ANNUAL REPORT January March 2013

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5 PRESIDENT S MESSAGE I am pleased to present the 31st Annual Report of the Football Association of Singapore (FAS). The FAS Annual Report highlights the performances and accomplishments as well as extensive community engagement of Singapore football during the period from January 2012 to March The past year has been exciting for Singapore football. We are currently past the mid-point of the implementation of the Strategic Plan and I am pleased to note that we have made much progress in achieving the objectives set in the plan. We are also proud to have the endorsement of FIFA with regards to the Strategic Plan, which has been described as ambitious but attainable and realistic. Singapore football has achieved many milestones in the past year. Most notably, our National A team was crowned Asean champions for a record fourth time at the AFF Suzuki Cup campaign last December an impressive feat that no other South-east Asian team has replicated. The team went on to receive several prestigious accolades at the inaugural AFF Awards, as well as the 2012 Singapore Sports Awards organised by the Singapore National Olympic Council. The past year also saw the return of a Singapore team to the Malaysian football scene with excellent results. I am proud to note that the LionsXII, a developmental team made up largely of Under-23 players, have achieved tremendous success in only their second year of participation. Their spirited displays captured the hearts of all Singaporeans, as they secured the Malaysian Super League (MSL) title in the 2013 season after a 19-year hiatus. In addition, our National Under-23 team has been given the opportunity to participate in the SEA Games in Myanmar later this year, following several good results against Indonesia and the Philippines. This augurs well for the future of Singapore football. While we have been improving at the international level with the senior players, the FAS remains focused on developing football at every level. This can only be done if we focus on the development of our young talents. The expansion of both the number of National Football Academy (NFA) teams and our Junior Centres of Excellence (JCOEs) ensures a strong footballing foundation. I am delighted 5

6 that several of our youth players who were alumni of the NFAs and JCOEs have gone on to sign youth contracts with international clubs this past year, who included Adam Swandi (FC Metz, France), Mahathir Azeman (Boavista FC, Brazil), and Bryan Neubronner (SSV Ulm 1846, Germany). Our Under-14 team also participated in the 2nd Asian Youth Games in Nanjing, China. The S.League, now in its 18th year, has also seen tremendous growth. The introduction of a revised fitness test ensured the competitiveness of the league and it has definitely shown in the upward trend of the league s match attendance in the past year a 45-percent increase in our average match-day attendance at the end of the first half of the 2013 season. Growing our domestic league remains a priority as we strive towards excelling on the world stage. The successes that we have achieved on-pitch also bring forth the importance of ensuring that we remain committed to our responsibilities off-pitch. As a national sports association, FAS holds a pivotal position and is able to create a positive impact to the community at large. Amongst the many community-driven initiatives that we have started, I am proud that in the past year, together with our partners, the Singapore Recreation Club and the Singapore Pools, FAS held the inaugural Football with a Heart (FWAH) charity fundraiser. This inaugural event raised $250,000 to benefit a variety of causes. We look forward to follow the success of this fundraiser, among others in the coming years. I would also like to highlight the fact that the aforementioned increase in S.League match attendances is also down to the efforts expended by the clubs to engage their respective communities via various community outreach activities. On top of that, FAS continues to be recognized for our leadership and management capabilities. FAS vice-president, Mr Lim Kia Tong has become the first Singaporean to be appointed Deputy Chairman of the FIFA s Disciplinary Committee (DC) during FIFA s Congress in Mauritius. He also heads the AFC s Disciplinary Committee. Besides Mr Lim s appointments, FAS general secretary, Mr Winston Lee is also an AFC EXCO member, and he assumes the role as Deputy Chairman for Marketing in AFC. He is also a member of FIFA s Marketing and TV Committee. FAS has also appointed Mr Bernd Stange as the new Singapore National Team Head Coach in May this year. The team had played two international A friendly matches against Myanmar (won 2-0) and Laos (won 5-2) as part of their preparations for the AFC Asian Cup qualifying matches. Following the two victories, Singapore has improved its FIFA World Ranking by nine spots, from 165th to 155th. 6

7 As we move towards the second half of the implementation of the Strategic Plan, there remains much hard work ahead. At the same time, we acknowledge that there is room for further improvement in various aspects both on and off the pitch. Going forward, the FAS will continue to persevere and work around the constraints as we strive towards our key objectives, and also to strengthen community and social bonding through football. I would also like to take this opportunity to thank all FAS staff and our stakeholders for their contributions to the continued development and success of Singapore football. With the shared vision of bringing Singapore football to greater heights, I am certain that our national flag will continue to fly high on the international football scene. We look forward to the continued support of our stakeholders, including the fans, which is key to our success. Zainudin Nordin President, Football Association of Singapore 7

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11 1. Executive Summary Administration Standing Committees Affiliation/Membership S.League Review Football Excellence Grassroots and Community Outreach Competitions Referees Disciplinary Committee Medical Committee Women s Football Appendix Financial Report

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13 1. INTRODUCTION saw the Football Association of Singapore (FAS) continuing to make good progress in saw the Football Association of Singapore (FAS) continuing to make good progress in the implementation of the FAS Strategic Plan On the field, our National A Team won an unprecedented fourth Asean Football Federation (AFF) Suzuki Cup title. In doing so, they became the first and only nation to win this South- East Asian competition for a record fourth time. 1.3 The success of the National A team in the 2012 AFF Suzuki Cup helped Singapore to clinch five major awards at the 2013 inaugural AFF Awards. The team also won the Singapore Sports Awards Team of the Year award, and former National Coach Raddy Avramovic was nominated for Coach of the Year. 1.4 Last year saw the return of a Singapore team, named the LionsXII, to the Malaysian Super League (MSL), Malaysia Cup and Malaysia FA Cup competitions. As part of our Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM), a corresponding Harimau Muda team participated in the 2012 Great Eastern-YEO s S.League. 1.5 The debut season of the LionsXII saw the team finishing runners-up in the MSL and they also reached the semi-finals stage of the Malaysia Cup. Apart from the results, they also won the hearts and minds of Singaporeans with their spirited and courageous performances throughout the 2012 season. 1.6 For the second season in 2013, the LionsXII underwent a change and the squad is largely made up of Under-23 players with an objective to prepare them for the SEA Games in December The squad is also boosted with the inclusion of five senior players in Captain Shahril Ishak, Irwan Shah, Baihakki Khaizan, Isa Halim and Fazrul Nawaz. In July 2013, the LionsXII was crowned champions of the 2013 MSL, remaining undefeated at home all season and having the best defensive record in the league. 1.7 The cross promotion of our S.League was organised during LionsXII s matches to publicise and promote the S.League. The main aim was to increase the awareness and attendance of football fans to our professional football league. This promotion continued through to the 2013 Football Season. 1.8 Together with an increase in match attendance for the LionsXII and extended broadcast reach of the LionsXII matches on various media platforms, new events such as the NexLions Cup were launched to further attract new football fans to the stadium. The inaugural NexLions * Includes full results of international, regional and local competitions, matches and training tours EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 13

14 Cup featured a Singapore youth side performing credibly against the Liverpool and Manchester United Under-19 Teams. 1.9 As a result of the LionsXII s partnership with Starhub, the major telecommunications company also came on board in 2012 to sponsor the domestic StarHub League Cup Off the field, FIFA was impressed by the progress of our FAS strategic plan following an official visit in December 2012 and mentioned that the level of support from corporations in Singapore is unlike what many top footballing nations in the region enjoy FAS recognises the contributions of our members, partners and stakeholders in 2012, which has been a positive year in terms of achieving several targets spelt out in the FAS Strategic Plan We will continue to work closely with our members, partners and stakeholders in our pursuit of our objectives identified in the FAS Strategic Plan , which has been endorsed by FIFA and several leading football officials. The following are highlights of the reporting period: 1 January March ENDORSEMENT OF FAS STRATEGIC PLAN 2.1 During the past one year, FAS welcomed several leading officials whom we had invited to Singapore as part of our ongoing efforts to learn the best practices in world football today, and we are encouraged by their positive assessments of our FAS Strategic Plan and the various programmes. 2.2 Mr David Borja, Senior Manager, Development Programmes Asia, FIFA, visited FAS in December 2012 and he was both impressed and encouraged by the progress of FAS Strategic Plan despite the Association not getting the necessary resources needed to execute the various programmes. He also stated that it is a wise visionary move by the FAS to prioritize youth development programmes in view of the limited budget. He commended FAS for achieving much success in its on-going programmes especially since it operates on a much smaller operating budget as compared to other countries in this region. However, he said that it is vital for the Association to secure additional funding in order to realise the potential of its footballing success. 2.3 Mr Borja said: FIFA will continue to support FAS through the various programmes, including the FIFA Goal programme which aims to help countries implement projects to develop football. I note that the level of support from corporations in Singapore is unlike what many top footballing nations in the region enjoy. 14

15 2.4 He added that FAS has made good progress in the implementation of its Strategic Plan that covers the key areas of football and hopes that more corporations come forward to support football in Singapore. 2.5 FC Metz s Youth Academy Director Mr Denis Schaeffer was in Singapore in February 2013 and he was impressed with the FAS philosophy in terms of developing young players. He mentioned that FC Metz has long had a desire to facilitate the development of football in Singapore, and they are delighted to embark on a collaborative partnership with FAS. They hope Adam Swandi is the first of many Singaporean players to study and train at their Academy and they look forward to welcoming players and officials to FC Metz. He was also glad to note that the FAS is in the midst of implementing the Strategic Plan which he believed, if implemented fully, will have a wide-ranging impact on both sports and football in Singapore. He also emphasized that financial resources will play a key role in determining the level of success of any footballing programmes. As such, it is crucial for FAS to secure the full support of its key partners and sponsors in order to maximise the benefits of the programmes spelt out in the Strategic Plan. 3 NATIONAL A TEAM 3.1 The victorious Lions won an unprecedented fourth Asean Football Federation (AFF) Suzuki Cup title after defeating favourites and South East Asian powerhouse Thailand 3-2 over an exciting two-legged final. Singapore kicked off the campaign by defeating defending champions, Malaysia, 3-0 in the opening match of the 2012 Suzuki Cup Campaign. 3.2 The two home matches played at the Jalan Besar Stadium, the second leg semi-final against the Philippines and the first leg final match against Thailand, were played in front of a packed Jalan Besar Stadium. The tickets to both matches were sold out within a few hours of them being put on sale. 3.3 The victorious Lions returned home to a rousing welcome at the Singapore Changi Airport, following the record-breaking fourth Asean Football Federation crown in Bangkok. They were then whisked off on an open-top bus parade through Orchard Road, before arriving at the Jalan Besar Stadium to an enthusiastic crowd of over 4,000 fans. 3.4 The team was also invited to a tea reception with President Dr Tony Tan Keng Yam at the Istana in January this year. 4. ASEAN FOOTBALL FEDERATION (AFF) AWARDS 15

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17 4. ASEAN FOOTBALL FEDERATION (AFF) AWARDS 4.1 Following the successful campaign at the AFF Suzuki Cup, the Lions clinched several 4.1 Following the successful campaign at the AFF Suzuki Cup, the Lions clinched several accolades at the inaugural AFF Awards 2013 which was held in Pahang, Malaysia on 3 April National Team captain and AFF Suzuki Cup Most Valuable Player (MVP) award winner, Shahril Ishak, clinched the coveted Player of the Year (Men) award and also landed himself a place in the AFF Best XI, along with Singapore teammates Baihakki Khaizan and Mustafic Fahrudin. Former National Team Head Coach, Radojko Avramovic, received the Coach of the Year (Men s Team) accolade. 4.2 Singapore match officials continued to gain recognition at the top level as Abdul Malik and Tang Yew Mun won the Referee of the Year (Men) and Assistant Referee of the Year (Men) award respectively. 4.3 Miss Abirami Naidu, the first female Singaporean referee to officiate at an FIFA international tournament, the FIFA Under-20 Women s World Cup 2012, was also nominated for the 2012 AFF Women Referee of the Year award. 4.4 Jeffrey Goh was also in the shortlist of nominees for the Assistant Referee of the Year (Men) SINGAPORE SPORTS AWARDS 5.1 At the 2013 Singapore Sports Awards held on 11 June 2013, the National A Team clinched the Team of the Year (Team Sport) award in recognition of their success at the 2012 AFF Suzuki Cup. 5.2 Former National Coach Radojko Avramovic was one of the five nominees for Coach of the Year, after leading the National A Team to the Suzuki Cup success. This was the third time he had led the National Team to success at the AFF Suzuki Cup. 6. AFC PRO DIPLOMA COURSE 6.1 Eighteen coaches, including 14 local coaches, completed the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Pro Diploma Course on 16 September 2012 bringing the number of local coaches who have attained the highest coaching certification in Asia to The local coaches who completed the course include former national captains, Terry Pathmanathan, Nazri Nasir and Aide Iskandar, and ex-internationals Saswadimata Dasuki and Robin Chitrakar. 6.3 Other coaches who completed this course include LionsXII Assistant Coach, K Balagumaran 17

18 6.3 Other coaches who completed this course include LionsXII Assistant Coach, K Balagumaran and club coaches including Balestier Khalsa Youth Coach Nasaruddin Jalil, and Geylang International Head Coach V Kanan. 6.4 Richard Bok, the former Head Coach of Warriors FC, mentioned that this course is not only good for the S.League coaches, but also for aspiring coaches. 6.5 The organization of the AFC Pro Diploma Course is in line with the FAS Strategic Plan to improve the coaching qualifications and standards of our local coaches. 7. NATIONAL FOOTBALL ACADEMY 7.1 Singapore football continues to progress steadily at the various national age-group levels through the FAS concerted efforts within the National Football Academy (NFA) programmes. 7.2 FAS expanded the number of NFA teams to six at the start of 2013 with the introduction of the NFA Under-13 and NFA Under-14 Teams with the objective of providing platforms for younger players who have been identified from our various Junior Centres of Excellence (JCOEs) to be part of the FAS youth development programmes from a younger age. 7.3 The various NFA Teams participate in the Centre of Excellence (COE) and Prime League competitions where they compete against players who are physically bigger and older than them. 7.4 The Football Development Fund has been introduced to support the attachment of our young players to clubs in Europe. The first recipient of the Fund is Adam Swandi, who won the 2011 The New Paper Dollah Kassim NFA Player of the Year, and he was the captain of the 2012 NFA Under-16 Team. Adam is currently playing for the youth team of FC Metz in France and he recently made his international senior debut for the National A Team against Myanmar on 4 June In a report from the TODAY paper, FC Metz s Youth Academy Director Denis Schaeffer said the FC Metz coaches were very impressed with Adam during a training attachment held in December and that he believed Adam can only get better with FC Metz, which will be good for Singapore football in the near future. 18

19 7.6 Mr Schaeffer added: Coming from a club which places great emphasis on youth development, I am impressed with the Football Association of Singapore s philosophy, in terms of developing young players. They have a well-defined structure and programmes which cater to players between the age of six and 18. With adequate support, I am certain you will see a conveyor belt of talent coming through the system regularly and that means your national team will be a force to be reckoned with. 7.7 Other players who are currently playing overseas include Adam s NFA teammate Mahathir Azeman, who recently secured a contract to play for the Boavista Youth Team in Brazil for the 2014 season. 7.8 While Mahathir secured the training attachment with Boavista in 2013 through the efforts from his school, the FAS will continue to look at ways to utilize our Football Development Fund to assist in the development and attachment of our young talents with clubs in Europe and South America th CANON LION CITY CUP 8.1 The FAS, in collaboration with the Red Card Pte Ltd, organized the 24 th Canon Lion City Cup in June During the 24 th edition of the Lion City Cup, Singapore was represented by the NFA Under- 15 and NFA Under-16 Teams. The other teams participating were Ajax Amsterdam from Holland, FC Porto from Portugal, Manchester City from England and Vasco Da Gama from Brazil. 8.3 The 24 th Lion City Cup was telecast live on Eurosport globally and matches were also broadcasted live on both StarHub s SuperSport Channel and MediaCorp s Channel All the matches were very competitive and some of the more notable results came from our NFA Under-16 team who defeated Ajax Amsterdam 2-1 in their opening match as well as a 4-0 victory over Vasco De Game in the semi-finals stage. 8.5 The NFA Under - 16 team however lost 1-4 in the final to a resurgent Ajax Amsterdam side who were crowned champions. Manchester City defeated Vasco Da Gama 3 1 to clinch the second runners-up position. 8.6 Following the success of the revamped Canon Lion City Cup, FAS, together with Kirkwall Private Limited, jointly organized the NexLions Cup in December 2012, which involved the Under-19 teams of European footballing giants Manchester United, Liverpool, Sporting Club de Portugal and a Singapore Youth Selection Side. 19

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21 8.7 The tournament, which was also produced and broadcasted on European television, aims to give some of Singapore s talented young footballers the opportunity to play against their peers from the youth setup of the professional clubs in Europe. 8.8 The NexLions Cup also provided the pathway for our best young players who progressed from playing in the Canon Lion City Cup which catered to the younger age groups. 8.9 The inaugural edition took place between 14th and 16th December 2012 at the Jalan Besar Stadium and the Singapore Youth Selection side narrowly lost to the Liverpool Under-19 side 0-1 in their opening match. In the third/fourth playoffs, the Singapore Youth Selection side lost to Manchester United 1-2. Sporting Club de Portugal defeated Liverpool 2-0 and were crowned the champions of the inaugural NexLions Cup. 9. ATTACHMENT TO NEWCASTLE UNITED YOUTH ACADEMY 9.1 Adam Swandi, who was the captain of the NFA Under-15 Team in 2011, received the 2011 The New Paper Dollah Kassim Award. The Dollah Kassim Award is an initiative by The New Paper, in partnership with the FAS and Singapore Pools, to identify young elite talents for overseas club attachment. 9.2 Adam Swandi was sent for a two-week attachment with the Newcastle United Youth Academy from 13 to 26 November Adam had the opportunity to train with the Newcastle Under-18s and the Under-18s Head Coach Dave Watson, a former England international, was impressed with how quickly Adam had adapted to the environment. He said: He's coped and settled in very, very well. Technically, he's very good and he's got a great football brain too. I'm sure he's used to better weather in Singapore, but playing in these conditions will be good for his experience. 9.4 NFA Under-17s Head Coach Saswadimata Dasuki travelled with Adam and had the opportunity to watch and learn the training methods that were used at the Academy. Saswadimata had a one-on-one session with Watson, who answered questions on the tactical and technical aspects of coaching. 9.5 Besides player attachments, the FAS is also looking at ways to improve the capability and capacity of our coaches through coaching attachments overseas. 9.6 Saswadimata s coaching attachment at the Newcastle United is one of the initiatives that are in line with our FAS Strategic Plan which aims to raise our coaching standards. 10. ATTACHMENT WITH AJAX AMSTERDAM YOUTH ACADEMY 21

22 10. ATTACHMENT WITH AJAX AMSTERDAM YOUTH ACADEMY 10.1 Adam Swandi and Amer Nazri were voted the Most Valuable Players for the NFA Under-16 and Under-15 teams respectively at the 2012 Canon Lion City Cup. Their reward for being the best NFA players at the Canon Lion City Cup was a training attachment with Ajax Amsterdam Youth Academy. This initiative was started by the co-organizers of the Lion City Cup, the Red Card Pte Ltd, and was sponsored by Canon Singapore As Adam was away at FC Metz during the period of attachment, 17 year-old Amirul Azmi replaced him and together with Amer Nazri, they attended a two-week training stint at Ajax Amsterdam from 10 to 24 March They were accompanied by NFA coach Akbar Nawas who also had the opportunity to understudy and learn the training methods, coaching and playing philosophies Going forward, the FAS will continue to develop collaborative partnerships with our partners to systematically groom our youth players, and at the same time, provide an opportunity for our coaches to learn from the best youth coaches and clubs in the world. 11. S.LEAGUE CLUB CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE 11.1 There were a total of nine S.League Clubs Centre of Excellence (COE) in the 2012 Season, and clubs organized teams at the Under-14, Under-16 and Under-18 age-groups to participate in the respective age-group leagues and cup competitions This initiative is to provide our youth players with a long-term training and development pathway Together with the NFA coaches, the coaches of the club s youth teams attend a weekly morning training session at the Jalan Besar Stadium where they undergo both practical and classroom sessions under the supervision of the FAS Technical Director Slobodan Pavkovic During the classroom sessions, coaches will review COE matches that were played during the week, to exchange ideas on their training methods, the challenges and successes that they have achieved with their respective teams Although the main aim of these morning training sessions is to improve our coaches capacities and capabilities, they also serve to strengthen the camaraderie and co-operation amongst the youth coaches from the S.League clubs. 12. FAS JUNIOR CENTRES OF EXCELLENCE 22

23 12. FAS JUNIOR CENTRES OF EXCELLENCE 12.1 In line with our FAS Strategic Plan, we continue to organize the FAS Junior Centres of Excellence (JCOEs) at the Under-8, Under-10 and Under-12 levels to identify and develop our very young players The FAS also launched the pilot Under-6 JCOE Project at Hong Kah Secondary School on 9 June 2012, with the aim of reaching out to our even younger talents. The Under-6 programme is also being run at two other centres namely; Regent Secondary School and Tampines Secondary School. 13. CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY 13.1 Singapore Pools, together with the Singapore Recreation Club (SRC) and FAS, proudly launched an executive football charity fundraiser, Football with a Heart (FWAH), on 18 June Mr Teo Ser Luck, Minister of State for Trade and Industry, was the Guest-of- Honour at the launch event FWAH, an executive football charity fundraiser, reinforces the commitment of Singapore s major companies to sports in consonance with Sports Vision 2030, while raising the muchneeded funds for youths-at-risk, persons with special needs and the aged sick. FWAH raised $250,000 to benefit a variety of causes, namely, Apex Harmony Lodge, Bo Tien Welfare Services Society, CARE United, Jamiyah Children s Home, President s Challenge 2012, and Ren Ci Hospital. President Dr Tony Tan Keng Yam was the Guest-Of-Honour for the FWAH Networking Dinner event on 25 August FWAH is fully funded by the three organising partners. SRC has offered the iconic Padang as the venue for the event while FAS will organise the five-a-side football tournament Apart from the football tournament among the 28 teams, a team comprising Members of Parliament sparred with a team of business personalities from the Singapore Business Federation, the Singapore International Chamber of Commerce and the Association of Small and Medium Enterprises in an exhibition match. 14. FIFA UNDER 20 WOMEN S WORLD CUP 14.1 Abirami Naidu was appointed to officiate at the 2012 FIFA Under-20 Women s World Cup which was held in Japan from 19 August to 8 September She became the first Singaporean women referee to represent Singapore at any FIFA International tournament, and was one of only four referees from Asia to officiate at the prestigious tournament Abirami refereed in a few key matches including the Group D clash between Germany and 23

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25 14.2 Abirami refereed in a few key matches including the Group D clash between Germany and eventual champions USA, as well as the first quarter-final match between Nigeria and Mexico. Her appointments and performances at the tournament helped secure a nomination for the 2012 AFF Women Referee of the Year at the inaugural AFF Awards. 15. UEFA CORE PROGRAMME 15.1 Our senior referees continue to be sought after in terms of their appointments in regional tournaments, including the qualifying rounds of the Men s Olympic Football Tournament in 2012 and the qualifying matches for the 2014 FIFA World Cup In early 2013, UEFA, for the first time, extended an invitation to the FAS to send their match officials to attend the prestigious Centre of Refereeing Excellence (CORE) programme The CORE programme, which is managed at the Colovray Sports Centre opposite UEFA s headquarters in Nyon, is an introductory course for promising young match officials with its aim of developing the skills and fitness of European international referees of the future. To date, almost 300 referees and assistant referees have attended the CORE courses, and more than 60 have already been promoted to the FIFA international lists This programme provides an opportunity for our referees and a refereeing instructor to learn from some of the best refereeing officials in Europe Referee Mohd Irwan Samsudin, 30, assistant referees Muhd Syarqawi Bin Buhari, 22 and Nathan Chan Rong De, 21 and referee instructor John Chia, 50, were selected to travel to Switzerland for the two-phased course; first in April and the next in October. 16. FOOTBALL STARS VISIT TO SINGAPORE 16.1 With the support from our sponsor Courts, Peter Schmeichel, who was appointed the Courts Ambassador in 2012, visited Jalan Besar Stadium on 9 April He conducted a clinic for players from the Courts Young Lions and National Football Academies (NFAs) as well as players from the Singapore Cerebral Palsy Football Team The visit provided an opportunity of a lifetime for our young players to learn from one of the greatest goalkeepers in the world The Cerebral Palsy and the Courts Young Lions (CYL) players participated in a penalty shootout where players from both teams took turns to stand in front of the goal post to save as many balls as possible. 25

26 16.4 The objective was to raise as much funds as possible with Courts contributing $500 for every ball saved during the session. $15,000 was raised for Singapore Disability Sports Council. 17. REMEMBERING THE LATE GEORGE SUPPIAH 17.1 The Singapore football fraternity mourned the passing of George Suppiah who passed away on 7 December He was the first Singapore referee to officiate at a FIFA World Cup match As a fitting tribute to a great ambassador for the sport, a minute of silence was observed before the kick-off of the second leg of the AFF semi-final match between Singapore and the Philippines at the Jalan Besar Stadium on 12 December GREATEST MOMENTS IN SINGAPORE FOOTBALL 18.1 The 50 Greatest Moments in Singapore Football coffee-table book was launched at the Istana on 12 July 2012, where President Dr Tony Tan Keng Yam presided as the Guest-of- Honour The book chronicling the 50 Greatest Moments in Singapore Football was conceptualised by Legion of Lions founders, former Singapore international players Leong Kok Fann and Lau Kok Keng, and co-founder Ian Mullane It was completed in collaboration with The New Paper. The book features a collection of newspaper clippings and commentaries on the 50 most memorable moments in Singapore football since independence in The FAS would like to thank the founders as well as, Singapore Press Holdings, Singapore Pools and the Ministry of Information, Communication and the Arts for their support and funding towards this project. 19. S.LEAGUE 19.1 The S. League had its share of several defining moments. The title race in the S.League 2012 Season was one of the closest in the league s 17-year history. On the final day of the season, the two title challengers, Tampines Rovers FC and Brunei DPMM FC, were only one point apart and were going into their final matches of the season. In view of the tight title race, although the two matches were held in two different countries, S.League and StarHub brought to fans live telecast of both matches at the same time on different channels, for the first time in the league s history. Tampines Rovers went on to clinch the title with a 1-0 win over Harimau Muda at the Jalan Besar Stadium. 26

