The Police Sports Association was founded in 1945 to organize football activities for the Singapore Police Force. It sent two teams to compete in the Singapore Amateur Football Association League in the 1950s and 1960s, but neither team won any trophies. Under coach Choo Seng Quee, Police SA won the inaugural President's Cup in 1968, then reached and lost the next two finals.
When the S.League was formed in 1996, the club was known as the Police Football Club. The following year, its name was changed to Home United to reflect the fact that the team represented not only the Singapore Police Force, but also other HomeTeam departments of the Singapore Ministry of Home Affairs such as the Singapore Civil Defence Force and the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority.
Home United was two-time S.League winners and holders of a record six Singapore Cup trophies. It was the first club to achieve the S.League and Singapore Cup double in 2003.[1]
The team's nickname was the "Protectors"; its mascot, a dragon; its home ground, the Bishan Stadium.
On 14 February 2020, the club was privatised for the first time in its history, when Singaporean billionaire Forrest Li announced that he had purchased a 100% stake in the club.[2] Home United Football Club was officially renamed as Lion City Sailors Football Club and its signature red colour was replaced with white and blue. LCS' main aim following its rebranding was to boost professionalism in Singaporean football, with becoming a Southeast Asian super club its long-term goal.[3] The new name, Sailors, was a homage to the country's maritime heritage.
On 21 January 2021, the club created history by smashing the Singapore Premier League transfer-fee record with the signing of midfielder Diego Lopes from Portuguese top-flight side Rio Ave for 1.8 million euros on a three-year deal.[4]
In February 2013, Home United opened and operated a football academy, Home United FC Youth Football Academy (HYFA).[5] HYFA comprises ten futsal courts, two full-size football pitches, an events plaza, staff offices, meeting rooms and a Sports Performance Centre.[6]
In June 2020, the launch of the new Lion City Sailors Football Academy was announced, along with further plans on youth development and its investments. It was given a one-star rating by the Asian Football Confederation.[7]
On 24 April 2021, the Lion City Sailors announced the construction of a new training facility that will be home to both the Sailors and the LCS Football Academy. The facility is planned to be completed in April 2022.[8]
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Lion City Sailors Football Club commonly referred to as The Sailors or LCS is a Singaporean professional football club competing in the Singapore Premier League the top tier of the Singapore football league system Since the 2021 season the team have played their home games at Jalan Besar Stadium Lion City SailorsFull nameLion City Sailors Football ClubNickname s The SailorsShort nameLCSFounded2020 3 years ago 2020 as Lion City SailorsGroundJalan Besar StadiumCapacity6 000OwnerSea LimitedChairmanForrest LiManagerRisto VidakovicLeagueSingapore Premier League2022Singapore Premier League 2nd of 8WebsiteClub websiteHome coloursAway coloursCurrent seasonLCS is one of the most successful football clubs in Singapore with its club owner being Forrest Li who also owns Sea Ltd In 2021 the club smashed the league transfer history with a record S 3 million signing of Diego Lopes Contents 1 History 2 Lion City Sailors Football Academy 3 Players 3 1 Squad 3 2 On loan 4 Club officials 5 Honours 6 Performance in AFC competitions 7 Performance 7 1 Performance by coach 7 2 Performance by Competition 7 2 1 Singapore Premier League 7 2 2 AFC Competition 8 AFC clubs ranking 9 Sponsors 10 References 11 External linksHistory EditThe Police Sports Association was founded in 1945 to organize football activities for the Singapore Police Force It sent two teams to compete in the Singapore Amateur Football Association League in the 1950s and 1960s but neither team won any trophies Under coach Choo Seng Quee Police SA won the inaugural President s Cup in 1968 then reached and lost the next two finals When the S League was formed in 1996 the club was known as the Police Football Club The following year its name was changed to Home United to reflect the fact that the team represented not only the Singapore Police Force but also other HomeTeam departments of the Singapore