2020 Hougang United FC season

Hougang United
2020 season
ChairmanBill Ng
StadiumHougang Stadium
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The 2020 season is Hougang United's 23rd consecutive season in the top flight of Singapore football and in the S.League. Along with the S.League, the club will also compete in the Singapore Cup. They will also compete in the 2020 AFC Cup, a first in their history.[1]

Squad

S.League Squad

No. Name Nationality Date of Birth (Age) Previous Club Contract Since Contract End
Goalkeepers
13 Ridhuan Barudin >30 Singapore (1987-03-23) 23 March 1987 (age 37) Singapore Tampines Rovers 2015 2020
18 Khairulhin Khalid Singapore (1991-07-18) 18 July 1991 (age 33) Singapore LionsXII 2016 2020
31 Daniel Ong >30 Singapore (1989-08-31) 31 August 1989 (age 35) Singapore Tiong Bahru FC 2020 2020
Defenders
2 Anders Aplin Singapore England (1991-06-21) 21 June 1991 (age 33) SingaporeGeylang International 2020 2020
3 Maksat Dzhakybaliev U21 Kyrgyzstan (2000-02-18) 18 February 2000 (age 24) Turkey Sivasspor U-21 2020 2020
5 Lionel Tan U23 Singapore (1997-06-05) 5 June 1997 (age 27) Singapore SAFSA 2020
8 Hafiz Sujad Singapore (1990-11-01) 1 November 1990 (age 34) Singapore Tampines Rovers 2019 2020
11 Nazrul Nazari Singapore (1991-02-11) 11 February 1991 (age 33) Singapore LionsXII 2016 2021
14 Alif Iskandar U23 Singapore (1999-01-16) 16 January 1999 (age 25) Singapore NFA U18 2019 2020
17 Faiz Salleh Singapore (1992-07-17) 17 July 1992 (age 32) Singapore Young Lions FC 2014 2020
19 Zac Anderson Australia (1991-04-30) 30 April 1991 (age 33) Malaysia Perak FA 2020 2020
20 Muhaimin Suhaimi Singapore (1995-02-20) 20 February 1995 (age 29) Singapore Young Lions FC 2018 2021
28 Afiq Yunos Singapore (1990-12-10) 10 December 1990 (age 34) Thailand Trat F.C. 2019
35 Emmeric Ong Singapore (1991-01-25) 25 January 1991 (age 33) Singapore Warriors FC 2020
Midfielders
4 Afiq Noor Singapore (1993-12-25) 25 December 1993 (age 31) Singapore Tiong Bahru FC (NFL) 2019 2020
6 Anumanthan Kumar Singapore (1994-07-14) 14 July 1994 (age 30) Singapore Home United 2019 2020
12 Fabian Kwok >30 Singapore (1989-03-17) 17 March 1989 (age 35) Singapore Tampines Rovers 2017 2020
16 Justin Hui U23 Singapore (1998-02-17) 17 February 1998 (age 26) Youth Team 2017 2020
21 Nikesh Singh Sidhu U23 Singapore (1999-02-24) 24 February 1999 (age 25) Singapore Home United U19 2019 2020
22 Mahathir Azeman Singapore (1996-01-17) 17 January 1996 (age 28) Singapore Balestier Khalsa 2019 2020
24 Farhan Zulkifli U23 Singapore (2002-11-10) 10 November 2002 (age 22) Singapore Home United U19 2019 2020
25 Charlie Machell England (1994-10-25) 25 October 1994 (age 30) CambodiaSvay Rieng FC 2020 2020
Strikers
7 Shahfiq Ghani Singapore (1992-03-17) 17 March 1992 (age 32) Singapore Geylang International 2018 2021
10 Shawal Anuar Singapore (1991-04-29) 29 April 1991 (age 33) Singapore Geylang International 2020 2021
23 Sahil Suhaimi Singapore (1992-07-08) 8 July 1992 (age 32) Singapore Warriors FC 2020 2020
26 Daniel Martens U23 Singapore (1999-02-25) 25 February 1999 (age 25) Singapore Albirex Niigata (S) 2020 2020
32 Naufal Azman U23 Singapore (1998-07-10) 10 July 1998 (age 26) Singapore Young Lions FC 2020 2020
Players who left during the season
1 Heng How Meng U23 Singapore (1998-05-14) 14 May 1998 (age 26) Singapore Tiong Bahru FC (NFL) 2019
9 Stipe Plazibat Croatia (1989-08-31) 31 August 1989 (age 35) CroatiaNK Solin 2019 2020
15 Jordan Nicolas Vestering U23 Singapore Netherlands (2000-09-25) 25 September 2000 (age 24) Singapore NFA U18 2018 2020

