2023 Balestier Khalsa FC season

Balestier Khalsa
2023 season
Chairman	S Thavaneson
Head coach	Peter De Roo
Stadium	Bishan Stadium
Home colours	Away colours
	← 2022 2024–25 →

The 2023 season is Balestier Khalsa's 28th consecutive season in the top flight of Singapore football and in the Singapore Premier League and the Singapore Cup. ^[1]^[2]

Squad

Singapore Premier League

As of 4 January 2022

No.	Name	Date of Birth (Age)	Previous Club	Contract Since	Contract End
Goalkeepers
1	Hairul Syirhan	(1995-08-21) 21 August 1995 (age 29)	Geylang International	2022	2023
21	Mukundan Maran	(1998-07-21) 21 July 1998 (age 26)	Hougang United	2023	2024
22	Wayne Chew ^U23	(2001-10-22) 22 October 2001 (age 23)	Young Lions FC	2023	2023
Defenders
2	Darren Teh	(1996-09-09) 9 September 1996 (age 28)	Geylang International	2022	2026
4	Syabil Hisham ^U23	(2002-09-20) 20 September 2002 (age 22)	Young Lions FC	2023	2023
5	Emmeric Ong ^O30	(1991-01-25) 25 January 1991 (age 33)	Tanjong Pagar United	2023	2025
6	Madhu Mohana ^O30	(1991-03-06) 6 March 1991 (age 33)	Tampines Rovers	2022	2023
11	Iqram Rifqi	(1996-02-25) 25 February 1996 (age 28)	Lion City Sailors	2023	2023
12	Fabian Kwok ^O30	(1989-03-17) 17 March 1989 (age 35)	Hougang United	2023	2023
13	Amer Hakeem	(1998-11-08) 8 November 1998 (age 26)	Young Lions FC	2021	2023
17	Jordan Emaviwe ^U23	(2001-04-09) 9 April 2001 (age 23)	Young Lions FC	2020	2023
20	Fudhil I’yadh ^U23	(2001-08-18) 18 August 2001 (age 23)	Lion City Sailors U21	2023	2026
23	Syukri Noorhaizam	(1999-12-14) 14 December 1999 (age 24)	Tiong Bahru FC (NFL)	2020	2025
29	Aidil Johari ^U23	(2003-04-05) 5 April 2003 (age 21)	Youth Team	2021	2023
	Sameer Alassane ^U23	(2000-12-24) 24 December 2000 (age 23)	Youth Team	2023	2024
Midfielders
8	Alen Kozar	(1995-04-07) 7 April 1995 (age 29)	NŠ Mura	2023	2023
15	Lewis Lee Chih Yuan ^U23	(2005-10-21) 21 October 2005 (age 19)	Youth Team	2022	2023
18	Masahiro Sugita	(1999-11-24) 24 November 1999 (age 24)	Albirex Niigata (S)	2023	2023
24	Ho Wai Loon	(1993-08-20) 20 August 1993 (age 31)	Lion City Sailors	2021	2023
30	Ignatius Ang ^O30	(1992-11-12) 12 November 1992 (age 32)	Tanjong Pagar United	2022	2025
49	Elijah Lim Teck Yong ^U23	(2001-05-08) 8 May 2001 (age 23)	Young Lions FC	2023	2024
Forwards
7	Daniel Goh	(1999-08-13) 13 August 1999 (age 25)	Young Lions FC	2022	2023
9	Shuhei Hoshino	(1995-12-19) 19 December 1995 (age 28)	Busan Transportation CFC	2020	2023
10	Ryoya Tanigushi	(1999-08-31) 31 August 1999 (age 25)	Albirex Niigata (S)	2022	2023
19	Puvan Raj Sivalingam ^U23	(2001-08-29) 29 August 2001 (age 23)	Youth Team	2020	2023
Players who left during season on loan
12	Martyn Mun ^U23	(2000-01-07) 7 January 2000 (age 24)	Young Lions FC	2020	2022
66	Ryan Praveen ^U21	(2002-05-28) 28 May 2002 (age 22)	Youth Team	2020	2022

U21

No.	Name	Date of Birth (Age)	Previous Club	Contract Since	Contract End
Goalkeepers
58	Efan Qiszman ^U21	(2006-09-20) 20 September 2006 (age 18)	Sailors Development Centre	2023	2023
68	Suffian Abdullah ^U21	(2004-04-12) 12 April 2004 (age 20)	Tampines Rovers U17	2022	2023
75	Syazani Hashari ^U21	(2003-12-09) 9 December 2003 (age 20)		2022	2023
Defenders
52	Azrul Afiq ^U21		Tampines Rovers U21	2023	2023
53	Bradly Yap Zhi Hao ^U21		Sailors Development Centre	2023	2023
60	Merrick Tan Yi Ern ^U21	(2006-03-05) 5 March 2006 (age 18)	Sailors Development Centre	2023	2023
62	Darren Teo ^U21	(2003-12-21) 21 December 2003 (age 20)		2022	2023
64	Aadil Ferhan ^U21			2022	2023
65	Irfan Mika'il Abdullah ^U21	(2003-05-11) 11 May 2003 (age 21)	Singapore Sports School	2022	2025
66	Akmal Danial ^U21		Sailors Development Centre	2022	2023
70	Aqil Dany Jahsh Ruzzman ^U21		Lion City Sailors U21	2023	2023
79	Curtis Gray ^U21	(2006-05-02) 2 May 2006 (age 18)	Turf City FC	2023	2023
Midfielders
54	Larry Lim Chee Keat ^U21	(2002-07-02) 2 July 2002 (age 22)	Project Vaults FC	2022	2023
55	Faisz ^U21			2022	2023
56	Syaraf Ammar ^U21		Lion City Sailors U17	2023	2023
59	Karthik ^U21			2022	2023
61	Sahoo Garv ^U21	(2006-03-26) 26 March 2006 (age 18)	Sailors Development Centre	2023	2023
67	Iftiqar Parizan ^U21	(2003-04-21) 21 April 2003 (age 21)	Project Vaults FC	2021	2023
69	Farhan Sahlan ^U21			2022	2023
71	Shameer ^U21		Sailors Development Centre	2022
Forwards
51	Kian Ghadessy ^U21	(2005-11-30) 30 November 2005 (age 18)	Tanjong Pagar United U21	2023	2023
63	Ryan Peh Jun Wen ^U21	(2006-04-23) 23 April 2006 (age 18)	Sailors Development Centre	2023	2023
72	Max McCoy ^U21	(2004-04-03) 3 April 2004 (age 20)	Weymouth F.C.	2023	2023
74	Faizal Jaleel ^U21			2023	2023
78	Alexandre Bertholon ^U21	(2007-06-14) 14 June 2007 (age 17)	JSSL FC	2023	2024
Players who left during the season
57	Connar Mackay ^U21	(2005-01-27) 27 January 2005 (age 19)	Whitecaps FC Academy	2022	2023

