Singapore national football team
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Singapore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname(s) | The Lions | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Association | Football Association of Singapore |
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Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Head coach | Radojko Avramovic (2003-) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Captain | Indra Sahdan (2007-Present) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Most caps | Malik Awab (123 Caps) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Top scorer | Fandi Ahmad (55 Goals) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Home stadium | National Stadium, Singapore | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FIFA code | SIN | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FIFA ranking | 128 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Highest FIFA ranking | 73 (August 1993) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lowest FIFA ranking | 140 (October 2007) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Elo ranking | 107 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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First international | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Singapore 2 - 3 South Korea (Singapore; April 11, 1953) |
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Biggest win | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Singapore 11 - 0 Laos (Singapore; January 15, 2007) |
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Biggest defeat | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Burma 9 - 0 Singapore (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; November 9, 1969) |
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AFC Asian Cup | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Appearances | 1 (First in 1984) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best result | Round 1, 1984 |
The Singapore national football team is the national football (soccer) team of Singapore. The team comes under the organisation of the Football Association of Singapore (FAS).
To date, the most significant successes of the team have come in the regional ASEAN Football Championship (formerly known as the 'Tiger Cup'), which Singapore has won three times in 1998, 2005 and 2007. In 1998, Singapore beat Vietnam 1-0 in the final to capture the country's first major international football title. In the 2004-5 competition, Singapore defeated Indonesia in a two-leg final 5-2 on aggregate. Singapore successfully retained the trophy in 2007, beating Thailand 3-2 on aggregate in the final.
Although Singapore is widely regarded as a minnow in the international footballing arena, the national team has ground out quite a few upset results and have made it hard for many away teams in recent years. In the 2007 Asian Cup qualifiers, for example, Singapore became the only team to beat Iraq enroute to their Asian Cup winning campaign. Singapore and also drew with China 0-0 at home in 2006. China also narrowly escaped with a 1-0 victory in Tianjin thanks to a last minute penalty. Japan, Uruguay, Denmark and Saudi Arabia have also come away with narrow 2-1 wins in recent times. In September 2007, Singapore almost took the scalp of Gulf Cup champions, UAE but a late equaliser prevented a win for the Lions. In March 2008, Australia became the latest victim when they failed to beat Singapore when the game ended in a goalless draw.
In the FIFA World Rankings, Singapore is currently the number 3 ranked Southeast Asian team behind Thailand and the number 20 in Asia (as of April 2008). Singapore was tagged as the Asian Football Confederation's 'Mover of the Year' in 2005.
In January 2007, Singapore achieved a national record 11-0 win against Laos in an ASEAN Football Championship match. Mohd Noh Alam Shah scored 7 goals in the match.
Singapore's main rival on the international stage is their geographical neighbour, Malaysia, and past matches between these two teams have produced much drama.
All of the players in the Singapore national football team currently play for club teams in Singapore's top professional league, the S.League.
In recent years, Singapore has included several naturalised citizens in its team. Notable foreign-born citizens who have played for Singapore include Egmar Goncalves from Brazil; Mirko Grabovac from Croatia and Itimi Dickson from Nigeria. The current national team also consists of foreign-born citizens such as Daniel Bennett and John Wilkinson from England; Qiu Li and Shi Jiayi from China; Mustafic Fahrudin from Serbia; Precious Emuejeraye and Agu Casmir from Nigeria; and the Bosnian-born former Australian Aleksander Duric.
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[edit] History
[edit] 1921 - 1994
Between 1921 and 1994, the Football Association of Singapore entered a representative side in the Malaysia Cup and the Malaysian League. While this was not the national team per se – and in 1980s and 1990s this team included some foreign players as permitted by Malaysian League rules – 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. Up to 1994, Singapore won 24 Malaysia Cup titles and 2 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, and have not been involved since. Singapore subsequently launched its own professional league, the S.League, in 1996, and also began to put much more focus on the performance of it's national team in international competitions.
[edit] 1995 - 1999
With the local football scene still suffering from Malaysia Cup hangover, Singapore won the bronze medal in the 1995 Southeast Asian Games, after crashing out in the semi-finals 1-0 to the hosts and eventual gold medalists, Thailand.
The national team then produced some uninspiring results as they crashed out in the group stages of the 1996 Tiger Cup, which Singapore hosted.
