# 2018 Balestier Khalsa season

The 2018 season is Balestier Khalsa's 23rd consecutive season in the top flight of Singapore football and in the Singapore Premier League and the Singapore Cup.

## Squad

    As of 11 June 2018.
| Squad No. | Name | Date of Birth (Age) | Previous Club |
| Goalkeepers ||||
| 1 | Hafiz Ahmad $^{U23}$ | | Home United |
| 12 | Nazri Sabri | (1989-09-20) 20 September 1989 (age 35) | Eunos Crescent |
| 13 | Zacharial Leong $^{U23}$ | | |
| 19 | Zaiful Nizam | (1987-07-24) 24 July 1987 (age 37) | |
| Defenders ||||
| 2 | Fadli Kamis | (1992-11-07) 7 November 1992 (age 31) | |
| 3 | Shaqi Sulaiman $^{U23}$ | (1998-11-10) 10 November 1998 (age 25) | Hougang United |
| 4 | Khalili Khalif $^{U23}$ | (1997-01-03) 3 January 1997 (age 27) | Home United |
| 5 | Nurisham Jupri $^{U23}$ | (1995-12-14) 14 December 1995 (age 28) | Eunos Crescent |
| 6 | Nurullah Hussein | (1993-05-09) 9 May 1993 (age 31) | |
| 9 | Zakir Samsudin | (1994-01-18) 18 January 1994 (age 30) | LionsXII |
| 10 | Sufianto Salleh | (1993-03-09) 9 March 1993 (age 31) | Home United |
| 15 | Sheikh Abdul Hadi | (1992-03-24) 24 March 1992 (age 32) | |
| 18 | Ahmad Syahir Sahimi | (1992-04-10) 10 April 1992 (age 32) | |
| 25 | Sharin Majid $^{U23}$ | (1995-03-31) 31 March 1995 (age 29) | Warriors FC |
| Midfielders ||||
| 7 | Hazzuwan Halim | (1994-02-02) 2 February 1994 (age 30) | |
| 8 | Raihan Rahman | (1991-02-07) 7 February 1991 (age 33) | |
| 11 | Huzaifah Aziz | (1994-06-24) 24 June 1994 (age 30) | |
| 14 | Afiq Salman Tan $^{U23}$ | (1995-11-28) 28 November 1995 (age 28) | |
| 16 | Khairuddin Omar $^{U23}$ | (1996-03-08) 8 March 1996 (age 28) | |
| 17 | Fariz Faizal $^{U23}$ | (1996-10-17) 17 October 1996 (age 27) | |
| 22 | Vedran Mesec | (1988-02-20) 20 February 1988 (age 36) | NK Aluminij |
| 24 | Noor Akid Nordin $^{U23}$ | (1996-10-28) 28 October 1996 (age 27) | Home United |
| 58 | Daniel Hazreel $^{U23}$ | (1999-05-31) 31 May 1999 (age 25) | Kembagan United |
| 68 | Sanjin Vrebac $^{U19}$ | (2000-02-25) 25 February 2000 (age 24) | VfR Fischeln |
| 70 | Haiqal Adnan $^{U19}$ | | |
| Strikers ||||
| 21 | Keegan Linderboom | (1989-09-26) 26 September 1989 (age 35) | Waitakere United |
| 23 | Akbar Shah $^{U23}$ | (1996-05-29) 29 May 1996 (age 28) | Home United |
| 67 | Dusan Marinkovic $^{U19}$ | | FK Internacional |

## Coaching staff

| Position | Name |
| Head coach | Marko Kraljević |
| Assistant coach | Haris Sumri |
| Goalkeeping coach | Koh Chuan Hwee/ Rizal Abdul Rahman |
| Fitness coach | Rosman Sulaiman |
| Team Chairman | Darwin Jalil |
| Physiotherapist | Mohamed Nasser |
| Kitman | Abdul Latiff |

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

| Position | Player | Transferred From | Ref |
| GK | Nazri Sabri | Eunos Crescent (NFL Club) | |
| GK | Hafiz Ahmad | Home United | |
| DF | Sufianto Salleh | Home United | 2 Years Contract |
| DF | Nurullah Hussein | Free Agent | 2 Years Contract |
| DF | Shaqi Sulaiman | Hougang United | 2 Years Contract |
| DF | Sharin Majid | Warriors FC | |
| DF | Khalili Khalif | Home United Prime League | |
| MF | Daniel Hazreel | Kembangan United FC (NFL Club) | |
| MF | Nurisham Jupri | Eunos Crescent (NFL Club) | |
| MF | Noor Akid Nordin | Home United | 2 Years Contract |
| MF | Afiq Salman Tan | Free Agent | 2 Years Contract |
| MF | Keegan Linderboom | Waitakere United | |
| FW | Akbar Shah | Home United | 2 Years Contract |
| FW | Vedran Mesec | NK Aluminij | |

