2025–26 Young Lions F.C. season

Young Lions
2025–26 season
Chairman	Sakthi Vel Ganesan
Head coach	Nazri Nasir
Ground	Jalan Besar Stadium
Singapore Premier League	TBA
Singapore Cup	TBA
Biggest defeat	pattern_la1 = _can24h
Home colours	Away colours
	← 2024–25 2026–27 →

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 (age 20)	Hougang United	2023	2026
12	Firman Nabil	(2005-03-27) 27 March 2005 (age 20)	Albirex Niigata (S) U21	2024	2026
23	Benjamin Žerak	(2006-12-14) 14 December 2006 (age 18)	Lion City Sailors U21	2025	2026
	Travis Ang Jia Zheng	(2004-10-23) 23 October 2004 (age 20)	Tanjong Pagar United U21	2024	2026
	Ainun Nuha Ilyasir	(2006-03-11) 11 March 2006 (age 19)	Lion City Sailors U21	2025	2026
	Ashman Saravanan	(2008-03-05) 5 March 2008 (age 17)	Lion City Sailors U21	2025	2026
Defenders
2	Raoul Suhaimi	(2005-09-18) 18 September 2005 (age 19)	Singapore Sports School	2021	2026
3	Aqil Yazid	(2004-01-09) 9 January 2004 (age 21)	Balestier Khalsa U21	2023	2026
4	Joilson Lucas	(2003-01-18) 18 January 2003 (age 22)	SD Juazeirense (B4)	2025	2026
5	Enrico Walmrath Silveira	(2006-04-06) 6 April 2006 (age 19)	Lion City Sailors U21	2025	2026
8	Andrew Aw	(2003-03-29) 29 March 2003 (age 22)	BG Tampines Rovers U21	2023	2026
15	Marcus Mosses	(2005-01-21) 21 January 2005 (age 20)	Tanjong Pagar United	2025	2026
16	Aniq Raushan	(2003-10-05) 5 October 2003 (age 21)	Lion City Sailors U21	2025	2026
17	Iryan Fandi	(2006-08-09) 9 August 2006 (age 19)	Hougang United U21	2025	2026
20	Fairuz Fazli Koh	(2005-01-20) 20 January 2005 (age 20)	Singapore Sports School	2022	2026
22	Junki Kenn Yoshimura	(2004-07-20) 20 July 2004 (age 21)	Albirex Niigata (S)	2025	2026
27	Adam Reefdy	(2004-05-08) 8 May 2004 (age 21)	Hougang United U21	2025	2026
	Ikram Mikhail Mustaqim	(2005-08-05) 5 August 2005 (age 20)	Tanjong Pagar United U21	2023	2026
	Kieran Teo Jia Jun	(2004-04-06) 6 April 2004 (age 21)	Geylang International U21	2023	2026
	Aqil Khusni	(2004-04-23) 23 April 2004 (age 21)	Lion City Sailors U21	2025	2026
	Idzham Eszuan	(2007-02-14) 14 February 2007 (age 18)	Lion City Sailors U21	2025	2026
	Nur Muhammad Fadly	(2007-05-30) 30 May 2007 (age 18)	Lion City Sailors U21	2025	2026
	Harith Luth Hadi	(2008-03-19) 19 March 2008 (age 17)	Lion City Sailors U21	2025	2026
	Iliya Naufal	(2008-07-06) 6 July 2008 (age 17)	Lion City Sailors U21	2025	2026
	Ilhan Rizqullah	(2008-09-17) 17 September 2008 (age 16)	Lion City Sailors U21	2025	2026
Midfielders
3	Lucas Agueiro	(2004-07-13) 13 July 2004 (age 21)	Broke Boys FC	2025	2026
6	Ajay Robson	(2003-12-06) 6 December 2003 (age 21)	Hougang United	2025	2026
14	Ryu Hardy Yussri	(2005-04-20) 20 April 2005 (age 20)	Singapore Sports School	2022	2026
25	Ong Yu En	(2003-10-03) 3 October 2003 (age 21)	BG Tampines Rovers	2025	2026
27	Sahoo Garv	(2006-03-26) 26 March 2006 (age 19)	Balestier Khalsa U21	2023	2026
45	Nyqil Iyyan	(2008-06-26) 26 June 2008 (age 17)	Singapore Sports School	2024	2026
56	Loo Kai Sheng	(2007-01-09) 9 January 2007 (age 18)	ESC La Liga Academy	2024	2026
	Jovan Ang	(2006-08-23) 23 August 2006 (age 19)	BG Tampines Rovers U21	2025	2026
	Caelan Cheong Tze Jay	(2006-01-22) 22 January 2006 (age 19)	BG Tampines Rovers U21	2025	2026
	Matthias Josaphat Koesno	(2006-07-13) 13 July 2006 (age 19)	BG Tampines Rovers U21	2025	2026
	Yazid Rizal Rais	(2006-03-16) 16 March 2006 (age 19)	Lion City Sailors U21	2025	2026
	Harith Danish Irwan	(2008-11-27) 27 November 2008 (age 16)	Lion City Sailors U21	2025	2026
	Andy Reefqy	(2008-07-14) 14 July 2008 (age 17)	Lion City Sailors U21	2025	2026
Forwards
7	Abner Vinicius	(2003-01-15) 15 January 2003 (age 22)	Bangu (B4)	2025	2026
9	Sergio Mendonça	(2004-01-22) 22 January 2004 (age 21)	Maricá (B4)	2025	2026
10	Amir Syafiz	(2004-06-21) 21 June 2004 (age 21)	Singapore Sports School	2021	2026
11	Harry Spence	(2006-03-15) 15 March 2006 (age 19)	Lion City Sailors U21	2025	2026
24	Izrafil Yusof	(2004-01-27) 27 January 2004 (age 21)	Tanjong Pagar United	2025	2026
26	Kian Ghadessy	(2005-11-30) 30 November 2005 (age 19)	Lion City Sailors U21	2025	2026
28	Danie Hafiy	(2004-04-06) 6 April 2004 (age 21)	Lion City Sailors U21	2025	2026
47	Ryan Vishal	(2007-01-25) 25 January 2007 (age 18)	Sailors Development Center U17	2024	2026
	Louka Tan	(2005-06-13) 13 June 2005 (age 20)	Hougang United U21	2025	2026
	Ilyasin Zayan	(2004-03-22) 22 March 2004 (age 21)	Lion City Sailors U21	2025	2026
	Fernandez Casey Klein	(2007-02-05) 5 February 2007 (age 18)	Lion City Sailors U21	2025	2026
	Sarrvin Raj	(2008-04-05) 5 April 2008 (age 17)	Lion City Sailors U21	2025	2026
	Nathan Mao	(2008-03-26) 26 March 2008 (age 17)	Lion City Sailors U21	2025	2026
	Nicolas Michael Beninger	(2006-07-04) 4 July 2006 (age 19)	BG Tampines Rovers U21	2025	2026
	Syazwan Latiff	(2006-02-21) 21 February 2006 (age 19)	Geylang International U21	2025	2026
	Uchenna Eziakor	(2008-05-17) 17 May 2008 (age 17)	ESC La Liga Academy	2025	2026
Players who left during the season
Players who left for NS during season

