Singapore national under-16 football team
Nickname(s) |
The Cubs The Young Lions The Schoolboys | ||||||||||||||||||
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Association | Football Association of Singapore | ||||||||||||||||||
Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||||||||||||||||||
Sub-confederation | AFF (Southeast Asia) | ||||||||||||||||||
Head coach | Takuma Koga (Under-16) / Dejan Gluscveic (Under-15) | ||||||||||||||||||
Captain | Jeffrey Lightfoot (Under-16) / Adam Swandi (Under-15) | ||||||||||||||||||
Top scorer | Adam Swandi (6 goals) | ||||||||||||||||||
Home stadium | Jalan Besar Stadium (temporarily shared with the senior team) | ||||||||||||||||||
FIFA code | SIN | ||||||||||||||||||
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First international | |||||||||||||||||||
Singapore YOG 3–1 Zimbabwe (Singapore, 13 August 2010) | |||||||||||||||||||
Biggest win | |||||||||||||||||||
Singapore U15 (2011) 5–0 Vietnam (Laos, 8 July 2011) Philippines 0–5 Singapore U15 ('11) (Laos, 10 July 2011) | |||||||||||||||||||
Biggest defeat | |||||||||||||||||||
Flamengo U15 3–0 Sin. U15 ('11) (Singapore, 24 June 2011) | |||||||||||||||||||
AFF U-16 Youth Championship (since 2011) | |||||||||||||||||||
Appearances | 1 (first in 2011) | ||||||||||||||||||
Best result | 2011 – Fourth place | ||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Website | FAS |
The Singapore national youth football team, nicknamed the Cubs, can refer to either of the following teams: the Under-16 team that represented the nation in the inaugural Youth Olympic Games and the Lion City Cup, and the Under-15s, which also took part in the Lion City Cup, and also the AFF U16 Championship. The youth team's honours include bronze for the YOG, second and third places for the Lion City Cup (the former being the U16s and the latter being the U15s). The team is also one of the favourites in Singapore sport as of 2011.
Background
Breakthrough
For many, the 2010 YOG team of Singapore seemed to be one of the best youth sides in recent memory, but they lost the semi-final 2–0 to the Haiti youth team, the eventual silver medallists.[1] They beat Montenegro in the third-place playoffs to clinch the bronze medal.
Lion City Cup
In 2011, when Singapore revived the Lion City Cup, another team emerged from the shadows – the Under-15 team. The YOG side, though skipper Lightfoot was absent, played under a new coach: Takuma Koga. They grabbed second and third places (U16s – 2nd; U15s – 3rd), beating the youth sides (U15) of Juventus, Everton and Newcastle United.[2]
Jeffrey Lightfoot of the U16s was called up, but he injured himself and was unfortunately ruled out for the whole campaign, leaving Dhukhilan Jeevamani to stand in as captain, and Illyas Lee as vice-captain.
The years
Youth Olympics – The Road To Bronze (2010)
2010 marked the breakthrough for the Under-16 team as they went through the Youth Olympic Games, held in their own home, comfortably. They managed to get through the semi-finals before succumbing to a defeat against Haiti,[3] who eventually lost the final and got second. Singapore then beat Montenegro 4–1 to grab third place, bronze.
Group stage
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Singapore | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 6 |
Montenegro | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
Zimbabwe | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 0 |
13 August 2010 | Singapore | 3–1 | Zimbabwe | Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore |
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20:45 | Ammirul Emmran 1' Muhaimin Suhaimi 11', 30' |
Report | Albert Kusemwa 64' (pen.) | Attendance: 4,800 Referee: Walter López (Guatemala) |
19 August 2010 | Montenegro | 2–3 | Singapore | Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore |
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20:45 | Nebojša Kosović 9', 23' (pen.) | Report | Muhaimin Suhaimi 3' Jeffrey Lightfoot 35' Brandon Koh 75' |
Attendance: 5,850 Referee: Wilmar Roldan (Colombia) |
Semi-finals
22 August 2010 | Singapore | 0–2 | Haiti | Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore |
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20:45 | Report | Jean Bonhomme 38' Daniel Gedeon 80' (pen.) |
Attendance: 6,000 Referee: István Vad (Hungary) |
Bronze Medal match
25 August 2010 | Montenegro | 1–4 | Singapore | Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore |
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18:00 | Jovan Baosić 14' | Report | Hanafi Akbar 6', 45' Ammirul Emmran 57' (pen.), 65' |
Attendance: 4,380 Referee: Norbert Hauata (Tahiti) |
This match involved a lot of controversy, with a few Montenegro players accused of diving. Drawn 1–1, Singapore came back and eventually won the match 4–1.
