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| Association = [[Football Association of Singapore]] (FAS)
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| Confederation = [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]] (Asia)
| Confederation = [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]] (Asia)
| Sub-confederation = [[ASEAN Football Federation|AFF]] (Southeast Asia)
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| First game = {{fb|SIN|colonial}} 1–0 {{fb-rt|ROC}} <br>([[Colony of Singapore|Singapore]]; 22 May 1948)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eloratings.net/Singapore|title=Singapore matches, ratings and points exchanged|publisher=World Football Elo Ratings: Singapore|access-date=24 November 2016}}</ref>
| First game = {{fb|SIN|colonial}} 1–0 {{fb-rt|ROC}} <br>([[Colony of Singapore|Singapore]]; 22 May 1948)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eloratings.net/Singapore|title=Singapore matches, ratings and points exchanged|publisher=World Football Elo Ratings: Singapore|access-date=24 November 2016}}</ref>
| Largest win = {{fb|SIN}} 11–0 {{fb-rt|LAO}} <br> ([[Singapore]]; 15 January 2007)
| Largest win = {{fb|SIN}} 11–0 {{fb-rt|LAO}} <br> ([[Singapore]]; 15 January 2007)<ref name="espn.go.com">{{cite web|url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=212289&cc=4716|title=Singapore 11–0 Laos: Seventh heaven for Shah|access-date=23 December 2012|date=15 January 2007|publisher=[[ESPN.com|espn.go.com]]}}</ref>
| Largest loss = {{fb|MYA|1948}} 9–0 {{fb-rt|SIN}} <br> ([[Kuala Lumpur]], [[Malaysia]]; 9 November 1969)
| Largest loss = {{fb|MYA|1948}} 9–0 {{fb-rt|SIN}} <br> ([[Kuala Lumpur]], [[Malaysia]]; 9 November 1969)
| Regional name = [[AFC Asian Cup|Asian Cup]]
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The '''Singapore national football team'''<ref group=nb>{{lang-zh|新加坡國家足球隊}}<br>{{lang-ms|Pasukan bola sepak kebangsaan Singapura}}<br>{{lang-tam|சிங்கப்பூர் தேசிய கால்பந்து அணி}}</ref> represents [[Singapore]] in men's international [[Association football|football]] and is controlled by the [[Football Association of Singapore]], also known as the FAS, the governing body of [[football in Singapore]]. It is affiliated with the [[Asian Football Confederation]] (AFC) and the [[ASEAN Football Federation]] (AFF). The team's colours are red and white. Singapore are colloqiually known as '''The Lions'''.
The '''Singapore national football team'''<ref group=nb>{{lang-zh|新加坡國家足球隊}}<br>{{lang-ms|Pasukan bola sepak kebangsaan Singapura}}<br>{{lang-tam|சிங்கப்பூர் தேசிய கால்பந்து அணி}}</ref> represents [[Singapore]] in international [[Association football|football]] and is administered by the [[Football Association of Singapore]].


The most significant successes of the team have come in the regional [[AFF Championship]], which Singapore has won four times in [[1998 AFF Championship|1998]], [[2004 AFF Championship|2004–05]], [[2007 AFF Championship|2007]], and [[2012 AFF Championship|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 national football team|Vietnam]] 1–0 in the final to capture the country's first major international football title. In the 2004–05 competition, Singapore defeated [[Indonesia national football team|Indonesia]] in a two-leg final 5–2 on aggregate. Singapore retained the trophy in 2007, beating [[Thailand national football team|Thailand]] 3–2 on aggregate in the final. In 2012, Singapore won the trophy a record 4th time, again defeating three-time champions Thailand 3–2 on aggregate in the final.
The ASEAN regional [[AFF Championship]] has been the pinnacle of its number of titles in an international tournament, with four titles won in: [[1998 AFF Championship|1998]] where it beat [[Vietnam national football team|Vietnam]] to capture the country's first international football title, [[2004 AFF Championship|2004–05]], [[2007 AFF Championship|2007]], and [[2012 AFF Championship|2012]]. Singapore is the first team to achieve four titles in the tournament and the only team to win in all the finals they played. In the [[2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification]], Singapore became the only team to beat [[Iraq national football team|Iraq]] where Iraq were en route to their Asian Cup winning campaign. Singapore drew with [[China national football team|China]] 0–0 and 1–1 at home in 2006 and 2009 respectively. In March 2008, [[Australia national football team|Australia]] failed to beat Singapore when the game ended in a goalless draw.


Over the years, Singapore has included naturalised citizens in its team such as [[Fahrudin Mustafić]] from [[Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia|Yugoslavia]], [[Daniel Bennett (footballer)|Daniel Bennett]] from [[England]], [[Shi Jiayi]] and [[Qiu Li]] from [[China]].
In the [[2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification]], Singapore became the only team to beat [[Iraq national football team|Iraq]] where Iraq were en route to their Asian Cup winning campaign. Singapore also drew with [[China national football team|China]] 0–0 and 1–1 at home in 2006 and 2009 respectively. In March 2008, [[Australia national football team|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 national football team|Laos]] in the 2007 AFF Championship.<ref name="espn.go.com">{{cite web|url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=212289&cc=4716|title=Singapore 11–0 Laos: Seventh heaven for Shah|access-date=23 December 2012|date=15 January 2007|publisher=[[ESPN.com|espn.go.com]]}}</ref> [[Mohd Noh Alam Shah]] scored 7 goals in the match.<ref name="espn.go.com"/>

In the [[FIFA World Rankings]], Singapore's highest standing was in the first release of the figures, in August 1993, at 73rd.<ref name="FIFA_rank" /> 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 national football team|Malaysia]] and [[Indonesia national football team|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 [[Fahrudin Mustafić]] from [[Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia|Yugoslavia]], [[Daniel Bennett (footballer)|Daniel Bennett]] from [[England]], [[Shi Jiayi]] and [[Qiu Li]] from [[China]]. Singapore is currently the 157th-ranked team in the world as of September 2020.


== History ==
== History ==
The [[Malaysia Cup|HMS Malaya Cup]] (later known as the Malaysia Cup) was launched in 1921 by officers of a British battleship in [[British Malaya|Malaya]], and Singapore was one of the six teams that took part in the inaugural year, and won the event. While the [[Singapore Lions|representative side]] in the [[Malaysia Cup]] and the [[Malaysian Super League|Malaysian League]] was not the national team ''per se'' – this team included some foreign players – some Singapore football fans viewed the Malaysia Cup side as being the national team. They either won or were runners up in the event every year until 1941, after which it was suspended because of [[World War II]].
=== 1892–1994 ===
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In 1892, the [[Football Association of Singapore|Singapore Amateur Football Association]] applied to become a registered society. The [[Malaysia Cup|HMS Malaya Cup]] (which was later known as the Malaysia Cup) was launched in 1921 by officers of a British battleship in [[British Malaya|Malaya]], and Singapore was one of the six teams that took part in the inaugural year, and won the event. While the [[Singapore Lions|representative side]] in the [[Malaysia Cup]] and the [[Malaysian Super League|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|date=August 2010}} 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 two 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.

At that time, Singapore hosted their first and so far, its only international competition, the [[1984 AFC Asian Cup]]. The team was eliminated from the group stage with four points, a 2–0 win over [[India national football team|India]] and a shocking 0–0 draw to giant [[Iran national football team|Iran]].

In the [[FIFA World Rankings]], Singapore's highest standing was in the first release of the figures, in August 1993, at 73rd.<ref name="FIFA_rank">{{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/associations/association=sin/ranking/gender=m/index.html |title=FIFA official Men's ranking |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070613030739/http://fifa.com/associations/association=sin/ranking/gender=m/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=13 June 2007 |access-date=8 August 2011}}</ref>

=== 1995–1999 ===
Singapore won the bronze medal in the [[Football at the 1995 Southeast Asian Games|1995 Southeast Asian Games]], after losing 0–1 in the semi-finals to the hosts and eventual gold medalists, [[Thailand national football team|Thailand]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=South East Asian Games 1995 (Thailand)|url=http://www.rsssf.com/tabless/sea95.html|access-date=2021-11-19|website=www.rsssf.com}}</ref> Singapore hosted the inaugural [[AFF Championship]] in [[1996 AFF Championship|1996]] but were eliminated in the group stages.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Aziz|first=Sazali Abdul|date=2016-11-18|title=Lions, come out swinging|url=https://www.tnp.sg/sports/team-singapore/lions-come-out-swinging|access-date=2021-11-19|website=The New Paper|language=en}}</ref>

The national team again reached the semi-finals of the Southeast Asian Games in 1997, losing to [[Indonesia national football team|Indonesia]], and lost to [[Vietnam national football team|Vietnam]] 0–1 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 [[Philippines national football team|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 national football team|Denmark]]'s backroom staff at the [[World Cup 1998|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 0–4 to arch-rivals [[Malaysia national football team|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 national football team|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 national football team|Cambodia]] and Laos saw them qualify for the semi-finals.

