2025–26 Young Lions F.C. season

Young Lions
2025–26 season
Head coach	Nazri Nasir
Ground	Jalan Besar Stadium
Singapore Premier League	TBA
Singapore Cup	TBA
Home colours	Away colours

The 2025–26 season is Young Lions; 22nd consecutive season in the top flight of Singapore football and in the Singapore Premier League. The club will also compete in the Singapore Cup.

Squad

Singapore Premier League

As of 13 Mar 2024.

Squad No.	Name	Date of Birth (Age)	Last Club	Contract Start	Contract End
Goalkeepers
1	Aizil Yazid	(2004-12-24) 24 December 2004	Hougang United	2023	2026
31	Izwan Mahbud	(1990-07-14) 14 July 1990	Lion City Sailors	2026	2026
35	Firman Nabil	(2005-03-27) 27 March 2005	Albirex Niigata (S) U21	2024	2026
	Travis Ang Jia Zheng	(2004-10-23) 23 October 2004	Tanjong Pagar United U21	2024	2026
Defenders
4	Joilson Lucas	(2003-01-18) 18 January 2003	SD Juazeirense (B4)	2025	2026
5	Enrico Walmrath Silveira	(2006-04-06) 6 April 2006	Lion City Sailors U21	2025	2026
8	Andrew Aw	(2003-03-29) 29 March 2003	BG Tampines Rovers U21	2023	2026
15	Marcus Mosses	(2005-01-21) 21 January 2005	Tanjong Pagar United	2025	2026
19	Aqil Yazid	(2004-01-09) 9 January 2004	Balestier Khalsa U21	2023	2026
20	Fairuz Fazli Koh	(2005-01-20) 20 January 2005	Singapore Sports School	2022	2026
21	Kieran Teo Jia Jun	(2004-04-06) 6 April 2004	Geylang International U21	2023	2026
53	Aqil M. Khusni	(2004-04-23) 23 April 2004	Lion City Sailors U21	2025	2026
66	Abdil Qaiyyim Mutalib	(1989-05-14) 14 May 1989	Balestier Khalsa	2026	2026
Midfielders
3	Joshua Little	(2007-10-30) 30 October 2007	Lion City Sailors U	2026	2026
6	Ajay Robson	(2003-12-06) 6 December 2003	Hougang United	2025	2026
7	Abner Vinicius	(2003-01-15) 15 January 2003	Bangu (B4)	2025	2026
11	Harry Spence	(2006-03-15) 15 March 2006	Lion City Sailors U21	2025	2026
44	Adam Reefdy	(2004-05-08) 8 May 2004	Hougang United U21	2025	2026
Forwards
9	Sergio Mendonça	(2004-01-22) 22 January 2004	Maricá (B4)	2025	2026
10	Amir Syafiz	(2004-06-21) 21 June 2004	Singapore Sports School	2021	2026
13	Louka Tan-Vaissiere	(2005-06-13) 13 June 2005	Hougang United U21	2025	2026
41	Kian Ghadessy	(2005-11-30) 30 November 2005	Lion City Sailors U21	2025	2026
Players who left during the season
2	Raoul Suhaimi	(2005-09-18) 18 September 2005	Singapore Sports School	2021	2026
3	Lucas Agueiro	(2004-07-13) 13 July 2004	Broke Boys FC	2025	2026
14	Ryu Hardy Yussri	(2005-04-20) 20 April 2005	Singapore Sports School	2022	2026
16	Aniq Raushan	(2003-10-05) 5 October 2003	Lion City Sailors U21	2025	2026
18	Benjamin Žerak	(2006-12-14) 14 December 2006	Lion City Sailors U21	2025	2026
22	Junki Kenn Yoshimura	(2004-07-20) 20 July 2004	Albirex Niigata (S)	2025	2026
23	Danie Hafiy	(2004-04-06) 6 April 2004	Lion City Sailors U21	2025	2026
24	Izrafil Yusof	(2004-01-27) 27 January 2004	Tanjong Pagar United	2025	2026
25	Ong Yu En	(2003-10-03) 3 October 2003	BG Tampines Rovers	2025	2026
39	Ilyasin Zayan	(2004-03-22) 22 March 2004	Lion City Sailors U21	2025	2026
52	Nazhan Nuraffendi		Geylang International U17	2025	2026
55	Rae Peh Jun Wen	(2008-09-15) 15 September 2008	BG Tampines Rovers	2025	2026
Players who left for NS during season

Singapore Premier League 2

As of 13 Mar 2024.

