2014 Warriors FC season

Warriors

2014 season
Chairman	Philip Lam Tin Sing
Head coach	Alex Weaver
Stadium	Choa Chu Kang Stadium
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The 2014 season is Warriors' 19th 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

S.League squad

As of 24 February 2017.

Squad No.	Name	Nationality	Date of Birth (Age)	Previous Club
Goalkeepers
1	Shahul Rayyan		(1995-02-12) 12 February 1995 (age 29)	Young Lions FC
13	Daniel Ong		(1989-01-31) 31 January 1989 (age 35)	Home United
40	Nur Amin		(1995-06-05) 5 June 1995 (age 29)	Youth Team
Defenders
2	Marus Wheeler		(1994-12-27) 27 December 1994 (age 29)	Tanjong Pagar United
3	Marin Vidošević		(1986-10-09) 9 October 1986 (age 38)	NK Imotski
4	Syaqir Sulaiman		(1986-08-12) 12 August 1986 (age 38)	Hougang United
5	Kento Fukuda		(1990-05-15) 15 May 1990 (age 34)	Geylang International
16	Daniel Bennett		(1978-01-07) 7 January 1978 (age 46)	Woodlands Wellington
18	Nur Aysidiq		(1983-09-01) 1 September 1983 (age 41)	Balestier Khalsa
19	Irwan Shah		(1988-11-02) 2 November 1988 (age 35)	LionsXII
20	Hamqaamal Shah		(1986-09-05) 5 September 1986 (age 38)	Gombak United
Midfielders
5	Azlan Razak		(1993-09-06) 6 September 1993 (age 31)	Youth Team
6	Thomas Beattie		(1986-09-16) 16 September 1986 (age 38)	Hougang United
7	Shi Jiayi		(1983-09-02) 2 September 1983 (age 41)	Home United
8	Emmeric Ong		(1991-01-25) 25 January 1991 (age 33)	LionsXII
11	Fazli Jaffar		(1983-09-05) 5 September 1983 (age 41)	Hougang United
12	Hafsyar Farkhan		(1988-04-16) 16 April 1988 (age 36)	Youth Team
14	Kevin McCann		(1987-09-11) 11 September 1987 (age 37)	Raith Rovers F.C.
17	Andy Ahmad		(1991-04-05) 5 April 1991 (age 33)	Woodlands Wellington
21	Hafiz Rahim		(1983-11-19) 19 November 1983 (age 40)	Home United
25	Karlo Ivancic		(1994-07-24) 24 July 1994 (age 30)	NK Bistra
35	Fatemy Firdouse		(1995-06-29) 29 June 1995 (age 29)	Youth Team
Strikers
9	Miroslav Pejić		(1986-02-16) 16 February 1986 (age 38)	NK Samobor
10	Nicolás Vélez		(1990-07-04) 4 July 1990 (age 34)	Atlético Sanluqueño CF
15	Fazrul Nawaz		(1985-04-17) 17 April 1985 (age 39)	Sabah FA
33	Hazim Faiz		(1995-09-28) 28 September 1995 (age 29)	Youth Team
Players leaving during the season
1	Neezam Aziz		(1991-04-25) 25 April 1991 (age 33)	Youth team

Coaching staff

Position	Name	Ref.
Head coach	Razif Onn
Assistant coach	Muhammad Effendi Bin Rahmat
Assistant coach / Goalkeeping Coach	Lee Bee Seng
Team manager	Eugene Cheang
Fitness trainer	Silas Abdul Karim Bin Noor Shah
Sports trainer	Benjamin Bhagawat
Kitman

Transfers

Pre-season transfers

In

Position	Player	Transferred From	Ref
GK	Shahul Rayyan	Young Lions FC
GK	Daniel Ong	Warriors FC
DF	Syaqir Sulaiman	Warriors FC
MF	Fazli Jaffar	Hougang United
MF	Hamqaamal Shah	Geylang International
MF	Karlo Ivancic	NK Bistra	[1]
FW	Fazrul Nawaz	Sabah FA	[2]

Out

Position	Player	Transferred To	Ref
GK	Hyrulnizam Juma'at	Tampines Rovers
GK	Zainol Gulam
DF	Syaiful Iskandar
DF	Abdil Qaiyyim Mutalib	Tampines Rovers	[3]
DF	Syed Fadhil
MF	Kazuyuki Toda
MF	Tatsuro Inui	SC Sagamihara	[4]
MF	Shimpei Sakurada	Yadanarbon F.C.
MF	Ruzaini Zainal	Tampines Rovers
MF	Matthew Abaraham	Tampines Rovers
MF	Shukor Zailan
FW	Mislav Karoglan	NK Imotski

Team statistics

Appearances and goals

Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute.

