# 2018 Young Lions FC season

The 2018 season is Young Lion's 16th consecutive season in the top flight of Singapore football and in the S.League.

## Squad
### S.League squad

    As of 26 Feb 2017.
| Squad No. | Name | Date of Birth (Age) | Last Club |
| Goalkeepers |||||
| 1 | Hairul Syirhan | (1995-08-21) 21 August 1995 (age 29) | Geylang International |
| 18 | Zharfan Rohaizad | (1997-02-21) 21 February 1997 (age 27) | NFA U18 |
| 30 | Adib Hakim | (1998-03-09) 9 March 1998 (age 26) | NFA U18 |
| | Ridhwan Fikri | (1999-04-29) 29 April 1999 (age 25) | NFA U18 |
| Defenders |||||
| 2 | Nazhiim Harman | (1999-03-02) 2 March 1999 (age 25) | NFA U18 |
| 5 | Adam Hakeem | (1997-03-17) 17 March 1997 (age 27) | Free Agent |
| 12 | Syahrul Sazali | (1998-06-03) 3 June 1998 (age 26) | NFA U18 |
| 13 | Amer Hakeem | (1998-11-08) 8 November 1998 (age 26) | Hougang United Prime League |
| 17 | Irfan Fandi | (1997-08-13) 13 August 1997 (age 27) | Home United |
| 20 | Ariyan Shamsuddin | (1997-08-28) 28 August 1997 (age 27) | Hougang United Prime League |
| 24 | R Aaravin | (1996-02-24) 24 February 1996 (age 28) | Home United |
| 25 | Rusyaidi Salime | (1998-04-25) 25 April 1998 (age 26) | NFA U17 |
| 27 | Taufiq Muqminin | (1996-07-26) 26 July 1996 (age 28) | NFA U18 |
| 31 | Jacob William Mahler | (2000-04-20) 20 April 2000 (age 24) | NFA U18 |
| | Irfan Asyraf Aziz | (1997-09-20) 20 September 1997 (age 27) | Free Agent |
| Midfielders |||||
| 3 | Saifullah Akbar | (1999-01-31) 31 January 1999 (age 25) | Tampines Rovers Prime League |
| 4 | Aniq Iskandar | (1996-10-30) 30 October 1996 (age 28) | Warriors FC Prime League |
| 7 | Naqiuddin Eunos | (1997-12-01) 1 December 1997 (age 27) | Free Agent |
| 8 | Joshua Pereira | (1997-10-10) 10 October 1997 (age 27) | NFA U18 |
| 10 | Sharul Nizam | (1997-06-02) 2 June 1997 (age 27) | Free Agent |
| 11 | Zulqarnaen Suzliman | (1998-03-29) 29 March 1998 (age 26) | NFA U17 |
| 14 | Hami Syahin | (1998-12-16) 16 December 1998 (age 26) | NFA U16 |
| 15 | Syed Firdaus Hassan | (1998-05-30) 30 May 1998 (age 26) | Home United Prime League |
| 21 | Prakash Raj | (1998-06-11) 11 June 1998 (age 26) | Hougang United Prime League |
| 22 | Haiqal Pashia | (1998-11-29) 29 November 1998 (age 26) | NFA U18 |
| 23 | Asshukrie Wahid | (1997-02-27) 27 February 1997 (age 27) | Geylang International Prime League |
| 28 | Amirul Hakim | (1998-06-04) 4 June 1998 (age 26) | NFA U18 |
| Forwards |||||
| 6 | Danial Syafiq | (1999-12-29) 29 December 1999 (age 25) | NFA U18 |
| 9 | Ikhsan Fandi | (1999-04-09) 9 April 1999 (age 25) | Home United Prime League |
| 19 | Naufal Azman | (1998-07-10) 10 July 1998 (age 26) | Free Agent |
| 32 | Ifwat Ismail | (1997-03-27) 27 March 1997 (age 27) | Geylang International Prime League |

