Tampines Rovers Football Club is a professional football club from Singapore, that play in the S.League.
[edit] History
Several football enthusiasts from Tampines decided to form a football club in 1945. After many name changes, they finally decided on "Tampines Rovers" as the official club name. The Stags spent the 1950s and 1960s competing in the Singapore Amateur Football Association League, where they were among the top teams, until they were placed in Division II of the newly formed National Football League in 1974.[1] 1975 was a watershed year for Tampines, as they were promoted to Division I after winning all their league matches and reached the President's Cup final, where they lost 0-1 to the Singapore Armed Forces Sports Association in front of a national record crowd of 30,000. They continued to challenge for honours for the next decade, reaching another President's Cup final in 1978,[2] then emerging as national champions in 1979, 1980 and 1984.[1]
In 1988, Tampines were relegated to the second tier, where they languished for several years. To arrest the decline, some fans and former players sparked a reorganisation of the club. Under a new management team, Tampines won their league in 1994 and their convincing displays led to their selection as one of eight clubs to compete in the newly formed S.League.[1] However, in its inaugural season, the Stags finished last in the Tiger Beer Series and seventh in the Pioneer Series.[3][4] Two sixth-place finishes in 1997 and 1998 were followed by a tenth-place finish in 1999.[5][6][7] The turn of the millennium saw the Stags undergo an overhaul, which included the signing of 13 new players.[8] This was not, however, matched by an immediate improvement; they were seventh in 2000 and sixth the year after.[9][10]
In 2002, Tampines secured the services of Malaysian coach Chow Kwai Lam,[11] who guided them to the Singapore Cup and two fourth-place finishes.[12][13][14] Under the next coach, Vorawan Chitanavich, Tampines netted the S.League and Singapore Cup double in 2004.[15] The following season, they successfully defended their S.League title, were named the 'S.League Team of the Decade' and became the first Singapore team to win the ASEAN Club Championship.[16] The Stags were Singapore Cup champions in 2006,[17] but finished runners-up to SAFFC in the S.League.[18] In 2011, Tampines Rovers won the S-League for the 2011 season. They won by Home United FC with just 1 point.
[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 Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
[edit] Club Officials
[edit] Management
[edit] Technical Staff
- Head Coach : Steven Tan
- Assistant Coach:
- Goalkeeper Coach:
[edit] Honours
[edit] Domestic
League
Cup
[edit] Asian/ASEAN
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Malathi Das and Palakrishnan (1996), "S.League: the kick-off", Singapore Professional Football League Pte Ltd, p. 50
- ^ "S.League: the kick-off", p. 38
- ^ "1996 Tiger Beer Series League Table", sleague.com.
- ^ "1996 Pioneer Series League Table", sleague.com.
- ^ "1997 League Table", sleague.com.
- ^ "1998 League Table", sleague.com.
- ^ "1999 Tiger Beer S.League Table", sleague.com.
- ^ "Tampines takes on 13 new players", The Sunday Times, 12 December 1999
- ^ "Tiger Beer S.League 2000 Table", sleague.com.
- ^ "2001 NTUC Income S.League Table", sleague.com.
- ^ Fariq Rahman, "Kwai Lam helming S-League club", The Malay Mail, 11 April 2002
- ^ "Tampines Rovers beat Jurong FC 1-0 to win Singapore Cup", Channel NewsAsia, 14 October 2002
- ^ "NTUC Income 2002 S.League Table", sleague.com.
- ^ "NTUC Income 2003 S.League Table", sleague.com.
- ^ "S.League champs Tampines make it double with Singapore Cup win", Channel NewsAsia, 3 October 2004
- ^ Alvin Foo, "Tampines are S-League Team of the Decade", The Straits Times, 21 November 2005
- ^ Cubby Leong, "Aliff is Tampines' hero", TODAY, 27 November 2006
- ^ "Worthy champions", TODAY, 26 October 2006.
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