2019 DPMM FC season

DPMM FC
2019 season
Chairman	HRH Prince Al-Muhtadee Billah
Head coach	Adrian Pennock
Stadium	Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium
	← 2018 2020 →

The 2019 season will be DPMM FC's 8th consecutive season ^[1] in the top flight of Singapore football and in the Singapore Premier League. Along with the SGPL, the club will also compete in the Singapore Cup.

The club has also entered a domestic team to compete in the 2018–19 Brunei Premier League.^[2] DPMM became Brunei Premier League champions on 26 February.^[3]

On 15 September 2019, Brunei DPMM FC became champions of the 2019 Singapore Premier League with two games to spare after a 4–4 draw between Geylang International and Hougang United meant that DPMM's lead at the top of the table cannot be surpassed.^[4]

Squad

S.League squad

No.	Name	Date of Birth (Age)	Previous Club	Contract Start	Contract End
Goalkeepers
1	Haimie Anak Nyaring	(1998-05-31) 31 May 1998 (age 27)	Indera SC	2018	2019
12	Ishyra Asmin Jabidi	(1998-07-09) 9 July 1998 (age 27)	Kasuka FC	2018	2019
25	Wardun Yussof	(1981-09-14) 14 September 1981 (age 44)	Majra FC	2006	2019
Defenders
2	Wafi Aminuddin	(2000-09-20) 20 September 2000 (age 24)	Tabuan Muda	2019	2019
3	Abdul Mu'iz Sisa	(1991-04-20) 20 April 1991 (age 34)	Indera SC	2016	2019
4	Fakharrazi Hassan	(1989-07-15) 15 July 1989 (age 36)	MS ABDB	2018	2019
5	Charlie Clough	(1990-09-04) 4 September 1990 (age 35)	Sutton United	2019	2019
11	Najib Tarif	(1988-02-05) 5 February 1988 (age 37)	Indera SC	2012	2019
13	Suhaimi Anak Sulau	(1996-03-03) 3 March 1996 (age 29)	Indera SC	2018	2019
14	Helmi Zambin	(1987-03-30) 30 March 1987 (age 38)	Indera SC	2009	2019
15	Hazwan Hamzah	(1991-09-09) 9 September 1991 (age 34)	Indera SC	2019	2019
23	Yura Indera Putera Yunos	(1996-03-25) 25 March 1996 (age 29)	Majra FC	2015	2019
24	Hanif Hamir	(1997-02-22) 22 February 1997 (age 28)	Tabuan Muda	2017	2019
Midfielders
6	Azwan Saleh	(1988-06-01) 1 June 1988 (age 37)	Indera SC	2006	2019
7	Azwan Ali Rahman	(1992-01-11) 11 January 1992 (age 33)	Indera SC	2013	2019
8	Hendra Azam Idris	(1988-08-10) 10 August 1988 (age 37)	QAF FC	2012	2019
16	Azim Izamuddin Suhaimi	(1997-05-20) 20 May 1997 (age 28)	Tabuan Muda	2016	2019
19	Nur Ikhwan Othman	(1993-01-15) 15 January 1993 (age 32)	Indera SC	2016	2019
20	Blake Ricciuto	(1992-09-02) 2 September 1992 (age 33)	Rockdale City Suns FC	2019	2019
Strikers
9	Abdul Azizi Ali Rahman	(1987-01-17) 17 January 1987 (age 38)	MS ABDB	2018	2019
10	Andrey Varankow	(1989-02-08) 8 February 1989 (age 36)	FC Gorodeya	2019	2019
17	Hakeme Yazid Said	(2003-02-08) 8 February 2003 (age 22)	Youth	2019	2019
18	Razimie Ramlli	(1990-08-06) 6 August 1990 (age 35)	MS ABDB	2019	2019
21	Adi Said	(1990-10-15) 15 October 1990 (age 34)	UiTM FC	2019	2019
22	Shah Razen Said	(1985-12-14) 14 December 1985 (age 39)	Wijaya FC	2005	2019
Players who left during season
17	Shafie Effendy	(1995-08-04) 4 August 1995 (age 30)	Indera SC	2018	2019
21	Abdul Aziz Tamit	(1989-09-07) 7 September 1989 (age 36)	Kasuka FC	2018	2019

