2024–25 BG Tampines Rovers FC season
2024–25 season | |||
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Chairman | Desmond Ong | ||
Coach | Gavin Lee | ||
Ground | Our Tampines Hub | ||
Singapore Premier League | TBD | ||
AFC Cup | TBD | ||
Singapore Cup | TBD | ||
Top goalscorer | League: TBD All: TBD | ||
Highest home attendance | TBD | ||
Lowest home attendance | TBD | ||
Average home league attendance | TBD | ||
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The 2024–25 season will be Tampines Rovers' 29th consecutive season at the top level of Singapore football and their 79th year in existence as a football club. It will be the club first season to be renamed by adding the word 'BG' infront of the club name. The club also qualified for the AFC Champions League Two as the 2nd best placed local team in the previous season. This will be their first season after they inked a three-year collaboration in 2023 with Thailand's BG Pathum United, a partnership that will continue until the end of the 2025–26 season.[1]
Review[edit]
Pre-season[edit]
The 2024–25 Singapore Premier League season will be the first season to be played having a two-year schedule where BG Tampines Rovers participated in the 2024 interim pre-season tournament from 23 February until 21 April. The interim pre-season tournament ensure that the players are adequately prepared for an extended new season that will span nearly 12 months.
Transfers[edit]
On 23 January 2024, BG Tampines Rovers loaned in two new Thailand national, 19-year-old forward Thitipat Ekarunpong and 18-year-old defender Thanet Suknate from BG Pathum United. The club signs their former player Amirul Adli, Irish-Singaporean player, Jared Gallagher from Young Lions and Japanese player, Seia Kunori from Albirex Niigata (S).
Squad[edit]
Singapore Premier League[edit]
- As of 30 April 2024
No. | Name | Nationality | Date of Birth (Age) | Last club | Contract Since | Contract End |
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Goalkeepers | ||||||
24 | Syazwan Buhari (C) | 22 September 1992 | Geylang International | 2018 | 2023 | |
31 | Ridhuan Barudin | 23 March 1987 | Hougang United | 2023 | 2023 | |
Defenders | ||||||
4 | Shuya Yamashita | 16 April 1999 | Albirex Niigata (S) | 2022 | 2025 | |
5 | Amirul Adli | 13 January 1996 | Geylang International | 2024 | 2025 | |
17 | Amirul Haikal | 11 October 1999 | Young Lions | 2021 | 2023 | |
22 | Syahrul Sazali | 3 June 1998 | Young Lions | 2022 | 2023 | |
23 | Irfan Najeeb | 31 July 1999 | Young Lions | 2021 | 2023 | |
33 | Miloš Zlatković | 1 January 1997 | Balzan (M1) | 2023 | 2025 | |
Midfielders | ||||||
6 | Jared Gallagher | 18 January 2002 | Young Lions | 2024 | 2025 | |
8 | Shah Shahiran | 14 November 1999 | Young Lions | 2023 | 2027 | |
10 | Kyoga Nakamura (VC) | 25 April 1996 | Albirex Niigata (S) | 2020 | 2026 | |
16 | Joel Chew | 9 February 2000 | Young Lions | 2022 | 2027 | |
18 | Yasir Hanapi | 21 June 1989 (age 34) | PDRM FA | 2018 | 2025 | |
20 | Saifullah Akbar | 31 January 1999 | Lion City Sailors | 2023 | 2023 | |
Forwards | ||||||
7 | Seia Kunori | 31 March 2001 | Albirex Niigata (S) | 2024 | 2025 | |
9 | Boris Kopitović | 27 April 1995 | OFK Petrovac (M1) | 2020 | 2025 | |
11 | Glenn Kweh | 26 March 2000 | Young Lions | 2023 | 2024 | |
13 | Taufik Suparno | 31 October 1995 | Young Lions | 2018 | 2023 | |
30 | Faris Ramli (VC) | 24 August 1992 | Lion City Sailors | 2023 | 2025 | |
Players loaned out / left during season | ||||||
Syed Firdaus Hassan | 30 May 1998 | Albirex Niigata (S) | 2022 | 2025 | ||
Rezza Rezky | 8 November 2000 | Tanjong Pagar United | 2022 | 2025 | ||
Players on National Service | ||||||
Remarks:
FP U21 These players are registered as U21 foreign players.
