2021 Lion City Sailors F.C. season

Lion City Sailors
2021 season
Owner	Garena
Chairman	Forrest Li
Head coach	Kim Do-hoon
Stadium	Bishan Stadium ; Jalan Besar Stadium (Temporary)
Top goalscorer	Stipe Plazibat ; 7 Goals (As of 12 April)
Home colours	Away colours
	← 2020 2022 →

The 2021 season is Lion City Sailors' 26th consecutive season in the Singapore Premier League and the 2nd season since privatising from Home United.^[1] The season covers from 13 March 2021 to 2 October 2021. Coming into their second year with owners, Sea Limited, Lion City Sailors are surely aiming for the top spot of the Singapore Premier League after making big signings such as Brazilian duo Jorge Fellipe and Diego Lopes in the pre-season. In just his 2nd match for the team, Jorge Fellipe was able to score a late equalisers to level the game against Albirex Niigata Singapore FC which ended 2-2.^[2] Meanwhile, fellow countryman Diego Lopes took 5 matches to finally score a goal in Singapore and did so in stunning fashion, smashing in 3 goals and 2 assists against Geylang International which ended with a 8–0 win.^[3]

Squad[edit]

Singapore Premier League[edit]

As of 5 January 2021

Squad No.	Name	Date of Birth (Age)	Previous Club	Contract Since	Contract End
Goalkeepers
13	Adib Hakim ^U23	(1998-03-09) 9 March 1998 (age 26)	Young Lions FC	2020	2021
18	Hassan Sunny ^>30	(1984-04-02) 2 April 1984 (age 40)	Army United F.C.	2020	2021
24	Rudy Khairullah	(1994-07-19) 19 July 1994 (age 29)	Police SA (NFL D1)	2017	2021
Defenders
3	Tajeli Salamat	(1994-02-07) 7 February 1994 (age 30)	Warriors FC	2020	2021
4	Jorge Fellipe	(1988-10-27) 27 October 1988 (age 35)	Al-Tai FC	2021	2021
5	Amirul Adli	(1996-01-13) 13 January 1996 (age 28)	Tampines Rovers	2021	2021
7	Aqhari Abdullah	(1991-07-09) 9 July 1991 (age 32)	LionsXII	2016	2021
19	Naqiuddin Eunos	(1997-12-01) 1 December 1997 (age 26)	Young Lions FC	2020	2021
20	Nur Adam Abdullah ^U23	(2001-04-13) 13 April 2001 (age 23)	Young Lions FC	2021	2021
Midfielders
8	Shahdan Sulaiman (Captain) ^>30	(1988-05-09) 9 May 1988 (age 35)	Tampines Rovers	2020	2021
10	Diego Lopes	(1994-05-03) 3 May 1994 (age 30)	Rio Ave F.C.	2021	2023
11	Hafiz Nor ^>30	(1988-08-22) 22 August 1988 (age 35)	Warriors FC	2018	2021
14	Song Ui-young	(1993-11-08) 8 November 1993 (age 30)	Youth Team	2012	2021
15	Hariss Harun ^>30	(1990-11-09) 9 November 1990 (age 33)	Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C.	2021	2024
17	Saifullah Akbar ^U23	(1999-01-31) 31 January 1999 (age 25)	Young Lions FC	2020	2021
22	Gabriel Quak ^>30	(1990-12-22) 22 December 1990 (age 33)	Warriors FC	2020	2021
26	Aizal Murhamdani ^U23	(2001-03-26) 26 March 2001 (age 23)	LCS Academy	2017	2021
27	Adam Swandi	(1996-01-12) 12 January 1996 (age 28)	Albirex Niigata (S)	2019	2021
Strikers
9	Stipe Plazibat	(1989-08-31) 31 August 1989 (age 34)	Hougang United	2020	2021
23	Amiruldin Asraf	(1997-01-08) 8 January 1997 (age 27)	Youth Team	2017	2022
25	Haiqal Pashia ^U23	(1998-11-29) 29 November 1998 (age 25)	Young Lions FC	2021	2021
30	Faris Ramli	(1992-08-24) 24 August 1992 (age 31)	Terengganu F.C. I	2021	2021
Players on NS / who left during the season
2	Ho Wai Loon	(1993-08-20) 20 August 1993 (age 30)	Warriors FC	2019	2021
12	Iqram Rifqi	(1996-02-25) 25 February 1996 (age 28)	Youth Team	2017	2021
	Zulqarnaen Suzliman ^U23	(1998-03-29) 29 March 1998 (age 26)	Young Lions FC	2020	2022
	Faizal Roslan	(1995-05-30) 30 May 1995 (age 28)	Young Lions FC	2018	2021
	Hami Syahin ^U23	(1998-12-16) 16 December 1998 (age 25)	Young Lions FC	2019	2021
	Arshad Shamim ^U23	(1999-12-09) 9 December 1999 (age 24)	LCS Academy	2018	2021
37	Anaqi Ismit ^U21	(2001-08-24) 24 August 2001 (age 22)	LCS Academy	2019	2020
47	Bill Mamadou ^U21	(2001-09-08) 8 September 2001 (age 22)	NFA U17	2021	2021
52	Putra Anugerah ^U21	(2000-04-02) 2 April 2000 (age 24)	LCS Academy	2019	2019
	Kimura Riki ^U21	(2000-11-14) 14 November 2000 (age 23)	LCS Academy	2021	2021
6	Abdil Qaiyyim Mutalib ^>30	(1989-05-14) 14 May 1989 (age 34)	Tampines Rovers	2015	2021
16	Justin Hui ^U23	(1998-02-17) 17 February 1998 (age 26)	Hougang United	2021	2021