Singapore were drawn against [[Myanmar national football team|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 aggregate) in the second leg in front of a strong 55,000 home crowd at the former National Stadium.

=== 2007 Asian Cup Qualifiers ===

In 2006, Avramovic then led Singapore into the [[2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification|2007 Asian Cup qualifiers]] with a 2–0 victory at home over [[Iraq national football team|Iraq]], but Singapore failed to build on this victory and then lost away to [[Palestine national football team|Palestine]]. The Singapore team then took on [[China national football team|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 2–4 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 fulfil 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, Singapore|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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=213558&league=AFF.CHAMPIONSHIP&cc=4716|title=Singapore beat Thais to defend ASEAN title|access-date=23 December 2012|date=4 February 2007|publisher=[[ESPN.com|espn.go.com]]}}</ref>

=== 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 national football team|Vietnam]] 0–1 on aggregate.

=== 2010 World Cup Qualifiers ===
Singapore met [[Palestine national football team|Palestine]] in the first round of the [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)|2010 FIFA World Cup Asian Qualifying Tournament]]. Singapore won the first leg 4–0 away in Doha, and the Palestinians again failed to fulfil the away fixture, so [[FIFA]] awarded Singapore a 3–0 win.

Singapore was drawn with [[Tajikistan national football team|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 national football team|Saudi Arabia]], but the Lions then beat [[Lebanon national football team|Lebanon]] 2–0 at home. Successive losses to [[Uzbekistan national football team|Uzbekistan]], 3–7 and 0–1, left Singapore with little chance of getting into the next round. Singapore were finally eliminated when they lost 0–2 to the Saudis at home.

FIFA later awarded Saudi Arabia and Uzbekistan both a 3–0 win, where they won 2–0 and 1–0 respectively, due to Singapore fielding [[Qiu Li]], who is not eligible to represent Singapore.<ref name="singapore">[http://www.the-afc.com/eng/articles/viewArticle.jsp_168362940.html Qiu ineligible for Singapore – FIFA], the-AFC.com, 4 December 2008.</ref>

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, [[Football in Singapore#Goal 2010|Goal 2010]] was ended.<ref>{{Cite web|last=hermesauto|date=2019-09-01|title=Football: Lessons to heed from Goal 2010|url=https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/football-lessons-to-heed-from-goal-2010|access-date=2021-07-02|website=The Straits Times|language=en}}</ref>

=== 2011 Asian Cup Qualification ===
For the [[2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification]], Singapore was drawn in Group E, together with [[Iran national football team|Iran]], [[Thailand national football team|Thailand]] and [[Jordan national football team|Jordan]]. Singapore were beaten 0–6 by Iran in the first match, and then defeated Jordan 2–1. In November 2009, Singapore hosted [[Thailand national football team|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 1–3, and the 1–2 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|date=April 2014}}

=== 2010 AFF Championship ===
In 2010, Singapore drew with the Philippines 1–1, defeated Myanmar 2–1, then duly lost to Vietnam 0–1 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 [[Football Association of Singapore|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 (AFC)|2014 FIFA World Cup qualification]] campaign. The Lions were scheduled to play international friendlies against [[Maldives national football team|Maldives]] on 7 June 2011 and [[Laos national football team|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]].


Overall, Singapore won 24 Malaysia Cup titles and two 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 more focus on the performance of its national team in international competitions.
In preparation for the third round of the World Cup Qualifiers, the Lions played a friendly non-'A' match against [[Thailand national football team|Thailand]] before their opening qualifier against [[China national football team|China]]. The friendly finished 0–0.


At that time, Singapore hosted their first and so far, its only international competition, the [[1984 AFC Asian Cup]]. The team was eliminated from the group stage with four points, a 2–0 win over [[India national football team|India]] and a 0–0 draw to [[Iran national football team|Iran]].
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 [[Philippines national football team|the Philippines]] 0–2 in a friendly.


Singapore won the bronze medal in the [[Football at the 1995 Southeast Asian Games|1995 Southeast Asian Games]], after losing 0–1 in the semi-finals to the hosts and eventual gold medalists, [[Thailand national football team|Thailand]]. Singapore hosted the [[1996 AFF Championship]] and were eliminated in the group stage. The national team again reached the semi-finals of the Southeast Asian Games in 1997, losing to [[Indonesia national football team|Indonesia]], and lost to [[Vietnam national football team|Vietnam]] 0–1 in the third-place match. In 1998 edition of the AFF Championship, Singapore's team led by coach [[Barry Whitbread]] won the group stage with victories over Malaysia and [[Philippines national football team|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.
Few months later, Coach Raddy Avramovic announced a new 27-man squad for the national team comprising mostly players from [[LionsXII]].


Singapore hosted the group stages of the [[2007 AFF Championship]], the tournament where it won and retained the AFF Championship trophy.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=213558&league=AFF.CHAMPIONSHIP&cc=4716|title=Singapore beat Thais to defend ASEAN title|access-date=23 December 2012|date=4 February 2007|publisher=[[ESPN.com|espn.go.com]]}}</ref>
=== 2014 FIFA World Cup Qualifier (Asian Qualifier) ===
Singapore received a [[Bye (sports)|bye]] to the second round of [[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)|2014 FIFA World Cup qualification]] in 2011 because of their accession to the third round of the qualifying in the previous World Cup.


