SINGAPORE, 31 OCTOBER 2019 – The Football Association of Singapore (FAS) marked the end of the domestic professional football season with the FAS Nite 2019 earlier this evening at Orchard Hotel.

Outstanding individuals and clubs from the Singapore Premier League (SPL), National Football League (NFL), Women’s Premier (WPL) and National Leagues (WNL) as well as the Centre of Excellence (COE) Leagues received awards to recognise their performances through the season.

Hougang United FC star Faris Ramli took home the coveted AIA Player of the Year gong, while Home United FC playmaker Hami Syahin was named the Komoco Motors Young Player of the Year. The Singapore Pools Coach of the Year award went to Brunei DPMM FC’s Adrian Pennock, while Barry Maguire’s blockbuster strike for Geylang International won the Mitre Goal of the Year accolade.Faris, who helped the Cheetahs to their best-ever league finish of third, said: “I am still shaking right now! I am really shocked that I won. But I feel blessed that all my hard work has paid off.  I have mixed feelings as Hougang did not win any trophies but the club has helped me develop… We are going in the right direction and this trophy is for them (as well). I have to keep improving and keep challenging myself as a player.”

Pennock, who led DPMM to their second league title, said: “It is really an honour for me to win this award and I feel very humbled. Barely a year ago, I would not have thought that I would be standing here today but here I am, and this is a very special win as we’ve had a fantastic season.”

Hami, 20, became the youngest recipient of the Young Player of the Year award since Hariss Harun won in 2010. In a video message from Japan, where he is on international duty with the Under-22s, Hami said: “I am very humbled to be chosen as Young Player of the Year. Playing at Home United this year, I was (pushed) out of my comfort zone and that has helped me grow into a better player and human being. I will take this win as motivation to push harder and achieve greater things in life.”
In the NFL, Tiong Bahru FC’s Double-winning head coach Robert Eziakor bagged the Division One Coach of the Year award for the second year running. The club also swept the Player and Young Player of the Year awards, won by Liam Shotton and Danish Uwais respectively. In the NFL Division Two categories, Project Vaults Oxley SC’s Jonathan Xu was named Player of the Year, Jungfrau Punggol FC’s Sadik Said the Young Player of the Year and Siglap FC’s Ashraf Ariffin the Coach of the Year.

Police SA’s Nur Emilia Natasha claimed the WPL Player of the Year trophy, with Tampines Changkat FC’s Nur Umairah Hamdan picking up the Young Player of the Year award and Home United FC’s Azrulnizam Shah the Coach of the Year. In the WNL, Republic FC’s Nurjannah Jamalludin and Tiong Bahru FC’s Nur Raudhah Kamis were named Player and Young Player of the Year respectively, while Tanjong Pagar United’s Double-winning head coach Samawira Basri was Coach of the Year.
Close to 400 attendees were present at the event, which was themed “Celebrating Singapore’s Pillars of Football” to reflect the four key pillars initiated by FAS – Youth Development, Capability Development, Cost Efficiency (Efficient Resource Management), A Vibrant Football Culture. The pillars were formed to lay the foundation for our nation’s strong challenge for regional footballing accolades and subsequently make a mark in the global football scene.

This year’s special awards included these four new categories, which saw 10 award recipients being recognised for their efforts in contributing to Singapore’s Pillars of Football. One of them was Singapore stalwart Khairul Amri, who recently announced his retirement from international football; he picked up the “Capability Development” award.

The FAS congratulates all winners in the FAS Nite 2019. Please see ANNEX A below for the full list of winners.
Photos from top to bottom:
1. SPL award winners: L-R Andrei Varankou, Adrian Pennock, Faris Ramli, Barry Maguire
2. Team of the Year L-R Kaishu Yamazaki, Kyoga Nakamura, Nazrul NAzari, Irwan Shah, Shawal Anuar, FAS Deputy President Mr Bernard Tan, Faris Ramli, Andrei Varankou, Wardun Yussof, Shahdan Sulaiman,Charlie Clough, Blake Ricciuto
3. NFL award winners: L-R Danish Uwais, Zul Feshal, Jonathan Xu, Robert Eziakor, Andy Tan (on behalf of Katong FC for Fair Play), Ashraf Ariffin, Liam Shotton, Zamri Kamal, Sadik Said, Amos Boon (on behalf of SCC for Fair Play)
4. Women’s Leagues award winners: L-R Azrulnizam Shah, Nur Raudhah Kamis, Danelle Tan, Nur Faradila (on behalf of Yeong Sheau Shyan), Nur Emilia Natasha, Nur Umairah Hamdan, Azura Azlan (on behalf of Mariam El-Masri), Samawira Basri

