The 2024–25 season was Tampines Rovers' 29th consecutive season at the top level of Singapore football and their 79th year in existence as a football club. It will be the club first season to be renamed by adding the word 'BG' in front of the club name. The club also qualified for the AFC Champions League Two as the 2nd best placed local team in the previous season. This will be their first season after they inked a three-year collaboration in 2023 with Thailand's BG Pathum United, a partnership that will continue until the end of the 2025–26 season.
Review
Pre-season The 2024–25 Singapore Premier League season will be the first season to be played having a two-year schedule where BG Tampines Rovers participated in the 2024 interim pre-season tournament from 23 February until 21 April. The interim pre-season tournament ensure that the players are adequately prepared for an extended new season that will span nearly 12 months.
On 23 January 2024, BG Tampines Rovers loaned in two new Thailand national, 19-year-old forward Thitipat Ekarunpong and 18-year-old defender Thanet Suknate from BG Pathum United. The club signs their former player Amirul Adli, Irish-Singaporean player, Jared Gallagher from Young Lions and Japanese player, Seia Kunori from Albirex Niigata (S).
Round 1 Tampines Rovers enjoyed a strong start to the new Singapore Premier League (SPL) season. The team consistently showcased impressive performance, resulting in a series of victories and a top position on the league table. They won 7 of the 8 games with the only blemish against their derby rival, Geylang International.
Highlight of Round 1 is the demolition of Lion City Sailors 5–0. Tampines Rovers also qualified to the 2024–25 AFC Champions League Two.
Squad
Singapore Premier League
No. Name Nationality Date of birth (age) Last club Contract Since Contract end Goalkeepers 24 Syazwan Buhari (C) Geylang International 2018 2025 31 Ridhuan Barudin Hougang United 2023 2025 Defenders 4 Shuya Yamashita Albirex Niigata (S) 2022 2025 5 Amirul Adli Geylang International 2024 2025 16 Dylan Fox FC Lahti (F1) 2025 2025 17 Amirul Haikal Young Lions 2021 2025 23 Irfan Najeeb Young Lions 2021 2025 33 Miloš Zlatković Balzan (M1) 2023 2025 Midfielders 6 Ong Yu En SAFSA 2022 2025 8 Shah Shahiran Young Lions 2023 2027 10 Kyoga Nakamura (VC) Albirex Niigata (S) 2020 2026 12 Joel Chew Young Lions 2022 2027 14 Arya Igami Tarhani FP U21 Albirex Niigata (S) 2025 2025 18 Yasir Hanapi 21 June 1989 (age 34) PDRM FA (M1) 2018 2025 Forwards 7 Seia Kunori Albirex Niigata (S) 2024 2025 9 Itsuki Enomoto Young Lions 2025 2025 11 Glenn Kweh Young Lions 2023 2025 13 Taufik Suparno Young Lions 2018 2025 30 Faris Ramli (VC) Lion City Sailors 2023 2025 Players loaned out / left during season 6 Jared Gallagher Young Lions 2024 2025 9 Boris Kopitović OFK Petrovac (M1) 2020 2025 20 Saifullah Akbar Lion City Sailors 2023 2025 22 Syahrul Sazali Young Lions 2022 2025 52 Thitipat Ekarunpong FP U21 BG Pathum United (T1) 2024 2025 62 Thanet Suknate FP U21 BG Pathum United U18 (T1) 2024 2025 Syed Firdaus Hassan Albirex Niigata (S) 2022 2025 Rezza Rezky Tanjong Pagar United 2022 2025 Players on National Service Danial Iliya Young Lions 2020 2025 Iman Hakim Albirex Niigata (S) 2021 2025 19 Andrew Aw Young Lions 2020 2025 73 Ryaan Sanizal FFA U16 2019 2023
Remarks: FP U21 These players are registered as U21 foreign players.