27 19.2 The FAS signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Institute of Technical Education (ITE) at the S.League Awards Night 2012, in the presence of representatives from all the S.League member clubs, sponsors, fans and friends of the league. The new MOU marks a new era of partnership between the two parties, which will aim to promote football at ITE level and to attract more budding stars to pursue happy and successful careers in football On 3 February 2013, S.League CEO Lim Chin led 10 S.League players from the 10 localbased S.League clubs at Orchard Road in handing out publicity flyers with the aim of promoting the new S.League season as well as the Great Eastern Charity Shield. Lim Chin and the players played their parts to popularise the S.League by walking the entire length of Orchard Road in their footballing attire, sans jerseys, which were body painted onto them This pre-season S.League Fan Fare 2013 generated a lot of interest and publicity among fans and the public. Members of the public the media spoke to reacted positively to the concept, and many said they were looking forward to the new season. Media coverage of the event extended to major print media such as The Straits Times, The New Paper, TODAY and broadcast media such as Channel News Asia. It was also reported on Goal s website The S.League Great Eastern Charity Shield was the curtain raiser for the 2013 Great Eastern- YEO s S.League season and was contested by the 2012 S.League Champions, Tampines Rovers FC, and the 2012 RHB Singapore Cup Winners, Singapore Armed Forces (SAFFC, now known as Warriors FC). The match was held on 15 February 2013 at Jalan Besar Stadium, and Tampines Rovers FC defeated Warriors FC Before the start of the season, S.League announced new initiatives for the 2013 Season which included the Star Player scheme, increased quota of foreign players, new competition format, new fitness test, increase in prize money and a new operations team to assist S.League clubs in marketing and outreach matters S.League Star Player Scheme and Foreign Players Quota was introduced whereby S.League will subsidise clubs interested in signing Star Players, players who are not given the standard salary cap of $10,000 a month. However, clubs must first seek the S.League panel s approval to signing a player under this scheme. Under this scheme, four players were signed and caught the attention of local football fans as they were paraded at the respective clubs preseason press conferences. S.League also increased the foreign players quota from four to five per team for the 2013 season. 27

28 19.8 Unlike the 2012 season, S.League will adopt a new competition format which will include two-and-a-half rounds. The standard two-round format of home and away will be played between all 12 S.League clubs and the top six and the bottom six at the end of the two-round format will be split into two groups. The six teams within the respective groups will play one another once in the final half round. All points from the first two rounds will be carried over to the final half round. The S.League champion at the end of the two-and-a-half rounds will receive a cash prize of $250,000, an increase from $150,000 in the 2012 Season Unlike previous years, S.League has adopted the 2.4km run as the standard fitness test for S.League players instead of the Beep Test. S.League has done a study together with Singapore Sports Institute and concluded the best way forward is to adopt the 2.4km run as the fitness test for players. The passing mark for outfield players is 10 minutes and 15 seconds, and 12 minutes for goalkeepers. Players will get monetary awards if they are able to complete the run in less than nine minutes S.League launched an initiative to help all S.League clubs better engage fans and the community around their club location. A team of four operations executives, led by Assistant Director of Operations Peter Ong, was introduced before the start of the 2013 S.League Season. This team worked closely with the clubs to raise their profile to their fans and schools in their community and results have been very positive so far with a 45.5% increase in the average S.League match attendance for the first half of the season compared to the same period in the 2012 Season. 20. GREAT EASTERN YEO S S.LEAGUE, RHB SINGAPORE CUP AND LEAGUE CUP 2012 RESULTS 20.1 The 2012 Season will go down in history as one of the most competitive in S.League s history with heavyweights Tampines Rovers FC and Brunei DPMM FC going down to the wire, in the fight for the Great Eastern-Yeo s S.League Championships It was to be Tampines Rovers year however, as they finished above Brunei DPMM FC on the final day of the season to retain their S.League title Singapore Armed Forces (SAFFC, now known as Warriors FC) denied Tampines Rovers the double when they defeated Tampines 2-1 in the 2012 RHB Singapore Cup Final Brunei DPMM defeated Geylang International (formerly known as Geylang United) 2-0 to clinch the 2012 Starhub League Cup. 21. NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUES 28

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30 21. NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUES 21.1 Singapore Recreation Club was crowned the 2012 National Football League Division 1 Champion while Singapore Cricket Club clinched the runners-up position Admiralty Football Club emerged the champion of the NFL Division 2 while Sporting Westlake came in second In the NFL Division 3, Gambas Avenue Football Club emerged as the Champion and Summerville FC secured the runners-up position. 22. SINGAPORE POOLS FA CUP 22.1 Balestier Khalsa FC Prime League team defeated Siglap CSC 2 0 in the final of the Singapore Pools FA Cup. 23. ISLANDWIDE LEAGUE 23.1 Vipers FC finished top of the Islandwide League, and was followed by Warwick Knights FC 24. CORPORATE PARTNERS AND SPONSORS 24.1 YEO s, the co-title sponsor of the S. League, announced the extension of their co-title sponsorship of the league on 26 February YEO s, who have been the longest corporate sponsor of the S.League, is keen on further extending the community outreach aspects of their partnership with the league. The new sponsorship deal will run from 2013 to Courts renewed its sponsorship with Courts Young Lions for an additional year for the 2013 season. During the sponsorship renewal press conference, the FAS and Courts also unveiled the new home and away kits for the 2013 Courts Young Lions squad, which comprises several players who are likely to be involved in the South-East Asian (SEA) Games in Myanmar later this year Starhub, the official sponsor and principal broadcaster for the LionsXII announced its sponsorship of the revamped 2012 Starhub League Cup on 12 July The sponsorship of the Starhub League Cup was an added boost to the S.League, with an increase in the prize money as well as having two games of the Starhub League Cup being shown live on the Starhub Channel one semi-final and the final itself. 30

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34 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT On behalf of the Football Association of Singapore we would like to acknowledge the support of the following partners and sponsors for our various football programmes, teams and the S.League; FAS Business Partners Singapore Totalisator Board Singapore Pools Private Limited Asia Pacific Breweries (Singapore) Private Limited (Tiger Beer) Nike Singapore Pte Ltd Great Eastern Life Assurance Co Ltd YHS (Singapore) Pte Ltd (H-TWO-O) RHB Bank Berhad Field Catering & Supplies Pte Ltd (Polar Natural Mineral Water) Sunrise & Co (Mikasa) Starhub Silkpro Shop & Save Kingsmen Private Limited Waga Diadora Singapore Sports Council Ministry of Community, Culture and Youth Ministry of Information, Communication and the Arts S.League Clubs Main and Equipment Sponsors Albirex Niigata FC (S) Corporate Sponsor: Canon Apparel Sponsor: Gol Club Sponsors: Yoppy, tdk.lambda, Kirin, SOODC, Paris Miki, Winn, Cleo, Nagosabur, Mitsubishi Corporation, Kikkoman, JPlus, RGFRecruit, Raizzin, Daiho, Nihon-Assist Balestier Khalsa FC Corporate Sponsor: Civic Civic Ambulance (FTMS (FTMS Pro) Pro) Apparel Sponsor: Umbro Brunei DPMM Apparel Sponsor: Lotto 34

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39 FAS COUNCIL ( ) Mah Bow Tan : Advisor A/P Ho Peng Kee : Advisor Zainudin Nordin : President Tan Soo Nan : Vice President Lim Kia Tong : Vice President Sarjit Singh : Hon Treasurer Winston Lee : General Secretary (co-opted) MEMBERS K Bala Chandran Mohd Muzammil Michael Kuah Zulkifli Baharudin Bennett Neo Gim Siong Tan Chong Huat Tan Seng Hua Dr Dinesh Nair Samuel G Panthradil Daisuke Korenaga Ng Mui Kim Jackson Yap Leong Kok Fann S Thavaneson Ang Lay Kwang Koh Siong Ling Lim Eng Lee GENERAL SECRETARY S OFFICE Winston Lee : General Secretary Mary Dianne C. Enriquez : Executive Assistant to General Secretary Jason Lee : Assistant Director, Corporate Affairs and Strategic Development Noor Mohd Abdul Aziz : Manager, Corporate Affairs Alan Chiang : Senior Executive, Corporate Affairs Rick Kok : Manager, Human Resource Gordon Tan : Admin Assistant Nurfaridah Yamin : Receptionist cum Admin Assistant S.LEAGUE (SBU)

40 S.LEAGUE (SBU) Lim Chin : Chief Executive Officer, S.League Kok Wai Leong : Director, Operations, S.League Peter Ong : Assistant Director, Operations, S.League Chua Chin Kok : Manager, Admin & Finance, S.League Cuano Marjorie Flores : Executive, Admin & Finance, S.League Amir Ashraf Rahmat : Executive, Operations, S.League Stanley Goh : Executive, Operations, S.League Ayyub Kay : Executive, Operations, S.League Nervin Pillai : Executive, Operations, S.League Sangeetha Murugesan : Assistant Manager, IT Muhammad Taufiq Zakariah : Assistant, IT ADMIN & FINANCE DIVISION Murtada Ahmad : Deputy Chief, Admin & Finance Maimunah Sulaiman : Senior Executive, Finance Gladylene Afalla Esquibel : Executive, Finance Serena Toh : Assistant, Finance COMPETITIONS DIVISION Adrian Chan : Assistant Director, Competitions Fernando Nisantha Sampath : Assistant Manager, Competitions Muhammad Shamsul Ilham : Executive, Competitions Isa Nuruddin Rahim : Executive, Competitions Samuel Tan : Executive, Competitions Muhammad Alhafiz Ramli : Executive, Competitions MARKETING DIVISION Alvin Tham : Assistant Director Marketing and Communications, S.League Rikram Jit Singh : Assistant Director Commercial & Business Development Serene Tan : Assistant Manager, Marketing Glen Paul Magnabijon : Senior Executive Marketing and Communications, S.League Sobban Munyandy : Senior Executive, Marketing Muhammad Aizat Ramli : Executive Marketing and Communications, S.League Liu Jiehan : Executive Marketing and Communications, S.League Adam Rarch : Executive, Marketing Sunurriahwati Selamat : Executive, Marketing DEVELOPMENT & PLANNING DIVISION 40

41 DEVELOPMENT & PLANNING DIVISION Ridzal Saat : Deputy Director, Development & Planning Mohamed Ashiq Idris : Manager, Football Development Mohamed Asadullah : Asst Manager, Football Development Visakan Subramanian : Asst Manager, Football Development National Teams Dept Eugene Loo : Manager, National Teams Lee Bee Seng : Head, Goalkeeper Coach Aleksandar Bozenko : Fitness Conditioning Coach V. Sundramoorthy : Senior Staff Coach (Lions XII) Aide Iskandar Sahak : Staff Coach (Young Lions) Omar Mohamed : Equipment Officer Technical Dept Slobodan Pavkovic : Technical Director Jita Singh : Senior Head, Game Development Lydia Lim-Goh : Office Manager Suzanna Foo : Executive Muhammad Rosman Senin : Executive Stephen Ng : Staff Coach Chen Cai Ying : Staff Coach Mohd Akbar Abdul Nawas : Manager, Youth Development Dejan Gluscevic : Senior Staff Coach Takuma Koga : Senior Staff Coach Saswadimata Dasuki : Staff Coach Mohamad Nazri Nasir : Staff Coach Nor Azli Mohd : Staff Coach Robin Pradhan Chitrakar : Staff Coach Referees Dept Morihisa Yamaguchi : Referee Instructor Lee Seow Poh : Executive, Referees Nazeer Hussain : Executive, Referees Abdul Malik Abdul Bashir : Executive, Referees Football Science & Medicine Dept Nurhafizah Abu Sujad : Physiotherapist Majid Khan : Physiotherapist Ding Yi Fei : Fitness and Conditioning Trainer Andrew Tay : Rehabilitation Specialist 41

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50 2013 AFFILIATES ORDINARY MEMBERS S.League 1. Albirex Niigata Football Club (Singapore) 2. Balestier Khalsa Football Club 3. Geylang United Football Club 4. Home United Football Club 5. Hougang United Football Club 6. Tampines Rovers Football Club 7. Tanjong Pagar United Football Club 8. Warriors Football Club 9. Woodlands Wellington Football Club NFL Division Admiralty Football Club 11. Eunos Cresent Football Club 12. Police Sports Association 13. Sembawang Sports Club 14. Singapore Cricket Club 15. Singapore Recreation Club 16. Sporting Westlake Football Club 17. Tiong Bahru Football Club. NFL Division Borussia Zamrud Football Club 19. Jollilads Arsenal Footbal Club 20. Kaki Bukit Sports Club 21. Katong Football Club 22. Mountbatten Football Club 23. Pioneer CSC 24. Prisons Sports & Recreation Club 25. Singapore Armed Forces Sports Association 26. Singapore Khalsa Association NFL Division Balestier United Recreation Club 28. D2D Football Club 29. Nanyang CSC 30. Ottawa Serpent Football Club 31. Redhill Rangers Football Club 32. Siglap CSC 33. Starlight Soccerities Football Club 34. Vipers FAA Football Club 35. Warwick Knights Football Club 50

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55 1. INTRODUCTION 1.1 In 2012, S.League marked the 17 th year of the professional football league in Singapore. 1.2 A total of 13 clubs, including three foreign clubs (Albirex Niigata FC (S), Brunei DPMM FC and Harimau Muda), participated in the Great Eastern-Yeo s S.League in The 2012 season was Harimau Muda s first season in the S.League, while it was the second for Brunei DPMM FC, with the latter having previously played in the S.League in The 2012 season went down in history as one of the most competitive, with the fight for the Great Eastern-Yeo s S.League Championship between heavyweights Tampines Rovers FC and Brunei DPMM FC going down to the wire, right up till the very last match-day of the S.League season. 1.4 It was to be Tampines Rovers year however, as they pipped Brunei DPMM FC on the final day of the season to retain the S.League title for the second year running. 2 NEW STUDY ON FITNESS TEST FOR S.LEAGUE 2.1 In 2012, the fitness of players took on a higher emphasis. For 2012, the beep test was maintained with a minimum requirement at 13.1 for S.League players and 12.7 for Prime League players. At the same time, a fitness test study was also conducted in collaboration with the Sports Science Institute (SSI). At the end of an extensive study and conducting correlation tests on 30 randomly-picked players from the 13 S.League clubs, it was recommended that a new 2.4 km test will be implemented from the new season in Further trials were conducted for the 2.4 km test and it was decided that for the new 2103 season, the passing timing would be min for S.League players and min for Prime League players. 3. GREAT EASTERN CHARITY SHIELD WITH S.LEAGUE FANFARE 3.1 As always, the S.League Great Eastern Charity Shield was the curtain- raiser for the 2012 Great Eastern-Yeo s S.League season. It was contested by the 2011 Great Eastern-Yeo s S.League Champions, Tampines Rovers FC, and the 2011 RHB Singapore Cup Champions, Home United FC. 55

56 3.2 Tampines Rovers FC defeated Home United FC 2-0, with goals scored by Davor Piskor and Gligor Gligorov. 3.3 In 2012, the traditional pre-season S.League fanfare was held in conjunction with the Great Eastern Charity Shield. The entire S.League family of players and officials, including hundreds of fans, packed the stands at Jalan Besar and were entertained with a lively concert and a lucky draw. Several stalls were also set up selling S.League Clubs merchandise, helping to raise more awareness for the competition and participating clubs. 4. DOWN TO THE WIRE 4.1. Tampines Rovers FC retained their crown for the second consecutive year after winning the title in The Stags staved off a strong challenge from Brunei DPMM FC to win the 2012 Great Eastern-Yeo s S.League title on the final day of the season, earning themselves entry to the 2013 AFC Cup tournament as well. Both the final day matches had fantastic crowd attendances; both at Jalan Besar Stadium, and overseas at Stadium Negara Hassanal Bolkiah, Brunei. The exciting matches were broadcast live on both Starhub (Singapore) and in Brunei, with audiences from both sides following the two matches in two different countries closely. In the end, the Stags defeated Harimau Muda while Brunei DPMM FC slipped to a surprise home defeat to Balestier Khalsa FC. 5 NEW PRIME LEAGUE CHAMPIONS 5.1 Balestier Khalsa FC s Prime League Team clinched their first Prime League title in their club s history, boasting the Prime League s best defensive record along the way. National Football Academy (NFA) Under-18 came close, finishing second with 57 points, while Geylang United FC, the Prime League Champions in 2011, finished third with 57 points as well but with a lower goal difference as compared to the NFA Under

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58 6. NEW SPONSORS - STARHUB LEAGUE CUP 6.1 The League Cup welcomed its new sponsor, StarHub, who has for many years supported Singapore football in a big way. The new format this season includes a Plate tournament. 6.2 Geylang United FC (now known as Geylang International) was the surprise club that caused upsets in its run-up to the final held on 11 August, only to be edged out 0-2 by Brunei DPMM FC in a captivating final. It was Brunei DPMM FC s second win in this tournament, having won it the first time in Balestier Khalsa FC won the Plate Championship. 7 CLASH OF THE TITANS - RHB SINGAPORE CUP 7.1 Singapore Armed Forces FC (now known as Warriors FC) won the RHB Singapore Cup after beating a gritty Tampines Rovers FC 2-1 with a dramatic late winner from striker Erwan Gunawan in the final at Jalan Besar Stadium on 28 October. 7.2 The five invited foreign teams that participated were: Loyola Meralco Sparks from the Philippines, Phnom Penh Crown FC from Cambodia, Malaysia s Young Tigers (Harimau Muda B), Yotha FC from Laos, and KBZ FC from Myanmar who were coached by former Singapore National Team coach P.N. Sivaji. 8. ASIAN FOOTBALL CONFEDERATION (AFC) CUP CHAMPIONSHIP 8.1 Our representatives in the 2012 AFC Cup were 2011 Great Eastern-Yeo s S.League Champions, Tampines Rovers FC and 2011 RHB Singapore Cup Winners, Home United FC. Tampines Rovers were grouped together with Kitchee SC from Hong Kong, Song Lam Nghe An from Vietnam and Terengganu from Malaysia. Tampines Rovers FC was eliminated in the group stages after racking up a total of five points. 8.2 Home United FC was grouped together with Citizen from Hong Kong, Chonburi FC from Thailand and Yangon United from Myanmar. Home United FC progressed to the Round of 16 by finishing second in the group stage. However, their AFC Cup campaign ended when they were defeated 0-3 by Al Shorta of Syria in the later round. 58

59 9. 60,000-STRONG CROWD AT SULTAN OF SELANGOR S CUP 9.1 The 2012 Sultan of Selangor s Cup was played on 29 September at the Shah Alam Stadium in Selangor in front of a 60,000-strong, boisterous crowd. The S.League Selection Team was headed by Geylang United FC Head Coach V. Kanakarajan. 9.2 A highly-entertaining match saw the S.League Selection Team take on the Selangor side with good goal mouth action on both sides for the entire match. The final result was 3-1 to the hosts. 9.3 However, it was better news for our Singapore Veterans as they defeated the Selangor Veterans 2-1 in the event curtain raiser. Singapore football legend Fandi Ahmad sealed the win for the veterans with a moment of football brilliance, turning a defender just outside the box before curling in a sublime shot for the win. 10. TRIUMPH IN THE ASEAN FOOTBALL FEDERATION (AFF) SUZUKI CUP 10.1 Singapore won the 2012 Asean Football Federation (AFF) Suzuki Cup held from 24 November to 22 December, making it the first and only team to win the competition four times (in 1998, 2004, 2007 and now 2012), including back-to-back titles in 2004 and Players from both the S.League and LionsXII made up the championship team which brought glory to Singapore football. 11. BRAINSTORMING AND SHARING AT S.LEAGUE SEMINARS 11.1 On 19 May, the S.League fraternity, comprising Club Chairmen and many other football administrators and officials, gathered to brainstorm and suggest ideas and ways to move Singapore football and the S.League forward. The key agenda included ways to improve match attendances and discussing options for a new S.League competition format for the new season in On 26 January 2013, the first S.League Best Practices session was held and there were a lot of discussions amongst the Clubs on the following topics, namely Community Outreach, Club Sponsorship and Clubhouse Operations. 59

60 12. SPONSORSHIP OF S.LEAGUE 12.1 In 2012, StarHub made even bigger contributions and increased their support for Singapore football by becoming the title sponsors for the StarHub League Cup competition. Following a successful tournament, StarHub renewed its sponsorship for the StarHub League Cup in One of the highlights was the innovative tournament draw, where fans were nominated by the respective S.League clubs to represent the Clubs in the draw and it was telecast live on StarHub TV The RHB Singapore Cup has always been the hallmark of the S.League season and 2012 was no exception, with intense competition from the foreign sides complementing the great crowd turnout Many events were held in conjunction with this tournament. This included the novel cup draw where players had to juggle footballs at Bugis Junction; which drew a huge weekend crowd. A TWG tea appreciation session, where partners and sponsors related to Singapore football could network, was also organised at RHB premises, and guests were also introduced to the bank s range of products and services Several marketing and publicity initiatives were launched to publicise matches, including an RHB Singapore Cup final ticket-giveaway on the S.League Facebook page, which reached more than 10,000 fans. Posters and banners were also put up in several stores in two shopping malls. A tissue distribution campaign to raise awareness to drum up publicity for the Singapore Cup semi-final fixtures was held over two weekends before the final The S.League also worked with sponsors RHB Bank and community partner People s Association; 10 S.League star players conducted a football clinic for more than 200 children at Jalan Besar Stadium on 30 September Great Eastern also renewed its sponsorship of the S.League for both the 2012 and 2013 Seasons, valued at a total of $1 million. S.League supported Great Eastern s Live Great programme with our renowned and popular football stars like Aleksandar Duric at their events, as well as in many Great Eastern outreach programmes at various schools. Many networking sessions for Great Eastern agents were also organised at the VIP Lounge at Jalan Besar Stadium during S.League match nights throughout the season. One of the key 60

61 highlights was the Great Eastern Charity Shield match, which kicked off the 2012 Season and was held in conjunction with the S.League Fanfare S.League partnered Yeo s in the annual H-TWO-O Ultimate Champions League and provided a platform for students from Secondary Schools, Polytechnics and Institutes of Technical Education (ITEs) to showcase their football prowess. Singapore s football legend Fandi Ahmad was the coach who ultimately selected his charges to form the H-TWO-O Ultimate Dream Team The S.League Clubs conducted several school visits under the community outreach programme in 2012, where students from some 100 school teams interacted with their favourite S.League stars. For example, Albirex Niigata FC (S) visited schools that included Greenridge Secondary School and Clementi Japanese Primary School, while Hougang United FC visited Woodgrove Primary School and Hong Kah Secondary School Lionel Lewis from Home United FC and Paul Cunningham from Balestier Khalsa FC were appointed as Brand Ambassadors for Yeo s and appeared in many print advertisements for H- TWO-O products. 13. WEEKLY COVERAGE IN 4 MAIN NEWSPAPERS 13.1 The New Paper launched an eight-page ROAR weekly supplement, featuring player profiles, previews, interesting stories and the latest events in the S.League. The Shin Min Daily newspaper also ran match previews, consisting of a half-page article on their Wednesday editions In TODAY, S.League previews were featured as half-page advertorials for the second half of the season. Berita Harian ran a weekly page on Monday with featured stories on S.League, including a contest. 14. FRIDAY NIGHT LIVE TELECASTS AND THE S.LEAGUE SHOW 14.1 FOX Sports (formerly known as ESPN) was engaged to produce Friday LIVE matches and these were broadcast on StarHub. In addition, a 30-minute weekly highlights show titled The 61

62 S.League Show was also produced where snippets of all the week s matches, interesting stories and S.League events were featured throughout the season. 15 REVAMPING BOTH S.LEAGUE WEBSITE AND FACEBOOK 15.1 In less than a month prior to the start of the 2012 season, the S.League website was completely revamped with a brand-new look and feel. The key highlight was the new S.League TV segment, where video snippets of matches and events could be viewed online The three different Facebook pages for the different tournaments were amalgamated to become the S.League Facebook page. Fans welcomed the idea with a steady increase of up to 10,000 likes towards the end of the 2012 season, from a starting base of about 3, LEVERAGING ON LIONS XII S SUCCESS IN THE MSL 16.1 The Lions XII participated in their first season in MSL in The team was made up of players from the S.League, with a majority from the Courts Young Lions. The team performed well to come in second in their debut season in the MSL. Their successful exploits are a testament to the quality of the players in S.League. Some of the notables are Shahril Ishak (Home United FC) and Baihakki Khaizan (Geylang United FC, now known as Geylang International) Various cross-promotional campaigns for LionsXII and S.League matches were conducted. This included the sales of LionsXII match tickets which allowed for dual access to selected S.League matches. During the LionsXII matches, regular announcements were also made to publicise upcoming S.League matches. 17 NEW MARKETING INITIATIVES CREATING THE BUZZ 17.1 To improve the match-day experience, professional cheerleader groups were formed in the 2012 season. The S.League SuperGals wowed the crowds in the first half of the season, while the S.League SuperBabes took over the reins and continued into the second half of the season. Besides the matches, the cheerleaders became an icon for the S.League, where they performed at all S.League events. 62

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64 17.2 Another new initiative to improve the match-going experience involved getting foreign artistes to perform at S.League matches. This included getting the likes of the Me N Ma Girls (Myanmar s first girl band), and Philippines Idol, Mau Marcelo, to perform at the RHB Singapore Cup quarter-finals to drum up support from the Filipino and Burmese communities for Loyola Meralco Sparks and KBZ FC from Myanmar respectively, as they squared off against each other The Me N Ma Girls were specially flown in for the match, which resulted in a record attendance of almost 3,000 people turning up at the Jalan Besar Stadium to watch the pulsating match between the two sides. Both the S.League and RHB Bank received even more exposure in the region when the band was featured wearing the RHB tank tops in a major Asian business publication article and in a Straits Times Life section article subsequently. 18. KIDDIES FOOTBALL TOURNAMENTS 18.1 Mini Kiddies football tournaments, involving about 1000 children from various football academies and schools on every occasion were also played before the start of the S.League matches on four occasions. These were great pre match activities where the children had a two-hours worth of football fun prior to watching the S.League match thereafter. 19. FIRST XI 19.1 First XI was launched on MediaCorp in 2012, and the S.League collaborated with this highlypopular TV series. From friendly matches with Prime League sides, to cameo appearances by renowned S.League footballers and coaches, S.League was featured in this 10-week series, culminating in the finals on 27 May where an S.League All-Stars Selection played with the First XI Final Team at the Jalan Besar Stadium in front of a capacity crowd of 6,000, in a match that was also broadcast LIVE on MediaCorp TV. 20. S.LEAGUE AWARDS NIGHT 20.1 The S.League Awards Night 2012 was held at an unorthodox venue at the ITE College East Campus on 11 November. Though a simple affair, the ambience was perfect as it demonstrated the desire by S.League to reach out to the heartlands, schools and institutes of higher learning as part of its community outreach objective. The ceremony was graced by the 64

