2014 Tampines Rovers FC season

Tampines Rovers

Chairman	Teo Hock Seng
Manager	Nenad Bacina
S.League	-
AFC Cup	Group stage
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The 2014 Tampines Rovers season saw the team compete in the 2014 S.League. They also competed in the 2014 AFC Cup after winning the 2014 S.League.

Squad

As of 6 January 2014.

Sleague

No.	Name	Nationality	Date of Birth (Age)	Previous Club
Goalkeepers
1	Hyrulnizam Juma'at		(1986-11-14) 14 November 1986 (age 37)	Warriors FC
13	Ridhuan Barudin		(1987-03-23) 23 March 1987 (age 37)	Geylang International
16	Justin Pasfield		(1985-05-30) 30 May 1985 (age 39)	Central Coast Mariners
Defenders
2	Ismadi Mukhtar		(1983-12-16) 16 December 1983 (age 40)	Woodlands Wellington
3	Jufri Taha		(1985-03-04) 4 March 1985 (age 39)	Balestier Khalsa
4	Fahrudin Mustafic		(1981-04-17) 17 April 1981 (age 43)	Persela Lamongan
5	Shariff Abdul Samat		(1984-01-05) 5 January 1984 (age 40)	Woodlands Wellington
6	Kunihiro Yamashita		(1986-05-29) 29 May 1986 (age 38)	Albirex Niigata (S)
7	Shaiful Esah		(1986-05-12) 12 May 1986 (age 38)	LionsXII
11	Imran Sahib		(1982-10-12) 12 October 1982 (age 41)	Woodlands Wellington
12	Anaz Hadee		(1983-09-24) 24 September 1983 (age 40)	Balestier Khalsa
22	Abdil Qaiyyim Mutalib		(1989-05-14) 14 May 1989 (age 35)	Warriors FC
26	Ashada Muhammad			Youth Team
37	Izzat Hamzah			Youth Team
Midfielders
8	Shahdan Sulaiman		(1988-05-09) 9 May 1988 (age 36)	LionsXII
14	Matthew Abraham		(1989-03-05) 5 March 1989 (age 35)	Warriors FC
15	Jake Butler		(1984-11-12) 12 November 1984 (age 39)	Waitakere United
17	Jamil Ali		(1984-05-02) 2 May 1984 (age 40)	Woodlands Wellington
20	Ang Zhiwei		(1989-08-02) 2 August 1989 (age 35)	Woodlands Wellington
31	Syafiq Siraj		(1993-01-23) 23 January 1993 (age 31)	Youth Team
34	Christopher van Huizen		(1992-11-28) 28 November 1992 (age 31)	Youth Team
41	Joseph Taylor		(1996-07-22) 22 July 1996 (age 28)	Youth Team
Forwards
9	Aleksandar Duric		(1970-08-12) 12 August 1970 (age 54)	SAFSA
10	Miljan Mrdaković		(1982-05-06) 6 May 1982 (age 42)	Veria F.C.
18	Noh Alam Shah		(1980-09-03) 3 September 1980 (age 44)	PSS Sleman
21	Jozef Kapláň		(1986-04-02) 2 April 1986 (age 38)	Negeri Sembilan FA
23	Cameron Ayrton Bell		(1994-04-18) 18 April 1994 (age 30)	Youth Team
25	Khalili D'Cruz		(1991-08-14) 14 August 1991 (age 33)	Youth Team
39	Taufik Suparno		(1995-10-31) 31 October 1995 (age 28)	Youth Team
Players who left club during season
15	Firdaus Kasman		(1988-01-24) 24 January 1988 (age 36)	LionsXII
16	Norihiro Kawakami		(1987-04-04) 4 April 1987 (age 37)	Geylang International
19	Roberto Martínez Gamarra		(1985-06-07) 7 June 1985 (age 39)	Independiente F.B.C.
21	Luis Closa		(1984-03-10) 10 March 1984 (age 40)	Club Sportivo San Lorenzo

