2020 Hougang United FC season
The 2020 season is Hougang United'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 Singapore Cup. They will also compete in the 2020 AFC Cup, a first in their history. [1]
2020 season | |||
---|---|---|---|
Chairman | Bill Ng | ||
Stadium | Hougang Stadium | ||
| |||
Squad
S.League Squad
No. | Name | Nationality | Date of Birth (Age) | Previous Club | Contract Since | Contract End | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Goalkeepers | |||||||
1 | Heng How Meng U23 | 14 May 1998 | 2019 | ||||
13 | Ridhuan Barudin >30 | 23 March 1987 | 2015 | 2020 | |||
18 | Khairulhin Khalid | 18 July 1991 | 2016 | 2020 | |||
Defenders | |||||||
2 | Anders Aplin | 21 June 1991 | 2020 | 2020 | |||
3 | Maksat Dzhakybaliev U21 | 18 February 2000 | 2020 | 2020 | |||
5 | Lionel Tan U23 | 5 June 1997 | 2020 | ||||
8 | Hafiz Sujad | 1 November 1990 | 2019 | 2020 | |||
11 | Nazrul Nazari | 11 February 1991 | 2016 | 2021 | |||
14 | Alif Iskandar U23 | 16 January 1999 | 2019 | 2020 | |||
17 | Faiz Salleh | 17 July 1992 | 2014 | 2020 | |||
19 | Zac Anderson | 30 April 1991 | 2020 | 2020 | |||
20 | Muhaimin Suhaimi | 20 February 1995 | 2018 | 2021 | |||
28 | Afiq Yunos | 10 December 1990 | 2019 | ||||
35 | Emmeric Ong | 25 January 1991 | 2020 | ||||
Midfielders | |||||||
4 | Afiq Noor | 25 December 1993 | 2019 | 2020 | |||
6 | Anumanthan Kumar | 14 July 1994 | 2019 | 2020 | |||
12 | Fabian Kwok >30 | 17 March 1989 | 2017 | 2020 | |||
16 | Justin Hui U23 | 17 February 1998 | Youth Team | 2017 | 2020 | ||
21 | Nikesh Singh Sidhu U23 | 24 February 1999 | 2019 | 2020 | |||
22 | Mahathir Azeman | 17 January 1996 | 2019 | 2020 | |||
24 | Farhan Zulkifli U23 | 10 November 2002 | 2019 | 2020 | |||
25 | Charlie Machell | 25 October 1994 | 2020 | 2020 | |||
Strikers | |||||||
7 | Shahfiq Ghani | 17 March 1992 | 2018 | 2021 | |||
9 | Stipe Plazibat | 31 August 1989 | 2019 | 2020 | |||
10 | Shawal Anuar | 29 April 1991 | 2020 | 2021 | |||
23 | Sahil Suhaimi | 8 July 1992 | 2020 | 2020 | |||
26 | Daniel Martens U23 | 25 February 1999 | 2020 | 2020 | |||
Players who left during the season | |||||||
15 | Jordan Nicolas Vestering U23 | 25 September 2000 | 2018 | 2020 | |||
U19 Squad
No. | Name | Nationality | Date of Birth (Age) | Previous Club | Contract Since | Contract End | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Goalkeepers | |||||||
Defenders | |||||||
Prakash Raj | 11 June 1998 | ||||||
Midfielders | |||||||
Strikers | |||||||
Tiong Bahru FC
(Chairman, Bill Ng is also the chairman for the club)
No. | Name | Nationality | Date of Birth (Age) | Previous Club | Contract Since | Contract End | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Goalkeepers | |||||||
23 | Daniel Ong | 31 August 1989 | 2019 | 2020 | |||
Defenders | |||||||
3 | Syaqir Sulaiman | 12 August 1986 | 2018 | 2020 | |||
5 | Igor Ferreira Alves | 21 February 1985 | 2017 | 2020 | |||
8 | Zulfadli Zainal Abidin | 26 April 1988 | 2019 | 2020 | |||
10 | Ang Zhiwei | 2 August 1989 | 2018 | 2020 | |||
14 | Kenneth Chang | 7 July 1992 | 2016 | 2020 | |||
26 | Illyas Lee | 1 December 1995 | 2020 | 2020 | |||
Midfielders | |||||||
12 | Jonathan Tan | 13 December 1995 | 2020 | 2020 | |||
24 | Nurhilmi Jasni | 17 December 1986 | 2019 | 2020 | |||
Ryan Syaffiq | 4 March 1995 | 2019 | 2020 | ||||
Forwards | |||||||
7 | Liam Shotton | 28 May 1987 | 2018 | 2020 | |||
9 | Goh Swee Swee | 2 June 1986 | 2018 | ||||
13 | Hazim Faiz | 28 September 1995 | 2017 | ||||
16 | Cameron Ayrton Bell | 18 April 1994 | 2019 | 2020 | |||
20 | Fairoz Hassan | 26 November 1988 | 2020 | ||||
Coaching staff
Position | Name | Ref. |
---|---|---|
Head Coach | ||
Assistant Coach | ||
Assistant Coach | ||
Head of Youth (COE) | ||
U19 Coach | ||
U16 Coach | ||
Fitness Coach | ||
Goalkeeping Coach | ||
General Manager | ||
Team Manager | ||
Sports Trainer | ||
Sports Trainer | ||
Kitman | ||
Transfers
Pre-season transfers
In
Position | Player | Transferred From | Ref |
---|---|---|---|
DF | Season loan [2] | ||
DF | Free Agent | 1 year contract signed in 2020 [3] | |
DF | 1 year contract signed in 2019 [4] | ||
DF | Loan Return | ||
DF | Loan Return | ||
MF | 1 year contract signed in 2019 [5] | ||
FW | Loan Return | ||
FW | Loan return [6] | ||
FW | 1 year contract signed in 2019 [7] | ||
FW | 2 years contract signed in 2019 [8] [9] | ||
Note 1: Syukri Bashir returned to the team after the loan and move to Tanjong Pagar United.