Squad No.	Name	Date of Birth (Age)	Last Club	Contract Start	Contract End
Goalkeepers
12	Ainun Nuha Ilyasir	(2006-03-11) 11 March 2006	Lion City Sailors U21	2025	2026
32	Ashman Saravanan	(2008-03-05) 5 March 2008	Lion City Sailors U21	2025	2026
Defenders
17	Iryan Fandi	(2006-08-09) 9 August 2006	Hougang United U21	2025	2026
26	Iliya Naufal	(2008-07-06) 6 July 2008	Lion City Sailors U21	2025	2026
36	Idzham Eszuan	(2007-02-14) 14 February 2007	Lion City Sailors U21	2025	2026
37	Ikram Mikhail Mustaqim	(2005-08-05) 5 August 2005	Tanjong Pagar United U21	2023	2026
38	Ilhan Rizqullah	(2008-09-17) 17 September 2008	Lion City Sailors U21	2025	2026
40	Jovan Ang	(2006-08-23) 23 August 2006	BG Tampines Rovers U21	2025	2026
46	Luth Harith	(2008-03-19) 19 March 2008	Lion City Sailors U21	2025	2026
48	Nur Muhammad Fadly	(2007-05-30) 30 May 2007	Lion City Sailors U21	2025	2026
56	Rauf Anaqi	(2008-03-06) 6 March 2008	Albirex Niigata (S)	2024	2026
67	Levi Faris Alfa	(2007-05-31) 31 May 2007	Balestier Khalsa	2026	2026
Midfielders
29	Caelan Cheong Tze Jay	(2006-01-22) 22 January 2006	BG Tampines Rovers U21	2025	2026
30	Fernandez Casey Klein	(2007-02-05) 5 February 2007	Lion City Sailors U21	2025	2026
31	Matthias Josaphat Koesno	(2006-07-13) 13 July 2006	BG Tampines Rovers U21	2025	2026
33	Nathan Mao	(2008-03-26) 26 March 2008	Lion City Sailors U21	2025	2026
34	Harith Danish Irwan	(2008-11-27) 27 November 2008	Lion City Sailors U21	2025	2026
42	Ryan Vishal	(2007-01-25) 25 January 2007	Sailors Development Center U17	2024	2026
43	Loo Kai Sheng	(2007-01-09) 9 January 2007	ESC La Liga Academy	2024	2026
45	Nyqil Iyyan	(2008-06-26) 26 June 2008	Singapore Sports School	2024	2026
50	Sarrvin Raj	(2008-04-05) 5 April 2008	Lion City Sailors U21	2025	2026
51	Yazid Rizal Rais	(2006-03-16) 16 March 2006	Lion City Sailors U21	2025	2026
54	Andy Reefqy	(2008-07-14) 14 July 2008	Lion City Sailors U21	2025	2026
62	Danial Herwan Ukail	2008	Melbourne City Academy	2026	2026
70	Christopher Lee Yee Wen		Hougang United U21	2025	2026
Forwards
27	Sahoo Garv	(2006-03-26) 26 March 2006	Balestier Khalsa U21	2023	2026
28	Syazwan Latiff	(2006-02-21) 21 February 2006	Geylang International U21	2025	2026
47	Nicolas Michael Beninger	(2006-07-04) 4 July 2006	BG Tampines Rovers U21	2025	2026
49	Uchenna Eziakor	(2008-05-17) 17 May 2008	ESC La Liga Academy	2025	2026
Players who left for NS during season

U16 Squad

As of 13 Mar 2024.

Squad No.	Name	Date of Birth (Age)	Last Club	Contract Start	Contract End
Goalkeepers
	Ilhan Hady	(2010-03-19) 19 March 2010	Lion City Sailors U17	2025	2026
	Naqeeb Shawaluddin	(2010-08-23) 23 August 2010	Lion City Sailors U17	2025	2026
Defenders
57	Zaki Jumlan	(2009-01-01) 1 January 2009	National Development Center
61	Ayden Haziq Syaifuallah	(2009-09-27) 27 September 2009	Lion City Sailors U17	2025	2026
65	Elijah Srinivasa	(2009-06-09) 9 June 2009		2026	2026
	Aaryan Azraqi Hermi	(2009-02-24) 24 February 2009	Lion City Sailors U17	2025	2026
	Jacas Tjhai Jun Heo	(2010-01-05) 5 January 2010	Lion City Sailors U17	2025	2026
Midfielders
60	Erdy Taha	(2009-11-18) 18 November 2009	Singapore Sports School	2025	2026
	Darwisy Fitri Johari	(2009-02-18) 18 February 2009	Lion City Sailors U17	2025	2026
	Adam Faizal	(2009-12-01) 1 December 2009	Lion City Sailors U17	2025	2026
	Aryan Sahib	(2009-09-12) 12 September 2009	Lion City Sailors U17	2025	2026
	Izzan Rifqi	(2010-03-04) 4 March 2010	Lion City Sailors U21	2025	2026
	Aiman Eszuan	(2009-12-01) 1 December 2009	Lion City Sailors U17	2025	2026
Forwards
58	Adam Irfan		Geylang International	2026	2026
59	Tyler Matthew		Lion City Sailors U17	2026	2026
63	Lukyan Tan	(2009-05-13) 13 May 2009	Rayo Alcobendas Academy	2025	2026
	Farrel Farhan	(2009-03-15) 15 March 2009	Lion City Sailors U21	2025	2026
	Danish Abdul Hazin	(2009-05-06) 6 May 2009	Lion City Sailors U17	2025	2026

Coaching staff

Position	Name
Team Manager	Matthew Sean Sakthi Vel Ganesan
Team Manager (SPL2)	Syed Azmi
Head team coach	Firdaus Kassim
Assistant coach	Hafiz Sujad Tengku Mushadad
Head Coach (SPL2 & U19)	Syed Azmi
Head Coach (U16)	Ashraf Ariffin
Goalkeeping coach	Matija Radikon
Goalkeeping Coach (SPL2 & U19)	Artur Lohmus
Goalkeeping coach (U16)
Performance Coach	Lewin Kösterke
Performance coach (SPL2 & U19)
Performance coach (U16)
Individual Coach	Rodrigo Costa
Individual coach (SPL2 & U19)	Diogo Silva Costa
Individual Coach (U16)	Nuno Pereira
Condition coach	Chloe Alphonso
Condition coach (SPL2 & U19)	Vital Ribeiro
Condition coach (U16)	Farij Samsudi
Head of Medical	Wouter de Vroome
Equipment Officer	Omar Mohamed
Match Analyst	Gautam Selvamany
Video Analyst	Miguel García

