S.League Fixtures 2009 : Week 1-10

Week 1

Mon 16 Feb: Tampines Rovers vs Home United @ Tampines
Tue 17 Feb: Geylang United vs Albirex Niigata (S) @ Bedok
Thu 19 Feb: Super Reds vs Young Lions @ Yishun
Fri 20 Feb: Sengkang Punggol vs Gombak United @ Jalan Besar
Sun 22 Feb: Balestier Khalsa vs SAFFC @ Toa Payoh

Week 2

Mon 23 Feb: Albirex Niigata (S) vs Sengkang Punggol @ Jurong East
Tue 24 Feb: Gombak United vs Super Reds @ Jurong West
Thu 26 Feb: Woodlands Wellington vs Tampines Rovers @ Woodlands
Thu 26 Feb: Home United vs Balestier Khalsa @ Clementi
Fri 27 Feb: Young Lions vs DPMM @ Jalan Besar
Sat 28 Feb: SAFFC vs Geylang United @ Choa Chu Kang

Week 3

Mon 2 Mar: Balestier Khalsa vs Tampines Rovers @ Toa Payoh
Tue 3 Mar: Woodlands Wellington vs Young Lions @ Woodlands
Wed 4 Mar: SAFFC vs Home @ Choa Chu Kang
Thu 5 Mar: Sengkang Punggol vs Geylang United @ Hougang
Thu 5 Mar: DPMM vs Super Reds @ Bandar Seri Begawan
Fri 6 Mar: Gombak United vs Albirex Niigata (S) @ Jalan Besar
Sun 8 Mar: DPMM vs Woodlands Wellington @ Bandar Seri Begawan

Week 4

Mon 9 Mar: Tampines Rovers vs Sengkang Punggol @ Tampines
Tue 10 Mar: Super Reds vs Balestier Khalsa @ Yishun
Thu 12 Mar: Geylang United vs DPMM @ Bedok
Thu 12 Mar: Albirex Niigata (S) vs Woodlands Wellington @ Jurong East
Fri 13 Mar: Home United vs Gombak united @ Jalan Besar
Sat 14 Mar: Young Lions vs SAFFC @ Jalan Besar

Locals 0-2 Foreigners

Final Score
Locals 0
Foreigners 2
Kengne Ludovick 22′, Yun Bo Young 77′

Locals:1 Hassan Sunny (GK) (18 Hyrulnizam Juma’at 64′),2 Ridhuan Muhammad,3 Baihakkki Khaizan,4 Juma’at Jantan (13 Afiq Yunos 79′),5 Noh Rahman (14 Jufri Taha 70′),6 Precious Emuejeraye,8 Noh Alam Shah (C),9 Aleksandar Duric (11 Agu Casmir 55′),10 Qiu Li (12 Erwan Gunawan 82′),15 Fahrudin Mustafic (16 Rosman Sulaiman 60′),17 Shahril Ishak (7 Mustaqim Manzur 55′)

Foreigners:1 Yoshito Matsushita (GK) (12 Junichi Watanabe 62′),3 Keisuke Ogawa (16 Luis Eduardo Hicks 71′),4 Valery Hiek,5 Kenji Arai (C) (2 Haruki Seto 69′),6 Obadin Aikhena (19 Takatoshi Uchida 53′),8 Therdsak Chaiman (18 Park Tae Won 53′),10 Kengne Ludovick (7 Theerawesin Seehawong 66′),11 Abdoulaye Diallo,14 Sutee Suksomkit,15 Rastislav Belicak (13 Murphy Wiredu 62′),17 Jeon Byung Euk (9 Yun Bo Young 53′)

Referee: Abdul Malik Bashir
Assistant Referee 1: Jeffrey Goh
Assistant Referee 2: Edwin Lee
Fourth Official: P Pandian
Match Comissioner: Franklin Miranda

Attendance: 3,181

Second Junior COE Trials this weekend

The Football Association of Singapore will conduct the second open trials for its Junior Centre of Excellence programme this coming weekend.

The trials will be for the Under-8, Under-10 and Under-12 squads.

