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Tampines Rovers
Full nameTampines Rovers Football Club
Nickname(s)The Stags
Short nameTRF, BGT
Founded1945; 79 years ago
GroundOur Tampines Hub
Capacity5,000
ChairmanDesmond Ong
Head coachGavin Lee
LeagueSingapore Premier League
2023Singapore Premier League, 3rd of 8
Websitehttps://www.tampinesrovers.com/
Current season

Tampines Rovers Football Club (currently known as BG Tampines Rovers due to sponsorship reasons), is a professional football club based in Tampines, Singapore, that competes in the Singapore Premier League, the top tier of the Singapore football league system. Founded in 1945, the club has won 5 league titles, 4 Singapore Cups, a record 5 Community Shields and 1 ASEAN Club Championship.

Tampines Rovers is one of the more widely supported football clubs in Singapore, attracting high attendances at both home and away games. Its main rival is Geylang International, with whom they contest in the 'Eastern Derby'. In September 2023, Tampines Rovers signed a three years collaboration with Thai League 1 club, BG Pathum United.

History

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Several football enthusiasts from Tampines decided to form a football club in 1945. After many name changes, they finally decided on "Tampines Rovers" as the official club name. The Stags spent the 1950s and 1960s competing in the Singapore Amateur Football Association League, where they were among the top teams, until they were placed in Division II of the newly formed National Football League in 1974.

1975 was a watershed year for Tampines, as they were promoted to Division I after winning all their league matches and reached the President's Cup final, where they lost 0–1 to the Singapore Armed Forces Sports Association in front of a national record crowd of 30,000. They continued to challenge for honours over the next decade, reaching another President's Cup final in 1978, then emerging as national champions in 1979, 1980, and 1984.

The Stags were relegated to the second tier in 1988, but won their league in 1994 under a new management team. They were one of eight clubs selected to compete in the newly formed S.League.[1]

S.League era (1996–2017)

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However, Tampines did not finish higher than sixth place in the first six seasons of the S.League. In 2002, the Stags secured the services of Malaysian coach, Chow Kwai Lam,[2] who guided them to the Singapore Cup and two fourth-place finishes.[3]

2000s

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The 2000s marked the golden era of Tampines Rovers under Thai head coach Vorawan Chitavanich, during which the club amassed a squad filled with stalwarts like Nazri Nasir, Noh Alam Shah, Sead Muratović, and Rezal Hassan.[4] Together, they clinched Tampines Rovers's first S.League and Singapore Cup double in 2004.[4] The following season, they successfully defended their S.League title in 2005, were named the 'S.League Team of the Decade' and became the first Singapore team to win the ASEAN Club Championship.[5] The Stags were the 2006 Singapore Cup champions, but finished runners-up to SAFFC in the league.[6][7]

S.League three-peat (2011–2013)

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In 2011, Tampines Rovers appointed Steven Tan as head coach, replacing Chitavanich who was promoted to technical director. On the pitch, club stalwarts like Mustafić Fahrudin and Aliff Shafaein, who were part of the 2004 and 2005 winning sides, were joined by the likes of Aleksandar Đurić, Benoît Croissant, and Jamil Ali.

The Stags won three consecutive S.League titles in 2011, 2012 and 2013, and 4 consecutive Singapore Community Shield in 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014. Tampines Rovers also went on to win the Plate in the 2014 Singapore League Cup.

Jermaine Pennant was the talk of the town buzzing through the local football which saw an initial spike in interest at Tampines Rovers games that saw crowds of more than 4,000 turning up to see him play.

On 19 January 2016, Former Arsenal and Liverpool winger, Jermaine Pennant signed a one-year contract which he took a 70% pay cut from his salary earned at Wigan Athletic. It was reported that he would earn a salary of SGD$40,000 (£19,500) per month, which made him the highest-paid player in the history of the domestic professional football league.

