| 2021 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Desmond Ong | ||
| Coach | Gavin Lee | ||
| Ground | Our Tampines Hub | ||
The2021 season isTampines Rovers's 26th season at the top level of Singapore football and 76th year in existence as a football club. The club will also compete in the Singapore League Cup, the Singapore Cup, and theAFC Champions League. The season covers from 13 March 2021 to 11 September 2021.
| No. | Name | Nationality | Date of Birth (Age) | Last club | Contract Since | Contract End | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | |||||||
| 19 | Zulfairuuz Rudy | (1994-05-22)22 May 1994 (age 31) | 2019 | 2021 | |||
| 24 | Syazwan Buhari | (1992-09-22)22 September 1992 (age 33) | 2018 | 2021 | |||
| Defenders | |||||||
| 3 | Ryaan SanizalU23 | (2002-05-31)31 May 2002 (age 23) | 2019 | 2021 | |||
| 5 | Baihakki Khaizan>30 | (1984-01-31)31 January 1984 (age 41) | 2020 | 2021 | |||
| 6 | Madhu Mohana | (1991-03-06)6 March 1991 (age 34) | 2018 | 2021 | |||
| 16 | Daniel Bennett>30 | (1978-01-07)7 January 1978 (age 47) | 2017 | 2021 | |||
| 17 | Irwan Shah>30 | (1988-11-02)2 November 1988 (age 37) | 2016 | 2021 | |||
| 21 | Hamizan HishamU23 | (2001-11-10)10 November 2001 (age 24) | 2019 | 2021 | |||
| 23 | Irfan NajeebU23 | (1999-07-31)31 July 1999 (age 26) | 2021 | 2021 | |||
| Akmal AzmanU23 | (2000-11-21)21 November 2000 (age 25) | 2021 | 2021 | ||||
| Midfielders | |||||||
| 4 | Huzaifah Aziz | (1994-06-27)27 June 1994 (age 31) | 2020 | 2021 | |||
| 7 | Yasir Hanapi (Captain)>30 | (1989-06-21)21 June 1989 (age 36) | 2018 | 2021 | |||
| 8 | Kyoga Nakamura | (1996-04-25)25 April 1996 (age 29) | 2020 | 2021 | |||
| 10 | Zehrudin Mehmedović | (1998-03-15)15 March 1998 (age 27) | 2019 | 2021 | |||
| 12 | Amirul HaikalU23 | (1999-10-11)11 October 1999 (age 26) | 2021 | 2021 | |||
| 14 | Marc Ryan TanU23 | (2002-01-08)8 January 2002 (age 23) | 2021 | 2021 | |||
| 18 | Iman HakimU23 | (2002-03-09)9 March 2002 (age 23) | 2021 | 2021 | |||
| Forwards | |||||||
| 9 | Boris Kopitović | (1995-04-27)27 April 1995 (age 30) | 2020 | 2021 | |||
| 11 | Armin Bosnjak | (1994-04-20)20 April 1994 (age 31) | 2021 | 2021 | |||
| 13 | Taufik Suparno | (1995-10-31)31 October 1995 (age 30) | 2018 | 2021 | |||
| 28 | Fazrul Nawaz>30 | (1985-04-17)17 April 1985 (age 40) | 2020 | 2021 | |||
| Players loaned out / left during season | |||||||
| 15 | Shah ShahiranU23 | (1999-11-14)14 November 1999 (age 26) | 2018 | 2021 | |||
| No. | Name | Nationality | Date of Birth (Age) | Last club | Contract Since | Contract End | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | |||||||
| 44 | Danial IliyaU21 | (2003-02-06)6 February 2003 (age 22) | 2020 | 2021 | |||
| 60 | Dylan Christopher GohU21 | (2002-03-07)7 March 2002 (age 23) | 2021 | 2021 | |||
| Iman Al-HafisU21 | (2002-12-15)15 December 2002 (age 22) | Youth Team | 2021 | 2021 | |||
| Defenders | |||||||
| 41 | Aqmal JelanyU21 | (2002-11-25)25 November 2002 (age 23) | Youth Team | 2019 | 2021 | ||
| 43 | Amir MirzaU21 | (2003-04-10)10 April 2003 (age 22) | Youth Team | 2021 | 2021 | ||
| 45 | Andrew AwU21 | (2003-03-29)29 March 2003 (age 22) | 2020 | 2021 | |||
| 46 | Haziq JalalU21 | (2002-07-06)6 July 2002 (age 23) | 2019 | 2021 | |||
| 57 | Adam ReefdyU21 | (2004-05-08)8 May 2004 (age 21) | 2021 | 2021 | |||
| Midfielders | |||||||
| 55 | Ethan Henry PintoU21 | (2004-10-14)14 October 2004 (age 21) | 2021 | 2021 | |||
