2018 Hougang United FC season

Hougang United
2018 season
Chairman Bill Ng
Head coach Clement Teo
Stadium Hougang Stadium

The 2018 season is Hougang United's 21st consecutive season in the top flight of Singapore football and in the S.League. Along with the S.League, the club will also compete in the Singapore Cup.

Squad

S.League Squad

No. Name Nationality Date of Birth (Age) Previous Club
Goalkeepers
1 Zulfairuuz Rudy Singapore 22 May 1994 Singapore Home United
13 Ridhuan Barudin >30 Singapore 23 March 1987 Singapore Tampines Rovers
18 Khairulhin Khalid Singapore 18 July 1991 Singapore LionsXII
Defenders
2 Asraf Zahid U23 Singapore 8 October 1999 Youth Team
3 Gerald Ting U23 Singapore 3 March 1999 Youth Team
4 Ashrul Syafeeq Singapore 11 April 1994 Singapore Balestier Khalsa
11 Nazrul Nazari Singapore 11 February 1991 Singapore LionsXII
15 Illyas Lee U23 Singapore 1 December 1995 Singapore Young Lions FC
17 Faiz Salleh Singapore 17 July 1992 Singapore Young Lions FC
32 Syaqir Sulaiman Singapore 12 August 1986 Singapore Warriors FC
59 Jordan Nicolas Vestering U19 Singapore 25 September 2000 Singapore NFA U18
Midfielders
6 Syahiran Miswan Singapore 22 January 1994 Singapore Home United
8 Jordan Chan U23 Singapore 5 March 1998 Singapore Young Lions FC
10 Stanely Ng Singapore 27 May 1992 Singapore Geylang International
12 Fabian Kwok Singapore 17 March 1989 Singapore Tampines Rovers
16 Justin Hui U23 Singapore 17 February 1998 Youth Team
19 Nurhilmi Jasni >30 Singapore 17 December 1986 Singapore Balestier Khalsa
20 Muhaimin Suhaimi U23 Singapore 20 February 1995 Singapore Young Lions FC
57 Nikesh Singh Sidhu U23 Singapore Singapore Home United Prime League
Strikers
7 Fareez Farhan Singapore 29 July 1994 Singapore Young Lions FC
9 Antonie Viterale Italy 1 July 1996 Italy Hellas Verona
14 Iqbal Hussain Singapore 6 June 1993 Singapore Young Lions FC
21 Syukri Bashir U23 Singapore 11 April 1998 Youth Team
23 Amir Zalani U23 Singapore 4 December 1996 Singapore Home United
24 Shahfiq Ghani Singapore 17 March 1992 Singapore Geylang International
25 Daniel Goh Ji Xiong U23 Singapore 13 August 1999 Youth Team
26 Jang Jo-yoon South Korea 1 January 1988 South Korea Gimpo Citizen FC
33 Fazrul Nawaz Singapore 17 April 1985 Singapore Tampines Rovers
Players loaned out / placed on injury list / left during season
5 Adam Mitter England 5 January 1993 Philippines Ilocos United
22 Nasrul Taib U23 Singapore 10 October 1997 Youth Team

U19 Team

No. Name Nationality Date of Birth (Age) Previous Club
Goalkeepers
Defenders
Midfielders
Strikers
Idraki Adnan Singapore 13 March 1999 Singapore NFA U18

Coaching staff

2018[1]

PositionName Ref.
Head CoachSingapore Clement Teo
Assistant CoachSingapore Salim Moin
Head of Youth (COE)Singapore Robin Chitrakar
U19 CoachSingapore Winston Yap
U16 CoachSingapore Han Yiguang
Fitness CoachGermany Dirk Schauenberg
Goalkeeping CoachSingapore Lim Queen Cher
General ManagerSingapore Matthew Tay
Team ManagerSingapore Clement Teo
Sports TrainerSingapore Thomas Pang
Sports TrainerSingapore Ryan Wang
KitmanSingapore Wan Azlan

Transfers

Pre-season transfers

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Position Player Transferred from Ref
DF Singapore Ashrul Syafeeq Singapore Hougang United [2]
DF Singapore Illyas Lee Singapore Garena Young Lions [2]
DF England Adam Mitter Philippines Ilocos United [3]
MF Singapore Jordan Chan Singapore Garena Young Lions [2]
MF Singapore Muhaimin Suhaimi Singapore Garena Young Lions [2]
MF Singapore Stanely Ng Singapore Geylang International [2]
FW Singapore Shahfiq Ghani Singapore Geylang International 2 Years contract[4] [5]