Women
No. Name Nationality Date of birth (age) Last club Contract Since Contract end Goalkeepers 1 Nurul Atiqah Salihin JSSL Singapore 2022 2025 23 Izzati Safwanah 30 Singapore Khalsa 2025 2025 93 Lucie Lefebvre 16 JSSL Singapore 2025 2025 25 Nurmanissa Soria 41 Police SA 2024 2025 Defenders 6 Nur Iffah Amrin (Vice-Captain) 22 Home United FC 2023 2025 11 Darvina Halini (Captain) 38 Police SA 2024 2025 13 Shaniz Qistina Tiong Bahru FC 2025 2025 14 Sharifah Amira 30 Police SA 2024 2025 16 Nurul Aqilah JSSL Youth 2023 2025 Midfielders 4 Vivian Eng Yan Ran 36 Balestier Khalsa FC 2024 2025 5 Erlysha Qistina Tiong Bahru FC 2025 2025 17 Siti Nor Aqilah Geylang International FC 2024 2025 19 Anna Seng 17 JSSL Singapore 2023 2025 28 Mio Irisawa 15 JSSL Singapore 77 Shazana Ashriq Balestier Khalsa FC 2024 2025 Forwards 7 Isabella Rose Edwards 15 Balestier Khalsa U13 2025 2025 9 Syakirah Jumain 24 Tiong Bahru FC 2025 2025 10 Nahwah Aidilreza Geylang International FC 2025 2025 20 Ruby Alexandra Brooks 16 JSSL Singapore 2025 2025 25 Lyra Ayaana Rippon 15 JSSL Singapore 2025 2025 29 Zoey Chua 18 Temasek Polytechnic 2024 2024 Players who left mid-season
Coaching staff Position NameRef.Chairman Desmond OngGeneral Manager William Phang Men's TeamHead Coach Gavin LeeSign extension till 2024 Assistant Coach Fahrudin MustafićGoalkeeping Coach William PhangFitness Coach Tan Guo XiongVideo Analyst Nurhalis AzmiSports Trainer Chong Wei ZhiHead of Youth COE U21 Coach Noh RahmanCOE U17 Coach Masrezwan MasturiCOE U15 Coach Azfar Zainal AbidinCOE U13 Coach Jahsh Ruzzman Rudy Md AliCOE Goalkeeping Coach Ridhuan BahrudinPhysiotherapist Nurul Ain Hassan Rahulpaskaran Shoban Isaac Tan Daniel Tan Calvin Chua Sarita MokLogistics Officer Goh Koon HiangWomen's TeamTeam Manager VaccantHead Coach Faizal ZainuddinAssistant Coach Jahsh Ruzzman Hafeez ShahniGoalkeeper Coach Rudy Md AliPhysiotherapist Junn Faye Sarita Mok Xin Ning
Transfers In
Preseason
PositionPlayerTransferred FromTeamRef Nurmanissa Soria Police SA Women Free Noor Aydrin Ikhsan Singapore Sports School U17 Free Nor Akmal Syahmi Singapore Sports School U17 Free Amirul Adli Geylang International First team Free Jared Gallagher Young Lions First Team Free Adrian Jaccard Lion City Sailors U17 U21 Free Marcus Heng Lion City Sailors U17 U21 Free Nadira Nur Dhamirah Women Free Darvina Halini Police SA Women Free Shahifah Amira Police SA Women Free Neo Yan Ping Geylang International FC Women Free Kieran Tan Lion City Sailors U17 U21 Free Vivian Eng Balestier Khalsa FC Women Free Shazana Ashriq Balestier Khalsa FC Women Free Roszieva Roslan Police SA Women Free Anaya Sehgal JSSL Singapore Women Free Siti Nor Aqilah Geylang International FC Women Free Afiqah Asari Geylang International FC Women Free Zoey Chua Temasek Polytehnic Women Free Seia Kunori Albirex Niigata (S) First Team Free Ryan Peh Jun Wen Balestier Khalsa U21 U21 Free Adryan Shah Geylang International U15 U17 Free Azeem Hassan Singapore Sports School U17 Free Phaem Ko Women Free Victoria Sarka Police SA Women Free
Mid-season PositionPlayerTransferred FromTeamRef Jarec Ng Lion City Sailors U17 U21 Free Chua Choon Khai U13 Free Dylan Fox FC Lahti First Team Free Caden Lim Zheng Yi Singapore Cricket Club U21 Free Rae Peh Jun Wen Lion City Sailors U21 U21 Free Joel Tan Wei Zhong Singapore Sports School U15 Free Qays Ilyasa Albirex Niigata FC (S) U13 U13 Free Tanishq Vishak U13 Free Nurul Ariqah Tiong Bahru FC Women Free Anna Seng JSSL Singapore Women Free Nur Insyiarah Intikhab Perwaz Geylang International Women Free Jayme Law Tiong Bahru FC Women Free Nurul Asyura Police SA Women Free Itsuki Enomoto BG Tampines Rovers First Team Free Alexandre Bertholon Balestier Khalsa U21 U21 Free Caius Kai Jun Miles Albirex Niigata FC (S) U17 U17 Free Ethan Loh Tanjong Pagar United U15 U15 Free Syed Ammar Harith U13 Free Vanessa Han JSSL Singapore Women Free Andrea Moska Women Free
Postseason PositionPlayerTransferred FromTeamRef Raoul Suhaimi Young Lions First Team Free Fairuz Fazli Koh Young Lions First Team Free
Loan in
Preseason
PositionPlayerTransferred FromTeamRef Thanet Suknate BG Pathum United U18 First Team Season loan till June 2025 Thitipat Ekarunpong BG Pathum United First Team Season loan till June 2025
