2016 Hougang United FC season

The 2016 season is Hougang United's 19th 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.

Hougang United
2016 season
ChairmanBill Ng
Head coachK. Balagumaran
StadiumHougang Stadium
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Squad

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As of 6 January 2017. [1]

Sleague

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No. Name Nationality Date of Birth (Age) Previous Club
Goalkeepers
1 Ridhuan Barudin   (1987-03-23) 23 March 1987 (age 37)   Tampines Rovers
13 Fawwaz Anuar   (1994-01-06) 6 January 1994 (age 30)   Tampines Rovers Prime League
18 Khairulhin Khalid   (1991-07-18) 18 July 1991 (age 33)   LionsXII
Defenders
2 Yusiskandar Yusop   (1985-07-15) 15 July 1985 (age 39)   Balestier Khalsa
3 Ali Hudzafi   (1992-03-23) 23 March 1992 (age 32)   Young Lions
4 Delwinder Singh   (1992-08-05) 5 August 1992 (age 32)   Young Lions
11 Nazrul Nazari   (1991-02-11) 11 February 1991 (age 33)   LionsXII
17 Faiz Salleh   (1992-07-17) 17 July 1992 (age 32)   Young Lions
21 Khairulnizam Jumahat   (1990-12-08) 8 December 1990 (age 33)   Geylang International
22 Wahyudi Wahid   (1989-10-29) 29 October 1989 (age 35)   LionsXII
Midfielders
6 Anumanthan Kumar   (1994-07-14) 14 July 1994 (age 30)   Young Lions FC
8 Fumiya Kogure   (1989-06-28) 28 June 1989 (age 35)   Albirex Niigata (S)
10 Nur Naiim Ishak   (1993-12-24) 24 December 1993 (age 30)   Young Lions FC
12 Nur Ridho   (1994-08-18) 18 August 1994 (age 30)   Young Lions FC
15 Huzaifah Aziz   (1994-06-27) 27 June 1994 (age 30)   Geylang International
16 Raihan Rahman   (1991-02-07) 7 February 1991 (age 33)   LionsXII
19 Nurhilmi Jasni   (1986-12-17) 17 December 1986 (age 37)   Balestier Khalsa
20 Afiq Noor   (1993-12-25) 25 December 1993 (age 30)   Young Lions
Forwards
5 Fairoz Hasan   (1988-11-26) 26 November 1988 (age 35)   Gombak United
7 Jozef Kapláň   (1986-04-02) 2 April 1986 (age 38)   Geylang International
9 Stipe Plazibat   (1989-08-31) 31 August 1989 (age 35)   NK Dugopolje
14 Iqbal Hussain   (1993-06-06) 6 June 1993 (age 31)   Young Lions
23 Samuel Benjamin   (1994-10-31) 31 October 1994 (age 30)   LionsXII

Transfers

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Pre-season transfers

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Position Player Transferred From Ref
GK   Khairulhin Khalid   LionsXII
DF   Ali Hudzafi   Young Lions FC
DF   Nazrul Nazari   LionsXII
DF   Wahyudi Wahid   LionsXII
DF   Yusiskandar Yusop   Balestier Khalsa
MF   Afiq Noor   Young Lions FC
MF   Anumanthan Kumar   Young Lions FC
MF   Nur Naiim Ishak   Young Lions FC
MF  Fumiya Kogure  Albirex Niigata (S)
MF   Huzaifah Aziz   Geylang International
MF   Raihan Rahman   LionsXII
FW   Jozef Kapláň   Geylang International
FW   Stipe Plazibat   NK Dugopolje
FW   Iqbal Hussain   Young Lions FC
FW   Samuel Benjamin   LionsXII
Position Player Transferred To Ref
GK   Ahmadulhaq Che Omar   Admiralty FC(NFL Club)
DF   Kunihiro Yamashita  Yangon United
DF   Yuki Uchiyama  Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo Loan Return
DF   Lau Meng Meng   Eunos Crescent FC
DF   Faizal Amir Released
DF   Matthew Abraham Released
DF   Kenneth Chang   Tiong Bahru FC(NFL Club)
MF   Atsushi Shimono  JPV Marikina F.C. [3]
MF   Carlos Alberto Delgado   Geylang International
MF    Ruzaini Zainal Retired
MF   Firman Hanif   Yishun Sentek Mariners FC(NFL Club)
MF   Taufiq Ghani   Geylang International
FW   Diego Gama de Oliveira   Pusamania Borneo F.C.
FW   Vuk Sotirović  FK Borac Čačak
FW   Muhaymin Salim Released
FW   Fareez Farhan   Young Lions Season loan