For the 2016 season, with the club signing 9 Lions XII players, Tampines Rovers began with 6 unbeaten matches in the S.League. In February, Tampines Rovers started with the 2016 AFC Cup being drawn in Group E with Ceres from Philippines, Selangor F.A from Malaysia and Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi from Bangladesh.[8] Tampines Rovers finished second place in Group E which will see them through to the Round of 16 with 10 points leaving Selangor F.A behind with 2 points' difference. The Round of 16 was won with 10 men by Tampines Rovers versus Mohun Bagan from India by a late goal from Afiq Yunos in the after extra time which resulted in 1–2 win at the Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium. This was also V. Sundramoorthy's last match before taking on the Singapore national team job as care taker. V. Sundramoorthy's successor was his Assistant Coach, Akbar Nawas. He was appointed to be the next head coach of Tampines Rovers followed with 8 straight wins and 28 goals. Tampines Rovers started the 2016 Singapore Cup with a double win playing against Global F.C. in the quarterfinals before facing another club from same country, Ceres in the semi-finals which will see the Stags as the finalist of the 2016 Singapore Cup. On 14 September 2016, Tampines Rovers continued their 2016 AFC Cup Quarter-finals facing Bengaluru FC from India but was knocked out on a narrow 1-0 aggregate score on a 2 leg basis. The Stags finished the season as runner-ups in the league with 1 points' difference to Albirex Niigata (S).

Tampines Rovers vs Selangor F.A during the 2016 AFC Cup group stages on 10 May 2016 at the Singapore National Stadium.

In view of the financial woes faced by the club during the 2016 season, drastic measures were taken before the start of 2017 season. These would include cut in players and technical staff's salaries, shutting down of fruit machines to name a few. Club chairman, Mr Krishna Ramachandra had decided to make sweeping changes within the club to avoid the same issues happening as last season. The 3 foreign imports from last season, Billy Mehmet, Jordan Webb and Jermaine Pennant had been released from the club with them joining DPMM, Warriors and Bury respectively. The club had also ended their 15-year association with their long-term sponsor, Hyundai. A significant number of the playing staffs had also left the club as well, notably star player, Hafiz Abu Sujad who left the club for Thai League 2 side, BBCU.

The club had signed a trio of foreign young players to replace the 3 that had departed the end of last season. They would include former Ceres utility player, Son Yong Chan, Japanese teenager winger, Ryutaro Megumi and former Croatia U17 International, Ivan Jakov Džoni. They too did sign a couple of local free agents last season. Notable local signings would include Singapore National Team Defensive Pairing, Madhu Mohana and Daniel Bennett from Warriors FC and Geylang International. The most notable one would be the sudden resignation of coach Akbar Nawas who left the club just 1 month before the start of the season and was replaced by former Garena Young Lions Coach, Jürgen Raab. The Stags started off the 2017 campaign losing the 2017 Singapore Community Shield to Albirex Niigata (S).

They took on Global in the AFC Champions League Play-offs this season but lost 2–0, which meant that they would be playing in the 2017 AFC Cup this season which they are drawn in Group G with Ceres–Negros from Philippines, Hà Nội from Vietnam and FELDA United from Malaysia but ended up in third place with 2 wins and 4 losses.

Midway through the season, club chairman, Mr Krishna Ramachandra had announced that he would be stepping down as chairman of the club. Citing commitment issues as the reason. He stayed on as club chairman to assist in FAS in the auditing and settling the accounts of the club prior to the date of his official step down (22 August 2017). On 30 August 2017, Mr Desmond Ong had been confirmed by FAS as the new chairman of the club and had also appointed a totally brand new committee for the club moving forward. The Stags finished the season as runner-ups in the league with 8 points' difference to Albirex Niigata (S).

