2016 Hougang United FC season

The 2016 season is Hougang United's 19th 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 Prime League, the Singapore Cup and the Singapore League Cup.

Hougang United
2016 season
ChairmanBill Ng
Head coachK. Balagumaran
StadiumHougang Stadium

Squad
As of 6 January 2017. [1]

Sleague
No. Name Nationality Date of Birth (Age) Previous Club
Goalkeepers
1 Zulfairuuz Rudy (1994-05-22) 22 May 1994 Home United
13 Ridhuan Barudin (1987-03-23) 23 March 1987 Tampines Rovers
18 Khairulhin Khalid (1991-07-18) 18 July 1991 LionsXII
Defenders
2 Yusiskandar Yusop (1985-07-15) 15 July 1985 Balestier Khalsa
3 Ali Hudzafi (1992-03-23) 23 March 1992 Young Lions
4 Delwinder Singh (1992-08-05) 5 August 1992 Young Lions
11 Nazrul Nazari (1991-02-11) 11 February 1991 LionsXII
17 Faiz Salleh (1992-07-17) 17 July 1992 Young Lions
21 Khairulnizam Jumahat (1990-12-08) 8 December 1990 Geylang International
22 Wahyudi Wahid (1989-10-29) 29 October 1989 LionsXII
Midfielders
6 Anumanthan Kumar (1994-07-14) 14 July 1994 Young Lions FC
8 Fumiya Kogure (1989-06-28) 28 June 1989 Albirex Niigata (S)
10 Nur Naiim Ishak (1993-12-24) 24 December 1993 Young Lions FC
12 Nur Ridho (1994-08-18) 18 August 1994 Young Lions FC
15 Huzaifah Aziz (1994-06-27) 27 June 1994 Geylang International
16 Raihan Rahman (1991-02-07) 7 February 1991 LionsXII
19 Nurhilmi Jasni (1986-12-17) 17 December 1986 Balestier Khalsa
20 Afiq Noor (1993-12-25) 25 December 1993 Young Lions
Forwards
5 Fairoz Hasan (1988-11-26) 26 November 1988 Gombak United
7 Jozef Kapláň (1986-04-02) 2 April 1986 Geylang International
9 Stipe Plazibat (1989-08-31) 31 August 1989 NK Dugopolje
14 Iqbal Hussain (1993-06-06) 6 June 1993 Young Lions
23 Samuel Benjamin (1994-10-31) 31 October 1994 LionsXII

Transfers

Pre-season transfers[2]

In
Position Player Transferred From Ref
GK Khairulhin Khalid LionsXII
DF Ali Hudzafi Young Lions FC
DF Nazrul Nazari LionsXII
DF Wahyudi Wahid LionsXII
DF Yusiskandar Yusop Balestier Khalsa
MF Afiq Noor Young Lions FC
MF Anumanthan Kumar Young Lions FC
MF Nur Naiim Ishak Young Lions FC
MF Fumiya Kogure Albirex Niigata (S)
MF Huzaifah Aziz Geylang International
MF Raihan Rahman LionsXII
FW Jozef Kapláň Geylang International
FW Stipe Plazibat NK Dugopolje
FW Iqbal Hussain Young Lions FC
FW Samuel Benjamin LionsXII

Out
Position Player Transferred To Ref
GK Ahmadulhaq Che Omar Admiralty FC(NFL Club)
DF Kunihiro Yamashita Yangon United
DF Yuki Uchiyama Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo Loan Return
DF Lau Meng Meng Eunos Crescent FC
DF Faizal Amir Released
DF Matthew Abraham Released
DF Kenneth Chang Tiong Bahru FC(NFL Club)
MF Atsushi Shimono JPV Marikina F.C. [3]
MF Carlos Alberto Delgado Geylang International
MF Ruzaini Zainal Retired
MF Firman Hanif Yishun Sentek Mariners FC(NFL Club)
MF Taufiq Ghani Geylang International
FW Diego Gama de Oliveira Pusamania Borneo F.C.
FW Vuk Sotirović FK Borac Čačak
FW Muhaymin Salim Released
FW Fareez Farhan Young Lions Season loan

Trial
Position Player From Ref

Mid-season transfers

Out
Position Player Transferred To Ref
MF Anumanthan Kumar Home United National Service

Friendlies

Coaching staff

[4]

PositionName Ref.
Head Coach Philippe Aw
Assistant Coach Clement Teo
Prime League Coach Robin Chitrakar
Fitness Coach Dirk Schauenberg
Goalkeeping Coach Lim Queen Cher
Team Manager Clement Teo
Sports Trainer Thomas Pang
Kitman

Team statistics

Appearances and goals
No. Pos. Player Sleague Singapore Cup League Cup Total
Apps. Goals Apps. Goals Apps. Goals Apps. Goals