#### Out

| Position | Player | Transferred To | Ref |
| GK | A. Renonathan | | |
| GK | Naqiuddin Nodin | | |
| GK | Hamzah Fazil | | |
| DF | Zulkhair Mustaffa | SAFSA (NFL Club) | loan |
| DF | Tajeli Salamat | Warriors FC | |
| DF | Ashrul Syafeeq | Hougang United | |
| DF | Azmeerudin Jamludain | Eunos Crescent FC (NFL Club) | |
| DF | Hanafi Salleh | | |
| MF | Kyaw Zayar Win | | |
| MF | Nanda Lin Kyaw Chit | Prachuap FC | |
| MF | Aung Kyaw Naing | Angthong FC | |
| MF | Mahathir Azeman | | |
| MF | Jonathan Tan | SAFSA (NFL Club) | loan |
| MF | Hanafi Akbar | Tampines Rovers | |
| MF | Shah Hirul | | |
| MF | Danial Farhan Tan | | |

#### Retained

| Position | Player | Ref |
| GK | Zaiful Nizam | 2 years contract |
| DF | Fadli Kamis | 2 years contract |
| DF | Sheikh Abdul Hadi | 2 years contract |
| DF | Ahmad Syahir | 1 year contract |
| MF | Raihan Rahman | 2 years contract |
| MF | Huzaifah Aziz | 2 years contract |
| MF | Hazzuwan Halim | 2 years contract |

#### Promoted

| Position | Player | Ref |
| GK | Zacharial Leong | |
| MF | Fariz Faizal | 2 Years Contract |
| MF | Khairuddin Omar | 2 Years Contract |

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

| Position | Player | Transferred From | Ref |
| DF | Zakir Samsudin | Free Agent | |
| MF | Sanjin Vrebac | VfR Fischeln | Balestier Khalsa U19 |
| FW | Dusan Marinkovic | FK Internacional | Balestier Khalsa U19 |

## Friendly
### Pre-Season Friendly

Win  Draw  Loss

## Team statistics
### Appearances and goals

    As of 29 September 2018
Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Sleague | Sleague | Singapore Cup | Singapore Cup | Total | Total |
| No. | Pos. | Player | Apps. | Goals | Apps. | Goals | Apps. | Goals |
| 1 | GK | Hafiz Ahmad | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | Fadli Kamis | 23 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 28 | 4 |
| 3 | DF | Shaqi Sulaiman | 14 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Khalili Khalif | 3(4) | 0 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Nurisham Jupri | 10(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | Nurullah Hussein | 13(2) | 2 | 3(1) | 0 | 19 | 2 |
| 7 | MF | Hazzuwan Halim | 19(4) | 4 | 5 | 3 | 28 | 6 |
| 8 | MF | Raihan Rahman | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 9 | DF | Zakir Samsudin | 0(4) | 1 | 0(3) | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 10 | DF | Sufianto Salleh | 12(5) | 0 | 1(2) | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | Huzaifah Aziz | 20(1) | 4 | 5 | 1 | 26 | 5 |
| 12 | GK | Nazri Sabri | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | Zacharial Leong | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | Afiq Tan | 10(3) | 0 | 0(2) | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | Sheikh Abdul Hadi | 16(1) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 1 |
| 16 | MF | Khairuddin Omar | 3 (4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | Fariz Faizal | 14(7) | 0 | 5 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | Ahmad Syahir | 16(5) | 0 | 4 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| 19 | GK | Zaiful Nizam (captain) | 24 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | Keegan Linderboom | 15(2) | 5 | 5 | 1 | 22 | 6 |
| 22 | FW | Vedran Mesec | 14 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 2 |
| 23 | MF | Akbar Shah | 5(9) | 1 | 0(3) | 0 | 16 | 1 |
| 24 | MF | Noor Akid Nordin | 16(5) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 1 |
| 25 | DF | Sharin Majid | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 58 | MF | Daniel Hazreel | 0 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 67 | MF | Dusan Marinkovic | 0 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 68 | MF | Sanjin Vrebac | 8(1) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 70 | MF | Haiqal Adnan | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |

## Competitions
### Overview

| Competition | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| Singapore Premier League | 24 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 25 | 36 | −11 | 029.17 |
| Singapore Cup | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 020.00 |
| Total | 29 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 30 | 42 | −12 | 027.59 |

### Singapore Premier League

Win  Draw  Loss
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 4 | Tampines Rovers | 24 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 43 | 27 | +16 | 40 | Qualification to AFC Cup Group Stage |
| 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 | |
* ↑ 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.

### Singapore Cup

Win  Draw  Loss
Balestier Khalsa won 1-0 on aggregate.
Balestier lost 2–4 on aggregate.