# 2023 Lion City Sailors Women

The 2023 season marks the Lion City Sailors Women's second consecutive season in the top flight of Singapore football and in the Women's Premier League. The team will be looking to build on their success from last season, when they finished as champion in the league.
The Sailors Women have a strong squad with a good mix of experience and youth. They are led by Yeong Sheau Shyan, who has a wealth of experience in women's football. She has previously managed the Singapore national team.

## Squad
### Women squad (LCS)

| Squad No. | Name | Date of Birth (Age) | Previous Club | Contract Since | Contract End |
| Goalkeeper |||||||
| 1 | Noor Kusumawati | (1990-09-29) 29 September 1990 (age 34) | Warriors FC | 2022 | 2023 |
| 22 | Beatrice Tan Li Bin | (1992-06-29) 29 June 1992 (age 32) | Tanjong Pagar United | 2022 | 2023 |
| Defender |||||||
| 3 | Fatin Aqillah | (1994-06-11) 11 June 1994 (age 30) | Tanjong Pagar United | 2022 | 2023 |
| 4 | Umairah Hamdan | (2002-03-11) 11 March 2002 (age 22) | South Avenue CSC | 2022 | 2023 |
| 8 | Syazwani Ruzi | (2001-03-06) 6 March 2001 (age 23) | Still Aerion FC | 2022 | 2023 |
| 13 | Ernie Sulastri | (1988-11-24) 24 November 1988 (age 35) | Home United | 2022 | 2023 |
| 17 | Khairunnisa Anwar | (2003-02-21) 21 February 2003 (age 21) | South Avenue CSC | 2022 | 2023 |
| 18 | Munirah Mohamad | (1997-02-13) 13 February 1997 (age 27) | Police SA | 2022 | 2023 |
| 25 | Sara Hayduchok | | JSSL Tampines | 2023 | 2023 |
| 27 | Tia Foong Po Shiun | (2007-07-31) 31 July 2007 (age 17) | Mattar Sailors (W) | 2022 | 2023 |
| | Seri Nurinsyirah | (2007-01-27) 27 January 2007 (age 17) | Mattar Sailors (W) | 2023 | 2023 |
| Midfielder |||||||
| 14 | Madelin Sophie Lock | (2007-05-24) 24 May 2007 (age 17) | Mattar Sailors (W) | 2022 | 2023 |
| 16 | Ho Huixin | (1992-04-23) 23 April 1992 (age 32) | Home United | 2022 | 2023 |
| 19 | Julia-Vanessa Farr | (1991-08-12) 12 August 1991 (age 33) | Warriors FC | 2022 | 2023 |
| 20 | Cara Ming-Yan Chang | (2008-11-28) 28 November 2008 (age 15) | Mattar Sailors (W) | 2022 | 2023 |
| 21 | Venetia Lim Ying Xuan | (2003-10-14) 14 October 2003 (age 20) | Still Aerion FC | 2022 | 2023 |
| Forwards |||||||
| 5 | Miray Hokotate Altun | (2005-04-06) 6 April 2005 (age 19) | ANZA Singapore | 2022 | 2023 |
| 9 | Lila Tan Hui Ying | (2003-06-04) 4 June 2003 (age 21) | Aksil Shanghai | 2022 | 2023 |
| 10 | Izzati Rosni | (1999-05-24) 24 May 1999 (age 25) | SWAT FC | 2022 | 2023 |
| 12 | Josephine Ang Kaile | (2006-09-26) 26 September 2006 (age 18) | Mattar Sailors (W) | 2022 | 2023 |
| 23 | Nica Siy | | Kaya F.C.–Iloilo (W) | 2023 | 2023 |
| Mid-season transferred players |||||||
| 2 | Madison Josephine Telmer | (2004-10-29) 29 October 2004 (age 19) | ANZA Singapore | 2022 | 2023 |
| 6 | Seri Ayu Natasha Naszri | (2007-12-19) 19 December 2007 (age 16) | Mattar Sailors (W) | 2022 | 2023 |
| 7 | Paula Druschke | | | 2022 | 2023 |
| 11 | Ardhra Arul Ganeswaran | (2007-07-25) 25 July 2007 (age 17) | Mattar Sailors (W) | 2022 | 2023 |
| 99 | Chloe Koh Ke Ying | (2007-02-18) 18 February 2007 (age 17) | Mattar Sailors (W) | 2022 | 2023 |

