2008 Singapore Armed Forces FC season

Singapore Armed Forces FC competed as one of the 12 teams in the 2008 NTUC Income Yeo's S-League season. The club also took part in the 2008 editions of the RHB Singapore Cup and the Singapore League Cup, as well as the regional AFC Cup.

Singapore Armed Forces
2008 season
Head coachRichard Bok
S.League1st
Singapore CupQuarter-finals
AFC CupQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Aleksandar Duric (12)
All:
Aleksandar Đurić (17)

Final league standing
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Singapore Armed Forces 33 24 5 4 85 34 +51 77 Qualification to
AFC Champions League Qualifying Play-off
or AFC Cup group stage
2 Super Reds[lower-alpha 1] 33 24 3 6 68 32 +36 75
3 Home United 33 23 3 7 75 31 +44 72 Qualification to AFC Cup Group Stage[lower-alpha 2]
4 Tampines Rovers 33 20 5 8 66 37 +29 65
5 Gombak United 33 14 10 9 47 39 +8 52
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) head-to-head
Notes:
  1. The three foreign clubs – Albirex Niigata (S), Dalian Shide Siwu and Super Reds – as well as the Football Association of Singapore under-23 team, Young Lions, were not eligible for qualification to continental competitions.
  2. Home United qualified for the 2009 AFC Cup by being the next highest-placed local club behind S.League and 2008 Singapore Cup winners Singapore Armed Forces.

Club

Management
Position Staff
General manager Kok Wai Leong
Head coach Richard Bok
Prime League coach V. Selvaraj
Goalkeeping coach David Lee
Sports Trainer Hairi Su'ap
Kitman Tay Kia Hin

First team

As of May 21, 2008

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  SIN Toh Guo'An
2 DF  SIN Shaiful Esah
3 DF  JPN Kenji Arai
4 DF  SIN Hafiz Osman
5 DF  SIN Faizal Aziz
7 MF  JPN Masahiro Fukasawa
8 MF  THA Therdsak Chaiman
9 FW  SIN Aleksandar Đurić
10 MF  SIN John Wilkinson
11 MF  JPN Norikazu Murakami
12 MF  SIN Jamil Ali
No. Pos. Nation Player
13 DF  SIN Razaleigh Khalik
14 GK  SIN Shahril Jantan
15 GK  SIN Rasyid Hamid
16 DF  SIN Daniel Bennett
18 FW  SIN Ashrin Shariff
19 MF  SIN Mustaqim Manzur
20 MF  SIN Syed Karim
21 DF  SIN Asraf Rashid
22 MF  SIN Fadzil Nasir
23 MF  SIN Ridhuan Osman
25 FW  SIN Shaiful Rahman

In

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF  SIN Razaleigh Khalik (From Geylang United FC)

Out

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF  SIN Faizal Hamid (sold to Gombak United)
7 DF  SIN Razif Mahamud (Released)
17 DF  SIN Masrezwan Masturi (sold to Geylang United)
20 MF  SIN Noor Ali (sold to Geylang United)

Squad stats

Updated May 20, 2008

No. Pos Nat Player TotalS.LeagueSingapore CupSingapore League CupAFC Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Toh Guo'An 0000000000
2 DF Shaiful Esah 171121100040
3 DF Kenji Arai 192132000060
4 DF Hafiz Osman 12080100030
5 DF Faizal Aziz 10050100040
7 MF Masahiro Fukasawa 203133100060
8 MF Therdsak Chaiman 195133100052
9 FW Aleksandar Đurić 20171312100065
10 MF John Wilkinson 181120100051
11 FW Norikazu Murakami 155134110010
12 MF Jamil Ali 184122100052
13 DF Razaleigh Khalik 150110100030
14 GK Shahril Jantan 20-1813-1410006-4
15 GK Rasyid Hamid 0000000000
16 DF Daniel Bennett 200130100060
18 FW Ashrin Shariff 16695100061
19 MF Mustaqim Manzur 185113110061
20 MF Syed Karim 7040000030
21 DF Asraf Rashid 0000000000
22 MF Fadzil Nasir 2000000020
23 MF Ridhuan Osman 1000000010
25 FW Shaiful Rahman 1000000010

Matches

Updated to games played May 20, 2008

Pre-season friendlies
MatchDateTournamentLocationOpponent teamScoreScorers
1 January 16, 2008 Friendly Choa Chu Kang Stadium Balestier Khalsa 3–0 G Lenan  35' (o.g.), M. Fukasawa  77', K. Buang  85' (pen.)
2 January 19, 2008 Friendly Choa Chu Kang Stadium Gombak United 0–0
3 January 23, 2008 Friendly Hougang Stadium Sengkang Punggol 0–0
4 February 1, 2008 Friendly Choa Chu Kang Stadium Super Reds 2–3 unknown
5 February 5, 2008 Friendly Pasir Gudang, Malaysia Johor FC 2–1 unknown
6 February 17, 2008 Singapore Charity Shield Jalan Besar Stadium Home United 1–1 (5–4 on penalties) A. Shariff  86' (pen)