Singapore Premier League era (2018–present)

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The 2018 season marked the beginning of the newly revamped Singapore Premier League era. The club started their 2018 season with an AFC Champions League Play-offs against Bali United but lost 3–1 seeing the Stags dropped to the 2018 AFC Cup. To ensure the job security of the players, Tampines Rovers started the initiative to offer longer-term contracts to their players. They have 3 models of contracts for their players. The first kind of contract is that the players would be able to get a set increment at the end of every year. Second kind of contract (mainly for the U23 players) is that there would be a year-end review at the end of the season to decide on the amount of increment. The last kind of contract is that their salary would be the same for the duration of the contract. Most of their players are securing a 2-3-year deal with the club.

Despite agreeing to a 3-year deal, the club has allowed midfielder, Shahdan Sulaiman, to go on a season-long loan to Melaka United, in view of long-term benefits for both clubs and the player. Some of the national players in the club had also moved on to play in overseas leagues as well. Thus the club had signed quality replacements to fill in the shoes for the players who had departed the club for other clubs. The club had also retained the services of Japanese midfielder, Ryutaro Megumi for the 2018 season. They had also brought back Canadian winger, Jordan Webb from Warriors to fill up the foreign quota of the team. The club has also signed quite a number of young players (mainly from the National U20 Squad and Tampines Rovers Prime League) to fill up the minimum quota of U23 players needed in the team for the new season.

The club has signed a 2-year technical sponsorship deal with Danish Sportswear Company, Hummel in a deal worth S$100,000 per season. They would be providing the club with their Home, Away, Third Jerseys, as well as the training and team wear. They would not be having any main jersey sponsor in this upcoming season as the management had decided that the word "Hormat" (Respect in Malay) would be emblazoned across the chest for the upcoming season. They had debuted their new home jersey during the AFC Champions League Play-off against Bali United. The away and third kit would be revealed in February 2018. The club would be facing Johor Darul Ta'zim from Malaysia, Persija Jakarta from Indonesia and Sông Lam Nghệ An from Vietnam in the 2018 AFC Cup after failing to advance from the 2018 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs. Their first game would be on 10 February 2018 against Sông Lam Nghệ An.

The club has also announced partnership with local private football academy JSSL Singapore. JSSL would look into the development of youth players from Under-6 to Under-14 age categories. The best players from the U6 to U14 categories would than be fast tracked to the stags U16 and U19 teams in the club's Center of Excellence and ultimately the first team. JSSL Singapore's general manager, Gavin Lee has also been assisting Head Coach, Jurgen Raab in the first team matters as Assistant Coach.

Gavin Lee reign (2019–present)

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Tampines Rovers started the 2019 season making a slew of changes to both the team coaching set up and as well as the playing staff this off season. In view of the undesirable results from the previous season, head coach, Jürgen Raab was relieved from his coaching duties. There was an overhaul of the technical team as Khadir Yahaya was roped in as head coach. While last year's assistant coach, Gavin Lee was promoted to first-team coach while he completes his AFC "A" Coaching License while former club captain, Mustafić Fahrudin stayed on with the club after his retirement to be the assistant coach of the team. Former player, Isa Halim was brought in to be the fitness coach, together with goalkeeper coach, William Phang forms the new technical team. The team had also signed a number of young players to the team from the National Football Academy, they had also signed 2 new Serbian U-21 players, Zehrudin Mehmedović and Mirza Delimeđac. At the same time the team had also signed goalkeeper, Zufairuuz Rudy from Hougang United. Shahdan Sulaiman had also returned from his loan stint at Melaka United. As backup goalkeeper, Haikal Hasnol was loaned to Home United due to National Service Commitments. Irfan Fandi had also been loaned to Young Lions due to National Service Commitments as well. Notable players such as Hafiz Abu Sujad, Afiq Yunos and Fazrul Nawaz had moved to Hougang United. At the same time, Fahrudin Mustafić had also retired from the game and is now working as an assistant coach in the team.