65 opportune attendance of the FIFA Ambassador for Hope, Dr. Gabriele Princess Inaara The Begum Aga Khan, who was in town that same evening. 21. COLLABORATIONS WITH NEW STAKEHOLDERS 21.1 The FAS/S.League signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Institute of Technical Education (ITE). This MOU paves the way for the affiliation of three S.League Clubs to the three respective ITE campuses in Singapore. The idea was for the S.League Clubs to interact with the ITE students as part of their community outreach and promote a healthy sporting culture, particularly football, and to start to build a fan base with their respective affiliated ITEs S.League also started a collaboration with the Singapore Indian Development Association (SINDA) with the aim of strengthening community partnership. Mr S Devendran, SINDA s representative, said that SINDA will work with all S.League Clubs to try and a build a way where both could work together in a partnership and come up with ideas to engage the Indian community. The initiatives that were derived subsequently included an invitation to the less privileged children to join the S.League Clubs for the kiddies football sessions on weekends. 22. LOOKING FORWARD 22.1 The S.League Business Unit will continue to work closely with our S.League Clubs, Sponsors and Stakeholders to promote the S.League and further enhance the stadium experience for our fans and partners in 2013 and to continue to raise the profile of the S.League Players and Sponsors and the standard of the S.League. Prepared by: Alvin Tham Assistant Director, Marketing, S.League Vetted by: Chief Executive Officer, S.League Approved by: Zainudin Nordin President, Football Association of Singapore 65

66 FINAL LEAGUE STANDINGS S.LEAGUE 2012 Teams P W D L F A GD Pts Tampines Rovers FC Brunei DPMM FC Albirex Niigata FC (S) Harimau Muda Home United FC Balestier Khalsa FC Singapore Armed Forces FC Hougang United FC Gombak United FC Courts Young Lions Geylang United FC Tanjong Pagar United FC Woodlands Wellington FC Tampines Rovers FC is the 2012 Great Eastern-YEO s S.League Champion. Brunei DPMM FC is the 2012 Great Eastern-YEO s S.League 1 st Runner-up. Albirex Niigata FC (S) is the 2012 Great Eastern-YEO s S.League 2 nd Runner-up. 66

67 STARHUB LEAGUE CUP July 11 August 2012 GROUPINGS Group A Group B Group C Group D SAF FC Albirex Niigata S. Home United Tampines Rovers Tanjong Pagar United Balestier Khalsa Courts Young Lions Woodlands Wellington Brunei DPMM FC Geylang United Hougang United Gombak United FIXTURES SCHEDULE Stage Day Date M/No. Home Away Score Group A 1 SAFFC Tanjong Pagar United 3-0 Thu 26-Jul Group C 2 Home United Courts Young Lions 1-0 Group B 3 Albirex Niigata S. Balestier Khalsa 2-0 Fri 27-Jul Group D 4 Tampines Rovers Woodlands Wellington 3-1 Sat 28-Jul REST DAY Group A 5 Tanjong Pagar United Brunei DPMM FC 0-1 Sun 29-Jul Group C 6 Courts Young Lions Hougang United 1-2 Group B 7 Balestier Khalsa Geylang United 1-3 Mon 30-Jul Group D 8 Woodlands Wellington Gombak United 1-1 Tue 31-Jul REST DAY Group A 9 Brunei DPMM FC SAFFC 0-2 Wed 1-Aug Group C 10 Hougang United Home United 0-2 Group B 11 Geylang United Albirex Niigata S. 2-0 Thu 2-Aug Group D 12 Gombak United Tampines Rovers

68 Fri 3-Aug REST DAY QF 1 13 SAFFC Hougang United 1-0 Sat 4-Aug QF 2 14 Home United Brunei DPMM FC (penalties) QF 3 15 Geylang United Gombak United 1-0 Sun 5-Aug QF 4 16 Tampines Rovers Albirex Niigata S (penalties) Plate SF 1 Plate SF 2 Mon 6-Aug 17 Tanjong Pagar United Courts Young Lions Balestier Khalsa Woodlands Wellington 1-0 SF 1 Tue 7-Aug 19 SAFFC Brunei DPMM FC 0-2 SF 2 Wed 8-Aug 20 Geylang United Tampines Rovers 2-0 Thu 9-Aug REST DAY Plate Final Fri 10-Aug 21 Courts Young Lions Balestier Khalsa 0-1 FINAL Sat 11-Aug 22 Brunei DPMM FC Geylang United FC

69 STARHUB LEAGUE CUP July 11 August 2012 KNOCKOUT STAGE Singapore Armed Forces FC Quarter-Final 1 Singapore Armed Forces FC Geylang United FC Geylang United FC Quarter-Final 3 Hougang United FC Semi-Final 1 Brunei DPMM FC LEAGUE CUP FINAL Geylang United FC Semi-Final 2 Gombak United FC Home United FC Tampines Rovers FC Quarter-Final 2 Brunei DPMM FC Tampines Rovers FC Quarter-Final 4 Brunei DPMM FC Albirex Niigata FC (S) 69

70 PLATE COMPETITION Tanjong Pagar United FC Balestier Khalsa FC Plate Semi- Final 1 Courts Young Lions PLATE FINAL Balestier Khalsa FC Plate Semi- Final 2 Courts Young Lions Woodlands Wellington FC 70

71 Item Stage Teams Score 1 1st Round Singapore Armed Forces FC vs Balestier Khalsa FC (penalties) 2 1st Round Albirex Niigata FC (S) vs Yotha FC st Round Tampines Rovers FC vs Phnom Penh Crown FC st Round Brunei DPMM FC vs Home United FC st Round Loyola Meralco Sparks FC vs Geylang United FC st Round KBZ FC vs Woodlands Wellington FC st Round Gombak United FC vs Harimau Muda B st Round Tanjong Pagar United FC vs Hougang United FC (penalties) 9 Quarter Final Albirex Niigata FC (S) vs Tampines Rovers FC Quarter Final Gombak United FC vs Hougang United FC Quarter Final Home United FC vs Singapore Armed Forces FC Quarter Final Loyola Meralco Sparks FC vs KBZ FC 3-1 B S G 13 Quarter Final Tampines Rovers FC vs Albirex Niigata FC (S) Quarter Final Hougang United FC vs Gombak United FC Quarter Final KBZ FC vs Loyola Meralco Sparks FC Quarter Final Singapore Armed Forces FC vs Home United FC Semi Final Singapore Armed Forces FC vs Gombak United FC Semi Final Tampines Rovers FC vs Loyola Meralco Sparks FC 2-0 B S G 19 Semi Final Gombak United FC vs Singapore Armed Forces FC Semi Final Loyola Meralco Sparks FC vs Tampines Rovers FC

72 21 3rd or 4th Placing Gombak United FC vs Loyola Meralco Sparks FC Final Singapore Armed Forces FC vs Tampines Rovers FC 2-1 Singapore Armed Forces FC is the 2012 RHB Singapore Cup Champion. Tampines Rovers FC is the 2012 RHB Singapore Cup 1st Runner-up. Gombak United FC is the 2012 RHB Singapore Cup 2nd Runner-up. 72

73 FINAL LEAGUE STANDINGS PRIME LEAGUE 2012 Teams P W D L F A GD Pts Balestier Khalsa FC Singapore NFA Under Geylang United FC Home United FC Gombak United FC Singapore Armed Forces FC Woodlands Wellington FC Tanjong Pagar United FC Tampines Rovers FC Singapore NFA Under Hougang United FC Tampines Rovers FC is the 2012 Great Eastern-YEO s S.League Champion. Brunei DPMM FC is the 2012 Great Eastern-YEO s S.League 1st Runner-up. Albirex Niigata FC (S) is the 2012 Great Eastern-YEO s S.League 2nd Runner-up. 73

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77 1. INTRODUCTION The Football Excellence Committee oversees the following key football development and excellence programmes of the Football Association of Singapore (FAS): 1.1 Coach Education 1.2 Junior Centres of Excellence 1.3 Centres of Excellence 1.4 National Football Academy 1.5 National Teams 1.1 COACH EDUCATION AFC COACHING CERTIFICATION COURSES Developing good coaches is a key strategy of our FAS Strategic Plan and, in this regard, FAS has in place a Coaches Pathway FAS continues to train more coaches annually, and the FAS currently has 622 AFC certified local coaches In November 2011, the AFC Pro-Diploma course, which is the highest coaching qualification in AFC, was organized by the FAS for our elite local coaches who already possess the AFC A certification, to further enhance their tactical and technical capabilities and capacities as elite coaches The first such prestigious certification course was conducted in South-East Asia, and the course attracted 17 participants including five S.League head coaches, five foreign coaches and participants from club COEs, Prime League and NFA teams. AFC appointed Mr Erich Rutemoeller from Germany as the Chief Instructor, and Mr Gary Phillips from England as the Conditioning Instructor for this course As part of the course, participants spent 17 days, between 3 and 19 July 2012, in Japan observing two J League clubs, namely, Tokyo FC and Shimitzu S Pulse in trainings and matches, beside attending practical and classroom sessions conducted by Mr Erich Rutemoeller. 77

78 The final phase was conducted in Singapore from 10 to 15 September 2012, where the students sat for their practical, theoretical and oral exams The course was successfully completed in September 2012, and we now have a total of 20 local coaches holding the AFC Professional Coaching Diploma The AFC C Certificate courses are very popular among the participants here. The participants are selected for each course, based on a first-comefirst-served basis, and on condition that the applicants pass the pre-entry theory test and national skills assessment. A total of 50 participants registered for the AFC C Certificate courses and 44 were certified The summary of coaching courses conducted in 2012 and in the first quarter (Jan Mar) 2013 are as follows: AFC C Certificate June 2012 No of Participants: 27 No of Passes: 26 No of Pro-Passes: 1 25 June 07 July 2012 No of Participants: 23 No of Passes: 18 No of Failures: 5 AFC B Certificate 18 Sep 07 Oct 2012 No of Participants: 13 (including 4 Previous Pro-Pass) No of Passes: 7 No of Pro-Passes: 3 No of Failures: 3 78

79 AFC A Certificate Oct 2012 (Part 1) 26 Dec 08 Jan 2013 (Part 2) No of Participants: 21 No of Passes: 12 No of Pro-Passes: 5 No of Failures: 4 AFC Pro-Diploma 29 Nov 19 Dec 2011 (Part 1) July 2012 (Part 2 in Japan) Sep 2013 (Part 3) No of Participants: 13 No of Passes: 13 Goalkeeping Level Nov 2012 No of Participants: 14 No of Passes: 7 No of Pro-Passes: 2 No of Failures: 5 Conditioning Level A Nov 2012 No of Participants: 15 Remarks: on-going 79

80 1.1.2 NUMBER OF AFC CERTIFIED COACHES IN SINGAPORE The number of AFC certified local coaches registered with FAS continued to increase annually as follows: No. of AFC Certified Coaches AFC Pro License 7 20 AFC A Certificate AFC B Certificate AFC C Certificate Total

81 1.1.3 FAS COURSE INSTRUCTORS The following Singaporean Coaching Instructors are regularly appointed by AFC to conduct coaching courses in Singapore and overseas: S/N Name Coaching Qualifications AFC Appointment AFC Courses Conducted 1 PN Sivaji AFC Pro Diploma AFC Elite Instructor AFC A Certificate 2 Vincent Subramaniam AFC Pro Diploma AFC Elite Instructor AFC A Certificate 3 Kadir Yahaya AFC Pro Diploma AFC Instructor AFC B Certificate 4 Mike Wong AFC Pro Diploma AFC Elite Instructor AFC B Certificate 5 Mohamed Zainudeen AFC A Certificate AFC Instructor AFC C Certificate 6 Robert Lim AFC A Certificate AFC Instructor AFC B Certificate 7 Mohamed Basir AFC A Certificate AFC Instructor AFC C Certificate 8 Johanna Johari AFC A Certificate AFC Instructor AFC C Certificate 9 S. Subramani AFC A Certificate AFC Instructor (Provisional) AFC C Certificate 81

82 1.1.4 FAS COACHES MORNING SESSIONS FAS continues to train our elite youth coaches who are coaching the COE and NFA teams through the weekly Coaches Morning sessions conducted by the FAS Technical Director. The sessions are also attended by some S.League coaches. The main objective of these sessions is to improve the technical and tactical knowledge of our local coaches. The National Football Syllabus is the main coaching manual for these coaches FAS MONTHLY COACHES EVENING SESSIONS FAS also conducts monthly Coaches Evening sessions for the JCOE coaches. Similar to the Coaches Morning sessions, these evening sessions are held to continuously assist these coaches in building their capacity and capability development, including aligning their coaching methods with the National Football Syllabus. 1.2 JUNIOR CENTRES OF EXCELLENCE The FAS Junior Centre of Excellence (JCOE) programmes for U-8, U-10 and U-12, is part of the FAS Strategic Plan , to systematically develop and nurture players from a younger age, as part of FAS long term player development pathway There are a total of 10 JCOE Centres in operation since 2012, up from three JCOEs in The JCOE Centres operate from the following school venues around Singapore: - (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f) (g) Marsiling Secondary School Innova Junior College Naval Base Primary School Queensway Secondary School Tampines Secondary School Bedok South Secondary School Temasek Secondary School 82

83 (h) (i) (j) Bedok Green Secondary School Hong Kah Secondary School Regent Secondary School A total of 639 young talents are being systematically developed at these 10 Centre. The following is the breakdown of the number of players in each age group at the 10 centres:- (a) (b) (c) (d) Marsiling Secondary School U-8-12 U-10-9 U Total: 41 === Innova Junior College U-8-12 U U Total: 57 === Naval Base Primary School U-8-18 U U Total: 65 === Queensway Secondary School U-8-8 U U Total: 52 === 83

84 (e) (f) (g) (h) Tampines Secondary School U-6-13 U-8-18 U U Total: 83 === Bedok South Secondary School U-8-17 U U Total: 58 === Temasek Secondary School U-8-14 U U Total: 56 === Bedok Green Secondary School U-8-11 U U Total: 59 === (i) (j) Hong Kah Secondary School U-6-18 U-8-20 U U Total: 85 === Regent Secondary School U-6-15 U-8-18 U U Total: 83 === 84

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86 1.2.4 Training sessions are held every Saturday at the respective JCOEs. An Intra- JCOE League for all the age groups will be organised on every last Saturday of the month, thus providing three training sessions and one game for all players on a monthly basis The training hours are as follows: - (a) U-8 (7:30am to 8:45am); U-8 (8:00am to 9:15am) at Marsiling Secondary School; (b) U-10 & U-12 (9:00am to 10:30am); U-10 & U-12 (9:30am to 11:00am) at Marsiling Secondary School Attendances for all age groups training sessions have been very encouraging. There were minimal disruptions at trainings despite the players schools activities and examinations Overall, there has been a noticeable improvement in the technical skill level of the JCOE players Plans are already in the pipeline to launch an elite centre in May 2013 as part of the long-term development pathway FAS also launched the pilot U-6 JCOE Project at Hong Kah Secondary School on 9 June 2012, to reach out to younger football talents. At present, the U6 programme is running at two other centres namely; Regent and Tampines Secondary School. 1.3 CENTRES OF EXCELLENCE (COEs) In 2012, there were a total of nine S.League Centres of Excellence (COEs) in operation. The brief details of the respective COEs, including the names of the respective head coaches are as follows: 86

87 S/N Clubs U-14 COE League Coaches U-16 COE League Coaches U-18 COE League Coaches 1. Balestier Khalsa Mohd Taufeq Nasaruddin Jalil Haris Sumri 2. Geylang United P Sugunan Hidir Khamis Noor Ali 3. Home United Aidil Sharin Philippe Aw Hairil Amin 4. Hougang United Azman Mohd Winston Yup Nahar Daud 5. SAFFC Darus Salleh Hairi Su ap Razif Onn 7. Tampines Rovers Dalis Supait Norhalis Shafik Satria Mad 8. Tanjong Pagar Yip Kum Hoong Low Jia Zhen Samawira Basri 9. Woodlands Wellington Khairul Asyraf T M Sivarajan Mohd Sani 10. Gombak United Jasni Hatta Rosli Bidin Hatta Ali The above-mentioned COE teams participated in the 2012 Centres of Excellence (COE) League which was played in a two-round format The COE League was divided into three-age groups, i.e. U14, U-16 and U- 18, respectively The COE Leagues were completed on 14 October The top three teams for the COE U-14 League were as follows: (a) (b) (c) Champion: Home United FC 2 nd Place: Geylang United 3 rd Place: SAFFC 87

88 1.3.6 The top three teams for the COE U-16 League were as follows: (a) Champion: Home United FC (b) 2 nd Place: SAFFC (c) 3 rd Place: Sports School U The top three teams for the COE U-18 League were as follows: (a) (b) (c) Champion: NFA U16 2 nd Place: Home United 3 rd Place: Balestier FC The following awards were also given out at the end of the season for the respective categories:- Under 14 (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (v) League Top Scorer Best Goalkeeper Best Player Best Coach Fair Play Award - Ikhsan Fandi Ahmad (Singapore Sports Sch - Khairul Azhar (Hougang United FC) - Khairul Ikmal (Geylang United FC) - Aidil Sharin (Home United FC) - Balestier Khalsa FC Under 16 (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (v) League Top Scorer Best Goalkeeper Best Player Best Coach Fair Play Award - A Pavithran (SAFFC) - Derek Saw (Home United FC) - Danial Syafiq (SAFFC) - Philippe Aw (Home United FC) - SAFFC 88

89 Under 18 (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (v) League Top Scorer Best Goalkeeper Best Player Best Coach Fair Play Award - Samuel Lloyd James (Home United FC) - Saiful Nizam (Tampines Rovers FC) - Adam Swandi (NFA U-16) - Dejan Gluscevic (NFA U-16) - NFA U The preliminary rounds of the 2012 COE Challenge Cup U-14, U16, and U18 were played in May/June, and the subsequent rounds leading up to the finals were played from 27 October to 24 November The COE Challenge Cup results were as follows: Challenge Cup U14 Champion : Geylang United FC Runners-Up : Tampines Rovers FC Challenge Cup U16 Champion : Home United FC Runners-Up : NFA U15 Challenge Cup U18 Champion : SAFFC Runners-Up : Home United FC With the withdrawal of Gombak United FC, a total of eight S.League Centres of Excellence (COEs) are participating in the 2013 COE Leagues. Our NFA U13 will also participate in the COE U14 league for the first time As part of FAS Strategic Plan , FAS introduced the Under-13 and Under 14 age-group into the COE Programme, so as to provide elite and systematic training for our players at the club level, at a younger age. 89

90 The brief details of the respective 2013 COEs, including the respective head coaches in each of the three age-groups, are as follows: S/N Clubs U-14 COE Head Coaches U-16 COE Head Coaches U-18 COE Head Coaches 1. Balestier Khalsa Steve Nicols Nasaruddin Jalil Hariss Sumri 2. Geylang United Syed Azmir Miur Rafik Seenivasan 3. Home United Hairil Amin Fadzuhasny Juraimi Winston Yap 4. Hougang United Mohd Azlan Yao Peikang Nahar Daud 5. Tampines Rovers Dalis Supait Norhalis Shafik Satria Mad 6. Tanjong Pagar Nicolas Posetti Khairul Asyraf Mohd Khidir 7. Warriors FC Mohd Darus Hairi Su ap Razif Onn 8. Woodlands Wellington Han Yi Guang Firdaus Salleh Mohd Sani 9. NFA U-13 Nor Azli NFA U-14 - Takuma Koga 11. NFA U-15 - Nasri Nasir 12. NFA U Robin Chitrakar The 2013 COE Leagues are played on a two-round format. The total number of matches in the respective leagues, taking into consideration the number of participating teams, per age-group are as follows: - (a) COE U-14 League: 72 matches per season (b) COE U-16 League: 72 matches per season (c) COE U-18 League: 90 matches per season 1.4 NATIONAL FOOTBALL ACADEMY Our youth development is improving at the various national age-groups levels, through the concerted efforts within our National Football Academy s (NFA) elite football development programme. 90

91 1.4.2 The 2012 NFA comprised four NFA squads and the following FAS staff coaches were appointed as head coaches respectively: were as coaches coaches head appointed respectively: (a) NFA U-18 - Saswadimata Dasuki (b) NFA U-17 - Takuma Koga (c) NFA U-16 - Dejan Gluscevic Below is a summary of each team s progress report in 2012: NFA U The NFA U-15 team was originally supposed to compete in this invitational tournament by Japan. Due to the commitments of NFA U-15, and the clash of dates with this year s edition of the Lion City Cup, a feeder squad was sent Therefore, five weeks before the tournament, processes were put in place to select the squad. After a vigorous selection process which included skills and performance assessment, 18 players were selected to travel to Osaka between 16 and 24 June The squad comprised of nine players at the age of 13, and the remaining nine, who are aged 14, were the players who did not make it to the NFA U-15 squad for the Lion City Cup. Coached by FAS Youth Development Manager, Mohd Akbar, the team competed and did reasonably well in the tournament. They gained valuable experience and exposure despite being the youngest team in the tournament Results were as follows: 19 June vs Malaysia U14 Drew June vs Brunei Darussalam U14 Won June vs Japan U14 Lost June vs Indonesia U14 Lost June vs Philippines U14 Drew

92 NFA U The team travelled to Sabah for the AFC Festival from 26 to 31 May in preparation for the Lion City Cup. They performed admirably and notched two notable results by holding Australia and Indonesia to a draw. They also ended the festival with an unbeaten streak The results were as follows: Format 1: 30 May 2012 vs Laos Drew 0-0 vs Timor Leste Drew 0-0 vs Malaysia Drew May 2012 vs Philippines Won 1-0 vs Indonesia Drew 0-0 vs Australia Drew 0-0 Format 2: 2 June 2012 vs Australia Drew 1-1 vs Brunei Won June 2012 vs Timor Leste Drew The NFA U-15 took part in the 24 th Lion City Cup which was held from 23 June to 1 July The team did well considering that all players were only 14 years old. The team finished sixth overall, behind FC Porto The results of the matches played were as follows: (a) 23 June vs Boca Juniors Lost 1-2 (b) 27 June vs Manchester City Lost 0-6 (c) 1 July vs FC Porto Lost NFA U The NFA U-16 also took part in the 24 th Lion City Cup which was held from 23 June to 1 July The team qualified for the final, in which they lost to the eventual champions, Ajax FC U The results of the matches played were as follows: (a) 23 June vs AFC Ajax U-15 won 2 1 (b) 25 June vs FC Porto U-15 drew 0 0 (c) 29 June vs CR Vasco Da Gama U-15 won 4-0 (d) 01 July vs AFC Ajax U-15 lost

93 The 2011 Dollah Kassim Award winner, Adam Swandi, who was in the NFA U-16 Team, left for Newcastle United Football Academy for a training attachment between 31 October and 14 November Adam benefitted from this attachment as he gained invaluable experience training with players from the Newcastle United Youth Academy s U-18 team Adam also had trials with Chelsea and went on to have similar trials with Atletico Madrid in Spain and FC Metz in France. It was with the latter that he secured a two-year contract at FC Metz s youth academy NFA U In 2012, the NFA U-17 team played a total of 27 matches in the Prime League, which is an Under-23 competition. Playing in a higher age group in the Prime League would benefit them, but it was still a challenge to manage their studies with various trainings and games The team finished 10 th in the Prime League. Playing in the U-23 league provided valuable match experience to the young players, and also provided them with a challenging platform to compete against bigger and faster opponents NFA U The NFA U-18 participated in the Prime League, and finished as runners-up in the competition in It was a commendable performance considering the fact that they were playing in the U-23 league against experienced, bigger and faster opponents Players from the NFA U-18 are also selected for the Courts Young Lions squad in 2013 namely, Mohd Nur Ridho, Tajeli Selamat, Anumanthan Kumar, Syafiq Iderus, and Shannon Stephen. Faris Azienuddin was selected for the LionsXII. 93

94 NFA (Jan Mar 2013) FAS introduced two new squads, the NFA U13 and the NFA U14 teams, as part of FAS long term youth development plans. The 2013 NFA team were made up of the following NFA squads, and the following FAS staff coaches were appointed as head coaches respectively: (a) NFA U-18 - Dejan Gluscevic (b) NFA U-17 - Saswadimata Dasuki (c) NFA U-16 - Robin Chitrakar (d) NFA U-15 - Nazri Nasir (e) NFA U-14 - Takuma Koga (f) NFA U-13 - Nor Azli NFA U The 2013 NFA U-13 team comprised players who are 13 years old and below. The team will compete in the AFC U-14 Qualification Competition in The FAS is preparing the team with structured NFA training programmes and competitions. In this regard, the team will participate in the COE U14 League, and will also compete in an ASEAN Thai Invitational tournament in May 2013 before their AFC qualifier s in June NFA U The 2013 NFA U-14 team plays in the COE U16 league in preparation for the possibility of competing in the AYG tournament in Aug 2013 at Nanjing, China. They will go on a training tour in June in preparation for the above said tournament. 94

95 NFA U The 2013 NFA U15 team embarked on a training tour to Japan from 15 to 24 March. The team results were as follows: 18 March vs Niigatameikun HS B Drew March vs Gyousei HS B Lost March vs JFA Academy U14 Lost March vs JFA Academy U14 Lost March vs Tohin HS U16 Lost The team will also be competing in this year s edition of the Lion City Cup in June 2013 and will also participate in the COE Under-18 League NFA U The 2013 NFA U16 team also went on a training tour to Japan from 15 to 24 March with the NFA U-15 team. The results were as follows: 18 March vs Daiichigakuin HS A Lost March vs Gyousei HS A Won March vs Koujou HS A Drew March vs JFA Academy U15 Drew March vs Touingakuen HS A Lost The team will also be competing in this year s edition of the Lion City Cup in June 2013 and will also participate in the COE Under-18 League NFA U The team went on a training tour to UAE from 22 February to 7 March, and played five games in total. The results were as follows:- 24 February vs Dubai SC U19 Lost February vs AL Wehda U19 Lost March vs AL Ahli Club U17 Lost March vs AL Ain FC U17 Drew March vs UAE National Team U17 Lost

