2020 Young Lions FC season

Young Lions

2020 season
Chairman	Farehan Hussein
Head coach	Nazri Nasir
Stadium	Jurong West Stadium
Home colours Away colours

The 2020 season is Young Lion's 17th consecutive season in the top flight of Singapore football and in the S.League.[1]

Squad

S.League squad

As of 26 Sept 2019.

Squad No.	Name	Nationality	Date of Birth (Age)	Last Club	Contract Start	Contract End
Goalkeepers
1	Nurshafiq Zaini		(1999-03-26) 26 March 1999 (age 25)	Tampines Rovers U19	2020	2020
18	Ridhwan Fikri		(1999-04-29) 29 April 1999 (age 25)	GFA Victoria FC	2020	2020
30	Veer Karan Sobti		(2004-05-06) 6 May 2004 (age 20)	Turf City FC	2020	2020
32	Putra Anugerah		(2000-04-02) 2 April 2000 (age 24)	Lion City Sailors U19	2020	2020
Defenders
2	Nazhiim Harman		(1999-03-02) 2 March 1999 (age 25)	GFA Victoria FC	2020	2020
3	Irfan Najeeb		(1999-07-31) 31 July 1999 (age 25)	SAFSA	2021	2021
4	Danish Irfan		(1999-03-10) 10 March 1999 (age 25)	Geylang International	2020	2020
5	Amer Hakeem		(1998-11-08) 8 November 1998 (age 26)	Hougang United U19	2020	2020
13	Shahib Masnawi		(2000-08-04) 4 August 2000 (age 24)	GFA Victoria FC	2020	2020
15	Asraf Zahid		(1999-10-08) 8 October 1999 (age 25)	Hougang United	2019	2020
16	Ryhan Stewart		(2000-02-15) 15 February 2000 (age 24)	Warriors FC	2020	2020
21	Sahffee Jubpre		(2001-03-31) 31 March 2001 (age 23)	Hougang United U19	2020	2020
22	Nur Adam Abdullah		(2001-04-13) 13 April 2001 (age 23)	FFA Under-18	2019	2020
23	Harhys Stewart		(2001-03-20) 20 March 2001 (age 23)	Hougang United U19	2020	2020
24	Danial Crichton		(2003-04-11) 11 April 2003 (age 21)	Warriors FC U19	2020	2020
25	Akmal Azman		(2000-11-21) 21 November 2000 (age 24)	Tampines Rovers	2019	2020
28	Syed Akmal		(2000-04-28) 28 April 2000 (age 24)	FFA Under-18	2019	2020
45	Akram Azman		(2000-11-21) 21 November 2000 (age 24)	FFA Under-18	2019	2020
Midfielders
6	Jacob Mahler		(2000-04-20) 20 April 2000 (age 24)	FFA Under-18	2018	2020
8	Rezza Rezky		(2000-11-08) 8 November 2000 (age 24)	FFA Under-18	2019	2020
11	Rasaq Ishiekwene Akeem		(2001-06-16) 16 June 2001 (age 23)	FFA Under-17	2019	2020
12	Amirul Haikal		(1999-10-11) 11 October 1999 (age 25)	SAFSA	2020	2020
17	Ilhan Fandi		(2002-11-08) 8 November 2002 (age 22)	i2i Football Academy	2019	2020
20	Nor Hakim Redzuan		(2000-10-21) 21 October 2000 (age 24)	Hougang United U19	2020	2020
27	Bill Mamadou		(2001-09-08) 8 September 2001 (age 23)	Lion City Sailors FC U19	2020	2020
31	Idraki Adnan		(1999-03-13) 13 March 1999 (age 25)	Tiong Bahru FC	2020	2020
41	Hami Syahin		(1998-12-16) 16 December 1998 (age 26)	Police SA	2020	2020
Forwards
7	Zamani Zamri		(2001-05-31) 31 May 2001 (age 23)	Albirex Niigata (S)	2020	2020
9	Fikri Junaidi		(2000-04-02) 2 April 2000 (age 24)	Geylang International U19	2020	2020
10	Shahrulnizam Mazlan		(2000-09-05) 5 September 2000 (age 24)	GFA Victoria FC	2020	2020
14	Marc Ryan Tan		(2002-01-08) 8 January 2002 (age 22)	FFA Under-18	2019	2020
19	Khairin Nadim		(2004-05-08) 8 May 2004 (age 20)	Woodlands Secondary School	2020	2020

U19 squad

(Singapore Sport School)

As of 26 Feb 2017.

