2019 Warriors FC season

The 2019 season is Warriors' 24th 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.

Warriors
2019 season
ChairmanPhilip Lam Tin Sing
Head coachMirko Grabovac
StadiumJurong West Stadium
S.League7th
Singapore CupRunner-up
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Squad

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S.League squad

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As of 11 February 2019
Squad No. Name Nationality Date of Birth (Age) Previous Club Contract Start Contract End
Goalkeepers
1 Kimura Riki U23    (2000-11-14) 14 November 2000 (age 24)   FFA Under-17 2019
13 Shahul Rayyan   (1995-02-12) 12 February 1995 (age 29)   Albirex Niigata (S) 2019
18 Fashah Iskandar   (1995-02-15) 15 February 1995 (age 29)   Young Lions FC 2018
Defenders
2 Daniel Shafiq U23   (1998-11-22) 22 November 1998 (age 26) Youth Team 2018
3 Yeo Hai Ngee   (1995-01-12) 12 January 1995 (age 29)   Geylang International 2019 2019
4 Delwinder Singh   (1992-08-05) 5 August 1992 (age 32)   Hougang United 2018
5 Kento Fukuda (Captain)   (1990-05-15) 15 May 1990 (age 34)   Geylang International 2016
8 Emmeric Ong   (1991-01-25) 25 January 1991 (age 33)   LionsXII 2015
16 Ryhan Stewart U23     (2000-02-15) 15 February 2000 (age 24)   Tampines Rovers 2019
21 R Aaravin U23   (1996-02-24) 24 February 1996 (age 28)   Young Lions FC 2019
25 Shameer Aziq   (1995-12-30) 30 December 1995 (age 28)   Tampines Rovers 2019 2019
27 Tajeli Salamat   (1994-02-07) 7 February 1994 (age 30)   Tiong Bahru FC (NFL D1) 2018
Midfielders
6 Ammirul Emmran   (1995-04-18) 18 April 1995 (age 29)   Young Lions FC 2018
10 Poh Yi Feng >30   (1986-11-15) 15 November 1986 (age 38)   Balestier Khalsa 2016
11 Ignatius Ang   (1992-11-12) 12 November 1992 (age 32)   SAFSA (NFL D1) 2018
22 Gabriel Quak   (1990-12-22) 22 December 1990 (age 33)   Royal Thai Navy F.C. 2019 2019
23 Suria Prakash   (1993-12-23) 23 December 1993 (age 30)   SAFSA (NFL D1) 2018
24 Afiq Ehwan U23   (2000-01-25) 25 January 2000 (age 24)   FFA Under-17 2019
26 Faizal Raffi U23   (1996-01-20) 20 January 1996 (age 28)   Tampines Rovers 2019 2019
28 Aarish Kumar U23   (1999-05-19) 19 May 1999 (age 25) Youth Team 2019 2019
Strikers
7 Sahil Suhaimi   (1992-07-08) 8 July 1992 (age 32)   Sarawak FA 2018
9 Jonathan Béhé   (1989-01-13) 13 January 1989 (age 35)   Negeri Sembilan FA 2018 2019
12 Khairul Nizam   (1991-06-25) 25 June 1991 (age 33)   Home United 2018
15 Fadhil Noh   (1989-03-04) 4 March 1989 (age 35)   Balestier Khalsa 2017
17 Zulkiffli Hassim   (1986-03-26) 26 March 1986 (age 38)   Yishun Sentek Mariners FC (NFL D1) 2019
19 Ifat Sha'aban U23   Youth Team 2019
20 Fairoz Hassan   (1988-11-26) 26 November 1988 (age 35)   Geylang International 2019
29 Ryosuke Nagasawa   (1998-09-25) 25 September 1998 (age 26)   Phuket City F.C. 2019 2019
Players left club during season
14 Ruzree Rohzaini U23   (1997-10-19) 19 October 1997 (age 27) Youth Team 2019