| K. DashanU21 | (2002-09-08)8 September 2002 (age 23) | Youth Team | 2021 | 2021 | |||
| Christopher Ong Gin HowU21 | 2021 | 2021 | |||||
| Forwards | |||||||
| 47 | Danish SiregarU21 | (2003-03-01)1 March 2003 (age 22) | 2019 | 2019 | |||
| Max McCoyU21 | Youth Team | 2020 | 2020 | ||||
| Position | Name | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Chairman | ||
| General Manager | [1] | |
| Head Coach | [2] | |
| First Team Coach | Sign extension till 2024[3][2] | |
| Assistant Coach | [4] | |
| Goalkeeping Coach | [5] | |
| COE U21 Coach | ||
| COE U17 Coach | ||
| COE U15 Coach | ||
| COE Goalkeeping Coach | ||
| Physiotherapist | ||
| Kitman |
Pre-season
| Position | Player | Transferred From | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| GK | |||
| MF | Free[6] | ||
| MF | Free[7] | ||
| FW | Free[8] | ||
| FW | Free[9] |
Mid-season
| Position | Player | Transferred From | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| MF | Free Agent | [10] |
Pre-season
| Position | Player | Transferred From | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Loan Return[11] | ||
| GK | Loan Return[12] | ||
| DF | Loan Return[13] | ||
| DF | Loan Return |
Note 1: Nurshafiq Zaini returned to Young Lions on loan for another season.
Note 2: Haikal Hasnol returned to the club after NS before being released.
Mid-season
| Position | Player | Transferred From | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Loan return |
Nurshafiq Zaini returned and retired with immediate effect.[14]
Pre-season
| Position | Player | Transferred To | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Free | ||
| DF | NS till 2022[15] | ||
| MF | NS till 2022[16] | ||
| DF | Free[17][18] | ||
| DF | Free | ||
| DF | Free[19] | ||
| MF | Free[20] | ||
| MF | |||
| FW | Free[22] |
Note 1: Syahrul Sazali & Joel Chew subsequently moved to Young Lions for the 2021 season on loan.
| Position | Player | Transferred To | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Season loan | ||
| MF | Season loan[23] |
| Position | Player | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| Coach | 2 years extension starting 2020[25] | |
| GK | ||
| GK | ||
| DF | [26] | |
| DF | [27] | |
| DF | [28] | |
| DF | [29] | |
| DF | 2 years contract signed in 2020[30][31][32] | |
| DF | [33] | |
| DF | [34] | |
| MF | ||
| MF | [35] | |
| MF | [36] | |
| MF | [37] | |
| FW | [38] | |
| FW | [39] | |
| FW | [40] | |
| FW | [41] |
Mid-Season
| Position | Player | Transferred To | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| MF | NS till 2023 |
Win Draw Loss
| 5 March 2021 (2021-03-05) | Tampines Rovers | 6–1 | Singapore | |
| Yasir Hanapi Armin Bosnjak Taufik Suparno Kyoga Nakamura | Stadium:Our Tampines Hub Attendance: 0[note 1] |
Win Draw Loss
| 5 June 20211 | Singapore U-22 | 1-0 | Jurong East Stadium | |
| Jacob Mahler | Attendance: 0[note 2] |
| 12 June 20212 | Albirex Niigata (S) | v | Geylang Field | |
| Attendance: 0[note 2] |
| No. | Pos. | Player | Sleague | ACL / AFC Cup | Total | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps. | Apps. | Apps. | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | DF | 9+2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 1 | |||||||||
| 4 | MF | 0+1 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||||||||
| 5 | DF | 12+2 | 0 | 4+2 | 0 | 20 | 0 | |||||||||