Competitions

Overview
Competition Record
P W D L GF GA GD Win %
S.League 24 9 5 10 35 39 −4 037.50
Singapore Cup 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 000.00
League Cup 3 1 0 2 8 9 −1 033.33
Total 28 10 5 13 44 50 −6 035.71

S.League
Main article: 2016 S.League

  Win   Draw   Loss

Round 1

18 February 2016 (2016-02-18) Round 1Hougang United 1-0 Home UnitedHougang, Singapore
Stipe Plazibat 34' Stadium: Hougang Stadium
Attendance: 2,307[5]
Referee: Jansen Foo
26 February 2016 (2016-02-26) Round 2Tampines Rovers 4-1 Hougang UnitedJurong West, Singapore
Shahdan Sulaiman 8'
Ismadi Mukhtar 1'
Jermain Pennant 19'
Fazrul Nawaz 84'		 Stipe Plazibat 26' Stadium: Jurong West Stadium
Attendance: 2,106[6]
Referee: Ahmad A'Qashah
4 March 2016 (2016-03-04) Round 3Hougang United 0-0 Brunei DPMMKallang, Singapore
Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium
Referee: Nathan Chan
10 March 2016 (2016-03-10) Round 4Young Lions FC 1-3 Hougang UnitedKallang, Singapore
Fareez Farhan 79' Stipe Plazibat 4' 82'
Taufiq Muqminin 52' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium
Referee: Farhad Mohd
19 March 2016 (2016-03-19) Round 5Hougang United 1-0 Balestier KhalsaHougang, Singapore
Stipe Plazibat 82' Stadium: Hougang Stadium
Referee: Ahmad A'Qashah
2 April 2016 (2016-04-02) Round 6Albirex Niigata (S) 2-0 Hougang UnitedJurong East, Singapore
Atsushi Shirota 49'
Tatsuro Inui 86'		 Stadium: Jurong East Stadium
Attendance: 2,384[7]
Referee: Muhd Taqi
7 April 2016 (2016-04-07) Round 7Hougang United 3-1 Geylang InternationalHougang, Singapore
Stipe Plazibat 55' (pen)
Faiz Salleh 60'
Raihan Rahman 88'
 Carlos Delgado 15' Stadium: Hougang Stadium
Attendance: 1,537[8]
Referee: Sukhbir Singh
14 April 2016 (2016-04-14) Round 8Warriors FC 0-1 Hougang UnitedChoa Chu Kang, Singapore
Fumiya Kogure 18' Stadium: Choa Chu Kang Stadium
Referee: W. Ravisanthiran

Round 2

29 April 2016 (2016-04-29) Round 9Home United 3–2 Hougang United Kallang, Singapore
Ilsø  16'
Song  28'
Faris  78'		 Details Plazibat  41' (pen.)
Raihan  86'		 Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium
Referee: Muhd Taqi
4 May 2016 (2016-05-04) Round 10Hougang United 1–1 Tampines RoversHougang, Singapore
Iqbal  70' Details Mehmet  41' (pen.) Stadium: Hougang Stadium
Attendance: 1,538[9]
Referee: Ahmad A'Qashah
14 May 2016 (2016-05-14) Round 11Brunei DPMM 3–2 Hougang UnitedBandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
Sérgio  10'
Azwan A.  26'
Shahrazen  82'		 Details Plazibat  55'
Kapláň  59'		 Stadium: Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium
Referee: Jansen Foo
19 May 2016 (2016-05-19) Round 12Hougang United 1–1 Garena Young LionsHougang, Singapore
Nurhilmi  18' Details Fareez  14' (pen.) Stadium: Hougang Stadium
Referee: Sukhbir Singh
10 June 2016 (2016-06-10) Round 13Balestier Khalsa 2–2 Hougang UnitedKallang, Singapore
Tokić  10'
Fazli  60'		 Details Kogure  86'
Plazibat  90'		 Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium
Referee: Nathan Chan
15 June 2016 (2016-06-15) Round 14Hougang United 1–2 Albirex Niigata (S)Hougang, Singapore
Kapláň  39' Details Kawata  57'
Inui  62'		 Stadium: Hougang Stadium
Referee: Farhad Mohd
18 June 2016 (2016-06-18) Round 15Geylang International 1–2 Hougang UnitedBedok, Singapore
Amy  90' Details Kapláň  63'
Plazibat  85'		 Stadium: Bedok Stadium
Referee: Jansen Foo
23 June 2016 (2016-06-23) Round 16Hougang United 1–3 WarriorsHougang, Singapore
Nurhilmi  40' Details Hafiz N.  61'
Shaiful  85'
Béhé  87'		 Stadium: Hougang Stadium
Referee: G. Letchman

