2024–25 Young Lions F.C. season
| 2024–25 season | |||
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| Chairman | Sakthi Vel Ganesan | ||
| Head coach | Nazri Nasir | ||
| Ground | Jalan Besar Stadium | ||
| Singapore Premier League | TBA | ||
| Singapore Cup | TBA | ||
| Biggest defeat | pattern_la1 = _can24h | ||
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The 2024–25 season is Young Lions; 21st consecutive season in the top flight of Singapore football and in the Singapore Premier League. The club will also compete in the Singapore Cup.
Season review
Pre-season
The 2024–25 Singapore Premier League season will be the first season to be played having a two-year schedule where Young Lions participated in the 2024 interim pre-season tournament from 24 February until 19 April. The interim pre-season tournament ensure that the players are adequately prepared for an extended new season that will span nearly 12 months. Young Lions managed to get an impressive records of wins where they had a 3 winning streak against Geylang International (5–2), Tanjong Pagar United (5–1) and Hougang United (3–2) and also drawing against Balestier Khalsa (1–1). Young Lions than play against Malaysia Super League club, Kuching City which is helms by former Young Lions head coach, Aidil Sharin Sahak on 24 March 2024 at the Geylang Training Centre in a move to improve the squad which is mostly compromise of young players. Young Lions lost 3–0 to the Malaysian side.
Season highlights
On 15 June 2024, Young Lions defeated Albirex Niigata (S) after being down 2–1 before Itsuki Enomoto and Andrew Aw scored a goal to give Young Lions a 3–2 lead which subsequently earned them the 3 points and their first ever win against Albirex Niigata (S) since 2 November 2015 in the 2015 S.League season.
Squad
Singapore Premier League
- As of 13 Mar 2024.
| Squad No. | Name | Nationality | Date of Birth (Age) | Last Club | Contract Start | Contract End |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||||||
| 1 | Aizil Yazid | 24 December 2004 | Hougang United | 2023 | 2025 | |
| 13 | Rauf Erwan | 25 April 2005 | Singapore Sports School | 2022 | 2025 | |
| 23 | Travis Ang Jia Zheng | 23 October 2004 | Tanjong Pagar United U21 | 2024 | 2025 | |
| 32 | Umayr Sujuandy | 18 February 2003 | Singapore Sports School | 2021 | 2025 | |
| 35 | Firman Nabil | 27 March 2005 | Albirex Niigata (S) U21 | 2024 | 2025 | |
| Defenders | ||||||
| 2 | Raoul Suhaimi | 18 September 2005 | Singapore Sports School | 2021 | 2025 | |
| 3 | Aqil Yazid | 9 January 2004 | Balestier Khalsa U21 | 2023 | 2025 | |
| 4 | Ikram Mikhail Mustaqim | 5 August 2005 | Tanjong Pagar United U21 | 2023 | 2025 | |
| 5 | Jun Kobayashi | 7 May 1999 | Albirex Niigata (S) | 2023 | 2025 | |
| 6 | Syafi Hilman | 27 July 2004 | Lion City Sailors U21 | 2023 | 2025 | |
| 14 | Wong Ngang Haang | 3 March 2004 | Hougang United U21 | 2024 | 2025 | |
| 15 | Kieran Teo Jia Jun | 6 April 2004 | Geylang International U21 | 2023 | 2025 | |
| 17 | Iryan Fandi | 9 August 2006 | Hougang United U21 | 2025 | 2025 | |
| 19 | Andrew Aw | 29 March 2003 | BG Tampines Rovers U21 | 2023 | 2025 | |
| 21 | Danish Haqimi | 22 March 2007 | Singapore Sports School | 2023 | 2025 | |
| 22 | Febryan Pradana | 8 February 2004 | Tanjong Pagar United U21 | 2024 | 2025 | |
| 25 | Izz Anaqi | 17 August 2002 | Geylang International U21 | 2024 | 2025 | |
| 26 | Nur Adam Abdullah | 13 April 2001 | Lion City Sailors | 2024 | 2025 | |
| 31 | Ryaan Sanizal | 3 October 2003 | BG Tampines Rovers U21 | 2024 | 2025 | |
| 40 | Haziq Riduan | 23 May 2005 | Tanjong Pagar United U21 | 2024 | 2025 | |
| 41 | Akash Rai | Hougang United U17 | 2024 | 2025 | ||
| 49 | Zaki Jumlan | ActiveSG U17 | 2024 | 2025 | ||
| 53 | Bill Mamadou | 8 September 2001 | Lion City Sailors | 2025 | 2025 | |
| 77 | Danial Crichton | 11 April 2003 | University TRGV | 2024 | 2025 | |
| Ariq Rizzuwan | ActiveSG U17 | 2024 | 2025 | |||
| Midfielders | ||||||
| 7 | Kan Kobayashi | 27 April 1999 | Albirex Niigata (S) | 2023 | 2025 | |
| 8 | Kaisei Ogawa | 25 February 2001 | Albirex Niigata (S) | 2024 | 2025 | |
