2026 Lion City Sailors Women season

Lion City Sailors
2026 season
Owner	Garena
Chairman	Forrest Li
Head coach	Daniel Ong

The 2026 season marks the Lion City Sailors Women's fifth consecutive season in the top flight of Singapore football and in the Women's Premier League. The team will be looking to rebound from last year setback when they failed to finish as champion in the league for the first time in 3 years.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

Kits

**Kits using Puma's trademark**
Home	Away	Goalkeeper Home ¹	Goalkeeper Away ²

Squad

Women squad (LCS)

Squad No.	Name	Date of birth (age)	Previous club	Contract since	Contract end
Goalkeeper
1	Izairida Shakira	(2007-06-02) 2 June 2007	Mattar Sailors	2024	2026
22	Beatrice Tan Li Bin	(1992-06-29) 29 June 1992	Tanjong Pagar United	2022	2026
23	Alysha Nasrina	(2007-10-23) 23 October 2007	Geylang International	2024	2026
Defender
4	Umairah Hamdan	(2002-03-11) 11 March 2002	South Avenue CSC	2022	2026
5	Irsalina Irwan	(2007-01-01) 1 January 2007	Mattar Sailors	2025	2026
8	Syazwani Ruzi	(2001-03-06) 6 March 2001	Still Aerion	2022	2026
16	Tyan Foong	(2009-04-19) 19 April 2009	Mattar Sailors	2024	2026
17	Khairunnisa Anwar	(2003-02-21) 21 February 2003	South Avenue CSC	2022	2026
27	Tia Foong Po Shiun	(2007-07-31) 31 July 2007	Mattar Sailors	2022	2026
33	Siti Nurerwadah Erwan	(2004-06-26) 26 June 2004	Geylang International	2025	2026
Midfielder
7	Dhaniyah Qasimah	(2004-07-07) 7 July 2004	Albirex Niigata (S)	2025	2026
18	Remi Ogawa		Mattar Sailors	2025	2026
20	Sarah Zu’risqha Zul’kepli	(2006-07-24) 24 July 2006	Albirex Niigata (S)	2024	2026
24	Nurhidayu Naszri	(2004-03-16) 16 March 2004	JSSL Tampines	2024	2026
30	Wan Nashirah Mohammed	(2005-08-04) 4 August 2005	Geylang International	2025	2026
32	Nur Ain Salleh	(2010-01-07) 7 January 2010	Madrid CFF Youth	2024	2026
48	Venetia Lim Ying Xuan	(2003-10-14) 14 October 2003	Eltham Redbacks	2026	2026
Forwards
6	Eri Kitagawa	(2004-04-08) 8 April 2004	Omiya Ardija Ventus	2025	2026
9	Raeka Ee Pei Ying	(2003-09-16) 16 September 2003	Mattar Sailors	2023	2026
10	Farah Nurzahirah	(2004-01-13) 13 January 2004	Geylang International	2025	2026
11	Ami Takeuchi	(2005-12-06) 6 December 2005	Urawa Red Diamonds Ladies	2025	2026
19	Izzati Rosni	(1999-05-24) 24 May 1999	Selangor FC	2026	2026
21	Priscille Le Helloco	(2007-01-08) 8 January 2007	Rider University	2024	2026
28	Putri Alyiah Seow	(2003-03-19) 19 March 2003	Mattar Sailors	2025	2026
Mid-season transferred players

Women squad (LCS 'B' Team)

Squad No.	Name	Date of birth (age)	Previous club	Contract since	Contract end
Goalkeeper
Defender
Midfielder
59	Amelia Ng Jing Xuan	(2010-08-16) 16 August 2010	Lion City Sailors	2025	2026
60	Ami Kawase	(2011-10-04) 4 October 2011	Albirex Niigata U13	2026	2026
62	Indra Lewin Wei		EuroAsia U14	2026	2026
	Ho Huixin	(1992-04-23) 23 April 1992	Lion City Sailors	2022	2026
Striker
Mid-season transferred players

Women squad (Mattar Sailors)

