2023 Hougang United FC season

Hougang United
2023 season
Chairman	Bill Ng
Head coach	Firdaus Kassim
Stadium	Jalan Besar Stadium
Top goalscorer	League: ; Hazzuwan Halim (3); All: ; Hazzuwan Halim (3)
Home colours	Away colours
	← 2022 2024–25 →

The 2023 season is Hougang United's 26th consecutive season in the Singapore Premier League. After finishing third in the 2021 Singapore Premier League, Hougang qualified for the 2023–24 AFC Cup.

The women team played in the Women Premier league.

Review[edit]

After winning the 2022 Singapore Cup, Hougang was thought to be a contender for the SPL champion.^[1]

On 6 April 2023, Hougang lost to Tanjong Pagar United FC 1-2 and was second bottom of the SPL table with the same points as Young Lions but with a better goal difference.^[1]

On 17 April, head of youth, Marko Kraljević replaced head coach Firdaus Kassim as interim head coach after the club failed to win any matches since they won the opening match in the 2023 Singapore Premier League season.^[2] Firdaus took over Kraljević's position as head of youth.^[2]

Squad[edit]

Singapore Premier League[edit]

No.	Name	Date of Birth (Age)	Previous Club	Contract Since	Contract End
Goalkeepers
19	Zaiful Nizam ^O30	(1987-07-24) 24 July 1987 (age 36)	Geylang International	2023	2023
25	Zainol Gulam ^O30	(1992-02-04) 4 February 1992 (age 32)	Geylang International	2022	2023
Defenders
2	Anders Aplin ^O30	(1991-06-21) 21 June 1991 (age 32)	Geylang International	2020	2023
3	Jordan Nicolas Vestering ^U23	(2000-09-25) 25 September 2000 (age 23)	NFA U18	2018	2023
4	Nazrul Nazari ^O30	(1991-02-11) 11 February 1991 (age 33)	LionsXII	2016	2023
5	Naoki Kuriyama	(1990-12-08) 8 December 1990 (age 33)	Ehime FC (J3)	2023	2023
6	Kazuma Takayama	(1996-07-14) 14 July 1996 (age 27)	Kataller Toyama (J3)	2023	2023
17	Irwan Shah ^O30	(1988-11-02) 2 November 1988 (age 35)	Tampines Rovers	2023	2023
36	Abdil Qaiyyim Mutalib ^O30	(1989-05-14) 14 May 1989 (age 35)	Geylang International	2023	2023
Midfielders
8	Shahdan Sulaiman ^O30	(1988-05-09) 9 May 1988 (age 36)	Lion City Sailors	2023	2023
10	Kristijan Krajcek	(1993-10-01) 1 October 1993 (age 30)	Balestier Khalsa	2022	2023
14	Umar Ramle	(1996-05-02) 2 May 1996 (age 28)	Geylang International	2023	2023
16	Ajay Robson ^U23	(2003-12-06) 6 December 2003 (age 20)	Youth Team	2023	2023
18	Idraki Adnan	(1999-03-13) 13 March 1999 (age 25)	Young Lions FC	2021	2023
24	Amir Zalani	(1996-12-04) 4 December 1996 (age 27)	Home United	2021	2023
Strikers
7	Amy Recha ^O30	(1992-05-13) 13 May 1992 (age 32)	Geylang International	2022	2023
9	Fairoz Hassan ^O23	(1988-11-26) 26 November 1988 (age 35)	Albirex Niigata (S)	2023	2023
11	Hazzuwan Halim	(1994-02-02) 2 February 1994 (age 30)	Geylang International	2023	2023
22	Gabriel Quak ^O30	(1990-12-22) 22 December 1990 (age 33)	Lion City Sailors	2023	2023
23	Sahil Suhaimi ^O30	(1992-07-08) 8 July 1992 (age 31)	Warriors FC	2020	2023
44	Đorđe Maksimović	(1999-10-09) 9 October 1999 (age 24)	FK Radnicki 1923 (S1)	2023	2023
Players who left for NS during the season
25	Aizil Yazid ^U23	(2004-12-24) 24 December 2004 (age 19)	Albirex Niigata (S)	2021	2026
55	Farhan Zulkifli ^U23	(2002-11-10) 10 November 2002 (age 21)	Home United U19	2019	2025
	Syafi’ie Redzuan ^U21	(2003-10-25) 25 October 2003 (age 20)
Players who left during the season
32	Brian Ferreira	(1994-05-24) 24 May 1994 (age 30)	Cafetaleros de Chiapas (M3)	2023	2023
37	Zulfahmi Arifin ^O30	(1991-10-05) 5 October 1991 (age 32)	Sukhothai F.C.	2022	2023