U21[edit]
- As of 4 March 2024
No. | Name | Nationality | Date of Birth (Age) | Last club | Contract Since | Contract End |
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Goalkeepers | ||||||
63 | Sunny Tia Yang Guang U21 | 25 February 2004 | Albirex Niigata (S) | 2022 | 2025 | |
67 | Nor Aqmar Shamil | 17 | Singapore Sports School | 2023 | 2025 | |
70 | Pasindu Yapa FP | 16 | Tampines Rovers U17 | 2023 | 2025 | |
Defenders | ||||||
51 | Taras Goh Jun Xian | 26 May 2005 | Singapore Sports School | 2022 | 2023 | |
54 | Jovan Ang | 23 August 2006 | Tampines Rovers U17 | 2022 | 2025 | |
55 | Kegan Phang | 23 January 2006 | SJI International School | 2023 | 2025 | |
56 | Zeeshan Iskandar | 3 April 2007 | Tampines Rovers U17 | 2022 | 2024 | |
62 | Thanet Suknate FP | 26 July 2005 | BG Pathum United U18 | 2024 | 2025 | |
65 | Adrian Jaccard | 18 | 2024 | 2025 | ||
66 | Hadirul Harraz | 6 January 2006 | Singapore Sports School | 2023 | 2025 | |
73 | Marcus Heng | 18 | Lion City Sailors U17 | 2024 | 2025 | |
Midfielders | ||||||
52 | Thitipat Ekarunpong FP U21 | 5 January 2005 | BG Pathum United | 2024 | 2025 | |
58 | Caelan Cheong Tze Jay U21 | 22 January 2006 | Tampines Rovers U17 | 2022 | 2025 | |
71 | Ilham Iskandar U21 | 30 July 2006 | Singapore Sports School | 2023 | 2023 | |
72 | Shaddiq Mansor U21 | 20 March 2006 | Singapore Sports School | 2023 | 2023 | |
74 | Naufal Mohammad | 18 | Tampines Rovers U17 | 2023 | 2025 | |
75 | Yusril Hanapi U21 | 7 May 2006 | Tampines Rovers U17 | 2022 | 2025 | |
77 | Ryan Peh | 18 | 2024 | 2025 | ||
80 | Kieran Tan | 1 January 2008 | Lion City Sailors U17 | 2024 | 2025 | |
Forwards | ||||||
61 | Nicolas Michael Beninger U21 | 4 July 2006 | Tampines Rovers U17 | 2022 | 2025 | |
Players on NS | ||||||
Ong Yu En U21 | 3 October 2003 | Tampines Rovers | 2022 | 2023 | ||
Ryaan Sanizal U21 | 3 October 2003 | Tampines Rovers | 2022 | 2023 | ||
Neel Manoj Nannat U21 | 14 July 2004 | Tampines Rovers U17 | 2022 | 2023 |
U17[edit]
- As of 30 April 2024
U15[edit]
- As of 30 April 2024
U13[edit]
- As of 30 April 2024
Women[edit]
- As of 30 April 2024
Coaching staff[edit]
Position | Name | Ref. |
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Chairman | Desmond Ong | |
General Manager | William Phang | [2] |
Men's Team | ||
Head Coach | Gavin Lee | Sign extension till 2024 [3][4] |
Assistant Coach | Fahrudin Mustafić | [5] |
Assistant Coach COE U21 Coach | Noh Rahman | |
Goalkeeping Coach | William Phang | [6] |
Fitness Coach | Tan Guo Xiong | |
Video Analyst | Nathaniel Tan | |
Sports Trainer | Chong Wei Zhi | |
COE U17 Coach | Budiyanto Mat Nanto | |
COE U15 Coach | Masrezwan Masturi | |
COE U13 Coach | Adelard Teng | |
COE Goalkeeping Coach | Ridhuan Bahrudin | |
Physiotherapist | Nurul Ain Hassan Rahulpaskaran Shoban | |
Logistics Officer | Goh Koon Hiang | |
Women's Team | ||
Team Manager | Joseph O'Sullivan | |
Head Coach | Faizal Zainuddin | |
Assistant Coach | Jahsh Ruzzman | |
Goalkeeper Coach | Rudy Md Ali | |
Physiotherapist | Junn Faye |
Transfers[edit]
In[edit]
Pre-season
Position | Player | Transferred From | Team | Ref |
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DF | Amirul Adli | Geylang International | First team | Free [7] |
MF | Jared Gallagher | Young Lions | First Team | Free [8] |
MF | Kieran Tan | Lion City Sailors U17 | U21 | Free |
FW | Seia Kunori | Albirex Niigata (S) | First Team | Free [9] |
Mid-season
Position | Player | Transferred From | Team | Ref |
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Loan In[edit]
Pre-season
Position | Player | Transferred From | Team | Ref |
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DF | Thanet Suknate | BG Pathum United U18 | First Team | Season loan till June 2025 [10] |
FW | Thitipat Ekarunpong | BG Pathum United | First Team | Season loan till June 2025 [10] |
Mid-season
Position | Player | Transferred From | Team | Ref |
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Loan Return[edit]
Pre-season
Position | Player | Transferred From | Team | Ref |
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DF | Danish Irfan | Geylang International | First Team | End of Loan [a] |
- ^ Danish Irfan returned to Tampines and was released after his contract end.
