Singapore national under-16 football team

Singapore NFA U15/16s
Nickname(s) The Cubs
The Young Lions
The Schoolboys
Association Football Association of Singapore
Confederation AFC (Asia)
Sub-confederation AFF (Southeast Asia)
Head coach Takuma Koga (Under-16) / Dejan Gluscveic (Under-15)
Captain Jeffrey Lightfoot (Under-16) / Adam Swandi (Under-15)
Top scorer Adam Swandi (6 goals)
Home stadium Jalan Besar Stadium (temporarily shared with the senior team)
FIFA code SIN
First colours
Second colours
First international
Singapore Singapore YOG 3–1 Zimbabwe 
(Singapore; 13 August 2010)
Biggest win
Singapore Singapore U15 (2011) 5–0 Vietnam 
(Vientiane, Laos; 8 July 2011)
 Philippines 0–5 Singapore U15 ('11) Singapore
(Vientiane, Laos; 10 July 2011)
Biggest defeat
Indonesia Indonesia 12–0 Singapore U15 Singapore
(Indonesia; 10 June 2017)
World Cup
Appearances 0
AFC U-16 Championship
Appearances 2 (first in Singapore 2006)
Best result 2006 & 2008 – Group stage
AFF U-16 Youth Championship
Appearances 8 (first in Malaysia/Indonesia 2002)
Best result 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 YOG, second and third places for the Lion City Cup (the former being the U16s and the latter being the U15s). The team is also one of the favourites in Singapore sport as of 2011.

Background

Breakthrough

For many, the 2010 YOG team of Singapore seemed to be one of the best youth sides in recent memory, but they lost the semi-final 2–0 to Haiti youth team, the eventual silver medallists.[1] They beat Montenegro in the third-place playoffs to clinch the bronze medal.

Lion City Cup

In 2011, when Singapore revived the Lion City Cup, another team emerged from the shadows – the Under-15 team. The YOG side, though skipper Lightfoot was absent, played under a new coach: Takuma Koga. They grabbed second and third places (U16s – 2nd; U15s – 3rd), beating the youth sides (U15) of Juventus, Everton and Newcastle United.[2]

Jeffrey Lightfoot of the U16s was called up, but he injured himself and was unfortunately ruled out for the whole campaign, leaving Dhukhilan Jeevamani to stand in as captain, and Illyas Lee as vice-captain.

The years

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 in their own home, comfortably. They managed to get through the semi-finals before succumbing to a defeat against Haiti,[3] who eventually lost the final and got second. Singapore then beat Montenegro 4–1 to grab third place, bronze.

Group stage

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Singapore Singapore 220063+36
 Montenegro 21014403
 Zimbabwe 200225−30

Semi-finals

Bronze Medal match

Fashah Rosedin Iskandar at the Bronze Medal match between Montenegro and the Singapore 2010-generation U15s.

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)

As Under-16s, the ones who wholeheartedly fought for the bronze at the Youth Olympics, a lot was expected from them in the Lion City Cup. Though captain Jeffrey Lightfoot was absent with an injury, they managed to pull through to get first runners-up for the competition under temporary captain Dhukhilan Jeevamani.[4] They also went with new coach Takuma Koga.

Group stage[5]

All attendances are referenced from -> [6]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Brazil CR Flamengo U15 211021+14
Singapore Singapore U16 20202202
England Everton U15 201112−11

Semi finals

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

The semi-final between the youth team and Juventus U15 was an exciting match, with man of the match Hazim Hassan scoring 2 goals in the first half, and Juventus coming back with another 2 in the second. The Singapore team managed to beat Juventus in the penalty shootout.[7]

Final

Fashah Rosedin, or Fashah Iskandar (whichever you want to call him) was the most outstanding player that night against Flamengo. Sadly, Caio Rangel and his other Samba football fellows proved to be better, bringing 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

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Italy Juventus U15 220031+26
Singapore Singapore U15 21015503
England Newcastle U15 200235−20

Their very first group game, up against Newcastle United's U15 batch, arguably one of the most exciting matches of the tournament. 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 were outplayed and 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, took part in the AFF U-16 Championship, and got fourth place.

The team was coached by Dejan Gluscevic, and during their time there, they won 3 matches and lost 3 matches, losing both the semi-finals and the third place play-offs. The Championship also brought out 5 goals from captain and midfielder Adam Swandi, who scored 5 goals, against Vietnam, the Philippines and Myanmar.