U21 Squad[edit]

No.	Name	Date of Birth (Age)	Previous Club	Contract Since	Contract End
Goalkeepers
53	Keith Chung Wen Jie ^U21	(2004-11-20) 20 November 2004 (age 19)	Tanjong Pagar United U21	2023
61	Isaac Jonathan Hean-Oon Lee ^U21	(2006-03-17) 17 March 2006 (age 18)	Hougang United U17	2023
Defenders
51	Nicholas Jordan ^U21	i	Hougang United U17	2023	2023
52	Harriz Danial ^U21		Hougang United U17	2022	2023
54	Spencer ^U21			2023	2023
55	Rauf Sanizal ^U21	(2006-11-07) 7 November 2006 (age 17)	Hougang United U17	2022	2023
56	Wong Ngang Haang ^U21		Hougang United U17	2023	2023
57	Mustajab ^U21			2023	2023
59	Brant Tan Jun Rong ^U21		Lion City Sailors U21	2023	2023
68	Iryan Fandi ^U21	(2006-08-09) 9 August 2006 (age 17)	Hougang United U17	2022	2023
74	Nasrul Pujiyono ^U21	(2002-08-07) 7 August 2002 (age 21)	Geylang International U21	2023	2023
Midfielders
60	Raimi Ishraq ^U21	(2003-04-03) 3 April 2003 (age 21)	Hougang United U17	2023	2023
62	Timothy ^U21			2023	2023
63	Hariysh Krishnakumar ^U21	(2002-10-23) 23 October 2002 (age 21)	Balestier Khalsa	2023	2023
64	Ayan ^U21			2023	2023
65	Putera Danish ^U21		Singapore Sports School	2022	2023
66	Shahreez Basheer ^U21	(2005-05-08) 8 May 2005 (age 19)	Hougang United U17	2022	2023
67	Hairil ^U21			2023	2023
70	Ashvin Vela ^U21			2023	2023
71	Syed Adel Alsree ^U21	(2002-07-12) 12 July 2002 (age 21)	Lion City Sailors U21	2023	2023
76	Snir Shalev ^U21			2023	2023
77	Afzal Halim ^U21			2023	2023
Strikers
58	Louka Vaissierre Tan Jun Cheng ^U21	(2005-06-13) 13 June 2005 (age 18)	Hougang United U17	2023	2023
72	Dylan Choo Chi Tao ^U21	(2004-05-15) 15 May 2004 (age 20)	Tanjong Pagar United U17	2022	2023
73	Shafeeq Ameer ^U21		Project Vaults SC

Women's Squad[edit]

