2025–26 Young Lions F.C. season

Young Lions
2025–26 season
Chairman	Sakthi Vel Ganesan
Head coach	Nazri Nasir
Ground	Jalan Besar Stadium
Singapore Premier League	TBA
Singapore Cup	TBA
Biggest defeat	pattern_la1 = _can24h
Home colours	Away colours
	← 2024–25 2026–27 →

The 2025–26 season is Young Lions; 22nd consecutive season in the top flight of Singapore football and in the Singapore Premier League. The club will also compete in the Singapore Cup.

Squad

Singapore Premier League

As of 13 Mar 2024.

Squad No.	Name	Date of Birth (Age)	Last Club	Contract Start	Contract End
Goalkeepers
1	Aizil Yazid	(2004-12-24) 24 December 2004 (age 20)	Hougang United	2023	2026
23	Travis Ang Jia Zheng	(2004-10-23) 23 October 2004 (age 20)	Tanjong Pagar United U21	2024	2025
32	Umayr Sujuandy	(2003-02-18) 18 February 2003 (age 22)	Singapore Sports School	2021	2025
35	Firman Nabil	(2005-03-27) 27 March 2005 (age 20)	Albirex Niigata (S) U21	2024	2025
	Benjamin Žerak	(2006-12-14) 14 December 2006 (age 18)	Lion City Sailors U21	2025	2026
Defenders
2	Raoul Suhaimi	(2005-09-18) 18 September 2005 (age 19)	Singapore Sports School	2021	2026
3	Aqil Yazid	(2004-01-09) 9 January 2004 (age 21)	Balestier Khalsa U21	2023	2026
4	Ikram Mikhail Mustaqim	(2005-08-05) 5 August 2005 (age 20)	Tanjong Pagar United U21	2023	2026
14	Wong Ngang Haang	(2004-03-03) 3 March 2004 (age 21)	Hougang United U21	2024	2025
15	Kieran Teo Jia Jun	(2004-04-06) 6 April 2004 (age 21)	Geylang International U21	2023	2026
17	Iryan Fandi	(2006-08-09) 9 August 2006 (age 19)	Hougang United U21	2025	2026
19	Andrew Aw	(2003-03-29) 29 March 2003 (age 22)	BG Tampines Rovers U21	2023	2026
22	Febryan Pradana	(2004-02-08) 8 February 2004 (age 21)	Tanjong Pagar United U21	2024	2025
40	Haziq Riduan	(2005-05-23) 23 May 2005 (age 20)	Tanjong Pagar United U21	2024	2025
41	Akash Rai		Hougang United U17	2024	2025
49	Zaki Jumlan		ActiveSG U17	2024	2025
	Ariq Rizzuwan		ActiveSG U17	2024	2025
	Joilson Lucas	(2003-01-18) 18 January 2003 (age 22)	SD Juazeirense (B4)	2025	2026
	Enrico Walmrath Silveira	(2006-04-06) 6 April 2006 (age 19)	Lion City Sailors U21	2025	2026
	Aniq Raushan	(2003-10-05) 5 October 2003 (age 21)	Lion City Sailors U21	2025	2026
	Ilhan Rizqullah	(2008-09-17) 17 September 2008 (age 16)	Lion City Sailors U21	2025	2026
Midfielders
20	Fairuz Fazli Koh	(2005-01-20) 20 January 2005 (age 20)	Singapore Sports School	2022	2025
25	Ong Yu En	(2003-10-03) 3 October 2003 (age 21)	BG Tampines Rovers	2025	2026
27	Sahoo Garv	(2006-03-26) 26 March 2006 (age 19)	Balestier Khalsa U21	2023	2025
28	Ryu Hardy Yussri	(2005-04-20) 20 April 2005 (age 20)	Singapore Sports School	2022	2025
45	Nyqil Iyyan	(2008-06-26) 26 June 2008 (age 17)	Singapore Sports School	2024	2025
46	Ikmal Hazlan	2007	Sailors Development Center U17	2024	2025
56	Loo Kai Sheng	(2007-01-09) 9 January 2007 (age 18)	ESC La Liga Academy	2024	2025
	Lucas Agueiro	(2004-07-13) 13 July 2004 (age 21)	Broke Boys FC	2025	2026
	Ajay Robson	(2003-12-06) 6 December 2003 (age 21)	Hougang United	2025	2026
Forwards
10	Amir Syafiz	(2004-06-21) 21 June 2004 (age 21)	Singapore Sports School	2021	2026
47	Ryan Vishal	(2007-01-25) 25 January 2007 (age 18)	Sailors Development Center U17	2024	2025
52	Lim Zheng Wu	(2006-05-12) 12 May 2006 (age 19)	BG Tampines Rovers U21	2024	2025
	Louka Tan	(2005-06-13) 13 June 2005 (age 20)	Hougang United U21	2025	2026
	Fernandez Casey Klein	(2007-02-05) 5 February 2007 (age 18)	Lion City Sailors U21	2025	2026
	Kian Ghadessy	(2005-11-30) 30 November 2005 (age 19)	Lion City Sailors U21	2025	2026
	Sarrvin Raj	(2008-04-05) 5 April 2008 (age 17)	Lion City Sailors U21	2025	2026
	Sergio Mendonça	(2004-01-22) 22 January 2004 (age 21)	Maricá (B4)	2025	2026
	Abner Vinicius	(2003-01-15) 15 January 2003 (age 22)	Bangu (B4)	2025	2026
	Harry Spence	(2006-03-15) 15 March 2006 (age 19)	Lion City Sailors U21	2025	2026
	Izrafil Yusof	(2004-01-27) 27 January 2004 (age 21)	Tanjong Pagar United	2025	2026
Players who left during the season
Players who left for NS during season