| 6 | DF | 14+3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 22 | 2 | |||||||||
| 7 | MF | 17+3 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 25 | 6 | |||||||||
| 8 | MF | 21 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 27 | 3 | |||||||||
| 9 | FW | 19+2 | 16 | 5+1 | 0 | 27 | 16 | |||||||||
| 10 | MF | 17+2 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 25 | 5 | |||||||||
| 11 | FW | 16+4 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 26 | 1 | |||||||||
| 12 | MF | 14+1 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 19 | 0 | |||||||||
| 13 | FW | 3+17 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 6 | |||||||||
| 14 | FW | 10+4 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 3 | |||||||||
| 16 | DF | 12+3 | 1 | 3+2 | 1 | 20 | 2 | |||||||||
| 17 | DF | 14+6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 25 | 1 | |||||||||
| 18 | MF | 12 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 15 | 0 | |||||||||
| 19 | GK | 3+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||||||||
| 21 | DF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 23 | DF | 10+1 | 1 | 2+2 | 0 | 15 | 1 | |||||||||
| 24 | GK | 17 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 22 | 0 | |||||||||
| 28 | FW | 0+3 | 0 | 0+6 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |||||||||
| 43 | MF | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||||||
| 44 | GK | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||
| 45 | DF | 4+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |||||||||
| 57 | MF | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||||||
| Players who have played this season and/or sign for the season but had left the club or on loan to other club | ||||||||||||||||
| 15 | MF | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |||||||||
| Competition | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |
| SPL | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 47 | 50 | −3 | 036.84 |
| AFC Champions League | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 27 | −26 | 000.00 |
| Total | 25 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 48 | 77 | −29 | 028.00 |
| 19 June 2021Charity Shield | Albirex Niigata (S) | cancelled | Jalan Besar Stadium | |
| Attendance: 0[note 3] |
Win Draw Loss
| 13 March 20211 | Lion City Sailors | 3–3 | Jalan Besar Stadium | |
| Song Ui-young Gabriel Quak Saifullah Akbar Stipe Plazibat | Report | Madhu Mohana Yasir Hanapi Shah Shahiran Taufik Suparno | Attendance: 0[note 4] Referee:Jansen Foo |
| 17 March 20212 | Balestier Khalsa | 1–2 | Toa Payoh Stadium | |
| Amer Hakeem Kristijan Krajcek Hazzuwan Halim Faizal Raffi Ensar Brunčević | Report | Taufik Suparno Boris Kopitović Madhu Mohana | Attendance: 0[note 4] Referee:Abirami Naidu |
| 21 March 20213 | Tampines Rovers | 3-1 | Our Tampines Hub | |
| Madhu Mohana Yasir Hanapi Taufik Suparno Irwan Shah Irfan Najeeb | Luiz Júnior Fashah Iskandar Rusyaidi Salime | Attendance: 0[note 4] Referee:Ahmad A'qashah |
| 3 April 20214 | Hougang United | 5-1 | Hougang Stadium | |
| Tomoyuki Doi Maksat Dzhakybaliev Shahfiq Ghani Lionel Tan | Report | Boris Kopitović Baihakki Khaizan Shah Shahiran | Attendance: 0[note 5] Referee:Lim Liang Yi |
| 7 April 20215 | Tampines Rovers | 7-0 | Our Tampines Hub | |
| Kyoga Nakamura Boris Kopitović Yasir Hanapi Zehrudin Mehmedovic | Report | Attendance: 0[note 4] Referee: Nathan Chan |
