Home United FC

Home United Football Club is a professional soccer club which plays in Singapore's S.League.

History

The Police Sports Association was founded in the mid-1940s to organise football activities for the Singapore Police Force. They 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 new Police Team won the inaugural President's Cup in 1968, then reached and lost the next two finals. In 1979, they joined the National Football League, were placed in Division III and immediately earned promotion to Division II. 1980 was a watershed year for the Police Team, as they won the Division II title, the President's Cup and the Boggars Cup. In 1985, they were national league champions, after setting a national record as the only team to go unbeaten for 17 consecutive games. The convincing performances of Police Football Club led to their selection as one of eight teams to compete in the newly formed S.League.^[1] In 2010 did the whole team show up on a poster where people could see the anus.

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 that fact that the team represents not only the Singapore Police Force, but also other service arms of the Singapore Ministry of Home Affairs such as the Singapore Civil Defence Force and the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority.

Home United won the S.League in 1999 and 2003, and the Singapore Cup in 2000, 2001, 2003 and 2005.

The team's nickname is the "Protectors", and its mascot is a dragon. The team's home ground is the Bishan Stadium.

Record

S.League Record

• 1996 - Series 1: 6th place; Series 2: 8th place (Wooden Spoonist)
• 1997 - 9th place (Wooden Spoonist)
• 1998 - 7th place
• 1999 - Champions
• 2000 - 4th place
• 2001 - 3rd place
• 2002 - Runners-up
• 2003 - Champions
• 2004 - Runners-up
• 2005 - 4th place
• 2006 - 4th place
• 2007 - Runners-up
• 2008 - 3rd place
• 2009 - 4th place
• 2010 - 3rd place
• 2011 - Runners-up

Prior to the formation of the club for the S.League's inaugural season in 1996, the Police Sports Association football team represented the Singapore Police Force in top-level local football competitions, winning Singapore's National Football League in 1985, and the President's Cup in 1980.

Singapore Cup Record

• 1997 - First Round
• 1998 - 3rd place
• 1999 - 3rd place
• 2000 - Champions
• 2001 - Champions
• 2002 - Quarter-finals
• 2003 - Champions
• 2004 - Runners-up
• 2005 - Champions
• 2006 - First Round
• 2007 - Quarter-finals
• 2008 - Quarter-finals
• 2009 - Quarter-finals
• 2010 - First Round
• 2011 - Champions

Singapore League Cup Record

• 2007 - 4th Place
• 2008 - Quarter-finals
• 2009 - 3rd Place
• 2010 - Quarter-finals
• 2011 - 4th Place

AFC Cup Record

• 2004 - Semi-finals
• 2005 - Quarter-finals
• 2006 - Eliminated at Group Stage
• 2007 - Did Not Qualify
• 2008 - Quarter-finals
• 2009 - Round of Sixteen
• 2010 - Did Not Qualify
• 2011 - Did Not Qualify

Sponsors

• Main Sponsor: Coca Cola
• Kit Supplier: Kappa

Current Squad

As of 1 June 2011

Nationality given from place of birth Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

'*Players in bold have National Team appearances.

Prime League Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Former Players

• George Kulcsar
• Peres de Oliveira
• Kengne Ludovick
• Kone Hamed
• Stuart Young
• Egmar Goncalves
• Shahril Ishak
• Aide Iskandar
• Indra Sahdan
• Sean Roberts
• Ahn Hyo-Yeon
• Sutee Suksomkit
• Nelson San Martín

References

1. ^ Malathi Das and Palakrishnan (1996), "S.League: the kick-off", Singapore Professional Football League Pte Ltd, p. 33

External links

• Official club website
• S.League website page on Home United FC