Lion City Cup: Under-16s journey (2011)
As Under-16s, the ones who wholeheartedly fought for the bronze at the Youth Olympics, a lot was expected from them in the Lion City Cup. Though captain Jeffrey Lightfoot was absent with an injury, they managed to pull through to get first runners-up for the competition under temporary captain Dhukhilan Jeevamani.[4] They also went with new coach Takuma Koga.
Group stage[5]
All attendances are referenced from -> [6]
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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CR Flamengo U15 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 4 |
Singapore U16 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Everton U15 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 1 |
20 June 2011 | Singapore U16 | 1–1 | CR Flamengo U15 | Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore |
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18:00 | Muhaimin Suhaimi 70' | Report | Jorge Marco 82' | Attendance: 2,490 |
22 June 2011 | Everton U15 | 1–1 | Singapore U16 | Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore |
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20:45 | Calum Dyson 20' | Report | Hazim Hassan 22' | Attendance: 2,425 |
Semi finals
All attendances are referenced from -> [6]
Singapore was first to shoot for penalties.
24 June 2011 Semi-final | Juventus U15 | 2–2 (3–4 p) |
Singapore U16 | Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore |
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20:45 | Fabio Gili 60' Gianluca Tartaglia 70' |
Report | Hazim Hassan 6' 13' | Attendance: 2,390 |
Penalties | ||||
Davide Faverato Andrea Giannarelli Federico Crepaldi Federico Rinaldi Lorenzo Zarmanian |
Muhaimin Suhaimi Hazim Hassan Iskandar Khairul Anuar Jonathan Tan IIlyas Lee |
The semi-final between the youth team and Juventus U15 was an exciting match, with man of the match Hazim Hassan scoring 2 goals in the first half, and Juventus coming back with another 2 in the second. The Singapore team managed to beat Juventus in the penalty shootout.[7]
Final
26 June 2011 Final | Singapore U16 | 0–0 (3–4 p) |
CR Flamengo U15 | Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore |
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20:45 | Report | Attendance: 2,848 |
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Penalties | ||||
Hanafi Akbar Hazim Hassan Iskandar Khairul Anuar Jonathan Tan IIlyas Lee |
Lincoln Fernando Jorge Marco Caio Rangel Ian Evans Arlindo Neto |
Fashah Rosedin, or Fashah Iskandar (whichever you want to call him) was the most outstanding player that night against Flamengo. Sadly, Caio Rangel and his other Samba football fellows proved to be better, bringing the game to penalties where they won.
Lion City Cup: Under-15s journey (2011)
The Under-15 team, led by coach Dejan Gluscevic grabbed third, losing to eventual winners Flamengo U15 in the semi-finals by toppling Juventus U15 4–0 in the third place play-off.
Group stage
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Juventus U15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 6 |
Singapore U15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
Newcastle U15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 0 |
18 June 2011 | Newcastle U-15 | 3–4 | Singapore U-15 | Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore |
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18:00 | James Atkinson 4' Adam Armstrong 31' Alex Gilliead 62' |
Report | Zulfadhmi Suzliman 13' Azhar Ramli 86' Rifqi Yazid 90' Faridzuan Fuad 90' |
Attendance: NOT STATED |
Their very first group game, up against Newcastle United's U15 batch, arguably one of the most exciting matches of the tournament. Down 3–1, Singapore used just nine minutes to score 3 back, and eventually win 4–3.
22 June 2011 | Singapore U-15 | 1–2 | Juventus U-15 | Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore |
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18:00 | Niccolo Guidicci 62' (o.g.) | Report | Andrea Marra 32' Fabio Gili 85' |
Attendance: 2,212 |
Semi-finals
24 June 2011 | CR Flamengo U15 | 3–0 | Singapore U-15 | Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore |
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20:45 | Jorge Marco 38' Muhelmy Suhaimi 61' (o.g.) Caio Rangel 79' |
Report | Attendance: 2,848 |
The Singapore U15s navigated past the group stage, leaving Newcastle U15 behind, and reaching to a clash with competition favourites Flamengo. Eventually, they were outplayed and lost 3–0.