Note 2: Amer Hakeem was released after returning from loan.
Out
Position | Player | Transferred To | Ref |
---|---|---|---|
DF | |||
DF | |||
DF | |||
DF | |||
DF | Season loan | ||
DF | |||
MF | |||
MF | |||
MF | |||
MF | Season loan [10] [11] | ||
FW | [12] | ||
FW | |||
FW | |||
FW | |||
FW | Free | ||
Retained / Extension
Position | Player | Ref |
---|---|---|
Coach | [13] | |
GK | 1 Year contract signed in 2019 [14] | |
GK | 1 Year contract signed in 2019 [15] | |
GK | ||
DF | 2 years contract signed in 2019 [16] | |
DF | 2 years contract signed in 2019 [17] | |
DF | 1 Year contract signed in 2019 [18] | |
DF | 1 Year contract signed in 2019 [19] | |
DF | 1 Year contract signed in 2019 [20] | |
DF | ||
DF | 1 Year contract signed in 2019 [21] | |
MF | 1 Year contract signed in 2019 [22] | |
MF | 1 Year contract signed in 2019 [23] | |
MF | 1 Year contract signed in 2019 [24] | |
MF | 1 Year contract signed in 2019 [25] | |
MF | 1 Year contract signed in 2019 [26] | |
MF | 1 Year contract signed in 2019 [27] | |
FW | 2 years contract signed in 2019 [28] | |
FW | 1 Year contract signed in 2019 [29] | |
Promoted
Position | Player | Ref |
---|---|---|
MF | 1 Year contract signed in 2019 [30] | |
Trial
Position | Player | Trial From | Ref |
---|---|---|---|
Mid-season transfer
In
Position | Player | Transferred From | Ref |
---|---|---|---|
DF | Loan Return [31] | ||
DF | NS Completed [32] | ||
DF | [33] | ||
Note 1: Afiq Yunos returned to the team after the loan and move from Trat FC was cancelled due to Covid 19.
Out
Position | Player | Transferred To | Ref |
---|---|---|---|
DF | NS [34] | ||
Friendlies
Pre-Season Friendly
Win Draw Loss
29 January 2020 Friendly | Hougang United | 6-3 | Hougang Stadium | |
Sahil Suhaimi Farhan Zulkifli Hafiz Sujad Shahfiq Ghani |
Ross Plain |
1 February 2020 Friendly | Hougang United | 7-0 | Hougang Stadium | |
Sahil Suhaimi Farhan Zulkifli Shahfiq Ghani Hafiz Sujad Justin Hui Stipe Plazibat |
Tour of Malaysia
16 January 2020 Friendly | Terengganu F.C. I | 4-0 | Kuala Lumpur | |
Sanjar Shaakhmedov Dominique Da Sylva |
Stadium: UM Arena Stadium |
18 January 2020 Friendly | UiTM F.C. | cancelled | Kuala Lumpur | |
Stadium: PKNS Sports Complex |
20 January 2020 Friendly | Kuala Lumpur FA | 2-2 | Kuala Lumpur | |
Francis Koné Paulo Josué |
Hafiz Sujad Stipe Plazibat |
Stadium: Kuala Lumpur Stadium |
Team statistics
Appearances and goals
- As of 25 Feb 2020
No. | Pos. | Player | Sleague | Singapore Cup | AFC Cup | Charity Shield | Total | |||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Apps. | Apps. | Apps. | Apps. | Apps. | ||||||||||||
1 | GK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
2 | DF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
3 | DF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
4 | MF | 2(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
5 | DF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
6 | MF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
7 | FW | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(2) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
8 | DF | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
9 | FW | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
10 | FW | 1(2) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1(2) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
11 | DF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
12 | MF | 2(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
13 | GK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
14 | DF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
16 | MF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
17 | DF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
18 | GK | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
19 | DF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
20 | DF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
21 | MF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
22 | MF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
23 | FW | 0(3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
24 | MF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
25 | MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
26 | FW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
35 | DF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
