2018 Balestier Khalsa season
Balestier Khalsa 2018 football season
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The 2018 season was Balestier Khalsa's 23rd consecutive season in the top flight of Singapore football and in the Singapore Premier League and the Singapore Cup.
ChairmanDarwin Jalil
Head coachMarko Kraljević
StadiumToa Payoh Stadium
Singapore Premier League6th
(Currently)
(Currently)
| 2018 season | |
|---|---|
| Chairman | Darwin Jalil |
| Head coach | Marko Kraljević |
| Stadium | Toa Payoh Stadium |
| Singapore Premier League | 6th (Currently) |
| Singapore Cup | – |
| Top goalscorer | League: Keegan Linderboom (5 goals) Currently All: Keegan Linderboom (5 goals) Currently |
Squad
- As of 11 June 2018.
| Squad No. | Name | Date of birth (age) | Previous club |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | |||
| 1 | Hafiz Ahmad U23 | Home United | |
| 12 | Nazri Sabri | 20 September 1989 | Eunos Crescent |
| 13 | Zacharial Leong U23 | ||
| 19 | Zaiful Nizam | 24 July 1987 | |
| Defenders | |||
| 2 | Fadli Kamis | 7 November 1992 | |
| 3 | Shaqi Sulaiman U23 | 10 November 1998 | Hougang United |
| 4 | Khalili Khalif U23 | 3 January 1997 | Home United |
| 5 | Nurisham Jupri U23 | 14 December 1995 | Eunos Crescent |
| 6 | Nurullah Hussein | 9 May 1993 | |
| 9 | Zakir Samsudin | 18 January 1994 | LionsXII |
| 10 | Sufianto Salleh | 9 March 1993 | Home United |
| 15 | Sheikh Abdul Hadi | 24 March 1992 | |
| 18 | Ahmad Syahir Sahimi | 10 April 1992 | |
| 25 | Sharin Majid U23 | 31 March 1995 | Warriors FC |
| Midfielders | |||
| 7 | Hazzuwan Halim | 2 February 1994 | |
| 8 | Raihan Rahman | 7 February 1991 | |
| 11 | Huzaifah Aziz | 24 June 1994 | |
| 14 | Afiq Salman Tan U23 | 28 November 1995 | |
| 16 | Khairuddin Omar U23 | 8 March 1996 | |
| 17 | Fariz Faizal U23 | 17 October 1996 | |
| 22 |  Vedran Mesec |
20 February 1988 |  NK Aluminij |
| 24 | Noor Akid Nordin U23 | 28 October 1996 | Home United |
| 58 | Daniel Hazreel U23 | 31 May 1999 | Kembagan United |
| 68 |  Sanjin Vrebac U19 |
25 February 2000 |  VfR Fischeln |
| 70 | Haiqal Adnan U19 | ||
| Strikers | |||
| 21 |  Keegan Linderboom |
26 September 1989 | Waitakere United |
| 23 | Akbar Shah U23 | 29 May 1996 | Home United |
| 67 |  Dusan Marinkovic U19 |
FK Internacional | |
Coaching staff
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Marko Kraljević |
| Assistant coach | Haris Sumri |
| Goalkeeping coach | Koh Chuan Hwee/ Rizal Abdul Rahman |
| Fitness coach | Rosman Sulaiman |
| Team Chairman | Darwin Jalil |
| Physiotherapist | Mohamed Nasser |
| Kitman | Abdul Latiff |
Transfer
Pre-season transfer
In
| Position | Player | Transferred From | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Nazri Sabri | Eunos Crescent (NFL Club) | [2] |
| GK | Hafiz Ahmad | Home United | |
| DF | Sufianto Salleh | Home United | 2 Years Contract [3][4] |
| DF | Nurullah Hussein | Free Agent | 2 Years Contract [5] |
| DF | Shaqi Sulaiman | Hougang United | 2 Years Contract [6] |
| DF | Sharin Majid | Warriors FC | |