Coaching staff

^[3]

Position	Name	Ref.
Team Manager	Darwin Jalil
General Manager	Tim Nee Cheng
Head Coach	Peter de Roo
Head Coach (Women)	Ratna Suffian
Assistant Coach & Performance Analyst	Razif Ariff
Assistant Coach & U17 Coach	Abdul Musawir
Head of Youth & U15 Coach	Firdaus Salleh
U21 Coach	Indra Sahdan Haris Sumri Sheikh Abdul Hadi
Goalkeeping Coach	Yazid Yasin
Physiotherapist	Danial Feriza
Kitman	Abdul Latiff

Transfer

In

Pre-Season

Position	Player	Transferred From	Team	Ref
GK	Mukundan Maran	Hougang United	First Team	Free. 2 years contract till 2024 ^[4]
GK	Efan Qiszman	Sailors Development Centre	U21	Free
DF	Iqram Rifqi	Lion City Sailors	First Team	Free ^[5]
DF	Fudhil I'yadh	Lion City Sailors U21	First Team	Free
DF	Emmeric Ong	Tanjong Pagar United	First Team	Free
DF	Jordan Emaviwe	SAFSA	First Team	End of NS
DF	Syabil Hisham	Young Lions FC	First Team	Free ^[6]
DF	Bradly Yap Zhi Hao	Sailors Development Centre	U21	Free
DF	Merrick Tan Yi Ern	Sailors Development Centre	U21	Free
MF	Alen Kozar	NŠ Mura	First Team	Undisclosed ^[7]
MF	Masahiro Sugita	Albirex Niigata (S)	First Team	Free ^[8] ^[9]
MF	Fabian Kwok	Hougang United	First Team	Free ^[10] ^[11]
MF	Kian Ghadessy	Tanjong Pagar United U21	U21	Free
MF	Sahoo Garv	Sailors Development Centre	U21	Free
FW	Max McCoy	Weymouth F.C. (E6)	U21	Free ^[12]
FW	Ryan Peh Jun Wen	Sailors Development Centre	U21	Free

Mid-Season

Position	Player	Transferred From	Team	Ref
GK	Wayne Chew	Geylang International	First Team	Free
MF	Elijah Lim Teck Yong	Geylang International	First Team	Free

Loan In

Pre-Season

Position	Player	Transferred From	Ref

Out

Pre-Season

Position	Player	Transferred To	Team	Ref
GK	Kimura Riki	Tanjong Pagar United	First Team	Free
GK	Rudy Khairullah	Lion City Sailors	First Team	Loan Return ^[13]
DF	Ensar Brunčević	FK Novi Pazar	First Team	Free. 2 years contracts. ^[14]
DF	Aiman Zavyan	Retired	First Team
DF	Khalili Khalif		First Team
DF	Keshav Kumar	Young Lions FC	First Team
DF	Delwinder Singh	Geylang International	First Team
DF	Akmal Azman	Geylang International	First Team	Free ^[15]
DF	Aqil Yazid	Young Lions FC	U21	Free
MF	Naufal Azman	Geylang International	First Team	Free ^[16]
MF	Gareth Low	Geylang International	First Team	Free ^[17]
MF	Hariysh Krishnakumar	Hougang United U21	First Team
MF	Aarish Kumar	Singapore Cricket Club (SFL1)	First Team
MF	Ammirul Emmran	Singapore Football Club	First Team	Free
MF	Asshukrie Wahid	Bishan Barx (SFL2)	First Team	Free
FW	Kuraba Kondo	FC Tokushima	First Team	Free

Mid-Season

Position	Player	Transferred To	Team	Ref
MF	Connar Mackay	Bentley University	U21	Free

Loan Return

Mid-Season

Position	Player	Transferred From	Team	Ref
DF	Jordan Emaviwe	Young Lions FC	First Team	Loan Return
DF	Sameer Alassane	Police SA	First Team	Loan Return 6 months contract from Oct 2023 till April 2024

Loan Out

Pre-Season

Position	Player	Transferred To	Team	Ref
DF	Sameer Alassane	Police SA	U21	NS till Oct 2023
GK	Martyn Mun		U21	NS till 2024
FW	N. Sakthivelchezhian	SAFSA	U21	NS till Dec 2024
FW	Ryan Praveen	SAFSA	U21	NS till Jan 2025
MF	Jordan Emaviwe	Young Lions	First Team	Season loan ^[a]

^ Jordan Emaviwe returns to the club after the SEA Games conclusion.

