2019 Balestier Khalsa FC season

Balestier Khalsa
2019 season
ChairmanDarwin Jalil
Head coachKhidhir Khamis
StadiumBishan Stadium
Singapore Cup-

The 2019 season is Balestier Khalsa's 24th consecutive season in the top flight of Singapore football and in the Singapore Premier League and the Singapore Cup.

Squad

Sleague Squad

As of 21 September 2018.
Squad No. Name Date of Birth (Age) Previous Club
Goalkeepers
1 Naqiuddin Nodin (1994-08-12) 12 August 1994
13 Zacharial Leong U23 (1998-04-06) 6 April 1998
19 Zaiful Nizam (1987-07-24) 24 July 1987 Gombak United
24 Faris Danial U23 (1997-05-23) 23 May 1997 Geylang International
Defenders
2 Fadli Kamis (1992-11-07) 7 November 1992 Garena Young Lions
4 Khalili Khalif U23 (1997-01-03) 3 January 1997 Home United
6 Nurullah Hussein (1993-05-09) 9 May 1993 Garena Young Lions
10 Sufianto Salleh (1993-03-09) 9 March 1993 Home United
15 Sheikh Abdul Hadi (1992-03-24) 24 March 1992 Garena Young Lions
18 Ahmad Syahir Sahimi (1992-04-10) 10 April 1992
20 Ahmad Zaki U23 (1997-04-20) 20 April 1997 Geylang International
21 Fazli Shafie U23 (1997-06-06) 6 June 1997 Jungfrau Punggol FC
26 Illyas Lee (1995-12-01) 1 December 1995 Hougang United
Midfielders
5 Max Goh Yi Qi U23 (1998-03-06) 6 March 1998 Project Vaults FC
7 Hazzuwan Halim (1994-02-02) 2 February 1994
8 Raihan Rahman (1991-02-07) 7 February 1991 Hougang United
11 Huzaifah Aziz (1994-06-24) 24 June 1994 Hougang United
12 Jonathan Tan (1995-12-13) 13 December 1995 SAFSA
14 Afiq Salman Tan (1995-11-28) 28 November 1995
16 Khairuddin Omar U23 (1996-03-08) 8 March 1996 Home United
17 Fariz Faizal U23 (1996-10-17) 17 October 1996
25 Kristijan Krajcek (1993-10-01) 1 October 1993 NK BSK Bijelo Brdo
27 Sanjin Vrebac U19 (2000-02-25) 25 February 2000 VfR Fischeln
Jordan Chan U23 (1998-03-05) 5 March 1998 Hougang United
Strikers
9 Sime Zuzul (1996-01-10) 10 January 1996 NK Hrvatski Dragovoljac
22 Daniel Goh U23 (1999-08-13) 13 August 1999 Hougang United
23 Akbar Shah U23 (1996-05-29) 29 May 1996 Home United
Player who left during season
3 Shaqi Sulaiman U23 (1998-11-10) 10 November 1998 Hougang United

U19 Squad

As of 9 March 2019.
Squad No. Name Date of Birth (Age) Previous Club
Goalkeepers
45 Amirul Halim U19
51 Haziq Roslan U19
Defenders
36 Adil Izzudin U19
42 Fiqry Ady U19
43 Nauffal Shah U19 Tampines Rovers U19
50 Dinie Syazani U19
52 Keshav Kumar U19
55 Rudy Taufiq U19
60 Aqil Rahmat U19
65 Hadi Danial U19
Midfielders
37 Suzairhe Fadly U19
41 Aravindhan Ramanathan U19
43 Nauffal Shah U19
44 Sameer Alassane U19 (2000-12-24) 24 December 2000
54 Larry Sim U19
63 Arif Saiyadi U19
64 Azri Manap U19
66 Hadi Danial U19
68 Danie Shahil U19 (2001-12-13) 13 December 2001 NFA U17
69 Elston Lo U19
70 N.Sakthivelchezhian U19
Strikers
57 Kenny Kamil U19
62 Suriya Ramesh U19
67 Dhiraj Rai U19