### Women squad (Mattar Sailors)

| Squad No. | Name | Date of Birth (Age) | Previous Club | Contract Since | Contract End |
| Goalkeeper |||||||
| 1 | Izairida Shakira | (2007-06-02) 2 June 2007 (age 17) | | 2022 | 2023 |
| 18 | Chantale Lamasan Rosa | | Singapore Sports School | 2023 | 2023 |
| Defender |||||||
| 3 | Tasha Foong Po Yui | (2005-05-27) 27 May 2005 (age 19) | ITE College East | 2022 | 2023 |
| 4 | Tyan Foong | | | 2023 | 2023 |
| 5 | Rebecca Harding | (1985-04-23) 23 April 1985 (age 39) | Selangor FC (W) | 2023 | 2023 |
| 12 | Siti Nur Hidayah | | | 2023 | 2023 |
| 14 | Isis Ang | (2003-01-10) 10 January 2003 (age 21) | | 2022 | 2022 |
| 16 | Syaizta Ohorella | | | 2023 | 2023 |
| Midfielder |||||||
| 6 | Nadia Nuraffendi | (2006-04-14) 14 April 2006 (age 18) | Tampines-Meridian JC | 2023 | 2023 |
| 8 | Jaen Lee | | | 2023 | 2023 |
| 10 | Liyana Indah Rickit | (2009-10-14) 14 October 2009 (age 14) | ActiveSG | 2022 | 2023 |
| 15 | Yuvika Suresh | (2009-03-01) 1 March 2009 (age 15) | | 2022 | 2023 |
| 17 | Natasha Kaur | | | 2023 | 2023 |
| 19 | Anusha Saluja | | | 2023 | 2023 |
| 20 | Dorcas Chu | (2002-07-29) 29 July 2002 (age 22) | Lion City Sailors Women | 2022 | 2023 |
| 21 | Ruby Tjipto | | Youth Academy | 2023 | 2023 |
| 22 | Sara Merican | (1996-04-19) 19 April 1996 (age 28) | Lion City Sailors Women | 2022 | 2023 |
| Forward |||||||
| 7 | Nor Adriana Lim | | | 2023 | 2023 |
| 9 | Raeka Ee Pei Ying | | Singapore Sports School | 2023 | 2023 |
| 11 | Elena Khoo | | Brazilian Football Academy | 2023 | 2023 |
| 13 | Katelyn Yeoh | | | 2023 | 2023 |
| 23 | Nur Ain Salleh | | Youth Academy | 2023 | 2023 |
| 24 | Maxine Maribbay | (2005-04-21) 21 April 2005 (age 19) | | 2023 | 2023 |
| 25 | Syafina Putri Rashid | (2004-08-09) 9 August 2004 (age 20) | Lion City Sailors Women | 2022 | 2023 |

