2024–25 Singapore Premier League: Difference between revisions
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| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Kazuaki Yoshinaga]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.albirex.com.sg/en/news/42995/|title=Kazuaki Yoshinaga, Head Coach has renewed his contract and will continue to lead the top team in 2023.|website=Albirex Niigata Singapore Official website}}</ref> |
| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Kazuaki Yoshinaga]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.albirex.com.sg/en/news/42995/|title=Kazuaki Yoshinaga, Head Coach has renewed his contract and will continue to lead the top team in 2023.|website=Albirex Niigata Singapore Official website}}</ref> |
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| {{flagicon|SIN}} [[Ho Wai Loon]] <ref>{{cite web |title=Announcement of team captain and vice-captain for 2024 - 25 season |url=https://www.albirex.com.sg/en/news/43826/}}</ref> |
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| {{flagicon|SIN}} [[Ho Wai Loon]] |
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| {{flagicon|SIN}} Fifty50 <ref>{{cite web |title=Apparel wear and foot wear partnership contract with Fifty50 and Skechers Singapore for 2024 Season |url=https://www.albirex.com.sg/en/news/43683/}}</ref> |
| {{flagicon|SIN}} Fifty50 <ref>{{cite web |title=Apparel wear and foot wear partnership contract with Fifty50 and Skechers Singapore for 2024 Season |url=https://www.albirex.com.sg/en/news/43683/}}</ref> |
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| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Denka (company)|Denka]] <br> (Men) <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.albirex.com.sg/en/news/42393/|title=New Main Partner is Denka Chemicals Holdings Asia Pacific Pte Ltd!|website=Albirex Niigata Singapore Official website}}</ref> <br> {{flagicon|JPN}} Samty Asia Investments <br> (Women) |
| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Denka (company)|Denka]] <br> (Men) <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.albirex.com.sg/en/news/42393/|title=New Main Partner is Denka Chemicals Holdings Asia Pacific Pte Ltd!|website=Albirex Niigata Singapore Official website}}</ref> <br> {{flagicon|JPN}} Samty Asia Investments <br> (Women) |
Revision as of 03:12, 23 April 2024
Season | 2024–25 |
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Dates | 11 May 2024 – TBA |
← 2023 2025–26 →
All statistics correct as of 24 February 2023. |
The 2024–25 Singapore Premier League (also known as the AIA Singapore Premier League due to sponsorship reasons) is the 7th season of the Singapore Premier League, the top-flight Singaporean professional league for association football clubs, since its rebranding in 2018.
Format
The following key changes were made to the rules for the 2024–25 season:[1]
- Each club squad must consist of a minimum 18 professional players and a maximum of 25 players.
- Clubs must field a minimum of five local players, which is in line with the quota set by the AFC for its club competitions with the exception of Young Lions.
- The requirement for local clubs to field a minimum of one Under-23 player of Singaporean nationality during the entire first half of a match has been lifted.
- The mandatory fitness tests for SPL players will transition to a more data-driven approach, facilitated through technical GPS tracking.
- Quadruple round-robin format where each club will play each other four times in a season, instead of just three in seasons.
- Singapore Cup will start in January 2025 and conclude by the end of May.
- The Interim Pre-Season Tournament, a one-off tournament, to tide over this season will commence from 23 February to 21 April 2024. It will be a played in a modified single round-robin format, with a total of 20 matches played across 5 game weeks, with rankings to be based on accumulated points.
The following key changes were made to the rules since the 2022 & 2023 season:[2]
- Clubs will be equipped with Global Positioning Systems (GPS) devices - among other performance and tracking gear. Value of the sponsorship is worth around $620,000.[3]
- Players shall be allocated jersey numbers 1 to 50. Jersey number become available for allocation to new members after a player ceased to play for a club.[4]
- VAR technology was feature for the first time in Singapore league history starting 2023.
The transfer window will be as follows [5]
- 1st transfer window: 12 March 2024 to 31 May 2024
- 2nd transfer window: 1 January 2025 to 31 January 2025
Teams
A total of 9 teams compete in the league. Albirex Niigata (S) would function as a local team this season.[6][7] As such, they will be subjected to the same rules as Singapore based teams, while DPMM FC is an invited team from Brunei.