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Transfer

In

Pre-Season

Date ^[a]	Position	Player	Transferred from	Ref
Permanent Transfer
31 August 2025	GK	Nazhan Nuraffendi		Free
	GK	Firman Nabil	Albirex Niigata (S)	Free ^[2] ^[b]
	DF	Kieran Teo Jia Jun	Geylang International	Free ^[c]
	DF	Adam Reefdy	Hougang United U21	Free
	DF	Joilson Lucas	SD Juazeirense	Free ^[d]
	MF	Lucas Agueiro	Broke Boys FC	Free ^[e]
	FW	Sergio Mendonça	Maricá	Free ^[f]
	FW	Abner Vinicius	Boavista	Free ^[g]
Loan Transfer
2 July 2025	MF	Ryu Hardy	Geylang International	Season loan till Dec-25
5 August 2025	DF	Raoul Suhaimi	BG Tampines Rovers	Season loan till Dec-25 ^[h]
	DF	Andrew Aw		Season loan till Dec-25 ^[i]
	MF	Ong Yu En		Season loan till Dec-25
13 August 2025	DF	Ilhan Rizqullah	Lion City Sailors U21	Season loan
13 August 2025	MF	Sarrvin Raj	Lion City Sailors U21	Season loan
14 August 2025	DF	Junki Kenn Yoshimura	SAFSA (via. Albirex Niigata)	Season loan ^[3]
31 August 2025	GK	Benjamin Žerak	Lion City Sailors U21	Season loan
	GK	Ashman Saravanan	Lion City Sailors U21	Season loan
	GK	Ainun Nuha Ilyasir	Lion City Sailors U21	Season loan
	GK	Aizil Yazid	Hougang United	Season loan till Dec-25 ^[4] ^[j]
	DF	Aqil Yazid	Hougang United	Season loan till Dec-25 ^[k]
	DF	Marcus Mosses	Lion City Sailors U21	Season loan till Dec-25
	DF	Aniq Raushan	Lion City Sailors U21	Season loan till Dec-25
	DF	Iliya Naufal	Lion City Sailors U21	Season loan
	DF	Enrico Walmrath Silveira	Lion City Sailors U21	Season loan
	DF	Iryan Fandi	SAFSA (via. Hougang)	Season loan till Dec-25
	DF	Idzham Eszuan	SAFSA (via. LCS U21)	Season loan
	DF	Aqil Khusni	SAFSA (via. LCS U21)	Season loan
	DF	Luth Harith	SAFSA (via. LCS U21)	Season loan
	DF	Nur Muhammad Fadly	SAFSA (via. LCS U21)	Season loan
	MF	Danie Hafiy	Lion City Sailors U21	Season loan till Dec-25
	MF	Andy Reefqy	Lion City Sailors U21	Season loan
	MF	Harith Danish Irwan	SAFSA (via. LCS U21)	Season loan
	MF	Caelan Cheong Tze Jay	SAFSA (via. Tampines U21)	Season loan
	MF	Jovan Ang	SAFSA (via. Tampines U21)	Season loan
	MF	Matthias Josaphat Koesno	SAFSA (via. Tampines U21)	Season loan till Dec-25
	FW	Louka Tan-Vaissiere	Hougang United	Season loan
	FW	Amir Syafiz	Hougang United	Season loan till Dec-25 ^[l]
	FW	Izrafil Yusof	SAFSA (via. LCS U21)	Season loan till Dec-25
	FW	Uchenna Eziakor	SAFSA (via. LCS U21)	Season loan
	FW	Kian Ghadessy	SAFSA (via. LCS U21)	Season loan
	FW	Ilyasin Zayan	SAFSA (via. LCS U21)	Season loan till Dec-25
	FW	Fernandez Casey Klein	SAFSA (via. LCS U21)	Season loan
	FW	Nicolas Michael Beninger	SAFSA (via. Tampines U21)	Season loan
	FW	Syazwan Latiff	SAFSA (via. Geylang U21)	Season loan

Mid-season

Date^[m]	Position	Player	Transferred from	Ref
Permanent Transfer
1 December 2025	DF	Zaki Jumlan	National Development Center	Free
	MF	Erdy Taha	Singapore Sports School	Free
	FW	Lukyan Tan	Rayo Alcobendas Academy	Free
Loan Transfer
16 October 2025	MF	Rae Peh	BG Tampines Rovers	Season loan till Dec-25
3 January 2026	DF	Levi Faris Alfa	Balestier Khalsa	Free ^[5]
7 January 2026	GK	Izwan Mahbud	Lion City Sailors	Season loan
7 January 2026	DF	Abdil Qaiyyim Mutalib	Balestier Khalsa	Free
11 January 2026	MF	Danial Herwan	Free Agent	N.A.
January 2026	DF	Rauf Anaqi	Albirex Niigata (S)	Season loan
January 2026	MF	Christopher Lee	Hougang United	Season loan
January 2026	FW	Tyler Matthew	Lion City Sailors	Season loan
January 2026	FW	Adam Irfan	Geylang International	Season loan

Out

Pre-Season

Date ^[n]	Position	Player	Transferred To	Ref
Permanent Transfer
10 June 2025	DF	Jun Kobayashi	Kochi United	Free ^[6]
1 July 2025	MF	Kan Kobayashi	Chuncheon Citizen (K3)	Free
1 July 2025	MF	Ryu Hardy	Geylang International	Free
2 July 2025	MF	Kaisei Ogawa		Free ^[7]
4 July 2025	MF	Ethan Henry Pinto		Free ^[8]
8 July 2025	DF	Danial Crichton		Free ^[9]
11 July 2025	DF	Danish Haqimi	Tanjong Pagar United	Free ^[10]
18 July 2025	DF	Syafi Hilman	Balestier Khalsa	Free ^[11]
7 August 2025	MF	Rasul Ramli	BG Tampines Rovers	Free ^[12]
11 August 2025	MF	Samuel Pillai	Tanjong Pagar United	Free
20 August 2025	DF	Wong Ngang Haang	Balestier Khalsa	Free
31 August 2025	GK	Umayr Sujuandy		Free
	GK	Rauf Erwan	Hougang United	Free
	DF	Aqil Yazid		Free ^[o]
	FW	Amir Syafiz		Free ^[p]
	DF	Izz Anaqi	Lion City Sailors	Free
	DF	Ikmal Hazlan	Lion City Sailors	Free
	DF	Ariq Rizzuwan	National Development Centre	Free
	DF	Akash Rai		Free
	DF	Haziq Riduan		Free
	DF	Febryan Pradana		Free
Loan Transfer
31 May 2025	GK	Firman Nabil	Albirex Niigata (S)	Loan Return ^[13] ^[q]
	GK	Aizil Yazid	Hougang United	Loan Return ^[14]^[15] ^[r]
	DF	Bill Mamadou	Lion City Sailors	Loan Return ^[16] ^[s]
	DF	Ryaan Sanizal	SAFSA (via. Tampines)	Loan Return ^[t]
	DF	Andrew Aw	SAFSA (via. Tampines)	Loan Return
	DF	Iryan Fandi	SAFSA (via. Hougang)	Loan Return
	DF	Kieran Teo Jia Jun	SAFSA (via. Geylang)	Loan Return
	DF	Nur Adam Abdullah	SAFSA (via LCS)	Loan Return
	MF	Danish Qayyum	SAFSA (via LCS)	Loan Return ^[u]
	FW	Lim Zheng Wu	SAFSA (via. Tampines)	Loan Return

