The 2022 season was Lion City Sailors' 27th consecutive season in the Singapore Premier League and the third season since privatising from Home United. They played in the 2022 AFC Champions League, which marked their third appearance at the competition (including main play-offs), and their first ACL Group Stage appearance.
Squad Singapore Premier League
Squad No. Name Nationality Date of birth (age) Previous club Contract since Contract end Goalkeepers 1 Izwan Mahbud O30 Hougang United 2022 2023 13 Adib Hakim Young Lions 2020 2022 18 Hassan Sunny O30 Army United 2020 2022 Defenders 2 Pedro Henrique Atlético Goianiense 2022 2024 4 Zulqarnaen Suzliman Young Lions 2020 2022 5 Amirul Adli Tampines Rovers 2021 2022 11 Hafiz Nor O30 Warriors FC 2018 2022 12 Iqram Rifqi Geylang International 2017 2022 14 Hariss Harun (C) O30 Johor Darul Ta'zim 2021 2024 19 Naqiuddin Eunos Young Lions 2020 2022 Midfielders 6 Anumanthan Kumar Kedah Darul Aman 2022 2024 7 Song Ui-young LCS Academy 2012 2022 8 Shahdan Sulaiman O30 Tampines Rovers 2020 2022 10 Diego Lopes Rio Ave 2021 2023 16 Hami Syahin Young Lions 2019 2022 17 Maxime Lestienne Standard Liege 2022 2023 20 Arshad Shamim U23 Young Lions FC 2018 2022 27 Adam Swandi Albirex Niigata (S) 2019 2022 28 Saifullah Akbar U23 Young Lions 2020 2022 Strikers 9 Kim Shin-wook Shanghai Shenhua 2022 2024 22 Gabriel Quak O30 Warriors FC 2020 2022 23 Amiruldin Asraf LCS Academy 2017 2022 25 Haiqal Pashia Young Lions 2021 2022 30 Faris Ramli Terengganu FC 2021 2022 Players who are either on National Service or left the squad mid-season 62 Veer Karan Sobti U21 Young Lions 2021 2025 3 Tajeli Salamat Warriors FC 2020 2022 16 Justin Hui Hougang United 2021 2021 24 Rudy Khairullah Police SA (NFL D1) 2017 2022
Mattar Sailors (SFL1) squad Squad No. Name Nationality Date of birth (age) Previous club Contract since Contract end Goalkeepers 1 Nicolas Geeraerts U21 Lion City Sailors U21 2022 2022 15 Travis Ang U21 Lion City Sailors U21 2022 2022 18 Firman Nabil U21 Lion City Sailors U21 2022 2022 Defenders 5 Farid Jafri U21 Lion City Sailors U21 2022 2022 12 Rayyan Ramzdan U21 Lion City Sailors U21 2022 2022 23 Aqil M. Khusni U21 Lion City Sailors U21 2022 2022 32 Danial Azman U21 Lion City Sailors U21 2022 2022 47 Marcus Mosses U21 Lion City Sailors U21 2022 2022 Lutfi Hadi U21 Lion City Sailors U21 2022 2022 Daniel Elfian U21 Lion City Sailors U21 2022 2022 Midfielders 7 Danie Hafiy U21 Lion City Sailors U21 2022 2022 9 Arsyad Basiron U21 Lion City Sailors U21 2022 2022 10 Asis Ijilral U21 Lion City Sailors U21 2022 2022 11 Izafil Yusof U21 Lion City Sailors U21 2022 2022 14 Aloysius Pang U21 Lion City Sailors U21 2022 2022 19 Aiqel Aliman U21 Lion City Sailors U21 2022 2022 21 Rian Haziq Rosley U21 Lion City Sailors U21 2022 2022 22 Aqil Khusni U21 Lion City Sailors U21 2022 2022 29 Jonan Tan U21 Lion City Sailors U21 2022 2022 36 Febryan Pradana U21 Lion City Sailors U21 2022 2022 37 Rizqin Aniq U21 Lion City Sailors U21 2022 2022 48 Uvayn Kumar U21 Lion City Sailors U21 2022 2022 51 Yasir Nizamudin U21 Lion City Sailors U21 2022 2022 92 Nuno Pereira 2022 2022 Strikers 17 Fakis Aqasha U21 Lion City Sailors U21 2022 2022 24 Qaisy Noranzor U21 Lion City Sailors U21 2022 2022