Coaching staff

[1]

Position Name
Head Coach Khidhir Khamis
Assistant Coach Haris Sumri
Assistant Coach Sead Muratović
Goalkeeping Coach Koh Chuan Hwee/ Rizal Abdul Rahman
Fitness Coach Rosman Sulaiman
Team Chairman Darwin Jalil
Physiotherapist Mohamed Nasser
Kitman Abdul Latiff

Transfer

Pre-season transfer

In

Position Player Transferred From Ref
Coach Khidhir Khamis Free Agent
GK Naqiuddin Nodin Free Agent
GK Faris Danial Geylang International Free
DF Illyas Lee Hougang United [2][3]
DF Ahmad Zaki Geylang International Free [4]
DF Fazli Shafie Jungfrau Punggol FC Free
MF Kristijan Krajcek NK BSK Bijelo Brdo [5]
MF Šime Žužul NK Hrvatski Dragovoljac [6]
MF Max Goh Project Vaults Oxley Sports Club
MF Jordan Chan Hougang United
FW Daniel Goh Hougang United

Out

Position Player Transferred To Ref
Coach Marko Kraljević Kelantan FA [7]
GK Nazri Sabri Home United [8]
GK Syahrul Nizam Jungfrau Punggol FC [9]
DF Nurisham Jupri Project Vaults Oxley Sports Club
DF Zakir Samsudin
DF Sharin Majid
MF Noor Akid Nordin Albirex Niigata (S) Undisclosed [10]
MF Vedran Mesec NK Sesvete (Tier 2)
FW Keegan Linderboom Auckland City FC (Tier 1)
FW Dusan Marinkovic

Extension

Position Player Ref
DF Khalili Khalif
DF Sufianto Salleh
DF Ahmad Syahir Sahimi

Retained

Position Player Ref
GK Zacharial Leong
GK Zaiful Nizam 2 years contract signed in 2018[11]
DF Fadli Kamis 2 years contract signed in 2018[12]
DF Sheikh Abdul Hadi 2 years contract signed in 2018[13]
DF Sufianto Salleh 2 Years Contract signed in 2018[14][15]
DF Nurullah Hussein 2 Years Contract signed in 2018[16]
DF Shaqi Sulaiman 2 Years Contract signed in 2018[17]
MF Raihan Rahman 2 years contract signed in 2018[18]
MF Huzaifah Aziz 2 years contract signed in 2018 [19]
MF Hazzuwan Halim 2 years contract signed in 2018[20]
MF Fariz Faizal 2 Years Contract signed in 2018[21]
MF Khairuddin Omar 2 Years Contract signed in 2018[22]
MF Noor Akid Nordin 2 Years Contract signed in 2018[23]
MF Afiq Salman Tan 2 Years Contract signed in 2018[24]
FW Akbar Shah 2 Years Contract signed in 2018[25]
MF Sanjin Vrebac

Note 1: Noor Akid Nordin moved to Albirex Niigata (S) despite signing a 2 years contract in 2018.

Position Player Ref

Mid-season transfers

In

Position Player Transferred From Ref
Coach Marko Kraljević Kelantan FA
MF Jonathan Tan SAFSA loan return

Out

Position Player Transferred From Ref
Coach Khidhir Khamis Sacked
DF Shaqi Sulaiman NS till 2021

