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2019 Geylang International FC season

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Geylang International
2019 season
ChairmanBen Teng
Head coachSingapore Mohd Noor Ali
StadiumOur Tampines Hub
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The 2019 season is Geylang International's 24th consecutive season in the top flight of Singapore football and in the Singapore Premier League. Along with the Singapore Premier League, the club will also compete in the Singapore Cup.

Key events

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Pre-season

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  1. On 26/9/2018, it was reported that Geylang International is interested in bringing Song Ui-young to Bedok Stadium together with their former coach, Lee Lim Saeng for Season 2019. Joining the Eagles to express interest is Indonesian giants Persija Jakarta.[1]
  2. On 30/10/2018, the team announced their 1st signing of the 2019 season. Shahrin Saberin officially joined from Home United after his contract ended.[2]
  3. On 31/10/2018, the team announced that Zainol Gulam is the 1st player to sign an extension to their contract.[3]

In-season

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  1. On 24/4/2019, Syahiran Miswan was banned for 3 matches for committing an act of violent conduct on opponent at the 64th minute of play against Warriors FC.[4]

Squad

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Sleague

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No. Name Nationality Date of Birth (Age) Previous Club Contract Since Contract End
Goalkeepers
1 Hairul Syirhan Singapore (1995-08-21) 21 August 1995 (age 29) Singapore Young Lions FC 2019 2019
25 Zainol Gulam Singapore (1992-02-04) 4 February 1992 (age 32) Singapore Warriors FC 2018 2019
Defenders
2 Anders Aplin Singapore England (1991-06-21) 21 June 1991 (age 33) SingaporeSRC (Ex NFL) 2016
3 Jufri Taha >30 Singapore (1985-03-04) 4 March 1985 (age 39) Singapore Tampines Rovers 2018 2019
4 Shahrin Saberin Singapore (1995-02-14) 14 February 1995 (age 29) Singapore Home United 2019 2019
5 Darren Teh U23 (Captain) Singapore (1996-09-09) 9 September 1996 (age 28) Singapore SAFSA (NFL D1) 2017 2019
14 Danish Irfan U23 Singapore (1999-03-10) 10 March 1999 (age 25) Singapore NFA U18 2018 2019
21 Yuki Ichikawa Japan (1987-08-29) 29 August 1987 (age 37) Singapore Albirex Niigata (S) 2014 2019
Midfielders
6 Syahiran Miswan Singapore (1994-01-22) 22 January 1994 (age 30) Singapore Hougang United 2019 2019
8 Barry Maguire NetherlandsRepublic of Ireland (1989-10-27) 27 October 1989 (age 35) Republic of Ireland Limerick F.C. 2019 2019
9 Noor Ariff U23 Singapore (1998-09-06) 6 September 1998 (age 26) Youth Team 2017 2019
15 Bryan Tan U23 Singapore (1996-05-07) 7 May 1996 (age 28) 2019 2019
16 Umar Ramle U23 Singapore (1996-05-02) 2 May 1996 (age 28) Youth Team 2016 2019
17 Firdaus Kasman >30 Singapore (1988-01-24) 24 January 1988 (age 36) Singapore Warriors FC 2019 2019
19 Asshukrie Wahid U23 Singapore (1997-02-27) 27 February 1997 (age 27) Singapore Young Lions FC 2019 2019
22 Christopher van Huizen Singapore (1992-11-28) 28 November 1992 (age 32) Singapore Home United 2019
Forwards
7 Amy Recha Singapore Indonesia (1992-05-13) 13 May 1992 (age 32) Singapore Home United 2019 2019
10 Shawal Anuar Singapore (1991-04-29) 29 April 1991 (age 33) Singapore Keppel Monaco (Ex NFL) 2014 2019
11 Fareez Farhan Singapore (1994-07-29) 29 July 1994 (age 30) Singapore Hougang United 2019 2019
13 Matthew Palmer U19 New Zealand (2000-02-16) 16 February 2000 (age 24) Denmark Vejle Boldklub U19 2019 2019
23 Ifwat Ismail U23 Singapore (1997-03-27) 27 March 1997 (age 27) Singapore Young Lions FC 2019 2019
Players loaned out / placed on injury list / left during season
20 Corey Warren U19 Australia (2000-04-27) 27 April 2000 (age 24) Australia Australasian Soccer Academy 2019 2019