| 11 April 20216 | Albirex Niigata (S) | 2-1 | Jurong East Stadium | |
| Ryoya Tanigushi Kuraba Kondo Fairoz Hasan Kiyoshiro Tsuboi Yu Tokiwa | Report | Boris Kopitović Yasir Hanapi Shah Shahiran | Attendance: 0[note 2] Referee:Juherman Zaiton |
| 16 April 20217 | Tampines Rovers | 3-2 | Our Tampines Hub | |
| Zehrudin Mehmedović Boris Kopitović Taufik Suparno | Report | Matheus Moresche Firdaus Kasman Harith Kanadi | Attendance: 0[note 4] Referee:Ahmad A'qashah |
| 24 April 20218 (Rescheduled) | Tanjong Pagar United | 2-2 | Jurong East Stadium | |
| Reo Nishiguchi Luiz Júnior Anaqi Ismit Suhairi Sabri Rusyaidi Salime Fashah Iskandar | Report | Armin Bosnjak Daniel Bennett Madhu Mohana Taufik Suparno | Referee:Juherman Zaiton |
| 22 May 20219 | Tampines Rovers | 2-3 | Our Tampines Hub | |
| Yasir Hanapi Boris Kopitović | Report | Nazrul Nazari Tomoyuki Doi Idraki Adnan Shafiq Ghani Muhaimin Suhaimi | Attendance: 0[note 4] Referee:Taufik Thana |
| 15 May 202110 (Rescheduled) | Tampines Rovers | 5-1 | Our Tampines Hub | |
| Boris Kopitović Marc Ryan Tan Ryaan Sanizal | Report | Šime Žužul Aqil Yazid Gautam Selvamany | Attendance: 0[note 4] Referee:Jansen Foo |
| 8 May 202111 (Rescheduled) | Tampines Rovers | 2-2 | Our Tampines Hub | |
| Boris Kopitović Zehrudin Mehmedović Baihakki Khaizan Daniel Bennett | Report | Kiyoshiro Tsuboi Ryoya Tanigushi Yu Tokiwa | Attendance: 0[note 2] Referee:Farhad Mohamed |
| 2 May 202112 (Rescheduled) | Young Lions FC | 0-4 | Jalan Besar Stadium | |
| Harhys Stewart Hami Syahin Jacob Mahler Zulqarnaen Suzliman | Report | Zehrudin Mehmedović Irwan Shah Kyoga Nakamura Taufik Suparno Ryaan Sanizal | Referee:Ahmad A'qashah |
| 21 September 202113 (Rescheduled) | Tampines Rovers | 1-6 | Our Tampines Hub | |
| Hariss Harun Iman Hakim Andrew Aw | Report | Haiqal Pashia Gabriel Quak Song Ui-young Faris Ramli Daniel Bennett Tajeli Salamat | Attendance: 1000 Referee:Farhad Mohamed |
| 25 August 202114 (Rescheduled) | Geylang International | 3-1 | Our Tampines Hub | |
| Danny Kim Amy Recha Christopher van Huizen Afiq Yunos Barry Maguire | Report | Boris Kopitović | Referee:Juherman Zaiton |
| 15 August 202115 (Rescheduled) | Lion City Sailors | 4-1 | Jalan Besar Stadium | |
| Gabriel Quak Stipe Plazibat Saifullah Akbar Song Ui-young | Report | Boris Kopitović Baihakki Khaizan Yasir Hanapi Zehrudin Mehmedović | Attendance: 500 Referee:Farhad Mohamed |
| 19 August 202116 (Rescheduled) | Balestier Khalsa | 5-2 | Toa Payoh Stadium | |
| Kristijan Krajcek Šime Žužul Shuhei Hoshino Gareth Low Aidil Johari | Report | Zehrudin Mehmedović Irwan Shah Armin Bosnjak Baihakki Khaizan | Referee:Nathan Chan |
| 29 August 202117 (Rescheduled) | Tampines Rovers | 2-2 | Our Tampines Hub | |
| Irfan Najeeb Marc Ryan Tan Irwan Shah | Report | Shakir Hamzah Anaqi Ismit Khairul Amri Rusyaidi Salime Shahrin Saberin | Referee:Jansen Foo |
| 11 September 202118 (Rescheduled) | Hougang United | 7-3 | Hougang Stadium | |
| Fabian Kwok Tomoyuki Doi Lionel Tan Gilberto Fortunato Hafiz Sujad Farhan Zulkifli | Report | Zehrudin Mehmedović Boris Kopitović Taufik Suparno | Referee:Juherman Zaiton |
| 18 September 202119 (Rescheduled) | Tampines Rovers | 2-1 | Our Tampines Hub | |
| Daniel Goh Taufik Suparno Baihakki Khaizan Amirul Haikal Madhu Mohana Yasir Hanapi | Report | Jacob Mahler Shah Shahiran | Referee:Abirami Naidu |
| 24 September 202120 (Rescheduled) | Albirex Niigata (S) | 0-0 | Jurong East Stadium | |