Third-place play-off
26 June 2011 | Juventus U-15 | 0–4 | Singapore U-15 | Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore |
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18:00 | Report | Irfan Iezran 26' Azhar Ramli 63' 84' (pen) Adam Swandi 68' |
Attendance: 2,848 |
This match, along with the Singapore U16 semi-final with the same Italian opponents. The Italians were comprehensively beaten with the Under-15s clinching third place.
The AFF U-16 Championship (2011)
The U15 team, captained by Adam Swandi, took part in the AFF U-16 Championship, and got fourth place.
The team was coached by Dejan Gluscevic, and during their time there, they won 3 matches and lost 3 matches, losing both the semi-finals and the third place play-offs. The Championship also brought out 5 goals from captain and midfielder Adam Swandi, who scored 5 goals, against Vietnam, the Philippines and Myanmar.
Competition records
AFF Youth Championship (U-16)
Year | Group | Round | Position | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA |
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2011 | U15 (2011 gen.) | Semi-finals | Fourth | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 5 |
2015 | U15 (2015 gen.) | Group stage | Eight | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 12 |
Players and Staff
Current squad
This is the squad, as of 2011, in the Lion City Cup and the AFF U-16 Championship.[8][9]
C – Captain
VC – Vice-captain
No (#) | Name | Group (U15 or 16) | Recent call-up |
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Goalkeepers | |||
1 | Fashah Rosedin Iskandar | U16 | 2011 Lion City Cup |
18 | Hamzah Fazil | U16 | 2011 Lion City Cup |
1 | Heirul Suhanes | U15 | 2011 AFF U-16 Championship |
12 | Elfi Shahrul | U15 | 2011 AFF U-16 Championship |
Defenders | |||
5 | Jeffrey A. Lightfoot (C for U16) | U16 | 2011 Lion City Cup (pulled out due to injury) |
14 | Illyas Lee (VC for U16) | U16 | 2011 Lion City Cup |
16 | Dhukhilan Jeevamani (VC for U16) | U16 | 2011 Lion City Cup (stand-in captain for campaign) |
19 | Fatemy Firdouse | U16 | 2011 Lion City Cup |
2 | Ehvin Sasidharan | U15 | 2011 AFF U-16 Championship |
4 | Sadik Said | U15 | 2011 AFF U-16 Championship |
5 | R. Aaravin | U15 | 2011 AFF U-16 Championship |
14 | Bryan Tan | U15 | 2011 AFF U-16 Championship |
21 | Taufiq Hossain | U15 | 2011 AFF U-16 Championship |
Midfielders | |||
6 | Ammirul Emmran | U16 | 2011 Lion City Cup |
7 | Brandon Koh | U16 | 2011 Lion City Cup |
8 | Iskandar Khairul Anuar | U16 | 2011 Lion City Cup |
9 | Syazwan Mohamed Zin | U16 | 2011 Lion City Cup |
10 | Hanafi Akbar | U16 | 2011 Lion City Cup |
11 | Jonathan Tan | U16 | 2011 Lion City Cup |
15 | Bryan Neubronner | U16 | 2011 Lion City Cup |
3 | Mahathir Azeman | U15 | 2011 AFF U-16 Championship |
6 | Amirul Azmi | U15 | 2011 AFF U-16 Championship |
8 | Muhelmy Suhaimi | U15 | 2011 AFF U-16 Championship |
10 | Adam Swandi (C for U15) | U15 | 2011 AFF U-16 Championship |
13 | Rifqi Yazid | U15 | 2011 AFF U-16 Championship |
15 | Raja Ahmad Zaki | U15 | 2011 AFF U-16 Championship |
Forwards | |||
13 | Hazim Hassan | U16 | 2011 Lion City Cup |
17 | Muhaimin Suhaimi | U16 | 2011 Lion City Cup |
7 | Zulfadhmi Suzliman | U15 | 2011 AFF U-16 Championship |
9 | Irfan Iezran | U15 | 2011 AFF U-16 Championship |
11 | Azhar Ramli | U15 | 2011 AFF U-16 Championship |
17 | Faridzuan Fuad | U15 | 2011 AFF U-16 Championship |
18 | Faizal Raffi | U15 | 2011 AFF U-16 Championship |
Recent call-ups
These players listed were recently called up in competitions / matches before the previous ones, but were not called up for the previous event.