No.	Name	Date of Birth (Age)	Previous Club	Contract Since	Contract End
Goalkeepers
1	Olivia Lee Jia Min
23	Belle Jaffar		Balestier Khalsa (W)	2023	2023
28	Azreanna Azlan	(2005-08-24) 24 August 2005 (age 18)		2023	2023
Defenders
2	Rosnani Azman	(1997-05-22) 22 May 1997 (age 27)	Kibi International	2023	2023
3	Angelyn Pang Yen Ping	(1991-04-13) 13 April 1991 (age 33)	Tiong Bahru FC (W)	2023	2023
4	Nurul Asyiqin		Tiong Bahru FC (W)	2023	2023
5	Jacklyn Lee Pei Xian		Tiong Bahru FC (W)	2023	2023
6	Claire Merrow-Smith			2023	2023
12	Carey Lee Shi Min			2023	2023
14	Leo Huang		Tiong Bahru FC (W)	2023	2023
17	Victoria Lee Chun Hui		Tiong Bahru FC (W)	2023	2023
19	Clara Wong Si Lin			2023	2023
20	Rena Ang En Ting		Tiong Bahru FC (W)	2023	2023
Midfielders
7	Deborah Chin Ngeet Ling	(1988-04-21) 21 April 1988 (age 36)	Tiong Bahru FC (W)	2023	2023
11	Winette Lim Siu	(1999-05-20) 20 May 1999 (age 25)	Tiong Bahru FC (W)	2023	2023
18	Nurul Ardian Baharrudin
21	Rochelle Chan Wan Wen	(1995-08-21) 21 August 1995 (age 28)	Tiong Bahru FC (W)	2023	2023
22	Genevieve Lee Min			2023	2023
27	Riddle Reneelyn Sison		Tiong Bahru FC (W)	2023	2023
Strikers
8	Raudhah Kamis	(1999-03-04) 4 March 1999 (age 25)	Tiong Bahru FC (W)	2023	2023
9	Levyn Wong Si Min			2023	2023
10	Rachel Chan Ye Ling	(2004-08-25) 25 August 2004 (age 19)	Tiong Bahru FC (W)	2023	2023
15	Siti Wan Nabilah	(1993-05-15) 15 May 1993 (age 31)	Tiong Bahru FC (W)	2023	2023
16	Nicole Lim Yan Xiu	(2002-04-10) 10 April 2002 (age 22)	Lion City Sailors (W)	2023	2023
25	Clara Lau Shi Hui	(1997-09-23) 23 September 1997 (age 26)	Tiong Bahru FC (W)	2023	2023
Players who left mid-season
23	Erlinawaty Dewi		Balestier Khalsa (W)	2023	2023

Coaching staff[edit]

^[3]

Position	Name	Ref.
General Manager	Matthew Tay
Team Manager	Robert Eziakor
Head Coach (Men)	Marko Kraljević (Interim)
Head Coach (Women)	G.Sivaraj
Assistant Coach & Head of Youth (COE) & U21 Coach	Robert Eziakor
Goalkeeping Coach	Scott Starr
U17 Coach	Firdaus Kassim Tan Puay Guan
U15 Coach	Yuki Fujimoto
Strength & Monitoring Coach	Syaqir Sulaiman
Sports Trainer	Thomas Pang
Physiotherapist	Ain Hassan Daniel Tan Shoban Rahul
Equipment Team	Richard Lim Wan Azlan Bin Wan Adanan

Transfers[edit]

In[edit]

Pre-season

Position	Player	Transferred From	Team	Ref
GK	Zaiful Nizam	Geylang International	First Team	Free ^[a] ^[4]
DF	Irwan Shah	Tampines Rovers	First Team	Free ^[5]
DF	Kazuma Takayama	Omiya Ardija (J2)	First Team	Free ^[6]
DF	Naoki Kuriyama	Ehime FC (J3)	First Team	Free ^[7]
DF	Brant Tan Jun Rong	Lion City Sailors U21	U21	Free
DF	Nasrul Pujiyono	Geylang International U21	U21	Free
MF	Umar Ramle	Geylang International	First Team	Free ^[8]
MF	Shahdan Sulaiman	Lion City Sailors	First Team	Free ^[9]
MF	Brian Ferreira	Cafetaleros de Chiapas (M3)	First Team	Free
MF	Hariysh Krishnakumar	Balestier Khalsa	U21	Free
MF	Dylan Choo	Tanjong Pagar United U21	U21	Free
FW	Gabriel Quak Jun Yi	Lion City Sailors	First Team	Free ^[10]^[11]
FW	Hazzuwan Halim	Geylang International	First Team	Free ^[12]
FW	Fairoz Hasan	Albirex Niigata (S)	First Team	Free ^[13]
FW	Nicole Lim Yan Xiu	Lion City Sailors (W)	Women	Free.

