	10	+5	9	Group B
6	Balestier Khalsa U21	7	2	1	4	14	23	−9	7
7	Albirex Niigata (S) U19	7	2	3	2	16	16	0	9
8	Tanjong Pagar United U21	7	1	0	6	4	27	−23	3

Updated to match(es) played on 3 April 2021. Source: Singapore Premier League
Notes:

^ Teams are split into two groups (A and B) after each have played 7 matches.

Stage 2[edit]

10 October 2022 Stage 2 Rd 1	Hougang United	1-3	Tampines Rovers	Hougang
			Neel Manoj Nannat Amir Mirza ?' Joel Chew ?'	Stadium: Hougang Stadium

17 October 2022 Stage 2 Rd 2	Hougang United	1-3	Geylang International	Hougang
				Stadium: Hougang Stadium

25 October 2022 Stage 2 Rd 3	Young Lions B	5-1	Hougang United	Jalan Besar
				Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation^[a]
1	Tampines Rovers U21	3	2	1	0	11	2	+9	7	League champions
2	Young Lions B	3	2	1	0	10	3	+7	7
3	Geylang International U21	3	1	0	2	4	12	−8	3
4	Hougang United U21	3	0	0	3	3	11	−8	0

Updated to match(es) played on 3 April 2021. Source: Singapore Premier League
Notes:

^ Teams are split into two groups (A and B) after each have played 7 matches.

Competition (U17)[edit]

U17 League[edit]

Win Draw Loss

11 August 2022 1	Hougang United	0-0	Tanjong Pagar United	Jurong East
				Stadium: Jurong East Stadium

16 August 2022 2	Hougang United	3-0	Balestier Khalsa	Toa Payoh
				Stadium: Toa Payoh Stadium

24 August 2022 3	Hougang United	1-0	ActiveSG Academy	Hougang
				Stadium: Hougang Stadium

31 August 2022 4	Hougang United	2-1	Lion City Sailors	Choa Chu Kang
				Stadium: Choa Chu Kang Stadium

6 September 2022 5	Hougang United	2-1	Tampines Rovers	Clementi
			Syafi Suhaimi	Stadium: Clementi Stadium

27 September 2022 6	Hougang United	1-0	Woodlands Lions	Woodlands
				Stadium: Woodlands Stadium

11 October 2022 7	Hougang United	1-1	Geylang International	Hougang
				Stadium: Hougang Stadium

19 October 2022 8	Hougang United	1-0	Tampines Rovers	Choa Chu Kang
				Stadium: Choa Chu Kang Stadium

26 October 2022 9	Hougang United	1-1	Lion City Sailors	Choa Chu Kang
				Stadium: Choa Chu Kang Stadium

29 October 2022 10	Hougang United	0-0	Geylang International	Jalan Besar
				Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium

2 November 2022 11	Hougang United	4-1	ActiveSG Football Academy	Woodlands
				Stadium: Woodlands Stadium

8 November 2022 12	Hougang United	2-1	Balestier Khalsa	Clementi
				Stadium: Clementi Stadium

14 November 2022 13	Hougang United	2-2	Tanjong Pagar United	Hougang
				Stadium: Hougang Stadium

23 November 2022 14	Hougang United	3-2	Woodlands Lions	Bedok
	Louka Tan Rauf Sanizal			Stadium: Bedok Stadium

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Lion City Sailors U17	14	10	3	1	27	7	+20	33	League champions
2	Hougang United U17	14	9	5	0	23	10	+13	32
3	Balestier Khalsa U17	14	7	2	5	22	16	+6	23
4	Tampines Rovers U17	14	6	3	5	23	17	+6	21
5	Geylang International U17	14	4	4	6	22	23	−1	16
6	Tanjong Pagar United U17	14	4	3	7	14	18	−4	15
7	ActiveSG Football Academy	13	3	2	8	18	28	−10	11
8	Woodlands Lions U17	15	1	2	12	11	41	−30	5

Updated to match(es) played on 3 April 2021. Source: Singapore Premier League

Notes[edit]

References[edit]

