2025 Lion City Sailors Women season
| 2025 season | ||||
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| Owner | Garena | |||
| Chairman | Forrest Li | |||
| Head coach | Muhammad Yusuf Chatyawan | |||
| Premier League | 3rd | |||
| Champions League | Group Stage | |||
| National League | 1st (Mattar Sailors) | |||
| Top goalscorer | Sarah Zu’risqha Zul’kepli (11 goals) | |||
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The 2025 season marks the Lion City Sailors Women's fourth consecutive season in the top flight of Singapore football and in the Women's Premier League. The team will be looking to build on their success from the last three seasons, when they finished as champion in the league.[1]
The Sailors Women have a strong squad with a good mix of experience and youth. .[2][3][4]
Kits
Home
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Away
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Goalkeeper Home 1
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Goalkeeper Away 2
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Squad
Women squad (LCS)
| Squad No. | Name | Nationality | Date of birth (age) | Previous club | Contract Since | Contract end |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeeper | ||||||
| 1 | Izairida Shakira | 2 June 2007 | 2024 | 2025 | ||
| 22 | Beatrice Tan Li Bin [a] | 29 June 1992 | 2022 | 2025 | ||
| 51 | Hazel Lim Ya Ting | 3 March 2002 | 2025 | 2025 | ||
| 99 | Alysha Nasrina [b] | 23 October 2007 | 2024 | 2025 | ||
| Nurul Haziqah Haszman [c] | 29 April 2003 | 2025 | 2025 | |||
| Defender | ||||||
| 3 | Wang Jiaxin [d] | 11 August 2003 | 2025 | 2025 | ||
| 4 | Umairah Hamdan | 11 March 2002 | 2022 | 2025 | ||
| 5 | Irsalina Irwan [e] | 1 January 2007 | 2025 | 2025 | ||
| 8 | Syazwani Ruzi | 6 March 2001 | 2022 | 2025 | ||
| 13 | Mira Ruzana [f] | 6 January 2001 | 2025 | 2025 | ||
| 14 | Hikaru Shibusawa [g] | 3 March 2000 | 2025 | 2025 | ||
| 17 | Khairunnisa Anwar | 21 February 2003 | 2022 | 2025 | ||
| 27 | Tia Foong Po Shiun [h] | 31 July 2007 | 2022 | 2025 | ||
| 76 | Tyan Foong [i] | 19 April 2009 | 2024 | 2025 | ||
| 80 | Siti Nurerwadah Erwan | 26 June 2004 | 2025 | 2025 | ||
| Midfielder | ||||||
| 2 | Zhang Qiaoling [j] | 30 January 2004 | 2025 | 2025 | ||
| 7 | Rivka Ramji [k] | 29 October 2006 | 2025 | 2025 | ||
| 12 | Anaya Sehgal [l] | 7 December 2008 | 2025 | 2025 | ||
| 15 | Qarissa Putri Ramadhani | 24 September 2008 | 2024 | 2025 | ||
| 16 | Ho Huixin | 23 April 1992 | 2022 | 2025 | ||
| 23 | Sarah Zu’risqha Zul’kepli [m] | 24 July 2006 | 2024 | 2025 | ||
| 24 | Nurhidayu Naszri | 16 March 2004 | 2024 | 2025 | ||
| 32 | Nur Ain Salleh | 7 January 2010 | 2024 | 2025 | ||
| 33 | Amelia Ng Jing Xuan | 16 August 2010 | 2025 | 2025 | ||
| 77 | Dhaniyah Qasimah | 7 July 2004 | 2025 | 2025 | ||
| 90 | Wan Nashirah Mohammed | 4 August 2005 | 2025 | 2025 | ||
| Forwards | ||||||
| 6 | Eri Kitagawa [n] | 8 April 2004 | 2025 | 2025 | ||
| 9 | Raeka Ee Pei Ying | 16 September 2003 | 2023 | 2025 | ||
| 10 | Farah Nurzahirah | 13 January 2004 | 2025 | 2025 | ||
| 11 | Ami Takeuchi [o] | 6 December 2005 | 2025 | 2025 | ||
| 20 | Dorcas Chu | 29 July 2002 | 2022 | 2025 | ||
| 28 | Putri Alyiah Seow [p] | 19 March 2003 | 2025 | 2025 | ||
| Nicole Lim [q] | 4 October 2002 | 2025 | 2025 | |||
| Josephine Ang Kaile | 26 September 2006 | 2022 | 2024 | |||
| Mid-season transferred players | ||||||
| 2 | Madison Josephine Telmer | 29 October 2004 | 2022 | 2025 | ||
| 3 | Riari Kitaoka [r] | 12 August 2003 | 2025 | 2025 | ||
| 5 | Sakurako Ohashi [s] | 8 April 2004 | 2025 | 2025 | ||
| 6 | Seri Nurinsyirah | 29 January 2009 | 2023 | 2025 | ||
| 7 | Miyu Inayama [t] | 5 August 2003 | 2025 | 2025 | ||
| 7 | Cara Ming-Yan Chang | 28 November 2008 | 2022 | 2025 | ||
| 10 | Priscille Le Helloco | 8 January 2007 | 2024 | 2025 | ||
| 11 | Liyana Indah Rickit | 14 October 2009 | 2022 | 2025 | ||
| 19 | Yuvika Suresh | 1 March 2009 | 2022 | 2025 | ||
| 25 | Nor Adriana Lim | 2009 | 2025 | 2025 | ||
- ^ Beatrice not registered for ACL Competition Group Match
- ^ Alysha Nasrina registered for ACL Competition only
- ^ Haziqah Haszman not registered for ACL Competition Group Match
- ^ Wang Jiaxin registered for ACL Competition only
- ^ Irsalina Irwan registered for ACL Competition only
- ^ Mira Ruzana not registered for ACL Competition Group Match
