Singapore national under-17 football team

Singapore U15/16/17s
Nickname(s)The Cubs
The Young Lions
The Schoolboys
AssociationFootball Association of Singapore
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Sub-confederationAFF (Southeast Asia)
Head coachÁngel Toledano
CaptainKeegan Phang
Home stadiumJalan Besar Stadium (temporarily shared with the senior team)
FIFA codeSIN
First colours
Second colours
First international
Singapore Singapore 3–1 Zimbabwe 
(Singapore; 13 August 2010)
Biggest win
Singapore Singapore 5–0 Vietnam 
(Vientiane, Laos; 8 July 2011)
 Philippines 0–5 Singapore Singapore
(Vientiane, Laos; 10 July 2011)
Biggest defeat
 Indonesia 12–0 Singapore Singapore
(Indonesia; 10 June 2017)
World Cup
Appearances0
AFC U-16 Championship
Appearances2 (first in Singapore 2006)
Best result2006 & 2008 – Group stage
AFF U-16 Youth Championship
Appearances8 (first in Malaysia/Indonesia 2002)
Best result2008 & 2011 – Fourth place
Medal record
Football
Youth Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Youth Olympics u16s
Lion City Cup
Runner-up 2011 Lion City Cup u16s
Third place 2011 Lion City Cup u15s
WebsiteFAS

The Singapore national youth football team, nicknamed the Cubs, can refer to either of the following teams: the Under-16 team that represented the nation in the inaugural Youth Olympic Games and the Lion City Cup, and the Under-15s, which also took part in the Lion City Cup, and also the AFF U16 Championship. The youth team's honours include bronze for the Youth Olympic Games in 2010 on home soil, as well as second and third places for the Lion City Cup (the former being the U16s and the latter being the U15s).

History[edit]

Youth Olympics – The road to bronze (2010)[edit]

2010 marked the breakthrough for the Under-15 team as they went through the Youth Olympic Games, held on home soil, comfortably. They got through the semi-finals before losing to eventual silver medalists Haiti.[1] [2] Singapore then beat Montenegro 4–1 to grab the bronze medal.

Group stage[edit]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Singapore Singapore 2 2 0 0 6 3 +3 6
 Montenegro 2 1 0 1 4 4 0 3
 Zimbabwe 2 0 0 2 2 5 −3 0
13 August 2010 Singapore Singapore 3–1  Zimbabwe Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore
20:45 Ammirul Emmran 1'
Muhaimin Suhaimi 11', 30'
Report Albert Kusemwa 64' (pen.) Attendance: 4,800
Referee: Walter López (Guatemala)
19 August 2010 Montenegro  2–3 Singapore Singapore Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore
20:45 Nebojša Kosović 9', 23' (pen.) Report Muhaimin Suhaimi 3'
Jeffrey Lightfoot 35'
Brandon Koh 75'
Attendance: 5,850
Referee: Wilmar Roldan (Colombia)

Semi-finals[edit]

22 August 2010 Singapore Singapore 0–2  Haiti Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore
20:45 Report Jean Bonhomme 38'
Daniel Gedeon 80' (pen.)
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: István Vad (Hungary)

Bronze medal match[edit]

25 August 2010 Montenegro  1–4 Singapore Singapore Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore
18:00 Jovan Baošić 14' Report Hanafi Akbar 6', 45'
Ammirul Emmran 57' (pen.), 65'
Attendance: 4,380
Referee: Norbert Hauata (Tahiti)
Goalkeeper Fashah Rosedin Iskandar during the bronze medal match between Montenegro and Singapore.

This match involved a lot of controversy, with a few Montenegro players accused of diving. Drawn 1–1, Singapore came back and eventually won the match 4–1.

Lion City Cup: Under-16s journey (2011)[edit]

Though captain Jeffrey Lightfoot was absent with an injury, the Under-16s became runners up of the competition under temporary captain Dhukhilan Jeevamani.[3] They also went with new coach Takuma Koga.[4]

Group stage[5][edit]

All attendances are referenced from ->[6]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Brazil CR Flamengo U15 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 4
Singapore Singapore U16 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 2
England Everton U15 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1 1
20 June 2011 Singapore U16 Singapore 1–1 Brazil CR Flamengo U15 Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore
18:00 Muhaimin Suhaimi 70' Report Jorge Marco 82' Attendance: 2,490
22 June 2011 Everton U15 England 1–1 Singapore Singapore U16 Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore
20:45 Callum Dyson 20' Report Hazim Hassan 22' Attendance: 2,425

Semi finals[edit]

All attendances are referenced from ->[6]
Singapore was first to shoot for penalties.

