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2018 Tampines Rovers FC season

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Tampines Rovers FC
2018 season
ChairmanSingapore Desmond Ong
CoachGermany Jürgen Raab
GroundOur Tampines Hub
Top goalscorerLeague: Singapore Khairul Amri
15 goals

All: Singapore Khairul Amri
19 goals
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The 2018 S.League season is Tampines Rovers's 23rd season at the top level of Singapore football and 73rd year in existence as a football club. The club will also compete in the Singapore League Cup, Singapore Cup, Singapore Community Shield and the AFC Cup.

Key events

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Pre-season

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On 9/12/2017, it was announced that the team had signed 15 players in the preparation for the 2018 AFC Champions Leagues qualifier against Bali United.[1]

On 25/12/2017, ESPN FC reported that Jordan Webb rebutted the chance to join Portugal League 2 team as he wanted to work with Rabb.[2]

On 12/1/2018, it was reported that Jordan Webb & Ryutaro Megumi will miss the Tampines' ACL playoff due to injury.[3]

On 28/2/2018, Rabb confirmed that Shannon Stephen will be out of the season due to a ligament injury.[4]

Squad

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Sleague Squad

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As of 22 April 2018
No. Name Nationality Date of Birth (Age) Last club Contract Since Contract End
Goalkeepers
1 Hariz Farid U23 Singapore (1997-10-19) 19 October 1997 (age 27) Youth Team 2017 2018
21 Haikal Hasnol U23 Singapore (1995-11-04) 4 November 1995 (age 29) Youth Team 2017 2020
24 Syazwan Buhari Singapore (1992-09-22) 22 September 1992 (age 32) Singapore Geylang International 2018 2019
Defenders
2 Madhu Mohana Singapore (1991-03-06) 6 March 1991 (age 33) Malaysia Negeri Sembilan FA 2018 2018
4 Fahrudin Mustafic (captain) >30 SingaporeSerbia (1981-04-17) 17 April 1981 (age 43) Indonesia Persela Lamongan 2011 2018
5 Amirul Adli U23 Singapore (1996-01-13) 13 January 1996 (age 28) Singapore Young Lions FC 2018 2020
12 Shannon Stephen Singapore (1994-06-02) 2 June 1994 (age 30) Singapore Young Lions FC 2017 2020
13 Shameer Aziq U23 Singapore (1995-12-30) 30 December 1995 (age 28) Singapore Young Lions FC 2018 2018
16 Daniel Bennett >30 SingaporeEngland (1978-01-07) 7 January 1978 (age 46) Singapore Geylang International 2017 2019
17 Irwan Shah Singapore (1988-11-02) 2 November 1988 (age 36) Singapore Warriors FC 2016 2019
22 Danish Uwais U23 Singapore (1999-10-10) 10 October 1999 (age 25) Youth Team 2017 2018
23 Irfan Najeeb U23 Singapore (1999-07-31) 31 July 1999 (age 25) Singapore NFA U18 2018 2020
63 Ryhan Stewart U19 SingaporeWales (2000-02-15) 15 February 2000 (age 24) Youth Team 2017 2018
Midfielders
6 Safirul Sulaiman Singapore (1992-10-12) 12 October 1992 (age 32) Singapore Geylang International 2018 2019
7 Zulfadhmi Suzliman U23 Singapore (1996-02-10) 10 February 1996 (age 28) Youth Team 2017 2020
14 Haziq Razzali U23 Singapore (1999-07-23) 23 July 1999 (age 25) Singapore NFA U18 2018 2018
18 Yasir Hanapi Singapore (1989-06-21) 21 June 1989 (age 35) Malaysia PDRM FA 2018 2020
20 Faizal Raffi U23 Singapore (1996-01-20) 20 January 1996 (age 28) Youth Team 2017 2018
27 Hafiz Sujad Singapore (1990-11-01) 1 November 1990 (age 34) Malaysia JDT II 2018 2018
59 Elijah Lim Teck Yong U19 Singapore (2001-05-08) 8 May 2001 (age 23) Singapore NFA U17 2018 2018
65 Shah Shahiran U19 Singapore (1999-11-14) 14 November 1999 (age 25) Singapore NFA U18 2018 2018
Forwards
9 Ryutaro Megumi Japan (1993-06-29) 29 June 1993 (age 31) Japan Aoyama Gakuin University 2017 2019
11 Jordan Webb CanadaJamaica (1988-03-24) 24 March 1988 (age 36) Singapore Warriors FC 2018 2020
19 Khairul Amri >30 Singapore (1985-03-14) 14 March 1985 (age 39) Singapore Young Lions FC 2017 2020
29 Taufik Suparno U23 Singapore (1995-10-31) 31 October 1995 (age 29) Singapore SAFSA 2018 2018
Players loaned out
3 Afiq Yunos Singapore (1990-12-10) 10 December 1990 (age 34) Singapore Home United 2018 2020
8 Shahdan Sulaiman Singapore (1988-05-09) 9 May 1988 (age 36) Singapore LionsXII 2016 2020
10 Fazrul Nawaz >30 Singapore (1985-04-17) 17 April 1985 (age 39) Singapore Warriors FC 2016 2019