Coaching staff

Position	Name
Team Manager	Matthew Sean Sakthi Vel Ganesan
Head team coach	Firdaus Kassim
Assistant coach	Koichiro Iizuka Hafiz Sujad
Goalkeeping coach	Matija Radikon
Fitness coach	Donald Wan
Physiotherapist	Vacant
Sports Trainers	Nasruldin Baharudin Muklis Sawit
Equipment Officer	Omar Mohamed

^[1]

Transfer

In

Pre-Season

Date ^[a]	Position	Player	Transferred From	Ref
Permanent Transfer
Loan Transfer
5 August 2025	DF	Raoul Suhaimi	BG Tampines Rovers	Loan till Jan-26 ^[b]
	DF	Andrew Aw	BG Tampines Rovers	Loan till Jan-26 ^[c]
	MF	Ong Yu En	BG Tampines Rovers	Season loan
13 August 2025	DF	Ilhan Rizqullah	Lion City Sailors U21	Season loan
13 August 2025	MF	Sarrvin Raj	Lion City Sailors U21	Season loan
	GK	Aizil Yazid	Hougang United	Season loan ^[2] ^[d]
	DF	Aniq Raushan	Lion City Sailors U21	Season loan
	DF	Joilson Lucas	SD Juazeirense	Season loan ^[e]
	MF	Lucas Agueiro	Broke Boys FC	Season loan ^[f]
	MF	Danie Hafiy	Lion City Sailors U21	Season loan
	MF	Harith Danish Irwan	Lion City Sailors U21	Season loan
	FW	Sergio Mendonça	Maricá	Season loan ^[g]
	FW	Abner Vinicius	Boavista	Season loan ^[h]
	FW	Louka Tan	Hougang United	Season loan
	FW	Kian Ghadessy	SAFSA (via. LCS U21)	Season loan
	FW	Ilyasin Zayan	SAFSA (via. LCS U21)	Season loan
	FW	Fernandez Casey Klein	SAFSA (via. LCS U21)	Season loan
	FW	Izrafil Yusof	Lion City Sailors U21	Season loan
	FW	Amir Syafiz	Hougang United	Season loan till Jan-26 ^[i]

