2018 Balestier Khalsa season
| 2018 season | |
|---|---|
| Chairman | Darwin Jalil |
| Head coach | Marko Kraljević |
| Stadium | Toa Payoh Stadium |
| Singapore Premier League | 6th (Currently) |
| Singapore Cup | - |
| Top goalscorer | League: Keegan Linderboom (5 goals) Currently All: Keegan Linderboom (5 goals) Currently |
The 2018 season is Balestier Khalsa's 23rd consecutive season in the top flight of Singapore football and in the Singapore Premier League and the Singapore Cup.
Squad
- As of 11 June 2018.
| Squad No. | Name | Date of Birth (Age) | Previous Club |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | |||
| 1 | Hafiz Ahmad U23 | Home United | |
| 12 | Nazri Sabri | 20 September 1989 | Eunos Crescent |
| 13 | Zacharial Leong U23 | ||
| 19 | Zaiful Nizam | 24 July 1987 | |
| Defenders | |||
| 2 | Fadli Kamis | 7 November 1992 | |
| 3 | Shaqi Sulaiman U23 | 10 November 1998 | Hougang United |
| 4 | Khalili Khalif U23 | 3 January 1997 | Home United |
| 5 | Nurisham Jupri U23 | 14 December 1995 | Eunos Crescent |
| 6 | Nurullah Hussein | 9 May 1993 | |
| 9 | Zakir Samsudin | 18 January 1994 | LionsXII |
| 10 | Sufianto Salleh | 9 March 1993 | Home United |
| 15 | Sheikh Abdul Hadi | 24 March 1992 | |
| 18 | Ahmad Syahir Sahimi | 10 April 1992 | |
| 25 | Sharin Majid U23 | 31 March 1995 | Warriors FC |
| Midfielders | |||
| 7 | Hazzuwan Halim | 2 February 1994 | |
| 8 | Raihan Rahman | 7 February 1991 | |
| 11 | Huzaifah Aziz | 24 June 1994 | |
| 14 | Afiq Salman Tan U23 | 28 November 1995 | |
| 16 | Khairuddin Omar U23 | 8 March 1996 | |
| 17 | Fariz Faizal U23 | 17 October 1996 | |
| 22 |  Vedran Mesec | 20 February 1988 |  NK Aluminij |
| 24 | Noor Akid Nordin U23 | 28 October 1996 | Home United |
| 58 | Daniel Hazreel U23 | 31 May 1999 | Kembagan United |
| 68 |  Sanjin Vrebac U19 | 25 February 2000 |  VfR Fischeln |
| 70 | Haiqal Adnan U19 | ||
| Strikers | |||
| 21 |  Keegan Linderboom | 26 September 1989 | Waitakere United |
| 23 | Akbar Shah U23 | 29 May 1996 | Home United |
| 67 |  Dusan Marinkovic U19 | FK Internacional | |
Coaching staff
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Marko Kraljević |
| Assistant coach | Haris Sumri |
| Goalkeeping coach | Koh Chuan Hwee/ Rizal Abdul Rahman |
| Fitness coach | Rosman Sulaiman |
| Team Chairman | Darwin Jalil |
| Physiotherapist | Mohamed Nasser |
| Kitman | Abdul Latiff |
Transfer
Pre-season transfer
In
| Position | Player | Transferred From | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Nazri Sabri | Eunos Crescent (NFL Club) | [2] |
| GK | Hafiz Ahmad | Home United | |
| DF | Sufianto Salleh | Home United | 2 Years Contract [3][4] |
| DF | Nurullah Hussein | Free Agent | 2 Years Contract [5] |
| DF | Shaqi Sulaiman | Hougang United | 2 Years Contract [6] |
| DF | Sharin Majid | Warriors FC | |
| DF | Khalili Khalif | Home United Prime League | [7] |
| MF | Daniel Hazreel | Kembangan United FC (NFL Club) | [8] |
| MF | Nurisham Jupri | Eunos Crescent (NFL Club) | [9] |
| MF | Noor Akid Nordin | Home United | 2 Years Contract [10] |
| MF | Afiq Salman Tan | Free Agent | 2 Years Contract [11] |
| MF | Keegan Linderboom | Waitakere United | [12] |
| FW | Akbar Shah | Home United | 2 Years Contract [13] |
| FW | Vedran Mesec | NK Aluminij | [14] |
Out
| Position | Player | Transferred To | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| GK | A. Renonathan | ||
| GK | Naqiuddin Nodin | ||
| GK | Hamzah Fazil | ||
| DF | Zulkhair Mustaffa | SAFSA (NFL Club) | loan |
