2020 Lion City Sailors FC season
The 2020 season is Lion City Sailors' 25th consecutive season in the top flight of Singapore football and in the Singapore Premier League. Along with the Singapore Premier League, the club will also compete in the Singapore Cup.
| 2020 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Anselm Lopez | ||
| Head coach | Aurelio Vidmar | ||
| Stadium | Bishan Stadium | ||
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Squad
SPL squad
- As of 5 January 2020
| Squad No. | Name | Nationality | Date of Birth (Age) | Previous Club | Contract Since | Contract End | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | |||||||
| 18 | Hassan Sunny >30 |  |
2 April 1984 |  Army United F.C. |
2020 | 2021 | |
| 24 | Rudy Khairullah | |
19 July 1994 | Police SA (NFL D1) |
2017 | 2020 | |
| 30 | Adib Hakim U23 | |
9 March 1998 | Young Lions FC |
2020 | 2020 | |
| Defenders | |||||||
| 2 | Zulqarnaen Suzliman U23 | |
29 March 1998 | Young Lions FC |
2020 | ||
| 3 | Tajeli Salamat | |
7 February 1994 | Warriors FC |
2020 | ||
| 5 | Kaishu Yamazaki |  |
12 July 1997 | Albirex Niigata (S) |
2020 | ||
| 6 | Abdil Qaiyyim Mutalib >30 | |
14 May 1989 | Tampines Rovers |
2015 | 2020 | |
| 7 | Aqhari Abdullah | |
9 July 1991 | LionsXII |
2016 | 2020 | |
| 12 | Iqram Rifqi | |
25 February 1996 | Youth Team | 2017 | 2020 | |
| 15 | Faizal Roslan | |
30 May 1995 | Young Lions FC |
2018 | 2019 | |
| 19 | Naqiuddin Eunos U23 | |
1 December 1997 | Young Lions FC |
2020 | 2020 | |
| 22 | Ho Wai Loon | |
20 August 1993 | Warriors FC |
2019 | 2019 | |
| Midfielders | |||||||
| 8 | Shahdan Sulaiman >30 | |
9 May 1988 | Tampines Rovers |
2020 | 2021 | |
| 10 | Song Ui-young |  |
8 November 1993 | Youth Team | 2012 | 2020 | |
| 13 | Izzdin Shafiq (Captain) | |
14 December 1990 | Tampines Rovers |
2017 | 2020 | |
| 14 | Gabriel Quak | |
22 December 1990 | Warriors FC |
2020 | 2021 | |
| 20 | Arshad Shamim U23 | |
9 December 1999 | Youth Team | 2018 | 2019 | |
| 27 | Adam Swandi | |
12 January 1996 | Albirex Niigata (S) |
2019 | 2021 | |
| 28 | Saifullah Akbar U23 | |
31 January 1999 | Young Lions FC |
2020 | ||
| Strikers | |||||||
| 11 | Hafiz Nor >30 | |
22 August 1988 | Warriors FC |
2018 | 2019 | |
| 17 | Shahril Ishak >30 | |
23 January 1984 | Warriors FC |
2018 | 2019 | |
| 23 | Amiruldin Asraf U23 | |
8 January 1997 | Youth Team | 2017 | 2020 | |
| 25 | Haiqal Pashia U23 | |
29 November 1998 | Young Lions FC |
2020 | 2020 | |
| 29 | Stipe Plazibat |  |
31 August 1989 | Hougang United |
2020 | 2021 | |
| Players who left during the season | |||||||
| 9 | Andy Pengelly | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} |
19 July 1997 | Brisbane Strikers FC |
2020 | ||
U19 squad
- As of 1 February 2019
| Squad No. | Name | Nationality | Date of Birth (Age) | Previous Club | Contract Since | Contract End | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | |||||||
| 40 | Prathip Ekamparam U19 | |
21 August 2001 | Youth Team | 2019 | ||
| Kimura Riki U23 | |
14 November 2000 | Warriors FC |
2020 | |||
| Defenders | |||||||
| 44 | Danish Iftiqar U19 | |
16 September 2001 | Youth Team | 2019 | 2020 | |
| 55 | Fudhil I'yadhU19 | |
18 August 2001 | NFA U17 |
2019 | 2019 | |
| 65 | Aizal MurhamdaniU19 | |
26 March 2001 | Youth Team | 2017 | ||
| Naufal Ilham U19 | |
16 August 2002 | FFA U16 |
2020 | 2020 | ||
| Midfielders | |||||||
| 37 | Anaqi IsmitU19 | |
24 August 2001 | Youth Team | 2019 | 2020 | |
| Strikers | |||||||
Coaching staff
| Position | Name | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Chairman |  Forrest Li |
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| General Manager | Badri Ghent |
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| Team Manager | Herwandy Hamid |
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| Head Coach | Aurelio Vidmar |
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| Assistant Coach | Noh Rahman |
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| Goalkeeping Coach | Chua Lye Heng |