Out

Pre-Season

Date ^[j]	Position	Player	Transferred To	Ref
Permanent Transfer
10 June 2025	DF	Jun Kobayashi	Kochi United	Free ^[3]
2 July 2025	MF	Kaisei Ogawa	Geylang International	Free ^[4]
4 July 2025	MF	Ethan Henry Pinto	Geylang International	Free ^[5]
8 July 2025	DF	Danial Crichton	Geylang International	Free ^[6]
11 July 2025	DF	Danish Haqimi	Tanjong Pagar United	Free ^[7]
18 July 2025	DF	Syafi Hilman	Balestier Khalsa	Free ^[8]
7 August 2025	MF	Rasul Ramli	BG Tampines Rovers	Free ^[9]
11 August 2025	MF	Samuel Pillai	Tanjong Pagar United	Free
	DF	Wong Ngang Haang	Balestier Khalsa	Free
	MF	Fairuz Fazli Koh	BG Tampines Rovers	Free
	MF	Kan Kobayashi		Free
	FW	Amir Syafiz	Hougang United	Free ^[k]
	DF	Izz Anaqi		Free
	FW	Danish Haziq		Free
	DF	Aqil Yazid	Hougang United	Free
	GK	Rauf Erwan	Hougang United	Free
Loan Transfer
31 May 2025	GK	Firman Nabil	Albirex Niigata (S)	Loan Return ^[10]
	GK	Aizil Yazid	Hougang United	Loan Return ^[11]^[12] ^[l]
	DF	Bill Mamadou	Lion City Sailors	Loan Return ^[13] ^[m]
	DF	Ryaan Sanizal	SAFSA (via. Tampines)	Loan Return ^[n]
	DF	Andrew Aw	SAFSA (via. Tampines)	Loan Return
	DF	Iryan Fandi	SAFSA (via. Hougang)	Loan Return
	DF	Kieran Teo Jia Jun	SAFSA (via. Geylang)	Loan Return
	DF	Nur Adam Abdullah	SAFSA (via LCS)	Loan Return
	MF	Danish Qayyum	SAFSA (via LCS)	Loan Return ^[o]

^ Date of club's announcement, else will be 1 Jun-2025, the date which the free agent start due to lapse of previous contract
^ Raoul loaned back to YL till end of SEA Games
^ Andrew loaned back to YL till end of SEA Games
^ Aizil moves back to Young Lions for a year loan
^ Joilson Lucas is signed by LCS and loaned to Young Lions on a year loan
^ Lucas Agueiro is signed by LCS and loaned to Young Lions on a year loan
^ Sergio Mendonça is signed by LCS and loaned to Young Lions on a year loan
^ Abner Vinicius is signed by LCS and loaned to Young Lions on a year loan
^ Amir Syafiz moves back to Young Lions for a year loan
^ Date of club's announcement, else will be 1 Jun-2025, the date which the free agent start due to lapse of previous contract
^ Amir Syafiz moves back to Young Lions for a year loan
^ Aizil Yazid moves back to Young Lions for a year loan
^ Bill moves to Nakhon Ratchasima after his contract ends at LCS
^ Ryaan Sanizal moves to Hougang after his contract with Tampines lapsed.
^ Danish moves to Albirex Niigata (S) after his contract ends at LCS

Retained

Position	Player	Ref
DF	Raoul Suhaimi
MF	Fairuz Fazli Koh
MF	Ethan Henry Pinto

Friendly

Pre-season friendly

Win Draw Loss

Thailand Tour

20 July 2025 1	Kasetsart	–	Young Lions U21	Kasetsart
				Stadium: Insee Chantarasatit Stadium

20 July 2025 2	Kasetsart	2–0	Young Lions	Kasetsart
				Stadium: Insee Chantarasatit Stadium

Team statistics

Appearances and goals

As of 19 May 2025

Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute.

