World Club Friendlies 03/03 10:00 - Albirex Niigata Singapore v Lion City Sailors FC L 3-1
World Club Friendlies 02/23 11:45 - Lion City Sailors FC v Hougang United FC L 0-3
AFC Champions League 12/13 10:00 6 [3] Lion City Sailors FC v Kitchee [4] L 0-2
Singapore Cup 12/09 12:00 1 [1] Lion City Sailors FC v Hougang United FC [2] W 3-1
Singapore Cup 12/06 11:45 2 [1] Lion City Sailors FC v Tampines Rovers FC [2] W 3-0
Singapore Cup 12/03 10:00 2 [2] Tampines Rovers FC v Lion City Sailors FC [1] D 3-3
AFC Champions League 11/29 14:00 5 [1] Bangkok United v Lion City Sailors FC [3] L 1-0
Singapore Cup 11/25 10:00 1 [2] Hougang United FC v Lion City Sailors FC [1] D 1-1
AFC Champions League 11/08 10:00 4 [3] Lion City Sailors FC v Jeonbuk Motors [2] W 2-0
AFC Champions League 10/25 10:00 3 [2] Jeonbuk Motors v Lion City Sailors FC [3] L 3-0
Singapore Cup 10/21 10:00 1 [1] Lion City Sailors FC v Tanjong Pagar United [2] W 4-1
AFC Champions League 10/04 12:00 2 [4] Kitchee v Lion City Sailors FC [3] W 1-2
Singapore Cup 09/25 11:45 1 Balestier Khalsa FC v Lion City Sailors FC W 0-7
AFC Champions League 09/20 12:00 1 [2] Lion City Sailors FC v Bangkok United [2] L 1-2
Singapore Premier League 09/16 10:00 27 [2] Lion City Sailors FC v Geylang International [5] W 3-1
Singapore Premier League 08/27 10:00 27 Lion City Sailors FC v Geylang International - Postponed
Singapore Premier League 08/13 10:00 25 [6] Hougang United FC v Lion City Sailors FC [2] W 2-8
Singapore Premier League 08/04 11:45 24 [3] Tampines Rovers FC v Lion City Sailors FC [2] W 2-5
Singapore Premier League 07/31 11:45 23 [3] Lion City Sailors FC v Balestier Khalsa FC [4] W 5-2
Club Friendly List 07/26 11:30 - Lion City Sailors FC v Tottenham L 1-5
Singapore Premier League 07/20 11:45 22 [3] Lion City Sailors FC v Tanjong Pagar United [8] W 3-2
Singapore Premier League 07/16 10:00 21 [2] Albirex Niigata Singapore v Lion City Sailors FC [3] L 3-1
Singapore Premier League 07/11 11:45 20 [2] Lion City Sailors FC v DPMM FC [7] L 1-3
Singapore Premier League 07/07 11:45 19 [9] Young Lions v Lion City Sailors FC [3] W 0-4
Singapore Premier League 07/01 10:00 18 [7] Tanjong Pagar United v Lion City Sailors FC [3] W 1-7
Singapore Premier League 06/25 10:00 17 [3] Lion City Sailors FC v Hougang United FC [6] W 3-0
Singapore Premier League 06/10 10:00 15 [3] Lion City Sailors FC v Young Lions [9] W 4-1
Singapore Premier League 06/07 11:45 15 [3] Lion City Sailors FC v Tampines Rovers FC [2] D 1-1
Singapore Premier League 06/01 11:45 14 [4] Balestier Khalsa FC v Lion City Sailors FC [3] W 4-5
Singapore Premier League 05/21 10:00 12 [3] Lion City Sailors FC v Albirex Niigata Singapore [2] W 3-2

Wikipedia - Lion City Sailors FC

Lion City Sailors Football Club, commonly referred to as The Sailors or LCS, is a Singaporean professional football club based in Bishan. It competes in the Singapore Premier League, the top tier of the Singapore football league system. Founded in 1945 as the Police Sports Association, the club renamed itself to Police FC in the inaugural 1996 S.League season before rebranding once more as Home United in 1997. In 2020, it became first club in Singapore to be privatised when it adopted its current name.

Lion City Sailors is owned by Forrest Li, who also owns Sea Limited, a tech conglomerate that also owns companies such as Garena and Shopee. The club has won 1 Singapore Premier League, 1 Singapore Cup and 1 Community Shield being one of the richest football clubs in Singapore.

