2013 in Singaporean football

The 2013 season is the 61st season of competitive football in Singapore.

The season began on 20 February 2013 for the S.League, 1 March 2013 for the Prime League and 27 April 2013 for the NFL First, Second and Third Divisions.

S.League
Main article: 2013 S.League

Team changes

Singapore National Football League

Promotion and relegation (pre-season)

Teams relegated from NFL Division 1

  • Singapore Armed Forces Sports Association
  • Borussia Zamrud Football Club

Teams promoted to NFL Division 1

Teams relegated from NFL Division 2

  • Balestier United Recreation Club

Teams promoted to NFL Division 2

  • Gambas Avenue Sports Club

Honours

League and Cup champions
Competition Winner Runner-Up Venue Match Report
Charity Shield Tampines Rovers Warriors F.C. Jalan Besar Stadium Report
S.League Tampines Rovers Home United N/A
Singapore Cup Home United Tanjong Pagar United Jalan Besar Stadium
League Cup Balestier Khalsa Brunei DPMM Jalan Besar Stadium
FA Cup Home United Sporting Westlake FC Jalan Besar Stadium
Prime League Balestier Khalsa Home United N/A
NFL Division 1 TBC TBC N/A
NFL Division 2 TBC TBC N/A
NFL Division 3 TBC TBC N/A

Men's Senior Team

Following Radojko Avramović's resignation after Singapore's victory in the 2012 AFF Suzuki Cup, LionsXII coach V Sundramoorthy was announced as the stand-in head coach while the FAS searched for a new coach to fill the vacancy.

On 15 May 2013, former Belarus coach Bernd Stange was unveiled as the new head coach of the Singapore national football team.[5]

Managerial changes
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Replaced by Date
Singapore V Sundramoorthy Relinquishment of Interim Position Bernd Stange 15 May 2013

Fixtures and results
1 February 2013 Friendly1 Bahrain  3 - 1 Singapore Bahrain
Mahmood Al Ajmi  19',  57'
Sami Al-Husaini  82'		 Report  70' Safuwan Baharudin Stadium: Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa
6 February 2013 2015 AFC Asian
Cup Qualifiers		 Jordan  4 - 0 Singapore Jordan
Abdallah Deeb  18'
Khalil Bani Attiah  52'
Ahmad Hayel  55',  74'		 Report Stadium: King Abdullah Stadium, Amman
4 June 2013 Friendly Myanmar  0 - 2 Singapore Yangon, Myanmar
Report  10' Khairul Amri
 12' Shaiful Esah
7 June 2013 Friendly Laos  2 – 5  Singapore Vientiane, Laos
Ketsada Souksavanh  48'
Khonesavanh Sihavong  62'		 Report Indra Sahdan  7', 41'
Hariss Harun  27'
Gabriel Quak Jun Yi  84'
Hafiz Rahim  88'		 Stadium: New Laos National Stadium
Referee: Sivakorn Pu-udom
14 August 2013 2015 AFC Asian
Cup Qualifiers		 Singapore  v Oman Singapore
Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium
15 October 2013 2015 AFC Asian
Cup Qualifiers		 Singapore  v Syria Singapore
Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium
15 November 2013 2015 AFC Asian
Cup Qualifiers		 Syria  v Singapore
19 November 2013 2015 AFC Asian
Cup Qualifiers		 Singapore  v Jordan Singapore
Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium
5 March 2014 2015 AFC Asian
Cup Qualifiers		 Oman  v Singapore
  • 1 Non FIFA 'A' international match

Singapore Selection Matches

Singapore Olympic Foundation - Peter Lim Charity Cup

The Singapore Olympic Foundation - Peter Lim Charity Cup was an exhibition fundraising match between the Singapore Selection and 2013 Copa del Rey winners, Atlético Madrid.[6]

The match was held at the Jalan Besar Stadium on 22 May 2013 and Atlético Madrid prevailed with a 2-0 scoreline with goals coming from Raúl García and Diego Costa.

22 May 2013 Exhibition1 Singapore Selection 0 - 2 Atlético Madrid Singapore
Report  29' Raúl García
 87' Diego Costa		 Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore
Referee: Yazeen Buhari
  • 1 Non FIFA 'A' international match

Representation in AFC Cup

Singapore was represented in the 2013 AFC Cup by 2012 S.League champions Tampines Rovers and 2012 Singapore Cup winners Warriors F.C..

Both teams failed to qualify for the knockout stage, finishing bottom of Group H and Group E respectively.

