2014 LionsXII season

April 2026 LionsXII 2014 Fandi Ahmad Zainudin Nordin Jalan Besar Stadium Malaysia Super League 8th Malaysia FA Cup Round of 16 Malaysia Cup Khairul Amri Khairul Amri 8,000 vs Johor Darul Ta'zim (20 May, Malaysia Super League) 4,986 vs Johor Darul Ta'zim (14 Jun, Malaysia Super League) 2013 2015 _Lion2014HomeLeft _Lion2014Home _Lion2014HomeRight FFFFFF D70000 FFFFFF D70000 D70000 _Lion2014AwayLeft _Lion2014Away _Lion2014AwayRight A0C1E8 A0C1E8 A0C1E8 FFFFFF FFFFFF _Lion20143rdLeft _Lion20143rd _Lion20143rdRight 141414 141414 141414 141414 141414 The 2014 season is LionsXII's third in the Malaysia Super League. After winning the 2013 Malaysia Super League title, head coach V. Sundramoorthy left for Malaysia Premier League side Negeri Sembilan at the end of the previous season.http://www.todayonline.com/sports/football/sundram-resigns-lionsxii-and-national-u-23-coach Sundram resigns as LionsXII and national U-23 coach Today 7 October 2013 Singapore legend and former Singapore Lions teammate Fandi Ahmad was appointed as the new head coach on 7 December 2013 with another ex-teammate Nazri Nasir joining him as his assistant on 16 December.http://lionsxii.sg/fas-appoints-fandi-ahmad-as-new-lionsxii-head-coach/ FAS appoints Fandi Ahmad as new LionsXII head coach LionsXII 6 March 2014 6 March 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140306171557/http://lionsxii.sg/fas-appoints-fandi-ahmad-as-new-lionsxii-head-coach/ deadhttp://lionsxii.sg/nazri-nasir-joins-lionsxii-as-assistant-coach/ Nazri Nasir joins LionsXII as assistant coach LionsXII 6 March 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140329025015/http://lionsxii.sg/nazri-nasir-joins-lionsxii-as-assistant-coach/ 29 March 2014 dead On the playing front, the Lions lost the services of key players midfielder Hariss Harun, defender Baihakki Khaizan, club captain and top-scorer Shahril Ishak to rival Super League clubs. Khairul Amri (Tampines Rovers) and Sufian Anuar (Warriors) were signed to booster the depleted squad while midfielder Isa Halim was appointed the new LionsXII captain.http://news.asiaone.com/news/sports/isas-new-lionsxii-captain Isa's new LionsXII captain The New Paper 6 March 2014 19 June 2014 https://archive.today/20140619060620/http://news.asiaone.com/news/sports/isas-new-lionsxii-captain dead Pre-season friendlies LionsXII preceded their campaign with a year-end friendly against under-23 side Young Lions. The team then went on a pre-season tour of Indonesia where they played matches against three local clubs. Date Opponents H/A Score Goalscorers 31 DecYoung Lions N 1–3 https://web.archive.org/web/20140306221255/http://lionsxii.sg/lionsxii-defeated-by-young-lions-in-msl-warm-up/ 6 March 2014 Ignatius Ang 69' 4 JanPersis Solo A 3–0 7 JanPPSM Magelang A 1–2 Khairul Amri 55', Sufian Anuar 60' 10 JanPSS Sleman A 0–1 Khairul Amri 45' Malaysia Super League The Football Association of Singapore (FAS) announced a 24-man squad for the new season in December 2013; eight senior players were included in the initial list.http://lionsxii.sg/fas-names-2014-lionsxii-squad-list/ FAS names 2014 LionsXII squad list LionsXII 6 March 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20180827075408/http://lionsxii.sg/fas-names-2014-lionsxii-squad-list/ 27 August 2018 dead Midfielder Firdaus Kasman (on loan from Tampines Rovers) and centre-back Faliq Sudhir were confirmed as player additions in mid-January. Following the loss of several influential players and an increased foreign player quota for the rest of the league, the Lions targeted a top-three finish in the Malaysian Super League.http://www.todayonline.com/sports/football/lionsxiis-title-defence-just-got-tricker?singlepage=true