Singapore national under-23 football team

The Singapore national under-23 football team is the national under-23 association football team of Singapore. The team comes under the organisation of the Football Association of Singapore (FAS).

Singapore U-23

Nickname(s)	Young Lions
Association	Football Association of Singapore
Head coach	Fandi Ahmad
Captain	Irfan Fandi
Home stadium	Jalan Besar Stadium
FIFA code	SIN
First colours Second colours
Southeast Asian Games
Appearances	8 (first in 2001)
Best result	Bronze Medal (2007, 2009, 2013)
Medal record Singapore national under-23 football team Medal record U-23 Southeast Asian Championship 2007 Thailand Team 2009 Laos Team 2013 Myanmar Team Merdeka Tournament 2013 Malaysia Team

Players were mostly selected from the S.League team Young Lions.

Tournament records

Olympic Games

Olympic Games Record
Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
1992	Did Not Qualify
1996
2000
2004
2008
2012
2016
2020
Total	0/8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

• Since 1992, football at the Summer Olympics changes into Under-23 tournament.

AFC U-23 Championship

AFC U-23 Championship Record
Year	Round	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA
2013	Did Not Qualify
2016
2018
2020
Total	0/4	0	0	0	0	0	0

Asian Games

Asian Games Record
Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
2002	Did not qualify
2006	Round 1	23/32	3	0	2	1	1	3
2010	Round 1	19/24	3	0	1	2	1	6
2014	Round 1	17/29	3	1	1	1	5	5
2018	Did not enter[1]
Total	3/4	0	9	1	4	4	7	14

• Since 2002, football at the Asian Games changes into Under-23 tournament.

SEA Games

SEA Games Record Year Round Position GP W D* L GS GA 2001 Group stage 4/9 4 2 0 2 10 3 2003 Group stage 5/8 3 1 0 2 5 5 2005 Group stage 5/9 4 2 1 1 3 2 2007  Bronze 3/8 5 2 2 1 10 7 2009  Bronze 3/9 5 2 2 1 8 8 2011 Group stage 5/11 4 2 1 1 4 3 2013  Bronze 3/10 6 3 2 1 7 4 2015 Group stage 6/11 4 2 0 2 5 4 2017 Group stage 6/11 4 2 0 2 4 4 2019 Group stage 7/11 5 1 1 3 7 6 Total Bronze medalists 10/10 44 19 9 16 63 46 Since 2001, Football at the Southeast Asian Games changes into Under-23 tournament. *Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks. **Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

SEA Games History Year Round Score Result 2007 Round 1 Singapore 0 – 0  Laos Draw Round 1 Singapore 3 – 2  Vietnam Win Round 1 Singapore 1 – 1  Malaysia Draw Semi Finals Singapore 0 – 3  Thailand Loss Third Place Singapore 5 – 0  Vietnam Win 2009 Round 1 Singapore 2 – 2  Indonesia Draw Round 1 Singapore 2 – 1  Myanmar Win Round 1 Singapore 0 – 0  Laos Draw Semi Finals Singapore 1 – 4  Vietnam Loss Third Place Singapore 3 – 1  Laos Win 2013 Round 1 Singapore 1 – 1  Laos Draw Round 1 Singapore 1 – 0  Vietnam Win Round 1 Singapore 2 – 0  Brunei Win Round 1 Singapore 1 – 1  Malaysia Draw Semi Finals Singapore 0 – 1  Thailand Loss Third Place Singapore 2 – 1  Malaysia Win *Win on penalty kicks.