Mid-season
Position | Player | Transferred From | Team | Ref |
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Out[edit]
Pre-season
Position | Player | Transferred To | Team | Ref |
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GK | Jayden Khoo Zhen Yang | U21 | Free | |
DF | Hamizan Hisham | First Team | Free | |
DF | Danish Irfan | Hougang United | First Team | Free [11] |
DF | Adam Reefdy | Hougang United | U21 | Free |
DF | Adam Ali | Hougang United U21 | U21 | Free |
DF | Irfan Rifqi | Geylang International U21 | U21 | Free |
MF | Firdaus Kasman | First Team | Free [12] | |
MF | Irgy Zulkifli | Geylang International U21 | U17 | Free |
FW | Lim Zheng Wu | Young Lions | U21 | Free |
Mid-season
Position | Player | Transferred To | Team | Ref |
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Loan Out[edit]
Pre-season
Position | Player | Transferred To | Team | Ref |
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MF | Marc Ryan Tan | SAFSA | First Team | NS till October 2024 |
GK | Danial Iliya | SAFSA | First Team | NS till February 2025 |
DF | Andrew Aw | SAFSA | U21 | NS till February 2025 [13] |
DF | Adam Reefdy | SAFSA | U21 | NS till February 2025 |
MF | Iman Hakim | SAFSA | First Team | NS till February 2025 [14] |
MF | Ong Yu En | SAFSA | U21 | NS till July 2025 |
DF | Ryaan Sanizal | SAFSA | U21 | NS till Aug 2025 |
MF | Neel Manoj Nannat | SAFSA | U21 | NS till July 2025 |
MF | Matthias Josaphat Koesno | SAFSA | U21 | NS till March 2026 |
MF | Syed Firdaus Hassan | Albirex Niigata (S) | First Team | Season loan till May 2025 [15] |
MF | Rezza Rezky | Tanjong Pagar United | First Team | Season loan till May 2025 [16] |
Extension and retained[edit]
First Team
| U21
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Friendlies[edit]
Pre-season[edit]
Win Draw Loss
SPL Interim Tournament – 23 Feb to 21 Apr
24 February 2024 1 | BG Tampines Rovers | 4–1 | Young Lions FC | Tampines |
Boris Kopitović 39' (pen) Shuya Yamashita 43' Miloš Zlatković 70' Saifullah Akbar 78' (pen) | Report | Itsuki Enomoto 20' | Stadium: Our Tampines Hub Referee: Clarence Leow |
2 March 2024 2 | BG Tampines Rovers | 3–0 | Hougang United | Jalan Besar |
Joel Chew 7' Boris Kopitović 85' Seia Kunori 90+1' | Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium |
12 April 2024 4 | BG Tampines Rovers | 3–3 | Balestier Khalsa | Jalan Besar |
Faris Ramli 7', 64' Shah Shahiran 36' | Ismail Sassi 25' Amiruldin Asraf 90', 90+4' | Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium |
21 April 2024 5 | BG Tampines Rovers | 13-1 | Lion City Sailors | Bishan |
Seia Kunori 1', 8' Seia Kunori 6' Boris Kopitović 16', 18', 32', 45' Shah Shahiran 55' Thitipat Ekarunpong 71', 78' Caelan Cheong 76' Taufik Suparno 76' | Kian Ghadessy 66' | Stadium: Bishan Stadium |
- Notes
Team statistics[edit]
Appearances and goals[edit]
- 24 May 2024
No. | Pos. | Player | SPL | Singapore Cup | AFC Champions League Two | Total | ||||||||||
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Apps. | Goals | Apps. | Goals | Apps. | Goals | Apps. | Goals | |||||||||
4 | DF | Shuya Yamashita | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||||
5 | DF | Amirul Adli | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||||
6 | MF | Jared Gallagher | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||||
7 | FW | Seia Kunori | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | ||||||
8 | MF | Shah Shahiran | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||||
9 | FW | Boris Kopitović | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | ||||||
10 | MF | Kyoga Nakamura | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||||
11 | FW | Glenn Kweh | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||||
13 | FW | Taufik Suparno | 0+3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | ||||||
16 | MF | Joel Chew | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
17 | DF | Amirul Haikal | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||||
18 | MF | Yasir Hanapi | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||||
20 | MF | Saifullah Akbar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
22 | DF | Syahrul Sazali | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
23 | DF | Irfan Najeeb | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||||
