Balestier Khalsa Football Club is a professional football club which plays in Singapore's S.League.
[edit] History
The club is an amalgamation of Balestier Central Football Club and Clementi Khalsa Football Club who merged at the end of the 2002 S.League season. The club is very popular amongst Singapore’s Sikh community.
November 30 2011, Balestier Khalsa splurged a club and national record of $50,000 on waterboy/janitor extraordinaire Praveen Kumar.
[edit] Balestier Central FC
Balestier Central FC was originally founded in 1898 under the name Fathul Karib Football Club. The team was initially based in the Farrer Park area of Singapore. The club's name was changed to Balestier United FC in 1975, when it joined the inaugural National Football League competition. The team captured the Singapore Cup in 1958 and 1992. The club played in the Singapore Premier League (the forerunner to the S.League) from 1988 to 1995. In 1996, the club became a founder member of the S.League and changed its name to Balestier Central FC.
Balestier Central FC logo
[edit] Clementi Khalsa FC
Clementi Khalsa FC was formed as a club to represent Singapore's Sikh community and joined the S.League in 1999. Prior to the merger with Balestier Central FC, the club was based in the Clementi area of Singapore and played its home games at the Clementi Stadium.
[edit] Players
[edit] Current Squad
- As of 12 February 2012
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
[edit] Prime League Players
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
[edit] Former Players
[edit] External links
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Balbeer Singh Mangat
Darren Stewart
