2013 Tampines Rovers FC season

Tampines Rovers
Chairman
Manager	Nenad Bacina
S.League	-
AFC Cup	Group stage
Home colours	Away colours
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The 2013 Tampines Rovers season saw the team compete in the 2013 S.League. They also competed in the 2013 AFC Cup after winning the 2012 S.League.

Squad[]

As of 6 January 2017.

Sleague[]

No.	Name	Date of Birth (Age)	Previous Club
Goalkeepers
1	André Martins	(1989-10-12) 12 October 1989 (age 31)	Real Massamá
18	Ridhuan Barudin	(1987-03-23) 23 March 1987 (age 34)	Geylang International
21		(1992-05-26) 26 May 1992 (age 29)	Hougang United Prime League
Defenders
2	Ismadi Mukhtar	(1983-12-16) 16 December 1983 (age 37)	Woodlands Wellington
3	Jufri Taha	(1985-03-04) 4 March 1985 (age 36)	Balestier Khalsa
4	Fahrudin Mustafic	(1981-04-17) 17 April 1981 (age 40)	Persela Lamongan
6	Kunihiro Yamashita	(1986-05-29) 29 May 1986 (age 35)	Albirex Niigata (S)
11	Imran Sahib	(1982-10-12) 12 October 1982 (age 38)	Woodlands Wellington
12	Anaz Hadee	(1983-09-24) 24 September 1983 (age 37)	Balestier Khalsa
14	Shaiful Esah	(1986-05-12) 12 May 1986 (age 35)	LionsXII
16	Seiji Kaneko	(1980-05-27) 27 May 1980 (age 41)	Nagoya Grampus
23	Shannon Stephen	(1994-02-06) 6 February 1994 (age 27)	Young Lions FC
Midfielders
8	Shahdan Sulaiman	(1988-05-09) 9 May 1988 (age 33)	LionsXII
10	Vítor Ladeiras	(1992-04-10) 10 April 1992 (age 29)	Real Massamá
13	Ruzaini Zainal	(1988-10-17) 17 October 1988 (age 32)	Warriors FC
15	Firdaus Kasman	(1988-01-24) 24 January 1988 (age 33)	LionsXII
17	Jamil Ali	(1984-05-02) 2 May 1984 (age 37)	Woodlands Wellington
39		(1993-01-30) 30 January 1993 (age 28)	Youth Team
Forwards
5	Ahmed Fahmie	(1987-04-20) 20 April 1987 (age 34)	Youth Team
7	Diogo Caramelo	(1992-11-22) 22 November 1992 (age 28)	Real Massamá
9	Aleksandar Duric	(1970-08-12) 12 August 1970 (age 51)
19	Khairul Amri	(1985-03-14) 14 March 1985 (age 36)	LionsXII
22		(1994-08-04) 4 August 1994 (age 27)	Youth Team
25		(1993-08-26) 26 August 1993 (age 28)	Youth Team
Players who left club during season
1	Saša Dreven	(1990-01-27) 27 January 1990 (age 31)	NK Varaždin
10	Sead Hadžibulić	(1983-01-30) 30 January 1983 (age 38)	FK Hajduk Kula
13		(1989-03-22) 22 March 1989 (age 32)	Home United Prime League
20	Martín Wagner	(1985-06-15) 15 June 1985 (age 36)	Defensa y Justicia

Transfers[]

Mid-season transfers[]

In[]

Position	Player	Transferred To	Ref
GK	André Martins	Real Massamá	^[1]
DF	Kunihiro Yamashita	Albirex Niigata (S)
DF	Shaiful Esah	LionsXII
DF	Shannon Stephen	Young Lions FC
DF	Seiji Kaneko	PS Mitra Kukar
MF	Vítor Ladeiras	Real Massamá	^[2]
MF	Ruzaini Zainal	Warriors FC
MF	Shahdan Sulaiman	LionsXII
MF	Firdaus Kasman	LionsXII
FW	Diogo Caramelo	Real Massamá	^[3]
FW	Khairul Amri	LionsXII

Out[]

Position	Player	Transferred To
GK	Saša Dreven	NK Podravina
GK
GK
GK	Arif Ali
DF	Benoît Croissant	Retired
DF		LionsXII
DF	Syaiful Iskandar	Warriors FC
MF	Martín Wagner	Argentinos Juniors
MF	Sazali Salleh	Tanjong Pagar United
MF
FW	Sead Hadžibulić	FK Jagodina
FW
FW	Ahmad Latiff	Tanjong Pagar United

Competitions[]

S.League[]

League table[]