## Coaching staff

The following list displays the coaching staff of all the Lion City Sailors current football sections:
| Position | Name |
| Chairman | Forrest Li |
| CEO | |
| General Manager | Badri Ghent |
| Team Manager (SPL) | Hương Trần |
| Team Manager (WPL) | Jenny Tan |
| Technical Director | Luka Lalić |
| Head Coach | Aleksandar Ranković |
| Head Coach (Women) | Muhammad Yusuf Chatyawan |
| Assistant Head Coach (Women) | Yeong Sheau Shyan |
| Assistant Coach | Marko Perović |
| Goalkeeping Coach | Kris Stergulc |
| Goalkeeping Coach (Assistant) | Chua Lye Heng |
| Goalkeeping Coach (Women) | Daniel Ong |
| Conditioning Coach | Dzevad Saric |
| Head of Performance | Mark Onderwater |
| Head of Rehabilitation | Mike Kerklaan |
| Head of Technical Training | Rodrigo Costa |
| Head of Video Analyst | Pablo Muñiz |
| Video Analyst | Nigel Goh |
| Video Analyst | Muhammad Yusuf Chatyawan |
| Physiologist | Niels Van Sundert David Conde |
| Head of Logistics | Zahir Taufeek |
| Position | Name |
| Technical Director | Luka Lalić |
| General Manager | Tan Li Yu |
| Team Manager (WPL) | Jenny Tan |
| Head Coach (SFL) | |
| Goalkeeper Coach (Under-21) | |
| Goalkeeping Coach (Development) | Matija Radikon |
| Goalkeeping Coach (Foundation) | Shahril Jantan |
| Strength & Conditioning Coach (Academy) | Chloe Alphonso Derrick Ang |
| Performance Coordinator (Academy) | Lewin Kösterke |
| Medical Coordinator (Academy) | Wouter de Vroome |
| Physiologist (Academy) | Santiago Izquierdo Monllor |
| Head of Youth Team (Development) & Under-21 Coach | Daan van Oudheusden |
| Head of Youth Team (Foundation) | Tengku Mushadad |
| Under-17 Head Coach | José Mataix |
| Under-15 Head Coach | Lucas Ekers |
| Under-13 Head Coach | Ashraf Ariffin |
| Under-12 Head Coach | Kevin Tan |
| Under-11 Head Coach | Francisco Couto |
| Under-10 Head Coach | |
| Technical Coach (Development) | Nuno Pereira |
| Technical Coach (Foundation) | Diogo Costa |
| Video Analyst (Academy) | Pol Corpas Cuatrecasas Poh Kai Ern Shaun Tan |
| Data Analyst (Academy) | Gautam Selvamany |
| Medical Logistics | Masrezal Bin Mashuri |
| Nutritionist | Denise Van Ewijk |

## Transfers
### In

Pre-season
| Position | Player | Transferred From | Team | Ref |
| GK | Izairida Shakira | Mattar Sailors (W) | Mattar Sailors (W) | Promoted |
| DF | Tia Foong Po Shiun | Mattar Sailors (W) | Mattar Sailors (W) | Promoted |
| MF | Seri Ayu Natasha Naszri | Mattar Sailors (W) | Mattar Sailors (W) | Promoted |
| MF | Ardhra Arul Ganeswaran | Mattar Sailors (W) | Mattar Sailors (W) | Promoted |
| MF | Madelin Sophie Lock | Mattar Sailors (W) | Mattar Sailors (W) | Promoted |
| FW | Josephine Ang Kaile | Mattar Sailors (W) | Mattar Sailors (W) | Promoted |
| FW | Chloe Koh Ke Ying | Mattar Sailors (W) | Mattar Sailors (W) | Promoted |
Mid-season
| Position | Player | Transferred From | Team | Ref |
| MF | Cara Ming-Yan Chang | Mattar Sailors (W) | Mattar Sailors (W) | Promoted |
| DF | Seri Nurinsyirahh | Mattar Sailors (W) | Mattar Sailors (W) | Promoted |
| DF | Sara Hayduchok | JSSL Tampines | First Team | Free |
| FW | Nica Siy | Kaya F.C.–Iloilo (W) | First Team | Free |