The national team continued their jinx of missing out on the gold medal in the Southeast Asian Games in 1997, losing in the semi-finals again to Indonesia. This time they also missed out on the bronze medal, when they lost out to Vietnam 1-0 in the third-placing match.
However in the 1998 edition of the Tiger Cup, against all odds, Singapore's team led by coach Barry Whitbread stormed through the group stages with victories over Malaysia and the Philippines. In the sem-finals, they beat Indonesia and subsequently edged out hosts Vietnam 1-0 in the final. This was the country's first ever international title.
[edit] 2000 - 2002
Jan B. Poulsen who was part of the Danish backroom staff in the 1998 World Cup, was appointed the Technical Director of the Football Association of Singapore in 1999. However, due to poor results by Singapore in the 2000 Tiger Cup, coach Vincent Subramaniam was sacked and Poulsen took over as coach in 2001.
2 points out of a possible 18 in the World Cup 2002 qualifiers meant that Poulsen had to deliver in the 2002 Tiger Cup, which was to be held at home, in order to keep his job.
On 18 December 2002, Singapore faced arch-rivals Malaysia in their first game of the Tiger Cup. 40,000 home supporters watched in horror as Singapore crashed 4-0 to their northern neighbours. To this day, the loss remains a major stain on Singapore's international results. Singapore went on to win 2-1 over Laos, but a 1-1 draw in the final group game against Thailand wasn't enough to book a place in the knock-out stages.
Poulsen was sacked following the premature exit of the team from the tournament.
[edit] 2003 - present
Radojko Avramovic took over as coach of the flailing and deflated Singapore national football team in 2003.
A string of wins in friendlies and a narrow 2-1 loss at home against Japan were signs of the brighter future for Singapore under Avramovic.
Singapore started the 2004 Tiger Cup as underdogs. Many brushed off the team's chances of even making it to the knockout stages. However, a hard-fought 1-1 draw in their first game against hosts Vietnam showed that Singapore meant business. Another draw against Indonesia meant that Singapore needed only to win against minnows Cambodia and Laos to make it to the semi-finals. And they did just that with two thumping wins.
Singapore were drawn with another underdog, 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 Singapore went on to win 4-2 (8-5 on aggregrate).
Singapore then won the two-legged final against Indonesia 3-1 in the first leg in Jakarta, before winning 2-1 (5-2 on aggregrate) for the second leg in front of a 55,000-strong delirious home crowd. It was Singapore's second Tiger Cup title and there was more to come.
Avramovic then led Singapore into the 2007 Asian Cup qualifiers with a stunning 2-0 victory at home over much-fancied Iraq, courtesy of goals from strikers Khairul Amri and Mohd Noh Alam Shah. However, Singapore failed to build on to this victory and then lost away to the much weaker team from Palestine. The Singapore then took on China away in Tianjin and they held out till the 93rd minute, when then-captain Aide Iskandar conceded a penalty and Shao Jiayi of China dully converted the kick. China came to Singapore for the second meeting and the Singapore defence held out for a 0-0 draw. A subsequent 4-2 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 as the war-torn country had troubles travelling to Singapore for the match.
For the 2007 ASEAN Football Championship (previously known as the Tiger Cup), Singapore was drawn into a group similar to the one they had in the 2004 competition. The pressure was on for Singapore to deliver at home and they started their defence of the title with an uninspiring 0-0 draw with Vietnam. Singapore then trashed minnows Laos 11-0 to record their largest-ever win, gaining a precious 3 points and an unassailable goal difference. In the final group match, Singapore knocked Indonesia out of the tournament in a tight, fiercely fought 2-2 draw. Singapore met their northern rivals Malaysia in the semi-final. In the first leg, Singapore stole a 1-1 draw away in Shah Alam. In the second leg at Singapore's National Stadium, following another draw, Singapore beat Malaysia in a penalty shoot-out 5-4 following heroics from 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, and the secured a 1-1 draw in Bangkok thanks to a late strike from Khairul Amri to retain the ASEAN Football Championship trophy.
On the 24th of June 2007, only 16 years 7 months and 5 days old, Hariss Harun became the youngest ever player to don the national jersey as he came on in the second half in a friendly against North Korea.
