2020 Lion City Sailors FC season explained

Club:Lion City Sailors
Season:2020
Mgrtitle:Head coach
Chairman:Forrest Li
Manager:Aurelio Vidmar
Stadium:Bishan Stadium
League:Singapore Premier League
League Result:3rd
Cup1:Singapore Cup
Prevseason:2019
Nextseason:2021
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The 2020 season was Lion City Sailors' 25th consecutive season in the Singapore Premier League and the 1st season since privatising from Home United. Along with the Singapore Premier League, the club will also compete in the Singapore Cup.

Squad

SPL squad

Squad No.NameNationalityDate of Birth (Age)Previous ClubContract SinceContract End
Goalkeepers
18Hassan Sunny >302 April 198420202021
24Rudy Khairullah1994 7, df=yes Police SA (NFL D1)20172020
30Adib Hakim U231998 3, df=yes20202020
Defenders
2Zulqarnaen Suzliman U231998 3, df=yes2020
3Tajeli Salamat1994 2, df=yes2020
5Kaishu Yamazaki1997 7, df=yes Albirex Niigata (S)2020
6Abdil Qaiyyim Mutalib >301989 5, df=yes Tampines Rovers20152020
7Aqhari Abdullah1991 7, df=yes LionsXII20162020
121996 2, df=yesYouth Team20172020
15Faizal Roslan1995 5, df=yes Young Lions FC20182019
19Naqiuddin Eunos U231997 12, df=yes20202020
22Ho Wai Loon1993 8, df=yes Warriors FC20192019
Midfielders
8Shahdan Sulaiman >309 May 1988 Tampines Rovers20202021
10Song Ui-young1993 11, df=yesYouth Team20122020
13Izzdin Shafiq (Captain)1990 12, df=yes Tampines Rovers20172020
141990 12, df=yes20202021
20Arshad Shamim U231999 12, df=yesYouth Team20182019
271996 1, df=yes Albirex Niigata (S)20192021
28Saifullah Akbar U231999 1, df=yes2020
Strikers
11Hafiz Nor >301988 8, df=yes Warriors FC20182019
17Shahril Ishak >301984 1, df=yes Warriors FC20182019
23Amiruldin Asraf U231997 1, df=yesYouth Team20172020
25Haiqal Pashia U231998 11, df=yes20202020
29Stipe Plazibat1989 8, df=yes Hougang United20202021
Players who left during the season
91997 7, df=yes2020

U19 squad

Squad No.NameNationalityDate of Birth (Age)Previous ClubContract SinceContract End
Goalkeepers
40Prathip Ekamparam U192001 8, df=yesYouth Team2019
Kimura Riki U232000 11, df=yes Warriors FC2020
Defenders
44Danish Iftiqar U192001 9, df=yesYouth Team20192020
55Fudhil I'yadhU192001 8, df=yes NFA U1720192019
65Aizal MurhamdaniU192001 3, df=yesYouth Team2017
Naufal Ilham U192002 8, df=yes FFA U1620202020
Midfielders
37Anaqi IsmitU192001 8, df=yesYouth Team20192020
Strikers

Coaching staff

[1]

Source
Position NameRef.
Chairman Forrest Li
General Manager Badri Ghent
Team Manager Herwandy Hamid
Head coach Aurelio Vidmar
Assistant coach Noh Rahman
Goalkeeping coach Chua Lye Heng
Academy director Luka Lalić
Head of Youth (COE) Robin Chitrakar
Video analyst Adi Saleh
Sports Trainer Fazly Hasan
Sports Performance Coach Shazaly Ayob
Physiotherapist Zahir Taufeek
Kitman

Transfer

Pre-season transfer

In

PositionPlayerTransferred FromRef
NA[2]
Army United F.C. (Tier 2)2 years contract signed in 2019 [3]
Young Lions FCLoan Return
Young Lions FC
Warriors FC
Free [4] [5]
Young Lions FC
Warriors FC2 years contract signed in 2019 [6] [7]
Tampines RoversUndisclosed [8]
Young Lions FC[9]
Young Lions FC
Young Lions FC
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

