2018 Tampines Rovers FC season explained

The 2018 S.League season is Tampines Rovers's 23rd season at the top level of Singapore football and 73rd year in existence as a football club. The club will also compete in the Singapore League Cup, Singapore Cup, Singapore Community Shield and the AFC Cup.

Key events

Pre-season

On 9/12/2017, it was announced that the team had signed 15 players in the preparation for the 2018 AFC Champions Leagues qualifier against Bali United.^[1]

On 25/12/2017, ESPN FC reported that Jordan Webb rebutted the chance to join Portugal League 2 team as he wanted to work with Rabb.^[2]

On 12/1/2018, it was reported that Jordan Webb & Ryutaro Megumi will miss the Tampines' ACL playoff due to injury.^[3]

On 28/2/2018, Rabb confirmed that Shannon Stephen will be out of the season due to a ligament injury.^[4]

Squad

Sleague Squad

No.	Name	Nationality	Date of Birth (Age)	Last club	Contract Since	Contract End
Goalkeepers
1	Hariz Farid U23		19 October 1997	Youth Team	2017	2018
21	Haikal Hasnol U23		4 November 1995	Youth Team	2017	2020
24	Syazwan Buhari		22 September 1992	Geylang International	2018	2019
Defenders
2			6 March 1991	Negeri Sembilan FA	2018	2018
4	Fahrudin Mustafic (captain) >30		17 April 1981	Persela Lamongan	2011	2018
5	Amirul Adli U23		1996 1, df=yes	Young Lions FC	2018	2020
12			2 June 1994	Young Lions FC	2017	2020
13	Shameer Aziq U23		1995 12, df=yes		2018	2018
16	Daniel Bennett >30		7 January 1978	Geylang International	2017	2019
17	Irwan Shah		1988 11, df=yes	Warriors FC	2016	2019
22	Danish Uwais U23		10 October 1999	Youth Team	2017	2018
23	Irfan Najeeb U23		31 July 1999	NFA U18	2018	2020
63	Ryhan Stewart U19		2000 2, df=yes	Youth Team	2017	2018
Midfielders
6	Safirul Sulaiman		12 October 1992	Geylang International	2018	2019
7	Zulfadhmi Suzliman U23		10 February 1996	Youth Team	2017	2020
14	Haziq Razzali U23		23 July 1999	NFA U18	2018	2018
18	Yasir Hanapi		21 June 1989	PDRM FA	2018	2020
20	Faizal Raffi U23		20 January 1996	Youth Team	2017	2018
27			1990 11, df=yes	JDT II	2018	2018
59	Elijah Lim Teck Yong U19		8 May 2001	NFA U17	2018	2018
65	Shah Shahiran U19		14 November 1999	NFA U18	2018	2018
Forwards
9	Ryutaro Megumi		29 June 1993	Aoyama Gakuin University	2017	2019
11	Jordan Webb		1988 3, df=yes	Warriors FC	2018	2020
19	Khairul Amri >30		14 March 1985	Young Lions FC	2017	2020
29	Taufik Suparno U23		31 October 1995	SAFSA	2018	2018
Players loaned out
3	Afiq Yunos		1990 12, df=yes	Home United	2018	2020
8	Shahdan Sulaiman		9 May 1988	LionsXII	2016	2020
10	Fazrul Nawaz >30		17 April 1985	Warriors FC	2016	2019

Coaching staff

Position	Name	Ref.
Chairman	Desmond Ong
General Manager	Desmund Khusnin
Head coach	Jürgen Raab
Team manager	Leonard Koh
Assistant coach	Gavin Lee
Goalkeeping coach	William Phang
Physiotherapist	Premjit Singh
Kitman	Goh Koon Hiang

Transfers

Pre-season transfers

In

Position	Player	Transferred From	Ref
		Geylang International	2 years contract [5]
		Home United	3 years contract [6]
		Garena Young Lions	3 years contract [7]
		NFA U18	1 year contract [8]
		Negeri Sembilan FA	1 year contract [9]
		NFA U18	1 year contract [10]
		Geylang International	2 years contract [11]
		PDRM FA	3 years contract [12]
		Balestier Khalsa	Undisclosed[13]
		NFA U18	Undisclosed
		Warriors FC	3 years contract [14]
		Garena Young Lions	Undisclosed

Out

Position	Player	Transferred To	Ref
		Tiong Bahru FC	[15]
		Nongbua Pitchaya	[16]
		Negeri Sembilan F.C.	[17] [18]
			[19]
		Warriors FC	[20]
		Geylang International	[21]
		Home United	[22]
		Melaka United	Season loan [23]
		Ozone F.C.
			[24]
		Home United	[25]
		Yishun Sentek Mariners FC (NFL Club)
		NK Imotski

Note 1: Rafiq Tajudin was initially promoted to the Sleague before being deregistered.

