Singapore national under-23 football team
Nickname(s) | Young Lions | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Association | Football Association of Singapore | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Captain | Al-Qaasimy Rahman | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Home stadium | Jalan Besar Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||||||
FIFA code | SIN | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Appearances | 8 (first in 2001) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Best result | Third Place (2007, 2009, 2013) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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The Singapore national under-23 football team is the national Under 23 association football team of Singapore. The team comes under the organisation of the Football Association of Singapore (FAS).
Players were selected from the nation's Courts Young Lions S.League squad, with other players from the national squad which includes names like Hariss Harun, Safuwan Baharudin.
History
The under-23 football team was formed to represent Singapore in the Southeast Asian Games since 2001.
2013-present
In 2013, former Singapore national football team caretaker head coach V Sundramoorthy was appointed as the head coach of the Singapore national under-23 football team with Aide Iskandar as his assistant coach. The duo were tasked with preparing the squad for the upcoming 2013 SEA Games which will take place in end 2013 at Naypidaw, Myanmar.[1]
However, with the resignation of V. Sundramoorthy a few months later, Aide took over the reins of the Singapore national under-23 football team in October 2013.[2] He guided the team to a third placing at the 2013 Southeast Asian Games.
In the 2015 Southeast Asian Games, the under-23 football team has failed to advance into the semi-finals.[3] Aide then consequently resigned as coach of the national under-23 football team.[4]
Honours
Regional
- Southeast Asian Games
- Pestabola Merdeka
- Third Place (1): 2013
Tournament records
Olympic Games
Olympic Games Record | ||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA |
1992 | Did Not Qualify | |||||||
1996 | ||||||||
2000 | ||||||||
2004 | ||||||||
2008 | ||||||||
2012 | ||||||||
2016 | ||||||||
Total | 0/7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Since 1992, football at the Summer Olympics changes into Under-23 tournament.
Asian Games
Asian Games Record | ||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA |
2002 | Did Not Qualify | |||||||
2006 | Round 1 | 23/32 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
2010 | Round 1 | 19/24 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
2014 | Round 1 | 17/29 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 |
2018 | ||||||||
Total | 3/4 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 14 |
- Since 2002, football at the Asian Games changes into Under-23 tournament.
SEA Games
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Recent results
Win Draw Lose
2015
30 January 2015 Bangabandhu Cup | Thailand | 3 – 2 | Singapore | Sylhet, Bangladesh |
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Stadium: Sylhet District Stadium |
1 February 2015 Bangabandhu Cup | Bahrain | 0 – 0 | Singapore | Dhaka, Bangladesh |
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Stadium: Bangabandhu National Stadium |
5 February 2015 Bangabandhu Cup | Malaysia | 1 – 0 | Singapore | Dhaka, Bangladesh |
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Stadium: Bangabandhu National Stadium |
14 February Friendly game | Japan | 8 – 1 | Singapore | Kallang, Singapore |
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Irfan 78' | Stadium: Jalan Besar Studium |
21 February Friendly game | Syria | 2 – 1 | Singapore | Kallang, Singapore |
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Irfan 17' | Stadium: Jalan Besar Studium |
19 March Friendly game | Cambodia | 3 – 1 | Singapore | Kallang, Singapore |
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Sahil 21' | Stadium: Jalan Besar Studium |
27 March 2016 AFC U-23 Championship qualification | Laos | 0 – 0 | Singapore | Vientiane, Laos |
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Stadium: New Laos National Stadium |
29 March 2016 AFC U-23 Championship qualification | Singapore | 0 – 5 | China PR | Vientiane, Laos |
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Stadium: New Laos National Stadium |
31 March 2016 AFC U-23 Championship qualification | Singapore | 2 – 2 | Mongolia | Vientiane, Laos |
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Stadium: New Laos National Stadium |
1 June Group stage | Philippines | 0 – 1 | Singapore | Kallang, Singapore |
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20:30 UTC+8 | Report | Sheikh 45' | Stadium: Jalan Besar Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura (Japan) |
4 June Group stage | Singapore | 1 – 2 | Myanmar | Kallang, Singapore |
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20:30 UTC+8 | Faris 34' (pen.) | Report | Nay Lin Tun 24' Ye Ko Oo 60' |
Stadium: Jalan Besar Referee: Yousef Al-Marzouq (Kuwait) |
8 June Group stage | Cambodia | 1 – 3 | Singapore | Kallang, Singapore |
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20:30 UTC+8 | Vathanaka 57' | Report | Safirul 45+1' Faris 45+2' Sahil 90' |
Stadium: Jalan Besar Referee: Ma Ning (China) |
11 June Group stage | Singapore | 0 – 1 | Indonesia | Kallang, Singapore |
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20:30 UTC+8 | Report | Evan 47' | Stadium: Jalan Besar Referee: Kim Hee-gon (South Korea) |
Current coaching staff
Position | Name |
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Head Coach | TBC |
Assistant Coach | S. Subramani |
Goalkeeping Coach | John Burridge |
Fitness Coach | Jürgen Raab |
Players
Current Squad
The following 20 players were called up to the Singapore national under-23 team squad for the Football at the 2015 Southeast Asian Games set to be held in Singapore.[5]
Recent Call ups
The following players have also been called up within last 12 months.
Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
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DF | Shannon Stephen | 6 February 1994 | Tampines Rovers | v Philippines, 13 June 2013 | ||
MF | Muhaimin Suhaimi | 20 February 1995 | Courts Young Lions | v Laos, 23 May 2015 | ||
FW | Fareez Farhan | 29 July 1994 | Hougang United | v Philippines, 13 June 2013 | ||
FW | Iqbal Hussain | 6 June 1993 | Courts Young Lions | 2014 Asian Games | ||
FW | Shameer Aziq | 30 December 1995 | Courts Young Lions | 2014 Asian Games |
Singapore U19
Updates 2016
Paramoth Naidu, who represented his both school's Woodlands Secondary School Football Team and St. Gabriel's School Football Team, will be leading his team in this year's AFF CUP 2016 on the 23 to 26 Jan 2016.
This year 23 to 26 Jan 2016 Fandi Ahmad's elder son Irfan Fandi and Singapore's Under-19 both captain and vice-captain Paramoth Naidu and Haqil Osman will be flying off to play for Australia starlet Football Club (Anza F.C.) and this players are personally chosen to play for the club (Anza F.C.) for 3 days stint. Let's wish them luck for their marvellous transfer move.
See also
- Singapore national football team
- Singapore national youth football team
- Young Lions
- Singapore women's national football team
References
- ↑ "Sundram to lead SEA Games squad". Goal.com Singapore.
- ↑ "Aide Iskandar replaces Sundram for SEA Games". Goal.com. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
- ↑ "Young Lions fail to progress after narrow defeat". www.fas.org.sg. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
- ↑ "Football: Coach Aide Iskandar resigns after SEA Games failure". channelnewsasia.com. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
- ↑ "Young Lions unveil 20-strong football squad for SEA Games 2015". Channel News Asia. 27 May 2015. Retrieved 28 May 2015.