Trial

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Position Player From Ref

Mid-season transfers

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Position Player Transferred To Ref
MF   Anumanthan Kumar   Home United National Service

Friendlies

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Coaching staff

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Position Name Ref.
Head coach   Philippe Aw
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  

Statistics

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Appearances and goals

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No. Pos. Player Sleague Singapore Cup League Cup Total
Apps.  Goals Apps.  Goals Apps.  Goals Apps.  Goals
1 GK   Ridhuan Barudin 3 0 0 0 5 0 8 0
2 DF   Yusiskandar Yusop 12 0 0 0 5 0 17 0
3 DF   Ali Hudzafi 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
4 DF   Delwinder Singh 13 0 1 0 3 0 17 0
5 FW   Fairoz Hasan 19 0 1 0 3 0 23 0
6 MF   Anumanthan Kumar 22 0 1 0 0 0 23 0
7 FW   Jozef Kapláň 24 3 1 0 5 5 30 8
8 MF   Fumiya Kogure 21 4 1 1 5 3 27 8
9 FW   Stipe Plazibat 24 15 1 0 3 1 28 16
10 MF   Nur Na'iim 13 0 0 0 4 0 17 0
11 DF   Nazrul Nazari 23 0 1 0 0 0 24 0
12 MF   Nur Ridho 10 0 0 0 1 0 11 0
13 GK   Fawwaz Anuar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 FW   Iqbal Hussain 18 4 1 0 5 2 24 6
15 MF   Huzaifah Aziz 16 0 0 0 3 0 19 0
16 MF   Raihan Rahman 21 2 1 0 4 0 26 2
17 DF   Faiz Salleh 17 1 1 0 0 0 18 1
18 GK   Khairulhin Khalid 21 0 1 0 0 0 22 0
19 MF   Nurhilmi Jasni 19 3 0 0 4 0 23 3
20 MF   Afiq Noor 15 0 0 0 4 0 19 0
21 DF   Khairulnizam Jumahat 1 0 1 0 4 0 6 0
22 DF   Wahyudi Wahid 10 0 1 0 4 0 15 0
23 DF   Samuel Benjamin 4 0 0 0 2 0 6 0
24 DF   Faliq Sudir 0 0 0 0 4 0 4 0
Players who have played this season but had left the club or on loan to other club

Competitions

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Overview

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Competition Record
P W D L GF GA GD Win %
S.League 24 9 5 10 35 39 −4 037.50
Singapore Cup 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 000.00
League Cup 3 1 0 2 8 9 −1 033.33
Total 28 10 5 13 44 50 −6 035.71

