2013 S.League

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S.League
Season 2013
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The 2013 S.League is the 18th season since the establishment of the S.League, the top professional football league in Singapore. It is known as the Yeo's Great Eastern S.League for sponsorship reasons.

The season began in February 2013 and will end in November 2013. Tampines Rovers are the current defending champions and the 2013 edition features 12 teams in the league after Gombak United decided to sit out of the league due to financial problems.

Tampines Rovers beat Warriors F.C. on 15 February 2013 with a 2-1 scoreline to lift the 2013 Charity Shield, kicking off the 2013 S.League season.[1]

The league will see a month-long break between 26 May 2013 and 26 June 2013 in order for the preliminary round of the RHB Singapore Cup and Starhub League Cup to take place.

Major changes

The following are the key changes of season 2013 as compared to the previous season:

  • Gombak United will sit out of the 2013 S.League, turning it into a 12-team competition.
  • This new “2.5 round” format will see the 12 teams split up into two halves based on their league standings after the completion of two rounds of fixtures.
  • The final ‘half’ round will see teams (i.e.: top six teams in one group, bottom six teams in another group) playing against each other in their respective groups.
  • All points accumulated in the 2 rounds will be carried into the final round. The final standings will then be decided at the end of this half round.
  • The format for both Cup tournaments namely RHB Singapore Cup and Starhub League remain intact.
  • The import quota will increase from four to five foreign players next season, with support promised from the league management should clubs be keen to engage a foreign marquee player in the new quota of five.
  • The 2.4 km run will replace the “Beep Test” to gauge the fitness of the players with a minimum passing mark set at 10.15 minutes for outfield players and 12 minutes for goalkeepers. Monetary rewards will be given out for players who hit the minimum passing mark of 8.30 minutes ($200) and 9 minutes ($100).
  • There will be an increase in prize monies for the league champions, first runners-up and second runners-up at $250,000, $125,000 and $60,000 respectively (up from $150,000, $75,000 and $40,000 respectively).
  • The Singapore Cup winners, first runners-up and second runners-up will also have their share increase to $100,000, $60,000 and $40,000 respectively (up from $80,000, $40,000 and $20,000 respectively).

Teams

Location of teams in 2013 S.League (Singapore and Malaysia teams)
Singapore
Location of teams in 2013 S.League (Brunei teams)
Team Coach Stadium Capacity Location
Albirex Niigata (S)Japan Koichi Sugiyama Jurong East Stadium 2,700 Jurong East
Balestier Khalsa Australia Darren Stewart Toa Payoh Stadium 3,900 Toa Payoh
Brunei DPMM Croatia Vjeran Simunić Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium 30,000 Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
Geylang International Singapore V. Kanan Bedok Stadium 3,900 Bedok
Harimau Muda B Malaysia Razip Ismail Pasir Gudang Stadium 15,000 Johor Bahru
Home United South Korea Lee Lim-Saeng Bishan Stadium 4,100 Bishan
Hougang United Singapore Amin Nasir Hougang Stadium 2,500 Hougang
Tampines Rovers Singapore Tay Peng Kee Clementi Stadium 4,000 Clementi
Tanjong Pagar United France Patrick Vallee Queenstown Stadium 3,800 Queenstown
Warriors F.C. England Alex Weaver Choa Chu Kang Stadium 4,600 Choa Chu Kang
Woodlands Wellington Singapore Salim Moin Woodlands Stadium 4,300 Woodlands
Young Lions Singapore Aide Iskandar Jalan Besar Stadium 8,000 Kallang

