Lion City Sailors FC (women)

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Lion City Sailors
Lion City Sailors FC Emblem.png
Full nameLion City Sailors Football Club
Nickname(s)The Sailors
Short nameLCS
Founded1997;27 years ago (1997) as Home United
2020;4 years ago (2020) as Lion City Sailors
Ground Bishan Stadium
Jalan Besar Stadium (International football)
Capacity6,000
Owner Sea Limited
Chairman Forrest Li
Head coachMuhamnad Yusuf Chatyawan
League Women's Premier League
2024 Singapore Premier League, 1st of 10
Website https://www.lioncitysailorsfc.sg/women/
Soccerball current event.svg Current season

The Lion City Sailors FC (LCS) is a Singaporean women's football club affiliated with Lion City Sailors FC and currently playing in the Women's Premier League (WPL).

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LCS have won two league titles in 2022, 2023, 2024 and was the runners up five times.

History

The club was affiliated with Home United [1] and had its name changed to Lion City Sailors FC in February 2020 when Home United was privatised by Forrest Li, who owns Sea Limited, a tech conglomerate, and changed to Lion City Sailors FC. [1] [2] The team's league debut as the LCS was delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic in Singapore which caused a suspension of the WPL from 2020 to 2021. [3] The LCS made it debut in the 2022 season and went on to win that season's title unbeaten with 10 victories and two draws. [4] It also won the 2023 season's championship unbeaten with 17 victories and 1 draw. [5] Consequentially, they were selected as Singapore's representative for the 2024–25 AFC Women's Champions League. [4]

On 24 June 2024, LCS was defeated by Geylang International FC 2–1, ending their unbeaten streak since the start of the 2022 season. They were unbeaten for 37 matches with 34 victories and draws draws. [4]

On 15 September 2024, LCS won their third consecutive Women’s Premier League title after a 6-0 victory over Still Aerion. [6]

Honors

League

Players

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

No.Pos.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of Singapore.svg  SGP Izairida Shakira
4 DF Flag of Singapore.svg  SGP Nur Umairah Hamdan
6 DF Flag of Singapore.svg  SGP Seri Nurinsyirah
8 DF Flag of Singapore.svg  SGP Syazwani Ruzi
17 DF Flag of Singapore.svg  SGP Khairunnisa Anwar
24 DF Flag of Singapore.svg  SGP Nurhidayu Naszri
25 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Sara Hayduchok
27 DF Flag of Singapore.svg  SGP Tia Foong
76 DF Flag of Singapore.svg  SGP Tyan Foong
2 MF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Madison Telmer
7 MF Flag of Singapore.svg  SGP Cara Chang
13 MF Flag of Singapore.svg  SGP Natasha Naszri
No.Pos.NationPlayer
15 MF Flag of Singapore.svg  SGP Qarissa Putri
16 MF Flag of Singapore.svg  SGP Hui Xin Ho
23 MF Flag of Singapore.svg  SGP Sarah Zu'risqha
32 MF Flag of Singapore.svg  SGP Nur Ain Salleh
69 MF Flag of Singapore.svg  SGP Natasha Kaur
5 FW Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Miray Altun
9 FW Flag of Singapore.svg  SGP Raeka Ee
11 FW Flag of Singapore.svg  SGP Liyana Rickit
12 FW Flag of Singapore.svg  SGP Josephine Ang
19 FW Flag of Singapore.svg  SGP Yuvika Suresh
20 FW Flag of Singapore.svg  SGP Dorcas Chu

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References

  1. 1 2 "Tanjong Pagar clinch Women's Challenge Cup". Asean Football Federation. 22 October 2019. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
  2. ↑ Duerden, John (25 January 2021). "Commentary: Singapore has its first multimillion-dollar football signing. But what next?". Channel News Asia. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
  3. ↑ "Sailors women charting a path to the summit in WPL debut". Lion City Sailors FC. 28 May 2022. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
  4. 1 2 3 Ganesan, Deepanraj (24 June 2024). "Geylang International women's team end Lion City Sailors' unbeaten run of over two years". The Straits Times. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
  5. ↑ "Sailors stay unbeaten as 2023 Deloitte Women's Premier League season concludes". Football Association of Singapore. 28 November 2023. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
  6. ↑ Kwek, Kimberly (16 February 2024). "Lion City Sailors set sights beyond S'pore after third straight Deloitte Women's Premier League title". The Straits Times.
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