2019 Merlion Cup ...
The 2019 Merlion Cup is an international men's under-23 football competition organised by the Football Association of Singapore (FAS). Participants The following are the participants in this year's tournament: * (Host) * * * Venue Squads A final squad of 23 players (three of whom must be goalkeepers) must be registered one day before the first match of the tournament. Fixtures Bracket The draw for the tournament was held on 16 May 2019. Semi-finals Third place match Final Final standing Statistics Awards Goalscorers References {{Friendly tournaments 2019 Merlion Cup The Merlion Cup was an invitational football tournament that was held in Singapore annually from 1982–1986, in 1992, 2009 and 2019. Participants included full national sides, Olympic sides, Invitational XI's and club teams. After the 1986 tou ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Merlion Cup
The Merlion Cup was an invitational football tournament that was held in Singapore annually from 1982–1986, in 1992, 2009 and 2019. Participants included full national sides, Olympic sides, Invitational XI's and club teams. After the 1986 tournament, four Canadian players (Igor Vrablic, Hector Marinaro, David Norman and Chris Chueden) were suspended after a match-fixing scandal. History The inaugural Merlion Cup was held in 1982 and was held annually until 1986. The tournament was not held in 1987 due to financial constraints and the planned tournament would have scheduling conflict with the Malaysia Cup. The 1986 edition experienced the worst match attendance since the tournament's inaugural edition in 1982 with only 12,000 people showed up to watch the final between China and North Korea. Two more editions of the tournament were held-in 1992 and 2009. 2016 planned revival At the 2013 Football Association of Singapore (FAS) annual general meeting, FAS president Zainudin ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Saringkan Promsupa
Saringkan Promsupa ( th, ศฤงคาร พรมสุภะ, born 29 March 1997) is a Thai professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Thai League 1 club Sukhothai. Club career Rayong FC Born in Sisaket, Thailand, Saringkan joined Rayong FC's youth setup in 2015 by the club's trial, after impressing in the COCA-COLA Cup 2015, he signed a new deal with the club. In 2015, without any minute in professional level, he made his professional debut, starting in a 2–3 loss against Ratchaburi Mitr Phol FC for the Toyota League Cup 2015. Muangthong United On 29 June 2018, Saringkan signed for Thai League 1 club, Muangthong United. International career Saringkarn earned his first cap for the Thailand under-19 squad on 24 August 2015, starting in the 1–1 draw against Laos in 2015 AFF U-19 Youth Championship game. He was part of the victorious under-19 side at the AFF U-19 Youth Championship in Laos under Anurak Srikerd. Selected for the Thailand under-23 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Rizky Dwi Febrianto
Rizky Dwi Febrianto (born 22 February 1997) is an Indonesian professional footballer who plays as a right-back or defensive midfielder for Liga 1 club Borneo Samarinda, on loan from Arema, and the Indonesia national team. Club career Madura United He made his professional debut in the Liga 1 on April 16, 2017 against Bali United. In a match against Arema on 14 May, he played the full 90 minutes for the first time in a 1–1 draw in gameweek 6. On 8 November, he scored his first league goal in a 1–3 lose against Bhayangkara, also picked up his first career red card. He contributed with 22 league appearances and scored one goal during with Madura United for 2017 season, in the 2018 season, he only played 11 times and only once became a core player. Kalteng Putra In 2019 season, Rizky signed a contract with Kalteng Putra. He made his club debut on 16 May 2019 after replacing Kevin Gomes in the 77th minute, which ended 1–2 victory against PSIS Semarang. In next match, he ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ikhsan Fandi
Ikhsan bin Fandi Ahmad (born 9 April 1999), more commonly known as Ikhsan Fandi or mononymously as Ikhsan, is a Singaporean professional footballer who plays as a striker for Thai League 1 club BG Pathum United and the Singapore national team. Ikhsan began his footballing career by going through the youth system at the National Football Academy (NFA), with subsequent stints and trials at various clubs before debuting as a professional at the age of 17 at local club Home United in 2016. Ikhsan would move to the Young Lions in 2017, before signing for Norwegian clubs Raufoss IL and FK Jerv respectively, netting a total of 16 goals in all competitions. In 2021, he moved back to Asia, signing for Thailand's BG Pathum United FC. Ikhsan made his senior international debut for Singapore in 2017. He has since earned 31 caps and scored 16 international goals. He has represented his country in various international tournaments, including the AFF Championship and the AFC 2022 FIFA ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Irfan Fandi
Irfan bin Fandi Ahmad (born 13 August 1997), more commonly known as Irfan Fandi or mononymously as Irfan, is a Singaporean professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Thai League 1 club BG Pathum United and the Singapore national team. In 2013, he was listed as one of Goal.com's Top 20 Southeast Asian Rising Stars. In 2014, Irfan was also named as one of the top 40 best young talents in world football on ''The Guardian''. Irfan began his footballing career by going through the youth system at the National Football Academy (NFA), with subsequent stints and trials at various clubs before debuting as a professional at the age of 18 at top tier Chilean Primera División side Universidad Católica in 2015. Although Irfan was offered a two-year contract by the club, he rejected it to return to Singapore. For the next three years, Irfan played for local clubs the Young Lions and Home United. Around this time, he went on trials with Dutch Eredivisie side FC Groningen ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Amiruldin Asraf
Amiruldin Asraf is a Singaporean professional footballer who plays as a striker for Singapore Premier League club Balestier Khalsa. Club career Home United (Now known as Lion City Sailors) After graduating from the NFA squad, Amiruldin moved to play for the Home United Prime League squad. He finished as the top scorer in the 2016 prime league scoring 16 goals in 24 league appearances and was promoted to the main squad in 2017. In his debut season, Amiruldin scored 6 goals in 20 league appearances for his new team. In November 2017, he was awarded the S.League best Young player of the Year award. It was announced in December 2017 that Assad have sign a new 2 year's contract with Home United, committing his future with the club to 2020. In June 2018, he was awarded the man of the match award for his outstanding display against Young Lions, where he scored his first career hat trick and assisted Song Ui-young in the closing minutes to lead his club to a 4–0 victory. He finish ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Witan Sulaeman
