2013 in Singaporean football
The 2013 season is the 61st season of competitive football in Singapore.
The season began on 20 February 2013 for the S.League, 1 March 2013 for the Prime League and 27 April 2013 for the NFL First, Second and Third Divisions.
S.League
[edit]Team changes
[edit]- Gombak United FC withdrew their participation in the league based on financial considerations.
- Harimau Muda A were replaced by Harimau Muda B.[1]
- Geylang United reverted their name to Geylang International.[2][3]
- Singapore Armed Forces FC were renamed to Warriors F.C..[4]
Singapore National Football League
[edit]Promotion and relegation (pre-season)
[edit]Teams relegated from NFL Division 1
- Singapore Armed Forces Sports Association
- Borussia Zamrud Football Club
Teams promoted to NFL Division 1
- Admiralty FC
- Sporting Westlake Football Club
Teams relegated from NFL Division 2
- Balestier United Recreation Club
Teams promoted to NFL Division 2
- Gambas Avenue Sports Club
Honours
[edit]League and Cup champions
[edit]| Competition | Winner | Runner-Up | Venue | Match Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charity Shield |  Tampines Rovers
|
Warriors F.C.
|
Jalan Besar Stadium | Report |
| S.League | Tampines Rovers
|
Home United
|
N/A | |
| Singapore Cup | Home United
|
Tanjong Pagar United
|
Jalan Besar Stadium | |
| League Cup | Balestier Khalsa
|
 Brunei DPMM
|
Jalan Besar Stadium | |
| FA Cup | Home United
|
Sporting Westlake FC
|
Jalan Besar Stadium | |
| Prime League | Balestier Khalsa
|
Home United
|
N/A | |
| NFL Division 1 | TBC | TBC | N/A | |
| NFL Division 2 | TBC | TBC | N/A | |
| NFL Division 3 | TBC | TBC | N/A |
Men's Senior Team
[edit]Following Radojko Avramović's resignation after Singapore's victory in the 2012 AFF Suzuki Cup, LionsXII coach V Sundramoorthy was announced as the stand-in head coach while the FAS searched for a new coach to fill the vacancy.
On 15 May 2013, former Belarus coach Bernd Stange was unveiled as the new head coach of the Singapore national football team.[5]
Managerial changes
[edit]| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Replaced by | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singapore
|
V Sundramoorthy
|
Relinquishment of Interim Position |  Bernd Stange
|
15 May 2013 |
Fixtures and results
[edit]| 1 February 2013 Friendly1 | Bahrain  | 3 - 1 | Singapore | Bahrain |
Mahmood Al Ajmi  19', 57' Sami Al-Husaini 82' |
Report | 70' Safuwan Baharudin |
Stadium: Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa |
| 6 February 2013 2015 AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers | Jordan  | 4 - 0 | Singapore | Jordan |
| Abdallah Deeb 18' Khalil Bani Attiah 52' Ahmad Hayel 55', 74' |
Report | Stadium: King Abdullah Stadium, Amman |
| 4 June 2013 Friendly | Myanmar  | 0 - 2 | Singapore | Yangon, Myanmar |
| Report | 10' Khairul Amri 12' Shaiful Esah |
| 7 June 2013 Friendly | Laos  | 2 – 5 | Singapore | Vientiane, Laos |
| Ketsada Souksavanh 48' Khonesavanh Sihavong 62' |
Report | Indra Sahdan 7', 41' Hariss Harun 27' Gabriel Quak Jun Yi 84' Hafiz Rahim 88' |
Stadium: New Laos National Stadium Referee: Sivakorn Pu-udom |
| 14 August 2013 2015 AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers | Singapore | v |  Oman | Singapore |
| Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium |
| 15 October 2013 2015 AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers | Singapore | v |  Syria | Singapore |
| Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium |
| 15 November 2013 2015 AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers | Syria | v | Singapore |
| 19 November 2013 2015 AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers | Singapore | v | Jordan | Singapore |
| Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium |
| 5 March 2014 2015 AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers | Oman | v | Singapore |
- 1 Non FIFA 'A' international match
Singapore Selection Matches
[edit]Singapore Olympic Foundation - Peter Lim Charity Cup
[edit]The Singapore Olympic Foundation - Peter Lim Charity Cup was an exhibition fundraising match between the Singapore Selection and 2013 Copa del Rey winners, Atlético Madrid.[6]
The match was held at the Jalan Besar Stadium on 22 May 2013 and Atlético Madrid prevailed with a 2-0 scoreline with goals coming from Raúl García and Diego Costa.
| 22 May 2013 Exhibition1 | Singapore Selection | 0 - 2 |  Atlético Madrid | Singapore |
| Report | 29' Raúl García 87' Diego Costa |
Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore Referee: Yazeen Buhari |
- 1 Non FIFA 'A' international match
Representation in AFC Cup
[edit]Singapore was represented in the 2013 AFC Cup by 2012 S.League champions Tampines Rovers and 2012 Singapore Cup winners Warriors F.C.
Both teams failed to qualify for the knockout stage, finishing bottom of Group H and Group E respectively.