Singapore met Palestine in first round of the FIFA World Cup 2010 Asian Qualifying. Singapore won the first leg 4-0 away in Doha, Qatar thanks to a brace from Shi Jiayi plus goals from John Wilkinson and Noh Alam Shah gave Singapore a massive advantage going into the second leg at the National Stadium on 28 October. However, the Palestinians did not turn up for the game, citing travel problems. Thus, FIFA awarded Singapore with a 3-0 win. Singapore was drawn with Tajikistan in the second round. In the first leg, Singapore's oldest debutant, 37-year-old Aleksandar Duric bagged a brace in his debut for the Lions.
On the 9th of November 2007, just hours before the kick off of the World Cup 2010 qualifiers against Tajikistan, then-captain of the national team, Aide Iskandar sensationally retired from international football, and by doing so, he handed down the skipper's armband to Indra. Singapore won the corresponding fixture 2-0 and subsequently drew the return leg 1-1 on 18 November to progress to the group stage of the FIFA World Cup 2010 Asian Qualifying, where they were drawn against Saudi Arabia, Lebanon and Uzbekistan. Singapore went into the third round with a genuine chance of advancing to the final group stage of the Asian qualifying section and were poised to give Uzbekistan a run for their money in the race for second place.
As part of the preparations for the World Cup Qualifiers, Singapore will be playing three friendlies with Kuwait, Oman and Joran on 24, 27 and 31 January 2008 respectively. In the first game, Singapore managed a 2-0 win over Kuwait thanks to Mustafic Fahrudin and Aleksandar Duric.
Singapore kicked off their first ever World Cup Qualifiers in the Third Round inauspiciously by losing to one of Asia's big guns, Saudi Arabia. But the Lions then rallied back and defeated Lebanon 2-0 on home ground with goals from Fazrul Nawaz and Aleksandar Duric. But after losing to Uzbekistan 3-7 and 0-1, Singapore's chances of getting into the 4th Round of the qualifiers are slim although they are still mathematically in contention of qualifying.
Singapore will be taking on Saudi Arabia and Lebanon for the remaining Group D games of their World Cup qualifying campaign.
[edit] Under-23 Team
Singapore uses a team made up of players who are aged 23 years old or below for competitions like the SEA Games and the Merdeka Cup. For competitions like the Olympics and the Asian Games, an Under-23 team is also used but 3 senior players may also be included. The current Under-23 team is mostly comprised of senior national team players like Shahril Ishak and Khairul Amri.
[edit] Kits
In modern times Singapore's kit has been supplied by Admiral, Puma, Umbro, Grand Sport, and Tiger. In November 2006, just before the 2007 ASEAN Football Championship kicked off, Nike signed a year's deal of kit sponsorship worth SGD$1,000,000. Nike still supplies the kit for the Singapore national team as of now.
Singapore had initially worn sky blue shirts and shorts as their home kit. In the late 80's, 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 90's. However, in 2006, kit supplier, Nike reverted the national team's colours back to blue as its home kit and white as the change kit, for the 2007 ASEAN Football Championship. The move raised a few eyebrows since red had been the traditional colour for nearly two decades. But right after the ASEAN Football Championships, red was the colour again and it is still the colour of the national team jerseys as of now.
Before 2006, Singapore had been using the same kit for nearly 5 years, supplied by Tiger who had a tie-in with Diadora. Now with the team under sponsorship of American sportswear giant, Nike, the kits are expected to be changed every 2 years. The previous home kit (used during the 2007 ASEAN Football Championship) made its final appearance on 4 February 2007 against Thailand. The current 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.
On 13 February 2008, a leaked photo from a photo shoot surfaced on the internet showing the unreleased kit showing national captain, Indra Sahdan Daud modelling the kit with Hariss Harun. The new kit was officially announced on 20 March 2008, featuring tight-fit jerseys in the two traditional team colours: Atom red for the home games and Marina blue for the away matches. The kit will 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[1].
[edit] Home stadium
Before the Kallang National Stadium was opened in 1973, from 1932, Jalan Besar Stadium hosted all home games of Singapore's representative side's which participated in the Malaysia Cup.
On the 11th of April 1953, Singapore played its first international game, hosting South Korea in a friendly that Singapore lost 3-2 at the Jalan Besar Stadium. Jalan Besar Stadium continued to host Singapore's Malaysia Cup and international matches till the 55,000 capacity Kallang National Stadium opened in 1973. From then on, all of Singapore's representative side's home games in the Malaysia Cup and the national team home matches were played at the Kallang National Stadium.
