2015 Warriors FC season
| 2015 season | |
|---|---|
| Chairman | Philip Lam Tin Sing |
| Head coach | Alex Weaver (Till Oct 2015) Karim Bencherifa (since Oct 2015) |
| Stadium | Choa Chu Kang Stadium |
The 2015 season is Warriors' 20th 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
S.League squad
- As of 24 February 2017.
| Squad No. | Name | Nationality | Date of Birth (Age) | Previous Club | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | |||||
| 1 | Shahul Rayyan | 12 February 1995 | Young Lions FC | ||
| 13 | Daniel Ong | 31 January 1989 | Home United | ||
| 40 | Nur Amin | 5 June 1995 | Youth Team | ||
| Defenders | |||||
| 2 | Marus Wheeler | 27 December 1994 | Tanjong Pagar United | ||
| 3 | Marin Vidošević | 9 October 1986 | NK Imotski | ||
| 4 | Syaqir Sulaiman | 12 August 1986 | Hougang United | ||
| 5 | Kento Fukuda | 15 May 1990 | Geylang International | ||
| 16 | Daniel Bennett | 7 January 1978 | Woodlands Wellington | ||
| 18 | Nur Aysidiq | 1 September 1983 | Balestier Khalsa | ||
| 19 | Irwan Shah | 2 November 1988 | LionsXII | ||
| 20 | Hamqaamal Shah | 5 September 1986 | Gombak United | ||
| Midfielders | |||||
| 5 | Azlan Razak | 6 September 1993 | Youth Team | ||
| 6 | Thomas Beattie | 16 September 1986 | Hougang United | ||
| 7 | Shi Jiayi | 2 September 1983 | Home United | ||
| 8 | Emmeric Ong | 25 January 1991 | LionsXII | ||
| 11 | Fazli Jaffar | 5 September 1983 | Hougang United | ||
| 12 | Hafsyar Farkhan | 16 April 1988 | Youth Team | ||
| 14 | Kevin McCann | 11 September 1987 | Raith Rovers F.C. | ||
| 17 | Andy Ahmad | 5 April 1991 | Woodlands Wellington | ||
| 21 | Hafiz Rahim | 19 November 1983 | Home United | ||
| 25 | Karlo Ivancic | 24 July 1994 | NK Bistra | ||
| 35 | Fatemy Firdouse | 29 June 1995 | Youth Team | ||
| Strikers | |||||
| 9 | Miroslav Pejić | 16 February 1986 | NK Samobor | ||
| 10 | Nicolás Vélez | 4 July 1990 | Atlético Sanluqueño CF | ||
| 15 | Fazrul Nawaz | 17 April 1985 | Sabah FA | ||
| 33 | Hazim Faiz | 28 September 1995 | Youth Team | ||
| Players leaving during the season | |||||
| 1 | Neezam Aziz | 25 April 1991 | Youth team | ||
Prime League squad
Coaching staff
| Position | Name | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Head coach | Razif Onn | |
| Assistant coach | Muhammad Effendi Bin Rahmat | |
| Assistant coach / Goalkeeping Coach | Lee Bee Seng | |
| Team manager | Eugene Cheang | |
| Fitness trainer | Silas Abdul Karim Bin Noor Shah | |
| Sports trainer | Benjamin Bhagawat | |
| Kitman |
Transfers
Pre-season transfers
In
| Position | Player | Transferred From | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Shahul Rayyan | Young Lions FC | |
| GK | Daniel Ong | Warriors FC | |
| DF | Syaqir Sulaiman | Warriors FC | |
| MF | Fazli Jaffar | Hougang United | |
| MF | Hamqaamal Shah | Geylang International | |
| MF | Karlo Ivancic | NK Bistra | [1] |
| FW | Fazrul Nawaz | Sabah FA | [2] |
Out
| Position | Player | Transferred To | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Hassan Sunny | Army United F.C. | [3] |
| DF | Zulfadli Zainal Abidin | Tampines Rovers | |
| DF | Ismail Yunos | Tampines Rovers | |
| DF | Jeremy Chiang | ||
| MF | Dharham Aziz | ||
| MF | Chiang Guo Guang | ||
| MF | Nurhazwan Norasikin | ||
| MF | Amin Rossady | ||
| MF | Fazli Jaffar | Hougang United | [4] |
| MF | Suria Prakasah | Young Lions FC | |
| MF | Zulfadhli Emran | ||
| FW | Agu Casmir |
Team statistics
Appearances and goals
Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Sleague | Singapore Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps. | Goals | Apps. | Goals | Apps. | Goals | Apps. | Goals | |||||||||
| 1 | GK | Shahul Rayyan | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2 | DF | Marcus Wheeler | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 3 | DF | Marin Vidošević | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 | ||||||
| 4 | DF | Syaqir Sulaiman | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||||||
| 5 | DF | Azlan Razak | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | ||||||