Coaching staff

Position	Name
Team Manager	Matthew Sean Sakthi Vel Ganesan
Head team coach	Firdaus Kassim
Assistant coach	Koichiro Iizuka Hafiz Sujad
Goalkeeping coach	Matija Radikon
Fitness coach	Donald Wan
Physiotherapist	Vacant
Sports Trainers	Nasruldin Baharudin Muklis Sawit
Equipment Officer	Omar Mohamed

^[1]

Transfer

In

Pre-Season

Date ^[a]	Position	Player	Transferred From	Ref
Permanent Transfer
21 August 2025	DF	Kieran Teo Jia Jun	Geylang International	Free
21 August 2025	DF	Adam Reefdy	Hougang United U21	Free
Loan Transfer
5 August 2025	DF	Raoul Suhaimi	BG Tampines Rovers	Loan till Jan-26 ^[b]
	DF	Andrew Aw		Loan till Jan-26 ^[c]
	MF	Ong Yu En		Season loan
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 ^[2]
21 August 2025	GK	Aizil Yazid	Hougang United	Season loan ^[3] ^[d]
	GK	Firman Nabil	Albirex Niigata (S)	Season loan ^[4]
	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
	DF	Enrico Walmrath Silveira	Lion City Sailors U21	Season loan
	DF	Marcus Mosses	Lion City Sailors U21	Season loan
	DF	Aniq Raushan	Lion City Sailors U21	Season loan
	DF	Iliya Naufal	Lion City Sailors U21	Season loan
	DF	Idzham Eszuan	SAFSA (via. LCS U21)	Season loan
	DF	Aqil Khusni	SAFSA (via. LCS U21)	Season loan
	DF	Harith Luth Hadi	SAFSA (via. LCS U21)	Season loan
	DF	Nur Muhammad Fadly	SAFSA (via. LCS U21)	Season loan
	DF	Joilson Lucas	SD Juazeirense	Season loan ^[e]
	MF	Lucas Agueiro	Broke Boys FC	Season loan ^[f]
	MF	Danie Hafiy	Lion City Sailors U21	Season loan
	MF	Harith Danish Irwan	Lion City Sailors U21	Season loan
	MF	Andy Reefqy	Lion City Sailors 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
	FW	Sergio Mendonça	Maricá	Season loan ^[g]
	FW	Abner Vinicius	Boavista	Season loan ^[h]
	FW	Louka Tan	Hougang United	Season loan
	FW	Amir Syafiz	Hougang United	Season loan till Jan-26 ^[i]
	FW	Izrafil Yusof	Lion City Sailors U21	Season loan
	FW	Uchenna Eziakor	Lion City Sailors U21	Season loan
	FW	Kian Ghadessy	SAFSA (via. LCS U21)	Season loan
	FW	Ilyasin Zayan	SAFSA (via. LCS U21)	Season loan
	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

