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'''Young Lions Football Club''', commonly known as '''Young Lions''', is a developmental [[association football|football]] club based in [[Kallang]], [[Singapore]], which competes in the [[Singapore Premier League]]. The team is under the control of the [[Football Association of Singapore]].
Young Lions are one of the few football clubs in the world made up of young Singaporean footballers serving their [[National service in Singapore|compulsory two-year national service]], which places an age restriction on team members while playing in a top-flight professional league. Players are on loan from several local Singapore Premier League clubs, and would spend two years with the side before returning.
Young Lions play their home matches at the [[Jalan Besar Stadium]]. Their best league finish was third, which they achieved in 2004 and 2006.
==History== By entering the Young Lions into the S.League, the FAS hopes to expose young players to top-level competition, thus helping to prepare them for international tournaments such as the [[Southeast Asian Games]]. While the bulk of the Young Lions squad is made up of members of Singapore's national under-23 team, the club also takes in promising young foreign players (e.g. [[Luka Savić]]). However, foreign players are normally only recruited into the Young Lions squad if they could potentially change their nationality to Singaporean and be eligible to play international football for Singapore at some point in the future.
===Malaysian domestic competition=== In 2011, the Football Association of Singapore and the [[Football Association of Malaysia]] reached an agreement that would see greater cooperation between the two nations. One of the intended avenues would see Young Lions play in the [[Malaysian Super League]] and [[Malaysia Cup]] from 2012. The squad will be permitted up to five local players over the age of 14–16 players, as well as a number of overseas players in accordance with the quota set out by the rules of the Malaysian competitions.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120110131100/http://news.asiaone.com/News/Latest+News/Sports/Story/A1Story20110712-288801.html Singapore Lions to participate in 2012 Malaysia Cup] – Asia One, 12/07/11</ref> Ultimately, a new team was created, the [[LionsXII]], while the Young Lions remained in the S.League.
===National Football Academy=== Most of the Young Lions players come from the NFA ([[National Football Academy (Singapore)|National Football Academy]]) and new players (from the NFA) will be promoted to the Young Lions squad every season.
The National Football Academy enters both the Singapore NFA U-17 and [[Singapore NFA U-18]] teams into the [[Prime League]] to allow their players to gain more exposure and match experience by playing against older and more established players.<ref>{{cite web|title=Prime League Table|url=http://www.sleague.com/competitions/prime-league/table|publisher=S.League Official Website|date=11 July 2012|access-date=31 October 2012|archive-date=19 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141219211717/http://www.sleague.com/competitions/prime-league/table|url-status=usurped}}</ref>
=== Foreign players === In 2023, Young Lions signed the Japanese duo [[Jun Kobayashi]] and [[Kan Kobayashi]] from [[Albirex Niigata (S)]] becoming the first foreign players since France's [[Benjamin Bertrand]] from [[Tours FC|Tours]] in 2016. In preparation for the [[2024–25 Singapore Premier League]] season, Young Lions signed two additional Japanese players, [[Kaisei Ogawa]] and [[Itsuki Enomoto]], and the Australian [[Rashid Hayek]] from [[Western United FC|Western United]], making it the first time the club had five foreigners in the squad. On 28 March 2025, Young Lions recorded their highest ever win during the [[2024–25 Singapore Cup]] fixtures against Albirex Niigata (S) where Kaisei Ogawa became the second players in the club history to score four goals in one match since [[Zikos Chua]] against [[Tanjong Pagar United FC|Tanjong Pagar United]] on 7 August 2022. After a reshuffle in the [[Football Association of Singapore]] seeing [[Forrest Li]] as the FAS new president in 2025, Young Lions saw a major overhaul in the club during the 2025–26 season where they signed a new partnership with Denmark manufacturing company [[Select Sport|Select]], ending a deal with Nike after 17 years. The club also got a main sponsor for the front of their jersey with Chinese [[State-owned enterprises of China|state-owned]] automobile company, [[Dongfeng Motor Corporation|Dongfeng]]. Young Lions also went on to sign a few youngsters from Brazil, including [[Abner Vinicius do Nascimento Custodio|Abner Vinicius]], [[Joilson Lucas Souza Nascimento|Joilson]], [[Lucas Agueiro]] and [[Sergio de Mendonça Siqueira Filho|Sérgio Mendonça]] while they loaned a few under-21 foreign players from Lion City Sailors, such as [[Enrico Walmrath Silveira|Enrico Walmrath]], [[Harry Spence (footballer, born 2003)|Harry Spence]] and [[Benjamin Žerak]].