In pre-season, the team had taken on NFL Side, Singapore Cricket Club before traveling to Thailand to participate in the LEO Cup playing against Chiangrai United and Chiangrai City. After coming back from Thailand, they took on NFL Side, Katong FC before facing Johor Darul Ta'zim II and Albirex Niigata (S). Notably in their final friendly game against Albirex Niigata Singapore, they beat Albirex Niigata Singapore 4–0. In the attendance of a healthy crowd watching the friendly game. It was also announced that Hyundai has returned to be the main sponsor of the club since not partnering with the club from 2017. ANA Courier Express and Gatorade has continued their partnership with the club as well. ecoWise has also come on board as well. Hummel had also released the club's New Jersey and the jersey had been specially designed and made for the club.

Tampines Rovers was drawn in Group F with Hà Nội, Yangon United and Nagaworld. Their first official game of the season would be a trip to Yangon, Myanmar to take on Yangon United in the 2019 AFC Cup. A game in which they came from behind to beat Yangon United 3–1 after trailing at the end of the first half. Thanks to goals from Khairul Amri, Zehrudin Mehmedović and Ryutaro Megumi. The Stags 2019 AFC Cup campaign come to an end when they ended the group stage matches with 13 points together with Hà Nội which will see the Vietnamese club finishing as group leaders with a 18+ goals difference qualifying to the next round.

They would kick start their campaign in the 2019 Singapore Premier League season on 3 March 2019 against Hougang United at the Jalan Besar Stadium. After a streak of impressive wins, the team had a slight dip of form drawing the next 4 games, winning 2 and losing 2. At the same time top striker, Khairul Amri had left to sign for FELDA United in the Malaysia Super League. Tampines Rovers went on to win the 2019 Singapore Cup in the final against Warriors.

The 2020 season marked the 75 years since the club's founding. On 14 January 2020, the club kicks off its 2020 campaign against Bali United in an AFC Champions League play off.[9] The game ended in a thrilling 5–3, with Bali United winning the tie with 2 goals in extra-time. This meant that Tampines Rovers would play in the 2020 AFC Cup instead ending up in Group H of the competition with Kaya–Iloilo, PSM Makassar and Shan United. On 22 February 2020, Tampines Rovers won their record 5th time Singapore Community Shield against Hougang United. The Stags goes on to start the league magnificently, winning 3 out of their 3 opening fixtures without conceding a goal and scoring 7 along the way, putting 4 past recently acquired Lion City Sailors. On the other hand, The 2020 AFC Cup was no different, winning 2 and drawing 1 of their 3 games. However, due to the COVID-19 outbreak, the league was halted from 27 March 2020.

The Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth approved the season recommencement on 17 October 2020. Competition rule changes included the provision for two water breaks during a match, and clubs will be able to use up to five substitutions (in defined windows after half-time). In addition only 11 more matches per team were to be played over 49 days. With the season ending on 5 December 2020. Tampines began their return with their first loss of the season to Hougang United. However they recovered with a superb win over favourites, Albirex Niigata Singapore. They went on to finish the season unbeaten in their next 9 games but ultimately finished 2nd, 3 points off Albirex Niigata Singapore at top spot. It was their draws at Geylang International, Balestier Khalsa and Hougang United that cost them. However, they qualified for the 2021 AFC Champions League due to Albirex Niigata's inability to qualify for Continental competitions as they were a satellite team of Albirex Niigata of Japan.

AFC Champions League debut

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The 2021 season marked Tampines debut in the 2021 AFC Champions League who were drawn in Group H taking on two-time AFC Champions League winners Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors of Korea Republic, 2020 J1 League runners-up and 2008 AFC Champions League winners Gamba Osaka of Japan and Thailand outfits, Chiangrai United. While it was a tough debut for Gavin Lee's charges, veteran defender Daniel Bennett did create a slice of history when he scored their only goal during their fifth group encounter against Gamba Osaka in an 8–1 defeat at the Bunyodkor Stadium in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. At 43 years and 181 days, Bennett also eclipsed Dejan Damjanović (39y 341d) as the oldest ever scorer in the tournament's history. The 2021 Singapore Premier League season ended with Tampines Rovers finishing in 4th place which will see them qualified for the 2022 AFC Cup.