### U19 squad

    As of 26 Feb 2017.
| Squad No. | Name | Date of Birth (Age) |
| Goalkeepers |||||
| | Yeo Wen Bin | (2000-03-23) 23 March 2000 (age 24) |
| Defenders |||||
| | Hamizan Hisham | (2001-01-10) 10 January 2001 (age 23) |
| | Nabil Iman | (2000-03-14) 14 March 2000 (age 24) |
| | Nur Adam Abdullah | (2001-04-13) 13 April 2001 (age 23) |
| | Qayyum Raishyan | (2000-12-05) 5 December 2000 (age 24) |
| | Syed Akmal | (2000-04-28) 28 April 2000 (age 24) |
| | Zakri Ee | (2000-11-20) 20 November 2000 (age 24) |
| | Akram Azman | (2000-11-21) 21 November 2000 (age 24) |
| Midfielders |||||
| | Akmal Azman | (2000-11-21) 21 November 2000 (age 24) |
| | Joel Chew | (2000-02-09) 9 February 2000 (age 24) |
| | Rezza Rezky | (2000-11-08) 8 November 2000 (age 24) |
| | Timothy David Yeo | (2000-10-19) 19 October 2000 (age 24) |
| | Firas Irwan | (2001-01-01) 1 January 2001 (age 23) |
| Forwards |||||
| | Shahib Masnawi | (2000-08-04) 4 August 2000 (age 24) |
| | Syahadat Masnawi | (2001-11-07) 7 November 2001 (age 23) |
| | Syafiq Asaraf | (2000-06-12) 12 June 2000 (age 24) |
| | Saul Ellison Katz | (2000-07-15) 15 July 2000 (age 24) |

## Coaching staff

| Position | Name |
| Team Manager | Farehan Hussein |
| Head team coach | Fandi Ahmad |
| Assistant coach | Nazri Nasir |
| Assistant coach | S. Subramani |
| Goalkeeping coach | Chua Lye Heng |
| Physiotherapist | Vacant |
| Sports Trainers | Nasruldin Baharudin Muklis Sawit |
| Equipment Officer | Omar Mohamed |

## Transfer
### Pre-season transfer
#### In

| Position | Player | Transferred From | Ref |
| GK | Ridhwan Aban | NFA U18 | |
| DF | Adam Hakeem | Free Agent | |
| DF | Amer Hakeem | Hougang United Prime League | Season loan |
| DF | Ariyan Shamsuddin | Hougang United Prime League | Season loan |
| DF | Irfan Fandi | Home United | Free |
| DF | Nazhiim Harman | NFA U18 | |
| MF | Aniq Iskandar | Warriors FC Prime League | Season loan |
| MF | Prakash Raj | Hougang United Prime League | Season loan |
| MF | Naqiuddin Eunos | Free Agent | |
| MF | Sharul Nizam | Free Agent | |
| MF | Asshukrie Wahid | Geylang International Prime League | Season Loan |
| MF | Syed Firdaus Hassan | Free Agent | |
| FW | Ifwat Ismail | Geylang International Prime League | Season Loan |
| FW | Danial Syafiq | NFA U18 | |
| FW | Naufal Azman | Free Agent | |

#### Out

| Position | Player | Transferred To | Ref |
| GK | Fashah Iskandar | Warriors FC | |
| DF | Shahrin Saberin | Home United | loan return |
| DF | Yeo Hai Ngee | Geylang International | |
| DF | Amirul Adli | Tampines Rovers | |
| DF | Faizal Roslan | Home United | |
| DF | Illyas Lee | Hougang United | |
| DF | J.Dhukilan | | |
| MF | Armin Maier | TSV Buchbach U23 | |
| MF | Ammirul Emmran | Warriors FC | |
| MF | Muhaimin Suhaimi | Hougang United | |
| MF | Hafiz Sulaiman | Warriors FC | |
| MF | Ryan Syaffiq | Geylang International | |
| MF | Jordan Chan | Hougang United | |
| MF | Muhelmy Suhaimi | Home United | |
| FW | Taufik Suparno | SAFSA | |
| FW | Shameer Aziq | Tampines Rovers | |
| FW | Shafeeq Faruk | SAFSA | |