Competition records

FIFA U-17 World Cup

FIFA U-17 World Cup record
Year Round PLD W D* L GS GA
China 1985Did not qualify------
Canada 1987Did not qualify------
Scotland 1989Did not qualify------
Italy 1991Did not qualify------
Japan 1993Did not qualify------
Ecuador 1995Did not qualify------
Egypt 1997Did not qualify------
New Zealand 1999Did not qualify------
Trinidad and Tobago 2001Did not qualify------
Finland 2003Did not qualify------
Peru 2005Did not qualify------
South Korea 2007Did not qualify------
Nigeria 2009Did not qualify------
Mexico 2011Did not qualify------
United Arab Emirates 2013Did not qualify------
Chile 2015Did not qualify------
India 2017Did not qualify------
Total0/17------

AFC U-16 Championship

AFC U-16 Championship record Qualifications
Year Round PLD W D* L GS GA PLD W D L GS GA
Qatar 1985Did not qualify------4004012
Qatar 1986Did not qualify------------
Thailand 1988Did not qualify------------
United Arab Emirates 1990Did not qualify------------
Saudi Arabia 1992Did not qualify------3102213
Qatar 1994Did not qualify------------
Thailand 1996Did not qualify------------
Qatar 1998Did not qualify------3111412
Vietnam 2000Did not qualify------31021412
United Arab Emirates 2002Did not qualify------200209
Japan 2004Did not qualify------200217
Singapore 2006Group stage302124------
Uzbekistan 2008Group stage30031144301173
Uzbekistan 2010Did not qualify------5212812
Iran 2012Did not qualify------4112106
Thailand 2014Did not qualify------4202148
India 2016Did not qualify------310239
Malaysia 2018Did not qualify------------
Total2/186024318371232273103

AFF Youth Championship (U-16)

Year Group Round Position GP W D* L GS GA
Malaysia/Indonesia 2002 U17 (2002 gen.) Group stage Eighth 4 1 1 2 11 11
Thailand 2005 U17 (2005 gen.) DNP
Vietnam 2006 U17 (2006 gen.) DNP
Cambodia 2007 U17 (2007 gen.) Group stage Eighth 3 0 1 2 3 9
Indonesia 2008 U16 (2008 gen.) Group stage Fourth 4 0 2 2 2 5
Thailand 2009 U16 (2009 gen.) Cancelled
Indonesia 2010 U16 (2010 gen.) DNP
Laos 2011 U16 (2011 gen.) Semi-finals Fourth 6 3 0 3 16 5
Laos 2012 U16 (2012 gen.) DNP
Myanmar 2013 U16 (2013 gen.) Group stage Sixth 4 1 2 1 6 6
Indonesia 2014 U16 (2014 gen.) Cancelled
Cambodia 2015 U16 (2015 gen.) Group stage Sixth 4 1 1 2 7 12
Cambodia 2016 U16 (2016 gen.) Group stage Eighth 5 1 0 4 6 16
Thailand 2017 U15 (2017 gen.) Group stage Tenth 5 0 0 5 0 16
*Denotes draws including knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

