2008 Singapore Armed Forces FC season
# 2008 Singapore Armed Forces FC season

Singapore Armed Forces FC competed as one of the 12 teams in the 2008 NTUC Income Yeo's S-League season. The club also took part in the 2008 editions of the RHB Singapore Cup and the Singapore League Cup, as well as the regional AFC Cup.

## Final league standing

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Singapore Armed Forces | 33 | 24 | 5 | 4 | 85 | 34 | +51 | 77 | Qualification to AFC Champions League Qualifying Play-off or AFC Cup group stage |
| 2 | Super Reds | 33 | 24 | 3 | 6 | 68 | 32 | +36 | 75 | |
| 3 | Home United | 33 | 23 | 3 | 7 | 75 | 31 | +44 | 72 | Qualification to AFC Cup Group Stage |
| 4 | Tampines Rovers | 33 | 20 | 5 | 8 | 66 | 37 | +29 | 65 | |
| 5 | Gombak United | 33 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 47 | 39 | +8 | 52 | |

* ↑ The three foreign clubs – Albirex Niigata (S), Dalian Shide Siwu and Super Reds – as well as the Football Association of Singapore under-23 team, Young Lions, were not eligible for qualification to continental competitions.
* ↑ Home United qualified for the 2009 AFC Cup by being the next highest-placed local club behind S.League and 2008 Singapore Cup winners Singapore Armed Forces.

## Club

### Management

| Position | Staff |
| - | - |
| General manager | Kok Wai Leong |
| Head coach | Richard Bok |
| Prime League coach | V. Selvaraj |
| Goalkeeping coach | David Lee |
| Sports Trainer | Hairi Su'ap |
| Kitman | Tay Kia Hin |

## First team

As of May 21, 2008

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 | SGP | Toh Guo'An |
| 2 | DF | SGP | Shaiful Esah |
| 3 | DF | JPN | Kenji Arai |
| 4 | DF | SGP | Hafiz Osman |
| 5 | DF | SGP | Faizal Aziz |
| 7 | MF | JPN | Masahiro Fukasawa |
| 8 | MF | THA | Therdsak Chaiman |
| 9 | FW | SGP | Aleksandar Đurić |
| 10 | MF | SGP | John Wilkinson |
| 11 | MF | JPN | Norikazu Murakami |
| 12 | MF | SGP | Jamil Ali |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 13 | DF | SGP | Razaleigh Khalik |
| 14 | GK | SGP | Shahril Jantan |
| 15 | GK | SGP | Rasyid Hamid |
| 16 | DF | SGP | Daniel Bennett |
| 18 | FW | SGP | Ashrin Shariff |
| 19 | MF | SGP | Mustaqim Manzur |
| 20 | MF | SGP | Syed Karim |
| 21 | DF | SGP | Asraf Rashid |
| 22 | MF | SGP | Fadzil Nasir |
| 23 | MF | SGP | Ridhuan Osman |
| 25 | FW | SGP | Shaiful Rahman |

### List of 2007-08 transfers

**In**

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

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| - | - | - | - |
| — | DF | SGP | Razaleigh Khalik (From Geylang United FC) |

**Out**

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

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| - | - | - | - |
| 2 | DF | SGP | Faizal Hamid (sold to Gombak United) |
| 7 | DF | SGP | Razif Mahamud (Released) |
| 17 | DF | SGP | Masrezwan Masturi (sold to Geylang United) |
| 20 | MF | SGP | Noor Ali (sold to Geylang United) |