U19 Squad

No. Name Nationality Date of Birth (Age) Previous Club Contract Since Contract End
Goalkeepers
Defenders
Prakash Raj Singapore (1998-06-11) 11 June 1998 (age 26) Singapore Young Lions FC
Midfielders
Strikers

Tiong Bahru FC

(Chairman, Bill Ng is also the chairman for the club)

No. Name Nationality Date of Birth (Age) Previous Club Contract Since Contract End
Goalkeepers
Defenders
3 Syaqir Sulaiman Singapore (1986-08-12) 12 August 1986 (age 38) Singapore Warriors FC 2018 2020
5 Igor Ferreira Alves Brazil (1985-02-21) 21 February 1985 (age 39) Singapore Hougang United 2017 2020
8 Zulfadli Zainal Abidin Singapore (1988-04-26) 26 April 1988 (age 36) Singapore Geylang International 2019 2020
10 Ang Zhiwei Singapore (1989-08-02) 2 August 1989 (age 35) Singapore Warriors FC 2018 2020
14 Kenneth Chang Singapore (1992-07-07) 7 July 1992 (age 32) Singapore Hougang United 2016 2020
26 Illyas Lee Singapore (1995-12-01) 1 December 1995 (age 29) Singapore Balestier Khalsa 2020 2020
Midfielders
12 Jonathan Tan Singapore (1995-12-13) 13 December 1995 (age 29) Singapore Balestier Khalsa 2020 2020
24 Nurhilmi Jasni Singapore (1986-12-17) 17 December 1986 (age 38) Singapore Hougang United 2019 2020
Ryan Syaffiq Singapore (1995-03-04) 4 March 1995 (age 29) Singapore Geylang International 2019 2020
Forwards
7 Liam Shotton England (1987-05-28) 28 May 1987 (age 37) Singapore Singapore Cricket Club 2018 2020
9 Goh Swee Swee Singapore (1986-06-02) 2 June 1986 (age 38) Singapore Eunos Crescent 2018
13 Hazim Faiz Singapore (1995-09-28) 28 September 1995 (age 29) Singapore Young Lions FC 2017
16 Cameron Ayrton Bell Singapore (1994-04-18) 18 April 1994 (age 30) Singapore Geylang International 2019 2020

Coaching staff

Position Name Ref.
Head coach Singapore Clement Teo
Assistant coach Singapore Salim Moin
Assistant coach Singapore Firdaus Kassim
Head of Youth (COE) Singapore Firdaus Kassim
U17 Coach Singapore Han Yiguang
U15 Coach Singapore Winston Yap
Fitness coach Singapore Syaqir Sulaiman
Goalkeeping coach Singapore Lim Queen Cher
General Manager Singapore Matthew Tay
Team Manager Singapore Clement Teo
Sports Trainer Singapore Thomas Pang
Sports Trainer Singapore Ryan Wang
Kitman Singapore Wan Azlan

Transfers

Pre-season transfers

In

Position Player Transferred From Ref
DF Kyrgyzstan Maksat Dzhakybaliev Turkey Sivasspor u-21 Season loan [2]
DF Australia Zac Anderson Free Agent 1 year contract signed in 2020 [3]
DF Singapore Anders Aplin Singapore Geylang International 1 year contract signed in 2019 [4]
DF Singapore Prakash Raj Singapore Young Lions FC Loan Return
DF Singapore Amer Hakeem Singapore Young Lions FC Loan Return
MF England Charlie Machell Cambodia Svay Rieng FC 1 year contract signed in 2019 [5]
FW Singapore Syukri Bashir Singapore Young Lions FC Loan Return
FW Singapore Daniel Martens Singapore Albirex Niigata (S) Loan return [6]
FW Singapore Sahil Suhaimi Singapore Warriors FC 1 year contract signed in 2019 [7]
FW Singapore Shawal Anuar Singapore Geylang International 2 years contract signed in 2019 [8][9]

Note 1: Syukri Bashir returned to the team after the loan and move to Tanjong Pagar United.

