2023 Lion City Sailors Women season

Lion City Sailors
2023 season
OwnerGarena
ChairmanForrest Li
Head coachMuhammad Yusuf Chatyawan
Premier League1st
National LeagueRunner-ups
(Mattar Sailors)

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.[1][2]

Squad

Women squad (LCS)

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

Women squad (Mattar Sailors)

Squad No. Name Nationality Date of Birth (Age) Previous Club Contract Since Contract End
Goalkeeper
1 Izairida Shakira (2007-06-02) 2 June 2007 2022 2023
18 Chantale Lamasan Rosa Singapore Sports School 2023 2023
Defender
3 Tasha Foong Po Yui (2005-05-27) 27 May 2005 ITE College East 2022 2023
4 Tyan Foong 2023 2023
5 Rebecca Harding (1985-04-23) 23 April 1985 Selangor FC (W) 2023 2023
12 Siti Nur Hidayah 2023 2023
14 Isis Ang (2003-01-10) 10 January 2003 2022 2022
16 Syaizta Ohorella 2023 2023
Midfielder
6 Nadia Nuraffendi (2006-04-14) 14 April 2006 Tampines-Meridian JC 2023 2023
8 Jaen Lee 2023 2023
10 Liyana Indah Rickit (2009-10-14) 14 October 2009 ActiveSG 2022 2023
15 Yuvika Suresh (2009-03-01) 1 March 2009 2022 2023
17 Natasha Kaur 2023 2023
19 Anusha Saluja 2023 2023
20 Dorcas Chu (2002-07-29) 29 July 2002 Lion City Sailors Women 2022 2023
21 Ruby Tjipto Youth Academy 2023 2023
22 Sara Merican (1996-04-19) 19 April 1996 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 2023 2023
25 Syafina Putri Rashid (2004-08-09) 9 August 2004 Lion City Sailors Women 2022 2023

Coaching staff

The following list displays the coaching staff of all the Lion City Sailors current football sections:[3]

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 [4]
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 [5]
FW Nica Siy Kaya F.C.–Iloilo (W) First Team Free [6]

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 [7]
MF Dorcas Chu Mattar Sailors (W) First Team Free.
FW Chloe Koh Ke Ying IMG Academy First Team Scholarship till 2026 [8]
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 [9]
MF Ernie Sulastri FC SWAT First Team On loan till March 2023 [9]

Mid-Season

Position Player Transferred To Ref

Contract extensions

[10]

Position Player Ref
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 Total
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 Total
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

19 March 2023 1 Lion City Sailors 3-0 Police SA Choa Chu Kang
Madison Telmer 4'
Nur Izzati Rosni 79' 85'
Stadium: Choa Chu Kang Stadium
25 March 2023 2 Still Aerion 0-3 Lion City Sailors Choa Chu Kang
Khairunnisa Khairol Anwar 18'
Nur Syazwani Ruzi 21'
Fatin Aqillah 51'
Stadium: Choa Chu Kang Stadium
21 May 2023 3 Lion City Sailors 1-0 JSSL Tampines Choa Chu Kang
Paula Druschke 87' Stadium: Choa Chu Kang Stadium
27 May 2023 4 Tanjong Pagar United 0-2 Lion City Sailors Choa Chu Kang
Lila Tan 19'
Ardhra Arul Ganeswaran 90+9'
Stadium: Choa Chu Kang Stadium
17 June 2023 5 Lion City Sailors 1-1 Albirex Niigata Yishun
Nur Izzati Rosni 18' (pen.) Tina Afrida Nasmi 89' Stadium: Yishun Stadium
25 June 2023 6 Balestier Khalsa 0-8 Lion City Sailors Choa Chu Kang
Nur Izzati Rosni
Madison Telmer
Miray Altun
Lila Tan
Julia-Vanessa Farr
Stadium: Choa Chu Kang Stadium
22 July 2023 7 Lion City Sailors 6-0 Geylang International Choa Chu Kang
Miray Altun 26'
Chloe Koh 46' 89' 90+1'
Venetia Lim 89' 90+4'
Stadium: Choa Chu Kang Stadium
30 July 2023 8 Hougang United 0-1 Lion City Sailors Choa Chu Kang
Miray Altun 85' Stadium: Choa Chu Kang Stadium
5 August 2023 9 Lion City Sailors 10-0 Tiong Bahru FC Choa Chu Kang
Josephine Ang Kaile 23' 27'
Miray Altun 26'
Nur Izzati Rosni 37' 48' 60'
Lila Tan Hui Ying 75'
Nur Syazwani Ruzi 78'
Tia Foong Po Shiun 83'
Ardhra Arul Ganeswaran 86'
Stadium: Choa Chu Kang Stadium
13 August 2023 10 Police SA 0-3 Lion City Sailors Choa Chu Kang
Cara Chang
Nur Izzati Rosni 25'
Lila Tan Hui Ying 74'
Stadium: Choa Chu Kang Stadium
19 August 2023 11 Lion City Sailors 1-0 Still Aerion Choa Chu Kang
Josephine Ang Kaile 8' Stadium: Choa Chu Kang Stadium
27 August 2023 12 JSSL Tampines 1-6 Lion City Sailors Choa Chu Kang
82' Cara Chang 1', 41'
Josephine Ang Kaile 39'
Nur Izzati Rosni 51' (pen.)
Lila Tan 61'
Ernie Sulastri 89'
Stadium: Choa Chu Kang Stadium
15 October 2023 13 (Rescheduled) Lion City Sailors 1-0 Tanjong Pagar United Yishun
Nur Syazwani Ruzi 90+4' (pen.) Stadium: Yishun Stadium
Referee: Shafiq Ali
29 October 2023 14 (Rescheduled) Albirex Niigata 0-3 Lion City Sailors Clementi
Cara Ming-Yan Chang 20'
Miray Altun 23'
Madelin Sophie Lock 39'
Stadium: Clementi Stadium
22 October 2023 15 Lion City Sailors 6-0 Balestier Khalsa Choa Chu Kang
Madelin Sophie Lock 29', 82'
Nur Izzati Rosni 37'
Cara Ming-Yan Chang 72'
Seri Nurhidayah 77' (o.g.)
Miray Altun 86'
Stadium: Choa Chu Kang Stadium
5 November 2023 16 Geylang International 0-11 Lion City Sailors Clementi
Julia-Vanessa Farr 12', 42'
Miray Altun 19', 70'
Josephine Ang Kaile 32', 47', 57'
Lila Tan 36'
Madelin Sophie Lock 57'
Nica Siy 69'
Ho Hui Xin 87'
Stadium: Clementi Stadium
19 November 2023 17 Lion City Sailors 1-0 Hougang United Choa Chu Kang
Nur Syazwani Ruzi 82' Stadium: Choa Chu Kang Stadium
25 November 2023 18 Tiong Bahru FC 0-6 Lion City Sailors Choa Chu Kang
19' (o.g)
Madelin Sophie Lock 34', 50', 63'
Nica Siy 45'
Lila Tan 54'
Stadium: Choa Chu Kang Stadium

