2021 Hougang United FC season
2021 season | |||
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Chairman | Bill Ng | ||
Head coach | Clement Teo | ||
Stadium | Hougang Stadium | ||
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The 2021 season is Hougang United's 24th 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 Singapore Cup.
Squad[]
Singapore Premier League[]
No. | Name | Nationality | Date of Birth (Age) | Previous Club | Contract Since | Contract End | |
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Goalkeepers | |||||||
1 | Mukundan Maran U23 | ![]() |
21 July 1998 | ![]() |
2021 | 2021 | |
13 | Ridhuan Barudin >30 | ![]() |
23 March 1987 | ![]() |
2015 | 2021 | |
25 | U23 | ![]() |
24 December 2004 | ![]() |
2021 | 2021 | |
30 | Izwan Mahbud >30 | ![]() |
14 July 1990 | ![]() |
2021 | 2021 | |
Defenders | |||||||
2 | Anders Aplin | ![]() ![]() |
21 June 1991 | ![]() |
2020 | 2021 | |
5 | Lionel Tan | ![]() |
5 June 1997 | ![]() |
2020 | 2021 | |
8 | Hafiz Sujad >30 | ![]() |
1 November 1990 | ![]() |
2019 | 2021 | |
11 | Nazrul Nazari | ![]() |
11 February 1991 | ![]() |
2016 | 2021 | |
14 | Maksat Dzhakybaliev | ![]() |
18 February 2000 | ![]() |
2020 | 2021 | |
16 | Faiz Salleh | ![]() |
17 July 1992 | ![]() |
2014 | 2021 | |
20 | Muhaimin Suhaimi | ![]() |
20 February 1995 | ![]() |
2018 | 2021 | |
26 | Kishon Philip U23 | ![]() |
26 November 1999 | Youth Team | 2021 | 2021 | |
Midfielders | |||||||
4 | Afiq Noor | ![]() |
25 December 1993 | ![]() |
2019 | 2021 | |
6 | Kaishu Yamazaki | ![]() |
12 July 1997 | ![]() |
2021 | 2021 | |
12 | Fabian Kwok (Captain) >30 | ![]() |
17 March 1989 | ![]() |
2017 | 2021 | |
15 | Farhan Zulkifli U23 | ![]() |
10 November 2002 | ![]() |
2019 | 2021 | |
18 | Idraki Adnan U23 | ![]() |
13 March 1999 | ![]() |
2021 | 2021 | |
21 | Nikesh Singh Sidhu U23 | ![]() |
24 February 1999 | ![]() |
2019 | 2021 | |
24 | Naufal Azman U23 | ![]() |
10 July 1998 | ![]() |
2020 | 2021 | |
Zulfahmi Arifin | ![]() |
5 October 1991 | ![]() |
2021 | 2021 | ||
Strikers | |||||||
7 | Shahfiq Ghani | ![]() |
17 March 1992 | ![]() |
2018 | 2021 | |
9 | Tomoyuki Doi | ![]() |
24 September 1997 | ![]() |
2021 | 2021 | |
10 | Shawal Anuar | ![]() |
29 April 1991 | ![]() |
2020 | 2021 | |
17 | Shahril Ishak >30 | ![]() |
23 January 1984 | ![]() |
2021 | 2021 | |
19 | Gilberto Fortunato | ![]() |
7 November 1987 | ![]() |
2021 | 2021 | |
22 | Khairul Nizam | ![]() |
25 June 1991 | ![]() |
2021 | 2021 | |
23 | Sahil Suhaimi | ![]() |
8 July 1992 | ![]() |
2020 | 2021 | |
29 | Amir Zalani | ![]() |
4 December 1996 | ![]() |
2021 | 2021 | |
Players who left during the season | |||||||
3 | Afiq Yunos >30 | ![]() |
10 December 1990 | ![]() |
2019 | 2021 |
U21 Squad[]
No. | Name | Nationality | Date of Birth (Age) | Previous Club | Contract Since | Contract End | |
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Goalkeepers | |||||||
Defenders | |||||||
Midfielders | |||||||
53 | Jarrel Ong Jia Wei U21 | ![]() |
26 October 2002 | ![]() |
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55 | Josiah Phua Yong Qi U21 | ![]() |
6 October 2000 | ![]() |
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Firas Irwan U21 | ![]() |
1 January 2001 | ![]() |
2021 | 2021 | ||
Strikers | |||||||
57 | U21 | ![]() |
27 May 2000 | ![]() |
Tiong Bahru FC[]
(Chairman, Bill Ng is also the chairman for the club)
No. | Name | Nationality | Date of Birth (Age) | Previous Club | Contract Since | Contract End | |
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Goalkeepers | |||||||
Defenders | |||||||
3 | Syaqir Sulaiman | ![]() |
12 August 1986 | ![]() |
2018 | 2020 | |
5 | Igor Ferreira Alves | ![]() |
21 February 1985 | ![]() |
2017 | 2020 | |
8 | Zulfadli Zainal Abidin | ![]() |
26 April 1988 | ![]() |
2019 | 2020 | |
10 | Ang Zhiwei | ![]() |
2 August 1989 | ![]() |
2018 | 2020 | |
14 | ![]() |
7 July 1992 | ![]() |
2016 | 2020 | ||
26 | Illyas Lee | ![]() |
1 December 1995 | ![]() |
2020 | 2020 | |
Midfielders | |||||||
12 | Jonathan Tan | ![]() |
13 December 1995 | ![]() |
2020 | 2020 | |
24 | Nurhilmi Jasni | ![]() |
17 December 1986 | ![]() |
2019 | 2020 | |
Ryan Syaffiq | ![]() |
4 March 1995 | ![]() |
2019 | 2020 | ||
Forwards | |||||||
7 | Liam Shotton | ![]() |
28 May 1987 | ![]() |
2018 | 2020 | |
9 | Goh Swee Swee | ![]() |
2 June 1986 | ![]() |
2018 | ||
13 | Hazim Faiz | ![]() |
28 September 1995 | ![]() |
2017 | ||
16 | ![]() |
18 April 1994 | ![]() |
2019 | 2020 |