Ministry of Home Affairs such as the Singapore Civil Defence Force and the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority Home United was two time S League winners and holders of a record six Singapore Cup trophies It was the first club to achieve the S League and Singapore Cup double in 2003 1 The team s nickname was the Protectors its mascot a dragon its home ground the Bishan Stadium On 14 February 2020 the club was privatised for the first time in its history when Singaporean billionaire Forrest Li announced that he had purchased a 100 stake in the club 2 Home United Football Club was officially renamed as Lion City Sailors Football Club and its signature red colour was replaced with white and blue LCS main aim following its rebranding was to boost professionalism in Singaporean football with becoming a Southeast Asian super club its long term goal 3 The new name Sailors was a homage to the country s maritime heritage On 21 January 2021 the club created history by smashing the Singapore Premier League transfer fee record with the signing of midfielder Diego Lopes from Portuguese top flight side Rio Ave for 1 8 million euros on a three year deal 4 On 18 April 2022 the club defeated K League 1 club Daegu FC 3 0 in the 2022 AFC Champions League their first AFC Champions League win since their rebranding Lion City Sailors Football Academy EditIn February 2013 Home United opened and operated a football academy Home United FC Youth Football Academy HYFA 5 HYFA comprises ten futsal courts two full size football pitches an events plaza staff offices meeting rooms and a Sports Performance Centre 6 In June 2020 the launch of the new Lion City Sailors Football Academy was announced along with further plans on youth development and its investments It was given a one star rating by the Asian Football Confederation 7 On 24 April 2021 the Lion City Sailors announced the construction of a new training facility that will be home to both the Sailors and the LCS Football Academy The facility is planned to be completed in April 2022 8 Players EditSquad Edit As of 28 November 2022 9 Note Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules Players may hold more than one non FIFA nationality No Pos Nation Player1 GK SGP Izwan Mahbud2 DF BRA Pedrao4 DF SGP Zulqarnaen Suzliman5 DF SGP Amirul Adli6 MF SGP Anumanthan Kumar7 MF SGP Song Ui young9 FW KOR Kim Shin wook10 MF BRA Diego Lopes11 MF SGP Hafiz Nor13 GK SGP Adib Nur Hakim14 DF SGP Hariss Harun captain 16 MF SGP Hami Syahin17 FW BEL Maxime Lestienne20 MF SGP Arshad Shamim No Pos Nation Player23 FW SGP Amiruldin Asraf24 GK SGP Rudy Khairullah27 FW SGP Adam Swandi25 MF SGP Haiqal Pashia U2328 MF SGP Saifullah Akbar U2351 DF SGP Aniq Raushan U2155 MF SGP Glenn Ong Jing Jie U2166 DF SGP Nur Adam Abdullah U2171 MF SGP Bill Mamadou U2177 MF SGP Anaqi Ismit U21 DF SGP Qayyum Raishyan GK SGP Zharfan Rohaizad FW SGP Shawal Anuar FW JPN Kodai TanakaOn loan Edit Note Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules Players may hold more than one non FIFA nationality No Pos Nation Player GK SGP Putra Anugerah Sahrin U21 to Young Lions GK SGP Veer Karan Sobti U21 to Tanjong Pagar United MF SGP Justin Hui U23 National Service until 2023 Club officials EditPosition NameChairman Forrest LiChief Executive Officer VacantSporting Director Badri GhentTeam Manager Tran Thi Lan Huong citation needed Manager Risto VidakovicAssistant Manager Daan van OudheusdenAssistant Manager Noh RahmanGoalkeeper Coach Chua Lye hengHead of Performance Mario JovanovicPerformance Coach Nasruldin Baharuddin Shazaly AyobFootball Physiologist Firdaus MaasarSportstherapist Fathul Nur HakimHead of Physiotherapy Nurhafizah Abu SujadSports Trainer Fazly Hasan Danial FerizaLogistics Officer Zahir TaufeekPerformance Analyst Nigel GohVideo Analyst Adi SalehData Analyst Daniel LauUnder 21s Head Coach Robin ChitrakarUnder 21s Assistant Coach Winston YapUnder 21s Goalkeeper Coach Jun Guang yeoHonours EditLeague S League 3 1999 2003 2021 National Football League Division One 1 1985Cup Singapore Cup 6 record 2000 2001 2003 2005 2011 2013 Singapore Community Shield 2 2019 2022 President s Cup 1 1980 FAS Challenge Cup 1 1968Reserves Prime League 8 record 2001 2002 2003 2004 2009 2014 2016 2017Singapore FA Cup 3 2013 2015 2016Performance in AFC competitions EditAFC Champions League 1 appearances2001 Second round 2022 Group stage dd AFC Cup 10 appearances2004 Semi finals 2005 Quarter Finals 2006 Group stage 2008 