Singapore national under-22 football team

Singapore national under-22 football team
Nickname(s) The Young Lions
Association Football Association of Singapore
Confederation AFC (Asia)
Sub-confederation AFF (Southeast Asia)
Head coach Singapore Fandi Ahmad
Captain Shahrin Saberin
FIFA code SIN
First colours
Second colours

The Singapore national under-22 football team is an under-22 football team representing Singapore in the biannual AFC U-22 Asian Cup.[1] It is organised and managed by the Football Association of Singapore.[2]

History

As players born before 1 January 1991 are not eligible to compete in the 2013 AFC U-22 Asian Cup qualification tournament, the Singapore U-22 team is made up of nine players from the Courts Young Lions, as well as another nine players from various S.League sides.

In addition to that, four players were also roped in from the LionsXII squad, which plays in the Malaysia Super League.[3]

2013 AFC U-22 Asian Cup Qualification

The AFC U-22 Asian Cup is a new competition intended to promote the development of youth football in the region. The Singapore team was drawn into Group E of the 2013 AFC U-22 Asian Cup qualification tournament on 14 February 2012.[4]

The Singapore U-22 team was initially coached by Courts Young Lions coach, Robin Chitrakar. However, Chitrakar had to attend Phase Two of his AFC Pro-Diploma Course, which was conducted in Japan during the time when the qualifiers were taking place in Indonesia. On 7 June 2012, the Football Association of Singapore announced that they had appointed former Geylang United coach, Mike Wong, as the coach of the Singapore U-22 team.[5]

The 2013 AFC U-22 Asian Cup qualifiers for Group E took place in Pekanbaru, Indonesia from 5 July 2012 to 15 July 2012.

Singapore} had a good chance of advancing to the next round when they only had to beat Indonesia by one goal in the final match of Group E on 15 July 2012, after second placed Australia was beaten 5-0 by Japan in an earlier match on the same day. However, the Garuda Muda beat the Young Lions 2-0 with both goals coming from Agung Supriyanto, hence ending their 2013 AFC U-22 Asian Cup qualifying campaign.[6]

Group E Final Standings

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Japan 5500202+1815
 Australia 531177010
 Indonesia 53027709
 Singapore 52126607
 Timor-Leste 510459−43
 Macau 5005418−140

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Current squad

The following 20 players were called up for the 2017 SEA Games in Malaysia.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Hairul Syirhan (1995-08-21) 21 August 1995 Singapore Garena Young Lions
18 1GK Zharfan Rohaizad (1997-02-21) 21 February 1997 Singapore Garena Young Lions
3 2DF Syahrul Sazali (1998-06-03) 3 June 1998 Singapore Garena Young Lions
4 2DF Amirul Adli (1996-07-26) 26 July 1996 Singapore Tampines Rovers
6 2DF Illyas Lee (1995-12-01) 1 December 1995 Singapore Warriors FC
13 2DF Shahrin Saberin (captain) (1995-02-14) 14 February 1995 4 0 Singapore Home United
16 2DF Lionel Tan (1997-06-05) 5 June 1997 1 Singapore Garena Young Lions
17 2DF Irfan Fandi (1997-08-13) 13 August 1997 Singapore Garena Young Lions
25 2DF Rusyaidi Salime (1998-04-25) 25 April 1998 Singapore Garena Young Lions
7 3MF Muhaimin Suhaimi (1995-02-20) 20 February 1995 2 Singapore Hougang United
8 3MF Joshua Pereira (1997-10-10) 10 October 1997 Singapore Garena Young Lions
12 3MF Haiqal Pashia (1998-11-29) 29 November 1998 1 Singapore Home United
14 3MF Hami Syahin (1998-12-16) 16 December 1998 1 Singapore Garena Young Lions
20 3MF Hanafi Akbar (1995-02-07) 7 February 1995 3 1 Singapore Tampines Rovers
21 3MF Ammirul Emmran (1995-04-18) 18 April 1995 Singapore Warriors FC
28 3MF Muhelmy Suhaimi (1996-01-22) 22 January 1996 Singapore Garena Young Lions
9 4FW Taufik Suparno (1995-02-09) 9 February 1995 1 0 Singapore Tampines Rovers
10 4FW Adam Swandi (1996-01-12) 12 January 1996 3 0 Singapore Albirex Niigata (S)
11 4FW Ikhsan Fandi (1999-04-09) 9 April 1999 Singapore Garena Young Lions
19 4FW Amiruldin Asraf (1997-01-08) 8 January 1997 Singapore Home United

Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up in the last 12 months to the Singapore squad.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Fashah Iskandar (1995-02-15) 15 February 1995 Singapore Warriors FC Australia Training Camp
GK Nur Amin Malik (1995-06-05) 5 June 1995 Singapore Free Agent v.  Vanuatu, 7 May 2017 (Friendly)
DF Darren Teh (1996-09-09) 9 September 1996 3 Singapore Geylang International Australia Training Camp
DF J.Dhukilan (1997-03-24) 24 March 1997 5 0 Singapore Garena Young Lions 2018 AFC U-23 Championship qualification
DF Faizal Roslan (1995-05-30) 30 May 1995 Singapore Home United 2018 AFC U-23 Championship qualification
DF Taufiq Muqminin (1996-07-26) 26 July 1996 Singapore Garena Young Lions v.  Vanuatu, 7 May 2017 (Friendly)
DF Yeo Hai Ngee (1995-01-12) 12 January 1995 Singapore Geylang International v.  Myanmar, 19 February 2017 (Friendly)
MF Armin Maier (1997-07-10) 10 July 1997 2 0 Singapore Garena Young Lions Australia Training Camp
MF Zulqarnaen Suzliman (1998-03-29) 29 March 1998 Singapore Garena Young Lions Australia Training Camp
MF Amir Zalani (1996-12-04) 4 December 1996 Singapore Hougang United Australia Training Camp
MF Hafiz Sulaiman (1995-10-10) 10 October 1995 3 Singapore Warriors FC 2018 AFC U-23 Championship qualification
MF Jordan Chan (1998-03-05) 5 March 1998 1 1 Singapore Hougang United v.  Vanuatu, 7 May 2017 (Friendly)
MF Amirul Hakim Singapore Garena Young Lions v.  Myanmar, 19 February 2017 (Friendly)
FW Ryan Syaffiq (1997-01-01) 1 January 1997 Singapore Geylang International v.  Vanuatu, 7 May 2017 (Friendly)
FW Shameer Aziq (1995-12-30) 30 December 1995 Singapore Tampines Rovers v.  Vanuatu, 7 May 2017 (Friendly)
FW Iqram Rifqi (1996-02-25) 25 February 1996 Singapore Home United v.  Vanuatu, 7 May 2017 (Friendly)

Staff and Coach

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  • Team Manager:
  • Head Coach: Fandi Ahmad
  • Assistant Coach: Nazri Nasir
  • Coach  :
  • Fitness Coach  :
  • Goalkeeper Coach: Chua Lye Heng
  • Physio  :

Source:[9]

Fixtures and results

2012

2013 AFC U-22 Championship qualification

2015

Friendly

2016 AFC U-23 Championship qualification

2016

Friendly

2017

Friendly

Dubai International Cup


2017 Southeast Asian Games

References

  1. ↑ "Singapore U22 defeats Macau U22 with a Convincing 3-0 Win". The Football Association of Singapore.
  2. ↑ "U23 Young Lions". The Football Association of Singapore. Archived from the original on 2014-02-27.
  3. ↑ "Singapore squad for AFC Under-22 qualifiers announced". Goal.com Singapore.
  4. ↑ "AFC U-22 Asian Cup Qualifiers draw". Goal.com Singapore. 14 February 2012.
  5. ↑ "FAS appoints Mike Wong as Singapore U-22 head coach". Axross The Line. 7 June 2012.
  6. ↑ "Singapore U22 falls to host nation, Indonesia U22 in final game of AFC U22 qualifiers". Football OPOD. 16 July 2012.
  7. ↑ "Asian Football Consideration". Retrieved 30 July 2012.
  8. ↑ "SEA Games coach Richard Tardy to leave FAS as part of coaching changes".
  9. ↑ "SINGAPORE U22 STAFF". unb.com.bd. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
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