U19

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No. Name Nationality Date of Birth (Age) Previous Club Contract Since Contract End
Goalkeepers
50 Wayne Chew U19 Singapore (2001-10-22) 22 October 2001 (age 23) Youth Team 2019 2019
51 Nicholas Ong U19 Singapore (2002-08-28) 28 August 2002 (age 22) Youth Team 2019 2019
52 Izz Raziq U19 Singapore (2002-08-17) 17 August 2002 (age 22) Youth Team 2019 2019
Defenders
43 Ilhan Noor U19 Singapore (2002-08-13) 13 August 2002 (age 22) Youth Team 2019 2019
46 Aiman Zavyan U19 Singapore (2002-08-28) 28 August 2002 (age 22) Youth Team 2019 2019
55 Nasrul Pujiyono U19 Singapore (2002-08-07) 7 August 2002 (age 22) Youth Team 2019 2019
58 Rizqullah Baharudin U19 Singapore Youth Team 2019 2019
59 Haifi Azlan U19 Singapore Youth Team 2019 2019
Midfielders
38 Azri Suhaili U19 Singapore (2002-07-12) 12 July 2002 (age 22) Youth Team 2019 2019
39 Danish Qayyum U19 Singapore (2002-02-02) 2 February 2002 (age 22) Youth Team 2019 2019
40 Harith Kanadi U19 Singapore (2002-09-05) 5 September 2002 (age 22) Singapore Tampines Rovers U19 2019 2019
42 Gabriel Myong U19 Singapore South Korea Youth Team 2019 2019
48 Shafiq Asaraf U19 Singapore Youth Team 2019 2019
49 Furqan Raoff U19 Singapore (2002-11-09) 9 November 2002 (age 22) Youth Team 2019 2019
53 Syahmi Samsudin U19 Singapore Youth Team 2019 2019
54 Ihsan Fahmi U19 Singapore Youth Team 2019 2019
56 Hariysh Krishnakumar U19 Singapore Youth Team 2019 2019
57 Faezudin Jamaludain U19 Singapore Youth Team 2019 2019
60 Tan Yee Kern U19 Singapore Youth Team 2019 2019
Forwards
36 Fikri Junaidi U19 Singapore (2000-04-02) 2 April 2000 (age 24) Singapore Home United U19 2019 2019
37 Zikos Vasileios Chua U19 Singapore Greece (2002-04-15) 15 April 2002 (age 22) Singapore NFA U16 2018 2019
41 Danial Hakim U19 Singapore Youth Team 2019 2019
45 Danish Haziq U19 Singapore (2002-07-05) 5 July 2002 (age 22) Youth Team 2019 2019
47 Ariffin Noor U19 Singapore (2001-02-15) 15 February 2001 (age 23) Singapore Home United U19 2019 2019

Coaching staff

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Position Name Ref.
Head Coach Singapore Mohd Noor Ali
Assistant Coach Singapore Syed Azmir
Goalkeeping Coach Thailand Sarong Naiket
Goalkeeping Coach Singapore Shahril Jantan
Team Manager Singapore Andrew Ang
Physiotherapist Singapore
Kitman

Transfers

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Pre-season transfers

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In

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Position Player Transferred From Ref
Coach Singapore Mohd Noor Ali Japan Matsumoto Yamaga End of Exchange[6]
GK Singapore Hairul Syirhan Singapore Young Lions FC [7]
DF Singapore Anders Aplin Japan Matsumoto Yamaga Loan Return [8]
DF Singapore Shahrin Saberin Singapore Home United [2]
MF Singapore Syahiran Miswan Singapore Hougang United [9]
MF Singapore Chris van Huizen Singapore Home United [10]
MF Singapore Firdaus Kasman Singapore Warriors FC [11]
MF Singapore Asshukrie Wahid Singapore Young Lions FC Loan Return [12]
MF NetherlandsRepublic of Ireland Barry Maguire Republic of Ireland Limerick F.C. [13]
MF Australia Mortaza Safdari Australia Australasian Soccer Academy Season loan [14]
FW Singapore Amy Recha Singapore Home United [15]
FW Singapore Ifwat Ismail Singapore Young Lions FC Loan Return [16]
FW Singapore Fareez Farhan Singapore Hougang United [17]