PositionPlayerTransferred ToRef
Tanjong Pagar United
Project Vaults Oxley SC[11]
Tanjong Pagar United F.C.
Retired
Phrae United F.C. (Tier 2)[12]
Tanjong Pagar United F.C.
NS till 2022
Sydney Olympic FC

Extension / Retained

PositionPlayerRef
[13]
2 years contract signed in Oct 2018 [14]
NS till 2022
2 years contract signed in Dec 2019 [15]
[16]

Trial

Trial (Out)

Mid-season transfer

Out

PositionPlayerTransferred ToRef
Young Lions FCSeason loan
Peninsula Power FCFree [18] [19]
Young Lions FCSeason loan [20]

Loan Out

Friendlies

Pre-season friendlies

Tour of Malaysia

Team statistics

Appearances and goals

PlayerSleagueSingapore CupTotal
Apps.GoalsApps.GoalsApps.Goals
3DF Tajeli Salamat14200142
5DF Kaishu Yamazaki14200142
6DF Abdil Qaiyyim Mutalib900090
7DF Aqhari Abdullah10000100
8MF Shahdan Sulaiman13100131
10MF Song Ui-young12900129
11FW Hafiz Nor14100141
12MF Iqram Rifqi100010
13MF Izzdin Shafiq12000120
14MF Gabriel Quak14500145
15DF Faizal Roslan800080
17FW Shahril Ishak930093
18GK Hassan Sunny11000110
19MF Naqiuddin Eunos14000140
20MF Arshad Shamim10200102
22DF Ho Wai Loon100010
24GK Rudy Khairullah300030
25FW Haiqal Pashia900090
27MF Adam Swandi11400114
28MF Saifullah Akbar11200112
29FW Stipe Plazibat890089
Players who have played this season but had left the club or on loan to other club
2DF Zulqarnaen Suzliman200020
9FW Andy Pengelly210021

Competitions

Singapore Premier League

See main article: 2020 Singapore Premier League.

Singapore Cup

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: FIRST TEAM STAFF .
  2. Web site: Vidmar become dragon's tamer .
  3. Web site: Hassan Sunny, 35, back Home with Protectors after leaving Thai side Army United .
  4. Web site: Besides Hassan, they have recruited Japanese defender Kaishu Yamazaki .
  5. Web site: YAMAZAKI Kaishu will be transferred to Home United.
  6. Web site: Gabriel Quak Instagram post comments section . https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/B5kMIYejgL0 . 2021-12-24 . registration.
  7. Web site: Besides Hassan, they have recruited forward Gabriel Quak .
  8. Web site: Shahdan Sulaiman cross over to Protectors .
  9. Web site: Saifullah Akbar Instagram profile change to "Home United FC".
  10. Web site: Vidmar become dragon's tamer .
  11. Web site: welcome former Home United FC goal stopper, Nazri Sabri back to PVOSC. .
  12. Web site: Isaka Cernak signs for newly promoted Thai League 2 side Phrae United .
  13. Web site: Izzdin Shafiq retained .
  14. Web site: Song Ui-young rejects Persija for Home stay, eyes Singapore colours . 2019-10-19 . 2018-10-31 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181031173917/https://www.foxsportsasia.com/football/asian-football/singapore-football/964050/song-ui-young-rejects-persija-for-home-stay-eyes-singapore-colours/ . dead .
  15. Web site: Sailors offered him a two-year extension. .
  16. Web site: Hassan Sunny, playing with Shahril Ishak for 2020.
  17. Web site: Stipe Plazibat moving back to Bishan for 2 years contract.
  18. Web site: The club would like to announce that we have parted ways with Andy Pengelly, after coming to a mutual agreement to terminate his contract. .
  19. Web site: 2019 #NPLQLD Men's Golden Boot and record breaker Andy Pengelly is back! .
  20. Web site: Bill Mamadou joins Young Lions .
  21. Web site: LSC not be able to call upon the services of Zulqarnaen Suzliman due to his National Service commitments .