Hougang United
2015 season
ChairmanBill Ng
Head coachK. Balagumaran
StadiumHougang Stadium
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The 2015 season is Hougang United's 18th 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.

Squad

As of 6 January 2017. [1]

Sleague

No. Name Nationality Date of Birth (Age) Previous Club
Goalkeepers
1 Ridhuan Barudin Singapore (1987-03-23) 23 March 1987 (age 37) Singapore Tampines Rovers
18 Jasper Chan Singapore (1988-11-07) 7 November 1988 (age 35) Singapore Eunos Crescent FC
22 Ahmadulhaq Che Omar Singapore (1981-02-11) 11 February 1981 (age 43) Singapore Woodlands Wellington
Defenders
3 Delwinder Singh Singapore (1992-08-05) 5 August 1992 (age 31) Singapore Young Lions
6 Kunihiro Yamashita Japan (1986-05-29) 29 May 1986 (age 37) Singapore Tampines Rovers
12 Faizal Amir Singapore (1984-12-23) 23 December 1984 (age 39) Singapore Balestier Khalsa
16 Kenneth Chang Singapore (1992-07-07) 7 July 1992 (age 31) Singapore Home United Prime League
17 Faiz Salleh Singapore (1992-07-17) 17 July 1992 (age 31) Singapore Young Lions
21 Lau Meng Meng Singapore (1983-03-29) 29 March 1983 (age 41) Singapore Geylang United
23 Yuki Uchiyama Japan (1995-05-07) 7 May 1995 (age 29) Japan Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo
Midfielders
4 Taufiq Ghani Singapore (1989-11-19) 19 November 1989 (age 34) Singapore Woodlands Wellington
7 Atsushi Shimono Japan (1988-04-27) 27 April 1988 (age 36) Singapore Woodlands Wellington
8 Carlos Alberto Delgado Argentina (1986-01-03) 3 January 1986 (age 38) Myanmar Nay Pyi Taw F.C.
13 Ruzaini Zainal SingaporeMalaysia (1988-10-17) 17 October 1988 (age 35) Singapore Tanjong Pagar United
14 Fazli Jaffar Singapore (1983-05-09) 9 May 1983 (age 40) Singapore Warriors FC
15 Tengku Mushadad Singapore (1994-08-18) 18 August 1994 (age 29) Singapore Tanjong Pagar United
19 Nurhilmi Jasni Singapore (1986-12-17) 17 December 1986 (age 37) Singapore Balestier Khalsa
Forwards
2 Fairoz Hasan Singapore (1988-11-26) 26 November 1988 (age 35) Singapore Gombak United
5 Muhaymin Salim Singapore (1992-05-05) 5 May 1992 (age 32) SingaporeYoung Lions
9 Diego Gama de Oliveira Brazil (1990-05-13) 13 May 1990 (age 33) Indonesia Pusamania Borneo F.C.
10 Vuk Sotirović Serbia (1982-07-13) 13 July 1982 (age 41) Serbia FK Novi Pazar
11 Fareez Farhan Singapore (1994-07-29) 29 July 1994 (age 29) SingaporeYoung Lions
Players who left club during season
3 Renshi Yamaguchi Japan (1992-09-16) 16 September 1992 (age 31) Japan Hosei University
7 Shunsuke Nakatake Japan (1990-06-19) 19 June 1990 (age 33) Singapore Eunos Crescent FC
9 Manato Takahashi Japan (1990-04-07) 7 April 1990 (age 34) Japan Fujieda MYFC
10 Chupe Equatorial Guinea (1980-05-09) 9 May 1980 (age 43) Laos Lanexang United F.C.
14 Matthew Abraham Singapore (1989-03-05) 5 March 1989 (age 35) Singapore Tampines Rovers

Transfers

Pre-season transfers

[2]

In

Position Player Transferred From Ref
GK Singapore Ridhuan Barudin Singapore Tampines Rovers
DF Japan Kunihiro Yamashita Singapore Tampines Rovers [3]
DF Japan Yuki Uchiyama JapanHokkaido Consadole Sapporo Season loan
DF Singapore Ahmad Zaki Bagharib Singapore Balestier Khalsa
MF Japan Renshi Yamaguchi Japan Hosei University
MF Singapore Goh Swee Swee Singapore Woodlands Wellington
MF SingaporeMuhaymin Salim Singapore Young Lions FC
MF Singapore Nur Ridho Singapore Young Lions FC
MF SingaporeMalaysia Ruzaini Zainal Singapore Tanjong Pagar United [4]
MF Singapore Tengku Mushadad Singapore Tanjong Pagar United
FW Singapore Fareez Farhan Singapore Young Lions FC
FW Equatorial Guinea Chupe Laos Lanexang United F.C.
FW Japan Manato Takahashi Japan Fujieda MYFC [5]

