2018 Geylang International FC season

The 2018 season is Geylang International's 23rd 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.

Geylang International
2018 season
ChairmanBen Teng
Head coachHirotaka Usui
StadiumBedok Stadium

Key events

November 2017

On 28/11/2017, it was reported that there has been a rift between some Geylang International players and the club’s management. [1]

Squad

Sleague
As of 20 February 2017.
No. Name Nationality Date of Birth (Age) Previous Club
Goalkeepers
1 Jasper Chan (1988-11-07) 7 November 1988 Warriors FC
24 Danial Faris U23 23 May 1997 (age 22) Youth Team
25 Zainol Gulam (1992-02-04) 4 February 1992 Warriors FC
Defenders
2 Anders Aplin (1991-06-21) 21 June 1991 SRC (Defunct NFL Club)
3 Jufri Taha >30 (1985-03-04) 4 March 1985 Tampines Rovers
4 Zulfadli Zainal Abidin (1988-04-26) 26 April 1988 Warriors FC
5 Darren Teh U23 (1996-09-09) 9 September 1996 SAFSA (NFL D1)
11 Yeo Hai Ngee U23 (1995-01-12) 12 January 1995 Young Lions FC
14 Danish Irfan U23 (1999-03-10) 10 March 1999 NFA U18
15 Afiq Yunos (1990-12-10) 10 December 1990 Tampines Rovers
21 Yuki Ichikawa (Captain) (1987-08-29) 29 August 1987 Albirex Niigata (S)
22 Ahmad Zaki U23 (1997-04-20) 20 April 1997 Youth Team
Midfielders
6 Umar Akhbar U23 Youth Team
7 Ryan Syaffiq U23 (1997-01-01) 1 January 1997 Young Lions FC
8 Azhar Sairudin >30 (1986-12-30) 30 December 1986 Hougang United
9 Fuad Ramli (1994-06-02) 2 June 1994 SAFSA (NFL D1)
10 Fumiya Kogure (1989-06-28) 28 June 1989 Hougang United
12 Sadiq Rahim U23 Youth Team
13 Ryson Yap (1993-01-30) 30 January 1993 Police SA (NFL D1)
16 Noor Ariff U23 Youth Team
19 Farish Khan U23 Youth Team
Forwards
17 Cameron Ayrton Bell (1994-04-18) 18 April 1994 Tampines Rovers Prime League
18 Shawal Anuar (1991-04-29) 29 April 1991 Keppel Monaco (Defunct NFL Club)
20 Fairoz Hassan (1988-11-26) 26 November 1988 Hougang United
45 Zikos Vasileios Chua U19 (2002-04-15) 15 April 2002 NFA U16
Players loaned out / placed on injury list / left during season
24 Syed Syazwan U23 (1997-01-17) 17 January 1997 Youth Team
Ashraf Razali U23 (1999-11-14) 14 November 1999 Youth Team

Coaching staff

[2]

PositionName Ref.
Head Coach Hirotaka Usui
Assistant Coach Vedhamuthu Kanan
Goalkeeping Coach Sarong Naiket
Team Manager Andrew Ang
Physiotherapist
Kitman

Transfers

Pre-season transfers

In
Position Player Transferred From Ref
GK Jasper Chan Warriors FC [3]
GK Zainol Gulam Warriors FC
DF Yeo Hai Ngee Garena Young Lions [4]
DF Jufri Taha Tampines Rovers [5]
DF Zulfadli Zainal Abidin Warriors FC [6]
DF Danish Irfan Azman NFA U18 [7]
MF Fuad Ramli SAFSA (NFL 1) [8]
MF Ryson Yap Police SA (NFL 1) [9]
MF Ryan Syaffiq Garena Young Lions [10]
MF Azhar Sairudin Hougang United [11]
MF Fairoz Hassan Hougang United [12]
MF Fumiya Kogure Hougang United [13]
FW Cameron Ayrton Bell Free Agent [14]

Out
Position Player Transferred To Ref
GK Syazwan Buhari Tampines Rovers [15]
GK Nur Amin Malik
DF Safirul Sulaiman Tampines Rovers [16]
DF Faritz Hameed Home United [17]
DF Isa Halim Retired
DF Al-Qaasimy Rahman Retired [18]
MF Jeevakumaran Balakrishnan
MF Gabriel Quak Warriors FC [19]
MF Stanely Ng Hougang United [20]
MF Nor Azli Yusoff
MF Taufiq Ghani
MF Ricardo Sendra Perseru Serui [21]
MF Min Thi Ha
MF Asshukrie Wahid Garena Young Lions [22]
FW Víctor Coto Ortega
FW Shahfiq Ghani Hougang United [23]
FW Amy Recha Home United [24]
FW Ifwat Ismail Garena Young Lions [25]

