2016 DPMM FC season

DPMM FC
2016 season
Chairman	HRH Prince Al-Muhtadee Billah
Head coach	Steve Kean
Stadium	Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium
S.League	3rd
Singapore Cup	Quarter-finals
League Cup	Runners-up
Top goalscorer	League: Rafael Ramazotti (20); All: Rafael Ramazotti (25)
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The 2016 season was DPMM FC's 5th consecutive season in the top flight of Singapore football, the S.League. They were the defending champions after a victorious 2015 campaign.^[1] The club also competed in the Singapore Cup and the Singapore League Cup.

This was Steve Kean's third season as head coach of the club. In this particular season, he advised players like Helmi Zambin, Yura Indera Putera Yunos and Najib Tarif to adapt to new playing positions in order to gain more minutes. Changes to the S.League in regards to foreign players' quota meant that the club had to release Boris Raspudic and Joe Gamble.^[1]

Summary

DPMM began their season contesting the 2016 Singapore Community Shield against 2015 Singapore Cup winners Albirex Niigata (S) on 13 February which finished 3–2 to the Japanese satellite club.^[2]

In April, long-serving stalwart Sairol Sahari suffered an anterior crucial ligament injury that ultimately ended his DPMM career.^[3]

At the 2016 Singapore Cup, DPMM were drawn at the quarter-final stage with Ceres–La Salle FC who beat them 5–3 on aggregate on 3 July.^[4]

At the 2016 Singapore League Cup in July, DPMM reached the final of the competition against Albirex where they were beaten 0–2 at Jalan Besar Stadium.^[5]

DPMM ended their campaign in third place, behind Albirex and Tampines Rovers.^[6]

Squad

No.	Name	Date of Birth (Age)	Previous Club	Contract Start	Contract End
Goalkeepers
1	Azman Ilham Noor	(1984-02-17) 17 February 1984 (age 40)	NBT FC	2009	2016
24	Abdul Hafiz Abdul Rahim	(1996-11-06) 6 November 1996 (age 28)	Youth	2016	2016
25	Wardun Yussof	(1981-09-14) 14 September 1981 (age 43)	Majra FC	2006	2016
Defenders
2	Reduan Petara	(1988-05-25) 25 May 1988 (age 36)	Indera SC	2015	2016
3	Abdul Mu'iz Sisa	(1991-04-20) 20 April 1991 (age 33)	Indera SC	2016	2016
4	Fakharrazi Hassan	(1989-07-15) 15 July 1989 (age 35)	MS ABDB	2011	2016
5	Brian McLean	(1985-02-28) 28 February 1985 (age 39)	Ross County	2015	2016
14	Helmi Zambin	(1987-03-30) 30 March 1987 (age 37)	Indera SC	2009	2016
18	Aminuddin Zakwan Tahir	(1994-10-24) 24 October 1994 (age 30)	Najip FC	2015	2016
21	Abdul Aziz Tamit	(1989-09-07) 7 September 1989 (age 35)	Youth	2009	2016
23	Yura Indera Putera Yunos	(1996-03-25) 25 March 1996 (age 28)	Majra FC	2015	2016
Midfielders
6	Azwan Saleh	(1988-06-01) 1 June 1988 (age 36)	Indera SC	2006	2016
7	Azwan Ali Rahman	(1992-01-11) 11 January 1992 (age 32)	Indera SC	2013	2016
8	Paulo Sérgio	(1984-01-24) 24 January 1984 (age 40)	Olhanense	2015	2016
9	Hendra Azam Idris	(1988-08-10) 10 August 1988 (age 36)	QAF FC	2012	2016
10	Nurikhwan Othman	(1993-01-15) 15 January 1993 (age 31)	Indera SC	2016	2016
11	Najib Tarif	(1988-02-05) 5 February 1988 (age 36)	Indera SC	2012	2016
12	Maududi Hilmi Kasmi	(1989-02-05) 5 February 1989 (age 35)	Najip FC	2015	2016
13	Rosmin Kamis	(1981-06-17) 17 June 1981 (age 43)	MS ABDB	2012	2016
15	Azim Izamuddin Suhaimi	(1997-05-20) 20 May 1997 (age 27)	Youth	2016	2016
16	Khairul Anwar Abdul Rahim	(1992-09-16) 16 September 1992 (age 32)	Indera SC	2015	2016
17	Na'im Tarif	(1996-11-01) 1 November 1996 (age 28)	Youth	2016	2016
Strikers
19	Rafael Ramazotti	(1988-08-09) 9 August 1988 (age 36)	Gainare Tottori	2015	2016
20	Adi Said	(1990-10-15) 15 October 1990 (age 34)	Majra FC	2012	2016
22	Shah Razen Said	(1985-12-14) 14 December 1985 (age 38)	AH United	2005	2016
Players who left during season
3	Sairol Sahari	(1983-04-09) 9 April 1983 (age 41)	NBT FC	2006	2016