## Squad stats

Updated May 20, 2008

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | S.League | S.League | Singapore Cup | Singapore Cup | Singapore League Cup | Singapore League Cup | AFC Cup | AFC Cup |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | SGP | Toh Guo'An | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | SGP | Shaiful Esah | 17 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | JPN | Kenji Arai | 19 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | SGP | Hafiz Osman | 12 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | SGP | Faizal Aziz | 10 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | JPN | Masahiro Fukasawa | 20 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | THA | Therdsak Chaiman | 19 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 9 | FW | SGP | Aleksandar Đurić | 20 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 |
| 10 | MF | SGP | John Wilkinson | 18 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 11 | FW | JPN | Norikazu Murakami | 15 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | SGP | Jamil Ali | 18 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 13 | DF | SGP | Razaleigh Khalik | 15 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | GK | SGP | Shahril Jantan | 20 | -18 | 13 | -14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -4 |
| 15 | GK | SGP | Rasyid Hamid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | SGP | Daniel Bennett | 20 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | SGP | Ashrin Shariff | 16 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 19 | MF | SGP | Mustaqim Manzur | 18 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 20 | MF | SGP | Syed Karim | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | SGP | Asraf Rashid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | SGP | Fadzil Nasir | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | SGP | Ridhuan Osman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | FW | SGP | Shaiful Rahman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |

## Matches

Updated to games played May 20, 2008

### Pre-season friendlies

| Match | Date | Tournament | Location | Opponent team | Score | Scorers |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | January 16, 2008 | Friendly | Choa Chu Kang Stadium | Balestier Khalsa | 3–0 | G Lenan 35' (o.g.), M. Fukasawa 77', K. Buang 85' (pen.) |
| 2 | January 19, 2008 | Friendly | Choa Chu Kang Stadium | Gombak United | 0–0 | |
| 3 | January 23, 2008 | Friendly | Hougang Stadium | Sengkang Punggol | 0–0 | |
| 4 | February 1, 2008 | Friendly | Choa Chu Kang Stadium | Super Reds | 2–3 | unknown |
| 5 | February 5, 2008 | Friendly | Pasir Gudang, Malaysia | Johor FC | 2–1 | unknown |
| 6 | February 17, 2008 | Singapore Charity Shield | Jalan Besar Stadium | Home United | 1–1 (5–4 on penalties) | A. Shariff 86' (pen) |

### S-League

| Match | Date | Home/Away | Opponent team | Score | Scorers |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | February 22, 2008 | Away (LIVE) | Albirex Niigata (S) | 1–3 | N. Murakami 4', K. Ogawa 34' (o.g.), T. Chaiman 88' |
| 2 | February 26, 2008 | Home | Geylang United | 3–1 | N. Murakami 23', A. Đurić 78', A. Shariff 84' |
| 3 | February 29, 2008 | Home (LIVE) | Sengkang Punggol | 3–0 | M. Fukasawa 30', A. Đurić 38', J. Ali 44' |
| 4 | March 6, 2008 | Away | Dalian Shide Siwu | 1–6 | A. Đurić 10', 39', A. Shariff 61', 66', 90', J. Ali 90' |
| 5 | March 14, 2008 | Away | Tampines Rovers | 1–2 | T. Chaiman 69' (pen), M. Manzur 84' |
| 6 | March 29, 2008 | Home | Woodlands Wellington | 3–0 | A. Đurić 76', S. Esah 84', A. Shariff 89' |
| 7 | April 6, 2008 | Away | Balestier Khalsa | 0–2 | A. Đurić 48', K. Arai 67' |
| 8 | April 10, 2008 | Home | Young Lions | 4–0 | M. Manzur 30', A. Đurić 70', 76', 79' |
| 9 | April 13, 2008 | Away | Super Reds | 3–2 | M. Manzur 17', K.S. Eun 63' (o.g.) |
| 10 | April 21, 2008 | Home | Home United | 2–2 | M. Fukasawa 3', T. Chaiman 35' |
| 11 | April 25, 2008 | Away (LIVE) | Gombak United | 2–2 | N. Murakami 24', Therdsak Chaiman 89' |
| 12 | May 4, 2008 | Away | Geylang United | 2–3 | N. Murakami 35', A. Đurić 53', 55' |
| 13 | May 20, 2008 | Away | Albirex Niigata (S) | 3–1 | M. Fukasawa 36', K. Arai 73', A. Đurić 88' |
| 14 | May 24, 2008 | Away | Sengkang Punggol | 0–1 | T. Chaiman 90' |

