The Singapore national youth football team, nicknamed the Cubs, can refer to either of the following teams: the Under-16 team that represented the nation in the inaugural Youth Olympic Games and the Lion City Cup, and the Under-15s, which also took part in the Lion City Cup, and also the AFF U16 Championship. The youth team's honours include bronze for the Youth Olympic Games in 2010 on home soil, as well as second and third places for the Lion City Cup (the former being the U16s and the latter being the U15s).
History Youth Olympics – The road to bronze (2010) 2010 marked the breakthrough for the Under-15 team as they went through the Youth Olympic Games, held on home soil, comfortably. They got through the semi-finals before losing to eventual silver medalists Haiti.Boys' Youth Olympic Football Tournament Singapore 2010: Singapore 0:2 (0:1) Haiti – Report. FIFA.com. Retrieved on 15 August 2011.Youth Olympic Football: One step too far for Singapore as Haiti steal 2–0 win « Red Sports. Always Game. Redsports.sg. Retrieved on 15 August 2011. Singapore then beat Montenegro 4–1 to grab the bronze medal.
Group stage Team Singapore220063+3621014403200225−30
Semi-finals
Bronze medal match
This match involved a lot of controversy, with a few Montenegro players accused of diving. Drawn 1–1, Singapore came back and eventually won the match 4–1.
Lion City Cup: Under-16s journey (2011) Though captain Jeffrey Lightfoot was absent with an injury, the Under-16s became runners up of the competition under temporary captain Dhukhilan Jeevamani.Tan, Jasmond. (30 June 2011) Cubs will get better and better: Jeffrey Lightfoot Fit to Post Sports – Yahoo! News. Sg.news.yahoo.com. Retrieved on 2011-08-15. They also went with new coach Takuma Koga.. Lion City Cup. Retrieved on 15 August 2011.
Group stage Source:. Lion City Cup. Retrieved on 15 August 2011.
All attendances are referenced from ->. Lion City Cup. Retrieved on 15 August 2011. Team CR Flamengo U15211021+14 Singapore U1620202202 Everton U15201112−11
Semi finals All attendances are referenced from ->
Singapore was first to shoot for penalties.
In the semi-final between the youth team and Juventus U15, man of the match Hazim Hassan scored two goals in the first half, and Juventus came back with another two in the second. The Singapore team beat Juventus in the penalty shootout.Lion City Cup Football: Singapore U16s beat Juventus in semi-final penalty shootout drama « Red Sports. Always Game. Redsports.sg. Retrieved on 15 August 2011.
Final
Fashah Rosedin (or Fashah Iskandar) was the most outstanding player that night against Flamengo. However, Caio Rangel and his other Samba football fellows brought the game to penalties where they won.
Lion City Cup: Under-15s journey (2011) The Under-15 team, led by coach Dejan Gluscevic grabbed third, losing to eventual winners Flamengo U15 in the semi-finals by toppling Juventus U15 4–0 in the third place play-off.
Group stage Team Juventus U15220031+26 Singapore U1521015503 Newcastle U15200235−20
Their first group game, up against Newcastle United's U15 batch. Down 3–1, Singapore used just nine minutes to score 3 back and eventually win 4–3.
Semi-finals
The Singapore U15s navigated past the group stage, leaving Newcastle U15 behind, and reaching to a clash with competition favourites Flamengo. Eventually, they lost 3–0.
Third-place play-off
This match, along with the Singapore U16 semi-final with the same Italian opponents. The Italians were comprehensively beaten with the Under-15s clinching third place.
The AFF U-16 Championship (2011) The U15 team, captained by Adam Swandi and coached by Dejan Gluscevic, took part at the AFF U-16 Championship, and finished in fourth place, winning 3 matches and losing 3 matches, including the semi-finals and the third place play-off. Adam Swandi scored five goals against Vietnam, the Philippines and Myanmar.