Note 2: Amer Hakeem was released after returning from loan.

Out

Position Player Transferred To Ref
DF Singapore Azhar Manap Singapore Balestier Khalsa
DF South Korea Kong Ho-won Singapore
DF SingaporeWales Harhys Stewart Singapore Young Lions FC
DF Singapore Sahffee Jubpre Singapore Young Lions FC
DF Singapore Afiq Yunos Thailand Trat F.C. Season loan
DF Singapore Amer Hakeem Singapore Geylang International
MF Singapore Amir Zalani Singapore
MF Singapore Timothy David Yeo Singapore
MF Singapore Karthik Raj Singapore Balestier Khalsa
MF Singapore Zulfahmi Arifin Thailand Suphanburi F.C. Season loan [10][11]
FW Singapore Faris Ramli Malaysia Terengganu F.C. I [12]
FW Singapore Iqbal Hussain Singapore Geylang International
FW Singapore Fazrul Nawaz Singapore Warriors FC
FW France Paulin Mbaye Singapore
FW Singapore Syukri Bashir Singapore Tanjong Pagar United Free

Note 1: Amer Hakeem was released after returning from loan. He moved to Geylang International in the mid-season transfer window.

Retained / Extension

Position Player Ref
Coach Singapore Clement Teo [13]
GK Singapore Khairulhin Khalid 1 Year contract signed in 2019 [14]
GK Singapore Ridhuan Barudin 1 Year contract signed in 2019 [15]
GK Singapore Heng How Meng
DF Singapore Nazrul Nazari 2 years contract signed in 2019 [16]
DF Singapore Muhaimin Suhaimi 2 years contract signed in 2019 [17]
DF Singapore Hafiz Sujad 1 Year contract signed in 2019 [18]
DF Singapore Afiq Yunos 1 Year contract signed in 2019 [19]
DF Singapore Jordan Nicolas Vestering 1 Year contract signed in 2019 [20]
DF Singapore Alif Iskandar
DF Singapore Faiz Salleh 1 Year contract signed in 2019 [21]
MF Singapore Afiq Noor 1 Year contract signed in 2019 [22]
MF Singapore Nikesh Singh Sidhu 1 Year contract signed in 2019 [23]
MF Singapore Anumanthan Kumar 1 Year contract signed in 2019 [24]
MF Singapore Fabian Kwok 1 Year contract signed in 2019 [25]
MF Singapore Justin Hui 1 Year contract signed in 2019 [26]
MF Singapore Mahathir Azeman 1 Year contract signed in 2019 [27]
FW Singapore Shahfiq Ghani 2 years contract signed in 2019 [28]
FW Croatia Stipe Plazibat 1 Year contract signed in 2019 [29]
Position Player Ref
MF Singapore Farhan Zulkifli 1 Year contract signed in 2019 [30]

Trial

Position Player Trial From Ref

Mid-season transfer

In

Position Player Transferred From Ref
GK Singapore Daniel Ong Singapore Tiong Bahru FC [31]
DF Singapore Afiq Yunos Thailand Trat F.C. Loan Return [32]
DF Singapore Lionel Tan Singapore SAFSA NS Completed [33]
DF Singapore Emmeric Ong Singapore Warriors FC [34]
FW Singapore Naufal Azman Singapore Young Lions FC [35]

Note 1: Afiq Yunos returned to the team after the loan and move from Trat FC was cancelled due to Covid 19.