Note 2: Madhu Mohana initially moved to Malaysia before being released and signed with the Stags for the rest of season.

Note 3: Hafiz Sujad initially moved to Malaysia with JDT II before being released and signed with the Stags for the rest of season.

Extension

Position	Player	Ref
		3 years contract.[27]
		1 year contract.[28]
		2 years contract.[29]
		2 years contract.[30]
		3 years contract.[31]
		2 years contract.[32]
		3 years contract.[33]
		2 years contract.[34] [35]

Promoted

Position	Player	Ref
		1 year contract [36]
		1 year contract [37]
		1 year contract [38]
		3 years contract [39]
		1 year contract [40]
		1 year contract [41]

Trial

Mid-season transfers

In

Position	Player	Transferred From	Ref
			[42]
			[43]

Out

Position	Player	Transferred To	Ref
		Geylang International	Season loan [44]
		Free Agent
		Hougang United	Loan then $50,000 [45]
		Relegated to U19 squad
		Relegated to U19 squad

Extension

Friendlies

Pre-Season Friendly

Team statistics

Appearances and goals

		Player	Sleague	Singapore Cup	ACL / AFC Cup	Total
		Apps.	Goals	Apps.	Goals	Apps.	Goals	Apps.	Goals
1	GK	Hariz Farid	0(1)	0	0(1)	0	0	0	2	0
2	MF	Madhu Mohana	10(9)	1	2	0	0	0	21	1
4	DF	Fahrudin Mustafic	19	1	1	0	7	0	27	1
5	DF	Amirul Adli	23	4	2	0	6	0	31	4
6	MF	Safirul Sulaiman	2(1)	0	0	0	6	0	9	0
7	MF	Zulfadhmi Suzliman	14(8)	1	1(1)	0	3(4)	0	31	1
9	FW	Ryutaro Megumi	24	4	2	0	5	0	31	4
11	MF	Jordan Webb	22(1)	5	2	1	3(1)	1	29	7
12	DF	Shannon Stephen	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	1
13	FW	Shameer Aziq	17(2)	1	1	0	3	0	23	1
14	MF	Haziq Razzali	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	DF	Daniel Bennett	22(1)	1	1(1)	0	7	0	32	1
17	DF	Irwan Shah	16(5)	1	2	0	6	0	29	1
18	MF	Yasir Hanapi	22	2	1	0	5	0	28	2
19	FW	Khairul Amri	16(5)	15	2	2	6(1)	2	30	19
20	MF	Faizal Raffi	1(1)	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
21	GK	Haikal Hasnol	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
22	DF	Danish Uwais	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
23	DF	Irfan Najeeb	16	2	2	0	4(2)	1	24	3
24	GK	Syazwan Buhari	24	0	2	0	6	0	32	0
27	MF	Hafiz Sujad	4(8)	0	1(1)	0	0	0	14	0
29	FW	Taufik Suparno	1(3)	0	0(1)	0	0	0	5	0
59	MF	Elijah Lim Teck Yong	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
63	DF	Ryhan Stewart	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
65	MF	Shah Shahiran	0(9)	0	0	0	0(4)	0	13	0
Players who have played this season and/or sign for the season but had left the club or on loan to other club
2	MF	Hanafi Akbar	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	DF	Afiq Yunos	1(2)	0	0	0	3(3)	0	9	0
10	FW	Fazrul Nawaz	7(6)	4	0	0	4(2)	1	19	5
14	FW	Rafiq Tajudin	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Competitions

Overview

Competition	Record
S.League
AFC Champions League
AFC Cup
Singapore Cup
Total

Singapore Premier League

See main article: article and 2018 Singapore Premier League.

AFC Champions League

See main article: article and 2018 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs. ^[47]

Qualifying play-off

AFC Cup

See main article: article and 2018 AFC Cup. ^[48]

Group Match

Singapore Cup

See main article: article and 2018 Singapore Cup.

Tampines Rovers lost 4-3 on aggregate.