Women squad (LCS) Squad No. Name Nationality Date of birth (age) Previous club Contract since Contract end Goalkeeper 1 Noor Kusumawati Warriors FC 2022 2022 22 Beatrice Tan Li Bin Tanjong Pagar United 2022 2022 Defender 3 Fatin Aqillah Tanjong Pagar United 2022 2022 4 Nur Umairah Hamdan South Avenue CSC 2022 2022 8 Nur Syazwani Ruzi Still Aerion FC 2022 2022 17 Khairunnisa Anwar South Avenue CSC 2022 2022 18 Munirah Mohamad 2022 2022 Midfielder 2 Madison Josephine Telmer ANZA Singapore 2022 2022 7 Sara Merican Still Aerion FC 2022 2022 10 Nur Izzati Rosni Still Aerion FC 2022 2022 13 Ernie Sulastri Home United 2022 2022 16 Ho Huixin Home United 2022 2022 19 Julia-Vanessa Farr Warriors FC 2022 2022 20 Dorcas Chu Warriors FC 2022 2022 23 Venetia Lim Ying Xuan Still Aerion FC 2022 2022 Forwards 5 Miray Hokotate Altun ANZA Singapore 2022 2022 9 Nur Syafina Putri Rashid ITE College Central 2022 2022 14 Nicole Lim Yan Xiu University of Edinburgh 2022 2022 12 Paula Druschke 2022 2022 25 Lila Tan Hui Ying Aksil Shanghai 2022 2022 Mid-season transferred players 15 Danelle Tan Mill Hill School 2022 2022 24 Summer Chong Black Rock FC 2022 2022
Women squad (Mattar Sailors) Squad No. Name Nationality Date of birth (age) Previous club Contract since Contract end Goalkeeper Izairida Shakira 2022 2022 Defender 2 Shaniz Qistina 2022 2022 3 Yasmin Namira 2022 2022 5 Maya 2022 2022 6 Seri Ayu Natasha Naszri 2022 2022 12 Isis Ang 2022 2022 15 Tia Foong Po Shiun 2022 2022 16 Tasha Foong Po Yui 2022 2022 Midfielder 8 Giselle Blumke 2022 2022 10 Chloe Koh Ke Ying 2022 2022 11 Ardhra Arul Ganeswaran 2022 2022 20 Ain 2022 2022 Aaniya Ahuja 2022 2022 Cara Ming-Yan Chang 2022 2022 Madelin Sophie Lock 2022 2022 Forward 7 Charlotte Chong 2022 2022 9 Josephine Ang Kaile 2022 2022 13 Zalikha Haidah Abdul Rahman 2022 2022 21 Nurul Ariqah 2022 2022
Coaching staff The following list displays the coaching staff of all the Lion City Sailors current football sections: Position NameChairman Forrest LiCEO Chew Chun LiangGeneral Manager Badri GhentTeam Manager Hương TrầnHead Coach Luka Lalić (Interim)Head Coach (Women) Yeong Sheau ShyanHead Coach (SFL) Jaslee HattaAssistant Coach Noh RahmanGoalkeeping Coach Chua Lye HengGoalkeeper Coach (Under-21) Yeo Jun GuangGoalkeeping Coach (Under-13 to 17) Kris Stergulc Goalkeeping Coach (Under-9 to 11) Shahril JantanHead of Youth Team Under-21 Head Coach Robin ChitrakarUnder-21 Coach Winston YapUnder-15 Head Coach Daan van OudheusdenUnder-13 Head Coach Mustafa Al-SaffarUnder-12 Head Coach Ashraf AriffinUnder-11 Head Coach Vinzenz Loistl Under-10 Head Coach Masrezwan MasturiDevelopment Center Head Coach Rafael Palacios Academy Director Luka LalićAcademy Assistant Coach Sevki Sha'ban Academy Technical Coach Rodrigo Costa Nuno Pereira Video Analyst Adi SalehAcademy Video Analyst Gaelan PohSports Trainer Daniel Feriza Fazly HasanHead of Performance Mario JovanovicHead of Performance (Academy) Mark OnderwaterSports Performance Coach Shazaly Ayob Nasruldin BaharuddinHead Physiotherapist Nurhafizah Abu Sujad Head Physiotherapist (Academy) Mike KerklaanPhysiologist Firdaus MaasarSports Therapist Fathul Nur HakimLogistics Officer Zahir Taufeek
Transfers In Pre-season PositionPlayerTransferred fromRef Police SA End of National Service Police SA End of National Service Lion City Sailors Free transfer; Contract ends on 2023. Vitória S.C. Full transfer; S$2m (€1.3m) transfer fee; Contract ends on 2024 Kedah Darul Aman Free transfer; Contract ends on 2024. Shanghai Shenhua Free transfer; Contract ends on 2024. Standard Liege Free transfer; Contract ends on 2023.