| 18 | Samuel Pillai | 22 February 2005 | Fremantle City | 2024 | 2025 | |
| 20 | Fairuz Fazli Koh | 20 January 2005 | Singapore Sports School | 2022 | 2025 | |
| 24 | Danish Qayyum | 2 February 2002 | Lion City Sailors | 2024 | 2025 | |
| 27 | Sahoo Garv | 26 March 2006 | Balestier Khalsa U21 | 2023 | 2025 | |
| 28 | Ryu Hardy Yussri | 20 April 2005 | Singapore Sports School | 2022 | 2025 | |
| 29 | Rasul Ramli | 26 March 2007 | Singapore Sports School | 2023 | 2025 | |
| 33 | Ethan Henry Pinto | 14 October 2004 | BG Tampines Rovers U21 | 2023 | 2025 | |
| 45 | Nyqil Iyyan | 26 June 2008 | Singapore Sports School | 2024 | 2025 | |
| 46 | Ikmal Hazlan | 2007 | Sailors Development Center U17 | 2024 | 2025 | |
| 56 | Loo Kai Sheng | 9 January 2007 | ESC La Liga Academy | 2024 | 2025 | |
| Ajay Robson | 6 December 2003 | Hougang United | 2023 | 2025 | ||
| Forwards | ||||||
| 10 | Amir Syafiz | 21 June 2004 | Singapore Sports School | 2021 | 2025 | |
| 12 | Danish Haziq | 12 June 2002 | Geylang International U21 | 2024 | 2025 | |
| 47 | Ryan Vishal | 25 January 2007 | Sailors Development Center U17 | 2024 | 2025 | |
| 52 | Lim Zheng Wu | 12 May 2006 | BG Tampines Rovers U21 | 2024 | 2025 | |
| Players who left during the season | ||||||
| 9 | Itsuki Enomoto | 4 June 2000 | Matsumoto Yamaga | 2024 | 2025 | |
| 11 | Farhan Zulkifli | 10 November 2002 | Hougang United U21 | 2023 | 2025 | |
| 16 | Fathullah Rahmat | 5 September 2002 | Tanjong Pagar United | 2024 | 2025 | |
| 37 | Rashid Hayek | Western United Academy | 2024 | 2025 | ||
| 42 | Khairin Nadim | 8 May 2004 | Lion City Sailors U21 | 2024 | 2025 | |
| 55 | Jonan Tan En Yuan | 27 June 2006 | Lion City Sailors U21 | 2024 | 2025 | |
| Players who left for NS during season | ||||||
Coaching staff
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Team Manager | Matthew Sean Sakthi Vel Ganesan |
| Head team coach | Nazri Nasir |
| Assistant coach | Koichiro Iizuka Fadzuhasny Juraimi Afiq Yahya |
| Goalkeeping coach | Ahmadulhaq Che Omar |
| Fitness coach | Donald Wan |
| Physiotherapist | Vacant |
| Sports Trainers | Nasruldin Baharudin Muklis Sawit |
| Equipment Officer | Omar Mohamed |
Transfer
In
Pre-Season
| Position | Player | Transferred From | Team | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Travis Ang | Tanjong Pagar United U21 | First Team | Free. |
| DF | Haziq Riduan | Tanjong Pagar United U21 | First Team | Free |
| DF | Febryan Pradana | Tanjong Pagar United U21 | First Team | Free |
| DF | Izz Anaqi | Geylang International U21 | First Team | Free |
| DF | Rashid Hayek | Western United Academy | First Team | Free |
| DF | Wong Ngang Haang | Hougang United U21 | First Team | Free |
| MF | Nyqil Iyyan | Singapore Sports School | First Team | Free |
| MF | Sahoo Garv | Balestier Khalsa U21 | First Team | Free |
| MF | Kaisei Ogawa | Albirex Niigata (S) | First Team | Free [2] |
| MF | Loo Kai Sheng | ESC La Liga Academy | U17 | Free |
| FW | Danish Haziq | Geylang International U21 | First Team | Free |
| FW | Lim Zheng Wu | BG Tampines Rovers U21 | First Team | Free |
| FW | Itsuki Enomoto | Matsumoto Yamaga | First Team | Free [3] |
Mid-Season
Out
Pre-Season
| Position | Player | Transferred To | Team | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Prathip Ekamparam | Tanjong Pagar United | First Team | Free [4] |
| DF | Xavier Wong | First Team | Free | |
| MF | Jared Gallagher | BG Tampines Rovers | First Team | Free [5] |
| MF | Syafi’ie Redzuan | Albirex Niigata (S) | First Team | Free [6] |
| MF | Haziq Kamarudin | Albirex Niigata (S) | First Team | Free [7] |
| FW | Amiruldin Asraf | Balestier Khalsa | First Team | Free [8] |
| FW | Syahadat Masnawi | Tanjong Pagar United | First Team | Free [9] |
| FW | Ameen Shah | First Team | Free |
Mid-Season
| Position | Player | Transferred To | Team | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DF | Raoul Suhaimi | BG Tampines Rovers | First Team | Free |
| DF | Rashid Hayek | Essendon Royals (A3) | First Team | Free |
| FW | Itsuki Enomoto | BG Tampines Rovers | First Team | Free [10] |
Mid-Season
| Position | Player | Transferred To | Team | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FW | Jun Kobayashi | Kochi United | First Team | Free [11] |