Coaching staff[]
Position | Name | Ref. |
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General Manager | ![]() |
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Head Coach | ![]() |
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Assistant Coach | ![]() |
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Goalkeeping Coach | ![]() |
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Head of Youth (COE) | ![]() |
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U17 Coach | ![]() |
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U15 Coach | ![]() |
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Fitness Coach | ![]() |
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Team Manager | ![]() ![]() |
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Marketing Media | ![]() |
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Sports Trainer | ![]() |
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Sports Trainer | ![]() |
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Kitman | ![]() |
Transfers[]
In[]
Pre-season
Position | Player | Transferred From | Ref |
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GK | ![]() |
Free Agent | Free [2] |
GK | ![]() |
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Free [3] |
DF | ![]() |
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Free [4] [5] |
DF | ![]() |
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End of NS [6] |
FW | ![]() |
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Free [7] |
FW | ![]() |
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Free [8] [9] [10] |
FW | ![]() |
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Free [11] |
FW | ![]() |
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Free [12] [13] |
MF | ![]() |
Free Agent | NA |
Mid-season
Position | Player | Transferred From | Ref |
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GK | ![]() |
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[14] [15] |
FW | ![]() |
Free Agent | [16] |
Loan Return[]
Pre-season
Position | Player | Transferred From | Ref |
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DF | ![]() |
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Loan Return |
DF | ![]() |
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Loan Return |
DF | ![]() ![]() |
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Loan Return [17] |
MF | ![]() |
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Loan Return |
MF | ![]() |
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Loan Return |
FW | ![]() |
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Loan Return [18] |
Note 1: Zulfahmi Arifin loan to Suphanburi was cancelled before moving to Samut Prakan City on loan.
Note 2: Harhys Stewart loan to Young Lions was extended for another season.
Note 3: Sahffee Jubpre loan to Young Lions was extended for another season.
Note 4: Asraf Zahid left the club after returning to the club.
Mid-season
Position | Player | Transferred From | Ref |
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MF | ![]() |
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Loan Return |
Note 1: Zulfahmi Arifin loan to Samut Prakan City was terminated before the agreed date, May 2022.
Out[]
Pre-season
Position | Player | Transferred To | Ref |
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DF | ![]() |
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NS till 2022 [19] |
GK | ![]() |
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NS till 2022 |
GK | ![]() |
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GK | ![]() |
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Goalkeeper Coach |
DF | ![]() |
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Free [20] |
DF | ![]() |
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Free [21] |
DF | ![]() |
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Free [22] |
MF | ![]() |
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Free [23] |
MF | ![]() |
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Free [24] |
MF | ![]() |
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Free |
MF | ![]() |
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Free [25] |
FW | ![]() |
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Free [26] |
DF | ![]() |
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Free |
Note 1: Zulfahmi Arifin loan to Suphanburi was cancelled before moving to Samut Prakan City on loan till May 2022 .
