2013 in Singaporean football

The 2013 season is the 61st season of competitive football in Singapore.

The season began on 20 February 2013 for the S.League, 1 March 2013 for the Prime League and 27 April 2013 for the NFL First, Second and Third Divisions.

S.League

Main article: 2013 S.League

Team changes

• Gombak United FC withdrew their participation in the league based on financial considerations.
• Harimau Muda A were replaced by Harimau Muda B. ^[1]
• Geylang United reverted their name to Geylang International. ^{[2] [3]}
• Singapore Armed Forces FC were renamed to Warriors F.C.. ^[4]

Singapore National Football League

Promotion and relegation (pre-season)

Teams relegated from NFL Division 1

• Singapore Armed Forces Sports Association
• Borussia Zamrud Football Club

Teams promoted to NFL Division 1

• Admiralty FC
• Sporting Westlake Football Club

Teams relegated from NFL Division 2

• Balestier United Recreation Club

Teams promoted to NFL Division 2

• Gambas Avenue Sports Club

Honours

League and Cup champions

Competition	Winner	Runner-Up	Venue	Match Report
Charity Shield	Tampines Rovers	Warriors F.C.	Jalan Besar Stadium	Report
S.League	Tampines Rovers	Home United	N/A
Singapore Cup	Home United	Tanjong Pagar United	Jalan Besar Stadium
League Cup	Balestier Khalsa	Brunei DPMM	Jalan Besar Stadium
FA Cup	Home United	Sporting Westlake FC	Jalan Besar Stadium
Prime League	Balestier Khalsa	Home United	N/A
NFL Division 1	TBC	TBC	N/A
NFL Division 2	TBC	TBC	N/A
NFL Division 3	TBC	TBC	N/A

Men's Senior Team

Following Radojko Avramović's resignation after Singapore's victory in the 2012 AFF Suzuki Cup, LionsXII coach V Sundramoorthy was announced as the stand-in head coach while the FAS searched for a new coach to fill the vacancy.

On 15 May 2013, former Belarus coach Bernd Stange was unveiled as the new head coach of the Singapore national football team. ^[5]

Managerial changes

Team	Outgoing manager	Manner of departure	Replaced by	Date
Singapore	V Sundramoorthy	Relinquishment of Interim Position	Bernd Stange	15 May 2013

Fixtures and results

Bahrain   v Singapore

1 February 2013 Friendly 1	Bahrain	3 - 1	Singapore	Bahrain
	Mahmood Al Ajmi 19', 57' Sami Al-Husaini 82'	Report	70' Safuwan Baharudin	Stadium: Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa

Jordan   v Singapore

6 February 2013 2015 AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers	Jordan	4 - 0	Singapore	Jordan
	Abdallah Deeb 18' Khalil Bani Attiah 52' Ahmad Hayel 55', 74'	Report		Stadium: King Abdullah Stadium, Amman

Myanmar   v Singapore

4 June 2013 Friendly	Myanmar	0 - 2	Singapore	Yangon, Myanmar
		Report	10' Khairul Amri 12' Shaiful Esah

Laos   v   Singapore

7 June 2013 Friendly	Laos	2 – 5	Singapore	Vientiane, Laos
	Ketsada Souksavanh 48' Khonesavanh Sihavong 62'	Report	Indra Sahdan 7', 41' Hariss Harun 27' Gabriel Quak Jun Yi 84' Hafiz Rahim 88'	Stadium: New Laos National Stadium Referee: Sivakorn Pu-udom

Singapore   v Oman

14 August 2013 2015 AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers	Singapore	v	Oman	Singapore
				Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium

Singapore   v Syria

15 October 2013 2015 AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers	Singapore	v	Syria	Singapore
				Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium

Syria   v Singapore

15 November 2013 2015 AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers

Syria

v

Singapore

Singapore   v Jordan

19 November 2013 2015 AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers	Singapore	v	Jordan	Singapore
				Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium

Oman   v Singapore

5 March 2014 2015 AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers

Oman

v

Singapore

• ¹Non FIFA 'A' international match

Singapore Selection Matches

Singapore Olympic Foundation - Peter Lim Charity Cup

The Singapore Olympic Foundation - Peter Lim Charity Cup was an exhibition fundraising match between the Singapore Selection and 2013 Copa del Rey winners, Atlético Madrid. ^[6]

The match was held at the Jalan Besar Stadium on 22 May 2013 and Atlético Madrid prevailed with a 2-0 scoreline with goals coming from Raúl García and Diego Costa.

Singapore Selection v Atlético Madrid

22 May 2013 Exhibition 1	Singapore Selection	0 - 2	Atlético Madrid	Singapore
		Report	29' Raúl García 87' Diego Costa	Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore Referee: Yazeen Buhari

• ¹Non FIFA 'A' international match

Representation in AFC Cup

Singapore was represented in the 2013 AFC Cup by 2012 S.League champions Tampines Rovers and 2012 Singapore Cup winners Warriors F.C.

Both teams failed to qualify for the knockout stage, finishing bottom of Group H and Group E respectively.