LionsXII's title defence just got tricker Today 26 November 2013http://www.todayonline.com/sports/football/lionsxii-target-top-three-league-finish LionsXII target top-three league finish Today 14 January 2014 LionsXII started their 2014 campaign with a 1–0 loss to Pahang in the Charity Cup and league match season opener.http://www.todayonline.com/sports/lionsxii-begin-season-losing-note?singlepage=true LionsXII begin season on losing note Today 18 January 2014 They defeated traditional rivals Selangor with a Khairul Amri injury time goal in the next fixture. A visit to big-spending title favourites Johor Darul Takzim saw them coming back from two goals down to tie the game after Johor's playmaker Pablo Aimar was substituted. February started with a goalless draw at home to Terengganu despite the Lions' domination of the game. Afiq Yunos' first goal and late winner over ATM saw LionsXII move into the top half of the table for the first time this season. Head coach Fandi Ahmad also revealed he was looking to add a centre-back and a striker to his squad in the April transfer window.Chua Siang Yee http://www.straitstimes.com/the-big-story/case-you-missed-it/story/fandi-seeks-quality-additions-20140222 Fandi seeks quality additions The Straits Times 19 February 2014 March began on the wrong note for LionsXII. Two defensive lapses, the second resulting from a wrong judgmental call by Isa Halim in the last minute of regulation time, condemned them to a loss to Kelantan and a first league defeat at home in 19 months. LionsXII started with Safuwan Baharudin in a supporting role behind striker Khairul Amri against Sarawak a week later; however they succumbed to a second consecutive defeat. They arrested the slide with a home win over PKNS on 22 March, with Zulfahmi Arifin scoring with a free kick on his return to the first XI and Faris Ramli with the winner on the hour mark. This marked the last game before captain Isa was ruled out for the rest of the league campaign following surgery on his persistent Achilles' tendon injury.http://lionsxii.sg/captain-isa-hopes-to-make-last-game-count/ Captain Isa hopes to make 'last game' count LionsXII 23 March 2014 23 March 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140323121252/http://lionsxii.sg/captain-isa-hopes-to-make-last-game-count/ dead Three days later, Safuwan Baharudin scored a late winner over Perak to send LionsXII 5th in the league table. He scored again in a 1–1 draw with T-Team on 29 March. LionsXII started April with a 2–0 win away to Sime Darby but lost by a goal to the same team in the reverse fixture a week later. Sufian Anuar came on as a second-half substitute and scored a hat-trick to defeat league leaders Pahang 4–1 at home. They ended the month with a 1–0 loss to traditional rivals Selangor, entering the mid-season break sixth in the league standings. LionsXII re-signed former centre-half Baihakki Khaizan in May.Dan Geun Chin Baihakki back with LionsXII, Johor eyeing S-League http://www.todayonline.com/sports/football/baihakki-back-lionsxii-johor-eyeing-s-league?singlepage=true Today 8 May 2014 They resumed the league fixtures with a 2–1 loss away to Terengganu on 17 May. Despite leading by two goals, LionsXII conceded three times to lose to Johor Darul Takzim three days later. The spell continued when LionsXII travelled to hosts Terengganu, as the Turtles staged a comeback to beat the Singaporeans 2–1. LionsXII finally ended the three-match losing streak by edging relegation-threatened ATM in a 2–1 victory, concluding the rounds of fixtures in May.Wong Dominic LionsXII clip ATM to snap losing run http://lionsxii360.com/features/lionsxii-clip-atm-snap-losing-run/ LionsXII 360 25 May 2014 19 June 2014 https://archive.today/20140619042619/http://lionsxii360.com/features/lionsxii-clip-atm-snap-losing-run/ 19 June 2014 dead dmy-all In June, LionsXII failed to register wins, falling to Kelantan and PKNS 2–1, while being held to a stalemate by Sarawak. Collecting only one point out of the maximum nine, coach Fandi Ahmad reviewed the target set earlier in the year and targeted a top-ten finish in the league instead in order to qualify for the Malaysia Cup without going through the qualification play-offs.LionsXII clip ATM to snap losing run http://www.todayonline.com/sports/football/lionsxii-relook-seasons-target TODAY 20 May 2014 Date Pos. Opponents H/A Score Goalscorers 17 Jan 9thPahangThe result for the Charity Cup match was also taken as the corresponding Super League match result following a prior decision by the FAM. A 0–1 https://web.archive.org/web/20140226102419/http://lionsxii.sg/pahang-sink-lionsxii-in-2014-msl-opener/ 26 February 2014 25 Jan 7thSelangor H 2–1 https://web.archive.org/web/20140306203800/http://lionsxii.sg/late-amri-header-sinks-selangor-fa/ 6 March 2014 Shakir Hamzah 44', Khairul Amri 90'+3 28 Jan 7thJohor Darul Takzim A 2–2 Khairul Amri 66', Hafiz Sujad 69' 8 Feb 9thTerengganu H 0–0 https://web.archive.org/web/20140306202909/http://lionsxii.sg/lionsxii-held-to-stalemate-against-terengganu/ 6 March 2014 15 Feb 5thATM A 1–2 Khairul Amri 47', Afiq Yunos 90'+2 8 Mar 7thKelantan H 1–2 https://web.archive.org/web/20140309112139/http://lionsxii.sg/lionsxii-let-slip-lead-to-lose-against-kelantan/ 9 March 2014 Khairul Amri 26' 15 Mar 8thSarawak A 3–1Nazrul Nazari 36' 22 Mar 8thPKNS H 2–1 Zulfahmi Arifin 43', Faris Ramli 60' 25 Mar 5thPerak A 0–1 Safuwan Baharudin 90'+3 29 Mar 5thT–Team H 1–1 https://web.archive.org/web/20140330082237/http://lionsxii.sg/t-team-halts-lionsxiis-winning-run/ 30 March 2014 Safuwan Baharudin 24' 5 Apr 4thSime Darby A 0–2 Safuwan Baharudin 52', Khairul Amri 62' 12 Apr 6thSime Darby H 0–1 15 Apr 5thPahang H 4–1 https://web.archive.org/web/20140417072543/http://lionsxii.sg/lionsxii-put-league-leaders-pahang-fa-to-the-sword/ 17 April 2014 Safuwan Baharudin 29', Sufian Anuar 79', 90'+2, 90'+6 19 Apr 6thSelangor A 1–0 https://web.archive.org/web/20140421100119/http://lionsxii.sg/lionsxii-suffer-narrow-defeat-at-shah-alam/ 21 April 2014 17 May 8thTerengganu A 2–1 Khairul Amri 8' 20 May 8thJohor Darul Takzim H 2–3 https://web.archive.org/web/20140521080650/http://lionsxii.sg/lionsxii-let-slip-two-goal-lead-against-jdt/ 21 May 2014 Faris Ramli 38', Zulfahmi Arifin 41' 24 May 8thATM H 2–1 Khairul Amri 16', Zulfahmi Arifin 21' 10 Jun 8thKelantan A 2–1 Faris Ramli 68' 14 Jun 8thSarawak H 0–0 17 Jun 8thPKNS A 2–1 Gabriel Quak 25' 21 Jun 8thPerak H 0–2 25 Jun 8thT–Team A 0–1 Faris Ramli 66' Final standings LIO Malaysia FA Cup The Lions suffered an early exit to eventual semi-finalists Pahang in the round of 16 of the 2014 Malaysia FA Cup. Pahang went two goals up before Safuwan Baharudin scored a consolation goal late in the match. The loss ended an 18-month undefeated streak at the Jalan Besar Stadium.Sanjay Nair http://www.straitstimes.com/breaking-news/sports/story/football-lionsxii-crash-out-malaysia-fa-cup-after-1-2-loss-pahang-home-20 Football: LionsXII crash out of Malaysia FA Cup after 1–2 loss to Pahang at home The Straits Times 1 February 2014 DateRound Opponents H/A Score Goalscorers 21 Jan Round of 32DRB-Hicom H 3–0 Sufian Anuar 28', Gabriel Quak 54', Faris Ramli 90+2' 1 Feb Round of 16Pahang H 1–2 https://web.archive.org/web/20140306203148/http://lionsxii.sg/lionsxii-crash-out-of-fa-cup/ 6 March 2014 Safuwan Baharudin 86' Mid-season friendlies