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| Academy Director |  Luka Lalić |
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| Head of Youth (COE) | Robin Chitrakar |
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| Video Analyst | Adi Saleh |
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| Sports Trainer | Fazly Hasan |
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| Sports Performance Coach | Shazaly Ayob |
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| Physiotherapist | Zahir Taufeek |
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| Kitman |  |
Transfer
In
| Position | Player | Transferred From | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coach | Aurelio Vidmar |
NA | [2] |
| GK | Hassan Sunny |
Army United F.C. (Tier 2) |
2 years contract signed in 2019 [3] |
| GK | Kenji Syed Rusydi |
Young Lions FC |
Loan Return |
| GK | Adib Hakim |
Young Lions FC |
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| GK | Kimura Riki |
Warriors FC |
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| DF | Kaishu Yamazaki |
Albirex Niigata (S) |
Free [4][5] |
| DF | Zulqarnaen Suzliman |
Young Lions FC |
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| MF | Gabriel Quak |
Warriors FC |
2 years contract signed in 2019 [6][7] |
| MF | Shahdan Sulaiman |
Tampines Rovers |
Undisclosed [8] |
| MF | Saifullah Akbar |
Young Lions FC |
[9] |
| MF | Naqiuddin Eunos |
Young Lions FC |
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| FW | Haiqal Pashia |
Young Lions FC |
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| FW | Andy Pengelly |
Brisbane Strikers FC (Tier 2) |
Free [10] |
Note 1: Kenji Syed Rusydi returned to the team after the loan and move to Tanjong Pagar United.
Out
| Position | Player | Transferred To | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Kenji Syed Rusydi |
Tanjong Pagar United |
|
| GK | Nazri Sabri |
Project Vaults Oxley SC |
[11] |
| GK | Haikal Hasnol |
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| DF | Taufiq Muqminin |
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| DF | Faritz Abdul Hameed |
Tanjong Pagar United F.C. |
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| DF | Juma'at Jantan |
Retired | |
| MF | Isaka Cernak |
Phrae United F.C. (Tier 2) |
[12] |
| MF | Fazli Ayob |
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| MF | Suhairi Sabri |
Tanjong Pagar United F.C. |
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| MF | Muhelmy Suhaimi |
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| MF | Hami Syahin |
Police SA |
NS till 2022 |
| FW | Nur Hizami Salim |
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| FW | Oliver Puflett |
Sydney Olympic FC |
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Extension / Retained
| Position | Player | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| GK | Rudy Khairullah |
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| DF | Abdil Qaiyyim Mutalib |
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| DF | Aqhari Abdullah |
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| DF | Faizal Roslan |
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| DF | Ho Wai Loon |
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| DF | Iqram Rifqi |
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| MF | Izzdin Shafiq |
[13] |
| MF | Song Ui-young |
2 years contract signed in Oct 2018 [14] |
| MF | Hami Syahin |
NS till 2022 |
| MF | Adam Swandi |
2 years contract signed in Dec 2019 [15] |
| MF | Arshad Shamim |
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| FW | Hafiz Nor |
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| FW | Shahril Ishak |
[16] |
| FW | Amiruldin Asraf |
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Promoted
| Position | Player | Ref |
|---|---|---|
Trial (In)
| Position | Player | Trial From | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
Trial (Out)
| Position | Player | Trial @ | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
In
