# 2021 Tampines Rovers FC season

The 2021 season is Tampines Rovers's 26th season at the top level of Singapore football and 76th year in existence as a football club. The club will also compete in the Singapore League Cup, the Singapore Cup, and the AFC Champions League. The season covers from 13 March 2021 to 11 September 2021.

## Squad
### Singapore Premier League

    As of February 18, 2020
| No. | Name | Date of Birth (Age) | Last club | Contract Since | Contract End |
| Goalkeepers |||||||
| 19 | Zulfairuuz Rudy | (1994-05-22) 22 May 1994 (age 30) | Hougang United | 2019 | 2021 |
| 24 | Syazwan Buhari | (1992-09-22) 22 September 1992 (age 32) | Geylang International | 2018 | 2021 |
| Defenders |||||||
| 3 | Ryaan Sanizal $^{U23}$ | (2002-05-31) 31 May 2002 (age 22) | FFA U16 | 2019 | 2021 |
| 5 | Baihakki Khaizan $^{>30}$ | (1984-01-31) 31 January 1984 (age 40) | PT Prachuap F.C. | 2020 | 2021 |
| 6 | Madhu Mohana | (1991-03-06) 6 March 1991 (age 33) | Negeri Sembilan FA | 2018 | 2021 |
| 16 | Daniel Bennett $^{>30}$ | (1978-01-07) 7 January 1978 (age 46) | Geylang International | 2017 | 2021 |
| 17 | Irwan Shah $^{>30}$ | (1988-11-02) 2 November 1988 (age 36) | Warriors FC | 2016 | 2021 |
| 21 | Hamizan Hisham $^{U23}$ | (2001-11-10) 10 November 2001 (age 23) | FFA U18 | 2019 | 2021 |
| 23 | Irfan Najeeb $^{U23}$ | (1999-07-31) 31 July 1999 (age 25) | Young Lions FC | 2021 | 2021 |
| | Akmal Azman $^{U23}$ | (2000-11-21) 21 November 2000 (age 23) | Young Lions FC | 2021 | 2021 |
| Midfielders |||||||
| 4 | Huzaifah Aziz | (1994-06-27) 27 June 1994 (age 30) | Balestier Khalsa | 2020 | 2021 |
| 7 | Yasir Hanapi (Captain) $^{>30}$ | (1989-06-21) 21 June 1989 (age 35) | PDRM FA | 2018 | 2021 |
| 8 | Kyoga Nakamura | (1996-04-25) 25 April 1996 (age 28) | Albirex Niigata (S) | 2020 | 2021 |
| 10 | Zehrudin Mehmedović | (1998-03-15) 15 March 1998 (age 26) | FK Mladost Lučani | 2019 | 2021 |
| 12 | Amirul Haikal $^{U23}$ | (1999-10-11) 11 October 1999 (age 25) | Young Lions FC | 2021 | 2021 |
| 14 | Marc Ryan Tan $^{U23}$ | (2002-01-08) 8 January 2002 (age 22) | Young Lions FC | 2021 | 2021 |
| 18 | Iman Hakim $^{U23}$ | (2002-03-09) 9 March 2002 (age 22) | Albirex Niigata (S) | 2021 | 2021 |
| Forwards |||||||
| 9 | Boris Kopitović | (1995-04-27) 27 April 1995 (age 29) | OFK Petrovac | 2020 | 2021 |
| 11 | Armin Bosnjak | (1994-04-20) 20 April 1994 (age 30) | FC Ballkani | 2021 | 2021 |
| 13 | Taufik Suparno | (1995-10-31) 31 October 1995 (age 29) | SAFSA | 2018 | 2021 |
| 28 | Fazrul Nawaz $^{>30}$ | (1985-04-17) 17 April 1985 (age 39) | Hougang United | 2020 | 2021 |
| Players loaned out / left during season |||||||
| 15 | Shah Shahiran $^{U23}$ | (1999-11-14) 14 November 1999 (age 25) | FFA U18 | 2018 | 2021 |