Squad No.	Name	Nationality	Date of Birth (Age)	Last Club
Goalkeepers
Defenders
Midfielders
Forwards

Coaching staff

Position	Name
Team Manager	Tan Qing Hui Samuel
Head team coach	Nazri Nasir
Assistant coach	Koichiro Iizuka
Assistant coach	Fadzuhasny Juraimi
Goalkeeping coach	Rameshpal Singh
Physiotherapist	Vacant
Sports Trainers	Nasruldin Baharudin Muklis Sawit
Equipment Officer	Omar Mohamed

[2]

Transfer

Pre-season transfer

In

Position	Player	Transferred From	Ref
Coach	Nazri Nasir	NA	Promoted [3]
GK	Veer Karan Sobti	Turf City FC
GK	Ridhwan Fikri	GFA Victoria FC	[4]
GK	Nurshafiq Zaini	Tampines Rovers U21	Season loan [5]
DF	Akmal Azman	Tampines Rovers	Season Loan (NS) [6]
DF	Sahffee Jubpre	Hougang United U21	[7]
DF	Harhys Stewart	Hougang United U21	[8]
DF	Ryhan Stewart	Warriors FC	[9]
DF	Danial Crichton	Warriors FC U21	[10]
DF	Danish Irfan	Geylang International	Free [11]
DF	Nazhiim Harman	GFA Victoria FC
MF	Nor Hakim Redzuan	Hougang United
MF	Amirul Haikal	SAFSA
FW	Shahib Masnawi	GFA Victoria FC
FW	Shahrulnizam Mazlan	GFA Victoria FC	[12]
FW	Khairin Nadim	Woodlands Secondary School	[13]
FW	Fikri Junaidi	Geylang International U21	Season loan

Out

Position	Player	Transferred To	Ref
Coach	Fandi Ahmad	FAS	[14]
GK	Zharfan Rohaizad
GK	Kenji Syed Rusydi	Lion City Sailors	Loan Return
GK	Adib Hakim	Lion City Sailors
GK	Dylan Christopher Goh	Geylang International U21
GK	Danial Iliya	Tampines Rovers U21
DF	Zulqarnaen Suzliman	Lion City Sailors	[15]
DF	Ruzree Rohzaini	Warriors FC	Loan Return
DF	Lionel Tan	SAFSA	Loan Return
DF	Irfan Najeeb	SAFSA	Loan Return
DF	Syahrul Sazali	Tampines Rovers	Free [16]
DF	Amer Hakeem	Hougang United	Loan Return
DF	Prakash Raj	Hougang United	Loan Return
DF	Rusyaidi Salime
MF	Joshua Pereira	Geylang International	Free [17]
MF	Nur Luqman	Geylang International	Free [18]
MF	Sharul Nizam	Albirex Niigata (S)	Free [19]
MF	Gareth Low Jun Kit	Albirex Niigata (S)	Free [20]
MF	Naqiuddin Eunos	Lion City Sailors
MF	Saifullah Akbar	Lion City Sailors	Free [21]
MF	Haiqal Pashia	Lion City Sailors
MF	Syed Firdaus Hassan
FW	Syukri Bashir	Hougang United	Loan Return
FW	Syahadat Masnawi	Tanjong Pagar United
FW	Danial Syafiq
FW	Katz Saul Ellison

Retained

Position	Player	Ref
DF	Nur Adam Abdullah
DF	Asraf Zahid	On loan from Hougang United
DF	Syed Akmal
DF	Akram Azman	On loan from Tampines Rovers
MF	Jacob William Mahler
MF	Rasaq Ishiekwene Akeem
MF	Rezza Rezky
FW	Ilhan Fandi
FW	Marc Ryan Tan

Trial

Position	Player	Trial @	Ref

Mid-season transfers

In

Position	Player	Transferred From	Ref
GK	Putra Anugerah	Lion City Sailors U21	Season Loan
MF	Zamani Zamri	SAFSA	Season Loan [22] [23]
MF	Bill Mamadou	Lion City Sailors U21	[24]
DF	Irfan Najeeb	SAFSA	Season Loan [25]
MF	Idraki Adnan	Tiong Bahru FC
DF	Amer Hakeem	Free agent	[26]
MF	Hami Syahin	Police SA	Season Loan [27]