Warriors F.C.'s Performance in AFC CUP Group E

Group E

Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Semen Padang	6	5	1	0	15	6	+9	16
Kitchee	6	4	0	2	18	7	+11	12
Churchill Brothers	6	1	1	4	6	13	−7	4
Warriors	6	1	0	5	4	17	−13	3

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}

Semen Padang v Warriors

5 March 2013	Semen Padang	3–1	Warriors	Haji Agus Salim Stadium, Padang
15:30 UTC+7	Wilson 19' Mofu 32' Iskandar 86'	Report	Inui 41'	Attendance: 9,225 Referee: Ma Ning (China PR)

Warriors v Kitchee

12 March 2013	Warriors	2–4	Kitchee	Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore
19:45 UTC+8	Inui 23' Gunawan 29'	Report	Jordi 46', 51' Lo Kwan Yee 62' Cheng Siu Wai 75'	Attendance: 1,151 Referee: Minoru Tōjō (Japan)

Churchill Brothers v Warriors

2 April 2013	Churchill Brothers	3–0	Warriors	Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, Pune
15:00 UTC+5:30	Vales 37' Singh 44' Chhetri 84'	Report		Attendance: 500 Referee: Yaqoob Abdul Baki (Oman)

Warriors v Churchill Brothers

10 April 2013	Warriors	1–0	Churchill Brothers	Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore
19:45 UTC+8	Franco 54' (o.g.)	Report		Attendance: 1,362 Referee: Sgt. Win Cho (Myanmar)

Warriors v Semen Padang

24 April 2013	Warriors	0–2	Semen Padang	Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore
19:45 UTC+8		Report	Wilson 39', 60'	Attendance: 378 Referee: Hettikamkanamge Perera (Sri Lanka)

Kitchee v Warriors

1 May 2013	Kitchee	5–0	Warriors	Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong
17:00 UTC+8	Jordi 18', 53', 88' Cheng Siu Wai 62' Tsang Kam To 72'	Report		Attendance: 1,097 Referee: Ko Hyung-Jin (Korea Republic)

Tampines Rovers' Performance in AFC CUP Group H

Group H

Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
East Bengal	6	4	2	0	13	6	+7	14
Selangor	6	2	2	2	12	11	+1	8
Sài Gòn Xuân Thành	6	2	2	2	9	12	−3	8
Tampines Rovers	6	0	2	4	12	17	−5	2

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}

Tampines Rovers v Sài Gòn Xuân Thành

6 March 2013	Tampines Rovers	2–3	Sài Gòn Xuân Thành	Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore
19:45 UTC+8	Amri 89' Đurić 90+2'	Report	Amougou 22', 62' Pham Thua Chi 84'	Attendance: 1,238 Referee: Ng Chiu Kok (Hong Kong)

Selangor v Tampines Rovers

13 March 2013	Selangor	3–3	Tampines Rovers	Shah Alam Stadium, Shah Alam
20:45 UTC+8	Doe 8', 54' (pen.) Amri 46'	Report	Đurić 20' Imran 49' Yamashita 71'	Attendance: 1,551 Referee: Kim Sang-Woo (Korea Republic)

Tampines Rovers v East Bengal

3 April 2013	Tampines Rovers	2–4	East Bengal	Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore
19:45 UTC+8	Hadžibulić 28' Amri 65'	Report	Hadee 19' (o.g.) Barisić 62', 87' Edeh 64'	Attendance: 1,082 Referee: Chaiya Mahapab (Thailand)

East Bengal v Tampines Rovers

9 April 2013	East Bengal	2–1	Tampines Rovers	Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata
15:15 UTC+5:30	Edeh 22' Ralte 86'	Report	Esah 68'	Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Nivon Robesh Gamini (Sri Lanka)

Sài Gòn Xuân Thành v Tampines Rovers

23 April 2013	Sài Gòn Xuân Thành	2–2	Tampines Rovers	Thong Nhat Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City
18:30 UTC+7	Amougou 18' (pen.) Oloya 42'	Report	Amri 15' Hadžibulić 63'	Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Wang Di (China PR)

Tampines Rovers v Selangor

30 April 2013	Tampines Rovers	2–3	Selangor	Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore
19:00 UTC+8	Asraruddin 50' (o.g.) Đurić 58'	Report	Taha 28' (o.g.) Amri 45', 76'	Attendance: 839 Referee: Yudai Yamamoto (Japan)

References

1. "Harimau Muda B set for 2013 S.League". ESPN Star. 26 December 2012. Archived from the original on 22 January 2013. Retrieved 26 December 2012.
2. "New-look Geylang primed for 2013". Today Online. 4 January 2013. Archived from the original on 4 January 2013. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
3. "Kaplan to lead new-look Geylang". ESPN Star. 4 January 2013. Archived from the original on 15 February 2013. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
4. "SAFFC renamed as Warriors FC". ESPN Star. 21 January 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-02-16. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
5. "Football: FAS to unveil Bernd Stange as new national coach, replacing Raddy Avramovic". The Straits Times. Retrieved 15 May 2013.
6. "Atlético Madrid - Peter Lim Charity Cup". Goal.com Singapore.