2020 Geylang International FC season
The 2020 season is Geylang International's 25th consecutive season in the top flight of Singapore football and in the Singapore Premier League. Along with the Singapore Premier League, the club will also compete in the Singapore Cup.
| 2020 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Ben Teng | ||
| Head coach | Mohd Noor Ali | ||
| Stadium | Our Tampines Hub | ||
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Squad
Sleague
| No. | Name | Nationality | Date of Birth (Age) | Previous Club | Contract Since | Contract End | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | |||||||
| 1 | Hairul Syirhan |  |
21 August 1995 | Young Lions FC |
2019 | 2020 | |
| 23 | Wayne Chew U23 | |
22 October 2001 | Youth Team | 2019 | 2020 | |
| 25 | Zainol Gulam | |
4 February 1992 | Warriors FC |
2018 | 2020 | |
| Defenders | |||||||
| 2 | Shahrin Saberin | |
14 February 1995 | Home United |
2019 | 2020 | |
| 3 | Adam Hakeem U23 | |
17 March 1997 | Young Lions FC |
2020 | 2020 | |
| 4 | Nurullah Hussein | |
9 May 1993 | Balestier Khalsa |
2020 | 2020 | |
| 5 | Darren Teh (Captain) | |
9 September 1996 | SAFSA (NFL) |
2017 | 2020 | |
| 11 | Harith Kanadi U23 | |
1 August 2000 | Tampines Rovers U19 |
2019 | 2020 | |
| 15 | Kamolidin Tashiev U21 |  |
9 February 2000 | FC Abdysh-Ata Kant (T1) |
2020 | 2020 | |
| 21 | Yuki Ichikawa |  |
29 August 1987 | Albirex Niigata (S) |
2014 | 2020 | |
| Midfielders | |||||||
| 6 | Nur Luqman U23 |  |
20 June 1998 | Young Lions FC |
2020 | 2020 | |
| 8 | Barry Maguire |   |
27 October 1989 | Limerick F.C. |
2019 | 2020 | |
| 16 | Umar Akhbar | |
2 May 1996 | Youth Team | 2016 | 2020 | |
| 17 | Firdaus Kasman >30 | |
24 January 1988 | Warriors FC |
2019 | 2020 | |
| 18 | Azri Suhaili U23 | |
12 July 2002 | Youth Team | 2019 | 2020 | |
| 22 | Christopher van Huizen | |
28 November 1992 | Home United |
2019 | 2020 | |
| 28 | Safirul Sulaiman | |
12 October 1992 | Tampines Rovers |
2020 | 2020 | |
| Forwards | |||||||
| 7 | Amy Recha | |
13 May 1992 | Home United |
2019 | 2020 | |
| 9 | Khairul Nizam | |
25 June 1991 | Warriors FC |
2020 | 2020 | |
| 10 | Fareez Farhan | |
29 July 1994 | Hougang United |
2019 | 2020 | |
| 14 | Iqbal Hussain | |
6 June 1993 | Hougang United |
2020 | ||
| 20 | Zikos Vasileios Chua U23 |  |
15 April 2002 | NFA U16 |
2018 | 2020 | |
| Players loaned out / placed on injury list / left during season | |||||||
| Nasrul Taib U23 | |
10 October 1997 | Tiong Bahru FC |
2020 | 2020 | ||
| 13 | Gilson Varela |   |
12 May 1990 | Castelo Branco (T3) |
2020 | 2020 | |
| 13 | Joshua Pereira U23 | |
10 October 1997 | Young Lions FC |
2020 | 2020 | |
| 19 | Noor Ariff U23 | |
6 September 1998 | Youth Team | 2017 | 2020 | |
| 24 | Panagiotis Linardos | |
7 August 1991 | Panachaiki F.C. (T2) |
2020 | 2020 | |
U19
| No. | Name | Nationality | Date of Birth (Age) | Previous Club | Contract Since | Contract End | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | |||||||
| 59 | Dylan Christopher Goh U19 | |
7 March 2002 | Singapore Sports School |
2020 | 2020 | |
| 64 | Dylan Pereira U19 | |
GFA Victoria FC |
2020 | 2020 | ||
| Defenders | |||||||
| 58 | Badrul Amin Noh U23 | |
12 February 2002 | Youth Team | 2021 | 2021 | |
| 68 | Ilhan Noor U19 | |
19 December 2002 | Youth Team | 2019 | 2020 | |
| Midfielders | |||||||
| 55 | Danish Qayyum U19 | |
2 February 2002 | Youth Team | 2019 | 2020 | |
| 49 | Furqan Raoff U19 | |
Youth Team | 2019 | 2020 | ||
| Forwards | |||||||
| 70 | Danish Haziq U19 | |
12 June 2002 | Youth Team | 2019 | 2020 | |
Coaching staff
| Position | Name | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Thomas Gay |
[2] |
| General Manager | Leonard Koh |
[3] |
| Head Coach | Mohd Noor Ali |
[4] |
| Assistant Coach | Khidhir Khamis |
[5] |
| Fitness Coach | Muzhaffar Shah |
|
| Goalkeeping Coach | Shahril Jantan |
|
| Team Manager | |
|
| Physiotherapist | Danial Feriza |
|
| Kitman | Abdul Latiff |
|
Transfers
In
| Position | Player | Transferred From | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Dylan Christopher Goh |
Young Lions FC |
|
| DF | Nurullah Hussein |
Balestier Khalsa |
[6] |
| DF | Kamolidin Tashiev |
FC Abdysh-Ata Kant |
[7] |
| MF | Joshua Pereira |
Young Lions FC |
[8] |
| MF | Nur Luqman |
Young Lions FC |
[8] |
| MF | Panagiotis Linardos |
Panachaiki F.C. (Tier 2) |
1 Year deal signed 2019 [9] |
| FW | Khairul Nizam |
Warriors FC |
[10] |
| FW | Gilson Varela |
Sport Benfica e Castelo Branco (Tier 3) |
[11] |
| FW | Iqbal Hussain |
Hougang United |
[12] |
Note 1: Gilson Varela left the club before season start due to personal reason.
