2008 Singapore Armed Forces FC season

Singapore Armed Forces

2008 season
Head coach	Richard Bok
S.League	1st
Singapore Cup	Quarter-finals
AFC Cup	Quarter-finals
Top goalscorer	League: Aleksandar Duric (12) All: Aleksandar Đurić (17)

Singapore Armed Forces FC will compete as one of the 12 teams in the 2008 NTUC Income Yeo's S-League season. The club will also take part in the 2008 editions of the RHB Singapore Cup and the Singapore League Cup, as well as the regional AFC Cup.

Final league standing

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Singapore Armed Forces	33	24	5	4	85	34	+51	77	Qualification to 2009 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off
2	Super Reds[lower-alpha 1]	33	24	3	6	68	32	+36	75
3	Home United	33	23	3	7	75	31	+44	72	Qualification to 2009 AFC Cup group stage[lower-alpha 2]
4	Tampines Rovers	33	20	5	8	66	37	+29	65
5	Gombak United	33	14	10	9	47	39	+8	52

Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) head-to-head
Notes:

1. The three foreign clubs – Albirex Niigata (S), Dalian Shide Siwu and Super Reds – as well as the Football Association of Singapore under-23 team, Young Lions, were not eligible for qualification to continental competitions.
2. Home United qualified for the 2009 AFC Cup by being the next highest-placed local club behind S.League and 2008 Singapore Cup winners Singapore Armed Forces.

Club

Management

Position	Staff
General manager	Kok Wai Leong
Head coach	Richard Bok
Prime League coach	V. Selvaraj
Goalkeeping coach	David Lee
Sports Trainer	Hairi Su'ap
Kitman	Tay Kia Hin

First team

As of May 21, 2008

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

No. Position Player 1 GK Toh Guo'An 2 DF Shaiful Esah 3 DF Kenji Arai 4 DF Hafiz Osman 5 DF Faizal Aziz 7 MF Masahiro Fukasawa 8 MF Therdsak Chaiman 9 FW Aleksandar Đurić 10 MF John Wilkinson 11 MF Norikazu Murakami 12 MF Jamil Ali

No. Position Player 13 DF Razaleigh Khalik 14 GK Shahril Jantan 15 GK Rasyid Hamid 16 DF Daniel Bennett 18 FW Ashrin Shariff 19 MF Mustaqim Manzur 20 MF Syed Karim 21 DF Asraf Rashid 22 MF Fadzil Nasir 23 MF Ridhuan Osman 25 FW Shaiful Rahman

List of 2007-08 transfers

In

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

No. Position Player DF Razaleigh Khalik (From Geylang United FC)

Out

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

No. Position Player 2 DF Faizal Hamid (sold to Gombak United) 7 DF Razif Mahamud (Released) 17 DF Masrezwan Masturi (sold to Geylang United) 20 MF Noor Ali (sold to Geylang United)

Squad stats

Updated May 20, 2008

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		S.League		Singapore Cup		Singapore League Cup		AFC Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK		Toh Guo'An	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	DF		Shaiful Esah	17	1	12	1	1	0	0	0	4	0
3	DF		Kenji Arai	19	2	13	2	0	0	0	0	6	0
4	DF		Hafiz Osman	12	0	8	0	1	0	0	0	3	0
5	DF		Faizal Aziz	10	0	5	0	1	0	0	0	4	0
7	MF		Masahiro Fukasawa	20	3	13	3	1	0	0	0	6	0
8	MF		Therdsak Chaiman	19	5	13	3	1	0	0	0	5	2
9	FW		Aleksandar Đurić	20	17	13	12	1	0	0	0	6	5
10	MF		John Wilkinson	18	1	12	0	1	0	0	0	5	1
11	FW		Norikazu Murakami	15	5	13	4	1	1	0	0	1	0
12	MF		Jamil Ali	18	4	12	2	1	0	0	0	5	2
13	DF		Razaleigh Khalik	15	0	11	0	1	0	0	0	3	0
14	GK		Shahril Jantan	20	-18	13	-14	1	0	0	0	6	-4
15	GK		Rasyid Hamid	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	DF		Daniel Bennett	20	0	13	0	1	0	0	0	6	0
18	FW		Ashrin Shariff	16	6	9	5	1	0	0	0	6	1
19	MF		Mustaqim Manzur	18	5	11	3	1	1	0	0	6	1
20	MF		Syed Karim	7	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
21	DF		Asraf Rashid	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
22	MF		Fadzil Nasir	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
23	MF		Ridhuan Osman	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
25	FW		Shaiful Rahman	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0

Matches

Updated to games played May 20, 2008

Pre-season friendlies

Match	Date	Tournament	Location	Opponent team	Score	Scorers
1	January 16, 2008	Friendly	Choa Chu Kang Stadium	Balestier Khalsa	3–0	G Lenan  35' (o.g.), M. Fukasawa  77', K. Buang  85' (pen.)
2	January 19, 2008	Friendly	Choa Chu Kang Stadium	Gombak United	0–0
3	January 23, 2008	Friendly	Hougang Stadium	Sengkang Punggol	0–0
4	February 1, 2008	Friendly	Choa Chu Kang Stadium	Super Reds	2–3	unknown
5	February 5, 2008	Friendly	Pasir Gudang, Malaysia	Johor FC	2–1	unknown
6	February 17, 2008	Singapore Charity Shield	Jalan Besar Stadium	Home United	1–1 (5–4 on penalties)	A. Shariff  86' (pen)