S-League
Match Date Home/Away Opponent team Score Scorers
1 February 22, 2008 Away (LIVE) Albirex Niigata (S) 1–3 N. Murakami  4', K. Ogawa  34' (o.g.), T. Chaiman  88'
2 February 26, 2008 Home Geylang United 3–1 N. Murakami  23', A. Đurić  78', A. Shariff  84'
3 February 29, 2008 Home (LIVE) Sengkang Punggol 3–0 M. Fukasawa  30', A. Đurić  38', J. Ali  44'
4 March 6, 2008 Away Dalian Shide Siwu 1–6 A. Đurić  10',  39', A. Shariff  61',  66',  90', J. Ali  90'
5 March 14, 2008 Away Tampines Rovers 1–2 T. Chaiman  69' (pen), M. Manzur  84'
6 March 29, 2008 Home Woodlands Wellington 3–0 A. Đurić  76', S. Esah  84', A. Shariff  89'
7 April 6, 2008 Away Balestier Khalsa 0–2 A. Đurić  48', K. Arai  67'
8 April 10, 2008 Home Young Lions 4–0 M. Manzur  30', A. Đurić  70',  76',  79'
9 April 13, 2008 Away Super Reds 3–2 M. Manzur  17', K.S. Eun  63' (o.g.)
10 April 21, 2008 Home Home United 2–2 M. Fukasawa  3', T. Chaiman  35'
11 April 25, 2008 Away (LIVE) Gombak United 2–2 N. Murakami  24', Therdsak Chaiman  89'
12 May 4, 2008 Away Geylang United 2–3 N. Murakami  35', A. Đurić  53',  55'
13 May 20, 2008 Away Albirex Niigata (S) 3–1 M. Fukasawa  36', K. Arai  73', A. Đurić  88'
14 May 24, 2008 Away Sengkang Punggol 0–1 T. Chaiman  90'

Singapore Cup
Match Date Round Home/Away Opponent team Score Scorers
1 May 8, 2008 First Knockout Round Home Balestier Khalsa 2–0 N. Murakami  40', M. Manzur  90'

AFC Cup
Match Date Round Home/Away Opponent team Score Scorers
1 March 11, 2008 Group Stage Home Kitchee (Hong Kong) 4–0 J. Ali  20',  37', T. Chaiman  25', Wang Z.P.  51' (o.g.)
2 March 18, 2008 Group Stage Away Perak FA (Malaysia) 1–6 T. Chaiman  8', A. Đurić  45',  49',  71',  74', M. Manzur  58'
3 April 2, 2008 Group Stage Away New Radiant (Maldives) 0–3 A. Shariff  7', A. Đurić  44', I. Amil  86' (o.g.)
4 April 2, 2008 Group Stage Home New Radiant (Maldives) 1–1 J. Wilkinson  27'
5 April 30, 2008 Group Stage Away Kitchee (Hong Kong) 0–2 A. Shariff  10', A. Đurić  19'
6 May 14, 2008 Group Stage Home Perak FA (Malaysia) 0–2

Player seasonal records

Competitive matches only. Numbers in brackets indicate appearances made. Updated to games played May 20, 2008.

Goalscorers
Rank Name S-League Singapore Cup Singapore League Cup AFC Cup Total
1 Aleksandar Đurić 12 (13) 0 (1) 0 (0) 5 (6) 17 (20)
2 Ashrin Shariff 5 (9) 0 (1) 0 (0) 1 (6) 6 (16)
Therdsak Chaiman 4 (13) 0 (1) 0 (0) 2 (5) 6 (19)
3 Norikazu Murakami 4 (13) 1 (1) 0 (0) 0 (1) 5 (15)
Mustaqim Manzur 3 (11) 1 (1) 0 (0) 1 (6) 5 (18)
4 Jamil Ali 2 (12) 0 (1) 0 (0) 2 (5) 4 (18)
5 Masahiro Fukasawa 3 (13) 0 (1) 0 (0) 0 (6) 3 (20)
6 Kenji Arai 2 (13) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (6) 2 (19)
7 Shaiful Esah 1 (12) 0 (1) 0 (0) 0 (4) 1 (17)
John Wilkinson 0 (12) 0 (1) 0 (0) 1 (5) 1 (18)

Goals conceded
Rank Name S-League Singapore Cup Singapore League Cup AFC Cup Total Average per game
1 Shahril Jantan 14 (13) 0 (1) 0 (0) 4 (6) 21 (20) 1.05
2 Toh Guo'An 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0
3 Rasyid Hamid 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0

Discipline
Rank Name S-League Singapore Cup Singapore League Cup AFC Cup Total
Total Cards
1 Kenji Arai 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 5
2 John Wilkinson 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 5
3 Aleksandar Đurić 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1
4 Shaiful Esah 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1
5 Hafiz Osman 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1
6 Therdsak Chaiman 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1
7 Mustaqim Manzur 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1
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