# 2017 Home United FC season

The 2017 season is Home United's 22nd consecutive season in the top flight of Singapore football and in the S.League. Along with the S.League, the club will also compete in the Prime League, the Singapore Cup, Singapore League Cup and the 2017 AFC Cup.

## Squad
### S.League squad

    As of 26 January 2017.
| Squad No. | Name | Date of Birth (Age) | Previous Club |
| Goalkeepers |||||
| 18 | Hassan Sunny | (1984-04-02) 2 April 1984 (age 40) | LionsXII |
| 22 | Eko Pradana Putra | (1993-04-14) 14 April 1993 (age 31) | Geylang International |
| 24 | Rudy Khairullah | (1994-07-19) 19 July 1994 (age 30) | Police FA (NFL Club) |
| Defenders |||||
| 3 | Afiq Yunos | (1990-12-10) 10 December 1990 (age 34) | Tampines Rovers |
| 4 | Juma'at Jantan | (1984-02-23) 23 February 1984 (age 40) | LionsXII |
| 5 | Haziq Azman | (1991-07-01) 1 July 1991 (age 33) | Youth Team |
| 6 | Abdil Qaiyyim Mutalib | (1989-05-14) 14 May 1989 (age 35) | Tampines Rovers |
| 11 | Sirina Camara | (1991-04-12) 12 April 1991 (age 33) | Étoile FC |
| 17 | Irfan Fandi | (1997-08-13) 13 August 1997 (age 27) | Young Lions |
| 19 | Sufianto Salleh | (1993-02-09) 9 February 1993 (age 31) | Youth team |
| Midfielders |||||
| 2 | Hariss Harun | (1990-11-19) 19 November 1990 (age 34) | Johor Darul Ta'zim FC |
| 7 | Aqhari Abdullah | (1991-07-09) 9 July 1991 (age 33) | LionsXII |
| 8 | Song Ui-young | (1993-11-08) 8 November 1993 (age 31) | Youth Team |
| 10 | Faris Ramli | (1992-08-24) 24 August 1992 (age 32) | LionsXII |
| 13 | Izzdin Shafiq | (1990-12-14) 14 December 1990 (age 34) | Tampines Rovers |
| 14 | Shamil Sharif | (1992-05-08) 8 May 1992 (age 32) | Young Lions |
| 15 | Luqman Ismail | (1994-03-09) 9 March 1994 (age 30) | Youth Team |
| 20 | Christopher van Huizen | (1992-11-28) 28 November 1992 (age 32) | Young Lions |
| 21 | Anumanthan Kumar | (1994-07-14) 14 July 1994 (age 30) | Hougang United |
| 23 | Adam Swandi | (1996-01-12) 12 January 1996 (age 29) | Young Lions |
| Strikers |||||
| 9 | Stipe Plazibat | (1989-08-31) 31 August 1989 (age 35) | Hougang United |
| 12 | Khairul Nizam | (1991-06-25) 25 June 1991 (age 33) | LionsXII |
| 16 | Amiruldin Asraf | (1997-01-08) 8 January 1997 (age 28) | Youth Team |