96 This team is currently participating in the 2013 Great Eastern Yeo s Prime League, which is a U-21 competition. The participation of the NFA U-17 team in the Prime League is to provide match experience and exposure for the players NFA U The 2013 NFA U-18 team went on a training tour to UAE, from 22 February to 7 March to play a series of friendly matches, as part of the team s preseason preparation prior to competing in the 2013 Prime League. Results as follows; 25 February vs UAE National Team U19 Lost February vs AL Ain U19 Lost March vs AL Jazira Club U19 Lost March vs AL Man FC U17 Drew March vs AL Ahli U19 Drew The team also participated in the U-18 International Youth Football Invitational Tournament in Hong Kong from 17 th to 21 st February The results, as follows; 18 February vs Indonesia U18 Draw February vs Malaysia U18 Lost February vs Hong Kong U18 Draw Similarly to the NFA U-17 team, the NFA U-18 team is also currently participating in the 2013 Great Eastern Yeo s Prime League as part of their development process. 1.5 NATIONAL TEAMS Courts Young Lions (Under-23) The 2012 Courts Young Lions squad missed several stalwarts of the 2011 South-east Asian (SEA) Games team, who had since then moved to the newly-formed LionsXII squad. 96

97 Under the guidance of head coach Robin Chitrakar, assisted by assistant coach S Subramani, goalkeeper coach Lim Queen Cher and fitness coach Aleksandar Bozenko, the team participated in the S.League to fast track the players development as well as to gain valuable match experience in preparation for the 2013 SEA Games. 97

98 The S.League schedule of matches played and the results are as follows: S.League Date Results 1 Courts Young Lions vs. Woodlands Wellington FC 12/2/12 Lost Courts Young Lions vs. Hougang United FC 17/2/12 Lost Warriors FC vs. Courts Young Lions 16/3/12 Lost Harimau Muda vs. Courts Young Lions 25/3/12 Lost Courts Young Lions vs. Balestier Khalsa FC 1/4/12 Drew Brunei DPMM FC vs. Courts Young Lions 6/4/12 Lost Courts Young Lions vs. Geylang International FC 12/4/12 Lost Tanjong Pagar United vs. Courts Young Lions 20/4/12 Won Courts Young Lions vs. Gombak United FC 26/4/12 Won Tampines Rovers FC vs. Courts Young Lions 3/5/12 Lost Courts Young Lions vs. Albirex Niigata FC (S) 6/5/12 Drew Hougang United vs. Courts Young Lions 10/5/12 Won Home United FC vs. Courts Young Lions 13/5/12 Lost Woodlands Wellington FC vs. Courts Young Lions 15/6/12 Won Courts Young Lions vs. Harimau Muda 19/7/12 Won

99 16 Courts Young Lions vs. Warriors FC 22/7/12 Won Balestier Khalsa FC vs. Courts Young Lions 31/8/12 Lost Gombak United FC vs. Courts Young Lions 4/9/12 Lost Courts Young Lions vs. Brunei DPMM FC 13/9/12 Lost Courts Young Lions vs. Tampines Rovers FC 19/9/12 Lost Geylang International FC vs. Courts Young Lions 23/9/12 Lost Courts Young Lions vs. Tanjong Pagar United 26/9/12 Drew Albirex Niigata FC (S) vs. Courts Young Lions 27/10/12 Drew Courts Young Lions vs. Home United FC 11/1/12 Drew The Courts Young Lions sat out of the 2012 RHB Singapore Cup but participated in the 2012 Starhub League Cup. Their results were as follows: 2012 Starhub League Cup Date Results 1 Home United FC vs. Courts Young Lions 26/7/12 Lost Courts Young Lions vs. Hougang United FC 29/7/12 Lost Tanjong Pagar United vs. Courts Young Lions 6/8/12 Lost Courts Young Lions vs. Balestier Khalsa FC 10/8/12 Lost After a credible ninth placing in the S-League, the composition of the Courts Young Lions team was adjusted in preparation for the 2013 and 2015 SEA Games, with a majority of the players aged 21 and below. The players now come under the charge of head coach Aide Iskandar, assisted by S Subramani, goalkeeper coach Lim Queen Cher and fitness coach Aleksandar Bozenko. Their results in the S-league, to date, are as follows: 99

100 2013 S.League Date Results 1 Courts Young Lions vs. Hougang United 20/2/13 Lost Tampines Rovers FC vs. Courts Young Lions 28/2/13 Lost Courts Young Lions vs. Brunei DPMM FC 7/3/13 Lost Balestier Khalsa FC vs. Courts Young Lions 13/3/13 Lost Courts Young Lions vs. Albirex Niigata FC (S) 20/3/13 Lost Warriors FC vs. Courts Young Lions 28/3/13 Lost Lions XII As part of the preparation for the 2013 SEA Games, the LionsXII team was formed to compete in the Malaysian Super League, FA Cup and Malaysia Cup competitions. The team was coached by V Sundramoorthy, who was assisted by Kadir Yahya, goalkeeper coach Lee Bee Seng and fitness coach Aleksandar Bozenko. The squad made up of 19 U-23 players, supported by nine senior players (under the age of 28), including national players Baihakki Khaizan, Khairul Amri and Shahril Ishak. The results in the 2012 and 2013 (up to April) Malaysia Super League seasons are as follows: 2012 Malaysian Super League Date Results 1 Lions XII vs. Kelantan 10/1/12 Lost Kedah vs. Lions XII 14/1/12 Drew Lions XII vs. Kuala Lumpur 17/1/12 Won Sabah vs. Lions XII 21/1/12 Won Lions XII vs. Terengganu 28/1/12 Lost Selangor vs. Lions XII 8/2/12 Drew

101 7 Lions XII vs. Negeri Sembilan 11/2/12 Won Perak vs. Lions XII 14/2/12 Won Lions XII vs. Felda United FC 6/3/12 Won Sarawak vs. Lions XII 17/3/12 Won Lions XII vs. Selangor 20/3/12 Drew Lions XII vs. Terengganu PBDKT T-Team 31/3/12 Won Negeri Sembilan vs. Lions XII 3/4/12 Won Johor FC vs. Lions XII 7/4/12 Won Lions XII vs. Perak 10/4/12 Won Selangor PKNS vs. Lions XII 14/4/12 Lost Lions XII vs. Selangor PKNS 17/4/12 Won Kelantan vs. Lions XII 4/5/12 Lost Felda United FC vs. Lions XII 8/5/12 Won Lions XII vs. Kedah 12/5/12 Drew Kuala Lumpur vs. Lions XII 15/5/12 Drew Lions XII vs. Sarawak 22/5/12 Won Lions XII vs. Sabah 16/6/12 Won Terengganu vs. Lions XII 19/6/12 Won

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103 25 Terengganu PBDKT T-Team vs. Lions XII 10/7/12 Lost Lions XII vs. Johor FC 14/7/12 Lost On top of the Malaysian Super League, Lions XII also participated in the Malaysia FA Cup and Malaysian Cup competitions. Their results were as follows: 2012 Malaysia FA Cup Date Results 1 UiTM vs. Lions XII (Round of 32) 18/2/12 Won Lions XII vs. NS Betaria (Round of 16) 10/3/12 Won Terengganu vs. Lions XII (Quarter-final first leg) 24/3/12 Lost Lions XII vs. Terengganu (Quarter-final 2nd leg) 27/3/12 Draw

104 2012 Malaysia Cup Date Results 1 Johor FC vs. Lions XII (Preliminary match) 22/8/12 Drew Lions XII vs. Selangor PKNS (Preliminary match) 25/8/12 Won Johor FA vs. Lions XII (Preliminary match) 28/8/12 Drew Lions XII vs. Johor FA (Preliminary match) 1/9/12 Won Selangor PKNS vs. Lions XII (Preliminary match) 4/9/12 Lost Lions XII vs. Johor FC (Preliminary match) 14/9/12 Drew Pahang FA vs. Lions XII (Quarter Final First Leg) 25/9/12 Lost Lions XII vs. Pahang FA (Quarter Final Second Leg) 2/10/12 Won Lions XII vs. ATM FA (Semi Final First Leg) 5/10/12 Drew ATM FA vs. Lions XII (Semi Final Second Leg) 11/10/12 Drew 1 1 (Lost 6 5 on penalties) The Lions XII concluded a successful maiden season by securing second place in the 2012 Malaysian Super League, and advancing to the semi-finals of the Malaysia Cup competition. 104

105 In 2013, the composition of the squad was further adjusted to have a largely U-23 core group with the support of only five senior players which included Baihakki Khaizan, Shahril Ishak, Irwan Shah, Isa Halim and Fazrul Nawaz. The team was led by head coach V Sundramoorthy, assistant coach K Balagumaran, goalkeeping coach Lee Bee Seng and fitness coach Aleksandar Bozenko. Their results in the Malaysian Super League to date are as follows: 2013 Malaysian Super League Date Results 1 ATM FA vs. Lions XII 9/1/13 Won Lions XII vs. Selangor 12/1/13 Won Selangor PKNS vs. Lions XII 15/1/13 Lost Lions XII vs. Terengganu 19/1/13 Won Terengganu PBDKT T-Team vs. Lions XII 22/1/13 Lost Lions XII vs. Pahang FA 16/2/13 Won Johor Darul Takzim FC vs. Lions XII 19/2/13 Drew Felda United FC vs. Lions XII 2/3/13 Drew Lions XII vs. Kelantan 9/3/13 Won Lions XII vs. Negeri Sembilan 30/3/13 Won The Lions XII also participated in the Malaysia FA Cup competition. Their results were as follows: 2013 Malaysia FA Cup Date Results 1 Selangor PKNS vs. Lions XII 26/1/13 Lost National U

106 1.5.3 National U The National U-22 team participated in the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U22 Championship qualifiers under the guidance of head coach Mike Wong, assisted by goalkeeper coach Lim Queen Cher and fitness coach Aleksandar Bozenko in Pekanbaru, Indonesia. The results of the competition were as follows: AFC U22 U22 Championships Qualifiers Date Results 1 Singapore U22 vs. Timor Leste U22 5/7/12 Won Japan U22 vs. Singapore U22 7/7/12 Lost Australia U22 vs. Singapore U22 10/7/12 Drew Singapore U22 vs. Macau U22 12/7/12 Won Indonesia U22 vs. Singapore U22 15/7/12 Lost National A Team International Friendly Matches Date Results International Friendly (Away) Match against Hong Kong International Friendly (Home) Match against Malaysia International Friendly (Away) Match against Malaysia International Friendly (Home) Match against Hong Kong 1/6/12 Lost 0-1 8/6/12 Drew /6/12 Lost /8/12 Won As part of preparation for the 2016 Asian Cup Qualifiers, our National A 106

107 As part of preparation for the 2016 Asian Cup Qualifiers, our National A Team participated in the following international friendly matches. Their results were as follows: International Friendly Matches Date Results International Friendly (Away) Match against Hong Kong International Friendly (Home) Match against Malaysia International Friendly (Away) Match against Malaysia International Friendly (Home) Match against Hong Kong International Friendly (Home) Match against Philippines 1/6/12 Lost 0-1 8/6/12 Drew /6/12 Lost /8/12 Won 2-0 7/9/12 Lost International Friendly (Away) Match against Myanmar 11/9/12 Drew International Friendly (Home) Match against India 16/10/12 Won International Friendly (Home) Match against Shimizu S-pulse (Japan) 9 International Friendly (Away) Match against Philippines 10 International Friendly (Away) Match against Bahrain 10/11/12 Lost /11/12 Lost 0-1 1/2/13 Lost Our National A Team also participated in the Asean Suzuki Cup which was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia during the preliminary stages. Their results in the stage group were as follows: Preliminary Group Matches Date Results 107

108 Preliminary Group Matches Date Results 1 Preliminary (Away) Match against Malaysia 25/11/12 Won Preliminary (Away) Match against Indonesia 28/11/12 Lost Preliminary (Away) Match against Laos 1/12/12 Won Having qualified with 6 points, the Lions proceeded to the semi-final stage, which was a two-legged home-and-away format. The results were as follows: Semi-Final Match Date Results 1 Semi-Final (Away) Match against Philippines 8/12/12 Won Semi-Final (Away) Match against Philippines 12/12/12 Lost The win against Philippines over two legs meant that the Lions met Thailand in the two-legged finals. The results were as follows: Final Match Date Results 1 Semi-Final (Home) Match against Thailand 8/12/12 Won Semi-Final (Away) Match against Thailand 12/12/12 Lost The Lions became the champions of Asean for an unprecedented fourth time in a successful cup campaign and they sealed their reputation as the regional kingpins This was followed up by other regional accolades at the inaugural AFF Awards, which saw the National Team being awarded the National Team of the Year, Player of the Year and Most Valuable Player of the competition (Shahril Ishak), Coach of the Year (Radojko Avramovic) as well as Referee of the Year (Abdul Malik) and Assistant Referee of the Year (Tang Yew Mun). Notably, Mustafic Fahrudin, Baihakki Khaizan and Shahril Ishak were also included in the AFF Championship Best XI award. 108

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111 1. INTRODUCTION 1.1 In line with the Strategic Plan, the Football Association of Singapore (FAS) organised competitions, fiestas and a FIFA grassroots coaching course in 2012 and in the first quarter of 2013 to encourage football participation at all levels. 2. FAS / SPSSC INTER SCHOOL U-9 5-A-SIDE FOOTBALL FIESTA 2.1 The FAS, in collaboration with the Singapore Primary Schools Sports Council (SPSSC), organised the Under-9 Football Fiesta on 24 March 2012 at the Jalan Besar Stadium. The fiesta attracted 318 players, boys and girls, from 33 school teams. 3. FAS / SPSSC INTER SCHOOL U-10 7-A-SIDE FOOTBALL FIESTA 3.1 In collaboration with the Singapore Primary Schools Sports Council (SPSSC), the FAS organised the Under-10 Football Fiesta on 7 April 2012 at the Jalan Besar Stadium. This fiesta attracted 300 players, both boys and girls, from 33 school teams. 4. FAS / SPSSC INTER SCHOOL U-11 7-A-SIDE FOOTBALL FIESTA 4.1 The FAS, in collaboration with the Singapore Primary Schools Sports Council (SPSSC) organised the Under-11 Football Fiesta on 19 May 2012 at the Jalan Besar Stadium, which attracted 440 boys and girls from 44 school teams. 5. FAS / SPSSC INTER SCHOOL U-12 7-A-SIDE FOOTBALL FIESTA 5.1 The FAS, in collaboration with the Singapore Primary Schools Sports Council (SPSSC), organised the Under-12 Football Fiesta on 26 May 2012 at the Jalan Besar Stadium. This fiesta attracted 190 school boys who represented 19 school teams. 111

112 6. FAS / SPSSC INTER SCHOOL U-13 7-A-SIDE FOOTBALL FIESTA 6.1 The FAS, in collaboration with the Singapore Primary Schools Sports Council (SPSSC), organised the Under-13Football Fiesta on 3 November 2012 at the Jalan Besar Stadium. This fiesta attracted 256 players from 32 school teams. 7. SINGAPORE JUNIOR 9S 7.1 The sixth edition of the Singapore Junior 9s for Under-15 boys was held on 15 and 16 November 2012 at the Jalan Besar Stadium. 7.2 A total of 240 players were registered by the 16 participating school teams for this 9-a-side tournament. 7.3 In the Cup competition, Guanyang Secondary School beat Geylang Methodist School 2-0 to emerge champions while the Plate final was won by Maris Stella High School after they beat Clementi Town Secondary School 1-0 in a penalty shootout. 8. SINGAPORE 9 S MASTERS 8.1 The FAS organised the sixth edition of the Singapore Masters 9 s for players 45 years old and above at the Jalan Besar Stadium. 8.2 Up to 190 players were registered by the 16 participating teams in this 9-a-side tournament. In the Cup competition, Ser Seng Veterans beat Poly Veterans 2-1 on penalties to emerge champions while the Plate final was won by the Singapore Ex- Internationals, after they beat Royal Selangor Club 2-0. In the Charity Match, the President Selection drew 0-0 with Singapore Ex-Internationals. Prepared by: Jita Singh Senior Head, Game Development Vetted by: Ridzal Saat Deputy Director, Development and Planning Approved by: Lim Eng Lee Chairman, Community Outreach & Grassroots 112

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117 The Committee facilitated in the match organisation of the following International Competitions and Matches, which were held in Singapore in 2012: - 1. AFF SUZUKI CUP Semi-Final (2 nd Leg) Singapore vs Philippines on 12 December 2012 at Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore. Singapore (1) vs Philippines (0) 1.2 Final (1 st Leg) Singapore vs Thailand on 19 December 2012 at Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore. Singapore (3) vs Thailand (1) 2. INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLY MATCHES 2.1 International Friendly Matches (National A Team) Singapore vs Malaysia on 8 June 2012 at Jalan Besar Stadium. Singapore (2) Malaysia (2) Singapore vs Hong Kong on 15 August 2012 at Jurong West Stadium. Singapore (2) vs Hong Kong (0) Singapore vs Philippines on 7 September 2012 at Jurong West Stadium. Singapore (0) vs Philippines (2) Singapore vs India on 16 October 2012 at Choa Chu Kang Stadium. Singapore (2) vs India (0) Singapore vs Pakistan on 19 November 2012 at Jurong West Stadium. Singapore (4) vs Pakistan (0) 2.2 International Friendly Matches (National U-23/U-21 Team) 117

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119 2.2 International Friendly Matches (National U-23/U-21 Team) Courts Young Lions (3) vs Cambodia (3) Singapore Youth Selection vs Pakistan on 16 November 2012 at Bishan Stadium. Singapore Youth Selection (1) vs Pakistan (0). 3. CANON LION CITY CUP The 24 th edition of the Canon Lion City Cup was held from 23 June to 1 July 2012 at the Jalan Besar Stadium. A total of six (6) teams competed in the tournament. The teams were Ajax Amsterdam (Holland), Manchester City (England), Vasco Da Gama (Brazil), FC Porto (Portugal) and our National Football Academy s Under-15 and Under-16 outfits. The results of the tournament as follows: 3.1 Group Stage Ajax Amsterdam vs NFA Under-16 on 23 June 2012 at Jalan Besar Stadium. Ajax Amsterdam (1) vs NFA Under-16 (2) Vasco Da Gama vs NFA Under-15 on 23 June Stadium. Vasco Da Gama (2) vs NFA Under-15 (1) 2012 at Jalan Besar Manchester City vs Vasco Da Gama on 25 June 2012 at Jalan Besar Stadium. Manchester City (2) vs Vasco Da Gama (0) NFA Under-16 vs FC Porto on 25 June 2012 at Jalan Besar Stadium. NFA Under-16 (0) vs Porto (0) Ajax Amsterdam vs FC Porto on 27 June 2012 at Jalan Besar Stadium. Ajax Amsterdam (3) vs Porto (1) Manchester City vs NFA Under-15 on 27 June 2012 at Jalan Besar Stadium. Manchester City (6) vs NFA Under-15 (0) 119

120 Semi-Finals Ajax Amsterdam vs Manchester City on 29 June 2012 at Jalan Ajax Amsterdam (4) vs Manchester City (2) Besar Stadium NFA Under-16 vs Vasco Da Gama on 29 June 2012 at Jalan Besar Stadium. NFA Under-16 (4) vs Vasco Da Gama (0) th / 6 th Placing FC Porto vs NFA Under-15 on 1 July 2012 at Jalan Besar Stadium. Porto (6) vs NFA Under-15 (0) rd / 4 th Placing Manchester City vs Vasco Da Gama on 1 July 2012 at Jalan Besar Stadium. Manchester City (3) vs Vasco Da Gama (1) 3.5 Finals 3.5 Ajax vs NFA Under-16 on 1 July 2012 at Jalan Besar Stadium. Ajax (4) vs NFA Under-16 (1) 4. NexLions Cup 4.1 A new international youth competition the NexLions Cup was launched by the FAS in December The inaugural tournament featured top Under-19 European clubs together with a Singapore Youth Selection team comprising our best young players from the same age-group. We were privileged to play host to the future stars of Manchester United, Liverpool FC and Sporting Lisbon at the Jalan Besar Stadium. The following are the results of the matches: st Round Manchester United FC vs Sporting Club de Portugal on 14 December 2012 at Jalan Besar Stadium. Manchester United FC (1) vs Sporting Club de Portugal (4) 120

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122 Liverpool FC vs Singapore Youth Selection on 14 December 2012 at Jalan Besar Stadium. Liverpool FC (1) vs Singapore Youth Selection (0) rd / 4 th placing Manchester United FC vs Singapore Youth Selection on 16 December 2012 at Jalan Besar Stadium. Manchester United FC (2) vs Singapore Youth Selection (1) 4.4 Finals Sporting Club de Portugal vs Liverpool FC on 16 December 2012 at Jalan Besar Stadium. Sporting Club de Portugal (2) vs Liverpool FC (0) 5. AFC Cup In 2012 edition of the AFC Cup, Tampines Rovers FC and Home United FC were Singapore s representatives in this continental competition. 5.2 Matches involving Tampines Rovers FC (Group Stage: Grp F) March 2012 Kitchee FC (HKG) (3) vs Tampines Rovers FC (1) in Hong Kong March 2012 Tampines Rovers FC (1) vs Song Lam Nghe An (VIE) (1) in Singapore (Jalan Besar Stadium) April 2012 Tampines Rovers FC (0) vs Terengganu (MAS) (1) in Singapore (Jalan Besar Stadium) 10 April 2012 Terengganu (MAS) (0) vs Tampines Rovers FC (2) in Malaysia 25 April 2012 Tampines Rovers FC (0) vs Kitchee FC (HKG) (0) in Singapore (Jalan Besar Stadium) 122

123 May 2012 Song Lam Nghe An (VIE) (3) vs Tampines Rovers FC (0) in Vietnam 5.3 Matches involving Home United FC (Group Stage Group G) March 2012 Home United FC (3) vs Citizen (HKG) (1) in Singapore (Bishan Stadium) March 2012 Chonburi FC (THA) (1) vs Home United FC (0) in Thailand 3 April 2012 Yangon United (MYA) (0) vs Home United FC (0) in Myanmar April 2012 Home United FC (3) vs Yangon United (MYA) (1) in Singapore (Bishan Stadium) 24 April 2012 Citizen (HKG) (1) vs Home United FC (2) in Hong Kong 8 May 2012 Home United FC (1) vs Chonburi FC (THA) (2) in Singapore (Bishan Stadium) 5.4 (Round of 16) May 2012 Al Shorta (SYR) (3) vs Home United FC (0) in Jordan 123

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125 6. Malaysia Super League (MSL), Piala FA and Malaysia Cup The following MSL, Piala FA and Malaysia Cup matches for the LionsXII team were played in Singapore and the details of these matches are as follows: 6.2 Malaysia Super League 2012: DATE OPPONENT VENUE SCORE 10 January 2012 Kelantan FA Jalan Besar 1 2 (L) 17 January 2012 Kuala Lumpur FA Jalan Besar 2 1 (W) 28 January 2012 Terengganu FA Jalan Besar 0 1 (L) 11 February 2012 Negeri Sembilan FA Jalan Besar 3 1 (W) 6 March 2012 KL Felda United FC Jalan Besar 3 1 (W) 20 March 2012 Selangor FA Jalan Besar 1 1 (D) 31 March 2012 Terengganu T-Team Jalan Besar 2 1 (W) 10 April 2012 Perak FA Jalan Besar 2 1 (W) 17 April 2012 Selangor PKNS Jalan Besar 5 0 (W) 12 May 2012 Kedah FA Jalan Besar 3 3 (D) 22 May 2012 Sarawak FA Jalan Besar 3 0 (W) 16 June 2012 Sabah FA Jalan Besar 9 0 (W) 14 July 2012 Johor FC Jalan Besar 0 1 (L) 125

126 6.3 Piala FA 2012: DATE STAGE OPPONENT VENUE SCORE 10 March 2012 Round 1 NS Betaria Jalan Besar 2 0 (W) 27 March 2012 Quarter (2 nd Leg) Final Terengganu FA Jalan Besar 0 0 (D); LionsXII lose 0-1 on agg. 126

127 6.4 Malaysia Cup 2012: DATE STAGE OPPONENT VENUE SCORE 25 August 2012 Group Stage Selangor PKNS Jalan Besar 3 1 (W) 1 September September 2012 Group Stage Johor FA Jalan Besar 1 0 (W) Group Stage Johor FC Jalan Besar 0 0 (D) 2 October 2012 Quarter Final (2 nd Leg) 5 October 2012 Semi-Final (1 st Leg) Pahang FA Jalan Besar 2 0 (W); LionsXII win 3-2 on agg. ATM FA Jalan Besar 1 1 (D); LionsXII lose 4-5 on penalties after 2-2 draw on agg The Committee places on record their appreciation to the many volunteers who served in the Competitions Committee as well as those who assisted during match day operations for their hard work and dedication in organising and facilitating all of the above matches played in Singapore. Prepared by: Adrian Chan Assistant Director, Competitions Vetted by:ridzal Saat Deputy Director, Development and Planning Approved by: Mohd Muzammil Chairman, Competitions Committee 127

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131 1. INTRODUCTION 1.1 Summary of the Football Association of Singapore (FAS) Registered Referees for 2012: FIFA Referee FIFA Referee (W) FIFA Assistant Referee FIFA Assistant Referee (W) National Class Class Class Reserve Class TOTAL INTERNATIONAL APPOINTMENTS 2.1 FIFA / AFC/ AFF Appointments in Our Elite referees continued to excel and were regularly appointed by FIFA and AFC to officiate in international matches and competitions. 131

