The 2017 season was Hougang United's 20th consecutive season in the top flight of Singapore football and in the S.League. Along with the S.League, the club will also compete in the Prime League, the Singapore Cup and the Singapore League Cup.
Squad
Sleague No. Name Nationality Date of birth (age) Previous club Goalkeepers 1Zulfairuuz Rudy Home United 13 Ridhuan Barudin Tampines Rovers 18Khairulhin Khalid LionsXII Defenders 3Ali Hudzafi Young Lions 4 Delwinder Singh Young Lions 5Atsushi Shirota Albirex Niigata (S) 17Faiz Salleh Young Lions 21Lionel Tan Home United 25Wahyudi Wahid LionsXII Midfielders 2Fairoz Hasan Gombak United 8Azhar Sairudin Home United 10Fumiya Kogure Albirex Niigata (S) 11Nazrul Nazari LionsXII 12Fabian Kwok Tampines Rovers 16Syahiran Miswan Home United 19Nurhilmi Jasni Balestier Khalsa 20Afiq Noor Young Lions 23Zulfahmi Arifin Home United Forwards 7Fareez Farhan Young Lions 9Pablo Rodriguez Madura United 14Iqbal Hussain Young Lions 24Amir Zalani Home United
Prime league No. Name Nationality Date of birth (age) Previous club Goalkeepers 32Ahmad Fadly Tampines Rovers 42Heng How Meng Home United Prime League Defender 27Daniel Goh Home United Prime League 28Nasrul Taib Home United Prime League 34Ariyan Shamsuddin Tampines Rovers Prime League 39Amer Hakeem NFA U18 40Shahrul Affandy NFA U18 41Shaqi Sulaiman Home United Prime League 43 Kishon Philip NFA U18 46Asraf Zahid 47Gerald Joseph Ting Midfielder 29Benedict Sim Yu Hao Home United Prime League 30Prakash Raj NFA U18 31Aarish Kumar 33Justin Hui NFA U18 35Royston Tan NFA U18 36Gareth Low Jun Kit Young Lions 38Darren Yap NFA U17 44Karthik Raj Home United Prime League Forward 26Antonie Viterale Hellas Verona 27Daniel Goh Ji Xiong 37Syukri Bashir NFA U18 45Nurhalis Azmi Home United Prime League
Transfers
Pre-season transfers
In
PositionPlayerTransferred FromRef Home United Albirex Niigata Home United Prime League NFA U17To play for Prime League Tampines Rovers Home United Home UnitedHome United Young LionsTo play for Prime League Young Lions Hellas Verona Primavera Home United Prime League Madura United
Out
PositionPlayerTransferred ToRefYishun Sentek Mariners FC(NFL Club)Released South Avenue SCYishun Sentek Mariners FC(NFL Club)Yishun Sentek Mariners FC(NFL Club)Yishun Sentek Mariners FC(NFL Club) Balestier Khalsa Balestier Khalsa FK Poprad Home UnitedYishun Sentek Mariners FC(NFL Club)
Trial
PositionPlayerFromRef
Mid-season transfers
Out PositionPlayerTransferred ToRef Home United National Service
Friendlies
Pre-season friendlies
In-season friendlies
Coaching staff
Position NameRef.Head coach Philippe AwAssistant coach Clement TeoPrime League Coach Robin ChitrakarFitness coach Dirk SchauenbergGoalkeeping coach Lim Queen CherTeam manager Clement TeoSports trainer Thomas PangKitman
Team statistics
Appearances and goals Player Sleague Singapore Cup League Cup TotalApps.GoalsApps.GoalsApps.GoalsApps.Goals1GK Zulfairuuz Rudy000000002DF Fairoz Hasan6(4)11(2)11(2)18(8)33DF Ali Hudzafi11(2)0203016(2)04DF Delwinder Singh13(1)0611020(1)05DF Atsushi Shirota23060303207FW Fareez Farhan7(5)43(3)11(1)111(9)68MF Azhar Sairudin14(2)21(1)02017(3)29FW Pablo Rodriguez8(4)23(1)42113(5)710MF Fumiya Kogure17(2)7522(1)024(3)911MF Nazrul Nazari18(2)3503026(2)312MF Fabian Kwok16(3)0513024(3)113GK Ridhuan Barudin70103011014FW Iqbal Hussain6(7)32(1)00(2)08(10)316MF Syahiran Miswan14(3)0512021(3)117DF Faiz Salleh12(4)03(2)01(1)016(7)018GK Khairulhin Khalid17(1)0500022(1)019MF Nurhilmi Jasni (captain)10(3)22(1)00012(4)220MF Afiq Noor6(4)01(2)01(1)08(7)021DF Lionel Tan12(1)01(1)00013(2)023MF Zulfahmi Arifin19(1)0502026(1)024FW Amir Zalani3(5)000003(5)025DF Wahyudi Wahid4(1)02(1)0006(2)026FW Antoine Viterale9(4)00(2)10010(6)133MF Justin Hui1(4)1100(1)02(5)134DF Ariyan Shamsuddin1(2)000001(2)036MF Gareth Low Jun Kit2(3)000002(3)037FW Syukri Bashir1(1)000001(1)047DF Gerald Ting10002030Players who have played this season but had left the club or on loan to other club6MF Anumanthan Kumar4(1)000004(1)0
Competitions
Overview
CompetitionRecord S.League Singapore Cup League Cup Total
S.League
Singapore Cup
Preliminary round
Quarter-final
Hougang United won 8–1 on aggregate
Semi-final
Hougang United lost 4–3 on aggregate
3rd/4th place
Singapore TNP League Cup
Group matches
References