| DF | Khalili Khalif | Home United Prime League | [7] |
| MF | Daniel Hazreel | Kembangan United FC (NFL Club) | [8] |
| MF | Nurisham Jupri | Eunos Crescent (NFL Club) | [9] |
| MF | Noor Akid Nordin | Home United | 2 Years Contract [10] |
| MF | Afiq Salman Tan | Free Agent | 2 Years Contract [11] |
| MF | Keegan Linderboom |
Waitakere United |
[12] |
| FW | Akbar Shah | Home United | 2 Years Contract [13] |
| FW | Vedran Mesec |
NK Aluminij |
[14] |
Out
| Position | Player | Transferred To | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| GK | A. Renonathan | ||
| GK | Naqiuddin Nodin | ||
| GK | Hamzah Fazil | ||
| DF | Zulkhair Mustaffa | SAFSA (NFL Club) | loan |
| DF | Tajeli Salamat | Warriors FC | [15] |
| DF | Ashrul Syafeeq | Hougang United | [16] |
| DF | Azmeerudin Jamludain | Eunos Crescent FC (NFL Club) | |
| DF | Hanafi Salleh | ||
| MF |  Kyaw Zayar Win |
||
| MF | Nanda Lin Kyaw Chit |
 Prachuap FC |
[17] |
| MF | Aung Kyaw Naing |
Angthong FC |
|
| MF | Mahathir Azeman | ||
| MF | Jonathan Tan | SAFSA (NFL Club) | loan |
| MF | Hanafi Akbar | Tampines Rovers | [18] |
| MF | Shah Hirul | ||
| MF | Danial Farhan Tan | ||
Retained
| Position | Player | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| GK | Zaiful Nizam | 2 years contract [19] |
| DF | Fadli Kamis | 2 years contract [20] |
| DF | Sheikh Abdul Hadi | 2 years contract [21] |
| DF | Ahmad Syahir | 1 year contract [22] |
| MF | Raihan Rahman | 2 years contract [23] |
| MF | Huzaifah Aziz | 2 years contract [24] |
| MF | Hazzuwan Halim | 2 years contract [25] |
Promoted
Mid-season transfer
In
| Position | Player | Transferred From | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| DF | Zakir Samsudin | Free Agent | [29] |
| MF | Sanjin Vrebac |
VfR Fischeln |
Balestier Khalsa U19[30] |
| FW | Dusan Marinkovic |
FK Internacional |
Balestier Khalsa U19[31] |
Friendly
Pre-Season Friendly
Win Draw Loss
| 31 January 2018 1 | Young Lions  | 0–0 | Balestier Khalsa | Jalan Besar Stadium |
| 1700 hours |
| 9 February 2018 2 | Balestier Khalsa | 1–0 | Warriors FC | Choa Chu Kang Stadium |
| 1900 hours | Hazzuwan Halim 5' |
| 24 February 2018 3 | Balestier Khalsa | 3–1 | Balestier United | Toa Payoh Stadium |
| 3 March 2018 4 | Balestier Khalsa | 0–1 | Geylang International | Bedok Stadium |
| Darren Teh |
| 10 March 2018 5 | Balestier Khalsa | 0–1 |  Malaysia U18 | Toa Payoh Stadium |
| 1900 hours | 72' |
Team statistics
Appearances and goals
- As of 29 September 2018
Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Sleague | Singapore Cup | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps. |  Goals |
Apps. | Goals |
Apps. | Goals | |||
| 1 | GK | Hafiz Ahmad | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | Fadli Kamis | 23 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 28 | 4 |
| 3 | DF | Shaqi Sulaiman | 14 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Khalili Khalif | 3(4) | 0 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Nurisham Jupri | 10(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | Nurullah Hussein | 13(2) | 2 | 3(1) | 0 | 19 | 2 |