The Under-8 and Under-10 trials will be held on Saturday 14 February at 8.00am and 4.00pm respectively. The Under-12 trial will be held on Sunday 15 February at 8.00am.

All three trials will be held at the open field in Sembawang, beside Block 509C, opposite Wellington Primary School in Wellington Circle.

The trials are open only to Singapore citizens.

Those that participated in the trials at the open field adjacent to Tampines Stadium on 31 Jan and 1 Feb NEED NOT attend.

All trialists are to report at least 30 minutes before the start of the trials and are also requested to bring along their own training attire (jerseys, shorts, socks, boots and shin pads are compulsory).

What: Junior COE Under-8 trials
When: Saturday 14 February 2009
Where: Open Field in Sembawang, beside Block 509C,opposite Wellington Primary School in Wellington Circle
Time: 8.00am
Who: Singaporean males born in 2001 and 2002

What: Junior COE Under-10 trials
When: Saturday 14 February 2009
Where: Open Field in Sembawang, beside Block 509C, opposite Wellington Primary School in Wellington Circle
Time: 4.00pm
Who: Singaporean males born in 1999 and 2000

What: Junior COE Under-12 trials
When: Sunday 15 February 2009
Where: Open Pield in Sembawang, beside Block 509C, opposite Wellington Primary School in Wellington Circle
Time: 8.00am
Who: Singaporean males born in 1997 and 1998

S-League reveals DPMM for 2009 season

DPMM are in for 2009 S-League season after a signing ceremony was conducted at Jalan Besar on Tuesday afternoon to formally welcome Brunei’s sole professional club into Singapore football.

Under the deal, the Brunei team will feature in the S.League for two years, subject to an annual review on their on and off-pitch performances.

Brunei club Duli Pengiran Muda Makhota (DPMM) are the new additions to the 12-team S.League for the 2009 season, replacing Chinese club Dalian Shide Siwu.

Established in 2000, the sultanate outfit had been playing in the Malaysian league in the last three seasons prior to their latest move.

They were also the first foreign invitees in the Singapore Cup and have been a regular presence in the last five editions of the tournament.

Khairul Amri is facing another three-month lay-off from a similar injury

Khairul Amri suffered another similar injury,this time on his right foot,during a match against Thai Premier League side Muang Thong United last Sunday.

According to Today,ejected Khairul may face 3 months on the sidelines.

“I was just starting to regain my momentum after my first injury, managed to play four matches, and this had to happen,” he said.

“Nobody tackled me. I wasrunning and when I stopped, I felt a very sharp pain, the same kind from my first injury, and I knew straightaway what it was.

“I don’t know if it has to do with my football boots or just bad luck, but I cannot blame the pitch because it was superb.”

This is not the first time Khairul suffered such injury as last November, he broke the fifth metatarsal in his left foot during the Stags’ third-fourth place play-off match against the Young Lions in the RHB Singapore Cup 2008, ruling him out of Singapore’s defence of its Asean Football Federation Suzuki Cup crown in the following month.

