| 2023 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Farehan Hussein | ||
| Head coach | Philippe Aw | ||
| Stadium | Jalan Besar Stadium | ||
| S.League | 8th of 8th | ||
| Singapore Cup | on progress | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Jun Kobayashi (3 goals) All: Jun Kobayashi (3 goals) | ||
The 2023 season is Young Lion's 20th consecutive season in the top flight of Singapore football and in the S.League. [1]
| Squad No. | Name | Nationality | Date of Birth (Age) | Last Club | Contract Start | Contract End |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||||||
| 1 | Prathip Ekamparam | | 21 August 2001 | | 2023 | 2023 |
| 13 | Rauf Erwan | | 25 April 2005 | | 2022 | 2023 |
| 25 | Aizil Yazid | | 24 December 2004 | | 2023 | 2023 |
| 32 | Umayr Sujuandy | | 18 February 2003 | | 2021 | 2023 |
| Defenders | ||||||
| 5 | Jun Kobayashi | | 7 May 1999 | | 2023 | 2023 |
| 8 | Harhys Stewart | | 20 March 2001 | | 2020 | 2023 |
| 15 | Kieran Teo Jia Jun | | 6 April 2004 | | 2023 | 2023 |
| 20 | Ilhan Noor | | 19 December 2002 | | 2023 | 2023 |
| 26 | Ikram Mikhail Mustaqim | | 5 August 2005 | | 2023 | 2023 |
| 27 | Syafi Hilman | | 27 July 2004 | | 2023 | 2023 |
| 34 | Aqil Yazid | | 9 January 2004 | | 2023 | 2023 |
| 36 | Danish Haqimi | | 22 March 2007 | | 2023 | 2023 |
| 38 | Xavier Wong | | | 2023 | 2023 | |
| 39 | Sahffee Jubpre | | 31 March 2001 | | 2023 | 2023 |
| Midfielders | ||||||
| 4 | Jared Gallagher | | 18 January 2002 | | 2021 | 2023 |
| 7 | Kan Kobayashi | | 27 April 1999 | | 2023 | 2023 |
| 10 | Amir Syafiz | | 21 June 2004 | | 2021 | 2023 |
| 21 | Iman Hakim | | 9 March 2002 | | 2023 | 2024 |
| 30 | Fairuz Fazli Koh | | 20 January 2005 | | 2022 | 2023 |
| 35 | Loo Kai Sheng | | 9 January 2007 | | 2023 | 2023 |
| 37 | Farhan Zulkifli | | 10 November 2002 | | 2023 | 2024 |
| 42 | Haziq Kamarudin | | 6 March 2001 | | 2023 | 2023 |
| Rasul Ramli | | 26 March 2007 | | 2023 | 2023 | |
| Ethan Henry Pinto | | 14 October 2004 | | 2023 | 2024 | |
| Forwards | ||||||
| 9 | Zikos Vasileios Chua | | 15 April 2002 | | 2018 | 2023 |
| 16 | Ryan Praveen | | 28 May 2002 | | 2023 | 2023 |
| 18 | Syafi’ie Redzuan | | 25 October 2003 | | 2023 | 2023 |
| 19 | Syahadat Masnawi | | 7 November 2001 | | 2023 | 2023 |
| 28 | Ameen Shah | | 8 August 2005 | | 2023 | 2023 |
| 40 | Amiruldin Asraf | | 8 January 1997 | | 2023 | 2023 |
| 41 | Irfan Iskandar | | 16 August 2004 | | 2022 | 2023 |
| Khairin Nadim | | 8 May 2004 | | 2020 | 2022 | |
| Players who left during the season | ||||||
| 3 | Danial Crichton | | 11 April 2003 | | 2020 | 2023 |
| 6 | Jacob Mahler | | 20 April 2000 | | 2018 | 2023 |
| 11 | Harith Kanadi | | 1 August 2000 | | 2022 | 2023 |
| 17 | Adam Reefdy | | 8 May 2004 | | 2023 | 2024 |
| 22 | Elijah Lim Teck Yong | | 8 May 2001 | | 2022 | 2023 |
| 23 | Jordan Emaviwe | | 9 April 2001 | | 2021 | 2023 |
| 24 | Wayne Chew | | 22 October 2001 | | 2022 | 2023 |
| Players who left for NS during season | ||||||
| 14 | Ryu Hardy Yussri | | 20 April 2005 | | 2022 | 2023 |
| 31 | Keshav Kumar | | 6 February 2001 | Balestier Khalsa | 2023 | 2023 |
| 29 | Andrew Aw | | 29 March 2003 | | 2023 | 2024 |
| 33 | Danial Iliya | | 6 February 2003 | | 2023 | 2023 |
| 2 | Raoul Suhaimi | | 18 September 2005 | | 2021 | 2023 |
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Team Manager | |
| Head team coach | |
| Assistant coach | |
| Goalkeeping coach | |
| Fitness coach | |
| Physiotherapist | |
| Sports Trainers | |
| Equipment Officer | |
Pre-Season
| Position | Player | Transferred From | Team | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | | | First Team | Free |
| DF | | | First Team | Free |
| DF | | | First Team | Free [3] |
| DF | | | First Team | |
| DF | | | First Team | Free [4] [5] |
| MF | | | First Team | Free [6] [7] |
| MF | | | First Team | Free |
