2017 Balestier Khalsa season
# 2017 Balestier Khalsa season

The 2017 season is Balestier Khalsa's 22nd 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 Prime League, the Singapore Cup and the Singapore League Cup.

## Squad

### S.League squad

    As of 20 February 2017.

| Squad No. | Name | Date of Birth (Age) | Previous Club |
| - | - | - | - |
| Goalkeepers ||||
| 1 | A. Renonathan | | Singapore Cricket Club |
| 16 | Naqiuddin Nodin | (1994-08-12) 12 August 1994 (age 28) | |
| 19 | Zaiful Nizam | (1987-07-24) 24 July 1987 (age 36) | |
| 22 | Hamzah Fazil | (1995-09-06) 6 September 1995 (age 27) | Singapore Cubs |
| Defenders ||||
| 2 | Fadli Kamis | (1992-11-07) 7 November 1992 (age 30) | |
| 3 | Hanafi Salleh | (1989-09-10) 10 September 1989 (age 33) | |
| 4 | Ashrul Syafeeq | (1994-04-11) 11 April 1994 (age 29) | Young Lions |
| 6 | Tajeli Salamat | (1994-02-07) 7 February 1994 (age 29) | Young Lions |
| 12 | Sheikh Abdul Hadi | (1992-03-24) 24 March 1992 (age 31) | |
| 13 | Zulkhair Mustaffa | (1997-12-23) 23 December 1997 (age 25) | Youth Team |
| 14 | Azmeerudin Jamludain | | Tampines Rovers |
| 18 | Ahmad Syahir | (1992-04-10) 10 April 1992 (age 31) | |
| Midfielders ||||
| 5 | Shah Hirul | (1986-05-07) 7 May 1986 (age 37) | |
| 7 | Aung Kyaw Naing | (1994-12-20) 20 December 1994 (age 28) | Nay Pyi Taw |
| 8 | Raihan Rahman | (1991-02-07) 7 February 1991 (age 32) | Hougang United |
| 9 | Kyaw Zayar Win | (1991-05-02) 2 May 1991 (age 32) | Ayeyawady United |
| 10 | Nanda Lin Kyaw Chit | (1991-06-21) 21 June 1991 (age 32) | Yadanarbon FC |
| 11 | Huzaifah Aziz | (1994-06-27) 27 June 1994 (age 29) | Hougang United |
| 20 | Jonathan Tan | (1995-12-13) 13 December 1995 (age 27) | Young Lions |
| 23 | Hanafi Akbar | (1995-02-07) 7 February 1995 (age 28) | |
| 24 | Hazzuwan Halim | (1994-02-02) 2 February 1994 (age 29) | |
| Strikers ||||
| 21 | Danial Tan | (1994-08-04) 4 August 1994 (age 28) | |

## Coaching staff

| Position | Name |
| - | - |
| Head coach | Marko Kraljević |
| Assistant coach | D. Tokijan |
| Goalkeeping coach | Rizal Abdul Rahman |
| Fitness coach | Rosman Sulaiman |
| Team Chairman | Thavaneson Selvaratnam |
| Physiotherapist | Mohamed Nasser |
| Kitman | Abdul Latiff |

## Transfer

### Pre-season transfers

Source

**In**

| Position | Player | Transferred From | Ref |
| - | - | - | - |
| GK | A. Renonathan | Promoted | |
| DF | Zulkhair Mustaffa | Promoted | |
| DF | Syahfuddin Eska | Promoted | |
| DF | Ashrul Syafeeq | Young Lions | |
| DF | Tajeli Salamat | Young Lions | |
| MF | Huzaifa Aziz | Hougang United | Free |
| MF | Raihan Rahman | Hougang United | Free |
| MF | Jonathan Tan | Young Lions | |
| MF | Kyaw Zayar Win | Ayeyawady United | |
| MF | Nanda Lin Kyaw Chit | Yadanarbon FC | |
| MF | Aung Kyaw Naing | Nay Pyi Taw | |
| MF | Hanafi Akbar | Free Agent | |
| GK | Hamzah Fazil | Free Agent | |

**Out**

| Position | Player | Transferred To | Ref |
| - | - | - | - |
| GK | Daniel Ong | Balestier United Recreation Club | |
| GK | Ameerul Shafiq | Admiralty FC | |
| DF | Ho Wai Loon | Warriors FC | |
| DF | Nurullah Hussein | Released | National Service |
| DF | Gary Loo | Tiong Bahru FC | Free |
| DF | Emir Lotinac | FK Vojvodina | |
| MF | Fadhil Noh | Warriors FC | |
| MF | Jamil Ali | Tampines Rovers | |
| MF | Fazli Ayob | Tampines Rovers | |
| MF | Sadin Smajović | FK Jošanica | |
| MF | Danial Mazlan | Released | |
| FW | Niko Tokić | NK Zagreb | |
| FW | Miroslav Krištić | NK Imotski | |
| FW | Zulkiffli Hassim | Yishun Sentek Mariners | |
| FW | Syafiq Zainal | Balestier United Recreation Club | |