U21 squad[edit]

Squad No.	Name	Date of Birth (Age)	Previous Club	Contract Since	Contract End
Goalkeepers
61	Prathip S/O Ekamparam ^U21	(2001-08-21) 21 August 2001 (age 22)	Youth Team	2019	2021
62	Veer Karan Sobti ^U21	(2004-05-06) 6 May 2004 (age 19)	Young Lions FC	2021	2021
	Firman Nabil ^U21	(2005-03-27) 27 March 2005 (age 19)	Youth Team	2021	2021
	Kevin Kahlert ^U21	(2001-05-10) 10 May 2001 (age 22)	Youth Team	2019	2021
Defenders
41	Aniq Raushan ^U21	(2003-10-05) 5 October 2003 (age 20)	Singapore Sport School	2021	2021
42	Brant Tan ^U21		Singapore Sport School	2021	2021
44	Danish Iftiqar ^U21	(2004-07-27) 27 July 2004 (age 19)	Youth Team	2019	2020
50	Rayyan Ramzdan ^U21	(2004-09-16) 16 September 2004 (age 19)	Youth Team	2021	2021
52	Farid Jafri ^U21	(2004-01-05) 5 January 2004 (age 20)	Active SG	2021	2021
55	Fudhil I'yadh ^U21	(2001-08-18) 18 August 2001 (age 22)	NFA U17	2019	2019
60	Nabil Iman ^U21	(2000-03-14) 14 March 2000 (age 24)	Youth Team	2021	2021
	Danial Azman ^U21	(2001-01-15) 15 January 2001 (age 23)	Youth Team	2019	2021
	Adam Norkhalis ^U21	(2003-07-19) 19 July 2003 (age 20)	Youth Team	2019	2021
	Marcus Mosses ^U21	(2005-01-21) 21 January 2005 (age 19)	Youth Team	2021	2021
Midfielders
45	Glenn Ong ^U21	(2003-07-16) 16 July 2003 (age 20)	Singapore Sport School	2021	2021
46	Khairul Hairie ^U21	(2000-04-09) 9 April 2000 (age 24)	Tampines Rovers U21	2021	2021
47	Yasir Nizamudin ^U21	(2005-01-21) 21 January 2005 (age 19)	Youth Team	2019	2021
48	Kieran Aryan Azhari ^U21		Youth Team	2021	2021
51	Danie Hafiy ^U21	(2004-04-06) 6 April 2004 (age 20)	Active SG	2021	2021
53	Muhammad Asis ^U21	(2004-03-04) 4 March 2004 (age 20)	Youth Team	2021	2021
54	Arsyad Basiron ^U21	(2004-08-10) 10 August 2004 (age 19)	Youth Team	2021	2021
	Haziq Mikhail ^U21	(2000-05-07) 7 May 2000 (age 23)	Tampines Rovers U19	2021	2021
	Haziq Kamarudin ^U21	(2001-03-06) 6 March 2001 (age 23)	Youth Team	2019	2021
	Uvayn Kumar ^U21	(2005-05-25) 25 May 2005 (age 18)	Youth Team	2019	2021
Strikers

Coaching staff[edit]

^[4]

Source
Position	Name	Ref.
Chairman	Forrest Li
CEO	Chew Chun Liang
General Manager	Badri Ghent
Team Manager	Richard Chitrakar
Head Coach	Kim Do-hoon	2.5 years contract till 2023 ^[5]
Assistant Coach	Myung Jae Yong Noh Rahman	^[6]
Goalkeeping Coach	Chua Lye Heng
Head of Youth	Robin Chitrakar
Under-21 Coach	Winston Yap
Under-21 Goalkeeper Coach	Yeo Jun Guang
Academy Director	Luka Lalić
Academy Coach	Shahril Jantan Miloš Đorđević Rodrigo Costa Rafael Palacios
Video Analyst	Kim Young Kwang Adi Saleh
Sports Trainer	Daniel Feriza Fazly Hasan
Head of Performance (Academy)	Mark Onderwater
Sports Performance Coach	Shazaly Ayob Nasruldin Baharuddin
1st Team Head of Performance	Mario Jovanovic
Head Physiotherapist	Nurhafizah Abu Sujad	^[7]
Senior Physiologist	Firdaus Maasar
Sports Therapist	Fathul Nur Hakim
Logistics Officer	Zahir Taufeek
Kitman