Out
| Position | Player | Transferred To | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| DF | Anders Aplin |
Hougang United |
1 year contract signed in 2019 [13] |
| DF | Jufri Taha |
Balestier Khalsa |
Free [14] |
| DF | Danish Irfan |
Young Lions FC |
Free |
| MF | Syahiran Miswan |
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| MF | Bryan Tan |
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| MF | Asshukrie Wahid |
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| FW | Shawal Anuar |
Hougang United |
2 years deal signed in 2019 [15] |
| FW | Ifwat Ismail |
NS till 2021 | |
| FW |  Matthew Palmer |
Eastern Suburbs AFC |
|
| FW | Fikri Junaidi |
Young Lions FC |
Season loan |
| FW | Gilson Varela |
[16] | |
Extension / Retained
| Position | Player | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| Coach | Mohd Noor Ali |
3 years extension |
| GK | Zainol Gulam |
[17] |
| GK | Hairul Syirhan |
[17] |
| DF | Shahrin Saberin |
[17] |
| DF | Darren Teh |
[17] |
| DF | Yuki Ichikawa |
[17] |
| MF | Noor Ariff |
[18] |
| MF | Umar Akhbar |
[18] |
| MF | Firdaus Kasman |
[18] |
| MF | Christopher van Huizen |
[18] |
| MF | Barry Maguire |
[19] |
| FW | Amy Recha |
[18] |
| FW | Fareez Farhan |
[18] |
Promoted
| Position | Player | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| DF | Harith Kanadi |
[17] |
| MF | Azri Suhaili |
[18] |
| FW | Zikos Vasileios Chua |
[20] |
Trial (In)
| Position | Player | Trial From | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| MF |  Jayan Varghese |
Jungfrau Punggol FC |
|
Trial (Out)
| Position | Player | Trial With | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| MF | Barry Maguire |
 Penang FA |
[21] |
In
| Position | Player | Transferred From | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| MF | Nasrul Taib |
Tiong Bahru FC |
[22] |
| MF | Safirul Sulaiman |
Tampines Rovers |
Undisclosed [23] |
| DF | Adam Hakeem |
Free Agent | [24] |
Out
| Position | Player | Transferred To | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| MF | Panagiotis Linardos |
[25] | |
| MF | Joshua Pereira |
SAFSA |
NS till 2022 [26] |
| MF | Noor Ariff |
SAFSA |
NS till 2022 [26] |
| MF | Nasrul Taib |
[22] | |
Friendlies
Pre-season friendlies
Win Draw Loss
| 11 January 2020 1 | Siglap FC | 1-4 | Geylang International | Turf City Pitch 2 |
 |
Amirul Naim Shahruddin Nur Luqman Amy Recha |
| 18 January 2020 2 | Geylang International | 2-0 | SAFSA | Our Tampines Hub |
| Christopher van Huizen Gilson Varela |
| 23 January 2020 3 | Geylang International | 0-3 | Young Lions FC | Our Tampines Hub |
| |
| 8 February 2020 4 | Tanjong Pagar United | 4-0 | Geylang International | Jurong West Stadium |
| 9 February 2020 5 | Perak FA | 4-0 | Geylang International | Jurong West Stadium |
| Shahrel Fikri 19' 56' 64' (pen) Careca 50' (pen) |
| 12 February 2020 6 | Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C. II | 3-1 | Geylang International | Johor, Malaysia |
Fernando Rodríguez 42' Amirul Husani 65' Liridon Krasniqi 69' (pen) |
Khairul Nizam 50' |
Stadium: Larkin Stadium |
Tour of Malaysia
| 29 January 2020 Friendly | Selangor FA | 5-1 | Geylang International | Selangor |
| Ifedayo Olusegun Sandro Syazwan Zainon Sean Selvaraj |
Panagiotis Linardos |
Stadium: Selayang Stadium |
| 31 January 2020 Friendly | Selangor FA II | 6-1 | Geylang International | Selangor |
| Harith haikal Dani Armin Farid Ashraf Bajram Nebihi Sharvin |
Fareez Farhan |
Stadium: Selayang Stadium |
Tour of Indonesia
| 23 February 2020 Friendly | Persija Jakarta | 3-1 | Geylang International | Jakarta |
| Osvaldo Haay 6' Marko Šimić 50' Heri Susanto 82' |
Panagiotis Linardos 69' (pen) |
Stadium: Gelora Bung Karno Stadium |
Team statistics
Appearances and goals