Friendly

Pre-Season Friendly

  Win   Draw   Loss

12 January 2019 (2019-01-12) 1 Admiralty CSC (NFL) 1-5 Balestier Khalsa Toa Payoh Stadium
5pm 89' Akbar Shah 5,18,26'
Hazzuwan Halim 22'
Daniel Goh Ji Xiong 75'
19 January 2019 (2019-01-19) 2 Yishun Sentek Mariners FC (NFL) 1-9 Balestier Khalsa Toa Payoh Stadium
5pm Azlan Razak 28' Šime Žužul 11'
Kristijan Krajček 16,18,34,67'
Hazzuwan Halim 20,29,37'
Fariz Faizal 80'
26 January 2019 (2019-01-26) 3 Projects Vault Oxley FC (NFL) 0-4 Balestier Khalsa Toa Payoh Stadium
5pm Hazzuwan Halim 1'
Šime Žužul 17'
Kristijan Krajček 60' 76' (pen.)
9 February 2019 (2019-02-09) 4 Balestier United (NFL) 0-9 Balestier Khalsa Toa Payoh Stadium
5pm Kristijan Krajček 14,40,67'
Illyas Lee 21'
Huzaifah Aziz 35'
Šime Žužul 39,48'
Fariz Faizal 44'
Hazzuwan Halim 90' (pen.)
16 February 2019 (2019-02-16) 5 Singapore Khalsa Association Football (NFL) 0-9 Balestier Khalsa Toa Payoh Stadium
5pm Sameer Alassane 42,50'
Fariz Faizal 55'
Vrebac Sanjin 56,75'
Afiq Tan 80'
Kristijan Krajček 83'
20 February 2019 (2019-02-20) 6  Singapore U19 2-6 Balestier Khalsa Jalan Besar Stadium
Report Huzaifah Aziz 7'
Hazzuwan Halim 8'
Šime Žužul 41,47'
Akbar Shah 59,62'

Team statistics

Appearances and goals

As of 15 September 2018

Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute.

No. Pos. Player Sleague Singapore Cup Total
Apps. Goals Apps. Goals Apps. Goals
1 GK Naqiuddin Nodin 8 0 0 0 0 0
2 DF Fadli Kamis 24 1 3 0 0 0
4 DF Khalili Khalif 18(1) 0 2 0 0 0
5 MF Max Goh Yi Qi 1 0 0 0 0 0
6 DF Nurullah Hussein 16(1) 0 2(1) 0 0 0
7 MF Hazzuwan Halim 16(2) 10 3 0 0 0
8 MF Raihan Rahman 17(3) 1 1(1) 0 0 0
9 FW Sime Zuzul 16(1) 9 2 1 0 0
10 DF Sufianto Salleh 7(6) 0 2 0 0 0
11 MF Huzaifah Aziz 18(3) 2 2(1) 0 0 0
12 MF Jonathan Tan 1(2) 0 0(2) 0 0 0
13 GK Zacharial Leong 6 0 2 0 0 0
14 MF Afiq Salman Tan 0(1) 0 0 0 0 0
15 DF Sheikh Abdul Hadi 9 0 3 0 0 0
16 MF Khairuddin Omar 0(1) 0 0 0 0 0
17 MF Fariz Faizal 9(5) 0 2 0 0 0
18 DF Ahmad Syahir Sahimi 17(1) 0 1 0 0 0
19 GK Zaiful Nizam 5 0 1 0 0 0
20 DF Ahmad Zaki Bagharib 0(2) 0 0 0 0 0
21 DF Fazli Shafie 6(1) 0 0 0 0 0
22 FW Daniel Goh Ji Xiong 16(4) 2 2 0 0 0
23 FW Akbar Shah 3(1) 0 0 0 0 0
24 GK Faris Danial 3 0 0 0 0 0
25 MF Kristijan Krajcek 15(2) 5 3 2 0 0
26 DF Illyas Lee 10(5) 0 0 0 0 0
27 MF Sanjin Vrebac 11(10) 5 1(1) 0 0 0
44 MF Sameer Alassane 10(3) 1 1 0 0 0
62 FW Suriya Ramesh 0(3) 0 0 0 0 0

Competitions

Overview

Competition Record
P W D L GF GA GD Win %
Singapore Premier League 24 4 5 15 37 58 −21 016.67
Singapore Cup 3 1 1 1 3 3 +0 033.33
Total 27 5 6 16 40 61 −21 018.52