- ^ Hikaru Shibusawa registered for ACL Competition only
- ^ Tia Foong not registered for ACL Competition Group Match
- ^ Tyan Foong not registered for ACL Competition Group Match
- ^ Zhang Qiaoling registered for ACL Competition only
- ^ Rivka Ramji registered for ACL Competition only
- ^ Anaya Sehgal registered for WPL only
- ^ Sarah Zu’risqha not registered for ACL Competition Group Match
- ^ Eri Kitagawa registered for ACL Competition only
- ^ Ami Takeuchi registered for ACL Competition only
- ^ Putri Alyiah Seow not registered for ACL Competition Group Match
- ^ Nicole Lim registered for ACL Competition only
- ^ Riari Kitaoka registered for ACL Competition only
- ^ Sakurako Ohashi registered for ACL Competition only
- ^ Miyu Inayama registered for ACL Competition only
Women squad (Mattar Sailors)
Staff
The following list displays the coaching and administrative staff of Lion City Sailors FC:[5]
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Management Team
First Team
U21 Team
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Academy
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Transfers
In
Pre-season
| Position | Player | Transferred from | Team | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DF | Women | Free [6] | ||
| MF | Women | Free [6] | ||
| MF | Women | Free [7] |
Mid-season 1
| Position | Player | Transferred from | Team | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DF | Women | Season loan till July 2025 | ||
| FW | Women | Loan | ||
| DF | Women | Free [8] | ||
| MF | Women | Free [8] | ||
| FW | Women | Free [8] | ||
| MF | Women | Free [9] | ||
| DF | Women | Loan [10] | ||
| MF | Women | Loan [10] | ||
| MF | Women | Loan [10] | ||
| FW | Women | Free [10][11] | ||
| GK | Free Agent | Women | Free | |
| GK | Free Agent | Women | Free |
Mid-season 2 [a]
Out
Pre-season
| Position | Player | Transferred To | Team | Ref |
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| GK | Mattar Sailors | Free | ||
| GK | Mattar Sailors | Free [b] | ||
| DF | Women | Free | ||
| DF | Women | Free | ||
| MF | Women | Free | ||
| MF | Women | Free | ||
| MF | Women | Free [12] [c] | ||
| FW | Mattar Sailors | Free [d] | ||
| FW | Women | Free 4 years till 2029 [13] | ||
| FW | Mattar Sailors | Free [e] |
Mid-season 1
| Position | Player | Transferred To | Team | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DF | First Team | Scholarship till 2028 [8] | ||
| DF | First Team | Scholarship till 2028 [8] | ||
| MF | First Team | Scholarship till 2028 [8] | ||
| DF | First Team | Free. Left for Study [8] | ||
| FW | First Team | Free. Left for Study [8] | ||
| FW | First Team | Injured, ACL [8] |
Mid-season 2 [f]
| Position | Player | Transferred from | Team | Ref |
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| DF | Women | End of Loan [10] | ||
| MF | Women | End of Loan [10] | ||
| MF | Women | End of Loan [10] |
Post-season
| Position | Player | Transferred from | Team | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DF | Women | Free [14] | ||
| MF | Retired | First Team | N.A. [15] |
- ^ Special window for AFC Women Champions League proper
- ^ Celine Koh subsequently moves to IMG Academy till 2028
- ^ Natasha Naszri played for LCS Women Team in Women Premier League before joining sister team, Mattar City Sailors (W) in the Women National League
- ^ Celine Koh subsequently moves to IMG Academy till 2028
- ^ Celine Koh subsequently moves to IMG Academy till 2028
- ^ Special window for AFC Women Champions League proper
Loans In
Mid-Season
| Position | Player | Transferred From | Team | Ref |
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Friendlies
Pre-season friendlies
Win Draw Loss
Team statistics
Appearances and goals (Women)
- As of 19 Nov 25
Appearances and goals (Mattar Sailors)
- As of 13 Oct 2023
Competition
2025 Women's Premier League is:[16]
Women's Premier League
Win Draw Loss
| 8 March 2025 1 | Albirex Niigata (S) | 1–2 | | Choa Chu Kang |
| Ruriko Takashima |
Report | Raeka Ee Pei Ying Nor Adriana Lim |
Stadium: Choa Chu Kang Stadium |
| 16 March 2025 2 | Lion City Sailors | 9–0 | | Choa Chu Kang |
| Putri Alyiah Seow Raeka Ee Pei Ying Liyana Indah Rickit Nur Syazwani Ruzi Yuvika Suresh Sarah Zu’risqha Zul’kepli Nurhidayu Naszri Nur Umairah |
Report | Stadium: Choa Chu Kang Stadium |
| 13 April 2025 4 | Lion City Sailors | 0–0 | | Choa Chu Kang |