24 | GK | Syazwan Buhari | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||||
30 | FW | Faris Ramli | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | ||||||
31 | GK | Ridhuan Barudin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
33 | DF | Miloš Zlatković | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | ||||||
52 | FW | Thitipat Ekarunpong | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
54 | MF | Jovan Ang | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
55 | DF | Kegan Phang Jun | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
58 | MF | Caelan Cheong Tze Jay | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
60 | MF | Matthias Josaphat Koesno | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
62 | DF | Thanet Suknate | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
79 | MF | Anton Yen Goh | 0 | 0 | 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 | ||||||||||||||||
15 | MF | Syed Firdaus Hassan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
18 | MF | Rezza Rezky | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Competitions[edit]
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Overview[edit]
Results summary (SPL)
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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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[edit]
Win Draw Loss
12 May 2024 1 | BG Tampines Rovers | 3–1 | Albirex Niigata (S) | Jalan Besar |
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| Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium Referee: Jansen Foo |
17 May 2024 2 | Geylang International | 4–4 | BG Tampines Rovers | Jalan Besar |
Amirul Adli 21' (o.g.) Tomoyuki Doi 34' Naqiuddin Eunos 61' Ryoya Tanigushi 75' Joshua Pereira 52' | Boris Kopitović 6' (pen) Miloš Zlatković 11' Taufik Suparno 83', 84' Amirul Adli 44' Shuya Yamashita 69' | Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium Referee: Andrea Verolino |
24 May 2024 3 | Balestier Khalsa | 2–4 | BG Tampines Rovers | Bishan |
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| Stadium: Bishan Stadium Referee: Muhammad Taqi |
22 September 2024 15 | DPMM | v | BG Tampines Rovers | Bandar Seri Begawan |
Stadium: Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium |
29 September 2024 16 | BG Tampines Rovers | v | Lion City Sailors | Jalan Besar |
Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium |
19 October 2024 17 | BG Tampines Rovers | v | Albirex Niigata (S) | Jalan Besar |
Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium |
30 October 2024 18 | Geylang International | v | BG Tampines Rovers | Jalan Besar |
Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium |
11 January 2025 20 | BG Tampines Rovers | v | Tanjong Pagar United | Jalan Besar |
Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium |
17 May 2025 31 | DPMM | v | BG Tampines Rovers | Bandar Seri Begawan |
Stadium: Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Tampines Rovers | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 7 | Qualification for 2025–26 AFC Champions League Two Group Stage |
2 | Lion City Sailors | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 6 | Qualification for 2025–26 AFC Champions League Two playoff |
3 | Brunei DPMM[a] | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 6 | |
4 | Geylang International | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 5 | |
5 | Balestier Khalsa | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 4 | |
6 | Albirex Niigata (S) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 3 | |
7 | Hougang United | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 1 | |
8 | Tanjong Pagar United | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 1 | |
9 | Young Lions[a] | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | −9 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of wins
Notes:
Singapore Cup[edit]
AFC Champions League Two[edit]
Competition (U21)[edit]
Win Draw Loss
20 May 2024 1 | BG Tampines Rovers | 1-1 | Geylang International | Woodlands |
Thanet Suknate | Zikos Chua | Stadium: Woodlands Stadium |
27 May 2024 2 | BG Tampines Rovers | 4-0 | Balestier Khalsa | Woodlands |
Amirul Haikal Caelan Cheong Nicolas Michael Beninger | Stadium: Woodlands Stadium |