Singapore Sports School’s Football Academy focuses on holistic development of student-athletes and strives to provide a comprehensive football development programme comprising of local and overseas exposures through competitions and training exchanges.

Our Football Academy has strong partnership with Omiya Ardija, a top-tier J-League club with a strong youth development programme.

This collaboration allows selected footballers to train with one of the top youth academies in Japan. We recently extended our training base to Europe so as to expose our student-athletes to different playing styles and experiences. Our MOU with a sports school in Berlin, School in the Olympiapark - Poelchau - Schule, provides our student-athletes the opportunity to be attached to Hertha BSC, a Bundesliga football club. The knowledge and experience gained from such attachments with youth players in a world-class youth development setup is second to none.

Admissions

Interested applicants may find out more about admission into the Football Academy at:

https://www.sportsschool.edu.sg/admissions/admission-to-secondary

ACHIEVEMENTS

NATIONAL REPRESENTATIVES
Our Football Academy has produced 19 Singapore National Representatives. 2019 Year of Induction Muhammad Fareez Mohd Farhan, Muhammad Hami Syahin Said, Muhammad Zharfan Rohaizad 2018 Year of Induction Anders Eric Aplin 2017 Year of Induction Ikhsan Fandi Ahmad 2016 Year of Induction NIL 2015 Year of Induction Irfan Fandi Ahmad, Stanely Ng Yong Woo 2014 Year of Induction Muhammad Amirul Adli Azmi 2013 Year of Induction Adam Swandi, Muhammed Aqhari Abdullah, Muhammad Khairulhin Mohd Khalid, Muhammad Syazwan Buhari 2012 Year of Induction NIL 2011 Year of Induction Muhammad Al-Qaasimy Abdul Rahman, Pravin Gunasagaran, Safirul Sulaiman 2010 Year of Induction Muhammad Syafiq Mohamed Zainal 2009 Year of Induction Madhu M Mohana, Muhammad Safuwan Baharudin, Muhammad Shahfiq Ghani
MAJOR GAMES REPRESENTATION
2018 – AFF Suzuki Cup: Irfan Fandi , Safuwan Baharudin , Ikhsan Fandi and Adam Swandi 2017 – South East Asian Games (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia): Syahrul Sazali, Amirul Adli Azmi , Illyas Lee , Muhaimin Suhaimi , Muhelmy Suhaimi , Joshua Pereira , Adam Swandi , Ikhsan Fandi , Shahrin Saberin, Hami Syahin , Lionel Tan , Irfan Fandi , Zharfan Rohaizad , Hanafi Akbar and Rusyaidi Salime 2016 – AFF Suzuki Cup: Madhu Mohana , Safuwan Baharudin , Shahfiq Ghani and Syazwan Buhari 2015 – 28th Southeast Asian Games (Singapore): Adam Swandi, Irfan Fandi, Muhammad Al-Qaasimy Abdul Rahman, Muhammad Amirul Adli Azmi, Muhammad Shahfiq Ghani, Muhammad Syazwan Buhari, Pravin Guanasagaran, Safirul Sulaiman, Stanely Ng Yong Woo 2014 – 17th Asian Games (Incheon, South Korea): Adam Swandi, Muhammad Al-Qaasimy Abdul Rahman, Muhammad Amirul Adli Azmi, Muhammad Safuwan Baharudin, Muhammad Shahfiq Ghani 2013 – 27th Southeast Asian Games (Naypyidaw, Myanmar): Madhu M Mohana (Bronze Medal – Men's Football Team), Muhammad Safuwan Baharudin (Bronze Medal – Men's Football Team), Muhammad Shahfiq Ghani (Bronze Medal – Men's Football Team), Muhammad Al-Qaasimy Abdul Rahman (Bronze Medal – Men's Football Team), Muhammed Aqhari Abdullah (Bronze Medal – Men's Football Team), Muhammad Syazwan Buhari (Bronze Medal – Men's Football Team) 2013 – AFC Asian Cup 2015 Qualifiers (Singapore): Adam Swandi, Madhu M Mohana, Muhammad Safuwan Baharudin, Muhammad Shahfiq Ghani 2013 – 2nd Asian Youth Games (Nanjing, China): Aaron Tang Jun Jie, Alif Iskandar Abdul Razak, Danish Irfan Azman, Ikhsan Fandi Ahmad, Muhammad Amirul Haikal Mohamed Hassim, Muhammd Nazhiim Harman, Muhammad Saifullah Mohammad Akbar 2011 – 26th Southeast Asian Games (Jakarta, Indonesia): Muhammad Al-Qaasimy Abdul Rahman, Muhammad Safuwan Baharudin, Safirul Sulaiman 2010 – 16th Asian Games (Guangzhou, China): Muhammad Syafiq Mohamed Zainal 2010 – 1st Youth Olympic Games (Singapore): Brandon Koh Kim Leong (Bronze Medal – Football Team), Illyas Lee Si Qin (Bronze Medal – Football Team), Mohamed Fashah Iskandar S Rosedin (Bronze Medal – Football Team), Mohamed Hanafi Mohd Akbar (Bronze Medal – Football Team), Muhammad Amirul Iskandar Khairul Anuar (Bronze Medal – Football Team), Muhammad Hazim Faiz Hassan (Bronze Medal – Football Team), Muhammad Irfan Asyraf Mohamed Aziz (Bronze Medal – Football Team), Muhammad Muhaimin Suhaimi (Bronze Medal – Football Team), Syazwan Radhi Kasim (Bronze Medal – Football Team) 2009 – 25th Southeast Asian Games (Vientiane, Laos): Madhu M Mohana (Bronze Medal – Men's Football Team), Muhammad Safuwan Baharudin (Bronze Medal – Men's Football Team), Muhammad Shahfiq Ghani (Bronze Medal – Men's Football Team) 2009 – 1st Asian Youth Games (Singapore): Brandon Koh Kim Leong, Mohamed Fashah Iskandar S Rosedin, Mohamed Hanafi Mohd Akbar, Muhammad Adri Adnan, Muhammad Amirul Iskandar Khairul Anuar, Muhammad Irfan Asyraf Mohamed Aziz, Muhammad Izwan Abdul Rahman, Muhammad Muhaimin Suhaimi, Syazwan Radhi Kasim