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Replaced by Date
Tanjong Pagar United Singapore Terry Pathmanathan Sacked[2] France Patrick Vallee Pre-Season
Young Lions Singapore Robin Chitrakar Reassigned to coach Singapore U16[3] Singapore Aide Iskandar[4] Pre-Season
Hougang United Croatia Nenad Bacina Took over as head coach of Tampines Rovers England Alex Weaver Pre-Season
Tampines Rovers Singapore Tay Peng Kee Appointed as Technical Director of Tampines Rovers Croatia Nenad Bacina Pre-Season
Warriors F.C. Singapore Richard Bok Resigned in Pre-Season Singapore V. Selvaraj Pre-Season
Tampines Rovers Croatia Nenad Bacina Sacked Singapore Tay Peng Kee[5] 28 May 2013
Hougang United England Alex Weaver Reassigned as Technical Director of Hougang United Singapore Johana Bin Johari
Warriors F.C. Singapore V. Selvaraj Resigned[6] England Alex Weaver 12 June 2013
Hougang United Singapore Johana Bin Johari Appointed caretaker coach [7] Singapore Amin Nasir 22 August

Team Changes

Stadium changes

2013 S.League Season Kits

Japan Albirex Niigata (S) Singapore Balestier Khalsa Brunei Brunei DPMM Singapore Geylang International
Home
Away
Home
Away
Home
Away
Home
Away
Kit Sponsor:
Japan Gol.Japan
Kit Sponsor:
England Umbro
Kit Sponsor:
Italy Lotto
Kit Sponsor:
Italy Lotto
Main Sponsor:
Japan Canon
Main Sponsor:
Singapore FTMS / Singapore Civic
Main Sponsor:
None
Main Sponsor:
None
Malaysia Harimau Muda B Singapore Home United Singapore Hougang United Singapore Tampines Rovers
Home
Away
Home
Away
Home
Away
Home
Away
Kit Sponsor:
United States Nike
Kit Sponsor:
Italy Kappa
Kit Sponsor:
Singapore Waga
Kit Sponsor:
Japan Mikasa
Main Sponsor:
None
Main Sponsor:
United States Coca Cola
Main Sponsor:
None
Main Sponsor:
Singapore Komoco Holdings
Singapore Tanjong Pagar United Singapore Warriors F.C. Singapore Woodlands Wellington Singapore Courts Young Lions
Home
Away
Home
Away
Home
Away
Home
Away
Kit Sponsor:
Singapore Thorb
Kit Sponsor:
Japan Svolme
Kit Sponsor:
Singapore Waga
Kit Sponsor:
United States Nike
Main Sponsor:
Singapore SINGA Energy Drink
Main Sponsor:
Singapore STA / Singapore United Engineers
Main Sponsor:
Singapore ESW
Main Sponsor:
Singapore Courts

Foreign players

Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5
Albirex Niigata (S) None None None None None
Balestier Khalsa New Zealand Paul Cunningham South Korea Park Kang-Jin Nigeria Obadin Aikhena South Korea Kim Min-Ho Brazil Vitor Borges
Brunei DPMM Brazil Tales dos Santos Portugal Joao Moreira Brazil Rodrigo Tosi Lithuania Artūras Rimkevičius Vacant
Geylang International Japan Shotaro Ihata Serbia Stefan Milojevic Slovakia Jozef Kaplan Japan Norihiro Kawakami Japan Takuma Ito
Harimau Muda None None None None None
Home United France Sirina Camara Canada Jordan Webb South Korea Lee Kwan-Woo South Korea Choi Jae-Won South Korea Kwon Da Kyung
Hougang United Guinea Mamadou M. Diallo England Thomas Beattie Canada Jerome Baker England Liam Shotton Croatia Igor Čerina
Tampines Rovers Portugal André Franco Martins Japan Kunihiro Yamashita Japan Seiji Kaneko Portugal Diogo Caramelo Portugal Vítor Ladeiras
Tanjong Pagar United France Ismaël Benahmed Algeria Kamel Ramdani France Anthony Aymard France Aurélien Hérisson Morocco Monsef Zerka
Warriors F.C. Croatia Mislav Karoglan Japan Tatsuro Inui Japan Shimpei Sakurada Croatia Marin Vidosevic Japan Kazuyuki Toda
Woodlands Wellington South Korea Moon Soon-Ho Japan Atsushi Shimono South Korea Jang Jo-Yoon South Korea Cho Sung Hwan Thailand Theerawekin Seehawong
Young Lions Canada Sherif El-Masri None None None None