| 7 | MF | Hazzuwan Halim | 19(4) | 4 | 5 | 3 | 28 | 6 |
| 8 | MF | Raihan Rahman | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 9 | DF | Zakir Samsudin | 0(4) | 1 | 0(3) | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 10 | DF | Sufianto Salleh | 12(5) | 0 | 1(2) | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | Huzaifah Aziz | 20(1) | 4 | 5 | 1 | 26 | 5 |
| 12 | GK | Nazri Sabri | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | Zacharial Leong | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | Afiq Tan | 10(3) | 0 | 0(2) | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | Sheikh Abdul Hadi | 16(1) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 1 |
| 16 | MF | Khairuddin Omar | 3 (4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | Fariz Faizal | 14(7) | 0 | 5 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | Ahmad Syahir | 16(5) | 0 | 4 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| 19 | GK | Zaiful Nizam (captain) | 24 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | Keegan Linderboom |
15(2) | 5 | 5 | 1 | 22 | 6 |
| 22 | FW | Vedran Mesec |
14 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 2 |
| 23 | MF | Akbar Shah | 5(9) | 1 | 0(3) | 0 | 16 | 1 |
| 24 | MF | Noor Akid Nordin | 16(5) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 1 |
| 25 | DF | Sharin Majid | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 58 | MF | Daniel Hazreel | 0 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 67 | MF | Dusan Marinkovic |
0 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 68 | MF | Sanjin Vrebac |
8(1) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 70 | MF | Haiqal Adnan | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Competitions
Overview
| Competition | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |
| Singapore Premier League | 24 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 25 | 36 | −11 | 29.17 |
| Singapore Cup | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 20.00 |
| Total | 29 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 30 | 42 | −12 | 27.59 |
Singapore Premier League
Win Draw Loss
| 4 April 2018 Round 1 | Home United | 3–1 | Balestier Khalsa | Bishan Stadium |
| Sirina Camara 77' Song Ui-young 88'Shahril Ishak 90+3' |
Keegan Linderboom 27' (pen.) |
Referee: Ahmad A'Qashah (Singapore) |
| 8 April 2018 Round 2 | Balestier Khalsa | 0–1 |  Albirex Niigata (S) | Toa Payoh Stadium |
Sheikh Abdul Hadi 76' (o.g.) |
Referee: Nathan Chan (Singapore) |
| 11 April 2018 Round 3 | Balestier Khalsa | 3–1 | Young Lions | Toa Payoh Stadium |
| Vedran Mesec 39' Keegan Linderboom 60'Sheikh Abdul Hadi 74' |
Prakash Raj 66' |
| 14 April 2018 Round 4 | Geylang International | 0–1 | Balestier Khalsa | Bedok Stadium |
Fadli Kamis 19' 78'Afiq Salman Tan 46'Huzaifah Aziz 75' |
| 22 April 2018 Round 5 | Hougang United | 1–1 | Balestier Khalsa | Hougang Stadium |
| Iqbal Hussain 48' Fabian Kwok 34'Syahiran Miswan 61'Illyas Lee 85' |
Keegan Linderboom 9' Huzaifah Aziz 73' |