Mid-season
Position | Player | Transferred To | Ref |
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DF | ![]() |
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Free, 6 months contract [27] |
Loan out[]
Pre-season
Position | Player | Transferred To | Ref |
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MF | ![]() |
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Season loan till May 2021 [28] [29] |
MF | ![]() |
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Season loan till May 2022 |
DF | ![]() ![]() |
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Season loan |
DF | ![]() |
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Season loan |
MF | ![]() |
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Season loan |
Mid-season
Position | Player | Transferred To | Ref |
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MF | ![]() |
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Season loan till May 2022 |
Retained / Extension[]
Position | Player | Ref |
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Coach | ![]() |
[30] |
GK | ![]() |
[31] |
DF | ![]() |
2 years contract signed in 2019 [32] [33] |
DF | ![]() |
2 years contract signed in 2019 [34] [35] |
DF | ![]() |
[36] |
DF | ![]() |
[37] |
DF | ![]() |
[38] |
DF | ![]() |
[39] |
DF | ![]() |
[40] |
DF | ![]() |
[41] |
MF | ![]() |
[42] |
MF | ![]() |
[43] |
MF | ![]() |
[44] |
MF | ![]() |
[45] |
FW | ![]() |
2 years contract signed in 2019 [46] [47] |
FW | ![]() |
2 years contract signed in 2019 [48] [49] [50] |
FW | ![]() |
[51] |
FW | ![]() |
[52] |
Friendlies[]
Pre-Season Friendly[]
Win Draw Loss
5 March 2021 | Tampines Rovers ![]() | 6-1 | ![]() | Singapore |
Yasir Hanapi![]() ![]() Armin Bosnjak ![]() Taufik Suparno ![]() Kyoga Nakamura ![]() ![]() |
Stadium: Our Tampines Hub |
Mid-season friendlies[]
Win Draw Loss
8 June 2021 1 | Geylang International ![]() | 2-3 | ![]() | Our Tampines Hub |
Asshukrie Wahid![]() Moresche ![]() |
Gilberto Fortunato![]() Shahril Ishak ![]() Tomoyuki Doi ![]() |
Attendance: 0 [note 1] |
4 July 2021 2 | Hougang United ![]() | 1-1 | ![]() | Jalan Besar Stadium |
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Harhys Stewart![]() |
Attendance: 0[note 1] |
10 July 2021 3 | Albirex Niigata (S) ![]() | v | ![]() | Jurong East Stadium |
Attendance: 0 [note 2] |
16 July 2021 4 | Albirex Niigata (S) ![]() | v | ![]() | Jurong East Stadium |
Attendance: 0 [note 2] |
Team statistics[]
Appearances and goals[]
- As of 13 Aug 2021
No. | Pos. | Player | Sleague | Total | ||||||||||||
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Apps. | ![]() |
Apps. | ![]() | |||||||||||||
1 | GK | ![]() |
4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||||||||
2 | DF | ![]() ![]() |
11+3 | 1 | 14 | 1 | ||||||||||
4 | MF | ![]() |
3+11 | 1 | 14 | 1 | ||||||||||
5 | DF | ![]() |
18 | 3 | 18 | 3 | ||||||||||
6 | DF | ![]() |
20 | 1 | 20 | 1 | ||||||||||
7 | FW | ![]() |
3+8 | 1 | 11 | 1 | ||||||||||
8 | DF | ![]() |
7+7 | 4 | 14 | 4 | ||||||||||
9 | FW | ![]() |
18+2 | 19 | 20 | 19 | ||||||||||
10 | FW | ![]() |
12+6 | 3 | 18 | 3 | ||||||||||
11 | DF | ![]() |
9+3 | 1 | 12 | 1 | ||||||||||
12 | MF | ![]() |
15+3 | 2 | 18 | 2 | ||||||||||
13 | GK | ![]() |
7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||||||||||
14 | DF | ![]() |
14 | 1 | 14 | 1 | ||||||||||
15 | MF | ![]() |
20 | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||||||||||
16 | DF | ![]() |
6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||||||||||
17 | FW | ![]() |
1+7 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||||||||||
18 | MF | ![]() |
12 | 4 | 12 | 4 | ||||||||||
19 | FW | ![]() |
8+3 | 4 | 11 | 4 | ||||||||||
20 | DF | ![]() |
2+4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||||||||||