Singapore Premier League

Main article: 2019 Singapore Premier League

  Win   Draw   Loss

2 March 2019 (2019-03-02) 1 Young Lions FC 1-4 Balestier Khalsa Jalan Besar Stadium
Haiqal Pashia 32' Sime Zuzul 10' 45'
Hazzuwan Halim 73'
Huzaifah Aziz 90'		 Referee: Edwin Lee
9 March 2019 (2019-03-09) 2 Balestier Khalsa 0-1 Hougang United Bishan Stadium
Kristijan Krajcek 42'
Huzaifah Aziz 45'
Illyas Lee 61'
Nurullah Hussein 78'		 Faris Ramli 60'
Afiq Noor 18'		 Referee: Ahmad A'Qashah
17 March 2019 (2019-03-17) 3 Home United 0-0 Balestier Khalsa Bishan Stadium
Juma'at Jantan 26' Raihan Rahman 53'
Huzaifah Aziz 55'		 Referee: Y.Sathyakumar
31 March 2019 (2019-03-31) 4 Balestier Khalsa 3-0 Geylang International Bishan Stadium
Darren Teh 59' (o.g.)
Hazzuwan Halim 64'
Kristijan Krajcek 84'
Fadli Kamis 45'
Nurullah Hussein 45'
Daniel Goh Ji Xiong 59'		 Barry Maguire 45' Referee: Muhammad Taqi
6 April 2019 (2019-04-06) 5 Albirex Niigata (S) 2-1 Balestier Khalsa Jurong East Stadium
Shoki Ohara 85'
Yoshikatsu Hiraga 90+2'
Daizo Horikoshi 71'
Kyoga Nakamura 72'		 Huzaifah Aziz 4' 75'
Akbar Shah 22'
Fazli Shafie  25'
Raihan Rahman 68'		 Referee: Ahmad A'Qashah
13 April 2019 (2019-04-13) 6 Balestier Khalsa 1-7 Brunei DPMM Bishan Stadium
Sanjin Vrebac 79'
Daniel Goh Ji Xiong 53'
Illyas Lee 63'
Sufianto Salleh 70'		 Andrei Varankou 14' 39' 59' 71' (pen.) 83'
Blake Ricciuto 27' 31' 84'
Abdul Azizi Ali Rahman 49'
Nur Ikhwan Othman 53'		 Referee: Muhammad Taqi
21 April 2019 (2019-04-21) 7 Balestier Khalsa 1-1 Tampines Rovers Bishan Stadium
Hazzuwan Halim 74'
Raihan Rahman 63'
Sufianto Salleh 81'
Daniel Goh Ji Xiong 89'		 Zehrudin Mehmedović 76'
Shah Shahiran 66'
Shahdan Sulaiman 90+3'		 Referee: G. Letchman
28 April 2019 (2019-04-28) 8 Balestier Khalsa 2-1 Warriors FC Bishan Stadium
Hazzuwan Halim 46'
Sanjin Vrebac 60'
Nurullah Hussein 56'
Fazli Shafie 88'		 Jonathan Béhé 77' 51'
Gabriel Quak 26'		 Referee: Ahmad A'Qashah
3 May 2019 (2019-05-03) 9 Balestier Khalsa 0-1 Young Lions FC Bishan Stadium
Sanjin Vrebac 1'
Raihan Rahman 3'
Sufianto Salleh 89'		 Syukri Bashir 68'
Syed Akmal 83'		 Referee: Lim Liang Yi
12 May 2019 (2019-05-12) 10 Hougang United 1-0 Balestier Khalsa Jalan Besar Stadium
Faris Ramli45
Anumanthan Kumar 84'  74'
Jordan Nicolas Vestering 33'
Stipe Plazibat 49'
Muhaimin Suhaimi 63,81' 		 Huzaifah Aziz 19'
Nurullah Hussein 45'
Sime Zuzul 47'
Illyas Lee 50'		 Referee: Muhammad Zulfiqar
26 May 2019 (2019-05-26) 11 Balestier Khalsa 2-4 Home United Bishan Stadium
Sime Zuzul 42'
Sameer Alassane 45'
Raihan Rahman 44'
Nurullah Hussein 65'
Fadli Kamis 90'		 Hafiz Nor 51' 79'
Song Ui-young 73'
Oliver Puflett 75'
Juma'at Jantan 65'		 Referee: G. Letchman
