Singapore Armed Forces
2008 season
Head coachRichard Bok
S.League1st
Singapore CupWinners
AFC CupQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Aleksandar Duric (12)
All:
Aleksandar Đurić (17)

Singapore Armed Forces FC competed as one of the 12 teams in the 2008 NTUC Income Yeo's S-League season. The club also took part in the 2008 editions of the RHB Singapore Cup and the Singapore League Cup, as well as the regional AFC Cup.

Final league standing

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Singapore Armed Forces 33 24 5 4 85 34 +51 77 Qualification to
AFC Champions League Qualifying Play-off
or AFC Cup group stage
2 South Korea Super Reds[lower-alpha 1] 33 24 3 6 68 32 +36 75
3 Home United 33 23 3 7 75 31 +44 72 Qualification to AFC Cup Group Stage[lower-alpha 2]
4 Tampines Rovers 33 20 5 8 66 37 +29 65
5 Gombak United 33 14 10 9 47 39 +8 52
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) head-to-head
Notes:
  1. ↑ The three foreign clubs – Albirex Niigata (S), Dalian Shide Siwu and Super Reds – as well as the Football Association of Singapore under-23 team, Young Lions, were not eligible for qualification to continental competitions.
  2. ↑ Home United qualified for the 2009 AFC Cup by being the next highest-placed local club behind S.League and 2008 Singapore Cup winners Singapore Armed Forces.

Club

Management

Position Staff
General manager Singapore Kok Wai Leong
Head coach Singapore Richard Bok
Prime League coach Singapore V. Selvaraj
Goalkeeping coach Singapore David Lee
Sports Trainer Singapore Hairi Su'ap
Kitman Singapore Tay Kia Hin

First team

As of May 21, 2008

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Singapore SGP Toh Guo'An
2 DF Singapore SGP Shaiful Esah
3 DF Japan JPN Kenji Arai
4 DF Singapore SGP Hafiz Osman
5 DF Singapore SGP Faizal Aziz
7 MF Japan JPN Masahiro Fukasawa
8 MF Thailand THA Therdsak Chaiman
9 FW Singapore SGP Aleksandar Đurić
10 MF Singapore SGP John Wilkinson
11 MF Japan JPN Norikazu Murakami
12 MF Singapore SGP Jamil Ali
No. Pos. Nation Player
13 DF Singapore SGP Razaleigh Khalik
14 GK Singapore SGP Shahril Jantan
15 GK Singapore SGP Rasyid Hamid
16 DF Singapore SGP Daniel Bennett
18 FW Singapore SGP Ashrin Shariff
19 MF Singapore SGP Mustaqim Manzur
20 MF Singapore SGP Syed Karim
21 DF Singapore SGP Asraf Rashid
22 MF Singapore SGP Fadzil Nasir
23 MF Singapore SGP Ridhuan Osman
25 FW Singapore SGP Shaiful Rahman

List of 2007-08 transfers

In

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF Singapore SGP Razaleigh Khalik (From Geylang United FC)

Out

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF Singapore SGP Faizal Hamid (sold to Gombak United)
7 DF Singapore SGP Razif Mahamud (Released)
17 DF Singapore SGP Masrezwan Masturi (sold to Geylang United)
20 MF Singapore SGP Noor Ali (sold to Geylang United)

Squad stats

Updated May 20, 2008

No. Pos Nat Player TotalS.LeagueSingapore CupSingapore League CupAFC Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Singapore SGP Toh Guo'An 0000000000
2 DF Singapore SGP Shaiful Esah 171121100040
3 DF Japan JPN Kenji Arai 192132000060
4 DF Singapore SGP Hafiz Osman 12080100030
5 DF Singapore SGP Faizal Aziz 10050100040
7 MF Japan JPN Masahiro Fukasawa 203133100060
8 MF Thailand THA Therdsak Chaiman 195133100052
9 FW Singapore SGP Aleksandar Đurić 20171312100065
10 MF Singapore SGP John Wilkinson 181120100051
11 FW Japan JPN Norikazu Murakami 155134110010
12 MF Singapore SGP Jamil Ali 184122100052
13 DF Singapore SGP Razaleigh Khalik 150110100030
14 GK Singapore SGP Shahril Jantan 20-1813-1410006-4
15 GK Singapore SGP Rasyid Hamid 0000000000
16 DF Singapore SGP Daniel Bennett 200130100060
18 FW Singapore SGP Ashrin Shariff 16695100061
19 MF Singapore SGP Mustaqim Manzur 185113110061
20 MF Singapore SGP Syed Karim 7040000030
21 DF Singapore SGP Asraf Rashid 0000000000
22 MF Singapore SGP Fadzil Nasir 2000000020
23 MF Singapore SGP Ridhuan Osman 1000000010
25 FW Singapore SGP Shaiful Rahman 1000000010

Matches

Updated to games played May 20, 2008

Pre-season friendlies

MatchDateTournamentLocationOpponent teamScoreScorers
1 January 16, 2008 Friendly Choa Chu Kang Stadium Balestier Khalsa 3–0 G Lenan 35' (o.g.), M. Fukasawa 77', K. Buang 85' (pen.)
2 January 19, 2008 Friendly Choa Chu Kang Stadium Gombak United 0–0
3 January 23, 2008 Friendly Hougang Stadium Sengkang Punggol 0–0
4 February 1, 2008 Friendly Choa Chu Kang Stadium Super Reds 2–3 unknown
5 February 5, 2008 Friendly Pasir Gudang, Malaysia Johor FC 2–1 unknown
6 February 17, 2008 Singapore Charity Shield Jalan Besar Stadium Home United 1–1 (5–4 on penalties) A. Shariff 86' (pen)