In the [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)|2010 World Cup Asian Qualifying Tournament]], Singapore progress to the third round of this qualifying tournament for the first time, where they were drawn against Saudi Arabia, Lebanon and Uzbekistan. FIFA awarded Saudi Arabia and Uzbekistan both a 3–0 win, where they won 2–0 and 1–0 respectively, due to Singapore fielding [[Qiu Li]] who is not eligible to represent Singapore.<ref name="singapore">[http://www.the-afc.com/eng/articles/viewArticle.jsp_168362940.html Qiu ineligible for Singapore – FIFA], the-AFC.com, 4 December 2008.</ref> Singapore finished third in the group with six points from six games, both wins were against [[Lebanon national football team|Lebanon]], the first scoreline is 2–0 at home and the later is 2–1 in [[Beirut]] in their final game. With the elimination, [[Football in Singapore#Goal 2010|Goal 2010]] was ended.<ref>{{Cite web|last=hermesauto|date=2019-09-01|title=Football: Lessons to heed from Goal 2010|url=https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/football-lessons-to-heed-from-goal-2010|access-date=2021-07-02|website=The Straits Times|language=en}}</ref>
Their second round opponents were regional rivals [[Malaysia national football team|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 January 2011, FAS decided to disband and revamp the national team. In May 2011, team coach [[Raddy Avramovic]] announced the new 33-strong national provisional squad for the upcoming international friendlies and [[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)|2014 FIFA World Cup qualification]] campaign. Avramovic led the Lions in a game where Singapore won [[Maldives national football team|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). A closed-door friendly match against [[Etoile FC]] of the [[S.League]] was played at the same 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 national football team|Thailand]] before their opening qualifier against [[China national football team|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 and was defeated by [[Philippines national football team|the Philippines]] 0–2 in a friendly. Months later, Avramovic announced a new 27-man squad for the national team comprising mostly players from [[LionsXII]].
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 1–2 loss to [[China national football team|China]] in Kunming. They then succumbed to a second defeat, 0–2, against Iraq. The next match was slated to be held at [[Jalan Besar Stadium]], [[Singapore]] on 11 October against [[Jordan national football team|Jordan]] which Singapore lost 0–3. A 0–2 defeat to Jordan in Amman killed off the Lions' chances of progress. Singapore ended the year with a 0–4 defeat at home to China PR, their 5th consecutive loss. Iraq then dealt the Singapore team a heavy 1–7 loss in [[Doha]], [[Qatar]], with Singapore bowing out with no wins.
Singapore received a [[Bye (sports)|bye]] to the second round of [[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)|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 1–2 loss to [[China national football team|China]] in Kunming. They then succumbed to a second defeat, 0–2, against Iraq. The next match was slated to be held at Jalan Besar Stadium on 11 October against [[Jordan national football team|Jordan]] which Singapore lost 0–3. A 0–2 defeat to Jordan in Amman killed off the Lions' chances of progress. Singapore ended the year with a 0–4 defeat at home to China PR, their 5th consecutive loss. Iraq then dealt the Singapore team a 1–7 loss in [[Doha]], [[Qatar]], with Singapore bowing out with no wins.
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In 2012, Singapore started their tournament with a 3–0 win over close rivals [[Malaysia national football team|Malaysia]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.affsuzukicup.com/news/malaysia-0-singapore-3|title=Malaysia 0 Singapore 3|access-date=23 December 2012|date=25 November 2012|website=affsuzukicup.com|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006070124/http://www.affsuzukicup.com/news/malaysia-0-singapore-3|archive-date=6 October 2014|df=dmy-all}}</ref> They then lost 0–1 to Indonesia before winning 4–3 in the knockout stage decider against [[Laos national football team|Laos]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.affsuzukicup.com/news/singapore-4-laos-3|title=Singapore 4 Laos 3|access-date=23 December 2012|date=2 December 2012|website=affsuzukicup.com|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006074806/http://www.affsuzukicup.com/news/singapore-4-laos-3|archive-date=6 October 2014|df=dmy-all}}</ref> to top the group and qualify for the semi-finals.
In 2012, Singapore started their tournament with a 3–0 win over Malaysia.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.affsuzukicup.com/news/malaysia-0-singapore-3|title=Malaysia 0 Singapore 3|access-date=23 December 2012|date=25 November 2012|website=affsuzukicup.com|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006070124/http://www.affsuzukicup.com/news/malaysia-0-singapore-3|archive-date=6 October 2014|df=dmy-all}}</ref> They then lost 0–1 to Indonesia before winning 4–3 in the knockout stage decider against [[Laos national football team|Laos]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.affsuzukicup.com/news/singapore-4-laos-3|title=Singapore 4 Laos 3|access-date=23 December 2012|date=2 December 2012|website=affsuzukicup.com|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006074806/http://www.affsuzukicup.com/news/singapore-4-laos-3|archive-date=6 October 2014|df=dmy-all}}</ref> 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<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.affsuzukicup.com/news/singapore-1-philippines-0|title=Singapore 1 Philippines 0|access-date=13 December 2012|date=12 December 2012|website=affsuzukicup.com|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140209103409/http://www.affsuzukicup.com/news/singapore-1-philippines-0|archive-date=9 February 2014|df=dmy-all}}</ref> was enough to set up a meeting with [[Thailand national football team|Thailand]] in the finals. The Lions won the first leg of the finals 3–1 in Singapore. Despite losing the away leg 0–1, 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.affsuzukicup.com/news/thailand-0-singapore-1-singapore-win-3-2-on-aggregate|title=Thailand 0 Singapore 1 (Singapore win 3–2 on aggregate)|access-date=22 December 2012|date=22 December 2012|website=affsuzukicup.com}}{{dead link|date=October 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Raddy Avramovic ended his tenure as Singapore coach after the tournament.


FAS announced on 15 May 2013 that they had appointed [[Germany|German]] [[Bernd Stange]] as the new head coach of the national team.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en-sg/news/3880/singapore/2013/05/15/3980251/bernd-stange-unveiled-as-new-singapore-coach?ICID=OP|title=Bernd Stange unveiled as new Singapore coach|publisher=Goal.com Singapore}}</ref> 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 players who 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fas.org.sg/news/coach-bernd-stange-names-his-first-national-squad.html|title=Coach Bernd Stange names his first national squad|publisher=Football Association of Singapore|access-date=7 June 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131023080156/http://www.fas.org.sg/news/coach-bernd-stange-names-his-first-national-squad.html|archive-date=23 October 2013|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en-my/match/108466/myanmar-vs-singapore/report|title=Myanmar vs Singapore Report|publisher=Goal.com}}</ref> He also scored the first goal in the second friendly match against [[Laos national football team|Laos]], which saw Singapore with a 5–2 victory.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/sport/football-singapore-beat/701704.html|title=Football: Singapore beat Laos 5–2 in friendly match|publisher=Channel NewsAsia}}</ref> Following the two wins, Singapore's [[FIFA World Rankings]] rose nine places to 156 in July 2013.<ref name="FIFA_rank"/> Stange registered his first international competition win on 15 October 2013 against [[Syria national football team|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. The Lions entered the [[2014 AFF Championship]] as the defending champions trying to defend the cup on home soil, and their title defence was spoiled with a 1–2 defeat over Thailand, which they also faced back in 2012. Then, they beat Myanmar 4–2 before bowing out after a 1–3 defeat to Malaysia. The Lions finished with 3 points and 3rd in Group B, and are the first team in the history of the AFF Championship to bow out from the group stage as the defending champions.
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<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.affsuzukicup.com/news/singapore-1-philippines-0|title=Singapore 1 Philippines 0|access-date=13 December 2012|date=12 December 2012|website=affsuzukicup.com|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140209103409/http://www.affsuzukicup.com/news/singapore-1-philippines-0|archive-date=9 February 2014|df=dmy-all}}</ref> was enough to set up a meeting with [[Thailand national football team|Thailand]] in the finals.


The Lions kick started their 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifier campaign with an away game against [[Cambodia national football team|Cambodia]] on 11 June 2015 which ended 4–0 in favour of Singapore.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fas.org.sg/news/lions-begin-world-cup-qualifiers-bang.html|title=Lions begin World Cup Qualifiers with a bang|publisher=Football Association of Singapore|access-date=9 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304203723/http://www.fas.org.sg/news/lions-begin-world-cup-qualifiers-bang.html|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Following which, they travelled to [[Saitama Stadium]] in Japan where they held the hosts to a goalless draw.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fas.org.sg/news/fas-media-information-singapore-remain-undefeated-following-0-0-draw-away-japan.html|title=FAS Media Information: Singapore remain undefeated following 0-0 draw away to Japan|publisher=Football Association of Singapore|access-date=9 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304203209/http://www.fas.org.sg/news/fas-media-information-singapore-remain-undefeated-following-0-0-draw-away-japan.html|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> They were defeated by Syria 0–1, at the Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex in Muscat, Oman.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.straitstimes.com/sport/football/football-singapore-restrict-syria-to-1-0-world-cup-qualifying-win|title=Football: Singapore restricted Syria to 1–0 World Cup qualifying win|author=Deepanraj Ganesan|newspaper=The Straits Times|date=4 September 2015|access-date=9 February 2018}}</ref> The Lions then beat Afghanistan by a scoreline of 1–0 and their 2nd consecutive win against Cambodia, winning the game 2–1. The winning streak ended when they faced Japan at home, and were defeated 0–3. They then went on to face Syria. Khribin of Syria scored on the 20th minute and were 0-1 up. Safuwan of Singapore scored an equaliser on the 89th minute but Singapore could not hold on to the draw which ended Khribin again scoring on the 3rd minute of added time after the 90th minute, this resulted in a 1–2 loss to Singapore. Singapore played their final game against Afghanistan and were defeated 1–2. Singapore finished in third place in the table with a total points of 10.
The Lions won the first leg of the finals 3–1 in Singapore. Despite losing the away leg 0–1, 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.affsuzukicup.com/news/thailand-0-singapore-1-singapore-win-3-2-on-aggregate|title=Thailand 0 Singapore 1 (Singapore win 3–2 on aggregate)|access-date=22 December 2012|date=22 December 2012|website=affsuzukicup.com}}{{dead link|date=October 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> [[Raddy Avramovic]] ended his tenure as Singapore coach after the tournament.