Transfer[edit]

In[edit]

Pre-season

Position	Player	Transferred From	Ref
GK	Veer Karan Sobti	Young Lions FC	Free ^[8]
DF	Nur Adam Abdullah	Young Lions FC	Free ^[9]
DF	Amirul Adli	Tampines Rovers	Free ^[10]
DF	Jorge Fellipe	Al-Tai FC	Undisclosed 1-year contract signed in 2021 ^[11]
MF	Diego Lopes	Rio Ave F.C.	S$2,900,000 3 years contract signed in 2021 ^[12]^[13]
MF	Haziq Mikhail	Tampines Rovers U19	Free
MF	Justin Hui	Hougang United	Free ^[14]
FW	Faris Ramli	Terengganu F.C. I	Free 1-year contract signed in 2021 ^[15]

Mid-season

Position	Player	Transferred From	Ref
MF	Hariss Harun	Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C.	Undisclosed 3.5 years contract signed in 2021 ^[16]

Out[edit]

Pre-season

Position	Player	Transferred To	Ref
DF	Kaishu Yamazaki	Hougang United	Free ^[17]^[18]
MF	Izzdin Shafiq	Geylang International	Free ^[19]^[20]
FW	Shahril Ishak	Hougang United	Free ^[21]^[22]
MF	Naufal Ilham	Tanjong Pagar United	Free

Mid Season

Position	Player	Transferred To	Ref
DF	Abdil Qaiyyim Mutalib	Geylang International	Undisclosed ^[23]^[24]

Loan Return[edit]

Pre-season

Position	Player	Transferred From	Ref
GK	Putra Anugerah	Young Lions FC	Loan Return
MF	Bill Mamadou	Young Lions FC	Loan Return ^[25]

Note 1: Bill Mamadou & Putra Anugerah returned before extending their loan with GYL.

Loan Out[edit]

Pre-season

Position	Player	Transferred To	Ref
DF	Zulqarnaen Suzliman	Police SA	NS till 2022 ^[26]
MF	Hami Syahin	Police SA	NS till 2022
MF	Arshad Shamim		NS till 2022
DF	Faizal Roslan	Geylang International	Season loan ^[27]
MF	Iqram Rifqi	Geylang International	Season loan ^[28]
GK	Putra Anugerah	Young Lions FC	Season loan
MF	Bill Mamadou	Young Lions FC	Season loan
FW	Anaqi Ismit	Tanjong Pagar United	Season loan ^[29]
GK	Kimura Riki	Balestier Khalsa	Season loan ^[30]

Note 1: Zulqarnaen Suzliman and Hami Syahin were subsequently loaned to Young Lions FC.

Mid Season

Position	Player	Transferred To	Ref
DF	Ho Wai Loon	Lion City Sailors	Season loan ^[31]
MF	Justin Hui		NS till 2023

Extension / Retained[edit]

^[32]

Position	Player	Ref
GK	Hassan Sunny	2 years contract signed in 2019 ^[33]
GK	Rudy Khairullah	^[34]
GK	Adib Hakim	^[35]
DF	Ho Wai Loon	^[36]
DF	Naqiuddin Eunos	^[37]
DF	Tajeli Salamat	^[38]
DF	Abdil Qaiyyim	^[39]
DF	Aqhari Abdullah	^[40]
MF	Arshad Shamim
MF	Saifullah Akbar	^[41]
MF	Adam Swandi	2 years contract signed in 2019 ^[42]^[43]
MF	Gabriel Quak	2 years contract signed in 2019 ^[44]^[45]^[46]
MF	Shahdan Sulaiman	2 years contract signed in 2019 ^[47]
MF	Hafiz Nor	^[48]
MF	Song Ui-young	^[49]
FW	Haiqal Pashia	^[50]
FW	Stipe Plazibat	2 years contract signed in 2020 ^[51]
FW	Amiruldin Asraf	2 years contract signed in 2020 ^[52]

Promoted[edit]

Position	Player	Ref
MF	Aizal Murhamdani

Contract offer[edit]

Position	Player	From	Ref
DF	Harrison Delbridge	Melbourne City FC	^[53]
DF	Miloš Degenek	Red Star Belgrade	^[54]

Note 1: Harrison Delbridge was offered a contract by LCS but choose to sign for Incheon United.