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133 2.2 Men s Olympic Football Tournament London FIFA referees Abdul Malik, Jeffrey Goh and Lee Tzu Liang officiated in the preliminary stages of the Men s Olympic Football Tournament London 2012 in Jordan and Vietnam respectively. 2.3 FIFA World Cup Brazil The team of Abdul Malik, Jeffrey Goh, Tang Yew Mun, Muhd Taqi and Leow Thiam Hoe officiated in the preliminary rounds of the FIFA World Cup 2014 in Japan and Iran. 2.4 FIFA Under-20 Women s World Cup FIFA women referee Abirami Naidu did Singapore proud and had the distinction of being the first Singaporean to officiate in the FIFA U-20 Women s World Cup 2012 in Japan. 2.5 AFC Under-19 Women s Championship FIFA women assistant referee Rohaidah Bte Nasir was appointed by AFC to officiate in the qualification round of the AFC Under-19 Women s Championship in Vietnam. 2.6 AFC Cup Sukhbir Singh, K Surindranath, Lim Kok Heng and Leow Thiam Hoe officiated in the group stages of the AFC Cup 2012 in Vietnam and Tajikistan respectively. 2.7 Kirin Challenge Cup Abdul Malik, Jeffrey Goh, Tang Yew Mun and Abirami Naidu were invited by the Japan Football Association to officiate in the Kirin Challenge Cup competition in Japan. 2.8 ASEAN University Games Referees Ahmad A Qashah and Rohaidah Bte Nasir officiated in the Asean University Games in Laos. 3. S.LEAGUE & PRIME LEAGUE REFEREES 133

134 3. S.LEAGUE & PRIME LEAGUE REFEREES 3.1 A total of six FIFA Referees and five Class 1 Referees, seven FIFA Assistant Referees and 11 Class 1 Assistant Referees officiated at a total of 192 S.League matches for the 2012 season. 3.2 List of Referees & Assistant Referees Referees: 1 Abas Daud FIFA 2 Abdul Malik FIFA 3 Leow Thiam Hoe FIFA 4 Sukhbir Singh FIFA 5 Muhd Taqi FIFA 6 Mohd Yazeen FIFA 7 K Kalimuthu Class 1 8 Ahmad A Qashah Class 1 9 R Ravisanthiran Class 1 10 Johan Jahari Class 1 11 Jeevanathan Class 1 134

135 Assistant Referees: 1 Jeffrey Goh FIFA 2 Tang Yew Mun FIFA 3 Edwin Lee FIFA 4 K Surindranath FIFA 5 Eugene Chan FIFA 6 Lim Kok Heng FIFA 7 Ronnie Koh Min Kiat FIFA 8 Andrew Kee Class 1 9 John Doo Class 1 10 Er Swee Ann Class 1 11 Eugene Low Class 1 12 Hari Bahadur Class 1 13 Farhad Mohamad Class 1 14 Manoj Kalwani Class 1 15 Muhammad Syarqawi Class 1 16 Nathan Chan Class 1 17 Mohamad Ridwan Ali Class 1 18 Ong Sung Teck Class These referees performed reasonably well in the 2012 S.League season and the FAS will continue to raise the standard and quality of our referees by conducting regular training sessions to assist them in improving their decision making, man-management, field movements, teamwork and communication. 3.4 S.League & Prime League Training and Match Analysis Sessions 135

136 3.4.1 Monthly field training and match analysis sessions were conducted for the S.League & Prime League referees and during these sessions, video clips of contentious incidents were highlighted with learning points for the benefit of our referees Discussion on the appropriate decisions and actions were deliberated during these sessions and simultaneously, the referee assessors highlighted and advised on the correct decisions that should have been taken by the match referee. 3.5 Laws of the Game Sessions For a better understanding on the application of the Laws of the Game, all S.League, Prime League and National Football League clubs were required to attend these compulsory sessions conducted by our FIFA and AFC referee instructors The objective was to educate the players and club officials with an acceptable level of knowledge and understanding of the FIFA Laws of the Game and to update them on any changes made by International Football Association Board These sessions also provided the players and officials an opportunity to raise any issue or concern that they may have on refereeing. 3.6 Dialogue Sessions with Club Officials The Referees Department embarked on an initiative project to visit clubs to enhance their rapport and relationship and also to provide regular updates pertaining to refereeing matters. During these club visits, we took the opportunity to explain certain contentious decisions which may have been made by the referees during the course of the match The dialogue sessions were fruitful, informative and positive as the clubs provided valuable feedback to the FAS. The club s General Managers appreciated the efforts of the Referees Department and the corrective actions taken by the FAS to assist our referees to deliver consistent performances. 3.7 Complaints The Referees Department promptly met up with the club officials to address these complaints through match DVD analyses and proactive discussions, which resulted in a positive working relationship with clubs and stakeholders. 3.8 Pre-Season Referees & Assessors Seminar 136

137 3.8 Pre-Season Referees & Assessors Seminar A five-day seminar in preparation for the 2012 S.League season was conducted by our distinguished FIFA referee instructor Shamsul Maidin for the S.League & Prime League referees and assessors from 27 to 31 January referees, 23 assessors and six observers were specially selected to attend the seminar which was conducted at the National Football Academy and Jalan Besar Stadium respectively The objective of the seminar was to train our referees and assessors with the latest technical knowledge, equipment, experience and skill as well as to update them on the Laws of the Game and other refereeing matters The seminar incorporated both field training and theory lessons to complement the pragmatic approach in modern refereeing. 3.9 Mid-Season Referees Workshop A mid-season one-day workshop was organised for our top referees on 20 May 2012 to evaluate the performance of our referees for the first half of the year FIFA referee instructor Shamsul Maidin conducted the workshop with the objective of reviewing and improving the standard of refereeing in the S.League as well as to enhance their technical capabilities on the field Match analyses, group discussion and video test were incorporated into the one-day intensive programme for the 31 participants. 4. REFEREE BASIC COURSE 4.1 A total of 79 participants from all walks of life attended the three Referees Basic Courses which were conducted in the months of March, July and November REFEREES TRAININGS 5.1 Progressive Referee and Project Talent Referee training sessions were conducted bi-monthly with emphasis on technical, tactical and theory sessions. 5.2 These programmes are part of the continuous effort by FAS aimed at training and grooming the younger referees for the future. 5.3 Class One referees, Ahmad A Qashah and Mohd Ridwan Ali were identified by the FAS 137

138 5.3 Class One referees, Ahmad A Qashah and Mohd Ridwan Ali were identified by the FAS Referees Committee for their consistent good performance and both referees were shortlisted for the FIFA Nomination As part of the Japan-East Asean Football Exchange Programme, one of our promising Class 2 referee, Jansen Foo Chuan Hui, was selected by the FAS to officiate in the Under-14 Football Festival held in Osaka, Japan from 17 to 24 June FAS REFEREE INSTRUCTORS 6.1 FAS has produced a talented and experienced pool of seven Referee Instructors, some of whom are also FIFA & AFC Instructors: (a) (b) (c) (d) FIFA Instructor - Shamsul Maidin FIFA Fitness Instructor M Ganesan AFC Instructors John Chia, K Visva Nathan and Nazeer Hussain Local Instructors Augustine Arlando and Mohd Ali Samad 6.2 The instructors conduct courses, trainings and fitness tests to further improve the overall standard and performance of our referees. 7. FAS REFEREE ASSESSORS 7.1 Over the years, FAS had nurtured and trained the following referee assessors who assessed the performance of our referees during S.League matches and evaluated the reports with the necessary actions, including updating the Referees Committee. (1) Shamsul Maidin (2) Lai Boon Teck (3) John Chia (4) K Visva Nathan (5) Lau Kok Kong (6) M Ganesan (7) Augustine Arlando (8) Nazeer Hussain (9) Mohd Ali Samad 138

139 8. REFEREES COURSES 8.1 The following referees attended the following courses conducted by AFC and FIFA: S/No Date Referee Course 1 9 to 14 January Sukhbir Singh AFC New Elite Men s Referee Course In Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 2 10 to 14 January Abdul Malik Leow Thiam Hoe AFC Elite Men s Referee Course In Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 3 12 to 16 January Abirami Naidu AFC Elite Women s Referee Course in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 4 11 to 16 February Nathan Chan AFC Project Future Referee 1 st Development Course in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 5 26 to 30 March Muhd Taqi Mohd Yazeen FIFA/AFF Course for Newly FIFA Registered Referees & Assistant Referees in Bangkok, Thailand 6 7 to 11 November Muhd Taqi AFC Development Group Referee Course in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 7 1 to 4 December Jeffrey Goh Tang Yew Mun Lee Tzu Liang K Surindranath Lim Kok Heng Ronnie Koh AFC Elite Assistant Referee Course In Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 139

140 9. REFEREE ASSESSOR / INSTRUCTOR COURSE 9.1 The following Referee Assessors/Instructors attended the respective AFC & FIFA courses: S/No Date Name Courses 1 2 to 5 February K Visva Nathan AFC Elite Education Seminar In Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 2 2 to 10 February John Chia AFC Elite Assessor / Instructor Seminar In Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 3 10 to 14 February M Ganesan AFC Elite Referee Fitness Instructor Seminar In Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 4 12 to17 June K Visva Nathan Nazeer Hussain Futuro III Refereeing Instructor Course In Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 5 14 to 21 October Nazeer Hussain 21 st International Course for Referee Instructors In Staffordshire, England 9.2 Four FAS Referees Assessors namely M Maniam, Shamsul Maidin, K Visva Nathan and John Chia are also in the AFC Elite Referee Assessor Panel and were appointed by AFC for high profile matches to assess the AFC referees performances during the respective AFC competitions. 10. AFC ELITE REFEREE RECRUITING 10.1 FIFA referees Muhd Taqi and Mohd Yazeen were assessed by AFC Recruiters Noburo Ishiyama of Japan and Samuel Chan of Hong Kong respectively In view of his outstanding performance, Muhd Taqi was selected to attend the AFC Development Group Referee Course and was subsequently certified by AFC to be one of the AFC Elite Referee. 140

141 11. OUTREACH PROGRAMMES 11.1 In collaboration with Singapore Sports Council and the Institute of Technical Education, the FAS Referees Department conducted a three-day Referee Basic Course for 23 participants in the Junior Technical Outreach Programme from 11 to 13 December 2012 at the ITE Simei The objective of this course was to engage students in refereeing and to share with them the Referees Development Pathway The students attended lessons on Laws of the Game and participated in practical sessions as well. As part of the practical assignment, the students were required to officiate in the FAS Fiesta Football to gain more experience and exposure in refereeing matches. 12. COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT 12.1 In line with the FAS Strategic Plan and investment in technology, four additional sets of Vokkero communication equipment were acquired for the enhancement of the referee s performance during matches Positive feedback was received and it has improved teamwork in terms of co-operation between referees, assistant referees and fourth officials and has cut down on the mistakes committed by match officials It also resulted in a flow of match entertainment value, decrease in cards issued and lesser complaints from clubs. 13. FITNESS TEST 13.1 FAS conducted four intensive fitness tests for our referees in 2012, namely the Annual Referees Registration, FIFA Referees & Assistant Referees Nomination and S.League & Prime League (Pre-Season and Mid-Season) fitness tests For accuracy and precision in the timing of the sprints and high intensity run, Micro-gate equipment and sound system were utilised for all the fitness tests which resulted in referees achieving better results The primary objective of these fitness tests was to ensure that our referees are in top physical condition throughout the season to meet the demands of local and international assignments. 141

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143 14. FAS - JFA MOU 14.1 A Memorandum of Understanding was initiated between Football Association of Singapore and Japan Football Association, with technical referee instructor Morihisa Yamaguchi being seconded to the FAS Referees Department to groom and enhance the development of our junior referees in Singapore. 15. REFEREES ANNUAL DINNER 15.1 This function was organised at the PSA Club to celebrate and honour the achievements of our referees, assessors and instructors and to show our support and appreciation for their diligence and dedication to refereeing. 16. CONCLUSION 16.1 The season in review was generally encouraging and up to expectations, despite the everchallenging demands where the pressure and focus is always on the referee, whose split second decision is of intense scrutiny The Referees will endeavour to work even harder with greater determination and effort for the new season and with the support of the FAS Referees Committee, Management and Staff, the Referees Department is confident of scaling greater heights in Prepared by: Visva Nathan Head, Referees Department Vetted by: Ridzal Saat Deputy Director, Development and Planning Approved by: Mohd Muzammil Chairman, Referees Committee 143

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147 REPORT OF THE DISCIPLINARY COMMITTEE FOR THE YEAR The members of the Disciplinary Committee for 2012 were:- 1.1 K. Bala Chandran Chairman 1.2 Wee Pan Lee Deputy Chairman 1.3 Alan Wee Tien Wan 1.4 Mohd Shahar 1.5 Dr. Chia Yih Woei 1.6 Intekhab Khan 1.7 Chidambaram Selvaraj 1.8 Mohamed Nasser Ismail 1.9 Chandra Mohan K Nair 2. A total of 11 disciplinary cases were dealt with by the Disciplinary Committee (DC) in Only four (4) cases involved players from the S.League clubs. 3. The remaining disciplinary cases involved incidents which took place during National Football League (NFL) matches and Centre of Excellence (COE) League matches. A number of these cases involved incidents of abuse and/or violence or threats against referees and match officials. The DC hopes that clubs will take the lead by stressing to its players and team officials that such conduct is totally unacceptable, whatever the reasons and is never justifiable under any circumstances. 4. For the year 2013 to-date, the DC heard only one (1) case involving a S.League Club, which augurs well thus far. It is in the National Football League (NFL) and Centre of Excellence (COE) League matches which seem to show a rising trend of disciplinary issues. This is the area in which relevant action has to be taken by those involved to nip the problem in the bud. Prepared by: Shamsul Ilham Executive, Competitions Vetted by: Ridzal Saat Deputy Director, Development and Planning Approved by: K. Bala Chandran Chairman, Disciplinary Committee 147

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151 1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 The Football Association of Singapore s (FAS) Medical Committee ( ) comprises medical professionals in the areas of cardiology, orthopedics, sports physicians, physiotherapists, dietitians and exercise physiologists, among others. 1.2 FAS Medical Committee members are experts in the area of sports medicine & sports science. The members are: Dr. Dinesh Nair - Chairman Dr. Cormac O Muircheartaigh - Deputy Chairman Mr. Daniel Choo - Secretary Dr. Yegappan Muthukaruppan - Member Dr. Ng Chung Sien - Member Dr. Ganesh Ramalingam - Member Dr. Ian Tsou - Member Dr. Jimmy Chin - Member Mr. Michael Lim - Member Mr. Derrick Ong - Member Mr. Huang Yuchi - Member Mr. David Shum - Member Ms. Yeo Hwee Koon - Member Ms. Yvonne Ban - Member Ms. Audrey Goh - Member 2. In line with the objectives of the Strategic Plan, FAS conducted the following programmes to enhance the Football Science and Medicine Education Programmes: 2.1 Football Science and Medicine Workshops Football Science and Medicine Department (FSAM) conducted an injury prevention, hydration, nutrition and post-training recovery workshop for the NFA Under-15 and Under-16 during the teams preparation phase for the 2012 Lion City Cup The Courts Young Lions commenced a series of workshops on Nutrition, Hydration and Mental Strength training, with the support of experts from the Singapore Sports Institute, during the 2012 S.League Season. 151

152 2.1.3 The objectives of these workshops were to improve our players knowledge and understanding on injury prevention, hydration and diet and mental strength. Through these workshops, FSAM aimed to enhance the quality of the players training and performance during matches. 2.2 Implementation of Injury Surveillance Programme for S.League The FAS Medical Committee launched the Injury Surveillance Programme (ISP) for all S.League clubs in February The primary objective of the Injury Surveillance Programme is to gather data on players injuries suffered during the S-League 2013 season, analyse players return to play timelines post- injury and implement guidelines on injury prevention and criteria for safe return to play The underlying principle in implementing the ISP is to maintain the players health and to prolong their professional playing career. 2.3 In collaboration with students from the National Technological University (NTU), the FAS is working on a nutritional and a sports psychology handbook, which will provide general information on sports nutrition and hydration and football psychology. Jointly drafted by FAS, the guidebook will be introduced to the NFA teams in Football Science & Medicine Department 3.1 FSAM provides football science and medicine services and support for all National Teams, National Football Academy, Women s Football, Referees and Coaches. FSAM also works closely with the FAS Medical Committee to impart footballers, coaches and referees with the relevant knowledge to assist them in implementing best practices in Football Science and Medicine, with the aim of enhancing their respective physical and mental performance. 3.2 FSAM s full-time staff ARE ably supported by a team of dedicated part-time physiotherapists and sports trainers in providing match and training coverage for the respective National Teams. 152

153 4. Medical Coverage 4.1 The FSAM provided medical coverage for the following key activities in FY 2012: AFF Suzuki Cup FSAM physiotherapist provided football science and medicine coverage to the National Team during their participation for the AFF Suzuki Cup tournament when it was held IN Kuala Lumpur in December. Hydration, nutrition and recovery strategies were implemented during the tournament, in addition to injury management and prevention for the national players Lion City Cup FSAM s physiotherapist, Sports Trainer and the Strength and Conditioning Coach provided football science and medicine coverage to the NFA Under-14 and Under-16 teams during their participation in the 2012 Lion City Cup, which was held in Singapore. In addition to injury management and prevention programme for the two teams, hydration, nutrition and recovery strategies were implemented during this tournament. Prepared by: Azrulnizam Shah Bin Sohaimi Prepared by: Azrulnizam Shah Bin Sohaimi Manager, Football Science and Medicine Vetted by: Ridzal Saat Deputy Director, Development And Planning Approved by: Dr. Dinesh Nair Chairman, Medical Committee 153

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157 1. INTRODUCTION 1.1 Women s football plays an important role in the football eco-system in Singapore. 1.2 The Football Association of Singapore (FAS) has been working closely with its stakeholders towards increasing participation at the grassroots and community levels, in order to build a broader base of women s footballers, and to gradually raise the profile and standard of women s football in Singapore. 1.3 In addition to the FAS-organized competitions mentioned below, there were other tournaments and activities organized by our affiliates and which were sanctioned by FAS. 2. GIRLS SCHOOLS FOOTBALL 2.1 The FAS, together with the close partnership and co-operation of PESEB (formerly CCAB), successfully organised the girls inter-schools championships for the A, B and C divisions respectively for secondary schools and the Junior and Senior competitions for primary schools to attract more school girls to play football with a view to increase the base of women footballers. 2.2 There were a total of five tournaments organized for the respective age-groups. They were: 2.3 National Inter-Schools Soccer Championships A Division A total of 12 schools participated in this 11-a-side competition for girls aged 17 and above. Total number of girls participation: 229. Race: 46 Malays; 146 Chinese; 23 Indians and 14 others. The tournament ran between 28 March 2012 and 8 May The final four positions were as follows: Champion: Raffles Institutions 2 nd Placing: Meridian Junior College 3 rd Placing: Victoria Junior College 4 th Placing: Millennia Institute 157

158 2.4 National Inter-Schools Soccer Championship B Division A total of 13 schools participated in this 11-a-side competition for girls aged between 15 and 17. Total Number of girls participation: 224. Race: 131 Malays; 53 Chinese; 21 Indians and 19 Others The tournament was held between 16 February and 24 April The final four positions were as follows: Champion: Woodlands Secondary School 2 nd Placing Queensway Secondary 3 rd Placing: Siglap Secondary School 4 th Placing: Hong Kah Secondary School 2.5 National Inter-Schools Soccer Championship C Division A total of 9 schools participated in this 9-a-side competition for girls aged between 13 and 14. Total Number of girls participation: 151. Race: 101 Malays; 22 Chinese; 9 Indians and 19 Others The tournament was held between 3 July 2012 and 31 July The final four positions were as follows: Champion: Bowen Secondary School 2 nd Placing Queensway Secondary 3 rd Placing: Whitley Secondary School 4 th Placing: Woodlands Secondary School 2.6 National Inter-Primary Schools Soccer Championship Senior 158

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160 2.6 National Inter-Primary Schools Soccer Championship Senior A total of 8 schools participated in this 7-a-side competition for girls aged between 12 and 13 years old. Total Number of participants: 95. Race : 59 Malay; 18 Chinese; 5 Indians and 13 Others The tournament ran between 1 February 2012 and 7 March The final four positions were as follows: Champion: Coral Primary School 2 nd Placing: Telok Kurau Primary School 3 rd Placing: Yio Chu Kang Primary School 4 th Placing: Yangzheng Primary School 2.7 National Inter-Primary Schools Soccer Championship Junior A total of 10 schools participated in this 7-a-side competition for girls aged between 9 and 11 years old. Total Number of participants: 137. Race 76 Malays; 21 Chinese; 9 Indians and 30 Others The tournament commenced on 9 April and ended on 9 July The final four positions were as follows: Champion: Cedar Primary School 2 nd Placing: Coral Primary School 3 rd Placing: Telok Kurau Primary School 4 th Placing: Yishun Primary School 3. NATIONAL WOMEN S COMPETITIONS 3.1 The FAS organised two competitions to provide our women footballers, and the teams the opportunity to compete at the national level regularly. 160

161 3.2 Women s Premier League The Women s Premier League (WPL) is the most prestigious of the respective women s football competition in Singapore. A total of 200 players from eight teams participated. The competition was between 25 March and 24 June Ages ranged from 19 years old and above. The final four positions were as follows: Champion: Tanjong Pagar United Football Club 2 nd Placing: Middle Rangers Football Club 3 rd Placing: Young Women 4 th Placing: Police Sports Association 3.3 FAS Women s Challenge Cup (Senior) A total of eight teams participated. The competition commenced on 21 October and successfully ended on 25 November The final four positions were as follows: Champion: Tanjong Pagar United Football Club 2 nd Placing: Police Sports Association 3 rd Placing: Young Women 4 th Placing: Combined University Team 4. National U-23 (Young Women s) 4.1 Players for the Young Women s team, aged between 15 and 22 years old, participated in the WPL as part of our strategy to fast-track their development by providing them with competitive match exposure locally by playing against older players. The team also participated in the FAS Women s Challenge Cup. They trained three times a week at Millennia Institute. 4.2 The team played one friendly game: 26 November 2012 Young Women Under-15 1 vs 4 Cambodia Under

162 5. Women s National Team 5.1 The national team players, who were selected by the various WPL clubs, started training since 1 July They trained three times a week at Millennia Institute in preparation of the AFF Women s Championship 2012 in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, from 11 September to 23 September A total of 20 players and FIVE officials travelled to Vietnam. 5.2 The team played an International friendly match in Singapore before the tournament: 2 September 2012 Singapore v Malaysia The team also played the following friendly matches in Singapore:- 16 September 2012 Singapore v SAF COE Under-16 boys September 2012 Singapore v Millennia Institute boys September 2012 Singapore v Singapore American School Women The Result for AFF Women s Championship September 2012 Singapore 0 vs Vietnam September 2012 Singapore 0 vs Myanmar September 2012 Singapore 2 vs Philippines 7 162

163 6. SINGAPORE AMERICA SOCCER EXCHANGE PROGRAM The International Center s Sports Corps Division of USA, in collaboration with the FAS, organised football clinics for young female athletes and coaches between 3 and 8 December The Singapore America Soccer Exchange program consisted of two main components. 6.3 The first component included five training clinics that trained a total of 473 female athletes and athletes with disabilities in the range of 12 and 23 years old, including 62 coaches. This first component was conducted between 3 and 8 December The visiting American coaches included former members of the U.S. Women s National Team, U.S. Women s National Youth Team, and top NCAA college coaches, who are now elite youth club and high school coaches in the United States. 6.4 The second component included a 10-day visit to the United States for a smaller group of Singaporean athletes and coaches in The breakdown of the 473 participants by the different football clinics was as follows: Date: Clinics: No. of participants 3 December 2012 Coaches Clinic 62 4 December 2012 Secondary 1 & 2 Clinic 58 4 December 2012 Secondary 3 & 4 Clinic 52 5 December 2012 Special Olympic Clinic 22 5 December 2012 Junior College Clinic 35 6 December 2012 ITE Clinic 33 6 December 2012 Polytechnic Clinic 41 7 December 2012 Jamiyah Orphanage Homes 80 8 December 2012 Singapore American School Looking Forward 163

164 7. Looking Forward 7.1 FAS will continue to work closely with our affiliates, especially the schools, to grow the number of girls playing football from a young age. 7.2 This is part of the FAS Strategic Plan to promote women s football and further enhance the number of girls and women footballers in Through the abovementioned programmes and by enhancing our current women s competition calendar, we aim to gradually raise the profile and standard of women s football in Singapore. Prepared by: Jita Singh Senior Head, Game Development Vetted by: Ridzal Saat Deputy Director, Development And Planning Approved by: Ang Lay Kwang Chairman, Womens Football 164

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167 INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLY MATCH HONG KONG 30 MAY TO JUNE 2012 National A Team Officials 1. Radojko Avramovic - National Coach 2. Lee Bee Seng - Goalkeeper Coach 3. Aleksandar Bozenko - Fitness Coach 4. Eugene Loo Kai York - Team Manager 5. Nurhafizah Binte Abu Sujad - Physiotherapist 6. Gurnaya Singh - Sports Trainer 7. Omar Bin Mohamed - Kit Administrator Players 1. Agu Casmir 2. Ahmed Fahmie Bin Jamil 3. Baihakki Bin Khaizan 4. Bennett Daniel Mark 5. Delwinder Singh S/O Ranjit Singh 6. Mohamad Izwan Bin Mahbud 7. Mohamad Shaiful Bin Esah Nain 8. Mohamed Hyrulnizam Bin Juma'at 9. Mohammad Firdaus Bin Kasman 10. Mohammad Isa Bin Abdul Halim 11. Muhammad Irwan Shah Bin Arismail 12. Muhammad Raihan Bin Abdul Rahman 13. Muhammad Sufian Bin Anuar 14. Mustafic Fahrudin 15. Poh Yi Feng 16. Qiu Li 17. Safirul Bin Sulaiman Shahdan Bin Sulaiman Sim Wei Zhi Joey Results 1 Jun 12 vs Hong Kong Lost