In April 2016, a month after the match against Afghanistan, FAS announced that [[Bernd Stange]] contract would not be renewed and he left the Singapore national football team.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fas.org.sg/news/fas-thanks-outgoing-national-coach|title=FAS Thanks Outgoing National Coach|publisher=Football Association of Singapore|date=15 April 2016|access-date=9 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220123232/http://www.fas.org.sg/news/fas-thanks-outgoing-national-coach|archive-date=20 December 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> After months of Stange's departure, FAS announced the new caretaker coach was to be then [[Tampines Rovers FC|Tampines Rovers]] head coach [[V. Sundramoorthy]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fas.org.sg/news/fas-appoints-v-sundram-moorthy-caretaker-coach|title=FAS appoints V. Sundram Moorthy as caretaker coach|publisher=Football Association of Singapore|date=27 May 2016|access-date=9 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160623200116/http://www.fas.org.sg/news/fas-appoints-v-sundram-moorthy-caretaker-coach|archive-date=23 June 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> Sundram's team took part in the [[2016 AYA Bank Cup]] in June where it won host [[Myanmar national football team|Myanmar]] and went on to the finals against Vietnam. In that match, the two teams drew after 90 mins and went on to extra time where Singapore conceded 3 goals to clinch second.
=== 2015 Asian Cup Qualification ===
For the [[2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification]], Singapore was drawn in Group A, together with [[Oman national football team|Iran]], [[Syria national football team|Thailand]] and [[Jordan national football team|Jordan]]. Singapore were beaten 0–4 by Jordan in the first match, and then loss to Jordan with a scoreline of 0–2. In October 2013, Singapore hosted [[Syria national football team|Syria]] at the Jalan Besar Stadium and with their first win of the campaign with a 2–1 victory thanks to [[Gabriel Quak]]'s late winner which was also his first international goal. But a month later, Syria won Singapore in the return fixture 0–4. Singapore next hosted Jordan, losing 1–3, and the 1–3 defeat against Oman which followed ended their hopes of Asian Cup football in 2015.


In 2017, Sundramoorthy introduced a National Team Day where Mondays are for players who are called up for a short meeting and tactical training session in the pitch. In this call up, Sundram recalled players like [[Raihan Rahman]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/BQcO8h6j0CL/|title=Recall to National Team for Raihan|website=Instagram|access-date=14 June 2017}}</ref> Sundram called up the uncapped [[Ho Wai Loon]] as a standby player for matches against [[Afghanistan national football team|Afghanistan]] and [[Bahrain national football team|Bahrain]]. Sundram called up uncapped [[Muhaimin Suhaimi]] for the friendly against [[Myanmar national football team|Myanmar]], the [[2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification – Third Round|2019 Asian Cup Qualifiers]] against [[Chinese Taipei national football team|Chinese Taipei]] and the friendly against [[Argentina national football team|Argentina]].<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.fourfourtwo.com/sg/news/uncapped-singaporeans-line-take-messi-and-mighty-argentina|title=Uncapped Singaporeans in line to take on Messi and mighty Argentina|author=Deepanraj Ganesan|magazine=FourFourTwo|date=2 June 2017|access-date=9 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170709034858/https://www.fourfourtwo.com/sg/news/uncapped-singaporeans-line-take-messi-and-mighty-argentina|archive-date=9 July 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> They made history for not winning any match in a year, reaching the lowest FIFA ranking ever of 173rd placing. Singapore finished bottom of the Asian Cup qualification group with 2 points, losing the final match 1–0 to secure home-and-away losses against Chinese Taipei on 26 March 2018.
=== 2013–2014 ===
The [[Football Association of Singapore|FAS]] announced on 15 May 2013 that they had appointed [[Germany|German]] [[Bernd Stange]] as the new head coach of the national team.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en-sg/news/3880/singapore/2013/05/15/3980251/bernd-stange-unveiled-as-new-singapore-coach?ICID=OP|title=Bernd Stange unveiled as new Singapore coach|publisher=Goal.com Singapore}}</ref>


==Facility==
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 who 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fas.org.sg/news/coach-bernd-stange-names-his-first-national-squad.html|title=Coach Bernd Stange names his first national squad|publisher=Football Association of Singapore|access-date=7 June 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131023080156/http://www.fas.org.sg/news/coach-bernd-stange-names-his-first-national-squad.html|archive-date=23 October 2013|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en-my/match/108466/myanmar-vs-singapore/report|title=Myanmar vs Singapore Report|publisher=Goal.com}}</ref> He also scored the first goal in the second friendly match against [[Laos national football team|Laos]], which saw Singapore with a 5–2 victory.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/sport/football-singapore-beat/701704.html|title=Football: Singapore beat Laos 5–2 in friendly match|publisher=Channel NewsAsia}}</ref>

Following the two wins, Singapore's [[FIFA World Rankings]] rose nine places to 156 in July 2013.<ref name="FIFA_rank"/>

Stange registered his first international competition win on 15 October 2013 against [[Syria national football team|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 defence was spoiled with a 1–2 defeat over Thailand, which they also faced back in 2012. Then, they beat Myanmar 4–2 before bowing out after suffering a 1–3 defeat to rivals Malaysia. The Lions finished with 3 points and 3rd in Group B, and are the 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 national football team|Cambodia]] on 11 June 2015 which ended 4–0 in favour of Singapore.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fas.org.sg/news/lions-begin-world-cup-qualifiers-bang.html|title=Lions begin World Cup Qualifiers with a bang|publisher=Football Association of Singapore|access-date=9 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304203723/http://www.fas.org.sg/news/lions-begin-world-cup-qualifiers-bang.html|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Following which, they travelled to [[Saitama Stadium]] in Japan where they held the hosts to a goalless draw.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fas.org.sg/news/fas-media-information-singapore-remain-undefeated-following-0-0-draw-away-japan.html|title=FAS Media Information: Singapore remain undefeated following 0-0 draw away to Japan|publisher=Football Association of Singapore|access-date=9 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304203209/http://www.fas.org.sg/news/fas-media-information-singapore-remain-undefeated-following-0-0-draw-away-japan.html|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> However, they were defeated by Syria 0–1, at the Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex in Muscat, Oman, marking their first loss in the group stages of the tournament.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.straitstimes.com/sport/football/football-singapore-restrict-syria-to-1-0-world-cup-qualifying-win|title=Football: Singapore restricted Syria to 1–0 World Cup qualifying win|author=Deepanraj Ganesan|newspaper=The Straits Times|date=4 September 2015|access-date=9 February 2018}}</ref> The Lions then beat Afghanistan by a scoreline of 1–0 and their 2nd consecutive win against Cambodia, winning the game 2–1. However, the winning streak ended when they faced Japan at home, and were defeated 0–3. They then went on to face Syria, which was a tight game. Khribin of Syria scored on the 20th minute and were 0-1 up. Safuwan of Singapore scored a late equaliser on the 89th minute but Singapore could not hold on to the draw which ended Khribin again scoring on the 3rd minute of added time after the 90th minute, this resulted in a 1–2 loss to Singapore. Singapore played their final game against Afghanistan and were defeated 1–2. Singapore finished in third place in the table with a total points of 10.

=== 2016 ===
In April 2016, a month after the match against Afghanistan, the FAS announced that [[Bernd Stange]] contract would not be renewed and he left the Singapore national football team.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fas.org.sg/news/fas-thanks-outgoing-national-coach|title=FAS Thanks Outgoing National Coach|publisher=Football Association of Singapore|date=15 April 2016|access-date=9 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220123232/http://www.fas.org.sg/news/fas-thanks-outgoing-national-coach|archive-date=20 December 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> After a few months of Stange's departure, FAS announced the new caretaker coach was to be then [[Tampines Rovers FC|Tampines Rovers]] head coach [[V. Sundramoorthy]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fas.org.sg/news/fas-appoints-v-sundram-moorthy-caretaker-coach|title=FAS appoints V. Sundram Moorthy as caretaker coach|publisher=Football Association of Singapore|date=27 May 2016|access-date=9 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160623200116/http://www.fas.org.sg/news/fas-appoints-v-sundram-moorthy-caretaker-coach|archive-date=23 June 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Sundram's first major tournament was the [[2016 AYA Bank Cup]] in June where the team won host [[Myanmar national football team|Myanmar]] and went on to the finals against [[Vietnam national football team|Vietnam]]. In that match, the two teams drew after 90 mins and went on to extra time where Singapore conceded 3 goals to clinch second.

After a few months, Sundram and FAS arranged the long-awaited Causeway Challenge against Singapore's rival, [[Malaysia national football team|Malaysia]]. In that match, Singapore created a lot of chances and dominated the game but was unfortunate to end the game with a 0–0 draw.