Note 2: Red Star Belgrade accepted the Euro1.7m offer but Miloš Degenek rejected the move and choose to stay on.

Friendlies[edit]

Pre-season friendlies[edit]

Win Draw Loss

6 March 2021 1	Young Lions FC	1–3	Lion City Sailors	Jalan Besar Stadium
	Danish Qayyum			Attendance: 0^{[note 1]}

In-season friendlies[edit]

Win Draw Loss

30 April 2021 1	Lion City Sailors	4-0	Balestier Khalsa	Jalan Besar Stadium
	Amiruldin Asraf Faris Ramli pen'			Attendance: 0 ^{[note 1]}

11 June 2021 2	Lion City Sailors	2-4	Singapore U-22	Jalan Besar Stadium
	Jacob Mahler 36' (o.g.) Song Ui-young 90+4'		Khairin Nadim 47' 75' Jacob Mahler 53' Zamani Zamri 90+2'	Attendance: 0 ^{[note 2]}

25 June 2021 3	Lion City Sailors	4-2	Balestier Khalsa	Jalan Besar Stadium
	Stipe Plazibat Song Ui-young Hariss Harun		Shuhei Hoshino Gareth Low	Attendance: 0 ^{[note 1]}

3 July 2021 4	Lion City Sailors	v	Albirex Niigata (S)	Jalan Besar Stadium
				Attendance: 0 ^{[note 1]}

10 July 2021 5	Lion City Sailors	v	Tanjong Pagar United	Jalan Besar Stadium
				Attendance: 0 ^{[note 1]}

16 July 2021 6	Lion City Sailors	3-0	Geylang International	Jalan Besar Stadium
	Diego Lopes			Attendance: 0 ^{[note 1]} Referee: Nathan Chan

Team statistics[edit]

Appearances and goals[edit]

As of 21 Sept 2021

No.	Pos.	Player	Sleague		AFC Cup		Total
No.	Pos.	Player	Apps.	Goals	Apps.	Goals	Apps.	Goals
3	DF	Tajeli Salamat	11+2	0	0	0	13	0
4	DF	Jorge Fellipe	14+1	5	0	0	15	5
5	DF	Amirul Adli	15+1	0	0	0	16	0
7	DF	Aqhari Abdullah	5+4	0	0	0	9	0
8	MF	Shahdan Sulaiman	20	2	0	0	20	2
9	FW	Stipe Plazibat	17	14	0	0	17	14
10	MF	Diego Lopes	10+8	6	0	0	18	6
11	MF	Hafiz Nor	1+9	1	0	0	10	1
14	MF	Song Ui-young	8+7	7	0	0	15	7
15	MF	Hariss Harun	9+1	0	0	0	10	0
17	MF	Saifullah Akbar	20	4	0	0	20	4
18	GK	Hassan Sunny	20	0	0	0	20	0
19	DF	Naqiuddin Eunos	10	0	0	0	10	0
20	DF	Nur Adam Abdullah	16	0	0	0	16	0
22	MF	Gabriel Quak	17+4	13	0	0	21	13
24	GK	Rudy Khairullah	1+1	0	0	0	2	0
25	FW	Haiqal Pashia	15	3	0	0	15	3
27	MF	Adam Swandi	1+11	0	0	0	12	0
30	FW	Faris Ramli	9+11	3	0	0	20	3
41	DF	Aniq Raushan	5	0	0	0	5	0
45	MF	Glenn Ong	3	0	0	0	3	0
Players who have played this season but had left the club or on loan to other club
2	DF	Ho Wai Loon	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	DF	Abdil Qaiyyim Mutalib	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	MF	Justin Hui	4	0	0	0	4	0

Competitions[edit]

Overview[edit]

Competition	Record
Competition	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Singapore Premier League	21	14	6	1	59	21	+38	066.67
Total	21	14	6	1	59	21	+38	066.67

Singapore Premier League[edit]

Win Draw Loss

13 March 2021 1	Lion City Sailors	3–3	Tampines Rovers	Jalan Besar Stadium
	Song Ui-young 4' Gabriel Quak 5' 58' 40' Saifullah Akbar 77' Stipe Plazibat 86'	Report	Madhu Mohana 19' Yasir Hanapi 63' 67' Shah Shahiran 42' Taufik Suparno 75'	Attendance: 0 ^{[note 1]} Referee: Jansen Foo

17 March 2021 2	Tanjong Pagar United	0–5	Lion City Sailors	Jurong East Stadium
		Report	Stipe Plazibat 47' (pen) 59' Song Ui-young 54' 70' 21' Faris Ramli 84' (pen)	Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referee: Zulfiqar Mustaffa

20 March 2021 3	Lion City Sailors	1-3	Hougang United	Jalan Besar Stadium
	Stipe Plazibat 85' Nur Adam Abdullah 65'	Report	Lionel Tan 19' Tomoyuki Doi 20' 59' Mukundan Maran 69'	Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referee: Juherman Zaiton