Mid-season

Position	Player	Transferred From	Team	Ref
FW	Djordje Maksimovic	FK Radnički 1923 (S1)	First Team	Free
DF	Abdil Qaiyyim Mutalib	Geylang International	First Team	Free
MF	Syed Adel Alsree	Lion City Sailors U21	U21	Free

Note 1:

Loan Return[edit]

Pre-season

Position	Player	Transferred From	Ref
MF	Nor Hakim Redzuan	Young Lions FC	Season loan

Note 1: Nor Hakim Redzuan release after his return

Out[edit]

Pre-season

Position	Player	Transferred To	Team	Ref
GK	Mukundan Maran	Balestier Khalsa	First Team	Free. 2 years contract till 2024 ^[14]^[15]
GK	Ridhuan Barudin	Tampines Rovers	First Team	Free ^[14]^[16]
DF	Lionel Tan	Lion City Sailors	First Team	Undisclosed ^[17]
DF	Nazhiim Harman	Geylang International	First Team	Free ^[14]^[18]
DF	Kishon Philip		First Team	Free
DF	Muhaimin Suhaimi	Retired	First Team	Free ^[14]
DF	Faiz Salleh	Retired	First Team	N.A.^[19]^[20]
DF	Yeong Siew Mei	Still Aerion	Women	Free
DF	Foo Shini	Still Aerion	Women	Free
DF	Deanna Lim	Still Aerion	Women	Free
MF	Afiq Noor	Tiong Bahru FC (SFL1)	First Team	Free ^[20]
MF	Fabian Kwok	Balestier Khalsa	First Team	Free ^[21]^[20]^[22]
MF	Kaishu Yamazaki	Mosta F.C.	First Team	Free ^[23]^[24]
MF	André Moritz	Retired	First Team	Free ^[25]
MF	Jarrel Ong	Albirex Niigata (S)	U21	Free.^[26]
MF	Nor Hakim Redzuan		U21	Free
MF	Dhaniyah Qasimah	Tanjong Pagar United (W)	Women	Free
FW	Pedro Bortoluzo	Portuguesa	First Team	Free ^[27]
FW	Shawal Anuar	Lion City Sailors	First Team	Free ^[28]
FW	Shahfiq Ghani	Geylang International	First Team	Free ^[29]
FW	Shahril Ishak	Retired	First Team	Free ^[30]

Mid-season

Position	Player	Transferred To	Team	Ref
MF	Brian Ferreira	La Luz F.C.	First Team	Free
MF	Zulfahmi Arifin	Bhayangkara	First Team	Free. 6 months contract till 30 April 2024

Note 1:

Loan out[edit]

Pre-season

Position	Player	Transferred To	Ref
GK	Heng How Meng	SAFSA	NS till 2023
DF	Sahffee Jubpre	SAFSA	NS till 2023
MF	Nikesh Singh Sidhu	SAFSA	NS till 2023
GK	Aizil Yazid	SAFSA	NS till Jan 2025
MF	Farhan Zulkifli	SAFSA	NS till Jan 2025
MF	Hafizzuan Riduan	SAFSA	NS till Jan 2025
MF	Woo Chun Wei	SAFSA	NS till Jan 2025
MF	Harhys Stewart	Young Lions FC	Season loan

Note 1: Harhys Stewart returns on loan to GYL for another season.