Mid-Season

Position	Player	Transferred To	Ref

Extension / Retained

^[18]

Position	Player	Ref
GK	Hairul Syirhan	1 year contract from 2022 till 2023 ^[19]
DF	Darren Teh	2.5 years contract from Jan 2024 till Jun 2026
DF	Fudhil I’yadh	2.5 years contract from Jan 2024 till Jun 2026
DF	Syukri Noorhaizam	1.5 years contract from Jan 2024 till Jun 2025
DF	Emmeric Ong	1.5 years contract from Jan 2024 till Jun 2025
DF	Irfan Mika'il Abdullah	1.5 years contract from Jan 2024 till Jun 2025
DF	Ho Wai Loon	2 years contract from 2021 till 2023
DF	Madhu Mohana	1 year contract from 2022 till 2023 ^[19]
DF	Aidil Johari	1 year contract from 2022 till 2023 ^[19]
DF	Amer Hakeem	1 year contract from 2022 till 2023 ^[19]
MF	Ignatius Ang	1.5 years contract from Jan 2024 till Jun 2025
MF	Elijah Lim Teck Yong	1.5 years contract from Jan 2024 till Jun 2025
MF	Ryoya Tanigushi	1 year contract from 2022 till 2023 ^[19]
FW	Puvan Raj Sivalingam	1 year contract from 2022 till 2023 ^[19]
FW	Shuhei Hoshino	1 year contract from 2022 till 2023 ^[19]

Friendly

Win Draw Loss

First Team

27 January 2023 1	Tampines Rovers	3-2	Balestier Khalsa	Tampines
				Stadium: Our Tampines Hub

12 February 2023 2	Albirex Niigata (S)	6-0	Balestier Khalsa	Jalan Besar
	Nicky Melvin Singh Kaisei Ogawa Riku Fukashiro Seia Kunori Asahi Yokokawa	Report		Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium

18 February 2023 3	Balestier Khalsa	v	Tanjong Pagar United	Bishan
				Stadium: Bishan Stadium

2 April 2023 4	Project Vaults	v	Balestier Khalsa	Jalan Besar
				Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium

14 October 2023 5	Balestier Khalsa	v	Albirex Niigata (S)	Jalan Besar
				Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium

2023 Malaysia Tour (31 January - 4 February)

1 February 2023 1	Balestier Khalsa	2-4	Selangor U23 (M2)	Shah Alam
				Stadium: FA Selangor Training Centre

4 February 2023 2	Balestier Khalsa	6-0	Armed Forces FC (M3)	Selangor
				Stadium: MINDEF stadium

U21

6 April 2023 1	Project Vaults	v	Balestier Khalsa	Toa Payoh
				Stadium: Toa Payoh Stadium

25 July 2023 2	Ritsumeikan High Sch	1-0	Balestier Khalsa	Toa Payoh
				Stadium: Toa Payoh Stadium

U17

14 April 2023 1	Balestier Khalsa	1-2	Jungfrau Punngol FC	Toa Payoh
				Stadium: Toa Payoh Stadium

Team statistics

Appearances and goals

As of 25 Nov 2023

Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute.

No.	Pos.	Player	SPL		Singapore Cup		Total
No.	Pos.	Player	Apps.	Goals	Apps.	Goals	Apps.	Goals
1	GK	Hairul Syirhan	24	0	3	0	27	0
2	DF	Darren Teh	24	0	3	0	27	0
4	DF	Syabil Hisham	0+1	0	0	0	1	0
5	DF	Emmeric Ong	6+6	0	0+1	0	13	0
6	DF	Madhu Mohana	21	3	3	0	24	3
7	FW	Daniel Goh	24	7	2	1	26	8
8	MF	Alen Kozar	22	2	2	2	24	4
9	FW	Shuhei Hoshino	22	11	3	5	25	16
10	MF	Ryoya Tanigushi	24	23	3	1	27	24
11	DF	Iqram Rifqi	2+8	0	1+1	0	12	0
12	DF	Fabian Kwok	8+2	1	2+1	0	13	1
13	DF	Amer Hakeem	2+2	0	0	0	4	0
17	DF	Jordan Emaviwe	8+1	1	3	0	12	1
18	MF	Masahiro Sugita	19	5	3	0	22	5
19	FW	Puvan Raj	0+1	0	0	0	1	0
20	DF	Fudhil I'yadh	23+1	0	1	0	25	0
21	GK	Mukundan Maran	0	0	0	0	0	0
22	GK	Wayne Chew	0	0	0+1	0	1	0
23	DF	Syukri Noorhaizam	0+15	1	0+1	0	16	1
24	DF	Ho Wai Loon	23	4	1	0	24	4
29	DF	Aidil Johari	1	0	0	0	1	0
30	MF	Ignatius Ang	7+13	1	3	0	23	1
49	MF	Elijah Lim Teck Yong	0	0	0+1	0	1	0
51	MF	Kian Ghadessy	0+8	0	0	0	8	0
61	MF	Garv Sahoo	0+1	0	0	0	1	0
65	DF	Irfan Mika'il	0+1	0	0	0	1	0
72	FW	Max McCoy	4+2	0	0	0	6	0
Players who have played this season but had left the club or on loan to other club

Competitions (SPL)

Overview

Competition	Record
Competition	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %

Singapore Premier League

Win Draw Loss

26 February 2023 1	Balestier Khalsa	2-3	Hougang United	Bishan
	Daniel Goh 60' 18' Ryoya Tanigushi 73'	Report	Kristijan Krajcek 22' Kazuma Takayama 50' Amy Recha 87' 29' Nazrul Nazari 83'	Stadium: Bishan Stadium Referee: Mohd Taqi

4 March 2023 2	Balestier Khalsa	3-1	Young Lions FC	Bishan
	Shuhei Hoshino 6' Ho Wai Loon 32' 46'	Report	Jordan Emaviwe 90+10' (pen) Harith Kanadi 45+3' Jared Gallagher 50' Amir Syafiz 77'	Stadium: Bishan Stadium Referee: Hilmi Faud

10 March 2023 3	DPMM FC	3-4	Balestier Khalsa	Jalan Besar
	Andrey Varankow 5' Azwan Ali Rahman 7' 80' Ho Wai Loon 45+2' (o.g.) Hendra Azam Idris 35' Hanif Hamir 41' Yura Indera Putera Yunos 55' Josip Balić 64' Syafiq Hilmi Shahrom 82' Najib Tarif 86' Hanif Farhan Azman 90+8'	Report	Ryoya Tanigushi 18' 64' 90+10' Alen Kozar 55' (pen) 79' Ho Wai Loon 27'	Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium ^[a] Referee: Jansen Foo