### Singapore Cup

| Match | Date | Round | Home/Away | Opponent team | Score | Scorers |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | May 8, 2008 | First Knockout Round | Home | Balestier Khalsa | 2–0 | N. Murakami 40', M. Manzur 90' |

### AFC Cup

| Match | Date | Round | Home/Away | Opponent team | Score | Scorers |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | March 11, 2008 | Group Stage | Home | Kitchee (Hong Kong) | 4–0 | J. Ali 20', 37', T. Chaiman 25', Wang Z.P. 51' (o.g.) |
| 2 | March 18, 2008 | Group Stage | Away | Perak FA (Malaysia) | 1–6 | T. Chaiman 8', A. Đurić 45', 49', 71', 74', M. Manzur 58' |
| 3 | April 2, 2008 | Group Stage | Away | New Radiant (Maldives) | 0–3 | A. Shariff 7', A. Đurić 44', I. Amil 86' (o.g.) |
| 4 | April 2, 2008 | Group Stage | Home | New Radiant (Maldives) | 1–1 | J. Wilkinson 27' |
| 5 | April 30, 2008 | Group Stage | Away | Kitchee (Hong Kong) | 0–2 | A. Shariff 10', A. Đurić 19' |
| 6 | May 14, 2008 | Group Stage | Home | Perak FA (Malaysia) | 0–2 | |

## Player seasonal records

Competitive matches only. Numbers in brackets indicate appearances made. Updated to games played May 20, 2008.

### Goalscorers

| Rank | Name | S-League | Singapore Cup | Singapore League Cup | AFC Cup | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Aleksandar Đurić | 12 (13) | 0 (1) | 0 (0) | 5 (6) | 17 (20) |
| 2 | Ashrin Shariff | 5 (9) | 0 (1) | 0 (0) | 1 (6) | 6 (16) |
| 2 | Therdsak Chaiman | 4 (13) | 0 (1) | 0 (0) | 2 (5) | 6 (19) |
| 3 | Norikazu Murakami | 4 (13) | 1 (1) | 0 (0) | 0 (1) | 5 (15) |
| 3 | Mustaqim Manzur | 3 (11) | 1 (1) | 0 (0) | 1 (6) | 5 (18) |
| 4 | Jamil Ali | 2 (12) | 0 (1) | 0 (0) | 2 (5) | 4 (18) |
| 5 | Masahiro Fukasawa | 3 (13) | 0 (1) | 0 (0) | 0 (6) | 3 (20) |
| 6 | Kenji Arai | 2 (13) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (6) | 2 (19) |
| 7 | Shaiful Esah | 1 (12) | 0 (1) | 0 (0) | 0 (4) | 1 (17) |
| 7 | John Wilkinson | 0 (12) | 0 (1) | 0 (0) | 1 (5) | 1 (18) |

### Goals conceded

| Rank | Name | S-League | Singapore Cup | Singapore League Cup | AFC Cup | Total | Average per game |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Shahril Jantan | 14 (13) | 0 (1) | 0 (0) | 4 (6) | 21 (20) | 1.05 |
| 2 | Toh Guo'An | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 |
| 3 | Rasyid Hamid | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 |

### Discipline

| Rank | Name | S-League | S-League | Singapore Cup | Singapore Cup | Singapore League Cup | Singapore League Cup | AFC Cup | AFC Cup | Total | Total | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rank | Name | | | | | | | | | | | Total Cards |
| 1 | Kenji Arai | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 | John Wilkinson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | Aleksandar Đurić | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Shaiful Esah | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Hafiz Osman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Therdsak Chaiman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Mustaqim Manzur | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