Recent results

  Win   Draw   Lose

2014

2014 Hassanal Bolkiah Trophy

9 August 2014 Group B	Vietnam	4–0	Singapore	Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
	Hồ Tuấn Tài 18,49' Nguyễn Công Phượng 58' Nguyễn Văn Toàn 81'			Stadium: Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium, Brunei Referee: Steve Supresencia, (Philippines)

11 August 2014 Group B	Cambodia	3–1	Singapore	Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
	Chan Vathanaka 23' Nub Tola 38' Prak Mony Udom 43'		Zakir Samsudin 55'	Stadium: Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium, Brunei Referee: Xaypaseuth Phongsanit, (Laos)

13 August 2014 Group B	Brunei	3–1	Singapore	Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
	Abdul Azim Abdul Rashid 2,68' Adi Said 39'		Yuz Henzry  83'	Stadium: Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium, Brunei Referee: Suhaizi Shukri, (Malaysia)

16 August 2014 Group B	Malaysia	3–0	Singapore	Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
	Shahrul Igwan 8' Ramzi Sufian 59,80'			Stadium: Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium, Brunei Referee: Steve Supresencia, (Philippines)

18 August 2014 Group B	Indonesia	6–0	Singapore	Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
	Dimas Drajad 6,12,49,69' Ilham Armaiyn 9' Paulo Sitanggang 85'			Stadium: Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium, Brunei Referee: Suhaizi Shukri, (Malaysia)

2015

2015 Bangabandhu Cup

30 January 2015 2015 Bangabandhu Cup	Thailand	3–2	Singapore	Sylhet, Bangladesh
				Stadium: Sylhet District Stadium

1 February 2015 Bangabandhu Cup	Bahrain	0–0	Singapore	Dhaka, Bangladesh
				Stadium: Bangabandhu National Stadium

5 February 2015 2015 Bangabandhu Cup	Malaysia	1–0	Singapore	Dhaka, Bangladesh
				Stadium: Bangabandhu National Stadium

Friendly

14 February 2015	Japan	8–1	Singapore	Kallang, Singapore
			Irfan  78'	Stadium: Jalan Besar Studium

18 February 2015	Syria	6–1	Singapore	Kallang, Singapore
	Hael Albadri 4' Mahmood Albaher 24' Abdul Mannan Ibrahim 34' 62' Adnan Altaki 39' 75'	Report	Tajeli Selamat 88'	Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium

21 February 2015	Syria	2–1	Singapore	Kallang, Singapore
			Irfan  17'	Stadium: Jalan Besar Studium

28 February 2015	Cambodia	3–0	Singapore	Phnom Penh, Cambodia
		Report		Stadium: Navy Headquarters Football Field

19 March 2015	Cambodia	3–1	Singapore	Kallang, Singapore
			Sahil  21'	Stadium: Jalan Besar Studium

23 March 2015	Cambodia	2–2	Singapore	Jurong, Singapore
	Chan Vathanaka  55' 75' (pen)	Report	Iqbal Hussain 44' Anumanthan Kumar 88'	Stadium: Jurong West Stadium

Football at the 2015 Southeast Asian Games

1 June 2015 Group stage	Philippines	0–1	Singapore	Kallang, Singapore
20:30 UTC+8		Report	Sheikh  45'	Stadium: Jalan Besar Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura (Japan)

4 June 2015 Group stage	Singapore	1–2	Myanmar	Kallang, Singapore
20:30 UTC+8	Faris  34' (pen.)	Report	Nay Lin Tun  24' Ye Ko Oo  60'	Stadium: Jalan Besar Referee: Yousef Al-Marzouq (Kuwait)

8 June 2015 Group stage	Cambodia	1–3	Singapore	Kallang, Singapore
20:30 UTC+8	Vathanaka  57'	Report	Safirul  45+1' Faris  45+2' Sahil  90'	Stadium: Jalan Besar Referee: Ma Ning (China)

11 June 2015 Group stage	Singapore	0–1	Indonesia	Kallang, Singapore
20:30 UTC+8		Report	Evan  47'	Stadium: Jalan Besar Referee: Kim Hee-gon (South Korea)

2016

2016 AFC U-23 Championship qualification

27 March 2016 AFC U-23 Championship qualification	Laos	0–0	Singapore	Vientiane, Laos
				Stadium: New Laos National Stadium

29 March 2016 AFC U-23 Championship qualification	Singapore	0–5	China PR	Vientiane, Laos
				Stadium: New Laos National Stadium