==Stadium== [[File:Jalan Besar Stadium.jpg|thumb|294x294px|Pitchside view of the [[Jalan Besar Stadium]] in November 2008]] {{Main|Jalan Besar Stadium}}
Young Lions have played at the Jalan Besar Stadium since their inception of participating in the S.League. The stadium can hold a [[seating capacity]] of 8,000. In 2012, As part of the LionsXII's sponsorship by Kingsmen, a local fan club, the King George's Stand was built using a removable stand, increasing the stadium's capacity to 10,000.
On 30 October 2012, an LED scoreboard was implemented at the Gallery stand to provide better quality video to the spectators, allowing replay video highlights of the action on the field during matchdays. Two new screens were also placed at the two ends of the Grandstand, North and South, to enable better match experience for the Gallery fans.
== Kit suppliers and naming history == Young Lions kit was manufactured by local brand [[Tiger Beer|Tiger]] who than collaborate with Italian sportswear [[Diadora]]. The club was than sponsor by Japanese brand [[Maxell]]. In 2008, Young Lions alongside the [[Singapore national football team|Singapore national team]] kit was than manufactured by [[Nike, Inc.|Nike]]. From 2011, Young Lions was sponsored by [[Courts Singapore|Courts]] where the club began to change it name to Courts Young Lions until 2015 where they was than sponsored by Garena thus changing the name to Garena Young Lions until 2017.
In August 2025, Young Lions signed a deal with Danish sportswear [[Select Sport|Select]] ending a 17 years contract with Nike. The club also partners with Chinese [[State-owned enterprises of China|state-owned]] automobile company, [[Dongfeng Motor Corporation|Dongfeng]] as the club main sponsor. {| class="wikitable" |+ !style="background-color:red; color:white;"|Period !style="background-color:red; color:white;"|Kit manufacturer !style="background-color:red; color:white;"|Main sponsor |- |2003–2007 |{{flagicon|Singapore}} [[Tiger Beer|Tiger]] (Collaboration with [[Diadora]]) |{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Maxell]] |- |2008–2010 | rowspan="4" |{{flagicon|USA}} [[Nike, Inc.|Nike]] |No sponsors |- |2011–2015 |{{flagicon|Singapore}} [[Courts Singapore|Courts]] |- |2016–2017 |{{flagicon|Singapore}} [[Garena]] |- |2017–2025 |No sponsors |- |2025–''present'' |{{flagicon|DEN}} [[Select Sport|Select]] |{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Dongfeng Motor Corporation|Dongfeng]] |} {| class="wikitable" |+Club name history !style="background-color:red; color:white;"|Year !style="background-color:red; color:white;"|Sponsors !style="background-color:red; color:white;"|Club name !style="background-color:red; color:white;"|References |- |2011–2015 |{{flagicon|Singapore}} [[Courts Singapore|Courts]] |Courts Young Lions |<ref>{{Cite news |date=2011-01-27 |title=Soccer-Singapore's Young Lions get name change, S$1 million |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/idUKL3E7CR0EC20110127 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230416031050/https://www.reuters.com/article/idUKL3E7CR0EC20110127 |archive-date=2023-04-16 |access-date=2023-04-16 |work=Reuters |language=en}}</ref> |- |2016–2017 |{{flagicon|Singapore}} [[Garena]] |Garena Young Lions |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Young Lions snare S$4m sponsorship deal - biggest in S.League history |url=https://www.todayonline.com/sports/football/internet-company-garena-pens-two-year-sponsorship-deal-sleague-club-young-lions |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230416032552/https://www.todayonline.com/sports/football/internet-company-garena-pens-two-year-sponsorship-deal-sleague-club-young-lions |archive-date=2023-04-16 |access-date=2023-04-16 |website=TODAY |language=en}}</ref> |}
==Players==
=== First-team squad === {{updated|13 January 2026}}<ref>{{cite web|title=SPL 2023 Transfer Centre Club Guide: Young Lions|url=https://spl.sg/2023-singapore-premier-league-transfer-centre/|publisher=Singapore Premier League|access-date=28 January 2023|date=28 January 2023|archive-date=16 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230116082234/https://spl.sg/2023-singapore-premier-league-transfer-centre/|url-status=live}}</ref> {{Fs start}} {{Fs player|no=1|nat=SGP|name=[[Aizil Yazid]]|pos=GK|other=}} (on loan from [[Hougang United]]) {{Fs player|no=4|nat=BRA|name=[[Joilson]]|pos=DF|other=}} {{Fs player|no=5|nat=BRA|name=[[Enrico Walmrath]]|pos=DF|other=}} (on loan from [[Lion City Sailors FC|Lion City Sailors]]) {{Fs player|no=6|nat=SGP|name=[[Ajay Robson]]|pos=MF|other=}} {{Fs player|no=7|nat=BRA|name=[[Abner Vinicius]]|pos=FW|other=}} {{Fs player|no=8|nat=SGP|name=[[Andrew Aw]]|pos=DF|other=}} (on loan from [[Tampines Rovers]]) {{Fs player|no=9|nat=BRA|name=[[Sergio Mendonça]]|pos=FW|other=}} {{Fs player|no=10|nat=SGP|name=[[Amir Syafiz]]|pos=MF|other=}} ([[Captain (association football)|captain]]) (on loan from [[Hougang United]]) {{Fs player|no=11|nat=ENG|name=Harry Spence|pos=FW|other=}} (on loan from [[Lion City Sailors FC|Lion City Sailors]]) {{Fs player|no=12|nat=SGP|name=[[Louka Tan]]|pos=FW|other=}} (on loan from [[Hougang United]]) {{Fs player|no=15|nat=SGP|name=[[Marcus Mosses]]|pos=DF|other=}} (on loan from [[Lion City Sailors FC|Lion City Sailors]]) {{Fs mid}} {{Fs player|no=17|nat=SGP|name=[[Iryan Fandi]]|pos=DF|other=on loan from [[Hougang United FC|Hougang United]]}} {{Fs player|no=19|nat=SGP|name=[[Aqil Yazid]]|pos=DF|other=}} (on loan from [[Hougang United]]) {{Fs player|no=20|nat=SGP|name=[[Fairuz Fazli]]|pos=DF|other=}} {{Fs player|no=21|nat=SGP|name=[[Keiran Teo]]|pos=DF|other=}} {{Fs player|no=22|nat=SGP|name=[[Junki Kenn Yoshimura]]|pos=DF|other=}} (on loan from [[Albirex Niigata Singapore|Albirex Niigata (S)]]) {{Fs player|no=31|nat=SGP|name=[[Izwan Mahbud]]|pos=GK|other=on loan from [[Lion City Sailors FC|Lion City Sailors]]}} {{Fs player|no=33|nat=SGP|name=[[Nathan Mao]]|pos=MF|other=}} (on loan from [[Lion City Sailors FC|Lion City Sailors]]) {{Fs player|no=41|nat=SGP|name=[[Kian Ghadessy]]|pos=FW|other=}} {{Fs player|no=43|nat=SGP|name=[[Adam Reefdy]]|pos=DF|other=}} {{Fs player|no=45|nat=SGP|name=[[Luth Harith]]|pos=DF|other=}} {{Fs player|no=66|nat=SGP|name=[[Abdil Qaiyyim Mutalib]]|pos=DF|other=}} {{Fs player|no=|nat=WAL|name=[[Kai Whitmore]]|pos=MF|other=}} {{Fs end}}