Transfers

Transfers

In

Position	Player	Transferred To	Ref
GK	Hyrulnizam Juma'at	Warriors FC
DF	Norihiro Kawakami	Geylang International
DF	Abdil Qaiyyim Mutalib	Warriors FC
DF	Shariff Abdul Samat	Woodlands Wellington
MF	Luis Closa	Club Sportivo San Lorenzo
MF	Joseph Taylor	Free Agent
MF	Matthew Abraham	Warriors FC
MF	Ang Zhiwei	Woodlands Wellington
FW	Miljan Mrdaković	Veria F.C.
FW	Noh Alam Shah	PSS Sleman
FW	Roberto Martínez Gamarra	Independiente F.B.C.
GK	Justin Pasfield	Central Coast Mariners FC	Mid season
MF	Jake Butler	Waitakere United	Mid season
FW	Jozef Kapláň	Negeri Sembilan FA	Mid season

Out

Position	Player	Transferred To	Ref
GK	André Martins	S.U. Sintrense	[1]
DF	Seiji Kaneko	Angthong F.C.
DF	Shannon Stephen	NS
MF	Vítor Ladeiras		[2]
MF	Ruzaini Zainal	Hougang United
FW	Diogo Caramelo	G.D. Ribeirão	[3]
FW	Khairul Amri	LionsXII
FW	Ahmed Fahmie	Home United
DF	Norihiro Kawakami	Albirex Niigata (S)	Mid season
MF	Firdaus Kasman	LionsXII	Mid season
MF	Luis Closa	Club San José	Mid season
FW	Roberto Martínez Gamarra	Crucero del Norte	Mid season

Competitions

S.League

Main article: 2014 S.League

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Warriors FC	27	16	5	6	53	35	+18	53	Qualification to AFC Champions League Qualifying Round 1 or AFC Cup Group Stage
2	DPMM FC [lower-alpha 1]	27	15	5	7	63	30	+33	50
3	Tampines Rovers	27	14	7	6	44	32	+12	49
4	Home United	27	13	5	9	52	41	+11	44
5	Albirex Niigata (S) [lower-alpha 1]	27	13	5	9	51	40	+11	44

Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
Notes:

1. The three foreign clubs – Albirex Niigata (S), DPMM FC and Harimau Muda B – as well as the Football Association of Singapore (FAS) under-23 team, Young Lions, are not eligible for any AFC competition spots.

Singapore Cup

Main article: 2014 Singapore Cup

Harimau Muda B v Tampines Rovers

29 May 2014Round 1	Harimau Muda B	1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–6 p)	Tampines Rovers	Jalan Besar Stadium, Kallang
19:30	Ramzi 120'	Report [usurped]	Alam Shah 117'	Attendance: 1,142 Referee: Jansen Foo (SIN)
	Penalties
	Rosli Azam Ramadhan Igwan Hardee Ramzi Akhir		Fahrudin Closa Mrdaković Shahdan Alam Shah Ismadi Jamil

Tanjong Pagar United v Tampines Rovers

1 July 2014Quarter Final	Tanjong Pagar United	1–4	Tampines Rovers	Queenstown Stadium, Queenstown
20:00	Etiemble 62' (pen.)	Report [usurped]	Anaz 33' Mrdaković 42' Kapláň 84' Alam Shah 90'	Attendance: 563 Referee: Jansen Foo (SIN)

Tampines Rovers v Balestier Khalsa

22 September 2014Semi Final Leg 1	Tampines Rovers	2-1 [usurped]	Balestier Khalsa	Clementi Stadium, Clementi
19:30	Mrdaković 18' Ali 71'	Report [usurped]	Park 52'	Referee: Ahmad A'Qashah (SIN)

Balestier Khalsa v Tampines Rovers

25 September 2014Semi Final Leg 2	Balestier Khalsa	1-0 (a.e.t.) (4–1 p)	Tampines Rovers	Clementi Stadium, Clementi
19:30	Cunningham 62'	Report [usurped]		Referee: Farhad Mohd (SIN)