Squad No.	Name	Date of birth (age)	Previous club	Contract since	Contract end
Goalkeeper
1	Jean			2026	2026
35	Julia Huss		National Development Centre	2025	2026
18	Tamara Chang Ming-Wen			2025	2025
Defender
2	Hannah S			2026	2026
3	Daania Alodia Sukoor		National Development Centre	2026	2026
4	Spandana			2026	2026
6	Rasyiqah Miza			2025	2026
14	Isis Ang			2025	2026
15	Yu Ting			2026	2026
24	Clara Wong		Royal Arion	2025	2026
4	Nadia Nuraffendi		Lion City Sailors (W)	2023	2025
17	Carolyn Chan			2025	2025
21	Syaizta Ohorella	(2009-02-10) 10 February 2009		2023	2025
22	Tasha Foong Po Yui	(2005-05-27) 27 May 2005	ITE College East	2022	2025
99	Syahirah Issaka			2025	2025
	Nur Auni Shellah			2025	2025
Midfielder
3	Lily			2026	2026
8	Joyce Foo		Still Aerion	2025	2026
10	Tharshini Rajasegar		Still Aerion	2025	2026
11	Jaen Lee			2023	2026
13	Katelyn Yeoh			2025	2026
17	Nala Marie			2026	2026
18	Clae Kho		Hougang United	2026	2026
20	Nayli Elvira Sha'aril	(2009-10-01) 1 October 2009		2025	2026
21	Rayhana Shanaz		Tasek Sailors	2026	2026
30	Shiya			2026	2026
15	Natalie Ng			2025	2025
25	Nurhannah Qistina		Still Aerion	2025	2025
39	Erina Oyama			2025	2025
	Amelia Tan Si Leng			2025	2025
Forward
5	Milan Kaur			2025	2026
7	Maxine Maribbay	(2005-04-21) 21 April 2005		2023	2026
9	Maite Jones			2025	2026
12	Risya Rizqyqa	(2011-01-14) 14 January 2011	National Development Centre	2026	2026
19	Hannah Tasha Abdullahsiraj			2025	2026
22	Trinity			2026	2026
47	Tara			2026	2026
95	Sri Ravi Sivashankar			2025	2025

Staff

The following list displays the coaching and administrative staff of Lion City Sailors FC:^[5]

Management Team

Position	Name
Chairman	Forrest Li
Technical Director	Luka Lalić
Sporting Director	Badri Ghent
General Manager	Tan Li Yu

First Team

Position	Name
Team Manager (SPL)	Hương Trần
Team Manager (WPL)	Jenny Tan
Head Women Program	Yeong Sheau Shyan
Head Coach	Aleksandar Ranković
Head Coach (Women)	Muhammad Yusuf Chatyawan
Assistant Coach (Women)	Daniel Ong
Assistant Coach	Marko Perović Danilo Tesic
Goalkeeping Coach	Matija Radikon
Goalkeeping Coach (Assistant)	Chua Lye Heng
Head Strength & Conditioning (S&C) Coach	Dzevad Saric
Rehabilitation Coach	Niels Van Sundert
Sports Scientist	Mike Kerklaan David Conde
Video Analyst	Varo Moreno
Match Analyst	Nigel Goh He Qi Xiang
Head of Logistics	Zahir Taufeek

U21 Team

Head Coach (Under-21)	Firdaus Kassim
Asst Coach (Under-21)	Tengku Mushadad
Goalkeeper Coach (Under-21)	Shahril Jantan
Performance Coach (Under-21)	Lewin Kösterke
Individual Coach (Under-21)	Rodrigo Costa
Sports Scientist (Under-21)	Wouter de Vroome
Match Analyst (Under-21)	Gautam Selvamany
Video Analyst (Under-21)	Miguel García

Academy

Position	Name
Head of DC Team	Jasni Hatta
Under-17 Head Coach & Academy Coordinator	Ashraf Ariffin
Under-15 Head Coach	Albert Arnau Roman
Under-14 Head Coach	Bruno Jeremias
Under-13 Head Coach	Khairil Asyraf
Under-12 Head Coach	Hamqaamal Shah
Under-11 Head Coach	Francisco Couto
Under-10 Head Coach	Kevin Tan
Head of Youth Goalkeeper Coach	Shahril Jantan
Goalkeeping Coach (U17)	Artur Lohmus
Goalkeeping Coach (U15)
Goalkeeping Coach (U13)	Yeo Jun Guang
Performance Coach (U17)	Farij Samsudi
Performance Coach (U15)	Vital Ribeiro
Performance Coach (U13)
Individual Coach (U17) & Talent Coordinator	Nuno Pereira
Individual Coach (U15)	Diogo Silva Costa
Individual Coach (U13)	Gonçalo Barbosa
S&C Coach (U17)
S&C Coach (U15)
S&C Coach (U13) & Video Analyst (U17)	Leslie Chen
Medical Coordinator	Tarmo Tikk
Sports Trainer	Amanda Cheong
Video Analyst (Development)	Raihan Ismail
Video Analyst (U17)	Zachary Wu
Video Analyst (U15)	Poh Kai Ern
Medical Logistics	Masrezal Bin Mashuri
Nutritionist	Denise Van Ewijk
Administrative Manager	Clement Choong
Logistics Manager	Jackson Goh
Multimedia Manager	Adrian Tan
International Relations	Calum Lim
Kitman	Uncle John

