2024 Lion City Sailors Women season

Lion City Sailors
2024 season
Owner	Garena
Chairman	Forrest Li
Head coach	Daniel Ong
Home colours	Away colours
	← 2023 2025 →

The 2024 season marks the Lion City Sailors Women's third consecutive season in the top flight of Singapore football and in the Women's Premier League. The team will be looking to build on their success from the last two seasons, when they finished as champion in the league.

The Sailors Women have a strong squad with a good mix of experience and youth. They are led by Daniel Ong, a former Singapore International. He has previously managed the Singapore national team and was the assistant coach of the team in 2023.^[1]^[2]

Review edit

Daniel Ong took over from previous head coash Yeong Sheau Shyan.^[3]

Squad edit

Women squad (LCS) edit

Squad No.	Name	Date of Birth (Age)	Previous Club	Contract Since	Contract End
Goalkeeper
1	Izairida Shakira	(2007-06-02) 2 June 2007 (age 16)	Mattar Sailors (W)	2024	2024
22	Beatrice Tan Li Bin	(1992-06-29) 29 June 1992 (age 31)	Tanjong Pagar United	2022	2024
Defender
3	Fatin Aqillah	(1994-06-11) 11 June 1994 (age 29)	Tanjong Pagar United	2022	2024
4	Umairah Hamdan	(2002-03-11) 11 March 2002 (age 22)	South Avenue CSC	2022	2024
6	Seri Nurinsyirah	(2009-01-29) 29 January 2009 (age 15)	Mattar Sailors (W)	2023	2024
8	Syazwani Ruzi	(2001-03-06) 6 March 2001 (age 23)	Still Aerion	2022	2024
17	Khairunnisa Anwar	(2003-02-21) 21 February 2003 (age 21)	South Avenue CSC	2022	2024
25	Sara Hayduchok		JSSL Tampines	2023	2024
27	Tia Foong Po Shiun	(2007-07-31) 31 July 2007 (age 16)	Mattar Sailors (W)	2022	2024
76	Tyan Foong	(2009-04-19) 19 April 2009 (age 15)	Mattar Sailors (W)	2024	2024
Midfielder
2	Madison Josephine Telmer	(2004-10-29) 29 October 2004 (age 19)	University of the Fraser Valley	2022	2024
7	Cara Ming-Yan Chang	(2008-11-28) 28 November 2008 (age 15)	Mattar Sailors (W)	2022	2024
11	Liyana Indah Rickit	(2009-10-14) 14 October 2009 (age 14)	Mattar Sailors (W)	2022	2024
14	Nadia Nuraffendi	(2006-04-14) 14 April 2006 (age 18)	Mattar Sailors (W)	2023	2024
15	Qarissa Putri Ramadhani	(2008-09-24) 24 September 2008 (age 15)	Tanjong Pagar United	2024	2024
16	Ho Huixin	(1992-04-23) 23 April 1992 (age 32)	Home United	2022	2024
19	Yuvika Suresh	(2009-03-01) 1 March 2009 (age 15)	Mattar Sailors (W)	2022	2024
23	Sarah Zu’risqha Zul’kepli	(2006-07-24) 24 July 2006 (age 17)	Albirex Niigata (S)	2024	2024
30	Laura Gänser		1. FC Mühlhausen	2024	2024
69	Natasha Kaur		Mattar Sailors (W)	2023	2024
Forwards
5	Miray Hokotate Altun	(2005-04-06) 6 April 2005 (age 19)	ANZA Singapore	2022	2024
9	Raeka Ee Pei Ying	(2003-09-16) 16 September 2003 (age 20)	Mattar Sailors (W)	2023	2024
12	Josephine Ang Kaile	(2006-09-26) 26 September 2006 (age 17)	Mattar Sailors (W)	2022	2024
20	Dorcas Chu	(2002-07-29) 29 July 2002 (age 21)	Mattar Sailors (W)	2022	2024
Mid-season transferred players

