2016_Hougang_United_FC_season
2016 Hougang United FC season
Hougang United 2016 football season
The 2016 season is Hougang United's 19th consecutive season in the top flight of Singapore football and in the S.League. Along with the S.League, the club will also compete in the Prime League, the Singapore Cup and the Singapore League Cup.
Quick Facts season, Chairman ...
| 2016 season | |
|---|---|
| Chairman | Bill Ng |
| Head coach | K. Balagumaran |
| Stadium | Hougang Stadium |
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- As of 6 January 2017. [1]
Sleague
More information No., Name ...
| No. | Name | Nationality | Date of Birth (Age) | Previous Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||||
| 1 | Ridhuan Barudin |  |
(1987-03-23) 23 March 1987 (age 37) | Tampines Rovers |
| 13 | Fawwaz Anuar | |
(1994-01-06) 6 January 1994 (age 30) | Tampines Rovers Prime League |
| 18 | Khairulhin Khalid | |
(1991-07-18) 18 July 1991 (age 32) | LionsXII |
| Defenders | ||||
| 2 | Yusiskandar Yusop | |
(1985-07-15) 15 July 1985 (age 38) | Balestier Khalsa |
| 3 | Ali Hudzafi | |
(1992-03-23) 23 March 1992 (age 32) | Young Lions |
| 4 | Delwinder Singh | |
(1992-08-05) 5 August 1992 (age 31) | Young Lions |
| 11 | Nazrul Nazari | |
(1991-02-11) 11 February 1991 (age 33) | LionsXII |
| 17 | Faiz Salleh | |
(1992-07-17) 17 July 1992 (age 31) | Young Lions |
| 21 | Khairulnizam Jumahat | |
(1990-12-08) 8 December 1990 (age 33) | Geylang International |
| 22 | Wahyudi Wahid | |
(1989-10-29) 29 October 1989 (age 34) | LionsXII |
| Midfielders | ||||
| 6 | Anumanthan Kumar | |
(1994-07-14) 14 July 1994 (age 29) | Young Lions FC |
| 8 | Fumiya Kogure |  |
(1989-06-28) 28 June 1989 (age 34) | Albirex Niigata (S) |
| 10 | Nur Naiim Ishak | |
(1993-12-24) 24 December 1993 (age 30) | Young Lions FC |
| 12 | Nur Ridho | |
(1994-08-18) 18 August 1994 (age 29) | Young Lions FC |
| 15 | Huzaifah Aziz | |
(1994-06-27) 27 June 1994 (age 29) | Geylang International |
| 16 | Raihan Rahman | |
(1991-02-07) 7 February 1991 (age 33) | LionsXII |
| 19 | Nurhilmi Jasni | |
(1986-12-17) 17 December 1986 (age 37) | Balestier Khalsa |
| 20 | Afiq Noor | |
(1993-12-25) 25 December 1993 (age 30) | Young Lions |
| Forwards | ||||
| 5 | Fairoz Hasan | |
(1988-11-26) 26 November 1988 (age 35) | Gombak United |
| 7 | Jozef Kapláň |  |
(1986-04-02) 2 April 1986 (age 38) | Geylang International |
| 9 | Stipe Plazibat |  |
(1989-08-31) 31 August 1989 (age 34) | NK Dugopolje |
| 14 | Iqbal Hussain | |
(1993-06-06) 6 June 1993 (age 30) | Young Lions |
| 23 | Samuel Benjamin | |
(1994-10-31) 31 October 1994 (age 29) | LionsXII |
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Pre-season transfers
In
More information Position, Player ...
| Position | Player | Transferred From | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Khairulhin Khalid |
LionsXII |
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| DF | Ali Hudzafi |
Young Lions FC |
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| DF | Nazrul Nazari |
LionsXII |
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| DF | Wahyudi Wahid |
LionsXII |
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| DF | Yusiskandar Yusop |
Balestier Khalsa |
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| MF | Afiq Noor |
Young Lions FC |
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| MF | Anumanthan Kumar |
Young Lions FC |
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| MF | Nur Naiim Ishak |
Young Lions FC |
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| MF | Fumiya Kogure |
Albirex Niigata (S) |
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| MF | Huzaifah Aziz |
Geylang International |
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| MF | Raihan Rahman |
LionsXII |
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| FW |  Jozef Kapláň |
Geylang International |
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| FW | Stipe Plazibat |
NK Dugopolje |
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| FW | Iqbal Hussain |
Young Lions FC |
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| FW | Samuel Benjamin |
LionsXII |
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Out
More information Position, Player ...
