Yishun Sentek Mariners FC

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Yishun Sentek Mariners
Full nameYishun Sentek Mariners Football Club
Nickname(s)The Sea Eagles
Founded1975;49 years ago (1975)
Ground Yishun Stadium
Capacity3,400
Head coach Hairi Su'ap
League Singapore Football League
2022 2022, 2nd of 8

Yishun Sentek Mariners is a semi-professional football club based in Yishun, Singapore, that plays in the Singapore Football League (SFL) Division 1. Founded in 1975, the club have won the Singapore FA Cup, Singapore National Football League 1 and 2 titles once each.

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The club is promoted to the NFL Division One after winning NFL Division Two in 2014. [1]

They are the only winners of NFL Challenge Cup after winning two consecutive finals in 2018 and 2019. NFL Challenge Cup has discontinued after 2019. [2]

History

In 2016, then Yakob Hashim, the coach of Yishun Sentek Mariners, had expressed his unhappiness at the lack of financial support the semi-professional leagues received. [3]

The 2017 season will be sponsored by Ajinomoto Pte Ltd, making it the 1st season which is to be sponsored by a Japanese Company.

National Football League tie descends into mass brawl

On 12 November 2017, a mass street-like brawl broke out during a their match against Singapore Armed Forces Sports Association (SAFSA). The incident happened in time added on in the second half when Zulfadhli Suzliman was sent off with SAFSA leading 3-2. The match was streamed “live” over the FAS social-media channel. The contentious free-for-all, which apparently started in the closing stages of the match, was shown to a regional audience, without viewer-censorship with SAFSA and Yishun Sentek players fighting with unstoppable punches and flying-kicks. Yishun Sentek coach, Yakob Hashim said to Straits Time that Zulfadhli told him that Nazirul Islam (from SAFSA) verbally abused his mother and he retaliated with a kick, which led to his red card. Coach Yakob also said that he was paying attention to the both of them when another scuffle involving the reserves broke out at another corner of the pitch. The three FAS match-officials were hapless as the skirmish went about uncontrollably for about 15 minutes as a former Security Branch police officer, immediately alerted the police.

The quick arrival of police lowered rising post-match tempers among players and team officials and eye-witnesses said the lawmen were still at the stadium at 11pm on Sunday night.

On 30 January 2018, the club have been fined S$5,000 and hit with a five-point penalty by the Football Association of Singapore. The club could also face further sanctions, an additional S$5,000 fine and five-point penalty if they get into any more disciplinary problems. Eight Yishun players were also handed fines of between S$300 to S$1,000, and suspensions ranging from 4 to 15 months. Of the three SAFSA players charged by the disciplinary committee, two were fined S$300 and suspended for four months, while one only received a warning.

Division One Title

On 6 December 2017, Yishun Sentek Mariners were crowned Singapore Football League Division One champions at Jalan Besar Stadium. They secured their title after the match against Katong FC, where a walkover was awarded to Yishun Sentek Mariners with a score of 3-0. Zul Fesha also finished up as the League top goalscorer.

Singapore FA Cup Champions

On 18 November 2018, Yishun Sentek Mariners beat Tiong Bahru FC 3-1 to clinch the 2018 Singapore FA Cup title in the process. 2018 Singapore Football League Division One top goalscorer, Zulkiffli Hassim added to his tally in the FA Cup to secured the win for his club and the distinction of being the joint-top scorer for the 2018 Singapore FA Cup.

Sponsors

Kit SupplierMain SponsorsSleeves Sponsors
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Head Coaches

Players

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

No.Pos.NationPlayer
2 DF Flag of Singapore.svg  SGP Aimanizzan Sukarto
4 FW Flag placeholder.svg Leonardo Rocha
5 DF Flag of Singapore.svg  SGP Asyidiq Sukarto
6 MF Flag of Singapore.svg  SGP Syahiran Miswan
7 MF Flag of Singapore.svg  SGP Shamsurin Rahman
8 MF Flag of Singapore.svg  SGP Na'iim Ishak
10 MF Flag of Singapore.svg  SGP Ridho Jafri
11 DF Flag of Singapore.svg  SGP Khyruddin Khalid
12 FW Flag of Singapore.svg  SGP Zulkiffli Hassim
No.Pos.NationPlayer
17 FW Flag of Singapore.svg  SGP Farouq Farkhan
19 FW Flag of Singapore.svg  SGP Dhamiri Zahid
25 GK Flag of Singapore.svg  SGP Fawwaz Anuar
27 DF Flag of Singapore.svg  SGP Solehin Rosman
28 MF Flag of Singapore.svg  SGP Ferianni Nasir
37 DF Flag of Singapore.svg  SGP Azlan Razak
93 FW Flag of Singapore.svg  SGP Aiman Hafiz
99 MF Flag of Singapore.svg  SGP Jerel Koh

Honours

League

Cup

Seasons

SeasonLeaguePos.PWDLGSGAPts
2017 NFL DIV 11st222002852260
2018 NFL DIV 14th181314572640
2019 NFL DIV 15th5131446*
2022 SFL DIV 12nd14572262022
2023 SFL DIV 13rd14734331824

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References

  1. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 April 2017. Retrieved 27 April 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ↑ "Yishun Sentek Mariners win thriller to retain NFL Challenge Cup". Football Association of Singapore.
  3. ↑ Noah, Tan. "FAS spending on grassroots competitions sparks outrage". Today. Singapore.
  4. ↑ "Yakob Hashim (LinkedIn)" . Retrieved 23 January 2024.
  5. ↑ "Yishun Sentek Mariners FC clinches 2018 FA Cup". Football Association of Singapore.
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