Coaching staff

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Position Name Ref.
Chairman Singapore Desmond Ong
General Manager Singapore Desmund Khusnin
Head coach Germany Jürgen Raab
Team manager Singapore Leonard Koh
Assistant coach Singapore Gavin Lee
Goalkeeping coach Singapore William Phang
Physiotherapist Singapore Premjit Singh
Kitman Singapore Goh Koon Hiang

Transfers

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Pre-season transfers

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In

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Position Player Transferred From Ref
GK Singapore Syazwan Buhari Singapore Geylang International 2 years contract [5]
DF Singapore Afiq Yunos Singapore Home United 3 years contract [6]
DF Singapore Amirul Adli Azmi Singapore Garena Young Lions 3 years contract [7]
DF Singapore Irfan Najeeb Singapore NFA U18 1 year contract [8]
DF Singapore Madhu Mohana Malaysia Negeri Sembilan FA 1 year contract [9]
MF Singapore Shah Shahiran Singapore NFA U18 1 year contract [10]
MF Singapore Safirul Sulaiman Singapore Geylang International 2 years contract [11]
MF Singapore Yasir Hanapi Malaysia PDRM FA 3 years contract [12]
MF Singapore Hanafi Akbar Singapore Balestier Khalsa Undisclosed[13]
MF Singapore Haziq Razzali Singapore NFA U18 Undisclosed
FW Canada Jordan Webb Singapore Warriors FC 3 years contract [14]
FW Singapore Shameer Aziq Singapore Garena Young Lions Undisclosed

Out

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Position Player Transferred To Ref
GK Singapore Joey Sim Singapore Tiong Bahru FC [15]
GK Singapore Izwan Mahbud Thailand Nongbua Pitchaya [16]
DF Singapore Madhu Mohana Malaysia Negeri Sembilan F.C. [17][18]
DF Singapore Imran Sahib [19]
DF Singapore Ismadi Mukhtar Singapore Warriors FC [20]
DF Singapore Jufri Taha Singapore Geylang International [21]
DF Singapore Shakir Hamzah Singapore Home United [22]
DF Singapore Ehvin Sasidharan
MF Singapore Jamil Ali
MF Singapore Shahdan Sulaiman Malaysia Melaka United Season loan [23]
MF South Korea Son Yong-chan India Ozone F.C.
MF Singapore Hafiz Sujad Malaysia JDT II [24]
MF Singapore Fazli Ayob Singapore Home United [25]
MF Singapore Amirul Haziq Singapore Yishun Sentek Mariners FC (NFL Club)
FW Singapore Hafiz Rahim
FW Croatia Ivan Jakov Džoni Croatia NK Imotski
FW United States Diego Silvas
FW Singapore Rafiq Tajudin

Note 1: Rafiq Tajudin was initially promoted to the Sleague before being deregistered.

Note 2: Madhu Mohana initially moved to Malaysia before being released and signed with the Stags for the rest of season.