Out

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Position Player Transferred To Ref
Coach Japan Hirotaka Usui Redesignated End of Exchange[6]
GK Singapore Jasper Chan
GK Malaysia Faris Danial Singapore Balestier Khalsa Free
GK Singapore Syed Syazwan
DF Singapore Afiq Yunos Singapore Tampines Rovers Loan Return [18]
DF Singapore Ahmad Zaki Singapore Balestier Khalsa Free [19]
DF Singapore Zulfadli Zainal Abidin Singapore Tiong Bahru FC (NFL D1)
DF Singapore Yeo Hai Ngee Singapore Warriors FC
MF Singapore Azhar Sairudin Singapore Yishun Sentek Mariners FC (NFL D1)
MF Singapore Sadiq Rahim Singapore Balestier United (NFL D1)
MF Singapore Fuad Ramli Singapore Bishan Barx FC (NFL D1)
MF Singapore Ryson Yap Singapore Police SA (NFL D1)
MF Singapore Farish Khan
MF Japan Fumiya Kogure Cambodia Soltilo Angkor FC [20]
MF Singapore Ryan Syaffiq Singapore Tiong Bahru FC (NFL D1)
FW Singapore Cameron Ayrton Bell Singapore Tiong Bahru FC (NFL D1)
FW Singapore Fairoz Hassan Singapore Warriors FC

Retained

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Position Player Ref

Extension

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Position Player Ref
GK Singapore Zainol Gulam [3]
DF Singapore Darren Teh [21]
DF Singapore Danish Irfan Azman [22]
DF Singapore Jufri Taha [23]
MF Japan Yuki Ichikawa [24]
MF Singapore Noor Ariff [25]
FW Singapore Shawal Anuar [26]
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Position Player Ref

Trial

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Position Player Trial From Ref
FW Costa Rica Víctor Coto Ortega Free Agent [27]
MF Australia Parham Khosravi Australia Australasian Soccer Academy
DF Australia Morteza Safdari Australia Australasian Soccer Academy

Mid-season transfer

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In

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Position Player Transferred From Ref
FW New Zealand Matthew Palmer Free Agent [28]
MF Singapore Bryan Tan Singapore SAFSA (NFL D1) [29]

Out

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Position Player Transferred To Ref
FW Australia Corey Warren Lithuania FC Vilniaus Vytis

Friendlies

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Pre-season friendlies

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  Win   Draw   Loss

9 January 2019 (2019-01-09) 2 Hibernians FC Singapore (Cosmo League) 0-6 Singapore Geylang International Jalan Besar Stadium
7pm
12 January 2019 (2019-01-12) 3 SAFSA Singapore (NFL) 1-1 Singapore Geylang International Jalan Besar Stadium
7pm
13 January 2019 (2019-01-13) 4 PKNS FC Malaysia 2-0 Singapore Geylang International Jalan Besar Stadium
7pm K. Gurusamy 76'
Faizat Ghazli 80'
19 January 2019 (2019-01-19) 6 Admiralty FC Singapore (NFL) 2-12 Singapore Geylang International Bedok Stadium
5pm

Tour of Malaysia (20 to 27 January)

24 January 2019 (2019-01-24) 2 Selangor FA Malaysia cancelled Singapore Geylang International Shah Alam, Selangor
2045hours Stadium: Shah Alam Stadium