Out

Position Player Transferred To Ref
GK Singapore Nazri Sabri Singapore Eunos Crescent FC
GK Singapore Fadhil Salim
DF Singapore Wahyudi Wahid Singapore LionsXII
DF Brazil Igor Ferreira Alves Australia Darwin Olympic SC
DF Croatia Igor Čerina SingaporeBalestier Khalsa
DF Singapore Syaqir Sulaiman Singapore Warriors FC
MF Singapore Fazli Jaffar Singapore Warriors FC
MF Indonesia Sutanto Tan Indonesia Mitra Kukar F.C.
MF Singapore Haidil Sufian
MF Singapore Salihin Osman Singapore Eunos Crescent FC(NFL Club)
MF SingaporeIndonesia Erwan Gunawan
FW Brazil Geison Moura United States Minnesota United FC [6]
FW Brazil Diego Gama de Oliveira Indonesia Pusamania Borneo F.C.

Trial

Position Player From Ref

Mid-season transfers

In

Position Player Transferred To Ref
DF Singapore Delwinder Singh Singapore Young Lions FC [7]
MF Singapore Fazli Jaffar Singapore Warriors FC [8]
MF Japan Atsushi Shimono Singapore Woodlands Wellington [9]
MF Argentina Carlos Alberto Delgado Myanmar Nay Pyi Taw F.C. [10]
FW Brazil Diego Gama de Oliveira Indonesia Pusamania Borneo F.C. [11]
FW Cyprus Nicolas Vitorović Lithuania FK Nevėžis [12]

Out

Position Player Transferred To Ref
DF Singapore Matthew Abraham [13]
MF Japan Renshi Yamaguchi Laos Lao Toyota F.C. [14]
MF Japan Shunsuke Nakatake Malaysia Kuantan FA [15]
MF Singapore Firman Hanif Singapore Yishun Sentek Mariners FC [16]
FW Japan Manato Takahashi [17]
FW Equatorial Guinea Chupe Malta Għajnsielem F.C. [18]

Friendlies

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Coaching staff

[19]

Position Name Ref.
Head coach Singapore Philippe Aw
Assistant coach Singapore Clement Teo
Prime League Coach Singapore Robin Chitrakar
Fitness coach Germany Dirk Schauenberg
Goalkeeping coach Singapore Lim Queen Cher
Team manager Singapore Clement Teo
Sports trainer Singapore Thomas Pang
Kitman

Team statistics

Appearances and goals

No. Pos. Player Sleague Singapore Cup League Cup Total
Apps. Goals Apps. Goals Apps. Goals Apps. Goals
1 GK Singapore Ridhuan Barudin 24 0 1 0 3 0 28 0
2 FW Singapore Fairoz Hasan 19 2 1 0 4 0 24 2
3 DF Singapore Delwinder Singh 15 1 0 0 2 0 17 1
4 MF Singapore Taufiq Ghani 9 0 1 0 1 0 11 0
5 FW Singapore Muhaymin Salim 15 0 1 0 2 0 18 0
6 DF Japan Kunihiro Yamashita 24 6 0 0 2 0 26 6
7 MF Japan Atsushi Shimono 14 0 0 0 4 0 18 0
8 MF Argentina Carlos Alberto Delgado 13 0 0 0 4 1 17 1
9 FW Brazil Diego Gama de Oliveira 15 1 0 0 4 2 19 3
10 FW Serbia Vuk Sotirović 14 6 0 0 3 1 17 7
11 FW Singapore Fareez Farhan 21 1 1 0 3 1 25 2
12 DF Singapore Faiz Amir 15 0 1 0 2 0 18 0
13 MF SingaporeMalaysia Ruzaini Zainal 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 MF Singapore Fazli Jaffar 12 0 0 0 4 0 16 0
15 MF Singapore Tengku Mushadad 12 0 1 0 4 0 17 0
16 DF Singapore Kenneth Chiang 10 0 0 0 4 1 14 1
17 DF Singapore Faiz Salleh 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 GK Singapore Jasper Chan 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
19 MF Singapore Nurhilmi Jasni 25 5 1 0 4 0 30 5
21 DF Singapore Lau Meng Meng 16 0 1 0 1 0 18 0
22 GK Singapore Ahmadulhaq Che Omar 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
23 DF Japan Yuki Uchiyama 17 2 1 0 1 0 19 2
30 MF Singapore Haidil Sufian 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Players who have played this season but had left the club or on loan to other club
3 DF Japan Renshi Yamaguchi 7 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
7 MF Japan Shunsuke Nakatake 11 0 1 0 0 0 11 0
8 MF Singapore Firman Hanif 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 FW Japan Manato Takahashi 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
10 FW Equatorial Guinea Chupe 11 3 1 1 0 0 0 0
14 MF Singapore Matthew Abraham 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Competitions