Pos	Team v t	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Tampines Rovers	27	17	5	5	59	36	+23	56^[a]	Qualification to AFC Champions League Qualifying Round 1 or AFC Cup Group Stage
2	Home United	27	16	3	8	42	25	+17	51	Qualification to AFC Cup Group Stage^[b]
3	Albirex Niigata (S)^[c]	27	13	7	7	36	28	+8	46
4	Balestier Khalsa	27	12	7	8	38	28	+10	43
5	Woodlands Wellington	27	10	7	10	45	47	−2	37

Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
Notes:

^ Harimau Muda B were awarded a 3–0 victory against Tampines Rovers as the latter were found guilty of fielding an ineligible player. Tampines Rovers had won the original fixture 1–0.^[4]
^ Qualified as 2013 Singapore Cup winners.
^ The three foreign clubs – Albirex Niigata (S), DPMM FC and Harimau Muda B – as well as the Football Association of Singapore (FAS) under-23 team, Young Lions, are not eligible for any AFC competition spots.

Matches[]

20 February 2013 Match 1

Geylang International

0-5

Tampines Rovers

Bedok Stadium

28 February 2013 Match 2

Tampines Rovers

3-0

Young Lions FC

Clementi Stadium

17 March 2013 Match 3

Tampines Rovers

2-1

Balestier Khalsa

Clementi Stadium

21 March 2013 Match 4

Warriors FC

0-1

Tampines Rovers

Choa Chu Kang Stadium

24 March 2013 Match 5

Tampines Rovers

2-1

Harimau Muda B

Clementi Stadium

29 March 2013 Match 6

Home United

0-1

Tampines Rovers

Bishan Stadium

16 April 2013 Match 7

Tampines Rovers

1-1

DPMM FC

Clementi Stadium

19 April 2013 Match 8

Albirex Niigata (S)

1-2

Tampines Rovers

Bishan Stadium

27 April 2013 Match 9

Tampines Rovers

3-1

Woodlands Wellington

Clementi Stadium

5 May 2013 Match 10

Tanjong Pagar United

1-0

Tampines Rovers

Queenstown Stadium

9 May 2013 Match 11

Tampines Rovers

1-0

Geylang International

Clementi Stadium

12 May 2013 Match 11

Tampines Rovers

3-0

Hougang United

Clementi Stadium

25 May 2013 Match 12

Balestier Khalsa

4-0

Tampines Rovers

Toa Payoh Stadium

28 June 2013 Match 13

Tampines Rovers

1-0

Warriors FC

Clementi Stadium

3 July 2013 Match 14

Harimau Muda B

3-0

Tampines Rovers

Pasir Gudang Stadium

14 July 2013 Match 16

Tampines Rovers

4-1

Home United

Clementi Stadium

18 July 2013 Match 17

Hougang United

2-3

Tampines Rovers

Hougang Stadium

6 August 2013 Match 18

Young Lions FC

2-4

Tampines Rovers

Jalan Besar Stadium

21 August 2013 Match 19

Tampines Rovers

3-3

Albirex Niigata (S)

Clementi Stadium

25 August 2013 Match 20

DPMM FC

2-6

Tampines Rovers

Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium

21 August 2013 Match 21

Woodlands Wellington

3-3

Tampines Rovers

Woodlands Stadium

20 September 2013 Match 22

Tampines Rovers

3-1

Tanjong Pagar United

Clementi Stadium

Match 23-27

Tampines Rovers

1-3

Albirex Niigata (S)

Clementi Stadium

Match 23-27

Tampines Rovers

1-1

Tanjong Pagar United

Clementi Stadium

Match 23-27

Balestier Khalsa

0-0

Tampines Rovers

Toa Payoh Stadium

Match 23-27

Home United

2-0

Tampines Rovers

Clementi Stadium

Match 23-27

Woodlands Wellington

3-6

Tampines Rovers

Woodlands Stadium

Singapore Cup[]

Round 1[]

May 2013	Hougang United	2 – 1	Tampines Rovers	showHougang Stadium
	Jerome Baker Mamadou Diallo		Aleksandar Duric

Singapore League Cup[]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Tanjong Pagar United (A)	2	1	1	4	2	+2	3
2	Tampines Rovers (A)	2	1	1	4	4	0	3
3	Young Lions FC	2	1	1	3	5	−2	3

Updated to match(es) played on 9 June 2013. Source: sleague.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(A) Advance to a further round

Matches[]

9 June 2013 First Round	Tampines Rovers	2 - 1	Tanjong Pagar United	showClementi Stadium, Singapore
19:30 (UTC+8)	Aleksandar Đurić 9', 32'	Details	90+5'