Loan in
Pre-Season
| Position | Player | Transferred From | Team | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Firman Nabil | Albirex Niigata (S) | First Team | Season loan [12] |
| GK | Aizil Yazid | SAFSA (Hougang) | First Team | Season loan [13][14] |
| DF | Andrew Aw | SAFSA (Tampines) | First Team | Loan Return |
| DF | Kieran Teo Jia Jun | SAFSA (Geylang International) | First Team | Season loan |
| DF | Nur Adam Abdullah | SAFSA (Lion City Sailors) | First Team | Season loan |
| MF | Danish Qayyum | SAFSA (Lion City Sailors) | First Team | Season loan |
| MF | Farhan Zulkifli | SAFSA (Hougang United) | First Team | Season loan till Nov 2024 |
| MF | Fathullah Rahmat | SAFSA (Tanjong Pagar United) | First Team | Season loan |
| FW | Khairin Nadim | SAFSA (Lion City Sailors) | First Team | Season loan till Nov 2024 |
Mid-Season
| Position | Player | Transferred From | Team | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DF | Bill Mamadou | Lion City Sailors | First Team | Season loan [15] |
| DF | Danial Crichton | University TRGV | First Team | Season loan |
| MF | Ajay Robson | SAFSA (Hougang United) | First Team | Season loan |
| DF | Iryan Fandi | SAFSA (Hougang United) | First Team | Season loan |
Loan return
Pre-Season
| Position | Player | Transferred To | Team | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DF | Sahffee Jubpre | Hougang United | First Team | End of loan |
| DF | Ilhan Noor | Police SA | First Team | End of loan |
| MF | Iman Hakim | SAFSA | First Team | End of loan |
| FW | Ryan Praveen | SAFSA | First Team | End of loan |
| FW | Irfan Iskandar | SAFSA | First Team | End of loan |
| FW | Zikos Chua | Geylang International | First Team | End of loan [16] |
Mid-Season
| Position | Player | Transferred To | First Team | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MF | Farhan Zulkifli | Hougang United | First Team | End of NS |
| FW | Khairin Nadim | Lion City Sailors | First Team | End of NS |
| MF | Jonan Tan En Yuan | Lion City Sailors | First Team | End of NS |
| MF | Fathullah Rahmat | Tanjong Pagar United | First Team | End of NS |
Loan out
Pre-season
| Position | Player | Transferred To | Team | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DF | Raoul Suhaimi | SAFSA | First Team | NS till July 2025 |
| DF | Aqil Yazid | SAFSA | First Team | NS till Jan 2026 |
Retained
| Position | Player | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| DF | Raoul Suhaimi | |
| MF | Fairuz Fazli Koh | |
| MF | Ethan Henry Pinto |
Friendly
Pre-season friendly
Win Draw Loss
2024 SPL Interim Tournament - 23 Feb to 21 Apr
| 24 February 2024 1 | Young Lions | 1–4 | BG Tampines Rovers | Tampines |
| Itsuki Enomoto 20' | Report | Boris Kopitović 39' (pen.) Shuya Yamashita 43' Miloš Zlatković 70' Saifullah Akbar 78' (pen.) |
Stadium: Our Tampines Hub Referee: Clarence Leow |
| 1 March 2024 2 | Young Lions | 5–2 | Geylang International | Jalan Bear |
| Itsuki Enomoto 34', 45', 56' Farhan Zulkifli 64' Amir Syafiz 76' |
Hud Ismail 63' Christo Chua 90+3' |
Stadium: Jalan Bear Stadium |
| 10 March 2024 3 | Young Lions | 5–1 | Tanjong Pagar United | Jalan Besar |
| Danish Qayyum 20' Farhan Zulkifli 25', 49' Amir Syafiz 68' (pen.) Fathullah Rahmat 86' (pen.) |
Rezza Rezky 11' | Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium |
| 14 April 2024 4 | Young Lions | 3–2 | Hougang United | Jalan Besar |
| Itsuki Enomoto 37' Farhan Zulkifli 41' Amir Syafiz 83' |
Ensar Brunčević 51' Gabriel Quak 90+1' |
Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium |
| 19 April 2024 5 | Young Lions | 1–1 | Balestier Khalsa | Bishan |
| 69' | Riku Fukashiro 14' | Stadium: Bishan Stadium |
Others
| 24 April 2024 | Young Lions | 0–3 | Kuching City | Geylang |
| Stadium: Geylang Training Centre |
| 17 November 2024 | JDT III | 3–3 | Young Lions | Johor |
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Team statistics
Appearances and goals (SPL)
- As of 19 May 2025
Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Sleague | Singapore Cup | Total | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps. | Goals | Apps. | Goals | Apps. | Goals | |||||||||||