S.League

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  Win   Draw   Loss

Round 1

18 February 2016 (2016-02-18) Round 1 Hougang United   1-0   Home United Hougang, Singapore
Stipe Plazibat  34' Stadium: Hougang Stadium
Attendance: 2,307[5]
Referee: Jansen Foo
26 February 2016 (2016-02-26) Round 2 Tampines Rovers   4-1   Hougang United Jurong West, Singapore
Shahdan Sulaiman  8'
Ismadi Mukhtar  1'
Jermain Pennant  19'
Fazrul Nawaz  84'
Stipe Plazibat  26' Stadium: Jurong West Stadium
Attendance: 2,106[6]
Referee: Ahmad A'Qashah
4 March 2016 (2016-03-04) Round 3 Hougang United   0-0   Brunei DPMM Kallang, Singapore
Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium
Referee: Nathan Chan
10 March 2016 (2016-03-10) Round 4 Young Lions FC   1-3   Hougang United Kallang, Singapore
Fareez Farhan  79' Stipe Plazibat  4'  82'
Taufiq Muqminin  52' (o.g.)
Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium
Referee: Farhad Mohd
19 March 2016 (2016-03-19) Round 5 Hougang United   1-0   Balestier Khalsa Hougang, Singapore
Stipe Plazibat  82' Stadium: Hougang Stadium
Referee: Ahmad A'Qashah
2 April 2016 (2016-04-02) Round 6 Albirex Niigata (S)   2-0   Hougang United Jurong East, Singapore
Atsushi Shirota  49'
Tatsuro Inui  86'
Stadium: Jurong East Stadium
Attendance: 2,384[7]
Referee: Muhd Taqi
7 April 2016 (2016-04-07) Round 7 Hougang United   3-1   Geylang International Hougang, Singapore
Stipe Plazibat  55' (pen)
Faiz Salleh  60'
Raihan Rahman  88'
Carlos Delgado  15' Stadium: Hougang Stadium
Attendance: 1,537[8]
Referee: Sukhbir Singh
14 April 2016 (2016-04-14) Round 8 Warriors FC   0-1   Hougang United Choa Chu Kang, Singapore
Fumiya Kogure  18' Stadium: Choa Chu Kang Stadium
Referee: W. Ravisanthiran

Round 2

29 April 2016 (2016-04-29) Round 9 Home United   3–2   Hougang United Kallang, Singapore
Ilsø   16'
Song   28'
Faris   78'
Details[usurped] Plazibat   41' (pen.)
Raihan   86'
Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium
Referee: Muhd Taqi
4 May 2016 (2016-05-04) Round 10 Hougang United   1–1   Tampines Rovers Hougang, Singapore
Iqbal   70' Details Mehmet   41' (pen.) Stadium: Hougang Stadium
Attendance: 1,538[9]
Referee: Ahmad A'Qashah
14 May 2016 (2016-05-14) Round 11 Brunei DPMM   3–2   Hougang United Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
Sérgio   10'
Azwan A.   26'
Shahrazen   82'
Details[usurped] Plazibat   55'
Kapláň   59'
Stadium: Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium
Referee: Jansen Foo
19 May 2016 (2016-05-19) Round 12 Hougang United   1–1   Garena Young Lions Hougang, Singapore
Nurhilmi   18' Details[usurped] Fareez   14' (pen.) Stadium: Hougang Stadium
Referee: Sukhbir Singh
10 June 2016 (2016-06-10) Round 13 Balestier Khalsa   2–2   Hougang United Kallang, Singapore
Tokić   10'
Fazli   60'
Details[usurped] Kogure   86'
Plazibat   90'
Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium
Referee: Nathan Chan
15 June 2016 (2016-06-15) Round 14 Hougang United   1–2   Albirex Niigata (S) Hougang, Singapore
Kapláň   39' Details[usurped] Kawata   57'
Inui   62'
Stadium: Hougang Stadium
Referee: Farhad Mohd
18 June 2016 (2016-06-18) Round 15 Geylang International   1–2   Hougang United Bedok, Singapore
Amy   90' Details[usurped] Kapláň   63'
Plazibat   85'
Stadium: Bedok Stadium
Referee: Jansen Foo
23 June 2016 (2016-06-23) Round 16 Hougang United   1–3   Warriors Hougang, Singapore
Nurhilmi   40' Details[usurped] Hafiz N.   61'
Shaiful   85'
Béhé   87'
Stadium: Hougang Stadium
Referee: G. Letchman

