2026–27 Balestier Khalsa FC season

Balestier Khalsa
2026–27 season
Chairman	S Thavaneson
Stadium	Bishan Stadium
Home colours	Away colours
	← 2025–26 2027–28 →

The 2026–27 season is Balestier Khalsa's 31th consecutive season in the top flight of Singapore football and in the Singapore Premier League and the Singapore Cup.^[1]^[2]

This is the 2nd year since Don Darwin left the club and Marko making a comeback to coach the team. ^[3]

Squad

Singapore Premier League

As of 21 February 2024

No.	Name	Date of Birth (Age)	Previous Club	Contract Since	Contract End
Goalkeepers
21	Hafiz Ahmad	(1998-12-30) 30 December 1998 (age 27)	Geylang International	2024	2026
38	Zico Law	(2005-06-21) 21 June 2005 (age 21)	Balestier Khalsa U21	2024	2026
71	Mario Mustapić	(1999-10-22) 22 October 1999 (age 26)	NS Mura (S1)	2025	2026
80	Dany Irfan			2026	2026
Defenders
3	Tajeli Salamat	(1994-02-07) 7 February 1994 (age 32)	Geylang International	2025	2026
4	Syabil Hisham	(2002-09-20) 20 September 2002 (age 23)	SAFSA	2025	2026
6	Madhu Mohana	(1991-03-06) 6 March 1991 (age 35)	Tampines Rovers	2022	2026
20	Fudhil I’yadh	(2001-08-18) 18 August 2001 (age 24)	Lion City Sailors U21	2023	2026
25	Aniq Raushan	(2003-10-05) 5 October 2003 (age 22)	Young Lions	2026	2026
32	Syafi Hilman	(2004-07-27) 27 July 2004 (age 21)	Young Lions	2025	2026
46	Anyyq Yaqyn			2025	2026
48	Firdaus Roslan		Balestier Khalsa U21	2025	2026
49	Deshan Gunasegara		Hougang United U17	2025	2026
55	Brayden Goh Zhong Yuan	(2007-04-11) 11 April 2007 (age 19)	Balestier Khalsa U21	2025	2026
63	Loukas Ng Bo Jun		Tampines Rovers U17	2026	2026
66	Aqil Dany Jahsh Ruzzman	(2003-06-20) 20 June 2003 (age 23)	Lion City Sailors U21	2023	2026
68	Saf Loqmen			2026	2026
73	Daniyal Lynn Rasor	(2004-01-07) 7 January 2004 (age 22)	Albirex Niigata (S) U21	2025	2026
	Danial Crichton	(2003-04-11) 11 April 2003 (age 23)	Geylang International	2026	2027
Midfielders
19	Tiago Martins	(2005-02-08) 8 February 2005 (age 21)	Lion City Sailors U21	2025	2026
27	Yanir Ben Eliezer	(2006-06-11) 11 June 2006 (age 20)	Hougang United U21	2025	2026
30	Ignatius Ang	(1992-11-12) 12 November 1992 (age 33)	Tanjong Pagar United	2022	2026
41	Hugh Alexander Lobsey		Tampines Rovers U17	2026	2026
51	Adly Irfan		Geylang International U21	2025	2026
56	Lin Ze Hao	(2007-01-26) 26 January 2007 (age 19)	Balestier Khalsa U21	2025	2026
57	Arfan Noor Ariff	(2007-08-21) 21 August 2007 (age 18)	Balestier Khalsa U21	2023	2026
64	Larry Lim Chee Keat	(2002-07-02) 2 July 2002 (age 24)	SAFSA	2022	2026
74	Ifat Sha'aban	(2001-07-18) 18 July 2001 (age 24)	Police SA	2025	2026
	Danie Hafiy	(2004-04-06) 6 April 2004 (age 22)	Geylang International	2026	2027
Forwards
13	Daniel Goh	(1999-08-13) 13 August 1999 (age 26)	Albirex Niigata (S)	2025	2026
17	Tin Matić	(1997-10-23) 23 October 1997 (age 28)	NK Rudeš (C2)	2025	2026
22	Jakov Katuša	(2000-12-29) 29 December 2000 (age 25)	Ceahlăul (R2)	2025	2026
24	N.Sakthivelchezhian	(2002-12-09) 9 December 2002 (age 23)	SAFSA	2020	2026
26	Ilyasin Zayan	(2004-03-22) 22 March 2004 (age 22)	Young Lions	2026	2026
50	Husnan Hassan		Balestier Khalsa U21	2023	2026
52	Harris Ilhan	(2007-07-07) 7 July 2007 (age 18)	Balestier Khalsa U21	2025	2026
59	Nor Irfan		Project Vaults	2025	2026
67	Irfan Iskandar	(2004-08-16) 16 August 2004 (age 21)	Geylang International	2026	2026
70	Karthigaya Varmaan			2025	2026
72	Sashwin Sashi			2025	2026
77	Zamani Zamri	(2001-05-31) 31 May 2001 (age 25)	Hougang United	2026	2026
	Timothy Cheng	(2005-08-25) 25 August 2005 (age 20)	Geylang International	2026	2027
	Shaik Fareed			2026	2026
	Kai Lorenz		JSSL Singapore	2026	2026
	Riyyan Haziq			2026	2026
	Gerrardjeet Singh		Balestier Khalsa U17	2026	2026
Players who left during season on loan
15	Lewis Lee Chih Yuan	(2005-10-21) 21 October 2005 (age 20)	Youth Team	2022	2023
23	Levi Faris Alfa	(2007-05-31) 31 May 2007 (age 19)	Hougang United U21	2025	2026
Players who left during season permanently

