The 2012 season is Woodlands Wellington's 17th competitive and consecutive season in the top flight of Singapore football and 25th year in existence as a football club.
15 April 2012: A 2-1 loss to Harimau Muda in the Causeway Derby sees Woodlands Wellington embark on a five-game losing streak in the S-League. The match was particularly controversial as there was a total of four penalty kicks awarded in the game, with three awarded in favour of the Young Tigers. Woodlands custodian Ahmadulhaq Che Omar managed to keep Wan Zack Haikal's 37th minute spot kick out, but Gary Robbat and Affize Faisal made no mistake with their penalties to ensure that Harimau Muda emerged winners in a match laden with yellow cards and a sending off for Woodlands winger Goh Swee Swee.[6]
11 July 2012: Referee Leow Thiam Hoe hands out 5 yellow cards to Woodlands in their 2-0 loss to Albirex Niigata (S), setting the current record for the most number of cards handed out to Woodlands Wellington in a single match during the 2012 season.[10] The five yellow cards also meant that Woodlands would be slapped with an automatic fine of S$500 for receiving at least that many cautions in a single match, in accordance with league regulations.[11]
12 July 2012: The Starhub League Cup draw was made at Jalan Besar Stadium, and Woodlands was drawn into group D together with Tampines Rovers and Gombak United. The 2012 edition of the Cup, which will run from July 26 to August 11, 2012, will be played in a new format that will see four groups of three teams each battle it out for a place in the semi-finals. The four teams that finish third in their respective groups will also play in a separate Plate Competition consisting of two semi-finals and a final.[12]
20 July 2012: Woodlands Wellington sees their lowest attendance this season with only 277 fans attending their match against Balestier Khalsa. The match also resulted in Woodlands' third loss in a row after consecutive losses to Albirex Niigata (S) and Tampines Rovers before this match. Woodlands custodian Ahmadulhaq Che Omar makes his second penalty save of the season in the same match.[13]
30 July 2012: Woodlands Wellington draws their second game of the Starhub League Cup preliminary round with Gombak United and remain rooted to the bottom of Group D, leaving their fate of advancing to the quarter-finals to be decided by the match between Gombak United and Tampines Rovers on 2 August.
2 August 2012: Gombak United and Tampines Rovers draw their League Cup preliminary round match and both teams advance to the quarter-finals. Woodlands Wellington finish bottom of the Group D table and advance to the semi-finals of the newly created Plate Competition.
6 August 2012: Woodlands Wellington crashes out of the League Cup Plate Competition after losing 1-0 to Balestier Khalsa in the semi-final, conceding a 67th goal to former RamZulkiffli Hassim.
26 August 2012: Woodlands's 1-2 loss to Gombak United marks their 20th game of the season without a win.
21 October 2012: Ahmadulhaq Che Omar's save against Ivan Jerković's penalty was his third penalty save of the season. The 1-2 loss against DPMM in the same match also meant that the Rams would finish the 2012 season as the wooden spoonists for the third season in a row.[14]
25 October 2012: The Rams pick up their fifth draw of the season, ending their match against Home United with a 0-0 scoreline following 3 consecutive losses against SAFFC, Harimau Muda and DPMM.[15]
4 November 2012: Woodlands Wellington's final match day 3-2 win over Tanjong Pagar United gets them only their third win of the season. All of the Rams' three goals were scored within the first 12 minutes of the match.[16]
Team Kits
The team kits for 2012 were produced by Thai sports apparel maker, Acono.
Source: RSSSF Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of wins Notes:
^The three foreign clubs – Albirex Niigata (S), DPMM FC and Harimau Muda A – as well as the Football Association of Singapore (FAS) under-23 team, Young Lions, are not eligible for any AFC competition spots.
On 12 July 2012, Woodlands was drawn into Group D of the Starhub League Cup together with Tampines Rovers and Gombak United. The 2012 edition of the Cup, which will run from July 26 to August 11, 2012, will be played in a new format that will see four groups of three teams each battle it out for a place in the semi-finals. The four teams that finish third in their respective groups will also play in a separate Plate Competition consisting of two semi-finals and a final.[23]
Woodlands loses their first Starhub League Cup preliminary round match to Tampines Rovers with a 3-1 defeat before drawing their second game with Gombak United and finished bottom of Group D, leaving their fate of advancing to the quarter-finals to be decided by the match between Gombak United and Tampines Rovers on 2 August. Gombak United and Tampines Rovers drew their League Cup preliminary round match and both teams advance to the quarter-finals while Woodlands, as the bottom placed team of Group D table, advance to the semi-finals of the newly created Plate Competition to face Balestier Khalsa on 6 August 2012.
Woodlands Wellington crashed out of the League Cup Plate Competition on 6 August 2012 after losing 1-0 to Balestier Khalsa in the semi-final, conceding a 67th goal to former RamZulkiffli Hassim.
Updated to match(es) played on 2 August 2012. Source: sleague.com[usurped] Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. (A) Advance to a further round
A total of 5 goals scored (4 in the S.League and 1 in the Singapore Cup) were not recorded with assists as they were scored either via penalty kicks or indirect free kicks.
First Team Clean sheets
Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total clean sheets are equal.
** Vincent Lee, Edward Tan and Aloysius Yap retired from professional football during the mid-season window.
Prime League
Prime League Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Updated to match(es) played on 25 October 2012. Source: Standings[usurped] Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. (C) Champions