League table

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Tampines Rovers 27 17 5 5 59 36 +23 56 2014 AFC Cup Group stage
2 Home United 27 16 3 8 42 25 +17 51
3 Albirex Niigata (S) 27 13 7 7 36 28 +8 46
4 Balestier Khalsa 27 12 7 8 38 28 +10 43
5 Woodlands Wellington 27 10 7 10 45 47 2 37
6 Tanjong Pagar United 27 9 9 9 36 34 +2 36
7 Warriors F.C. 27 9 8 10 38 38 0 35
8 Brunei DPMM 27 9 8 10 41 46 5 35
9 Geylang International 27 8 8 11 31 38 7 32
10 Hougang United 27 9 3 15 37 40 3 30
11 Harimau Muda B 27 8 6 13 33 43 10 30
12 Young Lions 27 5 3 19 20 52 32 0181

Source: S.League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
*Albirex Niigata (S), Brunei DPMM, Harimau Muda and Young Lions are not eligible for any AFC competition spots.
|nt=1 Young Lions opening four games were overturned and awarded as 3:0 victories to the opposing teams due to playing ineligible players. In these opening four games, Young Lions had only amassed 1 point.[13] 2 Harimau Muda B were awarded a 3:0 victory against Tampines Rovers as Tampines were found guilty of using an ineligible player. Tampines had won the original tie 1:0.[14]

Results

Matchday 1 - 22

Home \ Away[1] ALB BAL DPMGLIHMBHOMHOUTAMTPUWARWLWYLI
Albirex Niigata (S) 00 21 00 10 21 21 12 11 13 01 11
Balestier Khalsa 01 01 10 11 04 31 40 21 20 12 30
Brunei DPMM 02 11 42 31 32 33 26 01 02 10 11
Geylang International 22 22 01 20 13 20 05 21 03 12 01
Harimau Muda B 01 00 21 14 01 12 30 30 21 20 21
Home United 10 12 00 21 40 03 01 11 11 02 10
Hougang United 01 13 21 01 31 10 23 23 12 01 10
Tampines Rovers 33 21 11 10 21 41 30 31 10 31 30
Tanjong Pagar United 00 31 11 11 11 03 10 10 21 11 01
Warriors F.C. 23 11 31 00 21 01 42 01 16 11 30
Woodlands Wellington 21 31 52 00 12 03 00 33 23 22 52
Young Lions 01 13 03 01 12 02 03 24 04 00 13
Updated to games played on 30 August 2013.
Source: S.League
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Matchday 23 - 27

Top 6

Home \ Away[1] ALB BAL HOMTAMTPUWLW
Albirex Niigata (S) 12 31
Balestier Khalsa 01 00 30
Home United 31 20
Tampines Rovers 13 11
Tanjong Pagar United 02 01 01
Woodlands Wellington 23 36 22
Updated to games played on 4 November 2013.
Source: S.League
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Group B

Home \ Away[1] DPM GLI HMBHOUWARYLI
Brunei DPMM 22 10
Geylang International 30 10
Harimau Muda B 22 22 12
Hougang United 41 41
Warriors F.C. 32 11 11
Young Lions 23 20 21
Updated to games played on 6 November 2013.
Source: S.League
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