Final Squad for S-League Charity Shield 2009

*LOCALS*

S/No . Club . Name . DOB . Age . Citizenship . Position

1 . Tampines Rovers . Hassan Sunny . 2-Apr-84 . 25 . Singaporean . GK
2 . Young Lions . Hyrulnizam Juma’at . 12-Nov-86 . 23 . Singaporean . GK
3 . Balestier Khalsa . Jufri Taha . 4-Mar-85 . 24 . Singaporean . DF
4 . Geylang United . Baihakki Khaizan . 31-Jan-84 . 25 . Singaporean . DF
5 . Home United . Ismail Yunos . 24-Oct-86 . 23 . Singaporean . DF
6 . Home United . Juma’at Jantan . 23-Feb-84 . 25 . Singaporean . DF
7 . Sengkang Punggol . Noh Rahman . 2-Aug-80 . 29 . Singaporean . DF
8 . Singapore Armed Forces FC . Daniel Bennett . 7-Jan-78 . 31 . Singaporean . DF
9 . Woodlands Wellington . Precious Emuejeraye . 21-Mar-83 . 26 . Singaporean . DF
10 . Home United . Shahril Ishak . 23-Jan-84 . 25 . Singaporean . MF
11 . Singapore Armed Forces FC . Mustaqim Manzur . 28-Jan-82 . 27 . Singaporean . MF
12 . Tampines Rovers . Fahrudin Mustafic . 17-Apr-81 . 28 . Singaporean . MF
13 . Tampines Rovers . Ridhuan Muhamad . 6-May-84 . 25 . Singaporean . MF
14 . Tampines Rovers . Khairul Amri . 14-Mar-85 . 24 . Singaporean . FW
15 . Gombak United . Agu Casmir . 22-Mar-84 . 25 . Singaporean . FW
16 . Singapore Armed Forces FC . Aleksandar Duric . 12-Aug-70 . 39 . Singaporean . FW
17 . Tampines Rovers . Noh Alam Shah . 3-Sep-80 . 29 . Singaporean . FW
18 . Tampines Rovers . Qiu Li . 6-Jun-81 . 28 . Singaporean . FW

TEAM OFFICIALS

19 . Young Lions . Terry Pathmanathan Head Coach
20 . Young Lions . Aleksandar Bozenko Assistant Coach
21 . Young Lions . Sharon Tan Team Manager
22 . Young Lions . Yeo Hwee Koon Physio
23 . Young Lions . Omar Mohd Kitman

* FOREIGNERS *

S/No . Club . Name . DOB . Age . Citizenship . Position

1 . Albirex Niigata S. . Junichi Watanabe . 18-Apr-88 . 21 . Japanese . GK
2 . Albirex Niigata S. . Yoshito Matsushita . 29-Oct-89 . 20 . Japanese . GK
3 . Albirex Niigata S. . Keisuke Ogawa . 5-Sep-86 . 23 . Japanese . DF
4 . Geylang United . Haruki Seto . 14-Mar-78 . 31 . Japanese . DF
5 . Home United . Valery Hiek . 31-Jan-81 . 28 . Cameroonian . DF
6 . Singapore Armed Forces FC . Kenji Arai . 19-May-78 . 31 . Japanese . DF
7 . Woodlands Wellington . Luis Eduardo Hicks . 27-Nov-77 . 32 . Chilean . DF
8 . Young Lions . Obadin Aikhena . 9-May-86 . 23 . Nigerian . DF
9 . Geylang United . Rastislav Belicak . 9-Nov-77 . 32 . Slovakian . MF
10 . Gombak United . Theerawesin Seehawong . 6-Apr-80 . 29 . Thai . MF
11 . Singapore Armed Forces FC . Therdsak Chaiman . 29-Sep-73 . 36 . Thai . MF
12 . Sengkang Punggol . Abdoulaye Diallo . 27-Mar-83 . 26 . Guinean . MF
13 . Super Reds . Jeon Byung Euk . 18-Aug-87 . 22 . Korean . MF
14 . Tampines Rovers . Sutee Suksomkit . 5-Jun-78 . 31 . Thai . MF
15 . Home United . Kengne Ludovick . 21-Jun-83 . 26 . Cameroonian . FW
16 . Singapore Armed Forces FC . Park Tae Won . 12-Apr-77 . 32 . Korean . FW
17 . Sengkang Punggol . Murphy Wiredu . 15-Jan-85 . 24 . Canadian . FW
18 . Super Reds . Yun Bo Young . 29-Apr-78 . 31 . Korean . FW

TEAM OFFICIALS

19 . Sengkang Punggol . Jorg Steinebrunner . Head Coach
20 . Sengkang Punggol . Francis Thomas . Goalkeeper Coach
21 . Sengkang Punggol . Aide Iskandar . Team Manager
22 . Sengkang Punggol . Jagadeesan Kunasegaran . Sports Trainer
23 . Sengkang Punggol . Richard Lim . Kitman

S-League Charity Shield 2009 – Locals vs Foreigners

The locals will take on the best S-League foreign selection.The match will kick off at 7.45pm.