Retained / Extension[edit]

Position	Player	Ref
GK	Zainol Gulam	1 year extension till 2023 ^[31]
GK	Aizil Yazid	3 years extension till 2025 ^[32]
DF	Anders Aplin	1 year extension till 2023 ^[33]
DF	Nazrul Nazari	1 year extension till 2023 ^[34]
DF	Jordan Nicolas Vestering	1 year extension till 2023 ^[35]
DF	Lionel Tan	1 year extension till 2023 ^[32]
MF	Idraki Adnan	1 year extension till 2023 ^[32]^[36]
MF	Zulfahmi Arifin	1 year extension till 2023
MF	Kristijan Krajcek	1 year extension till 2023 ^[32]^[37]
FW	Sahil Suhaimi	1 year extension till 2023 ^[38]
FW	Amir Zalani	1 year extension till 2023 ^[32]
FW	Amy Recha	1 year extension till 2023 ^[32]
FW	Sahil Suhaimi	1 year extension till 2023 ^[32]

Rumored[edit]

Pre-season

Position	Player	Last club	Ref
MF	Billy Prada	Trujillanos
MF	Luka Matkovic	NK Zrinski Jurjevac

Friendlies[edit]

Pre-Season Friendly[edit]

Win Draw Loss

First Team

21 January 2023 1	Singapore Football Club	v	Hougang United	Jalan Besar
				Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium

February 2023 2	Lion City Sailors	2-1	Hougang United	Bishan
				Stadium: Bishan Stadium

U21

11 March 2023 1	Jungfrau Punggol	2-1	Hougang United	Jalan Besar
				Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium

9 April 2023 2	Tampines Rovers	1-4	Hougang United	Jalan Besar
	Neel Manoj		Shafeeq Ameer	Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium

Team statistics[edit]

Appearances and goals[edit]

As of 14 December 2022

No.	Pos.	Player	SPL		Singapore Cup		Charity Shield		AFC Cup		Total
No.	Pos.	Player	Apps.	Goals	Apps.	Goals	Apps.	Goals	Apps.	Goals	Apps.	Goals
2	DF	Anders Aplin	13+3	0	6	0	0	0	5	0	25	0
3	DF	Jordan Vestering	14+1	1	5+1	0	0	0	2+2	0	24	1
4	DF	Nazrul Nazari	20+1	2	6	0	1	0	6	0	32	2
5	DF	Naoki Kuriyama	19	0	6	0	1	0	6	0	30	0
6	DF	Kazuma Takayama	23	2	6	2	1	0	6	1	34	4
7	FW	Amy Recha	14+6	6	1+5	1	0+1	0	2+4	0	31	7
8	MF	Shahdan Sulaiman	0+3	0	2	0	0	0	4	0	9	0
9	FW	Fairoz Hassan	0+10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	0
10	MF	Kristijan Krajcek	20	9	1	0	1	0	1	0	23	9
11	FW	Hazzuwan Halim	14+5	4	4+1	0	1	0	4+1	0	30	4
14	MF	Umar Ramle	1+3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
16	MF	Ajay Robson	9+6	0	4	0	1	0	2+1	0	21	0
17	DF	Irwan Shah	21+2	0	5	0	1	0	6	0	33	0
18	MF	Idraki Adnan	0+2	0	0+2	0	0	0	0+1	0	2	0
19	GK	Zaiful Nizam	22	0	6	0	1	0	5	0	32	0
22	FW	Gabriel Quak	10+13	6	0+3	0	1	0	1+1	1	29	7
23	FW	Sahil Suhaimi	16+8	2	5	0	0+1	0	2+4	0	34	2
24	FW	Amir Zalani	3+14	0	0+1	0	0	0	0+4	0	22	0
25	GK	Zainol Gulam	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0
36	DF	Abdil Qaiyyim Mutalib	2	0	2+2	0	0	0	4	0	8	0
44	FW	Djordje Maksimovic	10	4	5+1	5	0	0	6	4	20	13
55	DF	Rauf Sanizal	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0
58	FW	Louka Vaissierre Tan	5+1	0	1+4	1	0	0	0+4	0	13	1
60	MF	Raimi Ishraq	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
63	MF	Hariysh Krishnakumar	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
68	DF	Iryan Fandi	0+2	0	0+2	0	0	0	0+2	0	5	0
74	DF	Nasrul Pujiyono	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Players who have played this season but had left the club or on loan to other club
32	MF	Brian Ferreira	7+2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	9	0
37	MF	Zulfahmi Arifin	19	0	2	0	1	0	3	0	25	0

