2013 in Singaporean football

The 2013 season is the 61st season of competitive football in Singapore.

The season began on 20 February 2013 for the S.League, 1 March 2013 for the Prime League and 27 April 2013 for the NFL First, Second and Third Divisions.

S.League

Main article: 2013 S.League

Team changes

Singapore National Football League

Promotion and relegation (pre-season)

Teams relegated from NFL Division 1

  • Singapore Armed Forces Sports Association
  • Borussia Zamrud Football Club

Teams promoted to NFL Division 1

Teams relegated from NFL Division 2

  • Balestier United Recreation Club

Teams promoted to NFL Division 2

  • Gambas Avenue Sports Club

Honours

League and Cup champions

Competition Winner Runner-Up Venue Match Report
Charity Shield SingaporeTampines Rovers SingaporeWarriors F.C. Jalan Besar Stadium Report
S.League SingaporeTampines Rovers SingaporeHome United N/A
Singapore Cup SingaporeHome United SingaporeTanjong Pagar United Jalan Besar Stadium
League Cup SingaporeBalestier Khalsa BruneiBrunei DPMM Jalan Besar Stadium
FA Cup SingaporeHome United SingaporeSporting Westlake FC Jalan Besar Stadium
Prime League SingaporeBalestier Khalsa SingaporeHome United N/A
NFL Division 1 TBC TBC N/A
NFL Division 2 TBC TBC N/A
NFL Division 3 TBC TBC N/A

Men's Senior Team

Following Radojko Avramović's resignation after Singapore's victory in the 2012 AFF Suzuki Cup, LionsXII coach V Sundramoorthy was announced as the stand-in head coach while the FAS searched for a new coach to fill the vacancy.

On 15 May 2013, former Belarus coach Bernd Stange was unveiled as the new head coach of the Singapore national football team.[5]

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Replaced by Date
Singapore Singapore Singapore V Sundramoorthy Relinquishment of Interim Position Germany Bernd Stange 15 May 2013

Fixtures and results

1 February 2013 Friendly1 Bahrain  3 - 1 Singapore Singapore Bahrain
Mahmood Al Ajmi 19', 57'
Sami Al-Husaini 82'		 Report 70' Safuwan Baharudin Stadium: Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa
6 February 2013 2015 AFC Asian
Cup Qualifiers		 Jordan  4 - 0 Singapore Singapore Jordan
Abdallah Deeb 18'
Khalil Bani Attiah 52'
Ahmad Hayel 55', 74'		 Report Stadium: King Abdullah Stadium, Amman
4 June 2013 Friendly Myanmar  0 - 2 Singapore Singapore Yangon, Myanmar
Report 10' Khairul Amri
12' Shaiful Esah
7 June 2013 Friendly Laos  2 – 5  Singapore Vientiane, Laos
Ketsada Souksavanh 48'
Khonesavanh Sihavong 62'		 Report Indra Sahdan 7', 41'
Hariss Harun 27'
Gabriel Quak Jun Yi 84'
Hafiz Rahim 88'		 Stadium: New Laos National Stadium
Referee: Sivakorn Pu-udom
14 August 2013 2015 AFC Asian
Cup Qualifiers		 Singapore  v Oman Oman Singapore
Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium
15 October 2013 2015 AFC Asian
Cup Qualifiers		 Singapore  v Syria Syria Singapore
Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium
15 November 2013 2015 AFC Asian
Cup Qualifiers		 Syria  v Singapore Singapore
19 November 2013 2015 AFC Asian
Cup Qualifiers		 Singapore  v Jordan Jordan Singapore
Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium
5 March 2014 2015 AFC Asian
Cup Qualifiers		 Oman  v Singapore Singapore
  • 1 Non FIFA 'A' international match

Singapore Selection Matches

Singapore Olympic Foundation - Peter Lim Charity Cup

The Singapore Olympic Foundation - Peter Lim Charity Cup was an exhibition fundraising match between the Singapore Selection and 2013 Copa del Rey winners, Atlético Madrid.[6]

The match was held at the Jalan Besar Stadium on 22 May 2013 and Atlético Madrid prevailed with a 2-0 scoreline with goals coming from Raúl García and Diego Costa.

22 May 2013 Exhibition1 Singapore Selection 0 - 2 Spain Atlético Madrid Singapore
Report 29' Raúl García
87' Diego Costa		 Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore
Referee: Yazeen Buhari
  • 1 Non FIFA 'A' international match

Representation in AFC Cup

Singapore was represented in the 2013 AFC Cup by 2012 S.League champions Tampines Rovers and 2012 Singapore Cup winners Warriors F.C.

Both teams failed to qualify for the knockout stage, finishing bottom of Group H and Group E respectively.