| Position | Player | Transferred To | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Ahmadulhaq Che Omar |
Admiralty FC(NFL Club) |
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| DF | Kunihiro Yamashita |
 Yangon United |
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| DF | Yuki Uchiyama |
Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo |
Loan Return |
| DF | Lau Meng Meng |
Eunos Crescent FC |
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| DF | Faizal Amir |
Released | |
| DF | Matthew Abraham |
Released | |
| DF | Kenneth Chang |
Tiong Bahru FC(NFL Club) |
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| MF | Atsushi Shimono |
 JPV Marikina F.C. |
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| MF |  Carlos Alberto Delgado |
Geylang International |
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| MF |  Ruzaini Zainal |
Retired | |
| MF | Firman Hanif |
Yishun Sentek Mariners FC(NFL Club) |
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| MF | Taufiq Ghani |
Geylang International |
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| FW |  Diego Gama de Oliveira |
 Pusamania Borneo F.C. |
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| FW |  Vuk Sotirović |
FK Borac Čačak |
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| FW | Muhaymin Salim |
Released | |
| FW | Fareez Farhan |
Young Lions |
Season loan |
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Trial
More information Position, Player ...
| Position | Player | From | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
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Mid-season transfers
Out
More information Position, Player ...
| Position | Player | Transferred To | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| MF | Anumanthan Kumar |
Home United |
National Service |
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More information Position, Name ...
| Position | Name | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Head coach | Philippe Aw |
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| Assistant coach | Clement Teo |
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| Prime League Coach | Robin Chitrakar |
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| Fitness coach |  Dirk Schauenberg |
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| Goalkeeping coach | Lim Queen Cher |
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| Team manager | Clement Teo |
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| Sports trainer | Thomas Pang |
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| Kitman |  |
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Appearances and goals
More information No., Pos. ...
| No. | Pos. | Player | Sleague | Singapore Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps. |  Goals |
Apps. | Goals |
Apps. | Goals |
Apps. | Goals | |||||||||
| 1 | GK | Ridhuan Barudin |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||||||
| 2 | DF | Yusiskandar Yusop |
12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 0 | ||||||
| 3 | DF | Ali Hudzafi |
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||||
| 4 | DF | Delwinder Singh |
13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 0 | ||||||
| 5 | FW | Fairoz Hasan |
19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 0 | ||||||
| 6 | MF | Anumanthan Kumar |
22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | ||||||
| 7 | FW | Jozef Kapláň |
24 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 30 | 8 | ||||||
| 8 | MF | Fumiya Kogure |
21 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 27 | 8 | ||||||
| 9 | FW | Stipe Plazibat |
24 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 16 | ||||||
| 10 | MF | Nur Na'iim |
13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 0 | ||||||
| 11 | DF | Nazrul Nazari |
23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||||||
| 12 | MF | Nur Ridho |
10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||||||
| 13 | GK | Fawwaz Anuar |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 14 | FW | Iqbal Hussain |
18 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 24 | 6 | ||||||
| 15 | MF | Huzaifah Aziz |
16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||||||
| 16 | MF | Raihan Rahman |
21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 26 | 2 | ||||||
| 17 | DF | Faiz Salleh |
17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | ||||||
| 18 | GK | Khairulhin Khalid |
21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||||||
| 19 | MF | Nurhilmi Jasni |
19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 3 | ||||||
| 20 | MF | Afiq Noor |
15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||||||
| 21 | DF | Khairulnizam Jumahat |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||||||
| 22 | DF | Wahyudi Wahid |
10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||||||
| 23 | DF | Samuel Benjamin |
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||||||
| 24 | DF | Faliq Sudir |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||||
| Players who have played this season but had left the club or on loan to other club | ||||||||||||||||
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Overview
More information Competition, Record ...