Mid-Season

Date ^[v]	Position	Player	Transferred To	Ref
Permanent Transfer
17 October 2025	MF	Ryu Hardy	Geylang International	End of loan ^[w]
16 November 2025	MF	Matthias Josaphat Koesno	SAFSA (via. Tampines U21)	End of loan
1 January 2026	DF	Raoul Suhaimi	BG Tampines Rovers	End of loan
	MF	Rae Peh
	MF	Ong Yu En
	MF	Danie Hafiy	Lion City Sailors U21
8 January 2026	GK	Benjamin Žerak	Lion City Sailors	End of loan
8 January 2026	MF	Lucas Agueiro	Lion City Sailors	Free
10 January 2026	FW	Izrafil Yusof	Lion City Sailors	End of loan
January 2026	DF	Aniq Raushan	Lion City Sailors	End of loan
January 2026	DF	Junki Kenn Yoshimura	SAFSA (via. Albirex Niigata)	End of loan ^[17]
January 2026	FW	Ilyasin Zayan	SAFSA (via. LCS U21)	End of loan
January 2026	GK	Nazhan Nuraffendi		Free
Loan Transfer

^ Date of club's announcement, else will be 1 Jun-2025, the date which the free agent start due to lapse of previous contract
^ Firman move back to Young Lions after contract with Albirex Niigata (S) ended.
^ Kieran rejoins the Young Lions after his contract with Geylang ended.
^ Joilson Lucas move to Young Lions before going back to LCS.
^ Lucas Agueiro move to Young Lions before going back to LCS.
^ Sergio Mendonça move to Young Lions before going back to LCS.
^ Abner Vinicius move to Young Lions before going back to LCS.
^ Raoul loaned back to YL till end of SEA Games
^ Andrew loaned back to YL till end of SEA Games
^ Aizil moves back to Young Lions for a year loan
^ Aqil Yazid moves back to Young Lions for a 1/2 year loan
^ Amir Syafiz moves back to Young Lions for a 1/2 year loan
^ Date of club's announcement, will be either date of club announcement or 1 Jun-2025, the date which the free agent start due to lapse of previous contract
^ Date of club's announcement, else will be 1 Jun-2025, the date which the free agent start due to lapse of previous contract
^ Aqil Yazid moves back to Young Lions for a 1/2 year loan
^ Amir Syafiz moves back to Young Lions for a 1/2 year loan
^ Firman Nabil rejoins the Young Lions after his contract with Albirex ended.
^ Aizil Yazid moves back to Young Lions for a year loan
^ Bill moves to Nakhon Ratchasima after his contract ends at LCS
^ Ryaan Sanizal moves to Hougang after his contract with Tampines lapsed.
^ Danish moves to Albirex Niigata (S) after his contract ends at LCS
^ Date of club's announcement, else will be 1 Jun-2025, the date which the free agent start due to lapse of previous contract
^ Ryu Hardy loan curtailed early.

Retained

Position	Player	Ref
DF	Raoul Suhaimi
MF	Fairuz Fazli Koh
MF	Ethan Henry Pinto

Friendly

Pre-season friendly

Win Draw Loss

July 2025 1

Lion City Sailors

1–0

Young Lions

19 July 2025 2	Young Lions	0–1	BG Tampines Rovers	Kallang
				Stadium: Kallang Football Hub

Thailand Tour

20 July 2025 1	Kasetsart	–	Young Lions U21	Kasetsart
				Stadium: Insee Chantarasatit Stadium

20 July 2025 2	Kasetsart	2–0	Young Lions	Kasetsart
				Stadium: Insee Chantarasatit Stadium

Portugal Tour

23 August 2025	A.D. Ovarense	3–1	Young Lions	Aveiro District, Portugal
			Sergio Mendonça	Stadium: Estádio Marques da Silva

Team statistics

Appearances and goals

As of 21 Feb 26

Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute.

