It's been a mixed start to life in the AFC Cup, Asia's second tier cup competition, for Indonesia's representatives Semen Padang and Persibo Bojonegoro. Semen Padang, who won the Indonesia Premier League in 2012, have been drawn in Group E alongside Kitchee (Hong Kong), Churchill Brothers (India) and The Warriors (Singapore – formerly known as Singapore Armed Forces)and they have begun the campaign positively.
Siam Sport are reporting that Thai Port trialist, Masahiro Fukasawa (on the right of the pic
below), has signed for TPL rivals Bangkok United. The 32 year old Japanese player had spent a
couple of weeks on trial at PAT Stadium, and even made a couple of appearances for Port in
pre-season friendlies.
It is unclear if Thai Port chose not to pursue their interest in the player, or whether he himself
decided that a move to the Thai-Japanese Stadium would be a better option for his career.
The eighth-time S.League champions will be renamed as Warriors Football Club, as announced during the club's outreach program held in this afternoon at Lot One Shopping Center in Choa Chu Kang.
(Media Information by Football Association of Singapore)
SINGAPORE, 15 January 2010: The local football fraternity will come together for a good cause at
the 2010 S.League Charity Shield next Thursday as the Football Association of Singapore seeks to
raise funds for Singapore football legend Dollah Kassim, who has been in a coma since collapsing
during the 2009 Sultan of Selangor's Cup veterans match between Singapore and Selangor last
October.
(The entry is formulated based on the media release from the Football Association of Singapore
earlier with copyright of images depicted is credited accordingly)
With the conclusion of the Lion City Cup, the focus of the attention will be shifted to the RHB
Singapore Cup.
On the paper itself had lined up a few mouth-watering fixtures to whet the appetite of fans who are
hoping for another treat like last year's tournament.
14/5 Singapore Armed Forces FC vs Balestier Khalsa (Choa Chu Kang Stadium)
15/5 Albirex Niigata vs Yotha FC (Laos) (Jurong East Stadium)
16/5 Tampines Rovers vs Phnom Penh Crown FC (Cambodia) (Clementi Stadium)
17/5 2012 DPMM FC (Brunei Darussalam) vs Home United (Yishun Stadium)
18/5 Loyola Meraclo Sparks FC (Philipiines) vs Geylang United (Jalan Besar Stadium)
19/5 KBZ FC (Myanmar) vs Woodlands Wellington (Jalan Besar Stadium)
20/5 Gombak United vs Harimau Muda B (Malaysia) (Jurong West Stadium)
21/5 Tanjong Pagar United vs Hougang United (Queenstown Stadium)
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Group [IMSG] - the PR agency for Nike Singapore)
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Nike (RED) Ambassador: National Team Midfielder John Wilkinson
INTRODUCTION
Following in the footsteps of Indra Sahdan and Hariss Harun, the next National Team football player
to lace up the Nike (RED) ambassador boots is midfielder John Wilkinson.
"The only way to rebuild is to ensure that there is a strong pipeline of players coming through
the ranks. With the LionsXII and the Courts Young Lions doing well, we are hoping that the pipeline
will be strong with those new players available for national team selection." FAS president
Zainudin Nordin (17th April 2012) after the assessment of the report submitted by national coach
Raddy Avramovic following the disappointing World Cup qualifiers on TODAY.
(Media Information from the Football Association of Singapore)
SAFFC hold the record number of win of the S.League title SINGAPORE, 11 August 2011: Due to the closure of several stadiums for the upcoming
Presidential Elections and also to facilitate our National Team's preparations for the upcoming
2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil™ Asian Qualifiers, Third Round matches this year, the following 2011
Great Eastern-YEO'S S.
(The entry is formulated from the media Information from the Football Association of Singapore)
Following is the revised fixture list for the upcoming S.League following the conclusion of the
general election.
DayDateHome TeamAway TeamVenueRe-Location / Remark
Mon 9-May Courts Young Lions Geylang United FC Jalan Besar Jalan Besar (Reverse Fixture - 10 Aug
2011 played at Bedok Stadium) Tue 10-May Albirex Niigata FC (S) Woodlands Wellington FC Jurong
East Jalan Besar Wed 11-May Tanjong Pagar United FC Singapore Armed Forces FC Clementi
Jalan Besar Thu 12-May Gombak United FC Home United FC Jurong West Jalan Besar Fri
13-May Balestier Khalsa FC Etoile FC Jalan Besar No Changes Sat 14-May Courts Young Lions
Woodlands Wellington FC Jalan Besar No Changes Sun 15-May Tampines Rovers FC Albirex Niigata
FC (S) Tampines No Changes
Except for matches to be held from the 13th May to 15th May, all matches for the coming week 13th
will be played at the Jalan Besar Stadium with Courts Young Lions be facing Geylang United on 9th
May.
(Media Information by the Football Association of Singapore)
The Singapore Cup
SINGAPORE, 04 May 2010: The Preliminary Round of the 2010 RHB Singapore Cup will take place from 24
May to 31 May, with the Young Lions kicking off this year's campaign against Home United at the
Jalan Besar stadium on Monday 24 May.
SINGAPORE, 04 May 2010: The Preliminary Round of the 2010 RHB Singapore Cup will take place from 24
May to 31 May, with the Young Lions kicking off this year's campaign against Home United at the
Jalan Besar stadium on Monday 24 May.
Geylang United will begin their RHB Singapore Cup defence away to Balestier Khalsa at the Toa Payoh
stadium on 25 May while debutants South Melbourne will take on Gombak United at Jalan Besar on
Wednesday 26 May.
