2020 Warriors FC season
Warriors FC sat out the 2020 Singapore Premier League season due to financial and legal troubles.[1]
| 2020 season | |
|---|---|
| Chairman | Philip Lam Tin Sing |
| Head coach | Azlan Alipah |
| Stadium | Jurong West Stadium |
In November 2019, they were charged on court with 107 counts of not paying their staff salaries.[2] In total, they failed to pay more than S$350,000 in salaries to about 30 employees, including players, sports trainers and support staff.
2 days after the incident being reported, ST reported that there were 2 parties that were interested to take over Warriors FC.[3]
On 2 December 2019, the club's management committee said they had paid a total of S$150,000 in salaries to half of its football squad to settle arrears.[4]
On 31 December 2019, FAS had instructed Warriors FC to sit out the 2020 Singapore Premier League season due to their financial issue and legal troubles.[1]
Squad
S.League squad
- As of 11 February 2019
| Squad No. | Name | Nationality | Date of Birth (Age) | Previous Club | Contract Start | Contract End | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | |||||||
| 13 | Shahul Rayyan |  |
12 February 1995 | Albirex Niigata (S) |
2019 | ||
| Defenders | |||||||
| 25 | Shameer Aziq | |
30 December 1995 | Tampines Rovers |
2019 | 2019 | |
| Midfielders | |||||||
| 10 | Poh Yi Feng >30 | |
15 November 1986 | Balestier Khalsa |
2016 | 2020 | |
| Strikers | |||||||
| 15 | Fadhil Noh >30 | |
4 March 1989 | Balestier Khalsa |
2017 | ||
| Players left club during season | |||||||
U19 Squad
| Squad No. | Name | Nationality | Date of Birth (Age) | Previous Club | Contract Start | Contract End | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | |||||||
| Defenders | |||||||
| Midfielders | |||||||
| Strikers | |||||||
Coaching staff
| Position | Name | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| General Manager | Paul Poh |
|
| Head Coach | Azlan Alipah |
|
| Assistant Coach | ||
| Goalkeeping Coach | Lee Bee Seng |
[5] |
| Team Manager | Yeo Jun Xian |
|
| Fitness Trainer | |
|
| Sports Trainer | Narasiman Sathivelu |
|
| Kitman |  |
|
Transfers
In
| Position | Player | Transferred From | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| DF | Illyas Lee |
Balestier Khalsa |
Free |
| DF | Ruzree Rohzaini |
Garena Young Lions |
Loan Return |
| FW | Fazrul Nawaz |
Hougang United |
|
Note 1: Illyas Lee moves to Tiong Bahru FC after the club was excluded from the 2020 Singapore Premier League season. Note 2: Fazrul Nawaz moves to Tampines Rovers after the club was excluded from the 2020 Singapore Premier League season.
Out
| Position | Player | Transferred To | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Fashah Iskandar |
Tanjong Pagar United |
|
| GK |  Kimura Riki |
Lion City Sailors U21 |
|
| DF | Kento Fukuda |
[6] | |
| DF | Delwinder Singh |
Tanjong Pagar United |
|
| DF | Tajeli Salamat |
Home United |
|
| DF | Yeo Hai Ngee |
Balestier Khalsa |
|
| DF | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Danial Scott Crichton |
Garena Young Lions |
|
| DF |  Ryhan Stewart |
Garena Young Lions |
|
| DF | Illyas Lee |
Tiong Bahru FC (NFL) |
|
| MF | Suria Prakash |
Tanjong Pagar United |
|
| MF | Ignatius Ang |
Tanjong Pagar United |
|
| MF | Gabriel Quak |
Home United |
[7][8] |
| MF | Faizal Raffi |
Balestier Khalsa |
|
| MF | C. Aarish Kumar |
Balestier Khalsa |
|
| FW | Sahil Suhaimi |
Hougang United |
[9] |
| FW | Khairul Nizam |
Geylang International |
[10] |
| FW | Fairoz Hassan |
Tiong Bahru FC (NFL) |
|
| FW |  Jonathan Behe |
 Al-Nahda Club |
[11] |
Note 1: Fairoz Hassan moved to Tiong Bahru FC after being released from the club. He subsequently moved to Albirex Niigata (S) during the mid season transfer window
Extension / Retained
| Position | Player | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| GK | Shahul Rayyan |
|
| DF | Emmeric Ong |
|
| DF | R Aaravin |
|
| DF | Shameer Aziq |
|
| MF | Ammirul Emmran |
|
| MF | Poh Yi Feng |
|
| FW | Fadhil Noh |
|
Promoted
| Position | Player | Ref |
|---|---|---|
Trial
| Position | Player | Trial With | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| FW | Jonathan Behe |
 Penang FA |
[12] |
| Terengganu F.C. II |
[13] [14] |
Out
| Position | Player | Transferred To | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| DF | Emmeric Ong |
Hougang United |
[15] |
| FW | Zulkiffli Hassim |
Tanjong Pagar United |
[16] |
| MF | Ammirul Emmran |
Tanjong Pagar United |
[17] |
| FW | Fazrul Nawaz |
Tampines Rovers |
[18] |
| DF | R Aaravin |
Balestier Khalsa |
|
Friendly
Pre-Season Friendly
Win Draw Loss
Team statistics
Appearances and goals
- As of 29 September 2018
| No. | Pos. | Player | Sleague | Singapore Cup | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps. |  Goals |
Apps. | Goals |
Apps. | Goals | |||
Competitions
Overview
| Competition | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |
Singapore Premier League
Win Draw Loss
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albirex Niigata (S)[lower-alpha 1] (C) | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 14 | +18 | 32 | |
| 2 | Tampines Rovers | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 27 | 11 | +16 | 29 | Qualification for AFC Champions League group stage |
| 3 | Lion City Sailors | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 44 | 18 | +26 | 27 | Qualification for AFC Cup group stage |
| 4 | Geylang International | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 22 | −4 | 20 | |
| 5 | Balestier Khalsa | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 28 | −6 | 19 | |
| 6 | Hougang United | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 24 | −5 | 15 | |
| 7 | Young Lions[lower-alpha 1] | 14 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 12 | 38 | −26 | 9 | |
| 8 | Tanjong Pagar United | 14 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 33 | −19 | 5 |
Source: Singapore Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of wins
(C) Champions
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of wins
(C) Champions
Notes:
- 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.
Singapore Cup
Win Draw Loss
See also
References
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- "Warriors FC pays S$150,000 in salaries out of S$358,000 owed". TODAYonline.
- "Football: Goalkeeping coach Lee Bee Seng leaves national set-up, joins Warriors FC". The Straits Times. July 27, 2016.
- "Arigatoooo @warriorsfcsg since 2016〜2019 season". Archived from the original on 2021-12-24.
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