### Out

Pre-season
| Position | Player | Transferred To | Team | Ref |
| DF | Yasmin Namira | Graceland University | Mattar Sailors (W) | Free |
| DF | Shaniz Qistina | Tiong Bahru (W) | Mattar Sailors (W) | Free |
| MF | Sara Merican | Mattar Sailors (W) | First Team | Free. |
| MF | Aaniya Ahuja | Pepperdine University | Mattar Sailors (W) | Free |
| MF | Giselle Blumke | JSSL Tampines | Mattar Sailors (W) | Free. |
| FW | Nicole Lim Yan Xiu | Hougang United (W) | First Team | Free. |
| FW | Nur Syafina Putri Rashid | | First Team | Free. |
| FW | Nurul Ariqah | Balestier Khalsa (W) | Mattar Sailors (W) | Free |
| FW | Charlotte Chong | Geylang International (W) | Mattar Sailors (W) | Free |
Mid-season
| Position | Player | Transferred To | Team | Ref |
| MF | Madison Telmer | UFV Cascades | First Team | End of Contract |
| MF | Seri Ayu Natasha Naszri | ESC La Liga Academy | First Team | Scholarship till 2025 |
| MF | Ardhra Arul Ganeswaran | IMG Academy | First Team | Scholarship till 2026 |
| MF | Dorcas Chu | Mattar Sailors (W) | First Team | Free. |
| FW | Chloe Koh Ke Ying | IMG Academy | First Team | Scholarship till 2026 |
| FW | Paula Druschke | NA | First Team | End of Contract |

### Loan Returns

Pre-season
| Position | Player | Transferred From | Team | Ref |
Mid-season
| Position | Player | Transferred From | Ref |

### Loans Out

Pre-season
| Position | Player | Transferred To | Team | Ref |
| MF | Nur Izzati Rosni | FC SWAT | First Team | On loan till March 2023 |
| MF | Ernie Sulastri | FC SWAT | First Team | On loan till March 2023 |
Mid-Season
| Position | Player | Transferred To | Ref |

### Contract extensions

| Position | Player |
| GK | Noor Kusumawati |
| GK | Beatrice Tan Li Bin |
| DF | Fatin Aqillah |
| DF | Munirah Mohamad |
| DF | Khairunnisa Anwar |
| DF | Nur Umairah Hamdan |
| MF | Nur Izzati Rosni |
| DF | Nur Syazwani Ruzi |
| MF | Venetia Lim Ying Xuan |
| MF | Julia-Vanessa Farr |
| MF | Dorcas Chu |
| MF | Madison Josephine Telmer |
| FW | Miray Hokotate Altun |
| FW | Lila Tan Hui Ying |
| FW | Paula Druschke |

## Friendlies
### Pre-season friendlies

Win  Draw  Loss

## Team statistics
### Appearances and goals (Women)

    As of 19 Nov 2023
| No. | Pos. | Player | WPL | WPL | Total | Total |
| No. | Pos. | Player | Apps. | Goals | Apps. | Goals |
| 1 | GK | Noor Kusumawati | 3+1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Fatin Aqillah | 3+1 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 4 | DF | Nur Umairah | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 5 | FW | Miray Altun | 15+3 | 10 | 16 | 10 |
| 8 | DF | Nur Syazwani Ruzi | 15+1 | 4 | 14 | 3 |
| 9 | FW | Lila Tan Hui Ying | 13+4 | 7 | 15 | 6 |
| 10 | MF | Nur Izzati Rosni | 13+1 | 12 | 14 | 12 |
| 12 | FW | Josephine Ang Kaile | 7+7 | 7 | 12 | 7 |
| 13 | MF | Ernie Sulastri | 15 | 1 | 13 | 1 |
| 14 | MF | Madelin Sophie Lock | 10+2 | 7 | 10 | 4 |
| 16 | MF | Ho Hui Xin | 11+4 | 1 | 13 | 1 |
| 17 | DF | Khairunnisa Khairol Anwar | 13+2 | 1 | 14 | 1 |
| 18 | MF | Munirah Mohamad | 11 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | Julia-Vanessa Farr | 1+5 | 3 | 5 | 3 |
| 20 | MF | Cara Ming-Yan Chang | 6+2 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
| 21 | MF | Venetia Lim Ying Xuan | 4+1 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| 22 | GK | Beatrice Tan | 15 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | Nica Siy | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 25 | DF | Sara Hayduchok | 6+1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | Tia Foong Po Shiun | 7+2 | 1 | 8 | 1 |
| Players who have played this season but had left the club or on loan to other club |||||||
| 2 | MF | Madison Telmer | 7 | 3 | 7 | 3 |
| 6 | MF | Seri Ayu Natasha Naszri | 4+2 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | Paula Druschke | 2+1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 11 | MF | Ardhra Arul Ganeswaran | 2+3 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| 99 | FW | Chloe Koh Ke Ying | 1+2 | 3 | 3 | 3 |