Out
Preseason PositionPlayerTransferred ToRef Balestier Khalsa Free transfer Académica de Coimbra (P2) Free transfer Tanjong Pagar United Free transfer Balestier Khalsa Free transfer Geylang International Free transfer GFA Sporting Westlake (SFL1) Free transfer Geylang International Free transfer Academica Clinceni (R1) Free transfer
Loan Returns Preseason PositionPlayerTransferred fromRef Balestier Khalsa Loan Return Young Lions FC Loan Return Balestier Khalsa Loan Return Geylang International Loan Return Geylang International Loan Return Young Lions FC Loan Return Tanjong Pagar United Loan Return
Mid-season PositionPlayerTransferred fromRef Young Lions FC Loan Return Tanjong Pagar United Loan Return
Loans Out Preseason PositionPlayerTransferred ToRef Young Lions FC On National Service until Nov 2022 Police SA On National Service until 2023 SAFSA On National Service until 2024 SAFSA On National Service until 2024 SAFSA On National Service until 2024 SAFSA On National Service until 2024 SAFSA On National Service until 2024 Balestier Khalsa Year-long loan; Returns on 2023 Tanjong Pagar United Year-long loan; Young Lions FC Year-long loan; Returns on 2023
Mid-Season PositionPlayerTransferred ToRef Geylang International Year-long loan; Returns on 2023 On National Service until Oct 2024
Contract extensions
PositionPlayerRef 1-year contract extension; Ends on 2022 1-year contract extension; Ends on 2022 1-year contract extension; Ends on 2022 4 years contract extension; Ends on 2025 1-year contract extension; Ends on 2022 1-year contract extension; Ends on 2022 1-year contract extension; Ends on 2022 1-year contract extension; Ends on 2022 1-year contract extension; Ends on 2022 1-year contract extension; Ends on 2022 3.5 years contract extension; Ends on 2024 1-year contract extension; Ends on 2022 1-year contract extension; Ends on 2022 1-year contract extension; Ends on 2022 1-year contract; extension; Ends on 2022 3 years contract extension; Ends on 2023 2 years contract extension; Ends on 2022 1-year contract extension; Ends on 2022 1-year contract extension; Ends on 2022
Friendlies
In-season friendlies
Team statistics
Appearances and goals (LCS)
Player SPL Singapore Cup Charity Shield AFC Champions League TotalApps. GoalsApps. GoalsApps. GoalsApps. GoalsApps. Goals1GK Izwan Mahbud803000001102DF Pedro Henrique2120010622844DF Zulqarnaen Suzliman1+20000000305DF Amirul Adli15+110300+104+203606MF Anumanthan Kumar10+111300+10102617MF Song Ui-young20+41300104+2331168MF Shahdan Sulaiman23+252+1010603559FW Kim Shin-wook19+7212+11122+30352410MF Diego Lopes22+3101+100+105+11341111FW Hafiz Nor17+103300+100+3034312DF Iqram Rifqi11+4100106022114DF Hariss Harun23+132+10106034316MF Hami Syahin2+810+10000+1012117FW Maxime Lestienne18+71233004+21341618GK Hassan Sunny19000106026019DF Naqiuddin Eunos3+3000000+107020MF Arshad Shamim000000000022FW Gabriel Quak11+12112+10003+10301123FW Amiruldin Asraf2+1000001+307025FW Haiqal Pashia5+811+100+102018127MF Adam Swandi10+702+10101+3024028MF Saifullah Akbar9+711+10000018130FW Faris Ramli10+11531104+2031655MF Glenn Ong Jing Jie000010001066DF Nur Adam Abdullah16+2010003+2024071DF Bill Mamadou2+401000007077MF Anaqi Ismit4+1000000+3080Players featured on a match for LCS, but left the club mid-season, either permanently or on loan transfer3DF Tajeli Salamat6000102090
Appearances and goals (Women)
Player WPL TotalApps. GoalsApps. Goals1GK Noor Kusumawati3+20502MF Madison Telmer7+16863DF Fatin Aqillah11+111214DF Nur Umairah6+411015FW Miray Altun9+321227MF Sara Merican5+31818DF Nur Syazwani Ruzi6+11719FW Nur Syafina Putri0+202010MF Nur Izzati Rosni11+110121012FW Paula Druschke3+114113MF Ernie Sulastri 11011014FW Nicole Lim Yan Xiu1+203016MF Ho Hui Xin9+3112117DF Khairunnisa Khairol Anwar8+3111118MF Munirah Mohamad7+108019MF Julia-Vanessa Farr2+103020FW Dorcas Chu8+3611622GK Beatrice Tan7+108023MF Venetia Lim Ying Xuan8+2010024FW Summer Chong1+203025FW Lila Tan Hui Ying5353Players who have played this season but had left the club or on loan to other club15FW Danelle Tan2+2545
Competitions (LCS)
Overview As of 12 August 2022
CompetitionRecord Charity Shield Singapore Premier League Singapore Cup AFC Champions League Total
Results summary (SPL)
Charity Shield
Singapore Premier League
Singapore Cup
Group
AFC Champions League
Group stage
Competition (Women)
Women's Premier League
League table
Singa Cup
League table
Note: Kaya beats Phranakorn and Persib 6–0 and 8–0 respectively while Phranakorn beats Persib 3–1
Women's National League (Played under name of Mattar Sailors Women)
League table
Competition (SFL)
Singapore Football League D1
League table
References