| DF | Tajeli Salamat | Warriors FC | [15] |
| DF | Ashrul Syafeeq | Hougang United | [16] |
| DF | Azmeerudin Jamludain | Eunos Crescent FC (NFL Club) | |
| DF | Hanafi Salleh | ||
| MF |  Kyaw Zayar Win | ||
| MF | Nanda Lin Kyaw Chit |  Prachuap FC | [17] |
| MF | Aung Kyaw Naing | Angthong FC | |
| MF | Mahathir Azeman | ||
| MF | Jonathan Tan | SAFSA (NFL Club) | loan |
| MF | Hanafi Akbar | Tampines Rovers | [18] |
| MF | Shah Hirul | ||
| MF | Danial Farhan Tan |
Retained
| Position | Player | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| GK | Zaiful Nizam | 2 years contract [19] |
| DF | Fadli Kamis | 2 years contract [20] |
| DF | Sheikh Abdul Hadi | 2 years contract [21] |
| DF | Ahmad Syahir | 1 year contract [22] |
| MF | Raihan Rahman | 2 years contract [23] |
| MF | Huzaifah Aziz | 2 years contract [24] |
| MF | Hazzuwan Halim | 2 years contract [25] |
Promoted
| Position | Player | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| GK | Zacharial Leong | [26] |
| MF | Fariz Faizal | 2 Years Contract [27] |
| MF | Khairuddin Omar | 2 Years Contract [28] |
Mid-season transfer
In
| Position | Player | Transferred From | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| DF | Zakir Samsudin | Free Agent | [29] |
| MF | Sanjin Vrebac | VfR Fischeln | Balestier Khalsa U19[30] |
| FW | Dusan Marinkovic | FK Internacional | Balestier Khalsa U19[31] |
Friendly
Pre-Season Friendly
Win Draw Loss
| 31 January 2018 1 | Young Lions  | 0-0 | Balestier Khalsa | Jalan Besar Stadium |
| 1700 hours |
| 9 February 2018 2 | Balestier Khalsa | 1-0 | Warriors FC | Choa Chu Kang Stadium |
| 1900 hours | Hazzuwan Halim 5' |
| 24 February 2018 3 | Balestier Khalsa | 3-1 | Balestier United | Toa Payoh Stadium |
| 3 March 2018 4 | Balestier Khalsa | 0-1 | Geylang International | Bedok Stadium |
| Darren Teh |
| 10 March 2018 5 | Balestier Khalsa | 0-1 |  Malaysia U18 | Toa Payoh Stadium |
| 1900 hours | 72' |
Team statistics
Appearances and goals
- As of 29 September 2018
Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Sleague | Singapore Cup | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps. | Goals | Apps. | Goals | Apps. | Goals | |||
| 1 | GK | Hafiz Ahmad | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | Fadli Kamis | 23 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 28 | 4 |
| 3 | DF | Shaqi Sulaiman | 14 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Khalili Khalif | 3(4) | 0 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Nurisham Jupri | 10(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | Nurullah Hussein | 13(2) | 2 | 3(1) | 0 | 19 | 2 |
| 7 | MF | Hazzuwan Halim | 19(4) | 4 | 5 | 3 | 28 | 6 |
| 8 | MF | Raihan Rahman | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 9 | DF | Zakir Samsudin | 0(4) | 1 | 0(3) | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 10 | DF | Sufianto Salleh | 12(5) | 0 | 1(2) | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | Huzaifah Aziz | 20(1) | 4 | 5 | 1 | 26 | 5 |
| 12 | GK | Nazri Sabri | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | Zacharial Leong | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | Afiq Tan | 10(3) | 0 | 0(2) | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | Sheikh Abdul Hadi | 16(1) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 1 |
| 16 | MF | Khairuddin Omar | 3 (4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | Fariz Faizal | 14(7) | 0 | 5 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | Ahmad Syahir | 16(5) | 0 | 4 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| 19 | GK | Zaiful Nizam (captain) | 24 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | Keegan Linderboom | 15(2) | 5 | 5 | 1 | 22 | 6 |