| MF | | NA | First Team | Free |
| FW | | | First Team | Free |
Mid-Season
| Position | Player | Transferred From | Team | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DF | | | First Team | Free |
| DF | | | First Team | Free |
| MF | | | First Team | Free |
| FW | | | First Team | Free |
| FW | | | First Team | Free |
Pre-Season
| Position | Player | Transferred To | Team | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | | | First Team | Free [8] |
| GK | | Retired | First Team | |
| DF | | (Kreisliga Bayern) | First Team | Free |
| DF | | | First Team | Free [9] |
| DF | | | First Team | Free |
| MF | | | U21 | Free |
| MF | | | U21 | Free [10] |
| MF | | | First Team | Free |
| FW | | | First Team | Free [11] |
| FW | | | U21 | Free [a] |
| FW | | | First Team | Free [12] |
Mid-Season
| Position | Player | Transferred To | Team | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DF | | | First Team | Free [13] [14] |
| DF | | | First Team | Free |
| MF | | | U15 | Free |
Pre-Season
| Position | Player | Transferred From | Team | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | | | First Team | Season loan till 2023 |
| GK | | | First Team | Season loan till 2023 |
| GK | | | First Team | Season loan till 2024 |
| MF | | | First Team | Season loan till 2023 |
| DF | | | First Team | Season loan till 2024 |
| DF | | | First Team | Season loan |
| DF | | | First Team | Season loan |
| DF | | | First Team | Season loan |
| DF | | | First Team | Season loan |
| DF | | | First Team | Season loan till 2024 |
| DF | | | First Team | Season loan till 2024 |
| DF | | | First Team | Season loan |
| MF | | | First Team | Season loan |
| FW | | | First Team | Season loan |
| FW | | | First Team | Season loan |
| FW | | | First Team | Season loan |
| FW | | | First Team | Season loan |
Mid-Season
| Position | Player | Transferred From | Team | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MF | | | First Team | Season loan |
| MF | | | First Team | Season loan |
Pre-Season
| Position | Player | Transferred To | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| GK | | | Loan Return |
| GK | | | Loan Return |
| DF | | | Loan Return |
| MF | | | Loan Return [a] |
| MF | | | Loan Return |
| MF | | | Loan Return |
Mid-Season
| Position | Player | Transferred To | First Team | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | | | First Team | Loan Return |
| DF | | | First Team | Loan Return |
| DF | | | First Team | Loan Return |
| DF | | | First Team | Loan Return [a] |
| GK | | | First Team | Loan Return [b] |
| DF | | | First Team | Loan Return [c] |
| MF | | | First Team | Loan Return [d] |
Mid-season
| Position | Player | Transferred To | Team | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DF | | | First Team | NS till July 2025 |
| DF | | | First Team | NS till July 2025 |
| MF | | | First Team | NS till July 2025 |
| MF | | | First Team | NS till July 2025 |
| Position | Player | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| GK | | 1 year extension till 2023 [15] |
| GK | | |
| GK | | |
| DF | | |
| DF | | |
| DF | | |
| MF | | |
| MF | | |
| MF | | |
| MF | | |
| Position | Player | Club |
|---|---|---|
| MF | | |
Win Draw Loss
Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Sleague | Singapore Cup | Total | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps. | | Apps. | | Apps. | | |||||||||||
| 1 | GK | | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||
| 4 | MF | | 19 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 2 | ||||||||
| 5 | DF | | 24 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 3 | ||||||||
| 7 | MF | | 18 | 1 | 1+1 | 1 | 19 | 1 | ||||||||
| 8 | DF | | 18+3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 3 | ||||||||
| 9 | FW | | 2+2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | ||||||||