Round 3

12 August 2016 (2016-08-12) Round 17 Hougang United   4–2   Home United Kallang, Singapore
Plazibat   39' (pen.), 44' (pen.)
Hussain   52'
Kogure   56'
Details[usurped] Ilsø   6'
Song   7'
Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium
Referee: Muhd Taqi
17 August 2016 (2016-08-17) Round 18 Tampines Rovers   1–2   Hougang United Jurong West, Singapore
Webb   45' Details[usurped] Plazibat   22'
Kogure   90+2'
Stadium: Jurong West Stadium
Referee: Sukhbir Singh
26 August 2016 (2016-08-26) Round 19 Hougang United   1–2   Brunei DPMM Kallang, Singapore
Plazibat   9' Details[usurped] Ramazotti   51', 52' Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium
Referee: Ahmad A'Qashah
22 September 2016 (2016-09-22) Round 20 Garena Young Lions   0–2   Hougang United Kallang, Singapore
Details[usurped] Hussain   45'
Jasni   71'
Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium
Referee: Jansen Foo
1 October 2016 (2016-10-01) Round 21 Hougang United   1–1   Balestier Khalsa Hougang, Singapore
Plazibat   8' Details[usurped] Syafiq   70' Stadium: Hougang Stadium
Referee: Farhad Mohd
14 October 2016 (2016-10-14) Round 22 Albirex Niigata (S)   3–0   Hougang United Kallang, Singapore
Kawata   4'
Jitozono   8'
Kumada   32'
Details[usurped] Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium
Referee: Farhad Mohd
20 October 2016 (2016-10-20) Round 23 Hougang United   0–1   Geylang International Hougang, Singapore
Details[usurped] Suhaimi   43' Stadium: Hougang Stadium
Referee: G. Letchman
25 October 2016 (2016-10-25) Round 24 Warriors   5–1   Hougang United Choa Chu Kang, Singapore
Béhé   51', 69', 90+3'
Rak   57'
Jaffar   81'
Details[usurped] Hussain   37' Stadium: Choa Chu Kang Stadium
Referee: Nathan Chan
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
4 Home United 24 11 4 9 50 42 +8 37 Qualification to AFC Cup Play-off Round
5 Geylang International 24 10 7 7 35 29 +6 37
6 Hougang United 24 9 5 10 35 39 −4 32
7 Warriors FC 24 7 7 10 39 39 0 28
8 Balestier Khalsa 24 4 7 13 23 42 −19 19
Updated to match(es) played on 31 October 2016. Source: S.League[usurped]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of wins

Singapore Cup

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Preliminary round

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26 May 2016 Home United   2–1   Hougang United Bishan Stadium, Singapore
19:30 UTC+8 Azhar   48'
Ilsø   90'
Details[usurped] Kogure   58' Referee: G. Letchman

Singapore TNP League Cup

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   DPMM FC 3 3 0 0 8 1 +7 9 Advance to semi-final
2 Tampines Rovers 3 2 0 1 10 6 +4 6
3 Hougang United 3 1 0 2 8 9 −1 3
4 Warriors FC 3 0 0 3 1 11 −10 0

Group matches

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13 July 2016 Tampines Rovers   6 – 4   Hougang United Jurong West Stadium, Singapore
19:30 UTC+8 Shahdan   28'
Na'iim   32' (o.g.)
Webb   35'
Sufian   44' (pen.)
Mehmet   75' (pen.)
Saifullah   83'
Details[usurped] Kogure   56'
Kapláň   67', 87'
Plazibat   90'
Referee: Sukhbir Singh
17 July 2016 Hougang United   0 – 2   DPMM FC Hougang Stadium, Singapore
19:30 UTC+8 Details[usurped] Sérgio   44' (pen.)
Ramazotti   89' (pen.)
Referee: Nathan Chan
21 July 2016 Hougang United   4 – 1   Warriors Hougang Stadium, Singapore
19:30 UTC+8 Iqbal Hussain   42'

Fumiya Kogure   67'

Jozef Kapláň   87'   90'
Details[usurped] Hafiz Rahim   71' Referee: Farhad Mohd

References

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  1. ^ "Hougang United Football Club".
  2. ^ "Transfers". Archived from the original on 2017-12-24. Retrieved 2020-02-24.
  3. ^ "Shimono goes to Philippines from Singapore". 5 May 2017.
  4. ^ "MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE – Hougang United Football Club".
  5. ^ Lee, David (19 February 2016). "Hougang forward Plazibat sinks Home United with free-kick". The New Paper. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
  6. ^ Singh, Amanpreet (26 February 2016). "Stags maul Cheetahs 4-1 for first win of S.League season". Today.
  7. ^ Lee, David (3 April 2016). "Albirex return to top of S.League". The New Paper Online. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
  8. ^ Lee, David (8 April 2016). "Hougang recover to end Geylang's unbeaten run". The New Paper. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
  9. ^ "10-man Hougang fight back to earn point". The New Paper. 5 May 2016. Retrieved 6 May 2016.