Out

Position Player Transferred To Ref
DF Singapore Delwinder Singh Singapore Warriors FC [6]
DF Singapore Zulfahmi Arifin Thailand Chonburi [7]
DF Japan Atsushi Shirota Cambodia Phnom Penh Crown FC [8] [9]
DF Singapore Amer Hakeem Singapore Garena Young Lions [10]
DF Singapore Ariyan Shamsuddin Singapore Garena Young Lions [11]
DF Singapore Wahyudi Wahid
DF Singapore Ali Hudzafi
DF Singapore Lionel Tan Singapore SAFSA (NFL Club)
DF Singapore Shaqi Sulaiman Singapore Balestier Khalsa [12]
MF Singapore Gareth Low Jun Kit Singapore SAFSA (NFL Club) [2]
MF Singapore Prakash Raj Singapore Garena Young Lions [2]
MF Japan Fumiya Kogure Singapore Geylang International [13]
MF Singapore Azhar Sairudin Singapore Geylang International [14]
MF Singapore Fairoz Hasan Singapore Geylang International [15]
MF Singapore Afiq Noor Singapore Tiong Bahru FC (NFL Club) [16]
FW Spain Pablo Rodríguez

Extension

Position Player Ref
GK Singapore Ridhuan Barudin [17]
GK Singapore Khairulhin Khalid [18]
GK Singapore Zulfairuuz Rudy [19]
DF Singapore Faiz Salleh [20]
MF Singapore Nurhilmi Jasni [21]
MF Singapore Nazrul Nazari [22]
MF Singapore Fabian Kwok [23]
MF Singapore Syahiran Miswan [24]
FW Singapore Iqbal Hussain [25]
FW Singapore Fareez Farhan [26]
FW Singapore Amir Zalani [27]
Position Player Ref
DF Singapore Gerald Ting [28]
DF Singapore Asraf Zahid [29]
MF Singapore Justin Hui [30]
MF Singapore Nasrul Taib [31]
FW Singapore Syukri Bashir [32]
FW Singapore Daniel Goh Ji Xiong [33]
FW Italy Antonie Viterale [34]

Trial

Position Player Trial @ Ref

Mid-season transfers

In

Position Player Transferred From Ref
DF Singapore Syaqir Sulaiman Singapore Tiong Bahru FC
FW Singapore Fazrul Nawaz Singapore Tampines Rovers Season loan [35]
FW South Korea Jang Jo-yoon South Korea Gimpo Citizen FC Free [36]

Out

Position Player Transferred To Ref
DF England Adam Mitter Philippines Global Cebu F.C. Free [37]
MF Singapore Nasrul Taib Singapore Tiong Bahru FC (NFL Club) Free

Trial

Position Player Trial @ Ref
MF Singapore Joshua de Souza Belgium K.F.C. Vigor Wuitens Hamme
Belgium KVK Robur

Friendlies

Pre-Season Friendly

  Win   Draw   Loss

Surabaya Pre-Season Training

Malaysia Pre-season tour

Team statistics

Appearances and goals

As of 29 September 2018.
No. Pos. Player Sleague Singapore Cup Total
Apps. Goals Apps. Goals Apps. Goals
1GK Singapore Zulfairuuz Rudy 400040
2DF Singapore Asraf Zahid 1(1)00020
3DF Singapore Gerald Ting 400040
4DF Singapore Ashrul Syafeeq 6(5)000110
6MF Singapore Syahiran Miswan 13(2)020170
7FW Singapore Fareez Farhan 7(12)310203
8MF Singapore Jordan Chan 0(1)00010
9FW Italy Antonie Viterale 14(5)11(1)0211
10MF Singapore Stanley Ng 10(4)200142
11DF Singapore Nazrul Nazari 14(2)01(1)0180
12MF Singapore Fabian Kwok 19(3)310233
13GK Singapore Ridhuan Barudin 4(1)02070
14FW Singapore Iqbal Hussain 17(2)420214
15DF Singapore Illyas Lee 21020230
16MF Singapore Justin Hui 13(2)100151
17DF Singapore Faiz Salleh 20120211
18GK Singapore Khairulhin Khalid 16000160
19MF Singapore Nurhilmi Jasni 11(5)110171
20MF Singapore Muhaimin Suhaimi 14(3)020190
21FW Singapore Syukri Bashir 2(6)00(1)090
23FW Singapore Amir Zalani 7(2)10091
24FW Singapore Shahfiq Ghani 8(4)20(2)0142
25FW Singapore Daniel Goh Ji Xiong 0(2)00020
26FW South Korea Jang Jo-yoon 5(2)11(1)091
32DF Singapore Syaqir Sulaiman 3(1)00040
33FW Singapore Fazrul Nawaz 4(3)12091
57MF Singapore Nikesh Singh Sidhu 000000
59DF Singapore Jordan Nicolas Vestering 12020140
Players who have played this season and/or sign for the season but had left the club or on loan to other club
5DF England Adam Mitter 14100141
22MF Singapore Nasrul Taib 1(2)00030