No.	Pos.	Player	Sleague		Singapore Cup		Total
No.	Pos.	Player	Apps.	Goals	Apps.	Goals	Apps.	Goals
1	GK	Aizil Yazid	1+1	0	0	0	2	0
3	MF	Joshua Little	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	DF	Joilson Lucas	6	0	0	0	6	0
5	DF	Enrico Walmrath Silveirah	4+3	0	0	0	7	0
6	MF	Ajay Robson	1+2	0	0	0	3	0
7	FW	Abner Vinicius	7+2	2	0	0	9	2
8	DF	Andrew Aw	6+4	0	0	0	10	0
9	FW	Sergio Mendonça	10+1	4	0	0	11	4
10	FW	Amir Syafiz	9+2	0	0	0	11	0
11	FW	Harry Spence	10+1	0	0	0	11	0
12	GK	Ainun Nuha Ilyasir	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	FW	Louka Tan-Vaissiere	1+1	0	0	0	2	0
15	DF	Marcus Mosses	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	DF	Iryan Fandi	1+1	0	0	0	2	0
19	DF	Aqil Yazid	5	0	0	0	5	0
20	MF	Fairuz Fazli Koh	8+1	0	0	0	9	0
21	DF	Kieran Teo Jia Jun	6+1	0	0	0	7	0
26	DF	Iliya Naufal	0	0	0	0	0	0
27	FW	Sahoo Garv	0+1	0	0	0	1	0
28	FW	Syazwan Latiff	0	0	0	0	0	0
29	MF	Caelan Cheong Tze Jay	0+7	0	0	0	7	0
30	FW	Fernandez Casey Klein	0	0	0	0	0	0
31	GK	Izwan Mahbud	6	0	0	0	6	0
32	GK	Ashman Saravanan	0	0	0	0	0	0
33	FW	Nathan Mao	6	0	0	0	6	0
34	MF	Harith Danish Irwan	5+5	0	0	0	10	0
35	GK	Firman Nabil	0	0	0	0	0	0
36	DF	Idzham Eszuan	0	0	0	0	0	0
37	DF	Ikram Mikhail Mustaqim	0	0	0	0	0	0
38	DF	Ilhan Rizqullah	0	0	0	0	0	0
40	MF	Jovan Ang	0	0	0	0	0	0
41	FW	Kian Ghadessy	0+1	0	0	0	1	0
42	MF	Ryan Vishal	0	0	0	0	0	0
43	MF	Loo Kai Sheng	0	0	0	0	0	0
44	DF	Adam Reefdy	0	0	0	0	0	0
45	MF	Nyqil Iyyan	0	0	0	0	0	0
46	DF	Luth Harith	5+1	0	0	0	6	0
47	FW	Nicolas Michael Beninger	1+5	0	0	0	6	0
48	DF	Nur Muhammad Fadly	0	0	0	0	0	0
49	FW	Uchenna Eziakor	0	0	0	0	0	0
50	FW	Sarrvin Raj	0	0	0	0	0	0
51	MF	Yazid Rizal Rais	0	0	0	0	0	0
52	GK	Nazhan Nuraffendi	0	0	0	0	0	0
53	DF	Aqil Khusni	0	0	0	0	0	0
54	DF	Andy Reefqy	6+2	0	0	0	8	0
62	MF	Danial Herwan	0+3	0	0	0	3	0
66	DF	Abdil Qaiyyim Mutalib	0	0	0	0	0	0
67	DF	Levi Faris Alfa	0	0	0	0	0	0
Players who have played this season and/or sign for the season but had left the club or on loan to other club
2	DF	Raoul Suhaimi	5	0	0	0	5	0
3	MF	Lucas Agueiro	3+2	1	0	0	5	1
14	MF	Ryu Hardy Yussri	0+1	0	0	0	1	0
16	DF	Aniq Raushan	0	0	0	0	0	0
18	GK	Benjamin Žerak	4	0	0	0	4	0
22	DF	Junki Kenn Yoshimura	0	0	0	0	0	0
23	DF	Danie Hafiy	0+1	0	0	0	1	0
24	FW	Izrafil Yusof	0+1	0	0	0	1	0
25	MF	Ong Yu En	5	0	0	0	5	0
31	MF	Matthias Josaphat Koesno	0	0	0	0	0	0
39	FW	Ilyasin Zayan	0	0	0	0	0	0
55	MF	Rae Peh	1+1	0	0	0	2	0

Competitions

Overview

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Singapore Premier League

Win Draw Loss

25 September 2025 1 (Rescheduled)	Tanjong Pagar United	5–1	Young Lions	Jurong East
	Youssef Ezzejjari 35', 62', 64', 76' Bruno Dybal 86' Fathullah Rahmat 25' Guilherme Rodrigues 45+6' Syahrul Sazali 81'		Abner Vinicius 15' Iryan Fandi 43'	Stadium: Jurong East Stadium Referee: Syarqawi Buhari Man of the Match: Youssef Ezzejjari

2 October 2025 2 (Rescheduled)	Young Lions	0–2	Hougang United	Tampines
			Yotsakorn Burapha 50' 84' Víctor Blasco 76' Jordan Vestering 44' Ryohei Yoshihama 90+3'	Stadium: Our Tampines Hub ^[a] Referee: Farhan Mohd Man of the Match: Farhan Zulkifli

21 September 2025 3	Young Lions	1–2	Balestier Khalsa	Tampines
	Sergio Mendonça 7' (pen.) Andrew Aw 64'		Masahiro Sugita 14' Elijah Lim 90+10' Madhu Mohana 70' Jakov Katuša 74'	Stadium: Our Tampines Hub ^[b] Referee: Taufik Thana Man of the Match: Mario Mustapić

18 October 2026 4	Lion City Sailors	5–1	Young Lions	Bishan
	Maxime Lestienne 18' Bailey Wright 34' Lennart Thy 49' Bart Ramselaar 79' Shawal Anuar 81' Nur Adam 38'	Report	Lucas Agueiro 30' Andrew Aw 72'	Stadium: Bishan Stadium Referee: Taufik Thana Man of the Match: Lennart Thy

25 October 2025 5	Young Lions	1–3	Geylang International	Tampines
	Sergio Mendonça 17' 53'		Shuhei Hoshino 20' Vincent Bezecourt 58' Riku Fukashiro 61' Ryoya Taniguchi 38 Shahdan Sulaiman 53'	Stadium: Our Tampines Hub ^[c] Referee: Zulfiqar Mustaffa Man of the Match: Vincent Bezecourt