Players who have played this season but had left the club or on loan to other club | ||||||||||||||||
15 | DF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | |||||
Competitions
Overview
Competition | Record | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |
Charity Shield
Win Draw Loss
22 February 2020 Charity Shield [Covid19 1] | Tampines Rovers | 3-0 | Jalan Besar Stadium | |
18:00 | Irwan Shah Boris Kopitović Jordan Webb Kyoga Nakamura Syazwan Buhari |
Shawal Anuar Jordan Nicolas Vestering Anders Aplin Afiq Noor |
Referee: Ahmad A'Qashah |
Singapore Premier League
Win Draw Loss
1 March 2020 1 | Young Lions FC | 1-4 | Jurong West Stadium | |
Ilhan Fandi Nur Adam Abdullah |
Report | Stipe Plazibat Jordan Nicolas Vestering Farhan Zulkifli Afiq Noor |
Referee: G. Letchman Man of the Match: |
15 March 2020 2 | Hougang United | 1-2 | Hougang Stadium | |
Shawal Anuar Anders Aplin |
Report | Christopher van Huizen Firdaus Kasman Joshua Pereira |
Attendance: 0 [note 1] Referee: Farhan Mohd Man of the Match: |
18 March 2020 3 | Balestier Khalsa | 2-2 | Bishan Stadium | |
Šime Žužul Shuhei Hoshino Hazzuwan Halim Zaiful Nizam |
Report | Stipe Plazibat Fabian Kwok Sahil Suhaimi |
Attendance: 0 [note 2] Referee: Lim Liang Yi Man of the Match: |
4 (Rescheduled) [note 3] | Hougang United | v | Hougang Stadium |
5 (Rescheduled) [note 3] | Tanjong Pagar United | v | Bishan Stadium |
6 (Rescheduled) [note 3] | Hougang United | v | Hougang Stadium |
7 (Rescheduled) [note 3] | Tampines Rovers | v | Our Tampines Hub |
8 (Rescheduled) [note 3] | Hougang United | v | Hougang Stadium |
9 (Rescheduled) [note 3] | Hougang United | v | Hougang Stadium |
10 (Rescheduled) [note 3] | Geylang International | v | Our Tampines Hub |
11 (Rescheduled) [note 3] | Balestier Khalsa | v | Bishan Stadium |
12 (Rescheduled) [note 3] | Brunei DPMM | v | Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium |
13 (Rescheduled) [note 3] | Hougang United | v | Hougang Stadium |
14 (Rescheduled) [note 3] | Lion City Sailors | v | Bishan Stadium |
15 (Rescheduled) [note 3] | Hougang United | v | Hougang Stadium |
16 (Rescheduled) [note 3] | Albirex Niigata (S) | v | Jurong East Stadium |
17 (Rescheduled) [note 3] | Young Lions FC | v | Jurong West Stadium |
18 (Rescheduled) [note 3] | Hougang United | v | Hougang Stadium |
19 (Rescheduled) [note 3] | Hougang United | v | Hougang Stadium |
20 (Rescheduled) [note 3] | Hougang United | v | Hougang Stadium |
21 (Rescheduled) [note 3] | Tanjong Pagar United | v | Jurong East Stadium |
12 September 2020 22 | Hougang United | v | Hougang Stadium |
16 September 2020 23 | Tampines Rovers | v | Our Tampines Hub |
19 September 2020 24 | Hougang United | v | Hougang Stadium |
- Hougang United was a last minute replacement for DPMM FC after DPMM pulled out from the Charity Shield due to Covid 19.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 5 | |
4 | Balestier Khalsa | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 5 |
5 | Hougang United | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 4 |
6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 3 | |
7 | Tanjong Pagar United | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 2 |
Updated to match(es) played on 20 March 2020. Source: Singapore Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of wins
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of wins
Notes:
- The two foreign clubs – Albirex Niigata (S) and DPMM – as well as the Football Association of Singapore (FAS) under-21 team, Young Lions, are ineligible for any AFC competition spots.
Singapore Cup
Win Draw Loss
AFC Cup
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | HCM | YAN | HOU | LTO | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 7[lower-alpha 1] | Zonal semi-finals | — | 26 Sep | 29 Sep | 23 Sep | ||
2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 7[lower-alpha 1] | Zonal semi-finals if best runners-up | 2–2 | — | 1–0 | 3–2 | ||
3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2–3 | 23 Sep | — | 26 Sep | |||
4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 0 | 0–2 | 29 Sep | 1–3 | — |
Updated to match(es) played on 10 March 2020. Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:
- Head-to-head away goals: Hồ Chí Minh City 2, Yangon United 0.