In 2016, Sundram also called up a few uncapped players like [[Syazwan Buhari]], [[Khairulhin Khalid]], [[Irfan Fandi]], [[Abdil Qaiyyim Mutalib|Abdil Qaiyyim]], [[Shawal Anuar]], [[Azhar Sairudin]] and [[Amy Recha]]. Many of which has at least one cap to their name. Although [[Hami Syahin]] was not called up for any matches, he was registered in the 40 man provisional squad for the [[2016 AFF Championship]]. Sundram also recalled several players like [[Daniel Bennett (footballer)|Daniel Bennett]], [[Mustafic Fahrudin]], [[Zulfadli Zainal Abidin|Zulfadli Zainal]] and [[Hafiz Nor]]. [[Ridhuan Muhammad]] was not recalled for any matches but was registered in the 40-man provisional squad for the [[2016 AFF Championship]]. Sundram also gave chances to the two players, [[Shahfiq Ghani]] and [[Shahdan Sulaiman]] who both just recovered from long-term injuries to prove themselves.

=== 2016 AFF Championship ===
In 2016, Singapore was grouped with ASEAN giants, Thailand together with Indonesia and Philippines and was grouped in the "Group of Death" as the teams in this group were tough. Singapore then started their tournament with a 0–0 draw over [[Philippines national football team|Philippines]]. They then lost 0–1 to Thailand where Thailand's [[Sarawut Masuk]] scored a late winner in the 89th minute. Singapore actually needed at least a draw with Indonesia and Thailand have to beat Philippines to qualify for the semi-finals. It was great news in the first half as Singapore was leading 1–0 but Singapore's defence went to sleep and conceded 2 late goals for Indonesia to qualify for the semi-finals. Singapore ended their 2016 AFF Championship at the bottom of the table.

=== 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification – Third Round ===

Singapore started their [[2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification – Third Round]] campaign against [[Bahrain national football team|Bahrain]] on 28 March 2017. Singapore drew with [[Bahrain national football team|Bahrain]] with a score-line of 0–0. In Singapore's next game, they went on to play against [[Chinese Taipei national football team|Chinese Taipei]] where they lost 1–2 at home with Singapore's vice-captain [[Hariss Harun]] scoring and [[Xavier Chen]] and [[Chen Chao-an]] scoring for the visitors.

Singapore's head coach [[V. Sundramoorthy]] introduced a National Team Day where Mondays are for players who are called up for a short meeting and tactical training session in the pitch. In this call up, Sundram recalled players like [[Raihan Rahman]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/BQcO8h6j0CL/|title=Recall to National Team for Raihan|website=Instagram|access-date=14 June 2017}}</ref> Sundram also called up the uncapped [[Ho Wai Loon]] as a standby player for matches against [[Afghanistan national football team|Afghanistan]] and [[Bahrain national football team|Bahrain]]. Sundram also called up uncapped [[Muhaimin Suhaimi]] for the friendly against [[Myanmar national football team|Myanmar]], the 2019 Asian Cup Qualifiers against [[Chinese Taipei national football team|Chinese Taipei]] and the friendly against [[Argentina national football team|Argentina]].<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.fourfourtwo.com/sg/news/uncapped-singaporeans-line-take-messi-and-mighty-argentina|title=Uncapped Singaporeans in line to take on Messi and mighty Argentina|author=Deepanraj Ganesan|magazine=FourFourTwo|date=2 June 2017|access-date=9 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170709034858/https://www.fourfourtwo.com/sg/news/uncapped-singaporeans-line-take-messi-and-mighty-argentina|archive-date=9 July 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> They made history for not winning any match in a year, reaching the lowest FIFA ranking ever of 173rd placing.

Singapore finished bottom of the group with 2 points, losing the final match 1–0 to secure home-and-away losses against Chinese Taipei on 26 March 2018.

==Team image==


===Kits===
===Kits===
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There have been different suppliers for the jerseys, from [[Admiral (sportswear)|Admiral]], [[Puma AG|Puma]], [[Umbro]], [[Grand Sport Group|Grand Sport]] to [[Tiger Beer|Tiger]]. In November 2006, [[Nike, Inc.|Nike]] signed a year's deal of kit sponsorship worth SGD1,000,000
There have been different suppliers for the jerseys, from [[Admiral (sportswear)|Admiral]], [[Puma AG|Puma]], [[Umbro]], [[Grand Sport Group|Grand Sport]] to [[Tiger Beer|Tiger]]. In November 2006, [[Nike, Inc.|Nike]] signed a year's deal of kit sponsorship worth SGD1,000,000


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.<ref>{{cite web|title=Kitbliss - Singapore|url=http://www.kitbliss.co.nz/countries/singapore.html|access-date=2020-08-25|website=www.kitbliss.co.nz}}</ref>
Singapore had initially worn blue shirts and shorts as their home kit. In the 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 team's colours reverted to blue as its home kit and white as the other kit.<ref>{{cite web|title=Kitbliss - Singapore|url=http://www.kitbliss.co.nz/countries/singapore.html|access-date=2020-08-25|website=www.kitbliss.co.nz}}</ref>


Before 2006, Singapore had been using the same kit for nearly 5 years, supplied by [[Tiger Beer|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 national football team|Thailand]]. The next kit was first used on 24 June 2007 against [[North Korea national football team|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.
Before 2006, Singapore had been using the same kit for nearly 5 years, supplied by [[Tiger Beer|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 national football team|Thailand]]. The next kit was first used on 24 June 2007 against [[North Korea national football team|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.
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In 2008, a new kit was officially announced, 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 national football team|Lebanon]] on 26 March 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/sportsnews/view/336320/1/.html|title=Football: National Football Team gets new Nike kit|access-date=23 December 2012|date=21 March 2008|publisher=[[Channel NewsAsia|channelnewsasia.com]]}}</ref>
In 2008, a new kit was officially announced, 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 national football team|Lebanon]] on 26 March 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/sportsnews/view/336320/1/.html|title=Football: National Football Team gets new Nike kit|access-date=23 December 2012|date=21 March 2008|publisher=[[Channel NewsAsia|channelnewsasia.com]]}}</ref>


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.
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 team in 1970's era.

In recent years, the national team kits sports the FAS logo instead of the Singapore flag.


===Home stadium===
===Home stadium===
From 1932 until the [[National Stadium, Singapore|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.
From 1932 until the [[National Stadium, Singapore|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 national football team|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 [[Singapore national under-16 football team|the Cubs]] (U15 and U16 teams).
The National Stadium was slated for demolishment in 2010 to make way for the [[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. 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 [[Singapore national under-16 football team|the Cubs]] (U15 and U16 teams).


Since the start of 2004, Singapore has played its home matches in 7 different stadiums all over Singapore.
Since the start of 2004, Singapore has played its home matches in 7 different stadiums all over Singapore.
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=== Foreign-born player ===
== Fixtures ==
{{Further|List of Singapore footballers born outside Singapore}}

== Results and fixtures ==
{{Further|Singapore national football team results}}
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==Coaches==
==Current coaching staff==
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===Coaching history===
===History===
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* {{flagicon|SIN|colonial}} Lim Yong Liang (1936–1941)
* {{flagicon|SIN|colonial}} Lim Yong Liang (1936–1941)
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* {{flagicon|SIN}} [[Fandi Ahmad]] (2018)
* {{flagicon|SIN}} [[Fandi Ahmad]] (2018)
* {{flagicon|SIN}} [[Nazri Nasir]] (2019)
* {{flagicon|SIN}} [[Nazri Nasir]] (2019)
* {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Tatsuma Yoshida]] (2019–present)
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=== Coaching statistics ===
=== Statistics ===
[[File:Raddysingapore.jpg|thumb|200px|upright|Radojko Avramović, nicknamed 'Raddy' by Singaporeans, is Singapore's most decorated and longest serving coach, winning the AFF Championship three times.]]
[[File:Raddysingapore.jpg|thumb|200px|upright|Radojko Avramović, also nicknamed 'Raddy', is Singapore's most decorated and longest serving coach, winning the AFF Championship three times.]]
The following table provides a summary of the Singapore national team under each coach. Includes both competitive and friendly matches.
The following table provides a summary of the Singapore national team under each coach. Includes both competitive and friendly matches.
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== Players ==
== Players ==
=== Current squad ===
The following 29 players (including 2 standby) were selected for the AFF Suzuki Cup provisional squad. <ref>{{cite web |title=Provisional Singapore squad announced for AFF Suzuki Cup 2020 |url=https://www.fas.org.sg/provisional-singapore-squad-aff-suzuki-cup-2020/}}</ref>
The following 29 players (including 2 standby) were selected for the AFF Suzuki Cup provisional squad. <ref>{{cite web |title=Provisional Singapore squad announced for AFF Suzuki Cup 2020 |url=https://www.fas.org.sg/provisional-singapore-squad-aff-suzuki-cup-2020/}}</ref>


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The following players have also been called up in the last 12 months to the squad.
=== Recent call-ups ===
The following players have also been called up in the last 12 months to the Singapore squad.