Out

Position Player Transferred To Ref
DF Singapore Jordan Vestering Singapore SAFSA NS till 2022 [36]
GK Singapore Heng How Meng Singapore SAFSA NS till 2022
FW Croatia Stipe Plazibat Singapore Lion City Sailors F.C. Undisclosed [37]
DF Australia Zachary Anderson Free [38]
MF England Charlie Machell Free [39]

Friendlies

Pre-Season Friendly

  Win   Draw   Loss

29 January 2020 (2020-01-29) Friendly Hougang United Singapore 6-3 Singapore Singapore Football Club Hougang Stadium
Sahil Suhaimi
Farhan Zulkifli
Hafiz Sujad
Shahfiq Ghani		 Ross Plain
1 February 2020 (2020-02-01) Friendly Hougang United Singapore 7-0 Singapore Admiralty CSC Hougang Stadium
Sahil Suhaimi
Farhan Zulkifli
Shahfiq Ghani
Hafiz Sujad
Justin Hui
Stipe Plazibat

Tour of Malaysia

16 January 2020 (2020-01-16) Friendly Terengganu F.C. I Malaysia 4-0 Singapore Hougang United Kuala Lumpur
Sanjar Shaakhmedov 10,57'
Dominique Da Sylva 34,75'		 Stadium: UM Arena Stadium
18 January 2020 (2020-01-18) Friendly UiTM F.C. Malaysia cancelled Singapore Hougang United Kuala Lumpur
Stadium: PKNS Sports Complex
20 January 2020 (2020-01-20) Friendly Kuala Lumpur FA Malaysia 2-2 Singapore Hougang United Kuala Lumpur
Francis Koné 47'
Paulo Josué 90+5'		 Hafiz Sujad 37'
Stipe Plazibat 65'		 Stadium: Kuala Lumpur Stadium

Team statistics

Appearances and goals

As of 25 Feb 2020
No. Pos. Player Sleague Singapore Cup AFC Cup Charity Shield Total
Apps. Goals Apps. Goals Apps. Goals Apps. Goals Apps. Goals
2 DF Singapore Anders Aplin 14 2 0 0 3 0 1 0 18 2
3 DF Kyrgyzstan Maksat Dzhakybaliev 1(6) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
4 MF Singapore Afiq Noor 9(4) 0 0 0 3 0 0(1) 0 17 0
5 DF Singapore Lionel Tan 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0
6 MF Singapore Anumanthan Kumar 5(2) 0 0 0 1(1) 0 0 0 9 0
7 FW Singapore Shahfiq Ghani 4(7) 1 0 0 1(2) 0 1 0 15 1
8 DF Singapore Hafiz Sujad 9(2) 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 14 0
10 FW Singapore Shawal Anuar 9(4) 4 0 0 1(2) 0 1 0 17 4
11 DF Singapore Nazrul Nazari 13(1) 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 17 0
12 MF Singapore Fabian Kwok 9(4) 0 0 0 2 0 0(1) 0 16 0
13 GK Singapore Ridhuan Barudin 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
14 DF Singapore Alif Iskandar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 MF Singapore Justin Hui 3(6) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 1
17 DF Singapore Faiz Salleh 1(6) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 8 0
18 GK Singapore Khairulhin Khalid 3 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 7 0
20 DF Singapore Muhaimin Suhaimi 3(2) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 0
21 MF Singapore Nikesh Singh Sidhu 8(1) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 0
22 MF Singapore Mahathir Azeman 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 FW Singapore Sahil Suhaimi 1(3) 1 0 0 3 0 0(1) 0 8 1
24 MF Singapore Farhan Zulkifli 12(1) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 14 1
26 FW Singapore Daniel Martens 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
31 GK Singapore Daniel Ong 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
32 FW Singapore Naufal Azman 2(2) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
35 DF Singapore Emmeric Ong 0(1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Players who have played this season but had left the club or on loan to other club
1 GK Singapore Heng How Meng 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 FW Croatia Stipe Plazibat 3 5 0 0 3 4 0 0 6 9
15 DF SingaporeNetherlands Jordan Vestering 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 5 1
19 DF Australia Zac Anderson 10 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 14 1
25 MF England Charlie Machell 7(1) 2 0 0 2 1 1 0 11 3