Women squad (Mattar Sailors) edit

Squad No.	Name	Date of Birth (Age)	Previous Club	Contract Since	Contract End
Goalkeeper
18	Chantale Lamasan Rosa		Singapore Sports School	2023	2023
	Nurul Illyanis	(2007-01-27) 27 January 2007 (age 17)		2023	2023
Defender
3	Tasha Foong Po Yui	(2005-05-27) 27 May 2005 (age 18)	ITE College East	2022	2023
12	Siti Nur Hidayah		Balestier Khalsa	2023	2023
14	Isis Ang	(2003-01-10) 10 January 2003 (age 21)		2022	2022
16	Syaizta Ohorella			2023	2023
Midfielder
8	Jaen Lee			2023	2023
19	Anusha Saluja			2023	2023
21	Ruby Tjipto		Youth Academy	2023	2023
22	Sara Merican	(1996-04-19) 19 April 1996 (age 28)	Lion City Sailors Women	2022	2023
	Aaniya Ahuja	(2005-12-30) 30 December 2005 (age 18)	Singapore American School	2022	2022
Forward
7	Nor Adriana Lim			2023	2023
11	Elena Khoo		Brazilian Football Academy	2023	2023
13	Katelyn Yeoh			2023	2023
23	Nur Ain Salleh		Youth Academy	2023	2023
24	Maxine Maribbay	(2005-04-21) 21 April 2005 (age 19)		2023	2023
25	Syafina Putri Rashid	(2004-08-09) 9 August 2004 (age 19)	Lion City Sailors Women	2022	2023
	Zalikha Haidah Abdul Rahman	(2004-09-15) 15 September 2004 (age 19)	ITE College Central	2022	2022
	Naureen Qadriyah		Fuhua Secondary School	2023	2023
	Celine Koh		Youth Team	2022	2023

Coaching staff edit

The following list displays the coaching staff of all the Lion City Sailors current football sections:^[4]

First Team

Position	Name
Chairman	Forrest Li
CEO
General Manager	Badri Ghent
Team Manager (SPL)	Hương Trần
Team Manager (WPL)	Jenny Tan
Technical Director	Luka Lalić
Head Coach	Aleksandar Ranković
Head Coach (Women)	Muhammad Yusuf Chatyawan
Assistant Head Coach (Women)	Yeong Sheau Shyan
Assistant Coach	Marko Perović
Goalkeeping Coach	Kris Stergulc
Goalkeeping Coach (Assistant)	Chua Lye Heng
Goalkeeping Coach (Women)	Daniel Ong
Conditioning Coach	Dzevad Saric
Head of Performance	Mark Onderwater
Head of Rehabilitation	Mike Kerklaan
Head of Technical Training	Rodrigo Costa
Head of Video Analyst	Pablo Muñiz
Video Analyst	Nigel Goh
Video Analyst	Muhammad Yusuf Chatyawan
Physiologist	Niels Van Sundert David Conde
Head of Logistics	Zahir Taufeek

Academy

Position	Name
Technical Director	Luka Lalić
General Manager	Tan Li Yu
Team Manager (WPL)	Jenny Tan
Head Coach (SFL)
Goalkeeper Coach (Under-21)
Goalkeeping Coach (Development)	Matija Radikon
Goalkeeping Coach (Foundation)	Shahril Jantan
Strength & Conditioning Coach (Academy)	Chloe Alphonso Derrick Ang
Performance Coordinator (Academy)	Lewin Kösterke
Medical Coordinator (Academy)	Wouter de Vroome
Physiologist (Academy)	Santiago Izquierdo Monllor
Head of Youth Team (Development) & Under-21 Coach	Daan van Oudheusden
Head of Youth Team (Foundation)	Tengku Mushadad
Under-17 Head Coach	José Mataix
Under-15 Head Coach	Lucas Ekers
Under-13 Head Coach	Ashraf Ariffin
Under-12 Head Coach	Kevin Tan
Under-11 Head Coach	Francisco Couto
Under-10 Head Coach
Technical Coach (Development)	Nuno Pereira
Technical Coach (Foundation)	Diogo Costa
Video Analyst (Academy)	Pol Corpas Cuatrecasas Poh Kai Ern Shaun Tan
Data Analyst (Academy)	Gautam Selvamany
Medical Logistics	Masrezal Bin Mashuri
Nutritionist	Denise Van Ewijk