Mid-season friendlies

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  Win   Draw   Loss

Team statistics

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Appearances and goals

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As of 29 September 2018.
No. Pos. Player Sleague Singapore Cup Total
Apps. Goals Apps. Goals Apps. Goals
1 GK Singapore Hairul Syirhan 9(1) 0 0 0 10 0
2 DF Singapore Anders Aplin 16(3) 0 6 0 22 0
3 DF Singapore Jufri Taha 11(3) 0 1(2) 1 17 1
4 DF Singapore Shahrin Saberin 6 0 4 0 10 0
5 DF Singapore Darren Teh 23 0 6 0 29 0
6 MF Singapore Syahiran Miswan 7(1) 0 0 0 8 0
7 FW Singapore Amy Recha 14(9) 6 3(2) 0 28 6
8 MF NetherlandsRepublic of Ireland Barry Maguire 21 5 6 0 27 5
9 MF Singapore Noor Ariff 9(8) 2 5 0 22 2
10 FW Singapore Shawal Anuar 12(2) 8 2 1 16 9
11 FW Singapore Fareez Farhan 14(10) 9 4(1) 2 29 11
13 FW New Zealand Matthew Palmer 0(6) 0 1(4) 0 11 0
14 DF Singapore Danish Irfan 19 0 0 0 19 0
16 MF Singapore Umar Ramle 14(2) 0 4(2) 0 22 0
17 MF Singapore Firdaus Kasman 18(2) 1 4 0 24 1
21 DF Japan Yuki Ichikawa 24 4 5 0 29 4
22 MF Singapore Christopher van Huizen 16(5) 1 4(1) 0 26 1
23 FW Singapore Ifwat Ismail 4(6) 0 0(2) 1 12 1
25 GK Singapore Zainol Gulam 15 0 3 0 18 0
36 MF Singapore Fikri Junaidi 2(2) 0 0 0 4 0
37 FW SingaporeGreece Zikos Vasileios Chua 7(3) 5 0 0 10 5
38 MF Singapore Azri Suhaili 1(1) 0 0 0 2 0
39 MF Singapore Danish Qayyum 0(1) 0 0 0 1 0
40 DF Singapore Harith Kanadi 1 0 3(2) 0 6 0
42 MF SingaporeSouth Korea Gabriel Myong 0(1) 0 0 0 1 0
Players who have played this season but had left the club or on loan to other club
20 MF Australia Corey Warren 0(1) 0 0 0 1 0

Note 1: Darren Teh scored an own goal against Balestier Khalsa on 31/3/2019.

Competitions

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Overview

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Competition Record
P W D L GF GA GD Win %
Singapore Premier League 24 10 3 11 41 48 −7 041.67
Singapore Cup 6 1 2 3 6 9 −3 016.67
Total 30 11 5 14 47 57 −10 036.67

Singapore Premier League

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  Win   Draw   Loss

16 March 2019 (2019-03-16) 3 Geylang International Singapore 0-1 Singapore Tampines Rovers Our Tampines Hub
Darren Teh Yellow card 28'
Amy Recha Yellow card 49'
Khairul Amri 12'
Jordan Webb Yellow card 18'
Referee: Muhammad Zulfiqar
25 May 2019 (2019-05-25) 11 Tampines Rovers Singapore 1-1 Singapore Geylang International Our Tampines Hub
Jordan Webb 21' (pen.) Shawal Anuar 30' Referee: Farhan Mohamed
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
23 June 2019 (2019-06-23) 13 Warriors FC Singapore 1-2 Singapore Geylang International Jurong East Stadium
Jonathan Béhé 37' Zikos Vasileios Chua 79' 81' Referee: Juherman Zaiton
5 July 2019 (2019-07-05) 15 Geylang International Singapore 2-2 Singapore Hougang United Our Tampines Hub
Fareez Farhan 3' 38' Fazrul Nawaz 14'
Hafiz Sujad 63'
Referee: Ahmad A'Qashah
26 July 2019 (2019-07-26) 17 Geylang International Singapore 1-0 Singapore Albirex Niigata (S) Our Tampines Hub
Zikos Vasileios Chua 90+5'
Umar AkhbarYellow card 24'
Yuki IchikawaYellow card 37'
Christopher Van HuizenYellow card 56'
Sota SugiyamaYellow card 12'
Daichi TanabeYellow card 76'
Kyoga NakamuraYellow card 78'
Makito HatanakaYellow card 85'
Referee: Lim Liang Yi
18 September 2019 (2019-09-18) 21 (Rescheduled) Geylang International Singapore 4-3 Singapore Warriors FC Our Tampines Hub
Shawal Anuar 4'
Barry Maguire 24'
Fareez Farhan 31' (pen.)
Amy Recha 85' (pen.)
Faizal Raffi 23' 38'
Hairul Syirhan 81' (o.g)
Referee: Farhan Mohamed
31 August 2019 (2019-08-31) 22 Young Lions FC Singapore 1-2 Singapore Geylang International Jalan Besar Stadium
Rasaq Akeem 90+1' Fareez Farhan 45'
Barry Maguire 63'
Referee: Y.Sathyakumar
15 September 2019 (2019-09-15) 23 Geylang International Singapore 4-4 Singapore Hougang United Our Tampines Hub
Fareez Farhan 7' 11' 28'
Shawal Anuar 70'
Shahfiq Ghani 41' 75'
Faris Ramli 49' 80'
Referee: Muhammad Taqi
21 September 2019 (2019-09-21) 24 Home United Singapore 3-2 Singapore Geylang International Bishan Stadium
Shahril Ishak 5' 6'
Song Ui-young 85'
Amy Rechasoccer ball with red X42 42'
Shawal Anuar 86'
Referee: Syarqawi Buhari

