Tampines Rovers FC

singaporean football club

football club
Tampines Rovers Football Club is a singaporean professional football club based in Tampines, Singapore, that competes in the Singapore Premier League, the top grade of Singapore football league system. Founded in 1945, the club have won the national league championship eight times, the Singapore Cup three times, the Singapore Premier League five times and the ASEAN Club Championship once. The Stags are known for boosting a well high attendance at base and away games.

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Tampines Rovers is one of the wealthiest football clubs in Singapore. It is besides one of the more widely supported football clubs in Singapore, attracting high attendances at both home and aside games. Its main rival is Geylang International, with whom they contest in the Eastern Derby .

history [edit ]

several football enthusiasts from Tampines decided to form a football cabaret in 1945. After many appoint changes, they ultimately decided on “ Tampines Rovers ” as the official clubhouse name. The Stags spent the 1950s and 1960s competing in the Singapore Amateur Football Association League, where they were among the crown teams, until they were placed in Division II of the newly formed National Football League in 1974. 1975 was a landmark year for Tampines, as they were promoted to Division I after winning all their league matches and reached the President ‘s Cup final examination, where they lost 0–1 to the Singapore Armed Forces Sports Association in front of a home record crowd of 30,000. They continued to challenge for honor for the adjacent 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 gear tier in 1988, but under a new management team, won their league in 1994, and were one of eight clubs selected to compete in the newly formed S.League. [ 1 ] however, Tampines did not finish higher than sixth position 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 ] Under the following coach, Vorawan Chitavanich, Tampines achieved the S.League and Singapore Cup duplicate in 2004. [ 4 ] The follow season, they successfully defended their S.League title, were named the ‘S.League Team of the Decade ‘ and became the beginning Singapore team to win the ASEAN Club Championship. [ 5 ] The Stags were Singapore Cup champions in 2006, but finished runner-up to SAFFC in the S.League. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] The Stags was besides the champion of S-League in 2011 and 2012. They were besides runner-up in the 2012 Singapore Cup after losing 1–2 to SAFFC .

2016 season [edit ]

Signing 9 Lions XII players, Tampines Rovers FC began with 6 unbeaten matches in the S.League. In February Tampines Rovers FC started with the 2016 AFC Cup. [ 8 ] Tampines Rovers FC finished second station in Group E with 10 points. Leaving the loss Giants behind with 2 points ‘ difference. The round of 16 was won with 10 men by Tampines Rovers FC versus Mohun Bagan by a late finish in the after excess time 1–2. This was besides V. Sundramoorthy ‘s final couple before taking on the Singapore national football team caper as caution taker. V. Sundramoorthy ‘s successor was his assistant bus Akbar Nawas. He was appointed to be the following promontory coach of Tampines Rovers FC followed with 8 straight wins and 28 goals. Tampines Rovers FC started the 2016 RHB Singapore Cup with a double succeed playing Global in the quarterfinals. Global had an unbeaten score in the wholly of 2016 season. The Stags will face their AFC Cup rivals Ceres from their group stage were they draw and lost a meet and let them finish 1st in the AFC Cup 2016 group E .

2017 season [edit ]

In see of the fiscal 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 president, 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 final season, Billy Mehmet, Jordan Webb and Jermaine Pennant had been released from the club with them joining Brunei DPMM, Warriors FC and Bury FC respectively. The golf club had besides ended their 15-year association with their long term sponsor, Hyundai. A meaning numeral of the play staffs had besides left the club ampere well, notably Hafiz Abu Sujad who left the clubhouse for Thai Division 2 side, BBCU F.C. The club had signed a trio of foreign young players to replace the 3 that had departed the end of stopping point season. They would include former Ceres FC utility actor, Son Yong Chan, japanese Teenage winger, Ryutaro Megumi and erstwhile Croatia U17 International, Ivan Jakov Džoni. They besides did sign a pair of local free agents last temper. noteworthy local signings would include Singapore National Team Defensive Pairing, Madhu Mohana and Daniel Bennett from Warriors FC and Geylang International FC. The most noteworthy one would be the sudden resignation of coach Akbar Nawas who left the baseball club equitable 1 month before the begin of the temper and was replaced by early Garena Young Lions Coach, Jürgen Raab. They took on Global FC in the AFC Champions League Play-offs this season and lost to them 2–0, which meant that they would be playing in the AFC Cup this temper where they finished as quarter finalists last season. Midway through the season, clubhouse president, Mr Krishna Ramachandra had announced that he would be stepping down as chair of the club. Citing commitment issues as the reason. He stayed on as club chair to assist in FAS in the audit and settling the accounts of the baseball club anterior to the go steady of his official dance step down ( 22 August 2017 ). On 30 August 2017, Mr Desmond Ong had been confirmed by FAS as the new chair of the baseball club and had besides appointed a wholly mark fresh committee for the club moving forth .