Witan Sulaeman (born 8 October 2001) is an Indonesian professional footballer who plays as a winger or attacking midfielder for Liga 1 club Bhayangkara, on loan from Persija Jakarta, and the Indonesia national team. A youth product of Ragunan Sports School, Witan started his professional career with PSIM Yogyakarta. He joined Serbian club Radnik Surdulica in July 2020, becoming the first Indonesian to play in a Serbian league. In 2021 he moved to Polish side Lechia Gdansk before being loaned to Slovakian side Senica in 2022. He moved to Trenčín in the same year. The following year, Witan returned to Indonesia by joining Persija Jakarta. Witan has represented Indonesia since U19 level. He has represented his side at two Southeast Asian Games and led his side to the final of the 2020 AFF Championship. Witan took part in Indonesia's qualification for the 2023 Asian Cup by scoring two goals. Club career PSIM Yogyakarta On 17 August 2019, Witan signed his first professio ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ekanit Panya
Ekanit Panya ( th, เอกนิษฐ์ ปัญญา, born 21 October 1999) is a Thai professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or a winger for J1 League club Urawa Reds, on loan from Thai League 1 club Muangthong United, and the Thailand national team. Club career Chiangrai United Ekanit spent his entire youth career at Chiangrai United before being promoted to the senior team in 2015. He won the Thai League 1 title with Chiangrai United in the 2019 season. Muangthong United After 12 years at Chiangrai United, Ekanit moved to Muangthong United on a permanent transfer. Loan to Urawa Red Diamonds On 24 July 2023, Ekanit was loaned to 2022 AFC Champions League champions, Urawa Red Diamonds until the end of the year. In the 2023–24 AFC Champions League group stage match on 4 October 2022, Ekanit came on as a substitute and in the 85th minute where he scored his first goal on his debut for the club to secured a massive 6–0 home win against ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Goalkeeper (association Football)
In many team sports which involve scoring goals, the goalkeeper (sometimes termed goaltender, netminder, GK, goalie or keeper) is a designated player charged with directly preventing the opposing team from scoring by blocking or intercepting opposing shots on goal. Such positions exist in bandy, rink bandy, camogie, association football, Gaelic football, international rules football, floorball, handball, hurling, field hockey, ice hockey, roller hockey, lacrosse, ringette, rinkball, water polo, and shinty as well as in other sports. In most sports which involve scoring in a net, special rules apply to the goalkeeper that do not apply to other players. These rules are often instituted to protect the goalkeeper (being a target for dangerous or even violent actions). This is most apparent in sports such as ice hockey, field hockey, and lacrosse, where goalkeepers are required to wear special equipment like heavy pads and a face mask to protect their bodies from the impact ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Singapore
Singapore (), officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia. It lies about one degree of latitude () north of the equator, off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, bordering the Strait of Malacca to the west, the Singapore Strait to the south, the South China Sea to the east, and the Straits of Johor to the north. The country's territory is composed of one main island, 63 satellite islands and islets, and one outlying islet; the combined area of these has increased by 25% since the country's independence as a result of extensive land reclamation projects. It has the third highest population density in the world. With a multicultural population and recognising the need to respect cultural identities of the major ethnic groups within the nation, Singapore has four official languages: English, Malay, Mandarin, and Tamil. English is the lingua franca and numerous public services are available only in Eng ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Jalan Besar Stadium
Jalan Besar Stadium, officially the Jalan Besar ActiveSG Stadium, is a association football, football stadium located in Kallang, Singapore. The stadium is part of the Jalan Besar Sports and Recreation Centre, a community sports facility that includes the stadium as well as a swimming complex. It is the home ground of the Singapore Premier League club Young Lions FC, Young Lions. The stadium is also used as an alternative home ground to the National Stadium, Singapore, National Stadium by the Singapore national football team. The Football Association of Singapore (FAS) is also headquartered within the stadium. Location Jalan Besar Stadium is located along Tyrwhitt Road, within the close proximity of the major road Jalan Besar, hence its name. History Opening The original stadium was opened on Boxing Day 1929 by president of the Municipal Commission of Singapore, R. J. Farrer, with the nearby Farrer Park named after him. It is considered to be the birthplace of Football in Sin ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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ASEAN Football Federation
The ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) is an organisation within the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and is an international governing body of association football in Southeast Asia. It consists of the federations of Australia, Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. Despite using "ASEAN" in its name, the AFF is not affiliated with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. History AFF was founded on 31 January 1984 by the meeting in Jakarta of 6 founding member are Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines and Thailand. The idea of founding the federation came from the initial meeting of founding the sub-continental football association in Bangkok in 1982 that was attended by Hamzah Abu Samah, Peter Velappan, Hans Pandelaki, Fernando G. Alvarez, Pisit Ngampanich, Teo Chong Tee and Yap Boon Chuan. Other nations that have joined the federation since have been Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |