2008 Singapore Armed Forces FC season

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Singapore Armed Forces
2008 season
Head coachRichard Bok
S.League1st
Singapore CupWinners
AFC CupQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Aleksandar Duric (12)
All:
Aleksandar Đurić (17)

Singapore Armed Forces FC competed as one of the 12 teams in the 2008 NTUC Income Yeo's S-League season. The club also took part in the 2008 editions of the RHB Singapore Cup and the Singapore League Cup, as well as the regional AFC Cup.

Final league standing[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Singapore Armed Forces 33 24 5 4 85 34 +51 77 Qualification to
AFC Champions League Qualifying Play-off
or AFC Cup group stage
2 South Korea Super Reds[a] 33 24 3 6 68 32 +36 75
3 Home United 33 23 3 7 75 31 +44 72 Qualification to AFC Cup Group Stage[b]
4 Tampines Rovers 33 20 5 8 66 37 +29 65
5 Gombak United 33 14 10 9 47 39 +8 52
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) head-to-head
Notes:
  1. ^ The three foreign clubs – Albirex Niigata (S), Dalian Shide Siwu and Super Reds – as well as the Football Association of Singapore under-23 team, Young Lions, were not eligible for qualification to continental competitions.
  2. ^ Home United qualified for the 2009 AFC Cup by being the next highest-placed local club behind S.League and 2008 Singapore Cup winners Singapore Armed Forces.

Club[edit]

Management[edit]

Position Staff
General manager Singapore Kok Wai Leong
Head coach Singapore Richard Bok
Prime League coach Singapore V. Selvaraj
Goalkeeping coach Singapore David Lee
Sports Trainer Singapore Hairi Su'ap
Kitman Singapore Tay Kia Hin

First team[edit]

As of May 21, 2008

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Singapore SGP Toh Guo'An
2 DF Singapore SGP Shaiful Esah
3 DF Japan JPN Kenji Arai
4 DF Singapore SGP Hafiz Osman
5 DF Singapore SGP Faizal Aziz
7 MF Japan JPN Masahiro Fukasawa
8 MF Thailand THA Therdsak Chaiman
9 FW Singapore SGP Aleksandar Đurić
10 MF Singapore SGP John Wilkinson
11 MF Japan JPN Norikazu Murakami
12 MF Singapore SGP Jamil Ali
No. Pos. Nation Player
13 DF Singapore SGP Razaleigh Khalik
14 GK Singapore SGP Shahril Jantan
15 GK Singapore SGP Rasyid Hamid
16 DF Singapore SGP Daniel Bennett
18 FW Singapore SGP Ashrin Shariff
19 MF Singapore SGP Mustaqim Manzur
20 MF Singapore SGP Syed Karim
21 DF Singapore SGP Asraf Rashid
22 MF Singapore SGP Fadzil Nasir
23 MF Singapore SGP Ridhuan Osman
25 FW Singapore SGP Shaiful Rahman

List of 2007-08 transfers[edit]

In[edit]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF Singapore SGP Razaleigh Khalik (From Geylang United FC)

Out[edit]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF Singapore SGP Faizal Hamid (sold to Gombak United)
7 DF Singapore SGP Razif Mahamud (Released)
17 DF Singapore SGP Masrezwan Masturi (sold to Geylang United)
20 MF Singapore SGP Noor Ali (sold to Geylang United)

Squad stats[edit]

Updated May 20, 2008

No. Pos Nat Player Total S.League Singapore Cup Singapore League Cup AFC Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Singapore SGP Toh Guo'An 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 DF Singapore SGP Shaiful Esah 17 1 12 1 1 0 0 0 4 0
3 DF Japan JPN Kenji Arai 19 2 13 2 0 0 0 0 6 0
4 DF Singapore SGP Hafiz Osman 12 0 8 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
5 DF Singapore SGP Faizal Aziz 10 0 5 0 1 0 0 0 4 0
7 MF Japan JPN Masahiro Fukasawa 20 3 13 3 1 0 0 0 6 0
8 MF Thailand THA Therdsak Chaiman 19 5 13 3 1 0 0 0 5 2
9 FW Singapore SGP Aleksandar Đurić 20 17 13 12 1 0 0 0 6 5
10 MF Singapore SGP John Wilkinson 18 1 12 0 1 0 0 0 5 1
11 FW Japan JPN Norikazu Murakami 15 5 13 4 1 1 0 0 1 0
12 MF Singapore SGP Jamil Ali 18 4 12 2 1 0 0 0 5 2
13 DF Singapore SGP Razaleigh Khalik 15 0 11 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
14 GK Singapore SGP Shahril Jantan 20 -18 13 -14 1 0 0 0 6 -4
15 GK Singapore SGP Rasyid Hamid 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 DF Singapore SGP Daniel Bennett 20 0 13 0 1 0 0 0 6 0
18 FW Singapore SGP Ashrin Shariff 16 6 9 5 1 0 0 0 6 1
19 MF Singapore SGP Mustaqim Manzur 18 5 11 3 1 1 0 0 6 1
20 MF Singapore SGP Syed Karim 7 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
21 DF Singapore SGP Asraf Rashid 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 MF Singapore SGP Fadzil Nasir 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
23 MF Singapore SGP Ridhuan Osman 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
25 FW Singapore SGP Shaiful Rahman 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

Matches[edit]

Updated to games played May 20, 2008

Pre-season friendlies[edit]