Transfers edit

In edit

Pre-season

Position	Player	Transferred From	Team	Ref
GK	Izairida Shakira	Mattar Sailors (W)	Mattar Sailors (W)	Promoted ^[5]
DF	Tyan Foong	Mattar Sailors (W)	Mattar Sailors (W)	Promoted ^[5]
DF	Seri Nurinsyirah	Mattar Sailors (W)	Mattar Sailors (W)	Promoted ^[5]
MF	Sarah Zu’risqha Zul’kepli	Albirex Niigata (S) (W)	Women	Free ^[6]
MF	Qarissa Putri Ramadhani	Tanjong Pagar United (W)	Women	Free ^[5]
MF	Madison Josephine Telmer	N.A.	Women	Free ^[5]
MF	Nadia Nuraffendi	Mattar Sailors (W)	Mattar Sailors (W)	Promoted ^[5]
MF	Liyana Rickit	Mattar Sailors (W)	Mattar Sailors (W)	Promoted ^[5]
MF	Yuvika Suresh	Mattar Sailors (W)	Mattar Sailors (W)	Promoted ^[5]
MF	Natasha Kaur	Mattar Sailors (W)	Mattar Sailors (W)	Promoted
MF	Laura Gänser	1. FC Mühlhausen	Women	Free ^[7]
FW	Raeka Ee	Mattar Sailors (W)	Mattar Sailors (W)	Promoted ^[5]
FW	Dorcas Chu	Mattar Sailors (W)	Mattar Sailors (W)	Promoted ^[5]

Mid-season

Position	Player	Transferred From	Team	Ref

Out edit

Pre-season

Position	Player	Transferred To	Team	Ref
GK	Noor Kusumawati	Retired	Women	Free ^[5]
DF	Munirah Mohamad		Women	Free ^[5]
DF	Ernie Sulastri Sontaril	Albirex Niigata (S) (W)	Women	Free ^[8] ^[9]
MF	Venetia Lim	Boroondara Eagles Women (A2)	Women	Free ^[8]^[10]
MF	Madelin Sophie Lock	Retired	Women	Free ^[5]
MF	Julia-Vanessa Farr	Retired	Women	Free ^[5]
MF	Nica Siy	Retired	Women	Free ^[5]
FW	Lila Tan Hui Ying	Albirex Niigata (S) (W)	Women	Free ^[5] ^[11]
FW	Nur Izzati Rosni	Albirex Niigata (S) (W)	Women	Free ^[8] ^[12]

Mid-season

Position	Player	Transferred To	Team	Ref

Loan Returns edit

Pre-season

Position	Player	Transferred From	Team	Ref

Mid-season

Position	Player	Transferred From	Ref

Loans Out edit

Pre-season

Position	Player	Transferred To	Team	Ref

Mid-Season

Position	Player	Transferred To	Ref

Friendlies edit

Interim pre-season tournament edit

Win Draw Loss

Pre-season friendlies edit

Win Draw Loss

12 January 2024 CF Charity Cup	Lion City Sailors	4-2	Royal Arion	Tampines
	Qarissa Putri 37' Nur Sarah Zu’risqha 42' Nur Izzati Rosni (pen) Sara Hayduchok 86'	Report	Pikul Khueanpet 75' Orapin Waenngoen	Stadium: Our Tampines Hub

Team statistics edit

Appearances and goals (Women) edit

Warning: The appearance of the squad members may not be accurate as neither the club or FAS produce the full playing list on their website.

As of 18 May 2024

No.	Pos.	Player	WPL		Total
No.	Pos.	Player	Apps.	Goals	Apps.	Goals
1	GK	Izairida Shakira	3+1	0	3	0
2	MF	Madison Josephine Telmer	7	5	5	4
3	DF	Fatin Aqillah	0	0	0	0
4	DF	Nur Umairah	5	2	3	0
5	FW	Miray Altun	3	0	3	0
6	DF	Seri Nurinsyirah	1+2	1	2	1
7	MF	Cara Ming-Yan Chang	0+1	1	1	0
8	DF	Nur Syazwani Ruzi	7	5	5	4
9	FW	Raeka Ee Pei Ying	6	11	5	8
11	MF	Liyana Indah Rickit	1+2	1	1	1
12	FW	Josephine Ang Kaile	1+3	6	3	4
14	MF	Nadia Nuraffendi	0+1	0	1	0
15	MF	Qarissa Putri Ramadhani	4+1	0	4	0
16	MF	Ho Hui Xin	7	1	5	0
17	DF	Khairunnisa Anwar	4+2	1	5	1
18	MF	Munirah Mohamad	0	0	0	0
19	MF	Yuvika Suresh	3	1	1	0
20	FW	Dorcas Chu	5+1	3	4	2
22	GK	Beatrice Tan	4	0	3	0
23	MF	Sarah Zu’risqha Zul’kepli	4	3	4	3
25	DF	Sara Hayduchok	7	2	5	2
27	DF	Tia Foong Po Shiun	1+1	0	2	0
30	MF	Laura Gänser	1+4	0	5	0
69	MF	Natasha Kaur	1	0	1	0
76	DF	Tyan Foong	2+1	0	3	0
Players who have played this season but had left the club or on loan to other club

Appearances and goals (Mattar Sailors) edit

As of 16 September 2023

No.	Pos.	Player	WNL		Total
No.	Pos.	Player	Apps.	Goals	Apps.	Goals
3	DF	Tasha Foong Po Yui	0	0	0	0
7	FW	Nor Adriana Lim	0	0	0	0
8	MF	Jaen Lee	0	0	0	0
11	FW	Elena Khoo	0	0	0	0
12	DF	Siti Nur Hidayah	0	0	0	0
13	FW	Katelyn Yeoh	0	0	0	0
14	MF	Isis Ang	0	0	0	0
16	DF	Syaizta Ohorella	0	0	0	0
18	GK	Chantale Lamasan Rosa	0	0	0	0
19	MF	Anusha Saluja	0	0	0	0
21	MF	Ruby Tjipto	0	0	0	0
22	MF	Sara Merican	0	0	0	0
23	MF	Nur Ain Salleh	0	0	0	0
24	FW	Maxine Maribbay	0	0	0	0
25	FW	Syafina Putri Rashid	0	0	0	0
Players who have played this season but had left the club or on loan to other club

Competition (Women's Premier League) edit

Women's Premier League edit

Win Draw Loss

9 March 2024 1	Lion City Sailors	5-0	Tiong Bahru FC	Choa Chu Kang
	Raeka Ee Pei Ying 10', 63' Madison Josephine Telmer 13' Syazwani Ruzi 25' Seri Nurinsyirah 25'	Report		Stadium: Choa Chu Kang Stadium

24 March 2024 2	Lion City Sailors	2-1	Albirex Niigata (S)	Jalan Besar
	Raeka Ee Pei Ying 29', 48'	Report	Mulan Ayliffe 87'	Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium

14 April 2024 3	Lion City Sailors	4-0	Hougang United	Yishun
	Raeka Ee Pei Ying 20' Nur Izyani 39' (o.g.) Sara Hayduchok 48' Josephine Ang Kaile 88'	Report		Stadium: Yishun Stadium

20 April 2024 4	Lion City Sailors	3-0	Tanjong Pagar United	Choa Chu Kang
	Sara Hayduchok 51' Madison Josephine Telmer 63' Cara Chang 90'	Report		Stadium: Choa Chu Kang Stadium

4 May 2024 5	Lion City Sailors	18-0	Balestier Khalsa	Choa Chu Kang
	Nur Syazwani Ruzi 4', 13', 17' Sarah Zu’risqha Zul’kepli 8', 54', 62' Raeka Ee Pei Ying 28', 44', 55' Madison Josephine Telmer 29', 63' Dorcas Chu 31', 51' Liyana Indah Rickit 74' Josephine Ang Kaile 79', 80', 84' Khairunnisa Anwar 82'	Report		Stadium: Choa Chu Kang Stadium

11 May 2024 6	Lion City Sailors	4-0	Still Aerion WFC	Choa Chu Kang
	Raeka Ee Pei Ying 13' Syazwani Ruzi 36' (pen) Nur Umairah 48', 61'			Stadium: Choa Chu Kang Stadium

18 May 2024 7	Lion City Sailors	9-0	JSSL Tampines	Choa Chu Kang
	Yuvika Suresh 6' Josephine Ang Kaile 16', 30' Ho Hui Xin 49' Cara Ming-Yan Chang 63' Raeka Ee Pei Ying 69', 84' Dorcas Chu 80' (pen) Madison Josephine Telmer 90'			Stadium: Choa Chu Kang Stadium