| Position | Player | Transferred From | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| FW | Stipe Plazibat |
Hougang United |
Undisclosed 2 years contract [17] |
Out
| Position | Player | Transferred To | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Putra Anugerah |
Young Lions FC |
Season loan |
| FW | Andy Pengelly |
Peninsula Power FC |
Free [18] [19] |
| MF |  Bill Mamadou |
Young Lions FC |
Season loan [20] |
| DF | Zulqarnaen Suzliman |
Police SA |
NS till 2022 [21] |
Friendlies
Pre-season friendlies
Win Draw Loss
| 15 January 2020 1 | Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C.  | 4-0 | Lion City Sailors F.C. | Johor, Malaysia |
Gonzalo Cabrera 3' Diogo Luís Santo 12' Syafiq Ahmad 72' Liridon Krasniqi 83' |
Stadium: Sultan Ibrahim Stadium |
| 15 February 2020 2 | Singapore Football Club | 0-4 | Lion City Sailors F.C. | Bishan Stadium |
| Gabriel Quak Shahril Ishak |
| 18 February 2020 3 | Yishun Sentek Mariners FC | 0-10 | Lion City Sailors F.C. | Bishan Stadium |
| Shahril Ishak Song Ui-young Andy Pengelly Shahdan Sulaiman Iqram Rifqi Hafiz Nor Arshad Shamim |
| 21 February 2020 4 | Young Lions FC | 2-5 | Lion City Sailors F.C. | Bishan Stadium |
| Ilhan Fandi Marc Ryan Tan |
Andy Pengelly Iqram Rifqi Haiqal Paisha |
| 28 February 2020 5 | Tiong Bahru FC | 0-8 | Lion City Sailors F.C. | Bishan Stadium |
| Hafiz Nor 7' Song Ui-young 30' 61' Gabriel Quak 31' Haiqal Paisha 33' Andy Pengelly 67' Shahril Ishak 70' 80' |
| 25 March 2020 6 | Singapore Football Club | Unknown | Lion City Sailors F.C. | Bishan Stadium |
Tour of Malaysia
| 4 February 2020 Friendly | Selangor FA II | 6-2 | Lion City Sailors F.C. | Selangor |
| Raja Imran |
Song Ui-Young Shahril Ishak |
Stadium: Selayang Stadium |
| 8 February 2020 Friendly | Selangor | 3-1 | Lion City Sailors F.C. | Selangor |
| Ifedayo Olusegun |
Stadium: Selayang Stadium |
Team statistics
Appearances and goals
- As of 15 March 2019
| No. | Pos. | Player | Sleague | Singapore Cup | Total | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps. | Goals |
Apps. | Goals |
Apps. | Goals | |||||||||
| 3 | DF | Tajeli Salamat |
12(2) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | ||||||
| 5 | DF | Kaishu Yamazaki |
12(2) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | ||||||
| 6 | DF | Abdil Qaiyyim Mutalib |
6(3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||||||
| 7 | DF | Aqhari Abdullah |
10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||||||
| 8 | MF | Shahdan Sulaiman |
11(2) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | ||||||
| 10 | MF | Song Ui-young |
11(1) | 9 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | ||||||
| 11 | FW | Hafiz Nor |
7(7) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | ||||||
| 12 | MF | Iqram Rifqi |
0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 13 | MF | Izzdin Shafiq |
3(9) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||||||
| 14 | MF | Gabriel Quak |
12(2) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 5 | ||||||
| 15 | DF | Faizal Roslan |
1(7) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||||||
| 17 | FW | Shahril Ishak |
5(4) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | ||||||
| 18 | GK | Hassan Sunny |
11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||||||
| 19 | MF | Naqiuddin Eunos |
14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||||||
| 20 | MF | Arshad Shamim |
7(3) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | ||||||
| 22 | DF | Ho Wai Loon |
0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 23 | FW | Amiruldin Asraf |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 24 | GK | Rudy Khairullah |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||||
| 25 | FW | Haiqal Pashia |
8(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||||||
| 27 | MF | Adam Swandi |
0(11) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | ||||||
| 28 | MF | Saifullah Akbar |
11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | ||||||
| 29 | FW | Stipe Plazibat |
7(1) | 9 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 9 | ||||||