Match Date : Thursday 12 February 2009

Kick off Time : 7.45pm

Match Venue : Tampines Stadium

Match tickets will be available 5pm till half-time at the door

Adult (Gallery) $5.00

Student / Senior Citizen (Gallery) $1.00

*Only applicable for secondary school, ITE & Junior College students with proof of valid concession passes; Senior Citizens must be 60 years and above as of 2009 with proof of identification documents)

^Free entry for primary school students and below (Students must display valid concession passes for entry to stadium)

Gombak United squad for 2009

GOALKEEPERS:Fadhil Salim,Razif Yahya

DEFENDERS:Jaslee Hatta,Bah Mamadou,Sevki Sha’ban,Jeremy Chiang,Yus Iskandar

MIDFIELDERS:Fazli Jaffar,Ruhaizad Ismail,Ridhwan Jamaludin,Theerawesin Seehawong (Thai),Goran Subara (Aussie)

FORWARDS:,Gabriel Obatola (Nigerian),Emmanuel Emuejeraye (Nigerian),Agu Casmir,Norfahazly Kamsan

Precious is a Rams!

Woodlands Wellington Football Club has signed Singapore international defender Precious Emurajaye.The arrival of the Rock will further boost a very good defense that have not conceded in 3 preseason games. With Rezal Hassan, Daniel Hammond and Eduardo Hicks holding the the backline together with Precious in the near future, the Rams fans will now be quietly confident of a good season.

Previously playing for Gombak, Precious has a reputation for being a no-nonsense defender. However, critics will point out that he has been found wanting quite a couple of times due his lack of pace and inabilty to concentrate at crucial times. There is no doubt that he is a good defender, and under the leadership of Coach Nenad Bacina, who was a solid defender during his playing days, we could yet see the best of Precious.

DPMM FC to play in S-League?

Jason Thomas

DPMM FC yesterday confirmed rumours that they are interested in playing in the Singapore League (S-League) subject to approval from the International Federation of Association Football (Fifa).

The Brunei Times on Jan 10 quoted DPMM FC team manager Pg Waslimin PSJ Momin as saying that the club was “looking at other alternatives such as playing in other foreign leagues” since it was banned from playing in the Malaysian Super League by the Football Association of Malaysia after the Registrar of Societies (RoS) deregistered the Football Association of Brunei Darussalam (Bafa) in November for failing to submit its activity and financial reports as requested.

Pg Waslimin travelled to Singapore this week to meet Football Association of Singapore (FAS) and S-League officials and yesterday revealed that there was still hope for competitive football this season.

“There are still a few matters to be resolved such as the home and away format and approval from Fifa,” Pg Waslimin told The Brunei Times yesterday.

“But in Fifa’s eyes Bafa is still the governing body for football in Brunei.

“The S-League has talked to the chairmen of all the clubs (in Singapore) because we want to play our home games in Brunei.”

Set to kick off on Feb 16 and end on Nov 8, the S-League will involve 12 teams with each side playing a total of 33 matches during the 2009 season, which is divided into three rounds.

Pg Waslimin added that the club would be happy if it could play a third of their games at the Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium in Berakas, but admitted that he was resigned to the possibility of S-League officials denying the request.

With only three weeks to go until the season kicks off, fixtures need to be reworked to accommodate DPMM FC and S-League clubs might be hesitant to agree to the idea.

“Whatever it is, the ball is in their (S-League officials) hands,” said Pg Waslimin, adding that the club would also be able to compete in the Singapore Cup.

Bafa’s status and the possibility of DPMM FC joining the S-League will be on the agenda during Asian Football Confederation’s (AFC) executive committee meeting early next month, with S-League officials expected to confirm DPMM FC’s inclusion either next Wednesday or Thursday.

Bafa secretary-general Pg Matusin Matasan was also fully behind DPMM FC joining the S-League, but said that the matter was one which needed to be resolved between FAS and Bafa.

“It has nothing to do with Fifa … this is only between the two associations,” he said.The Brunei Times