2019 Balestier Khalsa FC season

Balestier Khalsa
2019 season
ChairmanDarwin Jalil
Head coachKhidhir Khamis
StadiumBishan Stadium
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The 2019 season is Balestier Khalsa's 24th consecutive season in the top flight of Singapore football and in the Singapore Premier League and the Singapore Cup.

Squad

Sleague Squad

As of 21 September 2018.
Squad No. Name Date of Birth (Age) Previous Club
Goalkeepers
1 Naqiuddin Nodin (1994-08-12) 12 August 1994 (age 30)
13 Zacharial Leong U23 (1998-04-06) 6 April 1998 (age 26)
19 Zaiful Nizam (1987-07-24) 24 July 1987 (age 37) Gombak United
24 Faris Danial U23 (1997-05-23) 23 May 1997 (age 27) Geylang International
Defenders
2 Fadli Kamis (1992-11-07) 7 November 1992 (age 32) Garena Young Lions
4 Khalili Khalif U23 (1997-01-03) 3 January 1997 (age 27) Home United
6 Nurullah Hussein (1993-05-09) 9 May 1993 (age 31) Garena Young Lions
10 Sufianto Salleh (1993-03-09) 9 March 1993 (age 31) Home United
15 Sheikh Abdul Hadi (1992-03-24) 24 March 1992 (age 32) Garena Young Lions
18 Ahmad Syahir Sahimi (1992-04-10) 10 April 1992 (age 32)
20 Ahmad Zaki U23 (1997-04-20) 20 April 1997 (age 27) Geylang International
21 Fazli Shafie U23 (1997-06-06) 6 June 1997 (age 27) Jungfrau Punggol FC
26 Illyas Lee (1995-12-01) 1 December 1995 (age 29) Hougang United
Midfielders
5 Max Goh Yi Qi U23 (1998-03-06) 6 March 1998 (age 26) Project Vaults FC
7 Hazzuwan Halim (1994-02-02) 2 February 1994 (age 30)
8 Raihan Rahman (1991-02-07) 7 February 1991 (age 33) Hougang United
11 Huzaifah Aziz (1994-06-24) 24 June 1994 (age 30) Hougang United
12 Jonathan Tan (1995-12-13) 13 December 1995 (age 29) SAFSA
14 Afiq Salman Tan (1995-11-28) 28 November 1995 (age 29)
16 Khairuddin Omar U23 (1996-03-08) 8 March 1996 (age 28) Home United
17 Fariz Faizal U23 (1996-10-17) 17 October 1996 (age 28)
25 Croatia Kristijan Krajcek (1993-10-01) 1 October 1993 (age 31) Croatia NK BSK Bijelo Brdo
27 Austria Sanjin Vrebac U19 (2000-02-25) 25 February 2000 (age 24) Germany VfR Fischeln
Jordan Chan U23 (1998-03-05) 5 March 1998 (age 26) Hougang United
Strikers
9 Croatia Sime Zuzul (1996-01-10) 10 January 1996 (age 28) Croatia NK Hrvatski Dragovoljac
22 Daniel Goh U23 (1999-08-13) 13 August 1999 (age 25) Hougang United
23 Akbar Shah U23 (1996-05-29) 29 May 1996 (age 28) Home United
Player who left during season
3 Shaqi Sulaiman U23 (1998-11-10) 10 November 1998 (age 26) Hougang United

