Aerion WFC

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Aerion WFC
Still Aerion WFC.png
Full nameAerion Women's Football Club
Short nameAerion WFC
Founded2005
PresidentPamela Kong [1]
Head coach Jeremy Chiang
League Women's Premier League
2025 WPL, 2nd of 9
Website theaerion.com
Soccerball current event.svg Current season

Aerion Women's Football Club is a professional women's football club based in the north-east of Singapore. The club was established in 2005 by a group of 5 footballers who wanted to promote women's football in the country. [2] Aerion participates as Still Aerion in the Women's Premier League and as Royal Arion in the Women's National League.

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The first Singapore's all-women football club [3] fields teams in the Women's Premier League, Women's National League and has a football academy. [4]

History

Arion Women's Football Club was established by Yeong Sheau Shyan and her peers in 2005. It later became Arion Football Academy (Arion FA) in 2012. [2] [5] The name Arion was derived from a character in Greek mythology. [4] [6] Arion has adopted Better, Stronger, Braver as its motto. [4] [7]

The club started to play in the Women's Premier League (WPL) in 2006. [8] Arion FA started to send their B team to play in Women's National League (WNL) in 2017, finishing 8th out of 9 teams. [9]

Arion's first team was renamed as Still Aerion Women's FC and Royal Arion WFC was formed in 2019. Both Still Aerion and Royal Arion competed in the 2019 Women's National League. Still Aerion finished as third and was promoted back to the Premier League, while Royal Arion finished 9th. [9]

Thailand national footballers Orapin Waenngoen, Sunisa Srangthaisong, Pikul Khueanpet and Waraporn Boonsing signed for Royal Arion in August 2023. [10] Royal Aerion clinched their first WNL title by beating Mattar Sailors in the final on 15 October 2023. [11] Royal Arion became the fifth winner in as many editions of the WNL, following Changi Village SRC (2017), Tampines Changkat CSC (2018), Tanjong Pagar United (2019), and Police Sports Association (2022). Orapin’s stunning 35-goal tally secured her the title of the top scorer. [12] [13]

In 2026, Football Association of Singapore (FAS) introduced a series of structural and regulatory adjustments designed to strengthen competition and provide clearer pathways for player development to the 2026 season of both Women's Premier League and National League. [14] Apart from the return of promotion and relegation between the Premier and National Leagues, the 2026 season will also see the introduction of WPL B-teams to allow WPL clubs fielding a developmental squad in the WNL. Clubs may include up to five B-team players in their match-day squad. [15] Only Lion City Sailors and Still Aerion will be sending a 'B' team for the 2026 Women's National League. [15] Royal Arion did not participate in the 2026 WNL.

Current Squad

Still Aerion 'A'

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of Singapore.svg  SGP Hazel Lim
3 DF Flag of Singapore.svg  SGP Angelyn Pang
4 MF Flag of Singapore.svg  SGP Janet Tan
5 MF Flag of Singapore.svg  SGP Bhanu Krishnasamy
6 DF Flag of Singapore.svg  SGP Fonda Chai (C)
7 MF Flag of Thailand.svg  THA Pikul Khueanpet
8 MF Flag of Singapore.svg  SGP Noralinda Wahab
9 FW Flag of Mexico.svg  MEX Andrea Moska
10 FW Flag of Singapore.svg  SGP Nicole Lim
11 DF Flag of Thailand.svg  THA Sunisa Srangthaisong
12 MF Flag of Singapore.svg  SGP Nurul Unaisah
14 DF Flag of Singapore.svg  SGP Calista Dodson
No.Pos.NationPlayer
15 DF Flag of Singapore.svg  SGP Bernice Lim
17 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Mikayla Simons
18 FW Flag of Singapore.svg  SGP Anna Seng
19 MF Flag of Singapore.svg  SGP Ayla Chin
21 FW Flag of Singapore.svg  SGP Zoey Chua
22 GK Flag of Singapore.svg  SGP Lutfiah Hannah
23 MF Flag of Singapore.svg  SGP Nur Afiqah bte Omar
25 MF Flag of Singapore.svg  SGP Rachel Chan
27 FW Flag of Singapore.svg  SGP Reneelyn Riddles Sison
28 FW Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Isabella Rose Edwards
45 DF Flag of Singapore.svg  SGP Dini Dannisha