Competitions

Overview

Competition Record
P W D L GF GA GD Win %

Charity Shield

  Win   Draw   Loss

22 February 2020 (2020-02-22) Charity Shield [Covid19 1] Tampines Rovers Singapore 3-0 Singapore Hougang United Jalan Besar Stadium
18:00 Irwan Shah 57'
Boris Kopitović 63'
Jordan Webb 69'Yellow card 81' Yellow-red card 82'
Kyoga NakamuraYellow card 34'
Syazwan BuhariYellow card 90'		 Shawal AnuarYellow card 41'
Jordan Nicolas VesteringYellow card 48'
Anders AplinYellow card 81'
Afiq NoorYellow card 85'		 Referee: Ahmad A'Qashah

Singapore Premier League

Main article: 2020 Singapore Premier League

  Win   Draw   Loss

1 March 2020 (2020-03-01) 1 Young Lions FC Singapore 1-4 Singapore Hougang United Jurong West Stadium
Ilhan Fandi 57'
Nur Adam AbdullahYellow card 72'		 Report Stipe Plazibat 7' 43' 90+1'
Jordan Nicolas Vestering 35'Yellow card 71'
Farhan ZulkifliYellow card 38'
Afiq NoorYellow card 90'		 Referee: G. Letchman
Man of the Match: Croatia Stipe Plazibat
15 March 2020 (2020-03-15) 2 Hougang United Singapore 1-2 Singapore Geylang International Hougang Stadium
Shawal Anuar 81'
Anders AplinYellow card 44'		 Report Christopher van Huizen 15' 49'
Firdaus KasmanYellow card 65'
Joshua PereiraYellow card 90+4'		 Attendance: 0 [note 1]
Referee: Farhan Mohd
Man of the Match: Singapore Christopher van Huizen
18 March 2020 (2020-03-18) 3 Balestier Khalsa Singapore 2-2 Singapore Hougang United Bishan Stadium
Šime Žužul 38'
Shuhei Hoshino 64'
Hazzuwan HalimYellow card 43'
Zaiful NizamYellow card 57'		 Report Stipe Plazibat 48' 57'
Fabian KwokYellow card 42'
Sahil SuhaimiYellow card 90'		 Attendance: 0 [note 1]
Referee: Lim Liang Yi
Man of the Match: Croatia Stipe Plazibat
17 October 2020 (2020-10-17) 4 (Rescheduled) [note 2] Tampines Rovers Singapore 1-2 Singapore Hougang United Our Tampines Hub
Irwan Shah 60'
Taufik SuparnoYellow card 75'
Syahrul SazaliYellow card 19'
Amirul AdliYellow card 49'		 Report Sahil Suhaimi 15'Yellow card 33'
Farhan Zulkifli 18'
Maksat DzhakybalievYellow card 90+5'		 Attendance: 0 [note 1]
Referee: Jansen Foo
Man of the Match: Singapore Sahil Suhaimi
1 November 2020 (2020-11-01) 5 (Rescheduled) [note 2] Tanjong Pagar United Singapore 0-0 Singapore Hougang United Bishan Stadium
Syabil HishamYellow card 16'
Raihan RahmanYellow card 30'
Suhairi SabriYellow card 30'
Nashrul AminYellow card 45+3'
Kenji Syed RusydiYellow card 77'		 Report Muhaimin SuhaimiYellow card 44'
Charlie MachellYellow card 45+2'
Lionel TanYellow card 62'
Afiq NoorYellow card 72'		 Attendance: 0 [note 1]
Referee: Y. Sathyakumar
Man of the Match: Singapore Delwinder Singh
4 November 2020 (2020-11-04) 6 (Rescheduled) [note 2] Lion City Sailors Singapore 1-1 Singapore Hougang United Bishan Stadium
Shahdan Sulaiman 60'Yellow card 30'
Saifullah AkbarYellow card 67'
Tajeli SalamatYellow card 82'		 Report Shawal Anuar 33'
Farhan ZulkifliYellow card 72'
Justin HuiYellow card 83'
Lionel TanYellow card 90+2'		 Attendance: 0 [note 1]
Referee: Ahmad A'Qashah
Man of the Match: Singapore Shawal Anuar
8 November 2020 (2020-11-08) 7 (Rescheduled) [note 2] Albirex Niigata (S) Singapore 4-0 Singapore Hougang United Jurong East Stadium
Hiroyoshi Kamata 55'
Kenta Kurishima 68'
