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LionsXII

LionsXII is a Singapore football team based at Jalan Besar Stadium. Managed by the Football Association of Singapore, the squad marks the return of Singapore to the Malaysia football scene after leaving the Malaysia Cup in 1994. The name "LionsXII" is a special tribute to the fans, who are generally recognised as football's "12th Man".

LionsXII
Full nameLionsXII
Nickname(s)The Lions
Founded2011
Dissolved2015
GroundJalan Besar Stadium
(capacity: 8,000)
WebsiteClub home page
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours

History

In 2011, the Football Association of Singapore and the Football Association of Malaysia reached an agreement that would see greater cooperation between the two nations. The Under-23s would play in the Malaysian Super League and Malaysia Cup from 2012 onwards, the first time a Singaporean team would be in Malaysian domestic football since 1994, when Singapore won the M-League and Malaysia Cup double.[1] Although the new Singapore team would have the existing Under-23s forming its core, senior players were also called upon to guide the younger players. No foreign players were allowed to be part of the Singapore team.

2012 season

Pos Player Malaysia Super League Malaysia FA Cup Malaysia Cup Total
1   Shahril Ishak 10 1 3 14
2   Shahdan Sulaiman 8 0 0 8
3   Agu Casmir 5 0 1 6
4   Hariss Harun 5 0 0 5
  Sufian Anuar 4 1 0 5
5   Shaiful Esah 2 1 1 4
  Safuwan Baharudin 3 0 1 4
7   Khairul Amri 0 0 2 2
  Khairul Nizam 2 0 0 2
  Baihakki Khaizan 2 0 0 2
  Irwan Shah 2 0 0 2
8   Sevki Sha'ban 1 0 0 1
  Madhu Mohana 0 1 0 1

2013 season

Malaysia Super League
Total goals scored: 32
Total goals conceded: 13

Malaysia FA Cup
Total goals scored: 0
Total goals conceded: 1

Pos Player Malaysia Super League Malaysia FA Cup Malaysia Cup Total
1   Shahril Ishak 8 0 0 8
2   Fazrul Nawaz 5 0 0 5
  Shahfiq Ghani 5 0 0 5
3   Safuwan Baharudin 2 0 0 2
  Baihakki Khaizan 2 0 0 2
  Hariss Harun 2 0 0 2
4   Faris Ramli 1 0 0 1
  Shakir Hamzah 1 0 0 1
  Syafiq Zainal 1 0 0 1
  Khairul Nizam 1 0 0 1
  Nazrul Nazari 1 0 0 1

Stadium

 
Jalan Besar Stadium

LionsXII ground stadium is Jalan Besar Stadium in Singapore. The stadium can host 8,000 supporters in total. On 30 October 2012, a new high-definition LED scoreboard was implemented at the Gallery to provide better quality to the spectators as it will be able replay video highlights of the action on the field.[2]

Supporters

LionsXII boasts a lot of passionate supporters who will always turn up in red to support them in every home match. Their official fan group is called ExcluSinga[3] accredited by the Football Association of Singapore. The group was formed from their news-providing Facebook page, Exclusive Singapore LIONSXII,[4] which provides regular and exclusive updates which recognised by the Football Association of Singapore and became their official fan club in April 2012 soon after the LionsXII was formed on 25 March 2012.[5]

Members of ExcluSinga will make their appearances in LionsXII matches chanting and supporting the team throughout the whole 90 minutes.

They have over 1,000 members in their Facebook group.[6]

Kit manufacturer and shirt sponsor

Period Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
2012– Nike StarHub

On 5 January 2012, Football Association of Singapore announced the appointment of StarHub as the Official Broadcaster and Principal Sponsor of LionsXII. As part of the partnership, StarHub will carry all LionsXII content on its pay TV, online and mobile platforms.[7] Two days after the announcement of the kit, LionsXII sealed a second major sponsorship deal, with news that SilkPro will fund the Singapore outfit to the tune of S$1m during its debut season in Malaysia Super League.[8] On 23 February 2012, LionsXII secured another sponsorship deal, with Shop N Save, a Singapore supermarket, coming on board as the 'Official Supermarket' for the Singapore outfit in its debut season in the Malaysian Super League.[9]

Track record

Updated on 3 July 2013

Season P W D L F A Pts Pos FA Cup Malaysia Cup
2013 21 12 7 2 32 13 43 1st Round of 32 TBD
2012 26 15 5 6 48 23 50 2nd Quarter-finals Semi-finals