22 | FW | ![]() |
2+4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||||||||||
23 | FW | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
24 | FW | ![]() |
11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||||||||||
26 | DF | ![]() |
9+1 | 1 | 10 | 1 | ||||||||||
29 | FW | ![]() |
0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
30 | GK | ![]() |
10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||||||||||
53 | MF | ![]() |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
55 | MF | ![]() |
5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||||||||||
57 | MF | ![]() |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
Players who have played this season but had left the club or on loan to other club | ||||||||||||||||
3 | DF | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Competitions[]
Overview[]
Competition | Record | |||||||
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P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
Singapore Premier League[]
Win Draw Loss
13 March 2021 1 | Albirex Niigata (S) ![]() | 3-1 | ![]() | Jurong East Stadium |
Kiyoshiro Tsuboi![]() ![]() Takahiro Tezuka ![]() Ryoya Tanigushi ![]() |
Jarrel Ong Jia Wei![]() Idraki Adnan ![]() Kaishu Yamazaki ![]() Hafiz Sujad ![]() Farhan Zulkifli ![]() |
Attendance: 0 [note 1] Referee: Muhammad Taqi |
17 March 2021 2 | Hougang United ![]() | 4-1 | ![]() | Hougang Stadium |
Tomoyuki Doi![]() ![]() Hafiz Sujad ![]() Gilberto Fortunato ![]() Farhan Zulkifli ![]() Shawal Anuar ![]() Lionel Tan ![]() |
Report | Amy Recha![]() Faizal Roslan ![]() |
Attendance: 0 [note 1] Referee: |
20 March 2021 3 | Lion City Sailors ![]() | 1-3 | ![]() | Jalan Besar Stadium |
Stipe Plazibat ![]() Nur Adam Abdullah ![]() |
Report | Lionel Tan![]() Tomoyuki Doi ![]() ![]() Mukundan Maran ![]() |
Attendance: 0[note 3] Referee: |
3 April 2021 4 | Hougang United ![]() | 5-1 | ![]() | Hougang Stadium |
Tomoyuki Doi![]() ![]() ![]() Maksat Dzhakybaliev ![]() ![]() Shahfiq Ghani ![]() Lionel Tan ![]() |
Report | Boris Kopitović![]() Baihakki Khaizan ![]() ![]() Shah Shahiran ![]() |
Attendance: 0 [note 1] Referee: |
7 April 2021 5 | Tanjong Pagar United ![]() | 3-3 | ![]() | Jurong East Stadium |
Shodai Nishikawa![]() Luiz Júnior ![]() Reo Nishiguchi ![]() Shahrin Saberin ![]() Fashah Iskandar ![]() Naufal Ilham ![]() Ammirul Emmran ![]() |
Report | Idraki Adnan![]() Tomoyuki Doi ![]() ![]() Farhan Zulkifli ![]() Maksat Dzhakybaliev ![]() Fabian Kwok ![]() Anders Aplin ![]() |
Attendance: 0 [note 1] Referee: |
10 April 2021 6 | Balestier Khalsa ![]() | 0-1 | ![]() | Toa Payoh Stadium |
Ensar Brunčević![]() Ahmad Syahir ![]() Aarish Kumar ![]() |
Report | Tomoyuki Doi![]() Maksat Dzhakybaliev ![]() |
Attendance: 0 Referee: |
17 April 2021 7 | Hougang United ![]() | 1-1 | ![]() | Hougang Stadium |
Tomoyuki Doi![]() Anders Aplin ![]() Lionel Tan ![]() |
Report | Glenn Kweh![]() Harhys Stewart ![]() |
Attendance: 0 [note 1] Referee: |
9 May 2021 8 | Hougang United ![]() | 4-3 | ![]() | Hougang Stadium |
Kaishu Yamazaki![]() Lionel Tan ![]() Idraki Adnan ![]() Hafiz Sujad ![]() Ridhuan Barudin ![]() Muhaimin Suhaimi ![]() Nazrul Nazari ![]() |
Report | Šime Žužul![]() Faizal Raffi ![]() Kristijan Krajcek ![]() ![]() Marko Kraljević ![]() |
Attendance: 0 [note 1] Referee: |
16 May 2021 9 | Geylang International ![]() | 2-5 | ![]() | Our Tampines Hub |
Amy Recha![]() Sylvano Comvalius ![]() Darren Teh ![]() Yuki Ichikawa ![]() |
Report | Tomoyuki Doi![]() ![]() Idraki Adnan ![]() Afiq Noor ![]() Shawal Anuar ![]() Lionel Tan ![]() |
Attendance: 0 [note 1] Referee: |
24 April 2021 10 (Rescheduled) | Hougang United ![]() | 0-1 | ![]() | Hougang Stadium |
Farhan Zulkifli![]() Idraki Adnan ![]() Anders Aplin ![]() |
