2020 Warriors FC season
| 2020 season | |
|---|---|
| Chairman | Philip Lam Tin Sing |
| Head coach | Azlan Alipah |
| Stadium | Jurong West Stadium |
The 2020 season is Warriors' 25th consecutive season in the top flight of Singapore football and in the S.League. Along with the S.League, the club will also compete in the Prime League, the Singapore Cup and the Singapore League Cup.
In November 2019, they were charged on court with 107 counts of not paying their staff salaries. [1] In total, they failed to pay more than S$350,000 in salaries to about 30 employees, including players, sports trainers and support staff.
2 days after the incident being reported, ST reported that there were 2 parties that were interested to take over Warriors FC.[2]
On 2/12/2019 , the club’s management committee said they had paid a total of S$150,000 in salaries to half of its football squad to settle arrears.[3]
Squad
S.League squad
- As of 11 February 2019
| Squad No. | Name | Nationality | Date of Birth (Age) | Previous Club | Contract Start | Contract End | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | |||||||
| 13 | Shahul Rayyan | 
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12 February 1995 | Albirex Niigata (S)
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2019 | ||
| Defenders | |||||||
| 25 | Shameer Aziq |
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30 December 1995 | Tampines Rovers
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2019 | 2019 | |
| Midfielders | |||||||
| 10 | Poh Yi Feng >30 |
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15 November 1986 | Balestier Khalsa
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2016 | 2020 | |
| Strikers | |||||||
| 15 | Fadhil Noh >30 |
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4 March 1989 | Balestier Khalsa
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2017 | ||
| Players left club during season | |||||||
U19 Squad
| Squad No. | Name | Nationality | Date of Birth (Age) | Previous Club | Contract Start | Contract End | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | |||||||
| Defenders | |||||||
| Midfielders | |||||||
| Strikers | |||||||
Coaching staff
| Position | Name | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| General Manager | Paul Poh
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| Head Coach | Azlan Alipah
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| Assistant Coach | ||
| Goalkeeping Coach | Lee Bee Seng
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[4] |
| Team Manager | Yeo Jun Xian
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| Fitness Trainer |
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| Sports Trainer | Narasiman Sathivelu
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| Kitman | 
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Transfers
Pre-Season transfers
In
| Position | Player | Transferred From | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| DF | Illyas Lee
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Balestier Khalsa
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Free |
| DF | Ruzree Rohzaini
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Garena Young Lions
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Loan Return |
| FW | Fazrul Nawaz
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Hougang United
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Note 1: Illyas Lee moves to Tiong Bahru FC after the club was excluded from the 2020 Singapore Premier League season. Note 2: Fazrul Nawaz moves to Tampines Rovers after the club was excluded from the 2020 Singapore Premier League season.
Out
| Position | Player | Transferred To | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Fashah Iskandar
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Tanjong Pagar United
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| GK |  Kimura Riki
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Lion City Sailors U21
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| DF | Kento Fukuda
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[5] | |
| DF | Delwinder Singh
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Tanjong Pagar United
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| DF | Tajeli Salamat
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Home United
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| DF | Yeo Hai Ngee
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Balestier Khalsa
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| DF |  Danial Scott Crichton
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Garena Young Lions
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| DF |  Ryhan Stewart
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Garena Young Lions
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| DF | Illyas Lee
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Tiong Bahru FC (NFL)
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| MF | Suria Prakash
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Tanjong Pagar United
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| MF | Ignatius Ang
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Tanjong Pagar United
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| MF | Gabriel Quak
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Home United
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[6] [7] |
| MF | Faizal Raffi
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Balestier Khalsa
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| MF | C. Aarish Kumar
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Balestier Khalsa
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| FW | Sahil Suhaimi
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Hougang United
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[8] |
| FW | Khairul Nizam
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Geylang International
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[9] |
| FW | Fairoz Hassan
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Tiong Bahru FC (NFL)
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| FW |  Jonathan Behe
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 Al-Nahda Club
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[10] |
Note 1: Fairoz Hassan moved to Tiong Bahru FC after being released from the club. He subsequently moved to Albirex Niigata (S) during the mid season transfer window
Extension / Retained
| Position | Player | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| GK | Shahul Rayyan
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| DF | Emmeric Ong
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| DF | R Aaravin
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| DF | Shameer Aziq
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| MF | Ammirul Emmran
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| MF | Poh Yi Feng
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| FW | Fadhil Noh
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Promoted
| Position | Player | Ref |
|---|
Trial
| Position | Player | Trial With | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| FW | Jonathan Behe
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 Penang FA
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[11] |
| Terengganu F.C. II
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[12] [13] |
Mid-Season Transfer
Out
| Position | Player | Transferred To | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| DF | Emmeric Ong
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Hougang United
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[14] |
| FW | Zulkiffli Hassim
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Tanjong Pagar United
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[15] |
| MF | Ammirul Emmran
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Tanjong Pagar United
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[16] |
| FW | Fazrul Nawaz
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Tampines Rovers
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[17] |
| DF | R Aaravin
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Balestier Khalsa
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Friendly
Pre-Season Friendly
Win Draw Loss
Team statistics
Appearances and goals
- As of 29 September 2018
| No. | Pos. | Player | Sleague | Singapore Cup | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps. |  Goals
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Apps. | Goals
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Apps. | Goals
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Competitions
Overview
| Competition | Record | |||||||
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| P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |
Singapore Premier League
Win Draw Loss
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albirex Niigata (S)[a] (C) | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 14 | +18 | 32 | |
| 2 | Tampines Rovers | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 27 | 11 | +16 | 29 | Qualification for AFC Champions League group stage |
| 3 | Lion City Sailors | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 44 | 18 | +26 | 27 | Qualification for AFC Cup group stage |
| 4 | Geylang International | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 22 | −4 | 20 | |
| 5 | Balestier Khalsa | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 28 | −6 | 19 | |
| 6 | Hougang United | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 24 | −5 | 15 | |
| 7 | Young Lions[a] | 14 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 12 | 38 | −26 | 9 | |
| 8 | Tanjong Pagar United | 14 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 33 | −19 | 5 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of wins
(C) Champions
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.
Singapore Cup
Win Draw Loss
See also
References
- ^ "Warriors Football Club charged with not paying players, staff salaries of more than S$350,000".
- ^ "SPL club Warriors up for foreign takeover?".
- ^ "Warriors FC pays S$150,000 in salaries out of S$358,000 owed".
- ^ "Goalkeeping coach Lee Bee Seng leaves national set-up, joins Warriors FC".
- ^ "Arigatoooo @warriorsfcsg since 2016〜2019 season".
- ^ "Thank you @warriorsfcsg for a beautiful season & the memories created together".
- ^ "Besides Hassan, they have recruited forward Gabriel Quak".
- ^ "Thank you @warriorsfcsg for this memorable 2 years".
- ^ "Khairul Nizam joins Eagles for 2020".
- ^ "Behe joins-Al Nahda" (in Arabic).
- ^ "Jonathan Behe trial with Penang FA".
- ^ "Behe trial with Terengganu II".
- ^ "Behe on trial with Penang FA".
- ^ "Emmeric becomes Cheetah".
- ^ "Tanjong Pagar sign Zulkiffli Hassim".
- ^ "Tanjong Pagar boost midfield with Ammirul Emmran".
- ^ "Tampines Rovers sign Fazrul Nawaz".