=== 'B' squad=== {{updated|26 September 2025}} The Young Lions B squad that is representing the team in the [[Singapore Premier League 2]]
{{Fs start}} {{Fs player|no=26|nat=SGP|name=[[Iliya Naufal]]|pos=DF|other=}} ([[Captain (association football)|captain]])(on loan from [[Lion City Sailors]]) {{Fs player|no=27|nat=SGP|name=[[Garv Sahoo]]|pos=MF|other=}} {{Fs player|no=28|nat=SGP|name=[[Syazwan Latiff]]|pos=FW|other=}} {{Fs player|no=30|nat=SGP|name=[[Casey Klein]]|pos=FW|other=}} {{Fs player|no=32|nat=MAS|name=[[Ashman Saravanan]]|pos=GK|other=}} (on loan from [[Lion City Sailors]]) {{Fs player|no=34|nat=SGP|name=[[Harith Danish]]|pos=MF|other=}} (on loan from [[Lion City Sailors]]) {{Fs player|no=35|nat=SGP|name=[[Firman Nabil]]|pos=GK|other=}} {{Fs player|no=36|nat=SGP|name=[[Idzham Eszuan]]|pos=DF|other=}} {{Fs player|no=37|nat=SGP|name=[[Ikram Mikhaill]]|pos=DF|other=}} {{Fs player|no=38|nat=SGP|name=[[Ilhan Rizqullah]]|pos=DF|other=}} {{Fs player|no=39|nat=SGP|name=[[Ilyasin Zayan]]|pos=FW|other=}} (on loan from [[Lion City Sailors]]) {{Fs mid}} {{Fs player|no=40|nat=SGP|name=[[Jovan Ang]]|pos=DF|other=}} {{Fs player|no=42|nat=SGP|name=[[Ryan Vishal]]|pos=FW|other=}} {{Fs player|no=44|nat=SGP|name=[[Nyqil Iyyan]]|pos=MF|other=}} {{Fs player|no=46|nat=SGP|name=[[Loo Kai Sheng]]|pos=MF|other=}} {{Fs player|no=47|nat=SGP|name=[[ Nicolas Beninger]]|pos=FW|other=}} {{Fs player|no=48|nat=SGP|name=[[Nur Muhammad Fadly]]|pos=DF|other=}} {{Fs player|no=49|nat=SGP|name=[[Uchenna Eziakor]]|pos=FW|other=}} {{Fs player|no=50|nat=SGP|name=[[Sarrvin Raj]]|pos=FW|other=}} (on loan from [[Lion City Sailors FC|Lion City Sailors]]) {{Fs player|no=51|nat=SGP|name=[[Yazid Rais]]|pos=FW|other=}} {{Fs player|no=52|nat=SGP|name=[[Travis Ang]]|pos=GK|other=}} {{Fs end}}
==Management and staff== {| class="wikitable" |- !style="background-color:red; color:white;"| Position !!style="background-color:red; color:white;"| Name |- |Team manager ||{{flagicon|Singapore}} Sakthi Vel Ganesan |- |Head coach || {{flagicon|Singapore}} [[Firdaus Kassim]] |- |Assistant coach ||{{flagicon|Singapore}} [[Fadzuhasny Juraimi]] <br/> {{flagicon|Singapore}} Afiq Yahya |- |Goalkeeper coach || {{flagicon|Singapore}} [[Ahmadulhaq Che Omar]] |- |Fitness coach || {{flagicon|Singapore}} Donald Wan |- |Physiotherapist|| {{flagicon|Singapore}} Alex Poon |- |Sports trainer|| {{flagicon|Singapore}} Ryan Wang <br/> {{flagicon|Singapore}} Jasmori Rasip |- |Equipment officer || {{flagicon|Singapore}} Omar Mohamed |}
Source:<ref>{{cite web|title=Club Profile – Garena Young Lions|url=http://www.sleague.com/clubs-profile/garena-young-lions/club-profile|website=S-League|access-date=3 February 2016|archive-date=16 February 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160216003336/http://www.sleague.com/clubs-profile/garena-young-lions/club-profile|url-status=usurped}}</ref>