3 April 2021 4	Young Lions FC	1-3	Lion City Sailors	Jalan Besar Stadium
	Ilhan Fandi 78' Hami Syahin 45+2'	Report	Gabriel Quak 26' 62' Stipe Plazibat 34' Jorge Fellipe 17' Amirul Adli 45+1' 75' Nur Adam Abdullah 60'	Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referee: Y.Sathyakumar

7 April 2021 5	Lion City Sailors	2-2	Albirex Niigata (S)	Jalan Besar Stadium
	Stipe Plazibat 45'85 Jorge Fellipe 87' Shahdan Sulaiman 55' Aqhari Abdullah 80' Saifullah Akbar 90'	Report	Ryoya Tanigushi 17' 84' Shuya Yamashita 42' 80'	Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referee: Ahmad A'qashah

11 April 2021 6	Geylang International	0-8	Lion City Sailors	Our Tampines Hub
	Darren Teh 41' Yuki Ichikawa 49' Fareez Farhan 50'	Report	Gabriel Quak 7' 60' Diego Lopes 18' 37' 90+2' Saifullah Akbar 30' Stipe Plazibat 67' 77'	Attendance: 250 Referee: Lim Liang Yi

18 April 2021 7	Lion City Sailors	4-1	Balestier Khalsa	Jalan Besar Stadium
	Gabriel Quak 7' Shahdan Sulaiman 18' 63' Stipe Plazibat 47' Saifullah Akbar 51'	Report	Kristijan Krajcek 25' Hazzuwan Halim 75'	Attendance: 250 Referee: Muhd Syarqawi

9 May 2021 8	Lion City Sailors	2-1	Geylang International	Jalan Besar Stadium
	Stipe Plazibat 21' Saifullah Akbar 57' Jorge Fellipe 30' Shahdan Sulaiman 90+2'	Report	Matheus Moresche 27' Ilhan Noor 3' Firdaus Kasman 12' Christopher van Huizen 71' Barry Maguire 82'	Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referee: Juherman Zaiton

16 May 2021 9	Lion City Sailors	3-1	Tanjong Pagar United	Jalan Besar Stadium
	Jorge Fellipe 55' Gabriel Quak 59' Diego Lopes 80' Saifullah Akbar 31' Amirul Adli 84'	Report	Shodai Nishikawa 47' Daniel Martens 37' Suhairi Sabri 67'	Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referee: Abirami Naidu

24 April 2021 10 (Rescheduled)	Hougang United	0-1	Lion City Sailors	Hougang Stadium
	Farhan Zulkifli 7' Idraki Adnan 47' Anders Aplin 79'	Report	Diego Lopes 69' Jorge Fellipe 90+3'	Attendance: 250 Referee: Farhad Mohamed

22 May 2021 11	Lion City Sailors	1-0	Young Lions FC	Jalan Besar Stadium
	Shahdan Sulaiman 43' 54' Aniq Raushan 68' Saifullah Akbar 78' Song Ui-young 84' Stipe Plazibat 85'	Report	Hami Syahin 34' Syahrul Sazali 42' Khairin Nadim 87'	Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referee: Syarqawi Buhari

23 July 2021 12 (Rescheduled)	Albirex Niigata (S)	1-1	Lion City Sailors	Jurong East Stadium
	Ryoya Tanigushi 45' (pen) Reo Kunimoto 70'	Report	Stipe Plazibat 72'	Attendance: 100 Referee: Nathan Chan

21 September 2021 13 (Rescheduled)	Tampines Rovers	1-6	Lion City Sailors	Our Tampines Hub
	Hariss Harun 51' (o.g.) Iman Hakim 27' Andrew Aw 75'	Report	Haiqal Pashia 37' Gabriel Quak 56' Song Ui-young 67' 79' Faris Ramli 74' Daniel Bennett 76' (o.g.) Tajeli Salamat 61'	Attendance: 1000 Referee: Farhad Mohamed

8 August 2021 14 (Rescheduled)	Balestier Khalsa	1-1	Lion City Sailors	Toa Payoh Stadium
	Šime Žužul 60' Shuhei Hoshino 56' Ensar Brunčević 90+1' 90+3' Zaiful Nizam 90+2'	Report	Stipe Plazibat 90+4' Faris Ramli 53' Saifullah Akbar 58' Jorge Fellipe 90'	Attendance: 100 Referee: Ahmad A'qashah

15 August 2021 15 (Rescheduled)	Lion City Sailors	4-1	Tampines Rovers	Jalan Besar Stadium
	Gabriel Quak 34' Stipe Plazibat 36' 48' Saifullah Akbar 46' Song Ui-young 85'	Report	Boris Kopitović 59' Baihakki Khaizan 40' Yasir Hanapi 70' Zehrudin Mehmedović 82'	Attendance: 500 Referee: Farhad Mohamed

20 August 2021 16 (Rescheduled)	Tanjong Pagar United	1-2	Lion City Sailors	Jurong East Stadium
	Luiz Júnior 77' Rusyaidi Salime 52' Shakir Hamzah 57' Ammirul Emmran 90+2'	Report	Haiqal Pashia 42' Jorge Fellipe 53' Faris Ramli 70' Hassan Sunny 82'	Attendance: 1000 Referee: Ahmad A'qashah

27 August 2021 17 (Rescheduled)	Lion City Sailors	1-1	Hougang United	Jalan Besar Stadium
	Stipe Plazibat 75' Hafiz Nor 78' Diego Lopes 90+2'	Report	Anders Aplin 50' Farhan Zulkifli 35' Hafiz Sujad 75'	Attendance: 1000 Referee: Taufik Thana

12 September 2021 18 (Rescheduled)	Young Lions FC	1-3	Lion City Sailors	Jalan Besar Stadium
	Ilhan Fandi 17' Zulqarnaen Suzliman 42' Raoul Suhaimi 58' 68' Harhys Stewart 73' Syahrul Sazali 80' Jordan Emaviwe 90+1' Philippe Aw 90+2'	Report	Jorge Fellipe 50' 85' 85' Gabriel Quak 90+1' Saifullah Akbar 47' Faris Ramli 90+4'	Attendance: 1000 Referee: Nathan Chan

17 September 2021 19 (Rescheduled)	Lion City Sailors	1-1	Albirex Niigata (S)	Jalan Besar Stadium
	Haiqal Pashia 25'	Report	Ryoya Tanigushi 90+4' Kiyoshiro Tsuboi 61'	Attendance: 1000 Referee: Zulfiqar Mustaffa

26 September 2021 20 (Rescheduled)	Geylang International	0-3	Lion City Sailors	Our Tampines Hub
	Matheus Moresche 56'	Report	Faris Ramli 32' Song Ui-young 39' 52' Hafiz Nor 87'	Referee: Jansen Foo

10 October 2021 21 (Rescheduled)	Lion City Sailors	4-1	Balestier Khalsa	Jalan Besar Stadium
	Song Ui-young 8' Gabriel Quak 42' 82' Diego Lopes 78' Nur Adam Abdullah 71' Adam Swandi 79' 87'	Report	Aidil Johari 31' Hazzuwan Halim 44' Ensar Brunčević 47' Hariysh Krishnakumar 89'	Referee: Juherman Zaiton

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Lion City Sailors	21	14	6	1	59	21	+38	48	Qualification for AFC Champions League group stage
2	Albirex Niigata (S)^[a]	21	13	7	1	50	19	+31	46
3	Hougang United	21	10	4	7	48	40	+8	34	Qualification for AFC Cup group stage
4	Tampines Rovers	21	7	6	8	48	51	−3	27	Qualification for AFC Cup group stage
5	Tanjong Pagar United	21	5	7	9	36	49	−13	22
6	Geylang International	21	6	2	13	33	52	−19	20
7	Balestier Khalsa	21	5	4	12	34	52	−18	19
8	Young Lions^[a]	21	4	4	13	26	50	−24	16

Updated to match(es) played on 3 April 2021. Source: Singapore Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of wins
Notes:

^ ^a ^b The foreign club – Albirex Niigata (S) – as well as the Football Association of Singapore (FAS) under-21 team, Young Lions, are ineligible for any AFC competition spots.

Notes[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this match was played behind closed doors.
^ Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this match was played behind closed doors.