U19 Squad

As of 9 March 2019.
Squad No. Name Date of Birth (Age) Previous Club
Goalkeepers
45 Singapore Amirul Halim U19
51 Singapore Haziq Roslan U19
Defenders
36 Singapore Adil Izzudin U19
42 Singapore Fiqry Ady U19
43 Singapore Nauffal Shah U19 Singapore Tampines Rovers U19
50 Singapore Dinie Syazani U19
52 Singapore Keshav Kumar U19
55 Singapore Rudy Taufiq U19
60 Singapore Aqil Rahmat U19
65 Singapore Hadi Danial U19
Midfielders
37 Singapore Suzairhe Fadly U19
41 Singapore Aravindhan Ramanathan U19
43 Singapore Nauffal Shah U19
44 Singapore Mali Sameer Alassane U19 (2000-12-24) 24 December 2000 (age 24)
54 Singapore Larry Sim U19
63 Singapore Arif Saiyadi U19
64 Singapore Azri Manap U19
66 Singapore Hadi Danial U19
68 Singapore Danie Shahil U19 (2001-12-13) 13 December 2001 (age 23) Singapore NFA U17
69 Singapore Elston Lo U19
70 Singapore N.Sakthivelchezhian U19
Strikers
57 Singapore Kenny Kamil U19
62 Singapore Suriya Ramesh U19
67 Singapore Dhiraj Rai U19

Coaching staff

[1]

Position Name
Head Coach Khidhir Khamis
Assistant Coach Haris Sumri
Assistant Coach Serbia Sead Muratović
Goalkeeping Coach Koh Chuan Hwee/ Rizal Abdul Rahman
Fitness Coach Rosman Sulaiman
Team Chairman Darwin Jalil
Physiotherapist Mohamed Nasser
Kitman Abdul Latiff

Transfer

Pre-season transfer

In

Position Player Transferred From Ref
Coach Singapore Khidhir Khamis Free Agent
GK Singapore Naqiuddin Nodin Free Agent
GK Singapore Faris Danial Singapore Geylang International Free
DF Singapore Illyas Lee Singapore Hougang United [2][3]
DF Singapore Ahmad Zaki Singapore Geylang International Free [4]
DF Singapore Fazli Shafie Singapore Jungfrau Punggol FC Free
MF Croatia Kristijan Krajcek Croatia NK BSK Bijelo Brdo [5]
MF Croatia Šime Žužul Croatia NK Hrvatski Dragovoljac [6]
MF Singapore Max Goh Singapore Project Vaults Oxley Sports Club
MF Singapore Jordan Chan Singapore Hougang United
FW Singapore Daniel Goh Singapore Hougang United

Out

Position Player Transferred To Ref
Coach Croatia Marko Kraljević Malaysia Kelantan FA [7]
GK Singapore Nazri Sabri Singapore Home United [8]
GK Singapore Syahrul Nizam Singapore Jungfrau Punggol FC [9]
DF Singapore Nurisham Jupri Singapore Project Vaults Oxley Sports Club
DF Singapore Zakir Samsudin
DF Singapore Sharin Majid
MF Singapore Noor Akid Nordin Singapore Albirex Niigata (S) Undisclosed [10]
MF Croatia Vedran Mesec Croatia NK Sesvete (Tier 2)
FW New Zealand Keegan Linderboom New Zealand Auckland City FC (Tier 1)
FW Serbia Dusan Marinkovic

Extension

Position Player Ref
DF Khalili Khalif
DF Sufianto Salleh
DF Ahmad Syahir Sahimi

Retained

Position Player Ref
GK Zacharial Leong
GK Zaiful Nizam 2 years contract signed in 2018[11]
DF Fadli Kamis 2 years contract signed in 2018[12]
DF Sheikh Abdul Hadi 2 years contract signed in 2018[13]
DF Sufianto Salleh 2 Years Contract signed in 2018[14][15]
DF Nurullah Hussein 2 Years Contract signed in 2018[16]
DF Shaqi Sulaiman 2 Years Contract signed in 2018[17]
MF Raihan Rahman 2 years contract signed in 2018[18]
MF Huzaifah Aziz 2 years contract signed in 2018 [19]
MF Hazzuwan Halim 2 years contract signed in 2018[20]
MF Fariz Faizal 2 Years Contract signed in 2018[21]
MF Khairuddin Omar 2 Years Contract signed in 2018[22]
MF Noor Akid Nordin 2 Years Contract signed in 2018[23]
MF Afiq Salman Tan 2 Years Contract signed in 2018[24]
FW Akbar Shah 2 Years Contract signed in 2018[25]
MF Austria Sanjin Vrebac

Note 1: Noor Akid Nordin moved to Albirex Niigata (S) despite signing a 2 years contract in 2018.