31 March 2016 AFC U-23 Championship qualification	Singapore	2–2	Mongolia	Vientiane, Laos
				Stadium: New Laos National Stadium

Friendly

4 September 2016	Bahrain	1–0	Singapore	Choa Chu Kang, Singapore
	Abdulaziz Rajab  60'	Report		Stadium: Choa Chu Kang Stadium

4 October 2016	China PR	4–1	Singapore	Inner Mongolia, China
	Gui Hong  6' Cheng Jin  36,39' Liang Xueming  71'		Shafeeq Faruk 80' Adam Swandi	Stadium: Hohhot Stadium

8 October 2016	China PR	1–0	Singapore	Yunnan, China
	Gao Zhunyi  6' (pen)			Stadium: Qujing City Sports Centre Stadium

2017

Friendly

19 February 2017	Myanmar	1–3	Singapore	Yangon, Myanmar
09:00 (UTC+7)	Hein Htet Aung  80'		Amiruldin Asraf  38' Amiruldin Asraf  48' Haiqal Pashia  82'	Stadium: Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon

28 March 2017	Home United	2–0	Singapore U22 B-Team	Bishan, Singapore
				Stadium: Bishan Stadium

1 May 2017	Vanuatu	2–3	Singapore	Choa Chu Kang, Singapore
	Bong Kalo 10' Kenneth Soromon 75'	Report	Hami Syahin 28' Jordan Chan 45' Muhaimin Suhaimi 62'	Stadium: Choa Chu Kang Stadium

4 May 2017	Vanuatu	1–1	Singapore	Choa Chu Kang, Singapore
	Godine Tenene 9'	Report	Hanafi Akbar 82'	Stadium: Choa Chu Kang Stadium

7 May 2017	Vanuatu	1–1	Singapore	Bishan, Singapore
	Bong Kalo 90+1' (pen)		Muhaimin Suhaimi 90' (pen)	Stadium: Bishan Stadium

3 June 2017	Albirex Niigata (S)	cancelled	Singapore	Jurong, Singapore
				Stadium: Jurong East Stadium

15 June 2017	Qatar	3–0	Singapore	Doha, Qatar
				Stadium: Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium

17 June 2017	Qatar	2–0	Singapore	Doha, Qatar
				Stadium: Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium

9 July 2017	India	1–0	Singapore	Choa Chu Kang, Singapore
	Germanpreet Singh 80'			Stadium: Choa Chu Kang Stadium

12 July 2017	India	0–1	Singapore	Choa Chu Kang, Singapore
			Ikhsan Fandi 51' (pen)	Stadium: Choa Chu Kang Stadium

4 August 2017	Australia	4–0	Singapore	Perth, Australia
	Marc Tokich 40' Moudi Najjar 56,58' Christian Theoharous 78' (pen)			Stadium: Hartfield Park

8 August 2017	Western Australia	5–3	Singapore	Perth, Australia
	Gordon Smith  6' Niccolo Sabatini  24' Alex Salmon  49', 70', 90'		Hami Syahin  45+1' Taufik Suparno 60' Shahrin Saberin 85'	Stadium: Dorrien Gardens

Dubai International Cup

20 March 2017 Dubai Cup	Jordan	2–0	Singapore	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
16:00 (UTC+4)				Stadium: Police Officers' Club Stadium

24 March 2017 Dubai Cup	United Arab Emirates	4–0	Singapore	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
19:30 (UTC+4)

26 March 2017 Dubai Cup	Malaysia	3–1	Singapore	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
16:00 (UTC+4)	Adam Nor Azlin 13' Kumaahran Sathasivam 15' N. Thanabalan 89'		Adam Swandi 41'

28 March 2017 Dubai Cup	Thailand	2–0	Singapore	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
19:30 (UTC+4)	Shinnaphat  23' Chaowat  76'