Source: @stillaerionwfc/IG

Still Aerion 'B'

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
58 GK Flag of Singapore.svg  SGP Pamela Kong
60Flag of Singapore.svg  SGP Putri Alyssa Rianna
64 DF Flag of Singapore.svg  SGP Jasmine Kua
71Flag of Singapore.svg  SGP Putri
73Flag of Singapore.svg  SGP Alesha
86 MF Flag of Singapore.svg  SGP Siti
89Flag of Singapore.svg  SGP Adriana
90Flag of Singapore.svg  SGP Shuting
96Flag of Singapore.svg  SGP Keqing
98Flag of Singapore.svg  SGP Linnèa
No.Pos.NationPlayer
Flag of Singapore.svg  SGP Ashley
Flag of Singapore.svg  SGP Danelynn
Flag of Singapore.svg  SGP Libby
Flag of Singapore.svg  SGP Nadia
Flag of Singapore.svg  SGP Nadirah
Flag of Singapore.svg  SGP Miska

Source: @stillaerionwfc/IG

Head coaches

Still Aerion

Head coachCareerAchievements
Flag of Singapore.svg Li Jing2009 [16]
Flag of Singapore.svg Yeong Sheau Shyan 2017–20202017 Coach of the Year [17]
Flag of Singapore.svg Hyrizan Jufri2022 [8]
Flag of Singapore.svg Chris Yip-Au 2023
Flag of Singapore.svg Jeremy Chiang 2024–present 2025 Coach of the Year [18]

Royal Arion

Head coachCareerAchievements
Flag of Singapore.svg Chen Huixing20252025 FAS Women's National League

Honours

Arion Women's / Still Aerion

Runners-up (2): 2008, [19] 2016 [8] , 2025
Champion (1): 2009 [16]
Runners-up (2): 2010, [20] 2019 [21]

Royal Arion

Champion (1): 2023 [22]

Records

Arion Women's / Still Aerion

Leagues

SeasonLeaguePosPldWDLGFGAGDPts
2006 Women's Premier League 3rd104241318-514
2007 Women's Premier League 7th7421157814
2008 Women's Premier League 2nd1255230141620
2009 Women's Premier League 3rd5302187119
2010 Women's Premier League 4th00000000
2011 Women's Premier League 6th10136213-116
2012 [23] Women's Premier League 6th144282937-814
2013 Women's Premier League 4th1591549252428
2014 Women's Premier League 6th165831715223
2015 Women's Premier League 3rd1474322121025
2016 Women's Premier League 2nd20161352104249
2017 Women's Premier League 4th12237719-129
2018Did not participate
2019 Women's National League 3th96125374619 (P)
2020Competition not held due to Covid-19 Pandemic [24]
2021
2022 Women's Premier League 6th123181129-1810
2023 Women's Premier League 7th1862102230-820
2024 Women's Premier League 4th168443827+1128
2025 Women's Premier League 2nd1612225721+3638

Cups

SeasonCupProgress
2006Women's Challenge CupGroup Stage
2007 Women's Challenge CupSemi-final
2008Women's Challenge Cup
2009Women's Challenge CupChampions
2010Women's Challenge CupRunners-up
2011Women's Challenge Cup
2012 [23] Women's Challenge CupGroup Stage
2013Women's Challenge CupThird
2014Women's Challenge Cup
2015Women's Challenge CupFourth
2016Women's Challenge CupThird
2017Women's Challenge Cup
2018Women's Challenge CupGroup Stage
2019Women's Challenge CupRunners-up

Royal Arion / Still Aerion 'B'

Leagues

SeasonLeaguePosPldWDLGFGAGDPtsRemarks
2017 Women's National League 8th8116616-104
2018Did not participate
2019 Women's National League 9th9117441-374
2020Competition not held due to Covid-19 Pandemic [24]
2021
2022 Women's National League
(Group A)
1st32104137 (Q)Third
2023 Women's National League 1st77004904921 (Q)Champions
2024 Women's National League 1st6510123+916 (Q)Third
2025 Women's National League 6th1220101431-176

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