Report | Diego Lopes![]() Jorge Fellipe ![]() |
Attendance: 250 Referee: |
22 May 2021 11 | Tampines Rovers ![]() | 2-3 | ![]() | Our Tampines Hub |
Yasir Hanapi ![]() Boris Kopitović ![]() |
Report | Nazrul Nazari![]() ![]() Tomoyuki Doi ![]() Idraki Adnan ![]() ![]() Muhaimin Suhaimi ![]() |
Attendance: 0 [note 1] Referee: |
24 July 2021 12 (Rescheduled) | Hougang United ![]() | 1-4 | ![]() | Hougang Stadium |
Tomoyuki Doi![]() Gilberto Fortunato ![]() Rusyaidi Salime ![]() |
Report | Anaqi Ismit ![]() Luiz Júnior ![]() Reo Nishiguchi ![]() Khairul Amri ![]() |
Referee: |
30 July 2021 13 (Rescheduled) | Hougang United ![]() | 1-2 | ![]() | Hougang Stadium |
Kishon Philip![]() Hafiz Sujad ![]() Maksat Dzhakybaliev ![]() |
Report | Kuraba Kondo![]() Takahiro Tezuka ![]() Ryoya Tanigushi ![]() |
Referee: |
7 August 2021 14 (Rescheduled) | Young Lions FC ![]() | 0-1 | ![]() | Jalan Besar Stadium |
Hami Syahin![]() ![]() Arshad Shamim ![]() |
Report | Tomoyuki Doi![]() |
Referee: |
13 August 2021 15 (Rescheduled) | Albirex Niigata (S) ![]() | 4-1 | ![]() | Jurong East Stadium |
Reo Kunimoto![]() ![]() Yasuhiro Hanada ![]() Takahiro Tezuka ![]() |
Report | Takahiro Tezuka![]() Maksat Dzhakybaliev ![]() Nazrul Nazari ![]() Anders Aplin ![]() |
Referee: |
20 August 2021 16 (Rescheduled) | Hougang United ![]() | 2-1 | ![]() | Hougang Stadium |
Shawal Anuar![]() Hafiz Sujad ![]() |
Report | Amy Recha![]() Yuki Ichikawa ![]() |
Referee: |
27 August 2021 17 (Rescheduled) | Lion City Sailors ![]() | 1-1 | ![]() | Jalan Besar Stadium |
Stipe Plazibat![]() Hafiz Nor ![]() Diego Lopes ![]() |
Report | Anders Aplin![]() Farhan Zulkifli ![]() Hafiz Sujad ![]() |
Referee: |
11 September 2021 18 (Rescheduled) | Hougang United ![]() | 7-3 | ![]() | Hougang Stadium |
Fabian Kwok![]() Tomoyuki Doi ![]() ![]() ![]() Lionel Tan ![]() Gilberto Fortunato ![]() Hafiz Sujad ![]() Farhan Zulkifli ![]() |
Report | Zehrudin Mehmedović![]() ![]() Boris Kopitović ![]() ![]() Taufik Suparno ![]() |
Referee: |
18 September 2021 19 (Rescheduled) | Tanjong Pagar United ![]() | 1-1 | ![]() | Jurong East Stadium |
Khairul Amri![]() Raihan Rahman ![]() Faritz Hameed ![]() |
Report | Gilberto Fortunato![]() Fabian Kwok ![]() |
Referee: |
6 October 2021 20 (Rescheduled) | Balestier Khalsa ![]() | 3-2 | ![]() | Toa Payoh Stadium |
Puvan Raj Sivalingam![]() ![]() Šime Žužul ![]() |
Report | Gilberto Fortunato![]() Shawal Anuar ![]() Muhaimin Suhaimi ![]() Maksat Dzhakybaliev ![]() |
Referee: |
10 October 2021 21 (Rescheduled) | Hougang United ![]() | 1-3 | ![]() | Hougang Stadium |
Fabian Kwok![]() ![]() Kishon Philip ![]() |
Report | Harhys Stewart![]() Shah Shahiran ![]() Zamani Zamri ![]() ![]() |
Referee: |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Lion City Sailors | 21 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 59 | 21 | +38 | 48 | Qualification for AFC Champions League group stage |
2 | Albirex Niigata (S)[a] | 21 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 50 | 19 | +31 | 46 | |
3 | Hougang United | 21 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 48 | 40 | +8 | 34 | Qualification for AFC Cup group stage |
4 | Tampines Rovers | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 48 | 51 | −3 | 27 | |
5 | Tanjong Pagar United | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 36 | 49 | −13 | 22 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of wins
Notes:
- ^ The foreign club – Albirex Niigata (S) – 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
See also[]
- 2015 Hougang United FC season
- 2016 Hougang United FC season
- 2017 Hougang United FC season
- 2018 Hougang United FC season
- 2019 Hougang United FC season
- 2020 Hougang United FC season