2018 AFC U-23 Championship qualification

19 July 2017	Myanmar	2–0	Singapore	Yangon, Myanmar
	Aung Thu  60' Hlaing Bo Bo  90+3'	Report		Stadium: Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon Referee: Khamis Al-Kuwari (Qatar)

21 July 2017	Australia	7–0	Singapore	Yangon, Myanmar
	Mauk  8' Blackwood  13', 18' Popovic  39', 60' Clut  68' (pen) Sotirio  73'	Report		Stadium: Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon Referee: Ammar Mahfoodh (Bahrain)

23 July 2017	Brunei	1–4	Singapore	Yangon, Myanmar
	Azim Izamuddin 45'	Report	Ikhsan Fandi 13' 90' Hanafi Akbar 39' Taufil Suparno 86'	Stadium: Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon Referee: Yudai Yamamoto (Japan)

2017 Southeast Asian Games

14 August 2017	Myanmar	2–0	Singapore	Selangor, Malaysia
	Aung Thu  45+1, 61'			Stadium: MP Selayang Stadium Referee: Chen Hsin-chuan, Chinese Taipei

16 August 2017	Malaysia	2–1	Singapore	Selangor, Malaysia
	Muhd Nor Azam Abdul Azih 68' Thanabalan Nadarajah 74'		Amiruldin Asraf 38'	Stadium: Shah Alam Stadium Referee: Võ Minh Trí, Vietnam

18 August 2017	Laos	0–2	Singapore	Selangor, Malaysia
			Taufik Suparno 2' Ikhsan Fandi 11' (pen)	Stadium: MP Selayang Stadium Referee: Omar Al-Yaqoubi, Oman

23 August 2017	Brunei	0–1	Singapore	Selangor, Malaysia
			Khalid Wassadisalleh 74' (o.g)	Stadium: MP Selayang Stadium

2018

Friendly

17 March 2018 Friendly	Singapore	0–0	Warriors FC	Kallang, Singapore
				Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium

21 March 2018 Friendly	Singapore	0–3	Indonesia	Kallang, Singapore
		Report	Febri Haryadi 43' Muhammad Hargianto 51' Septian David 65'	Stadium: National Stadium

20 June 2018 Friendly	Singapore	0–2	Myanmar	Kallang, Singapore
		Report		Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium

26 June 2018 Friendly	Singapore	cancelled	Macau	Kallang, Singapore
				Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium

2018 Hassanal Bolkiah Trophy

25 April 2018 Group B	Laos	1–5	Singapore	Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
	Phithack Kongmathilath 20'		Rusyaidi Salime 18,90+2' Hami Syahin 40' Ikhsan Fandi 45,49'	Stadium: Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium, Brunei Referee: Amidillah Zainuddin, (Brunei)

30 April 2018 Group B	Cambodia	1–0	Singapore	Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
	Sos Suhana 23'			Stadium: Track & Field Sports Complex, Brunei Referee: Suhaizi Shukri, (Malaysia)

2 May 2018 Semi Final	Timor-Leste	2–1	Singapore	Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
	Rufino Gama 76' Henrique Cruz 78'		Ikhsan Fandi 34'	Stadium: Track & Field Sports Complex, Brunei Referee: Dmitry Mashentsev, (Kyrgyzstan)

2019

March 2019	Kokushikan University	4–0	Singapore	Tokyo
		Report

March 2019	Tokai University	1–1	Singapore	Tokyo
		Report

9 October 2019	United Arab Emirates	0-3	Singapore	Bishan, Singapore
	16'  70'  74'			Stadium: Bishan Stadium Referee: Muhammad Zulfiqar (Singapore)

13 October 2019	Macau National Team	0-4	Singapore	Bishan, Singapore
			Amiruldin Asraf 6' Jordan Nicolas Vestering 10' Haiqal Pashia 13' Daniel Goh 33'	Stadium: Bishan Stadium

2020 AFC U-23 Championship qualification

22 March 2019	Hong Kong	1–1	Singapore	Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
	Tsui Wang Kit  52'	Report	Tan  53'	Stadium: MFF Football Centre Attendance: 100 Referee: Hanna Hattab (Syria)

