2008 Geylang United FC season

The 2008 S.League season is Geylang United's 13th season in the top flight of Singapore football and 33rd year in existence as a football club.

Geylang United FC
2008 season
ChairmanSingapore Patrick Ang
CoachSlovakia Jozef Herel
GroundBedok Stadium
S.League5th
Singapore CupRound 1
League CupRound 1

Squad
No. Name Nationality Position (s) Date of Birth (Age)
Goalkeepers
1 Amos Boon Singapore GK (1972-07-12) 12 July 1972
19 Fajar Sarib Singapore GK (1977-08-04) 4 August 1977
Defenders
2 Noh Rahman Singapore DF (1980-08-02) 2 August 1980
5 Aide Iskandar Singapore DF (1975-05-28) 28 May 1975
6 Baihakki Khaizan Singapore DF (1984-01-31) 31 January 1984
12 Faizal Senin Singapore DF (1982-01-12) 12 January 1982
13 Jonathan Xu Singapore DF (1983-09-07) 7 September 1983
15 Fabian Tan Singapore DF (1985-02-25) 25 February 1985
Midfielders
3 Rastislav Belicak Slovakia MF (1977-11-09) 9 November 1977
4 Shah Hirul Singapore MF (1986-05-07) 7 May 1986
8 Mohd Noor Ali Singapore MF (1975-05-16) 16 May 1975
11 Syed Thaha Singapore MF (1985-05-02) 2 May 1985
17 Hafiz Rahim Singapore MF (1983-11-19) 19 November 1983
18 Lau Meng Meng Singapore MF (1983-05-29) 29 May 1983
Forwards
9 Miroslav Latiak Slovakia FW (1981-03-19) 19 March 1981
10 Fazrul Nawaz Singapore FW (1985-04-17) 17 April 1985
14 Luiz Carlos Machado Júnior Brazil FW (1979-06-05) 5 June 1979
16 Masrezwan Masturi Singapore FW (1981-02-17) 17 February 1981
20 Rivaldo Costa Amaral Filho Brazil FW (1978-05-08) 8 May 1978

Coaching staff
PositionName
Head coachSingapore Jozef Herel
Assistant coachSingapore Darimosuvito Tokijan
Goalkeeping coachSingapore Koh Chuan Hwee
Team managerSingapore Lim Tong Hai
PhysiotherapistSingapore Thomas Pang Yok Boon
KitmanSingapore Abdul Halim Yusop

Pre-Season Transfers

In
Position Player Transferred From
GK Singapore Amos Boon Singapore Sengkang Punggol
DF Singapore Baihakki Khaizan Singapore Young Lions
DF Singapore Fabian Tan Singapore Young Lions
FW Singapore Fazrul Nawaz Singapore Young Lions
DF Singapore Faizal Senin Singapore Gombak United
MF Singapore Masrezwan Masturi Singapore SAFFC
MF Singapore Noor Ali Singapore SAFFC
MF Singapore Shah Hirul Singapore Geylang International U21
FW Singapore Farizal Basri Singapore Balestier Khalsa
FW Brazil Rivaldo Costa Amaral Filho Brazil Esporte Clube Tupy
FW Brazil Luiz Carlos Machado Júnior China Nanchang Bayi
MF Slovakia Rastislav Belicak Slovakia MFK Zemplín Michalovce
FW Slovakia Miroslav Latiak Slovakia MFK Ružomberok

Out
Position Player Transferred to
GK Singapore Hassan Sunny Singapore Tampines Rovers
DF Singapore Abdul Hadi Released
DF Singapore Razaleigh Khalik Singapore SAFFC
DF Singapore Dennis Lim Released
MF Singapore Syed Fadhil Singapore Home United
MF Singapore Razali Johari Singapore Sengkang Punggol
FW Brazil Leopoldino dos Santos Released
MF Thailand Rangsan Vivatchaichok Singapore Provincial Electricity Authority FC
MF Guinea Ballamodou Conde Australia Wollongong
FW Singapore Fadzuhasny Juraimi Singapore Woodlands Wellington
MF Morocco Abdelaziz Dnibi Indonesia PSIS Semarang

Pre-Season Friendlies
19 February 2008 Singapore Geylang United 4-0 Singapore Police SA Bedok Stadium
17:00 (UTC+8)
23 April 2008 Singapore Geylang United 7-1 Singapore Katong FC Bedok Stadium
17:00 (UTC+8)
26 January 2008 Malaysia Chinese Recreation Club 0-5 Singapore Geylang United CRC Penang Field
19:30 (UTC+8)
27 January 2008 Malaysia Kampung Seronong 0-1 Singapore Geylang United USM Field A
17:00 (UTC+8)
31 January 2008 Singapore Geylang United 4-0 Singapore Admiralty FC Bedok Stadium
19:00 (UTC+8)
4 February 2008 Singapore Johor FA 2-3 Singapore Geylang United Pasir Gudang Stadium
17:00 (UTC+8)
11 February 2008 Malaysia MBJB F.C. 0-3 Singapore Geylang United Seri Gelam Stadium
17:00 (UTC+8)
16 February 2008 Singapore Geylang United 9-0 Singapore Summerville FC Bedok Stadium
17:00 (UTC+8)