No.	Pos.	Player	Sleague		Singapore Cup		Total
No.	Pos.	Player	Apps.	Goals	Apps.	Goals	Apps.	Goals
1	GK	Aizil Yazid	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	DF	Raoul Suhaimi	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	DF	Aqil Yazid	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	DF	Ikram Mikhail Mustaqim	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	MF	Kan Kobayashi	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	MF	Amir Syafiz	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	FW	Danish Haziq	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	GK	Rauf Erwan	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	DF	Wong Ngang Haang	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	DF	Kieran Teo Jia Jun	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	DF	Iryan Fandi	0	0	0	0	0	0
18	DF	Samuel Pillai	0	0	0	0	0	0
19	DF	Andrew Aw	0	0	0	0	0	0
20	MF	Fairuz Fazli Koh	0	0	0	0	0	0
22	DF	Febryan Pradana	0	0	0	0	0	0
23	GK	Travis Ang	0	0	0	0	0	0
25	DF	Izz Anaqi	0	0	0	0	0	0
27	MF	Sahoo Garv	0	0	0	0	0	0
28	MF	Ryu Hardy Yussri	0	0	0	0	0	0
29	MF	Rasul Ramli	0	0	0	0	0	0
31	DF	Ryaan Sanizal	0	0	0	0	0	0
32	GK	Umayr Sujuandy	0	0	0	0	0	0
45	MF	Nyqil Iyyan	0	0	0	0	0	0
47	DF	Ryan Vishal	0	0	0	0	0	0
52	FW	Lim Zheng Wu	0	0	0	0	0	0
??	MF	Ajay Robson	0	0	0	0	0	0
Players who have played this season and/or sign for the season but had left the club or on loan to other club

Competitions

Overview

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Singapore Premier League

Win Draw Loss

21 September 2025 1	Young Lions	–	Balestier Khalsa	Tampines
				Stadium: Our Tampines Hub ^[a]

25 September 2025 2	Tanjong Pagar United	–	Young Lions	Jurong East
				Stadium: Jurong East Stadium

4 October 2025 3	Young Lions	–	Hougang United	Tampines
				Stadium: Our Tampines Hub ^[b]

18 October 2026 4	Lion City Sailors	–	Young Lions	Bishan
				Stadium: Bishan Stadium

25 October 2025 5	Young Lions	–	Geylang International	Tampines
				Stadium: Our Tampines Hub ^[c]

10 January 2026 6	Albirex Niigata (S)	–	Young Lions	Jurong East
				Stadium: Jurong East Stadium

16 January 2026 7	BG Tampines Rovers	–	Young Lions	Tampines
				Stadium: Our Tampines Hub

26 January 2026 8	Young Lions	–	Tanjong Pagar United	Jalan Besar
				Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium

30 January 2026 9	Hougang United	–	Young Lions	Jalan Besar
				Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium

8 February 2026 10	Young Lions	–	Lion City Sailors	Jalan Besar
				Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium

13 February 2026 11	Balestier Khalsa	–	Young Lions	Bishan
				Stadium: Bishan Stadium

21 February 2026 12	Young Lions	–	Albirex Niigata (S)	Jalan Besar
				Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium

26 February 2026 13	Geylang International	–	Young Lions	Tampines
				Stadium: Our Tampines Hub

7 March 2026 14	Young Lions	–	BG Tampines Rovers	Jalan Besar
				Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium

14 March 2026 15	Young Lions	–	Hougang United	Jalan Besar
				Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium

5 April 2026 16	Young Lions	–	Balestier Khalsa	Jalan Besar
				Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium

10 April 2026 17	Tanjong Pagar United	–	Young Lions	Jurong East
				Stadium: Jurong East Stadium

20 April 2026 18	Lion City Sailors	–	Young Lions	Bishan
				Stadium: Bishan Stadium

24 April 2026 19	BG Tampines Rovers	–	Young Lions	Tampines
				Stadium: Our Tampines Hub

4 May 2026 20	Albirex Niigata (S)	–	Young Lions	Jurong East
				Stadium: Jurong East Stadium

10 May 2026 21	Young Lions	–	Geylang International	Jalan Besar
				Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium

^ Location changed due to re-turfing of Jalan Besar Stadium
^ Location changed due to re-turfing of Jalan Besar Stadium
^ Location changed due to re-turfing of Jalan Besar Stadium

Pos	Team v t e	Qualification or relegation
1	Albirex Niigata (S)	Qualification for Champions League Two group stage
2	Balestier Khalsa	Qualification for Champions League Two play-off
3	BG Tampines Rovers
4	Geylang International
5	Hougang United
6	Lion City Sailors
7	Tanjong Pagar United
8	Young Lions	Ineligible for AFC competition spots^[a]

First match(es) will be played: TBD August 2025. Source: Singapore Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of wins
Notes:

^ One club, the FAS under-23 team Young Lions – is ineligible for any AFC competition spots.

Singapore Cup

Competition

Win Draw Loss

10 September 2025 1	Albirex Niigata (S)	–	Young Lions	Jurong East
				Stadium: Jurong East Stadium

30 September 2025 2	Hougang United	–	Young Lions	Choa Chu Kang
				Stadium: Choa Chu Kang Stadium

15 October 2025 3	Lion City Sailors	–	Young Lions	Bishan
				Stadium: Bishan Stadium

28 October 2025 4	Young Lions	–	Geylang International	Tampines
				Stadium: Our Tampines Hub

4 November 2025 5	Young Lions	–	Tanjong Pagar United	Jurong East
				Stadium: Jurong East Stadium

10 November 2025 6	Young Lions	–	BG Tampines Rovers	Bishan
				Stadium: Bishan Stadium

17 November 2025 7	Young Lions	–	Balestier Khalsa	Bishan
				Stadium: Bishan Stadium

2 December 2025 8	BG Tampines Rovers	–	Young Lions	Tampines
				Stadium: Our Tampines Hub

16 December 2025 9	Young Lions	–	Hougang United	Tampines
				Stadium: Our Tampines Hub

22 December 2025 10	Balestier Khalsa	–	Young Lions	Tampines
				Stadium: Our Tampines Hub

5 January 2026 11	Tanjong Pagar United	–	Young Lions	Jurong East
				Stadium: Jurong East Stadium

14 January 2026 12	Young Lions	–	Lion City Sailors	Jalan Besar
				Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium

20 January 2026 13	Geylang International	–	Young Lions	Tampines
				Stadium: Our Tampines Hub

27 January 2026 14	Young Lions	–	Albirex Niigata (S)	Jalan Besar
				Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium

3 February 2026 15	Balestier Khalsa	–	Young Lions	Jalan Besar
				Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium

24 February 2026 16	Young Lions	–	BG Tampines Rovers	Jalan Besar
				Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium

17 March 2026 17	Hougang United	–	Young Lions	Jalan Besar
				Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium

31 March 2026 18	Young Lions	–	Tanjong Pagar United	Jurong East
				Stadium: Jurong East Stadium

7 April 2026 19	Lion City Sailors	–	Young Lions	Bishan
				Stadium: Bishan Stadium

14 April 2026 20	Young Lions	–	Geylang International	Jalan Besar
				Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium

21 April 2026 21	Albirex Niigata (S)	–	Young Lions	Jalan Besar
				Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium

League table

Pos	Team	Qualification or relegation
1	Albirex Niigata (S)	Inaugural Champion
2	Balestier Khalsa
3	BG Tampines Rovers
4	Geylang International
5	Hougang United
6	Lion City Sailors
7	Tanjong Pagar United
8	Young Lions

First match(es) will be played: TBD August 2025. Source: Singapore Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of wins