Competitions[edit]

Overview[edit]

Competition	Record
Competition	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Singapore Premier League	23	9	2	12	37	52	−15	039.13
Charity Shield	1	0	0	1	0	3	−3	000.00
Singapore Cup	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
AFC Cup	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
Total	24	9	2	13	37	55	−18	037.50

Results summary (SPL)


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
23	9	2	12	37	52	−15	29	3	2	7	15	33	−18	6	0	5	22	19	+3

Charity Shield[edit]

19 February 2023 Charity Shield	Albirex Niigata (S)	3-0	Hougang United	Jalan Besar
	Seia Kunori 57' (pen) Shodai Yokoyama 72' Riku Fukashiro 74' 90' Nicky Melvin Singh 48'	Report	Brian Ferreira 41' Nazrul Nazari 76' Amy Recha 90+1'	Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium Referee: Jansen Foo

Singapore Premier League[edit]

Win Draw Loss

26 February 2023 1	Balestier Khalsa	2-3	Hougang United	Bishan
	Daniel Goh 60' 18' Ryoya Tanigushi 73'	Report	Kristijan Krajcek 22' Kazuma Takayama 50' Amy Recha 87' 29' Nazrul Nazari 83'	Stadium: Bishan Stadium Referee: Mohd Taqi

5 March 2023 2	Geylang International	2-1	Hougang United	Tampines
	Vincent Bezecourt 72' 85' 85' Huzaifah Aziz 47' Gareth Low 90'	Report	Sahil Suhaimi 16' Irwan Shah 20' Brian Ferreira 40' Kazuma Takayama 90'	Stadium: Our Tampines Hub Referee: Ahmad A'qashah

15 March 2023 3	Albirex Niigata (S)	2-0	Hougang United	Jurong East
	Seia Kunori 45+1' 90+3' Tadanari Lee 25' Shuto Komaki 40' Keito Komatsu 86'	Report		Stadium: Jurong East Stadium Referee: Taufik Thana

18 March 2023 4	Young Lions FC	2-1	Hougang United	Jalan Besar
	Jared Gallagher 81' Harhys Stewart 83' Ilhan Noor 31' Jacob Mahler 90+5'	Report	Hazzuwan Halim 44' Naoki Kuriyama 38' Nazrul Nazari 63'	Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium Referee: Clarence Leow

31 March 2023 5	Hougang United	0-3	DPMM FC	Jalan Besar
	Zulfahmi Arifin 69' Nazrul Nazari 85' Amir Zailani 87' Fairoz Hassan 90+6' Amy Recha 90+7'	Report	Hakeme Yazid Said 31' 17' Yura Indera Putera Yunos 48' 45' Josip Balić 88' Hanif Hamir 74' Ángel Martínez 86' Hanif Farhan Azman 90+3'	Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium Referee: Farhad Mohamed

6 April 2023 6	Hougang United	1-2	Tanjong Pagar United	Jalan Besar
	Hazzuwan Halim 42' Amy Recha 58'	Report	Marin Mudražija 65' (pen) Khairul Amri 75' Blake Ricciuto 68' Kenji Syed Rusydi 90'	Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium Referee: Mohd Taqi

10 April 2023 7	Hougang United	0-5	Lion City Sailors	Jalan Besar
	Kristijan Krajcek 5' Sahil Suhaimi 41' Brian Ferreira 76'	Report	Maxime Lestienne 6' 90+1' Abdul Rasaq 44' 72' Diego Lopes 88' 58' Zharfan Rohaizad 63'	Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium Referee: Ahmad A'qashah

16 April 2023 8	Hougang United	1-1	Tampines Rovers	Jalan Besar
	Hazzuwan Halim 62' (pen) Nazrul Nazari 5' Ajay Robson 66' Zulfahmi Arifin 90+10' Iryan Fandi 90+13' Scott Starr 90+13'	Report	Boris Kopitović 90+15' (pen) Shuya Yamashita 56' Taufik Suparno 90'	Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium Referee: Jansen Foo Man of the Match: Boris Kopitović