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=== Foreign-born player ===
{{Further|List of Singapore footballers born outside Singapore}}


==Competitive record==
==Competitive record==
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== Honours ==
;Regional
* '''[[AFF Championship]]'''
:[[File:Simple cup icon.svg]] '''Champions''' (4): [[1998 AFF Championship|1998]], [[2004 AFF Championship|2004]], [[2007 AFF Championship|2007]], [[2012 AFF Championship|2012]]
:{{Bronze3}} Third place: [[2008 AFF Championship|2008]]
* '''[[Football at the Southeast Asian Games|Southeast Asian Games]]'''
:{{SilverMedal}} Silver medalists (3): [[Football at the 1983 Southeast Asian Games|1983]], [[Football at the 1985 Southeast Asian Games|1985]], [[Football at the 1989 Southeast Asian Games|1989]]
:{{BronzeMedal}} Bronze medalists (4): [[Football at the 1975 Southeast Asian Games|1975]], [[Football at the 1991 Southeast Asian Games|1991]], [[Football at the 1993 Southeast Asian Games|1993]], [[Football at the 1995 Southeast Asian Games|1995]]

;Minor Titles
* '''AYA Bank Cup'''
:*[[File:Med 2.png]] '''Runners-up''' (1) : [[2016 AYA Bank Cup|2016]]
* ''' AirMarine Cup'''
:*[[File:Med 2.png]] '''Runners-up''' (1) : 2019


== See also ==
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Revision as of 05:14, 19 November 2021

Singapore
Nickname(s)The Lions
AssociationFAS
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Sub-confederationAFF (Southeast Asia)
Head coachTatsuma Yoshida
CaptainHariss Harun
Most capsDaniel Bennett (145)[1]
Top scorerFandi Ahmad (55)[2]
Home stadiumNational Stadium
Jalan Besar Stadium
FIFA codeSIN
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
CurrentNR (19 September 2024)[3]
Highest72 (August 1993)
Lowest173 (October 2017)
First international
 Singapore 1–0 Republic of China 
(Singapore; 22 May 1948)[4]
Biggest win
 Singapore 11–0 Laos 
(Singapore; 15 January 2007)[5]
Biggest defeat
 Myanmar 9–0 Singapore 
(Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; 9 November 1969)
Asian Cup
Appearances1 (first in 1984)
Best resultGroup stage (1984)
AFF Championship
Appearances12 (first in 1996)
Best resultChampions (1998, 2004, 2007, 2012)

The Singapore national football team[nb 1] represents Singapore in international football and is administered by the Football Association of Singapore.

The ASEAN regional AFF Championship has been the pinnacle of its number of titles in an international tournament, with four titles won in: 1998 where it beat Vietnam to capture the country's first international football title, 2004–05, 2007, and 2012. Singapore is the first team to achieve four titles in the tournament and the only team to win in all the finals they played. In the 2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification, Singapore became the only team to beat Iraq where Iraq were en route to their Asian Cup winning campaign. Singapore drew with China 0–0 and 1–1 at home in 2006 and 2009 respectively. In March 2008, Australia failed to beat Singapore when the game ended in a goalless draw.

Over the years, Singapore has included naturalised citizens in its team such as Fahrudin Mustafić from Yugoslavia, Daniel Bennett from England, Shi Jiayi and Qiu Li from China.

History

The HMS Malaya Cup (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 – some Singapore football fans viewed the Malaysia Cup side as being the national team. 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 two 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 more focus on the performance of its national team in international competitions.

At that time, Singapore hosted their first and so far, its only international competition, the 1984 AFC Asian Cup. The team was eliminated from the group stage with four points, a 2–0 win over India and a 0–0 draw to Iran.

Singapore won the bronze medal in the 1995 Southeast Asian Games, after losing 0–1 in the semi-finals to the hosts and eventual gold medalists, Thailand. Singapore hosted the 1996 AFF Championship and were eliminated in the group stage. The national team again reached the semi-finals of the Southeast Asian Games in 1997, losing to Indonesia, and lost to Vietnam 0–1 in the third-place match. In 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.

Singapore hosted the group stages of the 2007 AFF Championship, the tournament where it won and retained the AFF Championship trophy.[7]

In the 2010 World Cup Asian Qualifying Tournament, Singapore progress to the third round of this qualifying tournament for the first time, where they were drawn against Saudi Arabia, Lebanon and Uzbekistan. FIFA awarded Saudi Arabia and Uzbekistan both a 3–0 win, where they won 2–0 and 1–0 respectively, due to Singapore fielding Qiu Li who is not eligible to represent Singapore.[8] Singapore finished third in the group with six points from six games, both wins were against Lebanon, the first scoreline is 2–0 at home and the later is 2–1 in Beirut in their final game. With the elimination, Goal 2010 was ended.[9]

In January 2011, FAS decided to disband and revamp the national team. In May 2011, team coach Raddy Avramovic announced the new 33-strong national provisional squad for the upcoming international friendlies and 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification campaign. Avramovic led the 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). A closed-door friendly match against Etoile FC of the S.League was played at the same 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 and was defeated by the Philippines 0–2 in a friendly. Months later, Avramovic announced a new 27-man squad for the national team comprising mostly players from LionsXII.

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 1–2 loss to China in Kunming. They then succumbed to a second defeat, 0–2, against Iraq. The next match was slated to be held at Jalan Besar Stadium on 11 October against Jordan which Singapore lost 0–3. A 0–2 defeat to Jordan in Amman killed off the Lions' chances of progress. Singapore ended the year with a 0–4 defeat at home to China PR, their 5th consecutive loss. Iraq then dealt the Singapore team a 1–7 loss in Doha, Qatar, with Singapore bowing out with no wins.

2012 AFF Championship champion second-leg finals starting line-up.[10]

In 2012, Singapore started their tournament with a 3–0 win over Malaysia.[11] They then lost 0–1 to Indonesia before winning 4–3 in the knockout stage decider against Laos.[12] 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[13] 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 0–1, 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.[14] Raddy Avramovic ended his tenure as Singapore coach after the tournament.

FAS announced on 15 May 2013 that they had appointed German Bernd Stange as the new head coach of the national team.[15] 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 players who 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.[16] 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.[17] He also scored the first goal in the second friendly match against Laos, which saw Singapore with a 5–2 victory.[18] Following the two wins, Singapore's FIFA World Rankings rose nine places to 156 in July 2013.[19] 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. The Lions entered the 2014 AFF Championship as the defending champions trying to defend the cup on home soil, and their title defence was spoiled with a 1–2 defeat over Thailand, which they also faced back in 2012. Then, they beat Myanmar 4–2 before bowing out after a 1–3 defeat to Malaysia. The Lions finished with 3 points and 3rd in Group B, and are the first team in the history of the AFF Championship to bow out from the group stage as the defending champions.

The Lions kick started their 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifier campaign with an away game against Cambodia on 11 June 2015 which ended 4–0 in favour of Singapore.[20] Following which, they travelled to Saitama Stadium in Japan where they held the hosts to a goalless draw.[21] They were defeated by Syria 0–1, at the Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex in Muscat, Oman.[22] The Lions then beat Afghanistan by a scoreline of 1–0 and their 2nd consecutive win against Cambodia, winning the game 2–1. The winning streak ended when they faced Japan at home, and were defeated 0–3. They then went on to face Syria. Khribin of Syria scored on the 20th minute and were 0-1 up. Safuwan of Singapore scored an equaliser on the 89th minute but Singapore could not hold on to the draw which ended Khribin again scoring on the 3rd minute of added time after the 90th minute, this resulted in a 1–2 loss to Singapore. Singapore played their final game against Afghanistan and were defeated 1–2. Singapore finished in third place in the table with a total points of 10.

In April 2016, a month after the match against Afghanistan, FAS announced that Bernd Stange contract would not be renewed and he left the Singapore national football team.[23] After months of Stange's departure, FAS announced the new caretaker coach was to be then Tampines Rovers head coach V. Sundramoorthy.[24] Sundram's team took part in the 2016 AYA Bank Cup in June where it won host Myanmar and went on to the finals against Vietnam. In that match, the two teams drew after 90 mins and went on to extra time where Singapore conceded 3 goals to clinch second.

