2014 Hougang United FC season

Hougang United
2014 season
Chairman	Bill Ng
Head coach	Amin Nasir
Stadium	Hougang Stadium
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The 2014 season is Hougang United's 17th consecutive season in the top flight of Singapore football and in the S.League. Along with the S.League, the club will also compete in the Prime League, the Singapore Cup and the Singapore League Cup.

Squad

As of 6 January 2017. ^[1]

Sleague

No.	Name	Date of Birth (Age)	Previous Club
Goalkeepers
1	Nazri Sabri	(1989-09-20) 20 September 1989 (age 35)	Woodlands Wellington
15	Fadhil Salim	(1983-01-24) 24 January 1983 (age 41)	Sengkang Punggol
21	Jasper Chan	(1988-11-07) 7 November 1988 (age 36)	Eunos Crescent FC
29	Hakiim Sutar	(1992-10-15) 15 October 1992 (age 32)	Youth Team
Defenders
3	Syaqir Sulaiman	(1986-08-12) 12 August 1986 (age 38)	Balestier Khalsa
4	Wahyudi Wahid	(1989-10-20) 20 October 1989 (age 35)	Geylang International
5	Igor Cerina	(1988-10-10) 10 October 1988 (age 36)	NK Solin
8	Firman Hanif	(1992-03-05) 5 March 1992 (age 32)	Young Lions FC
12	Faizal Amir	(1984-12-23) 23 December 1984 (age 39)	Balestier Khalsa
16	Faiz Salleh	(1992-07-17) 17 July 1992 (age 32)	Young Lions
20	Lau Meng Meng	(1983-03-29) 29 March 1983 (age 41)	Geylang United
22	Igor Ferreira	(1985-02-21) 21 February 1985 (age 39)
Midfielders
6	Benedict Chua	(1990-06-18) 18 June 1990 (age 34)	Hougang United
7	Shunsuke Nakatake	(1990-06-19) 19 June 1990 (age 34)	Eunos Crescent FC
17	Azhar Sairudin	(1986-09-30) 30 September 1986 (age 38)	Home United
19	Nurhilmi Jasni	(1986-12-17) 17 December 1986 (age 37)	Balestier Khalsa
40	Nurul Islam		Geylang United Youth
42	Susanto Tan	(1994-05-04) 4 May 1994 (age 30)	Pelita Jaya Youth
Forwards
2	Fairoz Hasan	(1988-11-26) 26 November 1988 (age 36)	Gombak United
9	Diego Gama de Oliveira	(1990-05-13) 13 May 1990 (age 34)	Pusamania Borneo F.C.
10	Geison Moura	(1986-07-16) 16 July 1986 (age 38)	Minnesota United FC
11	Fazli Jaffar	(1983-03-09) 9 March 1983 (age 41)	Gombak United
13	Erwan Gunawan	(1987-03-20) 20 March 1987 (age 37)	Warriors FC
14	Haidil Sufian		Singapore Viper FC
23	Nazirul Islam		Geylang United Youth
Players who left club during season
18	Đurica Župarić	(1984-09-22) 22 September 1984 (age 40)	NK HAŠK

Transfers

Pre-season transfers

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In

Position	Player	Transferred From	Ref
GK	Jasper Chan	Eunos Crescent FC	Free ^[3]
GK	Nazri Sabri	Woodlands Wellington	Free
DF	Faizal Amir	Balestier Khalsa	Free
DF	Faiz Salleh	Young Lions FC	Free
DF	Firman Hanif	Young Lions FC	Free
DF	Wahyudi Wahid	Geylang International	Free ^[4]
DF	Đurica Župarić	NK HAŠK	Free ^[5]
MF	Shunsuke Nakatake	Eunos Crescent FC	Free ^[6]
FW	Geison Moura	Minnesota United FC	Free ^[7]
FW	Diego Gama de Oliveira	Pusamania Borneo F.C.	Free
FW	Erwan Gunawan	Warriors FC	Free

Out

Position	Player	Transferred To	Ref
GK	Ridzuan Fatah Hasan	Yishun Sentek Marine	Free
DF	Shahir Hamzah	Yishun Sentek Marine	Free
DF	Hasree Zais	Singapore Recreational Club	Free
MF	Sobrie Mazelan	Woodlands Wellington	Free
MF	Thomas Beattie	Warriors FC	Free
MF	Jerome Baker	Bangkok Glass B	Free
MF	Basit Hamid	Retired	Free
MF	Fazly Hasan	Retired	Free
FW	Liam Shotton	Leek Town F.C.	Free
FW	Mamadou Diallo	Retired	Free

Trial

Position	Player	From	Ref

Mid-season transfers

In

Position	Player	Transferred To	Ref
DF	Igor Ferreira Alves	NA	Free

Out

Position	Player	Transferred To	Ref
DF	Đurica Župarić	Kanbawza FC	Free

Friendlies

Coaching staff

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Position	Name	Ref.
Head coach	Amin Nasir
Assistant coach	Clement Teo
Prime League Coach	Robin Chitrakar
Fitness coach	Dirk Schauenberg
Goalkeeping coach	Lim Queen Cher
Team manager	Clement Teo
Sports trainer	Thomas Pang
Kitman