Note 3: Hafiz Sujad initially moved to Malaysia with JDT II before being released and signed with the Stags for the rest of season.

Retained

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Position Player Ref
FW Singapore Khairul Amri 1) 2 years contract signed in Jan 2017
2) Extend another 3 years in Dec 2017.[26]

Extension

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Position Player Ref
GK Singapore Haikal Hasnol 3 years contract.[27]
DF Singapore Fahrudin Mustafić 1 year contract.[28]
DF Singapore Daniel Bennett 2 years contract.[29]
DF Singapore Irwan Shah 2 years contract.[30]
DF Singapore Shannon Stephen 3 years contract.[31]
MF Japan Ryutaro Megumi 2 years contract.[32]
MF Singapore Shahdan Sulaiman 3 years contract.[33]
FW Singapore Fazrul Nawaz 2 years contract.[34][35]
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Position Player Ref
GK Singapore Hariz Farid 1 year contract [36]
DF Singapore Ryhan Stewart 1 year contract [37]
DF Singapore Danish Uwais 1 year contract [38]
MF Singapore Zulfadhmi Suzliman 3 years contract [39]
FW Singapore Faizal Raffi 1 year contract [40]
FW Singapore Rafiq Tajudin 1 year contract [41]

Trial

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Position Player Trial @ Ref

Mid-season transfers

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In

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Position Player Transferred From Ref
DF Singapore Hafiz Sujad Malaysia JDT II [42]
FW Singapore Taufik Suparno Singapore SAFSA [43]

Out

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Position Player Transferred To Ref
DF Singapore Afiq Yunos Singapore Geylang International Season loan [44]
MF Singapore Hanafi Akbar Free Agent
FW Singapore Fazrul Nawaz Singapore Hougang United Loan then $50,000 [45]
MF Singapore Shah Shahiran Relegated to U19 squad
DF Singapore Ryhan Stewart Relegated to U19 squad

Extension

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Position Player Ref
DF Singapore Irfan Najeeb 3 years contract.[46]

Friendlies

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Pre-Season Friendly

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  Win   Draw   Loss

6 January 2018 (2018-01-06) 1 Tampines Rovers Singapore 2-1 Malaysia JDT II Jalan Besar Stadium
Ryutaro Megumi 14'
Fazrul Nawaz 75'
Nicolás Alberto Fernández 85'

Team statistics

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Appearances and goals

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As of 29 September 2018
No. Pos. Player Sleague Singapore Cup ACL / AFC Cup Total
Apps. Goals Apps. Goals Apps. Goals Apps. Goals
1 GK Singapore Hariz Farid 0(1) 0 0(1) 0 0 0 2 0
2 MF Singapore Madhu Mohana 10(9) 1 2 0 0 0 21 1
4 DF Singapore Fahrudin Mustafic 19 1 1 0 7 0 27 1
5 DF Singapore Amirul Adli 23 4 2 0 6 0 31 4
6 MF Singapore Safirul Sulaiman 2(1) 0 0 0 6 0 9 0
7 MF Singapore Zulfadhmi Suzliman 14(8) 1 1(1) 0 3(4) 0 31 1
9 FW Japan Ryutaro Megumi 24 4 2 0 5 0 31 4
11 MF Canada Jordan Webb 22(1) 5 2 1 3(1) 1 29 7
12 DF Singapore Shannon Stephen 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 1
13 FW Singapore Shameer Aziq 17(2) 1 1 0 3 0 23 1
14 MF Singapore Haziq Razzali 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 DF Singapore Daniel Bennett 22(1) 1 1(1) 0 7 0 32 1
17 DF Singapore Irwan Shah 16(5) 1 2 0 6 0 29 1
18 MF Singapore Yasir Hanapi 22 2 1 0 5 0 28 2
19 FW Singapore Khairul Amri 16(5) 15 2 2 6(1) 2 30 19
20 MF Singapore Faizal Raffi 1(1) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
21 GK Singapore Haikal Hasnol 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
22 DF Singapore Danish Uwais 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 DF Singapore Irfan Najeeb 16 2 2 0 4(2) 1 24 3
24 GK Singapore Syazwan Buhari 24 0 2 0 6 0 32 0
27 MF Singapore Hafiz Sujad 4(8) 0 1(1) 0 0 0 14 0
29 FW Singapore Taufik Suparno 1(3) 0 0(1) 0 0 0 5 0
59 MF Singapore Elijah Lim Teck Yong 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
63 DF Singapore Ryhan Stewart 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
65 MF Singapore Shah Shahiran 0(9) 0 0 0 0(4) 0 13 0
Players who have played this season and/or sign for the season but had left the club or on loan to other club
2 MF Singapore Hanafi Akbar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 DF Singapore Afiq Yunos 1(2) 0 0 0 3(3) 0 9 0
10 FW Singapore Fazrul Nawaz 7(6) 4 0 0 4(2) 1 19 5
14 FW Singapore Rafiq Tajudin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Competitions