ANNEX A

 

AIA Singapore Premier League
Award	Nominees	Club/Organisation	Winner
AIA Player of the Year	Andrei Varankou	Brunei DPMM FC	Faris Ramli
	Faris Ramli	Hougang United FC
	Shahdan Sulaiman	Tampines Rovers FC
KOMOCO MOTORS Young Player of the Year	Hami Syahin	Home United FC	Hami Syahin
	Kaishu Yamazaki	Albirex Niigata FC (S)
	Kyoga Nakamura	Albirex Niigata FC (S)
SINGAPORE POOLS Coach of the Year	Adrian Pennock	Brunei DPMM FC	Adrian Pennock
	Clement Teo	Hougang United FC
	Mohd Noor Ali	Geylang International FC
MITRE Goal of the Year	Kyoga Nakamura	Albirex Niigata FC (S)	Barry Maguire
	Barry Maguire	Geylang International FC
	Shahfiq Ghani	Hougang United FC
AIA Top Scorer		Brunei DPMM FC	Andrei Varankou
POLAR Fair Play Award			Albirex Niigata (S)
WARRIX Referee of the Year	Farhad Bin Mohamed	N.A	Farhad Mohamed
	Letchman S/O Gopalakrishnan	N.A
	Juherman Bin Zaiton	N.A
WARRIX Assistant Referee of the Year	Ronnie Koh Min Kiat	N.A	Ong Chai Lee
	Abdul Hannan Bin Abdul Hasim	N.A
	Ong Chai Lee	N.A
Story of the Year	Matthew Mohan	Channel NewsAsia Digital	Matthew Mohan
	Sazali Abdul Aziz	The Straits Times
	David Lee	The Straits Times
Photo of the Year	Ko Po Hui	Bolasepako.com	Chua Boon Ping
	Chua Boon Ping	Junpiter Futbol
	Matthew Mohan	Channel NewsAsia Digital
Team of the Year	Fashah Iskandar	Warriors FC	Wardun Yussof
	Kengo Fukudome	Albirex Niigata FC (S)
	Syazwan Buhari	Tampines Rovers FC
	Wardun Yussof	Brunei DPMM FC
	Darren Teh	Geylang International FC	Nazrul Nazari Irwan Shah
	Fadli Kamis	Balestier Khalsa FC
	Hafiz Sujad	Hougang United FC
	Irwan Shah	Tampines Rovers FC
	Nazrul Nazari	Hougang United FC
	Zulqarnaen Suzliman	Young Lions
	Amirul Adli	Tampines Rovers FC	Charlie Clough Kaishu Yamazaki
	Charlie Clough	Brunei DPMM FC
	Kaishu Yamazaki	Albirex Niigata FC (S)
	Kong Howon	Hougang United FC
	Shuhei Sasahara	Albirex Niigata FC (S)
	Yuki Ichikawa	Geylang International FC
	Azwan Ali Rahman	Brunei DPMM FC	Blake Ricciuto Kyoga Nakamura Shahdan Sulaiman
	Barry Maguire	Geylang International FC
	Blake Ricciuto	Brunei DPMM FC
	Daizo Horikoshi	Albirex Niigata FC (S)
	Hami Syahin	Home United FC
	Jacob Mahler	Young Lions
	Kyoga Nakamura	Albirex Niigata FC (S)
	Shahdan Sulaiman	Tampines Rovers FC
	Song Uiyoung	Home United FC
	Faris Ramli	Hougang United FC	Shawal Anuar Faris Ramli
	Gabriel Quak	Warriors FC
	Jordan Webb	Tampines Rovers FC
	Ryutaro Megumi	Tampines Rovers FC
	Shawal Anuar	Geylang International FC
	Stipe Plazibat	Hougang United FC
	Andrei Varankou	Brunei DPMM FC	Andrei Varankou
	Fareez Farhan	Geylang International FC
	Jonathan Behe	Warriors FC
	Sime Zuzul	Balestier Khalsa FC