U19 Squad

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Squad No. Name Nationality Date of Birth (Age) Previous Club Contract Start Contract End
Goalkeepers
36 Prima Eldriq U19   Youth Team 2019 2019
40 Rifqi Kamarruzaman U19   (2001-09-25) 25 September 2001 (age 23)   NFA U17 2019 2019
Defenders
38 Jorazly Darin U19   Youth Team 2019 2019
42 Suriya Balakrishnan U19   Youth Team 2019 2019
43 Anjasmara Hakim U19   Youth Team 2019 2019
45 Danial Scott Crichton U19    (2003-04-11) 11 April 2003 (age 21) Youth Team 2019 2019
51 Zayani Jamaludin U19   Youth Team 2019 2019
55 Raihan Awiezan U19   Youth Team 2019 2019
56 Afiq Basheer U19     Hougang United U19 2019 2019
57 Karl Imaly Ikmal U19   Youth Team 2019 2019
60 Ilyas Hairi U19   Youth Team 2019 2019
Midfielders
37 Saifie Hasby U19   Youth Team 2019 2019
41 Faresh Firdaus U19   Youth Team 2019 2019
46 Rifqi Aniq U19   Youth Team 2019 2019
47 Fahmy Hakeem U19   Youth Team 2019 2019
48 Danial Roslan U19   (2001-05-22) 22 May 2001 (age 23)   NFA U17 2019 2019
49 Aqil Shazali U19   Youth Team 2019 2019
52 Jared Tan U19   Youth Team 2019 2019
60 Ilyas Hairi U19   Youth Team 2019 2019
Strikers
53 Syafiq Rafi U19   Youth Team 2019 2019
54 Bowyer Francis U19   Youth Team 2019 2019
58 Nashrul Iman U19   (2001-05-12) 12 May 2001 (age 23)   NFA U17 2019 2019
59 Aiman Hazim U19   Youth Team 2019 2019

Coaching staff

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Position Name Ref.
General Manager   Paul Poh
Head Coach   Azlan Alipah
Assistant Coach

  Ismadi Mukhtar

Goalkeeping Coach   Lee Bee Seng
Team Manager   Yeo Jun Xian
Fitness Trainer   Syaqir Sulaiman
Sports Trainer   Narasiman Sathivelu
Kitman  

Transfers

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Pre-Season transfers

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Position Player Transferred From Ref
GK   Shahul Rayyan   Albirex Niigata (S) [1]
GK   Bryan Quek   Admiralty FC (NFL D1) Loan Return
GK    Kimura Riki   FFA Under-17
DF   Fazli Shafie   Admiralty FC (NFL D1) Loan Return
DF   R Aaravin   Young Lions FC
DF    Ryhan Stewart   Tampines Rovers
DF   Shameer Aziq   Tampines Rovers
DF   Yeo Hai Ngee   Geylang International
MF   Zuhaili Mazli   Admiralty FC (NFL D1) Loan Return
MF   Aniq Iskandar   Young Lions FC Loan Return
MF   Afiq Ehwan   FFA Under-17
MF   Gabriel Quak   Royal Thai Navy F.C. [2]
MF   Faizal Raffi   Tampines Rovers
FW   Fairoz Hassan   Geylang International
FW   Zulkiffli Hassim   Yishun Sentek Mariners FC (NFL D1)
FW   Ryosuke Nagasawa   Phuket City F.C.

Note 1: Bryan Quek returned to the team after the loan and subsequently released.

Note 2: Fazli Shafie returned to the team after the loan and move to NFL club, Jungfrau Punggol FC.

Note 3: Zuhaili Mazli returned to the team after the loan and subsequently released.

Note 4: Aniq Iskandar returned to the team after the loan and subsequently released.