Competitions

Overview

Competition Record
P W D L GF GA GD Win %
Singapore Premier League 24 2 6 16 22 44 −22 008.33
Singapore Cup 2 0 0 2 0 3 −3 000.00
Total 26 2 6 18 22 47 −25 007.69

Singapore Premier League

  Win   Draw   Loss

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Japan Albirex Niigata (S)[lower-alpha 1] 24 21 3 0 69 17 +52 66
2 Home United 24 12 7 5 48 36 +12 43 Qualification to
AFC Champions League Preliminary Round 1
or AFC Cup Group Stage
3 Brunei DPMM FC[lower-alpha 1] 24 11 8 5 46 38 +8 41 Qualification to AFC Cup Group Stage
4 Tampines Rovers 24 12 4 8 43 27 +16 40
5 Warriors FC 24 7 7 10 32 35 3 28
6 Balestier Khalsa 24 7 6 11 25 36 11 27
7 Singapore Young Lions[lower-alpha 1] 24 5 6 13 25 46 21 21
8 Geylang International 24 5 5 14 26 57 31 20
9 Hougang United 24 2 6 16 22 44 22 12 Possible relegation to
National Football League Division 1
Updated to match(es) played on 29 September 2018. Source: Singapore Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of wins
Notes:
  1. 1 2 3 The two foreign clubs – Albirex Niigata (S) and DPMM FC – 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

Hougang United lost 3-0 on aggregate.

References

  1. "MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE – Hougang United Football Club". www.hgfc.com.sg.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "New signings for the Cheetahs for 2018".
  3. "Adam Mitter the replacement for Shirota who join Cambodia club".
  4. "Shafiq joins Cheetah".
  5. "Shahfiq signed till 2019".
  6. "Warriors thrilled to announce the signing of defender Delwinder Singh for the 2018 season!".
  7. "Zulfahmi Arifin to join Thai Premier League side".
  8. "S-League clubs make plans despite long lull before next season".
  9. "Shirota on trial with PPFC".
  10. "YOUNG LIONS".
  11. "Ariyan Shamsudin joins the Young Lions for the 2018 season!".
  12. "Balestier Khalsa are pleased to confirm the signing of Shaqi Sulaiman from Hougang United FC!".
  13. "Fumiya joins the Japanese revolution in Bedok".
  14. "We are pleased to welcome midfielder Azhar Sairudin to the Eagles for the 2018 Season!".
  15. "Fairoz swop for Eagles nest".
  16. "Afiq Noor joins Tiong Bahru FC for 2018 NFL".
  17. "Hougang United Football Club is pleased to announce the retention of Goalkeeper Ridhuan Barudin for the S.League Season 2018".
  18. "Hougang is pleased to have secured Khairulhin Khalid for the foreseeable future".
  19. "Hougang United maintains its faith in young goalkeeper Zulfairuuz Rudy for season 2018".
  20. "Faiz extends for 5th season".
  21. "Experienced and incumbent Club Captain, Nurhilmi Jasni, will extend his career with Hougang United F.C. into 2018".
  22. "Nazrul extends for another season".
  23. "Fabian extends his stay".
  24. "Another Player extend contract".
  25. "Iqbal stays with Cheetah".
  26. "Fareez continues stay".
  27. "Amir extends stay".
  28. "Gerald Ting promoted to the main squad".
  29. "Asraf Zahid promoted to the main squad".
  30. "Justin score winner in preseason".
  31. "Nasrul Taib, Prime League 2017 Captain promoted".
  32. "Syukri Bashir, the top scorer promoted".
  33. "Hougang United is pleased to add Daniel Goh to the senior squad for 2018".
  34. "Viterale promoted to main squad for 2018".
  35. "Fazrul Nawaz join Cheetah before transfer window close".
  36. "Chang back to Sleague to replace Mitter".
  37. "Adams released for striker".

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