Warriors FC sat out the 2020 Singapore Premier League season due to financial and legal troubles.
In November 2019, they were charged on court with 107 counts of not paying their staff salaries. In total, they failed to pay more than S$350,000 in salaries to about 30 employees, including players, sports trainers and support staff.
2 days after the incident being reported, ST reported that there were 2 parties that were interested to take over Warriors FC.
On 2 December 2019, the club's management committee said they had paid a total of S$150,000 in salaries to half of its football squad to settle arrears.
On 31 December 2019, FAS had instructed Warriors FC to sit out the 2020 Singapore Premier League season due to their financial issue and legal troubles.
Squad
S.League squad
Squad No. Name Nationality Date of birth (age) Previous club Contract Start Contract end Goalkeepers 13 Shahul Rayyan Albirex Niigata (S) 2019 Defenders 25 Shameer Aziq Tampines Rovers 20192019 Midfielders 10 Poh Yi Feng >30 Balestier Khalsa 2016 2020 Strikers 15 Fadhil Noh >30 Balestier Khalsa 2017 Players left club during season
Coaching staff
Position NameRef.General Manager Paul PohHead Coach Azlan AlipahAssistant Coach Ismadi MukhtarGoalkeeping Coach Lee Bee SengTeam Manager Yeo Jun XianFitness Trainer Sports Trainer Narasiman Sathivelu
Transfers Pre-Season transfers
In
PositionPlayerTransferred FromRef Balestier KhalsaFree Garena Young LionsLoan Return Hougang United
Note 1: Illyas Lee moves to Tiong Bahru FC after the club was excluded from the 2020 Singapore Premier League season. Note 2: Fazrul Nawaz moves to Tampines Rovers after the club was excluded from the 2020 Singapore Premier League season.
Out
PositionPlayerTransferred ToRef Tanjong Pagar United Lion City Sailors U21 Tanjong Pagar United Home United Balestier Khalsa Garena Young Lions Garena Young Lions Tiong Bahru FC (NFL) Tanjong Pagar United Tanjong Pagar United Home United Balestier Khalsa Balestier Khalsa Hougang United Geylang International Tiong Bahru FC (NFL) Al-Nahda Club
Note 1: Fairoz Hassan moved to Tiong Bahru FC after being released from the club. He subsequently moved to Albirex Niigata (S) during the mid season transfer window
Extension / Retained PositionPlayerRef
Promoted PositionPlayerRef
Trial PositionPlayerTrial WithRef Penang FA Terengganu F.C. II
Mid-Season Transfer Out PositionPlayerTransferred ToRef Hougang United Tanjong Pagar United Tanjong Pagar United Tampines Rovers Balestier Khalsa
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