Coaching staff

Position	Name	Ref.
Head Coach	Adrian Pennock
Assistant Coach	Moksen Mohammad
Goalkeeping Coach	Zainol Ariffin Jumaat
Fitness Coach	Lindsay Davis	^[5]
Team Manager	Mohammad Ali bin Hj Momin
Physiotherapist	Faisal Hashim & Masri Tahir
Kitman	Kasim Amit

Transfers

Pre-Season transfers

In

Position	Player	Transferred From	Ref
Coach	Adrian Pennock	Free Agent	^[6]
DF	Charlie Clough	Sutton United F.C.	^[7]
DF	Hazwan Hamzah	Indera SC	^[8]
DF	Wafi Aminuddin	Tabuan Muda	^[8]
MF	Blake Ricciuto	Rockdale City Suns FC	^[7]
FW	Razimie Ramlli	MS ABDB	^[8]
FW	Andrey Varankow	FC Gorodeya	^[7]

Out

Position	Player	Transferred To	Ref
Coach	Rene Weber	End of Contract	^[9]
DF	Reduan Petara	Kasuka FC
DF	Brian McLean	Dumbarton	^[7]
MF	Abdul Hariz Herman	Kasuka FC
MF	Mojtaba Esmaeilzadeh		^[7]
FW	Volodymyr Pryyomov	Vitebsk	^[7]
FW	Adi Said	UiTM F.C.	^[10]

Trial

Position	Player	Club	Ref
MF	Asnawi Syazni Abdul Aziz	Wijaya FC
MF	Gérson Magrão	América MG

Mid-season transfer

In

Position	Player	Transferred From	Ref
FW	Adi Said	UiTM FC	^[11]
DF	Hakeme Yazid Said	Promoted from youth team	^[12]

Out

Position	Player	Transferred From	Ref
DF	Abdul Aziz Tamit
MF	Shafie Effendy

Friendly

Win Draw Loss

29 January Pre-Season Friendly	Ayutthaya United	1–0	DPMM FC	Ayutthaya, Thailand
	Neto 65'	Report		Stadium: Ayutthaya Province Stadium, Ayutthaya

31 January Pre-Season Friendly	Thai Honda	3–0	DPMM FC	Bangkok, Thailand
		Report		Stadium: 72 Anniversary Stadium, Min Buri

2 February Pre-Season Friendly	MOF Customs United	A–A^{[nb 1]}	DPMM FC	Samut Prakan, Thailand
				Stadium: Lad Krabang 54 Stadium, Bang Phli

4 February Pre-Season Friendly	DPMM FC	v	Deno FC	Jerudong, Brunei
20:00				Stadium: Jerudong Park Mini Stadium, Jerudong

12 February Pre-Season Friendly	DPMM FC	8–1	Kasuka FC	Jerudong, Brunei
		Report		Stadium: Jerudong Park Mini Stadium, Jerudong

19 February Pre-Season Friendly	DPMM FC	1–1	MS ABDB	Jerudong, Brunei
16:30				Stadium: Jerudong Park Mini Stadium, Jerudong

