2015 Hougang United FC season

Hougang United
2015 season
ChairmanBill Ng
Head coachK. Balagumaran
StadiumHougang Stadium

The 2015 season is Hougang United's 18th 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. [1]

Sleague

No. Name Nationality Date of Birth (Age) Previous Club
Goalkeepers
1 Ridhuan Barudin (1987-03-23) 23 March 1987 Tampines Rovers
18 Jasper Chan (1988-11-07) 7 November 1988 Eunos Crescent FC
22 Ahmadulhaq Che Omar (1981-02-11) 11 February 1981 Woodlands Wellington
Defenders
3 Delwinder Singh (1992-08-05) 5 August 1992 Young Lions
6 Kunihiro Yamashita (1986-05-29) 29 May 1986 Tampines Rovers
12 Faizal Amir (1984-12-23) 23 December 1984 Balestier Khalsa
16 Kenneth Chang (1992-07-07) 7 July 1992 Home United Prime League
17 Faiz Salleh (1992-07-17) 17 July 1992 Young Lions
21 Lau Meng Meng (1983-03-29) 29 March 1983 Geylang United
23 Yuki Uchiyama (1995-05-07) 7 May 1995 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo
Midfielders
4 Taufiq Ghani (1989-11-19) 19 November 1989 Woodlands Wellington
7 Atsushi Shimono (1988-04-27) 27 April 1988 Woodlands Wellington
8 Carlos Alberto Delgado (1986-01-03) 3 January 1986 Nay Pyi Taw F.C.
13 Ruzaini Zainal (1988-10-17) 17 October 1988 Tanjong Pagar United
14 Fazli Jaffar (1983-05-09) 9 May 1983 Warriors FC
15 Tengku Mushadad (1994-08-18) 18 August 1994 Tanjong Pagar United
19 Nurhilmi Jasni (1986-12-17) 17 December 1986 Balestier Khalsa
Forwards
2 Fairoz Hasan (1988-11-26) 26 November 1988 Gombak United
5 Muhaymin Salim (1992-05-05) 5 May 1992 Young Lions
9 Diego Gama de Oliveira (1990-05-13) 13 May 1990 Pusamania Borneo F.C.
10 Vuk Sotirović (1982-07-13) 13 July 1982 FK Novi Pazar
11 Fareez Farhan (1994-07-29) 29 July 1994 Young Lions
Players who left club during season
3 Renshi Yamaguchi (1992-09-16) 16 September 1992 Hosei University
7 Shunsuke Nakatake (1990-06-19) 19 June 1990 Eunos Crescent FC
9 Manato Takahashi (1990-04-07) 7 April 1990 Fujieda MYFC
10 Chupe (1980-05-09) 9 May 1980 Lanexang United F.C.
14 Matthew Abraham (1989-03-05) 5 March 1989 Tampines Rovers

Transfers

Pre-season transfers

[2]

In

Position Player Transferred From Ref
GK Ridhuan Barudin Tampines Rovers
DF Kunihiro Yamashita Tampines Rovers [3]
DF Yuki Uchiyama Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo Season loan
DF Ahmad Zaki Bagharib Balestier Khalsa
MF Renshi Yamaguchi Hosei University
MF Goh Swee Swee Woodlands Wellington
MF Muhaymin Salim Young Lions FC
MF Nur Ridho Young Lions FC
MF Ruzaini Zainal Tanjong Pagar United [4]
MF Tengku Mushadad Tanjong Pagar United
FW Fareez Farhan Young Lions FC
FW Chupe Lanexang United F.C.
FW Manato Takahashi Fujieda MYFC [5]

Out

Position Player Transferred To Ref
GK Nazri Sabri Eunos Crescent FC
GK Fadhil Salim
DF Wahyudi Wahid LionsXII
DF Igor Ferreira Alves Darwin Olympic SC
DF Igor Čerina Balestier Khalsa
DF Syaqir Sulaiman Warriors FC
MF Fazli Jaffar Warriors FC
MF Sutanto Tan Mitra Kukar F.C.
MF Haidil Sufian
MF Salihin Osman Eunos Crescent FC(NFL Club)
MF Erwan Gunawan
FW Geison Moura Minnesota United FC [6]
FW Diego Gama de Oliveira Pusamania Borneo F.C.