24 June 2011 Semi-final Juventus U15 Italy 2–2
(3–4 p)
Singapore Singapore U16 Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore
20:45 Fabio Gili 60'
Gianluca Tartaglia 70'
Report Hazim Hassan 6' 13' Attendance: 2,390
Penalties
Davide Faverato
Andrea Giannarelli soccer ball with red X
Federico Crepaldi
Federico Rinaldi
Lorenzo Zarmanian soccer ball with red X
soccer ball with red X Muhaimin Suhaimi
Hazim Hassan
Iskandar Khairul Anuar
Jonathan Tan
IIlyas Lee

In the semi-final between the youth team and Juventus U15, man of the match Hazim Hassan scored two goals in the first half, and Juventus came back with another two in the second. The Singapore team beat Juventus in the penalty shootout.[7]

Final[edit]

26 June 2011 Final Singapore U16 Singapore 0–0
(3–4 p)
Brazil CR Flamengo U15 Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore
20:45 Report Attendance: 2,848
Penalties
Hanafi Akbar
Hazim Hassan
Iskandar Khairul Anuar soccer ball with red X
Jonathan Tan
IIlyas Lee soccer ball with red X
Lincoln Fernando
Jorge Marco
Caio Rangel
soccer ball with red X Ian Evans
Arlindo Neto

Fashah Rosedin (or Fashah Iskandar) was the most outstanding player that night against Flamengo. However, Caio Rangel and his other Samba football fellows brought the game to penalties where they won.

Lion City Cup: Under-15s journey (2011)[edit]

The Under-15 team, led by coach Dejan Gluscevic grabbed third, losing to eventual winners Flamengo U15 in the semi-finals by toppling Juventus U15 4–0 in the third place play-off.

Group stage[edit]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Italy Juventus U15 2 2 0 0 3 1 +2 6
Singapore Singapore U15 2 1 0 1 5 5 0 3
England Newcastle U15 2 0 0 2 3 5 −2 0
18 June 2011 Newcastle U-15 England 3–4 Singapore Singapore U-15 Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore
18:00 James Atkinson 4'
Adam Armstrong 31'
Alex Gilliead 62'
Report Zulfadhmi Suzliman 13'
Azhar Ramli 86'
Rifqi Yazid 90'
Faridzuan Fuad 90'
Attendance: NOT STATED

Their first group game, up against Newcastle United's U15 batch. Down 3–1, Singapore used just nine minutes to score 3 back and eventually win 4–3.

22 June 2011 Singapore U-15 Singapore 1–2 Italy Juventus U-15 Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore
18:00 Niccolo Guidicci 62' (o.g.) Report Andrea Marra 32'
Fabio Gili 85'
Attendance: 2,212

Semi-finals[edit]

24 June 2011 CR Flamengo U15 Brazil 3–0 Singapore Singapore U-15 Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore
20:45 Jorge Marco 38'
Muhelmy Suhaimi 61' (o.g.)
Caio Rangel 79'
Report Attendance: 2,848

The Singapore U15s navigated past the group stage, leaving Newcastle U15 behind, and reaching to a clash with competition favourites Flamengo. Eventually, they lost 3–0.

Third-place play-off[edit]

26 June 2011 Juventus U-15 Italy 0–4 Singapore Singapore U-15 Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore
18:00 Report Irfan Iezran 26'
Azhar Ramli 63' 84' (pen)
Adam Swandi 68'
Attendance: 2,848

This match, along with the Singapore U16 semi-final with the same Italian opponents. The Italians were comprehensively beaten with the Under-15s clinching third place.

The AFF U-16 Championship (2011)[edit]

The U15 team, captained by Adam Swandi and coached by Dejan Gluscevic, took part at the AFF U-16 Championship, and finished in fourth place, winning 3 matches and losing 3 matches, including the semi-finals and the third place play-off. Adam Swandi scored five goals against Vietnam, the Philippines and Myanmar.

Competition records[edit]

FIFA U-17 World Cup[edit]

FIFA U-17 World Cup record
Year Round PLD W D* L GS GA
China 1985 did not qualify
Canada 1987
Scotland 1989
Italy 1991
Japan 1993
Ecuador 1995
Egypt 1997
New Zealand 1999
Trinidad and Tobago 2001
Finland 2003
Peru 2005
South Korea 2007
Nigeria 2009
Mexico 2011
United Arab Emirates 2013
Chile 2015
India 2017
Brazil 2019
Indonesia 2023
Qatar 2025 to be determined
Total 0/20 - - - - - -

AFC U-16 Championship[edit]