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
Updated to match(es) played on 1 October 2022. Source: FAS
(C) Champions

Competition (Women's National League)

(Played under name of Mattar Sailors Women)

  Win   Draw   Loss

Round Robin

20 August 2023 1 Mattar Sailors 3-0 Commonwealth Cosmos Yishun
Raeka Ee ?', ?'
Yuvika Suresh ?'
Stadium: Yishun Stadium
27 August 2023 2 Mattar Sailors 8-0 Winchester Isla Yishun
Raeka Ee ?', ?'
Isis Ang ?', ?'
Dorcas Chu ?'
Jaen Lee ?'
Yuvika Suresh ?', ?'
Stadium: Yishun Stadium
3 September 2023 3 Mattar Sailors 0-1 Royal Arion Choa Chu Kang
Stadium: Choa Chu Kang Stadium
9 September 2023 4 Mattar Sailors 4-0 Singapore Khalsa Choa Chu Kang
Raeka Ee ?', ?'
Rebecca Harding ?'
Adriana Lim ?'
Stadium: Choa Chu Kang Stadium
17 September 2023 5 Mattar Sailors 0-2 Admiralty FC Choa Chu Kang
Sharifah Amanina 36', 81' Stadium: Choa Chu Kang Stadium
24 September 2023 6 Mattar Sailors 4-0 Ayer Rajah Gryphons Choa Chu Kang
Dorcas Chu ?', ?'
Raeka Ee ?', ?'
Sara Merican ?'
Stadium: Choa Chu Kang Stadium
1 October 2023 7 Mattar Sailors 2-1 Bussorah Youths Choa Chu Kang
Adriana Lim ?'
Dorcas Chu ?'
Stadium: Choa Chu Kang Stadium

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
Updated to match(es) played on 1 October 2022. Source: FAS
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Semi Final to be played on 7 Oct and Final to be played on 15 Oct.

Semi Final

7 October 2023 Semi Final Mattar Sailors 3-0 Admiralty FC Choa Chu Kang
Raeka Ee ?'
Yuvika Suresh ?'
Adriana ?'
Stadium: Choa Chu Kang Stadium

Final

15 October 2023 Final Mattar Sailors 1-2 Royal Arion Woodlands
Raeka Ee 7' Orapin Waenngeon 67', 70' Stadium: Woodlands Stadium

See also

Notes

References

  1. ^ "Singapore tech firm Sea takes ownership of Home United; club changes name to Lion City Sailors FC". Archived from the original on 2021-02-26. Retrieved 2023-03-14.
  2. ^ "Deloitte Women's Premier League returns with 10 clubs, kicks off on 18th March".
  3. ^ "FIRST TEAM STAFF".
  4. ^ "Six Under-16 players promoted into the Sailors Women's 2023 roster".
  5. ^ "Sara Hayduchok comes aboard to solidify Sailors Women's defence".
  6. ^ "New arrival Nica Siy adds depth and variation to Sailors Women's frontline".
  7. ^ "Young Sailors women stalwarts secure overseas scholarships under Unleash The Roar! initiative".
  8. ^ "Eight youth footballers awarded overseas scholarships as part of Unleash The Roar! project".
  9. ^ a b "Ulang-alik S'pura-KL beraksi dalam Liga Super Wanita".
  10. ^ "2020 Singapore Premier League Retained and Released List".