Out

Pre-Season

Date ^[j]	Position	Player	Transferred To	Ref
Permanent Transfer
10 June 2025	DF	Jun Kobayashi	Kochi United	Free ^[5]
1 July 2025	MF	Kan Kobayashi		Free
2 July 2025	MF	Kaisei Ogawa	Geylang International	Free ^[6]
4 July 2025	MF	Ethan Henry Pinto	Geylang International	Free ^[7]
8 July 2025	DF	Danial Crichton	Geylang International	Free ^[8]
11 July 2025	DF	Danish Haqimi	Tanjong Pagar United	Free ^[9]
18 July 2025	DF	Syafi Hilman	Balestier Khalsa	Free ^[10]
7 August 2025	MF	Rasul Ramli	BG Tampines Rovers	Free ^[11]
11 August 2025	MF	Samuel Pillai	Tanjong Pagar United	Free
20 August 2025	DF	Wong Ngang Haang	Balestier Khalsa	Free
21 August 2025	GK	Rauf Erwan	Hougang United	Free
	GK	Umayr Sujuandy		Free
	DF	Aqil Yazid	Hougang United	Free
	FW	Amir Syafiz	Hougang United	Free ^[k]
	DF	Izz Anaqi		Free
	DF	Ariq Rizzuwan		Free
	DF	Zaki Jumlan		Free
	DF	Akash Rai		Free
	DF	Haziq Riduan		Free
	DF	Febryan Pradana		Free
	MF	Ikmal Hazlan		Free
	FW	Lim Zheng Wu		Free
	FW	Danish Haziq		Free
Loan Transfer
31 May 2025	GK	Firman Nabil	Albirex Niigata (S)	Loan Return ^[12] ^[l]
	GK	Aizil Yazid	Hougang United	Loan Return ^[13]^[14] ^[m]
	DF	Bill Mamadou	Lion City Sailors	Loan Return ^[15] ^[n]
	DF	Ryaan Sanizal	SAFSA (via. Tampines)	Loan Return ^[o]
	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 ^[p]
	DF	Nur Adam Abdullah	SAFSA (via LCS)	Loan Return
	MF	Danish Qayyum	SAFSA (via LCS)	Loan Return ^[q]

^ Date of club's announcement, else will be 1 Jun-2025, the date which the free agent start due to lapse of previous contract
^ 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
^ Joilson Lucas is signed by LCS and loaned to Young Lions on a year loan
^ Lucas Agueiro is signed by LCS and loaned to Young Lions on a year loan
^ Sergio Mendonça is signed by LCS and loaned to Young Lions on a year loan
^ Abner Vinicius is signed by LCS and loaned to Young Lions on a year loan
^ Amir Syafiz moves back to Young Lions for a year loan
^ Date of club's announcement, else will be 1 Jun-2025, the date which the free agent start due to lapse of previous contract
^ Amir Syafiz moves back to Young Lions for a 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.
^ Kieran rejoins the Young Lions after his contract with Geylang ended.
^ Danish moves to Albirex Niigata (S) after his contract ends at LCS