Five Years contract extension

Kyoga Nakamura being handed a new five-year lengthy deal by the Stags in an unprecedented move in Singaporean football, making it the longest contract extension in Singaporean league history reaffirming his commitment to the club. The lengthy deal would see Kyoga remaining as a Stag till December 2026 and could also pave the way for another naturalized footballer and also being a Singaporean citizenship. Tampines Rovers also announced a five-year contract for promising star, Shah Shahiran and Joel Chew committing their future to the club.

The Stags started off the 2022 season with in a 2–2 draw against Balestier Khalsa on 26 February 2022. Tampines Rovers started off the 2022 AFC Cup group stage in late June playing at the Kuala Lumpur Stadium as a centralised venue to face Kuala Lumpur City and PSM Makassar however they lost both matches. The 2022 Singapore Cup returns after a 2-years hiatus due to the competition being cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in Singapore which saw the Stags having a great run to the Cup Final before losing to 3–2 to Hougang United.

The 2023 season saw star player, Zehrudin Mehmedović leaving the club after staying with the club for 4 years. Tampines Rovers than replace the last foreigner slot bringing in Miloš Zlatković, Lion City Sailors stars, Faris Ramli and Saifullah Akbar also joined the club. Faris started the first 4 league games scoring a goal in each of the consecutive four matches. The Stags see themselves as host of the 2023–24 AFC Cup qualifying ASEAN play-offs zone against Cambodian side, Phnom Penh Crown at the Jalan Besar Stadium on 23 August 2023.

Renamed as BG Tampines Rovers

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On 23 September 2023, Tampines Rovers inked a three-year collaboration with Thailand club, BG Pathum United. As part of the agreement, the Singaporean outfit will be temporarily renamed as BG Tampines Rovers from 2024 onwards. Kadir Yahaya who was the former Tampines Rovers head coach and the current head of youth football for BG Pathum, played a pivotal role in securing the deal. As part of the collaboration, The club loaned in two new Thailand nationals, 19-year-old forward Thitipat Ekarunpong and 18-year-old defender Thanet Suknate. Thitipat and Thanet will be the first Thai players in the league since 2013, when Theerawekin Seehawong turned out for Woodlands Wellington. Tampines Rovers also qualified for the AFC Champions League Two as the 2nd best placed local team in the previous season. On 18 July 2024, Tampines Rovers maintain their seven unbeaten streak (6 wins, 1 draw) where the club defeated league rivals Lion City Sailors 5–0 at the Bishan Stadium to stay on top of the league table. Tampines Rovers then participated in the inaugural 2024–25 AFC Champions League Two group stage alongside Thailand club Bangkok United, Vietnamese club Nam Định and Hong Kong club Lee Man. On 18 September 2024, the club then played their first match against Bangkok United at the Thammasat Stadium where Seia Kunori scored a brace for the club but it wasnt enough as the Stags lost 4–2 to the host. On 22 September in the away fixture against DPMM, Boris Kopitović overtake Aleksandar Đurić to become Tampines Rovers all-time leading goalscorer in the club history. During the second round of the AFC Champions League Two match against Lee Man at home soil on 2 October, after conceding an early goal from the visitors, Boris Kopitović equalised the match at 1–1 right before half time from the penalty spot. In the second half, Faris Ramli and Seia Kunori both scored a goal to secured a 3–1 win against Lee Man. On 27 November, Seia Kunori scored the only goal in the match to end Bangkok United winning streak in the group stage at home. On the final day fixtures against Lee Man at the Mong Kok Stadium desperately needing a win, Tampines Rovers felled to a goalless draw which sees the team finishing in third place in the group thus missing out on qualifying to the round of 16.