Tomoyuki Doi 77'
Rio Sakuma 90+1'
Ryosuke NagasawaYellow card 53'		 Report Hafiz SujadYellow card 35'
Fabian KwokYellow card 50'		 Attendance: 0 [note 1]
Referee: Jansen Foo
Man of the Match: Japan Hiroyoshi Kamata
12 November 2020 (2020-11-12) 8 (Rescheduled) [note 2] Hougang United Singapore 4-1 Singapore Young Lions FC Hougang Stadium
Zac Anderson 17'
Charlie Machell 46'
Shawal Anuar 80'
Anders Aplin 84'
Shahfiq GhaniYellow card 11' Yellow-red card 45'
Daniel OngYellow card 28'
Nikesh SinghYellow card 40'		 Report Jacob Mahler 28' (pen.)
Syed AkmalYellow card 16'
Nur Adam AbdullahYellow card 26'
Ryhan StewartYellow card 36'
Hami SyahinYellow card 51' Yellow-red card 70'		 Attendance: 0 [note 1]
Referee: Muhammad Zulfiqar
Man of the Match: Japan Anders Aplin
17 November 2020 (2020-11-17) 9 (Rescheduled) [note 2] Hougang United Singapore 1-3 Singapore Lion City Sailors Hougang Stadium
Charlie Machell 90+2' (pen.)
Daniel MartensYellow card 45'
Maksat DzhakybalievYellow card 77'
Farhan ZulkifliYellow card 80'		 Report Gabriel Quak 12'
Hafiz Nor 57'
Shahdan Sulaiman 87'		 Attendance: 0 [note 1]
Referee: Lim Liang Yi
Man of the Match: Singapore Gabriel Quak
21 November 2020 (2020-11-21) 10 (Rescheduled) [note 2] Geylang International Singapore 2-0 Singapore Hougang United Our Tampines Hub
Barry Maguire 42'
Amy Recha 59'
Yuki IchikawaYellow card 30'
Firdaus KasmanYellow card 83'		 Report Nazrul NazariYellow card 90+1' Attendance: 0 [note 1]
Referee: Jansen Foo
Man of the Match: Netherlands Barry Maguire
25 November 2020 (2020-11-25) 11 (Rescheduled) [note 2] Hougang United Singapore 0-2 Singapore Tampines Rovers Hougang Stadium
Anders AplinYellow card 17'
Farhan ZulkifliYellow card 32'
Nazrul NazariYellow card 56'
Hafiz SujadYellow card 73'		 Report Boris Kopitović 22'Yellow card 76'
Taufik Suparno 46'
Fazrul NawazYellow card 90+2'		 Attendance: 0 [note 1]
Referee: Nathan Chan
Man of the Match: Singapore Yasir Hanapi
28 November 2020 (2020-11-28) 12 (Rescheduled) [note 2] Hougang United Singapore 3-2 Singapore Tanjong Pagar United Hougang Stadium
Anders Aplin 52'
Shawal Anuar 24' (pen.)
Shahfiq Ghani 87'
Nikesh SinghYellow card 18'
Hafiz SujadYellow card 42'
Fabian KwokYellow card 54'		 Report Farihin Farkhan 22'
Suria Prakash 65'
Yann MottaYellow card 20'
Shodai NishikawaYellow card 37'		 Attendance: 0 [note 1]
Referee: Farhan Mohd
Man of the Match: Singapore Shawal Anuar
2 December 2020 (2020-12-02) 13 (Rescheduled) [note 2] Hougang United Singapore 1-2 Singapore Balestier Khalsa Hougang Stadium
Justin Hui 10'
Maksat DzhakybalievYellow card 30'
Shawal AnuarYellow card 90+4'		 Report Shuhei Hoshino 5'Yellow card 50'
Šime Žužul 76'
Hazzuwan HalimYellow card 14'		 Attendance: 0 [note 1]
Referee: Syarqawi Buhari
Man of the Match: Croatia Šime Žužul
5 December 2020 (2020-12-05) 14 (Rescheduled) [note 2] Hougang United Singapore 0-1 Singapore Albirex Niigata (S) Hougang Stadium
Nikesh SinghYellow card 32' Report Ryoya Tanigushi 53' Attendance: 0 [note 1]
Referee: Juherman Zaiton
Man of the Match: Japan Ryoya Tanigushi
  1. ^ Hougang United was a last minute replacement for DPMM FC after DPMM pulled out from the Charity Shield due to Covid 19.