6 May 2023 9	Hougang United	0-5	Albirex Niigata (S)	Jalan Besar
	Kazuma Takayama 17' Hazzuwan Halim 82'	Report	Asahi Yokokawa 14' 33' Koki Kawachi 26' 90+3' Keito Komatsu 50'	Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium Referee: Farhad Mohamed

12 May 2023 10	Hougang United	3-2	Geylang International	Jalan Besar
	Jordan Vestering 1' Gabriel Quak 81' (pen) Kristijan Krajcek 90+3' Hazzuwan Halim 31' 84' Sahil Suhaimi 90+3'	Report	Naufal Azman 45+3' 87' Vincent Bezecourt 58' Amirul Adli 90+4'	Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium Referee: Mohd Taqi

28 May 2023 11	Tanjong Pagar United	1-3	Hougang United	Jurong East
	Khairul Hairie 90+1' Shakir Hamzah 28' Tajeli Salamat 55' Fathullah Rahmat 90+4'	Report	Kristijan Krajcek 8' Amy Recha 29' (pen) Gabriel Quak 80' Sahil Suhaimi 52' Jordan Vestering 90+4'	Stadium: Jurong East Stadium Referee: Ahmad A'qashah

3 June 2023 12	Hougang United	3-0	Young Lions FC	Jalan Besar
	Sahil Suhaimi 7' Nazrul Nazari 12' Gabriel Quak 45+2' Ajay Robson 85'	Report	Ryu Hardy Yussri 52' Syahadat Masnawi 70'	Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium Referee: Taufik Thana

7 June 2023 13	DPMM FC	2-3	Hougang United	Jalan Besar
	Hakeme Yazid Said 84' 90+4' (pen) Syafiq Hilmi Shahrom 51' Hendra Azam Idris 86' Eddy Shahrol Omar 90+6'	Report	Amy Recha 33' 40' 53' Zulfahmi Arifin 85'	Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium ^[b] Referee: Farhad Mohamed

10 June 2023 14	Tampines Rovers	2-0	Hougang United	Tampines
	Boris Kopitović 68' (pen) Shuya Yamashita 85' Saifullah Akbar 45+2'	Report	Jordan Nicolas Vestering 45+1' Ajay Robson 61' Fairoz Hasan 90+1'	Stadium: Our Tampines Hub Referee: Clarence Leow Hong Wei

25 June 2023 15	Lion City Sailors	3-0	Hougang United	Bishan
	Abdul Rasaq 45+3' Adam Swandi 48' 75'	Report		Stadium: Bishan Stadium Referee: Farhad Mohamed

2 July 2023 16	Hougang United	1-3	Balestier Khalsa	Jalan Besar
	Hazzuwan Halim 90+5' Irwan Shah 36' Amir Zailani 44' Jordan Vestering 47' Umar Ramle 64' Dorde Maksimovic 71'	Report	Ryoya Tanigushi 49' Madhu Mohana 54' Masahiro Sugita 90' Ho Wai Loon 40'	Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium Referee: Andrea Verolino

6 July 2023 17	Hougang United	0-1	Tampines Rovers	Jalan Besar
	Gabriel Quak 27' Ajay Robson 36'	Report	Boris Kopitović 45+1' Faris Ramli 74'	Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium Referee: Ahmad A'qashah

12 July 2023 18	Geylang International	0-2	Hougang United	Tampines
	Danish Irfan 41' 48' Takahiro Tezuka 54'	Report	Kristijan Krajcek 45+4' Gabriel Quak 87' 81' Abdil Qaiyyim Mutalib 16' Jordan Vestering 61' Nazrul Nazari 84'	Stadium: Our Tampines Hub Referee: Syarqawi Buhari Man of the Match: Kristijan Krajcek