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Overview

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Competition Record
P W D L GF GA GD Win %
S.League 24 12 4 8 43 27 +16 050.00
AFC Champions League 1 0 0 1 1 3 −2 000.00
AFC Cup 6 0 1 5 5 14 −9 000.00
Singapore Cup 2 1 0 1 3 4 −1 050.00
Total 33 13 5 15 52 48 +4 039.39

Singapore Premier League

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31 March 2018 (2018-03-31) Round 1 Albirex Niigata (S) Singapore 2-1 Singapore Tampines Rovers Singapore Sports Hub
1730hrs Taku Morinaga 59'
Shuhei Hoshino 89'
Mustafic Fahrudin 77' Stadium: Singapore Sports Hub
Attendance: 18942
Referee: W. Ravisanthiran (Singapore)
2 May 2018 (2018-05-02) Round 5 Tampines Rovers Singapore 1-0 Singapore Balestier Khalsa Our Tampines Hub
Irfan Najeeb 49' Referee: Muhammad Zulfiqar (Singapore)
26 June 2018 (2018-06-26) Round 6 (Rescheduled) Tampines Rovers Singapore 1-0 Singapore Home United Our Tampines Hub
Amirul Adli 46' Referee: Ahmad A'Qashah (Singapore)
3 June 2018 (2018-06-03) Round 10 Tampines Rovers Singapore 3-1 Singapore Garena Young Lions Our Tampines Hub
Yasir Hanapi 19' 27'
Khairul Amri 90+2'
Ikhsan Fandi 31' Referee: Y.Sathyakumar (Singapore)
17 June 2018 (2018-06-17) Round 12 Tampines Rovers Singapore 2-3 Singapore Warriors FC Our Tampines Hub
Khairul Amri 84'
Jordan Webb 88'
Zulfadhmi SuzlimanYellow card 45'
Jonathan Béhé 12' (pen.) 32' 61'
Ho Wai LoonYellow card 69'
Referee: Jansen Foo (Singapore)
4 July 2018 (2018-07-04) Round 14 Tampines Rovers Singapore 0-2 Brunei Brunei DPMM Our Tampines Hub
Volodymyr Pryyomov 40' (pen.) 49' Referee: G.Letchman (Singapore)
8 July 2018 (2018-07-08) Round 15 Home United Singapore 0-0 Singapore Tampines Rovers Bishan Stadium
Referee: Muhammad Taqi Aljaafari Bin Jahari (Singapore)
14 July 2018 (2018-07-14) Round 16 Albirex Niigata (S) Singapore 2-1 Singapore Tampines Rovers Jurong East Stadium
Shuhei Hoshino 1' 50' Khairul Amri 87' Referee: Jansen Foo
18 July 2018 (2018-07-18) Round 17 Brunei DPMM Brunei 1-1 Singapore Tampines Rovers Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium
Adi Said 58'Yellow card 13'
Abdul Aziz TamitYellow card 45+1'
Abdul Mu'iz SisaYellow card 80'
Khairul Amri 45'
Madhu MohanaYellow card 72'
Daniel BennettYellow card 80'
Jordan WebbYellow card 90+2'
Referee: Muhammad Taqi Aljaafari Bin Jahari (Singapore)
21 July 2018 (2018-07-21) Round 18 Tampines Rovers Singapore 4-1 Singapore Geylang International Our Tampines Hub
Khairul Amri 50' 60' 65' (pen.)
Amirul Adli 89'
Daniel BennettYellow card 31'
Zulfadhmi SuzlimanYellow card 84'
Fairoz Hasan 33'Yellow card 79'