AFC U-16 Championship record Qualifications
Year Round PLD W D* L GS GA PLD W D L GS GA
Qatar 1985 did not qualify 4 0 0 4 0 12
Qatar 1986 - - - - - -
Thailand 1988 - - - - - -
United Arab Emirates 1990 - - - - - -
Saudi Arabia 1992 3 1 0 2 2 13
Qatar 1994 - - - - - -
Thailand 1996 - - - - - -
Qatar 1998 3 1 1 1 4 12
Vietnam 2000 3 1 0 2 14 12
United Arab Emirates 2002 2 0 0 2 0 9
Japan 2004 2 0 0 2 1 7
Singapore 2006 Group stage 3 0 2 1 2 4 - - - - - -
Uzbekistan 2008 Group stage 3 0 0 3 1 14 4 3 0 1 17 3
Uzbekistan 2010 did not qualify 5 2 1 2 8 12
Iran 2012 4 1 1 2 10 6
Thailand 2014 4 2 0 2 14 8
India 2016 3 1 0 2 3 9
Malaysia 2018 3 1 0 2 10 18
Thailand 2023 3 1 0 2 2 8
Total 2/19 6 0 2 4 3 18 43 14 3 26 85 129

AFF Youth Championship (U-16)[edit]

Year Group Round Position GP W D* L GS GA
MalaysiaIndonesia 2002 U17 (2002 gen.) Group stage 8th 4 1 1 2 11 11
Thailand 2005 U17 (2005 gen.) did not participate
Vietnam 2006 U17 (2006 gen.)
Cambodia 2007 U17 (2007 gen.) Group stage 8th 3 0 1 2 3 9
Indonesia 2008 U16 (2008 gen.) Group stage 4th 4 0 2 2 2 5
Thailand 2009 U16 (2009 gen.) Cancelled
Indonesia 2010 U16 (2010 gen.) did not participate
Laos 2011 U16 (2011 gen.) Semi-finals 4th 6 3 0 3 16 5
Laos 2012 U16 (2012 gen.) did not participate
Myanmar 2013 U16 (2013 gen.) Group stage 6th 4 1 2 1 6 6
Indonesia 2014 U16 (2014 gen.) Cancelled
Cambodia 2015 U16 (2015 gen.) Group stage 6th 4 1 1 2 7 12
Cambodia 2016 U16 (2016 gen.) Group stage 8th 5 1 0 4 6 16
Thailand 2017 U15 (2017 gen.) Group stage 10th 5 0 0 5 0 16
Indonesia 2018 U16 (2018 gen.) Group stage 8th 4 1 0 3 7 9
Thailand 2019 U15 (2019 gen.) Group stage 8th 5 1 1 3 3 10
Indonesia 2022 U16 (2022 gen.) Group stage 11th 3 0 0 3 2 16
Total Semi-finals 4th Place 47 9 8 30 63 115
*Denotes draws including knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Recent results[edit]

2013[edit]

2013 AFF U-16 Youth Championship

23 August 2013 Group Match Malaysia  1–1  Singapore Naypyidaw, Myanmar
Report Zulqarnaen Suzliman 42' Stadium: Wunna Theikdi Stadium

2014 AFC U-16 Championship qualification

25 September 2013 Group Match Chinese Taipei  1–3  Singapore Happy Valley, Hong Kong
Hami Syahin 5', 42' (pen.)
? 62'
Stadium: Hong Kong Football Club Stadium
27 September 2013 Group Match Macau  0–9  Singapore Happy Valley, Hong Kong
Zulqarnaen Suzliman 3', 18' (pen.)
Haiqal Pashia 25'
Royston Tan Jia Jie 28', 34', 38'
Prakash Raj 45'
Syukri Bashir 54', 61'
Stadium: Hong Kong Football Club Stadium

2015[edit]

2015 AFF U-16 Youth Championship

2016 AFC U-16 Championship qualification

2016[edit]

2016 Jockey Cup

28 March 2016 (2016-03-28) 2016 Jockey Cup Guam  1–3  Singapore Diamond Hill , Hong Kong
Stadium: Po Kong Village Road Park

2016 AFF U-16 Youth Championship

12 July 2016 Group Match Myanmar  4–1  Singapore Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Stadium: Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium
Referee: Mohamed Javis, Maldives
14 July 2016 Group Match Malaysia  2–0  Singapore Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Stadium: RCAF Old Stadium
Referee: Tuy Vichhika, Cambodia
18 July 2016 Group Match Vietnam  3–0  Singapore Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Stadium: Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium
Referee: Tuy Vichhika, Cambodia

2017[edit]

2017 Jockey Cup

18 March 2017 (2017-03-18) 2017 Jockey Cup Thailand  5–1  Singapore Diamond Hill , Hong Kong
Stadium: Po Kong Village Road Park