See also

• 2017 Tampines Rovers FC season

Notes and References

1. Web site: Tampines chairman Desmond Ong has already signed 15 players for next year..
2. Web site: Jordan Webb rejects Portugal offer to stay with Tampines Rovers.
3. Web site: Webb & Megumi to miss ACL Playoff.
4. Web site: Shannon out for 2018.
5. Web site: welcome Syazwan Buhari to the Stags family!.
6. Web site: Afiq Yunos signed from Home United.
7. Web site: Amirul joins Stags.
8. Web site: The club would like to welcome our new Stag, Irfan Najeeb! .
9. Web site: Madhu Mohana returns after disaster spell in Malaysia. 2018-03-15. https://web.archive.org/web/20180316023109/https://www.fourfourtwo.com/sg/features/when-a-dream-move-quickly-became-a-nightmare-madhu-breaks-his-silence-negeri-saga?page=0%2C1. 2018-03-16. dead.
10. Web site: The club has agreed terms to sign Shah Shahiran for the 2018 season..
11. Web site: Safirul joins in two years contract.
12. Web site: Yasir Hanapi is back with the Stags.
13. Web site: Hanafi left the Tigers for the Stags. 2018-01-29. https://web.archive.org/web/20180129195426/https://www.fourfourtwo.com/sg/features/new-stag-hanafi-eager-tackle-make-or-break-season. 2018-01-29. dead.
14. Web site: Jordan Webb joins the Stags for his second stint.
15. Web site: Joey Sim joins Tiong Bahru FC for 2018 NFL.
16. Web site: Izwan inks deal with Nongbua, Singapore's leading goalies will feature in Thailand next year.
17. Web site: National defender Madhu Mohana signs for top-tier Malaysian side Negeri Sembilan.
18. Web site: Stags announce the signing of 27-year-old defender, Madhu Mohana, for the rest of the season..
19. Web site: Woodlands' 2007 League Cup winners: Where Are They Now? . 2017-12-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171213203327/https://www.fourfourtwo.com/sg/features/woodlands-2007-league-cup-winners-where-are-they-now?page=0%2C3 . 2017-12-13 . dead .
20. Web site: Ismadi left the Stags.
21. Web site: Jufri Taha join GIFC from TRFC for the 2018 season.
22. Web site: Shakir switch to protector.
23. Web site: Melaka United swoop for Singapore international Shahdan.
24. Web site: Hafiz Sujad headed to JDT II. 2018-01-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20180103133759/https://www.fourfourtwo.com/sg/features/singapore-international-hafiz-sujad-headed-jdt-ii. 2018-01-03. dead.
25. Web site: Fazli return as protector.
26. Web site: Khairul Amri pens three-year extension with Tampines Rovers.
27. Web site: Stag secure Haikal Hasnol for another three seasons with the club.
28. Web site: Farra extends contract with Stag. 2017-12-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20171222052346/https://www.fourfourtwo.com/sg/features/sleague-risking-mass-exodus-talent-its-radical-youth-plan. 2017-12-22. dead.
29. Web site: Daniel extends contract with Stag. 2017-12-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20171222052346/https://www.fourfourtwo.com/sg/features/sleague-risking-mass-exodus-talent-its-radical-youth-plan. 2017-12-22. dead.
30. Web site: Irwan Shah has agreed terms to extend his tenure at the club by another 2 years..
31. Web site: Shannon Stephen has committed his future to the club for the next three seasons..
32. Web site: Ryutaro Megumi extends his stay with the Stags!.
33. Web site: Shahdan signed 3 years contract before loan out.
34. Web site: 4 players retained.
35. Web site: Fazrul Nawaz has signed a 2-year deal with the club to continue his Stags journey!.
36. Web site: Tampines has secured 20-year-old goalkeeper, Hariz Farid, for the 2018 season. .
37. Web site: Ryhan Stewart has signed his first professional contract with the Stags..
38. Web site: The club has promoted Danish Uwais to the first team for the 2018 season..
39. Web site: Zulfadhmi Suzliman has committed his future to the club by penning a 3-year contract..
40. Web site: Faizal Raffi has extended his stay at the club by another year..
41. Web site: Rafiq Tajudin has signed professional terms with the club for the 2018 season..
42. Web site: Hafiz Sujad rejoins Tampines Rovers from Johor Darul Ta'zim II .
43. Web site: Taufik Suparno returns as a Stag. .
44. Web site: Afiq join Eagles on loan.
45. Web site: Fazrul Nawaz join Cheetah before transfer window close.
46. Web site: Irfan awarded 3 years contract for good performance.
47. Web site: AFC Champions League 2018 draw concluded.
48. Web site: AFC Cup 2018 draw confirmed.