2008 Singapore Armed Forces FC season

Singapore Armed Forces
2008 season
Head coach Richard Bok
S.League 1st
Singapore Cup Quarter-finals
AFC Cup Quarter-finals
Top goalscorer League:
Aleksandar Duric (12)
All:
Aleksandar Đurić (17)

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

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 2009 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off
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 2009 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 Singapore Kok Wai Leong
Head coach Singapore Richard Bok
Prime League coach Singapore V. Selvaraj
Goalkeeping coach Singapore David Lee
Sports Trainer Singapore Hairi Su'ap
Kitman Singapore 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. Position Player
1 Singapore GK Toh Guo'An
2 Singapore DF Shaiful Esah
3 Japan DF Kenji Arai
4 Singapore DF Hafiz Osman
5 Singapore DF Faizal Aziz
7 Japan MF Masahiro Fukasawa
8 Thailand MF Therdsak Chaiman
9 Singapore FW Aleksandar Đurić
10 Singapore MF John Wilkinson
11 Japan MF Norikazu Murakami
12 Singapore MF Jamil Ali
No. Position Player
13 Singapore DF Razaleigh Khalik
14 Singapore GK Shahril Jantan
15 Singapore GK Rasyid Hamid
16 Singapore DF Daniel Bennett
18 Singapore FW Ashrin Shariff
19 Singapore MF Mustaqim Manzur
20 Singapore MF Syed Karim
21 Singapore DF Asraf Rashid
22 Singapore MF Fadzil Nasir
23 Singapore MF Ridhuan Osman
25 Singapore FW Shaiful Rahman

List of 2007-08 transfers

In

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

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

Squad stats

Updated May 20, 2008

No. Pos Nat Player TotalS.League Singapore Cup Singapore League Cup AFC Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Singapore Toh Guo'An 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 DF Singapore Shaiful Esah 17 1 12 1 1 0 0 0 4 0
3 DF Japan Kenji Arai 19 2 13 2 0 0 0 0 6 0
4 DF Singapore Hafiz Osman 12 0 8 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
5 DF Singapore Faizal Aziz 10 0 5 0 1 0 0 0 4 0
7 MF Japan Masahiro Fukasawa 20 3 13 3 1 0 0 0 6 0
8 MF Thailand Therdsak Chaiman 19 5 13 3 1 0 0 0 5 2
9 FW Singapore Aleksandar Đurić 20 17 13 12 1 0 0 0 6 5
10 MF Singapore John Wilkinson 18 1 12 0 1 0 0 0 5 1
11 FW Japan Norikazu Murakami 15 5 13 4 1 1 0 0 1 0
12 MF Singapore Jamil Ali 18 4 12 2 1 0 0 0 5 2
13 DF Singapore Razaleigh Khalik 15 0 11 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
14 GK Singapore Shahril Jantan 20 -18 13 -14 1 0 0 0 6 -4
15 GK Singapore Rasyid Hamid 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 DF Singapore Daniel Bennett 20 0 13 0 1 0 0 0 6 0
18 FW Singapore Ashrin Shariff 16 6 9 5 1 0 0 0 6 1
19 MF Singapore Mustaqim Manzur 18 5 11 3 1 1 0 0 6 1
20 MF Singapore Syed Karim 7 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
21 DF Singapore Asraf Rashid 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 MF Singapore Fadzil Nasir 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
23 MF Singapore Ridhuan Osman 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
25 FW Singapore Shaiful Rahman 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

Matches

Updated to games played May 20, 2008

Pre-season friendlies

Match Date Tournament Location Opponent team Score Scorers
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 Singapore Aleksandar Đurić 12 (13) 0 (1) 0 (0) 5 (6) 17 (20)
2 Singapore Ashrin Shariff 5 (9) 0 (1) 0 (0) 1 (6) 6 (16)
Thailand Therdsak Chaiman 4 (13) 0 (1) 0 (0) 2 (5) 6 (19)
3 Japan Norikazu Murakami 4 (13) 1 (1) 0 (0) 0 (1) 5 (15)
Singapore Mustaqim Manzur 3 (11) 1 (1) 0 (0) 1 (6) 5 (18)
4 Singapore Jamil Ali 2 (12) 0 (1) 0 (0) 2 (5) 4 (18)
5 Japan Masahiro Fukasawa 3 (13) 0 (1) 0 (0) 0 (6) 3 (20)
6 Japan Kenji Arai 2 (13) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (6) 2 (19)
7 Singapore Shaiful Esah 1 (12) 0 (1) 0 (0) 0 (4) 1 (17)
Singapore 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 Singapore Shahril Jantan 14 (13) 0 (1) 0 (0) 4 (6) 21 (20) 1.05
2 Singapore Toh Guo'An 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0
3 Singapore 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 Japan Kenji Arai 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 5
2 Singapore John Wilkinson 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 5
3 Singapore Aleksandar Đurić 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1
4 Singapore Shaiful Esah 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1
5 Singapore Hafiz Osman 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1
6 Thailand Therdsak Chaiman 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1
7 Singapore Mustaqim Manzur 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1

See also

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