History

The Police Sports Association was founded in 1945 to organize football activities for the Singapore Police Force. It sent two teams to compete in the Singapore Amateur Football Association League in the 1950s and 1960s, but neither team won any trophies. Under coach Choo Seng Quee, the club won the inaugural President's Cup in 1968, then reached and lost the next two finals.

Home United (1997–2019)

When the S.League was formed in 1996, the club was known as the Police Football Club. The following year, its name was changed to Home United to reflect the fact that the team represented not only the Singapore Police Force, but also other HomeTeam departments of the Singapore Ministry of Home Affairs such as the Singapore Civil Defence Force and the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority. Home United nickname was the "Protectors" and its mascot, a dragon.

In 1999, Robert Alberts guided the club to secured their first ever piece of silverware guiding them to win the 1999 S.League title. Alberts also won the Singapore Cup back-to-back winning the 2000 and 2001 edition.

In 2003, head coach, Steve Darby guided Home United in becoming the first club to achieve the S.League and Singapore Cup double in 2003 where he also steer the club to won the 2005 edition of the Singapore Cup. Under Korean manager tutelage, Lee Lim-saeng who is also the longest tenure as head coach in the club history, guided Home United to win both the 2011 Singapore Cup and the 2013 Singapore Cup.

The club had qualified to the AFC Cup for the tenth time with their best result in the 2004 AFC Cup where they reached the semi-final losing to Syrian club, Al-Jaish 6–1 on aggregate. In the 2018 AFC Cup group stage, Home United was drawn with Ceres–Negros, Boeung Ket Angkor and Shan United with a tally of four wins, 1 draw and 1 lost seeing the Protectors qualifying to the knockout stage as group winners. Home United would go on to face Indonesian club, Persija Jakarta winning the two legged tie in a 6–3 aggregate where they would advanced to the zonal finals facing Ceres–Negros and eventually won 3–1 on aggregate against the Philippines side. Home United then qualified to the inter-zone play-off semi-finals (Quarter-final) of the AFC Cup facing against North Korea side, April 25 where during the second leg of the tie, Home United suffered their worst ever defeat in the club history losing 9–1 at the Kim Il Sung Stadium.

Lion City Sailors (2020–present)

On 14 February 2020, the club was privatised for the first time in its history, when Singaporean billionaire Forrest Li announcing that he had purchased a 100% stake in the club. The club was officially renamed as Lion City Sailors and its signature red colour was replaced with white and blue. The Sailors' main aim following its rebranding was to boost professionalism in Singaporean football, with becoming a Southeast Asian super club its long-term goal. The new name, Sailors, was a homage to the country's maritime heritage. As it sets its sight on success in 2020, Lion City Sailors will be led by Australian head coach, Aurelio Vidmar, the former Socceroos captain. He joins after a hugely successful stint in Australia where he led Adelaide United to the 2008 AFC Champions League final, becoming the first Australian team to earn this distinction. Vidmar make a couple of stud signings including Singaporean stars, Hassan Sunny, Gabriel Quak and Shahdan Sulaiman, Japanese defender Kaishu Yamazaki, and as well a prolific Australian forward, Andy Pengelly.

On 21 January 2021, the club created history by smashing the Singapore Premier League transfer-fee record with the signing of midfielder Diego Lopes from Portuguese top-flight side Rio Ave for €1.8 million euros (S$2.89 million) on a three-year deal.

Kim Do-Hoon era

With the motivation to rejuvenate the glory days of the past into the future, On 18 May 2021, Kim Do-hoon, who led Korea Republic's Ulsan Hyundai to victory in 2020 AFC Champions League, joined the Sailors on a two-and-a-half year deal. During his first season, Kim led Lion City Sailors to win the 2021 Singapore Premier League title and the 2022 Singapore Community Shield. Lion City Sailors went on to qualify for their first ever AFC Champions League tournament in the club history.