23 June 2024 8	Lion City Sailors	v	Geylang International	Simei
				Stadium: ITE College East

29 June 2024 9	Lion City Sailors	v	Tiong Bahru FC	Choa Chu Kang
				Stadium: Choa Chu Kang Stadium

21 July 2024 10	Lion City Sailors	v	Albirex Niigata (S)	Simei
				Stadium: ITE College East

28 July 2024 11	Lion City Sailors	v	Hougang United	Simei
				Stadium: ITE College East

4 August 2024 12	Lion City Sailors	v	Tanjong Pagar United	Simei
				Stadium: ITE College East

17 August 2024 13	Lion City Sailors	v	Balestier Khalsa	Choa Chu Kang
				Stadium: Choa Chu Kang Stadium

24 August 2024 14	Lion City Sailors	v	Still Aerion WFC	Choa Chu Kang
				Stadium: Choa Chu Kang Stadium

31 August 2024 15	Lion City Sailors	v	JSSL Tampines	Choa Chu Kang
				Stadium: Choa Chu Kang Stadium

8 September 2024 16	Lion City Sailors	v	Geylang International	Simei
				Stadium: ITE College East

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Lion City Sailors (C)	7	7	0	0	45	1	+44	21	League champions
2	Albirex Niigata (S)	7	6	0	1	32	4	+28	18
3	Geylang International	7	4	1	2	14	7	+7	13
4	Hougang United	7	4	1	2	15	9	+6	13
5	Still Aerion	5	2	1	2	11	8	+3	7
6	Tiong Bahru	7	2	0	5	9	25	−16	6
7	Tanjong Pagar United	7	1	2	4	3	8	−5	5
8	JSSL Tampines	5	0	1	4	6	20	−14	1
9	Balestier Khalsa	6	0	0	6	0	54	−54	0

Updated to match(es) played on 1 October 2022. Source: FAS
(C) Champions

Competition (Women's National League) edit

(Played under name of Mattar Sailors Women)

Win Draw Loss

Round Robin edit

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Royal Arion (Q)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Admiralty FC (Q)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Mattar Sailors (Q)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Ayer Rajah Gryphons (Q)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Singapore Khalsa	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Commonwealth Cosmos	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	Bussorah Youths	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	Winchester Isla	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Updated to match(es) played on 1 October 2022. Source: FAS
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Notes edit

References edit

^ "Singapore tech firm Sea takes ownership of Home United; club changes name to Lion City Sailors FC". Archived from the original on 26 February 2021. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
^ "Deloitte Women's Premier League returns with 10 clubs, kicks off on 18th March".
^ Tianbao, Lin (8 March 2024). "Albirex Niigata snag Lion City Sailors trio, now they want their Deloitte Women's Premier League title". The Straits Times. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
^ "FIRST TEAM STAFF".
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p "New-look Sailors Women to usher in new era against Royal Arion".
^ "Sarah Zu'risqha will be joining Lion City Sailors FC in 2024 season".
^ "Sailors Women bolster ranks with experienced Laura Gänser".
^ ^a ^b ^c "Three more from Class of '23 depart for new adventures".
^ "Ernie Sulastri Sontaril is coming to Albirex Niigata FC Singapore for 2024 season!".
^ "Sailors alumnus Venetia Lim earns move to Australia second-tier".
^ "Lila Tan is coming to Albirex Niigata FC Singapore for 2024 season!".
^ "Izzati Rosni is coming to Albirex Niigata FC Singapore for 2024 season!".

[1] "Singapore tech firm Sea takes ownership of Home United; club changes name to Lion City Sailors FC". Archived from the original on 26 February 2021. Retrieved 14 March 2023.

[2] "Deloitte Women's Premier League returns with 10 clubs, kicks off on 18th March".

[3] Tianbao, Lin (8 March 2024). "Albirex Niigata snag Lion City Sailors trio, now they want their Deloitte Women's Premier League title". The Straits Times. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 10 May 2024.

[4] "FIRST TEAM STAFF".

[Promoted-5] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p "New-look Sailors Women to usher in new era against Royal Arion".

[6] "Sarah Zu'risqha will be joining Lion City Sailors FC in 2024 season".

[7] "Sailors Women bolster ranks with experienced Laura Gänser".

[Goodbye-8] "Three more from Class of '23 depart for new adventures".

[9] "Ernie Sulastri Sontaril is coming to Albirex Niigata FC Singapore for 2024 season!".

[10] "Sailors alumnus Venetia Lim earns move to Australia second-tier".

[11] "Lila Tan is coming to Albirex Niigata FC Singapore for 2024 season!".

[12] "Izzati Rosni is coming to Albirex Niigata FC Singapore for 2024 season!".

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