2013 Tampines Rovers FC season

Tampines Rovers
Chairman	Teo Hock Seng
Manager	Nenad Bacina
S.League	-
AFC Cup	Group stage
Home colours	Away colours
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The 2013 Tampines Rovers season saw the team compete in the 2013 S.League. They also competed in the 2013 AFC Cup after winning the 2012 S.League.

Squad

As of 6 January 2017.

Sleague

No.	Name	Date of Birth (Age)	Previous Club
Goalkeepers
1	André Martins	(1989-10-12) 12 October 1989 (age 35)	Real Massamá
18	Ridhuan Barudin	(1987-03-23) 23 March 1987 (age 37)	Geylang International
21	Ng Jia Fa	(1992-05-26) 26 May 1992 (age 32)	Hougang United Prime League
Defenders
2	Ismadi Mukhtar	(1983-12-16) 16 December 1983 (age 40)	Woodlands Wellington
3	Jufri Taha	(1985-03-04) 4 March 1985 (age 39)	Balestier Khalsa
4	Fahrudin Mustafic	(1981-04-17) 17 April 1981 (age 43)	Persela Lamongan
6	Kunihiro Yamashita	(1986-05-29) 29 May 1986 (age 38)	Albirex Niigata (S)
11	Imran Sahib	(1982-10-12) 12 October 1982 (age 42)	Woodlands Wellington
12	Anaz Hadee	(1983-09-24) 24 September 1983 (age 41)	Balestier Khalsa
14	Shaiful Esah	(1986-05-12) 12 May 1986 (age 38)	LionsXII
16	Seiji Kaneko	(1980-05-27) 27 May 1980 (age 44)	Nagoya Grampus
23	Shannon Stephen	(1994-02-06) 6 February 1994 (age 30)	Young Lions FC
Midfielders
8	Shahdan Sulaiman	(1988-05-09) 9 May 1988 (age 36)	LionsXII
10	Vítor Ladeiras	(1992-04-10) 10 April 1992 (age 32)	Real Massamá
13	Ruzaini Zainal	(1988-10-17) 17 October 1988 (age 36)	Warriors FC
15	Firdaus Kasman	(1988-01-24) 24 January 1988 (age 36)	LionsXII
17	Jamil Ali	(1984-05-02) 2 May 1984 (age 40)	Woodlands Wellington
39	Roysn Yap	(1993-01-30) 30 January 1993 (age 31)	Youth Team
Forwards
5	Ahmed Fahmie	(1987-04-20) 20 April 1987 (age 37)	Youth Team
7	Diogo Caramelo	(1992-11-22) 22 November 1992 (age 31)	Real Massamá
9	Aleksandar Duric	(1970-08-12) 12 August 1970 (age 54)	SAFSA
19	Khairul Amri	(1985-03-14) 14 March 1985 (age 39)	LionsXII
22	Danial Tan	(1994-08-04) 4 August 1994 (age 30)	Youth Team
25	Fariq Ghani	(1993-08-26) 26 August 1993 (age 31)	Youth Team
Players who left club during season
1	Saša Dreven	(1990-01-27) 27 January 1990 (age 34)	NK Varaždin
10	Sead Hadžibulić	(1983-01-30) 30 January 1983 (age 41)	FK Hajduk Kula
13	Fazil Zailani	(1989-03-22) 22 March 1989 (age 35)	Home United Prime League
20	Martín Wagner	(1985-06-15) 15 June 1985 (age 39)	Defensa y Justicia

Transfers

Mid-season transfers

In

Position	Player	Transferred To	Ref
GK	André Martins	Real Massamá	^[1]
MF	Vítor Ladeiras	Real Massamá	^[2]
MF	Ruzaini Zainal	Warriors FC
FW	Diogo Caramelo	Real Massamá	^[3]

Out

Position	Player	Transferred To
GK	Saša Dreven	NK Podravina
MF	Martín Wagner	Argentinos Juniors
FW	Sead Hadžibulić	FK Jagodina
FW	Fazil Zailani

