S.League
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| Countries |  Singapore Malaysia Brunei Japan |
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| Confederation | AFC (Asia) |
| Founded | 1996 |
| First season | 1996 |
| Number of teams | 13 |
| Levels on pyramid | 1 |
| Domestic cup(s) | Singapore Cup Singapore League Cup Singapore Charity Shield |
| International cup(s) | AFC Champions League AFC Cup |
| Current champions | Tampines Rovers FC (2011) |
| Most championships | Singapore Armed Forces (8 titles) |
| TV partners | StarHub TV Astro Arena STAR Sports RCTI Global TV MNCTV |
| Website | SLeague.com |
 2012 S.League |
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The S.League is the top men's professional association football league in Singapore. The league was launched in 1996 and currently involves 13 clubs.
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[edit] History
There has been a football competition in Singapore since 1904; it was organised by the Singapore Amateur Football Association.[1] In 1952, it was superseded by the Football Association of Singapore.[1] The league was played as FAS Premier League from 1988 to 1995. Preparations for the creating of a new league were started in 1995 with the initial season played out in 1996.[2]
[edit] Current format
The league is played out as a triple round-robin tournament, that is each team is facing the other teams three times. At the end of the season the champion is crowned and the last place finisher gets relegated to the National Football League Division 1. Tiebreaker in the standings are in descending order: Points, goal difference, goals for, number of wins (each in all matches), if still tied same tiebreakers are used on matches between tied teams, if still tied, better fair play record and eventually the draw will decide the finishing position.
[edit] Clubs
A total of 21 clubs have played in the S.League from its inception in 1995 up to and including the 2011 season. The following 13 clubs are competing in the S.League during the 2012 season.
[edit] Current clubs
Albirex Niigata FC (Singapore)
Balestier Khalsa FC
DPMM FC- Courts Young Lions
- Geylang United FC
- Gombak United FC
- Home United FC
- Hougang United FC
- Singapore Armed Forces FC
- Tampines Rovers FC
- Tanjong Pagar United FC
- Woodlands Wellington FC
Young Tigers A
[edit] Former clubs
Beijing Guoan Talent Singapore FC- Dalian Shide Siwu FC
Etoile FC- Jurong FC
- Liaoning Guangyuan FC
- Sembawang Rangers FC
- Sinchi FC
- Sporting Afrique FC
Super Reds FC
[edit] Past champions
[edit] Players
[edit] Top scorers
Topscorers were:[citation needed]
| Season | Name | Club | Goals |
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| 1996 |  Eres Jure |
Singapore Armed Forces FC | 29 |
| 1997 | Goran Paulic |
Balestier Khalsa FC | |
| 1998 |  Stuart Young |
Home United FC | 15 |
| 1999 | Mirko Grabovac |
Singapore Armed Forces FC | 23 |
| 2000 | Mirko Grabovac |
Singapore Armed Forces FC | 19 |
| 2001 | Mirko Grabovac |
Singapore Armed Forces FC | 42 |
| 2002 | Mirko Grabovac |
Singapore Armed Forces FC | 36 |
| 2003 |  Peres de Oliveira |
Home United | 37 |
| 2004 | Egmar Goncalves |
Home United | 30 |
| 2005 | Mirko Grabovac |
Tampines Rovers | 26 |
| 2006 |  Laakkad Abdelhadi |
Woodlands Wellington FC | 15 |
| 2007 | Aleksandar Đurić |
Singapore Armed Forces FC | 37 |
| 2008 | Aleksandar Đurić |
Singapore Armed Forces FC | 28 |
| 2009 | Aleksandar Đurić |
Singapore Armed Forces FC | 28 |
| 2010 |  Frédéric Mendy |
Etoile FC | 21 |
| 2011 |  Mislav Karoglan |
Singapore Armed Forces FC | 33 |
[edit] See also
[edit] Notes
- ^ a b c "Singapore - List of Champions". RSSSF. http://www.rsssf.com/tabless/singchamp.html.
- ^ "History of S.League's creation". sleague.com. http://www.sleague.com/Web/main.aspx?ID=,148f2233-ded8-441b-aaca-431a4966a008. Retrieved 1 August 2011.
[edit] External links
- Official S.League website
- League at FIFA
- Football Association of Singapore website
- S.League at Football.SG
- Etoile has decided to exit from S.League 2012
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