Trial

Position Player From Ref

Mid-season transfers

In

Position Player Transferred To Ref
DF Delwinder Singh Young Lions FC [7]
MF Fazli Jaffar Warriors FC [8]
MF Atsushi Shimono Woodlands Wellington [9]
MF Carlos Alberto Delgado Nay Pyi Taw F.C. [10]
FW Diego Gama de Oliveira Pusamania Borneo F.C. [11]
FW Nicolas Vitorović FK Nevėžis [12]

Out

Position Player Transferred To Ref
DF Matthew Abraham [13]
MF Renshi Yamaguchi Lao Toyota F.C. [14]
MF Shunsuke Nakatake Kuantan FA [15]
MF Firman Hanif Yishun Sentek Mariners FC [16]
FW Manato Takahashi [17]
FW Chupe Għajnsielem F.C. [18]

Friendlies

Coaching staff

[19]

Position Name Ref.
Head coach Philippe Aw
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 Singapore Cup League Cup Total
Apps. Goals Apps. Goals Apps. Goals Apps. Goals
1 GK Ridhuan Barudin 24 0 1 0 3 0 28 0
2 FW Fairoz Hasan 19 2 1 0 4 0 24 2
3 DF Delwinder Singh 15 1 0 0 2 0 17 1
4 MF Taufiq Ghani 9 0 1 0 1 0 11 0
5 FW Muhaymin Salim 15 0 1 0 2 0 18 0
6 DF Kunihiro Yamashita 24 6 0 0 2 0 26 6
7 MF Atsushi Shimono 14 0 0 0 4 0 18 0
8 MF Carlos Alberto Delgado 13 0 0 0 4 1 17 1
9 FW Diego Gama de Oliveira 15 1 0 0 4 2 19 3
10 FW Vuk Sotirović 14 6 0 0 3 1 17 7
11 FW Fareez Farhan 21 1 1 0 3 1 25 2
12 DF Faiz Amir 15 0 1 0 2 0 18 0
13 MF Ruzaini Zainal 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 MF Fazli Jaffar 12 0 0 0 4 0 16 0
15 MF Tengku Mushadad 12 0 1 0 4 0 17 0
16 DF Kenneth Chiang 10 0 0 0 4 1 14 1
17 DF Faiz Salleh 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 GK Jasper Chan 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
19 MF Nurhilmi Jasni 25 5 1 0 4 0 30 5
21 DF Lau Meng Meng 16 0 1 0 1 0 18 0
22 GK Ahmadulhaq Che Omar 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
23 DF Yuki Uchiyama 17 2 1 0 1 0 19 2
30 MF Haidil Sufian 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Players who have played this season but had left the club or on loan to other club
3 DF Renshi Yamaguchi 7 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
7 MF Shunsuke Nakatake 11 0 1 0 0 0 11 0
8 MF Firman Hanif 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 FW Manato Takahashi 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
10 FW Chupe 11 3 1 1 0 0 0 0
14 MF Matthew Abraham 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Competitions

S.League

  Win   Draw   Loss

Round 1

2 March 2015 (2015-03-02) Round 1 Hougang United 1–1 Young Lions FC Hougang Stadium
Chupe 19' Iqbal Hussain 16' Referee: Sukhbir Singh
6 March 2015 (2015-03-06) Round 2 Hougang United 1-1 Home United Jalan Besar Stadium
Yuki Uchiyama 34' Ken Ilsø 42' (pen.) Referee: Ahmad A'Qashah
12 March 2015 (2015-03-12) Round 3 Geylang International 0-0 Hougang United Bedok Stadium
Referee: W. Ravisanthiran
4 April 2015 (2015-04-04) Round 5 Hougang United 2-3 DPMM FC Hougang Stadium
Kunihiro Yamashita 1'
Chupe 87'
Paulo Sérgio 13' 19'
Brian McLean 57'
Referee: Syahir Ahamadi
9 April 2015 (2015-04-09) Round 6 Warriors FC 1-0 Hougang United Woodlands Stadium
Fazrul Nawaz 68' Referee: G. Letchman
18 April 2015 (2015-04-18) Round 7 Hougang United 0-1 Balestier Khalsa Hougang Stadium
Miroslav Krištić 81' Referee: W. Ravisanthiran
23 April 2015 (2015-04-23) Round 8 Hougang United 3-3 Harimau Muda B Hougang Stadium
Nurhilmi Jasni 10'
Kunihiro Yamashita 17'
Fairoz Hasan 68'
Amirul Hisyam 45' (pen.) Shahrul Igwan 80'
Adam Nor Azlin 85'
Referee: Nathan Chan

Round 2

14 May 2015 (2015-05-14) Round 10 Home United 4-0 Hougang United Yishun Stadium
Yasir Hanapi 20'
Kamel Ramdani 26'
Yuki Uchiyama 31' (o.g.)
Azhar Sairudin 58'
Referee: Muhd Taqi
20 July 2015 (2015-07-20) Round 12 Young Lions FC 1-3 Hougang United Hougang Stadium
Adam Swandi 70' Delwinder Singh 10'
Kunihiro Yamashita 20'
Fairoz Hasan 90+5'
Referee: Sukhbir Singh
24 July 2015 (2015-07-24) Round 13 Hougang United 0-3 Tampines Rovers Jalan Besar Stadium
Mateo Roskam 66' 80'
Fahrudin Mustafić 73' (pen.)
Referee: Farhan Mohd
4 August 2015 (2015-08-04) Round 15 Hougang United 4-1 Warriors FC Hougang Stadium
Kunihiro Yamashita 11'
Vuk Sotirović 63' 78'
Diego Gama de Oliveira 86'
Fazrul Nawaz 28' Referee: Syahir Ahamadi
19 August 2015 (2015-08-19) Round 17 Harimau Muda B 0-1 Hougang United Hang Jebat Stadium
Vuk Sotirović 24' Referee: G. Letchman
28 August 2015 (2015-08-28) Round 18 Hougang United 1-1 Albirex Niigata (S) Jalan Besar Stadium
Nurhilmi Jasni 34' Itsuki Yamada 90' Referee: Ahmad A'Qashah