16 May 2026 6 (Rescheduled)	Albirex Niigata (S)	–	Young Lions	Jurong East
				Stadium: Jurong East Stadium

16 January 2026 7	BG Tampines Rovers	7–1	Young Lions	Tampines
	Hide Higashikawa 8', 38', 72', 76' Koya Kazama 29', 30' Glenn Kweh 45+1' Seiga Sumi 45+5' Shah Shahiran 49' Jacob Mahler 74'	Report	Abner Vinicius 10' Izwan Mahbud 21' Harith Danish Irwan 68'	Stadium: Our Tampines Hub Referee: Clarence Leow Man of the Match: Hide Higashikawa

26 January 2026 8	Young Lions	1–1	Tanjong Pagar United	Jalan Besar
	Sergio Mendonça 26' Andrew Aw 23' Luth Harith 49' Kieran Teo 87' Enrico Walmrath 90+5'		Zenivio 45+8' Raihan Rahman 36' Fathullah Rahmat 54' Aaron Evans 90+1'	Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium Referee: Taufik Thana Man of the Match: Abner Vinicius

30 January 2026 9	Hougang United	2–0	Young Lions	Bishan
	Settawut Wongsai 30' Victor Blasco 73' (pen.) 64' Saifullah Akbar 20' Huzaifah Aziz 39' Yuma Suwa 50'	Report	Joilson Lucas 60'	Stadium: Bishan Stadium ^[d] Referee: Ahmad A'Qashah Man of the Match: Ryaan Sanizal

8 February 2026 10	Young Lions	0–2	Lion City Sailors	Jalan Besar
	Sergio Mendonça 71'	Report	Bailey Wright 14' Lennart Thy 35' Akram Azman 75'	Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium Referee: Syarqawi Buhari Man of the Match: Bailey Wright

13 February 2026 11	Balestier Khalsa	3–1	Young Lions	Bishan
	Bogdan Mandić 36' (pen.) Jakov Katuša 64', 73' Tin Matic 19' Lazar Vujanic 20' Elijah Lim 86'	Report	Sergio Mendonça 70' 20'27	Stadium: Bishan Stadium Referee: Muhd Taqi Man of the Match: Jakov Katuša

21 February 2026 12	Young Lions	0–2	Albirex Niigata (S)	Jalan Besar
	Joilson Lucas 58' Andy Reefqy 74'		Shingo Nakano 23', 63' Naoki Yoshioka 72' Syed Firdaus 80'	Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium Referee: Hilmi Fuad Man of the Match: Shingo Nakano

26 February 2026 13	Geylang International	–	Young Lions	Tampines
				Stadium: Our Tampines Hub

7 March 2026 14	Young Lions	–	BG Tampines Rovers	Jalan Besar
				Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium

14 March 2026 15	Young Lions	–	Hougang United	Jalan Besar
				Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium

5 April 2026 16	Young Lions	–	Balestier Khalsa	Jalan Besar
				Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium

10 April 2026 17	Tanjong Pagar United	–	Young Lions	Jurong East
				Stadium: Jurong East Stadium

20 April 2026 18	Lion City Sailors	–	Young Lions	Jalan Besar
				Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium

24 April 2026 19	BG Tampines Rovers	–	Young Lions	Tampines
				Stadium: Our Tampines Hub

4 May 2026 20	Albirex Niigata (S)	–	Young Lions	Jurong East
				Stadium: Jurong East Stadium

9 May 2026 21 (Rescheduled)	Young Lions	–	Geylang International	Jalan Besar
				Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium

^ Location changed due to re-turfing of Jalan Besar Stadium
^ Location changed due to re-turfing of Jalan Besar Stadium
^ Location changed due to re-turfing of Jalan Besar Stadium
^ Location changed due to swopping of stadium with LCS upon completion of returfing of Jalan Besar Stadium

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Lion City Sailors (X)	10	10	0	0	44	4	+40	30	Qualification for Champions League Two group stage
2	BG Tampines Rovers	9	7	2	0	25	8	+17	23	Qualification for Champions League Two play-off^[a]
3	Albirex Niigata (S)	10	7	1	2	22	10	+12	22
4	Balestier Khalsa	11	4	2	5	20	30	−10	14
5	Geylang International	11	4	1	6	14	20	−6	13
6	Hougang United	10	4	0	6	13	20	−7	12
7	Tanjong Pagar United	10	1	1	8	12	31	−19	4
8	Young Lions^[b]	11	0	1	10	7	34	−27	1

Updated to match(es) played on 21 Feb 2026. Source: Singapore Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of wins
(X) Assured of least Champions League Two play-off
Notes:

^ Since the 2025–26 Singapore Cup winners, Lion City Saillors, occupy an AFC Champions League Two group stage position, the AFC Champions League Two play-off spot goes to the next eligible team.
^ Young Lions cannot qualify for AFC competitions.

Competition (SPL2)

Win Draw Loss

9 December 2025 1 (Rescheduled)	Balestier Khalsa	0–4	Young Lions	Bishan
	Daniyal Lynn Rasor 45' Karthigaya Varmaan 54'		Aqil M. Khusni 36' Ilyasin Zayan 45' Garv Sahoo 48', 90' Iliya Naufal Idris 45' Zaki Jumlan 65' Lukyan Tan 83' Marcus Mosses 85'	Stadium: Bishan Stadium Referee: Yazid Abdul Latiff

24 September 2025 2 (Rescheduled)	Albirex Niigata (S)	4–0	Young Lions	Jurong East
	Helmi Shahrol 45' Jaden Heng 47' Syukri Bashir 59' Soshi Kadowaki 70' Sim Jun Yen 18'		Ikram Mikhail Mustaqim 43' Yazid Rais 74'	Stadium: Jurong East Stadium Referee: Aldrick Lee

30 September 2025 3	Hougang United	0–2	Young Lions	Choa Chu Kang
	Rauf Sanizal 28' Khilfi Aniq 50' Yuta Kikuchi 55' Chun Wei Woo 90+4'		Iliya Naufal Idris 59' 32' Ilyasin Zayan 85'	Stadium: Choa Chu Kang Stadium Referee: Yazid Abdul Latiff