DOLLAH KASSIM AWARD RECIPIENTs
Started in 2010, the Dollah Kassim Award is an annual award handed to the most outstanding youth player aged 18 and below. The Award recognises footballing excellence and character. 2019 – Iman Hakim Ibrahim 2018 – Muhammad Nur Adam Abdullah 2017 – Joel Chew Joon Herng 2016 – Muhamad Rusyaidi Salime 2015 – Joshua Bernard Pereira 2014 – Muhammad Muhelmy Suhaimi 2013 – Muhammad Hazim Faiz Hassan 2012 – R. Aaravin 2011 – Adam Swandi

NATIONAL SCHOOL GAMES TITLES
C DIVISION 7 National Championships (2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2018) 9 North Zone Championships (2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2017, 2018) B DIVISION 8 National Championships (2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2017, 2018) 8 North Zone Championships (2006, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016)

PROGRAMMES AND COMPETITIONS

PRE-SINGAPORE SPORTS SCHOOL PROGRAMMES

Ambassador Cup
Ambassador Cup is dedicated to further enhance Singapore-Japan relations through the global language of football, by bringing together Singaporean students and Japanese students in Singapore. The U-11 tournament is jointly organised by The Japanese Association of Singapore and Singapore Sports School, with the support of the Japan Embassy in Singapore and Japanese Cultural Society Singapore. The 8 a-side day-long tournament attracts top local primary schools and Japanese clubs and academies and provides an opportunity for budding footballers to display their talent in a fun and enjoyable way. Talented local players are identified for further development and enrolment in Singapore Sports School at Secondary 1.
ACTIVE SG Development Centre (DC) in Singapore Sports School
This programme is a collaboration with Active SG to set up a developmental centre at Singapore Sports School so as to create a pathway for primary school students to train in a more competitive environment. It provides an opportunity for players from grassroots to train and play football at a higher level. Teams from DCs will also be exposed to different competitions, both local and overseas. The programme is conducted by coaches from Singapore Sports School and Active SG.

