Singapore Selection XI explained

Singapore Selection XI
Nickname:Singa Select
Association:Football Association of Singapore (FAS)
Confederation:AFC (Asia)
Home Stadium:Jalan Besar Stadium
Coach:Peter de Roo

The Singapore Selection XI is a football team made up of Singapore internationals and selected players from the Singapore Premier League. The team mainly plays in exhibition matches and non-FIFA 'A' international matches.

History

Singapore Selection XI was created to form one of the best players in Singapore back in the days until 1996 where Football Association of Singapore (FAS), created Singapore first professional league known as the S.League which then the team consists of players playing in the league itself. Since 2001, Singapore Selection XI has participated in the Sultan of Selangor's Cup to strengthen the ties between two rival teams, Selangor FA and Singapore FA and to rekindle their rivalry after Singapore pulled out of the Malaysian League in 1994. The rivalry between two teams are very intense because of their status as the two most successful teams in Malaysian football history and matches between the two sides has even been dubbed as the Malayan El'Clasico back in 1920s until the late 1990s.

From 2012 until 2014, Singapore Selection XI was only restricted using up to maximum four LionsXII players which was at the time competing in the Malaysia Super League.

In 2013, the Singapore Selection XI, coached by V. Sundramoorthy played against Atlético Madrid in the Peter Lim Charity Cup and they lost 0–2.[1] In 2014, the team played against Juventus at the new National Stadium, Singapore and lost 0–5.[2] The team also participated in the Barclays Asia Trophy in July 2015.[3]

In 2024, after a seven years hiatus, Singapore Selection XI was then reformed to take on Selangor at the iconic Merdeka Stadium on 17 August 2024. Balestier Khalsa head coach, Peter de Roo was appointed by FAS as the head coach for the team. de Roo takes on 7 of his club players to the team and also reuniting with 3 of his former players, Ho Wai Loon, Kyoga Nakamura and Daniel Goh bringing up the tally to 10 players he is familiarised with, while Lion City Sailors has refused to released their players due to the club tight fixtures. Faris Ramli appeared four times in the Sultan of Selangor Cup becoming the first player to achieved this feat.

Results and fixtures

Fixtures doesn't include against Selangor.

DateLocationHead coachOpponentResultTournament
13 July 1977Old National Stadium Celtic0–5
12 June 1983Old National Stadium Bayern Munich2–0
18 March 1993Old National Stadium Nagoya Grampus4–3
20 May 1995Old National Stadium Nottingham Forest1–3
26 May 1995Old National Stadium Tottenham Hotspurs1–1 (Pen: 4–2)
1 August 1996Old National Stadium Newcastle United0–5Singapore first professional league all-star team
16 July 2001Old National Stadium Liverpool0–2
24 July 2001Old National Stadium Manchester United1–8
26 July 2009Old National Stadium Liverpool0–5
24 July 2010Jalan Besar Stadium Burnley0–1
22 May 2013 Jalan Besar StadiumV. Sundramoorthy Atletico Madrid0–2Peter Lim Charity Cup
16 August 2014National Stadium, SingaporeBernd Stange Juventus0–51st official match at the New National Stadium
15 July 2015National Stadium, SingaporeV. Sundramoorthy Arsenal0–42015 Barclays Asia Trophy
18 July 2015National Stadium, SingaporeV. Sundramoorthy Stoke City0–22015 Barclays Asia Trophy

Players

Current squad

The following 20 players were called up for the 2024 Sultan of Selangor Cup.[4] Alen Kozar, Darren Teh, Ryoya Taniguchi and Nur Adam Abdullah have been called up to the squad after Shah Shahiran, Kyoga Nakamura, Shuya Yamashita, Glenn Kweh and Harith Kanadi suffered an injury during Gameweek 12 of the Singapore Premier League fixtures.

Players age are according to match date on 17 August 2024.

No. PlayerPosition (s)Date of Birth (Age)Team
Goalkeepers
1 Syazwan BuhariGK22 September 1992 (age 31) Tampines Rovers
21 Hafiz AhmadGK30 December 1998 (age 25) Balestier Khalsa
Defenders
Ho Wai LoonDF20 August 1993 (age 30) Albirex Niigata (S)
17 Jordan Emaviwe9 April 2001 (age 23) Balestier Khalsa
6 Madhu Mohana (captain)6 March 1991 (age 33) Balestier Khalsa
16 Darren Teh19 August 1996 (age 27)
5 Irfan Najeeb31 July 1999 (age 25) Tampines Rovers
3 Nur Adam Abdullah13 April 2001 (age 23) Young Lions
2 Farhan ZulkifliDF10 November 2002 (age 21) Young Lions
Midfielders
14 Alen KozarMF7 April 1995 (age 29) Balestier Khalsa
9 Riku FukashiroMF12 April 2000 (age 24) Balestier Khalsa
8 Ryoya TaniguchiMF31 August 1999 (age 24) Geylang International
15 Joshua Pereira10 October 1997 (age 26) Geylang International
Naqiuddin EunosMF12 January 1997 (age 27) Geylang International
4 Jared Gallagher18 January 2002 (age 22) Tampines Rovers
Forwards
11 Daniel GohFW13 August 1999 (age 25) Albirex Niigata (S)
10 Kodai TanakaFW23 December 1999 (age 24) Balestier Khalsa
13 Taufik SuparnoFW31 October 1995 (age 28) Tampines Rovers
7 Faris Ramli24 August 1992 Tampines Rovers

Veteran team

Players age are according to match date on 17 August 2024.