Remarks:
^{FP U21} These players are registered as U21 foreign players.

Women

No.	Name	Date of Birth (Age)	Previous Club	Contract Since	Contract End
Goalkeepers
1	Adra Nur Qaisara		Meridian Secondary School	2026	2026
25	Syifaa Nurdianah			2026	2026
Defenders
2	Nur Insyirah			2026	2026
4	Siti Nur Aishah			2026	2026
5	Vafa Dabhitah			2025	2026
6	Iffah			2025	2026
19	Nurshamirah Norshaidi			2026	2026
20	Bernice Ong			2026	2026
	Shareen Qistina			2026	2026
Midfielders
10	Hannah Teo			2025	2026
13	Laura Tatiana Zamri		Geylang International	2026	2026
14	Dini Aleeya			2026	2026
15	Yumi Ng			2026	2026
17	Sofea Ayu	06 March 2011 (age 14)	Lion City Sailors Academy	2026	2026
22	Alia Ming Ballout			2026	2026
	Julia Michalski			2026	2026
Strikers
7	Svea Hertzman	(2010-08-26) 26 August 2010 (age 15)	Geylang International	2026	2026
9	Maidah Mahboob			2026	2026
12	Sharifah Amanina	(2008-01-08) 8 January 2008 (age 18)		2025	2026
24	Dinah Sajida		French Football Academy	2025	2026
	Ariel Isabelle Mahachai			2026	2026
Players who left after 2025 season
	Talia Sachet	(2009-07-10) 10 July 2009 (age 16)	Mattar Sailors Women	2025	2025
8	Daniyah			2025	2025
9	Lyla Wines-Winch			2025	2025
19	Erlya			2025	2025
21	Laura Rivellini			2025	2025
26	Noraqilah			2025	2025
	Noordiyanah Norazhar			2025	2025
	Anica Danielle Alde Cabuay			2025	2025

Coaching staff

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First Team

Position	Name	Ref.
Team Manager
General Manager	Tim Nee Cheng
Head Coach	Marko Kraljević
Assistant & Fitness Coach	Donald Wan
Assistant Coach	Shaun Tan
Goalkeeping Coach	Ng Wei Xian
Coach	Budiyanto Nanto
Physiotherapist
Kitman
Video Analyst	Shaun Tan

Youth and Women Team

Position	Name	Ref.
Head Coach (Women)	Stephen Rajah (till Dec 2024) Farhan Farook (till Jan 2025)
Head of Youth Development
SPL2 Coach	Donald Wan
U19 Coach	Shaun Tan
U17 Coach	Ali Imran Lomri
U15 Coach	Hadi Othman
U14 Coach	Jonathan Xu Qiu Li
U13 Coach	Mark Siddle