| 10 | MF | | 6+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||||||||
| 13 | GK | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 15 | DF | | 18 | 1 | 3+1 | 1 | 21 | 1 | ||||||||
| 16 | FW | | 0+8 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||||||||
| 18 | FW | | 7+7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | ||||||||
| 19 | FW | | 15+5 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 22 | 1 | ||||||||
| 20 | DF | | 10+4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||||||||
| 21 | MF | | 5+3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||||||||
| 25 | GK | | 19+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||||||||
| 26 | DF | | 0+4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||||||
| 27 | DF | | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||
| 28 | FW | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 30 | MF | | 17+6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 1 | ||||||||
| 32 | GK | | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||
| 34 | DF | | 11+4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||||||||
| 35 | MF | | 0+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||
| 36 | DF | | 0+2 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||||||||
| 37 | MF | | 6+1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 0 | ||||||||
| 39 | DF | | 0+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||||||
| 40 | FW | | 4+2 | 2 | 2+2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | ||||||||
| 41 | FW | | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||
| 42 | MF | | 4+11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 1 | ||||||||
| ?? | MF | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Players who have played this season and/or sign for the season but had left the club or on loan to other club | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | DF | | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||||||||
| 3 | DF | | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||
| 6 | DF | | 3+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||||||
| 11 | DF | | 9+8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | ||||||||
| 14 | MF | | 3+5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | ||||||||
| 17 | DF | | 4+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||||||||
| 22 | MF | | 9+6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | ||||||||
| 23 | DF | | 6+1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | ||||||||
| 24 | GK | | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||
| 29 | DF | | 10+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||||||||
| 31 | DF | | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||
| 33 | GK | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
Win Draw Loss
| 25 February 20231 | Albirex Niigata (S) | 3-0 | | Jurong East |
| Shuto Komaki Asahi Yokokawa Koki Kawachi | Report | Aqil Yazid Elijah Lim Teck Yong | Stadium: Jurong East Stadium Referee: Taufik Thana |
| 28 February 20232 | Geylang International | 4-2 | | Tampines |
| Yushi Yamaya Naufal Azman Rio Sakuma Takahiro Tezuka Akmal Azman Joshua Pereira | Report | Harith Kanadi Jun Kobayashi Elijah Lim Teck Yong | Stadium: Our Tampines Hub Referee: Clarence Leow |
| 4 March 20233 | Balestier Khalsa | 3-1 | | Bishan |
| Shuhei Hoshino Ho Wai Loon | Report | Jordan Emaviwe Harith Kanadi Jared Gallagher Amir Syafiz | Stadium: Bishan Stadium Referee: Hilmi Faud |
| 9 March 20234 | Young Lions FC | 0-3 | | Jalan Besar |
| Ilhan Noor | Report | Taufik Suparno Faris Ramli Ong Yu En Kyoga Nakamura Syed Firdaus Hassan | Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium Referee: Andrea Verolino |
| 18 March 20235 | Young Lions FC | 2-1 | | Jalan Besar |
| Jared Gallagher Harhys Stewart Ilhan Noor Jacob Mahler | Report | Hazzuwan Halim Naoki Kuriyama Nazrul Nazari | Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium Referee: Clarence Leow |