Stadiums and locations
Image | Team | Stadium | Capacity |
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Albirex Niigata (S) Tanjong Pagar United |
Jurong East Stadium | 2,700 | |
Lion City Sailors Balestier Khalsa |
Bishan Stadium | 6,254 | |
Young Lions Hougang United BG Tampines Rovers Geylang International |
Jalan Besar Stadium | 6,000 | |
DPMM FC | Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium | 28,000 |
Personnel, kit and sponsoring
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Team | Head coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Main Shirt sponsor | Other shirt sponsors |
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Albirex Niigata (S) | Kazuaki Yoshinaga[8] | Ho Wai Loon [9] | Fifty50 [10] | Denka (Men) [11] Samty Asia Investments (Women) |
Apparel & Footwear & Training Wear Dpro Logistics Namics Skechers Singapore Jersey Partner SingaLife g.spa [12] Kubota Reeracoen Kirin EnglishCentral Gain City Warrantee Miura Black Clover Others Daiho Group JTB NSG Sanpoutei Ramen SMBC ACCEA Singapore PR Times Prestige Property ANA EAA Direct IGPI Group Ma Masion Dr. Stretch JPlus+ Salonpas Soken Medical OneTap Sports Crown Line Tomi Sushi Sankyu One Asia Lawyers SD Aircon SETA Technologies Hiroyuki AO Service Pro Itadakimasu Pocari Sweat KoachHub Fuji Electric Asia Pacific Sugoyose Any1 Choco |
Balestier Khalsa | Peter de Roo | Alen Kozar | Adidas | Jeep | Weston Corporation Project Vaults PSB Academy TopGrid Pest StarBalm Boys' Town YouthReach Dr. Stretch |
BG Tampines Rovers | Gavin Lee[13] | Kyoga Nakamura | Warrix | BG | StarBalm Fit Together Black Clover Construction Investment Managers Therabody My Protein Singapore Rookbook The Physio Circle Ryudben Sports Blackhole Group JSSL FC Dr. Stretch |
DPMM | Rui Capela[14] | Pitch | Brunei Shell Marketing Mitsubishi Corporation Baiduri Bank DST You C1000 BGI BEGAWAN ATHLETE Waznah | ||
Geylang International | Mohd Noor Ali[15] | Joshua Pereira | FBT | Rolos by Constructor (Men) [16] |
Epson[17][18] Broadway Dr. Stretch Extra Ordinary People Optimum Nutrition TRUE Fitness |
Hougang United | Marko Kraljević | Nazrul Nazari | Kelme | Cafe Football (CF) The Arena SpeedFitness Advance Capital StarBalm My Protein Singapore | |
Lion City Sailors | Aleksandar Ranković[19] | Hariss Harun | Puma | SEA[20] | Shopee Garena Optimum Nutrition Mari Bank AMP Lab (Women) |
Tanjong Pagar United | Hasrin Jailani | Akram Azman[21] | FBT | Tokyo Century | Samtrade Academy Hyundai StarBalm The Rehab Lab |
Young Lions | Nazri Nasir[22] | Farhan Zulkifli | Nike | Catapult |
Coaching changes
Team | Outgoing Head Coach | Manner of Departure | Date of Vacancy | Position in table |
Incoming Head Coach | Date of appointment |
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Hougang United | Marko Kraljević (interim) | Appointed to permanent role | 1 January 2024 | |||
DPMM FC | Adrian Pennock | End of Contract | 11 December 2023 | Pre-season | Rui Capela | 12 December 2023 [23] |
The Interim Pre-Season Tournament, a one-off tournament, to tide over this season will commence from 23 February to 21 April 2024.
Foreign players
Each club can now register a maximum of nine foreign players, including representation from an AFC Member Association and three players under the age of 21 at the point of registration.
Players name in bold indicates the player was registered during the mid-season transfer window.
Results
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Albirex Niigata (S) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification for 2025–26 AFC Champions League 2 Group Stage |
2 | Balestier Khalsa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification for 2025–26 AFC Champions League 2 playoff |
3 | Brunei DPMM[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
4 | Hougang United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
5 | Geylang International | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
6 | Lion City Sailors | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
7 | Tampines Rovers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
8 | Tanjong Pagar United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
9 | Young Lions[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of wins
Notes:
Fixtures and results
Matches 1–16
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Matches 17-32
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Statistics
Top scorers
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Top assists
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Own goal
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Hat-tricks
Note 4 Player scored 4 goals
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Clean sheets
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Penalty missed
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Referee's record
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Team's discipline
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Player's discipline
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Awards
Monthly awards
Month | Player of the Month | Young Player of the Month | Coach of the Month | Goal of the Month | Ref | |||
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Player | Club | Player | Club | Coach | Club | Player vs. | ||
May | ||||||||
June | ||||||||
July |
Singapore Premier League Awards night winners
References
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- ^ "Young footballers to take centrestage in revamped 2018 S-League". TODAYonline.
- ^ "Football: Singapore Premier League clubs given wearable tech in bid to raise fitness, standards". The Straits Times. February 4, 2021.
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- ^ "FIFA Transfer Window" (PDF).
- ^ Lin, Tianbao (13 September 2023). "Six-time champions Albirex Niigata to become local Singapore Premier League side from 2024". The Straits Times. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
- ^ Ng, Hong Siang (13 September 2023). "Singapore Premier League champions Albirex Niigata to 'become local club' in policy shift". Channel News Asia. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
- ^ "Kazuaki Yoshinaga, Head Coach has renewed his contract and will continue to lead the top team in 2023". Albirex Niigata Singapore Official website.
- ^ "Announcement of team captain and vice-captain for 2024 - 25 season".
- ^ "Apparel wear and foot wear partnership contract with Fifty50 and Skechers Singapore for 2024 Season".
- ^ "New Main Partner is Denka Chemicals Holdings Asia Pacific Pte Ltd!". Albirex Niigata Singapore Official website.