S.League

Main article: 2015 S.League

  Win   Draw   Loss

Round 1

2 March 2015 (2015-03-02) Round 1 Hougang United Singapore 1–1 Singapore Young Lions FC Hougang Stadium
Chupe 19' Iqbal Hussain 16' Referee: Sukhbir Singh
6 March 2015 (2015-03-06) Round 2 Hougang United Singapore 1-1 Singapore Home United Jalan Besar Stadium
Yuki Uchiyama 34' Ken Ilsø 42' (pen) Referee: Ahmad A'Qashah
12 March 2015 (2015-03-12) Round 3 Geylang International Singapore 0-0 Singapore Hougang United Bedok Stadium
Referee: W. Ravisanthiran
18 March 2015 (2015-03-18) Round 4 Tampines Rovers Singapore 2-0 Singapore Hougang United Jurong West Stadium
Ridhuan Muhamad 33'
Fahrudin Mustafić 71'		 Referee: Nathan Chan
4 April 2015 (2015-04-04) Round 5 Hougang United Singapore 2-3 Brunei DPMM FC Hougang Stadium
Kunihiro Yamashita 1'
Chupe 87'		 Paulo Sérgio 13' 19'
Brian McLean 57'		 Referee: Syahir Ahamadi
9 April 2015 (2015-04-09) Round 6 Warriors FC Singapore 1-0 Singapore Hougang United Woodlands Stadium
Fazrul Nawaz 68' Referee: G. Letchman
18 April 2015 (2015-04-18) Round 7 Hougang United Singapore 0-1 Singapore Balestier Khalsa Hougang Stadium
Miroslav Krištić 81' Referee: W. Ravisanthiran
23 April 2015 (2015-04-23) Round 8 Hougang United Singapore 3-3 Malaysia Harimau Muda B Hougang Stadium
Nurhilmi Jasni 10'
Kunihiro Yamashita 17'
Fairoz Hasan 68'		 Amirul Hisyam 45' (pen) Shahrul Igwan 80'
Adam Nor Azlin 85'		 Referee: Nathan Chan
1 May 2015 (2015-05-01) Round 9 Albirex Niigata (S) Singapore 2-1 Singapore Hougang United Jurong East Stadium
Rui Kumada 20'
Hikaru Mizuno 51'		 Kunihiro Yamashita 33' Referee: Farhad Mohd

Round 2

14 May 2015 (2015-05-14) Round 10 Home United Singapore 4-0 Singapore Hougang United Yishun Stadium
Yasir Hanapi 20'
Kamel Ramdani 26'
Yuki Uchiyama 31' (o.g.)
Azhar Sairudin 58'		 Referee: Muhd Taqi
19 May 2015 (2015-05-19) Round 11 Hougang United Singapore 1–0 Singapore Geylang International Hougang Stadium
Chupe 73' Referee: Nathan Chan
20 July 2015 (2015-07-20) Round 12 Young Lions FC Singapore 1-3 Singapore Hougang United Hougang Stadium
Adam Swandi 70' Delwinder Singh 10'
Kunihiro Yamashita 20'
Fairoz Hasan 90+5'		 Referee: Sukhbir Singh
24 July 2015 (2015-07-24) Round 13 Hougang United Singapore 0-3 Singapore Tampines Rovers Jalan Besar Stadium
Mateo Roskam 66' 80'
Fahrudin Mustafić 73' (pen)		 Referee: Farhan Mohd
29 July 2015 (2015-07-29) Round 14 Brunei DPMM Brunei 1-1 Singapore Hougang United Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium
Azwan Ali Rahman 33' Vuk Sotirović 68' Referee: Sukhbir Singh
4 August 2015 (2015-08-04) Round 15 Hougang United Singapore 4-1 Singapore Warriors FC Hougang Stadium
Kunihiro Yamashita 11'
Vuk Sotirović 63' 78'
Diego Gama de Oliveira 86'		 Fazrul Nawaz 28' Referee: Syahir Ahamadi
7 August 2015 (2015-08-07) Round 16 Balestier Khalsa Singapore 3-2 Singapore Hougang United Jalan Besar Stadium
Jonathan Xu 2'
Ignatius Ang 24'
Tarik Čmajčanin 58'		 Emir Lotinac 47' (o.g.)
Kunihiro Yamashita 90'		 Referee: Farhan Mohd
19 August 2015 (2015-08-19) Round 17 Harimau Muda B Malaysia 0-1 Singapore Hougang United Hang Jebat Stadium
Vuk Sotirović 24' Referee: G. Letchman
28 August 2015 (2015-08-28) Round 18 Hougang United Singapore 1-1 Singapore Albirex Niigata (S) Jalan Besar Stadium
Nurhilmi Jasni 34' Itsuki Yamada 90' Referee: Ahmad A'Qashah