| 1 April 20236 | Tanjong Pagar United | 2-1 | | Jurong East |
| Syukri Bashir Shakir Hamzah Faizal Roslan Tajeli Salamat Marin Mudražija | Report | Jacob Mahler Amir Syafiz Harhys Stewart Aizil Yazid | Stadium: Jurong East Stadium Referee: Hilmi Fuad |
| 8 April 20237 | Young Lions FC | 1-3 | | Jalan Besar |
| Kan Kobayashi Aqil Yazid Harith Kanadi | Report | Ryoya Tanigushi Daniel Goh Fudhil I'yadh Madhu Mohana Iqram Rifqi Fabian Kwok Syukri Noorhaizam | Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium Referee: Jansen Foo |
| 11 April 20238 | Young Lions FC | 2-2 | | Jalan Besar |
| Kieran Teo Jia Jun Jordan Emaviwe Harhys Stewart | Report | Ángel Martínez Andrey Varankow | Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium Referee: Taufik Thana |
| 15 April 20239 | Young Lions FC | 1-1 | | Jalan Besar |
| Jordan Emaviwe | Report | Maxime Lestienne Hami Syahin Lionel Tan | Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium Referee: Andrea Verolino |
| 20 May 202310 | Tampines Rovers | 1-0 | | Tampines |
| Boris Kopitović | Report | Stadium: Our Tampines Hub Referee: Clarence Leow Hong Wei |
| 27 May 202311 | Young Lions FC | 0-2 | | Jalan Besar |
| Raoul Suhaimi | Report | Iqbal Hussain Amirul Adli Gareth Low | Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium Referee: Farhad Mohamed |
| 3 June 202312 | Hougang United | 3-0 | | Jalan Besar |
| Sahil Suhaimi Nazrul Nazari Gabriel Quak Ajay Robson | Report | Ryu Hardy Yussri Syahadat Masnawi | Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium Referee: Taufik Thana |
| 6 June 202312 | Young Lions FC | 3-4 | | Jalan Besar |
| Jared Gallagher Elijah Lim Teck Yong | Report | Blake Ricciuto Jun Kobayashi Faizal Roslan Shakir Hamzah Fathullah Rahmat Marin Mudražija | Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium Referee: Clarence Leow Hong Wei |
| 10 June 202314 | Lion City Sailors | 4-1 | | Bishan |
| Kan Kobayashi Shawal Anuar Abdul Rasaq Maxime Lestienne Anumanthan Kumar Hami Syahin Nur Adam Abdullah | Report | Jun Kobayashi Aqil Yazid | Stadium: Bishan Stadium Referee: Andrea Verolino |
| 24 June 202315 | DPMM FC | 6-0 | | Jalan Besar |
| Azwan Ali Rahman Andrey Voronkov Farshad Noor Hanif Farhan Azman Hakeme Yazid Said Fakharrazi Hassan Syafiq Hilmi Shahrom | Report | Harith Kanadi Ryu Hardy Yussri Syafi’ie Redzuan | Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium [a] Referee: Jansen Foo |
| 1 July 202316 | Young Lions FC | 2-4 | | Jalan Besar |
| Ryu Hardy Yussri Jun Kobayashi Harhys Stewart Kan Kobayashi | Report | Harhys Stewart Nicky Melvin Singh Keito Komatsu Shodai Yokoyama Seia Kunori | Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium Referee: Hilmi Fuad |
| 7 July 202317 | Young Lions FC | 0-4 | | Jalan Besar |
| Syahadat Masnawi Aqil Yazid Jun Kobayashi | Report | Maxime Lestienne Shawal Anuar Hafiz Nor Rusyaidi Salime | Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium Referee: Farhad Mohamed |
| 12 July 202318 | Balestier Khalsa | 4-2 | | Bishan |
| Shuhei Hoshino Ryoya Tanigushi Alen Kozar | Report | Haziq Kamarudin Amiruldin Asraf Harhys Stewart Jared Gallagher | Stadium: Bishan Stadium Referee: Taufik Thana |
| 15 July 202319 | Young Lions FC | 2-3 | | Jalan Besar |
| Syahadat Masnawi Fairuz Fazli Koh Harith Kanadi Jared Gallagher | Report | Yasir Hanapi Faris Ramli Syazwan Buhari Ryaan Sanizal | Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium Referee: Jansen Foo |
| 22 July 202320 | Albirex Niigata (S) | 5-0 | | Jurong East |
| Keito Komatsu Hilman Norhisam Shunsaku Kishimoto | Report | Aqil Yazid Haziq Kamarudin | Stadium: Jurong East Stadium Referee: Hilmi Fuad Man of the Match: Keito Komatsu |
| 29 July 202321 | Young Lions FC | 2-6 | | Jalan Besar |
