Singapore national under-17 football team explained

Singapore U15/16/17s
Nickname:The Cubs
The Young Lions
The Schoolboys
Association:Football Association of Singapore
Sub-Confederation:AFF (Southeast Asia)
Confederation:AFC (Asia)
Coach:Ángel Toledano
Captain:Keegan Phang
Home Stadium:Jalan Besar Stadium (temporarily shared with the senior team)
Fifa Trigramme:SIN
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First Game: Singapore 3–1
(Singapore; 13 August 2010)
Largest Win: Singapore 5–0
(Vientiane, Laos; 8 July 2011)
0–5 Singapore
(Vientiane, Laos; 10 July 2011)
Largest Loss: 12–0 Singapore
(Indonesia; 10 June 2017)
Regional Name:AFC U-16 Championship
Regional Cup Apps:2
Regional Cup First:2006
Regional Cup Best:Group Stage (2006, 2008)
2Ndregional Name:AFF U-16 Youth Championship
2Ndregional Cup Apps:8
2Ndregional Cup First:/ 2002
2Ndregional Cup Best:2008 & 2011 – Fourth place
Website:FAS

The Singapore national youth football team, nicknamed the Cubs, can refer to either of the following teams: the Under-16 team that represented the nation in the inaugural Youth Olympic Games and the Lion City Cup, and the Under-15s, which also took part in the Lion City Cup, and also the AFF U16 Championship. The youth team's honours include bronze for the Youth Olympic Games in 2010 on home soil, as well as second and third places for the Lion City Cup (the former being the U16s and the latter being the U15s).

History

Youth Olympics – The road to bronze (2010)

2010 marked the breakthrough for the Under-15 team as they went through the Youth Olympic Games, held on home soil, comfortably. They got through the semi-finals before losing to eventual silver medalists Haiti.[1] [2] Singapore then beat Montenegro 4–1 to grab the bronze medal.

Group stage

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Singapore220063+36
21014403
200225−30

Bronze medal match

This match involved a lot of controversy, with a few Montenegro players accused of diving. Drawn 1–1, Singapore came back and eventually won the match 4–1.

Lion City Cup: Under-16s journey (2011)

Though captain Jeffrey Lightfoot was absent with an injury, the Under-16s became runners up of the competition under temporary captain Dhukhilan Jeevamani.[3] They also went with new coach Takuma Koga.[4]

Group stage[5]

All attendances are referenced from ->[6]

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CR Flamengo U15211021+14
Singapore U1620202202
Everton U15201112−11

Semi finals

All attendances are referenced from ->[6]
Singapore was first to shoot for penalties.

In the semi-final between the youth team and Juventus U15, man of the match Hazim Hassan scored two goals in the first half, and Juventus came back with another two in the second. The Singapore team beat Juventus in the penalty shootout.[7]

Final

Fashah Rosedin (or Fashah Iskandar) was the most outstanding player that night against Flamengo. However, Caio Rangel and his other Samba football fellows brought the game to penalties where they won.

Lion City Cup: Under-15s journey (2011)

The Under-15 team, led by coach Dejan Gluscevic grabbed third, losing to eventual winners Flamengo U15 in the semi-finals by toppling Juventus U15 4–0 in the third place play-off.

Group stage

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Newcastle U15200235−20

Their first group game, up against Newcastle United's U15 batch. Down 3–1, Singapore used just nine minutes to score 3 back and eventually win 4–3.

Semi-finals

The Singapore U15s navigated past the group stage, leaving Newcastle U15 behind, and reaching to a clash with competition favourites Flamengo. Eventually, they lost 3–0.

Third-place play-off

This match, along with the Singapore U16 semi-final with the same Italian opponents. The Italians were comprehensively beaten with the Under-15s clinching third place.

The AFF U-16 Championship (2011)

The U15 team, captained by Adam Swandi and coached by Dejan Gluscevic, took part at the AFF U-16 Championship, and finished in fourth place, winning 3 matches and losing 3 matches, including the semi-finals and the third place play-off. Adam Swandi scored five goals against Vietnam, the Philippines and Myanmar.