Position Player Transferred To Ref
Coach   Mirko Grabovac End of Contract
GK   Hyrulnizam Juma'at   Albirex Niigata (S) [3]
GK   Bryan Quek
GK   Mukundan Maran
DF   Ho Wai Loon   Home United [4]
DF   Ismadi Mukhtar Retired
DF   Fazli Shafie   Jungfrau Punggol FC (NFL D1) Free [5]
DF   Wong Wen Jie   Jungfrau Punggol FC (NFL D1) Free [6]
MF   Firdaus Kasman   Geylang International [7]
MF   Hafiz Sulaiman
MF   Nur Luqman   Garena Young Lions
MF   Zuhaili Mazli   Jungfrau Punggol FC (NFL D1) Free [8]
MF   Aniq Iskandar   SAFSA (NFL D1) NS
MF   Shamil Sharif Retired

Extension

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Position Player Ref
DF   Kento Fukuda [9]
DF   Daniel Shafiq
DF   Emmeric Ong
MF   Ammirul Emmran
MF   Poh Yi Feng
MF   Suria Prakash
MF   Shamil Sharif
FW   Sahil Suhaimi
FW   Ignatius Ang
FW   Fadhil Noh
FW   Tajeli Salamat
FW   Khairul Nizam
FW   Sahil Suhaimi
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Position Player Ref
DF   Ruzree Rohzaini
MF   Aarish Kumar
FW   Ifat Sha'aban

Trial

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Position Player Trial @ Ref

Mid-Season Transfer

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Position Player Transferred To Ref
DF   Ruzree Rohzaini   Garena Young Lions Season loan

Friendly

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Pre-Season Friendly

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  Win   Draw   Loss

8 February 2019 (2019-02-08) 1 Projects Vault Oxley FC   (NFL) 0-4   Warriors FC Jalan Besar Stadium
7pm

Tour of Malaysia (9 to 18 January)

9 January 2019 (2019-01-09) 1 Melaka United   5-1   Warriors FC Hang Jebat Stadium
2045 hours Anselmo Casagrande  15,34'
Devan Raj  27'
Luka Milunovic  39'
Nurshamil Abd Ghani  53'
Report Sahil Suhaimi  83'
14 January 2019 (2019-01-14) 3 UiTM F.C.   2-1   Warriors FC Bukit Jelutong, Selangor
1645 hours  
 
  Stadium: Sime Darby Field

Team statistics

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Appearances and goals

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As of 29 September 2018
No. Pos. Player Sleague Singapore Cup Total
Apps.  Goals Apps.  Goals Apps.  Goals
1 GK    Kimura Riki 2 0 0 0 2 0
2 DF   Daniel Shafiq 11 0 0 0 11 0
3 DF   Yeo Hai Ngee 4(2) 1 1(1) 0 8 1
4 DF   Delwinder Singh 13(3) 0 2 0 18 0
5 DF   Kento Fukuda 21 1 6 0 27 1
6 MF   Ammirul Emmran 2(12) 0 0(2) 0 16 0
7 FW   Sahil Suhaimi 17(4) 5 2(3) 4 26 9
8 DF   Emmeric Ong 11(4) 0 0 0 15 0
9 FW   Jonathan Béhé 21(2) 12 5(1) 1 29 13
10 MF   Poh Yi Feng 12(3) 0 6 0 21 0
11 MF   Ignatius Ang 3(16) 1 1(1) 0 21 1
12 FW   Khairul Nizam 7(3) 0 4(1) 4 15 4
13 GK   Shahul Rayyan 6 0 2 0 8 0
15 FW   Fadhil Noh 4(1) 0 0 0 5 0
16 DF   Ryhan Stewart 22 0 6 0 28 0
17 FW   Zulkiffli Hassim 4(5) 2 0(2) 0 11 2
18 GK   Fashah Iskandar 16 0 2(1) 0 19 0
19 FW   Ifat Sha'aban 3 0 0 0 3 0
20 FW   Fairoz Hasan 5(3) 3 0(3) 1 11 4
21 DF   R Aaravin 10(3) 0 1 0 14 0
22 MF   Gabriel Quak 22(1) 9 6 2 29 11
23 MF   Suria Prakash 0(5) 1 0(1) 0 6 1
24 MF   Afiq Ehwan 1 0 0 0 1 0
25 DF   Shameer Aziq 4(2) 0 3 0 9 0
26 MF   Faizal Raffi 21 3 6 0 27 3
27 DF   Tajeli Salamat 20(1) 0 6 1 27 1
28 MF   Aarish Kumar 2 0 5 0 7 0

Note 1: Jonathan Behe scored an own goal in SPL match against Home United.