Pos. | Name | Group | Event |
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DF | Chng Ho Meng | U16 | 2010 Summer Youth Olympics |
DF | Ahmad Ridzuan | U16 | 2010 Summer Youth Olympics |
MF | Nur Hakiim | U16 | 2010 Summer Youth Olympics |
Coaches
Head Coach
- Singapore U16
Takuma Koga (2011–present) - Singapore U15
Dejan Gluscevic (2011–present)
Former Head Coaches
- Singapore U16
Kadir Yahaya (2010)
Assistant Coach
- Singapore U16
Abdullah Noor (2010–) - Singapore U15
Shahrin Shari (2011–)
Player History
Captains
Roles:
Captain – The team leader.
Stand-in captain – Stood in when captain was absent (applies only for a standing in for at least 3 games in a row.)
The role of vice-captain does not apply here. Only caps and goals earned during captaincy are considered here.
Under-16s
No. | Pos. | Name | Type | Years in captaincy | Caps | Goals |
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5 | DF | Jeffrey Lightfoot | Captain | 2010–present | 4 | 1 |
16 | DF | Dhukhilan Jeevamani | Stand-in captain | 2011 (stint) | 4 | 0 |
Under-15s
No. | Pos. | Name | Type | Years in captaincy | Caps | Goals |
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10 | MF | Adam Swandi | Captain | 2011–present | 10 | 6 |
Coach statistics
Note: Do note that all results are counted at the end of the final whistle, or a.e.t. if there is extra time. Matches with a penalty shoot-out outcome are still counted as a draw. Win PSO means the number of drawn games won via penalties, and the Win PSO (%) is the percentage of winning via penalties.
Under 16s
Name | Reign | Games | Wins | Draws | Losses | Wins (PSO) | Win (%) | Win PSO (%) |
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Kadir Yahaya | 2010 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 75 | 0 |
Takuma Koga | 2011– present | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50 |
Under 15s
Name | Reign | Games | Wins | Draws | Losses | Wins (PSO) | Win (%) | Win PSO (%) |
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Dejan Gluscveic | 2011–present | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 50 | 0 |
Stadium
The youth team uses the Jalan Besar Stadium, sharing it temporarily with the senior team before the senior team moves to Singapore Sports Hub when it has finished construction.
See also
References
- ↑ Boys' Youth Olympic Football Tournament Singapore 2010: Singapore 0:2 (0:1) Haiti – Report. FIFA.com. Retrieved on 2011-08-15.
- ↑ Lion City Cup. Lion City Cup. Retrieved on 2011-08-15.
- ↑ Youth Olympic Football: One step too far for Singapore as Haiti steal 2–0 win « Red Sports. Always Game. Redsports.sg. Retrieved on 2011-08-15.
- ↑ Tan, Jasmond. (2011-06-30) Cubs will get better and better: Jeffrey Lightfoot | Fit to Post Sports – Yahoo! News. Sg.news.yahoo.com. Retrieved on 2011-08-15.
- ↑ Lion City Cup. Lion City Cup. Retrieved on 2011-08-15.
- 1 2 Lion City Cup. Lion City Cup. Retrieved on 2011-08-15.
- ↑ Lion City Cup Football: Singapore U16s beat Juventus in semi-final penalty shootout drama « Red Sports. Always Game. Redsports.sg. Retrieved on 2011-08-15.
- ↑ Kadir Yahaya confirms Singapore U-15 football squad for YOG « Red Sports. Always Game. Redsports.sg. Retrieved on 2011-08-15.
- ↑ DO NOT FOLLOW SQUAD NUMBERS IN THIS LINK, PLAYERS CHOSEN FROM HERE PLAYED IN THE LION CITY CUP: http://www.fas.org.sg/national-team/u15-team