| Harhys Stewart Zikos Vasileios Chua Fairuz Fazli Koh Jared Gallagher | Report | Djordje Maksimovic Kristijan Krajcek Gabriel Quak Kazuma Takayama Naoki Kuriyama | Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium Referee: Syarqawi Buhari |
| 5 August 202322 | Tanjong Pagar United | 3-2 | | Jurong East |
| Syukri Bashir Marin Mudrazija Pedro Dias | Report | Amiruldin Asraf Syafi’ie Redzuan | Stadium: Jurong East Stadium Referee: Ahmad A'qashah |
| 12 August 202323 | Young Lions FC | 0-2 | | Jalan Besar |
| Syafi'ie Redzuan | Report | Nazirrudin Ismail Azwan Bin Ali Rahman Kristijan Naumovski | Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium Referee: Taufik Thana |
| 19 August 202324 | Geylang International | 3-0 | | Tampines |
| Joshua Pereira Gareth Low | Report | Jared Gallagher Ilhan Noor | Stadium: Our Tampines Hub Referee: Andrea Verolino Man of the Match: Joshua Pereira |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Geylang International | 24 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 41 | 52 | −11 | 33 |
| 6 | Hougang United | 24 | 9 | 2 | 13 | 37 | 57 | −20 | 29 |
| 7 | Brunei DPMM [b] | 24 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 39 | 43 | −4 | 23 |
| 8 | Tanjong Pagar United | 24 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 39 | 62 | −23 | 21 |
| 9 | Young Lions [b] | 24 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 24 | 76 | −52 | 5 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brunei DPMM (Q) | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 10 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Tampines Rovers (Q) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 7 | |
| 3 | Albirex Niigata (S) | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 5 | |
| 4 | Geylang International | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 12 | −6 | 3 | |
| 5 | Young Lions | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 3 |
| 24 September 2023Group Match 1 | Tampines Rovers | 5-0 | | Tampines |
| Shuya Yamashita Yasir Hanapi Boris Kopitović Faris Ramli Kyoga Nakamura Shah Shahiran | Report | Aqil Yazid Nazri Nasir Harhys Stewart Syahadat Masnawi | Stadium: Our Tampines Hub Referee: Farhad Mohamed |
| 22 October 2023Group Match 2 | Albirex Niigata (S) | 2-0 | | Jurong East |
| Seia Kunori Shodai Yokoyama | Report | Stadium: Jurong East Stadium Referee: Ahmad A'qashah |
| 4 November 2023Group Match 3 | Young Lions FC | 0-1 | | Jalan Besar |
| Sahffee Jubpre Farhan Zulkifli | Report | Farshad Noor Hanif Hamir | Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium Referee: Clarence Leow Hong Wei |
| 26 November 2023Group Match 4 | Geylang International | 2-4 | | Tampines |
| Takahiro Tezuka Yushi Yamaya Ahmad Syahir Shahfiq Ghani | Report | Kan Kobayashi Kieran Teo Jia Jun Jared Gallagher Farhan Zulkifli Haziq Kamarudin Harhys Stewart | Stadium: Our Tampines Hub Referee: Taufik Thana |
Win Draw Loss
| 28 April 20232 | Young Lions B | 1-2 | | Jurong West |
| Zulfadhmi Suzliman Khairul Amri | Stadium: Jurong West Stadium |
| 12 June 20235 (Rescheduled) | Young Lions B | 2-4 | | Jurong East |
| Stadium: Jurong East Stadium |
| 30 May 20237 | Young Lions B | 3-2 | | Toa Payoh |
| Ameen Shah Ryan Praveen Jared Gallagher | Larry Lim Max Mc Coy | Stadium: Toa Payoh Stadium |
| 24 July 202310 | Young Lions B | 3-2 | | Jalan Besar |
| Zahil Rahman Pedro Dias | Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium |
| 1 August 202311 | Young Lions B | 3-2 | | Jalan Besar |
| Louka Tan Syed Adel Alsree | Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium |
| 10 October 202314 (Rescheduled) | Young Lions B | 1-2 | | Jalan Besar |
| Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium |
| 6 October 202316 (Rescheduled) | Young Lions B | 2-2 | | Jalan Besar |
| Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium |
League table