### U21

    As of 22 April 2018
| No. | Name | Date of Birth (Age) | Last club | Contract Since | Contract End |
| Goalkeepers |||||||
| 44 | Danial Iliya $^{U21}$ | (2003-02-06) 6 February 2003 (age 21) | FFA U16 | 2020 | 2021 |
| 60 | Dylan Christopher Goh $^{U21}$ | (2002-03-07) 7 March 2002 (age 22) | Geylang International U19 | 2021 | 2021 |
| | Iman Al-Hafis $^{U21}$ | (2002-12-15) 15 December 2002 (age 21) | Youth Team | 2021 | 2021 |
| Defenders |||||||
| 41 | Aqmal Jelany $^{U21}$ | (2002-11-25) 25 November 2002 (age 21) | Youth Team | 2019 | 2021 |
| 43 | Amir Mirza $^{U21}$ | (2003-04-10) 10 April 2003 (age 21) | Youth Team | 2021 | 2021 |
| 45 | Andrew Aw $^{U21}$ | (2003-03-29) 29 March 2003 (age 21) | FFA U16 | 2020 | 2021 |
| 46 | Haziq Jalal $^{U21}$ | (2002-07-06) 6 July 2002 (age 22) | Home United U19 | 2019 | 2021 |
| 57 | Adam Reefdy $^{U21}$ | (2004-05-08) 8 May 2004 (age 20) | Singapore Sports School | 2021 | 2021 |
| Midfielders |||||||
| 55 | Ethan Henry Pinto $^{U21}$ | (2004-10-14) 14 October 2004 (age 20) | Singapore Sports School | 2021 | 2021 |
| | K. Dashan $^{U21}$ | (2002-09-08) 8 September 2002 (age 22) | Youth Team | 2021 | 2021 |
| | Christopher Ong Gin How $^{U21}$ | | | 2021 | 2021 |
| Forwards |||||||
| 47 | Danish Siregar $^{U21}$ | (2003-03-01) 1 March 2003 (age 21) | FFA U17 | 2019 | 2019 |
| | Max McCoy $^{U21}$ | | Youth Team | 2020 | 2020 |

## Coaching staff

| Position | Name | Ref. |
| Chairman | Desmond Ong | |
| General Manager | William Phang | |
| Head Coach | Kadir Yahaya | |
| First Team Coach | Gavin Lee | Sign extension till 2024 |
| Assistant Coach | Fahrudin Mustafić | |
| Goalkeeping Coach | William Phang | |
| COE U21 Coach | Afiq Yahya | |
| COE U17 Coach | Sofiyan Abdul Hamid | |
| COE U15 Coach | Joseph Ng | |
| COE Goalkeeping Coach | Rezal Hassan | |
| Physiotherapist | Premjit Singh | |
| Kitman | Goh Koon Hiang | |

## Transfers
### In

Pre-season
| Position | Player | Transferred From | Ref |
| GK | Dylan Christopher Goh | Geylang International U19 | |
| MF | Iman Hakim | Albirex Niigata (S) | Free |
| MF | Amirul Haikal | Young Lions FC | Free |
| FW | Marc Ryan Tan | Young Lions FC | Free |
| FW | Armin Bosnjak | FC Ballkani | Free |
Mid-season
| Position | Player | Transferred From | Ref |
| MF | Huzaifah Aziz | Free Agent | |

### Loan Return

Pre-season
| Position | Player | Transferred From | Ref |
| GK | Haikal Hasnol | | Loan Return |
| GK | Nurshafiq Zaini | Young Lions FC | Loan Return |
| DF | Irfan Najeeb | Young Lions FC | Loan Return |
| DF | Akmal Azman | Young Lions FC | Loan Return |
Note 1: Nurshafiq Zaini returned to Young Lions on loan for another season.
Note 2: Haikal Hasnol returned to the club after NS before being released.
Mid-season
| Position | Player | Transferred From | Ref |
| GK | Nurshafiq Zaini | Young Lions FC | Loan return |
Nurshafiq Zaini returned and retired with immediate effect.

### Out

Pre-season
| Position | Player | Transferred To | Ref |
| GK | Haikal Hasnol | | Free |
| DF | Syahrul Sazali | SAFSA | NS till 2022 |
| MF | Joel Chew Joon Herng | SAFSA | NS till 2022 |
| DF | Shannon Stephen | | Free |
| DF | Fathullah Rahmat | Tanjong Pagar United U21 | Free |
| DF | Amirul Adli | Lion City Sailors | Free |
| MF | Huzaifah Aziz | | Free |
| MF | Haziq Mikhail | Lion City Sailors U21 | |
| FW | Jordan Webb | Atlético Ottawa | Free |
Note 1: Syahrul Sazali & Joel Chew subsequently moved to Young Lions for the 2021 season on loan.