16 June 2019 (2019-06-16) 12 Geylang International 5-0 Balestier Khalsa Our Tampines Hub
Shawal Anuar 17' 45'
Barry Maguire 44' 48'
Yuki Ichikawa 76'
Umar Akhbar 54'		 Referee: Nathan Chan
21 June 2019 (2019-06-21) 13 Balestier Khalsa 1-3 Albirex Niigata (S) Bishan Stadium
Sime Zuzul 1'
Huzaifah Aziz 33'
Ahmad Syahir 45+2'
Raihan Rahman 58'
Nurullah Hussein 80'		 Kaishu Yamazaki 75'
Noor Akid Nordin 78' 25'
Yosuke Nakagawa 90+4'		 Referee: Juherman Zaiton
28 June 2019 (2019-06-28) 14 Brunei DPMM 2-1 Balestier Khalsa Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium
Abdul Azizi Ali Rahman 5'
Blake Ricciuto 52'		 Sime Zuzul 47' 59'
Sufianto Salleh 11'
Ahmad Syahir Sahimi 39'		 Referee: Lim Liang Yi
7 July 2019 (2019-07-07) 15 Tampines Rovers 4-2 Balestier Khalsa Our Tampines Hub
Zehrudin Mehmedovic 15' 44'
Jordan Webb 17'
Ryutaro Megumi 31'		 Raihan Rahman 47'
Sime Zuzul 87' (pen.)		 Referee: Muhd Taqi
19 July 2019 (2019-07-19) 16 (Rescheduled) Warriors FC 3-3 Balestier Khalsa Jurong East Stadium
Jonathan Béhé 3'
Ignatius Ang 68'
Fairoz Hassan 75'		 Sanjin Vrebac 5'
Sime Zuzul 40' 85'88		 Referee: Syahir Ahmadi
28 July 2019 (2019-07-28) 17 Young Lions FC 1-0 Balestier Khalsa Jalan Besar Stadium
Nur Luqman 28'
Sharul Nizam 33'		 Huzaifah Aziz 60' Referee: Muhammad Zulfiqar
4 August 2019 (2019-08-04) 18 Balestier Khalsa 3-4 Hougang United Bishan Stadium
Fadli Kamis 14'
Hazzuwan Halim 36' 75'
Fariz Faizal 62'		 Stipe Plazibat 43'
Shahfiq Ghani 58' 66'
Faris Ramli 78'
Afiq Yunos 84'		 Referee: Abirami Naidu
14 August 2019 (2019-08-14) 19 Home United 1-3 Balestier Khalsa Bishan Stadium
Faritz Abdul Hameed 70' Kristijan Krajcek 14' 84'
Hazzuwan Halim 66'		 Referee: Farhan Mohamed
18 August 2019 (2019-08-18) 20 Balestier Khalsa 3-4 Geylang International Bishan Stadium
Daniel Goh 65,72'
Sime Zuzul 75'		 Christopher Van Huizen 7'
Shawal Anuar 57'
Fareez Farhan 90+1'
Amy Recha 90+4'		 Referee: Syarqawi Buhari
18 September 2019 (2019-09-18) 21 (Rescheduled) Albirex Niigata (S) 2-0 Balestier Khalsa Jurong East Stadium
Hiroyoshi Kamata 19' (pen.)
Kyoga Nakamura 90+3'
1 September 2019 (2019-09-01) 22 Balestier Khalsa 1-4 Brunei DPMM Bishan Stadium
Hazzuwan Halim 44' Charlie Clough 3'
Andrei Varankou 13' 90+1'
Azizi 69'		 Referee: Lim Liang Yi
14 September 2019 (2019-09-14) 23 Tampines Rovers 3-3 Balestier Khalsa Our Tampines Hub
Taufik Suparno 6'
Yasir Hanapi 31'
Jordan Webb 91'		 Hazzuwan Halim 21'
Sanjin Vrebac 29'
Kristijan Krajcek 81'		 Referee: Farhan Mohamed
29 September 2019 (2019-09-29) 24 (Rescheduled) Balestier Khalsa 3-3 Warriors FC Bishan Stadium
Sanjin Vrebac 67'
Hazzuwan Halim 81' (pen.)
Kristijan Krajcek 86'		 Zulkiffli Hassim 41' 45'
Faizal Raffi 73'		 Referee: Syahir Ahmadi

