2021 Tampines Rovers FC season

Tampines Rovers FC
2021 season
Chairman	Desmond Ong
Coach	Gavin Lee
Ground	Our Tampines Hub
Home colours	Away colours
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The 2021 season is Tampines Rovers's 26th season at the top level of Singapore football and 76th year in existence as a football club. The club will also compete in the Singapore League Cup, Singapore Cup, and the AFC Cup.

Squad

Singapore Premier League

As of February 18, 2020

No.	Name	Date of Birth (Age)	Last club	Contract Since	Contract End
Goalkeepers
19	Zulfairuuz Rudy	(1994-05-22) 22 May 1994 (age 30)	Hougang United	2019	2021
24	Syazwan Buhari	(1992-09-22) 22 September 1992 (age 31)	Geylang International	2018	2021
44	Danial Iliya ^U23	(2003-02-06) 6 February 2003 (age 21)	FFA U16	2020	2021
Defenders
3	Ryaan Sanizal ^U23	(2002-05-31) 31 May 2002 (age 22)	FFA U16	2019	2020
5	Baihakki Khaizan ^>30	(1984-01-31) 31 January 1984 (age 40)	PT Prachuap F.C.	2020	2021
6	Madhu Mohana	(1991-03-06) 6 March 1991 (age 33)	Negeri Sembilan FA	2018	2020
16	Daniel Bennett ^>30	(1978-01-07) 7 January 1978 (age 46)	Geylang International	2017	2021
17	Irwan Shah ^>30	(1988-11-02) 2 November 1988 (age 35)	Warriors FC	2016	2021
21	Hamizan Hisham ^U23	(2001-11-10) 10 November 2001 (age 22)	FFA U18	2019	2020
23	Irfan Najeeb ^U23	(1999-07-31) 31 July 1999 (age 25)	Young Lions FC	2021	2021
45	Andrew Aw ^U23	(2003-03-29) 29 March 2003 (age 21)	FFA U16	2020	2021
	Akmal Azman ^U23	(2000-11-21) 21 November 2000 (age 23)	Young Lions FC	2021	2021
Midfielders
7	Yasir Hanapi ^>30	(1989-06-21) 21 June 1989 (age 35)	PDRM FA	2018	2020
8	Kyoga Nakamura	(1996-04-25) 25 April 1996 (age 28)	Albirex Niigata (S)	2020	2021
10	Zehrudin Mehmedović	(1998-03-15) 15 March 1998 (age 26)	FK Mladost Lučani	2019	2021
12	Amirul Haikal ^U23	(1999-10-11) 11 October 1999 (age 24)	Young Lions FC	2021	2021
15	Shah Shahiran ^U23	(1999-11-14) 14 November 1999 (age 24)	FFA U18	2018	2020
18	Iman Hakim ^U23	(2002-03-09) 9 March 2002 (age 22)	Albirex Niigata (S)	2021	2021
Forwards
9	Boris Kopitović	(1995-04-27) 27 April 1995 (age 29)	OFK Petrovac	2020	2021
11	Armin Bosnjak	(1994-04-20) 20 April 1994 (age 30)	FC Ballkani	2021	2021
13	Taufik Suparno	(1995-10-31) 31 October 1995 (age 28)	SAFSA	2018	2020
14	Marc Ryan Tan ^U23	(2002-01-08) 8 January 2002 (age 22)	Young Lions FC	2021	2021
47	Danish Siregar ^U23	(2003-03-01) 1 March 2003 (age 21)	FFA U17	2019	2019
	Armin Bosnjak	(1994-04-20) 20 April 1994 (age 30)	FC Ballkani	2021	2021
Players loaned out / left during season

U21

As of 22 April 2018

No.	Name	Date of Birth (Age)	Last club	Contract Since	Contract End
Goalkeepers
60	Dylan Christopher Goh	(2002-03-07) 7 March 2002 (age 22)	Geylang International U19	2021	2021
Defenders
	Aqmal Jelany		Youth Team	2019	2021
	Amir Mirza		Youth Team	2021	2021
	Haziq Jalal		Home United U19	2019	2021
	Adam Reefdy		Singapore Sports School	2021	2021
Midfielders
	Ethan Henry Pinto	(2004-04-14) 14 April 2004 (age 20)	Singapore Sports School	2021	2021
	Christopher Ong Gin How			2021	2021
Forwards
	Max McCoy		Youth Team	2020	2020