- As of 29 September 2018.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Sleague | Singapore Cup | Total | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps. | Goals |
Apps. | Goals |
Apps. | Goals | |||||||||||
| 1 | GK | Hairul Syirhan |
9(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||||||||
| 2 | DF | Shahrin Saberin |
5(2) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | ||||||||
| 3 | DF | Adam Hakeem |
6(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||||||||
| 4 | DF | Nurullah Hussein |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| 5 | DF | Darren Teh |
14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | ||||||||
| 6 | MF | Nur Luqman |
10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||||||||
| 7 | FW | Amy Recha |
5(7) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | ||||||||
| 8 | MF | Barry Maguire |
13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | ||||||||
| 9 | FW | Khairul Nizam |
5(4) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | ||||||||
| 10 | FW | Fareez Farhan |
6(4) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | ||||||||
| 11 | DF | Harith Kanadi |
13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||||||||
| 14 | FW | Iqbal Hussain |
4(10) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | ||||||||
| 15 | DF | Kamolidin Tashiev |
3(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||||||||
| 16 | MF | Umar Akhbar |
6(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||||||||
| 17 | MF | Firdaus Kasman |
13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||||||||
| 18 | MF | Azri Suhaili |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||
| 20 | FW | Zikos Vasileios Chua |
3(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||||||||
| 21 | DF | Yuki Ichikawa |
14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||||||||
| 22 | MF | Christopher van Huizen |
8(5) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | ||||||||
| 23 | GK | Wayne Chew |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| 25 | GK | Zainol Gulam |
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||||||
| 28 | MF | Safirul Sulaiman |
1(4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||||||||
| Players who have played this season but had left the club or on loan to other club | ||||||||||||||||
| 13 | MF | Joshua Pereira |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||
| 19 | MF | Noor Ariff |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||
| 24 | MF | Panagiotis Linardos |
1(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||
Competitions
Overview
| Competition | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |
Singapore Premier League
Win Draw Loss
| 29 February 2020 1 | Albirex Niigata (S) | 4-0 | Geylang International | Jurong East Stadium |
| Reo Nishiguchi 40' Ryosuke Nagasawa 52' Tomoyuki Doi 59' (pen) Ryoya Tanigushi 74' Gareth Low  38' Rio Sakuma 75' |
Report | Fareez Farhan 49' Shahrin Saberin 59' Joshua Pereira 28' Iqbal Hussain 75' |
Attendance: 2,522 Referee: Muhammad Zulfiqar Man of the Match: Reo Nishiguchi |
| 11 March 2020 2 | Geylang International | 3-0 | Young Lions FC | Our Tampines Hub |
| Iqbal Hussain 18' 57' Khairul Nizam 75' Noor Ariff 44' Firdaus Kasman 45' Barry Maguire 72' Joshua Pereira 83' |
Report | Jacob Mahler 88' |
Attendance: 1,178 Referee: Nathan Chan Man of the Match: Iqbal Hussain |
| 15 March 2020 3 | Hougang United | 1-2 | Geylang International | Hougang Stadium |
| Shawal Anuar 81' Anders Aplin 44' |
Report | Christopher van Huizen 15' 49' Firdaus Kasman 65' Joshua Pereira 90+4' |
Attendance: 0 [note 1] Referee: Farhan Mohd Man of the Match: Christopher van Huizen |
| 18 October 2020 4 (Rescheduled) [note 2] | Lion City Sailors | 4-0 | Geylang International | Bishan Stadium |
| Stipe Plazibat 7' 85' Song Ui-young 45+5' (pen) Shahril Ishak 90' Naqiuddin Eunos 66' Tajeli Salamat 78' |