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
3 Hougang United 24 13 4 7 58 45 +13 43 Qualification for AFC Cup group stage
4 Albirex Niigata (S)[a] 24 12 5 7 36 25 +11 41
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
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

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25 September 2019 (2019-09-25) Match 1 Brunei DPMM Brunei 1-1 Singapore Geylang International Jalan Besar Stadium
Andrei Varankou 90+3' Shawal Anuar 38' Referee: Syahir Ahmadi
19 October 2019 (2019-10-19) Match 2 Geylang International Singapore 0-2 Singapore Albirex Niigata (S) Our Tampines Hub
Daizo Horikoshi 81'
Daichi Tanabe 85'
Referee: Abirami Naidu
23 October 2019 (2019-10-23) Match 3 Hougang United Singapore 0-2 Singapore Geylang International Jalan Besar Stadium
Amy Recha 74'
Fareez Farhan 84' (pen.)
Referee: Juherman Zaiton

Semi-final

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26 October 2019 (2019-10-26) SF Leg 1 Geylang International Singapore 0-2 Singapore Tampines Rovers Our Tampines Hub
Shahdan Sulaiman 8' (pen.)
Yasir Hanapi 78'
Referee: Farhan Mohamad
30 October 2019 (2019-10-30) SF Leg 2 Tampines Rovers Singapore 2-1
(4-1 agg.)
Singapore Geylang International Our Tampines Hub
Yasir Hanapi 5'
Shahdan Sulaiman 85' (pen.)
Jufri Taha 74' Referee: Nathan Chan

Tampines Rovers won 4-1 on aggregate.


3rd/4th place

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Geylang set sights on ex-Home United coach Lee Lim-saeng and Song Ui-young".
  2. ^ a b "2Touch International". www.facebook.com.
  3. ^ a b "Geylang International FC". www.facebook.com.
  4. ^ "FAS Disciplinary Committee Cases in 2019 (as of 24 April)" (PDF).
  5. ^ "Eagles staff". Archived from the original on 2017-12-16. Retrieved 2018-10-04.
  6. ^ a b "Noor Ali to return after 2018 end". Archived from the original on 2018-10-07. Retrieved 2018-10-07.
  7. ^ "Geylang International FC". www.facebook.com.
  8. ^ Munirah, Sharifah (January 11, 2018). "Geylang defender Aplin set for trials in Japan". The New Paper.
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  11. ^ "Geylang International FC complete signing of Warriors FC's Firdaus Kasman".
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  13. ^ "Geylang International sign former Dutch U-20 midfielder Barry Maguire".
  14. ^ "Australasian Soccer Academy". www.facebook.com.
  15. ^ "Amy Recha rejoins Eagles for 2019". Archived from the original on 2018-11-01. Retrieved 2018-10-31.
  16. ^ "Geylang International FC". www.facebook.com.
  17. ^ "Geylang International FC". www.facebook.com.
  18. ^ "Afiq join Eagles on loan".
  19. ^ "Balestier Khalsa Football Club". www.facebook.com.
  20. ^ "S.League star Fumiya Kogure joins Keisuke Honda's Soltilo Angkor FC".
  21. ^ "Geylang International FC". www.facebook.com.
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  27. ^ "Coto to be back on trial for Eagles".
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  29. ^ "Geylang International FC". www.facebook.com.