| 6 | MF | Thomas Beattie | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4 | ||||||
| 7 | MF | Shi Jiayi | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | ||||||
| 8 | MF | Emmeric Ong | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | ||||||
| 9 | FW | Miroslav Pejić | 24 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 6 | ||||||
| 10 | FW | Nicolás Vélez | 12 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 | ||||||
| 11 | MF | Fazli Jaffar | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||||||
| 12 | MF | Hafsyar Farkhan | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||||||
| 13 | GK | Daniel Ong | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||||||
| 14 | MF | Kevin McCann | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 | ||||||
| 15 | FW | Fazrul Nawaz | 24 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 18 | ||||||
| 16 | DF | Daniel Bennett | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||||||
| 17 | MF | Andy Ahmad | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||||||
| 18 | DF | Nur Aysidiq | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||||||
| 19 | DF | Irwan Shah | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 1 | ||||||
| 20 | DF | Hamqaamal Shah | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||||||
| 21 | FW | Hafiz Rahim | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 2 | ||||||
| 25 | MF | Karlo Ivancic | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||||||
| 35 | MF | Fatemy Firdouse | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 40 | GK | Nur Amin | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||||
| Players who have played this season but had left the club or on loan to other club | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | Neezam Aziz | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||||
Competitions
S.League
Win Draw Loss
Round 1
| 1 March 2015 | Warriors | 1 – 0 | Balestier Khalsa | Kallang, Singapore |
| 19:30 UTC+8 | Details | Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium |
| 5 March 2015 | Harimau Muda | 1 – 3 | Warriors | Malacca, Malaysia |
| 20:00 UTC+8 | Details | Stadium: Hang Jebat Stadium |
| 14 March 2015 | Warriors | 0 – 6 | Albirex Niigata (S) | Woodlands, Singapore |
| 19:30 UTC+8 | Details | Stadium: Woodlands Stadium |
| 5 April 2015 | Home United | 1 – 4 | Warriors | Yishun, Singapore |
| 19:30 UTC+8 | Details | Stadium: Yishun Stadium |
| 9 April 2015 | Warriors | 1 – 0 | Hougang United | Woodlands, Singapore |
| 19:30 UTC+8 | Details | Stadium: Woodlands Stadium |
| 17 April 2015 | Tampines Rovers | 2 – 3 | Warriors | Kallang, Singapore |
| 19:30 UTC+8 | Details | Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium |
| 20 April 2015 | Courts Young Lions | 1 – 2 | Warriors | Kallang, Singapore |
| 19:30 UTC+8 | Details | Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium |
| 24 April 2015 | Warriors | 1 – 3 | Brunei DPMM | Kallang, Singapore |
| 19:30 UTC+8 | Details | Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium |
| 2 May 2015 | Geylang International | 3 – 1 | Warriors | Bedok, Singapore |
| 19:30 UTC+8 | Details | Stadium: Bedok Stadium |
Round 2
| 7 May 2015 | Balestier Khalsa | 1 – 2 | Warriors | Toa Payoh, Singapore |
| 19:30 UTC+8 | Details | Stadium: Toa Payoh Stadium |
| 18 May 2015 | Albirex Niigata (S) | 0 – 4 | Warriors | Jurong East, Singapore |
| 19:30 UTC+8 | Details | Stadium: Jurong East Stadium |
| 23 July 2015 | Warriors | 0 – 2 | Courts Young Lions | Woodlands, Singapore |
| 19:30 UTC+8 | Details | Stadium: Woodlands Stadium |
| 30 July 2015 | Warriors | 2 – 2 | Home United | Choa Chu Kang, Singapore |
| 19:30 UTC+8 | Details | Stadium: Choa Chu Kang Stadium |
| 4 August 2015 | Hougang United | 4 – 1 | Warriors | Hougang, Singapore |
| 19:30 UTC+8 | Details | Stadium: Hougang Stadium |
| 7 August 2015 | Warriors | 2 – 1 | Tampines Rovers | Choa Chu Kang, Singapore |
| 19:30 UTC+8 | Details | Stadium: Choa Chu Kang Stadium |