==Performance in domestic competitions== {| class="wikitable mw-collapsible" style="text-align: center" |- style="background:#efefef;" !style="background-color:red; color:white;"|Season !style="background-color:red; color:white;"|League !style="background-color:red; color:white;"|Pos. !style="background-color:red; color:white;"|Pld !style="background-color:red; color:white;"|W !style="background-color:red; color:white;"|D !style="background-color:red; color:white;"|L !style="background-color:red; color:white;"|GS !style="background-color:red; color:white;"|GA !style="background-color:red; color:white;"|Pts !style="background-color:red; color:white;"|Singapore Cup !style="background-color:red; color:white;"|League Cup |- |[[2003 S.League|2003]] | rowspan="15" |S.League |12th | 33 || 6 || 1–5 || 21 || 33 || 77 || 25 |Quarter-finals | rowspan="4" bgcolor=grey| |- |[[2004 S.League|2004]] | style="background:#cfaa88;"|3rd | 27 || 14 || 5 || 8 || 74 || 52 || 47 |Quarter-finals |- |[[2005 S.League|2005]] |6th | 27 || 12 || 6 || 9 || 44 || 37 || 42 |Quarter-finals |- |[[2006 S.League|2006]] | style="background:#cfaa88;"|3rd | 30 || 15 || 7 || 8 || 67 || 43 || 52 |Quarter-finals |- |[[2007 S.League|2007]] |5th | 33 || 13 || 8 || 12 || 45 || 54 || 47 |Preliminary | style="background:gray;"|[[2007 Singapore League Cup|Withdrew]] |- |[[2008 S.League|2008]] |9th | 33 || 7 || 10 || 16 || 30 || 46 || 31 |[[2008 Singapore Cup|Semi-finals]] |[[2008 Singapore League Cup|Semi-finals]] |- |[[2009 S.League|2009]] |8th | 30 || 9 || 7 || 14 || 33 || 48 || 34 |[[2009 Singapore Cup|Preliminary]] |[[2009 Singapore League Cup|Group stage]] |- |[[2010 S.League|2010]] |9th | 33 || 9 || 12 || 12 || 37 || 45 || 34 |[[2010 Singapore Cup|Semi-finals]] |[[2010 Singapore League Cup|Preliminary]] |- |[[2011 S.League|2011]] |9th | 33 || 7 || 6 || 20 || 33 || 54 || 27 | style="background:gray;"|[[2011 Singapore Cup|Withdrew]] | style="background:gray;"|[[2011 Singapore League Cup|Withdrew]] |- |[[2012 S.League|2012]] |10th | 24 || 6 || 5 || 13 || 25 || 37 || 23 | style="background:gray;"|[[2012 Singapore Cup|Withdrew]] |[[2012 Singapore League Cup|Group stage]] |- |[[2013 S.League|2013]] |12th | 27 || 5 || 3 || 19 || 20 || 52 || 18 |[[2013 Singapore Cup|Preliminary]] |[[2013 Singapore League Cup|Group stage]] |- |[[2014 S.League|2014]] |10th | 27 || 7 || 5 || 15 || 38 || 54 || 26 | style="background:gray;"|[[2014 Singapore Cup|Did not participate]] | style="background:gray;"|[[2014 Singapore League Cup|Did not participate]] |- |[[2015 S.League|2015]] |9th | 27 || 7 || 6 || 14 || 30 || 43 || 27 | style="background:gray;"|[[2015 Singapore Cup|Did not participate]] | style="background:gray;"|[[2015 Singapore League Cup|Did not participate]] |- |[[2016 S.League|2016]] |9th | 24 || 2 || 3 || 19 || 23 || 70 || 9 |[[2016 Singapore Cup|Preliminary]] | style="background:gray;"|[[2016 Singapore League Cup|Did not participate]] |- |[[2017 S.League|2017]] |9th | 24 || 1 || 3 || 20 || 10 || 62 || 6 | style="background:gray;"|[[2017 Singapore Cup|Did not participate]] | style="background:gray;"|[[2017 Singapore League Cup|Did not participate]] |- |[[2018 Singapore Premier League|2018]] | rowspan="5" | [[Singapore Premier League]] |7th | 24 || 5 || 6 || 13 || 25 || 46 || 21 | style="background:gray;"|[[2018 Singapore Cup|Did not participate]] | rowspan="6" style="background:gray;" | |- |[[2019 Singapore Premier League|2019]] |8th | 24 || 6 || 4 || 14 || 21 || 38 || 22 | style="background:gray;"|[[2019 