| 1 | GK | Aizil Yazid | 19+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||||||||
| 2 | DF | Raoul Suhaimi | 13+4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 0 | ||||||||
| 3 | DF | Aqil Yazid | 18+2 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 23 | 0 | ||||||||
| 4 | DF | Ikram Mikhail Mustaqim | 4+6 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||||||||
| 5 | DF | Jun Kobayashi | 28+1 | 3 | 3+1 | 1 | 33 | 4 | ||||||||
| 6 | DF | Syafi Hilman | 6+6 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||||||||
| 7 | MF | Kan Kobayashi | 30 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 34 | 9 | ||||||||
| 8 | MF | Kaisei Ogawa | 32 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 7 | ||||||||
| 10 | MF | Amir Syafiz | 16+11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 30 | 7 | ||||||||
| 12 | FW | Danish Haziq | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 13 | GK | Rauf Erwan | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||
| 14 | DF | Wong Ngang Haang | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 15 | DF | Kieran Teo Jia Jun | 13+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | ||||||||
| 17 | DF | Iryan Fandi | 1+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||||||
| 18 | DF | Samuel Pillai | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| 19 | DF | Andrew Aw | 13+14 | 1 | 3+1 | 0 | 31 | 1 | ||||||||
| 20 | MF | Fairuz Fazli Koh | 12+3 | 1 | 3+1 | 1 | 19 | 2 | ||||||||
| 21 | DF | Danish Haqimi | 2+3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||||||||
| 22 | DF | Febryan Pradana | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 23 | GK | Travis Ang | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||||||||
| 24 | MF | Danish Qayyum | 15+6 | 3 | 2+1 | 0 | 24 | 3 | ||||||||
| 25 | DF | Izz Anaqi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 26 | DF | Nur Adam Abdullah | 18+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||||||||
| 27 | MF | Sahoo Garv | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||
| 28 | MF | Ryu Hardy Yussri | 6+5 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||||||||
| 29 | MF | Rasul Ramli | 2+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||||||
| 31 | DF | Ryaan Sanizal | 12+3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 0 | ||||||||
| 32 | GK | Umayr Sujuandy | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||||||||
| 33 | MF | Ethan Henry Pinto | 11+5 | 1 | 2+2 | 0 | 20 | 1 | ||||||||
| 35 | GK | Firman Nabil | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| 45 | MF | Nyqil Iyyan | 1+6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||||||||
| 47 | DF | Ryan Vishal | 0+7 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||||||||
| 52 | FW | Lim Zheng Wu | 2+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||||||||
| 53 | DF | Bill Mamadou | 6+2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||||||||
| 77 | DF | Danial Scott Crichton | 2+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||||||||
| ?? | MF | Ajay Robson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Players who have played this season and/or sign for the season but had left the club or on loan to other club | ||||||||||||||||
| 9 | FW | Itsuki Enomoto | 19 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 13 | ||||||||
| 11 | MF | Farhan Zulkifli | 13+5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 4 | ||||||||
| 16 | MF | Fathullah Rahmat | 11+7 | 1 | 1+3 | 0 | 22 | 1 | ||||||||
| 37 | DF | Rashid Hayek | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||
| 42 | FW | Khairin Nadim | 9+7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | ||||||||
| 55 | MF | Jonan Tan En Yuan | 5+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||||||||
Competitions
Overview
Results summary (SPL)
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Singapore Premier League
Win Draw Loss
| 11 May 2024 1 | Young Lions | 1–2 | DPMM | Jalan Besar |
| Farhan Zulkifli 20' Amir Syafiz 75' Ethan Pinto 90+4' |
Miguel Oliveira 22' Yura Indera Putera Yunos 38' Farshad Noor 84' |
Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium Referee: Clarence Leow Man of the Match: Miguel Oliveira |
| 18 May 2024 2 | Lion City Sailors | 3–1 | Young Lions | Bishan |
| Maxime Lestienne 18' Shawal Anuar 24' Bart Ramselaar 57' Bailey Wright 45+3' |
Farhan Zulkifli 64' Fairuz Fazli Koh 15' Raoul Suhaimi 59' |
Stadium: Bishan Stadium Referee: Hilmi Fuad Man of the Match: Bart Ramselaar |
| 25 May 2024 3 | Geylang International | 7–1 | Young Lions | Jalan Besar |
| Ryoya Tanigushi 13' Sora Tanaka 18' 71' Tomoyuki Doi 54', 66', 89' Vincent Bezecourt 79' Takahiro Tezuka 82' Hairul Syirhan 57' |
Itsuki Enomoto 59' (pen.) Fathullah Rahmat 53' Khairin Nadim 80' |
Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium Referee: Jansen Foo Man of the Match: Tomoyuki Doi |
| 15 June 2024 4 | Young Lions | 3–2 | Albirex Niigata (S) | Jalan Besar |
| SteviaEgbus Mikuni 40' (o.g.) Itsuki Enomoto 79' Andrew Aw 87' Raoul Suhaimi 55' Kieran Teo Jia Jun 67' Aqil Yazid 74' |
Shingo Nakano 28', 58' Shuhei Hoshino 44' |
Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium Referee: Syarqawi Buhari Man of the Match: Azil Yazid |
| 22 June 2024 5 | Young Lions | 3–2 | Tanjong Pagar United | Jalan Besar |
| Amir Syafiz 45' Khairin Nadim 55' Itsuki Enomoto 82' Danish Qayyum 42' Farhan Zulkifli 52' Nur Adam Abdullah 72' |
Sahil Suhaimi 25' Salif Cissé 40' |
Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium Referee: Taufik Thana Man of the Match: Itsuki Enomoto |
| 29 June 2024 6 | Balestier Khalsa | 3–2 | Young Lions | Bishan |
| Alen Kozar 20', 56' Masahiro Sugita 65' |
Itsuki Enomoto 9', 85' 12' Andrew Aw 41' Kaisei Ogawa 61' Khairin Nadim 62' Kan Kobayashi 87' |
Stadium: Bishan Stadium Referee: Hilmi Fuad Man of the Match: Alen Kozar |
| 6 July 2024 7 | Young Lions | 0–2 | BG Tampines Rovers | Jalan Besar |
| Kieran Teo Jia Jun 35' Nur Adam Abdullah 79' |
Seia Kunori 5' Boris Kopitović 50' (pen.) Kyoga Nakamura 20' Shah Shahiran 53' |
Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium Referee: Clarence Leow Man of the Match: Seia Kunori |
| 14 July 2024 8 | Hougang United | 2–2 | Young Lions | Jalan Besar |
| Hazzuwan Halim 47' Nur Adam Abdullah 79' (o.g.) Ismail Salihovic 36' Jordan Vestering 63' Nazrul Nazari 67' Ajay Robson 84' |
Jun Kobayashi 31' Itsuki Enomoto 67' |
Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium Referee: Farhan Mohd Man of the Match: Jun Kobayashi |
| 22 July 2024 9 | Young Lions | 0–6 | Lion City Sailors | Jalan Besar |
| Ryaan Sanizal 27' | Shawal Anuar 2', 32' Maxime Lestienne 55' Song Ui-young 64' Lennart Thy 69' Haiqal Pashia 90+3' |
Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium Referee: Zulfiqar Bin Mustaffa Man of the Match: Shawal Anuar |
| 27 July 2024 10 | DPMM | 1–3 | Young Lions | Jalan Besar |
| Hakeme 32' (pen.) Azwan Ali Rahman 38' Farshad Noor 85' Abdul Mu'iz Sisa 90+6' |
Itsuki Enomoto 2', 77' 64' Farhan Zulkifli 51' Fathullah Rahmat 45+1' Ryaan Sanizal 90+1' |
Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium [a] Referee: Syarqawi Buhari Man of the Match: Itsuki Enomoto |
| 4 August 2024 11 | Albirex Niigata (S) | 2–1 | Young Lions | Jurong East |
| Shingo Nakano 2' 40' Shuhei Hoshino 63' Syed Firdaus Hassan 6' Ho Wai Loon 44' Daniel Goh 57' |
SteviaEgbus Mikuni 55' (o.g.) Fathullah Rahmat 8' Kieran Teo Jia Jun 15' Kan Kobayashi 44' |
Stadium: Jurong East Stadium Referee: Farhan Mohd Man of the Match: Koki Kawachi |
| 10 August 2024 12 | Young Lions | 0–3 | Geylang International | Jalan Besar |
| Tomoyuki Doi 12', 71' Vincent Bezecourt 77' |
Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium Referee: Ahmad A'Qashah Man of the Match: Tomoyuki Doi |
| 24 August 2024 13 | Tanjong Pagar United | 1–3 | Young Lions | Jurong East |
| Shodai Nishikawa 36' Salif Cissé 60' |
Jun Kobayashi 6' Danish Qayyum 41' Kieran Teo Jia Jun 54' Itsuki Enomoto 75' |
Stadium: Jurong East Stadium Referee: Clarence Leow Man of the Match: Danish Qayyum |
| 31 August 2024 14 | Young Lions | 2–7 | Balestier Khalsa | Jalan Besar |
| Itsuki Enomoto 34' (pen.) Farhan Zulkifli 66' Raoul Suhaimi 41' Aqil Yazid 47' |