### Prime League squad

    As of 26 February 2017.
| Squad No. | Name | Date of Birth (Age) | Previous Club |
| Goalkeepers |||||
| 40 | Kenji Syed Rusydi | (1998-07-12) 12 July 1998 (age 26) | Young Lions |
| Defenders |||||
| 29 | Sadik Said | | Prime League |
| 35 | Ridhuan Shamsuddin | | Hougang United Prime League |
| 37 | Ribiyanda Saswadimata | (1997-02-05) 5 February 1997 (age 27) | NFA U18 |
| 38 | Arshad Shamim | (1999-12-09) 9 December 1999 (age 25) | Prime League |
| 39 | Khairul Shari | (1998-11-14) 14 November 1998 (age 26) | Prime League |
| Midfielders |||||
| 28 | Khairuddin Omar | (1996-03-08) 8 March 1996 (age 28) | Balestier Khalsa Prime League |
| 32 | Khalili Khalif | (1997-01-03) 3 January 1997 (age 28) | Hougang United Prime League |
| 44 | Syed Firdaus | | NFA U18 |
| 45 | Nikesh Singh Sindu | | |
| 46 | Akbar Shah | | Balestier Khalsa Prime League |
| 47 | Ifwat Akid | | |
| Strikers |||||
| 26 | Marijan Šuto | (1996-10-02) 2 October 1996 (age 28) | Warriors FC Prime League |
| 27 | Iqram Rifqi | (1996-02-25) 25 February 1996 (age 28) | Prime League |
| 31 | Qayyum Hakim | | Prime League |
| 36 | Izzat Zalani | | Prime League |
| 41 | Shah Zulkarnean | | Balestier Khalsa Prime League |

## Coaching staff

Source :
| Position | Name |
| Head coach | Aidil Sharin |
| Assistant coach | Saswadimata Dasuki |
| Goalkeeping coach | Adi Saleh |
| Team manager | Badri Ghent |
| Physiotherapist | Daisy Sumampong Anarna |
| Kitman | |

## Transfer
### Pre-season transfer

Source

#### In

| Position | Player | Transferred From | Ref |
| GK | Hassan Sunny | Army United | |
| GK | Rudy Khairullah | Police FC (NFL Club) | |
| DF | Afiq Yunos | Tampines Rovers | |
| MF | Christopher van Huizen | Young Lions | |
| MF | Izzdin Shafiq | Tampines Rovers | |
| MF | Hariss Harun | Johor Darul Ta'zim FC | (Initially on 3months loan deal & subsequently extended to end of season.) |
| FW | Adam Swandi | Young Lions | |
| FW | Stipe Plazibat | Hougang United | |
| FW | Amiruldin Asraf | Prime League Squad | |
| FW | Marijan Šuto | Warriors FC Prime League Squad | |

#### Out

| Position | Player | Transferred To | Ref |
| GK | Hyrulnizam Juma'at | Warriors FC | |
| GK | Zulfairuuz Rudy | Hougang United | |
| DF | Lionel Tan | Hougang United | |
| DF | Yeo Hai Ngee | Young Lions | |
| DF | Redzwan Atan | Balestier United Recreation Club | |
| DF | R Aaravin | Young Lions | |
| DF | Shahrin Saberin | Young Lions | loan |
| DF | Ang Zhiwei | Warriors FC | |
| DF | Sim Teck Yi | Released | |
| MF | Azhar Sairudin | Hougang United | |
| MF | Zulfahmi Arifin | Hougang United | |
| MF | Syahiran Miswan | Hougang United | |
| FW | Ken Ilsø | Kedah | |
| FW | Amir Zalani | Hougang United | |
| FW | Ambroise Begue | Released | |
| FW | Ikhsan Fandi | Young Lions | |

### Mid-season transfers
#### In

| Position | Player | Transferred From | Ref |
| MF | Anumanthan Kumar | Hougang United | National Service |

#### Out

| Position | Player | Transferred To | Ref |
| MF | Mahathir Azeman | Balestier Khalsa | Return to Parent Club After National Service |