Referee: Muhammad Taqi Aljaafari Bin Jahari (Singapore) |
| 29 April 2018 Round 6 | Balestier Khalsa | 2–1 | Warriors FC | Toa Payoh Stadium |
| Keegan Linderboom 26' Noor Akid Nordin 50'Fadli Kamis  67'Sufianto Salleh 89' |
Jonathan Béhé 74' Hafiz Sulaiman 15' |
Referee: Ahmad A'Qashah (Singapore) |
| 2 May 2018 Round 7 | Tampines Rovers | 1–0 | Balestier Khalsa | Our Tampines Hub |
| Irfan Najeeb 49' |
Referee: Muhammad Zulfiqar (Singapore) |
| 13 May 2018 Round 8 | Balestier Khalsa | 1–2 |  DPMM FC | Toa Payoh Stadium |
| Hazzuwan Halim 2' |
Volodymyr Pryyomov 55' Adi Said 64' (pen.) |
Referee: G.Letchman (Singapore) |
| 19 May 2018 Round 9 | Balestier Khalsa | 2–1 | Home United | National Stadium, Singapore |
| Vedran Mesec 87' Huzaifah Aziz 90+1' |
Hafiz Nor 9' Anumanthan Kumar 90+5' |
Referee: Muhammad Zulfiqar (Singapore) |
| 27 May 2018 Round 10 | Albirex Niigata (S) | 5–0 | Balestier Khalsa | Jurong East Stadium |
| Shuhei Hoshino 9' Taku Morinaga 50', 71', 73'Hiroyoshi Kamata 67' |
Referee: Ahmad A'Qashah (Singapore) |
| 2 June 2018 Round 11 | Balestier Khalsa | 1–2 | Geylang International | Toa Payoh Stadium |
| Huzaifah Aziz 30' (pen.) 70' Nurullah Hussein 51'Noor Akid Nordin 57' |
Fairoz Hasan 1' Yuki Ichikawa 74'Jufri Taha 29' |
Referee: Nathan Chan (Singapore) |
| 10 June 2018 Round 12 | Young Lions | 0–2 | Balestier Khalsa | Jalan Besar Stadium |
| Huzaifah Aziz 43' Akbar Shah 78' |
Referee: G.Letchman (Singapore) |
| 17 June 2018 Round 13 | Balestier Khalsa | 0–1 | Hougang United | Toa Payoh Stadium |
| Nurullah Hussein 58' Sheikh Abdul Hadi 84'Hazzuwan Halim 90+4' |
Nurhilmi Jasni 73' Illyas Lee 18'Fabian Kwok 23'Justin Hui 82'Khairulhin Khalid 90+4'Jordan Vestering 90+4' |
| 23 June 2018 Round 14 | Warriors FC | 3–0 | Balestier Khalsa | Choa Chu Kang Stadium |
| Ignatius Ang 20' Jonathan Béhé 48' 90+1' |
| 30 June 2018 Round 15 | Balestier Khalsa | 2–5 | Tampines Rovers | Toa Payoh Stadium |
| Hazzuwan Halim 21' (pen.) Akbar Shah 78' |
Irfan Najeeb 9' Khairul Amri 25', 70', 90+1'Jordan Webb 90+3' |
| 7 July 2018 Round 16 | DPMM FC | 2–2 | Balestier Khalsa | Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium |
| Suhaimi Anak Sulau 5' Shahrazen Said 23' (pen.) |
Fadil Kamis 50' Huzaifah Aziz 67' |
Referee: Ahmad A'Qashah (Singapore) |
| 15 July 2018 Round 17 | Home United | 1–1 | Balestier Khalsa | Jalan Besar Stadium |
| Shahril Ishak 42' (pen.) |
Fadil Kamis 16' |
Referee: G.Letchman (Singapore) |
| 22 July 2018 Round 18 | Balestier Khalsa | 1–1 | Albirex Niigata (S) | Toa Payoh Stadium |
| Kenya Takahashi 32' |
Hazzuwan Halim 47' |
| 1 August 2018 Round 19 | Geylang International | 1–0 | Balestier Khalsa | Bedok Stadium |
| Anders Aplin 73' |
Dusan Marinkovic 82' |
| 15 August 2018 Round 20 | Hougang United | 1–2 | Balestier Khalsa | Hougang Stadium |
| Antonie Viterale 26' |
Zakir Samsudin 73' Hazzuwan Halim 75' |
Referee: Juherman Zaiton (Singapore) |
| 19 August 2018 Round 21 | Balestier Khalsa | 2–2 | Warriors FC | Toa Payoh Stadium |