S-League

Match Date Home/Away Opponent team Score Scorers
1 February 22, 2008 Away (LIVE) Albirex Niigata (S) 1–3 N. Murakami 4', K. Ogawa 34' (o.g.), T. Chaiman 88'
2 February 26, 2008 Home Geylang United 3–1 N. Murakami 23', A. Đurić 78', A. Shariff 84'
3 February 29, 2008 Home (LIVE) Sengkang Punggol 3–0 M. Fukasawa 30', A. Đurić 38', J. Ali 44'
4 March 6, 2008 Away Dalian Shide Siwu 1–6 A. Đurić 10', 39', A. Shariff 61', 66', 90', J. Ali 90'
5 March 14, 2008 Away Tampines Rovers 1–2 T. Chaiman 69' (pen), M. Manzur 84'
6 March 29, 2008 Home Woodlands Wellington 3–0 A. Đurić 76', S. Esah 84', A. Shariff 89'
7 April 6, 2008 Away Balestier Khalsa 0–2 A. Đurić 48', K. Arai 67'
8 April 10, 2008 Home Young Lions 4–0 M. Manzur 30', A. Đurić 70', 76', 79'
9 April 13, 2008 Away Super Reds 3–2 M. Manzur 17', K.S. Eun 63' (o.g.)
10 April 21, 2008 Home Home United 2–2 M. Fukasawa 3', T. Chaiman 35'
11 April 25, 2008 Away (LIVE) Gombak United 2–2 N. Murakami 24', Therdsak Chaiman 89'
12 May 4, 2008 Away Geylang United 2–3 N. Murakami 35', A. Đurić 53', 55'
13 May 20, 2008 Away Albirex Niigata (S) 3–1 M. Fukasawa 36', K. Arai 73', A. Đurić 88'
14 May 24, 2008 Away Sengkang Punggol 0–1 T. Chaiman 90'

Singapore Cup

Match Date Round Home/Away Opponent team Score Scorers
1 May 8, 2008 First Knockout Round Home Balestier Khalsa 2–0 N. Murakami 40', M. Manzur 90'

AFC Cup

Match Date Round Home/Away Opponent team Score Scorers
1 March 11, 2008 Group Stage Home Kitchee (Hong Kong) 4–0 J. Ali 20', 37', T. Chaiman 25', Wang Z.P. 51' (o.g.)
2 March 18, 2008 Group Stage Away Perak FA (Malaysia) 1–6 T. Chaiman 8', A. Đurić 45', 49', 71', 74', M. Manzur 58'
3 April 2, 2008 Group Stage Away New Radiant (Maldives) 0–3 A. Shariff 7', A. Đurić 44', I. Amil 86' (o.g.)
4 April 2, 2008 Group Stage Home New Radiant (Maldives) 1–1 J. Wilkinson 27'
5 April 30, 2008 Group Stage Away Kitchee (Hong Kong) 0–2 A. Shariff 10', A. Đurić 19'
6 May 14, 2008 Group Stage Home Perak FA (Malaysia) 0–2

Player seasonal records

Competitive matches only. Numbers in brackets indicate appearances made. Updated to games played May 20, 2008.

Goalscorers

Rank Name S-League Singapore Cup Singapore League Cup AFC Cup Total
1 Singapore Aleksandar Đurić 12 (13) 0 (1) 0 (0) 5 (6) 17 (20)
2 Singapore Ashrin Shariff 5 (9) 0 (1) 0 (0) 1 (6) 6 (16)
Thailand Therdsak Chaiman 4 (13) 0 (1) 0 (0) 2 (5) 6 (19)
3 Japan Norikazu Murakami 4 (13) 1 (1) 0 (0) 0 (1) 5 (15)
Singapore Mustaqim Manzur 3 (11) 1 (1) 0 (0) 1 (6) 5 (18)
4 Singapore Jamil Ali 2 (12) 0 (1) 0 (0) 2 (5) 4 (18)
5 Japan Masahiro Fukasawa 3 (13) 0 (1) 0 (0) 0 (6) 3 (20)
6 Japan Kenji Arai 2 (13) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (6) 2 (19)
7 Singapore Shaiful Esah 1 (12) 0 (1) 0 (0) 0 (4) 1 (17)
Singapore John Wilkinson 0 (12) 0 (1) 0 (0) 1 (5) 1 (18)

Goals conceded

Rank Name S-League Singapore Cup Singapore League Cup AFC Cup Total Average per game
1 Singapore Shahril Jantan 14 (13) 0 (1) 0 (0) 4 (6) 21 (20) 1.05
2 Singapore Toh Guo'An 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0
3 Singapore Rasyid Hamid 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0

Discipline

Rank Name S-League Singapore Cup Singapore League Cup AFC Cup Total
Total Cards
1 Japan Kenji Arai 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 5
2 Singapore John Wilkinson 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 5
3 Singapore Aleksandar Đurić 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1
4 Singapore Shaiful Esah 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1
5 Singapore Hafiz Osman 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1
6 Thailand Therdsak Chaiman 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1
7 Singapore Mustaqim Manzur 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1
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