21 July 2023 19	Balestier Khalsa	1-3	Hougang United	Bishan
	Shuhei Hoshino 19' Ho Wai Loon 90+1'	Report	Djordje Maksimovic 53' Kristijan Krajcek 74' 86' 71' Irwan Shah 43' Abdil Qaiyyim Mutalib 90+2'	Stadium: Bishan Stadium Referee: Taufik Thana

29 July 2023 20	Young Lions FC	2-6	Hougang United	Jalan Besar
	Harhys Stewart 47' Zikos Vasileios Chua 90+2' Fairuz Fazli Koh 44' Jared Gallagher 65'	Report	Djordje Maksimovic 9' 67' Kristijan Krajcek 41' 90+1' Gabriel Quak 52' Kazuma Takayama 64' Naoki Kuriyama 15'	Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium Referee: Syarqawi Buhari

4 August 2023 21	Hougang United	1-0	DPMM FC	Jalan Besar
	Djordje Maksimovic 74'	Report	Farshad Noor 34' Hanif Hamir 69'	Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium Referee: Andrea Verolino Man of the Match: Zulfahmi Arifin

13 August 2023 22	Hougang United	2-8	Lion City Sailors	Jalan Besar
	Richairo Zivkovic 27' (o.g.) Gabriel Quak 68' Sahil Suhaimi 56'	Report	Diego Lopes 11' Abdul Rasaq 24' Richairo Zivkovic 47' 73' Christopher van Huizen 61' Maxime Lestienne 78' 83' Haiqal Pashia 90+1' Nur Adam Abdullah 20'	Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium Referee: Hilmi Fuad Man of the Match: Maxime Lestienne

19 August 2023 23	Hougang United	3-3	Tanjong Pagar United	Jalan Besar
	Kristijan Krajcek 29' (pen) Amy Recha 32' Nazrul Nazari 45+6' Kazuma Takayama 33' Jordan Vestering 82'	Report	Syukri Bashir 42' Khairul Amri 69' Faizal Roslan 90+2'	Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium Referee: Farhad Mohamed Man of the Match: Shahrin Saberin

16 September 2023 24 (Rescheduled)	Albirex Niigata (S)	0-5	Hougang United	Jurong East
	Seia Kunori 12', 19' Junki Kenn Yoshimura 44' Tadanari Lee 49', 69' Shuto Komaki 54'	Report	Nazrul Nazari 68'	Stadium: Jurong East Stadium Referee: Ahmad A'qashah

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Albirex Niigata (S)^[c] (C)	24	20	2	2	86	20	+66	62
2	Lion City Sailors (Q)	24	17	3	4	79	39	+40	54	Qualification for 2024-25 AFC Champions League Two Group Stage
3	Tampines Rovers (Q)	24	14	6	4	47	32	+15	48	Qualification for 2024-25 AFC Champions League Two playoff
4	Balestier Khalsa	24	12	0	12	60	71	−11	36
5	Geylang International	24	10	3	11	41	52	−11	33
6	Hougang United	24	9	2	13	37	57	−20	29
7	Brunei DPMM^[c]	24	6	5	13	39	43	−4	23
8	Tanjong Pagar United	24	6	3	15	39	62	−23	21
9	Young Lions^[c]	24	1	2	21	24	76	−52	5

Source: Singapore Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of wins
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Notes:

^ Zaiful didn't exercise his contract option for 2023
^ Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium unavailable due to ongoing renovations.
^ ^a ^b ^c Three clubs – Albirex Niigata (S), DPMM FC and the FAS under-23 team Young Lions, are ineligible for any AFC competition spots.

Singapore Cup[edit]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
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[4] Zaiful didn't exercise his contract option for 2023

[std-40] Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium unavailable due to ongoing renovations.

[table_note_ALB0.77416523721729-41] Three clubs – Albirex Niigata (S), DPMM FC and the FAS under-23 team Young Lions, are ineligible for any AFC competition spots.

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2023 Hougang United FC season

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