### Loan Out

| Position | Player | Transferred To | Ref |
| GK | Nurshafiq Zaini | Young Lions FC | Season loan |
| MF | Nicky Melvin Singh | Albirex Niigata (S) | Season loan |

### Extension and retained

| Position | Player | Ref |
| Coach | Gavin Lee | 2 years extension starting 2020 |
| GK | Syazwan Buhari | |
| GK | Zulfairuuz Rudy | |
| DF | Ryaan Sanizal | |
| DF | Hamizan Hisham | |
| DF | Irwan Shah | |
| DF | Madhu Mohana | |
| DF | Baihakki Khaizan | 2 years contract signed in 2020 |
| DF | Daniel Bennett | |
| DF | Andrew Aw | |
| MF | Yasir Hanapi | |
| MF | Kyoga Nakamura | |
| MF | Zehrudin Mehmedovic | |
| MF | Shah Shahiran | |
| FW | Danish Siregar | |
| FW | Taufik Suparno | |
| FW | Boris Kopitovic | |
| FW | Fazrul Nawaz | |
Mid-Season
| Position | Player | Transferred To | Ref |
| MF | Shah Shahiran | SAFSA | NS till 2023 |

## Friendlies
### Pre-season

Win  Draw  Loss

### In-season

Win  Draw  Loss

## Team statistics
### Appearances and goals

    21 September 2021
| No. | Pos. | Player | Sleague | Sleague | ACL / AFC Cup | ACL / AFC Cup | Total | Total |
| No. | Pos. | Player | Apps. | Goals | Apps. | Goals | Apps. | Goals |
| 3 | DF | Ryaan Sanizal | 9+2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 1 |
| 4 | MF | Huzaifah Aziz | 0+1 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Baihakki Khaizan | 12+2 | 0 | 4+2 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | Madhu Mohana | 14+3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 22 | 2 |
| 7 | MF | Yasir Hanapi | 17+3 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 25 | 6 |
| 8 | MF | Kyoga Nakamura | 21 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 27 | 3 |
| 9 | FW | Boris Kopitović | 19+2 | 16 | 5+1 | 0 | 27 | 16 |
| 10 | MF | Zehrudin Mehmedović | 17+2 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 25 | 5 |
| 11 | FW | Armin Bosnjak | 16+4 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 26 | 1 |
| 12 | MF | Amirul Haikal | 14+1 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| 13 | FW | Taufik Suparno | 3+17 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 6 |
| 14 | FW | Marc Ryan Tan | 10+4 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 3 |
| 16 | DF | Daniel Bennett | 12+3 | 1 | 3+2 | 1 | 20 | 2 |
| 17 | DF | Irwan Shah | 14+6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 25 | 1 |
| 18 | MF | Iman Hakim | 12 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| 19 | GK | Zulfairuuz Rudy | 3+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | Hamizan Hisham | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | Irfan Najeeb | 10+1 | 1 | 2+2 | 0 | 15 | 1 |
| 24 | GK | Syazwan Buhari | 17 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| 28 | FW | Fazrul Nawaz | 0+3 | 0 | 0+6 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 43 | MF | Amir Mirza | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 44 | GK | Danial Iliya | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 45 | DF | Andrew Aw | 4+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 57 | MF | Adam Reefdy | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Players who have played this season and/or sign for the season but had left the club or on loan to other club |||||||||
| 15 | MF | Shah Shahiran | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |

## Competitions
### Overview

| Competition | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| SPL | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 47 | 50 | −3 | 036.84 |
| AFC Champions League | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 27 | −26 | 000.00 |
| Total | 25 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 48 | 77 | −29 | 028.00 |

### Singapore Premier League

Win  Draw  Loss
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Lion City Sailors | 21 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 59 | 21 | +38 | 48 | Qualification for AFC Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Albirex Niigata (S) | 21 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 50 | 19 | +31 | 46 | |
| 3 | Hougang United | 21 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 48 | 40 | +8 | 34 | Qualification for AFC Cup group stage |
| 4 | Tampines Rovers | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 48 | 51 | −3 | 27 | Qualification for AFC Cup group stage |
| 5 | Tanjong Pagar United | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 36 | 49 | −13 | 22 | |
| 6 | Geylang International | 21 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 33 | 52 | −19 | 20 | |
| 7 | Balestier Khalsa | 21 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 34 | 52 | −18 | 19 | |
| 8 | Young Lions | 21 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 26 | 50 | −24 | 16 | |
* 1 2 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.

### AFC Champions League

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | JEO | GAM | CHI | TAM |
| 1 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 5 | +17 | 16 | Advance to Round of 16 | — | 2–1 | 2–1 | 9–0 |
| 2 | Gamba Osaka | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 7 | +8 | 9 | | 2–2 | — | 1–1 | 8–1 |
| 3 | Chiangrai United | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 8 | | 1–3 | 1–1 | — | 1–0 |
| 4 | Tampines Rovers | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 27 | −26 | 0 | | 0–4 | 0–2 | 0–3 | — |
Win  Draw  Loss

#### Group stage
### Singapore Cup

Win  Draw  Loss