Affiliated clubs

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On 23 September 2023, Tampines Rovers inked a three-year collaboration with BG Pathum United.[10]

Team image

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Crest and colours

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The club selected the Stag as its animal mascot as the animal is a symbol of wisdom, its antlers are associated with the tree of life and in Chinese culture, it is a symbol of virility. The club's colours are predominantly yellow for its Home kit, with a mixture of black, blue and white for its away colours.[11]

Supporters

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The Yellow Brigade

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Formed in 2012, The Yellow Brigade (TYB) was the very first unofficial supporters’ group for Tampines Rovers FC. The group composed mainly of members of the Singapore national team supporters’ group, Lions All The Way (LATW). Members of TYB were staunch supporters of the club and greatly contributed to the overall match-day experience.

The Yellow Knights

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Formed in 2019, The Yellow Knights (TYK) is the second unofficial supporters’ group. TYK was formed by a small group of passionate fans with the shared goal of improving the match-day atmosphere at games. The group have been described and been recognised as Ultras, although the group has never formerly regarded themselves as such.[12][13] TYK is well known in the country for their passionate support at every game.[14]

The Stand

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The general Tampines Rover's fanbase has been collectively referred to as “The Stand”[15] – the name likely derived from its similarity to “The Stags”.

Since the move back to Tampines, the club's average attendance per match is one of the highest in the league. As of June 2023, the club is second only to the Lion City Sailors in average attendance in the league.[16]

Stadium

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Our Tampines Hub, home ground for the Stags since July 2017

The Stags initially played their home games at the Tampines Stadium. In 2011, the stadium was demolished to build an integrated community and lifestyle building Our Tampines Hub (OTH) which includes a football stadium. Never before in Singapore sports history has a football match played within 'Our Tampines Hub', the first-ever integrated community and lifestyle hub that brings together multiple agencies to offer a comprehensive and diverse range of services, programmes and facilities.

During the construction of OTH, the Stags used Clementi Stadium as their homeground from 2012 to 2014[17] and then Jurong West Stadium from 2015 till the first half of 2017.[18]

In 2017, the Stags moved back to OTH, utilising OTH's Town Square, which has a seating capacity of 5,000, to play their home games.[17] On 28 July 2017, Tampines Rovers had their first match at their newly opened stadium against Brunei DPMM FC and won 2–0.[19] That match saw a crowd of 4,676 fans.

In 2019, in view of the shared stadium initiative by Football Association Singapore, Geylang International will share OTH as their home ground. It caused a lot of unrest within the local football community, stating that without its spiritual home, the clubs are losing its identity.

Sponsors

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Year Kit manufacturer Main sponsors
1996–1998 Germany Uhlsport Singapore Star Cruise
1999–2000 England Umbro
2001–2003 Australia DAL South Korea Hyundai
2004 In-house production
2005–2010 Australia DAL
2013–2015 Japan Mikasa
2016 France Kipsta
2017 Germany Jako Singapore Nogle
2018 Germany Hummel In-house production as 'Hormat'
South Korea Hyundai
2019
2020 Japan Mizuno
2021–2023 Japan ANA Courier Express

Thailand Bangkok Glass [2023 Singapore Cup matches only]

2024–present Thailand Warrix Thailand Bangkok Glass

Players

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First-team squad

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As of 2025[20]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
4 DF Japan JPN Shuya Yamashita
5 DF Singapore SGP Amirul Adli
6 MF Singapore SGP Jared Gallagher
7 FW Japan JPN Seia Kunori
8 MF Singapore SGP Shah Shahiran
9 FW Montenegro MNE Boris Kopitović
10 MF Singapore SGP Kyoga Nakamura (vice-captain)
11 FW Singapore SGP Glenn Kweh U23
12 MF Singapore SGP Joel Chew U23
13 FW Singapore SGP Taufik Suparno
17 MF Singapore SGP Amirul Haikal U23
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 MF Singapore SGP Yasir Hanapi (vice-captain)
20 MF Singapore SGP Saifullah Akbar
22 DF Singapore SGP Syahrul Sazali
23 DF Singapore SGP Irfan Najeeb
24 GK Singapore SGP Syazwan Buhari (captain)
31 GK Singapore SGP Ridhuan Barudin
33 DF Serbia SRB Miloš Zlatković
52 FW Thailand THA Thitipat Ekarunpong (on loan from BG Pathum United) U21
62 DF Thailand THA Thanet Suknate (on loan from BG Pathum United) U21
MF Uzbekistan UZB Nurillo Tukhtasinov
MF Philippines PHI Manny Ott