| Fadli Kamis 40' Nurullah Hussein 76' 43'Huzaifah Aziz 88'Shaqi Sulaiman 94' |
Jonathan Béhé 28' 71' Firdaus Kasman 65' |
Referee: Muhammad Zulfiqar (Singapore) |
| 15 September 2018 Round 22 (Rescheduled) | Tampines Rovers | 1–0 | Balestier Khalsa | Our Tampines Hub |
| Madhu Mohana 39' |
| 12 August 2018 Round 23 (Rescheduled) | Balestier Khalsa | 1–0 | Young Lions | Toa Payoh Stadium |
| Keegan Linderboom 37' |
| 29 September 2018 Round 24 (Rescheduled) | Balestier Khalsa | 0–0 | DPMM FC | Toa Payoh Stadium |
| Fadli Kamis 82' Akbar Shah 82' |
Azwan Saleh 82' |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Tampines Rovers | 24 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 43 | 27 | +16 | 40 | Qualification to AFC Cup Group Stage |
| 5 | Warriors FC | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 32 | 35 | −3 | 28 | |
| 6 | Balestier Khalsa | 24 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 25 | 36 | −11 | 27 | |
| 7 | Young Lions[a] | 24 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 25 | 46 | −21 | 21 | |
| 8 | Geylang International | 24 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 26 | 57 | −31 | 20 |
Updated to match(es) played on 29 September 2018. Source: Singapore Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of wins
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of wins
Notes:
- The two foreign clubs – Albirex Niigata (S) and DPMM FC – as well as the Football Association of Singapore (FAS) under-21 team, Young Lions, are ineligible for any AFC competition spots.
Singapore Cup
Win Draw Loss
| 29 August 2018 Quarter Final 1st Leg | Geylang International | 0–0 | Balestier Khalsa | Bedok Stadium |
| Danish Irfan Azman 35' Azhar Sairudin 48'Afiq Yunos 50' |
Noor Akid Nordin 27' 58' Ahmad Syahir 42' |
Referee: Nathan Chan (Singapore) |
| 1 September 2018 Quarter Final 2nd Leg | Balestier Khalsa | 1–0 (1–0 agg.) | Geylang International | Toa Payoh Stadium |
| Hazzuwan Halim 85' (pen.) |
Referee: W. Ravisanthiran (Singapore) |
Balestier Khalsa won 1–0 on aggregate.
| 26 September 2018 Semi Final 1st Leg | DPMM FC | 2–0 | Balestier Khalsa | Jalan Besar Stadium |
| Volodymyr Pryyomov 68' (pen.) Adi Said 70' |
Shaqi Sulaiman 38' |
Referee: Muhammad Farhan B Abd Rahman (Singapore) |
| 3 October 2018 Semi Final 2nd Leg | Balestier Khalsa | 2–2 (2–4 agg.) | DPMM FC | Toa Payoh Stadium |
| Hazzuwan Halim 37' (pen.) Huzaifah Aziz 41'Ahmad Syahir 77' |
Shahrazen Said 79' Volodymyr Pryyomov 83'Haimie Anak Nyaring 36' |
Referee: Y.Sathyakumar (Singapore) |
Balestier lost 2–4 on aggregate.
| 6 October 2018 3rd/4th Placing | Home United | 2–2 (4–5 p) | Balestier Khalsa | Jalan Besar Stadium |
| Faritz Hameed 74' Isaka Cernak 92' (pen.)Faisal Roslan 56'Izzdin Shafiq 34'Shakir Hamzah 39' |
Hazzuwan Halim 26' (pen.) Keegan Linderboom 37'Fariz Faizal 68' |
Referee: Jansen Foo (Singapore) | ||
| Penalties | ||||
Isaka Cernak  Faritz Hameed Shakir Hamzah Izzdin Shafiq Fazli Ayob  |
Shaqi Sulaiman Sufianto Salleh Nurullah Hussein Huzaifah Aziz Sanjin Vrebac |
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