Coaching staff

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

Transfers

Pre-season

In

Position	Player	Transferred From	Ref
GK	Dylan Christopher Goh	Geylang International U19
MF	Iman Hakim	Albirex Niigata (S)	Free ^[5]
MF	Amirul Haikal	Young Lions FC	Free ^[6]
FW	Marc Ryan Tan	Young Lions FC	Free ^[7]
FW	Armin Bošnjak	FC Ballkani	Free

Loan Return

Position	Player	Transferred From	Ref
GK	Haikal Hasnol		Loan Return ^[8]
GK	Nurshafiq Zaini	Young Lions FC	Loan Return ^[9]
DF	Irfan Najeeb	Young Lions FC	Loan Return ^[10]
DF	Akmal Azman	Young Lions FC	Loan Return

Note 1: Nurshafiq Zaini returned to Young Lions on loan for another season.

Out

Position	Player	Transferred To	Ref
MF	Joel Chew Joon Herng	SAFSA	NS till 2022 ^[11]
DF	Syahrul Sazali	SAFSA	NS till 2022 ^[12]
DF	Amirul Adli	Lion City Sailors	Free ^[13]
DF	Shannon Stephen		Free ^[14] ^[15]
DF	Fathullah Rahmat	Tanjong Pagar United	Free
MF	Huzaifah Aziz		Free ^[16]
MF	Haziq Mikhail	Lion City Sailors U19
FW	Fazrul Nawaz		Free
FW	Jordan Webb		Free ^[17]

Note 1:

Loan Out

Position	Player	Transferred To	Ref
GK	Nurshafiq Zaini	Young Lions FC	Season loan
MF	Nicky Melvin Singh	Albirex Niigata (S)	Season loan ^[18]

Extension and retained

^[19]

Position	Player	Ref
Coach	Gavin Lee	2 years extension starting 2020 ^[20]
GK	Syazwan Buhari
GK	Zulfairuuz Rudy
DF	Ryaan Sanizal	^[21]
DF	Hamizan Hisham	^[22]
DF	Irwan Shah	^[23]
DF	Madhu Mohana	^[24]
DF	Baihakki Khaizan	2 years contract signed in 2020 ^[25] ^[26] ^[27]
DF	Daniel Bennett	^[28]
DF	Andrew Aw	^[29]
MF	Yasir Hanapi
MF	Kyoga Nakamura	^[30]
MF	Zehrudin Mehmedovic	^[31]
MF	Shah Shahiran	^[32]
FW	Danish Siregar	^[33]
FW	Taufik Suparno	^[34]
FW	Boris Kopitovic	^[35]

Promoted

Position	Player	Ref

Mid-season transfers

In

Position	Player	Transferred From	Ref

Out

Position	Player	Transferred To	Ref

Friendlies

Pre-season

Win Draw Loss

Team statistics

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos.	Player	Sleague		Singapore Cup		ACL / AFC Cup		Charity Shield		Total
No.	Pos.	Player	Apps.	Goals	Apps.	Goals	Apps.	Goals	Apps.	Goals	Apps.	Goals
3	DF	Ryaan Sanizal	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	DF	Baihakki Khaizan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	DF	Madhu Mohana	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	MF	Yasir Hanapi	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	MF	Kyoga Nakamura	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	FW	Boris Kopitović	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	MF	Zehrudin Mehmedović	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	FW	Armin Bošnjak	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	MF	Amirul Haikal	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	FW	Taufik Suparno	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	FW	Marc Ryan Tan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	MF	Shah Shahiran	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	DF	Daniel Bennett	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	DF	Irwan Shah	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
18	MF	Iman Hakim	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
19	GK	Zulfairuuz Rudy	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
21	DF	Hamizan Hisham	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
23	DF	Irfan Najeeb	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
24	GK	Syazwan Buhari	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
44	GK	Danial Iliya	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
45	DF	Andrew Aw	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
47	FW	Danish Siregar	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Players who have played this season and/or sign for the season but had left the club or on loan to other club

Competitions

Overview

Singapore Premier League

Win Draw Loss

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Lion City Sailors	21	14	6	1	59	21	+38	48	Qualification for AFC Champions League group stage
2	Albirex Niigata (S)^[a]	21	13	7	1	50	19	+31	46
3	Hougang United	21	10	4	7	48	40	+8	34	Qualification for AFC Cup group stage
4	Tampines Rovers	21	7	6	8	48	51	−3	27	Qualification for AFC Cup group stage
5	Tanjong Pagar United	21	5	7	9	36	49	−13	22
6	Geylang International	21	6	2	13	33	52	−19	20
7	Balestier Khalsa	21	5	4	12	34	52	−18	19
8	Young Lions^[a]	21	4	4	13	26	50	−24	16

Updated to match(es) played on 3 April 2021. Source: Singapore Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of wins
Notes:

^ ^a ^b The foreign club – Albirex Niigata (S) – as well as the Football Association of Singapore (FAS) under-21 team, Young Lions, are ineligible for any AFC competition spots.