| 22 | FW | Vedran Mesec | 14 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 2 |
| 23 | MF | Akbar Shah | 5(9) | 1 | 0(3) | 0 | 16 | 1 |
| 24 | MF | Noor Akid Nordin | 16(5) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 1 |
| 25 | DF | Sharin Majid | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 58 | MF | Daniel Hazreel | 0 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 67 | MF | Dusan Marinkovic | 0 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 68 | MF | Sanjin Vrebac | 8(1) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 70 | MF | Haiqal Adnan | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Competitions
Overview
| Competition | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |
| Singapore Premier League | 24 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 25 | 36 | −11 | 29.17 |
| Singapore Cup | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 20.00 |
| Total | 29 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 30 | 42 | −12 | 27.59 |
Singapore Premier League
Win Draw Loss
| 4 April 2018 Round 1 | Home United | 3-1 | Balestier Khalsa | Bishan Stadium |
| Sirina Camara 77' Song Ui-young 88'Shahril Ishak 90+3' | Keegan Linderboom 27' (pen.) | Referee: Ahmad A'Qashah (Singapore) |
| 8 April 2018 Round 2 | Balestier Khalsa | 0-1 |  Albirex Niigata (S) | Toa Payoh Stadium |
| Sheikh Abdul Hadi 76' (o.g) | Referee: Nathan Chan (Singapore) |
| 11 April 2018 Round 3 | Balestier Khalsa | 3-1 | Young Lions | Toa Payoh Stadium |
| Vedran Mesec 39' Keegan Linderboom 60'Sheikh Abdul Hadi 74' | Prakash Raj 66' |
| 14 April 2018 Round 4 | Geylang International | 0-1 | Balestier Khalsa | Bedok Stadium |
Fadli Kamis 19' 78'Afiq Salman Tan 46'Huzaifah Aziz 75' |
| 22 April 2018 Round 5 | Hougang United | 1-1 | Balestier Khalsa | Hougang Stadium |
| Iqbal Hussain 48' Fabian Kwok 34'Syahiran Miswan 61'Illyas Lee 85' | Keegan Linderboom 9' Huzaifah Aziz 73' | Referee: Muhammad Taqi Aljaafari Bin Jahari (Singapore) |
| 29 April 2018 Round 6 | Balestier Khalsa | 2-1 | Warriors FC | Toa Payoh Stadium |
| Keegan Linderboom 26' Noor Akid Nordin 50'Fadli Kamis  67'Sufianto Salleh 89' | Jonathan Béhé 74' Hafiz Sulaiman 15' | Referee: Ahmad A'Qashah (Singapore) |
| 2 May 2018 Round 7 | Tampines Rovers | 1-0 | Balestier Khalsa | Our Tampines Hub |
| Irfan Najeeb 49' | Referee: Muhammad Zulfiqar (Singapore) |
| 13 May 2018 Round 8 | Balestier Khalsa | 1-2 |  DPMM FC | Toa Payoh Stadium |
| Hazzuwan Halim 2' | Volodymyr Pryyomov 55' [[ Adi Said]] 64' (pen.) | Referee: G.Letchman (Singapore) |
| 19 May 2018 Round 9 | Balestier Khalsa | 2-1 | Home United | National Stadium, Singapore |
| Vedran Mesec 87' Huzaifah Aziz 90+1' | Hafiz Nor 9' Anumanthan Kumar 90+5' | Referee: Muhammad Zulfiqar (Singapore) |
| 27 May 2018 Round 10 | Albirex Niigata (S) | 5-0 | Balestier Khalsa | Jurong East Stadium |
| Shuhei Hoshino 9' Taku Morinaga 50,71,73'Hiroyoshi Kamata 67' | Referee: Ahmad A'Qashah (Singapore) |
| 2 June 2018 Round 11 | Balestier Khalsa | 1-2 | Geylang International | Toa Payoh Stadium |
| Huzaifah Aziz 30' (pen.) 70' Nurullah Hussein 51'Noor Akid Nordin 57' | Fairoz Hasan 1' Yuki Ichikawa 74'Jufri Taha 29' | Referee: Nathan Chan (Singapore) |
| 10 June 2018 Round 12 | Young Lions | 0-2 | Balestier Khalsa | Jalan Besar Stadium |
| Huzaifah Aziz 43' Akbar Shah 78' | Referee: G.Letchman (Singapore) |