Round 3

27 September 2015 (2015-09-27) Round 19 Hougang United Singapore 0-1 Singapore Home United Hougang Stadium
Ken Ilsø 63' (pen) Referee: Nathan Chan
1 October 2015 (2015-10-01) Round 20 Hougang United Singapore 2–2 Singapore Young Lions FC Jalan Besar Stadium
Nurhilmi Jasni 1' 74' Afiq Noor 47'
Shameer Aziq 49'		 Referee: Farhan Mohd
17 October 2015 (2015-10-17) Round 21 Tampines Rovers Singapore 1-0 Singapore Hougang United Jurong West Stadium
Jamil Ali 45' Referee: Muhd Taqi
20 October 2015 (2015-10-20) Round 22 Hougang United Singapore 1-2 Brunei DPMM FC Hougang Stadium
Vuk Sotirović 51' Kenneth Chiang 31' (o.g.)
Rafael Ramazotti 72'		 Referee: Jansen Foo
26 October 2015 (2015-10-26) Round 23 Warriors FC Singapore 2-0 Singapore Hougang United Jalan Besar Stadium
Fazrul Nawaz 42' (pen) 61' Referee: Jansen Foo
1 November 2015 (2015-11-01) Round 24 Hougang United Singapore 1-1 Singapore Balestier Khalsa Hougang Stadium
Yuki Uchiyama 73' Fadhil Noh 89' Referee: Nathan Chan
6 November 2015 (2015-11-06) Round 25 Hougang United Singapore 1-2 Malaysia Harimau Muda B Hougang Stadium
Nurhilmi Jasni 1' Syafwan Syahlan 35' 89' Referee: Jansen Foo
9 November 2015 (2015-11-09) Round 26 Geylang International Singapore 2-2 Singapore Hougang United Bedok Stadium
Shawal Anuar 72'
Bruno Castanheira 90+3'		 Vuk Sotirović 76'
Fareez Farhan 90'		 Referee: Farhad Mohamed
20 November 2015 (2015-11-20) Round 27 Albirex Niigata (S) Singapore 1-0 Singapore Hougang United Jurong East Stadium
Fumiya Kogure 2' (pen) Referee: Farhad Mohd


Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
6 Home United 27 9 9 9 38 34 +4 36
7 Malaysia Harimau Muda B[a] 27 9 6 12 29 40 −11 33
8 Geylang International 27 7 7 13 36 44 −8 28
9 Singapore Young Lions[a] 27 7 6 14 30 43 −13 27
10 Hougang United 27 4 9 14 28 42 −14 21
Source: S.League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of wins
Notes:
  1. ^ a b The three foreign clubs – Albirex Niigata (S), DPMM FC and Harimau Muda – as well as the Football Association of Singapore (FAS) under-23 team, Young Lions, are not eligible for any AFC competition spots.

Singapore Cup

Main article: 2015 Singapore Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss

Singapore TNP League Cup

Main article: 2015 Singapore League Cup

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Geylang International 3 2 1 0 10 4 +6 7 Advance to semi-final
2 Hougang United 3 1 2 0 4 3 +1 5
3 Brunei DPMM FC 3 1 0 2 7 5 +2 3
4 Singapore Recreation Club 3 0 1 2 1 10 −9 1
Source: S.League

Group matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

References

  1. ^ "Hougang United Football Club".
  2. ^ "Transfers".
  3. ^ "Kunihiro Yamashita who makes the shorter journey from Tampines Rovers, having started his S-League career with Albirex Niigata S."
  4. ^ "Ruzaini Zainal from Tanjong Pagar join Cheetah".
  5. ^ "Japanese striker Takahashi Manato, 22 signs from J3 club Fujieda MYFC".
  6. ^ "Geison Moura out to use Minnesota United switch as springboard to MLS". 29 October 2015.
  7. ^ "Delwinder Singh goes to Hougang after GYL".
  8. ^ "Jaffar returns after leaving during off season".
  9. ^ "Shimono joins Salim Moin in Hougang".
  10. ^ "Delgado joins Salim Moin in Hougang to fight for higher position".
  11. ^ "Diego rejoins Cheetah".
  12. ^ "Vitorović joins Cheetah".
  13. ^ "Matthew-Abraham-released/".
  14. ^ "Renshi Yamaguchi released by Cheetah".
  15. ^ "Nakate released by Cheetah to savage season".
  16. ^ "Matthew-Abraham-released/".
  17. ^ "Manato released by Cheetah".
  18. ^ "Chupe released by Cheetah to savage season".
  19. ^ "MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE – Hougang United Football Club".
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