2016 Balestier Khalsa FC season

Balestier Khalsa
2016 season
Chairman	Thavaneson
Head coach	Marko Kraljević
Stadium	Toa Payoh Stadium

The 2016 season is Balestier Khalsa's 21st 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 31 December 2016.

Squad No.	Name	Date of Birth (Age)	Previous Club
Goalkeepers
1	Daniel Ong	(1989-01-31) 31 January 1989 (age 35)	Singapore Cricket Club
16	Naqiuddin Nodin	(1994-08-12) 12 August 1994 (age 29)
19	Zaiful Nizam	(1987-07-24) 24 July 1987 (age 36)
22	Ameerul Shafiq	(1992-03-09) 9 March 1992 (age 32)	Admiralty FC
Defenders
2	Fadli Kamis	(1992-11-07) 7 November 1992 (age 31)	Young Lions
3	Hanafi Salleh	(1989-09-10) 10 September 1989 (age 34)
4	Emir Lotinac	(1987-09-25) 25 September 1987 (age 36)	Novi Pazar
6	Nurullah Hussein	(1993-05-09) 9 May 1993 (age 30)	Young Lions
12	Sheikh Abdul Hadi	(1992-03-24) 24 March 1992 (age 32)
18	Ahmad Syahir	(1992-04-10) 10 April 1992 (age 32)
20	Ho Wai Loon	(1993-08-20) 20 August 1993 (age 30)
Midfielders
5	Shah Hirul	(1986-05-07) 7 May 1986 (age 37)
7	Zulkiffli Hassim	(1986-03-26) 26 March 1986 (age 38)	Gombak United
13	Jamil Ali	(1983-09-15) 15 September 1983 (age 40)	Tampines Rovers
14	Fazli Ayob	(1990-06-24) 24 June 1990 (age 33)	Home United
15	Fadhil Noh	(1989-03-04) 4 March 1989 (age 35)	Woodlands Wellington FC
17	Syafiq Zainal	(1991-07-19) 19 July 1991 (age 32)	LionsXII
24	Hazzuwan Halim	(1994-02-02) 2 February 1994 (age 30)
25	Gary Loo	(1992-04-22) 22 April 1992 (age 32)
27	Sadin Smajović	(1988-06-07) 7 June 1988 (age 35)	FK Javor Ivanjica
Strikers
9	Niko Tokić	(1988-06-07) 7 June 1988 (age 35)	NK Hrvatski Dragovoljac
11	Miroslav Krištić	(1990-02-14) 14 February 1990 (age 34)	NK Imotski
21	Danial Tan	(1994-08-04) 4 August 1994 (age 29)

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^[1]

In

Position	Player	Transferred From	Ref
GK	Daniel Ong	Warriors FC
GK	Ameerul Shafiq	Admiralty FC
DF	Fadli Kamis	Courts Young Lions
DF	Sheikh Abdul Hadi	Courts Young Lions
DF	Zulkhair Mustaffa	Promoted
DF	Sadin Smajović	FK Javor Ivanjica
MF	Shah Hirul	Geylang United	Free
MF	Jamil Ali	Tampines Rovers	Free ^[2]
MF	Fazli Ayob	Home United
MF	Gary Loo
MF	Shah Zulkarnean

Out

Position	Player	Transferred To	Ref
GK	Zakariah Nerani
GK	Rizal Rahman
DF	Yusiskandar Yusop	Hougang United
DF	Krishnan Krishnan
DF	Syarifuddin Suhaimi
DF	Igor Cerina	Sabah FA	^[3]
MF	Ridwan Jamil
MF	Jonathan Xu	Eunos Crescent FC
MF	Ignatius Ang	Warriors FC	^[4]
MF	Poh Yi Feng	Warriors FC	^[5]
MF	Fariz Faizal
MF	Faizal Raffi
MF	Noor Akid Nordin
MF	Afiq Salman Tan
MF	Khairuddin Omar
MF	Tarik Čmajčanin	FC Mika

Mid-season transfers

In

Position	Player	Transferred From	Ref
FW	Niko Tokić	NK Hrvatski Dragovoljac	Free ^[6]^[7]

Out

Position	Player	Transferred To	Ref
FW	Robert Peričić		Retire ^[8]

Team statistics

Appearances and goals

Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute.