Competition records

FIFA U-17 World Cup

FIFA U-17 World Cup record
YearRoundPLDWD*LGSGA
1985did not qualify
1987
1989
1991
1993
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003
2005
2007
2009
2011
2013
2015
2017
2019
2023
2025to be determined
Total0/20------

AFC U-16 Championship

AFC U-16 Championship recordQualifications
YearRoundPLDWD*LGSGAPLDWDLGSGA
1985did not qualify4004012
1986------
1988------
1990------
19923102213
1994------
1996------
19983111412
200031021412
2002200209
2004200217
2006Group stage302124------
2008Group stage30031144301173
2010did not qualify5212812
20124112106
20144202148
2016310239
201831021018
2023310228
Total2/196024318431432685129

AFF Youth Championship (U-16)

YearGroupRoundPositionGPWD*LGSGA
2002U17 (2002 gen.)Group stage8th41121111
2005U17 (2005 gen.)did not participate
2006U17 (2006 gen.)
2007U17 (2007 gen.)Group stage8th301239
2008U16 (2008 gen.)Group stage4th402225
2009U16 (2009 gen.)Cancelled
2010U16 (2010 gen.)did not participate
2011U16 (2011 gen.)Semi-finals4th6303165
2012U16 (2012 gen.)did not participate
2013U16 (2013 gen.)Group stage6th412166
2014U16 (2014 gen.)Cancelled
2015U16 (2015 gen.)Group stage6th4112712
2016U16 (2016 gen.)Group stage8th5104616
2017U15 (2017 gen.)Group stage10th5005016
2018U16 (2018 gen.)Group stage8th410379
2019U15 (2019 gen.)Group stage8th5113310
2022U16 (2022 gen.)Group stage11th3003216
Total Semi-finals 4th Place 47983063115

Recent results

2013

2013 AFF U-16 Youth Championship

2014 AFC U-16 Championship qualification

2015

2015 AFF U-16 Youth Championship

2016 AFC U-16 Championship qualification

2016

2016 Jockey Cup

2016 AFF U-16 Youth Championship

2017

2017 Jockey Cup

2017 AFF U-16 Youth Championship

2018 AFC U-16 Championship qualification

2017 U15 International Challenge Cup

2018

JENESYS 2017 Japan-ASEAN U-16 Youth Football Tournament [8]

2018 Jockey Cup

2018 AFF U-16 Youth Championship

2018 U15 International Challenge Cup

2019

2019 Jockey Cup

Friendlies

2019 AFF U-16 Youth Championship

2020 AFC U-16 Championship qualification

2019 U15 International Challenge Cup

2022

2022 AFF U-16 Youth Championship (31 July –13 August)

2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification

Friendlies

2023

Friendlies

2023 Lion City Cup

2024

2024 ASEAN U-16 Boys Championship (21 June –4 July)

2025 AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification (23 -27 Oct)

Players

Current squad (U17)

These players are called up for the for 2024 ASEAN U16 Boys Championship in Indonesia.

Recent call-ups

The list of players who were called up in the last 36 months.

Current squad (U15)

These players are called up for the Lion City Cup 2023. [9]

Player History

Captains

Note: Stand-in captain – Stood in when captain was absent (applies only for a standing in for at least 3 games in a row.)
The role of vice-captain does not apply here. Only caps and goals earned during captaincy are considered here.

Under-16s

No.Pos.NameTypeYears in captaincyCapsGoals
5DFJeffrey LightfootCaptain201041
16DFDhukhilan JeevamaniStand-in captain201140

Under-15s

Coach statistics

Note: Do note that all results are counted at the end of the final whistle, or a.e.t. if there is extra time. Matches with a penalty shoot-out outcome are still counted as a draw. Win PSO means the number of drawn games won via penalties, and the Win PSO (%) is the percentage of winning via penalties.

Under 16s

NameReignGamesWinsDrawsLossesWins (PSO)Win (%)Win PSO (%)
Kadir Yahaya201043010750
Takuma Koga201140401050

Under 15s

Stadium

The youth team uses the Jalan Besar Stadium, sharing it temporarily with the senior team before the senior team moves to Singapore Sports Hub when it has finished construction.

See also

Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20100826101209/http://www.fifa.com/mensyoutholympic/matches/round=255457/match=300131868/report.html Boys' Youth Olympic Football Tournament Singapore 2010: Singapore 0:2 (0:1) Haiti – Report
  2. http://redsports.sg/2010/08/23/singapore-haiti-youth-olympic-football-2/ Youth Olympic Football: One step too far for Singapore as Haiti steal 2–0 win « Red Sports. Always Game
  3. Tan, Jasmond. (30 June 2011) Cubs will get better and better: Jeffrey Lightfoot | Fit to Post Sports – Yahoo! News. Sg.news.yahoo.com. Retrieved on 2011-08-15.
  4. http://lioncitycup.com/ Lion City Cup
  5. http://www.lioncitycup.com/fixtures.html Lion City Cup
  6. http://www.lioncitycup.com/new.html Lion City Cup
  7. http://redsports.sg/2011/06/25/lion-city-cup-football-singaporeu16s-juventusu15s/ Lion City Cup Football: Singapore U16s beat Juventus in semi-final penalty shootout drama « Red Sports. Always Game
  8. Web site: JENESYS 2017 Japan-ASEAN U-16 Youth Football Tournament.
  9. Web site: U-15 National Development Centre squad announced for Lion City Cup 2023 .