Round 3

12 August 2016 (2016-08-12) Round 17Hougang United 4–2 Home UnitedKallang, Singapore
Plazibat  39' (pen.), 44' (pen.)
Hussain  52'
Kogure  56'		 Details Ilsø  6'
Song  7'		 Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium
Referee: Muhd Taqi
17 August 2016 (2016-08-17) Round 18Tampines Rovers 1–2 Hougang UnitedJurong West, Singapore
Webb  45' Details Plazibat  22'
Kogure  90+2'		 Stadium: Jurong West Stadium
Referee: Sukhbir Singh
26 August 2016 (2016-08-26) Round 19Hougang United 1–2 Brunei DPMMKallang, Singapore
Plazibat  9' Details Ramazotti  51', 52' Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium
Referee: Ahmad A'Qashah
22 September 2016 (2016-09-22) Round 20Garena Young Lions 0–2 Hougang UnitedKallang, Singapore
Details Hussain  45'
Jasni  71'		 Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium
Referee: Jansen Foo
1 October 2016 (2016-10-01) Round 21Hougang United 1–1 Balestier KhalsaHougang, Singapore
Plazibat  8' Details Syafiq  70' Stadium: Hougang Stadium
Referee: Farhad Mohd
14 October 2016 (2016-10-14) Round 22Albirex Niigata (S) 3–0 Hougang UnitedKallang, Singapore
Kawata  4'
Jitozono  8'
Kumada  32'		 Details Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium
Referee: Farhad Mohd
20 October 2016 (2016-10-20) Round 23Hougang United 0–1 Geylang InternationalHougang, Singapore
Details Suhaimi  43' Stadium: Hougang Stadium
Referee: G. Letchman
25 October 2016 (2016-10-25) Round 24Warriors 5–1 Hougang UnitedChoa Chu Kang, Singapore
Béhé  51', 69', 90+3'
Rak  57'
Jaffar  81'		 Details Hussain  37' Stadium: Choa Chu Kang Stadium
Referee: Nathan Chan
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
4 Home United 24 11 4 9 50 42 +8 37 Qualification to AFC Cup Play-off Round
5 Geylang International 24 10 7 7 35 29 +6 37
6 Hougang United 24 9 5 10 35 39 −4 32
7 Warriors FC 24 7 7 10 39 39 0 28
8 Balestier Khalsa 24 4 7 13 23 42 −19 19
Updated to match(es) played on 31 October 2016. Source: S.League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of wins

Singapore Cup
Main article: 2016 Singapore Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss

Preliminary Round
26 May 2016 Home United 2–1 Hougang UnitedBishan Stadium, Singapore
19:30 UTC+8 Azhar  48'
Ilsø  90'		 Details Kogure  58' Referee: G. Letchman

Singapore TNP League Cup
Main article: 2016 Singapore League Cup
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 DPMM FC 3 3 0 0 8 1 +7 9 Advance to semi-final
2 Tampines Rovers 3 2 0 1 10 6 +4 6
3 Hougang United 3 1 0 2 8 9 −1 3
4 Warriors FC 3 0 0 3 1 11 −10 0
Source: S.League

Group matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

13 July 2016 Tampines Rovers 6 – 4 Hougang UnitedJurong West Stadium, Singapore
19:30 UTC+8 Shahdan  28'
Na'iim  32' (o.g.)
Webb  35'
Sufian  44' (pen.)
Mehmet  75' (pen.)
Saifullah  83'		 Details Kogure  56'
Kapláň  67', 87'
Plazibat  90'		 Referee: Sukhbir Singh
17 July 2016 Hougang United 0 – 2 DPMM FCHougang Stadium, Singapore
19:30 UTC+8 Details Sérgio  44' (pen.)
Ramazotti  89' (pen.)		 Referee: Nathan Chan
21 July 2016 Hougang United 4 – 1 WarriorsHougang Stadium, Singapore
19:30 UTC+8 Iqbal Hussain  42'

Fumiya Kogure  67'

Jozef Kapláň  87'  90'		 Details Hafiz Rahim  71' Referee: Farhad Mohd

References
  1. https://www.hgfc.com.sg/team/
  2. "Transfers".
  3. "Shimono goes to Philippines from Singapore".
  4. http://www.hgfc.com.sg/about-us/management-committee/
  5. Lee, David (19 February 2016). "Hougang forward Plazibat sinks Home United with free-kick". The New Paper. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
  6. Singh, Amanpreet (26 February 2016). "Stags maul Cheetahs 4-1 for first win of S.League season". Today.
  7. Lee, David (3 April 2016). "Albirex return to top of S.League". The New Paper Online. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
  8. Lee, David (8 April 2016). "Hougang recover to end Geylang's unbeaten run". The New Paper. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
  9. "10-man Hougang fight back to earn point". The New Paper. 5 May 2016. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
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