^ "Singapore Premier League: Hougang slump to 5th straight loss". Yahoo News. 9 April 2023. Retrieved 2023-04-09.
^ "TECHNICAL STAFF".
^ "The Cheetahs have signed defender Artur Vieira". The Straits Times. 15 November 2021.
^ "The Cheetahs have signed Croat midfielder Kristijan Krajcek from Balestier Khalsa". The Straits Times. 15 November 2021.
^ "Former Crystal Palace midfielder André Moritz joins Hougang United".
^ "The Cheetahs have signed striker Pedro Bortoluzo". The Straits Times. 15 November 2021.
^ "Thank you for the goals Amy Recha and all the best in your future".
^ "Jordan's decision to enlist for National Service that saw his time at Hougang United come to an end rather than footballing reasons".
^ "Izwan signs for LCS on 2 years contract". 8 January 2022.
^ "Welcome, Naufal to the Tiger's den". Archived from the original on 2021-12-25.
^ "Tomoyuki Doi Announcement of Complete Transfer from Hougang United FC".
^ "Tanjong Pagar United is pleased to announce the signing of Khairul Nizam".
^ "Jordan's decision to enlist for National Service that saw his time at Hougang United come to an end rather than footballing reasons".
^ "Head Coach Clement Teo signs for another year with the Cheetahs! ⁣". Facebook.
^ "Our custodian, Ridhuan Barudin has signed for another season". Facebook.
^ "Singapore International, Nazrul Nazari has signed a 2-year contract extension with the club!⁣⁣". Facebook.
^ "Another season for Nazrul Nazari!". Facebook.
^ "Singapore International, Muhaimin Suhaimi has signed a 2-year contract extension with the club!⁣⁣". Facebook.
^ "Muhaimin Suhaimi continues with the Cheetahs! 🤝⁣⁣⁣". Facebook.
^ "Anders Aplin continues with the Cheetahs!". Facebook.
^ "Lionel signs for the new season". Facebook.
^ "Hafiz Sujad stays for 2021! ✔️⁣". Facebook.
^ "Faiz Salleh extends his contract!". Facebook.
^ "Faiz Salleh extends his contract!". Facebook.
^ "Fabian Kwok ties the knot, for another year with the Cheetahs". Facebook.
^ "Farhan Zulkifli extends his stay! ✨⁣". Facebook.
^ "Singapore International, Shahfiq Ghani has signed a 2-year contract extension with the club!⁣⁣". Facebook.
^ "Shahfiq Ghani still a Cheetah! 🐆⁣". Facebook.
^ "New cheetah Shawal Anuar joining from Eagles".
^ "Shawal Anuar joins Hougang United!⁣⁣". Facebook.
^ "Another year for Shawal Anuar! 📝⁣ ⁣". Facebook.
^ "Sahil Suhaimi extends his stay!". Facebook.

[33] Teams are split into two groups (A and B) after each have played 7 matches.

[34] Teams are split into two groups (A and B) after each have played 7 matches.

[1] "Singapore Premier League: Hougang slump to 5th straight loss". Yahoo News. 9 April 2023. Retrieved 2023-04-09.

[2] "TECHNICAL STAFF".

[3] "The Cheetahs have signed defender Artur Vieira". The Straits Times. 15 November 2021.

[4] "The Cheetahs have signed Croat midfielder Kristijan Krajcek from Balestier Khalsa". The Straits Times. 15 November 2021.

[5] "Former Crystal Palace midfielder André Moritz joins Hougang United".

[6] "The Cheetahs have signed striker Pedro Bortoluzo". The Straits Times. 15 November 2021.

[7] "Thank you for the goals Amy Recha and all the best in your future".

[8] "Jordan's decision to enlist for National Service that saw his time at Hougang United come to an end rather than footballing reasons".

[9] "Izwan signs for LCS on 2 years contract". 8 January 2022.

[10] "Welcome, Naufal to the Tiger's den". Archived from the original on 2021-12-25.

[11] "Tomoyuki Doi Announcement of Complete Transfer from Hougang United FC".

[12] "Tanjong Pagar United is pleased to announce the signing of Khairul Nizam".

[13] "Jordan's decision to enlist for National Service that saw his time at Hougang United come to an end rather than footballing reasons".

[14] "Head Coach Clement Teo signs for another year with the Cheetahs! ⁣". Facebook.

[15] "Our custodian, Ridhuan Barudin has signed for another season". Facebook.

[16] "Singapore International, Nazrul Nazari has signed a 2-year contract extension with the club!⁣⁣". Facebook.

[17] "Another season for Nazrul Nazari!". Facebook.

[18] "Singapore International, Muhaimin Suhaimi has signed a 2-year contract extension with the club!⁣⁣". Facebook.

[19] "Muhaimin Suhaimi continues with the Cheetahs! 🤝⁣⁣⁣". Facebook.

[20] "Anders Aplin continues with the Cheetahs!". Facebook.

[21] "Lionel signs for the new season". Facebook.

[22] "Hafiz Sujad stays for 2021! ✔️⁣". Facebook.

[23] "Faiz Salleh extends his contract!". Facebook.

[24] "Faiz Salleh extends his contract!". Facebook.

[25] "Fabian Kwok ties the knot, for another year with the Cheetahs". Facebook.

[26] "Farhan Zulkifli extends his stay! ✨⁣". Facebook.

[27] "Singapore International, Shahfiq Ghani has signed a 2-year contract extension with the club!⁣⁣". Facebook.

[28] "Shahfiq Ghani still a Cheetah! 🐆⁣". Facebook.

[29] "New cheetah Shawal Anuar joining from Eagles".

[30] "Shawal Anuar joins Hougang United!⁣⁣". Facebook.

[31] "Another year for Shawal Anuar! 📝⁣ ⁣". Facebook.

[32] "Sahil Suhaimi extends his stay!". Facebook.

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