S-League

Match	Date	Home/Away	Opponent team	Score	Scorers
1	February 22, 2008	Away (LIVE)	Albirex Niigata (S)	1–3	N. Murakami  4', K. Ogawa  34' (o.g.), T. Chaiman  88'
2	February 26, 2008	Home	Geylang United	3–1	N. Murakami  23', A. Đurić  78', A. Shariff  84'
3	February 29, 2008	Home (LIVE)	Sengkang Punggol	3–0	M. Fukasawa  30', A. Đurić  38', J. Ali  44'
4	March 6, 2008	Away	Dalian Shide Siwu	1–6	A. Đurić  10',  39', A. Shariff  61',  66',  90', J. Ali  90'
5	March 14, 2008	Away	Tampines Rovers	1–2	T. Chaiman  69' (pen), M. Manzur  84'
6	March 29, 2008	Home	Woodlands Wellington	3–0	A. Đurić  76', S. Esah  84', A. Shariff  89'
7	April 6, 2008	Away	Balestier Khalsa	0–2	A. Đurić  48', K. Arai  67'
8	April 10, 2008	Home	Young Lions	4–0	M. Manzur  30', A. Đurić  70',  76',  79'
9	April 13, 2008	Away	Super Reds	3–2	M. Manzur  17', K.S. Eun  63' (o.g.)
10	April 21, 2008	Home	Home United	2–2	M. Fukasawa  3', T. Chaiman  35'
11	April 25, 2008	Away (LIVE)	Gombak United	2–2	N. Murakami  24', Therdsak Chaiman  89'
12	May 4, 2008	Away	Geylang United	2–3	N. Murakami  35', A. Đurić  53',  55'
13	May 20, 2008	Away	Albirex Niigata (S)	3–1	M. Fukasawa  36', K. Arai  73', A. Đurić  88'
14	May 24, 2008	Away	Sengkang Punggol	0–1	T. Chaiman  90'

Singapore Cup

Match	Date	Round	Home/Away	Opponent team	Score	Scorers
1	May 8, 2008	First Knockout Round	Home	Balestier Khalsa	2–0	N. Murakami  40', M. Manzur  90'

AFC Cup

Match	Date	Round	Home/Away	Opponent team	Score	Scorers
1	March 11, 2008	Group Stage	Home	Kitchee (Hong Kong)	4–0	J. Ali  20',  37', T. Chaiman  25', Wang Z.P.  51' (o.g.)
2	March 18, 2008	Group Stage	Away	Perak FA (Malaysia)	1–6	T. Chaiman  8', A. Đurić  45',  49',  71',  74', M. Manzur  58'
3	April 2, 2008	Group Stage	Away	New Radiant (Maldives)	0–3	A. Shariff  7', A. Đurić  44', I. Amil  86' (o.g.)
4	April 2, 2008	Group Stage	Home	New Radiant (Maldives)	1–1	J. Wilkinson  27'
5	April 30, 2008	Group Stage	Away	Kitchee (Hong Kong)	0–2	A. Shariff  10', A. Đurić  19'
6	May 14, 2008	Group Stage	Home	Perak FA (Malaysia)	0–2

Player seasonal records

Competitive matches only. Numbers in brackets indicate appearances made. Updated to games played May 20, 2008.

Goalscorers

Rank	Name	S-League	Singapore Cup	Singapore League Cup	AFC Cup	Total
1	Aleksandar Đurić	12 (13)	0 (1)	0 (0)	5 (6)	17 (20)
2	Ashrin Shariff	5 (9)	0 (1)	0 (0)	1 (6)	6 (16)
	Therdsak Chaiman	4 (13)	0 (1)	0 (0)	2 (5)	6 (19)
3	Norikazu Murakami	4 (13)	1 (1)	0 (0)	0 (1)	5 (15)
	Mustaqim Manzur	3 (11)	1 (1)	0 (0)	1 (6)	5 (18)
4	Jamil Ali	2 (12)	0 (1)	0 (0)	2 (5)	4 (18)
5	Masahiro Fukasawa	3 (13)	0 (1)	0 (0)	0 (6)	3 (20)
6	Kenji Arai	2 (13)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (6)	2 (19)
7	Shaiful Esah	1 (12)	0 (1)	0 (0)	0 (4)	1 (17)
	John Wilkinson	0 (12)	0 (1)	0 (0)	1 (5)	1 (18)

Goals conceded

Rank	Name	S-League	Singapore Cup	Singapore League Cup	AFC Cup	Total	Average per game
1	Shahril Jantan	14 (13)	0 (1)	0 (0)	4 (6)	21 (20)	1.05
2	Toh Guo'An	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0
3	Rasyid Hamid	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0

Discipline

Rank	Name	S-League		Singapore Cup		Singapore League Cup		AFC Cup		Total
												Total Cards
1	Kenji Arai	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	5
2	John Wilkinson	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	5	0	5
3	Aleksandar Đurić	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1
4	Shaiful Esah	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1
5	Hafiz Osman	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1
6	Therdsak Chaiman	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1
7	Mustaqim Manzur	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1

See also