14 March 2023 4	Balestier Khalsa	1-3	Tampines Rovers	Bishan
	Daniel Goh 49' Emmeric Ong 77'	Report	Faris Ramli 29' Boris Kopitović 31' 77' Yasir Hanapi 36' Miloš Zlatković 38' Syazwan Buhari 40' Kyoga Nakamura 80'	Stadium: Bishan Stadium Referee: Clarence Leow

18 March 2023 5	Lion City Sailors	3-0	Balestier Khalsa	Bishan
	Maxime Lestienne 19' 90+2' (pen) Abdul Rasaq 48' Christopher van Huizen 5'	Report	Madhu Mohana 30'	Stadium: Bishan Stadium Referee: Hilmi Faud

5 April 2023 6	Balestier Khalsa	1-6	Albirex Niigata (S)	Toa Payoh
	Ignatius Ang 87'	Report	Seia Kunori 18' 45+1' 77' Riku Fukashiro 31' 33' Keito Komatsu 90+2' Koki Kawachi 44' Junki Kenn Yoshimura 79'	Stadium: Toa Payoh Stadium Referee: Andrea Verolino

8 April 2023 7	Young Lions FC	1-3	Balestier Khalsa	Jalan Besar
	Kan Kobayashi 10' Aqil Yazid 18' Harith Kanadi 32' 36'	Report	Ryoya Tanigushi 16' 86' Daniel Goh 23' Fudhil I'yadh 36' Madhu Mohana 47' Iqram Rifqi 48' Fabian Kwok 76' Syukri Noorhaizam 79'	Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium Referee: Jansen Foo

12 April 2023 8 (Rescheduled)	Geylang International	3-0	Balestier Khalsa	Jalan Besar
	Iqbal Hussain 32' 42' Yushi Yamaya 40' Gareth Low 77' Sham Mohamed 19' Fadli Kamis 34' Gareth Low 52'	Report	Ho Wai Loon 51'	Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium ^[b] Referee: Farhad Mohamed

16 April 2023 9	Tanjong Pagar United	2-4	Balestier Khalsa	Jurong East
	Tajeli Salamat 10' Shakir Hamzah 15'	Report	Ho Wai Loon 10' Masahiro Sugita 17' Ryoya Taniguchi 23' 60'	Stadium: Jurong East Stadium Referee: Ahmad A'qashah

5 May 2023 10	Tampines Rovers	2-3	Balestier Khalsa	Tampines
	Boris Kopitović 67' (pen) 90+9' (pen) Faris Ramli 7' Syed Firdaus Hassan 90+2'	Report	Daniel Goh 33' Ryoya Tanigushi 51' 90+6' Fabian Kwok 80' Madhu Mohana 90+8'	Stadium: Our Tampines Hub Referee: Taufik Tahana

20 May 2023 11	Balestier Khalsa	3-2	DPMM FC	Toa Payoh
	Shuhei Hoshino 30' 52' Daniel Goh 49' 36' Masahiro Sugita 55' Amer Hakeem 8'	Report	Hakeme Yazid Said 46' 71' Hanif Farhan Azman 38' Ángel Martínez 75' Yura Indera Putera Yunos 90+1'	Stadium: Toa Payoh Stadium Referee: Mohd Taqi

26 May 2023 12	Albirex Niigata (S)	6-2	Balestier Khalsa	Jurong East
	Seia Kunori 12' 21' Shuto Komaki 30' Tadanari Lee 51' Sho Fuwa 53' 18' Riku Fukashiro 90' Asahi Yokokawa 37' Koki Kawachi 45'	Report	Madhu Mohana 39' Shuhei Hoshino 54' Ryoya Tanigushi 59'	Stadium: Jurong East Stadium Referee: Hilmi Fuad

1 June 2023 13	Balestier Khalsa	4-5	Lion City Sailors	Bishan
	Fabian Kwok 21' Ryoya Tanigushi 66' 86' (pen) Shuhei Hoshino 82' Alen Kozar 63' Daniel Goh 87'	Report	Shawal Anuar 19' 55' Maxime Lestienne 38' 76' Diego Lopes 40' 44' Nur Adam Abdullah 2' Adam Swandi 10' Hami Syahin 87' Bernie Ibini-Isei 90+8'	Stadium: Bishan Stadium Referee: Ahmad A'qashah

11 June 2023 14	Balestier Khalsa	4-3	Tanjong Pagar United	Bishan
	Shuhei Hoshino 31' 54' Ryoya Tanigushi 37' (pen) 85'	Report	Marin Mudražija 63' (pen) 45' Blake Ricciuto 67' Syukri Bashir 73' Faizal Roslan 28' 81' Tajeli Salamat 36' Fathullah Rahmat 45+4' Mirko Šugić 52' Azim Akbar 90+2'	Stadium: Bishan Stadium Referee: Farhad Mohamed

23 June 2023 15	Balestier Khalsa	2-3	Geylang International	Bishan
	Ho Wai Loon 35' 44' Masahiro Sugita 83' Alen Kozar 30' Fudhil I'yadh 76'	Report	Yushi Yamaya 47' Vincent Bezecourt 55' Shahfiq Ghani 79' Danish Irfan 33' 61'	Stadium: Bishan Stadium Referee: Syarqawi Buhari

2 July 2023 16	Hougang United	1-3	Balestier Khalsa	Jalan Besar
	Hazzuwan Halim 90+5' Irwan Shah 36' Amir Zailani 44' Jordan Vestering 47' Umar Ramle 64' Dorde Maksimovic 71'	Report	Ryoya Tanigushi 49' Madhu Mohana 54' Masahiro Sugita 90' Ho Wai Loon 40'	Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium Referee: Andrea Verolino

6 July 2023 17	Tanjong Pagar United	2-3	Balestier Khalsa	Jurong East
	Blake Ricciuto 45+1' Marin Mudrazija 49' (pen) Naqiuddin Eunos 40' Raihan Rahman 72' Akram Azman 74'	Report	Ryoya Tanigushi 27' (pen) Madhu Mohana 69' 39' Daniel Goh 75' 10' 78' Jordan Emaviwe 60'	Stadium: Jurong East Stadium Referee: Jansen Foo