However, the National Stadium was slated for demolishment in early 2007 to make way for the new Singapore Sports Hub which was to be completed in 2011. Singapore played Australia in what was supposedly 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 more of the Singapore's matches. Since the supposed 'last game', the stadium has hosted 5 more matches, and it will also be the venue for 2 more World Cup 2010 qualifier matches which is due to be played in June 2008.
When the National Stadium closes for demolishing works, Singapore is slated to play all of their future matches at the Jalan Besar Stadium, although they are possibilities of having the Marina Bay Floating Stadium as a venue for home games, provided FIFA gives Singapore the green light.
From the start of 2004, Singapore has played its home matches in 4 different stadiums all over Singapore.
- Kallang National Stadium - 22
- Jalan Besar Stadium - 7
- Choa Chu Kang Stadium - 1
- Jurong West Stadium - 1
*figures correct as of 3rd June 2008
[edit] World Cup Record
[edit] Asian Cup Record
- 1956 - Did not enter
- 1960 - Did not qualify
- 1964 - Did not enter
- 1968 - Did not qualify
- 1972 - Did not enter
- 1976 - Did not qualify
- 1980 - Did not qualify
- 1984 - Round 1
- 1988 - Did not enter
- 1992 to 2007 - Did not qualify
[edit] ASEAN Football Championship Record
This competition was formerly known as the Tiger Cup
- 1996 - Group Stage
- 1998 - Champions
- 2000 - Group Stage
- 2002 - Group Stage
- 2004 - Champions
- 2007 - Champions
[edit] Asian Games Record (Under-23 Team Since 2002)
- 1951 - Did Not Enter
- 1954 - Eliminated at Group Stage
- 1958 - Eliminated at Group Stage
- 1962 - Did Not Enter
- 1966 - 4th Position
- 1970 - Did Not Enter
- 1974 - Did Not Enter
- 1978 - Did Not Enter
- 1982 - Did Not Enter
- 1986 - Did Not Enter
- 1990 - Eliminated at Group Stage
- 1994 - Did Not Enter
- 1998 - Did Not Enter
- 2002 - Did Not Enter
- 2006 - Eliminated in Preliminary Round
[edit] SEA Games Record (Under-23 Team since 2001)
- 1959 - Did Not Enter
- 1961 - Did Not Enter
- 1963 - Cancelled
- 1965 - Eliminated at Preliminary Round
- 1967 - Did Not Enter
- 1969 - NA
- 1971 - Eliminated at Group Stage
- 1973 - 4th Position
- 1975 - Bronze Medallists
- 1977 - Eliminated at Group Stage
- 1979 - Eliminated at Preliminary Round
- 1981 - 4th Position
- 1983 - Silver Medallists
- 1985 - Silver Medallists
- 1987 - Eliminated at Group Stage
- 1989 - Silver Medallists
- 1991 - Bronze Medallists
- 1993 - Bronze Medallists
- 1995 - Bronze Medallists
- 1997 - 4th Position
- 1999 - 4th Position
- 2001 - Eliminated at Group Stage
- 2003 - Eliminated at Group Stage
- 2005 - Eliminated at Group Stage
- 2007 - Bronze Medallists
[edit] Singapore Squad
[edit] Latest squad
For the friendly against Bahrain and the World Cup 2010 qualifying round 3 games, against Uzbekistan, Lebanon and Saudi Arabia
Most Recent Squad | ||
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Date announced | May 15, 2008 | |
Game(s) | Bahrain, 28 May 2008, |
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Uzbekistan, 2 June and 7 June 2008, |
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Saudi Arabia, 14 June 2008, |
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Lebanon, 22 June 2008, |
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Venue{s} | Singapore |
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Uzbekistan |
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Lebanon |
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Competitions | World Cup 2010 qualifiers |
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Dropped | Faizal Hamid | |
Injured | Hariss Harun | |