On 18 April 2022, Lion City Sailors defeated K League 1 club Daegu FC 3–0 in the 2022 AFC Champions League, their first AFC Champions League win since their rebranding. Kim Do-Hoon side had bounced back from an opening 4–1 defeat by J1 League club Urawa Red Diamonds to beat Daegu 3–0 before picking up four points in a goalless draw and 3–2 win over Chinese Super League's Shandong Taishan. Sailors maiden AFC Champions League campaign ended with narrow 2–1 to Daegu in the final group stage fixture. Their tally of seven points is the best showing by a Singapore side at the AFC Champions League. In the 2022 Singapore Premier League match against Tampines Rovers on 24 July 2022, as the Sailors was contesting in a draw nearing to the end of the match, around the 87th minute of the match, with the score levelled at 1–1, things became heated as Tampines forward Boris Kopitović confronted Sailors defender, Nur Adam Abdullah near the sideline. The situation then took a turn for the worse as other players, as well as coaches and staff from both sides got themselves involved in the tussle. Kim Do-hoon appeared to get involved in an heated argument with Tampines Rovers assistant coach, Fahrudin Mustafić where footage from the game shows Fahrudin grab Kim by the arm first, as if to push him away, with the two then squaring up in the technical area on the side of the pitch. Kim appears to lower his forehead into Fahrudin's face in what appears to be a headbutt which Fahrudin was seen clutching his face and moving away from Kim. Pedro Henrique went on to scored a header on the 90+4' minute of injury time to secure the three points for the Sailors. After the match, Kim and Fahrudin were seen shaking hands however tension arose again after the match ended as players and staff from both sides began confronting and shoving one another where Fahrudin was seen grabbing Kim's neck at the Sailors bench. The Football Association of Singapore (FAS) handed a three-match ban with immediate effect, with Kim being fined $2,000 and Fahrudin $3,000, for their violent conduct. In addition, the Sailors and Tampines copped a $5,000 fine each for the conduct of their players. Less than 24 hours after Kim was handed a three-match suspension and fine for violent conduct, Lion City Sailors made the shock announcement that they have reached a "mutual agreement" to part ways with head coach Kim Do-hoon. On 12 August 2022, Luka Lalić was appointed as the interim head coach till the end of the 2022 season which on the following day, he guided Lion City Sailors to their biggest ever victory in a 1–10 away win against Young Lions.

Aleksandar Ranković era

On 28 June 2023, Lion City Sailors recruited Serbian head coach, Aleksandar Ranković on a two years contract. In his first charge of the Sailors, Ranković guided the team to a 7–1 away win against Tanjong Pagar United in the 2023 Singapore Premier League season.

On 26 July 2023, Lion City Sailors played their first match in their history at the Singapore National Stadium against Tottenham Hotspur in an exhibition match in which Shawal Anuar scored first which give Lion City Sailors the lead against the English club which they held up for the first 45 minutes. However, they ultimately lost 1–5 following poor defensive and communication errors in the second half. The Sailors embarked on their second consecutive AFC Champions League appearances ahead of their 2023–24 campaign together with Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors, Bangkok United and Kitchee which will see a returned of the home and away fixtures. The club will host most of the AFC Champions League group stage games at the Jalan Besar Stadium as its match the requirements standard of the tournament and also being rated as a FIFA 2 Star Recommended Turf. It will also see the first time the AFC Champions League group stage matches being hosted in Singapore since 2010. On 4 October 2023, Lion City Sailors recorded their first win of the 2023–24 AFC Champions League group stage campaign against Hong Kong side, Kitchee with goals scored by Richairo Živković and Maxime Lestienne to secured a 2–1 away victory at the Hong Kong Stadium. On 8 November 2023, Lion City Sailors defeated two-time AFC Champions League winner, Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 2–0 with Živković scoring both of the goals at the Jalan Besar Stadium becoming the second Korean club that they have defeated in the club history. Head coach, Ranković then steered the team to win the 2023 Singapore Cup against defending champions, Hougang United on 9 December 2023 after a magnificent cup run.

Lion City Sailors FC is a professional soccer team based in Singapore. The team was founded in 1945 and has since become one of the most successful teams in Singaporean soccer history. The team is known for its strong attacking style of play and its ability to score goals from all areas of the field.

The team's home ground is the Jalan Besar Stadium, which has a capacity of 8,000 spectators. The team's colors are navy blue and white, and its logo features a lion's head, which is a symbol of strength and courage.

Lion City Sailors FC has won numerous domestic titles, including the Singapore Cup, the Singapore League Cup, and the Singapore Charity Shield. The team has also represented Singapore in international competitions, such as the AFC Cup and the Singapore Cup.

The team's current squad features a mix of experienced players and young talents, all of whom are committed to playing an exciting and attacking brand of soccer. The team is coached by Aurelio Vidmar, a former Australian international player who has a wealth of experience in coaching at the highest level.

Overall, Lion City Sailors FC is a team that is steeped in history and tradition, but also has a modern and dynamic approach to the game. With a strong fan base and a talented squad, the team is poised to continue its success both domestically and internationally.