12 July 2023 18	Balestier Khalsa	4-2	Young Lions FC	Bishan
	Shuhei Hoshino 33' Ryoya Tanigushi 65' 82' Alen Kozar 71'	Report	Haziq Kamarudin 48' Amiruldin Asraf 90+5' Harhys Stewart 16' Jared Gallagher 72'	Stadium: Bishan Stadium Referee: Taufik Thana

16 July 2023 19	DPMM FC	2-3	Balestier Khalsa	Jalan Besar
	Azwan Ali Rahman 7' Hakeme Yazid Said 17' Hanif Farhan Azman 32' Yura Indera Putera Yunos 72' 90' Najib Tarif 88' Hendra Azam Idris 90+3'	Report	Shuhei Hoshino 2' Ryoya Tanigushi 32' (pen) 88'87 Fudhil I'yadh 64'	Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium ^[c] Referee: Hilmi Fuad

21 July 2023 20	Balestier Khalsa	1-3	Hougang United	Bishan
	Shuhei Hoshino 19' Ho Wai Loon 90+1'	Report	Djordje Maksimovic 53' Kristijan Krajcek 74' 86' 71' Irwan Shah 43' Abdil Qaiyyim Mutalib 90+2'	Stadium: Bishan Stadium Referee: Taufik Thana Man of the Match: Kristijan Krajcek

31 July 2023 21 (Rescheduled)	Lion City Sailors	5-2	Balestier Khalsa	Bishan
	Richairo Zivkovic11 24' Lionel Tan 35' Bailey Wright 47' 74' 15' Shawal Anuar 61'	Report	Ryoya Tanigushi17 27' (pen) Shuhei Hoshino 60'	Stadium: Bishan Stadium Referee: Hilmi Fuad Man of the Match: Bailey Wright

12 August 2023 22	Geylang International	2-6	Balestier Khalsa	Tampines
	Iqbal Hussain 22' 68' Ahmad Syahir 64' Syed Azmi 66' Naufal Azman 73'	Report	Daniel Goh 4' Shuhei Hoshino 29' Joshua Pereira 45+2' (o.g.) Syukri Noorhaizam 75' Masahiro Sugita 82' Ryoya Tanigushi 86'	Stadium: Our Tampines Hub Referee: Jansen Foo

20 August 2023 23	Balestier Khalsa	1-5	Albirex Niigata (S)	Bishan
	Jordan Emaviwe 16' Irfan Mika'il 89'	Report	Seia Kunori 5' Tadanari Lee 44' Shuto Komaki 53' Asahi Yokokawa 70' Keito Komatsu 76' Kaisei Ogawa 10'	Stadium: Bishan Stadium Referee: Ahmad A'qashah Man of the Match: Seia Kunori

15 September 2023 24 (Rescheduled)	Balestier Khalsa	1-3	Tampines Rovers	Bishan
	Ryoya Tanigushi 88'29 Jordan Emaviwe 59' Ignatius Ang 61' Darren Teh 90'	Report	Glenn Kweh 71' Kyoga Nakamura 90+1' Shah Shahiran 90+4' Miloš Zlatković 64'	Stadium: Bishan Stadium Referee: Mohd Taqi

^ DPMM stadium under renovation and not available
^ OTH not available due to unplayable field
^ DPMM stadium under renovation and not available

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Albirex Niigata (S)^[a] (C)	24	20	2	2	86	20	+66	62
2	Lion City Sailors (Q)	24	17	3	4	79	39	+40	54	Qualification for 2024-25 AFC Champions League Two Group Stage & ASEAN Club Championship
3	Tampines Rovers (Q)	24	14	6	4	47	32	+15	48	Qualification for 2024-25 AFC Champions League Two Group Stage
4	Balestier Khalsa	24	12	0	12	60	71	−11	36
5	Geylang International	24	10	3	11	41	52	−11	33
6	Hougang United	24	9	2	13	37	57	−20	29
7	Brunei DPMM^[a]	24	6	5	13	39	43	−4	23
8	Tanjong Pagar United	24	6	3	15	39	62	−23	21
9	Young Lions^[a]	24	1	2	21	24	76	−52	5

Source: Singapore Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of wins
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Notes:

^ ^a ^b ^c Three clubs – Albirex Niigata (S), DPMM FC and the FAS under-23 team Young Lions, are ineligible for any AFC competition spots.

Singapore Cup

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Lion City Sailors (Q)	3	2	1	0	12	2	+10	7	Semi-finals
2	Hougang United (Q)	3	1	1	1	5	5	0	4	Semi-finals
3	Balestier Khalsa	3	1	0	2	9	12	−3	3
4	Tanjong Pagar United	3	1	0	2	5	12	−7	3

Updated to match(es) played on 25 September 2023. Source: FAS
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Win Draw Loss

Group

25 September 2023 Group Match 1	Balestier Khalsa	0-7	Lion City Sailors	Bishan
	Jordan Emaviwe 58'	Report	Richairo Zivkovic 3', 11', 36' Diego Lopes 19', 25', 46' Adam Swandi 75'	Stadium: Bishan Stadium Referee: Ahmad A"qashah

21 October 2023 Group Match 2	Hougang United	3-2	Balestier Khalsa	Jalan Besar
	Louka Vaissierre Tan 3' Djordje Maksimovic 13' Amy Recha 87' Abdil Qaiyyim Mutalib 38' Hazzuwan Halim 90+9'	Report	Alen Kozar 41' Shuhei Hoshino 57'	Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium Referee: Farhad Mohamed

26 November 2023 Group Match 3	Balestier Khalsa	7-2	Tanjong Pagar United	Bishan
	Alen Kozar 13' (pen) Shuhei Hoshino 49', 74', 89', 90+4' Daniel Goh 90+1' Ryoya Tanigushi 90+7'	Report	Pedro Dias 27' Naqiuddin Eunos 45' 61' Shakir Hamzah 76'	Stadium: Bishan Stadium Referee: Andrea Verolino