| Nur Syazwani Ruzi |
Stadium: Choa Chu Kang Stadium |
| 19 April 2025 5 | BG Tampines Rovers | 2–9 | | Choa Chu Kang |
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Report |
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Stadium: Choa Chu Kang Stadium |
| 17 September 2025 7 (Rescheduled) | Still Aerion WFC | 3–2 | | Choa Chu Kang |
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Stadium: Choa Chu Kang Stadium |
| 18 May 2025 9 | Lion City Sailors | 0–1 | | Choa Chu Kang |
| Ruriko Takashima |
Stadium: Choa Chu Kang Stadium |
| 16 August 2025 11 | Lion City Sailors | 1–0 | | Choa Chu Kang |
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Stadium: Choa Chu Kang Stadium |
| 7 September 2025 12 | Hougang United | 0–2 | | Choa Chu Kang |
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Stadium: Choa Chu Kang Stadium |
| 21 September 2025 14 | Tiong Bahru FC | 0–1 | | Choa Chu Kang |
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Stadium: Choa Chu Kang Stadium |
| 28 September 2025 15 | Lion City Sailors | 2–2 | | Choa Chu Kang |
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Stadium: Choa Chu Kang Stadium |
| 5 October 2025 16 (Rescheduled) | Geylang International | 1–1 | | Choa Chu Kang |
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Stadium: Choa Chu Kang Stadium |
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 1 | Albirex Niigata (S) (C) | 16 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 91 | 6 | +85 | 45 | Qualification for AFC Champions League |
| 2 | Still Aerion | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 57 | 21 | +36 | 38 | |
| 3 | Lion City Sailors | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 76 | 10 | +66 | 36 | |
| 4 | Geylang International | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 40 | 23 | +17 | 29 | |
| 5 | Hougang United | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 28 | −11 | 20 | |
| 6 | Tanjong Pagar United | 16 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 43 | −32 | 12 | |
| 7 | Tiong Bahru | 16 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 13 | 47 | −34 | 12 | |
| 8 | BG Tampines Rovers | 16 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 17 | 57 | −40 | 11 | |
| 9 | Balestier Khalsa | 16 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 98 | −87 | 7 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of wins
(C) League champions
AFC Women's Champions League
Qualifying Round
| 25 August 2025 Preliminary Stage Grp Match 1 | Etihad Club | 0–2 | | Melaka, Malaysia |
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Stadium: Hang Jebat Stadium Attendance: 36 Referee: Mahnaz Zokaee (Iran) |
| 28 August 2025 Preliminary Stage Grp Match 2 | Lion City Sailors | 3–1 | | Melaka, Malaysia |
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Stadium: Hang Jebat Stadium Attendance: 115 Referee: Yang Shu-ting (Chinese Taipei) |
| 31 August 2025 Preliminary Stage Grp Match 3 | Lion City Sailors | 3–0 | | Melaka, Malaysia |
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Stadium: Hang Jebat Stadium Referee: Alesar Baddour (Syria) |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 9 | Advance to group stage | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 6 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 1 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 1 |
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Group Stage
| 13 November 2025 Grp Match 1 | Lion City Sailors | 0–5 | | Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam |
| Report | Stadium: Thong Nhat Stadium Attendance: 512 Referee: Oh Hyeon-jeong (South Korea) |
| 16 November 2025 Grp Match 2 | Lion City Sailors | 0–2 | | Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam |
| Report |
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Stadium: Thong Nhat Stadium Attendance: 925 Referee: Dong Fangyu (China) |
| 19 November 2025 Grp Match 3 | Lion City Sailors | 0–5 | | Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam |
| Report |
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Stadium: Thong Nhat Stadium Referee: Veronika Bernatskaia (Kyrgyzstan) |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | +15 | 9 | Advance to Quarter-finals | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 3 | Possible Quarter-finals | |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | −12 | 0 |