| 19 August 2015 | Brunei DPMM | 2 – 0 | Warriors | Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei |
| 20:15 UTC+8 | Details | Stadium: Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium |
| 23 August 2015 | Warriors | 0 – 2 | Harimau Muda | Choa Chu Kang, Singapore |
| 19:30 UTC+8 | Details | Stadium: Choa Chu Kang Stadium |
| 29 August 2015 | Warriors | 1 – 1 | Geylang International | Choa Chu Kang, Singapore |
| 19:30 UTC+8 | Details | Stadium: Choa Chu Kang Stadium |
Round 3
| 13 September 2015 | Warriors | 4 – 2 | Balestier Khalsa | Kallang, Singapore |
| 19:30 UTC+8 | Details | Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium |
| 19 September 2015 | Harimau Muda | 2 – 2 | Warriors | Malacca, Malaysia |
| 20:00 UTC+8 | Details | Stadium: Hang Jebat Stadium |
| 16 October 2015 | Courts Young Lions | 2 – 1 | Warriors | Kallang, Singapore |
| 19:30 UTC+8 | Details | Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium |
| 21 October 2015 | Home United | 2 – 1 | Warriors | Yishun, Singapore |
| 19:30 UTC+8 | Details | Stadium: Yishun Stadium |
| 26 October 2015 | Warriors | 2 – 0 | Hougang United | Choa Chu Kang, Singapore |
| 19:30 UTC+8 | Details | Stadium: Choa Chu Kang Stadium |
| 30 October 2015 | Warriors | 1 – 2 | Albirex Niigata (S) | Choa Chu Kang, Singapore |
| 19:30 UTC+8 | Details | Stadium: Choa Chu Kang Stadium |
| 2 November 2015 | Tampines Rovers | 0 – 0 | Warriors | Jurong West, Singapore |
| 19:30 UTC+8 | Details | Stadium: Jurong West Stadium |
| 6 November 2015 | Warriors | 1 – 3 | Brunei DPMM | Choa Chu Kang, Singapore |
| 19:30 UTC+8 | Details | Stadium: Choa Chu Kang Stadium |
| 20 November 2015 | Geylang International | 6 – 0 | Warriors | Bedok, Singapore |
| 19:30 UTC+8 | Details | Stadium: Bedok Stadium |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Albirex Niigata (S)[a] | 27 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 27 | 17 | +10 | 45 | |
| 4 | Balestier Khalsa | 27 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 39 | 35 | +4 | 44 | Qualification to AFC Cup Group Stage |
| 5 | Warriors FC | 27 | 11 | 4 | 12 | 40 | 51 | −11 | 37 | |
| 6 | Home United | 27 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 38 | 34 | +4 | 36 | |
| 7 | Harimau Muda B[a] | 27 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 29 | 40 | −11 | 33 |
Source: S.League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of wins
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of wins
Notes:
- ^ 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
| Warriors FC | 1-2 | Home United | Choa Chu Kang Stadium | |
| Ivančić 57' | Ilsø 55', 70' |
| Home United | 2-0 | Warriors FC | Bishan Stadium | |
| Begue 38' Sahib 90' |
Singapore TNP League Cup
Group matches
Win Draw Loss
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Balestier Khalsa | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 4 | Advance to semi-final |
| 2 | Warriors | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 3 | |
| 3 | Tampines Rovers | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 1 |
Source: S.League
| 22 June 2015 | Balestier Khalsa | 4-0 | Warriors FC | Toa Payoh Stadium |
| 20:30 UTC+8 | Krištić 43', 48', 90' Ang 74' |
Referee: Jansen Foo |
| 26 June 2015 | Tampines Rovers | 2-2 | Balestier Khalsa | Jurong West Stadium |
| 20:30 UTC+8 | Mustafić 52' Roskam 58' |
Zulkiffli 54' Fadhil 71' |
Referee: Sukhbir Singh |
| 1 July 2015 | Warriors FC | 1-0 | Tampines Rovers | Woodlands Stadium |
| 20:30 UTC+8 | Vélez 37' | Referee: Muhd Taqi |
References
- ^ "League Cup Review: Tampines defeat sees Balestier joining Albirex in last four". Fourfourtwo.com. 2 July 2015. Archived from the original on 13 November 2017. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
- ^ "Fazrul Nawaz Rejoins Warriors FC". S.League. 27 March 2015. Archived from the original on April 8, 2015. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
- ^ "Hassan Sunny joins Thai club Army United".
- ^ "Jaffar returns after leaving during off season".