Competition (U21)

Win Draw Loss

25 April 2023 1	Balestier Khalsa	3-0	Hougang United	Bishan
	Akmal Danial 5' Aidil Johari 10' Kian Ghadessy 34'			Stadium: Bishan Stadium

2 May 2023 2	Balestier Khalsa	0-1	Geylang International	Bishan
			Gareth Low 15'	Stadium: Bishan Stadium

9 May 2023 3	Balestier Khalsa	1-4	Lion City Sailors	Bishan
	Max McCoy 64'		Zakaria Syari 35' 51'; Idzham Eszuan 80' Arshad Shamim 90+3'	Stadium: Bishan Stadium

16 May 2023 4	Balestier Khalsa	1-4	Tampines Rovers	Bishan
	Akmal Danial 72'		Rezza Rezky 13' Syed Firdaus Hassan 40' 78' Syazwan Latiff 43'	Stadium: Bishan Stadium

22 May 2023 5	Balestier Khalsa	0-1	Albirex Niigata (S)	Jurong East
			Asraf Rilwan	Stadium: Jurong East Stadium

30 May 2023 6	Balestier Khalsa	2-3	Young Lions B	Toa Payoh
	Larry Lim 33' Max Mc Coy 66'		Ameen Shah 35' Ryan Praveen 68' Jared Gallagher 90+5'	Stadium: Toa Payoh Stadium

26 June 2023 7	Balestier Khalsa	0-7	Tanjong Pagar United	Jurong East
	Irfan Mika'il Abdullah 22'		Khairul Hairie 21' 34' 41' Zahil Rahman 36' Zulfadhmi Suzliman 52' Charlie Traynor 68' Jeevesh Harikumar 73'	Stadium: Jurong East Stadium Referee: Andrea Verolino

4 July 2023 8	Balestier Khalsa	2-1	SAFSA	Toa Payoh
	Aqial Dany 12' Kian Ghadessy 79'		Zharyl Zulkifflin 9'	Stadium: Toa Payoh Stadium

18 July 2023 9	Balestier Khalsa	3-0	Albirex Niigata (S)	Toa Payoh
	Aqial Dany 2' (pen) 63' Darren Teo 49'			Stadium: Toa Payoh Stadium

1 August 2023 11	Balestier Khalsa	2-0	Geylang International	Tampines
	Connor MacKay 46' Aqial Dany 61'			Stadium: Our Tampines Hub

10 August 2023 11	Balestier Khalsa	0-4	Lion City Sailors	Hougang
			Anaqi Ismit 15' Amir Mirza 21' Joshua Little 30' (pen) Kieran Aryan 68'	Stadium: Hougang Stadium

15 August 2023 12	Balestier Khalsa	1-0	Tampines Rovers	Tampines
	Kian Ghadessy 90' (pen)			Stadium: Our Tampines Hub

22 August 2023 13	Balestier Khalsa	2-4	Hougang United	Hougang
	Faizal Jaleel 5' Kian Ghadessy 30'		Gabriel Quak Sahil Suhaimi Nasrul Pujiyono	Stadium: Hougang Stadium

19 September 2023 14	Balestier Khalsa	4-5	Young Lions B	Bishan
	Aqil Dany Jahsh Ruzzman 29' Kian Ghadessy 65', 72', 87'		Amiruldin Asraf 2' Ryan Praveen 22' Haziq Kamaruldin 24', 44' Ilhan Noor 49'	Stadium: Bishan Stadium

26 September 2023 15	Balestier Khalsa	3-2	Tanjong Pagar United	Bishan
	Farhan Sahlan 45+3' Garv Sahoo 76' Aqil Dany Jahsh Ruzzman 80'		Febryan Pradana Zahil Rahman	Stadium: Bishan Stadium

3 October 2023 16	Balestier Khalsa	7-2	SAFSA	Bedok
	Kian Ghadessy 6', 38', 53', 85', 90+3' Darren Teo 68' Raiyan Haziq Rizal 90+5' (o.g.)			Stadium: Bedok Camp

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Tanjong Pagar United U21 (C)	16	10	4	2	48	21	+27	34	Group A
2	Young Lions B	16	9	2	5	34	30	+4	29
3	Lion City Sailors U21	16	8	3	5	40	24	+16	27
4	Geylang International U21	16	7	4	5	26	23	+3	25
5	Tampines Rovers U21	16	6	6	4	29	21	+8	24	Group B
6	Hougang United U21	16	7	3	6	28	32	−4	24
7	Balestier Khalsa U21	16	7	0	9	31	38	−7	21
8	Albirex Niigata (S) U19	16	5	3	8	23	32	−9	18
9	SAFSA	16	0	1	15	16	54	−38	1

Updated to match(es) played on 3 April 2021. Source: Singapore Premier League
(C) Champions

Competition (U17)

Win Draw Loss

29 May 2023 1	Balestier Khalsa	1-2	Tanjong Pagar United	Toa Payoh
	Aaron Singh Sirna 71' (pen)		Tarunn Kannan 16' Taressh Kannan 68'	Stadium: Toa Payoh Stadium

5 June 2023 2	Balestier Khalsa	2-1	Albirex Niigata (S)	Toa Payoh
	Aify Raiyan 1' Mikhael Ismail 44'		Nawfal Jailani 90'	Stadium: Toa Payoh Stadium

27 June 2023 3	Balestier Khalsa	2-0	Woodlands Lions	Toa Payoh
	Joa De Roo 45+4' 90+4'			Stadium: Toa Payoh Stadium

3 July 2023 4	Balestier Khalsa	1-1	Geylang International	Toa Payoh
	Mikhael Ismail			Stadium: Toa Payoh Stadium

10 July 2023 5	Balestier Khalsa	5-2	Hougang United	Hougang
	Hasan Hakimi 13' Joa De Roo 31', 39' Mikhael Ismail 47', 55'		Raidon Ma Samuel	Stadium: Hougang Stadium