### Mid-season transfers

**In**

| Position | Player | Transferred From | Ref |
| - | - | - | - |
| DF | Azmeerudin Jamludain | Free Agent | |
| MF | Mahathir Azeman | Home United | Return to Parent Club After National Service |

**Out**

| Position | Player | Transferred To | Ref |
| - | - | - | - |
| DF | Syahfuddin Eska | | |

## Friendlies

### Pre-season friendlies

Win  Draw  Loss

## Team statistics

### Appearances and goals

Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute.

| No. | Pos. | Player | Sleague | Sleague | Singapore Cup | Singapore Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Total | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| No. | Pos. | Player | Apps. | Goals | Apps. | Goals | Apps. | Goals | Apps. | Goals |
| 1 | GK | A. Renonathan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | Fadli Kamis | 22(1) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 25(1) | 4 |
| 3 | DF | Hanafi Salleh | 14(3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2(1) | 0 | 16(4) | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Ashrul Syafeeq | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2(1) | 0 | 16(1) | 0 |
| 5 | MF | Shah Hirul | 11(4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13(4) | 0 |
| 6 | DF | Tajeli Salamat | 17(3) | 1 | 0(1) | 0 | 2(1) | 0 | 19(5) | 1 |
| 7 | MF | Aung Kyaw Naing | 19(3) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2(1) | 1 | 22(4) | 3 |
| 8 | MF | Raihan Rahman | 20(1) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2(1) | 1 | 23(2) | 6 |
| 9 | MF | Kyaw Zayar Win | 16(2) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19(2) | 0 |
| 10 | MF | Nanda Lin Kyaw Chit | 15(5) | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16(6) | 0 |
| 11 | MF | Huzaifah Aziz | 17(3) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2(1) | 0 | 20(4) | 2 |
| 12 | DF | Sheikh Abdul Hadi | 19(1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 22(1) | 0 |
| 13 | DF | Zulkhair Mustaffa | 4(3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 5(4) | 0 |
| 14 | DF | Azmeerudin Jamludain | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 |
| 16 | GK | Naqiuddin Nodin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | Ahmad Syahir | 19(1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 23(1) | 0 |
| 19 | GK | Zaiful Nizam (captain) | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | Jonathan Tan | 8(8) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11(8) | 0 |
| 21 | FW | Danial Tan | 0(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(2) | 0 |
| 22 | GK | Hamzah Fazil | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | Hanafi Akbar | 4(7) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4(7) | 0 |
| 24 | MF | Hazzuwan Halim | 22(2) | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2(1) | 1 | 25(3) | 8 |
| 30 | DF | Rafiqin Kamal | 0(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(2) | 0 |
| 38 | MF | Fariz Faizal | 0(7) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(7) | 0 |
| 43 | MF | Khairuddin Omar | 0(3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(3) | 0 |
| Players who have played this season but had left the club or on loan to other club |||||||||||
| 14 | DF | Syahfuddin Eska | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Competitions

### Overview

| Competition | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Competition | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| S.League | 24 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 33 | −16 | 020.83 |
| Singapore Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 000.00 |
| League Cup | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 033.33 |
| Total | 28 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 23 | 42 | −19 | 021.43 |

### S.League

Win  Draw  Loss

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5 | Warriors FC | 24 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 33 | 36 | −3 | 34 |
| 6 | Hougang United | 24 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 24 | 31 | −7 | 30 |
| 7 | Balestier Khalsa | 24 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 33 | −16 | 19 |
| 8 | DPMM FC | 24 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 30 | 61 | −31 | 17 |
| 9 | Young Lions | 24 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 10 | 62 | −52 | 6 |

* 1 2 The two foreign clubs – Albirex Niigata (S) and DPMM FC – as well as the Football Association of Singapore (FAS) under-21 team, Young Lions, are not eligible for any AFC competition spots.

### Singapore Cup

Win  Draw  Loss

### Singapore TNP League Cup

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | DPMM FC | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 7 | Advance to semi-final |
| 2 | Geylang International | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 7 | Advance to semi-final |
| 3 | Balestier Khalsa | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 3 | |
| 4 | Tampines Rovers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12 | −10 | 0 | |

Win  Draw  Loss