Myanmar training tour During the one-month Malaysian Super League break in late April and early May, the LionsXII went on a training tour to Myanmar to play the Myanmar national football team led by former Singapore coach Raddy Avramovic and Myanmar National League side Nay Pyi Taw.Fabius Chen http://news.asiaone.com/news/sports/lionsxii-play-raddys-myanmar-tour LionsXII to play Raddy's Myanmar on tour The Straits Times 24 April 2014 19 June 2014 11 August 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140811104527/http://news.asiaone.com/news/sports/lionsxii-play-raddys-myanmar-tour dead Date Opponents H/A Score Goalscorers 30 AprNay Pyi Taw A https://archive.today/20140619052747/http://lionsxii360.com/features/luckless-lionsxii-slump-to-slim-loss/ 1–0 2 MayMyanmar A 2–1 Gabriel Quak 36′ Singapore training tour The Lions took on S.League clubs Hougang United and Young Lions in their final series of friendly matches. Date Opponents H/A Score Goalscorers 7 May Hougang United A 1–4 Afiq Yunos 36′, Faritz Hameed 41', Safuwan Baharudin 66', Ignatius Ang 86' 11 MayYoung Lions N https://archive.today/20140619052757/http://lionsxii360.com/features/gabriel-brace-sinks-young-lions/ 5–1 Safuwan Baharudin 28', Gabriel Quak 32' & 43', Khairul Amri (pen.) 34', Sufian Anuar 74' Malaysia Cup DateRound Opponents H/A Score People 69 May Group stageFELDA United H 19 Aug Group stage Pahang H 22 Aug Group stage Johor Darul Takzim A 26 Aug Group stage Johor Darul Takzim H 29 Aug Group stage Pahang A 2 Sep Group stage FELDA United Majlis Perbandaran Selayang Stadium Squad statistics SquadNo. Pos. Name Malaysia Super League Malaysia FA Cup Malaysia Cup Total DisciplineAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals13px13px 1 GK Izwan Mahbud 17 0 2 0 0 0 19 0 69 0 2 DF Shakir Hamzah 17 1 2 0 0 0 19 1 3 0 3 DF Afiq Yunos 14 1 2 0 0 0 16 1 3 0 4 MF Isa Halim (c) 8 0 2 0 0 0 10 0 2 0 5 FW Syafiq Zainal 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 6 DF Madhu Mohana 12 0 2 0 0 0 14 0 3 0 7 FW Gabriel Quak 9 0 2 1 0 0 11 1 1 0 8 MF Hafiz Sujad 14 1 2 0 0 0 16 1 2 0 9 DF Faritz Hameed 16 0 2 0 0 0 18 0 3 0 10 FW Khairul Nizam 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 11 DF Nazrul Nazari 8 1 1 0 0 0 9 1 0 0 13 MF Aqhari Abdullah 7 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 2 0 15 FW Sufian Anuar 12 3 2 1 0 0 14 4 0 0 16 MF Raihan Rahman 9 0 1 0 0 0 10 0 3 0 17 MF Faris Ramli 17 2 2 1 0 0 19 3 0 0 18 GK Khairulhin Khalid 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 FW Khairul Amri 17 7 1 0 0 0 18 7 0 0 21 DF Safuwan Baharudin (vc) 17 4 2 1 0 0 19 5 3 0 22 MF Ignatius Ang 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 MF Zulfahmi Arifin 14 3 2 0 0 0 16 3 5 0 24 MF Firdaus Kasman 13 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 2 0 25 DF Emmeric Ong 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 MF Shahfiq Ghani 9 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 1 0 27 MF Samuel Nadarajah 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 DF Baihakki Khaizan 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 30 GK Qadir Yusoff 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 – DF Faliq Sudhir 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 #CCFFCC Registered mid-season window 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFCCCC De-registered mid-season window 1px solid #AAAAAA LionsXII are predominantly an Under-23 team. Senior players aged 23 and over are indicated in bold. Quota of senior players is subject to approval by the FAM. Statistics accurate as of match played 24 May 2014. References 30em Category:LionsXII seasons Lions Category:2014 in Malaysian football