4 November 2025 4 (Rescheduled)	Young Lions	3–1	Tanjong Pagar United	Jurong East
	Naufal Ilham 11' Joilson 66' Enrico Walmrath 78'		Sérgio Mendonça 21', 59' Nicolas Benninger 68' Sahil Suhaimi 52' Danish Haqimi 87'	Stadium: Jurong East Stadium Referee: Aldrick Lee

15 October 2025 5	Lion City Sailors	1–0	Young Lions	Bishan
	Abdul Rasaq 28' Naufal Azman 72' Aiman Zayani 76' Nur Adam Abdullah 82' Zulqarnaen Suzliman 88'		Marcus Mosses 90'	Stadium: Bishan Stadium Referee: Mazlan Pagira

28 October 2025 6	Young Lions	6–3	Geylang International	Tampines
	Danie Hafiy 5' Garv Sahoo 18' Nicolas Benninger 45' Caelan Cheong 51' Iliya Naufal Idris 59' Iqram Rifqi 83' (o.g.) Ryan Vishal 23' Ikram Mikhail Mustaqim 33' Luth Harith Fathi 63' Yazid Rais 78' Muhammad Fadly 85'		Gareth Low 66' (pen.), 76' 81' Tajeli Salamat 70' Ryu Hardy 48' Raiyan Noor 80'	Stadium: Our Tampines Hub Referee: Noor Adzdzeeq

10 November 2025 7	Young Lions	4–2	BG Tampines Rovers	Bishan
	Nicolas Benninger 68' Shafrel Ariel 75' (o.g.) Abner Vinicius 78' 58' Sérgio Mendonça 80' Ikram Mikhail Mustaqim 83'		Tallo Ngao 42', 47' Sky Yeo 60' Shafrel Ariel 63' Nalawich Inthacharoen 66' Kegan Phang 70'	Stadium: Bishan Stadium Referee: Khairul Amri

17 November 2025 8	Young Lions	3–0	Balestier Khalsa	Bishan
	Jovan Ang 18' 47' Nicolas Benninger 79' 82' Yazid Rais 90' Idzham Eszuan 90'		Karthigaya Varmaan 57' Adly Irfan 74'	Stadium: Bishan Stadium Referee: Taufik Thana

4 December 2025 9 (Rescheduled)	BG Tampines Rovers	2–3	Young Lions	Tampines
	Tallo Ngao 26', 37' Kegan Phang 45' Witthawat Phraothaisong 52' Ilham Iskandar 65' Shaddiq Mansor 90'			Stadium: Our Tampines Hub Referee: Thawfeek Ahamad

13 November 2025 10 (Rescheduled)	Young Lions	1–2	Hougang United	Tampines
	Iliya Naufal Idris 11' Casey Klein 34' Ikram Mikhail Mustaqim 55' Idzham Eszuan 81' Ryan Vishal 89'		Farhan Sahlan 9' Khilfi Aniq 41' 57' Brant Tan 42'	Stadium: Our Tampines Hub Referee: Jansen Foo

10 February 2026 11 (Rescheduled)	Tanjong Pagar United	1–5	Young Lions	Jurong East
	Darius Lai 30' Haziq Zulkifli 67' Fathullah Rahmat 82'		Caelan Cheong 21' Harith Danish Irwan 56', 69' Nicolas Beninger 61' Zaki Jumlan 88'	Stadium: Jurong East Stadium Referee: Faris Abdul Rahman

13 January 2026 12 (Rescheduled)	Young Lions	0–2	Lion City Sailors	Jalan Besar
	Marcus Mosses 45'		Ahmad Danial 82' Ikmal Hazlan 90'	Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium Referee: Syarqawi Buhari

20 January 2026 13	Geylang International	1–0	Young Lions	Tampines
	Iqram Rifqi 73' Aniq Martin 42' Danial Scott Crichton 90'		Levi Farris 71'	Stadium: Our Tampines Hub Referee: Thawfeek Ahamad

27 January 2026 14	Young Lions	4–1	Albirex Niigata (S)	Jalan Besar
	Rauf Anaqi 24' Nicolas Beninger 51' Ajay Robson 60' Lukyan Tan Ye Yi 80' Loo Kai Sheng 56'		Ahmad Martin 67' Khaalish Aaqil 33' Jaden Heng 62' Danish Qayyum 76'	Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium Referee: Faris Abdul Rahman

3 February 2026 15	Balestier Khalsa	0–2	Young Lions	Jalan Besar
	Saf Loqmen 33' Irfan Iskandar 45' 82' Aqil Dany 86' Karthigaya Varmaan 90'		Kian Ghadessy 79' (pen.), 90' Ryan Vishal 65' 72' Ajay Robson 67' 69'	Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium Referee: Khairul Amri

24 February 2026 16	Young Lions	–	BG Tampines Rovers	Jalan Besar
				Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium

17 March 2026 17	Hougang United	–	Young Lions	Jalan Besar
				Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium

31 March 2026 18	Young Lions	–	Tanjong Pagar United	Jurong East
				Stadium: Jurong East Stadium

7 April 2026 19	Lion City Sailors	–	Young Lions	Bishan
				Stadium: Bishan Stadium

14 April 2026 20	Young Lions	–	Geylang International	Jalan Besar
				Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium

21 April 2026 21	Albirex Niigata (S)	–	Young Lions	Jalan Besar
				Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Young Lions B	15	10	0	5	37	20	+17	30	Inaugural Champion
2	Albirex Niigata (S) II	14	9	1	4	37	15	+22	28
3	Geylang International II	14	7	3	4	24	21	+3	24
4	Tanjong Pagar United II	15	8	0	7	28	34	−6	24
5	Hougang United II	15	5	3	7	22	28	−6	18
6	Lion City Sailors II	14	4	2	8	23	25	−2	14
7	BG Tampines Rovers II	12	4	2	6	18	21	−3	14
8	Balestier Khalsa II	15	4	1	10	16	41	−25	13