AFC Champions League

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	JEO	GAM	CHI	TAM
1	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	6	5	1	0	22	5	+17	16	Advance to Round of 16	—	2–1	2–1	9–0
2	Gamba Osaka	6	2	3	1	15	7	+8	9		2–2	—	1–1	8–1
3	Chiangrai United	6	2	2	2	8	7	+1	8		1–3	1–1	—	1–0
4	Tampines Rovers	6	0	0	6	1	27	−26	0		0–4	0–2	0–3	—

Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Win Draw Loss

Group stage

22 April 2021 Matchday 1

Tampines Rovers

v

Gamba Osaka

25 April 2021 Matchday 2

Sydney FC

v

Tampines Rovers

28 April 2021 Matchday 3

Jeonbuk Hyundai

v

Tampines Rovers

1 May 2021 Matchday 4

Tampines Rovers

v

Jeonbuk Hyundai

4 May 2021 Matchday 5

Gamba Osaka

v

Tampines Rovers

7 May 2021 Matchday 6

Tampines Rovers

v

Sydney FC

Singapore Cup

Win Draw Loss

Notes

References

[table_note_ALB0.24444839136882-36] The foreign club – Albirex Niigata (S) – as well as the Football Association of Singapore (FAS) under-21 team, Young Lions, are ineligible for any AFC competition spots.

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

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

[3] "Mustafic, who is currently the assistant coach of the Tampines Rovers Under-19 squad, will continue to contribute to Singapore's football from the sidelines after his retirement".

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

[5] "Iman Hakim announced as new signing for 2021".

[6] "Stags announce the signing of 21 year-old Amirul Haikal for 2021".

[7] "Stags signed 18 year-old Forward Marc Ryan Tan for 2021 season".

[8] "Goalkeeper Haikal Hasnol has joined Home United Football Club on loan due to National Service commitments".

[9] "Nurshafiq makes debut for Young Lions".

[10] "Irfan Najeeb will complete his National Service at the end of January and rejoin the Stags for season 2021!".

[11] "Joel Chew enlist for national service".

[12] "Tampines will have to make do without full-back Syahrul Sazali for the rest of the campaign due to National Service".

[13] "Thank you so much @tampinesrovers".

[14] "Shannon Stephen's contract has expired and he will be leaving the Stags".

[15] "Shannon Paul bids goodbye to the Stags".

[16] "Huzaifah Aziz's contract has expired and he will be leaving the Stags".

[17] "Jordan Webb's contract has expired and he will be leaving the Stags".

[18] "Nicky Melvin Singh (Tampines Rovers FC U-21) will join Albirex for 2021 season!".

[19] "2020 Singapore Premier League Retained and Released List".

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

[21] "Ryaan Sanizal will be continuing his development with the Stags in 2021".

[22] "Hamizan Hisham will continue to turn out for the Stags in 2021".

[23] "Returning for his 6th season with the Stags, Mr Dependable, Irwan Shah!".

[24] "We are pleased to announce that Madhu Mohana will turn out for the Stags in 2021".

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

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

[27] "Baihakki Khaizan will continue to marshal the Stags defence in 2021!".

[28] "Daniel Bennett will also continue as Vice-Captain".

[29] "Andrew Aw Yong Rei will continue his development with the Stags in 2021!".

[30] "We have retained Kyoga Nakamura @kyoga_official for the new season to come".

[31] "Zehrudin Mehmedović will continue to turn out for the Stags in the upcoming season!".

[32] "Shah Shahiran will continue to turn out for the Stags in 2021".

[33] "Danish Siregar will continue his development with the Stags in 2021!".

[34] "Taufik Suparno will be continuing his journey as a Stag in 2021".

[35] "Boris Kopitovic has signed a new contract and will continue to turn out for the Stags in the upcoming season".

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Squad

Singapore Premier League

U21

Coaching staff

Transfers

Pre-season

In

Loan Return

Out

Loan Out

Extension and retained

Promoted

Mid-season transfers

In

Out

Friendlies

Pre-season

Team statistics

Appearances and goals

Competitions

Overview

Singapore Premier League

AFC Champions League

Group stage

Singapore Cup

See also

Notes

References