Singapore Cup|Did not participate]] |- |[[2020 Singapore Premier League|2020]] |7th | 14 || 3 || 0 || 11 || 12 || 38 || 9 | style="background:gray;"| [[Singapore Cup|Not Held]] |- |[[2021 Singapore Premier League|2021]] |7th | 21 || 4 || 4 || 13 || 26 || 50 || 16 | style="background:gray;"|[[Singapore Cup|Not Held]] |- |[[2022 Singapore Premier League|2022]] |8th |28 |2 |2 |24 |34 |103 |8 |[[2022 Singapore Cup|Group Stage]] |- |[[2023 Singapore Premier League|2023]] | |9th |24 |1 |2 |21 |24 |76 |5 |[[2022 Singapore Cup|Group Stage]] |}
* <small>[[2003 S.League|2003]] saw the introduction of [[penalty shoot-out]]s if a match ended in a draw in regular time. Winners of penalty shoot-outs gained two points instead of one.</small>
==Notable foreign players== {{colbegin}} * {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Craig Foster]] (1991) * {{flagicon|NGA}} [[Kazeem Babatunde]] (2003–2004) * {{flagicon|SER}} [[Vladan Seric]] (2004) * {{flagicon|NGA}} [[Greg Nwokolo]] (2005) * {{flagicon|CMR}} [[Moudourou Moise]] (2006–2008) * {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Daniel Hammond]] (2008) * {{flagicon|NGA}} [[Obadin Aikhena]] (2008–2009) * {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Yang Mu (footballer)|Yang Mu]] (2009) * {{flagicon|SER}} [[Luka Savić]] (2010) * {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Sirina Camara]] (2012) * {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Jonathan Toto]] (2012–2013) * {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Sherif El-Masri]] (2012–2015) * {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Benjamin Lee (footballer)|Benjamin Lee]] (2013) * {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Jordan Webb]] (2014–2016) * {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Benjamin Bertrand]] (2016) * {{flagicon|GER}} [[Armin Maier]] (2017) *{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Jun Kobayashi]] (2023–2025) * {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Kan Kobayashi]] (2023–2025) * {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Itsuki Enomoto]] (2024) * {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Kaisei Ogawa]] (2024–2025) {{colend}}
==Coaching history== {| class="wikitable" |+ !style="background-color:red; color:white;"|No. !style="background-color:red; color:white;"|Head coach !style="background-color:red; color:white;"|Years |- |'''1''' |{{flagicon|SGP}} [[P. N. Sivaji]] |1 January 2003 – 31 December 2003 |- |'''2''' |{{flagicon|DEN}} [[Kim Poulsen]] |1 January 2004 – 31 December 2004 |- |'''3''' |{{flagicon|SGP}} [[Fandi Ahmad]] |1 January 2005 – 31 December 2006 |- |'''4''' |{{flagicon|SGP}} [[V. Sundramoorthy]] |1 January 2007 – 31 December 2008 |- |'''5''' |{{flagicon|SGP}} [[Terry Pathmanathan]] |1 January 2009 – 13 January 2010 |- |'''6''' |{{flagicon|SGP}} [[V. Sundramoorthy]] (2) |14 January 2010 – 31 December 2010 |- |'''7''' |{{flagicon|SGP}} [[Robin Chitrakar]] |1 January 2011 – 13 January 2013 |- |'''8''' |{{flagicon|SGP}} [[Aide Iskandar]] |14 January 2013 – 11 June 2015 |- |'''9''' |{{flagicon|GER}} [[Jürgen Raab]] |1 July 2015 – 13 January 2016 |- |'''10''' |{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Richard Tardy]] |1 January 2016 – 15 February 2016 |- |'''11''' |{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Patrick Hesse]] |15 February 2016 – 9 November 2016 |- |'''12''' |{{flagicon|SGP}} [[V. Selvaraj]] |9 November 2016 – 17 May 2017 |- |'''13''' |{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Richard Tardy]] (2) |17 May 2017 – 27 July 2017 |- |'''14''' |{{flagicon|SGP}} [[Vincent Subramaniam]] |5 August 2017 – 14 December 2017 |- |'''15''' |{{flagicon|SGP}} [[Fandi Ahmad]] (2) |14 December 2017 – 31 December 2019 |- |'''16''' |{{flagicon|SGP}} [[Nazri Nasir]] |1 January 2020 – 10 March 2021 |- |'''17''' |{{flagicon|SGP}} [[Philippe Aw]] |11 March 2021 – 31 December 2021 |- |'''18''' |{{flagicon|SGP}} [[Nazri Nasir]] (2) |1 January 2022 – 31 December 2022 |- |'''19''' |{{flagicon|SGP}} [[Philippe Aw]] (2) |1 January 2023 – 18 May 2023 |- |'''20''' |{{flagicon|SGP}} [[Fadzuhasny Juraimi]] (interim) |18 May 2023 – 12 July 2023 |- |'''21''' |{{flagicon|SGP}} [[Nazri Nasir]] (3) |13 July 2023 – 16 January 2025 |- |'''22''' |{{flagicon|SGP}} [[Fadzuhasny Juraimi]] (interim) (2) |16 January 2025 – 25 June 2025 |- |'''23''' |'''{{flagicon|SGP}}''' [[Firdaus Kassim]] |25 June 2025–''present'' |}
==Records and statistics== ''As of 14 May 2026''
===Most appearances=== {| class="wikitable" |+ !style="background-color:red; color:white;"|Rank !style="background-color:red; color:white;"|Player !style="background-color:red; color:white;"|Years !style="background-color:red; color:white;"|Appearances |- |1 |{{flagicon|SIN}} [[Afiq Yunos]] |2008–2013 |'''132''' |- | rowspan="2" |2 |{{flagicon|SIN}} [[Syahrul Sazali]] |2016–2019 2021–2022 | rowspan="2" |'''101''' |- |{{flagicon|SIN}} [[Shahril Ishak]] |2003–2006 |- |4 |{{flagicon|SIN}} [[Hariss Harun]] |2007–2011 |'''90''' |- | rowspan="4" |5 |{{flagicon|SIN}} [[Syazwan Buhari]] |2010–2015 | rowspan="4" |'''87''' |- |{{flagicon|SIN}} [[Amirul Adli]] |2011–2017 |- |{{flagicon|CAN}} [[Sherif El-Masri]] |2012–2015 |- |{{flagicon|SIN}} '''[[Amir Syafiz]]''' |2021–''present'' |- |9 |'''{{flagicon|SIN}} [[Izwan Mahbud]]''' |2008–2011 2026–''present'' |'''84''' |- |9 |{{flagicon|SIN}} [[Faritz Abdul Hameed]] |2009–2012 |'''83''' |}
===Top scorers=== {| class="wikitable" |+ !style="background-color:red; color:white;"|Rank !style="background-color:red; color:white;"|Player !style="background-color:red; color:white;"|Appearances !style="background-color:red; color:white;"|Goals |- |1 |{{flagicon|SIN}} [[Khairul Amri]] |79 |'''49''' |- |2 |{{flagicon|SIN}} [[Agu Casmir]] |34 |'''31''' |- |3 |{{flagicon|SIN}} [[Shahril Ishak]] |101 |'''20''' |- | rowspan="2" |4 |{{flagicon|CAN}} [[Sherif El-Masri]] |87 | rowspan="2" |'''18''' |- |{{flagicon|SIN}} [[Qiu Li]] |27 |- |6 |{{flagicon|SIN}} [[Khairul Nizam]] |57 |'''15''' |- | rowspan="2" |7 |{{flagicon|CAN}} [[Jordan Webb]] |39 | rowspan="2" |'''14''' |- |{{flagicon|SIN}} [[Shi Jiayi]] |66 |- | rowspan="2" |9 |{{flagicon|SIN}} [[Ilhan Fandi]] |33 | rowspan="2" |'''13''' |- |{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Itsuki Enomoto]] |19 |- |10 |{{flagicon|SIN}} [[Sahil Suhaimi]] |38 |'''12''' |}