Position Player Ref

Mid-season transfers

In

Position Player Transferred From Ref
Coach Croatia Marko Kraljević Malaysia Kelantan FA
MF Singapore Jonathan Tan Singapore SAFSA loan return

Out

Position Player Transferred From Ref
Coach Singapore Khidhir Khamis Sacked
DF Singapore Shaqi Sulaiman NS till 2021

Friendly

Pre-Season Friendly

  Win   Draw   Loss

12 January 2019 (2019-01-12) 1 Admiralty CSC Singapore (NFL) 1-5 Singapore Balestier Khalsa Toa Payoh Stadium
5pm 89' Akbar Shah 5,18,26'
Hazzuwan Halim 22'
Daniel Goh Ji Xiong 75'

Team statistics

Appearances and goals

As of 15 September 2018

Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute.

No. Pos. Player Sleague Singapore Cup Total
Apps. Goals Apps. Goals Apps. Goals
1 GK Naqiuddin Nodin 8 0 0 0 0 0
2 DF Fadli Kamis 24 1 3 0 0 0
4 DF Khalili Khalif 18(1) 0 2 0 0 0
5 MF Max Goh Yi Qi 1 0 0 0 0 0
6 DF Nurullah Hussein 16(1) 0 2(1) 0 0 0
7 MF Hazzuwan Halim 16(2) 10 3 0 0 0
8 MF Raihan Rahman 17(3) 1 1(1) 0 0 0
9 FW Croatia Sime Zuzul 16(1) 9 2 1 0 0
10 DF Sufianto Salleh 7(6) 0 2 0 0 0
11 MF Huzaifah Aziz 18(3) 2 2(1) 0 0 0
12 MF Jonathan Tan 1(2) 0 0(2) 0 0 0
13 GK Zacharial Leong 6 0 2 0 0 0
14 MF Afiq Salman Tan 0(1) 0 0 0 0 0
15 DF Sheikh Abdul Hadi 9 0 3 0 0 0
16 MF Khairuddin Omar 0(1) 0 0 0 0 0
17 MF Fariz Faizal 9(5) 0 2 0 0 0
18 DF Ahmad Syahir Sahimi 17(1) 0 1 0 0 0
19 GK Zaiful Nizam 5 0 1 0 0 0
20 DF Ahmad Zaki Bagharib 0(2) 0 0 0 0 0
21 DF Fazli Shafie 6(1) 0 0 0 0 0
22 FW Daniel Goh Ji Xiong 16(4) 2 2 0 0 0
23 FW Akbar Shah 3(1) 0 0 0 0 0
24 GK Faris Danial 3 0 0 0 0 0
25 MF Croatia Kristijan Krajcek 15(2) 5 3 2 0 0
26 DF Illyas Lee 10(5) 0 0 0 0 0
27 MF Austria Sanjin Vrebac 11(10) 5 1(1) 0 0 0
44 MF SingaporeMali Sameer Alassane 10(3) 1 1 0 0 0
62 FW Suriya Ramesh 0(3) 0 0 0 0 0

Competitions

Overview

Competition Record
P W D L GF GA GD Win %
Singapore Premier League 24 4 5 15 37 58 −21 016.67
Singapore Cup 3 1 1 1 3 3 +0 033.33
Total 27 5 6 16 40 61 −21 018.52