Coaching staff

Head Coach: Steve Kean
Assistant Coach: Moksen Mohammad
Goalkeeping Coach: Zainol Ariffin Juma'at

Transfers

Arrivals

Pre-Season transfers

Position	Player	Transferred From	Ref
GK	Abdul Hafiz Abdul Rahim	Promoted from youth team	^[7]
MF	Na'im Tarif
MF	Azim Izamuddin Suhaimi
MF	Nurikhwan Othman	Indera SC

Mid-season transfer

Position	Player	Transferred From	Ref
DF	Abdul Mu'iz Sisa	Indera SC	^[8]

Departures

Pre-Season transfers

Position	Player	Transferred To	Ref
GK	Suhandi Mahali	MS ABDB	^[9]
DF	Amalul Said	Kota Ranger	^[9]
DF	Boris Raspudić	Borac Banja Luka	^[10]
MF	Joe Gamble	Retired	^[10]

Mid-season transfer

Position	Player	Transferred To	Ref
DF	Sairol Sahari	Kasuka FC	^[3]

Team statistics

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos.	Player	League		Singapore Cup		League Cup		Total
No.	Pos.	Player	Apps.	Goals	Apps.	Goals	Apps.	Goals	Apps.	Goals
1	GK	Azman Ilham Noor	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	DF	Reduan Petara	2+1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
3	DF	Abdul Mu'iz Sisa	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
4	DF	Fakharrazi Hassan	1+4	0	0	0	1	0	6	0
5	DF	Brian McLean	22	3	2	1	5	0	29	4
6	MF	Azwan Saleh	24	1	2	0	4	0	30	1
7	MF	Azwan Ali Rahman	21+2	8	2	0	1+1	0	27	8
8	MF	Paulo Sérgio	19	6	1	0	3	2	23	8
9	FW	Hendra Azam Idris	8+5	0	0+1	0	1+3	0	18	0
10	MF	Nur Ikhwan Othman	1+6	0	1	0	0	0	8	0
11	MF	Najib Tarif	14+4	0	2	0	5	0	25	0
12	MF	Maududi Hilmi Kasmi	19+4	3	2	0	5	0	20	3
13	MF	Rosmin Kamis (captain)	22	0	2	0	4	0	28	0
14	DF	Helmi Zambin	17+2	0	2	0	5	0	26	0
15	MF	Azim Izamuddin Suhaimi	0+2	0	0+1	0	0+2	0	5	0
16	MF	Khairul Anwar Abdul Rahim	0+3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
17	MF	Na'im Tarif	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
18	DF	Aminuddin Zakwan Tahir	7+3	0	0	0	0	0	10	0
19	FW	Rafael Ramazotti	24	20	2	1	5	4	31	25
20	FW	Adi Said	2+4	0	0	0	5	2	11	2
21	DF	Abdul Aziz Tamit	4+2	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
22	FW	Shah Razen Said	3+15	2	0+2	1	0+4	0	24	3
23	DF	Yura Indera Putera Yunos	21+2	1	2	0	2	0	27	1
24	GK	Abdul Hafiz Abdul Rahim	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
25	GK	Wardun Yussof	24	0	2	0	5	0	31	0
Players who have played this season but had left the club or on loan to other club
3	DF	Sairol Sahari	8	0	0	0	0	0	8	0

Competitions

Overview

Competition	Record
Competition	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
S.League	24	12	5	7	47	37	+10	050.00
Singapore Cup	2	1	0	1	3	5	−2	050.00
League Cup	5	4	0	1	9	3	+6	080.00
Total	31	17	5	9	59	45	+14	054.84