===Team records=== ; Biggest wins: * 7–1 vs [[Sinchi FC|Sinchi]] on 23 September 2004 * 7–1 vs [[Albirex Niigata (S)]] on 28 March 2025 ;Heaviest Defeats: * 1–10 vs [[Lion City Sailors FC|Lion City Sailors]] (13 August 2022) ; Youngest goal scorer: * [[Khairin Nadim]], 16 years 6 months and 9 days (On 17 November 2020 vs Tampines Rovers) ; Oldest goal scorer: * [[Khairul Amri]], 31 years 6 months and 11 days (On 1 April 2023 vs Geylang International) ; Youngest debutant: * [[Raoul Suhaimi]], 15 years 7 months 27 days (15 May 2021 vs [[Albirex Niigata (S)]])
===Notable Hat-tricks=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |- ! colspan="2" scope="col"|Key |- !align="left" scope="row"|<sup>'''4'''</sup> |align="left"|Player scored four goals |- !align="left" scope="row"|* |align="left"|Opponent was the home team |} {| class="wikitable" |+Notable players to scored a hat-trick for the club !style="background-color:red; color:white;"|Player !style="background-color:red; color:white;"|Score !style="background-color:red; color:white;"|Opponent !style="background-color:red; color:white;"|Date |- |{{flagicon|SIN}} [[Agu Casmir]] |7–1 |[[Sinchi FC|Sinchi]] |23 September 2004 |- |{{flagicon|SIN}} [[Qiu Li]] |5–0 |[[Geylang United]] |22 March 2006 |- |{{flagicon|SIN}} [[Khairul Amri]] |4–2 |[[Woodlands Wellington FC|Woodlands Wellington]] |19 May 2006 |- |{{flagicon|SIN}} [[Qiu Li]] (2) |0–5 |[[Balestier Khalsa FC|Balestier Khalsa]]* |7 June 2006 |- |{{flagicon|SIN}} [[Khairul Amri]] (2) |0–3 |[[Sporting Afrique FC|Sporting Afrique]]* |6 July 2006 |- |{{flagicon|SIN}} [[Zikos Chua]]<sup>'''4'''</sup> |4–2 |[[Tanjong Pagar United FC|Tanjong Pagar United]] |8 July 2022 |- |{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Kaisei Ogawa]]<sup>'''4'''</sup> |7–1 |[[Albirex Niigata (S)]] |28 March 2025 |}
==Club captains== {| class="wikitable" |- ! style="background-color:red; color:white;" | Position !! style="background-color:red; color:white;" | Name |- |2004–2013 |{{flagicon|Singapore}} TBC |- |2014–2015 |{{flagicon|Singapore}} [[Al-Qaasimy Rahman]] |- |2016 ||{{flagicon|Singapore}} [[Khairul Amri]] |- |2017 || {{flagicon|Singapore}} [[Shahrin Saberin]] |- |2018 ||{{flagicon|Singapore}} [[Taufiq Muqminin]] |- |2019–2022 || {{flagicon|Singapore}} [[Jacob Mahler]] |- |2023|| {{flagicon|Singapore}} [[Jacob Mahler|Harhys Stewart]] |- |2024–2025|| {{flagicon|Singapore}} [[Ryaan Sanizal]] |- |2025–''present''|| {{flagicon|Singapore}} [[Amir Syafiz]] |}
==Personal awards==
=== Domestic === *'''League Young Player of the Year''' **{{flagicon|SIN}} [[Hariss Harun]] (2010)
=== Others ===
* '''People's Choice Award''' ** {{flagicon|Singapore}} [[Agu Casmir]] (2004) ** {{flagicon|Singapore}} [[Khairul Amri]] (2006) ** {{flagicon|Singapore}} [[Safuwan Baharudin]] (2011)
==See also== * [[Singapore FA]]
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{official website|http://younglions.com.sg/}} * {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20160216003336/http://www.sleague.com/clubs-profile/garena-young-lions/club-profile S.League website page on Young Lions]}}
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