168 CAUSEWAY CHALLENGE JALAN BESAR STADIUM, SINGAPORE 8 JUNE 2012 National A Team Officials 1. Radojko Avramovic - National Coach 2 Aide Iskandar Bin Sahak - Assistant Coach 3. Lee Bee Seng - Goalkeeper Coach 4. Aleksandar Bozenko - Fitness Coach 5. Eugene Loo Kai York - Team Manager 6. Nurhafizah Binte Abu Sujad - Physiotherapist 7. Gurnaya Singh - Sports Trainer 8. Omar Bin Mohamed - Kit Administrator Players 1. Agu Casmir 2. Ahmed Fahmie Bin Jamil 3. Baihakki Bin Khaizan 4. Bennett Daniel Mark 5. Delwinder Singh S/O Ranjit Singh 6. Hariss S/O Harun 7. Mohamad Izwan Bin Mahbud 8. Mohamad Shaiful Bin Esah Nain 9. Mohamed Hyrulnizam Bin Juma'at 10. Mohammad Firdaus Bin Kasman 11. Mohammad Isa Bin Abdul Halim 12. Muhammad Irwan Shah Bin Arismail 13. Muhammad Khairul Nizam Bin Mohammad Kamal 14. Muhammad Raihan Bin Abdul Rahman 15. Muhammad Safuwan Bin Baharudin 16. Muhammad Shakir Bin Hamzah 17. Muhammad Yasir Bin Hanapi 18. Mustafic Fahrudin 19. Poh Yi Feng 20. Qiu Li 21. Safirul Bin Sulaiman 22. Shahdan Bin Sulaiman 23. Shi Jiayi 24. Sim Wei Zhi Joey Results 8 Jun 1 vs Malaysia Drew

169 CAUSEWAY CHALLENGE SHAH ALAM, SELANGOR, MALAYSIA 10 JUNE TO 13 JUNE 2012 National A Team Officials 1. Radojko Avramovic - National Coach 2 Aide Iskandar Bin Sahak - Assistant Coach 3. Lee Bee Seng - Goalkeeper Coach 4. Aleksandar Bozenko - Fitness Coach 5. Eugene Loo Kai York - Team Manager 6. Sobban S/O Munyandy - Media Officer 7. Nurhafizah Binte Abu Sujad - Physiotherapist 8. Gurnaya Singh - Sports Trainer 9. Omar Bin Mohamed - Kit Administrator Players 1. Agu Casmir 2. Ahmed Fahmie Bin Jamil 3. Aleksandar Duric 4. Baihakki Bin Khaizan 5. Bennett Daniel Mark 6. Delwinder Singh S/O Ranjit Singh 7. Mohamad Izwan Bin Mahbud 8. Mohamad Shaiful Bin Esah Nain 9. Mohamed Hyrulnizam Bin Juma'at 10. Mohammad Firdaus Bin Kasman 11. Mohammad Isa Bin Abdul Halim 12. Muhammad Irwan Shah Bin Arismail 13. Muhammad Raihan Bin Abdul Rahman 14. Mustafic Fahrudin 15. Poh Yi Feng 16. Qiu Li 17. Safirul Bin Sulaiman 18. Shahdan Bin Sulaiman 19. Shi Jiayi 20. Sim Wei Zhi Joey Results 12 Jun 12 vs Malaysia Lost

170 INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLY MATCH JURONG WEST STADIUM, SINGAPORE 15 AUGUST 2012 National A Team Officials 1. Radojko Avramovic - National Coach 2. Mike Wong Mun Heng - Assistant Coach 3 Aide Iskandar Bin Sahak - Assistant Coach 4. Lee Bee Seng - Goalkeeper Coach 5. Aleksandar Bozenko - Fitness Coach 6. Eugene Loo Kai York - Team Manager 7. Nurhafizah Binte Abu Sujad - Physiotherapist 8. Gurnaya Singh - Sports Trainer 9. Omar Bin Mohamed - Kit Administrator Players 1. Aleksandar Duric 2. Baihakki Bin Khaizan 3. Bennett Daniel Mark 4. Delwinder Singh S/O Ranjit Singh 5. Hariss S/O Harun 6. Juma'at Bin Jantan 7. Mohamad Izwan Bin Mahbud 8. Mohamed Hyrulnizam Bin Juma'at 9. Mohammad Isa Bin Abdul Halim 10. Mohammad Khairul Amri Bin Mohammad Kamal 11. Muhammad Irwan Shah Bin Arismail 12. Muhammad Jufri Bin Taha 13. Muhammad Khairul Nizam Bin Mohammad Kamal 14. Muhammad Nazrul Bin Ahmad Nazari 15. Muhammad Shahfiq Bin Ghani 16. Muhammad Yasir Bin Hanapi 17. Mustafic Fahrudin 18. Qiu Li 19. Safirul Bin Sulaiman 20. Shahdan Bin Sulaiman 21. Shi Jiayi 22. Sim Wei Zhi Joey Results 15 Aug 12 vs Hong Kong Won

171 INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLY MATCH JURONG WEST STADIUM, SINGAPORE 7 SEPTEMBER 2012 National A Team Officials 1. Radojko Avramovic - National Coach 2. Mike Wong Mun Heng - Assistant Coach 3 Aide Iskandar Bin Sahak - Assistant Coach 4. Lee Bee Seng - Goalkeeper Coach 5. Aleksandar Bozenko - Fitness Coach 6. Eugene Loo Kai York - Team Manager 7. Nurhafizah Binte Abu Sujad - Physiotherapist 8. Gurnaya Singh - Sports Trainer 9. Omar Bin Mohamed - Kit Administrator Players 1. Agu Casmir 2. Baihakki Bin Khaizan 3. Bennett Daniel Mark 4. Delwinder Singh S/O Ranjit Singh 5. Fazrul Nawaz S/O Shahul Hameed 6. Hariss S/O Harun 7. Mohamad Izwan Bin Mahbud 8. Mohamad Shaiful Bin Esah Nain 9. Mohamed Hyrulnizam Bin Juma'at 10. Mohammad Shahril Bin Ishak 11. Muhammad Irwan Shah Bin Arismail 12. Muhammad Jufri Bin Taha 13. Muhammad Nazrul Bin Ahmad Nazari 14. Muhammad Safuwan Bin Baharudin 15. Muhammad Shahfiq Bin Ghani 16. Muhammad Shakir Bin Hamzah 17. Mustafic Fahrudin 18. Qiu Li 19. Safirul Bin Sulaiman 20. Shahdan Bin Sulaiman 21. Shi Jiayi 22. Sim Wei Zhi Joey Results 7 Sep 12 vs Philippines Lost

172 INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLY MATCH YANGON, MYANMAR 9 SEPTEMBER TO 12 SEPTEMBER 2012 National A Team Officials 1. Radojko Avramovic - National Coach 2. Lee Bee Seng - Goalkeeper Coach 3. Aleksandar Bozenko - Fitness Coach 4. Visakan S/O Subramanian - Team Manager 5. Sobban S/O Munyandy - Team Media Officer 6. Nurhafizah Binte Abu Sujad - Physiotherapist 7. Gurnaya Singh - Sports Trainer 8. Omar Bin Mohamed - Kit Administrator Players 1. Agu Casmir 2. Baihakki Bin Khaizan 3. Bennett Daniel Mark 4. Delwinder Singh S/O Ranjit Singh 5. Fazrul Nawaz S/O Shahul Hameed 6. Mohamad Izwan Bin Mahbud 7. Mohamad Shaiful Bin Esah Nain 8. Mohamed Hyrulnizam Bin Juma'at 9. Mohammad Khairul Amri Bin Mohammad Kamal 10. Mohammad Shahril Bin Ishak 11. Muhammad Irwan Shah Bin Arismail 12. Muhammad Jufri Bin Taha 13. Muhammad Nazrul Bin Ahmad Nazari 14. Mustafic Fahrudin 15. Qiu Li 16. Safirul Bin Sulaiman 17. Shahdan Bin Sulaiman 18. Shi Jiayi 19. Sim Wei Zhi Joey Results 11 Sep 12 vs Myanmar Drew

173 INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLY MATCH CHOA CHU KANG STADIUM, SINGAPORE 16 OCTOBER 2012 National A Team Officials 1. Radojko Avramovic - National Coach 2. Mike Wong Mun Heng - Assistant Coach 3 Aide Iskandar Bin Sahak - Assistant Coach 4. Lee Bee Seng - Goalkeeper Coach 5. Aleksandar Bozenko - Fitness Coach 6. Eugene Loo Kai York - Team Manager 7. Nurhafizah Binte Abu Sujad - Physiotherapist 8. Gurnaya Singh - Sports Trainer 9. Omar Bin Mohamed - Kit Administrator Players 1. Aleksandar Duric 2. Baihakki Bin Khaizan 3. Bennett Daniel Mark 4. Fazrul Nawaz S/O Shahul Hameed 5. Hariss S/O Harun 6. Juma'at Bin Jantan 7. Mohamad Izwan Bin Mahbud 8. Mohamad Shaiful Bin Esah Nain 9. Mohamed Hyrulnizam Bin Juma'at 10. Mohammad Firdaus Bin Kasman 11. Mohammad Isa Bin Abdul Halim 12. Mohammad Khairul Amri Bin Mohammad Kamal 13. Muhammad Fazli Bin Ayob 14. Muhammad Hafiz Bin Abu Sujad 15. Muhammad Irwan Shah Bin Arismail 16. Muhammad Jufri Bin Taha 17. Muhammad Raihan Bin Abdul Rahman 18. Muhammad Safuwan Bin Baharudin 19. Muhammad Yasir Bin Hanapi 20. Mustafic Fahrudin 21. Shahdan Bin Sulaiman 22. Shi Jiayi 23. Sim Wei Zhi Joey Results 16 Oct 12 vs India Won

174 INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLY MATCH CEBU, PHILIPPINES 12 NOVEMBER TO 16 NOVEMBER 2012 National A Team Officials 1. Radojko Avramovic - National Coach 2. Mike Wong Mun Heng - Assistant Coach 3. Lee Bee Seng - Goalkeeper Coach 4. Aleksandar Bozenko - Fitness Coach 5. Eugene Loo Kai York - Team Manager 6. Nurhafizah Binte Abu Sujad - Physiotherapist 7. Gurnaya Singh - Sports Trainer 8. Narasiman Sathivelu - Sports Trainer 9. Omar Bin Mohamed - Kit Administrator Players 1. Aleksandar Duric 2. Baihakki Bin Khaizan 3. Bennett Daniel Mark 4. Fazrul Nawaz S/O Shahul Hameed 5. Hariss S/O Harun 6. Mohamad Izwan Bin Mahbud 7. Mohamad Shaiful Bin Esah Nain 8. Mohamed Hafiz Bin Rahim 9. Mohamed Hyrulnizam Bin Juma'at 10. Mohammad Firdaus Bin Kasman 11. Mohammad Isa Bin Abdul Halim 12. Mohammad Khairul Amri Bin Mohammad Kamal 13. Mohammad Shahril Bin Ishak 14. Muhammad Fazli Bin Ayob 15. Muhammad Irwan Shah Bin Arismail 16. Muhammad Raihan Bin Abdul Rahman 17. Muhammad Safuwan Bin Baharudin 18. Muhammad Yasir Bin Hanapi 19. Mustafic Fahrudin 20. Qiu Li 21. Shahdan Bin Sulaiman 22. Shi Jiayi 23. Sim Wei Zhi Joey Results 15 Nov 12 vs Philippines Lost

175 INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLY MATCH JURONG WEST STADIUM, SINGAPORE 19 NOVEMBER 2012 National A Team Officials 1. Radojko Avramovic - National Coach 2. Mike Wong Mun Heng - Assistant Coach 3. Lee Bee Seng - Goalkeeper Coach 4. Aleksandar Bozenko - Fitness Coach 5. Eugene Loo Kai York - Team Manager 6. Nurhafizah Binte Abu Sujad - Physiotherapist 7. Gurnaya Singh - Sports Trainer 8. Narasiman Sathivelu - Sports Trainer 9. Omar Bin Mohamed - Kit Administrator Players 1. Aleksandar Duric 2. Baihakki Bin Khaizan 3. Bennett Daniel Mark 4. Fazrul Nawaz S/O Shahul Hameed 5. Hariss S/O Harun 6. Mohamad Izwan Bin Mahbud 7. Mohamad Shaiful Bin Esah Nain 8. Mohamed Hafiz Bin Rahim 9. Mohamed Hyrulnizam Bin Juma'at 10. Mohammad Firdaus Bin Kasman 11. Mohammad Isa Bin Abdul Halim 12. Mohammad Khairul Amri Bin Mohammad Kamal 13. Mohammad Shahril Bin Ishak 14. Muhammad Fazli Bin Ayob 15. Muhammad Irwan Shah Bin Arismail 16. Muhammad Safuwan Bin Baharudin 17. Muhammad Zulfahmi Bin Mohd Arifin 18. Mustafic Fahrudin 19. Qiu Li 20. Shahdan Bin Sulaiman 21. Shi Jiayi 22. Sim Wei Zhi Joey Results 19 Nov 12 vs Pakistan Won

176 AFC SUZUKI CUP FINAL ROUND GROUP COMPETITION KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA 22 NOVEMBER TO 2 DECEMBER 2012 National A Team Officials 1. Radojko Avramovic - National Coach 2. Mike Wong Mun Heng - Assistant Coach 3. Lee Bee Seng - Goalkeeper Coach 4. Aleksandar Bozenko - Fitness Coach 5. Eugene Loo Kai York - Team Manager 6. Visakan S/O Subramanian - Media Officer 7. Nurhafizah Binte Abu Sujad - Physiotherapist 8. Gurnaya Singh - Sports Trainer 9. Narasiman Sathivelu - Sports Trainer 10. Omar Bin Mohamed - Kit Administrator 11. Ya'acob Bin Johar - Security Officer Players 1. Aleksandar Duric 2. Baihakki Bin Khaizan 3. Bennett Daniel Mark 4. Fazrul Nawaz S/O Shahul Hameed 5. Hariss S/O Harun 6. Mohamad Izwan Bin Mahbud 7. Mohamad Shaiful Bin Esah Nain 8. Mohamed Hafiz Bin Rahim 9. Mohamed Hyrulnizam Bin Juma'at 10. Mohammad Firdaus Bin Kasman 11. Mohammad Isa Bin Abdul Halim 12. Mohammad Khairul Amri Bin Mohammad Kamal 13. Mohammad Shahril Bin Ishak 14. Muhammad Fazli Bin Ayob 15. Muhammad Irwan Shah Bin Arismail 16. Muhammad Safuwan Bin Baharudin 17. Muhammad Zulfahmi Bin Mohd Arifin 18. Mustafic Fahrudin 19. Qiu Li 20. Shahdan Bin Sulaiman 21. Shi Jiayi 22. Sim Wei Zhi Joey Results 25 Nov 12 vs Malaysia Won Nov 12 vs Indonesia Lost Dec 12 vs Laos Won

177 AFC SUZUKI CUP FINAL ROUND SEMI-FINALS MANILA, PHILIPPINES (6 TO 9 DECEMBER 2012) JALAN BESAR STADIUM (12 DECEMBER 2012) National A Team Officials 1. Radojko Avramovic - National Coach 2. Mike Wong Mun Heng - Assistant Coach 3. Lee Bee Seng - Goalkeeper Coach 4. Aleksandar Bozenko - Fitness Coach 5. Eugene Loo Kai York - Team Manager 6. Visakan S/O Subramanian - Media Officer 7. Nurhafizah Binte Abu Sujad - Physiotherapist 8. Gurnaya Singh - Sports Trainer 9. Narasiman Sathivelu - Sports Trainer 10. Omar Bin Mohamed - Kit Administrator 11. Ya'acob Bin Johar - Security Officer Players 1. Aleksandar Duric 2. Baihakki Bin Khaizan 3. Bennett Daniel Mark 4. Fazrul Nawaz S/O Shahul Hameed 5. Mohamad Izwan Bin Mahbud 6. Mohamad Shaiful Bin Esah Nain 7. Mohamed Hafiz Bin Rahim 8. Mohamed Hyrulnizam Bin Juma'at 9. Mohammad Firdaus Bin Kasman 10. Mohammad Isa Bin Abdul Halim 11. Mohammad Khairul Amri Bin Mohammad Kamal 12. Mohammad Shahril Bin Ishak 13. Muhammad Fazli Bin Ayob 14. Muhammad Irwan Shah Bin Arismail 15. Muhammad Safuwan Bin Baharudin 16. Muhammad Zulfahmi Bin Mohd Arifin 17. Mustafic Fahrudin 18. Qiu Li 19. Shahdan Bin Sulaiman 20. Sim Wei Zhi Joey Results 8 Dec 12 vs Philippines Drew Dec 12 vs Philippines Won

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179 AFC SUZUKI CUP FINAL ROUND FINALS JALAN BESAR STADIUM (19 DECEMBER 2012) BANGKOK, THAILAND (20 TO 23 DECEMBER 2012) National A Team Officials 1. Radojko Avramovic - National Coach 2. Mike Wong Mun Heng - Assistant Coach 3. Lee Bee Seng - Goalkeeper Coach 4. Aleksandar Bozenko - Fitness Coach 5. Eugene Loo Kai York - Team Manager 6. Visakan S/O Subramanian - Media Officer 7. Nurhafizah Binte Abu Sujad - Physiotherapist 8. Gurnaya Singh - Sports Trainer 9. Narasiman Sathivelu - Sports Trainer 10. Omar Bin Mohamed - Kit Administrator 11. Ya'acob Bin Johar - Security Officer Players 1. Aleksandar Duric 2. Baihakki Bin Khaizan 3. Bennett Daniel Mark 4. Fazrul Nawaz S/O Shahul Hameed 5. Mohamad Izwan Bin Mahbud 6. Mohamad Shaiful Bin Esah Nain 7. Mohamed Hafiz Bin Rahim 8. Mohamed Hyrulnizam Bin Juma'at 9. Mohammad Firdaus Bin Kasman 10. Mohammad Isa Bin Abdul Halim 11. Mohammad Khairul Amri Bin Mohammad Kamal 12. Mohammad Shahril Bin Ishak 13. Muhammad Fazli Bin Ayob 14. Muhammad Irwan Shah Bin Arismail 15. Muhammad Safuwan Bin Baharudin 16. Muhammad Zulfahmi Bin Mohd Arifin 17. Mustafic Fahrudin 18. Qiu Li 19. Shahdan Bin Sulaiman 20. Sim Wei Zhi Joey Results 19 Dec 12 vs Thailand Won Dec 12 vs Thailand Lost

180 AFC UNDER-22 CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFIERS PEKANBARU, INDONESIA 5 TO 15 SEPTEMBER 2012 National Under-22 Team Officials 1. Visakan S/O Subramanian (Balabaskaran) Team Manager 2. Mike Wong Mun Heng Head Coach 3. Lim Queen Cher GoalKeeper Coach 4. Nurhafizah Binte Abu Sujad Physio 5. Narasiman Sathivelu Sports Trainer 6. Muhammad Aizat Bin Ramli Media Officer 7. Zainol Abidin Bin Omar Kitman Players 1. Muhammad Neezam Bin Abdul Aziz 2. Muhammad Al-Qaasimy Bin Abdul Rahman 3. Delwinder Singh S/O Ranjit Singh 4. Ali Hudzaifi Bin Mohd Yusof 5. Madhu M Mohana 6. Sufianto Bin Salleh 7. Samuel Benjamin S/O Nadarajah 8. Safirul Bin Sulaiman 9. Muhammad Faris Bin Ramli 10. Ignatius Ang Yu Heng 11. Muhammad Shamil Bin Sharif 12. Muhammed Aqhari Bin Abdullah 13. Sheikh Abdul Hadi Bin Sh Othman 14. Muhammad Raihan Bin Abdul Rahman 15. Muhammad Fareez Bin Mohd Farhan 16. Loo Zhan Quan Gary 17. Muhammad Farhan Bin Rahmat Teo Wei Jin Basil Gerard Muhammad Syazwan Bin Buhari 20. Amy Recha Pristifana Bin Samion 21. Mohammad Al-Faiz Bin Ishak 22. Ahmad Suhaimi Bin Mohamed Yasin Results 05 September 12 vs Timor Leste Won September 12 vs Japan Lost September 12 vs Australia Drew September 12 vs Macau Won September 12 vs Indonesia Lost

181 VIETNAM YOUTH NEWSPAPER UNDER-21 INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT GIA LAI, VIETNAM 11 TO 21 OCTOBER 2012 National Under-21 Team Officials Visakan S/O Subramanian (Balabaskaran) Robin Pradhan Chitrakar Lim Queen Cher Narasiman Sathivelu Abdul Latiff Bin Abdul Hamid Team Manager Head Coach Goalkeeper Coach Sports Trainer Kitman Players 1. Muhammad Syazwan Bin Buhari 2. Mohamed Zulfairuuz Bin Mohamed Rudy 3. Muhammad Farhan Bin Rahmat 4. Sufianto Bin Salleh 5. Muhammad Syafiq Bin Iderus 6. Muhammad Faris Azienuddin Bin Khaeri 7. Shannon Stephen 8. Tajeli Bin Salamat 9. Anumanthan S/O Mohan Kumar 10. Muhammad Faris Bin Ramli 11. Muhammad Nazrul Bin Ahmad Nazari 12. Muhammad Shamil Bin Sharif 13. Faiz Bin Salleh 14. Muhammad Zulfahmi Bin Mohd Arifin 15. Teo Wei Jin Basil Gerard 16. Rihdo Bin Jefri 17. Amy Recha Pristifana Bin Samion 18. Muhammad Syafiq Bin Mohamed Zainal 19. Muhammad Fareez Bin Mohd Farhan 20. Muhammad Fuad Bin Ramli Results 13 October 12 vs Vietnam Lost Octoner 12 vs Thailand Drew

182 INTERNATIONAL YOUTH (U18) INVITATIONAL FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT HONG KONG 17 TO 21 FEBRUARY 2013 Officials NFA Under 18 Team 1. Nor Azli Bin Mohd - Team Manager 2. Gluscevic Dejan - Head coach 3. Tan Teng Chuan - Assistant coach 4. Mohd Ikbar s/o Mohd Ibrahim - Goalkeeping Coach 5. Ding Yifei - Sports Trainer Players 1. Mohammad Fashah Iskandar Bin S Rosedin 2. Hamzah Bin Fazil 3. Azrin Bin Hamdan 4. Lee Si Qin Illyas 5. Dhukhilan s/o Jeevamani 6. Jeffrey Adam Lightfoot 7. Ng Qiu Yang Sunny 8. Muhammad Firdaus Bin Mohd Sham 9. Ammirul Emmran Bin Mazlan 10. Muhammad Amirul Adli Bin Azmi 11. Tan Zen Yang Jonathan 12. Muhammad Azmeerudin Bin Jamludain 13. Muhammad IrfanAsyraf Bin Mohamed Aziz 14. Brandon Koh Kim Leong 15. Muhammad Muhaimin Bin Suhaimi 16. Mohamad Hanafi Bin Mohd Akbar 17. Muhammad Hazim Faiz Bin Hassan 18. Muhammad Syazwan Bin Mohamed Zin Results 18 February vs Indonesia U18 Drew February vs Malaysia U18 Lost February vs Hong Kong U18 Drew

183 TRAINING TOUR TO DUBAI, UAE 22 FEBRUARY TO 07 MARCH 2013 NFA Under 18 Team Officials 1. Gluscevic Dejan - Head coach 2. Tan Teng Chuan - Assistant coach 3. Mohd Ikbar s/o Mohd Ibrahim - Goalkeeping Coach 4. Ding Yifei - Sports Trainer Players 1. Mohammad Fashah Iskandar Bin S Rosedin 2. Hamzah Bin Fazil 3. Azrin Bin Hamdan 4. Lee Si Qin Illyas 5. Dhukhilan s/o Jeevamani 6. Jeffrey Adam Lightfoot 7. Ng Qiu Yang Sunny 8. Muhammad Firdaus Bin Mohd Sham 9. Ammirul Emmran Bin Mazlan 10. Muhammad Amirul Adli Bin Azmi 11. Tan Zen Yang Jonathan 12. Muhammad Azmeerudin Bin Jamludain 13. Muhammad IrfanAsyraf Bin Mohamed Aziz 14. Brandon Koh Kim Leong 15. Muhammad Muhaimin Bin Suhaimi 16. Mohamad Hanafi Bin Mohd Akbar 17. Muhammad Hazim Faiz Bin Hassan 18. Muhammad Syazwan Bin Mohamed Zin 19. R Aaravin 20. Mahathir Bin Azeman Muhammad Zulfadhmi Muhammas Rashe B Abdul Rahman 23. Shahul Rayyan B Mohammad Redzuan 24. Yeo Hai Ngee Results 25 February vs UAE National Team U19 Lost February vs AL Ain U19 Lost March vs AL Jazira Club U19 Lost March vs AL Man FC U17 Drew March vs AL Ahli U19 Drew

184 TRAINING TOUR TO DUBAI, UAE 22 FEBRUARY TO 07 MARCH 2013 NFA Under 17 Team Officials 1. Slobodan Pavkovic - Technical Director 2. Saswadimata Bin Dasuki - Head Coach 3. Dilwant Singh - Assistant Coach 4. Tay Wei Han - Sports Trainer 5. Muhammad Rosman Bin Senin - Videographer Players 1. Heirul Suhanes Bin Mohammad Shahel 2. Ehvin s/o Sasidharan 3. Iqram Rifqi Bin Mohd Yazid 4. Taufiq Muqminin Bin Hossain 5. Muhammad Muhelmy Bin Suhaimi 6. Toh Kian Keong 7. Muhammad Azhar Bin Ramli 8. Tham Yong Jun 9. Mohammad Sadik Bin Mohd Said 10. Khairuddin Bin Omar 11. Muhammad Noor Faridzuan 12. Bryan Tan Yu Ru 13. Muhammad Ashshiddiq Bin Misban 14. Elfi Shahrul Bin Salan 15. Mohammad Faiq Bin Ismail 16. Noor Nazli Bin Mohamed Rauf 17. Pavithran s/o Anbalagan 18. Muhammad Fahrish Khan 19. Muhammad Syamir Bin Affandi 20. The Ting Wei Darren Mohamed Faizal Mohamed Raffi Sufiyan Bin Emran 23. Daniel Shafiq Bin Rohaizat 24. Jeremy Lam Tuck Jun Results 24 February vs Dubai SC U19 Lost February vs AL Wehda U19 Lost March vs AL Ahli Club U17 Lost March vs AL Ain FC U17 Drew March vs UAE National Team U17 Lost