| 30 | GK | Adib Hakim |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Players who have played this season but had left the club or on loan to other club | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | DF | Zulqarnaen Suzliman |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| 9 | FW | Andy Pengelly |
2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||||||
Competitions
Singapore Premier League
Win Draw Loss
| 6 March 2020 1 | Tanjong Pagar United | 1-1 | Lion City Sailors F.C. | Jurong East Stadium |
| Yann Motta 26' Shodai Nishikawa  20' Syahadat Masnawi 47' Takahiro Tanaka 56' Faritz Abdul Hameed 86' |
Report | Andy Pengelly 45' Hafiz Nor 59' Kaishu Yamazaki 77' |
Attendance: 2,723 Referee: Lim Liang Yi Man of the Match: Kenji Syed Rusydi |
| 18 March 2020 2 | Tampines Rovers | 4-0 | Lion City Sailors F.C. | Our Tampines Hub |
| Boris Kopitović 60' Zehrudin Mehmedović 69' Jordan Webb 78' Shah Shahiran 82' Daniel Bennett 16' |
Report | Kaishu Yamazaki 10' Hafiz Nor 77' |
Attendance: 0 [note 1] Referee: G. Letchman Man of the Match: .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Jordan Webb |
| 18 October 2020 3 (Rescheduled) [note 2] | Lion City Sailors F.C. | 4-0 | Geylang International | Bishan Stadium |
| Stipe Plazibat 7' 85' Song Ui-young 45+5' (pen) Shahril Ishak 90' Naqiuddin Eunos 66' Tajeli Salamat 78' |
Report | Zainol Gulam 45' |
Attendance: 0 [note 1] Referee: Farhan Mohd Man of the Match: Stipe Plazibat |
| 24 October 2020 4 (Rescheduled) [note 2] | Albirex Niigata (S) | 3-2 | Lion City Sailors F.C. | Jurong East Stadium |
| Tomoyuki Doi 19' Ryosuke Nagasawa 35' Reo Nishiguchi 94' |
Report | Song Ui-young 59' Gabriel Quak 88' Stipe Plazibat 90+3' Saifullah Akbar 90+4' |
Attendance: 0 [note 1] Referee: Muhammad Taqi Man of the Match: Kotaro Takeda |
| 1 November 2020 5 (Rescheduled) [note 2] | Lion City Sailors F.C. | 5-0 | Young Lions FC | Bishan Stadium |
| Adam Swandi 71' Stipe Plazibat 76' 82' (pen) Gabriel Quak 90+1' 27' Saifullah Akbar 37' Haiqal Pashia 41' |
Report | Jacob Mahler 46' (o.g.) Shahib Masnawi 17' Nur Adam Abdullah 32' |
Attendance: 0 [note 1] Referee: Jansen Foo Man of the Match: Gabriel Quak |
| 4 November 2020 6 (Rescheduled) [note 2] | Lion City Sailors F.C. | 1-1 | Hougang United | Bishan Stadium |
| Shahdan Sulaiman 60' 30' Saifullah Akbar 67' Tajeli Salamat 82' |
Report | Shawal Anuar 33' Farhan Zulkifli 72' Justin Hui 83' Lionel Tan 90+2' |
Attendance: 0 [note 1] Referee: Ahmad A'Qashah Man of the Match: Shawal Anuar |
| 7 November 2020 7 (Rescheduled) [note 2] | Balestier Khalsa | 1-7 | Lion City Sailors | Bishan Stadium |
| Kristijan Krajcek 63' Faizal Raffi 78' |
Report | Stipe Plazibat 10' 27' 31' Song Ui-young 18' Saifullah Akbar 33' Tajeli Salamat 56' Adam Swandi 65' |
Attendance: 0 [note 1] Referee: Juherman Zaiton Man of the Match: Stipe Plazibat |
| 13 November 2020 8 (Rescheduled) [note 2] | Lion City Sailors F.C. | 6-1 | Tanjong Pagar United | Bishan Stadium |
| Kaishu Yamazaki 14' Stipe Plazibat 19' (pen) 45+2' Song Ui-young 40' Adam Swandi 84' 90' Tajeli Salamat 34' Abdil Qaiyyim Mutalib 77' |
Report | Suhairi Sabri 51' Suria Prakash 85' |
Attendance: 0 [note 1] Referee: Syarqawi Buhari Man of the Match: Shahdan Sulaiman |
| 17 November 2020 9 (Rescheduled) [note 2] | Hougang United | 1-3 | Lion City Sailors | Hougang Stadium |
| Charlie Machell 90+2' (pen) Daniel Martens 45' Maksat Dzhakybaliev 77' Farhan Zulkifli 80' |
Report | Gabriel Quak 12' Hafiz Nor 57' Shahdan Sulaiman 87' |
Attendance: 0 [note 1] Referee: Lim Liang Yi Man of the Match: Gabriel Quak |
| 22 November 2020 10 (Rescheduled) [note 2] | Lion City Sailors F.C. | 2-3 | Albirex Niigata (S) | Bishan Stadium |
| Song Ui-young 22' (pen) Tajeli Salamat 45' Aqhari Abdullah 58'Saifullah Akbar 78'Shahdan Sulaiman 90'Hafiz Nor 90+1' |
Report | Tomoyuki Doi 12' Fairoz Hasan 34' Yasuhiro Hanada 77' Kotaro Takeda 25'Kenta Kurishima 73' |
Attendance: 0 [note 1] Referee: Farhan Mohd Man of the Match: Tomoyuki Doi |