Competitions

S.League

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Tampines Rovers	27	17	5	5	59	36	+23	56^[a]	Qualification to AFC Champions League Qualifying Round 1 or AFC Cup Group Stage
2	Home United	27	16	3	8	42	25	+17	51	Qualification to AFC Cup Group Stage^[b]
3	Albirex Niigata (S)^[c]	27	13	7	7	36	28	+8	46
4	Balestier Khalsa	27	12	7	8	38	28	+10	43
5	Woodlands Wellington	27	10	7	10	45	47	−2	37

Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
Notes:

^ Harimau Muda B were awarded a 3–0 victory against Tampines Rovers as the latter were found guilty of fielding an ineligible player. Tampines Rovers had won the original fixture 1–0.^[4]
^ Qualified as 2013 Singapore Cup winners.
^ The three foreign clubs – Albirex Niigata (S), DPMM FC and Harimau Muda B – as well as the Football Association of Singapore (FAS) under-23 team, Young Lions, are not eligible for any AFC competition spots.

Matches

12 February 2012 Match 1	Brunei DPMM FC	2 – 2	Tampines Rovers	Bandar Seri Begawan
20:15	Osman Bashiru 38' Jerković 69'	Report	Mustafić 48' Croissant 52' Sahib 84' Ismadi Mukhtar 85' Ali 91'	Stadium: Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah Stadium Referee: Abas Daud

16 February 2012 Match 2	Balestier Khalsa FC	1 – 0	Tampines Rovers	Toa Payoh
19:45	Ruhaizad Ismail 86'	Report	Imran Sahib 30' Anaz Hadee 63'	Stadium: Toa Payoh Stadium Referee: Leow Thaim Hoe

9 March 2012 Match 3	Tampines Rovers	4 – 0	Woodlands Wellington FC	Clementi, Singapore
19:45	Đurić 1', 24', 51' 61' Mustafić 36'	Report	K Sathiaraj 90'	Stadium: Clementi Stadium Referee: Muhid Taqi

15 March 2012 Match 4	Tampines Rovers	2 – 1	Tanjong Pagar United FC	Clementi, Singapore
19:45	Ismadi Mukhtar 39' Jamil Ali 90'	Report	Kawanabe 41' 59' Zahid Ahmad 84'	Stadium: Clementi Stadium Referee: Abdul Malik

25 March 2012 Match 5	Tampines Rovers	1 – 1	Hougang United FC	Clementi, Singapore
19:45	Ali Hudzaifi 26' Anaz Hadee 49' Croissant 90+3' Saša Dreven 90+5'	Report	Azhar Sairudin 26' Fazli Jaffar 31' Mamadou M. Diallo 47' Nurhilmi Jasni 72'	Stadium: Clementi Stadium Referee: Sukhbir Singh

29 March 2012 Match 6	Home United FC	0 – 2	Tampines Rovers	Bishan
19:45	Arai 21' Jeremy Chiang 76' Anzité 87'	Report	Đurić 37' Sazali Salleh 51' Imran Sahib 58' Ahmed Fahmie 83'	Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium Referee: W Ravisanthiran

Singapore Cup

Round 1

May 2013	Hougang United	2 – 1	Tampines Rovers	Hougang Stadium
	Jerome Baker Mamadou Diallo		Aleksandar Duric

Singapore League Cup

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Tanjong Pagar United (A)	2	1	1	4	2	+2	3
2	Tampines Rovers (A)	2	1	1	4	4	0	3
3	Young Lions FC	2	1	1	3	5	−2	3

Updated to match(es) played on 9 June 2013. Source: sleague.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(A) Advance to a further round

Matches

9 June 2013 First Round	Tampines Rovers	2 - 1	Tanjong Pagar United	Clementi Stadium, Singapore
19:30 (UTC+8)	Aleksandar Đurić 9', 32'	Details	Ismaël Benhamed 90+5'

12 June 2013 First Round	Tampines Rovers	2 - 3	Young Lions FC	Clementi Stadium, Singapore
19:30 (UTC+8)	Ahmed Fahmie 23' Jamil Ali 44'	Details	Afiq Yunos 62' Ignatius Ang 79' Sahil Suhaimi 90+3'