| Competition | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |
| S.League | 24 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 35 | 39 | −4 | 037.50 |
| Singapore Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 000.00 |
| League Cup | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 033.33 |
| Total | 28 | 10 | 5 | 13 | 44 | 50 | −6 | 035.71 |
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S.League
Main article: 2016 S.League
Win Draw Loss
Round 1
Hougang United 
v Home United
v Home United
| 18 February 2016 (2016-02-18) Round 1 | Hougang United | 1-0 | Home United | Hougang, Singapore |
Stipe Plazibat 34' |
Stadium: Hougang Stadium Attendance: 2,307[5] Referee: Jansen Foo |
Tampines Rovers v Hougang United
v Hougang United
| 26 February 2016 (2016-02-26) Round 2 | Tampines Rovers | 4-1 | Hougang United | Jurong West, Singapore |
| Shahdan Sulaiman 8' Ismadi Mukhtar 1' Jermain Pennant 19' Fazrul Nawaz 84' |
Stipe Plazibat 26' |
Stadium: Jurong West Stadium Attendance: 2,106[6] Referee: Ahmad A'Qashah |
Hougang United v 
Brunei DPMM
v 
Brunei DPMM
| 4 March 2016 (2016-03-04) Round 3 | Hougang United | 0-0 | Brunei DPMM | Kallang, Singapore |
| Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium Referee: Nathan Chan |
Young Lions FC v Hougang United
v Hougang United
| 10 March 2016 (2016-03-10) Round 4 | Young Lions FC | 1-3 | Hougang United | Kallang, Singapore |
| Fareez Farhan 79' |
Stipe Plazibat 4' 82' Taufiq Muqminin 52' (o.g.) |
Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium Referee: Farhad Mohd |
Hougang United v Balestier Khalsa
v Balestier Khalsa
| 19 March 2016 (2016-03-19) Round 5 | Hougang United | 1-0 | Balestier Khalsa | Hougang, Singapore |
| Stipe Plazibat 82' |
Stadium: Hougang Stadium Referee: Ahmad A'Qashah |
Albirex Niigata (S) v Hougang United
v Hougang United
| 2 April 2016 (2016-04-02) Round 6 | Albirex Niigata (S) | 2-0 | Hougang United | Jurong East, Singapore |
| Atsushi Shirota 49' Tatsuro Inui 86' |
Stadium: Jurong East Stadium Attendance: 2,384[7] Referee: Muhd Taqi |
Hougang United v Geylang International
v Geylang International
| 7 April 2016 (2016-04-07) Round 7 | Hougang United | 3-1 | Geylang International | Hougang, Singapore |
| Stipe Plazibat 55' (pen) Faiz Salleh 60'Raihan Rahman 88' |
Carlos Delgado 15' |
Stadium: Hougang Stadium Attendance: 1,537[8] Referee: Sukhbir Singh |
Warriors FC v Hougang United
v Hougang United
| 14 April 2016 (2016-04-14) Round 8 | Warriors FC | 0-1 | Hougang United | Choa Chu Kang, Singapore |
| Fumiya Kogure 18' |
Stadium: Choa Chu Kang Stadium Referee: W. Ravisanthiran |
Round 2
Home United v Hougang United
v Hougang United
| 29 April 2016 (2016-04-29) Round 9 | Home United | 3–2 | Hougang United | Kallang, Singapore |
| Ilsø 16' Song 28'Faris 78' |
Details | Plazibat 41' (pen.) Raihan 86' |
Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium Referee: Muhd Taqi |
Hougang United v Tampines Rovers
v Tampines Rovers
| 4 May 2016 (2016-05-04) Round 10 | Hougang United | 1–1 | Tampines Rovers | Hougang, Singapore |
| Iqbal 70' |
Details | Mehmet 41' (pen.) |
Stadium: Hougang Stadium Attendance: 1,538[9] Referee: Ahmad A'Qashah |
Brunei DPMM v Hougang United
v Hougang United
| 14 May 2016 (2016-05-14) Round 11 | Brunei DPMM | 3–2 | Hougang United | Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei |
| Sérgio 10' Azwan A. 26' Shahrazen 82' |
Details | Plazibat 55' Kapláň 59' |
Stadium: Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium Referee: Jansen Foo |
Hougang United v Garena Young Lions
v Garena Young Lions
| 19 May 2016 (2016-05-19) Round 12 | Hougang United | 1–1 | Garena Young Lions | Hougang, Singapore |
| Nurhilmi 18' |
Details | Fareez 14' (pen.) |
Stadium: Hougang Stadium Referee: Sukhbir Singh |
Balestier Khalsa v Hougang United
v Hougang United
| 10 June 2016 (2016-06-10) Round 13 | Balestier Khalsa | 2–2 | Hougang United | Kallang, Singapore |
| Tokić 10' Fazli 60' |
Details | Kogure 86' Plazibat 90' |
Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium Referee: Nathan Chan |
Hougang United v Albirex Niigata (S)
v Albirex Niigata (S)
| 15 June 2016 (2016-06-15) Round 14 | Hougang United | 1–2 | Albirex Niigata (S) | Hougang, Singapore |
| Kapláň 39' |
Details | Kawata 57' Inui 62' |
Stadium: Hougang Stadium Referee: Farhad Mohd |
Geylang International v Hougang United
v Hougang United
| 18 June 2016 (2016-06-18) Round 15 | Geylang International | 1–2 | Hougang United | Bedok, Singapore |
| Amy 90' |
Details | Kapláň 63' Plazibat 85' |
Stadium: Bedok Stadium Referee: Jansen Foo |
Hougang United v Warriors
v Warriors
| 23 June 2016 (2016-06-23) Round 16 | Hougang United | 1–3 | Warriors | Hougang, Singapore |
| Nurhilmi 40' |