S.League

Win Draw Loss

13 February 2016 (2016-02-13) Round 1	Albirex Niigata (S)	3 – 2	DPMM	Kallang, Singapore
19:45 UTC+8	Yamada 16' Kamata 36' Fujihara 59'	Report^[usurped]	Azwan A. 65' Tanaka 90+2' (o.g.)	Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium Attendance: 2,481 Referee: Jansen Foo

20 February 2016 (2016-02-20) Round 2	Geylang International	1 – 1	DPMM	Bedok, Singapore
19:30 UTC+8	Sahil 76'	Report^[usurped]	Ramazotti 77'	Stadium: Bedok Stadium Referee: Muhammad Taqi

27 February 2016 (2016-02-27) Round 3	DPMM	3 – 1	Warriors	Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
20:15 UTC+8	McLean 7' Maududi 26' Azwan S. 28'	Report^[usurped]	Béhé 47'	Stadium: Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium Referee: Sukhbir Singh

4 March 2016 (2016-03-04) Round 4	Hougang United	0 – 0	DPMM	Kallang, Singapore
19:45 UTC+8		Report^[usurped]		Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium Referee: Nathan Chan

11 March 2016 (2016-03-11) Round 5	DPMM	2 – 1	Home United	Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
20:15 UTC+8	Ramazotti 35' (pen.) Azwan A. 72'	Report^[usurped]	Begue 19'	Stadium: Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium Referee: W. Ravisanthiran

19 March 2016 (2016-03-19) Round 6	DPMM	1 – 2	Tampines Rovers	Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
20:15 UTC+8	Ramazotti 59'	Report^[usurped]	Mehmet 4' Webb 15'	Stadium: Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium Referee: Farhad Mohammad

8 April 2016 (2016-04-08) Round 8	DPMM	4 – 1	Garena Young Lions	Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
20:15 UTC+8	Maududi 4' Ramazotti 50', 82' (pen.) Ammirul 58' (o.g.)	Report^[usurped]	Fareez 45'	Stadium: Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium Referee: Nathan Chan

15 April 2016 (2016-04-15) Round 9	DPMM	3 – 1	Balestier Khalsa	Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
20:15 UTC+8	Ramazotti 32' Azwan A. 36' Shahrazen 74'	Report^[usurped]	Hazzuwan 66'	Stadium: Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium Referee: G. Letchman

22 April 2016 (2016-04-22) Round 10	DPMM	1 – 2	Albirex Niigata (S)	Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
20:15 UTC+8	Azwan A. 57'	Report^[usurped]	Kawata 72', 87' (pen.)	Stadium: Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium Referee: Muhammad Taqi

30 April 2016 (2016-04-30) Round 11	DPMM	1 – 2	Geylang International	Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
20:15 UTC+8	Ramazotti 66' (pen.)	Report^[usurped]	Shawal 30' Faritz 87'	Stadium: Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium Referee: Ahmad A'Qashah

5 May 2016 (2016-05-05) Round 12	Warriors	1 – 1	DPMM	Choa Chu Kang, Singapore
19:30 UTC+8	Suto 89'	Report^[usurped]	Sérgio 61'	Stadium: Choa Chu Kang Stadium Referee: W. Ravisanthiran

14 May 2016 (2016-05-14) Round 13	DPMM	3 – 2	Hougang United	Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
20:15 UTC+8	Sérgio 10' Azwan A. 26' Shah Razen 82'	Report^[usurped]	Plazibat 55' Kapláň 59'	Stadium: Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium Referee: Jansen Foo

19 May 2016 (2016-05-19) Round 14	Home United	5 – 0	DPMM	Bishan, Singapore
19:30 UTC+8	Azhar 10' Faris 39' Ilsø 71', 73' Syahiran 85'	Report^[usurped]		Stadium: Bishan Stadium Attendance: 1,900 Referee: Muhammad Taqi

11 June 2016 (2016-06-11) Round 15	Tampines Rovers	4 – 3	DPMM	Jurong West, Singapore
20:00 UTC+8	Fazrul 38' Webb 45' Mehmet 63' Pennant 79'	Report^[usurped]	Hendra 43' Ramazotti 57', 70'	Stadium: Jurong West Stadium Referee: Muhammad Taqi