Note 1: Ricardo Sendra was initially signed by Perseru but was released before the season start. [26]

Retained
Position Player Ref
DF Darren Teh [27]
DF Anders Eric Aplin [28]
DF Yuki Ichikawa [29]
MF Farish Khan [30]
FW Shawal Anuar [31]

Note 2: Yuki Ichikawa was initially released after the season but subsequently re-signed for 2018.

Position Player Ref
GK Syed Syazwan [30]
DF Ashraf Razali [30]
DF Ahmad Zaki [30]
MF Noor Ariff [30]
MF Sadiq Rahim [30]
MF Umar Akhbar [30]

Trial
Trial (In)
Position Player Trial @ Ref
MF Addison Sayan Rydalmere FC [32]
Trial (Out)
Position Player Trial @ Ref
DF Anders Aplin Matsumoto Yamaga [33]

Mid-season transfers

In
Position Player Transferred From Ref
GK Faris Danial Free Agent
DF Afiq Yunos Tampines Rovers Loan [34]

Out
Position Player Transferred To Ref
GK Syed Syazwan NS
DF Anders Aplin Matsumoto Yamaga Loan [35]

Trial
Trial (In)
Position Player Trial From Ref
FW Zulkiffli Hassim Yishun Sentek Mariners FC

Friendlies

Pre-Season Friendly

  Win   Draw   Loss

10 January 2018 (2018-01-10) 1Singapore Cricket Club 2-3 Geylang InternationalTurf City Pitch 3
1915 hours
11 January 2018 (2018-01-11) 2Tampines Rovers 2-0 Geylang InternationalOur Tampines Hub
1700 hours Zulfadhmi Suzliman 59'
Fahrudin Mustafic 83' (pen)
19 January 2018 (2018-01-19) 3UiTM 2-1 Geylang InternationalSkudai Johor
2045 hours Nur Na'im Ishak Stadium: UTM Stadium
26 January 2018 (2018-01-26) 4JDT II 3-0 Geylang InternationalJalan Besar Stadium
1915 hours Rozaimi Abdul Rahman 25,90'
Nicolás Alberto Fernández 65'
29 January 2018 (2018-01-29) 5Rydalmere Lions 1-0 Geylang InternationalJalan Besar Stadium
1700 hours
13 February 2018 (2018-02-13) 6GFA Sporting Westlake FC 0-6 Geylang InternationalBedok Stadium
23 February 2018 (2018-02-23) 7Yishun Sentek Mariners FC 2-3 Geylang InternationalBedok Stadium
1900
2 March 2018 (2018-03-02) 8Tiong Bahru FC Postponed Geylang InternationalBedok Stadium
1900 hours
2 March 2018 (2018-03-02) 8South Avenue FC 1-2 Geylang InternationalBedok Stadium
1900 hours
3 March 2018 (2018-03-03) 9Balestier Khalsa 0-1 Geylang InternationalBedok Stadium
1700 hours Darren Teh
17 March 2018 (2018-03-17) 10Albirex Niigata (S) 2-0 Geylang InternationalBedok Stadium
1700 hours Taku Morinaga 11'
Wataru Murofushi 42'		 Report
23 March 2018 (2018-03-23) 11Tiong Bahru FC v Geylang InternationalBedok Stadium
1900 hours

Batam Pre-season tour
10 March 2018 1EPSON Batam 1-3 Geylang InternationalGelora Citramas Stadium
12 March 2018 2Immigration FC JKR 2-0 Geylang InternationalGelora Citramas Stadium