Competition (Women's National League)
(Played under name of Mattar Sailors Women)
Win Draw Loss
| 15 Jun 2025 1 | GDT Circuit | 0–8 | Mattar Sailors | LCS Training Centre |
| 19:00 UTC+8 | Report |
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| 21 Jun 2025 2 | Jungfrau Punggol | 1–2 | Mattar Sailors | LCS Training Centre |
| 19:00 UTC+8 |
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Report |
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| 6 July 2025 4 | Mattar Sailors | 7–0 | Kaki Bukit | LCS Training Centre |
| 19:00 UTC+8 |
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Report |
| 20 July 2025 5 | Eastern Thunder | 2–1 | Mattar Sailors | Manjusri Secondary |
| 17:00 UTC+8 |
| 27 July 2025 6 | Royal Arion | 1–3 | Mattar Sailors | LCS Training Centre |
| 19:00 UTC+8 |
| 3 August 2025 7 | Mattar Sailors | 11–0 | GDT Circuit | LCS Training Centre |
| 19:00 UTC+8 |
| August 2025 8 (Rescheduled) | Mattar Sailors | 3–1 | Jungfrau Punggol | LCS Training Centre |
| 19:00 UTC+8 |
| 23 August 2025 9 | Unity FC | 1–5 | Mattar Sailors | XCL World Academy |
| 19:00 UTC+8 |
| 31 August 2025 10 | Kaki Bukit SC | 1–7 | Mattar Sailors | LCS Training Centre |
| 19:00 UTC+8 |
Round Robin
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 1 | Mattar Sailors FC (C) | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 51 | 8 | +43 | 31 |
| 2 | Jungfrau Punggol FC | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 35 | 13 | +22 | 28 |
| 3 | Eastern Thunder FC | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 34 | 9 | +25 | 25 |
| 4 | Unity FC | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 42 | 16 | +26 | 22 |
| 5 | Kaki Bukit SC | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 21 | 49 | −28 | 7 |
| 6 | Royal Arion Women's FC | 12 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 14 | 31 | −17 | 6 |
| 7 | GDT Circuit FC | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 76 | −71 | 4 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of wins
(C) Champions
Notes
See also
- 2010 Home United FC season
- 2011 Home United FC season
- 2012 Home United FC season
- 2013 Home United FC season
- 2014 Home United FC season
- 2015 Home United FC season
- 2016 Home United FC season
- 2017 Home United FC season
- 2018 Home United FC season
- 2019 Home United FC season
- 2020 Lion City Sailors season
- 2021 Lion City Sailors season
- 2022 Lion City Sailors season
- 2023 Lion City Sailors season
- 2024–25 Lion City Sailors season
- 2022 Lion City Sailors Women season
- 2023 Lion City Sailors Women
- 2024 Lion City Sailors Women season
- 2025 Lion City Sailors Women season
- 2025 Lion City Sailors Youth season
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- ^ "Singapore tech firm Sea takes ownership of Home United; club changes name to Lion City Sailors FC". Archived from the original on 26 February 2021. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
- ^ "Deloitte Women's Premier League returns with 10 clubs, kicks off on 18th March - Football Association of Singapore". www.fas.org.sg.
- ^ "Landmark AFC Women's Champions League™ to kick off with 22 clubs". the-AFC.
- ^ "FIRST TEAM STAFF".
- ^ a b Sailors, Lion City (25 February 2025). "Sailors Women strengthen squad ahead of 2025 WPL and AWCL challenge".
- ^ "Dhaniyah Qasimah will be joining Lion City Sailors FC in 2025 season". Albirex Niigata Singapore Official website.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "WPL YPOTY Farah Nurzahirah headlines Sailors Women's trio of signings from Geylang".
- ^ "Sailors sign Urawa Reds midfielder Ami Takeuchi to boost AWCL push".
- ^ a b c d e f g "Sailors Women strengthen AWCL bid with quartet of Japanese signings". Lion City Sailors FC. 22 August 2025. Retrieved 25 December 2025.
- ^ "Airi Kitagawa to transfer to Lion City Sailors Women's Team (Singapore)".
- ^ Sailors, Lion City (21 June 2024). "Sailors Women bolster squad for WPL and AWCL challenges with 4 new players".
- ^ Sailors, Lion City (3 January 2025). "Sailors Academy's first female scholar Nur Ain Salleh earns move to Spain via Unleash the Roar! overseas football scholarship".
- ^ "[New Player Announcement] Hikaru Shibusawa" [【加入選手のお知らせ】澁澤光]. anclas.jp (in Japanese). 23 December 2025.
- ^ "Dorcas Retiring".
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