S-League
Match Date Home/Away Opponent team Score Scorers
1 February 21, 2008 Home Balestier Khalsa 2–1 A. Iskandar 49', M. Masturi 70'
2 February 26, 2008 Away SAFFC 3–1 M. Masturi 15'
3 March 3, 2008 Home Albirex Niigata (S) 1–1 M. Masturi 89'
4 March 7, 2008 Away (LIVE) Super Reds 1–0
5 March 15, 2008 Away Home United 6–1 F. Nawaz 70'
6 March 19, 2008 Home Young Lions 3–2 F. Nawaz 20', 43', 90'
7 March 31, 2008 Away Gombak United 3–1 M. Masturi 58'
8 April 8, 2008 Home Dalian Shide Siwu 1–3 M. Masturi 55'
9 April 11, 2008 Away (LIVE) Tampines Rovers 0–1 Júnior 35'
10 April 20, 2008 Away Woodlands Wellington 1–2 M. Latiak 53', 59'
11 April 27, 2008 Home Sengkang Punggol 2–0 M. Latiak 45', F. Nawaz 50'
12 May 4, 2008 Home SAFFC 2–3 Júnior 72', M. Masturi 77'
13 May 20, 2008 Away Balestier Khalsa 2–2 M. Masturi 6', R. Costa 94'
14 May 25, 2008 Away Albirex Niigata (S) 1–5 A. Iskandar 30', M. Masturi 38', R. Costa 45', Júnior 59', N. Ali 78'
15 June 25, 2008 Away Super Reds 2–1 M. Latiak 36'
16 July 1, 2008 Home Home United 1–2 R. Costa 9'
17 July 15, 2008 Away Young Lions 0–0
18 July 18, 2008 Home (LIVE) Gombak United 3–1 A. Iskandar 19', R. Costa 23', F. Nawaz 82'
19 July 22, 2008 Home Tampines Rovers 0–1
20 July 25, 2008 Away Dalian Shide Siwu 0–1 R. Costa 49'
21 August 4, 2008 Away Sengkang Punggol 1–2 M. Masturi 47', M. Latiak 57'
22 August 12, 2008 Home SAFFC 2–2 N. Ali 17', R. Costa 60'
23 August 27, 2008 Home Balestier Khalsa 2–1 F. Nawaz 2', N. Ali 56'
24 September 12, 2008 Home Albirex Niigata (S) 1–1 F. Nawaz 75'
25 September 17, 2008 Away Super Reds 2–1 R. Costa 26'(pen.)
26 September 25, 2008 Home Woodlands Wellington 4–1 R. Costa 46', N. Ali 53', M. Latiak 76', M. Masturi 88',
27 October 3, 2008 Away (LIVE) Home United 3–1 F. Nawaz 85'
28 October 9, 2008 Home Young Lions 1–1 F. Nawaz 57'

Singapore Cup
Match Date Round Home/Away Opponent team Score Scorers
1 May 12, 2008 First Knockout Round Away Super Reds 2–1 R. Belicak 90'

Singapore League Cup
Match Date Round Home/Away Opponent team Score Scorers
1 May 31, 2008 Singapore League Cup 2008 Home Balestier Khalsa 1–2 M. Latiak 30'

Player seasonal records

Competitive matches only. Numbers in brackets indicate appearances made. Updated to games played May 25, 2008.

Goalscorers
Rank Name S-League Singapore Cup Singapore League Cup Total
1 Singapore Masrezwan Masturi 8 (14) 0 (1) 0 (0) 7 (15)
2 Singapore Fazrul Nawaz 5 (14) 0 (1) 0 (0) 5 (15)
3 Slovenia Miroslav Latiak 3 (14) 0 (1) 0 (0) 3 (15)
4 Brazil Júnior 3 (14) 0 (1) 0 (0) 3 (15)
5 Brazil Rivaldo Costa 2 (7) 0 (1) 0 (0) 2 (8)
Singapore Aide Iskandar 2 (12) 0 (1) 0 (0) 2 (13)
6 Slovenia Rastislav Belicak 0 (13) 1 (1) 0 (0) 1 (14)
Singapore Noor Ali 1 (14) 0 (1) 0 (0) 1 (15)

Goals conceded
Rank Name S-League Singapore Cup Singapore League Cup Total Average per game
1 Singapore Amos Boon 27 (13) 2 (1) 0 (0) 29 (14) 2.07
2 Singapore Fajar Sarib 1 (1) 0 (0) 0 (0) 1 (1) 1
3 Singapore Nazri Sabri 0 (1) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (1) 0

Discipline
Rank Name S-League Singapore Cup Singapore League Cup Total
Total Cards
1 Slovenia Rastislav Belicak 6 0 1 0 0 0 7 0 7
2 Singapore Noh Rahman 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 5
3 Singapore Aide Iskandar 3 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 4
4 Singapore Jonathan Xu 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 4
5 Singapore Masrezwan Masturi 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 4
6 Slovenia Miroslav Latiak 3 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 4
7 Singapore Farizal Basri 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3
8 Singapore Baihakki Khaizan 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3
9 Singapore Faizal Senin 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
10 Singapore Noor Ali 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
11 Brazil Júnior 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
12 Singapore Fazrul Nawaz 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
13 Singapore Syed Thaha 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
14 Singapore Faizal Senin 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
15 Singapore Rivaldo Costa 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1

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