Warriors F.C.'s Performance in AFC CUP Group E

Group E
Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Indonesia Semen Padang 6 5 1 0 15 6 +9 16
Hong Kong Kitchee 6 4 0 2 18 7 +11 12
India Churchill Brothers 6 1 1 4 6 13 −7 4
Singapore Warriors 6 1 0 5 4 17 −13 3
Source: [citation needed]
5 March 2013 Semen Padang Indonesia 3–1 Singapore Warriors Haji Agus Salim Stadium, Padang
15:30 UTC+7 Wilson 19'
Mofu 32'
Iskandar 86'		 Report Inui 41' Attendance: 9,225
Referee: Ma Ning (China PR)
12 March 2013 Warriors Singapore 2–4 Hong Kong Kitchee Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore
19:45 UTC+8 Inui 23'
Gunawan 29'		 Report Jordi 46', 51'
Lo Kwan Yee 62'
Cheng Siu Wai 75'		 Attendance: 1,151
Referee: Minoru Tōjō (Japan)
2 April 2013 Churchill Brothers India 3–0 Singapore Warriors Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, Pune
15:00 UTC+5:30 Vales 37'
Singh 44'
Chhetri 84'		 Report Attendance: 500
Referee: Yaqoob Abdul Baki (Oman)
10 April 2013 Warriors Singapore 1–0 India Churchill Brothers Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore
19:45 UTC+8 Franco 54' (o.g.) Report Attendance: 1,362
Referee: Sgt. Win Cho (Myanmar)
24 April 2013 Warriors Singapore 0–2 Indonesia Semen Padang Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore
19:45 UTC+8 Report Wilson 39', 60' Attendance: 378
Referee: Hettikamkanamge Perera (Sri Lanka)
1 May 2013 Kitchee Hong Kong 5–0 Singapore Warriors Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong
17:00 UTC+8 Jordi 18', 53', 88'
Cheng Siu Wai 62'
Tsang Kam To 72'		 Report Attendance: 1,097
Referee: Ko Hyung-Jin (Korea Republic)

Tampines Rovers' Performance in AFC CUP Group H

Group H
Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
India East Bengal 6 4 2 0 13 6 +7 14
Malaysia Selangor 6 2 2 2 12 11 +1 8
Vietnam Sài Gòn Xuân Thành 6 2 2 2 9 12 −3 8
Singapore Tampines Rovers 6 0 2 4 12 17 −5 2
Source: [citation needed]
6 March 2013 Tampines Rovers Singapore 2–3 Vietnam Sài Gòn Xuân Thành Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore
19:45 UTC+8 Amri 89'
Đurić 90+2'		 Report Amougou 22', 62'
Pham Thua Chi 84'		 Attendance: 1,238
Referee: Ng Chiu Kok (Hong Kong)
13 March 2013 Selangor Malaysia 3–3 Singapore Tampines Rovers Shah Alam Stadium, Shah Alam
20:45 UTC+8 Doe 8', 54' (pen.)
Amri 46'		 Report Đurić 20'
Imran 49'
Yamashita 71'		 Attendance: 1,551
Referee: Kim Sang-Woo (Korea Republic)
3 April 2013 Tampines Rovers Singapore 2–4 India East Bengal Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore
19:45 UTC+8 Hadžibulić 28'
Amri 65'		 Report Hadee 19' (o.g.)
Barisić 62', 87'
Edeh 64'		 Attendance: 1,082
Referee: Chaiya Mahapab (Thailand)
9 April 2013 East Bengal India 2–1 Singapore Tampines Rovers Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata
15:15 UTC+5:30 Edeh 22'
Ralte 86'		 Report Esah 68' Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Nivon Robesh Gamini (Sri Lanka)
23 April 2013 Sài Gòn Xuân Thành Vietnam 2–2 Singapore Tampines Rovers Thong Nhat Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City
18:30 UTC+7 Amougou 18' (pen.)
Oloya 42'		 Report Amri 15'
Hadžibulić 63'		 Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Wang Di (China PR)
30 April 2013 Tampines Rovers Singapore 2–3 Malaysia Selangor Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore
19:00 UTC+8 Asraruddin 50' (o.g.)
Đurić 58'		 Report Taha 28' (o.g.)
Amri 45', 76'		 Attendance: 839
Referee: Yudai Yamamoto (Japan)

References

  1. ^ "Harimau Muda B set for 2013 S.League". ESPN Star. 26 December 2012. Archived from the original on 22 January 2013. Retrieved 26 December 2012.
  2. ^ "New-look Geylang primed for 2013". Today Online. 4 January 2013. Archived from the original on 4 January 2013. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
  3. ^ "Kaplan to lead new-look Geylang". ESPN Star. 4 January 2013. Archived from the original on 15 February 2013. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
  4. ^ "SAFFC renamed as Warriors FC". ESPN Star. 21 January 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-02-16. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
  5. ^ "Football: FAS to unveil Bernd Stange as new national coach, replacing Raddy Avramovic". The Straits Times. Retrieved 15 May 2013.
  6. ^ "Atlético Madrid - Peter Lim Charity Cup". Goal.com Singapore.