Tampines Rovers lost on penalty

Tampines Rovers v DPMM FC

6 November 2014Third place play-off	Tampines Rovers	1-2 [usurped]	DPMM FC	Jalan Besar Stadium, Kallang
19:30		Report [usurped]		Referee: Jansen Foo (SIN)

Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts		GLI	WAR	TAM
Geylang International	2	2	0	0	6	1	+5	6				2–1
Warriors FC	2	1	0	1	3	6	−3	3		0–4
Tampines Rovers	2	0	0	2	3	5	−2	0			2–3

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}

Geylang International v Tampines Rovers

7 July 2014	Geylang International	2–1	Tampines Rovers	Jalan Besar Stadium
20:00	Mustaqim 71' Felice 76'	Report [usurped]	Kapláň 9'	Referee: Ahmad A'Qashah (SIN)

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Tampines Rovers v Warriors FC

12 July 2014	Tampines Rovers	2–3	Warriors FC	Clementi Stadium
20:00	Butler 8' Fahrudin 23'	Report [usurped]	Agu 12', 46', 51'	Referee: Farhad Mohd (SIN)

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AFC Cup

Main article: 2014 AFC Cup

Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts		KIT	NPT	TAM	PUN
Kitchee	6	4	1	1	15	5	+10	13			2–0	4–0	2–2
Nay Pyi Taw	6	2	2	2	10	10	0	8		1–2		3–1	3–3
Tampines Rovers	6	2	0	4	9	16	−7	6 [lower-alpha 1]		0–5	0–1		3–1
Pune	6	1	3	2	12	15	−3	6 [lower-alpha 1]		2–0	2–2	2–5

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}
Notes:

1. Tiebreakers: Tampines Rovers and Pune are ranked on head-to-head record.

Group H

Tampines Rovers v Kitchee

26 February 2014	Tampines Rovers	0–5	Kitchee	Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore
19:30 UTC+8		Report	Jordi 40', 45+1' Chan Man Fai 47' Xu Deshuai 56' Belencoso 90'	Attendance: 712 Referee: Nagor Amir Noor Mohamed (Malaysia)

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Nay Pyi Taw v Tampines Rovers

12 March 2014	Nay Pyi Taw	3–1	Tampines Rovers	Paung Laung Stadium, Naypyidaw
16:00 UTC+6:30	Di Piedi 39' Jung Yoon-sik 60', 67'	Report	Đurić 70'	Attendance: 1,320 Referee: Yu Ming-hsun (Chinese Taipei)

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Tampines Rovers v Pune

19 March 2014	Tampines Rovers	3–1	Pune	Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore
19:30 UTC+8	Mrdaković 38', 69' Closa 62'	Report	Mustapha 16' (pen.)	Attendance: 778 Referee: Wang Di (China PR)

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Pune v Tampines Rovers

1 April 2014	Pune	2–5	Tampines Rovers	Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, Pune
19:00 UTC+5:30	Mustapha 12' D'Souza 14'	Report	Mrdaković 5' Ali 43' Đurić 57', 69' Fahrudin 60' (pen.)	Attendance: 2,013 Referee: Yaqoob Abdul Baki (Oman)

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Kitchee v Tampines Rovers

8 April 2014	Kitchee	4–0	Tampines Rovers	Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong
20:00 UTC+8	Belencoso 35', 62', 85' Jordi 82'	Report		Attendance: 1,611 Referee: Tayeb Shamsuzzaman (Bangladesh)

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Tampines Rovers v Nay Pyi Taw

22 April 2014	Tampines Rovers	0–1	Nay Pyi Taw	Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore
19:30 UTC+8		Report	Delgado 79'	Attendance: 1,301 Referee: Jarred Gillett (Australia)

References

1. "André Martins signs for Stags". Archived from the original on 2013-06-30.
2. "Vítor Ladeiras signs for Stags". Archived from the original on 2013-06-30.
3. "Diogo signs for Stags". Archived from the original on 2013-06-30.