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Notes

References

^ "Fandi to take charge of the Young Lions". Archived from the original on 2017-12-14. Retrieved 2018-10-15.
^ "Aizil Yazid part of 2024/25 Young Lions".
^ "小林洵選手ヤングライオンズより完全移籍加入のお知らせ".
^ "Kaisei Ogawa is here".
^ "Ethan Henry Pinto is here".
^ "Scott, from Young Lions to NCAA D1 to Young Lions to Geylang".
^ "Welcome Haqimi! 🐆🟥⬜️".
^ "Welcome, Syafi Nur Hilman! 🛡️".
^ "Official Announcement | Welcome, Rasul Ramli 🦌".
^ "Firman Nabil will be joining Young Lions in 2024 season (Loan)".
^ "Welcome to the club Adam Reefdy, Aizil Yazid, Ameen Sabri, Andrew Aw, Aqil Yazid and Danial Iliya. 🦁". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2023-04-24.
^ "Aizil Yazid will be enlisted for the national service in the coming weeks.⁣". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2023-05-01.
^ "Bill Mamadou joins Young Lions on loan".

[2] Date of club's announcement, else will be 1 Jun-2025, the date which the free agent start due to lapse of previous contract

[3] Raoul loaned back to YL till end of SEA Games

[4] Andrew loaned back to YL till end of SEA Games

[6] Aizil moves back to Young Lions for a year loan

[7] Joilson Lucas is signed by LCS and loaned to Young Lions on a year loan

[8] Lucas Agueiro is signed by LCS and loaned to Young Lions on a year loan

[9] Sergio Mendonça is signed by LCS and loaned to Young Lions on a year loan

[10] Abner Vinicius is signed by LCS and loaned to Young Lions on a year loan

[11] Amir Syafiz moves back to Young Lions for a year loan

[12] Date of club's announcement, else will be 1 Jun-2025, the date which the free agent start due to lapse of previous contract

[20] Amir Syafiz moves back to Young Lions for a year loan

[24] Aizil Yazid moves back to Young Lions for a year loan

[26] Bill moves to Nakhon Ratchasima after his contract ends at LCS

[27] Ryaan Sanizal moves to Hougang after his contract with Tampines lapsed.

[28] Danish moves to Albirex Niigata (S) after his contract ends at LCS

[29] Location changed due to re-turfing of Jalan Besar Stadium

[30] Location changed due to re-turfing of Jalan Besar Stadium

[31] Location changed due to re-turfing of Jalan Besar Stadium

[table_note_res_INE0.85515603556072-32] One club, the FAS under-23 team Young Lions – is ineligible for any AFC competition spots.

[1] "Fandi to take charge of the Young Lions". Archived from the original on 2017-12-14. Retrieved 2018-10-15.

[5] "Aizil Yazid part of 2024/25 Young Lions".

[13] "小林洵選手ヤングライオンズより完全移籍加入のお知らせ".

[14] "Kaisei Ogawa is here".

[15] "Ethan Henry Pinto is here".

[16] "Scott, from Young Lions to NCAA D1 to Young Lions to Geylang".

[17] "Welcome Haqimi! 🐆🟥⬜️".

[18] "Welcome, Syafi Nur Hilman! 🛡️".

[19] "Official Announcement | Welcome, Rasul Ramli 🦌".

[21] "Firman Nabil will be joining Young Lions in 2024 season (Loan)".

[22] "Welcome to the club Adam Reefdy, Aizil Yazid, Ameen Sabri, Andrew Aw, Aqil Yazid and Danial Iliya. 🦁". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2023-04-24.

[23] "Aizil Yazid will be enlisted for the national service in the coming weeks.⁣". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2023-05-01.

[25] "Bill Mamadou joins Young Lions on loan".

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Squad

Singapore Premier League

Coaching staff

Transfer

In

Out

Retained

Friendly

Pre-season friendly

Team statistics

Appearances and goals

Competitions

Overview

Singapore Premier League

Singapore Cup

Competition

League table

See also

Notes

References