Team statistics

Appearances and goals
As of 29 September 2018.
No. Pos. Player Sleague Singapore Cup Total
Apps. Goals Apps. Goals Apps. Goals
1GK Jasper Chan 5(3)00080
3DF Jufri Taha 24020260
4DF Zulfadli Zainal Abidin 13(3)020180
5DF Darren Teh 24120261
6MF Umar Akhbar 2(1)00030
7MF Ryan Syaffiq 20(3)200232
8MF Azhar Sairudin 9(13)120241
9MF Fuad Ramli 15(4)020210
10MF Fumiya Kogure 21100211
11DF Yeo Hai Ngee 9(7)31(1)0183
12MF Sadiq Rahim 0(4)00040
13MF Ryson Yap 7(6)000130
14DF Danish Irfan Azman 15(2)020190
15DF Afiq Yunos 10020120
16MF Noor Ariff 4(4)10081
17FW Cameron Ayrton Bell 2(7)10(2)0111
18FW Shawal Anuar 15700157
19MF Farish Khan 000000
20FW Fairoz Hassan 19(3)720237
21DF Yuki Ichikawa 23120251
22DF Ahmad Zaki 2(5)01(1)090
24GK Faris Danial 200020
25GK Zainol Gulam 17020190
45FW Zikos Vasileios Chua 1(1)00020
Players who have played this season but had left the club or on loan to other club
2DF Anders Aplin 6(2)10081
15DF Ashraf Razali 000000
24GK Syed Syazwan 000000

Competitions

Overview
Competition Record
P W D L GF GA GD Win %
Singapore Premier League 24 5 5 14 26 57 −31 020.83
Singapore Cup 2 0 1 1 0 1 −1 000.00
Total 26 5 6 15 26 58 −32 019.23