Competitions

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Overview

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Competition Record
P W D L GF GA GD Win %
Singapore Premier League 24 6 5 13 40 56 −16 025.00
Singapore Cup 6 2 2 2 12 13 −1 033.33
Total 30 8 7 15 52 69 −17 026.67

Singapore Premier League

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  Win   Draw   Loss

16 March 2019 (2019-03-16) 1 Hougang United   5-1   Warriors FC Jalan Besar Stadium
Stipe Plazibat  12' (pen)  14'
Faris Ramli   37'
Amir Zalani   42'  55'
Fazrul Nawaz   78'
Zulfahmi Arifin  71'
Fairoz Hassan   94'
Poh Yi Feng  15'
Sahil Suhaimi  64'
Referee: Lim Liang Yi
30 March 2019 (2019-03-30) 2 Warriors FC   0-3   Home United Jurong East Stadium
Poh Yi Feng  7'
Fadhil Noh  32'
Gabriel Quak  42'
Sahil Suhaimi  71'
Ryhan Stewart  90'
Hami Syahin  51'
Song Ui-young  71'
Oliver Puflett  83'  72'
Izzdin Shafiq  34'
Referee: Muhammad Zulfiqar
5 April 2019 (2019-04-05) 3 Geylang International   5-2   Warriors FC Our Tampines Hub
Amy Recha  58' (pen)  72'
Yuki Ichikawa  66'
Firdaus Kasman  83'
Fareez Farhan  88'
Shahrin Saberin  44'
Syahiran Miswan  62'
Ignatius Ang  21'
Fairoz Hassan  27'
Poh Yi Feng  62'
Suria Prakash  79'
Referee: G. Letchman
17 May 2019 (2019-05-17) 4 (Rescheduled) Warriors FC   2-0   Young Lions FC Jurong East Stadium
Gabriel Quak  55'
Jonathan Béhé  64'
Fairoz Hasan  48'
Referee: Abirami Naidu
20 April 2019 (2019-04-20) 6 Brunei DPMM   4-2   Warriors FC Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium
Azwan Ali Rahman  1'
Andrey Varankow  43' (pen)  90'
Blake Ricciuto  82'
Charlie Clough  63'
Gabriel Quak  52'
Sahil Suhaimi  68'
Referee: Lim Liang Yi
24 April 2019 (2019-04-24) 7 Warriors FC   1-1   Tampines Rovers Jurong East Stadium
Sahil Suhaimi  53'
Poh Yi Feng  47'
Jonathan Béhé  91'
Khairul Nizam  90+3'
Shahdan Sulaiman  26'
Yasir Hanapi  91'
Irwan Shah  90+6'
Referee: Lim Liang Yi
28 April 2019 (2019-04-28) 8 Balestier Khalsa   2-1   Warriors FC Bishan Stadium
Hazzuwan Halim  46'
Sanjin Vrebac  60'
Nurullah Hussein  56'
Fazli Shafie  88'
Jonathan Béhé  77'  51'
Gabriel Quak  26'
Referee: Ahmad A'Qashah
11 May 2019 (2019-05-11) 9 Young Lions FC   0-2   Warriors FC Jalan Besar Stadium
Gabriel Quak  45'
Jonathan Béhé  81'
Referee: Jansen Foo
25 May 2019 (2019-05-25) 10 Warriors FC   3-2   Hougang United Jurong East Stadium
Gabriel Quak  8'
Jonathan Béhé  52'  86'
Delwinder Singh  90'
Amir Zailani  38'
Hafiz Sujad  76'
Anumanthan Kumar  14,89'  
Referee: Nathan Chan
15 June 2019 (2019-06-15) 11 Home United   4-4   Warriors FC Bishan Stadium
Song Ui-young  10'  49'
Shahril Ishak  87' (pen)
Faizal Roslan  90'
Sahil Suhaimi  19'
Gabriel Quak  45'  52'
