2008 Singapore Armed Forces FC season

Singapore Armed Forces FC competed as one of the 12 teams in the 2008 NTUC Income Yeo's S-League season. The club also took part in the 2008 editions of the RHB Singapore Cup and the Singapore League Cup, as well as the regional AFC Cup.

Singapore Armed Forces
2008 season
Head coachRichard Bok
S.League1st
Singapore CupWinners
AFC CupQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Aleksandar Duric (12)

All:
Aleksandar Đurić (17)

Final league standing

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Singapore Armed Forces 33 24 5 4 85 34 +51 77 Qualification to
AFC Champions League Qualifying Play-off
or AFC Cup group stage
2   Super Reds[a] 33 24 3 6 68 32 +36 75
3 Home United 33 23 3 7 75 31 +44 72 Qualification to AFC Cup Group Stage[b]
4 Tampines Rovers 33 20 5 8 66 37 +29 65
5 Gombak United 33 14 10 9 47 39 +8 52
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) head-to-head
Notes:
  1. ^ The three foreign clubs – Albirex Niigata (S), Dalian Shide Siwu and Super Reds – as well as the Football Association of Singapore under-23 team, Young Lions, were not eligible for qualification to continental competitions.
  2. ^ Home United qualified for the 2009 AFC Cup by being the next highest-placed local club behind S.League and 2008 Singapore Cup winners Singapore Armed Forces.

Club

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Management

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Position Staff
General manager   Kok Wai Leong
Head coach   Richard Bok
Prime League coach   V. Selvaraj
Goalkeeping coach   David Lee
Sports Trainer   Hairi Su'ap
Kitman   Tay Kia Hin

First team

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As of May 21, 2008

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   SGP Toh Guo'An
2 DF   SGP Shaiful Esah
3 DF   JPN Kenji Arai
4 DF   SGP Hafiz Osman
5 DF   SGP Faizal Aziz
7 MF   JPN Masahiro Fukasawa
8 MF   THA Therdsak Chaiman
9 FW   SGP Aleksandar Đurić
10 MF   SGP John Wilkinson
11 MF   JPN Norikazu Murakami
12 MF   SGP Jamil Ali
No. Pos. Nation Player
13 DF   SGP Razaleigh Khalik
14 GK   SGP Shahril Jantan
15 GK   SGP Rasyid Hamid
16 DF   SGP Daniel Bennett
18 FW   SGP Ashrin Shariff
19 MF   SGP Mustaqim Manzur
20 MF   SGP Syed Karim
21 DF   SGP Asraf Rashid
22 MF   SGP Fadzil Nasir
23 MF   SGP Ridhuan Osman
25 FW   SGP Shaiful Rahman

List of 2007-08 transfers

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
DF   SGP Razaleigh Khalik (From Geylang United FC)

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF   SGP Faizal Hamid (sold to Gombak United)
7 DF   SGP Razif Mahamud (Released)
17 DF   SGP Masrezwan Masturi (sold to Geylang United)
20 MF   SGP Noor Ali (sold to Geylang United)

Squad stats

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Updated May 20, 2008

No. Pos Nat Player Total S.League Singapore Cup Singapore League Cup AFC Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   SGP Toh Guo'An 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 DF   SGP Shaiful Esah 17 1 12 1 1 0 0 0 4 0
3 DF   JPN Kenji Arai 19 2 13 2 0 0 0 0 6 0
4 DF   SGP Hafiz Osman 12 0 8 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
5 DF   SGP Faizal Aziz 10 0 5 0 1 0 0 0 4 0
7 MF   JPN Masahiro Fukasawa 20 3 13 3 1 0 0 0 6 0
8 MF   THA Therdsak Chaiman 19 5 13 3 1 0 0 0 5 2
9 FW   SGP Aleksandar Đurić 20 17 13 12 1 0 0 0 6 5
10 MF   SGP John Wilkinson 18 1 12 0 1 0 0 0 5 1
11 FW   JPN Norikazu Murakami 15 5 13 4 1 1 0 0 1 0
12 MF   SGP Jamil Ali 18 4 12 2 1 0 0 0 5 2
13 DF   SGP Razaleigh Khalik 15 0 11 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
14 GK   SGP Shahril Jantan 20 -18 13 -14 1 0 0 0 6 -4
15 GK   SGP Rasyid Hamid 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 DF   SGP Daniel Bennett 20 0 13 0 1 0 0 0 6 0
18 FW   SGP Ashrin Shariff 16 6 9 5 1 0 0 0 6 1
19 MF   SGP Mustaqim Manzur 18 5 11 3 1 1 0 0 6 1
20 MF   SGP Syed Karim 7 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
21 DF   SGP Asraf Rashid 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 MF   SGP Fadzil Nasir 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
23 MF   SGP Ridhuan Osman 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
25 FW   SGP Shaiful Rahman 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

Matches

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Updated to games played May 20, 2008

Pre-season friendlies

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Match Date Tournament Location Opponent team Score Scorers
1 January 16, 2008 Friendly Choa Chu Kang Stadium Balestier Khalsa 3–0 G Lenan   35' (o.g.), M. Fukasawa   77', K. Buang   85' (pen.)
2 January 19, 2008 Friendly Choa Chu Kang Stadium Gombak United 0–0
3 January 23, 2008 Friendly Hougang Stadium Sengkang Punggol 0–0
4 February 1, 2008 Friendly Choa Chu Kang Stadium Super Reds 2–3 unknown
5 February 5, 2008 Friendly Pasir Gudang, Malaysia Johor FC 2–1 unknown
6 February 17, 2008 Singapore Charity Shield Jalan Besar Stadium Home United 1–1 (5–4 on penalties) A. Shariff   86' (pen)