17 July 2023 6	Balestier Khalsa	2-4	Lion City Sailors	Toa Payoh
	Mikhael Ismail 33', 44'			Stadium: Toa Payoh Stadium

24 July 2023 7	Balestier Khalsa	2-1	Tampines Rovers	Toa Payoh
	Aaron Singh Sirna 57' (pen) Mikhael Ismail 90'		Aqil Rifaldy	Stadium: Toa Payoh Stadium

7 August 2023 8	Balestier Khalsa	2-0	Tampines Rovers	Yishun
	Aify Raiyan 20' Mikhael Ismail 80'			Stadium: Yishun Stadium

14 August 2023 9	Balestier Khalsa	4-3	Lion City Sailors	Toa Payoh
	Husnan Hassan 19' Arumi Kaisan 30' Aify Raiyan 58' Mikhael Ismail 85'			Stadium: Toa Payoh Stadium

21 August 2023 10	Balestier Khalsa	2-1	Hougang United	Toa Payoh
	Aaron Singh Sirna 3' Ryan Lim 27'		Firdaus Roslan	Stadium: Toa Payoh Stadium

28 August 2023 11	Balestier Khalsa	1-2	Geylang International	Jalan Besar
	Isma Danish 82'			Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium

4 September 2023 12	Balestier Khalsa	2-0	Woodlands Lions	Woodlands
	Husnan Hassan 25' Joa De Roo 42'			Stadium: Woodlands Stadium

11 September 2023 13	Balestier Khalsa	6-0	Albirex Niigata	Toa Payoh
	Mikhael Ismail 12', 33', 67' Joa De Roo 2', 63', 76'			Stadium: Toa Payoh Stadium

18 September 2023 14	Balestier Khalsa	1-1	Tanjong Pagar United	Jurong East
	Aify Raiyan 84'			Stadium: Jurong East Stadium

25 September 2023 15	Balestier Khalsa	2-2	Tampines Rovers	Toa Payoh
			Qylfie Fazlie Martin Manaf	Stadium: Toa Payoh Stadium

2 October 2023 16	Balestier Khalsa	0-0	Lion City Sailors	Hougang
				Stadium: Hougang Stadium

9 October 2023 17	Balestier Khalsa	6-1	Hougang United	Hougang
	Husnan Hassan 1' Aify Raiyan 14' Jake Haikal Moore 59' Joa De Roo 64' Franko Salvador 68' Hasan Hakimi Azlan 81'			Stadium: Hougang Stadium

16 October 2023 18	Balestier Khalsa	1-0	Geylang International	Jalan Besar
	Mikhael Ismail 44'			Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium

23 October 2023 19	Balestier Khalsa	9-1	Woodlands Lions	Woodlands
	Joa De Roo 34' Jake Haikal Moore 38' Husnan Hassan 45' Mikhael Ismail 48' Alfateh Azman 69' Hasan Hakimi 72' Danish Mamadou 83' Isma Danish Bukhari 85' Aify Raiyan 90+6'			Stadium: Woodlands Stadium

30 October 2023 20	Balestier Khalsa	2-3	Albirex Niigata (S)	Jurong East
	Ryan Lim 34' Aify Raiyan 79'			Stadium: Jurong East Stadium

7 November 2023 21	Balestier Khalsa	4-2	Tanjong Pagar United	Hougang
				Stadium: Hougang Stadium

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Geylang International (C)	21	13	5	3	49	22	+27	44	Champion for 2022
2	Balestier Khalsa	21	13	4	4	57	27	+30	43
3	Lion City Sailors F.C.	21	12	5	4	53	23	+30	41
4	Tampines Rovers	21	11	4	6	43	30	+13	37
5	Hougang United	21	6	4	11	22	42	−20	22
6	Albirex Niigata (S) U17	21	6	3	12	28	41	−13	21
7	Tanjong Pagar United	21	5	4	12	33	55	−22	19
8	Woodlands Lions U17	21	2	3	16	16	61	−45	9

Updated to match(es) played on 3 April 2021. Source: Singapore Premier League
(C) Champions

Competition (U15)

Win Draw Loss

24 May 2023 1	Balestier Khalsa	4-0	Singapore Sports School	Woodlands
	Nur Syazwi Azman 27', 40' Adrian Danish 74'			Stadium: Singapore Sports School

31 May 2023 2	Balestier Khalsa	3-0	Albirex Niigata (S)	Toa Payoh
	Nur Syazwi Azman 27', 40' Adrian Danish 74'			Stadium: Toa Payoh Stadium

14 June 2023 3	Balestier Khalsa	1-4	Geylang International	Toa Payoh
	Rizq Khashreal 44'		Hamizan Taufiq 24' Badrii Adli Abdullah 34' 42' Damien Chow 62'	Stadium: Toa Payoh Stadium

21 June 2023 4	Balestier Khalsa	2-0	Hougang United	Hougang
	Adam Anaqy 4' Adrian Danish 18'			Stadium: Hougang Stadium

28 June 2023 5	Balestier Khalsa	0-6	Lion City Sailors	Toa Payoh
				Stadium: Toa Payoh Stadium

5 July 2023 6	Balestier Khalsa	4-2	Tanjong Pagar United	Toa Payoh
				Stadium: Toa Payoh Stadium

12 July 2023 7	Balestier Khalsa	1-6	Tampines Rovers	Jalan Besar
				Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium

19 July 2023 8	Balestier Khalsa	0-5	ActiveSG	Choa Chu Kang
				Stadium: Choa Chu Kang Stadium

27 July 2023 9	Balestier Khalsa	1-9	Singapore Sports School	Woodlands
				Stadium: Singapore Sports School

31 July 2023 10	Balestier Khalsa	1-0	Albirex Niigata (S)	Toa Payoh
	Aiman Zainal 53'			Stadium: Toa Payoh Stadium

16 August 2023 11	Balestier Khalsa	1-2	Geylang International	Choa Chu Kang
	Aiman Zainal 51'		Adam Farizal	Stadium: Choa Chu Kang Stadium