| 17 June 2018 Round 13 | Balestier Khalsa | 0-1 | Hougang United | Toa Payoh Stadium |
| Nurullah Hussein 58' Sheikh Abdul Hadi 84'Hazzuwan Halim 90+4' | Nurhilmi Jasni 73' Illyas Lee 18'Fabian Kwok 23'Justin Hui 82'Khairulhin Khalid 90+4'Jordan Vestering 90+4' |
| 23 June 2018 Round 14 | Warriors FC | 3-0 | Balestier Khalsa | Choa Chu Kang Stadium |
| Ignatius Ang 20' Jonathan Béhé 48' 90+1' |
| 30 June 2018 Round 15 | Balestier Khalsa | 2-5 | Tampines Rovers | Toa Payoh Stadium |
| Hazzuwan Halim 21' (pen.) Akbar Shah 78' | Irfan Najeeb 9' Khairul Amri 25,70,90+1'Jordan Webb 90+3' |
| 7 July 2018 Round 16 | DPMM FC | 2-2 | Balestier Khalsa | Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium |
| Suhaimi Anak Sulau 5' Shahrazen Said 23' (pen.) | Fadil Kamis 50' Huzaifah Aziz 67' | Referee: Ahmad A'Qashah (Singapore) |
| 15 July 2018 Round 17 | Home United | 1-1 | Balestier Khalsa | Jalan Besar Stadium |
| Shahril Ishak 42' (pen.) | Fadil Kamis 16' | Referee: G.Letchman (Singapore) |
| 22 July 2018 Round 18 | Balestier Khalsa | 1-1 | Albirex Niigata (S) | Toa Payoh Stadium |
| Kenya Takahashi 32' | Hazzuwan Halim 47' |
| 1 August 2018 Round 19 | Geylang International | 1-0 | Balestier Khalsa | Bedok Stadium |
| Anders Aplin 73' | Dusan Marinkovic 82' |
| 15 August 2018 Round 20 | Hougang United | 1-2 | Balestier Khalsa | Hougang Stadium |
| Antonie Viterale 26' | Zakir Samsudin 73' Hazzuwan Halim 75' | Referee: Juherman Zaiton (Singapore) |
| 19 August 2018 Round 21 | Balestier Khalsa | 2-2 | Warriors FC | Toa Payoh Stadium |
| Fadli Kamis 40' Nurullah Hussein 76' 43'Huzaifah Aziz 88'Shaqi Sulaiman 94' | Jonathan Béhé 28' 71' Firdaus Kasman 65' | Referee: Muhammad Zulfiqar (Singapore) |
| 15 September 2018 Round 22 (Rescheduled) | Tampines Rovers | 1-0 | Balestier Khalsa | Our Tampines Hub |
| Madhu Mohana 39' |
| 12 August 2018 Round 23 (Rescheduled) | Balestier Khalsa | 1-0 | Young Lions | Toa Payoh Stadium |
| Keegan Linderboom 37' |
| 29 September 2018 Round 24 (Rescheduled) | Balestier Khalsa | 0-0 | DPMM FC | Toa Payoh Stadium |
| Fadli Kamis 82' Akbar Shah 82' | Azwan Saleh 82' |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Tampines Rovers | 24 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 43 | 27 | +16 | 40 | Qualification to AFC Cup Group Stage |
| 5 | Warriors FC | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 32 | 35 | −3 | 28 | |
| 6 | Balestier Khalsa | 24 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 25 | 36 | −11 | 27 | |
| 7 | Young Lions[a] | 24 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 25 | 46 | −21 | 21 | |
| 8 | Geylang International | 24 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 26 | 57 | −31 | 20 |
Updated to match(es) played on 29 September 2018. Source: Singapore Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of wins
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of wins
Notes:
- ^ The two foreign clubs – Albirex Niigata (S) and DPMM FC – 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
| 29 August 2018 Quarter Final 1st Leg | Geylang International | 0-0 | Balestier Khalsa | Bedok Stadium |
| Danish Irfan Azman 35' Azhar Sairudin 48'Afiq Yunos 50' | Noor Akid Nordin 27' 58' Ahmad Syahir 42' | Referee: Nathan Chan (Singapore) |
| 1 September 2018 Quarter Final 2nd Leg | Balestier Khalsa | 1-0 (1–0 agg.) | Geylang International | Toa Payoh Stadium |
| Hazzuwan Halim 85' (pen.) | Referee: W. Ravisanthiran (Singapore) |
Balestier Khalsa won 1-0 on aggregate.