Win Draw Loss
Group stage
11 February 2020 Matchday 1 | Lao Toyota F.C. | 1-3 | Vientiane, Laos | |
Goran Jerković Somsavath Sorphabmixay Piyaphong Pathammavong |
Report | Charlie Machell Stipe Plazibat Afiq Noor Fabian Kwok |
Stadium: New Laos National Stadium Attendance: 1,215 Referee: Ali Abdulnabi (Bahrain) |
25 February 2020 Matchday 2 | Hougang United | 2-3 | Kallang, Singapore | |
Stipe Plazibat Hafiz Sujad Fabian Kwok |
Report | Nguyễn Công Phượng Amido Baldé Le Van Son Bùi Tien Dung Nguyen Cong Thanh |
Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium Attendance: 873 Referee: Kim Dae-yong (South Korea) |
10 March 2020 Matchday 3 | Yangon United F.C. | 1-0 | Yangon, Myanmar | |
Than Paing |
Report | Anumanthan Kumar |
Stadium: Thuwunna Stadium Referee: Jonathon Barreiro (Australia) |
23 September 2020 Matchday 4 (Rescheduled) | Hougang United | v | Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam | |
Report | Stadium: Thống Nhất Stadium |
26 September 2020 Matchday 5 (Rescheduled) | Hougang United | v | Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam | |
Report | Stadium: Thống Nhất Stadium |
29 September 2020 Matchday 6 (Rescheduled) | Ho Chi Minh City FC | v | Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam | |
Report | Stadium: Thống Nhất Stadium |
gollark: Okay, NOT happy, right.
gollark: HES ITS HAPPY?
gollark: Just autogenerate music.
gollark: That sounds worse.
gollark: Suuuuuure.
See also
Notes
- Due to Covid 19, this match is played behind closed door.
- Due to Covid 19, this match is played behind closed door.
- The match is postponed following the coronavirus pandemic.
References
- "Tampines' win also means that Hougang United will earn a spot in the 2020 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Cup".
- "Maksat Dzhakybaliev joins Cheetah on season loan".
- "Zac Anderson joins Hougang United!".
- "Anders Aplin joins Hougang United!".
- "Svay Rieng FC, Charlie, joins Hougang United!".
- "Hougang player signed for Japanese club".
- "Sahil Suhaimi signs for Hougang Unitedon a 1-year deal with the Cheetahs!".
- "New cheetah Shawal Anuar joining from Eagles".
- "Shawal Anuar joins Hougang United!".
- "Suphanburi FC signs Singaporean midfielder Zulfahmi Arifin on their ASEAN quota".
- "Zulfahmi Arifin has joined Thailand Premier League club, Suphanburi F.C. on a season long deal next year. ".
- "Singapore Premier League POTY Faris Ramli signs for Terengganu FC in Malaysia".
- "Head Coach Clement Teo signs for another year with the Cheetahs! ".
- "Khairulhin Khalid has signed a 1-year contract extension with the Cheetahs!".
- "Ridhuan Barudin, team has penned a 1-year contract extension with the Cheetahs!".
- "Singapore International, Nazrul Nazari has signed a 2-year contract extension with the club!".
- "Singapore International, Muhaimin Suhaimi has signed a 2-year contract extension with the club!".
- "Hafiz Sujad, team has penned a 1-year contract extension with the Cheetahs!".
- "Afiq Yunos, team has penned a 1-year contract extension with the Cheetahs!".
- "Jordan Nicolas Vestering, team has penned a 1-year contract extension with the Cheetahs!".
- "Faiz Salleh, team has penned a 1-year contract extension with the Cheetahs!".
- "Afiq Noor has signed a 1-year contract extension with the Cheetahs!".
- "Nikesh part of the younger players in the heart of our midfield".
- "Anumanthan has signed a 1-year contract extension with the Cheetahs!".
- "Fabien has signed a 1-year contract extension with the Cheetahs!".
- "Justin Hui continues journey with hougang".
- "Mahathir Azeman continues journey with hougang".
- "Singapore International, Shahfiq Ghani has signed a 2-year contract extension with the club!".
- "Stipe Plazibat will be staying with the Cheetahs for another season".
- "Farhan Zulkifli continues journey with hougang".
- "Afiq Yunos sees the positives despite early end to Thai stint".
- "Lionel Tan returns to Hougang United".
- "Emmeric becomes Cheetah".
- "Jordan's decision to enlist for National Service that saw his time at Hougang United come to an end rather than footballing reasons".
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.