Transfers

In

Pre-season

Date	Position	Player	Transferred from	Ref
First Team
20 January 2026	FW	Nur Izzati Rosni	Selangor FC	Free ^[6]
	MF	Venetia Lim	Boroondara Eagles Women (A2)	Free
	FW	Nur Ain Salleh	Madrid CFF Youth	Season loan
	DF	Priscille Le Helloco	Rider University	Free
	MF	Ami Kawase	Albirex Niigata (S) U13	Free^[a]

^ Registered for LCS 'B' team.

Out

Pre-season

Date	Position	Player	Transferred To	Ref
First Team
23 December 2025	DF	Hikaru Shibusawa	Fukuoka J. Anclas (J2)	Free ^[7]
30 December 2025	MF	Dorcas Chu	Retired	N.A.^[8]
31 December 2025	GK	Nurul Haziqah Haszman	BG Tampines Rovers	Free ^[9]
	GK	Hazel Lim	Still Aerion WFC	Free ^[9]
	DF	Mira Ruzana		Free
	DF	Wang Jiaxin		Free
	MF	Zhang Qiaoling		Free
	MF	Anaya Sehgal		Free ^[9]^[10]
	MF	Rivka Ramji		Free
	MF	Qarissa Putri Ramadhani		Free ^[9]
	FW	Nicole Lim	Still Aerion WFC	Free
Reserve Team

Loans In

Mid-Season

Position	Player	Transferred From	Team	Ref

Friendlies

Pre-season friendlies

Win Draw Loss

Team statistics

Appearances and goals (Women)

As of 13 February 26

No.	Pos.	Player	WPL		AFC Champions League		Total
No.	Pos.	Player	Apps.	Goals	Apps.	Goals	Apps.	Goals
1	GK	Izairida Shakira	3	0	0	0	3	0
4	DF	Nur Umairah	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	DF	Irsalina Irwan	4	0	0	0	4	0
6	FW	Eri Kitagawa	4	2	0	0	4	2
7	MF	Dhaniyah Qasimah	4	0	0	0	4	0
8	DF	Nur Syazwani Ruzi	3	0	0	0	3	0
9	FW	Raeka Ee Pei Ying	0+1	0	0	0	1	0
10	FW	Farah Nurzahirah	4	6	0	0	4	6
11	MF	Ami Takeuchi	4	12	0	0	4	12
16	DF	Tyan Foong	1	0	0	0	1	0
17	DF	Khairunnisa Anwar	1+2	0	0	0	3	0
18	MF	Remi Ogawa	0+1	0	0	0	1	0
19	FW	Izzati Rosni	0+3	2	0	0	3	2
20	MF	Sarah Zu’risqha Zul’kepli	1+2	0	0	0	3	0
21	FW	Priscille Le Helloco	0+3	0	0	0	3	0
22	GK	Beatrice Tan	0	0	0	0	0	0
23	GK	Alysha Nasrina	1	0	0	0	1	0
24	MF	Nurhidayu Naszri	3+1	0	0	0	4	0
27	DF	Tia Foong Po Shiun	0+1	0	0	0	1	0
28	FW	Putri Alyiah Seow	0	0	0	0	0	0
30	MF	Wan Nashirah Mohammed	0	0	0	0	0	0
32	FW	Nur Ain Salleh	3	2	0	0	3	2
33	MF	Siti Nurerwadah Erwan	2	0	0	0	2	0
48	MF	Venetia Lim Ying Xuan	0	0	0	0	0	0
59	FW	Amelia Tan	2+1	0	0	0	3	0
60	FW	Ami Kawase	4	3	0	0	4	3
62	FW	Indra Lewin Wei	0+3	0	0	0	3	0
Players who have played this season but had left the club or on loan to other club