185 TRAINING TOUR TO SHIZUOKA, JAPAN 15 Mar - 24 Mar 2013 NFA Under 16 Team Officials 1. Robin Chitrakar - Head Coach 2. Teng Wei Ken - Assistant Coach 3. Andrew Tay - Sports Trainer 4. Muhammad Rosman Bin Senin - Videographer Players 1. Ahmad Danish Bin Ismail 2. Ahmad Fadly Bin Mohamed Tamiri 3. Aide Shahzwandi Bin Abd Talib 4. Andin Addie Djayady Bin Agustino Saman 5. Chaichote Panasmapon 6. Dominic Tan Jun Jin 7. Joshua Bernard Pereira 8. Lionel Tan Han Wei 9. Lee Siong Wei, Lucas Isaac 10. Mohamed Nasrul Bin Mohamed Taib 11. Muhammad Zharfan Bin Rohaizad 12. Au Yong Khin Hoong Randall 13. Richard Pun 14. Syed Syazwan Bin Syed Sulaiman 15. Syed Alwi Bin Syed Abdul Kadir Aljailani Alsri 16. Thaniyath Rajesh Vishaal 17. Loh Ye-Yang, Benedict 18. Low Jun Kit, Gareth (Liu Junjie) 19. Karthik Raj S/O Manimaren 20. Menezes Brad Jay Neville 21. Mohammad Syukrie Bin Abdullah 22. Muhammad Adam Hakeem Bin Mohamad Nazri 23. Muhammad Ariyan Bin Shamsuddin Malik Muhammad Shah ZulkarneanBin Mohammed Suhaimi Muhammed Shafie Bin Muliantoh 26. Muhammad Amiruldin Asraf Bin Muhammad Nodin 27. Ribiyanda Bin Saswadimata 28. Muhammad Muzakir Bin Abdul Manap 29. Muhammad Khalili Bin Khalif Results 18 Mar vs Daiichigakuin HS A Lost Mar vs Gyousei HS A Won Mar vs Koujou HS A Drew Mar vs JFA Academy U15 Drew Mar vs Touingakuen HS A Lost

186 24 TH CANON LION CITY CUP SINGAPORE 21 JUNE - 02 JULY 2012 NFA Under 16 Team Officials 1. Jita Singh - Team Manager 2. Dejan Gluscevic - Head Coach 3. Shahrin Bin Shari - Assistant Coach 4. David Lee - Goalkeeper Coach 5. Majid Khan - Physiotherapist 6. Ding Yifei - Sports Trainer Players 1. Mohammad Sadik Bin Mohd Said 2. Elfi Shahrul Bin Salan 3.. Muhammad Amirul Adli Bin Azmi 4. Muhammad Muhelmy Bin Suhaimi 5. Adam Bin Swandi 6. Ehvin s/o Sasidharan 7. Rajandran AAravin 8. Bryan Tan Yu Ru 9. Muhammad Noor Faridzuan Bin Mohd Fuad 10. Mohamed Faizal Bin Mohamed Raffi 11. Heirul Suhanes Bin Mohammad Shahel 12. Mahathir Bin Azeman 13. Muhammad Zulfadhmi Bin Suzliman 14. Khairuddin Bin Omar 15. Muhammad Azhar Bin Ramli 16. Iqram Rifqi Bin Mohd Yazid 17. Muhammad Rashe Bin Abd Rahman 18. Taufiq Muqminin Bin Hossain 19. Tham Yong Jun Raja Ahamd Zaki Bin Rajah Kamarul Zaman Muhammad Ashshiddiq Bin Misban Results 23 June vs AFC Ajax Won June vs FC Porto Drew 0-0 Semi-Final 29 June vs CR Vasco Da Gama Won 4-0 Final 01 July vs AFC Ajax Lost

187 24 TH CANON LION CITY CUP SINGAPORE 21 JUNE - 02 JULY 2012 NFA Under 15 Team Officials 1. Jita Singh - Team Manager 2. Mohamad Nazri Bin Nasir - Head Coach 3. Nor Azli Bin Mohd - Assistant Coach 4. Rosmadi Bin Haron - Goalkeeper Coach 5. Seah Jie Ting, Felicia - Physiotherapist 6. Marcus Lee Beng Chong - Sports Trainer Players 1. Muhammad Adib Nur Hakim Bin Azahari 2. Muhamad Rusyaidi Salime 3. Mohammad Shahrul Affandy Bin Mohamed Fazil 4. Muhammad Syukri Bin Mohd Bashir 5. Amirul Hakim Onn 6. Justin Hui Yong Kang 7. Chan Zhi Wei Jordan 8. Muhammad Syahrul Bin Sazali 9. Muhammad Hami Syahin Bin Said 10. Mohammad Fadzyl Bin Misawal 11. Danial Shafiq Bin Abdul Rahman 12. Prakash s/o Nanthakumar 13. Kenji Syed Rusyadi Al-Asyraf Bin Syed Ali 14. Muhamad Danish Bin Mohd Jefri 15. Haiqal Pashia Anugrah 16. Naufal Bin Azman 17. Muhammad Amer Hakeem Bin Mohamad Nazri 18. Abdul Azim Bin Iskandar Dzulkhairi Kajai 19. Royston Tan Jia Jie Muhammad Fazrin Bin Muhammad Hawafi Nonis Zephen-Sean Anthony 22. Muhamad Syahmi Bin Muhamad Irwan 23. Muhammad Zulqarnaen Bin Suzliman 24. Muhammad Mikhail Bin Ramdan 25. Muhammad Joan Hairey Bin Jamal Results 23 June vs Boca Juniors Lost June vs Manchester City Lost 6-0 5th / 6 th Placing 01 July vs FC Porto Lost

188 24th CANON LION CITY CUP 2012 Correct as at 1 July 2012 Group Stage League Table Group A P W D L F A GD Pts Singapore U AFC Ajax FC Porto Group B P W D L F A GD Pts Manchester City CR Vasco da Gama Singapore U th/6th 7/1/12 3 HT 0 FC Porto 6 Match No pm 6 FT 0 0 Singapore U15 3rd/4th 7/1/12 1 HT 1 Manchester City FC Match No pm 3 FT CR Vasco da Gama Final 7/1/12 1 HT 0 AFC Ajax 4 1 Singapore U16 Match No pm 4 FT 1 188

189 AFC U14 FESTIVAL OF FOOTBALL KOTA KINABALU, SABAH 28 MAY TO 04 JUNE 2012 NFA Under 14 Team Officials 1. Adam Rarch - Team manager 2. Mohamad Nazri Bin Nasir - Head Coach 3. Nor Azli Bin Mohd - Assistant Coach 4. Majid Khan - Physiotherapist Players 1. Muhammad Danish Bin Mohd Jefri 2. Muhammad Amer Hakeem Bin Mohamad Nazri 3. Naufal Bin Azman 4. Abdul Azim Bin Iskandar Dzulkhairi Kajai 5. Muhammad Zulqarnaen Bin Suzliman 6. Muhammad Syahrul Bin Sazali 7. Prakash Raj s/o Nanthakumar 8. Danial Shafiq Bin Abdul Rahman 9. Muhammad Hami Syahin Bin Said 10. Mohammad Fadzyl Bin Misawal 11. Mohammad Shahrul Affandy Bin Mohamed Fazil 12. Justin Hui Yong Kang 13. Royston Tan Jia Jie 14. Muhamad Syahmi Bin Muhamad Irwan 15. Kenji Syed Rusydi Al-Asyraf Bin Syed Ali 16. Amirul Hakim Onn 17. Muhammad Syukri Bin Mohd Bashir 18. Muhammad Fazrin Bin Muhammad Hawafi 19. Chan Zhi Wei, Jordan 20. Muhammad Adib Nur Hakim Bin Azahari 21. Muhamad Rusyaidi Bin Salime 22. Muhammad Mikhail Bin Ramdan Results Format 1: 30 May 2012 vs Laos Drew 0-0 vs Timor Leste Drew 0-0 vs Malaysia Drew May 2012 vs Philippines Won 1-0 vs Indonesia Drew 0-0 vs Australia Drew 0-0 Format 2: 2 June 2012 vs Australia Drew 1-1 vs Brunei Won June 2012 vs Timor Leste Drew

190 U14 YOUTH FOOTBALL FESTIVAL OSAKA, JAPAN 16 TO 24 JUNE 2012 NFA Under 14 Team Officials 1. Mohd Asadullah - Team Manager 2. Mohammad Akbar - Head Coach 3. Abdullah Noor - Assistant Coach 4. Mohamed Azhar - Sports Trainer Players 1. Khairul Azhar Bin Mahmud 2. Muhammad Nazhiim Bin Harman 3. Abdullah Muhsin Bin Haris 4. Muhammad Nur Helmi Bin Razali 5. Muhammad Syafiq Azhad Bin Mohd Isa 6. Abdul Hafiz Bin Abdullah 7. Ikhsan Fandi Ahmad 8. Muhammad Sufi Bin Mohamad Jantan 9. Muhammad Farihin Farkhan Bin Nashir 10. Javier Ho Jing Yang 11. Muhammad Saifullah Bin Mohammad Akbar 12. Shaqi Bin Sulaiman 13. Muhammad Asshukrie Bin Wahid 14. Mohamad Nizman Alif Bin Mohamad Nizam 15. Ng Shao Han Elliot 16. Aaron Tang Jun Jie 17. Alif Iskandar Bin Abdul Razak 18. Chia Chong Jin Results 19 June vs Malaysia Drew June vs Brunei Darussalam Won June vs Japan Lost June vs Indonesia Lost June vs Philippines Drew

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192 Correct as at 7 May 2013 S.LEAGUE 2012 Teams P W D L F A GD Pts Tampines Rovers FC Brunei DPMM FC Albirex Niigata FC (S) Harimau Muda Home United FC Balestier Khalsa FC Singapore Armed Forces FC Hougang United FC Gombak United FC Courts Young Lions Geylang United FC Tanjong Pagar United FC Woodlands Wellington FC

193 PRIME LEAGUE 2012 Correct as at 7 May 2013 Teams P W D L F A GD Pts Balestier Khalsa FC Singapore U Geylang United FC Home United FC Gombak United FC Singapore Armed Forces FC Woodlands Wellington FC Tanjong Pagar United FC Tampines Rovers FC Singapore U Hougang United FC

194 STARHUB STARHUB LEAGUE LEAGUE CUP CUP July 26 July 11 August 11 August GROUPINGS GROUPINGS Group A Group Group A A Group Group B B Group Group C C Group Group D D SAF SAF FC FC Albirex Albirex Niigata Niigata S. S. Home Home United United Tampines Tampines Rovers Rovers Tanjong Tanjong Pagar Pagar United United Balestier Balestier Khalsa Khalsa Courts Courts Young Young Lions Lions Woodlands Woodlands Wellington Wellington Brunei Brunei DPMM DPMM FC FC Geylang Geylang United United Hougang Hougang United United Gombak Gombak United United FIXTURES SCHEDULE Stage Day Date M/No. Home Away Score Group A 1 SAFFC Tanjong Pagar United 3-0 Thu 26-Jul Group C 2 Home United Courts Young Lions 1-0 Group B 3 Albirex Niigata S. Balestier Khalsa 2-0 Fri 27-Jul Group D 4 Tampines Rovers Woodlands Wellington 3-1 Sat 28-Jul REST DAY Group A 5 Tanjong Pagar United Brunei DPMM FC 0-1 Sun 29-Jul Group C 6 Courts Young Lions Hougang United 1-2 Group B 7 Balestier Khalsa Geylang United 1-3 Mon 30-Jul Group D 8 Woodlands Wellington Gombak United 1-1 Tue 31-Jul REST DAY Group A 9 Brunei DPMM FC SAFFC 0-2 Wed 1-Aug Group C 10 Hougang United Home United 0-2 Group B 11 Geylang United Albirex Niigata S. 2-0 Thu 2-Aug Group D 12 Gombak United Tampines Rovers 1-1 Fri 3-Aug REST DAY QF 1 13 SAFFC Hougang United 1-0 QF 2 Sat 4-Aug Home United Brunei DPMM FC 2 4 (penalties) QF 3 15 Geylang United Gombak United 1-0 QF 4 Sun 5-Aug 16 Tampines Rovers Albirex Niigata S (penalties) Plate SF 1 17 Tanjong Pagar United Courts Young Lions 1-2 Mon 6-Aug Plate SF 2 18 Balestier Khalsa Woodlands Wellington 1-0 SF 1 Tue 7-Aug 19 SAFFC Brunei DPMM FC 0-2 SF 2 Wed 8-Aug 20 Geylang United Tampines Rovers 2-0 Thu 9-Aug REST DAY Plate Final Fri 10-Aug 21 Courts Young Lions Balestier Khalsa 0-1 FINAL Sat 11-Aug 22 Brunei DPMM FC Geylang United FC 2-0 STARHUB LEAGUE CUP July 11 August

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196 Plate Final Fri Thu 10-Aug 9-Aug 21 Courts Young Lions REST DAY Balestier Khalsa 0-1 Plate FINAL Final Sat Fri 11-Aug 10-Aug 2221 Brunei Courts DPMM Young Lions FC Geylang Balestier United Khalsa FC FINAL Sat 11-Aug 22 Brunei DPMM FC Geylang United FC 2-0 STARHUB LEAGUE CUP 2012 STARHUB 26 July 11 August LEAGUE 2012 CUP July 11 August 2012 KNOCKOUT STAGE KNOCKOUT STAGE Singapore Armed Forces Singapore FC Armed Forces FC Singapore Armed Forces FC Singapore Singapore Armed Forces Armed Singapore Forces Quarter-Final 1 Quarter-Final FC 1 Armed Forces FC Quarter-Final 1 FC Geylang United FC Geylang Geylang STARHUB United FC LEAGUE Quarter-Final CUP United Geylang 2012 FC 3 26 July 11 August 2012 United FC GROUPINGS Quarter-F Quarter- Hougang United FC Hougang United FC Gombak United FC Gomb Group A Hougang United FC Brunei DPMM Brunei Group DPMM B Group C Group D Gom Semi-Final 1 Semi-Final SAF FC 1 FC Albirex Brunei Semi-Final FC Niigata DPMM 2 S. Home Semi-Final United 2 Tampines Ro Semi-Final Tanjong LEAGUE Pagar 1 CUP United LEAGUE Balestier FC Khalsa CUP Courts Semi-Final Young Lions 2 Woodlands Wel FINAL LEAGUE FINAL Brunei DPMM FC Geylang United CUP Hougang United Gombak Un Geylang United Geylang FINAL United FC Geylang FC United Home United FC Home United FC FC FIXTURES SCHEDULE Tampines Rovers FC Tampin Home United FC Tamp Stage Day Date M/No. Home Away Quarter-Final 2 Quarter-Final 2 Quarter-Final 4 Quarter-F Group A Quarter-Final Brunei 2 Brunei 1 SAFFC Tampines Tampines Tanjong Pagar United Thu 26-Jul Quarter- DPMM FC Group C DPMM Brunei FC 2 Rovers FC Home United Rovers Tampines Courts FC Young Lions Group B DPMM FC 3 Albirex Niigata S. Rovers Balestier FC Khalsa Fri 27-Jul Brunei DPMM FC Brunei DPMM FC Group D 4 Tampines Rovers Albirex Woodlands Niigata FC Wellington (S) Albirex N Brunei DPMM FC Sat 28-Jul REST DAY Albirex Group A 5 Tanjong Pagar United Brunei DPMM FC PLATE Group C COMPETITION Sun 29-Jul 6 Courts Young Lions Hougang United PLATE COMPETITION PLATE COMPETITION Geyla Gey Group B 7 Balestier Khalsa Geylang United Mon 30-Jul Group D 8 Woodlands Wellington Gombak United Tanjong Pagar United Tanjong FC Pagar United FC Balestier Khalsa FC Balestier Khalsa FC Tue 31-Jul REST DAY Tanjong Pagar United FC Balestier Khalsa FC Group A 9 Brunei DPMM FC SAFFC Wed 1-Aug Group C 10 Hougang United Home United Plate Group B Plate 11 Geylang United Albirex Niigata S. Semi- Courts Young Thu 2-Aug Semi- Final 1 Group Lions D Final 12 2 Gombak United Tampines Rovers Correc PLATE FINAL Fri 3-Aug REST DAY Balestier QF 1 Khalsa 13 SAFFC Hougang United FC Sat 4-Aug QF 2 14 Home United Brunei DPMM FC Courts Young Lions QF 3 Woodlands 15 Wellington Geylang United FC Gombak United QF 4 Sun 5-Aug 16 Tampines Rovers Albirex Niigata S. Correct as of 8 August 2012 Plate SF 1 17 Tanjong Pagar United Courts Young Lions Mon 6-Aug Plate SF 2 18 Balestier Khalsa Woodlands Wellington SF 1 Tue 7-Aug 19 SAFFC Brunei DPMM FC SF 2 Wed 8-Aug 20 Geylang United Tampines Rovers Thu 9-Aug REST DAY Plate Final Fri 10-Aug 21 Courts Young Lions Balestier Khalsa FINAL Sat 11-Aug 22 Brunei DPMM FC Geylang United FC Correct as of 8 Au 196

197 Home United FC Singapore Armed Forces FC Singapore Armed Forces FC Gombak United FC Gombak United FC Hougang United FC Singapore Armed Forces FC Tampines Rovers FC Albirex Niigata FC (S) Tampines Rovers FC Tampines Rovers FC Loyola Meralco Sparks (Philippines) Loyola Meralco Sparks (Philippines) KBZ FC (Myanmar) 197

198 2012 RHB SINGAPORE CUP Item Stage Teams Score 1 1st Round Singapore Armed Forces FC vs Balestier Khalsa FC (penalties) 2 1st Round Albirex Niigata FC (S) vs Yotha FC st Round Tampines Rovers FC vs Phnom Penh Crown FC st Round Brunei DPMM FC vs Home United FC st Round Loyola Meralco Sparks FC vs Geylang United FC st Round KBZ FC vs Woodlands Wellington FC st Round Gombak United FC vs Harimau Muda B st Round Tanjong Pagar United FC vs Hougang United FC (penalties) 9 Quarter Final Albirex Niigata FC (S) vs Tampines Rovers FC Quarter Final Gombak United FC vs Hougang United FC Quarter Final Home United FC vs Singapore Armed Forces FC Quarter Final Loyola Meralco Sparks FC vs KBZ FC Quarter Final Tampines Rovers FC vs Albirex Niigata FC (S) Quarter Final Hougang United FC vs Gombak United FC Quarter Final KBZ FC vs Loyola Meralco Sparks FC Quarter Final Singapore Armed Forces FC vs Home United FC Semi Final Singapore Armed Forces FC vs Gombak United FC Semi Final Tampines Rovers FC vs Loyola Meralco Sparks FC Semi Final Gombak United FC vs Singapore Armed Forces FC Semi Final Loyola Meralco Sparks FC vs Tampines Rovers FC rd or 4th Placing Gombak United FC vs Loyola Meralco Sparks FC Final Singapore Armed Forces FC vs Tampines Rovers FC 2-1 Singapore Armed Forces FC is the 2012 RHB Singapore Cup Champion. Tampines Rovers FC is the 2012 RHB Singapore Cup 1st Runner-up. Gombak United FC is the 2012 RHB Singapore Cup 2nd Runner-up. 198

199 FAS CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE UNDER 18 LEAGUE 2012 Correct as at 15 July 2013 Teams P W D L F A GD Pts National Football Academy U Home United FC Balestier Khalsa FC Tampines Rovers FC Singapore Armed Forces FC Tanjong Pagar United FC Hougang United FC Gombak United FC Geylang International FC Woodlands Wellington FC Match Played on 24 October 2012 CU18/ Home United FC 0 vs National Football Academy U16 2 (Singapore Sports School, 7:00 PM) Generated by samuel on

200 FAS CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE UNDER 18 CHALLENGE CUP 2012 PRELIM ROUND QTR-FINALS SEMI-FINALS FINALS GBFC TRFC Denotes Winner TPUFC GUFC HGFC HUFC WWFC SAFFC BKFC TRFC TPUFC HUFC HUFC SAFFC SAFFC BKFC SAFFC DRAW 1 DRAW 2 200

201 FAS CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE UNDER 16 LEAGUE 2012 Correct as at 15 July 2013 Teams P W D L F A GD Pts Home United FC Warriors FC Singapore Sports School Under National Football Academy U Hougang United FC Tampines Rovers FC Geylang International FC Balestier Khalsa FC Woodlands Wellington FC Gombak United FC Tanjong Pagar United FC Matches Played on 20 October 2012 CU16/ Hougang United FC 2 vs Warriors FC 1 (St Wilfrid Stadium, 3:00 PM) CU16/ Gombak United FC 2 vs Tampines Rovers FC 2 (Yusof Ishak Secondary School, 3:00 PM) CU16/ Geylang International FC 4 vs Tanjong Pagar United FC 1 (Springfield Secondary School, 3:00 PM) CU16/ Balestier Khalsa FC 1 vs Woodlands Wellington FC 2 (First Toa Payoh Secondary School, 3:00 PM) Generated by samuel on

202 PRELIM ROUND WWFC GUFC SAFFC GBFC Denotes winner FAS CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE UNDER 16 CHALLENGE CUP 2012 QTR-FINALS SEMI-FINALS FINALS BKFC NFA U15 NFA U15 NFA U15 SAFFC SAFFC TRFC TPUFC GUFC GUFC HUFC HGFC HUFC HUFC HUFC DRAW 1 DRAW 2 202

203 FAS CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE UNDER 14 LEAGUE 2012 Correct as at 15 July 2013 Teams P W D L F A GD Pts Home United FC Geylang International FC Warriors FC Woodlands Wellington FC Hougang United FC Tampines Rovers FC Singapore Sports School Under Gombak United FC Tanjong Pagar United FC Balestier Khalsa FC Matches Played on 13 October 2012 CL14/ Tanjong Pagar United FC 3 vs Balestier Khalsa FC 1 (Naval Base Secondary School, 5:00 PM) CL14/ Gombak United FC 0 vs Tampines Rovers FC 1 (Orchid Park Secondary School, 5:00 PM) CL14/ Warriors FC 0 vs Home United FC 2 (Yusof Ishak Secondary School, 5:00 PM) CL14/ Hougang United FC 0 vs Geylang International FC 4 (Springfield Secondary School, 5:00 PM) Generated by samuel on

204 PRELIM ROUND HUFC SAFFC TPUFC GUFC Denotes winner FAS CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE UNDER 14 CHALLENGE CUP 2012 QTR-FINALS SEMI-FINALS FINALS BKFC TRFC SSP U13 WWFC SAFFC HGFC GUFC GBFC TRFC TRFC SSP U13 HGFC GUFC GUFC GUFC DRAW 1 DRAW 2 204

205 2012 CHARITY SHIELD JALAN BESAR STADIUM 5 FEBRUARY 2012 Home United FC Officials 1. Lee Lim Saeng - Coach 2. S Mahalingam - Team Manager Players 1. Nazri Sabri 2. Jeremy Chiang 3. Kenji Arai 4. Rosman Sulaiman 6. Sofiyan Abdul Hamid 7. Shi Jiayi 9. Shotaro Ihata 10. Frederic Mendy 12. Firdaus Idros 14. Rhysh Roshan Rai 15. Hafiz Nor 17. Masrezwan Masturi 18. Lionel Lewis 20. Zahid Ahmad 22. Zulfadhli Emran 39. Shaheer Afik Tampines Rovers FC Officials 1. Steven Tan - Coach 2. Zulkarnaen Zainal - Team Manager Players 1. Sasa Dreven 2. Ismadi Mukhtar 3. Jufri Taha 4. Fahrudin Mustafic 5. Ahmed Fahmie 6. Sazali Salleh 7. Ahmad Latiff 8. Davor Piskor 9. Aleksandar Duric 11. Imran Sahib 12. Anaz Hadee 13. Fazil Zailani 14. Gligor Gligorov 15. Benoit Croissant 16. Ali Hudzaifi 17. Jamil Ali 18. Hafez Mawasi 19. Syaiful Iskandar Results Home United FC (0) vs Tampines Rovers FC (2) 205

206 SULTAN OF SELANGOR S CUP 2012 SHAH ALAM STADIUM, SHAH ALAM, MALAYSIA 29 SEPTEMBER 2012 Singapore Veterans Team Officials 1. Richard Wong Sang Chuang - Team Manager 2. Samad Allapitchay - Head Coach 3. Quah Kim Song - Asst Coach 4. Roy Krishnan - Equipment Officer Players 1. Shahri Abdul Rahim 2. Idham Ridhuan 3. Rafi Ali 4. Kamaruzaman Zainal 5. Razali Saad 6. Malek Awab 7. R Suriamurthi 8. Nahar Daud 9. Ahmad Sayuti 10. Ho Kwang Hock 11. Yahya Madon 12. Leong Kok Fann 13. Ishak Sa ad 14. Steven Tan 15. Nazri Nasir 16. Syed Faruk 17. Fandi Ahmad 18. V Sundram Moorthy 19. Don Ang Bashir Khan Yusman Yusof Result Selangor Veterans (1) vs Singapore Veterans (2) 206

207 SULTAN OF SELANGOR S CUP 2012 SHAH ALAM STADIUM, SHAH ALAM, MALAYSIA 29 SEPTEMBER 2012 S.League Selection Team Officials 1. Kanakarajan s/o Vedhamuthu - Head Coach 2. Steven Tan - Assistant Coach 3. Shahri Abdul Rahim - Goalkeeper Coach 4. Kok Wai Leong - Team Manager 5. Mohd Nasser s/o Naynam Mohd - Sports Trainer 6. Rebekah-Marie Siow - Sports Trainer 7 Abdul Halim Mohd Yusop - Equipment Officer Players 1. Takuma Ito 2. Norihiro Kawakami 3. Syed Mohd Fadhil 4. Jufri Taha 5. Amy Recha Pristifana 6. Fabian Kwok 7. Ahmad Latiff Khamarudin 8. Hafiz Abu Sujad 9. Aleksandar Duric 10. Carlos Delgado 11. Stefan Milojevic 12. Shah Hirul 13. Ismadi Mukhtar 14. Fazli Ayob 15. Faritz Abdul Hameed 16. Delwinder Singh 17. Jamil Ali 18. Ahmadulhaq Che Omar Results Selangor Selection (3) vs Singapore Selection (1) 207