17 April Mid-Season Friendly	DPMM FC	1–2	MS ABDB	Jerudong, Brunei
				Stadium: Jerudong Park Mini Stadium, Jerudong

Team statistics

Appearances and goals

As of 7 August 2019

No.	Pos.	Player	Sleague		Singapore Cup		Total
No.	Pos.	Player	Apps.	Goals	Apps.	Goals	Apps.	Goals
1	GK	Haimie Anak Nyaring	1	0	2	0	3	0
2	DF	Wafi Aminuddin	2+1	0	0	0	3	0
3	DF	Abdul Mu'iz Sisa	9+3	0	2+1	0	15	0
4	DF	Fakharrazi Hassan	10+2	1	1	0	13	1
5	DF	Charlie Clough	23	2	5	1	28	3
6	MF	Azwan Saleh	2+7	0	2+1	1	12	1
7	MF	Azwan Ali Rahman	17+2	3	3+1	2	23	5
8	MF	Hendra Azam Idris	18+3	2	4	0	25	2
9	FW	Abdul Azizi Ali Rahman	19+1	6	3	1	23	7
10	FW	Andrei Varankou	21+1	21	4+2	4	28	25
11	DF	Najib Tarif	17+2	0	2+2	0	23	0
12	GK	Ishyra Asmin Jabidi	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	DF	Suhaimi Anak Sulau	0+6	0	4+2	0	12	0
14	DF	Helmi Zambin	13+3	0	4	0	20	0
15	DF	Hazwan Hamzah	6+5	0	3+2	0	16	0
16	MF	Azim Izamuddin Suhaimi	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	FW	Hakeme Yazid Said	2	1	0	0	2	1
18	FW	Razimie Ramlli	2+18	3	2+2	1	24	4
19	MF	Nur Ikhwan Othman	19+1	0	3	0	23	0
20	MF	Blake Ricciuto	23	9	5+1	0	29	9
21	FW	Adi Said	5+4	4	3+1	0	13	4
22	FW	Shah Razen Said	9+6	0	2	0	17	0
23	DF	Yura Indera Putera Yunos	16	0	3	0	19	0
24	DF	Hanif Hamir	8	0	4	0	12	0
25	GK	Wardun Yussof	22	0	3	0	25	0
Players who have played this season but had left the club or on loan to other club
17	MF	Shafie Effendy	0	0	0	0	0	0
21	DF	Abdul Aziz Tamit	0	0	0	0	0	0

Competitions

Overview

Competition	Record
Competition	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Singapore Premier League	24	15	5	4	51	25	+26	062.50
Singapore Cup	6	3	2	1	10	8	+2	050.00
Total	30	18	7	5	61	33	+28	060.00

Singapore Premier League

Win Draw Loss

3 March 2019 (2019-03-03) 1	Home United	0–1	DPMM FC	Bishan Stadium
	Qaiyyim 35' Hafiz 93'	Report	Varankow 21' Ricciuto 93'	Referee: Ahmad A'Qashah

9 March 2019 (2019-03-09) 2	DPMM FC	3–0	Geylang International	Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium
	Ricciuto 22' 40' Varankou 88' (pen.) Razimie 90' Fakharrazi 17'	Report	Ifwat 42' Jufri 64' Noor Ariff 88' Teh 90'	Referee: Y.Sathyakumar

15 March 2019 (2019-03-15) 3	Albirex Niigata (S)	0–0	DPMM FC	Jurong East Stadium
	Sasahara 90+1'	Report	Azwan Ali 24' Hendra 38' Najib 38' 53' Clough 68'	Referee: Farhan Mohamed

7 April 2019 (2019-04-07) 4	DPMM FC	2–1	Tampines Rovers	Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium
	Varankow 45' Azwan A. 60' Yura 21' Razimie 82' Hendra 90'	Report	Khairul 84' Zulfadhmi 19' Yasir 54'	Referee: Nathan Chan

13 April 2019 (2019-04-13) 5	Balestier Khalsa	1–7	DPMM FC	Bishan Stadium
	Vrebac 79' Goh 53' Lee 63' Sufianto 70'	Report	Varankou 14', 39', 59', 71' (pen.), 83' Ricciuto 27', 31' 84' Azizi 49' Nurikhwan 53'	Referee: Muhammad Taqi

20 April 2019 (2019-04-20) 6	DPMM FC	4–2	Warriors FC	Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium
	Azwan A. 1' Varankou 43' (pen.), 90' Ricciuto 82' Clough 63'	Report	Quak 52' Sahil 68'	Referee: Lim Liang Yi