Appearances and goals (Mattar Sailors)

As of 13 Oct 2023

No.	Pos.	Player	WNL
No.	Pos.	Player	Apps.	Goals
1	GK	Chantale Lamasan Rosa	0	0
2	DF	Rayna Balqis	0	0
3	DF	Fatin Aqillah	0	0
5	DF	Lopez	0	0
6	DF	Putri Alyiah Seow	0	0
7	FW	Nor Adriana Lim	0	0
8	FW	Celine Koh	0	0
9	FW	Liyana Indah Rickit	0	0
10	MF	Verona Lim Ruo Ya	0	0
11	MF	Jaen Lee	0	0
12	MF	Amelia Ng Jing Xuan	0	0
15	FW	Maxine Maribbay	0	0
17	MF	Carol	0	0
19	DF	Tyan Foong	0	0
21	DF	Syaizta Ohorella	0	0
22	DF	Tasha Foong Po Yui	0	0
24	MF	Mayvin Chan	0	0
25	DF	Gerry	0	0
27	DF	Milan	0	0
?	FW	Katelyn Yeoh	0	0
?	GK	Talia Sachet	0	0
Players who have played this season but had left the club or on loan to other club

Competition

2026 Women's Premier League is:^[11]

Women's Premier League

Win Draw Loss

25 January 2026 1	Balestier Khalsa	0–16	Lion City Sailors	Bukit Gombak
			Eri Kitagawa 4', 82' Ami Takeuchi 13', 17', 19', 43', 46', 62', 69', 76' Farah Nurzahirah 21', 34', 47' Ami Kawase 30', 38' Izzati Rosni 90+2'	Stadium: Bukit Gombak Stadium

31 January 2026 2	Lion City Sailors	1–0	Still Aerion WFC	Choa Chu Kang
	Angelyn Pang 80' (O.g.)			Stadium: Choa Chu Kang Stadium

7 February 2026 3	Tanjong Pagar United	0–12	Lion City Sailors	Choa Chu Kang
			Nur Ain Salleh 9', 52' Farah Nurzahirah 13', 45+1', 70' Ami Takeuchi 34', 68', 79', 90+2' Ami Kawase 36' Denise Chu 55' (O.g.) Izzati Rosni 74'	Stadium: Choa Chu Kang Stadium

13 February 2026 4	Lion City Sailors	12–0	BG Tampines Rovers	Bukit Gombak
	Amelia Tan 4', 16' Eri Kitagawa 9', 20', 36' Farah Nurzahirah 17', 90' Ami Takeuchi 28', 83' Ami Kawase 38', 45' Izzati Rosni 50'			Stadium: Bukit Gombak Stadium