Goalscorers

As of 26 June 2013.[15]
Rank Nationality Player Club Goals
1 Japan Kazuki Sakamoto Albirex Niigata Singapore 8
Slovakia Jozef Kapláň Geylang International 8
Morocco Monsef Zerka Tanjong Pagar United 8
2 Algeria Kamel Ramdani Tanjong Pagar United 7
3 Portugal João Moreira Brunei DPMM 6
Malaysia Mohd Ridzuan Abdunloh Harimau Muda B 6
South Korea Lee Kwan-Woo Home United 6
Bosnia and Herzegovina Mislav Karoglan Warriors F.C. 6
4 South Korea Park Kang-Jin Balestier Khalsa 5
Singapore Aleksandar Đurić Tampines Rovers 5
Singapore Khairul Amri Tampines Rovers 5
France Ismael Benahmed Tanjong Pagar United 5
5 Brunei Mohd Shahrazen Said Brunei DPMM 4
Canada Jordan Webb Home United 4
Guinea Mamadou Diallo Hougang United 4
Netherlands Khalid Hamdaoui Woodlands Wellington 4
South Korea Moon Soon-Ho Woodlands Wellington 4
6 Japan Bruno Castanheira Albirex Niigata Singapore 3
Japan Kento Nagasaki Albirex Niigata Singapore 3
South Korea Kim Min-Ho Balestier Khalsa 3
Singapore Qiu Li Balestier Khalsa 3
Singapore Ruhaizad Ismail Balestier Khalsa 3
Brazil Tales dos Santos Brunei DPMM 3
Singapore Yasir Hanapi Geylang International 3
Malaysia Maxsius Musa Harimau Muda B 3
France Sirina Camara Home United 3
England Liam Shotton Hougang United 3
Serbia Sead Hadžibulić Tampines Rovers 3
Singapore Erwan Gunawan Warriors F.C. 3
Japan Shimpei Sakurada Warriors F.C. 3
Singapore Sufian Anuar Warriors F.C. 3
Japan Tatsuro Inui Warriors F.C. 3
South Korea Chang Jo-Yoon Woodlands Wellington 3

Fastest Goal

As of 25 May 2013
Date Name Club Goal Scored Against
21 Apr 13Singapore Shi JiayiWarriors F.C.3rd minHougang United
23 Apr 13Algeria Kamel RamdaniTanjong Pagar3rd minGeylang

Most Goals In A Single Match

As of 25 May 2013
Date Name Goals Scored Club Against
27 Feb 13Morocco Monsef Zerka3Tanjong PagarWarriors F.C.
10 Mar 13Slovakia Jozef Kapláň3GeylangHarimau Muda B
17 Apr 13France Ismael Benahmed3Tanjong PagarCourts Young Lions

Highest Scoring Match

As of 25 May 2013
Date Match Score
27 Feb 13 Singapore Warriors F.C. vs Tanjong Pagar United1 - 6

Club Disciplinary Records

Team Games Total Points
Japan Albirex Niigata (S)
13
13
0
0
13
Singapore Balestier Khalsa
15
37
2
1
46
Brunei Brunei DPMM
14
28
2
0
34
Singapore Geylang International
14
30
0
1
33
Malaysia Harimau Muda B
15
28
1
0
31
Singapore Home United
15
30
1
3
42
Singapore Hougang United
15
39
0
1
42
Singapore Tampines Rovers
13
28
0
0
28
Singapore Tanjong Pagar United
15
39
1
1
45
Singapore Warriors F.C.
13
26
0
1
29
Singapore Woodlands Wellington
15
33
3
2
48
Singapore Young Lions
14
27
1
2
36

Updated to games played on 27 June 2013
Points are awarded based on 1 point for each yellow card and 3 points for each sending off (regardless of sending-offs via two yellow cards or one red card)

Cards Handed Out By Match Officials

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by alphabetical order when total cards are equal.