Tampines Rovers U21

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
51 MF Singapore SGP Taras Goh Jun Xian U21
54 MF Singapore SGP Jovan Ang U21
55 DF Singapore SGP Kegan Phang U21
56 DF Singapore SGP Zeeshan Iskandar U21
57 FW Singapore SGP Lim Zheng Wu U21
58 MF Singapore SGP Caelan Cheong Tze Jay U21
63 GK Singapore SGP Sunny Tia U21
64 DF Singapore SGP Adrian Jaccard U21
66 DF Singapore SGP Hadirul Harraz U21
No. Pos. Nation Player
67 GK Singapore SGP Aqmar Shamil U21
70 GK Singapore SGP Pasinda Yapa U21
71 DF Singapore SGP Ilham Iskandar U21
72 DF Singapore SGP Shaddiq Mansor U21
74 MF Singapore SGP Naufal Mohammad U21
75 MF Singapore SGP Yusril Hanapi U21
77 FW Singapore SGP Ryan Peh U21
79 MF Singapore SGP Anton Yen Goh U21
80 FW Singapore SGP Kieran Tan U21

On loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
14 FW Singapore SGP Marc Ryan Tan (NS till 2024)
6 MF Singapore SGP Iman Hakim (NS till 2025, to Young Lions)
15 MF Singapore SGP Syed Firdaus Hassan (to Albirex Niigata (S))
18 DF Singapore SGP Rezza Rezky Ramadhani (to Tanjong Pagar United)
55 MF Singapore SGP Ethan Henry Pinto (NS till 2025, to Young Lions)
70 DF Singapore SGP Andrew Aw (NS till 2025, to Young Lions)
73 DF Singapore SGP Ryaan Sanizal (NS till 2026, to Young Lions)

Club officials

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Management

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Position Name
Chairman Desmond Ong
Advisor Lee Lung Nien
Honorary Secretary Nicholas Hunter
Honorary Treasurer Ian Lau
Committee Member Nicholas Narayanan

Leong Wing Kong

Technical staff

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Position Name
General Manager Singapore William Phang
Head Coach Singapore Gavin Lee
Assistant Coach Singapore Fahrudin Mustafić
Fitness Coach Singapore Tan Guo Xiong
Goalkeeper Coach Singapore William Phang
Physiotherapist Singapore Trevor Lee
Singapore John Wong
Head of Youth Singapore Noh Rahman
Video analyst Singapore Nathaniel Tan
Sports Trainer Singapore Chong Wei Zhi
Singapore Hannah Goh
Logistics Officer Singapore Goh Koon Hiang
Photographer Singapore Shintaro Tay

Reference:[21]

Honours

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Type Competition Titles Seasons
League Singapore Premier League 5 2004, 2005, 2011, 2012, 2013
National Football League Division One 3 1979, 1980, 1984
Cup Singapore Cup 4 2002, 2004, 2006, 2019
Singapore Community Shield 5 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2020
Singapore League Cup 'Plate Winners' 1 2014
International ASEAN Club Championship 1 2005

Bold is for those competition that are currently active.

Records and statistics

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As of 7 December 2024.