In 2017, Sundramoorthy introduced a National Team Day where Mondays are for players who are called up for a short meeting and tactical training session in the pitch. In this call up, Sundram recalled players like Raihan Rahman.[25] Sundram called up the uncapped Ho Wai Loon as a standby player for matches against Afghanistan and Bahrain. Sundram called up uncapped Muhaimin Suhaimi for the friendly against Myanmar, the 2019 Asian Cup Qualifiers against Chinese Taipei and the friendly against Argentina.[26] They made history for not winning any match in a year, reaching the lowest FIFA ranking ever of 173rd placing. Singapore finished bottom of the Asian Cup qualification group with 2 points, losing the final match 1–0 to secure home-and-away losses against Chinese Taipei on 26 March 2018.

Facility

Kits

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National team kit during the early 2010s

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 SGD1,000,000

Singapore had initially worn blue shirts and shorts as their home kit. In the 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 team's colours reverted to blue as its home kit and white as the other kit.[27]

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.

In 2008, a new kit was officially announced, 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.[28]

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 team in 1970's era.

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.

The National Stadium was slated for demolishment in 2010 to make way for the 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. 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.

Singapore national football team home stadiums
Image Stadium Capacity Location Last match
National Stadium 55,000 Kallang v   Uzbekistan
(15 October 2019; 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification)
Jalan Besar Stadium 8,000 Kallang v   Turkmenistan
(5 September 2017; 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification)
Bishan Stadium 3,500 Bishan v   Mongolia
(12 October 2018; Friendly)
Choa Chu Kang Stadium 4,268 Choa Chu Kang v   India
(16 October 2012; Friendly)
Jurong West Stadium 4,200 Jurong West v   Pakistan
(19 November 2012; Friendly)
Jurong East Stadium 2,700 Jurong East v   Brunei
(6 June 2015; Friendly)
Hougang Stadium 3,800 Hougang v   Hong Kong
(9 September 2014; Friendly)
Yishun Stadium 3,400 Yishun v   Cambodia
(17 November 2014; Friendly)

Fixtures

Further information: Singapore national football team results

  Win   Draw   Loss

29 May 2021 FIFA Friendly Afghanistan  1–1  Singapore Dubai, UAE
Z. Amiri 90+2' Gabriel Quak 40' Stadium: Jebel Ali Centre of Excellence
3 June 2021 2022 FWCQ Palestine  4–0  Singapore Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Seyam 19' (pen.), 30' (pen.)
Dabbagh 23'
Hamed 85'		 Report (FIFA)
(AFC)		 Madhu Mohana Yellow card 19' Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium
Attendance: 294
Referee: Abdulla Mohamed (UAE)
7 June 2021 2022 FWCQ Uzbekistan  5–0  Singapore Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Masharipov 6', 34'
Shomurodov 45+1'
Ahmedov 50'
Fandi 88' (o.g.)
Otabek Shukurov Yellow card 12'
Odiljon Hamrobekov Yellow card 59'
Islom Kobilov Yellow card 90+1'		 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)		 Baihakki Khaizan Yellow card 10'
Zulfahmi Arifin Yellow card 34'
Shakir Hamzah Yellow card 52'		 Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium
Attendance: 75
Referee: Ali Abdulnabi (Bahrain)
11 June 2021 2022 FWCQ Singapore  0–3  Saudi Arabia Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Irfan Fandi Yellow card 18'
Hafiz Sujad Yellow card 21'
Hami Syahin Yellow card 44'
Zulfahmi Arifin Yellow card 62'		 Report (FIFA)[dead link]
Report (AFC)		 Salem Al-Dawsari 84' Yellow card 44'
Fahad Al-Muwallad 86'
Saleh Al-Shehri 90+6'
Abdulellah Al-Malki Yellow card 62'		 Stadium: King Saud University Stadium
Referee: Mohanad Qasim Sarray (Iraq)
11 November 2021 Friendly Singapore  1–2  Kyrgyzstan Sharjah, UAE
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Stadium: Al Hamriya Sports Club Stadium
16 November 2021 Friendly
"Non A"		 Singapore  1–7  Morocco A' Sharjah, UAE
Stadium: Al Hamriya Sports Club Stadium
5 December 2021 AFF Championship Singapore  v  Myanmar Kallang, Singapore
Stadium: National Stadium
8 December 2021 AFF Championship Philippines  v  Singapore Kallang, Singapore
Stadium: National Stadium
14 December 2021 AFF Championship Singapore  v  East Timor Kallang, Singapore
Stadium: National Stadium
18 December 2021 AFF Championship Thailand  v  Singapore Kallang, Singapore
Stadium: National Stadium


Coaches

Position Name
Technical Director Greece Joe Palatsides
Head Coach Japan Tatsuma Yoshida
Assistant Coach Singapore Fandi Ahmad
Assistant Coach Singapore Nazri Nasir

History

Statistics

Radojko Avramović, also nicknamed 'Raddy', is Singapore's most decorated and longest serving coach, winning the AFF Championship three times.

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

As of 11 Nov 2021
Manager Singapore career Pld W D L Win % Achievements
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 January 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 July 2003 – December 2012 64 24 13 27 037.5[65] 2004 AFF Championship – champions
2007 AFF Championship – champions
2012 AFF Championship – champions
Singapore V. Sundramoorthy January 2013 – May 2013 1 0 0 1 000.0
Germany Bernd Stange May 2013 – April 2016 32 15 3 14 046.9
Singapore V. Sundramoorthy May 2016 – April 2018 23 3 5 15 013.0
Singapore Fandi Ahmad May 2018 – Dec 2018 8 5 1 2 062.5
Singapore Nazri Nasir March 2019 – June 2019 2 1 1 0 050.0
Japan Tatsuma Yoshida June 2019 – 13 3 2 8 023.1

Players

The following 29 players (including 2 standby) were selected for the AFF Suzuki Cup provisional squad. [70]

Caps and goals updated as of 11 November 2021, after the match against  Kyrgyzstan.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Izwan Mahbud (1990-07-14) 14 July 1990 (age 34) 54 0 Singapore Hougang United
12 1GK Syazwan Buhari (1992-09-22) 22 September 1992 (age 32) 0 0 Singapore Tampines Rovers
18 1GK Hassan Sunny (1984-04-02) 2 April 1984 (age 40) 86 0 Singapore Lion City Sailors
30 1GK Zharfan Rohaizad (1997-02-21) 21 February 1997 (age 27) 0 0 Singapore Tanjong Pagar United
2 2DF Shakir Hamzah (1992-10-20) 20 October 1992 (age 31) 54 3 Singapore Tanjong Pagar United
4 2DF Nazrul Nazari (1991-02-11) 11 February 1991 (age 33) 43 0 Singapore Hougang United
5 2DF Amirul Adli (1996-01-13) 13 January 1996 (age 28) 12 0 Singapore Lion City Sailors
6 2DF Jacob Mahler (2000-04-20) 20 April 2000 (age 24) 3 1 Singapore Young Lions
13 2DF Zulqarnaen Suzliman (1998-03-29) 29 March 1998 (age 26) 13 0 Singapore Lion City Sailors
16 2DF Nur Adam Abdullah (2001-04-13) 13 April 2001 (age 23) 1 0 Singapore Lion City Sailors
27 2DF Tajeli Salamat (1994-02-07) 7 February 1994 (age 30) 1 0 Singapore Lion City Sailors
35 2DF Iqram Rifqi (1996-02-25) 25 February 1996 (age 28) 2 0 Singapore Lion City Sailors
3 3MF Anumanthan Kumar (1994-07-14) 14 July 1994 (age 30) 21 0 Malaysia Kedah Darul Aman
7 3MF Adam Swandi (1996-01-12) 12 January 1996 (age 28) 10 0 Singapore Lion City Sailors
8 3MF Shahdan Sulaiman (1988-05-09) 9 May 1988 (age 36) 68 4 Singapore Lion City Sailors
24 3MF Hami Syahin (1998-12-16) 16 December 1998 (age 25) 7 0 Singapore Lion City Sailors STA
25 3MF Song Ui-young (1993-11-08) 8 November 1993 (age 30) 1 0 Singapore Lion City Sailors
29 3MF Saifullah Akbar (1999-01-31) 31 January 1999 (age 25) 4 0 Singapore Lion City Sailors
9 4FW Ikhsan Fandi (1999-04-09) 9 April 1999 (age 25) 19 8 Norway Jerv
10 4FW Faris Ramli (1992-08-24) 24 August 1992 (age 32) 60 9 Singapore Lion City Sailors
20 4FW Shawal Anuar (1991-04-29) 29 April 1991 (age 33) 13 1 Singapore Hougang United
22 4FW Gabriel Quak (1990-12-22) 22 December 1990 (age 33) 37 5 Singapore Lion City Sailors
37 4FW Amy Recha (1992-05-13) 13 May 1992 (age 32) 1 0 Singapore Geylang International
4FW Ilhan Fandi (2002-11-08) 8 November 2002 (age 21) 1 0 Singapore Young Lions STA