19 June 2016 (2016-06-19) Round 17	Garena Young Lions	1 – 1	DPMM	Kallang, Singapore
20:00 UTC+8	Hazim 67'	Report^[usurped]	Ramazotti 32'	Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium Referee: W. Ravisanthiran

24 June 2016 (2016-06-24) Round 18	Balestier Khalsa	1 – 4	DPMM	Kallang, Singapore
20:00 UTC+8	Lotinac 57' (pen.)	Report^[usurped]	Ramazotti 18', 30', 79' Sérgio 50'	Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium Referee: Ahmad A'Qashah

5 August 2016 (2016-08-05) Round 19	DPMM	2 – 1	Albirex Niigata (S)	Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
20:15 UTC+8	Ramazotti 29' (pen.) Yura 90'	Report^[usurped]	Kumada 52'	Stadium: Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium Referee: Jansen Foo

11 August 2016 (2016-08-11) Round 20	Geylang International	1 – 1	DPMM	Bedok, Singapore
19:30 UTC+8	Camarasa 5'	Report^[usurped]	Azwan A. 71'	Stadium: Bedok Stadium Referee: Farhad Mohammad

19 August 2016 (2016-08-19) Round 21	DPMM	3 – 0	Warriors	Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
20:15 UTC+8	Zulfadli 26' (o.g.) Ramazotti 60' Sérgio 90+4'	Report^[usurped]		Stadium: Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium Referee: G. Letchman

26 August 2016 (2016-08-26) Round 22	Hougang United	1 – 2	DPMM	Kallang, Singapore
19:30 UTC+8	Plazibat 9'	Report^[usurped]	Ramazotti 51', 52'	Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium Referee: Ahmad A'Qashah

26 September 2016 (2016-09-26) Round 24	DPMM	5 – 3	Garena Young Lions	Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
20:15 UTC+8	McLean 4' Ramazotti 8', 10', 90+3' (pen.) Maududi 29'	Report^[usurped]	Shafeeq 46' Amri 53', 60'	Stadium: Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium Referee: Farhad Mohammad

1 October 2016 (2016-10-01) Round 25	Tampines Rovers	0 – 1	DPMM	Jurong West, Singapore
19:30 UTC+8		Report^[usurped]	Azwan A. 4'	Stadium: Jurong West Stadium Referee: G. Letchman

26 October 2016 (2016-10-26) Round 27	Balestier Khalsa	2 – 0	DPMM	Toa Payoh, Singapore
19:30 UTC+8	Tokić 67' Krištić 90+5'	Report^[usurped]		Stadium: Toa Payoh Stadium Referee: Sukhbir Singh

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Albirex Niigata (S)^[a]	24	16	2	6	50	24	+26	50
2	Tampines Rovers	24	15	4	5	50	28	+22	49	Qualification to AFC Champions League Preliminary Round 1 or AFC Cup Group Stage
3	DPMM FC^[a]	24	12	5	7	47	37	+10	41
4	Home United	24	11	4	9	50	42	+8	37	Qualification to AFC Cup Play-off Round
5	Geylang International	24	10	7	7	35	29	+6	37

Updated to match(es) played on 31 October 2016. Source: S.League^[usurped]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of wins
Notes:

^ ^a ^b The two foreign clubs – Albirex Niigata (S) and DPMM FC – as well as the Football Association of Singapore (FAS) under-21 team, Young Lions, are not eligible for any AFC competition spots.

Singapore Cup

Win Draw Loss

30 June 2016 (2016-06-30) Quarter Final Leg 1	DPMM	0 – 3	Ceres-La Salle	Kallang, Singapore
		Report^[usurped]	Ott 15' Schröck 26', 72'	Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium Referee: Nathan Chan

3 July 2016 (2016-07-03) Quarter Final Leg 2	Ceres-La Salle	2 – 3	DPMM	Bishan, Singapore
	Schröck 16' Bienve 53'		Shah Razen 54' Ramazotti 63' McLean 90'	Stadium: Bishan Stadium Referee: Muhammad Taqi

Ceres-La Salle won 5–3 on aggregate.