Alen Kozar 10' Ignatius Ang 22', 64' Ismail Sassi 57', 76', 78' Madhu Mohana 90+3' |
Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium Referee: Zulfiqar Mustaffa Man of the Match: Ismail Sassi |
| 14 September 2024 15 | BG Tampines Rovers | 2–2 | Young Lions | Jalan Besar |
| Kaisei Ogawa 20' Itsuki Enomoto 50' Ryaan Sanizal 7' Syafi Hilman 70' Aizil Yazid 90+5' |
Joel Chew 61' Miloš Zlatković 77' |
Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium Referee: Andrea Verolino Man of the Match: Kaisei Ogawa |
| 21 September 2024 16 | Young Lions | 4–4 | Hougang United | Jalan Besar |
| Kan Kobayashi 9', 83' Fathullah Rahmat 34' Itsuki Enomoto 77' (pen.) |
Shodai Yokoyama 11' Dejan Račić 19', 45' Stjepan Plazonja 45+7' Jordan Vestering 88' Petar Banović 88' |
Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium Referee: Clarence Leow Man of the Match: Fathullah Rahmat |
| 18 October 2024 17 | DPMM | 0–3 | Young Lions | Bandar Seri Begawan |
| Itsuki Enomoto 57', 68' Fairuz Fazli Koh 65' Kan Kobayashi18 Raoul Suhaimi 13' |
Stadium: Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium Referee: Farhan Mohd Man of the Match: Itsuki Enomoto |
| 30 April 2024 18 (Rescheduled) | Lion City Sailors | 3–1 | Young Lions | Tampines |
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Stadium: Our Tampines Hub [b] Referee: Farhan Mohd Man of the Match: Izwan Mahbud |
| 3 November 2024 19 | Geylang International | 4–0 | Young Lions | Jalan Besar |
| Shakir Hamzah 34' Tomoyuki Doi 50', 73', 88' Akmal Azman 37' |
Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium Referee: Oswind Suriya Man of the Match: Tomoyuki Doi |
| 18 January 2025 21 | Young Lions | 1–1 | Tanjong Pagar United | Jalan Besar |
| Kaisei Ogawa 53' (pen.) | Sahil Suhaimi 74' 90+4' Shahrin Saberin 52' |
Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium Referee: Farhan Mohd Man of the Match: Zenivio |
| 25 January 2025 22 | Balestier Khalsa | 2–3 | Young Lions | Bishan |
| Anton Fase 48' Ignatius Ang 53' |
Kan Kobayashi 23' Amir Syafiz 38' Ethan Pinto 89' 45+1' Danish Qayyum 90' |
Stadium: Bishan Stadium Referee: Hilmi Fuad Man of the Match: Kan Kobayashi |
| 8 February 2025 23 | Young Lions | 1–5 | BG Tampines Rovers | Jalan Besar |
| Amir Syafiz 51' | Miloš Zlatković 21' Glenn Kweh 37' Itsuki Enomoto 59' Ethan Pinto 69' (o.g.) Amirul Adli 71' Nanthiphat Chaiman 79' Dylan Fox 89' |
Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium Referee: Farhan Mohd Man of the Match: Glenn Kweh |
| 22 February 2025 24 | Hougang United | 3–3 | Young Lions | Jalan Besar |
| Daniel Alemão 8' Dejan Račić 32' Farhan Zulkifli 71' Tajeli Salamat 4' Anders Aplin 38' |
Danish Qayyum 5' Amir Syafiz 23', 44' |
Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium Referee: Zulfiqar Mustaffa Man of the Match: Fairuz Fazli |
| 8 March 2025 25 | Young Lions | 1–1 | DPMM | Jalan Besar |
| Danish Qayyum 24' Ryu Hardy Yussri 89' |
Gabriel Gama 78' Miguel Oliveira 57' |
Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium Referee: Zulfiqar Mustaffa Man of the Match: Jun Kobayashi |
| 6 April 2025 26 | Young Lions | 0–8 | Lion City Sailors | Jalan Besar |
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Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium Referee: Syarqawi Buhari Man of the Match: Lennart Thy |
| 13 April 2025 27 | Albirex Niigata (S) | 0–0 | Young Lions | Jurong East |
| Syed Firdaus Hassan 53' | Andrew Aw 19' | Stadium: Jurong East Stadium Referee: Hilmi Fuad Man of the Match: Rauf Erwan |
| 15 May 2025 28 (Rescheduled) | Young Lions | 1–2 | Geylang International | Jalan Besar |
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Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium Referee: Clarence Leow Man of the Match: Ryoya Taniguchi |
| 7 May 2025 29 (Rescheduled) | Tanjong Pagar United | 1–1 | Young Lions | Jurong East |
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Stadium: Jurong East Stadium Referee: Zulfiqar Mustaffa Man of the Match: Salif Cissé |
| 3 May 2025 30 | Young Lions | 0–4 | Balestier Khalsa | Tampines |
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Stadium: Our Tampines Hub [c] Man of the Match: Ignatius Ang |