LOCAL AND OVERSEAS COMPETITIONS

Gothia Cup (China)
Gothia Cup is the world’s largest international youth football tournament. From 2016, Gothia Cup started a sister tournament in China, the Gothia Cup China. It is a new international tournament based on the same concept as the Gothia Cup, that is to create a meeting place for the world’s youth in the name of football. Singapore Sports School’s U13 team took part in its maiden competition in 2018. We emerged Second Runners-Up in that category. This competition will be featured in our yearly competition plans for our student-athletes.
International Challenge Cup U15
Singapore Sports School is the only school in Singapore which takes part in the International Challenge Cup U15 organised yearly by the Football Association of Singapore. This international competition features top club teams from Asia, namely, Johor Darul Ta'zim (Malaysia), Promotional Fund for Vietnamese Football Talents (Vietnam), Matsumoto Yamaga Football Club (Japan). The National U15 and combined COE U15 team also compete in this tournament.
National COE U15 and COE U17 Leagues
Organised by the Football Association of Singapore, these two leagues provide our top local talents in the respective age groups a platform to compete against each other. Singapore Sports School is the only school in Singapore that competes in both the National COE U15 and COE U17 Leagues.
JSSL 7s/ League
Our teams compete in local tournaments apart from the National School Games. Our U13 team takes part in the JSSL U14 Super League. The JSSL 7s competition features strong overseas teams from the likes of Korea, Indonesia, Japan etc. Our U14 team did the school proud by emerging champions in the 2018 edition and runners-up in 2019.
National School Games
As part of our development pathway, Singapore Sports School participates in the National School Games B and C Division football. The academy has won numerous titles and are the 2018 B and C Division National champions.

SPECIAL PROGRAMMES

Academy Training Tour
Singapore Sports School’s Football Academy organises yearly training tours for its student-athletes. The Academy has been to Thailand, Korea, Australia, Japan, Indonesia etc. for our tours. Student-athletes undergo intensive week-long stint of training and sparring matches during such trips. These overseas Football Clubs/ Sports Schools provide a high level of competition for our student-athletes and expose them to different types of playing styles.
Omiya Ardija - Training Exchange
Omiya Ardija Football Club is a key partner of our football academy. Selected student-athletes will go for individual and/or team excellence attachments at the end of year. The training exchange programme provides our student-athletes with the opportunity to train and compete with the Omiya Ardija Under 14 and U15 teams. Friendly matches with J-League youth teams will also be organised.
Hertha BSC – Individual Attachment
Singapore Sports School’s Football Academy has an understanding with Hertha BSC, more famously known as Hertha, Berliner Sport-Club e.V, for our student-athletes to training with their youth academies. Hertha BSC is an established professional club which plays in the Bundesliga, the top-tier of German football. Selected student-athletes will be attached to the club on a yearly basis to learn and train with their junior teams.
Overseas Attachment
A significant number of student-athletes and alumni represent the Singapore National Age-Group teams. These student-athletes have the opportunity to go for training and competitions with the age-group teams. Examples of such trips: Training tour to Japan (J-Green Sakai, Osaka; Tokinosumika Sports Centre, Shizuoka) Training tour to Japan (J-Green Sakai, Osaka; Tokinosumika Sports Centre, Shizuoka) Individual Training Attachment (France/Germany/England) Training tour to Thailand (Chonburi, Bangkok) Competition in Hong Kong (Jockey Club International Youth Tournament) AFC Football Festival (Brunei/Sabah/Vietnam) AFF Football Competitions (Cambodia/Laos/Thailand/Myanmar)

STAFF

Teng Wei Ken Head Coach	Gregory Tan Yam Kai Senior General Manager tan_yam_kai_gregory@sportsschool.edu.sg	Shahrin Shari Senior Coach
Mohammad Isa Abdul Halim Coach