Singapore Premier League
Main article: 2018 Singapore Premier League

  Win   Draw   Loss

4 April 2018 (2018-04-04) Round 1Geylang International 1-1 Warriors FCBedok Stadium
Ryan Syaffiq 86'
Zulfadli Zainal Abidin 86'		 Jonathan Béhé 37'
7 April 2018 (2018-04-07) Round 2Tampines Rovers 3-1 Geylang InternationalOur Tampines Hub
Jordan Webb 1' 36'
Khairul Amri 81' (pen)		 Fairoz Hasan 45+5'
Yuki Ichikawa 84'
14 April 2018 (2018-04-14) Round 3Geylang International 0-1 Balestier KhalsaBedok Stadium
Fadli Kamis 19' 78'
Afiq Salman Tan 46'
Huzaifah Aziz 75'
17 April 2018 (2018-04-17) Round 4Brunei DPMM 4-1 Geylang InternationalHassanal Bolkiah National Stadium
Adi Said 12'
Mojtaba Esmaeilzadeh 24'
Volodymyr Pryyomov 54' 56'
Nur Ikhwan Othman 79'		 Noor Ariff 20' Referee: Nathan Chan (Singapore)
22 April 2018 (2018-04-22) Round 5Geylang International 1-4 Home UnitedBedok Stadium
Shawal Anuar 49'
Fairoz Hassan 11'
Darren Teh 90+3'		 Hafiz Nor 2' 24'
Shahril Ishak 36'
Faizal Roslan 45+1'
28 April 2018 (2018-04-28) Round 6Albirex Niigata (S) 5-0 Geylang InternationalJurong East Stadium
Wataru Murofushi 17'
Kenya Takahashi 30'
Taku Morinaga 71'
Shuhei Hoshino 82'
Ryujiro Yamanaka 85'		 Shawal Anuar 62'
9 May 2018 (2018-05-09) Round 7Geylang International 1-1 Garena Young LionsBedok Stadium
Shawal Anuar 8' Ifwat Ismail 81'
12 May 2018 (2018-05-12) Round 8Hougang United 1-3 Geylang InternationalHougang Stadium
Iqbal Hussain 87' Shawal Anuar 2' 45'
Azhar Sairudin 75'
20 May 2018 (2018-05-20) Round 9Warriors FC 0-2 Geylang InternationalNational Stadium, Singapore
Tajeli Selamat 37'
Poh Yi Feng 44'
Firdaus Kasman 78'		 Fumiya Kogure 13' (pen)
Shawal Anuar 47'		 Referee: Muhammad Taqi Aljaafari Bin Jahari (Singapore)
27 May 2018 (2018-05-27) Round 10Geylang International 1-2 Tampines RoversBedok Stadium
Fairoz Hasan 90'
Faud Ramli 59'		 Ryutaro Megumi 85'
Fazrul Nawaz 90'
2 June 2018 (2018-06-02) Round 11Balestier Khalsa 1-2 Geylang InternationalToa Payoh Stadium
Huzaifah Aziz 30' (pen) 70'
Nurullah Hussein 51'
Noor Akid Nordin 57'		 Fairoz Hasan 1'
Yuki Ichikawa 74'
Jufri Taha 29'
10 June 2018 (2018-06-10) Round 12Geylang International 2-6 Brunei DPMMBedok Stadium
Fairoz Hasan 69'
Shawal Anuar 73'		 Volodymyr Pryyomov 6'
Adi Said 45' 85'
Mojtaba Esmaeilzadeh 47'
Azwan Saleh 59'
Helmi Zambin 67'
Abdul Aziz Tamit 76'
17 June 2018 (2018-06-17) Round 13Home United 2-0 Geylang InternationalBishan Stadium
Amy Recha 47'
Shahril Ishak 89'
Anumanthan Kumar 33'
Shakir Hamzah 51'
24 June 2018 (2018-06-24) Round 14Geylang International 0-3 Albirex Niigata (S)Bedok Stadium
Fairoz Hasan 45' Shuhei Sasahara 27'
Wataru Murofushi 48'
Hiroyoshi Kamata 59'		 Referee: Muhammad Taqi Aljaafari Bin Jahari (Singapore)
4 July 2018 (2018-07-04) Round 15Garena Young Lions 1-3 Geylang InternationalJalan Besar Stadium
Haiqal Pashia 59'
R Aaravin 67'		 Shawal Anuar 38'
Ryan Syaffiq 66'
Fairoz Hasan 70'		 Referee: Muhammad Zulfiqar (Singapore)
5 August 2018 (2018-08-05) Round 16 (Rescheduled)Geylang International 0-3 Hougang UnitedBedok Stadium
Jasper Chan 52'
Anders Aplin 52'
Yuki Ichikawa 78'		 Justin Hui 36'
Fareez Farhan 64'
Jang Jo-yoon 87'
Syahiran Miswan 45+2'
Illyas Lee 53'		 Referee: Jansen Foo (Singapore)
15 July 2018 (2018-07-15) Round 17Geylang International 0-1 Warriors FCBedok Stadium
Afiq Yunos 20'
Fairoz Hassan 69'
Anders Aplin 82'
Darren Teh 85'		 Jonathan Béhé 10'
Khairul Nizam 90+4'		 Referee: Nathan Chan (Singapore)
21 July 2018 (2018-07-21) Round 18Tampines Rovers 4-1 Geylang InternationalOur Tampines Hub
Khairul Amri 50' 60' 65' (pen)
Amirul Adli 89'
Daniel Bennett 31'
Zulfadhmi Suzliman 84'		 Fairoz Hasan 33' 79'
Faud Ramli 26'
Afiq Yunos 64'		 Referee: Muhammad Zulfiqar (Singapore)
1 August 2018 (2018-08-01) Round 19Geylang International 1-0 Balestier KhalsaBedok Stadium
Anders Aplin 73' Dusan Marinkovic 82'
11 August 2018 (2018-08-11) Round 20Brunei DPMM 2-2 Geylang InternationalHassanal Bolkiah National Stadium
Adi Said 18'
Brian McLean 43'		 Yeo Hai Ngee 5'
Fairoz Hasan 45'
15 August 2018 (2018-08-15) Round 21Geylang International 1-5 Home UnitedBedok Stadium
Darren Teh 87' Faritz Hameed 40'
Shakir Hamzah 27'
Shahril Ishak 56' 61'
Hafiz Nor  58'		 Referee: Muhammad Taqi Aljaafari Bin Jahari (Singapore)
18 August 2018 (2018-08-18) Round 22Albirex Niigata (S) 4-0 Geylang InternationalJurong East Stadium
Shun Kumagai 8' 42'
Taku Morinaga 65'
Hiroyoshi Kamata 69'
Darren Teh 87' (o.g.)
Shuhei Hoshino82		 Azhar Sairudin 23' 32' 
Yeo Hai Ngee 75'
Ahmad Zaki 42'
Fairoz Hassan 85'
Jufri Taha 90+1'
Danish Irfan 90+4'
Fuad Ramli 86'		 Referee: Y.Sathyakumar (Singapore)
22 September 2018 (2018-09-22) Round 23Geylang International 2-2 Garena Young LionsBedok Stadium
Yeo Hai Ngee 49' 57'
Ryan Syaffiq 55'
Fumiya Kogure 85'		 R Aaravin 56'
Ikhsan Fandi 90+4'
Jacob Mahler 87'		 Referee: Nathan Chan (Singapore)
29 September 2018 (2018-09-29) Round 24 (Rescheduled)Hougang United 1-1 Geylang InternationalHougang Stadium
Fabian Kwok 90+4' Cameron Ayrton Bell 82' Referee: Jansen Foo (Singapore)
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
5 Warriors FC 24 7 7 10 32 35 −3 28
6 Balestier Khalsa 24 7 6 11 25 36 −11 27
7 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
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. 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
Main article: 2018 Singapore Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss

29 August 2018 (2018-08-29) Quarter Final 1st LegGeylang International 0-0 Balestier KhalsaBedok Stadium
Danish Irfan Azman 35'
Azhar Sairudin 48'
Afiq Yunos 50'		 Noor Akid Nordin 27' 58'
Ahmad Syahir 42'		 Referee: Nathan Chan (Singapore)
1 September 2018 (2018-09-01) Quarter Final 2nd LegBalestier Khalsa 1-0
(1–0 agg.)		 Geylang InternationalToa Payoh Stadium
Hazzuwan Halim 85' (pen) Referee: W. Ravisanthiran (Singapore)

Geylang International lost 1-0 on aggregate.

References
  1. "All not well at Geylang International". Archived from the original on 2017-12-03. Retrieved 2017-12-03.
  2. "Eagles staff". Archived from the original on 2017-12-16. Retrieved 2017-12-17.
  3. "Welcome Jesper Chan to the 2018 Eagles Squad".
  4. "Yeo Hai Ngee has signed for the Eagles for the 2018 season".
  5. "Jufri Taha join GIFC from TRFC for the 2018 season".
  6. "Zul become eagle". Archived from the original on 2017-12-30. Retrieved 2017-12-30.
  7. "Danish Azman joins the Eagles for the 2018 season from NFA-18 where he was the team captain".
  8. "We welcome Faud Ramli from our Prime League back to the Eagles after completing his NS in Feb 2018".
  9. "Ryson Yap joins the Eagles for the 2018 season having previously played for NFL1 Police SA".
  10. "The Eagles welcomes Ryan Syaffiq to Bedok Stadium for the 2018 season".
  11. "We are pleased to welcome midfielder Azhar Sairudin to the Eagles for the 2018 Season!".
  12. "The Eagles have signed Fairoz Hassan from Hougang United for the 2018 season".
  13. "Fumiya joins the Japanese revolution in Bedok".
  14. "Cameron will also join the Eagles as a striker for the 2018 season".
  15. "welcome Syazwan Buhari to the Stags family!".
  16. "Safirul joins stags".
  17. "Faritz Abdul Hameed switch to Protectors from Eagles nest".
  18. "Former Singapore Under-23 skipper Al-Qaasimy steps away from professional football". Archived from the original on 2018-02-07. Retrieved 2018-02-07.
  19. "Warriors announce the signing of Gabriel Quak for the 2018 season!".
  20. "Stanley from Eagles to Cheetahs". Archived from the original on 2018-01-13. Retrieved 2018-01-13.
  21. "Ricardo Sendra moves to Indonesia". Archived from the original on 2018-02-08. Retrieved 2018-02-07.
  22. "Asshukrie Wahid recruited for GYL in 2018".
  23. "Shafiq joins Cheetah".
  24. "Amy the new left winger for Home United".
  25. "Ifwat Ismail joins Fandi for 2018".
  26. "Ricardo released by Indonesian club". Archived from the original on 2018-02-19. Retrieved 2018-02-19.
  27. "Darren Teh renewed contract".
  28. "Anders retained for new season".
  29. "Yuki recontracted with Eagles after being released for the season".
  30. "promotion of seven players from our 2017 Prime League squad to the S-League team for the 2018 season".
  31. "Shawal Anuar renewed contract".
  32. "Addison Sayan will embark on a two week trial in Singapore".
  33. "Geylang defender Aplin set for trials in Japan". Archived from the original on 2018-01-11. Retrieved 2018-01-11.
  34. "Afiq join Eagles on loan". Archived from the original on 2018-06-25. Retrieved 2018-07-04.
  35. "Anders Aplin set for loan move to J2 League leaders Matsumoto Yamaga". Archived from the original on 2018-08-01. Retrieved 2018-08-01.
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