Mid-season PositionPlayerTransferred FromTeamRef Arya Igami Tarhani Albirex Niigata (S) First team Season loan Nanthiphat Chaiman BG Pathum United U18 U21 Season loan till June 2025 Witthawat Phraothaisong BG Pathum United U18 U21 Season loan till June 2025
Loan return (In)
Mid-season PositionPlayerTransferred FromTeamRef Marc Ryan Tan First Team End of NS Ong Yu En SAFSA U21 End of NS
Postseason PositionPlayerTransferred FromTeamRef Danial Iliya First Team End of NS Andrew Aw Young Lions U21 End of NS Iman Hakim Police SA First Team End of NS Ryaan Sanizal Young Lions U21 End of NS
Out Preseason PositionPlayerTransferred ToTeamRef Jayden Khoo Zhen Yang U21 Free Alysha Nasrina Geylang International (W) Women Free Hazel Lim Ya Ting Southern United Women Free Hamizan Hisham First Team Free Danish Irfan Hougang United First Team Free Adam Reefdy Hougang United U21 U21 Free Adam Ali Hougang United U21 U21 Free Irfan Rifqi Geylang International U21 U21 Free Rabi'atul Ardawiyah Albirex Niigata (S) (W) Women Free Charis Han IMG Academy Women Free Firdaus Kasman Yishun Sentek Mariners FC First Team Free Irgy Zulkifli Geylang International U21 U17 Free Afiqah Omar Albirex Niigata (S) (W) Women Free Eva Rushdina Balestier Khalsa (W) Women Free Anna Seng Women Free Mayvin Mattar City Sailors (W) Women Free Lim Zheng Wu Young Lions U21 Free Ali Manaf U21 Free Nahwah Aidilreza Albirex Niigata (S) (W) Women Free Nur Farhanah Ruhaizat Geylang International (W) Women Free Zoe Breen Women Free Hannah Tasha Still Aerion WFC Women Free Stephanie Gigette Casey Comets FC Women Free
Mid-season PositionPlayerTransferred ToTeamRef Adrian Jaccard U21 Free Luthfi Sufaiqish Lion City Sailors U17 U17 Free Aryton Jude U13 FreeDF Matin Manaf Hougang United FC U21U17Free Akaash Xavier U13 Free Danial Bazil U13 Free Priscille Le Helloco Lion City Sailors (W) Women Free Nurhidayu Naszri Lion City Sailors (W) Women Free Nur Dawisyah Noor Haidi Albirex Niigata (S) (W) Women Free Roszieva Roslan Women Free Afiqah Asari WomenFree Nadira Nur Dhamirah WomenFree Joel Tan Wei Zhong Alcobendas CF U14 U15 Free Lukyan Tan Ye Yi Rayo Ciudad Alcobendas Academy U15 Free Elfyan Erdannie U15 FreeMF Muhamad Nur Danial Hougang United FC U21U17Free Boris Kopitović Bali United First Team Free Marc Ryan Tan First Team Free Heroshi Rudy Kurniawan Balestier Khalsa U17 U17 Free Irfan Haziq Geylang International FC U17 U17 Free Caius Kai Jun Miles Geylang International FC U17 U17 Free Aqel Razali Geylang International FC U17 U17 Free Ashraf Hizahar Tanjong Pagar United U15 U15 Free Nabeel Al Lutfi Geylang International FC U15 U15 Free Aaril Bazli Geylang International FC U13 U13 Free Victoria Sarka Geylang International (W) Women Free
Postseason PositionPlayerTransferred FromTeamRef Yasir Hanapi Retired First Team N.A. Seia Kunori Bangkok United Free
Loan out Preseason PositionPlayerTransferred ToTeamRef Marc Ryan Tan First Team NS till October 2024 Danial Iliya First Team NS till February 2025 Andrew Aw Young Lions U21 NS till February 2025 Iman Hakim Police SA First Team NS till February 2025 Ong Yu En SAFSA U21 NS till July 2025 Ryaan Sanizal Young Lions U21 NS till Aug 2025 Neel Manoj Nannat SAFSA U21 NS till July 2025 Matthias Josaphat Koesno SAFSA U21 NS till March 2026 Syed Firdaus Hassan Albirex Niigata (S) First Team Season loan till May 2025 Rezza Rezky Tanjong Pagar United First Team Season loan till May 2025
Mid-season PositionPlayerTransferred ToTeamRef Syahrul Sazali Albirex Niigata (S) First team Season-long loan till May 2025 Jared Gallagher Balestier Khalsa First Team Season-long loan till May 2025 Saifullah Akbar Geylang International First Team Season loan till May 2025 Pasindu Yapa SAFSA U21 NS till November 2026 Jovan Ang SAFSA U21 NS till November 2026 Marcus Heng U21 NS till November 2026 Ryan Peh Jun Wen SAFSA U21 NS till November 2026 Caelan Cheong Tze Jay SAFSA U21 NS till November 2026 Nicolas Michael Beninger SAFSA U21 NS till November 2026
Loan Return (Out)
Mid-season
PositionPlayerTransferred FromTeamRef Thanet Suknate BG Pathum United U18 First Team End of loan Thitipat Ekarunpong BG Pathum United First Team End of loan
Extension and retained
First Team