24 April 2019 (2019-04-24) 7	DPMM FC	0–0	Young Lions FC	Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium
	Varankou 32' Helmi 90+3'	Report	Syed Akmal 39' Nur Luqman 47' Haiqal 62' Mahler 83' Zulqarnaen 85'	Referee: Farhan Mohamed

28 April 2019 (2019-04-28) 8	DPMM FC	3–2	Hougang United	Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium
	Ricciuto 20' Varankou 65' (pen.) Hendra 90+4' Clough 88'	Report	Plazibat 53', 55' (pen.) Vestering 33' Hafiz 62' Muhaimin 90+2'	Referee: Juherman Zaiton

4 May 2019 (2019-05-04) 9	DPMM FC	2–0	Home United	Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium
	Azizi 19' Varankou 86' Fakharrazi 54' Nurikhwan 66' Hendra 68' Azwan A. 90'	Report	Hami 39' Aqhari 74'	Referee: Farhan Mohamed

11 May 2019 (2019-05-11) 10	Geylang International	1–3	DPMM FC	Our Tampines Hub
	Amy Recha 79' Firdaus 15' Danish 37' van Huizen 47' Jufri 64' Umar 90+5'	Report	Ricciuto 13' Varankou 16', 36' Nurikhwan 35' Clough 74' Azizi 90+4'	Referee: G. Letchman

24 May 2019 (2019-05-24) 11	Albirex Niigata (S)	0–0	DPMM FC	Jurong East Stadium
		Report	Yura 70'	Referee: Juherman Zaiton

22 June 2019 (2019-06-22) 12	Tampines Rovers	3–1	DPMM FC	Our Tampines Hub
	Megumi 26', 70' Webb 40' 81'	Report	Razimie 27' Azwan A. 43' Yura 57' 64'	Referee: Jansen Foo

28 June 2019 (2019-06-28) 13	DPMM FC	2–1	Balestier Khalsa	Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium
	Azizi 5' Ricciuto 52'	Report	Žužul 47' 59' Sufianto 11' Ahmad Syahir 39'	Referee: Lim Liang Yi

6 July 2019 (2019-07-06) 14	Warriors FC	3–3	DPMM FC	Jurong East Stadium
	Quak 12', 65' (pen.) Béhé Sahil 77' Ifat 27' Tajeli 53' Poh 69'	Report	Azizi 29' Azwan A. 38' Ricciuto 25' 55' Nurikhwan 62'	Referee: Farhan Mohamed

13 July 2019 (2019-07-13) 15	Young Lions FC	0–1	DPMM FC	Jalan Besar Stadium
	Zharfan 11' Zulqarnaen 15'	Report	Azizi 11' 11'	Referee: G. Letchman

19 July 2019 (2019-07-19) 16	Hougang United	3–1	DPMM FC	Jalan Besar Stadium
	Faris 6' (pen.) Zulfahmi 32' Nazrul 78' Afiq 53'		Ricciuto 45+3' Azwan A. 26' Hazwan 32' Clough 71'	Referee: Nathan Chan

27 July 2019 (2019-07-27) 17	Home United	1–0	DPMM FC	Bishan Stadium
	Arshad 79' Hafiz 90+1'	Report	Helmi 67' Azwan A. 81' Hendra 87'	Referee: Muhammad Taqi

2 August 2019 (2019-08-02) 18	DPMM FC	3–0	Geylang International	Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium
	Hakeme 47' Hendra 53' Adi 85' Ricciuto 49' Azizi 90'	Report	Ichikawa 81'	Referee: Syahir Ahmadi

10 September 2019 (2019-09-10) 19 (Rescheduled)	DPMM FC	2–0	Albirex Niigata (S)	Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium
	Razimie 67' Adi 77'	Report