Singapore Premier League

  Win   Draw   Loss

9 March 2019 (2019-03-09) 2 Balestier Khalsa Singapore 0-1 Singapore Hougang United Bishan Stadium
Kristijan KrajcekYellow card 42'
Huzaifah AzizYellow card 45'
Illyas LeeYellow card 61'
Nurullah HusseinYellow card 78'
Faris Ramli 60'
Afiq NoorYellow card 18'
Referee: Ahmad A'Qashah
17 March 2019 (2019-03-17) 3 Home United Singapore 0-0 Singapore Balestier Khalsa Bishan Stadium
Juma'at JantanYellow card 26' Raihan RahmanYellow card 53'
Huzaifah AzizYellow card 55'
Referee: Y.Sathyakumar
6 April 2019 (2019-04-06) 5 Albirex Niigata (S) Singapore 2-1 Singapore Balestier Khalsa Jurong East Stadium
Shoki Ohara 85'
Yoshikatsu Hiraga 90+2'
Daizo HorikoshiYellow card 71'
Kyoga NakamuraYellow card 72'
Huzaifah Aziz 4'Yellow card 75'
Akbar ShahYellow card 22'
Fazli Shafie Yellow card 25'
Raihan RahmanYellow card 68'
Referee: Ahmad A'Qashah
13 April 2019 (2019-04-13) 6 Balestier Khalsa Singapore 1-7 Brunei Brunei DPMM Bishan Stadium
Sanjin Vrebac 79'
Daniel Goh Ji XiongYellow card 53'
Illyas LeeYellow card 63'
Sufianto SallehYellow card 70'
Andrei Varankou 14' 39' 59' 71' (pen.) 83'
Blake Ricciuto 27' 31'Yellow card 84'
Abdul Azizi Ali RahmanYellow card 49'
Nur Ikhwan OthmanYellow card 53'
Referee: Muhammad Taqi
28 April 2019 (2019-04-28) 8 Balestier Khalsa Singapore 2-1 Singapore Warriors FC Bishan Stadium
Hazzuwan Halim 46'
Sanjin Vrebac 60'
Nurullah HusseinYellow card 56'
Fazli ShafieYellow card 88'
Jonathan Béhé 77'Yellow card 51'
Gabriel QuakYellow card 26'
Referee: Ahmad A'Qashah
26 May 2019 (2019-05-26) 11 Balestier Khalsa Singapore 2-4 Singapore Home United Bishan Stadium
Sime Zuzul 42'
Sameer Alassane 45'
Raihan RahmanYellow card 44'
Nurullah HusseinYellow card 65'
Fadli KamisYellow card 90'
Hafiz Nor 51' 79'
Song Ui-young 73'
Oliver Puflett 75'
Juma'at JantanYellow card 65'
Referee: G. Letchman
16 June 2019 (2019-06-16) 12 Geylang International Singapore 5-0 Singapore Balestier Khalsa Our Tampines Hub
Shawal Anuar 17' 45'
Barry Maguire 44' 48'
Yuki IchikawaYellow card 76'
Umar AkhbarYellow card 54'
Referee: Nathan Chan
19 July 2019 (2019-07-19) 16 (Rescheduled) Warriors FC Singapore 3-3 Singapore Balestier Khalsa Jurong East Stadium
Jonathan Béhé 3'
Ignatius Ang 68'
Fairoz Hassan 75'
Sanjin Vrebac 5'
Sime Zuzul 40' 85'soccer ball with red X88
Referee: Syahir Ahmadi
28 July 2019 (2019-07-28) 17 Young Lions FC Singapore 1-0 Singapore Balestier Khalsa Jalan Besar Stadium
Nur Luqman 28'
Sharul NizamYellow card 33'
Huzaifah AzizYellow card 60' Referee: Muhammad Zulfiqar
4 August 2019 (2019-08-04) 18 Balestier Khalsa Singapore 3-4 Singapore Hougang United Bishan Stadium
Fadli Kamis 14'
Hazzuwan Halim 36' 75'
Fariz FaizalYellow card 62'
Stipe Plazibat 43'
Shahfiq Ghani 58' 66'
Faris Ramli 78'
Afiq YunosYellow card 84'
Referee: Abirami Naidu
14 August 2019 (2019-08-14) 19 Home United Singapore 1-3 Singapore Balestier Khalsa Bishan Stadium
Faritz Abdul Hameed 70' Kristijan Krajcek 14' 84'
Hazzuwan Halim 66'
Referee: Farhan Mohamed
1 September 2019 (2019-09-01) 22 Balestier Khalsa Singapore 1-4 Brunei Brunei DPMM Bishan Stadium
Hazzuwan Halim 44' Charlie Clough 3'
Andrei Varankou 13' 90+1'
Azizi 69'
Referee: Lim Liang Yi
29 September 2019 (2019-09-29) 24 (Rescheduled) Balestier Khalsa Singapore 3-3 Singapore Warriors FC Bishan Stadium
Sanjin Vrebac 67'
Hazzuwan Halim 81' (pen.)
Kristijan Krajcek 86'
Zulkiffli Hassim 41' 45'
Faizal Raffi 73'
Referee: Syahir Ahmadi

