Geylang United FC

Geylang United FC
Full name	Geylang United Football Club
Nickname(s)	The Eagles
Founded	1974
Ground	Bedok Stadium; Bedok, Singapore; (Capacity: 3,900)
Chairman	Patrick Ang
Head Coach	Mike Wong
League	S.League
2011	8th
Home colours	Away colours

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Geylang United Football Club is a professional football club from Singapore, currently playing in the S.League. The club is based in Bedok and their home ground is Bedok Stadium. Their mascot is an eagle, and hence the team is also known as "the Eagles".

[edit] History

Established in 1974 as International Contract Specialists, the club changed its name to the famed Geylang International in 1975 before changing again, its name to Geylang United in 1996 when the S.League was first established.

The club won back-to-back titles in the National Football League from 1975 to 1977, and then, another six back-to-back titles in the Premier League from 1988 to 1993.

In the first S.League in 1996, Geylang won the first series title, and then beat SAF FC in the championship final, earning the praise from former SAF FC coach that 'Geylang United is the Manchester United of Singapore'.

Geylang United won their next league title in 2001 before winning the RHB Singapore Cup in 2009 by beating Bangkok Glass FC in the cup final.

Famous players who plyed their trade for the club included former Iranian Internationals, Hamid Estili (1996), Mohammad Khakpour (1996), Singapore Golden Boy Fandi Ahmad (1996), and many other former Singapore footballing legends.

[edit] Players

[edit] Current Squad

As of 25 January 2011

Nationality given from place of birth Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Position	Player
1	GK	Ridhuan Barudin
2	MF	Zul Elhan Fahmie
4	DF	Salim Rahim
5	MF	Ishak Zainol
6	DF	Shahril Alias
7	MF	Rizawan Abdullah
8	MF	Jalal
11	DF	Syed Fadhil

No.	Position	Player
13	FW	Ahmad Suhaimi
14	DF	Mubarak Ahamad
15	MF	Shah Hirul bin Mohammed Yusof
16	MF	Ang Zhiwei
17	MF	Jozef Kaplan
18	MF	Hassan Aziz
19	GK	Yazid Yasin (team captain)
20	DF	Faizal Samad

[edit] Prime League Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Position	Player
21	GK	Eko Pradana Putra
22	MF	Taufiq Ghani
23	DF	Hasree Zais
24	MF	Chang Guo Guang
25	MF	Kamsani Buang
26	DF	Khayrulhayat Jumat
27	FW	Amy Recha Samion
28	DF	Fadli Kamis
29	DF	Solihin Osma

No.	Position	Player
30	MF	Nurhazwan Norasikin
31	MF	Stanley Ng
32	MF	Justin Sandosham
33	FW	Wahyudi Abdul Wahid
34	MF	Jufri Abu Hassan
36	DF	Abdul Rahim Ansari
37	DF	Khairulnizam Jumahat
39	DF	Irwan Saian
40	GK	Amran Addin