Jonathan Béhé  54'
Referee: Ahmad A'Qashah
23 June 2019 (2019-06-23) 12 Warriors FC   1-2   Geylang International Jurong East Stadium
Jonathan Béhé  37' Zikos Vasileios Chua  79'  81' Referee: Juherman Zaiton
30 June 2019 (2019-06-30) 13 Albirex Niigata (S)   1-0   Warriors FC Bishan Stadium
Hiroyoshi Kamata  30'
Naruki Takahashi  54'
Kengo Fukudome  83'
Daniel Shafiq  17' Referee: Muhammad Taqi
6 July 2019 (2019-07-06) 14 Warriors FC   3-3   Brunei DPMM Jurong East Stadium
Gabriel Quak  12'  65' (pen)
Jonathan Béhé 19
Sahil Suhaimi  77'
Ifat Sha'aban  27'
Tajeli Salamat  53'
Poh Yi Feng  69'
Abdul Azizi Ali Rahman  29'
Azwan Ali Rahman  38'
Blake Ricciuto  55'  25'
Nur Ikhwan Othman  62'
Referee: Farhan Mohamed
14 July 2019 (2019-07-14) 15 Tampines Rovers   1-2   Warriors FC Our Tampines Hub
Jordan Webb  90+6' (pen)
Amirul Adli  17'
Yeo Hai Ngee  22'
Sahil Suhaimi  60'
Referee: Jansen Foo
19 July 2019 (2019-07-19) 16 (Rescheduled) Warriors FC   3-3   Balestier Khalsa Jurong East Stadium
Jonathan Béhé  3'
Ignatius Ang  68'
Fairoz Hassan  75'
Sanjin Vrebac  5'
Sime Zuzul  40'  85' 88
Referee: Syahir Ahmadi
3 August 2019 (2019-08-03) 17 Warriors FC   2-0   Young Lions FC Jurong East Stadium
Jonathan Béhé  61'  79' Referee: Nathan Chan
13 August 2019 (2019-08-13) 18 Hougang United   3-1   Warriors FC Jalan Besar Stadium
Mahathir Azeman  12'
Stipe Plazibat  68'
Faris Ramli  90+2'
Nikesh Singh Sidhu  28'
Afiq Noor  38'
Jordan Nicolas Vestering  45'
Fabian Kwok  82'
Suria Prakash  85'
R Aaravin  44'
Gabriel Quak  45'
Referee: Lim Liang Yi
17 August 2019 (2019-08-17) 19 Warriors FC   1-3   Home United Jurong East Stadium
Gabriel Quak  10' Shahril Ishak  12,71'
Hafiz Nor  68'
Referee: Jansen Foo
18 September 2019 (2019-09-18) 20 (Rescheduled) Geylang International   4-3   Warriors FC Our Tampines Hub
Shawal Anuar  4'
Barry Maguire  24'
Fareez Farhan  31' (pen)
Amy Recha  85' (pen)
Faizal Raffi  23'  38'
Hairul Syirhan  81' (o.g)
Referee: Farhan Mohamed
31 August 2019 (2019-08-31) 21 Warriors FC   2-1   Albirex Niigata (S) Jurong East Stadium
Kento Fukuda  40'
Jonathan Béhé  59'
Daizo Horikoshi  58' Referee: Muhammad Taqi
14 September 2019 (2019-09-14) 22 Brunei DPMM   3-0   Warriors FC Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium
Andrei Varankou  31'  49'  67' Referee: Muhammad Zulfiqar
22 September 2019 (2019-09-22) 23 Warriors FC   0-1   Tampines Rovers Jurong East Stadium
Amirul Adli  84' Referee: Juherman Zaiton
29 September 2019 (2019-09-29) 24 (Rescheduled) Balestier Khalsa   3-3   Warriors FC Bishan Stadium
Sanjin Vrebac  67'
Hazzuwan Halim  81' (pen)
Kristijan Krajcek  86'
Zulkiffli Hassim  41'  45'
Faizal Raffi  73'
Referee: Syahir Ahmadi