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
5 Geylang International 24 10 3 11 41 48 −7 33
6 Home United 24 9 3 12 34 46 −12 30
7 Warriors 24 6 5 13 40 56 −16 23
8 Young Lions[a] 24 6 4 14 21 38 −17 22
9 Balestier Khalsa 24 4 5 15 37 58 −21 17
Source: Singapore Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of wins
Notes:
  1. ^ The two foreign clubs – Albirex Niigata (S) and DPMM – 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

25 September 2019 (2019-09-25) Match 1 Home United Singapore 1-3 Singapore Balestier Khalsa Bishan Stadium
Song Ui-young 45' (pen.) Sime Zuzul 35'
Kristijan Krajcek 52' 60'
Referee: Muhammad Zulfiqar
19 October 2019 (2019-10-19) Match 2 Balestier Khalsa Singapore 0-2 Singapore Tampines Rovers Bishan Stadium
Jordan Webb 59'
Ryutaro Megumi 79'
Referee: Muhd Taqi
23 October 2019 (2019-10-23) Match 3 Balestier Khalsa Singapore 0-0 Singapore Warriors FC Bishan Stadium
Referee: Farhan Mohamad

See also

References

  1. ^ "Staff for Balestier". Archived from the original on 2017-12-14. Retrieved 2018-09-21.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ "Illyas Lee left Hougang United".
  3. ^ "Singapore U-23 defender Illyas Lee to join Balestier Khalsa from Hougang".
  4. ^ "Zaki from Eagle to Tiger".
  5. ^ "Kristijan Krajcek sign for Tigers".
  6. ^ "Šime Žužul sign for Tigers".
  7. ^ "Kraljevic to take over as Kelantan coach".
  8. ^ "Nazri Sabri keep clean sheet against former club".
  9. ^ "JFPC announce 2019 squad which include former Balestier Khalsa's keeper".
  10. ^ "Noor Akid Nordin signed for Japanese club".
  11. ^ "Zaiful signed for another 2 years".
  12. ^ "Fadli signed for another 2 years".
  13. ^ "Sheikh Abdul Hadi recently penned a two-year extension to his playing contract, which will run until 2019".
  14. ^ "Sufianto switch from Dragons to Tigers". Archived from the original on 2018-01-31. Retrieved 2018-09-21.
  15. ^ "Balestier Khalsa are delighted to confirm the new signing of 25-year-old Sufianto Salleh from Home United on 2 years deal".
  16. ^ "Nurullah Hussein returns to Balestier after serving his National Service!".
  17. ^ "Balestier Khalsa are pleased to confirm the signing of Shaqi Sulaiman from Hougang United FC!".
  18. ^ "Raihan extends till 2019".[permanent dead link]
  19. ^ "Huzaifah Aziz has signed for the Tigers for another two years".
  20. ^ "Hazzuwan extends 2 years of contract".
  21. ^ "Fariz Faizal promoted to main squad in 2018".
  22. ^ "Khairuddin Omar returns to Balestier after serving his National Service!".
  23. ^ "Noor Akid Nordin has returned to Balestier Khalsa after completing his National Service last week!".
  24. ^ "Afiq Salman Tan has rejoined the Tigers after completing his National Service !".
  25. ^ "Akbar Shah Zainudeen has rejoined the Tigers after completing his National Service!".