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Lion City Sailors
File:Lion City Sailors FC Emblem.png
Full nameLion City Sailors Football Club
Nickname(s)The Sailors
Short nameLCS
Founded2020; 4 years ago (2020) as Lion City Sailors
GroundJalan Besar Stadium
Capacity6,000
OwnerSea Limited
ChairmanForrest Li
ManagerLuka Lalić (Interim)
LeagueSingapore Premier League
2021Singapore Premier League, 1st of 8 (Champions)
WebsiteClub website
Current season

Lion City Sailors Football Club, commonly referred to as The Sailors or LCS, is a Singaporean professional football club competing in the Singapore Premier League, the top tier of the Singapore football league system. Since the 2021 season, the team have played their home games at Jalan Besar Stadium.

LCS is one of the most successful football clubs in Singapore, with its club owner being Forrest Li, who also owns Sea Ltd.

In 2021, the club smashed the league transfer history with a record S$3 million signing of Diego Lopes.

History

The Police Sports Association was founded in 1945 to organize football activities for the Singapore Police Force. It sent two teams to compete in the Singapore Amateur Football Association League in the 1950s and 1960s, but neither team won any trophies. Under coach Choo Seng Quee, Police SA won the inaugural President's Cup in 1968, then reached and lost the next two finals.

When the S.League was formed in 1996, the club was known as the Police Football Club. The following year, its name was changed to Home United to reflect the fact that the team represented not only the Singapore Police Force, but also other HomeTeam departments of the Singapore Ministry of Home Affairs such as the Singapore Civil Defence Force and the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority.

Home United was two-time S.League winners and holders of a record six Singapore Cup trophies. It was the first club to achieve the S.League and Singapore Cup double in 2003.[1]

The team's nickname was the "Protectors"; its mascot, a dragon; its home ground, the Bishan Stadium.

On 14 February 2020, the club was privatised for the first time in its history, when Singaporean billionaire Forrest Li announced that he had purchased a 100% stake in the club.[2] Home United Football Club was officially renamed as Lion City Sailors Football Club and its signature red colour was replaced with white and blue. LCS' main aim following its rebranding was to boost professionalism in Singaporean football, with becoming a Southeast Asian super club its long-term goal.[3] The new name, Sailors, was a homage to the country's maritime heritage.

On 21 January 2021, the club created history by smashing the Singapore Premier League transfer-fee record with the signing of midfielder Diego Lopes from Portuguese top-flight side Rio Ave for 1.8 million euros on a three-year deal.[4]

On 18 April 2022, the club defeated K League 1 club Daegu FC 3–0 in the 2022 AFC Champions League, their first AFC Champions League win since their rebranding.

Lion City Sailors Football Academy

In February 2013, Home United opened and operated a football academy, Home United FC Youth Football Academy (HYFA).[5] HYFA comprises ten futsal courts, two full-size football pitches, an events plaza, staff offices, meeting rooms and a Sports Performance Centre.[6]

In June 2020, the launch of the new Lion City Sailors Football Academy was announced, along with further plans on youth development and its investments. It was given a one-star rating by the Asian Football Confederation.[7]

On 24 April 2021, the Lion City Sailors announced the construction of a new training facility that will be home to both the Sailors and the LCS Football Academy. The facility is planned to be completed in April 2022.[8]

Players

Squad

As of 8 February 2022[9]

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 Izwan Mahbud
2 DF Brazil BRA Pedrão
4 DF Singapore SGP Zulqarnaen Suzliman
6 MF Singapore SGP Anumanthan Kumar
7 MF Singapore SGP Song Ui-young
8 MF Singapore SGP Shahdan Sulaiman
9 FW South Korea KOR Kim Shin-wook
10 MF Brazil BRA Diego Lopes
11 MF Singapore SGP Hafiz Nor
12 MF Singapore SGP Iqram Rifqi
13 GK Singapore SGP Adib Hakim
14 DF Singapore SGP Hariss Harun (captain)
16 MF Singapore SGP Hami Syahin
17 FW Belgium BEL Maxime Lestienne
18 GK Singapore SGP Hassan Sunny
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 DF Singapore SGP Naqiuddin Eunos
22 MF Singapore SGP Gabriel Quak
23 FW Singapore SGP Amiruldin Asraf
25 MF Singapore SGP Haiqal Pashia U23
28 MF Singapore SGP Saifullah Akbar U23
51 DF Singapore SGP Aniq Raushan U21
55 MF Singapore SGP Glenn Ong Jing Jie U21
61 GK Singapore SGP Prathip Ekamparam U21
62 MF Singapore SGP Kieran Aryan Azhari U21
66 DF Singapore SGP Nur Adam Abdullah U21
71 MF Singapore SGP Bill Mamadou U21
77 MF Singapore SGP Anaqi Ismit U21
80 MF Singapore SGP Aizal Murhamdani
93 FW Indonesia IDN Muhammad Yusuf Chatyawan U21
— MF Malaysia MAS Kogileswaran Raj

On loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
3 DF Singapore SGP Tajeli Salamat (to Geylang International)
— GK Singapore SGP Putra Anugerah Sahrin U21 (to Young Lions)
— GK Singapore SGP Rudy Khairullah (to Balestier Khalsa)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK Singapore SGP Veer Karan Sobti U21 (to Tanjong Pagar United)
— MF Singapore SGP Justin Hui U23 (National Service until 2023)

Club officials

Position Name
Chairman Singapore Forrest Li
Chief Executive Officer Singapore Chun Liang-Chew
Sporting Director Singapore Badri Ghent
Team Manager Vietnam Tran Thi Lan Huong[citation needed]
Manager Serbia Luka Lalić
Assistant coach Netherlands Daan van Oudheusden
Assistant coach Singapore Noh Rahman
Goalkeeper Coach Singapore Chua Lye-heng
Head Of Performance Croatia Mario Jovanović
Performance Coach Singapore Nasruldin Baharuddin
Singapore Shazaly Ayob
Football Physiologist Malaysia Firdaus Maasar
Sportstherapist Singapore Fathul Nur Hakim
Head of Physiotherapy Singapore Nurhafizah Abu Sujad
Sports Trainer Singapore Fazly Hasan
Singapore Danial Feriza
Logistics Officer Singapore Zahir Taufeek
Performance Analyst Singapore Nigel Goh
Video Analyst Singapore Adi Saleh
Data Analyst Singapore Daniel Lau
Under-21s Head Coach Singapore Robin Chitrakar
Under-21s Assistant Coach Singapore Winston Yap
Under-21s Goalkeeper Coach Singapore Jun Guang-yeo

Honours

League

Cup

Reserves

Performance in AFC competitions

2001: Second round
2022: Group stage
2004: Semi-finals
2005: Quarter-Finals
2006: Group stage
2008: Quarter-finals
2009: Round of 16
2012: Round of 16
2014: Group stage
2017: Zonal Finalist
2018: Inter-zonal Semi-finals
2019: Group stage

Performance

Performance by coach

The following table provides a summary of the coach appointed by the club.

Statistics correct as of 21 Oct 2022
Manager Career Pld W D L Win % Achievements
Singapore Philippe Aw December 2014 – July 2016 55 21 14 20 038.2
Singapore Aidil Sharin August 2016 – December 2018 91 50 17 24 054.9
Singapore Saswadimata Dasuki December 2018 – April 2019 12 4 3 5 033.3
Singapore Noh Rahman (interim) April – June 2019 8 3 1 4 037.5
Serbia Radojko Avramović July – August 2019 8 4 1 3 050.0
Singapore Noh Rahman (interim) August – November 2019 7 1 1 5 014.3
Australia Aurelio Vidmar December 2019 – April 2021 22 13 5 4 059.1
Singapore Robin Chitrakar (interim) May – June 2021 3 3 0 0 100.0
South Korea Kim Do-hoon June 2021 – August 2022 36 22 8 6 061.1 2021 Singapore Premier League

2022 Singapore Community Shield

Serbia Luka Lalic (interim) August 2022 - 9 5 0 4 055.6

Performance by Competition

AFC clubs ranking

As of 21 Dec 2020 [10]
Current Rank Country Team
38 Saudi Arabia Al Taawoun
39 Malaysia Johor Darul Takzim
40 Singapore Lion City Sailors
41 Japan Vissel Kobe
42 China Shanghai Shenhua

Sponsors

Kit Supplier Main Sponsors
Germany Puma Singapore Sea Limited

References

  1. ^ "Darby fears for S'pore football".
  2. ^ "Football: Singapore tech firm Sea takes ownership of Home United; club changes name to Lion City Sailors FC". CNA. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  3. ^ "Inside Lion City Sailors - The making of Singapore's first superclub". Goal. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  4. ^ Narendaren Karnageran (21 January 2021). "Lion City Sailors sign Rio Ave's Lopes in landmark S$2.9m transfer". The New Paper.
  5. ^ "In need of a sound compromise". AsiaOne. 16 January 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  6. ^ Osman, Shamir (10 June 2016). "Residents launch petition over Home United Youth Academy noise". The New Paper. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  7. ^ Kwek, Kimberly (24 September 2020). "Football: Lion City Sailors' academy first in Singapore to receive One-Star rating from Asian confederation". The Straits Times. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  8. ^ "Lion City Sailors break ground at Singapore's first state-of-the-art integrated football training facility". Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  9. ^ "SPL 2021 Club Guide: Lion City Sailors". Singapore Premier League. 12 March 2021. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  10. ^ "AFC club ranking".

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