No.	Pos.	Player	Sleague		Singapore Cup		League Cup		Total
No.	Pos.	Player	Apps.	Goals	Apps.	Goals	Apps.	Goals	Apps.	Goals
Players who have played this season but had left the club or on loan to other club

Competitions

S.League

Win Draw Loss

14 February 1	Garena Young Lions	1 – 0	Balestier Khalsa	Kallang, Singapore
19:30 UTC+08:00	Fareez 23'	Details		Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium Attendance: 2,246^[9] Referee: Ahmad A'Qashah

27 February 2	Balestier Khalsa	1 – 1	Albirex Niigata (S)	Toa Payoh, Singapore
19:30 UTC+08:00	Jamil 55'	Details	Nurullah 31' (o.g.)	Stadium: Toa Payoh Stadium Referee: Farhad Mohd

3 March 3	Geylang International	0 – 0	Balestier Khalsa	Bedok, Singapore
19:30 UTC+08:00		Details		Stadium: Bedok Stadium Attendance: 1,811^[10] Referee: Jansen Foo

11 March 4	Balestier Khalsa	1 – 1	Warriors	Kallang, Singapore
19:45 UTC+08:00	Fadli 90'	Details	Béhé 56'	Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium Referee: G. Letchman

19 March 5	Hougang United	1 – 0	Balestier Khalsa	Hougang, Singapore
19:30 UTC+08:00	Plazibat 83'	Details		Stadium: Hougang Stadium Referee: Ahmad A'Qashah

3 April 6	Balestier Khalsa	0 – 1	Home United	Toa Payoh, Singapore
19:30 UTC+08:00		Details	Ilsø 34' (pen.)	Stadium: Toa Payoh Stadium Referee: Sukhbir Singh

7 April 7	Tampines Rovers	1 – 0	Balestier Khalsa	Jurong West, Singapore
19:30 UTC+08:00	Webb 47'	Details		Stadium: Jurong West Stadium Referee: Jansen Foo

15 April 8	Brunei DPMM	3 – 1	Balestier Khalsa	Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
20:15 UTC+08:00	Ramazotti 32' Azwan A. 36' Shahrazen 74'	Details	Hazzuwan 66'	Stadium: Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium Referee: G. Letchman

21 April 9	Balestier Khalsa	2 – 0	Garena Young Lions	Toa Payoh, Singapore
19:30 UTC+08:00	Krištić 4' Fadli 38'	Details		Stadium: Toa Payoh Stadium Referee: W. Ravisanthiran

6 May 10	Albirex Niigata (S)	6 – 0	Balestier Khalsa	Jurong East, Singapore
19:30 UTC+08:00	Shirota 8' Kamata 29', 81' Tanaka 54' Inui 57' Nagasaki 67'	Details		Stadium: Jurong East Stadium Referee: Farhad Mohd

14 May 11	Balestier Khalsa	1 – 3	Geylang International	Toa Payoh, Singapore
19:30 UTC+08:00	Fadhil 21'	Details	Čubrilo 39', 76' Delgado 66' (pen.)	Stadium: Toa Payoh Stadium Referee: Sukhbir Singh

20 May 12	Warriors	1 – 1	Balestier Khalsa	Choa Chu Kang, Singapore
19:30 UTC+08:00	Béhé 19'	Details	Krištić 29'	Stadium: Choa Chu Kang Stadium Referee: G. Letchman

10 June 13	Balestier Khalsa	2 – 2	Hougang United	Kallang, Singapore
20:00 UTC+08:00	Tokić 10' Fazli 60'	Details	Kogure 86' Plazibat 90'	Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium Referee: Nathan Chan

14 June 14	Home United	1 – 3	Balestier Khalsa	Bishan, Singapore
20:00 UTC+08:00	Faris 53'	Details	Zulkiffli 45' Smajović 65' Jamil 75'	Stadium: Bishan Stadium Referee: Muhd Taqi

17 June 15	Balestier Khalsa	2 – 3	Tampines Rovers	Toa Payoh, Singapore
20:00 UTC+08:00	Krištić 64' Fadli 90'	Details	Mehmet 6' Fazrul 43', 74'	Stadium: Toa Payoh Stadium Referee: Sukhbir Singh

24 June 16	Balestier Khalsa	1 – 4	Brunei DPMM	Kallang, Singapore
20:00 UTC+08:00	Lotinac 57' (pen.)	Details	Ramazotti 18', 30', 79' Sérgio 50'	Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium Referee: Ahmad A'Qashah

5 August 17	Garena Young Lions	1 – 3	Balestier Khalsa	Kallang, Singapore
19:45 UTC+08:00	Swandi 87' (pen.)	Details	Tokić 9' Krištić 18' Kamis 25'	Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium Referee: Sukhbir Singh

19 August 18	Balestier Khalsa	0 – 1	Albirex Niigata (S)	Kallang, Singapore
19:45 UTC+08:00		Details	Kumada 14'	Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium Referee: Ahmad A'Qashah

25 August 19	Geylang International	2 – 1	Balestier Khalsa	Bedok, Singapore
19:30 UTC+08:00	Mark Hartmann 45' Sahil Suhaimi 90'	Details	Niko Tokić 42' (pen.)	Stadium: Bedok Stadium Referee: Nathan Chan

22 September 20	Balestier Khalsa	1 – 1	Warriors	Toa Payoh, Singapore
19:30 UTC+08:00	Syafiq 87'	Details	Béhé 45' (pen.)	Stadium: Toa Payoh Stadium Referee: G. Letchman