Warriors F.C.'s Performance in AFC CUP Group E
[edit]
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Semen Padang
|
6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 6 | +9 | 16 |
 Kitchee
|
6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 7 | +11 | 12 |
 Churchill Brothers
|
6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 13 | −7 | 4 |
| Warriors
|
6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 17 | −13 | 3 |
Source: [citation needed]
| 5 March 2013 | Semen Padang | 3–1 | Warriors | Haji Agus Salim Stadium, Padang |
| 15:30 UTC+7 | Wilson 19' Mofu 32'Iskandar 86' |
Report | Inui 41' |
Attendance: 9,225 Referee: Ma Ning (China PR) |
| 12 March 2013 | Warriors | 2–4 | Kitchee | Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore |
| 19:45 UTC+8 | Inui 23' Gunawan 29' |
Report | Jordi 46', 51' Lo Kwan Yee 62'Cheng Siu Wai 75' |
Attendance: 1,151 Referee: Minoru Tōjō (Japan) |
| 2 April 2013 | Churchill Brothers | 3–0 | Warriors | Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, Pune |
| 15:00 UTC+5:30 | Vales 37' Singh 44'Chhetri 84' |
Report | Attendance: 500 Referee: Yaqoob Abdul Baki (Oman) |
| 10 April 2013 | Warriors | 1–0 | Churchill Brothers | Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore |
| 19:45 UTC+8 | Franco 54' (o.g.) |
Report | Attendance: 1,362 Referee: Sgt. Win Cho (Myanmar) |
| 24 April 2013 | Warriors | 0–2 | Semen Padang | Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore |
| 19:45 UTC+8 | Report | Wilson 39', 60' |
Attendance: 378 Referee: Hettikamkanamge Perera (Sri Lanka) |
| 1 May 2013 | Kitchee | 5–0 | Warriors | Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong |
| 17:00 UTC+8 | Jordi 18', 53', 88' Cheng Siu Wai 62'Tsang Kam To 72' |
Report | Attendance: 1,097 Referee: Ko Hyung-Jin (Korea Republic) |
Tampines Rovers' Performance in AFC CUP Group H
[edit]
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Bengal
|
6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 14 |
 Selangor
|
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 11 | +1 | 8 |
 Sài Gòn Xuân Thành
|
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 12 | −3 | 8 |
| Tampines Rovers
|
6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 17 | −5 | 2 |
Source: [citation needed]
| 6 March 2013 | Tampines Rovers | 2–3 | Sài Gòn Xuân Thành | Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore |
| 19:45 UTC+8 | Amri 89' Đurić 90+2' |
Report | Amougou 22', 62' Pham Thua Chi 84' |
Attendance: 1,238 Referee: Ng Chiu Kok (Hong Kong) |
| 13 March 2013 | Selangor | 3–3 | Tampines Rovers | Shah Alam Stadium, Shah Alam |
| 20:45 UTC+8 | Doe 8', 54' (pen.) Amri 46' |
Report | Đurić 20' Imran 49'Yamashita 71' |
Attendance: 1,551 Referee: Kim Sang-Woo (Korea Republic) |
| 3 April 2013 | Tampines Rovers | 2–4 | East Bengal | Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore |
| 19:45 UTC+8 | Hadžibulić 28' Amri 65' |
Report | Hadee 19' (o.g.) Barisić 62', 87'Edeh 64' |
Attendance: 1,082 Referee: Chaiya Mahapab (Thailand) |
| 9 April 2013 | East Bengal | 2–1 | Tampines Rovers | Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata |
| 15:15 UTC+5:30 | Edeh 22' Ralte 86' |
Report | Esah 68' |
Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Nivon Robesh Gamini (Sri Lanka) |
| 23 April 2013 | Sài Gòn Xuân Thành | 2–2 | Tampines Rovers | Thong Nhat Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City |
| 18:30 UTC+7 | Amougou 18' (pen.) Oloya 42' |
Report | Amri 15' Hadžibulić 63' |
Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Wang Di (China PR) |
| 30 April 2013 | Tampines Rovers | 2–3 | Selangor | Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore |
| 19:00 UTC+8 | Asraruddin 50' (o.g.) Đurić 58' |
Report | Taha 28' (o.g.) Amri 45', 76' |
Attendance: 839 Referee: Yudai Yamamoto (Japan) |
References
[edit]- ^ "Harimau Muda B set for 2013 S.League". ESPN Star. 26 December 2012. Archived from the original on 22 January 2013. Retrieved 26 December 2012.
- ^ "New-look Geylang primed for 2013". Today Online. 4 January 2013. Archived from the original on 4 January 2013. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
- ^ "Kaplan to lead new-look Geylang". ESPN Star. 4 January 2013. Archived from the original on 15 February 2013. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
- ^ "SAFFC renamed as Warriors FC". ESPN Star. 21 January 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-02-16. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
- ^ "Football: FAS to unveil Bernd Stange as new national coach, replacing Raddy Avramovic". The Straits Times. Retrieved 15 May 2013.
- ^ "Atlético Madrid - Peter Lim Charity Cup". Goal.com Singapore.