Called Up | Afiq Yunos, Shaiful Esah, Qiu Li | |
Pulled Out |
- Goalkeepers
Name | DOB | Club | Caps (goals) | Debut |
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Jasper Chan | November 7, 1988 | Young Lions | Uncapped | N/A |
Lionel Lewis | December 16, 1982 | Home United | 53 (0) | v Maldives, 9 April 2002 |
Hassan Sunny | April 2, 1984 | Tampines Rovers | 12 (0) | v India, 18 February 2004 |
- Defenders
Name | DOB | Club | Caps (goals) | Debut |
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Precious Emuejeraye | March 21, 1983 | Gombak United |
34 (0) | v Denmark, 26 January 2006 |
Daniel Bennett | January 7, 1978 | SAFFC |
69 (6) | v Philippines, 11 November 2002 |
Baihakki Khaizan | January 31, 1984 | Young Lions |
52 (1) | v Hong Kong, 4 August 2003 |
Ismail Yunos | October 24, 1986 | Young Lions | 4 (0) | v Vietnam, 28 December 2006 |
Jumaat Jantan | October 11, 2005 | Home United | 5 (0) | Cambodia, 27 January 2001 |
Sevki Shaaban | May 2, 1984 | Gombak United | 1 (0) | Vietnam, 28 December 2001 |
Noh Rahman | August 2, 1980 | Geylang United |
53 (0) | v Thailand, 27 January 2001 |
Shariff Abdul Samat | 14 January 1984 | Tampines Rovers |
Uncapped | N/A |
Afiq Yunos | 12 October 1990 | Young Lions |
Uncapped | N/A |
Shaiful Esah | 26 May 1986 | SAFFC |
Uncapped | N/A |
- Midfielders
Name | DOB | Club | Caps (goals) | Debut |
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Hariss Harun | 19 November 1990 | Young Lions |
6 (0) | v DPR Korea, 24 June 2007 |
Shahril Ishak | January 23, 1984 | Home United |
57 (5) | v Maldives, 4 March 2003 |
Shi Jiayi | September 2, 1983 | Home United |
30 (2) | v Cambodia, 27 January 2001 |
John Wilkinson | August 24, 1979 | SAFFC |
12 (2) | v DPR Korea, 24 June 2007 |
Ridhuan Muhammad | May 6, 1984 | Tampines Rovers |
37 (3) | v Qatar, 19 November 2003 |
Mustafic Fahrudin | April 17, 1981 | Tampines Rovers |
33 (2) | v Denmark, 26 January 2006 |
Isa Halim | May 15, 1986 | Young Lions |
18 (0) | v Cambodia, 11 October 2005 |
- Strikers
Name | DOB | Club | Caps (goals) | Debut |
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Indra Sahdan Daud | March 5, 1979 | Home United |
92 (26) | v Kuwait, 26 April 1997 |
Khairul Amri | March 15, 1986 | Young Lions |
46 (9) | v Oman, 9 June 2004 |
Fazrul Nawaz | April 17, 1985 | Geylang United |
26 (2) | v Malaysia, 4 June 2005 |
Aleksandar Duric | August 12, 1970 | SAFFC |
8 (4) | v Tajikistan, 9 November 2007 |
Qiu Li | June 6, 1981 | Tampines Rovers |
2 (0) | v Bahrain, 28 May 2008 |
*caps and goals are correct as of Wednesday, 29 May 2008
[edit] Recent callups
The following players have also been called up to the Singapore squad within the last twelve months:
- Goalkeepers
Name | DOB | Club | Caps (goals) | Debut | Most recent callup |
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Zaiful Nizam | July 24, 1987 | No Club | Uncapped | NA | v DPR Korea / Saudi / Australia June 2007 |
- Defenders
Name | DOB | Club | Caps (goals) | Debut | Most recent callup |
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Faizal Hamid | September 9, 1981 | Gombak United |
7 (0) | v Indonesia, 4 September 2004 | v Tajikistan November 2007 |
Aide Iskandar(Retired) | October 28, 1975 | Geylang United | 120 (0) | v Myanmar | v Tajikistan national football team
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Hafiz Osman | February 15, 1984 | SAFFC | 6 (0) | Laos 15 January 2007 |
v DPR Korea / Saudi / Australia
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Shahril Alias | May 14, 1984 | Home United | Uncapped | NA | v DPR Korea / Saudi / Australia June 2007 |
- Midfielders