24 August 2023 12	Balestier Khalsa	1-1	Hougang United	Clementi
	Aiman Zainal 31'			Stadium: Clementi Stadium

29 August 2023 13	Balestier Khalsa	0-5	Lion City Sailors	Jalan Besar
				Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium

6 September 2023 14	Balestier Khalsa	2-4	Tampines Rovers	Toa Payoh
	Justen Ng 13' Adam Anaqy 16'		Sanjo Taiga Irfan Haziq Izhar Raihan Rafiq	Stadium: Toa Payoh Stadium

13 September 2023 15	Balestier Khalsa	2-4	Tanjong Pagar United	Toa Payoh
	Adrian Danish 55' Nashrul IIfe 90'			Stadium: Toa Payoh Stadium

20 September 2023 16	Balestier Khalsa	0-4	ActiveSG	Choa Chu Kang
				Stadium: Choa Chu Kang Stadium

27 September 2023 17	Balestier Khalsa	0-6	Singapore Sports School	Woodlands
				Stadium: Singapore Sports School

4 October 2023 18	Balestier Khalsa	1-1	Albirex Niigata (S)	Choa Chu Kang
				Stadium: Choa Chu Kang Stadium

18 October 2023 19	Balestier Khalsa	0-3	Geylang International	Jurong East
				Stadium: Jurong East Stadium

26 October 2023 20	Balestier Khalsa	2-1	Hougang United	Clementi
	Adrian Danish 50' Caleb Tan 65'			Stadium: Clementi Stadium

30 October 2023 21	Balestier Khalsa	0-6	Lion City Sailors	Serangoon
				Stadium: Serangoon Stadium

8 November 2023 22	Balestier Khalsa	1-2	Tampines Rovers	Choa Chu Kang
				Stadium: Choa Chu Kang Stadium

15 November 2023 23	Balestier Khalsa	2-1	Tanjong Pagar United	Jurong East
				Stadium: Jurong East Stadium

22 November 2023 24	Balestier Khalsa	0-17	ActiveSG	Jurong East
				Stadium: Jurong East Stadium

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Singapore Sports School (C)	24	20	1	3	94	25	+69	61	League champions
2	Lion City Sailors U15	24	19	3	2	77	18	+59	60
3	Active SG	24	17	2	5	98	20	+78	53
4	Geylang International U15	24	14	4	6	55	36	+19	46
5	Tampines Rovers U15	24	8	4	12	41	56	−15	28
6	Balestier Khalsa U15	24	7	2	15	29	89	−60	23
7	Tanjong Pagar United U15	24	5	5	14	23	61	−38	20
8	Albirex Niigata (S) U15	24	3	3	18	17	61	−44	12
9	Hougang United U15	24	1	4	19	14	82	−68	7

Updated to match(es) played on 3 April 2021. Source: Singapore Premier League
(C) Champions

Notes

References

^ "Albirex to play in 2018".
^ "Albirex confirmed 2019 season participation".
^ "Staff for Balestier". Archived from the original on 2017-12-14. Retrieved 2018-09-21.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^ "Mukundan has penned a 2-years contract".
^ "Iqram Rifqi now a Tigers for 2023".
^ "Tigers signed Syabil Hisham from Young Lions".
^ "He was the captain of Mura, now he is going to Singapore".
^ "Sugita Masahiro (Waseda University) will be joining us for 2022 season!".
^ "Masahiro Sugita will be joining Balestier Khalsa FC in 2023 season".
^ "Fabian bids goodbye after 6 years".
^ "Fabian from Cheetah to Tiger".
^ "Max McCoy, named in squad in FA Cup replay".
^ "Rudy joins Balestier on year-long loan". 12 January 2022.
^ "Ensar Brunčević from Novopazar strengthened the ranks of the Blues". 27 December 2022.
^ "Akmal Azman from Tigers to Eagles".
^ "Naufal Azman from Tigers to Eagles".
^ "Gareth from Tigers to Eagles".
^ "2020 Singapore Premier League Retained and Released List".
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "2022/2023 Singapore Premier League: Retained and Released List - Football Association of Singapore". spl.sg.

[18] Jordan Emaviwe returns to the club after the SEA Games conclusion.

[21] DPMM stadium under renovation and not available

[22] OTH not available due to unplayable field

[23] DPMM stadium under renovation and not available

[table_note_ALB0.83108888884591-24] Three clubs – Albirex Niigata (S), DPMM FC and the FAS under-23 team Young Lions, are ineligible for any AFC competition spots.

[1] "Albirex to play in 2018".

[2] "Albirex confirmed 2019 season participation".

[3] "Staff for Balestier". Archived from the original on 2017-12-14. Retrieved 2018-09-21.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

[4] "Mukundan has penned a 2-years contract".

[5] "Iqram Rifqi now a Tigers for 2023".

[6] "Tigers signed Syabil Hisham from Young Lions".

[7] "He was the captain of Mura, now he is going to Singapore".

[8] "Sugita Masahiro (Waseda University) will be joining us for 2022 season!".

[9] "Masahiro Sugita will be joining Balestier Khalsa FC in 2023 season".

[10] "Fabian bids goodbye after 6 years".

[11] "Fabian from Cheetah to Tiger".

[12] "Max McCoy, named in squad in FA Cup replay".

[13] "Rudy joins Balestier on year-long loan". 12 January 2022.

[14] "Ensar Brunčević from Novopazar strengthened the ranks of the Blues". 27 December 2022.

[15] "Akmal Azman from Tigers to Eagles".

[16] "Naufal Azman from Tigers to Eagles".

[17] "Gareth from Tigers to Eagles".

[19] "2020 Singapore Premier League Retained and Released List".

[auto3-20] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "2022/2023 Singapore Premier League: Retained and Released List - Football Association of Singapore". spl.sg.

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Contents

Squad

Singapore Premier League

U21

Coaching staff

Transfer

In

Loan In

Out

Loan Return

Loan Out

Extension / Retained

Friendly

Team statistics

Appearances and goals

Competitions (SPL)

Overview

Singapore Premier League

Singapore Cup

Group

Competition (U21)

Competition (U17)

Competition (U15)

See also

Notes

References