S-League

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Match Date Home/Away Opponent team Score Scorers
1 February 22, 2008 Away (LIVE) Albirex Niigata (S) 1–3 N. Murakami   4', K. Ogawa   34' (o.g.), T. Chaiman   88'
2 February 26, 2008 Home Geylang United 3–1 N. Murakami   23', A. Đurić   78', A. Shariff   84'
3 February 29, 2008 Home (LIVE) Sengkang Punggol 3–0 M. Fukasawa   30', A. Đurić   38', J. Ali   44'
4 March 6, 2008 Away Dalian Shide Siwu 1–6 A. Đurić   10',   39', A. Shariff   61',   66',   90', J. Ali   90'
5 March 14, 2008 Away Tampines Rovers 1–2 T. Chaiman   69' (pen), M. Manzur   84'
6 March 29, 2008 Home Woodlands Wellington 3–0 A. Đurić   76', S. Esah   84', A. Shariff   89'
7 April 6, 2008 Away Balestier Khalsa 0–2 A. Đurić   48', K. Arai   67'
8 April 10, 2008 Home Young Lions 4–0 M. Manzur   30', A. Đurić   70',   76',   79'
9 April 13, 2008 Away Super Reds 3–2 M. Manzur   17', K.S. Eun   63' (o.g.)
10 April 21, 2008 Home Home United 2–2 M. Fukasawa   3', T. Chaiman   35'
11 April 25, 2008 Away (LIVE) Gombak United 2–2 N. Murakami   24', Therdsak Chaiman   89'
12 May 4, 2008 Away Geylang United 2–3 N. Murakami   35', A. Đurić   53',   55'
13 May 20, 2008 Away Albirex Niigata (S) 3–1 M. Fukasawa   36', K. Arai   73', A. Đurić   88'
14 May 24, 2008 Away Sengkang Punggol 0–1 T. Chaiman   90'

Singapore Cup

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Match Date Round Home/Away Opponent team Score Scorers
1 May 8, 2008 First Knockout Round Home Balestier Khalsa 2–0 N. Murakami   40', M. Manzur   90'

AFC Cup

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Match Date Round Home/Away Opponent team Score Scorers
1 March 11, 2008 Group Stage Home Kitchee (Hong Kong) 4–0 J. Ali   20',   37', T. Chaiman   25', Wang Z.P.   51' (o.g.)
2 March 18, 2008 Group Stage Away Perak FA (Malaysia) 1–6 T. Chaiman   8', A. Đurić   45',   49',   71',   74', M. Manzur   58'
3 April 2, 2008 Group Stage Away New Radiant (Maldives) 0–3 A. Shariff   7', A. Đurić   44', I. Amil   86' (o.g.)
4 April 2, 2008 Group Stage Home New Radiant (Maldives) 1–1 J. Wilkinson   27'
5 April 30, 2008 Group Stage Away Kitchee (Hong Kong) 0–2 A. Shariff   10', A. Đurić   19'
6 May 14, 2008 Group Stage Home Perak FA (Malaysia) 0–2

Player seasonal records

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Competitive matches only. Numbers in brackets indicate appearances made. Updated to games played May 20, 2008.

Goalscorers

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Rank Name S-League Singapore Cup Singapore League Cup AFC Cup Total
1   Aleksandar Đurić 12 (13) 0 (1) 0 (0) 5 (6) 17 (20)
2   Ashrin Shariff 5 (9) 0 (1) 0 (0) 1 (6) 6 (16)
  Therdsak Chaiman 4 (13) 0 (1) 0 (0) 2 (5) 6 (19)
3   Norikazu Murakami 4 (13) 1 (1) 0 (0) 0 (1) 5 (15)
  Mustaqim Manzur 3 (11) 1 (1) 0 (0) 1 (6) 5 (18)
4   Jamil Ali 2 (12) 0 (1) 0 (0) 2 (5) 4 (18)
5   Masahiro Fukasawa 3 (13) 0 (1) 0 (0) 0 (6) 3 (20)
6   Kenji Arai 2 (13) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (6) 2 (19)
7   Shaiful Esah 1 (12) 0 (1) 0 (0) 0 (4) 1 (17)
  John Wilkinson 0 (12) 0 (1) 0 (0) 1 (5) 1 (18)

Goals conceded

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Rank Name S-League Singapore Cup Singapore League Cup AFC Cup Total Average per game
1   Shahril Jantan 14 (13) 0 (1) 0 (0) 4 (6) 21 (20) 1.05
2   Toh Guo'An 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0
3   Rasyid Hamid 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0

Discipline

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Rank Name S-League Singapore Cup Singapore League Cup AFC Cup Total
                    Total Cards
1   Kenji Arai 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 5
2   John Wilkinson 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 5
3   Aleksandar Đurić 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1
4   Shaiful Esah 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1
5   Hafiz Osman 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1
6   Therdsak Chaiman 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1
7   Mustaqim Manzur 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1