9 Qiu Li Tampines Rovers FC
8 Frederic Mendy Etoile FC
6 Peter Tomko Geylang United FC
6 Indra Sahdan Daud Singapore Armed Forces FC
6 Abdelhadi Laakkad Woodlands Wellington FC
I must admit to being quite excited about the new season in Singapore which began last night. Not
because of the new foreign teams which fill me with as much excitement as a trip to the dentist,
but rather among the more established clubs.
SIngapore Armed Forces of course have dominated the title over the last few seasons and will be
strong favourites in the new campaign.
(Media Information from Singapore Armed Forces Football Club)
Singapore, 22 February 2011 – Singapore Armed Forces Football Club (SAFFC) welcomes fans to the
Warriors Arena (Choa Chu Kang Stadium) with fun-filled activities, goodies and attractive prizes at
all their home matches.
Fans can look forward to a carnival atmosphere with free popcorns, cotton candies and balloons for
kids.
Far be it for me to go out on a limb here but SAFFC, the dominant force in the SLeague since it's
inception, will not be champions this year.
Singapore Armed Forces 2510411383434
After losing 'at home' to Balestier Khalsa 2-0 last night the Warriors now sit 7th which, in
Singapore terms, is the bottom half of the table.
The SLeague begins in about 12 days time, no fixture list yet, so I thought I'd scour some of the
teams websites and find out just what they are doing to entice supporters.
Albirex Niigata have one of the better sites and club shops in the SLeague if somewhat overpriced.
Adults can purchase season tickets at a cost of $40 (all prices in Singapore dollars obviously)
which is pretty good value when you consider match tickets cost $6 a game (all prices for adults).
El Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma de Corea del Sur ganó la Liga de Campeones de la AFC (en inglés AFC
Champions League), el torneo más importante de Asia a nivel de clubes y disputará el Mundial de
Clubes de la FIFA junto a a Internazionale (Italia, ganador de la UEFA Champions League),
Internacional SC (Brasil, ganador de la Copa Libertadores de América), Pachuca (México, ganador
de la CONCACAF Champions League), Hekari United (Papúa/Nueva Guinea, ganador de la O-League de
Oceanía), Tout-Puissant Mazembe (Rep.
(Pictured above) SAFFC' are hoping for better showing after hitting bad patches lately.
(Media Information from Football Association of Singapore)
SINGAPORE, 9 April 2010: S.League Champions Singapore Armed Forces FC and Henan Jianye from China
meet in the 2010 AFC Champions League Group G match which will be played on Tuesday, 13 April at
the Jalan Besar stadium.
Hats off to Indonesian football. The FA and clubs have decided to fund football development in less
well off parts of Asia by ingnoring existing rules and regulations thereby incurring fines to be
paid to the AFC. Fair play says I.
AFC Asian Cup 2011 Qualifiers: The Indonesian Football Association (PSSI) has been
fined USD 11,000 for liability for spectator conduct when plastic bottles were thrown onto the
pitch and pitch invasion by spectators during the match against Oman on 6 January, 2010.
It took a last minute goal from Rahmat Rivai to earn Sriwijaya three points and their first win in
five against Persebaya yesterday after the Surabaya club had taken the lead.
On Saturday the Copa Indonesia winners play Singapore Armed Forces at Jalan Besar in Singapore in
an AFC Champions League Qualifier and you have to say the Warriors will be favourites given the
Palembang's poor results recently.
(Media Information from Football Association of Singapore)
SINGAPORE, 26 January 2010: S.League Champions Singapore Armed Forces FC (pictured above) and the
Copa Indonesia holders, Sriwijaya FC will contest the 2010 AFC Champions League East Zone play-off
match to be played in Singapore on Saturday, 30 January at the Jalan Besar Stadium.
Copa Indonesia winners have yet to impose themselves on this ISL season and find themselves sitting
10th with 15 games gone. Just a single win in their last seven games, and that a narrow 1-0 against
struggling PSPS, shows Rahmad Darmawan's men aren't having the best of times when you consider next
weekend they travel to Singapore to take on Singapore Armed Forces in an AFC Champions League Play
Off.
The draw for the 2010 AFC Cup takes place on Monday 7th December at AFC House, Kuala Lumpur,
starting at 3pm local time (7am UK time). Thai Port are in the East Asia part of the draw. 12 clubs
from the region will be drawn into 3 groups of 4 teams.
Teams 1-9 listed below, have qualified for the AFC Cup.
Adelaide United (AUS), Shandong Luneng (CHN), Cup winners (JPN), Pohang Steelers (KOR)
Play-off draw
East
SF1 - Singapore Armed Forces (SIN) v Sriwijaya (IDN)
SF2 - Da Nang (VIE) v Muang Thong United (THA)
Final - Winner SF1 v Winner SF2 East winner goes to ACL.
For the second successive Asian Champions League game at Jalan Besar Stadium Singapore Armed Forces
have had a player red carded.
No doubt the word is going out in referee circles. Watch them Warriors, they're dirty gits. Dish
'em a red, we'll look tough and they won't complain anyway.
SAFFC need to learn sharpish how the mind of an AFC ref works.
With the AFC Cup player registration deadline on the horizon, Sasom Pobpraserd is busy checking out
new players to bolster the Thai Port squad.
As I reported earlier, Masahiro Fukasawa played for 40 minutes against Chonburi in last week's
pre-season friendly, but nothing has been confirmed since then.