Name | DOB | Club | Caps (goals) | Debut | Most recent callup |
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Itimi Dickson | November 14, 1983 | Persitara | 24 | 1 | v DPR Korea / Saudi / Australia June 2007 |
Erwan Gunawan | March 20, 1987 | Young Lions | Uncapped | NA | v DPR Korea / Saudi / Australia June 2007 |
Ridhwan Jamaludin | January 22, 1985 | Home United | Uncapped | NA | v DPR Korea / Saudi / Australia June 2007 |
Tengku Mushadad | November 17, 1984 | Young Lions | 5 (0) | Japan 28 December 2004 |
v DPR Korea / Saudi / Australia June 2007 |
Goh Swee Swee | June 2, 1986 | Home United | Uncapped | NA | v DPR Korea / Saudi / Australia June 2007 |
- Strikers
Name | DOB | Club | Caps (goals) | Debut | Most recent callup |
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Agu Casmir | March 22, 1984 | Unattached |
22 (7) | v Norway 28 January 2004 |
v Lebanon February 2008 |
Mohd Noh Alam Shah | September 3, 1980 | Tampines Rovers |
62 (24) | v Malaysia 28 December 1999 |
v Tajikistan November 2007 |
Ashrin Shariff | October 10, 1982 | SAFFC | 12 (1) | Malaysia 12 July 2004 |
v DPR Korea / Saudi / Australia June 2007 |
Masrezwan Masturi | October 17, 1981 | SAFFC | 17 (1) | DPR Korea 7 February 2002 |
v DPR Korea / Saudi / Australia June 2007 |
[edit] Previous squads
[edit] Backroom staff
Head Coach | Radojko Avramović |
Assistant Coach | vacant |
Team Manager | Eugene Loo |
Goalkeeping Coach | Lee Bee Seng |
Goalkeeping Coach | Koh Chuan Wee |
Goalkeeping Coach | K.Krishnan |
Fitness Coach | Aleksandar Bozenko |
Physiotherapist | Yeo Swee Koon |
Masseurs | Audrey Lim |
Sheik Abdullah Ismail |
[edit] Player History
[edit] Famous Players
[edit] 1970s
- Dollah Kassim
- Quah Kim Song
- Samad Allapitchay
- Mohd Noh
- Eric Paine
- Edmund Wee
- S Rajagopal
[edit] 1980s and 1990s
- Fandi Ahmad
- Malek Awab
- David Lee
- Lee Man Hon
- Lim Tong Hai
- Nazri Nasir
- Terry Pathmanathan
- V. Sundramoorthy
- Steven Tan
- Borhan Abu Samah
- Hasnim Haron
- Rafi Ali
- D. Tokijan
- K. Kannan
- Kadir Yahya
- Yahya Madon
- Razali Saad
- Abdul Malek
[edit] 2000s
- Lionel Lewis
- S Subramani
- Aide Iskandar
- Daniel Bennett
- Baihakki Khaizan
- Goh Tat Chuan
- Shahril Ishak
- Itimi Dickson
- Mohd Noh Alam Shah
- Indra Sahdan Daud
- Agu Casmir
- Khairul Amri
- Mustafic Fahrudin
- Egmar Goncalves
- Mirko Grabovac
[edit] Singapore captains
# | Player | Reign |
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Indra Sahdan Daud | 2007-present | |
Aide Iskandar | 2003- 2007 | |
Nazri Nasir | 1997-2003 | |
David Lee | 1997 | |
Fandi Ahmad | 1993-1997 | |
Razali Saad | 1993 | |
Terry Pathmanathan | 1990-1992 | |
Razali Saad | 1986-88 | |
Malek Awab | 1985-1986 | |
Au Yeong Pak Kuan | 1981-1984 | |
Lee Kok Seng | 1954-1965 |
[edit] Singapore Head-Coaches
Head-Coach | Reign | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost |
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Radojko Avramovic | 2003 - | 67 | 24 | 18 | 25 |
Jan B. Poulsen | 2000 - 2002 | ||||
Vincent Subramaniam | 1998 - 2000 | ||||
Barry Whitbread | 1996 - 1998 | ||||
Douglas Moore | 1994 - 1996 | ||||
Ken Worden | 1994 | ||||
PN Sivaji | 1992 - 1994 | ||||
Milous Kvacek | 1992 | ||||
Robin Chan | 1990 - 1992 | ||||
Jita Singh | 1988-1989 | ||||
Poh Leong Seah | 1986 - 1988 | ||||
Hussein Aljunied | 1984-1986 | ||||
Yong Liang Lim | 19?? - 1984 | ||||
Seng Quee Choo | 19?? - 19?? |
[edit] See also
- Football Association of Singapore
- Young Lions
- Singapore women's national football team
- Singapore M-League Team
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Football Association of Singapore website
- S.League official website
- Singapore's premier football community