2018 season [edit ]

The 2018 season marked the begin of the Singapore Premier League earned run average. The golf club started their 2018 season with an AFC Champions League Play-offs against Bali United. To ensure the job security of the players, Tampines Rovers started the inaugural 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 increase at the end of every class. Second kind of narrow ( chiefly for the U23 players ) is that there would be a year-end inspection at the end of the temper to decide on the measure of increase. The last kind of contract is that their wage would be the lapp for the duration of the contract. Most of their players are securing a 2-3-year cope 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 opinion of long-run benefits for both clubs and the player. Some of the home players in the clubhouse had besides moved on to play in oversea leagues as well. Thus the baseball club had signed quality replacements to fill in the shoes for the players who had departed the club for other clubs. The cabaret had besides retained the services of japanese midfielder, Ryutaro Megumi for the 2018 season. They had besides brought back canadian winger, Jordan Webb from Warriors FC to fill up the foreign quota of the team. The golf club has besides signed quite a number of young players ( chiefly 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 raw season. The club has signed a 2-year technical sponsorship cover with danish Sportswear Company, Hummel in a deal deserving S $ 100,000 per season. They would be providing the club with their family, Away, Third Jerseys, arsenic well as the training and team wear. They would not be having any main jersey sponsor in this approaching season as the management had decided that the word “ Hormat ” ( Respect in Malay ) would be emblazoned across the thorax for the approaching season. They had debuted their new dwelling new jersey during the AFC Champions League Play-off against Bali United. The off and third gear kit would be revealed in Feb 2018. The cabaret would be facing Johor Darul Ta’zim, Persija Jakarta, Sông Lam Nghệ An in the AFC Cup 2018 after failing to advance from the asian Champions League 2018 Play-off game. Their first game would be on 10 February 2018 against Sông Lam Nghệ An. The club has besides announced partnership with local private football academy JSSL Singapore. JSSL would look into the exploitation of young players from Under-6 to Under-14 historic period 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 coach, Gavin Lee has besides been assisting Head Coach, Jurgen Raab in the first team matters as Assistant Coach .

2019 season [edit ]

The team had made a skid of changes to both the team coach set up and ampere well as the play staff this off season. In view of the undesirable results from the previous season, drumhead passenger car Jurgen 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 adjunct passenger car, Gavin Lee was promoted to First Team Coach while he completes his AFC “ A ” Coaching License. early club captain Mustafić Fahrudin stayed on with the baseball club after his retirement to be the assistant bus of the team. Former musician Isa Halim was brought in to be the fitness bus, in concert with goalkeeper coach William Phang forms the fresh technical team. The team had besides signed a number of young players to the team from the National Football Academy, they had besides signed 2 modern serbian U-21 players, Zehrudin Mehmedović and Mirza Delimedjac. At the lapp fourth dimension the team had besides signed goalkeeper, Zufairuuz Rudy from Hougang United. Shahdan Sulaiman had besides returned from his loanword least sandpiper in Melaka United. As accompaniment goalkeeper Haikal Hasnol was loaned to Home United due to National Service Commitments. Irfan Fandi had besides been loaned to Young Lions due to National Service Commitments american samoa well. celebrated players such as Hafiz Sujad, Afiq Yunos and Fazrul Nawaz had moved to Hougang United. At the same prison term Mustafic Fahrudin had besides 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 SCC before traveling to Thailand to participate in the LEO Cup. After coming back from Thailand, they took on Katong FC before facing JDT II and Albirex Niigata Singapore. notably in their final friendly game against Albirex Niigata Singapore, they beat Albirex Niigata Singapore 4-0. In the attendance of a goodly crowd watching the friendly plot. It was besides announced that Hyundai has returned to be the main sponsor of the club since not partnering with the club from 2017. ANA Courier Express, Gatorade has continued their partnership with the club equally well. ecoWise has besides come on dining table as well. Hummel had besides released the club ‘s modern jersey and the jersey had been particularly designed and made for the club. Their first official game of the temper would be a slip to Yangon, Myanmar to take on Yangon United in the AFC Cup. A game in which they came from behind to beat Yangon United 3-1 after trailing at the goal of the first half. Thanks to goals from Khairul Amri, Zehrudin Mehmedovic and Ryutaro Megumi. They would kick start their campaign in the AIA Singapore Premier League on 3 March 2019 against Hougang United at the Jalan Besar Stadium. After a streak of impressive wins, the team had a rebuff dip of form drawing the next 4 games, winning 2 and losing 2. At the lapp time top hitter, Khairul Amri had left Tampines Rovers to sign for Felda United in the Malaysia Super League. This 2019 season, the Centre of Excellence Tampines Rovers FC U-18 team led by Head COE Coach Afiq Yahya were crowned CHAMPIONS for the FAS COE U-18 League. Competing with all FAS Club youth teams in Singapore. Besides winning the COE U-18 League, The u18s finished 3rd station for FAS Challenge cup besides known as the Youth COE FA cup.