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209 Football Association of Singapore SINGAPORE 9's 2012 (Masters) 17-Nov Time 0800hrs 1200hrs 1300hrs 1700hrs 18-Nov Time 0930hrs 1050hrs 1300hrs 1340hrs 1420hrs 1500hrs 1530hrs 1550hrs Nov 2012 Daily Programme Programe Start of Group Stage Matches Break for Lunch Re-start of Group Stage Matches End of Group Stage Matches Programe Start of Quarter-Final Matches (Plate) Start of Quarter-Final Matches (Cup) Start of Semi-Final Matches (Plate) Start of Semi-Final Matches (Cup) Plate Final Charity Match Cup Final Prize Presentation 209

210 SINGAPORE 9's (Masters) 17/11/2012 Group Stage Fixtures & Results GROUP A GROUP B GROUP C GROUP D Ser Seng Veterans Ark 7 Fareer Park Dynamos Singapore Malays RSD Royal Selangor Club Old Rafflesian Association Kowloon Club GIBC Poly Veterans Singapore Recreation Club Polynites Singapore Ex-Internationals Essex Lasallians Blue Skies GM Classic Morning Session M/No Time Grp Match SCORE SCORE M/No Time Grp Match SCORE SCORE hrs A RSD vs Singapore Ex-Internationals hrs B Ark 7 vs Essex Lasallians hrs A Ser Seng Veterans vs GIBC hrs B Poly Veterans vs Royal Selangor Club hrs B Essex Lasallians vs Royal Selangor Club hrs A RSD vs Ser Seng Veterans hrs B Poly Veterans vs Ark hrs A GIBC vs Singapore Ex-Internationals hrs A GIBC vs RSD hrs B Essex Lasallians vs Poly Veterans hrs A Ser Seng Veterans vs Singapore Ex-Internationals hrs B Ark 7 vs Royal Selangor Club 5 0 Afternoon Session M/No Time Grp Match SCORE SCORE M/No Time Grp Match SCORE SCORE hrs C Blue Skies vs Old Rafflesian Association hrs D Singapore Malays vs Kowloon Club hrs C Singapore Recreation Club vs Fareer Park Dynamos hrs D Polynites vs GM Classic hrs D Kowloon Club vs GM Classic hrs C Blue Skies vs Singapore Recreation Club hrs D Polynites vs Singapore Malays hrs C Fareer Park Dynamos vs Old Rafflesian Association hrs C Fareer Park Dynamos vs Blue Skies hrs D Kowloon Club vs Polynites hrs C Singapore Recreation Club vs Old Rafflesian Association hrs D Singapore Malays vs GM Classic

211 SINGAPORE 9s (Masters) Nov 2012 GROUP A Final Standings GROUP C Final Standings Team P W D L F A GD Points Team P W D L F A GD Points GP A-1 RSD GP C-1 Fareer Park Dynamos* GP A-2 Ser Seng Veterans GP C-2 Old Rafflesian Assoc GP A-3 Singapore Ex- Internationals GP C-3 Blue Skies GP A-4 GIBC GP C-4 Singapore Recreation Club *Farrer Park Dynamos top group after beating ORA 5-4 on penalties GROUP B Final Standings GROUP D Final Standings Team P W D L F A GD Points Team P W D L F A GD Points GP B-1 Poly Veterans GP D-1 Singapore Malays GP B-2 Ark GP D-2 GM Classic GP B-3 Essex Lasallians GP D-3 Polynites GP B-4 Royal Selangor Club GP D-4 Kowloon Soccer Club

212 SINGAPORE 9's (Masters) 18-Nov Quarter-Finals/Semi-Finals/Finals Fixtures & Results Match / Event Plate Quarter-Finals M/No Time Team A Team B Team A Team B Team A Team B Winner hrs GP A-3 Singapore Ex-Internationals Vs Singapore Recreation Club GP C NA NA Singapore Ex-Internationals PQ hrs GP B-3 Essex Lasallians Vs Kowloon Soccer Club GP D NA NA Essex Lasallians PQ hrs GP C-3 Blue Skies Vs GIBC GP A NA NA Blue Skies PQ hrs GP D-3 Polynites Vs Royal Selangor Club GP B Royal Selangor Club PQ 4 Reg Time Score Pen (if) Team A Team B Team A Team B Team A Team B Winner hrs GP A-1 RSD Vs Old Rafflesian Association GP C Old Rafflesian Association CQ hrs GP B-1 Poly Veterans Vs GM Classic GP D NA NA Poly Veterans CQ hrs GP C-1 Farrer Park Dynamos Vs Ser Seng Veterans GP A NA NA Ser Seng Veterans CQ hrs GP D-1 Singapore Malays Vs Ark 7 GP B Singapore Malays CQ hrs Cup Quarter-Finals Break Plate Semi-Finals Team A Team B Team A Team B Team A Team B Winner hrs PQ 1 Singapore Ex-Internationals Vs Essex Lasallians PQ NA NA Singapore Ex-Internationals PS hrs PQ 3 Blue Skies Vs Royal Selangor Club PQ Royal Selangor Club PS 2 Reg Time Reg Time Pen (if) Pen (if) Cup Semi-Finals Reg Time Pen (if) Team A Team B Team A Team B Team A Team B Winner hrs CQ 1 Old Rafflesian Association Vs Poly Veterans CQ NA NA Poly Veterans CS hrs CQ 3 Ser Seng Veterans Vs Singapore Malays CQ NA NA Ser Seng Veterans CS 2 Plate Final Reg Time Team A Team B Team A Team B Team A Team B Plate Winner hrs PS 1 Singapore Ex-Internationals Vs Royal Selangor Club PS NA NA Singapore Ex-Internationals Pen (if) Charity Match Reg Time Pen (if) Team A Team B Team A Team B Team A Team B Winner 1500hrs President's Select Vs Singapore Ex-Internationals 0 0 NA NA Draw Cup Final Reg Time Pen (if) Team A Team B Team A Team B Team A Team B Cup Winner hrs CS 1 Poly Veterans Vs Ser Seng Veterans CS Ser Seng Veterans 1550hrs Prize Presentation 212

213 Ser Seng Veterans SINGAPORE 9's (Masters) Nov 2012 Overview Cup Final Fixtures Plate Final Fixtures RSD Singapore Ex- Internationals Old Rafflesian Association M/No.29 M/No.25 Singapore Ex- Internationals Poly Veterans Old Rafflesian Association Singapore Recreation Club M/No.35 M/No.33 Singapore Ex- Internationals Poly Veterans Essex Lasallians Poly Veterans M/No.30 M/No.26 Essex Lasallians GM Classic Kowloon Soccer Club M/No.38 M/No.37 Farrer Park Dynamos Blue Skies M/No.31 M/No.27 Ser Seng Veterans Blue Skies Ser Seng Veterans GIBC Ser Seng Veterans M/No.36 M/No.34 Royal Selangor Club Singapore Malays Polynites M/No.32 M/No.28 Singapore Malays Royal Selangor Club Ark 7 Royal Selangor Club Singapore Ex-Internationals 213

214 SINGAPORE 9's (Masters) 17 & 18 Nov Card Records Team Jersey No. Player Match Card Match No. Match Ban Ser Seng Veterans Ser Seng Veterans 15 Muhibbah Bin Tamyis Yellow 9 12 Aziz Bin Supardi Yellow 9 Polynites 4 Tay Keng Kah Yellow 20 Old Rafflesian Association Old Rafflesian Association 12 Chang Yeh Hong Yellow Juraimi Bin Ali Yellow

215 2012 SINGAPORE 9's (Masters) Nov The Draw Seeded Team Singapore Malays Cup Semi Finalist Ser Seng Veterans Cup Semi Finalist Farrer Park Dynamos Take over Shanghai Shenhua FC 's & Singapore Indian Association's spot as both will not be partcipating Ark 7 Take over Lion City 1980 's spot as LC 1980 will not be partcipating this year. Ark 7 lost to LC 1980 in the Rest of the Participating Teams Singapore Ex-Internationals Singapore Recreation Club RSD Blue Skies Royal Selangor Club Old Rafflesian Association(ORA) Essex Lasallians Poly Veterans Kowloon Soccer Club GIBC Polynites GM United Grouping Group A Group B Group C Group D Ser Seng Veterans Ark 7 Farrer Park Dynamos Singapore Malays RSD Royal Selangor Club Old Rafflesian Association Kowloon Club GIBC Poly Veterans Singapore Recreation Club Polynites Singapore Ex-Internationals Essex Lasallians Blue Skies GM Classic 215

216 Football Association of Singapore SINGAPORE 9's 2012 (Juniors) 15-Nov Time 0800hrs 1200hrs 1300hrs 1700hrs 16-Nov Time 0900hrs 1020hrs 1140hrs 1320hrs 1400hrs 1440hrs 1515hrs Nov 2012 Daily Programme Programe Start of Group Stage Matches Break for Lunch Re-start of Group Stage Matches End of Group Stage Programe Start of Quarter-Final Matches (Plate) Start of Quarter-Final Matches (Cup) Start of Semi-Final Matches (Plate) Start of Semi-Final Matches (Cup) Plate Final Cup Final Prize Presentation 216

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218 SINGAPORE 9's (Juniors) 15/11/2012 Group Stage Fixtures & Results GROUP A GROUP B GROUP C GROUP D Anglo-Chinese Sch (Barker) Geylang Methodist Sch (Sec) Maris Stella High Sch Dunman Sec Sch Anderson Sec Sch Coral Sec Sch Guangyang Sec Sch Si Ling Sec Sch Bedok Town Sec Sch Fajar Sec Sch Pei Hwa Sec Sch Tampines Sec Sch Clementi Woods Sec Sch Clementi Town Sec Sch St Andrew's Sec Sch Yuan Ching Sec Sch Morning Session M/No Time Grp Match SCORE SCORE M/No Time Grp Match SCORE SCORE hrs A Anderson Sec Sch vs Clementi Woods Sec Sch hrs B Geylang Methodist Sch (Sec) vs Fajar Sec Sch hrs A Anglo-Chinese Sch (Barker) vs Bedok Town Sec Sch hrs B Clementi Town Sec Sch vs Coral Sec Sch hrs B Fajar Sec Sch vs Coral Sec Sch hrs A Anderson Sec Sch vs Anglo-Chinese Sch (Barker) hrs B Clementi Town Sec Sch vs Geylang Methodist Sch (Sec) hrs A Bedok Town Sec Sch vs Clementi Woods Sec Sch hrs A Bedok Town Sec Sch vs Anderson Sec Sch hrs B Fajar Sec Sch vs Clementi Town Sec Sch hrs A Anglo-Chinese Sch (Barker) vs Clementi Woods Sec Sch hrs B Geylang Methodist Sch (Sec) vs Coral Sec Sch 1 1 Afternoon Session M/No Time Grp Match SCORE SCORE M/No Time Grp Match SCORE SCORE hrs C Pei Hwa Sec Sch vs St Andrew's Sec Sch hrs D Dunman Sec Sch vs Si Ling Sec Sch hrs C Guangyang Sec Sch vs Maris Stella High Sch hrs D Tampines Sec Sch vs Yuan Ching Sec Sch hrs D Si Ling Sec Sch vs Yuan Ching Sec Sch hrs C Pei Hwa Sec Sch vs Guangyang Sec Sch hrs D Tampines Sec Sch vs Dunman Sec Sch hrs C Maris Stella High Sch vs St Andrew's Sec Sch hrs C Maris Stella High Sch vs Pei Hwa Sec Sch hrs D Si Ling Sec Sch vs Tampines Sec Sch hrs C Guangyang Sec Sch vs St Andrew's Sec Sch hrs D Yuan Ching Sec Sch vs Dunman Sec Sch

219 SINGAPORE 9s (Juniors) Nov 2012 GROUP A Final Standings GROUP C Final Standings Team P W D L F A GD Points Team P W D L F A GD Points GP A-1 Anderson Sec Sch GP C-1 Guangyang Sec Sch GP A-2 Anglo-Chinese Sch (Barker) GP C-2 St Andrew's Sec Sch GP A-3 Bedok Town Sec Sch GP C-3 Pei Hwa Sec Sch GP A-4 Clementi Woods Sec Sch GP C-4 Maris Stella High Sch GROUP B Final Standings GROUP D Final Standings Team P W D L F A GD Points Team P W D L F A GD Points GP B-1 Geylang Methodist Sch (Sec) GP D-1 Tampines Sec Sch GP B-2 Coral Sec Sch GP D-2 Si Ling Sec Sch GP B-3 Fajar Sec Sch GP D-3 Dunman Sec Sch GP B-4 Clementi Town Sec Sch GP D-4 Yuan Ching Sec Sch

220 SINGAPORE 9's (Juniors) 16-Nov Quarter-Finals/Semi-Finals/Finals Fixtures & Results Match / Event Plate Quarter-Finals M/No Time Team A Team B Team A Team B Team A Team B Winner hrs GP A-3 Bedok Town Sec Sch Vs Maris Stella High Sch GP C Maris Stella High Sch PQ hrs GP B-3 Fajar Sec Sch Vs Yuan Ching Sec Sch GP D Fajar Sec Sch PQ hrs GP C-3 Pei Hua Sec Sch Vs Clementi Woods Sec Sch GP A Pei Hua Sec Sch PQ hrs GP D-3 Dunman Sec Sch Vs Clementi Town Sec Sch GP B N.A. N.A Clementi Town Sec Sch PQ 4 Reg Time Score Pen (if) Cup Quarter-Finals Reg Time Pen (if) Team A Team B Team A Team B Team A Team B Winner hrs GP A-1 Anderson Sec Sch Vs St Andrew's Sec Sch GP C Anderson Sec Sch CQ hrs GP B-1 Geylang Methodist Sch (Sec) Vs Si Ling Sec Sch GP D Geylang Methodist Sch (Sec) CQ hrs GP C-1 Guangyang Sec Sch Vs Anglo-Chinese Sch (Barker) GP A N.A. N.A Guangyang Sec Sch CQ hrs GP D-1 Tampines Sec Sch Vs Coral Sec Sch GP B Coral Sec Sch CQ 4 Plate Semi-Finals Team A Team B Team A Team B Team A Team B Winner hrs PQ 1 Maris Stella Sec Sch Vs Fajar Sec Sch PQ N.A. N.A. Maris Stella Sec Sch PS hrs PQ 3 Pei Hua Sec Sch Vs Clementi Town Sec Sch PQ Clementi Town Sec Sch PS 2 Team A Team B Team A Team B Team A Team B Winner hrs CQ 1 Anderson Sec Sch Vs Geylang Methodist Sch (Sec) CQ Geylang Methodist Sch (Sec) CS hrs CQ 3 Guangyang Sec Sch Vs Coral Sec Sch CQ N.A. N.A Guangyang Sec Sch CS 2 Reg Time Pen (if) Muslim Prayer Break Cup Semi-Finals Reg Time Pen (if) Plate Final Reg Time Team A Team B Team A Team B Team A Team B Plate Winner hrs PS 1 Maris Stella Sec Sch Vs Clementi Town Sec Sch PS Maris Stella High Sch Pen (if) Cup Final Reg Time Pen (if) Team A Team B Team A Team B Team A Team B Cup Winner hrs CS1 Geylang Methodist Sch (Sec) Vs Guangyang Sec Sch CS2 0 2 N.A N.A Guangyang Sec Sch 1545hrs Prize Presentation 220

221 Guangyang Sec Sch SINGAPORE 9's (Juniors) Nov 2012 Overview Cup Final Fixtures Plate Final Fixtures Anderson Sec Sch Bedok Town Sec Sch Anderson Sec Sch M/No.29 M/No.25 Maris Stella High Sch St Andrew's Sec Sch Maris Stella High Sch Geylang Methodist M/No.35 M/No.33 Sch (Sec) Maris Stella High Sch Geylang Methodist Sch (Sec) Fajar Sec Sch Geylang Methodist Sch (Sec) M/No.30 M/No.26 Fajar Sec Sch Si Ling Sec Sch Yuan Ching Sec Sch M/No.38 M/No.37 Guangyang Sec Sch Pei Hua Sec Sch M/No.31 M/No.27 Guangyang Sec Sch Pei Hua Sec Sch Guangyang Sec Sch Anglo-Chinese Sch (Barker) Clementi Woods Sec Sch M/No.36 M/No.34 Clementi Town Sec Sch Tampines Sec Sch Dunman Sec Sch Coral Sec Sch M/No.32 M/No.28 Clementi Town Sec Sch Coral Sec Sch Clementi Town Sec Sch Maris Stella High Sch 221

222 SINGAPORE 9's (Junior) 15 & 16 Nov Cards Records School Jersey No. Player Match Card Match No. Match Ban St Andrew's Sec Sch Maris Stella High Sch 19 Irwin Ang Red 22 2 Match 7 Wee Zheng Mou Yellow

223 NEXLIONS CUP 2012 Correct as at 16 December 2012 Results 12/14/12 1 HT 0 Match No.1 Manchester United FC 6.15pm 1 FT Sporting Clube de Portugal 12/14/12 1 HT 0 Match No.2 Liverpool FC 1 0 Singapore Youth Selection 8.45pm 1 FT 0 12/16/12 0 HT 0 Match No.3 Manchester United FC pm 2 FT 1 1 Singapore Youth Selection 12/16/12 0 HT 0 Match No.4 Sporting Clube de Portugal 2 0 Liverpool FC 7.15pm 2 FT 0 223

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226 ROUND 1 Match Results Round 1 Home Team Katong FC Away Team Sporting Westlake FC M No. Score F1 0-1** Dare to Dream FC Pioneer CSC F2 0-1 Admiralty FC Tessensohn Khalsa Rovers F3 4-1 Match Awarded to TKR* Tiong Bahru FC Balestier United RC F4 2-0 Mountbatten FC Newton Heath FC F5 7-1 Kaki Bukit Sports Redhill Rangers FC F6 Match awarded to KBSC*** Club Keppel Monaco FC Siglap CSC F7 Sporting Westlake FC Pioneer CSC F8 5-1 Match Awarded to SCSC* Match declared null and void. Pioneer is through to Round 3* Tessensohn Khalsa Rovers Tiong Bahru FC F Mountbatten FC Kaki Bukit SC F Siglap CSC Ottawa Serpent FC F Borussia Zamrud FC Tiong Bahru FC F Pioneer CSC Singapore Armed Forces SA F Police Sports Association Sembawang Sports Club F Sembawang SC won on penalties (4-5) Kaki Bukit SC Siglap CSC F NFA Under 17 NFA Under 18 F Balestier Khalsa FC Woodlands Wellington FC F

227 Singapore Recreation Club Siglap CSC F Siglap CSC won on penalties (6-7) Ang Mo Kio United FC Sembawang SC F Sembawang SC won on penalties (9-10) 4 Singapore Cricket Club Pioneer CSC F SCC won on penalties (5-3) Tiong Bahru FC Eunos Crescent FC F Tampines Rovers FC NFA Under 18 F Home United FC Geylang International FC F Hougang United FC Balestier Khalsa FC F Gombak United FC Warriors FC F Siglap CSC Sembawang SC F Siglap CSC won on penalties (5-4) Quarter Finals Singapore Cricket Club Tiong Bahru FC F NFA Under 18 Geylang International FC F Balestier Khalsa FC Warriors FC F Semi Finals Siglap CSC Singapore Cricket Club F NFA Under 18 Balestier Khalsa FC F Final Siglap CSC Balestier Khalsa FC F *Match awarded to opponent after team fielded suspended player **Match was replayed ***Match awarded to KBSC as RRFC failed to turn up and withdrew from the tournament 227

228 DIVISION 1 Teams P W D L F A GD Pts Singapore Recreation Club Singapore Cricket Club Tiong Bahru FC Police Sports Association Keppel Monaco FC Eunos Crescent FC Sembawang Sports Club Ang Mo Kio United FC Singapore Armed Forces SA Borussia Zamrud FC Correct as at 21 September 2012 DIVISION 2 Teams P W D L F A GD Pts Admiralty Football Club Sporting Westlake FC Tessensohn Khalsa Rovers Pioneer CSC Prisons Sports & Recreation Club Kaki Bukit Sports Club Jollilads Arsenal FC Katong FC Balestier United Recreation Club Correct as at 21 September 2012 DIVISION 3 Teams P W D L F A GD Pts Gambas Avenue Sports Club Summerville FC Mountbatten Football Club Redhill Rangers Football Club Starlight Soccerites FC Siglap CSC Ottawa Serpent FC Dare to Dream FC Nanyang CSC Newton Heath FC Correct as at 21 September

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230 ISLAND WIDE LEAGUE 2012 Teams P W D L F A GD Pts Vipers FC Warwick Knights FC Winchester FC Redhill Rise Rovers Rivervale United FC Kembangan United FC Correct as at 31 October

231 FAS WOMEN'S PREMIER LEAGUE 2012 Correct as at 15 July 2013 Teams P W D L F A GD Pts Tanjong Pagar United FC Middle Rangers FC Young Women Police Sports Association Womens FC Ang Mo Kio United Football Club Arion Football Academy Petra Football Club Winchester FC Matches Played on 24 June 2012 FWPL/ Ang Mo Kio United Football Club 0 vs Young Women 2 (Bowen Secondary School, 5:00 PM) FWPL/ Arion Football Academy 2 vs Tanjong Pagar United FC 7 (Marsiling Secondary School, 5:00 PM) FWPL/ Middle Rangers FC 1 vs Police Sports Association Womens FC 0 (Meridian JC, 5:00 PM) FWPL/ Winchester FC 0 vs Petra Football Club 0 (St Wilfrid Stadium, 5:00 PM) 231

232 WOMEN'S CHALLENGE CUP 2012 Correct as at 19 November 2012 GROUP A Teams P W D L F A GD Pts Tanjong Pagar United FC Police Sports Association Womens FC Petra Football Club Winchester FC GROUP B Teams P W D L F A GD Pts Young Women Combined University Team Arion Football Academy Middle Rangers FC Semi-Finals 1 st Leg Combined University (1) (5) Tanjong Pagar 2 nd Leg Tanjong Pagar (3) (0) Combined University Tanjong Pagar United FC qualifies to the Final with an aggregate score of st Leg Police Sports Association (2) (0) Young Women 2 nd Leg Young Women (0) (2) Police Sports Association Police Sports Association qualifies to the Final with an aggregate score of 4-0 3rd/4th Placing WCC/ Combined University Team (1) vs Young Women (4) Final WCC/ Tanjong Pagar United FC (1) vs Police Sports Association (1) Tanjong Pagar win 5-4 on penalty kicks 232

233 SSSC/FAS National Inter Schools Football Championships 'A' Division Girls 2012 FINAL Tuesday 8 May 2012, Jalan Besar Stadium, 6.30pm Meridian Junior College 0 vs Raffles Institution 1 3RD & 4TH PLACING Tuesday 8 May 2012 Jalan Besar Stadium, 3.30 p.m. Victoria Junior College 7 Millennia Institute 5 Full time/extra Time draw 3-3 Victoria Junior College won by penalty kick 4-2 CHAMPION Raffles Institution 2nd Placing Meridian Junior College 3rd Placing Victoria Junior College 4th Placing Millennia Institute Top Scorer Yip-Au Hew Seem Chris (Victoria Junior College) Most Promising Player Fatin Aqillah Bte Mohamed R (Meridian Junior College) 233

234 SSSC/FAS National Inter Schools Football Championships 'B' Division Girls 2012 FINAL Tuesday 24 April 2012, Tampines Stadium, 4.30pm Woodlands Sec Sch 2 vs Queensway Sec Sch 1 Full time draw 1-1 Extra time Woodlands Won 2-1 3RD & 4TH PLACING Tuesday 24 April 2012 Tampines Stadium, 3.00 p.m. Siglap Sec Sch 3 Hong Kah Sec Sch 0 Full time/extra Time draw 0-0 Woodlands won by penalty kick 3-0 CHAMPION Woodlands Sec Sch 2nd Placing Queensway Sec Sch 3rd Placing Siglap Sec Sch 4th Placing Hong Kah Sec Sch Top Scorer Sitianiwati Bte Rosielin ( Queensway Sec Sch ) Most Promising Player Hazirah Bte Zulkifili ( Hong Kah Sec Sch ) 234

235 SSSC/FAS National Inter Schools Football Championships 'C' Division Girls 2012 FINAL Tuesday 31 July 2012, Jalan Besar Stadium, 4.30pm Queensway Sec Sch 0 vs Bowen Sec Sch 3 3RD & 4TH PLACING Tuesday 31 July 2012 Jalan Besar Stadium, 3.30 p.m. Whitley Sec Sch 3 Woodlands Sec Sch 0 CHAMPION Bowen Seconday School 2nd Placing Queensway Seondary School 3rd Placing Whitley Secondary School 4th Placing Woodlands Secondary School Top Scorer Sasi Kala Tamang (Bowen Sec Sch) Most Promising Player Nur Izzati Rosni (Queensway Sec Sch) 235

236 SPSSC/FAS National Inter Primary School Football Championships Senior Girls 2012 FINAL Wednesday 7 March 2012, Coral Primary School, 4.00pm Coral Primary School 1 vs Telok Kurau Primary School 0 3RD & 4TH PLACING Wednesday 7 March 2012 Coral Primary School, 3.00 p.m. Yio Chu Kang Primary School 2 Yangzheng Primary School 1 CHAMPION Coral Primary School 2nd Placing Telok Kurau Primary School 3rd Placing Yio Chu Kang Primary School 4th Placing Yangzheng Primary School Top Scorer Yap Fan Ling(Telok Kurau Primary School) Riddle Reneelyn Sison(Yio Chu Kang Primary School) Azyzy Jasmine Jalani (Yangzheng Primary School) Most Promising Player Athira Maswan (Coral Primary School) 236

237 SPSSC/FAS National Inter Primary School Football Championships Junior Girls 2012 FINAL Monday 9 July 2012, Coral Primary School, 4.00pm Coral Primary School 2 vs Cedar Primary School 3 Full-Time Score 0-0 Extra-Time Score 0-0 Penalty Kicks 2-3 3RD & 4TH PLACING Monday 9 July 2012 Coral Primary School, 3.00 p.m. Yishun Primary School 1 Telok Kurau Primary School 3 Full-Time Score 1-1 Extra-Time Score 1-3 CHAMPION Cedar Primary School 2nd Placing Coral Primary School 3rd Placing Telok Kurau Primary School 4th Placing Yishun Primary School Top Scorer Nur Afiqah Bte Omar (Coral Primary School) Most Promising Player Nur Umairah Bte Mohd Hamdan (Coral Primary School) 237

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