Match Date Tournament Location Opponent team Score Scorers
1 January 16, 2008 Friendly Choa Chu Kang Stadium Balestier Khalsa 3–0 G Lenan 35' (o.g.), M. Fukasawa 77', K. Buang 85' (pen.)
2 January 19, 2008 Friendly Choa Chu Kang Stadium Gombak United 0–0
3 January 23, 2008 Friendly Hougang Stadium Sengkang Punggol 0–0
4 February 1, 2008 Friendly Choa Chu Kang Stadium Super Reds 2–3 unknown
5 February 5, 2008 Friendly Pasir Gudang, Malaysia Johor FC 2–1 unknown
6 February 17, 2008 Singapore Charity Shield Jalan Besar Stadium Home United 1–1 (5–4 on penalties) A. Shariff 86' (pen)

S-League[edit]

Match Date Home/Away Opponent team Score Scorers
1 February 22, 2008 Away (LIVE) Albirex Niigata (S) 1–3 N. Murakami 4', K. Ogawa 34' (o.g.), T. Chaiman 88'
2 February 26, 2008 Home Geylang United 3–1 N. Murakami 23', A. Đurić 78', A. Shariff 84'
3 February 29, 2008 Home (LIVE) Sengkang Punggol 3–0 M. Fukasawa 30', A. Đurić 38', J. Ali 44'
4 March 6, 2008 Away Dalian Shide Siwu 1–6 A. Đurić 10', 39', A. Shariff 61', 66', 90', J. Ali 90'
5 March 14, 2008 Away Tampines Rovers 1–2 T. Chaiman 69' (pen), M. Manzur 84'
6 March 29, 2008 Home Woodlands Wellington 3–0 A. Đurić 76', S. Esah 84', A. Shariff 89'
7 April 6, 2008 Away Balestier Khalsa 0–2 A. Đurić 48', K. Arai 67'
8 April 10, 2008 Home Young Lions 4–0 M. Manzur 30', A. Đurić 70', 76', 79'
9 April 13, 2008 Away Super Reds 3–2 M. Manzur 17', K.S. Eun 63' (o.g.)
10 April 21, 2008 Home Home United 2–2 M. Fukasawa 3', T. Chaiman 35'
11 April 25, 2008 Away (LIVE) Gombak United 2–2 N. Murakami 24', Therdsak Chaiman 89'
12 May 4, 2008 Away Geylang United 2–3 N. Murakami 35', A. Đurić 53', 55'
13 May 20, 2008 Away Albirex Niigata (S) 3–1 M. Fukasawa 36', K. Arai 73', A. Đurić 88'
14 May 24, 2008 Away Sengkang Punggol 0–1 T. Chaiman 90'

Singapore Cup[edit]

Match Date Round Home/Away Opponent team Score Scorers
1 May 8, 2008 First Knockout Round Home Balestier Khalsa 2–0 N. Murakami 40', M. Manzur 90'

AFC Cup[edit]

Match Date Round Home/Away Opponent team Score Scorers
1 March 11, 2008 Group Stage Home Kitchee (Hong Kong) 4–0 J. Ali 20', 37', T. Chaiman 25', Wang Z.P. 51' (o.g.)
2 March 18, 2008 Group Stage Away Perak FA (Malaysia) 1–6 T. Chaiman 8', A. Đurić 45', 49', 71', 74', M. Manzur 58'
3 April 2, 2008 Group Stage Away New Radiant (Maldives) 0–3 A. Shariff 7', A. Đurić 44', I. Amil 86' (o.g.)
4 April 2, 2008 Group Stage Home New Radiant (Maldives) 1–1 J. Wilkinson 27'
5 April 30, 2008 Group Stage Away Kitchee (Hong Kong) 0–2 A. Shariff 10', A. Đurić 19'
6 May 14, 2008 Group Stage Home Perak FA (Malaysia) 0–2

Player seasonal records[edit]

Competitive matches only. Numbers in brackets indicate appearances made. Updated to games played May 20, 2008.

Goalscorers[edit]

Rank Name S-League Singapore Cup Singapore League Cup AFC Cup Total
1 Singapore Aleksandar Đurić 12 (13) 0 (1) 0 (0) 5 (6) 17 (20)
2 Singapore Ashrin Shariff 5 (9) 0 (1) 0 (0) 1 (6) 6 (16)
Thailand Therdsak Chaiman 4 (13) 0 (1) 0 (0) 2 (5) 6 (19)
3 Japan Norikazu Murakami 4 (13) 1 (1) 0 (0) 0 (1) 5 (15)
Singapore Mustaqim Manzur 3 (11) 1 (1) 0 (0) 1 (6) 5 (18)
4 Singapore Jamil Ali 2 (12) 0 (1) 0 (0) 2 (5) 4 (18)
5 Japan Masahiro Fukasawa 3 (13) 0 (1) 0 (0) 0 (6) 3 (20)
6 Japan Kenji Arai 2 (13) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (6) 2 (19)
7 Singapore Shaiful Esah 1 (12) 0 (1) 0 (0) 0 (4) 1 (17)
Singapore John Wilkinson 0 (12) 0 (1) 0 (0) 1 (5) 1 (18)

Goals conceded[edit]

Rank Name S-League Singapore Cup Singapore League Cup AFC Cup Total Average per game
1 Singapore Shahril Jantan 14 (13) 0 (1) 0 (0) 4 (6) 21 (20) 1.05
2 Singapore Toh Guo'An 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0
3 Singapore Rasyid Hamid 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0

Discipline[edit]

Rank Name S-League Singapore Cup Singapore League Cup AFC Cup Total
Total Cards
1 Japan Kenji Arai 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 5
2 Singapore John Wilkinson 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 5
3 Singapore Aleksandar Đurić 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1
4 Singapore Shaiful Esah 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1
5 Singapore Hafiz Osman 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1
6 Thailand Therdsak Chaiman 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1
7 Singapore Mustaqim Manzur 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1
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