League Cup

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	DPMM FC	3	3	0	8	1	+7	9	Advance to semi-final
2	Tampines Rovers	3	2	1	10	6	+4	6	Advance to semi-final
3	Hougang United	3	1	2	8	9	−1	3
4	Warriors FC	3	0	3	1	11	−10	0

Source: S.League^[usurped]

Win Draw Loss

Group stage

13 July 2016 (2016-07-13) Group Stage M1	DPMM	4 – 0	Warriors	Kallang, Singapore
19:30 UTC+8	Sérgio 62' Adi 69' Ramazotti 78', 90'	Report^[usurped]		Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium Referee: W. Ravisanthiran

17 July 2016 (2016-07-17) Group Stage M2	Hougang United	0 – 2	DPMM	Hougang, Singapore
19:30 UTC+8		Report^[usurped]	Sérgio 44' (pen.) Ramazotti 89' (pen.)	Stadium: Hougang Stadium Referee: Nathan Chan

21 July 2016 (2016-07-21) Group Stage M3	DPMM	2 – 1	Tampines Rovers	Kallang, Singapore
19:30 UTC+8	Adi 24' Azim 86'	Report^[usurped]	Billy Mehmet 75' (pen)	Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium Referee: Ahmad A'Qashah

Knockout stage

26 July 2016 (2016-07-26) Semi-final	DPMM	1 – 0	Home United	Kallang, Singapore
19:30 UTC+8	Ramazotti 27'	Report^[usurped]		Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium Referee: Muhammad Taqi

30 July 2016 (2016-07-30) Final	DPMM	0 – 2	Albirex Niigata (S)	Kallang, Singapore
20:00 UTC+8		Report^[usurped]	Kumada 42' Kawata 79'	Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium Referee: Sukhbir Singh

References

^ ^a ^b "DPMM RETAIN RAMAZOTTI AND SERGIO FOR NEW S-LEAGUE SEASON". ASEAN Football Federation. 3 February 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
^ "Albirex Niigata hold off Brunei DPMM to claim 2016 Community Shield". ESPN. 13 February 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Sairol out for the season". The Brunei Times. 28 April 2016. Archived from the original on 2 May 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
^ "Ceres-La Salle through to Singapore Cup semi-finals despite DPMM comeback". Tiebreaker Times. 4 July 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
^ "Albirex Niigata (S) beat Brunei DPMM to win Singapore League Cup". ESPN. 30 July 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
^ "DPMM FC end season". The Brunei Times. 27 October 2016. Archived from the original on 28 October 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
^ "DPMM FC start season". The Brunei Times. 13 February 2016. Archived from the original on 23 February 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
^ "DPMM FC rope in Abd Mu'iz to replace Sairol". The Brunei Times. 11 June 2016. Archived from the original on 11 August 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
^ "DPMM FC looking for first win of the season". The Brunei Times. 27 February 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
^ "DPMM FC sponsors get on board for 2016". The Brunei Times. 30 January 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2024.

[table_note_ALB0.9306077658807-11] The two foreign clubs – Albirex Niigata (S) and DPMM FC – as well as the Football Association of Singapore (FAS) under-21 team, Young Lions, are not eligible for any AFC competition spots.

[aff-1] "DPMM RETAIN RAMAZOTTI AND SERGIO FOR NEW S-LEAGUE SEASON". ASEAN Football Federation. 3 February 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2024.

[2] "Albirex Niigata hold off Brunei DPMM to claim 2016 Community Shield". ESPN. 13 February 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2024.

[sai-3] "Sairol out for the season". The Brunei Times. 28 April 2016. Archived from the original on 2 May 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2024.

[4] "Ceres-La Salle through to Singapore Cup semi-finals despite DPMM comeback". Tiebreaker Times. 4 July 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2024.

[5] "Albirex Niigata (S) beat Brunei DPMM to win Singapore League Cup". ESPN. 30 July 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2024.

[6] "DPMM FC end season". The Brunei Times. 27 October 2016. Archived from the original on 28 October 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2024.

[7] "DPMM FC start season". The Brunei Times. 13 February 2016. Archived from the original on 23 February 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2024.

[8] "DPMM FC rope in Abd Mu'iz to replace Sairol". The Brunei Times. 11 June 2016. Archived from the original on 11 August 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2024.

[9] "DPMM FC looking for first win of the season". The Brunei Times. 27 February 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2017.

[10] "DPMM FC sponsors get on board for 2016". The Brunei Times. 30 January 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2024.

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