#### Retained

| Position | Player | Ref |
| GK | Adib Hakim | |
| GK | Hairul Syirhan | |
| GK | Zharfan Rohaizad | |
| DF | Rusyaidi Salime | |
| DF | R Aaravin | [31] [32] |
| DF | Syahrul Sazali | |
| DF | Taufiq Muqminin | |
| MF | Joshua Pereira | [35] [36] |
| MF | Hami Syahin | |
| MF | Zulqarnaen Suzliman | |
| MF | Amirul Hakim | |
| MF | Haiqal Pashia | |
| FW | Ikhsan Fandi | |

#### Trial

| Position | Player | Trial @ | Ref |
| DF | Irfan Fandi | FC Groningen | |
| FW | Ikhsan Fandi | FC Groningen | |

### Mid-season transfer
#### In

| Position | Player | Transferred From | Ref |
| DF | Jacob William Mahler | NFA U18 | |
| DF | Irfan Asyraf Aziz | Free Agent | |
| MF | Saifullah Akbar | Free Agent | 2 Years contract till 2019 |

#### Trial

| Position | Player | Trial @ |
| DF | Irfan Fandi | Leeds United |
| DF | Irfan Fandi | S.C. Braga |
| FW | Ikhsan Fandi | S.C. Braga |

## Friendly
### Pre-season friendly

Win  Draw  Loss

### Kuala Lumpur pre-season training
## Team statistics
### Appearances and goals

    As of 15 September 2018
Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Sleague | Sleague | Total | Total |
| No. | Pos. | Player | Apps. | Goals | Apps. | Goals |
| 1 | GK | Hairul Syirhan | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | Nazhiim Harman | 4(2) | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 3 | MF | Saifullah Akbar | 2(1) | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | Aniq Iskandar | 4(3) | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Adam Hakeem | 10(1) | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 6 | FW | Danial Syafiq | 0(3) | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Naqiuddin Eunos | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Joshua Pereira | 22 | 1 | 22 | 1 |
| 9 | FW | Ikhsan Fandi | 16(4) | 8 | 20 | 8 |
| 10 | MF | Sharul Nizam | 1(1) | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | Zulqarnaen Suzliman | 18(1) | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | Syahrul Sazali | 23 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | Amer Hakeem | 3(4) | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | Hami Syahin | 22 | 3 | 22 | 3 |
| 15 | MF | Syed Firdaus Hassan | 6(3) | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | Irfan Fandi | 18 | 2 | 18 | 2 |
| 18 | GK | Zharfan Rohaizad | 16 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | Naufal Azman | 12(4) | 2 | 16 | 2 |
| 20 | DF | Ariyan Shamsuddin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | Prakash Raj | 9(5) | 1 | 14 | 1 |
| 22 | MF | Haiqal Pashia | 7(10) | 4 | 17 | 4 |
| 23 | MF | Asshukrie Wahid | 1(6) | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | R Aaravin | 9(3) | 1 | 12 | 1 |
| 25 | DF | Rusyaidi Salime | 20(1) | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | Taufiq Muqminin | 12 | 1 | 12 | 1 |
| 28 | MF | Amirul Hakim | 1(2) | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 30 | GK | Adib Hakim | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | DF | Jacob William Mahler | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 32 | FW | Ifwat Ismail | 5(8) | 1 | 13 | 1 |
| | GK | Ridhwan Aban | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | Irfan Asyraf Aziz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Competitions
### Overview

| Competition | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| S.League | 23 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 24 | 43 | −19 | 021.74 |
| Total | 23 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 24 | 43 | −19 | 021.74 |

### Singapore Premier League

Win  Draw  Loss
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 5 | Warriors FC | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 32 | 35 | −3 | 28 |
| 6 | Balestier Khalsa | 24 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 25 | 36 | −11 | 27 |
| 7 | Young Lions | 24 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 25 | 46 | −21 | 21 |
| 8 | Geylang International | 24 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 26 | 57 | −31 | 20 |
| 9 | Hougang United | 24 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 44 | −22 | 12 |
* ↑ The two foreign clubs – Albirex Niigata (S) and DPMM FC – as well as the Football Association of Singapore (FAS) under-21 team, Young Lions, are ineligible for any AFC competition spots.