Quarter finals 2009 Round of 16 2012 Round of 16 2014 Group stage 2017 Zonal Finalist 2018 Inter zonal Semi finals 2019 Group stage dd Performance EditPerformance by coach Edit The following table provides a summary of the coach appointed by the club Statistics correct as of 7 Nov 2022Manager Career Pld W D L Win Achievements Philippe Aw December 2014 July 2016 55 21 14 20 0 38 2 Aidil Sharin August 2016 December 2018 91 50 17 24 0 54 9 Saswadimata Dasuki December 2018 April 2019 12 4 3 5 0 33 3 Noh Rahman interim April June 2019 8 3 1 4 0 37 5 Radojko Avramovic July August 2019 8 4 1 3 0 50 0 Noh Rahman interim August November 2019 7 1 1 5 0 14 3 Aurelio Vidmar December 2019 April 2021 22 13 5 4 0 59 1 Robin Chitrakar interim May June 2021 3 3 0 0 100 0 Kim Do hoon June 2021 August 2022 36 22 8 6 0 61 1 2021 Singapore Premier League 2022 Singapore Community Shield Luka Lalic interim August December 2022 12 5 2 5 0 41 7 Risto Vidakovic December 2022 0 0 0 0 Performance by Competition Edit Singapore Premier League Edit The following table provides a summary of the result by season Statistics correct as of 21 Oct 2022Year Pld W D L Win Achievements1996 28 6 7 15 0 21 41997 16 2 1 13 0 12 51998 20 8 4 8 0 40 0 Singapore Cup 3rd1999 22 15 6 1 0 68 2 1st in league Singapore Cup 3rd2000 22 11 7 4 0 50 0 Singapore Cup winner2001 33 23 3 7 0 69 7 3rd in league Singapore Cup winner2002 33 18 10 5 0 54 5 2nd in league2003 33 26 5 2 0 78 8 1st in league2004 27 17 2 8 0 63 0 2nd in league Singapore Cup runner up2005 27 14 4 9 0 51 9 Singapore Cup winner2006 30 15 6 9 0 50 02007 33 24 6 3 0 72 7 2nd in league2008 33 23 3 7 0 69 7 3rd in league Community Shield runner up2009 30 16 5 9 0 53 3 League Cup 3rd2010 33 18 11 4 0 54 5 3rd in league2011 33 25 2 6 0 75 8 2nd in league Singapore Cup winner2012 24 11 7 6 0 45 8 Community Shield runner up2013 27 16 3 8 0 59 3 2nd in league Singapore Cup winner2014 27 13 5 9 0 48 1 Singapore Cup runner up Community Shield runner up2015 27 9 9 9 0 33 3 Singapore Cup runner up2016 24 11 4 9 0 45 8 League Cup 3rd2017 24 15 5 4 0 62 5 3rd in league Singapore Cup 3rd2018 24 12 7 5 0 50 0 2nd in league Singapore Cup 3rd2019 24 9 3 12 0 37 5 Community Shield winner2020 14 8 3 3 0 57 1 3rd in league2021 21 14 6 1 0 66 7 1st in league2022 28 18 3 7 0 64 3 2nd in league Community Shield winner2023 0 0 0 0 Total 716 396 137 183 0 55 3AFC Competition Edit The following table provides a summary of the result by season Statistics correct as of 21 Oct 2022Year Pld W D L Win Tournaments2004 10 5 3 2 0 50 0 AFC Cup2005 8 4 1 3 0 50 0 AFC Cup2006 6 2 0 4 0 33 3 AFC Cup2008 8 5 1 2 0 62 5 AFC Cup2009 7 4 0 3 0 57 1 AFC Cup2012 7 3 1 3 0 42 9 AFC Cup2014 6 3 1 2 0 50 0 AFC Cup2017 10 7 2 1 0 70 0 AFC Cup2018 12 7 2 3 0 58 3 AFC Cup2019 7 3 1 3 0 42 9 AFC Champions League qualifier AFC Cup2022 6 2 1 3 0 33 3 AFC Champions LeagueTotal 87 45 13 29 0 51 7AFC clubs ranking EditAs of 21 Dec 2020 10 Current Rank Country Team38 Al Taawoun39 Johor Darul Takzim40 Lion City Sailors41 Vissel Kobe42 Shanghai ShenhuaSponsors EditKit Supplier Main Sponsors Puma Sea LimitedReferences Edit Darby fears for S pore football Football Singapore tech firm Sea takes ownership of Home United club changes name to Lion City Sailors FC CNA Retrieved 14 February 2020 Inside Lion City Sailors The making of Singapore s first superclub Goal Retrieved 23 October 2020 Narendaren Karnageran 21 January 2021 Lion City Sailors sign Rio Ave s Lopes in landmark S 2 9m transfer The New Paper In need of a sound compromise AsiaOne 16 January 2017 Retrieved 16 November 2021 Osman Shamir 10 June 2016 Residents launch petition over Home United Youth Academy noise The New Paper Retrieved 16 November 2021 Kwek Kimberly 24 September 2020 Football Lion City Sailors academy first in Singapore to receive One Star rating from Asian confederation The Straits Times ISSN 0585 3923 Retrieved 16 November 2021 Lion City Sailors break ground at Singapore s first state of the art integrated football training facility Retrieved 28 July 2021 SPL 2021 Club Guide Lion City Sailors Singapore Premier League 12 March 2021 Retrieved 12 March 2021 AFC club ranking External links EditLion City Sailors Academy Launch Official club website Singapore Premier League website page on Lion City Sailors FC Lion City Sailors FC on Facebook Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lion City Sailors FC amp oldid 1131670539, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