1 October 21	Hougang United	1 – 1	Balestier Khalsa	Hougang, Singapore
19:30 UTC+08:00	Plazibat 8'	Details	Syafiq 70'	Stadium: Hougang Stadium Referee: Farhad Mohd

15 October 22	Balestier Khalsa	0 – 5	Home United	Toa Payoh, Singapore
19:30 UTC+08:00		Details	Song 12' Fandi 22', 45' Jantan 30' Ang 81'	Stadium: Toa Payoh Stadium Referee: Ahmad A'Qashah

22 October 23	Tampines Rovers	2 – 0	Balestier Khalsa	Kallang, Singapore
19:30 UTC+08:00	Hamzah 39' Mehmet 90+3'	Details		Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium Referee: Farhad Mohd

26 October 24	Balestier Khalsa	2 – 0	Brunei DPMM	Toa Payoh, Singapore
19:30 UTC+08:00	Tokić 67' Krištić 90+5'	Details		Stadium: Toa Payoh Stadium Referee: Sukhbir Singh

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
5	Geylang International	24	10	7	7	35	29	+6	37
6	Hougang United	24	9	5	10	35	39	−4	32
7	Warriors FC	24	7	7	10	39	39	0	28
8	Balestier Khalsa	24	4	7	13	23	42	−19	19
9	Young Lions^[a]	24	2	3	19	23	70	−47	9

Updated to match(es) played on 31 October 2016. Source: S.League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of wins
Notes:

^ 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

27 June 2016	Balestier Khalsa	2–1	Home United	Toa Payoh Stadium, Singapore
20:00 UTC+8	Tokić 36' Ahmad 86'	Details	Khairul 59'	Referee: W. Ravisanthiran

30 June 2016	Home United	2–2	Balestier Khalsa	Bishan Stadium, Singapore
20:00 UTC+8	Khairul 11' Ilsø 55'	Details	Tokić 34', 59'	Referee: Jansen Foo

Balestier Khalsa won 4–3 on aggregate.

9 September 2016	Albirex Niigata (S)	1–0	Balestier Khalsa	Jurong East Stadium, Singapore
19:30 UTC+8	Inaba 44'	Details		Referee: Jansen Foo

13 September 2016	Balestier Khalsa	0–1	Albirex Niigata (S)	Toa Payoh Stadium, Singapore
19:30 UTC+8		Details	Kumada 82'	Referee: W Ravisanthiran

Albirex Niigata (S) won 2-0 on aggregate.

Singapore TNP League Cup

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Albirex Niigata (S)	3	2	0	1	4	1	+3	6	Advance to semi-final
2	Home United	3	1	1	1	7	4	+3	4	Advance to semi-final
3	Geylang International	3	1	1	1	3	7	−4	4
4	Balestier Khalsa	3	0	2	1	4	6	−2	2

Source: S.League

14 July 2016	Balestier Khalsa	2 – 2	Geylang International	Toa Payoh Stadium, Singapore
19:30 UTC+8	Tokić 9' Fadhil 22'	Details	Hartmann 54', 90'	Referee: Ahmad A'Qashah

18 July 2016	Albirex Niigata (S)	2 – 0	Balestier Khalsa	Jurong East Stadium, Singapore
19:30 UTC+8	Menda 45' Jitozono 46'	Details		Referee: G. Letchman

22 July 2016	Balestier Khalsa	2 – 2	Home United	Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore
19:45 UTC+8	Niko Tokić 27' Jamil Ali 54'	Details	Song Ui-young 30' Hanafi Salleh 85' (O.G.)	Referee: W Ravisanthiran

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^ "Poh Yi Feng to face former club".
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[table_note_ALB0.65550795088313-11] 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.

[1] "Transfers". Archived from the original on 2017-02-18. Retrieved 2017-02-19.

[2] "S.League.com - Jamil Ready To Thrive In New Environment". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-01-11.

[3] "Malaysian football legend James Wong hopes to revive Sabah's fortunes".

[4] "Ignatius to face former club".

[5] "Poh Yi Feng to face former club".

[:0-6] Singh, Amanpreet (31 May 2016). "Balestier close in on Croatian forward Tokic". TODAYonline. Mediacorp Press. Retrieved 3 June 2016.

[7] Ho, Kenneth (3 June 2016). "Tokic hoping to give Balestier some much-needed tonic". FourFourTwo. Archived from the original on 4 June 2016. Retrieved 3 June 2016.

[8] Ho, Kenneth (3 June 2016). "Peričić replaced due to injury". FourFourTwo. Archived from the original on 4 June 2016. Retrieved 3 June 2016.

[YLIBAL14Feb-9] "Young Lions stun Balestier in season opener". The Straits Times. 15 February 2016. Retrieved 16 February 2016.

[GEYBAL3Mar-10] Ganesan, Deepanraj (3 March 2016). "Geylang frustrated by Tigers in drab draw". FourFourTwo. Archived from the original on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 3 March 2016.