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^ "Three technical staff come aboard Sailors' voyage into uncharted waters". 11 September 2021.
^ "Below the Deck: Once a sceptic, physiotherapist Fizah is now fully on board the Sailors' voyage to the top". 9 July 2021.
^ "All the best to Idraki (Hougang) and Karan (Sailors) at their new teams! 🦁 #coyl". Archived from the original on 2021-12-25.
^ "Welcome on board up-and-coming defender Nur Adam Abdullah". Archived from the original on 2021-12-25.
^ "Joining the Lion City Sailors for the 2021 season is defender Amirul Adli!". Archived from the original on 2021-12-25.
^ "Fellipe joins LCS from Saudi Arabian side Al-Tai". Archived from the original on 2021-12-25.
^ Rodrigues, Luís Rocha (18 January 2021). "Diego Lopes sai para Singapura e Rio Ave realiza encaixe financeiro". www.zerozero.pt.
^ "Lion City Sailors sign Diego Lopes for S$3m from Rio Ave".
^ "our final signing for the new season, Justin Hui 😎". Archived from the original on 2021-12-25.
^ "Singapore star Faris Ramli signs for Lion City Sailors".
^ "Lions' skipper Hariss Harun returns to Singapore with the Lion City Sailors". 10 May 2021.
^ "Our Japanese defender, Kaishu Yamazki, will be leaving the Sailors". Archived from the original on 2021-12-25.
^ "Kaishu Yamazaki to reinforce Hougang United defence".
^ "My Captain! Thank you for leading us in our debut season". Archived from the original on 2021-12-25.
^ "Izzdin Shafiq signs for Geylang International".
^ "Shahril Ishak – thank you for everything this season, legend". Archived from the original on 2021-12-25.
^ "Singapore stalwart Shahril Ishak joins Hougang United".
^ "Abdil Qaiyyim joins Geylang International". 2 June 2021.
^ "Abdil joins Eagles on permanent transfer". 2 June 2021.
^ "Bill Mamadou joins Young Lions".
^ "LSC not be able to call upon the services of Zulqarnaen Suzliman due to his National Service commitments". 16 October 2020.
^ "Faizal Roslan announced as 1st new signing". Archived from the original on 2021-12-25.
^ "Iqram Rifqi announced as 2nd signing for the season". Archived from the original on 2021-12-25.
^ "The Jaguars are pleased to have secured the loan signing of Anaqi Ismit from the @lioncitysailors.fc". Archived from the original on 2021-12-25.
^ "riki.kimura joins us on a season-long loan deal from Lion City Sailors". Archived from the original on 2021-12-25.
^ "Ho Wai Loon leaves Lion City Sailors to complete Balestier loan". 12 June 2021.
^ "2020 Singapore Premier League Retained and Released List".
^ "Hassan Sunny, 35, back Home with Protectors after leaving Thai side Army United". 19 December 2019.
^ "Rudy Khairullah will remain with the Lion City Sailors for the 2021 season!". Archived from the original on 2021-12-25.
^ "Adib Nur Hakim will stay with the Lion City Sailors for the 2021". Archived from the original on 2021-12-25.
^ "Ho Wai Loon's on the comeback trail!". Archived from the original on 2021-12-25.
^ "Naqi stays on for 2021 season". Archived from the original on 2021-12-25.
^ "Tajeli Salamat will continue donning the Lion City Sailors jersey for 2021". Archived from the original on 2021-12-25.
^ "Abdil commits another season". Archived from the original on 2021-12-25.
^ "qhari will spend this year with the Lion City Sailors again". Archived from the original on 2021-12-25.
^ "The reigning SPL Young Player of the Year will continue to be part of the Lion City Sailors for 2021". Archived from the original on 2021-12-25.
^ "Sailors offered him a two-year extension". 13 November 2020.
^ "Adam Swandi committing to LCS for the 2021 season". Archived from the original on 2021-12-25.
^ "Gabriel Quak Instagram post comments section". Archived from the original on 2021-12-25.
^ "Besides Hassan, they have recruited forward Gabriel Quak". 19 December 2019.
^ "Gabriel Quak, has committed to the Lion City Sailors for the upcoming season". Archived from the original on 2021-12-25.
^ "Shahdan Sulaiman cross over to Protectors". 19 December 2019.
^ "Hafiz nor commits for 2021". Archived from the original on 2021-12-25.
^ "Song Ui-Young will continue his voyage with the Sailors for the 2021 season". Archived from the original on 2021-12-25.
^ "Haiqal Pashia continues journey with the Sailors". Archived from the original on 2021-12-25.
^ "Stipe Plazibat moving back to Bishan for 2 years contract". Facebook.
^ "Amiuldin has agreed an extension with @lioncitysailors.fc for another two years". Archived from the original on 2021-12-25.
^ "Melbourne City bag Portuguese defender as Delbridge departs".
^ "Milos Degenek does not want to go to Singapore".

[table_note_ALB0.38333098841055-57] The foreign club – Albirex Niigata (S) – as well as the Football Association of Singapore (FAS) under-21 team, Young Lions, are ineligible for any AFC competition spots.

[closed-55] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this match was played behind closed doors.

[closed_door-56] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this match was played behind closed doors.

[1] "Singapore tech firm Sea takes ownership of Home United; club changes name to Lion City Sailors FC". Archived from the original on 2021-02-26. Retrieved 2020-10-18.

[2] "Fixtures - Football Association of Singapore".

[3] "Fixtures - Football Association of Singapore".

[4] "FIRST TEAM STAFF".

[5] "AFC Champions League winner Kim Do-hoon takes charge of Lion City Sailors".

[6] "Three technical staff come aboard Sailors' voyage into uncharted waters". 11 September 2021.

[7] "Below the Deck: Once a sceptic, physiotherapist Fizah is now fully on board the Sailors' voyage to the top". 9 July 2021.