2017 AFF U-16 Youth Championship

9 July 2017 Group Match Laos  2–0  Singapore Chonburi, Thailand
Stadium: Institute of Physical Education Chonburi Campus Stadium
Attendance: 50
Referee: Amdillah Zainuddin, Brunei
11 July 2017 Group Match Australia  8–0  Singapore Chonburi, Thailand
Stadium: Institute of Physical Education Chonburi Campus Stadium
Attendance: 120
Referee: Chi Samdy, Cambodia
15 July 2017 Group Match Thailand  2–0  Singapore Chonburi, Thailand
Stadium: Institute of Physical Education Chonburi Campus Stadium
Attendance: 500
Referee: Khoun Virak, Cambodia

2018 AFC U-16 Championship qualification

20 September 2017 Group Match Malaysia  6–1  Singapore Cikarang, Indonesia
Marc Ryan Tan 23' Stadium: Wibawa Mukti Stadium
Attendance: 280
Referee: Saoud Al-Athbah, Qatar
22 September 2017 Group Match Japan  11–0  Singapore Cikarang, Indonesia
Stadium: Wibawa Mukti Stadium
Attendance: 150
Referee: Hanna Hattab, Syria
24 September 2017 Group Match Guam  1–9  Singapore Cikarang, Indonesia
Marc Ryan Tan 3', 20', 45+1', 56'
Zikos Vasileios Chua Ming Xun 57', 80'
Robert Matthew Niu 63' (o.g.)
Fathullah Rahmat 77'
Farhan Zulkifli 85'
Stadium: Wibawa Mukti Stadium
Attendance: 120
Referee: Chen Hsin-chuan, Chinese Taipei

2017 U15 International Challenge Cup

25 November 2017 Group Match Mauritius  0–0  Singapore Woodlands, Singapore
Stadium: Singapore Sports School
1 December 2017 Placing Mauritius  0–0
(3–4 p)
 Singapore Woodlands, Singapore
Stadium: Singapore Sports School

2018[edit]

JENESYS 2017 Japan-ASEAN U-16 Youth Football Tournament [8]

2018 Jockey Cup

24 March 2018 (2018-03-24) 2018 Jockey Cup India  3–1  Singapore Diamond Hill , Hong Kong
Stadium: Po Kong Village Road Park

2018 AFF U-16 Youth Championship

1 August 2018 Group Match Laos  2–1  Singapore Gresik, Indonesia
Chony Wenpaserth 16', 55' Report Zikos Vasileios Chua Ming Xun 78' Stadium: Gelora Joko Samudro Stadium
Attendance: 51
Referee: Chy Samdy, Cambodia
3 August 2018 Group Match Thailand  3–1  Singapore Gresik, Indonesia
Thanakrit Laorkai 13'
Kittiphong Khetpara 28'
Thodsawat Aunkongrat 78'
Report Zikos Vasileios Chua Ming Xun 77' Stadium: Gelora Joko Samudro Stadium
Attendance: 41
Referee: Dwi Purba Wicaksana, Indonesia

2018 U15 International Challenge Cup

26 November 2018 Group Match JDT U15 Malaysia 2–1  Singapore Kallang, Singapore
Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium
28 November 2018 Semi Final PVF Vietnam Vietnam 3–1  Singapore Kallang, Singapore
Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium

2019[edit]

2019 Jockey Cup

22 April 2019 (2019-04-22) 2019 Jockey Cup Myanmar  2–4  Singapore Diamond Hill, Hong Kong
Stadium: Po Kong Village Road Park

Friendlies

25 June 2019 (2019-06-25) Friendly Malaysia  2–0  Singapore Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
--:-- UTC+8 Khairil 14'
Nabil 20'
Stadium: Persada Plus Mini Stadium
27 June 2019 (2019-06-27) Friendly Malaysia  4–0  Singapore Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
--:-- UTC+8 Zubaidi 39'
Irfan 64'
Harry 73'
Shahril 82'
Stadium: Persada Plus Mini Stadium

2019 AFF U-16 Youth Championship

27 July 2019 (2019-07-27) 2019 AFF U-16 Youth Championship Myanmar  0–0  Singapore Mueang Chonburi District, Chonburi
Report Stadium: IPE Stadium
Attendance: 232
Referee: Khoun Virak, Cambodia

2020 AFC U-16 Championship qualification

17 September 2019 (2019-09-17) 2020 AFC U-16 Championship qualification Hong Kong  2–1  Singapore Jalan Besar, Singapore
Lee Tsz Hin 35'
Lee Lok Him 90+1' (pen.)
Report Khairin Nadim 9' Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium
Referee: Khalid Al-Turais (Saudi Arabian)
21 September 2019 (2019-09-21) 2020 AFC U-16 Championship qualification Guam  1–10  Singapore Jalan Besar, Singapore
Andrew Stenson 18' Report Ethan Henry Pinto