U15 Recent Results

2017

2017 FAS Under-15 International Challenge Cup

U16 Recent Results

2013

2013 AFF U-16 Youth Championship

2015

2015 AFF U-16 Youth Championship

2016 AFC U-16 Championship qualification

2016

2016 AFF U-16 Youth Championship

2017

2017 AFF U-16 Youth Championship

2018 AFC U-16 Championship qualification

2018

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

2018 AFF U-16 Youth Championship

Players and Staff

Current squad

These players are called up for the 2018 AFF U-16 Youth Championship.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Dylan Christopher Goh (2002-03-07) March 7, 2002 Singapore FFA U16
12 1GK Danial Iliya (2003-02-06) February 6, 2003 Singapore FFA U15
18 1GK Iman Al Hafis (2002-12-15) December 15, 2002 Singapore FFA U16
2 2DF Aniq Raushan (2003-05-10) May 10, 2003 Singapore FFA U15
4 2DF Naufal Ilham (2002-08-17) August 17, 2002 Singapore FFA U16
5 2DF Fathullah Rahmat (2002-09-05) September 5, 2002 1 Singapore FFA U16
6 2DF Nicky Melvin Singh (2002-06-13) June 13, 2002 Singapore FFA U16
14 2DF Niq Harraz (2002-06-02) June 2, 2002 Singapore FFA U16
15 2DF Farhan Zulkaifi (2002-11-10) November 10, 2002 1 Singapore FFA U16
16 2DF Ryaan Sanizal (2002-05-31) May 31, 2002 Singapore FFA U16
19 2DF Andrew Aw Yong Rei (2003-03-29) March 29, 2003 Singapore FFA U15
20 2DF Badrul Amin (2002-02-12) February 12, 2002 Singapore FFA U16
3 3MF Afiq Iqbal (2003-04-14) April 14, 2003 Singapore FFA U15
8 3MF Iman Hakim (2002-03-09) March 9, 2002 Singapore FFA U16
10 3MF Ong Yu En (2003-10-03) October 3, 2003 Singapore FFA U15
13 3MF K Dashan (2002-09-08) September 8, 2002 1 Singapore FFA U16
17 3MF Danish Qayyum (2002-02-02) February 2, 2002 Singapore
21 3MF Irfan Roslan (2002-04-22) April 22, 2002 Singapore FFA U16
22 3MF Zakaria Syari (2003-07-31) July 31, 2003 Singapore FFA U15
23 3MF Khairin Nadim (2004-05-08) May 8, 2004 Singapore
7 4FW Danish Siregar (2003-03-01) March 1, 2003 Singapore FFA U15
9 4FW Zikos Vasileios Chua Ming Xun (2002-04-15) April 15, 2002 6 Singapore Geylang International U19
11 4FW Rukaifi Juraimi (2002-04-14) April 14, 2002 2 Singapore FFA U16

Recent call-ups

These players listed were recently called up in competitions / matches before the previous ones, but were not called up for the previous event.

Pos. Name Group Event
DF Chng Ho Meng U16 2010 Summer Youth Olympics
DF Ahmad Ridzuan U16 2010 Summer Youth Olympics
MF Nur Hakiim U16 2010 Summer Youth Olympics

Coaches

Head Coach

  • Singapore U16
    Takuma Koga (2011–present)
  • Singapore U15
    Dejan Gluscevic (2011–present)

Former Head Coaches

  • Singapore U16
    Kadir Yahaya (2010)

Assistant Coach

  • Singapore U16
    Abdullah Noor (2010–)
  • Singapore U15
    Shahrin Shari (2011–)

Player History

Captains

Roles:
Captain – The team leader.
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. Name Type Years in captaincy Caps Goals
5 DF Jeffrey Lightfoot Captain 2010–present 4 1
16 DF Dhukhilan Jeevamani Stand-in captain 2011 (stint) 4 0

Under-15s

No. Pos. Name Type Years in captaincy Caps Goals
10 MF Adam Swandi Captain 2011–present 10 6

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

Name Reign Games Wins Draws Losses Wins (PSO) Win (%) Win PSO (%)
Kadir Yahaya 2010 4 3 0 1 0 75 0
Takuma Koga 2011– present 4 0 4 0 1 0 50

Under 15s

Name Reign Games Wins Draws Losses Wins (PSO) Win (%) Win PSO (%)
Dejan Gluscveic 2011–present 10 5 0 5 0 50 0

Stadium

The Jalan Besar 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

References

  1. ↑ Boys' Youth Olympic Football Tournament Singapore 2010: Singapore 0:2 (0:1) Haiti – Report. FIFA.com. Retrieved on 2011-08-15.
  2. ↑ Lion City Cup. Lion City Cup. Retrieved on 2011-08-15.
  3. ↑ Youth Olympic Football: One step too far for Singapore as Haiti steal 2–0 win « Red Sports. Always Game. Redsports.sg. Retrieved on 2011-08-15.
  4. ↑ Tan, Jasmond. (2011-06-30) Cubs will get better and better: Jeffrey Lightfoot | Fit to Post Sports – Yahoo! News. Sg.news.yahoo.com. Retrieved on 2011-08-15.
  5. ↑ Lion City Cup. Lion City Cup. Retrieved on 2011-08-15.
  6. 1 2 Lion City Cup. Lion City Cup. Retrieved on 2011-08-15.
  7. ↑ Lion City Cup Football: Singapore U16s beat Juventus in semi-final penalty shootout drama « Red Sports. Always Game. Redsports.sg. Retrieved on 2011-08-15.
  8. ↑ "JENESYS 2017 Japan-ASEAN U-16 Youth Football Tournament".
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