No.	Pos.	Player	Sleague		Singapore Cup		League Cup		Total
			Apps.	Goals	Apps.	Goals	Apps.	Goals	Apps.	Goals
1	GK	Hassan Sunny	25	0	0	0	0	0	25	0
2	DF	Jeremy Chiang	10	0	0	0	0	0	10	0
3	DF	Zulfadli Zainal Abidin	22(2)	0	0	0	0	0	24	0
4	DF	Ismail Yunos	8	0	0	0	0	0	8	0
6	MF	Thomas Beattie	17	1	0	0	0	0	17	1
7	MF	Shi Jiayi	19(3)	3	0	0	0	0	22	3
8	MF	Dharham Aziz	12	0	0	0	0	0	12	0
9	FW	Miroslav Pejić	22(1)	12	0	0	0	0	23	12
10	FW	Nicolás Vélez	26	21	0	0	0	0	26	21
11	DF	Marin Vidošević	23(1)	2	0	0	0	0	24	2
12	MF	Hafsyar Farkhan	2(19)	0	0	0	0	0	21	0
13	FW	Zulfadhli Emran	1(5)	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
14	MF	Kevin McCann	26	2	0	0	0	0	26	2
16	DF	Daniel Bennett	27	0	0	0	0	0	27	0
17	MF	Nurhazwan Norasikin	0(1)	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
18	GK	Neezam Aziz	2(1)	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
19	DF	Irwan Shah	23(3)	2	0	0	0	0	26	2
20	MF	Chang Guo Guang	0(3)	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
21	FW	Hafiz Rahim	26	7	0	0	0	0	26	7
22	FW	Agu Casmir	4(6)	2	0	0	0	0	10	2
24	DF	Nur Aysidiq	0(2)	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
25	FW	Basit Mansoor	0(1)	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
28	MF	Amin Rossady	1(3)	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
32	MF	Suria Prakash	6(10)	0	0	0	0	0	16	0
Players who have played this season but had left the club or on loan to other club

Competitions

S.League

Main article: 2014 S.League

  Win  Draw  Loss

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

  Win  Draw  Loss

Warriors FC v Balestier Khalsa

27 May 2014	Warriors FC	1–3	Balestier Khalsa	Choa Chu Kang Stadium, Choa Chu Kang
19:30	Pejić 30'	Report [usurped]	Zulkiffli 6' Ljubojević 62' Park 77'	Attendance: 1,166 Referee: Jansen Foo (SIN)

Singapore TNP League Cup

Main article: 2014 Singapore League Cup

Group matches

  Win  Draw  Loss

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)

Warriors FC v Geylang International

15 July 2014	Warriors FC	0–4	Geylang International	Choa Chu Kang Stadium
20:00		Report [usurped]	Schneider 49' Fuad 86' Hafiz 90' Neezam 86' (o.g.)	Referee: Jansen Foo (SIN)

Quarter-final

Tanjong Pagar United v Warriors FC

18 July 2014	Tanjong Pagar United	1–0 (a.e.t.)	Warriors FC	Queenstown Stadium
20:00	Firdaus 116'	Report [usurped]		Referee: Sukhbir Singh (SIN)

References

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3. Osman, Shamir (27 February 2014). "S.League: Stags swoop for Abdil, AsiaOne News". AsiaOne News. Singapore Press Holdings. Archived from the original on 13 August 2016. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
4. "Announcement of Tatsuro Inui's transfer on SC Sagamihara's Official Website (Japanese only)". Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 3 February 2014.