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

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 19 May 2025

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	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	DF	Raoul Suhaimi	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	DF	Aqil Yazid	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	DF	Ikram Mikhail Mustaqim	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	FW	Amir Syafiz	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	DF	Kieran Teo Jia Jun	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	DF	Iryan Fandi	0	0	0	0	0	0
19	DF	Andrew Aw	0	0	0	0	0	0
20	MF	Fairuz Fazli Koh	0	0	0	0	0	0
23	GK	Travis Ang Jia Zheng	0	0	0	0	0	0
27	MF	Sahoo Garv	0	0	0	0	0	0
28	MF	Ryu Hardy Yussri	0	0	0	0	0	0
35	GK	Firman Nabil	0	0	0	0	0	0
45	MF	Nyqil Iyyan	0	0	0	0	0	0
47	FW	Ryan Vishal	0	0	0	0	0	0
56	MF	Loo Kai Sheng	0	0	0	0	0	0
??	GK	Ainun Nuha Ilyasir	0	0	0	0	0	0
??	GK	Ashman Saravanan	0	0	0	0	0	0
??	GK	Benjamin Žerak	0	0	0	0	0	0
??	MF	Ajay Robson	0	0	0	0	0	0
??	DF	Junki Kenn Yoshimura	0	0	0	0	0	0
??	DF	Adam Reefdy	0	0	0	0	0	0
??	DF	Aniq Raushan	0	0	0	0	0	0
??	DF	Aqil Khusni	0	0	0	0	0	0
??	DF	Marcus Mosses	0	0	0	0	0	0
??	DF	Idzham Eszuan	0	0	0	0	0	0
??	DF	Nur Muhammad Fadly	0	0	0	0	0	0
??	DF	Harith Luth Hadi	0	0	0	0	0	0
??	DF	Iliya Naufal	0	0	0	0	0	0
??	DF	Ilhan Rizqullah	0	0	0	0	0	0
??	DF	Joilson Lucas	0	0	0	0	0	0
??	DF	Enrico Walmrath Silveirah	0	0	0	0	0	0
??	MF	Lucas Agueiro	0	0	0	0	0	0
??	MF	Ong Yu En	0	0	0	0	0	0
??	MF	Jovan Ang	0	0	0	0	0	0
??	MF	Caelan Cheong Tze Jay	0	0	0	0	0	0
??	MF	Matthias Josaphat Koesno	0	0	0	0	0	0
??	MF	Yazid Rizal Rais	0	0	0	0	0	0
??	MF	Harith Danish Irwan	0	0	0	0	0	0
??	MF	Andy Reefqy	0	0	0	0	0	0
??	FW	Izrafil Yusof	0	0	0	0	0	0
??	FW	Sarrvin Raj	0	0	0	0	0	0
??	FW	Nathan Mao	0	0	0	0	0	0
??	FW	Syazwan Latiff	0	0	0	0	0	0
??	FW	Harry Spence	0	0	0	0	0	0
??	FW	Abner Vinicius	0	0	0	0	0	0
??	FW	Sergio Mendonça	0	0	0	0	0	0
??	FW	Kian Ghadessy	0	0	0	0	0	0
??	FW	Ilyasin Zayan	0	0	0	0	0	0
??	FW	Louka Tan	0	0	0	0	0	0
??	FW	Nicolas Michael Beninger	0	0	0	0	0	0
??	FW	Fernandez Casey Klein	0	0	0	0	0	0
??	FW	Uchenna Eziakor	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

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

21 September 2025 1	Young Lions	–	Balestier Khalsa	Tampines
				Stadium: Our Tampines Hub ^[a]

25 September 2025 2	Tanjong Pagar United	–	Young Lions	Jurong East
				Stadium: Jurong East Stadium

4 October 2025 3	Young Lions	–	Hougang United	Tampines
				Stadium: Our Tampines Hub ^[b]

18 October 2026 4	Lion City Sailors	–	Young Lions	Bishan
				Stadium: Bishan Stadium

25 October 2025 5	Young Lions	–	Geylang International	Tampines
				Stadium: Our Tampines Hub ^[c]

10 January 2026 6	Albirex Niigata (S)	–	Young Lions	Jurong East
				Stadium: Jurong East Stadium

16 January 2026 7	BG Tampines Rovers	–	Young Lions	Tampines
				Stadium: Our Tampines Hub

26 January 2026 8	Young Lions	–	Tanjong Pagar United	Jalan Besar
				Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium

30 January 2026 9	Hougang United	–	Young Lions	Jalan Besar
				Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium

8 February 2026 10	Young Lions	–	Lion City Sailors	Jalan Besar
				Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium

13 February 2026 11	Balestier Khalsa	–	Young Lions	Bishan
				Stadium: Bishan Stadium

21 February 2026 12	Young Lions	–	Albirex Niigata (S)	Jalan Besar
				Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium

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	Bishan
				Stadium: Bishan 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

10 May 2026 21	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

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	D	GF	GA	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Albirex Niigata (S)	1	1	2	2	1	Qualification for Champions League Two group stage
2	Balestier Khalsa	1	1	2	2	1	Qualification for Champions League Two play-off
3	BG Tampines Rovers	1	1	0	0	1
4	Geylang International	1	1	0	0	1
5	Hougang United	0	0	0	0	0
6	Lion City Sailors	0	0	0	0	0
7	Tanjong Pagar United	0	0	0	0	0
8	Young Lions	0	0	0	0	0	Ineligible for AFC competition spots^[a]

First match(es) will be played: 23 August 2025. Source: Singapore Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of wins
Notes:

^ One club, the FAS under-23 team Young Lions – is ineligible for any AFC competition spots.

Singapore Cup

Competition

Win Draw Loss

10 September 2025 1	Albirex Niigata (S)	–	Young Lions	Jurong East
				Stadium: Jurong East Stadium

30 September 2025 2	Hougang United	–	Young Lions	Choa Chu Kang
				Stadium: Choa Chu Kang Stadium

15 October 2025 3	Lion City Sailors	–	Young Lions	Bishan
				Stadium: Bishan Stadium

28 October 2025 4	Young Lions	–	Geylang International	Tampines
				Stadium: Our Tampines Hub

4 November 2025 5	Young Lions	–	Tanjong Pagar United	Jurong East
				Stadium: Jurong East Stadium

10 November 2025 6	Young Lions	–	BG Tampines Rovers	Bishan
				Stadium: Bishan Stadium

17 November 2025 7	Young Lions	–	Balestier Khalsa	Bishan
				Stadium: Bishan Stadium

2 December 2025 8	BG Tampines Rovers	–	Young Lions	Tampines
				Stadium: Our Tampines Hub

16 December 2025 9	Young Lions	–	Hougang United	Tampines
				Stadium: Our Tampines Hub

22 December 2025 10	Balestier Khalsa	–	Young Lions	Tampines
				Stadium: Our Tampines Hub

5 January 2026 11	Tanjong Pagar United	–	Young Lions	Jurong East
				Stadium: Jurong East Stadium

14 January 2026 12	Young Lions	–	Lion City Sailors	Jalan Besar
				Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium

20 January 2026 13	Geylang International	–	Young Lions	Tampines
				Stadium: Our Tampines Hub

27 January 2026 14	Young Lions	–	Albirex Niigata (S)	Jalan Besar
				Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium

3 February 2026 15	Balestier Khalsa	–	Young Lions	Jalan Besar
				Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium

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

League table

Pos	Team	Qualification or relegation
1	Albirex Niigata (S)	Inaugural Champion
2	Balestier Khalsa
3	BG Tampines Rovers
4	Geylang International
5	Hougang United
6	Lion City Sailors
7	Tanjong Pagar United
8	Young Lions

First match(es) will be played: TBD August 2025. Source: Singapore Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of wins

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Notes

References

^ "Fandi to take charge of the Young Lions". Archived from the original on 2017-12-14. Retrieved 2018-10-15.
^ "Junki Kenn Yoshimura leave the team to Serve the Country". Albirex Niigata Singapore Official website.
^ "Aizil Yazid part of 2024/25 Young Lions".
^ "Firman Nabil will be joining Young Lions in 2024 season (Loan)".
^ "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".

[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

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

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

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

[9] Joilson Lucas is signed by LCS and loaned to Young Lions on a year loan

[10] Lucas Agueiro is signed by LCS and loaned to Young Lions on a year loan

[11] Sergio Mendonça is signed by LCS and loaned to Young Lions on a year loan

[12] Abner Vinicius is signed by LCS and loaned to Young Lions on a year loan

[13] Amir Syafiz moves back to Young Lions for a year loan

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

[22] Amir Syafiz moves back to Young Lions for a year loan

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

[table_note_res_INE0.54961679435783-36] One club, the FAS under-23 team Young Lions – is ineligible for any AFC competition spots.

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

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

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

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

[15] "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".

[16] "Kaisei Ogawa is here".

[17] "Ethan Henry Pinto is here".

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

[19] "Welcome Haqimi! 🐆🟥⬜️".

[20] "Welcome, Syafi Nur Hilman! 🛡️".

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

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

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

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

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

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Squad

Singapore Premier League

Coaching staff

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Competitions

Overview

Singapore Premier League

Singapore Cup

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