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
4 Geylang International 14 6 2 6 18 22 −4 20 Qualification for AFC Cup group stage
5 Balestier Khalsa 14 5 4 5 22 28 −6 19
6 Hougang United 14 4 3 7 19 24 −5 15
7 Young Lions[a] 14 3 0 11 12 38 −26 9
8 Tanjong Pagar United 14 0 5 9 14 33 −19 5
Source: Singapore Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of wins
Notes:
  1. ^ The foreign club – Albirex Niigata (S) – as well as the Football Association of Singapore (FAS) under-21 team, Young Lions, are ineligible for any AFC competition spots.

Singapore Cup

Main article: 2020 Singapore Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss

AFC Cup

Main article: 2020 AFC Cup
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts HCM YAN HOU LTO
1 Vietnam Hồ Chí Minh City 3 2 1 0 7 4 +3 7[a] — 26 Sep 29 Sep 23 Sep
2 Myanmar Yangon United 3 2 1 0 6 4 +2 7[a] 2–2 — 1–0 3–2
3 Singapore Hougang United 3 1 0 2 5 5 0 3 2–3 23 Sep — 26 Sep
4 Laos Lao Toyota 3 0 0 3 3 8 −5 0 0–2 29 Sep 1–3 —
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head away goals: Hồ Chí Minh City 2, Yangon United 0.

  Win   Draw   Loss

Group stage

Main article: 2020 AFC Cup group stage
11 February 2020 (2020-02-11) Matchday 1 Lao Toyota F.C. Laos 1-3 Singapore Hougang United Vientiane, Laos
Goran Jerković 15'
Somsavath SorphabmixayYellow card 10'
Piyaphong PathammavongYellow card 81'		 Report Charlie Machell 38'
Stipe Plazibat 53' 82' (pen.)Yellow card 90+3'
Afiq NoorYellow card 13'
Fabian KwokYellow card 26'		 Stadium: New Laos National Stadium
Attendance: 1,215
Referee: Ali Abdulnabi (Bahrain)
25 February 2020 (2020-02-25) Matchday 2 Hougang United Singapore 2-3 Vietnam Ho Chi Minh City FC Kallang, Singapore
Stipe Plazibat 77' (pen.) 80'
Hafiz SujadYellow card 46'
Fabian KwokYellow card 50'		 Report Nguyễn Công Phượng 14'
Amido Baldé 45+1' 60'
Le Van SonYellow card 70'
Bùi Tien DungYellow card 75'
Nguyen Cong ThanhYellow card 90'		 Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium
Attendance: 873
Referee: Kim Dae-yong (South Korea)
10 March 2020 (2020-03-10) Matchday 3 Yangon United F.C. Myanmar 1-0 Singapore Hougang United Yangon, Myanmar
Than Paing 81' Report Anumanthan KumarYellow card 27' Stadium: Thuwunna Stadium
Referee: Jonathon Barreiro (Australia)
23 September 2020 (2020-09-23) Matchday 4 (Rescheduled) Hougang United Singapore cancelled Myanmar Yangon United F.C. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Report Stadium: Thống Nhất Stadium
26 September 2020 (2020-09-26) Matchday 5 (Rescheduled) Hougang United Singapore cancelled Laos Lao Toyota F.C. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Report Stadium: Thống Nhất Stadium
29 September 2020 (2020-09-29) Matchday 6 (Rescheduled) Ho Chi Minh City FC Vietnam cancelled Singapore Hougang United Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Report Stadium: Thống Nhất Stadium

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Due to Covid 19, this match is played behind closed door.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k The match is postponed following the coronavirus pandemic.

