# 2014 Hougang United FC season

The 2014 season is Hougang United's 17th 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 and the Singapore League Cup.

## Squad

    As of 6 January 2017.

### Sleague

| No. | Name | Date of Birth (Age) | Previous Club |
| Goalkeepers |||||
| 1 | Nazri Sabri | (1989-09-20) 20 September 1989 (age 35) | Woodlands Wellington |
| 15 | Fadhil Salim | (1983-01-24) 24 January 1983 (age 41) | Sengkang Punggol |
| 21 | Jasper Chan | (1988-11-07) 7 November 1988 (age 35) | Eunos Crescent FC |
| 29 | Hakiim Sutar | (1992-10-15) 15 October 1992 (age 31) | Youth Team |
| Defenders |||||
| 3 | Syaqir Sulaiman | (1986-08-12) 12 August 1986 (age 38) | Balestier Khalsa |
| 4 | Wahyudi Wahid | (1989-10-20) 20 October 1989 (age 34) | Geylang International |
| 5 | Igor Cerina | (1988-10-10) 10 October 1988 (age 35) | NK Solin |
| 8 | Firman Hanif | (1992-03-05) 5 March 1992 (age 32) | Young Lions FC |
| 12 | Faizal Amir | (1984-12-23) 23 December 1984 (age 39) | Balestier Khalsa |
| 16 | Faiz Salleh | (1992-07-17) 17 July 1992 (age 32) | Young Lions |
| 20 | Lau Meng Meng | (1983-03-29) 29 March 1983 (age 41) | Geylang United |
| 22 | Igor Ferreira | (1985-02-21) 21 February 1985 (age 39) | |
| Midfielders |||||
| 6 | Benedict Chua | (1990-06-18) 18 June 1990 (age 34) | Hougang United |
| 7 | Shunsuke Nakatake | (1990-06-19) 19 June 1990 (age 34) | Eunos Crescent FC |
| 17 | Azhar Sairudin | (1986-09-30) 30 September 1986 (age 38) | Home United |
| 19 | Nurhilmi Jasni | (1986-12-17) 17 December 1986 (age 37) | Balestier Khalsa |
| 40 | Nurul Islam | | Geylang United Youth |
| 42 | Susanto Tan | (1994-05-04) 4 May 1994 (age 30) | Pelita Jaya Youth |
| Forwards |||||
| 2 | Fairoz Hasan | (1988-11-26) 26 November 1988 (age 35) | Gombak United |
| 9 | Diego Gama de Oliveira | (1990-05-13) 13 May 1990 (age 34) | Pusamania Borneo F.C. |
| 10 | Geison Moura | (1986-07-16) 16 July 1986 (age 38) | Minnesota United FC |
| 11 | Fazli Jaffar | (1983-03-09) 9 March 1983 (age 41) | Gombak United |
| 13 | Erwan Gunawan | (1987-03-20) 20 March 1987 (age 37) | Warriors FC |
| 14 | Haidil Sufian | | Singapore Viper FC |
| 23 | Nazirul Islam | | Geylang United Youth |
| Players who left club during season |||||
| 18 | Đurica Župarić | (1984-09-22) 22 September 1984 (age 40) | NK HAŠK |

## Transfers
### Pre-season transfers
#### In

| Position | Player | Transferred From | Ref |
| GK | Jasper Chan | Eunos Crescent FC | Free |
| GK | Nazri Sabri | Woodlands Wellington | Free |
| DF | Faizal Amir | Balestier Khalsa | Free |
| DF | Faiz Salleh | Young Lions FC | Free |
| DF | Firman Hanif | Young Lions FC | Free |
| DF | Wahyudi Wahid | Geylang International | Free |
| DF | Đurica Župarić | NK HAŠK | Free |
| MF | Shunsuke Nakatake | Eunos Crescent FC | Free |
| FW | Geison Moura | Minnesota United FC | Free |
| FW | Diego Gama de Oliveira | Pusamania Borneo F.C. | Free |
| FW | Erwan Gunawan | Warriors FC | Free |