Transfer

In

Pre-Season

Date^[a]	Position	Player	Transferred from	Ref
First team
July 2026	DF	Danial Crichton	Geylang International	Free
July 2026	FW	Timothy Cheng	Geylang International	Free
July 2026	MF	Danie Hafiy	Lion City Sailors	Free
SPL2 & Academy
31 May 2026	DF	Levi Faris Alfa	Young Lions	End of loan

Mid-Season

Date^[b]	Position	Player	Transferred from	Ref
First team
SPL2 & Academy

↑ Date of club's announcement, will be either date of club announcement or 1 Jun-2025, the date which the free agent start due to lapse of previous contract
↑ Date of club's announcement, will be either date of club announcement or 1 Jun-2025, the date which the free agent start due to lapse of previous contract

Out

Preseason

Date^[a]	Position	Player	Transferred To	Ref
First team
31 May 2026	DF	Tajeli Salamat		Free
31 May 2026	MF	Yanir Ben Eliezer	Hougang United	Free
22 June 2026	DF	Darren Teh	Geylang International	Free ^[5]
	DF	Harith Kanadi	Geylang International	Free ^[6]
	MF	Masahiro Sugita		Free ^[7]
23 June 2026	GK	Martyn Mun	Retired	N.A.^[8]
	MF	Elijah Lim	Geylang International	Free ^[9]
	MF	Lazar Vujanić		Free ^[10]
30 June 2026	FW	Bogdan Mandić		Free ^[11]
1 July 2026	DF	Mario Subarić		Free
30 June 2026	GK	Hafiz Ahmad		Free
	DF	Madhu Mohana	Tanjong Pagar United	Free
	DF	Fudhil Iyadh		Free
	MF	Ignatius Ang		Free
	MF	Daniel Goh		Free
	GK	Mario Mustapic		Free
	FW	Tin Matić		Free ^[12]
	FW	Jakov Katuša		Free ^[13]
SPL2, U23 & Academy
15 May 2026	GK	Zico Law		Free
	GK	Dany Irfan		Free
	DF	Firdaus Roslan		Free
	DF	Deshan Gunasegara		Free
	DF	Anyyq Yaqyn		Free
	DF	Loukas Ng		Free
	DF	Aqil Dany		Free
	DF	Saf Loqmen		Free
	DF	Daniyal Lynn Rasor		Free
	MF	Hugh Alexander Lobsey		Free
	MF	Adly Irfan		Free
	MF	Lin Ze Hao		Free
	MF	Larry Lim		Free
	MF	Arfan Noor Ariff		Free
	FW	N.Sakthivelchezhian		Free
	FW	Karthigaya Varmaan		Free
	FW	Irfan Iskandar		Free
	FW	Sashwin Sashi		Free
31 May 2026	DF	Aniq Raushan	Lion City Sailors	End of loan
	MF	Tiago Martins	Lion City Sailors U21	End of loan ^[14]
	FW	Ilyasin Zayan	Lion City Sailors	End of loan

Mid-season

Date^[b]	Position	Player	Transferred To	Ref
First team
SPL2, U23 & Academy

National Services

Preseason

Date^[c]	Position	Player	Transferred To	Ref
First team
U23
2 January 2024	MF	Lewis Lee Chih Yuan	SAFSA	NS till Jan 2026

Retained / Extension / Promoted

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Date	Position	Player	Ref
First team
5 July 2025	DF	Madhu Mohana	1-year contract till Jun 2026 ^[16]
6 July 2025	GK	Hafiz Ahmad	1-year contract till Jun 2026 ^[17]
7 July 2025	DF	Fudhil I’yadh	1-year contract till Jun 2026 ^[18]
7 July 2025	FW	Ignatius Ang	1-year contract till Jun 2026 ^[19]
9 July 2025	FW	N.Sakthivelchezhian	1-year contract till Jun 2026 ^[20]