| 26 September 2018 Semi Final 1st Leg | DPMM FC | 2-0 | Balestier Khalsa | Jalan Besar Stadium |
| Volodymyr Pryyomov 68' (pen.) Adi Said 70' | Shaqi Sulaiman 38' | Referee: Muhammad Farhan B Abd Rahman (Singapore) |
| 3 October 2018 Semi Final 2nd Leg | Balestier Khalsa | 2-2 (2-4 agg.) | DPMM FC | Toa Payoh Stadium |
| Hazzuwan Halim 37' (pen.) Huzaifah Aziz 41'Ahmad Syahir 77' | Shahrazen Said 79' Volodymyr Pryyomov 83'Haimie Anak Nyaring 36' | Referee: Y.Sathyakumar (Singapore) |
Balestier lost 2–4 on aggregate.
| 6 October 2018 3rd/4th Placing | Home United | 2-2 (4-5 p) | Balestier Khalsa | Jalan Besar Stadium |
| Faritz Hameed 74' Isaka Cernak 92' (pen.)Faisal Roslan 56'Izzdin Shafiq 34'Shakir Hamzah 39' | Hazzuwan Halim 26' (pen.) Keegan Linderboom 37'Fariz Faizal 68' | Referee: Jansen Foo (Singapore) | ||
| Penalties | ||||
Isaka Cernak  Faritz Hameed Shakir Hamzah Izzdin Shafiq Fazli Ayob  | Shaqi Sulaiman Sufianto Salleh Nurullah Hussein Huzaifah Aziz Sanjin Vrebac | |||
See also
References
- ^ "Staff for Balestier". Archived from the original on 2017-12-14. Retrieved 2017-12-17.
- ^ "Balestier Khalsa is pleased to announce the new signing of Nazri Sabri for 2018 following three seasons from 2015 to 2017 with National Football League outfit Eunos Crescent FC".
- ^ "Sufianto switch from Dragons to Tigers". Archived from the original on 2018-01-31. Retrieved 2018-01-31.
- ^ "Balestier Khalsa are delighted to confirm the new signing of 25-year-old Sufianto Salleh from Home United on 2 years deal".
- ^ "Nurullah Hussein returns to Balestier after serving his National Service!".
- ^ "Balestier Khalsa are pleased to confirm the signing of Shaqi Sulaiman from Hougang United FC!".
- ^ "Khalili move back to the Den".
- ^ "Daniel move back to the Den".
- ^ "Nurisham Jupri move back to the Den".
- ^ "Noor Akid Nordin has returned to Balestier Khalsa after completing his National Service last week!".
- ^ "Afiq Salman Tan has rejoined the Tigers after completing his National Service !".
- ^ "NZ striker to lead the line for the Tiger!".
- ^ "Akbar Shah Zainudeen has rejoined the Tigers after completing his National Service!".
- ^ "Verdan the new poacher on roar!".
- ^ "Tajeli Salamat joins Tiong Bahru FC for 2018 NFL".
- ^ "Ashrul goes to dad's club".
- ^ "Nanda move to newly promoted thai club". Archived from the original on 2018-01-19. Retrieved 2018-01-19.
- ^ "Hanafi left Tigers for Stags". Archived from the original on 2018-01-29. Retrieved 2018-01-29.
- ^ "Zaiful signed for another 2 years".
- ^ "Fadli signed for another 2 years".
- ^ "Sheikh Abdul Hadi recently penned a two-year extension to his playing contract, which will run until 2019".
- ^ "Syahir extended another season till 2018".
- ^ "Raihan extends till 2019".
- ^ "Huzaifah Aziz has signed for the Tigers for another two years".
- ^ "Hazzuwan extends 2 years of contract".
- ^ "Zacharial Leong promoted to main squad in 2018".
- ^ "Fariz Faizal promoted to main squad in 2018".
- ^ "Khairuddin Omar returns to Balestier after serving his National Service!".
- ^ "Former LionsXII defender Zakir Samsudin joins Balestier Khalsa". Archived from the original on 2018-08-01. Retrieved 2018-08-01.
- ^ "New blood may give Tigers fresh impetus".
- ^ "New blood may give Tigers fresh impetus".