R Nat Name S.League RHB Singapore Cup Starhub League Cup Total Points
Matches Officiated Yellow cardYellow cardRed card Red card Matches Officiated Yellow cardYellow cardRed card Red card Matches Officiated Yellow cardYellow cardRed card Red card Matches Officiated Yellow cardYellow cardRed card Red card
1 Singapore Leow Thiam Hoe 10 54 3 3 1 4 0 0 2 8 0 2 13 66 3 5 90
2 Singapore Farhad Mohd 9 39 2 1 1 7 0 0 3 12 1 0 13 58 3 1 70
3 Singapore Muhd Taqi 11 44 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 9 2 1 13 53 2 3 68
4 Singapore Irwan Samsuddin 7 37 1 1 1 7 0 0 1 5 0 1 9 49 1 2 58
5 Singapore Sukhbir Singh 9 41 1 0 1 4 0 0 1 4 1 0 11 49 2 0 55
6 Singapore W Ravisanthiran 10 37 1 3 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 0 12 42 1 3 54
Singapore Abdul Malik 9 30 1 2 1 0 0 1 2 9 1 0 12 39 2 3 54
7 Singapore Jansen Foo 8 36 0 1 1 4 0 0 2 5 0 0 11 45 0 1 48
8 Singapore Ahmad A'Qashah 8 30 0 1 1 5 0 0 2 6 0 0 11 41 0 1 44
9 Singapore Yazeen Buhari 4 20 1 0 1 4 0 0 1 1 1 0 6 25 2 0 31
10 Singapore K Kalimuthu 2 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 3 13 0 0 13

Updated to games played on 27 June 2013
Points are awarded based on 1 point for each yellow card and 3 points for each sending off (regardless of sending-offs via two yellow cards or one red card)

Attendance figures

Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1 Brunei DPMM 0 0 0
n/a
2 Balestier Khalsa 0 0 0
n/a
3 Warriors F.C. 0 0 0
n/a
4 Home United 0 0 0
n/a
5 Albirex Niigata (S) 0 0 0
n/a
6 Harimau Muda B 0 0 0
n/a
7 Hougang United 0 0 0
n/a
8 Tampines Rovers 0 0 0
n/a
9 Woodlands Wellington 0 0 0
n/a
10 Young Lions 0 0 0
n/a
11 Geylang International 0 0 0
n/a
12 Tanjong Pagar United 0 0 0
n/a
League total
n/a

Source: S.League

There isn't any established attendance figures. Only 1 report on attendance for Round 1 between Courts Young Lions vs Hougang where 1,586 spectators attended.

Notes and references

  1. "Tampines beat Warriors to win Great Eastern Charity Shield". The Straits Times. 
  2. "Queenstown return for new Jaguars coach Vallee". S.League. 16 November 2012. Retrieved 16 November 2012. 
  3. "3 in frame for Young Lions job". Today Online. 4 January 2013. Retrieved 4 January 2013. 
  4. "Former Singapore captain Aide Iskandar named Courts Young Lions coach". The Straits Times. 15 January 2013. Retrieved 15 January 2013. 
  5. "Bacina, Wagner part ways with Tampines". Today Online. 28 May 2013. Retrieved 28 May 2013. 
  6. "Weaver building for Warriors future with fresh new ideas". S.League.com. 12 June 2013. Retrieved 12 June 2013. 
  7. "Weaver fully focussed on Warriors job". S.League.com. 22 August 2013. Retrieved 22 August 2013. 
  8. "Harimau Muda B set for 2013 S.League". ESPN Star. 26 December 2012. Retrieved 26 December 2012. 
  9. "New-look Geylang primed for 2013". Today Online. 4 January 2013. Retrieved 4 January 2013. 
  10. "Kaplan to lead new-look Geylang". ESPN Star. 4 January 2013. Retrieved 4 January 2013. 
  11. "SAFFC renamed as Warriors FC". ESPN Star. 21 January 2013. Retrieved 4 January 2013. 
  12. "SAFFC no more, Warriors FC in hunt for sponsors". Today Online. Retrieved 25 January 2013. 
  13. "Young Lions penalised for ineligible players". Fox Sports. 14 March 2013. 
  14. "Media Statement Concerning Tampines Rovers FC Fielding An Ineligible Player For S.League Match Against Harimau Muda". S League. 14 July 2013. 
  15. "Goalscorers – 2013 S. League". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 April 2013. 

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