Warriors F.C.'s Performance in AFC CUP Group E
Group E
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Semen Padang 6 5 1 0 15 6 +9 16
Kitchee 6 4 0 2 18 7 +11 12
Churchill Brothers 6 1 1 4 6 13 −7 4
Warriors 6 1 0 5 4 17 −13 3
Source:
5 March 2013 Semen Padang 3–1 Warriors Haji Agus Salim Stadium, Padang
15:30 UTC+7 Wilson  19'
Mofu  32'
Iskandar  86'		 Report Inui  41' Attendance: 9,225
Referee: Ma Ning (China PR)
12 March 2013 Warriors 2–4 Kitchee Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore
19:45 UTC+8 Inui  23'
Gunawan  29'		 Report Jordi  46', 51'
Lo Kwan Yee  62'
Cheng Siu Wai  75'		 Attendance: 1,151
Referee: Minoru Tōjō (Japan)
2 April 2013 Churchill Brothers 3–0 Warriors Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, Pune
15:00 UTC+5:30 Vales  37'
Singh  44'
Chhetri  84'		 Report Attendance: 500
Referee: Yaqoob Abdul Baki (Oman)
10 April 2013 Warriors 1–0 Churchill Brothers Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore
19:45 UTC+8 Franco  54' (o.g.) Report Attendance: 1,362
Referee: Sgt. Win Cho (Myanmar)
24 April 2013 Warriors 0–2 Semen Padang Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore
19:45 UTC+8 Report Wilson  39', 60' Attendance: 378
Referee: Hettikamkanamge Perera (Sri Lanka)
1 May 2013 Kitchee 5–0 Warriors Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong
17:00 UTC+8 Jordi  18', 53', 88'
Cheng Siu Wai  62'
Tsang Kam To  72'		 Report Attendance: 1,097
Referee: Ko Hyung-Jin (Korea Republic)

Tampines Rovers' Performance in AFC CUP Group H
Group H
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
East Bengal 6 4 2 0 13 6 +7 14
Selangor 6 2 2 2 12 11 +1 8
Sài Gòn Xuân Thành 6 2 2 2 9 12 −3 8
Tampines Rovers 6 0 2 4 12 17 −5 2
Source:
6 March 2013 Tampines Rovers 2–3 Sài Gòn Xuân Thành Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore
19:45 UTC+8 Amri  89'
Đurić  90+2'		 Report Amougou  22', 62'
Pham Thua Chi  84'		 Attendance: 1,238
Referee: Ng Chiu Kok (Hong Kong)
13 March 2013 Selangor 3–3 Tampines Rovers Shah Alam Stadium, Shah Alam
20:45 UTC+8 Doe  8', 54' (pen.)
Amri  46'		 Report Đurić  20'
Imran  49'
Yamashita  71'		 Attendance: 1,551
Referee: Kim Sang-Woo (Korea Republic)
3 April 2013 Tampines Rovers 2–4 East Bengal Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore
19:45 UTC+8 Hadžibulić  28'
Amri  65'		 Report Hadee  19' (o.g.)
Barisić  62', 87'
Edeh  64'		 Attendance: 1,082
Referee: Chaiya Mahapab (Thailand)
9 April 2013 East Bengal 2–1 Tampines Rovers Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata
15:15 UTC+5:30 Edeh  22'
Ralte  86'		 Report Esah  68' Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Nivon Robesh Gamini (Sri Lanka)
23 April 2013 Sài Gòn Xuân Thành 2–2 Tampines Rovers Thong Nhat Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City
18:30 UTC+7 Amougou  18' (pen.)
Oloya  42'		 Report Amri  15'
Hadžibulić  63'		 Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Wang Di (China PR)
30 April 2013 Tampines Rovers 2–3 Selangor Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore
19:00 UTC+8 Asraruddin  50' (o.g.)
Đurić  58'		 Report Taha  28' (o.g.)
Amri  45', 76'		 Attendance: 839
Referee: Yudai Yamamoto (Japan)

References
  1. "Harimau Muda B set for 2013 S.League". ESPN Star. 26 December 2012. Archived from the original on 22 January 2013. Retrieved 26 December 2012.
  2. "New-look Geylang primed for 2013". Today Online. 4 January 2013. Archived from the original on 4 January 2013. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
  3. "Kaplan to lead new-look Geylang". ESPN Star. 4 January 2013. Archived from the original on 15 February 2013. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
  4. "SAFFC renamed as Warriors FC". ESPN Star. 21 January 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-02-16. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
  5. "Football: FAS to unveil Bernd Stange as new national coach, replacing Raddy Avramovic". The Straits Times. Retrieved 15 May 2013.
  6. "Atlético Madrid - Peter Lim Charity Cup". Goal.com Singapore.
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