Top 10 all-time appearances

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Rank Player Years Club appearances
1 Singapore Fahrudin Mustafić 2002–2009,

2011–2018

334
2 Singapore Ismadi Mukhtar 2010–2017 240
3 Singapore Shahdan Sulaiman 2006–2008,

2010–2011,

2013–2014,

2016, 2018

231
4 Singapore Yasir Hanapi 2016–2017

2018–present

230
5 Singapore Imran Sahib 2008–2016,

2017

225
6 Singapore Jufri Taha 2010–2017 212
7 Singapore Irwan Shah 2016–2022 201
8 Singapore Syazwan Buhari 2018–present 195
9 Singapore Aleksandar Đurić 2010–2014 188
10 Singapore Jamil Ali 2001

2010–2015,

2017

182

Top 10 all-time scorers

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Rank Player Club appearances Total goals
1 Montenegro Boris Kopitović 13 110
2 Singapore Aleksandar Đurić 188 105
3 Singapore Khairul Amri 148 76
4 Canada Jordan Webb 119 53
5 Singapore Noh Alam Shah 133 50
6 Singapore Fahrudin Mustafić 334 44
7 Singapore Yasir Hanapi 230 42
8 Singapore Shahdan Sulaiman 231 39
9 Singapore Aliff Shafaein 173 38
10 Singapore Qiu Li 79 36
  • Biggest Wins: 9–0 vs Police SA (On 19 July 2014)
  • Heaviest Defeats: 9–0 vs Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (On 1 July 2021)
  • Youngest Goal scorers: Saifullah Akbar ~ 17 years 5 months 12 days old (On 13 July 2016 vs Hougang United)
  • Oldest Goal scorers: Aleksandar Đurić ~ 43 years 9 months 11 days old (On 23 May 2014 vs Young Lions)
  • Youngest ever debutant: Caelen Chong ~ 16 years 7 months 12 days old (On 3 September 2022 vs Balestier Khalsa)

Notable players

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List of notable foreign players:

Former managers

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Manager Period Achievements
Singapore Hussein Aljunied 8 February 1994 – 1 July 1996
Scotland William Gallagher 2 July 1996 – 31 May 1997
Singapore Chiang Boon Seng 4 June 1997 – 20 May 1998
Singapore Robin Chan 21 May 1998 – 6 May 1999
Scotland Jimmy Pearson 8 May 1999 – 31 December 1999
Serbia Dragan Kazic 3 February 2000 – 4 September 2000
Singapore V. Sivalingam 5 September 2000 – 20 June 2001
Singapore Jita Singh 22 June 2001 – 10 April 2002
Malaysia Kwai Lam Chow 11 April 2002 – 3 June 2003 2002 Singapore Cup
Singapore V. Sivalingam (2) 4 June 2003 – 11 June 2003
Scotland Des Bulpin 12 June 2003 – 31 October 2003
Thailand Vorawan Chitavanich 1 January 2004 – 31 December 2010 2004, 2005 S.League

2004, 2006 Singapore Cup

2005 ASEAN Club Championship

Singapore Steven Tan 1 January 2011 – 10 August 2012 2011 S.League

2011, 2012 Singapore Community Shield

Singapore Tay Peng Kee 11 August 2012 – 31 December 2012 2012 S.League
Croatia Nenad Bacina 1 January 2013 – 28 May 2013 2013 Singapore Community Shield
Singapore Tay Peng Kee (2) 28 May 2013 – 27 November 2013 2013 S.League
Singapore Salim Moin 28 November 2013 – 27 April 2014 2014 Singapore Community Shield
Singapore Rafi Ali 27 April 2014 – 8 December 2014
Singapore V. Sundramoorthy 9 December 2014 – 26 May 2016
Singapore Akbar Nawas 27 May 2016 – 27 January 2017
Germany Jürgen Raab 30 January 2017 – 9 October 2018
Singapore Kadir Yahaya 9 October 2018 – 15 December 2019
Singapore Gavin Lee 15 December 2019 – present 2019 Singapore Cup

2020 Singapore Community Shield

Performance in AFC competition

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2021: Group stage
2005: Quarter-final
2006: Quarter-final
2007: Quarter-final
2011: Round of 16
2012: Group stage
2013: Group stage
2014: Group stage
2016: Quarter-final
2017: Group stage
2018: Group stage
2019: Group stage
2020: Cancelled
2022: Group stage
2024–25: Ongoing

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