## Friendlies
### Pre-season friendlies

Win  Draw  Loss

### In Season friendlies
## Team statistics
### Appearances and goals

Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Sleague | Sleague | Singapore Cup | Singapore Cup | League Cup | League Cup | AFC Cup | AFC Cup | Total | Total |
| No. | Pos. | Player | Apps. | Goals | Apps. | Goals | Apps. | Goals | Apps. | Goals | Apps. | Goals |
| 2 | MF | Hariss Harun | 20 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 2 |
| 3 | DF | Afiq Yunos | 4(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 1 |
| 4 | DF | Juma'at Jantan | 17(2) | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 34 | 2 |
| 5 | DF | Haziq Azman | 6(5) | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1(2) | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | Abdil Qaiyyim | 16 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5(2) | 0 | 27 | 1 |
| 7 | MF | Aqhari Abdullah | 9(4) | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 3(4) | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Song Ui-young | 11(2) | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 25 | 5 |
| 9 | FW | Stipe Plazibat | 21(1) | 25 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9(1) | 10 | 39 | 37 |
| 10 | MF | Faris Ramli | 22(1) | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 39 | 20 |
| 11 | DF | Sirina Camara | 12 | 0 | 0(2) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| 12 | FW | Khairul Nizam | 8(4) | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 6(3) | 1 | 23 | 8 |
| 13 | MF | Izzdin Shafiq | 16(1) | 0 | 2(1) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 30 | 1 |
| 14 | MF | Shamil Sharif | 13(4) | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 5(2) | 0 | 29 | 1 |
| 15 | MF | Luqman Ismail | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | FW | Amiruldin Asraf | 8(14) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3(5) | 1 | 32 | 4 |
| 17 | DF | Irfan Fandi | 17 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 26 | 5 |
| 18 | GK | Hassan Sunny (captain) | 19 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 34 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | Sufianto Salleh | 8(5) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | Christopher van Huizen | 7(2) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3(2) | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | Anumanthan Kumar | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| 22 | GK | Eko Pradana Putra | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | Adam Swandi | 15(3) | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8(1) | 3 | 30 | 7 |
| 24 | GK | Rudy Khairullah | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 26 | FW | Marijan Šuto | 1(8) | 0 | 1(2) | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 1(6) | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | Iqram Rifqi | 3(7) | 0 | 1(4) | 1 | 2(1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 2 |
| 38 | MF | Arshad Shamim | 0 | 0 | 0(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 39 | DF | Khairul Shari | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 44 | MF | Syed Firdaus | 0 | 0 | 0(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Players who have played this season but had left the club or on loan to other club |||||||||||||
| 21 | MF | Mahathir Azeman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |

## Competitions
### Overview

| Competition | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| S.League | 24 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 58 | 26 | +32 | 062.50 |
| AFC Cup | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 18 | +8 | 070.00 |
| Singapore Cup | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 060.00 |
| League Cup | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 000.00 |
| Total | 42 | 25 | 7 | 10 | 97 | 57 | +40 | 059.52 |

### S.League

Win  Draw  Loss
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Albirex Niigata (S) (C) | 24 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 70 | 16 | +54 | 62 | |
| 2 | Tampines Rovers | 24 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 48 | 20 | +28 | 54 | Qualification to AFC Champions League Preliminary Round 1 or AFC Cup Group Stage |
| 3 | Home United | 24 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 58 | 26 | +32 | 50 | Qualification to AFC Cup Group Stage |
| 4 | Geylang International | 24 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 32 | 37 | −5 | 36 | |
| 5 | Warriors FC | 24 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 33 | 36 | −3 | 34 | |
* ↑ 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 not eligible for any AFC competition spots.

### Singapore Cup

Win  Draw  Loss

#### Quarter-final

Home United won 6–2 on aggregate.

#### Semi-final

Home United lost 2–5 on aggregate.

#### 3rd/4th place
### Singapore TNP League Cup

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Albirex Niigata (S) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | Advance to semi-final |
| 2 | Warriors | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 4 | Advance to semi-final |
| 3 | Hougang United | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 | Home United | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 1 | |

#### Group matches

Win  Draw  Loss

### AFC Cup

Win  Draw  Loss

#### Group stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | HOM | TQN | YAD |
| 1 | Home United | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 9 | Zonal semi-finals | — | 3–2 | 4–1 |
| 2 | Than Quảng Ninh | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 4 | | 4–5 | — | 1–1 |
| 3 | Yadanarbon | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 4 | | 1–0 | 0–3 | — |
* 1 2 Head-to-head results: Than Quảng Ninh 1–1 Yadanarbon, Yadanarbon 0–3 Than Quảng Ninh.