Friendly

Pre-season

Win Draw Loss

Team statistics

Appearances and goals

As of 15 May 2026

No.	Pos.	Player	SPL		Singapore Cup		Total
No.	Pos.	Player	Apps.	Goals	Apps.	Goals	Apps.	Goals
3	DF	Tajeli Salamat	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	DF	Syabil Hisham	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	DF	Mario Subarić	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	DF	Madhu Mohana	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	FW	Bogdan Mandić	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	FW	Daniel Goh	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	GK	Martyn Mun	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	FW	Tin Matić	0	0	0	0	0	0
19	MF	Tiago Martins	0	0	0	0	0	0
20	DF	Fudhil I’yadh	0	0	0	0	0	0
21	GK	Hafiz Ahmad	0	0	0	0	0	0
22	FW	Jakov Katuša	0	0	0	0	0	0
25	DF	Aniq Raushan	0	0	0	0	0	0
26	FW	Ilyasin Zayan	0	0	0	0	0	0
30	MF	Ignatius Ang	0	0	0	0	0	0
32	DF	Syafi Hilman	0	0	0	0	0	0
71	GK	Mario Mustapić	0	0	0	0	0	0
74	FW	Ifat Sha'aban	0	0	0	0	0	0
77	FW	Zamani Zamri	0	0	0	0	0	0
Players who have played this season but had left the club or on loan to other club

Competitions

Singapore Premier League

Win Draw Loss

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

Pos	Team v t e	Qualification or relegation
1	Albirex Jurong	Qualification for Champions League Elite Preliminary Stage
2	Balestier Khalsa	Qualification for Champions League Two group stage
3	Geylang International
4	Hougang United
5	Lion City Sailors
6	Tampines Rovers
7	Tanjong Pagar United
8	Young Lions^[a]

Updated to match(es) played on 18 May 2026. Source: Singapore Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of wins
Notes:

↑ Young Lions cannot qualify for AFC competitions.

Singapore Cup

Competition (SPL2)

Win Draw Loss

2026–27 Singapore Premier League 2

Notes

References

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

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

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

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

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

[table_note_YLI0.40317756049483-26] Young Lions cannot qualify for AFC competitions.

[1] "Albirex to play in 2018".

[2] "Albirex confirmed 2019 season participation".

[3] "ST understands that former Balestier player and coach Marko Kraljevic – who is Hougang United's head of youth development – is set to take over as their head coach".

[4] "Staff for Balestier". Archived from the original on 2017-12-14. Retrieved 2018-09-21.

[8] "Thank you Darren Teh ⚔️".

[9] "Thank you Harith Kanadi, for your dedication and contribution to the club ⚔️".

[10] "Thank you Masahiro Sugita, for your commitment and contribution to the club".

[11] "We would like to thank Martyn Mun for his efforts and professionalism throughout his time with the club".

[12] "We would like to thank Elijah Lim for his contribution and dedication to the club".

[13] "Thank you Lazar Vujanić for your services and contribution in our colours. 🇷🇸⚔️".

[14] "𝐖𝐄𝐋𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐄, 𝐁𝐎𝐆𝐃𝐀𝐍 𝐌𝐀𝐍𝐃𝐈𝐂́! 🇷🇸🔥".

[15] "𝐖𝐄𝐋𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐄, 𝐓𝐈𝐍 𝐌𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐂́! 🇭🇷🚀".

[16] "𝐖𝐄𝐋𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐄, 𝐉𝐀𝐊𝐎𝐕 𝐊𝐀𝐓𝐔𝐒̌𝐀! 🇭🇷🪽".

[17] "balestierkhalsa 1d Bringing fresh energy to midfield, Tiago Barbosa Martins! ⚽🇵🇹".

[20] "2020 Singapore Premier League Retained and Released List".

[21] "𝐌𝐀𝐃𝐇𝐔 𝐌𝐎𝐇𝐀𝐍𝐀 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐘𝐒! 🛡️".

[22] "𝐇𝐀𝐅𝐈𝐙 𝐀𝐇𝐌𝐀𝐃 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐘𝐒! 🧤".

[23] "𝐅𝐔𝐃𝐇𝐈𝐋 𝐈'𝐘𝐀𝐃𝐇 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐘𝐒! 💥👊🔥".

[24] "𝐈𝐆𝐍𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐔𝐒 𝐀𝐍𝐆 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐘𝐒! 🎩✨".

[25] "🔴 𝐒𝐀𝐊𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐕𝐄𝐋 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐘𝐒! 💪🔥".

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