| 25 November 2020 11 (Rescheduled) [note 2] | Geylang International | 0-3 | Lion City Sailors F.C. | Our Tampines Hub |
| Harith Kanadi 52' |
Report | Song Ui-young 71' Gabriel Quak 86' Kaishu Yamazaki 90+1' Arshad Shamim 49' |
Attendance: 0 [note 1] Referee: Syarqawi Buhari Man of the Match: Kaishu Yamazaki |
| 29 November 2020 12 (Rescheduled) [note 2] | Young Lions FC | 0-4 | Lion City Sailors F.C. | Jurong West Stadium |
| Report | Arshad Shamim 33' 57' Song Ui-young 40' (pen) Gabriel Quak 72' Abdil Qaiyyim Mutalib 4' Kaishu Yamazaki 12' |
Attendance: 0 [note 1] Referee: Lim Liang Yi Man of the Match: Gabriel Quak |
| 2 December 2020 13 (Rescheduled) [note 2] | Lion City Sailors F.C. | 1-1 | Tampines Rovers | Bishan Stadium |
| Shahril Ishak 45' Arshad Shamim 19' Song Ui-young 72' |
Report | Zehrudin Mehmedović 63' Amirul Adli 90' |
Attendance: 0 [note 1] Referee: Nathan Chan Man of the Match: Zehrudin Mehmedović |
| 5 December 2020 14 (Rescheduled) [note 2] | Lion City Sailors F.C. | 5-2 | Balestier Khalsa | Bishan Stadium |
| Shahril Ishak 20' Saifullah Akbar 34' Danish Uwais 39' (o.g) Song Ui-young 80' 90+2' Rudy Khairullah 66' |
Report | Sime Zuzul 41' 88' Ahmad Syahir 47' |
Attendance: 0 [note 1] Referee: Jansen Foo Man of the Match: Hafiz Nor |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albirex Niigata (S)[lower-alpha 1] (C) |
14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 14 | +18 | 32 | |
| 2 | Tampines Rovers | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 27 | 11 | +16 | 29 | Qualification for AFC Champions League group stage |
| 3 | Lion City Sailors | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 44 | 18 | +26 | 27 | Qualification for AFC Cup group stage |
| 4 | Geylang International | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 22 | −4 | 20 | |
| 5 | Balestier Khalsa | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 28 | −6 | 19 | |
| 6 | Hougang United | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 24 | −5 | 15 | |
| 7 | Young Lions[lower-alpha 1] |
14 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 12 | 38 | −26 | 9 | |
| 8 | Tanjong Pagar United | 14 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 33 | −19 | 5 |
Source: Singapore Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of wins
(C) Champion.
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of wins
(C) Champion.
Notes:
- The foreign club – Albirex Niigata (S) – as well as the Football Association of Singapore (FAS) under-21 team, Young Lions, are ineligible for any AFC competition spots.
Singapore Cup
Win Draw Loss
See also
Notes
- Due to Covid 19, this match is played behind closed door.
- The match is postponed following the coronavirus pandemic.
References
- "FIRST TEAM STAFF".
- "Vidmar become dragon's tamer".
- "Hassan Sunny, 35, back Home with Protectors after leaving Thai side Army United".
- "Besides Hassan, they have recruited Japanese defender Kaishu Yamazaki".
- "YAMAZAKI Kaishu will be transferred to Home United".
- "Gabriel Quak Instagram post comments section".
- "Besides Hassan, they have recruited forward Gabriel Quak".
- "Shahdan Sulaiman cross over to Protectors".
- "Saifullah Akbar Instagram profile change to "Home United FC🐉"".
- "Vidmar become dragon's tamer".
- "welcome former Home United FC goal stopper, Nazri Sabri back to PVOSC".
- "Isaka Cernak signs for newly promoted Thai League 2 side Phrae United".
- "Izzdin Shafiq retained".
- "Song Ui-young rejects Persija for Home stay, eyes Singapore colours".
- "Sailors offered him a two-year extension".
- "Hassan Sunny, playing with Shahril Ishak for 2020".
- "Stipe Plazibat moving back to Bishan for 2 years contract".
- "The club would like to announce that we have parted ways with Andy Pengelly, after coming to a mutual agreement to terminate his contract".
- "2019 #NPLQLD Men's Golden Boot and record breaker Andy Pengelly is back!".
- "Bill Mamadou joins Young Lions".
- "LSC not be able to call upon the services of Zulqarnaen Suzliman due to his National Service commitments".
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