First match(es) will be played: 10 Feb 2026. Source: Singapore Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of wins

Notes

References

^ "Fandi to take charge of the Young Lions". Archived from the original on 2017-12-14. Retrieved 2018-10-15.
^ "Firman Nabil will be joining Young Lions in 2024 season (Loan)".
^ "Junki Kenn Yoshimura leave the team to Serve the Country". Albirex Niigata Singapore Official website.
^ "Aizil Yazid part of 2024/25 Young Lions".
^ "Balestier Khalsa say hello to our newest young Tiger, Levi Farris Alfa! 🐯⚡".
^ "小林洵選手ヤングライオンズより完全移籍加入のお知らせ".
^ "Kaisei Ogawa is here".
^ "Ethan Henry Pinto is here".
^ "Scott, from Young Lions to NCAA D1 to Young Lions to Geylang".
^ "Welcome Haqimi! 🐆🟥⬜️".
^ "Welcome, Syafi Nur Hilman! 🛡️".
^ "Official Announcement | Welcome, Rasul Ramli 🦌".
^ "Firman Nabil will be joining Young Lions in 2024 season (Loan)".
^ "Welcome to the club Adam Reefdy, Aizil Yazid, Ameen Sabri, Andrew Aw, Aqil Yazid and Danial Iliya. 🦁". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2023-04-24.
^ "Aizil Yazid will be enlisted for the national service in the coming weeks.⁣". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2023-05-01.
^ "Bill Mamadou joins Young Lions on loan".
^ "Junki Kenn Yoshimura leave the team to Serve the Country". Albirex Niigata Singapore Official website.

[2] Date of club's announcement, else will be 1 Jun-2025, the date which the free agent start due to lapse of previous contract

[4] Firman move back to Young Lions after contract with Albirex Niigata (S) ended.

[5] Kieran rejoins the Young Lions after his contract with Geylang ended.

[6] Joilson Lucas move to Young Lions before going back to LCS.

[7] Lucas Agueiro move to Young Lions before going back to LCS.

[8] Sergio Mendonça move to Young Lions before going back to LCS.

[9] Abner Vinicius move to Young Lions before going back to LCS.

[10] Raoul loaned back to YL till end of SEA Games

[11] Andrew loaned back to YL till end of SEA Games

[14] Aizil moves back to Young Lions for a year loan

[15] Aqil Yazid moves back to Young Lions for a 1/2 year loan

[16] Amir Syafiz moves back to Young Lions for a 1/2 year loan

[17] Date of club's announcement, will be either date of club announcement or 1 Jun-2025, the date which the free agent start due to lapse of previous contract

[19] Date of club's announcement, else will be 1 Jun-2025, the date which the free agent start due to lapse of previous contract

[27] Aqil Yazid moves back to Young Lions for a 1/2 year loan

[28] Amir Syafiz moves back to Young Lions for a 1/2 year loan

[30] Firman Nabil rejoins the Young Lions after his contract with Albirex ended.

[33] Aizil Yazid moves back to Young Lions for a year loan

[35] Bill moves to Nakhon Ratchasima after his contract ends at LCS

[36] Ryaan Sanizal moves to Hougang after his contract with Tampines lapsed.

[37] Danish moves to Albirex Niigata (S) after his contract ends at LCS

[38] Date of club's announcement, else will be 1 Jun-2025, the date which the free agent start due to lapse of previous contract

[39] Ryu Hardy loan curtailed early.

[41] Location changed due to re-turfing of Jalan Besar Stadium

[42] Location changed due to re-turfing of Jalan Besar Stadium

[43] Location changed due to re-turfing of Jalan Besar Stadium

[switch-44] Location changed due to swopping of stadium with LCS upon completion of returfing of Jalan Besar Stadium

[table_note_res_ACL2PO0.46825588283513-45] Since the 2025–26 Singapore Cup winners, Lion City Saillors, occupy an AFC Champions League Two group stage position, the AFC Champions League Two play-off spot goes to the next eligible team.

[table_note_YLI0.46825588283513-46] Young Lions cannot qualify for AFC competitions.

[1] "Fandi to take charge of the Young Lions". Archived from the original on 2017-12-14. Retrieved 2018-10-15.

[3] "Firman Nabil will be joining Young Lions in 2024 season (Loan)".

[12] "Junki Kenn Yoshimura leave the team to Serve the Country". Albirex Niigata Singapore Official website.

[13] "Aizil Yazid part of 2024/25 Young Lions".

[18] "Balestier Khalsa say hello to our newest young Tiger, Levi Farris Alfa! 🐯⚡".

[20] "小林洵選手ヤングライオンズより完全移籍加入のお知らせ".

[21] "Kaisei Ogawa is here".

[22] "Ethan Henry Pinto is here".

[23] "Scott, from Young Lions to NCAA D1 to Young Lions to Geylang".

[24] "Welcome Haqimi! 🐆🟥⬜️".

[25] "Welcome, Syafi Nur Hilman! 🛡️".

[26] "Official Announcement | Welcome, Rasul Ramli 🦌".

[29] "Firman Nabil will be joining Young Lions in 2024 season (Loan)".

[31] "Welcome to the club Adam Reefdy, Aizil Yazid, Ameen Sabri, Andrew Aw, Aqil Yazid and Danial Iliya. 🦁". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2023-04-24.

[32] "Aizil Yazid will be enlisted for the national service in the coming weeks.⁣". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2023-05-01.

[34] "Bill Mamadou joins Young Lions on loan".

[40] "Junki Kenn Yoshimura leave the team to Serve the Country". Albirex Niigata Singapore Official website.

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