Quarter-finals

15 June 2013 Quarter Finals 2	Balestier Khalsa	3 - 3 (a.e.t.) (4 - 3 p)	Tampines Rovers	Toa Payoh Stadium
19:30 (UTC+8)	Ismadi Mukhtar 2' (o.g.) Kim Min-Ho 39' Zulkiffli Hassim 81'	Details	Aleksandar Đurić 8' Khairul Amri 67' Jamil Ali 77'	Referee: Abdul Malik

AFC Cup

Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	KEB	SEL	SG	TPR
East Bengal	6	4	2	0	13	6	+7	14		1–0	4–1	2–1
Selangor	6	2	2	2	12	11	+1	8	2–2		3–1	3–3
Sài Gòn Xuân Thành	6	2	2	2	9	12	−3	8	0–0	2–1		2–2
Tampines Rovers	6	0	2	4	12	17	−5	2	2–4	2–3	2–3

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

6 March 2013	Tampines Rovers	2–3	Sài Gòn Xuân Thành	Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore
19:45 UTC+8	Amri 89' Đurić 90+2'	Report	Amougou 22', 62' Pham Thua Chi 84'	Attendance: 1,238 Referee: Ng Chiu Kok (Hong Kong)

13 March 2013	Selangor	3–3	Tampines Rovers	Shah Alam Stadium, Shah Alam
20:45 UTC+8	Doe 8', 54' (pen.) Amri 46'	Report	Đurić 20' Imran 49' Yamashita 71'	Attendance: 1,551 Referee: Kim Sang-Woo (Korea Republic)

3 April 2013	Tampines Rovers	2–4	East Bengal	Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore
19:45 UTC+8	Hadžibulić 28' Amri 65'	Report	Hadee 19' (o.g.) Barisić 62', 87' Edeh 64'	Attendance: 1,082 Referee: Chaiya Mahapab (Thailand)

9 April 2013	East Bengal	2–1	Tampines Rovers	Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata
15:15 UTC+5:30	Edeh 22' Ralte 86'	Report	Esah 68'	Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Nivon Robesh Gamini (Sri Lanka)

23 April 2013	Sài Gòn Xuân Thành	2–2	Tampines Rovers	Thống Nhất Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City
18:30 UTC+7	Amougou 18' (pen.) Oloya 42'	Report	Amri 15' Hadžibulić 63'	Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Wang Di (China PR)

30 April 2013	Tampines Rovers	2–3	Selangor	Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore
19:00 UTC+8	Asraruddin 50' (o.g.) Đurić 58'	Report	Taha 28' (o.g.) Amri 45', 76'	Attendance: 839 Referee: Yudai Yamamoto (Japan)

References

^ "André Martins signs for Stags".
^ "Vítor Ladeiras signs for Stags".
^ "Diogo signs for Stags".
^ "Media Statement Concerning Tampines Rovers FC Fielding An Ineligible Player For S.League Match Against Harimau Muda". S League. 14 July 2013. Archived from the original on July 19, 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

[table_hth_TAM0.61892199451985-5] Harimau Muda B were awarded a 3–0 victory against Tampines Rovers as the latter were found guilty of fielding an ineligible player. Tampines Rovers had won the original fixture 1–0.^[4]

[table_note_res_AFC0.61892199451985-6] Qualified as 2013 Singapore Cup winners.

[table_note_ALB0.61892199451985-7] The three foreign clubs – Albirex Niigata (S), DPMM FC and Harimau Muda B – as well as the Football Association of Singapore (FAS) under-23 team, Young Lions, are not eligible for any AFC competition spots.

[1] "André Martins signs for Stags".

[2] "Vítor Ladeiras signs for Stags".

[3] "Diogo signs for Stags".

[Tampines_result_overturned-4] "Media Statement Concerning Tampines Rovers FC Fielding An Ineligible Player For S.League Match Against Harimau Muda". S League. 14 July 2013. Archived from the original on July 19, 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

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