Team statistics

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos.	Player	Sleague		Singapore Cup		League Cup		Total
No.	Pos.	Player	Apps.	Goals	Apps.	Goals	Apps.	Goals	Apps.	Goals
1	GK	Nazri Sabri	6+1	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
2	FW	Fairoz Hasan	18+7	1	1	0	3+1	0	30	1
3	DF	Syaqir Sulaiman	22	0	0	0	1	0	23	0
4	DF	Wahyudi Wahid	26+4	0	1	0	3+1	0	35	0
5	DF	Igor Cerina	21+1	4	1	0	0	0	23	4
6	MF	Benedict Chua	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
7	MF	Shunsuke Nakatake	31	0	1	0	4	0	36	0
8	DF	Firman Hanif	18+2	2	1	0	1	0	22	2
9	FW	Diego Gama de Oliveira	23+6	11	1	0	2+1	1	33	12
10	FW	Geison Moura	25+7	23	1	0	3+1	2	37	25
11	FW	Fazli Jaffar	15+13	2	1	0	4	0	33	2
12	DF	Faizal Amir	23+5	0	0+1	0	2+2	0	33	0
13	FW	Erwan Gunawan	13+14	0	0+1	0	1+1	0	30	0
15	GK	Fadhil Salim	22	0	1	0	3	0	26	0
16	DF	Faiz Salleh	9+2	1	0	0	3+1	1	15	3
17	MF	Azhar Sairudin	18+8	0	1	0	2+2	0	31	0
18	DF	Djurica Zuparic	8+1	0	1	0	0	0	10	0
19	MF	Nurhilmi Jasni	21+8	5	0	0	3+1	1	33	6
20	DF	Lau Meng Meng	25+1	1	0	0	4	0	30	1
21	GK	Jasper Chan	4	0	0	0	1	0	5	0
22	DF	Igor Ferreira Alves	7+4	1	0	0	3+1	0	15	1
42	MF	Susanto Tan	0+3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0

Competitions

S.League

Win Draw Loss

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
5	Albirex Niigata (S)^[a]	27	13	5	9	51	40	+11	44
6	Balestier Khalsa	27	11	7	9	46	34	+12	40	Qualification to AFC Cup Group Stage^[b]

7	Hougang United	27	12	6	9	49	42	+7	42
8	Geylang International	27	8	8	11	33	44	−11	32
9	Tanjong Pagar United	27	8	5	14	35	44	−9	29

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

^ The three foreign clubs – Albirex Niigata (S), DPMM FC and Harimau Muda B – as well as the Football Association of Singapore (FAS) under-23 team, Young Lions, are not eligible for any AFC competition spots.
^ Qualified as 2014 Singapore Cup winners.^[9]

Singapore Cup

Win Draw Loss

26 May 2014	Tanjong Pagar United	1–0	Hougang United	Queenstown Stadium, Queenstown
19:30	Zerka 76'	Report^[usurped]		Attendance: 560 Referee: Jansen Foo (SIN)

Singapore TNP League Cup

Group matches

Win Draw Loss

8 July 2014

20:00

Balestier Khalsa	0–3	Hougang United
	Report^[usurped]	Geison 34' Faiz 88' Diego 90'

Hougang Stadium

Referee: W. Ravisanthiran (SIN)

14 July 2014

20:00

Hougang United	2–3	DPMM FC
Aziz 29' (o.g.) Gamble 84' (o.g.)	Report^[usurped]	O'Donovan 56', 77', 80' (pen.)

Hougang Stadium

Referee: Sukhbir Singh (SIN)

Quarter Final

17 July 2014

20:00

Home United	1–2	Hougang United
Lee 17'	Report^[usurped]	Geison 83' (pen.) Nurhilmi 86'

Bishan Stadium

Referee: Ahmad A'Qashah (SIN)

Quarter Final

17 July 2014

20:00

Home United	1–2	Hougang United
Lee 17'	Report^[usurped]	Geison 83' (pen.) Nurhilmi 86'

Bishan Stadium

Referee: Ahmad A'Qashah (SIN)

References

^ "Hougang United Football Club".
^ "Transfers".
^ Lee, David (2015-08-06). "Living a dream". The New Paper. Retrieved 2021-07-12.
^ Osman, Shamir (15 December 2015). "New coach, new players for ambitious Geylang International | The New Paper". The New Paper. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
^ "S League".
^ "S.Nakatake". Soccerway.
^ "December New Signings". Hougang United Football Club. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
^ "MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE – Hougang United Football Club".
^ Phoon, Jia Hui (7 November 2014). "Historic cup victory for Tigers". S.League. Archived from the original on 23 November 2014. Retrieved 2 December 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

[table_note_ALB0.63097312470478-9] The three foreign clubs – Albirex Niigata (S), DPMM FC and Harimau Muda B – as well as the Football Association of Singapore (FAS) under-23 team, Young Lions, are not eligible for any AFC competition spots.

[table_note_res_AFC0.63097312470478-11] Qualified as 2014 Singapore Cup winners.^[9]

[1] "Hougang United Football Club".

[2] "Transfers".

[:0-3] Lee, David (2015-08-06). "Living a dream". The New Paper. Retrieved 2021-07-12.

[4] Osman, Shamir (15 December 2015). "New coach, new players for ambitious Geylang International | The New Paper". The New Paper. Retrieved 31 December 2015.

[5] "S League".

[6] "S.Nakatake". Soccerway.

[7] "December New Signings". Hougang United Football Club. Retrieved 17 June 2015.

[8] "MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE – Hougang United Football Club".

[10] Phoon, Jia Hui (7 November 2014). "Historic cup victory for Tigers". S.League. Archived from the original on 23 November 2014. Retrieved 2 December 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

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