Balestier Khalsa
2016 season
ChairmanThavaneson
Head coachMarko Kraljević
StadiumToa 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 31 January 1989 Singapore Cricket Club
16 Naqiuddin Nodin 12 August 1994
19 Zaiful Nizam 24 July 1987
22 Ameerul Shafiq 9 March 1992 Admiralty FC
Defenders
2 Fadli Kamis 7 November 1992 Singapore Young Lions
3 Hanafi Salleh 10 September 1989
4 Serbia Emir Lotinac 25 September 1987 Serbia Novi Pazar
6 Nurullah Hussein 9 May 1993 Singapore Young Lions
12 Sheikh Abdul Hadi 24 March 1992
18 Ahmad Syahir 10 April 1992
20 Ho Wai Loon 20 August 1993
Midfielders
5 Shah Hirul 7 May 1986
7 Zulkiffli Hassim 26 March 1986 Gombak United
13 Jamil Ali 15 September 1983 Tampines Rovers
14 Fazli Ayob 24 June 1990 Home United
15 Fadhil Noh 4 March 1989 Woodlands Wellington FC
17 Syafiq Zainal 19 July 1991 LionsXII
24 Hazzuwan Halim 2 February 1994
25 Gary Loo 22 April 1992
27 Serbia Sadin Smajović 7 June 1988 Serbia FK Javor Ivanjica
Strikers
9 Croatia Niko Tokić 7 June 1988 Croatia NK Hrvatski Dragovoljac
11 Croatia Miroslav Krištić 14 February 1990 Croatia NK Imotski
21 Danial Tan 4 August 1994

Coaching staff

PositionName
Head coachCroatia Marko Kraljević
Assistant coachD. Tokijan
Goalkeeping coachRizal Abdul Rahman
Fitness coachRosman Sulaiman
Team ChairmanThavaneson Selvaratnam
PhysiotherapistMohamed Nasser
KitmanAbdul 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 Serbia Sadin Smajović Serbia FK Javor Ivanjica
MF Shah Hirul Geylang United Free
MF Jamil Ali Tampines Rovers Free [2]
MF Fazli Ayob Singapore 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 Croatia Igor Cerina Malaysia 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 Croatia Tarik Čmajčanin Armenia FC Mika

Mid-season transfers

In

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

Out

Position Player Transferred To Ref
FW Serbia 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
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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
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
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
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
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
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
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 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 Singapore Young Lions[lower-alpha 1] 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:
  1. ↑ 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.

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
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
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

References

  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".
  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.
  9. ↑ "Young Lions stun Balestier in season opener". The Straits Times. 15 February 2016. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
  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.
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