| 10 May 2025 31 | BG Tampines Rovers | 2–0 | Young Lions | Jalan Besar |
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Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium Referee: Hilmi Fuad Man of the Match: Kyoga Nakamura |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lion City Sailors (C, Q) | 32 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 96 | 32 | +64 | 72 | Qualification for Champions League Two group stage & ASEAN Club Championship[d] |
| 2 | BG Tampines Rovers (Q) | 32 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 84 | 37 | +47 | 64 | |
| 3 | Geylang International | 32 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 97 | 64 | +33 | 54 | |
| 4 | Balestier Khalsa | 32 | 14 | 6 | 12 | 84 | 80 | +4 | 48 | |
| 5 | DPMM | 32 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 54 | 61 | −7 | 44 | Ineligible for AFC competition spots, transfer to the 2025–26 Malaysia Super League after the season |
| 6 | Albirex Niigata (S) | 32 | 13 | 3 | 16 | 55 | 71 | −16 | 42 | |
| 7 | Hougang United | 32 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 61 | 76 | −15 | 31 | |
| 8 | Young Lions | 32 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 47 | 89 | −42 | 29 | Ineligible for AFC competition spots[e] |
| 9 | Tanjong Pagar United | 32 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 35 | 103 | −68 | 16 |
Updated to match(es) played on 25 May 2025. Source: Singapore Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of wins
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of wins
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Notes:
- ^ Match location changed due to Radio Television Brunei not able to broadcast the match
- ^ Match rescheduled and location changed to Our Tampines Hub due to General Election 2025 and potential closures of selected ActiveSG facilities, including stadiums that are typically used for SPL fixtures
- ^ Location changed to Our Tampines Hub due to General Election 2025 and potential closures of selected ActiveSG facilities, including stadiums that are typically used for SPL fixtures
- ^ Since the winners of the 2024–25 Singapore Cup, Lion City Sailors, had already qualified for the AFC Champions League Two and ASEAN Club Championship, the spot given to the Singapore Cup winners (Champions League Two) was passed to the second-placed team.
- ^ Two clubs – DPMM FC, and the FAS under-23 team Young Lions – are ineligible for any AFC competition spots.
Singapore Cup
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BG Tampines Rovers | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 10 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | DPMM | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | |
| 3 | Young Lions | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 6 | |
| 4 | Hougang United | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 6 | |
| 5 | Albirex Niigata (S) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 14 | −10 | 0 |
Source: FAS
| 15 February 2025 Group Match 1 | Young Lions | 0–2 | DPMM FC | Jalan Besar |
| Aizil Yazid 95' | Dāvis Ikaunieks 8' (pen.) Miguel Oliveira 71' Nazirrudin Ismail 15' Kristijan Naumovski 35' Najib Tarif 63' |
Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium Referee: Ahmad A'Qashah |
| 1 March 2025 Group Match 2 | Hougang United | 0–3 | Young Lions | Jalan Besar |
| Nazrul Nazari 45+3' Zaiful Nizam 45+3' |
Fairuz Fazli Koh 16' Kaisei Ogawa 45+4' (pen.) Nazrul Nazari 53' (o.g.) |
Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium Referee: Farhan Mohd |
| 16 March 2025 Group Match 3 | BG Tampines Rovers | 4–1 | Young Lions | Jalan Besar |
| Itsuki Enomoto 20', 32' Shah Shahiran 22' Joel Chew 47' Taufik Suparno 67' Dylan Fox 90+6' |
Jun Kobayashi 66' | Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium Referee: Ahmad A'Qashah |
| 28 March 2025 Group Match 4 | Young Lions | 7–1 | Albriex Niigata (S) | Jalan Besar |
| Kaisei Ogawa 5', 21', 58', 66' Kan Kobayashi 12', 80' Amir Syafiz 61' Fairuz Fazli Koh 78' |
Daniel Goh 9' Gareth Low 26' SteviaEgbus Mikuni 29' |
Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium Referee: Oswind Suriya |
Competition (U21)
Win Draw Loss
| 20 May 2024 1 | Young Lions | 4–1 | Hougang United | Jalan Besar |
| Nicholas Jordan Sea | Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium |
| 31 May 2024 2 | Young Lions | 6–1 | Balestier Khalsa | Bishan |
| Danish Haziq |
Irfan Mika'il Abdullah 69' | Stadium: Bishan Stadium |
| 24 June 2024 4 | Young Lions | 2–3 | Geylang International | Jalan Besar |
| Fairuz Fazli Koh Danish Haziq |
Raiyan Noor Sora Tanaka Barnaby Davis |
Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium |
| 5 August 2024 5 | Young Lions | 4–2 | Tanjong Pagar United | Jurong East |
| Fairuz Fazli Koh Amir Syafiz Loo Kai Sheng |
Sahil Suhaimi 29' Rezza Rezky 75' (pen.) |
Stadium: Jurong East Stadium |
| 22 May 2025 6 (Rescheduled) | Young Lions | 1–3 | BG Tampines Rovers | Jalan Besar |
| Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium |
| 19 August 2024 7 | Young Lions | 6–0 | Albirex Niigata (S) | Jurong East |
| Amir Syafiz Danish Qayyum Fairuz Fazli Koh Nyqil Iyyan |
Stadium: Jurong East Stadium |
| 26 August 2024 8 | Young Lions | 2–2 | Lion City Sailors | Jalan Besar |
| Danial Crichton Sahoo Garv |
Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium |
| 21 October 2024 9 | Young Lions | 1–2 | Hougang United | Jalan Besar |
| Yanir Ben Eliezer Petar Banović |
Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium |
| 8 November 2024 10 | Young Lions | 4–0 | Balestier Khalsa | Jalan Besar |
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Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium |
| 6 January 2025 12 (Rescheduled) | Young Lions | 5–0 | Geylang International | Woodlands |
| Stadium: Woodlands Stadium |
| 13 January 2025 13 | Young Lions | 0–1 | Tanjong Pagar United | Jalan Besar |
| Ewan Seddon 19' | Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium |
| 3 February 2025 16 | Young Lions | 1–2 | Lion City Sailors | Yishun |
| Objen Kljajic Izzan Rifqi |
Stadium: Yishun Stadium |
| 10 February 2025 17 | Young Lions | 1–4 | Hougang United | Jalan Besar |
| 90' | Louka Vaissierre Tan Jun Cheng 7' Irfan Iskandar 8' Hazzuwan Halim 77' Yasir 88' |
Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium |
| 13 March 2025 21 (Rescheduled) | Young Lions | 2–1 | Tanjong Pagar United | Jurong East |
| 53' 80' |
Ewan Seddon 40' | Stadium: Jurong East Stadium |
| 14 April 2025 23 | Young Lions | 0–2 | Albirex Niigata (S) | Jurong East |
| Helmi Shahrol Liska Haaziq Iskandar |
Stadium: Jurong East Stadium |
| 20 May 2025 24 (Rescheduled) | Young Lions | 0–0 | Lion City Sailors | Jalan Besar |
| Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium |
League table
See also
- 2017 Garena Young Lions season
- 2018 Young Lions season
- 2019 Young Lions season
- 2020 Young Lions season
- 2021 Young Lions season
- 2022 Young Lions season
- 2023 Young Lions season
Notes
References
- ^ "Fandi to take charge of the Young Lions". Archived from the original on 2017-12-14. Retrieved 2018-10-15.
- ^ "Kaisei Ogawa will be joining Young Lions in 2024 season".
- ^ "Welcome Enomoto Itsuki to the Young Lions' pride. 🇯🇵".
- ^ "Welcome @ha.prathip 🤝🏽🐆".
- ^ "𝗝𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗱'𝘀 𝗔 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗴 😎💛".
- ^ "Syafiie Basheer is coming to Albirex Niigata FC Singapore for 2024 season!".
- ^ "Haziq Kamarudin is coming to Albirex Niigata FC Singapore for 2024 season!".
- ^ "Amiruldin Asraf, the 26-year-old forward, joins from Young Lions!".
- ^ "Welcome back, Syahadat Masnawi! 🤝🏽🐆".
- ^ "Stags announce Itsuki Enomoto from Young Lions".
- ^ "小林洵 選手 ヤングライオンズより完全移籍加入のお知らせ".
- ^ "Firman Nabil will be joining Young Lions in 2024 season (Loan)".
- ^ "Welcome to the club Adam Reefdy, Aizil Yazid, Ameen Sabri, Andrew Aw, Aqil Yazid and Danial Iliya. 🦁". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2023-04-24.
- ^ "Aizil Yazid will be enlisted for the national service in the coming weeks.". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2023-05-01.
- ^ "Bill Mamadou joins Young Lions on loan".
- ^ "The Young Prodigy is Back ☄️".