18 September 2019 (2019-09-18) 20 (Rescheduled)	DPMM FC	0–1	Tampines Rovers	Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium
			Webb 16'	Referee: Nathan Chan

1 September 2019 (2019-09-01) 21	Balestier Khalsa	1–4	DPMM FC	Bishan Stadium
	Hazzuwan 44'	Report	Clough 3' Varankou 13', 90+1' Azizi 69'	Referee: Lim Liang Yi

14 September 2019 (2019-09-14) 22	DPMM FC	3–0	Warriors FC	Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium
	Varankou 31', 49', 67'	Report		Referee: Muhammad Zulfiqar

7 August 2019 (2019-08-07) 23 (Rescheduled)	Young Lions FC	1–1	DPMM FC	Jalan Besar Stadium
	Naqiuddin 85'	Report	Clough 7' Fakharrazi 42' Yura 45' 71'	Referee: Lim Liang Yi

29 September 2019 (2019-09-29) 24 (Rescheduled)	DPMM FC	5–4	Hougang United	Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium
	Varankou 7', 37' Adi 60', 82' Fakharrazi 88'	Report	Shahfiq 56', 63', 72' (pen.) Fazrul 90+5'	Referee: Muhammad Taqi

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	DPMM^[a] (C)	24	15	5	4	51	25	+26	50
2	Tampines Rovers	24	12	8	4	52	29	+23	44	Qualification for AFC Champions League preliminary round 1
3	Hougang United	24	13	4	7	58	45	+13	43	Qualification for AFC Cup group stage
4	Albirex Niigata (S)^[a]	24	12	5	7	36	25	+11	41
5	Geylang International	24	10	3	11	41	48	−7	33

Source: Singapore Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of wins
(C) Champions
Notes:

^ ^a ^b The two foreign clubs – Albirex Niigata (S) and DPMM – as well as the Football Association of Singapore (FAS) under-21 team, Young Lions, are ineligible for any AFC competition spots.

Singapore Cup

Win Draw Loss

25 September 2019 (2019-09-25) Match 1	DPMM FC	1–1	Geylang International	Jalan Besar Stadium
	Varankou 90+3'	Report	Shawal 38'	Referee: Syahir Ahmadi

19 October 2019 (2019-10-19) Match 2	DPMM FC	1-0	Hougang United	Jalan Besar Stadium
	Varankou 82'	Report		Referee: Jansen Foo

23 October 2019 (2019-10-23) Match 3	Albirex Niigata (S)	0–1	DPMM FC	Jurong East Stadium
			Azwan A. 12'	Referee: Muhammad Zulfiqar

Semi-final

26 October 2019 (2019-10-26) SF Leg 1	Warriors FC	0–1	DPMM FC	Jurong East Stadium
			Azwan A. 41'	Referee: Ahmad A'Qashah

30 October 2019 (2019-10-30) SF Leg 2	DPMM FC	4–5 (a.e.t.) (5–5 agg.) (2–4 p)	Warriors FC	Jalan Besar Stadium
	Abdul Azizi 1' Varankou 35', 60' Razimie 98'		Behe 12' (pen.) Khairul Nizam 29' Sahil 62', 101' Quak 90+1'	Referee: Juherman Zaiton
	Penalties
	Varankou Azwan A. Ricciuto Clough		Khairul Nizam Fukuda Sahil Tajeli

Warriors FC won 4-2 on penalty after 5-5 aggregate.

3rd/4th place

3 November 2019 (2019-11-03) 3rd/4th place	Geylang International	2-2 (12–11 p)	DPMM FC	Jalan Besar Stadium
	Ifwat 75' Fareez 85' (pen.)		Azwan S. 19' Clough 90+5'	Referee: G. Letchman
	Penalties
	Maguire Teh Noor Ariff Fareez Harith Aplin Umar Ichikawa Ifwat Shahrin Zainol Maguire		Varankou Adi Ricciuto Najib Azwan A. Helmi Suhaimi Hazwan Yura Clough Haimie Varankou