#### Out

| Position | Player | Transferred To | Ref |
| GK | Ridzuan Fatah Hasan | Yishun Sentek Marine | Free |
| DF | Shahir Hamzah | Yishun Sentek Marine | Free |
| DF | Hasree Zais | Singapore Recreational Club | Free |
| MF | Sobrie Mazelan | Woodlands Wellington | Free |
| MF | Thomas Beattie | Warriors FC | Free |
| MF | Jerome Baker | Bangkok Glass B | Free |
| MF | Basit Hamid | Retired | Free |
| MF | Fazly Hasan | Retired | Free |
| FW | Liam Shotton | Leek Town F.C. | Free |
| FW | Mamadou Diallo | Retired | Free |

### Trial

| Position | Player | From | Ref |

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

| Position | Player | Transferred To | Ref |
| DF | Igor Ferreira Alves | NA | Free |

#### Out

| Position | Player | Transferred To | Ref |
| DF | Đurica Župarić | Kanbawza FC | Free |

## Coaching staff

| Position | Name |
| Head coach | Amin Nasir |
| Assistant coach | Clement Teo |
| Prime League Coach | Robin Chitrakar |
| Fitness coach | Dirk Schauenberg |
| Goalkeeping coach | Lim Queen Cher |
| Team manager | Clement Teo |
| Sports trainer | Thomas Pang |
| Kitman | |

## Team statistics
### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos. | Player | Sleague | Sleague | Singapore Cup | Singapore Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Total | Total |
| No. | Pos. | Player | Apps. | Goals | Apps. | Goals | Apps. | Goals | Apps. | Goals |
| 1 | GK | Nazri Sabri | 6+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | FW | Fairoz Hasan | 18+7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 30 | 1 |
| 3 | DF | Syaqir Sulaiman | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Wahyudi Wahid | 26+4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Igor Cerina | 21+1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 4 |
| 6 | MF | Benedict Chua | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Shunsuke Nakatake | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 36 | 0 |
| 8 | DF | Firman Hanif | 18+2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 2 |
| 9 | FW | Diego Gama de Oliveira | 23+6 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 | 33 | 12 |
| 10 | FW | Geison Moura | 25+7 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 3+1 | 2 | 37 | 25 |
| 11 | FW | Fazli Jaffar | 15+13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 33 | 2 |
| 12 | DF | Faizal Amir | 23+5 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 33 | 0 |
| 13 | FW | Erwan Gunawan | 13+14 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| 15 | GK | Fadhil Salim | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | Faiz Salleh | 9+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3+1 | 1 | 15 | 3 |
| 17 | MF | Azhar Sairudin | 18+8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | Djurica Zuparic | 8+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | Nurhilmi Jasni | 21+8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3+1 | 1 | 33 | 6 |
| 20 | DF | Lau Meng Meng | 25+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 30 | 1 |
| 21 | GK | Jasper Chan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | Igor Ferreira Alves | 7+4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 15 | 1 |
| 42 | MF | Susanto Tan | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |

## Competitions
### S.League

Win  Draw  Loss
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 5 | Albirex Niigata (S) | 27 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 51 | 40 | +11 | 44 | |
| 6 | Balestier Khalsa | 27 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 46 | 34 | +12 | 40 | Qualification to AFC Cup Group Stage |
| 7 | Hougang United | 27 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 49 | 42 | +7 | 42 | |
| 8 | Geylang International | 27 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 33 | 44 | −11 | 32 | |
| 9 | Tanjong Pagar United | 27 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 35 | 44 | −9 | 29 | |
* ↑ The three foreign clubs – Albirex Niigata (S), DPMM FC and Harimau Muda B – as well as the Football Association of Singapore (FAS) under-23 team, Young Lions, are not eligible for any AFC competition spots.
* ↑ Qualified as 2014 Singapore Cup winners.

### Singapore Cup

Win  Draw  Loss

### Singapore TNP League Cup
#### Group matches

Win  Draw  Loss