 

NFL Division One
Award	Name	Club	Winner
Player of the Year	Aloysius Yap	Singapore Armed Forces SA	Liam Shotton
	Liam Shotton	Tiong Bahru FC
	Shuri Uchida	GFA Sporting Westlake FC
Young Player of the Year	Carman Koh	Singapore Khalsa Association	Danish Uwais
	Danish Uwais	Tiong Bahru FC
	Nasrul Taib	Singapore Armed Forces SA
Coach of the Year	Kevin Wee	Singapore Armed Forces SA	Robert Eziakor
	Sukhvinder Singh	Singapore Khalsa Association
	Robert Eziakor	Tiong Bahru FC
Top Scorer		Warwick Knights FC	Zamri Kamal
Fair Play Award			Katong FC

 

 

NFL Division Two
Award	Name	Club	Winner
Player of the Year	Chang Guo Guang	Singapore Cricket Club	Jonathan Xu
	Guntur Djafril	Siglap FC
	Jonathan Xu	Project Vaults Oxley SC
Young Player of the Year	Dylan Pereira	GFA Victoria FC	Sadik Said
	Sadik Said	Jungfrau Punggol FC
	Salihin Rosdi	Bishan Barx FC
Coach of the Year	Ashraf Ariffin	Siglap FC	Ashraf Ariffin
	Sudiat Dali	Admiralty CSC
	Amos Boon	Singapore Cricket Club
Top Scorer		Project Vaults Oxley SC	Zul Feshal
Fair Play Award			Singapore Cricket Club

 

 

Women’s Premier League
Award	Name	Club	Winner
Player of the Year	Nur Izyan Ahmad	Simei United FC	Nur Emilia Natasha
	Nur Emilia Natasha	Police SA
	Nabilla Aina	Home United FC
Young Player of the Year	Nur Umairah Hamdan	Tampines Changkat FC	Nur Umairah Hamdan
	Nur Emilia Natasha	Police SA
	Winette Lim	Home United FC
Coach of the Year	Ratna Suffian	Simei United FC	Azrulnizam Shah
	Azrulnizam Shah	Home United FC
	Alias Ahmad	Police SA
Top Scorer		Warriors FC	Mariam El-Masri
Fair Play Award			Warriors FC

 

 

Women’s National League
Award	Name	Club	Winner
Player of the Year	Nurjannah Jamalludin	Republic FC	Nurjannah Jamalludin
	Manami Fukuzawa	Tanjong Pagar United FC
	Wang Zhen Zhu	Tiong Bahru FC
Young Player of the Year	Atikah Ardini	GDT Circuit FC	Nur Raudhah Kamis
	Nur Farhanah Ruhaizat	Tanjong Pagar United FC
	Nur Raudhah Kamis	Tiong Bahru FC
Coach of the Year	Samawira Basri	Tanjong Pagar United FC	Samawira Basri
	Sivaraj S/O Geevanathan	Tiong Bahru FC
	Ansar Tahir	GDT Circuit FC
Top Scorer		Still Aerion FC	Danelle Tan
Fair Play Award			Royal Arion WFC

 

 

COE Under-15 League
Award	Winner	Club/School
Top Scorer	Abdul Rauf	Meridian Secondary School
	Arsyad Basiron	Jurongville Secondary School
	Zakaria Syari	Tampines Rovers FC

 

COE Under-18 League
Award	Winner	Club
Top Scorer	Anaqi Ismit	Home United FC

 

 

FAS Recognition Awards (For Contribution to Singapore’s Pillars of Football)
Award	Winner
Capability Development	Mohammad Mardani
	Edward Silas
	Richard Woon
	Khairul Amri
Youth Development	Yong Sheau Shyan
	Bernard Lan
	Cikgu Sies Senan
Efficient Resource Management	Sandrasegeran
	Abdul Karim Bin Ibramsah
Vibrant Football Culture	Thiyaga Raju Arumugam