Press Releases ● Apr 15, 2015

Singapore Drawn With Indonesia, Myanmar, Cambodia And The Philippines In SEA Games 2015 Football Group Stage

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SINGAPORE, 15 APRIL 2015: Singapore will take on Indonesia, Myanmar, Cambodia and the Philippines in the group stages of the 28th South-east Asian Games’ football tournament, which will take place next month.

The Young Lions’ opponents were decided today at the official draw for the Under-23 tournament which was held at the Singapore Sports Hub. One of the two seeded teams of the competition because of its status as SEA Games hosts, the Republic opted to be in Group A which will feature five teams.

Defending champions Thailand, the other seeded side, were placed in Group B where they will face Malaysia, Vietnam, Laos, Brunei and Timor Leste.

Singapore were bronze medallists at the 2013 SEA Games, after losing 1-0 to Thailand in the semi-finals, and beating then-defending champions Malaysia 2-1 in the play-off for third place. Indonesia finished second after losing 0-1 to Thailand in the final.

Cambodia and Myanmar did not advance from the group stages two years ago while the Philippines did not participate in the football tournament then.

Young Lions Head Coach Aide Iskandar said he was happy with the draw but added that his team will not underestimate any of their opponents. “While Group B appears to be the tougher group, we must remember that there are no minnows in South-east Asian football these days,” he said.

“Many of our neighbours have made a lot of progress in recent years, and that is why we will not be underestimating any team.

“We want to start the tournament well as it will give us confidence for the following matches, so our main focus is on the first match. We want to get our campaign off to a good start, and build on that momentum. We are now in the next phase of our preparations. I have trimmed the squad down to 30 players, and we have begun intensifying our training.”

The football tournament will begin on 29 May, a week before the opening ceremony of the SEA Games (5-16 June). The top two teams in each group will progress to the semi-finals, which will be played on 13 June. The final will be held on 15 June. All three matches will be played at the National Stadium.

The fixture schedule for the group stages will be announced in due course. Tickets for the SEA Games 2015 football matches will go on sale at 10am on 6 May 2015, and will be available fromwww.seagames2015.com.

Under-23 National Team – 30-player Shortlist

S/N NAME POSITION CLUB
1 Syazwan Buhari GK Courts Young Lions
2 Fashah Iskandar GK Courts Young Lions
3 Rudy Khairullah GK Courts Young Lions
4 Shakir Hamzah DF Courts Young Lions
5 Al-Qaasimy Rahman DF Courts Young Lions
6 Sheikh Abdul Hadi DF Courts Young Lions
7 Fadli Kamis DF Courts Young Lions
8 Amirul Adli DF Courts Young Lions
9 Irfan Fandi DF Courts Young Lions
10 Taufiq Muqminin DF Courts Young Lions
11 Zakir Samsudin DF LionsXII
12 Nurullah Hussein DF Balestier Khalsa
13 Ho Wai Loon DF Balestier Khalsa
14 Faris Ramli MF LionsXII
15 Safirul Sulaiman MF Courts Young Lions
16 Stanely Ng MF Home United
17 Anumanthan Mohan Kumar MF Courts Young Lions
18 Shamil Sharif MF Courts Young Lions
19 Adam Swandi MF Courts Young Lions
20 Muhaimin Suhaimi MF Home United
21 Shameer Aziq MF Courts Young Lions
22 Afiq Mat Noor MF Courts Young Lions
23 Christopher Van Huizen MF LionsXII
24 Suria Prakash MF Courts Young Lions
25 Pravin Guanasagaran MF Courts Young Lions
26 Shahfiq Ghani FW Courts Young Lions
27 Sahil Suhaimi FW LionsXII
28 Iqbal Hussain FW Courts Young Lions
29 Amy Recha Pristifana FW Courts Young Lions
30 Taufik Suparno FW Tampines Rovers

 

 

 

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