- ^ "New official Partnership (Jersey Partners) with g.spa".
- ^ "Head Coach Gavin Lee has pledged his immediate future to the club till 2024". Archived from the original on 2021-12-25.
- ^ "Rui Batista to coach DPMM FC season 2024".
- ^ "Noor to continue adventure with the Eagles - Geylang International FC". December 2, 2022.
- ^ "Football: Geylang International in $500k sponsorship deal with AI firm Rolos | The Straits Times". www.straitstimes.com. February 20, 2023.
- ^ "'SPL had Covid protocols right'". The Straits Times. February 6, 2021.
- ^ "Geylang International and Matsumoto Yamaga FC reaffirm strong ties". 30 October 2022.
- ^ "Lion City Sailors appoint Aleksandar Ranković as new Head Coach". 28 June 2023.
- ^ "Football: Singapore tech firm Sea takes ownership of Home United; club changes name to Lion City Sailors FC". CNA. Archived from the original on 2021-02-26. Retrieved 2023-01-27.
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- ^ "Philippe Aw appointed as Young Lions Head Coach for upcoming SPL season - Football Association of Singapore".
- ^ "Rui Batista to coach DPMM FC season 2024".
- ^ "Koki Kawachi signs for 2024 season!".
- ^ "Shuhei Hoshino returns after 6 years".
- ^ "Stevia Egbus Mikuni is coming to Albirex Niigata FC Singapore!".
- ^ "Yohei Otake is coming to Albirex Niigata FC Singapore!".
- ^ "Yojiro Takahagi is coming to Albirex Niigata FC Singapore!".
- ^ "Arya Igami Tarhani is coming to Albirex Niigata FC Singapore".
- ^ "Alen Kozar extends his stay with Balestier Khalsa".
- ^ "Bonjour Ismaïl! Our newest French signing!". Retrieved 24 January 2024.
- ^ "Introducing the powerhouse addition to our squad, Kodai Tanaka! ⚽🔥".
- ^ "Masahiro Sugita has inked a contract extension with Balestier Khalsa!".
- ^ "Riku Fukashiro will be joining Balestier Khalsa FC in 2024 season".
- ^ "𝗜𝗧'𝗦 𝗛𝗨𝗡𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗦𝗭𝗡 🐺💛".
- ^ "Milos STAYS for 2024/2025 🔥".
- ^ "Introducing Your Stag For The Next Half-Decade: Kyoga Nakamura!". 16 January 2022.
- ^ "Seia Kunori will be joining Tampines Rovers FC in 2024 season".
- ^ "Kyoga & Shuya STAYS for 2024/2025".
- ^ a b Ganesan, Deepanraj (23 January 2024). "Tampines Rovers add Thai flavour for new season with loan signings of duo". The Straits Times.
- ^ "Пропадна "кам-бекот" на голманот Наумовски во Шкупи" (in Macedonian).
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- ^ "Farshad Noor signed a new contract extension".
- ^ "DPMM FC signs defender Patrick Flottmann from Seongnam FC".
- ^ "Vincent Bezecourt pledges his commitment to the Eagles".
- ^ "Keito Hariya will be joining Geylang International FC in 2024 season".
- ^ "Rio Sakuma is back for his third year with the club".
- ^ "Ryoya is green 💚".
- ^ "Takahiro Tezuka fights on with the Eagles 🎌".
- ^ "Doi is hungry for more 🔥".
- ^ "Sora Tanaka, 19, joins us on loan from Matsumoto Yamaga FC".
- ^ a b "2024 U21 Squad".
- ^ "Anders Aplin , Kristijan Krajcek & Umar Ramle will continue with us in the 2024 season ✍️🧡".
- ^ "HGFC welcome Stjepan Plazonja".
- ^ "Welcome Ensar 🔥🇷🇸".
- ^ "Welcome Petar to the den".
- ^ "Shodai Yokoyama will be joining Hougang United FC in 2024 season".
- ^ "Welcome Faris Hasic 🇧🇦".
- ^ "Maxime Lestienne adds European pedigree to Sailors' ACL drive". 8 February 2022.
- ^ "Sailors charge up for 2024/25 campaign with signing of former LaLiga 2 defender Toni Datković". 21 February 2024.
- ^ "Sailors signal ambitions with signing of former Dutch Eredivisie star Bart Ramselaar".
- ^ "Rui Pires signs to power Sailors' second foray into AFC Champions League". 14 July 2023.
- ^ "Lion City Sailors are delighted to announce Australian centre-back Bailey Wright as the club's first mid season signing". 9 July 2023.
- ^ "Sailors add depth with signing of young Spanish left-back Sergio Carmona".
- ^ "Sailors sign pair of Australian brothers to bolster striking ranks".
- ^ "Sailors add more European pedigree in former Ajax forward Richairo Živković". 11 July 2023.
- ^ "Welcome Pathy.Alondo".
- ^ "Welcome cisse_salif22 🤝🏽".
- ^ "Welcome Timur Talipov".
- ^ "Introducing our newest addition, Tomoki Wada!".
- ^ "Kaisei Ogawa will be joining Young Lions in 2024 season".