Faud RamliYellow card 26'
Afiq YunosYellow card 64'
Referee: Muhammad Zulfiqar (Singapore)
1 August 2018 (2018-08-01) Round 19 Garena Young Lions Singapore 2-1 Singapore Tampines Rovers Jalan Besar Stadium
Ikhsan Fandi 41'
Irfan Fandi 89'
Amirul Adli 27' Referee: W. Ravisanthiran (Singapore)
12 August 2018 (2018-08-12) Round 20 Tampines Rovers Singapore 1-0 Singapore Hougang United Our Tampines Hub
Illyas Lee 12' (o.g) Referee: W. Ravisanthiran (Singapore)
15 August 2018 (2018-08-15) Round 21 Warriors FC Singapore 2-1 Singapore Tampines Rovers Choa Chu Kang Stadium
Khairul Nizam 57'
Jonathan Béhé 86'Yellow card 82'
Hafiz SulaimanYellow card 19'
Sahil SulaimanYellow card 79'
Khairul Amri 20' (pen.)
Jordan WebbYellow card 75'
Referee: G.Letchmann (Singapore)
15 September 2018 (2018-09-15) Round 22 (Rescheduled) Tampines Rovers Singapore 1-0 Singapore Balestier Khalsa Our Tampines Hub
Madhu Mohana 39'
29 September 2018 (2018-09-29) Round 24 (Rescheduled) Tampines Rovers Singapore 1-1 Singapore Home United Our Tampines Hub
Khairul Amri 72' (pen.)
Madhu MohanaYellow card 20'
Shameer AziqYellow card 20'
Shah ShahiranYellow card 90+5'
Shahril Ishak 77'
Song Ui-Youngsoccer ball with red X95
Iqram RifqiYellow card 40'
Abdil QaiyyimYellow card 71'
Referee: Muhammad Taqi Aljaafari Bin Jahari (Singapore)
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
2 Home United 24 12 7 5 48 36 +12 43 Qualification to
AFC Champions League Preliminary Round 1
3 DPMM FC[a] 24 11 8 5 46 38 +8 41
4 Tampines Rovers 24 12 4 8 43 27 +16 40 Qualification to AFC Cup Group Stage
5 Warriors FC 24 7 7 10 32 35 −3 28
6 Balestier Khalsa 24 7 6 11 25 36 −11 27
Updated to match(es) played on 29 September 2018. Source: Singapore Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of wins
Notes:
  1. ^ The two foreign clubs – Albirex Niigata (S) and DPMM FC – as well as the Football Association of Singapore (FAS) under-21 team, Young Lions, are ineligible for any AFC competition spots.

AFC Champions League

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Qualifying play-off

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AFC Cup

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification PSJ SLN JDT TAM
1 Indonesia Persija Jakarta 6 4 1 1 13 6 +7 13 Zonal semi-finals 1–0 4–0 4–1
2 Vietnam Sông Lam Nghệ An 6 3 1 2 8 5 +3 10[a] 0–0 2–0 2–1
3 Malaysia Johor Darul Ta'zim 6 3 1 2 8 9 −1 10[a] 3–0 3–2 2–1
4 Singapore Tampines Rovers 6 0 1 5 5 14 −9 1 2–4 0–2 0–0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head results: Sông Lam Nghệ An 2–0 Johor Darul Ta'zim, Johor Darul Ta'zim 3–2 Sông Lam Nghệ An.