| Report | Zehrudin Mehmedovic | Referee:Juherman Zaiton |
| 10 October 202121 (Rescheduled) | Tampines Rovers | 1-1 | Our Tampines Hub | |
| Taufik Suparno Iman Hakim | Report | Amy Recha Abdil Qaiyyim Mutalib | Referee:Farhad Mohamed |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lion City Sailors | 21 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 59 | 21 | +38 | 48 | Qualification forAFC Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Albirex Niigata (S)[a] | 21 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 50 | 19 | +31 | 46 | |
| 3 | Hougang United | 21 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 48 | 40 | +8 | 34 | Qualification forAFC Cup group stage |
| 4 | Tampines Rovers | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 48 | 51 | −3 | 27 | |
| 5 | Tanjong Pagar United | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 36 | 49 | −13 | 22 | |
| 6 | Geylang International | 21 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 33 | 52 | −19 | 20 | |
| 7 | Balestier Khalsa | 21 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 34 | 52 | −18 | 19 | |
| 8 | Young Lions[a] | 21 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 26 | 50 | −24 | 16 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | JEO | GAM | CHI | TAM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 5 | +17 | 16 | Advance toRound of 16 | — | 2–1 | 2–1 | 9–0 | ||
| 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 7 | +8 | 9 | 2–2 | — | 1–1 | 8–1 | |||
| 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 8 | 1–3 | 1–1 | — | 1–0 | |||
| 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 27 | −26 | 0 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 0–3 | — |
Win Draw Loss
| 25 June 2021Matchday 1 | Tampines Rovers | 0-2 | Tashkent,Uzbekistan | |
| Report | Patric Leandro Pereira | Stadium:Bunyodkor Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee:Nivon Robesh Gamini (Sri Lanka) Man of the Match: |
| 28 June 2021Matchday 2 | Chiangrai United | 1-0 | Tashkent,Uzbekistan | |
| Sivakorn Tiatrakul Phitiwat Sukjitthammakul | Report | Boris Kopitović Yasir Hanapi | Stadium:Bunyodkor Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee:Omar Mohamed Al Ali (UAE) Man of the Match: |
| 1 July 2021Matchday 3 | Jeonbuk Hyundai | 9-0 | Tashkent,Uzbekistan | |
| Modou Barrow Gustavo Kim Seung-dae Stanislav Iljutcenko | Report | Baihakki Khaizan | Stadium:Lokomotiv Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee:Ahmad Yaacob (Jordan) Man of the Match: |
| 4 July 2021Matchday 4 | Tampines Rovers | 0-4 | Tashkent,Uzbekistan | |
| Zehrudin Mehmedović Yasir Hanapi | Report | Stanislav Iljutcenko Gustavo Modou Barrow Choi Young-jun Takahiro Kunimoto | Stadium:Bunyodkor Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee:Masoud Tufayelieh (Syria) Man of the Match: |
| 7 July 2021Matchday 5 | Gamba Osaka | 8-1 | Tashkent,Uzbekistan | |
| Shu Kurata Shuhei Kawasaki Kazunari Ichimi Takashi Usami Wellington Silva Patric | Report | Daniel Bennett | Stadium:Bunyodkor Stadium Referee:Yu Ming Hsun (Chinese Taipei) Man of the Match: |
| 10 July 2021Matchday 6 | Tampines Rovers | 0-3 | Tashkent,Uzbekistan | |
| Boris Kopitović Zehrudin Mehmedović | Report | Felipe Amorim Bill Phitiwat Sukjitthammakul | Stadium:Lokomotiv Stadium Referee:Mohd Amirul Izwan Yaacob (Malaysia) Man of the Match: |
Win Draw Loss