[8] "All the best to Idraki (Hougang) and Karan (Sailors) at their new teams! 🦁 #coyl". Archived from the original on 2021-12-25.

[9] "Welcome on board up-and-coming defender Nur Adam Abdullah". Archived from the original on 2021-12-25.

[10] "Joining the Lion City Sailors for the 2021 season is defender Amirul Adli!". Archived from the original on 2021-12-25.

[11] "Fellipe joins LCS from Saudi Arabian side Al-Tai". Archived from the original on 2021-12-25.

[12] Rodrigues, Luís Rocha (18 January 2021). "Diego Lopes sai para Singapura e Rio Ave realiza encaixe financeiro". www.zerozero.pt.

[13] "Lion City Sailors sign Diego Lopes for S$3m from Rio Ave".

[14] "our final signing for the new season, Justin Hui 😎". Archived from the original on 2021-12-25.

[15] "Singapore star Faris Ramli signs for Lion City Sailors".

[16] "Lions' skipper Hariss Harun returns to Singapore with the Lion City Sailors". 10 May 2021.

[17] "Our Japanese defender, Kaishu Yamazki, will be leaving the Sailors". Archived from the original on 2021-12-25.

[18] "Kaishu Yamazaki to reinforce Hougang United defence".

[19] "My Captain! Thank you for leading us in our debut season". Archived from the original on 2021-12-25.

[20] "Izzdin Shafiq signs for Geylang International".

[21] "Shahril Ishak – thank you for everything this season, legend". Archived from the original on 2021-12-25.

[22] "Singapore stalwart Shahril Ishak joins Hougang United".

[23] "Abdil Qaiyyim joins Geylang International". 2 June 2021.

[24] "Abdil joins Eagles on permanent transfer". 2 June 2021.

[25] "Bill Mamadou joins Young Lions".

[26] "LSC not be able to call upon the services of Zulqarnaen Suzliman due to his National Service commitments". 16 October 2020.

[27] "Faizal Roslan announced as 1st new signing". Archived from the original on 2021-12-25.

[28] "Iqram Rifqi announced as 2nd signing for the season". Archived from the original on 2021-12-25.

[29] "The Jaguars are pleased to have secured the loan signing of Anaqi Ismit from the @lioncitysailors.fc". Archived from the original on 2021-12-25.

[30] "riki.kimura joins us on a season-long loan deal from Lion City Sailors". Archived from the original on 2021-12-25.

[31] "Ho Wai Loon leaves Lion City Sailors to complete Balestier loan". 12 June 2021.

[32] "2020 Singapore Premier League Retained and Released List".

[33] "Hassan Sunny, 35, back Home with Protectors after leaving Thai side Army United". 19 December 2019.

[34] "Rudy Khairullah will remain with the Lion City Sailors for the 2021 season!". Archived from the original on 2021-12-25.

[35] "Adib Nur Hakim will stay with the Lion City Sailors for the 2021". Archived from the original on 2021-12-25.

[36] "Ho Wai Loon's on the comeback trail!". Archived from the original on 2021-12-25.

[37] "Naqi stays on for 2021 season". Archived from the original on 2021-12-25.

[38] "Tajeli Salamat will continue donning the Lion City Sailors jersey for 2021". Archived from the original on 2021-12-25.

[39] "Abdil commits another season". Archived from the original on 2021-12-25.

[40] "qhari will spend this year with the Lion City Sailors again". Archived from the original on 2021-12-25.

[41] "The reigning SPL Young Player of the Year will continue to be part of the Lion City Sailors for 2021". Archived from the original on 2021-12-25.

[42] "Sailors offered him a two-year extension". 13 November 2020.

[43] "Adam Swandi committing to LCS for the 2021 season". Archived from the original on 2021-12-25.

[44] "Gabriel Quak Instagram post comments section". Archived from the original on 2021-12-25.

[45] "Besides Hassan, they have recruited forward Gabriel Quak". 19 December 2019.

[46] "Gabriel Quak, has committed to the Lion City Sailors for the upcoming season". Archived from the original on 2021-12-25.

[47] "Shahdan Sulaiman cross over to Protectors". 19 December 2019.

[48] "Hafiz nor commits for 2021". Archived from the original on 2021-12-25.

[49] "Song Ui-Young will continue his voyage with the Sailors for the 2021 season". Archived from the original on 2021-12-25.

[50] "Haiqal Pashia continues journey with the Sailors". Archived from the original on 2021-12-25.

[51] "Stipe Plazibat moving back to Bishan for 2 years contract". Facebook.

[52] "Amiuldin has agreed an extension with @lioncitysailors.fc for another two years". Archived from the original on 2021-12-25.

[53] "Melbourne City bag Portuguese defender as Delbridge departs".

[54] "Milos Degenek does not want to go to Singapore".

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