Report | Zainol Gulam 45' |
Attendance: 0 [note 1] Referee: Farhan Mohd Man of the Match:  Stipe Plazibat |
| 24 October 2020 5 (Rescheduled) [note 2] | Geylang International | 2-3 | Balestier Khalsa | Our Tampines Hub |
| khairul Nizam 33' 50' Barry Maguire 90+4' Hairul Syirhan 80' (o.g.) 45' |
Report | Kristijan Krajcek 60' Hazzuwan Halim 66' Ahmad Syahir 38' Keshav Kumar 58' |
Attendance: 0 [note 1] Referee: Lim Liang Yi Man of the Match: Kristijan Krajcek |
| 4 November 2020 6 (Rescheduled) [note 2] | Tanjong Pagar United | 0-3 [27] | Geylang International | Jurong East Stadium |
| Raihan Rahman 44' |
Report | Khairul Nizam 61' |
Attendance: 0 [note 1] Referee: Muhammad Taqi Man of the Match: Khairul Nizam |
| 7 November 2020 7 (Rescheduled) [note 2] | Geylang International | 1-1 | Tampines Rovers | Our Tampines Hub |
| Khairul Nizam 22' Firdaus Kasman 39' Adam Hakeem 41'  54' Barry Maguire 80' Hairul Syirhan 90+4' |
Report | Boris Kopitović 12' Jordan Webb 71' Irwan Shah 85' Yasir Hanapi 90' |
Attendance: 0 [note 1] Referee: Farhan Mohd Man of the Match: Khairul Nizam |
| 13 November 2020 8 (Rescheduled) [note 2] | Geylang International | 0-1 | Albirex Niigata (S) | Our Tampines Hub |
| Yuki Ichikawa 3' Kamolidin Tashiev 21' Barry Maguire 90+1' |
Report | Tomoyuki Doi 10' Ryoya Tanigushi 78' Kotaro Takeda 90' |
Attendance: 0 [note 1] Referee: Ahmad A'Qashah Man of the Match: Tomoyuki Doi |
| 17 November 2020 9 (Rescheduled) [note 2] | Geylang International | 2-1 | Tanjong Pagar United | Our Tampines Hub |
| Shahrin Saberin 23' Fareez Farhan 69' Harith Kanadi 90' |
Report | Luiz Júnior 80' Takahiro Tanaka 12' |
Attendance: 0 [note 1] Referee: Juherman Zaiton Man of the Match: Barry Maguire |
| 21 November 2020 10 (Rescheduled) [note 2] | Geylang International | 2-0 | Hougang United | Our Tampines Hub |
| Barry Maguire 42' Amy Recha 59' Yuki Ichikawa 30' Firdaus Kasman 83' |
Report | Nazrul Nazari 90+1' |
Attendance: 0 [note 1] Referee: Jansen Foo Man of the Match: Barry Maguire |
| 25 November 2020 11 (Rescheduled) [note 2] | Geylang International | 0-3 | Lion City Sailors F.C. | Our Tampines Hub |
| Harith Kanadi 52' |
Report | Song Ui-young 71' Gabriel Quak 86' Kaishu Yamazaki 90+1' Arshad Shamim 49' |
Attendance: 0 [note 1] Referee: Syarqawi Buhari Man of the Match: Kaishu Yamazaki |
| 28 November 2020 12 (Rescheduled) [note 2] | Balestier Khalsa | 2-0 | Geylang International | Bishan Stadium |
| Kristijan Krajcek 48' Hazzuwan Halim 58' R Aaravin 37' Shuhei Hoshino 90' |
Report | Yuki Ichikawa 34' Christopher van Huizen 82' |
Attendance: 0 [note 1] Referee: Muhammad Zulfiqar Man of the Match: R Aaravin |
| 2 December 2020 13 (Rescheduled) [note 2] | Young Lions FC | 1-2 | Geylang International | Jurong West Stadium |
| Zamani Zamri 80' (pen) Syed Akmal 45+3' Harhys Stewart 66' Ilhan Fandi 70' |
Report | Darren Teh 51' 81' Amy Recha 86' (pen) Iqbal Hussain 19' Azri Suhaili 21' Christopher van Huizen 61' Khairul Nizam 61' |
Attendance: 0 [note 1] Referee: Y. Sathyakumar Man of the Match: Christopher van Huizen |
| 5 December 2020 14 (Rescheduled) [note 2] | Tampines Rovers | 1-1 | Geylang International | Our Tampines Hub |
| Andrew Aw 44' Baihakki Khaizan 79' 66' |
Report | Barry Maguire 24' Firdaus Kasman 34' 90+7' Amy Recha 61' Umar Akhbar 78' Darren Teh 87' Hairul Syirhan 90+1' |
Attendance: 0 [note 1] Referee: Ahmad A'Qashah Man of the Match: Baihakki Khaizan |
| 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) Champion.
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of wins
(C) Champion.
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
Notes
- Due to Covid 19, this match is played behind closed door.
- The match is postponed following the coronavirus pandemic.
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