Round 3

27 September 2015 (2015-09-27) Round 19 Hougang United 0-1 Home United Hougang Stadium
Ken Ilsø 63' (pen.) Referee: Nathan Chan
1 October 2015 (2015-10-01) Round 20 Hougang United 2–2 Young Lions FC Jalan Besar Stadium
Nurhilmi Jasni 1' 74' Afiq Noor 47'
Shameer Aziq 49'
Referee: Farhan Mohd
17 October 2015 (2015-10-17) Round 21 Tampines Rovers 1-0 Hougang United Jurong West Stadium
Jamil Ali 45' Referee: Muhd Taqi
20 October 2015 (2015-10-20) Round 22 Hougang United 1-2 DPMM FC Hougang Stadium
Vuk Sotirović 51' Kenneth Chiang 31' (o.g.)
Rafael Ramazotti 72'
Referee: Jansen Foo
26 October 2015 (2015-10-26) Round 23 Warriors FC 2-0 Hougang United Jalan Besar Stadium
Fazrul Nawaz 42' (pen.) 61' Referee: Jansen Foo
6 November 2015 (2015-11-06) Round 25 Hougang United 1-2 Harimau Muda B Hougang Stadium
Nurhilmi Jasni 1' Syafwan Syahlan 35' 89' Referee: Jansen Foo
9 November 2015 (2015-11-09) Round 26 Geylang International 2-2 Hougang United Bedok Stadium
Shawal Anuar 72'
Bruno Castanheira 90+3'
Vuk Sotirović 76'
Fareez Farhan 90'
Referee: Farhad Mohamed
20 November 2015 (2015-11-20) Round 27 Albirex Niigata (S) 1-0 Hougang United Jurong East Stadium
Fumiya Kogure 2' (pen.) Referee: Farhad Mohd


Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
6 Home United 27 9 9 9 38 34 +4 36
7 Harimau Muda B[a] 27 9 6 12 29 40 −11 33
8 Geylang International 27 7 7 13 36 44 −8 28
9 Young Lions[a] 27 7 6 14 30 43 −13 27
10 Hougang United 27 4 9 14 28 42 −14 21
Source: S.League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of wins
Notes:
  1. ^ a b The three foreign clubs – Albirex Niigata (S), DPMM FC and Harimau Muda – as well as the Football Association of Singapore (FAS) under-23 team, Young Lions, are not eligible for any AFC competition spots.

Singapore Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss

Singapore TNP League Cup

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Geylang International 3 2 1 0 10 4 +6 7 Advance to semi-final
2 Hougang United 3 1 2 0 4 3 +1 5
3 DPMM FC 3 1 0 2 7 5 +2 3
4 Singapore Recreation Club 3 0 1 2 1 10 −9 1
Source: S.League

Group matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

References

  1. ^ "Hougang United Football Club".
  2. ^ "Transfers".
  3. ^ "Kunihiro Yamashita who makes the shorter journey from Tampines Rovers, having started his S-League career with Albirex Niigata S."
  4. ^ "Ruzaini Zainal from Tanjong Pagar join Cheetah".
  5. ^ "Japanese striker Takahashi Manato, 22 signs from J3 club Fujieda MYFC".
  6. ^ "Geison Moura out to use Minnesota United switch as springboard to MLS". 29 October 2015.
  7. ^ "Delwinder Singh goes to Hougang after GYL".
  8. ^ "Jaffar returns after leaving during off season".
  9. ^ "Shimono joins Salim Moin in Hougang".
  10. ^ "Delgado joins Salim Moin in Hougang to fight for higher position".
  11. ^ "Diego rejoins Cheetah".
  12. ^ "Vitorović joins Cheetah".
  13. ^ "Matthew-Abraham-released/".
  14. ^ "Renshi Yamaguchi released by Cheetah".
  15. ^ "Nakate released by Cheetah to savage season".
  16. ^ "Matthew-Abraham-released/".
  17. ^ "Manato released by Cheetah".
  18. ^ "Chupe released by Cheetah to savage season".
  19. ^ "MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE – Hougang United Football Club".