No. PlayerPosition (s)Date of Birth (Age)
Goalkeepers
Rezal HassanGK14 February 1975 (age 49)
Defenders
Idham Ridhuan(age 64)
Razali SaadDF14 August 1964 (age 60)
Nazri Nasir17 January 1971 (age 53)
Syed Farouk11 February 1967 (age 57)
Zulkarnaen Zainal1 October 1973 (age 50)
Tan Sio Beng27 June 1976 (age 48)
Midfielders
Leong Kok Fann(age 67)
Malek AwabMF11 January 1961 (age 63)
Ellamulai ManimohanMF(age 56)
Steven TanMF28 December 1970 (age 54)
Dalis SupaitMF(age 53)
Rafi AliMF11 December 1972 (age 51)
Fahmie AbdullahMF(age 50)
Mohd Noor AliMF16 May 1975 (age 49)
Aliimran Lomri(age 48)
Azhar BaskinMF26 November 1976 (age 47)
Forwards
Tay Peng KeeFW19 October 1961 (age 63)
Fandi Ahmad (captain)FW29 May 1962 (age 62)
Nahar DaudFW(age 55)

Managerial history

Sultan of Selangor Cup!Manager!Year!Achievements
Patrick Vallée2013
Amin Nasir2014
Varadaraju Sundramoorthy2015
Philippe Aw20162016 edition
Fandi Ahmad20172017 edition
Marko Kraljević2018
Nazri Nasir2019
Peter de Roo2024
Others tournament!Manager!Competition!Year!Achievements
Varadaraju SundramoorthyPeter Lim Charity Cup2013Runners-up
Bernd StangeFriendly vs Juventus2014
Varadaraju SundramoorthyPremier League Asia Trophy2015Fourth place

Captain history

Sultan of Selangor Cup!Captain!Year!Achievements
Aleksandar Đurić2013
Fadhil Salim2014
Juma'at Jantan20162016 edition
Shahril Ishak20172017 edition
Yasir Hanapi2018[5]
Shahdan Sulaiman2019
2024
Others tournament!Captain!Competition!Year
Shahril IshakPeter Lim Charity Cup2013
Friendly vs Juventus2014
Izwan MahbudPremier League Asia Trophy2015

Foreigners used in the team

Sultan of Selangor Cup!Player!Year!Achievements
Atsushi Shimono Monsef Zerka

Kamel Ramdani

2013
Shunsuke Nakatake Kazuya Okazaki

Geison Moura

Leonel Felice

Igor Čerina

2014
Stipe Plazibat Sirina Camara

Song Ui-young

Ken Ilsø

20162016 edition
Yasutaka Yanagi Kento Nagasaki

Jordan Webb

20172017 edition
Shuhei Hoshino Kento Fukuda

Wataru Murofushi

Ryutaro Megumi

2018
Kyoga Nakamura Kaishu Yamazaki

Jonathan Béhé

2019
Kodai Tanaka Riku Fukashiro

Ryoya Taniguchi

Alen Kozar

2024
Others tournament!Player!Competition!Year
Monsef Zerka Sirina Camara

Jozef Kapláň

Peter Lim Charity Cup2013
Nicolás Vélez Sirina Camara

Miroslav Pejić

Friendly vs Juventus2014
Nicolás Vélez Sirina Camara

Rodrigo Pacheco

Premier League Asia Trophy2015

References

  1. Web site: Singapore Selection falls to valiant defeat against Atletico Madrid. fas.org.sg. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150924032401/http://www.fas.org.sg/news/singapore-selection-falls-valiant-defeat-against-atletico-madrid. 24 September 2015. dmy-all.
  2. Web site: Football: Juventus beat Singapore Selection 5-0 in friendly at new National Stadium. CHUA SIANG YEE. straitstimes.com.
  3. Web site: BARCLAYS ASIA TROPHY COMES TO SINGAPORE FOR THE FIRST TIME - ARSENAL, EVERTON AND STOKE CITY TO COMPETE. https://web.archive.org/web/20150313174032/http://www.fas.org.sg/news/barclays-asia-trophy-comes-singapore-first-time-arsenal-everton-and-stoke-city-compete. dead. 2015-03-13. fas.org.sg.
  4. Web site: Singapore Select XI squad announced for SOS 2017. 2 May 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170507140232/http://www.fas.org.sg/news/singapore-selection-squad-sultan-selangor%E2%80%99s-cup-revealed. 7 May 2017. dead.
  5. Web site: Singapore Selection lose on penalties in 2018 Sultan of Selangor’s Cup - Football Association of Singapore . 2024-08-18 . www.fas.org.sg . en-US.