title: 2020 Tanjong Pagar United FC season
text: # 2020 Tanjong Pagar United FC season
  
  The 2020 Singapore Premier League season is Tanjong Pagar United's 15th season at the top level of Singapore football. The club will also compete in the Singapore Cup.
  
  It was first reported that the Jaguar was applying to play for the 2020 season after the announcement of Warrior's plight.
  
  On 19 January 2020, FAS confirmed that the club "met all the necessary pre-requisites for participation in the SPL 2020 season."
  
  They will be playing in the Jurong East Stadium, sharing with Albirex Niigata (S) for the 2020 season.
  
  ## Squad
  
  ### Sleague Squad
  
      As of 25 Jan 2020
  
  | No. | Name | Date of Birth (Age) | Last club | Contract Since | Contract End |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Goalkeepers |||||||
  | 1 | Joey Sim $^{>30}$ | (1987-03-02) 2 March 1987 (age 36) | Tiong Bahru FC (NFL) | 2020 | 2020 |
  | 18 | Fashah Iskandar | (1995-02-15) 15 February 1995 (age 28) | Warriors FC | 2020 | 2020 |
  | 23 | Kenji Syed Rusydi $^{U23}$ | (1998-07-12) 12 July 1998 (age 25) | Young Lions FC | 2020 | 2020 |
  | Defenders |||||||
  | 2 | Faritz Abdul Hameed $^{>30}$ | (1990-01-16) 16 January 1990 (age 33) | Home United | 2020 | |
  | 4 | Delwinder Singh | (1992-08-05) 5 August 1992 (age 30) | Warriors FC | 2020 | 2020 |
  | 5 | Yann Motta | (1999-11-24) 24 November 1999 (age 23) | Sampaio Corrêa FC | 2020 | |
  | 6 | Syabil Hisham $^{U23}$ | (2002-09-20) 20 September 2002 (age 20) | Geylang International U19 | 2020 | |
  | 7 | Takahiro Tanaka | (1993-11-22) 22 November 1993 (age 29) | Renofa Yamaguchi FC | 2020 | |
  | 12 | Syariful Haq Sapari $^{U23}$ | (2001-07-22) 22 July 2001 (age 22) | Free agent | 2020 | |
  | 25 | Ariyan Shamsuddin $^{U23}$ | (1997-08-28) 28 August 1997 (age 25) | SAFSA | 2020 | |
  | 55 | Julian Tan Jian Tang $^{U23}$ | (1999-10-11) 11 October 1999 (age 23) | | 2020 | |
  | Midfielders |||||||
  | 11 | Ignatius Ang | (1992-11-12) 12 November 1992 (age 30) | Warriors FC | 2020 | |
  | 13 | Farihin Farkhan $^{U23}$ | (1998-04-26) 26 April 1998 (age 25) | Free agent | 2020 | |
  | 14 | Hadiputradila Saswadimata $^{U23}$ | (2000-02-05) 5 February 2000 (age 23) | Home United U19 | 2020 | |
  | 15 | Shodai Nishikawa | (1993-09-21) 21 September 1993 (age 29) | OFK Petrovac | 2020 | |
  | 16 | Raihan Rahman | (1991-02-07) 7 February 1991 (age 32) | Balestier Khalsa | 2020 | |
  | 17 | Suria Prakash | (1993-12-23) 23 December 1993 (age 29) | Warriors FC | 2020 | 2020 |
  | 19 | Ribiyanda Saswadimata $^{U23}$ | (1997-02-05) 5 February 1997 (age 26) | Yishun Sentek Mariners FC (NFL) | 2020 | |
  | 21 | Suhairi Sabri | (1996-04-23) 23 April 1996 (age 27) | Home United | 2020 | 2020 |
  | 28 | Ammirul Emmran | (1995-04-18) 18 April 1995 (age 28) | Warriors FC | 2020 | 2020 |
  | 57 | Efly Danish $^{U23}$ | (2002-10-15) 15 October 2002 (age 20) | | 2020 | |
  | Forwards |||||||
  | 3 | Syukri Bashir $^{U23}$ | (1998-04-11) 11 April 1998 (age 25) | Young Lions FC | 2020 | |
  | 8 | Nashrul Amin $^{U23}$ | (1997-06-17) 17 June 1997 (age 26) | GFA Victoria FC (NFL) | 2020 | 2020 |
  | 10 | Luiz Júnior | (1990-04-23) 23 April 1990 (age 33) | Sabah FA | 2020 | |
  | 24 | Zulkiffli Hassim | (1986-03-26) 26 March 1986 (age 37) | Warriors FC | 2020 | 2020 |
  | 60 | Indera Iskandar $^{U23}$ | (2003-04-02) 2 April 2003 (age 20) | | 2020 | |
  | Players loaned out / left during season |||||||
  | 9 | Syahadat Masnawi $^{U23}$ | (2001-11-07) 7 November 2001 (age 21) | Young Lions FC | 2020 | |
  
  ### U19 Squad
  
      As of 25 Jan 2020
  
  | No. | Name | Date of Birth (Age) | Contract Since |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Goalkeepers |||||||
  | Defenders |||||||
  | 55 | Julian Tan Jian Tang $^{U23}$ | (1999-10-11) 11 October 1999 (age 23) | 2020 |
  | Midfielders |||||||
  | 57 | Efly Danish $^{U23}$ | (2002-10-15) 15 October 2002 (age 20) | 2020 |
  | Forwards |||||||
  