References

  1. ^ "Tampines' win also means that Hougang United will earn a spot in the 2020 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Cup".
  2. ^ "Maksat Dzhakybaliev joins Cheetah on season loan".
  3. ^ "Zac Anderson joins Hougang United!⁣⁣".
  4. ^ "Anders Aplin joins Hougang United!⁣⁣".
  5. ^ "Svay Rieng FC, Charlie, joins Hougang United!⁣⁣".
  6. ^ "Hougang player signed for Japanese club".
  7. ^ "Sahil Suhaimi signs for Hougang Unitedon a 1-year deal with the Cheetahs!".
  8. ^ "New cheetah Shawal Anuar joining from Eagles".
  9. ^ "Shawal Anuar joins Hougang United!⁣⁣".
  10. ^ "Suphanburi FC signs Singaporean midfielder Zulfahmi Arifin on their ASEAN quota".
  11. ^ "Zulfahmi Arifin has joined Thailand Premier League club, Suphanburi F.C. on a season long deal next year. ⁣ ⁣".
  12. ^ "Singapore Premier League POTY Faris Ramli signs for Terengganu FC in Malaysia".
  13. ^ "Head Coach Clement Teo signs for another year with the Cheetahs! ⁣".
  14. ^ "Khairulhin Khalid has signed a 1-year contract extension with the Cheetahs!⁣".
  15. ^ "Ridhuan Barudin, team has penned a 1-year contract extension with the Cheetahs!".
  16. ^ "Singapore International, Nazrul Nazari has signed a 2-year contract extension with the club!⁣⁣".
  17. ^ "Singapore International, Muhaimin Suhaimi has signed a 2-year contract extension with the club!⁣⁣".
  18. ^ "Hafiz Sujad, team has penned a 1-year contract extension with the Cheetahs!".
  19. ^ "Afiq Yunos, team has penned a 1-year contract extension with the Cheetahs!".
  20. ^ "Jordan Nicolas Vestering, team has penned a 1-year contract extension with the Cheetahs!".
  21. ^ "Faiz Salleh, team has penned a 1-year contract extension with the Cheetahs!".
  22. ^ "Afiq Noor has signed a 1-year contract extension with the Cheetahs!⁣".
  23. ^ "Nikesh part of the younger players in the heart of our midfield".
  24. ^ "Anumanthan has signed a 1-year contract extension with the Cheetahs!⁣".
  25. ^ "Fabien has signed a 1-year contract extension with the Cheetahs!⁣".
  26. ^ "Justin Hui continues journey with hougang".
  27. ^ "Mahathir Azeman continues journey with hougang".
  28. ^ "Singapore International, Shahfiq Ghani has signed a 2-year contract extension with the club!⁣⁣".
  29. ^ "Stipe Plazibat will be staying with the Cheetahs for another season".
  30. ^ "Farhan Zulkifli continues journey with hougang".
  31. ^ "Daniel Ong joins the Cheetahs! ⁣".
  32. ^ "Afiq Yunos sees the positives despite early end to Thai stint".
  33. ^ "Lionel Tan returns to Hougang United".
  34. ^ "Emmeric becomes Cheetah".
  35. ^ "Naufal Azman signs for Hougang United!".
  36. ^ "Jordan's decision to enlist for National Service that saw his time at Hougang United come to an end rather than footballing reasons".
  37. ^ "Stipe Plazibat moving back to Bishan for 2 years contract".
  38. ^ "Hougang United defender Zachary Anderson has left Hougang United".
  39. ^ "Hougang United defender Zachary Anderson has left Hougang United".