24 March 2019	North Korea	1–1	Singapore	Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
	Pak Kwang-hun  7'	Report	Ikhsan  2'	Stadium: MFF Football Centre Attendance: 98 Referee: Ali Reda (Lebanon)

26 March 2019	Mongolia	1–3	Singapore	Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
	Khash-Erdene  3'	Report	Amiruldin  32' Irfan  43' Hami  71'	Stadium: MFF Football Centre Attendance: 420 Referee: Ali Reda (Lebanon)

Merlion Cup

7 June 2019 Semi Final	Singapore	3–0	Philippines	Jalan Besar Stadium
	Amiruddin Asraf 28' Irfan Fandi 61' Ikhsan Fandi 68'

9 June 2019 Final	Singapore	1–0	Thailand	Jalan Besar Stadium
	Ikhsan  35'

2019 Southeast Asian Games

26 November 2019	Laos	0-0	Singapore	Manila, Philippines
	Somxay Keohanam 64'	Report		Stadium: Rizal Memorial Stadium Referee: Salman Ahmad Falahi (Qatar)

28 November 2019	Indonesia	2-0	Singapore	Manila, Philippines
	Osvaldo Haay 63' Asnawi Bahar 73'	Report		Stadium: Rizal Memorial Stadium Referee: Majed Al-Shamrani (Saudi Arabia)

1 December 2019	Thailand	3-0	Singapore	Manila, Philippines
	Jaroensak Wonggorn 6' Suphanat Mueanta 18' Peerawat Akkatam 35'	Report		Stadium: Biñan Football Stadium Referee: Chen Hsin-chuan (Chinese Taipei)

3 December 2019	Vietnam	1-0	Singapore	Manila, Philippines
	Hà Đức Chinh 85'	Report		Stadium: Rizal Memorial Stadium Referee: Ammar Ashkanani (Kuwait)

5 December 2019	Brunei	0-7	Singapore	Manila, Philippines
			Irfan Fandi 3' Ikhsan Fandi 68' 90+2' 90+3' Saifullah Akbar 70' Faris Ramli 84' 87'	Stadium: Rizal Memorial Stadium Referee: Linjun Talaver (Philippines)

Current coaching staff

Position	Name
Head Coach	Fandi Ahmad
Assistant Coach	Nazri Nasir
Goalkeeping Coach	Chua Lye Heng

Players

The following players were called up for the 2019 SEA Games.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
18	GK	Zharfan Rohaizad	21 February 1997	10		Garena Young Lions
23	GK	Kenji Rusydi	12 July 1998	3		Garena Young Lions
3	DF	Irfan Najeeb	31 July 1999	9		Garena Young Lions
4	DF	Ryhan Stewart	15 February 2000	8		Warriors FC
5	DF	Lionel Tan	5 June 1997	10	1	Garena Young Lions
7	DF	Zulqarnaen Suzliman	29 March 1998	8		Garena Young Lions
12	DF	Syahrul Sazali	3 June 1998	12	1	Garena Young Lions
13	DF	Jordan Vestering	25 September 2000	2	0	Hougang United
17	DF	Irfan Fandi (captain)	13 August 1997	10	5	BG Pathum United
27	DF	Tajeli Salamat^OA	7 February 1994	0	0	Warriors FC
6	MF	Jacob Mahler	10 April 2000	12		Garena Young Lions
8	MF	Joshua Pereira	10 October 1997	7		Garena Young Lions
14	MF	Hami Syahin	16 December 1998	9	2	Home United
15	MF	Shah Shahiran	14 November 1999	5	0	Tampines Rovers
16	MF	Naqiuddin Eunos	12 January 1997	6		Garena Young Lions
20	MF	Saifullah Akbar	31 January 1999	5	1	Garena Young Lions
21	MF	Nur Luqman	20 June 1998	2		Garena Young Lions
9	FW	Ikhsan Fandi	9 April 1999	8	8	Raufoss IL
10	FW	Faris Ramli ^OA	24 August 1992	0	0	Terengganu
11	FW	Haiqal Pashia	29 November 1998	10		Garena Young Lions

Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up in the last 12 months to the Singapore squad.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Adib Hakim	9 March 1998			Garena Young Lions	2019 November Japan tour
DF	Akram Azman	21 November 2000	1		Garena Young Lions	v.  Macau, 13 October 2019
DF	Prakash Raj	11 June 1998	1		Garena Young Lions	Aug 2019 centralised training
DF	Nur Adam Abdullah	13 April 2001			Garena Young Lions	Aug 2019 centralised training
DF	Asraf Zahid	8 October 1999	0	0	Garena Young Lions	Aug 2019 centralised training
DF	Ruzree Rohzaini	19 October 1997	0	0	Garena Young Lions	Aug 2019 centralised training
DF	Syed Akmal	28 April 2000	0	0	Garena Young Lions	Aug 2019 centralised training
DF	Qayyum Raishyan	5 December 2000	0	0	Garena Young Lions	Aug 2019 centralised training
DF	Danish Irfan	10 March 1999	1		Geylang International	Aug 2019 centralised training
MF	Daniel Goh	13 August 1999	3	1	Balestier Khalsa	v. Perth Glory u20,14 November 2019
MF	Raihan Rahman^OA	7 February 1991	0	0	Balestier Khalsa	v.  Macau, 13 October 2019
MF	Rasaq Akeem	16 June 2001	0		Garena Young Lions	v.  Macau, 13 October 2019
MF	Arshad Shamim	9 December 1999	1		Home United	v.  Macau, 13 October 2019
MF	Nikesh Singh	24 February 1999	1	0	Hougang United	v.  Macau, 13 October 2019
MF	Syed Firdaus Hassan	30 May 1998	0	0	Garena Young Lions	v.  Macau, 13 October 2019
MF	Fabian Kwok^OA	17 March 1989	0	0	Hougang United	v.  Fiji, 6 Sept 2019
MF	Ariyan Shamsuddin	28 August 1997	1		SAFSA	v.  Fiji, 6 Sept 2019
MF	Timothy David Yeo	19 October 2000	0	0	Hougang United	v.  Fiji, 6 Sept 2019
MF	Rezza Rezky	8 November 2000	1		Garena Young Lions	Aug 2019 centralised training
MF	Amirul Haikal	11 October 1999			SAFSA	Aug 2019 centralised training
MF	Justin Hui	17 February 1998			Hougang United	2019 Japan Training Camp
FW	Syukri Bashir	11 April 1998	0	0	Garena Young Lions	Perth Glory u20,14 November 2019
FW	Amiruldin Asraf	8 January 1997	7	5	Home United	v. Perth Glory u20,14 November 2019
FW	Sharul Nizam	2 June 1997	0	0	Garena Young Lions	v. Perth Glory u20,14 November 2019
FW	Sahil Suhaimi^OA	8 July 1992	0	0	Warriors FC	v.  Fiji, 6 Sept 2019
FW	Ilhan Fandi	8 November 2002	0	0	Garena Young Lions	Aug 2019 centralised training
FW	Syahadat Masnawi	7 November 2001	0	0	Garena Young Lions	Aug 2019 centralised training
FW	Danial Syafiq	29 December 1999	0	0	Garena Young Lions	Aug 2019 centralised training
FW	Zikos Vasileios Chua	15 April 2002	2		Geylang International	v.  Philippines, 7 June 2019

• ^OA Overage Player

Honours

Regional

• Southeast Asian Games
  • Bronze medal (3): 2007, 2009 and 2013
• Pestabola Merdeka
  • Third Place (1): 2013

See also

• Singapore national football team
• Singapore national youth football team
• Young Lions
• Singapore women's national football team

References

1. Osman, Shamir (27 June 2018). "Football: No go for Fandi Ahmad's Lions at Asian Games". Retrieved 28 June 2018.