Competition records
FIFA U-17 World Cup FIFA U-17 World Cup recordYearRoundPLDWD*LGSGA 1985did not qualify 1987 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2023 2025Total0/20------
AFC U-16 Championship AFC U-16 Championship recordQualificationsYearRoundPLDWD*LGSGAPLDWDLGSGA 1985did not qualify4004012 1986------ 1988------ 1990------ 19923102213 1994------ 1996------ 19983111412 200031021412 2002200209 2004200217 2006Group stage302124------ 2008Group stage30031144301173 2010did not qualify5212812 20124112106 20144202148 2016310239 201831021018 2023310228Total2/196024318431432685129
AFF Youth Championship (U-16) YearGroupRoundPositionGPWD*LGSGA 2002U17 (2002 gen.)Group stage8th41121111 2005U17 (2005 gen.)did not participate 2006U17 (2006 gen.) 2007U17 (2007 gen.)Group stage8th301239 2008U16 (2008 gen.)Group stage4th402225 2009U16 (2009 gen.)Cancelled 2010U16 (2010 gen.)did not participate 2011U16 (2011 gen.)Semi-finals4th6303165 2012U16 (2012 gen.)did not participate 2013U16 (2013 gen.)Group stage6th412166 2014U16 (2014 gen.)Cancelled 2015U16 (2015 gen.)Group stage6th4112712 2016U16 (2016 gen.)Group stage8th5104616 2017U15 (2017 gen.)Group stage10th5005016 2018U16 (2018 gen.)Group stage8th410379 2019U15 (2019 gen.)Group stage8th5113310 2022U16 (2022 gen.)Group stage11th3003216 Total Semi-finals 4th Place 47983063115
*Denotes draws including knockout matches decided on penalty kicks. **Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.
Recent results
2024 2025 AFC U17 Asian Cup qualification (23 -27 Oct)
2024 Lion City Cup
2025 U16
U17
2026 U17
U15
Players Current squad (U17) These players are called up for the for 2026 AFC U17 Qualifier.
Recent call-ups The list of players who were called up in the last 36 months.
Current squad (U16) These players are called up for the Lion City Cup 2025.
Recent call-ups The list of players who were called up in the last 36 months.
Current squad (U15) These players are called up for the Lion City Cup 2023.
Coaching staff PositionName Team manager Kevin Huang Head coach Ashraf AriffinAssistant Coach(es) Azlan Alipah Kanan Vedhamuthu Firdaus Mohamed Goalkeeper Coach Hyrulnizam Juma’at Individual Coach Yuki FujimotoMatch Analyst Daniel Lau Head Football Science and Medicine Firdaus Massar Fitness Coach Dževad Šarić Senior Sports Trainer Nasruldin Baharuddin Sports Trainer Muhammad Fazly Bin Hasan Fazly Hasan Masseur Gurnaya Singh Sports Scientist Faizal Khalid Abdul Aziz Lead Physiotherapist Nurhafizah Abu Sujad Kit Manager Omar Mohd Media Officer Chia Pui San
Player History
Captains Note: Stand-in captain – Stood in when captain was absent (applies only for a standing in for at least 3 games in a row.) The role of vice-captain does not apply here. Only caps and goals earned during captaincy are considered here.
Under-16s No.Pos.NameTypeYears in captaincyCapsGoals5DFJeffrey LightfootCaptain20104116DFDhukhilan JeevamaniStand-in captain201140
Under-15s No.Pos.NameTypeYears in captaincyCapsGoals10MFAdam SwandiCaptain2011106
Coach statistics Note: Do note that all results are counted at the end of the final whistle, or a.e.t. if there is extra time. Matches with a penalty shoot-out outcome are still counted as a draw. Win PSO means the number of drawn games won via penalties, and the Win PSO (%) is the percentage of winning via penalties.
Under 16s NameReignGamesWinsDrawsLossesWins (PSO)Win (%)Win PSO (%)Kadir Yahaya201043010750Takuma Koga201140401050
Under 15s NameReignGamesWinsDrawsLossesWins (PSO)Win (%)Win PSO (%)Dejan Gluscevic2011105050500
Stadium
The youth team uses the Jalan Besar Stadium, sharing it temporarily with the senior team before the senior team moves to Singapore Sports Hub when it has finished construction.
See also Singapore national football team Football Association of Singapore Jalan Besar Stadium
Notes
References
Head-to-head record The following table shows Singapore's head-to-head record in the AFC U-17 Asian Cup. OpponentWin %Total