### Appearances and goals (Mattar Sailors)

    As of 16 Sept 2023
| No. | Pos. | Player | WNL | WNL | Total | Total |
| No. | Pos. | Player | Apps. | Goals | Apps. | Goals |
| 1 | GK | Izairida Shakira | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Tasha Foong Po Yui | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Tyan Foong | 7+1 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Rebecca Harding | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| 6 | MF | Nadia Nuraffendi | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | Nor Adriana Lim | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| 8 | MF | Jaen Lee | 2+2 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 9 | FW | Raeka Ee | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 |
| 10 | MF | Liyana Indah Rickit | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | Elena Khoo | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | Siti Nur Hidayah | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | FW | Katelyn Yeoh | 1+2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | Isis Ang | 7 | 2 | 7 | 2 |
| 15 | MF | Yuvika Suresh | 4+1 | 3 | 5 | 3 |
| 16 | DF | Syaizta Ohorella | 1+2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | Natasha Kaur | 6+1 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 18 | GK | Chantale Lamasan Rosa | 3+1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | Anusha Saluja | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | Dorcas Chu | 6+1 | 4 | 7 | 4 |
| 21 | MF | Ruby Tjipto | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | Sara Merican | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| 23 | MF | Nur Ain Salleh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | FW | Maxine Maribbay | 1+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | FW | Syafina Putri Rashid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players who have played this season but had left the club or on loan to other club |||||||

## Competition (Women's Premier League)
### Women's Premier League

Win  Draw  Loss
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Lion City Sailors (C) | 18 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 73 | 2 | +71 | 52 | League champions |
| 2 | Albirex Niigata (S) | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 69 | 16 | +53 | 40 | |
| 3 | Hougang United | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 33 | 9 | +24 | 32 | |
| 4 | Tanjong Pagar United | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 50 | 12 | +38 | 31 | |
| 5 | Police SA | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 27 | 25 | +2 | 25 | |
| 6 | Balestier Khalsa | 17 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 40 | 49 | −9 | 22 | |
| 7 | Still Aerion | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 22 | 30 | −8 | 20 | |
| 8 | JSSL Tampines | 17 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 35 | 36 | −1 | 17 | |
| 9 | Tiong Bahru | 18 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 97 | −86 | 6 | |
| 10 | Geylang International | 18 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 92 | −84 | 6 | |

## Competition (Women's National League)

(Played under name of Mattar Sailors Women)
Win  Draw  Loss

### Round Robin

League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Royal Arion (Q) | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 0 | +49 | 21 |
| 2 | Admiralty FC (Q) | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 7 | +29 | 16 |
| 3 | Mattar Sailors (Q) | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 4 | +17 | 15 |
| 4 | Ayer Rajah Gryphons (Q) | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 17 | −10 | 12 |
| 5 | Singapore Khalsa | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 15 | −6 | 8 |
| 6 | Commonwealth Cosmos | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 23 | −15 | 7 |
| 7 | Bussorah Youths | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 25 | −17 | 3 |
| 8 | Winchester Isla | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 49 | −47 | 0 |
Semi Final to be played on 7 Oct and Final to be played on 15 Oct.