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
5 Geylang International 24 10 3 11 41 48 −7 33
6 Home United 24 9 3 12 34 46 −12 30
7 Warriors 24 6 5 13 40 56 −16 23
8 Young Lions[a] 24 6 4 14 21 38 −17 22
9 Balestier Khalsa 24 4 5 15 37 58 −21 17
Source: Singapore Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of wins
Notes:
  1. ^ The two foreign clubs – Albirex Niigata (S) and DPMM – as well as the Football Association of Singapore (FAS) under-21 team, Young Lions, are ineligible for any AFC competition spots.

Singapore Cup

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  Win   Draw   Loss

25 September 2019 (2019-09-25) Match 1 Tampines Rovers   1-3   Warriors FC Our Tampines Hub
Jordan Webb  72' (pen) Sahil Suhaimi  7'  73'
Tajeli Salamat  90+2'
Referee: Farhan Mohamad
19 October 2019 (2019-10-19) Match 2 Warriors FC   2-2   Home United Jurong East Stadium
Khairul Nizam  46'
Gabriel Quak  62'
Iqram Rifqi  16'
Song Ui-young  68'
Referee: Syahir Ahmadi
23 October 2019 (2019-10-23) Match 3 Balestier Khalsa   0-0   Warriors FC Bishan Stadium
Referee: Farhan Mohamad

Semi-final

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26 October 2019 (2019-10-26) SF Leg 1 Warriors FC   0-1   Brunei DPMM Jurong East Stadium
Gabriel Quak  Azwan Ali Rahman  41' Referee: Ahmad A'Qashah
30 October 2019 (2019-10-30) SF Leg 2 Brunei DPMM   4-5 (a.e.t.)
(5-5 agg.)
(2-4 p)
  Warriors FC Jalan Besar Stadium
Abdul Azizi Ali Rahman  1'
Andrei Varankou  35'  60'
Razimie Ramlli  98'
Jonathan Behe  12' (pen) 66
Khairul Nizam  29'
Sahil Suhaimi  62'  101'
Gabriel Quak  90+1'
Referee: Juherman Zaiton
Penalties
Andrei Varankou  
Azwan Ali Rahman  
Blake Ricciuto  
Charlie Clough  
Khairul Nizam  
Kento Fukuda  
Sahil Suhaimi  
Tajeli Salamat  

Warriors FC won 4-2 on penalty after 5-5 aggregate.


Final

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3 November 2019 (2019-11-03) Final Warriors FC   3-4   Tampines Rovers Jalan Besar Stadium
Khairul Nizam  12'  19'
Sahil Suhaimi 84
Fairoz Hasan  84'
Shameer Aziq  52'
Yeo Hai Ngee  61'
Irwan Shah  17'
Joel Chew Joon Herng  31'
Amirul Adli  57'
Zehrudin Mehmedović  65'  90'
Yasir Hanapi  46'
Jordan Webb  74'
Taufik Surpano  78'
Attendance: 2,952
Referee: Muhammad Taqi

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Rayyan move to Warriors FC". Archived from the original on 2019-01-09. Retrieved 2019-01-09.
  2. ^ "Second-time father-to-be Gabriel Quak joins Warriors FC and sets AFC Cup target".
  3. ^ "Hyrulnizam Juma'at signed for Japanese club".
  4. ^ "Ho Wai Loon switch uniform group".
  5. ^ "Jungfrau Punggol Football Club are delighted to announce the signing of 22-years-old defender Fazli Shafie".
  6. ^ "Jungfrau Punggol Football Club are delighted to announce the signing of 21-years-old defender Wong Wen Jie".
  7. ^ "Geylang International FC complete signing of Warriors FC's Firdaus Kasman".
  8. ^ "Jungfrau Punggol Football Club are delighted to announce the signing of 22-years-old defender Zuhaili Mazli".
  9. ^ "Ex-Shonan Bellmare defender Kento Fukuda to continue Warriors stint in Singapore".