Lion City Sailors FC (women)

Lion City Sailors Women

Full name	Lion City Sailors Women Football Club
Nickname	The Sailors
Short name	LCSW
Founded	1997;28 years ago (1997) as Home United Women 2020;5 years ago (2020) as Lion City Sailors Women
Ground	Bishan Stadium Jalan Besar Stadium
Capacity	10,000 7,100
Owner	Sea Limited
Chairman	Forrest Li
Head coach	Muhammad Yusuf Chatyawan
League	Women's Premier League
2024	Women's Premier League, 1st of 10 (champions)
Website	www.lioncitysailorsfc.sg
Home colours Away colours Third colours
Current season

The Lion City Sailors Women Football Club, commonly referred to as LCS Women, is a Singaporean professional women's football club based in Bishan. The club is affiliated with Lion City Sailors and currently playing in the Women's Premier League (WPL). The Sailors have won three consecutives league titles, in 2022, 2023 and 2024.

History

The club was founded as Home United in 1997. In February 2020, the club was privatised by Forrest Li, who owns tech conglomerate Sea Limited, and revamped as Lion City Sailors. ^{[1] [2]} League debut as LCS Women was delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic in Singapore. ^[3] LCS Women made debut in the 2022 season and went on to win the title 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 preliminary stage. ^[4] LCS Women were drawn in Group B alongside Odisha and Etihad. However, LCS Women lost both matches, thus failing to progress. On 24 June 2024, LCS Women were defeated by Geylang International Women 2–1, ending their unbeaten streak since the start of the 2022 season. They were unbeaten for 37 matches, with 34 victories and 3 draws. ^[4] On 15 September 2024, LCS Women won their third consecutive Women’s Premier League title after a 6–0 victory over Still Aerion. ^[6]

Current squad

As of 11 November 2025 ^[7]

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. Nation Player 1 GK   SGP Izairida Shakira 2 MF   CHN Zhang Qiaoling 3 DF   CHN Wang Jiaxin 4 DF   SGP Umairah Hamdan (captain) 5 DF   SGP Irsalina Irwan 6 FW   JPN Eri Kitagawa 7 MF   IND Rivka Ramji 8 DF   SGP Syazwani Ruzi 9 FW   SGP Raeka Ee 10 FW   SGP Farah Nurzahirah 11 MF   JPN Ami Takeuchi 12 MF   IND Anaya Sehgal 13 MF   SGP Ho Hui Xin 14 DF   JPN Hikaru Shibusawa 15 MF   SGP Qarissa Putri

No. Pos. Nation Player 17 DF   SGP Khairunnisa Anwar 20 FW   SGP Dorcas Chu 22 GK   SGP Beatrice Tan 23 MF   SGP Sarah Zu'risqha 24 MF   SGP Nurhidayu Naszri 27 DF   SGP Tia Foong 28 FW   MAS Putri Alyiah Seow 32 MF   SGP Nur Ain Salleh 33 MF   SGP Amelia Ng 51 GK   SGP Hazel Lim 76 DF   SGP Tyan Foong 77 MF   SGP Dhaniyah Qasimah 80 DF   SGP Siti Nurerwadah Erwan 90 MF   SGP Wan Nashirah Mohammed 99 GK   SGP Alysha Nasrina

Personal awards

• WPL Player of the Year
  • Izzati Rosni (2022)
• WPLYoung Player of the Year
  • Izzati Rosni (2022)
• WPLCoach of the Year
  • Yeong Sheau Shyan (2022)
  • Muhammad Yusuf Chatyawan (2023)
  • Muhammad Yusuf Chatyawan (2024)
• WPLGoal of the Year
  • Izzati Rosni (2022)
• WPLTop Scorer
  • Izzati Rosni (2022)
• WPL Golden Glove
  • Izairida Shakira (2022)
• Golden Globe Award
  • Beatrice Tan (2022)

Continental record

Season	Competition	Round	Opponent	Home	Away	Aggregate
2024–25	AFC Women's Champions League	Preliminary stage	Odisha	1–4		3rd
			Etihad	0–5
2025–26		Preliminary stage	Etihad	2–0		1st
			Kelana United	3–1
			Sdyushor SI–Asiagoal	3–0
		Group stage	Melbourne City	0–5
			Hồ Chí Minh City
			Stallion Laguna

Honours

League

• Women's Premier League
  • Winners (3): 2022, 2023, 2024
  • Runners-up (5): 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2019

References

1. "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. 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.
7. "Lion City Sailors Women's Team". Lion City Sailors FC. Retrieved 11 November 2025.