2020 season [edit ]

The 2020 season marked 75 years since the cabaret ‘s establish. The club kicks off its 2020 campaign against Bali United in an AFC Champions League play off on 14 January 2020 .

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Crest and colours [edit ]

The baseball club selected the hart as its animal mascot as the animal is a symbol of wisdom, its antlers are associated with the corner of animation and in chinese culture, it is a symbol of manfulness. The club ‘s colours are predominantly chicken for its Home kit, with a concoction of black, blue and white for its away color. [ 9 ]

Supporters [edit ]

The Yellow Brigade is the very first unofficial supporters group for Tampines Rovers FC formed in 2012. The group are by and large from LATW ( Lions All The Way ) They are a group of stem supporters who had came out with a lot of initiatives to improve fans experience in the old Tampines Stadium during match days. They had besides came out with their own version of fans ‘ scarf and a lot of off the field initiatives to bring fans, the community and the team airless together. The Yellow Knights is the second unofficial supporters group for the club, formed in 2019. The group are largely fans who had been following the baseball club for quite a while. They excessively, the lapp as The Yellow Brigade, do want to do their best to improve the fans experience in Our Tampines Hub. At the same time to serve as an informal feedback channel to the baseball club management. They did besides bring back some of the first step in the past like Fans ‘ Player of the Month. They are impregnable recommend of young person football supporting not just the first team but the youth teams whenever they can. At the same fourth dimension they do vitamin a well recognize ex-stags in every room they possibly can in an try to bring the whole stag family together as 1 big class which includes the fans, stakeholders, golf club management, club technical staff, players and ex-players .

stadium [edit ]

Our Tampines Hub, home footing for the Stags since July 2017 The Stags ‘ home is presently at Our Tampines Hub, which has a seating capability of 5,000. It is located on the lapp grounds as their previous base, Tampines Stadium. In 2011, their previous base prime, Tampines Stadium, was demolished for the construction of Our Tampines Hub. They then relocated to play away at Clementi Stadium from 2012 to 2014 and at Jurong West stadium from 2015 till the first half of 2017. On 28 July 2017, Tampines Rovers had their first base match at their newly-opened stadium against Brunei DPMM FC and won 2–0, signifying the return of The Stags to their spiritual home after six years. [ 10 ] That match saw a herd of 4,676 fans. Since then median attendance per pit is approximately 2000 fans which is the highest in the league. In 2019, in horizon of the shared stadium first step by Football Association Singapore, Geylang International will share Our Tampines Hub as their home ground. It caused a batch of agitation within the local football community, stating that without its spiritual home, the clubs are losing its identity .

Players [edit ]

squad [edit ]

As of 6 Jun 2021[11]

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

On Loan [edit ]

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

golf club officials [edit ]

management [edit ]

Chairman: Desmond Ong
Vice Chairman: Lee Lung Nien
Honorary Secretary: Nicholas Hunter
Honorary Treasurer: Ian Lau
Committee Member: Nicholas Narayan, Leong Wing Kong

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technical foul staff [edit ]

General Manager: William Phang
Head Coach: Gavin Lee
Assistant Coach: Fahrudin Mustafić
Goalkeeper Trainer: William Phang
COE Coach: Afiq Yahya
Sports Trainer: Premjit Singh
Kit Man: Goh Koon Hiang