Fixtures and results

2013

Current squad

 
The starting eleven for the January 2012 home game against Kuala Lumpur FA

Updated on 1 May 2013

No. Position Player
1   GK Izwan Mahbud
2   DF Shakir Hamzah
3   DF Faris Azienuddin
4   MF Isa Halim
5   DF Baihakki Khaizan
6   DF Madhu Mohana
7   MF Gabriel Quak
8   MF Hafiz Abu Sujad
9   DF Faritz Hameed
10   FW Fazrul Nawaz
11   MF Safirul Sulaiman
13   MF Izzdin Shafiq
14   MF Hariss Harun (vice captain)
15   MF Zulfahmi Arifin
16   MF Fazli Ayob
No. Position Player
17   FW Shahril Ishak (captain)
18   GK Khairulhin Khalid
19   DF Irwan Shah
20   FW Khairul Nizam
21   DF Safuwan Baharudin
22   FW Randy Pay
23   MF Nazrul Nazari
24   MF Faris Ramli
25   DF Ali Hudzaifi
26   FW Shahfiq Ghani
27   MF Aqhari Abdullah
28   GK Neezam Aziz
29   GK Syed Sufiyan
30   MF Syafiq Zainal
31   DF Fariss Hamran

Note: Former Courts Young Lions player Fazli Ayob, The Chance finalist Randy Pay and Woodlands Wellington prime league player Farriss Hamran joined the LionsXII in the mid-season transfer window. Raihan Rahman and Iqbal Hussain dropped to Courts Young Lions.[10]

Goalscoring statistics

Coach

 
Former Lions V. Sundramoorthy and Kadir Yahaya, members of the coaching staff for the LionsXII in 2012, with Kadir resigning at the end of 2012.
Year Coach
2012–   V. Sundramoorthy

Current coaching staff

Position Name
Manager   Visakan Subramanian
Head team coach   V. Sundramoorthy
Assistant coach   K. Balagumaran
Goalkeeping coach   Lee Bee Seng
Fitness coach   Aleksandar Bozenko
Fitness coach   Gurnaya Singh
Physiotherapist   Nurhafizah Sujad
Kitman   Omar Mohamed

LionsXII Media

  • Typical support from LionsXII fans at the Jalan Besar Stadium every home match

  • A LionsXII fan showing his support for the team by having his face painted like a lion

  • LionsXII unofficial fan group based at the Grandstand, named Grandstand Maki Kaki providing their usual support to the team during every home match

  • LionsXII fans from the Gallery stand as they watch their team play against Selangor PKNS FC

  • StarHub and Football Association of Singapore sign partnership to be the Official Broadcaster and Shirt Sponsor of LionsXII. It will telecast all LionsXII matches on its SuperSports Arena channels. Non-StarHub fans can also view them on frequency VHF 76.25 MHz.

  • Partnership with SilkPro with a projected S$1 million sponsor amount signed at the beginning of the 2012 season at Jalan Besar Stadium VIP room

  • The starting eleven for the home game against Johor Darul Takzim F.C. on 22 June 2013

References

  1. ↑ Singapore Lions to participate in 2012 Malaysia Cup Archived 2012-01-10 at the Wayback Machine - Asia One, 7 December 2011
  2. ↑ "High-definition LED video wall launched at Jalan Besar Stadium - Goal.com". www.goal.com.
  3. ↑ - ExcluSinga Official Website Archived 2014-02-19 at the Wayback Machine - ExcluSinga
  4. ↑ http://www.facebook.com/exclusivesingaporelionsxii
  5. ↑ ExcluSinga becomes official LIONSXII fan group - QueSports
  6. ↑ http://www.exclusinga.com/general/ Archived 2014-03-16 at the Wayback Machine ExcluSinga General Information - ExcluSinga
  7. ↑ StarHub Appointed Official Broadcaster and Principal Sponsor of LionsXII Archived 2012-01-08 at the Wayback Machine - StarHub, 5 January 2012
  8. ↑ SilkPro to back LionsXII campaign Archived 2013-06-24 at Archive.today - ESPNSTAR, 8 January 2012
  9. ↑ Shop n Save Singapore named 'Official Supermarket' for the LionsXII Archived 2012-09-04 at Archive.today - LionsXII, 23 February 2012
  10. ↑ LionsXII beat transfer deadline to sign Fariss - Liga Singapura
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