Out

Position	Player	Transferred To	Ref
DF	Qayyum Raishyan

Friendly

Pre-season friendly

  Win   Draw   Loss

Geylang International v Young Lions FC

23 January 2020 (2020-01-23) 1	Geylang International	0-3	Young Lions FC	Our Tampines Hub
			Rezza Rezky

Young Lions FC v Singapore Cricket Club

1 February 2020 (2020-02-01) 2	Young Lions FC	2-0	Singapore Cricket Club	Jalan Besar Stadium
	Rezza Rezky Fikri Junaidi

Young Lions FC v SAFSA

8 February 2020 (2020-02-08) 3

Young Lions FC

0-4

SAFSA

Jalan Besar Stadium

Albirex Niigata (S) v Young Lions FC

16 February 2020 (2020-02-16) 4	Albirex Niigata (S)	3-1	Young Lions FC	Jurong East Stadium
	Doi Tomoyuki Ryoya Tanigushi		Ilhan Fandi

Young Lions FC v Balestier Khalsa

19 February 2020 (2020-02-19) 5

Young Lions FC

cancelled

Balestier Khalsa

Jalan Besar Stadium

Young Lions FC v Tanjong Pagar United

19 February 2020 (2020-02-19) 5	Young Lions FC	1-1	Tanjong Pagar United	Jalan Besar Stadium
	Rezza Rezky		Luiz Júnior

Young Lions FC v Lion City Sailors F.C.

21 February 2020 (2020-02-21) 6	Young Lions FC	2-5	Lion City Sailors F.C.	Bishan Stadium
	Ilhan Fandi Marc Ryan Tan		Andy Pengelly Iqram Rifqi Haiqal Paisha

Team statistics

Appearances and goals

As of 15 June 2020

Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute.

No.	Pos.	Player	Sleague		Total
			Apps.	Goals	Apps.	Goals
1	GK	Nurshafiq Zaini	8	0	8	0
2	DF	Nazhiim Harman	0	0	0	0
3	DF	Irfan Najeeb	4(2)	0	6	0
4	DF	Danish Irfan	6(3)	0	9	0
5	DF	Amer Hakeem	2(1)	0	3	0
6	MF	Jacob Mahler	14	3	14	3
7	FW	Zamani Zamri	4(3)	1	7	1
8	MF	Rezza Rezky	2	0	2	0
9	FW	Fikri Junaidi	1(2)	0	3	0
10	FW	Shahrulnizam Mazlan	8(2)	1	10	1
11	MF	Rasaq Akeem	2	0	2	0
12	MF	Amirul Haikal	10(1)	0	11	0
13	FW	Shahib Masnawi	5(2)	0	7	0
14	FW	Marc Ryan Tan	2(7)	0	9	0
15	DF	Asraf Zahid	0	0	0	0
16	DF	Ryhan Stewart	8(2)	2	10	2
17	MF	Ilhan Fandi	5(3)	2	8	2
18	GK	Ridhwan Fikri	6	0	6	0
19	FW	Khairin Nadim	8(4)	3	12	3
20	MF	Nor Hakim Redzuan	0(2)	0	2	0
21	DF	Sahffee Jubpre	8(2)	0	10	0
22	DF	Nur Adam Abdullah	13	0	13	0
23	DF	Harhys Stewart	10(1)	0	11	0
24	DF	Danial Crichton	5(1)	0	6	0
25	DF	Akmal Azman	2(2)	0	4	0
27	MF	Bill Mamadou	2(4)	0	6	0
28	DF	Syed Akmal	11(2)	0	13	0
30	GK	Veer Karan Sobti	0	0	0	0
31	MF	Idraki Adnan	3(4)	0	7	0
32	GK	Putra Anugerah	0	0	0	0
41	MF	Hami Syahin	4(1)	0	5	0
45	DF	Akram Azman	2	0	2	0

Competitions

Overview

Singapore Premier League

Main article: 2020 Singapore Premier League

  Win   Draw   Loss

Young Lions FC v Hougang United

1 March 2020 (2020-03-01) 1	Young Lions FC	1-4	Hougang United	Jurong West Stadium
	Ilhan Fandi 57' Nur Adam Abdullah 72'	Report	Stipe Plazibat 7' 43' 90+1' Jordan Nicolas Vestering 35' 71' Farhan Zulkifli 38' Afiq Noor 90'	Referee: G. Letchman Man of the Match: Stipe Plazibat

Geylang International v Young Lions FC

11 March 2020 (2020-03-11) 2	Geylang International	3-0	Young Lions FC	Our Tampines Hub
	Iqbal Hussain 18' 57' Khairul Nizam 75' Noor Ariff 44' Firdaus Kasman 45' Barry Maguire 72' Joshua Pereira 83'	Report	Jacob Mahler 88'	Attendance: 1,178 Referee: Nathan Chan Man of the Match: Iqbal Hussain

Young Lions FC v Balestier Khalsa

14 March 2020 (2020-03-14) 3	Young Lions FC	0-2	Balestier Khalsa	Jurong West Stadium
	Harhys Stewart 33' Danish Irfan 74'	Report	Hazzuwan Halim 32' Ensar Brunčević 76' 29' Ahmad Syahir 41' C. Aarish Kumar 45+1' Zulfadhmi Suzliman 62'  71'	Attendance: 0 [note 1] Referee: Mohd Syarqawi Man of the Match: Hazzuwan Halim

Young Lions FC v Albirex Niigata (S)

18 October 2020 (2020-10-18) 4 (Rescheduled) [note 2]	Young Lions FC	0-4	Albirex Niigata (S)	Jurong West Stadium
	Khairin Nadim 44' Shahib Masnawi 49'	Report	Ryoya Tanigushi 7' Reo Nishiguchi 12' Ryosuke Nagasawa 65' Tomoyuki Doi 73' Hiroyoshi Kamata 38'	Attendance: 0 [note 1] Referee: Juherman Zaiton Man of the Match: Ryosuke Nagasawa

Young Lions FC v Tanjong Pagar United

25 October 2020 (2020-10-25) 5 (Rescheduled) [note 2]	Young Lions FC	2-1	Tanjong Pagar United	Jurong West Stadium
	Jacob Mahler 54' 77' Shahrulnizam Mazlan 68' Amirul Haikal 59' Nur Adam Abdullah 76' Sahffee Jubpre 90' Irfan Najeeb 90+2'	Report	Luiz Júnior 74' Syabil Hisham 56'	Attendance: 0 [note 1] Referee: Syarqawi Buhari Man of the Match: Jacob Mahler

Lion City Sailors F.C. v Young Lions FC

1 November 2020 (2020-11-01) 6 (Rescheduled) [note 2]	Lion City Sailors F.C.	5-0	Young Lions FC	Bishan Stadium
	Adam Swandi 71' Stipe Plazibat 76' 82' (pen.) Gabriel Quak 90+1' 27' Saifullah Akbar 37' Haiqal Pashia 41'	Report	Jacob Mahler 46' (o.g.) Shahib Masnawi 17' Nur Adam Abdullah 32'	Attendance: 0 [note 1] Referee: Jansen Foo Man of the Match: Gabriel Quak

Tampines Rovers v Young Lions FC

4 November 2020 (2020-11-04) 7 (Rescheduled) [note 2]	Tampines Rovers	1-0	Young Lions FC	Our Tampines Hub
	Madhu Mohana 25'	Report	Jacob Mahler 38' Ryhan Stewart 69' Irfan Najeeb 72'	Attendance: 0 [note 1] Referee: Lim Liang Yi Man of the Match: Kyoga Nakamura

Hougang United v Young Lions FC

12 November 2020 (2020-11-12) 8 (Rescheduled) [note 2]	Hougang United	4-1	Young Lions FC	Hougang Stadium
	Zac Anderson 17' Charlie Machell 46' Shawal Anuar 80' Anders Aplin 84' Shahfiq Ghani 11'  45' Daniel Ong 28' Nikesh Singh 40'	Report	Jacob Mahler 28' (pen.) Syed Akmal 16' Nur Adam Abdullah 26' Ryhan Stewart 36' Hami Syahin 51'  70'	Attendance: 0 [note 1] Referee: Muhammad Zulfiqar Man of the Match: Anders Aplin

Young Lions FC v Tampines Rovers

17 November 2020 (2020-11-17) 9 (Rescheduled) [note 2]	Young Lions FC	1-3	Tampines Rovers	Jurong West Stadium
	Khairin Nadim 20' Shahib Masnawi 24' Nurshafiq Zaini 83'	Report	Jordan Webb 50' 70' 84' (pen.) Shah Shahiran 35' Kyoga Nakamura 39' Ryaan Sanizal 46' Irwan Shah 60' Madhu Mohana 79'	Attendance: 0 [note 1] Referee: Ahmad A'Qashah Man of the Match: Jordan Webb

Balestier Khalsa v Young Lions FC

21 November 2020 (2020-11-21) 10 (Rescheduled) [note 2]	Balestier Khalsa	1-2	Young Lions FC	Bishan Stadium
	R Aaravin 57' Kristijan Krajcek 39' Fadli Kamis 45'  61'	Report	Jacob Mahler 45+1' (pen.) Ryhan Stewart 86' Harhys Stewart 36' Nur Adam Abdullah 37' Ryhan Stewart 38' Amirul Haikal 75'	Attendance: 0 [note 1] Referee: Y. Sathyakumar Man of the Match: Ryhan Stewart

Albirex Niigata (S) v Young Lions FC

25 November 2020 (2020-11-25) 11 (Rescheduled) [note 2]	Albirex Niigata (S)	2-0	Young Lions FC	Jurong East Stadium
	Ong Yu En 4' 20' Kazuki Hashioka 67'	Report	Bill Mamadou 57' Sahffee Jubpre 59'	Attendance: 0 [note 1] Referee: Juherman Zaiton Man of the Match: Nurshafiq Zaini

Young Lions FC v Lion City Sailors F.C.

29 November 2020 (2020-11-29) 12 (Rescheduled) [note 2]	Young Lions FC	0-4	Lion City Sailors F.C.	Jurong West Stadium
		Report	Arshad Shamim 33' 57' Song Ui-young 40' (pen.) Gabriel Quak 72' Abdil Qaiyyim Mutalib 4' Kaishu Yamazaki 12'	Attendance: 0 [note 1] Referee: Lim Liang Yi Man of the Match: Gabriel Quak

Young Lions FC v Geylang International

2 December 2020 (2020-12-02) 13 (Rescheduled) [note 2]	Young Lions FC	1-2	Geylang International	Jurong West Stadium
	Zamani Zamri 80' (pen.) Syed Akmal 45+3' Harhys Stewart 66' Ilhan Fandi 70'	Report	Darren Teh 51' 81' Amy Recha 86' (pen.) Iqbal Hussain 19' Azri Suhaili 21' Christopher van Huizen 61' Khairul Nizam 61'	Attendance: 0 [note 1] Referee: Y. Sathyakumar Man of the Match: Christopher van Huizen

Tanjong Pagar United v Young Lions FC

5 December 2020 (2020-12-05) 14 (Rescheduled) [note 2]	Tanjong Pagar United	2-4	Young Lions FC	Jurong East Stadium
	Luiz Júnior 66' (pen.) 90+2' Raihan Rahman 61' Syabil Hisham 78'	Report	Khairin Nadim 13' 85' Ryhan Stewart 45' Ilhan Fandi 45+2' Syed Akmal 3' Danial Crichton 10'	Attendance: 0 [note 1] Referee: Farhan Mohd Man of the Match: Khairin Nadim

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
4	Geylang International	14	6	2	6	18	22	−4	20	Qualification for AFC Cup group stage
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

Source: Singapore Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of wins
Notes:

1. 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.

See also

• 2017 Garena Young Lions FC season
• 2018 Young Lions FC season
• 2019 Young Lions FC season

Notes

1. Due to Covid 19, this match is played behind closed door.
2. The match is postponed following the coronavirus pandemic.

References

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2. "Fandi to take charge of the Young Lions". Archived from the original on 2017-12-14. Retrieved 2018-10-15.
3. "Nazri Nasir to take over GYL duty from Fandi Ahmad".
4. "Ridhwan Fikri makes debut for Young Lions".
5. "Nurshafiq makes debut for Young Lions".
6. "Major transfers for Young Lions".
7. "Sahffee makes debut for Young Lions".
8. "Harhys makes debut for Young Lions".
9. "Major transfers for Young Lions".
10. "Danialcrichton at 16 the journey continues ✍🏽 #2020". Archived from the original on 2021-12-25.
11. "Major transfers for Young Lions".
12. "Shahrulnizam makes debut for Young Lions".
13. "Nine players to watch at the Singapore Premier League 2020".
14. "Fandi Ahmad promoted to head of elite youth".
15. "New full-backs have arrived in the form of Zulqarnaen Suzliman for LSC".
16. "The Stags have signed 23-year-old left back, Syahrul Sazali".
17. "Joshua Pereira joins Eagles for 2020".
18. "Nur Luqman joins Eagles for 2020".
19. "Sharul Nizam (Young Lions) confirmed to join White Swans for 2020 Season".
20. "Gareth Low (Young Lions) confirmed to join White Swans for 2020 Season".
21. "Saifullah Akbar Instagram profile change to "Home United FC🐉"".
22. "Zamani Zamri leave the team to Serve the Country".
23. "Zamani Zamri joins Young Lions".
24. "Bill Mamadou joins Young Lions".
25. "Irfan is 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸 in red!".
26. "Amer has joined us!".
27. "Hami returns in red!".