20 February 2026 5	Geylang International	–	Lion City Sailors	Choa Chu Kang
				Stadium: Choa Chu Kang Stadium

13 March 2026 6	Lion City Sailors	–	Albirex Jurong	Bukit Gombak
				Stadium: Bukit Gombak Stadium

27 March 2026 7	Tiong Bahru	–	Lion City Sailors	Bukit Gombak
				Stadium: Bukit Gombak Stadium

4 April 2026 8	Lion City Sailors	–	Hougang United	Bukit Gombak
				Stadium: Bukit Gombak Stadium

21 April 2026 9	Lion City Sailors	–	Balestier Khalsa	Bukit Gombak
				Stadium: Bukit Gombak Stadium

25 April 2026 10	Still Aerion WFC	–	Lion City Sailors	Choa Chu Kang
				Stadium: Choa Chu Kang Stadium

2 May 2026 11	Lion City Sailors	–	Tanjong Pagar United	Choa Chu Kang
				Stadium: Choa Chu Kang Stadium

9 May 2026 12	BG Tampines Rovers	–	Lion City Sailors	Choa Chu Kang
				Stadium: Choa Chu Kang Stadium

15 May 2026 13	Lion City Sailors	–	Geylang International	Choa Chu Kang
				Stadium: Choa Chu Kang Stadium

12 June 2026 14	Albirex Jurong	–	Lion City Sailors	Choa Chu Kang
				Stadium: Choa Chu Kang Stadium

20 June 2026 15	Lion City Sailors	–	Tiong Bahru	Choa Chu Kang
				Stadium: Choa Chu Kang Stadium

27 June 2026 16	Hougang United	–	Lion City Sailors	Choa Chu Kang
				Stadium: Choa Chu Kang Stadium

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Albirex Jurong	4	4	0	0	50	2	+48	12	Qualification for AFC Champions League
2	Lion City Sailors	4	4	0	0	41	0	+41	12
3	Geylang International	3	2	0	1	9	5	+4	6
4	Balestier Khalsa	4	2	0	2	8	36	−28	6
5	Still Aerion	3	1	0	2	5	8	−3	3
6	BG Tampines Rovers	3	1	0	2	3	16	−13	3
7	Tiong Bahru	2	0	1	1	4	5	−1	1
8	Hougang United	3	0	1	2	1	17	−16	1	Play-off with WNL runners-up
9	Tanjong Pagar United	4	0	0	4	1	33	−32	0	Relegation to National League

Updated to match(es) played on 14 Feb 2026. Source: Women's Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of wins

Competition - LCS 'B' (Women's National League)

Win Draw Loss

Round Robin 2026 Women's National League (Singapore)

8 February 2026 1	Lion City Sailors	3–1	Jungfrau Punggol	Choa Chu Kang
				Stadium: Regent Secondary School

Competition - Mattar Sailors (Women's National League)

Win Draw Loss

Round Robin 2026 Women's National League (Singapore)

8 February 2026 1	Unity FC	1–0	Mattar Sailors	Yishun
				Stadium: XCL World Academy

15 February 2026 2	Jungfrau Punggol	–	Mattar Sailors	Choa Chu Kang
				Stadium: Choa Chu Kang Stadium

22 February 2026 3	Mattar Sailors	–	SFA Combined	Choa Chu Kang
				Stadium: Choa Chu Kang Stadium

15 March 2026 4	Kaki Bukit SC	–	Mattar Sailors	Mattar
				Stadium: LCS Training Center

28 March 2026 5	Mattar Sailors	–	FRENZ GDT Circuit	Ayer Rajah
				Stadium: SRC Ayer Rajah Field

12 April 2026 6	Mattar Sailors	–	Katong FC	Choa Chu Kang
				Stadium: Choa Chu Kang Stadium

19 April 2026 7	Eastern Thunder	–	Mattar Sailors	Bukit Gombak
				Stadium: Bukit Gombak Stadium

26 April 2026 8	Mattar Sailors	–	Still Aerion B	Choa Chu Kang
				Stadium: Unity Secondary School

3 May 2026 9	Lion City Sailors B	–	Mattar Sailors	Choa Chu Kang
				Stadium: Choa Chu Kang Stadium

Notes

References

^ "Lion City Sailors crowned 2024 Deloitte Women's Premier League Champions". Sport Singapore.
^ "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".
^ "Former title-winners return to boost Sailors Women's WPL bid".
^ "[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".
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Sailors, Lion City (25 February 2026). "Sailors Women changes for 2026".
^ "Anaya Sehgal signs for 2026 season!". Albirex Niigata Singapore Official website.
^ "2026 Women's Premier League fixture announcement". FAS Official website.

[7] Registered for LCS 'B' team.

[1] "Lion City Sailors crowned 2024 Deloitte Women's Premier League Champions". Sport Singapore.

[2] "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.

[3] "Deloitte Women's Premier League returns with 10 clubs, kicks off on 18th March - Football Association of Singapore". www.fas.org.sg.

[4] "Landmark AFC Women's Champions League™ to kick off with 22 clubs". the-AFC.

[5] "FIRST TEAM STAFF".

[6] "Former title-winners return to boost Sailors Women's WPL bid".

[8] "[New Player Announcement] Hikaru Shibusawa" [【加入選手のお知らせ】澁澤光]. anclas.jp (in Japanese). 23 December 2025.

[9] "Dorcas Retiring".

[auto-10] Sailors, Lion City (25 February 2026). "Sailors Women changes for 2026".

[11] "Anaya Sehgal signs for 2026 season!". Albirex Niigata Singapore Official website.

[12] "2026 Women's Premier League fixture announcement". FAS Official website.

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Kits

Squad

Women squad (LCS)

Women squad (LCS 'B' Team)

Women squad (Mattar Sailors)

Staff

Transfers

In

Out

Loans In

Friendlies

Pre-season friendlies

Team statistics

Appearances and goals (Women)

Appearances and goals (Mattar Sailors)

Competition

Women's Premier League

Competition - LCS 'B' (Women's National League)

Competition - Mattar Sailors (Women's National League)

See also

Notes

References