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
5 Geylang International 24 10 3 11 41 48 −7 33
6 Home United 24 9 3 12 34 46 −12 30
7 Warriors 24 6 5 13 40 56 −16 23
8 Young Lions[a] 24 6 4 14 21 38 −17 22
9 Balestier Khalsa 24 4 5 15 37 58 −21 17
Source: Singapore Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of wins
Notes:
  1. ^ The two foreign clubs – Albirex Niigata (S) and DPMM – as well as the Football Association of Singapore (FAS) under-21 team, Young Lions, are ineligible for any AFC competition spots.

Singapore Cup

Main article: 2019 Singapore Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss

25 September 2019 (2019-09-25) Match 1 Home United 1-3 Balestier Khalsa Bishan Stadium
Song Ui-young 45' (pen.) Sime Zuzul 35'
Kristijan Krajcek 52' 60'		 Referee: Muhammad Zulfiqar
19 October 2019 (2019-10-19) Match 2 Balestier Khalsa 0-2 Tampines Rovers Bishan Stadium
Jordan Webb 59'
Ryutaro Megumi 79'		 Referee: Muhd Taqi
23 October 2019 (2019-10-23) Match 3 Balestier Khalsa 0-0 Warriors FC Bishan Stadium
Referee: Farhan Mohamad

See also

References

  1. ^ "Staff for Balestier". Archived from the original on 2017-12-14. Retrieved 2018-09-21.
  2. ^ "Illyas Lee left Hougang United".
  3. ^ "Singapore U-23 defender Illyas Lee to join Balestier Khalsa from Hougang".
  4. ^ "Zaki from Eagle to Tiger".
  5. ^ "Kristijan Krajcek sign for Tigers".
  6. ^ "Šime Žužul sign for Tigers".
  7. ^ "Kraljevic to take over as Kelantan coach".
  8. ^ "Nazri Sabri keep clean sheet against former club".
  9. ^ "JFPC announce 2019 squad which include former Balestier Khalsa's keeper".
  10. ^ "Noor Akid Nordin signed for Japanese club".
  11. ^ "Zaiful signed for another 2 years".
  12. ^ "Fadli signed for another 2 years".
  13. ^ "Sheikh Abdul Hadi recently penned a two-year extension to his playing contract, which will run until 2019".
  14. ^ "Sufianto switch from Dragons to Tigers". Archived from the original on 2018-01-31. Retrieved 2018-09-21.
  15. ^ "Balestier Khalsa are delighted to confirm the new signing of 25-year-old Sufianto Salleh from Home United on 2 years deal".
  16. ^ "Nurullah Hussein returns to Balestier after serving his National Service!".
  17. ^ "Balestier Khalsa are pleased to confirm the signing of Shaqi Sulaiman from Hougang United FC!".
  18. ^ "Raihan extends till 2019".
  19. ^ "Huzaifah Aziz has signed for the Tigers for another two years".
  20. ^ "Hazzuwan extends 2 years of contract".
  21. ^ "Fariz Faizal promoted to main squad in 2018".
  22. ^ "Khairuddin Omar returns to Balestier after serving his National Service!".
  23. ^ "Noor Akid Nordin has returned to Balestier Khalsa after completing his National Service last week!".
  24. ^ "Afiq Salman Tan has rejoined the Tigers after completing his National Service !".
  25. ^ "Akbar Shah Zainudeen has rejoined the Tigers after completing his National Service!".
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