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

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Zaiful Nizam (1987-07-24) 24 July 1987 (age 37) 3 0 Singapore Geylang International v.  Saudi Arabia, 11 June 2021
GK Fashah Iskandar (1995-05-06) 6 May 1995 (age 29) 0 0 Singapore Tanjong Pagar United March 2021 centralized training
DF Irfan Fandi (1997-08-13) 13 August 1997 (age 27) 30 1 Thailand BG Pathum United v. Kyrgyzstan, 11 November 2021 RTC
DF Safuwan Baharudin (1991-09-22) 22 September 1991 (age 33) 97 11 Malaysia Selangor v. Kyrgyzstan, 11 November 2021 RTC
DF Faritz Abdul Hameed (1990-01-16) 16 January 1990 (age 34) 33 0 Singapore Tanjong Pagar United September 2021 centralized training
DF Hafiz Sujad (1990-11-01) 1 November 1990 (age 33) 44 1 Singapore Hougang United September 2021 centralized training
DF Baihakki Khaizan (1984-01-31) 31 January 1984 (age 40) 142 5 Singapore unattached v. Saudi Arabia, 11 June 2021
DF Madhu Mohana (1991-03-06) 6 March 1991 (age 33) 33 0 Singapore unattached v. Saudi Arabia, 11 June 2021
DF Darren Teh (1996-08-19) 19 August 1996 (age 28) 2 0 Singapore Balestier Khalsa March 2021 centralized training
DF Lionel Tan (1997-06-05) 5 June 1997 (age 27) 0 0 Singapore Hougang United March 2021 centralized training
DF Ryhan Stewart (2000-02-15) 15 February 2000 (age 24) 0 0 Singapore Young Lions March 2021 centralized training
MF Zulfahmi Arifin (1991-10-05) 5 October 1991 (age 33) 49 1 Thailand Sukhothai v. Kyrgyzstan, 11 November 2021 RTC
MF Hariss Harun (captain) (1990-11-19) 19 November 1990 (age 33) 101 10 Singapore Lion City Sailors v. Kyrgyzstan, 11 November 2021 COV
MF Yasir Hanapi (1989-06-21) 21 June 1989 (age 35) 40 1 Singapore Tampines Rovers September 2021 centralized training
MF Afiq Noor (1993-12-25) 25 December 1993 (age 30) 0 0 Singapore Hougang United September 2021 centralized training
MF Idraki Adnan (1999-03-13) 13 March 1999 (age 25) 0 0 Singapore Hougang United v. Saudi Arabia, 11 June 2021
MF Christopher van Huizen (1992-11-28) 28 November 1992 (age 31) 4 0 Singapore unattached March 2021 centralized training
MF Farhan Zulkifli (2002-11-10) 10 November 2002 (age 21) 0 0 Singapore Hougang United March 2021 centralized training
FW Hafiz Nor (1988-08-22) 22 August 1988 (age 36) 8 1 Singapore Lion City Sailors v. Kyrgyzstan, 11 November 2021 COV
FW Hazzuwan Halim (1994-02-02) 2 February 1994 (age 30) 4 0 Singapore Balestier Khalsa v. Saudi Arabia, 11 June 2021
FW Khairin Nadim (2004-05-08) 8 May 2004 (age 20) 0 0 Singapore Young Lions March 2021 centralized training

Notes:

  • COV Player out due to Covid / Covid Warning
  • STA Player on standby
  • 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
  • RTC Player return to club

Foreign-born player

Further information: List of Singapore footballers born outside Singapore

Competitive record

FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup record Qualification record
Year Result Position Pld W D* L GF GA Pld W D* L GF GA
Uruguay 1930 to
West Germany 1974		 Did not enter Did not enter
Argentina 1978 Did not qualify 4 2 1 1 5 6
Spain 1982 3 0 1 2 1 3
Mexico 1986 4 0 1 3 2 11
Italy 1990 6 2 1 3 12 9
United States 1994 8 5 0 3 12 12
France 1998 4 0 1 3 2 8
South KoreaJapan 2002 6 0 2 4 3 8
Germany 2006 6 1 0 5 3 13
South Africa 2010 10 5 1 4 17 17
Brazil 2014 8 1 1 6 8 24
Russia 2018 8 3 1 4 9 9
Qatar 2022 8 2 1 5 7 22
CanadaMexicoUnited States 2026 To be determined To be determined
Total Best: None 0/22 0 0 0 0 0 0 75 21 11 43 81 142

AFC Asian Cup

Asian Games

Asian Games record
Year Round Pld W D L GF GA
India 1951 Did not enter
Philippines 1954 Group stage 2 0 1 1 2 7
Japan 1958 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
Since 2002 See Singapore national under-23 football team
Total Best: Fourth place 14 3 2 9 22 39

AFF Championship

AFF Championship record
Year Round Pld W D L GF GA Squad
Singapore 1996 Group stage 4 2 1 1 7 2 Squad
Vietnam 1998 Champions 5 4 1 0 9 2 Squad
Thailand 2000 Group stage 4 2 0 2 4 2 Squad
IndonesiaSingapore 2002 3 1 1 1 3 6 Squad
MalaysiaVietnam 2004 Champions 8 6 2 0 23 10 Squad
SingaporeThailand 2007 7 2 5 0 18 6 Squad
IndonesiaThailand 2008 Semi-finals 5 3 1 1 10 2 Squad
IndonesiaVietnam 2010 Group stage 3 1 1 1 3 3 Squad
MalaysiaThailand 2012 Champions 7 4 1 2 11 6 Squad
SingaporeVietnam 2014 Group stage 3 1 0 2 6 7 Squad
MyanmarPhilippines 2016 3 0 1 2 1 3 Squad
ASEAN 2018 4 2 0 2 7 5 Squad
Total Best: Champions 57 27 15 15 98 52 –

SEA Games record

Southeast Asian Games record
Year Round Pld W D L GF GA
Thailand 1959 Did not enter
Myanmar 1961
Cambodia 1963 Cancelled
Malaysia 1965 Preliminary round 2 0 0 2 1 6
Thailand 1967 Did not enter
Myanmar 1969
Malaysia 1971 Group stage 2 0 0 2 2 11
Singapore 1973 Fourth place 4 1 2 1 2 4
Thailand 1975 Bronze medalists 3 0 2 1 4 5
Malaysia 1977 Group stage 2 0 0 2 1 7
Indonesia 1979 4 1 1 2 4 8
Philippines 1981 Fourth place 4 1 1 2 5 4
Singapore 1983 Silver medalists 4 3 0 1 12 3
Thailand 1985 4 2 1 1 6 4
Indonesia 1987 Group stage 2 0 2 0 0 0
Malaysia 1989 Silver medalists 4 2 1 1 7 4
Philippines 1991 Bronze medalists 4 2 2 0 4 1
Singapore 1993 5 3 2 0 16 5
Thailand 1995 6 3 2 1 11 5
Indonesia 1997 Fourth place 6 2 2 2 6 6
Brunei 1999 6 3 2 1 8 5
Since 2001 See Singapore national under-23 football team
Total Best: Silver medalists 62 23 20 19 89 78

Head-to-head record

Below is a list of matches of Singapore's matches against FIFA-recognised teams.[71]

See also

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Singapore national football team.

Notes and references

Notes

  1. ^ Chinese: 新加坡國家足球隊
    Malay: Pasukan bola sepak kebangsaan Singapura
    Tamil: சிங்கப்பூர் தேசிய கால்பந்து அணி
  2. ^ Officially appointed as national coach on 1 January 1994.
  3. ^ Appointed S.League CEO in May 1995.

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