12 June 2013 First Round	Tampines Rovers	2 - 3	Young Lions FC	showClementi Stadium, Singapore
19:30 (UTC+8)	Ahmed Fahmie 23' Jamil Ali 44'	Details	Afiq Yunos 62' Ignatius Ang 79' Sahil Suhaimi 90+3'

Quarter-finals[]

15 June 2013 Quarter Finals 2	Balestier Khalsa	3 - 3 (a.e.t.) (4 - 3 p)	Tampines Rovers	showToa Payoh Stadium
19:30 (UTC+8)	Ismadi Mukhtar 2' (o.g.) 39' Zulkiffli Hassim 81'	Details	Aleksandar Đurić 8' Khairul Amri 67' Jamil Ali 77'	Referee: Abdul Malik

AFC Cup[]

Team v t	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	KEB	SEL	SG	TPR
East Bengal	6	4	2	0	13	6	+7	14		1–0	4–1	2–1
Selangor	6	2	2	2	12	11	+1	8	2–2		3–1	3–3
Sài Gòn Xuân Thành	6	2	2	2	9	12	−3	8	0–0	2–1		2–2
Tampines Rovers	6	0	2	4	12	17	−5	2	2–4	2–3	2–3

Source:^{[citation needed]}

6 March 2013	Tampines Rovers	2–3	Sài Gòn Xuân Thành	showJalan Besar Stadium, Singapore
19:45 UTC+8	Amri 89' Đurić 90+2'	Report	Amougou 22', 62' 84'	Attendance: 1,238 Referee: (Hong Kong)

13 March 2013	Selangor	3–3	Tampines Rovers	showShah Alam Stadium, Shah Alam
20:45 UTC+8	Doe 8', 54' (pen.) Amri 46'	Report	Đurić 20' Imran 49' Yamashita 71'	Attendance: 1,551 Referee: Kim Sang-Woo (Korea Republic)

3 April 2013	Tampines Rovers	2–4	East Bengal	showJalan Besar Stadium, Singapore
19:45 UTC+8	Hadžibulić 28' Amri 65'	Report	Hadee 19' (o.g.) Barisić 62', 87' Edeh 64'	Attendance: 1,082 Referee: Chaiya Mahapab (Thailand)

9 April 2013	East Bengal	2–1	Tampines Rovers	showSalt Lake Stadium, Kolkata
15:15 UTC+5:30	Edeh 22' Ralte 86'	Report	Esah 68'	Attendance: 7,000 Referee: (Sri Lanka)

23 April 2013	Sài Gòn Xuân Thành	2–2	Tampines Rovers	showThống Nhất Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City
18:30 UTC+7	Amougou 18' (pen.) Oloya 42'	Report	Amri 15' Hadžibulić 63'	Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Wang Di (China PR)

30 April 2013	Tampines Rovers	2–3	Selangor	showJalan Besar Stadium, Singapore
19:00 UTC+8	Asraruddin 50' (o.g.) Đurić 58'	Report	Taha 28' (o.g.) Amri 45', 76'	Attendance: 839 Referee: Yudai Yamamoto (Japan)

References[]

^ "André Martins signs for Stags". Archived from the original on 2013-06-30.
^ "Vítor Ladeiras signs for Stags". Archived from the original on 2013-06-30.
^ "Diogo signs for Stags". Archived from the original on 2013-06-30.
^ "Media Statement Concerning Tampines Rovers FC Fielding An Ineligible Player For S.League Match Against Harimau Muda". S League. 14 July 2013.

[table_hth_TAM0.73584362852194-5] Harimau Muda B were awarded a 3–0 victory against Tampines Rovers as the latter were found guilty of fielding an ineligible player. Tampines Rovers had won the original fixture 1–0.^[4]

[table_note_res_AFC0.73584362852194-6] Qualified as 2013 Singapore Cup winners.

[table_note_ALB0.73584362852194-7] The three foreign clubs – Albirex Niigata (S), DPMM FC and Harimau Muda B – as well as the Football Association of Singapore (FAS) under-23 team, Young Lions, are not eligible for any AFC competition spots.

[1] "André Martins signs for Stags". Archived from the original on 2013-06-30.

[2] "Vítor Ladeiras signs for Stags". Archived from the original on 2013-06-30.

[3] "Diogo signs for Stags". Archived from the original on 2013-06-30.

[Tampines_result_overturned-4] "Media Statement Concerning Tampines Rovers FC Fielding An Ineligible Player For S.League Match Against Harimau Muda". S League. 14 July 2013.

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