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Group Match

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28 February 2018 (2018-02-28) Match Day 2 Persija Jakarta Indonesia 4-1 Singapore Tampines Rovers Jakarta
Marko Šimić 12,74,86'
Rezaldi Hehanusa 41'
Khairul Amri 77' Stadium: Gelora Bung Karno Stadium
Attendance: 49,056
Referee: Kim Woo-sung (South Korea)

Singapore Cup

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Tampines Rovers lost 4-3 on aggregate.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Tampines chairman Desmond Ong has already signed 15 players for next year".
  2. ^ "Jordan Webb rejects Portugal offer to stay with Tampines Rovers".
  3. ^ "Webb & Megumi to miss ACL Playoff".
  4. ^ "Shannon out for 2018".
  5. ^ "welcome Syazwan Buhari to the Stags family!".
  6. ^ "Afiq Yunos signed from Home United".
  7. ^ "Amirul joins Stags".
  8. ^ "The club would like to welcome our new Stag, Irfan Najeeb!".
  9. ^ "Madhu Mohana returns after disaster spell in Malaysia". Archived from the original on 2018-03-16. Retrieved 2018-03-15.
  10. ^ "The club has agreed terms to sign Shah Shahiran for the 2018 season".
  11. ^ "Safirul joins in two years contract".
  12. ^ "Yasir Hanapi is back with the Stags".
  13. ^ "Hanafi left the Tigers for the Stags". Archived from the original on 2018-01-29. Retrieved 2018-01-29.
  14. ^ "Jordan Webb joins the Stags for his second stint".
  15. ^ "Joey Sim joins Tiong Bahru FC for 2018 NFL".
  16. ^ "Izwan inks deal with Nongbua, Singapore's leading goalies will feature in Thailand next year".
  17. ^ "National defender Madhu Mohana signs for top-tier Malaysian side Negeri Sembilan".
  18. ^ "Stags announce the signing of 27-year-old defender, Madhu Mohana, for the rest of the season".
  19. ^ "Woodlands' 2007 League Cup winners: Where Are They Now?". Archived from the original on 2017-12-13. Retrieved 2017-12-13.
  20. ^ "Ismadi left the Stags".
  21. ^ "Jufri Taha join GIFC from TRFC for the 2018 season".
  22. ^ "Shakir switch to protector".
  23. ^ "Melaka United swoop for Singapore international Shahdan".
  24. ^ "Hafiz Sujad headed to JDT II". Archived from the original on 2018-01-03. Retrieved 2018-01-03.
  25. ^ "Fazli return as protector".
  26. ^ "Khairul Amri pens three-year extension with Tampines Rovers".
  27. ^ "Stag secure Haikal Hasnol for another three seasons with the club".
  28. ^ "Farra extends contract with Stag". Archived from the original on 2017-12-22. Retrieved 2017-12-19.
  29. ^ "Daniel extends contract with Stag". Archived from the original on 2017-12-22. Retrieved 2017-12-19.
  30. ^ "Irwan Shah has agreed terms to extend his tenure at the club by another 2 years".
  31. ^ "Shannon Stephen has committed his future to the club for the next three seasons".
  32. ^ "Ryutaro Megumi extends his stay with the Stags!".
  33. ^ "Shahdan signed 3 years contract before loan out".
  34. ^ "4 players retained".
  35. ^ "Fazrul Nawaz has signed a 2-year deal with the club to continue his Stags journey!".
  36. ^ "Tampines has secured 20-year-old goalkeeper, Hariz Farid, for the 2018 season".
  37. ^ "Ryhan Stewart has signed his first professional contract with the Stags".
  38. ^ "The club has promoted Danish Uwais to the first team for the 2018 season".
  39. ^ "Zulfadhmi Suzliman has committed his future to the club by penning a 3-year contract".
  40. ^ "Faizal Raffi has extended his stay at the club by another year".
  41. ^ "Rafiq Tajudin has signed professional terms with the club for the 2018 season".
  42. ^ "Hafiz Sujad rejoins Tampines Rovers from Johor Darul Ta'zim II".
  43. ^ "Taufik Suparno returns as a Stag".
  44. ^ "Afiq join Eagles on loan".
  45. ^ "Fazrul Nawaz join Cheetah before transfer window close".
  46. ^ "Irfan awarded 3 years contract for good performance".
  47. ^ "AFC Champions League 2018 draw concluded".
  48. ^ "AFC Cup 2018 draw confirmed".