  ## Coaching staff
  
  | Position | Name |
  | - | - |
  | Chairman | Raymond Tang |
  | General Manager | Desmund Khusnin |
  | Team Manager | Noh Alam Shah |
  | Head coach | Hari Su'ap |
  | Assistant coach | Hasrin Jailani |
  | Fitness coach | Hafiz Osman |
  | Goalkeeping coach | Rizal Abdul Rahman |
  | Physiotherapist | Abdul Hamid Bin Omar |
  | Kitman | |
  
  ## Transfers
  
  ### Pre-season transfers
  
  **In**
  
  | Position | Player | Transferred From | Ref |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | GK | Fashah Iskandar | Warriors FC | |
  | GK | Kenji Syed Rusydi | Home United | |
  | GK | Joey Sim | Tiong Bahru FC | |
  | DF | Faritz Abdul Hameed | Home United | Free |
  | DF | Takahiro Tanaka | Renofa Yamaguchi FC | Free |
  | DF | Delwinder Singh | Warriors FC | |
  | DF | Ribiyanda Saswadimata | Yishun Sentek Mariners FC | |
  | DF | Hadiputradila Saswadimata | Home United U19 | |
  | DF | Yann Motta | Sampaio Corrêa FC | |
  | MF | Suria Prakash | Warriors FC | |
  | MF | Ignatius Ang | Warriors FC | |
  | MF | Suhairi Sabri | Home United | |
  | MF | Raihan Rahman | Balestier Khalsa | Free |
  | MF | Shodai Nishikawa | | Free |
  | FW | Luiz Júnior | Sabah FA | |
  | FW | Syukri Bashir | Hougang United | Free |
  | FW | Nashrul Amin | GFA Victoria FC | Free |
  | FW | Syahadat Masnawi | Young Lions FC | |
  
  **Out**
  
  | Position | Player | Transferred To | Ref |
  | - | - | - | - |
  
  ### Mid Season
  
  **In**
  
  | Position | Player | Transferred From | Ref |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | FW | Zulkiffli Hassim | Warriors FC | |
  | DF | Ariyan Shamsuddin | SAFSA (NFL D1) | Free |
  | MF | Ammirul Emmran | Warriors FC | |
  
  **Out**
  
  | Position | Player | Transferred To | Ref |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | FW | Syahadat Masnawi | SAFSA | NS |
  
  ## Friendlies
  
  ### Pre-Season Friendly
  
  Win  Draw  Loss
  
  ## Team statistics
  
  ### Appearances and goals
  
      As of 20 March 2020
  
  Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute.
  
  | No. | Pos. | Player | Sleague | Sleague | Singapore Cup | Singapore Cup | Total | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | No. | Pos. | Player | Apps. | Goals | Apps. | Goals | Apps. | Goals |
  | 1 | GK | Joey Sim | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | 2 | DF | Faritz Abdul Hameed | 9(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
  | 4 | DF | Delwinder Singh | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
  | 5 | DF | Yann Motta | 13(1) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 |
  | 6 | DF | Syabil Hisham | 10(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
  | 7 | DF | Takahiro Tanaka | 13(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
  | 8 | FW | Nashrul Amin | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
  | 10 | FW | Luiz Júnior | 8(6) | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 |
  | 11 | MF | Ignatius Ang | 4(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
  | 13 | MF | Farihin Farkhan | 3(5) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
  | 14 | MF | Hadiputradila Saswadimata | 4(3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
  | 15 | MF | Shodai Nishikawa | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 |
  | 16 | MF | Raihan Rahman | 10(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
  | 17 | MF | Suria Prakash | 3(11) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 |
  | 18 | GK | Fashah Iskandar | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
  | 19 | MF | Ribiyanda Saswadimata | 1(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
  | 21 | MF | Suhairi Sabri | 11(1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 |
  | 23 | GK | Kenji Syed Rusydi | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
  | 24 | FW | Zulkiffli Hassim | 3(5) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
  | 28 | MF | Ammirul Emmran | 9(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
  | 55 | MF | Julian Tan Jian Tang | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | 57 | MF | Efly Danish | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
  | 60 | FW | Indera Iskandar | 0(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
  | Players who have played this season but had left the club or on loan to other club |||||||||
  | 9 | FW | Syahadat Masnawi | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
  
  ## Competitions
  
  ### Overview
  
  | Competition | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Competition | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
  
  ### Singapore Premier League
  
  Win  Draw  Loss
  
  | Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 4 | Geylang International | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 22 | −4 | 20 | Qualification for AFC Cup group stage |
  | 5 | Balestier Khalsa | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 28 | −6 | 19 | |
  | 6 | Hougang United | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 24 | −5 | 15 | |
  | 7 | Young Lions | 14 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 12 | 38 | −26 | 9 | |
  | 8 | Tanjong Pagar United | 14 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 33 | −19 | 5 | |
  
  * ↑ The foreign club – Albirex Niigata (S) – as well as the Football Association of Singapore (FAS) under-21 team, Young Lions, are ineligible for any AFC competition spots.
  
  ### Singapore Cup
  
  Win  Draw  Loss
  
  