Details | Hafiz N. 61' Shaiful 85'Béhé 87' |
Stadium: Hougang Stadium Referee: G. Letchman |
Round 3
Hougang United v Home United
v Home United
| 12 August 2016 (2016-08-12) Round 17 | Hougang United | 4–2 | Home United | Kallang, Singapore |
| Plazibat 39' (pen.), 44' (pen.) Hussain 52'Kogure 56' |
Details | Ilsø 6' Song 7' |
Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium Referee: Muhd Taqi |
Tampines Rovers v Hougang United
v Hougang United
| 17 August 2016 (2016-08-17) Round 18 | Tampines Rovers | 1–2 | Hougang United | Jurong West, Singapore |
| Webb 45' |
Details | Plazibat 22' Kogure 90+2' |
Stadium: Jurong West Stadium Referee: Sukhbir Singh |
Hougang United v Brunei DPMM
v Brunei DPMM
| 26 August 2016 (2016-08-26) Round 19 | Hougang United | 1–2 | Brunei DPMM | Kallang, Singapore |
| Plazibat 9' |
Details | Ramazotti 51', 52' |
Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium Referee: Ahmad A'Qashah |
Garena Young Lions v Hougang United
v Hougang United
| 22 September 2016 (2016-09-22) Round 20 | Garena Young Lions | 0–2 | Hougang United | Kallang, Singapore |
| Details | Hussain 45' Jasni 71' |
Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium Referee: Jansen Foo |
Hougang United v Balestier Khalsa
v Balestier Khalsa
| 1 October 2016 (2016-10-01) Round 21 | Hougang United | 1–1 | Balestier Khalsa | Hougang, Singapore |
| Plazibat 8' |
Details | Syafiq 70' |
Stadium: Hougang Stadium Referee: Farhad Mohd |
Albirex Niigata (S) v Hougang United
v Hougang United
| 14 October 2016 (2016-10-14) Round 22 | Albirex Niigata (S) | 3–0 | Hougang United | Kallang, Singapore |
| Kawata 4' Jitozono 8'Kumada 32' |
Details | Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium Referee: Farhad Mohd |
Hougang United v Geylang International
v Geylang International
| 20 October 2016 (2016-10-20) Round 23 | Hougang United | 0–1 | Geylang International | Hougang, Singapore |
| Details | Suhaimi 43' |
Stadium: Hougang Stadium Referee: G. Letchman |
Warriors v Hougang United
v Hougang United
| 25 October 2016 (2016-10-25) Round 24 | Warriors | 5–1 | Hougang United | Choa Chu Kang, Singapore |
| Béhé 51', 69', 90+3' Rak 57'Jaffar 81' |
Details | Hussain 37' |
Stadium: Choa Chu Kang Stadium Referee: Nathan Chan |
More information Pos, Pld ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Home United | 24 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 50 | 42 | +8 | 37 | Qualification to AFC Cup Play-off Round |
| 5 | Geylang International | 24 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 35 | 29 | +6 | 37 | |
| 6 | Hougang United | 24 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 35 | 39 | −4 | 32 | |
| 7 | Warriors FC | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 28 | |
| 8 | Balestier Khalsa | 24 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 23 | 42 | −19 | 19 |
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Updated to match(es) played on 31 October 2016. Source: S.League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of wins
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of wins
Singapore Cup
Main article: 2016 Singapore Cup
Win Draw Loss
Preliminary round
Home United v Hougang United
v Hougang United
| 26 May 2016 | Home United | 2–1 | Hougang United | Bishan Stadium, Singapore |
| 19:30 UTC+8 | Azhar 48' Ilsø 90' |
Details | Kogure 58' |
Referee: G. Letchman |
Singapore TNP League Cup
Main article: 2016 Singapore League Cup
More information Pos, Pld ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DPMM FC |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 9 | Advance to semi-final |
| 2 | Tampines Rovers | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 6 | |
| 3 | Hougang United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 3 | |
| 4 | Warriors FC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 | −10 | 0 |
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Source: S.League
Group matches
Win Draw Loss
Tampines Rovers v Hougang United
v Hougang United
| 13 July 2016 | Tampines Rovers | 6 – 4 | Hougang United | Jurong West Stadium, Singapore |
| 19:30 UTC+8 | Shahdan 28' Na'iim 32' (o.g.)Webb 35'Sufian 44' (pen.)Mehmet 75' (pen.)Saifullah 83' |
Details | Kogure 56' Kapláň 67', 87'Plazibat 90' |
Referee: Sukhbir Singh |
Hougang United v DPMM FC
v DPMM FC
| 17 July 2016 | Hougang United | 0 – 2 | DPMM FC | Hougang Stadium, Singapore |
| 19:30 UTC+8 | Details | Sérgio 44' (pen.) Ramazotti 89' (pen.) |
Referee: Nathan Chan |
Hougang United v Warriors
v Warriors
| 21 July 2016 | Hougang United | 4 – 1 | Warriors | Hougang Stadium, Singapore |
| 19:30 UTC+8 | Iqbal Hussain 42' Fumiya Kogure 87' 90' |
Details | Hafiz Rahim 71' |
Referee: Farhad Mohd |
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